Flying a Small Airplane to Catalina Island | GUY ON A BUFFALO!
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. Guy on a buffalo, or two guys on a buffalo... Stephen and I head to Catalina Island in Southern California for a day of flying, $100 hamburgers, beautiful sites, and just a really cool excuse to commit aviation.
Stephen is time building in his Cessna 150, preparing to be a commercial pilot. Right now he's just a private pilot without instrument, but he's really close to achieving both as he works on his aviation career.
We start in Camarillo, CA at the Waypoint Cafe. I was hanging out there when his instructor saw me on my Instagram story. Then one thing lead to another, and we ended up going flying together.
It's always great to meet a new flying friend and head up. We went south past Point Magu and saw some traffic really close. They didn't have ADS-B on ForeFlight, so they were hard to see. But, it all worked out just fine.
Then we made our water crossing which is always something you need to be careful to consider for aviation safety. Flying over water can be hazardous if the correct preparations aren't made. But we had life preservers and got a bit higher.
Stephen told me about a recent shark encounter that someone had, where the shark bit their kayak and embedded its teeth. Pretty crazy!
Then we landed the airplane at Catalina Island in the traffic pattern. I did sterile cockpit so Stephen could concentrate. Let's just say his landing was... successful. We made it down in one piece ;D
This airport is quite challenging, being on top of the mountain, and on a slope. It means you get a lot of wind moving around, making for a very dynamic and active landing sequence. In all fairness, I just wanted to point out that it is a challenging place to land an airplane.
Catalina Island is a conservatory and kept very wild. There are even wild buffalo on the island. And yes, we did have a buffalo burger. And it was amazing.
After seeing the sights on the island, we took off and flew around the rest of the island, taking in the sights. With an airplane we can circumnavigate pretty easy. The water is bright blue, with big crashing waves. It's a really impressive flight.
I bet Stephen $10 that he couldn't see buffalo before me... and lost. We saw buffalo from the airplane! Very cool.
Later I said my debt was null and void if I could land the airplane really smoothly. But, I didn't. Even this CFI couldn't do it... Oh well.
Had a blast, and I hope you enjoyed it as well!
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Bro I'm not ABOUT to judge a dude's landing on RUclips!! Lots of pressure when you've got an extremely well known RUclipsr (and CFI) in the right seat!!! 🤣
What makes your videos really appealing, and a real pleasure to watch, is that they don't profess to "know it all" but rather share truthfully and practically the joys and challenges of flying with an unscripted narration which is genuine and sincere. Thank you for your efforts and great videos. My adage is everyone can fly but everyone shouldn't fly. In your case you were born to fly.
Loved the CLEEAAARRR! 😂 im gonna try it with my instructor 🤯
Love the expression of the pilot as he discovers “noice-cancelling” option for his headset….😎
I stumbled on your channel today and watched a few videos. Then I learned about Guy on a Buffalo. My life is now complete, thanks to you. Guy on a buffallooooo!!
Also as a commercial pilot who goes there all the time i can attest to the various wind shear that can occur at Catalina and make the landing "interesting." It's definitely a place where you have to have good go around judgement.
I made that exact same trip only out of Van Nuys in 1975 and the same airplane I was the passenger and Mark the pilot was my next door neighbor we had the Buffalo burgers, wow does your video bring back memory's we flew over the pass right down the San Diego fwy and over the middle of LAX than out to Catalina thanks for the memory's
Gold star perfect landing both of you! I was cracking up the entire video watching it. Thanks Chris for sharing and of course CLEEAARRR!
I can't judge him for flying with you that's a lot of pressure itself. I love your information, I learn a lot from you! Thank you, Chris, for these videos, you just make me enjoy the journey!
Fun stuff. Catalina's airstripe is fast becoming a favorite of mine via RUclips of course.
Awesome video. You crack me up. ANd hey, thanks for getting that dang "guy on a buffalo" song stuck in my head! LOL!!!
You've got to put that "CLEEAAARRR" on some sorta gizmo and sell it on Sporty's!
That song will be stuck in my head for the rest of the day
His reaction to the shark, thought you were going to turn around. That was awesome.
Gorgeous location, on the bucket list. And buffalo is delicious!
Great trip with cool views, thanks for sharing.
Catalina def palace to visit. Josh's video covered it too, nice to see other pilots visit and film it. Gives different perspectives. Thanks guys!!!
Another great video. Keep 'em coming.
You are my hero. I thought only I shared Guy on a Buffalo with people to see their reaction.
Another nice vid!! Highlights: the finger action at