Winter Operations - Cessna Grand Caravan

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  • čas přidán 10. 09. 2024
  • Finally, the first new video of 2022!
    'Winter Operations' is a small glimpse into the operational challenges of flying during Canada's coldest weather months in the C208.
    Filmed on a GoPro HERO 9
    Edited in Adobe Premiere Pro
    Created by
    James Allan
    Music:
    DJ Quads - 'Little Dream'
    Lukrembo - 'Home'
    Link : • lukrembo - home (royal...

Komentáře • 34

  • @andrewcheetham9992
    @andrewcheetham9992 Před 11 měsíci +2

    Great video - very interesting! Such a foreign environment for someone who lives in south Texas.

  • @Adien737
    @Adien737 Před 2 lety +2

    Man! Amazing video. Keep it up, keep posting nd we watching

  • @stoneskipper7625
    @stoneskipper7625 Před rokem +1

    I love what you are doing. I'm 60 this year. How I failed in life. Wow! Look at you.Good for you. How I would love to fly for a living. Every day up there and not working as a store clerk not worrying who is going to point a weapon at me. Please keep this up, it is inspiring. For me, I can always dream. P.S.Please fix the microphone so we can comprehend what you are describing.
    A Walter Mitty man..

    • @tommytomas-fr3sh
      @tommytomas-fr3sh Před rokem +1

      you are not a failure, as long as you're not serving a long prison sentence, your life is a blessing.

    • @Persojet
      @Persojet Před měsícem +1

      I know people over 70 in flightschools. It's never too late to start your passion.

  • @shoshetts8668
    @shoshetts8668 Před 2 lety +2

    Great video and very valuable info for flight simmers. Never Caravan videos is too much.

  • @HillbillyRednecking
    @HillbillyRednecking Před 2 lety +2

    On my Cessna 208b flight last week, you could hardly see the wing tips from take off to about 6,500 feet, no doubt we were icing up, pilot kept checking the wings…

  • @Rick-jo1sk
    @Rick-jo1sk Před 2 lety +1

    Awesome video man! Greetings from Brazil!

  • @texasbeast239
    @texasbeast239 Před 3 měsíci

    It would be funny if each of your radio contacts included a different remedy for the cold or sore throat, and then you had a care package waiting for you at your final airport. 🤒

  • @432534324643256
    @432534324643256 Před 2 lety

    Love it James! Miss you man

  • @karimnahle3807
    @karimnahle3807 Před 2 lety

    Amazing video, loving the content! keep them coming!! :)

  • @breakthevsi3774
    @breakthevsi3774 Před 2 lety

    Looks cold out there!

  • @oliveira_matheus
    @oliveira_matheus Před 2 lety

    Great content! 👏🏽

  • @PeterESSA
    @PeterESSA Před 8 měsíci

    Thanks for a very interesting video! Why did you close the right fuel tank on descent? Inbalance?

  • @naturallyherb
    @naturallyherb Před 9 měsíci

    1:50 - what is this black frame on the windscreen for?

    • @TRPGpilot
      @TRPGpilot Před 5 měsíci

      Windshield electric anti ice

  • @madisonromero3529
    @madisonromero3529 Před rokem

    Great video! Just curious, why were you intentionally low on final? Was the ceiling low and might obscure the vis? I am from Louisiana and not familiar with snow. Just wondering if that had something to do with the low approach?

    • @jamesallan5422
      @jamesallan5422  Před rokem +1

      Hi Madison - it's a technique we used to achieve maximum runway usefulness. During the wintertime many of the short gravel runways (less than 2,500') we flew into had poor braking action, oftentimes because of lack of plowing or inaccurate weather reporting. A shallow VFR approach to the runway threshold would often afford an extra margin for our landing distances.

  • @naijapilotxmax6006
    @naijapilotxmax6006 Před 2 lety

    You need to make more videos, you have the potentials to hit 10k subscribers

  • @flyinter1988
    @flyinter1988 Před rokem +1

    Amazing video. I’m ppl right now + instrument. Working on my commercial license. I have question - what requirements to become cargo pilot for Cessna caravan? What’s total time should be?

    • @jamesallan5422
      @jamesallan5422  Před rokem +2

      Hi Mykola - the requirement to fly single-pilot IFR is 1,000 hours TT. If the operation is VFR-only then the bare minimum requirements would be a Commercial certificate, although most companies will require more for insurance purposes.

    • @flyinter1988
      @flyinter1988 Před rokem

      @@jamesallan5422 thank you for response. 1000 hrs it’s company rules or FAA?

    • @jamesallan5422
      @jamesallan5422  Před rokem +2

      @@flyinter1988 1,000 hours is a Transport Canada requirement. I'm not entirely sure what the FAA requirement is but I can imagine it'd be similar to Canada's.

    • @flyinter1988
      @flyinter1988 Před rokem

      @@jamesallan5422 thank you very much. Have nice flight

  • @jonathanrtg
    @jonathanrtg Před rokem

    I wonder how heavy is her empty weight?

  • @Noy01
    @Noy01 Před rokem

    Hello! I have a question! When do I need to turn BleedAirHeatSwitch on or off? What is it for?

    • @jamesallan5422
      @jamesallan5422  Před rokem +1

      The Bleed Air switch is used to control the cabin's climate, mainly utilizing hot compressed bleed air from the turbine for heating. Generally it should be off during engine start/stop and takeoff/landing.

    • @Noy01
      @Noy01 Před rokem

      @@jamesallan5422 Understood, thanks for the answer

  • @iain8837
    @iain8837 Před 10 měsíci

    Great video, I’ve learned some of your SOP so I can put it into practise on my sim. I noticed you never use the inertial separator on taxi out or takeoff, but opened before approach and taxi in, any reason for not using on takeoff? Is it due to engine/torque/temp limits?

  • @hg2.
    @hg2. Před rokem

    How do you brake a plane on a snow packed runway?
    Are those studded snow tires on that plane?

  • @torrencebouchie7832
    @torrencebouchie7832 Před 2 lety

    To bad there was cancellations today lol

  • @nicolashernandezcastrocolo1843

    Do you do some mixture calibration during cruises

    • @jamesallan5422
      @jamesallan5422  Před rokem +2

      Hi Nicolas - no, turboprops don't have mixture controls like piston aircraft. Instead we calibrate the propeller pitch during various phases of flight.

    • @nicolashernandezcastrocolo1843
      @nicolashernandezcastrocolo1843 Před rokem

      @@jamesallan5422 thankyou men you are so kínd, have nice flights