How To FLY YOURSELF To The Bahamas 2023
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- čas přidán 18. 12. 2023
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This is Part 1 of our 2023 #bahamas trip: my biggest #flying adventure to date! Join us on this 1,200-mile journey with some of the most spectacular scenery I've ever seen, with the absolute best footage I've ever captured. Enjoy! Oh, and make sure to check Drew & Lanie's @flymetothefun channel after you're done :)
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That relay was perfect! No "hey you, it's me. The controller says..." nonsense. Just "they can't hear you. Here's the important info"
It really was! Thanks for watching, bud. Happy Holidays!
I love when she had tears of joy! That appreciation would have made everything worth it! That is a young lady proud of her man! Awesome to see........
It was an amazing moment indeed 🥹 Thanks for watching!
Beautiful!
Thank you!
Love your channel
Thank you so much, David!
Nice video! I flew my C182 from Michigan down to the exumas last spring. Its amaazing how beautyfull that area is! As nice as the pictures and videos are they just dont do it justice.
Thank you Mike! Your trip must've been amazing too! And you're right: no footage will ever do it justice to how beautiful is it in real life. Thanks for watching!
Great video. Quite an adventure. Cheers from Canada
Thank you so much!
Amazing. We'll join you on the next one 😎
You HAVE to! Let's do this! #10Klobster
Looks like you and Julia had a good time. I just did my Commercial ASES at Jack Brown’s in Fl. They recommended FAA approved life vests instead of Coast Guard ones. The FAA life vests have a lanyard to pull while the Coast guard ones inflate as soon as they are in contact with the water. In some planes if you had to ditch and the vests self inflated as the CG vest would, you might not get out of the plane. See ya at Cherokees to OSH this year?
We had the BEST time! And thank you for the life vest recommendation, that's a great point! And yes, I'll definitely join the C2OSH group once again in 2024. See you there!
Dude, to made the lady cry, great video keep them coming.
Thank you!! Stay tuned for Part 2!
So thankful that the bahamas are open to light sport pilots! Cannot wait to make that trip.
I’ll definitely be back there soon!!
Fantastic! Bucket list trip for us at some point in the next few years.
Thank you, Glen! Definitely worth the trip!
I've flown my Trinidad TB20 into the Bahamas 3 times now, from MN, we recently got back from Exuma. Very doable, it sounds complicated at first, but it isn't that bad once you understand the process. I'd suggest flying in and out of Fort Pierce, it's a little farther north up the coastline, but is less busy and the FBO staff and customs office are wonderful, plus they have a nice little resturant. We've been to Eleuthrera, Cat Island, Long Island and now Exuma, Exuma had been our favorite so far. One word of caution, if your sensitive to bug bites use plenty of bug spray! I've been very bit up by the sand flies every trip! For some reason I really react to them, you don't see them, don't feel them bite, but two days latter I look like my legs have been shot by bird shot, they itch terrible and last a month!
Thank you for sharing your tips, and I’m jealous of how many trips you’ve done to the Bahamas! My goal is to do it every year now, and check out a different island each time! The Exumas are absolutely fantastic, I don’t think I’ve ever been to more beautiful place. And I’ll make sure to bring bug spray with me :) Oh, and thank you for the tip about Fort Pierce. I’ll definitely fly out of a smaller/less busy airport next time. Our friends flew into Boca Raton and had a good experience too, so these are two viable options. Fly safe and thanks for watching! Oh, and Part 2 is already available on the channel, make sure to check it out 😎
Simply Amazing!
Thank you, David!
What a wonderful video. Thanks for sharing. It was like dreaming.
Thank you so much, Matt!
Bruno you guys out did yourselves with this one!!! ENCANTADO!!!!!!
Thank you so much, Isaac! Obrigado!!
I once did the same flight from Palm Beach. It's a beautiful flight.
Beautiful indeed! Thanks for watching, Patrick!
Very nice video Bruno. I agree that it is your best one yet. Flying my Skymaster down to the Bahamas is ON my list for sure. I recently started a YT channel on my flying too and your channel has been an inspiration. You are in my top 5 and I see that you have really upped your game lately. Congratulations! If you are ever up in Eastern Canada we should get together.
Your comment means more than you know. Thank you SO MUCH for your support! You should definitely fly your SM to the Bahamas, you won't regret it!
Looks like a great trip. Gorgeous imagery Bruno.
Thanks, man! It was awesome indeed! Now I need to come meet you in CA!
Utterly fantastic Bruno, Well done sir.
Thanks, man!! Appreciate the support!
EPIC!!! Fantastic journey, Bruno.
Thanks buddy!
Epic vid with a ton of useful info! I grew up in the bahamas, and currently getting my PPL/IFR in FL and the dream is to fly down to visit home once I get my license. Subbed and can’t wait for more vids!
Thank you so much for your support!
Superb video. I will be doing almost exactly the same flight from the Northeast in just a couple of weeks. Your video has certainly put Little Farmer's Cay on my list of island hopping destinations.
Thank you Dennis! Enjoy your trip, I'm sure you'll come home with unforgettable memories, like I did! And make sure to add Farmer's Cay to your list!
Flying to the Bahamas in my Tiger is on my list. So much to prepare for. Looks like you had a memorable trip. Keep making memories. 😊👍
You should definitely do it! The Grummans love the Bahamas :)
Those views are spectacular. Great tips and superb narration!
Thanks, man! Next time y'all need to come!
Thanks for sharing. It was fun to travel along. It reminded me of Bob and my flight to Exuma this past May. We got to go again!
Hey Peter! Thanks for watching, man! I thought a lot about you and Bob on this trip. In fact, Bob gave me some valuable tips before I departed. Wishing you and yours a wonderful Holiday season! Hope to catch up soon!
Bruno, Merry Christmas to you and Juilianna!!
OMG. So happy for you guys! Great job on the video! … and obviously on the flying as well. Keep challenging yourself to reach new heights.
Thank you, Mike! Merry Xmas!!
Another wonderful video! Blue Skies and happiness to you Fly With Bruno! Wishing a Happy and Blessed 2024 flying year to you sir, love your videos as always!!!
Thank you so much, buddy! As always, I appreciate your support. Happy New Year and I wish you & yours all the best in 2024
Absolutely stunning!! The amount of time and planning that was needed to pull this off is one thing, but then to film from multiple angles, edit (LOVED the picture-in picture!), and share with is very much appreciated. My sincere thanks to you and your wife, and my best wishes to you both for a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Thank you so much, Norm! It’s a lot of work to put a video like this together, but comments like yours make it all worth it :) Happy Holidays to you and your loved ones!
Beautiful flight Bruno! And awesome landings! I really enjoy seeing the world through your travels. Looking forward to the next video.
Thank you, Chuck! Your support means a lot! Happy Holidays!
As always Bruno - great editing, amazing content and informative.
Thank you so much! Always nice to know fellow Grumman pilots are watching :) We should all plan for a Bahamas fly-in sometime soon! :)
Best video you have put out yet, and all your videos are top notch.
It means a lot! Thank you so much!
Stunning footage of the Bahamas and an awesome job with the narration too. My club, based at KPMP, has a lot of members who have not yet flown to the islands and your video will help them better understand what it is like and why it's worth the trip! Thanks for sharing with us!!! Looking forward to episode 2.
Thank you so much! Part 2 is coming soon, so stay tuned :)
Bruno your living your best life and I’m taking notes..
Thank you Brian!! Merry Xmas!!
Flying to the Bahamas is spectacular, trust me we already have been to 9 islands including Turks and Caicos island. The views are amazing enjoy cool video.
I couldn’t agree more. We’re already planning to go back soon to visit other islands. It’s an endless source of destinations! Thanks for watching, buddy! Happy Holidays!
Great video! Your productions keep getting better and better! 💚
Thank you so much, Wayne! I’ll keep’em coming!
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Aeeee Fabio! Valeu pelo suporte!
Thanks You! You both I follow always an inspiration for going back with my flight training and aircraft ownership
Great to hear! And glad you enjoyed it!
Wow!
Thank you!
wow. just wow.
🙏🙌🏻
Que momento sensacional... chorei junto com ela... parabéns pra vocês, que possam duplicar o sucesso em 2024. Grande abraço.
Obrigado, amigo! Pelo suporte e pelas palavras. Um ótimo 2024 pra você e sua família!
To be continued!? We're hooked 😎🍿
More to come... 😎😎😎
Fabulous Bruno!
Thank you, Bob! 🙏
We did a similar trip recently from Australia to Tasmania. It seems like a lot, but in the end it's totally worth it.
It’s incredibly worth it!
Great video as always Bruno!
Thank you!!
Super fun
Glad you enjoyed it!
Congratulations on you Anniversary and in checking off a bucket list item!!! Great video! Looking forward to the next installment!!! I had planned to make this exact same trip back in November but had to cancel for the second straight year due to weather. I fly VFR so I have to make a decision a week in advance in order to cancel the airbnb without loosing money. I'd be interested in knowing how you handled ground transportation. The cheapest I could find was $80 a day which was more than the airbnb for the week. Maybe I should leave this as a dream of mine. Too many logistical issues.
Thank you Manuel! You made the right choice to cancel the trip if you weren't comfortable with the weather. I've done it many times, and I applaud your regard to safety. As for your question, ground transportation wasn't an issue because Harbour Island is quite small and pretty much everything was within walking distance. You can rent a golf cart for $50/day, and we did it once, but you can pretty much walk to any place you want. Not sure about the other islands though. Hope this helps!
You have definitely inspired me to get my license after my A&P cert
Im flattered, man!
That was cool trip for us as well. Our plane is at HWO and to Bimini it was a short 20min hop. Took a ;lot of preparation but well worth it. Now we have to fly to other Islands like you guys did. We just did Bimini as a trial run and it went well.
Awesome! Glad you enjoyed it! I’m planning on returning to the Exumas this year!
That was Awesome , very emotional , great scenery, Hey planes don't know we are over open body of water and we won't tell them either ,just like flying at night
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great Video!!!
Thanks, man!
Cool 😎!
Thank you!
Very motivating
Thanks!
This is so cool
Glad you enjoyed! You’ll probably like Part 2 as well :)
I'm planning to fly to the Caribbean fall of 2024. Would love to see a video in the paperwork and specifics you had to do.
- which life vest
- which inflatable boat
- forms, fees, websites, etc
Hey! That's a great point, and I'll make sure to include these tips in Part 2! Stay tuned!
@@FlyWithBrunoThanks that would be great. Waiting for the new APOA guides to come out. With luck will go island hoping for a couple of weeks Fall 2024
@@Vejitasei No problem! Part 2 will include the AOPA guides, the new ones come in January and they're AMAZING to help you plan your trip. More on that soon!
Made that same trip a few years ago and stayed in Spanish Wells.
Very cool! Spanish Wells is gorgeous. I was supposed to go there but the captain of the boat got sick :(
Amazing Bruno, wonderful video, do you do the video editing by yourself? Spectacular work though. Lifetime memories for you :) God bless you both.
I do! Thanks for the kind words, buddy! Glad you enjoyed it :)
Great video !!!!! Like !!!!!!
Thank you, Mark!
Bom demaissss!!
Valeu Sérgio!! 🙏🙏🙏
The opening shot is a great demonstration of how compact the Grummans are- basically the same dimensions as the C-150. Part of the reason for their great performance is compact size for the horsepower (I know, no rivets, laminar airfoil, etc etc)
You're not wrong! I love my Grumman Cheetah!
Bruno, what an awesome trip! Really looking forward to watching more of the adventures. IFR is up next for me so I can start to venture out further and more safely than I can right now with VFR. A quick question about the trip, when flying with Drew and Lanie, did y'all talk over an air to air frequency or did you connect phones and call via your headset? Always curious what people do as I lined up some trips with other piloting friends. Wish you the best around the holidays!
Thank you so much, Nate! As for your question, Drew and I briefed a common frequency (123.45) as the one we'd communicate on. We'd be always monitoring CTAF and making our traffic calls there, and we talked to each other using our secondary radio. Hope this helps. Thanks for watching!
@@FlyWithBruno That helps, thanks very much!
@@theNateKerr no problem! Happy Holidays!
Nice video..
Thank you so much!
😊 amazingly great
Thank you Keith!
@@FlyWithBruno God is good 👍 🙏 🙌 ❤.
@@FlyWithBruno I'm from Queens NYC and never thought in my younger years that I would have the opportunity to fly. Whats your thoughts on this 🤔. Did you think when younger that you would fly to the Bahamas 🇧🇸?
@@keithhoward9238 I did not, not even in my best dreams. But it proves that if you're passionate enough about something and you work really hard for it, you'll get it!
Wooow
🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻
Interested in your very nice, smooth landings. Wonder if you could give a brief description of your speeds on downwind, base and final, flap settings, and when you finally bring the power back to idle. I also have a Grumman Tiger, but you could never get enough information. Stay safe.
Thank you for your comment, Raymond! And nice to meet a fellow Grumman driver 😎 I usually pitch for 90 knots on downwind, 1/3 flaps, and then bring power back to 1500 RPM once I’m abeam my touchdown point to start the descent. That gives me a steady 500FPM descent on base and final. I add 2/3 flaps once on final, and rarely use 3/3 (I find that 2/3 keeps me at 75 on final and once I go to idle I’ll cross the numbers at 60-65). Plus, in case of a go around, 2/3 allows for building speed quicker. That’s just the way I fly, so please take it with a grain of salt :) thanks for watching!
Great minds think alike! That's basically my approach also. Fly safe. Ray@@FlyWithBruno
@@raymondseligman7003 Awesome! Safe flying. I love the Tiger! Maybe there's one in my future :)
Amazing. Im hoping and planning to do this in February... Do you have a list of requirements or your planning written somewhere in a blog?
Thanks Faisal! Most of my planning was described in the video, but I’m happy to share the specifics if you’d like. Shoot me an email and I’ll send you! bruno@flywithbruno.com
i am so so jealous you are good time travel in bahamas area.... i still fail fail on faa written exam make me sick
Thank you so much! And don't give up, I'm sure you'll get your license very soon!
Que emocao em assistir esse video, me vi com os mesmo objetivos, tentei no Brasil, nao consegui pelos custos, hoje moro em Boca Raton e ainda pretendo realizar meu sonho de crianca (tirar meu brevê). Estou me orientando e buscando informacoes de como tornar esse sonho uma realidade. Um abraco Bruno, Deus abencoe sua vida!
Obrigado, amigo!! Boa sorte, e feliz em ajudar se vc precisar!!
what’s the exact model of your gruman that’s so cool
It’s a 1977 Grumman AA5A Cheetah!
Don’t you need to file a flight plan to go from North Eurtha to Little Farmers Cay or anywhere else in the Bahamas 🇧🇸
No! You only need to file a flight plan if you're going to Nassau or Freeport. For all other destinations in the Bahamas, you're free to fly at your will. Pretty amazing!
Hundreds of airports in the Bahamas? Not quite. Nice scenery, nice flying, and good content though. I'm jealous.
You’re right, I may have gotten carried away 😂 Thanks for watching and for the kind words! Happy New Year!
@@FlyWithBruno Happy New Year to you too! Looking forward to more of your videos. Just don't get stuck inside your plane again! Heh heh.
@@RandoCommando haha! I’ll do my best 😄🙏
He said that flying close the Bahamas "is pretty much VFR year round and weather is easy to avoid". Thunderstorms and hurricanes for 5 months of the year, but okay.
What I meant is bad weather isn’t a sustained situation there, it’s like Florida. You get pop ups and TS, but it’s mostly VFR.
Good morning my friend what is the song at 7:37 please ? 😀
Hey bud! I use copyright-free songs from payed library, so they’re not available for download unfortunately 🥲
How is security on the airport? Should I worry?
You shouldn’t expect any issues! Nice staff, FBOs and your plane will be safe 👍🏻
@@FlyWithBruno I’m looking to do it in an ICON A5, so water landings may be a fun option too!
Oh man, that sounds AWESOME! And yes, you’ll be able to land anywhere! Doing the Bahamas in a seaplane is a whole different experience, you’ll love it!
Thank you for the video and I am glad you and your wife could enjoy this wonderful journey. However, this was more of a trip log and not an ultimate guide to Bahamas. If people just follow what you said they would be in big trouble with the law. Please be responsible when making videos for the GA community.
I appreciate the comment, but I’m not sure I understand why someone would be “in big trouble with the law” by following what I said. I listed everything you need. Granted, this IS more of a travel log as this is the kind of video I like to make. Thanks for watching!
@@FlyWithBruno You covered a lot of important steps but still missed enough of them. Please watch this video and see what you really call an ultimate guide czcams.com/video/dZSplH7ctk4/video.htmlsi=AqaG2DrWIKzhBm1w
I still enjoyed your travel log a lot, especially your wife’s reaction to it. All the best.
Que massa a trip e o canal! Achei vocês pelo canal do @Flymetothefun. Achei curioso a bandeira do BR no hangar, mas quando vi vocês falando português achei um máximo! Parabéns pelo canal!
Valeu Bruno! Agradeço pelo apoio e fico feliz que tenha gostado do canal! Adoraria se pudesse ajudar a divulgar ele no Brasil, tem muita gente aí que ainda não conhece 😀🇧🇷 Abração!
I still can't get over your landing at Farmers!! 🧈🧈🧈
I was on camera, it had to be a greaser 😅🙏🇧🇸