Flying the Cessna Caravan_ One of My Favorite Airplanes

All right, we got a two-hour four-minute flight to Findlay, Ohio Weather should be good coming back later this evening Possible thunderstorms in so we're taking some people up there for some meetings what we're doing Just hanging out at the airport most of the day other than lunch Yes Normally I'm a two-and-a-half cup of coffee guy, but this morning just one cup. Yeah This is the two hours and four minutes And I thought that I met you it was fake But I don't think breaks pull the handle break us up 24.7 volts and Both tanks full and I've got them actually they're shut down right now. So it won't drain from one side to the other Okay All right, I Got some cool drinks in here Mostly water because it's long trip Everything in back looks good nice and tidy Sun's up and Ready to go Street jet 334 speaker on runway two six left taxi via alpha And one Quebec contact a little support you get a large departure one Quebec see you later Okay, here we are right 310 on over to departure They list departure caravan one Quebec is out of 1,000 feet for 2,500 November one Quebec st. Louis approach radar contact karma maintain 5,000 by maintain 5,000 one Quebec 5,000 2866 comment a one five thousand Frontier 1587 the center maintain 3,000 autopilots engaged Okay heading is set November 5 1 0 Papa contact November 1 Quebec turn right heading 360 right turn to 360 1 Quebec All right, okay, that looks good. Yeah, we're gonna be turning right into the Sun here right in our eyes Hello 1933 st. Louis approach plan the visual approach runway 1 1 Any aircraft monitoring 1 to 1.5. This is got a tower radio check out of here I'll clear it up All right, so I'll also monitor one twenty one point five that's why you heard that Okay, so max climb Turk is 1865 760 ITT the 2860 we're gonna stay below those limits on three four point five day That's for climb Southwest 2976 contact, Kansas City Center one two four point three That's one two four point three for Southwest 2976 good day Bloomberg 4189 contact, Kansas City Center one two four point three you have a good day Chair 1587 turn right heading zero three zero how to turn airports gonna be off your right side one zero miles November four two one golf Mike contact, Kansas City Center one three four point five today Thirty four point five four four two one golf Mike. Thank you chair 26 to center maintain 4,000 November 905 Mike tango st. Louis approach. Thank you there Bravo is current and They have the visual approach to one two left one two right is closed and twelve left is 5,300 feet you're gonna be able to land that Thank you Number forty one eighty nine one two seven point two seven one a firm Frontier 1587 airports off your right nine or mouth They go and once you're 1587 clear visual. That's where I live right now. I'll take tower one three two point four seven Thousand ago, I'll stare November one Quebec turn right heading zero six zero right turn zero six zero when you're back Southwest 1933 the center maintains 6,000 November nine zero five Mike tango the center maintain 4,000 turn left direct to downtown March your spirit jet 334 1.9 climate 3,000 runaway heading good morning Frontier 86 a most departure radar contact Clement a 1 5,000 Spirit jet 334 same Lewis approach radar contact comment a 1 5,000 turn left heading 1 2 0 1 5,000 left 1 2 0 spirit jet 334 Southwest 1933 the center maintain 3,000 Hey, there's level off now. We'll just accelerate November 5 Mike tango the center maintain 3,000 Frontier 86 turn left turn heading 1 6 0 vectors for traffic Here 26 the center maintain 3,000 It's a 5 to 5 until foxtrot home and departure radar contact radar contact After the is Every is we like to proceed via far back to work. I'll see her over to Bob Go catch your breath off Roger call charge that 3,000 cleared Ella's dealer runway 2 5 approach advice inbound Cross I was at 3,000 quickly. I was to do 2 5 4 4 2 Bravo Golf and we'll let you know it about 9 1 4 back to Santa Paz discretion maintain 3,000 advice to land site Okay, down to 3,000 for 1 Quebec you will advise November 7 Sierra kilo, are you gonna stay at 4,500 pepper? All right, we're on our way down to 3,000 Have a little weather to the north some light showers, but it's not going to be an issue Maybe later because it must be some thunderstorms late We're gonna end up doing the visual to 2 5 be pretty easy all the way down to 3,000 4,000 for 3,000 Finley Airport automated weather observation 1 3 4 3 Zulu wind 2 2 0 at 1 3 visibility 1 0 Sky condition clear temperature 2 8 Celsius dewpoint 2 2 Celsius altimeter 2 9 or 7 4 remarks density altitude 2,800 To the first of all for her to power golfing inbound on the ILS 0 to 5 No, 4 4 2 Bravo got Roger. Thank you Toledo 6 9 Romeo Romeo Send down a 1 9 or 4 5 Lima to the bridge the 1 9 4 5 Lima squawk 4 2 7 3 There to Robert off contact tower 1 1 8.1 over the tower to 1 1 8.1 4 4 4 2 Bravo Golf. Thank you Toledo approach 6 9 Romeo Romeo 6 9 Romeo Romeo Toledo Request I just departed And I'm a PA 32 and I'm heading for Charlie Yankee Quebec Golf Windsor, and I'll be traveling at 2,500 feet 4 5 Lima radar contact to us the executive fluid altimeter 2 9 or 7 1 L speed indicates 1,800 just verify you want to transition to Charlie westbound Toledo departure Piper 1 9 or 0 6 Hotel 1 9 or 6 Hotel so the approach go ahead Roger. We're off of Lenowee County and would like to activate our IFR to Romeo Charlie Mike there's 0 6 Hotel squawk 2 3 1 1 2 3 1 1 0 6 Hotel And then Romeo Romeo squawk 5 2 3 said Departures sting 1 1 a peasant 2,000 for 5,000 left directly Thing once with departure radar contact I maintain 1 0,000 10,000 Thing 1 1 up to 1 0,000 number 0 6 Hotel Radar contact 4 miles southwest of Lenowee County Airport Toledo altimeter 2 9 or 7 1 L speed indicates 2,700 you're cleared of Romeo Charlie Mike as filed maintain 8,000 We are defiled maintain 8,000 and altitude check 0 6 Hotel Hotel readback is correct That one Quebec has Finlay cancel IFR 9 1 Quebec radar service terminate I have our cancellation receive squawk VFR frequency change approve good day Good day November 6 9 Romeo Romeo verify squawking 5 2 3 6 transponder on And lay traffic caravan one Quebec is crossing midfield at 3,000 left downwind for runway 25 A props coming forward Lay traffic caravan one Quebec is turning left base for 25 Finlay Finley traffic caravan one Quebec is final for 25 Finley 500 Minimums minimums, we got the prop forward both fuel tanks are on 85 knots unable to disengaged I just place thresholds, so we're gonna have to carry a little of the rumbling for that It's fairly orderly back here, so now what I got to do is just Get a little fuel have lunch and wait for them All right Check out the FBO Falcon 20 right next to us. I used to fly Falcon 20s Every year 120 used to fly those two with TW Express They'll help get the hot air out of the cabin here we are here's the FBO pretty big area to sit here Toledo approach caravan one Quebec is out of 1,500 for 3,000 Caravan one Quebec Toledo approach, maintain 8,000 Maintain 8,000 for one Quebec November one Quebec, radar contact 2 miles south west, Finlay airport 2-9-6-0 2-9-6-0 for one Quebec I'll put my sunglasses on here Okay, that's better Okay, climb power is set Flaps are up, autopilot is set Climbing to 8,000 Everything looks good Toledo Approach, TX-55 is with you at 6,000 SkyBronco 55, 4-Win approach, 4-Win altimeter 2-9-6-5 Pulling the power back to cruise power setting of 1,440 pounds of torque there Now I'm gonna pull the prop back and as I do that we'll lose a couple of knots of speed but we'll make it substantially quieter in the cabin There we go A little less noisy We've got about 2 hours and 25 minutes back It'll be dark by the time we get back, it's been a long day But that's okay We've got a 7-0-3-2 papa has Angola in sight, you can fly afar November 3-2 papa, roger, no traffic observed between you and Angola AFR cancellation received, squawk VFR Change to advisory frequency approved, good evening Over to VFR, good evening, 3-2 papa I was supposed to fly the XL tomorrow but that got pushed to Monday Close to fly XL Saturday So now I'm back down to Destin So just a short trip A bit busy, power came back and then it left for inspection and it looks like it's back on another long-term lease So I don't know if I will fly that one We'll see Other than that it's just been busy going all over the place I've been doing a lot of contract stuff Flying for other people there's, I mean we're having trouble finding somebody other people are having trouble finding pilots and it's all sorts of airplanes and the contract rates look really starting to go up It looks like we have the inflation rate that's just going to continue 3 Whiskey turn left heading 0-5-0 3 Whiskey left 0-5-0 I'm messing around with the GoPros today Hopefully I will be able to get some good video going into Spirit night video I realize now also I need to get a low density filter for the GoPros that look out the front kind of reduce the distortion I don't know if I ever mentioned it, some people know it I'm on TikTok because it's starting to look like things are going to slow down for me then I'll be able to do a lot more Autopilot's disconnected the autopilot's disconnected flaps forward cleared to land all looks good Thanks for watching, thanks for the likes and comments and if you made it this far you need to subscribe that way you'll find out about future videos coming out and if you want to buy me a cup of coffee you can always toss a buck in my Patreon I appreciate everything you guys keep the blue side up, brown side down and fly safe and as always, be good