Fantastic short explanatory video! Well done! I would love to come over and do a video together with you! Talking about the differences between turboprop and jet flying! Keep on doing what you‘re doing!!!
I'm so impressed with you! Thank you for your efforts, and thank you for the hard work you've put into your career and the great quality of your videos. It's hard to quantify how many you've inspired to pursue their aviation endeavors despite the initial financial challenges. The pilot shortage is both real and well documented. Content such as yours is critical so yes, thanks again!
I can imagine how Martin feels when he is about to take of from honolulu in his cessna caravan and behind his aircraft is 747-8 impatiently waiting for him to take off.
Hehe! I can sympathize. I fly Cessna’s out of a small regional airport in Texas with airlines to DFW and IAH. Have had to make Embraer’s and CRJs wait on me.
At HNL this isn’t really a thing because there are two sets of runways, 8L and 8R for the big ones, and 4L and 4R the little ones. The heavies usually taxi over to 8R out in the water for takeoff and barely even notice the 4s. That said, sometimes a FedEx jet will taxi by or even land on the 4s, a little intimidating.
It must be summer and you're back in Hawaii. This is probably your most polished video in the Mokulele Airlines series. Very nice. Loved the explanations on safety and glide distances. That builds confidence in passengers.
I barely know basic math. I could never be a pilot actually, I dont know how I even found this channel but I am glad I did. very well put together videos and interesting content too!
I imagine you must be getting some fantastic views of the eruption, although I understand there are risks involved with flying too close. I hope they are not causing too much inconvenience. Thanks for the great videos!
We did many flight from Honolulu to Hana with stopovers at Molokai and Kahului.. you must sit on the left side of the aircraft when flying out of Honolulu to Molokai. And make sure to sit on the right side of the aircraft when flying Molokai to Kahului. And again sit on the right side when flying Kahului to Hana... You will remember me for all your life to have shown you real paradise with no mistakes.. Mahalo !!
Thumbs-Up #477 I am, Friday 25 May 2018! Fantastic video! Thank You for the ride-along! 😀 During my Air Force days I would occasionally get to go above the higher clouds, and, always hoped someone would invent a way to prolong the stay.
Another great video Swayne! Keep up the great work! Miss living on Oahu and filming surfing on the North Shore! Coming home soon! Can't wait to come fly with you and film your work! Aloha!
I live on the big island I thought one of you guys had to ditch just off Molokai from what remember only the pilot died I think it was a heartache ? great videos we need more young pilots. I have my private license but have not flown much past 4 years
I've always dreamed of flying from NY to my home island St.Croix in the Virgin Islands however, the thought of crossing so much ocean with a single is nerve racking. Even if I started in Puerto Rico and fly the 90 miles east is still troubling. I would chance it it from St.Thomas to St.Croix because it's just 40 miles. I've recently added a multi-engine Add on so that cuts down on the anxiety. As usual, great video and much needed for us who is considering flying over the ocean.
Just plan ahead and plan some more. It can be done. I flew a Centurion from CYTZ ( with stops obviously) to Scotland and back. Its just all about planning.
Look at it this way, if you owned a VW Golf and decided to drive from LA to San Franscisco, an engine failure would probably be the last thing on your mind, it is a very reliable engine. Your aircraft engine is considerably more reliable, it has two sets of ignition, controls to keep the mixture right and the fuel supply happy, it is checked and serviced far more often than your VW and you test it, or should do, every time you take off. It is under very little strain, it does not accelerate and decelerate very often, there are no reverse loads from engine braking, it is having as easy a life as an engine can have. That's not to say it can't break, but properly serviced and handled there is no reason why it should. Obviously, you plan for that eventuality, but small aircraft are flown over oceans on one engine all of the time, it just takes a common sense approach and careful planning, the weather, and what you do if you hit bad weather, is a far bigger issue than an engine failure is likely to be
Hi Swayne! I really like your videos and your symphatic style. In Germany the use the Caravan for Island hopping, too. At Sylt Airport you can also find 737 and private jets. If you will also come to Germany in your trip to Europe, I would be glad to invite you for a fine german beer.
As always, great visuals on point with some great education, add in the editing and music and you might have a career as a educational training system developer as well as flying.
Of Course it does happen, the beech king 300 crash in TX was at PT6 turbo prop and engine cutout at the moment of liftoff lead to uncontrollable minimum airspeed and the loss of 10 souls aboard. I don't think we have seen the full FAA report yet but the video showed a huge yaw / stall...
Maintain your airplanes, and don't fly in inclement weather. Good ol' ETOPs, and thanks to Lynn Helms the temperature in hades is considerably lower Stay safe man.
Wholly COW! Fabulous! What an Experience! Are they hiring??? :) WHAT Did you ENJOY most? And what was your MOST Challenging flight experience while operating in HI?
This is really an awesome video! I noticed the radar on the starboard wing. Could you do an video on this thing with the display in the cockpit? By the way do you know or have met Ryan Huber? You dudes are the coolest cats on youtube for new pilots! I admire your work, expertise, and experience. Fly safe! Looking forward to more videos man! (not a pilot, but have sons in training and am an ex air controller myself).
While youre obviously trying to avoid going in the drink with careful glide range consideration, with the way that smooth flat bottom of the cargo compartment looks, if the seas arent too bad, I'd bet the caravan would ditch in a rather well behaved manner. Hell, adjacent to shore may be preferable compared to some of those rugged mountains. Not that its an issue for you anymore flying RJ's. Congrats on becoming a line-holder too.
Love the videos, Swayne. But if you glide to land with engine out where in the heck would you put down? Hawaii looks very mountainous and not much of any place to land! Has anyone had to put down there under those conditions?
Hi Swayne, My name's Thomas and I'm a 17 year old boy from Belgium. My biggest dream is to become a pilot so I really would like to get my PPL first. But there's one problem: money... I don't know the price in the USA for a PPL training (I guess it's quite expensive) but in Belgium it costs about 10 000-12 000 euro (12 000-14 000$). So I was wondering how you did to pay your PPL training while you were 15 with a student budget because I really don't know how to do it, even with a student job I would have to quit school (and that's quite complicated ;) ). I have no one in my family or friends who's a pilot so I can't fly for free either and I actually don't know a lot of people in the aviation. Are there ways like loans or, I don't know, any way that could enable me to get this PPL? Because it's currently impossible for me to pay this. By the way, I discovered your channel a few days ago and was immediately conquered. I really like the way you shows your life as a pilot and speak about your training and stuff, you're doing a great job ;)
This made me curious - how did they get the Caravans to Hawaii in the first place? Even without passengers the range is ~1200 mi. Much too far to reach from the nearest American shore. Boat is the most obvious guess, crazy!
Now with the rule to be within gliding distance of land and in event of an engine failure, is it likely that the aircraft will still be ditched in the water correct? I know every scenario could be different but Hawaii has some rugged terrain around its shorelines. I am not mentioning this to scare anybody but I just want to know what you've learned from experience and training!
airplanekid333 Good question! In many cases a water landing is much safer than the rugged Hawaiian terrain. It just depends on which island you’re around and if there are any open fields or roads. We always brief our takeoffs and emergency plans per the terrain around us. For instance, the land around Kona on the Big Island is all lava rock that would make for a bad ending during an emergency. Water would be the safest bet there
Sort of considering (very sort of) applying as a direct entry captain at Mokulele. Question is, how does anyone survive on that salary in Hawaii? The flying looks like a ton of fun but I don't want to be living in a tent at the airport. I live in Seattle right now and it's expensive enough, but from what I understand, nothing compared to the islands. Even the six month captains pay (~$43K it looks like) is less than where I am now. Would be interested to hear your insights.
Hey, great video! Do you happen to know Jon Brown? Hes a friend that I was on flight team with last year at Lewis University before he graduated. Now he flies for the same airline as you!
Great video I have been following you for a long time. Will be in Hawaii in October. Have you met any other UA-camrs it would be cool if you did a collaboration.
Thank you for the great video! In cases such as yours where ATPs fly over large bodies of water, is there any training on ditching? I mean the kind where you are submerged in a fuselage-replica underwater in a pool? Just curious, thanks.
We do have training on how to safely land and evacuate in water if it became necessary. We don't have any training that requires submersed training in a pool.
Good to know, thanks! I suppose a number of thigs must each go wrong until ditching is the only option. The route planning you explained, was very interesting. Great info and be safe.
I can find no instance of anyone ever surviving a ditching in open seas so you can save the "flotation device". And at 10K feet that thing won't glide to a safe landing Bro. It'll drop like a rock. BUT I hope you are safe forever. (I see you using the Damen Blue Line El stop. Stan's Donuts. Mmmmmmm)
Hey Swayne, thanks for all the videos! Could you please give me a rough estimate of what a first officer might earn as a yearly salary flying for Mokulele???
Hey man, I was curious, how much does a new pilot make at Mokulele. I want to pursue an awesome entry level pilot career as soon as I can. I've got about two years until I'm done with my Bachelor's and I still need my instrument, multi-engine, and commercial ratings (I only have my Private- about 65 hours). I checked the requirements and multi-engine, for obvious reasons, isn't even a requirement for Mokulele so that's one less thing to worry about for now. What would you recommend as a course of action to get to where you are at right now? Thanks for any and all info. I really enjoy every aspect of your video! Keep it up! Thanks!
Hey Swayne! Your channel is awesome! I'm a private pilot working on my instrument and hoping to possibly fly for Mokulele someday (since I'll be going to college at UH Manoa). Any tips on how I can prepare myself now for flying as a beginning airline pilot? Thanks!!
wreck it ralph505 these part 135 airlines don’t require 1,500 hours. I fly for a 135 operator also flying Caravans. Typical First Officer experience is 300 hours and a commercial single engine certificate with instrument rating. After you log 1,200 hours which includes various types of flying: instrument, night, etc., then you can upgrade to Captain. This sort of flying all legally counts toward the 1,500 needed for regional airlines.
wreck it ralph505 unless you can afford to rent for all 1,500 hours, then building time boils down to instructing or this sort of thing. For me, I passed on instructing as I wanted the crew environment and real world experience. We fly into ORD, ATL and all sort of places in all kinds weather in between all kinds of airplane. Often I’m in front of or behind an international 777 flight coming into ORD. It’s my option that this experience will serve me better at the next level. Everyone is different, though.
How in the world does FAR 185.183 apply when flying the northside of Molokai? Sure, you can be within gliding distance, but the ‘land’ is 3000’ vertical cliffs. Seems a bit silly.
When you said "over the ocean" I thought you ment some real ocean flying, not just a 30-80 mile "Hop". My grand pappies PA-11 flew longer over ocean flights way back in the 1940's!
Fantastic short explanatory video! Well done! I would love to come over and do a video together with you! Talking about the differences between turboprop and jet flying! Keep on doing what you‘re doing!!!
Captain Joe Glad you liked it! That would be fun. Shoot me an email at swaynem13@gmail.com ... I may be in Europe in a few weeks!
U guys sooo have to do a vid together
Swayne Martin holy come to Scotland
Captain Joe Nice seeing you here Joe!
Would love to see this collaboration! Love both your channels
I'm so impressed with you! Thank you for your efforts, and thank you for the hard work you've put into your career and the great quality of your videos. It's hard to quantify how many you've inspired to pursue their aviation endeavors despite the initial financial challenges. The pilot shortage is both real and well documented. Content such as yours is critical so yes, thanks again!
Hi just wanna say you are an amazing youtuber you help me so much with my depression glad the videos are back bro
Glad you like them! Thank you!
Swayne Martin no problem man i need to thank you as well :)
sawyane I love your vids keep doing those vids
Why does it matter? Don't act 10 years old.
Lol that's cute though that you want him just for yourself ;) bring him out for a date at least!
What a nicely edited, on point, educational video! :)
Padi Engel thank you!
I can imagine how Martin feels when he is about to take of from honolulu in his cessna caravan and behind his aircraft is 747-8 impatiently waiting for him to take off.
Hehe! I can sympathize. I fly Cessna’s out of a small regional airport in Texas with airlines to DFW and IAH. Have had to make Embraer’s and CRJs wait on me.
At HNL this isn’t really a thing because there are two sets of runways, 8L and 8R for the big ones, and 4L and 4R the little ones. The heavies usually taxi over to 8R out in the water for takeoff and barely even notice the 4s. That said, sometimes a FedEx jet will taxi by or even land on the 4s, a little intimidating.
It must be summer and you're back in Hawaii. This is probably your most polished video in the Mokulele Airlines series. Very nice. Loved the explanations on safety and glide distances. That builds confidence in passengers.
Thank you! I'm glad you noticed. Trying to do a lot more with graphics and such
As a hopeful future pilot, I found this video not only stunning, but very informal! Thank you for this!
I've flown long distances over water in singles and light twins. Auto- rough is a very real thing.
Great to see your videos again. I really enjoy them, please don't wait too long to put more out.
like2fly I’ll try to have more soon !
I hope your not affected by the eruption. I’m loving the videos and your are a huge inspiration to a young pilot in training like me
Great video! Recently flew on Mokulele, was great! Liked!
I barely know basic math. I could never be a pilot actually, I dont know how I even found this channel but I am glad I did. very well put together videos and interesting content too!
Great video. Nice to see you back again.
Really enjoy your vids. Thanks for your great work. Wish you continued safe flying and friendly skies
Swayne your flight op and CRM are the best but definitely enjoy the islands and don't take them for granted.
I imagine you must be getting some fantastic views of the eruption, although I understand there are risks involved with flying too close. I hope they are not causing too much inconvenience. Thanks for the great videos!
We did many flight from Honolulu to Hana with stopovers at Molokai and Kahului.. you must sit on the left side of the aircraft when flying out of Honolulu to Molokai. And make sure to sit on the right side of the aircraft when flying Molokai to Kahului. And again sit on the right side when flying Kahului to Hana... You will remember me for all your life to have shown you real paradise with no mistakes.. Mahalo !!
Great video, Dang you look about 21. That's awesome you got into your career young and doing what you love. Keep up the great work!
Excellent presentation. Thanks...
Glad you liked it!
Fantastic video! You do the most beautiful job on the earth and you explain it so well, thank you and continue like this !
Thanks Swayne! Well done! Highly insightful both in content, context and form. Appreciate it...
Fantastic job, man! Very informative.
You are really inspiring! Awesome video
You've got a great career ahead of you. Love your videos.
Thumbs-Up #477 I am, Friday 25 May 2018! Fantastic video! Thank You for the ride-along! 😀 During my Air Force days I would occasionally get to go above the higher clouds, and, always hoped someone would invent a way to prolong the stay.
Another great video Swayne! Keep up the great work! Miss living on Oahu and filming surfing on the North Shore! Coming home soon! Can't wait to come fly with you and film your work! Aloha!
Awesome video. I would like to see an update video of the girl we helped. How is she doing? I wish all the success in the world to her and you.
I wonder that myself every time he puts a video out.
Omg yeah
I'm not familiar with this story, do you have a link?
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Nice That's my Dream i want to fly an Airplane!
Its really not that simple
Ethan Larribeau it’s not that complex
This is the definition of good content!
I live on the big island I thought one of you guys had to ditch just off Molokai from what remember only the pilot died I think it was a heartache ? great videos we need more young pilots. I have my private license but have not flown much past 4 years
Congratulations!🍾🎈🎊🎉
Another very professionally presented episode full of entertaining and, educational content.😃👌👌👌🇺🇸
Excellent Video man! Love your instagram also! Happy Flying!
It’s nice to see your video after a long long time.
Hope you are doing well and wish you best of luck ☘️
Ali Usmi hi Ali
Hello from a student pilot from Iceland :). Flying in Hawaii sounds so amazing I'm jealous.
Love the vid, and Hello from Norway😉😉
Thanks for featuring my profile pic in video
Great video by the way
Hello from Brazil man...
Thanks for your videos... take care.
I've always dreamed of flying from NY to my home island St.Croix in the Virgin Islands however, the thought of crossing so much ocean with a single is nerve racking. Even if I started in Puerto Rico and fly the 90 miles east is still troubling. I would chance it it from St.Thomas to St.Croix because it's just 40 miles. I've recently added a multi-engine Add on so that cuts down on the anxiety. As usual, great video and much needed for us who is considering flying over the ocean.
Just plan ahead and plan some more. It can be done. I flew a Centurion from CYTZ ( with stops obviously) to Scotland and back. Its just all about planning.
Look at it this way, if you owned a VW Golf and decided to drive from LA to San Franscisco, an engine failure would probably be the last thing on your mind, it is a very reliable engine. Your aircraft engine is considerably more reliable, it has two sets of ignition, controls to keep the mixture right and the fuel supply happy, it is checked and serviced far more often than your VW and you test it, or should do, every time you take off. It is under very little strain, it does not accelerate and decelerate very often, there are no reverse loads from engine braking, it is having as easy a life as an engine can have. That's not to say it can't break, but properly serviced and handled there is no reason why it should.
Obviously, you plan for that eventuality, but small aircraft are flown over oceans on one engine all of the time, it just takes a common sense approach and careful planning, the weather, and what you do if you hit bad weather, is a far bigger issue than an engine failure is likely to be
Awesome channel, very informative and the quality is great. Keep it up!
The Foreflight app looks fantastic! Wish we had that on the A320 😂 Great videos by the way.
Jason thank you !
Wow! Cool! Thanks for sharing!
Great video! Love the content!
Your a lucky guy! Would love to be able to fly Cessna caravans all around Hawaii
Hi Swayne! I really like your videos and your symphatic style. In Germany the use the Caravan for Island hopping, too. At Sylt Airport you can also find 737 and private jets. If you will also come to Germany in your trip to Europe, I would be glad to invite you for a fine german beer.
Great video with basic explanations.
Keep Leaving the Life !!! Good Luck & All Ur Adverts !!!
Great content as always. 😁😁😁😁😁
Thank you!
Great vid
After watching all of your videos, I will definitely apply Mokulele Airlines as Pilot position when I have Commercial license or APT.
As always, great visuals on point with some great education, add in the editing and music and you might have a career as a educational training system developer as well as flying.
Hey Swayne, I’ve worked on PT6’s for about 25 years on Beech products. Only seen one inflight shutdown.
Thanks Swayne
Thank you Swayne 😉 fun video
Swayne...did you swim at Hanauma Bay? Fantastic place...Elvis shot some movie scenes there☺
Very good.
2:58 kind of looks like the place where the ingen helicopter flew in to Isla nublar in jurassic park.
Weird!!!!! I LITERALLY just thought early today, “why hasn’t Swain posted in a while?” 👊🏾
YOUR BACK
thats cool the engine is the same design since 1960
Awesome videos
Of Course it does happen, the beech king 300 crash in TX was at PT6 turbo prop and engine cutout at the moment of liftoff lead to uncontrollable minimum airspeed and the loss of 10 souls aboard. I don't think we have seen the full FAA report yet but the video showed a huge yaw / stall...
New subscriber:) love your videos
Maintain your airplanes, and don't fly in inclement weather.
Good ol' ETOPs, and thanks to Lynn Helms the temperature in hades is considerably lower
Stay safe man.
Ok so its mostly Passengers Swim, but still
Wow that was very cool
Wholly COW! Fabulous! What an Experience! Are they hiring??? :) WHAT Did you ENJOY most? And what was your MOST Challenging flight experience while operating in HI?
This is really an awesome video! I noticed the radar on the starboard wing. Could you do an video on this thing with the display in the cockpit? By the way do you know or have met Ryan Huber? You dudes are the coolest cats on youtube for new pilots! I admire your work, expertise, and experience. Fly safe! Looking forward to more videos man! (not a pilot, but have sons in training and am an ex air controller myself).
While youre obviously trying to avoid going in the drink with careful glide range consideration, with the way that smooth flat bottom of the cargo compartment looks, if the seas arent too bad, I'd bet the caravan would ditch in a rather well behaved manner. Hell, adjacent to shore may be preferable compared to some of those rugged mountains. Not that its an issue for you anymore flying RJ's. Congrats on becoming a line-holder too.
What cess caravan do you fly. Great job also l want to become a pilot and you are very inspiring.
Love the videos, Swayne. But if you glide to land with engine out where in the heck would you put down? Hawaii looks very mountainous and not much of any place to land! Has anyone had to put down there under those conditions?
Hi Swayne,
My name's Thomas and I'm a 17 year old boy from Belgium. My biggest dream is to become a pilot so I really would like to get my PPL first. But there's one problem: money... I don't know the price in the USA for a PPL training (I guess it's quite expensive) but in Belgium it costs about 10 000-12 000 euro (12 000-14 000$). So I was wondering how you did to pay your PPL training while you were 15 with a student budget because I really don't know how to do it, even with a student job I would have to quit school (and that's quite complicated ;) ). I have no one in my family or friends who's a pilot so I can't fly for free either and I actually don't know a lot of people in the aviation. Are there ways like loans or, I don't know, any way that could enable me to get this PPL? Because it's currently impossible for me to pay this.
By the way, I discovered your channel a few days ago and was immediately conquered. I really like the way you shows your life as a pilot and speak about your training and stuff, you're doing a great job ;)
Nice overview on the company’s safety procedures. How long before you qualify for Captain?
odd is why I see some of mokulele planes in the mainlands.
Nope! That’s because we do government contracted EAS routes in Southern California. It’s s separate operation from Hawaii
oh got it thx for the clear understanding.
Swayne Martin KLAX to St Maria right?
lax-imperial and other locations too
This made me curious - how did they get the Caravans to Hawaii in the first place? Even without passengers the range is ~1200 mi. Much too far to reach from the nearest American shore. Boat is the most obvious guess, crazy!
Is there 4 stripes on your shoulders in the near future. You seem like the pefect person for this airline. Thanks
Great video and info. Have you ever had an engine out experience?
Now with the rule to be within gliding distance of land and in event of an engine failure, is it likely that the aircraft will still be ditched in the water correct? I know every scenario could be different but Hawaii has some rugged terrain around its shorelines. I am not mentioning this to scare anybody but I just want to know what you've learned from experience and training!
airplanekid333 Good question! In many cases a water landing is much safer than the rugged Hawaiian terrain. It just depends on which island you’re around and if there are any open fields or roads. We always brief our takeoffs and emergency plans per the terrain around us. For instance, the land around Kona on the Big Island is all lava rock that would make for a bad ending during an emergency. Water would be the safest bet there
Sort of considering (very sort of) applying as a direct entry captain at Mokulele. Question is, how does anyone survive on that salary in Hawaii? The flying looks like a ton of fun but I don't want to be living in a tent at the airport. I live in Seattle right now and it's expensive enough, but from what I understand, nothing compared to the islands. Even the six month captains pay (~$43K it looks like) is less than where I am now. Would be interested to hear your insights.
You should post some full flight VLOGS!!
I agree with you.
Hey, great video! Do you happen to know Jon Brown? Hes a friend that I was on flight team with last year at Lewis University before he graduated. Now he flies for the same airline as you!
Mr.Martin that was great info, but still coz these are not Amphibians so it's risky at times. Thanks.
Great video I have been following you for a long time. Will be in Hawaii in October.
Have you met any other UA-camrs it would be cool if you did a collaboration.
Thank you for the great video! In cases such as yours where ATPs fly over large bodies of water, is there any training on ditching? I mean the kind where you are submerged in a fuselage-replica underwater in a pool? Just curious, thanks.
We do have training on how to safely land and evacuate in water if it became necessary. We don't have any training that requires submersed training in a pool.
Good to know, thanks! I suppose a number of thigs must each go wrong until ditching is the only option. The route planning you explained, was very interesting. Great info and be safe.
I can find no instance of anyone ever surviving a ditching in open seas so you can save the "flotation device". And at 10K feet that thing won't glide to a safe landing Bro. It'll drop like a rock. BUT I hope you are safe forever. (I see you using the Damen Blue Line El stop. Stan's Donuts. Mmmmmmm)
Very informative ! Young man seems to be sharp around aircraft ! Still he looks like he just graduated high school ! Not trying to be rude !
Hey Swayne, thanks for all the videos! Could you please give me a rough estimate of what a first officer might earn as a yearly salary flying for Mokulele???
Hey man, I was curious, how much does a new pilot make at Mokulele. I want to pursue an awesome entry level pilot career as soon as I can. I've got about two years until I'm done with my Bachelor's and I still need my instrument, multi-engine, and commercial ratings (I only have my Private- about 65 hours). I checked the requirements and multi-engine, for obvious reasons, isn't even a requirement for Mokulele so that's one less thing to worry about for now. What would you recommend as a course of action to get to where you are at right now? Thanks for any and all info. I really enjoy every aspect of your video! Keep it up! Thanks!
Hey Swayne! Your channel is awesome! I'm a private pilot working on my instrument and hoping to possibly fly for Mokulele someday (since I'll be going to college at UH Manoa). Any tips on how I can prepare myself now for flying as a beginning airline pilot? Thanks!!
By the way,my favorite turboprop is official changed to the Cessna Caravan
swayne have you seen the c208 ditch in hawaii
How did the 208s get ferried out to HI? Extra fuel tanks and liferaft?
How did you build 1500 hrs for the regional airline? As a private pilot I want to build up to making this a job! Love the vids btw !!!
wreck it ralph505 these part 135 airlines don’t require 1,500 hours. I fly for a 135 operator also flying Caravans. Typical First Officer experience is 300 hours and a commercial single engine certificate with instrument rating. After you log 1,200 hours which includes various types of flying: instrument, night, etc., then you can upgrade to Captain. This sort of flying all legally counts toward the 1,500 needed for regional airlines.
Tyler Carroll AWESOME that sounds like a good path
wreck it ralph505 unless you can afford to rent for all 1,500 hours, then building time boils down to instructing or this sort of thing. For me, I passed on instructing as I wanted the crew environment and real world experience. We fly into ORD, ATL and all sort of places in all kinds weather in between all kinds of airplane. Often I’m in front of or behind an international 777 flight coming into ORD. It’s my option that this experience will serve me better at the next level. Everyone is different, though.
Since you went to North Dakota what class did you choose to get your gold wings
i'd fly with you
Come fly with us!
never been to hawaii but i'd love to someday!
Why are there so many warning areas around the air spaces of Hawaii?
How in the world does FAR 185.183 apply when flying the northside of Molokai? Sure, you can be within gliding distance, but the ‘land’ is 3000’ vertical cliffs. Seems a bit silly.
When you said "over the ocean" I thought you ment some real ocean flying, not just a 30-80 mile "Hop". My grand pappies PA-11 flew longer over ocean flights way back in the 1940's!
Hi , I have question what does B.S aviation engineering job ?
Now that you’re at envoy do you miss island hopping?
regards from germany ;)