Alex thanks to you and your guest for allowing us to experience such a unique aircraft. The Navion sliding canopy and cockpit design reminds me of the Canadair CT-114 Tutor jet used by the RCAF Snowbirds. Respect the owners commitment in maintaining the Navion in such pristine condition. Truly an exceptional aircraft.
Great video to bring back a few memories. Trever's Grandfather Franz checked me out for my solo in 1960, the beginning of 53 years as a pilot. I remember Trever's father Ken as he pushed airplanes into the hanger at the end of the day. In 1960 there was a Navion on the flight line, although I'm sure it was not this Scotties Toy. Thanks for the memories. Bill.
I saw this plane some years ago. Ken just showed me this again today. And introduced me to Alex's earlier videos. Hope to meet you(Alex) in the near future.
I've seen it all now. Unbelievable. Never forget seeing my first Navion here at the local airport back in 1959. I was full blown in love. It was silver and I thought I was looking at at P51 with a nose wheel until someone told me what it was. Have loved the Navion ever since.
Really well done! Filming was spot on. If this type of story telling is going to be part of your future projects I might suggest a mic in the cockpit so we can hear banter between you and the pilot as well as ATC. Still a great piece of work.
I do have a cockpit audio connector for my GoPro, but wanted this video to focus more on the airplane itself. I'll keep that in mind for next time though!
Love the Badlands from above. But I still think the way the road just DROPS into the valley from the northbound road is a more stunning effect of just how different that part of AB is from the rest of it.
Cool! Drumheller area would certainly be interesting to fly over. I like the throttle in the center with the condition levers and mixture levers canted off to either side. It makes for a sort of retro-future look that carries over to the plane as a whole. The tip tanks are always a good look as well. Thanks for the upload!
Great video. Would have appreciated a short interview with Trevor and maybe a quick tour of the cockpit showing original and upgrades to the avionics, etc. Maybe a little more history of that particular aircraft too.
Wow, that's an awesome old plane. Really love the bold livery too. I am amazed you got your long legs into that cockpit, Alex !...it would have been a real buzz to take the controls too !!!
Wow, my birth year airplane!! This is a really cool video, thank you for this experience. This is an amazing and rare airplane in wonderful condition. When I was a young person, a friend of mine and I had a plan to get our pilot's licenses and each of us buy a Navion. We were then going to fly around the world. Never happened. Thank you for reminding me of this great memory.
What a neat looking twin! Love the bubble cockpit. Interesting that the throttle and prop levers have traded places compared to the typical piston twin
I love the single variant and had completely forgotten about the existence of this version. The 170 horse engines would be a vast improvement over the 125s. Noticed the non standard quadrant layout
Wow, what an incredible video and ride! ..honestly though..personally I'd be a little anxious about flying a vintage aircraft... and such a rare one too!
My Mom 96, grew up there, until the dustbowl hit along with the Depression. Fantastic view and engines synced too. If you want to ride in a really old airplane check out Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome, rides in 1928 New Standard, big and loud and if you are lucky (tipping the pilot brings good luck) you can get to look up at the Hudson River with nothing but a lapbelt...
Loved the video, thanks. Only thing that could have made it nicer would be some of the performance numbers especially compared to the single engine version.
Thanks for,sharing. I'm a New Sub. I had a Ride in a 4 seater Plane,out of Drumheller in June. Was a Awesome,Tour of Our Town. Nice Take off,and Landing.
In most videos I’ve seen of GA planes, every pilot seems to open the door/crack the canopy pretty much as soon as they’re on the ground, and I’ve never been able to figure out why. When I saw him doing it here, it once again makes me frustrated I’ve never been able to figure out why everyone seems to do that. Great video Alex! What a cool aircraft
Wonderful Alex! I also got very interesting flight last Sunday when due to weather conditions my flight back was rescheduled to … another airport in 2,5 hours from that position and company provided buses to all of passengers registered to get there. So coming to one city and flying back home from another unexpectedly. )))
Gorgeous plane. I flew into Drumheller my first time this March with my Comanche. Amazing terrain, but why they built a north/south runway on the prairies with a prevailing west wind, I'll never know. 🤣. Btw, I noticed your pilot really likes to land far off to the left of the centre line. Is that due to sight lines particular to the plane?
Very nice video on a rare and beautiful aircraft. I would be very interested to know how it performs OEI, and especially comparing the 170 hp engines on this bird to the 240 hp CAMAIR Twin Navion. Thanks for a great presentation.
Awesome piece on this iconic aircraft, though I have to admit I didn't know they had built twins for a time. I think they missed an opportunity by not going into competition with Cessna and Beech twins. The Navion looks like a very stable IFR platform and could have done well in the air taxi business as well.
Beatufil Navion. It reminds me of the Sky King 310 back in the late 1950 and early 60s. In my opinion, it is a great airplane but only seems was limited low horsepower engines from that time of general aviation...
Congrautions on your Rating Alex Great work Wish we could hear the radio chatter Always enjoy your videos No chance of a visit to Cold Lake AFB ? & Ride in a CF-18
Hehehe, should I feel old? I soloed in a 1967 Cessna 150H (in 1991). I built lots of time in a 1962 Centurion...I was born in 1972 😋 P.S. my boss at the FBO in college was a Navion fanatic...he had a light brown on dark brown twin Navion at one point.
lovely looker that plane ,built like a tractor,i live in a town called Airdrie but if only it was as nice as the one in Canada we got np airstrip but a low league football stadium anyways great video
Nice . But he is starting it wrong.. “Throttle set (cracked open ) mixture closed after prime and crank with mags on. If it picks up open the mixture and adjust the rpm by throttle . It’s the old fashioned way . If new continentals are installed use start with mixture open
Funny that the Lycoming Operators Manual states the following: 0-340-A1A Section 3 4. Starting Procedure - After completion of prestarting inspection: a. Head the airplane into the wind. b. Lock the wheels by either wheel brakes or chocks. c. Turn fuel valve to "ON" position. d. Move mixture control lever to "FULL RICH". e. Set throttle to 1/10 open position. f. Prime cold cylinders with one to three full strokes of priming pump depending on engine temperature. g. Engage starter and allow engine to turn approximately one full turn before turning ignition switch to the "LEFT MAG" position. h. When engine fires evenly, turn ignition switch to "BOTH" and open throttle to an indicated speed of 800 RPM. Check oil pressure gage for an indicated pressure. If oil pressure is not indicated within one-half minute, stop engine and determine trouble. Starting on both mags has resulted in easier starts than the single mag start so that method had been adopted for the past 48 years. Thanks for watching!
Thanks. We moved out of YYC in 2008. At the time, we were one of the last regularly flying "little guys" left. The handful of light planes left are basically abandoned.
After I got my license in the mid 70's I flew out of Tri-Air, a rental operation on the south end of the east hangars.in the 80's I did some flying out of Aerocat, who built a brand new hanger for their new A/C sales and rental business. I'm pretty sure your airplane was around the east hangars both times.
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Alex thanks to you and your guest for allowing us to experience such a unique aircraft. The Navion sliding canopy and cockpit design reminds me of the Canadair CT-114 Tutor jet used by the RCAF Snowbirds. Respect the owners commitment in maintaining the Navion in such pristine condition. Truly an exceptional aircraft.
I was literally just thinking the same thing. Does look a lot like the Snowbirds Canadair with a couple props lol
Hope this plane keeps on flying for more years to come.
That was fantastic. I love the post-war general aviation era.
When they thought more normal people would rush towards replacing cars with planes
Great video to bring back a few memories. Trever's Grandfather Franz checked me out for my solo in 1960, the beginning of 53 years as a pilot. I remember Trever's father Ken as he pushed airplanes into the hanger at the end of the day. In 1960 there was a Navion on the flight line, although I'm sure it was not this Scotties Toy. Thanks for the memories. Bill.
I saw this plane some years ago. Ken just showed me this again today. And introduced me to Alex's earlier videos. Hope to meet you(Alex) in the near future.
I had the pleasure of flying with Trevor in it this fall.
An absolutely wonderful experience and a great flying plane.
Thanks again Trevor.
That is a gorgeous airplane, what a privilege.
I've seen it all now. Unbelievable. Never forget seeing my first Navion here at the local airport back in 1959. I was full blown in love. It was silver and I thought I was looking at at P51 with a nose wheel until someone told me what it was. Have loved the Navion ever since.
Alex-- one of your best! Thanks for sharing!
I've got a 46' with the 225, this twin looks exceptional. Love flying with the canopy open in the summer.
Really well done! Filming was spot on. If this type of story telling is going to be part of your future projects I might suggest a mic in the cockpit so we can hear banter between you and the pilot as well as ATC. Still a great piece of work.
I do have a cockpit audio connector for my GoPro, but wanted this video to focus more on the airplane itself. I'll keep that in mind for next time though!
Well, that is definetly a rare plane! Great video as always dude
looks great!
Why did you land on the left side of the runway instead of on center?
Because some days you just do.
Love the Badlands from above. But I still think the way the road just DROPS into the valley from the northbound road is a more stunning effect of just how different that part of AB is from the rest of it.
Cool! Drumheller area would certainly be interesting to fly over. I like the throttle in the center with the condition levers and mixture levers canted off to either side. It makes for a sort of retro-future look that carries over to the plane as a whole. The tip tanks are always a good look as well. Thanks for the upload!
How cool is that!? Lucky guy!
This was a great video of a wonderful chance you had to fly in this aircraft. Thanks for posting,
You should get some audio equipment for your GA flights so we can hear the radio
I do! Just wanted this to focus more on the plane itself.
This is such a cool plane! absolutely love this video!
Love the paint job on it! Great video Alex!
Interesting that the throttle is in between the mixture and prop pitch controls.
Awesome Twin Navion, and a beautiful flight in Alberta. I fly a 1948 Navion A and love it. Navions should go back into production.
Absolutely phenomenal!!.
What a cool 😎 old plane
Great fun. Thank you.
Very nice to see this rare bird
And...beautiful photography!
A very informative and exciting video. I had never, in my 70 years, ever heard of the Twin Navion. It's a gorgeous airplane.
What a beauty!
Nice to see Ken's bird still flying and still in the Calgary area.
What a treat, thank you!
Genuinely beautiful plane! Amazing engine sound too! I would hope some company brings this design back into the fold.
Very cool. I've known Trevor and his brother Scott for a number of years...both of them build scale models, just like I do.
What a beautiful airplane !
Beautiful Bird!
Videography is expertly done!
A pleasure to watch, well cared for Navion.
Look up the bigger engine Camair variant.
Cheers Alex thank you for showing us this rare aircraft, that thing is a pretty mean looking beast.
A beautiful and unique airplane. Great paint scheme. The location def makes that yellow and orange pop!
Perfect and the classic sound!!!
Thank you for sharing. Interesting to see it uses the Beechcraft type of throttles being between the porp levers and the mixture levers.
Excellent reference video for the Camair 480 Twin Navion I am developing for MSFS2020. It should be available this month for purchase.
Wow lucky you great video 👍
Beautiful plane, and well put together video. Thank you
Such a super cool little airplane and the history behind it!! Thanks for ridw!!
What an awesome aircraft.
Wow!!! That was fantastic!!! Lucky guy!!
I like it, has that art deco look or feel to it.
Wow! Oldest commercial plane??
Great video.
Would have appreciated a short interview with Trevor and maybe a quick tour of the cockpit showing original and upgrades to the avionics, etc. Maybe a little more history of that particular aircraft too.
This thing sounds amazing.
Twins are important when flying in Alberta. It can be a long way to a suitable farm field.
Wow, that's an awesome old plane.
Really love the bold livery too.
I am amazed you got your long legs into that cockpit, Alex !...it would have been a real buzz to take the controls too !!!
Great video. My brother has one of these. Polished aluminum with blue accent. Once its annual is done hope to get video of it posted.
Beautiful little aircraft and I love those control yokes ✈️🇦🇺
Looking good!
Wow, my birth year airplane!! This is a really cool video, thank you for this experience. This is an amazing and rare airplane in wonderful condition. When I was a young person, a friend of mine and I had a plan to get our pilot's licenses and each of us buy a Navion. We were then going to fly around the world. Never happened. Thank you for reminding me of this great memory.
What a neat looking twin! Love the bubble cockpit. Interesting that the throttle and prop levers have traded places compared to the typical piston twin
I love the single variant and had completely forgotten about the existence of this version. The 170 horse engines would be a vast improvement over the 125s. Noticed the non standard quadrant layout
Nice video, I love it! Greetings from Jakarta
Wow, what an incredible video and ride! ..honestly though..personally I'd be a little anxious about flying a vintage aircraft... and such a rare one too!
Looked pretty tight in there, Alex. Why didn’t you book your usual bulkhead seat?
My Mom 96, grew up there, until the dustbowl hit along with the Depression. Fantastic view and engines synced too. If you want to ride in a really old airplane check out Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome, rides in 1928 New Standard, big and loud and if you are lucky (tipping the pilot brings good luck) you can get to look up at the Hudson River with nothing but a lapbelt...
Loved the video, thanks. Only thing that could have made it nicer would be some of the performance numbers especially compared to the single engine version.
Thanks for,sharing. I'm a New Sub. I had a Ride in a 4 seater Plane,out of Drumheller in June. Was a Awesome,Tour of Our Town. Nice Take off,and Landing.
In most videos I’ve seen of GA planes, every pilot seems to open the door/crack the canopy pretty much as soon as they’re on the ground, and I’ve never been able to figure out why. When I saw him doing it here, it once again makes me frustrated I’ve never been able to figure out why everyone seems to do that. Great video Alex! What a cool aircraft
Cabin cooling
Better cooling than just opening the window. Especially common in the summer time!
Ventilation, in most cases it starts to get pretty stuffy as soon as you're moving slowly!
Wonderful Alex! I also got very interesting flight last Sunday when due to weather conditions my flight back was rescheduled to … another airport in 2,5 hours from that position and company provided buses to all of passengers registered to get there. So coming to one city and flying back home from another unexpectedly. )))
That is one beautiful meat and potatoes twin. Love it...........my kind of airplane ! Great video, Thanks.
Would like to know more about this one
Gorgeous plane. I flew into Drumheller my first time this March with my Comanche. Amazing terrain, but why they built a north/south runway on the prairies with a prevailing west wind, I'll never know. 🤣. Btw, I noticed your pilot really likes to land far off to the left of the centre line. Is that due to sight lines particular to the plane?
Very nice video on a rare and beautiful aircraft. I would be very interested to know how it performs OEI, and especially comparing the 170 hp engines on this bird to the 240 hp CAMAIR Twin Navion. Thanks for a great presentation.
Sounds just like a Beech 95 Travel Air - it's even got the landing light in the nose !!
I never thought there would be a Twin engine Navion which is a rare aircraft
Sweet ride, but can imagine it takes a fair bit of love and attention to keep it in that condition.
Awesome piece on this iconic aircraft, though I have to admit I didn't know they had built twins for a time. I think they missed an opportunity by not going into competition with Cessna and Beech twins. The Navion looks like a very stable IFR platform and could have done well in the air taxi business as well.
Beatufil Navion. It reminds me of the Sky King 310 back in the late 1950 and early 60s. In my opinion, it is a great airplane but only seems was limited low horsepower engines from that time of general aviation...
Congrautions on your Rating Alex
Great work Wish we could hear the radio chatter
Always enjoy your videos
No chance of a visit to Cold Lake AFB ? & Ride in a CF-18
Trevor should try for the center line every chance he gets
Hehehe, should I feel old? I soloed in a 1967 Cessna 150H (in 1991). I built lots of time in a 1962 Centurion...I was born in 1972 😋 P.S. my boss at the FBO in college was a Navion fanatic...he had a light brown on dark brown twin Navion at one point.
Looks like those nose landing lights could be swapped out for machine guns
Wow!
lovely looker that plane ,built like a tractor,i live in a town called Airdrie but if only it was as nice as the one in Canada we got np airstrip but a low league football stadium anyways great video
Ah man each landing I was like, Centreline Right! But he didn’t correct.
❤️
The centerline is reserved for professionals
Glad you enjoyed the video.
Nice . But he is starting it wrong..
“Throttle set (cracked open ) mixture closed after prime and crank with mags on.
If it picks up open the mixture and adjust the rpm by throttle .
It’s the old fashioned way .
If new continentals are installed use start with mixture open
Funny that the Lycoming Operators Manual states the following:
0-340-A1A Section 3
4. Starting Procedure - After completion of prestarting inspection:
a. Head the airplane into the wind.
b. Lock the wheels by either wheel brakes or chocks.
c. Turn fuel valve to "ON" position.
d. Move mixture control lever to "FULL RICH".
e. Set throttle to 1/10 open position.
f. Prime cold cylinders with one to three full strokes of priming pump
depending on engine temperature.
g. Engage starter and allow engine to turn approximately one full turn
before turning ignition switch to the "LEFT MAG" position.
h. When engine fires evenly, turn ignition switch to "BOTH" and open
throttle to an indicated speed of 800 RPM. Check oil pressure gage for
an indicated pressure. If oil pressure is not indicated within one-half
minute, stop engine and determine trouble.
Starting on both mags has resulted in easier starts than the single mag start so that method had been adopted for the past 48 years.
Thanks for watching!
Many years ago I flew an old Temco Swift. Rugged airplane.
I have to say that this aircraft is genuinely cool!!, lucky sod!, so jealous lol
I remember seeing that airplane around YYC in the mid 70's. I t was very special then, now even more so!
Thanks. We moved out of YYC in 2008. At the time, we were one of the last regularly flying "little guys" left. The handful of light planes left are basically abandoned.
After I got my license in the mid 70's I flew out of Tri-Air, a rental operation on the south end of the east hangars.in the 80's I did some flying out of Aerocat, who built a brand new hanger for their new A/C sales and rental business. I'm pretty sure your airplane was around the east hangars both times.