Great Landing in Juneau, Alaska - Cessna 208 Caravan

[cba999casey]

nice landing , araund -50 feet per minute i think , and 60 knots.

[ptpb1985]

The 208 caravan is one of the greatest single engine aircraft ever built. You can carry a 1,481lbs(672 kg) WITH FULL FUEL, Land fully loaded in 950 ft (289m),and take off in 1,365 ft (416 m). And do all of this with 3,705 lb (1,680 kg) on board.

[kevianso]

teh camera is a phone nseries ??

[Mockeraina]

I took a Mendenhal Glacier tour here in. Flew in a AS-350 B3.

[jorgemdllin]

what is the bigest plane that make landings there???I saw this place on the simulator and I just love it I really really REALLY WANT TO GO THERE!!!

[aviationwingnut]

That IS cool!!!! I've been to Alaska. Nice, very pretty place to go.

[selgemm]

Nothing is going to "explode" on a glass display, also glass displays are very reliable.

[poptartpencil]

@selgemm i always prefer analog. they are just easier to read

[MercedesKawasaki]

@poptartpencil did you know that modern aircraft equipped with analog avionics aren't entirely analog? The latest King Air's without pro line 21 were all computerized. You get the analog instruments to make it easier to read the information's but the whole system is digital, it's really just the way the information is presented to the pilot. Cool hah?  Have an awesome day mate.

[futurepilotkid]

@selgemm actually glass displays usually have a fault of blanking out thts why certain instruments are still kept in the cockpit

[selgemm]

@futurepilotkid modern glass displays have little faults, believe it or not, they are often times less likely to fail than "steam gauges." Traditional avionics are there for redundancy . Trust me, i can tell you from experience displays like the garmin g1000 are pretty much bulletproof.

[holybabble]

haven't heard of the glass display exploding before, however, there are backups in place here guys. if you're not flying ifr (bad visibility), a pilot with experience in this aircraft can land without the display entirely. (it's nice to know the elevation and speed though...and there are gauges for that).

[sheetbug]

TV as in 1950's CRT? Its Liquid crystal Display. Don't fly modern airlines if you're worried about then exploding. Modern airlines cockpits are full of this shit.

[Apollo580]

That's being a little paranoid. The display won't "blow up", it's very reliable and there hasn't been that problem.

[TehMG]

@sheetbug Actually despite appearances, most of them are CRT. LCDs are still fairly rare in avionics systems, mostly due to their poor contrast under certain lighting conditions. Viewing angle is an issue too.

Mind you, these aren't the same cheap CRTs as in TV sets. They are very expensive and extremely rugged and reliable CRTs designed specifically for avionics use. Cost for the CRT alone is in the 4 or 5 figures.

[winstonblack99]

ah awesome, i cant wait to move on up to one of these badboys, just starting one of these things up with that turboprop pumping alone makes the hairs on the back of your neck stand

[1LordiFan1]

oh yeah! i took a cruise there

[Flowis311]

its a cool place...

[Mac10OSX]

@1LordiFan1 so did i a while ago though

[swidd2]

Dude, what's that TV in front of the pilot? Where's all the instruments gone?

[planelover3640]

Its not a tv, it still has all the instruments but there on screens now. Alot of planes have these.

[swidd2]

That's just wrong! I want a six pack!

[planelover3640]

How is that wrong? Please do explain.

[swidd2]

What if the TV explodes, then what is he gonna do? Six packs don't explode...

[planelover3640]

Dude whats the chance of that even happening? And if did explode it wouldnt be that bad only cuts from glass and some shrapnel thts all. :)

[n40798]

Is there a history of these exploding?

[planelover3640]

Hey man i have no idea, i am not a pilot, but working on it. Sorry i couldn't really answer that question, maybe ask a Cessna 208 pilot.

[ryan868]

The vacuum system is a million times more likely to fail than the MFD "exploding". If it did "explode" then they can use the, clearly visible, backup analog instruments on the perimeter of the MFD.

[jaaboy3]

I had my CoOP here in 2003

[BeechSundowner]

Nice landing :-)) View is awesome!