Alan Helfer, Pilot/Owner of TalonAir.com, takeoff at Big River Lakes, Alaska, shot by Virgil Peachey, www.alaskafloatplanes.com 1000HP Garrett turbine conversion by Bobby Bishop, www.texasturbines.com/
I'm a huge Muskie and Pike fisherman and I dream of having the ability to fly in and out of Canada someday. guess I'll need to focus on a raise if I want to have the luxury of being in this plane :) I love the capacity it has too, seems I could stow the kitchen sink and also have a pilot and a few humans with me.
@iRECKONER Well, I don't sell those things but yeah... some 100.000s more or less... A cool plane, no question, but expensive to buy and operate. Good for a business where it is actually needed though. But for private use... I don't know :)
is that the cost ? HA wow the cost of aircraft AMAZE me. I recently got a sub to "Flying" magazine and the specs and cost of them are very interesting. I'm a big Railroad guy and it's insane the cost of a plane in this video is the same as the cost of the most advanced 4400 horse power locomotive. HA if I had to choose I'd go with the locomotive but of coarse I'm a train guy :)
@iRECKONER I've seen them in 8 to 12 passenger configurations (not including pilot/copilot). As a cargo plane, they carry up to around 850 kgs (1900 lbs). But that's the standard 675 hp version. Don't know what this 1000 hp model will do!
Jesus Christ, that is like the John Deere of float planes!
motokid032 1 week ago
@heinrich97
I'm a huge Muskie and Pike fisherman and I dream of having the ability to fly in and out of Canada someday. guess I'll need to focus on a raise if I want to have the luxury of being in this plane :) I love the capacity it has too, seems I could stow the kitchen sink and also have a pilot and a few humans with me.
iRECKONER 1 week ago
@iRECKONER Well, I don't sell those things but yeah... some 100.000s more or less... A cool plane, no question, but expensive to buy and operate. Good for a business where it is actually needed though. But for private use... I don't know :)
heinrich97 1 week ago
@heinrich97
is that the cost ? HA wow the cost of aircraft AMAZE me. I recently got a sub to "Flying" magazine and the specs and cost of them are very interesting. I'm a big Railroad guy and it's insane the cost of a plane in this video is the same as the cost of the most advanced 4400 horse power locomotive. HA if I had to choose I'd go with the locomotive but of coarse I'm a train guy :)
iRECKONER 1 week ago
@iRECKONER Do you have two million dollars?
heinrich97 1 week ago
Does the Caravan still retain its single pilot IFR certification with that upgrade state side?
ryno200 2 weeks ago
@iRECKONER Cessna 208 Caravan on floats
flynmid 1 month ago
what is the make / model of that plane! I WANT ONE!!!!!
iRECKONER 1 month ago
@iRECKONER I've seen them in 8 to 12 passenger configurations (not including pilot/copilot). As a cargo plane, they carry up to around 850 kgs (1900 lbs). But that's the standard 675 hp version. Don't know what this 1000 hp model will do!
gammaraider 1 month ago
Guy was LIGHT !
tonyktx44 2 months ago