Rich, thank you for bringing me back in time, I flew a 414 in 1982 , between the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico, excellent aircraft , well built, super comfortable, all around a KING 👑
Jeez Rich, you get out of a nice Cessna twin and climb into a Waco….I think you do that to tease us lol. Great video and I agree this aircraft has room for a panel update. Thanks for sharing.
I know it's been 11 months, but wow I neer saw a gopro looking from inside the nacelle back over the tail. Gives great perspective of climb rate - or gradient at least. GREAT SHOT. 575 ouch hope you sold it to a deserving owner.
Beautiful Cessna 414 in Pristine Condition 2 and looks like very well Maintained !! Nice Flight Rich u get 2 C all the great Nature scenery and enjoy flying all these Nice Airplanes !! If you believe in an creator (GOD) don't forget 2 thank him for the Good Life he gave you !! Thanks again for another great video !! 😊😊
Hey I flew 303s a little bit Cool little ride with the airstair door I liked all the 300 series. 414 are great. the 401s and 402s are dogs. Lots of time in those
When you mentioned not building them again I got thinking, do you think they would be too close to PT6 money? Given a choice I would choose a PT6 powered single. I have no idea what the 4XX's were new. Just curious. Thanks --gary
I think the 303 Crusader is a very nice and elegant aircraft with its cruciform tail (I had my hands on one, many years ago) but I understand it is notoriously underpowered, some saying unable to climb out on one engine (250 per side). Couldn’t verify that. Unpressurized.
I looked at this video originally on my 14" laptop, and I read 'Chino' as 'China!' I was thinking 'that's a long flight!' I guess I need to update my eyeglass prescription. Now, on to watch the flight to CHINO, California. LOL You know, Rich, you said Cessna would never build these airplanes again, but I have to wonder. With Continental's CD-300 engine, do you think it might be cost-effective to attempt to restart a scaled-back cabin class twin market? If you updated the 340A and the 414A with the latest avionics and installed the CD-300 engines, except only ran say 100 gallons of Jet-A, you might get a longer ranged aircraft with more full-fuel payload. Granted, it wouldn't be 'cheap', but when a new Malibu Mirage is $1.4M, if you could do it for $2M-2.2M (putting it right under a new Meridian), there might be some people or businesses that would buy it. You have a proven airframe, altering the engines to something that is much more fuel efficient, i.e., 9.2/gph at max power, could bring a change to the marketplace.
@@FlyingwithRich Thanks for putting out enjoyable content to a pilot who is probably never going to get his medical back, and even so, doesn't have the money to fly. You, and other content creators here on RU-vid help to 'keep me in the sky' and I appreciate that.
Hi Richard, Sir, greetings from Argentina This is probably the 1st. or 2nd. time I comment in any of your videos despite I´m a long time subscriber. There is a gentleman in Pennsylvania State called Jason who has his own channel called "Rebuild Rescue". A few months ago, he was given a C401 and he is on a mission to rescue that plane for humanitarian purposes. The only throw-back he has is that the wings have to be replaced and so far, he´s got no luck. Since you are so attached to Cessna´s aircrafts, Isn´t there any chance you can help this gentleman out with his quest? It would be amazing if both of you could reach to each other. My best wishes to you, your family and friends from NE Patagonia, Argentina, (a dream place).
awesome rich! I thought mp was supposed to be lower than rpm. that's what my cfi requires in the 172. but I noticed a couple videos where that's not the case. you were doing 25/23
