Cessna 182 - Flying Around the World 

What an amazing guy. He's flown around the world and yet stayed humble

I've followed the Sailing Doodles videos for quite some time. I'm also a former Army fixed wing pilot, during which time I obtained an Airman's Certificate for Airplane, Single and Multiengine Land, Instrument rating. The Sailing Doodles skipper (Bobby) recently welcomed aboard a new crew member to his sailing vessel, a lovely lady named Dakota. Both she and Bobby are both certificated pilots with more advanced ratings than I have. Bobby has said he wanted Dakota to take the lead in promoting Flying Doodles to promote his RU-vid videos in various aspects of flying. As a 78 year old no-longer-flying pilot, I watch many flying videos on RU-vid for my personal interests. Lo and behold I see the lovely Dakota in this video. I was pleasantly surprised to recognize her! Dakota is a multifaceted woman, obviously smart as hell and able to speak "aviation" like a pro! Good to see you, Dakota! Flying with a pilot that has flown a C-182 around the world made for a terrific interview! Keep up the good work!

Great episode! What an amazing accomplishment for him! Great interview Dakota...

Nice one Dakota. It's amazing how a little Cessna 182 R, 1981 vintage flew around the world. Dakota keep these flying Doodles videos coming and the sailing with Bobby. Looking forward to seeing more

06:42 bruuh couldn't resist to check them out! smooth one

He started his flight in Zelienople PA, that's were I started flying as a teenager and soloed! What a coincidence!

I still think out of all the aircraft I’ve flown the 182Q I have 60hrs in was my favourite, they’re such a reliable and comfortable aircraft. Also I love how he said, “not perfect but I’ll take it” after his landing when the front tyre couldn’t have touched down any closer to the centre of the centreline haha. Great video guys !!

Bobby.....I liked this channel before....but Dakota is a significant upgrade! She is in her element in an airplane. Knowledgeable, confident and easy on the eyes and ears. I hope you make sure she stays current and can progress towards a flying career in addition to being a regular on all your channels!

On my bucket List: owning a 182

Thank you, Ross. Thank you, Dakota for another Fantastic Episode. ❤

Dakota this is pure joy. I enjoy every moment of this flight ✈️. You go girl. Thanks. Cheers Capetown 🇿🇦🇿🇦🇺🇲🇺🇲

Nicely done, Dakota. Ross has a very interesting story with amazing planning abilities. Look forward to more of these and crossing paths again soon. 💯📸🛩️

Great job Dakota very interesting plane and the trip Ross talked about.

Dakota, you are a natural . You do a great job !

Dakota, good thoughtful interview from a pilot's perspective!!!

I knew two couples who were 4 doctors. They planned a trip to Europe. They shipped the clothes to use to Europe a month before. They had extra tanks added to the plane. They were able to fly all over Europe for a month. They shipped everything back afterwards and reversed the flight over. I was able to hear about it on my visit with them.

What a logistics effort.

Good job Dakota. Thank you.

Dakota! Nice to see you here but I miss you on the boat. A lot of people miss you on the boat.

Thanks for the education and history Dakota. What an accomplishment Ross. You're the man.

Interesting experiment to see the operating sytems of each opposite personality so close in that tiny cabin. Mister IA twice checker and miss Lushy in the sky with a diamond smile.

The Guy Couldn't Stop Talking About Long Legs and Dakota's Right Next Door ! ! ! ! HOLY DAKOTA'S ! ! ! 😁👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

Great video Thanks Ross and Dakota,awesome plane with some amazing history and accomplishments.Very enjoyable!

Man I completely feel you pain. I flew BUENOS Aires To Atlanta USA during COVID Trying to find 100 LL was by far the hardest part. Plus paying the never ending fees.

Enjoyable video and good to see GLS again, where I practiced so many times with the AA5A/B from Fletcher aviation at the Hobby field

Outstanding . Ross is wealth of Knowledge about flying and Dakota did a wonderful interview

As a former 182 owner, Dakota is correct, if you can close the doors, you're legal.....nice job Dakota.

👍✅👏Well done Dakota! We don't need Bobby anymore LOL

Another well done video Dakota!

Ross thanks for the plane, the story of your flight and Dakota as a copilot. She's a awesome companion. Keep safe. Cheers Capetown 🇿🇦👌🇺🇲🇺🇲

Another great episode!

Dakota has a personality in planes! I enjoy her commentary and knowledge…and personality! Nice upgrade to the channel.

You took off and landed ON THE CENTERLINE. Well done.

Excellent video! Very interesting interview nice job and congratulations to Ross for completing that flight.

Good questions Dakota…nice job.

Wow, would not have picked him as a Kiwi. Grew up in UK I suspect, speaking The Queen’s English. Great video Dakota.

You fit right in ... comfortable conversation - interesting interview.

Superb thank you for a superb production Dakota..keep on rocking girl you are Awesome ✌️♥️

Dakota is doing a great job!

6:42- inspecting the luggage.

Lookin' good Dakota!!!!!!!

Interesting plane, pilot and story Dakota, nice start. I think the video would be improved if you had introduced the pilot and done the first part more as an interview than a monologue. Once you all were in the air you did a great job with your questions and overall conversational style. Nice start to your ‘solo’ flying. 🛫

super cool!

love dakota

18:58 always ask if you don’t know something or are unsure, ALWAYS

Very interesting vlog. Some very good questions from Dakots. I bet he got some looks in some of the FOB's he landed at. He's a very intellectual guy. That would be a haul flying 17 hrs on one leg in a 182. How did he talk to contollers from other countries? Other countries have bilingual controllers? I would think that would be a challenge. I'm an A&P and want to get my pilots license, and found this vlog so awesome! Thanks Dakota

Dakota this was a well done video. Thank you.

Dakota, you were fantastic with the Ross interview about his round the world flight adventure...love to see you on Sailing Doodles...keep up the good work.

She is just perfect for this channel

Wow, that is an amazing story and a well shot/edited episode. I love to see the growth and confidence of Dakota in this episode. More of these features would be amazing!

Well done Dakota. Wings are better than sails? 😀

Wow Dakota !!! That was AWSOME.. thank you for doing that !!! That was very interesting….More content please… That was a wonderful segment..!!!

Great seeing you out and about in your element Dakota. I hope you might come for a visit with us in Australia? There’s so much to explore here and I’m sure you’d love the country, the experiences and the people You’re doing a great job on FD. I hope to see a lot more of you soon. 🛩️👍🇦🇺

The 182 is a great plane, very cool video. We had a 182 RG that was fun and a pleasure to fly.

Well done Dakota....a very Nice one!!!!....congrats young Lady!!!

One of my favorite episodes on this channel. Very interesting story.

Sounds to me you got very deep pockets and really good sponcers .

In the 70s , it was common to fly a new light plane to Australia from the US factory. That was the cheapest method , rather than taking the wings off and into a container. Au new plane customer are used to seeing their new bird already broken in for them with 100+ hours on the Hobbs meter. The longest leg were from LAX to Hawaii, (about 2100 KT miles) and can take over 14 hours in a 172 or Mooney, they tend to travel in groups of 3, 4 planes for safety. Seats were removed ( sent by Qantas) and replaced with a big gas tank, Turtle Pack Au still make rubber fuel bladders. When the plane land in AU, the pilots were handed a return Qantas ticket to get back to the US. This is not done now because av gas is not even available in many places at any price, and like Ross, they will have to preposition fuel, which is a pain. My guess is you need at least 2500 kt miles of fuel for you are flying against the prevailing winds. At least icing is not a problem. With GPS, navigation is now a joke. Rather than guessing, like some other aviator in the past, I now know Howland Island position down to within 10 ft. But if I have to do the crossing, I prefer to use something that burn Jet A, which is universally available, and some of those single engine birds like the Epic do not need to carry as much extra fuel.

Very interesting flight. I have never met a more interesting and accomplished Pilot. Thanks Dakota

Neat story. Looking great and getting more comfortable. Nice work!

Thank you so much for the video ! So informative ! At 14:50 you speak of "that what gets people" regarding the weather. Did you know that 80% of general aviation fatal crashes are in vfr conditions ? That's from Dan Gryder's Sunday, 11-12-23 video and earlier ones too. I look forward to more watching your videos. Thanks again so much.

I did the Pponk upgrade on a 1976 182p. Funniest Idiocracy was demonstrating a power on stall. The plane just wants to ride the prop. Had a heck of a time getting it to even buffer. Found that if I held yoke back about 75% and then yanked the last 25% it would finally buffer and stall so I could pass my biannual. I miss that plane!

Fantastic video

That is an amazing accomplishment in a 182! He must have alot of courage to attempt an around-the-world voyage through the air. Great video Dakota!

nice work girl. 👍👍👍👍👍👍

Super informative video. Comments from Ross and Dakota were spot on. When I think back to my first cross country about a hundred years ago, lol, and how nervous I was, to hear about probably a 20, 000 + mile trip makes my little endeavor seem like nothing. We all had to start somewhere tho, right?

Well done Dakota. Nice plane Ross.

Awesome story! Great job Dakota! Keep these interesting stories coming

Great flight! You're doing a super job in hosting and producing these videos.

Galveston! Fun to see an area I'm familiar with in a Flying Doodles video.

Impressive plane, story & guy. Great episode!

Great video ... looking forward to the episode where you stop in Jamaica.

You should do an episode with Stevie Triesenberg. Would be an interesting story given her love of unique, classic planes. Two female pilots would be a cool concept.

Nice job Dakota.....very well done

Nice episode!

Flying around the world in a small airplane loaded with extra fuel tanks reminds me of Charles Lindbergh's famous transatlantic flight. Ross has to be in a record book of some kind.

Very inspiring Ross, thanks for sharing!

I wish there was a walk around with the wing tip add ons... that was the only thing missing here. Amazing mods.

Amazing stuff. Lots of love from Kenya!

Fantastic! Love to see a vid. on a Meyers Aero Commander, awesome planes to this day. Esp. the "200".

I can’t wait to book my intro flight and go from there is it’s something I like. I know I love the idea but I can’t know if it’s for me until I try the intro flight

That is incredible. I am checked out in a C150, C172, and C182. Unfortunately I have not flown since 2007. Health issues are prohibitive. I can still get a provisional medical, but it is just to hard, too many hoops to jump through to get it. That plane is great. Thanks for the video. What an achievement, I cannot imagine flying over the Pacific in a single.

Great video,,,enjoyed the flight and the narrative...Good Job Dakota....wm

That is avery cool plane, and great piolot. he knows his plane. very very cool cheers 🍻🍻

Good stuff!

Dakota kicks it! Awesome!

Young lady, you are a natural at this RU-vid thing Bobby made a great choice.

Great to hear about your adventures good video interesting and informative 👍👍

Thank you Dakota ❤

Great video, Dakota always gets a like.😉😍

Great video beautifully done Dakota you are so professional your love of flying shows, but we hope to see you on Sailing Doodles and Glamping Doodles very soon, Bobby kneads someone like you to add that Feminine touch.........(and to kick his ass from time to time) ??? 😍😎😎🤤

Excellent stuff bro 💪

Dakota…you rock! Glad to see you enjoying flying doodles.

Transatlantic in a single engine just sounds dangerous

great job Dakota.

Nice to see a Waikato Aviation shirt !!

That is a lot of work.

Very Nice episode Dakota. I would like to contact Ross. We are planning to do a Fly in IN S&F for the 50 anniversary (2024) flying from URUGUAY in our C- 182 Q, with the std 88 gallons fuel tanks,. It will be our experience for next year. We are planning fly UY - Argentina - Paraguay - Bolivia - Brazil - Guyana - caribean islands - go in US by Florida. We would like to share the experience with Ross for his next adventure to fly to South America.

great video 👌

Nice one Dakota. 😎