Cessna 400 - The fastest fixed gear single engine production aircraft 

Well, she's a natural. Congratulations to you Dakota and also Bobby for finding someone with Dakota's level of experience and ability.

Dakota is a natural flying and shes in her element for sure .

U did a fabulous job with this video…. Well done Dakota!!!

Outstanding job Dakota! Very enjoyable to watch. You’re an asset to Flying Doodles as well as to Sailing Doodles!!!

Well done Dakota and Bobby.

There is now SOOO much more potential for this channel!

Great job Dakota and thanks Bobby for letting her do her thing. She done good!!! I like that Cessna 400 it was a awesome plane. Catch you next video Dakota it will only get better.

I adore Dakota Flying. This is her natural environment. Very engaging !

Taxi through the neighborhood… 😂 Love it!

Well done Dakota. The combination of voice over and live was very balanced. You are a natural once you got over that nervousness.

I can't wait to see this video. I really love this aircraft. Definitely want to hear more about it.

Good job Dakota.

Great job guys ! Dakota an amazing addition to Flying Doodles, a very knowledgeable and professional commentary..

Uhhhh, Bobby, where has she been? This is going to be sweet! Bring it Dakota!!!

One of the best Flying Doodles yet! Congratulations, Dakota!

Absolutely GREAT job Dakota!!!...congrats young lady!!!!....very professional!!!...a blast!!!

Dakota is Awesome

I'm glad to see more content on the channel. I love what you do.

Love Flying doodles.

I'm in KROC, we have a Van Bortel dealership here that sells Ford, Chevy, GMC, Subaru and is one of the largest new/and pre-owned Corvette dealerships in the country. I bought my Corvette there! I really like the TTX!! It's fast, looks great and does not have the insurance penalties a retract has!! Not to mention the additional maintenance and complexity of retract. For some reason I thought I remembered that having some ties to Mooney?!? I'm probably confusing that with TBM though, that started life as a Mooney, and is loosely named after it, TarBes Mooney, or TBM. Tarbes is the city in France where the parent company Socata builds them. Anyway, very nice airplane!! 8) --gary

Awesome job Dakota. Your input and knowledge of these aircraft is a definite plus for this channel! That 400 is one sweet plane. Oh yeah, Hi Bobby... LOL

Bobby and Dakota, you are a good pair together in Flying Doodles! Bobby, great job with the placement of the GoPros on the outside of the airplane. And we need a photo of Dakota int the thumbnail. Keep going!

Absolutely love Dakota. ❤❤❤

Awesome Job !!

Beautiful aircraft! My experience is in Skyhawks, so I was duly impressed by your approach speed! Thanks for sharing this experience with me! I'm drooling!

Awesome! Great addition to the channel.... I'll be flying along every week....stay safe...143!

Nice job Dakota. Had never seen the 400 in action. Like you I spent many hot and cold days in the right seat. Looking forward to YOUR next episode.

GREAT to see this. I would like to hear more on the flight characteristics of each plane, turns climbs. The comments on landing and speed were just the info I look for 👍

Good Video, thanks for taking the time to make it.

That is one heck of a plane! Great video too :)

fun fact, this plane is in the game Arma 3! look up the Caesar BTT. i probably have over 200 hours flying this aircraft in that game. love it!

Awesome content! Great job Dakota! This channel is just what the flying community needed!

Great job Dakota.

Great job Dakota!

Great video Dakota and what an awesome plane love it! and ty Randall .

Enjoyed this video. Randall was a great partner for the vids.

Lancair superb builders

Excellent job!!👍

Excellent video, great job Dakota.

Very nice video Dakota extremely informative and enjoyable watching

Dakota, you saved Flying Doodles

Good job Dakota 😊

I flew one of those a few years ago before Cessna bought the line. By that time, I got out of the airport boundaries. I was doing 180 knots It was incredible how fast that thing is.

awesome video what a lovely aircraft wow thanks for posting

What a great name; Randall Funston. 😎

i like that plane allot

What a cool fixed wing! Fast!

stoked

Flying with Dakota is fun!! I really liked the 182 flight and Dakota’s narration of flight maneuvers.

Too much fun!

Great video! Thanks for asking good questions. I am always interested in the speeds, especially around the pattern. Pitty the wheels don't go up on such a sleek machine but I suppose that is a good way to get cheaper insurance at the cost of some speed. Perfect stall onto the runway on both landings.

Now just start doing at least one dad joke per episode and you’ll be solid!

You rock D ❤

Thanks for the video...enjoyed it....wm

Imagine this bird being a retractable? Thanks for the video another great one.

We need more turbulence and slo mo!!! Similar to the dinghy rides with slo mo in days of old sailing doodles.

That was where cirrus came from.

I went to UT Arlington and I loved just sitting at the coffee shop “Mochalux” on Collins and Bardin just watching the planes take off and land while I get my schoolwork completed. Great to see vids from KGKY. Btw, where is this fly-in community?

Love this plane. Would own one (if I win the lottery). Too bad Cessna discontinued.

Dakota , I like your knowlegde about all the Airstuff . It´s definetly rar to see a person like you in 2 different situations . Being quite qiet on the boat at Sailing Doodles ( where you could be more active ;-) ) and here professionally in your Area with way more comments and questions . It´s really funny to see your inner change . Really like that attitude and knowing there´s a woman with an high IQ . Don´t get me wrong . I adore women that know a lot but to see them showing what they know and be capable of is way more interresting . That´s what you doing here and you doing well . Show more details in common and special details of the plane and aeronautics for those who wants to know about that theme . Well done Dakota :-) Curios to see the next video :-) Greetings from Germany , Ralf :-)

I wonder if he's related to General Funston? nice video, kewl plane

Absolutely a fantastic Job Dakota 👏 👍 do i see a Dakota Flying Doodles in the near future?? Hello from The Northwoods of Wisconsin... Scott and FuzzyNugget ( the traveling cat 🐈)

Unfortunately I have not achieved millionaire status in order to own a new general aviation airplane, in this day and time.

I want one

Im in the DFW area. Do y'all have a recommendation for a flight school/program? Dakota are you doing any teaching these days?

Nice job, Dakota. Is the TTx a certified airplane or Experimental?

A soundproof cabin would be great.

Not going to lie. I got freaked out when you took over. Especially after what happened last time.

Love everything, except the tail number. "Eight yankee yankee" simply does not roll off the tongue. lol

Let’s gooooo

😍😍😍

Cessna killed it just like they will kill the pipistrel panthera

Arlington GKY RWY 16, Caroll at ATC she is the BEST !!

Am I wrong? Why is the guy piloting using so much turning motion on the throttle during takeoff and landing? Not something I’m accustomed to, or does this aircraft use different throttle inputs than I’m accustomed?

Was that Lakeway you flew to??

Did you say this plane is a twin turbo? I only saw one prop but 2 air intakes. Does this plane use jet fuel? Who makes the engine?

How much for this particular aircraft?

👍👍

You guys should update your profile pic so it both you and Dakota in shades, white shirt and epaulets ;-)

Bobby can you still fly as a private pilot?

Is this a twist throttle or is that just some weird tick the pilot has? Seems like it would be hard to make quick adjustments having to twist it like that.

Her attire would distract me,,,,,LOL

what is that knob he keeps turning throughout the flight and landing/taxiing?

If it doesn’t, or I don’t, have a parachute, I ain’t flying it! Lol 😊

Whats the knob the pilot is spinning with his right hand?

Hey - I've got a great idea. Lets stick some GoPros in the windshield to block our vision, and see if we can get into a midair.

Now to the Elephant in the room, aircraft like this one are exactly why "general aviation" for moderate income people, has become a dead dream. With General aviation planes , even used ones, going for more than 200k plus ,the dream of average people having and flying their own airplane like back in the 60s and 70s is totally dead ! Even experimental class planes have skyrocketed in costs. I flew in my younger days, and entertained the idea of ownership, but between the cost of the plane, upkeep, and storage, not to mention fuel these days, you have to be VERY well off to afford to be in the club. The new generation of light sport aircraft are now 2 to 3 times more than previous certified manufactured planes used to be. It's a rich man's hobby now, unfortunately not mine .

If it had a chute and a throttle quadrant it would have given Cirrus a run for its money.

Ok ok, so we all appreciate Dakota’s youthful feminine beauty and optimism. So what is Lancair’s EAB kit version of this plane? … or closest thing to it?

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Sooo a used cirrus is still a better option for the money and any Mooney will get you there with 4 adults and luggage.

The demo pilots constant fiddling with the throttle was distracting 😮

Staeted talking at soeed and in acronym...gave up .nice olane though...

A family aircraft? Hilarious statement. It's another typical USA 4 seat GA aircraft with the rear seats only capable of comfortably seating toddlers in safety seats. IF you desire a real family aircraft with a small amount of decent luggage capacity and comfortable seating for 4 full sized adults then you have to purchase want the GA industry calls a 6 seat aircraft.

Sexy!! Plane ain’t bad either . 🤭

I just hate when someone has to get in my plane with a drink for an hour flight.

TwinTurbo with a 25,000 foot ceiling yet he stays at 5000 feet or below bouncing around in the turbulence🤦🏻‍♂️

Van Bortel is one of the few GA dealers that refuses to advertise prices. The price of the aircraft will be quoted based on how they size you up so the price is never fixed. Two or more different callers will get a different price quote. They claim that's because the market varies from day to day prices can change on a daily basis. That practice seems shady to me so one wonders how they are as big as they are.