Flying the Cessna caravan. My Most Dangerous Ferry Flight In 13 Years. (Part Two) 

Noted!

The tops along the route of flight were reported to be high with tons of ice and the Caravan's de-ice boots are inop. It's a skydiving aircraft, nothing works!

​@@KerryDMcCauley😎👍

@@KerryDMcCauley So the real answer to the why would anyone jump out of a perfectly good airplane question is... because it's not?

​@@Milkmans_SonWell, Recreational Sky Diving is generally a VFR-only activity, so I'm sure it is fine.

@@Milkmans_Son Lol! Per FAA regs, all jump ships are required to have at least 1.5 rolls of duct tape on them at all times!

Agree, not something most pilots should try.

It's gotten better, but you're correct, not real time. Srill better than nothing.

Glad you enjoy them!

Nothing terrifies skydivers more than being forced to land in the plane. Kind of insulting actually. :)

Firstly with my eyes. You have to have good visibility to scud run down low. Secondly I have ForeFlight up and running. It alerts you when any obstacles are in your path.

I love Cape Town! I was just there last year. I fly the Texas Turbine conversion but they're pretty similar I think. I started out using 2 182's and 2 206's and went to a Twin Otter then a Caravan. The big thing when moving up to a turbine is the ability to turn loads without too many shut downs. The starts will kill you if you have to shut down after each load. If you can turn the tandem instructors even if the plane sits on the ground running for a few minutes that works.

No, mostly around 800 average in the low parts. Not that scary. Crossed a few points lower though!

Sorry, although I have actually ferried a 182 from the US to Italy, I'm probably too busy to make that trip this winter. Sounds like a nice plane though!

Not really that bad. Just keep good visibility in front of you, a solid escape plan behind you and stick to my three rules of scud running. 1. Don't fly into the clouds. 2.Don't fly into the clouds. 3. Don't fly into the clouds.

You don't always have a safe landing option.

Ah, the good old days! I do miss them! GPS has taken all the fun out of navigating.

Highway maps, small town lumberyards and water towers use to work too but don’t ask how I know.

@@dougolson304 I miss the good old days!

The F-15 makes me feel FAST!

Just ships and icebergs!

Having working boots would have been nice but it's a jump plane and probably haven't worked for years. As someone once said, you ferry the plane you have not the one you wish you had.

Wouldn't have been the first time I'd slept in that plane!

So glad you enjoyed them!

Glad you enjoyed it!

I think it's a NAV flag but not sure. I'll look next time I'm in the plane.

13,500 AGL.

@@KerryDMcCauley thx

Glad it was helpful!

Best song EVER!

Nope.

7 hours

@@KerryDMcCauley Wow that’s amazing. I just don’t have that kind of stamina, especially under stressful situations. Well played. 👍🏻

The tops were reported to be high with moderate to severe icing along most the route. and the de-ice boots don't work.

Fixed gear aircraft.

@@KerryDMcCauley Oh, Thanks...I've never flown one...I own a 310Q and used to own a T210..Flown Kings, Pilatus etc. Safe travels

earlier he mentioned de-ice boots are inop

@@Milkmans_Son Thx. DIdn't hear that. That's a go no-go item in bad wx w/terrain.

Too much ice and no boots.

Oops, didn't see that someone had mentioned that. If the boots had been working I'd have gone IFR for sure.

There was moderate to severe icing reported and the boots were inop.

I'll have to look into that.