Piper Navajo - Twin Engine Beast - Panther Conversion 

"Affordable" lol. I hope to one day share the same sentiment.

It was a pleasure flying with you.

43 gal/hr, ouch! Great airplane and great pilot, thanks for sharing the flight with us!

That plane is beautiful. Those engines sound like monsters.

I looked up his company on the polo shirt. The video on his homepage shows him demonstrating the toughness of the instruments he manufactures by dragging the sensor through the mud, running over it with a truck, and shooting it with a shotgun AND a rifle. I'd work for this guy! lol

Buddy this plane is cool... I like it very much..There is a zebra girl in the back seat. 😯

A Navajo with the Panther conversion is one of my dream planes. If I ever hit the lotto, one of my first calls would be to Mike Jones for one of his Lock & Key models.

Awesome airplane CA....I started pulling wrenches at Colemil in 1979. Bill Colbert hired me and gave me my start towards my A&P ticket. The Panther was the best conversion.....converted them for over 3 yrs.....even got a little stick time too. :O) Enjoy her my friend. Thanks for the video.

Those Q-tip props may not be as affective as we once thought, but they sure look cool, and those high horse power 540’s have great sound.

Awesome Panther Navajo, Carl!

Thanks for another great flying doodle, Twins are always impressive and the pilots are always very knowledgeable about their airplane

that guy perfectly described my childhood experience with airplanes. learned how to fly via instruments at like age 10

Navajos are great aircraft. The 540s are damn good power plants. Love em!

I've Worked on these ,Panthers and Regulars For 38 years.Also Aerostars As a Small A/P ,All the way to Director of maint.Back in the Day working with The DEA in miami. In 1979 thru 1983 We recovered 22 Navajo, Landed,Abandoned. Or off field putdowns.Shes a rugged beast.and by far my Favorite.

What a beautiful aircraft ! Outside and in -- love the panel. Thanks for the talk and the tour.

Awesome drug runner plane lol 😆 😄 🤣 Ol Barry Seal loved those panther conversions and Q tips 😀

Two of my favorite channels together... Thanks for looking up Charley Alpha and having CA on Flying Doodles.. CA is one of my favorite pilots on RU-vid. He does a terrific job!

Great plane and flying with Will Ferrell was a real treat!

Love that Hylas polo, sir. My favorite blue water sailing vessels. Way to represent!

Great video, probably my favorite. Keep up the good work!

Hey Bobby thanks for great video bought back a lot of good memories fling one of those nearly 40 years ago

Outstanding! Thanks CA Q Tip Props very interesting.

I had a Piper Navajo Panther and was a great airplane. I flew it all around the Caribbean, Central and South America, and Florida. A fantastic airplane!

Was just thinking have not seen any recent videos from Charley Alpha lately and CA pops up on Flying Doodles! It was great to hear the backstory on his company and his family's flying background, they deserve way more subscribers as flying for business is not something widely covered in RU-vid.

“Oil from a plant based material for medicinal purposes” 👀🤣

Great video ! Thanks Bobby, for bringing us along and a big thanks to C.A. for a look at this really nice workhorse ! I got a little bit of time in a 414 long ago, but never a Navajo. Always wondered about the performance differences at the time. Safe skies guys ! 🇺🇸

She looks great. I earned my A&P at Colemil working on all his conversions...but the Navajo is my favorite. It's one tough bird. Enjoy my friend.

Great video Bobby! Complicated but very smooth! Glad to hear Laura!

what a beautiful plane, thanks for the ride.wish I was still in the sky(medical reasons)I miss my old Mooney.

Great video, love the Navajo and also love the sound of the fuel static line in the background at the start of the video. Makes me feel like I'm there

My dream airplane!!! I love those things! Great video as always, love this format!

Thanks for the great video. Brought back memories flying T-28B/C in VT-3 at NAS Whiting 45+ yrs ago. Still miss flying.

That was Barry Seal's favorite plane for smuggling; Those propellers with the Q-tip on them for a nice silence covert flight.

Really enjoyed the video. CA did a great job flying with all the distractions. Great airplane. It was great to hear about the missions profiles, speeds, altitudes, distances. Great vid. Thanks.

I picked up our companies new Navajo CR at the factory in 1982, on my birthday. Great airplane, loved it. If I hit the lotto I'll get my own.....

Love watching that gear move! Thank you!

Pretty is for shows.. Rugged is for work! I like his attitude..straight up and to the point, no nonsense pilot. Would love to have him as an instructor.. 😎👍

Love your videos. The best aviation channel that covers every make and model! Cheers from Australia 👍✈

Beautifully rugged, working aircraft. It even sounds tough when it starts up.

That twin definitely looked stable, seems like there’s no fighting with the wind. 🌬🚫 Great airplane, beautiful landing! 👍🏾

I really like the pilots clear and concise radio voice unlike some that babble and mumble thinking they are cool

Love that Laura chimes in. Makes me jealous that I don’t fly anymore and get to live vicariously through the life of others.

Such great videos Bobby; that camera under the tail is spectacular, so clear for the scenery and it's relationship to the plane.

I used to get to ride in the right seat of a P Navajo. That and a ride in a Mooney got me to start lessons. That was a long time ago. I really like both channels. Well done

I'm glad you got flying back into your videos Bobby. Sorry you had to give it up but most of us would never have met you if you hadn't had a problem.

That sound... of those twin 350’s, there is nothing in the world like it, specially at T/O. Love it!

We flew the Navajo CR in Alaska and it was a workout with constant power, prop, mixture and cowl flap adjustments during aerial tours!

CA sounds like an absolute gent and what a beautiful plane he has!

Love the videos, be great to see the cabins as well.

Landing right on the piano keys great landing thanks for the upload new to your channel hello from Australia

You have an informative channel I like seeing the flights.

Really nice to see an aircraft to be truly used to improve business! This one looks like a workhorse with nice updated avionics!

Every time the camera cut to that prop i was like…propstrike! Oh wait, it was made that way.

Nice plane CA. Great video Mr. Doodles. The pilot seems like a great guy.

The Panther is the beast of all Muti engine Aircraft

I love 4 blade props. They just look “right”.

Excellent video. Great plane and pilot. Thank you both. Safe Skies

I love the 3 blade variant it sound awesome and it flew over me yesterday!

Another great video. Great radio work from C.A.

Great you all had fun flying with CA

Well Done, both Flying & Video!

Gorgeous bird. Lovely panel!

What an absolutely beautiful video, great airplane.

Great presentation and review! Thanks!

I really love these videos you do man! Keep doing what you do! These flights👌 Keep the awesome content coming!

My first job in aviation was at Colmill Ent the birth place of the Panther it was quiet a learning place for a kid just out of the service Love the new avionics but all love the Copilots panel with the king KCS 55 and the KFC 200 Autopilot a Colemill install in many Panthers Yes quite a place to work and the avionics shop had some first class teachers its nice to see the Panther is alive and well and Mike Jones aircraft has it down when it comes to up dates Saw more than one of the Colemill Panthers setting in DEA sells as there performance was quiet good at getting out of dirt runways or that's what i was told Thanks for the video and it looks like you have a first class aircraft as well

Nice aircraft! Well done Bobby.

Very nice airplane and video thanks so much for the flight.

Nice thing about her,Is rite behind him.Are the Lamar voltage regulators. One carrys the load the other is dialed in ,To two volts over the jumps in to pickup. Most folks freak out at nite seeing glowing hot turbos. But the overhead switches where a real nice treat about her.

Nice twin! The engine conversion is a great upgrade but seems to be a thirsty bird!

I have maintained these PA-31’s. Solid plane thirsty but solid and roomy.

Beautiful bird! Smooth landing!

That was the most tv friendly way to put it XD

Oh yeah, nice flight, nice bird.

Its been awhile, so my math might be a little fuzzy, but if you’ve got Gamijectors and a good engine monitor, you can run them about 125° lean of peak and burn around 30gph at 70% power, which will get you in the neighborhood of 185-190ktas around 10k feet. The best part of that, is your cylinders will be below 400°. They are cooking at 435°!!! They run decent lean of peak. The only thing I noticed, is the spark plugs tend to wear out a little faster. It wasn’t uncommon to need a plug here and there every couple hundred hours.

Cool dude, cool plane... another grate video.... Thanks Bobby!

Totally cool. Loved it. Thanks. More please.

I even enjoy that and I was not really there...... Great video!!!

A friend flew the same plane and it was a wonderful acft. It's a workhorse, not sexy but probably the best blend of everything wanted for a twin. The Q-tip. Blades are quieter than standard blades.

Great Video... the often overlooked Piper Navajo! I did just subscribe to CharlieAlphaAviation as CA does a nice job at single pilot/autopilot operations! Thanks for the ride ';-)

Nice vid, thanks Bobby again!!!

In 1978, I started my A&P training at Colemil....Bill was quite the businessman for sure. We converted just about every Navajo on the planet it seemed...lol. Love that airplane. Russ Hancock was the chief pilot then and he could make her dance. The strangest thing I remember, was seeing one test ship with a turboprop on one side, and an 8 cyl on the other...sure wanted to see that fly. :O) Wish I could own one now.

Cool vid. The “civilian” model you’re talking about though is the 609. I used to fly out of GKY and saw the V-22’s taxing in the air just like a reg plane taxis on the grnd to the runway; super epic machine

Im a sailing doodles fan...now I guess I'm a flying fan too! Nice video Bobby.

As a mechanic and pilot... this guy makes great decisions and understands how to run a business for opportunities and operations... from Arlington Area... I was wondering if I can use his machine to test the optimal sugar content for my drinks... teas, coffee and soda etc...😀

Spent more than 900 hours driving these all over Alaska. A very true and solid workhorse.

Man that Navajo looks sweet!!!

I've flown the Navajo many hours. Worked my way up from a Tomahawk in 1976. Transition from a Turbo Aztec and it was a nothing transition. What a pleasure to fly. A good friend said they do a nice aileron roll too. Couldn't tell you personally though.

Another nice video with another cool plane.

I did a lot of 135 Air Taxi in a Navajo Chieftain. Great plane, very solid instrument platform.

I really enjoy your videos you do an excellent job, not to mention I love Navajo's. Would be pretty neat if you could get a video of a Beech Starship.

Great demo👍

Most beautiful plane I've ever seen.

I did my instrument rating on the PA-31. It was a great little aircraft, and I flew a lot of charter with the different models. The airframe is very robust, and I operated it out of 3000 feet regularly, including hot and heavy.

“Extracts oil from plant based material for medicinal purposes”. Kinda churched it up.

I flew the Panther, Chieftain, under p135 and loved both. The Chieftain had nacelle tanks for extended range.

Always loved the Navajo. I once wrote a business plan using Navajos for Part 134. Thankfully I got another job instead. :) I still want a Navajo for myself though. Panthers are bestest!

Spotted the nurse back there!! Please don’t forget to feature here more..........

Beautiful ❣️ Thanks For Sharing 💞 Happy Safe 🛫

2500' field is tight for a Navajo! I really hope you never experience an engine failure on takeoff. Love those planes though. Flying the 'ho was one of my favourite times.