Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain Takeoff 

So true, it's always great to see kids getting some outdoor time, and even better doing a bit of plane spotting :-D

@@TheHDAviation another pilot in the making

I bet these twin piston aircraft are a lot of fun to fly. Thanks a lot!

Thanks a lot!

Ya, that was nice to see a kid enjoying the plane too!

@@TheHDAviation Yep.

Thanks very much!

Thanks very much Steve, I love the livery on this one as well.

Thanks very much!

Thanks Ed! It is always nice to see other people out enjoying some plane action :-)

Thanks a lot!

Very nice, I bet the Navajo is a fun one to fly!

Thanks very much!

Thanks!

Thanks so much!

Thanks so much, I really appreciate it!

Sure

Thanks a lot!

There is a version of the chieftain produced by Embraer called Carajá. It uses a pair of PT-6 engines. Look it up, it's so cool!

Thanks very much, this nice Chieftain was great to see.

You are welcome THDA.

I really like the Chieftain as well, and luckily this one passes through CZNL quite often. Thanks for watching!

Thanks for watching!

Thanks very much!

Thanks!

Love the Chieftain, one of my favourite visitors to CZNL.

It does look very similar to the livery on the Avro Arrow, it definitely has the vintage RCAF rondel.

@@TheHDAviation That's the first thing that jumped out at me.

I really like seeing the gear retract on the Chieftain as well, pretty cool mechanism!

I'm not 100% sure, I think they might have just been getting ready for the turn at the end of the runway. There are definitely a few dips and a lot of patches on the runway at CZNL. Makes for some good splashes when it's really wet out.

Thanks a lot. I have no idea, but I sure like the look of the livery on this Chieftain!

Haha yup, this is the same one :-)

PC 12 has the best safety stats in its class and far better then these old wrecks like the Navajo. You get what you pay for.

Check the accident and safety record on the Cessna Caravan in Alaska and get back with me.

You know the saying - in the event of an engine failure, a piston twin will safely take you all the way to the accident site.

@@coriscotupi Never a truer word spoken Try an engine failure on take off in high density hot temp and heavy loaded Ive had 1 and it was a handful Luckily it happened as the gear was going up I managed to climb out and do a reversal turn back on to the runway There was no way i could have flown a circuit

Years ago in my light twin days i worked for a freight company that operated both chieftain and baron aircraft We used to meet in the crew preflight to draw straws on aircraft alocation The short straws got the chieftains The chieftain was like driving a bus compared to the baron As i advanced later onto small turbo props it was the same thing between thee metro 23 and the kingair The metro was a dog and the kingair was a lovely aircraft to fly

This one is a beauty. Looks very well maintained and I love the livery on it!

I actually don't use one, they're all handheld.

Not very often from the looks of it, the geese really do make a mess.