I've flown this kind of aircraft a few times. They're great because their lower altitude lets you see so much on the ground. Great fun tracking your route from terrestrial landmarks.
Miles, TSA is only required for planes with 30+ seats I believe. There are airlines in Hawaii and Alaska that operate small planes with no security required. Rare to find that in the contiguous USA.
@@bluesideup4647 It depends. If you're flying into a place like Nantucket where there is no security and it's your final destination, then security is not needed, but if you're flying from, say, Lancaster to Pittsburgh, and the flight comes in to PIT behind security, then you have to be cleared out of LNS.
I've flown a few small planes, all 172s I think, it was fun each time. The turbulence was pretty snappy on that tiny airframe, especially flying around the canyons and clouds east of the central valley, Northern California. I don't think I've ever landed myself, let the pilot take over each time, so I took it upon myself to try landing properly in FSX, I did pretty good if I may brag. This channel is a gem, great chemistry between host and guests, great editing. Coming from Alan Fisher's shout-out.
Based on the view out the front window during our landing, it seems super difficult, so congrats on acing it in simulation form! And thank you so much for the kind words - it really means a lot, I appreciate you stopping by from Alan Fisher!
Many years ago... and certainly long before you were born... there was a TV program called Wings m9d 1990s. It was about a small airport in Nantucket (not to be confused with where you landed) It was run by two brothers who had a one plane airline and a small terminal, much like you arrived. Your flight reminded me of a flight from Pittsburgh to Newark NJ. the best part was we were flying about as high as you were so the scenery was wonderful.
They probably were around in the 1990s but maybe not old enough to remember this show when it originally aired. The show aired from 1990 to 1997, right?
The co-pilot holding onto the dashboard for dear life as you land really sells the experience. Also, from the midwest, so we don't have wawa, but i've been to a sheetz so they get my vote.
So the Cessna 208 Caravan is actually a bit newer than you think! Cessna first started the project of building these in November 1981, and a prototype had its first flight in December 1982. It wasn't certified by the FAA until 1984! The 1,000th Caravan was delivered in 1998! Southern Airways Express is one of just three civilian operators of it in the US, as the other two are FedEx Feeder and Grand Canyon Scenic Airlines. Other civilian operators include Belize's Maya Island Air, NZ's Barrier Air, and Indonesia's Susi Air. It is also used by many government operators like the NYPD, the US Army, Iraqi Air Force, Chadian Air Force, Philippine Air Force, Brazilian Air Force, Zambian Air Force, and Paraguayan Air Force. The name Chappaquiddick comes from a Native American word "cheppiaquidne" which means "separated island", so the island got its name because of a narrow strait or gut separating it from Martha's Vineyard. It was majority Wampanoag until the nineteenth century, and they still have a reservation there!
Love the Cessna Caravan! This is the aircraft type where I did my first skydive in New Zealand! Also there's the new Caravan by Thranda released on X-Plane 11, it's a really realistic representation of this aircraft on that flight simulator!
OMG, this video reminds me of the old (early 1990's) TV series Wings, starring Tim Daly and Steven Weber. I was very disappointed to see that the real Nantucket terminal didn't have a lunch counter staffed by Crystal Bernard. My whole fantasy about Nantucket has been shattered. Thanks to you, Miles. I really hoped there was a smarmy wise older woman named Faye somewhere out there that would denegrate my existence and give me valid life advice in a single brief interaction. Thanks for sharing!
There's a seaplane that operates from Boston Harbor to the East River in Manhattan, i'm sure you guys would love that as well! and also.... #GottaHavaWawa
Until I saw this video I didn't know that Lancaster had an airport. I've been to Lancaster a few times (going again next week), almost always by train. Out of curiosity I looked on the airport website for the flights to Washington, DC, and even though National Airport was listed, I didn't see anything actually scheduled. I didn't think to look for Dulles. Since I would have to take a bus, the Metro, and another bus to reach Dulles, and Dulles might have actual security, I think Amtrak from Alexandria, VA, to Lancaster would be faster, though the flight would be interesting. But next week we'll be in a hurry.
Hi guys, another nice video adventure. You sure do find interesting ways to get around. As to convince stores I live in Delaware County so I am in the heart of Wa Wa country. However as a state employee I have traveled to most areas in our state and feel WA Wa and Sheets are about the same in terms of service and variety of food and drinks. Of course the further west you go in PA the more you see Sheets stores. Also don’t forget in the Lancaster area there are plenty of Turkey Hill stores which are also nice. As for flying, I have never ridden in a small plane like that .but in the past have flown in several turbo prop planes between smaller cities in the mid west. One thing I do like about flying in the smaller prop planes is they tend to fly at lower altitudes so as you showed you can see the country side where you are flying. Of course as you noted you are also at greater risk of going through turbulence due to local weather conditions. One thing I noticed that while you were landing one of the crew was holding on to the front of the plane like he expected it to be a rough landing. Keep finding these interesting and different ways to get places.
It's rather fun flying out to islands from PVD. The last time I fly out to KACK (in a 172) we had a 30kt tailwind, the CFI and I were doing 150kts over the Elizabeth islands.
Southern airways express seems to operate EAS flights out of Lancaster but also 'regular flights' from Nantucket. Maybe this is just a repositioning flight that they happen to sell tickets for?
I don't think so, because the plane does a Saturday round trip! Unless it's two different planes I guess, but it's a weekly flight that's scheduled perfectly to be a one-plane round trip from LNC.
@@MilesinTransit Huh, that is indeed very weird. Yes, almost certainly same airplane. I initially had assumed that this was an EAS flight in the first place, but not that either. If its not subsidized, How do they possibly make money doing this?
Could be that Nantucket cannot be considered an EAS destination; the demographic there would suggest that it's not a population lacking in resources for travel.
Miles, you should do a video this summer rating every way to get to the islands. (SSA, Island Queen, HyLine, Seastreak, and the other 10 water taxis and airlines or "The Great Race to Martha's Vineyard" since there is like 20 different ways lol.
@@MilesinTransit Lancaster is one of my favorite places to visit! I'm equally puzzled why a commuter EAS-friendly airline would undertake such a route.
Did anyone explain why this flight exists? Does the airline owner live on Nantucket? I saw it on a schedule a while back and was wondering “who would fly that?”
I have my private/instrument pilot's license and I've taken a Southern Airways flight from Nantucket to Bedford, MA, it really is the closest thing you can experience to flying in your own private propeller plane. I did my training in Massachusetts but I live in Indiana now and I miss the gorgeous views from the air (and although the MBTA is going through a rough patch, it's miles better than anything here)
This flight exists because Southern Airways Express has a maintenance facility in Lancaster and this flight is how the airline connects its New England and mi-Atlantic operations.
@@MilesinTransit I don't know. They may have had planes in New England for charter service. The video is a couple of years old. You can tell by the masking.
@@go4ride I mean, I can tell it was a few years ago because I was there! But yeah, the flight doesn't exist anymore, alas, and weirdly their website makes no reference to a New England network period anymore.
You definitely feel bumps and the motion of the aircraft much more on a smaller plane...a larger plane like a B747 or B777 will sort of smooth out most bumps, whereas you're going to be tossed around on a little Cessna Caravan. However, the view cannot be beat! Sure there is no moving map display but for anybody with a good sense of geography, part of the fun is figuring out where you are flying over!
2:18 that logo looks like it tried to achieve the utter iconicism (is that a word?) of the SEPTA logo but ended up looking like one of those 1-foot-tall chairs we all had to sit on at preschool
I’m a flight instructor. If you think this is small got a few hundred bucks I will totally take you for a trip somewhere in the smaller version of this plane, the Cessna 172
