Bush Flying in Africa over the Okavango Delta
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Date: 2023-08-28
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Dianne
I went to the Okavango in 1977, a friend (corporate pilot in Johannesburg) rented a Cessna and 6 of us went camping over a 4-day weekend. We had to take all our own gear and food. Back then there were zero safari camps, Maun didn't have a paved runway and there was no town or airport there. We stopped at Maun for fuel and took a heading to where we were meeting our guides. After landing on the grass strip our guides walked us to their dugout canoes, called mokoros. We spent 4 days with our guides navigating through the rivers, camping each night on a different island and bathing in the rivers. We slept around a campfire, heads in, feet out - in case a lion came into camp everyone could wake up and scare off the lion. I thought that was a big joke. Our guides protected us, not kidding, with flintlock guns (a la 1776, with homemade carved bullets and bags of gunpowder hanging off their rope belts. When we got back to Jo-burg I read in the paper that a lion had come into a camp about 20 miles from where we had been and tried to drag off one of the campers. They managed to beat off the lion and there were no serious injuries.
Yes, I would love to hear more about your Botswana trip and see the camps where you stayed, no doubt in serious luxury and with no flintlock guns or lions trying to make a meal of you. Really enjoyed this video.
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I went to the Okavango in 1977, a friend (corporate pilot in Johannesburg) rented a Cessna and 6 of us went camping over a 4-day weekend. We had to take all our own gear and food. Back then there were zero safari camps, Maun didn't have a paved runway and there was no town or airport there. We stopped at Maun for fuel and took a heading to where we were meeting our guides. After landing on the grass strip our guides walked us to their dugout canoes, called mokoros. We spent 4 days with our guides navigating through the rivers, camping each night on a different island and bathing in the rivers. We slept around a campfire, heads in, feet out - in case a lion came into camp everyone could wake up and scare off the lion. I thought that was a big joke. Our guides protected us, not kidding, with flintlock guns (a la 1776, with homemade carved bullets and bags of gunpowder hanging off their rope belts. When we got back to Jo-burg I read in the paper that a lion had come into a camp about 20 miles from where we had been and tried to drag off one of the campers. They managed to beat off the lion and there were no serious injuries.
Yes, I would love to hear more about your Botswana trip and see the camps where you stayed, no doubt in serious luxury and with no flintlock guns or lions trying to make a meal of you. Really enjoyed this video.
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Alexander
Great video!
To answer your question on why the Caravans engine cover was open, on shorter turn arounds that require a full shut down, the engine has to have enough time to cool off after shut down.
The PT6s are fairly bullet proof engines, but they are limited to a max starting temperature. Sometimes it is just better to keep the engine running with the propeller feathered to save a cycle on the engine and to avoid having to start again, however this isnt always practical.
I would like to give a more thorough explanation, but I havent flown the caravan personally in over 3 years so my memory isnt that great with it any more.
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Great video!
To answer your question on why the Caravans engine cover was open, on shorter turn arounds that require a full shut down, the engine has to have enough time to cool off after shut down.
The PT6s are fairly bullet proof engines, but they are limited to a max starting temperature. Sometimes it is just better to keep the engine running with the propeller feathered to save a cycle on the engine and to avoid having to start again, however this isnt always practical.
I would like to give a more thorough explanation, but I havent flown the caravan personally in over 3 years so my memory isnt that great with it any more.
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Michael
You keep raising the bar on the level of excellence of your videos. I love how you change it up every time so it never seems repetitive or in a set mold. Its always different and, well, refreshing. What beautiful views! Just stunning! Great music, too.
I was laughing my head off when you showed the terminal and proclaimed it to be A little lacking. I had a extremely bad week and I really needed that. Thank you! Your delivery added to the hilarity of it.
I love Africa and would love to see more of your safari adventures. More please!
Thanks, again, Jeb. .And happy July 27 day!
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You keep raising the bar on the level of excellence of your videos. I love how you change it up every time so it never seems repetitive or in a set mold. Its always different and, well, refreshing. What beautiful views! Just stunning! Great music, too.
I was laughing my head off when you showed the terminal and proclaimed it to be A little lacking. I had a extremely bad week and I really needed that. Thank you! Your delivery added to the hilarity of it.
I love Africa and would love to see more of your safari adventures. More please!
Thanks, again, Jeb. .And happy July 27 day!
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Braedon_McKeown25
I gotta be honest. Im not a huge fan of these reports, they are still great, but I prefer the larger aircraft (30 seats and up) I like seeing the features of the aircraft and how each airline does something different, I like seeing the food the airline serves and the entertainment, and the airport etc. Keep up the good work, btw your awesome and my favorite trip reporter
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I gotta be honest. Im not a huge fan of these reports, they are still great, but I prefer the larger aircraft (30 seats and up) I like seeing the features of the aircraft and how each airline does something different, I like seeing the food the airline serves and the entertainment, and the airport etc. Keep up the good work, btw your awesome and my favorite trip reporter
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Flyer
Did you research the airline(s) before the trip? Generally I would have stuck with turboprops versus piston aircraft when flying over such remote areas. Did the pilot speak English, was there a safety briefing before departing? Was anyone on the ground tracking your flight, ATC or some kind of company flight following? Lots of questions your video didnt address.
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Did you research the airline(s) before the trip? Generally I would have stuck with turboprops versus piston aircraft when flying over such remote areas. Did the pilot speak English, was there a safety briefing before departing? Was anyone on the ground tracking your flight, ATC or some kind of company flight following? Lots of questions your video didnt address.
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Marshall
Wow! Hey Jeb Brooks did you go to Chief's camp? I was at that same airstrip and distinctly remember riding in that same vehicle! I went with Kipling and Clark global adventures, we stayed at Chief's camp for about four days! I actually have tons of photos and videos as well as flying on the plane.
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Wow! Hey Jeb Brooks did you go to Chief's camp? I was at that same airstrip and distinctly remember riding in that same vehicle! I went with Kipling and Clark global adventures, we stayed at Chief's camp for about four days! I actually have tons of photos and videos as well as flying on the plane.
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David. Ed
Quest Kodiak 100, a great bush plane. They open the hood to cool the engine. As a bush plane do not stay on the spot too long, but just for unloading and loading, and in a warm weather, it's better to cool the engine between landing and take of. Nice adventure, thank you for sharing.
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Quest Kodiak 100, a great bush plane. They open the hood to cool the engine. As a bush plane do not stay on the spot too long, but just for unloading and loading, and in a warm weather, it's better to cool the engine between landing and take of. Nice adventure, thank you for sharing.
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Srgio
Didn't know airvans had commercial service! But it basically looks to be a shortened Cessna 208. I don't really know much about it, but I've heard of it.
Edit: Didn't know Kodiak's existed, but it also looks like the variant of a Cessna 208: P
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Didn't know airvans had commercial service! But it basically looks to be a shortened Cessna 208. I don't really know much about it, but I've heard of it.
Edit: Didn't know Kodiak's existed, but it also looks like the variant of a Cessna 208: P
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-ncrypt
The weight restrictions are so that the passengers and cargo don't overload the aircraft with weight, which will kill you before you even get into the air. PLEASE follow those weight rules if you don't want to die or kill others.
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The weight restrictions are so that the passengers and cargo don't overload the aircraft with weight, which will kill you before you even get into the air. PLEASE follow those weight rules if you don't want to die or kill others.
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Fernando
To answer 05: 37, the ITT ( inter turbine temperature ) needs to be below 150C before restarting again, so on short turn rounds, facing the engine towards the wind and opening the cowl cools the engine quicker
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To answer 05: 37, the ITT ( inter turbine temperature ) needs to be below 150C before restarting again, so on short turn rounds, facing the engine towards the wind and opening the cowl cools the engine quicker
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RE
Jeb, surely these flights were not flown in one day, so a narrative of the timeline would have been nice along with some gotta get of the accommodations and meals you enjoyed. The flight footage was fun.
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Jeb, surely these flights were not flown in one day, so a narrative of the timeline would have been nice along with some gotta get of the accommodations and meals you enjoyed. The flight footage was fun.
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pantoffelslippers
Thanks for the video. I live in South-Africa but love Botswana. Drove all the sand tracks myself though. Please post more bush flying and include which towns, reserves, camps you visit.
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Thanks for the video. I live in South-Africa but love Botswana. Drove all the sand tracks myself though. Please post more bush flying and include which towns, reserves, camps you visit.
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Robert
Great video! As a South African I've really enjoyed these last couple. Engine cowlings are opened to help cool the engine before the next start seeing as they dont stay off very long to cool down
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Great video! As a South African I've really enjoyed these last couple. Engine cowlings are opened to help cool the engine before the next start seeing as they dont stay off very long to cool down
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Mike
Very aware of the Kodiak, as the Quest company is ( was) based in my home state, Idaho. I think a Chinese company bought them up though, as most GA companies seem to be now.
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Very aware of the Kodiak, as the Quest company is ( was) based in my home state, Idaho. I think a Chinese company bought them up though, as most GA companies seem to be now.
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sketchyAnalogies
Yes! Civil Air Patrol (in US) had a fleet of 8 Gippsland GA-8 for Search and Rescue. Also the largest fleet of single engine Cessnas in the world.
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Yes! Civil Air Patrol (in US) had a fleet of 8 Gippsland GA-8 for Search and Rescue. Also the largest fleet of single engine Cessnas in the world.
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Paul
What a way to get off the beaten track! Good to see that one of the world's last remaining true wetlands is still thriving, even outside the rainy season.
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What a way to get off the beaten track! Good to see that one of the world's last remaining true wetlands is still thriving, even outside the rainy season.
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Josh
The only other runway I know where you can stand on it before a plane lands is the airport in Gibraltar, where a road literally crosses over the runway
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The only other runway I know where you can stand on it before a plane lands is the airport in Gibraltar, where a road literally crosses over the runway
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Bram
How did you made a reservation for the flights? We are going to Botswana in the summer and it is very difficult and expensive to reserve these flights
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How did you made a reservation for the flights? We are going to Botswana in the summer and it is very difficult and expensive to reserve these flights
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Master
A bit late to the video. but. Extremely happy to see the Quest Kodiak in the video! The main production line is here in my home town! Represent!
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A bit late to the video. but. Extremely happy to see the Quest Kodiak in the video! The main production line is here in my home town! Represent!
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Henrietta
I would like to see more of the ground pictures. Also can you tell us why you were flying from camp to camp? Curious minds want to know.
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I would like to see more of the ground pictures. Also can you tell us why you were flying from camp to camp? Curious minds want to know.
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Cap.
The Caravan had the cowlings of the engine open in order to cool the turbine faster. This helps the next start up cycle to be cooler
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The Caravan had the cowlings of the engine open in order to cool the turbine faster. This helps the next start up cycle to be cooler
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Mario
I heard that the people from Botswana are very cool. Are they? Nice video as always Jeb. Thanks for sharing this adventure with us!
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I heard that the people from Botswana are very cool. Are they? Nice video as always Jeb. Thanks for sharing this adventure with us!
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Jack
Please keep making these vids. As a former pilot I'd like to hear more about the specs of the planes your are using. Play safe, J
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Please keep making these vids. As a former pilot I'd like to hear more about the specs of the planes your are using. Play safe, J
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Fam
You said in the video did you ever hear of a airvan at the beginning of the video yes I did because my father is pilot of a airvan
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You said in the video did you ever hear of a airvan at the beginning of the video yes I did because my father is pilot of a airvan
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Jenny
Heck yeh I would like to see more content please. Its not all about machines. I love the scenery and animals in your vids too
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Heck yeh I would like to see more content please. Its not all about machines. I love the scenery and animals in your vids too
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Bryan
Cool video! You should try JetSuiteX when you get back to the U. S. And yes, I want to see more of your trip in Botswana
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Cool video! You should try JetSuiteX when you get back to the U. S. And yes, I want to see more of your trip in Botswana
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Manny
3: 54 How do you train a pilot with no six pack in front of them, and constantly has to look over to Captains side. SMH
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3: 54 How do you train a pilot with no six pack in front of them, and constantly has to look over to Captains side. SMH
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Chad
Quest kodiaks are made in Idaho. They are cessna caravans, turned up about 10 notches. Great aircraft, & very reliable.
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Quest kodiaks are made in Idaho. They are cessna caravans, turned up about 10 notches. Great aircraft, & very reliable.
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DL
think your living the bucket list now instead of waiting until it's too late to enjoy or remember. keep doing it Jeb: )
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think your living the bucket list now instead of waiting until it's too late to enjoy or remember. keep doing it Jeb: )
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Kevin
This is awesome! Better than your first class videos! You got to sit in the first officer's seat. Just wow.
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This is awesome! Better than your first class videos! You got to sit in the first officer's seat. Just wow.
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