Boston to France in 5 hours in a Beechcraft A36 Bonanza (Part 1)
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- SocialFlight's off to a new adventure: We're going to trek to French soil in our A36 Bonanza...in 5 hours from Boston. How? Watch to find out!
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What an amazing Dad. In 20 years time those young men will be saying 'Do you remember that time Dad flew us to France?'
in 20 Years time will change and you could be in France in less than an hour, but for sure in 40 years.
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That's such a 1960s thing to say ;)
It’s great to see a father spending quality time with his sons, there isn’t enough of this in the media these days. Keep up the great work and the fantastic videos!
Spending anytime, out of a day, even just talking.
Fritz Von it doesn’t matter how busy you are or how wealthy. You make time for what’s important.
Don't remember those consistent times, with my dad !
Amazing adventure with your boys! I look forward to experiencing the same with my tribe in the future!
Lets fly to France and cycle for some lunch half way there 😀
Brilliant parenting 🍻🏴
What an incredible trip! Congratulations to the 3 boys, especially the youngest who is in control!
We did a similar trip, but started from North Carolina. Great time in Nova Scotia, did the Cabot Trail. We choice to head to Moncton, then turn toward Sydney, that kept us over land. The controllers were great. Thanks for posting. Agree, nice safety brief.
Great family. Nice to be well heeled enough for such a plane and such a trip.
Fantastic journey, chronicle, very exciting and challenging.
Boys you've got a wonderful dad.
And a 💩ton of money.
Anthony Melvin u don’t need to be rich to own a plane.
@@joeboi1342 Do you know much it costs to learn how to fly? How much aviation fuel is? How much it costs to charter such a flight? Let me know those costs and the price of that plane. The price of the plane alone is almost $1,000,000. So, shoosh your mouth. What's your definition of rich, anyways? You act like we all can just shell out that money and do exactly what he did.
Anthony Melvin first off who says They bought that for a million could have been used. Also you can rent or buy a much cheaper plane you can work a job to make money for flight school. As a kid-college student you can still make enough money it’s really not hard. I hate this stereotype type that you have to be rich to fly.
@@joeboi1342 You find out how much this specific trip cost and get back with me. I said "they" have a shit load of money. Stereotypes? Geez.
This is some of the coolest ish I’ve ever seen.
This is so awesome. You inspire me as a father and fellow pilot.
Excuse my language but I almost shit my pants when they also pulled the bikes out. What a perfect trip.
I grew up flying with my dad
Thanks
That safety briefing 🤌🏽 great video
I have such dream in future but yet to get my license... Bravo.
Awesome guys. Thanks for the inspiration
great job ,great family.
Nice water entry brief. Well done gents.
I love this!!!!! Current flight student at American Flyers North in Addison. Thanks for the upload!
Hi- Congrats on school! Where are you at in your flight training?
@@rumrnr78 Thanks💕 It's the new love of my life for sure. I did my two supervised solos and one local unsupervised solo and winds and weather permitting I'll do a cross country solo this week and then finish prepping for my checkride for my PPL. Going 0 to hero though.
Victory IsMine Nice! Are you in a professional program? Where are you planning your first solo cross country to? McAlester was my first solo cross country and took a tour of the Flight Service Station. Sadly, I read that it closed.
@@rumrnr78 yes. I am. I'm going planning to go to Paris TX
@@victoryismine2926 Awesome! I have to renew my CFII this Summer at American Flyers
Not sure why I got this in my feed but it was amazing to watch ! Must of been a great experience! How much fuel was used ?
what an awsome adventure .. i love flying
What make and model folding bikes are they? I have several old Raleigh Folder bikes. Thanks
I am assuming when you say France, you mean Pierre et Miquelon? 😂... I’m from Montreal and live in Calgary now on the other side of the continent.. I never thought of doing that flight while living in Quebec! Great job looks like fun!!
Lol.
@@arcticwanderer2109 🤔
@@DrummerDelight Pierre et Miquelon is not in France but part of France. I was just giggling at the technicality of the term. It is correct either way.
Where was the original take off from ?
What’s cause of severe radio - headset - recording static?
Unfortunately, we had a problem with the charger for the dash camera that was putting noise into the audio. We couldn’t hear it on the radios but it made the audio recording a mess. We cleaned it up as much as we could. Now we have better hardware!
what a nice way to spend a Sat morn
What was your overall flightplan
I would have loved to have a father like this........lucky kids!
I had a wonderful dad too. He just didn't have the money to buy a plane.
Arturo Canales My point exactly. Same here.
Wish I could experience this kind of stuff....i love aviation...but can't afford the schooling....you sir are so lucky...safe travels to ya..ever fly to mo..hit me up..bbq for ya
That is awesome making memories!
Hopefully, everyone used the bathroom before they left.
Never a concern if men!
There are aviation urination receptacles for male and female.
water bottle is my savior sometimes
looking to do this flight next month, I'm also from boston. would you mind to meet and share all the paper work required?
No DSC radio in light aircraft?
What to and/or how will you tether raft to aircraft so when thrown out it doesn’t float away (rough seas high winds)?
The raft has a long tether that you hold when you toss it out. When it reaches the end of it's length, you tug on it to inflate the raft. It's not advisable to tie it off, since it could be dragged down with the plane.
Heck of an adventure. Thanks for sharing. Also, heck of a father and kids.
This so so awesome, if I was your son I would try convince you to drive from England to Africa(if it was safe to go through certain hot regions in the Middle East) always wanted to visit west coast of Africa and Eastern Europe
Now THAT sounds epic!
I think you can drive to Morocco fairly safely. Take the ferry to France. Drive down to Spain. Get the ferry to Morocco. It's fairly safe over there. I would probably not go to Algeria though. Tunisia is fairly safe.
I know where you're going! Pretty cool. Don't forget your Euros!
What an awesome dad, kudos. Very good idea and video. What year was the aircraft - Beechcraft A36 Bonanza?
How many gallons of fuel is needed ?
Bonnza has action range aroud 1700 Km.. how many times you have landed ?
Wish I had a dad like this, let alone even having one.
Same
You can’t pick your parents.. the spectrum is huge .. wishing past reality is pointless.... make due with your situation and don’t let a perceived lack change your trajectory....you can achieve whatever you want ....your story doesn’t require a perfect scenario....
@@normanharris7333 Well said👍🙏
What do u do if u have to go to the bathroom?
Video from the rear in flight
Is that the flex in the air frame making the camera wobble.? Or the force of the wind.?
It’s an issue with the auto stabilization in the Yi 4K Lite camera
Hi ! Which is your home airport ?
This reminded me of the guy back in the fifties who flew the Atlantic in a modified P-51. I remember that he called his engine "Ernest" because he hoped it was. He caught the jetstream to help him along his way. I think that was the first time I heard of the jetstream.
nemo227 P-51 was able to achieve such a high range not only because of the internal tanks and drop tanks, but also due to the efficient, low drag design. It meant the merlin engine could achieve cruising speed with less HP, and subsequently less fuel consumption.
The laminar flow wings, the lofted airframe and the Meredith effect radiator all helped.
@@5000mahmud Yes, the P-51 had a lot of good features. Have you ever flown one, or flown in one? I never have but I've taken glider rides and that was very nice.
nemo227 Never, but I would like to. Sadly life in the inner city is not amendable to such hobbies.
@@5000mahmud At my ancient age I can recall living in towns, cities, suburbs, country, and even in a logging camp and it was all before 1951. When you're a kid you go where your parents go. I've been in my house since 1970 . . . but it's right next to an airport. When I'm working in my back yard I can hear the flutter of opening parachutes and I watch those "crazy" people jumping out of perfectly good airplanes. That's thrill enough for me.
But I loved the video and this great adventure !!! God bless you ; I wish I can even fly a small airplane ! But I have license to ride my bike ! Lol 😂
Pressurized cabin?
Not a GA expert but isn’t this risky without twin prop and dry suits ?
Ok, so watched the whole video wondering how this trans Atlantic journey is possible so quickly and in such a small plane.... 🤣
They're flying to Montreal - the Quebecois think they are more French than Napoleon and Empress Josephine's lovechild. lol
They flew to St. Pierre .. google it. It’s a french island off the coast of Newfoundland
Jin Zhang no St. Pierre. You don’t cross an ocean to get to Montreal
Awesome video. Which airport did you take off from initially? I missed that.
Boston
To that guy wearing the Yale T . . . 'Bulldog, bulldog, ra ra ra, Eli Yale ! I grew up . . . in Hamden, CT.
Biking from airport??
I love that Ya'll seem to have a functional relationship. Can't say that about my fater-in-law, which makes me glad for you guys. That's fuckin cool.
Makes a great team.
how much was gas
You guys are heading to Saint Pierre et Miquelon right ? ;)
Why not have the life jackets already on? I thought that was SOP?
Can I just say that I really enjoyed this video which I came across during a coffee break. What a great trip!
You don't like your current job......
5 hours and no refueling with this small plane?
Amazing!
IDK, seems impossible to make it to France in that plane.
Exactly
Unless they go to St. Pierre or Miquelon.
Lindbergh did in a much less capable plane.
@@timnell207 yeah, now that I think about it more, I realize.
Because it is impossible. A single engine Bonanza can not make that distance. Halfway maybe, with himself.
How do yall attach the camera to the tail?
We have a Yi Lite action camera on a screw mount to the side of the tip of the vertical stabilizer.
How much did that cost i.e. landing fee's fuel and so on ?
at least 4 dollars per gal at best 3 dollars per gas at least 500 dollars on fuel
I am not a pilot but Nova Scotia to France is about 3,000 miles Bonanza 36 has speed of 176 ktas , how could you go in 5 hours?
Enjoy the cold water with shorts and tee shirts.
Boston to moscow in the new piper super dupper cub...ohhh. Yeahhhhh
What an outstanding dad. Obviously not Tom Douke, Matavera, Rarotonga, Cook Islands...🥺🥺🥺
I’m getting my pilots license 😍
Boston to France in bonanza not possible in 5 hrs ?
So how you got your clearance to cross the Atlantic airspace with only one engine ?
Not france in Europe imposible. 5 hours cant do place in Canada called france
Alex t Negative... It is actually France. France owns a self governing territory an Island off the coast of Quebec nfld and Labrador, near the gulf of the St’ Lawrence. called Pierre et Miquelon. So you will get a France stamp on your passport.
@@trooper744 was thinking 'is it the euro
Alex t Def not the Euro and to be fair, it was a total click bait, and not many people have heard of this island. In regards to currency if that is your question they do use the euro.
@@trooper744 whats the name of the ireland
my dad was a surgeon so not too many days off
I very much prefer the phrase "No runway available, gear up" the the more common "Positive rate of climb, gear up".
I used that phrase for years until an instructor convinced me (when flying a single engine aircraft) to leave the gear down as long as there was enough runway ahead to land in case of an engine failure. NTSB reports are full of lots of mishaps when the gear comes up too early for no real reason.
“No runway available” is used for single engines. “Positive rate” is used for multi engines, because if you lost an engine in a multi, the gear will create drag and reduce lift.
Hi Brad, Your explanation makes perfect sense and I agree. But I don't see your logic applied by YT video makers. Not sure about the real world.
I wonder the speed, the altitude and is this type of aircraft pressurized.
Best range is at cruising speed of around 150kts, but max cruise speed at around 170kts. At a point in the video they mentioned 5500 ft, so probably unpressurised
Eckhard Binding very informative. Thanks!
Immersion suits for the north Atlantic?
@Billy McCarthy have you been drinking?
@@socomon69 they flew to an island off of the coast of Canada that is under french rule so technically France.
@@bigjthejoker1306 ok, but I was speaking to the possibility of getting dunked in a very cold ocean. Doesn't really matter who owns what.
Lovely, would have appreciated a quick reference to a map where you show what you will be doing.
Survival suits? EPIRB? Satphone? Water?
??? Why would you need a satphone to fly to St Pierre? You have radio contact all the time.
@@ClintEatWood you have radio contact... until you don't. They thought of bringing a raft for a reason. Satphone should be in ditching bag. Besides, they are cheap and can be used for lots of other stuff like camping. I'm from Canada so when you go canoeing in even parts of "middle" Ontario there is no phone coverage. You should strive to stack the odds of survival in your favour as much as possible.
@@black_triton9264 What kind of satphone do you use, and what are the approx cost? I always thought they are very expensive, especially the cost for a call...
ClintEatWood I use Thurya. Iridium is also very popular. Prices vary from $400-1800. Call time depends. On a plan it can be as low as $0.15 per min and no plan can be $2 per min. About a decade ago I recall it being $8 per min. Check the coverage where you plan to operate. Some are better in ocean areas, Southern Hemisphere, etc. So for the cost of life, it’s very cheap. I work in overseas security sector so it’s a standard back up for me. Along with batteries. Vehicle tracking by GSM/GPS is also common.
ClintEatWood you can use it for text. Sending your coords at the press of a button. And also hotspot for data/email/internet.
That was a great flight for you and your sons.
There is no way you made it from Boston to France in 5 hours...impossible.
@@patienceisalpha Maube it's a SR-71 masquerading as a little plane.
This obviously isn't Logan. Where in the Boston area did you actually depart from?
Stow, MA - Minuteman Airport (6B6)
Awesome !!. ..
I would love to fly with you guys 😂
What about customs clearance in Sydney
I think they did customs in Maine
Range 600nm. How'd they do it. Whats the catch. Novas Scotia to Newfoundland to greenland to iceland to ireland. Sorry not buying it. Is there a france, New \foundland
LOL!!!!! Dude, they flew to St. Pierre 🇫🇷.
Is it possible to post a map with your flight path or written description of each leg?
I can't post a map here, but the route was as follows: 6B6 -> KEPM -> CYQY -> LFVM (same return)
Jetstream must have helped.
Can't believe these planes fly so high.
You wouldn't get me doing a transatlantic flight in a single engined aircraft.
They didn’t. These islands are south west of Newfoundland Canada. It’s a very short flight from Sydney Nova Scotia to get to these French islands.
Just curious.. What was the total fuel cost for this trip? Great video!
Probably between $1500-2000 in fuel if I were to guess
@@calebdrake3544 Try closer to $2700 one way.
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Maybe it is...I was taking a stab in the dark...
@@calebdrake3544 of course. I also thought it was a nonstop flt.
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I was also assuming $5/gal for fuel, maybe other places are higher then that...
Did you take off out of logan international i thought its about 8 hours its about 8 hours jfk to Frankfurt Germany
He didn't go to Europe, he went to France.
@@TheBrodie31k but isnt france in Europe south of Germany
@@DavidBerquist334 that's the riddle
@@DavidBerquist334 I'm assuming they went to st.pierre & miqoelon. Which is a colony owned by France, south of Newfoundland (my home) on the east coast of Canada.
@@masongulliver4370 i didnt know is it 220 volts there or 120 volts like 🇺🇸
Epic!
I did it in under 3 hours, Boston, Lincolnshire to le Touquet, France.
I would guess somewhere in French Quebec? France is a 10 hr flight by jet.
Jonathan Berry Paris, London, Amsterdam from JFK is a 7 hour flight on commercial jet.
eigo bike my last flight was 10 hrs direct from Charlotte to CDG.
Jonathan Berry right, flight time averages from Charlotte to De Gaulle at just under 9 hours. Sadly that direct flight is no longer available.
Quebec is not France, but there is an island off the east coast of Canada that is still French territory, that's where he went
Advantages of amphibious aircraft are evidential
But did you go from Boston to France in less than 5 hours?
St Pierre and Miquelon, France which is near Newfoundland
Fold-up bikes? The airport didn't have a car for you?
Cool !,
Triple nose dive
Wow!
Can’t make it over ocean not enough fuel
Handsome boys you have i wish to have a dad or man to teach me some stuff like that. 😉
Boston to France in 5 hours ! In this small airplane ! I didn’t get it !?
They went to St. Pierre 🇫🇷. Easy peasy.
@@kaziu312 So in other words, a click bait title.
Well, no. Not really.
@@kaziu312 Ya, really it is.
@@thomastmc Only if you 1) didn't read the PROVIDED description where it says French soil and 2) did not understand that French soil doesnt stop at The Hexagon. Their title wasn't false. They DID go to French soil, got French passport stamps, spent Euros and interacted with French citizens. Why are you the authority to judge that it's clickbait? Because there was no Eiffel Tower?