Bush Flying in Africa over the Okavango Delta
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 ก.ค. 2018
- Join me for this amazing experience Bush Flying in Africa. The best way to get around Botswana is by air and this trip includes four, separate planes:
Gippsland GA-8 Airvan (A2-AAC & A2-AKT);
Quest Kodiak (A2-SRM); and
Cessna 208B Grand Caravan (A2-OKC).
When I first visited Africa, I wasn't sure what the internal flights would be like. Frankly, the idea of Bush Flying in Africa kind of intimidated me. Between weight restrictions, unpredictable schedules, and unknown airplanes, I had no idea what to expect. Watch this video to gain a little bit of insight into Bush Flying in Africa.
You'll see takeoffs and landings from the best seats on the planes! I'll also give you a bit of insight about what to expect if you're considering taking a trip to Botswana and are wondering what Bush Flying Africa will be like. Bush Flying is incredible, but African Bush Flying is a even more amazing. This video shows some of the highlights!
We flew over Botswana's desert, the Okavango Delta, and lots of other beautiful parts of this spectacular country. I think the Okavango Delta was the most beautiful!
Speaking of favorites, which of the planes was your favorite? Leave a comment about whether you prefer the Gippsland GA-8 Airvan, the Quest Kodiak, or the Cessna 208B Grand Caravan?
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Music:
Savannah of Africa 2 - Magnus Ringblom
Savannah of Africa 1 - Magnus Ringblom
Flying Through Africa - Marc Torch
Savannah of Africa 4 - Magnus Ringblom
Great video!
To answer your question on why the Caravan’s 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 isn’t always practical.
I would like to give a more thorough explanation, but I haven’t flown the caravan personally in over 3 years so my memory isn’t that great with it any more.
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.
think your living the "bucket list" now instead of waiting until it's too late to enjoy or remember....keep doing it Jeb :)
thanks for replying, never put off having fun :)
This is awesome! Better than your first class videos! You got to sit in the first officer's seat. Just wow.
Firstly you should definitely share more of the amazing footage from this trip. I would say the Cessna was my favourite aircraft in the video. On a side note how amusing that all of these aircraft had air vents yet major airlines don’t always provide them.
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. It’s 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!
Thanks for the trip down memory lane. My first pilot job was flying out of Maun in 2013. Cheers!
What a day you had i just love small airstrips and this is Africa...
This is why I love small aircraft low and slow is the way to go
Yes please - where I have travelled prior to COVID19. Great footage. Love it.
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!
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
1:59 It is probably not funny, but I just could not contain my urge for laughter at that remark 🤣🤣🤣
This was a great video,the bush flying is incredible,I really enjoyed it!
By the way, GREAT VIDEO!! You should do videos with multiple flights more often. Loved the lion!!
Awesome video! That must have been an amazing experience
That looked amazing! Definitely want to see more!
i love this video....nice video, unique place, and fresher than just a cabin view.
Wonderful Jeb as always. I for one would love to see more of what you did on Safari. Neil
Cool! I hope you enjoyed/enjoy your time in africa!
Great vid and amazing, please post more of your safari!
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.
Oh yeah those safaris are awesome i wanna see more
Of course Jeb, we want to see more. Great video as usual :)
I can now officially say I've seen every Jeb Brooks production. Cheers to the next adventure!
Absolutely spectacular! Looks like it was a trip of a lifetime! Definitely a contrast to the flights you usually take haha. Also was great to see the Airvans, built in my home state in Australia. Please share with us your safari video. Thanks Jeb
I would love to see your adventure for sure love your vlogs
Nice video Africa looks really cool, ya I have heard of a aircan. Liked
Another fun video with some cool flights, Jeb! I would absolutely love to see footage from your time spent exploring, especially if there are any close-up wildlife shots. And please include video of your accommodations, meals, and amenities ...if there were any. ;-) Thanks for putting out such great product with your channel.
That’s okay, Jeb! Thanks for your response; It will be fun to see what you experienced out and about!! Looking forward to the video! 😊
I heard that the people from Botswana are very cool. Are they? Nice video as always Jeb. Thanks for sharing this adventure with us!
that Gipps is a great little bushplane! We had a lady pilot flying us into Maun
Great video - Loved the animals
Absolutely want to see more!
Quest kodiaks are made in Idaho. They are cessna caravans, turned up about 10 notches. Great aircraft, & very reliable.
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
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.
I love to go to Africa so see the wildlife animals 🐯🐆🐻 Great video m8 keep it up 👍😃
That was super cool to watch.
Safari Videos ? yes please
With the wings on top, you have a great view of what is below you. Let's see the safari.
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.
Cool planes, they all pretty closely resemble the C-208 Grand Caravan, one of my favorites.
Amazing video
😍 wow that must of been great
Safaris would be cool jeb do it it sounds awesome and the lions looked awesome more of that please if you will!
Maun is a big starting point for new pilots looking for their first flying job.
Nice!!
Would love to see the Safari videos.
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.
Amazing video Sir ! How did the Explorer do on the Safari ?
I’ve landed a kodiak. Great airplane!
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
Nice work
236 likes 0 dislikes keep up the great work
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.
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 😎
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
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.
Easily several hundred Cessnas
I'm pretty sure they leave the engine cowling open on the ground to help keep the engine cool, which is useful on turboprop powered aircraft such as the caravan. 5:32
Cool!
This is great 👍🏾 I work for the the company that flew you to Leroolatau
Nice 👍🏽
Proud to say that's my country 🇧🇼🇧🇼🇧🇼🇧🇼
Can you do another series of comparing different airlines!! That would be nice
yes do post a video of your safari...
The airvan sems like it hast the aerodynamic characeristics auf a Potato😂😂
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 didn’t address.
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
Hi Jeb, I watched your video with pleasure =) Where can I book such a bush flight with a Cessna 208B Caravan?
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.
Hey Jeb, what editing software do you use. I make videos too.
How was the Delta? Very expensive. would like to go one day. Yes show the Camps please.
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.
Still finding clogs I missed somehow Jeb !
Francistown is the second largest city of Botswana...
He might have meant second biggest airport. It sure is the busiest.
I'm interested in your safari adventure videos
Better...😍
post safari vids
More Safari please
Cooling the engine before start up
Jeb please make one video on TBM 930 aircraft
The engine cowls are opened for cooling in between flights.
i was weight with my bags to get on a flight like this
Imagine if Delta operated in the Delta!
The engines are open to cool down so the next start up isn’t extremely fast
Hey in December u going to Sri Lanka I am would love meet Aldo perk going to Sri Lanka they serve garlic break after every meal
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 👍
Jeb Brooks welcome boss
O U T S T A N D I N G, please share your safari videos.....
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
It's not really an airport per se, but MCAS Kaneohe on Oahu in Hawaii has a road that crosses the runway to get from one side of the base to the other. Kaneohe was one of the military installations bombed during the Pearl Harbor attack, back then it was a Navy seaplane base.
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
When’s that Cjr showdown happening
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
I was checking to see if the first plane was a stick shift.
4:16 OH YES PLEASE :)
You should fly on Mokulele Airlines
they cool the turbine down for the next start up
It looked like all the planes you flew on were Cessna grand caravans
Those first 2 planes are from my country
“Pretty bumpy”