I am a Twin Cessna fan and owned a beautiful 1956 310. I have always loved them all, especially the 421. The comment Rich made about being privileged to live in a time when we can fly these airplanes is so true and heartbreaking. They will never build anything like a 340 or a 421 again. Gone are the days of the 320 Skynight. I am an IA and could barely afford to maintain my 310. Not to mention finding parts. The "out of production" component of cost is reflected on the ramp. There are hundreds of twins sitting on flat tires at airports across the nation. They are really just ghost that trigger thoughts of restoration as you taxi by, so sad......Gorgeous 421, great video as always Rich!

@davidfrench5407

4 ай бұрын

A lot of the older stuff is just going to reach a point where it either can't be kept airworthy, or it becomes too expensive to do so. There are just not enough 1965 Cessna 172s out there, and they're eventually going to start wearing out. I see the cost of new planes, and I have to think a lot of folks will eventually get priced out of the market.

@tropicthndr

4 ай бұрын

That’s the Biden agenda behind the curtain, restricting import of parts so you’re forced into these tiny paper kite airplanes powered by snowmobile engines. It’s such a joke to see flat tires everywhere while your taxes get funneled into housing for disgusting refugees.

@CaptainRon1913

4 ай бұрын

@@davidfrench5407 Already too expensive. You're looking at well over $100k to rebuild one of those Continental engines.

@stevenrobinson2381

4 ай бұрын

@@CaptainRon1913 yep-and there are only a couple of shops in the country that can do a QUALITY overhaul on them GTSIO's. That will go to TBO without any major issues-along with CAREFUL handling of those engines as well.

@scottbeyer101

3 ай бұрын

Sadly you are correct. I see dozens of planes corroding at every airport I land. Out of medical, to out of annual, and finally to rust & dust.

This is probably one of the nicest 421c’s I’ve seen who ever did the avionics did it right, I mean they even put a second Garmin on the copilot side did away with all the analog engine instruments and put the Garmin unit and the best autopilot Garmin makes wow.

What a beautiful airplane I'm sure who ever gets it will enjoy it.

The colors and paint design on that aircraft are really spectacular. I have seen many an aircraft in my time, and this one is truly gorgeous.

That Golden Eagle is a beauty. I always loved the sound of those geared engines. Thank you.

What a beautiful airplane. The owner must be so happy to have her.

Good Day. Beautiful Aircraft. Most enjoyable and informative flight. Great Work and Best Regards to All and the New Owner.

One of my first jobs 20 years ago was as a ramp rat. The airport I worked had 2 421s. Part of the apprentice path meant one of my jobs was to compare the log entries to the receipts mailed back when those 421s were away, bring any discrepancies to the attention of the AME. Neither of those planes took a trip without needing service in the field. It got to the point where when I'd tow either out of the hangar, I'd just wait by the fuel pump. Because they were ALWAYS going to need the AME to get it going, or nitrogen to fill the strut, or the tire, a bottle of oil, or to to call the guy to unfuck the door seal, after they get gas, which they always needed. That one looks really nice, I'm sure it won't be like that for the new owner. (This entire video, and the time it took to type this comment is less than the time it took to get one of those 421s started on the best day,)

Rich, one of the many things that I appreciate about you as a content creator is that once I see a "Fly with Rich" video notification, my finger is already poised to tap the 👍 icon. You're an inspiration to this rusty pilot (you have so many type-ratings!), and I always look forward to your next video. I like your no- bull, just straight talk approach to your content. Your historical knowledge of the particular aircraft that you're showcasing is nothing short of impressive. Thank you for your content!

@FlyingwithRich

3 ай бұрын

Thank you, and thanks for the message - I appreciate it!

Rich, I grew up in and on twin Cessna's from 310's thru Conquest 425's... Love them and SAD that they are not in production anymore so I share your sentiments Sir! Thanks for the ride, Mike~

What a great airplane, lucky buyer is taking home a real and rare on the market of airplane; nice presentation Rich 😊

Ive watched alot of aviation videos over the years and it's such a delight watching u fly.Maybe the best pilot ive seen on KZread.So calm and professional.Well done Ric

@FlyingwithRich

Ай бұрын

Wow - thank you! I really appreciate that!

@davidboyd9204

Ай бұрын

He’s on point with his statement. I flew the 421 at one point in my path to the majors. You presented the 421 in an accurate and honorable way. Thank you!

Absolutely stunning aircraft! I envy the new owner.

Great choice for the new owner....beutiful legacy 421...thx Rich, great flight.

👍🏻 the effort you put into these videos is much appreciated.

@FlyingwithRich

4 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching!

gorgeous and well equipped 421...if anyone has a chance to fly one or at least ride in back do it..one of the most comfortable and quiet piston twins around ..thanks Rich you do represent a quality product

@FlyingwithRich

4 ай бұрын

Very true - thank you for watching!

I’m glad you took time to review a checklist. Will sleep much better. Beautiful aircraft. Look forward to seeing the follow up with the new owner.

@FlyingwithRich

4 ай бұрын

Good catch!

Lucky new owner, Rich.....she's a beauty! But also, how nice it is to see how serious you and the OCR team are about delivering an exceptional sales experience. Thanks again for the vid! Cheers, Ollie.

@FlyingwithRich

4 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Congrats on the sale Rich. My family and I loved that plane, hope the newest owner enjoys as well!

@FlyingwithRich

4 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Beautiful , and it is a great thing when technology and folks with enough money to invest in it, come together to save some of these aircraft. Without both they would be put out to pasture, and like you said, once they are out there, there not coming back.

A truly beautiful 421! The new owner is going to be lucky for many many years to come

@FlyingwithRich

4 ай бұрын

Definitely set up for the future!

Oh.. and beautiful bird!

My favorite twin I’ve got time in. I think it’s the king of piston twins.

@FlyingwithRich

4 ай бұрын

Agree - thanks for watching!

Easily the best twin Cessna ever built! I want one soooo bad! Congratulations to the lucky new owner!👍🏽

THANK YOU. Interesting content. Beautiful aircraft.

Of all the 421s I’ve seen and been around this is one of the most beautiful aircraft that the new owner will enjoy and Rich I’ve seen you through out the year selling top quality aircraft and 2024 may have more to come soon

@FlyingwithRich

4 ай бұрын

Thank you! Happy New Year!

Got a lot of hours in 421's. Absolutely beautiful airplane and solid airplane to fly.

Really must make a huge difference with the modern avionics.It's a great looking plane.Jimmy from Jimmy's World just bought a Cessna 421 C.

Such a great plane...Great video again Rich...Thanks for sharing

@FlyingwithRich

4 ай бұрын

Thank you - happy New Year!

It was a real treat to see it again, thanks Rich!! 8) --gary

Best twin piston Cessna ever ! ❤ Thanks Rich ! Happy new year and happy flight's with us !

@FlyingwithRich

4 ай бұрын

Happy New Year!

One of my favorite birds ✈️👍🏻

@FlyingwithRich

4 ай бұрын

Me too!

I owned a C-421C, best piston cabin class ever built

@FlyingwithRich

3 ай бұрын

I agree! Thanks for watching!

Beautiful airplane. And Happy New Year, Rich! Thank you.

@FlyingwithRich

4 ай бұрын

Happy New Year - thanks for watching!

I think is how the new owner keeps the aircraft in regards to its Maintenance- after 10yr 20 yrs 30ys 40yrs of ownership

Really like your videos Rich. Great channel!

@FlyingwithRich

4 ай бұрын

Thank you!

hated the fuel cell, always had a issue with mine. about lost it when I took delivery of 2 RAM `s , but that was in 1990 and still loved that plane, for a recip.

Limo in its class, thanx Rich Happy New Year

@FlyingwithRich

4 ай бұрын

Limo that drives like a Porsche!

Beautiful aircraft.

@FlyingwithRich

4 ай бұрын

Beautiful!

Nice video, Hug from Portugal

Happy new year mate all the best for 2024 👍👍

@FlyingwithRich

4 ай бұрын

Happy New Year!

There are also videos out there from the owner that did the restoration, no doubt one of the finest 421’s out there.

@rcdudes123

4 ай бұрын

Do you have any links to them?

One of my favorite planes that I’ll never even see IRL.

@FlyingwithRich

4 ай бұрын

You never know!

Happy New Year Rich and you are flying my most favorite Powerful Piston twin and I would love to be able to ride along

@FlyingwithRich

4 ай бұрын

Happy New Year!

Had a chance to log a bunch of hours on the 402 platform, very, very stable aircraft. Flying a 421 will always be on my bucket list.

@FlyingwithRich

4 ай бұрын

Wonderful airplanes for sure…thanks for watching!

I flew that Hand Full many times coming up the ladder. Had to have a light touch and keep an eye on the Maze Of Fuel !!!!

Rich deserves at least 100k subscribers, like and share people!

Great 421C!!!

@FlyingwithRich

4 ай бұрын

Is truly a great one!

Fricken bad ass 421 you always get to fly the best a/c

It's a brilliant plane and you, Rich, are an excellent pilot. I was hoping maybe she'd been purchased by Jerry Wagner! I think he'd love her.

@FlyingwithRich

4 ай бұрын

Thank you!

One day i’ll purchase a 1985 Golden Eagle III and do a full restoration. I just love the sound of these geared engines. Thank you @FlyWithRich for these amazing videos.

@FlyingwithRich

4 ай бұрын

Good choice - you can’t go wrong, very few “1985” MY serial numbers out there - as in 5. If you get one, let me know!

Dude Thats sweet. I own a sweet 310Q...Love the 421

@FlyingwithRich

4 ай бұрын

Nice - thanks for watching!

Roger 55RL, You have a thumbs from me.

hi rich got to say the these planes are so nice they look good if i had the money i would love to have one

Hey Rich. Love the videos. May I trouble you for the mounts you use for camera. Specifically on the exterior of the plane? Thanks

@FlyingwithRich

4 ай бұрын

Send me an e-mail and I’ll try to get the info to you. Thanks for watching.

Hi Rich, As a fan of Twin Cessnas, do you think these new diesel/jet-a piston engines like the Continental CD-300 could spark some new life into older airframes like these making them more economical to operate or even push some manufacturers to build some cabin class twin again? Great video as usual. Cheers from Brazil and Happy 2024!!

Someone spent serious money on paint and avionics on that thing. Amazing.

Tecnam P2012 Traveller (which you did a demo in) in normal and now STOL version is one of the few new piston twin options available (with more than 6 seats).

@FlyingwithRich

4 ай бұрын

Pretty nice airplane and mostly a commercial working application, which is smart - no pressurized and fixed gear. Nice to something new coming into GA for sure! Thanks for watching!

Flew right seat in a 421 long ago from Eugene to Redding. Ended up going over Mt Shasta clearing the top by about 100ft. Hit the rotor which bounced our heads off the ceiling for a thrill. The view of that huge mountain directly above was something you never forget. One of the great flights of my life for sure...........

Hi Rich. Love your videos. What video editing software do you use to put your clips together and condense your video time on KZread? Thanks!

@FlyingwithRich

4 ай бұрын

I think they use the Adobe product.

Beautiful airplane Rich, beautiful glass panel, do you know, or know of Jerry Wagner? He flies a golden Eagle out of Auburn Ca. Has a KZread channel, his plane Doesn’t have as nice a panel as the one you flew. Safe travels.

@FlyingwithRich

4 ай бұрын

I have talked to him but don’t know him well. Thanks for watching!

My family died in a 421C in 1988 - Crashed into Devils Post Pile, on the way to Truckee Tahoe.

@FlyingwithRich

4 ай бұрын

Sorry to hear that.

Hey, I’ve been in that plane. Like that exact one. I changed the oil in it.

@FlyingwithRich

Ай бұрын

Nice work!

Rich Not to mess up any future 421 sales but if the price being equal wouldn't folks be better of with pc12 or TBM Vs extra maintenance cost with a twin? Love the channel ❤😊

@FlyingwithRich

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for comment - price to purchase much different on the turbo - props.

16:00 _The Eagle Has Landed_

hi rich i assume that she did not go on sale on the open market as i did not see her on controller for sale lovely plane i was lucky tp have flown over 1200 hrs on a 421c

@FlyingwithRich

4 ай бұрын

Never made it on controller - wow lots of 421 time!

Flown on 421 a few times. Great aircraft! So… why would Cessna not want to make a new 421 ? Like the auto manufacturers bring back something old and make it great again? Back in Obama days they did that junker buy back and wiped out half the market for good reliable used cars… hate to see good aircraft go away to. Love the video!

@FlyingwithRich

4 ай бұрын

I think the cost to certify/manufacture would price it out of the market.

What a beauty. Yep, GA priced themselves right out of existence... Which was the plan all along.

@davidfrench5407

4 ай бұрын

Folks are hanging on flying 50-60 year old planes. Those planes are going to wear out eventually. New stuff is a half million to way over a million. Is Beech even making Barons any more? They're like a million and a half now, right? If I won the lottery and had $400,000 of disposable cash, would I buy a new bare bones 172, or a Ferrari or Lamborghini? Pretty sure I'd go with the exotic car.

@FlyingwithRich

4 ай бұрын

Barons are approaching $2M. You would buy the exotic car for sure, because you can’t buy a new Skyhawk for $400K!

@davidfrench5407

4 ай бұрын

@@FlyingwithRich The cost of aviation is a shame, it's really put off a lot of folks from flying. I'm getting too old...lol...mid 50s. I was really interested in getting my PPL in the 1990s, should have done it then. Things were so much more affordable. In the late 90s, the company I worked for bought a 1979 Baron 58, think it was less than $175,000. They eventually sold it and it landed short in NC, and was totalled.

@FlyingwithRich

4 ай бұрын

I’m not sure that was the plan, but the more expensive the product the fewer people can afford it.

@FlyingwithRich

4 ай бұрын

It is a shame - I wish it was more affordable, but I believe driven by lack of demand for people desiring to fly airplanes, and if you do, it’s a lot of work to be able to get to a point where it provides real utility. Thanks for watching!

What's normally a more economical decision a turboprop or a pressurized twin like this one? I'm just curious.

@FlyingwithRich

4 ай бұрын

A lot depends on the specific airplane, but if you compare a similar vintage Conquest 1 or a KA 90 to a 421C - all in costs will be less on a 421C.

@gewglesux

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for the reply.. That's interesting news.. I have a Buddy who was thinking about a Turboprop.. reason why i asked currently he has one of the pressurized Barons Thanks for the ride!.@@FlyingwithRich

Which one was it that had the Robertson STOL kit? Don't know why I thought this was it. It seems that no one is going to make cabin class piston twins anymore. Too expensive and might as well have a turbine single. But TBMs are more than I thought you could make these twins again. A 425 with 135As Blackhawk would be cheaper than some of those TBMs

@FlyingwithRich

4 ай бұрын

Can’t remember - I think there was a really nice 414A that had it. Don’t see that too often.

@gendaminoru3195

4 ай бұрын

@@FlyingwithRich What happened to Rob Ryan's 441. Any more videos with him and his bird? Love to go on a trip with him and "share expenses."

@gendaminoru3195

4 ай бұрын

@@FlyingwithRich Forgot to mention nice landing - gotta love the trailing link gear.

I completely agree that panel is superior to the g1000. i fly a waas, gfc700 g1000 panel and have owned the 421 panel. G1000 is great but not at the level of what is in the 421.

Every time you talk about these twin Cessnas you sound sad, Rich. To be honest it makes me a little sad too. My employer is interested in buying a 414 soon and I hope he does. I’d love to fly one before they’re all gone. They surely will be in my lifetime.

@FlyingwithRich

4 ай бұрын

Hope not - Garmin really changed the market with upgrades so seems like the trend is to keep them flying!

@mosteam3985

4 ай бұрын

I’m with you, I hope not as well!

Someone got one sexy plane

Love the content. Please take this as constructive… the video is about the airplane and the camera is pointed at you 90% of the time. Over the shoulder shots of the panel would be preferable for airplane lovers watching an airplane video.

What brand was that Lidar Altimeter?

@FlyingwithRich

4 ай бұрын

Air text land dar I believe.

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what doesnt this guy fly 😂cool to see you jump between airplanes

@FlyingwithRich

4 ай бұрын

Thank you and thanks for watching!

The good news is the “Golden Buzzard” is a great airplane to fly; the bad news is to fly, maintain, and insure the old bird you must be Saudi royalty

Curious why you didn’t trust it to mins.

@FlyingwithRich

4 ай бұрын

I trust it - no particular reason I turned it off early. Thanks for watching!

Great Bird If you really want to get it running put a pair of 500h.p. Red Engines on it and run with a Conquest I

@FlyingwithRich

4 ай бұрын

I don’t disagree but different cost category.

old school performance, very demanding to fly.

@FlyingwithRich

4 ай бұрын

Old school performance? That’s a new one on me - what does it mean?

are you feeling under the weather my friend? whats up? man I hope your doing alright, I like you a lot. I wish to meet you one day man. Take it easy! - Matt

@FlyingwithRich

4 ай бұрын

All good - thank you!

Ha, you succumbed to the keyboard warriors and made sure you showed the checklist 🤣😂🤣

@FlyingwithRich

4 ай бұрын

Irony - the 421 video was edited and done before the checklist video!

@Parr4theCourse

4 ай бұрын

@@FlyingwithRich Funny how that works out….

Editing in some pre-flight checks now to shut the haters up eh? 🤣

@FlyingwithRich

4 ай бұрын

Not really - that’s was just a normal check up/check in on the checklist I do frequently. I fly in those videos I like I fly all the time and I refuse to pose for KZread to appear as something I am not!

@TigerTrussell

4 ай бұрын

@@FlyingwithRich just razzing you - I love the channel and envy your job

@FlyingwithRich

4 ай бұрын

I know - I just want to make sure everyone knows that! Thanks for watching and comments - appreciated!

Whats up with Rich's left eye? kzread.info/dash/bejne/qX9_w8iwYsnSmc4.html

@FlyingwithRich

4 ай бұрын

Lost the left eye as a kid - the fake one doesn’t move quite as well. Thanks for watching!

@InvertedFlight

4 ай бұрын

@@FlyingwithRich And you land all these planes with one eye!? I now feel bad about every landing I have done ever!

@FlyingwithRich

4 ай бұрын

Turns out you only need one eye to land an airplane!

Oh My Cessna, what a big nose you have!

Oh, C'mon! shut the f*** of that radio and let us HEAR the engines roar in T/O!

I appreciate your thoughts on value, but have to disagree. As parts and supplies diminish, the value will not drop, it will plummet. That plane is nice, but on incident and it is valueless….

@FlyingwithRich

4 ай бұрын

Textron/Garmin/Continental and a multitude of other parts manufacturers/service providers make money on continuing to supply/support them - why would they stop a profitable business which has strong demand? Valueless perhaps in your opinion but I can attest to a robust market for them from pretty smart, successful people so the fact is the opposite of your opinion!