I smile when grant uploads… he’s one of the only flight vloggers I atually enjoy watching!

@GrantBaker

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jon!

I’m 71 and I still remember the day we were on the beach in Gulfport Mississippi. I was 2 and mom and dad had their hands full with me running back into the water. Thanks for sharing this with us!

@GrantBaker

7 ай бұрын

That sounds like a great memory Clarence!

Where do I begin.....Grant Baker..Pilot...Destination....Miami... Aircraft...PC-12NG...Family on board...KZread star!! Congratulations on another great video.....Safe Travels!!!

@GrantBaker

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks John, this was a fun trip for sure! 😁

Sorry I missed the premier. We got hung up at the oncologist/surgeon and got home late. Enjoyed seeing the family on this trip. Safe travels.

@GrantBaker

2 жыл бұрын

Might be the first or second you’ve missed Larry! Hope all’s well in Texas!

Loved being along with you all! My favorite part was the last couple of minutes of course!!🥰 Beautiful view of the Miami shoreline.

Thank you for sharing views of the vacation..

Excellent video Grant! Awesome that your employer is supportive of taking the family along and what a great destination to take them to! Loved the views and the beach scenes! Your usual mix of excellent flying, procedures discussion and editing. Thank you for the time and effort to share it with us!

@GrantBaker

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Randy, I’m certainly blessed!

Nice to see the young bloke has the most vital pre-flight item in hand - a doughnut.

@GrantBaker

2 жыл бұрын

😁

Excellent flying, great airplane, wonderful family! Life is good!

@GrantBaker

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Rob!

You gotta always have that preflight donut! Love your videos.

@GrantBaker

10 ай бұрын

😉Thanks!

Always enjoy the flight videos, but loved seeing more than that. Thanks for including your on the ground activities too! Hope y'all had a great time!

@GrantBaker

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Brent, we had a blast!

Having a child in the right seat kinda throws that "sterile cockpit" thing out the window doesn't it ;-) Glad you had a nice trip, and you can never get those little ones in the cockpit soon enough!! Mine are in their 30's now and they still talk about our adventures.. Have fun and keep the shiney side up !!! :-)

@GrantBaker

2 жыл бұрын

Haha yeah it does! Just gotta ignore them for a bit. 😂 When I can listen and talk though, I love their questioning and wonder.

Awesome video man! Got my first few hours in an NG recently and am loving it. Love watching your content! Keeps me excited for the next trip!

@GrantBaker

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! It’s a great airplane. Hope your next trip is sooner than later!

Another great video, really enjoyed this one. Love the time lapse and radio chatter 🤙

@GrantBaker

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Loved the bloopers 😂

@GrantBaker

2 жыл бұрын

Sometimes talking is hard!

Another awesome flight. Thanks for sharing Grant!

Beautiful family! Great to see you having fun with them.

always enjoyed your vids Grant. keep 'em comin'.. many thanks. safe flights always.

@GrantBaker

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Great video! Thanks for sharing and beautiful landing.

Great video. Intro was excellent! Nicely done. Fun pictures of the family. Enjoy their innocence. Teenager time is coming faster than you think.

@GrantBaker

2 жыл бұрын

I know, I’ll have a driver in 7 years!😱

Oh men... What a beautiful approach into Opa Locka :):) Hopefully, you might run into Steveo1Kinevo (TBM N851TB) as I believe he is based in KOPF. Hope you and your family have fun in Miami...

@GrantBaker

2 жыл бұрын

I tried to get him into the PC12, but didn’t work out. Maybe one day!

Such a great arrival and looks like the family had a great time. Well done once again sir!

@GrantBaker

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Cory!

Just found your channel and enjoying it so far, nice flight into my old stomping ground’s.

@GrantBaker

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Mark!

Awesome video once again Grant !! Beautiful view of the coast into Opa Locka with a greaser of a landing !!

@GrantBaker

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Franco!

Recently discovered your videos and particularly liked this one, probably because of the personal element. I have a lasped PPL (cost) and have flown many times in the US (I live in the UK). Many years ago I diverted into Opa Locka as my then young daughter hated the turbulence in the rented C172. Though I work in aviation maintaining Boeings & Airbuses for a UK airline, my dream would be to buy a PC-12 with a windfall lottery win, (or even fly in one!). Your videos are probably the best out there at the moment, please dont change the format. Regards, Gary D

@GrantBaker

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Gary! It’s a great plane and a joy to fly. I hope you’re able to get in one sometime!

Down there in Steveo1Kinevo country. That landing looked like butter.....Beautiful airplane!

@GrantBaker

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Now, that`s a landing! Cheers -

@GrantBaker

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Steini!

Great video!! Thanks for sharing!

@GrantBaker

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Scott!

Another outstanding video Grant...thanks for sharing! BTW...awesome family my friend!!

@GrantBaker

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you sir! And I completely agree, they’re pretty great!

Hello Grant, what a great day to fly. Family, great tail wind, great ground speed and clear. I bet your kids enjoyed themselves immensely. Beach, snakes, alligators and air boat, glad y'all had a great time. Only thing I missed no flight stats. Oh, well next time great video Grant.

@GrantBaker

2 жыл бұрын

Haha I saw your comment notification and suddenly remembered that I forgot the stats! 😂 It was 3.5hrs and 1589lbs.

Excellent !

@GrantBaker

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Someone had to get outta the cold north, happy it was you and your family. Looks like everyone had a Great time.

@GrantBaker

2 жыл бұрын

Yep! Glad it’s warming up here now. It was a long cold spring.

I'm flying cargo jets for the airlines and that's pretty cool but your videos are making me debate my life choices. :) PC-12 flying is definitely something I need to investigate more approaching my retirement!

@GrantBaker

Жыл бұрын

I really enjoy my job flying this airplane!

Nice editing!

@GrantBaker

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

New follower here.. taking a lot of your radio work as tips and tricks for mine. Student pilot working on ppl and it’s a work in progress!

@GrantBaker

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome, Jake! Good luck with your training!

Nice greaser. Landing is one of my favorite parts of flying. It requires skillful airmanship to get it right. I’ve often thought it would be a great thing to be a Navy pilot and land on aircraft carriers. Taking off is easy but the landing is a challenge every time; especially at night or in heavy seas or in limited visibility. I understand that the new planes have electronic systems that can hook the wire even in zero visibility and heavy seas. Sweet! I’ve been watching PC-12s and TBMs. I like the PC-12 but recently saw a video about the PC-12 that disturbed me. It has a factory standard yaw damper and stick pusher (good) to prevent stalls because it has a NASTY, dangerous stall response (not good). One of my scariest experiences was an unexpected spin caused by a stall. Fortunately, I was a student pilot in a Cessna 152, which has excellent spin recovery characteristics. Nevertheless, it permanently imprinted my brain with the potential danger in spins and their associated stall characteristics. Are you aware of this problem? If so, what are your thoughts on this topic?

@GrantBaker

Жыл бұрын

Yes, the shaker/pusher system is important for helping to prevent inadvertent stalls. I’ve never done a full stall, just recoveries at the shaker or pusher. I’ve seen those videos though, and that is definitely something to be aware of. In the words of aerobatic champion Rob Holland: “Fly good, don’t suck!” The best thing to make sure that’s happening is regular recurrent training.

Cool last name. Cool video too.

@GrantBaker

2 жыл бұрын

Hello fellow Baker!

Would you explain some of the buttons on the yoke.

Good work, Always a great flight. I would like to talk to you on your path to the Pilatus.

@GrantBaker

Жыл бұрын

Sure, reach out via email or Instagram! Links are in my channel description.

Ah, the turbine suburban 😎

As an NG pilot I approve 👍

@GrantBaker

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Hi Grant. Any chance you can mount a camera farther out onto the wing? Pointed toward your airplane. Thank you for the great vids. Love the time-lapse segments.

@GrantBaker

Жыл бұрын

I think a 360 cam under the wing would be awesome! But I’d probably only be able to get the takeoff. The batteries won’t last long at the temps at altitude.

@onthefly3858

Жыл бұрын

@@GrantBaker a 360⁰ would be very cool. Maybe another brand of camera for that task instead of Go-Pro? In any event, I appreciate your videos a lot. Thanks Grant.

@GrantBaker

Жыл бұрын

Yeah insta360 seems to be the best for 360° cameras. There’s still the issue of battery life and extreme cold temps exposed out on the wing.

Just not enough like buttons for this video!

Another great one. Totally enjoyed it. One question out of curiosity, why do you almost always pickup your IFR on the ground, even when the weather is great? Southbend ATC doesn’t take airborne IFR pickups? Or personal preference?

@GrantBaker

2 жыл бұрын

Personal preference mainly. Most of my flights are eastbound or southbound departures and Goshen is in the southeast corner of SBN airspace. Getting airborne pickups isn’t ideal since they would have to process that request, and then almost immediately switch me to a different controller.

@sqvision

2 жыл бұрын

@@GrantBaker that clarifies! Thx for the reply!

@sqvision

2 жыл бұрын

@@GrantBaker and about that pronunciation: Fontainbleau sounds French to me….I would say Fon-Ten-Blow….fwwi 😀

Are you gonna head to keywest next

@GrantBaker

2 жыл бұрын

We didn’t make a flight over to Key West on this trip, but I do have a video of a flight there! A Long Way South is the title.

Next time go Into Atlantic their gas prices are better

Can you say what it costs all in all over those years to run a PC-12?

@GrantBaker

2 жыл бұрын

No, I’m not going to get into finances here.

Grant once you have touched down. I have heard you say that you use beta more than the toe breaker. Is beta the first detent on the throttle when you retard in reverse

@GrantBaker

Ай бұрын

Beta is between normal and reverse pitch. So when you pull the power lever over the stop, the first bit of movement toward reverse is beta. There’s not another detent for it, just the one normal idle stop.