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I always thought you were nice looking, but today, this video you're very beautiful!!! The plane was nice looking too!

I'm impressed with the landing lights!

@aerolife1646

Ай бұрын

They’re a great upgrade that makes landing and taxiing at night much safer. Thanks for watching.

Wow. great plane and awesome video. Keep up the great work!

@aerolife1646

Ай бұрын

Appreciate you watching - and thanks for the comment.

Great airplane, like a mini airliner. The prices of these twin cessna's are all over the place

@aerolife1646

17 күн бұрын

They are like a mini, personal airliner. There are so many factors to consider when looking at pricing a plane that it’s hard to compare or predict it. Thanks for watching and the comment.

Beautiful plane. I've always love the C4XX planes. Sadly, I will just have to make do with my Mooney Ovation. :) Great video showing all the goodies this plane has to offer.

@aerolife1646

Ай бұрын

We like Mooney’s too, they’re good planes. When you decide to upgrade to a cabin class, pressurized plane hopefully this information will help you. Thanks for watching

Love your videos. Thanks for your efforts.

@aerolife1646

Ай бұрын

Appreciate your comment and thank you for watching our videos.

Very Well Done and Articulated... Nice Equipment too ';-)

@aerolife1646

Ай бұрын

Thank you, appreciate you taking time to watch and comment. It is a really well equipped plane and we enjoyed reviewing all the upgrades.

nice unit.. i've always loved twin cessnas.. i have some time in most all the twin cessnas back in the day.. quite a bit in 414/421.. if you fly heavy IMC alot.. just to have the reduced workload and safety features of this hard loaded bird makes it worth the investment.. and with nothing new coming out of the factories to compete with it.. it will hold its place in the market well.. but let's face it..if you can afford this ship.. and can afford to actually use it.. you can most likely make the jump to a turbine.. i had to make that decision a few years back.. i was outgrowing my Duke.. looking at 414/421s.. Navajos.. aero commanders... ran the numbers and started looking at King Airs, MU-2s, a conquests, cheyennes, turbine commanders... I landed on a nice C90 with some speed mods, low time engines, just out of all the expensive inspections, and some nice panel upgrades... all for about the same price as a nice piston twin.. never looked back.. even though it wasn't "that" much faster than a 421c.. the comfort.. single engine performance, reliability, the ramp appeal.. I had to pull the trigger on it.. granted, the maintenance and operating costs were a bit more.. but i felt it was worth the additional expense.. let's face it.. if you fly piston twins enough, you WILL experience an engine failure.. and there isn't much margin left at critical phases of flight.. the statistics back me up on this.. the turbines are just so much more reliable.. and SE performance isn't even comparable.. fast forward a couple of years and i had an awesome opportunity to trade up into a PC-12.. i gave up the "engine out" performance for all the glass and comfort.. extra useful load.. more seats.. my fixed and operating costs are less.. my deal was exceptional.. i just happen to be in the right place at the right time and got to take advantage of an opportunity.. this is one helluva nice 414 tho.. she will be a treat to own and fly..

@aerolife1646

Ай бұрын

Thank you for the detailed comment and sharing your knowledge and experience. You made good choices. I like your stage upgrades starting with piston twins and then King Air to PC12. Especially the PC-12, it’s a great plane. You gained experience and knowledge that way, waited until you outgrew your needs and then upgraded. We personally skipped the turboprops and went straight into light Jets. Turboprops and light jets are superior to piston twins. That comes with higher operating costs and maintenance costs. This plane can fly burning 25-30 gallons per hour. Our jet will burn 185 gallons per hour. You will get to the destination a little faster at a much higher cost. Unlike twins, maintenance and inspections can be very expensive and could take months for a major item. Turbine engine overhauls alone will cost more than the price of this plane. For our jet, the brake pads alone $4500 and the battery is $4200. Many flights we still fly Cirrus when it makes sense. What I learned is there is no perfect plane. There is always compromise.

Props to your daughter. She did a good job 👍👍

@aerolife1646

Ай бұрын

Appreciate it, she has been helping in the background for a while now; looking forward to having her help more in future videos. Thanks for watching.

Hello, are the engineers counter rotating? Salute from Ontario Canada 🍁