Cessna Grand Caravan Adventure to Kenya's Masai Mara with Safarilink

[@hem8515]

Occasionally I have this pipe dream where I give up my airline Captain job (and all the stress that comes with it) to fly Caravans in Africa…

[@Jay-hr3rh]

For me, that comes in a weed high.

[@TooLowGear]

I’ve just done exactly that! Took the early option last year.

[@BondJFK]

My dream is get a PPL

[@Jay-hr3rh]

@@BondJFK Stop dreaming and do it!

[@ahooogerhuis]

As someone that has been shuffling around as SLF in KE/TZ for the last 20 years in 206s/208s from time to time due to my work, all I can say is if I could back and pick a career over again I'd be right behind you in the line.

[@caroldonato4586]

Thank you Gabriel for taking me on a beautiful flight to Kenya and Nome on another flight. From flying single engines to commercial jets, so real when you are in touch with the basics real flights at one with the flight deck, the environment, humbling.

[@johnlester5352]

Always neat to go to a place I will never see with you. Thank you for you great flying films.

[@Flightradar24DotCom]

Thanks for watching, and really glad you enjoy them!

[@jamessmitka8066]

WOW Gabriel, now you are talking! Great video of a place in the world that I have not been. The Cessna Caravan has truly been a huge success for Cessna. I loved your seat, I soloed in a Cessna 152. This is a MUCH bigger "high wing" with the fabulous PT6 engine upfront. BTW great video of the animals. Thanks again sir.

[@annamurray7147]

Wonderful memories of my trip in 2016 to Mara, Samburu and the rhino camp.

[@danferris7606]

Having flown that exact aircraft to Ol seki for a vacation this bought back some amazing memories - thank you!

[@explorelondon3695]

00:18 5Y-SLK, collided mid air with 5Y-NNJ. Nairobi, 050324, 0915Z

[@flyFirst100]

That brought back very fond memories of flying these aircraft and routes on an almost weekly basis to visit suppliers out in the bush when I worked in Kenya a few years ago. Cheers & thanks again for such a wonderfully edited and narrated trip report

[@dhmacher]

Wow, that takes me back to 2005, when I flew on this airline & plane to and from Mara. Amazing!

[@shashanksrs]

African aviation is quite an interesting one.

[@rustomf]

What a coincidence! 8 years ago I used to drive up and down Ol Seki airstrip (Naboisho) to clear the animals off. I have flown on 5Y-SLG and visited the amazing Ol Kinyei Conservancy dozens of times despite being from London. Bit of a surprise seeing this pop up in my flightradar email! Great that you got to see some wildlife!

[@Flightradar24DotCom]

Wow what are the odds? Very cool. Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@claycarter3535]

Loved this change of pace, from big jets in big terminals. Off the beaten path is always a great choice. As always, well - done!!? Thanks.

[@Vinnie101a]

Awesome. Thank you for taking us along on a flight most of us will never experience in real life. Fascinating lifestyle.

[@johnepaalat1469]

Welcome home . My Country Kenya. karibu sana

[@igorpereirasantorsula3667]

The Caravan is a great plane. Nice episode.

[@dirkdeveirman4553]

I've flown with them 4 times' each time a great flight. view of Kilimanjaro is always special 👍👍👍

[@Malamba4231]

Southern Airways Express flies Cessna Grand Caravans from IAD to various small regional airports in Pennsylvania. Living near IAD, I often see the aircraft flying by.

[@thejoyofflying182]

One of the best utility Aircraft on the market 👍🏻

[@felxfellx]

That was a neat flight !! Great to see u flying around

[@N1611n]

Awesome video Gabriel, thank you.👍

[@randyrohe]

I'm here for the aviation videos, but am thrilled to see some lions and giraffes!!

[@071949]

What a trip! I thoroughly enjoyed it. I am in NE Ohio where the only wildlife I see are squirrels and deer. Note: it appears that the ¨gear¨ on this aircraft does not go ¨up¨ in flight; it is visible @ 4:03...

[@Flightradar24DotCom]

Thanks, glad to hear it! And that's correct about the landing gear.

[@TMccrury]

I have flown on them 4 times in Madagascar with MAF. The first and Second time was out to a remote village to the west of Tana. It was a chartered flight with 5 passengers and two 4 wheelers. That was crazy fun. Flights 3 and 4 were from Tana to Mahjanga on the Northwest Corner of the island. Here again it was a charter and we had a full plane. Loads of fun. I agree it is not a quiet airplane at all and can be a little rough but still fun to ride.

[@explorelondon3695]

00:18, 5Y-SLK collided mid air with 5Y-NNJ, Nairobi, Kenya @0945Z. 050324

[@johngriffins391]

Yes

[@nancycowell-miller4321]

What an Adventure! Thanks for the ride!

[@svenr101]

Living in Alaska, I get to fly on the Grand Caravan quite a bit. It’s a regional workhorse around here, with airlines such as Ravn and Alaska Seaplanes having large fleets of them. For me, it’s always been more bumpy taxing on the ground than in the air 😆

[@Flightradar24DotCom]

We've got another Grand Caravan video coming up soon from a flight with Bering Air out of Nome! Thanks for the comment.

[@pamelafinkelman9007]

May never fly this route but enjoyed the ride with you! Thanks.

[@gunvaldsandhaland7757]

Good job

[@michaelmitchell5380]

Awesome!!

[@govedimasonkole]

Bush flying is Kenya’s great aviation...

[@abstractbybrian]

I fly it a lot in my flight simulator, does that count? I miss the motion/bumps.

[@TampaVW]

❤️ thanks

[@JelmersAviation]

Wonderful video man!

[@Flightradar24DotCom]

Thanks a lot!

[@humphreykimani3927]

When you come back to Nairobi, hit me up

[@YellowWhiteEye]

supercool

[@621music]

Were u able to take all ur luggage on flight?

[@ninecoello9531]

Unico comentario en españól

[@ionut8256]

TRAFFIC

[@Flightradar24DotCom]

😄

[@ctwatcher]

Then we pray when they crash.