Rathmines Grumman Mallard Safari

In May 2019, 8 guests travelled from Darwin to Rathmines NSW to join the Rathmines Catalina festival. Follow along on the journey viewed from the GoPro wing mount!

[@wayinfront1]

Lovely. The photos of the flying boat anchored just yards away from an island's pristine white beach are incredible. The stuff of fantasy.

[@camerond-x5s]

Awesome!! ..and thank you for coming down to Rathmines to give us the opportunity to fly in this wonderful aircraft.

[@wn6904k]

Super video for a great plane, thanks for posting this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@newdefsys]

I really appreciate the livery on this plane. Sub

[@johnneedy3164]

Beautiful ,wish I was wealthy, the radial engines sound good 👍but those turbo engines look fantastic on that ole gal🤗🤑

[@BShuler63]

An awesome video, I would real like to request a soundtrack of the music. I love it!!!

[@reeltrides911S]

What a beautiful plane. Love those PT -6’s

[@porkorosso7885]

Wow! Well done everyone!

[@philipdartnell]

Tremendous video and very well edited! I really appreciate the effort gone into this. There are many noticeable (to me) aspects such as the music being faded out and the aircraft sounds faded in during the take-offs and landings (often not catered for on many flying videos) and the still shots aren't flashed through too quickly like often happens. I'd give it a 9 out of 10 for overall composure and presentation (10 out of 10 would have been with some internal cabin and cockpit footage, probably the only thing missing). Thanks for making it and posting!

[@thatmallardguy7955]

Philip Dartnell thanks for the feedback!

[@killingfields1424]

Love this Grumman Amphi Planes. This Mallard, Goose and the Albatross

[@undrcoverlouky]

So beautiful!

[@yatsumebaka5823]

Man to own one of these would be a dream... it’s a dream of mine to go on a trip around Australia in one. Hopefully one day I’ll find an owner or company that’ll make that a reality

[@Glidescube]

An Aussie company is bringing the Albatross back into production.

[@drlong08]

Rotary engine to turboprop is pretty sweet.

[@assetstopurchase8432]

What is the maximum wave-height this can take? The Albatross, which is much more capable, but twice as costly to operate, can operate in 4ft waves without assistance and in 10ft waves with a jet-assisted takeoff.

[@alexcorreaparra1651]

Excelente, nesecito uno de estos

[@dekemmeterjacques-etienne8505]

A dream !!

[@TheRealOzWookiee]

One day I'm taking this tour!

[@stevencarrollscorpio]

Looked great in the emerald green bays.

[@mrthomaslaux1]

Why did they stop production of these planes? They are so versatile

[@stranraerwal]

Thomas Laux: because there a landing strips all over the world now-the time of those beautiful Flying Boats is gone forever...there are newer design for fun sport on the market called "seaplanes"...

[@Zankaroo]

Everything I know of now is a 2-6 seater light sport (amphipious) aircraft. Most is small Rotax engines. Three that I can think of off the top of my head are the Icon A5, MVP Aero, and Seabear L-65. I personally wouldn't mind having a Seabear, twin engine flying boats just look better plus it has way more range and load capacity than the other two for around the same price.

[@topturretgunner]

I think that the Grumman amphibians were very attractive and versatile. The Albatross, Mallard and Widgeon all had eye catching lines. That Mallard was in my opinion the most proportional. I tend to be more partial to the radial powered Mallard. I guess that’s the traditionalist in me.

[@shanedimon8652]

So I’m going to buy one of these and live in it and travel the world so is it ok if I land my plane on a island (in the water obviously) and stay the night there and then go to the next place?

[@shanedimon8652]

Also does it need 2 people to operate or can I just use it

[@flechette3782]

I WANT!

[@jerrylast4461]

Texaco used to own at least 4 Mallards at one time. They were converted to turbine power. They sold them all at some point. Any idea what happened to them?

[@thatmallardguy7955]

jerry last we have one of them! Not sure about the others

[@jerrylast4461]

@@thatmallardguy7955 those were beautiful planes, got ride on them many times.

[@karcharias811]

Is the Mallard smaller than the Albatross?

[@thatmallardguy7955]

Karcharias yes

[@sykpsm]

The Mallard was the largest Grumman amphibian that could be single piloted and the smallest you could stand up in

[@roop298]

I wonder how you get along in imc without an autopilot?

[@thatmallardguy7955]

roop298 no dramas at all

[@roop298]

@@thatmallardguy7955 sky gods can be so modest.

[@thatmallardguy7955]

The multi-crew helps a lot...

[@siriusblue6801]

美しい機体ですね(*´ω｀*) 色んな所をこの飛行機で飛べて羨ましいです\(//∇//)\

[@jayt131]

Love it! But why does everyone have have the same silly music these days?

[@thatmallardguy7955]

Jay T cause it’s cool man!

[@Zankaroo]

Because people are afraid of getting a copy right strike and there is way more copy righted music than DMR free music that fits certain video types.

[@lanthanh1938]

Sell me this goes amphibious aircraft, and sold me this water lake, how much it costs, I used as a means to go to school,