The MOST Impressive Airplane I’ve Ever Flown (Full Tour)

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Disclaimer: I was not compensated for this video. All opinions are my own.
The Kodiak 900 is the complete package... It will take off and land in under 1,500 feet, carries 10 people, has a cargo pod, and still cruises over 200 knots. Mark Brown joins us to provide an exterior and interior tour of this amazing airplane and discuss the similarities and differences from its little brother, the Kodiak 100.
Link to our full flight: • TOTAL UNICORN! The Bes...
Video Chapters:
0:00 - Unreal Stats
0:30 - Kodiak 900 vs. 100
0:52 - Fuselage
1:25 - Engine & Prop
2:56 - Cargo Pod
4:24 - Wheel Pants & Single Point Refueling
5:00 - Door Versatility
6:07 - Advanced Wing Design
7:00 - Interior
8:55 - Cockpit & Avionics
10:45 - Environmental
11:30 - Link to Our Full Flight
Link to full Kodiak 900 flight: • TOTAL UNICORN! The Bes...
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@AirplaneAcademy Ай бұрын

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@rnordquest 10 ай бұрын

This was a paper airplane when I first worked on the design. It was a wonderful time and we had great fun and camaraderie that first year as the company grew. I had never even heard of Priest River before. What memories!

@AirplaneAcademy 10 ай бұрын

hey very cool!

@Petersaiki 10 ай бұрын

My friends are A&P’s who helped build the Kodiak 100 and have their signatures inside airframe 99 and 100 😁 It’s so cool to see the 900 take flight.

@dandan8333 10 ай бұрын

Nice walk around... just the highest points. That's an aircraft to get excited about flying! Someone answered those dreams. Wow! Really appreciate it, so nice.

@JohnVKaravitis 10 ай бұрын

Kodiak 100: $3 million Kodiak 900: $3.5 million

@eksemos 9 ай бұрын

Dude, you're the GOAT of all things Aviation 101!! So practical, clear and simple. You're a real inspiration to me as an aviation enthusiast..

@eksemos Ай бұрын

@@whomitmayconcern😂 you're a funny guy. You have your opinion, I have mine. I simply wanted to congratulate the channel owner/moderator on a great online resource and a job well done. Nothing wrong with that. Perhaps that Aviation 101 you're alluding to is an amazing channel as well, but everyone is different and brings something special to this space. Don't be so dismissive of other people.. give them space to hold and share their own opinion. I appreciate your reference to Aviation 101 and I'd love to check it out, but maybe you could go about things in a kinder way in future so that you're winning over others by drawing their interest to other options online.

@dennisk5180 10 ай бұрын

This aircraft is gorgeous as well as having excellent features.

@olyolson2576 9 ай бұрын

Such a nice airplane. Wow, just amazing.

@thudable 9 ай бұрын

Beautiful aircraft. Thanks for the vid.

@paulc38125 10 ай бұрын

The rule of thumb on aircraft horsepower: a lot is good, more is better, and too much is just about right!

@jj4791 9 ай бұрын

Definition of an internal combustion Engine: "A mechanical device producing insufficient power." ~ C.F. Taylor (the guy who wrote the book on engines).

@stubryant9145 9 ай бұрын

True! ....in a world where cost per knot is no object. Good thing is once you pay for that HP, you can choose to throttle back to economy cruise if fuel cost bothers you. But whoever can pay cash for one of these magnificent birds can't afford a little more jet A?

@Farweasel 9 ай бұрын

Ithink it was mae West who nailed that with *Too much of a good thing is Wonderful'* !

@gumbykevbo 9 ай бұрын

No kill like overkill!

@cesararzola 17 күн бұрын

What a beautiful aircraft!

@Tyshark 10 ай бұрын

Gorgeous plane!

@MuchLove181Forever 9 ай бұрын

Looking Good!

@davidbrattain1446 8 ай бұрын

Looks like a winner to me!

@user-ic3sj1nw5v 9 ай бұрын

Mark, you are awesome, I wish I could add this to the series Merchants Without Borders.

@royalordinance 9 ай бұрын

Im in Love, thats Engineering!

@Kefoo_ 9 ай бұрын

-- For a mere $3.5M+, it looks like a FIND! *_Thank you Airplane Academy!_*

@PerryRobinson18 7 ай бұрын

Nice video 🔥

@DanT271 8 ай бұрын

Beautiful aircraft! Just my personal preference but I usually would not want to fly on singles but this appears to be a very safe and stable aircraft

@mickemike2148 10 ай бұрын

Oooh! Nice!

@fourfortyroadrunner6701 9 ай бұрын

I was born and raised in the small town where these are built. I don't live there now, and was surprised decades back, to discover them.

@Sarge0311 10 ай бұрын

Very nice airplane I like the rear cargo door can fit large items or air med aircraft

@ckryegrass11 10 ай бұрын

Cessna kicking rocks right now. Pilatus is avoiding eye contact.

@CliffordTheCowboyCloser 9 ай бұрын

That's a cool plane

@michaeljohndennis2231 10 ай бұрын

Living in the U.K. and having family in Rural Ireland, I can see how this aircraft could make fun hops across the Irish Sea - I could easily see this aircraft being used to fly from London City Airport direct to the Scottish Islands or to the West of Ireland including the Aran Islands

@russellwhitbread 10 ай бұрын

Problem is London City doesn't allow single engine aircraft.

@Ryan-719 10 ай бұрын

I figured it would be pressurized

@california.connection 10 ай бұрын

Hi Charlie, just came across your channel. I'm in Dallas as well and my 8 year old son loves aviation, so I'm taking him on a Discovery flight out of Addison airport in a few weeks!

@AirplaneAcademy 9 ай бұрын

Awesome! You will both love it. Addison is a great place to learn. It's a little expensive and congested but it's great training to get comfortable going in and out of a busy airport like that. Have so much fun!

@VictoryAviation 10 ай бұрын

A lot of times I feel like fresh/innovative features on new aircraft are damned near non existent. It sure seems like a lot of thought went into the design of this iteration. That’s pretty exciting!

@Petersaiki 10 ай бұрын

This plane is a beast!!! My friends fly the Kodiak 100 and have hit pot holes half the size of a tire in PNG and it handles it like a champ.

@VictoryAviation 10 ай бұрын

@@Petersaiki Like the Missionary Bush Pilot 😁

@Petersaiki 10 ай бұрын

@@VictoryAviation yes sir, my friend is in McNeal, AZ right now. He is rated to fly the Kodiak 100 and is currently getting his helicopter endorsement.

@VictoryAviation 10 ай бұрын

@@Petersaiki Oh nice! Helicopters are a completely different kind of flying lol

@charlesv3962 10 ай бұрын

Sick absolutely sick Kodiak, if was capable of owning a flying a airplane I’d love to just travel around the world and fly into remote locations and enjoy the experience and sights

@daffidavit 9 ай бұрын

This would be a great personal aircraft. if I could afford an expensive airplane, I'd rather have this. Imaging the backwoods places you could take this.

@jj4791 9 ай бұрын

@@daffidavittherefore its not a great "personal aircraft" since it cant meet that definition.

@daffidavit 9 ай бұрын

I would remove some of the seats. Maybe have a place for 4-6 passengers and enough gear to go camping in Alaska. I'd fly from the lower U.S. I'd also camp out in New England and go for the smaller airstrips. To me, that would be "personal". The problem would be getting jet fuel when you need it.

@paulbickley658 9 ай бұрын

Nice, I like it... I doubt I could buy one right away...

@CaptMoo 10 ай бұрын

Love it since Quest days

@genespell4340 10 ай бұрын

The survival rate would rise dramatically as long as the plane doesn't catch on fire.

@Eiaton 10 ай бұрын

Sweet

@ryanhewett1663 9 ай бұрын

This is a plane I would love to learn to fly.

@jay-rus4437 10 ай бұрын

Kodiak 100 is one of my very favorite flight sim planes. Lol

@FreePilotTraining 9 ай бұрын

The PT6 is a cool engine because it actually faces backwards and the propeller is driven by the thrust it produces. Very cool

@robertwarner5963 9 ай бұрын

I predict that the Kodiak 1000 will have a deeper cabin, deep enough to accommodate 2 or 3 LD3 cargo containers. LD3 are becoming the norm in the over-night courier business because they can be loaded faster than loose boxes.

@youtubespanishfishingchann6575 9 ай бұрын

I'm in love ❤️ I want to fly one another one for my log book 📖

@KellyWebb065 10 ай бұрын

You should look at providing tool box/tool kit for fixing the basics.

@kingofcastlechaos 10 ай бұрын

If something breaks, you just land and Ommpa-Loompas jump out of their office inside the pod and fix everything. Then they sing a song about why YOU broke it. (Willy Wonka reference)

@floatinflyinandfishing 10 ай бұрын

when i win the lottery this week I am buying one. MSFS sold me on it

@shinew7185 10 ай бұрын

Hey! I thought it was my turn to win!!! Oh well, good luck to us both. 😃

@mattwoodford1820 9 ай бұрын

What's the minimum speed at FL150? Also what's the max weight it can carry with the seats removed?

@gibememoni 10 ай бұрын

it reminds me of the cessna caravan

@Garagem28customs 10 ай бұрын

what a machine... i want it..

@thekingsilverado3266 9 ай бұрын

The stall feature has been with a few very impressive new Gen RC airplanes my favorite after work toys. I had always been wondering who would get smart first and build this into a conventional traveler. There has been one or two bush planes with the feature but nothing with more than 4 seats that i know of. I am impressed with this bigger updated toy. The built in avo wing pod is also a really nice touch

@spiro5327 10 ай бұрын

Looks like you will be trading the 182 very soon congratulations 🎊

@djsnyder001 9 ай бұрын

A bit like the Cessna Caravan, with the exception that the circuit breaker panel is located at the center console . . .

@waynesilva3129 10 ай бұрын

These planes will sell like hot cakes. Perfect for snorkeling in the South Pacific and camping in the Australian outback 😊. Sure, if you want to fly from San Diego to Maine take the TBM. However, this 900 would be much more fun over all.

@realulli 2 ай бұрын

Hey, the 100 is the flying F250. The 900 is the flying Suburban. The TBM is the flying Model S. The Premier 1 is the flying S-Class... ;-)

@cactusforever7198 10 ай бұрын

is it A/T or hand power

@AmericasChoice 9 ай бұрын

How secure are those seats if they can be removed so easily, just asking?

@mitseraffej5812 10 ай бұрын

You don’t have to use it all and often times it is good practice not to. I don’t have any bush flying experience but with jet airliners reduced thrust take off is the norm, all determined by TOW, field length and environmental conditions. Engine wear and tear being the reason for using reduced thrust / power and it would most likely pay dividends with this gorgeous airplane.

@wanderleyapparecidovieira2282 9 ай бұрын

Why it uses struts to hold the wings ? Afraid the wings fall down ?

@Agislife1960 4 ай бұрын

If you incorporated some rock deflectors on the bottom back side of those wheel pants, you'd be ready for the Alaskan 135 market

@captainbuck5969 Ай бұрын

Can’t beat my plane.

@BuzzMoves365 9 ай бұрын

Yeah, it’s cute.

@cartmanrlsusall 10 ай бұрын

Put it on amphibious floats,for the perfect explorer

@herbbates4713 9 ай бұрын

No pressurized, I guess it is made for short hops only, I thought turbans worked best at altitudes that need pressurizing to get the best out of them

@six_twentythree 10 ай бұрын

Sooo when are you upgrading, Charlie? 😄

@0304rishi 10 ай бұрын

Please do a comparison between 900 and Grand caravan ex. Which is more value for money to own and operate.. ??

@AirplaneAcademy 10 ай бұрын

It's a good question. Kind of comes down to the mission. The kodiak is more expensive but also has better short field performance. It also has both TKS (de-ice) and a radar pod, whereas the short caravan you have to choose one or the other. The Caravan EX has both and it's similar in speed to the Kodiak 100 (the EX might be a couple of knots faster) but the Kodiak 900 outruns all of them. The wing (and corresponding slow flight and stall performance) is a big differentiator for the Kodiak as well. There is a lot of overlap in the mission profile but some differences like these and others.

@petrosspetrosgali 10 ай бұрын

There is no comparison. Grand Canyon airlines bought a few Kodiaks years ago, intending to build a fleet of them. They ended up being too unreliable and expensive so they got rid of them. They ended up building a fleet of what is now 5 208bs which are WAY better.

@odyshopody9387 10 ай бұрын

Reminds me of a Cessna Caravan.

@stubryant9145 9 ай бұрын

This is better suited to short rough fields than that big Cessna turbine.

@garyhardoby6303 10 ай бұрын

Around the 8:39 mark of this video there is a worm/caterpillar on the edge of this guys hoody he is wearing on the left of his head.

@ExtremeRecluse 4 ай бұрын

I wish Santa would put a set of keys under my tree next year.

@calimark7448 10 ай бұрын

I want one... :-)

@Tadrjbs 10 ай бұрын

$ = awesome, the more $$$$$$$, the more awesome.

@user-nr3ss5hk9s 10 ай бұрын

How much $

@TinkXFD 10 ай бұрын

Can this airplane be used for skydiving operations?

@ryandurr2811 10 ай бұрын

A few use the 100, it's not as good as the caravan.

@drumrboynoid 10 ай бұрын

Itd be nice to see airbags put in planes. Atleast for the pilots.

@charlesgraham9954 9 ай бұрын

my brothers in the Airforce and he invited me to a fighter jet simulator. i could take off and fly, but i never could land without crashing.. lol

@abelardoabascal628 9 ай бұрын

Hace algunos años empezó costando un millón de dólares y hoy cuesta tres millones …..están locos.

@Dan_C604 9 ай бұрын

Price of everything has gone up like crazy, not only airplanes. There is nothing cheap nowadays except in the dollar store. It is what we have today in the world…. (Sorry, no Spanish…)

@thecitizen49 10 ай бұрын

Never feel sorry for anyone that owns an airplane.

@daviddilley538 9 ай бұрын

What’s the mission? Fit the aircraft to the mission. C208 with a -140 is more capable and cheaper, and only slightly slower….mission lengths?

@youdoyouplayer8529 10 ай бұрын

The panel could use some work.

@diGritz1 9 ай бұрын

Someone watched the Air America movie one too many times. "0_o" Jokes aside this is pretty close to Pilatus PC-6 Porter if it were built today. From the review it sounds to be just as good.

@Arturo-lapaz 9 ай бұрын

Pilatus Porter cruises at half speed ,almost exactly , The rep said that speed above 200 knots was the goal, at the same altitude to double the speed you must increase the horse power 8 times. But payload is the same and so are the runway requirements. Used to fly one over the vast dry lakes at 12000 feet elevation, in Bolivia ; Indicated airspeed was 80 knots, at that altitude the TAS is 96 knots, OAT - 9C. At 15000 same IAS, TAS right at 100 kt, OAT -15C

@trustenbaker8766 10 ай бұрын

And who are you that I should be impressed that your impressed?

@NT4XT 7 ай бұрын

🦄 i think so, too.

@kaleb9388 9 ай бұрын

Such a beautiful airplane. I just wish they weren't so expensive. It's crazy to me that a $3.5 million aircraft is attainable by enough people to sustain a company.

@uttoak 10 ай бұрын

Thanks but I’ll stick with the pc-12

@Dan_C604 9 ай бұрын

But aren’t they very different? To me is like comparing apples with oranges. I am not too sure about the quality of this Kodiak, but let’s say it is good. Still, they are very different in design, mission and quality. Comparing something so different isn’t really worth it. Now, you can compare this model with a Cessna Caravan, then maybe you have some things to say. PC-12 is even hard to compare to a TBM! (And both may have more in common than with a Kodiak). Pilatus has an unparalleled design, quality, performance and capabilities that would be hard to put at some level with this one.

@costinhadacosta8474 28 күн бұрын

Ouch ... Out of my league!

@Well_Edumacated 5 ай бұрын

what do you expect? it's a copy of the Cessna Caravan with some changes.

@h2oski1200 10 ай бұрын

when are you giving one away, 100k subs?

@technicalactivity 10 ай бұрын

Maintenance costs = 20k annual

@maddogtank8425 10 ай бұрын

yes and the airplane is over a million dollars so what it's $20,000 do you really think the people who are flying an aircraft that takes hundreds of dollars per hour in fuel and millions of dollars is in Purchase cost give a f*** cuz I can tell you these people don't give a f***

@VictoryAviation 10 ай бұрын

That’s really not bad at all for what it does. It leaves huge room for a profit margin.

@technicalactivity 10 ай бұрын

@@VictoryAviation hopefully, if you can get away with flying it the least and reselling it before it’s too old.. at a certain threshold we are just comparing Lambos to Ferraris 😅

@VictoryAviation 10 ай бұрын

@@technicalactivity I was just thinking that for the operators that need a plane of this size (Hawaii, Alaska, Malaysia, PNG, etc), that 20k is no big deal compared to annual profit. That’s only $385.00 dollars a week. It wouldn’t take much revenue to compensate for that cost. And it shouldn’t be very hard to pull reasonable revenue with such a capable aircraft, given that someone is an intelligent business owner.

@garyhardoby6303 10 ай бұрын

Do I win a free plane or something for finding it??!!

@julesviolin 10 ай бұрын

How much? I'll have 2 !

@Seadoo233 10 ай бұрын

3.5 million dollars per plane.

@conradsenior5843 10 ай бұрын

not only that, it only burns 5 gals an hour???

@AlexC-jz7qz 9 ай бұрын

Not bad at only $5.5M.

@kickinit8314 9 ай бұрын

Great Airplane, but… Although it was designed for bush operations, it really does not defeat any of the other turbine options. Hence why no commercial operator in Papua/PNG uses them other than MAF who get a deal… Pilatus PC-6 and Caravan reign supreme!!!

@GreatDataVideos 10 ай бұрын

Great plane for an unpressurized plane. Turboprops perform best at altitude, but going on oxygen isn't fun.

@WhitecholoTV 10 ай бұрын

It’s a turboprop. No pistons

@GreatDataVideos 10 ай бұрын

@@WhitecholoTV Thanks for catching that. I meant turboprops.

@JohnEBurns 9 ай бұрын

What is the Top Cruising Speed and Distance it Can Fly on Tank of Fuel. Very Curious.

@KeithSage 9 ай бұрын

It needs floats.

@garyhardoby6303 10 ай бұрын

I know....free flight training for my grandchildren.

@Cyberdactyl 8 ай бұрын

It should be impressive at $3,500,000

@plantfeeder6677 9 ай бұрын

Looks like a Cessna Caravan. Lots of research into this plane? Ya worked with Caravans for years. Nothing they can't carry and can land anywhere. This is just a Lexus version of the great Toyota of the sky

@jimholloman4457 9 ай бұрын

Don't eat the Mic!

@WILLIAM1690WALES 10 ай бұрын

If you look at the Hawker Tempest with the Napier sabre engine how powerful they were, and by the way, while you were Blitzen and strife in the Nazis were striking you with all the force that they had

@arturasstatkus8613 10 ай бұрын

👍👍👍👍👍🇱🇷🇱🇷🇱🇷🇱🇷🇱🇷

@patrickradcliffe3837 9 ай бұрын

And how many gallons per hour? Looks like prettier Carvan with a cargo pod. I like it but will never afford it.

@neilhaas 9 ай бұрын

🛩️🛩️🛩️🛩️🧑‍✈️❤😊🎉⚓🧭🧭

@petrovichbauer5105 10 ай бұрын

Who can afford a plane like this?

@Hay-ez7uq 9 ай бұрын

'Promosm' 😉

@JonCox-fn3hn 10 ай бұрын

BOY! Do I HATE it when you knucklehead pilots flip open those door latch buttons without catching it with your thumb or other hand! Such UNNECESSARY to beat the hatch door latches to death by letting them just POP open! Can't tell you how many of those latches I've changed in the past 40 years in maintenance! Just put another finger against the opposite side latch button! EASE it open, don't let them "SNAP" open! It will also crack the access door in time! Just Saying!

@kingofcastlechaos 10 ай бұрын

"Children, ask daddy to tell you the story of how he trained pilots to open doors and ran out of work". Lol, never going to happen!

@JonCox-fn3hn 10 ай бұрын

@@kingofcastlechaos Job Security for Grease Balls! Like fingernails on a chalk board every time I hear that loud "POPPING" sound of IDIOTS opening access doors on planes and helicopters! Pisses me right off at how stupid some of these "Pilots" really are! Treat your airplane with some LOVE, it will return it 10X!

@russellwhitbread 10 ай бұрын

Jon I feel your pain I always "educate" those i see doing it

@12345fowler 10 ай бұрын

Timestamp pls ?

@JonCox-fn3hn 10 ай бұрын

@@12345fowler What? You mean how long does it take to beat out the latches by "Popping" them open? Depends, 2-3 years average use, but if you simply GENTLY open them and catch the side that "Pops" open with the other finger, the latches should NEVER need to be changed, or should last 20 years on an average light plane. Just so uncalled for! Good Etiquette is what I'm trying to say! You can hear them popping the latch all the way across the tarmac at times! It's like slamming the aircraft doors rather than gently pulling them closed! And when I say SLAM, I mean the ones that put LOTS of force behind it.

@mothmagic1 10 ай бұрын

A Cessna Grand Caravan knock off

@ditto1958 10 ай бұрын

I’ve often wondered if they’re similar other than the way they look?

@robertlafnear7034 10 ай бұрын

PLEASE STOP POSTING VIDEOS ABOUT THE KODIAK AIRCRAFT !......... This to me is Plane Candy in the Awesome plane category and the more I watch these videos the more I want one......... YOU ARE NOT HELPING !🤨Just think how the Oshkosh week long campout would go🤔... NICE plane...............O.K. I'm waiting on the edge of my seat for the next video.... YEH..........KEEP POSTING PLEASE.😁👍👍👍👍.

@AirplaneAcademy 10 ай бұрын

haha it's candy to me too! Awesome plane. Can't afford one. But very fun to experience.