TOTAL UNICORN! The Best Plane This Year? (Full Flight)

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Note: Kodiak is not a sponsor of this channel and I was not compensated for this video. All opinions are my own.
The Kodiak 900 is hands down one of the best airplanes I've ever flown. Mark Brown let me demo fly this airplane and showcase what this airplane can do! It can takeoff and land in under 1,500 feet, carry up to 3,000 pounds or 10 people with a cargo pod, and still go 210 knots. It was an incredible experience!
Video Chapters:
0:00 - Total Unicorn!
0:35 - Starting a 900hp Engine
2:06 - Fun Taxiing
2:38 - Takeoff
3:51 - Climb Performance
4:58 - Cruise Performance / Range
5:25 - Impressive Slow Flight
7:36 - Stalls (Unreal!)
8:36 - Landing
10:32 - Link to Exterior/Interior Tour
Link to Exterior/Interior Tour: • The MOST Impressive Ai...
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@AirplaneAcademy 2 ай бұрын

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@williamtrusler1508 Жыл бұрын

Mark is a great spokesperson for the Kodiak and a great pilot as well.

@reallynotpc Жыл бұрын

I think of the Kodiak as what every Cessna 172 wants to be when it grows up.

@masasiization Жыл бұрын

Well said

@ppgwhereeverett4412 Жыл бұрын

Laugh out loud !!

@mikewaterfield3599 Жыл бұрын

That’s a caravan, the kodiak is what every bush plane wants to be.

@Repented008 Жыл бұрын

Don't be ridiculous. The Kodiak is what every 172 wishes would ask them out for coffee.

@mikewaterfield3599 Жыл бұрын

@@Repented008 The kodiac is a bush plane, full stop. You can install a leather interior, equip the most modern avionics, coat her with the shiniest paint you like, shes still a bush plane. Skyhawks live to tolerate the endless stupidity and neglect of the average student, deal with the most minimalistic maintenance, never see the inside of a hangar, (seriously i pulled an engine post prop strike ramp side and a couple weeks later installed the overhauled engine, she never saw the inside of a hangar), and keep coming back for more. Keeping a plane in a climate controlled hangar and always landing on clean pavement does not erase what she is in the spars and ribs.

@foesfly3047 Жыл бұрын

I don’t spend much time watching videos about airplanes costing multiples beyond my aircraft budget. But knowing your experience level and appreciating your modest demeanor, compelled me to watch. You made it fun and very interesting. Congratulations on getting to enjoy AND LOG this rare experience. Seriously happy for you 😎🎩♠️

@AirplaneAcademy Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I appreciate that and glad you enjoyed it. Sweet machine.

@graphguy Жыл бұрын

$3.5M not bad.😊

@ramspace Жыл бұрын

The stall clip is an eye opener. Flying at 70, in total control.

@Magellann365 Жыл бұрын

At three times the weight of a 172, pretty awesome

@nsudatta-roy8154 Жыл бұрын

Impressive!

@DeplorableJoe Жыл бұрын

RIGHT!??

@user-ej9jq2zf1y Жыл бұрын

With the level of engineering and technology we have available today there is no reason why every airplane built today cannot be built so in the same fashion they can't physically stall. That is just my honest opinion!

@mickemike2148 11 ай бұрын

@@user-ej9jq2zf1y All planes will stall at one point, unless there is some software prohibiting this to happen. A stall may not be bad, as demonstrated here, where the pilot still has authority over the ailerons.

@markthibault8579 Жыл бұрын

Love the Kodiak. It's been a dream plane for me since the beginning. So capable. Now if only the lottery would hit...

@realulli Жыл бұрын

My sentiments... I'm just not sure if I'd prefer this or a PC-24, AFAIK they're at a similar price point... (AFAIK)

@DaddyRecon1 Жыл бұрын

I would have to agree. This is an incredible Aircraft. I’ve been following these guys since the birth of the Kodiak. It always has been my dream to one day fly one and perhaps only one. Thank you for this video. It was truly incredible to see it from your perspective.

@bravejango12 Жыл бұрын

My dad was a controller at Meacham back in the late 70's early 80's. Kinda cool to run into a video randomly from someone flying out of that airport.

@Kevin-yc4pl Жыл бұрын

This is my dream plane. So jealous.

@The_Draque 14 күн бұрын

"Cool Piaggo!" Guy in the Piaggio was probably like "Cool Kodiak!"

@mattgirgenti3595 Жыл бұрын

Love the stall portion. Not just a turning stall, but turning WHILE in a stall. Very impressive!!

@KDreezy Жыл бұрын

Awesome video. Good landing. Thanks for sharing man!

@brianbloom7133 Жыл бұрын

I might have missed it, but did you mention that it is certified on floats too, that opens it up to a lot more operators. This had to be an absolute blast to fly

@mattgirgenti3595 Жыл бұрын

The 900 is not YET certified for floats. The original Kodiak 100 (Series III) is. They have no indicated and if or when on the 900 float kit.

@randerson752 Жыл бұрын

This with floats would be so cool..

@WilliamsWings 11 ай бұрын

Full stall and turning! WHAT!!? Super impressive!

@metahertzuk Ай бұрын

They cover how in his other video! Super cool, was searching for more info on the wing design: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/oq2WaNiImNfdqn0.htmlsi=gwsZfwElAOq4UK6Z&t=368

@trent_dyrsmid Жыл бұрын

Great job flying….and in producing such a wonderful video. Watched it all, start to finish!

@AirplaneAcademy Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed!

@07decker 11 ай бұрын

What an airplane! Mark Brown, doing the demo is as cool as a cucumber and obviously knows that aircraft inside and out. Kudos to his confidence and knowledge of this technological marvel. Spectacular and impressive, to say the least! Rick Evans

@davidcole333 Жыл бұрын

The best "beta" noise goes to the Fairchild Metroliner III aka the San Antonio sewer pipe. That thing had a sweet symphony of sound.

@johnsteele8382 Жыл бұрын

What an aircraft! Great demo flight and explanation. I'm soooo jealous. Great video!

@AirplaneAcademy Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed!!

@paulm2861 Жыл бұрын

Great video. I love this plane.

@lakeseminole 10 ай бұрын

Hey Charlie! I keep seeing you through all of these courtesy rides and wow, what a great experience for you! But please don't give up on your ol 172, as she has given you a life of enjoyment!

@Chyeahokay Жыл бұрын

It is an absolutely stunning aircraft. Great video

@johnanderson8296 Жыл бұрын

Nice video! My dream plane. In spite of some of the comments it is great to showcase this plane.

@collinmiller2027 Жыл бұрын

Amazing video Charlie You keep outdoing yourself sir!

@AirplaneAcademy Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! Really appreciate you saying so.

@5CGQ Жыл бұрын

My dream plane is a PC-12 (or PC-24 😊) or maybe an M600. This thing is nowhere near as sexy as they are, but it's so darn practical! I love the STOL ability. Looks magic with the 5-blade too.

@davidclark39 Жыл бұрын

I walked up to a Kodiak at an airshow and it was def big and sexy. I was taken by it, not ever seeing one before.

@texasfly9925 Жыл бұрын

I hear what you’re saying!! The three aircraft you described are sleek, fast and sexy… kind of like a Corvette! The Kodiak 900 is more like a pickup truck!!! Throw a bunch of stuff in it and go!!! 😃

@100M2B 11 ай бұрын

My dream plane WAS the PC-12 or PC-24 until I saw this video. 😎

@user-sp4qg4im2e Жыл бұрын

Awesome video. Good landing. Thanks for sharing man!. This is my dream plane. So jealous..

@AirplaneAcademy Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed!!

@erich930 4 ай бұрын

That is one impressive airplane. Congratulations for getting to fly it!

@jasoncy31 Жыл бұрын

Oh man, this is the greatest. Thanks for posting, Charlie.

@AirplaneAcademy Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed!!

@monocogenit1 Жыл бұрын

ha I instantly recognized that ramp space/FBO. Worked in Ops for 4 years at Meacham Airport. Think I have even seen that kodiak there before. Thanks for the video.

@keithmiller2714 Жыл бұрын

This thing is sick! Drooling.

@patbika Жыл бұрын

This is my favorite all time flying machine,i hope one day i ll be able to ride it,even better fly it.Thanks for sharing this!

@susansticazsky9787 Жыл бұрын

Love this aircraft loved your commercial

@thomaschristener2902 10 ай бұрын

I‘m not a pilot but a big sim-fan since many years. I never really felt a plane, a stall, a dive or something. In 30 years i watched a lot of videos and tried many many planes in the sim. How this plane react in the stall is amazing! Even the Daher TBM, witch i love to „fly“ and of witch i think it is a great airplane, has less control in a stall. Wow, what a plane! Think i‘ll got to grab this for my sim! 👍🏻 ….one of the few advantages of simming - the most expensive plane in my hangar (737-800) costed me something around 80 Dollars😁 Hope the Kodiak is available for MSFS, thank you very much to share this video 💪🏼 and send you greeting from 🇨🇭 switzerland 👋🏻

@TENpilot Жыл бұрын

Wonderful plane 😮

@flodurpups9846 11 ай бұрын

Thx, impressive 70 kn stall. So much stable. It's a good carrier for airtaxi. Your clients will like you at a smooth flight. 😊

@RCShadow 11 ай бұрын

I love it! The price tag set me back! $3.5M to start. Rich guys toy. In that price range, I'd be debating with a C208 (Caravan).

@MishMashMoto 10 ай бұрын

Very cool airplane!

@CPLBSS88 Жыл бұрын

That beast is impressive!

@mikefatah Жыл бұрын

Very nice indeed!

@MicrobialLuke Ай бұрын

“Voted most attractive pilot by wife” 😂 that’s amazing I love it

@romanblevinstv Жыл бұрын

Love to fly one someday!

@robertnorkus5582 Жыл бұрын

Awesome

@VIGuy Жыл бұрын

What no one saw the come back?😂 being the coolest sounding plane on the ramp in Beta mode….Piaggio “hold my yoke”

@luidyjosedasilva2961 Жыл бұрын

👏Great 👏

@gregalbert4033 Жыл бұрын

I believe that I need one!!! Nice!!!

@mikeabc5355 Жыл бұрын

That is the kind of airplane I would take on a trip around the world.

@dphillips4351 11 ай бұрын

Awesome 😅

@DB325i Жыл бұрын

Hey Charlie - We met at the luncheon at Addison the other week. Stopping by to say howdy and give kudos for an awesome vid showcasing one of my favorite airplanes. Really enjoyed watching it!

@AirplaneAcademy Жыл бұрын

Thanks Clint! Great to meet you the other day, too!

@harryagrotis326 Ай бұрын

Definitely an all-around outstanding airplane and it would be a dream for any general aviation pilot. As always with so much utility and size the problem becomes the cost. Of course in aviation there's nothing that can be considered an expensive so at the end of the day if I could afford it I would definitely buy one

@gabrielmihet 7 ай бұрын

What an amazing plane cant wait to fly this later in life…

@thefpvlife7785 11 ай бұрын

Man this looks like a winner being a Cessna Caravan fan.

@JSFGuy Жыл бұрын

Took the 100 series up a few times skydiving and even that was a blast.

@Vico649 Жыл бұрын

I watched this plane at the Gaborone international airshow in 2013. It was impressive!

@TCE1911 Жыл бұрын

I'm going to have one of these one day!!! 😍

@arthouston7361 Жыл бұрын

When I started flying, my original goal was to be a pilot for missions, and it turned out that they wanted me to have my A and P as well, and I spent all my money on my flight training so I did not turn out to be a missions pilot, but I would love to fly an airplane like this. It would be perfect for the job.

@keypoppy Жыл бұрын

Like you, I love my 182, but wow I love this aircraft too, for all the same reasons you do.

@realulli 4 ай бұрын

That beta sound when taxiing... it's the plane chomping at the bit, it want to GOOOOO! ;-)

@RadDadisRad Жыл бұрын

That’s a dream plane for me. I live in Iowa and this thing would get me comfortably across the country.

@mattwoody1089 Жыл бұрын

Another nice high wing is the air van it’ll land 450 ft and stall around 50 mph and carry as many people and all with a fuel saving piston engine

@CockpitScenes 11 ай бұрын

And piston engine unreliability and short TBO.

@cessna688 11 ай бұрын

Beautiful plane, love the red with black interior

@McMartinVille 11 ай бұрын

Great video! I need to get a contract job flying these! :D

@Slarti Жыл бұрын

Sounds like a decent sky diving aircraft.

@h418lfc 11 ай бұрын

Money can buy happiness if you spend it on one of these, beautiful plane. All i need now is money and friends 😂

@space1commander Жыл бұрын

Sweet, I want one!...

@AshtonCoolman 11 ай бұрын

The Missionary Bush Pilot flies a Kodiak and it's a beast of a plane. He also makes landing on mountain tops in remote parts of New Guinea look easy.

@MAGApepe Жыл бұрын

amazing :)) .... no switching of the inertial separator needed ?

@Jared-Brubaker Жыл бұрын

What is the stall speed? Sweet airplane and great video!

@denisonpizzato1311 Жыл бұрын

ISSO É AVIÃO 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻um dia um diaaaaa

@mikeryan6277 Жыл бұрын

Sitting here watching and thinking what’s not to love about this plane then you said 64 gph

@JamR0ck Жыл бұрын

Machine❤

@eksemos Жыл бұрын

Waiting for the detailed tour!! When can we see it?

@christianbiedenharn228 Жыл бұрын

Great video! Just wish she was affordable!

@cleekmaker00 6 ай бұрын

But what about your C182? With all of the fawning over the Kodiak, your 182 must feel like the 3rd Wheel!

@kirbyclone3293 8 ай бұрын

“Gettin’ on top never gets old.” Well said…..

@richardromero8049 Жыл бұрын

It’s like a bus with wings😎

@normancarter5419 Жыл бұрын

You need to go fly an experimential Velocity pusher with the canards.

@JonathanBarrientos Жыл бұрын

One day ❤

@Meowface. Жыл бұрын

Lovely stall characteristics She’s a beaut

@andreluis_it Жыл бұрын

Make a video comparing the sensation in flight compared to 182. Is it so much different in abilities necessary to flight?

@letsgobrandon7112 Жыл бұрын

What was you descent rate in the controlled stall? Amazing plane for sure. I now need to hit Powerball so I can buy one.

@StrikerSG Жыл бұрын

👏👏👏

@Spessforce Жыл бұрын

The payload capacity and performance at all speeds would make it a great SAR/Border Enforcement aircraft with a few optical pods and sensor operators.

@timmellin2815 11 ай бұрын

I am not a pilot.....my sister's late husband built his own plane from a kit, and he flew it in air show formations, too. (he died of natural causes, not a plane issue.) But even though I don't fly, I was impressed by the "no stall" function. You'd think other plane builders would have figured that feature out and built it into their plane / wing / design themselves.....maybe now they will. Has it been patented ?

@baomao7243 Жыл бұрын

Unicorn means it is something i will never experience… 😉 But “reports from others” say it’s awesome ! Slow flight and stall characteristics look SWEET.

@GreenBlueWalkthrough Жыл бұрын

To me it means a miracle of engeering that I hope to get in a sim one day.

@randyporter3491 Жыл бұрын

Big thanks to Mark and Charlie for the ride here. Great airplane !

@nyboardsports Жыл бұрын

Now I need one…

@mariomorales2659 Жыл бұрын

I want it😮

@GregiiFlieger 11 ай бұрын

I am sold. Where can I pick one up? Great aircraft and great video!

@scubasleeve3497 11 ай бұрын

Sold! I'll take two.

@shittyecrap Жыл бұрын

Wow my guy is swinging yoke left n right in a stall with no rudder input whatsoever. I wonder how fun it would be to recover from a spin in this thing.

@petediaz9310 10 ай бұрын

Looks like dry central Tx

@hetfieldprophet Жыл бұрын

Flying with Rich had me sold on one of these months ago. I just need to come up with the millions to buy one.

@BlackHawk-yl5gu 5 ай бұрын

That airplane suits you or the caravan. I always like the caravan ex no belly mod myself .

@janwrede4555 11 ай бұрын

The stalling characteristics are insane.. you literally learn in UPRT not touse the ailerons.. fascinating 🧐😳

@freedomforever6718 11 ай бұрын

Welp, another item on my bucket list.

@gustavoheberle6265 Жыл бұрын

As the saying goes : if it looks good it flies good !

@etarheel1 Жыл бұрын

She a beauty! I’m scared to ask what it cost.

@JoshBoggsexposedhomes Жыл бұрын

What does one of these bad boys run? Sign me up!

@glendavis1266 Жыл бұрын

Yea well most of us will not have the priviledge of this type test flight. For the uninitiated it would be interesting to know how the power and prop work in this aircraft as well as the gauges for the turbo engine!