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Terrific Video!

I was asleep while watching then suddenly woke up at 32:00 🗿

Thank you! Another excellent video.

Thank you Martin for sharing. Really impressive the icing conditions and the technic to minimize!!! Safe flight

Excellent video very helpful wish it was longer!!!!!!

Thank you so much for this. I was familiar with quick and dirty leaning but this makes way more sense now.

Ty for another great post. I am planning my first trip to the Bahamas in my A36 this summer. Have never flown internationally before, but believe I have all the documents & forms ready. Rumor is that fees are going up quite a bit...

Thanks for the candor, it does help when planning a trip! Thanks for all the details.

Wieder ein sehr schönes Video, Martin. Wie schön, dass Du Dich nach so vielen Flugstunden und Erlebnissen noch an unseren Flug nach Korsika erinnerst :-) Das war damals mein Auftakt zu dann vielen grenzüberschreitenden Flügen hier in Europa, die bis heute meist ans Mittelmeer gehen. Das ist ja von Ulm aus nicht ganz so weit. Komischerweise fühle ich mich im Gegensatz zu Dir aber immer recht wohl über See. Dafür ist es bei mir in den Bergen manchmal anders... In Bimini war ich aber auch schon. Ich glaube 1994, auf dem Rückflug unseres Bahamas-Trips von Stella Maris. Wir wollten dort nochmal tanken und dann weiter nach Fort Lauderdale. Leider gab's keinen Sprit, daher ging es dann am nächsten Tag aufgrund des knappen Tanks nur nach Tamiami (Miami), was der kürzeste Weg zum Festland war. Tolle Farben und Eindrücke, so wie Du Sie uns jetzt im Video gezeigt hast. Liebe Grüße auch an Becky, Marc

My first flight to the Bahamas- KMLB to marsh harbor. C172 in 1990. Best damn trip ever!😊

As a carpenter with lot's of tools and and years of experience, i understood this explanation in one go :-) Just trying to understand how my hypermiling modifications (mapping) "should" work on my car ;-)

Why did you choose the Garmin system over the Avidyne system?

One of the best explanations, thank you very much

Well done to both of you. Also to your wife for following you! My first flight over water was over the English Channel but I also flew from Germany to Corsica Martin! This was quite an experience as we had some bad turbulences just over St Tropez. We had vests and raft as we thought with life vests only, you can be a bit too far from the coast.

Thank you for sharing. Excellent.

brings back memories of my trip in my Mooney, many, many years ago. we stayed a few days at a small private island (with no tower or phone) then decided to visit Freeport on the way home. The process involved departing and calling in for a clearence. However, the weather was not that good so the frequency was jammed and impossible to break in to get a clearence. Before we could get a clearence we could see Grand Bahama island and were at 2500 feet VMC. I had remembered from an AOPA article I had read that there was something called a contact approach, but had never done one. I called Freeport tower and said i was 5 miles north, requesting a contact approach. No problem mon, cleared to land on 24. what a delightful trip.

Went to the Bahamas Crossed Lake Michigan Many many times, Even Lake Superior. Mostly to thunder bay for Customes ounce in a 182 from Long Loc to Milwaukee 1 hour over Lake Superior. How I justfy it "I ain't gona BURN".

Reason for the routing is to go around PBI approach airspace. At or above 13000 would get you more direct and above PBI airspace but I’m not sure if that works for MIA center with FLL and MIA arrivals descending in.

Nice video as always. But we Brits flying out of the UK back and forth to Europe are very used to flying over water - in my case over the Channel which is often grey, usually choppy but at least doesn't contain sharks! I've flown that Corsica route you mention too, in my case from beautiful Avignon in the south of France in our C182, and that was a stunner - plus what an island Corsica is too! But now you've inspired me to try the Bahamas in a rental plane from Florida one day (although maybe not Bimini which seems to get a B score at best from you and seems to be drowning in plastic bottles...)

@23:09 - she is totally on point with that assessment...

Thanks !!!

My first flight over open water was also to the Bahamas. Things were a bit different in 1972. No GPS, just maps an E6B and steam gauges. Flying from IAD we had to stop and clear customs in PBI both leaving and entering the US. It was a great trip, actually our long delayed honeymoon, and created a bit of a funny family story. I was flying my favorite Mooney, an M20c N2951L. When we cleared the coast and got over open water my normally cheerful and chatty bride was wearing her life vest and staring straight ahead, clutching the raft tightly on her lap. I chose not to poke the bear. A week later, we are once again over open water heading back to clear customs and immigration at PBI. Now the raft is on the back seat and she isn't wearing the vest as she cheerfully talks about our great vacation. I had to ask. So honey, what's changed? Here we are, over the ocean and last week your were obviously not happy over the water. Her reply: The United States is pretty big, I'm sure you can find it!

@9:30 "the ball should be pointed at the earth at all time in coordinated flight". I thought during a coordinated turn (which is part of a coordinated flight), the ball should be centered, which is not pointed at the earth as explained in this engine failure situation. I understand that in case of an engine failure, the 5 deg bank is not in a turn but saying ""the ball should be pointed at the earth at all time in coordinated flight" isn't correct in my view. Am I wrong?

older one of your videos but it has refreshed meaning to me...I am working with some others to transition to Avidyne + Dynon they saved a significant amount...all of your videos from a couple years ago has helped me...I know what I am looking for it's just a much different style to get used to...some things are so intuitive I was looking for more things to press that I didn't have to

Great video and that trip is on my to-do list. Did the pilot inadvertently miss a checklist item for the shoulder belt?

Das war wieder ein sehr schönes Video Martin! 💯 Ich musste dabei ein wenig an meine Flüge nach Kroatien (oder auf der Malediven, dort aber leider nur als Pax) denken, besonders mit den schönen Wasserfarben. Die Bahamas stehen noch auf meiner Liste. 🙂 Ausserhalb Gleitdistanz vom Land war es mir nach Kroatien jederzeit wohl, aber nach Norwegen hab ich auch schonmal gedacht: Das wird ein sehr kalten Badespass. 🥶

Hey Martin, what headset are you using? Thanks!

Thank you for having us along for the flight. Looking forward to the next adventure. ❤

Excellent video as always! Love that you show your wife in your videos as well. Couple that flies together stays together? I'm sure that's written somewhere. I've been considering KTMB to MYBS for a bit now but have been hesitant to fly over open water in a single-engine plane. You do anything to prepare mentally?

This video was awesome! I love seeing all of the inner cockpit stuff, especially your work with the auto pilot. I can’t wait for my wife and I to do flights like this one. Very nicely done! Fly well, brother!

Hi, I couldn't analyze this flight in FlySto, it asked for permission.

Rubber boat - life jackets... No mention of Satellite Phone, Water, Food, First Aid and Shark Repellant..

No matter how paradise is the place, unfortunately, you'll find rubbish.

Fellow Iowan here and I always enjoy seeing your wife flying with you. I am s sport pilot so I learn about all the electronics and flying in controlled airspace in your videos. Thank you

Next trip, try out Small Hope Bay Lodge on Andros. Older, family-owned (owner is pilot and gives discount to pilots) resort that caters to diving and fishing and has fabulous food (all inclusive). Simply it's the "old Bahamas" experience that can't be beat!

beautiful thank you for the video. Those comms are very helpful.

Great video, always enjoying the flights with family ,wishing you safe flights ,regards. 🌹

Great flight! Thanks for taking us along. As a recent empty nester, I really loved Becky’s “you’ve earned it attitude” you don’t get to where you guys are without discipline and hard work. So go ahead and splurge on that A/C ;)

Hey, Martin! Nicely done! When we lived in New Smyrna Beach, we flew to The Bahamas quite often; our favorite destinations were Spanish Wells, Marsh Harbour, and Treasure Cay. Always enjoyable and relaxing. I agree with the comment about taking some of your own food along, although one time Customs did confiscate our (bagged) lettuce. Glad you enjoyed it; now plan some stays at some other Bahamas spots, make sure to rent bikes or a golf cart, and rent a boat….or better yet hire a guide with their boat to show you around and experience all the islands have to offer.

What an effort you put into this video. Really appreciate it. As a freshly licensed PPL VFR pilot (received my license in January this year) I can learn so much with your content. Thinking about getting Basic IFR rating in Germany. Thank you so much. Keep up the great work. Regards from your home country. Timo

A/C, then you will have a real airplane

Martin is a great pilot and always producing great videos. And Becky is right - A/C is required 😁

Nice vid Martin. Hope to go island hopping someday in our Baron but haven’t gotten my wife flying yet. She is still scared of smaller GA planes. I think you are quite luck to have Becky flying with you.

I'm a low time pilot, but I've never heard this, or sensed it. Nice job to bust myths though. Keep us all safe!

Thanks for filming

Martin, as always a very nice video and competent piloting! A minor question: on a couple instances, under IFR, you were instructed to climb (e.g. 15:14), then of course set ALTS and a VS of 200 fpm. In another case (24:10 coming into Bimini) you were instructed to descend to 3000', again set ALTS and then a VS of -300. It's my understanding that under IFR if we are unable (or choose not) to deliver at least 500 fpm, then we need to advise ATC. Am I missing something? Thanks for another delightful video! Wayne (DA40 KSBA)

I love her East Coast accent. The Vinyad! Incredible video Martin. It’s stressed me out just watching it. Did you practice anything before you embarked on the trip or did you do incredibly intense training or planning so that you could handle all of this?

Very nice flight. I’m sure the view above the islands is spectacular. Has to be seen in person. Good narration and smithy landing. Thanks for sharing.

Recommend IAS for autopilot climbs. Safer than VS mode. VS better for descents.

Great flight Martin & Becky. Flight planning is a must for such a flight. You hit a home run with this one. Thanks for sharing.