I still find the lines of a Catalina PBY very, very graceful, It must have seemed even more so back in her heyday of WW2 , add that unbelievable endurance capacity and her fame for saving downed air-crews and you have a legend of a plane, and I believe designed well pre war in 1934, amazing and beautiful plane !
A lot of the footage used in this was filmed by my son, Luke. He made a number of road trips to Loch Ness during the time Miss Pick Up was being repaired, a long return journey from East Anglia! He was the camera on board filming when she finally got airborne to make her way back home to Duxford. They landed soon after at Inverness to re-fuel where he collected a car and made his way back by road.
My Dad was a mechanic in the RAF working on these on OBAN. To this day I have a Cat and a Sunderland models hanging from the garage roof he built. He loved those planes but strangely built an SR71 Blackbird, that must have impressed him in its time. which I still have.
I witnessed her landing at Tatenhill Airfield on the 1st December on her way back to Duxford which was very exciting for me as my father flew Catalinas in the Second World War. Ferried the crew to a hotel just as covid was stating.
Such a beautiful flying machine that’s always being adored by aviation enthusiasts. I remember having an old book with the Catalina planes inside looking at them and thinking, one day I would like to have a go in one. that would fulfil a lifelong dream such a beautiful aircraft.
Enjoyed the video and was impressed by the coordination of the rescue team congratulations to you all. Please if you produce more videos, go lightly with the foreground music.
Great save! The video is a bit overdramatized when you consider what those planes and their crews did back in the day, who would have regarded this evolution as a piece of cake.
If you have never watched Ice Pilots you should, it's like a aeronautical version of Ice Road Truckers, just a lot less cheesy. Anyway the airline featured is based at Yellowknife, on the edge of the Artic Circle, they use a lot of old aircraft, some even older than the PBY, which use the same type of radial engines. In the series it shows the mechanics doing maintenance in -40C, including at least 1 time were they had to swap out an engine.
Maximum effort, thankyou for the video. We could have done without the music for the start-up, takeoff run and initial climb out; the music comes from the engines. Sometimes overlooked by those who don't have oil running through their veins. If you can strip the music from the last bit of the audio and resubmit, your viewership would be eternally grateful. Happy landings!
My father was the same on Lough Erne. Reminiscing of whittling wood for repairing the rivets in the hull. And draining the sponsons to prevent the Cats from turning Turtle.
Why do these documentaries always harp on about this disaster or that disaster? Yapping on about it sinking if hit by waves etc (and then seeing it sitting on a millpond smooth Loch. Everything has to have a fear or race to finish before "disaster" ??? Just show what happens without all the manufactured drama....
was watching Miss pickup at RAF Halton a few days before she went up to Scotland. it's a shame the issue didn't here since it would of been an easier ordeal 😅
As an aircraft engineer and pilot, I've never seen such an overhyped load of crap as this documentary! Basically, it had an engine start problem, had to have an engine change as a result and then flew home after it was fixed...and it took 45 minutes of B/S to tell that 'story'!
I enjoy documentaries about these sorts of things, but this is so full of manufactured drama, it's kind-of hard to watch. To sum up the story beats: The engine broke. Catalinas are really cool. This one isn't the one it's pretending to be. People threw money and time at the problem. Everything went well after the engine failed to start. There was a chance, maybe, that bad things might have happened if people didn't throw money and time at the problem, but they did and it was fine. Bad things happened to some other planes in the past, but not this one. They're going to keep her flying as long as the money and time keep coming.
Sadly these engines were great runner, but over time the oil wasn't check or a leak and even these have Oil Renoir Gasket would dry-rot over time! They were a pain to work on! The worst thing is when they sit to long the oil in the bottom 3 cylinders would oil log pressure built up! Blow the head gasket, and being at the bottoms? Oil will being blown out in no time? (?) Also, they would fly them pass their 2000 hours on the engine? $18,000 rebuilding 40,000 USD to do both replacement engines. But now it is hard to get/find parts for them.
When I was younger I always want one of these planes! Everyone I same across was redone into a sea-Lake RV? Yes, they had beds, Cooking stoves, And Children Seat That the kids would fight over to get to the look-out/Spotter windows! People would re-Fiberglass the Bottom. With two Wanker Engines, Some were replaced with newer Engines? But the fuel it holds I mean you have to empty all your Pocket to fuel this baby up used 92-106 Octane Gas 2000-3000 miles each wing hold 725+ total of 1475 gals (5550 Liter)... But the best parts was there room in sides, sadly they love to "Drink like a Sailor" (NAVY used them the most!) 25-35 gal/hrs 20-24 hours flying time. Luke got a time of history! With problem of repair parts of these engines! I think that Russia still make parts for theses?
What idiot determined that the video required nonsensical dramatic music? Why weren't we allowed to hear the cockpit sounds as the pilots heard them? Good interesting video trashed by an amateur.
Thanks!
A marvelous story of a dedicated crew doing what they love most, keeping these old birds flying for generations to enjoy.
Good tale.
I would have liked to know what caused the engine to fail. As it was a detail central to the story.
Probably something simple but I suppose they are not allowed repair it, just swap in a tested refurbished motor.
I was lucky to get a trip in this fantastic flying machine, last time it was in Norway! Very nice plane indeed!
I still find the lines of a Catalina PBY very, very graceful, It must have seemed even more so back in her heyday of WW2 , add that unbelievable endurance capacity and her fame for saving downed air-crews and you have a legend of a plane, and I believe designed well pre war in 1934, amazing and beautiful plane !
A lot of the footage used in this was filmed by my son, Luke. He made a number of road trips to Loch Ness during the time Miss Pick Up was being repaired, a long return journey from East Anglia! He was the camera on board filming when she finally got airborne to make her way back home to Duxford. They landed soon after at Inverness to re-fuel where he collected a car and made his way back by road.
Hopefully he got paid for his footage
Well done to all involved in rescuing and preserving such a rare and magnificent aircraft.
My grandfather was flight engineer on PBYs in the Pacific theater. Wonderful plane
My Dad was a mechanic in the RAF working on these on OBAN. To this day I have a Cat and a Sunderland models hanging from the garage roof he built. He loved those planes but strangely built an SR71 Blackbird, that must have impressed him in its time. which I still have.
I witnessed her landing at Tatenhill Airfield on the 1st December on her way back to Duxford which was very exciting for me as my father flew Catalinas in the Second World War. Ferried the crew to a hotel just as covid was stating.
Congratulations on a job well done & for keeping her going.
Nice doc, I was able to take some air ground stills while the Cat was on the pier.
Such a beautiful flying machine that’s always being adored by aviation enthusiasts. I remember having an old book with the Catalina planes inside looking at them and thinking, one day I would like to have a go in one. that would fulfil a lifelong dream such a beautiful aircraft.
Enjoyed the video and was impressed by the coordination of the rescue team congratulations to you all. Please if you produce more videos, go lightly with the foreground music.
Well done thank you
Beautiful aircraft
My father flew in a Catalina out of the West Coast in Canada in the 50's. I have an old photo of one they beached off the coast in Vancouver.
Great save! The video is a bit overdramatized when you consider what those planes and their crews did back in the day, who would have regarded this evolution as a piece of cake.
There is a Catalina in Eugene Oregon that Flys too but I loved watching the show about the Loch Ness Catalina
If you have never watched Ice Pilots you should, it's like a aeronautical version of Ice Road Truckers, just a lot less cheesy. Anyway the airline featured is based at Yellowknife, on the edge of the Artic Circle, they use a lot of old aircraft, some even older than the PBY, which use the same type of radial engines. In the series it shows the mechanics doing maintenance in -40C, including at least 1 time were they had to swap out an engine.
Maximum effort, thankyou for the video. We could have done without the music for the start-up, takeoff run and initial climb out; the music comes from the engines. Sometimes overlooked by those who don't have oil running through their veins.
If you can strip the music from the last bit of the audio and resubmit, your viewership would be eternally grateful.
Happy landings!
A beautiful and vital aircraft.
THANKS nice video
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The passion, love and care all these people have for these old machines is incredible...
Thank you for such an interesting story...
Having waves crashing over your windscreen while taking off might raise the heartbeat.
I've seen this parked at Duxford and actually saw it on flight radar coming in one day, always wondered what the story was behind the old girl.
My father in law (RIP) was ground crew on Short Sunderland’s and Catalina’s in Scotland with Coastal Command in WW2 he loved the Cats and Sunderland’s
My father was the same on Lough Erne. Reminiscing of whittling wood for repairing the rivets in the hull. And draining the sponsons to prevent the Cats from turning Turtle.
Why do these documentaries always harp on about this disaster or that disaster? Yapping on about it sinking if hit by waves etc (and then seeing it sitting on a millpond smooth Loch. Everything has to have a fear or race to finish before "disaster" ??? Just show what happens without all the manufactured drama....
MJS Would like a ride on that one, what a beauty.
When i used to land on remote sea ice they rarley shut down because of the huge expense getting engineers to places away from air ports
I've seen this exact bird flying a few times during displays.
5,000 Catalina was built in New Orleans. I HAVE been to the old site. Love big aircooled airplanes.
was watching Miss pickup at RAF Halton a few days before she went up to Scotland. it's a shame the issue didn't here since it would of been an easier ordeal 😅
Zimbabwe is not in East Africa. It’s Southern Africa.
As an aircraft engineer and pilot, I've never seen such an overhyped load of crap as this documentary! Basically, it had an engine start problem, had to have an engine change as a result and then flew home after it was fixed...and it took 45 minutes of B/S to tell that 'story'!
14-17 still flying, 7 under reconstruction.
what about the double sunrise service out of Nedlands Western Australia ?
I enjoy documentaries about these sorts of things, but this is so full of manufactured drama, it's kind-of hard to watch. To sum up the story beats: The engine broke. Catalinas are really cool. This one isn't the one it's pretending to be. People threw money and time at the problem. Everything went well after the engine failed to start. There was a chance, maybe, that bad things might have happened if people didn't throw money and time at the problem, but they did and it was fine. Bad things happened to some other planes in the past, but not this one. They're going to keep her flying as long as the money and time keep coming.
10 minutes of content stretched paper thin.
I didn’t realize the Germans still had air patrols and bombers in March 45. With radar nonetheless.
Sadly these engines were great runner, but over time the oil wasn't check or a leak and even these have Oil Renoir Gasket would dry-rot over time! They were a pain to work on! The worst thing is when they sit to long the oil in the bottom 3 cylinders would oil log pressure built up! Blow the head gasket, and being at the bottoms? Oil will being blown out in no time? (?) Also, they would fly them pass their 2000 hours on the engine? $18,000 rebuilding 40,000 USD to do both replacement engines. But now it is hard to get/find parts for them.
The dramatic music is annoying.
VERY anoying, and RENTLESS.
Doesn't bother me in the slightest.....wonderful story.
Awe poor baby turn the volume down then
Don't watch it then
You are annoying karren
Sure looks like a Canadian Snowbirds Tudor jet at around 9:36
The only thing not interviewed was Nessie herself.
When I was younger I always want one of these planes! Everyone I same across was redone into a sea-Lake RV? Yes, they had beds, Cooking stoves, And Children Seat That the kids would fight over to get to the look-out/Spotter windows! People would re-Fiberglass the Bottom. With two Wanker Engines, Some were replaced with newer Engines? But the fuel it holds I mean you have to empty all your Pocket to fuel this baby up used 92-106 Octane Gas 2000-3000 miles each wing hold 725+ total of 1475 gals (5550 Liter)... But the best parts was there room in sides, sadly they love to "Drink like a Sailor" (NAVY used them the most!) 25-35 gal/hrs 20-24 hours flying time. Luke got a time of history! With problem of repair parts of these engines! I think that Russia still make parts for theses?
It would have been a good watch if it wasn't for the sensationalist "we're all doomed" commentary which documentaries are plagued with now.
What idiot determined that the video required nonsensical dramatic music?
Why weren't we allowed to hear the cockpit sounds as the pilots heard them?
Good interesting video trashed by an amateur.
Keyboard warrior & Brad of the Day award goes to... 🏆🙄
@@Coverly you
That was the company you who filmed it not the one who posted this video
You are such a karen aren't ya
Why not paint it as it originally was instead of changing its identity ?
Problem solved,, the Loch Ness monster is a half sunken Catalina
axtually a Wellington.....
Miss Pick Up why does it have such a sleazy name or can someone explain
Dumb music....