Flying a 1944 Piper J3 Cub from City of St Petersburg across the ocean to a grass strip.

The Piper Cub J3 could quite possibly be my new favorite airplane i've flown. Hands down one of the most enjoyable flights i've done. I went up in a 1944 Piper J3 Cub, with a C85, 85hp engine, no electric start and pure taildragger flying. I learned alot on this trip. Unfortunately didn't have my gopro, so I filmed the most scenes I could with the phone.
#piperj3cub#stpeteairport#flying

[@Estebanserrano96]

Congratulations on that fantastic ride in that Piper Cub. Did he put that Cub into a spin? Sure looked like it! LOL

[@SirDrifto]

We definitely were spinning, hahaha. He was a great CFI.

[@Coops777]

Great video!!! I smiled all the way through. I think they're an amazing airplane too and make all other aircraft seem a lot less interesting to ride in. I fly a modern replica - Legend AL3 and its the same smiling experience (maybe not the 1946 nostalgia) but has lots of niceties added with more performance. Flying over stunning scenery at 70 knots with the door open and the wind in your face on a gorgeous day. It doesn't get better than this except for the fun of landing her!

[@SirDrifto]

They truly are a pilots plane. So fun for so little

[@birds_eye_view]

Cool experience. I know how you felt. I love my J3 ❤️

[@SirDrifto]

What year is your J3? They are such cool aircraft.

[@birds_eye_view]

@@SirDrifto 1946 too. Yes, amazing little cubbies.

[@mikeryan6277]

The grass strip you landed on is not North of Albert Whitted it is East of it across Tampa Bay not the Ocean the Name of the Airport is “Airport Manatee ( 48X ) and is a cool little strip. Did you see the crashed plane in the hanger?

[@DenverParaFlyer]

Awesome

[@SirDrifto]

You’d really like flying these.

[@gerryortiz8324]

Where is the link? What company? Is that Albert Whitted Field?

[@c22narf]

4:30 Is that duct tape?

[@SirDrifto]

Cannot confirm or deny 🤣

[@mikeryan6277]

Did you ever take another flight or was that Discovery flight the only one?

[@johngilbert1752]

Read the book Flight of Passage by Rinker Buck fantastic read

[@gliderfs621]

St Petersburg in Russia ???? Now ???????? (Haven’t seen the entire video yet)

[@SirDrifto]

Good old Florida, :) not russia haha

[@robertcieslak1861]

You flew across Tampa Bay, not the ocean. Anything for clicks.

[@petworthtraction]

Florida education

[@briangostinger8644]

Millennials are hilarious.

[@SirDrifto]

if you think Millennials are hilarious, hang out with Boomers sometime 😆