Stinson L-1 - Start Up and Flight - Kermit Weeks

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  • @HabitualButtonPusher
    @HabitualButtonPusher 7 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I've been wanting walk around vid and inside tour of that PBY since like...forever!

  • @hokehinson5987
    @hokehinson5987 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Behind every rich millionaire collector are a bunch of dedicated talented folks working to keep things going. Am hoping guys like kermit & leno pay their people well.
    Hey can i borrow the plane or car for a hot date? 🙄

  • @BWH1990
    @BWH1990 7 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Bring back the helmet cam, please.

  • @rodeo11
    @rodeo11 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Why wasn't the motor inspected before you took it up the first time? Sounds like there was a lot wrong....you got lucky.

  • @kennethmoureau5123
    @kennethmoureau5123 7 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    I miss Kermie Cam :( Great video though!

    • @acatellani
      @acatellani 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Kenneth Moureau me too!!!

  • @LCMNUNES1962
    @LCMNUNES1962 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Very very good stinson radial engine, brasil ok.

  • @robertprice7246
    @robertprice7246 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    But I Do love the sound of Round and Round. There's nothing like the sound of a Radial engine, inertial starter and all

  • @cynthiaklenk6313
    @cynthiaklenk6313 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Wow Kermit what an A/C! You came off the ground like a home sick angel! Beautiful aircraft, it is larger than I had thought - I thought it was more the size of the Bird Dog. Thanks again!

  • @davidmicheletti6292
    @davidmicheletti6292 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    When I stopped at fantasy of flight a number of years ago this plane was pile of parts and now it's running.

  • @essaysoftware
    @essaysoftware 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The sound of an inertial start is off the chart. Thanks Kermit !

  • @robertprice7246
    @robertprice7246 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That poor radial sounds like a bucket 'o bolts

  • @hdaviator9181
    @hdaviator9181 7 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    The strut on the landing gear makes the gear look bent. Kind of an interesting optical illusion.

  • @angelreading5098
    @angelreading5098 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    What a lovely aircraft this is and the way it took off with that STOL climb out ! Kermit you have the very best guys looking after your treasures and this gem is no exception,we could see how pleased you were with the way she flys,and that radial sounds fantastic,hope that you get to enjoy her flying again soon.

  • @ColeAviation
    @ColeAviation 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This is every Aviators 👨‍✈️ dream right here. 🤔Hummmmm...Which plane do I want fly today....?. I think I'll take the old Stenson L-1 up today. 👍🏼😃👍🏼

  • @TsterMr63
    @TsterMr63 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Kermit the test pilot! I'm impressed at how big the L-1 is once a bit of scale is added. I'd only seen pictures.

  • @fpvoslo
    @fpvoslo 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Agree with You Tuber, please give us the tour of the Cat Always looking forward to your videos Keep'em coming :)

  • @robertcieslak1861
    @robertcieslak1861 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Love the sound of that start up! Great flight.

  • @ArtTiller
    @ArtTiller 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You took me back to another time. I could see in my minds eye the young Army pilots doing ash and trash, VRs, and Arty Spotting. Wow.

  • @para1324
    @para1324 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Kermit you are the MAN! What a great crew you have also. Best wishes for full success and expansion of your work. 👍🇺🇸

  • @jimblubaugh9982
    @jimblubaugh9982 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That's a big plane!

  • @SimonWallwork
    @SimonWallwork 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great video. Any pilot understands your delight in seeing the machine working as it should. Night and say!
    It must be during moments like these, that it all seems 'worth it'.

  • @johngriecosr8723
    @johngriecosr8723 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Kermit beautiful aircraft.. I have a set of plans that I am going to build. 60+" WS. Is yours a Stinson O-49 or a Vultee L-1-A? Thanks from John, Hayden Idaho. Home of the Pappy Boyington Musium

  • @Prestonesfpv
    @Prestonesfpv 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Please do a video with that beautiful PBY in the background

  • @かっちゃんクイック
    @かっちゃんクイック 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I was surprised by the person who can steer the airplane.
    I subscribed to the channel.
    I am looking forward to the movie.

  • @jimmyoverly3512
    @jimmyoverly3512 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Mr. Weeks, I"m working my way through all your videos during quarantine and they're helping me so much. Thanks you! Looking forward to ACT 3! English is not my native language!

  • @hardsixx1
    @hardsixx1 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I wonder which plant this aircraft was manufactured in possibly the plant I worked at.

  • @jonnybeck6723
    @jonnybeck6723 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Ideally we could have the Kermie Cam and simultaneously show exterior shots...
    ...that's the way I'd like it anyway.
    Thanx for another great vid and...
    cheers

  • @Uliio
    @Uliio 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Amazing airplane! Love the videos.
    Any update on the Fokker D7 coming soon? :)

  • @gunsaway1
    @gunsaway1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Beautiful airplane. Stinson built great airplanes

  • @r.waynefournier4283
    @r.waynefournier4283 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Yeah, please take the Kermie Cam inside that plane! I use to watch these Stinsons fly over my house when I was a kid, then I'd ride my bicycle over to Owens Field in Columbia to watch em' land.

    • @KermitWeeks444
      @KermitWeeks444  6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      We have that on the to do list. Hopefully soon!

    • @qibble455
      @qibble455 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      This channel is awesome:D

  • @billfarnham1592
    @billfarnham1592 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    That thing stops in almost no space!

  • @franciscorivera1473
    @franciscorivera1473 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Yo sé que no entenderá esto pero. Me gustan muchos. Los videos de usted y mi pasión son las aviones. Son hermosas.

    • @jimh.5286
      @jimh.5286 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      "I know that you won't understand this, but I like your videos a lot. Airplanes are my passion. They're beautiful."

  • @SloopJon
    @SloopJon 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    No wonder she won a prize; what a great aeroplane!

  • @thomascowart2634
    @thomascowart2634 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It is sure nice when things work right makes you smile.

  • @leesherman100
    @leesherman100 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great crew ya got there Kermie. Excellent video and aircraft. 5 star.

  • @ready4pullback
    @ready4pullback 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nice work, guys. That is one heck of a taildragger.

  • @robertallen5686
    @robertallen5686 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    God I thought it was Jon Lovitz w/Kermie...lol

  • @davidfowlerjr6114
    @davidfowlerjr6114 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Beautiful airplane....can't wait for a Kermie Cam for this plane

  • @kenns9
    @kenns9 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    thank you for using a slow shutter speed! :)

  • @MFATubed
    @MFATubed 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great. Nice clean starts, and a happy camper - can't ask for more.

  • @ditsmiddle4663
    @ditsmiddle4663 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    180 out makes a huge differrnce
    😲

  • @elkabong6429
    @elkabong6429 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I just wish we had a Kermie Kam inside while you were flying so we could see what you were doing at the controls, man! What a cool airplane!

  • @corvette724
    @corvette724 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very similar conception to german Fieseler Storch.

  • @marklysogorski4631
    @marklysogorski4631 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Beautiful Bird. Isn't that the type of plane Glen Miller was flying in when his plane went down over the English Channel?

  • @outoftownforbusiness4276
    @outoftownforbusiness4276 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Awesome! Man she's throaty!

  • @danrichmond8979
    @danrichmond8979 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    LOVE THE SOUND OF A BIG ROUND ENGINE

  • @dennymk6454
    @dennymk6454 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice post Kermit! I think my Dad flew in such a Stinson in the Army in '46, he was a photographer. Sweet aircraft.

  • @imbok
    @imbok 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Good job dodging the round bales :)

  • @bernardthefourth
    @bernardthefourth 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Beautiful plane.

  • @andrewchr
    @andrewchr 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great videos mr Weeks! 2 things to consider in your future releases.
    1) Increase the resolution of your videos to 1080p.
    2) Bring back the Kermie cam.
    Greetings from Cyprus :)

  • @ralphwatten2426
    @ralphwatten2426 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I like the "slats" myself.

  • @Daniel_Callie
    @Daniel_Callie 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Dang Kermit, fly it again with the Go Pro next time bro!

    • @KermitWeeks444
      @KermitWeeks444  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      It's not a Kermie Cam, but this video has some GoPro footage of the L-1 in the air.
      th-cam.com/video/00X5OHa2bOw/w-d-xo.html

  • @dgb681
    @dgb681 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Huge fan of you guys and the videos, hopefully I can visit the museum sometime! Would be awesome to meet Kermit, very inspirational person!

  • @cowboy6591
    @cowboy6591 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wish you had an "IN Cockpit" camera view of the flight.

  • @lomparti
    @lomparti 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Wow what a beauty. Whats the year?

    • @AmesiesCorner
      @AmesiesCorner 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      right about 1941, 324 built

  • @halestorm07
    @halestorm07 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Cool machine. Did you guys check the tach with an optical prop tach? Pretty unusual for a mechanical tach to be dead accurate.

  • @dannymitchum5
    @dannymitchum5 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love it need more of it.

  • @boyhowdy5893
    @boyhowdy5893 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Awesome bird, sweet.

  • @johnp3390
    @johnp3390 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    All those fancy vintage airplanes, still no 1080p video

  • @salto1994
    @salto1994 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    interesting video as always. missed kermie cam but happy you are back again :)

  • @n26fe34
    @n26fe34 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Paul S ist extremely nervous...why..???

  • @USAACbrat
    @USAACbrat 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Was that the plane the CAP used to sink a german sub in WWII?

  • @USAACbrat
    @USAACbrat 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Go get a dipstick from a Studebaker

  • @MichaelHeinrich1
    @MichaelHeinrich1 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    guess the cob webs were blown away like Kermit was.

  • @PKerusso
    @PKerusso 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hopefully A2A will model this!

  • @BoatingBiker
    @BoatingBiker 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    OK, Kermie's pre-flight doesn't incude a fuel check...............

    • @dogsbd
      @dogsbd 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      The video was obviously edited so you have no idea if he did so or not.

  • @theflyingfool
    @theflyingfool 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Bit close to that hay bale...

  • @johnwood1860
    @johnwood1860 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Îk

  • @13megaprime
    @13megaprime 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Shes a beauty!

  • @tsmgguy
    @tsmgguy 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    About the same size as a Fiesler Storch, unless I miss my guess.

    • @acatellani
      @acatellani 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      tsmgguy Looks like bigger than the Storch...

    • @tsmgguy
      @tsmgguy 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      L-1 span 50' 11", length 43' 3". Feisler Storch span 47', length 32'. Both are considerably larger than my Piper L-4A.

  • @av8bvma513
    @av8bvma513 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hi Kermie, have your guys checked the compression pressure and exhaust temp and cyl head temp and exhaust pulse signature on all the cylinders? Still doesn't sound as if it is running 100% to me. [but then I have only been listening to Aero Engines for six decades]

  • @TheDave570
    @TheDave570 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Man, you got the best mechanics! I hope you're paying those guys good !!!!!!!

  • @BoatingBiker
    @BoatingBiker 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Straw bales? Would I fly with Kermie? Nope.