Just seems like a good honest plane. Maybe its older and a little greasy and dented, but definitely sorted. Your ground crew is as much a part of that plane too, they're the real MVP here.
Test pilot Jimmy Day! Every time we fly an aircraft fresh out of maintenance the pilot becomes a test pilot! I practice lots of ground testing to find the pesky problems with aircraft that's been sitting. Vacuum pumps, algae in the fuel lines, tachometer cables, electrical, faulty radio channel selectors and the list goes on & on... Gyros don't like to stand still, and their bearings get flat spots and quit. The more an aircraft is exercised the fewer problems... Cheaper to keep it flying than to let it become a hanger queen. The longer it just sits the more problems develop. Great job guys!
Love the sound of small twin engines just sounds cool, Grandfather had a 310 way back, probably the first plane I flew in as a baby in the 60s , thanks for sharing another great video with us
Dang you, Jimmy! After a near lifetime of admiring and living around planes, you have forced me to go to school and get my license. Dad was a navy and Delta pilot, brother has been flying mostly Gulfstreams for 25 years, so I started my formal training in January to at least get a couple ratings before I turn 60 later this year. Watching your channel is expensive!
Hi Jimmy, this Geromino was my dad's first twin (1961 though) and from NJ we flew every year to Florida,the Bahamas,and the Dominican Rep. when I was a teen. We flew nonstop to Myrtle Beach,them again(at night) direct to West Palm Beach Airport. We didn't have the 3rd window but we DID have half enclosed landing gear doors which he designed and smaller engine air intakes which gave us increased airspeed made of fiberglass,a one piece windshield and the pointed nose like yours. I want to THANK YOU for the video as I watched with lots of happy tears (RIP dad)❤ She was eventually sold in 1972 to a new owner living in Lake Okeechobee, Florida and always hope if shes still in the air.
I LOVE these old planes!! Always had a slight interest in small planes and aviation but Jimmy has pushed me into seriously considering getting my pilot license. It would be a dream to purchase and rebuild something like this. Love your work Jimmy 👍👍
This is the sort of video I like to see from Jimmy. Actually working on and flying an aircraft, pointing out potential issues and dealing with the unexpected. Solid stuff.
I gotcha beat, I’m elbow deep in a Cat 6 diesel marine with a clogged inter cooler and a barely functioning impeller that I’ve had to special order to be made. So far I’ve removed the impeller cover removed the impeller, honed the pump wall replacing the woodruff key in which I’ve had to fabricate replaced the cover without the cover and have flushed the system with barnacle Buster. Let sit for 4 hours with solution in the system and when I reversed flow found some awesome stuff. 4 broken anodes and enough broken pieces of impeller to make one lol. She’s cooling now lol.
Spectacular thanks for the cockpit tour. I didn’t know that you got it sold. I haven’t seen it in a while on hangar 67. I hope the new owner enjoys her for many years.
If that was an old janitrol heater…amen to 86ing that thing. Following the checklist to a T it was either melt your face off hot or frost on the windscreen. Then upon completion of the flight there was a black carbon streak down the side of the airplane and the exhaust tube was melted. Was close to going down in a fireball. It was a twin Comanche as well. Also had a full electrical failure when the flap switch was touched. This one had the manual pump between the seats with the jack handle you had to pump for the gear. That was at LAL. Gave everyone the ability to practice light signals after loosing comms as well. Still great airplanes though.
Nice one Jimmy and crew! If you only had one little snag after a major overhaul and maintenance I'd call that a win! ( as long as you catch it before getting in the air lol
There are motorcycles that put out 300 hp! (at 9000 RPM for 10 seconds at a time). As much as most certified piston aircraft engines are designed in the 1940s, they are designed to put out a large, steady amount of power for extended periods, a very different requirement from road vehicles.
The last bike I had red lined at 12,000 rpm and that was a "super naked" while the more full race version with the same engine but with lighter titanium vales revved to 14,000 rpm and put's out just over 200 hp so yeah, quite a bit different lol.
That was one of the smoothest launches I've seen...And to only find one item pre-flight run-up is amazing. There is something to be said about these older aircraft.
The right engine started like I dream everything I own would start ! My biggest turn on as a mechanic is engines that start before the completion of the first turn !
I love these "normal" type videos. Sure, I love when you buy Elvis' Jetstar, and 34 abandoned airplanes in my home state of Texas and all of that, but it's nice seeing a nice non-eventful process of maintaining and getting these birds up in the air. She just started up so easily, it's like she really just wanted to go flying.
They sure don't make them like that no more.great plane.reminds me of my uncle wilfred old faithful 1960 Queen Air C90.N687Q.She was a work horse.incredible rate of climb.strong,solid built aircraft back then.
Now there is a man who knows how to lean while on the ground. Most everyone I see leaves it at full rich, which leads to lead fouling of the sparkplugs and massive lead deposits in the cylinders. And I second the thought that you should build your own hanger. You could certainly use the space!
It wasn't too long ago he could have bought an entire airport with hangers here is Selma, In. for not a lot of money. It was an airport with about 8 multiplane hangers from the 50's through the 80's. Then they stopped using it for an airport and just farmed the available land. A few years back the demolished all the hangers but one and tore up the runway.
This brought back some memories. I trained for my multiengine license in an Apache. That was in Tennessee in 1970. I did it because of the low rental rate $19 per hour with fuel and instructor.
Perfect example of Murphy's Law. "Anything that can happen WILL happen". Having multiple mechanics working on the same project saves time but adds complexity. Adding the "New guy" added more to the mix. And with all of that considered the job was still completed correctly. Good thing the owner wasn't complaining about how long it took to get the job done!
The nice thing I have about liking motorcycles is that if something should go terribly wrong the worst case scenario is you are left at the side of the road. Liking airplanes you must be really careful and even three people checking can make mistakes. Be safe!
Love the show. I try not to miss any episodes. My ears did purk up when I thought I heard you say "stay below 3,000" before take off. I did a couple of training flights at Kissimmee Gateway and I remember 2,000 over the airport 3,000 to the south and 4,000 to the west. Taking off on 24 I don't think you could reach 2,000 before you reaching the higher restrictions. I do love the TH-cam channel, please keep it up.
yep, it's the manual pump for the hydraulic system that operates the flaps and landing gear. It's part of the takeoff procedure to have out in case you lose hydraulics and need to quickly operate the flaps or gears.
Your Elvis jet ( 2 of 200 built by Lockheed between 1957 and 1978)) is 1 of 2 of 3 owned by Elvis The other in Graceland on display with the. Lisa Marie ( Convair 880) Draws 100,000's of visitors a year ($$💰)
I own a ranch , where I live, 18 miles from Seguin, Tx I'm a retired Continental pilot. Around here those are hometown twins, lol I taught in them and did presale flights out of Geronimo airport here. Great airplanes, we used to spin them into the dead engine to show customers how amazing they were.
@@therealjimmysworld no, we did a 3 turn spin into the dead engine from 5000 agl. It recovered easily by 3000 agl. One word of caution, these were ACTUAL Geronimo's. Since the company folded, people have tacked on a few of the conversion parts and CALLED what they had a Geronimo, but they were more Geromensteins or Frankenonimos... Just pieced together bits tacked on to stock Apaches. I wouldn't spin an Apache in either direction.
9:45 you don’t have to pour it out to verify its full.. just pump in some 5606, more than you think it needs, it’ll overflow out the nosewheel area when full. Then cycle the gear on jacks, and it’ll purge out the excess out the nose gear again.
I don't have money to afford a private pilot license. I was looking at sport light. Would love a searay or cub. Is there a way you can fly with out having to deal with the faa?
@@therealjimmysworld I am moving to Alaska soon, any planes recommend for part 103? Would like to be able to haul stuff, will be on a island. Merlin lite I found and looks like might fit the needs.
I love this channel. I’ve been hooked for quite awhile now. I’ve always thought it would be great to have a pilots license and buy old airplanes. I could get in trouble watching this. It looks like fun!
You're correct, there's a world of difference between aircraft and auto engs. About 30 years ago I was in school to get my A&P, while fight instructing on the side. Was surprised to find out aircraft engines were still using cast iron rings!!!....an avg auto eng produces about 1 HP per cu in...an aircraft eng puts out about 1/2. HP. the reason dances around reliability.
A stock 350 cubic inch chevy doesn't put out 300hp. Its actually pretty comparable to the plane engines 180hp. Even the high output engines of that era were only good for around 220hp. Take a foxbody mustang for instance ((ive owned 14, still have 3)) They only pul out 230 on a good example. The fact that this plane has a air-cooled and reliably kicking out that power sustainably is impressive to me. Ive never been into aircraft whatsoever. Just found your channel 2 days ago by mistake. Ive been binge watching amd have enjoyed your content. Nice to see someone who doesn't have to act like a know it all or overly animated to produce good content. You have a lovely family by the way. Blessings and fortune friend, be safe.
new subscriber here! dude this channel is so cool i used to work in aviation some (mostly the fuel tank stuff on bigger commercial aircraft and did a little with the 787 project in its early stage(like the first 17 aircraft) i learned so much
After having performed the GUMPF check (by check list) on short final I always call out the RED-BLUE & GREEN check or mixture, prop and gear. Great day saver, easy and quick.
😅 Mercedes Fun in FL. Been there done that. Somewhere between 2000 and now driving through S FL MB stops charging and as a final ha-ha the seat starts going towards the back. That was the last bit of juice the battery had to offer. Did I learn? Nope. Still got one, still love it. Thanks for all your efforts in producing great content. Camera angles, sound, lighting, and the big one editing all really appreciated. All that work and you end up in the air😅
Why watch all those gauges? You SEE your altitude, you HEAR your airspeed and engine revs, you FEEL your G's. IFR is a different cookie, but who likes playing airliner?
Hey Jimmy wouldn't it be a better idea to keep the cowling on the engine off and then fire it up so you can easily inspect for any leaks. Then put the cowlings on after a normal warm up and your ready to fly? Just a thought?
Looks like an airplane is like a race car. Every individual system is activated separately, has its own guage, switch, fuse, redundancies etc. I always thought airplanes were very intimidating because of all the switches and guages, but it all seems very logical and simple after looking into it. Thank you for going over all that stuff in this video. It spurred me on to look further into all this. I know I'd get my license, but I figured I'd do it after I sailed around the world. Now I think I can do the studying now.
My motorbike has a Rotax one cilinder, and that thing has a 3.9-ish inch piston, and like 3 inch stroke. It is a 650 cc and it loves high revs, can handle 7 or 8 thousand, but 5 is plenty. It would not surprise me, if Rotax also sells a 2.6 liter 4 cilinder, with four of those pistons. And I know plane engines are often pretty simple, on purpose, just to keep them running no matter what. Five valve heads make no sense if you never rev the engine, which saves out a prop gearbox. Gearboxes is extra weight and bearings that can grind to a halt when you do not want it. Thanks for the lesson in pistons and a torquee engine. Maybe planes are fun, after all.
back in 1974 when i was 21 i bought a new Warrior and flew the hell out of it and in 78 i almost bought an Apache but i ended up getting a Cherokee 6 and wow was my mom pissed because i also kept my Warrior and now all these years later i somehow developed this massive fear of height so much so i don't even like being 5' 6" tall
Air doesn't cavitate. That's what water does when pressure changes it from liquid to gas. Prop tips get shock waves which increases drag and reduces lift. It can cause the tip to stall, but not cavitate.
G'day, You're almost not wrong. Water Cavitates because it can't be compressed and if you try to decompress it then it'll wrap Skins of Surface Tension around the Bubbles of Vaccumn which one has "pulled" out of the Liquid... Air either Flows or it Turbulates, and when a flowing Airstream is obliged to speed up it lowers it's Pressure, and the locations where the Low Pressure is significantly below Dew-Point will become visible via Condensation appearing in the Air. Calling Condensation Trails or Clouds in Airflow "Cavitation" is as right as it can be - when applying Liquid Fluid Dynamics Jargon to an Aerodynamic Phenomenon rather than a Hydrodynamic one...; but it communicates the Concept well enough - I thought... Such is life, Have a good one... Stay safe. ;-p Ciao !
I worked at a Beechcraft dealer where a customer came in for major work. Both engines went out for exchange, the propellers went out for work and the interior got reupholstered. Avionics people were in there changing radios and running wires. It was down for several months. The owner would come by and chat with the shop foreman and they'd both walk around the airplane checking progress. All the parts started coming back and the interior looked fantastic. We even Armoralled the tires. All put together, the lead mechanic took it out for a few hours and then he went up with the owner for a few. We dumped the oil for a quick look and then the owner came back.... with his wife and 4 little kids. I chit a brick and wondered if I did everything right. They hopped in and flew to Texas. The following week, the airplane came back for an oil change and no writeups other than a few questions about the avionics. I got out of airplane work because of failing eyesight. But let me tell ya...that work ethic stayed with me.
Jimmy: "I knew it would be fine. I wasn't worried at all." I have always though of your channel as completely honest. But now, after this comment, I'm not so sure.
Just seems like a good honest plane. Maybe its older and a little greasy and dented, but definitely sorted. Your ground crew is as much a part of that plane too, they're the real MVP here.
100% it takes some serious crew know how for these old birds!
Test pilot Jimmy Day! Every time we fly an aircraft fresh out of maintenance the pilot becomes a test pilot! I practice lots of ground testing to find the pesky problems with aircraft that's been sitting. Vacuum pumps, algae in the fuel lines, tachometer cables, electrical, faulty radio channel selectors and the list goes on & on... Gyros don't like to stand still, and their bearings get flat spots and quit. The more an aircraft is exercised the fewer problems... Cheaper to keep it flying than to let it become a hanger queen. The longer it just sits the more problems develop. Great job guys!
Love the sound of small twin engines just sounds cool, Grandfather had a 310 way back, probably the first plane I flew in as a baby in the 60s , thanks for sharing another great video with us
Dang you, Jimmy! After a near lifetime of admiring and living around planes, you have forced me to go to school and get my license. Dad was a navy and Delta pilot, brother has been flying mostly Gulfstreams for 25 years, so I started my formal training in January to at least get a couple ratings before I turn 60 later this year. Watching your channel is expensive!
Just turned 40, you give me hope that I, too, will still get a chance one day to squander my retirement…
Hi Jimmy, this Geromino was my dad's first twin (1961 though) and from NJ we flew every year to Florida,the Bahamas,and the Dominican Rep. when I was a teen. We flew nonstop to Myrtle Beach,them again(at night) direct to West Palm Beach Airport.
We didn't have the 3rd window but we DID have half enclosed landing gear doors which he designed and smaller engine air intakes which gave us increased airspeed made of fiberglass,a one piece windshield and the pointed nose like yours.
I want to THANK YOU for the video as I watched with lots of happy tears (RIP dad)❤
She was eventually sold in 1972 to a new owner living in Lake Okeechobee, Florida and always hope if shes still in the air.
Okeechobee Was a main point for drug smugglers back in the day. Your airplane might have been in on that.
Just a small leak, but not what you want to find just before you hit the ground.
Great update. 2x👍
I’m loving the frequency of these posts! Keep it up JimmysWorld & Team!
With all your planes sound like you need to build your own air port with hangers.
Mike patey is working on something like this, might be worth looking into
Sounds like a good video game… theme airport 😂
“Jimmys Landing Extravaganza”, think of the possibilities.
Add extra hangars and rent them to other people foolish enough to own an airplane.
Take it rebuild rescue shop. 😅 lol I'm just messing with you.
I LOVE these old planes!! Always had a slight interest in small planes and aviation but Jimmy has pushed me into seriously considering getting my pilot license. It would be a dream to purchase and rebuild something like this. Love your work Jimmy 👍👍
You should!
This is the sort of video I like to see from Jimmy. Actually working on and flying an aircraft, pointing out potential issues and dealing with the unexpected. Solid stuff.
I gotcha beat, I’m elbow deep in a Cat 6 diesel marine with a clogged inter cooler and a barely functioning impeller that I’ve had to special order to be made. So far I’ve removed the impeller cover removed the impeller, honed the pump wall replacing the woodruff key in which I’ve had to fabricate replaced the cover without the cover and have flushed the system with barnacle Buster. Let sit for 4 hours with solution in the system and when I reversed flow found some awesome stuff. 4 broken anodes and enough broken pieces of impeller to make one lol. She’s cooling now lol.
Spectacular thanks for the cockpit tour. I didn’t know that you got it sold. I haven’t seen it in a while on hangar 67. I hope the new owner enjoys her for many years.
Good to see you Jimmy good morning
Fly high. Success is in store. You have a good crew there.
If that was an old janitrol heater…amen to 86ing that thing. Following the checklist to a T it was either melt your face off hot or frost on the windscreen. Then upon completion of the flight there was a black carbon streak down the side of the airplane and the exhaust tube was melted. Was close to going down in a fireball. It was a twin Comanche as well. Also had a full electrical failure when the flap switch was touched. This one had the manual pump between the seats with the jack handle you had to pump for the gear. That was at LAL. Gave everyone the ability to practice light signals after loosing comms as well. Still great airplanes though.
gotta love those jani-bombs
Nice one Jimmy and crew! If you only had one little snag after a major overhaul and maintenance I'd call that a win! ( as long as you catch it before getting in the air lol
There are motorcycles that put out 300 hp! (at 9000 RPM for 10 seconds at a time). As much as most certified piston aircraft engines are designed in the 1940s, they are designed to put out a large, steady amount of power for extended periods, a very different requirement from road vehicles.
The last bike I had red lined at 12,000 rpm and that was a "super naked" while the more full race version with the same engine but with lighter titanium vales revved to 14,000 rpm and put's out just over 200 hp so yeah, quite a bit different lol.
That was one of the smoothest launches I've seen...And to only find one item pre-flight run-up is amazing. There is something to be said about these older aircraft.
The right engine started like I dream everything I own would start ! My biggest turn on as a mechanic is engines that start before the completion of the first turn !
It's nice when both flaps deploy and retract in unison.
Jimmy it's great to have a great team of helpers to get things done... Great work with good friends...
I love these "normal" type videos. Sure, I love when you buy Elvis' Jetstar, and 34 abandoned airplanes in my home state of Texas and all of that, but it's nice seeing a nice non-eventful process of maintaining and getting these birds up in the air. She just started up so easily, it's like she really just wanted to go flying.
They sure don't make them like that no more.great plane.reminds me of my uncle wilfred old faithful 1960 Queen Air C90.N687Q.She was a work horse.incredible rate of climb.strong,solid built aircraft back then.
more likely a model 65 Queen Air.
Now there is a man who knows how to lean while on the ground. Most everyone I see leaves it at full rich, which leads to lead fouling of the sparkplugs and massive lead deposits in the cylinders. And I second the thought that you should build your own hanger. You could certainly use the space!
The real trick for me was to remember to really check and make sure I reset it to take off.
TCP helps.
It wasn't too long ago he could have bought an entire airport with hangers here is Selma, In. for not a lot of money. It was an airport with about 8 multiplane hangers from the 50's through the 80's. Then they stopped using it for an airport and just farmed the available land. A few years back the demolished all the hangers but one and tore up the runway.
@@michaelbarrett1914
Dang, that’s kinda sad!
She's a gunna fly baby!..love it!
This brought back some memories. I trained for my multiengine license in an Apache. That was in Tennessee in 1970. I did it because of the low rental rate $19 per hour with fuel and instructor.
IF priming via carb's accellerator pump- avoid pooling and a backfire bbq in the induction by pumping only WHILE cranking starter.
Can I get a induction fire
Perfect example of Murphy's Law. "Anything that can happen WILL happen". Having multiple mechanics working on the same project saves time but adds complexity. Adding the "New guy" added more to the mix. And with all of that considered the job was still completed correctly. Good thing the owner wasn't complaining about how long it took to get the job done!
All that fun, crunchy maintenance.... show us every bit of it, Jimmy! Carry on.
She is a fabulous looking plane. Hope the new owners appreciate her.
The nice thing I have about liking motorcycles is that if something should go terribly wrong the worst case scenario is you are left at the side of the road. Liking airplanes you must be really careful and even three people checking can make mistakes. Be safe!
Just watching the run up and the flight out was worth the entire video! Thanks so much Jimmy!
Love the show. I try not to miss any episodes. My ears did purk up when I thought I heard you say "stay below 3,000" before take off. I did a couple of training flights at Kissimmee Gateway and I remember 2,000 over the airport 3,000 to the south and 4,000 to the west. Taking off on 24 I don't think you could reach 2,000 before you reaching the higher restrictions. I do love the TH-cam channel, please keep it up.
What was the red knob that you pulled all the way out. You said it was for when things go wrong during take off.
yep, it's the manual pump for the hydraulic system that operates the flaps and landing gear. It's part of the takeoff procedure to have out in case you lose hydraulics and need to quickly operate the flaps or gears.
@@therealjimmysworld Thanks for the quick reply. Love the channel!
Dude why are you so awesome
Your Elvis jet ( 2 of 200 built by Lockheed between 1957 and 1978)) is 1 of 2 of 3 owned by Elvis
The other in Graceland on display with the. Lisa Marie ( Convair 880)
Draws 100,000's of visitors a year ($$💰)
Cool science lesson on the RPMs.
I own a ranch , where I live, 18 miles from Seguin, Tx I'm a retired Continental pilot. Around here those are hometown twins, lol I taught in them and did presale flights out of Geronimo airport here. Great airplanes, we used to spin them into the dead engine to show customers how amazing they were.
That’s crazy! I’m not surprised they could recover from a single spin, but geez… scary!
@@therealjimmysworld no, we did a 3 turn spin into the dead engine from 5000 agl. It recovered easily by 3000 agl. One word of caution, these were ACTUAL Geronimo's. Since the company folded, people have tacked on a few of the conversion parts and CALLED what they had a Geronimo, but they were more Geromensteins or Frankenonimos... Just pieced together bits tacked on to stock Apaches. I wouldn't spin an Apache in either direction.
9:45 you don’t have to pour it out to verify its full.. just pump in some 5606, more than you think it needs, it’ll overflow out the nosewheel area when full. Then cycle the gear on jacks, and it’ll purge out the excess out the nose gear again.
safety cable!!!! I'm impressed its not traditional wire! great plane, great video!!!
I don't have money to afford a private pilot license. I was looking at sport light.
Would love a searay or cub.
Is there a way you can fly with out having to deal with the faa?
yep! look up Part 103 Ultralights. No license, no Faa (mostly) and very inexpensive to operate.
@@therealjimmysworld I am moving to Alaska soon, any planes recommend for part 103? Would like to be able to haul stuff, will be on a island. Merlin lite I found and looks like might fit the needs.
Great stuff Jimmy Luv your content! Stay Safe bro!
Jimmy, that bracket with worn hole...its ART~! Yes, its a mini version of "THE SCREAM"
I love this channel. I’ve been hooked for quite awhile now. I’ve always thought it would be great to have a pilots license and buy old airplanes. I could get in trouble watching this. It looks like fun!
Thanks instrument/lever/control/radio, rundown, SWEET.
Good morning Jimmy love the video.
You're correct, there's a world of difference between aircraft and auto engs. About 30 years ago I was in school to get my A&P, while fight instructing on the side. Was surprised to find out aircraft engines were still using cast iron rings!!!....an avg auto eng produces about 1 HP per cu in...an aircraft eng puts out about 1/2. HP. the reason dances around reliability.
A stock 350 cubic inch chevy doesn't put out 300hp. Its actually pretty comparable to the plane engines 180hp. Even the high output engines of that era were only good for around 220hp. Take a foxbody mustang for instance ((ive owned 14, still have 3)) They only pul out 230 on a good example. The fact that this plane has a air-cooled and reliably kicking out that power sustainably is impressive to me. Ive never been into aircraft whatsoever. Just found your channel 2 days ago by mistake. Ive been binge watching amd have enjoyed your content. Nice to see someone who doesn't have to act like a know it all or overly animated to produce good content. You have a lovely family by the way.
Blessings and fortune friend, be safe.
You and your guys Rock Jimmy ! It’s on the tip of my seat on preflight and then takeoff, exciting stuff 🤞🏻👌🏻👍🏻
I like the plane. Good show enjoyed watching this very much.
new subscriber here! dude this channel is so cool i used to work in aviation some (mostly the fuel tank stuff on bigger commercial aircraft and did a little with the 787 project in its early stage(like the first 17 aircraft) i learned so much
Welcome aboard!
Thanks for the ride!
I love it! Great work on the annual maintenance and getting up in the air safely. I kinda like the Apache, but not more than the 310.
As fifty-seven myself I was pleased to see you got a good result, even if we dribbled a bit...
After having performed the GUMPF check (by check list) on short final I always call out the RED-BLUE & GREEN check or mixture, prop and gear. Great day saver, easy and quick.
How will you get all your planes in the new hangar?
Nice job those engines sound phenomenal
😅 Mercedes Fun in FL. Been there done that. Somewhere between 2000 and now driving through S FL MB stops charging and as a final ha-ha the seat starts going towards the back. That was the last bit of juice the battery had to offer. Did I learn? Nope. Still got one, still love it. Thanks for all your efforts in producing great content. Camera angles, sound, lighting, and the big one editing all really appreciated. All that work and you end up in the air😅
Gotta love old school cockpits and their complete disregard of ergonomics. :D
lol … I’ll take the higher workload, why make flying easier.
Why watch all those gauges? You SEE your altitude, you HEAR your airspeed and engine revs, you FEEL your G's. IFR is a different cookie, but who likes playing airliner?
Just wondering ! another subject : What was the out come of the free RV camper you had ?
pffftttt that stupid thing is still broken.... it's a touchy subject.... hahaha
@@therealjimmysworld Sure would like that unit to run again and donated to the needy in FT Myers !
@@therealjimmysworld you better LS swap it
thankfully, the family that was going to use it has found an apartment already.
Hey Jimmy wouldn't it be a better idea to keep the cowling on the engine off and then fire it up so you can easily inspect for any leaks. Then put the cowlings on after a normal warm up and your ready to fly? Just a thought?
Looks like an airplane is like a race car. Every individual system is activated separately, has its own guage, switch, fuse, redundancies etc. I always thought airplanes were very intimidating because of all the switches and guages, but it all seems very logical and simple after looking into it. Thank you for going over all that stuff in this video. It spurred me on to look further into all this. I know I'd get my license, but I figured I'd do it after I sailed around the world. Now I think I can do the studying now.
Nice video Jimmy I enjoyed it. Looks like the piper apache is good to go now. Thanks for posting
Thanks for the informative tour 👍
Hey bud! Great content. For reference, an 80's chevy 350 only made around 180 hp!
Another awesome video. Thank you !!!
very nice job lovely nice and safe great old plane love to watch them and its all ways fun to see them flying.
Good one Jimmy!
PS: what's up with the Mig-15, love to hear about that.
Attention to details is essential when it comes to flying craft. :)
My motorbike has a Rotax one cilinder, and that thing has a 3.9-ish inch piston, and like 3 inch stroke. It is a 650 cc and it loves high revs, can handle 7 or 8 thousand, but 5 is plenty. It would not surprise me, if Rotax also sells a 2.6 liter 4 cilinder, with four of those pistons. And I know plane engines are often pretty simple, on purpose, just to keep them running no matter what. Five valve heads make no sense if you never rev the engine, which saves out a prop gearbox. Gearboxes is extra weight and bearings that can grind to a halt when you do not want it. Thanks for the lesson in pistons and a torquee engine. Maybe planes are fun, after all.
You got good people and honestly I wasn't worried for you!!
Do you have the steel or aluminum flap torque tube? Also there’s an AD on the step to add a doubler..
I love the Apache, it started right up. Sounds really good. Another great video
Great videos! I sent my dad, the Elvis ones he love them!
back in 1974 when i was 21 i bought a new Warrior and flew the hell out of it and in 78 i almost bought an Apache but i ended up getting a Cherokee 6 and wow was my mom pissed because i also kept my Warrior and now all these years later i somehow developed this massive fear of height so much so i don't even like being 5' 6" tall
Air doesn't cavitate. That's what water does when pressure changes it from liquid to gas. Prop tips get shock waves which increases drag and reduces lift. It can cause the tip to stall, but not cavitate.
G'day,
You're almost not wrong.
Water Cavitates because it can't be compressed and if you try to decompress it then it'll wrap Skins of Surface Tension around the Bubbles of Vaccumn which one has "pulled" out of the Liquid...
Air either Flows or it Turbulates, and when a flowing Airstream is obliged to speed up it lowers it's Pressure, and the locations where the Low Pressure is significantly below Dew-Point will become visible via Condensation appearing in the Air.
Calling Condensation Trails or Clouds in Airflow "Cavitation" is as right as it can be - when applying Liquid Fluid Dynamics Jargon to an Aerodynamic Phenomenon rather than a Hydrodynamic one...; but it communicates the Concept well enough - I thought...
Such is life,
Have a good one...
Stay safe.
;-p
Ciao !
………that’s what I thought !!
@@stevec7596 so what,for me I got the point
After visiting and driving the I-4 several times I understand why Griz said it would be a two hour trip. That crawl was terrible!
I-4 sucks. I come back to Winter Haven from MCO on 417 and 192 and 27. Worth the extra miles.
Jimmy's jonesin' for a jet! Wonder if it will have red crushed velvet interior?
Good ✈️ flight!
Good morning from Minnesota! Great episode!
Great job, as usual
love the flying in plane footage, crazy seeing all the prep before takeoff.
Awesome! Thanks for the tour! Very cool!
Why was that one breaker in the middle in the lower bottom not resetting
Right. Amazing the size of valves
Neat look at engine and airframe maintained. Thanks.
So in negative G, what stops the battery moving up and shorting out on the battery case lid, or is the lid fitted with an insulating layer?
Pull back on the yolk.
Plastic.
@@dagger4146 what do eggs have to do with it?
@@johnnunn8688 Hah ! You got me. Yoke it is then !
@@dagger4146 🤣😂
Lots of confidence when three of you missed the safety wire.. and just thinking if you sold all the old stuff you could buy a jet.
I worked at a Beechcraft dealer where a customer came in for major work. Both engines went out for exchange, the propellers went out for work and the interior got reupholstered. Avionics people were in there changing radios and running wires. It was down for several months. The owner would come by and chat with the shop foreman and they'd both walk around the airplane checking progress. All the parts started coming back and the interior looked fantastic. We even Armoralled the tires. All put together, the lead mechanic took it out for a few hours and then he went up with the owner for a few. We dumped the oil for a quick look and then the owner came back.... with his wife and 4 little kids. I chit a brick and wondered if I did everything right. They hopped in and flew to Texas. The following week, the airplane came back for an oil change and no writeups other than a few questions about the avionics. I got out of airplane work because of failing eyesight. But let me tell ya...that work ethic stayed with me.
The red and green lines on the airspeed indicator are for landing. Go below red, you’ll stall, go above green, you flatten your undercart.
the low end red radial line on the airspeed indicator of a light twin is Vmca, not stall speed.
@@buckmurdock2500, sorry yes.
The Lycoming 360 is pretty much a hemi beetle engine. And what they weigh like 200lbs? I know guys use helicopter pistons for more compression
JIMMY.... When are you taking possession of the Mig?.... I have been waiting for more on the Mig
Well done all it flys pity we didn’t see all of the flight you would have definitely got more views your missing out jimmy cheers
Hay ya Jimmy i noticed a sign engraved in the left center of the dash NEVER EXEED 208 kts. Why is that?
Brother when you explained all the insturments i felt i could fly this plane it sounded so easy with all those insturments! :D
Watch a few months of instructional videos and you'll realize theirs a lot more to it than it seems.
Nice job - another flyer, that's got to be good 🙂
She sounds so sweet Jimmy.👍👍
Jimmy: "I knew it would be fine. I wasn't worried at all." I have always though of your channel as completely honest. But now, after this comment, I'm not so sure.
Great bunch of guys!
Therefore torque settings. Gulp more air the faster you go without much upswing in rpm ?