To be able fly, let alone own a legendary aircraft like the Waco that was designed in the hay day of early aviation and flown by the likes of Billy Mitchell, Roscoe Turner, Amelia Earhart and Jimmy Doolittle is just mind blowing! I wish the owners of this reborn aircraft company nothing but success with their Modern day version of an aviation legend.
7:54 At this point, the main gear wheels are still extended and protrude from bottom of the floats, just ahead of the aft float struts. There are also two smaller wheels on tips of floats.
We saw this plane on the ramp when we flew into GIF last year. The kids were so excited about it! I also photographed it on lake Winnebago last AirVenture. Such a beautiful plane!
My wife and I went up in a biplane in Key West a few years ago. Great fun! Highly recommend it. I was surprised at how many wrecks you could see flying over the ocean offshore.
planes or boats? I wouldn't mind diving them, maybe Bobby and Laura will do a sail over these wrecks and check them out. Five US Navy Avengers we lost off the west coast of Florida, they should rent one of these bi-planes to try and locat them from the sir, Man1 wouldn't that be a trip. Someone said they once : Maybe the ''Bemuda Triangle just swallowed them up! Yuk! a sad thought! LOL Flight 19 was the designation of a group of five Grumman TBM Avenger torpedo bombers that disappeared over the Bermuda Triangle on December 5, 1945, after losing contact during a United States Navy overwater navigation training flight from Naval Air Station Fort Lauderdale, Florida. All 14 airmen on the flight were lost, as were all 13 crew members of a Martin PBM Mariner flying boat that subsequently launched from Naval Air Station Banana River to search for Flight 19. The PBM aircraft was known to accumulate flammable gasoline vapors in its bilges, and professional investigators have assumed that the PBM most likely exploded in mid-air while searching for the flight. Navy investigators could not determine the exact cause of the loss of Flight 19.
So glad I came across this video! My Grandfather was a flight mechanic on the B-17s during WWII in the Army Air Corps and I have always been fascinated by air travel and planes in general. This is a beautiful plane and I enjoyed the video and the commentary from the COO. Laura is a beautiful woman and compliments the plane perfectly! Would love to fly in one of these over Miami! Please post more videos!
What a gorgeous aircraft, and a great job of them bringing back a piece of history. Imagine how much fun one of those would be in say the Bahamas? Also Finally Laura is in a FD's! It is to bad it was such a windy day, and no water landings..but that's the nature of life, and still got to see these amazing craft in action.
My dad was quality control/inspector (not sure of his official title) around 83'-85'. I can remember checking out the planes at his work when I was young teenager. At the time I think production was in Lansing and we were living over in Grand Ledge. It would be cool to have an old prop or something else to hang in my office to remember him from that part of my childhood. Glad to see they are still being produced.
30 years ago I learned to fly in Dayton, Ohio which is just a few miles south of Troy where the original Wacos were made. The old timers there pronounced it 'wah-ko'.
It is a joy to watch your filming and listen to your narrative,every single video in either channel you have I wait for it anxiously. Thanks 🙏 to put all you effort and know how, also to put in front of the cameras Laura’s beauty.
Great video, love that plane against the Miami back drop.that could be a commercial for the plane. Great to see Laura included, that smile makes a great video even better.
Yes another top-notch video good job Bobby this program has become so polished and the subject matter is so awesome you're just doing a great job thank you very much and may God bless PS your old lady or your girlfriend I'm sorry is just straight up beautiful that's all there is to it you're living the good life my friend say your prayers and be thankful you may not be getting rich but you're living right!!!
Bobby, this was a really interesting video. I saw the thumbnail and thought I know what that is, a Waco. I live in Battle Creek, Michigan about 1 mile from where they build those planes! Great video. Keep up the great work here and on Sailing Doodles!!
We got certified in Australia ..A agcat on floats back in the 90's..How you go with Prop wash wear on water being a composite prop ..yours might higher up than the agacat
Bobbie. Can you do a review on a Skydiving Airplane used in the Skydiving business (King Air, Twin Otter, Caravan, Porter, Pac 750...) and Laura can do a Tandem at the same time?
I've been on 3-4 flights in Bi-planes. On one flight, in southern California, the pilot slowed the aircraft down and flew over a freeway. There were actually cars passing us! On another flight a high school friend and I took a flight out of the Orange County airport (that was its name then) and sat in the back cockpit. We went out over the ocean and suddenly we saw the throttle being pushed forward rapidly and the plane began to fly at a very high angle and it was actually vertical eventually. Then the horizon began to twist in many different directions all at once and the wind noise nearly went silent. Then we saw the ground from a vertical orientation once again, the wind noise started to increase and then the engine noise as we suddenly pulled out of the dive. The G forces also changed radically at time. My friend, who eventually went into the U.S. Air Force as an A & P mechanic, knew much more about aviation than I did. He asked the pilot "was that was a hammerhead?" and the pilot said yes. I've seen some video showing a hammerhead from both on board and other aircraft cameras. Wow, I did that?! The pilot said "you two looked like you were the adventurous type so I thought I would surprise you!"
Waco, biplane on floats, South Beach, Laura with a big smile, and the Pilatus = must watch video. I’m glad to see such an iconic aircraft being brought back to life.
Man that is a gorgeous airplane and some beautiful air to air shots! I have always said that airplane and car companies should reproduce classic models with modern tech in them. Love it!
Great video and loved the video quality. I took a ride in the Stearman at Cavanaugh awhile back, so I know first hand how awesome a ride in a biplane can be. Looks like Laura had a great time, wish we could have seen more of the bikini though, LOL. Would love to see some rotary-wing videos in the near future.
Back in the early 1960s when I took flying lessons as a college student, I got ride in a 1933 Waco UPF. Never forget it. Continental radial. Recall the guy paid something like $3300 for it.
Can't wait for the Porter video. As a jump pilot, that is probably my favorite single engine turbine GA aircraft. On aircraft I'd like to see videos on, it would be awesome if you found a ride on a supersonic warbird fighter jet. F-4, Mig-21, F-104, F-100, you name it, it would be awesome if an owner took you off shore and broke the sound barrier.
YMF-5 on anfib's Does life get any better? I couldn't bear to put it into salt water though.I would have to stick to the many inland lakes. Great video Bobby!!
Remember the first time I saw a Waco. It was in the Key's, guess the pilot had a name for himself, or so I was told.. The Wacko in the Waco. He liked to water ski the plane if my childhood memory is correct.
INDY: There’s a big snake in the plane, Jock! JOCK: Oh, that’s just Reggie! INDY: I HATE SNAKES, JOCK! I HATE ‘EM! JOCK: Come on! Show a little backbone, will ya?
It would be interesting to interview Sven about his business. From mechanic to owner of an Airplane manufacturing company. You could create a new channel called "How to be successful Doodles", "Business Doodles"...
How nice, a fantastic Waco along with an awesome Pilatus!
we appreciate the thumbnail
To be able fly, let alone own a legendary aircraft like the Waco that was designed in the hay day of early aviation and flown by the likes of Billy Mitchell, Roscoe Turner, Amelia Earhart and Jimmy Doolittle is just mind blowing! I wish the owners of this reborn aircraft company nothing but success with their Modern day version of an aviation legend.
7:54 At this point, the main gear wheels are still extended and protrude from bottom of the floats, just ahead of the aft float struts. There are also two smaller wheels on tips of floats.
I flew on one about 14 years ago and still feel very lucky to have done so. Gorgeous aircraft!
Wow! What an experience! Beautiful plane! I didn’t realize the Waco had been reborn.
We saw this plane on the ramp when we flew into GIF last year. The kids were so excited about it! I also photographed it on lake Winnebago last AirVenture. Such a beautiful plane!
My wife and I went up in a biplane in Key West a few years ago. Great fun! Highly recommend it. I was surprised at how many wrecks you could see flying over the ocean offshore.
planes or boats? I wouldn't mind diving them, maybe Bobby and Laura will do a sail over these wrecks and check them out. Five US Navy Avengers we lost off the west coast of Florida, they should rent one of these bi-planes to try and locat them from the sir, Man1 wouldn't that be a trip. Someone said they once : Maybe the ''Bemuda Triangle just swallowed them up! Yuk! a sad thought! LOL
Flight 19 was the designation of a group of five Grumman TBM Avenger torpedo bombers that disappeared over the Bermuda Triangle on December 5, 1945, after losing contact during a United States Navy overwater navigation training flight from Naval Air Station Fort Lauderdale, Florida. All 14 airmen on the flight were lost, as were all 13 crew members of a Martin PBM Mariner flying boat that subsequently launched from Naval Air Station Banana River to search for Flight 19. The PBM aircraft was known to accumulate flammable gasoline vapors in its bilges, and professional investigators have assumed that the PBM most likely exploded in mid-air while searching for the flight. Navy investigators could not determine the exact cause of the loss of Flight 19.
So glad I came across this video! My Grandfather was a flight mechanic on the B-17s during WWII in the Army Air Corps and I have always been fascinated by air travel and planes in general. This is a beautiful plane and I enjoyed the video and the commentary from the COO. Laura is a beautiful woman and compliments the plane perfectly! Would love to fly in one of these over Miami! Please post more videos!
What a gorgeous aircraft, and a great job of them bringing back a piece of history. Imagine how much fun one of those would be in say the Bahamas? Also Finally Laura is in a FD's! It is to bad it was such a windy day, and no water landings..but that's the nature of life, and still got to see these amazing craft in action.
Great looking WAAAAco, (as it is pronounced). Had no idea the company is back in production. Thanks for the video.
Waco pronounced "Wayco", I think. I could be wrong.
Pronounced walk-o. Wayco is how you pronounce the town in texas
Nice plane! Laura's smile tells it all! Nice wrap up with Laura!
My dad was quality control/inspector (not sure of his official title) around 83'-85'. I can remember checking out the planes at his work when I was young teenager. At the time I think production was in Lansing and we were living over in Grand Ledge. It would be cool to have an old prop or something else to hang in my office to remember him from that part of my childhood. Glad to see they are still being produced.
30 years ago I learned to fly in Dayton, Ohio which is just a few miles south of Troy where the original Wacos were made. The old timers there pronounced it 'wah-ko'.
We don't need audio,.. Her smiles says it all ! Great video and beautiful airplane ! 👏👏👏
It is a joy to watch your filming and listen to your narrative,every single video in either channel you have I wait for it anxiously. Thanks 🙏 to put all you effort and know how, also to put in front of the cameras Laura’s beauty.
My first flight was at the Paul Mantz museum in a Waco FMP. I never landed after that. I was hooked on aviation ever since that day some 60 years ago!
Awesome channel, just read your bio, when one door closes another opens. Keep up the hard work your an inspiration!
i attend the IH scout and light truck nationals every year at Waco air field! Cool place, glad they are still making them!
Never knew a Waco on floats existed but i am glad it does, its even more beautiful on floats 👍
Love this channel. Keep up the good work
Flying over South Beach in that plan looked good with Miami in the background just beautiful Laura glad you had a good flight
Great video, love that plane against the Miami back drop.that could be a commercial for the plane. Great to see Laura included, that smile makes a great video even better.
Bobby, glad to see you finally got Laura up on one of your Flying Doodles videos! Cool plane and nice job given the limitations!
Nice work. Great that Laura got to take part over here as well.
Beautiful aircraft and Laura's smile was priceless. How about a review on one of the Honda Jets in the hanger?
No doubt! I saw one those at Oshkosh last July....nice, very nice.
Laura always looks so stoked it's awesome to see 👍👍👍
Waco on floats... I liked the video before I even watched it.
Laura's smile was and always will be one of a kind. Miss that lady
Really classic!
Yes another top-notch video good job Bobby this program has become so polished and the subject matter is so awesome you're just doing a great job thank you very much and may God bless PS your old lady or your girlfriend I'm sorry is just straight up beautiful that's all there is to it you're living the good life my friend say your prayers and be thankful you may not be getting rich but you're living right!!!
I reckon I saw one of those Wacos in Perth, Western Australia.
You got it all!! Radial, biplane & floats!! F***ing awesome!!
Is Sven the brother of Captain Joe?. He looks so much like Joe.
This plane brings an entirely different meaning to a back seat driver.
Bobby, this was a really interesting video. I saw the thumbnail and thought I know what that is, a Waco. I live in Battle Creek, Michigan about 1 mile from where they build those planes! Great video. Keep up the great work here and on Sailing Doodles!!
I think that's the biggest smile I've ever seen on Laura's face!
I didn't realize Waco was back in production. So cool. This is what real flying is all about. Much more fun than following VOR radials at 40 000 feet.
Awesome plane and welcome to Michigan, there is no shortage of lakes here. I'm not far from BC would love to tour your factory.
Liked the video and loved the Waco. Three thumbs up.
Great clip, loved the Walco, there is one (tail wheel version) based not that far from home, loved the air to air shots
Love the sound of that classic radial engine. What a cool business,
What's up with the loose trim left of Laura?
That the door
Very cool airplane. So cool the revived such a cool plane
We got certified in Australia ..A agcat on floats back in the 90's..How you go with Prop wash wear on water being a composite prop ..yours might higher up than the agacat
Laura always a smile. Oh and the plane is smiling too.
Truley a Beautiful air craft.. you have the Best of all three food groups . Boats , Planes and Girls :-)
Bobbie. Can you do a review on a Skydiving Airplane used in the Skydiving business (King Air, Twin Otter, Caravan, Porter, Pac 750...) and Laura can do a Tandem at the same time?
I've been on 3-4 flights in Bi-planes. On one flight, in southern California, the pilot slowed the aircraft down and flew over a freeway. There were actually cars passing us! On another flight a high school friend and I took a flight out of the Orange County airport (that was its name then) and sat in the back cockpit. We went out over the ocean and suddenly we saw the throttle being pushed forward rapidly and the plane began to fly at a very high angle and it was actually vertical eventually. Then the horizon began to twist in many different directions all at once and the wind noise nearly went silent. Then we saw the ground from a vertical orientation once again, the wind noise started to increase and then the engine noise as we suddenly pulled out of the dive. The G forces also changed radically at time.
My friend, who eventually went into the U.S. Air Force as an A & P mechanic, knew much more about aviation than I did. He asked the pilot "was that was a hammerhead?" and the pilot said yes. I've seen some video showing a hammerhead from both on board and other aircraft cameras. Wow, I did that?! The pilot said "you two looked like you were the adventurous type so I thought I would surprise you!"
Loved the plane, great video and great to include chief trouble maker, Laura. More Laura and great planes. Teach her to fly.
Oh wow, absolutely beautiful! And the plane is wonderful too...
That must be the most beautiful plane on floats.
Nice one
Is this the same Waco N56ED that crashed at KDSM a few years back?
Waco, biplane on floats, South Beach, Laura with a big smile, and the Pilatus = must watch video. I’m glad to see such an iconic aircraft being brought back to life.
Laura looks a little giddy..so nice to always see her smiling, and enjoying herself
Man that is a gorgeous airplane and some beautiful air to air shots! I have always said that airplane and car companies should reproduce classic models with modern tech in them. Love it!
@Samuel Molloy Love that! My dream new/old car is a 68 Chevelle. We had a 72 and a 70 when I was growing up.
Loving this seaplane footage. I've got float fever after having just taken my first ride in a seaplane this past weekend.
Cool looking Plane
That is one of the Cleanest Waco's I have ever seen especially for a float plane.
Those were built in. my home town of Troy, Ohio. The Waco museum is on 25A between Troy and Tipp City, Ohio.
I am speechless, all I can say is, WOW.
Looking forward to the pilatus episode.
Laura’s presence on your channel is pure gold.
Great video and loved the video quality. I took a ride in the Stearman at Cavanaugh awhile back, so I know first hand how awesome a ride in a biplane can be. Looks like Laura had a great time, wish we could have seen more of the bikini though, LOL. Would love to see some rotary-wing videos in the near future.
Where were you that had 3 Honda jets in the hanger?
we need more videos with lauras beautiful self draped along these beautiful birds.
Some commentary from Laura at the end regarding her experience would have been nice.
Yeah good idea
I feel like the song playing with them flying asking the coast could be the intro to some 1980s sitcom.
What a BEAUTY!
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What a beautiful..........airplane and of course Laura. Looks like real fun to fly. Did I mention great great camera work Bobby.
He’s right, that would be fun to fly! Island/beach hoping in the Caribbean sounds like a good idea
Back in the early 1960s when I took flying lessons as a college student, I got ride in a 1933 Waco UPF. Never forget it. Continental radial. Recall the guy paid something like $3300 for it.
Can't wait for the Porter video. As a jump pilot, that is probably my favorite single engine turbine GA aircraft.
On aircraft I'd like to see videos on, it would be awesome if you found a ride on a supersonic warbird fighter jet. F-4, Mig-21, F-104, F-100, you name it, it would be awesome if an owner took you off shore and broke the sound barrier.
Beautiful candy that soothes the soul. Nice Airplane also. Haha
Gorgeous!
Could you have rescheduled your interview to include some ocean water landing for this amphibious plane?
What a beautiful plane.
are the wing surfaces "oil canning"?
Why 300 hp ? Fuel consumtion huge , I guess ?!
YMF-5 on anfib's Does life get any better? I couldn't bear to put it into salt water though.I would have to stick to the many inland lakes. Great video Bobby!!
Was that runway below sea level?
Question is can it still do aerobatics on floats??!
Do you actually have any float landing/takeoff footage?
How much faster would the plane be without the floats?
It doesn’t matter how fast you get to the lake if you don’t have floats so....🤷♂️
Fricking beautiful video!
Thank you for sharing. Great video!
great channel
Great video.
Beautiful airplane.
The engine sound is music for my ears.
Congratulationf for your career. Great company. Keeo going. Greets fron México.
Battle Creek, MI!
No audio, battery died, no interview with Laura at the end.....she’s the real star.
Great to see more of Laura featured on this channel. Is this aircraft rated for aerobatics?
Great vid But who noticed the trim loose
Love your videos Bobby!
Remember the first time I saw a Waco. It was in the Key's, guess the pilot had a name for himself, or so I was told.. The Wacko in the Waco. He liked to water ski the plane if my childhood memory is correct.
Beautiful plane along with a great flight. Shalom
INDY: There’s a big snake in the plane, Jock!
JOCK: Oh, that’s just Reggie!
INDY: I HATE SNAKES, JOCK! I HATE ‘EM!
JOCK: Come on! Show a little backbone, will ya?
Bobby did you happen to see Stevo1kinevo?
No we texted but never met up
Love Laura's smile while on the flight
Stunning
Nice video and great camera work nice.👍
Open Cockpit Seaplanes - Yesss ! Her smile says it all !
It would be interesting to interview Sven about his business. From mechanic to owner of an Airplane manufacturing company. You could create a new channel called "How to be successful Doodles", "Business Doodles"...