Had a ride in a local Chipmunk two weeks ago, Wonderful aircraft. Everything you remarked on is what I experienced: the sublime engine sound, the nimble response. Nothing compares in my limited experience.
My grandfather started with De Havilland pushing a broom and after 49 and a half years retired as head of production, this was a great find knowing he may have had a part in building that chipmunk . I love aviation and have tried to dig into more of what he was apart of. I recently attended a CHARR meeting and a fly day in Tillsonburg and spoke with some people and was amazed how many old planes are still flying. Your channel is top notch and I hope to fly in one, as well as the Tiger Moth out of the Warplane Heritage museum one day. Keep up the great work.
Love the video as always. Windsor Flying Club is where I trained and is still my home base. Amazing bunch of guys. Fantastic to see you bring your show to Windsor.
Awesome video Steve. Thank you for sharing your adventure with us. The Gipsy Major has an unmistakable sound and I can't wait to see and hear what is coming up.
I love these videos, by far my favourite aviation related channel. Your production is very well done and your footage is consistently interesting. Keep it up! In fact, weekly videos would be awesome :)
hoaxsioux Thanks! I'd love to make weekly videos, and I'm not lacking in great footage! So many awesome opportunities are coming my way and I am jumping to fly and shoot them all. The challenge is finding the time to edit. I respect people's time, and want to make my videos as concise and engaging as I can - thus they can take ~3 days of full time work to edit. The Patreon Campaign is now allowing me to pay myself for about 1/3rd of the time I spend editing; which is huge because as a freelancer, I can justify taking some time off "actual work" to edit these videos... I still need to work on them during free time, but not as much as before, which is great!
WOW...defiantly felt as though I was flying that chippie with you. Thank you for yet another wonderful and insightful video. I flew a chippie many years ago on a joy flight and you have just brought back so many great memories..The visibility is fantastic along with the vibrations and smells they produce. So looking forward to many more inspiring videos. I would also like to mention how cool the scenery looks from my perspective, as its great to see a bit of your country from Melbourne Australia.....Great work!
Dazza Ginger Very cool - I like hearing from people that are enjoying the videos around the world! And it is very rewarding to know that this video helped bring you back to enjoy some of your own fond flying memories!
Steve, it was a real pleasure having you out here to shed a little outside light on our organization. Looking forward to having you come back for some training. And to everyone else putting up with my voice for 12 minutes in this video, sorry ! :)
Dave - You rock - seriously! It was a pleasure to edit this video, and I don't know what the hell you're talking about; your voice is fine and you offer a wealth of great info!
Yeah, it's pretty awesome - but these opportunities are a direct result of the success of the channel, which is because of you guys; so I will definitely keep making and sharing the videos, capturing the experiences the best that I can.
Another great video, I always look forward to your videos. :-) It was great to see YQG, I did my flight training at the Windsor Flying Club. It was also great to see Ron Holden is still active in the aviation community. He was the CFI of the Windsor Flying Club when I got my license. I did my flight test with Mr. Holden, and considering his experience and background in flying, I felt very honoured that he was the one that signed off on my license. :-)
Oops David you are correct. WW2 era indeed. In fact I think the design was started in 1945 the year the war ended. When I get to Canada for a holiday I must put these guys on my to do list. My kind of people! :-)
Awesome video! Absolutely fantastic scenery with a beautiful sunset, so jealous! And how about that landing!? Tried to see the point of touchdown on the video, had to go back twice to locate it. Love your videos and can't wait for Part Two.
Nico Jansen van Vuuren Thanks! And yes, Dave really greased that landing! I can't wait for part 2 either :) Hoping to get back there for the start of the training soon.
This was our RCAF initial trainer before moving on to the Tudor. We got 27 hours on this fully aerobatic aircraft and we soloed at 13 hours. When we soloed that evening at the mess our black service tie was cut off and our name, date and Chipmunk solo written on it in white. I proudly still have mine. Our initial flight training was at Camp Borden north of Toronto. Left rudder, left rudder.The Chip could snap into a spin from a stall very quickly so one had to be on it immediately. Art Scholl an airshow pilot had two chips and modified them into Super Chipmunks and did airshows with them all over NA. Fun times
I usually don't comment on TH-cam, but I just wanted to let you know that your videos are awesome. I have yet to get my pilots license and have been wanting to do so ever since I can remember. These videos are inspiring to say the least. My wife's grandfather is working on that Mosquito, btw.
Thanks Ali! I was gonna say the same thing Dave said! Let's get you in a WarBird next time you're in town with the DA42 - we could blast off to Windsor for a day Trip!
Thanks for sharing such a beautiful experience. It is now many many years since I last flew a Chippie, I still have fond memories of the time I spent in this wonderful aircraft. Forgive me if I'm totally wrong, but in the video it looks like you might be gripping the joystick quite firmly. Have you tried holding it between the tips of your index finger and thumb? The Chippie is very light and responsive. If you hold it lightly you can feel its soul and become one with it.
KonradT4 Thanks for sharing you story! I look forward to learning to fly that plane with the finesse it calls for! And yes, I'm sure I was holding too tightly on the stick :P
When I'm yank n' bank, I personally prefer a full grip in the chippy, just not a particularly tight one as it is super light on the controls. When I'm in cruise, its a thumb and index grip for sure, doesn't need anything more than that.
Can assure you Chipmunks with the Gypsy Major Mark II certainly can get carb icing! When the RAF flew the Chippie in UK the Carb Heat was wired permanently in hot (it's only a luke warm heater, nothing like the modern spam cans) as after research given the UK climate they reasoned it was safer to have the carb heat in hot all the time and accept the small power loss. Never heard of the carb heat ever sticking in hot on the civvy ones I flew. Great machine - did my first solo in one in 1968
We've not had any carb ice issues with our Chippies, ever. We fly them year round. We don't have any issues at the flying club with the Tomahawks either. Dunno, maybe we've been lucky. We'd certainly use the carb heat if we needed it, we just don't check it on the ground during run-up due to the issues experienced - we've looked into it with other chippy operators and they've had the same problem and never really could figure out why it happens... it's hard to replicate too, apparently. At any rate I've never argued with the directive. If I need it, I'll turn it on.. I just haven't needed it.
Allen Smith Haha - true enough... But if you put a Cessna 172 beside a Spitfire, I'm gonna have to say the guy who gets to fly the Spit' is at least slightly more privileged :)
Very cool. Getting to fly a T6 every day, I can very much say I share the privileged feeling wholeheartedly. Never had a chance to fly a Chipmunk yet but I'm sure you'll have no problem taming it. Just a basic taildragger at heart! I've got a friend who owns a chipmunk and he swears by the carb heat in that airplane. He says it picks up carb ice like no other airplane he's ever flown before, and that the handle is just a sliding bolt that's in a terrible position. Either way, I'm happy for you. The hardest part about getting into other warbirds is the first warbird checkout!
Thanks for the shout-out. Our retired RCAF Lt. Col. chief pilot mandated the non-use (unless required!) carb heat due to an issue of the carb heat staying on despite being turned off. We spoke with many organizations that run Chipmunks and have experienced the issue and mandated the same flight directive. None of our chipmunks have ever experienced any carb ice at all, ever, and we fly them year round.
Thanks Jared, and yeah, it does seem weird regarding the carb heat, but as Dave says, some very qualified people made the call as to how to handle it...
***** I trust the judgement of the people that have thousands of hours in them! Just seemed a little odd. I'll talk to my buddy some more because it is interesting.
Have you uploaded Part Two yet? or am I getting ahead of myself? :-) I'm jealous - I would LOVE to try my hand at the controls of the Chipmunk. Shame I'm in Australia and only have Sport Pilot license. Can't afford to do the PPL unless I win the lottery!! At least I'm flying though which is the important bit
Alan Carter you're getting WAY ahead of yourself :P it will be awesome, but a lot needs to happen before I get this series finished :P hang in there! I'll be posting new content every 2nd Friday, but no new Chippy stuff for a while.
Wow, awesome video! I'd love to fly in Canada sometime, might have to make the journey from Australia to experience something as amazing as this :) Keep up the awesome work - it's a great cause!
weatherandsky Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it - Good luck with your goal to get back into flying. I'm happy if my videos can help you along that journey. I was there in ~2009 after having taken a few years off flying due to the old "life got in the way" thing... But after getting married, buying the house, and having the baby, the dust settled, and my wife was fully supportive of my getting back into flying; I did a bunch of re-currency training and was back full steam ahead with in a year!
***** I'm really glad to have stumbled across your channel and was thrilled to see that you flew out of czba.. where I hope to do some flight training in the spring. I've been watching your vids slowly over a couple of weeks now and love them. My fave so far was the one with you flying into the snow squalls. So scary but so informative. Anyways, ya we are both lucky to have supportive spouses. Maybe I will see at the airport some time. Good Luck to you with this new exciting venture. I'll of course be following.
weatherandsky Thanks! I assumed you'd found me through Mark Robinson my storm chaser buddy who is also a meteorologist (at TWN) - if that's not how you found me - wow, small word - I also know George K who I assume you know..? Regardless - thanks for following! I love to share these flying adventures!
Hey funny cause I was going to post to tell you the same thing "Small world!!". I work with Mark at TWN. I also know George. The weather community is small and close here in Ontario. That was a fun episode with Mark btw. I haven't seen him in awhile since he is out in the field alot but I will mention you to him when I see him. He'll get a kick out of it. :)
She looks very squirrely on the takeoff roll, you really had to tame those old warbirds huh? Aaand at 15:10 - was that an overhead break? Sorry to be Mr Questions today, these things get me excited lol ...
I have a lot of time in various chipmonks, both cadian, and british, and i can assure you, the DO suffer from carb ice given the right conditions. To assume otherwise could spoil your day, one day.
Just a little friendly correction: You're correct in P-factor being opposite, adverse yaw is the tendency to yaw in the opposite direction of aileron input due to aileron drag, induced drag and lift vectors, it stays unchanged no matter the engine.
+Zachary Sinn Thanks. Please clarify - are you asking about how to record the intercom? It is a splitter cable that simply patches into the headset plug.
Loved the sunset flight. I'll have to head down to Windsor someday and check that place out. Is that Mosquito they are building going to be a flight demonor static display?
Keith Burr Yes, do get out there if you can! and no, I don't think Mosquito will be air worthy - although they are using all the actual materials and an authentic manufacturing process
***** thanks for that. I will make the trip. Also you should come on out to Tillsonburg and see the Harvards. I'm not a full member of Canadian Harvard Aircraft Association yet but I do volunteer my time on Saturdays to help fix up the Harvards. Great bunch of guys out there and a great thing they are doing. They put on an awesome team display as well. I'm hoping to go for a flight with them this summer.
it would be great if you could come to england we run a gliding club called Portsmouth naval gliding club we have 3 k 21 gliders a discus , a duo discus a T 21 open cockpit glider and we also use a chipmunk for a tug with another two in the shop and we also have a friend elswhere on the airfield and he has a fully aerobatic tigermoth and gypsy moth as well as a harvard. it would be great to have you here for a tour and some flying
+Alex Pierzak - sorry I apparently missed this comment until now - I was there last weekend and got signed off for solo! I will be back the first or second weekend of June.
Great video (as always :-) ) however the Chipmunk (which I would call a warbird trainer) is not a WW2 aircraft as the prototype didn't fly until 1946. I don't say this to shoot you down (lol) but when you get involved with warbirds there is a whole lot of very knowledgeable people out there ready to pounce if you say something that is not correct. I'm 52 and I am still learning about the history of aviation but get a kick out of passing on interesting facts to others. I LOVE the Chipmunk and if I had a choice I would have bought one instead of the Auster (I'm so sad I actually joined the Caledonian Chipmunk website!). The Chipmunk is a good start for warbirds, well they used to train Air Force pilots in Canada and UK (among others) so a good one to get the warbird training you require. The RAF Battle of Britain Memorial Flight use them to teach their new pilots how to fly Spitfires and Hurricanes (from the back seat to get used to now forward view in the three point attitude. Go for it you have the skills!
Thanks for the comment, and yeah, listening to the video just now, I am hearing how it sounds like I could be saying "WWII aeroplane" as opposed to "WWII era plane" but fair enough. I'll be sure to fact check the crap out of future WarBird videos, because I do intend to go as far as I can with flying them!
***** Sorry to get your hopes up, I was merely suggesting you check out the P-51 "Crazy Horse" in Kissimmee or the L-39. If I did own one you'd be more than welcome in it though ;) - checkout: www.stallion51.com/
Personally, I read landing clearance back as a habit, but it is not actually required. Hold short and I believe take off clearance are required though... strange, but true. At the risk of annoying controllers who do not appreciate VFR read backs, I just read them all back to be sure - but I am quick about it :P
We've actually had seminars from our local tower controllers that insist we do not clog the airways with VFR readbacks. You are only required to read back hold short instructions and a simple call sign indicating you've understood the instruction.
***** I only recently got my radio operator's licence (or whatever it's called) in germany. It's absolutely required to read back all clearances that involve taxiing, taking off and landing in Europe. But i guess you guys do it differently over there. :)
That's correct, the volunteer pilots are footing the bill for their flying time nearly 100% of the time. The only times that the volunteer pilots are not directly covering their costs are when non-flying members make donations to the organization in exchange for a ride. In fact anyone can do this - membership is $60/year and a scenic ride in the Chipmunk requires a $180 donation, or a $225 donation for a ride in the Stearman. If anyone is interested feel free to message me and I can give you more information. You do get a charitable donation tax receipt for some amount of the ride donation but I can't recall how much it is for. The only other time pilots are not on the hook for $$ is for larger-scale flyby's or air shows where the events have raised enough money with CH2A to cover the flying.
Loving these. long time since I had my hands on the stick. Only grumble, too much saying "Awesome" but hey if it all IS awesome so what ? Thumbs up from me.
Just to be pedantic, the Chipmunk is not actually a WWII type; it was designed in 1945 and first flew in 1946. It's still a legitimate Warbird trainer, though.
Because I hadn't yet joined the organization at that point. So this flight was more of a "ride" than an official training flight. I've since joined and done the full check out in the Chipmunk, and the Harvard / T6 - Both of which were covered thoroughly and shared on the channel. There is actually already a play list on the main page of the channel for the Chipmunk series (4 or 5 episodes) and you've inspired me to add one for the Harvard / T6 - so that will be there soon too.
I'm not a pilot but what's the harm in "bombing a plane around and having fun' assuming you have all the safety clearances? Dont quite understand why flying these planes has to be all about duty and whatnot.
+Herve B these airplanes are owned and operated by a museum - so the pilots who have access to them are displaying them as such. I am currently training to fly with the association!
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Had a ride in a local Chipmunk two weeks ago, Wonderful aircraft. Everything you remarked on is what I experienced: the sublime engine sound, the nimble response. Nothing compares in my limited experience.
I enjoy how you reflect the enthusiasm your viewers would have if they were there. Awesome.
Carmelo Giannino Thanks Carmelo! That's my goal - glad it is translating!
My grandfather started with De Havilland pushing a broom and after 49 and a half years retired as head of production, this was a great find knowing he may have had a part in building that chipmunk . I love aviation and have tried to dig into more of what he was apart of. I recently attended a CHARR meeting and a fly day in Tillsonburg and spoke with some people and was amazed how many old planes are still flying. Your channel is top notch and I hope to fly in one, as well as the Tiger Moth out of the Warplane Heritage museum one day. Keep up the great work.
What a tease!
Great video, looking forward to the rest of them.
Congrats on being able to honor the vets like that.
Loved it! I've always been a Chipmonk fan and after watching this it's now on my bucket list! We'll done!
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Brent Owens Yes sir! It really is an awesome little plane. I can't wait to get back there and do the full training!
Awesome video, Steve. It was a pleasure meeting you. Looking forward to your return to Windsor, you're always welcome.
Thanks Aaron! I can't wait to get back there to do some more flying with you guys!
Love the video as always. Windsor Flying Club is where I trained and is still my home base. Amazing bunch of guys. Fantastic to see you bring your show to Windsor.
+Darryl Horrocks That was just a tease - I intend to get back there to do a lot more with CH2A! You're lucky to have them so close!
Awesome video Steve. Thank you for sharing your adventure with us. The Gipsy Major has an unmistakable sound and I can't wait to see and hear what is coming up.
Chompwat Thanks glad you enjoyed it! And yeah, I have a growing list of more awesomeness coming!
Another awesome vidoe! Thanks! Can't wait to see the warbird story, as it unfolds!
Thanks Bryan! It's gonna be a great on going adventure and I can't wait to share it!
Just came across this. I flew Dr. Bob Fasold’s silver Chipmunk out of the Ottawa Flying Club in the ‘90’s. Thanks for the share!
That was amazing *****! Warbirds are beautiful, so full of character and history; thank you for sharing!
I love these videos, by far my favourite aviation related channel. Your production is very well done and your footage is consistently interesting. Keep it up! In fact, weekly videos would be awesome :)
hoaxsioux Thanks! I'd love to make weekly videos, and I'm not lacking in great footage! So many awesome opportunities are coming my way and I am jumping to fly and shoot them all. The challenge is finding the time to edit. I respect people's time, and want to make my videos as concise and engaging as I can - thus they can take ~3 days of full time work to edit. The Patreon Campaign is now allowing me to pay myself for about 1/3rd of the time I spend editing; which is huge because as a freelancer, I can justify taking some time off "actual work" to edit these videos... I still need to work on them during free time, but not as much as before, which is great!
WOW...defiantly felt as though I was flying that chippie with you. Thank you for yet another wonderful and insightful video. I flew a chippie many years ago on a joy flight and you have just brought back so many great memories..The visibility is fantastic along with the vibrations and smells they produce. So looking forward to many more inspiring videos. I would also like to mention how cool the scenery looks from my perspective, as its great to see a bit of your country from Melbourne Australia.....Great work!
Dazza Ginger Very cool - I like hearing from people that are enjoying the videos around the world! And it is very rewarding to know that this video helped bring you back to enjoy some of your own fond flying memories!
Great job one of my favorite planes
You have my respect Sir... this video is awesome! Thank you very much for sharing..
Jensen Kangalee Happy to share - Glad you liked it Jensen!
Steve, it was a real pleasure having you out here to shed a little outside light on our organization. Looking forward to having you come back for some training. And to everyone else putting up with my voice for 12 minutes in this video, sorry ! :)
Dave - You rock - seriously!
It was a pleasure to edit this video, and I don't know what the hell you're talking about; your voice is fine and you offer a wealth of great info!
Fantastic... you sir... have too much fun!
Yeah, it's pretty awesome - but these opportunities are a direct result of the success of the channel, which is because of you guys; so I will definitely keep making and sharing the videos, capturing the experiences the best that I can.
This is phenomenal! So very jealous.
***** I'll continue to do my best to make the videos thorough so at least you can get an immersive experience arm chair flying along with me :)
Another great video, I always look forward to your videos. :-)
It was great to see YQG, I did my flight training at the Windsor Flying Club. It was also great to see Ron Holden is still active in the aviation community. He was the CFI of the Windsor Flying Club when I got my license. I did my flight test with Mr. Holden, and considering his experience and background in flying, I felt very honoured that he was the one that signed off on my license. :-)
Todd Steenburgh That's awesome! I am also very honoured at the prospect of training with Ron! I can't wait to start!
Congrats, it's a great little machine.
Oops David you are correct. WW2 era indeed. In fact I think the design was started in 1945 the year the war ended. When I get to Canada for a holiday I must put these guys on my to do list. My kind of people! :-)
Awesome video! Hope you got more war-bird stuff in the making! Great work man!
Eric Lund Hell ya! I am aiming to do a lot more WarBird stuff!
Awesome video! Absolutely fantastic scenery with a beautiful sunset, so jealous! And how about that landing!? Tried to see the point of touchdown on the video, had to go back twice to locate it. Love your videos and can't wait for Part Two.
Nico Jansen van Vuuren Thanks! And yes, Dave really greased that landing! I can't wait for part 2 either :) Hoping to get back there for the start of the training soon.
That is what flying is all about. HOOAH
This was our RCAF initial trainer before moving on to the Tudor. We got 27 hours on this fully aerobatic aircraft and we soloed at 13 hours. When we soloed that evening at the mess our black service tie was cut off and our name, date and Chipmunk solo written on it in white. I proudly still have mine. Our initial flight training was at Camp Borden north of Toronto. Left rudder, left rudder.The Chip could snap into a spin from a stall very quickly so one had to be on it immediately. Art Scholl an airshow pilot had two chips and modified them into Super Chipmunks and did airshows with them all over NA. Fun times
It could also snap into an upsidedown spin, don't ask me how I know that. Also at Camp Borden late 60's
@@KevinMcNeill-n7h Well that could be quite interesting to say the least
I usually don't comment on TH-cam, but I just wanted to let you know that your videos are awesome. I have yet to get my pilots license and have been wanting to do so ever since I can remember. These videos are inspiring to say the least.
My wife's grandfather is working on that Mosquito, btw.
Awesome! I'm glad to hear I'm helping to inspire you to possibly get at it and start training!
Fantastic vid Steve! Dave seems like an awesome pilot and a great guide.
Thanks man! I appreciate the positive feedback. Stop by CH2A if you're ever around CYQG!
Thanks Ali! I was gonna say the same thing Dave said!
Let's get you in a WarBird next time you're in town with the DA42 - we could blast off to Windsor for a day Trip!
Will trade Stearman or Chippy ride for DA-42! =D
David Carrick Dave and Steve, abso-freakin'-lutely! That'd be awesome! I'm totally down.
in the beginning is it a warrior with a constant speed prop.
Anders Anden Yes, it was modified to add the more powerful engine and constant speed prop.
This looks like so much fun!
Best part: "I'm not shy!"
Great video, thanks for sharing this
Matthew Dilosa Glad you enjoyed it Mathew!
Thanks for sharing such a beautiful experience. It is now many many years since I last flew a Chippie, I still have fond memories of the time I spent in this wonderful aircraft.
Forgive me if I'm totally wrong, but in the video it looks like you might be gripping the joystick quite firmly. Have you tried holding it between the tips of your index finger and thumb? The Chippie is very light and responsive. If you hold it lightly you can feel its soul and become one with it.
KonradT4 Thanks for sharing you story! I look forward to learning to fly that plane with the finesse it calls for! And yes, I'm sure I was holding too tightly on the stick :P
When I'm yank n' bank, I personally prefer a full grip in the chippy, just not a particularly tight one as it is super light on the controls. When I'm in cruise, its a thumb and index grip for sure, doesn't need anything more than that.
Can assure you Chipmunks with the Gypsy Major Mark II certainly can get carb icing! When the RAF flew the Chippie in UK the Carb Heat was wired permanently in hot (it's only a luke warm heater, nothing like the modern spam cans) as after research given the UK climate they reasoned it was safer to have the carb heat in hot all the time and accept the small power loss. Never heard of the carb heat ever sticking in hot on the civvy ones I flew. Great machine - did my first solo in one in 1968
We've not had any carb ice issues with our Chippies, ever. We fly them year round. We don't have any issues at the flying club with the Tomahawks either. Dunno, maybe we've been lucky. We'd certainly use the carb heat if we needed it, we just don't check it on the ground during run-up due to the issues experienced - we've looked into it with other chippy operators and they've had the same problem and never really could figure out why it happens... it's hard to replicate too, apparently. At any rate I've never argued with the directive. If I need it, I'll turn it on.. I just haven't needed it.
Carb Ice is very dependent on Humidity rather than temperature www.atsb.gov.au/media/47763/carb_icing.pdf
fireflyrobert Absolutely. And the UK is a very humid place indeed , then again south western Ontario is pretty humid too.
It's a privilege to fly anything. Nice video.
Allen Smith Haha - true enough... But if you put a Cessna 172 beside a Spitfire, I'm gonna have to say the guy who gets to fly the Spit' is at least slightly more privileged :)
***** I can't argue with that.
You did the job, Sir.
Great video, thanks!
nice to see Detroit on the horizon
no way! Im from windsor, i worked at the FBO near the windsor flying club
Very cool. Getting to fly a T6 every day, I can very much say I share the privileged feeling wholeheartedly. Never had a chance to fly a Chipmunk yet but I'm sure you'll have no problem taming it. Just a basic taildragger at heart! I've got a friend who owns a chipmunk and he swears by the carb heat in that airplane. He says it picks up carb ice like no other airplane he's ever flown before, and that the handle is just a sliding bolt that's in a terrible position.
Either way, I'm happy for you. The hardest part about getting into other warbirds is the first warbird checkout!
Thanks for the shout-out. Our retired RCAF Lt. Col. chief pilot mandated the non-use (unless required!) carb heat due to an issue of the carb heat staying on despite being turned off. We spoke with many organizations that run Chipmunks and have experienced the issue and mandated the same flight directive. None of our chipmunks have ever experienced any carb ice at all, ever, and we fly them year round.
Thanks Jared, and yeah, it does seem weird regarding the carb heat, but as Dave says, some very qualified people made the call as to how to handle it...
David Carrick Understood. Just thought it was a bit concerning, is all.
***** I trust the judgement of the people that have thousands of hours in them! Just seemed a little odd. I'll talk to my buddy some more because it is interesting.
Cool seeing you land at YQG!
1:38 - Holy Cloud Streets Batman!
Man, I can't WAIT for you to post up those videos! That's going to be quite the treat! I'm jealous :D
These were still in RAF service in the late 80's taking ATC cadets flying.
Have you uploaded Part Two yet? or am I getting ahead of myself? :-) I'm jealous - I would LOVE to try my hand at the controls of the Chipmunk. Shame I'm in Australia and only have Sport Pilot license. Can't afford to do the PPL unless I win the lottery!! At least I'm flying though which is the important bit
Alan Carter you're getting WAY ahead of yourself :P it will be awesome, but a lot needs to happen before I get this series finished :P hang in there! I'll be posting new content every 2nd Friday, but no new Chippy stuff for a while.
I flew in the same aircraft over the summer at CFB Trenton (CYTR).
Wow, awesome video! I'd love to fly in Canada sometime, might have to make the journey from Australia to experience something as amazing as this :) Keep up the awesome work - it's a great cause!
Pieter Brits right on! I'll get you hooked up with these guys if you make it out here.
***** Awesome! And seriously, keep up the amazing work you're doing with the videos - really informative, and entertaining at the same time :)
Pieter Brits Thanks! I really appreciate the kind feedback.
Ok that was really cool
Steve Camden I can't disagree with that! :)
This was so cool! Congratulations!!
weatherandsky Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it - Good luck with your goal to get back into flying. I'm happy if my videos can help you along that journey. I was there in ~2009 after having taken a few years off flying due to the old "life got in the way" thing... But after getting married, buying the house, and having the baby, the dust settled, and my wife was fully supportive of my getting back into flying; I did a bunch of re-currency training and was back full steam ahead with in a year!
***** I'm really glad to have stumbled across your channel and was thrilled to see that you flew out of czba.. where I hope to do some flight training in the spring. I've been watching your vids slowly over a couple of weeks now and love them. My fave so far was the one with you flying into the snow squalls. So scary but so informative. Anyways, ya we are both lucky to have supportive spouses. Maybe I will see at the airport some time. Good Luck to you with this new exciting venture. I'll of course be following.
weatherandsky Thanks! I assumed you'd found me through Mark Robinson my storm chaser buddy who is also a meteorologist (at TWN) - if that's not how you found me - wow, small word - I also know George K who I assume you know..? Regardless - thanks for following! I love to share these flying adventures!
Hey funny cause I was going to post to tell you the same thing "Small world!!". I work with Mark at TWN. I also know George. The weather community is small and close here in Ontario. That was a fun episode with Mark btw. I haven't seen him in awhile since he is out in the field alot but I will mention you to him when I see him. He'll get a kick out of it. :)
weatherandsky very cool! Yes, say hi to Mark for me if you see him before I do. I love that crazy bugger.
Very cool mate, you're a very lucky man :)
ejleipold Yup, I'm thankful and happy to share my lucky experiences!
I'm full jelly.
I'm so jealous!
nice!
Really cool man keep it up
Awesome man! A Chipmunk! How cool is that?
It's pretty damned cool! :P
She looks very squirrely on the takeoff roll, you really had to tame those old warbirds huh? Aaand at 15:10 - was that an overhead break?
Sorry to be Mr Questions today, these things get me excited lol ...
+Mirandorl Yes sir - the "overhead break" is awesome :)
FlightChops or canopy release
I have a lot of time in various chipmonks, both cadian, and british, and i can assure you, the DO suffer from carb ice given the right conditions. To assume otherwise could spoil your day, one day.
Just a little friendly correction: You're correct in P-factor being opposite, adverse yaw is the tendency to yaw in the opposite direction of aileron input due to aileron drag, induced drag and lift vectors, it stays unchanged no matter the engine.
Thank you sir.
Awesome video!!! How are they recording the audio from "ATC" and there conversations?? Thanks.
+Zachary Sinn Thanks. Please clarify - are you asking about how to record the intercom? It is a splitter cable that simply patches into the headset plug.
Yes, That is what I was asking. Thank you!
Is that a controllable prop in a warrior? And great videos by the way!!!
CNY Aviation Yes sir. She's been "upgraded" :)
Loved the sunset flight. I'll have to head down to Windsor someday and check that place out. Is that Mosquito they are building going to be a flight demonor static display?
Keith Burr Yes, do get out there if you can! and no, I don't think Mosquito will be air worthy - although they are using all the actual materials and an authentic manufacturing process
***** thanks for that. I will make the trip. Also you should come on out to Tillsonburg and see the Harvards. I'm not a full member of Canadian Harvard Aircraft Association yet but I do volunteer my time on Saturdays to help fix up the Harvards. Great bunch of guys out there and a great thing they are doing. They put on an awesome team display as well. I'm hoping to go for a flight with them this summer.
I own my own chipmunk but it's down right now with a bad cylinder
Impulse Flying... now there's a T-shirt!
+goatflieg (tm)!
+David Carrick How's the Harvard? I need to get over there and fly with you guys!
Well I've been named as one of the Harvard training pilots, so it means I've flown it way, way too much. It's good though!!
+David Carrick Holy $hit! That is impressive dude! Well done!
it would be great if you could come to england we run a gliding club called Portsmouth naval gliding club we have 3 k 21 gliders a discus , a duo discus a T 21 open cockpit glider and we also use a chipmunk for a tug with another two in the shop and we also have a friend elswhere on the airfield and he has a fully aerobatic tigermoth and gypsy moth as well as a harvard. it would be great to have you here for a tour and some flying
+Tyler Styles Awesome! I do intend to get to the UK for some flying over there in a few years - let's keep in touch about that!
I would love to there's lots of things to do here
nice dude this is in my city
Hi Steve, I'm Alex and from YQG. I heard you were flying to Windsor this summer for some more yellow bird flying, any idea when you will be coming?
+Alex Pierzak - sorry I apparently missed this comment until now - I was there last weekend and got signed off for solo! I will be back the first or second weekend of June.
Great video (as always :-) ) however the Chipmunk (which I would call a warbird trainer) is not a WW2 aircraft as the prototype didn't fly until 1946. I don't say this to shoot you down (lol) but when you get involved with warbirds there is a whole lot of very knowledgeable people out there ready to pounce if you say something that is not correct. I'm 52 and I am still learning about the history of aviation but get a kick out of passing on interesting facts to others. I LOVE the Chipmunk and if I had a choice I would have bought one instead of the Auster (I'm so sad I actually joined the Caledonian Chipmunk website!).
The Chipmunk is a good start for warbirds, well they used to train Air Force pilots in Canada and UK (among others) so a good one to get the warbird training you require. The RAF Battle of Britain Memorial Flight use them to teach their new pilots how to fly Spitfires and Hurricanes (from the back seat to get used to now forward view in the three point attitude. Go for it you have the skills!
He did say "WW2 era plane", which is technically accurate. It does kind of sound like "WW2 aeropane" in the video though.
Thanks for the comment, and yeah, listening to the video just now, I am hearing how it sounds like I could be saying "WWII aeroplane" as opposed to "WWII era plane" but fair enough. I'll be sure to fact check the crap out of future WarBird videos, because I do intend to go as far as I can with flying them!
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wertos22 welcome to the channel!
love it, if you ever need help filming down here in Orlando, FL area be sure to let me know
*cough' fly the stallion in KISM or the L-39 ;)
DJ Dalite please clarify... because if you're offering a ride in a P-51 and/or an L-39, I may need to get to Orlando sooner than I thought :)
*****
Sorry to get your hopes up, I was merely suggesting you check out the P-51 "Crazy Horse" in Kissimmee or the L-39. If I did own one you'd be more than welcome in it though ;) - checkout: www.stallion51.com/
DJ Dalite All good :P Thanks man - I figured that was the case, but couldn't resist hoping :P
It's not a world war 2 plane, it was first designed in 1946 (after the war)
It was designed during the war, then the war ended by the time it was flying. it is an WWII "era" plane.
What app do you use for on your I pad for flights like the one you used in this video
I use ForeFlight. It's awesome!
Thank you. I'm a pilot so I was looking for a easy app that looks easy to us3
What was he thinking not reading back his landing clearance though?! that's pretty dangerous :/
Personally, I read landing clearance back as a habit, but it is not actually required.
Hold short and I believe take off clearance are required though... strange, but true.
At the risk of annoying controllers who do not appreciate VFR read backs, I just read them all back to be sure - but I am quick about it :P
We've actually had seminars from our local tower controllers that insist we do not clog the airways with VFR readbacks. You are only required to read back hold short instructions and a simple call sign indicating you've understood the instruction.
***** I only recently got my radio operator's licence (or whatever it's called) in germany. It's absolutely required to read back all clearances that involve taxiing, taking off and landing in Europe. But i guess you guys do it differently over there. :)
So who pays for this joy ? Volunteers themselves ?
That's correct, the volunteer pilots are footing the bill for their flying time nearly 100% of the time. The only times that the volunteer pilots are not directly covering their costs are when non-flying members make donations to the organization in exchange for a ride. In fact anyone can do this - membership is $60/year and a scenic ride in the Chipmunk requires a $180 donation, or a $225 donation for a ride in the Stearman. If anyone is interested feel free to message me and I can give you more information. You do get a charitable donation tax receipt for some amount of the ride donation but I can't recall how much it is for.
The only other time pilots are not on the hook for $$ is for larger-scale flyby's or air shows where the events have raised enough money with CH2A to cover the flying.
Also Greg, Dream Theater fans get bonus flight time when riding with me ! :)
David Carrick Next time I'm Canada mate, I'll do that :-) Maybe it's time to migrate over to Canada ;-) Flying there is cheaper then in the UK.
Loving these. long time since I had my hands on the stick. Only grumble, too much saying "Awesome" but hey if it all IS awesome so what ? Thumbs up from me.
go for some spins in the traumahawks with the CFI @ WFC. you won't regret it, see my profile for proof!
Just to be pedantic, the Chipmunk is not actually a WWII type; it was designed in 1945 and first flew in 1946. It's still a legitimate Warbird trainer, though.
Parrot Raiser fair enough. I did say "WWII era plane", but I hear what you're sayin' :P
Parrot Raiser picky, picky, picky
:D
Gwen Walcott And proud of it. :-)*
I don't understand why the instructor isn't in the rear, and the "student" in front. That's the way I've always seen it done.
Because I hadn't yet joined the organization at that point. So this flight was more of a "ride" than an official training flight.
I've since joined and done the full check out in the Chipmunk, and the Harvard / T6 - Both of which were covered thoroughly and shared on the channel. There is actually already a play list on the main page of the channel for the Chipmunk series (4 or 5 episodes) and you've inspired me to add one for the Harvard / T6 - so that will be there soon too.
what app are you using on your ipad?
ForeFlight of course! It is a game changer!
Where do you guys get all of the money to do this???
Michael Donavon I'd love to fly more often - but I currently budget less than $500 / month for fun flying.
Thanks, I guess my comment was a bit "cheeky" - I apologize for that. :)
You are still slurrrrring at the controller..
I'm not a pilot but what's the harm in "bombing a plane around and having fun' assuming you have all the safety clearances? Dont quite understand why flying these planes has to be all about duty and whatnot.
+Herve B these airplanes are owned and operated by a museum - so the pilots who have access to them are displaying them as such. I am currently training to fly with the association!
+FlightChops Good luck. It seemed like those open cockpit old war planes are your cup of tea.
Chipmunks are not technically "Warbirds".
Canadians really do talk like that, eh?
Really? This is what you got from this video? SMH