Sikorsky S-39 - Flight to South Florida
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 19 พ.ค. 2020
- In November of 2019, I made a trip to South Florida to see a plane that someone has been contemplating giving to Fantasy of Flight for several years. Come along on the S-39 with me and my head FoF maintenance man, Jack McCloy, on our journey to south Florida to see what will actually come to be. Whatever happens, it should be a fun ride.
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I can just see Kermit flying the Spruce Goose back to home base: "Wadda'ya mean she ain't never been flown this high before?"
Hey Kermit. I really like the way you over-dubbed the audio with narration. It really helps in understanding what's going on. Keep doing what you do, please!!
Great video. I was the one who painted the S-39 at the New England Air Museum. Made the Hartford Courant placing the Decal of the Civial Air Partol. I was at the dedication made the paper again and met the Co Pilot that night on that historic rescue. Had many hours on that plane..
Hey Kermit, never mind if it didn’t work out... I’ve fallen totally in love with that Sikorsky!!
The "Spruce Goose" that's a good one Kermit, LOL. Thank you for the ride, Mark, Bemidji, MN., sub.
Since the Sikorsky was involved I'll pass on a little WW2 flying boat story I got from stepfather. Stepfather himself flew as navigator in Wellington bombers, but his cousin was nav in Sunderland flying boats on anti-uboat patrol flying out of Pembroke in South Wales. Apparently there was an unofficial tradition of taking a picnic hamper with them on patrol. After skirting around the Channel Islands they would head into Biscay at low level hoping to catch uboats on the surface en-route to and from their bases, and after that there was a leg of the patrol route that took them out beyond the range of the Ju88's the Germans used as long range fighters. They would then climb up to a less bumpy altitude where they could relax, brew tea in the galley and break out the hamper which had to have little triangular cucumber sandwiches with the crusts cut off. For a long time I doubted this story, until I came across a reference to the practice being banned - and you don't ban something that isn't happening so it's true! So very English!
Viper twenty2 my father flew Sunderlands out of the same base with RAAF and I am fairly certain that picnics were not on the agenda. They spent their time trying to stick extra machine gun mounts on their planes as well as swap engines for more reliable and powerful American radials.
I will throw out a guess could it have been the last DC 3 sleeper left. I know it's in FLA so it would have been a short move. One thing for sure when Kermit shows up on a ramp he will be in the coolest aircraft there. Thanks for the ride along.
Thank you for what you do!
Great work Kermit! Thanks so much.
Rich.
Thanks for taking us along with you. I really enjoyed the trip.
Really cool. Great plane and super video. Thank you for sharing
The Sikorsky is just the coolest thing ever. Just so much the embodiment of a flying boat. It literally looks like someone took a boat and stuck some wings, floats, a tail and an engine on it. But the spacious, angular cabin is just gorgeous.
My 1st ever behind the controls VFR flight was from Lantana (KLNA), love that lil airport, great memories. Thank-you!
What a beautiful plane the S-39 is, and what a piece of history. Love the 'giraffe' camouflage finish. Reminds me of 'Daktari' or something.
Dear Kermit,
In general but especialy in this time i really want to thank you to let all of us joy the remarkable things you do.
Unfortunately i can't fly myselve anymore, you're offering the easieest alternative, thanks again for that.
I used to fly verry well maintained aircrafts but i'm always flabbergasted about the condition of your collection.
I love these Sikorskys,such beautiful aircraft!
Well, at least it wasn't a total loss from the look of it... you got to enjoy a great, fun, day of good ole' Florida flying!!
Oh I love this aircraft. Every time I see it flying it gives me goosebumps.
I used to live 45 minutes from the Spruce Goose. I had a lifetime membership to that museum and would go there several times a year. The state almost got that museum.
Thanks for the ride, totally enjoyed it!! Very sorry the deal fell apart, was looking forward to seeing that aircraft, but at least I got to fly along!!!!! Great video, Loved it!!
Lantana is where I learned to fly. I flew all around the area where you came in from.
Thanks for the ride!
At least a very nice flight in a beautiful seaplane.
Noting is free.. expect the sun and Kermit rum
lawyers raise a case and make a bottle. How wicked it that.
Lawyer, a Latin term that means "vampire that sucks the fun out of life".
Palm Beach County , my other lovely city, cheers from URUGUAY and thanks so much Kermit.
Your videos always have something different in them which make them so cool to watch!
Wow, what crap...sorry kermit, would be awesome to add another bird to your collection!!!
I’m so curious about what plane they went to see!
Exactly . . . should have said what it was so I could at least review it by another source. disappointed
it may well be so rare that even mentioning the type gives away who is involved and doesn't want his name known.
There are (or at least were) up to 7 Grumman OV-1 Mohawks (as per the airworthy list on wikipedia) based out of that airport. You can even see two, and maybe the fuselage of a third in the google maps image of Lantana. I'm not sure if the Mohawk is vintage enough to spark Kermits interest, but it's the best candidate I've found so far.
@@fabfabby Probably not, he's made it pretty clear in other videos, he's not really interested in anything post WWII (fixed wing).
Probably a Red Biplane with Snoopy in the seat...😉
Snoopy meets Kermit, 😁 lawyers spoil the fun...! 😲
Lawyers...ruining everything since the invention of laws.
Lawyers....let's start some shit so we can get paid.
You have done a wonderful job with the S-39.
It was Wonder Woman's invisible plane right. I saw it in the corner. Big as life.
If your running out of space to store that flying bathtub I'll gladly take care of it for you. I love that old antique.
A very interesting video
Great ride as always Kermit, thanks much. Have to have a flying boat in Fla, lol
Love the videos Kermit! That Naked in Jamaica rum sounds good!
Nice flight video. I say let the sharks (lawyers) buy they're own rum...
Wonderful video. Thanks for editing it and putting it out. Felt very intimate being inside cabin. As to the deal, if it sounds to good to be true....... Cheers.
Flying in style.
Early 2000’s my wife and I used to fly into Lantana quite often. Nice airport.
Thanks for the ride-along in such a classic! I enjoyed it tremendously! 👍. (Lawyers seem to ruin so much. Half the time, its your lawyer trying to protect you from the other shady lawyers!)
"But why is the rum gone!?" -Jack Sparrow
I liked going on the ride. 🤗
What a classic airboat
Great video!
Stay safe Kermite!
Grumman Goose maybe? We may never know.
No wait...you left us hanging? The Beechcraft?
How many hours was the flight? What a cross country in a classic Sikorsky! I can't begin to enumerate the I guess one could call it jealousy. I had to sit home today because of a collapsed dam. Yet, out of this gloom Kermit's video saves the day. A hearty thank you from me and (cue the music) Naked in Jamaica.
CHEERS!
Another Great and Informative Video Kermit, This Sikorsky S-39 would be a neat weekend get away big lake fishing boat. God bless be safe during this Virus non-sense.
Come to coastal NC. We have an intact airship hanger in *ironically* Weeksville, NC....
That sucks!!! But you made it back!!!!
The Spruce Goose is in FL now? What a great addition to any collection. LOL
A very interesting video Mr Kermit. It looks like you were having Fum.
It's time for Kermit to do a video on his Weeks Solution and Weeks Special biplanes. Tell us about the progression and the changes you made to create one of the first muscle biplanes. And talk about working with Curtis Pitts throughout the process.
Better days, thanks for the day trip in a historic plane.
I enjoyed the ride!
Lawyers always manage to screw(sue?)
the fun... .
This seems to be one of your favorite airplanes to fly.
Better luck next time, anyway, thanks for the free ride in a classic amphibian.
Shame about the deal , but it was great to Join you on a Sikorsky S-39 Flight 👍😎
My head exploded at 9:33!
Oh Kermit you tease us! I shall forever be wondering what it was you missed out on now grrrrr...
Well Kermit that's too bad the deal fell through but you're probably better off NOT having the worlds last fully operational Me 163. I hear the fuel mixture is highly unstable!
Interesting how the owner thought it would be perfect for your collection but then brought Lawyers in to the mix.
Bill Berry I think maybe the lawyer was called in by a third party and not necessarily the owner. There may be money owing over storage or something else..... it's intriguing, can only speculate the aircraft can't be anything too outstanding as it was offered to Kermit as a gift! I sense this isn't the end of the story.....
That's awesome I fly around here all the time!! Lantana is very dangerous though
Dangerous because of all the GA traffic? Too crowded airspace?
I also loved the flight and I like calling up Google Maps to see exactly where you were flying. It was still a cool flight! Is there anybody else who flies that field that knows what plane was looked at? That way Kermit is not the one who "spills the beans".
What a curious set up the S-39 has - yoke on one side and stick on the other. I really enjoy these videos. English is not my native language and I'm very gassy.
DAM THOSE LAWYERS ! ! ! !
What do you have with 100 dead lawyers at the bottom of Lake Parker? A good start!
I guess you can't win them all , But yes I enjoyed you bringing me along in a really cool aircraft . what as the final fuel burn ? and I also enjoyed your time with interviewing Sikorski . Bill
Damn them Lawyers! If they smell money they swarm like flies to a dung heap! Enjoyed the trip though 😎👌
They shouldn’t be involved in the negotiation at all. Kermit said that they wanted to donate the plane. All the lawyers have to do is check the spelling.
It would be great if we live in a world, that we didn't have to cover ones ass. Who's to say down the track some time a family member, after finding out that it was given away. Giving away assets can be a double edged sword sometimes.
Come on Mr Weeks. All that build up then nothing. I’m crying here and no Naked in Jamaica
WOW that Aircraft you were flying to FLORIDA looks very VERY cool I recon Kermit from Graeme in New Zealand South Island.............
Well the deal might have been DOA, thanks to the world's greatest thieves, but at least you got to take that wonderful machine for a good run! That in itself, was worth it, I'm sure.
Damn I was thinking it was gonna be a Lockheed Electra too....oh well
Air Glades, my favorite DZ.
I enjoyed the video of the flight. However, I am curious about the aircraft you’re going to look at! LOL any update on act three?
Why did you leave the Rhum case???...Not even social distancing can keep lawyers away!
It was a year ago, come on ;)
I think it was a good gesture anyways. Who knows, maybe somewhere in the future someone's memories of a good rhum case will do a good service to Mr.Weeks
@@petergorelov418 Could not agree with you anymore. Every good salesman knows that the first thing you want to do is make friends. People would rather buy from a friend than they would an enemy.
You passed a little west of us. Alva. We have a grass field too.
You’re in Lee County on the west coast. Kermit went to Palm Beach County on the east coast about directly across the state.
Hi Kermit any chance of a L4 grasshopper kermit cam...
Very nice video. You at least are a gentleman and left the rum. If you google earth the airport and look in the south east hanger area there are some interesting twin engine aircraft sitting in various states of repair or pieces. Including an OV-1 Mohawk.
As the Black Avenger, Ken Hamblin used to say “top evils in the world Lawyers first Cancer second!”
All lawyers, ensurancepeople and politicians should be send to Siberia 1000 Miles from all living entities
@@pascalcoole2725 Sorry i'm French, why are you talking about lawyers?
I don't understand English very well, I think
Kermit talks about it at the end of the video, why is the sale not being made?
He was getting the airplane donated to him but the layers said no no
Yes love it. But, yeah, burning sugarcane, bad....!!
Has anyone guessed what this aeroplane is yet ? there are a few clues in the video,to have it at Fantasy of Flight will be great I cannot think of a better place for it,famous aeroplane flown by a famous pilot with keen interest from those lawyers hardly surprising.Kermit will get it in due course,he is a patient soul.
Loved the flight it was real fun.
Gotta love them lawyers!
More flights with the S39! That plane is too cool to be sitting in a hanger.
That plan could have had such a nice home. Oh well.
This is obviously before the ADS-B mandate but have any of your planes been equipped?
Hmmm...Florida, rum, a seaplane...just _who_ could Kermit have been going to see? This whole thing reminds me of the *Jimmy Buffet* song "The Lawyer and The Asshole".
I think all the hints are there but I ain't smart enough to put them together lol.
Hi Kermit, love your Sikorsky, it's so cool, I understand you don't want to disclose the identity of the aircraft you were visiting but could you perhaps let us know how many engines it has?! It's got me very interested trying to figure it out!!
When do you use the water runway and when the grass at home?
I use both, whenever I choose.
What a rip. Too bad. (PS: I liked the video, but the lawyers earned a thumbs down.)
Must have been one of them Stealth airplanes.
DAMN LAWYERS
This was wonderful. Like, the Bard once said, "Let's kill all the lawyers..." Note to self: Make sure the lawyers have a case of Naked In Jamaica a little while before touchdown. All for fun! Off topic, but my father who lived in Apollo Beach, purchased a Sloop in Miami and sailed it all the way home on the Intercoastal... and I got up-close and personal with a Stagger Wing at Sun N Fun.. Wanted it so bad...owner asked me to buy it...I hung my head and told him I couldn't...
Tease !
How do you think I felt?
@@KermitWeeks444 I bet..
Maybe someone was trying to get the plane out before the law showed up (?). Anyway, I think Kermit dodged a bullet there but put money and time in to go see what may have been. A good flight video in a real cool floater.
It was very pleasant just going along for the ride Kermit. Did you counterclaim for fuel and aircraft wear and tear?😂😂😂 Thank you as always.
No.
@@KermitWeeks444 Ahh! Is that what happens when you drink "Naked in Jamaica " 😁😁
It was a great flight and I hate laywers!
Don't re-enact a scene from the classic movie 'It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World!' with "The cars are going faster than we are!"
Which is funny as Kermit owns the plane from that scene.