Here is a book that will be coming out. As its subtitle says, PostFlight If you know a young person, especially a young woman who dreams of flying, please ask them to join the virtual launch party for PostFlight: An Old Pilot's Logbook June 27th at 11:00 CDT. Eventbrite link here: bit.ly/POSTFLIGHTBookLaunch Postflight: An Old Pilot’s Logbook will be available on Amazon, through publisher Fig Factor Media, and at the author’s website www.byronedgington.com. An Old Pilot's Logbook is a book of 'Tips for pilots, and those who wish to be.' Author Byron Edgington ATP/CRMI spent 50 years, and 12,500 hours in the cockpit. He says, “My job description was lifting people up, and PostFlight is a continuation of that effort.” The book is Edgington’s collected tips, wisdom, insight, and even a warning or two aimed at aspiring pilots, especially young women. PostFlight: An Old Pilot’s Logbook is part memoir, part advice column, aviation resource, and guidebook with wisdom directly from the cockpit of a 50-year veteran aviator. The author wrote this work to share “...knowledge I wish I’d had when I started flying 50 years ago.” As for credibility, Byron Edgington attended U.S. Army flight school starting in 1969. He earned his wings in early 1970, then deployed to Vietnam for a one-year tour where he flew helicopters in combat with the 101st Airborne Division. After Vietnam, Edgington launched a commercial aviation career that spanned 40 years. That career included 20 years as a hospital-based air medical pilot. Edgington flew news and traffic in several large American cities. He had power pole counting jobs, firefighting gigs, corporate aviation, and various flying jobs all over the world. Along with his commercial career, Edgington was a member of the National Guard. He retired from military flying in 2000. Edgington finished his commercial aviation career as a helicopter tour pilot on the Hawaiian island of Kauai. Written in second person, as a series of lessons, Postflight: An Old Pilot’s Logbook has chapters on the author’s personal journey to the cockpit, his desire as a child to fly, his entry to Army flight school, and the route he took to capture his flying dream. For example, in chapter 1 he writes: ‘The lesson is this: If you see the smallest, most obscure hint of an idea that you might possibly get your foot in the aviation door, jump on it like a duck on a June bug. In aviation, opportunities arrive in the strangest ways. Like the isobars on a weather chart, there are no straight lines leading into aviation. Sometimes I’m convinced that there is no front door.’ There are chapters on choosing to fly either fixed-wing, or rotary-wing aircraft, with reasons for and against each category. There’s a chapter devoted to transitioning from military to civilian flight operations. Separate chapters discuss the highs and lows of the author’s career. Chapters are dedicated to ‘The care and feeding of passengers, of mechanics, of your career. There’s a chapter on Crew Resource Management and its value. In addition, there are many aviation-related resources and references included in the book. PostFlight is especially relevant to young women who dream of flying. Edgington writes: “Aircraft don’t recognize gender. The only thing an aircraft recognizes is competence. I want every aspiring pilot to have the wonderful, soul-satisfying aviation career I had. When women are only 7% of commercial pilots, we need to change that. I hope my book helps raise more young women up as pilots.” Postflight will be published June 27th 2021. That date marks 52 years since the author soloed in Army flight school. It seemed an appropriate date to launch this insightful and important work. If you dream of a life in the cockpit, you need to read this book. Also, if you know a young person, especially a young woman who dreams of flying, please ask them to join the virtual launch party for PostFlight: An Old Pilot's Logbook June 27th at 11:00 CDT. Eventbrite link here: bit.ly/POSTFLIGHTBookLaunch Postflight: An Old Pilot’s Logbook will be available on Amazon, through publisher Fig Factor Media, and at the author’s website www.byronedgington.com.
When I was at Da Nang in 1969-70, we had a squadron (56th SOS) of A1's. All of ours were H models with only one seat. I remember pulling the instrument panel out of one. The plots loved these old birds and it is easy to understand why. I always love to hear these thing cranking up. I did not know the Collins Foundation had one and had not idea it would carry four passengers in the back. Thanks for posting this video.
I was trained as a adr eng. mech. on the AD 4 back in 1967 at Memphis , Tenn. We got to put the a/c through everything including a power run up, but never got to fly in one. Sitting in the pilots seat and feeling the power and vibration of that 3350 was one of the best exp. of my life. Wish I was aware of that chance to fly when the plane was in Orange County. Would have given my left nut to do so. Watching the video brought back lots of memories (in my 70's now).
Thank you for your service and I'm so glad that this brought back some good memories for you and I'm sorry that you missed it at Orange County. You can keep checking the Collings Foundations website next year to see if it will be coming back in our area in 2019. Website is - www.collingsfoundation.org/ Thanks so musch for watching and for sharing your story. Take care and hope you have a great New Year :)
bob allen Hi Bob. I went through the ADR A school in 1966. I could not describe it any better than you. What a thrill. I ended up wrenching on S2’s the rest of my time. I still love the Skyraider.
That is so Awesome that you flew in this beautiful aircraft. First off Thank You for your service, Second I really like it when people like yourself can find an aircraft on my channel that they have flown. Does it look the same? Have you seen it in person since the Collings Foundation Acquired it? Best airplane that you ever piloted. What other aircraft did you fly? Thank you Jim for your comment and again for your service 😎👍
@@EdWhisenantAviation it looked pretty close to the same. Check out my Facebbok page to see photos at the time. Friend me if you want since I post a lot of photos of the planes I flew.
I was stationed at QUONSET POINT during the time you stated. I was deployed on the Intrepid with 3 A-1 aircraft and went to Vietnam and returned to Quonset POINT in February, 1969.
I was an AD3 on the USS Lake Champlain 1/59 - 1/61, and one of the air groups on board was VAW12, Det 34. They flew the AD5W also. I was ship's company. Used to love to watch the launches and recoveries. The sound from those 3350's was amazing. I am now 81 and still get a kick out of it when i hear one from our local air museum. Thanks for the memories.
Hello George, thank you very much for your service & I'm glad to hear that you still get a kick when you hear them flying at your local museum 👍😎Take care George 👍
Great airplane, wonderful noise. Navy A-1 pilot Jim Tritten gave me a terrific story about his exploits in a SkyRaider for my soon to be published book, PostFlight: An Old Pilot's Notes. Jim' SkyRaider tale is about a memorable trip for him at Christmastime 1968, involving lousy weather, icing, an engine failure due to fuel starvation, failed radios and navaids, and finally a successful landing. Jim tells me he actually kissed the ground after landing that night! Thanks for the story, Jim, it's a great addition to PostFlight: An Old Pilot's Notes.
Sounds like Jim is an interesting Man to talk to, I'm glad people like Jim can share stories for your book. Thank you for your comment and for watching & good luck with your book. When your book is ready let me know & I can pin it so it shows at the top of my comments.😎👍
What a beast of a plane! I see photo's of these and A-4 Skyhawks with so much hanging under the wings you wouldn't think they could fly. But this old radial-powered plane could haul all that around for hours.
Hello PacificAirwave144, you accidentally said an A-4 Skyhawk they are great aircraft also but I know what you mean the Skyraider is an incredible aircraft and looks really intimidating with all the arsenal under it's wing. Thank you for your comment & for watching 😎
As a naval aviation enlisted man in 1956, I had my first-ever flight . It was from the back of an AD-5 out of NAS Denver, and like the one pictured. At the same time, my older brother was flying the AD-6 from Marine Corps Air Station, Miami. What a thrill it was for me to “compare notes” with him that night on the phone. Dave Scherer.
Fantastic footage and great memories! I was the one running around marshalling and towing the airplanes on the ramp at Lyon Air Museum. Glad you got to capture the flight!
Thank you for all your hard work, ya worked out really good my wife videoed from the ground & I shot footage from inside the Skyraider. Thank you for your comment & for watching 😎👍
I know how excited I was sitting in the back, I can only imagine what it was like in the right seat, I'm so glad you got the experience of a lifetime in this very historic aircraft. Thank you for sharing and watching 😎👍
Ya I too went to the Navy school in Memphis to become an ADR mechanic. Part of the schooling there was I sat in the left seat with a crusty old instructor yelling at me as I’m trying to start this beast !! Later I was assigned to NAS Roosevelt Roads where I became a plane captain/crewman on the last of the UH34j where I was lic to start up that 1820 unsupervised (brake on rotor) ,all a big deal for a 19 year old !
Now that is a great video!! So many of the warbird videos have poor quality audio or some goofy music! The Wright 3350's have such a good sound. One of the best looking Skyraider's that I've seen! Love those Skyraiders!!
great vid!! I will always have a place in my heart for the spads! ran airstrikes as a fac, they take off and land at 60 everything else is done at 200knts.done very well I might add.
Thank you. I was so excited to fly in this Skyraider. Every time I herd the tower talking to us saying Skyraider I had to keep telling myself WOW! I cant believe I'm flying in a Skyraider. Thank you again for watching :)
What a great plane. Just think -- the A-1 is the direct descendant of the SBD Dauntless that helped win the Battle of Midway. But looks like you had a blast. I was watching the first part thinking, "That looks like Orange County Airport. Naaahhh, couldn't be. The hills aren't that close to the airport." But then I realized that's one heckuva camera lens!
Yes an incredible aircraft for sure, I had a blast flying in this historical aircraft, would have loved to have flown in the Co-Pilot seat but was a lot more money. Yup that was out of the John Wayne Airport. Thank you so much for your nice comment & for watching 👍😎
Hi,,, Wonderfull FLying in this great aircraft,,, enjoing the moment with emotion,,, greetings,,, and thanks of share your video,,, greetings of your friend Oscar de Playa del Carmen Q R México,,,
Got over 900 Hrs Flight time in the right front seat of an EA1F Fat Spad as an NFO with VAW-13 1966-67 .Today the same squadron is VAQ130 flying the EA18G Growler Super Hornet. Great video of a Beloved Aircraft, the Fat Spad !!
Hello Richard, I bet the front was a really good ride, glad you got to experience your flight in this incredible historic aircraft, thank you for sharing & for watching 😎👍
What a fantastic aircraft. My favorite ground support/attack single prop. I'd probably sacrifice my left gonad for a ride like that. Well....some money anyways. When I was stationed at Cinclantflt Norfolk from 69-71 I would see a few of these occasionally at adjacent NAS Norfolk. You don't have an appreciation for how big they are unless you see them in person. You get a good feel for it when the passengers climb out. I always wondered what the large cockpit version was like inside. Payload was 8000 lbs. That's approaching the capacity of a B17. I have a model of an AD-5/ A1-E and should have fun building it. That 18 cylinder double row sounds like 9 Harleys tied together. Sweetness.
Ya I was really excited that I got a flight in this beauty and ya they are pretty big and sit high in the air. Thank you very much for your service and for sharing your story and for the information 👍😎
@@EdWhisenantAviation Thank you for the reply. I heard when they were evacuating South Vietnam they stuffed 24 people in one of these by using the lower fuselage area and doors. Good thing the Vietnamese were small.
Great stuff I sat in that same seat about 10 years ago over Utah Lake. I have great pictures still. We did a low dive over a Barn yard. I told the Pilot I bet that blew The Rooster of his perch and the Hens won't lay eggs for a week 😂😁
That's funny, poor Rooster & Hens LOL. So glad you got to experience what it's like flying in this amazing aircraft, I know how much I enjoyed it. Thank you for sharing & for watching
Great video 602nd did wonderful work on Search and Rescue of downed pilots. They were called Sandy pilots and those that staffed and bombed Firefly pilots. Would love a flight up dare I ask how much would it cost?
My son and daughter in law went up in it yesterday June 9, 2018 from Buchanan field in Concord, Nor Cal. Their ride wasn't so polite. They did dive bomb and strafing runs on Byron Airport and Pinky snapped it around until the barf bags came out. Nobody spewed but some were at the brink. They loved every minute of it. My turn next year....
That is a massive airplane. You sit up in the cockpit about as high above the ground as on a 737 it looks like. Also, record broken for number of *thumbs-up* displayed on an aviation video.
@@EdWhisenantAviation What were the extra seats for? I thought it was designated as an attack aircraft! Is that what the little round porthole window is in the fusalage? Ive always wondered what that was.
@@garyvallone5393 This model was used for day assault, all weather assault, radar surveillance, electronic counter-measures and anti-submarine warfare & originally this model had 3 crew, but with a lot of electronics etc. removed the Collings Foundation added extra seats in order to sell rides and keep the price down.
Ya Michael I herd and this really upsets me, Iv'e flown with them On-Board the B-17 that crashed the B-24, B-25 & of course the Skyraider & I know mistakes happen but if people willingly did not do the proper maintenance, paperwork etc. then that is wrong. Thank you for your comment.
Great flight! I flew with the same pilot and sat in the co-pilot seat back in Sept, 2018 at Worcester Airport in Worcester Mass. Check out my flight on TH-cam titled. : A1-E Skyraider Tribute Flight ------ In memory of my cousin killed in Vietnam in July 1970, he was 19 years old! Thanks
Here is a book that will be coming out. As its subtitle says, PostFlight
If you know a young person, especially a young woman who dreams of flying, please ask them to join the virtual launch party for PostFlight: An Old Pilot's Logbook June 27th at 11:00 CDT. Eventbrite link here: bit.ly/POSTFLIGHTBookLaunch
Postflight: An Old Pilot’s Logbook will be available on Amazon, through publisher Fig Factor Media, and at the author’s website www.byronedgington.com.
An Old Pilot's Logbook is a book of 'Tips for pilots, and those who wish to be.' Author Byron Edgington ATP/CRMI spent 50 years, and 12,500 hours in the cockpit. He says, “My job description was lifting people up, and PostFlight is a continuation of that effort.” The book is Edgington’s collected tips, wisdom, insight, and even a warning or two aimed at aspiring pilots, especially young women.
PostFlight: An Old Pilot’s Logbook is part memoir, part advice column, aviation resource, and guidebook with wisdom directly from the cockpit of a 50-year veteran aviator. The author wrote this work to share “...knowledge I wish I’d had when I started flying 50 years ago.”
As for credibility, Byron Edgington attended U.S. Army flight school starting in 1969. He earned his wings in early 1970, then deployed to Vietnam for a one-year tour where he flew helicopters in combat with the 101st Airborne Division. After Vietnam, Edgington launched a commercial aviation career that spanned 40 years.
That career included 20 years as a hospital-based air medical pilot. Edgington flew news and traffic in several large American cities. He had power pole counting jobs, firefighting gigs, corporate aviation, and various flying jobs all over the world. Along with his commercial career, Edgington was a member of the National Guard. He retired from military flying in 2000. Edgington finished his commercial aviation career as a helicopter tour pilot on the Hawaiian island of Kauai.
Written in second person, as a series of lessons, Postflight: An Old Pilot’s Logbook has chapters on the author’s personal journey to the cockpit, his desire as a child to fly, his entry to Army flight school, and the route he took to capture his flying dream. For example, in chapter 1 he writes: ‘The lesson is this: If you see the smallest, most obscure hint of an idea that you might possibly get your foot in the aviation door, jump on it like a duck on a June bug. In aviation, opportunities arrive in the strangest ways. Like the isobars on a weather chart, there are no straight lines leading into aviation. Sometimes I’m convinced that there is no front door.’
There are chapters on choosing to fly either fixed-wing, or rotary-wing aircraft, with reasons for and against each category. There’s a chapter devoted to transitioning from military to civilian flight operations. Separate chapters discuss the highs and lows of the author’s career. Chapters are dedicated to ‘The care and feeding of passengers, of mechanics, of your career. There’s a chapter on Crew Resource Management and its value. In addition, there are many aviation-related resources and references included in the book.
PostFlight is especially relevant to young women who dream of flying. Edgington writes: “Aircraft don’t recognize gender. The only thing an aircraft recognizes is competence. I want every aspiring pilot to have the wonderful, soul-satisfying aviation career I had. When women are only 7% of commercial pilots, we need to change that. I hope my book helps raise more young women up as pilots.”
Postflight will be published June 27th 2021. That date marks 52 years since the author soloed in Army flight school. It seemed an appropriate date to launch this insightful and important work. If you dream of a life in the cockpit, you need to read this book.
Also, if you know a young person, especially a young woman who dreams of flying, please ask them to join the virtual launch party for PostFlight: An Old Pilot's Logbook June 27th at 11:00 CDT. Eventbrite link here: bit.ly/POSTFLIGHTBookLaunch
Postflight: An Old Pilot’s Logbook will be available on Amazon, through publisher Fig Factor Media, and at the author’s website www.byronedgington.com.
When I was at Da Nang in 1969-70, we had a squadron (56th SOS) of A1's. All of ours were H models with only one seat. I remember pulling the instrument panel out of one. The plots loved these old birds and it is easy to understand why. I always love to hear these thing cranking up. I did not know the Collins Foundation had one and had not idea it would carry four passengers in the back. Thanks for posting this video.
Thank you very much for your service Glenn, ya they had several different sizes from the A1 through the AD7👍😎
I was trained as a adr eng. mech. on the AD 4 back in 1967 at Memphis , Tenn. We got to put the a/c through everything including a power run up, but never got to fly in one. Sitting in the pilots seat and feeling the power and vibration of that 3350 was one of the best exp. of my life. Wish I was aware of that chance to fly when the plane was in Orange County. Would have given my left nut to do so. Watching the video brought back lots of memories (in my 70's now).
Thank you for your service and I'm so glad that this brought back some good memories for you and I'm sorry that you missed it at Orange County. You can keep checking the Collings Foundations website next year to see if it will be coming back in our area in 2019. Website is - www.collingsfoundation.org/ Thanks so musch for watching and for sharing your story. Take care and hope you have a great New Year :)
bob allen Hi Bob. I went through the ADR A school in 1966. I could not describe it any better than you. What a thrill. I ended up wrenching on S2’s the rest of my time. I still love the Skyraider.
Thanks for the ride Ed...You made my day.
@@DavidJones-zm2rh Hello David, I just saw your comment, I apologize, thank you for your service and for your comment and I'm glad I made your day 👍😎
I was in Memphis in 68 in jet mech school. The repcis were right next to us. Watch you guys turn them up was awesome.
I flew this exact same aircraft from 1968-1969 when she was part of VAQ-33 at NAS Quonset Point, Rhode Island. The best airplane I ever piloted.
That is so Awesome that you flew in this beautiful aircraft. First off Thank You for your service, Second I really like it when people like yourself can find an aircraft on my channel that they have flown. Does it look the same? Have you seen it in person since the Collings Foundation Acquired it? Best airplane that you ever piloted. What other aircraft did you fly? Thank you Jim for your comment and again for your service 😎👍
@@EdWhisenantAviation it looked pretty close to the same. Check out my Facebbok page to see photos at the time. Friend me if you want since I post a lot of photos of the planes I flew.
@@jtritten121 Sounds great, I will Friend you on Facebook. Take care Jim 👍
I was stationed at QUONSET POINT during the time you stated. I was deployed on the Intrepid with 3 A-1 aircraft and went to Vietnam and returned to Quonset POINT in February, 1969.
@@wgfuller3331 VAQ-33? EA-1F?
I was an AD3 on the USS Lake Champlain 1/59 - 1/61, and one of the air groups on board was VAW12, Det 34. They flew the AD5W also. I was ship's company. Used to love to watch the launches and recoveries. The sound from those 3350's was amazing. I am now 81 and still get a kick out of it when
i hear one from our local air museum. Thanks for the memories.
Hello George, thank you very much for your service & I'm glad to hear that you still get a kick when you hear them flying at your local museum 👍😎Take care George 👍
The Skyraiders contributions and necessity legacies are evident in today CAS platforms and communities.
Skyraider is a huge part of aviation history for sure - Thank you very much for watching 👍😎
Great airplane, wonderful noise. Navy A-1 pilot Jim Tritten gave me a terrific story about his exploits in a SkyRaider for my soon to be published book, PostFlight: An Old Pilot's Notes. Jim' SkyRaider tale is about a memorable trip for him at Christmastime 1968, involving lousy weather, icing, an engine failure due to fuel starvation, failed radios and navaids, and finally a successful landing. Jim tells me he actually kissed the ground after landing that night! Thanks for the story, Jim, it's a great addition to PostFlight: An Old Pilot's Notes.
Sounds like Jim is an interesting Man to talk to, I'm glad people like Jim can share stories for your book. Thank you for your comment and for watching & good luck with your book. When your book is ready let me know & I can pin it so it shows at the top of my comments.😎👍
@@EdWhisenantAviation I'll keep you posted, Ed, thanks for the opportunity.
@@byedgington169 Your welcome, aviation buffs have to stick together 👍😎
What a beast of a plane! I see photo's of these and A-4 Skyhawks with so much hanging under the wings you wouldn't think they could fly. But this old radial-powered plane could haul all that around for hours.
Hello PacificAirwave144, you accidentally said an A-4 Skyhawk they are great aircraft also but I know what you mean the Skyraider is an incredible aircraft and looks really intimidating with all the arsenal under it's wing. Thank you for your comment & for watching 😎
This was the first airplane to lift more than its own weight in bombs/ordinance.
I did it again! I love this impression. I watched this video again, and again, and again…..! Thank You.:-)
Hello Thomas, thank you very much for returning and flying next to me again 👍😎
As a naval aviation enlisted man in 1956, I had my first-ever flight . It was from the back of an AD-5 out of NAS Denver, and like the one pictured. At the same time, my older brother was flying the AD-6 from Marine Corps Air Station, Miami. What a thrill it was for me to “compare notes” with him that night on the phone. Dave Scherer.
Thank you for your service Dave & for sharing your story, very cool he was a pilot 👍
I called in two of these (VNAF) in Vietnam. Amazing aircraft with a fantastic air to ground capability.
Yes amazing aircraft for sure, thank you for your service and for watching 👍😎
Beautiful AD5 Skyraider during Vietnam war ,thanks for loading .(VNAF 514 st squadron )
Thank you Luis and thank you for your service 👍
Brings back memories from Vietnam, what a beautiful plane!
Thanks so much Greg, if you served thank you for your service 😎👍
That looked like it was a real hoot ! My uncle used to work on those when he was in the Navy. Thanks for sharing ! 😃
Yes, this was one of the coolest planes that I've flown in. Tell your Uncle thank you for his service in the Navy. Thank you so much for watching :)
Fantastic footage and great memories! I was the one running around marshalling and towing the airplanes on the ramp at Lyon Air Museum. Glad you got to capture the flight!
Thank you for all your hard work, ya worked out really good my wife videoed from the ground & I shot footage from inside the Skyraider. Thank you for your comment & for watching 😎👍
I got to fly in the right seat of this one a week later at Moffett Field in The Bay Area. It was the experience of a lifetime!
I know how excited I was sitting in the back, I can only imagine what it was like in the right seat, I'm so glad you got the experience of a lifetime in this very historic aircraft. Thank you for sharing and watching 😎👍
Looks like one more thing for the Bucket List!!!
I here ya, it was on mine for a long time. Thank you so much for watching and I hope it comes true for you.
Ya I too went to the Navy school in Memphis to become an ADR mechanic. Part of the schooling there was I sat in the left seat with a crusty old instructor yelling at me as I’m trying to start this beast !! Later I was assigned to NAS Roosevelt Roads where I became a plane captain/crewman on the last of the UH34j where I was lic to start up that 1820 unsupervised (brake on rotor) ,all a big deal for a 19 year old !
Yes very exciting for a 19 year old. Thank you for your service & your comment :)
My Dad (RIP) was a UH34 Crewchief before and in Vietnam! The dog...he always said that was the best helicopter for Vietnam!
Now that is a great video!! So many of the warbird videos have poor quality audio or some goofy music! The Wright 3350's have such a good sound. One of the best looking Skyraider's that I've seen! Love those Skyraiders!!
Thank you very much for your nice comment and I agree with you that this is a great looking Skyraider. Thank you again Doug 👍😎
great vid!! I will always have a place in my heart for the spads! ran airstrikes as a fac, they take off and land at 60 everything else is done at 200knts.done very well I might add.
Thank you so much for your kind words & thank you for your service :)
Great footage Ed, that must have been a lot of fun getting up in this classic!
Thank you. I was so excited to fly in this Skyraider. Every time I herd the tower talking to us saying Skyraider I had to keep telling myself WOW!
I cant believe I'm flying in a Skyraider. Thank you again for watching :)
Thanks, Ed, hope you can make it to the virtual launch party! Many thanks!
Awsome Video! I love Skyraiders, the Impression is like I'm sitting beside you and take part of the flight! Very good thank you!
Thank you so much Thomas, I'm glad you enjoyed the flight :)
Thank you fort the heart Ed, i am very glad!
@@thomasmuno249 Your welcome Thomas :)
What a great plane. Just think -- the A-1 is the direct descendant of the SBD Dauntless that helped win the Battle of Midway. But looks like you had a blast. I was watching the first part thinking, "That looks like Orange County Airport. Naaahhh, couldn't be. The hills aren't that close to the airport." But then I realized that's one heckuva camera lens!
Yes an incredible aircraft for sure, I had a blast flying in this historical aircraft, would have loved to have flown in the Co-Pilot seat but was a lot more money. Yup that was out of the John Wayne Airport. Thank you so much for your nice comment & for watching 👍😎
Hi,,, Wonderfull FLying in this great aircraft,,, enjoing the moment with emotion,,, greetings,,, and thanks of share your video,,, greetings of your friend Oscar de Playa del Carmen Q R México,,,
Your very welcome, I'm so glad I had the opportunity to share this with you. Thank you so much & greeting 👍😎
Got over 900 Hrs Flight time in the right front seat of an EA1F Fat Spad as an NFO with VAW-13 1966-67 .Today the same squadron is VAQ130 flying the EA18G Growler Super Hornet. Great video of a Beloved Aircraft, the Fat Spad !!
Thank you so much John for your service and your comment, I like hearing stories like yours :)
The. AD-5 was how we got fight time at Quonset point Rhode Island, O&R I watched Boston run from 2nd to 3rd in one lol.
Thank you very much for your service John 👍😎
You have a landing!
Second wire!
Taxi, please, in a hangar!
😊😊😊❤❤❤👍👍👍
Thank you for watching 👍😎
Great video my friend!! Always putting up amazing footage for us to enjoy. Keep up the great work. Stay safe and God bless. 👍👍
Thank you so much Ryan for your comment. Thank you for all your support and same to you stay safe and God bless. 👍👍
I got to fly in in the right seat up front a week later up at Moffett Field in the Bay Area! Great ride for sure!
Hello Richard, I bet the front was a really good ride, glad you got to experience your flight in this incredible historic aircraft, thank you for sharing & for watching 😎👍
What a fantastic aircraft. My favorite ground support/attack single prop. I'd probably sacrifice my left gonad for a ride like that. Well....some money anyways. When I was stationed at Cinclantflt Norfolk from 69-71
I would see a few of these occasionally at adjacent NAS Norfolk. You don't have an appreciation for how big they are unless you see them in person. You get a good feel for it when the passengers climb out. I always wondered what the large cockpit version was like inside. Payload was 8000 lbs. That's approaching the capacity of a B17. I have a model of an AD-5/ A1-E and should have fun building it. That 18 cylinder double row sounds like 9 Harleys tied together. Sweetness.
Ya I was really excited that I got a flight in this beauty and ya they are pretty big and sit high in the air. Thank you very much for your service and for sharing your story and for the information 👍😎
@@EdWhisenantAviation Thank you for the reply. I heard when they were evacuating South Vietnam they stuffed 24 people in one of these by using the lower fuselage area and doors. Good thing the Vietnamese were small.
@@B25gunship That's an incredible story and really great they got them to safety 😎👍
Great stuff I sat in that same seat about 10 years ago over Utah Lake. I have great pictures still. We did a low dive over a Barn yard. I told the Pilot I bet that blew The Rooster of his perch and the Hens won't lay eggs for a week 😂😁
That's funny, poor Rooster & Hens LOL. So glad you got to experience what it's like flying in this amazing aircraft, I know how much I enjoyed it. Thank you for sharing & for watching
Legendary bird.... Love it.
Yes it is, thank you for watching :)
What a beast!😍😎
It really is a beast but flies like a real charm, thank you so much for watching 👍😎
Amazing video!
Thanks so much :)
Great video 602nd did wonderful work on Search and Rescue of downed pilots. They were called Sandy pilots and those that staffed and bombed Firefly pilots. Would love a flight up dare I ask how much would it cost?
Thank you for sharing information on the 602nd Garry and thank you for your service. The cost was $400.00 and I loved every minute of it 👍
@@EdWhisenantAviation Thanks for your reply
@@garrymaskell8347 Your welcome 👍
I am pretty sure the tail wheel on that thing is the same as on a Craftsman lawnmower.
Are you for sure? LOL - thank you for watching :)
My son and daughter in law went up in it yesterday June 9, 2018 from Buchanan field in Concord, Nor Cal. Their ride wasn't so polite. They did dive bomb and strafing runs on Byron Airport and Pinky snapped it around until the barf bags came out. Nobody spewed but some were at the brink. They loved every minute of it. My turn next year....
Good ole Pinky, he is an amazing pilot and would fly with him anytime. Glad they had a great time and hurry up next year for your turn :)
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I always thought these were a single seater wow
Ya they have several different Variants, thanks Chuck for watching 👍😎
Looks to me that the plane is a AD-5, not AD-1. I flew the AD-5W.
Ya the Collings Foundation says it's a EA-1E, thank you for watching and for your service Jack 👍
That is a massive airplane. You sit up in the cockpit about as high above the ground as on a 737 it looks like. Also, record broken for number of *thumbs-up* displayed on an aviation video.
Ya you sit pretty high in this Skyraider, thank you for watching and for another thumbs up 😎👍
iron horse is always cool ....
You can say that again - Thank you & Happy New Year 👍😎
Sorry the flight is titled : Douglas A1-E Skyraider Tribute Flight-------
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Great video :D
Thank you :)
Looks like it has more leg room than a lot of jetliners.
Yes, it definitely has a lot of leg room. Thank you for watching :)
I never knew it seated so many
Hi Gary, the A-1 Skyraider has several different models from single seat to this one 6 seats total. Thank you so much for watching 👍
@@EdWhisenantAviation What were the extra seats for? I thought it was designated as an attack aircraft! Is that what the little round porthole window is in the fusalage? Ive always wondered what that was.
@@garyvallone5393 This model was used for day assault, all weather assault, radar surveillance, electronic counter-measures and anti-submarine warfare & originally this model had 3 crew, but with a lot of electronics etc. removed the Collings Foundation added extra seats in order to sell rides and keep the price down.
@@EdWhisenantAviation Thank you for the info! Great video
@@garyvallone5393 Your welcome & thank you Gary 👍
thumbs up, to TimCast on this one. ty
My dad those in Korea, what a kick in the ass
Not anymore, Collins lost their passenger ticket, on account of bad safety on B 17 crash.
Ya Michael I herd and this really upsets me, Iv'e flown with them On-Board the B-17 that crashed the B-24, B-25 & of course the Skyraider & I know mistakes happen but if people willingly did not do the proper maintenance, paperwork etc. then that is wrong. Thank you for your comment.
Ed: My mother in-law is a Whisenant...!!!
Pretty cool, thank you for watching :)
What a great experience.
Thank you :)
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Thank you for watching 👍😎
Great flight! I flew with the same pilot and sat in the co-pilot seat back in Sept, 2018 at Worcester Airport in Worcester Mass. Check out my flight on TH-cam titled. : A1-E Skyraider Tribute Flight ------ In memory of my cousin killed in Vietnam in July 1970, he was 19 years old! Thanks
Very sorry about your cousin, so young, this was a flight of a lifetime and so glad you got to fly in it. I will check out your video right now.
And, TY for your comments on the crapped administration the US government.