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John Proctor
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Heavenly RV - Grumman HU16 Albatross - The Flying Winnebago - Boat In The Sky
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All it took was a piston rod protruding through the cowling of John and Joyce Proctor’s Cessna Turbo 210 Centurion at low altitude over California’s treacherous Sierra Nevada to convince them. Convince them to give up flying? To hand in their wings? Naw! After skillfully guiding their ersatz glider between several craggy peaks, landing “dead-stick” on a dirt road and discussing the whole situation over a cup of coffee, the Proctors decided to buy a 1954 Grumman HU-16 Albatross seaplane, convert it into a motor home with wings and pontoons, and circumnavigate the Pacific Ocean!
All it took was a piston rod protruding through the cowling of John and Joyce Proctor’s Cessna Turbo 210 Centurion at low altitude over California’s treacherous Sierra Nevada to convince them. Convince them to give up flying? To hand in their wings? Naw! After skillfully guiding their ersatz glider between several craggy peaks, landing “dead-stick” on a dirt road and discussing the whole situation over a cup of coffee, the Proctors decided to buy a 1954 Grumman HU-16 Albatross seaplane, convert it into a motor home with wings and pontoons, and circumnavigate the Pacific Ocean!
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Grumman HU-16 Albatross - John Proctor - Sea of Cortez Landing - Boat In The Sky - US Navy
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This video is an excerpt from a longer video of the 1995 Punto Chivato Albatross, Skywagon Club fly-in. The Albatross is landing in the sea of Cortez and taxied into the harbor at the Punta Chivato Hotel, Baja California. This is the first landing of the Albatross in the ocean. John Proctor does the the landing, takeoff and early manuevering with Joyce Proctor piloting the plane while pulling J...
John Proctor - Aviator - Thoughts on Life
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John Proctor, a stage 4 cancer survivor, shares his thoughts on facing life's challenges.
John Proctor - Aviator - Growing up in Jamul, California, Learning on the Job
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John Proctor shares a little about growing up in rural Jamul, California, and attending a one room school house, life on a ranch, and his father, Albert Proctor.
John Proctor - Civil Air Patrol - Flying, knowing your limits, and situational awareness as a pilot.
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www.jpflyingservice.com/ Aviator John Proctor discusses changes in aviation, being a Civil Air Patrol Cadet, and focuses on the importance of situational awareness when flying a plane.
John Proctor - San Diego Country Sheriff's Department - Search and Rescue - Volunteer Pilot
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www.jpflyingservice.com/ 2019-11-29 - Interview with John Proctor, speaking about his 19 years flying for the San Diego Country Sheriff's Department as a volunteer pilot doing search and rescue, and volunteer flying in Oregon state.
John Proctor - Aviator - Interviews - 01 - Civil Aviation, Tracy Barnes, early career.
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www.jpflyingservice.com/ 2019-11-29 - Interview with John Proctor, author of "Viktor, Vodka and Raw Fish", The Last Crossing of the U.S.S.R. Topics include introduction to aviation, early career, balloon trip with Tracy Barnes, most memorable airplane and more.
John Proctor - Flying Across the USSR - Highlights
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www.jpflyingservice.com/ John Michael Proctor is a world famous aviator and the last pilot to cross the USSR before the collapse of the Soviet Union.
Grumman HU-16 Albatross - Boat In The Sky - John M Proctor
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www.jpflyingservice.com/ John Proctor flys a Grumman HU-16 Albatross sea plane. Proctor flew this plane on a journey of 18 months, 42,500 miles and 52 water landings in nine oceans, from the Arctic to the Antarctic.
So jealous! 😁😁
I was a flight engineer on the hu16b usaf air rescue 1965_67 was station in the Philippines and flew tdy in Vietnam made a open sea rescue of a navy pilot North Vietnam
It I hit the lotto, tricking out an Albatross or PBY Catalina as an airborne RV and circling the globe has always been one of my top my dreams. Would be perfect, because they always reommend that it you hit a big lotto you should pick up and disappear for quite a long while 🤔
I’ve said that same thing to myself for years lol take my millions, build out an awesome flying boat and take a tour of the world.
I was a flight mechanic in the usaf on the hu16 in the the air rescue is Philippines in Vietnam
I would so loved to have flown in one!
"I hit a plane..." Ma'am...got news for you. It's not a plane. It's a boat.
very cool documentary. What year did this take place? Very interested. Thank you. I hope she (both pilot and HU-16) is still flying today!
My Dad was a flight engineer on a SA-16 41st ARS Hamilton Field
I'm in love!
Nice to have the huge amt of scratc neededh to feed such a deep itch!
Awesome job, that's a flying dream!
Incredible.
A marvelous story. An incredible adventure. It would be great if there was a documentary available for both parts of the story.
My father used to fly the HU-16 for the 303 Air Rescue Squadron at March AFB. I was so proud of him and enjoyed watching him fly that plane. One time when I was with my Boy Scout troop on Catalina Island, my father arranged an air drop of box lunches for our troop and parachuted the lunches right over our camp. That was so thrilling for me.
Rotaries, sound and settled ! Go !!. I got it ?. Sean a ducks arse settle, 20 ft. behind. Absolutely classic. Ta Dudes. Dave
What a beautiful plane! I always loved the Albatross, specially the HU-16B anti submarine version with the big dog nose in service with the Chilean Air Force (FACH) until the late 70's. Just a few of them were built. I think Norway and Spain also operated this special version.
@10:27 he takes control even though she says she's got it. My old man did exactly the same thing trying to teach me. Told me "maintain 2000 feet." If I lost or gained even 5 feet he'd jerk the wheel before I even had a chance. Finally went hands off and told him"you got it." I was 13. Never did take anymore instruction from him.
Absolutely beautiful
I'd give 10 years of my life to have 2 years of this
Beautiful aircraft!! But I think I’d last about 2 seconds with that guy as my FO….
Nelson Riddle's 'Route 66' in the background. Most appropriate. Well done
Looks like need for some cockpit resource management training!
I was thinking the same!!! Lol
I had a memorable flight in an HU-16 from Manila to Talampalan loran station with my DoD film crew in 1969. That was a noisy bird to fly in, but what a thrill.
I live in Alaska and a friend of mine has a Mallard and one of my greatest joys has been getting to fly the left seat it's one of the most beautiful birds I've been blessed to get to fly besides my DeHavalin Beaver
Sometimes worked on one when I was stationed at Naha Air Base on Okinawa back in the 60s
When I was in tech school at Shepphard AFB,in 1976 there was an Albatross that was used as a training bird for reciprocating engines. That curriculum was considered obsolete so the plane was retired and someone from California bought it as surplus. They had a private crew come out and make the aircraft airworthy and they got a one time ferry permit to fly her to be restored. I’ve always loved the Albatross. Beautiful aircraft.
At 1:29 I see two hesitations while cranking which sure looks like hydraulic lock.
HU-16 turning av gas into a very loud noise! Was qualified as radioman/navigator in the US Coast Guard. I still am amazed I can hear. LOL!
The damned music spoiled the whole video.
While in the Coast Guard I was a crewman on a HU-16E flight from Shemya, Alaska to Midway. 1,748 miles. This was in 1963 so we had to use a sextant to fix our position and CW for communications. Some may interested to know there was a tiny VERY PISTOL hatch above the navigation table the periscopic sextant would lock into.
Seems like a little confusion about who had the airplane, more than once.
Cool video. My father flew SA-16s out of KLGB with the USAF SAR squadron in the 50s/60s. Some strange callouts...I've never used MPH for airspeed, always knots.
who is the cap cap
I work with Grumman Goose’s, this is like a bigger version of them. Incredible.
There used to be a derelic. Hu 16 at Okmulgge ok airport.
I remember these at Eglin in the 1960s they used as air sea rescue and drone recovery.
I was in the RCAF assigned to the 444 rescue squadron out of Western Air Movements unit Vancouver B.C. , I spent many hours searching for downed aircraft, any time the plane went out even when the pilot needed to keep his hours up the rescue squadron had to go. we enjoyed great fishing in remote lakes . Our plane was prone to leaking so when the engineer said we had to go ,we had to get airborne to empty the hold. Cheers Chris
PAN AMERICAN AIRWAYS first airport was in Coconut Grove (Miami). All the planes were amphibious Gooses. I remember watching them land and take off.
I lived in Truk in the mid 1960's. We had air service with two airplanes, a DC-4 and an SA-16. The SA-16 was needed because Ponape did not have an airport and required a water landing. I liked the SA-16 but would have to say that the cabin was loud. I mean **loud**.
Great fun to see the old bird still flying. I crewed on these from 1970 to 72 in the US Coast Guard at Port Angeles, WA. As AT's (Aviation Electronics Tech), we filled 2 positions on every flight. Radioman and Navigator / Radar Operator. The HU-16E's operated with the USCG from the 50's into the early 80's (I think). Had lots of fun and sometimes scary flights up and down the Northwest coast on search and rescue, fisheries patrol and training flights. Among CG crews, the HU-16E was affectionately known as The Goat, making us all "Goat Herders".
If planes land on land, surely they water on water?!?!
We had these at our Coast Gaurd base in Port Angeles You could hear the engines running up from miles away! What a wonderful bird! I miss the engine sounds as a kid
I can see that this model is the A version of the Albatross with shorter wings and less powerful engines. I read somewhere that all A models were converted to B models but apparently that is not true. Beautiful aircraft, fantastic video.
I love the old Grumman flying boats The Goose was my favourite - never heard of this one - what a beauty. I am doing my pilots training and am looking for a scrap PBY to find to rebuild if i can. Im also an aircraft engineer. What a superb adventure she sounds AWESOME!!! NICE TOUCH ROUTE 66 theme! I lived next to that for a while in MO! I have ALWAYS had a special place in my heart for Flying boats! Would love a flight in her!
I have pictures with that aircraft back in the 90's in Fairbanks AK, when they were going around the world.
I flew as radio operator on the SA16 albatross. 1955/56 Goose Bay, Labrador. 54th Air Rescue Squadron. What a fantastical air raft. Throughout Labrador and Greenland. We had to fly when nothing else could get off the ground . Hunting for a runway could be impossible. We went anyway. We had 5 of these operational. I am 86 now in nov18
Most interesting video of one of my childhood models.
Crew coordination seemed a bit all over the place, she’s in left seat, he keeps fiddling with throttles, power settings and flaps and she keeps saying “ I got it” and he doesn’t acknowledge.
it look like a canadair CL-215 water bomber
As much as I loved reading about the PBY's exploits during the Aleutian Islands campaign, it was watching a movie called, "Flight from Ashiya" that I fell in love with the HU-16.