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Three Grumman HU-16 Albatrosses Form Up
A rare short-film of 3 Grumman HU-16 Albatrosses forming up for the joy of flying the magnificent Upper Mississippi River & Lake Pepin on June 13, 2013.
Albatross Pilots:
Bill DaSilva, Stew Dawson, Hans Meyer, Ryan Mohr, Jim Carlson, Paul LeVeque, Jeff Hall, Jim Novak.
Photoship Pilot: Jason Erickson
Aerial Camera: Mark DeJoy
Ground Cameras: Mark Dejoy, Mike Francis
Boat Operations: Paul Jackson, Jim Vogel
Boat Camera: Toby Stanga
Edited by Mark DeJoy
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  • @josephwalls1003
    @josephwalls1003 29 днів тому

    Wonderfull and awesome

  • @user-gr9il3hf7s
    @user-gr9il3hf7s 2 місяці тому

    وداعا للعصرالداعشي وداعا وداعا وداعا❤❤❤

  • @ConservativeMan59
    @ConservativeMan59 4 місяці тому

    You said it! 😂😂

  • @user-rf1dk8np4s
    @user-rf1dk8np4s 5 місяців тому

    I was a flight mechanic on hu16s in the usaf 31arrs 1965_ 1967 Clark afb pi made a sea pickup of a downed navy pilot in North Vietnam

  • @sdingeswho
    @sdingeswho 11 місяців тому

    Great stuff! I love seaplanes in general (I especially geek over Catalinas ❤️), and wanted to see an Albatross in action because the recently deceased Jimmy Buffett 🦜🥭🌴🍍🎸had one of these and flew it himself 🙂!

  • @user-ps5bw9bh8f
    @user-ps5bw9bh8f Рік тому

    Круто. Я бы хотел на них всегда летать.

  • @noahparsons7688
    @noahparsons7688 Рік тому

    The video is very good, except for the lack of natural inflight sounds.

  • @lucasbrunelle
    @lucasbrunelle Рік тому

    The best of both worlds

  • @Pichouette
    @Pichouette Рік тому

    My father was an aviation electrician's mate in the US Navy from 1958 to 1962 and specialized on the Albatross. After all his schooling, he got stationed in Osaka, Japan. He flew from San Diego to Osaka via Pearl Harbor and Midway Island in an Albatross. It took two days. The Albatross can travel far; but, not very fast 🤨.

  • @RR-pw5nb
    @RR-pw5nb Рік тому

    Really nice footage but would rather hear the Pratts. Music ruined it.

  • @michaelhere2
    @michaelhere2 Рік тому

    Super excited that these beautiful planes will resume production in Australia in the coming years

  • @WilliamWhitneyChristmasMD

    And there wasn’t a single drop of avgas left in the fuel truck, and everyone lived happily ever after.

  • @scopex2749
    @scopex2749 Рік тому

    Could do without the muzak and HEARING the engines please. Had to turn the sound off and polay engine sounds instead - fits a lot better 🙂 Otherwise superb filming and video! I am en ex Air Force aircraft engineer and training for my private pilot licence. I love the old Grumman Flying boats!

  • @georgechalifour88
    @georgechalifour88 Рік тому

    Love this video man that brings me back to Salem mass in the 50s and 60s where the Coast guard flew them regularly . The sound of those radials was awesome as they passed over our little boat in the harbor. It really is a site to see up close and in person ! I hope i can get one of these on my flight simulator soon !

  • @grumpyoldfart1945
    @grumpyoldfart1945 2 роки тому

    Wow! What a spectacular video! Can’t imagine how neat that it would have been to see this in person. Got a ride once many years ago in a Mallard with a water landing and takeoff as well one each on land. It was one of the coolest memories in my 50+ years in aviation.

  • @DoughNationBox
    @DoughNationBox 2 роки тому

    Fabulous musical arrangements. So fitting for the thrill of flight!

  • @assetstopurchase8432
    @assetstopurchase8432 2 роки тому

    These are very versatile, long-range, slow and heavy aircraft with very powerful engines, so what is the typical fuel-burn? How many hours would the G111 air-frames have left in them? Can the engines still be overhauled and maintained, or would they need to be replaced with turboprops?

    • @bernardkealey6449
      @bernardkealey6449 7 місяців тому

      The engines can and are maintained, but most owner operators are qualified a&p as well as pilots. Labour of love. Those turbines require much more regular maintenance, but are “easier” to maintain and where necessary to fabricate parts. But modern turboprops have the advantage you can put tons more hours on them, and outsourcing the servicing is a lot easier. The G111 is likely to restart production in next 3 or so years, but likely cost will be $20m vs an original (non g111, so not able to be flown commercially) currently on market for $300k with a couple of thousand hours left on the airframe.

    • @bernardkealey6449
      @bernardkealey6449 7 місяців тому

      Edit - those piston engines require much more than turbo props

  • @rodrigohaas
    @rodrigohaas 2 роки тому

    Wonderful !

  • @duch3573
    @duch3573 2 роки тому

    HIDROAVIÃO LINDO.

  • @donaldparlettjr3295
    @donaldparlettjr3295 2 роки тому

    I wish it only had the sound of those beautiful round motors. People want to put turbines on them and that would be sacrilege!!

  • @AVMamfortas
    @AVMamfortas 2 роки тому

    Just beautiful.

  • @alanaldpal950
    @alanaldpal950 2 роки тому

    As I believe has already been done… my dream or high bucket list item would be to Kit out an Albatross with an RV like interior and then do a slow and long trip around the world .

  • @billmartinsk
    @billmartinsk 3 роки тому

    it could have been a great video, except for the stupid music. Why do people think that music is betterr than the sound of the airplanes???? sheesh!

  • @jameswsomers
    @jameswsomers 3 роки тому

    Freeport-McMoran used to have a mallard the bought from Texaco fly into MSY daily bringing crews to the mines at the mouth of the Miss. river.

  • @billmorris2613
    @billmorris2613 3 роки тому

    In the mid to late 70s I was flying their little sister the Grumman Goose. We flew them as Air Taxis for Shell Oil Co out of Pan Air @ Lakefront Airport (NEW) in New Orleans down to the mouth of the Mississippi River.

  • @billmorris2613
    @billmorris2613 3 роки тому

    Good evening from St John Parish, Louisiana 20 Nov 20.

  • @falconinflight6235
    @falconinflight6235 4 роки тому

    Excellent

  • @tylerhite1978
    @tylerhite1978 4 роки тому

    Just found this looking into JBs Jamaica Mistaca song I can't imagine how much fun that was to shoot. Great job!!

  • @maurosilva1418
    @maurosilva1418 4 роки тому

    Que beleza, 👏👏👏👏👏🇧🇷

  • @forbbiddenbylaw
    @forbbiddenbylaw 4 роки тому

    Bad music. The real sound is a good music

  • @rommelsobremisana2690
    @rommelsobremisana2690 4 роки тому

    Love it...

  • @vanessahernandez8819
    @vanessahernandez8819 4 роки тому

    Great clip!!!!

  • @bjofuruh
    @bjofuruh 4 роки тому

    I got sea sick from watching this video! No, not sea sick like that. I am sick after getting a plane like this, I mean. "Oh, lord wont you buy me a Merce... no wait... an Albatross plane!"

  • @sebradfield
    @sebradfield 5 років тому

    Two minutes in and I had to shut it off thanks to the awful music.

  • @alphasiera1757
    @alphasiera1757 5 років тому

    slap a turbine engine on it and it would be awesome

  • @AVMamfortas
    @AVMamfortas 5 років тому

    Superb.

  • @LFOD7491
    @LFOD7491 5 років тому

    AWESOME! Surely, one of the most romantic aircraft of all time!

  • @clayz1
    @clayz1 5 років тому

    WTF the music? TD

  • @petescouve
    @petescouve 5 років тому

    Wow history in motion loved it music was good too

  • @billpolits7594
    @billpolits7594 5 років тому

    Why is the red and white plane no longer shown after 8:45?

  • @mgtowrules1649
    @mgtowrules1649 5 років тому

    Who every came up with this Video idea, I want to Thank you From the bottom of my heart!

  • @claudio743
    @claudio743 5 років тому

    Two A versions and one B,just amazing!!

  • @1903A3shooter
    @1903A3shooter 6 років тому

    The most beautiful flying video I have ever seen. Dave.

  • @stephenambose7207
    @stephenambose7207 7 років тому

    Brought memories when I flew as a Coast Guard radio/nav 1969 to 1971 out of St Pete, Fl.

  • @jimjamesd8433
    @jimjamesd8433 7 років тому

    The Albatross is not a flying boat, it is an amphibian, boats don't travel on land.

  • @AndyMatrix
    @AndyMatrix 7 років тому

    with todays tech, New Atp engines and EMRAX 348T combined this plane can be the best aircraft ever, 24 hours non stop, at 280knots and 6700Nm. This plane deserves more like and get they in production again

    • @richardmackey285
      @richardmackey285 5 років тому

      Richard Mackey, I had the honor of being a member of the Maryland Air National Guard from 1957 to 1966, where I was a flight line mechanic, spent many a hour on, in and around this great air plane then SA 16 , loved them, also went for rides as often as I could, only regret is I never made a water landing.

    • @Snakebloke
      @Snakebloke 2 роки тому

      I was watching the Expendables today, saw the plane at the start and wondered the same thing. Put a couple of new turboprop engines in, upgrade the avionics to Garmin 1000 and pimp the inside out to be a luxury beast.

  • @demetriodelgadillo9531
    @demetriodelgadillo9531 7 років тому

    Lose the music 'we want to hear those radials

  • @Random-rt5ec
    @Random-rt5ec 7 років тому

    Awesome planes - They make me think of the good days when the USA had borders and was a nation of laws.God (Christian) I miss those days.

  • @Flightsworldwidevideos
    @Flightsworldwidevideos 7 років тому

    very nice!!