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Coastal Patrol Cub
Приєднався 9 січ 2024
Hi folks, my name is Brian and I am the current caretaker of the Coastal Patrol Cub, a 1946 Piper J-3 Cub decked out in World War 2 Civil Air Patrol markings.
Located in Central Virginia, my goal with the airplane, this channel, and my other social media pages is to highlight the wartime history of the Civil Air Patrol, with a particular focus on the coastal patrol operations along the Atlantic seaboard. I also share the joys and challenges of owning and flying a vintage tailwheel airplane.
I hope you will follow along as I take the Cub airborne and around to local fly-ins and events, and I hope I am able to provide some entertaining videos as well as some good educational material regarding the wartime contributions of the Civil Air Patrol!
Subscribe now and follow along with the #CoastalPatrolCub!
Located in Central Virginia, my goal with the airplane, this channel, and my other social media pages is to highlight the wartime history of the Civil Air Patrol, with a particular focus on the coastal patrol operations along the Atlantic seaboard. I also share the joys and challenges of owning and flying a vintage tailwheel airplane.
I hope you will follow along as I take the Cub airborne and around to local fly-ins and events, and I hope I am able to provide some entertaining videos as well as some good educational material regarding the wartime contributions of the Civil Air Patrol!
Subscribe now and follow along with the #CoastalPatrolCub!
Fat Guy in a Little Cub 2: Electric Boogaloo!
As requested, a follow up to my previous video, this time showing how I get my 6'4" frame in and out of my 1946 Piper J-3 Cub, both front and rear seats.
The shoes I'm wearing are the Propét Men's Kenton Mid Cut Sneaker, available from Amazon at: amzn.to/40lhfBv
(This is an affiliate link, I may earn a commission if you purchase via this link).
Previous video:
ua-cam.com/video/TOBav42NhsY/v-deo.html
The shoes I'm wearing are the Propét Men's Kenton Mid Cut Sneaker, available from Amazon at: amzn.to/40lhfBv
(This is an affiliate link, I may earn a commission if you purchase via this link).
Previous video:
ua-cam.com/video/TOBav42NhsY/v-deo.html
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Відео
Happy Holidays from the Coastal Patrol Cub
Переглядів 79Місяць тому
Just a quick video to say thank you for hanging out with me in 2024, and to give the world's worst rendition of jingle bells while flying around central Virginia in a Santa outfit.
It's Civil Air Patrol's Birthday!! OR IS IT!?!?!?
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Today I'm here to talk about why 1 December 1941 may not really be the birthday of Civil Air Patrol, depending on how you look at it - and why I'm OK with that anyways. For much, much more information, please check out "An Honorable Place in American Airpower" by Frank Blazich Jr, available here: www.airuniversity.af.edu/Portals/10/AUPress/Books/B_0168_BLAZICH_AN_HONORABLE_PLACE_IN_AMERICAN_AIR...
Fat Guy in a Little Cub
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Just a quick overview about how I, a 6'4" (193cm) guy am able to fit in and fly my 1946 Piper J-3 Cub from not just the rear seat, but the front as well. It's a tight squeeze, yes, but it is definitely doable! Previous videos about my Trig seat back radio & intercom system from Pinegar Aviation can be found here: ua-cam.com/video/3rJklqNyahE/v-deo.html They are not sponsoring this video in any ...
Civilian airplanes dropping BOMBS in World War 2?!?
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From May of 1942 to August of 1943, civilian airplanes and pilots were armed with 100lb and 250lb general purpose bombs as well as 325lb depth charges, hunting for German Uboats in the waters of the Atlantic. In this video I discuss some of the history behind how this came to be, and examine some of its impacts on the war effort. But mainly I just want to help spread awareness of this unique ti...
New intro!
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Sorry folks! I know I haven't uploaded much recently, and I am working on a new somewhat longer video that I hope you will all enjoy. In the meantime, check out the new intro for my videos going forward!
The "Piper Patrol" - WW2 Piper CAP concept
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In this video I talk about an advertisement I recently found for something called the "Piper Patrol," essentially a civilian L-4A intended specifically for Civil Air Patrol usage. While I am so far unsure whether any of these aircraft ended up being purchased or produced, it is interesting to look at the advertisement and compare it to a standard J-3C or L-4A. If you happen to know more about t...
Camera floating in space???
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Demonstrating a 360 camera mount on my Piper J-3 Cub. This is what allows me to get some absolutely stunning footage of the Coastal Patrol Cub in action!
GIANT RC planes at Flite Fest 2024 - Including 1/2 scale J-3 Cub
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GIANT RC planes at Flite Fest 2024 - Including 1/2 scale J-3 Cub
Around the pattern in a 1946 J-3 Cub
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Around the pattern in a 1946 J-3 Cub
Piper Cub Chase Camera spooling setup
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Piper Cub Chase Camera spooling setup
NEW bomb mount for the Coastal Patrol Cub
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NEW bomb mount for the Coastal Patrol Cub
Chase Camera Birdie Take 2 - Flight Test!
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Chase Camera Birdie Take 2 - Flight Test!
Trig radio upgrades and installation
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Trig radio upgrades and installation
Pinegar Aviation Trig radio/intercom seat back setup - Piper J-3 Cub
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Pinegar Aviation Trig radio/intercom seat back setup - Piper J-3 Cub
Arrival into Shannon Airport - 28 Oct 2023
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Arrival into Shannon Airport - 28 Oct 2023
My father was a test pilot at piper there in Lock Haven Pennsylvania... he and his buddy Jr. trunk... And of course they were shenanigans they took off parallel to each other because the paid Runway Lock Haven is very wide can a crosswind they were blown into each other they were fired but we hired later that afternoon I don't know who fired and who retired old man Piper or pug My father was 59 and 170 lbs and he like to fly the cub from the front seat... and that's a J-3 and adjust the trim front seat one day he was smoking and lost a cigarette of course they went back towards the rear seat in the baggage compartment he carried the thermostat to coffee with him he does the floorboard as best as he could cuz he didn't want to burn up Another time he was flying along I had to fly an hour and 3/4 off on each airplane before the government took over plane Well he looked over to see a orange brown and white civil are not explored Stenson ring the wing his story was he ducked into a cloud I lost them why he was never written up for that I don't know
Wow! I bet your father had a ton of great stories! Thanks for sharing.
Same as a sprintcar.
Just waaaaaaaaay slower! 🤣🤣🤣
And pray to God ya don’t crash and live to have the chance to get out quickly.
Yeah, not crashing is pretty high on my priorities list every flight no matter how easily I can get in or out of whatever I'm flying.
I wanted to see a fat man in the cub. I see no fat man .
The hoodie hides my excess pretty well. 😂😂😂
You forgot to mention Happy Festivus. 😩I must bear one more grievance und do a feat of strength.
I GOT A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH YOU PEOPLE, NOW YOU'RE GONNA HEAR ABOUT IT!
“Scale”
Beautiful! I'm an employee at the Piper Aviation Museum. Bring this girl home!! We would love to see you!
I definitely want to come by! Maybe next summer I can plan the trip. It's a hike for me so I'll need to make sure I have the time, may need to spend the night! :)
I added it to the description but I'll comment it here, too. I'm a terrible avgeek... I totally screwed up the "Right Stuff" reference. I should have commented to RIDLEY that I was all out of Beamans, not Scotty. Bad, naughty, evil Brian. Sorry!!
Ha! Show a video of you getting in and out of a Cub. I'm 5' 11" and can get in the front seat but I don't want anybody to watch me do it. The back seat is no problem. Being old with arthritis is my limiting factor.
I might just do that for my next video! Get a tripod set up and show what I do to get in and out. Back seat is a breeze for me, front takes a little more effort but I think I've got the hang of it now.
ua-cam.com/video/S7B2VTEo2jU/v-deo.html As promised! 😁
Your shoe choice does not help. Towel spa slippers would help a lot.
Actually, these shoes are great. Very thin sole, and very form fitting to my foot. I can't wear regular tennis shoes in the cub, my feet are too wide. I used to fly with some vans slip-on skateboarding shoes, but these are a little more stylish! 😉
Are the pedals for the back seat located to either side of the front seat?
That is correct.
@@CoastalPatrolCub Mind. Blown. :)
@@f15sim ua-cam.com/video/2-cea6thHfg/v-deo.htmlsi=mwGCm0FnSrIw-Sb6
@@f15sim ua-cam.com/video/2-cea6thHfg/v-deo.htmlsi=UilzM_2GXRG9N9jf Here's the walk around video I did a while back, should be able to see it a little better here.
I will once again apologize for the audio quality. Everything was sounding good when I was editing, it was only after I uploaded that it seemed like certain sections are much too quiet. I'll have to pay closer attention next time, but I didn't want to have to re-upload. Definitely time for a good lav mic!
Thank you for verifying the rumors about CAP anti-submarine work. CAP was used for a lot of things during WW2 but not much has been written about that subject. Do you have any book suggestions? With fuel rationing (especially rubber rationing) it would seem that the civilian aviation was grounded for the duration, but there are rumors of CAP working with Border Patrol and with different law enforcement and military outfits inside of CONUS. Some pre-war ranchers used light planes on sprawling western ranches--were they drafted into CAP or did the ranchers obtain fuel and other aviation supplies on special allotments?
Ya know - if you closed the window that might help with the wind noise in the mike. .
It feels almost criminal to close the window on such a beautiful day! lol But you're right. Personally the wind noise doesn't bother me as long as the speech is intelligible, but I'll plan on doing that for the next one!
I can’t stand the sound! I had to find something else to watch!
Sorry it was so triggering! Personally I barely even notice it, the sound of wind noise to me comes standard with beautiful flying days. But I'll plan on closing the window for future narrated flying videos.
Interesting. Did any of the armed patrols get shot down?
Not that I'm aware of, however 90 airplanes were lost, and 26 crew members were killed, to include five permanently lost at sea. But I am not aware of any being lost to enemy action, although it may be possible. I think in most cases u-boats that were spotted chose to dive and run away rather than get crew members out to try to man the deck guns. I think they recognized that our little airplanes were more of an annoyance than a threat directly, but they knew we could call in bigger guns, so their best defense would be to get away from where they had been spotted as soon as possible.
Good information! Proud to have been a CAP cadet in my high school years. Had my first flight in a light aircraft during a search and rescue mission,
That's awesome! I was a cadet in high school and rejoined as a senior member about 6 years ago. I'm a big fan of the organization.
A boy and his plane. Talk about academy award winning potential.
Aww shucks. I'd be happy with a daytime Emmy! 🤣
The perspective is such that it looks like you've got an R/C model in the foreground. :) You might want to grab yourself a R0de wireless lav mic if you get the chance. Audio was *very* quiet. ;)
Ha, funny you mention that, I was just on Amazon looking at mics.
All camera, no footage. You're mean. 🤣
Haha gotta leave the fans hungry!!! (The real reason is I'm working through a pile of footage still and didn't want to hold this video up any longer).
PS I know you hate Shorts but I've got a couple shorts posted from this camera setup.
I need a J3
Agreed! 😁
Gorgeous
It is a very cool airplane.
I love that im friends with the owner lol
@@PlanesandMoreYT very cool! He is a super nice guy.
Does he have any plans for sale
Clearly someone hasn't watched the hbo Chernobyl series. That plane is going down idc what the actual science says.
Plane seems fine so far! Who knows, maybe if I do this enough I can make it glow in the dark!
The big ones always fly better. Beautiful model
@@MF-og1ct I would still be terrified of crashing it lol.
Thank you for uploading
Of course!
Beautiful
Thanks! It looks so good in person!
👍
I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Me
Fair!
Yoke right?
Close! No yokes in a Cub, but the front stick is removed.
Dual engine mounted machine guns...
Wouldn't that be something! Just need to work up an interrupter gear for the C-85...
Control stick
Correct! My sticks are removable, have the front one out right now for some repairs to the radio push-to-talk switch.
Attitude Indicator 😎
Can't miss what you never had... 😉
A person
Nope, a physical thing in the airplane!
Idk
Unfortunate!
An AIM-9X
I don't think I'd have room for one of those in the cockpit!
Steering wheel.
Well, there definitely isn't one of those, that's for sure! 😁
@@CoastalPatrolCubcontrol stick then?
@@FAZWORTH421 winner winner! I have the front control stick out right now for some work on the push-to-talk switch for the radio.
This Virginian Dutchboy says "Meh it only gets worse."
😭😭😭😭
All planes are gliders.
Especially if you don't keep up with engine maintenance!
If that works, it'll be great.
Thanks! I agree. I have more progress to share soon.
Beautiful airplane
Thanks!
Previous bomb mount video: ua-cam.com/video/0uputw2KMTE/v-deo.htmlsi=T8BteQpkmlUgeVuF
G'day, Old Ultralight Aeroplanologist here... I spent about 7 years as the Aerotow Launch Controller for an outfit using the prototype Bailey,-Moyes Dragonfly to decorate the Sky with Rogallos in the 1990s...(backtrack me to my Playlists to fact check that....). Anyway, when towing ANYTHING, it is conventional to rig at least ONE release-mechanism to enable the Towline to be released by the Tow-Pilot... Also, to cater for possibly failed Release Mechanisms, it is further considered Best Practice to have a Weak-Link at each end of the Towline..., One G at the Load-end, and 1.5 G at the Tug end, with G being the Take-off Weight of the Rogallo + Pilot... In your application, "G" might better be The (Calculated) Aerodynamic Drag, of your "Winged Shuttlecock" At the VNE of your Cub. That way your Load should Klingon nice and secure, at all Acceptable Airspeeds..., And if you hook it on a Powerline or a Treetop then It will be safely left behind Without Yawing you off-course, Or Breaking your Airframe at it's Attachment. Just(ifiably ?) sayin'. Such is life, Have a good one... Stay safe. ;-p Ciao !
That is a very sensible point, thank you! I will say this is not intended to go very far behind the airplane, so if I'm dragging it into trees or power lines things have already gone very, very wrong. But if I can avoid making a bad situation worse I'll do it! 😁 The airplane end is easy as the line is not solidly connected to anything right now, so I can just let go essentially. But a breakaway link on the birdie end would be a great idea. I'll implement something before the next test flight!
@@CoastalPatrolCub Excellent ! We used to use Venetian Blind-Cord/Builder's String-Line for tying the actual Tow-Rings to the Rings spliced on the ends of the Towrope ; using the Blind-Cord's labelled breaking-strain to figure out the number of turns around the Rings before tying off. Because we had people at both ends, we were a bit zealous about it, the Tug Pilot and the Rogallo Pilot both had mechanical Release Cables, most Hangies had their mechanical Release on the top of the A-Frame, at one end of a Bridle going through the Tow-Ringwith the other end this off to a Slip-knot on the Chest of the Pilot - most of whom carried Hook-Knives as a last resort (!)... And the Weak-Links were for Wind,-Shear, Clear-Air Turbulence, and Nose-Up Pitch Departures... My Party Trick was to check the Rig, hook up the Towrope, Radio to the Tug Pilot that everything was set to go...; and then after they lifted off I was to command the Tug to "Release Release RELEASE !" Any time the Rogallo had 40° or more of Bank, and was heading Away from the Towrope...; At which point they could not Shift enough Weight Far enough..., to overpower the Towrope's pull (285 Lb Static Thrust...). They were "Locked Out" of the Control Circuit, by Physics - and by the time the Tug Pilot reacted and the load came off the Tow ; they were banking between 60° & 90°, when suddenly their Kite began to behave obediently in Roll again - and they paid us $10 to try again. We might have broken a dozen Weak-Links in 500 Tows, and our Outfit never hurt any of the Customers...(!). Such is life, Have a good one... Stay safe. ;-p Ciao !
So I am big dumb. I had the wings installed backwards/upside down. They are there to help the birdie fly higher in the slipstream compared to the original paraglider birdies. Instead mine was trying to fly as low as possible. Whoops!
Well that was an informative and educational video. Thanks
I do my best haha!
Cool paint job. Early CAP.
Sure is! We're working to spread the good word about CAP's WW2 contributions. 😊
Promo sm
Ok?
slip indicator😅
Technically inclinometer is the correct term, but yeah, slip indicator. My brain just wouldn't connect the dots in the moment. 🤣 I usually just call it the ball!
Really cool. Is the battery built in? How long does it run? How do you charge it?
Yep, battery is built in. They say it has about an 8 hour run time, but my Cub only has a 3 hour run time so I haven't tested the full battery life yet! 🤣 That said I flew about an hour and a half today and barely dented the battery. The 12V plug on the far right is used for charging, I have a separate power brick that plugs into that port and charges the battery. I will likely be doing another video soon showing the internals when I modify it to remove the push to talk switch and add in some more USB ports.
@@CoastalPatrolCub Wow, awesome. Love it.