I love Papa thirty-eights! My uncle flew one in the Pacific theater and then in Europe in WWII. HE WAS MY HERO AND THE INSPIRATION FOR ME WANTING TO BE A FIGHTER PILOT. I was able to live my dream as an F4 Phantom II Pilot in Vietnam. I was a Marine Corps Naval Aviator and flew with VMFA542 and VMFA323 in 66, 67, and 68 out of DaNang and Chulai. God bless you uncle Leo, I hope you’re flying unlimited missions with unlimited ammo and fuel!!!
Yes really what is so damn hard about working a video camera it is so frustrating to try and watch these beautiful planes when the camera person is clueless on how to use a camera .
I grow up watching the P-38's fligh over in the 60's and 70's. I think I still saw a few into the mid 1980's. Always loved seeing them. I think the air base in Sioux Falls was one of the last to fligh them.
Counter rotating!!! Now we're talkin!!!!!!! A man and his machine!!!! No electric hair dryers for this guy!!! Nice job!!!! Yup my heart would be beatin too!!!! In the life of a pilot, there is no better time than this!!!! Nothing like having the owner standing next to you either!!! Thousands of dollars and time ridin on your skills!!!!! Jerry! Best flyin p-38 I have ever seen!!! Nice job building and flyin!!!
What a magnificent flying site. Hey, the Picture Guy came ohhh sssoooo close on the second flight. And then you zoomed in. All in all still pretty damned good. AMA8855
@@n1114v To be fair, you had to know it would be a problem. Filming something like that is not as easy as it seems, which is why professionals usually do it. Perhaps better to re-shoot with someone more experienced handling the camera and upload newer footage. Awesome plane, seriously! Some people are just frustrated because they really want to see it fly.
WOW Gerry ! The P-38 is a tough build, you however you accomplished it. What a beautiful job you did. How many hours had you dedicated from crate to air ? It doesn*t really matter but, what counts is that she flies as wonderful as she looks ! WELL DONE Gerry, from "WOODY" Fellow P-38 enthusiast..
John Mollicone .......welcome to the channel! I'm not the builder of this beautiful aircraft, just the test pilot. We transport these large aircraft in large custom trailers.
Bob Burns ........these are stock DLE 55's . The way to make them counter rotate is by redrilling and mounting the pickup sensor on the prop hub using a timming gauge that you can buy on line
Wow, that radio is very small. I've never seen someone with so much experience and skills use something like that. They usually have those big tables strapped around their neck haha Very nice plane 🖒
It seems as if the engines were in synch a lot of the time. In modeling, are there ways to make the engines fun at exactly the same speed? Otherwise, that's a beautiful example of how wonderful these models can be made to look. Great job.
I recognize that airfield! Used to be a member there! Close to Aramco Park out from Lebanon, OH. Nice P38! Didn't there used to be a concrete runway there?
Well, they must have copied each other! I'm not kidding - even down to the clubhouse. I haven't been a member in about 7 years, so I was wondering what happened to the paved runway.
Field where I was - www.google.com/maps/place/Lebanon,+OH+45036/@39.458216,-84.2730495,414m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x8840f42748704e49:0xa5e86d3394223b94!8m2!3d39.4353373!4d-84.2029922
does anyone know exactly what brand , diameter and pitch of the props? i am understanding these are dle55 engines and want to know what these are. thx guys
@@n1114v , thx so much Andy, it is a 230 dollar mistake getting the wrong set. i appreciate your efforts. i am just now getting to watch part 2 what you posted last night.
Martin Venter ....... this plane was scratch-built but it was only Built to be put on display. When Gerry bought the airplane he had to do a lot of rebuilding and reworking to make it flyable
1:44 Please tell me the guy on the right isn't explaining to the guy on the left how the controller works just minutes before he takes that beautiful plane off. I might have sorted all that out with him before we started the engines. lol
@@n1114v hell dude, that's terrible. Sometimes I hate this hobby. I seem to go for awhile with no crashes and then I'll screw up and crash something. Usually something stupid I do. Sorry for the loss keep at it!
Beautiful model and nicely synched engines sound brilliant. I am surprised that, on a test flight, no attempt was made to confirm stall characteristics or stall speed.
Thanks Ted..... no need to check for stall, I flown many P38's and this one is by far the nicest. On the first flight I like to keep it easy and short so I can check for anything that may have come loose
I am an Italian boy and I'm building my P38 Lightning but I can not find a store here in Italy that sells suspensions Ziroli P-38 is there any of you who can send me a store in Europe that sells them? because unfortunately ordering them directly in America would cost me very sadly, hello and thank you again.
Alessandro M......there are places world wide that stock gear for more common plans like top flite and other big names. I don't know of anyone stocking gear for plans built aircraft. There usually made to order by robart. Check the internet, you might get lucky
@@joeys5429 one 30 dosnt have enough power to pull the plane if one engine gose out. 30s would fly it but the power is marginal, I know because I have flown them with 30s
I love Papa thirty-eights! My uncle flew one in the Pacific theater and then in Europe in WWII. HE WAS MY HERO AND THE INSPIRATION FOR ME WANTING TO BE A FIGHTER PILOT. I was able to live my dream as an F4 Phantom II Pilot in Vietnam. I was a Marine Corps Naval Aviator and flew with VMFA542 and VMFA323 in 66, 67, and 68 out of DaNang and Chulai. God bless you uncle Leo, I hope you’re flying unlimited missions with unlimited ammo and fuel!!!
That is a beautiful plane.Well done on the build.The camera man on the other hand is a different story.
Yes really what is so damn hard about working a video camera it is so frustrating to try and watch these beautiful planes when the camera person is clueless on how to use a camera .
I grow up watching the P-38's fligh over in the 60's and 70's. I think I still saw a few into the mid 1980's. Always loved seeing them. I think the air base in Sioux Falls was one of the last to fligh them.
that dang retract switch sure gets in the way. LOL.
Lol.... oops!
Counter rotating!!! Now we're talkin!!!!!!! A man and his machine!!!! No electric hair dryers for this guy!!! Nice job!!!! Yup my heart would be beatin too!!!! In the life of a pilot, there is no better time than this!!!! Nothing like having the owner standing next to you either!!! Thousands of dollars and time ridin on your skills!!!!! Jerry! Best flyin p-38 I have ever seen!!! Nice job building and flyin!!!
Rick Davey ......thanks for the kind words Rick. It's the best flying twin I've ever flown.
What a beautiful airplane Andy, as usual and you did a great job flying .the RC community is lucky to have you. Keep the great videos coming.
Great plane. Only wish I'd seen it fly
That looks amazing in flight. What a superb build. Congratulations.
Great first landing there! Congrats to this beautiful bird!
What a beauty! Great flying !!
I’m so glad that you got the landing on video
Wow! Nice flying guys!
Cool plane, nice build, a real head turner
Sweet looking plane!
Wowie what a fantastic build.
awesome plane, she's a beautiful but the camera person's gyro is not working.
Excellent plane, very nice flight, best landing. Congratulation!
That is a really nice field!!!
Great job! Nice plane!
What a magnificent flying site. Hey, the Picture Guy came ohhh sssoooo close on the second flight. And then you zoomed in. All in all still pretty damned good. AMA8855
Absolutely has to be most beautiful War Bird at least one of the most beautiful really nice scale
Nice drift by the end of the second landing😄the plane is a beauti🧡
Favorite plane of all time correct paint job too!
Beautiful P38! Congratulation’s! I would find another cameraman!
Nice Model...........Bravo Man!!!! But.......cameraman was in another chanel........what a pity!!!!!! ;-(
mixalis mike 924 ......not the greatest footage is better than no footage.
@@n1114v To be fair, you had to know it would be a problem. Filming something like that is not as easy as it seems, which is why professionals usually do it. Perhaps better to re-shoot with someone more experienced handling the camera and upload newer footage. Awesome plane, seriously! Some people are just frustrated because they really want to see it fly.
Fantastic job
Always a big sigh of relief when there's a successful landing after a first flight.
It was a fantastic airplane! Unfortunately we lost it to summers ago due to a mystery failure.
Nice plane. Great flight characteristics. When creating video, remember the 3 critical F's - follow, focus, and frame the subject.
I cannot video and fly at the same time! Just glad someone volunteered to do it at all
Fantastic model, well done.... shame about the filming of the actual flight, me feels the cameraman needs a lot of practice!
I feels you need to learn how to grammar
Lovely plane!😁🤟
Lots of Torque with those two engines!
Counter rotating
Thank you !
LOVE PEOPLE WHO STILL BUILD. AWESOME PLANE
Excellent !
WOW Gerry ! The P-38 is a tough build, you however you accomplished it. What a beautiful job you did. How many hours had you dedicated from crate to air ? It doesn*t really matter but, what counts is that she flies as wonderful as she looks ! WELL DONE Gerry, from "WOODY" Fellow P-38 enthusiast..
Очень интересный самолёт! Замечательный пилотаж! Классное видео, спасибо!
Such an impressive model. 👏
Yes it was
Beautiful
Yes Andrew 19kgs is a very heavy module hence the 55s are enough that did clear it up
Awesome model.
Nicely done.
Thanks!
Very nice model.
Beautiful plane and engines, a lot of work needed on camerawork.
how do you make the engines counter rotating? love to se a video on that!
Great plane. I love it. Your camera man needs lessons. Perhaps next time.
Fantastic
Very, very nice. I am green with envy. You are very fortunate. This is way too big of a dream to achieve here in the Philippines.
Thanks for the quick response.
I did just that after writing my comment.
Have a great day.
Beutiful, well done👍
Awsome! Well done!
Thanks! Unfortunately this plane was lost at the end of last summer due to unknown reasons
Oh dear.... too bad!@@n1114v
Man that’s a awesome plane
It flew great..... it will be missed
I want a chipmunk like yours
Beautiful airplane
It was a beautiful airplane. Unfortunately a few weeks ago it was totally destroyed after a mysterious failure leading to the crash
Thats sad to hear, but hey, sometime the hobby give you some bad experiences as well, thankfully the good ones are in abundance :) Happy flying
Gerry wasn't to happy about the loss but he is already planning on replacing it
New to the channel, Great build and Flight! Question, How do you transport these
big boys?
John Mollicone .......welcome to the channel! I'm not the builder of this beautiful aircraft, just the test pilot. We transport these large aircraft in large custom trailers.
One other questions. Can you buy motors that run in both directions like your do? That is a very cool feature.
Bob Burns ........these are stock DLE 55's . The way to make them counter rotate is by redrilling and mounting the pickup sensor on the prop hub using a timming gauge that you can buy on line
super fantastic model playn
Alessandro M. ....... without a doubt the best flying twin-engine I've ever flown
Wow, that radio is very small. I've never seen someone with so much experience and skills use something like that. They usually have those big tables strapped around their neck haha
Very nice plane 🖒
Infinity FPV ...... looks can be deceiving, the radio is actually a pretty decent size, but I know what you mean
Bonjour auriez vous des images ou vidéo de la construction svp.merci
nice looking aircraft ! what is the longest distance at which a model can be controlled ?
We can only fly as far as we can see it, but are Radio Systems are good for up to three miles
Just an FYI all but the early 38s had inward rotating props. Caused too much tail buffeting.
How'd did you get the RH engine to run in the opposite direction? Awesome model BTW. 👍🏼
Relocated the ignition pickup.
A friends father flew one throughout the pacific war ww2 and lucky he never got bitten by it lots of stories though
got a yellow aircraft 38 ..i'm going electric i see you have counter rotating engines. how did you get them to do that?
Had the relocate the pickup on the right engine.
I’m just curious, where can the plans be had for scratch building the large scale beauties?
Ziroli plans are available direct from Nick Ziroli. Do a search on Ebay for giant scale rc plans....endless selection
Camera man should have gone to specsavers 😕
Fascinating....
Ok
Camera man shouldn't have gone to the pub before the flight. Gorgeous build though.
It seems as if the engines were in synch a lot of the time. In modeling, are there ways to make the engines fun at exactly the same speed? Otherwise, that's a beautiful example of how wonderful these models can be made to look. Great job.
tuning is the secret
The engines are fun at any speed.
My dad was an armored on these in the Aleutians in the war
Best... prayer... ever!
David Jones ........i say it before every first flight
I recognize that airfield! Used to be a member there! Close to Aramco Park out from Lebanon, OH. Nice P38! Didn't there used to be a concrete runway there?
Stephen Van Osdell ......nope, this field is in Lansing Michigan, cards rc club.
Well, they must have copied each other! I'm not kidding - even down to the clubhouse. I haven't been a member in about 7 years, so I was wondering what happened to the paved runway.
Field where I was - www.google.com/maps/place/Lebanon,+OH+45036/@39.458216,-84.2730495,414m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x8840f42748704e49:0xa5e86d3394223b94!8m2!3d39.4353373!4d-84.2029922
does anyone know exactly what brand , diameter and pitch of the props? i am understanding these are dle55 engines and want to know what these are. thx guys
Since it wasn't my plane i don't Remember the prop sizes, ill see if the Builder remembers
@@n1114v thanks Andy, appreciate it
@@chrishaefeli3215 I was told they were Xoar 21x10s
@@n1114v , thx so much Andy, it is a 230 dollar mistake getting the wrong set. i appreciate your efforts. i am just now getting to watch part 2 what you posted last night.
If one of these engines failed in flight, would it still be able to fly?
You definitely have to be on top of your flying skills but yes the plane is very flyable on one engine
Very nice, is this a scratch build?
Martin Venter ....... this plane was scratch-built but it was only Built to be put on display. When Gerry bought the airplane he had to do a lot of rebuilding and reworking to make it flyable
Job well done never the less!
how much does it weight ?
43 pounds
1:44 Please tell me the guy on the right isn't explaining to the guy on the left how the controller works just minutes before he takes that beautiful plane off. I might have sorted all that out with him before we started the engines. lol
I'd rather not guess where the retracts switch is.
*Let the Sunshine In.*
I hope this bad-boy is still flying.
Nope! Lost it on the 4th flight
@@n1114v hell dude, that's terrible. Sometimes I hate this hobby. I seem to go for awhile with no crashes and then I'll screw up and crash something. Usually something stupid I do. Sorry for the loss keep at it!
Any particular reason why Gerry didn't fly Gerrys plane on its maiden voyage???
Gerry felt more comfortable having me make the test flights since i have a lot of experience with planes of that type.
@@n1114v Sounds reasonable. I have a Royal P38 Kit. Tempted to give it a go but have always built but never flown.
Great plane, except the engines are on opposite sides from the full sized P-38. Blades go UP, as they pass the cockpit.
If the engines were swaped it would have caused torque issues if an engine was lost .
If we can just teach you to fly and operate the camera at the same time!
Was the camera suppose to. Filming Clouds of the P-28??????
Beautiful 38 but you need a seasoned camera person!
I cant do both at the same time!
@@n1114v I have the same problem! Also have a kmp p-38..."joltin josie". Yours is way better lookin.
@@robertfrancone9035 it was a great flyer!
Beautiful model and nicely synched engines sound brilliant. I am surprised that, on a test flight, no attempt was made to confirm stall characteristics or stall speed.
Thanks Ted..... no need to check for stall, I flown many P38's and this one is by far the nicest. On the first flight I like to keep it easy and short so I can check for anything that may have come loose
unfortunately now that the expeditions with Europe have changed, I would cost a lot of aim.
thank you bye
if I could move you from America to work maybe I'd really like a lot.
Don't you just hate it when Auto focus gives you a hard time
txflyguy007 ........ I keep saying to myself that I'm going to buy a new camera with better autofocus, but then I end up buying another airplane
It's a problem we all have lol
Nice picture of the blue sky.....no plane....
Funny!! Don't quit your day job.
Не ругайте оператора! Он больше смотрел на полёт самолёта, чем в видео-камеру!
In an earlier video he showed 2x electric Suppro motors. Sounds like gasoline to me? Am I missing something?
Not sure what you mean, there is no earlier video
Isnt there a part 1 of this build?
I apologize. I see it's a different build.
@@seanbritt5164 this planes belongs to my friend Gerry, im just the test pilot. This is the only video i have of this plane.
I am an Italian boy and I'm building my P38 Lightning but I can not find a store here in Italy that sells suspensions Ziroli P-38 is there any of you who can send me a store in Europe that sells them? because unfortunately ordering them directly in America would cost me very sadly, hello and thank you again.
Alessandro M. ......im not sure, even in the USA we buy direct from robart.
ok thanks and in Europe there are no stores that resell them?
Alessandro M......there are places world wide that stock gear for more common plans like top flite and other big names. I don't know of anyone stocking gear for plans built aircraft. There usually made to order by robart. Check the internet, you might get lucky
Alessandro M. eBay
Look at that beauty go... Out in the pacific scouting for Japanese subs :)
Subs!? Hell, he's out there looking for Zero's!
Much cooler would have had those blocks holding the wheels back instead of the guy.
Would have to be some big blocks!
Why don't you use a cordless drill to crank them up? Some kind of rubber bushing on the front of the drill to press against the nose cone
CHOPPERGIRL's AIRWAR ....... I have starters but I prefer to hand start, it's kind of my thing .
those engines really kick and if one dose the drill can be hard on your wrist chicken stick is adequate
@@joeys5429i think i know what im doing, no problems in 30 years.
wont crank them
Another cameraman that can't keep his finger off the zoom button.
i prefer the 30s my choice love to dead stick
To each his own
nice pity for camera work
The fact is, the cameraman also wanted to see the real one rather than what is in the viewfinder.
Seeing you slap that left prop reminded me of something... ua-cam.com/video/9C-fRdCmzDk/v-deo.html
I like that!!
that thing is way to overpowered
No such thing!!!
you want power go nitro
couple of 30s is fine
@@joeys5429 one 30 dosnt have enough power to pull the plane if one engine gose out. 30s would fly it but the power is marginal, I know because I have flown them with 30s
how many deadsticks have you had in 30 years ?
I hears it but I don’t sees it!
open your eyes, it was a beautiful flight don't want to miss it