Mechanics working under time pressure, pilots/owners being goal oriented, viewing regulations as red tape, and an aircraft being different than what was trained on, sound like things mentioned in an FAA accident report. Hopefully it's just being presented that way for UA-cam drama, rather than being true.
Lets hope...By the way I have around 800 hours flying a jet like this...done rocket launch, night aerobatics, 3 ship takeoffs/landings...I witnessed 4 pilots ejected successfully due to engine issues...I live in Canada now...I know there is at least one a/c here in Alberta...
Yep, absolutely no one has ever imported an L-39 before, and not a single European has ever visited the USA to jump with a Euro rig at US Parachute Assoc. event. No one has done any of this before, ever...
I remember seeing these from very close, flying around a small Czech airfield (LKMH) in the early nineties. We were spending weekend camping at "Drábské světničky", which are these pillar-shaped rocks where people dug little caves to hide from authorities, veeery long time ago. There used to be a rock castle up to 15th century. There's a great view of the runway from the top of those rock pillars, and left base approach to RWY 25 goes right next to the rocks. So while you're standing on the top, left-base approaching airplanes are passing just few tens of meters away from you. The rocks are amazing plane spotting areas (with a bit of a zoom lens). Unfortunately, there's very little traffic there.
I LOVE projects like this. Using brains, experience, Google, other people, etc. to bring an old machine back to life. Most of the channels I follow do that sort of work, whether it be restoring a 1950 Caterpillar bulldozer, a 1980 helicopter, a 1947 Harley Davidson or anything that can be brought back to running. And the trust you place in someone else flying your baby is remarkable. Just a great video.
At least you are with the Best L39 Mechanic in the world. Shane does it right every time. Tell him I said hello and ask him if he has some Biscuits for me. 😂
@justin soltau the atc live app disappeared off google play store sadly given most radio activity is now texted within the flight deck from atc i guess atc radio will be soon phased out
Why am I not surprised that Mat Perkins is involved? That is exactly something I would expect from him (in a good way). Totally awesome, hope you made it to Oshkosh. I few down there myself this year but did not make it to the area where L-39s were parked.
I'm looking at that landing gear. And a question popped up in my head: Do airplane undercarriages need an alignment, like cars? I can imagine that the main gear could use some toe-in for stability and the front wheel can use some proper caster angle for stable straight line tracking at speed.
Yep you got it. Most aircraft have the rudder pedals linked to the rudder as well as the nose wheel, so ensuring that the rudder and the nose wheel are aligned is a regular check!
I hope you guys are able to and decide to keep as much of the original paint scheme of the jet as possible, i love the look of the Estonian roundel and just the whole jet.
Hello Matt, I have followed you since the very beginning. Your long term planning has led you to this amazing aircraft, I am so very happy for your achievements. You are an inspiration to so many aspiring pilots to be, and young folks around the world. Congratulations on all you have accomplished.
Subscribed because I saw Avatar air/sea symbol on the bag.. Avatar fan of course. But also fan of wonderful jets like L39. Yay. Subbed Because of great content you made.
He has pretty good qualifications to do what he's doing. For example, started his first IT company at age 12 , was the youngest to fly solo around the world at 16, then graduated in aeronautical engineering from MIT.
Probably the coolest thing you could do. Buy a L-39 and put it together in time to go to a airshow. I cant imagine how much fun and excitement you all feel as this plane takes off and flys! Its so cool!!!!! Great job on such a huge acomplishment!! Never had so much anticipation with any other video on You Tube.
Just curious: What does the STJ stand for on your shirt? I fly out of STJ, and I know the Beechnuts occasionally fly out of there, too, and wondered if you got it here.
@@mattguthmiller matt, your gf might not have liked the almost nude matt on display even if it was night lol - hope you weren't so drunk as to have ruined your clothing Hence your mate flying 367HP i believe you sank a cocktail and correctly gave control to your mate are wedding bells to be heard anytime soon
Matt is a NTSB report waiting to happen. It's just a matter of when & where. Unfortunately all aviators with insurance will pay the price after the smoke clears.
Damn bro throwing some shade on this huh? He’s showing us what some of us who dare go through. Technicians, engineers and aviators learn through mistakes sometimes... it’s called experience. Sitting on your couch or flying on a calm day every time won’t teach you much. As someone said, “you draw from your luck bag and put it into your experience bag. Just make sure the luck bag doesn’t run out”. Be positive and give them something constructive.
@squawk code matt has loved your comment - i would hate for him to become an ntsb statistic he is young and still impressionable I would have and still would prefer him to purchase a citation ten x or even a phenom 505 - 300e
L-39 “fighter jet” is a dubious statement at best(unless it’s a small Air Force in a 3rd world country)...”advanced trainer” would be more applicable.....😏
Hey Matt, have you ever thought of doing a collab with a non-flying UA-camr? Sherpa (husky/malamute) and his human Jamie are looking to go on vacation soon and going abroad from the UK. Jamie doesn't want to put Sherpa in a cargo hold so he doesn't want to fly anywhere but if you could fly him Sherpa could just lay in the floor.. It'd be cool to see him come to the US and go to Alaska and see where he comes from before he's gone. (He's 12 and has thyroid issues) Oh and did I mention he talks like crazy? :P
So he performs a trainer flights under a professional veteran l-39 pilot 6 months ago and now thinks that is warrant enough to buy and fly his own l-39 at an airshow of all things?! Sounds logical 🙄 🤔 ...NOT! Just cause you are youtuber and can afford to do irresponsible things like this from your "youtuber career" doesn't mean you should....just saying!
@terry boyer a tipsy back seat driver did you see the lads smile at each other as matt rambled on about some flight details he usually inputs then trails off - booze even with food combined with height our matt was well .... tipsy .... trailing off mid speech . ..... probably threw his guts - necessitating a hand wash ..... or was so out of it going up flight steps the lads cat called and laughed at matt's leaving of his senses
A new standard has been breached: In the Beginning, there were UA-camrs who "made it"....by buying a Mercedes Sprinter. Or a brand new House! More 'toys". But Matt said Fuck It- I'm buying a fighter jet. All I know is that it beats the shit out of a van. ps: Re: Chutes; why not just use USA rigged chutes/FAA approved?.....and leave the Chec chutes for wall art.
@@mattguthmiller Wow. Your putting live ejection seats in the L-39. Does that make it more critical, that if you have to eject, you have to be within a certain speed/altitude for ejecting?
You'd think that military jets are super optimized and extreme performance but it seems to me that they are always super heavy, much more than necessary so they are super wasteful to operate. Other than very messy construction that's ugly to update. So there is great potential for making a light plane with a jet engine, particularly a turbofan engine that could have comparable or even superior fuel economy to a piston plane yet able to go close to mach 1 or even above. And do 9 g maneuvers. The L-39 is 3.5ton empty for 2 seats. And jet engines are lighter than pistons so why the extreme weight. F35 is 13.2ton empty, 30 ton gross.
@matt guthmiller matt could you please reach out to me re potentially doing an angel mission flight columbia to cali possibly within the next seven months to return my now voiceless brain injured cousin from rehab centre in columbia back to santa clarita in cali please
I hope you took the time to get it right. Tired mechanics and tight schedule don't mix well...
Mechanics working under time pressure, pilots/owners being goal oriented, viewing regulations as red tape, and an aircraft being different than what was trained on, sound like things mentioned in an FAA accident report. Hopefully it's just being presented that way for UA-cam drama, rather than being true.
"today the plane is leaking all over, we sure hope that that is the only leak and lets go fly tomorrow ASAP" test pilot en route!
Lets hope...By the way I have around 800 hours flying a jet like this...done rocket launch, night aerobatics, 3 ship takeoffs/landings...I witnessed 4 pilots ejected successfully due to engine issues...I live in Canada now...I know there is at least one a/c here in Alberta...
I was thinking the same. Hopefully just added drama for UA-cam. Don't want to see on Kathryn's Report
Agreed, very dangerous from safety and human factors perspective.
Yep, absolutely no one has ever imported an L-39 before, and not a single European has ever visited the USA to jump with a Euro rig at US Parachute Assoc. event. No one has done any of this before, ever...
This is no small feat. Very Very impressive. Way to go crew!
Fighter jet? Trainer jet.
The aircraft is capable of performing light attack missions
@@freedomfan4272 So, light attack/trainer jet then
I love the attention to detail, like Matt’s boxers match the color of the jet.
That was not by accident. 😏
I remember seeing these from very close, flying around a small Czech airfield (LKMH) in the early nineties. We were spending weekend camping at "Drábské světničky", which are these pillar-shaped rocks where people dug little caves to hide from authorities, veeery long time ago. There used to be a rock castle up to 15th century. There's a great view of the runway from the top of those rock pillars, and left base approach to RWY 25 goes right next to the rocks. So while you're standing on the top, left-base approaching airplanes are passing just few tens of meters away from you. The rocks are amazing plane spotting areas (with a bit of a zoom lens). Unfortunately, there's very little traffic there.
Really seems like get there itis
I LOVE projects like this. Using brains, experience, Google, other people, etc. to bring an old machine back to life. Most of the channels I follow do that sort of work, whether it be restoring a 1950 Caterpillar bulldozer, a 1980 helicopter, a 1947 Harley Davidson or anything that can be brought back to running. And the trust you place in someone else flying your baby is remarkable. Just a great video.
Those red illumination lights in the cockpit look so freakin sick man!
Love the clip of all the back seat flying 😂
That leak was within limits
Matt, great what a great production. Enjoying them all. Thank you
At least you are with the Best L39 Mechanic in the world. Shane does it right every time. Tell him I said hello and ask him if he has some Biscuits for me. 😂
Subscriber and ATC at Chattanooga Tower/Approach. I don't think I was working when you flew in. But thanks for stopping by!
@justin soltau the atc live app disappeared off google play store sadly
given most radio activity is now texted within the flight deck from atc i guess atc radio will be soon phased out
Chattanooga is a great town!
Why am I not surprised that Mat Perkins is involved? That is exactly something I would expect from him (in a good way). Totally awesome, hope you made it to Oshkosh. I few down there myself this year but did not make it to the area where L-39s were parked.
When did you add the dual controls?
Well, hopefully the chutes can be packed and certified and the flight plan is cleared over mostly unpopulated airspace. 🙏🏻 Happy trails
I'm looking at that landing gear. And a question popped up in my head: Do airplane undercarriages need an alignment, like cars?
I can imagine that the main gear could use some toe-in for stability and the front wheel can use some proper caster angle for stable straight line tracking at speed.
Yep you got it. Most aircraft have the rudder pedals linked to the rudder as well as the nose wheel, so ensuring that the rudder and the nose wheel are aligned is a regular check!
There is a caster adjustment, and this jet is perfect. The nose gear is a trailing link free castering and not connected to the rudder pedals
Great job! Almost finish! Congrats!
Good job Matt ! This is an amazing series. Also that color is so pretty
I hope you guys are able to and decide to keep as much of the original paint scheme of the jet as possible, i love the look of the Estonian roundel and just the whole jet.
Our L-39 *Trainer Jet
The aircraft is capable of performing light attack missions
@@freedomfan4272 Does it have weapons?
A certain Satisfaction when you Down Jack and clear.
Can’t wait to see this plane fly
I waited for this video sir. Thanks for the upload
Cool Matt
The jet cried tears of joy on her first startup
Please be safe. Rushing things, let alone flight, is never a good idea for great results.
Thanks so much for sharing, fly safe!
Hello Matt, I have followed you since the very beginning. Your long term planning has led you to this amazing aircraft, I am so very happy for your achievements. You are an inspiration to so many aspiring pilots to be, and young folks around the world. Congratulations on all you have accomplished.
“Might be the first time I’ve been in the back of this plane for takeoff and landing”
Yes, we could tell 😂
When did you get dual yokes in 367HP?
Did I miss an episode where 367HP got dual controls?
I noticed that too!
Apparently I did too..
cool beans.. I was up close and personal with an Albatros jet just a few weeks ago..
I just noticed you don’t have the swing over yoke on the bonanza.
My word. This is beautiful. A civilian owned jet is always cause for celebration.
No hearing protection? Those little ear plugs won't cut it. I have hearing loss from turbines and I wore proper protection.
Fighter Jet? That's a bit of a stretch, more like a light jet trainer.
Light switch
Rheostat
Gauges
Leaking
Oshkosh
What in the AF?
Dramatics for UA-cam man
It’s an experimental type cert anyway right? It should be easy to modify a pump to recharge hyd accumulators in fight.
My favorite trainer of all time, such a good looking plane.
Your neighbors in the fly-in community are going to LOVE you lol. Firing up a jet engine at night
Yeah, noise abatement now takes on a WHOLE new meaning !
They live at an airpark... I think they are pretty tolerant
Every time I see an Albatross take off, it reminds me of an airboat...sure does make a lot of noise for the amount of speed you get...
WOW!
I hope you and your Team will make it...
Subscribed because I saw Avatar air/sea symbol on the bag.. Avatar fan of course. But also fan of wonderful jets like L39. Yay. Subbed Because of great content you made.
Wait, no more swing over yoke on your Bonanza?
I know right??
Did you happen to fly this over the Peachtree city/Newnan area because me and my dad saw an L39 flying right over our house that looked very similar.
No, but there is an L-29 & L-39 based there at Newnan
Matty ice doing big boy tings ooooo weee legoooo!
He has pretty good qualifications to do what he's doing. For example, started his first IT company at age 12 , was the youngest to fly solo around the world at 16, then graduated in aeronautical engineering from MIT.
@@777rogerf Not aeronautical engineering. Electrical engineering & computer science.
@@777rogerf Also, he was 19 when he flew around the world solo.
Probably the coolest thing you could do. Buy a L-39 and put it together in time to go to a airshow.
I cant imagine how much fun and excitement you all feel as this plane takes off and flys! Its so cool!!!!! Great job on such a huge acomplishment!! Never had so much anticipation with any other video on You Tube.
I watch planes take off from Gadsden and I’ll be looking for this plane to get airborne!! I live down from the Jr College.
Anyone else notice the new yoke in HP??
ya I noticed in the last video. Curious.
Super cool Matt!
Man, this is just badass!
Glad for you, but... L-39 is *not* a fighter jet.
The aircraft is capable of performing light attack missions
Doesn't sound like him but Matt looks uncannily like Chadtronic and I can't unsee it.
Is the L-39 similar in looks to the Frogfoot? Looks really similar to me, except missing 350 missiles , bombs and rockets lol
The Aero L-39 Albatros is a high-performance jet trainer designed and produced in Czechoslovakia by Aero Vodochody
glad you can copy and paste it here
@@komrad1983 The hard truth
For the last time it's a fucking trainer, not a fighter.
Its not a fighter jet, never was. JET TRAINER
close enough for non-govt work
The ZA models did have pylon mounted rockets/guns though.
@Scooby's Scoop they're capable of light attack missions.
Ice cream is always welcome.
Watch out for that Soviet style attitude indicator. It works differently from Western designs. It will get you if you are not paying attention!
Since when does Hotel Papa have two yokes?
be thankful it's analogue
Matt how many hours to get rated for that plane. Aerobatics?
1000 hrs total flying time in anything before you can get an L-39 rating
this is a cool channel, just found you recently love your content
Coool!!
Hire an L39 tech ffs.
FMC assembled it, they are the best L-39 mechanics in the US…. FFS
@@shanephillips6060 But we were told they were struggling in the video ffs. Having to adapt and modify. It did not inspire confidence did it.
...she's a beaut Clark!
Just curious: What does the STJ stand for on your shirt? I fly out of STJ, and I know the Beechnuts occasionally fly out of there, too, and wondered if you got it here.
Yep
@@mattguthmiller matt, your gf might not have liked the almost nude matt on display even if it was night lol - hope you weren't so drunk as to have ruined your clothing
Hence your mate flying 367HP i believe you sank a cocktail and correctly gave control to your mate
are wedding bells to be heard anytime soon
New sub! Liked 🐸🙏😌🙂😌
I really hope Mike Patey is getting ideas from Matt 🤣
Aaaaalbatross!!!
Matt is a NTSB report waiting to happen. It's just a matter of when & where. Unfortunately all aviators with insurance will pay the price after the smoke clears.
Damn bro throwing some shade on this huh? He’s showing us what some of us who dare go through. Technicians, engineers and aviators learn through mistakes sometimes... it’s called experience. Sitting on your couch or flying on a calm day every time won’t teach you much. As someone said, “you draw from your luck bag and put it into your experience bag. Just make sure the luck bag doesn’t run out”. Be positive and give them something constructive.
This dude has done more real world flying than you and your 3 closest buddies. Stop posting useless comments - ya mama shoulda taught ya some manners!
@squawk code matt has loved your comment - i would hate for him to become an ntsb statistic
he is young and still impressionable
I would have and still would prefer him to purchase a citation ten x or even a phenom 505 - 300e
Please stop calling it a fighter jet; it's a trainer. The L-159 variant was a light attack aircraft.
They're capable of light attack missions
And so was the L-39 ZO & ZA
Not sure The L39 is a fighter jet tho. I do love them tho.
What’s the N number?
L-39 “fighter jet” is a dubious statement at best(unless it’s a small Air Force in a 3rd world country)...”advanced trainer” would be more applicable.....😏
They're capable of light attack missions
Nice plane. I have to say, you're looking a lot healthier than you used to.
Luckily its Mil 5606 and not Skydrol.
Just a little OCD kicking in here, but shouldn't the ice cream person at 8:18 have been wearing gloves? Just saying. Back to the video.
I swear to god, they deleted all memory of the human immune system in 2020.
@@hxhdfjifzirstc894 Nah, Americans were like that before covid. Hand sanitiser everywhere.
@@MiG82au Yawn
@@hxhdfjifzirstc894 pure blood not jabbed here
No they not touching the ice cream
Czechoslovakia doesn't exist since 1992 😉
I my the only one that saw casper the friendly ghost....
WHERE ?! I don’t like ghosts
Beautiful bird tho.
Calling the Albatros a fighter for the clicks. Shame on you.
Hey Matt, have you ever thought of doing a collab with a non-flying UA-camr? Sherpa (husky/malamute) and his human Jamie are looking to go on vacation soon and going abroad from the UK. Jamie doesn't want to put Sherpa in a cargo hold so he doesn't want to fly anywhere but if you could fly him Sherpa could just lay in the floor.. It'd be cool to see him come to the US and go to Alaska and see where he comes from before he's gone. (He's 12 and has thyroid issues) Oh and did I mention he talks like crazy? :P
L-39 albatros CZECH REPUBLIC /INF.L39NG
how many dollars were spent here ?
If you still need a FAA master Rigger that is current with packing L39 parachutes, message me. She is located in Illinois.
So he performs a trainer flights under a professional veteran l-39 pilot 6 months ago and now thinks that is warrant enough to buy and fly his own l-39 at an airshow of all things?! Sounds logical 🙄 🤔 ...NOT! Just cause you are youtuber and can afford to do irresponsible things like this from your "youtuber career" doesn't mean you should....just saying!
What’s the airport called 😂😂
Hopefully the whole rushing the mechanics bullshit is just for YT sake and not real. That's flat out dangerous
UA-cam dramatics man
10:22 is pure sex. I am buh-ricked up.
its not fighter jet!
They're capable of.light attack missions
@@freedomfan4272 against ground targets
Back seat driver.
@terry boyer a tipsy back seat driver did you see the lads smile at each other as matt rambled on about some flight details he usually inputs then trails off - booze even with food combined with height our matt was well .... tipsy .... trailing off mid speech . ..... probably threw his guts - necessitating a hand wash ..... or was so out of it going up flight steps the lads cat called and laughed at matt's leaving of his senses
150 kg of jet a = 50 gallons
Not quite. More like 48.5 gal.
@@igclapp I know. I was rounding.
actually, it's more like 49.3880597 gal
@@keemez Maybe you should carry it out to 20 decimal places.
A new standard has been breached: In the Beginning, there were UA-camrs who "made it"....by buying a Mercedes Sprinter. Or a brand new House! More 'toys". But Matt said Fuck It- I'm buying a fighter jet. All I know is that it beats the shit out of a van. ps: Re: Chutes; why not just use USA rigged chutes/FAA approved?.....and leave the Chec chutes for wall art.
They’re the only option for hot seats
@@mattguthmiller Wow. Your putting live ejection seats in the L-39. Does that make it more critical, that if you have to eject, you have to be within a certain speed/altitude for ejecting?
You'd think that military jets are super optimized and extreme performance but it seems to me that they are always super heavy, much more than necessary so they are super wasteful to operate. Other than very messy construction that's ugly to update. So there is great potential for making a light plane with a jet engine, particularly a turbofan engine that could have comparable or even superior fuel economy to a piston plane yet able to go close to mach 1 or even above. And do 9 g maneuvers.
The L-39 is 3.5ton empty for 2 seats. And jet engines are lighter than pistons so why the extreme weight.
F35 is 13.2ton empty, 30 ton gross.
@matt guthmiller matt could you please reach out to me re potentially doing an angel mission flight columbia to cali possibly within the next seven months to return my now voiceless brain injured cousin from rehab centre in columbia back to santa clarita in cali please