Drunk guy steals plane - "Ben Whabnoski" Kyle and Liz Franklin skit | EAA AirVenture 2024

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  • Drunk guy steals plane | EAA AirVenture 2024
    Crazy skilled actually.
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  • @RookFox
    @RookFox  Місяць тому +15

    Well this has become the most popular video on my channel, I have plenty of other EAA videos and also some from Milwaukee's Air Show too if anyone is interested, playlists linked in the description :)

  • @georgelevin6134
    @georgelevin6134 Місяць тому +59

    I had this guy as a student that’s why I drink now.

  • @tropicthndr
    @tropicthndr Місяць тому +33

    Makes everyone who stalled their plane into the ground look like total fools.

  • @bl8danjil
    @bl8danjil Місяць тому +59

    That is some amazing trust in one's ability and airplane.

    • @KimiWallrus
      @KimiWallrus Місяць тому +1

      I thought this video was about a pony tail.

    • @dennied7826
      @dennied7826 Місяць тому +1

      I remember once watching something where a pilot had done a similar stunt. I believe he said it took every bit of his abilities to look like the worst pilot of all time while in perfect control.

  • @LouT1501
    @LouT1501 Місяць тому +29

    Nice to see that Kyle Franklin is still putting on that show!

  • @takamadson
    @takamadson Місяць тому +8

    Just remember, this IS WISCONSIN we're talking about...🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @USCombatEngineervet2006
    @USCombatEngineervet2006 Місяць тому +21

    Kyle Franklin awesome pilot

  • @hannes_lutzenberger
    @hannes_lutzenberger Місяць тому +19

    He knows this airplane!!! Love it!!!

  • @Paul_Wetor
    @Paul_Wetor Місяць тому +9

    I'm not a pilot but that is really impressive flying. Such control.

  • @christobaliancantu7112
    @christobaliancantu7112 Місяць тому +8

    I love this skit! Seen it before and still love it 😊

  • @bretz71
    @bretz71 Місяць тому +1

    Funny how that guy has been at every big airshow I've been to, stealing a different plane, for 45 years. 🤣

    • @skyboy1956
      @skyboy1956 28 днів тому

      sometimes, he's at two or more different airshows clean across the country on the same day ! !

  • @JosephOlson-ld2td
    @JosephOlson-ld2td Місяць тому +9

    I did that at Houston Hobby Airport as a 12 hr total time student on a crosswind take-off, longest 30 min solo in my life

    • @JosephOlson-ld2td
      @JosephOlson-ld2td Місяць тому +2

      I took a VOR heading to return to Laport Airport and after 10 min looked down, I was directly over Ellington AFB, luckily I didn't get fighter intercept

    • @RookFox
      @RookFox  Місяць тому +1

      ​@@JosephOlson-ld2td Oh my

    • @KhreamedKhorne
      @KhreamedKhorne 26 днів тому

      ​@@JosephOlson-ld2tdBut you got a phone call huh?

    • @JosephOlson-ld2td
      @JosephOlson-ld2td 26 днів тому

      @@KhreamedKhorne in the mid 70s, student pilots were on "survival of fittest" FAA monitoring, so I got a few more Near Death hanger stories to complete my training

  • @alamoana2000
    @alamoana2000 Місяць тому +16

    The legend! One of the most amazing Cub pilots on the world!

  • @Incognito-fe8cw
    @Incognito-fe8cw Місяць тому +2

    He's really good ! Highly skilled choreography !

  • @justinninke6405
    @justinninke6405 Місяць тому +2

    Excellent airmanship as always

  • @wrongwayfeldman5393
    @wrongwayfeldman5393 Місяць тому +9

    That was part of the show?😲I have never seen anything like that before😳

    • @scottdearmond5532
      @scottdearmond5532 Місяць тому +3

      It’s ok 👍🏻 part of the airshow, most people realize that flying drunk usually doesn’t work out so well, for the airplane.😊

    • @randemness2680
      @randemness2680 Місяць тому +4

      It was entertaining as hell. I had to hold my laughter while my wife sat there freaking out thinking it was real😂(we were right near the boeing ramp right where it started)

  • @tropicthndr
    @tropicthndr Місяць тому +6

    This guy makes all the fools that stalled their plane into the ground and became the list of shame Dan Gryders list, look even worse.

    • @skyboy1956
      @skyboy1956 28 днів тому

      if gryder is not ashamed I don't see why anybody would be.

  • @skootr924
    @skootr924 Місяць тому +1

    Burnet TX remembers this man😊

  • @shotguntod
    @shotguntod Місяць тому +5

    Rare footage of Trigger learning how to do PSMs

    • @RookFox
      @RookFox  Місяць тому

      @@shotguntod real

  • @denniselder3291
    @denniselder3291 Місяць тому +1

    Don't let this guy talk his second wife into wing walking.

  • @henryairconcepts2999
    @henryairconcepts2999 26 днів тому

    Plot twist : He's actually really intoxicated 😆

  • @arby5378
    @arby5378 Місяць тому +1

    LOL good one, I saw that skit many years ago at the Sussex New Jersey air show. The Ruskies were there too with their amazing huge biplane that seemed to just float in the air.

  • @jonathonspears7736
    @jonathonspears7736 29 днів тому

    I saw this skit a couple years ago. Was rather entertaining

  • @dallaspalmerton5725
    @dallaspalmerton5725 25 днів тому

    We have a crop duster guy around me who does stuff like this.

  • @markweber2958
    @markweber2958 Місяць тому +4

    Those guys are awesome....I've seen them in Monroe n.c.

  • @SteelTallon
    @SteelTallon Місяць тому +2

    This is how my check ride felt for sport pilot.

  • @dhdawdy
    @dhdawdy Місяць тому +2

    Pink Floyd's "Learning to Fly"

  • @user-gb6um3pi8j
    @user-gb6um3pi8j Місяць тому +1

    There was a gentleman here in Alabama several years ago that would do basically the same act with a J3 Cub. Unfortunately I watched him kill himself in a tragic accident performing the act at Shelby County Airport.

  • @neilfoster814
    @neilfoster814 28 днів тому

    Pretty sure that's the alcoholic cropduster guy from 'Independence Day' (Randy Quaid)
    But seriously, it takes SERIOUS skill to fly that sloppy.

  • @ChronicViper
    @ChronicViper Місяць тому +1

    One of my friends flies with tora tora tora, he said the pilot got tackled one year by an un briefed individual. Flying the plane fake drunk is less dangerous than stealing it fake drunk.

  • @alanluscombe8a553
    @alanluscombe8a553 Місяць тому

    Pretty impressive flying really

  • @justaputz-e8p
    @justaputz-e8p Місяць тому

    I am absolutely terrified of flying. Flown a few times in my life but I sweated it out. The world is beautiful from up there. But this amazing flying was just awesome with butterflies flapping away in my stomach but will say with respect. YOU HAVE TO BE CRAZY!!!! 😂🎉

  • @seangfoster1974
    @seangfoster1974 Місяць тому +1

    I wonder what he has on the wingtips to protect from excess damage when he drags them on the ground.

  • @denniselder3291
    @denniselder3291 Місяць тому

    Don't let him talk his second wife into wing walking.

  • @crooked-halo
    @crooked-halo Місяць тому

    This is a great act for kids or first timers but it really needs some creative & powerful narration.

  • @kkristopher7413
    @kkristopher7413 Місяць тому

    Dang it Dad! I'm on my first date with this girl and this is what you do.

  • @scootertrash911
    @scootertrash911 Місяць тому +2

    He needs to check his toe in before he wrecks that thing.

    • @skyboy1956
      @skyboy1956 28 днів тому

      His toes are always in when he takes off so it's all good.

  • @TamasLaszlo-83
    @TamasLaszlo-83 Місяць тому

    Awesome pilot-skills! And of course he choosed a great plane for his stunt. After the show they could repair the wingtips...😄

  • @georgewashington9058
    @georgewashington9058 Місяць тому

    For sale, mid time engine, no damage history.

  • @jamesbillington9280
    @jamesbillington9280 Місяць тому +5

    EAA AirVenture- Where pilots go to die.

  • @KurgerBurger
    @KurgerBurger Місяць тому +1

    LOL we were supposed to go this year but a last minute emergency prevented us. I asked my wife to watch this clip saying "this is what we would've seen had we been able to go". Wife almost started to cry, saying "Effing drunk asshole, don't crash that plane! I hate drunks, he's going to kill himself and destroy that beautiful airplane..." LOL I had to break the truth to her after about a minute... Got her good! Thanks for great flying and a great airshow! Hope to be there next year!

    • @RookFox
      @RookFox  Місяць тому

      Haha that's hilarious

  • @user-jh7nc3pv8h
    @user-jh7nc3pv8h Місяць тому

    To be honest he had me going there for a minute or two.

  • @crusty_magog
    @crusty_magog Місяць тому +11

    Ahaha this is hilarious. Pretty cool bit, never seen anything like it at an air show.
    Edit: this is the kind of thing that goes viral after a few months

    • @RookFox
      @RookFox  Місяць тому +3

      @@crusty_magog Yeah lol but this is actually a performance that has been done quite a few times before so it probably won't, who knows

    • @joshc7091
      @joshc7091 Місяць тому +1

      Yup been happening since I was a kid! Lol

    • @crusty_magog
      @crusty_magog Місяць тому +1

      @@RookFoxsemi-called it :)

    • @RookFox
      @RookFox  Місяць тому +1

      @@crusty_magog Looks like it haha

    • @generico896
      @generico896 4 дні тому

      I'm genuinely curious and in an inner debate with myself: What were you referring to when you edited your comment to say that "this" is gonna blow in a few months? The video or your post?

  • @timothystark4475
    @timothystark4475 Місяць тому

    Wow! Crazy skilled pilot!

  • @brandonmcheyenehoward1077
    @brandonmcheyenehoward1077 Місяць тому +1

    That was clever 😂

  • @vk2ig
    @vk2ig Місяць тому

    Interesting performance.
    Noting a bit of wingtip in the dirt occasionally, what do they do to the aircraft beforehand to ensure the wingtips aren't damaged by abrasion, etc?

    • @RookFox
      @RookFox  Місяць тому

      ua-cam.com/video/URXaM5MyJUI/v-deo.htmlfeature=shared at 4:08 explains a bit

  • @sparky5860
    @sparky5860 Місяць тому

    Awesome……👍

  • @paulohfortini5140
    @paulohfortini5140 14 днів тому +1

    Popularmente conhecido na Aviação de brincadeira como Voo do bêbado mas em Voo real mas só pra Pilotos Ases exímios experientes nesse tipo de exibição à baixa altura 🛩🛫🛬

    • @paulohfortini5140
      @paulohfortini5140 14 днів тому +1

      Nas festas aerodesportivas de meu aeroclube acontecem 🇧🇷🛩🎈🎉🎊

  • @zapfanzapfan
    @zapfanzapfan Місяць тому

    I've seen that before but still cool! Takes proper skill to fly that badly 🙂

  • @apexkilla
    @apexkilla Місяць тому +2

    Nice clickbait

    • @RookFox
      @RookFox  Місяць тому

      This is quite literally what the performance is called/described as lol

  • @sulevisydanmaa9981
    @sulevisydanmaa9981 Місяць тому

    GOTTA BE TALLMANZ AVIATION INC reincarnated ...

  • @CipherPTY
    @CipherPTY Місяць тому

    Grand Ace Combat

  • @ohareplanespotting
    @ohareplanespotting Місяць тому

    A classic

  • @JS-zb1vv
    @JS-zb1vv Місяць тому

    This is possibly due to the horsepower to weight ratio!! I bet it’s 3-1

  • @kazunoriN
    @kazunoriN Місяць тому

    Mission Complete

  • @tomasinacovell4293
    @tomasinacovell4293 9 днів тому

    Taylorcraft?

    • @RookFox
      @RookFox  9 днів тому

      Piper Super Cub

  • @harryfaber
    @harryfaber Місяць тому

    Looked like one of my better landings....

  • @Zpc_Aircraft
    @Zpc_Aircraft 17 днів тому

    这是个高手😂😂😂

  • @generico896
    @generico896 4 дні тому

    Great pilot. The commentator is quite bad though

  • @richardharrold4357
    @richardharrold4357 Місяць тому +1

    You tricked me. Shame on you.

  • @Airplane_Willy
    @Airplane_Willy Місяць тому

    This is a legit question, is this guy a copy of Erik Edgren, or is Erik a copy of this guy? I had Erik perform at an airshow at my airport a few years ago and thought he was the OG of this performance.

    • @RookFox
      @RookFox  Місяць тому

      I have no idea, maybe someone else can answer

  • @terryatpi
    @terryatpi Місяць тому

    What is on the wing tips ?

    • @RookFox
      @RookFox  Місяць тому +1

      Duct tape apparently
      ua-cam.com/video/wWQyPV3IwVs/v-deo.htmlfeature=shared at 4:08

    • @terryatpi
      @terryatpi Місяць тому

      @@RookFox Very cool. Galvanized steel , duct tape and little bags of flower for effect. Thanks Cat

  • @lawrencemahalak6824
    @lawrencemahalak6824 Місяць тому

    This shtick never gets old.

  • @MrSuzuki1187
    @MrSuzuki1187 Місяць тому +1

    Enough of this scam already! It got old 50 years ago when he was flying an original J-3 Cub. How many times can people fall for ths?

    • @truthserum5310
      @truthserum5310 Місяць тому +2

      @@MrSuzuki1187 Have you ever thought for a second that new generations of people go to EAA Air Venture every year? This song isn’t about you, you aren’t that important. Let others enjoy it like the first time you saw it and enjoyed it years back. Selfish!

    • @RookFox
      @RookFox  Місяць тому

      That's what I'm thinking, all these people are complaining because it's been done before or because it's always the same, which you can literally say the same about maaaany air show performances. I don't get it, if they are bored of it, no one is making them come watch it again, and it's not like a 10 minute act will ruin the entire experience for them just because they have to see it once a year.

  • @HoundDogMech
    @HoundDogMech Місяць тому +1

    This act is OLD I made 48 consective EAA Conventions/Airventure till 2020 COVID so I've seen it all. EAA Convention was grate but te EAA with Airventure has gotten GREEDY so f'em.

  • @jeffhenson1994
    @jeffhenson1994 Місяць тому

    stupid idea u dont think others would try u wait u all think its so funny

  • @jrnumex9286
    @jrnumex9286 Місяць тому

    ahh, the drunk guy skit kinda like "3 (ethnics your choice) walk into bar" jokes. not so much anymore if any. i'm sure viewers who have lost family and friends in car wrecks to intox drivers not laughin'

  • @nukejets
    @nukejets Місяць тому +2

    This type of "aerial show" is irresponsible and should never be allowed to occur. It make light of the seriousness required to be an aircraft pilot.

    • @RookFox
      @RookFox  Місяць тому +4

      I'm sure one silly show that actually shows a crazy amount of skill won't hurt when there are dozens of other shows that are taken much more seriously.

    • @EllipsisAircraft
      @EllipsisAircraft Місяць тому +6

      They have 500' lateral distance from the front of the crowd. 1,000' to the back. There are no items or vehicles to hit out there. This pilot, Kyle Franklin is one of the most skilled airshow performers of all time. He was a wing-walker at first. And speaking of seriousness: His father was a performer who died in a crash, colliding with his airshow partner. His wife also passed away in a crash that involved them both. He needs no lectures on seriousness.

    • @markp1506
      @markp1506 Місяць тому +2

      That is a very silly comment. It’s a jocular skit as background to showcase this pilot’s amazing skill. No actual pilot makes light of safety. He’s a skilled performer.

    • @nukejets
      @nukejets Місяць тому +1

      @@markp1506 I wonder what the NTSB investigation will show if he ever augers his airplane into the ground. I don't care how "experienced" or "skilled" the pilot is, he is lining up the holes in the swiss cheese and is only one small mistake away from catastrophe.
      It is not a silly comment. This type of flying exhibition demonstrates extremely bad flying habits that may especially influence younger pilots. Every year, we see even "experienced (+1500 hrs) pilots make devastating decisions by ignoring standard procedures.

    • @michaelryan6195
      @michaelryan6195 Місяць тому +1

      My god you do not appreciate the skill

  • @bruceblackburn3645
    @bruceblackburn3645 Місяць тому +1

    This routine has been around for years. It's still a bad idea, unsafe and not funny.

  • @michaelcarmean4906
    @michaelcarmean4906 Місяць тому

    Not 🔥☠️🔥 Funny

  • @mikemcgonegal1616
    @mikemcgonegal1616 Місяць тому +5

    Lame

    • @truthserum5310
      @truthserum5310 Місяць тому +6

      That's what I told your Mom last night about her performance.

    • @mikerotch4597
      @mikerotch4597 Місяць тому +1

      Told her also

    • @vk2ig
      @vk2ig Місяць тому

      LAME = Licensed Aircraft Maintenance Engineer.

    • @oneninerniner3427
      @oneninerniner3427 Місяць тому

      Let's see how you fly