You guys are real lucky to have Cubs and a Stearman in a grass roots environment like that, and to have a excellent instructor like Damian, Wow!!!!!!!!! Lucky people!!!!!! Learn in a Cub, and your a real pilot, Period!!!!!!!!
I wish you had the Stearman when I was there. Loved the Cub! Flying over to Trinca in the Stearman would've been awesome. This was back in the days of Winnie Mae and Propwash. Miss you guys. Keep flying. Never stop!
Excellent video and instruction. Stick and rudder is real flying. A good section of the first part when the student gets into the cockpit video goes black but you still have audio. Video returns and stays as they prepare to taxi. Excellent instructor.
Awesome vídeo. I started my flight lessons after reading Richard Bach's books and biplanes keep being some mithical machines for me. A big dream to follow. Here ir Uruguay we had a Stearman but now is on Brasil so the probabilities are low but some day I will make that dream true. I'm sure of that. Thanks for sharing! What a nice instructor!
TigreUruguayo thanks for watching Tigre! I believe in you! One hour at a time and you’ll have your license before you know it! Yes Damian is the best! I need to go see him soon!
Beautiful Stearman. Tim Preston (Florida) checked me out 28 years ago and the thrill is still there! Not to be picky, but that Continental W670 is an engine, not a motor. "Keep 'em flying . . . lest we forget" Mike Kelly
When I was transitioning to the Stearman I communicated with the flight instructor through a Gosport Tube. I would have really appreciated modern communication. The one thing that always stuck with me was the advice to dance on the rudder pedals when landing otherwise she'll come around on you.
Thanks for taking us along. I really enjoyed all your base to finals, slips and sight picture during your flare. Helps me remember to compensate for drift and on take off to adjust for that p factor when the tail raises. (I've had a few ugly take offs because of low time and ignorance of this fact). I've never used a grass strip, pavement is less forgiving and I learned by a ground looping accident and subsequent nose over in a C-120 that bad things happen if you inadvertently apply brake anytime during the landing roll (while keeping centerline) and definitely during take off roll. Make damn sure you are off the brakes unless needed and don't relax until you're in chocks. In the beginning of this vid when you were warming up the engine by hi speed taxi, your instructor said it'd get squirrelly. Don't ever forget that. I got bit. Lesson learned. Great job flying this Stearman! Thanks for the vid.
We have a champ and the heel brakes help eliminate the nose over issues. Plus they are cable brakes and not as effective as hydraulic ones...probably better that way haha...you shouldn't have to use brakes in a taildragger unless you land long on a short runway...then use them sparingly...
9 and 3 refer to his sight of vision...kinda like how you drive your car with your hands at 10 and 2. Imagine a clock in front of you, he is looking at where the 9 and 3 o'clock positions would be on the clock.
The 9 and 3 refers to the sight picture from the rear seat , If you put the propeller in the horizontal position the blades would be 9 and 3 , so if you looked 9 and 3 through the arc of the prop you would pick up the left and right edges or the runway ...remember you can't see over the nose...edges ahead of the plane tell you you are tracking straight and centered...D
Some excellent instructor work here. This is the calibre of teaching we are losing rapidly.
Many thanks for this look at the mighty Stearman.
Damien is a national treasure. We need more IP's like him.
You guys are real lucky to have Cubs and a Stearman in a grass roots environment like that, and to have a excellent instructor like Damian, Wow!!!!!!!!! Lucky people!!!!!! Learn in a Cub, and your a real pilot, Period!!!!!!!!
I wish you had the Stearman when I was there. Loved the Cub! Flying over to Trinca in the Stearman would've been awesome. This was back in the days of Winnie Mae and Propwash. Miss you guys. Keep flying. Never stop!
Gabriel, you’ve made a great series of videos featuring Damian. Some of the best topical insightful videos on UA-cam.
Drone Monkey thank you so much! Damian is a national treasure! All I did was hit record ;) My most memorable flights were with him!
Excellent video and instruction. Stick and rudder is real flying. A good section of the first part when the student gets into the cockpit video goes black but you still have audio. Video returns and stays as they prepare to taxi. Excellent instructor.
Awesome vídeo. I started my flight lessons after reading Richard Bach's books and biplanes keep being some mithical machines for me. A big dream to follow. Here ir Uruguay we had a Stearman but now is on Brasil so the probabilities are low but some day I will make that dream true. I'm sure of that. Thanks for sharing! What a nice instructor!
TigreUruguayo thanks for watching Tigre! I believe in you! One hour at a time and you’ll have your license before you know it! Yes Damian is the best! I need to go see him soon!
Beautiful Stearman. Tim Preston (Florida) checked me out 28 years ago and the thrill is still there! Not to be picky, but that Continental W670 is an engine, not a motor. "Keep 'em flying . . . lest we forget" Mike Kelly
When I was transitioning to the Stearman I communicated with the flight instructor through a Gosport Tube. I would have really appreciated modern communication.
The one thing that always stuck with me was the advice to dance on the rudder pedals when landing otherwise she'll come around on you.
Very cool! What year was that?
Thanks for taking us along. I really enjoyed all your base to finals, slips and sight picture during your flare. Helps me remember to compensate for drift and on take off to adjust for that p factor when the tail raises. (I've had a few ugly take offs because of low time and ignorance of this fact). I've never used a grass strip, pavement is less forgiving and I learned by a ground looping accident and subsequent nose over in a C-120 that bad things happen if you inadvertently apply brake anytime during the landing roll (while keeping centerline) and definitely during take off roll. Make damn sure you are off the brakes unless needed and don't relax until you're in chocks. In the beginning of this vid when you were warming up the engine by hi speed taxi, your instructor said it'd get squirrelly. Don't ever forget that. I got bit. Lesson learned.
Great job flying this Stearman! Thanks for the vid.
We have a champ and the heel brakes help eliminate the nose over issues. Plus they are cable brakes and not as effective as hydraulic ones...probably better that way haha...you shouldn't have to use brakes in a taildragger unless you land long on a short runway...then use them sparingly...
I'm working on my tailwheel endorsement right now in a J3. I would love to fly a stearman at some point.
The sequins were nice. Most of the video accommodated the blind.
AWESOME Instruction Damien !!! I am on my way to you for Stearman flying !
Chris O'Connell greatest experience of my flying career thus far!
Nice video! I’d love to fly a Stearman. Any chance of editing out the bad clips?
Thanks for posting; very helpful. How much J3 experience did you have prior to the Stearman?
Nice I like it
We're u secretly videoing this checkout?
Don Farris It’s Blair witch flight school
Gabriel,
Great stuff, what airfield is that?
I wish I still lived in NJ.
What does 9 and 3 mean.
9 and 3 refer to his sight of vision...kinda like how you drive your car with your hands at 10 and 2. Imagine a clock in front of you, he is looking at where the 9 and 3 o'clock positions would be on the clock.
The 9 and 3 refers to the sight picture from the rear seat , If you put the propeller in the horizontal position the blades would be 9 and 3 , so if you looked 9 and 3 through the arc of the prop you would pick up the left and right edges or the runway ...remember you can't see over the nose...edges ahead of the plane tell you you are tracking straight and centered...D
Grimshaw Aviation o
I guess helicopter pilots never rode horses.
Instructor say steep turn instead does a standard rate turn. Nice flying though.