Buying a 77 YEAR OLD AIRPLANE (and flying it home!)
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- Опубліковано 7 лип 2024
- Say hello to my 1946 Aeronca Chief. This is my first airplane. It's classic, fun, and cheap! With a thundering 65 horsepower this airplane might not get you there quickly, but at least you'll show up in style. Stay tuned for upcoming videos about my tailwheel training and many more videos featuring this plane.
Big thanks to Moe at The Flight Academy Van Nuys: www.theflightacademycali.com/
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You now own a plane, life will never be the same. One of the best things I ever did in my life.
My Dad bought a 1946 Chief when we lived very close to Nome Alaska in 1964. I was 14 and took lessons and was also his "starter" motor. The plane had an 85 hp Continental, an aluminum climb prop, oversized tires, a dry cell powered radio, toe brakes and the extra rear tank.We sold it a few years later when we moved to another village. Very easy to fly and learn how to make cross wind landings in!
The nineteen seventy five class project was an ironica chief rebuild. We completely recovered it and completely rehab the engine. It was a fun experience... Went on to horizon and Delta. Thank you chief.
I recently bought a 1946 Aeronca Champ and soloed two weeks ago. I’m also a rock recording artist who’s recently gotten into Ham radio as well. Who’d have guessed I’d find a YT channel that’s perfectly suited to my passions! 🤘😎🤘
Excellent! Welcome to the channel! \m/
Great airplane, great video! Congratulations on becoming the newest caretaker of a very special piece of history. Owning an antique tailwheel aircraft takes a lot of heart and commitment. But, as you may have already discovered, there is nothing like the feeling you get when you become part of the legacy. Over 30 years, I’ve flown a lot of different airplanes….but nothing beats my ‘47 Cessna 140 which I’ve owned for 13 years. Been coast to coast in it. Twice!
Be careful with your flight up north. Mountain flying in a 65 HP airplane requires that you plan your route extra carefully and that you make sure you know exactly where you are at all times. Watch the canyons and plan your fuel stops with plenty of gas to spare. Don’t be afraid to wait the weather out. Bottom line ….You’ll love it. Best experience you could ever have.
Thanks so much! I'll probably make a video just about the flight planning before I go on that actual trip. I appreciate the advice!
My instructor used to say "Trust the airplane, it's been flying a LOT longer than you have!"
Good advice!
I like that advice but beware!
It makes such a pleasant change to see a video so well presented. Clear, concise and to the point. And bonus - what a beautiful aircraft the Chief is.
Many thanks!
Max, I almost fell out of my chair when I saw this. Have watched several of your videos reviewing guitars (I'm 71 and play), and never pictured you being a pilot. I've been flying since a kid, grew up around planes and using them as people use cars.
Don't do stupid stuff showing off, listen to your instructor, leave a safety margin, and you will become an old pilot like myself and others.
The Chief is a great plane. Flew Champs myself, ended up in a C421 as the high point. I have a KR2 now for going g on 20 years.
Keep going. I'm impressed with your talent. Maybe some day will run it you on a trip to the west coast. I'm on the east coast. Looking forward to more videos on your progress.
Later my good man.
I'm also your age and and a long time guitar player, and had the same realization from seeing his guitar related channel. I think it's a good channel, too. Props to him, and to you for flying advice.
How nice! My first airplane was a 1946 Chief. Got my tailwheel endorsement in it. Purchased in Ontario and eventually flew across the water to my home base in Newfoundland.(13hr)air time. Loved that plane. Eventually lost it in a hanger mishap during a hurricane. Since then I've has a Luscombe and then a Champ on floats. The Chief was my favorite Thanks for the memories!
I will be watching for the ham stuff. I’m a general and enjoy flying and ham.
Got it from Somerton! Nice video!
Yep, right by the border!
Congratulations, Max! You made a great choice. Have fun and stay safe..
Beautiful plane! Your going to have a great time. It's all about flying. As long as your off the ground speed doesn't matter.
Congrats...they are super airplanes. Good luck and many happy hours flying.
I'm a Ham radio operator and would be very interested in how you set up your radio. I am flying an Aeronca Champ and the unshielded ignition is wreaking havoc on the radio xmit/recv. Congrats on your purchase and welcome to the Aeronca family!
Sweet! Congratulations!
The Chiefs are ancestors to the Decathalons and Citabrias. You are going to have lots of fun with this one. 👍
My first GA flight was in a Decathalon! Thank you!
What a great little video and a nice looking Chief. I own a 1949 Aeronca Champ 7CCM and can definitely relate on everything you said in regards of caring for a vintage aircraft. I have subscribed and look forward to seeing more!
Learned to fly in a Champ in 1955 in Arizona. Brings back a lot of memories. Look forward to seeing more of your Chief.
I also learned to fly and soloed in a 1946 Champ.
Congratulations on your purchase. . . have lots of fun.
I am so very happy for you. Enjoy!!! Looking forward to seeing your adventures!!!🎉🎉🎉
Congratulations Max. Blue skies buddy.
Guitars and planes. All we need to be happy! Congrats Max!!
Absolutely phenomenal!!.
What an awesome aircraft. Can’t believe it’s 77 years old. Doesn’t look that old at all. Looks like a great investment.⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Congrats. I got my tailwheel endorsement in a Champ…. I now own a zenith 601XL, taildragger, of course
Congrats! Beautiful plane!
Congratulations! I made an observation years ago, that music and flying go together. I found that many pilots are musical people. You're Just another person who is confirming my theory. Great informative video!
GREAT airplane! Many hours instructing in the “Chief.” Inspect those oleos carefully and use early stall recovery techniques (pre1950) too. The sweetheart spins beautifully. Have fun.
Thank you for the advice!
Congratulations on a fine set of wings, you'll end up with a lot of great great memories, with this one!
Congratulations!!!! That is awesome!. I'm a retired A&P .that was always my dream. And I had my chances. BUT life got in the way. So I went the safe route. A 1954 pick up Rod.ak Ol'Beater. Just out of moth balls. 30 years in my garage.
Looks like you chose a great plane. I love it!
🎉Awesome Max.Its a great bird. Freedom in the sky.
That's an absolutly beautiful airplane ,I ride in a 1945 TBM Avenger It burns 60-90 gallons an hour
Thanks! Wow, that Avenger must be incredible to be in.
Wow, that thing is in great shape! I’m extremely jealous! 😁
Ugh you are so lucky, I love chiefs and want one so bad!! I’m glad you got one and get to enjoy such a wonderful plane!!
Looks like a great Chief!
I learned to fly a Cessna 140 at Santa Paula, began in 1975. Flew it to Southern IN in '79. [85 continental, Radio had very few Vhf chanels but had an VOR That worked very well. Also, I'm KB9LAX General, here in Indiana!
Loved your video. I love them for the same reason you do! Great plane. Have fun and play safe, stay safe, and enjoy!
Absolutely Perfect! We had a Luscomb 46 8a, totally in tune with everything you are describing, A rudder, stick, and a simple plane, keeping the simplicity of FLYING! Have been in all of the vintage planes you've mentioned, even owned a Tri-Pacer., FUN! Miss my dad, Sat. a.m. was our fly time "Where do you want to go for breakfast?" North, South or wherever? Pilots out there, if you have kids, or know a kid ,take 'em!
Nice to know YOU fulfilled your dream.!
46 Aeronca Chief was also the first plane I purchased. Loved that plane and had a lot of fun flying it. Once owned a third part of a Cub also but always liked flying the Chief best.
Pretty cool, man!!! I just bought a 1940 Chief. I'm freaking out. It is also my first airplane purchase. I have to trailer mine home, but I'm bringing it home on Saturday.
That's terrific! Congrats. Hopefully we can fly Chief formation together someday!
The video is awesome! The story is awesome. This is exactly the experience I hope to have soon!!! Thanks for sharing!
Congratulations, what a BEAUTIFUL Chief!! Best regards from Brasilia, Brazil.
Thank you!
Excellent! Well done, and happy, happy sailing!! You come over as a really decent man, and I wish you all the best in everything you do. I live in the UK, where all things aviation are prohibitively expensive, most sadly, or I would give it a shot.
I have a 1946 Luscombe 8A, I love the old bird.
Love your channel, Blue Skies and Blessings my friend.
Awesome video. Congratulations on your first airplane. I hope one day I will buy one too. A Cub or a Husky are my type of plane . I look forward to see great footages from you flying your new plane . Congratulations again. Cheers from Texas . 👍🏻
Beautiful!!
You did not mention the AD on the Chiefs. I had the pleasure of flying a 47 Chief and I loved it
Part of the reason the annual took so long was because the spar inspection panels needed to be added to the wing. You're right though, I should have mentioned that for other prospective buyers.
Congrats! She's a beauty!
Thanks!
I have 600 hours in an identical Chief, except we had skis for our Canadian winters, which is even more fun. You will fall in love with this plane.
Wow! Skis! I can only imagine that.
This is awesome. A thorough and informative video on a topic that interests me greatly
Thank you
Looking forward to the next video.
Nice presentation! A good one to check out for anyone buying their first plane.
Great video, great plane. Agree with you regarding "stars having to be aligned ". I've been shopping around for my first plane and it's quite the process.
🎉congrats on your new-old plane....love your candid review of your Aeonica.....I have been an aviation entusiast since I was a boy watching F4 Phantoms do touch and gos from my roof at Scott's AFB Illinois where my Dad was stationed at.....at 72 I wont be flying/owning a full scale airplane but I am a qualified (RC) radio control pilot and own a couple of RC Cubs and fly them often....keep the videos coming.....thanks.....
Congratulations Max. Very nice airplane.
Thank you!
I had a 1941 J4 Cub. Loved it. One day a tube fatigued and broke in the horizontal stabilizer. Tube frames that old have many hidden surprises. today that Cub is in a museum, a perfect place for it.
Enjoyed.
Nice!! Congrats!!
Thanks!!
I learned to fly in a chief and a champ in 1958. I had over 18000 hours in my log book when retired. my three favourite aircraft were the 65champ, a Cessna 150 manual flaps and and a Falcon 20. All together I flew 42 different types including wide body Airbus. It was very nice to revisit the champ through your video.
That's great to hear that it was one of your favorites out of all those. I'll have more airplane videos coming soon!
Congrats purcesing it!
Congratulations on your purchase. I too bought my first airplane recently. A 76’ Grumman Cheetah and the seller was very patient with me. About 2 1/2 month process.
Hi Max, congrats, guitarist and aviation lover as well here, great fun friend!!!
Great video. I would like to see more of the interior, I know there is not much. I say this because I like that the top of interior was exposed and you can see the structure. Look forward to the trip videos.
Hey man, back in 1957, my dad bought an Aeronca Champ. It was probably around 10 years old at the time. I was only a few years old. But over time I got to know that plane pretty good. And at 12 years old I took it on my own when my dad was away on a business trip. I knew how to flip the prop, start and basically fly it. So taxiing around our home strip was fine. then I decided to go ahead and fly it out. A few weeks later dad was home and said, Let's go flying. So during preflight, everything was ok until he pulled the dip stick out for fuel and it was lower than a quarter tank. It took about two seconds and I was being chased around the plane. Dad did beat the crap out of me. more because I could have killed myself. The worst part was his buddy calling him and telling him he saw the plane flying down the Delaware River and go under the Milford Bridge. Yup, that was me. I got beat for two weeks over that. Anyway, nice airplanes. Enjoy this great example of the Chief.. Nice one.
Wow! Sounds like it was worth it! What a memory. Thanks for telling me this!
Nice, Congratulations.
Beautiful Plane! Congrats!
Thanks a lot!
If you can use auto gas or get the stc. Do it! It will save u so much headache in the future dealing with stuck valves. Those small engines don’t do well with 100LL. U will never have a stuck valve with Mogas (no alcohol) & cool simple little bird u got!
Got my PPL last year and got my tailwheel endorsement as a student in 2021. Did all my training in a 172 but I am fortunate to have access to my dad's 46 Chief and have about 80 hours in it now. Such a great airplane! Congrats to you, btw!
That is awesome! And thanks!
Well done! Hope to see you at OSH.
You achieved a goal I never will. I enjoy!
Congratulations! She's a classic beauty. Enjoy!
Congratulations! 😊
Thank you!
Congratulations Max .
Thank you!
Enjoy it Max. loved your guitar reviews too , another sub mate.
Awesome, thank you!
Congratulations Max !!!! I remember the video where you was thinking about getting your pilot certificate or something else ( can't remember what it was ) Have fun and video all you can, I love watching these videos even more so than the guitar stuff and I really love guitar if that tells you anything LoL
Thanks so much Niles!
That was an extremely well presented video. Lovely aeroplane.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Holy crow! My experience was so similar. I bought a 46 Chief, sight unseen, for a great price. I had the same experience finding an AME to inspect it. I decided to chance it. Since it was clear across the country I'd have to drive out (Didsbury Alberta to North Bay Ontario) Maybe I could fly it home. Ooppps.
The wings were full of mouse poop, the engine hadn't been started in 5 years. No way I was flying this home. So on a trailer it went. I was then faced with rebuilding the entire aircraft. The only problem I faced was a complete lack of knowledge and experience. But as you said, it's a simple machine. I'm now in the third year and just finishing the fuselage.
I cannot wait to sit in the button of the runway and push that throttle forward!
Oh that's awesome congratulations 👏
Swedish pilot here, been flying for like 5 years now.... Just stumbled into this video, such a cool little plane. Really awsome. Allso happens to like heavy metal...
Welcome aboard!
I'm two years older than your plane. I hope it's in WAY better shape than I am! Cheers, Max! :)
Hate to think how much an annual on you might cost??...))
@@peagee4518 So does my wife! lol 🤣
Welcome to the world of aircraft ownership . . . I've had my baby for 25 years . . . love of my life . . .
You''ll LOVE that plane 🙂 I flew in a Chief as an observer pilot. The other times, about 30 hours worth, were in a 7AC Champ. I'ld recommend checking the FCC rules about airborne HAM radio. If I remember correctly, there are restrictions about that. Also check with the FAA about using a HAM radio in flight. Don't get caught in a trap. Be Safe! Oh, and Have Fun 🙂
Inspiring. Wonderful milestone. Beautiful aircraft. Thanks for sharing the moment with us. I would love to make a vhf contact with you here in the PNW.
I know I’m way. Behind here and probably missed a great deal of things as they happened but we’ll be catching up to it. Your channel just found me how bout that. Anyway I wish you nothing but the best and many happy flights and great fun. God bless and Greetings from far West Texas. Oh yeah and I subbed also.👍
Cool old bird👍
as a pilot and a ham radio operator. it's great... i dont have my own airplane, but we are lucky over here in that we can use /AM and i've done that a couple of times with someone else flying, but i've also had my aprs radio sitting in the luggage shelf running as well a couple of times.
I'm Chief shopping at the moment. I started my vintage aircraft quest with J3 Cub, and would still like to have one. But you can get a really nice Chief for about 20k less than a similar condition J3. And I've got 3 daughters to take flying, so the bench seating made more sense than the tandem. That's a really nice one, the first that I've seen with a wooden panel. One of the videos I was watching stated that we don't really own these vintage aircraft. Rather, we are the custodians of them, until they get passed on to someone else. Hopefully, whatever I buy will stay in the family long after I'm gone. I wish you many enjoyable adventures in your Chief.
Hey thanks! And good luck with your shopping. There's a Chief on Trade-a-plane right now for 19k. Even has the A75 so probably a little better climb performance. Only warning I would give you is the Chief (bench seat) has a shorter fuselage so it's a little more squirrely on the ground compared to a Champ or a Cub. Just takes a little more dancing with the feet.
That's pretty awesome. I especially liked your buying criteria.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Beautiful plane! Congratulations!!! I'd be at Santa Paula having breakfast every weekend in that.
😎👍
So cool! Guitars, and airplanes! I have some hours in Cubs and a Champ myself, but I don't own one yet. Loved this video!
Thank you!
Great video ❤️👍🏽
Thank you!
Low an slow!
Fine flying machine!
Love taildraggers
Nice kite, as Captain Slow would say. (James May)
CONGRADULATIONS MAX, I LIKE YOUR NEW OLD AIRLPNAE AND A GREAT CHOICE. I MISS FLYING A LOT AND I TOO LOVE CLASSIC FORD CARS. AFTER I GET ONE I TOO WILL RENEW MY PRIVATE PILOT LICIENCE AND GET MY OWN AFFORDABLE AIRPLANE. HAPPY TRAILS AND ENJOY FLYING YOUR AERONCA CHIEF. MARK FROM SAN FRANCISCO CALIF.
Dude, sick! 🤘😖
Thankyou max im happy for you im bent to build new type
YES👍👍 I grew up in one of those .!. My dad got his right after he got out of the service after WW2. We used to go to Fly-In breakfasts & airshows in it. Overall
Excellent plane & many great memories
That's wonderful! Do you have any old pictures?
@@HeavyMetalHorizons actually I believe I still have 1photo left. maybe from the 1970s. Ours was an actual tail dragger with a skid, at least you have a wheel LoL.
Ours had no heat or lights or radio or electric start. Used to terrify me to watch my dad prop start it. At least with those if the engine quits while airborne you can glide around for a while. I think you're going to enjoy be-boppin around in that ☺️
@@HeavyMetalHorizons on a whim I just typed the reg. number into Google & it popped right up 1946Aeronca. It is still flying & owned by the family my dad sold it to. I am happy & very sad at the same time, but I bet my dad is grinning from Arlington 🇺🇸
That is fantastic that it's still flying!!
Being the son of an Air Force pilot, aviation has always interested me. I know you will enjoy your plane and BTW I still have the candy blue Barretta special I bought because of you.
AWESOME AWESOME video brother!!! What a BEAUTIFUL flight! Should have pulled a Maverick fly by. 🤣🤙🏼
' Like minded ' I think you and I have a common ancestor. I just bought a 1946 Ercoupe 415 C for my first airplane and at the same time I am a student pilot at the ripe old age of 76 years. The Ercoupe is actually 6 months older than I am. I had never flown and like you I bought it without a pre-purchase inspection. I read all the old log books and talked to some people that were sort of familiar with the airplane. Never took a flight in it, bought it. I know I was lucky, things could have gone south but they didn't. Currently I am still a student pilot waiting to do my check ride. You want to fly the entire west coast, I want to fly to Texas from the Central Valley of California. Sounds like a familiar story. Beautiful airplane Fly Safe
That's terrific! We should get together. Central valley isn't too far... when you have an airplane!