Thanks for the awesome and professional videos Dave takes me back to the time I got to fly in and have a drive of a Mustang , just the best day ever!!!!
Beautiful! I used to go flying in my friend’s, Mitchell B-25 Bomber in California “Heavenly Body”. Everybody who likes aviation needs to fly in a WWII Warbird at least once in their life. It an experience that stimulates all of your senses and it’s an experience you will never forget. Sadly my old friend, Mike Pupich passed away.
Magnificent! ( I too had the joy of seeing my shadow on the cloud, surrounded by a circular rainbow, when years ago I flew on the CAP-10 ..) Thanks Dave! 🤗
Reminds me of HMP, Jack Hoveys P-51D in desert camp, with that beautiful bright red spinner. I was blessed and lucky enough to have help maintained and had several rides with Jack cow chasing at 200 feet above the altamont hills in Livermore.
Another fabulous video! Keep 'em coming! Interesting that this mustang is also in 442 markings.....my father-in-law flew mustangs with 442 and 443 after the war.........( one of his machines is in the Rockcliffe museum).
Given the spitfires poor manner's on the ground, blame can be placed (a devil on the ground but an angel in the air). Your one heck of a pilot Dave, keep up the good work. Mr. Potter is a champion of preservation and we the people are internally grateful that he shares his passion.
Excellent video Dave, thanks very much for the tour and commentary! A few years ago I walked into a hangar at Springbank Airport on a sales cold call and this airplane was sitting pretty just inside the door. It was apparently stationed there for the summer, but I never did see it fly. I did see it close enough to touch...but DID NOT ;) Also, I love your music!! Where can I purchase Requiem-High Flight & On Track please and thanks?? :D EDIT: nvm, I found your website with the link on the Lysander video...Cheers!
Fantastic vid. Lovely soundtrack, as usual. Since every second of this flight was great, I'm a little disappointed you didn't include those 360s before landing -- even if in FF mode. I'd have been very patient to land myself. No hurry at all.
You can visit us at the hangar at Gatineau Airport. Call Vintage Wings of Canada for a Tour. We have a Spitfire, Hurricane, Mustang, Corsair, P-40, Lysander, Swordfish, and a list of other aircraft. Also, most weekends in the summer months we get one of them flying for some task or other. Drop by. Donations requested.
Hello Dave, could you please explain the significance of manifold pressure? Is it the inlet or exhaust manifold? Does a supercharger change everything?
I always come back to this video now and again as it’s my favourite in-cockpit video and makes me feel happy! The music is also a great compliment to the moment. Dave, what RPM and MP would you use during the 360s to reduce your airspeed? Thank you.
It's generally held that a Merlin is best flown with positive boost (above 30" MP). The RPM can be brought back quite low, 2000 or so, depending on vibration. But some outfits allow MP as low as 26" in that situation. The combat flaps on a Mustang are great -- they can be extended at high speed. On a Spitfire it's more difficult, the max flap speed on ours is 160 mph. Thinking-ahead is definitely required.
Dave are those first rolls full deflection? At combat speed would it roll a little faster? I am a scale RC pilot. It is important to me to get the rates and timing right when I fly a RC warbird. Most models will roll much faster than scale...If they are full deflection in this video I can get a second count and properly mimic the real roll rate. Never had the chance to actually ask a real warbird pilot any questions like this. I have a P-51 and a Spitfire. Are the roll rates similar? Also would like to ask have you seen Scott Yoak's airshow routine in his Mustang "Quick Silver" ? If you have how hard is he pushing it? Seems like a lot...more than you normally see anyone push a warbird. Thanks very much.
Mustang? The ailerons are stiff, and get stiffer as the speed goes up. Up around 280 mph I can't bury the stick against my leg with one hand like I can with the P-40. It's common in the Mustang to set the throttle, then use 2 hands on the stick. In our collection, fastest rate of roll is P-40, Hurricane, Spitfire, Mustang. I never flew our Corsair.
Depends on the job. But in general I'd pick the Spitfire because of the way it accelerates after a hard pull. Mind you, I wonder about the Tempest. And every pilot loved the Hellcat.
@@davehadfield5906 Thanks for the response! I did 27 years flying in the USAF, single-seat F-15C and am looking to venture into the Warbird community. Your humble commentary and professionalism are simply amazing - THANKS for letting us all ride along on your adventures.
If you're going reasonably fast, there is lots of buffet warning. If below 125 mph, very little. But it tends to flick (autorotate) if stalled in a turn.
Dave, you mentioned that the P40 rolls a lot better than P51 and Spitfire. Can you comment on why that is? Does it have to do with wing loading (primarily)?
No, roll rate is not connected to wing loading. It's a function of aileron design (how big it is and how much it doesn't twist under load), and the gearing and mechanical advantage of the control system. The Spit and Hurricane can't exert that much force because the stick is hinged halfway up. Not much leverage. As for the Mustang, they just didn't get that part right.
That was unbelievable. Thanx for sharing. BTW, if the engine/prop torque yaws the nose to the left, wouldn't you want to position it to the right on takeoff?
Always a pleasure to see your videos. I live in the Gatineau area and always spend time whenever we have the chance to attend shows.
Thanks for the awesome and professional videos Dave takes me back to the time I got to fly in and have a drive of a Mustang , just the best day ever!!!!
This video should have at least 2 million likes. Thank you for posting.
Beautiful! I used to go flying in my friend’s, Mitchell B-25 Bomber in California “Heavenly Body”. Everybody who likes aviation needs to fly in a WWII Warbird at least once in their life. It an experience that stimulates all of your senses and it’s an experience you will never forget. Sadly my old friend, Mike Pupich passed away.
I remember that name at van nuys airport.
Noisy beasts aren't they. Flew in one in the 70s
Beautiful video, makes me feel that I am back up there... Awesome...
I enjoyed that video and the narration very much. Thank you!
Magnificent!
( I too had the joy of seeing my shadow on the cloud, surrounded by a circular rainbow, when years ago I flew on the CAP-10 ..)
Thanks Dave! 🤗
Reminds me of HMP, Jack Hoveys P-51D in desert camp, with that beautiful bright red spinner. I was blessed and lucky enough to have help maintained and had several rides with Jack cow chasing at 200 feet above the altamont hills in Livermore.
You got a nice halo at 13:25 ! I always love them when I pass a cloud.
Another fabulous video! Keep 'em coming! Interesting that this mustang is also in 442 markings.....my father-in-law flew mustangs with 442 and 443 after the war.........( one of his machines is in the Rockcliffe museum).
That p51 in that livery looks the absolute best.
Very cool. It looks like Fifi’s rubber was still in the touch down zone from July :)
Given the spitfires poor manner's on the ground, blame can be placed (a devil on the ground but an angel in the air). Your one heck of a pilot Dave, keep up the good work. Mr. Potter is a champion of preservation and we the people are internally grateful that he shares his passion.
My friend is thinking about purchasing a two seater P-51 and I’m looking forward to getting in the fastest warbird around
Great video, many thanks for sharing Dave. Commentary always makes a ride-along video so much more enlightening. Great music too!
Great video, taking us along for a flight in the P-51 Mustang!
Beautiful! I miss being able to fly.
What a great video!!, Thanks for sharing
This is a great channel. I'm glad I found it.
Thanks for the ride,the song,sights, and sound of the V-12 ,and your thoughts.
that was cool! thanks for taking us for a ride 👍
Very nice paint scheme
Excellent video Dave, thanks very much for the tour and commentary!
A few years ago I walked into a hangar at Springbank Airport on a sales cold call and this airplane was sitting pretty just inside the door. It was apparently stationed there for the summer, but I never did see it fly. I did see it close enough to touch...but DID NOT ;)
Also, I love your music!! Where can I purchase Requiem-High Flight & On Track please and thanks?? :D
EDIT: nvm, I found your website with the link on the Lysander video...Cheers!
Beautiful!
Great video Dave , looks like way more fun than those long haul Hong Kong trips .. !
Fantastic vid. Lovely soundtrack, as usual. Since every second of this flight was great, I'm a little disappointed you didn't include those 360s before landing -- even if in FF mode. I'd have been very patient to land myself. No hurry at all.
Thanks! Some viewers want me to concentrate on the meaty stuff, some want every possible detail.
@@davehadfield5906 Catch 22? :-) Circling in a P-51 may not be meaty, but who wouldn't give their right arm to do even that.
Ahh, the song of the Merlin. A lovely bird indeed.
Agreed.
Nice flight😃😃
You can visit us at the hangar at Gatineau Airport. Call Vintage Wings of Canada for a Tour. We have a Spitfire, Hurricane, Mustang, Corsair, P-40, Lysander, Swordfish, and a list of other aircraft. Also, most weekends in the summer months we get one of them flying for some task or other. Drop by. Donations requested.
Hello Dave, could you please explain the significance of manifold pressure? Is it the inlet or exhaust manifold? Does a supercharger change everything?
I always come back to this video now and again as it’s my favourite in-cockpit video and makes me feel happy! The music is also a great compliment to the moment.
Dave, what RPM and MP would you use during the 360s to reduce your airspeed? Thank you.
It's generally held that a Merlin is best flown with positive boost (above 30" MP). The RPM can be brought back quite low, 2000 or so, depending on vibration. But some outfits allow MP as low as 26" in that situation.
The combat flaps on a Mustang are great -- they can be extended at high speed. On a Spitfire it's more difficult, the max flap speed on ours is 160 mph. Thinking-ahead is definitely required.
@@davehadfield5906 thanks Dave!
Dave are those first rolls full deflection? At combat speed would it roll a little faster? I am a scale RC pilot. It is important to me to get the rates and timing right when I fly a RC warbird. Most models will roll much faster than scale...If they are full deflection in this video I can get a second count and properly mimic the real roll rate. Never had the chance to actually ask a real warbird pilot any questions like this. I have a P-51 and a Spitfire. Are the roll rates similar? Also would like to ask have you seen Scott Yoak's airshow routine in his Mustang "Quick Silver" ? If you have how hard is he pushing it? Seems like a lot...more than you normally see anyone push a warbird. Thanks very much.
Mustang? The ailerons are stiff, and get stiffer as the speed goes up. Up around 280 mph I can't bury the stick against my leg with one hand like I can with the P-40. It's common in the Mustang to set the throttle, then use 2 hands on the stick. In our collection, fastest rate of roll is P-40, Hurricane, Spitfire, Mustang. I never flew our Corsair.
Can the powerplant be rebuilt/refurbished indefinitely or will the block eventually run out of metal to work with? Hope this question makes sense.
How much power is the Merlin producing at 50” ?
Excellent! Thank you for sharing! UA-cam GOLD! What song is that in the middle of the video?
Mine. "Requiem For a Pilot". See my website.
Thanks! Is it on the Climbin’ Away album?
@@brycekat Yes.
If you had to fight in WW2 in any of the allied fighters against it's axis contemporaries which one would it be and why.
Depends on the job. But in general I'd pick the Spitfire because of the way it accelerates after a hard pull. Mind you, I wonder about the Tempest. And every pilot loved the Hellcat.
Outstanding video Dave!!! Just subscribed after I found your channel. How did you get into flying Warbirds, Sir?
Short version: commercial pilot, lots of tailwheel time, then joined a flying museum -- and never stopped showing up. ;)
@@davehadfield5906 Thanks for the response! I did 27 years flying in the USAF, single-seat F-15C and am looking to venture into the Warbird community. Your humble commentary and professionalism are simply amazing - THANKS for letting us all ride along on your adventures.
Why is the Mustang Merlin running much higher RPM and Booster (manifold) pressure compared with the Spitfire?
Units of measurement?
@@davehadfield5906 I think all Merlins would be PSI units (Imperial)
@@keithralfs5190 No, the gauge on the Mustang is in inches of Mercury, but on the Spitfire it's in pounds of boost.
@@davehadfield5906 Cool Bananas Thanks Dave
At the ten minute mark there is music that I'd like to download. What is the name of the artist.
That would be me... check out my website for Requiem For A Pilot
What kind of stall characteristics does this airplane have? Much of a buffet warning or just payoff and roll? I’ve often wondered.
If you're going reasonably fast, there is lots of buffet warning. If below 125 mph, very little. But it tends to flick (autorotate) if stalled in a turn.
Dave, you mentioned that the P40 rolls a lot better than P51 and Spitfire. Can you comment on why that is? Does it have to do with wing loading (primarily)?
No, roll rate is not connected to wing loading. It's a function of aileron design (how big it is and how much it doesn't twist under load), and the gearing and mechanical advantage of the control system. The Spit and Hurricane can't exert that much force because the stick is hinged halfway up. Not much leverage. As for the Mustang, they just didn't get that part right.
This video is blowing up now
That was unbelievable. Thanx for sharing.
BTW, if the engine/prop torque yaws the nose to the left, wouldn't you want to position it to the right on takeoff?
It's more about your trajectory.
What are the wing markings? They look like British target designs, not US stars-and-bars.
Sweeeeet
Wonder what top speed of these fighters since there is no need for the added weight of ammo or guns now ?
No idea, because we don't have any need to go anywhere near top speed. I'd be concerned about the canopy and fairings departing the airframe.
You are welcome to my toyota yaris any time you like.
.... sorry I prefer to hear the Merlin... the only music!
Nice, except for the so called music.
Nice indeed. Did you look at the music credit?