That's awesome. I always look up the N numbers on these old FAA films, and most of the aircraft are actually still around. Shows how well built these things really were.
N Numbers do get re-assigned to different aircraft, so I'd like to verify it's the same craft. Granted the owner really found this interesting though it's probably it.
My father, Donald Houghten made this film and several others for the FAA back in the day, and did all of the flying. He also designed the Density Altitude "computer" himself! Because he worked for the FAA he was not allowed to take credit for anything, so I'm proud to give him credit now. If he was still living I know he'd be very pleased that his "computer" is still being used by pilots.
That is a fantastic note about such a popular movie! This film gets many favorable reviews even to this day! I am honored that this link has found it's way to you! I first saw this while attending A&P school in the early 1990's and while the story line is somewhat silly today the message is just as important and serious as the day it was made. Years after my A&P school closed I sought out this film to preserve it from being lost or destroyed forever, I transferred it to digital format and posted on UA-cam for everyone to enjoy. I wish you blue skies forever and you should be very proud of your father! I don't know if you saw a remark below but I found "Harry's" airplane and sent a copy of the movie to the current owner of the (now famous) Bonanza! All the best! Dan
It brings into sharp relief the state of wage stagnation in this country today. The price of everything continues to rise, profit margins continue to increase, and the only wages that keep up with the trend are the wages of the executive class. We took a wrong turn somewhere right around the time this film was released.
@@glennjames7107and Biden has made things so much better. We had four years of almost reasonable comfort in this country. And now we're suffering more than ever.
@@odie175 back then, during the expansion period, it was really easy to make money, there was plenty about, it was all on credit, and future generations could worry about how it's paid. You listen to a few people's stories from back then, it was totally different. For a start, a single unskilled worker had enough to buy a house, support a wife who didn't have to work and car. Today 2 unskilled workers could not equal that. With money slushing around like that, what you say is true.
@@CameTo I'm not really sure any of that is true. There's a lot of poor immigrants and even poor citizens working back then who didn't have a whole hell of a lot
I thought the airline captain was going to warn him about weight and air density but he just smiled and turned away grinning thinking old Harry is a dead man walking Ahahahahahaahah!
Jenbil - Ha ha! I thought the same thing. Reminiscent of the style of a "Twilight Zone" episode. I half expected a pan to Rod Serling for his analysis of the encounter.
I know--in fact, with the forked-tail doctor killer being the aircraft flown here, I can't believe the FAA even had the gall to suggest that density altitude mattered. It was far too technically advanced to worry about things like that! 😁
You mean passive noise cancelling, right? Like noise insulation materials etc. Active noise cancelling in defined space doesn't work due the physics limitation. Otherwise everyone could have silent home next to noisy neighbour etc. Active noise cancelling works only with headphones.
@@bujablaster it does work in cars, and has been used for some time now. Active noise cancelling works well for low frequencies whereas higher frequencies are taken care of by sound deadening.
Well, in the airforce, a small propeller plane (SAAB 91) overloaded with golfbags and stuff landed, I asked the pilote how he manage to take off with all that extra weight and he said: "Sooner or later the curvature of earth will make the ground dissapear underneath you"
"Hey pal, don't you know about your density altitude? It's that thing I just learned a couple of hours ago while talking to that old dude back there!" lol
Frightening, especially in a forked tail doctor killer. One of my scout leaders had one when I was a kid. Circling my parents house, I have the yoke, mom out side waving, I let the nose drop a bit, he reaches over, grabs the yoke and admonishes me to rest my arm on the arm rest. Of course it was a swing over yoke, I think he was mostly mad at himself. Around 6500 ft. ABQ, NM summer!
I like that they added that bit as a little incentive to all the dudes watching. "And if you learn about this thing, now *you* can walk around being the know-it-all to everyone else!"
I LOVE these old FAA video's. Fun to see the styles of the day, the cars, they way people dressed, but the airplanes haven't changed a bit. Airplanes never go out of style :) Harry, 40 years from now there will be a handheld whiz wheel that you can calculate your DA on, file your flight plan, see thunderstorms and call people with it too.
Actually, it was lawsuits that prevented much of General aviation from advancing beyond the 1950 and 60's tech. It's still nowhere close to what it could be.
@@stratocrewzrand that's just sad & exasperating, considering that handheld tablet props in Star Trek: The Next Generation has now been realized as touchscreen smartphones.
Brings back great memories! I had a V Tail Bonanza for almost 20 years. And New Orleans Lakefront airport was my home field back in the day. Can't believe I've never seen this old fim. 🙂👍👍👍
As a passenger I once booked a flight into Phoenix, Arizona when the 2 PM temperature was an unbelievable 121 F. All daytime flights were cancelled except emergency and military due to "density altitude." My flight took off at 11 PM.
The real reason for the cancellations is density altitude, perhaps, but our performance charts did not have anything higher than 120 degrees so performance could not be calculated. Hence, you are grounded.
@@Kevlux86 haha things are going good. I just got my instrument rating almost a couple of months ago and am starting my commercial training. I honestly forgot I commented on this video lol.
@@BigSpice15 congrats!! Consider getting your tailwheel, high performance, and complex endorsements early into commercial. It counts towards the 250 hours, it unlocks logable PIC time as safety pilot in more planes (gotta have those endorsements in those planes to act and log PIC as safety pilot), teaches you so many skills you can put to use in learning to master any aircraft, plus it’s damn fun, especially TW. Oh, and it makes for a good talking point with the DPE about not just building time, but building experience. Good luck!!
Irony alert! Helicopter N73913 crashed on Sep 14 1965 in South Fork Colo shortly after this film was made. Contributing factor: High Density Altitude. Coincidence? You be the judge!
interesting fact indeed. movie title above lists '66 as year this vid was made. if copter crashed in '65'....how would that have been possible. must be a typo on 'year this vid was shot. i'm thinking it's older. more like '62 or something?
Unbelievable is right, I would not wait a second, forget the Banana! By the way, I think that the Thrush had the Radial and was the Robin's bigger brother.
@@av8rshane491 I may give you that it is a Robin. But I doubt that the fella would fly more than some guy's Canteen of water into that strip. The Thrush would make much sense if trying to haul equipment. But I doubt any of those were in service for any length of time, they were probably ridden too hard.
At 17:07 when he taxied into the ramp at Tahoe, my BN2A is in the background. Flew into there for years. A buddy of mine was hanging out at the Tahoe airport one day, 88 degrees at noon, and a Mooney with four folks and bags landed hopped out and the pilot said "top her off" and we are going to eat. Mike said, "I'm going to stick around and watch this" The pilot said "watch what" Mike said 'you end up in the meadow at the end of the runway in a flaming ball of fire" The pilot's eyes got big and he said "WHAT" Mike said "didn't you learn about density altitude when you learned to fly" The pilot said "sure but what does that have to do with me? Mike said, 'the density altitude today is above the altitude of the aircraft's ability to perform and that meadow has been the final resting ground of many flat landers attempt to fly out of Tahoe on a hot day. " The pilot realized that he was over gross and would have ended up in the meadow just as Mike had said. They decided to not top it off and wait till evening to continue on their journey.
I love watching these old instructional films. I really brings up a lot of nostalgia. It also makes me long for those days. The world seemed so much brighter and full of hope compared to today. Anything was possible for the person that was willing to work for it. I guess it still is today, albeit the effort required has been substantially increased !
Wife: "Harry don't you think that..." Harry: "Power, toots. Power!" Wife: "But Harry!" Harry: "We got gobs of power." Wife: "Har..." Harry: "Power for days! Say, why'd I bring you along anyhows?"
@@datadavis I wish people and life still had the more serene flavor of old days. I hope to achieve this for myself in the not too distant future by moving to a not so happening but beautiful area and limiting total time in front of screens to 25 hrs a week.
1966 i was 5 years old. I would never have thought in a million years that years later i would fly myself over the areas mentioned in this film. And live in the UK.
my GAWD I just Love the 1960's! You didn't have to wear headphones and clutter up the cockpit with all sorts of gadgets, you could just land at any airport, everyone was civilized and friendly and wanted to help you, they were even drinking Coke out of Glass Bottle! That's when Coke had the best taste!
I learned to fly in Colorado and density altitude was drummed into us from day 1. I also did search and rescue. Pilots from low lying states were in for a shock when it came to high density altitudes, especially because they'd vary a lot with the big temperature swings from cool mornings to hot afternoons. And Leadville was a bear regardless of temp. The people who'd enter the mountains (like this guy) without mountain flying training, were playing russian roulette - it was not "if", but when. Many mountain airports are "1 way", and there are no go-arounds, you get it right first time or crash.
Thank you very much for sharing this insightful piece of history. The appearance of the "disc" (E6B) looks slightly different today but still has the same functionality. Seeing the Bonanza V35 is as iconic as seeing a Jeep Grand Wagoneer pulling an Airstream Trailer. This is a very important infomercial that dually arouses the senses for what used to be a simpler time. Greatly appreciated!
Thank you for posting siedan89. Haven't seen this for 53 years but I remember it like yesterday as a 16-year-old student pilot. I did pay attention and as a midwest flyer,11,000 hours later, glad I did. This film has no doubt saved hundreds of lives. The overacting and music were PERFECT for the times. Thanks again !!!
Great film. Classic arial beauty shots of the Bonanza. No little irony of landing a Bonanza at Tahoe during the era the Bonanza TV series was airing... Man I sure miss flying now that I'm retired and will never have the $$$ again. One continuity error -- Harry changed from his fishing hat to his Bart Simpson special between 20:30 and 20:33... and back to the fishing hat by 20:45! Quick change artist??? ;)
if he had been flying atWiggins Airways, Norwood Mass. back then, he would have gotten Ground School from a former USN Flight Instructor, Bruce 'Pops' Pronk- who helped train a certain Theodore Williams in Primary Flight Training back in WW2. Harry would definitely have known about DA, or Pops wouldn't have let him out of the class until he DID :) :)
@@teenagerinsac ahh Wiggins. They have a Beech 99 here in KHYA, Mass that flies mail & cargo to and from the local Islands. I believe they're based out of New Hampshire.
Watched this very video during Phase I at Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center way back in April 1982. Then we had a quiz that, of course, included a few CAMI questions. Fun times.
Thanks for uploading this. 😊 I've always enjoyed educational films from earlier eras when optimism was in abundance, unlike the dystopia of division & strife we live in today. To think that pilots of today are still flying such antiques, when palm top tablet props from Star Trek: The Next Generation have already been realised as touch screen smartphones, is just wild & exasperating. There hasn't been much general aviation innovation in airframes & powerplants that have been implemented after all these decades.
They never mentioned that he did his abort with the mixture full rich. That "mixture full rich for landing" has got to be one of the most dangerous things ever put into a POH. You don't land with mixture full rich with 13,000' DA. You don't do _anything_ with mixture full rich at 13,000' DA.
One factor to consider on hot days is to lean the mixture to maximize the RPM before takeoff on normally aspirated engines especially during taxi to prevent fouling of the spark plugs.
It's been a hundred years I swear the last time I seen this flick. It was one they showed us at ground school and I hiked up to Tunnel Meadows in 1996, the air field is all gone but the cabin was still there at that time. This was Chuck Yeager and Bud Andersens go to place to go fishing. He covers all this in his books, great reads.👍👍👍👍👍❤🇺🇸
I absolutely love this film! Taught a great lesson without having to be graphic and deadly. It also did it in a friendly way. Still makes me sad in a way because this seems like a golden era for private general aviation that is long gone. How much did Harry’s Beach bonanza cost new in 1966 Compared to a new one today? You look at the numbers there were thousands more recreational private pilots during that era. I’m a private pilot and fly when I can, but I would love to go into a time machine. Going to enjoy more classic FAA movies!
In 1966 close friends tried talking my father into going in with them to buy a used V tail Bananza. My father, a WWIi pilot didn’t think we’d use it enough and declined. Shortly thereafter the plane crashed in Mississippi when a wing spar failed killing both parents and their two daughters.
One of the advantages I had flying in the Chicago area was the agonic line. I had to remember to compensate for the compass heading when leaving the area.
Ron Johnson ..My dad flew Bonanzas for 30 years...and he was a Dr...we never got into a spot of trouble flying those birds...I guess that when you have common sense and don’t have get there it is...you live longer....
@@paulciprus9582 good for you and your dad.....don’t worry about old Ronny, he learned about the doctor killer anecdote in some flying magazine and just wanted to sound smart. ps. He failed.
Thanks for posting this, watched an abbreviated version of this film in flight school back in the day. They stopped the film right as Harry was headed for the rocks and trees after one of his take offs so I assumed he died.
jazzman99000 nope....he squeaked that one by the skin of his teeth...that was a wake up call...he must of had Lady Luck on his side...and then he learned about DA....lucky guy....😁
This reminds me of those videos you'd see in class back in the day. But I paid more attention on this one. Thankfully DA is a bit more emphasized on the oral exam and ground school.
I first saw this video during the later part of the 1980's at the CATC Civil Aviation Training Center, in the entrance of Merville Park Village, Pasay City, Metro Manila, Philippines. The center is under UN/ICAO, United Nations/International Civil Aviation Organization and my ground instructor then was a retired Air Traffic Controller Chief in Manila and with the UN/ICAO/CATC. Sometimes he gives us free tours in aviation installations, like in Manila Airways Control, Manila Tower and in CATC where he makes me watch films on aviation, this one I remember is about Density Altitude, it is very useful when landing on runways at higher elevation. Thanks to the late Mr. Roy Sangalang for this tours and aviation films I watched.
Not a pilot but I watched the whole thing! Now I know about density altitude too, so when I drive in the mountains I will know why my car acts the way it does. Thanks for posting this film
I don’t think density altitude has an affect on cars (possible I could be wrong). When it’s hot, the air is less dense. The propeller can’t take as big of a bite when the air isn’t as thick. That’s basically what this whole video is about
I've flown a few of these Bonanzas...both V-tail and conventional tail, early and later models. All sweet-handling aircraft! The V-tails (C-35 on up) are my favorite piston singles of all time. They lend themselves extremely well to mods and updates. The 35 thru the B-35 were also nice-looking, especially in polished aluminum with red trim. My experience with this wonderful aircraft has me thoroughly convinced, that if you treat it right, it will more than treat you right! If I ever hit the lotto, I WILL own one!!!
One of my girl Fiddle students, father purchased this same airplane ...🎵🙏🎶 She now flies it all the time commercially ...!!! I think these are beautiful airplanes....!!❤️👍
Will Rogers is a legend. Wiley Post wasn't necessarily a good pilot. Nobody knows. That was an era when many people died. 12 of the founding 24 members of the airline pilots association died in aircraft crashes back then. Would you fly on an airliner if 50% of the top airline pilots in the world died in plane crashes?
I did N number search of Harrys airplane- it still exists! I mailed the new owner a copy of the movie on CD- he was thrilled!
Very cool!
;)
That is awesome, and extremely kind of you. :) Thanks for sharing this piece of history as well!
That's awesome. I always look up the N numbers on these old FAA films, and most of the aircraft are actually still around. Shows how well built these things really were.
N Numbers do get re-assigned to different aircraft, so I'd like to verify it's the same craft. Granted the owner really found this interesting though it's probably it.
My father, Donald Houghten made this film and several others for the FAA back in the day, and did all of the flying. He also designed the Density Altitude "computer" himself! Because he worked for the FAA he was not allowed to take credit for anything, so I'm proud to give him credit now. If he was still living I know he'd be very pleased that his "computer" is still being used by pilots.
That is a fantastic note about such a popular movie! This film gets many favorable reviews even to this day! I am honored that this link has found it's way to you! I first saw this while attending A&P school in the early 1990's and while the story line is somewhat silly today the message is just as important and serious as the day it was made. Years after my A&P school closed I sought out this film to preserve it from being lost or destroyed forever, I transferred it to digital format and posted on UA-cam for everyone to enjoy. I wish you blue skies forever and you should be very proud of your father! I don't know if you saw a remark below but I found "Harry's" airplane and sent a copy of the movie to the current owner of the (now famous) Bonanza! All the best! Dan
I recognise the name. Nice one.
That little wiz wheel will have saved countless lives in accidents that 'never happened' -myself included.
Your father was an outstanding man for any era.
Well done sir for saving this piece of history and doing what you did.
Very cool!!!
Good times when you could afford an airplane as a Photographer
Good times you could afford a couple cases of lenses as one!!
And a house and a new Rambler Style Master 500
It brings into sharp relief the state of wage stagnation in this country today. The price of everything continues to rise, profit margins continue to increase, and the only wages that keep up with the trend are the wages of the executive class. We took a wrong turn somewhere right around the time this film was released.
@@glennjames7107and Biden has made things so much better. We had four years of almost reasonable comfort in this country. And now we're suffering more than ever.
And a v tail bonanza at that.
GREAT old training films!
"Behind every successful man is a woman always telling him he's wrong"
blancolirio In this case, she's right.
Behind every successful man is a woman *WITH A HATPIN!*
FA on flight deck of 777: "Are you sure, Juan?" :-)
Behind every successful woman is a man who says, "Yes, dear"!
They did a really good job setting up the story with that early "Women" line.
This is a legendary ATC training film. The Iconic line being " We can take this baby anywhere"
Yep, I remember being shown this at the FAA academy years ago, I forgot all about it, we sure had some good laughs over it
@@mattsherman1049 FAA academy sounds like such a cool place honestly
I agree about that line-- still LOL when I hear it!
@@prancer1803 It was a cool place, graduated in the fall of 1990. It's a shame air traffic controller's are trained differently now.
More power
“With this baby, we can fly anywhere we want to.”
- Buddy Holly’s pilot
"Harry, like many pilots, has no effing business at the controls of an airplane."
😂
He played the fool good
More money then brains!!
@@odie175 back then, during the expansion period, it was really easy to make money, there was plenty about, it was all on credit, and future generations could worry about how it's paid. You listen to a few people's stories from back then, it was totally different. For a start, a single unskilled worker had enough to buy a house, support a wife who didn't have to work and car. Today 2 unskilled workers could not equal that. With money slushing around like that, what you say is true.
@@CameTo I'm not really sure any of that is true. There's a lot of poor immigrants and even poor citizens working back then who didn't have a whole hell of a lot
I know this couple: Willie Makit and Betty Wont.
😝😝😝😝
I actually laughed out loud at this one, Raynus!!
Crash and Burn
Lol I got a good laugh out of your comment. That was great! Thankyou!
Took me a sec but i got it 😂
I thought the airline captain was going to warn him about weight and air density but he just smiled and turned away grinning thinking old Harry is a dead man walking Ahahahahahaahah!
Jenbil - Ha ha! I thought the same thing. Reminiscent of the style of a "Twilight Zone" episode. I half expected a pan to Rod Serling for his analysis of the encounter.
Uncontrolled field?
No radio?
:-/
#Derp
One less fool to crash into his airliner!😂
"So long suckers!"
@@RogerBarraud wow!., you learned a new word!! I bet you just couldn’t wait to try it out eh Roger boy? 😜😜
the go around was so thrilling that even Harry's hat kept changing its shape and color!
"Lorraine ... I *am* your density!" -- George McFly, 1958
It was 1955 Champ!😋👍❤🇺🇸
The active noise cancelling in the interior of this Bonanza is sublime. Bombardier and Saab could've really learnt something from Beechcraft.
I know--in fact, with the forked-tail doctor killer being the aircraft flown here, I can't believe the FAA even had the gall to suggest that density altitude mattered. It was far too technically advanced to worry about things like that! 😁
You mean passive noise cancelling, right? Like noise insulation materials etc. Active noise cancelling in defined space doesn't work due the physics limitation. Otherwise everyone could have silent home next to noisy neighbour etc. Active noise cancelling works only with headphones.
@@bujablaster It was a tongue-in-cheek comment mate.
Like how to kill music stars in aviation accidents
@@bujablaster it does work in cars, and has been used for some time now. Active noise cancelling works well for low frequencies whereas higher frequencies are taken care of by sound deadening.
Well, in the airforce, a small propeller plane (SAAB 91) overloaded with golfbags and stuff landed, I asked the pilote how he manage to take off with all that extra weight and he said: "Sooner or later the curvature of earth will make the ground dissapear underneath you"
"Hey pal, don't you know about your density altitude? It's that thing I just learned a couple of hours ago while talking to that old dude back there!" lol
Frightening, especially in a forked tail doctor killer. One of my scout leaders had one when I was a kid. Circling my parents house, I have the yoke, mom out side waving, I let the nose drop a bit, he reaches over, grabs the yoke and admonishes me to rest my arm on the arm rest. Of course it was a swing over yoke, I think he was mostly mad at himself. Around 6500 ft. ABQ, NM summer!
Except that no one said "dude" back then, but exactly! Now Harry thinks he's an expert...
should have been called "pilot density" or "density aptitude"
I like that they added that bit as a little incentive to all the dudes watching. "And if you learn about this thing, now *you* can walk around being the know-it-all to everyone else!"
@@elkabong6429 He was out West, where “dude” has been a term used by cowboys for over a century. Usually, it was an insult describing “city slickers”.
A "brand new" V-tail Bonanza. Sweet!
Doctor killer.
On a photographers salary. Nowadays you could afford a 50 year old 152 on that.
Still alive and registered in Arizona
Retired ATC, they showed us this film in Oklahoma City at ATC school in 1986, good memories.
This explains it BETTER than any other modern video today.
I LOVE these old FAA video's. Fun to see the styles of the day, the cars, they way people dressed, but the airplanes haven't changed a bit. Airplanes never go out of style :) Harry, 40 years from now there will be a handheld whiz wheel that you can calculate your DA on, file your flight plan, see thunderstorms and call people with it too.
Actually, it was lawsuits that prevented much of General aviation from advancing beyond the 1950 and 60's tech. It's still nowhere close to what it could be.
@@stratocrewzrand that's just sad & exasperating, considering that handheld tablet props in Star Trek: The Next Generation has now been realized as touchscreen smartphones.
Brings back great memories!
I had a V Tail Bonanza for almost 20 years. And New Orleans Lakefront airport was my home field back in the day.
Can't believe I've never seen this old fim. 🙂👍👍👍
“This is Harry Bliss, he’s a doctor...”
Lmao and they picked the doctor killer to fly!
As a passenger I once booked a flight into Phoenix, Arizona when the 2 PM temperature was an unbelievable 121 F. All daytime flights were cancelled except emergency and military due to "density altitude." My flight took off at 11 PM.
121⁰F....jesus...THAT is seriously hot.
I lived in Scottsdale AZ for a couple of years and once it even got to 128 F.
When density altitude is too much for a 737 at Sky Harbor's runways, you know the weather is good and toasty.
The real reason for the cancellations is density altitude, perhaps, but our performance charts did not have anything higher than 120 degrees so performance could not be calculated. Hence, you are grounded.
^ This.
FAA law is written is such a way. That extrapolation is illegal, even by 1 degree.
As a student pilot trying to learn these terms, these old ffa training films are really helping me out. Thanks a lot !
How’s your flight journey going these days? It’s cool to see a comment from 2 years ago and have the community we all share in.
@@Kevlux86 haha things are going good. I just got my instrument rating almost a couple of months ago and am starting my commercial training. I honestly forgot I commented on this video lol.
@@BigSpice15 congrats!! Consider getting your tailwheel, high performance, and complex endorsements early into commercial. It counts towards the 250 hours, it unlocks logable PIC time as safety pilot in more planes (gotta have those endorsements in those planes to act and log PIC as safety pilot), teaches you so many skills you can put to use in learning to master any aircraft, plus it’s damn fun, especially TW. Oh, and it makes for a good talking point with the DPE about not just building time, but building experience. Good luck!!
Documentaries like this are like a warm snuggle blanket. They take me back to a more sane time . We'll in my mind anyhow .
yeah no cell phones texts and constant distractions
The late '60's were not all that sane. Lot of turmoil in the country. Yep, I'm old.
This was awesome!
Trent!
Ha ha... and I thought I was the only one who watched old stuff like this!... Howdy Trent.
You never have to worry about density altitude in NV do you. 😎🤠
Trent!
Yoooo
Irony alert! Helicopter N73913 crashed on Sep 14 1965 in South Fork Colo shortly after this film was made. Contributing factor: High Density Altitude. Coincidence? You be the judge!
is that helicopter shown in the movie? If it is I will have to go back and look for it.
interesting fact indeed. movie title above lists '66 as year this vid was made. if copter crashed in '65'....how would that have been possible. must be a typo on 'year this vid was shot. i'm thinking it's older. more like '62 or something?
I know the reply is a little late, but yes :)
You need to take production time into consideration. It was posted in 1966 but the scenes could have been shot any time before that.
Most of the time when a bell 47 crashes the only thing salvaged is the data plate
With all our UA-cam videos, I wish we had more creators making videos like this.
He passed up a trip in a Curtiss Robin? Unbelievable.
I have about 130 hrs in a Robin, fun airplane. Flew to lots of air shows in it.
Unbelievable is right, I would not wait a second, forget the Banana! By the way, I think that the Thrush had the Radial and was the Robin's bigger brother.
Harry Bliss is kind of thick.
The Robin had several different radial engines as well as a couple different V8 engines.
@@av8rshane491 I may give you that it is a Robin. But I doubt that the fella would fly more than some guy's Canteen of water into that strip. The Thrush would make much sense if trying to haul equipment. But I doubt any of those were in service for any length of time, they were probably ridden too hard.
What a beautiful Cessna 180 there at the end. According to the FAA registry it’s stillaround at the time of this writing anyway. (Nov 2018)
@Chad Stevens let us know if he responds. That S35 Bonanza, N5878J, is still in service too !
@Chad Stevens 👍
Nice wifey that joins him on all of his adventures, she should be the Pilot in Charge ;-)
She basically is in charge. All Harry does is holding the stick.
@@southwest3671 This is the best reply I’ve read on UA-cam ever.
At 17:07 when he taxied into the ramp at Tahoe, my BN2A is in the background. Flew into there for years.
A buddy of mine was hanging out at the Tahoe airport one day, 88 degrees at noon, and a Mooney with four folks and bags landed hopped out and the pilot said "top her off" and we are going to eat. Mike said, "I'm going to stick around and watch this"
The pilot said "watch what"
Mike said 'you end up in the meadow at the end of the runway in a flaming ball of fire"
The pilot's eyes got big and he said "WHAT"
Mike said "didn't you learn about density altitude when you learned to fly"
The pilot said "sure but what does that have to do with me?
Mike said, 'the density altitude today is above the altitude of the aircraft's ability to perform and that meadow has been the final resting ground of many flat landers attempt to fly out of Tahoe on a hot day. "
The pilot realized that he was over gross and would have ended up in the meadow just as Mike had said. They decided to not top it off and wait till evening to continue on their journey.
impressive they can hear each other without the use of headsets.
Impressivene how nice the woman's annunciation is, too. People don't speak this clearly anymore.
Annunciation? You mean the Angel Gabriel appeared to Mrs Bliss?
@@Trvlrxxx so, how's that joke working out for you? You PDSA
Yes. These models were super insulated. Remember this was the 50s.
@@jimallen3392 plane is a 1965
I love watching these old instructional films. I really brings up a lot of nostalgia. It also makes me long for those days. The world seemed so much brighter and full of hope compared to today. Anything was possible for the person that was willing to work for it. I guess it still is today, albeit the effort required has been substantially increased !
Poor Harry just couldn't get it up.
orange This was made before viagra.
........of course, what goes up, must come down.
Wife: "Harry don't you think that..."
Harry: "Power, toots. Power!"
Wife: "But Harry!"
Harry: "We got gobs of power."
Wife: "Har..."
Harry: "Power for days! Say, why'd I bring you along anyhows?"
Cary Taylor lol
@Lew Allen2 Beat me to it. Damn!
It was so different and somehow better back then
@@datadavis I wish people and life still had the more serene flavor of old days. I hope to achieve this for myself in the not too distant future by moving to a not so happening but beautiful area and limiting total time in front of screens to 25 hrs a week.
Tim Taylor: "More Power, rohhah huh ha."
It's one thing to "go anywhere you want to." It's ANOTHER thing to come BACK.
Ignorance is BLISS!
1966 i was 5 years old. I would never have thought in a million years that years later i would fly myself over the areas mentioned in this film. And live in the UK.
You’re the same age as my wife.
1966. What a year! Technology has changed but density altitude is the same.
WHY DOES THIS GUY HAVE LITERALLY THE SMALLEST TROUT I'VE EVER SEEN IN MY LIFE
Haha i thought exactly that
.....density altitude.
@@cJ-cr8gp haha!
What's a trout?
Smells like trout? Get out!
my GAWD I just Love the 1960's! You didn't have to wear headphones and clutter up the cockpit with all sorts of gadgets, you could just land at any airport, everyone was civilized and friendly and wanted to help you, they were even drinking Coke out of Glass Bottle! That's when Coke had the best taste!
Pilots didn't wear headphones but were as deaf as tree stumps by age 40.
@@davem5333 what did you say?
@@davem5333 Huh?
@@davem5333 Ehhhhhh?
Speak Up, Sonny!
:-)
Poor Dave
I learned to fly in Colorado and density altitude was drummed into us from day 1. I also did search and rescue. Pilots from low lying states were in for a shock when it came to high density altitudes, especially because they'd vary a lot with the big temperature swings from cool mornings to hot afternoons. And Leadville was a bear regardless of temp. The people who'd enter the mountains (like this guy) without mountain flying training, were playing russian roulette - it was not "if", but when. Many mountain airports are "1 way", and there are no go-arounds, you get it right first time or crash.
Thank you very much for sharing this insightful piece of history. The appearance of the "disc" (E6B) looks slightly different today but still has the same functionality. Seeing the Bonanza V35 is as iconic as seeing a Jeep Grand Wagoneer pulling an Airstream Trailer. This is a very important infomercial that dually arouses the senses for what used to be a simpler time. Greatly appreciated!
Training videos should still be like this. For the 1960s to be asked as a female if she flies is pretty forward thinking. Very thoughtful Cap'n!
I was thinking the opposite when she said "I let my husband do that sort of thing"
@@FUTUREpilot267 And the "women" remark at the beginning
"women".....I loved that one.
19:17
Harry: “That was close”
Lois: “My aircraft!”
Thank you for posting siedan89. Haven't seen this for 53 years but I remember it like yesterday as a 16-year-old student pilot. I did pay attention and as a midwest flyer,11,000 hours later, glad I did. This film has no doubt saved hundreds of lives. The overacting and music were PERFECT for the times. Thanks again !!!
What a totally engrossing video. I thoroughly enjoyed it.
We watched this in private pilot ground school back in 1979-80!! Just HAD to watch it again!!!
Great film. Classic arial beauty shots of the Bonanza. No little irony of landing a Bonanza at Tahoe during the era the Bonanza TV series was airing...
Man I sure miss flying now that I'm retired and will never have the $$$ again.
One continuity error -- Harry changed from his fishing hat to his Bart Simpson special between 20:30 and 20:33... and back to the fishing hat by 20:45! Quick change artist??? ;)
You can do that at higher density altitudes...😝
Harry wears many hats--and because he's now an expert on density altitude, he will live to wear many more.
@ 0:35 It has taken Harry over 473 hours to learn about DA ...?
if he had been flying atWiggins Airways, Norwood Mass. back then, he would have gotten Ground School from a former USN Flight Instructor, Bruce 'Pops' Pronk- who helped train a certain Theodore Williams in Primary Flight Training back in WW2. Harry would definitely have known about DA, or Pops wouldn't have let him out of the class until he DID :) :)
@@teenagerinsac ahh Wiggins.
They have a Beech 99 here in KHYA, Mass that flies mail & cargo to and from the local Islands. I believe they're based out of New Hampshire.
Watched this very video during Phase I at Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center way back in April 1982. Then we had a quiz that, of course, included a few CAMI questions. Fun times.
Thanks for uploading this. 😊
I've always enjoyed educational films from earlier eras when optimism was in abundance, unlike the dystopia of division & strife we live in today.
To think that pilots of today are still flying such antiques, when palm top tablet props from Star Trek: The Next Generation have already been realised as touch screen smartphones, is just wild & exasperating.
There hasn't been much general aviation innovation in airframes & powerplants that have been implemented after all these decades.
All the actors in this film are now flying at a density altitude of -6 feet.
Some cemeteries in NO are built above ground.
Actually "Lois Bliss" is the actress Dorothy Huntingdon who is alive and well in Sacramento, CA
6’ BGL
52 years ago, add 20 to 30 years for actor age and you are still under 82. Not so fast there.
ROFL - so good.
This was ancient- but still fully relevant - in 1980 when I took ground school. Remember a very similar one with a Mooney as well.
Yup...they showed it in my ground school in '85
They never mentioned that he did his abort with the mixture full rich. That "mixture full rich for landing" has got to be one of the most dangerous things ever put into a POH. You don't land with mixture full rich with 13,000' DA. You don't do _anything_ with mixture full rich at 13,000' DA.
unless you have a turbo.. [V35TC - the AD'd S model of '66 and '67 and it has all sorts of weight and balance problems]
I really like the black contrails though...
Love that chitty the Monument Valley Tours was driving. What a great Rez ride.
It's amazing how, in those 1966 Bonanza V-Tails, they were so quite, you could have a nice conversation at cruise.
Great to see these planes when they were new.
And a slice of America past.
One factor to consider on hot days is to lean the mixture to maximize the RPM before takeoff on normally aspirated engines especially during taxi to prevent fouling of the spark plugs.
It's been a hundred years I swear the last time I seen this flick. It was one they showed us at ground school and I hiked up to Tunnel Meadows in 1996, the air field is all gone but the cabin was still there at that time. This was Chuck Yeager and Bud Andersens go to place to go fishing. He covers all this in his books, great reads.👍👍👍👍👍❤🇺🇸
I absolutely love this film! Taught a great lesson without having to be graphic and deadly. It also did it in a friendly way. Still makes me sad in a way because this seems like a golden era for private general aviation that is long gone. How much did Harry’s Beach bonanza cost new in 1966 Compared to a new one today? You look at the numbers there were thousands more recreational private pilots during that era. I’m a private pilot and fly when I can, but I would love to go into a time machine. Going to enjoy more classic FAA movies!
They should have at least added some shrubs in the landing gear!
Love watching these old FAA films, very entertaining and educational.
This video on density altitude explains better than the recent training videos around today
Harry ya big doofus, listen to your wife.
That other pilot at the end is Yoked. Must be a WWII Vet.
I can't wait for the sequel, "Harry and the Smoking Hole in the Ground."
Did MST3K do this film? I could just hear Joel , Tom and Crow drivin right through that dialog.
I absolutely love these old films. Thanks for uploading this! Still valuable info none the less.
This is SO retro! I love it! My late father flew the Beech V-Tail in the 1970's along with other GA aircraft. I loved the V-Tail so much!
In 1966 close friends tried talking my father into going in with them to buy a used V tail Bananza. My father, a WWIi pilot didn’t think we’d use it enough and declined. Shortly thereafter the plane crashed in Mississippi when a wing spar failed killing both parents and their two daughters.
Best light plane ever made in my opinion. I have 1200 hours in a 47 model.
Wow...My local airport (knew)New Orleans Lakefront Airport has definitely changed since this video.
One of the advantages I had flying in the Chicago area was the agonic line. I had to remember to compensate for the compass heading when leaving the area.
What a lovely film, things sure were different then, wish it was like that now, Thank you
Wow very informative. This is gold. Enjoyed every bit of it.
If you've got any more of these, I'd love to see them. Good stuff!
Harry flies a fork tailed doctor killer
He's not a doctor, he's a photographer. He'll be fine 😊
Ron Johnson ..My dad flew Bonanzas for 30 years...and he was a Dr...we never got into a spot of trouble flying those birds...I guess that when you have common sense and don’t have get there it is...you live longer....
@@paulciprus9582 good for you and your dad.....don’t worry about old Ronny, he learned about the doctor killer anecdote in some flying magazine and just wanted to sound smart. ps. He failed.
We always called them swallowed tail doctor killers..
It's only cuz many doctors didn't fly enough to be proficient.
Thanks for sharing, this reminds a lot of my mountain flying training in New Mexico. Better watch that DA!
Thanks for posting this, watched an abbreviated version of this film in flight school back in the day. They stopped the film right as Harry was headed for the rocks and trees after one of his take offs so I assumed he died.
jazzman99000 nope....he squeaked that one by the skin of his teeth...that was a wake up call...he must of had Lady Luck on his side...and then he learned about DA....lucky guy....😁
Thanks for posting.
This reminds me of those videos you'd see in class back in the day. But I paid more attention on this one. Thankfully DA is a bit more emphasized on the oral exam and ground school.
“Videos” back in the day? Try a 16 mm film projector or a film strip with a Califona record player, that’s back in the day classroom AV.
Good video. I love the nostalgia and still very useful today.
I'm not a pilot, but i am loving this. So well put together and engaging.
Pilot: "Do you fly Mrs. Bliss?"
Mrs. Bliss: "Oh no. I leave that to my husband."
Ah..... the days women were women and knew their limits
@@johnnyx9892 And tatted up from head to toe with nails and fish hooks stuck all over their bodies.
@@johnnyx9892 what the hell women are your meeting with
@@johnnyx9892 what the hell women are your meeting with
I find it hard to believe that a licensed pilot wouldn't be aware of the implications of density altitude.
It makes it look like back then, all you had to do is buy the plane.
Who says Harry is licensed????
Calm down. It is just a training film.
@Duncan Fisher Sky Harbor in Phoenix shuts down once in a while also because of the DA as well.
@@donmcatee45 I laughed at that one.
That was so awesome. I enjoyed that immensely.
I first saw this video during the later part of the 1980's at the CATC Civil Aviation Training Center, in the entrance of Merville Park Village, Pasay City, Metro Manila, Philippines. The center is under UN/ICAO, United Nations/International Civil Aviation Organization and my ground instructor then was a retired Air Traffic Controller Chief in Manila and with the UN/ICAO/CATC. Sometimes he gives us free tours in aviation installations, like in Manila Airways Control, Manila Tower and in CATC where he makes me watch films on aviation, this one I remember is about Density Altitude, it is very useful when landing on runways at higher elevation. Thanks to the late Mr. Roy Sangalang for this tours and aviation films I watched.
How I love those Incredible Bonanzas, I’d take an old Bonanza over a brand new Cirrus any day!
The paint scheme looks better then how they look today!
LOL at 22 minutes the guy explaining to a pilot that to take off a plane needs lift.
That's for us...
Cool old faa film! Thanks! Money doesn't buy brains.
Not a pilot but I watched the whole thing! Now I know about density altitude too, so when I drive in the mountains I will know why my car acts the way it does.
Thanks for posting this film
I don’t think density altitude has an affect on cars (possible I could be wrong). When it’s hot, the air is less dense. The propeller can’t take as big of a bite when the air isn’t as thick. That’s basically what this whole video is about
Eventually, Harry gave up photography and got a temp job flying Buddy Holly around. But, that’s another story...
Too soon man... too soon.
No money in photography these days, certainly not enough to buy a plane!
@@cliveadams7629 You are a clod.
Thought he flew Lynard Skynard but missed the movie about calculating his fuel...
Really a good video 4 its day makes a point
I love this video it brings back memories from my school year
Great video. Hard to believe the FAA made such great stuff. Love those old V-Tails.
I've flown a few of these Bonanzas...both V-tail and conventional tail, early and later models. All sweet-handling aircraft! The V-tails (C-35 on up) are my favorite piston singles of all time. They lend themselves extremely well to mods and updates. The 35 thru the B-35 were also nice-looking, especially in polished aluminum with red trim. My experience with this wonderful aircraft has me thoroughly convinced, that if you treat it right, it will more than treat you right! If I ever hit the lotto, I WILL own one!!!
24:52 "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!"
harry should have never passed the checkride
You aren't kidding!
Harry: "What? you need a pilots license to do this?"
Roger that!
One of my girl Fiddle students, father purchased this same airplane ...🎵🙏🎶 She now flies it all the time commercially ...!!!
I think these are beautiful airplanes....!!❤️👍
Awesome film and density altitude is the same today!
Will Rogers "An ignorant person is one who doesn't know what YOU JUST found out"!
Will Rogers died in an aircraft with a good pilot making dumb mistakes.
Will Rogers is a legend. Wiley Post wasn't necessarily a good pilot. Nobody knows. That was an era when many people died.
12 of the founding 24 members of the airline pilots association died in aircraft crashes back then. Would you fly on an airliner if 50% of the top airline pilots in the world died in plane crashes?
Good old times :)
Such a cool video. Thank you!
Excellent, nice video very helpful to fly safe