EASA Tailwheel Conversion - Chipmunk DHC-1 | ATC Audio
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- Опубліковано 5 вер 2024
- I begin my EASA Tailwheel Conversion Training and learn to fly the DeHavilland Chipmunk with High-G Advanced Flight Training. We based ourselves at City Airport Manchester Barton for the day, a fantastic airfield to train from!
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Ben in 1963 at the age of 15 the ATC I was a member of went to RAF Linton-on-Ouse (IATA: HRT, ICAO: EGXU) near York. The base commander was from Lowestoft Suffolk, where we were from, and after every Cadet had been given a flight in the Chipmunk I was the only cadet on base (others went swimming) he asked if I would like to go up again for an hour, well of course I said yes. Once airborne he allowed me to take the controls, so that was my first aircraft I officially took control of. One thing I have never forgotten as we flew back to base and on the way he tipped the Right Wing down and said "That's my cottage down there and that's the wife hanging the washing out" Your video has brought that all back. Your channel is one I love because you are Professional in your flying, and as someone who worked in the Film Industry (Location Projectionist) your videos are of the Highest Quality. Look forward to the next flight. 🛩
1968 for my first Chipmunk flight with the CCF at Shawbury. Very exciting as we did loops and barrel rolls!
The chipmunk was the first plane Ive ever had the experience of trying to fly. Based at RAF Honington many years ago during a visit with Air cadets. Lovely plane .
Ben. As someone who aspired to be a fast jet pilot but had to drop out of Cranwell after discovering a problem with my eyes, your videos brin* back so many wonderful memories of flight training and learning the trade. I flew Chipmunks in the ATC, and later bulldogs, huskies and the wonderful Jet Provost as I moved through my training. Never got to the Hawk at Valley sadly. My days of flying are long past but I am reliving it now through your channel. Thank you so much. You are an inspiration to a new generation of fliers.
When were you at The College? Same story applied to me!
get an ultralight
Well, that takes me back to AUAS days, both the Chipmunk and the Bulldog were a joy to fly.
2203sqn ATC . Loved the chipmunk ... Our sqn. Was called Hatfield and Dehaviland . So it was built in our home town . Obviously not the DHC version
Apply full rudder and set 2 clicks of brake. Taxy off the peri track , onto the grass at 45 degrees , stick fully back, slowly to minimise risk of tipping onto the nose.
If you wear a bone dome, be careful not to get the hood flap release wire trapped under a rivet....you'll feel more than stupid if your head gets stuck at 90 degrees to the direction of flight 😈
Mixture, Fuel, Flaps, Hood, Harness, Brakes....downwind checks. ( Carb Heat wired in hot....all the time ?? )
Overshoot checks....forgotten them :(
Engine starting.....clearly not cartridge....Bang..Cockpit full of smoke , the whole panel shakes like hell, and when the smoke clears , all settles down. Idle at 1100rpm ? to avoid plug fouling.
Great video. Great landings. Hotel 52 out. (EMUAS 70, 71)
Its amazing how robust the chipmunk is. Recently saw a video of a chippy hitting a short radio tower with right wing tip. Lost about a foot of the wing but footage then shows massive damage at wing root and fuselage - yet is stayed together!!
Brilliant film Ben, I amazed at your attention to detail with all the camera's, loads of work for you but the result is very much appreciated.
Thanks a lot, this one was a huge effort to film and edit! Thank you for watching!
Plane Old Ben Good luck with your career Ben....keep at it.
Very enjoyable. Brought back memories! I checked out in our Chippy G-BCSL in 1979 at Barton immediately after doing my PPL on C150s there. Had a share in SL for over 30 years of fabulous Chipmunk flying , stopping only a few years ago. It's an aeroplane you strap on. I wrote a few articles over the years in 'Pilot' about it. Just one point - I found it best to have no brake set at all on T/O and landing (but I might have done way back on checking out - can't remember!). I preferred a completely unrestricted rudder. In the unlikely event that you reach full rudder and you need more, you can drop your LH to the brake lever and give it a tweak! Never ground looped in almost 35 years of Chippying so it worked for me!
Great that - loved every second of it. Makes me regret I ducked out of a Chipmunk flight when I was in the air cadets - strangely it appeared absurdly anachronistic in 1974 - whereas now it just looks what it is - a classic tail dragging aircraft powered by a classic British light aircraft engine.
Excellent video again! Just checked my 3822 and I flew in WK624 on 18/2/88 at RAF Woodvale. A whole 15 mins! My last flight in a Chippy too
+Paul Owen wow that’s amazing Paul!!
Another ex ATC cadet here (479 Sqdn Birmingham), remember flying in chippies at RAF Shawbury, Shropshire in the 70's..like others I still have the memories, says a lot for the aeroplane so many people remember it.....it just 'looks like a real aeroplane'!
Hi, I learned to fly on the Chippy. I was with B'ham Uni Air Squadron a bit before your flights, mine were in 1960 when I was19! I think the UBAS was dismantled and then the planes were used for ATC. Because Air Squadrons were really used for recruitment, I was offered an aircrew job in the RAF, but eyesight not good enough for the fast jets...Ah well, had a great time and 140 hrs solo.
Brings back memories. Thank you
Hi Ben. Brilliant aircraft, one England's finest. My father flew his in the King's Cup air race in the late 1960's. He flew many types but I think flying the de Havilland Chipmunk was his favourite. It's a very special aircraft, many foreign air forces used them for training, including Thailand, proving their design, reliability and durability were second to none.
England? They were designed and built in Canada, hence DHC-1. Great memories. Cheers
I've said it before but your film-making skills are exquisite. First rate job. Enjoy the rest of your training.
Duncan, thanks a lot for the kind comment.
We had Chipmunks at Hawarden flew one in 1968 with beautiful Canadian Mustang like canopy,then from 1973 G- BAPB,G- BARS,G-BBRV.On landing runway,will roll far,so used grass.Art Scholl(Waldo Peppar) had 2 Supermunks,260 hp,look online.Does Lomcovaks,mirror,etcLove a Gypsy Queen 6 cyl V.Pitch,fitted,for aerobatics..Rolls easier than Tiger,not as good looping,Stall- turning.
I flew chipmunks in the air cadets out of RAF Abingdon. Great aircraft, and great to see them still flying!!
Those were the days! Thank you for watching.
Great video Ben. First flew in a Chipmunk in 1961 at RAF Manston. Will try all this guidance on X-Plane 11!
Learned to fly the Chipmunk at Centralia in 63. Wonder where my cut off tie went to lol.
Well done Ben, takes me back to RAF Woodvale circa 1988/89. Really enjoyed watching, thinking of doing chippy conversion myself.
I flew from Woodvale in the 00's, great airfield! You should definitely message High-G for information on the Chipmunk training they would be really happy to help.
Great video Ben! Thanks to you and your brilliant Instructor for putting it together. It brought back lots of memories. I flew my first Chippie T10 as an ATC cadet, and it was the first powered aircraft I soloed in while I was at the University Air Squadron. It was great to fly, but it had some vices as you pointed out. I managed to avoid ground-looping, but the landing phase of my training was interesting at times! I'm amazed the RAF let us 18 year olds loose with this aircraft!
Excellent video Ben! Great combination of all the cameras and a superb aircraft
Cheers Charlie!
Superb film and there is something special about vintage aircraft
Thanks Michael!
I'm just starting my type rating on a Chippie here in New Zealand - this is a really useful introduction!
Thats awesome hope it helps!
Did my Grob 109 solo back in November. Loved every minute
That’s awesome well done!
Brought back so many memories of my trips as ATC and getting AEF in the 70's and again flying WG486 whilst stationed in Berlin at RAF Gatow in the 80's. The chippie is a lovely old bird. Very envious mate, keep it up and you'll be a future UK warbird pilot :)
Techy111 i know the man who flew WG486 over the Berlin wall doing aerial photography! 86 is now the black chipmunk in the BBMF collection at RAF Coningsby
simpilot757 = I have some great photos of me in 486 over Gatow and it was more than one pilot :) I was stationed there 86 to 91 mate
Techy111 ah nice, did you know Tony Garton, i think he was a squadron leader at the time?
simpilot757 = this might make you chuckle. Did you know any of the station commanders ? I was their MT driver and these flights were my little perks. If it's the S/L I think, didn't he fly the Pembroke also?
Techy111 no i only know Tony. Not sure about him on Pembrokes but i know he went to Valley after and flew the Hawk T1s
Thanks so much for adding this!Were there not a lot of clouds close by? We always kept very well away from clouds. It was so great to see your recording & so well chopped between multiple cameras! (I'm sure I will revisit this several times) I consider myself so lucky to have had my first flightat 15 with the ATC (402 Sq) in a Chipmunk from Manston & we flew over the White cliffs of Dover; something I will never forget. Good luck with your training!
Flew the Bulldog out of Manston back in the days of ATC, but was never lucky enough to experience the Chipmunk! Great footage and great job Ben!
You'll have to go to High-G to give it a go!
The airspeed indicator is anticlockwise. Great video as always ben and an excellent instructor.
Ha ha, no, it just flies so slow it feels likes it's going anti-clockwise..! (The ASI is marked 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 - up to 20, clockwise - this is tens of knots and massively optimistic about the top speed).
Excellent. With 100+hrs on Grob-109 and SF-25C m/gliders I'm looking to do the same...and maybe get a Chippie share!
Just done my first couple of hours check out on a Chipmunk at Wycombe, I really like it. This video is very informative as well. Thanks.
When I was an ATC cadet I wanted to fly the Bulldog, but we always ended up with Chipmunks - looking back now, they are much cooler!
Tail Dragging at Barton City on grass. Great stuff, well done. Power lines make me nervous.
Very nice. Just discovered your channel. As a pilot who is no longer current I enjoy watching you fly various aircraft. Keep up the good work.
The chipmunk is a fantastic aircraft to fly, i recommend it to anyone who wants some basic training in aerobatics or a taildragger!
What a great Instructor ! Nice flying and brilliant video as always !
Thank you for this video. Took me back to my Chippie days at Church Fenton.
Hi Ben,
Happy New Year🍻✨🥂😊
I love both of those aircraft. My dad has flown a Chipmunk (he's a taildragger man by and large) and a Bulldog. In fact all three in that line would be on my bucket list to fly (including the Jet Provost)🤞🤞👍😄
I'd like to have a go in a Bulldog one day - that's a more realistic goal🤔😊✌️
Thank you HNY!
Great, high quality video Ben. I appreciate the work that you must have put into the editing and the camera angles worked well. Very informative as well and took me right back to my early flying days with the AIr Training Corps. Tim
+Jodel Flyer thanks a lot Tim, it’s such a great Aircraft to fly and a privilege to fly!
excellent video! Nice job, and great instructor. I did mine in a Decathlon, instructor wasn't quite as easy going as this one either!
I take my hat off to you Ben. Well done!
Thank you for your continued report!
I learnt to fly a chipmunk when I was in the air training corps at RAF woodvale Formby
Never understood the req for a seperate rating for tailwheel, what next a rating for A/C with scarlet hubcaps?? I learnt on (initially) tailSKIDS and back then we just flew the aeroplane we happened to be strapped onto but did know what affected what and never let the beast get ahead of the rider.
Like the man said, 'Awesome!'. Thanks Ben.
Lovely job! I had a go i a Chippy years ago with the Air Cadets - I have to admit I somewhat prefer the PA28 though!!!
Both aircraft have their benefits I suppose, I love flying both types!
Excellent trip
Thank you!
excellent video thanks hope to catch up with you at Barton some day . I am not hard to spot my wheelchair tends to give me away ;)
I flew in one as a cadet at 14 years old as RAF Shawbury, amazing flight where I got to take the stick and make it do a loop! Maybe someone can confirm my memory, I remember being told to move the stick down to 120 knots and then pull up to make the loop? Is this correct? It was 40 years ago!! - I also got to go up a Wessex Helicopter as well but that was boring in comparison!
That’s awesome!
Superb! Wish I was still close to your age.
I learnt to fly on WK624 from RAF Woodvale in the 1970-73s. Love to fly her again. Where is she?
She’s based at Blackpool
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Great film Ben!
Who was the instructor? he seemed good & calm (Maybe a good old RAF type!)
Very good video. Excellent landing
+Lightning Photography thanks a lot!
Very slick bro
Great video Ben. Thank you.
Thanks a lot, Aedale!
Nicely done !!! Was it a little trickier to get that attitude picture locked in with the scattered cloud? Looking forward to sseing more of these. Tower shots were a nice touch too
Well done Ben keep it up 😀
Are there follow-up vids to this? I'd like to see them!
Great video
Thanks Andy!
Which VGS did you go to when you flew in the Grob 109b?
I recently bought a new camera, a GitUp Git 2 Pro with mic input through the USB-C connector and cables from eBay and Transair to link to the Comm so now I don't have to sync the audio and video in post-production. I don't know if the GoPros already give you a mic input option or if that would help?
Well flown
Good stuff!
my first flight in an aeroplane the chippie
A proper pilot's aeroplane!
Really nice but all these instructors seem to like to drag out the training to the max. Im sure fighter pilots in ww2 never had these ridiculous dragged out lessons.
The instructor was vey professional, as was the lesson. Ex Chipmunk and Bulldog pilot.