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I've flown into a lot of global cities at night, and many are beautiful, but Lima has a special look as you come in or leave, especially at night. The lights have this yellowish singular aura and they're so dense and uniform, almost like Christmas tree lights. Haven't been to Peru since '18 and thinking about going back this summer.
When my uncle returned to his home field, or where he thought it probably was below the clouds he would spin down through them to insure a safe airspeed and because there were no instruments except a turn and bank indicator that could be referenced. (He did call the home field to obtain the ceiling altitude though.)😊
Wow! Your video just brought back some great memories of that same plane and Red Stewart field. I sure needed that right now in the beginning of 2021! Thank's!!! Moved away from the area many years ago and haven't flown since. Most friendly airport I've ever been to. Love the whole family that run it and i sure do miss them. i had the honor of meeting Red one time before he passed and it was a conversation i will never forget as he explained aerodynamics to me in the most common sense manner.
thats real flying👍🇺🇸 here about the cub pilot looking up at the jet, wish i could fly that, the jet pilot looking up at the space shuttttle , wish i could fly that, the shuttttle pilot looking down at the cub saying, wish i was flying a cub?? 😊👍🇺🇸
Wonderful presentation! Enjoyed it immensely. I soloed in a J-3 Cub forty one years ago after buying a Cub (N3732C) to take instruction. Where I lived taildraggers were not available for rent even though I was in the heart of crop dusting territory, Tallulah, Louisiana. So I bought my first J3 Cub before I learned to fly for $4,500, a small fortune in the late 1970s. A fully restored J-3 was available for $6,000 but the price difference was insurmountable. I almost bought an Aeronca Champ because they were $2,500 at the time, far cheaper than a Cub. But a friend of mine who was a pilot that I respected told me, "don't do it, wait untill you can afford the Cub". His advice was right on the money. I finally got the J-3 and learned to fly it out of Scott Field, Bob Graves ran his crop dusting service there and Benny May was FBO with a single Cessna 152 in his fleet. After Benny soloed me I went on to own many J-3 Cubs including a 90hp, very rare metal spar clipped wing Cub that was certified by the FAA. It was the "Rawe" version which was not experimental like the "Reed" wood spar version. My clipped wing Cub had shorter wings too owing to the round tips being removed for square wingtip spill plates. Watching this video is a treat. The sights and sounds are so familiar. I amassed around 400 hours in my J-3 Cubs and made at least 1,000 take offs and landings like the ones in this film. Sometimes I would fit in 10 touch and goes in just one hour of flying. Those were the days. I wish every pilot could experience tail wheel flying in a J-3 Piper Cub! I am 64 years old now and doubt I will fly anymore. But who knows, maybe another J-3 or Super Cub lurks in my future.
Nice landings. I haven't seen Joe since 2003 or so. Quick question, what kind of mount did you use? I'm getting back into LSA after a 9 year lapse and definitely wanna get a go pro to capture video in the Cub.
The Peruvian coast have such a nice benign mild weather... no gusty winds, no lighting storms that could stall arrivals and departures from the Lima Airport.
If you had an instructor who taught you spins while in primary training, then I'd say one thing...you had a GREAT instructor. He might have saved your life. I instructed for over 20 years, and always wished that spins were required training for private pilots. I always offered the training to any student who wanted to learn them.
sir, i was always curious about what spin recovery training involves. 17 yrs ago, i halted my training (cessna 152/ 173) after cleared for solo. in engine fire scenario, if i remember right, my instructor showed me some fast spiral descents for putting of the fire. but here in this video, those spins look more violent and came to quick stop! once we tasted flying, our eyes are always looking up for something. 😀
Thanks for posting. I'm confused as to why this route isn't year round. I was looking at the seat maps leading up to mid October and found that the flight does just as well in the winter. If you want you can check out my experience with this flight on my channel. Thanks for your time! (It's not a must)
I've seen the back of Joe Smith's head many times! I got my tailwheel endorsement from him. I've flown 4 different taildraggers with him. 2 Cubs, 1 Boeing Stearman, and my Searey amphibian. Best pilot I've ever met!
I really liked watching the instructor. During the approach to landing he'd make a 'ring' with thumb and forefinger around the stick and have his hand poised over the throttle. As soon as you dropped below 40 mph and obviously had control he would relax. During take off he'd be poised over throttle and stick until you hit about 40 and the airplane was flying. At that point he'd take hands away from the controls and enjoy the flight.
This is so weird! I'm currently training at Red Stewart and my instructor is Joe! He looks different now but that is definitely his voice. I really like flying out of Red Stewart. We flew to a civilian strip at Wright Pat and being on asphalt felt wrong after so much time on that gopher infested strip. The grass strip at middletown even feels weird without those gopher tunnels. In your video you can hear the chassis getting slammed by them.
