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What a dream. I’ve done my share of taildragger ferry flying but never in a Waco. I’ve half joked about wanting one but this really helps refocus that. Thanks for sharing.
Juan, will WACO eventually run out of Jacobs R755A2 engines to rebuild to zero time and have to move to an new build alternative such as the Czech Verner.
ATC is suffering from incompetence and painfully long work hours, the employees are being slowly killed with this practice. Performance is going to deteriorate even further without proper precautionary action
My experience in life was that to match/mismatch a duplicated system between the theory printed on paper(Your flow guide) and the reality as in the system(s) at the time of problems might be a challence. Hard traces correct tests hace to be executed not normally done. -One could say in duplicated systems you have two basic layers in question. One is the duplicated system backbone & function itself, the other is the functional units installed it serves. -So normaly you get prescribed periodic tests to be carried out which will point out functional unit issues easily, however if the duplicated system backbone is faulty in a complicated way, like wiring fault after work was performed, or a complicated switched fault, these tests may not always point to the evading problem thats not alway there. -Now hard tracing is a daunting task and should not be hurried, so a mismatch can be recognised. I have seen how techs cling to the theoretical picture in their head/paper but just could not point the mismatch, it took a special d ifferent thinking person to point that. -Now in this case there might be a clue to start with: A few days before the ship left the harbour, it had a blackout. This problem was evoked not by normal testing of the duplicated system, but by something a tech has done wile performing work. My suggestion is to redo that exactly and see if the problem can be made to surface again, if you have a point of investigative entry, you have a start to find & fix the problem, which obviously is not easy, seeing they thought it was fixed.......I know this is a generalization, but sometimes you have to climb out of the box of knowledge and look at the horison.
Nice video. Something different. No plane crashes, no dearths. Just some good aviation. You wonder if you are going faster than the trucks? I'd want to drop down and fly beside them.
Ah! not sure how to begin... We all know about 'The Bucket list', well mine would have to include flying a bi-plane across or in and around the USA. I was born in England and have lived in Australia for almost 30 years. Sadly I hung up my wings some 20 years ago but have never lost the passion. You Juan, in this one video, have encapsulated exactly what I wished I had done so many years ago but let work commitments get in the way. Anyone out there with the same urge... just go and do it whilst you can, you won't regret it.
Since the ages of the kids were 12, 10, and 7, I wonder if it's possible a kid playing around in the front could have turned the fuel selector to the empty tank in mischief without the pilot knowing as it was in fact dark at the time.
Beautiful airplane but I'm betting not much fun to fly. I got a chance to fly in a Stearman once at Washington, Mo. I flew my Decathlon there from Cape Girardeau, Mo. all excited to get to fly in what was one of my most favorite airplanes...I thought. Couldn't have been more disappointed. Open cockpit like the Waco. First, even though both the instructor and I had Dave Clark headsets, it was so loud it was almost impossible to hear him. That's gets really uncomfortable in a short time. [Didn't have noise calculating sets back then]. Most important, though, was that it felt like I was steering an ocean liner. . Slow and ponderous, it was nowhere near like the nimble responsive Decathlon I had just flown there in. On the way back I found myself almost unconsciously doing unnecessary banks and turns and swoops....just to enjoy the feel of flying again.
1999 Waco, I definitely did a double take on that year, I almost had to rewind the video and listen to the year again to make sure that I heard it right lol😉 It looks like it's right out of the 1920's, I had no idea that they were still building Biplanes🙂👍 That is a beautiful airplane, it's great to see that they still make them🙂👍 I have definitely been enjoying Day 1 of your Waco Adventure🙂👍 I am definitely looking forward to watching Day 2🙂👍
I'm just a keyboard 'expert' but having four passenger's legs squeezed in next to the dual controls looks pretty sketchy. Some substantial handles to aid entry and exit for inexperienced passengers might be an idea. A carbon fiber frame over the windows maybe?
I had no idea that Waco was still building airplanes! I knew a guy in the '80's that had a UPF-7: I don't recall exactly how old it was, but it was an oldie. He used to sell rides in it, too.
Stop pretending you know everything about everything....you look foolish. Stay in your lane. A couple hours of Google research doesn't make you an expert.
Iraan, Texas, named for Ira and Ann and pronounced Ira-ann. Such a great little town. I got stuck there after a dead stick landing. A cowboy lent me his pickup to go to Odessa, Texas to get some parts. I ended up doing an engine change, so I spent several days there. That was thirty years ago and I still have friends in Iraan! Good to see the place again!
I was riveted to the screen while watching this video. You seem to like flying small craft almost as much as the triple 7's you fly.. Waiting to see Day 2.
Ferried a Super Cub from the factory in Lock Haven, PA to SJC circa 1965. Only radio was a portable com the size of a brief case I had to balance on the dash board when using it. Navigation was west to the first ocean and land. 😊First 4 hours were a blast. The remaining 18 were a literal pain in the rear. Incidentally, Route 66 follows the I40 through Albuquerque and Flagstaff; not the southern route Juan took along the I10.
