What a beauty! My dads friend had an Apache like that. My dad flew a Bellanca, a Twin Bonanza and a Queen Air. He flew a lot picking up parts for their ready mix company. I would go along when I could.
Brings back memories - I did my multi rating in a '57 Apache back in 1970. It also had the 160 hp engines and needed every bit of it as we were based out of Greeley, CO. It was a great training aircraft in that if you did everything right the best you could achieve at that altitude was a minimal rate of descent on one engine.
That's super that you got your multi rating in this incredible aircraft. I sure enjoyed flying in this Classic Twin Piper. Thank you so much for sharing your story :)
Thx for sharing, back in the '70's Dad bought the last B Aztec built before the C came out, he had to reskin the leading edges and flaps, seal the nose gear for winter operation, strip and re-paint the airplane, top overhaul the engines, with his slick paint polished props it would cruise 210 mph which was way better than most old Aztec's. Hard to believe how the Stinson twin's future went..Apache... Aztec.. all the way to 1980. Dad's old plane now flying in USA as N522E. Great load hauler and a safe aircraft too.
Hello Dwayne, I looked up N522E and pretty nice looking and these are such classics, did you get to fly in your Dad's Aztec? Back in the USA, what was it's previous location? Thank you for sharing about your fathers Aztec.
@@EdWhisenantAviation Yes I did, it sounded amazing, those augmenter tube exhaust's i liked. The Matco Hoerner tip tank's helped low speed performance, cruise too. Dad often landed on gravel roads, a road construction company often chartered him. It was in the Canada's western arctic, based out of Ft. McPherson '74 to '78 then Inuvik until '82. One time he landed there at night, the landing light's didn't work and it was a unlighted runway, he said the nav light's reflected of the snowplow ridges allowed him to keep straight, a other time the windshield was iced over but again he put it down ok. H had a beautiful paint job of his own design on it then, looked really sleek...bright yellow and dark green. I could send you a photo
@@dwaynemcallister7231 Very cool, thank you for sharing about your Dad's adventures in his Aztec, I would love to see a picture, I have Facebook Ed Whisenant Aviation or on Instagram, but let me know so I can look for it as you can imagine I get tons of people writing me.
Great video and one smooth pilot right there. I grew up on a 2000 foot grass strip in the 1970's flying out of there in a 1955 Cessna 310. We fly a 69P model to this day. Dad told me he was looking at an Apache and a 310 back then. Good ole birds :)
Thank you for watching, sorry I'm just now responding, I was in Michigan for a week. Thanks for sharing your story, that's pretty cool flying in and out of a grass strip. Cessna 310's a great aircraft.
Superb video Ed ..brings back a lot of memories.I remember the Apache quite well...always a fan. Haven't seen one for Years until your video !! I had more to do with the PA-23 Aztec in the very early 70's here at Bristol Airport in the UK. I remember them being really comfortable to sit in.... I loved them....Shame we don't see them around much these Days...Cheers...Steve.-:)
+Steve Lewis Video Channel. Wow Steve really liked your comment, sad that you don't see them anymore, they are pretty rare around here, Yes this Apache was very comfortable to fly in. I'm great full to the owner Lou of DuBois Aviation for the wonderful flight experience. Take care & thank you again.
I really enjoyed the video. I used to clean a particular Aztec PA-23 250 in exchange for flights/cash..G-AYWY...It was written off in a Bog in Ireland 26th March 1976...such a shame.
+Steve Lewis Video Channel. That's really cool how you exchanged for flights, yes it's always sad to hear about a loss of a plane, I found a black & white picture of G-AYWY that was taken at Kidlington 26/5/1971. Thank you again & take care.
First off glad you enjoyed watching it twice, you and I both love the classics. Second that's so funny about my friend in the back he loves flying in airplanes more then you can imagine and that's the same look he always has :)
Hahaha that's hysterical. I'll tell you, these are one of the best looking twins out there. They made things to last back in the day. I did own a 58 square tail and now flying an azteck. Sure would love to own a piece of history like you have here.
Looking good love the video Every time I go to Florida I get to fly in a RV10 that my nephew build in the garage lol I was skeptical at first, but after so many years I can c that he has done an excellent job on it . I like to build one myself but I wonder if I have time and patience lol so I’m always looking for a good project like this one a1957 PA 23-150 for only $22.900 🤔 Nice video and nice plain Thank for posting
Hello Radu, yes this is a really nice aircraft, glad you fly in your nephew's RV. I hope you find a nice project. Thank you for sharing and for watching
Noob question, I've recently been researching piper apache's and was curious if the wheels retracted in or folded in. I have no idea about planes but have taken a recent interest in learning! TIA!
@@EdWhisenantAviation I have a '57 Apache with 150's. I believe it's useful load is 1071. I have Aux tanks. So the mains hold 36 gal each (2) and the Aux holds 18 gal each (2) I have 5 seats but I took 1 out (so 4 seats) So, fill the mains, 432 lbs.= 632lbs for Pass + Bagg. Mains and Aux full = 423 for Passengers. 160 hp's maybe a little better.
Xque no le montan hélices tripalas a esos motores con esas qe tiene no le combinan además de eso con hélices tripalas tiene aumenta la fuerza de empuje y los motores quedan sobrados de potencia sin tener que exigirles rendimiento...
10:13 Why raise the gear when there is about 5,000 feet of runway in front to land if an engine fails. Never done that?? A 30-50 agl engine fail and land in front. Never?? As a CFI multi I used to teach 30 feet engine partial cuts on Apaches on 5k feet runways. No incidents. Did them with some crosswind too, after finishing one, i did them the other way too and so forth. 10 times in 30 minutes, 10 landings and take off in one hour depending on traffic..
