Cessna 195 Flight to Pick up the Plane 

Ive got a damaged 195 here thats been sitting for a long time, that makes me want to pull it out of the shed and start working on it again, what a beauty

Gotta love that feeling when all those gremlins come together to make life so much easier. Great video and I loved the C195, been a long time seeing one.

Nice to see you back again Kevin. When I was 14 the airport I was learning to fly from the owner/instructor W.E. Happel had a Cessna 195 with crosswind landing gear. I flew it twice in the air, never attempted a take off or landing.

Thanks for bringing us along with ya once again and I look forward to the next one.

Thanks for sharing. The 195 is one of my favorite classic planes. So gorgeous!

Man, such a difference in IMC! While it's always good to stay sharp and hand fly approaches from time to time, the stress reducing effect of a solid ap really makes a difference. Congrats! Beautiful 195, by the way. I'm totally jealous!

Loved Kevin holding his hands poised just over the controls as the AP did its thing.

Happy to see another video from U Kevin glad to hear that the new auto pilot is working awesome enjoy that flight out to the West when you go

Absolutely stunning plane! Love it.

Looks a lot like the plane the CFI owned that lived in Pagosa Springs, CO, that used to make teaching videos in it. But this one looks stunning in updates. It is fun to see these antiques updated.

I love aircraft and have since I was a little kid and i have to admit not many capture my love more than a Cessna 195, a pure sweetheart of the skies that will always be a thing of beauty and class.

What a great collection or classics your friend has.

Great to see your video, Kevin. You are a rockstar RU-vidr, and much appreciated. Like listening to Paul Harvey back in the day, I’m graciously awaiting, “The rest of the story.”

Great video Kevin, hope all is well with you and the family

Kevin thanks for the video. That 195 is one beautiful aircraft. Looking forward to see your west coast trip vids

The 195 .. wow. just wow. Beautiful plane!!

Glad to see the plane is looking great and with the new software updates that you wanted. You and your wife are one of my favorite couples in aviation on RU-vid. I have been following you for a while now and enjoy your great content. Sorry for being behind on videos but I see you got the airplane and I assume decided to keep your hanger and plane. I though you guys may be moving because of a career change or something else. No matter what you both decide it has been a honor to follow this great channel! God bless you and your family and looking forward to future videos. Safe travels in the air! Thank you so much!

Nice! You had me going when you said, "We'll climb up at 5000 fpm."... :) Great that you're getting the performance you were hoping for.

Awesome , Thanks 310 Pilot

I noticed some Hartzell props! A buddy of mine is Jim Hartzell whose family owned the company. We have lunch together 5 times a week. Love the videos!

Hey Kevin glad you are happy with the work done all the best to you and the family

A stabilized approaches a beautiful thing, and so is that 195.

What a gorgeous C195! I just started flying with an autopilot so anything related to autopilot excitement I get.

Great to see the software update is working well. Looking forward to the west trip.

We had a 195 at Air Adventures in Clewiston, FL; great jump plane. Nothing like the sound of a Shaky Jake cold start, very harleyesque.

Oh I so wanted to hear the 195. Yours is nice too, thanks for the ride.

What a beautiful Cessna 195. Awesome 👏

Nothing quite like a round engine! Thanks for sharing.

Awesome video man, love that 195 !!!!!!! Hope to see or atleast hear you out here in the west. I have my handheld on every day here at the fire station

Kevin, I especially enjoyed this episode. Former owner of N 4336N, a 1947 C 195 w/ X-wind gear, this brought back many good memories. 36N's paint job was identical to the one you were in. When I 1st saw the thumbnail, I had to immediately look for the tail number to make sure it wasn't our "Dirty Sally." Hoping one of these days you can do a full review of this classic beauty.

First time in my 79 years, someone with my name. Really enjoy your channel

Hello from Minnesota! Love the 195!! What an airplane to hitch a ride in!!

Wow! Kevin, how cool is that? Love flying right seat with you. Amazing new technology all you do is push the buttons and enjoy the flt.. Thanks 771 Bravo Charlie and a great Pilot. See you next time Kevin.

Great video Kevin

What a gorgeous 195

Nice, love it when a plan comes together.

Great feeling when the technology works and plays well together.

Glad to have ya back! War Eagle

Grew up starting at a C-195 in a neighbor’s garage and lusting after it. I was too young to attempt to buy it, but I dream that I could. Loved that airplane, since it spurred me toward a career in aviation (Pilot then A&P). I still see that airplane in my dreams. Tx!

Awesome legendary aircraft...

Look at the view, So beautiful.

Almost so good you could take a nap (bad joke). Congrats with your upgrade. Ohh, that Cessna 195 was the best looking I saw. Cheers -

Awesome instrutmentation love all the gages

As a teenager, I had the pleasure of going up in a 195 a few times. A good family friend owned one (N195BG). I believe it's still flying, but under new ownership. It was highly polished bare metal with USAF markings. One of the coolest planes I've flown in. My mom was a bit nervous of GA airplanes, but I remember her going up in it and our friend swinging the yoke over to the right and letting her fly it for a few minutes over UC Davis in northern California. Seeing this one brings back great memories.

Loved the tug at the maintenance hangar. After they finish moving airplanes around, they can go out front and now the lawn. 😉

Gotta be one of my fav airplanes. So art deco, what a beauty. 146 kts over the ground aint shabby for that old girl either!

I was all pumped up thinking you were going to pick up 1BC's replacement.... The 195 is an awesome plane!

5,000 feet per minute? What What? Haha! Thanks for the video Kevin!

Congratulations

Love the tail fin view❤️

A few years later, Kentucky Flying Service Mr. Dick (Mother) Malloy one of the FBO's at KLOU had a Stearman that he rented out. I had about 12 hours in it over the course of a year. It was a fun flying machine!

That 195 is so beautiful.

Really nice video. It was fascinating looking at that wall of instruments in the old plane. It was beautiful. Not sure if the cameras smooth out the ride more than it is, but 1BC looked rock solid with the new upgrades. Wondered if it was a little scary dropping so low before taking control of the landing? Great job editing.

Lovely part of the USA! Even though I live in the UK, I have an aircraft based at Dacy Illinois 0C0, but due to Covid restrictions and closed borders, have not been able to fly it for two years or more. Hopefully this year! Love the 195!

...that landing wasn't all that bad Kevin! Nice Transitional Auto-Pilot links too ';-) Thanks for the ride/Mike

The C195 is just down right beautiful! Thanks for showing it to us.

What a beautiful airplane!

It's like, you watch this and wonder if Kevin knows at this point he will eventually sell the plane? I'm guessing not, I assume we will see that edited into a future video. You watch this video and think how can he sell it.

Love the 195. Flown in one a couple times myself. It’s a dream to own one. Also been in a 450hp Stearman.

I had the opportunity to fly in to Oshkosh AirVenture 2019 in a beautiful C-195 which was a great experience. Those beautiful birds sure get a lot of attention.

Avidyne GPS navigators and displays, S-TEC autopilot, and Garmin G5s. I can understand why there were some issues getting it all to work together, and how excited you are that it now does. That 195 is absolutely gorgeous. I wish I had the wherewithal to restore a plane to that condition.

Beautiful plane

I really wish you had spent more time with video from the 195. But, if you do get the opportunity to go flying again with him in that airplane, a full video of it would be awesome. Way back in the late 70s, early 80s, I had a couple of opportunities to ride, unfortunately not fly, in a Stearman. Pilot back then was in his 80s, having taught the Wright Brothers how to fly, and couldn't hear a word you said from so many hours flying behind radials with no headsets. A Stearman doesn't 'take off', it levitates off of the ground. Once the tail wheel comes up, it's like an elevator, it just continues to climb. It is the most docile and comfortable airplane in the air. The engine is something to listen to, especially if you don't have a headset to muffle it out, but I recommend only for short periods of time. You've got some tail dragger time. I learned to fly in a Cessna 150 and a couple of Piper Cherokees, but one of my favorite airplanes to fly in is a J3 Cub, especially in the summer time, down at 500' AGL, with the doors open. Richard Bach (Jonathan Livingston Seagull, and other aviation books) talks about that, over the midwest corn fields, and while I was flying in New England along the coastline, it really is the same sense. You are at peace with the world, you're not going all that fast (you can barely keep up with the traffic on the interstate if the wind is wrong) and it's just an amazing way to fly. I hope you and Jaime are doing well. Of course, we'd all like to know what's going on with you, but I also know you'll let us know in due time. In the meantime, thanks for these videos.

Love the color scheme.

I fueled a plane exactly line Coyle's plane several years ago. Color and all. I haven't seen one since. Maybe it was Coyle. Beautiful plane.

...and I thought that this was yours! I would have turned green immediately!

That was a good flight back home

I've got some time in a 190 (240hp Continental radial). Fun to fly! Scary to land!

Nice upgrade Kevin.

So glad you guys are still around... All caught up on your vids now Kev. Please say hi to Jaime.

I've seen a Cessna 195 in a museum but not flying, that one is beautiful!! I'm also a 'gremlin' chaser from way back, hunted way more than my share of gremlins!! LOL 8) --gary

Sweet!!

Now Kev that was cool.

Bravo!!

On your west coast "swing", come to wine country!!! Napa and Sonoma county airports are wonderful! I would be honored to take you to dinner if you come to STS!

The 195 is beautiful.

Coyle's C195 is just gorgeous👌I'm glad you are happy with your autopilot, looking forward to those west coast trips you mentioned!👍

Thanks, Kevin.

Hi to Coyle! It’s a beauty of a 195 for sure.

ive got the second oldest still flying 195 and a 310 both just went down for annual sadly. both super fun to fly

That autopilot was impressive. If you come out west to the PNW you’ve gotta see Mt. Ranier/St. Helens/Baker.

I think I saw that plane at Poplar Grove a couple years ago. My dad saw it and has been wanting one since.

Kevin, hate to say it but I think the 195 is prettier than the 310 lol....that's a dream plane for me once the kids are gone, assuming I can fit in it.

Had my fingers crossed for the bi plane but that one was also beautiful.

Awesome

The 195 is one of my all-time favorites...would love to get my hands on one that well equipped.

A guy at our field has a 195. A neat plane.😁

Love the 195 with a clean modern panel. The old, original, panel was a mess

I didn't know you knew Coyle!

I gotcha Kevin, I know exactly what your talking about. I've always thought the Cessna 310's were a solid flying bird and with your new dash I can just. Imagine. Say Kevin, have you heard about "Save The 310"?

Fantastic 👍🇺🇸😎...

Awesome video as usual ! Any news on the sale of your 310 ? Next plane ? Are you moving ?

That is cool

Coyle, nice 'stash

It looked good to me

195 was sweet...but 310 is MUCH SWEETER! I love 310's! Sky King's didn't have a panel like that one though :)

You should get a Stearman checkout. Makes flying every other airplane a walk in the park. I have about 250 hours in one, unfortunately had to give it up because of operating costs.

I was hoping to hear the radial in the 195. Love that sound. My dad had a 195 when I was a kid. Exciting to get stuff working, when not working its always in the back of my mind.

Maybe Kevin has sold his 310 to Jimmy on the Jimmy's World Channel since Jimmy was saying in his last video that he is in the hole with old Mighty Mouse, his barn find 1957 310 that hadn't flown in over 37 years and that he may end up having to part it out.

Keven glad you did not have to sell the plane