We go flying with Brad Donner in his beautiful Bellanca Cruisair 14-13. Flying Eyes: Click for 10% off with discount code "ERIK" at checkout flyingeyesopti... Air Models: airmodels.net/... John's 360 Coating: johns360coatin...
Pilot needed a Gurney bubble to relieve his head. Pilot also knew his aircraft thoroughly. What a beautiful bird, hundreds of hours in that rebuild. Thanks for taking me along for the demo. Blue skys.
I was an airport kid in the 70's and an old guy took me for a ride in one of these. Never knew what it was til now. I remember him cranking up the gear!
My father bought one of these when I was a kid. It was faded red it had a hole in the wing and needed an overhaul, so he landed it in my grandfathers corn field no crop of course hahahaha it took all of the field to get it landed . He taxied up to the barn and it was put in and dismantled . My dad and his partner rebuilt the Franklin engine with an FAA inspector watching. My mother made all the wing socks french seams the FAA man said she was better than the factory she had an ancient white sewing machine that my dad electrified for her. My dad and another man put the new fabric on the body and the new covers on the tail and wings then came the buterate dope. Several coats! My dad had a neighbor spray paint it for him it was aqua on the bottom yellow and black stripe on the side and seafood green on the rest. He put 2 eagle decals on the tailettes. Can't think of the real name I know they called these mini bamboo bombers. All went perfect they pit it on a truck took it too the local airport finished assembly of the wings and ran the engine in. Soon he was a happy flyer, until we got sad news a guy stole the plane flew to Oshkosh and back without my dads permission and upon his return to the local airport he wiped the landing gear and belly landed it. Totally my dads fun and hard work. This was 1963. I was 7 at the time. The man had nothing so that's what my father got. Sad time for him. Last plane he owned. Just a note he had an aronca champ that he also recovered in the barn, then he had a Waco UPF 7 that one was like new. Then came the Bellanca which I think was a 1948. This brought back good memories for me. Thank you!
At the time my dad wanted to I guess, he got his in the end people hated him . He tripped over the airport collie dog and said the dog attacked him I say the dog was a good judge of character. That dog would not hard a flea. He lost but my dad was ready to sue him if he won. Oh well it wasn't meant to be! I wish I had a pi turbo share he did a beautiful job on the refurbish. But was ruined in one landing mistake. Thank you all for your kind comments it shows the love of these old aircraft! There is an unspoken kinship with pilots and aircraft owner. I wish you all God speed!
The graphics in these flight simulator games are amazing, practically looks real. The human faces still have a big of uncanny valley though and needs work.
I'm not photogenic or articulate.... But I'm thankful that my mediocre flying skills with this Daily Driver airplane have been memorialize by Erik. We flew on a gusty, bumpy day, which was regrettable. But those who understand "Brad Speak Without Profanity" might learn a little about how this nice little airplane flies and how the archaic systems work. Thanks again, Erik.
Well Brad I finally got mine N86826 back to BWD via NV, UT, AZ, and NM after about a year of mechanical delays and have been flying her from here. Mine has the same pulldown pilot window setup but is missing the trim below and around the window. So I wonder if I could get some interior shots so I have something to go on. Ditto the door upholstery, all I have is the molded aluminum window surround.
There are three points to adjust an Aeromatic prop and they all interact. . It can be adjusted for static rpm, redline at liftoff full power climb and reduced rpm at cruise. It takes a lot of fiddling and flight test.
@@bdon661 One Cruisair owner discovered that his gear only required 32 turns but he could actually crank in 2-3 additional turns which just placed extra tension into the system. Something to check with your IA when the ship is up on Jack’s.
@@brianlott7571 The book actually calls for "approximately 32 turns". Mine seems to like 34 and it doesn't tweak the chains, but you are exactly right. If you crank too many turns, it DOES put excess tension on the chains and eventually makes them too long.
Un saluto dall Italia ✌️. Molto interessante. Complimenti. Mi sono goduto il VOLO, nonostante io non parli bene "L INGLESE",..... I would very much like to have the subtitles in Italian, but perhaps I am asking too much. Thanks anyway, for this great video.
RU-vid commercials have become unbearable! It’s just so hard to watch anything on the phone app this is just wrong now ! It’s really sick what advertisement is doing these days it’s damn near criminal !
Beautiful craftsmanship but would it have killed them to make the cabin just a mere 6 inches wider??? Rubbing shoulders for a few hundred miles makes for a frustrating fight.
The gyros don´t start working properly until the plane is on take-off phase. That´s perfectly normal? What if the gyros fail after take-off? At any rate, your video is very interesting as a showcase for the ideas, methods and design by old Bellanca. You are a pretty tall fellow, or is it that I had the impression that the cabin had more headroom.
There are three gyro instruments powered by suction from the venturi mounted outside in the airstream. The venturi has no moving parts and is extremely reliable. It can ice up in winter weather that the airplane has no business flying in. The gyros start spinning when the engine is tested prior to takeoff due to propeller blast and come to operating speed early in the takeoff.