I love Papa thirty-eights! My uncle flew one in the Pacific theater and then in Europe in WWII. HE WAS MY HERO AND THE INSPIRATION FOR ME WANTING TO BE A FIGHTER PILOT. I was able to live my dream as an F4 Phantom II Pilot in Vietnam. I was a Marine Corps Naval Aviator and flew with VMFA542 and VMFA323 in 66, 67, and 68 out of DaNang and Chulai. God bless you uncle Leo, I hope you’re flying unlimited missions with unlimited ammo and fuel!!!
Yes really what is so damn hard about working a video camera it is so frustrating to try and watch these beautiful planes when the camera person is clueless on how to use a camera .
Counter rotating!!! Now we're talkin!!!!!!! A man and his machine!!!! No electric hair dryers for this guy!!! Nice job!!!! Yup my heart would be beatin too!!!! In the life of a pilot, there is no better time than this!!!! Nothing like having the owner standing next to you either!!! Thousands of dollars and time ridin on your skills!!!!! Jerry! Best flyin p-38 I have ever seen!!! Nice job building and flyin!!!
I grow up watching the P-38's fligh over in the 60's and 70's. I think I still saw a few into the mid 1980's. Always loved seeing them. I think the air base in Sioux Falls was one of the last to fligh them.
What a magnificent flying site. Hey, the Picture Guy came ohhh sssoooo close on the second flight. And then you zoomed in. All in all still pretty damned good. AMA8855
@@n1114v To be fair, you had to know it would be a problem. Filming something like that is not as easy as it seems, which is why professionals usually do it. Perhaps better to re-shoot with someone more experienced handling the camera and upload newer footage. Awesome plane, seriously! Some people are just frustrated because they really want to see it fly.
WOW Gerry ! The P-38 is a tough build, you however you accomplished it. What a beautiful job you did. How many hours had you dedicated from crate to air ? It doesn*t really matter but, what counts is that she flies as wonderful as she looks ! WELL DONE Gerry, from "WOODY" Fellow P-38 enthusiast..
Wow, that radio is very small. I've never seen someone with so much experience and skills use something like that. They usually have those big tables strapped around their neck haha Very nice plane 🖒
Gorgeous plane, my favorite WWII fighter. Any reason you made the counter rotation opposite of the full scale plane? My guess is that it gives you a critical engine advantage if you have an engine out situation to make it more controllable. Flies very well and it is beautiful in the air as well as on the ground. Congrats on those initial flights, hope it's still doing well 7 years later.
I recognize that airfield! Used to be a member there! Close to Aramco Park out from Lebanon, OH. Nice P38! Didn't there used to be a concrete runway there?
Well, they must have copied each other! I'm not kidding - even down to the clubhouse. I haven't been a member in about 7 years, so I was wondering what happened to the paved runway.
Field where I was - www.google.com/maps/place/Lebanon,+OH+45036/@39.458216,-84.2730495,414m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x8840f42748704e49:0xa5e86d3394223b94!8m2!3d39.4353373!4d-84.2029922
It seems as if the engines were in synch a lot of the time. In modeling, are there ways to make the engines fun at exactly the same speed? Otherwise, that's a beautiful example of how wonderful these models can be made to look. Great job.
Beautiful model and nicely synched engines sound brilliant. I am surprised that, on a test flight, no attempt was made to confirm stall characteristics or stall speed.
Thanks Ted..... no need to check for stall, I flown many P38's and this one is by far the nicest. On the first flight I like to keep it easy and short so I can check for anything that may have come loose
Bob Burns ........these are stock DLE 55's . The way to make them counter rotate is by redrilling and mounting the pickup sensor on the prop hub using a timming gauge that you can buy on line
1:44 Please tell me the guy on the right isn't explaining to the guy on the left how the controller works just minutes before he takes that beautiful plane off. I might have sorted all that out with him before we started the engines. lol
@@n1114v hell dude, that's terrible. Sometimes I hate this hobby. I seem to go for awhile with no crashes and then I'll screw up and crash something. Usually something stupid I do. Sorry for the loss keep at it!
John Mollicone .......welcome to the channel! I'm not the builder of this beautiful aircraft, just the test pilot. We transport these large aircraft in large custom trailers.
Martin Venter ....... this plane was scratch-built but it was only Built to be put on display. When Gerry bought the airplane he had to do a lot of rebuilding and reworking to make it flyable
does anyone know exactly what brand , diameter and pitch of the props? i am understanding these are dle55 engines and want to know what these are. thx guys
@@n1114v , thx so much Andy, it is a 230 dollar mistake getting the wrong set. i appreciate your efforts. i am just now getting to watch part 2 what you posted last night.
urbanfox53........ in the 27 years of starting model airplane engines I have never had a serious incident where a glove would have helped. A glove will help prevent a prop from cutting but will not prevent a prop from breaking your finger in the case of a backfire. I never wrap my fingers around the back of the prop, only applying pressure to the front of the blade so if there ever was a backfire it would simply slip out of my hands there for no injuries
Uhhhhh if you really know how to work with and start gas-engines, then you know you don;t need gloves. I handstart my GP176 , Saito FG90R3, DLE120, DA50 without gloves. As Andrew states. . it's the way you position your fingers on the blade and in which circular motion you move your hand out of the way, while prop-starting. That is what you need "younger viewers" to learn and be aware off, about starting gas-engines.
It made me nervous watching him stick his hand in to activate the choke with the ignition on. If the magnet lines up with the Hall sensor it can cause it to turn over and smack the hell out of your hand. I had my hand hit once by a 24" prop on a 60cc engine because of this. I've never operate a choke with the ignition on since. Some lessons are harder learned than others.
I am an Italian boy and I'm building my P38 Lightning but I can not find a store here in Italy that sells suspensions Ziroli P-38 is there any of you who can send me a store in Europe that sells them? because unfortunately ordering them directly in America would cost me very sadly, hello and thank you again.
Alessandro M......there are places world wide that stock gear for more common plans like top flite and other big names. I don't know of anyone stocking gear for plans built aircraft. There usually made to order by robart. Check the internet, you might get lucky
Nice your right engine turns opposite the left. Listen to how many times he blips the throttle from the end of downwind to touch down, "11" times, for all those who chop the throttle and let it glide in, that's what throttle managrment is, when to and when not to, bahahaha!
