How Do I Afford All My Planes? Secret Revealed 

I started watching Jimmy this year and anyone who bags him for the way that he does things just doesn't get it. Its for fun and education .. not some boring tutorial. Your doing great Jimmy thanks, 310 donation coming from OZ (That's Australia, not that yellow brick road place!).

Army veteran helicopter crew chief here, I love what you do and how you do it, absolutely LOVE the content of all your videos. If you ever do any helicopter’s I’d love to come with for the crazy journey 😁 Ps: I have my FAA technician license and many years experience on just about every airframe the army has, as well as some light civilian prop and jet, extensive sheet metal and fabrication machining experience in commercial jets as well.

Never knew that Jimmy was in the air national guard. That's amazing! However he does seem like the kind of bloke that would absolutely steal an F16 the first chance that nobody was looking 😳

You're the Vice Grip Garage of Aircraft, we need this! It's amazing how many people seem to labour under the delusion that cleaning some object somehow improves it's intrinsic condition, they're wrong. Why waste time polishing a turd? Well done sir!

Jimmy, you are crazy! That’s why we love your Chanel. Seriously, when I got my private license in 1979 we were flying 10 year old aircraft. Now you are bringing these back to life. Not many of us can afford a new aircraft. You are bringing aircraft back to life, that an average pilot can afford, and safety fly. Keep it up, we enjoy!

Dude, your channel just keeps getting better. I’m not a pilot but just love all things aviation. Keep it up!

I’m an automotive tech, and I love a good barn find revival. Bringing airplanes back is like a whole new world to explore! Good stuff, I’m subscribed.

I was learning how to Fly about 50+ years ago. And, as "the new Kid" I just loved to listen to the "War Stories" constantly being told by the "Old guys" around the hanger! There was a Lady pilot who was teaching flying in Hawaii in the late 1930's. And (of all days!) she had a student up, on one of his very first solo flights, on the morning of December 7th, 1941. When the attack began, this poor guy, in his early 20's, didn't know what to do! (None of the Trainers had radios back then!) So he just tried to put the plane down anywhere. He wound up "cracking up" in a farm field and was seriously injured. Poor guy never flew again! Some of your "misadventures" remind me of the kind of History those Older gentlemen always related to us "New Kids" back then. Point of fact, most of the Trainers or Rental planes I flew back then either had NO RADIO or if it did, they were always broken! And even in the mid 70's when the newer Rental planes did have a radio, NO ONE ever used a headset. You had a hand Mike and a cabin speaker. And that was how I flew for my first 1000+ hours!

Funny. Not once in my entire 44 years have I ever set foot in an airplane but somehow I find myself watching this and actually enjoying it. Love your humor and passion for this. Keep up the great work

Jimmy: "I made a little bit of money . . . " Jimmy's bank: "He made a lot of money."

Wow. That's a transformation if there ever was one! Great video--glad that you're saving the 310.

Best content ever. Jimmy you are the “Jim Carrey” of plane restoration. I love that your son gets the experience all this with you. Well done and keep it going.

As I am currently in the Navy, have 20yrs in Aviation, and am to retire within the next year or so. I appreciate your videos and the fact you have vets helping you out. I too am into Aviation and enjoy spending time up in the air with my wife and kiddos. I personally can't afford to purchase a updated plane at this time (kiddos about ready to go to college) but until I can, I enjoy watching you take something that was once forgotten and give it life again. I hope that one day I am able to do that as well. Keep up the great work and thanks again for your videos

Thank you for your service. I volunteer for the past 5 years pretty much full time helping pay it forward and help other Veterans get the benefits they deserve. Keep up the good work as I truly enjoy watching your videos. Also as people say to my wife bless you for putting up with him I say the same to your wife as she must be an angel. What is your AFSC in the Guards.

Every video just keeps getting more exciting and it's no surprise how fast your channel is growing, Keep it up Jimmy!!!!!

Why do people thumbs down Jimmy? This stuff is great to watch.

I would like to see a old ww2 war bird restoration

Jimmy, I love your channel and watch every couple days. I am not a pilot but thoroughly enjoy every episode, it is much better than anything on network TV. Keep up the great work!

Buying a Save the 310 sticker now because I was so adamant about it from the get go! haha 310's For EVERYBODY!! Thank you for your service and fun content. All the best.

The content is very interesting. But, it's your enthusiasm and sense of humor that really makes the channel special.

Jimmy, thank you for your service and for hiring veterans. The ANG is a great way of life. I served 36 years and loved every bit of it.

OMG, N59KS! 20 years working at KTPA and that guy was always a "Difficult Customer" that no one wanted to deal with, but I never had a problem with him. Im a sucker for the MU-2.

Jimmy, great content and you have a gift taking complexities of aviation and making them understandable in a fun manner... getting these older classics repaired, safe and back flying is an awesome feat ...thank you.. a former taylorcraft flyer...

Jimmy, I am a disabled combat veteran and was a helicopter mechanic in the beginning of my career. I do have PTSD and yes whoever mentioned us in this video, God Bless you for thinking of us as well as you Jimmy. I would love for you to come to Poppy Boyington Field in Hayden Idaho and have me up close to look at one of your planes, it would be better than a vacation which I have never done before. Let me know if you ever plan on coming here and I will have a place for you to stay as well as help you in any way. Thank you Jimmy and all who support us veterans, we care about you and it means the world you care about us.

Jimmy I really love what you are doing with all of these old airplanes that you are finding and the fact that you are taking your son with you is really fantastic he is Learning a lot while watching you work on your airplanes as well as helping you and a lot of father-son bonding as well that doesn’t happen very often too bad more fathers out there don’t take time for their children and take them along with them and show them what they can do while they’re working and help them and teach them along the way like you are that is something that he will pass on long the way to his children when he gets married as well so nice to watch that in your videos keep up the good work love watching your videos love them all it’s just too bad that one V tail bonanza had to be destroyed by taking it apart the way you did though but I understand why to rotted that I understand but keep up the good work keep the videos coming and save the 310 that is a good air plane Who knows maybe you’ll make some money on it.

Jimmy you're probably one of the most wholesome adult channels on RU-vid. I can relax and turn on one of your shows for the kids knowing there won't be any crude content! God bless you sir!

#savethe310 gofund.me/e823e8e1 Donate to save this airplane!

Thanks Jimmy I am really enjoying the journey. I always watch your updates as soon as I see a new one uploaded. Cheers.

Absolutely love the videos you make Jimmy, I'm so excited for the upcoming videos!!!!

Jimmy...the 310 is my absolute favorite twin engine aircraft! Had a 59 C that was an absolute dream.

I would love to see a restoration project with veterans. As a USMC vet myself (my MOS was 6024, which means I worked on the J79 turbojet w/ afterburner on F4N Phantoms. I was a Phantom Phixer, lol). I'd love to help on that, but being legally blind with Retinitis Pigmentosa relegates me to the sidelines, but I'd love to see what I could accomplish. Love your channel Jimmy and keep up the great work. Take care and God bless you and your fam!

I remember when you had just posted your first videos with no subscribers… Please for the LOVE OF GOD keep this channel up and running because it’s honestly the cure to my depression. -an admiring a&p pilot

I LOVE your videos ... 43 years flying, 39 in a major airline.... retired for 3+ years and love your videos... you make me laugh and want to buy one!!

Great work Jimmy ... thanks. You really make my week. I eagerly await your next instalment. Cheers from New Zealand.

As a big gust of wind took my drone up into the tallest pine tree top this evening I decided to come back inside and watch aviation videos. It is about 310 yards away from my front porch and it is night now. I still go out there every once and a while to check up on it and it is still blinking green and white in the distance. My heart condition will deny me a pilots license but it is still OK to dream and watch others. Others will say "maybe you should stay on the ground" Probably right! God Bless All!

Jimmy excellent choice in colors on the wrap, looks 200% better. And yes you can wrap an airplane legally, we have in the past wrapped an entire helicopter, only draw back is at the annual you have to pull it all off for the inspection, but it works out as the boss wants a different color anyway. Saving the 310 is going to make a lot of people happy including me as I have a fondness of the old straight tail 310's. So you say your going down the path of a jet in the future, just remember with a turbine powered airplane the cheapest part of owning it is buying it! Maintaining it is a whole new level of costs, just do me one big, big favor; DO NOT, I repeat DO NOT buy a Hawker, they are a night mare to work on, trust me I know. You should maybe look at warbird, would kind of cool to see you bring back one of those to the skies.

Glad the 310 can be restored to airworthy condition. From the first video my concern was corrosion in the center section. Never imagined the expense involved in replacing the props. It has been a long time since I had a new Hartzell prop and governor installed in a Bonanza for approximately $2,000. Having flown a '56 model 310 back in the day when both the airplane and I were much younger, still remember what a nice handing airplane it was. Had flown 3 or 4 later model 310's prior to the '56, all were good, but the original was fun to fly.

Jimmy, love these videos! I’m flying down from DC to get the same treatment on my airplane. Can’t wait to get her freshened up. I would have never heard about Wrapper Jimmy if not for your videos. Thank you!

Been waiting for this video.

Just hearing you have friends in the military and you as well increased the amount of respect for you and didn't think that was possible

Great video, lovely aeroplane, great insights. 👍😊 My family and I have long supported various military charities - we're a military family basically, or were. What's struck us during the pandemic are two things:- 1) Two main UK charities are sat on huge amounts of cash, whilst some veterans are living rough (nothing being done about such by said charities). 2) Even with the good charities and the fact that our boys and girls sign up for service/military action, it's our govts that send them to war, govts that we all, one way or another, fund, said govts then do the bare minimum to help or rehabilitate veterans, and only then after lots of lobbying. What a criminal act therefore for govts to send people to war and not then pick up the pieces afterwards. The pandemic has made me rethink how things are done and how they should change. A great 'reset' IS needed but not the one driven by govts and tptb, but by the people, for the people, of the govt! Not by and for tptb (govt et al)! We are many they are few and they abuse privilege and power.

Jimmy... You're insane! OK, now that we've resolved the unimportant stuff, welcome aboard. I LOVE your channel. For the (your) records, put me in the Army/Vietnam veteran column. Dak To, 1968-69... "Never neverland," because you never NEVER wanted to go there! Glad the 310 will fly again. About 1,500 hours in 310-320-401-402 series. Keep up the good work, buddy. We need to save all these old planes... when they're gone, they're gone forever.....

Thanks for mentioning the "Navy Seals Foundation ".Been supporting them since a Seal friend was injured with a traumatic brain injury. The Foundation has been taking care of him and his family since 2004.Great organization

Hi jimmy I was watching cleetus and cars and you came on with a 50 cal gas gun I was so impressed I gave your youtube channel a glance 12 hours later I pulled myself away from the screen and went to sleep I couldn't wait to watch more of your videos so I subscribed clicked the bell and liked every video I have watched from start to finish I don't own an aeroplane but have flown microlights under instruction in the UK where I live we were travelling at 85 knots And I had such a blast I flew it for 4 hours at 9000 feet and it's so weird you can't tell how high I was, as a 1000 feet looked the same as 9000 feet to me at first the altimeter told me the correct hight we did fly up to 11000 feet for a spell to clear rough air if i had the money i would do it in a heartbeat as it was my best friend who took me up in his plane and sadly he is no longer with us through a motorcycle accident and i miss him dearly so I can see why you are so hooked to flying until you have done it there is just nothing to match it well maybe one nudge nudge say no more so all the best jimmy from john from Rugby Warwickshire UK.

Love your enthusiasm Jimmy and keeping it real and fun. Bless you

Another Army Vet here...retired Chinook flying Warrant Officer. (Comm FW/RW, SE/MEL SES) I love your videos and your Goal and Mission Statement. Fiscally it makes no sense but it makes all sorts of sense in so many other ways as GA is under attack along with small airports and airspace restrictions. Great work, don't stop.

One of the best channels for aviation nuts - Jimmy you are a star

As a veteran I came across your channel and was impressed on how much you know. I hope you have sponsors because this project can break you quick. You must have a very understanding family to pursue this career. Good luck. Stay safe. CLEAR PROP.

Just subbed, love the crazy-like attitude to save these beautiful airplanes!!! Awesome job on the blue and silver colors on the Beechcraft!!! Looks super fresh!

YOU ALWAYS HAVE A WAY OF PUTTING FUN IN THE THINGS YOU DO ,YOU WOULD MAKE A GREAT BOSS ,YOU GET THE JOB DONE AND IT IS DONE WRIGHT , BUT MAKE IT ITERESTING FOR EVERYONE .IM GLAD YOU GET TO ENJOY THE THINGS YOU LIKE TO DO .NOT EVERYONE GETS TO DO THAT .GOD BE WITH YOU AND KEEP YOU SAFE.

Just stumbled across your channel. Thank you for your service. Congratulations on selling the business and having the mid-life crisis. I too highly recommend it. Divorced one wife and married another who’s 13 years younger than me. Lol. No business for me to sell. Just A320’s to fly 186 PI$$ed off passengers in. I miss GA. Maybe someday soon I’ll buy something. You earned my sub. Great video.

Hello Jimmy, your YT chanel is my favorite ! what a pleasure to see those old airplanes back in the air, that give me idea for a project ! RESPECT for your work !

Love the videos Jimmy, I too wondered where you got the money to squander on these projects. Projects well worth it I must say. As a long time small airplane passenger and future pilot, I'm learning a lot about aircraft ownership and hope to be there myself some day, who knows. Maybe in a Jimmy rescue plane!

Hey Jimmy u rock mate,I'm loving your channel.Watching u and your son getting together tryn to get old planes going. The things u say and do make me smile even the What Could Possibly Go Wrong saying!! That was mine but I'll keep letting u say it. What ever u do don't give up finding old planes that have been sitting for years and spark em up bud!!

My father was a rancher/beef/horse trader, and kind of a car nut (street rods, corvettes). Later he bought an old Cessna 180 (?) for 8G. He never had a license and kept it under a lean-to of the barn. I always found it odd that he was afraid of heights but had no problem going up. I kind of lost touch with him his last few years, but I had heard from mutual friends that he’d traded it for a small herd of Mexican Corriente steers down in Agua Prieta MX. Knowing his penchant for unsavory characters, I’m sure that plane became drug running vehicle.

Super upload. Thanks Jimmy for your work.

I just love airplanes and by extension love your enthusiasm and can't wait to see what you come up with next. Keep making Aviation fun

Buy that MU-2 turboprop behind your plane if you want to go fast!

Thank you all for your service. KAPF/NAVY Vet.

Just found your channel and subscribed!! Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours.

A worthy mission and very entertaining. Do what you do Jimmy!!!

Love the videos and have always been a fan of aircraft. Being retired Army I enjoy the jokes too! Lol. All jokes aside, I’m big into motors and anything that makes power. Watching your videos has shown me a whole new side of aviation. Getting to see the small parts and little bits and pieces that can make or break a plane or any vehicle for that matter, its nice seeing these older planes coming back to life. Keep up the great work! One last question. I know everyone has a different opinion on what someone should start with, do you have any opinions pertaining to what type of aircraft such as a Cessna 152 or 172 as well as the condition? I know I see a lot of the planes that are out there and for sale with prices that vary depending on what you’re getting, just like a car. Being mechanically inclined, working on something is not an issue however some thing with four wheels and some thing with a propeller I imagine has it’s differences.

She looks SO SO nice with the new skin on her.. GREAT JOB!! Thank you so much for starting this channel Jimmy you're the best!!

I just found this channel and at first I was not sure how to handle Jimmy. After watching a few videos he grew on me (like a rotten fungi)! Not really, he is actually very smart, extremely courageous flying a plane just out of a MAJOR maintenance. Keep up the great work!!!

Glad you made perfectly clear what "the plan" is ....lol. Great video Reverend.

I’m new here ima gear head and completely hooked awesome channel man and absolutely love the great attitude and clean fun! Wish you many blessings and to always have fun with it!

Thank you for your service jimmy

Jimmy. I heard what you said the viewers ask you, they are jealous because they cant do it ! You drive on brother,, get that 310 in the air ,I'm a viewer for life ! God bless ya ! We need more avation enthusiasts like you !

Like your shows Jimmy! Thanks for your knowledge!

Looking great. Liking the new colors. Also like the colors on N9153J that I keep seeing pop up in the background.

Nice to hear you support and have among your group of helpers lots of Veterans. Not to mention you yourself are a Reservest. You mentioned several branches. Now you just need a member of our countries oldest continuous branch, the U.S. Coast Guard. In my day the rate was Aviation Machinist Mate. Or an Aviation Structural Mechanic. Both rates were combined into one sometime ago. I myself was a Flight Mechanic on both the Grumman HU16e Albatross seaplane and the Sikorsky HH52a Seaguard helo. My first helo hoist rescue mission was on Holloween night 1979 and this last February I found out it made the front page of the New York Times. Woohoo.

Thank you for the information Jimmy. Have a good Thanksgiving.

Super great channel you have Jimmy, always enjoyable to learn from them.

Said it before; I'll say it again! You're crazy, but you're MY kind of crazy!!! Just ordered a few shirts, can't wait for them to get here! Love you, man.

Jimmy: Piper Saratoga II HP - PA-32R-301 How about 200 mph ish single engine and great for family times!

I was just about to ask the question about the jet… yet you said it at the end of the Video, amazing work, best YT channel I’ve ever encountered. Hungry for more !

Nice work on the Sierra, looking real good Jimmy! BTW - happy to see Zach de la Rocha from rage against the machine wearing one of your Save the 310 Tshirts. Man, everyone is helping you out!

Jimmy Amazing video, I really love the decoration, the aircraft glass looks awesome

Heyy Jimmy you are so inspirational .. You are a hero and my idle!!! I love what you do.. I do the same things just not with planes.. Anything i work on usually stays grounded or a float on the lake...

Hi from the Uk. As a vet I find non vets a pretty sad bunch - they have no imagination, spontaneity, and cannot understand that it can be fun for yourself and others (RU-vidrs) to spend sixpence on something worth tuppence ( it’s a old Uk thing) just for the pleasure of seeing the end product. My family motto is “nil iligitimi carborundum “ - (don’t let the ba**ards grind you down). I bequeath it to you inpertuity.

Jimmy ! Wat up ? Really enjoy your blog. Flying has been my go to place when the ptsd and or depression hits. I used to fly with friends as a young adult but have never been able to afford one on my own. That being said, I live thru others who can. Great job, keep it up !

Thank you for what you do! Love watching your vlogs! Keep up the great work makes me want to go get my Pilots license just wish I had the funds and the time. Appreciate you!!!

RU-vid, with its ability to get people together to crowdfund things, is absolutely the kind of place for fun projects like the 310 that in a 'normal' situation would be a terrible business decision.

A fast morph into one of my favorite channels...love your stuff...Now if you would only do some older, taildraggers or maybe get into some fabric-covered aircraft like the Viking I would be a happy camper.

Wow, amazing what a difference the new colors made on it. Looks Great!

We also have in Germany one RU-vidr dealing with old Plans, he was making very big progress to fly from Germany to US in a " Antonov " Russian Plane maybe 🤔 Jimmy you have seen this Pilot ........ ? I love also the 310 the sound from the two Probs is amazing on taking off........ ! But I still in 🚁 helicopters, I did Skydiving a lot from Plans long time ago, helicopters my faver............

Thanks for the update

Jimmy Great show as usual 👏✈️😜 can’t wait to get my Save the 310 T-shirt

Airplanes are like cats, they don’t have owners, they have servants.

Thanks Jimmy. Love the videos. 🛩🛩🛩🛩🛩

Love your vids Jimmy.... never know whats going to happen, so enjoyable. Peace from Rome👍🇬🇧

That MU-2B in the background there. 😊 My dad used to fly the MU2 as a corporate pilot before he retired. He was a pilot for 50 years.

Well done Jimmy!!! Clear Prop!

Yes this is awesome!!! Great looking Beechcraft there. Love the blue and silver.

What a good new,Nice job an info,You always share, thanks

Craaaazy Jimmy, loved this video.

Jimmy, I have one of these too. Great little plane. Great tips on the wrapping.

Thanks for doing this vid Jimmy, I have a new found respect for you now sir

Jimmy doesn't plan it, HE WINGS IT! HA!

1st of all I’m not or haven’t been that interested in planes, until I picked up on your channel Jimmy, but I am subscribed and really enjoying this channel totally can’t get enough, thanks 🙏 jimmy’s world good stuff, cheers happy new year 🥳 regards Pete & Nuch Albany Western Australia