Matt Younkin Twin Beech 18 Aerobatics Cockpit Cam - EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2014 

Great video. I am 82. I flew on a friend's Beechcraft D-18 once, back in 1962 from Buenos Aires to Montevideo. Nice, night 50' flight.

THE QUALITY SOUND COMBINED WITH THE CAMERA ANGLE PUT'S ME IN THE RIGHT SEAT. THANK YOU.

Speed management is the key kids. As you can tell he's not pulling that many Gs or stressing his engines. He launches himself by constantly diving and building the speed he needs to propel him through the desired maneuvers. Pretty cool in that old school twin beech. He's a great pilot for sure.

WOW, just got my private done and worked so hard for it. Now I see this. He may as well just eat a samich while he effortlessly toys with his Model 18. He is my new hero.

I thought the 4 point roll was impressive until he did the 8. Bravo!!

Such a work load with all that trimming, and from outside you know it's so graceful and smooth

Great video and great flying - sure know how to horse that plane around. And a special thanks for no music soundtrack.

What an amazing ride! I haven't had that much fun on RU-vid in a long time. You're an awesome pilot, thanks!

Cant believe that was 4 years ago and I just filmed him doing this flight this past summer. It literally gave me chills with every bank and crack of the props when he passed by.. It was a beautiful sky with them puffy clouds too.. One of my favorite parts of oshkosh.

Sure makes one appreciate how much work is involved when flying an AirShow! Great Job Matt!

WOW that's awesome 👍😎 thanks again as a kid I loved the Beechcraft Model 18 💖💯🆒

One of the most impressive demos I've seen. Kudos to that guy! A true master.

What a brilliant pilot. So precise and cool. Beautiful

Just saw this guy in Charleston WV and I must say its truly some of the best flying I have ever seen. Keep up the work man.

Nice job Matt! Wow and all the engine management as well. Incredible flying. You are modern day Bob Hoover.

Great flying, Matt! Cool seeing you fly at the big show! #Aviation #Oshkosh

Ditto on everyone's comments on this guy's flying chops...he's pretty damn comfy tossing around a Beech 18. My first thought once he was airborne was that those two engines hanging out there were not the stock radials that came with that Beechcraft....they sounded much different and seemed to be providing some super responsive power. I used to live very close to the South Expressway airport just off Tara Blvd. or Griffin Hwy, somewhat near Jonesboro, Ga. and some outfit ran a freight business outta that airport using a couple of Beech 18's. They had one that left about midnight and loped over my house almost nightly, and that radial sounded mucho el straino hauling a heavy load skyward. Obviously flying empty with one person on board will make the engines sound so different, but I would just bet some tuning had been appropriated on those puppies. Really cool to watch a man do such sweet "stick and rudder" moves on a very iconic and vintage flying machine. Way to be, Mr. Matt Younkin, you are the man.

Wow what a stupendous flying at such a low altitude -- never seen any aerobatics like that !

Never seen someone having so much trouble, trying to land a plane.

wow! saw Matt at Abbotsford last year. Awesome performance in one of my favorite airplanes of all time. It's unreal to see a transport like that going through an aerobatic routine at ground level. Another Bob Hoover!

As a one time aerobatic pilot, he is doing a helluva job. Looks totally at ease and comfortable.

Thanks for the ride-along :-)

Thanks for the ride.

What a show and what an amazing aircraft! Thank you for sharing your adventures.

Great visibility from the cockpit !

Great ride! Thanks!

wow. This is to me be most impressive in cockpit aerobatic show. Well, after I flew with Bob Hoover long time ago.

Noticed several tips during his TO and Landing re: Tail Wheel planes. Thanks!

Matt: You da Man! This is so cool. You epitomize all thats right about classic aviation. Thanks

Thanks for posting this clean! It's neat to see (and hear!) what's going on. I don't think he did any real throttle adjustments except for the tops of the Cuban eight! (Although always checking them!) Sure was busy on the trim wheel though!

Matt is awesome. I go to Oshkosh every year to watch this & his night show. Far better than Thunderbirds, Snowbirds, Blue Angels. This is the show to see. Team Aeroshell is at the top of the list too.

Man Matt is an awesome pilot

Wow !!!!!!!!!!! Incredible pilot !!!!

One of the best!

always a favorite of mine! nice flyin Matt!

What a Great Video,,,, Great Pilot,,, Great Work,,,,

What a show!!

VERY VERY SHOW and PILOT, BRASIL CONGRATULATIONs

Lol sounds like a lawn mower or dirt bike Hahahaha dudes a beast though

Seen this guy at the air show at the Halls TN airbase before and mannnn does he put on a show!

boy, that trim wheel gets it's exercise... :) Awesome POV though!

That's like riding with Buddy Hackett and Mickey Rooney in Mad Mad World. "Let's just shoot them down and be done with it". Love it!

Wow, this view makes it look easy.

Geez Louise...freakin awesome video.

Wow, unbelieveable what men can do! Mr. Younkin is the perfect pilot for the WW II. Mosquito !!!

His vertical speed indicator got a hell of a workout!!

It feels like I was floating along with him!

Very Nice👏👏

This pilot and video kick ass!

Excellent good job 👏

AMAZING!!!!

Was there a little stall while low and in steep turn at 7:30 - 7:31 ? Seems like it stalls but he pushes forward instantly and recovers. Comments?

this guys a freaking maniack! Very impressive pilot!

Never knew a twin beech could do that!

Almost as good as Buddy Hackett and Mickey Rooney in "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World"!

Son of a Beechcraft. This Guy is Good. 😀

He's a madman!

Some mad skills

Big balls and capabilities right there

what a master

Two questions that I thought of while watching this: 1). What is the reason for the occasional rapid control corrections (e.g. shortly after 7:30): chop/turbulence? 2). What control is Matt often reaching for with his right hand down near the floor of his seat: elevator trim? Thanks!

UGh I would give anything to ride along with Matt

Who would've thought one of these could do this? Great flight, This guy's working his fanny off in there. This is not easy.

bravo...bravo..

What type of plane?

DAMN! That guy is busy!

Thanks for share of a Beech

Is this a 'stock' aircraft or have the engines and frame been beefed up?

If I was in there I'll get disy but it sounds like fun

Wow!!!!!

Reckless? haha, that was awesome!

You need to get out there next time you have the cowlings off and adjust that throttle stagger out.... Nice flyin' P.S. How long do your engines last? I haven't heard that much barking since I accidently took off 1500 pounds over weight.

Do he teach this somewhere?

All I have to say is "wow"

I thought Jim Backus was going to step into the cockpit holding an old fashioned!

LOL. at 9:40 did he throw the tape out the window?

Is parachute required by regulation during aerobatics?

Whew!

... he's doing all of those maneuvers and he's only wearing a lap belt? Wow.

Roller coaster without wheels !

Yeah, my first time in one looked a bit like that too 🤣

A. LAP. BELT. AWESOME... 🇺🇸🇺🇸💪👍👀🇺🇸🇺🇸

You are the pilot man?

Seems he was working the trim wheel more than anything else.

The torque almost got em.

What was he reaching for on the floor?

👍

Remember seeing that BIG Dot that is placed there on the runway, cant remember if I was advised that this is there so pilots can tell where to make their touchdowns when they land, or if not, what is it used for again duing the course of the show?????

If only there is an additional view of the plane from outside to complete the puzzle

Hope it has the spar strap!

sun 🌞of a gunski... all that's missing is a barn to fly through... at 200 nauts...

The lack of a shoulder harness here is very distressing. It's not for negative g, it's used because it's literally the ONLY thing keeping your head and upper body from slamming into the instrument panel and yoke in a crash or even an unexpected sudden stop during landing (brakes fail, gear collapses, deer run out on the runway...) This is so important that the EAA actually required members in the early days to sign a pledge to never fly in a plane without wearing a shoulder restraint. I respect Matt a ton, but I think this is not a good decision and one I find hard to understand.

jesus christ. What all modifications were made to that beech?

RA "Bob" Hoover must have been his instructor Pilot!

Nice video. No parachute, and throwing trash (duct tape) out of the Windows.

One question Please ,what's plane??

Like...

gran labor excelente piloto.. el avion lindo ... ufff

Smooth. Flawless. Never exceeded three G's, if that.

Holy crap! That sure beats the drunken farmer in a Cub. Can that thing fly straight and level?