P-51D Mustang First Flight (2/3 scale) - Camera Stabilized Version 

Most people have no idea how much engineering, dedication and work would go into a project like this. Your craftsmanship is marvelous, your dedication was spot on, and your P51... well what could I say other than, _"enjoy the splendid fruits of your labor man!"_

It was inevitable - an rc model big enough to get it! Looks and sounds FANTASTIC!

Mad respect to this guys grandpa. The P51 Is also my favorite war bird!

I believe the best part is the enthusiasm, of family and friends for the pilot’s successful flight. A fantastic accomplishment by all involved.

Hats off to your dad for building a successful plane. He's got tons of guts to go up in that thing. Tons of it!

best authentic looking 2/3 I've seen yet ..... GREAT SOUND out of those pipes sounds like a Mini Merlin .....She's a Beauty!

I wish every R/C flyer, Builder or enthusiast would be required to see this video. The Modelers are building their models bigger, bigger every year, to out do each other. Its so ridiculous. This video of your project makes me feel real good to watch. Its a real achievement.

Wow. I can't even fathom the amount of technical hurdles to overcome, and the faith in your own craftsmanship to take a maiden flight in something I built. Incredible. Really impressive.

My father worked at North American at the very plant that built these wonderful planes. Thank you to your father for honoring that great company.

What a Beautiful smile on Grandpa's face, and well worth it. The airdraft is Beatuiful also..

I have to say this is one gorgeous bird! The sounds of that LS-1 engine, has to be churning out at least 325 hp, or more. Congratulations on a long and hard working accomplishment. I admire and respect a man that sets his sights on a dream and stays with it to completion. Thank you for sharing a tidbit of your pride and joy.

What a wonderful moment for him after years of desire, work, money, skill, will, and a barrel load of dedication, he finally accomplished his dream. Plus his wife is so proud of him! Congratulations!

I sat here and watched in aww, he had a dream and he worked, and he worked, and the day came, and he made it come true. I had such a smile on my face when I heard his wife yelling with pleasure to share in his joy. I want to thank you for sharing the video, it certainly made my day to see a fellow man bring his dreams to fluition ! I must say it was very moving .

I'm just amazed. I'm not saying that in the over-used way millennials say it; I really am amazed at the dedication and craftmanship of this gentleman in creating such an incredible replica of an awesome warbird. The level of skill and research it must have taken to build this fabulous airplane from nothing floors me. Well done, Sir; _extremely_ well done! Bravo!

This is one of the coolest planes I've ever seen! It looks SOOOO real & with only a little distance, it looks full size.

I clicked on this thinking it was a 2/3 scale R/C plane.

Just Awesome, I appreciate the time, skill and dedication it takes to complete a project like this. Thanks for sharing I really enjoyed seeing the joy it brought your family.

Big thumbs up for the accurate 4 blade prop! Beautiful bird!

I love that ladies enthusiasm as much as the plane!

Sounds BEAUTIFUL, and it looks amazing too. I'm sure you're glad to be his son, what a work of art.

That's absolutely awesome.! I am extremely envious, I love P51's and would love to be able to fly one, but building a 2/3 scale replica and flying it is something I would have never considered. Congratulations to your father!

I'm like some of the other commenters. I thought this was going to be a giant RC project. What a wonderful surprise. Just an absolute beautiful job. Can't believe that anyone would give you a "Thumbs Down".

"Pretty amazing"? There's an understatement. Congrats to your Dad...and your Mom.

What a great video! I can feel the excitement and tension as it gets ready, takes off, test flies and lands. Couldn't stop smiling throughout the video.

Simply beautiful. I'm so glad that your dad got to fly and enjoy the fruit of his labors. From a distance it appears to be the full sized version. Great job!

just beautiful! Thank you for all that work, and for letting us share watching a perfect flight

Such an incredible story and homage to arguably the greatest fighting aircraft in history. My Uncle flew in the 351st Fighter Squadron during WW2 and had dozens of missions in the P-51. He started in training with P-40, etc., then got the Mustangs when he went to Europe. He upgraded to the P-51K 44-11565 JY which he flew through the end of 1944 until his final mission on 02/24/45 when he was actually flying a fellow pilot's A/C "Mr. Gary" 44-14949 because his a/c was in for repair from anti-aircraft flak the day before, in which he had Ground Looped in France. My Uncle, 1Lt Raymond Hilgenberg was KIA on that mission in "Mr. Gary" after a very successful escort and strafing mission over Germany. Once again fuc8king Nazi flak hit his plane and before he could make it to friendly territory he lost the plane...and his life. Anyway, I tell his story whenever I get the chance because he was a hero, with Nazi kills and 41 missions. He was just 21. So, back to this 2/3rd Mustang, I love it, as would have my uncle, I'm sure. Peace.

Awesome aircraft, pilot, and builder of that sweet machine. Nothing but respect for all those involved.

What a joy it is to see a man set a goal and see it through to its realization! This is a beautiful airplane - my absolute favorite of all the WWII fighters; nothing could touch her. Gobs of kudos to your dad, and congratulations, also. Damn what balls! You got 'em, Mr. Hoyle! It also made much common sense to install that Corvette engine in her; even though the original engine would have in no way fit, of course, they could be very finicky, and just completely stop. Again, a beautiful plane, sir. Hello to the clouds from me!

This warms my heart more than you can imagine!! I am only 44 years old, but I am absolutely in love with the old warbirds, especially the F4U Corsair (Thank you Black Sheep Squadron!). I hope he's had many MANY good flights in that beautiful piece of flying artwork! Well done!

Took me from 1979 to 2004 to finish my Bakeng Duce. so I can appreciate his efforts. Takes a lot of determination to build an airplane, especially one as beautiful as this one is. Great job, Cliff!

Reliving a much slower paced time indeed, that flight did tug at the ole-heart strings. Thanks for sharing it, respectfully John

OMG - best sounding plane. Especially when taxiing. Congratulations! An old friend's father built a 2/3 scale ME-109. Odd, because he was a WW2 pilot, and may have been shot down by one. His POW photo was incredible. The SOB had this smug grin on his face! Now that's a survivor. He did all the blueprint reductions himself, and built the whole thing. And had to remove part of a wall to get it out of his basement. You guys building these planes are the best!

Who the fuck is downvoting this? Ah, I got it. People that get the whole misery of their lives in their faces daily... Such people cannot stand people that make something great. Man, great job. When I was a kid I always dreamed of building me my own plane. You are awesome!

Your dad did such a great job and he flew it so nicely. He looked so calm cool and collected.

just beautiful. Takes a specific kind of man to step up to something like that. Absolutely beautiful war bird!

Last year, while sitting in Township Park in Geneva on the Lake ,Ohio, looking out at Lake Erie I heard a loud roaring coming from my right . Before I could get my phone camera out two of these came flying right in front of us ( me and my wife ) . They were so low we could see the pilots. IT WAS AWESOME. I described what had happened and posted it to Facebook. I got a reply from a person in Erie PA. that said there was a rumor of a husband and wife that flew these two birds out of an airstrip somewhere along Rt 90. It was a great experience.seeiing them.

What a wonderful thing to hear when you've landed and shut down..."woohoo yeah it works"

What a cool freaking airplane! Not to mention the acomplishment. Just outstanding. Hats off. I'm with Gunther, I too thought this was going to be a big ass r/c plane, that would have been cool enough. I'm stunned. Great video. Great build. All of it amazing.

Always good to see the first. Beautiful!!

Oh boy! That thing is so cool, it must be a blast to fly and super agile in the air. It sounds like a Beast! Love it (0:

That man knows his stuff. You can tell he's deliberately trying to contain his excitement by performing all the pre-flight and run-up in a very professional manner. Does all the in-flight characteristics checks then greases an absolutely perfect landing in an entirely unfamiliar aircraft. When you work that hard and long to fulfill a dream you deserve nothing but complete success. Kudos to the gentleman .... and his very supportive family.

A project of epic proportions. What a wonderful sight, flight, and mission.

Your folks are quite a pair, I'd say (he, patient with the build and she, patient with HIM). Very exciting - congrats to all of you!!!

One piece of great history built by an experience pilot himself. I salute you, Sir! Wish I have a Curtiss P-40 Warhawk in that scale flyin' in the air..... just a dream, just a dream

Glad you could see the project through to a state of completion and enjoy it! :)

Thanks for posting! Glad to be in the audience watching the 'American Dream' in action!

beautiful build, hope she will fly for a long time. love these war birds. the look the sound, the smell................

Well if that ain't the cutest avenger of Europe I ever seen.

As Darth Vader said: "IMPRESSIVE...MOST IMPRESSIVE!" Awesome job ! Love it.

Glad you did the camera stabilization version. It was a must in order to capture the beauty of this plane in flight. Very nice job.

Ye HaH!!! Hell of a ride! What an excellent landing. Perfection. God bless your heart and hard-earned pleasure. Excellent. Thank you. When I was in HS 62-66 I read every Flying Ace of WW II book I could get my hands on. The P-51, P38 - airplane dreams for this old boy. Thanks again. That was sweet.

I know this may seem like a simple thing to you because you got it right! It amazes me how people with big budgets restore warbirds and get the markings wrong... all out of corporation. You got your rondel spot on! I've seen million dollar P-51s and B-17s that look like hell because they didn't do their research and find out what the ratios are suppose to be! GOOD JOB!

I love these planes they sound Great they are the best old aircraft ever the sound of them is amazing

Not an aircraft freak but I totally enjoyed this video, not least for the sense of real joy from Mrs Hoyle. This left me smiling - thank you.

Brilliant! Absolutely brilliant! Fantastic accomplishment by your father.

Fills me with hope that one day I can build and own a 2/3 scale F-14D Tomcat without the Defense Department showing up and seizing it.

I can only imagine how thrilling it must have been for this man to realize his dream. Congratulations, and safe flying forever!

Wow. Sounds great, looks absolutely flawless. CONGRATS to your Dad!!!!

WOW !! Nice. Very nice. Thanks for sharing with all of us.

Wow'' what an amazing build'' Well done! It's not a Merlin but it still sounds great...

Glad I fond this video! Everyone that had a hand in building the plane should be very proud!

Beautiful airplane! What a lovely and smooth landing.

This man is amazing. Hats off to you sir!

Very cool!

"Honey? I shrunk the Mustang.." Joking aside, this is a massive achievement, engine sounds nice, well flown, respect.

Congrats PaPA! Great flight. Big smile on my face.

Wow guys! What a great job. Engine sounds fantastic. A superb build. Enjoy it for many hours of flight. 2 thumbs up and a very well done. Thanks for sharing your victory with us.

Very very cool. Amazing job and congratulations on an amazing achievement. Also, the LS sounds pretty good as far as being authentic. Nothing sounds like those big old v12s, but I was impressed. Thanks for sharing and best of luck on all of your future endeavors! Very cool. Sure would like to know some more technical specs. As a corporate pilot of a Challenger 350 I’m always craving as much knowledge as possible about anything aviation and certainly have a passion for old warbirds!

Having a hard time figuring out how you could "dislike" this.

Please tell me this absolutely astonishing piece of craftsmanship is here to stay.

What a beautiful aircraft! I retired as an aircraft electrician 6 years ago after crawling around in airplanes for about 40 years. You did a pristeen job on the Mustang. Absolutely my favorite airplane.

Can't imagine the CAA in UK allowing one of those. They're affectionately known as the Campaign Against Aviation

It's an RC plane you control from the inside.

I can't believe he did that, a young voice shouts. Thanks for your confidence Son.

Looks and sounds just great. A tribute to his dedication and seen through to completion.

That engine sound is awesome! Sounds like a 427 cobra!

Man, that's a great accomplishment! Building something to fly is so much work and everybody is a critic.... But once it flies no one can take that away from you

Beautiful! Just flipping BEAUTIFUL!

That’s the biggest RC plane I have ever seen. It can even carry people.

what a beauty/ good on ya'

I'm curious as to how he set up the cooling system. Beautiful bird, and awesome build. Thanks for the video.

Just AWESOME! Respect with all my heart

What a fantastic achievement! Very, very well done.

Damn! The 'extremes', that some "scale modelers", will go to!

A Mini P 51 , Amazing The Engine Sounds like that Olds Delta 88 my Father used to have back in the late 60s. My mom hated that Car...

Awesome! Congratulations on building this beauty and taking it up. That had to be a thrill of a lifetime.

Give him a hug .. that's a cool Dad!

Aviation, where "uneventful" and "exciting" are two different things.

The P-51 was probably the most beautiful and most capable piston-engined airplane ever built.t

Could not sound better! Awesome! Congratulations!

This is sick buddy - hats off to your dad for sticking with it and building this beauty!

That engine sounds like the RR Merlin almost.... beautiful girl...

Whom ever said, "no question is a dumb question," was wrooooong. Please read these questions you aerophiles and try not to shake your heads in disbelief. P.S. I'm a former pilot and hold an A&P certificate. I would like to say Captain Hoyle, that this aircraft is pretty enough to walk up and lick. Wonderful job sir.

Gorgeous! I loved it! Thank you!

I loved it. Great job all the way through.

I thought, "Huh? 2/3d scale? You could fly in an RC that big."

That ain't no P-51D Mustang. It's a P-34D Mustang because it's two-thirds.

Someone just made my dream come true! Thank you so much!

Absolutely Awesome! I can't believe I am just now seeing this, being an avid Mustang fan myself. I know it's late coming, but Congratulations Papa!