What Could Go Wrong In The Sierra's First Flight? Turns Out, A LOT 

I love seeing, "Mini Me" helping dad. Airplanes, cars etc come and go; these memories and the relationship building last forever.

I’m just thinking how your kid’s gonna grow to be a heck of an aviator and an engineer with all that awesome experience and such great time with his dad! That’s mighty cool to watch. Not sure if you can do that but would be great to see more of the actual mechanical work being done, in details. Thanks Jimmy!

I fix up and sell old vehicles and I’ve been on countless sketchy first test drives, but I can’t even imagine the butterflys in a guys gut when you’re test flying an old plane that’s been sitting in pieces and then put back together. You got big brass balls Jimmy 👍

This is Jimmy's world... let's just hope Jimmy STAYS in this world! LOL

The best thing I love about your videos is your Father and Son relationship. I RESPECT you just for that!! Stay Blessed!!!

I absolutely love this channel. Jimmys enthusiasm is sooo contagious. Please keep up the good work

Dude your sense of humor towards yourself is hilarious. I first watched you a few months ago and watch your content alot now. I admire you for living your dreams out and not worrying about the outcome. I wish I had the same resources. I make 90k year so it would take about 1 airplane to put me in ruins. Kudos to you and the same goes to your family for supporting you .

I stumbled upon your videos when searching for plane restorations, and have loved watching almost ever newer video. Such good content man keep it up

Jimmy, have to admit you got me caught up in the process and the conclusion of this project. Nice to see you home safe and sound. Thanks for Sharing!

Love your channel and admire what you do. I’m a former skydiver and after a very bad accident a few years ago, hung up my gear for good. I crave the air still and started taking flight classes. Only 10hrs in but loving it, thanks for the videos

My new favorite RU-vid channel! Love the enthusiasm with planes, energy and overall goofiness!

Well done Jim,great Job.. Pleasure to watch you do your thing and make it work..Made up for you Jim.

As a young aviation enthusiast this is by far my new favorite channel

Great videos, only just discovered them a few days ago. I used be an engineer with Dan Air in the UK back in the day and it's a real pleasure to see someone showing both the flying and the fixing. Thanks!

What I like about this Jimmy is that he not up his own arse like that flight chops geezer who takes himself way too seriously.

Thank you for bringing these birds back to life. Love this era. That interior is gorgeous.

Not a pilot, and never flown in a plane of any size. I just can't stop watching your channel.

Happy New Year! What an AMAZING helper you have. Mini Me can do it all. He does a great job of filming and also crawls under the dash. I look forward to more videos of both of you!! Oh and some planes too.

Very cool Jimmy! Love your story telling. Can’t wait to see the Sierra finished.

I'm glad you made it safely home. I really enjoyed watching and hearing you go through your checklist. You got down-right serious. I would like to hear about your scariest moment in flying as well as your funniest moment. Even though I'm not a pilot, I love being your virtual fly on the wall and watching & hearing what you do. Your skills and wisdom are awesome!

Your videos are always entertaining and educational. Keep ‘em coming!

I love watching these videos… When your life is on the line it keeps us all watching to see how it ends😂 You’re doing great! Keep it up!

Love watching you Jimmy, cheers mate. You bring a lot of pleasure to us that watch you.

Yet another GREAT video...thanks Jimmy, and Minime. Please keep these vids coming.

HOW WONDERFUL IT IS TO SEE THE SON HELPING DAD IN THE REPAIRS BEATS DOING VIDEO GAMES EVERYTIME

As an old airplane ('56 Cessna 172) owner l always enjoy your resurrection videos Jimmy! Thanks for making them

AWESOME YOU MADE IT.... Yes More Videos to come. I enjoy you vids Jimmy, Thank You. Clear Prop!

Another great job Jimmy. Keep up the good work buddy.

Perfect end of my day, new episode out from my favourite pilot personality 😊

My dad had my brother and myself at the airport as young teens. Dad and bro are pilots and I was too blind to get a medical but all 3 of us have had awesome aviation careers !!! It’s a living… with great stories and memories !!!

Thank you And your Son for an excellent video again. I usually watch then several times each, the way you put it over is exactly how it happens. James from Scotland.

Thankfully, your tenacity is off the charts. Lessor men would have thrown in the towel long before. Your videos are perfect for someone like me and I wanted to express my gratitude to you for sharing. I'm getting back in the year after 13 year hiatus. GOD BLESS AND PROTECT YOU!

36:03 “trim is set” after you are already rolling for take off. I take it you are at about the 200-300 hour mark? That a pretty dangerous place in your experience, always using a consistent check list is important. Especially when you are flying such a large variety of planes that you do.

That looks like FA40 in Port Richey. Just missed you. We just bought our Twin Comanche from there and flew it all the way home to Montana. Keep up the good videos and safe landings.

Great work as usual Jimmy! Love your content

I'm a new subscriber Jimmy. Thank you for your time and effort in bringing all these great content. Keep on going 👍🙏

When Jimmy says "we just made a preflight check" - I somehow have a hunch that this preflight check is like "yep, it's there, we are good to go" :D

Love your channel. You got me hooked. Got myPPL years ago and stopped after a few years cause life got in the way. Now retired, gonna get back in the game. Thanks for your knowledge and humor.

I really love what you're doing, great content. keep up the great work Looking forward to the day you get your first Learjet.

I just don't get it why this channel didn't exceed the one million subs yet.. There's no other channel like this. 💥

So true... years ago my husband had an engine out.. The A&P that had performed the annual failed to safety wire the oil drain plug after the change... naturally, some hours in, that plug worked itself out, and the engine seized. Thank goodness there was appropriate time and terrain for a smooth landing in a corn field.

Great video, thanks for uploading more, keep up the great work!!!

Lovin this channel Jimmy, just wish there was more of it, stay safe fella 👍

I love this show, you are crazy funny, feeding that money to the side window was a classic, that engine sounds like you need a new kanooten valve and the cap sapparator might need adjusted. If you ever take off from Craig JAX. Southbound you flew right over my place, I'm 5 blocks from the sw end. Cheers from Jacksonville Florida 🌞

This is quickly becoming a favourite channel.

Happy New Year Jimmy Lad, you made me smile LOUDLY a few times again.. Love your videos here over the pond.. Ian -UK.

I wasn't sure I was going to like the channel but I gave it a try and I was definitely pleased. I felt very entertained. Thank you.

Hi Jimmy. I’m not sure if the Siera has a shoulder harness but with the nature of your restoration flights I would suggest trying to fit / wear one, especially as a few recent reported accidents have proved greater survivability when wearing one. Keep up the great work.

Jimmy! you've helped me decide there is NO economy perspective on light aircraft.

Enjoy your dedication for serious humor and airplanes. Keep up the good work !

Love that You never give up and always getting it done whit the most entusiasm possible, keep on good work Buddy! Greetings from Sweden!

If you keep the channel kid friendly like Vicegrip Garage, this channel will really grow. Just found you and love it, and I don't fly.

My dad was in WW2 and Korea. When I was young, I used to kind of fantasize about flying in a P51d. I'd get some altitude, the come dow out of the clouds at 400 mph, all 6 50 cal guns blazing at German aces. What the hell was I thinking?

Your videos are always well done, nice. Work!

Glad to see you made it safely home Jimmy great video.

Watching your son under the dash reminds me of me many decades ago. One time in particular was helping my father and his friends doing an annual on a Cessna 180. They had the “kid” crawl through the luggage compartment to feel around for cracks around the rear controls. The mechanic told me yell if if found one. He was surprised when I did. I guess it became a service action (sorry forget the aviation term). To this day pretty much every time I see him he brings it up and tells me that I probably saved the owners life when I found that.

Silas is definitely headed for an A&P certificate. He is already getting a taste of the joys of aircraft maintenance!

Jimmy Im a big fan of what you're doing..😇keep doing what you do...and keep us inspired

Enjoying all the content. Thank you so much!

The FAA may have other things to say on the matter, but if the chrome job on the spinner was Sputtered on instead of electroplated, then there was no metallurgical changes to the base metal. Even if it was electroplated, then there shouldn't have been any changes to the base metal. if chroming is banned due to dissimilar metals causing a corrosion cell. then the chrome could simply be ground off and the base metal repolished.

Hey Jimmy. Love the Channel! Just food for thought. Chocking both rear gear instead of the front gear can prevent a nose collapse in the unlikely event that the front gear lock fails. Unlikely but man those whirly things are expensive.

Excellent job airman! Your next EPR will be outstanding!

Just want to let you know how much I learn about aviation along with you on every episode. Even the little things thank you you really give info and exploration to the community. As I explore the older videos and the newest. Please keep going forward, 😊

I had a similar problem on my cardinal with the RPM. I fly out of a short strip, so power is kind of important. All of the "experts" kept telling that not reaching max rpm was normal until I reached a higher airspeed. Long story short, they were wrong, the prop governor adjustment screw threaded boss had cracked. I sent it off for overhaul and now I reach 2700 RPM on static. Max RPM on the first part of the takeoff roll makes a huge difference when operating from a short (1730) airstrip. My engine is an O-360, 180 HP. I'm confident that yours should reach max RPM on static runup.

Are you sure it's the governor limiting the RPM? Did you check the mechanical low pitch stops on the prop? Did you get 2700 with it unloaded in flight?

Fantastic video to watch, you have the patience of a saint. Great job, what a genius 🙏😎

your awesome jimmy just thrilling to watch you with them flying machines ... LUV IT ... big thumbs up

One thing I learned watching this channel is how expensive it is to own a private plane.

Hello Jimmy, great vid. Quick comment: when in a fully static runup, you shouldn't reach redline rpm, even with a constant speed prop, but 20-40prm lower (but not 150-180 as you are experiencing). Reason is the prop reaches full forward stop. So when the governor fails, less prop angle does not make sense (so it makes thrust when it fails). I sure hope your governor overhaul (or rather new one) wasn't in vain I am not an A&P. Please correct me if you know better or the maintenance manual says esle. I fly a 210. Same same but different

Congrats ! Beautiful plaine great job .

As always, great video! Gotta give it to ya, you’re very entertaining! 🤙🏽

What have I learned from this channel, and every airplane owner I have ever met? I want to open an airplane parts store. 😆 🤣 😂

When you was installing the engine and then the governor, I noticed that there is a ring of weld nuts around the governor location of the firewall. It looks like the cover can be removed or installed from INside the plane. This may be done to allow governor adjustment after installation. I can't visualize burying such a critical adjustment so it cannot be accessed after the engine installation.

Jimmy’s crazy world !!! Nice job!!!

Nice one Jimmy! Thank you for sharing! 🙂

I’m digging this channel… it’s like Hoovie’s Garage but with some seriously real consequences, but actually with much more mechanical skills to display. Keep it up man and stay safe(ish)

The reason he had a perfect Landing his because he already landed once before you got there. LOL. He better watch out for the speed cop that's sitting up behind the cloud running radar

AWESOME! one of my favorites of your videos - success, with minor concerns LoL - I felt slightly nervous for you!

Thank you for all your funny videos just brilliant ... I wish you and your family a happy new year, stay healthy and happy ! 😀

There is a difference between max static and dynamic RPM, even with a constant speed propeller. Typically the max static RPM is set 50 to 100 lower then the red line. On a single engine installation, the prop at the hub, is set for that lower max RPM (via mechanical low pitch stops). This is done so if you have a prop gov failure with the prop "going flat" (loss of oil pressure at the hub), the prop still produces "acceptable" thrust. During my aerobatic days, a friend of my had a prop pitch set too low, lost the gov and could not make it back to the airport. So even if you set the prop gov for lets say 2800 RPM, you will never get it during a static run, since the prop is as flat as it can be. You will however get that 2800 RPM during dynamic or take off run! Now if the prop gov RPM is set lower then that desired static RPM of minus 50-100, cranking up the prop gov RPM will make a difference during static run up. Cycling the prop at 2000 RPM really does not test the "governing" part of the governor, since it is still sitting in a large under-speed condition. Yes the prop drops RPM, oil moves around but that is it. To test the gov you should bring the RPM with the throttle in the middle or lower part of RPM. So lets say 2300 RPM, now slowly back out the prop to 2250 RPM. The prop governor is now in control, you are in the constant speed range. Now you can adjust the throttle by few inches MP, up and down. The RPM should remain constant. Last thing in mind is to make sure you do not increase the MP beyond the recommended RPM/MP as stated in the POH. You can go over-square at these lower power settings, its actually desirable but that is another discussion. So that's the technical part. Your "will it run" videos are fun and since the planes stay on the ground, no harm is done. This flying vid however increases the stakes, it places certain "responsibility" on you to do things "right". Lots of people are watching, mostly not pilots. As a 16,000 hr pilot, instructor and all that, this vid is not sending the right massage. You are too casual about it all.....

Request: When you run into a problem which needs solving (e.g., the hose sticking out, and others) - if it's worth filming the problem it's definitely worth filming the solution...don't leave us hanging!

Love seeing you save these old planes. 👍👍🤘🏻🤘🏻

Excellent, as usual. Cheers, J.

YES, a second video this week. I don't mind if you make a 5 min video everyday

That kid is going to be a tech before turning 18

Thank you for the video Jimmy.

Love following your adventure keep up the good work!

WHAT COULD GO WRONG ??? SAFETY HARNESSES = Please, please do install proper safety harnesses for you and your passengers. I recall a video of a winter time engine out crash in the mountains. The right seat passenger and wife of pilot smashed against the instrument panel. The daughter in the back seat walked to get help. Just like your Sierra -- Seat belts only as the plane was old. FAA -- Shoulder Harness Kits A shoulder harness is your ticket to a long career in flying. Without use of a shoulder harness, even a minor accident can cause a serious injury or death. Why take a chance? Flying is rewarding and fun. Keep flying as long as you can. If you follow two recommendations you can greatly improve your chances for a long flying career. These are: If your airplane has shoulder harnesses, use them. If your airplane is not equipped with shoulder harnesses, have them installed as soon as possible

Nice! I like the serious mixed with humor. I remember the first time taking up a 172 after completing an annual. Gets the heart going! 👍🏻

Awesome video. Glad you were able to get your thang done

You nailed it Jimmy , was on edge of my seat .

Thank you Jimmy for bringing me into your world. Love your antics and sarcasm. God speed in your flight tests 👊🏻

This actually looks like a pretty good little aircraft, look forward to seeing more!

You the man Jimmy. Happy New Year buddy. 🚀🇺🇸

Jimmy I really love your channel…. Even though I don’t think I have enough balls to even attempt to try to fly my own plan you’ve made me excited, but yet because you’re honest man, I just don’t know if I could afford to keep it going. But it’s totally a good thought.

Hi Jimmy! Nice lancair. Can wait to see how is going to looks when you finish with yours.

You are certifiable man! I won't get in those things but I do enjoy watching the mechanics of everything. All the fun & no risk!

good to see your mini me learning. He will have a great start

This channel is gaining subscribers at jet speed, and it's very well deserved. When I subscribed it was around 45k subscribers, and that was well under 12 months ago. Love this content. Definitely my fastest click for new videos!

Top! Greetings from Germany! Have always a great flight 👍😎