WW2 Fighter Airplane Will It Start? Mistakes Were Made 

Jimmy, your son is becoming quite the photographer. He's doing a fantastic job. I love watching y'all. Please keep doing things together. You're making memories.

A family friend had a picture of these on his wall because he trained in one during WWII but the war ended before he saw action. At the time he was disappointed but later felt very fortunate and blessed.

I’ve worked on the G11 Albatross for Chalks Airlines, A7, A4, A6, C5B, C130, and KC135 airplanes in the 80’s with Navy, Grumman St. Augustine, Lockheed, and Boeing got laid off due to C5B contract ending and got out of working on planes but you Sir have brought back so many memories about working on planes I had forgotten about watching your videos and I thank you Sir for that. I just found you on Cleetus McFarland’s channel. Love your exuberant attitude and your son will never forget these moments with his dad you can see it in his eyes and the way he looks at you. You are his hero DON’T ever change!!

Jimmy,, on the T6, check that the wing attach bolts, fittings, etc have been checked. I believe there is an AD on that. Also, check the 1/4” bolts holding the vertical stabilizer, horizontal stabilizer on the airframe. They can corrode to nothing but still look good from the outside. Also, there issa grease fitting in the flap mechanism that can only be accessed with the flaps about halfway down. Lastly, keep grease in the kidney bearings in the prop hub.

It wouldn't be a Jimmy's World episode without a little smoke or flames 🤣🤣

My Dad was a pilot during WWII in the CBI theater. He took his final exam in an AT6 at I believe Cal Aero around 1943. The instructor had the stick, went inverted and said "it's your airplane" don't know how long they stayed inverted but he got his wings. Flew 65 missions in a B-25. He use to say flying through flak was like driving over a bumpy road.

‘Intentional spins prohibited’. My old dad was a RAF pilot in WW2, and did training in the US as many did. He told me that one exercise in a Harvard was to recover from a spin, but when it came to doing that it wouldn’t come out. He said that only by adding all available rudder trim as well, did he save himself and the plane. So, it was really good for me that you read out that warning. Thanks Jimmy!

That is a beautiful Stinson 108 beside the T-6!

The T-6 has a float carb, the longest it will fly inverted is 13 seconds, however you lose oil pressure after 8, and the reason it is not approved for spins is it can get into a unrecoverable spin if the CG is not correct

I have got 146 hours on a T6 and they are amazing aircraft from my point of view. I trained on them in the New Zealand Airforce in 1969 and did aerobatics, Instrument and night flying in them as an 18 year old. I went on to fly many other single and twin engined aircraft but the T6 always remained a favorite.

The t6 is cool, but I really do love that J3

A fiery but mostly peaceful startup procedure

Jimmy, you never fail to entertain! Glad to see your so traveling with you. He is learning a lot even though he may not know it. What a cool way to spend time with Dad!

"Mistakes were made..." LOL! I'm thinking a slight pump or carb problem but no fear, the Mississippi fire chief stands by with an oily shop rag in the event of fire.... HERE HOLD MY BEER WATCH THIS

I got to meet Adolf Galland and Pappy Boyington, as a child, at an Airshow in South Texas. Great memory. Sat around and listened to them tell stories. I was too young to appreciate the significance of their sacrifice but it’s a memory I’ll never forget. It was great to live 12 miles from the home of the Ghost Squadron.

Now THAT is a real spitfire.

My fav aerioplane! We had two 2 in our company. I flew the two seater with my boss and he flew the other solo because we had a peanut oil drum in the back seat for sky writing. The exhaust pipe came out under the stabilo! I hope to see more of yours!

Well for an old AF veteran, I live airplanes ever since I read everything about Chuck Yeager. Yep one of my hero’s. Flying in a P51 trainer? Yes I’d love that. T33 and thé A10c Thunderbolt are two of my favorite aircraft. This was a great video Jimmy!!!!😎🥸👍👍

"Life's an adventure," and your in it!

Those are some badass old dudes. "Hey, do we have a fire extinguisher?!"...... "Nah, all I need is a rag". The whole fire during starts thing would make me real nervous. lol

Love the T6. Also love the work you are doing on the 310. Clear prop!!

Great episode! I assume the wall "decorations" were blurred to stop this one from getting demonetised?!

Decal suggestion: Can I get a CLEAR PROP!..I would buy many.

Great Vlog Jimmy!! Thanks for sharing!

No guns came with that plane. There was never an AT-6 on an aircraft carrier. Some of the Navy designated SNJ’s may have, but not the AT-6. It was strictly a trainer for transition from fixed gear, minimally powered, limited aerobatic aircraft to fighters or bombers. My father was a WWII bomber pilot who trained in these. He said it was a great plane to fly.

Guy in Toledo owned a T-6. One Saturday morning I stop a car for speeding, young lady was driving. Her driving record was awful if I’d issued a citation, she would automatically lose her license for a year. So, I gave her a seatbelt violation. An air show was going on at Metcalf Field, now known as Toledo Executive Airport. I’m checking out the T-6, talking to a guy in a wheelchair, who said he’d flown in WW2 and got shot strafing trains and supply lines, causing him to lose his leg. While I’m talking, I hear a woman say ‘dad, this is the police officer who gave me a ticket’. And, suddenly, I thought ‘great, here we go’. It was the lady I issued the seatbelt ticket to. Guy walks up, says ‘sorry my daughter was speeding’. No problem, I hated taking someone’s livelihood or freedom. Guy tells me he owns the T-6 and gives me a tour. Next day, Sunday, dispatch calls me at home and says I had a return call to someone about planes. ‘Tell him to call Toledo Port Authority, they have jurisdiction over Metcalf Field’. He said you gave someone a ticket yesterday. Ohhhhhhhhhh….me: he probably wants me to void the ticket! FIGHT A CITATION IN COURT, not on a Sunday morning! I call him back, to tell him how his daughter could fight the traffic citation. Instead, he says, ‘I got my certification(?) yesterday (some pilots may know what he meant) and I am about to go for a spin, would you like to go’? HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEECCCCCCCCCKKKKKKKK YYYYYYYYEEEEEEAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!! SO, I get to the airport, which is right next to my police station. It was a cloudless sky. 75°. 10am. He gives me the ‘if you hear me say ‘bail,bail,bail’ you jump! If you ask me to repeat that, you are going to talking to yourself, because, I’m not going to be flying this plane. I’ve heard pilots say that all the time. He could’ve said ‘you will have to stab yourself in the eye and sacrifice a small child’. Ok. We were up for about 90 minutes. I skydive, I’m not afraid of planes. It was the best 90 minutes, to this day, in my life. So far. Sliding the canopy open, flying out over Put-in-bay, around Toledo, Detroit, around the lake. He tried to make me pass out by pulling Gs, nope. I was busy laughing. That was 2008-09. So, when I see a T-6, I always think of that day. I am homeless, now, and I would sell a kidney to buy a long range drone that would allow me to fly in the clouds. I have MS and couldn’t get my pilot license. I’m jealous of watching you guys flying here and there. Some day.

Thank you for the video Jimmy. Great content Sir.

"Lift with your back , not with your knees" Bahahaha your killin me!!

As usual, Silas's camera work is fantastic.

I love these radial engine warbirds even more than the jets. Would love to have this, as a Mustang or Corsair is way out of my price range. I mean, this is too, but it's more realistic to believe that one day I'll be able to swing it. Until then I'm flying vicariously through you, Jimbo! Hope you can get the package deal. Good luck!

Jimmy: You -- -- don't have a tail wheel endorsement. don't have a jet rating. don't have the money. My advice: DON'T GET HUNG UP ON DETAILS. This is brilliant. Forward!👍👍

I love it! "Don't tell your mother!" Sounds like something I would say.

Jimmy when he saw the footage: "THE PLANE WAS ON FIRE AND YOU DIDN'T TELL US?!" The guy in red: "Safety schmafety." Jimmy: "Well I did think it was a bit weird that you walked right up to a spinning propeller." The guy in red: "Safety schmafety."

The iconic deep prop buzz from the T6 is one of the best sounds. Love watching the Aeroshell team perform at air shows.

This is amazing jimmy! What an adventure you are in for! I cant wait for more videos so we can all fly along with you👌🏼

In the long list of crazy decisions, this is another one. Good luck brother

Well congrats on the jet you can fly it every airplane flys alike its like riding a bike just alot harder to put playing cards in the spokes But i would warn you its not a good week to stop drinkin ;) Love the channel all the cool off the wall aircraft we see keep it up

My father flew these in the USAF pilot training in Malden Missouri AFB in the early fifties. Incredible plane! Love the content, keep up the great work!

Great Job Jimmy and Mini-me ! can't wait to watch flying that Mig home!

Love the Stinson in the background while with the T6. A friend of mine used to fly one.

Since it was an Air Force trainer with the large canopy panels it may be a "G" model as in AT-6G. If so, you are fortunate as most of those went through a major rework and update during the early 1950s. At that time several bases in Florida had them. Fortunately the Air Force birds had a steerable tail wheel. You will learn all about flying an airplane with a tail wheel and be amazed how important the rudder is as you transition to the T-6. Make sure you have a good set of headphones. Start it up (with an instructor in the back seat) and go bore some holes in the sky. It only burns 26 gph.... That intake fire on startup is not normal. What is normal is to have someone standing by with a fire extinguisher any time you are starting up just in case that happens.

I would happily volunteer time and sweat equity turning wrenches for a chance to ride around the pattern in a T-6. Been an aviation nut since I was a kid and since I dont work in the industry anymore (work related accident lead to amputation of lower right leg) I havent been up in the air in years as I dont know any pilots anymore. Would love the opportunity to go flying again. Edit- We had a T-6 and a T-33 at the A&P school I went to back in 96-97 (NAA over in St. Pete) and we got both birds running before we graduated. My favorite memory is me and another student getting the electrical canopy on the T-33 working again after sitting outside again for so many years. If memory serves me right, my class was the last class to learn dope and fabric. I still have my airfoil project that we had to build from scratch.

I've never sat in a plane flown in a plane or even been within a few feet of a plane but your videos sure keep me interested in them

The Mig is crazy... but that T6 is a dream! Can't wait for the videos!

The T6 alone is worth the hassle 😂 (jk, of course. You need both of those!!)

Hi Jimmy, I wouldn't worry too much about not having a tail wheel or jet endorsement on your licence; if you get these two warbirds back in the air, I think you will find a whole new set of friends that you never knew you had who would be very happy to fly the things for you. Maybe you could trade flying time in them for private lessons so you can get those endorsements...

Wife bought me a fully acrobatic flight in T-6 Texan about 10 or more years ago. It was AWESOME! Still love watching the video

WoW... Just Wow... Congrats Jimmy !!! Loved every minute !!!

I loved watching your son trying to lift the battery. All credit to Silas for trying.

100% would flip the mig after fixing. It has the gift that keeps on giving in repair and maintenance costs. Then I would 10000% fly that T6 all day.

Let's go!!! This channel has taken an unexpected turn and I love it. Keep up the good entertaining work!

Another awesome adventure with Jimmy 😁 👍

Wow! Any chance of you filming the warbird and jet training or will these be a fix 'n' flip? Love the videos, my inspiration to get back into my PPL training, cheers from the UK!

Oh my, I love the new planes you are getting, warbirds! AT texan, what a simple beautiful machine!

Man I love the sound of a radial esp at cranking....

I don't know if you have seen Hoovie's garage but you are definately the Hoovy of planes.

Great video as always! My girlfriend and I ran into you at sun n fun but didn’t get a chance to introduce ourselves. We actually flew. T6 there from Georgia we both have lots of T6 time and she is an instructor let us know if we can help in anyway.

I wonder what the relative asking prices/values would be for the two warbirds. The T6 is probably valued higher than the MiG, but by how much?

That old Stinson is beautiful!

wow..... I can't believe you actually did it! AWESOME!!!!!!!!

jimmy. i love your video content. you have a growing fan base here in the uk. keep up the good work.

OMG, I love this channel... You crack me up. Please post a video of your wife finding out.

I flew a beautiful T-6 out in California years ago. Fun plane to fly, fully acrobatic, but did NOT like being held inverted for long. Can't wait to see what you do with these.

Living vicariously through your actions Jimmy, you da Man !!!

Oh yeah, more fun and merriment on the way!! great camera work by your youngster, he's doing a great job! Keep up the great video;s, we all love em! Cheers from Australia

Hey Jimmy. You live close enough to Kermit Weeks at Fantasy of Flight, go talk to him. He moves planes around all the time. Maybe he can give you some pointers..

Wow such an exciting time ahead cannot wait. More please. 🤩

Great video as always Jimmy! The T6 is awesome and the Mig aint to shabby either.

In this episode Jimmy buys planes off of Nazis. Didn't blur the edge of the flag

you my friend, are hilariously entertaining...thru you we all get to fulfill our fantasies and curiosities....so thank you so much for that!!! ....keep 'em coming!!

So cool. Engine start!

Like one youtuber said: HELL YEAH, BROTHER! Keep up the good work!! Cheers from Brazil.

Hello from Greece. I love what you are doing. Keep up! Save 310!

As much as I would like to see the 310 fly I am STOKED to see the MiG 15 fly. It will be epic! GOD BLESS you and your family.

I was all excited by the title but the thumbnail shows a T-6/SNJ trainer - not a fighter, but still a favourite of mine!

Yoooo Jimmy ! Love your videos man, keep up the amazing content! Hope to meet you one day, I’m in SC so not to far. Your video quality and editing has become amazing!

Love the video’s Jimmy, but…. Adolf Galland was not Germany’s greatest fighter pilot. That honor belongs to Erich Hartmann, in point of fact General Hartmann was the greatest fighter pilot of all time. Keep the video’s coming Jimmy

Awesome!! Frickin right new planes

Would love to fly in a T-6. My favorite is a P56 Mustang but next is a T-6.

Is it wrong that I'm almost as impressed with dropping the car off with 0 miles as I am the warbirds?

I flew a T6 Texan a few decades ago hand built it myself from a kit it was one of the best if not the best planes I have ever flown sadly one day while flying it had an unexpected stabilizer failure and flew the smack straight into the ground. Luckily no one was hurt except my pride unfortunately the plane and all its equipment was a total loss not much left in a pile of balsa wood.

Got to ride in a T-6 a few years ago. Took me a couple of days to get the smile off my face.

Another great video Jimmy. Silas - great job on the video and lifting that battery.

Jimmy, you are the most awesome human I've ever heard about. Love watching everything you and your son get to do. Good luck with the new warbirds! Can I get a "Clear prop!"?

From start to finish I was thinking, I wonder how much Jimmy is paying these guys to put up with his shenanigans ?! Lol J/K brother,another banger as usual! 🔥

Oh Jimmy, You, and your Son are having Way too Much Fun!!! Oh,,,Thank You Both, and All, for the Ride Along!!!

Forget the others... give me the Stinson. Coolest airplane in the last mid-century. Sweet flyer!

Love how he casually puts that little fire out whilst the engine is still running

Awesome channel, Awsome content, Awsome Silas, Awsome Big Balled Decisions. All in All Pretty Awsome! God Bless You And Your Family..

I have plenty of photos, somewhere, of that T6 at air shows and fly-ins around Louisiana from the 1970s and 1980s. Was a friend of the late Joe Hartung in BR who raced his T6 "Boomer" and Joe Foretich who had an SNJ and got me into the CAF when I was fifteen or sixteen. Backseated several T6's and SNJ's, they're a blast. That plane was painted up in Luftwaffe colors in the 1970s for movie work, that was the story I was always told about it, she was a frequent visitor around here back then, haven't seen it in ages, good to know it's still around. Have fun with it!

Great video Guys. That's a sweet T-6

Jimmy on the MIG: You do know it is a total fuel HOG! You can go broke just trying to feed that thing. And also the T6 is not really easy on the 100LL either. Want something easy to maintain, easy on gas, super fun to fly, and CAN DO rolls, loops AND SPINS, ? Check into getting a Chinese trainer called a Nanchang CJ6, BUT get one with the Russian M14 engine in it. Same engine as the Yak 52, 360 to over 420 HP VS the Chinese engine with only 285 HP.

Can't believe I watched a video to see you look at something as crazy as a Mig and turns out it's been sitting a couple of hours away from me this whole time. 🤷🏻‍♂️

NICE! T6 is a dream of mine to own! very cool.

That's a really cool plane and sounds really good to.

Good TX morning. Have you made a decision to continue with the 310 or is it to be parted out? Looking forward to an update. Semper Fi - Air Force.

I knew that you were going to buy those plane's. Very happy you did so now get busy and sell the other airplanes so you won't be in so much trouble with the wife. Not that she will abject once she sees and gets into one. Great content and video's buddy keep up the great work.

I love how it sounds like an old Dodge cranking over

Awesome video! Congrats on the new to you planes

Are those SS flag’s behind the T6 that you blurred out? Dang.