Sorry to see you have to go through that. Glad nobody got hurt.

Great job, Chris and Becki!

Very nice work! Years ago I bought a half-finished Pitts S-1. The wings had been covered but when I put them on the fuselage, I had to twist them a little to fit them to the I-struts. This made the aluminum leading edge wrinkle. They must have put the leading edge on and covered the wing laying on saw horses and had a little twist. The struts had been made correct and didn't require any shims to get the wings straight when fully assembled. I re-covered the one wing that was the worst. When finished it flew straight and was so fun!

Looks like it's going fast just sitting there. Sexy aircraft.

Beautiful restoration! I considered it a few years ago but couldn't quite pull it off. Glad it got finished and is flying. Congratulations to all and enjoy it

NASCAR air museum is wonderful you could spend the whole day there

I worked for a company in Harlingen Tx. for about 10 yrs. and i was in charge of the wing department from fabricating,assembly and dope and fabric department. The aircraft we were building was a huge crop duster based on the old Stearman aircraft. Loved that work. stayed there till they stopped making the aircraft. Very interesting work. Watching you working on these wings brought back a lot of great memories. Emair was a great company to work for. Thanks for sharing.

This fine plane was the first tail wheel airplane I flew! After I checked out in it, any tail wheeled aircraft , was easy! The first Stearman was N 206 J, and N 73449 . I enjoyed 20 years of flying one. Great experience !

Would love to see more videos like how you repair bent ailerons and more fabric videos!!

Is it Ohka under the ceiling?

love the sterman enjoyed the vidieo

Well at least you're all safe and its repairable =)

Solid repair work there.

Beautiful paint and they chose to use dime store stickers for the N numbers.

Great craftsmenship!

Nice relaxed presentation well explained thank you.

I cringed when I saw that saber saw. Not a very elegant tool for that kind of job I would have expected a multi-tool saw.

Hi There . Love your Channel . Where did you get the pictures on the wall behind you ? Especially the Bellanca ?. Thank You

They's way more to that than someone like me should ever undertake. Cept maybe sweeping the floor.

I always wondered what rib stitching was. My dad, who was an A&E mechanic (that was before A&P), used to talk about it. There is some serious craftsmanship going on there.

Using a shifting spanner on an aeroplane???? Since when has that been acceptable?

Nice and very conscience! Some other channel could’ve taken an hour and a half to explain the same exact thing, love how you have the info neatly packed in nine minutes.

Well, there´s your problem: _The wing is chock full of sticks._

Keep 'em coming. I watch every video and learn something new each time.

Very fine tutorial Mr. Pike. Thank-you. Going though an airframe logbook for a 2015 N2S-3 restoration by your shop, now, so it was good to be able to see you, your crew and your shop at work.

Great video-just too short😂. Make next one in 2 parts with more details. Love your work. ❤❤❤❤

It's great to be a part of the Big Sky family! This was certainly a challenging project Brent Hernandez Big Sky Stearman

Fascinating. Great video and very informative!

Awesome video!! Really enjoyed it. Unfortunate that you had to do this, but what a great opportunity for your fans to learn about the process!!! Thanks so much for sharing!! Hope to see you at the year’s Round Up!

Better is to made Wheel Landings for safer handling! I have ca. 900 Hours on a Stearman and never I made a ground Loop

Beautiful aircraft! Sure wish I could have heard the engine without the music.

Great to see you sharing quality time with your daughter 👍👍👍👍

What a great and informative video! Watching you working on these beautiful planes is a real pleasure. 🤩

I'm thinking he could take it apart in his sleep.

Great video. More please! Nice to see a Bristol Bulldog.Looks stunning!

My father soloed in a Stearman early 1940’s Army Air Corps, flew 20 of his 29 year career. Sure miss my hero!

Great video! Enjoying your channel. Love the WAAAM fly-in. Maybe I'll run into next year there.

Enjoyed this start to the journey. Made me remember the book about two teenage brothers who flew from New Jersey to California in a Cub which could barely clear the lowest Rockies pass. Subscribed to get updates and journey part two! Thanks!

Thank you for taking the time to share your knowledge! You all do an excellent job with the videos

What brand helmet/headset/goggles do you use and or recommend?

The 1st time I got to ride in that Ford Tai-moter it cost $3.00! I also help change an engine or 2 on that plane when the Louck's owned it!

18:03 a T-28! I couldn't see the squadron

You guys are incredible. What a journey. Beautiful Stearman anyway.

I am building a portion of the wright brothers plane with my grandson as a senior project. Plans came the Smithsonian. Where did you get the needles? Thank you

My wife and I had the pleasure of meeting you and Alinda at the Cashmere Dryden Airport several years ago. We have the hangar and a 1954 Cessna 180 just to the east of Dan Stewarts hangar. Sure enjoyed the video of you and your daughter flying the Stearman. Just subscribed and look forward to more video's and seeing your business in Sandy, Ore.

I want you to know that I am using this video in the AMT Airframe Structures class that I teach for an AMT program. It was immensely helpful during the dope & fab.

Я ни слова не понял, что вы там говорили, но Я получил большое удовольствие от того, что увидел !!! У нас в России нельзя запускать даже детские воздушные змеи. !!!Штраф 500 долларов!!! Thank you very much!!!

Back in the early days, the bridle between the holes was run along the top of the fabric between the holes with the bridle line on the ribs facing the fuselage. I was told by an old dope and fabric man that the use of a curved tip needle to hide the bridle inside the wing/ tail feathers, was not approved by the old CAA. Nice craftsmanship! I'm getting ready to cover a 1930 F-22.

I few yrs ago I was an active banner tow pilot with about 90 hrs in a Balanca Eagle biplane. It had a nasty tailwheel shimmy ever since I started flying it. One day with just a slight right crosswind I couldn’t stop the turn into the wind with the tailwheel shimmy and drifted off the runway. I got a bit aggressive on the brakes and flipped it over the nose. Cracked the upper right wing and center section not to mention destroying the prop and damaging the cowl and engine. I believe it is still not flying but almost complete in repairs. YES it will crush your confidence. Should have insisted we fix that shimmy.

Hi John and daughter. Yes, an adventure indeed to say the least, but thank you for sharing this with us. A great educational video for sure. Sure sorry it happened the way it did. I finished restoring my Stearman in 2010 and you sold me the wood kits for the center section and lower wing inspection doors which I was thankful for. I am based at at Martin Airfield S95 in College Place WA where we are blessed with grass and pavement. It does certainly like that grass for sure. If you have any more adventures please continue to share. You are appreciated!!!!