68yr Old Museum Airplane Will It Start And Fly Ever Again?

[@therealjimmysworld]

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[@MsSugercrisp]

epair time 2 years and cost about 100K with out paint job is it worth fixing hmmmmm now comes the long hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm and then the ahhhhhhhh well yes but that depend how good you think you are in fixing plane its not that bad but need a lot of tender loving care more then you would give you wife and kids because its going take you a very long time and a lot a effort to fix that plane maybe if you were a old man and had nothing better to do with you life but for you a young man I say no way hosay pass and then got to store the plane because it has to be taken a part and then you got put in that wing inside cross bar which will cost you a lot of money say 30K so were talking about a lot of pain here you can forget about going to gym to work out that kind of pain and do you really need that in your life no so do smart thing and pass on this plane

[@tomh6779]

Was it. Ressgeti g. Wheels. Go

[@MsSugercrisp]

I'm going give you some free advice that will save your life 1.dont fly a plane over 15 years old 2.dont fix any plane order then 15 years or work on any plane older then 15 years 3.dont fly in any plane that older then 15 years old the older the plane the better the odds in it cashing or something going wrong and when something dose go wrong well then you will know what I'm talking about first hand and when that dose happen the very first thing that will pop into your mind is Dame that Crazy guy on KZbin was right and why didn't I listen to him? and you will say to your self shit I'm dumb ! there nothing better then the feeling of falling out of the sky and looking at the ground getting closer and closer and your trying everything you can to keep that plane in the air and just when you get down to last 100 feet and your about to kiss your ass good bye the plane pulls up like angle grab onto the wing and lift it the plane up to save your ass and when you get out of the plane you will fall to the ground and kiss it and look up into the sky and say phase the Lord Thank You God ! yeah that right if don't matter how brave or smart you are until that happen to you and when that happens to you and it will my advice stay clam don't panic and stay focus and pull back as hard as you can and say out lord Say me Jesus over and over again

[@RWBHere]

Walk away from it, Jimmy, unless you're buying it for parts.

[@timothyhead1832]

When I was a young boy I loved Sky King. And I had a crush on Penny. One day my sister got a friend to call me and say she wes Penny. ❤ .I'm 72 now. Memories 😊

[@SuperReasonable]

“I don’t want to die… we’ll get it on film though!” Also love “this bush from the 9th level of hell” is there a 10th level? You’re killing me Jimmy!

[@BertNawn]

hi Jimmy, I am a private pilot SEL and I have to tell you this is the best you tube video I have seen to date! This speaks to all of our efforts to get older machines back in the air. And you are a trip! thank you and keep going!!!!

[@denny5564]

yea right, after watching these Jimmy videos I'll probably never own an airplane. But, my bank account will stay intact.

[@timothyhead1832]

Sure what could go wrong😮

[@garybensman1358]

I can't believe I can't believe that you don't put a spot of PB blaster on every fitting you're going to touch! Chemistry is your friend! Keep working to save the old machines!

[@emmanuelgoldstein1918]

If it had only been kept inside the museum, that would be a sweet plane.

[@oldfarthacks]

Still he is far better off than Jason and his 401. This could have been the full on bird house too.

[@bokusimondesu]

You're not a dork! You are a loveable nerd! I love how you are just who you are, it's liberating. 😊

[@darrenhunt7838]

These 310’s are a timeless design. Hard to believe it’s 68 years old. Lots of good parts for other aircraft with this one though 👍😎

[@danhansen3109]

This is the material that makes your channel gold JimJim.

[@mrpropilot007]

Hey Jimmy! I used to work for the company that owns this 310. Surprised to see it for sale but that's for the video!! I always dreamed of buying this and restoring it. Sad to see this amazing plane have so much corrosion.

[@garthbatchelor8268]

This was my boss’s old plane that he donated to evergreen to display inside, but they never did, they repainted it there colors and left it outside, I flew in this plane a lot it was a very nice plane

[@donny526]

Love to see old planes revived. It’s like a gift to the sky

[@AvStevieStevenJamesDrums]

I don’t know about you, I get just as giddy like Jimmy sitting on my couch and yell with him and my family is what the heck? So awesome you got both those engines started Jimmy.

[@nelson_at_sea]

dang, Jimmie, another 310 I may have flown in with my dad. He was a test and delivery pilot for Riley back in the 50s. Sad to see the amount of corrosion. FYI, one of the big changes Riley provided was the one piece windscreen eliminating the center post. And as you said, the rocket conversion....

[@ajvot71]

I just recently looked at a Mohawk in front of an antique store with a friend and his father in law. He was a crew chief for these in Germany before he retired. He showed us lots of interesting features and told us about the types of missions they flew. Mostly surveillance into east Germany during the Cold War. Incredibly interesting if you’re into that type of thing, which I am. Keep up the great content Jimmy.

[@johnwhite3908]

Hi Jimmy my name is Chief John C. White, Esq. which means that I’m a lawyer practicing at bar in Alabama. First of all I love your KZbin videos! I learned to fly in a Beech Musketeer. My law firm brought a 310 and I scared my partners when they discovered that I was flying from the right seat. My senior partner told the other lawyers that I spent the night in a Holiday Inn. I sold my Harley in ‘84 and bought an American Aireolight (sp) XL ultralight and flew it for years. After 32 years as a cop and police chief in Dothan, Alabama, you give me the bug again !

[@007007niki]

Thanks Jimmy since I can’t do the things you do, I can at least watch you do the things I would love to be able to do. Good luck and fair sky’s to you .

[@franksando635]

Hell ya what's better then watching Jimmy's world watching 2 Jimmy's world in one week 👍

[@CanardBoulevard]

You rarely see so much corrosion on an airplane! Looks like that thing was stored outside next to the ocean. It's scrap - walk away!

[@whiteydaz4131]

I would fly it

[@alexmikhael5061]

prolly not scrap for the tiny rebuildable parts for ANY ONE OF THE FIVE 310s he has???? fore or 5 or 7 or wutever.... LOL and it has the ''updates'' ;) or HAD... ;)

[@Adierit]

Given that the engines both ran, and had clearly updated parts done to keep it flying it's certainly easier to fix the corrosion on the roof and tail then to waste time yanking the engines and such off to put onto something else that will likely also be corroded.

[@helicopterdriver]

@@alexmikhael5061 it seems someone took the conversion engine setup out sold or traded it for the original engines before donation. Maybe there were different levels of upgrades. They flew it in. I remember them but not the options. Either it was in a flood or lived by the ocean and was hit by a few hurricanes. A lot of corrosion.

[@jamesnelson7415]

My question is - are the logs and etc paperwork with it? This was a Riley 65 conversion on an early 310. Jack Riley offered several levels of conversion, the 65 was the "base" mod. It involved underwent exhaust, installation of aux tanks (aux tanks were not offered by Cessna until the 1958 310B), the nacelle conversion, and some additional flush riveting, plus a custom interior and the Riley paint job(which this plane no longer has). The next step up was the Riley 260, which also replaced the 250 HP pressure carb engines with IO470D engines of 260 HP, giving a noticeable increase in performance. The top of the line was the Turbo Rocket, which had the big Lycoming engines, RayJay turbos, and more extensive flush riveting. The Turbo Rocket was capable of 302 mph at altitude! Anyway, if it has the STC paperwork, that distinctive Riley underling exhaust system coulfd, conceivably, be installed on an early 310 which isn't so corroded. This video piqued my interest, and got my juices flowing a bit. I recently decided to offer my 310C for sale, as I have been battling some medical issues. Now I am second guessing that decision. Darn you, Jimmy!

[@thunderbolt513]

Cyclic - yoke on an fixed wing (is used to control the main rotor in order to change the helicopter's direction of movement). The collective (on the left side) changes the pitch angle of all the main rotor blades, therefore its total lift produced by the rotor.😉 And man....the sound from those Continentals is just indescribable.

[@joshuamalloy8078]

Hey Jimmy! Sure was nice seeing the AH1-F Cobra. I used to do complete rewire on those for foreign military sales. What a job that was! As you sat in the cockpit, I rewired and refurbished that whole area. The entire airframe looked brand new when we were done. Great seeing one again.

[@dougpartington1843]

Glad you got both engines started. I agree as much as i would like to see it return to the skies, I think the corrosion and the new avionics you need would make it unaffordable. Another great video Jimmy.

[@i.r.wayright1457]

Next to the 310 is an F-89 Scorpion, then an F-101 Voodoo, Gulfstream II, US Army OV-1 Mohawk, and last is a North American Sabreliner, which used the same wings as an F-86. Hey, I like the way the camera shows the left engine with a two, four or a six blade prop, while running at low RPM.

[@KillerKev1961]

Yeah, at first I thought it was an A-6 intake. Nice catch.

[@ko9446]

We called the Mohawk the widow maker.

[@i.r.wayright1457]

@@KillerKev1961 I have an advantage. I built a Revel model of a Scorpion when I was 8 or 9 years old, before 1960.

[@i.r.wayright1457]

@@ko9446 Why?

[@ko9446]

@@i.r.wayright1457 many shot down in Nam and many lost in accidents. I’ve heard stories in my time at Ft Rucker.

[@Bass.Player]

Hard to believe after all this time the engines started and they sound pretty good... Engines are worth something for sure...

[@williambutler2177]

With the exhaust STC and host of other nice mods this looks like a 310 worth investigating for possible return to flight. Really depends upon the level of corrosion on the main airframe. So I recommend if you disassemble for moving that you do so with the intent to put it back together for flight.

[@edwardstephens247]

Outstanding, both engines fired. Congratulations Jimmy.

[@thisisus.504]

Love ALL your films but it's the "will it start?" films that make me line up on the runway. It's what got me into your channel. Thanks so much.

[@bluerebel01]

I have a BR 600 that I have had for 25 years. Replaced the fuel lines and carb once and STIHl going strong. Thanks for the video and standing by for more.

[@P-J-W-777]

Really miss getting to fly with my grandfather. When I was really young he had an Aztec and Piper. I don’t remember the models but they were twins and that was in the 70’s. From the early 80’s and on he had Cessna 310’s, 340’s 414, 421 all with Ram Conversions. His last were the Beech 300 King Air and Citation X. My very first airplane I flew was the Cessna 340 and the first airplane I took 100% full control was the 414. He had me take off and fly to Oklahoma and land. I continued getting to fly each one with him and thoroughly enjoyed every bit of it. While the Citation X was awesome and very fast and I loved it my favorite to fly was probably the King Air. He made sure all of his planes had wing boots, heated props and windshield. Even had to replace a windshield once after leaving it turned on for to long accidentally. 4 of them even had full color radar.

[@shartne]

It has pretty good engines. the one on the left has really good compression. Sounds strong too. Great parts plane for sure.

[@christopherkennick7275]

Watching you getting these wonderful older planes flying again, makes me wish I'd followed through and gotten my pilots license.

[@tempestcrow]

It ejects the canopy not the seat. Center stick is cyclic, side stick is collective. Center=lefty,righty,forward,backyard Sidestick=upper/downer, or up-indicular..

[@donalddehaven3229]

What a shame that an airplane museum couldn’t properly care for an airplane in its inventory and allowed all this corrosion to destroy a piece of history. That plane will never fly again

[@martinlatvian5538]

That beauty, just needs some Love. Cool plane!

[@victorvodkafish]

This brought to mind the (Jack) Riley conversion of some British DH Doves and Herons. The in-line "Gypsy" engines were replaced with Lycoming IO-540's. Lighter, more fuel efficient & more powerful. Some of the Doves also were given a swept-back tail fin that made them look super sexy! Some flew in USA I believe.

[@jorgerefsgaard2522]

Congratulations Jimmy, you have start both motors after so many years!!!. Well done!!!.

[@johnlingo7774]

Another great video and I love watching. The only thing you forgot was your signature dance. Great job 🎉

[@williamborger88]

Jimmy, you are a genius and a nut case at the same time!!! Those engines, props, governors might be gold!!! I would have loved to see you retrieve the battery cover, I needed a good laugh!!!

[@carlbernard4197]

That would have been a bit hilarious but also would have been seriously painful 😮😮😅😂😂😂😂

[@jdd1979]

Nice Jimmy. I love that you’re hanging out in Oregon!

[@bigal1863]

Just like music when that port engine started! Well done Jimmy.

[@P-J-W-777]

According to a few different websites the engine Riley used on the 310 were upgraded Continentals with turbo chargers and intercoolers as well as pressurized mags. Producing 350 horsepower.

[@blacksheepdino]

That was some of the best LOL I've had in a while! Thanks for helping me dig it out!!

[@johnnunn8688]

That idling, sounds a bit Harley-esque, nice.

[@PlaneManiacDude]

Yeah Im here 2 mins after it's posted!

[@alexmikhael5061]

52:25 cobras... we had cobras and 53echos on the USS OKINAWA LPH3 when I was on in 85 thru 88 !!! awesome birds but still.... helocopte4rs... ""100k mismatched parts that beats the air into submission......."" hehehehe

[@brianmcmillen3232]

i keep seeing you at evergreen in your videos and keep hoping ill meet you there someday. I pass it every day on the way to work and grew up going there. My grandfather actually working in the excact silo and controls they have with the titan missile when he contracted with the titan program through his job at Martin Marrietta. Gave me a passion for planes and space, and seeing someone take these old planes i grew up going to see is amazing

[@Nitrohog2006]

Awesome tools list: Knipex pliers and cutters, especially the pliers wrench! For screwdrivers, Wiha or Wera. Allen wrenches: Bondhus. And the best screwdriver bit I have found is the Apex with the anti cam out groves.

[@neilcigelske4454]

I use some lapping compaound on the phillips screw xriver, helpsgetting those scress out witbout stripping the heads.

[@barryfriedrichs3605]

Jimmy, it occurs to me that with your volumes of experience, and with all your videos, I am surprised that you do not appear to have a traveling tool kit that has a fly swatter and insect killer, (for the wasps and yellow jackets), pry bars for opening doors and hatches, a cordless screwdriver for undoing screws only, and an assortment of other tools, that you will become aware of as you review your past videos, so you can refresh your memory! Then you can say, yeah I wish I had packed this tool, and then you get it and out it in your tool kit.

[@chriscampion9906]

After becoming an avid Jimmya World follower if you guys can't make it work ,Noone can ! Keep em wheels up!

[@ronaldhibbard4307]

Jimmy, First off I love your videos. It was great seeing the AH1F Cobra in the museum. As a young man, I was in the Army as a 68 Mike, also known as an Attack Helicopter Weapons System Repairer. I worked on everything related to the weapons system; The M134 mini-gun, the M129 machine gun grenade launcher, the 2.75" folding fin rockets, the TOW Missile launchers (the outboard launchers on the Cobra shown, as well as all of the electronics and hydraulics and weapons controls. I even got to go up in the front seat as a gunner while stationed at Fort Wainwright, AK with E Troop, 1st Air Cav. That was the most fun I ever had with a uniform on! Thanks again for your content!

[@mikebarushok5361]

Something that is handy for rusty or paint filled screws I found is to buy some #1 Phillips drywall apex bits (Vermont American brand seems to work well) and grind the tip down to have the same flat as a #2 Phillips. There's also an extremely long, narrow shaft, Snap-on #2 Philips screwdriver that has some uncanny screw holding power. I'm retired from working on aircraft. But when I worked at Cessna and at Learjet people used to come get me to try to break screws loose to avoid drilling them out, especially if they were in blind nutplates.

[@Spartacus-4297]

Jimmy SRMU stands for Solid Rocket Module Upgrade, it was used as a booster for the Titan IV B. It was developed by Hercules which later became ATK

[@JBroezel]

Hey Jimmy, the Riley 65 is for sure a very special 310 and it is a pity to see it in such a bad state, but in my eyes, the airframe is far gone. Part it out an keep other good 310s flying! Or get your silver bullet converted to the nice technical goodies that this one is equipped with....

[@cameronmolt5649]

I have a hangar at KBNO with a room full of Cessna, Piper, and engine parts. Almost all new in the package. Oil filters, air filters, and insturments, spark plugs among other things. All of it for sale at a very reasonable price. If Jimmy is in the area I would even help load it all up.

[@therealjimmysworld]

Heck yes! Email me at [e-mail]

[@cropdusterpilot1937]

Hi Jimmy, It's been a while since I last sent you a note :) First off the Cobra does not have ejection seats, it has a heating element in the glass that shatters it and you get out that way (after the main rotor stops) :)

[@pauldillinger2286]

Those engines fired up faster than i thought they would. To bad it cant fly again. Great video Jimmy.

[@ErikssonTord_2]

Wild rose hip, fruits are excellent for jam production! Classic everywhere in Europe if you have a house in the countryside.

[@MasterIsaacBrown]

Alr so with the Cobra helicopter. When you pull the eject handle the propeller blades actually will get blown off. They have small charges on them that go off when you pull the eject handle so you don't become ground beef.

[@delvos]

I would be most excited about that OV-1 Mohawk, or an OV-10 Bronco. Love those planes and want one of them for myself.

[@Defender9432]

A tool I really enjoy using is something called a Time-rite. Has a lot of different adapters for all different engines to make show you exactly how many degrees your timing is. I’ve made some engines have more power using that tool

[@kevinhedspeth4303]

Thanks!

[@glbaker5595]

What a beautiful front or back porch you have,, would love to set out there on a sunrise or sunset with a hot cup of coffee or a cold beer and just enjoy the world, thanks for the videos, I've crossed up and over it many times but never have I been on the river and just went down it on a pleasure craft, would have loved to took the big loop that people speak about, once again thank you for the videos, have a great weekend coming up God bless and stay safe,

[@devoregroup]

Love the video and going back to your roots with the camera and video format.

[@kstricl]

As a fan of Rebuild Rescue... yeah, that is one awesome parts 310. That left engine sounds like it must be pretty low hours with all that compression though.

[@ggarciaakaarchangel]

Have you ever heard of a "Johnson bar?" Its the greatest invention known to man. It will get rusted screws out super easily. And is just great for getting stuck screws out in general

[@chrisd8837]

Being it's a Riley conversion, I say save it as long as there's no structural corrosion. Skin is easy repair, and if you ever need any mechanical help you can holler at me. I'm in Bradenton Fl.

[@U_ever]

Dude, how do you just walk away from such a sweet sounding pair of willing Continentals like that? You are obviously a better man than I.

[@mattfree9634]

How do you always stay so positive. You are an inspiration and always enjoy the videos

[@AndrewsGuitarChannel]

Great video. Get a neutral density filter for your camera. You want to get the shutter speed of the camera down to 1/60 sec so the prop will blur and look more natural when spinning.

[@lesb3481]

While I'm a Beechcraft fan, I'm quite fond of early Cessna 310's, because the first multi-engine aircraft I flew when I started my commercial career back in the early 1980's was a 1955 model 310. It was super high time, had peeling paint, crazed windows, poor heating, almost no interior and still mostly had the old, (sorta functional) original avionics. However, it hauled bags of cancelled checks just fine and I loved every hour I spent in it, despite the long hours flying at night and weather along with the low pay. 👍

[@alexmikhael5061]

anytime you get PAID TO FLY (it's a good day.....) well better than it COULD HAVE BEEN!!! :) am I ''wrong'' ??? LOL HEHEHHE (I also am a BEECH fanboi.... ;) well the BEECH2000 ;) sigh..... sure would like to do a NEW ONE OF THOSE with all new buildint techniques ... mayube 2 turbines? eh... SIGH.... )

[@whiteydaz4131]

Next to my, car kids and family tother I want to fly that plane😊

[@ubtrippin9980]

So glad you got it started. All the best!

[@nicolasbrindesi9482]

Your positivity surprise me at each new videos I must admit 😮

[@ClearedAsFiled]

Jimmy......THANK YOU for the great video..sooo look forward to seeing these planes and your commentary.....you are the new SKY KING.....

[@TheDelman34]

I was hoping that an O2/337 would have been in the mix. Such an unique aircraft that would be great to see you save as there are so few out there.

[@bigizzysworld4253]

Have a good weekend brother! Love the videos

[@_RocketRooster]

If they were as strict for automobiles as they are for crop dusters, there wouldn't be a quarter of the cars on the road but the ones that would be kept in good enough condition would be some gorgeous classic's! You probably wouldn't be able to afford one but it would be awesome to watch them riding by?!

[@ralphups7782]

that bush, in 1:10:01/1:10:19 looks like a type of dog rose, we have the type here in England too the rose hip on the plant are of good use.

[@62heliman]

Very cool, both engines came to life.

[@austinprice2278]

Really liking the hour plus long videos

[@donwilson1307]

Out of the clear blue western sky comes Sky King!!

[@2ugrover385]

All I'm saying, is with the super groovy customization on the inside, this thing deserves to be saved.

[@cozydram1]

this was a great episode ......more like this Jimmy

[@michaelsamson3276]

The Hartzel props and Cleveland wheels brakes are worth some money.

[@patrickheavirland3599]

Hello from Minnesota!! So fun to see those engines fire up!

[@williamouart4108]

Good ol Fashion work Jimmie!!!!!!!!!!!!Enjoyed it,and now the value is revealed!!!Good Good parts plane for some one ,lots good parts to it! if they listen,you have a wealth of information for the owner now,only if they lsiten,most dont to good ol time advise and work ya put into it!Enjoyed hangin out with ya!I Had fun!

[@rickl6697]

It's like watching Jimmy Stewart in Flight of the Phoenix.

[@krowbar23]

Buy it jump in fly it back home, don't be scared Jimmy 😊😊

[@dbeaumontresident847]

This plane 100% deserves to be fully-restored! It's gorgeous, rare, and one of the first built! GREAT vid Jimmy!

[@BigMouth380cal]

And THAT'S the Jimmy I know and love.

[@ronc-p4n]

Wow that ole girl fired right up. If not savable what a great parts aircraft.

[@toddzdunkiewicz8677]

Jimmy if you are going to part that 310 out you really should put the under wing exhaust off that one and install it on the silver bullet

[@jamesbanks9876]

Save other three tins with that plane please that be the best thing to do. Thank you Jimmy from trucker Jimmy B

[@xcalibre222]

Great find for a private museum but I don't think I would ever fly in it.

[@denverdanoreno]

Jimmy, you're all right, brotherman. Could we hang-out sometime, I'll bring the super-wasp killer spray bottle and be your wing-man for a day ? Great production on this 55' 310. Wow!

[@friguy4444]

JIM!!!! Do NOT listen to the other commenters that tell you to spend money and effort on this thing!! ! Do NOT try to save this plane!! You have much better prospects to put your time and money into!! I also saw a comment where someone asks why you don't have a tool and wasp killing kit with cleaners etc?? Oh plus two more words....Boost Pack!

[@cacique6094]

NICE PARTS PLANE JIMMY, UPGRADES TO YOUR 310 ;)

[@valleywoodstudio7345]

you are the best of dorks!

[@neilwoodmansey9109]

those engines seem great, it is a shame these planes get neglected, I guess they can't all be kept going.

[@Rosspilot]

That gas can is the old kind . . . you know, the ones that WORK! :-)

[@docmichar]

Hey Jimmy! I live just 15 miles from that air museum. Would love to buy you lunch dinner, or whatever if you are going to be around Mcminnville for awhile. Or, if you are looking for a relaxing place to hang out, we have a great place on a hill with a view of the Yamhill valley. I would even come an help you out if you could use an older guy for something. Anyway, great videos. Thanks for creating and sharing.