Aeronca C3 - A Weekend Slice Of History

A bit of workshop time and I explore the remains of the Liskeard And Caradon Railway from the air.
Music: ‘Honeysuckle’ by Honeyroot.
Maps: National Museum Of Scotland.
• Vauxhall 14/40 - Fuel ...
• Then and Now - Liskear...
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[@danaadvocaat8815]

My father had an Aeronca C3. It's hanging in the Cincinnati Lunken airport now. I rode in it with him when I was a young girl. He bought it when he was 16 and loved flying during his lifetime.

[@FlyingForFunTrecanair]

That's a great story, thank you for posting!

[@kh40yr]

Thank you for the flight. Dad's first airplane after leaving the Army 101st Airborne was a original Cessna 120 taildragger. Hand start, no flaps, about 65mph top speed. I didn't like seeing Dad hand prop that plane over, as I sat inside, even thought he had us still tethered down. He had started flying/training in the Army in a Cessna L-19 Bird Dog Spotter. He wanted jump wings and pilots wings from the Army before he left. He got the first set, but ran out of time on the second set of wings. Finished his flying lessons after he was home. The most fun we had was in his Bellanca Citabria. Loops, rolls, spins, flying with the door off, towing gliders up. No inverted oil system, so had to keep as much positive g's on the oil pan as possible.

[@FlyingForFunTrecanair]

Great stories, thanks for posting.

[@markgouthro7375]

The C3 just makes you smile! What a cute plane!

[@johnw4659]

I've been fortunate to have flown a C3 and I can attest to the fact that it is even more fun than it looks!

[@avflyguy]

AKA Aeronca's flying bathtub! I hooked up with some friends when I started flying tailwheel in a 7AC. The next hangar over had a C3. After I got a little more time in the 7AC, the guy that owned it let me fly it. Probably not a handful of people have even seen this strange oddesy, much less flown one. And, yes... It was fun to fly. Only got around 2 hours total in it over a few months.

[@sloleydave]

One of those landings where the passenger says "are we down yet?" and makes you feel really competent.

[@FlyingForFunTrecanair]

Actually that was the second landing. The first was even better but the GoPro battery died as I slipped in over the hedge. I’d forgotten to carry a spare, so, just for the thought of irritating Greta Thunberg, I plugged the GoPro into a Honda genny for 25 minutes and then flew another circuit!

[@sloleydave]

@@FlyingForFunTrecanair Ah. that shrill person treated by so many adults as a guru...

[@drdoolittle5724]

Well, that was the best 14 minutes one could imagine, glorious living history and especially my first love, flying. Imagine my surprise at immediately recognising 'your' base, the same airfield I bought a Chevvron from and also where I met the brilliant engineer who mended my Renegade! Thank you for a very pleasing production!

[@FlyingForFunTrecanair]

Ah, the Chevvron, you must have bought it from dear old Vic Prowse? No longer with us, sadly.

[@wingmanjim6]

Thank you so much for sharing what is, in my mind at least, REAL flying !!!

[@FlyingForFunTrecanair]

It’s the most satisfying aeroplane I’ve ever flown.

[@florabee9283]

It's so great to see a C3 in the air! I live very close to where Aeronca were first produced, Lunken Airport, right on the Ohio River, before they got fed up with the flooding and moved their shop to the north side of Cincinnati. There's a Collegiate hanging in the entry of the main building that my son and I love to look at and sigh, admiring the, to us, graceful elegance of the design. To me it looks like a plane where one could be given verbal instructions on flight theory, and how to operate the engine, then a so-informed non-pilot could escape an island with an exploding volcano with some good odds of taking off and managing a survivable landing, assuming one could outrun the eruption's ash cloud!

[@FlyingForFunTrecanair]

Looks can be deceptive, it’s not as easy as you imagine. Low powered aeroplane take skill to get adequate performance. The pre-war accident rate for the Aeronca C2 and C3 was surprisingly high. Minimal instruction, minimal power; stall/spin accidents claimed several lives.

[@kirbyn2010]

The history that you impart adds so much spice to your flying videos. I took the laptop out to my shop and showed it a picture of your clean shop. It just sat there with no shame.

[@FlyingForFunTrecanair]

Shop-shaming!

[@thomascarlin2844]

Really enjoy your knowledgable history about the areas you fly over and definitely have a chuckle at some of your comments Thanks

[@tennesseered586]

So glad I found your channel again. Grass strips and simple airplanes is how I started. They remain my first love. Please continue with the history lessons, too.

[@FlyingForFunTrecanair]

Don’t forget to subscribe else you’ll miss out on the nonsense 🤣

[@avflyguy]

Got to love the C3 - aka The Flying Bathtub. Probably very few of them left flying much less a huge minority aviation geeks that have never seen one. When I was transitioning from nose rollers, met up with some airine pilots who owned a private strip. The guy that did my tailwheel training in a 7AC also had a couple of really rare planes. I got to know his neighbor on the field and after several months, the guy in the next hangar down also has some fairly awesome planes, one of which was the C3. After a couple of months of flying the Champ, he pulled some of his colletion of planes out, and sure enough, he let me go fly it. At first, skeptical, but that went away pretty quickly and it was actually a very fun experience. In fact I haven't seen another one, not any videos of one. Got my try in the C3 in 1981 and still active today in tailwheel Own a J3 for 15 years and had an Aeronca 65-TAC for several years. Hi from North Texas, USA

[@FlyingForFunTrecanair]

I think it’s a remarkable performer on 36 horsepower. The C2 will be even better for airstrip flying as it’s much lighter on the same horsepower.

[@davebergie]

A beautiful video. Thank you.

[@carsten4594]

🎼...those magnificent men and their flying machines...🎶

[@StonyRC]

That Aeronca C3 is an absolute beauty - the living embodiment of the semi-scale model Aeronca I built as a teenager.

[@johnillsley4236]

Nice to see the C3 out of hibernation and flying over the beautiful and historic Cornish landscape. Thanks for the latest post.

[@FlyingForFunTrecanair]

It’s been in regular use through the winter but the generally damp weather means it’s difficult to keep clean. Now scrubbed and polished well.

[@paulhelman2376]

Tracks are a useful guide. A. A friend of mine at age 16 had been presented in 1927 with a surplus Standard bipe. In return he agreed to cross country jaunts from Chicagoto Windsor Ontario in order to return with a loud of liquor. He followed the tracks between Chicago and Detroit and on returning often after dark could orient himself by the fies from the great steel foundries on the Indiana Illinois border after which he could navigate easily to his landing on the south side of Chicago. His dad was a close associate of Sam Insull and like Insull lost a fortune in the "Crash" of 29 and after which my friend had to go to work. This included working for Matty Laird. He helped build the " Super Solution".

[@paulhelman2376]

I think his da d might have been guilty of what we might today term "Contributing to the delinquency of minors".

[@FlyingForFunTrecanair]

Great story!

[@nevillesutherland6069]

Heartening that little aircraft like the Aeronca strike a warm chord with 'putter-putter' aficionados. Simple flying, time to absorb the views. Inclusion of the olde maps is so much in keeping with this ambience. Love ii.

[@FlyingForFunTrecanair]

Thank you, I try to give these films a certain theme and style; those old maps are how I see the world, at least in my mind’s eye.

[@johnenurse]

Thats what flying is about. I loved it. Cornwall is my spiritual home and have spent many hours flying there but rarely in such good weather. Give my love to Bodmin

[@FlyingForFunTrecanair]

Were you at Skybus?

[@hearsejr]

I love the little C3. I wish someone would make a home built kit for a copy of the C3. I have an old Cox Lazy Bee that looks like a C3 made of Styrofoam foam... it was a cheap RC, but I like it.

[@WarblesOnALot]

G'day, Yay Team ! What a magnificent Video..., well done. Absolutely delightful. It's 32 years since I last flew my Ultralight Motorglider (see,"The 22-Hp VJ-24w ;....." in my Personal Aeroplanology playlist for that...) The past 3 weeks I've been sort of almost recapturing the old "vibe" though - having finally unwrapped the Tarpaulin from off my new road-registered Electric Motocross Bike, and begun exercising a new Motorcycle-Rider Learner's Permit - at age 63..., on a 3,000-watt Chook-Chaser (6,000 watt Motor, actually - but software-deregulated..., to make it lawful on-road ; and thus registered like a 50cc Motor-Scooter.). Riding it is a lot like the bit of flying an Ultralight which comes after gliding over the fence - and before alighting... With one's Bum forever 2 ft off the Ground at 30 mph (Regulated to 45 Km/Hr, though when above 80% of a Charge it will do 48 Km/Hr on a flat smooth road at full Twist..., & by 60% it only achieves 45 at full throttle, and below 40% it will struggle to do 44 Km/hr on the flat in dead still Air). It's 15 Km to town for Bread & Milk, 13 on Bitumen in the 100 Km/Hr zone, 10.5 of that on the New England Highway with 60-ton B-Doubles overtaking in the Lane at 100 Klicks, a metre off me & my Handlebar at 45km (maximum-continuous Cruise-speed for extending Range versus reducing time on the Highway...; 12.5% more speed but 17.5% less range, at 45 compared to 40..., kinda thing...!). Riding outside the painted Fog-Line, beside the carriageway - with passing Trucks and Busses generating the odd turbulent gusty Crosswind, with suddenly variable Airspeed fluctuations from the transient Wind-Shear... And, then, that's between 9 AM & 3 PM, before or after that "window" then add in Low Sun Angles, Glare, and Stroboscopic Shadows from all the roadside Treetrunks going past as the Wind in the Helmet-Vents is louder than the Gearbox and Tyres combined..(!). When I was training as an Orthopaedic-Nurse 45 years ago, 3/4 of the Ward's Beds always held broken Motorcyclists... (except in Winter, when a third of the Motorcyclists were magically replaced by fractured Snow-Skiers...!)... In the whole of the Sydney basin there's One Bed Reserved for Broken Aviators, It's in a Single Room at the Royal North Shore Hospital at North Sydney...(!). So, I always knew that Motorbikes were seriously Dangerous, and quite easy to get suddenly very wrong..; And, now..., I'm underconstumbling WHYFORE thus be such...(!). I've been posting Chest-Camera Videos. Today's upload will be the 60 Km on 75% of a Charge Expedition (average speed 31, max. 49...; 36 Km on Bitumen & 24 on rural Dirt Roads - 40 Km/Hr & 25 Km/Hr cruise targets, respectively...). It's a very close-up afternoon view of inland Regional Rural NSW (atop the New England Tablelands), crossed with a gentle Range-Anxiety/Speed/Power-Consumption Investigation..., kinda thing - by an old Fart who's on his first Motorbike. I was particularly pleased with the young Snake which apparently heard/saw me coming...(!???!), and went out to lay diagonally across the bottom of a deep-ish Pothole which was otherwise visually undetectable - in my Path, and requiring me to wash-off almost half my speed to be able to swerve to avoid the Snake..., Before I even SAW the bloody Pothole.., the bottom of which it was lying across - and which would have otherwise easily spat me off - had I done down into it at 35, instead of slowing down to be going around the Snake - at less than 20...(!). But, apparently...,there's no point in having a Godtheory - unless it actually works every day, and in Realtime ; if one but pays attention to the actually observable incidence of Serendipity, Synchronicity, and Benevolent Coincidence - all occurring in Real Life, at a rate many orders of magnitude above those predicted by any of the currently popular Randomly-Cascading Meaningless Fractal-Chance driven Hypotheses - regarding the Perceived Nature of Reality...(!). In my experience, & observation. But, y' know how it is, Reality is, was, and always will be..., Completely Relative..., and Observer-Oriented... Just(ifiably ?) Ask Einstein...; if ye would Demur...(?) ! It turns out that "Energy"..., does still equal the Mass, when being multiplied by the "Constant" (ie, Light-Speed) Squared... And therefore, thus, and because..., The pesky Atomik Bombs do in fact go "BANG !" ; And On command, Too, So Einstein was Apparently Not ACTUARIALLY wrong (?) ! Time will tell How very well, And Cleverly Or Stupidly, Hymanity Deals ; with all that Understanding... Meanwhile, you and I are both having fun...(!). While awaiting the Off-grid Solar Setup to recharge the Bike, running it on a 3,000 Watt Generator yields 31 Km/Litre ; versus 11.5 for my 2-Litre Forester - and the return trip is 35 or 40 Km... 1.3 Litres, for bread & Milk, instead of 3.5 or more ; & it's $2.03 a litre of 91-Otane Ethanol-free Unleaded in the Genny..., versus 98-Octane for $2.28 / Litre - for the Subaru. When that Petrol becomes unobtainable, or too expensive to burn...; I fondly hope to eke out a quietly frugal little old existence with Solar-Electric Motorbike (& Bike-Trailer), and rechargable Chainsaw, Brushcutter, & Leafblower - long after I'd be unable to walk to town with Backpack for Groceries, or pedal an eBike to collect the Mail. Assuming that Society Politely fades away with well-mannered Whimper, And that some Food remains for sale in the Shops...(?). Rather than suddenly Evaporating ; Like the Cold War was Once thought to have done (!). Time will tell, apparently. Such is life, Have a good one... Stay safe. ;-p Ciao !

[@philgreen815]

Now that is flying at its best. Seat of the pants, low tech and retro.

[@FlyingForFunTrecanair]

Most definitely!

[@Poundingsand]

What a charming plane and a wonderful channel. We need more like this. Calming, entertaining and educational. Subscribed!

[@FlyingForFunTrecanair]

Thank you!

[@philf2854]

That's a real aeroplane!!

[@gmaclaren]

Love that shot at 11:59. The shadow is marvelous.

[@FlyingForFunTrecanair]

The weather that day was wonderful, the best day I have seen this year.

[@P943044S]

This just popped up in my feed - 35 years ago my son played to death a video tape of FT being used as an ad-hoc artillery spotter by its then unconventional, and ignored, owner. The story told of the then owners fight for an aerial spotting service for the artillery shortly befor WW2 - It ended with the line '...good old FT we didn't owe him much'.

[@FlyingForFunTrecanair]

The film is uploaded on this channel. I liked it so much that I wore out the VHS tape and bought the heroine!

[@raymondhoward1581]

This brings back memories for me. When I was a kid in the mid 1950's EFT used to be parked up at Southend Airport. It seemed to be always parked up and I never saw it fly. In those days it was painted blue. It's great that it is still flying.

[@FlyingForFunTrecanair]

That's interesting, the Aeronca belonged to Bernard Collins then.

[@raymondhoward1581]

@@FlyingForFunTrecanair

[@raymondhoward1581]

I think he was the airport managerat that time.

[@loomisgruntfuttock]

@@raymondhoward1581 He also had the deck chair concession on Southend beach.

[@raymondhoward1581]

I lived in Southend until about 15 years. I didn't know that he had the deckchair concession and I spent a lot of time down the seafront as well as the airport.@@loomisgruntfuttock

[@malcolmgibson6288]

Once again, a delightful video. Thank you.

[@pfield39]

Excellent. I really must get ZL down there when the weather improves. I feel the Travelodge at Roche beckoning as it's a bit too much of an epic journey from WW for one day, especially with the capricious Cornish weather.

[@FlyingForFunTrecanair]

That would be splendid!

[@oarsteed]

Great landing.

[@aeroncajoe]

So beautiful sir!….what a great video,…I’m an Aeronca pilot on the central coast of California, I just love flying my 11AC!

[@FlyingForFunTrecanair]

11AC is a fine machine for sure.

[@ericohara2582]

We are lucky that you take the time to do all of your posts, thank you....

[@FlyingForFunTrecanair]

Thanks, has been a bit slow recently. Too much work and jetlag .....

[@bobblangland9031]

Love to watch you flying your little puddle jumper! What a unique and fun airplane that must be.

[@FlyingForFunTrecanair]

It’s a thoroughly practical aeroplane, and efficient too.

[@engleharddinglefester4285]

Now that is a beautiful airplane.

[@joewilliams4142]

What a great little video, thanks.

[@charleszgela7339]

Wow look! A J3 that was stung by bees.

[@NormanAllen-ps9ju]

After 80 years I finally see an Aeronca ; and flying too! My dad had one in the "Forties, and ,as I remember, It was orange in color !

[@keithfarrell3370]

I have just stumbled upon your videos. I thought,'what a dumpy little' aicraft, must have a nosey'. Your explanation of tidying your workshop has hooked me.

[@FlyingForFunTrecanair]

Excellent, more films on the way. Nothing too serious 🙂

[@marttimattila9561]

Greetings from Finland, that was a new for me that you had a Copper mining too in UK. Ours in Outokumpu has dried out too. Thermals are not for me in Schleicher Motorlerche.

[@FlyingForFunTrecanair]

The copper mine didn't run out; a slump in copper price caused them to be unproductive due to the high cost of operating the mine. Maybe one day they'll open again. Alas not the railway.

[@kenphillips5221]

That was bloody fascinating! Copper must have been in huge demand - still is I guess. I wonder how much from that mine went into intercontinental telegraph cables? Banana for scale

[@FlyingForFunTrecanair]

The copper mining history of Cornwall is a really interesting subject. It boomed from the 1830s until copper prices slumped in the 1880s, due to cheaper production from other countries. When this happened, more than 500,000 workers left Cornwall for the New World. Australia and the Americas benefitted from this mass migration, gaining the Cornish Pasty in the process.

[@demoking1422]

Great video great commentary , love the shop footage and Thanks for the ride !

[@1pottercounty]

I have flown several Champs but never a C3. I got my tailwheel endorsement in a Champ. I love tail dragers however my most favorite and memorable was the de Havilland Chippie.

[@jlmmag72]

Very Nice!

[@wesleycardinal8869]

Nice landing, I hardly felt that 👍🇦🇺

[@Flies2FLL]

This airplane is COOL!!!

[@brealistic3542]

Classic plane, nice choice to build it.

[@FlyingForFunTrecanair]

I didn't build it. Factory built in 1936.

[@kbjerke]

My Cockney Rhyming Slang isn't *all* that good, yet I think I caught a reference at the 9:50 mark... "half inch" = "pinch?"

[@FlyingForFunTrecanair]

Exactly. Wouldn't want my scarf to be half inched by a tea leaf

[@kbjerke]

@@FlyingForFunTrecanair I tell my pup when we're going up the stairs, "Lucy - apples and pears!" She understands. 🥸

[@martinwatson5438]

Lovely stuff, thank you

[@FlyingForFunTrecanair]

My pleasure 🙂

[@steamwally]

That was a very enjoyable watch, thank you!

[@KzGhpour]

simple and nice

[@loomisgruntfuttock]

Tremendous! I like the way you mix several subjects in an easy style.

[@scopex2749]

What an unusual little aircraft, never seen one of these before and im and ex RAF aircraft engineer and pilot! Reminds me of the little Piper Cub. Looks great fun to fly as you dont go WHOOSHING past everything before one sees it!

[@FlyingForFunTrecanair]

It does if I select ‘fast’ but I haven’t found that switch yet.

[@monostripeexplosiveexplora2374]

lovely

[@johnenurse]

Yes indeed

[@JohnVHRC]

This is so cool

[@brucemiller8109]

SAN had one hanging from the roof years ago. My Dad flew one out of Oakland airport after the war, he said it darn near flew backwards with a 20 MPH wind. Interesting airplane.

[@FlyingForFunTrecanair]

Is the SAN aircraft still there? I saw the Wright Whirlwind there a while back, near the museum.

[@brucemiller8109]

Haven't been there in 23 years. This C 3 had a 3 Cylinder Radial, quite small displacement.in size.

[@brucemiller8109]

this was the engine images.app.goo.gl/bZpFUyK6h7gprRxUA

[@jksebright1]

very nice

[@cooperworks8871]

What a cool classic!

[@jamesburns2232]

The FAA didn't like the Aeronca C3 because it didn't have a proper firewall between the engine and the cockpit. 🥸

[@FlyingForFunTrecanair]

The issue was around the sides. The C3 has a firewall but no boot cowl, the cowling butts up against the edges of the firewall but it's not sealed. There isn't anything hot under the cowling, it's a fuss about nothing.

[@op.par_3035]

There is a big difference between not liking and not approving a design.

[@user-mm7ur9yr4m]

Excellent !!

[@kbjerke]

Nick, it is *SO* much nicer to watch a video from you, rather than the usual political crap that seems to be taking over KZbin!! You have saved my sanity! Well, for this afternoon, anyway. Best wishes to you!! 😃

[@FlyingForFunTrecanair]

Thank you. I too struggle with the political stuff, although much of it is well meant for anyone trying to make sense of the ghastly modern world. Let's all wallow in misty-eyed nostalgia instead, whilst we can.

[@kbjerke]

@@FlyingForFunTrecanair For sure! And the flying, and the projects... your workshop looks *far* too tidy now, by the way. But at least you found a couple of little treasures during the cleanup! 👍

[@FlyingForFunTrecanair]

@@kbjerke I found a few more treasures, things to appear in future films.

[@kbjerke]

@@FlyingForFunTrecanair Eagerly anticipating! My most ambitious project these days is putting in a veggie garden. I do enjoy the (eventual) rewards, though!

[@TogaSRS]

I couldn’t agree more. Finding your videos makes me feel there is hope.

[@user-gh2ff3yn4j]

That motor is smooth.

[@heinz-dietersindhoff7344]

I like Your relaxing way of talking about little projects, history and the Aronca C3 is such an old-fashioned lovely design, I just fell in love with it. Nice canal, greetings from Germany

[@FlyingForFunTrecanair]

Thank you for such a nice comment! Welcome to the channel.

[@CandyBookns]

매우 아름다운 비행입니다. 놀랍습니다

[@curtisr8179]

I used to own a 46 Aeronca Chief 11 BC sure had fun in it , and you can tell Where the Chief got it's good looks From.......ugly as hell it's pretty...... I'm Happy to see a C-3 flying.Nice video Thank you for posting!

[@FlyingForFunTrecanair]

It’s a bit unusual looking but has impeccable manners and is not expensive to run. If only a woman could be so easy!

[@RWBHere]

Nice to see an Aeronca flying well. 36 horsepower employed properly. Thanks for the video.

[@FlyingForFunTrecanair]

Exactly, it's a very efficient design for low power.

[@ecomandurban7183]

a real gem of an aeroplane, i would love to own one. Did my tailwheel conversion on a Aeronca 11AC Chief, ZS APY the oldest flying aeroplane on the SA civil register at the time, that I had bought a part ownership into. I did many hundred hours of very enjoyable hours on that aeroplane.

[@FlyingForFunTrecanair]

I looked up ZS-APY; what a great aeroplane and with such a good history. Is it flying now? The last photo I found showed it stored with the wings removed.

[@milangajic9676]

Joooj Kako je sladak.....

[@user-ml3yf7pg7g]

Aeronca C3, a relic !

[@FlyingForFunTrecanair]

The pilot or the aeroplane?

[@leeroyholloway4277]

Your Aeronca is such a wonderfully delightful machine. I would love to experience one. We fly Piper J3's and some other vintage types here in Georgia USA. Thanks for sharing.

[@FlyingForFunTrecanair]

Tremendous, the J3 is a fine machine too!

[@Leesbiz52]

Fist time I've ever seen any in-cockpit footage. Thank you. The C-3 world's first factory. assembles private production aircraft. Bravo!.

[@FlyingForFunTrecanair]

There’s quite a lot of in cockpit film scattered across my various offerings, I hope you enjoy them 👍

[@stanleybest8833]

Electric smooth Aeronca C3 bathtub, not to be confused with a Heath Dormoy bathtub.

[@FlyingForFunTrecanair]

The Heath Parasol and the Dormoy Bathtub are two separate designs, although both are much shorter in wingspan and often powered by a converted Henderson motorcycle engine. Very different to the Aeronca C3. Unusually, the two cylinder Aeronca Jap is reasonably smooth, except at certain throttle positions!

[@stanleybest8833]

@@FlyingForFunTrecanair Henderson made Aircraft engines. Several models. They were not motorcycle engines. They have prop hubs and prop bearings.

[@FlyingForFunTrecanair]

@@stanleybest8833 They were conversions of the 4 cylinder motorcycle engine. Ed Heath designed the Heath-Henderson B4 and most conversions were his, or copies of his. Complete with thrust bearings and prop hubs.

[@jtkent28]

Such a cool plane. My father learned to fly in an Aeronca Champ. I did my first loop and spin in that Champ. Always wanted to fly a C3 though. Very unusual looking but neat little bird!

[@FlyingForFunTrecanair]

It is unusual, a very efficient way of using 36 horsepower.

[@maity787]

wow great video cant believe that little plane flies and you took it so high but very nice video thank you for sharing

[@FlyingForFunTrecanair]

There would be no point having an aeroplane that didn't fly.

[@maity787]

off course I am just amazed great video

[@slonslon4122]

Удивительно послушный аппарат!!!!

[@ogendmaldyr]

Симпатичный самолетик ))

[@cnnaylor5878]

Very cool looking plane

[@FlyingForFunTrecanair]

It’s like the owner. Old, slow and bit tubby round the middle!

[@ericwhitehead6451]

Just found your channel and subscribed. Very relaxing and interesting to learn about British aerospace and cars. Cheers from Lubbock, TX.

[@FlyingForFunTrecanair]

Hello to Lubbock! Birthplace of the great Buddy Holly? 👍

[@ericwhitehead6451]

@@FlyingForFunTrecanair Yes sir! He is buried at the Lubbock Cemetery.

[@foxprogt]

Ha! I never knew the Lazy Bees were scale.

[@FlyingForFunTrecanair]

It certainly looks that way!

[@justtim9767]

My friend learned to fly using this plane in Texas at the start of WW2. Great film.

[@FlyingForFunTrecanair]

That’s great, thanks for the comment 🙂

[@Wraithss]

really awesome my dude. be safe.

[@FlyingForFunTrecanair]

Oh no, be reckless. We were told to be safe during the stupid pandemic, it was dreadful advice.

[@timkirkpatrick9155]

fairly cheap upgrade camera will have image stabilization getting rid of wobble and walking bounce. Nice images anyway for your flight. Love the Aeronca C3!

[@FlyingForFunTrecanair]

My younger son has bought a much newer GoPro so I’ll half inch that 🤣

[@NoahSpurrier]

My grandfather had one of these.

[@FlyingForFunTrecanair]

Tremendous 👍 did you get to ride in it or was it when he was a young man?

[@NoahSpurrier]

@@FlyingForFunTrecanair No, it was before my time, unfortunately. But he took my mother and aunt for a ride one time and my aunt got sick into a bag. My grandfather tossed the bag out the window and bombed Attleboro with a bag of vomit. Another time he had engine trouble and had to land on a golf course. He got out fixed the problem and took off again. That story made the local paper.

[@bleustalder8717]

That poor airplane makes a Premier or a G150 look sexy.

[@FlyingForFunTrecanair]

Nothing poor about the Aeronca C3; nearly a century on and it's still a wonderfully efficient machine. The Premier and G150 are built for those who can't afford a proper jet.

[@grahambird1570]

I think it's one of the safest Aircraft I've been in !

[@FlyingForFunTrecanair]

Why’s it so safe?

[@ralphjohnson4041]

Is it the camera or is FT looking a little faded this year?

[@FlyingForFunTrecanair]

Owner and aeroplane alike.

[@lesstringer2694]

I enjoyed that very much, but if you shoot any prop plane with the shutter on in your camera, then the propeller will look like, well, not what a propeller does. Turn the shutter off and let it default to 30 or 60 or whatever the normal rate is in the country where you are (England?). I think it's 25 and 50. But wonderful footage!

[@FlyingForFunTrecanair]

Thank you. Being very much a 20th Century man, my relationship with the GoPro is limited and usually sticks to idiot settings. However, I’ve just watched a tutorial on shutter speed and frame rate; hitherto I wasn’t aware that shutter speed was variable on the GoPro. I’m not convinced it will change propeller images that much due to the way a digital camera scans but it’s certainly worth a try, if only to increase my duntish knowledge.

[@lesstringer2694]

@@FlyingForFunTrecanair I have been in television since 1967. Trust me, it will change the way a moving propeller looks. Set it at 30, or 25 for England.

[@FlyingForFunTrecanair]

@@lesstringer2694 I will do that. Hasn’t it become claustrophobic being inside a television for the past 57 years?

[@lesstringer2694]

@@FlyingForFunTrecanair Funny. But it actually was a great career that didn't pay much.

[@edstoro3883]

Re: The "Wit". Did the Python boys emulate you, or vice versa? Looking forward to the Ford build. Cheers.

[@FlyingForFunTrecanair]

Pythons, Goons and Much Binding. All great influences 🙂

[@TenMinuteTrips]

This airplane reminds me of a cartoon character that I can’t place. That’s going to keep me awake for a while! Also, as you started your narration, I felt that I had heard your voice before, even though this the first of your videos that I have watched. As I listened to your voice, I closed my eyes, trying to place where I had previously heard a voice that sounded like yours. Then it hit me. Did you know that to me, you sound just like Alfred Hitchcock? Could it be that you’re from the same area of the UK? Just curious. Thanks for sharing your flights with us.

[@Diogo-ou6ql]

Nice to see the C3 back in the air again. Will you also have a go at your C2 project anytime soon? Best Regards

[@FlyingForFunTrecanair]

Yes, I hope to make more progress soon. Lots to do!

[@Diogo-ou6ql]

​@@FlyingForFunTrecanairgreat love your videos and your sense of humour 😅. Could you someday make a video of your hangar arrangement? It looks simple

[@FlyingForFunTrecanair]

@@Diogo-ou6ql yes, I’ll do it soon 👍

[@user-pw6ei3en2l]

สวัสดีครับ ผมชอบคริปคุณมาก จากไทยแลนด์

[@FlyingForFunTrecanair]

Thank you, you are most welcome!

[@samsgotgame]

If the cap10 is a proper aeroplane where then would you place the flying flea?

[@FlyingForFunTrecanair]

On a bonfire.

[@samsgotgame]

I would think of a reply but I cant stop laughing. So lets press on with more history.

[@michaelsimpson9779]

Half inched, haven't heard that in years..

[@FlyingForFunTrecanair]

There’s lot of old fashioned nonsense on my channel!

[@Flies2FLL]

-I simply will not own an airplane that I have to hand-prop. Sorry. The Aeronca C3 is so goofy looking that it is actually cool! I applaud you for owning it, It looks like a ton of fun. But what does the annual cost on something like this, and can you find someone to sign it off? Haha!! If I told my non-aviation friends about an Aeronca C3 that I owned and offered to take them flying....I guarantee that 90% of them are going to say NO the moment they see that thing.....

[@FlyingForFunTrecanair]

Hand propping is good, starter motors are for wimps!

[@kurtv4946]

I looked up ugly in the dictionary and there was a picture of an Aeronca C3. Pretty cool plane though.

[@FlyingForFunTrecanair]

I looked you up on the internet; you ain’t exactly pretty either 🤣🤣

[@kurtv4946]

@@FlyingForFunTrecanair OK I guess I deserved that.

[@FlyingForFunTrecanair]

@@kurtv4946 well taken sir!

[@marktibbetts3799]

What is her cruising speed?

[@FlyingForFunTrecanair]

About 60 knots, 70 mph in pre war numbers.

[@marktibbetts3799]

@@FlyingForFunTrecanair Actually,faster than I expected. I made a balsa model of this plane as a youth.

[@StarDustMoonRocket]

It's a goiter cub.

[@craigwall9536]

A bit "leadish-sledish" but then so are my airplanes.

[@FlyingForFunTrecanair]

It does well for 36 horsepower. What are you comparing it to?

[@todhog]

What did you say the rascal would do? Sounded like half inched it but that wouldn’t be right in the UK!

[@FlyingForFunTrecanair]

The expression ‘half inch’ is rhyming slang for ‘pinch’. Why would that not be right in the UK? Anyone who pinched my scarf would be a tea leaf and a merchant banker 🤣

[@todhog]

Because you’re on the metric system. I wish there were language classes for speaking English, I’d love to take them!

[@FlyingForFunTrecanair]

@@todhog Not really, we still have pints of beer, roads are measured in miles and railway lines are measured in miles, chains and yards. The metric system is only used by communists, quislings and sausage fondlers.

[@todhog]

That made me laugh!😂

[@gimig75]

How much does it cost to make a toy plane?

[@FlyingForFunTrecanair]

How long is a piece of string?

[@gimig75]

@@FlyingForFunTrecanair I want to make something like her

[@FlyingForFunTrecanair]

@@gimig75 It's quite capable of killing someone so not much of a toy.

[@gimig75]

@@FlyingForFunTrecanair Yes, it is true, death is God willing. The engine I installed is 190cc