Aeronca Champ, an improvement on the Piper J3 Cub?

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Dakota talks to Rusty about his tandem seat Aeronca Champ. Its a classic and capable airplane although not very fast. The design was based extensively on the iconic Piper J3 cub and many improvements were made to the airframe.
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[@jhaedtler]

Dakota, you're doing a great job. Thank you !! I have time in both types. Champ is faster, Cub does better acro. Either is better than driving!

[@johnbosler2211]

Awesome job Dakota, keep up the good work, Merry Christmas

[@michaelburke9153]

Nice demo Dakota. What a great little plane. Flying from the back must have been a trip as, like you said, you couldn't see the instruments. However, Rusty did say you didn't need 'em. I'm not a pilot, but my Dad flew. Life got in the way of my ambition to fly and now I have AMD so I won't be able to in my lifetime. I enjoy watching and listening to you fly. Thank you Dakota.

[@tompedersen6564]

Dakota, you are missed on Sailing Doodles, but it's obvious you are in your element here. Your competence is evident, and it makes you fun to watch. I hope you enjoy this, and develop it to its full potential. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Looking forward to much more in '24. Thank you for being here.

[@TheClassicQ]

Nice!

[@johnniewilliams4741]

Great flight. Rusty seems like such a fun guy to be around.

[@jorgegregoratti]

Good job Dakota!!!!

[@klif_n]

Looks like such a fun plane. I'd love to have something like that, just to buzz around the area in.

[@paratyshow]

👍✅ Tks Dakota! 100k is guaranteed this year! You rock.

[@DerekGardiner72]

Good job Dakota !

[@garyraines7511]

I've got several hrs on the venerable Airnoker--back in college days I was lucky enough to rent an Aeronca from an infamous Tx A&I math professor, many years ago....his pal old Bulldog Mayhew checked me out on the A/C for free, and I put in a number of X-country hours on the plane for $$6.00 / Hour (this was back in the early 60's, when JFK was still alive)....the proff was alt Doc Perry and was famous for having a Circular Pool Table. I've flown numerous A/C, including several PA-11s , an old 1938 J-5, and my own Smith DSA Biplane, but the Champ was a great roomy, large windscreen 90 mph aircraft. I wouldn't get close to a J-3. GLR

[@johnmccormick175]

Thanks Rusty and Dakota great video and always great to see you Dakota. Almost felt like i was in the plane, very enjoyable and relaxing (i love flying). Thanks Rusty for sharing your awesome plane.Have a very Merry Christmas and all the best in the New Year!

[@gibcardwell3792]

you are in the mode C veil. not legal without ADS B out if you have electrical power

[@auto_pilot]

Exactly where were they ever within airspace requiring Mode C??? They weren’t in A,B or C airspace and definitely not within 30 miles of Class B airport.

[@glenngoodall802]

As always great Job very Professional I'm a Fan.

[@joeroscillo4015]

Dakoda for a young gal, looking comfy in this old timer!!

[@bretthashey1040]

iMO Dakota is crushig it:)

[@davejenkins4714]

Dakota, you are clearly in your element. Great job!

[@nobodynothing9950]

My aunt used to be married to a guy that was a cropduster. They had a champ and a 172 back in the day. I got to fly in both of them back in the late 70s or early 80s. But that champ definitely was a memorable flight for a kid like me, Awesome flying low over the family farm and seeing wildlife in the fields from a bird's eye view. Good memories!

[@jfc213]

good stuff nice little machine and nice to see dakota

[@roninsc]

Great flight!

[@robertpowell2746]

Dakota, are you ever gonna get to get back on the boat again? Love seeing you there!😊

[@nea273]

I can't see the gauges. That is ok. You dont need to. 😅😅 That is what I'm going to tell to the DPE.

[@richardweddle3408]

Dakota, your time on-camera is too short lately but it's great to see you do Flying Doodles, however brief.

[@stephenreese5921]

My flights in a J3 were some of the most memorable. From joyrides with a fellow A&P, to scenic flights over Alcatraz in San Francisco (circa 1970). They were far better than my flights over Afghanistan searching for bad guys.

[@chetmyers7041]

Thank you for your service in the military.

[@stephenreese5921]

@@chetmyers7041 Three letter agency. My friends called it the “Alphabet” agency. ISpent three years there, doing everything from rescuing innocent kidnapped civilians on the ground to detecting and directing fires on meetings of very, very, very bad guys (from a C-12 ISR) and putting warheads on foreheads and reducing them to hair balls, teeth and eyeballs. It all started when I was young learning to fly on a little grass strip (Colts Neck, N.J.). It’s gone now, turned into a sub-division but I close my eyes and can smell the freshly moved grass and hear the landings (idling propellers slicing through crisp cool air) of other student pilots. It all started when I was a very young man.

[@gratefulpilot]

I want to hang with this guy! Immediately gives you controls and proceeds to tell stories while you fly him around! Super chill and interesting.

[@zimm1gre]

I wish Dakota was back on the boat.

[@MalcolmRuthven]

I learned to fly a long time ago in a flying club that had three Champ 7AC planes and one J-3 Cub. I mostly flew the Champs but also had significant time in the J-3. I preferred the Champs because (1) you soloed from the front seat, (2) I thought the stick had a lighter feel, and (3) it cruised 5-10 mph faster than the J-3.

[@alexmikhael5061]

that thing needs a forward faceing camera out there in the nose, and an IPAD on the back of the front seat projecting that view and the HUD STUFF on the ipad.... or would that have to be done in an EXPERIMENTAL less rigid rules of adding stuff, THAT ONE not ''GA'' or wutever? :L)

[@pi.actual]

You really ought to put shoulder harnesses in that thing. The regulations have been relaxed to make it easy to do. I have a 90 hp 7EC that I bought about 20 years ago. Great little airplane.

[@Jerry10939]

When I was working on my private pilot certificate in FL. We had a Camp at the school. I told my instructor I wanted to fly it. He said okay. I got three hours in it. I wish I did more, I loved the plane. I spent most of my time in the 150/152. But I would get a Champ.

[@LJDRVR]

There’s no objective answer to the Cub vs Champ argument. I’ve owned, one, and flown and instructed for hundreds of hours in both. The Champ’s ergonomics are better, but there is nothing like flying a Cub. Just head and shoulders above any airplane ever.

[@sailingalearningcurve]

Saw your video with Rusty, thought you might like to come to Coulter Field and ride in an experimental, and meet the local EAA Chapter

[@derek361]

Wow, I was a flight instructor at Coulter in the early 90s. Not the same there now, nice Champ. Derek

[@FlyingNDriving]

And if you don't like the tandem, they make the Chief. Id argue the champ is a better airplane than the cub in ever aspect other than public recognizability

[@JCGible]

Thank you, Dakota and Rusty. Flying a light aircraft in windy conditions was always a joy for me. crabbing in for a landing with your hand on the Throttle, expecting a gust to interrupt your flare. my Tiger cub was 600 lbs of excitement.

[@foxlake6750]

I liked when you flew the plane and comment on how it handles, it should be part of every review where possible.

[@darrengladstone3159]

This channel pretends to be a review but it's really just show and tell. Every pilot loves their plane, so you will never get a "review"

[@boogerwood]

Love this! But the Aeronca Chief is the improved Champ 😉

[@michaelsickels7600]

This looks like so much fun. Dakota ,you rock!

[@ivang.martinezmorales9341]

I would like to purchase this type of airplane.

[@radarnj8043]

Nice interflew 👍🏻

[@jhaedtler]

Slip it in.

[@paulmcneil5529]

I love your show keep up the good work.

[@davidh8928]

My grandfather designed the Champ!

[@jamesgallagher6391]

When are u going back to the boat dear miss seeing u on there

[@elde667]

Terrific……Thanks Dakota!

[@chrisberardi2304]

IFR pilot here too: I follow roads in my '68 Champion Citabria. 90mph, 5.5gals/hr, I simply love it and clearly you love your Champ too. Based out of Parker County.

[@staticfl99]

very nice

[@Mike_PSU_MSW]

Great video - we have a tundra tired 1947 L-16/Champ with a C-85 and it has exceeded all my expectations (and that was after coming from a Super Cub).

[@BBC12oz]

Love the J-3 and the Champ. I was glad to hear the callout for the Legal Eagle. My son an I are just in the early stages of a build of LE XL. We’re both getting our primary training now.

[@jonathanscott550]

Dakota another awesome video and such a cool little gem of a plane PiperJ3. It would have been nice to see you bring her down for the landing, but safety first I guess you could say. Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Years. Looking forward to next video

[@angusmcdonald7944]

Like the video, Dakota. Interesting older GA plane. Like that flying from the backseat.

[@robertwolfe8680]

That’s the only way to fly.

[@mikeh720]

Excellent episode Dakota, you're sounding more natural and comfortable behind the mic. Merry Xmas!

[@jackreed3445]

I always liked low and slow. I ended up flying ultralights and that was some of the most fun I had flying. Used one to round up cattle for a rancher in some thickly bushed mountainside areas. Miss doing that sort of thing. jack

[@P51Dfan]

Love your passion for flying. It's clear throughout all your videos. Keep this up! The content is great.

[@Niagra2011]

Amazing job Flying Dakota! Merry Christmas to you and your Family!

[@toddfulks1208]

Very nice video. Enjoyed learning about the Champ!

[@RichStone-b7s]

Dakota, you are really comfortable with flying so great to see you in control One question what / where do you get those sunglasses

[@DXB711]

Great flight Dakota! Love when you have control of the plane for a while! Please take control when you can!😉

[@garyevans5905]

I really enjoy when you take control of the aircraft. Your competency on the stick is great. Love the content.

[@BrianLongoria]

Very cool. Looked very relaxing. Good to see y'all have fun.

[@chetmyers7041]

Enjoyable flight. Thanks for the ride-a-long.

[@JDSmoot]

The cowling on the Champs makes it look like they are always smiling.

[@marknewman3360]

Great job!

[@brianhd1485]

Cool 😎

[@mikebarnes7746]

Great video Dakota and Merry Christmas!

[@deanwoermke6590]

I have a champ on floats...great airplanes!

[@btrent9244]

Nice flight Dakota. Thank you.

[@shawnsmith5498]

Love you and miss you Dakota ❤❤❤

[@ianh2674]

Good episode, well done Dakota.

[@surfart5448]

no flaps! Wow ,kite

[@tjones6458]

Miss you on Sailing Doodles

[@saputramaulana7731]

Merry Christmas 👍🏼👍🏻

[@kentmuehlich]

Great job Dakota

[@tjjoseph333]

Fun Dakota!

[@bobdouglass3461]

Good one!!

[@TameraEdwards]

Great job Dakota! I love watching you on here as well as Sailing Doodles! 🎉