Beech 18 Walkaround Matt Younkin

Matt Younkin gives a detailed Walkaround tour of his Beech 18 that he flies in airshows doing aerobatics.

[@Newberntrains]

Glad hes proud of the sponsors cause we all who love aviation know this bird is not cheap so having partners to help keep it flying for us to enjoy seeing it in the sky thank you for showing us around this beautiful plane

[@johnsells6023]

Hi Started my career in these wonderful aircraft from b18 to b747 it’s been a ride

[@glenanders5267]

As a lineboy in the 70's at Rapid City SD we couldn't leave work until the mail plane left. There were many nights when I watched Bobbie Younkin take off and always enjoyed the sound and the exhaust on the airplanes that didn't have the short stacks. The first time I saw Matt take off at night that blue exhaust brought back a lot of memories.

[@bdon661]

Apogee Investments is the proud sponsor of Younkin Airshows, Franklin's Flying Circus, and other aviation endeavors. On behalf of all of our employees and the craftsmen we support as contractors, we are honored to sponsor this video!

[@Fran_SG]

I love that plane, the design is amazing and so its engines’ sound. Thanks for the video!!!!

[@francisconti9085]

Thank you for the walk around! She's a beauty! I just got to see "Miss Maine" fly past our RC model airfield this past week.. I was flying a 7' wingspan Carbon Cub giant scale model @ the time when I heard the dual radials rumbling.. Aviate, navigate to head to safe area, search to locate & track full scale aircraft..aviate in safe manner as Beech-18 passes from behind @1000'AGL one mile south, off my right shoulder..saying,"OH,YA!😎👍🏻" MADE MY YEAR!!!

[@flyingfortressrc1794]

Very informative video, Thanks for filming this. I definitely enjoy watching this bird spread her wings.

[@rosemarie3866]

I have a gut feel Matt kind of knows how to fly and a little about the 18 :) The man is phenomenal!

[@ErikJohnston]

Yeah he’s awesome! I’d absolutely love to fly with him through his routine

[@marcoeland3405]

Pitts? Extra? Cap? Let‘s take a big old radial engine transport plane, convert it into a christmas tree and do aerobatics with it! here goes nothing! What an abstruse idea… I love it :D

[@JorisKoolen]

I'm not a fan of sponsor reels, but it was a pleasure to hear this man talk with such pride about the companies that keep him in the air, and a pleasure to hear him share his expertise which he clearly has plenty of!

[@Kenny-en7wb]

Flew one, a D model, flying mail nightly between PHL and CMH in the early 70's..

[@TheMarcball]

Sponsors are good, and part of the story of this excellent airplane and team. Party on folks !

[@iflyc77]

Matt is the best. Awesome video. Thanks!

[@redpoemsformywife9945]

Great video

[@dasbrot8532]

Loved your show at greenwood lake! It's so cool to see the Beech in detail here.

[@jazzclarinet2006]

I got to him perform at an airshow at Seymour Johnson AFB several years ago. It was the highlight of the whole show for me. I had no idea you could do such maneuvers in a plane like that.

[@firewalker1372]

They used this as a crop duster!! 😂. That’s a hell of a duster man…. Amazing plane and the fact it will do aerobatics is also amazing. With all the sponsors, this thing is like the nascar of the sky 🤣.

[@thebotformalityknownasdale2564]

My first ride in a airplane was in a beach 18 from Churchill Man. To Eskimo Point NWT Spring of 1973 pilot oner was my Dad's friend his name Dave From I loved that ride il never forget it! Thank you Dave also goes by farmer from

[@robertbone3064]

This is the Type and Model of aircraft that Barry Seal started flying from BTR to south America non stop with extra fuel tanks inside by removing all the seats.

[@jamesclarkUndiagnosed]

One of my all time favorite aircraft!! Nice Video. ( Graduated high-school as a Siloam Springs Panther and went to John Brown University as well)

[@KowboyUSA]

Man, what a beauty.

[@robbyowen9107]

Erik, your videos just keep getting better and better! Thank you to you and Matt for sharing. And PLEASE tell me you also have walk arounds coming for the F-5 and P-51s that were in the background!

[@MililaniJag]

...And now a word from our sponsors.

[@Newberntrains]

If it wasn't for them this plane couldn't fly these planes are stupid expensive to keep flying and this one especially with the demands aerobatics call for

[@MililaniJag]

@@Newberntrains Agreed! But this was supposed to be an Aircraft Walkaround. Not an advert. I'd like to hear what he's done with the Spar. Cheers!

[@eminye1]

Brilliant!

[@glenanders5267]

I worked for a fellow who had several twin beeches to haul mail. It had a small red bulb in the nose next to the landing nights and I could never find out what that red bulb was for.

[@Smershsh]

awesome video, awesome airplane. Say, does he have any sponsors?

[@jeepguy220]

is the miami vice Beech 18 N441MH still around?

[@v35james78]

Too bad most airshow viewers don’t get this view.

[@justadreamin1004]

does this plane have a "belly/wing strap mod" done to it?

[@1320fastback]

Someday hope to see you fly it irl

[@durdieair]

think i saw this airplane at the new century kansas air show this year? if so it did not disappoint

[@jim874]

I'm sure Younkin is a first rate airshow pilot, but this was 1hour 16 minutes of an info-comercial. I'm also sure his sponsors are proud to be associate with a great pilot, but I came for a Beech 18 walkaround, like what was done on the B-52.

[@ErikJohnston]

I see your point, but it’s also easy to just fast forward past the sponsor part.

[@jim874]

@@ErikJohnston Trust me I did.There wasn't much left

[@ErikJohnston]

@@jim874 I do understand your point, but my videos tend to be educational and in the air show industry, it does take sponsors to keep these birds flying. So this is once again a behind the scenes into the Airshow world.

[@jim874]

@@ErikJohnston Well the sponsors got their money from this show. I wish you would have titled this show a little different. BTW, your B-52 walkaround was

[@jim874]

Sorry, hit the wrong key. I was saying your B-52 walkaround was EXCELLENT!

[@jase9319]

What a pretty airplane

[@iJacker]

Are those led par36 in the nose cone?

[@frankegan2022]

New to the channel, are all the walk arounds mostly about sponsors, appreciate money makes the world go,around but I’m into aircraft not light or shoe suppliers

[@ErikJohnston]

Most of the Walkaround videos focus just on the airplane. But this video also shows how sponsors are important and what sponsors provide which services that help keep this airplane flying.

[@garypugh1153]

Here at stuart, fl. As i drive by, looks like 3 or 4 of them with turbo prop engines. 🇺🇸... i dont like the look of them .

[@jimmehjiimmeehh9748]

Mentioning people not noticing the registration number because it's in amongst the sponsors, I can personally see that happening. I am curious, why do you not have it up in the black area in orange or white, which would make it more obvious? Is it a legal requirement to be where it is?

[@ErikJohnston]

It matters most the size of the font of the tail #. Aircraft built before a certain year are allied to have two inch size font for their tail number. Matt probably just put it with the sponsors to keep everything in one location on that part of the tail.

[@sethjohnson7493]

Was this filmed before the bad landing last spring? Unless I missed it, there was not one mention of it.

[@ErikJohnston]

We filmed this about five days ago. There was no reason to mention that landing in the video as these Walkaround videos are about the nuts and bolts of the plane. There are other people on KZbin that report about me negative aspects of things, not me

[@Newberntrains]

The recovery of that is on to the top crane but a twin or retract you fly enough and it will give u an issue sometime

[@ErikJohnston]

@@sethjohnson7493 Oh I gotcha buddy! Yeah whoever fixed her up did a great job!!

[@ChaseWatkins.]

Cool airplane. Loved the sponsors… 😒

[@Newberntrains]

Look at the cost of maintaining and operating a beach 18 the cost of a dedicated A&P the team who he works with and u can see why he likes them cause they make this airplane being airworthy possible

[@louisl.4932]

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