Cessna 140 Take-Off and Landing - A GoPro Video From the Cockpit

A short flight with a crosswind to practice using my new GoPro camera. Video made at KBTP.

[@maxhill5025]

Enjoyed you video and flight very much. Brings back lots of memories of several 140's I flew fire patrol for the Texas Forest Service in East Texas back in the mid 60's. Love those 140's. The one I flew mostly was one that had been converted and had 170 wings. If I remember correctly, I was able to put about 21 gals in each wing. Lots and fuel and could stay up easily 8 hrs looking for forest fires. I built up nearly a 1000 hrs in one of those 140's. Thanks for sharing. You have a very nice looking plane too.

[@JCMayPE]

My grandfather at a 1947 Cessna 140 that I had my first plane ride in, before I was even two. It was based at FTY, and he would take us around Stone Mountain and other landmarks. When I got out of school, I got my private ticket, went back and rented a 172 from a place at Falcon Field, and got to take him for a ride. Still don't have a tailwheel endorsement, and since my daughter has come along, I've not been flying :( Maybe again one day. :)

[@xXHacksAndTipsXx]

What a piece of art... I really wanna buy one !

[@AV8R4088V]

beautiful take off and landing.love the 140's i've got a 170.and thinking about buying a 140 to restore.

[@N17634]

Thank you for you comments. The airport is located in the southwest part of the state of Pennsylvania (USA). I will continue to post videos of airplanes in coming months.

[@johnny5039]

Looks like a very clean C140, would love to fly one sometime.

[@N17634]

The lever between the seats is the flap control. The flaps create additional lift and are used during the takeoff and landing phases of the flight.

[@bmw87us]

I prefer the 3 pointer in my C-140-. Nice video!

[@MrLossavaro]

Congratulations on your new camera, and mostly by Video By Machine C140 That you seem well to thee there control. Very good to hear the purr of the engine. Where is this airport? Hugs and post more videos of N17634.

[@MrLossavaro]

Parabéns pela nova câmera, pelo vídeo e principalmente pela máquina C140 que vç parece te-lá bem a mão. Muito bom escutar o ronronar do motor. Onde é esse aeroporto? Abraços e poste mais vídeos do N17634.

[@TaUncFester]

Thanks for the video, I'm making a Cessna 120 for the sim FlightGear, and I didn't realize that the 120-140 series had an option for flaps. Your 140 seems to have a lot of power, is the engine in this aircraft the stock Conti-85?

[@FauxperatorTeebs]

What is the lever in between the seats for?

[@normandbisaillonbisaillon9149]

J'adores le C 140

[@N17634]

One of the basic differences between a 120 and a 140 is flaps. C-140's have them and C-120's do not. My airplane has been upgraded to a Continental O-200, producing 100 HP.

[@FauxperatorTeebs]

Aha, ok. I'm just used to the flap control on never planes.

[@RRaquello]

Cool video. I'll admit I know nothing about airplanes but read an article about the Cessna 140 in an old copy of Collier's Magazine (August 1946) where they stated that soon everyone would have one of these in their garage just like they had a car and I wanted to see one in action. They gave the original price as $3245, which was about what a high end luxury car would have cost at the time (let's say a top of the line Cadillac would cost $5-6,000, this Cessna might be in the range of a Buick). Curious about a few things if you don't mind a question or two. I'm 6'4" in height. Could someone that size fit comfortably in a plane like this, either as passenger or pilot? It looks pretty tight. This will sound very naïve, but what kind of fuel does it use? Just regular gas like a car? How old is this particular plane and for a private owner about how much does it cost to own & operate, say for a month, including renting space at an airport to keep the plane. How much would one of these go for on the used airplane market now? I'm not thinking of buying one, but just curious. It must be real boss to have something like this on a free afternoon or weekend to go on a nice buzz around the countryside.

[@danieljohnston2474]

Looks like nobody answered your question. Yes, you should fit (go find a Cessna 150 and ask to sit in it). It uses 100LL AvGas, but likely there is an STC available to use autogas (mogas as its known). A used one if these cab be had for around 20k (typically 15 year loans or there about). Hangar rental can be anywhere from $150 a month to $500+, all depends on location. As far as operating costs go, this is a very economical plane, though I can't give exact numbers (because I don't own one unfortunately). Hope this helped

[@lrrpinator]

RRaquello I'm 6'1-1/2" and never had difficulty wearing a 140. Just think of it that way: *wearing* vs. "sitting in" the aircraft, and you'll adjust to the close quarters quite well. Re: fuel, the Continental C-85 fitted into these machines was originally intended to run on the now-all-but-unavailable 80 octane (red-dyed) AVGAS, but will run very nicely (better, actually!) on 100LL (blue).

[@danieljohnston2474]

lrrpinator Ah yes, the red 80 octane that I've never seen. Nor green (extinct, officially I believe. I think the EPA basically outlawed the stuff), or purple. Funny how many different colors of fuel we used to have in aviation!

[@lrrpinator]

Daniel Johnston Correct. For the past few years, there had been a single refinery in Alberta which was producing AVGAS 80. The 100 (green) is gone due to current regs. The old 115/130 (purple) went away when most of the radial-engine recip transports were retired from airline and military use in the '70s/'80s. By adding aniline to 100LL, a useful approximation to the original 115/130 can be produced for small batches. A number of racing teams and airshow performers do exactly this with various high-performance round-engines, such as the Skyraider or the Corsair; the purple in the original came from aniline anyway. One caveat regarding aniline: it is exceedingly poisonous.

[@danieljohnston2474]

lrrpinator Yep, 99% of the flights out there just use good 'ole 100LL. As long as it flies, it is fine for me!

[@danieljohnston2474]

Looks like fun! I think a 140 would be a good plane for transitioning to tailwheel from tricycle. What do you think?

[@N17634]

Daniel Johnston I bought the C-140 for the purpose of transitioning from a tricycle to tailwheel and it turned out to be an excellent choice.

[@maxhill5025]

Daniel Johnston Trust me on this one Daniel.....if you can fly a Cessna 140, you can fly anything. Excellent choice to transition to tail draggers. Cubs and Champs are great too if you have options. Good luck

[@danieljohnston2474]

Max Hill Thanks!

[@lrrpinator]

Max Hill I've flown all three and have a very decided preference for the 140. Possibly a bias due to the fact of having begun on that aircraft in the first place. The FBO where I started (back in 1983) rented one for $31/hr + $15/hr for the instructor. Did my first solo on a 140!

[@maxhill5025]

lrrpinator I started out in a Cessna 150 and took my PP license check ride in a 172 in 1965. I then got checked out in a Champ 7E and flew it for many hours. This was all happening at the FBO at Nacogdoches, Tx. He got the contract with the state to fly fire patrol over that part of Texas and I then transitioned to the C140. I racked up nearly 800 hrs in those 140's over the next several months and I just gave out physically. The one I flew had C170 wings on it and held a ton of fuel. Would glide forever lol. Great memories of a simplier time.

[@N17634]

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