Champ flying to the 2024 Eclipse

We decided to fly up to Springfield, Ohio to watch the solar eclipse. We had a great time watching this amazing event with a group of friends at Springfield-Beckley Airport. It has been a while since I made a Champ video , due to time, but today was the day to make one and to introduce baby Dewey. #flying #aviation #aviationvlog

[@jeffboatright]

It's a good day when Dewey drops a video! Thanks for sharing that fun trip with us. Congratulations on the new addition, too!

[@Jill_Phillips]

Missed you! We were thrilled to see a new video pop up today. Thank you for sharing your beautiful family too ❤

[@Song-Dog-Archery]

Glad to see you're back, always enjoy the Champ videos. Hoping to make it to the barnstorming carnival in July.

[@elosogonzalez8739]

Too long amigo! Don't be a stranger. Fly that Travel Air! Great to see you after all this time. Fun video. There was a total Solar Eclipse a couple of years ago, could you imagine an eclipse and 250 hot air balloons?! It was pretty cool! I think someone had a video on KZbin.😊

[@robertericks]

Thanks for taking the time to make this awesome video! I need to get back in the air soon.

[@jimmydewinter4573]

Great to see you all in a video together. What a wonderful life

[@DeweyDavenport]

Thanks Jimmy. Always great seeing you. We need to go Champing soon

[@kevincollins8014]

So glad to see you all back on here and in the Champ! I got some fairy good pictures of the eclipse from Fairborn. Thanks for sharing the videos with us all. 😁

[@DeweyDavenport]

Thanks Kevin. My pictures didn't turn out that well

[@L5Rick]

Thanks for taking us along for a ride in the Champ. Since you hand prop regularly, you should do a primer on to do it properly, from "switch off" to "switch on."

[@spurgear4]

Nice to see you again, congratulations on the new addition.

[@DeweyDavenport]

Thank you!

[@PowerInOne22]

the welding mask was brilliant !

[@stevenwomack9574]

You are one lucky, blessed man...

[@jimh.5286]

Congratulations!

[@MegaRickw]

great video,thank you.Beautiful wife and baby

[@cjflyer]

Dewey Squared! Mixing it up with the family, that’s not busy, that’s natural habitat! Gona get a Champ someday and drop in on ya!

[@kylekendall1587]

Great to see you posting videos again. I love following along the champ adventures. Current restoring a 46 Champ lets see more!

[@jackdixon4530]

Great to see a new video!! My first hours were in an aeronica similar to yours. I was very young. My dad was a flight instructor and was the first chief of flight training at Lear Jet. Please continue your videos and include your beautiful family!!!

[@DeweyDavenport]

Thanks so much Jack. I'll try to keep posting.

[@wds6900]

Priceless! We didn't get much of an eclipse like you guys but we did back on 8/2017. Thanks for posting.

[@Conn653]

Congratulations for the addition to your family 🙂

[@jamesfield2556]

Glad to see you back. I have my '46 Chief hangered at CEV here in Connersville. Been following your posts for a while. Always interesting.

[@danielsmith2447]

What a sweet little one

[@snowman100]

Simply awesome Deweys!

[@DeweyDavenport]

Thanks for watching Snowman.

[@-SonZetta-]

N3478E here, checking in! 👍

[@madisonromero3529]

Great video as always. I just took my family on their first adventure in our plane.

[@johnlucas2037]

Love the champ and the headset for the baby!

[@GrimshawAviation]

I love it! Wish i still had my champ!

[@audiehollon4292]

It's been a looonnngg time since you made a video. So good to see a new one. I rewatch the old ones. Oshkosh is where we got to meet face-to-face and look forward to meeting up each summer. Happy birthday early. Your daughter is beautiful

[@DeweyDavenport]

Always great seeing you at Oshkosh Audie. Honestly, I always look forward to seeing you guys too. Kinda been tradition.

[@mikercflyer7383]

Nice to see you and the family, I hope we see more from the Dewey Drone. I liked your collection of rc planes, I got myself a nice new rc glider called a Shadow 141 wing span. I’ll put a picture on your Instagram page. Safe travels.

[@brentshelton70]

So glad to see you

[@alanparker7012]

Dewey where have you been? I thought you had forsaken us.

[@DeweyDavenport]

Just life got in the way. Time has been very hard to find. Lol

[@AeroCraftsman]

Good to see you guys!

[@TC_Unofficial]

I don't think the champ is getting as much youtube time as needed, so if you would like to, I'll be more than happy to assist with that if I can get permission to land at the bald eagle airport down the road from the freedom factory

[@AndrewBrenner1]

I did a video in Xenia with a pinhole camera. It worked a bunch better that trying to point anything at the sun. Even in totality the camera just didn't pick up the amazing spectacle.

[@alexL2]

What a nice video to enjoy with my lunch today, thank you! I’m curious, can you fly a champ on the Fisk arrival into Oshkosh or is it too slow? I was reading the NOTAM last night and saw they want 90 knots on the arrival. I thought possibly the ultralight arrival would be the way to go but I’m not sure.

[@DeweyDavenport]

Alex, if you have a champ or Cub with no radio. Go in as NORDO. The procedure is so easy and strait forward. IMO, the only way to go with a slow aircraft.

[@alexL2]

@@DeweyDavenport Hey thanks for the reply! I’m just dreaming right now, I have been doing some tail wheel training in a champ and have really been enjoying it. I don’t think I’ll be buying one before Airventure this year, but hopefully by the end of this year. Seems like such a great airplane for fun flying!

[@bruceking8291]

Is it legal to fly with a baby in your arms [i.e. no seatbelt?]

[@kevincollins8014]

No even on the airlines it's only an FAA recommendation not a regulation. So to answer your question it's perfectly legal.

[@DeweyDavenport]

Yes.