Cub Formation & Flying Hospital on a Jet! AirVenture Awesomeness

Flying Formation in Cubs & Touring the Orbis Flying Eye Hospital in an MD-10 at AirVenture. Proudly associated with ForeFlight: www.foreflight.com/flightchops
In this episode we’re flying a formation flight just outside of #AirVenture in Carbon Cubs and take a tour of the Orbis #Flying Eye Hospital at the #AirShow. It’s located inside a fully-upgraded retrofitted MD-10 and runs autonomous of the aircraft itself, with all its own support systems.
To learn more about Orbis, or to donate, visit:
www.orbis.org/
Special thanks to Chip from SWT Aviation for the Carbon Cub experience. If you attend AirVenture and are interested in back country and tailwheel #Flying should check out CubCrafters static display at the event, and/or visit Chip’s site:
swtaviation.com/
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[@AirSafetyInstitute]

Awesome footage as always, Steve! Looking forward to seeing you at Osh. Cheers from AOPA’s Air Safety Institute!

[@FlightChops]

See you there!

[@colla555]

Came for the cub, stayed for the Hospital 😀

[@FlightChops]

Awesome thanks for this feedback on the "layered story" edit style :)

[@CNT12696]

I did my commercial multi engine add on with a retired FedEx pilot who flew the Orbis plane for 4 years. He had some great stories

[@AlexFeldstein]

Awesome hospital! Donated.

[@pilotben97]

"So I get to land right?" Ha, brilliant! Looking forward to the video with Mike!

[@FlightChops]

Thanks for watching to the end :)

[@MickeLang]

So cool to get some inside infos of the Orbis plane!👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@goatflieg]

I feel like I got to this late; busy making my own video (you know what that's like). Fun watching Thad have fun. Seeing him in the Chipmunk brought back a lot of great memories... and can't wait till someone is getting some formation photos of my aircraft. That Orbis Flying Eye Hospital is fantastic. Love the concept of a "hospital on a pallet", and amazing systems on board. Phase 1 continues; almost halfway there; still dealing with minor squawks, but she does love to fly. Still have so much to learn. Although flying to OSH this year still feels like a fantasy, I inch closer to the possibility every day.

[@ryankrueger3446]

this is so cool, really gets the juices going to be back for osh22!

[@1hornet1]

Man, I'm just glad you're having fun. lol

[@bigalsplanesimplegarage4288]

Cool carbon cub, love the color

[@woutermissiaen4745]

Amazing content!

[@paulcarstens2601]

Loved the fireworks shot 1:00 to 1:15!

[@FlightChops]

Thanks Paul - It was worth camping out there all night to get those shots :)

[@johnleaman9899]

Great story 🛫

[@theflyingfool]

Superb! I really liked the Orbis hospital. It reminded me of my first OR job back in 1979.

[@FlightChops]

Thanks Steve

[@dancahill8555]

I was amazed to find that the USAAF had TigerMoth primary trainers in WW2. Presumably these were built in Canada. I believe they were called PT-24s. I spotted this in the Fahey "U.S. Army A/C 1909-47."

[@GaryMCurran]

Great video, Steve. I'm sure that Thad truly enjoyed that, and I'm glad he was able to get his PPL. Next thing will be seeing him get his Instrument rating.

[@FlightChops]

He’s allllllready planning on it. He’s the kind of person that will knock it out pretty efficiently

[@AviatingWithMel]

That's a hell of a thankyou, sounds like it was well deserved though. The Orbis Flying Eye hospital is an incredible thing, and making the whole thing cargo is a work of genius.

[@FlightChops]

Right?! It is an amazing set up. And yes, Thad was the MVP of my team last year for sure.

[@josephsener420]

Look forward to seeing you at OSH!

[@FlightChops]

Will have the RV-14 at the Lycoming booth all week!

[@davidkreutzkamp6602]

So nice to see a newer pilot like Thad and his impressions and learning curve with the cub or that smile after the loop in the chippy. Very identifiable and so clear to see his joy of being in the air.

[@FlightChops]

Totally. I knew there was a great story here when I saw Thad's genuine reactions.

[@kudrifm]

glad to see such activity in your country! We are trying to develop aviation in our country, but politicians are in the way

[@Tracomaster]

Granted there is a huge environmental aspect to it. And safety of course.

[@crissd8283]

Politics ruin everything.

[@ChrisB257]

Super video Steve - love the formation footage - very cool. Hospital jet very impressive (must have cost a fortune to upgrade and equip) - wonderful facility. Fly safe.

[@clarencewiles963]

I’m looking forward to seeing the Fun Switch in operation. Thanks again for your work today.

[@FlightChops]

You bet! That initial RV-14 aerobatic content is coming when I can focus on the fairly complex edit - likely late summer after AirVenture.

[@ChristofferKeizer]

Awesome video, sir.

[@FlightChops]

Glad you liked it!

[@JasonExplainsThings]

Great video as always. 👍

[@FlightChops]

Thank you! Cheers Jason

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