Flying a Aeronca Champ to Texas Day 3

This is the third video of Flying the Champ to Mount Pleasant Texas. I started out in Wichita Fall Texas and only had one leg to get to Mount Pleasant Tx. This Champ had a O-200, 100 hp engine and a extra 10 gallons of gas. #ferryflight #flying #crosscountry

[@carlosballesteros4670]

Watching this video takes me back 24 years ago when I owned an Aeronca champion 7AC, with original tricycle landing gear configuration from factory. I bought and flew the little one to complete my commercial hours. I never had a problem and always made me feel comfortable about any and all aspects. Unfortunately, they broke it up in a deadly accident in Mexico. The airplane was a novelty as the landing gear config, wasn't something very usual. As I know, all these are tail daggers. May you have many nice flights.

[@reddog3544]

Really enjoy flying with you.😎

[@GregoryBrown6283]

So Cool…..I was raised in Wichita Falls. It was home for the first 17 years of my life.

[@cjflyer]

I’ve seen many hangars full of car collections but for my money, a hangar like that one blows them all away! I believe you could make a KZbin episode for every airframe in there! Merry Christmas Dewey!

[@coincidentalrvadventures2081]

Nice Job. Very much enjoyed your video series. Thanks for taking us along with you.

[@mongo-tx7vy]

Dude you got th best flying videos. I love it..keep it up

[@DeweyDavenport]

Thanks so much Mongo. I try to do my best and keep it fun

[@jimdougherty2758]

That final hangar looked like the EAA museum in Oshkosh

[@kam1583]

Thanks again for the trip.....awesome!!

[@SDB362]

Great video Dewey! I have a 56 Pacer, aren't old planes fun!

[@coupleofpilots3796]

Congrats to the new owner, he scored a gem of a plane. Thanks for taking us along for the journey, look forward to seeing your next adventures!

[@autonomousindividual7780]

You can just tell this guy is a good soul. Wish I were near him as I'd like to get current again in a tailwheel and get a Champ or something similiar. Haven't picked an instructor yet but I'm hoping I'll have a better chance of getting an instructor rather than time builder with tailwheel. Enjoyable video.

[@bobwagner6164]

Thanks for the ride-along! Excellent production.

[@DeweyDavenport]

Thanks so much Bob

[@miguelslade]

Thanks Dewey, really enjoyed the series, what a lovely aircraft..

[@DeweyDavenport]

Thanks Michael for taking the time to watch the videos. I'll be flying a L-16 in the near future.

[@jackdixon4530]

Very good video (3)

[@stephenhummer4562]

Wish I had an Aeronca Champ, so I could/would the blue yonder, U have a lovely airplane Dewey, take good care of it !

[@Fiftyx60]

Thanks for sharing another great adventure!

[@marksmith7896]

Great video as usual !!!!!!! Thank you !!!!!

[@audiehollon4292]

There's some really nice airplanes in that hangar. You made the ferry flight look like such fun.

[@peacocksquirrel9665]

Another great ferry series! Thanks Dewey

[@DeweyDavenport]

Thanks Peacock.

[@jimmydewinter4573]

Thanks Dewey, what a beautiful Champ. If you fly north from the Dewey Drone just passed Bellefoutaine east of Indian Lake, they have been building a new wind farm for about a year and they haven't turned it on yet. Nice flight in the champ and then lunch in Mt Vickory, O74 Ellliots Landing.

[@richardhansen722]

Way to go Dewey,used to go Mt. Pleasant in my Champ out of Majors Field Greenville,Texas. I live in New Zealand these days and don’t fly much any more. Only one Champ in this country. Once again I believe yours,mine and the one here would be sister ship. From memory the one here originally registered 1417,mine was 1414 and I thought yours was pretty closed to those. As far as I know 1414 is still flying in south west Texas. Safe flying Cheers

[@owntor1]

Wow someone has a nice collection of planes in that hangar.

[@Andykev]

Wonderful flight, I'd love to trade my Cessna for a Champeroo. That's a pristine example. You could have done an entire new video on the airplanes parked inside the hangar at the end of the video. OMG. Thanks again!

[@DeweyDavenport]

🤫🤫🤫 I have a entire walk around video that I will post in a couple days.

[@GRW3]

@@DeweyDavenport Great, I was thinking the same thing. Does the new owner own all of those airplanes?

[@GeneWalkGroup]

Love the ferry videos ! Keep them coming !

[@DeweyDavenport]

Thanks for watching

[@JDSmoot]

Kinda get the feeling you have some stories about that nights stay in the hotel lol. Thanks for taking us along!

[@DeweyDavenport]

Lol. JD it isn't something I would normally stay at. I would have rather stayed in a tent.

[@-SonZetta-]

I watched the whole series and it never occurred to me that the Champ would be headed to Scott Glover’s collection. Can’t wait to see it in person! 😎👍

[@JasonWoodard]

Awesome man! Living the dream!

[@trob20101]

Love the old planes, reminds me of my 46 Luscombe 65 hp. Took tail dragged training in a champ and loved the plane. Great sights and enjoyed your commentary along the way about what you’re doing.

[@Acrisa01]

Amazing! Thanks for posting this videos

[@jaysmith4534]

Great series Dewey. Looking forward to seeing you soon when you bring N4629E. Thanks for the hard work on the videos. Be safe.

[@owntor1]

Hey Dewey, I really enjoy your videos including this ferry series.

[@kevincollins8014]

This was a really nice trip in an amazing aircraft. Thanks for bringing me along with you and see you in the next adventure.

[@agav8]

Great video!

[@chuckbeyer6679]

Good Times. I enjoyed!

[@DeweyDavenport]

Thank you and thanks for watching

[@abuskirk08]

Well at least not ALL your hotel stays are disappointing as the one in witchita falls. All the best Dewey!! See you around

[@angelreading5098]

Dewy that was a very enjoyable set of video's of your ferry flight in this delightful example of the Aeronca Champ,sorry that you had little sleep at that last hotel but you did very well in keeping alert for the final leg of the journey.This brings home the fact that for ferry flying it takes planning and stamina as well to keep going and weather is always at the back of your mind too,those dark clouds were building up in Texas.That hangar was full of warbirds and interesting airplanes,I could see a Ford Tri Motor at the back of the hangar and a nice radial engined Stinson Jr at the front of the hangar.I bet the owner was delighted with his new airplane and thanks to you now has a nice machine to fly,you did very well Dewey you haver built up a reputation for reliable delivery of vintage flying machines and long may it continue,now onto the next ferry flight so we can share the trip with you and for that we sincerely thank you.

[@ModelAV8RChannel]

Wow. What a hangar. Same guy own all those??

[@garygullikson6349]

Similar to a long solo trip on a motorcycle. It's a big country.

[@mikercflyer7383]

Ha Ha and they want to run the world on wind and solar. Love your ferry flights with the antiques. Holly smokes the guy owns all those war birds?

[@McPilot_W3DDS]

What a great video.... You make me want to go out and buy a champ!

[@DeweyDavenport]

I'm telling ya. Aeronca is going to have to come back in business. 😆🤣😂

[@McPilot_W3DDS]

@@DeweyDavenport Agree... A friend of mine had an American Champion Champ (LSA) the brand new version of the vintage Champ... Great plane.. He just sold it for $75K to another guy on our airport in PA.... What a bargain

[@bgpwrddy]

FYI...Join a club or become a member of a chain and get all kinds of discounts including free nights after as little as 3 nights get the fourth free...I picked up my plane in Wichita Valley - (F14) and flew it home to KFKL 😀

[@Conn653]

Always enjoy your videos. Looks like you put "The Bird" in the hanger at Mid-America Flight Museum. Did you see the UC-78, Bamboo Bomber?

[@rickunruh8132]

Holy shit. That was a Spartan Exec. Sweet.

[@DeweyDavenport]

Lol.. yep

[@rickunruh8132]

@@DeweyDavenport How about a walk around and flight review on the spartan/

[@stephenmossner3029]

Sometimes our standards are lowered. Live and learn.

[@boogerwood]

Okay, does that new owner have a museum?

[@connorlowry1774]

Is that a Spartan Executive at 13:26 ?

[@DeweyDavenport]

Yes

[@Griphos]

Lol. IS THERE a good hotel in Witchita Falls?!

[@DeweyDavenport]

Hahaha not sure. Good thing is that I don't have bedbugs. 🤣😂🤣

[@Griphos]

@@DeweyDavenport Good, and somewhat surprising, actually!

[@GabrielBascoJesseHugo]

All those planes in the last hanger in flying conditions?

[@DeweyDavenport]

Yes most of them are..that is Mid America Flight Museum in Mount Pleasant TX

[@bushpilot172]

This Champ makes mine seem like such a POS.

[@DeweyDavenport]

Hahaha. Makes mine look the same.

[@spurgear4]

Mine too, you made me laugh.

[@MrSunyaruk]

You lost weight? so skinny

[@DeweyDavenport]

Yeah Sunyaruk. I got really sick back in May of 2019. It was enough to scare me really good. I feel better now and my airplanes likes carrying me around more. Lol