Thank you, I very much enjoy your videos and the style in which you present them- no ego, just good sense, a wealth of shared knowledge and excellent flying.
@chuckwagon18926 ай бұрын
Well said. He has a way of making me relax and listen and learn.
@gregmiller19515 ай бұрын
Well said! I totally agree!
@peterrollinson-lorimer11 ай бұрын
Beautiful old girl, makes me happy to see her still flying so well. Reassuring to see you being a stickler for the checklist, that is why you - and the aircraft you fly - are still gracing the skies.
@glgcmike10 ай бұрын
Nicely done Dave!☺
@davehadfield590610 ай бұрын
Thanks Mike!
@LJDRVR11 ай бұрын
Oh, the new airplanes pay the bills and I love them for all they are, but the old machines make my heart pitter-patter. Nice flying, Dave. You language and outlook are exactly how I approach my aviation. My current airplane is the newest machine I’ve ever owned and it’s a 1942. I would love to fly a Moth, or better yet Standard J-1 or Travel Air. Keep up the good work, chum.
@BaumannJA11 ай бұрын
Dave, Can't tell you enough how much I enjoy these videos as you take us along. Can't get enough of it!!!
@mrowl-the-dsm130411 ай бұрын
Hello from UK. this was a most enjoyable video to watch, and I really like how you explain things, I am not a pilot, but have done some basic training, but you really explained so well in an easy to watch and listen style, I look forward to part 2
@mothmagic18 ай бұрын
I love your informative videos. I think you love the historic aircraft you get to fly. I thank you for sharing your wealth of knowledge. Very much a "learn from the mistakes of others because you won't live long enough to make them all yourself." If you have to check five times to be happy then that's what you do if you value your life. Sooner that than checking once and being caught out by a problem. There's no nicer way to see the countryside than between the wings of a biplane.
@davehadfield59068 ай бұрын
Thanks! I do get a soft spot for the unique aeroplanes I've had a chance to fly. Even if they nip at me a bit.
@BBHC201211 ай бұрын
Thanks Dave. Always educational.
@theflyingfool11 ай бұрын
I always look forward to your videos Dave and you never disappoint!! I hope the aircraft behaves all the way to Gatineau!
@abundantYOUniverse11 ай бұрын
That is awesome love that airplane. Thanks great video!
@stephenwebber307611 ай бұрын
Thanks for taking us along
@Panda-gs5lt5 ай бұрын
Thanks … that is the nicest sounding little engine I’ve heard.
@givenfirstnamefamilyfirstn393511 ай бұрын
Lovely Moth and a lovely video, many thanks.
@e-rj898411 ай бұрын
Thank You Very Much for an Nice and Pleasant Flight 🥰👍
Got to fly in a Stomp. OMG. That was something. Can't even imaging this thing!
@TankBuilders11 ай бұрын
Greatly enjoyed this, masterful. Good to see a #TyphoonLegacy t-shirt too.
@SamuelVella199511 ай бұрын
Loved this video! I'm a fresh pilot, and this just seems right.
@wbuttry111 ай бұрын
those dehavelands were always a wonderful aircraft.
@luehauge166711 ай бұрын
one of my favorites!
@douglipscomb300211 ай бұрын
That countryside is soooo green!
@FortyGumble11 ай бұрын
There is little doubt that I would last all of five minutes inside that aircraft with it on before I tried to look cool and in the meantime rested my arm on that exhaust.
@davehadfield590611 ай бұрын
Yes, when they inverted the engine the whole exhaust pipe question became simpler.
@richardknott202111 ай бұрын
Great video..
@GeorgeOswald-e4s11 ай бұрын
Nice to watch, thank you. British brake systems; at least this was before pneumatics another one of the great ideas!
@davehadfield590611 ай бұрын
They actually work fine on the Spitfire and Hurricane we fly. On the Lysander, not so much...
@GeorgeOswald-e4s11 ай бұрын
I agree on the Spitfire, however, in the DH Dove and Heron not so much, one working brake and a full castering nose gear equals fun!@@davehadfield5906
@josteinatlejrgensen696211 ай бұрын
A great story .
@e-rj898411 ай бұрын
De Havilland UK + De Havilland Canada = ❤🥰👍
@brenstratters202611 ай бұрын
Is she a DH60M "Metal Moth"? I see stringers through the fuselage fabric. Thanks for posting. Absolutely marvellous stuff.
@davehadfield590611 ай бұрын
Yes, it's a DH60M -- a metal tube fuselage, fabric covered, unlike the early ones in which the fuselage was a plywood box.
@joejody781411 ай бұрын
I think this video speaks to the fact that tailwheel airplanes are dynamically unstable especially at the end of the landing roll out. Ad the axiom states : u can give up rudder authority or tail wheel authority, but never both at the same time. And brakes won't forgive you the mistake. During the preflight you mentioned it had a free castering tailwheel. For me, that would have done it for the day.
@davehadfield590611 ай бұрын
Most British aeroplanes in WW2 had free-castering tailwheels. It was a "thing" that I too shake my head over.
@jimsmith981911 ай бұрын
nice plane, why are bi planes always flown from the rear cockpit?
@davehadfield590611 ай бұрын
Not all are. The Finch is solo from the front. It depends on weight and balance. But oddly, you sometimes get a better sight picture from the back seat -- you're looking along the fuselage, and see directional changes faster. If you can't see over the nose from either seat because of the old-style engine, then the front seat isn't much of an advantage.
@davejob63011 ай бұрын
My Father used to fly Keith Hatfieds Leopard Moth down here in Australia- a relation of yours by any chance? I had a few flights in it with him. He took a very similar approach .
@davehadfield590611 ай бұрын
Hah... not that I know of.
@Ax8911 ай бұрын
This is the first video of yours I have seen -- very nice presentation on a very very cool airplane! I have a question about the tach. The needle was all jumping around when it was at idle rpm (at the end of the video) - does that matter? (The tach on my old british car did the same thing, I was told that I could pull out the centre piece, and lubricate as I put it back in, but I ended up purchasing a replacement cable instead.)
@davehadfield590611 ай бұрын
Yes, it's normal with these. As a pilot you get used to averaging-out the swings. It's helpful once a year to put a tru-tac on it for a visual cross-check.
@Ax8911 ай бұрын
@@davehadfield5906 I wrote tach above, but I meant speedo as my car's tach was accurate only when the engine was off as it always read 0 rpm. (I suspect the car's tach "generator" was designed in hades so I had the tach converted so it would be triggered by the ignition coil. It's really great because I have the original gauge but now have an accurate tach reading.) Biplanes always remind me of the Bandy Papers (by Donald Jack). Thank you for your video, looking forward to part 2. If you haven't already done it, I'm afraid you might have a chilly flight. Also, kudos to the mechanics. That engine sounded really good.
@RobertJackson-vc9rk11 ай бұрын
what is the cap just above the propeller for?
@davehadfield590611 ай бұрын
Oil filler neck.
@gerryellis384711 ай бұрын
What engine is this as it is right way up as you put it?
@davehadfield590611 ай бұрын
This is the original configuration of a DH Gipsy engine. The cylinders are above the crankcase. But, as you saw, the forward visibility is poor, and the prop is low enough to cut the weeds, so DH later inverted it to make the Gipsy III, and evolved that into the Gipsy Major.
@gordjenkins957411 ай бұрын
Calibrate your feet. Love it.
@richardharding44411 ай бұрын
Does your job get any better
@davehadfield590611 ай бұрын
I'm a volunteer. It's a passion, not a job.
@philread38611 ай бұрын
A distant relative of mine flew these in the twenties and in fact trained the first woman in Australia to get a pilot's licence. One hour down the road and there are two airworthy examples which I see flying from time to time.
@wanderer520011 ай бұрын
How fortunate you are to fly this great airplane! I envy you.
@michaelmontefusco89611 ай бұрын
Gear "down and welded" lol😆
@gbentley817611 ай бұрын
Brilliant, brought back childhood memories going to buy the Tiger my late father trained on in the thirties. Sadly due to a delay and misunderstanding it got scrapped two days before we got to the yard. Still we did take off drill for the Mossie on our local wartime airfield in the car up to correct speed too. In the early fifties the runways were still ok. As an instructor my father thought that part of the job was far more risky than flying Mossie recce missions from late 42 on.. Great to see these 'planes are so well looked after. Best wishes from the UK.
@davecarlson280211 ай бұрын
Wow that was great. I used to fly a Spuercub tow plane and the heal brakes were more a wish than a fact.
@chuckwagon18926 ай бұрын
Your dads checklist is a treasure, I really enjoyed hearing it. Having said that, I'm amazed at how you have to trust a powerplant that is so old, and let's be honest, always at risk of failure no matter how carefully it has been rebuilt. It sounded great. Thanks for a very nice video.
@davehadfield59065 ай бұрын
I know what you mean about old engines. But it's about maintenance more than anything, and very few light-aircraft engines are even remotely new. The Lycoming O-320 we have in our RV6a is a "modern" engine but ours was built in about 1963 for the early-generation 172s and Cherokees. So it's now 61 years old. The difference between 61 and 91 (Gipsy) is smaller than you think.
@Craig52-zq1bt11 ай бұрын
The button on the carb pushes down the float to get the fuel into the cylinder. Brits called it a 'strangler'.
@davehadfield590611 ай бұрын
I've also heard it called a "tickler".
@johncaldwell-wq1hp10 ай бұрын
I went for a joy-ride,-in "the Red-Baron"-a Tiger-moth that used to do flights over Sydney Aust, harbour (1980)--the old Melbourne Aircraft carrier was tied up there,--and the "Red-Baron",from about 2 miles came down,-and lined her up,-as to land !-you should have seen those sailors waving and going beserk,-as we flew across the deck at 200 ft !--in a Moth with "iron-crosses"on it !!-it was the best $200 bucks,-iv'e ever spent !!
@majorbloodnok665911 ай бұрын
Thank you, that was really interesting.
@gzk6nk11 ай бұрын
I was going to ask if the brake system is like the Chipmunk. It seems it is, except the Chippy is hydraulic and has a brake lever where you set a couple of notches for taxy. The RAF flight manual calls for a couple of notches to be set for landing, but in my 35 years of Chippy flying, I much preferred zero brakes set for landing. If you do run out of rudder in the roll-out, you can just hook the little finger of your left hand around the brake lever, and pull. You'll already have appropriate rudder on, so you'll get appropriate brake as you pull back the lever - more brake the harder you pull it! I loved those Chipmunk brakes - heck, I just loved the Chipmunk! That took me right back to the sounds and experiences of Chipmunk flying - thanks! Vince
@deniscostello398711 ай бұрын
Thanks so much Dave! Watched all of it and enjoyed your thinking and handling of a new to the pilot airplane. What a treat!
@toilatoi746911 ай бұрын
Chiếc này tự chế hay là mua sẵn . Đông cơ cánh quạt này mấy kw ?
@christiandebney19892 ай бұрын
Do you know when the drag mechanism was replaced with a wheel on the tail the gipsy moth? were gipsy moths fitted with back wheels in the 30's?
@davehadfield59062 ай бұрын
Not normally. Most airport back then were unpaved, so tail skids were more common. The Tiger Moth was modified by DHC here in Canada for wartime training, with brakes, a free-castering tailwheel, and a shortened front gear strut. Most modern conversion use elements of that.
@leifvejby802311 ай бұрын
Is this a steel moth? (Steel tube fuselage)
@davehadfield590611 ай бұрын
Yes, a 60M.
@leifvejby802311 ай бұрын
@@davehadfield5906 Thanks!!
@ad-si4bq24 күн бұрын
That plane was in the movie Amelia earhart
@edstoro388311 ай бұрын
Dave, fantastic check out. Sort of 'been there, done that' to an extent. (re: check yourself out in a Bulldog). The BIG question is the brake/right turn problem. Can not wait to hear about the solution. The Bulldog is much the same. Even being rabid with the rudder does not do the trick. But....I have noticed that the longer I hold the tail wheel off the better the outcome. And for all of you readers: This aeroplane has a rudder bar. Not rudder pedals. Cross reference this with a bicycle handle bar and your head will hurt!!. It actually takes a bit of Vulcan mind melding to make yourself treat the rudder bar just like regular set of pedals. 5 hour cross country?????????? What are you thinking !!!!!!!!!!
@davehadfield590611 ай бұрын
The Solution: stay tuned for Part Two...
@frostyfrost409411 ай бұрын
Bulldog? Bristol or Beagle
@davehadfield590611 ай бұрын
@@frostyfrost4094 Bristol. Big Bad Biplane.
@edstoro388311 ай бұрын
A Beagle Bulldog ???? I bet it's ears and nose look funny. Dave got it right, we refer to her as 'the Beasty girl' (wife's concoction, never argue with wife)
@JohnMoore-xf5wy11 ай бұрын
Sir Francis Chichester's feats in a Gypsy Moth are legendary! Almost unbelievable! Research him if you haven't already.
@davehadfield590611 ай бұрын
Oh yes. I am a sailor, owned by a 1946 ketch. I've read everything by him. And have heard many personal comments about the man.
@JohnMoore-xf5wy11 ай бұрын
@@davehadfield5906 He was a one-off! His autobiography was fascinating! I'm an old sailor also. Lived aboard a Pearson 38' double cabin sloop two years. About all I did was work on it. 😂
@lloydrobert618221 күн бұрын
Wonderful!
@brushitoff50311 ай бұрын
What a fantastic plane, great video & commentary. Thanks Dave, cheers from Down Under.
@jfingerskeys10 ай бұрын
I have hundreds of hours in the simulator I've seen them never been in one I've touched it love to fly one very informative and wonderful video
@stringpicker546811 ай бұрын
Looking out my window in NSW Australia. Heard the sound of an old DH Gipsy. Tracked down first one then another Tiger Moth. Awesome. The DH 60 was a part of Australia's history.
@SimonAmazingClarke11 ай бұрын
Excellent video. I do like video's that have a narrative. I flew a Tiger Moth many years ago. It made me laugh that climb out was 70, cruise was 70 and approach was also 70.
@jamesmagnum11 ай бұрын
Educative narration of a test flying of just another classic beauty by Dave Hadfield, how much cooler a youtube flight video can get>? Thanks!
@ianmangham457011 ай бұрын
Furniture manufacturers make the best planes ever 🤠🤟🇬🇧💯
@tomcoryell11 ай бұрын
Very smart of you to be sure of the fuel system! It’s one thing to have an old vehicle that starves out on the ground and quite another situation in the air. Excellent landing by the way.
@steveshoemaker634711 ай бұрын
Thank you and very nice Gipsy Moth..... Shoe🇺🇸
@storiesfromtheoldcowboy887611 ай бұрын
Great to see you what Sir Francis Chichester flew from GB to Australia in the 30's.
@jayceec_ross11 ай бұрын
"Leaked, broke or fell off...", sounds like a Harley motorcycle owner! 😆
@Ephedrin66611 ай бұрын
outstanding video, thank you for sharing such great flights with us.
@sideswipebl11 ай бұрын
I know this video is about the plane, but damn that Torino is gorgeous.
@Mongo63a11 ай бұрын
very neat video again thanks
@charlestosi519911 ай бұрын
Very nice instructional and entertaining video. Thanks.
@flyerbluedog11 ай бұрын
I thought I saw such an aircraft in the family barn in a documentary about your brother. Is that correct?
@davehadfield590611 ай бұрын
Not a Gipsy Moth, a Stampe. I put a picture of it in this video.
@flyerbluedog11 ай бұрын
@@davehadfield5906 Thank you for your reply! I never thought we had Stampe’s in Canada. I love those old European biplanes, I find there’s something romantic about them, like the old American Jenny’s.
@jameslaurencesmith11 ай бұрын
the scenery looks very much like england !
@vady6411 ай бұрын
Как же все таки красивые бипланы!!! Удачи.
@craigwilliams84647 ай бұрын
31:11 beautiful, thank tou Dave and team
@locustvalleystring11 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing.
@larrykrise360911 ай бұрын
love the old planes.would love to go up in it.
@CanadianGrenadian11 ай бұрын
Awesome Dave, thank you
@jgrenwod11 ай бұрын
Great video. I’ll be binge watching the rest. The title caught my eye because of Francis Chichester’s book “lonely sea and the sky(?)”. I’m sure you’ve read it. Flying a Gipsy Moth from England to New Zealand was quite a feat in the 20s, or any time. He only had a few hours of flight time (total) and crashed the plane once during his short ‘how to fly a plane’ course. Holding the stick with his knees to maintain 50’ altitude over the ocean to do sun shots with a nautical sextant. He was quite the adventurer.
@davehadfield590611 ай бұрын
Yes indeed. I'm a sailor, and have collected all the Sir FC books.
@appleiiee11 ай бұрын
Great video and excellent commentary. It makes our going through a complete restoration of a DH82A something that's attainable.
@frostyfrost409411 ай бұрын
Take your time and enjoy the restoration project
@mikeonb4c11 ай бұрын
Always love your videos, and this one is a beaut. What is the throttle management procedure when you are doing those wingovers (i.e. do you pull the throttle back as the plane dives or is it all done and over so quickly there's no need?).
@davehadfield590611 ай бұрын
I just set Cruise power and then leave it alone, yo-yoing with the energy.
@JamesLangford-Cosslett11 ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing this wonderful video. May I please ask how much of the the aeroplane is original?
@davehadfield590611 ай бұрын
A lot. The restorer, Wat Martin, died about 10 years ago. He was very highly regarded.
@adehol11 ай бұрын
Thanks, Dave!
@stevehoward398111 ай бұрын
Awesome Pilot.
@mrvoyagerm11 ай бұрын
CF-AAA is (was) located at Guelph Airpark. My Dad flew all of the moths including the Fox Moth on floats in Yellowknife and surrounds. The other Fox Moth on floats flying out of Yellowknife back then was flown by someone named Max Ward.
@davehadfield590611 ай бұрын
The Gipsy Moth with CF-AAA registration was sold to a UK owner years ago.
@mrvoyagerm11 ай бұрын
@@davehadfield5906 Well I do have a photo of my dad in the cockpit at the Tiger Boys Fly In in Guelph but now that you mention it, he has been gone for over 30 years now, so you are more up to date then I would be for sure.
@hohocc134911 ай бұрын
On the video of the first landing at about 17 minutes, it appears (and it certainly could be a trick of the camera etc), the aeroplane is rolled a degree or two to it's left (compared to the background foliage). If that were the case the aft end would tend to try to descend the "slope" causing the yaw to the right, unemcumbered by the castoring tailwheel. Could be camera angle, runway crowning, tyre or suspension spring etc etc. Would be interesting to land the opposite direction in calm conditions and see if she went the same way, or the other way! Not sure if that's helpful or not, but regardless she's a beautiful aeroplane being very carefully operated. Thanks!
@davehadfield590611 ай бұрын
I didn't do enough landings to check this out. The regular pilot at Gatineau will no doubt gain more experience.
@hohocc134911 ай бұрын
@davehadfield5906 If you do happen to hear of any likely causes being found it would be very interesting to know about them. Please keep making the videos, they are very informative, thanks.
@mikeymikeymotorbikey11 ай бұрын
Dave, your brother gets the glory,but, you are my hero. So much fun.
@davehadfield590611 ай бұрын
Hah! Chris has lots of fun in his daily life too.
@johnfalkenstine837711 ай бұрын
Super video. Mike wind noise is awful.
@davehadfield590611 ай бұрын
Yes, I agree. The windscreen is small, and the helmet-cam is outside, in the breeze, unless I'm looking to the right. So, it's mic picks up huge wind noise. Believer it or not, as I edited the video I pulled the volume down to -12 or so. In truth, the video sound is not so different from reality. The Sound-Shake-Movement of these machines is very startling to someone who rides in one for the first time for real. But, for Part Two, I think I'll drop the level even more.