Flying the Fairchild 24W

[@apfelsnutz]

This aircraft is lucky to have you for an owner...Nice video... From a NAvion Pilot... Thanks !

[@dionlindsay2]

5:40 "Restored in the 1970s and kind of looks like it. However, it's still serviceable". The decor looks gorgeous to me. Lay off the 1970s. I loved them at the time, and they still look great now 🙂. Really enjoyed the whole video - thanks for making it!

[@wrightflyer7855]

Dave, thanks for the flight! Love those classic Fairchild, Cessna. Luscomb, Howard, Stinson and Waco taildraggers. Nice song too. Wright Flyer, USAF (1968-1972).

[@rockyraab8290]

What a lovely, quirky airplane. I have not flown now in almost 50 years and I cannot tell you how much I envy you.

[@silversurfer805]

Great video. This plane is absolutely beautiful. The colors and the old style lines make it a number one plane in the history of aircraft. The words Oldie but Goodie definitely apply to your plane. Thanks for sharing.

[@umami0247]

That's a fantastic plane thanks for sharing it.

[@flyifri]

This was a very interesting and informative introduction to the Fairchild 24W Thank you very much kind Sr.

[@sportclay1]

Back in the late 50's my father had a 24 It had a Menasco Pirate engine. The original Pirate engine is on static display at the Empire State Aerosciences Museum. After restoration he sold it to a friend who later put a Warner on it. At the same time he had a Culver Dart GW with a Warner Scarab. Thanks for the memories.

[@davehadfield5906]

Unusual. Most of the inline engine versions used Fairchild's Ranger 6 cyl engine.

[@sportclay1]

@@davehadfield5906 I called my father, (99 y/o) and he is fairly certain that it was the original engine. He thinks it was one of the engines used in the earlier models. I was 9-10 y/o at the time and I seem to recall they had problems finding parts and was one of the reasons for selling it.

[@davehadfield5906]

@@sportclay1 Sorry to have troubled you, but I must say it's priceless to have a resource like that! Please pass my respects to your father.

[@sportclay1]

@@davehadfield5906 No trouble at all. Thanks for the great video entertainment!

[@stevelyons6739]

Kool Beans. Like being in your own personal time machine.

[@pavelavietor1]

Hello I have time on the BT 13 . Thanks for the memories.saludos

[@JamesMorse54]

What a Gem!....and a slick landing

[@michael-ju8tv]

Beautiful video!

[@Gundog55]

Back in the late 60’s the University of Washington had a Fairchild 24 that they sold in a sealed bid. My Dad and his friend out a bid in but his friend blabbed around what they bid. They lost out by $20. The winner flew it out of Boeing Field and flipped it over on its back when they landed it up north of there. Dad lamented about that until his death a few weeks ago. Thanks for the tour, it reminded me of Dad.

[@juanasanelli6831]

Gracias por invitarme a volar contigo en este magnifico pajaro

[@Over50JiuJitsu]

As a Fairchild, I approve of this video. :)

[@textech4056]

A Beautiful Classic Aircraft. There is just to much to remember for me to ever be a pilot.

[@textech4056]

@mike norton I appreciate your confidence in me but it's more than I have in myself. :) I was going through pilot training right up to the point of the spinning stall manuever. I mastered the recovery but I never went back after that. The stall has been the demise of even the most advanced and skilled pilots. It won't be mine. You be careful my friend.

[@frankeaston6832]

wasn't it smiling Jack in the funny papers that flew a fairchild 24?

[@ronaldrose6885]

Not many people remember smiling jack!!!

[@stevenewtube]

That means i must have a pre 47 iPhone 4s 😄

[@pascalcoole2725]

Is it verry unpolite to say that it reminds me to a Beaver ?

[@davehadfield5906]

Not at all! See my other video -- I love the DHC-2 Beaver.

[@hansieslim1000]

I am 68 year old retired 744 pilot I was introduced to flying as a kid in a fairchild and that started my career. Great job

[@robertspeicher5047]

Hand turning a prop to clear cylinders. I once got a chance to do this on an RB50 when I was in the Air Force.

[@yuglesstube]

Very experienced and capable pilot. Interestingly, it's not just an aviation thing. I was once on a yacht in a an area crowded with other yachts. I saw a skipper expertly shuffling his boat around with such a deftness and precision that I recognised that some people have special abilities. A few months ago I reversed my car into a shopping trolley.

[@tigerseye73]

Great tutorial on flying your old baby. Wish you many more happy flights. Stay well.

[@goldtonestudio4471]

I almost got into one of these with floats (N81344) in August 1971 when I was 5. Valve rocker box failed after take off. 50 years ago, wow....

[@donaldparlettjr3295]

I'm so glad you understand the engine so well. I've heard more throttle yanking with today's pilots. No respect for the poor engine, they last so much longer if your gentle on the throttle. The Fairchild is a great bird and thanks for the "show-n-tell"

[@paulnicholls8683]

Treat it like an old car. Take it easy and be gentle.

[@gryfandjane]

She’s a lovely old bird, for sure! Thanks for taking us along.

[@SwampDonkey530]

Thank you, a beautiful explanation instructor!! And an elegant old girl..!!

[@larryrobertson3310]

thanks for the walkthrough , i'm not a pilot just enjoy the oldies !!!

[@reyunwin9916]

Great video. My dad purchased CFEKC as a derelict floatplane in Orillia Ontario around 1970. We spent 5 - 6 years restoring her. I believe Mr Hutchinson purchased the plane from my father, she stayed in Brampton for a time but I lost track of her whereabouts. Great to see it flying and in good hands

[@davehadfield5906]

Good to know. Yes, that's the story I got from Reid. Thanks! Do you have any photos of her from Orillia, or in the restoration shop?

[@reyunwin9916]

I don’t think I have any of the photos. I will have a look and forward anything I come up with

[@richarddarlington1139]

Fairchild, bless their hearts, had a penchant for complex l/g arrangements. I call it a built-in headwind. This is a very nice example of the type (lucky you).

[@josephlambe2796]

Pure golf, love the slide slip and money in the bank approach, she is a tail dragged, reminds me of flying the tiger moth, but this is special.....

[@Paladin1873]

We had a similar looking Stinson Reliant at our airport when I was a teenager growing up in north Florida. They are among the most romantic light aircraft of their period, probably because they graced the big screen in so many Hollywood movies of the 30s and 40s.

[@travistortorige1560]

I could watch this video over and over. Thank you for putting it together. The F-24W is truly my dream plane and I intend to pursue ownership until it happens. Your video is the most informative out there and gives a true sense of what it's like to spend time in one. Thanks again.

[@robertspeicher5047]

Don't remember how old I was but my first time in an aircraft was in a Piper type, tail dragger. I remember looking out the side window watching the ground drop away. Turning and watching the pilot turn a crank in the "ceiling"...Trim?. I had to be around 4 or five. My dad was with me. It was one of those " take a ride" for a few dollars. When I was 16 I started taking pilot traing. Got to 6 hours in a 150. I am 77 and still remember what to do in power and power off stalls. Lol...My first time doing a power off stall....the horn scared the hell out of me, the plane fell off right...still pulling on the yoke, instructor telling me to let go. I let go and he showed me what a spin feels like. Lol...I never failed to recover from a stall again.

[@daveanderson-c3x]

Fantastic! I bought a Fairchild 24 RC model this summer....big plane, 95 inch wingspan. Saw your video, and decided to power it with a Saito 3 cylinder rc engine....looks just like your plane, but in red.

[@nickbarsby3378]

I loved your video! Your respect for the aeroplane and the engine (and your bank balance!) shine through. Can I ask, what are the flap settings? First stage 10 degrees, full flap 40 degrees?

[@paulmarchand9136]

I've always been told that if you do buy an airplane, don't scrimp, buy one you could love. ... I've never owned an airplane, but if I did, it would be a Fairchild 24W.

[@glenngammon4215]

This defines what antique means!

[@stranraerwal]

great video of an iconic plane. I love the way you gently handle the engine and the plane. Thanks for uploading.

[@alnofi3133]

What a beautiful plane. Totally loved your video. Thank you so much for sharing it and allowing me to see what a F24 Fairchild was like. My dad owned a 1946 F24 back in the early 1960’s. It had the 165 HP radial. I was too little to recall it. I lost my dad at a really young age and never had the chance to talk to him about it. Again, thank you so much.

[@bidlymovies987]

Great video, This is the first airplane I remember flying in with my dad when I was about 3 1/2. Still sounds familiar. Nice original panel.

[@johnkinnane547]

G'day and greetings from Tasmania Australia 🇦🇺 what a beautiful plane and you really look after her with not stressing out the engine ect. I love the rawness of it and it is truly flying, thank you for filming it and explaining all of the functions, once again lovely looking plane and a real credit to you to keep her in the air. Kind regards John

[@hovanti]

Thank you for sharing that fine older aircraft with us; it's always nice to see the older birds maintained and still flying.

[@chrisraatz6672]

Hi. the aircraft are awesome, no doubt! But I enjoy your "film-craft" and story-telling style just as much. keep up the great work and very very enjoyable content.

[@old_coastie]

As a RC Model airplane builder and flyer I have always wondered what it was like to really fly, thanks to your video I think I have begun to understand. Too early youth, too late wisdom. To you what was just a day at the "office" was to me pure aviation joy. Thank You.

[@bitemykrank1970]

Great Video of a Beautiful Aircraft, I have always loved the lines of the Fairchild range. My envy meter is off the charts now.......

[@lenfox3452]

I thought this airplane looked familiar, so I checked the registry history. The previous owner had it in a hanger next to mine at the Brampton, Ontario airport. The owner also had a miniature version that looked like it was a child's riding toy.

[@StonyRC]

What an absolute Gem of an airplane. Thanks for sharing Her for this flight.

[@frankeaston6832]

A friend of mine from many years ago had one with a Warner and one with a ranger engine both nice flying planes

[@mpetry912]

what a great old plane. the Port Townsend aviation museum has 2 Fairchilds in flying condition, they may be different model aircraft than this one. thanks !

[@thewrenchreviews9986]

My father worked on these and the 71's at Mac Donald Bros. years ago.

[@michellemieux1544]

About the Warner Dave....reminds me of the fun U had fitting and NOS cylinder! With the non matching mounting bolt holes. Great video and happy and safe flying.

[@Surestick88]

I would be interested in seeing the walk around on video, it's always interesting to see.

[@Bear049]

Thanks Dave

[@ronaldrose6885]

You got a good deal with the scareb warner. Nice!!!

[@brentdykgraaf184]

Nothing like a radial....ahh lordy how I love the sound... thanks for the vid.

[@ces188charles6]

Sweet landing!

[@r.waynefournier4283]

I love the plane but the head-camera movement is not good!

[@christopherdaniel4841]

I thought that was a 1947 iPhone 5s! Thanks for the clarification.

[@TheFlyingBusman]

Great old bird. Has plenty of character. I love old stuff like this. Nice video. Cheers

[@Ouch.]

Beautiful plane!

[@russellesimonetta3835]

Good stick and rudder work.

[@josephlambe2796]

Jesus what a start up process...Flying a Cessna 172in the uk I’m lucky, but this is aviation history in the making....A beautiful kite, long may you have it flying......Fairchild made some great aircraft, c82 etc....c119, ...But this baby is something else...

[@Sathishkumar-pm8tu]

I am just curious to know if this is the model in which Richard Feynman (famous physicist) flew from Ithaca to Buffalo in the mid 1940s to give his lectures once a week. This is what Feynman says... "To get to Buffalo they had me go on a little airline which consisted of one airplane. It was called Robinson Airlines (it later became Mohawk Airlines) and I remember the first time I flew to Buffalo, Mr Robinson was the pilot. He knocked the ice off the wings and we flew away."

[@davehadfield5906]

Quite possibly, yes. They did have several F-24s, which would have been perfect for a single-passenger flight of this length. Winter, though, would have been a problem...

[@Sathishkumar-pm8tu]

Thanks Dave! Your video was great!

[@crooked-halo]

Magnificent airplane, great video. I was taught to not have a bunch of loose stuff in the plane, especially something heavy like chocks. Some manuevers could float them around & make a hazard. Also, that first flip of the prop seemed a bit nonchalant & pointless.

[@63bplumb]

Dave: WOW! With the greatest of sincerity I am so pleased to have watched this. Years ago I had two of these bought (NOT at the same time) but they both failed pre buy miserably! Sadly I was making good money but not the kind (or the patience) to rebuild. I've flown one that later failed inspection that was very close to yours and how it was laid out and started. I'm sure you pinch yourself every day for being so lucky and at the same time damned! lol It's NOT just Bernoulli's law that keeps these birds in the air it's $$$$$$.

[@davehadfield5906]

Hah, yes indeed -- and right now I need an overhaul on that Warner. Oh well...

[@63bplumb]

@@davehadfield5906 At one time one of the Very best engine guys for these planes was at Santa Paula airport. Or do you do that yourself? You should start a go fund me page!

[@brianperry]

Dave, with Kermit Weeks are the premier KZbin Aviators. For non flyer explanations as to what is involved you're the best..

[@robertcowan8211]

MIGHTY FINE.............. I9,D LOVE A RIDE

[@gomer6477]

I've just discovered these postings. No nonsense, enjoyable and educational for an old, would be pilot who enjoys any older machinery. Thanks.

[@KB10GL]

I was truly impressed with your level of what my stepfather called "mechanical sympathy" In other words, treat it with care & respect, & it will serve you long & well. Many years ago I had the opportunity to purchase a wartime Fairchild 24W. It had been built new as a 24R from memory [R=Ranger inline engine] but had been converted to Warner engine by the end of the war. A young family & the usual responsibilities of life intervened & I had to pass on this aircraft, but I still operate every machine that I own [car, boat, motorcycle lawnmower etc] with "mechanical sympathy" In other words, like an old man. Oh wait, ... at 72, I am an old man, but my 1933 car that I bought at 18 years of age, still runs as sweet as ever. Mechanical sympathy. Thanks for the ride.

[@bfmcarparts]

Roll down windows. Reminds me of a flight in a Howard DGA, it had window cranks "from a Packard"(sp?)so the owner said. I remember the toes got real warm during the flight around Lake St. John chasing down 'high speed' homebuilts, so the windows didn't work...

[@ericohara2582]

Dave,I have just discovered your channel. I really enjoy your reports, especially the re runs of take offs and technical bits! Most of all I really enjoy your attitude :) Thank you,

[@unclejack123]

Nice video Sir .... I remember working on a Warner once - in A&P school - 1967 ...... just sayin' ..... ;-p

[@davidgodfrey1815]

My father and a friend of his, rebuilt one of those in the early 1960's and flew it for a couple of years, then sold it. My earliest memories of flying are in one of those.

[@mothmagic1]

Not many of those about Dave, take good care of her. Absolutely gorgeous.

[@ronaldrose6885]

Nice, l do like the 22 open cockpit version as well.

[@davehadfield5906]

I'd love to fly one...

[@mikedunn7795]

Thought he would hand prop it. Nice old bird.

[@davehadfield5906]

I have hand-propped it, but then changed to a better battery and haven't had the need since.

[@johnjones4825]

I'm definitely not a pilot, only some right hand seat flying done when I was 10 or 12 with my dad. That is the easiest start I've ever seen on a radial! Seems to fire right up on the 4th blade...

[@leifvejby8023]

A local guy had one about 35 years ago, we would always hear it rumbling around on quiet evenings. Lovely sound!

[@alianjohnson6035]

greetings form Australia. lovely old aeroplane. thanks for sharing. question - whats the box shape 'container' on the right hand side of the panel with a white thing sticking up. cheers

[@coltons4436]

Beautiful aircraft! Thank you for being such a good caretaker of this piece of history !

[@rayfletcher3683]

Great circuit ,super approach and landing. Beautiful aircraft. Didn’t get better than that!! 👍🇨🇦

[@steve_neuser]

Simply beautiful video, Dave...thanks again for taking us along!

[@DonutMaster001]

Fantastic video, really enjoyed it! Thanks for sharing and thanks for preserving a great piece of aviation history, sir.

[@shortribslongbow5312]

Beautiful aircraft thanks for taking me along. :o)

[@bluesideup007]

Thanks for the ride! Love how you baby every aspect of engine management. Would be interested in the float plane version if this.

[@ervinthompson6598]

It always makes me wary on the pull through , hope the airplane’s chocked and tied at the tail , because as he mentioned , an ungrounded mag can cause a kickback and lead to serious injury !!

[@theflyingfool]

Lovely aircraft & it’s nice to see your measured thoughtful approach to flying it.

[@johnbarham7718]

Fascinating videos. How many types are you ticketed for?

[@richardyaskiw4529]

Looks like a beautiful aircraft ! Would love to go for a ride in it if I am out your way !

[@dondesnoo1771]

Thaught you'd start it outside annd like they used to say beat the odds in Vegas to walk into the propeller..🌟

[@Devo491]

What a cool jalopy! Thanks for your efforts in preserving history.

[@tomling9310]

Brilliant video. Great to hear about the engine and how to care for it.

[@dillank3240]

I'm just a flight simmer, but I find your videos fascinating and useful. It's really neat to see how it's done! Thank you very much!

[@davehadfield5906]

My pleasure!

[@nateg6320]

beautiful landing! Beautiful aircraft! Fantastic video!

[@twopheew9995]

She seems to be so light on the controls, you are flying with fingers only. Neat!

[@joedaly2362]

Are you the pilot David Hadfield I once knew from Michigan? Hi Dave! I'm flying my own gyroplane now. Don't worry, it is an inherently stable center line thrust aircraft with a full effective stabilizer. Come fly it!

[@davehadfield5906]

Thanks, but I'm from Ontario.

[@gliderman101]

Dave - Well done! I just spent some effort to find your original music and website - At first listen I honestly thought the song was Gordon Lightfoot's work. Thank you for your efforts and contributions to our trade! I don't think anyone has yet managed to properly combine the medium of music with our work. Cheers from a young guy who chased his dreams but is now a very displaced airline pilot!

[@davehadfield5906]

Thanks! Music with aviation gets both halves of your brain working.

[@LWJCarroll]

Thanks very interesting to watch.....Laurie

[@MattMorris481]

Very good pilot, great technique.