"It's Coming ALIVE!" Plane Savers E116

[@christopherescott6787]

I dare say NOBODY has ever attempted to acquire,and restore a warbird to flight in barley 5 months.Much less organize it and operate an airline at the same time. This is the epitome of an aviation love affair. I'd say These are more than aviation fans......THIS is the Canadian version of the INCREDIBLES!!!!

[@MikeyMcBryan]

👍👍👍 thanks bud!!!!!👍👍👍👍

[@MikeyMcBryan]

Michael Sakash So much more then replacing parts bud. Agreed not to museum quality but we are restoring her to flying condition. The point where you draw the line is only up to money. Restoring to commercial service is another mess all together.

[@christopherescott6787]

I'm NOT confused. Just one who appreciates the efforts of those who love what they do. Instead of picking apart and critiquing what one thinks is fact without having them.....

[@1SeanBond]

Just a Awsome hearty nice comment!!👍✌

[@rogergusty1802]

If you ever want to see a happy band of smiling, dedicated and knowledgeable workers .... just watch Plane Savers. Fantastic episode ..... and only 23 hours to go to the next one.

[@blackgmc01]

Lady Stella should be the name on the plane for all the work she did on painting it and cleaning it up

[@fredmoller1675]

Yeah, she's awesome, Buffalo is lucky to have her!

[@jimleskun3191]

I must check every 5 minutes everyday after supper for the next episode. I’m so proud of everybody involved. Just too much to say. Incredible. Please call her Miss Stella. Thank you Mikey for having the vision to revive this old beauty. I want so bad to see her lift off June 6. Hats off.

[@blackgmc01]

@@jimleskun3191 that would be a great name for that plane hope they will you it

[@MuhammadSamiKhan5]

Hey Mikey I would suggest printing somewhere on the plane the names of these amazing volunteers who work tirelessly to make your project a success. Best wishes!!!

[@fredmoller1675]

I agree, Sami, that would be awesome and more importantly well deserved!

[@lawr46]

How about a book to be displayed in the plane.

[@ADSC2006]

Hats off to the school for allowing use on the weekend.

[@kennethscofield4565]

Ahhh! the adjustable binford 600, no tool box should be without one.lol.🤣

[@flick22601]

I don't think too many people caught that one. I chuckled to the end of the video after he said it.

[@kennethscofield4565]

@@flick22601 ,hahaha thats right!Jay is obviosly one of those guys that'll do a seriously good job but dont take everything he says too seriously.I like guys like that, can you imagine him and Chuck working together....too funny!

[@thesawch63]

Mikey McBryan's name will look good on Benjamin's resume when he finishes school and needs a job . Way to go Ben , great to see millennials getting involved in projects like this !!!

[@Trade.Cube_TT]

The most anticipated viewing on the net (for me at least) by far ! . Thank you to all of you who are working so very hard to make this all possible. . Its great to see companies (through their employees) pitching in with their own time voluntarily, together with the generosity of ENA, its staff and students and all of the PLANE SAVERS crew (both on site and behind the scenes) and of course, the Intrepid Volunteers, I feel proud to be in aviation and to share in this spirit of community. . Going to watch the old episodes once more after, may be I'll raise a few more cents for the cause by viewing all of the Ads. . Off to release the "Pause button" and enjoy the rest of this fantastic episode. . (it is exceeding my expectations and I'm only a third of the way into it). . Merci, Merci.

[@MikeyMcBryan]

Merci!!!!! :) it’s folks like you that we do it for bud.

[@Trade.Cube_TT]

ps - no fuel in the tanks while in the hangar ! ... LOL ... I know you already know that. Congratulations Fred and Pierre, your troubleshooting skills are exemplary. . Stella is meeting her objective, she is going to be the first person in our time to paint the complete livery on a war bird by hand. Great to see Jay on the team. Benjamin is getting great experience (add a pilot's license as well and you'll join the ranks of the 'aviation triple threat'). Happy to see Bobby getting a bit of a rest, he's been burning the candle at both ends and its time to allow those amazing batteries to recharge. . pps - if the aileron lever arm was damaged, I'm sure Ronnie and Jay will now want all of the pulley brackets and basically the whole flight controls system to be thoroughly inspected as well. . Great stuff, great progress being made !

[@r.scottmacleod4564]

Definitely me too!...I wish this could go on forever.

[@terrallputnam7979]

It is so cool to see these guys crawling around in birds nests of old wiring and being able to trace it all out. I cannot imagine doing that. I would pull my hair out.

[@Trade.Cube_TT]

UPS, You're in aviation, you can't fail. . A call-to-action to the Montreal region UPS district manager, AOG ! ... all hands on deck to get those parts to ENA asap. . Its how we do things in aviation (Schedule comes closely behind Safety and Quality). . A surprise Sunday delivery would be greatly appreciated by 25,000 plus viewers of this channel I'm guessing. .

[@davidbutterfield2949]

You learn something every day. Getting to see the inner workings of a DC3 is amazing. Thanks 👍🏻🇦🇺

[@dutchflyingpilot]

Plane Savers is by far the most entertaining and educational show on the planet. Lovin every episode and every character. What an adventure..

[@RTatBstoke]

Couldn't agree more 👍

[@libertyforever4270]

Dr. Mikeystien says: It's ALIVE! Stella is rockin' and rollin' the paint job! Thumbs up to all the volunteers!

[@jimiemick]

1,000 views in less than 20minutes.... That is pretty dam good and shows how much we are all just waiting for our daily updates!!! Keep it up Mikey and the entire Plane Savers Universe.

[@MikeyMcBryan]

👍👍👍👍👍

[@markhayes100]

Jay from Thunder Bay to save the day! Thanks for the tech shots and great to see progress on the avionics! Stella is amazing! The paint looks great, another great day of work thanks to ENA.

[@Brendengs84]

Yes Bring Chuck down for a weekend or two. It would be good to watch 3 fine engineers on the plane working together.

[@mike5058]

Great progress today. I chase electrical ghost 5 days a week, just not on airplanes. I feel for and respect those guys chasing circuits and today was a great day for them.

[@tony66au]

I just realised with the closing remarks that everything, every service has to be checked for operation. Man what a task! It was great to start seeing and hearing systems come to life too and the Vibrator/Spark box was an interesting item to learn about and actually explains how the engines spring to life the way they do on Startup. Dream team of Volunteers, So many smiles and satisfied faces (And of course Bobby, the Man, the Legend!)

[@froggyziffle]

I remember the "shower of sparks" ignition on an old Mooney. I had no idea it went back so far. Live and learn...

[@markhayes100]

I’d never really thought about it but as Ray explains it it makes sense. The starters don’t spin those big engines very fast and depending on the magnetos alone to light the fire wouldn’t always work. Just learned something!

[@scottminshall6420]

Great job so far guys and gals! Mikey your gonna owe Stella big time for all that hard work she is doing! Better take her on a nice vacation after all of this.

[@markhayes100]

Yeah and no Plane Saver shopping either! A real vacation! 😁😁😁

[@deanfischer4746]

There was a DC3 in the air over Winnipeg today , what a thrill , I herd the unique drone and thought it was a water bomber but it was a DC3 to my surprise , haven't seen one in Winnipeg in a long time ill try to find out more info and let you know more , keep m coming Mikey !!!!!

[@hj45lp]

April 27 is veterans’ day here in Finland 🇫🇮. Huge respect for those who fought for the freedom we enjoy today! I’m sure your project will make many of them smile!

[@rwh1949homer]

As a 70 year old person who grew up around aviation, I can’t help but think about the students who are helping get DTD back in the air. They getting the opportunity of a lifetime to work on an airplane that flew over Normandy on D-Day. That experience is awesome to use one of Mikey’s favorite words. Everybody working on this project - keep up the good work.

[@DavidJones-xr4qk]

As the old saying goes... "Many hands make light work". And that is exactly what we are all witnessing here. The dedication and effort that is coming from all quarters is a joy to see. Each and every one of you that are involved here is a star in their own right! Keep the great "team work" going, collectively you will all win through in the end. Regards, David Jones Coventry, UK.

[@madcableguy]

17 minutes is never enough for an episode!

[@Racerman27410]

Just the other day Mikey was saying sometimes you setup the time lapse and get nothing.... sometimes something good.... @ 9:17 Stella doing the reverse worm down the top of the aircraft....seriously rolling on the floor laughing.... She is such a good worker.... i cannot believe how much better the exterior looks now... Tres bien!

[@markthompson4885]

Holy cow... I went back at 9:17 to see what you were talking about . I immediately busted out laughing

[@Rick-vm8bl]

Loving the videos but dreading the day they end. Mikey once this is all over and you're back in the hanger, how about a weekly "Buffalo Update" video? A half hour video, with a few go pro's set up in the planes cockpits for trips and updates on general goings on. You know how awesome the entire Buffalo team are on camera, it could be awesome :D

[@rogerblackwood8815]

That idea sounds like it's got legs, wadya think Mikey?

[@markhayes100]

Let all us Plane Saversss addicts down slow n easy... LOL

[@MikeyMcBryan]

I don’t know guys. I haven’t thought that far. It’s a lot of work as you can imagine

[@rogerblackwood8815]

@@MikeyMcBryan Aw common Mikey,it's only once a week we are asking :)

[@DavidJones-xr4qk]

Give Mikey a break guy's... He is full on and focused with THIS project, and that's more than enough for him to have to deal with at the present.

[@crazybrit-nasafan]

Incredible. The dedication of your team is wonderful. As are the skills they bring with them. As more and more systems come online the more 'Alive' she will seem. When that first light came on. The first movement from the controls. The first noises. All are magnificent milestones in their own right. When you hear The loud whirring of the starter followed by the clunk as it engages and drop in note as the prop starts to turn, tears will moisten many a cheek. We're there with you in spirit Mikey. Right by your side. All the best Greg

[@CaptainBobSim]

This is so tricky! I really want to see the wings on, but I also want you to use the hangar space!

[@louiswilliamhicks]

This has to be some of the best progress thus far in the project. Well done to everybody. The individual wins from today are huge in themselves, but the speed at which things are now moving should put you in pretty good form for June 6th. I will as always have my fingers crossed, but this is looking good.

[@barqwoof]

As a child of the fifties in western Montana, I watched Johnson Flying Service train their firefighter smoke jumpers as they parachuted from DC-3's and or Ford Tri-Motors in preparation for the fire season. Jumping just above our heads and landing across the river. What a sight for two rancher's kids. Jim

[@skyplonk]

This is seriously amazing Mikey. Watching this project feels like I am involved. Almost feel the same highs and lows as your team working on the aircraft! Hopefully one day you can get this project/rebuild on the TV/DVD or a ice pilots special. I bet there's a big audience who would love to see a condensed version of what you are doing (or not internet people). You are a star Mikey. Keep it up!

[@MikeyMcBryan]

Maybe I can edit into something some day. Or a fan made edit would be cool

[@battz99]

I had to smile when I saw Jay poking around in the underwing inspection cover. Just like him I find that having to wear glasses when you're doing that kind of thing is a total pain in the backside - see how he has to bend his head back and look down his nose to see what he's looking at! Stella is doing a fantasic job with the paint and I'm really pleased to see that she's bringing back the 'Canada white' as Jay called it. It's amazing how quickly she's managing to work her way through it - after all, it's not like painting the small back bedroom is it. Well done Stella!

[@auzzieworker5183]

I was shocked at times in the past at how down in condition DTD had been let go. Now with this great crew she's coming back..:)

[@chrisemery3871]

The sleeping giant is slowly waking,great news Mikey,so happy for you all.

[@brushitoff503]

She's coming back to life! Awesome episode Mikey, great work Plane Savers Crew!

[@mcdaddy0000]

Great to see you in the Hanger. Very well lit...

[@davidharris2519]

you have a great bunch of volunteers there a big shout out to STELLA for all her work

[@matinphal]

It’s very beautiful to see many people from everywhere in the country in the school where are gradutated in 2017 work togheter on a mystic plane now owned by a mystic company. May I come near june 6 take pictures with my young son??? Pour finir, salutations à Fred et Pierre.

[@Benoit6ft6]

You can come for the AeroSalon Airshow at ENA on June 1st and 2nd, the DC-3 will be displayed . On June 6th , a special event is organized and everybody is welcome. more detail soon !

[@victormorin1292]

Les projets inspirant nous font vivre! Avionic is fun, mechanic is great, structure is awesome: welcome to aviation!

[@MaShcode]

Getting power to the busses is a huge step forward. Now its only running down wires, switches snd relays. Coming to life. Clever of Stella to take over the painting. Gets the job with biggest visual impact. Can’t wait to see the clear-coat buffed and shiny.

[@digsbyjames7726]

I TOTALLY enjoyed that episode! Bar keeps going up! Great progress as well!!! Till tomorrow! Stay safe, stay healthy and keep enjoying the journey!!! I KNOW that there are times it feels like a mountain...but take a "Kodak" moment and look at what has been accomplished...I mean, really all of you have already accomplished so much that it is worthy of noting...all of the logistics, all of the planning and yes all of the dreaming...totally worth it!.

[@rockysouthflorida1707]

Great to see progress.. 4 dc 3;s at wwII days in Peachtree city today.. good times!!! keep it up folks~ Plane savers rocks!

[@midge604]

Another great video. Stella sure is working hard on the paint.

[@sinfuldavy0]

Stella seems to be very knowledgeable. What is her background?

[@cessnapilot8656]

You guys are awesome, she is slowly coming to life . I also vote for lady Stella for all the hard work she does behind the scenes,and cleaning and painting and whatever else is asked of her

[@oldnick4707]

Hah! Funny thing, I just got done pulling a huge wad of bird's nest out of an air conditioner nacelle on my Airstream RV, and two hours later I see a fella doing the same nasty job in the tail of Mikey's DC3! That looked familiar! Yuck!

[@UncaDave]

Just want to say I got in on these episodes late but started with the beginning, I am in WV an old retired piston twin commercial pilot of Aztecs, a Navajo, and a wonderful Golden Eagle, a 421B, and am loving this series. I am recovering from Covid, luckily was vaccinated and so enjoy each episode. Great job Mikey and Al the gang!

[@quietkate]

One less item for the punch list evicting the critter & insect nests. Your Plane Savers volunteers do enjoy the controlled environment of the hanger. Nice change of venue. Thanks for keeping it all together Mikey.

[@blinkingthings]

Your positivity and enthusiasm is so refreshing. Awesome progress on the plane today!

[@nicolabennington203]

I’ve watched every episode. Amazing progress, well done everyone. Watching in North Devon, UK.

[@TheRick2130]

there you go, the progress is finally rolling somewhat smoothly. with avionics guys faces smilling and another experienced dc3 helping, making smoke and gear swing is insight.. but id still think avionics will make or break the june 6 deadline

[@thx113868]

Man when those engines fire up I will choke up a bit. Another great episode Mikey

[@renevandenborre3629]

Thank you all the many volunteers today. So much going on today that it looks like a swarm of ants moving about.

[@Oldlithgow257]

The best thing is to hear a few noises from a project, great confirmation of progress.

[@thesawch63]

Looking back at some early episodes and episode 5 has 126,000 views !! WOW incredible !!!

[@andrewsemon9102]

Great day indeed...paint is flying on...plane coming to life...many helpful hands.👍 Brilliant episode.

[@Rspri10104]

I have done electrical work on car, trucks, motorhome and transit busses. I can feel their relief when they finally solve a nagging problem. Working without proper schematics just makes it so much harder

[@DougHanchard]

Even with schematics, chasing down each wire is required. There could be corrosion, cuts, shorts, etc. So each wire is ringed, checked for ohm resistance in addition to checking relays, fusible links and terminal points. The scale of the work is daunting in itself. And like they have stated, over the years, wires and components have been changed or bypassed or removed. The avionics team has to be perfect or things can go wrong in a hurry on a 75 year old airplane. Have a nice flight!

[@oldnick4707]

AVIALL carries Binford!!! man, sumthin new every day baby!! lol

[@oldnick4707]

Michael Sakash, Yeah, Tim will try to get on the crew, and Al shows up and says, "I don't think so Tim". :D

[@timdeegan6730]

Hey Bobby , Jay and Benjamin and all the volunteers GREAT JOB Looking so good AMAZING PROGRESS HEY UNCLE CHUCKY and Uncle Ronnie Great episode Mikey

[@andrewwatson9805]

Thank you, Mikey! These episodes are one of the highlights of my day; I look forward to each one. Great work everybody!

[@MikeyMcBryan]

👍👍👍

[@CoastalAutoReactionCAR]

Just awesome nice work everyone!! Loving it!

[@rogerblackwood8815]

Not so much visual, but definitely audio progress today Mikey!!

[@patrickdavey9692]

Onwards and upwards! Great going guys every tick on the list is closer to flying. Mikey you got all the rite guys doing the rite things. Stella you doing a great job of the paintwork.

[@mileshigh1321]

You got the power! Literally lol So cool to see electrics powering up! Love your indoors again! I have no doubt you will make the deadline! Airframe is in better shape than expected which is great! So many things about this project, that show it was meant to be!

[@1SeanBond]

Awesome comment 👍

[@RTatBstoke]

Great to see things moving on. The funny little thing on the nose that was mentioned, that’s your ILS (instrument landing system ) Glide Slop Ariel. On top of the nose should be a cow horn for the Runway Localiser.

[@donmeyer1621]

Love those boost pumps....And the induction vibrator ....changed one on our B 17!! Great progress everyone!!

[@waynebarnes2679]

Hey Mikey you and your team are doing an awesome job you should be so proud. All the best.

[@johnkamm8886]

Rocking the project...........have gone so far since you first arrived. Very impressive everyone !!!!!!! 😉

[@davidnelson2065]

Love it. I wonder if any ham radio operators are helping with the electrical/avionics stuff?

[@tbrown2275]

Uncle Ronny will never win an Academy Award if you don't put him on camera more ! Haircut looks good ! Plane is looking amazing as well. The whole process of this resurrection has been a great learning experience so far !

[@billchapel5248]

Two everyone, who has worked on the D Day plane, has the old movie Flight of the Phonix ever crossed your mind?

[@willstadnyk7209]

Seems like good progress being made even without some parts showing up. Good to see Jay on board! Love the smiles even in tough situations from Pierre, Fred, Simon, etc. Cheers all.

[@sixtoes2313]

Another set of eyes, that know what to look for ! ✈️

[@doug6885]

Bobby is pretty much the star of this show.

[@MikeyMcBryan]

He is even dreamer in person 😘

[@DavidJones-xr4qk]

They are all stars in my eyes!

[@mikehowels1566]

There doing such a grand job Mikey, as of course are you too. GREAT project for the students to be involved with. Gives them team work experience as well as learning about older aircraft. Will DTD be in Yellowknife next July -2020-

[@thewildkiwi4913]

Do you know the names of the crew on d day who flew dtd

[@Benoit6ft6]

Yes, check on www.planesavers.com/index.php/our-dc-3/ww2-d-day-june-5-6th-1944, the whole plane history is detailed

[@scheusselmensch5713]

Trick for rescuing long unused Bowden cables and other push pull cables; If they have a water/oil proof sheath you can tape one end of the sheath into a powerful shopvac hose and immerse the other end into light lubricant. By and by the suction will pull the lube through. I've rescued some mighty rough/stuck cables this way.

[@1SeanBond]

Jay you were awesome on this project DTD! Thank you!

[@frankjames7247]

Good to see the old girl indoors again, obviously some wildlife made use of her whilst she was inactive but as your title says "she is coming alive".

[@warrenyoung4978]

Fantastic episode ! I really enjoy when the technical stuff gets explained.

[@davidnelson8081]

Ringing out wires and basically reverse engineering each circuit. What a huge task. Wish I was there to help. Looks like a good challange

[@MoonlightAtlantis]

Great episode today!!! Familiar face has arrived! 😉. Your entire crew is awesome Mike. Really great group of dedication 👍🏻😊

[@naftalithaithi4812]

Visual progress from the team. Must have been a good day to even see Pierre smiling.

[@1SeanBond]

Awesome job on#116 thanks for the support plane savers fans!!👍✌! Awesome job Mikey! 👍 lol lost my hearted comment by editing in the show# of #116 lol only 1 i messed up! We just really enjoy the shows!🙏!!!

[@mikeycunningham2307]

So Impressed with the progress just wondering if your going to paint the tip of the tail it looks said not matching the rest of the tail

[@MikeyMcBryan]

Soon

[@battz99]

ha ha - it's a long way up there and someone needs to climb a ladder. Tricky when you're outside in the wind and weather

[@michaelscherer2584]

Came back here looking for landing gear detail. It was nice to meet Jay again.

[@jamesglenn2006]

I love Plane Savers ENA editions. Heavy inspections today👍👍

[@stephenwalters8061]

Its all starting to come together - should be flying next week! 😇😀🤣

[@komullins]

Great job you all. That school is pretty amazing! It would be nice to hear from Chuck. I miss the YZF mornings. Cheers. ✌️🛫

[@rileyk99]

Hearing those boost pumps and start vibrators come to life sure was great! The team is making great progress! Soon the to do list will start getting shorter and shorter! Keep it up!

[@tony66au]

LMAO @ the Binford Reference!

[@jvmalta081]

6:40 the best fly by wire ever invented ;) brought me memories from my apprentice period when i was working on aircraft in the late 1990's keep up the good work, regards from Malta thanks :)

[@The58stupot]

She's coming back boys, can't wait to see some smoke and hear those radials purring !! Great job guys.

[@unsatiro69]

Bobby can you show a closeup of the air stair hinges. they have to be very strong to hold the weight and the constant opening and closing. Great to see the progress being done on DTD. KEEP up the great work .

[@bobbydouzepis8260]

airmec331 This was done several episodes ago. They are very strong. Problem is the handles where the chains are attached are thin and flex and eventually crack. Also the area where the hinges attach to the fuselage needs a lot of support because of flexing. Remember this was a post design modification at Canadair.

[@unsatiro69]

thanks

[@91rss]

great stuff, add some Proform wet look hardener from Carquest to the paint, it will dry fast be UV resistant and harder

[@PBZzZz]

Great part of the day! Any timeline on when you think she will fire up?

[@dekcgi7891]

Lee Kirstein .....Do you mean Stella or the DC 3.....??

[@williamdunlop9681]

Once they've figured out how to trouble shoot the flux capacitor main bus relay they'll find the bad ground for that distributer downstream from the voltage rectifier.

[@bobbydouzepis8260]

William Dunlop Wait till they have to tackle the GPRV. There you will get the real show.

[@bobbydouzepis8260]

William Dunlop GPRV (Gremlin Pressure Relief Valve) :-)

[@MegaDillbob]

It was a family home to birds and now it will join them

[@rodchisholm9443]

Wow it is all happening, DTD is coming alive, great to see. What a team, piece by piece, wire by wire, circuit by circuit, part by part it is so good watching all of this coming together. So looking forward to see tomorrow's episode, Bobby keep up the great commentary too. 😀😀

[@mikercflyer7383]

Mikey, the episodes just keep flying by to fast. I think we are all addicted .