Jimmys spending money like a drunken sailor/aviator.. gotta love it!!!!!
@mamulcahy Жыл бұрын
Yeah, we need some color commentary from Jimmy’s wife!
@lescleaver3113 Жыл бұрын
My guess is he made his money somewhere and invested well and retired to do aviation lol
@BruceCarbonLakeriver Жыл бұрын
@@lescleaver3113 Actually he did ^^
@philipbrailey Жыл бұрын
Plus a jet
@subvet694 Жыл бұрын
As a former drunken sailor, I approve of this comment👍
@bmnesmith Жыл бұрын
Jimmy as an owner of BOTH a Luscombe and Cub these are 2 of the most economical airplanes you can own and teach your kids to fly in! My Boys love flying in our Luscombe and Cub! If you need help retrieving the Luscombe I’d be happy to help you get it home to Florida!
@haskellfilmz Жыл бұрын
You guys are great! One heck of an audience Jimmy has and some great pilots as well! It's good to see.
@Buckshothill Жыл бұрын
Ok jimmy make sure your boy gets the best dependable plane there and hopefully the one he likes. I think he has earned it dad from all the hanger help he has done for you and running that camera so good.
@riclambart8648 Жыл бұрын
Jimmy - 1st off: Love your channel. Been licensed since 1944 and am still airborne. You're like a grown-up kid in a candy store, and that obviously appeals to planeloads full of us. Keep up the hilarious - and educational - escapades. Meantime about the Jenny misinformation with which someone mislead you, as Larry D, down below, correctly observed, the Wright Brothers had nada to do with the Jenny. The J was designed by Ben Douglas, a Brit designer with Sopwith ("Camel") at Glenn Curtiss' request, and, coupled with the other tractor-powered model N of Glenn's, they came up with a better version, the JN (Jenny), and quickly thereafter the JN-1, 2, 3, and finally 4 (they later had a JN-6, too), all mass-produced in amazing numbers for such a labor-intensive combo of wood, wire, metal, and linen fabric: 1210 by the Canadians under license, and some almost 7000 in the states. All in all these trainers were also responsible for training more than 11,000 young Army, Navy, and Marine pilots for duty in WWI. The real evolution to the first reliable version, the JN-4 was the engineering genius of Capt. Bennie Foulois and his First Aero Squadron (FAS), who flew out of Columbus, NM into Mexico in search of Pancho Villa, after the Mexican Revolutionary bandit's deadly sneak raid on the sleeping NM town on March 9, 1916, one year after Orville Wright had left his company for other aviation pursuits. The first Jenny biplanes delivered by Curtiss to the FAS in Columbus were not truly airworthy and were all in the scrap heap within a few weeks of their arrival for use in the Punitive Expedition under General 'Black Jack' Pershing, the Eisenhower of WWI. The Expedition involved not only the first deployment by the U.S. military of aeroplanes in sustained combat conditions but also saw the first use of mechanized ground vehicles, too. It was the virtual end of the U.S. Cavalry's serious equestrian enterprise and the birth of American Air Power. The rickety Jenny first used by Foulois and his young fledgling aviators was soon re-engineered by the FAS's brilliant aviation mechanics under the direction of Capt. Foulois - and also using his own mechanical genius (he invented the airplane seatbelt, did 1st airborne radio comm, put the first wheels under the Wright ("Military") Flyer in which he'd learned to fly and crash as Army Pilot Number 1 some years earlier . . . this frenetic re-designing and rebuilding of the JN-2s and 3s into the JN-4, was not a Curtiss design upgrade, but truly one done by the FAS. The Wrights undoubtedly forcibly retarded the evolution of aviation in the U.S. because they were intensely litigious with their non-stop suing of anyone and everyone who had ideas of entering the aviation business stateside, where the courts highly favored the two inventors' lawsuits perspective on the matter. Curtiss was the Wrights' first target, which began when they sued him in 1909, only six years after their famous 1st flight at Kitty Hawk. Also, once a bicycle builder-designer, then motorcyclist extraordinaire designer and racer, and early aviation enthusiast, Curtiss was not concerned with being sued, so he plowed straight ahead with his own front propellered craft development, including his Jennys. In short, that scaled-down VW-powered Jenny look-alike you just acquired represents the presently still number one Air Power on the planet - and the machine that really brought it up to speed. Forget WWI aviation technology, the Wrights had kept us out of that race by their law-suit frenzy, while the European countries managed to quickly eclipse our state of the airplane-making art. We had to borrow English and French aeroplanes for air combat "over there." But the Jenny wasn't finished over on this side of the pond - its trainer-only status notwithstanding, it was soon sold by the thousandfold as Military surplus - and next became the backbone machine for the great Barnstorming Era, which itself gave rise the great Aviation Romance with the American public at large. The Feds put a forceful stop to the Wright's incessant lawsuit frenzy, we took our lessons from the waring allies and the Kaiser's aeronauts across the pond . . . and haven't looked back since. "C'est la vie" as the Spad-makers put it. FAS> firstaerosquadron.com/
@flyerjack1548 Жыл бұрын
Wow, thank you for the history corrections. So much packed into that comment. I hope I am not the last to give your comment the 👍 Thumbs Up!
@allensnook7760 Жыл бұрын
That truly was a mouthfull,but very interesting,cant believe u got only 2 likes.people are such idiots they cant see one tree in an entire forest!!! Your like a human google,snooky
@dandahermitseals558211 ай бұрын
Outstanding essay on the history and evolution from the experiments of the Wright brothers. It ALLWAYS irked me that people credit the Wright brothers for developing and inventing heavier than air mechanical flight when they actually got all the tech from the French inventor Chenault ( I don't know to spell that) I think the best civilian evolution of the Jennies was the hugely successful (progeny and stimulus for the beginning of the EAA) was the infamous PientPal air camper. Can't spell that either. I'm 80 and don't remember) Mechanics illustrated featured it on the cover and published the plans in that issue. People all over America were building them in their garages. With that horribly heavy ford modle T engine. I engine. I enjoyed your essay. Thanks. Dandahermit
@michaelgutzmer3303 Жыл бұрын
WOW, two of my favorite airplanes, the Cub and the Luscomb. When I was 16 I soloed in both in one week. The Luscomb was my dad's, the Cub was owned by the mechanic I worked for and helped build it at Clow International airport in Plainfield ILL. back in 1969.
@Skb174 Жыл бұрын
My grandfather used to fly me to clow to eat breakfast. Morris airport too!
@Kiwi0Six Жыл бұрын
Then you should know it’s Luscombe (e at the end)! 😁 My dad had an 8E and then an 8F (that I rode in till my brother came along and he got an 11A Sedan). I love the 8’s but the A is a little underpowered for my local density altitudes. I’ll have to pass on this one
@n085fs Жыл бұрын
I, too, have flown a Luscombe. It was fantastic. I've never flown a Cub, but my grandfather told me he earned his private rating in one.
@milesmassengill1097 Жыл бұрын
Jimmy, hit and miss engines. The hit and miss has a governor that when up to speed it holds the exhaust valve open until is slows back down. They also only have one rocker arm on the exhaust and the intake has no rocker arm. It uses vacuum to open the intake valve. They call it a atmospheric valve. Very neat how they work.
@twistedyogert Жыл бұрын
They also make a rather unique sound.
@TheCatman Жыл бұрын
And they're very well sought after too!
@johnnunn8688 Жыл бұрын
Saw several of a steam & vintage rally last summer.
@VirgelCarr Жыл бұрын
Jimmy, the mangled pile of steel in the yard is an historic piece of farm equipment. It appears to be an early model of a McCormick Deering Wheat reaper.
@rogerbrady1578 Жыл бұрын
We call it a Binder here in the UK 'The reaper-binder, or binder, is a farm implement that improved upon the simple reaper. The binder was invented in 1872 by Charles Baxter Withington, a jeweler from Janesville, Wisconsin.'
@joshuamontgomery4992 Жыл бұрын
McCormick story is something. He bought a bunch of property in upper Michigan and made a camp. Look up a story written by dick Bentley "the great camp". His grand father or great grand father was Cyrus Bentley and was McCormick lawyer and was partners in the camp. I have hiked back to white deer lake and seen the foundations, didn't make it to the island. Was 7.7 mile hike one way but so worth it.
@Henry-vb4hq Жыл бұрын
We used that grain binder for oats and wheat harvesting in Michigan probably in the '50 's. The large wheel was called the bull wheel and, when the machine was pulled, that wheel rotation powered the machine. It originally was horse drawn but later converted to tractor drawn. The grain was bound in bundles and collected on a set of rods until 6-8 were collected and then dumped into a pile by a person riding on the machine. Farmers would then come behind and set the bundles up in shocks so the grain could dry. I worked with that machine when I was young.
@ernestjenkins1855 Жыл бұрын
We called that a binder. Makes bundles of what you're cutting and binding.
@patrickmctaggart10 Жыл бұрын
Yup reaper, wheat binder ect. Missing a couple pieces as most are. Lol. Good stuff! Love the content. Never miss an video. Keep it up. You guys got the whole package at least for what i enjoy. A+++++++
@larryd.214 Жыл бұрын
Hey Jimmy - Orville Wright didn't have anything to do with the Curtiss Jenny. In fact at one point, in the very early days of flight, the Wrights and Glenn Curtis were fierce competitors. Wilbur was long dead and Orville was out of the aircraft business (serving on various advisory boards and with the NACA) by the time that the Jenny came around. There was eventually a merger that produced the Curtiss-Wright company, in which the Curtiss portion produced airframes and propellers, and the Wright portion producted engines.
@williamlazenby9720 Жыл бұрын
You should check out the Curtiss museum in Hamosporte New York state
@jamesburns2232 Жыл бұрын
The Wright Brothers knew the importance of patents. They patented their Wright Flyer to make money. The Wrights sued Glen Curtiss for using hinged ailerons for roll control vice wing warping. There was a protracted legal battle over the flight control patent between Curtiss and the Wrights which resulted in Glen Curtiss having to pay a sum of money to the Wrights even though his ailerons were far better in controlling roll than wing warping.
@bjornmclir5015 Жыл бұрын
A good book to check out with some good stories on Curtiss and Wright is A Viking with Wings.
@Watson1 Жыл бұрын
Man oh man, man oh man. Boy oh boy. If only I lived in the USA. I would definitely go and help you with the those beautiful aircraft. I day maybe. Love what you do. Keep it up. Thank you Wiz
@DaveGWIS Жыл бұрын
Jimmy, I am pretty sure that the unknown piece of farm machinery at 56:50 is a Reaper-Binder, or what's left of it. It would be used to harvest cereal crops like wheat and barley. It would cut the crop close to ground level and the rotating 'sails' would help to then lay it onto a conveyor belt which would transport it to the binding mechanism which would automatically gather it into bunches and tie it with string before dropping the bunch on the ground. The gathering/tying mechanism was mesmerising to watch working. It would have been pulled by a horse or early tractor, with all the power coming from the big centre wheel as it was pulled along. As a young boy in the 50's I earned my pocket money by walking along behind these things and stacking the bunches into groups of 10 or so to be picked up for threshing later on. Very common here in the agricultural areas of the UK before the combine harvester came along.
@RusselLee Жыл бұрын
While watching this I imagined your son in 50 years walking through your hangers telling the prospective buyer the stories of your crazy escapades.
@1980bwc Жыл бұрын
They'll be there for awhile! 😂
@biteme0973 Жыл бұрын
i was thinking the same thing lol
@cokeforever Жыл бұрын
he'd just give a link to this video ;) and then they would all laugh as airplanes modern to that day in future, will all be self-flying ))
@lcfflc3887 Жыл бұрын
just like this video yes sir lol.
@pappybo49 Жыл бұрын
I started flying when I was 14yrs old, although I couldn’t solo until age 16. After about 10hrs and 2 summers, the only FBO where I worked summers, acquired an old 150 and I was allowed to upgrade to that after solo. A qcouple of hours for me to transition from the tail wheel Cub to the nose gear 150 but after that I was ready to go. I think every young aviator should learn to fly in a cub or champ or something like that. You learn what the stick and rudder are used for and stalls and spins are not scary, but simply another maneuver to learn along the way in the adventure of flying. BTW my job at the airport paid $5.00 per week and 1hr. Duel in the Cub. (Not a bad deal since I would have done it for free.)
@outlaw7x77 Жыл бұрын
My Dad died two years ago. He started building an ultralight plane during his retirement but never came close to finishing. He had to build a garage to even get started. Bad health then took over his life. He got the wing structures built and bought a few parts for this and that. I have his "Aircraft Spruce and Specialties" catalog in my bathroom. I read it sometimes. He's got certain items he has circled for purchase. Truthfully knowing his craftsmanship I'm glad he never finished it. I was a assembly mechanic for Boeing. He was an engineer for Boeing, and McDonald Douglas by trade. He'd have really loved seeing this video. Thanks Jimmy!!!
@jthampshire Жыл бұрын
Ranger engines were pistons-down to keep the cylinders below your line of sight. Weight up high can cause tip over when landing/braking too. Also oil leakage during flight would be less likely to cover the windscreen .
@gerryh0011 Жыл бұрын
Yes upside down engines allowed the front to be lower as the prop was at the top and not the bottom. Worked on Gypsy Major and Gypsy Queen engines with the same configuration back in the 50's in the RAF
@johnnunn8688 Жыл бұрын
@@gerryh0011, my air experience flight had one, DH Chipmunk from Halton.
@sanches2 Жыл бұрын
Boy, my dad would've loved seeing these planes! This episode made me both excited and teary-eyed. I miss him a lot
@R0bobb1e Жыл бұрын
My Mom used to fly a Cub, I believe it's what she learnt to fly in. She was taught by exWWII-RAAF (Royal Australian Air Force) pilots and actually got to go through "Basic Training" because her main instructor was an RAAF Instructor and, well, she wanted to. She went on to be a successful stunt pilot for a number of years until her fiancé had the wings fall off in the middle of an Air Show and flew straight down. Anyway, seeing these old birds really put a smile on my face. You always bring a smile to my face. Just the enthusiasm and joy of flying and tinkering.
@bellcc2930 Жыл бұрын
Jimmy, that cub would be great for your son to learn to fly in. I learned to fly in a J-5 Cub 4 years ago at the age of 15. Don't let the tailwheel factor scare you, those J3s are very easy to fly as long as you keep your feet on the rudders.
@FloridamanFL Жыл бұрын
I think we are going to need a Jimmy's World aviation museum
@aviatorflighttraining Жыл бұрын
He needs to go to an aviation museum and learn a little…
@markmitchell457 Жыл бұрын
@@aviatorflighttraining You do know he makes $12,000 a month off KZbin right? He knows how to make money. The airplanes are just click bait.
@TerraMagnus Жыл бұрын
I was just going to comment something like this. He could legitimately open something like the Wheels Through Time museum in Maggie Valley NC which has a huge collection of American motorcycles as well as some cars. And almost everything runs and is ridden.
@TerraMagnus Жыл бұрын
How long before Jimmy buys a C130 to haul unflyable planes home in?
@garyprince8145 Жыл бұрын
@@TerraMagnus LOL why bother with a lil ol herky bird when the ukranians have a pre used antonov which does need a little work to get flying :)
@stuartburgess2409 Жыл бұрын
What a great time you had with those lovely folks & breakfast too , pity their Dad wasn't there , but he sure was in spirit & a great aviator as well ! I bet everyone want to see the "stang" fly , but I'd love to see that jennie or the SE5 lift them tyres off the dirt first , probably the Cub or Luscombe in reality though . Really enjoyed this trip keep up the Sterling work !
@allensnook7760 Жыл бұрын
All i can say is wow!!!glad you could keep this guys handywork going and make his family so proud of there dads memmory and sweat n time to live on.his son you could tell he knew his fathers story n thoughts so very well.just amazing jimmy it was like a tour of museum pieces!what a playground of tinkering all them yrs!!thanks for taking us along,will be interesting to see ur prodigy learn the field of flyers.kudos💥🙏👍🙏💥
@PVPjustPlaneMayhem Жыл бұрын
So thankful that my brother has the knowledge and memories to share of our dad! 😁😁
@Hondo68 Жыл бұрын
Their Dad must have been a awesome man to know. Jimmy thanks so much for this video. ❤️
@PVPjustPlaneMayhem Жыл бұрын
He was your typical grumpy old man but looking back over the years that we were blessed to have him on earth… we find the great moments and memories made with him. But wish more than anything that he was still here to watch his grand babies grow up.
@1701enter Жыл бұрын
Fell in love with the two little cub/pup combo!
@leifvejby8023 Жыл бұрын
The disassembled silver doped biplane he didn't like flying is a french Nieuport biplane from WWI, or a replica of it. The lower wing panels for it are in the hangar with the Luscombe.
@haskellfilmz Жыл бұрын
It's so awesome seeing and hearing from Jimmys followers. Talk about the highest percentage of pilots watching on any YT channel!
@aytacercen944 Жыл бұрын
I live in DOVER. At the rate you are going, I am afraid they are going to extend the hangar spaces in Plant City all the way to my property line. I draw the line if any of the taxiways crosses my front yard LOL
@roadking99jokerst60 Жыл бұрын
Aytac, you'd love it to happen. You'd pick up and move your house around to accommodate the need, And I'd help you do the FOD walk each day.
@Istandby666 Жыл бұрын
I'm glad I grew up during a time, where kid's could walk out to the airport ask a stranger to go flying. We had true freedom.
@R34l1ty4U Жыл бұрын
Its emotional to see someone's life through his belongings. Enjoy life since nothing you have in this life will go with you when you are gone.
@GaryLaaks1 Жыл бұрын
Hay if I was Jimmy my wife would have threatened me to within an inch of death by now LOL. Love this channel.
@EatPezzzz Жыл бұрын
That's because your wife wears the pants in your family. Pretty simple.
@chriscusick6890 Жыл бұрын
She's smart
@mclotfelter5664 Жыл бұрын
I'm thinking forget Sun n Fun and Oshkosh the new annual trip should be to Jimmy's house. You can see more airplanes
@haskellfilmz Жыл бұрын
I'm just hoping we don't see him having to move anytime soon, you know if his wife doesn't see the humor in this purchase like we do!
@mclotfelter5664 Жыл бұрын
@@haskellfilmz I agree 100%. I love his channel too much too see anything bad happen to him or his family
@ronrhein2152 Жыл бұрын
That old machine in the bushes is a binder, it is the front part of what is now called a combine, it cut the crop and would tie into bundles which were then picked up and taken to a thrashing machine to separate the grain. The combine joined the binder and the thrasher to do the job in one pass.
@davidmunro5577 Жыл бұрын
It is a corn reaper known as a binder in the UK and used for cutting oats or barley crops. The arms were for tipping the crop using wooden blades, towards the cutters, to make it easier to cut the crop. It was towed behind a tractor. It was not a powered implement but it used a huge wheel in its centre to provide all the action and also to support its motion and its weight. Moving canvas belts were used to transport the cut stalks to the binding mechanism and it also put out the stalks in a bound bundle which was left to be stooked and dried in the sun. Later the stooks (8 sheaves stood on their ends in a tent) were transported to the farm and formed into a stack for later threshing to grain. I spent many a day doing all these tasks as a youth from 12 to 18 years old on the farm. Happy days!
@heatherrawls6015 Жыл бұрын
Jimmy there are 2 Red Arrows aerobatic display ex RAF planes for sale in GB. Maybe not for you but they may make your mouth water a bit!
@daodemocracy6200 Жыл бұрын
i work late nights sometimes and my work detail is quite hard. your videos help me relax thanks man great storylines. such entertaining concepts always funny .
@lloydbethel252 Жыл бұрын
Can't wait to see them all fire up, whether to put them on a trailer. Or to fly out. I build 777s .the thought of hearing these vintage plane flying again makes me feel like a kid on Christmas morning
@AkihikoTakeba Жыл бұрын
At this point it's probably easier to buy more things than fix the projects you have lol. Got that other mustang, the Mig, Elvis jet, Citicar, the RV, Cameron... You need to write a book about the key to a happy marriage because most people would be homeless with half those projects and the money involved in them. Keep up the good work.
@bradrock7731 Жыл бұрын
Watching another Jimmy buying everything video ,while hoping my wife does not see UPS drop off a balsa RC plane KIT this week.
@jshoopes8305 Жыл бұрын
😂
@AlexsSFOAviation Жыл бұрын
"It'll be fine..." Love your work and hope you dont break your bank account!
@andyschwarm Жыл бұрын
...or your neck.
@jginmt Жыл бұрын
Jackpot. I can't wait to see you get these going and the story of the new owners. These videos are going to be fantastic.
@ielside1 Жыл бұрын
I can't wait to see these planes flying. this man left leaving a spectacular legacy
@RevMishka Жыл бұрын
Jimmy you’ve outdone yourself! What an outstanding episode…I love the cubs…my best friend had a ‘47/48/49 that I got to fly with him circa 30 yrs ago…I can still remember how quickly it got in the air and how much fun it was to fly…I guess my personal favorite was the Mustang…what an incredible plane! It gets my vote to be the first one you fly back to Florida…so cool…if you’re looking for a buyer for the Honda motorcycle, let me know..great content and I cannot wait to see the next episode. What could possibly go wrong?
@AvionicsEducation Жыл бұрын
I have some experience with the P-51 projects like that. would love to help you get it flying.
@aviatorflighttraining Жыл бұрын
The ranger engines and many inline engines are “upside down” to allow for better prop clearance and visibility for the pilot.
@danielhartsell Жыл бұрын
Jimmy,hi, my name is Wayne and I'm one of your biggest fans, I watch all of your videos over and over I have had a few friends in the past years that have carried me flying many times I'm actually flew to Oshkosh just wanted to say I love what you do and wish I could be like you I'm disabled and suffer from a rare eye disease I am legally blind and it's just a matter of time before I lose all eyesight, my bucket list just to get to ride with you in the lancair, I would feel like my life was complete, I live in Philadelphia Mississippi but I would walk to Florida just to get to ride with you you are an inspiration and to many others in the aviation please don't stop
@captchia Жыл бұрын
Jimmy, As a Luscombe 8E owner, Silas needs to learn to fly in the 8A! There’s no better airplane for a young person to fly! Heck, It’d be a great airplane to pass on to his kids when the time comes!
@ScottSillis Жыл бұрын
Wow Jimmy that was so cool, seeing and hearing the stories what an incredibly talented and dedicated man and family. I think I'd love to see the Scaled down Mustang's fly but honestly I'd love to see them all flying again as a tribute to Jerry and his family. A lot of work to do man. Have fun... CLEAR PROP! 🇦🇺🇺🇸
@PVPjustPlaneMayhem Жыл бұрын
Thank you… we look forward to seeing them fly again.
@ScottSillis Жыл бұрын
@@PVPjustPlaneMayhem you're very welcome, your father was a very special and unique man from what I have seen, and you guys also. I'm a former Australian Military Aircraft Maintenance Engineer and I know what it takes to build aircraft, hats off to your late father, it must be extremely difficult to have to sell all those memories. Life is short so make the most of it. 🤗🎸🎤🎶🤠🇦🇺🇺🇸
@PVPjustPlaneMayhem Жыл бұрын
@@ScottSillis yes sir, a very hard decision and one I hope to not regret. But I do think that with them flying again helps ease the thoughts.
@ScottSillis Жыл бұрын
@@PVPjustPlaneMayhem I'm sure Jimmy will do his best to get as many flying as possible to honour your father and family. 👍😉
@shanegagnon3423 Жыл бұрын
THERE you go :D NEW PLANES @ NEW CONTENT ... Love the P-51 replica. he should fly first, in honor of the real one, they're simply legends!
@roderickbowes2482 Жыл бұрын
Jimmy and a CANDY STORE ! ! ! I have a feeling that Jimmy did backwards flikflaks in the shower when he woke up the next morning and realised -- Boom -- I just bought a whole museum full of aircraft ! ! ! I'm sure the seller was happy to sell to Jimmy -- Knowing how much they both love these planes ! ! !Hee Haaa !!!!!
@markdowell619 Жыл бұрын
Hey Jimmy, your positive infectious attitude has given me the bug to acquire my pilots license and perhaps a Moony or an experimental Lancair!! Take care and keep posting! You have quite a following now!!
@therealjimmysworld Жыл бұрын
Go for it!
@cap_eath Жыл бұрын
Wow! I used to be from west Texas. You are flying those from west Texas to Florida?! Yikes! That will be an interesting video. Almost like VGG, but I'm sure yours will have passed a legit inspection
@willamcombs1106 Жыл бұрын
@ 25:20. The Jenny was built by Glenn Curtis and thus the name Curtis Jenny. He and the Wright Bros. did not get along to well because of Patent Disputes over ailerons vs Wing Warping. The Wright Bros. contended that Wing Warping was ailerons and that anyone who used them had to pay the Wright Bros money which Glenn Curtis denied because He developed the modern Ailerons we see on almost all planes today. The Wright Bros. lost the Law Suit and Glenn Curtis was able to use His Aileron configuration.
@donnabrowder2431 Жыл бұрын
Jimmy, I agree with another poster about the old rusty farm machine. I believe it was a "binder" for cutting wheat, oats, or rye. It was pulled by two horses, or could be configured for three. A cycle bar cut the grain.... a large paddle wheel knocked the product down to a moving canvas table...the product moved up between two canvases where it was gathered into bundles... the bundles were automatically tied with "binder" twine and ejected. The bundles were gathered into shocks for drying and curing. A shock was about 10 or 12 bundles stood on in in a circular group. Two bundles would be folded and placed on top of the shock to serve as a rain cap. My grandparents had a horses drawn binder. I watched it operate on several occasions on their farm in Southwest Virginia (Carroll County, Virginia near Hillsville. I spent my summers on this farm in the 1940's and early 1950's. I really enjoy your videos. I am especially interested in what becomes of the Elvis Jetstar. I worked at the Lockheed plant in Marietta, Georgia. Many times I walked by Jet star #1 prototype bought and owned by Howard Hughes. It was parked outside on the tarmac outside of the factory surrounded by a fence with a 24/7 guard on duty in a one-man guardhouse.
@mikeiniowa7779 Жыл бұрын
You are making me remember the 1980's Movie "Used Cars" with Kurt Russel where they had to come up with a mile of used cars for sale at the car lot or be charged with false advertising. Jimmy and his mile of used airplanes. Still think you next purchase should be an airport to hold all your airplanes. I love the old Cub and Luscomb. Others were pretty impressive also. I am waiting to see who gets the short straw and flies back the Pup. You are going to have to start your own Ebay Store.
@aytacercen944 Жыл бұрын
That rusty thing in the field is Sikorsky Sky Crane A1-Prototype.
@allensnook7760 Жыл бұрын
Was that before or after the crashing of it,ha ha lol!!snooky pa.💥👍💥
@richardphelan8414 Жыл бұрын
The Luscomb was great old All Metal plane in the time when others of the same class were fabric covered ,I remember Helping a guy change out his 65 HP continental to a 85HP back in the mid 50s at a sod field a half mile from where I lived until I Joined the Military in 1961,this episode brought back some awesome memories for Jimmy thank you
@buckmurdock2500 Жыл бұрын
The first Luscombes had fabric covered wings. This one Jimmy is looking at has fabric covered wings.
@13699111 Жыл бұрын
This is a wonderful group of beautiful airplanes . The greatest thing is they will be flying not just forgot can't get any better than that Jimmy
@PVPjustPlaneMayhem Жыл бұрын
And this is a big part of why … we didn’t want them to sit but to have them fly again. It’s like my dad’s legacy will live on because others will get to enjoy them.
@gingertimelord5 Жыл бұрын
That flat 4 idle .....love it (boxer rumble is slightly better) And that VW SE5 is gorgeous
@barrywood5357 Жыл бұрын
Way to go jimmy.. kudos to you sir for doing this as in any form aircraft do die from time to time but with you they live longer nice one again Crack on
@SeniorIzzy Жыл бұрын
The rear seat sling on the J3 Cub is incorrectly installed. The screws are drilled into the frame structural member. The sling needs to be wrapped around that member and thru bolted with 2 batten strips slid into the pockets on the canvas sling. Be careful Jimmy. Oh, yeah. Watching that hand-propping event made me shiver. Extremely dangerous method, etc.. Have fun. I'll be happy to come down on a weekend and work on the old birds and help out! Cheers
@Charles53412 Жыл бұрын
Being a cousin of the Wright Brothers, I know neither died in a plane crash. Wilbur died from illness and Orville of a heart attack. As for one of the brothers having input into the building or anything else to do with the Jenny I don't know. Except that Curtiss was building planes during WWI like the Wright Brothers to keep up with demand. Pretty cool to see those Gems in the east Texas Hill country. I know the Bandera are well all the way to the west Texas Hill country due to working in the Oilfield. Awesome Potential for those planes Jimmy !!
@dllmpb06 Жыл бұрын
One of the Wright brothers were in a accident of which Thomas Selfridge died,first military officer to die in a plane crash, Selfridge ANGB is named after Thomas Selfridge.
@Charles53412 Жыл бұрын
@@dllmpb06 That would have been Orville Wright.
@jimfinlaw4537 Жыл бұрын
I would take the Piper Cub first, then the Luscomb. Watch out with that aerobatic bi-plane that looks similar to a Pitts S1-b because it can be squirrelly to control. I highly recommend getting a qualified aaerobatic pilot to fly it home. BTW, how are you going to bring Elvis's Lockheed Jetstar home? Looks like it might fit inside two shipping container trailers once its disassembled. Anxious to see you start this project. Keep up the great work!
@frostyfrost4094 Жыл бұрын
Think it was a EAA Biplane
@jimgross5 Жыл бұрын
Looks like a single seat Acrosport to me.
@bravo2aviation Жыл бұрын
The EAA bipe is actually pretty docile compared to a pitts
@michaelburleigh27 Жыл бұрын
Awesome, glad to see Sylas will get his own plane!
@TheJessejames9900 Жыл бұрын
My great grandfather was a Lancaster pilot during the war, after the war when he retired he bought all 4 engines an everything to build his very own later on there was some family drama an my great grandfather donated everything he had left to the hamilton heritage museum where it is flying now..great feeling seeing that fly over head
@Clintfranklin Жыл бұрын
Jimmy you've just made my day! All those beautiful aircraft and some actually handmade... Its just heaven! Love what you are doing keep up the good work and may you always have clear skies!
@mmayes9466 Жыл бұрын
They were all handmade
@kellingc Жыл бұрын
I was fascinated with everything you showed on this episode. So cool seeing the old planes. I'd love to see the Lusco fly out - for some reason it strikes my fancy. No flaps; I take it you'd have to slip in in on final, Is cross-control even taught anymore?
@anthonysmalawipredators8794 Жыл бұрын
That property must have been real fun to be at during its hay-day!
@PVPjustPlaneMayhem Жыл бұрын
It was and soon the fun will continue with our own three boys when we move back
@anthonysmalawipredators8794 Жыл бұрын
@@PVPjustPlaneMayhem that is sooooo awesome, I hope you folks get all the same enjoyment.
@lindaberl3712 Жыл бұрын
Love this!❤ I wish I could have been there in person to see all these treasures! What a fantastic find!
@sueedduffy6786 Жыл бұрын
This video brought me back to 1965 when all those airplanes flew. Greatest time working at an airport.
@jimnjele.bean-dayone3505 Жыл бұрын
Don't know the details but this IMHO, is WAY BETTER than the scrap jet
@bigliftm Жыл бұрын
And yall still got to restore that elvis jet...CLEEAARRRR JET STREAMMMM. And dont forget to ask Pricilla about the ham radio thingy 🙏
@billbrown4159 Жыл бұрын
Lockheed Jetstar!
@lescleaver3113 Жыл бұрын
Got to get it out of desert first lol
@bigliftm Жыл бұрын
@@lescleaver3113 well i never ever believe that jimmy is gonna let that 234k jet sitting like that for too long. but it will be a hell of a job to take it apart and load it up on flat bed trucks to haul it to florida. hudge logistics involved.
@glendalowrimore Жыл бұрын
Awesome find and such good family, love the stories ,nice video
@colinkobel2868 Жыл бұрын
What a find this was! Seven plus planes to have fun with! The cub is the jewel out of the whole bunch!
@forthrightnight Жыл бұрын
We had some ice cold beers one hot afternoon on the back deck. There was a big umbrella poking through the middle of the table. Someone, not gonna' say who, name rhymes with stupid, the most learned of the group, proposed that the owner of the domicile being of slight build could in fact jump off the peak of the roof and float back down the approximately 12 feet to the deck. Sixteen would be stretching it. Besides we all would be there to catch him. That was the plan. Well when he came off the roof the nice shady umbrella turned into a screaming 8 foot lawn dart and we all scattered. He impacted the deck at a speed of exactly E=mc2. The umbrella was absolutely no help. So we had to get him beers for the next few weeks until his ankle unbroke itself. Just because we are polite does not mean we are smart. As a Canadian.
@jerrystevens1865 Жыл бұрын
With all the new acquisitions of late Jimmy I think that it's about time you looked into creating, developing, a "Jimmy's World Aeropark" somewhere on the outskirts of your part of Florida. Or wherever would work best.. It just makes perfect $en$e.
@mclotfelter5664 Жыл бұрын
Can I be the first to buy tickets.
@schroeder334 Жыл бұрын
He needs to partner up with Kermit Weeks at Fantasy of Flight
@gbowne1 Жыл бұрын
Not really a huge fan of Kermit Weeks.. even though he has some cool planes.
@stevenmerriman4479 Жыл бұрын
He lives close enough to Kermit that he could have a great place to display. Also, to find help with the Elvis Plane?? That sounds exactly like a Kermit kind of project!
@jerrystevens1865 Жыл бұрын
@@mclotfelter5664 The type Air Park, Aero Park, Sky Ranch. etc, that I was referring to is an 'aviation community' with aviators, etc, to buy residential home lots and build suitable homes with hangars out back. Akin to golfers living on golf courses.. boaters and fisherman living on a lake. Jimmy could have his own aviation stuff over in one corner of the community. With Jimmy's imagination the sky would be the limit. He'd reinvent the airpark thing,, with class. Google search ''airparks florida''
@MaxNafeHorsemanship Жыл бұрын
LOL...loved to see a Luscombe. They were famous for ground looping. Dad's was a 48 all aluminum. Electric start, but one day the battery was dead and I got to watch him hand prop it. Pretty little bird. They are a very capable aircraft. They don't stall. They "mush". No flaps. Fully aerobatic. Just watch your head. A tight squeeze for two adults.
@dandahermitseals558211 ай бұрын
I learned how to fly in my Luscomb. The hardest thing to master with that plane is taxying. It nearly flies itself. Very easy to get comfortable cause no quirky tendancies. Dandahermit
@Torgonius Жыл бұрын
Thanks, Jimmy. Now my 12 year old wants me to buy him an airplane. I don't even have one yet!
@PlaneFunRC Жыл бұрын
Jimmy, I found this information on Wikipedia for the stallion four place aircraft. Check out the speed at which it flies: General characteristics Crew: one pilot Capacity: 5 passengers Length: 25 ft 0 in (7.62 m) Wingspan: 35 ft 0 in (10.67 m) Height: 9 ft 6 in (2.90 m) Wing area: 140.1 sq ft (13.00 m2) Aspect ratio: 8.8:1 Empty weight: 2,200 lb (998 kg) Max takeoff weight: 3,800 lb (1,784 kg) Powerplant: 1 × Continental TSIO-550-B air-cooled turbocharged flat-six engine, 350 hp (224 kW) Performance Maximum speed: 306 mph (493 km/h, 266 kn) Cruise speed: 295 mph (474 km/h, 256 kn) Stall speed: 71 mph (115 km/h, 62 kn) Range: 2,700 mi (4,345 km, 2,346 nmi) Service ceiling: 32,000 ft (9,750 m) Rate of climb: 2,600 ft/min (13.2 m/s)
@jeffhunt1976 Жыл бұрын
Dang, Jimmy's bouncing around in my back yard. I saw that advertisement for the estate sale auction with the red biplane and SE-5. The biplane was advertised very reasonably as I recall. I wondered where that add went to so fast, and now I know. I've got to get something cheap to build time in eventually or I'll never get to change careers. I was hoping that thing would operate in and out of our hay field to save on hanger rental. Oh well. Back to work for now I guess. Gotta keep saving and getting things lined up for the right time.
@WreckOfLamb10 ай бұрын
My grandfather was training in Arkansas & Texas when WW1 ended. He bought a Jenny and flew it back to New England & barnstormed awhile. Ended up managing traffic for NAT/TAT My dad lived in 10 places by the time he was 10.
@StuTheFarmer Жыл бұрын
This is the Jimmy content we all came for! Love it
@davidbentley145 Жыл бұрын
Jimmy looks like a kid in a "candy store"!
@gat6186 Жыл бұрын
Gotta love exploring another man's toy box. Hangars are some of the coolest.
@texastomeh3077 Жыл бұрын
One of your best videos EVER!! Can't wait for you to get them flying!! Love them ALL!! I don't want you to sell any of them!! (LOL) I have the same problem with old cars!!
@tannerhughes6274 Жыл бұрын
Shout out from Fairbanks, Alaska! Going through A&P school right now, about to graduate in August. Love watching your Chanel as more and more makes sense to me as I’m going through school. Keep it up!
@alaskan3304 Жыл бұрын
Wasilla here!!!!
@PlaneFunRC Жыл бұрын
You’re going to need a Jimmy’s world Air Force to fly all of those planes home. Start with the Cub please.
@ericdelawder6585 Жыл бұрын
Hey Jimmy They hung the engines upside down so they could get the prop higher off the ground and use longer props. Like the Ranger engine on a pt-19 and the single seat mustang you looked at.
@jrsgarage7623 Жыл бұрын
Jimmy's living my life long dream! Love seeing someone/anyone actually out there doing and living that dream!! Man that's sick AF!
@pulsarpilot7501 Жыл бұрын
Bring the Cub home. Have your son fly it with an instructor after a thorough annual. Think of the time he would build.
@WallStreet749 Жыл бұрын
Another Plane what happened to the ELVIS JET. I have been waiting for some updates about it. Now another Plane Jimmy Your bouncing around tooooo much. FOCUS FOCUS SON.
@Arachnikadia Жыл бұрын
That was so fun to watch but that Mustang replica blew me away. I wish I could make one of those. Never knew theres plans for those floating around that you can buy. Honestly if I were you, Id buy those blueprints with the planes.
@dragonspicks Жыл бұрын
That rusty equipment you were looking at. I call it a grain binder. It cuts grain off the ground and ties them up into bundles. They can harvest grains like oats, wheat and barley
@derkhawkins2575 Жыл бұрын
Jimmy, the first step is to admit you have an addiction.
@lawrencelacenski9781 Жыл бұрын
I would have to guess that Jimmy has his family finances separate from his airplane flipping business and could live just fine if it all went south
@haskellfilmz Жыл бұрын
Must be that way or she wouldn't be smiling!
@jasonwitt8161 Жыл бұрын
Great history of a man who lived and breathed planes. My Grandpa has a similar background, he served as an electrician on the HMCS Nabob, Canada's only aircraft carrier in WW2. He fell in love with planes and owned quite a few after the war. My first memories are full of him flying me and my youngest Aunt to Disneyland when I was 4 years old. I really enjoyed this video. My condolences over the loss of this family's patriarch. Cheers and God bless! Cant wait to see the Mustang fly SOON! That has my vote!
@tech4pros1 Жыл бұрын
my grandfather (Bathurst Cuddeford, likely known as Barry), also served aboard the HMS Nabob, he was in the fleet air arm, an air engineer. He was aboard when she was torpedoed on 22 august 1944 in the Barents sea.
@jasonwitt8161 Жыл бұрын
@@tech4pros1 OMG yes my grandfather talked about that often, nice to meet you
@jimsteinway695 Жыл бұрын
Jimmy keeps buying these kind of planes, the channel has a shelf life
@mikeshiflett1562 Жыл бұрын
The main reason I watch Jimmy is to see witch poor financial decision leads to his wife giving him a black eye!
@haskellfilmz Жыл бұрын
LOL!
@Quadcopterguide Жыл бұрын
Fun episode. Kudos to the camera operator and editor.
@jeremylauer5234 Жыл бұрын
that N3 Pup is amazing, that would be my favorite.
@anthonyelam2257 Жыл бұрын
So much history here ... the love of aviation that filled this man's heart and occupied his time on earth to three wks before he died ... he loved what he did ... he lived his dreams ...
@PVPjustPlaneMayhem Жыл бұрын
Nailed it!! He did enjoy it up until his passing.
@DWBurns Жыл бұрын
You are great. Your videos are incredibly entertaining. You and Juan Browne now both own 310’s and Luscum’s.
@stevenreynolds368 Жыл бұрын
best show i have seen love it true love of aviation
@saafan Жыл бұрын
Congratulations, this deal is way better than putting all your money in only one plane (Elvis). ❤ Hope to see you flying over the Pyramids here in Egypt 🇪🇬. Will be waiting for you 😊
@graftonstone5556 Жыл бұрын
As a south african and a fond liking in planes I love watching you come up with these finds.