North American P-51D Mustang - Part 2 - Cockpit Tour - Kermie Cam

We've heard your requests for more Kermie Cam's, and we've listened. Here's one Kermie Cam we think you'll really enjoy. The North American P-51D model Mustang. Part 1 has you doing a pre-flight tour with Kermit while he checks out the plane. Part 2 you'll go in the cockpit and get a first hand glimpse of what it is like to sit at the controls and prepare to fly. In part 3 you'll take off and fly... and there's a couple of surprises along the way. Hope you enjoy.
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[@mustang1191]

To a 20 year-old flying in WWII, this thing had to be like the space shuttle.

[@garybullwinkle6784]

And in 1940's!!

[@kris1976me]

I think you have to see in a much complexer way: in those days, that 20 year old had a minimum of training, just enough to get into the air. This man here has years of experience, knows what to do incase of emergency etc... the 20 years old didn't had that. I think it took some real guts to get into that cockpit, start-up and get flying... Like you said, it must have been mind blowing.

[@mustang1191]

Good comment, I totally agree.

[@beatricepayout3811]

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[@NBDFJOB]

Yeah they were desperate for pilots and a lot of them were in the air in no time at all

[@Panda-gs5lt]

North American truly created the pinnacle of a prop fighter in the P-51 and all in record time too. Your video is just excellent showing a pilot’s perspective.

[@samthelittleman1]

Wow! Never seen a mustang with an all original cockpit that is still airworthy. Beautiful piece of engineering and craftsmanship.

[@spitfire4sergi]

How can you not love these warbirds? Literally feels like you’re bringing a living thing to life. And yes, playing DCS in VR bought me here, worth every cent.

[@ChrizRockster]

This P-51D looks as good as the day it was built! Amazing crew keeping her flying!

[@lbjlbj1]

Hard to imagine all the engineering that went into the P-51's. And then the labor to build them. Very impressive bird. Looking forward to Part 3.

[@livingdonor7774]

If I had seen your P-51 next to I-4 getting ready for takeoff, I would have been tempted to pull off the side, just to watch.

[@HughFairweather]

Joseph Johnson man I said the same thing, it's crazy... if I'm driving and I see a P-51 taxing out there is no way I could have kept driving.... impossible.

[@larryp1938]

Hugh Fairweather I prob would have wrecked!!!

[@Dave-vc4mh]

I know Chuck Yeager and Met Gunther Rall once. Gunther was a very honorable nice man. Gen Yeager is just as good a person as he is a pilot .one of a kind he showed me how the P-51 operates. Was something I’ll never forget.

[@ryanmoeller3308]

Can we get more of these video's for all the aircraft you haven't done this series on? Spitfire, P-40, and all the other amazing aircraft you own! Keep up the great work my friend. 👍👍

[@tomurban7904]

Best tutorial for DCS really. No one explains the procedures as well as you do!

[@joker_g7337]

Flying a P-51D Mustang is my childhood's dream. Watching this video, I can nearly feel it. It's almost as I did it. The same feelings as my first flight alone. :')

[@glennsmooth]

After staring at a computer and cel phone and Apple Watch all day it's really nice to see so many hard wired analog controls !

[@barrycoomer8137]

You’ve got the best toys young man !

[@ThunderAppeal]

9:57 'Audio didnt work as planned'. I heard the engine so it sounded just fine to me.

[@roykinder4134]

I fly also, but never had the opportunity to fly something like this. The only thing we share is we have the same wrist watch! A Rolex sub-mariner in gold and stainless with the black face. Great way to live , take care of you Kermit. If I'm ever in Florida with some time to kill I'll come by and see your operation.

[@tyronneshoelaces8843]

That engine sound never gets old, Thx Kermit

[@jordanstrahan4307]

P 51 Mustang my favorite American warbird fighter of WW2

[@mcbeanstinyweaponsandtanks4933]

Jordan Spears P40 is mine, the grandfather of greatness! ;-)

[@cheemsg.i.7130]

Same man

[@maxsuarezmuller7186]

P47 and F6F do not get the credits they deserve...

[@richardlahan7068]

I'm partial to the P-47 but the P-51 is still an awesome plane!

[@FACrazyCanuck]

Nothing but awesomeness! Thank you for the lesson. You sir are living the dream! Will come by the museum in the near future and enjoy the show. Thanks again.

[@glassmanagementinc]

My Father was a flight instructor and Flyboy in WWII. This was one of the planes he flew. ❤

[@everyone5724]

My absolute favorite fighter of World War II. Gives me goosebumps hearing that Merlin rev up. And just the whole plane in general. They are such sleek looking planes. Love the P51D. Would love one day just to come out here and just look around and oggle at all of the historic planes.

[@richardlahan7068]

Building a P-51D model kit and I love these videos for determining accurate colors (as well as seeing these old planes fly).

[@tf51d]

This brings back some great memories when I flew with Lee Lauderback on Crazy Horse back in 1996, in fact we did a low flyby right over your field. Made me feel like I was part of an air show with the FOF Museum guests watching us! Can't wait til the next part! Thanks for posting.

[@cessnapilot8656]

I can imagine your phone ringing and someone answering saying sorry he’s not available right now he’s out playing with his P51. Man you are living the life , and I am so great full that you take the time to share some of it with us . Thanks

[@boyhowdy5893]

Man I love the sound of that engine! It just wants to go!

[@deltaleader71]

What is really cool about this, is the original Kermie Cam video's I saw on KZbin flying the P51 is what I used to learn to fly the A2A Simulations P-51 in Flight Simulator. I will probably never get to fly a real one, but I bet I could after the 100's of hours in flight sim and watching the Kermie Cam vids! Thanks for posting these!!!!

[@ToddBreda]

Totally agree. Love my A2A P-51D...I learn so much watching these videos. It's rewarding to start the process cold and see it through. Maybe not as rewarding as the real thing obviously but still pretty cool. Keep up the great work Kermit!

[@WiltedSnausage207]

The main thing I was doing the whole time was comparing procedures to what i do in the A2A model. It really shows off the realism that they program into their stuff!

[@deltaleader71]

Yeah the A2A is the real deal when it comes to simulation. Not even the DCS P51 comes close to it.

[@abx.motors]

o yea i feel the same way if only i could get the £3,000,000 to buy the thing :)

[@ToddBreda]

Where were we when we could get these beauties for pennies on the dollar surplus! Aaaarrggghh!! lol

[@InsaneMetalSoldier]

One word to describe this video: BADASS

[@v1rotait23]

Thanks from Christchurch, New Zealand Kermit, for a wonderful series of in-cockpit videos of the infamous P51C & now P51D Mustang (My absolute favourite WWII warbird, then the Mossie). When the engine fires and starts idling, the sound of raw power fills my lounge room as my 6 channel home theatre sound system reverberates to the beginnings of the 12 note symphonic exhaust pipes, as recorded very well by your superb camera. The engine run-up and your great explanation of the cockpit controls and instrumentation is excellent. It's the closest we GA folk can get to flying one ourselves! I love your work. Looking forward to Part 3! - and yes, the Merlin makes the best sound in the universe!

[@T.J.Caldwell318]

These are great video's. I've been sharing them all over WW2 and P-51 groups on Facebook and people love it. Keep up the greatest work

[@KermitWeeks444]

Thanks for your support and spreading the word.

[@MotoGreciaMarios]

What I particularly admire on the P-51 is how much care was taken by its designers to obstruct as little of the pilot's view as possible. The windshield struts are angled in a way as to be as little visible as possible and obviously the same care was taken for the frame too.

[@larrysouthern5098]

It's like saddling up a bronco horse ..when you get ready fly a Mustang.... Git up there little doggie!!!!! Oh Lord what a lovely sight!!! 🇺🇸

[@mcbeanstinyweaponsandtanks4933]

It's beautiful how a P51s motor plays the Star Spangled Banner, that's some serious engineering.

[@yes_head]

Except that it's an American copy of a British engine.

[@mcbeanstinyweaponsandtanks4933]

Yeshead then you should know a European country gave us the statue of liberty. It's the American fuel made of bacon grease that causes this particular melodic sound.

[@dannyd7714]

It would play "God save the Queen" lol

[@krisathe1stp0wer46]

You have to give a shout out to the British requisition officer who decided "Hey, this airframe is really good! I know what I'll suggest next, let's ask them to put a Rolls Royce merlin engine inside!" Then another shout out to the airframe designer who said "Right, I want a bubble hood and redesigned tailplane on the next model" cos both of them helped create a diamond legend of a aircraft. P51D's are artwork in motion!

[@mattluscombe2071]

Kriz Athe1stp0wer - Yes but R J Mitchell got it right first time with the legendary Spitfire! The only downside was that he didn't live to see the best which was the Mk 5! never bettered even by the P51-D!

[@Chasedtuna9]

this video really gets me excited. i fly DCS quite a lot, with The P-51 module as one of the first i learned how to use. Your startup procedure is almost the same as what i do in the sim. the cockpit is almost identical. they really did a great job. i just wish i knew from someone who knows how it flies for real, if the sim version was a decent comparison.

[@ronchambers2085]

Thanks Mr. Weeks for these videos,my grandson and I really enjoy them.

[@Snakeplayerp]

Love your GMT-MASTER.

[@w5cdt]

Beautiful pristine cockpit....

[@tequila6955]

Such a beautiful aircraft.

[@bigsolidboss781]

Came back to watch this again after finishing the P 51 tutorial on Digital combat simulator.

[@jacksonboyd]

Imagine traveling down that highway and seeing a fully fledged North American P-51 Mustung taxing and ready to take off. Amazing!

[@alicat7281]

My Grandfather flew one of these in WWII in the Pacific theater.

[@longtimepittsowner5589]

Very nice and loads of important details. You will likely never see these any place else. Thank you for sharing with everyone.

[@johnkinnane547]

G’day Kermit I’m going to state the obvious, what a magnificent Mustang. I saw one years ago when I was 16 at Parafield Airport in South Australia and it was fully restored as well. I really love the way you check at least 3 times and explain the whole aircraft would love to see your set up in Florida. Regards John Tasmania Australia

[@ramonfrancisco9118]

Best toy ever! Will choose this over any exotic car. Great video - sharing his toys to us to be inspired :)

[@AlexZaboroski]

Could never get enough of that sound!!

[@flybyairplane3528]

Alex have you ever saw, or heard, an AVRO LANCASTER ? It's the Mustang Xs 4, oh what a lovely sound, I only saw 1 in 1957, in Jamaica BWI, NEVER EVER FORGOT IT ! An aero museum in CANADA has the ONLY surging flyable one .

[@scottlundy257]

Nothing sounds better than than the sound of the machine idling reminds me of a top fuel dragster

[@jimreilly917]

My FAVORITE WWII combat aircraft. Thanks!

[@ronkimbrell5029]

I thank you, Kermit for showing me and explaining the P-51D Mustang. This is the dream plane that I have always wanted to fly and check-off my bucket list. The video was awesome!!! I am envious that you have one and that you can fly it! So Awesome!!!

[@wvbygraceofgod5508]

You answered my question from the first video about the clam shells. I’ve seen pictures of P-51s sitting with the landing doors up while the gear was down. Now I know if I ever see one like that again, somebody forgot to bleed the hydraulic system before they shut down. I’ve learned a lot from these videos.

[@Carstuff111]

And I do honestly thank you for explaining about the emergency hydraulic release handle, I had been wondering why pilots were supposed to pull that after shut down.

[@justrj1]

That is a tight fit! Thank you. Very cool.

[@michaelneely4851]

Oh man what a beautiful war bird. 😍

[@ianmangham4570]

Master switch is ON and sounds cool 😎😍 awesome bird kermit 😎

[@airzulu2733]

Your on your way to work in the car. And you see this beautiful aircraft about to take off. What a great start to the day . Very enjoyable to watch , you can bring this beauty over to the uk 🇬🇧 anytime . Would love to see you display at Duxford .

[@jay600katana]

Great video Mr Weeks, it's rare that the public can get an cockpit view and a detailed explanation of the instruments. I fly r/c warbirds (as close to the real thing as I can afford), an addiction fueled from watching Jerry Billing fly Cliff Robertson's spitfire MK IX 5JZ. Thanks for keeping history alive and taking the time to share it with us.

[@brendonrutherford5118]

What a superb video to watch, actually it was faultless & so informative, WOW & WOW again!! Everything about this video was just so spot on, nice & clear & easy to look at as well as good audio & easy to understand!!! Again simply superb & looking forward to the range of aircraft being increased. The whole format is perfect for this type of video!!

[@Batallon.Chacabuco]

The best fighter plane. Greetings from Chile.

[@wavecreatures]

Brilliant....enjoyed this so much. Thanks for taking us along!

[@achum2sum]

I never thought I would be able to see the P51 like this, thanks to Go Pro and Kermie I loved this video

[@Rundumsfliegen]

What a cool Warbird 😎

[@RealWoutLies]

Have I commented already? Anyway, I'm watching again. Thanks so much for posting these videos that answer our questions.

[@durwinpocha2488]

There's no enemy airplanes out to get you, good one!

[@davethevtwinaddict2151]

great now i have to wait another week for part 3

[@pjneslo8979]

Kermie your channel is by far one of my favorites on You Tube. Fantastic footage!

[@Dave-vc4mh]

Huge fan of yours I’ve met a lot of cool WW2 pilots and I love how your keeping their memory alive.

[@mikeforr4873]

The Tuskegee Airmen never lost a bomber. Would love to see an video on them.

[@allen764]

There's another guy that does flying videos that puts a little microphone from the go-pro in his headset once his radios are on and it works great. Awesome video!

[@eliotjones9835]

The sound of that Merlin engine is music to my ears

[@warren010h]

I don't really know much about these planes (or flying in general really) but I've always had a fascination with these WW2 planes and those prior. Ever since I was a kid. Since I've discovered your channel, I find myself addicted to watching these even though I know I need to be doing my homework lol. Awesome channel. I've learned so much from your channel and the details you go into with these videos!

[@435now]

The origional sound of freedom

[@KingAlobar21]

Great video!!!!! Thx for sharing all the details of this amazing plane!

[@ironbark1822]

Boy I love these videos. I can't wait till you do one with that beautiful Mk XVI you have!!!!

[@filakyle3663]

firs time seeing superb video about piloting p51. thank you a lot. love the comentary. love to see everything from inside. very nice voice.

[@shortribslongbow5312]

This is really nice! Can't wait to take off.

[@EltoV]

Thanks for another exiting video Kermit! Can't wait for part 3. Keep up the good work!

[@jeremys5725]

As always, thank you for sharing this! Great video!

[@TuffBurnOutTeam]

Great video thank you for Showing Australia

[@dustinhickman1813]

One word..... AMAZING!

[@Mike-01234]

When that Merlin engine fires hear how much overlap the cam has at idle sound amazing.

[@fabslyrics]

Real Beauty Sir this P51D ! thanks for sharing!

[@AdmiralQuality]

Looked like your boost pump was still off. (DCS has me thinking I know how to fly one of these now. ;)

[@darthhauler9947]

DCS brought me here. I'm looking to refine my startup technique and learn what everything does in game, not fly one of these birds in real life!

[@No1sonuk]

The problem I have is getting it back on the ground in one piece!

[@AdmiralQuality]

@@No1sonuk Cross the threshold at about 110 MPH. Chop the throttle and try to keep it flying a couple feet off the deck. It will settle down into a 3 point landing that won't bounce.

[@renstillmann]

Yesterday flew this bird in DCS in Virtual Reality. It was a learning curve but to start up the engine is a blast 😁

[@nathanwoj2244]

this is amazing, its on my bucket list to flly in a p51. the 51 is my most favorite warbird. Also my favorite bird to fly in my combat sim, i love watching viedos like this because DCS works like the real deal and the closer to real life i can fly it and start it makes it feel so much more immersive

[@Rustyrat236]

Just discovered this channel, so cool being able to do all the pre flight checks and and see everything in the cockpit with you. Very cool

[@wesleycook6921]

Awesome aircraft. Love all the symbols on the side of the German aircraft shot down.

[@w1rth]

"End of part 2 of 3". Anyone ever tell you that you're a tease, Kermit?

[@brendaproffitt1011]

Totally impressive plane and incredible video thank you so much

[@erichschuh192]

What a beautiful plane! I love your videos. Great insight. Thank you.

[@bikelifewill6483]

This is beautiful

[@Zerotogt3]

I haven't watched you in a while but the videos are just as good. Thanks for the video!

[@luizvasco77]

WOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW! What an amazing video!

[@skalli1064]

thank you for the video and good lesson. very impressive

[@griffn14]

Pure awesomeness. Nothing else.

[@mrseaweed5587]

nice plane...nice rolex.

[@garywheeler2055]

Love these "in" plane videos...... it's as close as most of us will ever get, thank you for doing them.

[@daniel60297]

Nice video i love that plane beautiful

[@travelinben1966]

Very interesting.Thanks for posting.👍🏻

[@deadeye1392]

I dont know if Kermit will read this but i loved your museum as a kid i did 7 of my birthdays there much love

[@KermitWeeks444]

Great! Appreciate your visiting so often, and for the love. Hope your visits helped light a spark in you in some way.

[@deadeye1392]

It did, I am working on my pilots license and am hoping to make it a part time job.

[@mullinsa.m8438]

Great cockpit information.

[@macanix8072]

Great video... but oh my... what a way to end part 2...

[@GolfExcellence]

Red Tails! Served with honor!