First time flying this classic. We had some static on the intercom. What a fun day!
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@Viki-zo1bc4 жыл бұрын
That's an adorable cute little plane.
@WendelltheSongwriter5 жыл бұрын
At 62, I'm seriously considering an Ercoupe for my retirement cruising...in the open air!
@quinnjim5 жыл бұрын
Great choice!
@WendelltheSongwriter5 жыл бұрын
@@quinnjim it's quite a difference for me, but my instructor said just keep your butt going straight down the center line and don't worry about anything else! And the older I get, I get a little more claustrophobic inside a cockpit, so this is going to be perfect
@ellonysman4 жыл бұрын
It looks like so much fun...but with the top up!
@frugalliving732 жыл бұрын
Why did this video get 23 thumbs down?? I think she did great and I wish my dad was a pilot and shared the love with me. Special hobby you two share. :-)
@quinnjim2 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Not sure why there are so many negative people on KZbin.
@quinnjim2 жыл бұрын
@Echo312 I appreciate the encouragement, Echo!
@kristenharper84645 жыл бұрын
This chic is KILLING IT!!! Go Maddie!!
@keithwright88296 жыл бұрын
You have a smart little girl. A proud dad for sure. Teach them young.
@jonteske42675 жыл бұрын
In 1965 my late wife worked in what had been the Ercoupe factory in Riverdale, MD NE of Wash, DC. At the time it was being used by Link Systems to develop trainers for space shuttles and the 747.
@flick226015 жыл бұрын
There is so much aviation history within just a very few miles of that facility. We used to drag race on the old runway there. Less than a mile away is College Park airpot where the Wright brothers taught the first Air Corps pilots, first parachute jump (I believe) and a lot of other firsts.
@RoninTXBR5494 жыл бұрын
My uncle had an Ercoupe when I was young. Thanks for the ride-along.
@BillSwartwout18 күн бұрын
I love my Ercoupe. I fly with the canopy open as much as I can, only closing it for takeoff at near gross weight and when the weather gets chilly.
@robfraley42104 жыл бұрын
Ha, I missed this video, and I Love the looks of the Ericoupe due to the Twin Tails having flown 19 different B-18’s in night freight last Millennium 😂 That also Includes the turbine tail wheel WWIIIs and the HA-1 Turboliners. They didn’t like the Small grass strips I kept my planes at, So I had a 1947 C-140 & a 1952 C-170B there Until we moved. Loved them nonetheless 👍✅
@ronnieeubanks65593 жыл бұрын
I really think its awesome you and your daughter are sharing your love of aviation. #ProudDad😃
@doranjaffas96455 жыл бұрын
I picked one up and flew it back to Michigan from Perry Oklahoma. This was years ago but I remember it fondly and was an incredible 900 miles of pure fun!
@kellyreim66275 жыл бұрын
I think l remember that airplane.
@4-7th_CAV4 жыл бұрын
In 1980 I flew and instructed in a 415-C Ercoupe (N87420) at Detroit City Airport (DET). It didn't have any rudder pedals at all. Everything you did laterally, on the ground or in the air, was all done with the control wheel. It has to have been the funnest airplane I have ever flown.
@Matches8606 жыл бұрын
Very enjoyable ride! Can't believe you picked up such little wind noise.
@Allan_aka_RocKITEman6 жыл бұрын
Decades ago, a coworker friend of mine and his brother owned an Alon Aircoupe. They took me for a couple of rides in it - it was fantastic!
@jeffreyplum52594 жыл бұрын
It is a pretty little plane, but its beauty is greatly improved by a lovely, skilled pilot!
@doowop545 жыл бұрын
Fun to watch and I’m sure a thousand times more fun to fly
@BillUtah6 жыл бұрын
Seen plenty of ERcoupes in my days but never knew about how they taxied or flew. Be safe and take care, Bill
@biggysground5 жыл бұрын
Full power elevator down and the Ercoupe will gain speed and start to climb with the nose pointing down. I used to buzz towers that way.
@robfraley42106 жыл бұрын
N1CE... I have always loved them, mostly because of my Beech 18 time.😃
@jg09435 жыл бұрын
I love that she is scoping out fishing spots!
@whirlybird31895 жыл бұрын
An absolutely gorgeous little airplane! 😆
@StevePickrell19783 жыл бұрын
Wow. That airplane is awesome. Neat flying video. Thanks for sharing......
@easttexan29334 жыл бұрын
good job. good luck in your aviation pursuits. wish you well.
@DimitriYar5 жыл бұрын
I saw many vid´s with Maddie. And i will fly with her anytime !
@kevtheis6 жыл бұрын
Flew a 415-C for a while. Was one of the funnest little planes to go mess around in! It had rudder pedals installed. First time taxiing it I kinda freaked out when mashing on the pedals did nothing! And found out the hard way that dropping below 80 on landing results in a high sink rate, and a well-deserved chewing out from the owner!
@quinnjim6 жыл бұрын
The sink rate is REAL! We slowed to 70mph on final and the closure rate with the ground became alarming. Got to keep it at 80.
@Trvlrxxx5 жыл бұрын
I fly approach in my Ercoupe at 75 all the time. 70 over the numbers. Kiss it on. Mr Weick preached to land it as slow as it would go, though it was built to land at a very high speeds, also. Once the nose is down, it's not going to fly again at any speed (if it's rigged properly.) The wing should naturally have a slightly negative angle of attack while on the ground.
@terrallputnam79795 жыл бұрын
I like the updated nose on the Ercoupe. I love these planes. I want to buy one as soon as I get my daughter through college.
@quinnjim5 жыл бұрын
You won't regret it. It's a unique flying experience.
@Trvlrxxx5 жыл бұрын
Great video. Great airplane. I fly mine virtually all the time with the windows down but don't have so much air turbulence inside the cockpit. I never feel like my hair is blowing around or fear than my hat might fly off unless I really raise up in the seat. And I'm 5' 11" so sit up pretty high. Hope to see more videos as Maddie progresses with the 'Coupe.
@RBEmerson5 жыл бұрын
Congratulations on adding, to your log, an a/c type not a lot of folks are still flying. As I'm sure your instructor told you, you've got great flying instincts.
@clearprop54475 жыл бұрын
Remember Maddie, it's always better to be a too high than too low (red over red your dead) when doing landings. Go Girl!
@ussling5 жыл бұрын
What a neat little plane, and Maddie is a beautiful pilot. I bet it is hellishly hot in that cockpit when the sun is overhead.
@quinnjim5 жыл бұрын
ussling We taxi with the top down and fly with it down too. On a 93° day we were perfectly comfortable. It would be miserable with the top up!
@donjose46566 жыл бұрын
Bravo Maddie...!!! Greetings from France...
@dickjones58952 жыл бұрын
Maddie adds alot of eye 👁️ appeal to any ✈️ airplane !!!!! 😁
@arcues106 жыл бұрын
Awesome! I recognized the landings immediately, I live right down the road from there and if i'm not mistaken by your profile picture you happen to be a co-worker of my dad.
@UTubeGlennAR5 жыл бұрын
>^. .^< As a line boy in high school in the mid 1960s as my after school n weekend job we has a few Ercoupes visiting per week. Since my car was a 1948 Jeepster droptop I have always been attracted to the Ercoupe............
@vg30boy2 жыл бұрын
I love it!
@glennoropeza35455 жыл бұрын
Ercoupe has no rudder peddles which was ideal for handicap pilots! It was the only aircraft in history that was sold through a Montgomery Ward mail-order catalog!
@doowop545 жыл бұрын
Glenn Oropeza a mail order plane - pretty wild
@ravingcyclist6243 жыл бұрын
Fun video! I think that's the way you steer a 747 too. :-)
@KenPryor5 жыл бұрын
What a cool plane! Great video.
@Joey44206 жыл бұрын
Love my Ercoupe. You can also land it at almost full speed. Rudder Pedals just add weight and remove leg room.
@quinnjim6 жыл бұрын
You need rudder pedals to teach young pilots if they ever plan on flying anything else. Fun little plane, but it can definitely teach bad habits.
@Trvlrxxx5 жыл бұрын
Anyone can learn to fly just fine without rudder pedals. They'll just need a little dual to transition to planes that require them. No big deal.
@Trvlrxxx5 жыл бұрын
What I mean is... I don't think the Coupe teaches bad habits. It's just different.
@KT-en8pq4 жыл бұрын
With A Raspberrypi3, bluetooth, position limit sensors, and servo motors you can cheaply build feedback pedals to give the general feel of rudders to aid in the learning process.
@dana14mehettinger144 жыл бұрын
looks really crowded...go mattie! cheering hard for u all.
@jonthepilot69246 жыл бұрын
Great airplane! Nice to see some locals. Good luck on the check ride!
@flyvxy3 жыл бұрын
Hi @quinnjim! So glad I ran into this video. I've watched you and Maddie lots of times and always enjoy it. Like the person below, I retired (somewhat early) and started learning to fly at 61. I am finally flying solo on the Cherokee and feel I can once again start looking for my first bird. Since Cherokees are insanely expensive these days and I sometimes struggle with X-Wind landings :) my CFI introduced the Ercoupe to me after seeing a beautiful example at Sun N' Fun a couple of weeks ago. I started looking at the 415C with no rudder pedals but now considering a Forney F1 (59') which does have RP's and the O-200 on it. Would love to get your take on it for my continued pursuit of the PPL. Not only did I enjoy watching Maddie master the TO and Landings on the Coupe but also your coaching to her is truly helpful to someone like me considering this type of bird. By the way did you ever put out a video of delivering the C-150 to TX? Perhaps i Missed it. Thanks as usual! VY
@quinnjim3 жыл бұрын
I think the Ercoupe is a great choice. I like the rudder pedals It’s hard to accept landing crooked as a good thing! The model we flew had an O-200 installed as a retrofit. They didn’t do the baffles correctly, so cooling to the rear cylinders wasn’t right. The rear right cylinder cooked itself and needed to be replaced (along with a custom baffle made to fit). There were other issues too. The first annual was $10,000. The plane had new paint and a fresh motor, so my buddy jumped on it. The point is that you need to do a pre buy by someone familiar with the model. It’s hard to explain how fun the Ercoupe is. I think you’d really like it. I do have some video of the Texas trip. The audio malfunctioned and ruined most of the footage. We went 60 knots for 700 miles. 30 knot headwinds the whole way! I may try to salvage some footage and put something together.
@flyvxy3 жыл бұрын
@@quinnjim Thanks for the quick reply. You're always spot on with your comments in my view and I really appreciate them. I drove to KSFB this morning to look at the F1 (N7571C) and so glad I did. Things are never what they seem based on pics from Trade-a-Plane, etc. This one also has the O-200 mod so glad to read the comments about the cooling and baffle issues which I will add to the pre-buy if I can agree on a price with the seller. It does have mostly fresh paint (all white) but I don't think it was a complete strip and paint deal. One of the rear windows, while new, did not sit properly on the window frame leaving a gap if that makes any sense. Shoulder harnesses need replaced (not retracting). Biggest surprise was a huge puddle of oil underneath, from the belly all the way to the tail cone. Since I only had about 30 minutes to do my thing I took lots of pics and a GoPro video. The seller wasn't in town but was kind enough to allow me to reach out to the FBO for access. My CFI owns a beautifully restored C-150 and has dreams of both of us showing up to Fly-ins in our vintage birds :-). I did call his mechanic on my way home and he explained that during the last annual they had to replace the Oil separator (I think) because the owners kept adding oil and the oil was going into the fuselage...crazy I know but it makes sense when you see all that oil. The mechanic said they did not have time to remove all of that oil (interesting). I think I have found someone at my home airport (XO4) that is familiar with Coupes and will reach out for advice. I'd appreciate any additional thoughts you might have. If you want to see some pics I'd love to share. oh one last thing...in one of the log books there was a note (on the back cover) that said 1400# max gross and Uload: full fuel & oil 355#. Not sure it that was with the original engine but that seems was low to me and would be a deal breaker. Vic
@quinnjim3 жыл бұрын
@@flyvxy The original plane had a much smaller engine (so low useful load). I would think the useful load would be better with the O-200. I can tell you that the one I flew did fine with two 190 pound people and full fuel. The O-200’s are notorious for leaking oil. They are pretty solid engines, but every engine has the potential to go bad. Make sure they check that the baffles are correct. If any air can leak out of gaps, you will get hot spots on the cylinders.
@flyvxy3 жыл бұрын
@@quinnjim hey again! So wanted to share that I found an Ercoupe in Decatur, IL I think I want to buy. It's located at KDEC and its is a 415-D but with a C-85-12 instead of the O-200 and only ~500 SMOH. I've got all the logs and W&B (which is great at 568 U-load which surprised me). What I'm struggling with now is how to do a pre-buy in Decatur. I think you are in IL but not sure how familiar you are with Decatur but was wondering if you had any contacts I could use for a pre-buy...I'd appreciate any advice you can provide. My email is flyvxy@pm.me and my number is 407-493-4099. I am getting an insurance quote through AOPA but feel free to share my info with Maddie if she is still doing the insurance thing and I'll be happy to give her the business :-). Thanks, Vic Yordan
@quinnjim3 жыл бұрын
@@flyvxy Unfortunately Decatur is 200 miles South of me. I wish I knew of a mechanic down there. They are pretty simple airplanes. I'd Google a shop on the field down there and get somebody to take a look. Let me know how it turns out!
@davidstudy91413 жыл бұрын
The Ercoupe is lot of fun! With windows down 80 mph is your typical airspeed.
@genechronister7085 Жыл бұрын
Beautiful bird
@EatPezzzz11 ай бұрын
My friend now owns this plane! I see it almost every time I'm at the airport!
@quinnjim11 ай бұрын
Great little plane. I loved flying it.
@CACTUS484 жыл бұрын
I had a 82 Piper Tomahawk II for several years, it was a lot of fun, stopped flying in Y2K, to expensive for me...
@airforceboomer4 жыл бұрын
This is a super cool video, thanks.
@86chanko5 жыл бұрын
Smooth I said smooth!!!!!!
@bluehornet30296 жыл бұрын
That's a neat little plane!
@cyberwasp4614 жыл бұрын
Way to go Maddie!!
@crazybrit-nasafan5 жыл бұрын
Great vid and fine flying. Good to see a 'coupe' in the air. I have the cockpit section of 1946 Ercoupe N3188H sat in my yard for restoration. I need to make a set of those sliding canopy halves. May be an odd question but do you happen to know the thickness of the perspex?
@billwood41825 жыл бұрын
Cool. Didn't know you could put the windows all the way down and fly in the breeze!!
@dickjohnson42685 жыл бұрын
And it's fast enough to actually go places.
@skorpius7524 жыл бұрын
Every time I try to taxi an Ercoupe, I keep stabbing on the brake pedal by accident. It's like when I have occasion to drive a car with an automatic transmission, I always jam on the brake once or twice, going for the clutch that isn't there!
@dickjohnson42685 жыл бұрын
(Humor). I had to preface my 'advice' to follow due to a pilot that thought I was serious. You aren't a real 'coupe pilot until you "loop the 'coupe." I have always enjoyed the 'coupe. Flight reviews are fraught with "ok, lets do a stall series." "AND... I WANNA' FULL BREAK!" Yeah right. How about a high sink rate? A full stall landing? Nope. How about a loop? There was at least one 'coupe that did aerobatics. It was the Twin 'coupe. Kinda' like the F(P)-82. Only much less lethal. Neat story if you dig it up. Wish I could have flown it.
@RobMan6316 жыл бұрын
I haven't been on in a while. Cool video. Love the plane. I'm not sure if Maddie and Alex are still in touch or not. He was super busy this summer with classes, working and lessons. Isn't she a freshman this year or are they both sophomores? I can't recall.
@mikercflyer73836 жыл бұрын
Welcome back. Since I am not a pilot I learned something new about the Ercoupe that you steer it like a car you never can miss it when one flies by. Next step is for Maddie solo?
@quinnjim6 жыл бұрын
Solo cross country up next!
@sodbuster16776 жыл бұрын
Great to see Maddie back. To bad we can't fly our RV-6 with canopy open.
@shaggydogg37865 жыл бұрын
Hello.. that’s right ! had cross control linkage.. always did like the looks of them.
@josephmilano27073 жыл бұрын
ive watched multiple videos of yours, and I've thought of 1 question. How many planes do you own? lol. Great Videos!
@quinnjim3 жыл бұрын
Just one right now!
@gabekremer71486 жыл бұрын
Need to get her in a Mooney next. Ever do the Sunday morning breakfast club up there?
@quinnjim6 жыл бұрын
I'm not aware of that club. I used to instruct in a Mooney. A little cramped, but a great airplane.
@gabekremer71486 жыл бұрын
quinnjim sites.google.com/sit That's the website. Email the webmaster and he will advise of where and when things are happening. I'm down in west central IL. Get up that way regularly with the Mooney I fly
@captainkttyhwk3 жыл бұрын
only one thing scarier than an Ercoupe....2 of em.
@kenbray56825 жыл бұрын
You go girl !
@My26904 жыл бұрын
It's fun to fly in open air
@gothmorph5 жыл бұрын
Groovy..
@WildBillTurkey3 жыл бұрын
It looked uncoordinated pretty often, is that because of weird rudders, or the steering wheel, or were there crazy crosswinds you guys weren't talking about?
@quinnjim3 жыл бұрын
Pretty windy. Most of these don't have rudders at all, so you just don't worry about it. Pretty "fool proof" design. It was a little windy.
@fingerhorn45 жыл бұрын
Lovely aeroplane! So what happens when you have a big cross wind? How do you keep the into-wind wing down when on the take-off run or after landing if that also means you will be steering the Ercoupe with the nosewheel link? Do you keep the nose wheel off the ground as long as possible?
@quinnjim5 жыл бұрын
You land it crooked (in a crab, right on the centerline). It straightens itself out just like all tricycle gear planes. The gear is designed to take it. The takeoff is a little weird in a strong crosswind. The upwind wing does tend to lift off first. As you are getting blown to the side, you are steering the nosewheel to correct the path, and that is the same aileron movement you need to counter the upwind wing.
@Barkevshadian5 жыл бұрын
Good Dad! Keep it up man!
@quinnjim5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the support!
@ednesbit29885 жыл бұрын
a friend at the airport has an ercoupe he put together it turned out awesome great little plane to fly heres a little note its not classified as a light sport its a certified airplane but a sport license can fly these
@quinnjim5 жыл бұрын
I thought some of the older ones were light enough to be considered "light sport". I could be wrong.
@ednesbit29885 жыл бұрын
i was at an F A A meeting yesterday and asked a friend about it he just restored one and thats what he told me he knew im a student pilot going for my light sport and i was asking if he was interested in selling it thats all i know you could be absolutly right
@solstar47785 жыл бұрын
One passenger or 2 ? In the air coupe ?
@quinnjim5 жыл бұрын
sol star Two.
@oneskydog44014 жыл бұрын
@sol star Pilot equal one passenger 2 people side by side.
@Mr.Scootini2 жыл бұрын
I’m confused does it have rudder pedals? Or is it just… a yoke
@quinnjim2 жыл бұрын
Most came with NO rudder pedals. This one had rudder pedals added later, but they only move the rudders on the tail surfaces (they don't steer on the ground). You really don't need them.
@Drakeman20033 жыл бұрын
A steerman would be cool
@roypiper5815 жыл бұрын
You tell Maddie to "get to 80mph as fast as possible." As someone who is not a pilot... when you do a turn, do you lose speed? How much?
@quinnjim5 жыл бұрын
You don't lose much in a shallow turn. In steep turns, you have to pull back on the yoke to create more lift and then you have to add some power to overcome the drag you created.
@andytaylor15885 жыл бұрын
lol. a bit tricky until you get used to it, I reckon.
@afitlife5 жыл бұрын
Wow!
@eddyg17946 жыл бұрын
Drive that thing up to a drive through and order a burger...lol
@rammstein19036 жыл бұрын
How do you side slip for a crosswind landing? Ive never flown an ercoupe, so is there a higher likelihood of losing directional control?
@rammstein19036 жыл бұрын
Just listened to the end of video... so you just land in a crab?
@quinnjim6 жыл бұрын
You just land crooked (in a crab) and it straightens itself out. This one had rudders added, so we land straight.
@Allan_aka_RocKITEman6 жыл бұрын
AFAIK, the main landing gear "crab" a little bit to allow for the airplane to land pointing slightly off-center of the runway....
@Trvlrxxx5 жыл бұрын
The gear do not caster. It's build to land crabbed and to straighten itself out naturally once on the ground. It'll land with crosswind components strong enough to keep virtually every other plane on the ground. My strongest so far was a 20 knot coming from 90 degrees. I was major crabbed on touch down. Straightened right out just as advertised. I only had about ten hours in it at the time.
@Allan_aka_RocKITEman5 жыл бұрын
@@Trvlrxxx >>> Okay, *quasi-castering...* 😊
@alexanderkarl40255 жыл бұрын
She will be a professional pilot when she turns 18
@quinnjim5 жыл бұрын
She was a licensed pilot at 18. Still in college at 19 collecting ratings.
@inquisitive9805 жыл бұрын
The sky is the limit for her. Her natural love of flying not to mention a fantastic instructor whom just happens to be her Dad. Great job to both od you.
@hackprine56915 жыл бұрын
What happens when you land that jalopy in a cross wind????
@quinnjim5 жыл бұрын
It straightens itself out. All tricycle gear airplanes will do it, but this plane was designed to take the stress of it on a regular basis.
@jeffreydancinger28755 жыл бұрын
How much room is there in the cockpit? I'm 6'4" tall.
@quinnjim5 жыл бұрын
I had a friend who is 6’ 4” in it. He fit OK. A little snug, but it worked.
@jeffreydancinger28755 жыл бұрын
I'll have to try one on. I noticed the prices on them are reasonable and they are usually all metal skin.
@glennoropeza35455 жыл бұрын
I couldn't tell you what the headroom would be like but with no rudder peddles it should have good legroom.
@chrisberg49524 жыл бұрын
A person off the streets can learn to fly this in 4.5 hrs. Ha
@quinnjim4 жыл бұрын
For sure. But...they won't be able to fly anything else!
@drumdude464 жыл бұрын
80 knot Vref on this thing?
@quinnjim4 жыл бұрын
80 mph
@drumdude464 жыл бұрын
@@quinnjim ...wow! who knew! my Dad flew these things...back in the 1950s...when you could 'rent them' in So. Cal. he was a 27 year air force veteran and Pilot...and ended up with PATCO...as Controller at McCarran Tower...years '67 to 74. Anyway...what's funny to me is...that's a higher approach speed required...than in a 172...by like...15 or so knots??!!... Ha ha!.... so be it. thanks for the info. i imagine that just meant...'established approach, no less than 80...then over the numbers...we're bleeding to controlled stall over the pavement, which would have you down to 70 or less...by then, yeah? cheers!
@quinnjim4 жыл бұрын
@@drumdude46 The approach speed is 80MPH (that's about 70 knots). Keep in mind that this plane does not have flaps, so that means you come in a little faster. 70 knots isn't too fast though. My Cessna 150 comes in at 60 knots because it has flaps (which allow for a slower approach speed).
@Rico11b3 жыл бұрын
Isn't it pronounced EER-coupe, not AIR-coupe???? Yes the view is awesome expect for the downward view. The wings block everything down there.
@e.miller89432 жыл бұрын
It is pronounced er-coupe after the Engineering and Research Corporation (ERCO).
@davidrogers452711 ай бұрын
*Aerocoupe isn't it?
@quinnjim11 ай бұрын
Nope. Ercoupe.
@tourtravel4092 жыл бұрын
Well
@djsniper63646 жыл бұрын
Got about 100 hrs in this airplane. The
@nanook6373 жыл бұрын
A girl with no arms Flys an air couple check it out on KZbin
@quinnjim3 жыл бұрын
I saw that one. This plane opens the door for lots of physically challenged people. You don't really need legs at all.