North American P-51D Mustang - Part 3 - Flight w/Cockpit Audio - 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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[@Woody-nc1ru]

Wake up in the morning, a big yawn, hmmm what will I do today? I guess ill take my P51 out for a spin..... Man, that's gotta be rough.😉

[@robepley2709]

Lol...right?

[@scotabot7826]

@Michael Turcott Oil baby, Black gold Texas tea!!!!

[@bernardc2553]

@@scotabot7826 But ya still gotta watch out for Ellie Mae lol

[@tsungadog7081]

He flew it over a prison....That's gotta suck seeing freedom so close.

[@coryboy345]

@@tsungadog7081 Too bad they couldn't hear you with the engine going, i'd yell out the canopy. THIS IS GREAT, I'M HAVING THE TIME OF MY LIFE!

[@mikelafferty9506]

As he climbs into the clouds I just Imagine a flight of b-17's waiting for the "little friends" to arrive - very cool

[@SmossyYT]

You made me load war thunder. Must attack b17s with my p15d and tracers now !

[@martins.28]

When he climbed into the clouds I just imagined him getting stripped off his licence. There are minimum distances you have to keep between you and the clouds when you're flying under VFR. Ignoring such important safety rules is pretty bad piloting...

[@das1252]

​@@martins.28 What rule did he break there genious?

[@das1252]

​@@martins.28 YT-know-it-alls

[@das1252]

Not your subjective opinion btw

[@magnusdanielsson3831]

There are not many of us enthusiasts that ever will get the opportunity to fly a genuine ww2 war bird (or other cool vintage aeroplanes either for that matter). Thank you for letting us fly with you. Best regards from Sweden....

[@radu6281]

Hes the most lucky person alive i tink.

[@Napoleonwilson1973]

@@radu6281 aside Tom Cruise

[@billstewart5421]

Always an awesome day to be able to ride along with Kermit!!! Thank you for restoring and flying these incredible pieces of Aviation History. And letting us ride along with you!!!

[@cristinamolto3824]

Gracias, muchas gracias. Fue hermoso. Te vi desde Mendoza, Argentina.

[@kylewashington5567]

Nothing is cooler than a p51,except for a f14

[@bogus_not_me]

What a cool bumper sticker for 25 year-old - "My other car is a Mustang P51-D" . I really enjoy watching you with your aircraft!

[@johnk8475]

the sound of the backfires when he cuts the throttle for landing is amazing

[@Mike-01234]

The sound of that Packard Merlin is so cool when idling

[@tribestribes2555]

Ok! my great thanks to this wonderfull flight in one of the most iconic planes of all times. Also the very walkaround gave me the something to remember. Thanks to the Kermit cam.

[@KidYuma1880]

Thanks Kermit for the ride, even though I volunteered at POF Chino for 23 yrs, never got ride in P-51D, but got rides in B-25.

[@kais295]

This is awesome.. a huge piece of history still alive 70 years later. Makes my heart feel good

[@stephenj.collins1313]

Thanks for a good show. I learned a lot. I have never flown. My father flew in WW2 over Belgium in a P-47 Thunderbolt. He wouldn't talk much about his service, so I never knew anything about his experiences flying a war machine and all that is involved; so much to remember. Wow! I am so very proud of my Dad; his name and title are: 2 Lt. Jack M. Collins 510th Fighter Squadron Thank you for this video

[@AmesiesCorner]

A hell of a way to check your blackberry garden!

[@user-xy3we1ol9w]

way cool. I love how Ketmit walks you through everything. Those of us that would like to fly a Mustang some day appreciate the details. Thx for an awesome share

[@potatomasher.]

I really admire how you handled the gear situation. You immediately noticed there was a problem, attempted to lower the gear again, made a quick diagnosis based on knowledge and experience, and then developed and executed a plan of action. I wish my wheel landings looked half that good. Very well done!

[@liefbrunhilda926]

Walter Morrison should have swapped the bulbs to make sure

[@ilijastankovic6209]

Awesome videos man, P-51D is such a beautiful plane!

[@datruth9872]

Cadilac of the skies ! Beautiful !

[@Adam-rv1ue]

Thank you so much for allowing frustrated pilots to fly with you😃

[@greghelms4458]

Love that Mustang.

[@alanstewart1071]

Thanks to you and all who keep these birds flying. My Dad flew P-47s in ETO. When I was a kid, I'd study his flight manuals. I think secretly, he would have liked a ride or two in later life, but he always said he had flown one too many 'business trips' to be comfortable with it. None the less, we all appreciated the fact that these birds still fly. Thanks for your videos and the effort and $$$ it takes to keep these birds aloft. These birds are part of 'The Greatest Generation'. A chapter in history no one should ever forget.

[@JPR3D]

Awesome! Using the radio mic to record your voice during flight is a huge step up for videos that are already great.

[@garywheeler2055]

Giving us viewers the insight from the pilots view is something most of us would never be able to see..... thank you for doing these Kermie cams, you have given us viewers quite a thrill that is unachievable to most.

[@AJdet-2]

The bird must have a very definite feel for when the gear locks.. Plus the safe / unsafe gear indicator is good for a little confidence.. Good for the boys to look up and see a little Freedom going by isn't it.. Thank you, thank you very much.. I'm just an old sluf jockey, lying in bed watching the clock tick.. but I was up there with you, thank you

[@CALCOBRA94]

That is loud. I can't imagine flying for hours on that without a headset.

[@garyrunnalls7714]

Kermit, I will wash and polish that beautiful P-51 anytime and maybe get a ride ? Ahhh man what a beauty.

[@Stupops78]

It’s beating heart....a British designed Rolls Royce engine built under license. Best Anglo-American collaboration ever.

[@wolfeyes9357]

I am going to learn how to fly....because of this video!!!!

[@KermitWeeks444]

Go for it!

[@corporalpunishment1133]

Excellent it's good to see a Mustang with an original looking cockpit.

[@TimKreitzAdventures]

You, sir, have won at life. I tip my hat to you in the sincerest possible way.

[@gus1138]

He must have thought when he passed over that boat in the small lake, 'and you think you're having fun!'

[@edspencer7121]

As close as I'll get to being inside of a P 51 cockpit. As usual, excellent video Kermit 😎👍

[@Tripplebeem]

You could play DCS world, there is a non combat version of the P-51d that is free!

[@kc4sox]

I've admired the aircraft of WW2 since I was a little boy. I guess I've built more models than I can count but at 59 I've never seen a P51D in person. My Uncle flew combat over Europe in a P47 with 2 and 1/2 aerial kills to his credit. The men who flew those planes have always been my hero's. I was born a generation too late.

[@mikebowman9844]

Watching this gives me enormous respect for those who fought using the P-51's, both the pilots and maintenance crews. For the pilots there had to be a huge amount of training on just operating the plane before they could advance to being able to learn to fighting with it, a whole other skill set. From the cockpit's view it brings more reality to just how harrowing (or invigorating) it could be to fly over the Pacific and then engage the mission. My grandfather was an aviation hydraulics mechanic in the Pacific theatre during WWII. He would not talk about his experiences. It must have been hell doing all that island hoping on the way to Japan.

[@nickphillips-sv4bh]

This was an absolutely amazing video. It shows what our boys had to fly during WWII.

[@RC_Aviator]

I could listen to that engine idling all day

[@carlwilliams8354]

Thanks for the inside view. One of my favorite warbirds.

[@vfrdog09]

My all-time favorite aircraft and thanks to Kermie's Cam, I got to fly in one !!! .... Start to finish, just fantastic ! TYVM !!!

[@kj2714]

I was treated to a flight in a Mustang as a college graduation gift in 1978. Still have the pictures. You can really feel the pull of the prop. So blessed. Years later, also got a ride in a B-52 stationary flight simulator at Barksdale.

[@FirstDagger]

Playing with a pony in the clouds, awesome. Keep these videos coming, they are a pure joy.

[@Desertduleler_88]

Fantastic, hard to believe you've had that aircraft for 40 years......

[@charlesmasters2045]

My heart was in my mouth when he took off on that narrow runway between the bushes and trees.

[@DiamondinFnsucks]

The p51 mustang is literally my most favorite plane in the world

[@brianschwartz6185]

Awesome thanks for taking me for a ride.

[@chrisharding2507]

Always entertaining Kermit. We all live vicariously through you. Thanks for showing us the ins and outs of all the aircraft that inhabit our dreams.

[@leemoore9933]

I watch these p-51 mustangs all the time always been my fav warbird since I was a kid, that sound is amazing. Thanks Mr. Weeks!

[@douglaswb6310]

Can't get enough of Kermie Cam! Thanks for taking us along!

[@adamrasmussen1839]

This will be as close as I will ever get to flying in a P51! Thank you Sir for sharing your passion. Absolutely amazing!!

[@ryandorn7831]

Breathtaking, even after watching it 20 times! Big thanks Kermit, appreciate you enduring the pain of the Go Pro head mount. By far the prettiest P-51D in existence.

[@richardh568]

Wow!!! Many thanks from all us vintage aircraft lovers. Thanks for the ride. Much appreciated!!!

[@TheDarwiniser]

Im sure you understand how priceless your cams are to those of us who cant fly, and cant access those amazing machines..... heartfelt thanks.

[@ramongarciano569]

Thanks for patiently filming P-51 stuff. A lot of people crave for the inside workings of a P-51 and now there is one. Thanks for the priviledge and experience of going thru all that. Yes!!!

[@Tiswhattitis]

Kermit weeks has got to be one of the coolest guys on the internet!! I got tons of respect for you man!! I can't help but hold my breath every time you get airborne, then I breathe again on touch down!! Keep up the good work !!

[@williamreece880]

Just magnificent Kermit. I admire your willingness to keep these beautiful aircraft in the air. These videos are priceless.

[@hgbarnes1584]

I don't normally comment, yet I smiled through that entire series. Thank you. I have a 1/32 51D on my plastic model build list. What I just saw will be of immense help.

[@Bobrob51]

That's airmanship.. great video!

[@KarbineKyle]

Wow, she sure is a beauty! Listen to that V12! A treat for the ears! Such an amazing machine! Thank you so much for flying this baby! That looks so fun! Awesome!

[@tf51d]

Glad it was only the gear light! Those overflights with the Pilots Eye View brought back memories of flying over your field in Crazy Horse with Lee Lauderback! Thanks for bringing us all along for the ride!!!

[@johnkamm8886]

wow.....been waiting for pt 3 and was blown away........thank you so much for letting me see what my Grandfather saw thru the windshild in WW 2. awsome

[@MrCjswim]

Excellent video. My dad was stationed in Burma during the war. P51s still rang in his ears well after the war.

[@larryp1938]

Awsome!! Its about time somebody did a pilots eye view flying a Stang!!

[@stevenjoppich5012]

One of my favorite planes of all time! I've flown a quality P-51D flight sim and that made this series of videos that much more enjoyable for me because the Devs did such a good job on the sim that the sounds were familiar as were the procedures and it was awesome seeing an actual experienced pilot doing the things that you do in the sim, but in a way that is practical and just can't be simulated, no matter the quality.

[@johndog71]

Thanks for the ride on "The Kermie Cam" great vid! Thanks!!

[@GrubbyGrupper]

Bravo! You are a pilot among pilots. Smart flying all the way. Now I know why everyone wants one Thanks for the ride!

[@Carstuff111]

Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you for posting another Kermie Cam!!!!

[@swhib]

Fascinating videos, really absorbing, my wife kept asking me "what's that noise?" But I was too hooked to answer her... brilliant.

[@robh4671]

OMG the landing speed looked massive ;-) superd video thanks for posting Kermit

[@sweetwater2128]

Incredible. Always a memorable moment seeing a P51 in the air

[@devitomichael]

That is such a man's plane ...such a raw flying machine. The pilots back in the day must've had such brutal instincts - imagine if the pilots who received this aircraft as new technology had the confidence of ejection seats and iPad GPS! Obviously I don't know much about airplanes, but I can tell this one is something special. Like an old car, she's got a personality.

[@andybewick7074]

Amazing, just amazing. Thank you for sharing this, without you doing this I would never have an insight into all the aircraft you have shown and how to start and fly them. This is as close as I would ever get to flying the aircraft so thank you kindly for posting these videos. I look forward to your future videos. Blown away!

[@walt8089]

In 1957 our Unit the 167th FG from WVa ANG retired our Mustangs and was the very last USAF Unit to fly the P-51 Mustang. The Mustang at the AF Museum actually came from our Unit. The 167th and our Mustangs were activated during the Korean War in 1950. As a kid in the early to mid 50's, use to see them in the air all the time over Charleston, WVa. area. Love the sound of the Mustang !!! Several Mustangs still flying today came from our Unit. Great 3 part Video of this BEAUTIFUL P-51 !!! Thank You ! Love it !!!

[@4501trainman]

Around 1955, I remember seeing a P-51(probably by then called an F-51)with an ANG Unit still flying out of Pittsburgh.And then when I moved to Florida in 1956 to finish High School,I remember seeing them being restored by Cavalier Aviation at the Sarasota/Bradenton Airport for private use. It always was a Great Plane.

[@bretatvs]

Your mustang seems to fly almost effortlessly! With little to no input! What a beautiful aircraft! Keep up the great work you and your crew does for the preservation of aircraft

[@michael052765]

I was planning on building a 1/32 scale model of a P-51D and showing it weathered and used, but after watching this series, I've changed my mind. I'm going to try my best to recreate this beautiful craft as you have it. Thank you so much for going over each detail of this P-51D, I will use the videos as reference if I may. What an incredible 3 part series. Thank you for sharing, showing, doing!!!!

[@phooesnax]

Fantastic!! Thank You for taking the time to demo this! Wonderful. Jim

[@victorjohnson6380]

Just a GREAT video. I am not physically able to pilot a plane. But I have always loved the P-51D. She's the Cadillac of the skies. Thank you so much for taking all of us along for the flight. You can't really tell from the video, but when the engine is up to speed, NOTHING sounds like a Merlin. Thanks again.

[@Glen.Danielsen]

Brother Weeks, your videos are completely fascinating. This venerable airplane can whisper to all of us its legacy: it helped save the world (in the early '40s). Few other aircraft can say that. I know George Preddy sees this and is pleased and proud of what you've done for his memory. Cheers,

[@Voncid]

Thanks for the instruction walk around and flight Kermie, that was a good one.

[@ponycarfan]

I love the popping and crackling sound of a Merlin at idle - it's not happy and wants to go flying! Thank you for 3 part series, I enjoyed it very much.

[@gcfcos]

That was an incredible collection of videos. My hands started sweating when that landing gear light didn't come on!

[@craigpennington1251]

Very good stuff. Very good pilot. Thanks for the fantastic ride.One tiny problem but what an outstanding Mustang. Very very nice. Count your blessings Mr.Weeks,you're a very fortunate. You're living the dream of thousands of people if not more.

[@koolsolutionszx12r55]

Very cool Sir!! Thank you for sharing your toys with us all

[@izzynutz2000]

very cool Kermi.... Thanks for the ride.....!

[@ckelley63]

Life is good when you buzz the field in your p-51!!

[@fb341]

The P-51--what an amazing machine!! I was a crew chief on F-16s for 7 years and got two rides, which were absolutely awesome, but to fly in a P-51 would be equally awesome. Your videos made me put "P-51 Ride" on my bucket list. Thank you for sharing this piece of history with us!

[@slapshot121212]

I was driving on I-4 in Florida a couple years ago when a P-51D took off from Fantasy of Flight and buzzed right over the highway. Truly mesmerizing, until I had to pay attention to stay on the road.

[@agp7073]

Thanks for letting all of us see what it would look like to sit in the pilots seat! The closest most will ever get. Thanks again!

[@larrytellinghusen1733]

Kermit, probably the best video of any kind I've ever seen on KZbin. I think you have a special talent in allowing the viewer to feel first person in the way you speak, i.e talking through the camera instead of at the camera. Thanks for the awesome ride

[@7775Kevin]

Fantastic. Thanks for the ride!

[@carzenriq]

So cool!!! Keep em flying

[@2muchgear750]

Very cool Kermit. Thanks for taking us along.

[@jeffrobey3831]

Just a suggestion here regarding the landing gear light. Unscrew the lens caps of both the Intransit light and the down and locked green lens cap and swap the bulbs since they are usually always identical. Since you know the intransit light works it should illuminate when switched over giving you the assurance that the gear is in fact down and locked. I also keep a couple new bulbs in the cockpit in a small pouch to have handy when these bulbs burn out.

[@ParkerUAS]

A wonderful suggestion that in the moment is forgotten by many a pilot. My personal one is in Piper aircraft, ensure Nav lights are off since if Nav is on it dims instrument lights to the point they look off in sunlight.

[@jahatton]

Good idea but you don't want to tinker removing bulbs when your flying. Looking for an accident waiting to happen like Flight 401 crashed in the everglades due to fretting over an indicator light. :-( Check all the lights in the 100 hr inspection.

[@fermd83]

that's the way to do it, airliners also have a spare lamp box for this cases.

[@user-2uf2kr2c]

Maybe you want to mod in a dual light, so in a case like this one of 'em should work and give you the info you need.

[@johnstoltzfus8772]

He does not your 2 cents on how to fly his airplanes!!!!!

[@christiancormier7847]

My nobody is better than Kermie. Thank you for your passion and great videos sir!!

[@foehammergaming309]

Wow absolutely amazing! Thank you Kermit for allowing people to get a inside look of a P-51 cockpit. It was really cool. I’ve been to your museum and it was also really cool.

[@mustang1191]

The audio is very nice, thank you. Just amazing.

[@VicsYard]

Thanks for the fight show. Very nice!

[@andret4403]

Just came on my KZbin feed. Love the series. Getting a ride on and flying P-51 is in my life bucket list. Hope I can eventual do one or both.

[@johnkinnane547]

Good to hear you over the noise of the engine ect, great can really follow what your doing now. Thanks Kermit regards John

[@cavelamb]

Thanks for the ride, Kermie!

[@jimfuller5309]

It's way ahead of it's time..a hot rod of planes. Sleek and amazing. Thanks for this Kermit. That's was nerve wracking not knowing if your gear was down..Jesus. Thanks so much for your vids!!

[@spikey2740]

Nice trip. Thanks for sharing (watched all 3 parts).

[@RTD1947]

Outstanding flight, thanks for the ride!!! You da Man!

[@juddpeterson9100]

Really appreciate the flight, Kermit, along with your excellent narration. It gave me a sense of what was going on when my father, Major Richard "Pete" Peterson of the 357th FG, gave me a ride in Charles Osborn's replica P-51D "Hurry Home Honey" over Oshkosh. We flew with a half dozen other P-51's, chased each other around the skies, and rolled just like that. It was a memorable gathering of the top aces of that fighter group including Kit Carson, Bud Anderson, Tommy Hayes, and Chuck Yeager. I was amazed by how stiff the wings were and how smoothly the plane flew through the air. There was no buffeting at all. Pete and I got a big kick when Ed Shipley, flying another P-51 on our tail, banged the "talk" button on his mic, and it made a machine gun sound...he laughed about now being able to say he downed a triple ace!

[@dantaylor1173]

great fun, i'm shaking just watching from take off to flight.