Pietenpol Air Camper "Kajsa" and Per Widing. First video footage!

Great pleasure to finally present the first air-to-air video with KAJSA and owner/builder/pilot Per Widing.
I asked Per to write something about his project:
This project is inspired by "Gliding and Flying Manual 1932". I started building in 2000. My limited budget has been to my advantage when I have had to learn to do everything myself. It's been great because I never had any timetable for when the aircraft will be ready. I have made all the parts myself out some instruments and components of the engine. Registration "SE-ACW" is from 1930, but was never used. Normally, all the X-rated homebuilds today have X in their registration. An exception was made for me and 2010 reserved Swedish Transport Agency registration "SE-ACW" for my project. The name "Kajsa" is an old Swedish female name. My Kajsa was originally a Kaja (a Jackdaw) who my mum and her brothers raised up when they were children. Kajsa was so imprinted on the family so she refused to return to the wild, even though she had to fly free. My mother, in turn, told stories about Kajsa when I grew up. The little bird's name now get through my airplane fly on for a hundred years and more.
Filmed at Skå Edeby airfield just outside Stockholm, Sweden in summer 2016.
All music used with license from Smartsound.
Copyright Jesper Rådegård Film.

[@perwiding1910]

The popularity of this video has far exceeded my expectations. Hope you all will enjoy my flight.

[@JRVAviationVideos]

Great working with you Per! :) Time to film a second part soon? :)

[@perwiding1910]

We have a long Nordic winter in front of us.

[@Khiladi_99]

This should be the top comment.

[@davidholmgren659]

Your airplane is gorgeous. The paint job really softens the hard lines of the airframe. That lovely straight wing!!! Your attention to detail is wonderful...the wheel covers...the engine, propeller...windscreen! Oh my, what a beautiful ship.

[@jimisbell]

The way flying was always meant to be.

[@JRVAviationVideos]

Thanks Jim :)

[@jimisbell]

I learned in a PA-11 Cub and flying in anything with more than 100HP is just "transporting", not flying. I have always wanted a Pietenpol (Model A engine ONLY) and many years ago when BH was still alive I bought the plans from him but never built it. Now my wife thinks I am too old (80) to start flying again. Watching you fly it brings tears to my eyes. Its beautiful.

[@MarcosSchwindt]

👏👏👏👏 What a joy! Thanks!

[@lastfrontierforge6170]

I love how he captured every vintage aspect of that plane I have watched this a million times

[@marginalprofit]

agreed, but you'd have to view it non stop for over 14 years to watch it a million times :)

[@86chanko]

10 out of 10 video, between them camera angles, the high quality HD, and the beautiful airplane. Very nice job

[@JRVAviationVideos]

Thank you😊

[@boeinguy727]

Without a doubt the best Pietenpol video on the net. Great filming, music, editing and one fine airplane. Thank you for sharing.

[@Siriussky22]

Oh it’s such a beautiful bird it makes me cry

[@nigelcopestake3618]

Fabulous video 👍👍👍

[@hansruf]

Very nice plane and video, thank you very much and keep the flags flying!!

[@patbar3014]

And absolutely beautiful video. I have watched this probably 5 times and still get sniffly. Beautifully crafted machine and a beautiful relationship. The true spirit of aviation is exemplified perfectly. I love this

[@markadams7328]

If kids today could get off of their phones and video games, they might find that they enjoy something like this - pure excitement and full engagement of your mental and physical senses!!

[@doranjaffas8432]

The most incredibly done video I have ever seen!. Captures the true spirit of flight in a most beautiful aeroplane!

[@RichardClayborn]

I agree. This is the best general aviation video I have ever seen. Amazing.

[@JRVAviationVideos]

Thank you very much sir! I will do more film like this in the future.

[@charlescarter6146]

I've always liked the aircamper but I love yours. It's exactly I mean exactly as a pietenpol should be like. 👍

[@brianamato1078]

That cinches it! A Piet it is. I've already got the Model A engine sitting on my shop floor. Time to get started. Brian in Michigan

[@martinluton6513]

A truely inspirational video. You know the romance and adventure of flight the same way I do.

[@JRVAviationVideos]

Thanks Martin!😊

[@hansu.gautschi2704]

This is the best avaiation clip-type movie I ever have seen!!! The aeroplane is a piece of art too! Would like to see it on my next trip to Sweden! And would wish a movie like this also with our Vintage hatz HB-YSH starring! Take care and enjoy briefly your plane an landscape! Hans

[@emersonjedidiah758]

You all probably dont give a damn but does someone know of a way to get back into an instagram account?? I stupidly lost my password. I love any assistance you can give me.

[@kendrickreign8560]

@Emerson Jedidiah Instablaster ;)

[@emersonjedidiah758]

@Kendrick Reign I really appreciate your reply. I found the site on google and im waiting for the hacking stuff now. I see it takes a while so I will get back to you later with my results.

[@emersonjedidiah758]

@Kendrick Reign it did the trick and I actually got access to my account again. I'm so happy! Thanks so much you really help me out!

[@kendrickreign8560]

@Emerson Jedidiah Happy to help =)

[@CANALROBBY]

Belle machine le Pietenpol et belle vidéo.

[@captclivemason]

Great video

[@timandrew1091]

great video and music

[@carlosrobertopetean3266]

I have watched hundreds of Pietenpol videos. Liked all of them. This is no doubt the best of all. So beatifull so nice so human. Thank you for sharing this emotional video. Its is the best motivation i have to continue thinking I am ready to build a Piet. Thanks a lot Jesper. Congratullations from Brazil.

[@JRVAviationVideos]

carlos roberto petean Thank you very much😊

[@ThorNjord]

I'm in love! 😍What a wonderful plane!

[@disciplepullover326]

Wow! What a beautiful sight! Beautiful Plane!

[@davejackson925]

Absolutely one off my favorite Pietenpol videos. Beautiful airplane.!

[@JRVAviationVideos]

Thank you😊

[@Aero360Aviation]

Thats beautiful...great video. My dad had a Pietenpol before I was born. I wish I could have flown it!

[@miksal26]

Looks for all the world like a Westland Widgeon. Beautiful

[@timandrew1091]

Bought a Piet last December... had it delivered last month... taking lessons in it... only have 250 hrs in my 150.... live in 4000' grass, NH69 nothing like open cockpit flying

[@TimDonk]

Wow!! Gorgeous plane and outstanding video production skills. A real joy to watch.

[@Video-tipsTv]

WOW!!! Beautiful!! and some GREAT SHOTS too!!! Thanks!!

[@TangoandJuliet]

Beautiful video! We just bought a GN-1 Aircamper in California; hope we can find the same joys flying it that you show in this movie.

[@GoingToGenocideSLK]

Great video and beautiful Air Camper! My brother and I bought a set of plans each a couple of years ago, but we never got started. Going to have a look at those plans this weekend I guess 🤘

[@agp7073]

Very very classy, well done! I felt like I stepped back in time. Thank you

[@Harigiri240]

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[@dougrowell7817]

Brought a tear to my eye. I just bought a scale RC model Air Camper. Now I want a real one!!! Absolute magic.

[@paolobottinelli7679]

Great video of this amazing plane....old days gone

[@markrobinson5109]

Loved the video

[@wilsonandremachadosilveira4983]

Beautiful video and flight and aircraft Pietenpol Air Camper!

[@mirekh4029]

Excellent job!!This is like a therapy.

[@canopypilot01]

So beautiful movie and flights! Thanks, man!

[@apfelsnutz]

Excellent work and video... you have every right to be proud...My Heartfelt Congratulations...Ron

[@billmcgarry3300]

Excellent production and a beautiful aircraft!

[@donnbecker]

I was smiling like I was crazy watching this! Amazingly done!!

[@johnhamon8996]

Powered by Henry Ford!! A true classic video!!

[@Aero360Aviation]

Beautiful airplane! My father used to have an Aircamper. I never got to see it or fly in it, but I have always been drawn to the airplane!

[@markrobinson1649]

Great video, enjoy the plane and the scenery. Well done!

[@mikeboggs5950]

Now that is a proper Pietenpol. Water cooled auto engine and big wheels. I love it.

[@Mrcaffinebean]

Beautiful job

[@mb2308]

Beautiful plane and nice flying! Much future success!!!

[@schmitty1944]

fantastic video and beautiful aeroplane. nice job!

[@19brandon66]

outstanding...

[@hearsejr]

That's one of the best videos ever on you tube!

[@JRVAviationVideos]

I think Per will be very happy hearing that :) i am :)Thank you!

[@alextrofimoff3399]

FANTASTIC video! I love to see videos that capture the ESSENCE of flying - the joy, the freedom, the pure joy. I fly a '46 Luscombe - this video captures the EMOTION of flight better than most. Happy trails my friend in aviation!

[@onthewater4020]

Excellent video! Hoping to build myself one of these one day myself. Great flying and great video! :)

[@cazabeto4898]

Emocionante! Principalmente pelo fato de ser uma aeronave experimental, construída pau e tela, com motor Ford 29, e muito bem conduzida pelo piloto. Só quem já montou nervura por nervura sabe o prazer de voar sua própria obra. Congratulations!

[@Boeingspotter1]

That's some amazing footage!

[@JRVAviationVideos]

Thanks my friend! Beautiful day and great flying :)

[@garlinmiller5808]

awesome footage

[@buddywehman8362]

Great video ! Reminds me of some of my flights in my Pietenpol Sky Scout.

[@vulturedroid9804]

Very very cool.

[@JRVAviationVideos]

Yes it is :) Thanks!

[@ivobuelens]

I love your plane 😍😍😍👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 fly it 👍🏻

[@anderssvensson2108]

Helt fantastisk film och ett otroligt bygge, stort grattis från de djupaste smålandsskogarna!

[@craigbuchan316]

January 2020. And still a great video. Such a beautiful old bird

[@fanofjets]

Beautiful footage of a wonderful classic airplane!

[@JRVAviationVideos]

Thank you sir!

[@CJSHM]

I just want to let you know that this video and two others featuring Air Campers took me from being hesitant about getting my license to officially saving the money needed to reach that goal.

[@JRVAviationVideos]

InfiNorth very happy to hear😊👍

[@lovetoplayminecraft8]

Beautiful

[@RedPee2000]

Fint bygge och härlig film!

[@gerryortiz7276]

Epic man I want one now

[@jopitomnik1396]

Superb, you made my day!!

[@JRVAviationVideos]

jo pitomnik Thank you😊

[@Timessquareful]

Super Video !!

[@jeanmarcchristophe7569]

Beautifull great pilot and great movieman 😀

[@JeffreyinChina]

wow amazing

[@k9uw]

Most of this video has you believing it is 1933. The sound of that engine is wonderful!

[@MrMadFrench]

beautiful plane!! beautiful footage!! I'm actually looking for an aircamper!! ^^

[@Cowcharge]

Is this like the last 7 minutes of a Disney movie about a pilot who struggles back from the devastation of war or something?

[@markspc1]

Good looking plane, looks like the original 1920s Pietenpol Air Camper design !

[@sporcelhorse]

Felicitaciones desde Argentina, América del Sur.

[@MrCristel]

Great achievement Per. This is Ali's friend Semih aka "oldbird". Also building a Piet in Turkey.

[@bradfordeaton6558]

Very nice.

[@Snobiker13]

Fin film och ett fantastiskt bygge.

[@JRVAviationVideos]

Tack för kommentaren :)

[@sidecars]

What a beautiful plane and video.

[@JRVAviationVideos]

Thanks Bryan :)

[@sidecars]

Let me just add that I have a set of plans signed by Bernie Pietenpohl, and spoke with him on the phone many years ago. I felt as though I was speaking with a true aviation pioneer. I've wanted to build one for decades!

[@JRVAviationVideos]

Just fantastic! All the best :)

[@jorgenelsonfelix52]

😃 👍 Espectacular muy bien 👍 😃

[@cowboy6591]

Aside from that radiator being smack dab in the way of the pilots view, that plane seems like a cream puff. Exellent video resolution. Other posters could learn allot with this vid on what HD really means. I'm not a fan of music in these gearhead documentaries, but most people like it, so I'll get over it. Thumbs up !!!

[@andremarais2706]

Beautiful plane Per. I still have a long way to go.

[@levarris14]

😍🤩😍🥰

[@davidduganne5939]

Excellent! I like the look of a Piet with the old motorcycle style wheels, but Cub style "fat" tires may be more practical on a rough unpaved runway.

[@shulzz68]

Очень красиво!

[@spurgear4]

Thank you for this. Im building a sky scout and Im wondering what kind of magneto you are running, Thanks again

[@spurgear4]

Thank you.

[@spurgear4]

I joined the group, thanks again.

[@johngallagher912]

Great film. I know that many Pietenpol's have the Ford engine with the radiator blocking the view forward. How can you "see and be seen" if your vision directly forward is blocked? Seems like you would be more likely to be involved in a collision.

[@christianjforbes]

I don’t know where this was filmed But it sure looks like the American Midwest

[@JRVAviationVideos]

It was filmed just outside Stockholm Sweden. I grew up here. Love those open fields. Freedom.

[@fholmberg3019]

Jättefin film!! Tjusig kärra också!!

[@lukasvercaempst44]

Hi Jesper, I would love to build one myself but since this is the first time building, I have a lot of questions. Is there any way I could get in touch with you?

[@alextrofimoff3399]

This is killing me....even Google can't figure out the name of the music at the beginning. What's the name/composer of the piano piece?!

[@JRVAviationVideos]

Hi Alex! All Music from Smartsound. I quess thats why google cant find it. You have to bye the Music and license from Smartsound to use it on KZbin. Thanks :)

[@pauls.2526]

Thanks for sharing 😊 I am wondering is engine a model T, model A or model Y Ford.

[@perwiding1910]

It's a model A-Ford

[@pauls.2526]

@@perwiding1910 thanks 😊

[@charleskyle8079]

A wonderful video. You, the videographer and Kajsa have captured the spirit of flight. Thank you so very much!

[@jopitomnik1396]

I'don't know how many times I watched this film. Fondamentalism in aviation is the only good Fondamentalism. 👌😁

[@JRVAviationVideos]

Thank you very much!😊

[@LosDaniellosB]

what is the plane that flies next to you?

[@perwiding1910]

It´s a Tiger Moth

[@barryhunter8076]

Lovely film. Where in Sweden?

[@JRVAviationVideos]

Thanks! Filmed at Skå-Edeby airfield just outside Stockholm.

[@jopitomnik1396]

Hop in my anti stress Playlist.

[@hearsejr]

Hi guys...I was wondering about something.. I seen a none flying Pietenpol that was built in the 1950s I believe, that had a Ford model A engine.... Has anyone considered another model Ford engine? It seems like if these were flying with the A engine it could fly with a modern straight six or something. Just wondering out loud. Lol

[@KB4QAA]

Chevy Corvair and Subaru engines are popular alternatives;

[@diyvillageproject8430]

👌👌👌👌👌👌👌

[@osanshouo1684]

Hobby King Pietenpol brough me here, lol

[@drewlawrence8259]

what was the biplane in the background?

[@binsupehr]

I'm want to know about that biplane in the background as well! This pietenpol is awesome!!

[@liamwedlake9820]

Tiger Moth

[@drewlawrence8259]

Liam Wedlake thank you