Pilot's Perspective: Fokker DVIII | Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome

[@tymncycle]

I'm so glad I got the chance to see him fly back in 2022, and to speak with him briefly. RIP, Brian.

[@OliviaS-C-zv4pz]

Respect to Brian C 😢

[@foobitt1]

Rest In Peace Brian ❤️❤️

[@kevelliott]

That was amazing! (Wouldn't like to pick a field for a forced landing there, though....!)

[@dawnm.barclift7647]

On eternal Dawn Patrol. Rest in peace, Brian C., and thank you.

[@FrankSalacka]

Great video!, went to the aerodrome every Sunday with my father who was friends with Cole Palen, Dave Fox , Dick King and all the guys back in the 70's

[@donaldparlett7708]

Love to see Cole Palin’s dream still lives on at Rhinebeck.

[@ericsissenwein3601]

I flew as a passenger in a biplane at that field some years ago. Greatest flying experience ever! The early Autumn trees and Hudson River views are awesome. I did,however have a bit of an uncomfortable feeling as we came in on final and threaded through the trees to line up on the runway!!! RIP to a great pilot and engineer.

[@TheCreeperGarage]

Rest in Peace

[@PhD777]

Excellent video!👍🏻🎅👍🏻

[@hg2560]

These videos are awesome thank you very much!

[@OldRhinebeckAerodrome]

So glad you enjoy them!

[@abduljabar8445]

@@OldRhinebeckAerodrome is that the original engine? Incredible sound!

[@ricardocorbie6803]

Thanks great video,, I see how incredibly brave those pioneering ancestors were,, to fly n fight in those aircraft in European skies in winter 🥶!! Wow 😮!! God bless all the ancient warriors!! Rest in peace ☮️ peace!!

[@jamesburns2232]

The Fokker DVIII was tricky to fly, even in WWI. It had a fat wing center section and there wasn't much dihedral in the parasol wing. There wasn't a throttle on the DVIII rotary engine. It ran at full throttle all the time and the pilot had to bleep the magneto ignition to land it. 🥸

[@TamasLaszlo-83]

Thanks! I didn't knew that...😉

[@richardbullwood5941]

Is a 53 year old guy, I cannot even imagine the probability and danger of successful takeoffs and landings. And then, when you factor in that you're going to have to fly around and shoot at people who are shooting at you, I can't imagine these boys with smiles on their faces and scarves wrap around their neck getting a thrill from this.

[@m3131m]

You had to be there.

[@orderstudios4088]

RIP Brian Coughlin

[@jackdaniel7465]

Especially in the winter months at that!!

[@mennoburmeister1973]

Great video.......Keep them coming !

[@OldRhinebeckAerodrome]

We definitely have more on the way!

[@pilipsp]

Cool video. I didn't realize how low the wing is. I wish someone made full scale plans for this. The only one I see is from Aerodrome Aeroplanes 3/4 scale.

[@papadopp3870]

That, right there, is the most fun I’ve had in a long time without buying fuel!

[@charliebeamer8478]

What an awesome video. Visited there in early October. Enjoyed 2 flights in the Bi Plane Ride. Can't wait til next spring to visit again.

[@OldRhinebeckAerodrome]

We hope to see you again in the spring!

[@evanbyers6240]

Rip the DVIII

[@sylvainplante9882]

Oh my! I never realized how much the upper wing could block the pilot view. Must of been nerve wracking on a air to air combat 😮

[@dougdarby3564]

Those damn rotaries are just so archaic PITA!!!

[@Hendo56]

To soar above the treetops, taking in all the scenery, must be exhilarating.

[@smithgroove945]

This is so wild! What a treat to be able to share some history. Thank you

[@BaronFlyingClub]

It is amazing how realistic flight sim is these days, and it is almost free too.

[@gunman001]

Great video! Lets tighten that inspection panel screw right in front of you...Lol

[@Urlocallordandsavior]

Nice video, that area around the airfield looks awfully wooded to do any kind of safe crash landing.

[@keithallver2450]

That was cool!

[@jbl7092]

So damn cool! Thanks!

[@JimKieninger]

Amazing perspective! Thanks for the video!

[@tootired76]

It's the only thing on my bucket list! Or New Zealand!!

[@jamesday5636]

just wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Workerbee-zy5nx]

Awesome!😎👍

[@myZisfantastic]

I'm curious about the fuel you put for these engines? Fantastic vid that show how dangerous these marvels were and what an adventure it is to fly them! Thank you so much and fly safe

[@HoverFreddy]

These rotary engines lacks an oil sump, therefore they must run on 2 cycle mix. At the time castrol oil was used

[@Burninhellscrootoob]

In the old days, i believe it was castor oil in the gasoline.... but Germany, being cut off, had to make a substitute, and im not sure what it was.

[@richardbradley2802]

Man, you can really tell how different this bird is to the DR1!

[@SGFlicksify]

Great to see these aircraft in flight, but I think this would work better if there was either running commentary or onscreen text about the aircraft & how flying it compares to others etc.

[@MBCGRS]

That trailing edge is just screaming for a mirror....

[@Sinxytlol3]

even though this isnt the dv1 (my dream plane) I would die happy just flying this

[@marksaint-john3722]

In a replica is there any benefit when using modern materials as opposed to the original specs?

[@michaelfisher910]

A very complicated question. Depends on the materials and their application. For example we cover with modern materials as they are not toxic and will not burn. Spruce spar is a spruce spar.

[@egoluis159]

Please, can you tell us something about the engine?

[@raulduke6105]

Wow!

[@cellnot]

What is the V NO (and cruise setting)?

[@Averagebater]

How hard are these suckers to fly?? I seriously want to put one of these together!🤘😁

[@TrueHelpTV]

evidently theyre wicked easy and stable... $~7k for the kit minus engine

[@yeagemk]

You must have an oily film on you after flying an open cockpit rotary engine airplane. I hear those rotary engines would throw oil everywhere due to the centrifugal force of the spinning engine.

[@ervinthompson6598]

Stearmans used in crop dusting (a lot of them ridden hard and put up wet) with the R985 radial engine would sometimes leak oil so badly that the pilot's goggles were covered - Gordon Baxter, that wrote in FLYING, and had done dusting in his post WWII years, remarked about this scenario from personal experience. RIP, Brian - fly high and forever.

[@thomasgangl8990]

Wow 😃

[@patrickschramm2796]

These forests are unforgiving of engine failures.

[@evanbyers6240]

That aged well 😮

[@brianmorgan5739]

And for the human autonomy if one hits a tree at that speed. 😊

[@alfabethev2.074]

And a r e a l🫣rotary engine 👍🏻

[@swagknight6973]

how does he use the guns it looks like it goes into the propeller.

[@michaelfisher910]

The guns are synchronized so that they do not fire when the propellor blades are in front of the muzzles-cams and levers.

[@mikearakelian6368]

I kno,staying out of the air space ha; I'd climb up n be comfortable....no transponder to worry about...

[@sebastianbombasti7554]

During flight i See and hear an altering RPM and it appears like the engine is beeing turned on and off all time. Why is that?

[@NuclearN00bGaming]

Possibly a blip switch? It disconnects half the spark plugs the and allows the plane to glide uncovered in quick bursts before planes were equipped with throttles. For some it was 100% power or none at all. The engine shouldn't die as long as the rpms of the radial don't get too low.

[@sebastianbombasti7554]

@@NuclearN00bGaming in my flight sim it has a throttle and im sure that is correct cause its really authentic

[@pilotavery]

@@sebastianbombasti7554 In reality, these engines did technically have a throttle, but it would take about 30 seconds to tune the engine properly to make sure that it runs without stalling at the right settings for that throttle. So in real life, the way that people flew them, was to use a mag switch that would shut off half of the mags or all of the mags and they would use the blip switch to basically throttle it by going on and off. For long distance cruises they did have a throttle but once you adjust the throttle you have to spend a lot of work and tuning and it was very finicky to get right, so when flying in formation you could adjust the throttle a very teeny teeny teeny tiny bit at a time in order to match your speed but in real world flying when making turns in maneuvers and when landing, you would just use the blip system at full throttle because then you only would have to tune it once. You couldn't just adjust the throttle and keep the engine running, just moving the throttle would pretty much instantly kill the engine or flood it

[@WildBillCox13]

World War One's superplane.

[@paulguzman1634]

Insane!! Almost gives you the feel of what is was to fly one of those "Flying Razors". Noisy as Hell, like riding a motorcycle with wings. I can't imagine what it must have been like to Dogfight fight in aircraft like Those though! Man those WW1 fighter pilots must had some hair on their balls!:)