Rebuilding An Abandoned Piper Aztec Airplane Part 3

[@therealjimmysworld]

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[@daffyduck9784]

Electric car = Cousin It

[@waynegoodwin3217]

Better still if you have a gold mine...

[@bigdaddyd4jc]

Maybe call it the A1C.

[@OscarSanchez-ny8rw]

Yes I’m Mexico have you

[@geoffreed4199]

i presume you probably got the key thing sorted a while ago, but for future reference, piper keys look like you can use a Y11 key blank to duplicate them, and you can have someone take the key to a locksmith and have them read the cuts, then get that info to you and have a local locksmith cut you a key.

[@ScottsSynthStuff]

Every power plug I've ever seen on a light GA aircraft gets installed as close to the battery as possible, to minimize the length of the heavy cables required. Find the battery, follow the positive cable to find the external power relay, follow the wire from there to the external power plug.

[@geebeee04]

Thanks!

[@therealjimmysworld]

Welcome!

[@thefamilythatfliestogether]

I got locked out of my old plane a Piper 235 (N8556W) long ago. The keys were just sitting on the dash. Of course it was in the middle of the night and at small uncontrolled airport. While rummaging through the small pilot lounge I opened up a cabinet with a ton of keys that went to random stuff around the airport. None of the keys were airplane keys though. However, one of the keys for the mailbox, looked very similar to the cargo door key so I figured I give it a shot. Guess what? It worked! I climbed from the cargo area to the front and was able to open the door. Saved us having to get a locksmith to open the door for us. As always very entertaining video. Thanks for sharing.

[@jeffreycleveland6439]

Glad to see you all are ok after the hurricane.

[@fanoflawrencedrunkpreachin834]

I bet Ron “wannabe” tRump DeSantis would love to have that 12 million back he wasted trying to hurt already hurting people!

[@CountryAndClassics]

I would like to see You come out with long sleeve shirts. I'm up in northern Canada where it's cold needing one to have long sleeves or Hoodies.

[@zacharysinger5370]

Wish I could have gotten a bit more work on this bird! Its going to be an awesome airplane......maybe replace the current twin with this? Happy to come back and install the starter and the mags. You know the #!

[@eagle2019]

Jimmy just a heads up, putting a couple of gallons of gas in a bladder tank does not guarantee that it is good. Bladder tanks tend to dry out on top due to them not being full all the time. The sun bakes the tops of the bladders and if they are not full there is nothing to keep them from drying out and cracking. To really test a bladder tank you'll need to fill each tank to the brim and wait a couple of days to be sure they are leak free.

[@dmaeroflyer9279]

You’re so correct. I’ve replaced them on a C182Q model. It was leaking at the tube section for the drain. What a pain to replace.

[@samrodian919]

@Feelin' FPV looking logically at it, doing that would prove leak or no leak up to the fuel level but in order to prove the whole bladder you still have to fill it to the brim. I suppose pressurising it will do the proving quicker, if that is actually what you meant.

[@dalepatterson1748]

The one time that it's good to have a full bladder for a long time.

[@samrodian919]

@@dalepatterson1748 heh heh! Mummy I need to pee. Hold it in son we're nearly home!

[@spannaspinna]

@Feelin' FPV I’d try nitrogen

[@wakaaviationmedia2825]

I was so excited thinking I might could be first......but I failed 😭😭 I will now go cry myself back to sleep with "can I get a clear prop" ringing in the back of my head

[@ymkrio242brooks6]

U gonna be ok my brother 🙏 🤣🤣

[@colsen900]

Every time you say " Praise the Lord" You just jump higher in my esteem for you. I just love your videos.

[@coxy8329]

Did they remove & re-balance the the flying controls as part of the re-painting process?? If so I would definately have a good look at the rudder & elevator installations.

[@hpwestjr]

Jimmy: ADF - Automatic Direction Finder for Nondirectional Beacons ( NDB) which are still in use. You can also home in on AM radio stations. Or just listen to the broadcast. Glad you did okay through the storm (I’m in SE Seminole County - got wet but no damage.) Great channel!

[@KurgerBurger]

Aren't there still NDBs around?

[@dieselyeti]

@@KurgerBurger Not many still in operation.

[@jackmosher7561]

@@dieselyeti The ODP at my local airport relies exclusively on a NDB. If you don't have glass in your cockpit, you NEED an ADF unit in order to fly the standard obstacle departure procedure here. (KRUT, VT, USA)

[@stephenreese5921]

We used to use the ADF as a radio source or to verify the directional beacon we were following using the ADF instrument needle, while flying long distance, especially over water from island to island in the Caribbean.

[@mitchdebenedetto7442]

I appreciate the work you put into your videos. Thank you!

[@Justatoy26]

I’ve used the saying “it ain’t done right, if it ain’t done twice.” Whenever I am working on something, make a mistake and have to take it apart to fix it. It’s always gotten laughs around the hanger or garage.

[@AnthonyRBlacker]

I agree 100% with you on upgrading the distributor (magneto).. In pretty much every old engine I work on it gets an HEI distributor. Why not? Points SUCK!!

[@iamheheisi4450]

I didn't even realize I was watching an advertisement until the charts . Well done big props, no pun intended.. ok some pun.

[@craigh3381]

Thanks for sharing Jimmy...why not call a lock smith..have an extra set of keys afterward..and hopefully cheaper than gas for making an extra trip...

[@ptdave123]

he said in the video he will need to make at least 3 more trips to get airplane ready to fly, so this trip they worked on the items that could be done without needing to get into the cabin or locked compartments. Plenty of house needed to install new electronic mags, battery, starter. Not a wasted trip, just need to pospone maybe starting engine this time.

[@C76Caravan]

Geronimo!!! Man that thing is becoming a little unsung hero with all that flawless air-trucking it has been doing

[@johnlaccohee-joslin4477]

Hi Jimmy keep them coming.each video is a master peace. I did have a thought when you showed those wire strippers, i still have mine and inreckon tbey are really the very best. Used a lot for telecom firms tey are made to ajust to the tbickness of both the wire and the insulation and you put the wire in the fron instead of the side, leaving a very neat finish to the insulation and are made so that you dont go banging your hand when the insualtion comes off.. The starboard engine sound very rough to me even though it did not actually light up, almost like it has a problem with either a bad cylinder ar fuel locking. To put a new ring gear and starter looks like a long job, and inwondered if you have to pre heat the ring to drop it over the fly wheel. I just do not understand how a bit of kit like an aircraft get left to die, for starters they are VERY pricey items and do require care ever when not in use, leaving the to elements, to my say some people have more money than sence. I know you can get good covets for a car that does protect the tbing from all the things which mean a lot in terms of cost, so even if its not being flown, it still needs some T.L.C.. This looks like a cract with a number if big problems all because it been out in the open.Something that has always puzzled me is that the engine has to run flat tack or near to it. Why do they not but a gearbox like a car so you can get the prop oerformance without running the engine so hard?? That goes for boats as well, the more revs the engine is pushing to more fuel its using. I was hopping that we might see more on the helechopter as i reckon that was a really good move because it opens the door to changing up in size so you can take the family??????

[@dmaeroflyer9279]

Hi Jimmy! I’m a friend of Zach! LOL. The reason the ailerons and flaps are disconnected is because they should have been balanced after being Painted. I love your channel. I’m also an A&P/IA, Pilot. In Clearwater. “ Clear Prop!”

[@guymitchell3842]

In the airline industry ( Delta Airlines ) it’s called a MCO Or a maintenance carryover item. Something that doesn’t have anything to do with safety however you need to fix it. Usually within so many flight hours. Our during so hanger time.

[@wb1065]

I’m so old I had to actually fly with adf navigation 😢. Don’t miss it much 🎉.

[@Kito_DILL]

Thanks Jimmy i like your program i’m from France My Dad start to Fly in 60ties… My brother is Captain for « Air CARAIBES » and i work for Opérations of Aigle-Azur Company for 20 years… So Airplanes and aviation is a story of family .. Keep to give us so good vibrations about the Sky.😅😅

[@johnwebber2471]

Jimmy, I suggest you adopt the habit of always making a list of everything you need... a check list to be sure you have what you need when it's needed. Making a list of everything you need to do before heading out for a trip is priceless! It's like pulling into a parking lot and leaving the keys in the car instead of making sure they're in your pocket before locking the car. I keep a spare key on a retractable lead behind the front and rear bumper. Perhaps you could find a place to hide a spare key some place in the landing gear wheel well.

[@scottinnis9666]

That Aztec is the cleanest aeroplane (sp) you've bought so far! Looking forward to seeing this one flying.

[@davidyoungman3066]

Good to see you and yours are safe after Ian. Keep up the good work

[@davidkingsley3244]

I was an apprentice locksmith a few decades ago and learned the benefits of rekeying locks. One key for the whole house, instead of two keys for each door, for however many doors the house has. If all of your planes use the same key, then it wouldn't make any difference which plane you were going to be flying. I don't know, but I can imagine that the locks would be the same size, just pop the handle off and change the lock cylinder. If planes don't have a steering ignition interlock then you could have a couple of spare ignition locks made up. Then if/when you sell a plane, you could change the locks to a different key for the new owner if you wanted

[@007camera]

KThe new guy swas really scared😂 lool at his face while jimmy was landing! 😂😂

[@bbrut3332]

In the early 70s Astronaut Edgar Mitchell was doing a tour of eastern Oklahoma and his step brother Jim Mitchell, my flight instructor picked me to serve as Edgar's pilot. This was just after Edgar's return from space. Talk about a young 100 hour pilot having a thrill, that was me. It was explained to me that even though he had a military license he couldn't legally fly a civilian aircraft. Spent several days piloting him around Poteau, Ok and many of the other small Oklahoma towns. Not something you forget.

[@geraldd6074]

Glad you and fam are safe! I think " sparkie"or "Voltron" would be a good name for the e car

[@Iz0pen]

2nd for Voltron!

[@gvicm]

Hello Jimmy, nowadays $1 USD is equivalent to approximately $20 MX pesos. What you have in your hand is an old $100 bill I believe with Venustiano Caranza's effigy on it, probably from 1982 and you can no longer make purchases with it, but it has numismatic value for collectors. Carranza was president of Mexico from 1917 to 1920 during the Mexican Revolution. He was killed on May 21, 1920 in Tlaxcalantongo, Puebla, while he was sleeping. I'm your fan, Greetings from Mexico City.

[@byronalexander1371]

Jimmy, when you are landing, just before touching down you say "looking down the runway". Is that because you've just rounded off from your approach & you're looking down the runway ahead 3 or 4 painted lines for your touch down spot?

[@mr_46]

Love all the work you're doing for the community!

[@piperdakotaflyr]

Hi, Jimmy. Do plan to do a video of a fly over of damage areas?

[@SaYeager]

Paper clip and small screw driver for tension and you can pick open an aircraft lock!

[@pmcwbn823]

You be right, that electronic ignition is great. And you get spark advance too - awesome!

[@mikeachtereekte7910]

It will be fine. Would be awesome. I started saying that every day at work.

[@douglaschaffin3782]

Hey Jimmy, glad you guys survived Ian. On the blue tarp special, you guys might want to do a weight and balance on those control surfaces since they’re already off. Don’t know if you thought of that.

[@randywilliams5337]

Jimmy I would like to know the exact FAR you were looking at. Also Ihope you know you can just replace the ring gear on the flywheel. They are relatively inexpensive.

[@shawnengstrom3906]

Me too because I'm 99% sure there isn't one

[@dmaeroflyer9279]

If you can find just the ring, fine, but most likely you will find it all together.

[@richarddavis9895]

Buy a ring gear. Lycoming. Easy peasy.

[@jackyingram6998]

T shirts!! I love your idea of ‘Anything worth doing is worth doing twice’ I would definitely get one.

[@4MHDSXM]

Happy to see you guys are safe

[@thefaithofman5025]

I work for a major metro fleet service, you know Ford Explorers and transits the like. I have been struggling to get filters

[@Brimmlinn]

Fun fact, Piper only made 5 different keys for all their planes and most simple Masterlock keys will get the door open. :) Picked that one up working many years on the ramp and having to move planes where the parking brake was left on even though the aircraft was double chocked.

[@jplumbob]

I have a key box full of them. I have never found an airplane lock or ignition that could not be turned.

[@FPVSlacker]

Jimmy, you're my favorite channel on youtube!

[@irpat54]

that plane you're flying in this video, literally jumps off the runway when it reaches flying speed... when it wants to fly, it jumps into the air... awesome plane.

[@davidwinkleblack5587]

Awesome, thanks 😊

[@bassmandave5865]

Hey Jimmy, you should name the little electric car the”Sparky Special” Happy to see you and your family weathered the storm safely.

[@RGCbaseace]

Buy the time you get into that ev you'll be calling it the Electric nightmare

[@hobo1452]

FYI, lock picking is easily self taught and for most locks, fairly easy. Lock pick sets are also easy to come by and reasonably priced. Especially for what you do, it is a skill that you will find quite handy.

[@Rufus6540]

You need LockPickingLawyer to help get into that and start it up!

[@TerryLawrence001]

Back in the day, I moved half way across the country and "accidentally" had all my stuff rushed. At the time I just thought I grabbed a bunch of address labels so I could ship my stuff to the hangar at work. I did not know what AOG was!! Needless to say, my stuff got to Saskatoon before I did.

[@willwaconsya3433]

I noticed your mechanic was using an adjustable wrench. When I was in aircraft mechanic school that was a no no. The instructor said he did not want to see any auto mechanic back yard tools in our boxes.

[@spannaspinna]

My apprentice master took all mine and my rattle gun for a fair portion of my first year 😂

[@TheoXydias_PerlaCoffeeTrailer]

4:03 my favorite tool as a computer engineer :P

[@scotmorrison640]

That electric thing was made at the Sebring airport . In the 70's, I lived 9 mile's as the crow fly's straight north. I lived 8 mile's east of Avon Park then.🛩😉. Love your channel . I don't have a pilot's license but I've done some flying, and I'd be up their all the time if I could!!!!!

[@cstacy]

The ADF is the receiver for an NDB station. There are still NDB approaches, so you need an ADF to shoot those. Practically? I suspect there is a GPS approach now for any of them, but I have not checked. Meanwhile, an ADF is an AM radio receiver, so you can use it over long (and short) distances as an unapproved aid to (i.e. VFR) navigation with the feature that you can listen to the ballgame on it. Now Get Off My Lawn. Yours in Clear Propping, A Geezer

[@bradmarcum2927]

File cabinet keys generally work

[@archiesilkworth6607]

Jimmy, ADF is automatic direction finder. it used not only omni beacons but could tune to the same frequencies as your comms radio.

[@JamesKearnsbkk]

Jimmy, whoops those darn keys just love your dresser....how about 3 sets of keys .1. Hidden on aircraft 2. Taken with you 3 one at home spare in case it is stolen

[@fredchatham6680]

I lived in Naples, Fl. for 20 years, defense machinist that had to eat between gov't contracts. One job was managing an a/c wholesaler for contractors. One customer had a small airplane, a silver pretty little wing on top like a Cessna that had 2 seats, one for pilot and another seat behind pilot. Tiny cockpit.. The owner was elderly, his kids weren't interested in the airplane at all, he couldn't fly because of disabilities. I would stare at it every chance imagining flying it. He offered it to me IF I obtained my license and we worked on it together. He had engines still on a pallet ready to install. I was very interested until I learned the expenses involved just getting to solo. Then the inspections and parking fees and cost of fuel. I already had more interests and hobbies I couldn't support. This was late 1970's, I've often wondered what could have been if I'd followed thru.

[@fredchatham6680]

I had dreams where I'd fly a jet called THE CHAMPION , I flew it well in my dreams but never knew how to talk to the towers so I'd just muscle my way in. I dreamed I took my bosses Lear Jer for a joyride, I'd land on city streets to pick up my friends then take off again. I don't have flying dreams nearly often enough.

[@leifvejby8023]

Take care, I've seen a B29 burn right before taking off on a ferry permit!

[@tassi13827]

ADF....automatic direction finder. Failed my first instrument test because I didn't reset the compass to make an ADF instrument approach.

[@faamecanic1970]

Very cool….you landed at my old airport. I worked on the AC130J there at Bob Sikes/Crestview airport!

[@Coop442s]

I grew up near the Bessemer Airport, always cool to see those small planes flying around. Love the channel keep up the good work!

[@michaeljanes7086]

I just found out that air filters are made of unobtainium. None of the parts stores or local Ford dealers have an air filter for my 2019 Ford Ranger her in Western NY.

[@chunder64]

you could have picked the lock very easily. airplanes have really easy to pick locks. Just replaced mine on my baron b55b

[@dennisowen3717]

Het Jimmy. It's good to see you finally working on the Blue Tarp Special. I'm really curious to see how it turns out. Oh, the name for that Electric Car should be Wedgy.Also I've seen Starters do exactly what yours did many times.

[@RPSchonherr]

If the ADF is working you can still tune it to a commercial radio station. For example: if you are flying from Tampa to Orlando you can tune in AM 1140.

[@BobSluder]

Well, what is the statis of the BLUE TARP AZTEC. It has been some time since an update.

[@accousticdecay]

LOL on the forgotten key. I have done it enough times that I triple check now, like the GUMP for landing gear; it's GWaPhoK Glasses, Wallet, Phone, Keys.

[@circusboy90210]

18:03 and each melting loses a percentage to vapors smelters regularly clean their smoke stacks and earn recover huge amounts of money.

[@av8tore71]

Military pilots may apply for airman certification based on his or her military pilot qualifications. A military pilot who passes the military competency knowledge test and possesses the appropriate documents will be issued a commercial pilot certificate and/or a flight instructor certificate.

[@guymitchell3842]

I love the way you take older planes and bring them back to life. ! A&P

[@ab2y77]

The explanation on the magneto's regulations was a job for pastor Jimmy!!!!

[@mikedupree832]

What measurements do you use to sat 2 good engines?

[@nebarrera]

That red wedge is a Sebring-Vanguard CitiCar. Aging wheels did a full review on one of those, they made like 4 thousand of them...

[@RomansSeven6]

little car looks like a wheel chock or wedge to stop things rolling away. call it wheel choc. or speed bump.

[@kathiebarnes3404]

My husband would love a shirt! BUT...he only wears v-necks and would like you to consider that style! Thanks!

[@rickpellicciotti]

FOr the electric car, how about "rolling door stop" For the keys, there's a FedEx for that. I have done that before.

[@realone4341]

Hey Jimmy; really appreciate your work on making these educational and highly enjoyable. You have what it takes to be on screen and you have a nice flowing dialogue. I felt like I was with you in Ian; again thanks. Although I have spent 10 years in aerospace, it was all complex sub-systems like the gearbox for the rear prop on an S97 experimental Army helicopter. Thanks to you I now understand the inter-relatedness of all the components and systems of a GA aircraft. "Simple physics with a whole bunch of life threatening physical thresholds," is my definition of manned flight (not bad huh?).

[@skipgetelman3418]

You crack me up As an old pilot I have shot many approaches using the ADF You tune it and identify it and navigate to or from a transmitter It was not a very accurate way to operate as it was subject to interference and would go nuts around thunderstorms

[@normplatt7549]

GREAT Jimmy! You are dialed in! Thanks for sharing!

[@briank1671]

Was expecting a hurricane aftermath but cool everything is good !!! I wish there was as many products as possible to restore the 1966 Barracuda I'm working on

[@sylviaelse5086]

25:14 Gotta use a checklist.

[@charlesabdouch3052]

When I purchased my T210L, it came with a single set of 3 keys for the door, yoke lock, and ignition. I drove down to the key shop and 10 minutes and $20 later I had 3 sets of keys with label tags. Just saying. Have the wife overnight the keys to the guy working on it there. so they are stored locally.

[@josephpritchard6941]

Jimmy what is that knob that keep turning

[@colinthepilot]

Jimmy, I'm sorry to say that you're wrong on military pilot equivalency. In your example, a B-1 Pilot can take his flight records to the local FSDO and walk out with a Commercial Pilot Certificate with Multi-engine and Instrument ratings. Depending on whether they flew the T-6 or the T-37 in UPT, and what they flew in the Air Force after training, they might not get a single engine rating on that Commercial ticket. What they don't get is the Airline Transport Pilot Certificate. So that B-1 Pilot can fly your twins without additional licenses or checkrides, but they can't go to an airline without an ATP Checkride.

[@ScottsSynthStuff]

Piper locks are cheap wafer locks, you can jiggle them open with a bobby pin. They're usually all so worn that ANY Piper key will operate ANY Piper lock.

[@mikewinings4120]

A money to noise converter engine schematic shirt would be killer😅

[@bobtools2093]

Glad to see that everything is good after the storm

[@oneninerniner3427]

ADF, Automatic direction finder.

[@michaelmerrithew4042]

ADF. When i was flying, it meant automatic direction finder. I used it many times as a long distance, depending on altitude, guide for a general heading, to fly to AM radio stations, until i found th VOR I wanted. Love your videos and your terrible daddy sense of humor.

[@texdentist]

Hey, Jimmy - I'm feeling generous today. I want to donate that $.01 component of your fuel cost. I just need to make sure I can get a receipt for my taxes. 😂 Loving the series. Can't wait to see the blue beauty fly.

[@davidschweikhart459]

You need to start making a list 😁

[@bmug-u2g]

How do you attach your gopros to external surfaces?

[@kh40yr]

Ok. Pocket Tee in Black with Green lettering with Logo on the pocket. On the back if the shirt in that green - - "If your going to do something wrong, Make sure you do it Wright!!( Some Hank Hill and a Orville and Wilbur reference tossed in). Must be Pocket Tee,,to hold tools and such. Cool Beans, thanks for the update,,glad you and the toys dodged the weather. Long night I'm sure.

[@ferebeefamily]

Thank you for the video.

[@PapasDisneyAdventures]

Jimmy, Love your page and thank you for all of the amazing content. Unfortunately, I had my flying career cut short many years ago when my flight school got wiped out during the Nashville flood of 2010 and at almost 62, those days have passed I fear. Keep up the great work and if you ever find yourself up in Saint Cloud, there is an open offer for a cup of coffee and a cheeseburger (probably not a $100 cheeseburger but we will see)!! Have a great day.

[@NormReitzel]

An ADF is an "Automatic Direction Finder" and works ith an "NDF" - "Non-DIrECTIONal BeACon"- and there are lots of those still operational in small, rural, private airstrips over the MidWest,

[@CountryAndClassics]

Jimmy, How come I never here You calling out V-1 when Your taking off?

[@dadtubeportal4619]

Wow!! Love the commitment!! Good job Jimmy!