The Great Waco Adventure! Day 1

Day 1 of a 2 day Cannonball Run Ferry Flight from Houston to KGOO in the 1999 Waco YMF-5 Biplane.
This plane will be used to support our local Aviation Scholarship Fundraising here: goldenempireflyingassociation... and is my way of giving back to the Aviation Community that has treated me so well.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
Songs:
"Sugar Pines" Wes Hutchingson
"Running Waters"- Audionautix
"Open Road"- Audionautix

[@melsplace4007]

Mr. Brown, I don't know that I've ever wished more that I was on plane than while watching this video. Thank you for taking us along.

[@MrArgus11111]

Nice to see you out there having fun instead of talking about accidents (as much as we all appreciate your more serious work). Get em, ace.

[@cgtspl]

Ah! not sure how to begin... We all know about 'The Bucket list', well mine would have to include flying a bi-plane across or in and around the USA. I was born in England and have lived in Australia for almost 30 years. Sadly I hung up my wings some 20 years ago but have never lost the passion. You Juan, in this one video, have encapsulated exactly what I wished I had done so many years ago but let work commitments get in the way. Anyone out there with the same urge... just go and do it whilst you can, you won't regret it.

[@pamshewan9181]

Yes me too to all you said! This plane is just GORGEOUS! I am going to do a ride in the one locally giving rides just to hear that engine sing and the air through those big wings. Incredible.

[@byron821]

I had the absolute pleasure of riding a WACO sight seeing over Kauai. Loved it

[@barrydwernychuk3902]

Juan, thanks for this. In 1991 I bought a Waco and flew it from the factory in Lansing MI 2400 miles to Vancouver BC. My Chicago sectional got sucked out of the cockpit over Lake Michigan, forcing me to fly around Chicago airspace from memory. Narrowly avoided a tornado in ND (saw that wall of black coming and got into a hangar) but didn’t avoid a snow squall in MT. Lower the seat, turn the heat on and follow the semis, wiping the snow off my goggles whenever I looked over the cockpit coaming to check the road hadn’t left me. Your video brought back so many memories of a magical experience.

[@mynosycat]

There is NOTHING like flying biplanes... I've owned 4 of them. They pull you right into the romance of flying.

[@raymondshaw7186]

Being a trucker most of my life, once you vet across Texas it doesn't take long getting to California 😂

[@johncaldwell-wq1hp]

Man !!--That "Waco"--is "STUNNINGLY--BEAUTIFUL''--a lawn-chair,--a case of Beer-and I could just look at that BEAUTY-for ever !!

[@lesworthington3333]

Can't watch this without getting a big ol grin on your face! Awesome job Juan!

[@gcrauwels941]

Wacos are just beautiful aircraft. Thanks for taking us along.

[@NOELTM]

I just made a donation to the Golden Empire Flying Association as per the link in the description. Bravo to you Juan for all you do to encourage safe and enjoyable flying. Thank you.

[@blancolirio]

Thanks Noel!

[@robs5649]

The guy just loves flying doesn't he? Fantastic.

[@billhartsfield424]

The Waco is to aircraft what an XKE is to autos. Simply beautiful.

[@intrepidsoul9871]

Awesome. Simply Awesome ! The best thirty minutes I've had in a long, long time. I think I was a Barnstormer in a past life. On my 48" hi-res monitor, I was right there , experiencing it all. That was the best Virtual Reality experience I've EVER had. Thank you & bless you, Juan.

[@mikenowland2739]

As the author Nevil Shute wrote “Most of my adult life, perhaps all the worthwhile part of it, has been spent messing about with airplanes “ .

[@WOFFY-qc9te]

That aircraft is a sexy beast, colour scheme on the engine cowling is just what 'Emperor Ming' (Flash Gordon) has on his rockets. So good to share your adventures and grounded commentary. Fair winds to you Juan

[@On-Our-Radar-24News]

Wow, she sure is a beauty, Juan! Waco makes a fine airplane!! It's good to see you enjoying the fruits of your hard work. Pay attention you young pilots out there. Work hard, stay committed, ride the rough patches of aviation out and you too will be able to sit back and enjoy the benefits of being a commercial airline pilot.

[@bradhines4137]

What a great ride-along. Chasing the western sun. Looking forward to part two.

[@deansiracusa3966]

Author and pilot Stephen Coonts wrote a great non-fiction book called The Cannibal Queen. It’s about his time barnstorming around the country in his Stearman.

[@n6mz]

My day improves at least 100% when Capt Browne posts a vid! Thanks for the great content.

[@Milepost1965]

A ride of a lifetime, I'm jealous. Thanks for sharing with all of us...

[@MikeKobb]

Wow, 15gph isn't bad at all for a 300hp radial! What a dream of a trip. I still remember my tailwheel instructor ferrying a Stearman back to our home field. I flew him up in a 172 and then he flew it back. I beat him back by a fair amount, and he was very sore when he finally climbed out. I hope your seats are a bit more comfy than ours were!

[@shawnlippencott4321]

Beautiful airplane Juan, I was lucky enough to grow up in the same town as Tommy Flock he restored several UPF-7'S got to go up with him in all but the last one he restored. I know that smell of Avgas and oil your talking about best smell there is i miss those days.

[@GlideYNRG]

Thank you Juan. What a beautiful aircraft and trip.

[@pavelavietor1]

I STOP DRIVING TRUCKS SO I WAS NOT LOOKING AT YOU , BUT I GUARANTEE YOU ARE PASSING THEM AND MANY OF THEM ARE LOOKING AT YOU WISHING TO BE UP THERE. SALUDOS IBERO QUE DIOS US BENDIGA

[@xfirehurican]

Thanks, Juan! You just made my day. (ol' C-117D driver)

[@kimbrgv]

Thanks for sharing..I was working in the garden today and I was just a waving at you like you knew I was down below you. Walka Walka ( my name for your new red baby)is a beauty. I just love her sound.. Congratulations ❣️ See ya at the Air Port tomorrow 😊.

[@Wayne_Robinson]

What a beautiful aircraft. I can almost feel the wind in my face while watcing.

[@Memorex88]

MAN I love this! Thanks for sharing!

[@davidmerwin7763]

What a wonderful trip!!!

[@harrydecker9159]

Love the Waco, thanks for bringing us along. I am fortunate to have friends who own a red 1941 Waco UPF-7 that we restored twenty years ago. It is like riding a Harley in three dimensions with the awesome sound of the radial engine. It always attracts a crowd wherever we land.

[@davidstuart4489]

What a great flight! Yeah - takes a long time to cross West Texas. It took a long time to ride my Honda CB450T from San Diego to NAS Pensacola (first duty station) in 1974. I wish I'd had a WACO for that trip (or any airplane). Thanks for sharing Juan!

[@susierider55]

What a beautiful trip to cruise along at low altitude. Whole different perspective. Thank you for taking us with you.

[@ChrisB257]

You excelled yourself with this Juan - wonderful plane and great to share your journey. :)

[@DGunnellCRSTX]

My only open-cockpit ride was an aerobatic flight in Waco YNF-F5C N121JV over Austin, TX. It's been more than 5 years and I'm still grinning! Thanks for bringing us along on your trip!

[@dananichols1816]

Thanks!

[@blancolirio]

Wow! Thanks!

[@FlyingwithRich]

Nothing I have ever flown rides the turbulence like a Waco!

[@cchambard]

I'm smiling for you, Juan. Gave me goosebumps! Congratulations

[@thunderbolt513]

Hi Juan. Man, what a superb bird the Waco is. And that colour paint scheme drives anyone speechless. Good winds and happy landings from Portugal 🇵🇹

[@parkerholden7140]

My dad flew in a 3 seat WACO out of Hoopers Bay Alaska on Japanese baloon patrol in WW2. Just 3 of them, a civilian pilot a Tech Sgt. and dad a infantry officer. The assignment lasted over 2 years.

[@danielmierop662]

Thank You, beautiful photography!

[@cliffguthrie7530]

Really enjoyed this video- thanks! Beautiful plane!

[@kari53]

I was at the Canadian Avaition Museum this weekend in Ottawa, Ontario. They have a Waco there. We did do some airplane tours of the Capital but didn't have time to do the Waco. Perhaps in the fall. Great plane.

[@FredDavison]

My face hurts from smiling.

[@dananichols1816]

Magnificent view from your pan/tilt left wing camera -- wow!, and a beautiful short story! My dad and I enjoyed a great front seat ride in a Waco at Kitty Hawk, oh, so long ago. The young pilot then took us over to another airport for fuel, and we blabbed airplanes the whole way. Good medicine, then and now Juan, and it is a wonderful thing to see you offering such a beautiful rig like this to inspire young folks in aviation. Stick & rudder.

[@davidperry3257]

And what an adventure it was! Thanks for the jumpseat ride Juan!❤️

[@wdhewson]

Thanks JB, my deceased brother and I used to fly all around New England. These flight bring him back to me !!

[@bracoleur]

JB thanks for taking us along on your cross count hop! Keep up the good work and amazing videos.

[@sanfranciscobay]

Looks like a perfect Airplane to Fly around the San Francisco Bay Area. Take off Mid Day when it's the warmest, Fly for 1-2 hours Low and Slow, put it away and call it a Day.

[@flylife6495]

Good ole KAXH. I had my 172 hangared there while working on my PPL and soloed there. Literally some sort of stout crosswind just about everyday.

[@gazzas123]

Thank you for sharing this beautiful aircraft and flight

[@stevenshanofski6801]

Wow. What a trip. Beautiful Waco. Gorgeous scenery. Safe travels!

[@nashguy207]

Juan you have the Aircraft bug Bad. lol That is one awesome airplane! Was wondering when this video was coming out. Thanks so much for sharing this part of your life with us!

[@arthenry498]

Such a gorgeous machine!! Well mannered too!! Gotta be LOVE to fly with a lady like that!! I kinda like those round motors. When I was REAL young (those planes were young too) I referred to them as double wingers. Never heard of a "biplane" in my little town. This beauty has a very up to date looking cockpit too!! Fantastic Mr Browne, thanks for letting me dream along here. I am going to enjoy this dream some more. thanks again.

[@greggmeyers6463]

Great adventure!! The golden age of flying still lives on. Two years ago I purchased a 1960 PA-22 TriPacer in Jonesboro LA and flew it home to St. George Ut. Was the adventure of my life. Thanks for taking us along!! Be well.

[@archstanton9206]

My Dad was born in 1927. As a boy, one of his cherished possessions was a book called, "The Flying Carpet" It is the true story of Richard Halliburton and Moye Stephens and their epic journey in a Stearman C3B. As a 40 year old man he talked about it as a modern kid would talk about the early astronaut exploits. I found his book in some stuff he had years after he passed. I've read it several times. This is a first edition, and it is pretty worn. Seeing you flying that Waco into the sunsets and the gorgeous footage you shared reminded me of that story. Hope to see you and introduce myself tomorrow at the airport...

[@williamfox3665]

I got to fly a Waco out of Peachtree-DeKalb in Atlanta. I don’t have a tailwheel endorsement and wouldn’t have tried to solo in any event. In flight, the instructor and I played around with the English language and came up with: “It takes a whacko to fly a waaco in Wayco.”

[@Scott-rr7dy]

ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL. Enough said. THANKS Jim..

[@davidshutt2273]

Perfect timing on the upload, Brownie. See you at the show tomorrow.

[@duanejohnson6271]

Congratulations Juan! Great episode. I live and fly from Tucson. That is a piece of flying art work! Waco to B-777, not bad.

[@martharetallick204]

Another Tucson viewer here!

[@bw162]

Ferried a Super Cub from the factory in Lock Haven, PA to SJC circa 1965. Only radio was a portable com the size of a brief case I had to balance on the dash board when using it. Navigation was west to the first ocean and land. 😊First 4 hours were a blast. The remaining 18 were a literal pain in the rear. Incidentally, Route 66 follows the I40 through Albuquerque and Flagstaff; not the southern route Juan took along the I10.

[@Xpyburnt_ndz]

FABULOUS Juan!!! Too bad Pete couldn't make the trip with you!!! What a fantastic flight!!! Best flying content on KZbin!!! ~Chris

[@lesleymorgan01]

Thanks for bringing us along for the ride. 💙

[@kiwiwhispers]

Thoroughly enjoying the ride along, Juan. As a relative newcomer to Texas this makes me appreciate the beauty of the landscape. Much more enjoyable from the sky. Looking forward to day 2. Loving the Waco.

[@buffdelcampo]

Iraan, Texas, named for Ira and Ann and pronounced Ira-ann. Such a great little town. I got stuck there after a dead stick landing. A cowboy lent me his pickup to go to Odessa, Texas to get some parts. I ended up doing an engine change, so I spent several days there. That was thirty years ago and I still have friends in Iraan! Good to see the place again!

[@ronpurcell9984]

One of your very best Juan. Thanks

[@RoseSV2005]

NO wind in Las Cruces! Absolutely amazing. You were blessed. Spent 4 years in LC at New Mexico State University. Wind seemed almost 24/7.

[@user-po4xv2gn2q]

wow what a great trip, always great content. I learned to fly at Evergreen airport in Vancouver, Wash. Wally Olsen the owner had a UPF 7 for rent and a cabin Waco and a Jenny. Those were the days. Keep up the great video's.

[@blancolirio]

Wally!!

[@klpilot]

Pretty cool Juan. Congratulations! Beautiful airplane

[@artdutcher]

Best aviation video I've seen. Congrats. Very enjoyable

[@maxium4x4]

Thank you for the Ride a long Juan, beautiful aircraft.

[@gregoryknox4444]

Juan, I thought I'd just speed view this, but I kicked back with my dog & cats and enjoyed it immensely. Thanks for sharing. Now, we the pilots want the complete layout of the what's what in the preflight and airpane. Thanks. Congratulations.

[@emseric1010]

Awesome aircraft. Thank you for showing your trip.

[@JohnBare747]

Juan that was superb, made my day and looks like the Waco made your long day of old time flying in the West Texas sky. Miles and miles of just miles below for the most part then a pit stop now and then. Fuel for the Waco and Brisket for Juan, fair weather ahead. Life couldn't be better than that day. A trip for the ages. One for the books, Log Books that is.

[@bobcuster8930]

@Juan - Starting at 19:00, those are some great video shots, and music! Excellent!

[@nigelappleton2963]

Love the still photos,

[@handy335]

What's not to love about the YMF-5? I have 3.5 hours in one and can still hear that big "Shakin' Jake" rumbling in my soul! Great video! Thank you, sir!

[@user-tf5zo8tc5s]

Friggin amazing Juan, this is why I got my private in April 1994 in Southern Michigan, your like the Andy Griffith in the sky. Keep up the excellent work, I'll connect up with you somehow-somewhere, nice that Battle Creek makes things other than Frosted Flakes:-)

[@noelcastle3986]

Great vid thanks Juan you have a great life doing what you love best aviation at many levels .

[@garypocklington3396]

What a superb video! This reminds me of the book by Richard Bach called Biplane. Looking forward to seeing part 2!

[@danielsexton467]

Thanks Juan for taking us along. Excellent video.

[@sandhill9313]

So glad that you can share this fantasy trip in a fantasy aircraft, very few folks could bring anything like this to us 🙂

[@michaeldeckert6023]

One of the BEST video and flying vlogs I've ever seen!!! Your cameras, the scenery, you flying this beautiful plane- all perfect. Can't wait for part two. Thank you for sharing this, I'm getting ready to watch it again.

[@bobbarker3781]

I didn't know what to expect with this one. But I liked it, good job

[@richc47us]

What a great ride Juan...beautiful day for flying. Great family photos too...Kodak moments! Thanks JB.

[@CS_247]

What a cool adventure, in a beautiful old bird in the safe hands of Mr J Brown. ❤ Enjoy, and thanks for bringing us along for the ride!

[@HabuBeemer]

That was excellent. I enjoyed seeing my old airport in the distance, ELP. Flew air traffic out of there in the early '80s. I remember it well. Flew people into Las Cruces as well. Pretty part of the country especially in an open cockpit. Nice presentation and stunning video capture. Thank you for sharing. Blue skies!

[@sophiasocal68]

I can now honestly say my life is complete: Hearing Juan sing "oh baby Que Paso" in a Waco over TX! ❤

[@davelester5839]

thanks for this Juan. Did not know these were built in Cereal City, but I am a remote AF vet at that VA Clinic in BC and will check it out.

[@brianburleson6819]

Beautiful aircraft!

[@tomdalziel4607]

Wow!! What a great adventure! Bee You Tee Full aircraft !! Thank you for filming this trip!!😀👍

[@AlaskaRog]

Cool video Juan. I was smiling the whole time I was watching. I’m hoping to be flying a Waco myself this summer. Thanks for sharing.

[@jorgearango6108]

Gorgeous plane.

[@ferebeefamily]

Thanks for taking us along on the ferry flight Mr Brown. Beautiful airplane and scenery.

[@CrazyPetez]

When I was about 13, I built a model of a Waco Cabin, 35” wingspan. The kit was intended to be built as a free flight airplane, but I was more familiar with U Control so I went that route. I built it with a K&B .15 engine, plenty of power for such a light airplane. I flew it many, many times at the Polo Grounds in GG Park. Your excellent video on this Waco brought back many wonderful memories of my old Waco.

[@Twizlair]

The Mesilla Valley at sunset is such an amazing view. Too bad you didn't have time to circle up to the black mesa during sunset just amazing. What great trip so far.

[@scottp.5161]

Nothing like seeing alpenglow on the Organ Mountains.

[@edblevins8764]

I can’t thank you enough for sharing this video! It brought bad a lot of memories of a close friend of mine that I grew up with that had a couple of Waco’s and flew air shows around the nation. Jimmy Franklin flew Wacos for many years and even put a “jet engine” on one of them. The Jet Waco was a beast but was thrilling to watch. Thanks again for sharing this video……

[@kevinmurphy3464]

Not to take anything away from any other type of flying, but this is awesome to fly a biplane back home for someone! Glad you enjoyed the trip and thanks for taking us along for the ride!

[@derekdee9592]

Cool video great aircraft, enjoy the flight Juan 👍

[@deebee5342]

Good luck sleeping b4 the trip. You are one very lucky man, but you've earned it. Shiny side up!!