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I learned to fly because my Father, Uncle, and cousin all were flyers. I was 40 something at the time and due to the constraints of my job and family had to give it up-but not until I soloed cross country. I did everything in a 172. There was one particular plane I loved to fly-it seemed to fly itself half the time and I was afforded the intuitiveness which comes with flying certain planes. On one trip I had to fly a right-hand pattern and was high on final but somehow managed to slip my way down and on the runway. I understand what a joy it was for Mr. Cessna to feel this feeling of flight. I am further thankful that for a brief period in my life I was able to do the same. All because a farm boy from Kansas had the pluck it took to stay the course of his desires.

The time those men built the first aircrafts must have been a very exciting time. However, I don´t know whether I would get into the planes of the beginning century. I prefer the more developed planes after the WW II. I have flown many german planes, french planes, italian planes and one british plane and . . . . no joke, never flew a cessna or a piper.

Perfect...calling an aircraft at 4:08 with "SKYHAWK" on its tail a "SKYLARK" but nobody's perfect, right ?

Maintenance training at Pawnee and Wallace divions remain some of my favorite aviation memories.

They say that the Skylark outsold all other planes. Actually the Skylark was pretty rare, with its geared prop. I'm pretty sure they meant the SkyHAWK; the one pictured. Zillions of those out there.

Duane Wallace had one of his original "Airmaster" models at the Augusta, Ks Municipal airport while I worked there in the mid '80s. It was kept in an air conditioned hangar and at that time, we had a fuel truck we took to a hangar to refuel an airplane. The Airmaster was a challenge to fuel with such a small fueling port in the top of the wing. Had to be super careful of no spills.

My father helped build Stearmans during WWll.

Nice video, thank you. I learned to fly in Wichita in the 70's. Had the honor of meeting Mr. Wallace, a true gentleman. One correction on the names of the early Cessna's, the early 172 was called a Skyhawk, you called it a Skylark which didn't come along until 1958 as the 175. I've owned a 175 for 14 years now named Speedy the 175. Keep up the good work.

Well, that's another thing I have to worry about...

I’m sitting in my hangar this morning, enjoying a cup of coffee and watching this video, with my 1947 Cessna 140 parked behind me. 77 years old… still looks great and still going strong (the airplane). I’ve flown it enough hours to have circled the globe 6 times. Clyde and company sure knew how to build airplanes!

Thanks much, I enjoyed it!

There is no record of an “air circus” of touring stunt pilots in 1910! The wing walker photo was taken after WW1. That brings the veracity of the entire report into question.

Skyhawk, not Skylark.

Wichita really needs to lean into the originator of fast food. We had White Castle, Pizza Hut, and lesser Freddies.

White castle isn't a thing in Canada 😮

The government took no part in this expression of creativity and enterprise.

This was a great story and I thank you for posting this video. God bless America for producing men like this, who could build a huge and successful company from such humble beginnings as living in the loft of the barn in which you homebuilt your own airplanes! Wow

Amazing how this area of the country fostered companies like Cessna and Beechcraft. And how they built something from almost nothing, while living a basic life.

Great story, I never knew any of this. These people were really inventive.

I bet you could just invent a pull out above electric range that you could turn on and cook hamburger patties without flipping them that way. Or just cook them in a pizza oven instead. Why not cook hamburgers in a pizza oven?

Very interesting!

Nekad obožavani pevač , klasa ❤❤

We have no White Castle in Kansas 😢

El sonido de los motores de los autos de la cart eran muy comparables a los formula 1 de la época , y más que eso estos motores v8 con 1 solo turbo y con 2.65 cc de cilindrada era una cosa de locos sobretodo cuando los carros alcanzaban a unas velocidades de 340 kph en los superovalos y más que eso en los circuitos trazados permanentes y en los callejeros se demoraban mucho en acelerar y mas que eso tenían que usar toda la Full carga aerodinámica,cosa que en los circuitos ovales nunca se llevaba a cabo y es por eso so que los paquetes aerodinámicos variaban mucho entre cada circuito que solía correr según las necesidades básicas de los pilotos y es por eso que esos motores sonaban durísimo que hacía que el espectador que iba de lleno a frecuentar estos eventos se convertía en una música celestial para los oídos cosa que los no fanaticos de los carros no tenían esta percepción pero en mi opinión estos monoplazas los Considero como los más bellos y elaborados que yo he visto en mi vida con una mezcla de sonoridad,cacofonía y elegancia sobretodo cuando alcanzaban el régimen de revoluciones entre 14.000 y 16.000 rpm.

Wild to think this is knocking on 30 years ago.. I have a pristine 96 xr400, love it and the look, bullet proof bike.

My brother Philip Lambert served on the USS Maryland during WWII

If he's not in Hall of Fame along with Summers something is wrong with AMA lol

My Poppie was on this ship during this war . His name is Melvin L. Gage. He has now passed on .

The Honda XR. AWESOME

This is what riding a motorcycle looks like.

Whizzo rocks, I love nostalgic clowns!

Thanks Dennis!

Tengo una año 1992, y morirá conmigo ❤️

This video is mi inspired to me very much 🇮🇨🥇

Back in the 90s me dad had a 1996 600 I loved it

Full fucking send.

Japón líder mundial en motos

@1:40 why 2 stroke engine sound

Thanks for posting your material. The video is a good trip back into time to see a few things about the movie. 00:00:43! The black horse is being thrown and its left front leg is bent forward. THe horse's weight probably broke the leg joint and when it snapped, I'll bet the rider heard it. .... Many many years ago, I visited SW Missouri and met relatives of the family that sold horses to the production company that got used for stunts. Many details, I've forgotten, yet the story of the horses has stayed with me. Seems, I remember being told that two horses were killed going off the cliff and another 4 or 6 were killed .. performing trip wire [ running-w ] horse falls and only a couple of the falls actually made it into the movie.

Man and Machine as 1 Flying In The Desert !! Flowing Like The Wind 👍⚡

Pete Grundy on his Ballard 97 XR600 Finke desert race was super fast

I still like the original song they had with this video better. Can't help come back to it every few months to watch it again for inspiration. I'm 62 years old still riding my xr650r. Started riding in 1966. 🤙

My dad had an 84 xl600r that was mint condition. Dual carbs, she flew, do a hundred miles an hour no problem

I wanna xr 600 now

Que buene epocaaaaa. Fui parte de es mundo y es lo mas hermoso que hay. La maneje , vi el lanzamiento y disfrute de ese TRACTOR A FULL.

Are all of these available somewhere? I was actually on one of these shows when I was young can't remember the year, but always wondered what I looked like on the show. I was hiding behind the others most of the time. Haha..

Back when honda didn't think thoroughly about sale numbers and decided to make indestructible bikes

Is it really Christmas without the Atomic Time Machine?

Back when you needed a helicopter and a specialized film crew to get those shots instead of a 10 year old kid with a $500 drone.

Love my 05 XR 400r XR rider to the casket 💯💪