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We went there last week, September 2024. It took my breath away! At 76 years old, that's saying something!

Nice old bird👍

I am in ahh of the craftsmanship and dedication to detail. You folks did a set of Stearman lower wings for me in 2018 and they are a thing of beauty!

Great video as always ,,,I have never seen felt on leading edge it’s a great idea for smoothing out the leading edge

What's the purpose of the felt on the leading edge? What is the fuselage in the background? Nice video!

I'm not a pilot but have worked with mechanics for many years... there's no way I'd make that flight without a thorough inspection and takeoff/Landing of runways the kind you would expect to encounter. You're lucky those wheel bearings held together.

You should sell your unusable wood to violin and guitar makers.

Nice video. I'm 71, I got a ride in Tri-Motor N414H at EAA Rockford when I was nine years old. 414H still on the job.

what glue are you using looks like aerodux

My algorithm is on fire right now.

Great tutorial 😊

Thanks!

The Goose states it is from NAS Whidbey Island. The old seaplane base ramps are still there and the Commissary is near that site which is on the opposite side of the island from the main Naval Air Station. I live about 40 mins away north, Lynden, WA. I am an USAF Brat of 15 years, Dad worked on the fire control system for the Convair F-106 Delta Dart with the 318th FIS McChord, WA. and the 5th FIS Minot, ND.

What a Super POST ! Thanks !

Totally Ruined by the music! Fail

Is swoop de do , a high tech airplane word ?

i think it is better to just take the stearmans to john let him deal with it. he going to go pickone up for me in a week or so. and bring it back to his shop and go thru it even tho he restored it 8 or 9 years ago, i woudnt trust anyone else to touch my planes, i did see a d a few weeks ago that was a restoration shop in the midwest and they claim the y are wil e coyote smart. scared me

If you guys could explain more of how and why you are doing things; the tools, the leading edge thickness and alloy; and how to pre bend it; how many brads required per foot, etc… it would be helpful

wow wish i had know you guys. i have a complete set of wings all covered in my hanger plus 2 stearmans. a super stearman that has been in the famil since 1968 and a stock stearman that i bought a couple of years ago from a old man her ein omak washington. and a few other planes

I love the smell of PolyBrush in the morning. Smells like......aviation! Do you use invisible gloves?

Really enjoying your videos,,,please keep them coming

Very well done!👏👏👏👏

Sorry to see you have to go through that. Glad nobody got hurt.

Great job, Chris and Becki!

Very nice work! Years ago I bought a half-finished Pitts S-1. The wings had been covered but when I put them on the fuselage, I had to twist them a little to fit them to the I-struts. This made the aluminum leading edge wrinkle. They must have put the leading edge on and covered the wing laying on saw horses and had a little twist. The struts had been made correct and didn't require any shims to get the wings straight when fully assembled. I re-covered the one wing that was the worst. When finished it flew straight and was so fun!

Looks like it's going fast just sitting there. Sexy aircraft.

Beautiful restoration! I considered it a few years ago but couldn't quite pull it off. Glad it got finished and is flying. Congratulations to all and enjoy it

NASCAR air museum is wonderful you could spend the whole day there

I worked for a company in Harlingen Tx. for about 10 yrs. and i was in charge of the wing department from fabricating,assembly and dope and fabric department. The aircraft we were building was a huge crop duster based on the old Stearman aircraft. Loved that work. stayed there till they stopped making the aircraft. Very interesting work. Watching you working on these wings brought back a lot of great memories. Emair was a great company to work for. Thanks for sharing.

This fine plane was the first tail wheel airplane I flew! After I checked out in it, any tail wheeled aircraft , was easy! The first Stearman was N 206 J, and N 73449 . I enjoyed 20 years of flying one. Great experience !

Would love to see more videos like how you repair bent ailerons and more fabric videos!!

Is it Ohka under the ceiling?

love the sterman enjoyed the vidieo

Well at least you're all safe and its repairable =)

Solid repair work there.

Beautiful paint and they chose to use dime store stickers for the N numbers.

Great craftsmenship!

Nice relaxed presentation well explained thank you.

I cringed when I saw that saber saw. Not a very elegant tool for that kind of job I would have expected a multi-tool saw.

Hi There . Love your Channel . Where did you get the pictures on the wall behind you ? Especially the Bellanca ?. Thank You

They's way more to that than someone like me should ever undertake. Cept maybe sweeping the floor.

I always wondered what rib stitching was. My dad, who was an A&E mechanic (that was before A&P), used to talk about it. There is some serious craftsmanship going on there.

Well, there´s your problem: _The wing is chock full of sticks._

Keep 'em coming. I watch every video and learn something new each time.

Very fine tutorial Mr. Pike. Thank-you. Going though an airframe logbook for a 2015 N2S-3 restoration by your shop, now, so it was good to be able to see you, your crew and your shop at work.

Great video-just too short😂. Make next one in 2 parts with more details. Love your work. ❤❤❤❤

It's great to be a part of the Big Sky family! This was certainly a challenging project Brent Hernandez Big Sky Stearman

Fascinating. Great video and very informative!

Awesome video!! Really enjoyed it. Unfortunate that you had to do this, but what a great opportunity for your fans to learn about the process!!! Thanks so much for sharing!! Hope to see you at the year’s Round Up!

Better is to made Wheel Landings for safer handling! I have ca. 900 Hours on a Stearman and never I made a ground Loop