Fly the P-51C Mustang! - w/ Flight Voice-Over

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  • @rustygolfer3475
    @rustygolfer3475 6 лет назад +3

    I much prefer this style. Explaining what your doing and motor noise. That is all we need.

  • @bobc1844
    @bobc1844 6 лет назад +108

    14 years ago on my 70th birthday, after breakfast, my wife said ... get ready, I'm taking you for a surprise for your Birthday! OK! she had this wonderful plan to take me to an air show! An hour later we were at the Air Museum in Michigan. We parked (she drove the whole way) she paid the admission and we entered... just then two P-51s came over at low altitude, The P-51 engine has a very wonderful sound, If I were the enemy on the ground I would have been terrified! Thanks Honey, I will never forget that Birthday.

    • @smarty1064
      @smarty1064 5 лет назад +11

      Bob C you're 84 !! may God bless you!!

    • @Mike_hocksbig69
      @Mike_hocksbig69 5 лет назад +5

      @@smarty1064 Keep your religion to yourself

    • @daa3417
      @daa3417 5 лет назад +7

      Run out of your Lithium script? After one month in response to a comment that had nothing to do with you, what a little schizophrenic you are.

    • @jimsonbrown9768
      @jimsonbrown9768 5 лет назад +4

      She sounds like a keeper!

    • @rogerguinn1642
      @rogerguinn1642 4 года назад +1

      I have to add here--because you're not the only one-
      When my son was in 4th grade, we drove from Roswell, NM, to Midland forthe big CAF show. As we got there, waiting in line for entry, a pair of Mustangs took off, and my son announced proudly to the crowd "It's an official air show, dad. There are P-51's flying!"
      He's now 35 and working for a major aircraft manufacturer...

  • @jackbelk8527
    @jackbelk8527 6 лет назад +239

    A wish come true!!! Clear voice, no music but twelve pistons and a slipstream. Well done!!

  • @MrCanadave
    @MrCanadave 5 лет назад +2

    Man I really enjoyed the three videos. I've always said that if I had a plane to play with it would be a P 51. I guess since I'm 74 this is the closest I'll get to owning one in this life. Thanks for the ride.

  • @jimcollier7869
    @jimcollier7869 6 лет назад +2

    Kermit has a DJ quality to his voice, which makes it enjoyable to listen to him talk airplanes for hours! I think that Mustang might be my favorite!

  • @Ward00
    @Ward00 6 лет назад +5

    Now I know why my Dad loved to fly the P-51D in WWII. Thanks for the ride.

  • @daxdadog
    @daxdadog 6 лет назад +1

    The added voice-over makes a good video even better for me. Thanks for bring the joy of flying these historic treasures to we, mud-bound souls who will probably never know what it is like to sit in a Mustang, let alone fly one.

  • @HightLink
    @HightLink 2 года назад +6

    can't belive that airplane is about 70years old, one of the most beautiful machine.

  • @sanatkumarasharma3627
    @sanatkumarasharma3627 5 лет назад +1

    Dear Kermit,
    I'm just a... simulator COUGH*COUGH with thousands of hours on both IL-2 Sturmovik and FSX (I still have to make the transition to P3D) and I find both a pleasure and a privilege to witness a real pro and a great pilot at the 'office'.
    You make everything so easy and natural, and with the voice over you add clarity to your actions making your beautiful videos a treasure's trove of instructional information on your wonderful collection... KUDOS & THANKS!
    Cheers

  • @waltergreif4836
    @waltergreif4836 2 года назад +1

    It is always great to fly that beautiful P51C with you Thanks!!

  • @paulhenry6105
    @paulhenry6105 5 лет назад +2

    Beautiful lady! My dad loved this aircraft, as he was in ordinance in WWII in European and N. African theatres. He also supplied P-38s.

  • @johnnukecop
    @johnnukecop 6 лет назад +1

    Following all the previous comments, there is nothing I can add with respect to the voice over. What an OUTSTANDING video. Thank you.

  • @yassermasood3423
    @yassermasood3423 6 лет назад +1

    There's no plane like American plane. Clear voice, lovely footage and excellent aeroplane with excellent piloting skills. Thanks

  • @jimmccoskey8253
    @jimmccoskey8253 2 года назад +2

    Voice-over adds SO much to the flight! Thanks for the videos...

  • @fontenelle250267
    @fontenelle250267 4 года назад +1

    The P-51 is the most beautiful airplane till this date. Greetings from Brazil.

  • @OneThirtyTwoScale
    @OneThirtyTwoScale 3 года назад +1

    Kermit you have the most incredible life in aviation, i can only ever dream of being able to take a flight in a ww2 warbird! thank you for giving me the opportunity to ride along with you in your awsome collection of warbirds on your channel.

  • @tempest957
    @tempest957 6 лет назад +1

    KERMIT is KING!! What a GREAT guy!! We love you KERMIT from the UK Near London!

  • @crabsodyinblue
    @crabsodyinblue 6 лет назад +3

    I’m always amazed by the workload on these WW2 era planes and how kids (!) managed to fly and fight with these at the same time. On 20 or so hours training sometimes

  • @gregghatfield9946
    @gregghatfield9946 6 лет назад +1

    This is awesome to think of this plane as an old race horse in the pasture now ,,,, relaxing in her late days ,,,, wow cool video. Thanks and what a beautiful dashboard

  • @billthomas6296
    @billthomas6296 4 года назад +1

    I love the P-51 and this video as well. The P-51 was my dads, Frank Thomas he would have been 88 this year, favorite plane. He was a great pilot and Kermit you remind me a lot of him. Thank you for doing this video.

  • @redtailpilot
    @redtailpilot 6 лет назад +1

    Twenty year private pilot with my tailwheel endorsement in a Super Decathlon (which is nowhere near as powerful as this), it has been a longtime dream of mine to fly a Mustang! So I really appreciate your videos. Thanks

  • @Lacaille8760
    @Lacaille8760 6 лет назад +1

    VO makes the things very clear to those who are not familiar with all the P51's procedures. Thanks a lot!

  • @thomb629
    @thomb629 6 лет назад +80

    Yes! The voice-over was a great addition to this already very watchable video. Thanks!

  • @tkarlmann
    @tkarlmann 6 лет назад +1

    Amazing Video! It's almost like I was flying an actual P-51! Well, I would have wanted an ever so short machine-gun burst, but that's just me. Hey, I thought P-51's had (6) .50 Caliber machine guns! You showed four. What gives? Who took your other two guns?
    And what poor guy had to polish that outer surface like that?
    Fantastic! When you fly that plane have you ever seen any attacking Zeros?

  • @sampointau
    @sampointau 6 лет назад +1

    Great voiceover Kermit, and also great POV for the original video. My only experience of a P-51 was the location and recovery of dash and propeller centre as well as sundry parts from a post WW2 crash site in the northern suburbs of Sydney Australia. The pilot bailed out over water when the engine started to fail, then the engine came good (partial dirty fuel?) and turned back to land and crashed into a hillside behind Narrabeen Lake. I conducted the search using post war and current airphotos, crash report and ground search.
    I have over the years however travelled in, Caribou, C-130j Hercules, Beaver, Grumman Goose, Gypsy Moth, Air Truck, Tupolev copy of 727, DC-3, Catalina, Short Sunderland (Maybe even the one you have!), Bell 47, UH-1, 206/206LR, Squirrel, CH-47 Chinook, Spitfire trainer (2 seat variant owned by Roy Payne who had his collection at the airport at the end of our horse property road, which used to be the town airstrip before my father got together with others and built the airport. Also worked on recovery and restoration of a Vampire jet fighter
    My father travelled to the USA via a Superfortress and said it was the worst airtrip of his life, on oxygen, couldn't smoke (Fuel leaks! Lol) heated flighsuit, peeing into a tube, thermos coffee and sandwiches which had to be eaten between putting his oxygen mask on and off. He preferred the pan am clippers he said! Lol.

    • @sampointau
      @sampointau 6 лет назад +1

      I also enjoyed your walk throughs of the MARS and the base on Vancouver island. The setup for launch and dry land recovery of the aircraft was very similar to what was used for the Short Sunderland flying boats except their in water pulley went to a buoy where they had a final check before moving to either the dueling buoy or a mooring buoy on Rose Bay in Sydney. I went to primary school where the Sunderland's would take off over the top of the school before they changed their headings after climbing clear of the harbour area. One of the pilots was a friend of my parents and I spent many times visiting the base and seeing through the aircraft. When I went to high school our Boatshed was right next to the flying boat base so kept up my visits until the base closed down.
      Here is a RUclips clip of the base in the 70's, ah memories, you may even pick the tail number of your bird at the time. ruclips.net/video/GP72lLPDLjg/видео.html

  • @agi6521
    @agi6521 6 лет назад +1

    Love the voice over!!!!

  • @ZChevyZ
    @ZChevyZ 4 года назад +1

    Awesome aircraft and a superb pilot what could be better. Some day I will get a ride in a P51, thanks a bunch.

  • @richardcooke5415
    @richardcooke5415 6 лет назад +2

    No one takes more effort than you Kermit to inform, educate and entertain your audience about your wonderful machines. The voice-over makes a BIG difference to your videos. Keep on inspiring.

  • @kentuckyblugrass
    @kentuckyblugrass 5 лет назад +3

    Ever since i was kid the P51 was one of my favorites. I agree, there is nothing like the sound of the Merlin. Wonderful video & narration. Thank you for no BG music. That would've ruined the video. I suggest to anyone reading comments to watch the video again with either good headphones or a stereo with a subwoofer. When Kermie opens the
    left-hand canopy on approach the sound is an absolute EarGasm.👊

  • @newtnewton6721
    @newtnewton6721 6 лет назад +1

    Voice over was cool to see what all the lever,s and gauges are for I also think that Merlin music is the best sounding engine ever

  • @peterihoy4908
    @peterihoy4908 6 лет назад +4

    The Voice Over was a great addition. It helps you to understand what is happening, when it's happening and why. Yes, more of this when it's needed please.

  • @shd4618
    @shd4618 6 лет назад +1

    What really impresses me, is the body language displays the same metronomic level of calm professional precision despite what's happening. It's as though the flying just occurs. Amazing skill.

  • @vanbeekzwart
    @vanbeekzwart 6 лет назад +1

    Kermit, fantastic video! Love all your video's. One advice that i received from my instructor is to undo the parachute outside the cockpit. If you are used to undo your parachute in the cockpit the chance you do that during an emergency will be more likely! We dont want that to happen. Great you have the oppurtunity to fly all types of warbirds. Love it that you take the effort to share it with us. Greetings from the Netherlands

  • @drmckee
    @drmckee 5 лет назад +1

    As a flight simmer (X-Plane 11.40), the P-51 Mustang from Skunkcraft is my favorite plane. You "Fly along" videos are very helpful when one is trying to 'fly by the numbers'. Thanks for taking your time to do these excellent videos on the Classic Warbird.

  • @pickdussy3617
    @pickdussy3617 6 лет назад +1

    it's 10 times better rather than crappy audio from the recorded radio transmitted.its simple not exaggerated, perfect!

  • @mauriciobrito69
    @mauriciobrito69 6 лет назад +1

    Old school engineering at its best + a bunch of passion for those who loves to flight. Thanks !

  • @wolluk64
    @wolluk64 6 лет назад +1

    Thanks Kermy, for your P-51C video's...... Now i can really fly them ........in my dream's ! Thank you a thousend time !!

  • @seanmullins7568
    @seanmullins7568 6 лет назад +2

    What a blessing you are to this country and to aviation in general.

  • @islander4986
    @islander4986 6 лет назад +1

    Add me to the list of VO fans, really fun for those of us who aren't likely to ever have a chance to fly the mighty P-51 to follow you through the cockpit routines and layout and get an overview of the Mustang's systems and flight procedures. Very informative and interesting to have the inside story on what you're doing during the run-up, taxi, TO, climb, cruise, approach and landing. You have a calm instructor briefing manner Kermit. You sure keep that airplane buffed up and mighty clean.

  • @Starliner428
    @Starliner428 6 лет назад +1

    An excellent addition to your earlier video. Really added a lot to the enjoyment. Thanks for taking the time.

  • @mrsockmonkey1969
    @mrsockmonkey1969 3 года назад +1

    It’s amazing to me the level of complexity on something that was made 85 years ago. I can’t imagine how long it takes to learn how to operate this thing safely.

  • @bobjimenez4464
    @bobjimenez4464 6 лет назад +4

    What a privilege it was to fly in your Mustang......thanks for the Video!
    Flying that bird takes lots of attention to detail and being safe, safe...safe........Awesome.
    The Rolex is way cool too!

  • @steveo1kinevo
    @steveo1kinevo 6 лет назад +85

    Love the P51! Enjoyed hearing everything that you where thinking.

    • @guskhari6983
      @guskhari6983 3 года назад

      i guess I'm kinda off topic but does anybody know of a good place to stream new movies online?

    • @jakobconnor8153
      @jakobconnor8153 3 года назад

      @Gus Khari i watch on FlixZone. You can find it by googling :)

    • @rayzander5562
      @rayzander5562 3 года назад

      @Jakob Connor yea, have been using flixzone for months myself =)

    • @guskhari6983
      @guskhari6983 3 года назад

      @Jakob Connor thank you, signed up and it seems to work =) I really appreciate it!

    • @jakobconnor8153
      @jakobconnor8153 3 года назад

      @Gus Khari you are welcome =)

  • @dano86280
    @dano86280 6 лет назад +1

    Great flight with voiceover. Makes you realize the work by the pilot in combat, amazing.

  • @FoundingYouTuber
    @FoundingYouTuber 5 лет назад +1

    What a difference six years makes. Loved the explanation. Now I am ready to graduate from my C172 to the P-51C!

  • @Jim_Austin
    @Jim_Austin 6 лет назад +1

    The voice over really added to the video experience. Recommend you do this always.

  • @kevinkoepke8311
    @kevinkoepke8311 5 лет назад +1

    Voiceover is great. Beautiful Mustang.

  • @tf51d
    @tf51d 6 лет назад +1

    Every time I watch a Mustang video it reminds me of my flight on Crazy Horse with Lee Lauderback back in 1996. In fact we did one of those low level passes over your field ! Flying the Mustang with Lee was the most exhilarating experience of my life. Thanks for posting this, your P-51C is beautiful! Mustangs forever!!!!

  • @bobninemire6859
    @bobninemire6859 6 лет назад +1

    Agree....Nothing sounds as good as a Merlin..The edit was good too. Thanks For Sharing !!

  • @absier
    @absier 4 года назад +1

    Keep the voice over for future video's please. The extra info is the icing on the cake...

  • @geoffrobinson430
    @geoffrobinson430 4 года назад +1

    I had the pleasure of a ride in CAC Mustang VH-MFT last year, those Merlins are unforgettable. Great video sir and thank you

  • @pierrelataillade7564
    @pierrelataillade7564 6 лет назад +4

    You hit a home run buddy....... With this complete over view of cockpit instructions this was great .....

  • @markshoemaker8632
    @markshoemaker8632 6 лет назад +1

    Thankyou for this video...absolutely amazing to see all of this that you do and then place it together w/what our hero's did in the European Theater especially at Asch Belgium on that crazy morning of December 31, 1944...I have copies of the actual encounter reports from Lt.Col John Meyer and Petie of the 487th, absolutely chilling and heroic...I hope to check off a flight w/You from my bucket list.
    May God continue to bless you all and thank you for what you do. Keep em flying.

  • @roryk.3568
    @roryk.3568 Год назад +1

    Two of the best in one. Tuskegee and the P-51. 👍

  • @scottallen6970
    @scottallen6970 6 лет назад +1

    such an awesome plane. I hope to fly one. I also hope these WWII machines stay around for all of us in the future to appreciate. Loved it.

  • @hangarrat101
    @hangarrat101 6 лет назад +1

    For me this addresses the only nit I would (could) ever have picked with your previous videos. Amazing stuff!

  • @jmoran426
    @jmoran426 6 лет назад +2

    As a former private pilot, I was able to fly in about 6 types of aircraft. None as complex as the P-51C, since I had no hydraulic systems, no radiator system (air-cooled), no fuel or oil boost pumps, etc. But I was always a stickler for a check-list and enjoyed your earlier Kermie-cam video going through the pre-flight walk-around and cockpit pre-flight. Always like to learn how it's done in other aircraft types. Thanks for the demonstration and keep them coming.

  • @Slarti
    @Slarti 6 лет назад

    Thank you for such a fantastic talk through.
    You are so gentle with the aircraft, it's a joy to see you flying.

  • @belesariius
    @belesariius 6 лет назад +1

    voice over makes this much better - would be nice to see it used on some of the WW1 birds too.

  • @jkorshak
    @jkorshak 5 лет назад +2

    The VO's are excellent. It's pretty cool to get the pilot POV but the comprehensive play by play info is simply fantastic. From the step by step what you're looking at and why to the cause/effect elements like the flaps coming down or the hydraulics spiking when the gear sets - great content. Thanks for your time putting it out there!

  • @johndeere865
    @johndeere865 6 лет назад +1

    Best cockpit video and audio I`ve seen on You Tube to date.

  • @tommorgan4866
    @tommorgan4866 6 лет назад +1

    Very enjoyable. It is amazing how complex flying a plane is.Hope I can come to FOF next year.

  • @pauldulworth2768
    @pauldulworth2768 4 года назад +1

    Awesome. Love the voiceover. Kermie and the Merlin.

  • @snoroof58
    @snoroof58 6 лет назад +1

    I do like the voiceover narration but just want to say that the P-51C is an amazing, historic and beautiful bird. As a kid I always considered them to be the hotrods of the sky!

  • @Shravaka1
    @Shravaka1 5 лет назад +2

    Voice over was wonderful.... With that Merlin engine, I felt movement! 💕

  • @michaellyons4622
    @michaellyons4622 5 лет назад +1

    Dear Mr Weeks
    This is an amazing video for us not pilot people, in what is an iconic plane. The war pilots jumped in these without to many checks engaging combat. I’m pretty sure they would of loved the opportunity to enjoy this plane in peace time the way you have shown. You Pilots are awesome 😎

  • @Firestang89
    @Firestang89 6 лет назад +1

    Thanks for doing that video. My favorite plane of all time is the P-51. I like how you have the red tails theme painted on it. Thank you for preserving the old warbirds. Fly safe.

  • @mulgerbill
    @mulgerbill 6 лет назад +1

    Absolutely wonderful video and the voice over adds a great layer.
    I'll take as many as you can publish, thank you Mr Weeks

  • @nja3224
    @nja3224 5 лет назад +2

    It’s CRAZY that you can’t see what’s in front of you. This was GREAT, thank you so much for taking the time to do this, very much appreciated.

  • @stoffa2543
    @stoffa2543 6 лет назад +1

    What a beauty of a plane. My favorite!!

  • @jimcarter6669
    @jimcarter6669 5 лет назад +3

    Thank you for this! Glad you did not use music! That is one of most shiney birds I have ever seen. Beautiful.

  • @King0fBelgium
    @King0fBelgium 2 года назад +1

    Wow, amazing POV video of flying a P-51 !

  • @donaldparlettjr3295
    @donaldparlettjr3295 6 лет назад +6

    The voice over was a great idea , thank you Kermit. I really appreciate Kermits fight to make his acft as authentic as possible.

  • @Warbirdnz
    @Warbirdnz 6 лет назад +67

    I loved the original video, your vo has made it even better. Thanks for taking the time to do it Kermit, and I look forward to hearing more.

  • @dwightb2500
    @dwightb2500 6 лет назад +1

    Kermie, I am in awe!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @boxingday11
    @boxingday11 6 лет назад +1

    You lucky man! .......thanks for the film, regards Carl.

  • @rdb127
    @rdb127 6 лет назад +2

    "Life is Good" ... Quote of the video!

  • @jayuihlein1664
    @jayuihlein1664 6 лет назад

    Always great to fly with Kermie. Awesome voice-over from a master. Thanks.

  • @daijoboukuma
    @daijoboukuma 6 лет назад +1

    The voice-over gives us a much better idea of what is happening, and why you are doing it, such as procedures and flight restrictions. I'd like to see more voice-overs, please.

  • @pointnozzleaway
    @pointnozzleaway 6 лет назад +1

    I could watch this stuff ALL Day !

  • @MoosePolo
    @MoosePolo 4 года назад +1

    Imagine what those pilots in Europe were pushing these machines too in battle. They were probably cranking that stick left and right, diving straight down and going straight up while pinching the throttle. What a plane

  • @jimraq1
    @jimraq1 6 лет назад +1

    Great! Now I have a template for when I fly MY Mustang......... yeah right! Nice voiceover. Thanks.

  • @garyfly8244
    @garyfly8244 6 лет назад +1

    Thanks for the voice over it adds so much more to the flight... I saw the other video without the voice over..

  • @bingnowtv
    @bingnowtv 6 лет назад +1

    that was might nice to hear you talk that one thru again... very cool.
    thanks for the video.

  • @Lee-NN7X
    @Lee-NN7X 6 лет назад +1

    The commentary makes it for me...nice to know what happening..Thanks

  • @nicknostril3901
    @nicknostril3901 4 года назад +1

    Such a beautiful bird. I hope they never stop flying. Thank you for the video.

  • @vidskitkid
    @vidskitkid 6 лет назад +2

    I've always loved the P-51 Mustang but had no idea how complicated the routine was to get it off the ground, Great video, thanks!

  • @denisnoble2396
    @denisnoble2396 6 лет назад +1

    An excellent new commentary to a clip I've watched many times before.

  • @josehumbertobevervanso807
    @josehumbertobevervanso807 6 лет назад +1

    Just great flight with voice over, well done. Thanks a lot for the ride!

  • @DonleyDoRight
    @DonleyDoRight 4 месяца назад +1

    The voice over was incredibly informative
    Please continue

  • @greenhorn223
    @greenhorn223 6 лет назад +1

    I watch the flight the first time without the voiceover and was a little hard to tell what you’re doing!
    Now that the voiceover is on there it has really enhance the quality of your video thanks for doing that I appreciate it and you have a great day hope to see more of your videos soon

  • @lwilton
    @lwilton 6 лет назад +1

    Thanks Kermit. That makes a lot more sense than the original where I was trying to guess what you were gesturing at.

  • @World-as-i-c-it
    @World-as-i-c-it 4 года назад +1

    Best in flight explanation of this plane ever. Beautiful airplane.

  • @thumper6002
    @thumper6002 6 лет назад +1

    Thanks for the peek into a world so few will ever see!😁 that is a gem !👍👍👍

  • @MrMiturn
    @MrMiturn 6 лет назад +1

    Thanks for taking the time to show us how it's done

  • @cheechwizard7564
    @cheechwizard7564 3 года назад +1

    Very informative. You a lucky man to make a living flying those beautiful airplanes. Do more voice overs.

  • @psyrixx
    @psyrixx 6 лет назад +122

    "The FAA doesn't want you to go above 250Kts below 10,000', as a general rule... of course I would *never* do that..." 🤣
    It's great to watch these POV KermieCam videos and see how they compare to how I fly the P-51 in DCS World (an excellent flight simulator, btw). Some day I'll need to get into a real one.

    • @bsdude010
      @bsdude010 6 лет назад +2

      Or make more p-51d tutorials. ;) Thank you Robert.

    • @tkarlmann
      @tkarlmann 6 лет назад +2

      Does the Simulator you mentioned afford machine gun bursts?

    • @mameshiba691
      @mameshiba691 6 лет назад +4

      My great grandfather told me: “I can do whatever I want in Europe during WWII! Fk FAA!”

    • @edwardcardozo8325
      @edwardcardozo8325 3 года назад

      @@tkarlmann indeed

  • @CapeAnnImages
    @CapeAnnImages 6 лет назад +1

    I see the PBY there, My dad flew them in WWII VP53 and sunk the U-156 which torpedoed the British liner Laconia. One of these days I'll have to stop down and see it.

  • @mikew1332
    @mikew1332 6 лет назад +1

    Thank you Kermit! Please do more voice overs like this one. I really enjoyed that, as you were describing flying the plane you mentioned the airspace you were in, the normal cruise speed of the P-51, and being polite you were staying high while flying over your neighbors houses. Very cool!

  • @The-KP
    @The-KP 6 лет назад +2

    Bravo. Thanks for brightening my Saturday morning. The audio on this one, describing everything you were doing made this flight perfect. Same with the previous video, with the preflight and setting up the engine and cockpit.