Into The Desert - Ercoupe & Stearman - Part 1
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- Опубликовано: 8 окт 2022
- Into The Desert, an ErcoupeTV aviation travelogue series. Andrew's 1943 Stearman biplane and my Ercoupe depart on a long adventure across the US. We depart Nevada County Airport in California, and make our first fuel stop in Yerington, Nevada.
1943 PT-13 Boeing Stearman, Lycoming R-680.
1948 Ercoupe 415-E, Continental O-200.
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Twas a very enjoyable way to start my day. Thank you for putting this together. Once a guy gets east of the Dakotas, or Western Nebraska there is not much variation in the scenery IMO. The farmlands are beautiful while it lasts, but flying where one city meets another is just not my thing. I would miss the west too much. It would break my heart to live in New Jersey permanently. Please don't send me hate mail. I was born in Nebraska and lived there and the Eastern Slope of Colorado, but I've never even had a desire to venture east of the Mississippi River. Life is too short for me to waste now. So I will probably stay in Idaho until I'm gone from this veil of tears.
When I grow up, I want to figure out how to make videos like you do. Really beautiful shots of both aircraft in flight.
Beautiful footage, and what an adventure!!! I look forward to the next segment.
I followed along on the sectional.
Great to be with you again a great adventure to be off with you again. I would feel better if you got a auto pilot for my trips with you. Ha Ha
Wonderful video
Finally got around to watching this. Looking forward to the next parts. :)
And so begins another great adventure!
What an air venture. Great video.
Thank you! Good memories, for sure.
@@JamesGood absolutely!
Excellent episode! I like your video format. No nonsense sound track, just flying and enjoying the sights and sounds. Keep up the good work, and I look forward to the next episode. As always, fly safe!
Thank you, Joe. I appreciate it. I think we should make videos that we ourselves would like to watch. Even if that limits your RUclips exposure. It's not clickbait, that's for sure! :)
I really appreciate the video. The Boeing bi plane looked contrasting against the greens and browns of the fields 'or' dessert.
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What an amazing landscape to be looking down on, great air to air shots as well.
James....Hmmm... using fingers (123.45). That is a reserved frequency by the FCC for flight testing/maintenance flights. Air-to-air freq is 123.75. When we flew as a group into KOSH, I asked Syd if we were going to use "fingers". I thought he was going to rip me a new one! LOL.
Video is outstanding as usual. What a great landscape!
Nice one James thanks for posting.
I liked the "Fly Me To The Moon" at take off!
Way...........and I mean WAY.............too much fun! :)
Thanks for the ride!
A good chance to follow air-mail arrows!
Stunning scenery. Hey, just read a circular from FAA saying “fingers” is a designated operational FAA Freq. not to be used for air to air. But, everyone I know still uses it. (-: Sad to see that Stearman go. Too bad it never made it up here.
122.75 is the correct air to air frequency. Ironically, it may be less congested than 123.45, which "everybody" uses 😂
@@davidduganne5939 so correct…but “fingers” is so easy. And after all what can be said about 122.75 …so boring.
I didn't know 122.75 was the official freq. Thanks!
@@JamesGood I think it is such a prevalent practice in the country now they will never be able to kill it.
@@joewilliams4142 123.4 and 123.45 are designated as flight test frequencies. There have been cases of manufacturers complaining of test interruptions due to GA pilot chit chat. There have been lengthy "legal" discussions about this, boils down to : they have to prove who it was, and that it is a willful/deliberate action. So, yes it will be virtually impossible to stop its use as GA air to air talk radio. Maybe they should just designate another freq for flt test. It's an FCC issue.
Can you give us a short history & discussion on the Stearman?
How long has you friend owned , where and when was it born , did it see military history, cruise speed and fuel usage at cruise etc.
As I’ve mentioned - just finished a RV-12iS and I’m polishing it. What brand and final grite polish do you use ?
Sure Fred - the Stearman was manufactured in 1943, late in the production run so it was in military inventory only briefly. Nothing remarkable in its service history. Sometime around the end of the war it was auctioned off and converted to a crop duster.
We don’t have complete history but know it worked in the Central Valley in California for a number of years. It was acquired by my family and restored to stock configuration in 2002. It’s a PT-13D, which is principally identifiable by the Lycoming R-680 engine. With the Sensenich prop it generally does 80-85mph at about 12gph.
That’s a big move!
missing the better half
thanks, James, great video! Quick question who is flying the bronco parked at your stip?
Hey Neil, that would be CalFire.
@@JamesGood ah…. Always loved the look of those aircraft
In the image where the Ercoupe is coming in over the Stearman's right wing the Ercoupe seemed like a P-38 :)
James clue me in what frequency is fingers?
123.45
@@gorgly123 thank you.
Like you were hand signaling to someone, raising one finger at a time until all were extended. 1-2-3-4-5.
“Fingers!”
How does it feel to be the fastest airplane :)
That's true I am faster, but the Ercoupe is normally a focus of attention when I arrive. No one looks at the Coupe when the Stearman is around. :)
Please stop calling your aircraft a "coop". As a European you should know better. It is a French word pronounced "Coupay" which means "to cut". This was in reference to the practise of converting sedan automobiles into fixed-head two seaters.
Please make it your mission to enlighten your host country.
*Nobody* pronounces it "Er- Coupay" (when in Rome....)
The plane is pronounced Er COOP.
Thus the abbreviated “Coupe,” pronounced “Coop.”
Calling it a Coo-PAY is just plane silly.
@@kenthompson3730 👍 and it's made from (as we say here) aluminum, not "aluminium"
Ha, Martin, I don't think that's a battle I need to start! Don't forget, I come from a country where we call a café, a 'caff'. :)