Fieseler Storch - Part One - Kermie Cam

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  • Опубликовано: 7 сен 2024
  • Kermit Weeks gives the full "Kermie Cam" treatment to the Fieseler Storch. From pre-pre-flight, pre-flight, flight and post wind up, in three wonderful segments, see the Fieseler Storch as only "Kermie" can provide.

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  • @TopSecretVid
    @TopSecretVid 11 месяцев назад +2

    My Grandfather flew one of these during the war…lovely lovely aircraft!!

  • @ubroberts5541
    @ubroberts5541 2 года назад +2

    One of my favorite airplanes. Thanks!

  • @johnvandyke4524
    @johnvandyke4524 5 лет назад +4

    I had the tremendous luck to be refuelling one day way back in the mid 90's when Kermit landed in this aircraft and taxied up to the same pump. It was the first time I had ever seen both the Storch and Mr. Weeks, a real twofer! When he left it looked like the Storch rolled about 6 feet before it lifted off. I was inspired to visit Fantasy of Flight a few weeks later. The beautiful Catalina that can be seen in the background of some of these videos was a hulk at the time (I assume it is the same Cat!) and it makes me smile when I see how great it looks now.

  • @pillmeup
    @pillmeup 6 лет назад +16

    "Florida, the Western front" Kermit is cool as hell and a Comedian to boot. Keep killin it Kermit!!

  • @grantsmythe8625
    @grantsmythe8625 Год назад +2

    Beautiful aircraft. That Storch and the WACO you have.....heaven!

  • @markmiller9838
    @markmiller9838 5 месяцев назад +1

    "Florida was the Western Front...", "I never fly any higher than I'm willing to fall!" Love it. Keep 'em flying, Kermie.

  • @thorstenwanoth6774
    @thorstenwanoth6774 2 года назад +2

    Awesome contributions! Thank you Kermit.

  • @f1matt
    @f1matt 5 лет назад +5

    Beautiful restoration. Can’t believe how big the flight controls are! It’s like a stunt plane.

    • @den264
      @den264 Год назад +1

      Was this not Germanies aswer o the British Lysander. Saw a clip of Hitler being flown out of Berlin in one. The plane actually taxied down the Unterlinden and hopped right in to the air.

    • @okmeneer9583
      @okmeneer9583 Год назад +1

      ⁠​⁠@@den264i dont think it was, they started designing this in 1935-36 i believe.

    • @okmeneer9583
      @okmeneer9583 Год назад +1

      Mr Fieseler was a renowned stunt pilot in the 1920-30s and a ww1 veteran

  • @lawrencecaile
    @lawrencecaile 4 года назад +2

    One hell of a history lesson, enjoyed every second.

  • @davidmicheletti6292
    @davidmicheletti6292 8 лет назад +1

    I had the good fortune of see in person this plane fly. It was totally mesmerized by the experience

  • @onklidonk
    @onklidonk 8 лет назад +4

    I just love your level of detail in explaining every aspect of the aircrafts. :)

  • @migalito1955
    @migalito1955 5 лет назад +6

    Lovely airplane. If I could only have one, this would be it. Beautiful restoration.

  • @TheSonicfrog
    @TheSonicfrog 5 лет назад +5

    "I'm not planning on flying higher than any than I'm willing to fall" hilarious! Love your soup-to-nuts coverage of flying this beauty.

  • @syncro16se
    @syncro16se 3 года назад +2

    I love the Fieseler Storch and how you present it. 👍🌟 A fantastic airplane, beautiful and nimble and strurdy at the same time. Great videos you make 👍🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
    Greetings from Europe

  • @antt5112
    @antt5112 8 лет назад +2

    I have always been fascinated by these little planes, thanks for giving me a closer look and greater appreciation for them.

  • @Ebocraze
    @Ebocraze 4 года назад +2

    Excellent video explaining the plane that was used to rescue Mussoloni from a mountain top

  • @jerryl.mcmorrisjr.1942
    @jerryl.mcmorrisjr.1942 4 года назад +1

    I watched your plane preflight, flight, and postflight flight than and I enjoyed you specification report on your stork! I can not watch again lose the SWASIKA!!!!!!

    • @KermitWeeks444
      @KermitWeeks444  4 года назад +2

      We keep things as authentic as possible to the period in history they represent, and will continue to do so. Sorry that presents a problem for you.

  • @arielmatozzo2744
    @arielmatozzo2744 5 лет назад +2

    I have seen your videos here and there now I’m hooked and I will make sure I see them all,I learn so much love what you do and thank you thank you

  • @thedoctor4690
    @thedoctor4690 8 лет назад +5

    Thank you Kermit. I love these Kermie Cam's, you never get to see these old birds so close. Keep them coming if you can Kermit, the aviation community loves you!

  • @oldgittarist
    @oldgittarist 5 лет назад +3

    Almost as good as being there, many thanks for a fascinating look at the Storch!

  • @SimonElenor
    @SimonElenor 6 лет назад +2

    Alot of people today are always about speed. It takes skill and a great aircraft to play around going slow. My hat is off to you sir. I love to see beauty in motion.

  • @DumbledoreMcCracken
    @DumbledoreMcCracken 4 года назад +2

    You are the right person to own this

  • @xpump876
    @xpump876 8 лет назад +1

    Wow- - thanks for sharing the experience !! This vid was a excellent 1st person walk thru and I am really lQQking forward to the next 2 parts! The Storch has, and will always will be, my favorite bird ..its STOL performance is truly amazing for then (and now !)- - this example was pristine - like it just rolled off the factory line into service. awesome! thanks again!

  • @roadking99jokerst60
    @roadking99jokerst60 7 лет назад +1

    Mr. Weeks, thanks for sharing your fun. I must schedule my next vacation so to stop by at proper time of your business hours. Dad was a ball turret gunner.

  • @jonkje
    @jonkje 8 лет назад +1

    Excellent video mr Weeks. Looking forward to the next one!

  • @kneedeepinbluebells5538
    @kneedeepinbluebells5538 5 лет назад +2

    Absolutely Fascinating Little Aircraft - Thank You Sir For Sharing ALL Of Her With Us !

  • @FantaZ4U
    @FantaZ4U 7 лет назад +1

    I have seen and been with Kermit and his Storch, I believe it is his favorite aircraft he owns, and is his favorite toy in his amazing toy box!
    Good to see you again Kermit! They changed my territory and miss dropping in after work and helping when I could!
    Check out the handle here!!! My secretary caught me there after work so often. and did it as a gag back in the early 90's. setting up our accounts for a project for work using youtube and I kept it! She would call me late in the day and I was there too much I guess!!
    Hope to be back soon and see the new place!

  • @jerrypolk5909
    @jerrypolk5909 8 лет назад +2

    Another good Kermie cam video. I have been enjoying these for a long time, keep them coming. Thank you for sharing your planes with us.

  • @PALbub
    @PALbub 8 лет назад +5

    Thank you so much for sharing this all with us!! It is a great pleasure to watch your "Kermie Cams". As an Aerospace Engineering Student i am hugely interested in every detail of the Fieseler Storch.
    Best greetings from Germany!

    • @Eo_Tunun
      @Eo_Tunun 8 лет назад

      +Phil Langer You may want to visit Bonn-Hangelar airfield then, there's one based there. ;o)

  • @Michael-hs7rt
    @Michael-hs7rt 8 лет назад +2

    love this series!! Great work and very interesting to listen to you!

  • @francisgerard7514
    @francisgerard7514 3 года назад +1

    OK. Very very very good. Even more videos like this. Thank you so much. I subscribe. Francis

  • @griffn14
    @griffn14 8 лет назад +9

    It's constantly wagging its tail like a happy little dog. :-) Probably trying to say: "Let's go flying! Let's go flying!"

  • @av8tore71
    @av8tore71 2 года назад +1

    The clicking is one of the mags that has an Impulse coupling. It spins faster and creates a hotter spark to start the engine

  • @hackneysaregreat
    @hackneysaregreat 8 лет назад +1

    Thanks for REALLY showing wat the Storch looks like!

  • @w0706
    @w0706 8 лет назад +1

    It looks like the German version of the Piper Super Cub with a bigger engine :) Thanks for sharing this wonderful video with us, Mr. Weeks!

    • @nickfury1279
      @nickfury1279 5 лет назад +1

      Will T the Super Cub came out in the 50s, well after WWII. The J-3 or the Stinson L-5 would be a more accurate comparison

  • @johnwalsh7256
    @johnwalsh7256 2 года назад +2

    Kermit has some serious big boy toys.

  • @fitzyholden1036
    @fitzyholden1036 8 лет назад +9

    Thanks mate, cool little plane and appreciate the effort you put in to covering all the little details.

  • @gailraby1722
    @gailraby1722 5 лет назад +3

    beautiful aircraft, one of my favourites.
    great video.

  • @CR4ZYHOR5E
    @CR4ZYHOR5E 8 лет назад +1

    Kermie Cam videos are worth waiting for! Thanks Kermit.

  • @freegw1
    @freegw1 3 года назад +2

    Pretty pony tail !

  • @grayman999
    @grayman999 4 года назад +2

    What a great looking aeroplane love the style of this aircraft it's so cool 👍

  • @KerboOnYT
    @KerboOnYT 8 лет назад +1

    Such an interesting aircraft. I'm really looking forward to parts 2 and 3. Thanks Mr Weeks!

  • @wbflashover
    @wbflashover 8 лет назад +1

    Great video! Love seeing these video Kermit. Thanks so much for sharing with us. Waiting for part 2 now... Also, I'm waiting for a flight in the PBY that I always see sitting outside. I would really like to see a pre-flight and in-flight video of that.

  • @jeffhoser7717
    @jeffhoser7717 7 лет назад +1

    Mr. Weeks, Thanks for a trip in an airplane I've long lusted to have in my logbook ! In my airport bum days ( about the same time you were tying knots in the air !) there was a Storch based at Sky Manor but I could never cage a ride, let alone a checkout !

    • @deeremeyer1749
      @deeremeyer1749 6 лет назад +1

      You "pilots" record the "type" in your "logbook" and go around trying to "cage" (did you mean "cadge"?) a ride or "checkout" in whatever airplanes happen to catch your eye? And expect other pilots to LET YOU "cage" a ride or "checkout" in their planes? What airplanes HAVE you put "in your logbook" or "caged" a ride or checkout in?

  • @dgb681
    @dgb681 8 лет назад +1

    So glad to see another kermie cam video!!!

  • @archer-0251
    @archer-0251 5 лет назад +2

    Not only i learned about this plane, but also about pterodactyl. thanks

  • @jbburton5928
    @jbburton5928 6 лет назад +3

    Cool I love the storch so majestic the sound of engine amazing

  • @kevinhorning3624
    @kevinhorning3624 4 года назад +2

    gee kermit, yer livin my dream. well you work for it. after 50yrs of living aircraft i still have not been in the air.

  • @goatflieg
    @goatflieg 8 лет назад +1

    "Don't fly any higher than I'm willing to fall"... great line! Can't wait for the next two parts... so I'll revisit your Lockheed Vega Project Update Trip video to watch the Storch in action.

  • @normplatt7549
    @normplatt7549 4 года назад +1

    Nice plane! Thanks for sharing!

  • @ehdbergs
    @ehdbergs 8 лет назад +1

    I've seen you fly this. Neat little plane. Great walk through, thanks!

  • @svenneff
    @svenneff 2 года назад +2

    This seems like the airplane for the common man. I'd LOVE to own one!

  • @lptomtom
    @lptomtom 8 лет назад +1

    Wow, it's in pristine condition...great video!

  • @salto1994
    @salto1994 8 лет назад +8

    finally a new Kermit cam video, excited to see part 2&3

  • @scrambaba
    @scrambaba 3 года назад +1

    very elegant design

  • @thomystigmusicworldalessyt8765
    @thomystigmusicworldalessyt8765 5 лет назад +3

    Thanks kermit for the great Video o wow a swiss old aircraft mega cool nice day by thomy i am great Fan for you many years awesome

  • @HoosierDNA
    @HoosierDNA 4 года назад +2

    Fiesler Storch, my all time favorite. Even bought the 2/3 Pazmany plans for it though I doubt I will ever build it.

  • @davidbalducci4312
    @davidbalducci4312 3 года назад +2

    This is a candidate for the best airplane ever!

  • @vulturedroid9804
    @vulturedroid9804 5 лет назад +2

    Who is jealous??? I am :) Thank you Sir!!!

  • @starfireix8207
    @starfireix8207 4 года назад +1

    I wish they still made these planes. They look so awesome to fly!

  • @denniswilliams8747
    @denniswilliams8747 8 лет назад +1

    Thanks for explaining the red T handles function for swinging the wings.

  • @millicentsquirrelhole582
    @millicentsquirrelhole582 2 года назад +2

    There are many RUclips Fiesler Storches to compare with Mr. Weeks's...check em' out... his Fiesler, in my opinion is the most complete, the most authentic and the coolest (cough) bird...

  • @user-cq4nq8ci9o
    @user-cq4nq8ci9o 7 месяцев назад +1

    I love this airplane ,too> such a beauty.

  • @krisathe1stp0wer46
    @krisathe1stp0wer46 7 лет назад +1

    A very interesting video. Very detailed.⭐⭐⭐

  • @chris_hisss
    @chris_hisss 8 лет назад

    Thanks kermit! Amazing! Answered so many questions I had about 109s building models and such.

  • @QuiteSBR556
    @QuiteSBR556 8 лет назад +1

    Love all these airplanes not sure why I haven't subbed earlier. Just did! Keep em coming! I wish so bad I could ever have an opportunity to fly these aircraft! Love it! It's my dream so maybe one day!

  • @jeffreysmith3021
    @jeffreysmith3021 5 лет назад +2

    remember this on our last visit to florida had a great day if i remember correctly it has light oil and has to be warmed up , anyway back in england i have just been to the battle of britain museum at hawkinge kent if your ever in england well worth a visit

  • @fish4kbcf
    @fish4kbcf 8 лет назад

    This is a man who knows how to spend his money on things that matter. Keep em flying Kermit :)

  • @ironbark1822
    @ironbark1822 6 лет назад +2

    She's an real beaut Kermie, I want one!

  • @bobbofuggetaboutit639
    @bobbofuggetaboutit639 5 лет назад +2

    I want to fly in one of these so bad. Thank you.

  • @scottfw7169
    @scottfw7169 6 лет назад +4

    Remember one of Dad's 1960s or 1970s magazines, Air Progress, Air Classics, or another, having a Fieseler Storch article which carried subtitle, "So slow it could land backwards on an outhouse roof"

  • @tyrssen1
    @tyrssen1 5 лет назад +2

    I don't actually KNOW anything about planes, I just LIKE 'em ... used to build plastic models of WW1 and WW2 planes, as a kid in the '60s. This looks like a very cool plane, pretty basic yet ingenious! Thanks for posting!

  • @themigmadmarine
    @themigmadmarine 8 лет назад +1

    Love these little machines, probably my dream airplane.

  • @ollyalme
    @ollyalme 8 лет назад +5

    Love these full flat Kermie Cam videos! And you just had to make us wait for the actual start-up didn't you :)

  • @GeorgeBernardShawislam
    @GeorgeBernardShawislam 8 лет назад +5

    OMG 2:27 BEHIND , THE BIG PLANE "DOUGLAS DC 3 A3 DAKOTA" MY FAVORITE PLANE OMG I DREAM MAYBE ! THANK YOU KERMIT ! SO LUCKY !

  • @neilharrison1420
    @neilharrison1420 8 лет назад +1

    thank you so much for sharing.

  • @dougmoore9230
    @dougmoore9230 5 лет назад +2

    Kermit, love your videos!

  • @sailrjim
    @sailrjim 8 лет назад

    So glad you're still flying your incredible collection since you no longer operate daily.

  • @highflying82
    @highflying82 8 лет назад +2

    Can't wait for part 2

  • @istvanpetocz4850
    @istvanpetocz4850 Год назад +1

    Elképesztő Német mérnöki csoda!
    Megfigyeltem a háború idején minden Német gép tartalmazott valami új mérnöki találmányt némelyik akár többet is mint pl ez a repülő!

  • @loganrude7068
    @loganrude7068 8 лет назад

    Kermit you are amazing and i admire you and your talent :)

  • @GaryBaird.Photography
    @GaryBaird.Photography 5 лет назад +4

    Gotta be one of the first of the "Ultra Lights" ever built. The Storch for the Germans and the Westland Lysander for the British (but not quite ultra).

  • @samhall1464
    @samhall1464 8 лет назад

    Amazing! I can't wait for the other two parts!!!

  • @datcatfish99
    @datcatfish99 8 лет назад +1

    great video

  • @MrDgwphotos
    @MrDgwphotos 8 лет назад +1

    Grumman used a similar wing folding mechanism on the F4F-4 and later models of the Wildcat, the F6F, and the TBF.

  • @77Avadon77
    @77Avadon77 8 лет назад +1

    Looks like a blast.. cool vid.

  • @WiltedSnausage207
    @WiltedSnausage207 8 лет назад +17

    Great video Kermit! Would you be willing to do a walk through of that PBY on the ramp?

  • @russellnelius
    @russellnelius 8 лет назад

    thanks kermit. love these kermie cams

  • @EMTBonsai
    @EMTBonsai 4 года назад +2

    That is a beautiful bird compared to some in museums ones in museums are mostly finish or modded for cold war with rear plated off and the small pistol window hatch in front is gone etc !

  • @WayneB27
    @WayneB27 Год назад +1

    Saw this aircraft demonstrated flying backwards at the FOF 20 years ago, told everyone who would listen about it :lol:

  • @piensoyexisto
    @piensoyexisto 4 года назад +2

    Oh por mis grandes barbas, lo que tiene en ese hangar, gracias por Compartir.

  • @blatherskite9601
    @blatherskite9601 4 года назад +2

    After the AN-2, the greatest plane! And you get to fly it! How cool is that?

  • @pilotti1000
    @pilotti1000 4 года назад +2

    Maybe that small fixed trim tab on the elevator is to trim the elevator to be flush with the stabiliser? During cruise.

  • @JohnVHRC
    @JohnVHRC 8 лет назад

    Lucky man, love it, keep em coming! Thanks so much!

  • @robertlafnear4865
    @robertlafnear4865 5 лет назад +2

    LOVE , LOVE this plane ! ... I think I want mine with some "Bush Tires ".... 16" would be fine ( lol).

  • @SearchBucket2
    @SearchBucket2 4 года назад +2

    Six half revolutions!

  • @brockbeckstedt6483
    @brockbeckstedt6483 8 месяцев назад +2

    This is something that helps me on model producing scale accuracy in my builds but notice there wasn't a manufacturing mark logos on propeller blades of Heine brand so I assumed one it is a trademark copyright named manufacture or an aftermarket propeller so Im asking what if any reason why the decals of Heine wasn't used?

  • @michaelrodrigues5713
    @michaelrodrigues5713 5 лет назад +2

    AWESOME!

  • @johnhammond9962
    @johnhammond9962 2 года назад +1

    If airplanes could be dorks, the Storch would be Napoleon Dynamite. So cool though.

  • @mikelafferty9506
    @mikelafferty9506 6 лет назад +4

    hard to imagine these planes landing at night on the streets during those last days in Berlin. Scary and cool at the same time.