Vintage US Army Cessna O1 Bird Dog Plane in Action

This was a former United States of America Army
Cessna Bird Dog 01 plane in action at Fife Airport in Scotland today. The pilot performed some awesome manoeuvres as well.

[@jaydavies9260]

Great video! ❤

[@JohnMoore-xf5wy]

Us Old Dogs called it the L19 which it was long before the Army changed the designation..
L stood for Liason.
O stands for Observation.
I took my first ride in an airplane in one when I was a 13 year old CAP Cadet at Ft. Rucker, Alabama.
In 1955. ❤

[@DrJohn493]

My first ride in an O-1 was with the Montgomery AL CAP senior squadron while in my last year of high school in the early early 1970s. Wayne, the O-1 pilot that introduced me to Bird Dog, started me off on an aviation path that led to retiring as the Alabama Aeronautics Director for 27 years and flying a Baron that 27 years. The Bird Dog has a special place in my personal and professional memories.

[@DrJohn493]

In my 40+ years of being a pilot, the best memories I have are being a Civil Air Patrol backseat observer behind my flying (and ultimately sailing) mentor waaaay back in the early 1970s in an O-1 Bird Dog. I flew behind Wayne, my mentor, all over Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia and Florida on SAR missions in the 0-1, often with the side windows up during summer missions. Besides the Baron I flew in my last 27 years of aviating, the Bird Dog is in my top three (or maybe four) aircraft I ever flew in. The P-51 and the F-16 round out that list.

[@rpcinematics1672]

Must have been an awesome experience and thanks for sharing this.

[@tructran8783]

Looks like bird dog L19 to me :-) 😮😮

[@larryswanson5953]

Master Po says "Ah, Grasshopper!"

[@gmcdaniel1964]

Actually, that's a Cessna O-1 Bird Dog

[@rpcinematics1672]

Many thanks

[@JohnMoore-xf5wy]

Now it is.

[@JohnMoore-xf5wy]

Again.
Now it is.