Ya! Really bad manners chewing with your mouth open! Effin annoying frankly! Big turn off, if it wasnt for the p51! In person, i would completely avoid you bc of your chewing!!!!
You made my day.... My father flew the P-40 and later the P-51 in the CBI in WWII. Sadly this is the closest I'll ever come to seeing the start-up and flying this great machine I'll get. Looking down over my desk is a picture of him sitting on the wing of the venerable P-40 he flew in advanced flight training in Tampa FLA before going oversees and later flying the Mustang. Here's to you Pop....
Wonderful. A detail that always amazes me with the P-51 is how the windshield supports are angled in a way as to obstruct the pilot's view as little as possible.
18 and 20 year old kids have much better reflexes and an "Ain't gonna happen to me" attitude, something a fighter pilot needs. One of my uncles flew P51s off Iwo Jima on very long range missions to Japan. And I agree, I can't imagine how young most of our pilots were during WWII.
@@robobloxgamer524 We had a good pilots training program. There are guys who get their pilot's license on their 16th birthday.A lot easier to learn back then, although the Physics portion of flying, center of gravity, wing loading, stalling, air flow principles, etc, were hard ofr me, getting my pilot's license at 62. Harder to learn some things, the older you get. A young mind can be like a sponge.
Also in combat they had to get themselves airborne and probably didn’t bother with half of the preflight checks as there wasn’t time - get in the air and start blasting!
I've heard warbird pilots say that you should start flying warbirds in an F8F, then a Mustang and then you are ready for the Texan, SNJ, Harvard. I think that having a great trainer and workhorse like the T-6 shaped those pilots into competent aviators. Also, if you couldn't cut the mustard in training you were washed out.
I’m a retired F-16 pilot and my grandfather headed up the team that designed the gun on the P-51. I used to go on P-51 rides as a litttle kid all the time. Love this plane
@@petez470 but its all 1 model ... or rather 1 brand there were 2 models to my knowledge M2 .50cal and the M3 .50cal the M3 had a significantly higher fire rate
Absolutely brilliant video. No awful background music. No "Whats up guys, welcome to another video..............". Just a pure POV experience. Thank you! :)
From a Normann guy, this is the sound of my parent's freedom that your ancestors brang to them.. Can we figure it out now, the 8, 10 hours long escort missions, or the free fight over my beautiful but deadly Normandy landscape? These guys were 20, 21... Unbelievable...Thanks and kudos from Normandy!
i aggree absolutely. I had 2 flights with stick time both about 30 min with minor aerobatics. And i were exhausted. This guys escorted the bombers 4 hrs, halve an hour Combat over the targets and 4 hrs back to the base. Unbelievable. cheers, Axel
And many of them didn't come back. Ordinary humans in extraordinary situations, set aside their differences and fought for their brothers and sisters in the sky.
Freedom? I don't think so. Look around-- things are looking mighty ugly, and we sure aren't "free". Most folks don't even know whom we actually fought for-- who masterminded and financed these damned wars. There's an old saying, "All wars are bankers' wars", and by God, it's absolutely true. I have absolutely nothing against those who ended up fighting in them, as I understand most of them believed they were doing the right thing... and I probably would have ended up right next to them, too. But with age, comes wisdom, and clarity... That is, if one has the courage to fully open their eyes and dare to look a little closer and dig a little deeper. And, invariably, that is where we reach that point where we have to swallow our pride, look at things entirely objectively, and admit that were were ALL duped. None of the actual combatants drawn into these wars ever actually "win" them, despite what the Scribes have incessantly pounded into our heads throughout our lives, and led us to believe. Those Scribes have never, ever told us the truth about *anything* , I will add. They have no honor... ...Just like those who finance them, and finance these wars, too. And, as such, lacking any honor, they will discard us like yesterday's trash -- when they are done with us -- despite anything and everything they ever promised us. And, that is precisely what is happening, RIGHT NOW. We are better than this. We MUST do better. Courage comes in many different forms. We better find the type that allows us to admit we have been fooled for a very long time, and find the strength to go the other way, despite how painful it may (and will) be. That is the ONLY thing that will save us. Kindest regards to you all.
Your country got freed thanks to USSR. No USA would do normandy thing if not thanks for USSR that was already in europe ;) and the only reason they attacked, it was because they were affraid that ussr would take all europe. so they wanted their piece of cake too. Wakeup broski
Unbelievable. What a machine. What a privilege to fly such a machine. Some would say "I'm jealous ", but clearly those people don't understand the passion, experience, training and....let's be honest...money..it takes to be able to fly her. Well done sir. Kudos to you
P-39 Airacobra вот это был великий аппарат! А мустанги были довольно неудачной моделью, в боевом применении несли огромные потери! Но то что он в 2024 в рабочем состоянии, вызывает огромное уважение!!!
My dad has owned a p51d for 41 years. He isn’t really wealthy his father who bought it was pretty well off and my dad has sacrificed a lot of other things to be able to maintain and fly it. I fly a Pitts special I restored but have done 18 solo flights in the p51 and it is a very neat aircraft and I would say unique but I haven’t flown any other old warbirds to compare. I am sure they are all amazing in their own way
Absolutely the best pure flying Video I've seen. Made me cry. Flew RAF Hurricanes and Spits in WW2, killed in 1943, so I haven't gotten to fly anything like this in 80 or so years, but when he shoved the coals to the Merlin on takeoff it made me Cry! that's how you know it was real! Thanks for bringing the buried memories back to the surface,, It made my day !!!.
Doesnt get much better than that. I've been up in a couple Mustangs over the years and it just never fails to provide a thrill even watch others go through the motions. Thanks for the ride. Mike
Could you imagine if they had helmet cams like this during dogfights in WW2 for kill confirmation and documentation instead. Beautiful plane, great video!
They did. They are called gun camera's. They only started rolling film when you trigger the gun. Do some searches, you can find them all over the interenet and you tube.
Thanks for an exceptional cockpit view and minimal background sounds! Just the Hear the Merlin !! I am 76, retired AA pilot and have always loved the 51. My Dad worked on and was a Mtc. instructor on 51’s, 47’s, B26’s in EUR WW2, then flew crew chief on B26’s from ENGL then FRA (7 days after DDay). He got me started in aviation in grade school going out to airport watching planes. Got my Pvt pilot lic. in HS. I then went AF Crew Chf after HS and eventually flew for AA. I hope to get a P51 ride someday before heading West. Thanks for the GREAT Video! 👍🫡🇺🇸
Thank you for this great video.I am from Germany.My father died last year Oktober 2023 with Age 87.He was a young boy at WWII.The P-51 Mustang live over Germany in fight with Me-109 was amazing.Soo many good guys died. Dankeschön für das hochladen.
and to think the women ferry pilots in WWII just looked in a little book for a check list on one of these they had never flown and took off..no training:)..Then again women do follow instructions better :)
@@EkimDyslexia What are you talking about? Do you have a singular source for them being untrained because all historical sources I see show these female ferry pilots having been trained as pilots like anyone else.
I've had the privilege of flying back seat in a Mustang. When the prop bites on take off it really pushes you back in the seat. Been a year and a half and I still get a rise when I think about my flight. Taxiing out in front of the crowd makes you feel like a rock star😂. And yes it's really loud in the cockpit even with headphones on.
I happen to be a lifetime member of the Warbird Museum, live within the pattern of the airport, and love seeing the plane fly. Also love the clarity of this video. Hope to see you flying again soon.
I always wondered about the front visibility on a tail dragger on the ground, I finally got my answer today! Crazy to think those amazing flying machines were used for wars, it took very brave pilots. Thank you Sir for the hard work and effort it took to share your extraordinary experience.
That's really great! What a wonderful fighter that saved us against the Germany's Luftwaffe wow! This thing fought the 262's first jets, Komets their bombers. I know it's all updated but it sounds great. Those young men who n the air in Europe and other places especially the Tuskegee airmen. The retails. I know a guy his grandfather was a Tuskegee airman. Very light skinned a federal judge retired now. They are all gone now. I had a friend he owned an airport in Woodstock Massachusetts. We flew our RC planes there his name was Rudy. He passed years back but got to know him. Telling me all kinds of stories. He was from New York and where they built some of them on Long Island sound! You did a great job! I been in a P-47 in Connecticut, the Mitchell B-25 bomber, Corsair, C-130, C-47 but not a P-51... yet. Your P-51 Cockpit It looks so good. really good! 😊thanks
The Mustang is a fairly stable aircraft to fly, it doesn't do a whole lot of weird stuff like some fighters of that era did, but it's certainly more of a handful than a 172 is. More than anything it was easy to get behind the plane because things simply happen a little faster with it, and a lot of young inexperienced pilots who probably weren't qualified to fly it were giving it a bad rep. It kind of ruffles people's feathers when you say this, but the P-51 is more akin to a truck than a high strung sports car in the way it handles...it just so happens that it's a relatively fast truck.
Yes! When I flew one I was shocked at how nicely it handled. Reminded me of a bonanza. Of course with a lot more noise. And the engine/systems complexity is much higher. But truly a magnificent piece of engineering!
Liked that demonstrated clean and dirty stall characteristics. A must in any aircraft you routinely fly so that in your site picture you know what speed she will fly, and what speed she won't. Something than any pilot in a new type should learn in the first couple of flights. Awesome aircraft and video.
Ever since I was a boy I loved the P-51( my first plane assembling kit). I think is the most beautiful plane ever made. I have always wanted to be in the cockpit fly one of them. And thanks to you and your great vid I finally could. Thank you very much for sharing it.
What a Very Good video. It’s shows no MATTER how times you fly, The Preflight is MUST. We have sadly seen it SO MANY times when it is or done there are Consequences. As we use to say When I fly for Uncle Sam “Takoffs are Optional but landings are Mandatory. Be well and the P-51 is my Favorite. The AC That Won WW2. God Bless, Be safe & May you always have Blue Skies.
I flew a lot with my Dad, who was an instructor during WWII, but flying with you in the P 51 has been/is an amazing experience and definitely on my bucket list! Thanks for doing this !
and to think the women ferry pilots in WWII just looked in a little book for a check list on one of these they had never flown and took off..no training:)..Then again women do follow instructions better :)
@@EkimDyslexia - Uhm, no that did not happen. The WASPs had training in every aircraft they flew just like with any other aviator military or civilian, peacetime or wartime. Whoever told you that is an idiot, because the US military would NOT risk half-assed flying practices like that during war time with highly valuable and needed assets of which the country made big sacrifices for to manufacture!
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@@Nfarce I wonder where they get those stories from? Or maybe I should ask myself how is it possible for someone to believe that you can fly just by reading a book.... please
@ - Probably a college or university doing the typical history revision they are notorious for out of virtue signaling and/or over-compensating for some perceived past injustice (in this case, women being kept down for combat roles during WWII). But that account is probably a bot account, which has posted the same comments elsewhere here verbatim. Still, a human has to tell the bot what to think!
I live in Cincinnati,west side,and never knew there was a fly able Mustang not to far away. Liked this video it puts you in the cockpit,the closest most of us will ever get to flying a P-51.
Fantastic. I learned to fly in an AT6 back in the '70's. MY Father in Law wanted to move up to a the P51 after many races. He loved that plane, the P51. Thank you and Happy New Year.
and to think the women ferry pilots in WWII just looked in a little book for a check list on one of these they had never flown and took off..no training:)..Then again women do follow instructions better :)
It’s my dream to fly one of these P-51D’s someday. I’m a private pilot currently going for my instrument and commercial. Thank you for flying this beautiful warbird. My favorite airplane.
To think most people did not own a car who were flying these planes yet were strapping themselves in and taking to the skies to go and fight. Awesome video, thank you for doing it.
Where are you located. I was in Connecticut shoreline for 30 years. I watched that museum grow! Got to get in cockpits on those special days. What gun. Got to go to the museum in which was close to Windsor locks Bradley where the terrible B-17 fortress crashed. We used to see that plane all the time around Connecticut. I wonder what happened. They hurt so bad.
Can't stand the sound of gum smacking. Sorry, I'm gen X, I find the noise of gum smacking, especially in a hot microphone, annoying and repulsive. Aaaaaand, nobody starts a P51 on the right fuel tank. Neeeeever.
@@valdez25valdez25 Yes. Both true. The P 51 sends unused fuel back to the left tank. Even if it's not completely full, it was standard procedure to start on the left main. Just so a good pilot doesn't forget the procedure. Nobody wants to piss fuel out on the ground, which is where it went if the left main tank was full.
In 2012 I was fortunate to fly in “Little Horse” a P51D at Ellington Field near Galveston, Tx. We took off and flew in formation with another Mustang “ Dakota Kid”. Some barrel rolls and split S’s over Galveston Bay, unforgettable!
This was my fathers favorite plane, and mine too. He took me to a lot of airshows when I was growing up in the 60's and 70's to watch these birds fly. Thank you for a great video!
Listen to that horse power. Wow!!! Probably one of the greatest planes to ever be built. When Goring saw P-51 mustangs over Germany he said “ the war is lost”. He was correct!!! I get goose bumps watching it lift off.
Thanks for this video, I love it! I'm really surprised how gentle the stalls were. I know they're power off, but still there's a lot of rotating mass up front that I always figured would play havoc with longitudinal torque. Great skill!
What watching this really brought home how it must have been for those young men in WWII who actually executed this same startup procedure, but did so each day knowing they had to go up and use the machine for it's original & intended purpose. I can't imagine what it must have felt like each time they strapped in and did their duty. That big merlin engine and all that power hell bent on one purpose...knowing each day they might end up on the wrong side of the engagement. I can't even imagine, but it must have been one hell of an experience...
at the end of ww2 my dad bought one off the docks in san francisco for i think 5500 dollars. in the crates. it sat in the crates till 1974 then him and i and a few other mechanics put it together. had the engine freshenedup in bakersfield calif. when it was finished i flew it simple to fly. remember it was designed for 19 yr old pilots. but we also had a at6 so i was not concerned on flying it my dad loved flying but he never got his license. my mother was not to thrilled with planes. i got my license at 16 i am 70 now. damn the years go fast. he loved to go in our hanger at the ranch and just sit there and stare at it and sit in it. then he would call me to have me come fly it and make a few high speed passes for him. we still own that 51 it is at my hanger at my ranch here in upstate washington, back in the late 90's it was totaly refurbished in chino california, i havent had time in the last few years to fly it. but it has gone thru all the annuals so it is still airworthy.i have collected various spares over the years. 3 engines 2 canopys and half a dozen spare props, think there are 3 transport props and 3 paddle props all have been rebuilt and stored properly. we never did airshows and never will. winter is here so i wont be flying it till spring. but it is startedup every couple of weeks. but i also own a 185 cessna and a 1981 cessna 421 and a pitts s1 but it is more of a hanger plane. hung from the ceiling of the hanger, in fact i need to put on some new tires on the 51. just did the landing gear swing test. works fine. it is not for public viewing or show. i will never sell it. in fact when i am close to dying i will get in it fire it up and disappear in it lol you know out of fuel and into the side of a mtn lol no it is a blast to fly. not much of a people person. i hate to hang around airports and listen to all the experts who think they know everything and know nothing. fuel truck come to the ranch and i have them fillup my fuel tanks sop no need to go to airports if you can them the original manuals and how to fly the p 51 ARE STILL FUN TO READ. THEY ARE IN SIMPLE LANGUAGE BIG LETTERS AND PICTURES. that all came with the crated 51 when my dad bought it. years later he said i should of bought 2 of them but 5500 dollars was a lot of money back in 1946 almost broke your mother and me he said a lot of you will think i am nuts which i probably am. but on my demise i will have it crushed. lots of reasons. ri do not want my relatives to get their hands on it but i only have one greedy sister so not a issue
@pirateatfourty, what a great story, probably one of the best no BS to date, just some cool family history around an amazing airplane, especially the purchase of a P-51 for $5500, too bad he couldn’t have bought more…I’d still be happy with one… You mentioned Chino, for the planes refurbishment, just curious, was it at Planes of Fame with Steve Hinton and the “Chino Kids”? Fighter Rebuilders, Inc.? I volunteered at the Planes of Fame for nearly 12 yrs working on the N9MB Flying Wing restoration.. from 1984 to 1996… I’m a retired A & P mechanic with nearly 35 yrs in the industry, working on and off in Jet engine overhaull business, then worked at a small airport in North San Diego, Ca. working on a private collection of warbirds, mostly Grummans, T-6’s, Mustangs also, my very first task shortly after starting there was to assist another experienced mech doing a firewall forward restoration of a TF-51 Cavalier conversion mustang (P-51D converted to a two seat TF-51) the owner just bought it as a Christmas present for his son, (nice dad) it hadn’t been flown much in many years, the engine was tired, airplane needed lots of TLC, we installed a fresh overhauled engine, cleaned, inspected, replaced and painted everything up front, did an annual on the remainder of the plane, was thrilled when we did its first engine run-ups, minus a few minor adjustments, no leaks, no issues, she ran as good as she looked, got to do my first test flight, damn, that was one the highlights of my aviation career, subsequently for the next 5 yrs. I was privileged to maintain all of the warbirds of his fleet, again one of the best parts of my career, ended my career working on law enforcement helicopters for San Diego Sheriff’s department, another great experience. Your explanation of why the mustang wasn’t too complicated to learn to fly, WWII put a big damper on many things, especially higher levels of education so equipment of that era had to be designed for 19 -20 yr. old people, who didn’t have much more than a high school education the flight manuals and maintenance manuals had many illustrations using simple language and cartoons to get the message across. I remember using copies of original mustang manuals and the cartoons were great learning tools and amazing to still see in somewhat modern times. I totally understand your point of never selling your P-51 and how you’d go for a flight one day, run it out of fuel ooops and become one with terra-firma, as to not allow your sister to get any piece of it, (I’d do the same thing) especially due its current value, needless too say it’s slightly over $5500 (sorry for my sarcasm), just need to add a couple off “zeros” to Dads original out the door price…ya think 🤔. But mostly, your honesty about, “doesn’t play well with others”, (I know the feeling) your ranch and aircraft aren’t open to the the public, just know it’s reassuring to me to hear a guy like you has such appreciation for that plane and I assume the family history and the great times spent with your dad working on / flying it. I presume again from your lengthy story, it’s not just about the value of the plane, it’s all the memories rolled into it and big part of your life…many people don’t understand this…..Luv to hear more about it….. The story about your dad going out to the hangar and just staring at it, damn I got the same feeling just from working on them, lord knows I couldn’t ever afford one, but I totally know how he felt, the smell of them, Avgas, grease, etc…something so visceral about how those planes make you a part of them…I’m sorry, but only pilots and mechanics who’ve worked them….understand this…. Being retired from the rat race for over 5 yrs. and although I haven’t wrenched on warbirds in many years, I remember them like yesterday and miss ‘em, although frustrating at times just as rewarding working on them with the payoff of the occasional test flights, that made it all worth while… I racked up over 15 hrs. of back seat time in P-51s…more than most kids I know…lol Now residing in southern Montana, 51 miles due north of Yellowstone Park, anytime you want to make a low high speed pass over my house…..feel free….if you ever need an extra set of hands working your P-51….look me up…..always up for a road trip. Thank you for a great story and for keeping the P-51 legacy alive as long as possible! Perhaps we’ll meet someday in person or eventually in P-51 heaven….. Anyway, stay well, fly safe and “keep ‘em flyin’”….. So, in lieu of crushing it, know it would have a good home and proper care if you want to fly it to my place and “NO” it would not be sold…I’d like to carry on the chore of “Just Staring at It”…..❤, and yes, I’d even start it up once in awhile! Happy New Year….!
Capitalization and spacing between paragraphs would have made this A LOT easier to read. Also, why not donate it to a museum or something like that? If it's your plane, you can give it to whoever you want. It doesn't have to be destroyed to keep it away from your family, does it?
This is the best interaction video I've ever seen of a P-51 that camera on your head explains everything to me I've always liked playing when I go to the Wright-Patterson I get into that stuff
Great vid. Good quality, straight to the point and without background clutter (well, apart from the friggin' chewing gum, but all the rest outweighs it ;) ). Pity about GoPro crappin' out, but you've still managed to get some interesting action!
@@valdez25valdez25 Please do, if it's not too much of a problem of course. The only good warbird onboards with commentary we've got nowadays are the ones by Kermit Weeks and Dave Hadfield. We'd love to see more footage from your flights as well!
Hot damn! Straight off the showroom floor with this p51! The cockpit was beautiful! I’m like bruh he’s just chilling across from a lightning too 😂. Subbed! I loved this.
What an incredibly great sounding machine (assuming that’s a Merlin). So quick on take off and initial climb! You’re very fortunate to have the opportunity to fly one of these awesome World War II planes. And it speed is still crazy fast, even today 😊
Wow!! Looks like there's some more modern technology in that cockpit!! I remember seeing this ME22 that some Guy had restored. On the outside, you could not tell a thing but in the Cockpit, lots of modern aeronotics! Also the Nacelles effectively concealed the Low Bypass Turbofans!!
I found myself imagining the WWII fighter pilots scattered around on a military airfield looking at their checklists and instrument panels in excruciating detail for 12-15 minutes before they ever took off to engage the enemy. This was a very interesting video. What beasts those powerful warbirds are. The thought of using them as weapons is mind boggling.
What great fun. The modernized dashboard must be a great help. The original was a labyrinth of switches and gauges that had to be constantly attended to. Magnificent airplane.
First time seeing a POV from the cockpit of propeller aircraft. I thought the propellers would become almost invisible when airborne giving the pilot more visibility. Or is he just flying at low speed or does it have something to do with the camera's framerate? 🤔
As someone who plays Flight Sim, I love this. As a person who is also into the mechanics, I wish that you had captions or something that would tell me what each thing you do in the cockpit does. I am one who plays flight sim trying to do all of the buttons and switches in the cockpit and I realised quickly that I don't know that cockpit well enough to follow you. I would love to see even something that showed that checklist that you had so I could follow along with all the buttons an switches you were doing. Even so, I loved watching you take off, and the quick pass was really cool
Come On man! That Grand Dam wants to show off! an Immelmann or a split S, heak even an Aileron roll, She wants to fly!! ❤ That Engine is all the music/ commentary I need! 40 year before my time... glad there are some old Warbirds still flying!
Sorry about the gum chewing! I’ve added a marker at 1:05 to skip that. Hope you enjoy!
There’s nothing more American than Big League Chew and P-51’s
Only if it’s Beeman’s
Thanks for that😀appreciate you noticed. All good after the engine starts.
Ya! Really bad manners chewing with your mouth open! Effin annoying frankly!
Big turn off, if it wasnt for the p51!
In person, i would completely avoid you bc of your chewing!!!!
As long as it was beemans!
You made my day.... My father flew the P-40 and later the P-51 in the CBI in WWII. Sadly this is the closest I'll ever come to seeing the start-up and flying this great machine I'll get. Looking down over my desk is a picture of him sitting on the wing of the venerable P-40 he flew in advanced flight training in Tampa FLA before going oversees and later flying the Mustang. Here's to you Pop....
Here's to a National Hero! Thanks for your Father's service....
My response of your comment : respect 🫡
My grandfather was George Paxton, he flew with the Flying Tigers during World War II.
Respect retuned....thank you @@iprox2436
I salute them all!
The Greatest Generation !!!
Wonderful. A detail that always amazes me with the P-51 is how the windshield supports are angled in a way as to obstruct the pilot's view as little as possible.
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It’s crazy that 18 and 20 year olds flew this American war machine in WW2, still bluffs me today.
18 and 20 year old kids have much better reflexes and an "Ain't gonna happen to me" attitude, something a fighter pilot needs. One of my uncles flew P51s off Iwo Jima on very long range missions to Japan. And I agree, I can't imagine how young most of our pilots were during WWII.
@@robobloxgamer524 We had a good pilots training program. There are guys who get their pilot's license on their 16th birthday.A lot easier to learn back then, although the Physics portion of flying, center of gravity, wing loading, stalling, air flow principles, etc, were hard ofr me, getting my pilot's license at 62. Harder to learn some things, the older you get. A young mind can be like a sponge.
@@robobloxgamer524 thats crazy hell yeah.
Also in combat they had to get themselves airborne and probably didn’t bother with half of the preflight checks as there wasn’t time - get in the air and start blasting!
I've heard warbird pilots say that you should start flying warbirds in an F8F, then a Mustang and then you are ready for the Texan, SNJ, Harvard. I think that having a great trainer and workhorse like the T-6 shaped those pilots into competent aviators. Also, if you couldn't cut the mustard in training you were washed out.
I’m a retired F-16 pilot and my grandfather headed up the team that designed the gun on the P-51. I used to go on P-51 rides as a litttle kid all the time. Love this plane
im confused, the p-51's used browning .50 cals and .30cals. was your gran-dad browning? 🤔 anyway he sounds like a badass
THE gun? I thought there were 6
@petez470 there are 6 guns
@@petez470 but its all 1 model ... or rather 1 brand there were 2 models to my knowledge M2 .50cal and the M3 .50cal the M3 had a significantly higher fire rate
So your grandfather was John Browning?
Absolutely brilliant video. No awful background music. No "Whats up guys, welcome to another video..............". Just a pure POV experience. Thank you! :)
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@@random9-548 Precisely! 😁
Yes this is the most realistic combat flight simulator. Only the hands still looking a bit like of wood
@@random9-548 yep. don't forget to hit like and subscribe LOL
@@borispecic9819 stop.
From a Normann guy, this is the sound of my parent's freedom that your ancestors brang to them.. Can we figure it out now, the 8, 10 hours long escort missions, or the free fight over my beautiful but deadly Normandy landscape?
These guys were 20, 21... Unbelievable...Thanks and kudos from Normandy!
i aggree absolutely. I had 2 flights with stick time both about 30 min with minor aerobatics. And i were exhausted. This guys escorted the bombers 4 hrs, halve an hour Combat over the targets and 4 hrs back to the base. Unbelievable. cheers, Axel
And many of them didn't come back. Ordinary humans in extraordinary situations, set aside their differences and fought for their brothers and sisters in the sky.
Freedom? I don't think so. Look around-- things are looking mighty ugly, and we sure aren't "free". Most folks don't even know whom we actually fought for-- who masterminded and financed these damned wars. There's an old saying, "All wars are bankers' wars", and by God, it's absolutely true.
I have absolutely nothing against those who ended up fighting in them, as I understand most of them believed they were doing the right thing... and I probably would have ended up right next to them, too. But with age, comes wisdom, and clarity... That is, if one has the courage to fully open their eyes and dare to look a little closer and dig a little deeper. And, invariably, that is where we reach that point where we have to swallow our pride, look at things entirely objectively, and admit that were were ALL duped.
None of the actual combatants drawn into these wars ever actually "win" them, despite what the Scribes have incessantly pounded into our heads throughout our lives, and led us to believe. Those Scribes have never, ever told us the truth about *anything* , I will add. They have no honor...
...Just like those who finance them, and finance these wars, too. And, as such, lacking any honor, they will discard us like yesterday's trash -- when they are done with us -- despite anything and everything they ever promised us.
And, that is precisely what is happening, RIGHT NOW.
We are better than this. We MUST do better. Courage comes in many different forms. We better find the type that allows us to admit we have been fooled for a very long time, and find the strength to go the other way, despite how painful it may (and will) be. That is the ONLY thing that will save us.
Kindest regards to you all.
Your country got freed thanks to USSR. No USA would do normandy thing if not thanks for USSR that was already in europe ;) and the only reason they attacked, it was because they were affraid that ussr would take all europe. so they wanted their piece of cake too. Wakeup broski
We appreciate your help during our fight for independence.
Unbelievable. What a machine. What a privilege to fly such a machine. Some would say "I'm jealous ", but clearly those people don't understand the passion, experience, training and....let's be honest...money..it takes to be able to fly her.
Well done sir. Kudos to you
Ya if I ever win a giant jackpot I'm getting my license with the intent to eventually get one of these😂
P-39 Airacobra вот это был великий аппарат! А мустанги были довольно неудачной моделью, в боевом применении несли огромные потери! Но то что он в 2024 в рабочем состоянии, вызывает огромное уважение!!!
Money is the big thing. Nobody is ever seeing the cockpit of one of these things without millions and millions to their name.
My dad has owned a p51d for 41 years. He isn’t really wealthy his father who bought it was pretty well off and my dad has sacrificed a lot of other things to be able to maintain and fly it. I fly a Pitts special I restored but have done 18 solo flights in the p51 and it is a very neat aircraft and I would say unique but I haven’t flown any other old warbirds to compare. I am sure they are all amazing in their own way
Absolutely the best pure flying Video I've seen. Made me cry. Flew RAF Hurricanes and Spits in WW2, killed in 1943, so I haven't gotten to fly anything like this in 80 or so years, but when he shoved the coals to the Merlin on takeoff it made me Cry! that's how you know it was real!
Thanks for bringing the buried memories back to the surface,, It made my day !!!.
Thank you pilot!
My father was a mechanic and worked on P-51’s in the service. I’ll show this to him, he will love it. Thanks
I'm sorry, how old is your Father?
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One of the best POVs from a Mustang cockpit. Thank you!
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Doesnt get much better than that. I've been up in a couple Mustangs over the years and it just never fails to provide a thrill even watch others go through the motions. Thanks for the ride. Mike
I'm Brazilian and I'm in love with the P 51 Mustang, without a doubt the most beautiful plane in my opinion, congratulations commander.
Aye can you pain down my douche bag's heart!? They on the same side with Liston Server Professor who is a racist!!¡!!!
It was very exciting, thank you captain, I enjoyed seeing the Manifold, the Propeller RPM, the oil temperature and oil pressure, very exciting
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Could you imagine if they had helmet cams like this during dogfights in WW2 for kill confirmation and documentation instead. Beautiful plane, great video!
They did. They are called gun camera's. They only started rolling film when you trigger the gun. Do some searches, you can find them all over the interenet and you tube.
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There were. There's alot of footage as well
Thanks for an exceptional cockpit view and minimal background sounds! Just the Hear the Merlin !! I am 76, retired AA pilot and have always loved the 51. My Dad worked on and was a Mtc. instructor on 51’s, 47’s, B26’s in EUR WW2, then flew crew chief on B26’s from ENGL then FRA (7 days after DDay). He got me started in aviation in grade school going out to airport watching planes. Got my Pvt pilot lic. in HS. I then went AF Crew Chf after HS and eventually flew for AA. I hope to get a P51 ride someday before heading West.
Thanks for the GREAT Video!
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Absolutely love watching this from a cockpit perspective, thanks for sharing!
Thank you for this great video.I am from Germany.My father died last year Oktober 2023 with Age 87.He was a young boy at WWII.The P-51 Mustang live over Germany in fight with Me-109 was amazing.Soo many good guys died. Dankeschön für das hochladen.
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Rest in peace to your father.
A generation thrown into the hell hole of war by despots. Yet they just did what was asked of them.
Wow. I don't even recognize the cockpit due to all the modern equipment in it. Still, any P-51 video is never a bad one!
and to think the women ferry pilots in WWII just looked in a little book for a check list on one of these they had never flown and took off..no training:)..Then again women do follow instructions better :)
@@EkimDyslexia Don't we hate to admit it?
Thanks for the answer. I assumed it wasn't original instrumentation, but what do I know about planes?
@@EkimDyslexiathat never happened
@@EkimDyslexia What are you talking about? Do you have a singular source for them being untrained because all historical sources I see show these female ferry pilots having been trained as pilots like anyone else.
I've had the privilege of flying back seat in a Mustang. When the prop bites on take off it really pushes you back in the seat. Been a year and a half and I still get a rise when I think about my flight.
Taxiing out in front of the crowd makes you feel like a rock star😂.
And yes it's really loud in the cockpit even with headphones on.
When i first flew a cirrus i thought it was so cool when the prop bit, now i cant imagine what thats like with 900 more horsepower 😂
I happen to be a lifetime member of the Warbird Museum, live within the pattern of the airport, and love seeing the plane fly. Also love the clarity of this video. Hope to see you flying again soon.
What airport is this?
@@scootertooter6874 it’s Clermont County Airport located in Batavia, OH (aka I69).
@@jimcarroll9296 Ah...thanks...I'll check it out in MSFS
I always wondered about the front visibility on a tail dragger on the ground, I finally got my answer today! Crazy to think those amazing flying machines were used for wars, it took very brave pilots. Thank you Sir for the hard work and effort it took to share your extraordinary experience.
Thank you for a pure video. Really got a sense of what this incredible aircraft is like from the cockpit.
That's really great! What a wonderful fighter that saved us against the Germany's Luftwaffe wow! This thing fought the 262's first jets, Komets their bombers. I know it's all updated but it sounds great. Those young men who n the air in Europe and other places especially the Tuskegee airmen. The retails. I know a guy his grandfather was a Tuskegee airman. Very light skinned a federal judge retired now. They are all gone now. I had a friend he owned an airport in Woodstock Massachusetts. We flew our RC planes there his name was Rudy. He passed years back but got to know him. Telling me all kinds of stories. He was from New York and where they built some of them on Long Island sound! You did a great job!
I been in a P-47 in Connecticut, the Mitchell B-25 bomber, Corsair, C-130, C-47 but not a P-51... yet. Your P-51 Cockpit It looks so good. really good! 😊thanks
very good video. I am surprised on the very gentle stalls both clean and with flaps and LG down. Very impressive for this kind of airplane. Thank you.
I was also surprised by the very gentle stalls, I expected much more wing drop with the big engine and torque.
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The Mustang is a fairly stable aircraft to fly, it doesn't do a whole lot of weird stuff like some fighters of that era did, but it's certainly more of a handful than a 172 is. More than anything it was easy to get behind the plane because things simply happen a little faster with it, and a lot of young inexperienced pilots who probably weren't qualified to fly it were giving it a bad rep. It kind of ruffles people's feathers when you say this, but the P-51 is more akin to a truck than a high strung sports car in the way it handles...it just so happens that it's a relatively fast truck.
Yes me too, surprised it had very little wing drop. And he had pulled some pitch in the prop to load the engine a bit.
@@Airsally It might be another case of 'if it looks right, it flies right'. Certainly does in this case.
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Yes! When I flew one I was shocked at how nicely it handled. Reminded me of a bonanza. Of course with a lot more noise. And the engine/systems complexity is much higher. But truly a magnificent piece of engineering!
What a beautiful airplane! It looks like it just rolled out of the factory. Like that 300 MPH low pass, too.
Liked that demonstrated clean and dirty stall characteristics. A must in any aircraft you routinely fly so that in your site picture you know what speed she will fly, and what speed she won't. Something than any pilot in a new type should learn in the first couple of flights. Awesome aircraft and video.
We’ll add audio, walk-around, steep turns, acro & landing in the next one. Go Pro battery quit on us.
WHAT A MASTERPIECE OF ENGINEERING!!!! I couldn't imagine what it is like to sit behind that massive engine!!! (until now!)
Ever since I was a boy I loved the P-51( my first plane assembling kit). I think is the most beautiful plane ever made. I have always wanted to be in the cockpit fly one of them. And thanks to you and your great vid I finally could. Thank you very much for sharing it.
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Absolutely beautiful!!! You're very blessed to be able to enjoy an airplane like this. Fly safe!
What a Very Good video. It’s shows no MATTER how times you fly, The Preflight is MUST. We have sadly seen it SO MANY times when it is or done there are Consequences. As we use to say When I fly for Uncle Sam “Takoffs are Optional but landings are Mandatory. Be well and the P-51 is my Favorite. The AC That Won WW2. God Bless, Be safe & May you always have Blue Skies.
Absolutely incredible. What a lucky pilot to be able to fly that piece of history!
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I flew a lot with my Dad, who was an instructor during WWII, but flying with you in the P 51 has been/is an amazing experience and definitely on my bucket list! Thanks for doing this !
and to think the women ferry pilots in WWII just looked in a little book for a check list on one of these they had never flown and took off..no training:)..Then again women do follow instructions better :)
@@EkimDyslexia - Uhm, no that did not happen. The WASPs had training in every aircraft they flew just like with any other aviator military or civilian, peacetime or wartime. Whoever told you that is an idiot, because the US military would NOT risk half-assed flying practices like that during war time with highly valuable and needed assets of which the country made big sacrifices for to manufacture!
@@Nfarce I wonder where they get those stories from? Or maybe I should ask myself how is it possible for someone to believe that you can fly just by reading a book.... please
@ - Probably a college or university doing the typical history revision they are notorious for out of virtue signaling and/or over-compensating for some perceived past injustice (in this case, women being kept down for combat roles during WWII). But that account is probably a bot account, which has posted the same comments elsewhere here verbatim. Still, a human has to tell the bot what to think!
I live in Cincinnati,west side,and never knew there was a fly able Mustang not to far away. Liked this video it puts you in the cockpit,the closest most of us will ever get to flying a P-51.
Fantastic. I learned to fly in an AT6 back in the '70's. MY Father in Law wanted to move up to a the P51 after many races. He loved that plane, the P51. Thank you and Happy New Year.
thats one hell of a FINE machine! cool to watch preflight checklists, thanks for uploading!
Nice to see something different other than high speed passes. It`s a very docile stall!
The kind of stalls I do in my little PA-160
and to think the women ferry pilots in WWII just looked in a little book for a check list on one of these they had never flown and took off..no training:)..Then again women do follow instructions better :)
It’s my dream to fly one of these P-51D’s someday. I’m a private pilot currently going for my instrument and commercial. Thank you for flying this beautiful warbird. My favorite airplane.
To think most people did not own a car who were flying these planes yet were strapping themselves in and taking to the skies to go and fight. Awesome video, thank you for doing it.
I love the Mustang... and getting a chance to see it fly from the pilot's POV is great! Thank you for posting!
Please post more stuff like this. I really think that this is the best quality footage and audio we have of a p51 mustang on the internet.
What a machine, I'm jealous. And my inner CFI wants to smack your hand and say "ONLY ONE HAND ON THE STICK!"
sensational. Liked and shared. Impressive amount of right aileron on start of take off roll. counteract torque.
Where are you located. I was in Connecticut shoreline for 30 years. I watched that museum grow! Got to get in cockpits on those special days. What gun. Got to go to the museum in which was close to Windsor locks Bradley where the terrible B-17 fortress crashed. We used to see that plane all the time around Connecticut. I wonder what happened. They hurt so bad.
Great camera views…nice to be able to see the gauges so clearly. Thanks!
Can't stand the sound of gum smacking. Sorry, I'm gen X, I find the noise of gum smacking, especially in a hot microphone, annoying and repulsive. Aaaaaand, nobody starts a P51 on the right fuel tank. Neeeeever.
@@stephencastello6553 Really?
@@valdez25valdez25 Yes. Both true. The P 51 sends unused fuel back to the left tank. Even if it's not completely full, it was standard procedure to start on the left main. Just so a good pilot doesn't forget the procedure. Nobody wants to piss fuel out on the ground, which is where it went if the left main tank was full.
In 2012 I was fortunate to fly in “Little Horse” a P51D at Ellington Field near Galveston, Tx. We took off and flew in formation with another Mustang “ Dakota Kid”. Some barrel rolls and split S’s over Galveston Bay, unforgettable!
Beautiful Aircraft, and great flying, thanks for sharing !!!
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I have 5000 hours in study simulators and a truly beautiful flight, congratulations, an icon of the Most Beautiful Era of Aviation
I had 1 ride in a P-51 - 35 years ago - low passes,& a few rolls. It was an amazing day. - Double Trouble II
This was my fathers favorite plane, and mine too. He took me to a lot of airshows when I was growing up in the 60's and 70's to watch these birds fly. Thank you for a great video!
The P51 engine is probably one of the sexiest sounds you’ll ever hear in your lifetime!
Listen to that horse power. Wow!!! Probably one of the greatest planes to ever be built. When Goring saw P-51 mustangs over Germany he said “ the war is lost”. He was correct!!! I get goose bumps watching it lift off.
he didn;t say that bcs the planes ....he say that bcs he saw the planes on germany sky.... and that means.. the enemy reach new teritories
What about the front, for example, when taxiing, you can see ahead when you always have to reach to the sides to see where the taxiway goes
Thanks for this video, I love it! I'm really surprised how gentle the stalls were. I know they're power off, but still there's a lot of rotating mass up front that I always figured would play havoc with longitudinal torque. Great skill!
What watching this really brought home how it must have been for those young men in WWII who actually executed this same startup procedure, but did so each day knowing they had to go up and use the machine for it's original & intended purpose. I can't imagine what it must have felt like each time they strapped in and did their duty. That big merlin engine and all that power hell bent on one purpose...knowing each day they might end up on the wrong side of the engagement. I can't even imagine, but it must have been one hell of an experience...
Nice to see someone actually read the user's manual.
Do you think that the young guys in WW2 sat there and went thru a complete checklist or did they jump in start up and go fight?
Their crew chief did all that
at the end of ww2 my dad bought one off the docks in san francisco for i think 5500 dollars. in the crates. it sat in the crates till 1974 then him and i and a few other mechanics put it together. had the engine freshenedup in bakersfield calif. when it was finished i flew it simple to fly. remember it was designed for 19 yr old pilots. but we also had a at6 so i was not concerned on flying it my dad loved flying but he never got his license. my mother was not to thrilled with planes. i got my license at 16 i am 70 now. damn the years go fast. he loved to go in our hanger at the ranch and just sit there and stare at it and sit in it. then he would call me to have me come fly it and make a few high speed passes for him. we still own that 51 it is at my hanger at my ranch here in upstate washington, back in the late 90's it was totaly refurbished in chino california, i havent had time in the last few years to fly it. but it has gone thru all the annuals so it is still airworthy.i have collected various spares over the years. 3 engines 2 canopys and half a dozen spare props, think there are 3 transport props and 3 paddle props all have been rebuilt and stored properly. we never did airshows and never will. winter is here so i wont be flying it till spring. but it is startedup every couple of weeks. but i also own a 185 cessna and a 1981 cessna 421 and a pitts s1 but it is more of a hanger plane. hung from the ceiling of the hanger, in fact i need to put on some new tires on the 51. just did the landing gear swing test. works fine. it is not for public viewing or show. i will never sell it. in fact when i am close to dying i will get in it fire it up and disappear in it lol you know out of fuel and into the side of a mtn lol no it is a blast to fly. not much of a people person. i hate to hang around airports and listen to all the experts who think they know everything and know nothing. fuel truck come to the ranch and i have them fillup my fuel tanks sop no need to go to airports if you can them the original manuals and how to fly the p 51 ARE STILL FUN TO READ. THEY ARE IN SIMPLE LANGUAGE BIG LETTERS AND PICTURES. that all came with the crated 51 when my dad bought it. years later he said i should of bought 2 of them but 5500 dollars was a lot of money back in 1946 almost broke your mother and me he said a lot of you will think i am nuts which i probably am. but on my demise i will have it crushed. lots of reasons. ri do not want my relatives to get their hands on it but i only have one greedy sister so not a issue
@pirateatfourty, what a great story, probably one of the best no BS to date, just some cool family history around an amazing airplane, especially the purchase of a P-51 for $5500, too bad he couldn’t have bought more…I’d still be happy with one…
You mentioned Chino, for the planes refurbishment, just curious, was it at Planes of Fame with Steve Hinton and the “Chino Kids”? Fighter Rebuilders, Inc.?
I volunteered at the Planes of Fame for nearly 12 yrs working on the N9MB Flying Wing restoration.. from 1984 to 1996…
I’m a retired A & P mechanic with nearly 35 yrs in the industry, working on and off in Jet engine overhaull business, then worked at a small airport in North San Diego, Ca. working on a private collection of warbirds, mostly Grummans, T-6’s, Mustangs also, my very first task shortly after starting there was to assist another experienced mech doing a firewall forward restoration of a TF-51 Cavalier conversion mustang (P-51D converted to a two seat TF-51) the owner just bought it as a Christmas present for his son, (nice dad) it hadn’t been flown much in many years, the engine was tired, airplane needed lots of TLC, we installed a fresh overhauled engine, cleaned, inspected, replaced and painted everything up front, did an annual on the remainder of the plane, was thrilled when we did its first engine run-ups, minus a few minor adjustments, no leaks, no issues, she ran as good as she looked, got to do my first test flight, damn, that was one the highlights of my aviation career, subsequently for the next 5 yrs. I was privileged to maintain all of the warbirds of his fleet, again one of the best parts of my career, ended my career working on law enforcement helicopters for San Diego Sheriff’s department, another great experience.
Your explanation of why the mustang wasn’t too complicated to learn to fly, WWII put a big damper on many things, especially higher levels of education so equipment of that era had to be designed for
19 -20 yr. old people, who didn’t have much more than a high school education the flight manuals and maintenance manuals had many illustrations using simple language and cartoons to get the message across. I remember using copies of original mustang manuals and the cartoons were great learning tools and amazing to still see in somewhat modern times.
I totally understand your point of never selling your P-51 and how you’d go for a flight one day, run it out of fuel ooops and become one with terra-firma, as to not allow your sister to get any piece of it, (I’d do the same thing) especially due its current value, needless too say it’s slightly over $5500 (sorry for my sarcasm), just need to add a couple off “zeros” to Dads original out the door price…ya think 🤔.
But mostly, your honesty about, “doesn’t play well with others”, (I know the feeling) your ranch and aircraft aren’t open to the the public, just know it’s reassuring to me to hear a guy like you has such appreciation for that plane and I assume the family history and the great times spent with your dad working on / flying it. I presume again from your lengthy story, it’s not just about the value of the plane, it’s all the memories rolled into it and big part of your life…many people don’t understand this…..Luv to hear more about it…..
The story about your dad going out to the hangar and just staring at it, damn I got the same feeling just from working on them, lord knows I couldn’t ever afford one, but I totally know how he felt, the smell of them, Avgas, grease, etc…something so visceral about how those planes make you a part of them…I’m sorry, but only pilots and mechanics who’ve worked them….understand this….
Being retired from the rat race for over 5 yrs. and although I haven’t wrenched on warbirds in many years, I remember them like yesterday and miss ‘em, although frustrating at times just as rewarding working on them with the payoff of the occasional test flights, that made it all worth while… I racked up over 15 hrs. of back seat time in P-51s…more than most kids I know…lol
Now residing in southern Montana, 51 miles due north of Yellowstone Park, anytime you want to make a low high speed pass over my house…..feel free….if you ever need an extra set of hands working your P-51….look me up…..always up for a road trip.
Thank you for a great story and for keeping the P-51 legacy alive as long as possible!
Perhaps we’ll meet someday in person or eventually in P-51 heaven…..
Anyway, stay well, fly safe and “keep ‘em flyin’”…..
So, in lieu of crushing it, know it would have a good home and proper care if you want to fly it to my place and “NO” it would not be sold…I’d like to carry on the chore of “Just Staring at It”…..❤, and yes, I’d even start it up once in awhile!
Happy New Year….!
Great story. I’ll be 70 in March.
Capitalization and spacing between paragraphs would have made this A LOT easier to read. Also, why not donate it to a museum or something like that? If it's your plane, you can give it to whoever you want. It doesn't have to be destroyed to keep it away from your family, does it?
Magnifique et merci pour ce moment ... Beautiful and thank you for this moment
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Plz more of these. 👍💪great video quality and also thank you for not playing music over it.
What an incredible piece of aviation. Absolutely incredible video.
Love your pov videos
This is the best interaction video I've ever seen of a P-51 that camera on your head explains everything to me I've always liked playing when I go to the Wright-Patterson I get into that stuff
Great vid. Good quality, straight to the point and without background clutter (well, apart from the friggin' chewing gum, but all the rest outweighs it ;) ). Pity about GoPro crappin' out, but you've still managed to get some interesting action!
Sorry about the gum. Hope to do it again, tapped into the audio, and start with a descriptive walk around, and include acro and landing.
@@valdez25valdez25 Please do, if it's not too much of a problem of course. The only good warbird onboards with commentary we've got nowadays are the ones by Kermit Weeks and Dave Hadfield. We'd love to see more footage from your flights as well!
I've gotten to take a ride in this beautiful bird in 22. What a beautiful sound.
Hot damn! Straight off the showroom floor with this p51! The cockpit was beautiful! I’m like bruh he’s just chilling across from a lightning too 😂. Subbed! I loved this.
Yes, always have your trusty pad with foreflight on your leg for a local hop, in case both of your panel mounted Garmins quit.
Pilots and gum chewing go hand-in-hand! No bother here😬
Well, when i take a flight a always use gum, good for presure stuff ... 😊
My misophonia doesn’t like it either
What an incredibly great sounding machine (assuming that’s a Merlin). So quick on take off and initial climb! You’re very fortunate to have the opportunity to fly one of these awesome World War II planes. And it speed is still crazy fast, even today 😊
Are you chewing gum?
He might be chewing gum, I'm not positive
He is. Saw his reflection in the iPad
Also most pilots do chew gum. Help with equalizing their ears
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Wow!! Looks like there's some more modern technology in that cockpit!! I remember seeing this ME22 that some Guy had restored. On the outside, you could not tell a thing but in the Cockpit, lots of modern aeronotics! Also the Nacelles effectively concealed the Low Bypass Turbofans!!
Gum chewing sounds are horrible, but once the engine is running not heard anymore. Very nice bird and flying!
That's why i fast forwarded to when the engine was running. The chewing is a bit much.
Great video.!!
Nice to see the full start,taxing and start with no interruption.
Amazing good quality on the footage!!
I’m amazed that there are still some around. Where does one get parts?
Excellent video - felt like I am the pilot. Anything ever designed and built by NAA was a gem.
one of the most beautiful planes ever made imo
I found myself imagining the WWII fighter pilots scattered around on a military airfield looking at their checklists and instrument panels in excruciating detail for 12-15 minutes before they ever took off to engage the enemy.
This was a very interesting video. What beasts those powerful warbirds are. The thought of using them as weapons is mind boggling.
Lovely flight, the more you make, the more I will watch. Thank you for sharing sir.
Both my wife and I have ridden in a P51. I remember looking up at tree canyon running in the Santa Cruz Mountains!
What an absolutely amazing video! Love the view
What great fun. The modernized dashboard must be a great help. The original was a labyrinth of switches and gauges that had to be constantly attended to. Magnificent airplane.
First time seeing a POV from the cockpit of propeller aircraft. I thought the propellers would become almost invisible when airborne giving the pilot more visibility. Or is he just flying at low speed or does it have something to do with the camera's framerate? 🤔
Wow, what a cool video of a POV P-51 experience. Many thanks!!
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Twelve minutes between first check and take off how did they do that in the war when quick response was mandatory?
That's a better view than I thought the pilot would have, very cool 🇺🇸
THAT, was outstanding!!!!!! Being that this the closest I'll ever get to experience this. I appreciate it.
Love how the cockpit is modern-day excellent!!!!
Awesome footage! I’ve always loved P51s. This video almost makes me feel like I’m flying one ! 😮
That Rolles Royce Merlin is some really good stuff
Beautiful! Absolutely beautiful!! Thank you for sharing!! Safe flying.
I was lucky enough to get a ride in the Gunfighter at the Davenport air show 1992. Regis Urschler pilot. So lucky. Thx for posting.
General Urschler, great guy.
What lever did you pull to make the engine RPM sound rougher @ 11:34?
As far as I can see, he reduced the throttle and then reduced the prop/engine speed lever.
As someone who plays Flight Sim, I love this. As a person who is also into the mechanics, I wish that you had captions or something that would tell me what each thing you do in the cockpit does. I am one who plays flight sim trying to do all of the buttons and switches in the cockpit and I realised quickly that I don't know that cockpit well enough to follow you. I would love to see even something that showed that checklist that you had so I could follow along with all the buttons an switches you were doing. Even so, I loved watching you take off, and the quick pass was really cool
Come On man! That Grand Dam wants to show off! an Immelmann or a split S, heak even an Aileron roll, She wants to fly!! ❤ That Engine is all the music/ commentary I need! 40 year before my time... glad there are some old Warbirds still flying!
Thank you, that was awesome. Looks like a little new tech in the cluster, and I wonder how much of the pre-flight was done back in WWII?
Thank you for a great video. The guys that flew P51's saved the world in WW2.
You may want to consider the pilots who flew all the other aircraft in WW2, who contributed as much, if not more to the outcome of the war.
Beautiful aircraft, might I add, a great pilot. A match made in heaven!
Whaaaaaaaaat a beautiful perspective! Thanks for taking us along!
That’s a cool video! One of my favorite planes of all time
Love this video! I actually got to sit in a p51 cockpit when I was a kid 25 years ago and this definitely brought back some great memories.