When the door is open and you look at the cross section of the fuselage the quality of the twin Commander is evident. I’ve always loved them. Especially the shrike.
I wish I had been in that left seat! I took ground school in 8th grade from my science teacher who was a saber pilot in Korea. He was shot down over enemy territory and broke both of his legs when he bailed out. A North Korean family hid him and nursed him back to healthe, but they had no idea how to set the fractures in his legs, so he was hardly able to walk and never flew again. In my science class I jumped right into the flight segment and never left, even though we were supposed to rotate through the several disciplines he was teaching. He mentored my buddy and I and by the end of the year, if we had the money we could have gone for our licenses. Too bad northern one of us could afford the classes. I loved every minute fit, and all of his stories! Thank you Mr. Marsiglia!
I smiled through this whole video. And that's really saying something! What a spotless, well maintained and well updated Aero Commander! And the captain flew it like it was his favourite ball glove. Perfectly! I knew the yoke was completely different and I'm glad it was commented on. Outstanding choice in upgrade! Perfect video! Brought back old memories.
Awesome plane! Love the Louisiana shout out! 36 years here for me. Have had a bunch of buddies go through the LA Tech program. Currently flying out of KBTR, KHDC and KNEW myself! Keep up the great vids!
My all time favorite as a kid in the 1950s! Aero Commanders were manufactured in the OKC metro with their main service center at Downtown Airpark (RIP). They flew over my house every day, many times each day. Nothing sounds like a Twin Commander...it's beautiful. Nice vid...great plane.
I had the privilege of flying this airplane with John at Eagle's Nest. Such a fun airplane! It was almost surreal turning that puppy around in steep turns and doing landings in that beast! John and his family are wonderful people. The good noise and acceleration to go with it!
John was very interesting; I could not take my eyes off the video; my coffee waited; when I said you have upped your game Bobby I mean you have really have topped; living the dream life to the fullest; great great new channel; awesome
The Twin Commander is a great plane. It was very popular during my generation. Very low to the ground with a very sleek look. I have never seen the interior but it looks extremely comfortable but I would want to be in the cockpit if I was flying. The performance on take off was outstanding. Great documentary and video. Hope you enjoyed your lunch at the terminal!
Siempre escuche en cuba. Sobre la calidad de estos planes en todo su conjunto. Lo felicito. Continúe enjoing this beautiful "" commander "", of the 1956 year.
As a student pilot who has only taken off out of a class D airport, taking off on the small runway in the private community with a big twin engine seems crazy! Love the video.
very true, I make good money working on commercial electronics and paying for flight school up to commercial is ridiculously expensive without taking loans.
@@glishskiii exactly, with no other financial obligations I pull around 700$ every two weeks and just about every penny goes to flight school, I'd have no way of doing this if I had to pay rent or other bills
Lol my old man was just talking to me about this guy. He and my mom own a little shop in downtown Mansfield and his daughter is one of his new employees there. He came up there about a week ago and told my dad about the commander. Pretty funny to stumble on this video.
Great experience to get to fly in these small craft. I can see you really know your stuff. Nice to see you following your passion after all you went through. Bet it is nice to share your sailing tales with these guys. I think you have a unique perspective and hop this channel does as well as Doodles.on the water.
Commanders are a great plane. Flew right seat in a 690a with a pair of Garrets TPE331 a couple of times. Definitely out of my class. ;-) The commander in this video is very clean! Thx.
Love the GO, GSO, IGSO motors. I was the specialist for accessory cases and supercharger assembly when I was in the GA maintenance field. Always fun in the test cell.
I love the Aero Commander. I've flown a similar one a few times myself. Very smooth in typical summer light turbulence. The one I flew was a Turbine version. Good climb and nice cruising speed. IIRC it also uses less fuel than the Orenda's. Classic looks and really amazing aircraft.
I gotta check the "rulz" book but I thought anything to do with an Aero Commander had to pay tribute to Mr Hoover :) Thank you to your host.. privilege to see inside such a gem..
I love the aero commander, first plane I ever worked on was a aero commander at aviation high school in queens NY. You sir enjoy that bird she is nice.
Beautiful plane. I have only seen a few of those over the years never flown one. That one is in great shape. If you are going to have a problem it does come after an annual.
Fun plane! Pretty big difference at 30gph vs the 8gph of the Piper. It does look like a smooth, comfortable ride though. Hey, I'd be glad to hear more technical details about the instrumentation, quirks of that make/model, etc. Don't worry about turning off the casual viewer, you're probably getting mostly plane and flight enthusiasts here anyway. :)
A chafed Hydraulic hose, yeah I spent 20 years working as an A&P, I can attest to the fact that its hard to find people who can pay attention to detail.
Amazing looks like just delivered from the dealer in 1956 gallon of auto fuel was 30 cents no one was concerned with fuel burn. Shoulder harnesses would be good upgrade.
My parents once lived at the Spruce Creek fly-in community in Florida where the strip was 5,000 x 150. Your video felt like you were landing on a taxi way. FYI: each Florida county got a field of 3 strips of 5k x 150’ during WW2 as the US Military was gearing up for an air war against Germany. Most of the fields if not all were turned over to the counties as the war ended.
The airplane is well maintained and flies very well. Bob Hoover made it famous with his aerobatic demonstrations. I remember seeing a few of these planes at fly-ins.
First twin, I ever flew. My fath in law owned a aerocommander and a Mahl STOL aircraft I hated with a passion. The Commander was a jewel, perfect for day trips to LAX, SAN, SNA.
I had the great privilege of seeing Bob Hoover do his routine back in the 80s.
He showed me that impossible only means flying a couple of ticks outside the flight envelope. amazing pilot.
For me, the aero commander especially the shrike commander, is the most beautiful General Aviation twin ever made.
That would be the DA 62/42 for me
I totally agree I just can’t stop staring at them when I see them!
theEntreriCode the DA62 looks modern and sleek, but it lacks the sheer class and pretty style of the commanders
When the door is open and you look at the cross section of the fuselage the quality of the twin Commander is evident. I’ve always loved them. Especially the shrike.
I agree, I would love to own one one day
Beautiful plane. He really takes good care of her.
That's very evident
For a 56 year, it looks in mint condition.
The pilot or the plane ?
Most of the GA fleet is from the 60s-70s
My friend has a 95-b55 (Beechcraft baron) that’s 42 and yah airplanes retain their value all right that ones might even be better thoug
Dave Shaw lol
Also ikr man it looks beautiful
The passion that nearly every plane owner has makes for some great videos. Keep it up!
The props matching the paint is a nice touch
I wish I had been in that left seat! I took ground school in 8th grade from my science teacher who was a saber pilot in Korea. He was shot down over enemy territory and broke both of his legs when he bailed out. A North Korean family hid him and nursed him back to healthe, but they had no idea how to set the fractures in his legs, so he was hardly able to walk and never flew again. In my science class I jumped right into the flight segment and never left, even though we were supposed to rotate through the several disciplines he was teaching. He mentored my buddy and I and by the end of the year, if we had the money we could have gone for our licenses. Too bad northern one of us could afford the classes. I loved every minute fit, and all of his stories! Thank you Mr. Marsiglia!
Love the visibility with back-set high wing!
I smiled through this whole video. And that's really saying something! What a spotless, well maintained and well updated Aero Commander! And the captain flew it like it was his favourite ball glove. Perfectly! I knew the yoke was completely different and I'm glad it was commented on. Outstanding choice in upgrade! Perfect video! Brought back old memories.
Awesome plane! Love the Louisiana shout out! 36 years here for me. Have had a bunch of buddies go through the LA Tech program. Currently flying out of KBTR, KHDC and KNEW myself! Keep up the great vids!
My all time favorite as a kid in the 1950s! Aero Commanders were manufactured in the OKC metro with their main service center at Downtown Airpark (RIP). They flew over my house every day, many times each day. Nothing sounds like a Twin Commander...it's beautiful. Nice vid...great plane.
I remember Bob Hoover pouring a glass of water into a glass while he was doing aerobatics in this airplane. Amazing. Beautiful Plane.
I had the privilege of flying this airplane with John at Eagle's Nest. Such a fun airplane! It was almost surreal turning that puppy around in steep turns and doing landings in that beast! John and his family are wonderful people. The good noise and acceleration to go with it!
John was very interesting; I could not take my eyes off the video; my coffee waited; when I said you have upped your game Bobby I mean you have really have topped; living the dream life to the fullest; great great new channel; awesome
Thanks so much for watching! More to come soon!
that sight picture is sooo different. ive gotta fly one. beautiful machine
The Twin Commander is a great plane. It was very popular during my generation. Very low to the ground with a very sleek look. I have never seen the interior but it looks extremely comfortable but I would want to be in the cockpit if I was flying. The performance on take off was outstanding. Great documentary and video. Hope you enjoyed your lunch at the terminal!
Siempre escuche en cuba. Sobre la calidad de estos planes en todo su conjunto. Lo felicito. Continúe enjoing this beautiful "" commander "", of the 1956 year.
As a student pilot who has only taken off out of a class D airport, taking off on the small runway in the private community with a big twin engine seems crazy! Love the video.
Fun fact, this type aircraft was the smallest aircraft to ever officially use the call sign of Air Force One. Great video as always! Ty
Ahh.. conjures up memories of watching Bob Hoover perform airshow routines in his Shrike Commander 500S. Nicely done Bobby!!
Wow a job bagging groceries for a year paid for his PPL. Crazy to think how things have changed.
very true, I make good money working on commercial electronics and paying for flight school up to commercial is ridiculously expensive without taking loans.
I'm currently paying for my flightshool during highschool pumping gas
You can get a private for 7 or 8k. That’s achievable for someone in high school with no other bills to pay
@@glishskiii exactly, with no other financial obligations I pull around 700$ every two weeks and just about every penny goes to flight school, I'd have no way of doing this if I had to pay rent or other bills
My private pilot’s license cost $550.00 thru a college in Texas. Of course that was in 1970. 20,000 hours later has seen training costs skyrocket.
Lol my old man was just talking to me about this guy. He and my mom own a little shop in downtown Mansfield and his daughter is one of his new employees there. He came up there about a week ago and told my dad about the commander. Pretty funny to stumble on this video.
I sent you the subscription to Flight Training Magazine!
John Peroyea awesome!! I’ll be sure to subscribe to it!
Small world.
Awesome , his back yard is a runway. Commander The Bob Hoover special and his wonderful coffee pouring while doing acrobatics.
I recall Bob Hoover did some amazing things in a Twin Commander. Awesome airplane!
Great video! I love Twin Commanders, something about them...... Thanks for sharing.
Biscuits, gravy, and Twin Commander all in one day - now that's living large!!! Beautiful bird.
Always loved aero commanders since I was a young kid. Beautiful airplane
Very professional looking video. I really enjoyed all the different camera angles.
Great experience to get to fly in these small craft. I can see you really know your stuff. Nice to see you following your passion after all you went through. Bet it is nice to share your sailing tales with these guys. I think you have a unique perspective and hop this channel does as well as Doodles.on the water.
Cool set of yokes
$100 burger LOL. I've had plenty of those, but it's the experience with friends that counts.
Nice modern upgrades to this 560. Always loved the geared Lycomings with augmentor exhausts
Ellis Chernoff I can always tell by the engine sound , when LYCOMINGS fly over, even a DC10, sounds different to an L1011, and an A 320 series go by.
Awesome plane.. one of the best. Stable camera platform.
I love it
That’s a cool ground rush on T/O, and landing. Great plane!
That landing was awesome! So low it freaked me out! Merry christmas guys! LOW RIDER
I love the looks of that aircraft. Great video!
Commanders are a great plane. Flew right seat in a 690a with a pair of Garrets TPE331 a couple of times. Definitely out of my class. ;-) The commander in this video is very clean! Thx.
Another great documentary, Bob
Hey Bob. I'd love to hear specs on speeds, flaps, etc during the take offs and landings... Thanks! Go LA Tech... !!!
That's one narrow runway! Cross winds would be fun.....
I am really enjoying these videos. Good production values. Thanks for making these :-}
It's a very beautiful Commander. I love the aero commanders.
Beautiful plane very nice video thanks for the flight.
Love the GO, GSO, IGSO motors. I was the specialist for accessory cases and supercharger assembly when I was in the GA maintenance field. Always fun in the test cell.
I love the Aero Commander. I've flown a similar one a few times myself. Very smooth in typical summer light turbulence. The one I flew was a Turbine version. Good climb and nice cruising speed. IIRC it also uses less fuel than the Orenda's. Classic looks and really amazing aircraft.
Cool plane! Love the new series Bobby!
I had a chance to go up in one of those planes back when I was a lineman at KMQJ. Silly me for not doing it. I still love aircraft to this day!
The turbo commander 690 is my favorite. But I love all the commanders too
Thanks for the vid. Great stuff. Friends of mine owned one of these in South Africa.
Cool airplanes for sure!
good to see you back in the air
Very, very sweet. Nice bio, history. Good for him. Incredible he equipped three of his kids as pilots.
I gotta check the "rulz" book but I thought anything to do with an Aero Commander had to pay tribute to Mr Hoover :) Thank you to your host.. privilege to see inside such a gem..
I love the aero commander, first plane I ever worked on was a aero commander at aviation high school in queens NY. You sir enjoy that bird she is nice.
Bob, how hard is it to not the throw the camera down and say "Let me fly this sucker"?
Sound's really nice.
Especially the radio audio -- sounds fantastic!
Cool guy, and the fact his kids are doing so well says a lot about him.
I am an Aero Comander lover!, nice video and flight.
Indeed it is good noise! You are blessed to be an IA.
Flew to Ft. Lauderdale Exec? My dad used to fly out of there when I was a toddler. Had the Commander's sister: the Aerostar.
John seems very interesting. Pictures on Flightaware, show very well with the gear up.
Beautiful plane. I have only seen a few of those over the years never flown one. That one is in great shape. If you are going to have a problem it does come after an annual.
Enjoyed the video John!
Another good one, Bobby! I agree with Brett! It did look like you had to restrain yourself from grabbing the yoke a couple of times. Nice work!
Haha! Nah he knew what he was doing!
Good interview and editing.
Thank you!
Great video I live in an airport community and it’s awesome!
Bobby, do a Flying Doodles episode on your path to becoming a corperate pilot, and the type ratings, and planes you progressed through.
Seconded!
Love this channel!
Thank you!
Loving the camera views!
A true PILOT'S airplane!
I once flew the 560A, 560F, and 680F!
Wonderful aircraft!
Fun plane! Pretty big difference at 30gph vs the 8gph of the Piper. It does look like a smooth, comfortable ride though. Hey, I'd be glad to hear more technical details about the instrumentation, quirks of that make/model, etc. Don't worry about turning off the casual viewer, you're probably getting mostly plane and flight enthusiasts here anyway. :)
Hello John, Some of my fondest memories is flying the turbo commander 698B out of KLFT. Great video enjoyed it thoroughly.
Where are the dinosaurs thought this plane was eaten
Love the big view from the cockpit engine's sound like heaven
Stumbled over your channel and I love the content! Keep it up!
as long as the wing spar issues have been dealt with correctly, a Commander is a lovely airplane to fly
Twin engine high wing! Doesn't get better than that!
Yeah not many of those!
Really enjoying the content.. keep up the great work!!
A chafed Hydraulic hose, yeah I spent 20 years working as an A&P, I can attest to the fact that its hard to find people who can pay attention to detail.
Great video... Great airplane... John seems like a great guy too! Love, love, love commanders!
The visibility is nice in that aircraft as well.
What a nice guy!
Beautiful aircraft, great video as usual. Thanks for the ride !
Beautiful aircraft... and Go Dawgs!
I love that type of yoke, only found on a select few : twin cmd. Concorde. Embraer...
Amazing looks like just delivered from the dealer in 1956 gallon of auto fuel was 30 cents no one was concerned with fuel burn. Shoulder harnesses would be good upgrade.
John is a true aviator. Great video.
That has to be a cool place to live!
My parents once lived at the Spruce Creek fly-in community in Florida where the strip was 5,000 x 150. Your video felt like you were landing on a taxi way. FYI: each Florida county got a field of 3 strips of 5k x 150’ during WW2 as the US Military was gearing up for an air war against Germany. Most of the fields if not all were turned over to the counties as the war ended.
Great content man, keep up the great work. I'd love to learn some day.
love the new channel bobby, great idea, hope you and laura are ok sailing is good x
Love these videos. Thanks for sharing. ✈⛵👍
Gotta love the yoke, looks like an old sci-fi movie.
The airplane is well maintained and flies very well. Bob Hoover made it famous with his aerobatic demonstrations. I remember seeing a few of these planes at fly-ins.
Very cool airplane and video
First twin, I ever flew. My fath in law owned a aerocommander and a Mahl STOL aircraft I hated with a passion. The Commander was a jewel, perfect for day trips to LAX, SAN, SNA.
Nice video Bobby! Like the new channel. That was an expensive brunch! But fun!
There is no mistaking that "detroit diesel" geared engine sound. It's different for sure. You can't confuse it with any other aircraft engine.
John, you the man! I like this video!
*Nice landing*
That is so cool! Makes me want to get flying again. I stopped short of getting my private licence by like 5 hours.
Getting your private...is just the beginning....not the end.
This was the best airplane for smuggling, back in the day. Was able to fly low and fast, haul quite a bit.
hey bobby im really enjoying this new channel and as always keep the great vlogs coming