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  • Опубликовано: 7 мар 2017
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    Thom Richard conducting his check rides in the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Dixie Wing's FG-1D Corsair, based out of Falcon Field in Peachtree, Georgia.
    Richard now flies the Corsair at air shows across the country.
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    CAF Dixie Wing: dixiewing.org
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  • @MikeKillian
    @MikeKillian  5 лет назад +324

    3 guys previously shot down by the Corsair disliked this video

    • @jryer1
      @jryer1 5 лет назад +26

      Hilarious! Seriously, what is there to NOT like about this awesome aircraft? I miss prop planes in the sky, dang I sure do!

    • @Pardogad
      @Pardogad 4 года назад +6

      wkruit1 curve wings, japanese desing ages ago, so I don't think so, they love the corsair too. Maybe the dislike came from envy.

    • @SqubaSquid
      @SqubaSquid 4 года назад +3

      Now 4. lol

    • @Galm1Cipher0
      @Galm1Cipher0 4 года назад +1

      Now 5

    • @HOBBYACE1
      @HOBBYACE1 4 года назад +1

      Mike Killian
      Awesome

  • @burnttoast982
    @burnttoast982 Год назад +28

    Thanks for not putting cheesy music over the wonderfull sound of the engine

    • @pauleyplay
      @pauleyplay 2 месяца назад +1

      WELL SAID !!!!

  • @johnslaughter5475
    @johnslaughter5475 2 года назад +97

    Quite possibly one of the most beautiful warplanes ever built. I hope they're kept flying for a very long time.

  • @twistygrip4180
    @twistygrip4180 3 года назад +91

    My Grandfather flew these during WWII, I still have his flight jacket. Thanks for the great video!

  • @JC-gw3yo
    @JC-gw3yo Год назад +18

    I can't believe the technology in this beast. It is now almost 80 years old.... Simply amazing

  • @commandingnationsintl7792
    @commandingnationsintl7792 3 года назад +42

    Watching Baa Baa Blacksheep is still an amazing childhood memory. Go Pappy B!

    • @jackdaniel7465
      @jackdaniel7465 3 года назад +4

      Yes sir!!! What a great show, it was absolutely my favorite.

    • @donmunro144
      @donmunro144 3 года назад +6

      I love that show. The corsair is my all time favorite plane. Nothing sounds like it

    • @recoil2952
      @recoil2952 3 года назад +3

      My grandfather flew with George Pappy B. In ww2. As part of the palau island invations. HENDERSON Field, Peleliu.

    • @jackdaniel7465
      @jackdaniel7465 3 года назад +1

      @@recoil2952 thank you for sharing that, what an honor to have that in your family.

    • @Mightiflier
      @Mightiflier 3 года назад

      @@donmunro144 papada...papada... papada...Vrrooom!!! Power!!!

  • @jasonturner6411
    @jasonturner6411 3 года назад +76

    My great-uncle the late LtCol. Thomas Byrd Sparkman flew them during WW2 stationed on the Marine USS Block Island as a nighttime fighter pilot in the Pacific Theater.

    • @mikeloghry9521
      @mikeloghry9521 3 года назад +6

      SALUTE

    • @kevinstone9638
      @kevinstone9638 2 года назад +5

      Bravo Zulu to your great uncle. grandfather was stationed on Guam in WWII and worked on both Navy and Army Aircorps aircraft

  • @Nathan-pw7do
    @Nathan-pw7do 5 лет назад +92

    That's one beautiful bird, corsairs always been my favorite

    • @f4ucorsair368
      @f4ucorsair368 4 года назад +3

      I love it more that you do

    • @liviananimated5462
      @liviananimated5462 3 года назад +1

      The Whislting

    • @Ladyscharm
      @Ladyscharm 3 года назад

      YES! My favorite as well. I wish I could find old dogfighting footage of it. There's always the mustang and hellcats getting air time but not this beauty

    • @KBS117
      @KBS117 3 года назад +1

      Me too

    • @davidallenperriniii7578
      @davidallenperriniii7578 3 года назад +1

      Same for me. The Corsair, The Mustang, The Tomcat. They each make me giddy.

  • @asdf9890
    @asdf9890 7 месяцев назад +7

    As a kid in the 80's into models of the old warbirds, my grandpa and dad were always on me to build a P51 or a B17, I loved the Corsair for some reason (landlocked cow people who never thought of Navy as a thing). I know if I ever saw one flying I would scream like a little girl, "that's a Corsair!" Beautiful airplane!

  • @richarddecker1380
    @richarddecker1380 4 года назад +17

    Love all those old war birds, but the corsair is by far my favorite.

  • @servicarrider
    @servicarrider 5 лет назад +50

    And to think that they had thousands of kids flying these things during the war. Those boys had the tiger by the tail.

  • @1tobicat
    @1tobicat 3 года назад +17

    Very smooth on the controls. Beautiful warbird. The restoration crew should be proud!

  • @831BeachBum
    @831BeachBum 6 лет назад +31

    My favorite warbird. Love those Pratt's.

  • @virtutubavirtutuba5122
    @virtutubavirtutuba5122 11 месяцев назад +4

    So much love and real hard work goes in to keep these historic machines alive. Sad that pilots who flew them to victory fade away faster. Thank you for your service!

  • @jondrew55
    @jondrew55 3 года назад +3

    My dad served on the USS Bunker Hill. He used to talk about the Corsairs and how beautiful they were.

  • @MISTERLeSkid
    @MISTERLeSkid 28 дней назад

    We are all very fortunate that someone has loved and cared for this old bird long enough that its beauty is here for us to enjoy in today's beautiful HD footage. When I was a little boy, this was my favorite WWI warbird and I stared at pictures, illustrations in books and I of course watched Baa Baa Blacksheep. I could only dream about being able to watch something like this and even enjoy the sights and sounds in flight. Boyington's Bastards would be proud!

  • @anatomyconspiracy9416
    @anatomyconspiracy9416 3 года назад +91

    Men who fly in planes with wings that fold are brave.

    • @vekuboi
      @vekuboi 3 года назад +19

      **immediately starts making a paper plane with folded wings and finishes it in 5 minutes, then rides on it and cant even takeoff and crashes to the ground and fucking dies**

    • @suchgreatheights8841
      @suchgreatheights8841 3 года назад +2

      Lol

    • @robertjones7419
      @robertjones7419 3 года назад +9

      It’s a fly Navy kind of thing....

    • @frez777
      @frez777 2 года назад +7

      Men who flew in the 1940's were period. I've recently come to understand their generation a bit more after watching so many of these WWII films. Those boys were men.

  • @P61guy61
    @P61guy61 5 лет назад +35

    What an honor, Thank you for posting!

  • @alainverse33
    @alainverse33 3 года назад +2

    Quel bel oiseau,cela me rappelle ma jeunesse avec cette fameuse série télévisée que dévorais des yeux...😋👍

  • @robertmantell1700
    @robertmantell1700 5 лет назад +23

    Congrats!!! (been a few years, but just am seeing this!!) Must be a huge accomplishment to be a pilot and then be able to check out in something like a Corsair!!

  • @alexanderbjork6451
    @alexanderbjork6451 Год назад +2

    The Whistling Death, my favourite WW2 Fighter

  • @stay_at_home_astronaut
    @stay_at_home_astronaut 3 года назад +10

    Wow, that thing has an unmistakable pre-stall buffet.

  • @six-pack1332
    @six-pack1332 2 месяца назад +1

    Corsairs and Phantoms are my favorite planes. Honorable mention to the Lightnings.

  • @johnhogan5342
    @johnhogan5342 4 года назад +4

    My father flew this fighter during WWII in the Pacific theatre 1943-45. Not for nothing did they call this the "Ensign Eliminator"! Difficult to land on carriers so mainly used as land-based. My Dad said it had a steep learning curve but once you got to know the plane you had to love it.

  • @stevelyons6739
    @stevelyons6739 3 года назад +2

    An absolute work of classic aeronautical art. Hearing the engine start on one of these birds for the very first time in person sent a shockwave through my body that I will never forget.

    • @thedeathwobblechannel6539
      @thedeathwobblechannel6539 11 месяцев назад

      Can you imagine being exposed to these aircraft all of them to the point where it's just every day Mundane things in your environment and you can't wait to get back home to see your family.

  • @aceshigh3552
    @aceshigh3552 3 года назад

    That plane is the sexiest plane made. What a thrill and honor to fly this historic airplane. Can’t imagine the feeling of sitting in the cockpit flying this machine. Thanks for sharing and thank you for your service. Wishing you many more days of flying this time piece.

  • @shawnyboy212
    @shawnyboy212 Месяц назад

    Ahh the Ensign Eliminator! Those blades are huge! Takes a knack to tame that beast!

  • @jwingo7257
    @jwingo7257 3 года назад +1

    Love this bird’s eye view (pilot GoPro) of the cockpit of a banking Bent Wing Bird.
    There is no WWII fighter plane more sexy that the naturally curved winged Corsair.
    Upon landing with the flaps fully down, it truly looks like a bird touching down.

  • @anthonypfannenstein4894
    @anthonypfannenstein4894 2 года назад +2

    So incredibly bad ass! The Corsair has always been my favorite aircraft. Out of all of them its' always the Corsair that makes my heart soar. The Warthog is a VERY Close 2nd though.

    • @exit1368
      @exit1368 Год назад

      🤟😎 Bad Ass were the first words that came to mind when I noticed the takeoff and landing sequences were with the canopy opened!!! Awesome vid!!!

    • @sonniedae6398
      @sonniedae6398 Год назад +1

      @@exit1368 it seems like a stunt but it's so the pilot can get out of the plane quickly in case of emergency which was frequent in the war due to many of the pilots having little experience in their aircraft

  • @otakufan8957
    @otakufan8957 Год назад +1

    This plane speaks the era it was built in. Seeing cockpit view almost feels like I’m looking at the 1950s again.

  • @mitchellwhite4595
    @mitchellwhite4595 Месяц назад

    Beautiful L-16 in the background at the end

  • @MercelBear
    @MercelBear 2 месяца назад

    God, I love these birds!

  • @djay6651
    @djay6651 3 года назад +5

    These are the birds that got me interested in WWII aviation back in the late 70's.
    ''We are poor little lambs,
    Who have lost our way,
    Bah. Bah. Bah!"

  • @southpawje
    @southpawje Год назад

    What an amazing aircraft. Fantastic footage, just awesome to see and hear. Thanks for not ruining it with a soundtrack

  • @stearman
    @stearman Месяц назад

    Loved seeing but mostly hearing that plane fly over my hunting camp in Luthersville.

  • @Laodell
    @Laodell 4 года назад +3

    Thank you so very much for this video with no other sounds other than that made by the plane and the flying!

  • @craigpennington1251
    @craigpennington1251 5 лет назад +2

    Looks like he had some turbulence and some engine sputter too. An outstanding fighter and that would always put a huge smile on my face too if I ever get to fly one. Take care of this outstanding beauty. Great video.

    • @janreznak881
      @janreznak881 4 года назад

      It's a check ride looks like he was looking at the birds stalling characteristics.

    • @craigpennington1251
      @craigpennington1251 3 года назад

      @@janreznak881 Watched it again and you're right. Doing the stall thing.

    • @sonniedae6398
      @sonniedae6398 Год назад +1

      If you're into flight sims an F4U-1D module is being created for DCS World
      Likely the closest you'll get to flying a real one unless you're already a pilot being prepped for it

  • @arnoldmosk494
    @arnoldmosk494 6 лет назад +2

    What a nice piece of history and high performance, keep up the spirit and stay save !!!

  • @jrgogol
    @jrgogol 6 лет назад +5

    Loved the stalls, thanks for including that!

    • @jwingo7257
      @jwingo7257 3 года назад +4

      Wow...now I know what they mean by shaking before stalling.
      Thanks for showing. That’s the first time I’ve seen it from the perspective of the pilot.

    • @Juno58
      @Juno58 3 года назад

      5:35 no flaps landing? Why sometimes with, sometimes without?

  • @dukainmanning7246
    @dukainmanning7246 5 лет назад +3

    So much awesomeness!!! I would love to be in it's presents when it's starting.

  • @marcusaureliusgermanicus4184
    @marcusaureliusgermanicus4184 3 года назад +16

    Japanese pilots who fought against her called her “Whistling Death” because of the noise made by air going through the oil coolers in each wing root. For thousands of them, it was the last sound they would hear.

    • @marcusaureliusgermanicus4184
      @marcusaureliusgermanicus4184 3 года назад +2

      @@MikolajFryc Wrong “buddy”. The Vietcong and NVA called the F-111 the Whispering Death. And the reference to the Corsair is historically accurate.....”buddy”

  • @andrewnewby1918
    @andrewnewby1918 3 года назад +1

    Superb!!! Love the Corsair, sounds brilliant. That plane looks great.
    You guys are doing a great job keeping them flying. Best wishes from London Uk

  • @Lhenry-pf5zn
    @Lhenry-pf5zn 3 года назад +4

    This was my father's favourite aircraft he flew in WW2 in support of the Normandy Landings. He loved the power this machine has.

    • @Juno58
      @Juno58 Год назад +1

      There were Corsairs during the Normandy landings? I've never heard that before...

    • @whychill4377
      @whychill4377 Год назад

      @@Juno58 No, There were no Corsairs.

    • @bobplissken5767
      @bobplissken5767 29 дней назад

      The only Corsairs in the ETO were british. The didnt take action in Normandy

  • @aussie807
    @aussie807 2 месяца назад

    Definition of beauty and perfection

  • @rossbrumby1957
    @rossbrumby1957 3 года назад +1

    Wish there was a 2 seater so I could go for a ride along! Thanks to the Black Sheep Squadron I grew up worshipping these planes in the late 70's.

  • @moepow8160
    @moepow8160 3 года назад +1

    Love this plane, I am not a pilot, but I do fly formation with my RC buddies. The remote control warbirds are a blast to fly, I had this very same model; a little over 7 foot wing span.. I can't imagine whats it like to fly a real one. Great video.

  • @matthewrobinson260
    @matthewrobinson260 7 лет назад

    Congrats Thom!

  • @corvette724
    @corvette724 3 года назад

    This vid gives a good impression of what it means to fly a Corsair. Thx for take us on board.

  • @Knoxvillemoto
    @Knoxvillemoto 3 года назад +1

    That is an amazing looking piece of hardware

  • @gordonclark7632
    @gordonclark7632 6 лет назад +4

    Masterful. I liked the camera work mixing interior and exterior shots.

  • @wottermelon1132
    @wottermelon1132 Год назад

    The most insanely cool aircraft ever created. Period.

  • @ayartyom12
    @ayartyom12 Год назад +1

    I like the startup tbh

  • @brianison72
    @brianison72 3 года назад

    Beautiful plant
    Excellent Victor.
    Thanks!

  • @williamj.stilianessis1851
    @williamj.stilianessis1851 3 года назад

    Jealousy does not begin to express my emotion. Way to go man.

  • @kindom5780
    @kindom5780 4 месяца назад

    Bravo, Respect to Mr.Pilot and His Mentor 😂🎉

  • @corpseguard504
    @corpseguard504 3 года назад +1

    Wow. I like the sound this plane too . I wish I could see something like this live 😱😱😱

  • @mikeloghry9521
    @mikeloghry9521 3 года назад

    I have often wondered what it would be like. To be in the cockpit. This is next Best thing. Thank You For The Flight Sir. SALUTE !!!

  • @KSRRider
    @KSRRider 3 года назад

    Gosh that gives me goosebumps!

  • @powwow1218
    @powwow1218 Год назад

    As always, great work man!

  • @rudolf12ful
    @rudolf12ful 5 месяцев назад

    It can be a wonderful experience to drive!!!!

  • @geraldklinefelter7010
    @geraldklinefelter7010 3 года назад

    Absolutely beautiful guys!

  • @RevolterMJD1981
    @RevolterMJD1981 3 года назад

    What a gorgeous plane indeed!

  • @tonerotonero1375
    @tonerotonero1375 7 месяцев назад

    Such an elegant machine. A marvel.

  • @manisteerocks7092
    @manisteerocks7092 3 года назад

    Just found you, and immediately subscribed, great video!!!..I'm looking forward to going through all your past videos.. thanks for flying!

  • @petejones6030
    @petejones6030 3 года назад

    Aerofly FS2 , so much fun and a lovely sound too

  • @Catholic17
    @Catholic17 Год назад +1

    I flew one of these bad boys, still the coolest aircraft I've ever flown

  • @Dzordzikk
    @Dzordzikk 3 года назад +1

    Hi Mike. Very interesting video, especially to see how is before stall characteristics of Corsair. Never seen it in any other video. THX.

  • @johnfaruzzi5452
    @johnfaruzzi5452 10 месяцев назад

    Nothing but all some a thousand times over!!!😊

  • @joshuaobligar7345
    @joshuaobligar7345 3 года назад

    What a gorgeous plane

  • @sgomez3047
    @sgomez3047 3 года назад

    Beautiful plane!!

  • @genechronister7085
    @genechronister7085 8 месяцев назад

    Awesome bird! Great vid!

  • @crisswahl7434
    @crisswahl7434 3 года назад

    That would be such an awesome experience.

  • @MrBobconner1952
    @MrBobconner1952 6 лет назад +2

    What an awesome bird to get to call your own

  • @davidrivero7943
    @davidrivero7943 3 года назад

    I dont recall having mirrors on mines. Of course it was a Cox .049 & I was 11. 62 now & still my fave. Warbirds. TY, for the real peak.

  • @GlaucoSilvestri
    @GlaucoSilvestri 3 года назад

    Great bird! love it! Beautiful video :-)

  • @micaw7108
    @micaw7108 3 года назад

    What a beautiful airplane!

  • @aldocolamartino2991
    @aldocolamartino2991 3 года назад

    Amazing 💙

  • @oldtruckersneverdie3916
    @oldtruckersneverdie3916 3 года назад

    Man,what a beautiful hot rod!

  • @benjaminserra5884
    @benjaminserra5884 3 года назад

    youtube algorithm find you ... this should have millions of views
    what could be more badass than take off and landing with open canopy in a propeller plane
    thx for sharing

  • @pgroove163
    @pgroove163 3 года назад

    just an incredible plane..

  • @rbilleaud
    @rbilleaud 2 года назад

    She just lifted off effortlessly.

  • @videopokernetwork6824
    @videopokernetwork6824 3 года назад

    Oh man, that was sweet.

  • @MrPandulce27
    @MrPandulce27 Год назад

    sure did get quiet up there for a little while-nice engine re-start. My favorite aircraft of all time.

  • @tomulator
    @tomulator 3 года назад

    Beautiful Bird.

  • @arthurkane7819
    @arthurkane7819 7 месяцев назад

    Ba Ba Black Sheep. But, this Corsair.
    Is Amazing and incredible beautiful.
    Thanks for sharing 👍.

  • @pops1507
    @pops1507 8 месяцев назад

    Lovely beast.

  • @patricioaliagafarias5228
    @patricioaliagafarias5228 3 года назад

    IT is a wonder... beautiful since the first day
    Greetings from Chile 🇨🇱

  • @marinepilot5723
    @marinepilot5723 3 месяца назад

    Some serious stall buffeting!!!

  • @ihsankhan9753
    @ihsankhan9753 3 года назад

    Beautiful engine sound

  • @jimwhite3845
    @jimwhite3845 3 года назад

    Wonderful job men and women of the ground crew and restoration staff thank you for keeping her flying!

  • @drewprof
    @drewprof 3 года назад

    Nice stall recovery!

  • @notme9798
    @notme9798 Год назад

    Thank you

  • @831BeachBum
    @831BeachBum 11 месяцев назад

    Pretty neat to see the aircraft stall series around the 6:40 mark.

  • @JDub07
    @JDub07 3 года назад +1

    Corsair, Spitfire and Mustang were my favs. I love the corairs wing angle and engine sound, the Spitfire's large wing shape and the Mustang's speed and sleekness.

  • @m44E74
    @m44E74 4 года назад

    Simply wonderful!And I'm thinkin' about those which fought ridin' one of this "beasts",in the right sense,I mean...

    • @franzvoss4808
      @franzvoss4808 3 года назад

      What are u trying to transmit? Is it English you r having a go at? You sound worse than the guy talking in the video. I like the airplane though.👍

  • @georgebeck7545
    @georgebeck7545 3 года назад +1

    Gorgeous plane! Always loved these planes

  • @jerzcrew81
    @jerzcrew81 4 года назад +3

    I saw this plane fly at the Reading PA WW2 weekend.

  • @Tom-ic7hw
    @Tom-ic7hw Год назад

    I think it is a very beautiful aircraft

  • @fredericduriau6616
    @fredericduriau6616 5 лет назад

    Really nice toys.

  • @jeandupont8501
    @jeandupont8501 3 года назад

    The best looking plane