I was the radio operator on this aircraft in Goose Bay, Labrador. 54th Air Rescue Squadron, 1955-56. In the worse storms, this plane could get off the ground when no other AC could. We flew manytimes blind
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I'm not sure how much time I have in the aircraft in hours but I crewed them for about three years - maybe something on the order of 800 hours or so would be a good guess. I flew Search & Rescue missions as a US Coast Guard aircrewman and was also a hydraulics/structures mechanic, so I spent a lot of time with the aircraft both in the air and on the ground. Went to "plane captain" school in Elizabeth City, NC and tried not to blow a jug or two off of an engine, while learning hour to start the 1820s. These are very tough old airplanes - I've seen them survive major engine failures, a gear up landing (I was on a crew that went to "rescue" one that suffered this fate), bad weather, challenging flying conditions, etc. Checking for hydraulic leaks in the nacelles, while sitting on cowling door that is located right behind the props was always an adventure, especially with those big Ham Standard props swinging a couple of feet away. I guess what I miss about them the most, is the sound of those engines. They leaked oil like a sieve (we used to say if they weren't leaking or burning lots of oil, there was none in them) and were LOUD but the sound was music to our ears. They were fun at night too because they have very short stacks on them and the exhaust flame was visible from the aft cabin. One of the great benefits of a restored and updated aircraft such as this "Goat" (Cost Guard nickname for the HU-16), is that it has comforts that we never had. Obviously the plush interior is hugely different but with modern avionics, those cockpit jump seats are possible. As originally configured. the position behind the pilot was a radio rack and the other side was the radio operator's position. In our aircraft, that crew position was "side-saddle, with the operator facing outward. Those bunks would have been nice too! For warbird buff's, a bit of trivia about this aircraft is that it has the same engines that the B-17 had. Different dash number and supercharger configuration, I believe, but the same basic motor. I hope the new owner has a blast with this aircraft and treats her with TLC. She's a grand old lady!
Thanks for sharing some fascinating stories about this amazing and historic aircraft. The flames out of the radials must have been awesome to see. Gotta love the old radial engines.
Jay, thanks for your memories! I love old airplanes and hearing from the people who flew and maintained them is always a treat. I bet you have some great stories. I was recently in Anchorage AK for a week and got my Multi engine seaplane rating in a G-21 Goose the baby brother to the HU-16 and if I could ever have the opportunity to fly all the Grumman models I would jump on it. They are such great old airplanes.
Always great videos fro CB Aviation. Great to see a masterpiece like this still flying. Shame that we will never see anything like these again once they are all gone or in museums. Hope somebody keeps her flying for many more years.
She's a beauty and, as of today, still for sale, Hewhohunts69!! Check out our photo gallery of her listed in the description above and Subscribe to our channel if you like!
Ah, "Slobbering Albert" I loved that plane. I was a plane captain on the HU16E in the U.S. Coast Guard from 1968 until they retired the good old "Goat". It was made by Grumman Aircraft, the HU16 was so strongly built that we called Grumman "the Grumman steel and iron works" . I always felt safe in her.
@@skyshare I was considering trying to convince several of my pilot friends to go in on this aircraft with me. I have this crazy dream of taking an Albatross, Mallard, or Goose around the world. I'll have my Instrument and Multi-engine ratings by the beginning of next summer, and commercial rating the year after that. Hopefully you won't have sold this beauty before then.
One Of My Favorite Planes. I'd Love To Just See One! Saw You Co-Pilot One On Airplane Repo With Mr. Full-Of-Himself (K.L.) & Watched Your Show Until We Dropped Cable . . .
i would love to see under the cockpit, some have a nose with glass , so i guess its a room under the cockpit. can someone confirm? what an amazing view sleep down there
There is nothing under the cockpit other than the hull structure and the nose landing gear. The small glass plate in the floor of the cockpit is so the nose gear can be visually checked as down and locked. This duty was normally the responsibility of the flight mechanic, who's crew position was in the cabin area. A long headset cord was used to give that person the ability to walk about the aircraft. The door under the instrument panel is for access to the nose compartment, which is used to store mooring gear.
Hi, thanks for the question. All of our listings can be found on our website. That said, this unique bird is no longer for sale & hopefully about to land on a lake somewhere sunny & warm!
+Kyden, #itscomplicated. The owner of this aircraft is currently working with a buyer and our hope is that everything goes smoothly. As you can imagine, a gorgeous but historic beast such as this requires a very special buyer willing to put in the time, effort, and capital to keep her sea+air worthy.
Hi dobias28! No, the Albatross from 'Airplane Repo' is blue & white with yellow accents (which, incidentally, we now manage for a client and is on the line @ our FBO outside my window as I write this:). Thanks for remembering & commenting, hope you liked the vid!
Hi @eye, thanks for the question! All of our featured aircraft, with full specs including asking price, may be found at our site listed above in the description. The Grumman Albatross will be under "Piston".
Thanks for the question! Yes, there is a small galley between the front section of the cabin and rear, just fore of the bunk beds! You'll see the sink and mirrors @ 3:06, opposite the cabinet-enclosed mini-bar.
Dayne, thanks for the compliment! No 3-axis gimbal - at least not yet. I've tested the Ronin-M but it's just too big for the type of solo travel & 1-man-crew shoots I do. However, I really like the looks of the new Pilotfly H2. Everything on this shoot was with a 40" slider on a Manfrotto carbon fiber 536. The elevated boom shots were just my tripod (and fluid head) on a big a** moving man-lift, then stabilized in After Effects. Special thanks to Cameron (the aircraft owner's son) for assisting!
Most likely the addition of the APU or other modifications for "creature comforts" caused it to get classified as experimental. Great for a plane you can afford to fly for yourself, friends and family, but troublesome if you want to use it to make money with a commercial license to recoup costs.
The HU16 was built for military use and never had a civilian certification. Grumman bought back a number of them in the early 80s though and overhauled them as G111s for Chalk Air, and obtained a airworthiness certification for charters. Several G111s are still out there.... a fellow in Missouri rescued 5 from a boneyard in AZ a couple of years back. There's a nice wikipedia article on the HU16.
Yes, I understood your specificity and it most certainly flies. Whether we're able to show a bird in-flight all depends on the time-table in which we may shoot the aircraft, scope of the production, etc.
@@77Avadon77 The real cost is in the hours. An Albatross can cost upwards of $1,300/hr to fly between maintenance and fuel. I only know that because when I saw how affordable this one was, I immediately started to do research. XD
Dear santa, this machine with new instruments, new interior, extra fuel tank and two new GE Aviation's 2,000-hp-class advanced turboprop (ATP) . the perfect flying machine . 24 hours flight time at 280 knots cruise speed
I love seeing people's interest in these Albatrosses! We are hoping to get another one off the ground by the end of this year. If you want to get involved, email stanfordorganizer@gmail.com She is based in Fort Pierce and we will be running a crowdfunding campaign offering flights and an opportunity for your name/logo to be on the plane in recognition of your support.
I desire to purchase this fine aircraft for my dad to send him on the adventure of a lifetime. I will need to hire a pilot to accompany him where ever he desires to fly. I will cover all fuel costs and maintenance costs and pilot costs. As well hotel costs for him and the pilot. My dad will be an extension of myself and build bridges with people In person I need to build bridges with across the world.
What a gorgeous airplane! One of my lottery winning fantasies for sure. Did I see this one parked on the flightline at Osh in 2013? It look very familiar.
I was the radio operator on this aircraft in Goose Bay, Labrador. 54th Air Rescue Squadron, 1955-56. In the worse storms, this plane could get off the ground when no other AC could. We flew manytimes blind
Wow, John! We love comments like this, from veteran aviators with real-world experience! How many house would you say you've flown in an Albatross? Thanks again for your comment and lending your knowledge to all of us. Be sure to subscribe to our channel above ↑ we welcome passionate aviators!
badass. cant find a video of this one taking off from rough seas. all I found was lake take offs and landings.
John Gould was the
That is a piece of history. What a beautiful plane.
That is a gorgeous aircraft! I love the Albatross but that sweet custom interior takes it to the next level.
Whow!!! This is really something of a flying home!!!
I'm not sure how much time I have in the aircraft in hours but I crewed them for about three years - maybe something on the order of 800 hours or so would be a good guess. I flew Search & Rescue missions as a US Coast Guard aircrewman and was also a hydraulics/structures mechanic, so I spent a lot of time with the aircraft both in the air and on the ground. Went to "plane captain" school in Elizabeth City, NC and tried not to blow a jug or two off of an engine, while learning hour to start the 1820s.
These are very tough old airplanes - I've seen them survive major engine failures, a gear up landing (I was on a crew that went to "rescue" one that suffered this fate), bad weather, challenging flying conditions, etc. Checking for hydraulic leaks in the nacelles, while sitting on cowling door that is located right behind the props was always an adventure, especially with those big Ham Standard props swinging a couple of feet away.
I guess what I miss about them the most, is the sound of those engines. They leaked oil like a sieve (we used to say if they weren't leaking or burning lots of oil, there was none in them) and were LOUD but the sound was music to our ears. They were fun at night too because they have very short stacks on them and the exhaust flame was visible from the aft cabin.
One of the great benefits of a restored and updated aircraft such as this "Goat" (Cost Guard nickname for the HU-16), is that it has comforts that we never had. Obviously the plush interior is hugely different but with modern avionics, those cockpit jump seats are possible. As originally configured. the position behind the pilot was a radio rack and the other side was the radio operator's position. In our aircraft, that crew position was "side-saddle, with the operator facing outward. Those bunks would have been nice too!
For warbird buff's, a bit of trivia about this aircraft is that it has the same engines that the B-17 had. Different dash number and supercharger configuration, I believe, but the same basic motor.
I hope the new owner has a blast with this aircraft and treats her with TLC. She's a grand old lady!
Thanks for sharing some fascinating stories about this amazing and historic aircraft. The flames out of the radials must have been awesome to see. Gotta love the old radial engines.
Thank you sir for this beautiful insight of your experience with this beautiful piece of machinery!
Jay, thanks for your memories! I love old airplanes and hearing from the people who flew and maintained them is always a treat. I bet you have some great stories. I was recently in Anchorage AK for a week and got my Multi engine seaplane rating in a G-21 Goose the baby brother to the HU-16 and if I could ever have the opportunity to fly all the Grumman models I would jump on it. They are such great old airplanes.
Fantastic. I love that it still has the drop tanks .
Always great videos fro CB Aviation. Great to see a masterpiece like this still flying. Shame that we will never see anything like these again once they are all gone or in museums. Hope somebody keeps her flying for many more years.
I Liked the Music.
My god I want this plane so bad. What a magnificent looking piece of machinery.
She's a beauty and, as of today, still for sale, Hewhohunts69!! Check out our photo gallery of her listed in the description above and Subscribe to our channel if you like!
@@skyshare How much are you asking?
@@77Avadon77 this gorgeous girl no longer is on the market.
@@skyshare can you tell us roughly what she went for?
@@77Avadon77 The owner decided to keep her!
I keep coming back to watch this video.
If I only I had the money to buy this aircraft. 🛩
Will be great cross country and vacations. 👍🙏💯
Ah, "Slobbering Albert" I loved that plane. I was a plane captain on the HU16E in the U.S. Coast Guard from 1968 until they retired the good old "Goat". It was made by Grumman Aircraft, the HU16 was so strongly built that we called Grumman "the Grumman steel and iron works" . I always felt safe in her.
I love the Albatross
Absolutely gorgeous aircraft
Flipping Love it!
Very nice aero-home
I've been dreaming about retiring in this airplane since you posted it.
Michael, fortunately it has a lot of sleeping space for your guests!
@@skyshare I was considering trying to convince several of my pilot friends to go in on this aircraft with me. I have this crazy dream of taking an Albatross, Mallard, or Goose around the world. I'll have my Instrument and Multi-engine ratings by the beginning of next summer, and commercial rating the year after that. Hopefully you won't have sold this beauty before then.
One Of My Favorite Planes. I'd Love To Just See One! Saw You Co-Pilot One On Airplane Repo With Mr. Full-Of-Himself (K.L.) & Watched Your Show Until We Dropped Cable . . .
I hope it’s still flying
beautifully shot
This plane ✈ reminds me of Cartoon series Tale Spin 😊 😊 😊 😊
It is one of the planes the sea duck was based on.
Me too. Tailspin was awesome!
that's kelp I work at the Atlantic there. I loved seeing that plane.
2500 nm range. Back then that's awesome.
It's not listed anymore... did it sell???
Saw this aircraft at El Paso's airport on March 26, 2017
Hey GUY'S HOW MANY PASSAGER AND WHAT'S THE DISTANCE IT FLYS. .CAN IT FLY FROM MIAMI TO PANAMA AND HOW LONG IT TAKES? ??NAVYMICHAEL. .
Is it possible for me to get this in Qatar from your sote
Hot damn it range, i would love to own it so I can fly from New Zealand to Fiji and Kiribati
this the long or short wing version?
He said "almost 100 feet" so I'm guessing the long wing version, since the long wing version had a 96 foot wingspan
i would love to see under the cockpit, some have a nose with glass , so i guess its a room under the cockpit. can someone confirm? what an amazing view sleep down there
There is nothing under the cockpit other than the hull structure and the nose landing gear. The small glass plate in the floor of the cockpit is so the nose gear can be visually checked as down and locked. This duty was normally the responsibility of the flight mechanic, who's crew position was in the cabin area. A long headset cord was used to give that person the ability to walk about the aircraft. The door under the instrument panel is for access to the nose compartment, which is used to store mooring gear.
What is the price of the plane?
Hi, thanks for the question. All of our listings can be found on our website. That said, this unique bird is no longer for sale & hopefully about to land on a lake somewhere sunny & warm!
I want this to be my my portable flying house that I can take anywhere. But surely the operating expenses of this are very high.
The annual will kill you. But just think of the fuel costs. Yikes!
My type of aircraft
Is this plane still for sale?
+Kyden, #itscomplicated. The owner of this aircraft is currently working with a buyer and our hope is that everything goes smoothly. As you can imagine, a gorgeous but historic beast such as this requires a very special buyer willing to put in the time, effort, and capital to keep her sea+air worthy.
isn't that the plane, that you helped to repossess in one episode of airplane repo?
Hi dobias28! No, the Albatross from 'Airplane Repo' is blue & white with yellow accents (which, incidentally, we now manage for a client and is on the line @ our FBO outside my window as I write this:). Thanks for remembering & commenting, hope you liked the vid!
What price?
Hi @eye, thanks for the question! All of our featured aircraft, with full specs including asking price, may be found at our site listed above in the description. The Grumman Albatross will be under "Piston".
Your fuel load is measured in pounds in ratio to your kilo load of cargo
KELP!
do u mind revealing the asking price? won't be able to afford it, just curious.
What - no galley?
Thanks for the question! Yes, there is a small galley between the front section of the cabin and rear, just fore of the bunk beds! You'll see the sink and mirrors @ 3:06, opposite the cabinet-enclosed mini-bar.
Awesome channel! Are you guys using gimbal of some sort for your Sony A7iiR?
Dayne, thanks for the compliment! No 3-axis gimbal - at least not yet. I've tested the Ronin-M but it's just too big for the type of solo travel & 1-man-crew shoots I do. However, I really like the looks of the new Pilotfly H2.
Everything on this shoot was with a 40" slider on a Manfrotto carbon fiber 536. The elevated boom shots were just my tripod (and fluid head) on a big a** moving man-lift, then stabilized in After Effects. Special thanks to Cameron (the aircraft owner's son) for assisting!
18 cylinder engines fyi (2 rows of 9 cylinders each)
Wanna trade? I have a 2008 Scion tC.
Nice livery though
I couldn't afford this plane if it was GIVEN to me!
Yeah, aircraft are an enormous commitment, but few things feel like taking off from and landing on water! It's mind-blowing :)
I mean site
Would have enjoyed the video more but the music was very distracting to me. Lovely airplane though.
@UCB3Afa4ytIFmxOUrIQDsuTg
Is this Albatross still available? ???
Experimental???
What happened to it’s Certification?
So much for using this for charter
Most likely the addition of the APU or other modifications for "creature comforts" caused it to get classified as experimental. Great for a plane you can afford to fly for yourself, friends and family, but troublesome if you want to use it to make money with a commercial license to recoup costs.
The HU16 was built for military use and never had a civilian certification. Grumman bought back a number of them in the early 80s though and overhauled them as G111s for Chalk Air, and obtained a airworthiness certification for charters. Several G111s are still out there.... a fellow in Missouri rescued 5 from a boneyard in AZ a couple of years back. There's a nice wikipedia article on the HU16.
?can the Albatross fly
Of course! Even up in the air.
i mean this one spesifecly
Yes, I understood your specificity and it most certainly flies. Whether we're able to show a bird in-flight all depends on the time-table in which we may shoot the aircraft, scope of the production, etc.
Think I saw this for sale at controller.com, if I'm correct it was in the 300,000? You think it would be a million dollars!
That's actually pretty cheap.
@@77Avadon77 The real cost is in the hours. An Albatross can cost upwards of $1,300/hr to fly between maintenance and fuel. I only know that because when I saw how affordable this one was, I immediately started to do research. XD
@@RoninOtter oh I bet!! Cost of ownership is what kills you.
RoninOtter n
@@77Avadon77 100ish gallons of 100LL/ hr at cruise speed...
Dear santa, this machine with new instruments, new interior, extra fuel tank and two new GE Aviation's 2,000-hp-class advanced turboprop (ATP) . the perfect flying machine . 24 hours flight time at 280 knots cruise speed
I love seeing people's interest in these Albatrosses! We are hoping to get another one off the ground by the end of this year. If you want to get involved, email stanfordorganizer@gmail.com
She is based in Fort Pierce and we will be running a crowdfunding campaign offering flights and an opportunity for your name/logo to be on the plane in recognition of your support.
Hate the music disrupting the speaker. Sets wrong attitude for such a superb aircraft.
Live aboard. Go anywhere. Hummm...
Why do you need that damn rock track? It ruins the video!
Money Pit
my retirement plan right here.
I desire to purchase this fine aircraft for my dad to send him on the adventure of a lifetime. I will need to hire a pilot to accompany him where ever he desires to fly. I will cover all fuel costs and maintenance costs and pilot costs. As well hotel costs for him and the pilot. My dad will be an extension of myself and build bridges with people In person I need to build bridges with across the world.
Now I know how people in third world countries feel. Thanks rich people, have fun!
Yeehaaa! Crap music! Love the plane though.
Shame about the narrator. This is when no words are needed.
How many kilos of cocaine could it cary again?
This music sux
What a gorgeous airplane! One of my lottery winning fantasies for sure. Did I see this one parked on the flightline at Osh in 2013? It look very familiar.
why would you put that bloody awful music with what otherwise would have been a good video
great video and plane... Horrible Music!!! Why would you put a song with lyrics like "Baby I should Kill myself" ???
Who picked that horrible music? Why?!? 🤮