Fly the Martin Mars - Full Cockpit Audio
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- Опубликовано: 23 окт 2018
- How'd you like to fly the Martin Mars? Come on along and give it a try! Here's a video of my flight training on the Martin "Hawaii" Mars seaplane, with live cockpit audio. This clip will give you a great overview of the procedures for prepping and flying this awesome craft. You'll see the check lists for pre-start, engine start, take-off, water pick-up, water drop and landing. Check it out! I'm sure you're going to enjoy it.
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Let's hope both these beautiful planes get preserved in museums.
As a bush-fire firefighter from Down-Under...I feel very comfortable among those flying grey mustaches. Coulson and your old big bird... thank you all ,for your experience expertise & historic excellence .Captain Kermit thank you for another beautiful, top shelf production.
These planes are what hooked me for life. Growing up my family spent summers on sproat lake. I have found memories of my dad pulling me on water skis under the wing while moored. I remember in the early 90's the bomber base having the two mars, two pby's a goose and bell ranger. Truly paradise for a ten year old!
My Friend lived on this lake when we were kids. We’d hear the planes fire up in the summer, run jump in the boat and jump their wakes as they were scooping water and doing pre flight. I’ll never forget seeing this plane fly a hundred feet above their house. Amazing memory
Flight deck requirements:
1. serious mustaches
2. aviator shades
3. Beemans gum
4. someone named Roger
lol Over and Out!
Rev. Andy H. D. OLD FARTS WITH LOTS OF MONEY.. RETIRED WITH LOTS OF TIME ALSO HELPS .
White hair and shorts
You forgot old age!😂
@@endwood Roger Roger.
I like the guy kneeling behind the console, guiding Kermit , very professional.
I've watched a lot of pilots during flight. I don't think I've ever seen such an intent, serious minded, and constantly engaged pilot as this guy. He is really on it every second of the flight. That must take a lot of energy and concentration.
Just love
these guys have literally the coolest job in the entire world
As impressive as the aircraft is, the crew coordination caught my attention. Very impressive to listen to the communication.
Idk his name, but the gentleman flying seems very cool. Very calm and calculating. Only talks when absolutely necessary.
@@tango9939 ..and fully focused!
Amazing old plane. The longevity of this beast is most impressive. That it's been hanging in there as a working plane and not just a museum exhibit for so many years is fantastic. Thanks for sharing.
I never knew it was so technical, Very much respect for the Captain and Crew of this big bird, Belus
Why am I in love with these flying boats!? Good stuff!
I worked for one of the forest companies in the 1970s that owned the Mars (BCFP), and saw them fly many times. Passed by the Sproat Lake base and saw them at the bouys many times. This series of videos is by far the best I've ever seen about the Mars. So cool to see the flight deck procedures during pickup. Thanks very much for sharing.
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Wonderful video. Looks like they didn’t cut you any slack Kermit and you appeared to have been prepared. You weren’t just along for the ride. Commendable effort to experience not only the flying but the serious business of being part of the crew. Bravo. Thank you for sharing.
Wow. Welcome to crew resource management on a working aircraft! What an awesome experience... a little rough for the new guys always but what a great opportunity to have with such a wonderfully knowledgeable and professional bunch of guys.
That is just some cool-ass shit, no matter how many times I watch it.
As cool and complex and disciplined as a space shuttle launch! Great focus, comms, crm, everything! What a privilege to be aboard as FO! Congratulations Kermit!
Looks like a lot of experience on the flight deck, nobody started doing this recently.
Awesome video. They treated Kermit like a full-time crewman.
Amazing the amount of crew coordination required to operate this machine. Not simply flying her but the water pickup and release. I have never seen the flaps used to control speed and lift like that before. Awesome!!!!!!!!!!
What a wonderful experience! Well done Kermit, as always. I had no idea so much collaboration was required to fly this beautiful ship! No one Can relax for more than a second! Even I couldn't! Thanks for letting us share the ride!
When the whole crew coordinates together perfectly like that, they make flying that beautiful monster look like a piece of cake. Thank you, Kermit for sharing still another beautiful video with us. If they decide to retire either or both of those beauties, I sur hope you can be there to rescue them and bring them home to Orlampa.
What a wonderful opportunity for Kermit. I’m sure this is the largest aircraft he’s flown on,well at least Warbirds.
How cool is this? I had never heard of the Martin Mars but thanks to the wizard of Orlampa and his kermie cam i definately have a new respect for these giants and the work they do. Thank you Kermit
Kermit and the martians! My favourites. Kermit I think the boys were a little nervous at times so I thank you for not doing any aerobatic routines. All of you are where we’d be, your audience, if we knew how to pilot an aircraft or two. Sweet.
The exterior shot with the plane crawling / taxying is quite something
Thanks Kermit. She flies like most other 4 motor airliners, until she alights on the water, then everything changes.
Whoever designed and built these beautiful monsters? I love you and your fantastic engineering. The love of flying gave birth to these beauties! Thank you, Kermit Weeks for your passion, and sharing with us earthbounds. Love it!
What a beautiful ship. The exhaustive checklist schedule(s) were amazing to witness.
So mighty nice.....what an era.
I don't want to say Kermit was intimidated in that cockpit. But with that coordinated of a crew and that enormous bird. I'm sure he wasn't feeling on top of his game here. Non the less. Awesome communication and great flying. That had to be amazing!
this looks so fun to be a part of the crew and all working together.
What a magnificent privilege it must be to fly one of the greatest aircraft ever produced. And yes, I resent people that make a living having fun, but I'm sure grateful you share the experience.
Fantastic to see these guys in action. All business, no bull, pure professionalism. I used to say to my Dad, "that was a pretty boring flight" and he would smile and say "Your Welcome".
Not a single computer aboard that airplane. All hand-flown. Wow! Just wow!
I was lucky to spend many summers at Sproat Lake. when I was a kid. Loved watching these incredible planes, practicing etc. Always went to look at them on boat rides.
These videos are pure gold..
Can only imagine the concentration level flying a big bird like that down amongst those hills, I didn't blink for the whole time and I was only watching a video, thanks to all involved
One part of training for a new crew member is not just learning reading the aircraft but also reading the crew as they task. I watched the training video so I hope that means I can log a few hours now. These guys aren't just stewarts of the airplane but also the knowledge for maintaining flight capability. And to pass it on. Thanks for sharing an inside look.
Have seen it land and take off many times but I've never seen a view from the cockpit. Thanks for posting.
What I wouldnt give to get my sweaty little hands on this beauty !!
I visited the Solent Sky museum in Southampton last year with another flying mate of mine, the curator kindly let us enter the Flight deck of the Sandringham (AKA Sunderland) they have there.
We sat in the pilots seats for ages going through the Check-list, and after about a half an hour we came to the conclusion that we could fly it "no problem"......but having watched this I am not so sure lol.
If you are in the UK please visit this brilliant little museum they have some fantastic exhibits and the staff are knowledgable and kind.
Large quantity of thank you from Finland on doing these videos.
You seems to have a knack for asking the right questions. :)
What a beast of a machine.
Mr. Week sir. You rock man!.......add the Mars to your experiences. I would just love to see one.....you seen it......boarded it....steered it......preflighted it.....flew it.......YOU DA MAN. Only respect can get you in the right-hand seat. Wow......all i have to.say is wow. Love your videos sir..keep em coming.
Never get tired of watching this one. The real pity is that its not an amphib....lol.....she sure would look nice sitting on the tarmac at Abbotsford Airshow. Closest I ever got to her was the bar across the lake......thank you for this excellent series....
Kermie, you are a god and the stuff you can fly! Here, you are in an entirely new realm! Flying an office building or flying a submarine... bit of both.
What a magnificent aircraft. My hats off to the crew on this plane. So much coordination to make each mission a success !!
Great video. Could be an entire course in CRM. Looks like a handful, especially during a fire.
What a fantastic flight you have brought us there Kermit,the combined workload in that cockpit is brought home in this video,this sure is a unique machine,thanks for sharing this monster with us all.
I have a place at Sproat Lake, where this plane and 2 other Mars bombers used to live, and have seen them take off, land, do touch and goes many times. These are incredible machines.
Thanks for posting this. Sorry to see that the Mighty Mars may never fly again. Great to have this video to see what it was like to fly.
What a beautiful aircraft!!!
As a 1000 Ton Master, I appreciate this, thanks Mr. Weeks! 😊👍
Engineering rules the world. This super machine is amazing!
Best 40 minutes I've spent all week. Well Done!
Flying the Mars is a _Team Sport_ 😊
Imagine one of these converted into a private luxury airliner like the old school flying clipper ships!
Man!
The cool stuff youtube selects for me.
This is a good one.
This is awesome... well done Kermit,,,!!!!!!
I very much like the way instructions where given. Clear with no confusion.
Perfect team work
Lucky to have such great instructors.
Yes indeed!
I got to see these planes in flight they were used for firefighting in Okanagan fires 2003. I lived in Penticton, impressive sight to see them flying over you
Thank you for this great video! When I was young our family often visited Vancouver Island, and we would always stop at Sproat Lake to see these magnificent aircraft. My dad flew twin-engine night fighters all through WWII, and single & multi piston-engine aircraft after the war. So, he felt very much at home with the pilots and crews. I know he would have felt right at home in that cockpit today, and he would have loved this video. Many years later, I remember seeing the Hawaii Mars at work, doing scoop-and-drop on a nearby runaway forest fire. It was a very hot, dry season in B.C. and Alberta, with many large fires. The Hawaii Mars, as well as many twin-engine CL-215's were hard at work. It was wonderful to watch the Mars in action. The Martin company engineers would, I think, be very proud of the great aircraft they built.
Pretty freaking awesome! And very nice to see Peter at work.
Dear Mr. Weeks. Again, thank you so muck for doing these videos! Please keep them coming! Kind Regards, Tomas, Denmark
Fabulous video of a big complicated giant of an airplane. I hope they keep both of them flying for a long time
Well done Kermit
Downunder Lindsay
Kermit, that was absolutely fantastic!!!!!
THAT's Teamwork. Wonderful Airplane and filming.
Theese guys have a monster at their hands,and never flinch!🇸🇪
That was amazing sir. Thank you so much for sharing. Love the parts where you guys stand up and look out the roof. Can't do that in a 172.
My wife wants to know why you refer to it as “landing” when it’s on water. You gotta give her credit for such a provocative question!
Great plane and nice flying!!!
Gotta love cross-checks in the cockpit!
That was freaking Awesome! Well done to all the crew!
NICE! Kermit made a commendable effort, but " PETER WAS KILLIN IT" great video many thanks.
What a beautiful boat! Thank you for sharing.
Outstanding video thanks for the ride. Teamwork makes it all happen, well done.
Absolutely amazing. Thank you for sharing. Such a great plane.
Fascinating.
They have really thorough procedures..
Fantastic video, thanks for making it and giving us all an insight into what it's like to fly an a Martin Mars!
Wow! Amazing video and audio. Thank you Peter and Kermit.
That was great thanks for taking us along !
Thanks for taking us along for the ride. Really cool stuff. Beautiful plane
7:50 Either he didn't know about the override, or he did and he suddenly feels privileged enough to flip the dial and override, but the coaching and interaction there... good job.
What a workload. Excellent .
Amazing thanks for the tour
My brother would have like seeing this video. He especially would like the shirt the pilot was wearing. My brother, Joseph Heinz, was a Naval pilot flying, primarily, out of Naval Air Station Patuxent River, MD. He flew the MARS aircraft, both the “Old Lady” and JRM MARS among other aircraft. After WWII, while he was in the Naval Reserve, he flew JRM MARS several times out of Naval Air Station Alameda, CA to Hawaii. My brother passed away in 2015. I enjoyed the video.
Sorry for your loss.
So Sorry. I had a dream last night that my older brother died. I think I'll reach out to my two brothers after years of hard feelings between us.
Oddly, I happen to be staying only yards away from where they built and launched the Mars in Middle River MD. across from Martin State Airport. God Bless.
WOWZA! What a team effort. Thanks for the inside look. Much respect!
Kermit, you did great!
lol.. I bet a famous singer guy named "Jimmy" has watched this... and loved it.. frickin awesome..
Amazing. Wonderful video.
That was outrageous kermit!! Thanks for a great video!!
This an enormous beast and to the uninitiated, very difficult. Thank you. Absolutely fascinating.
Shows a lot of work & coordination between pilots and and engineers to operate such a big bird. I'm sure a very expensive aircraft to maintain and understand why retired but a bit a shame with all the fires out in the Western US this year I'm sure would have been a welcome sight. Read that Seaplane Global Air Services are purchasing four Be-200 with an option for six more. Think this is a very welcome development for the fire fighting capabilities of the Be-200 seem unrivaled. One way to also to help melt the ice between countries. Thanks as always Kermit & best wishes..!
Graceful landing. Great video, thank you.
I can watch this all day Thank you for sharing love it
Gotta have one of those awesome T-Shirts! ALOHA!!! That was awesome Mr. Weeks!!!!! Thank You!!!
An amazing and complex aircraft if the ever was one.
I know that these aircraft are being phased out of service. I sure would hope that you , one day, end up with this wonderful machine.
F.O.F. would be a great home for her.
Kermit , fantastic videos ! Thanks 👍👍👍
Those voice activated throttles are cool. He says climb power etc and the throttles move by themselves.
Engineer does it...they are linked
Philip Manning yeah how about that
Yep good old 1943 technology
@@ianwhite6061 You can always count on somebody to not get it. Thank you
Philip...heads.....over..
Absolutely incredible!
That was pretty intense. Never really thought about the crew coordination in flying older multi-engines, let alone an operational Martin. That was an incredible video. It made me want to be a part of that crew. Know your Job, Do your job, Communicate and we all come home safe. Excellent flight.
Great crew, wonderful video.