That's how I wish the most aviation channel be like with sound and camera, no stupid music, nice shots, proper angles and realistic picture

I grew up flying a Duke and when the gear retract. the sound gets me every time. love it

@FlyingwithRich

8 ай бұрын

Beautiful sound!

Dude the camerawork is INSANE.

The sound never gets any better Rich

We need to get you to 1mil subscribers man, your content is golden.

A really beautiful airplane, I used to flight a brand new one back in the day, really expensive to maintain back then, I just imagine nowadays! Rich you are my hero, must of the time late you had being flying airplanes I flew in the 80s , thanks 🙏

@FlyingwithRich

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing

what an EPIC take-off from big bear! glorious retro bird

@FlyingwithRich

Жыл бұрын

Very fun flight - great scenery!

What a great looking Duke. Love the classic instrument panel. Fast little hot rod. You live a great life brother!

Love this plane, love the NOAA colors. Great video, as always Rich! Love it, thank you!

@FlyingwithRich

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Thanks for the video! Love the sound of those mills!

@FlyingwithRich

Жыл бұрын

Me too!

Nice Flight Rich I like 2 C u flying all these kinds of different Airplanes and I admire u for that ! I was always fascinated with the Beechcraft Duke because of it's Streamlining which makes it a Beautiful Machine !! I wish u many more Safe Flights and ofcourse Good Luck SELLING these Airplanes including this Beechcraft Duke ! Thanks a lot for another great video !! 😊😊

@FlyingwithRich

10 ай бұрын

Duke is sold! Thanks for watching!

Some cool 😎 angles in there. Keep the videos coming Rich.

@FlyingwithRich

Жыл бұрын

Yeah some really great views - evening videos get cool shots.

Great aircraft! excellent video, thanks!

@FlyingwithRich

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Very rad rich, cinematography is next level in this one!

@FlyingwithRich

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Was just up at Big Bear Saturday with a 182, love these videos Rich and flying vicariously through them. Keep 'em coming!

@FlyingwithRich

Жыл бұрын

Thank you - will do!

Beautiful!

@FlyingwithRich

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Great airplane Rich! Thanks for the flight too.

@FlyingwithRich

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

What a classic airplane! I love those old school white rotating beacon lights! Awesome vid as always Rich, see ya around VNY! :)

@FlyingwithRich

Жыл бұрын

Love those lights too! See you soon.

My brother has been looking to buy a cabin class aircraft for a while, he has had other airplanes, I just love this Duke, its the best of both Worlds, I can even finish my training in this airplane. We are all the way in Florida. We will reach out to the office. Talk soon Rich! (This is the Freshwater Guide Service) We spoke; next time you come to Florida, I am treating you to a free excursion! xD Maybe you'll be here, delivering Three Echo Fox

@freshwaterguideservice

Жыл бұрын

Bump.

@FlyingwithRich

Жыл бұрын

Let’s make it happen!

Very nice Duke...Great flying Rich.

@FlyingwithRich

Жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

I have about 3000 hours in the BE-60 series. Started out with P-109, ended up with Mrs Beech’s ride. Sweet aircraft.

Good video Rich

Owned and flew one many years ago - they still look great

@FlyingwithRich

Жыл бұрын

They sure do!

The Duke is a great aeroplane, very underrated.

I always loved the engine power of the 380 per side/ Lycoming TIO -541

But the video is extremly nice. Well done.

Thanks for sharing this one Rich, I've for a long time now had a bit of a love affair with the B60 Duke, it's a good looking plane

@FlyingwithRich

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

This beautiful plane is now based here in Europe. I personally think it is one of the most beautiful twins. When I watch the video like this, the owner can be happy with it!

@FlyingwithRich

5 ай бұрын

Very cool to hear about it in Europe now - thanks the message.

Camera quality is insane!

Has been some time: flying with steam gauges and even illumination of light. The runway lights look fantastic. 🌏🇦🇺

Hey Rich I had to come back on this flight with you and I did get a opportunity to flying a B56TC that’s fitted with the same engines this Duke Has

Those Lycomings are such great engines, I really miss working on them and doing the overhauls @ the outfit I worked for. Damn near as reliable as an old Honda and probably the least catastrophic failures of that engine type. I remember specifically one coming in with a spun main bearing and it still got the pilot all the way to ground under its own power without blowing apart. I had never seen so much metal run through an engine without breaking a bunch of shi...stuff

@FlyingwithRich

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Said it the last time, and I’ll say again: IMO, the Duke is the sexiest thing Beechcraft ever built. I remember a book I got at school through Scholastic in 1972; “Airplanes and Helicopters”. As a second grader I had an ongoing hard time deciding if the coolest looking plane in the book was the Duke or the Merlin.

@FlyingwithRich

Жыл бұрын

I’d like to see that book- thanks for watching!

1.2k views in 2hrs. WOW

dammmmm sweetnesss.........................................john from san diego....................

I would love to been with you on this flight with the sunset

Hearing 2900 RPM on takeoff is memorable!

@FlyingwithRich

Жыл бұрын

Yes it is!

How u doing rich I love the duke it's been my favourite plane since I was a kid like how the side step retracts skypilot

@FlyingwithRich

Жыл бұрын

Doing great - thanks for watching!

👍☑️👏

6:12 why is the selector on cross feed

as a mechanic but not a pilot I have a couple of ?'s out of curiosity. If you buy an older plane how much of a problem is obsolescence of parts etc? And if that is an issue and you need to replace an engine are there retrofits available?

@jaysen192

Жыл бұрын

I owned one and with Dukes it's EXTREMELY expensive to fly and maintain. Parts are hard to find and those engines are close to $100k fwf each. Plan for 22.5 gallons a side in cruise and around 200kts depending on altitude. Beautiful airplane and a dream to fly, just make sure you have very deep pockets.

@FlyingwithRich

Жыл бұрын

Really depends on the airplane. Most of the mainstream airplanes are well supported and lots of common parts/engines. Retrofits for engines are out there, and can bring new life to an airplane’s market but can be pretty expensive.

No question, almost everything built by Beech is Pure quality. The Duke is a performer, but I gotta ask - have you ever flown a 56TC Baron? (Same engines and 1,000 pounds lighter). Just DON'T WATCH the fuel flows!! My Dad and I bought a 56TC back in '74. (Serial # TG-2). Interesting history of the plane, but more than a comment on a YT video. The plane was exported to Zimbabwe in '81, and that where I lost track of it, but in a word... "What a rocket ship!"

@FlyingwithRich

Жыл бұрын

Yes - I got exposed to that airplane early in my ME flying. I didn’t know what I had my hands on until I started getting exposure to more piston twins - lots of performance!

but that is not turbo-duke, right?

@FlyingwithRich

Жыл бұрын

Correct.

Watch this airplane.Beech glued metal foam foil inside the Horizontal Tail assembly, We are seeing massive skin corrosion.

@FlyingwithRich

Жыл бұрын

That’s been addressed.

Big Bear has a high decency altitude

Thats a high fuel burn for only 179 TAS

Sorry this trash always engulfe in flames due to many issues. I dont want it if you just say take the key its for free. Trash on its best.