Pre-flight checks: - Steering wheel still there? *check* We're good to go!

Nothing like cruising at a blistering 45 mph with the wind in your face. Your greatest fear is a bird hitting you.

@MrDrGeneralChef

5 жыл бұрын

Bring a catcher's mit and you just might be fine!

@deepseadirt1

5 жыл бұрын

or as the old-timers had said, "a wire popping" meaning the end of your life had come!

@hankhill5622

5 жыл бұрын

Or a small wind gust and this thing disintegrating.

@ashikmaliyekkal4413

5 жыл бұрын

If the bird hit you, hit him back

@tronixfix

5 жыл бұрын

@Mike Golf hahahahahahahaha fuck hell yeah 😂🤟

My favorite part is that he takes off and immediately turns over the water! Talk about trusting your equipment!

This just in: Florida man flies lawnmower

@broccodoggo8363

5 жыл бұрын

Listen Florida is fully prepared for Civil War 2.0 with our upgraded snapper bombers, and the push fighters as well, you wouldn't want to meet a Briggs and Stratton CAS machine anytime soon!

@Zeppelinlv2007

5 жыл бұрын

"there's no need to be upset"

@mladtheimpaler

5 жыл бұрын

@@Zeppelinlv2007 kzread.info/dash/bejne/q5uml6OBpcmofpc.html

@Mac-tw3zu

5 жыл бұрын

@DataStorm Minnesota took it fair and square. We're not giving it back.

@davidskeates547

4 жыл бұрын

Now can I get a prop on a weedwacker? Dearest I’m just borrowing the bed sheets and your pea sticks.

pure freedom

@pedrosabino8751

5 жыл бұрын

A universal sensation.

This is wonderful. Honestly looks like something out of a dream. Beautiful plane, beautiful scenery. I'd love to be up there like that, wow.

Thanks for preserving the golden age of aviation. As an old aviator, I really appreciate what you do. Keep up the great work.

I smiled when I saw the planes shadow on the ground. You're officially the coolest guy I have ever seen!

Brings a tear to my eye ,,,,, knowing that their invention still flys today ..... wow 😲

i bet you're the guy in town that locals refer to as "the crazy guy who flies around in the 100 year old airplane", lol. but seriously this is one of the coolest flying videos ive ever seen.

@DjJooze

5 жыл бұрын

😂😂

@phantomaviator1318

5 жыл бұрын

The average guy with a flying wood chipper

@phantomaviator1318

5 жыл бұрын

This is Florida! He's crazy because this is something normal!

@FirstDagger

5 жыл бұрын

Nah he is "that guy who owns that airport, hangar and all those aircraft" seriously look though what aircraft he has; Mustangs, Sunderland, Mosquito and many others.

@eightosaurusspelunk1598

5 жыл бұрын

@@FirstDagger No kidding! I'm betting he's known around town.

Man that thing is beautiful!!!!

Whenever I see something fly over my house that looks like it should be hanging from the ceiling at the air and space museum I know it must be Kermit! Cheers and thanks for the videos. Don- Your Polk City neighbor....

@nicktheknight5638

5 жыл бұрын

Ahahahaha

Must be a beautiful feeling to fly that plane. The pure essence of flying! Wow

peoples call me crazy for buying a paramotor.. BUT THAT .. that give me the chills. it is both impressive and scary to see fly. it is a huge step in the history of plane but yet omg. the guy who made it fly ans was in it the first time as the biggest.. you know .. incredible! thanks for the video kermit! hope to see more soon.

@Sereniitty

5 жыл бұрын

@Dalle Smalhals but, but. Paramotor is powered flight!

That was so cool! I could just imagine being Glenn Curtiss and flying that plane all around.I would love to ride that V8 motorcycle he built.If Curtiss would have stuck to motorcycles ,We all would be riding Curtiss motorcycles not Harleys! His motorcycles were years ahead of the rest !

that feeling when shadow goes away. beautiful video, thank you

I can only imagine the pure joy this must bring.

Thank you so very much Kermit. Not only for this superb video, but for the work and money you put in preserving these magnificent machines.

That's probably one of the coolest things I've ever seen. Would love to ride in the right seat.

Probably the most fun to fly aircraft in his inventory. I would love to see him do some stalls on that thing

That's a nice flying machine. Simple, light, pure fun.

Here in the UK this has made my evening. Thanks Kermit life is so good

Beginning at 27:34, the theme from "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang", including "chitty chitty effects", soared between my ears; oh, and yeah, at around 00:54, the pilot neglected to say "V1, Rotate". I so very much enjoyed this; our Forefathers of Aviation sure had "big one's"!! Even if a viewer was disinterested in aviation, I see absolutely no reason for a "dislike", let alone five......

That touchdown was frickin’ BUTTER!

Well, it's his own FAULT! If you ask me! He went down to the airport and asked for the least expensive flight from Podunk, Florida, to Lower Dry Gulch, Florida (or parts nearby) and they gave him This!!!! Never, ever go economy class!!!! BEAUTIFUL VIDEO!!!

@inThePotato

5 жыл бұрын

Its so cheap that they didnt hire a pilot to fly the plane. You gotta do it youself.

@leathercheerio1

5 жыл бұрын

Lmao

@fredferd965

5 жыл бұрын

@@inThePotato What till you see the stewardess -- (she's hanging on to the landing gear)

@fredferd965

5 жыл бұрын

@@leathercheerio1 What till you see the stewardess -- (she's hanging on to the landing gear) Ooops! I think she fell off. Good thing she's got a chute.

In a world where drive-thru coffee cups have warning labels on them, it's nice to know there are still a few sane people around. Thanks so much for this; I loved every second of it, especially the "tiny input / lots of correction" steering technique! Cheers from Canada.

@jackcurran4899

5 жыл бұрын

Didnt know you followed this guy ColdWarMotors! Hope the Fury build is going well. Cheers.

@weaselman24

5 жыл бұрын

What does Dean think??

@spammy555

5 жыл бұрын

Your channel is one of the hidden gems of KZread for true automotive enthusiasts. And I like it even more knowing you have an appreciation for aviation as well!

@itsthorondil7608

5 жыл бұрын

@Kernal Scott 2 Technically you did, except the "Experi" part was covered up. "experiMENTAL" :)

@mattg188

5 жыл бұрын

coldwarmotors they put warning labels on coffee cups because there was a guy who spilt hot coffee from a coffee shop on himself and got burns then he sued the coffee shop.

This is the best plane that Kermit owns in my opinion. A real joy to watch him fly it.

I just discovered your videos yesterday. I wanted to thank you for building and posting videos about my Grandfather’s airplanes. My Grandfather, Henry Kleckler, was Glenn Curtiss’ best friend, plant foreman. Henry was also Curtiss’ chief design engineer from 1906 to 1920. Henry was instrumental in designing all of Curtiss’ airplanes and engines during that time. It thrills me to see someone building and flying these wonderful airplanes.

@KermitWeeks444

Жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thanks for sharing, and watching. Welcome aboard. Be sure to subscribe.

@Sk.petslover

Жыл бұрын

@@KermitWeeks444 which type engine is it ...!?

@Sk.petslover

Жыл бұрын

@@KermitWeeks444 which type engine you used...!?

I really love open cockpit flying. The closest I’ve gotten to it is flying a cub with both doors open. That was about 4 years ago. Then, I got my tailwheel endorsement in a cub a couple of moths ago. Low and slow is the way to go.

I’d love to fly this. You can see everything. It looks so fun.

Man! That wold be a scary beast to fl, perched on the leading edgen of the wing, with nothing around you but a few twigs snd other scraps of wood and a rat' nest of wires, not knowing what would fail first, the wind or your nerve. Thanks for posting another excitin video, Kermit, please keep them coming.

As the wind and rain howls over London, that was a deeply enjoyable escape back to a warmer, calmer and simpler time... Thanks for sharing!

These are my favorite types of videos. I work at a boring retail job. Watching these POV videos is like an escape for me.

@oisiaa

5 жыл бұрын

I fly a four engine heavy jet and videos like this are an escape for me!

@Galm1

5 жыл бұрын

oisiaa What kind of jet?

Imagine inventing a flying machine as a complete novelty and having to test it. Like, you're flying a contraption no one has ever used before. But you're not only the first one to fly it, you're also the first one who is going to have to figure out how to land it. This video only really made me realize how much we actually owe to savage lunatics.

Time machine! Flying by the Connie was cool! Great views of FoF and surrounding areas. Thanks Kermit!

Always wanted to try this balancing act of this bird since I first seen it as a child. You've got some real beauties there Kermit, wish I can see them in person. Glad I at least get to see them here. 👌🏼

The landing so soft, it is as if the plane never left the ground. Bravo!

Amazing to see how far we've come in such a [relatively] short time!

This beautiful flying machine and a connie and a catalina too?! What a dreamland!

Superb, uplifting to see that aircraft in flight. Herculean achievement.

Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines... :-)

@jimbobmedog

5 жыл бұрын

sharpshooterCZ200S they go uppedy up up they go down didley down. 🤗

@tylerhoop5312

5 жыл бұрын

They enchant all the ladies and steal all the scenes, with their tiddly up up and their tiddly down down.

@sharpshooterCZ200S

5 жыл бұрын

@@tylerhoop5312 Up! Down! Flying around. Looping the loop and defying the ground. :-P

@demonikfunk

5 жыл бұрын

@@sharpshooterCZ200S bwaawwaaaawaaaawaaaaaaaawaaah

@johnchalleen3278

4 жыл бұрын

Good flick

I do believe the cars on the freeway were going faster...? Hard to believe there were only a few short decades between this and the Bell X-1...

@frankw7266

5 жыл бұрын

I believe the 1000mph run of the X-1 was 1968, and the Curtis Pusher was around 1911 .... 57 years. Consider we went from the P-51 to the SR-71 in roughly 20 years.

@orcasea59

5 жыл бұрын

Actually, the X-1 achieved 1,000 MPH in 1948, and the speed of sound in 1947 and the Curtiss Pusher 'D' first flew in 1911. There were people who witnessed the former and worked on the latter. You may be referring to the X-15 that flew Mach 6.72 at 102,100 feet (31,120 m), a speed of 4,520 miles per hour in 1967. But, at any rate, It was well within one lifetime that these incredible advances were made.

@ValentineC137

5 жыл бұрын

@@orcasea59 It's crazy how we went from the pusher to landing on the moon in 58 years. all it took was 2 world wars

@Reinundzufall

5 жыл бұрын

Yes, thats amazing. Actually 37 years. If you now look back 37 in aviation you see B737 Classic or DC10s - todays still an improvement but just mostly on FUEL economy and safety. No major speed or technical advantages

@Nathan123Davis

5 жыл бұрын

Well two world wars followed by a long cold war kinda speeds things up a little development wise. I reckon if it wasn't for all the wars.. we'd be 15 years behind in technology then we are now at least. It's crazy though..you could be 14 years old stood watching the wright brothers flight in 1903 and then 80 years old stood watch apollo 11 take off towards the moon. Then 89 years old watching the launch of the first GPS satellite.

Back to basics flying, love it.😃👍

Kermit, I've watched most of your videos/flights. I respect you more for this one than all the others.

Thanks for the ride Kermit ! loved every minute of it,that motor just purrs beautifully in the classic Curtiss Pusher and it looks like a real fun machine to fly,I like the way that you waved to everyone along the way and that must have made their day well this video certainly did for me it gave a real taste of pioneer aircraft flying with that beautifully varnished quirky control wheel ! just aeroplane sounds and no silly music in the background like many annoying videos out there,thank you for your time sir we know that you are a busy man and appreciate you making these insights into the machines in your outstanding collection.

That was nice Kermit, Glen Curtiss would be proud.

Wow, pure seat-of-the-pants flying. What a treat.

The only statement I can make about this video is.......Pure Envy! Thank you Kemit Weeks. 😀

So this is what it feels like to be a box kite....

@manbunnmcfanypakjustacoolg4965

5 жыл бұрын

Flying a plane backwards.

Imagine a parallel universe where These Things became the new Cars. Would be cool to casually fly to Work this way :D

I just imagined you heading north, and rolling into the pattern at KISM for some bounce and goes... I got a little chuckle from that.

That’s really on a wing and a prayer and flying by the seat of your pants ! That’s so unique thanks very much for posting!

Makes me proud to live in Auburndale Beautiful scenery and lakes in the Polk city area🙏🙏🙏Thanks for posting

Fantastic. Thanks for this. It looked remarkably stable too. Look forward to your follow up video next year.

I’ve always wanted to experience flying a Curtis Pusher. Those Magnificent men.........

I know your aircraft are in top shape but the long expanse over the trees about a third of the way in found my "pucker factor" helping to keep you aloft. Great machine and an amazing pilot! Thank you so much for this sharing this exhilarating video!!!

10:20 try to swat a fly and end up almost crashing the plane

@vaffcontentcreator

5 жыл бұрын

lol!!!

30:04 HO HO!! . Santa claus is back in town

This is the wonderful replica of a more than one-hundred years old biplane, but this flight also reminds what it was flying with microlights in 1980s!

LMAO thats like a flying jeep for real! so beautiful!

Another ride with Kermit. Thank you sir, always a pleasure.

Amazing to see how you fly these old planes, you are the best!

Thank You very much for sharing this with us mr. Weeks. Greetings from Gunnar in Denmark.

I know I'm late to the party,but WOW!!! Seen these in old films and they flew a few feet and bounced into a tree or something. But here is Kermit Weeks showing they were useful machines that could actually fly and be of service. I realize its not an original but its close. No sound on my machine so I missed any naration. Thanks for a great watch

pops off the ground pretty quick

@9HighFlyer9

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah I was gonna say they should've called it the Curtiss Rocket

@MianCowell

5 жыл бұрын

Probably weighs bugger all

@AdmiralQuality

5 жыл бұрын

I was surprised by how energetic it seemed as well.

@StraightupRussia

5 жыл бұрын

A lot of wing = a lot of lift

@MrDalek2150

5 жыл бұрын

@@MianCowell The person probably weighs more than the whole thing.

Where it all began.. those guys 100 years ago were truly pioneers pushing into the unknown. Incredible how far we’ve come, but the basic concept of flight is the same. Great video.

Looks thrilling, fun and frightening all at the same time!

So cool. I've flown in a number of ultralights but this thing looks crazy squirrelly.

Huh, that's the real thing! You really need balls to fly this thing! Respect! I guess the modern engine has more power than the original back in the days, hasn't it?

@DanasWings

5 жыл бұрын

Yes and no... the modern engine is 100HP and the original was only 40, but the old engine turned a much larger propeller at a much lower rpm so it probably produced more thrust and performed better. The modern engine would be kind of like driving a car in 5th gear... all the time, even at low speed.

@serioustrouble63

5 жыл бұрын

@@DanasWings O.K., it's a different kind of performance...but what counts is power. And 100 to 40 is a big difference. But anyway, i guess I wöuld shit my pants, flying in this plane, made of nearly nothing and around and under you...nothing.

@granddukeofmecklenburg

5 жыл бұрын

@@DanasWings not really....This replica has a much highercrimb rate, and top speed...The real thing wouldnt have had Half the clime rate

@DanasWings

5 жыл бұрын

@@serioustrouble63 What counts is thrust power, which is thrust times airspeed. With the lower propeller efficiency from the fast spinning prop at a low airspeed, the thrust horsepower is almost certainly a smaller percentage of the engine's 100HP than the 40HP engine. That's not to say the 100HP engine won't give better performance, it might and it might not, but not nearly as much as you might think. I read a report of a Bleriot using a modern 100HP engine with a small propeller spinning fast; its performance was much worse than the original with its 37hp engine. Now if the engine was geared down to the same rpm as the original so it could turn a big prop, then you'd see the full benefit of the increased horsepower.

@SD_Alias

5 жыл бұрын

@@granddukeofmecklenburg i love the higher crime rate ;-)

In an aeroplane with no lateral stability at all,watch the slip ball and see how acurately Kermit is flying !

@AdmiralQuality

5 жыл бұрын

I was! (Why does it have no lateral stability though? No wing dihedral angle?)

@voornaam3191

5 жыл бұрын

There is a white string pointing straight to Kermit's nose. Why the fup is there a slipball? IFR conditions?!

I loved every second of it. Nothing like cruising at a blistering 45mph with the wind in ur face. Cheers from Bangladesh🙂

Now THAT is an ultralight aircraft right there! And the view of the Super Constellation at the end of the runway is awesome as well.

Awesome!! Love it........

amazing 😉

This really gives you a sense of what the early fliers felt when going up in these glorified kites! Looking at the wooden hardware, one gets more a sense of nautical that aerial (especially when flying over ponds)!

I want one, Curtiss Pusher, pure joy!!

It's like a plane designed by Wright Brother's! So cool!

Glenn Curtiss was way more advanced than the Wright brothers . I saw a Crustiss pusher at Old Rhinebeck but the ailerons had been connected by the pilot seat...Thanks for this 'great' movie !!

@granddukeofmecklenburg

5 жыл бұрын

So was Bleroit

@granddukeofmecklenburg

5 жыл бұрын

Imagine what curtiss couldve created with more funding from the US government in ww1, before the US got involved...Maybe america wouldnt have been so far behind when war broke out, if the government listened to and funded the innovators

Now thats flying!!!! Really enjoy your videos!!!! Thank you!

I know that sensation! Tank you for sharing your flights with us, I really apreciate it! Great!

Awesome :) Edit: but next time drop in on the RC field, I'd love to have seen their faces :)

Magical.

It appears that the steering wheels/yokes are connected with a line around their hubs. What a beautiful thing to see! Simplicity at it's best!

That was an incredible video!! Little bit of Bamboo, Piano Wire, and moms tablecloth went a long way back in the day!! Seems to fly very smooth, small control inputs and the finest landing I've ever seen.

Two things: There is apparently nothing Kermit can't fly and wow that must be where the term "flying by the seat of your pants" comes from.

About as pure as the it gets, thank heaven for people like Kermit.

Wow....pretty awesome. It was a pleasure to fly with you. Thank you...

You have enough fun for millions of people to want. And I'm one of them

Oh my got! Its very cool!!! I from Russia!! Я смотрю вас из России.это что-то невероятное !! В голове не укладывается,это же детская мечта!!!

@SlavicUnionGaming

5 жыл бұрын

Нищеброд Дешманский hello brother!

@user-ly7wk5eg3h

5 жыл бұрын

@@SlavicUnionGaming привет,брат!))

Design from back when people still had the balls to do amazing things.

Some ground to air shots would have been nice as you passed over the field, truly Kermit my heart was in my mouth the entire time. I’m so glad you made it back intact! Love your work!

@KermitWeeks444

5 жыл бұрын

Not the same flight, but this clip has some air to air shots of the Pusher flying. kzread.info/dash/bejne/o35srNSciZC6edY.html

Thats a sweet plane, the most relaxing flight you have taken us on.

Maravilha de voo, incrível.

Very nice, wish I could get a few hours in that thing

2:30 Lockheed Constellation 🤩 Fantastic flight

Not everyday you see one of these. Kermit has a firm grip on that wheel. This is definitely flying by the seat of your pants. Looking great though. Thanks a bundle Kermit. As always, your videos are super. Thank you so very much.

Mi mayores reconocimientos a Kermit y su equipo.

@KermitWeeks444

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Wow! Just wow! Is there already a video explaining how everything works? What is the tube in the front for? Can you see altitude/speed etc.? Fuel? The view in this is just stunning, I needed the first 5 minutes to calm down. :)

@KermitWeeks444

5 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it. We'll follow up with a clip on the aircraft itself and how it operates sometime in the next year. The tube in front is air speed indicator, but you can just put out your hands and get a feel for it. Altitude is purely on sight.

@tonyvancampen-noaafederal2640

5 жыл бұрын

@@KermitWeeks444 Wow, I guessed correctly - the only two things that made sense to me were airspeed and AoA, but the plane will tell you all about AoA -- sort of an early version of "I'm sorry Dave, I can't do that."

Most Excellent Sir. Ed from Sin City.😃

Ok, this is what I surf KZread for!!!! Great video sir. Thank you!