Great little flying machine. It is a keeper.

@JamesGood

4 жыл бұрын

It is!

Awesome. Love the ercoupe!

Another great video James! I’m really enjoying them. 😎👍🏼

Simply exquisite. Thanks so much for carrying me there - albeit vicariously

@JamesGood

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for the nice comment! I watched it again today, nice to relive it!

Great video James.

Hey James, I worked as the airport manager there in American Falls from 2004-2014, and my family and I lived in that little house with the apple tree in the yard. Over the years living and working there, I restored 6 Ercoupes in that hangar with the American Falls sign on it. I've have greatly enjoyed following you your flying adventure to Oshkosh and back. Thanks for taking us along!

@JamesGood

4 жыл бұрын

Hey Stan, that's cool! Nice airport, and thanks for dropping a note in! I spoke to a nice gentleman in a wheel chair there. Unfortunately, I can't remember his name.

@stanbearup9200

4 жыл бұрын

Hi James, Thanks for the reply! The guy in the wheel chair with the handle bar mustache that you spoke with is my good buddy, Mike. He owns the hangar next door to the county hangar there, and has a Cherokee 235 that we affectionately call "Rooster". Great stuff!

love that beautiful aircraft, it just moseys along and never appears to be in a hurry. It looks good as well. I have never seen one in the flesh so to speak. That sure was one creepy camp ground, I think I would have been at the side strip on the runway and took my chances! lol Like the bit at the end where she tells him to shut the video camera off again, brilliant.

Nice vid James..... Looking forward to meeting you before the year is over. Nice stuff...... Weav

@JamesGood

4 жыл бұрын

Was hoping to get down your way this weekend, on the way to Kern Valley. But the weather put a stop to that.

JamesJust north of Rexburg, ID is town of St. Anthony, which is where I purchased my ercoupe 3 years ago. Brought back some fond memories. Thanks for the neat videos.

@JamesGood

4 жыл бұрын

Cool. Where do you keep your Ercoupe now? Did you have a long cross country to get it home?

@seaess2

4 жыл бұрын

@@JamesGood I keep it in Casa Grande, which is about 30 mi. south of Phoenix. My trip down from Idaho took 4 days. Had to wait for the snow to stop for 2 days in Logan, UT. I thought my x-c was long, but nothing compared to yours!

This has been a very enjoyable series of videos, thanks for taking the time to do them.

@JamesGood

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for taking the time to watch them!

Go James, Go...!! Love the videos.

Great trip, James! Thanks for taking us along on your adventure!

Fun leg of the trip. Had to look up /U on the equipment suffix list. You definitely have a VFR only plane there. :-) Excited that you have been to so many states. I was born and raised in the US, but I've only been to 14 myself. You're making great progress.

@JamesGood

4 жыл бұрын

ha, yes I think /U is basic Mode C with no DME in FAA parlance.

I finally figured out why you are using a 1946 style throttle in your 48 Ercoupe. With your full panel there is not room for the 48 throttle, makes perfect sense now. Really enjoying your videos, takes me back to my flying days in the late 50's, navigation is just a bit different now, keep the videos coming!

@JamesGood

4 жыл бұрын

Sometimes I feel guilty for using these modern nav aids. But on the other hand - why not improve my safety with them?! Different skills sets required for each. And in someways, they're not completely different. I'm still reading a VFR sectional chart, which is exactly the same as the paper one. The significant difference would be keeping track of where you are, without the moving blue dot; that would require paying a lot more attention to things moving past outside when you're in an unfamiliar area.

Another good one James - most enjoyable, thanks.

@JamesGood

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Chris!

James, you appear totally relaxed when flying, taking in the scenery, recounting experiences, etc. You and 94805 make a great pair. Although I think I understand why you do it, I would like it if you didn’t cut out sequences from landing and takeoff legs, and even from straight and level flying. Unfortunately, all of my GA flying these days is done vicariously. Your adventures are my favorite!

@JamesGood

4 жыл бұрын

Hello! I was originally thinking these would be 5 minute videos, but I love the fact that they've grown to 20-30 minutes. I'm sure there's people who would prefer them at 5 minutes, but glad to hear that I seem to have found a niche in showing a more relaxed, pure flight experience. Some may call it boring, but that's OK! Thank you for watching, and I will try and keep the landing/take-off's more complete. Keep the suggestions coming, it helps me when I'm editing.

@grahamaindow8894

2 жыл бұрын

@@JamesGood Never, never boring. 100% the opposite.

Great video. Longer the better. Enjoy the scenery.

Thanks

Some beautiful scenery!

Was waiting for your next vid ,really enjoy them . Great camera work. Just have to say how impressed i am with your ercoupe. You haven't had any mechanical issues at all on this trip. How much oil have you gone through. Very impressive little plane. I am addicted to your vids.

@JamesGood

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Rodger. Yes, 805 is a trooper! 2.2qts was all I used on the trip, basically a qt on the way there, a qt on the way back. For 45 hours of flying, not bad at all.

As always, your videos are incredibly immersive. Thanks for the ride!

At the conclusion of your fantastic travel adventure that you have shared with us, maybe you could give some of the following: trip total flight hours, total fuel used, and total fuel cost. Thank you.

@JamesGood

4 жыл бұрын

Great idea, Gene, I will do that.

beautiful!!!

Been waiting on this. Stretch these videos out as long as you like. :)

Loving your videos James! Still pushing up the value of ercoupes!

A long trip James, keep those videos coming. 🤗

Awesome flight!!! love the scenery and narration as you go along your route. Someday i hope you will share all your secrets to filming such nice videos from your plane ! Thank you... can't wait until the next one!

@JamesGood

4 жыл бұрын

I just stumble my way through with the filming and editing, but thank you! I'll do a video on the video-making side at some point.

Finally after what it seemed a long wait, another incredible video. Thanks again, I think all the Midwest states should pay you for the great touristic information you are doing for them.

@JamesGood

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Elmuiz. Trying to get the next few out a bit quicker! Thanks for the comment.

Hi James and family. You are traveling in my country this trip. Pocatello just east of American Falls. Fun to follow you. I've watched you for a couple of years but have not heard how you came by having such a beautiful Ercoupe. Is there a video that gives that information? I came to appreciate the Ercoupe in 1966 in Boise Idaho. Your cameras are great!

@JamesGood

4 жыл бұрын

I wasn't really making videos when I got my Ercoupe. But if I run out of trips to post, I'll do a video on that one day! Beautiful country!

Anyone else notice how well maintained all the airports were until he arrived at American Falls? I've traveled throughout most of the US...and I have to say, southern Idaho doesn't do anything for me.

Ive been waiting for this haha

I was really looking to the flight across Wyoming, what happened? Please go back.😢

@JamesGood

2 жыл бұрын

My latest two videos cover Wyoming on our 2021 trip!

You flew over Jonas Marcinko's place - shame I could have given you an introduction!!

@JamesGood

4 жыл бұрын

Oh cool. I like his videos, seems like a decent stick! Where's he near, then?

@prof.heinous191

4 жыл бұрын

@@JamesGood He is a good egg, but I couldn't say publicly seeing he doesn't either!

@JamesGood

4 жыл бұрын

Understood!

I caught this ercoupe bug from you and the symptoms just went away. I traded my SLSA Paradise P1 for a 1941 ercoupe 412 with no rudders and a c85 motor. completely restored in new condition. a friend of mine had this in another hanger i didn't know about, and he wants my paradise for his flight school. he told me about the ercoupe in passing and I said lets trade titles. he said he was now painting the ercoupe, what color did i like......royal purple and gold. I am a happy man! thanks for giving me the bug. it's the best illness I ever had.

@kenthompson3730

4 жыл бұрын

nathaniel cohen congrats on joining the Ercoupe fraternity! But I’ll betcha your Coupe DOES have rudders! (Just no rudder PEDALS- which is Just the way God intended.)

@nathanielcohen9890

4 жыл бұрын

@@kenthompson3730 you're right. my bad. too excited.....it's what you get being a 68 yr old kid.

@MrWATCHthisWAY

4 жыл бұрын

Nothing wrong with being an older kid! Now if I could just remember to pick up my socks up off the floor, life would be grand!!

@kenthompson3730

4 жыл бұрын

nathaniel cohen You’re only a few months ahead of me. I’ve had my coupe about two and a half years, so I’m still a rookie. But I do love that thing. May you never be cured of that bug! Join the Facebook page “Ercoupe Owners and Enthusiasts”. And the Ercoupe owners club at Ercoupe.org. Also check out Ercoupe.info for a virtual encyclopedia.

@joewilliams5072

4 жыл бұрын

Welcome to our coupe family. Nothing like it for sure. Joe in Oregon

Must you fly in legal daylight? The FAA lists N94805 as a 415 E which is not a LSA. I like your videos.

@JamesGood

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I'm legally allowed to fly at night, I just prefer daylight.

@leeoldershaw956

4 жыл бұрын

I understand preferring daylight for single engine particularly over some of that terrain. Nightime flying has advantages also; less thunderstorms, less turbulence, easier to see other aircraft. Your aircraft and engine are about the lowest tech, highest reliability there is. Portable devices like ipads, etc. have vastly improved redundancy particularly at night. If you do night flying you should be proficient on instrument flying if not actually being IFR rated. You must have the only Ercoupe with a manifold pressure gauge. I've mentioned before you can run the RPM up to redline at cruise above 7-8k ft for higher speeds with no problem. It'll be less than 75% power.

@Bobrob51

4 жыл бұрын

@@JamesGood I understand that! I was always a little on edge flying at night until I got my instrument rating.

@JamesGood

4 жыл бұрын

Bob, yes I should really do that. One day! Lee, yes, I make sure I have the Garmin to back up the iPad, an iPhone to back up the Garmin. Cheers!