That plane Juan is just a dream - so clean and well maintained. Thanks for the video. :)

Thanks Juan for a quick but thorough walk through of the mighty luscombe annual inspection.I never got around to thank you on your family camping adventure posting.The drone footage was spectacular.Glad to see some beautiful out of state country.So happy to see the Browne family making wonderful memories together.Thanks so much for sharing your adventures.As I've mentioned my broken leg is now three month's along and still a very slow road to recovery but have managed to take a short outing .We were able to make a day trip up the hill to Phillbrook lake .The boy's enjoyed a day swimming and kayaking.The short trip out was nice and piece of mind.So thanks again for your spectacular inspiring adventures.We love God's country and enjoy it's natural beauty.Stay safe,God bless and cheers.

@blancolirio

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Ron! Get well soon.

@ronm8853

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your reply Juan.I know your a busy bee and father as well.We appreciate all the hard work and time that's put into your video postings.Stay safe,God bless and cheers.

An absolutely spotless aircraft. Great work Juan!

That's what I like about your channel, you show stuff firstly of interest, but stuff we all would be hard pressed to see otherwise. Amazing and well maintained aircraft. Looking forward to the bike stuff too. Thanks. Fly/Ride safe

Thank-you for that intense follow through of what you go through for air worthy certification, you definenitely don't just fly this at no cost to safety cheers NZ.

That's a clean bird. Nice job!

Thanks for showing how important it is for an annual inspection. It is one of the things that must be done to keep your family and friends, who trust you as a pilot, to be safe and knowing you keep your aircraft in top shape.

Very clean airplane!

You keep that plane up real nice, Juan. It's immaculate.

Interesting, thanks! My father had a Luscombe, but it was a different model, though looked very much like yours. It had aluminum wings and a single gas tank in the wing root just over the cabin. Don't recall if it even had elevator trim. Would have made sense, but I don't recall the separate trim panel on the tail. Then again, it's been close to 50 years since I last saw it, so I could have forgotten.

Great video! So cool to see more of the workings of the plane and to see what goes on for an inspection. It’s amazingly clean- awesome. I always look forward to your videos.

Thanks for the update. I look forward to seeing you back in the air and I look forward to your next video as well.

I can not imagine how the inspection could fail. Looking forward to all the great footage you have in the days ahead. Mighty describe a bit perfection already. Keep it safe my friend, Your posts have become some thing I look forward to.

What a beautiful very nice clean airplane and well cared for. great job!

There's a theme in your mechanical preparation whether it's bikes or planes: check the fittings twice before departure! Really appreciate seeing the back story for the "Mighty Luscomb" and the Humble Honda CB500X.

Thank you for sharing your amazing video, God bless you and your family

With the engine upgrade, you have THE MIGHTIER LUSCOMBE!

The Mighty Luscombe is a real beauty. I am sure she's a dream to fly.

I am liking your RC planes hanging in the back !

Juan, I have followed you since your first Oroville videos. Yours is my favorite youtube channel! A real Joe Friday "just the facts" kinda guy you are. Just Great!

Thanks, Juan! Appreciate the quick glimpse of the inner workings of the Luscombe!

Thanks Juan! Love all the details and the explanations that you give as well!

I’m so happy your baby passed the health inspection!! 👍🏻 Fly birdie, fly! Stay safe and looking forward to an Oroville update. 👍🏻

Another great video Juan! Your Luscombe is beautiful. Looking forward to the Four Wheel Camper review.

Such a stunning old bird, great job maintaining her!

Great to have a tour like that, many love aircraft but get very little direct exposure, very interesting machines!

A real aircraft tour! Love it!

Nice job that AC is clean, clean, clean, love the paint scheme and the upgrades looking forward to another "pro" Oroville update!

Juan, Thank you for answering my questions.

You sir live a full life of adventure! Love it!

Thanks for the show and tell. Neat aircraft.

What ...No Turbo?? Supercharger?? That is one well maintained plane Juan..!! SWEEEET

So simple yet very complex. Great video.

Looking forward to seeing the Mighty Luscombe airborne soon plus your other vids too. Thx for the inspection update!

Love all the aviation videos, cool to see a Parkzone Radian hanging on the back wall of the hanger. I would be cool to hear your take on RC sailplane flying.

As usual, always interesting and informative. Keep up your good work.

Thanks for sharing juan got to get those annuals done.

We'll look forward to those, thanks, Juan, for a very interesting vid for those of us that are interested in aircraft! Did miss "Weightless" on this one though LOL!

Wow beautiful clean machine. It is nice to see you do your own maintenance. This Retired Navy Chief Approves.. =)

Love the plane video Juan!

Thank you.

My new-to-me Luscombe, N77903, is in annual right now as well!

she is a beaut for sure. love this stuff.

Amazing the detail to keep something from killing you! Awesome video of the detail it takes!

Very nice looking up close. That looks like a bit of work annually to get ready for inspection.

I have a lot of respect for folks who do their own mechanical work. To be certified for your own aircraft, well that's just next level haha.

Great vid as usual. All set for another 25 missions.

I sure applied a lot of zinc chromate to the aluminum super structure back in my Coast Guard days.

Thank you, nice way for me to enjoy coffee this morning.

Thank you

Great stuff as always can't wait for camper trip and bikes you lot so interesting

This goes about ten times deeper than the toughest automobile inspection I have ever experienced. And I continue to be amazed at how many states have no roadworthiness checks at all.

@Mister510

6 жыл бұрын

I live in a state that has no inspections (except emissions) of private road cars and trucks. Our rate of accidents caused by mechanical failures is much lower than average, but structural rust on cars less than ~35 years old is almost unheard of here. Safety inspections are needed in the rust belt for sure, but not on the West Coast or in the Southwest.

@boatshaper

6 жыл бұрын

My experience has been that the inspections focus primarily on brakes and lights, then on suspension and steering. Rust, oddly, doesn't seem to be a concern. It's hard to believe some of the junk I've seen rolling on the highway in certain areas.

So many hobbies, so little time... There should be a basic law of nature that the more toys we have, the more time we would have to enjoy them. I love that Luscombe!

Beautiful plane

She’s beautiful, Juan. Obviously lovingly maintained!

Great video Juan,showing you just can't fill her up and go ,go ,go.Maintenance needs to play an important part of any mechanical vehicle ,whether it's an airplane,car,etc.👍✌😎

Love your channel. And the luscombe. But can we get some more V tail footage? Love the V tail.

AGAIN ANOTHER GREAT VIDEO

didnt know ow much you have to strip aircraft for inspection. great video

I would have loved to see a longer video of all the dismantling of the Might "L"

Thanks Juan, VERY airworthy flying machine,😍😊I would like to get up that close to a few of those flying 🛩🛩 the GREAT ALASKAN WILDERNESS to see if they are anything near that particular and airworthy !!! Wonderful update / THANKS FOR THE VIDEO ☺🙂

Unlike a car, the manufacturer of an airplane owns all of the service and air worthiness directives for life. For companies that have gone out of business, you need to be friends with a good DER for repairs. Fabric and dope was industry standard until the 1960's. Not many A&P's ever work on fabric aircraft other than the training schools class.

Love the colour... It's looks like British racing green..

@blancolirio

5 жыл бұрын

Yes!

Comparing your annual to Jerry’s with the Cessna 414, it IS quite a difference.

Great vid Juan! Thanks for sharing! That's an interesting way to check for cylinder leakage. In the automotive world, we just connect shop air to our gauges, and connect them to the cylinder - the gauge will read leakage as a percentage. Anything less than about 10% is acceptable, 5% or less is ideal (typically see that in modern motorcycles). Do you have to have all the work you perform on the aircraft yourself inspected by a certified mechanic every time, or does it depend on the system?

Thanks Juan for showing how you maintain your plane & what was done by a certified inspector during the required annual inspection . Is it expensive to have it done ?

what a sturdy little bird:-) great job---

That is one squared away machine...staying tuned!

Juan, Thanks for your video on your aircraft annual. A couple of questions: What was the logic to make a general aviation aircraft without flaps? I didn't notice a VOR antenna on the vertical stabilizer or the indicator head on the instrument panel. Isn't navigation a pain without any nav aids? Thanks again, Juan! Looking forward to your accurate, no nonsense reports on the Oroville dam progress. Dave

@blancolirio

6 жыл бұрын

No flaps out of simplicity, weight, cost. Dead reckoning navigation, a chart and a watch was the standard before everyone had a GPS on their I pad.. Now navigation is made very easy with 'Foreflight' app on the I pad.

@swarfrat311

6 жыл бұрын

The only thing I don't like about the phrase "dead reckoning" is the "dead" part! :=)

@blancolirio

6 жыл бұрын

...get it wrong...and...

@yoburbrassbar8107

6 жыл бұрын

"Dead" reckoning is a misspelling of the term sea navigators used to find their longitude before the chronometer was perfected. The term was "deduced reckoning" abbreviated in the log as "Ded". Somewhere along the line that "a" crept into the pronunciation. A good navigator maintains a deduced reckoning along with the modern instruments, just in case.

When Steve Fossett crashed the plane he borrowed in the Eastern Sierra Mountains (Sept 7, 2007) did that plane have the Emergency Locator Transmitter that you show in the tail section? They could not locate him for a 13 months. Just looked it up: "There was no signal from the plane's emergency locator transmitter (ELT) designed to be automatically activated in the event of a crash, but it was of an older type notorious for failing to operate after a crash." "the search was the largest, most complex peacetime search for an individual in U.S. history." "On September 29, 2008, a hiker found three crumpled identification cards in the Eastern Sierra Nevada in California about 65 miles (100 km) south (186 degrees) of Fossett's take-off site. The items were confirmed as belonging to Fossett..." "The plane's operating manual says that at an altitude of 13,000 feet (4,000 m) the rate of climb would be 300 feet per minute (about 1.5 m/s). The NTSB report says that "a meteorologist from Salinas provided a numerical simulation of the conditions in the accident area using the WRF-ARW (Advanced Research Weather Research and Forecasting) numerical model. At 0930 [the approximate time of the crash] the model displayed downdrafts in that area of approximately 300 feet per minute." There was no evidence of equipment failure. The report stated that a postmortem examination of the skeletal fragments had been performed under the auspices of the Madera County Sheriff's Department. The cause of death was determined to be multiple traumatic injuries. The ELT was destroyed by the crash." en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Fossett

@sanfranciscobay

6 жыл бұрын

What causes the ELT to turn on when a plane crashes? Is there a G meter inside that senses a sudden impact?

@blancolirio

6 жыл бұрын

Yes, a simple weight switch.

Whenever I hear the word "elevator trim tab" it sadly reminds me of the tragic 2011 crash at the Reno air races.

@williegillie5712

6 жыл бұрын

Brendan Stanford yep I remember that one. Right into a stand and killed the pilot and the people the plane hit

Juan, you're allright!

Must have been somehow a kind a piece of technologies ... Which leads to get how the onboard electronics is ... Yep ... Masterpiece an electronic "stuff" . Must admit, sometimes fresh debriefing how this do that and what kind a guideline is used stand bit useful to keep in mind scale and proportion ... What kind a pressure in thoses tires ? That's a really good point .

Very Nice Luscombe.

Can you use two stroke oil in the fuel to help with wear? Like 70: to 1 or higher To help with fuel washout of the cyl's.

Always interesting, Juan. BTW, the word "Inspection" doesn't appear in the title of this KZread video (above your avatar) -- at least to me. I think you intend it to appear.

@blancolirio

6 жыл бұрын

Pat Kittle good idea!

How much does the engine and its components weigh? How is the engine fastened to the firewall /bulkhead?The supporting structure must be very strong. Does any of this get inspected visually? Excellent video as always.

@blancolirio

6 жыл бұрын

Yep all visual. It's all very light ...about 750 lbs empty weight for the whole aircraft.

@mrmindless

6 жыл бұрын

That's mind-blowingly light, particularly coming from an automotive/ offroad background. The fully dressed front axle for my car is ballpark the same weight as your entire aircraft!

Awesome plane.........

Hi Juan , What do you folks use out there for aluminum polish would like my sonex to shine like James's Er-coup. Enjoy your content.

Juan, I too have a Lang tailwheel on my 1946 J3 Cub. When you said yours was getting a little bit loose would you please explain? Thanks!

Nice video.

does the light weight starter/alt need the firewall "dishpan" or will they fit a standard flat firewall?

Do you recall which video you showed the suspension in? I didn't see it skimming through your "inside look" video from last year's annual. Looks very clever. I've always had an interest in aircraft though no experience, really enjoy these. I guess I've got to be glad Oroville happened, so I get to follow along with that very interesting construction an enjoy your videos! Cheers

@blancolirio

6 жыл бұрын

I'll post a link, thanks for reminding me...

@blancolirio

6 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/n5qCyMmypMmqdZM.html I'll insert this in the vid.

Aren’t them annuals just a blast?

Good video. Nice Luscombe. Curious to learn a little more. Are you an A&P? If not where does the inspector get involved? Looks like you do a good job. Takes some work.

@blancolirio

5 жыл бұрын

Yep A&P.

What about a voice and data recorder? Know they are not required but would still be nice in case of a accident. Would the flight data sensors go on the cables or on the controls?

@blancolirio

6 жыл бұрын

With today's tech. you could do a separate app on your I pad...in fact the 'foreflight ' nav program can record your entire flight and generate a basic profile.

Did you do the inspection yourself?

Is there an STC for the lower windows on the doors? What material did you use? How could I do the same?

I think I could squeeze into a Luscombe but I might not be able to get back out.

Last question. How often is a gascolator drained and the contents inspected?

@blancolirio

6 жыл бұрын

Every flight.

"Safety is number one priority" I heard.

that was neat! i make aircraft parts for a living it was cool to see the innards of the plane. i presume the orange hoses in the front are for cabin ventilation/heat?

@blancolirio

6 жыл бұрын

darthvader4hire yep!

@darthvader4hire

6 жыл бұрын

80 PSI seems low for a gas engine so the octane requirements are low?

That is a nice looking plane...but I have always loved taildraggers. It is more like really flying.

Did you check your door Bulkheads by the landing gearfor cracks

Had a return to gate due to a system failure on a A320 recently on a flight from Long Beach to Oakland. I was a passenger and would appreciate flight deck perspective. PA announcement was "number 2 autopilot test failure during engine start." Maintenance was in and out of the cockpit for about 20 minutes then we were ready to fly. Total delay about an hour. Why would second autopilot test failure lead to a flight abort? I realize "safety" would be the Sunday school answer but am curious how critical is the second autopilot to aircraft operation. Thank you for your professional explanation.

@blancolirio

6 жыл бұрын

Required for autolanding in the event the weather goes down to minimums. Also, the captain can make the final call, even if the book says it's OK to go.

Does your Luscombe have a personal name?

@garyreed2206

6 жыл бұрын

He calls it "The Mighty Luscombe".

Good morning Juan Very nice looking Luscombe. My dad soloed one of these before WWII at Santa Monica. If I may. The oil pressure transducer should not be mounted directly to the engine. My recommended mounting for the unit is to mount it to the fire wall or engine mount, then run a flex hose from the engine to the transducer. This keeps the engine vibration from shaking the transducer and cracking the pipe threads and causing an oil leak. Also there is a reduced flow fitting to put in the case to minimize the oil flow to the gage in case of leak in the interconnect hose, or a leak in the transducer. Thanks for all you videos. Love the camping with the family Martin

Look forward to co-pilot Pete Browne to help. thank you, Juan.

Does your Luscombe have a "black box" flight data recorder or only the emergency beacon?

@blancolirio

6 жыл бұрын

Just ELT.

I like those felt cowl seals.