Cool vid, I can't wait to see you fly your first Warbird! :)
@FlightChops
9 жыл бұрын
***** I'm definitely working toward getting into warbird flying!
@bennettt4404
9 жыл бұрын
During my private pilot training I had the opportunity to fly a citabria. In addition to seeking a tailwheel endorsement, I wanted to get some upset recovery time. I was about 14 hours in, and flew from the back for the first flight. Ended up doing some spins, loops and rolls from the back. After that initial flight I switched to the front. It definitely is a different experience. I have since learned several aerobatic maneuvers, and have flown 60+ spins. I have to say flying a tailwheel was probably the best thing I ever did. I feel it made me a much better pilot. Thanks for all of these videos, can't tell you how much I enjoy them!
@FlightChops
9 жыл бұрын
Bennett Tindle Awesome thanks for the friendly feedback!
@allanvitali5913
9 жыл бұрын
Taildragger is a perfect compliment for the doldrums of IFR study, pure VFR joy! Definitely helping to sharpen my skills during my CPL time building. After ONE lesson I have serious respect for what it takes to fly tailwheel, my first 100 hours in Cessna's seems so pedestrian now. Keep up the great work Steve. We're so lucky to have these experiences in the first place; glad that you share them in a well organized format with good commentary!
@FlightChops
9 жыл бұрын
allan vitali Thanks! and I am happy to share!
@schnitzelmopi
9 жыл бұрын
Dennis is such a chill, low-key dude (from what I gathered from the videos). It is really awesome he made that comment near the end. That is really awesome. I'm stoked for you and I look forward to all of your future videos!
@FlightChops
9 жыл бұрын
Josh Fisher Thanks Josh! Yeah - I smiled for hours after that flight - my face hurt that evening :)
@TheBobiqu
9 жыл бұрын
I recently flew 33 hours in a cub crafters sport cub across the country. I was flying with my old instructor and split the front seat with him. When I was flying in back with no instruments or trim I would use the gps altitude on my iPad to make sure I was flying level as well as looking out the side at the angle the wings made with the horizon. Being able to judge the attitude of the plane off the wing angle is a good skill. I did have electric trim as well so I could ask for three clicks of trim and know what I was getting. Those are my two tips for backseat flying
@FlightChops
9 жыл бұрын
John Hawley I ned to check out one of these cub crafters cubs! electric trim? damn! :)
@russellowen4897
9 жыл бұрын
First, Awesome production quality. Your attention to detail ( including audio ) makes for a rich experience. After 40 years absence I re-learned to fly in a 1947 J3 in Southern Ohio. My instructor did not allow looking at any instruments except altitude and if he caught me trying to take a peek at airspeed he'd put a palm over it. Back seat only. No ball, no flaps, no radio. Oh: and no view forward. The goal of this kind of instruction is to make one a safe, primitive pilot. And it works. I soloed with, basically, nothing but an altimeter and didn't really need it beyond approaching safely at pattern altitude. Understanding the energy you have in the bank, living without flaps, flying the wing, knowing you're safe without a radio...I think these things make you a good pilot. For your viewers who want your experience, but would like to be able to reach all the controls from the back seat, I'd suggest a few hours in a J-3. Thanks again for a good video.
@FlightChops
9 жыл бұрын
Russell Owen Thanks for your insight Russel.
@stephenchadwell5748
4 жыл бұрын
I always enjoy your videos Steve, I can relate to you because I'm a low time Private Pilot that had life get in the way of my flying. Now after 30 years I'm getting back into flying first I got me Medical and then some recurrentancy training and then the good old Biannual Flight Review. Now I'm current and working on my tailwheel endorsement I'm having great fun learning again. Keep up the great work.
@Norfilas
9 жыл бұрын
2 years! Still enjoying it! awesome flight! great job!
@glenn_cheatham
9 жыл бұрын
I've only been in a tail dragger once. A Super Cub in fact. First time in one and I was in the back seat. With out knowing that it was my first taildragger flight he let me do the flying the majority of the flight. After shutting down I told him it was my first time flying a taildragger. He was shocked and said I was doing excellent for first time. :) Thanks for sharing your exprerience wit hus! :D
@GamePlayWithNolan
8 жыл бұрын
+GWJC97 lol
@billfernandez4199
9 жыл бұрын
Awesome video and I know that feeling when a mentor says that I smiled for hours....
@StarsOverStripes
9 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your wonderful job with Flight Chops. I always enjoy watching your videos and they provide great insight and motivation to continually learn. They are very entertaining and very well made. I've been inspired by you to take up a tail wheel lesson in which I will hopefully complete this weekend. Unfortunately I don't get the chance to fly a lot these days but I thoroughly enjoy and love every minute of it. Thanks for what you do. Congrats on the two years!
@FlightChops
9 жыл бұрын
Andrew Wolanik Thanks - I'm happy to share and appreciate the feed back - it is very rewarding to hear the effort is worth it.
@InTheLeftSeat
9 жыл бұрын
Happy Anniversary Steve! Best videos on KZitem!!
@FlightChops
9 жыл бұрын
Michelle H Thanks Michelle! how you doin'? We need to catch up! Shoot me an email when you have some time!
@RussKnize
9 жыл бұрын
Love that moment you had with your CFI. Hope I can find someone as laid back as Dennis.
@FlightChops
9 жыл бұрын
Russ Knize Thanks Russ, and yes, I'm lucky to train with Dennis!
@130loadmaster
9 жыл бұрын
Not often you hear an instructor say "less right rudder". Well done Steve!
@FlightChops
9 жыл бұрын
Greg Foulks Thanks Greg!
@sturvinmurvin9408
9 жыл бұрын
Awesome, great surprise tonight! Definitely some good training. Dennis seems to be a great instructor. Weeee!
@charlesa.8376
9 жыл бұрын
Happy birthday to the FlightChops universe!
@FlightChops
9 жыл бұрын
Charles Atkinson "the Flight Chops universe" - I love it - and it's true - I have an awesome team that helps make the videos - and an amazing community that supports the project!
@zachmulligan11
9 жыл бұрын
Happy 2 years! Thanks for all the great videos.
@FlightChops
9 жыл бұрын
Zach Mulligan Thanks Zach!
@ctrcflyin2011
9 жыл бұрын
Fantastic video!! I soloed in a Citabria at age 16. Flew for many years. I had a lot of time from the rear seat when my dad was doing the flying, so I got that perspective, and YES it is weird.
@ev3rlastingfaith
9 жыл бұрын
From the moment I saw your first video flying the Boeing Stearman I wondered if you might ever get checked out in it. You're getting closer to it - and thats one of the benefits of tailwheel endoresement: opens up the chance to fly some cool airplanes. Great job (PS i have the opposite "problem": I've never flown the J3 Cub from the front seat so when my 6 foot 5 inches friend went flying he stuffed himself in the front seat!! Ha-ha). Thanks again fir yet anither very giod video.
@astrogirl1usa
8 жыл бұрын
What an accomplishment! You had a great mentor, too.
@FlightChops
8 жыл бұрын
+Astrogirl1usa Thanks! and agreed - Dennis is fairly awesome :)
@cencalmatt
9 жыл бұрын
Cool vid. Nice to see the difference in seating positions. And it makes sense about getting jarred around from yaw in the back seat vs being closer to cg
@AlexFeldstein
9 жыл бұрын
Very nice Steve. I fly back seat in a friend's Super Cub sometimes, always doing aerial photography so we keep the door open often (noisy). I am not tailwheel-rated so no takeoff and landing, but I have flown it from the back when he does photography, and can attest to the difficulty of flying it from the back when you can't see instruments. Love the editing on this one. Good job!
@FlightChops
9 жыл бұрын
Alex Feldstein Thanks Alex!
@MrJDP1974
9 жыл бұрын
As you work your way to the hotter warbirds, backseat time in a T-6 is the best advanced prep you can get. If you can handle a T-6 from the back seat, you can transition into a 51 or similar speed and config with relative ease.
@FlightChops
9 жыл бұрын
MrJDP1974 That's my goal :)
@ryanedwards6878
9 жыл бұрын
Great video Steve, always enjoy watching your videos. and also i feel really lucky for winning the competition for June awesome.
@FlightChops
9 жыл бұрын
StealthAvengerX Congrats! We're just back from the mountain flying trip - keep in touch and let me know when you get the stuff - I think it is being shipped from multiple sources :P
@AV8R_1
4 жыл бұрын
Steve. I flew with several iPads including the mini, and found that for me an iPhone with ForeFlight actually works really well in a cramped cockpit. We all love big screens, but they sometimes block too much to be the best option. It’s a compromise to use a phone, but it works.
@luer0211
9 жыл бұрын
Great video once again Steve! Flying the cub from the back is definitely something I'd like to try! Can imagine it requires more "feel-based-flying" as you don't have the instruments to cross-check. Thanks for the video!
@DavidTwibell
9 жыл бұрын
Neat video! Congrats on the 20 hours in the tail wheel!! Cant wait to get in a Champ or a J3 someday here. Thanks for all the great videos.
@FlightChops
9 жыл бұрын
David Twibell Thanks! I'm actually over 40 hours tail wheel now - I shot that flight last fall - finally got the time to edit it :)
@7demo7review
9 жыл бұрын
Love this channel! Makes me want to learn flying! I have to stick to rc for now!
@RcFlyer49
9 жыл бұрын
You're awesome. I mean it. Keep up the utterly super nice, ultra-inspiring work.
@FlightChops
9 жыл бұрын
PiperCub49 Right on! thanks!
@Cpsvids
9 жыл бұрын
Steve.. Another good one! 2 Years! Where the .... Did they go? Looking forward to seeing on Sunday. CP
@sheffair1
9 жыл бұрын
Again, another fantastic video - well done.
@bremms1
9 жыл бұрын
Just what it was like in the back of the 7AC Champ. It was pretty hard to taxi. More like a passenger in the sense that I wasn't comfortable doing any takeoffs let alone landings. My friend John is going to put me in the front next ride. Your instructor seemed very proud of you.
@jasonbarnhart8056
9 жыл бұрын
Awesome! I wish I could do this... Love the videos please continue them!
@FlightChops
9 жыл бұрын
jason barnhart Thanks! and for sure - we plan to keep makin' the videos as long as we can!
@weatherandsky
9 жыл бұрын
Dennis bumping cameras? LOL! Not surprising :) this happens to me almost every single flight with him. One video was almost useless cause it was pointed towards the floor. Anyways, great video!!! I loved watching your progress... very inspiring and It's nice to see that being an instructor has some really nice high points. BTW good point to note about suction cups mounted in the sun. Never thought it could create that kind of damage. Oh and congrats on completing the training!! I know it happened a while back.
@FlightChops
9 жыл бұрын
weatherandsky Thanks Kerry! And I can't imagine squeezing in beside Dennis in a 152 :P You're a little lady and I bet it is still tight :P
@weatherandsky
9 жыл бұрын
***** LOL!! It's surprisingly not too bad and D is a good sport about it! :)
@Windtee
9 жыл бұрын
Excellent heads-up on being careful NOT to cause damage to the windows when mounting stuff. I assume most don't even consider this! That panel will be expensive to replace.
@SVELFARO
9 жыл бұрын
Gratz on 2nd year time "FLYS" when your having fun.
@MichaelCarrPilot
9 жыл бұрын
Another great production Steve. As for the head mount, I would suggest getting the extra battery pack. I have found using the pack and attaching directly to the headmount give it a good angle. Also, you don't have to frame the view each time since it will always be the same position each time.
@FlightChops
9 жыл бұрын
Michael Carr Thanks Micheal. I find at the best of times, the forehead cam is just moving too much... I think my plan with warbirds is going to be to use the chest mount to get panel and control inputs. There are limited places to put the cameras in those cockpits.
@WORRO
9 жыл бұрын
CHOPS! Love it brother, Thumbs up!~~John
@Goekeli
9 жыл бұрын
Great job Steve!
@sailhavasu
9 жыл бұрын
PS..... that begining music is a crack up.... HAHAHA
@augmentedrealities
9 жыл бұрын
Excellent as usual. Thanks for sharing :)
@FlightChops
9 жыл бұрын
AugmentedRealities Glad you enjoyed it once again - I appreciate the positive feedback!
@TheMeslava
9 жыл бұрын
That plane seems very forgiving, it's pretty awesome. I wish I could fly one.
@michaelogden5958
9 жыл бұрын
Very cool. Thanks for sharing!
@NZ255
9 жыл бұрын
Dennis is a cool guy
@caboosesteve
9 жыл бұрын
Great Video. Like Dennis said, if you have an opportunity, get a flight in a J-3 Cub. I fly an L-4 (military J-3) and it weird flying from the front for me. Soloing from the rear is an experience I wish more pilots could have. It naturally helps your stick and rudder skills and gives you a better feel of the plane and the surroundings in my opinion. - Steve
@sailhavasu
9 жыл бұрын
SuWEEEEEET Nice job Steve! Loved the video...and hey... Living here in AZ where the temps hit 120 plus...I never thought about the suction cup issue with the windshield WOW! Great tip. Thank you,,,,you probably just saved me a Cherokee windshield!!! No one ever clued me into that and I just started using some suction cup mounts. Congrats on 2 years ...your videos are awesome dude. Now....get to work on another one!!! :-) Sean
@FlightChops
9 жыл бұрын
Sean Mulligan Thanks Sean! And yeah, I was kinda blown away by that damaged windshield.
@PilotJimmyJ
9 жыл бұрын
Pretty cool. I fly the J-3 so its hard to see the instruments with a passenger, and you can't see at all forward during taxi. You get used to it but the first few times its pretty intimidating, especially when you are landing.
@Paughco
9 жыл бұрын
OK - as a pilot of the A2A J-3, all I have to worry about is trying to see around Heidi, the virtual passenger. Meanwhile, thank you for another great presentation from the real world of flying!
@thehoeser
9 жыл бұрын
I actually just started doing tailwheel conversion and chipmunk training for new pilots at the CH2A. Finished with my first student a few weeks ago. Flying from the back seat of the chippy is similar to this. The visibility is pretty much as bad as it gets... but at least I have instruments.
@FlightChops
9 жыл бұрын
David Carrick Awesome that you can do the training now! I'm torn though, as I really wanna fly with Ron simply to experience, and capture even a small bit of his legacy - It is so awesome that he is still rocking as a chief pilot into his 80's!
@hunterxbox11
9 жыл бұрын
big fan of your videos, good content, im from Ontario also
@FlightChops
9 жыл бұрын
hunterxbox11 Awesome. Where are you based?
@hunterxbox11
9 жыл бұрын
Port dover Ontario right off lake erie, you know it?
@FlightChops
9 жыл бұрын
hunterxbox11 For sure! That's a great area!
@flyingfiddler90q
9 жыл бұрын
I grew up riding around in the back of a Citabria with my dad, so I'm pretty used to it, but yeah it's different alright.
@stevecamden3072
9 жыл бұрын
Lets turn that approach end into some firewood :) looks tight at least on video...Congrats on finishing
@FlightChops
9 жыл бұрын
Steve Camden Haha - yeah, its not as tight as it looks, and if you wanna stay above the trees, you can land long and still have lots of runway.
@brandonb86
5 жыл бұрын
Dennis is like the Tom Petty of aviation, awesome!!!
@Cherokee140Pilot
9 жыл бұрын
Enjoyed that! It's definitely about learning how to feel the air and the airplane, isn't it? Great video work, too. -joe
@FlightChops
9 жыл бұрын
El Piloto Thanks Joe!
@darrenlove2625
9 жыл бұрын
Oh. The trees....so close. At least it looked close in the video. How far do you figure you were from them? Congrats on 2 years
@FlightChops
9 жыл бұрын
Darren Love Thanks! And yeah the trees looked closer than they were. Dennis wasn't worried, he just wanted to point it out to be sure I was on top of it. And the wind was coming from that side so I wasn't worried about being blown into them.
@zackcannon2985
8 жыл бұрын
Did you say you were departing burlington in the beginning of the video? As in Burlington, North Carolina? If so, I would love to meet you one day and share stories at the field!
@gerryortiz7276
5 жыл бұрын
Saw that Hawkeye Subie!
@DJSONICMUSIC
9 жыл бұрын
Why didnt you become an airline pilot? Congrats for your two years, keep up the good work! :)
@FlightChops
9 жыл бұрын
Timotheus Timster Haha - thanks! I love flying as a hobby, I don;t think I have it in me to do it as a job - Even if I could get though all that complex training for the ratings, I don't have the discipline that airline pilots have to meet the schedule! Props to those men and women!
@18ipi
9 жыл бұрын
Still planning to go back to gliding or becoming a tow plane pilot? As a glider pilot myself, it would be really interesting! :-)
@FlightChops
9 жыл бұрын
18ipi For sure! I'm actually going to be covering some mountain soaring next week in California! Watch for that video soon!
@Mirandorl
9 жыл бұрын
Now do it blindfolded ... and WITH YOUR TEETH :D
@benediktgaming3068
5 жыл бұрын
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@benediktgaming3068
5 жыл бұрын
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@N221BP
9 жыл бұрын
Every time I see that Super Cub interior, I wonder, where did the wing spar go?
@FlightChops
9 жыл бұрын
N221BP Me too - it's weird to think about it... but they are tough planes apparently...
@mrpielover615
9 жыл бұрын
Does the back seat have a throttle just nothing else? Besides ignition switch gauges and mixture and carb heat
@FlightChops
9 жыл бұрын
***** the following are not in the back: mags, mixture, fuel selector, flaps, carb heat, radio tuning (but you do have e PTT button). and of course, no instruments. What you DO have in the back is a stick, throttle, rudder pedals, brakes, and you can reach the trim.
@Braeden123698745
7 жыл бұрын
Why is the pilot seat usually in the back anyway?
@FlightChops
7 жыл бұрын
I believe it had to do with weight and balance as related to where the fuel tank is. J3 cub is the same.
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