I was lucky to grow up in the business. My dad was a Cessna and Piper dealer. My dad could fly anything... when he stopped flying in his 70s due to health reasons he had over 20k hours. He had every rating except Airline Transport. During the summer I flew back and forth from our North Idaho lake cabin in a Grumman Widgeon. Great aircraft. The only time I was scared was when we flew to the cabin in the winter to see how much snow was on the roof. We parked on the beach landing mats like always, checked the cabin and took off to fly home. The temperature was in the low teens. Our landing at Felts Field in Spokane Washington was going to be perfect until we touched down and the plane pitched forward.... of course my dad right hand was on the throttles and he firewalled it and took off... my dad's head mechanic was also a pilot and was sitting right seat. Both men were shocked... after much discussion the figured out that the wheels had froze up from parking on the beach and would not roll.... so my dad came in and kind of bounced the Widgeon a couple times and made a go around. We could see the wheels turning now....whew!! We Landed without incident and that was that. Lesson learned... no damage done...we had that plane for years until my dad got his Rotor Wing rating and then we flew a Jet Ranger to the cabin...He sold the Widgeon and it went to Alaska. Hope it's still flying😎
@stranraerwal
2 жыл бұрын
what a lucky kid to have such wealthy parents who love and can afford such a beautiful flying boat.
@lawrencestanley8989
7 ай бұрын
And if it wasn't for politicians and the Alexander Hamilton style of government that we find ourselves currently under, maybe everyone could have the funds for this sort of thing!
@LuciFeric137
3 жыл бұрын
When i worked for Rocky mountain helicopters we had a Widgeon. Those crazy guys used to fly into lakes to fish from it. They even tried to water ski behind it. A careless FBO lineman tore the rear tie down hook out of it trying to move it. Fascinating watching our A and P mechanics rebuild the rear of the fuselage with sheets of aluminum, a brake, and rivets. It was still water tight when they were done.
@jerrygonsoulin2844
3 жыл бұрын
I’m so .impressed with both airplanes and their pilots. Owned one myself a few years back N92L. McDermont conversion with the Contenintals.
@ysrman
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Gerry, 92L came through gainesville a few months ago I’m pretty sure
@JoeGator23
2 жыл бұрын
@@ysrman Gainesville, Florida? Small world... that where I am watching this video from right now. Cheers!
@rolfbreitinger2764
3 жыл бұрын
Das ist der Traum eines jeden Wasser-Modell-Flieger . Einfach super ! Rolf Breitinger
@mattharte7334
4 жыл бұрын
Great video. Love your Grumman Widgeon, both of them!
@wfp9378
3 жыл бұрын
You are blessed :-) Your kids must have so much fun with you and your bird!
@av8tore71
2 жыл бұрын
When I was going through A&P school at RVC in KRFD this is the engine we learned on the GO480 then we bolted them into old Beech twin Bonanza's 1949's and 1952's for runups and we disassemble and reassembled the engines during the Powerplant portion of the AVM program. Best time I had, now I just got my IA endorsement which is real awesome and now
@antonioirineudemoura991
2 жыл бұрын
Não sou fã de aeromodelos mas, anfíbios clássicos... Meu Deus ! 👏👏👏
@steveturner3999
2 жыл бұрын
Absolutely beautiful plane. Beautiful family too. Sooo jealous here!
@ysrman
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Steve!
@edspencer7121
3 жыл бұрын
Well executed! What wonderful day those children had! Beautiful looking Widgeon, both of them.
@gilesburrett3844
2 жыл бұрын
That was perfect world memories never forgotten pulled a heart string the togetherness was amazing I like the planes I'd live in one it would be cool thanks for sharing 👍 😀
@wn6904k
4 жыл бұрын
Great video of both planes and that trip is something the kids will remember forever !!!!!!
@edwardupton6129
3 жыл бұрын
I was a passenger aboard this plane flying to Great Barrier from Auckland I loved the excitement. I think they had planes there with static pitch and the more variable pitched planes So much fun !
@fr-tigerfangs7039
3 жыл бұрын
Some people are having a rough day, hey?? While some are sweating their a** off behind a desk doing a job they don't quite understand the value of, others are embracing the Wild onboard a beautiful Widgeon on a sunny May afternoon... Enjoy!! And thanks for posting this beautiful video!
@ericbullock3188
3 жыл бұрын
my dad had one back in the 60's beautiful plane.
@tappan48
2 жыл бұрын
What a beautiful aircraft! I flew in one courtesy Catalina Airlines.
@jjaylad
3 жыл бұрын
What a great video. I'm just a Flight Simulator guy and a version was just released for FS2020. Good enough for me with a VR headset. Hope you do more. Your aircraft is beautiful. Really like the way you encased the starters etc. I'll bet someone learned that would be a good idea ...the hard way. Like someone else said ...your son is blessed to have the life you are giving him. Enjoy!
@arnoldsaurin6931
3 жыл бұрын
My dad flew us around in our Lake Amphibian, but that is one lucky kid.
@johnneedy3164
3 жыл бұрын
A life the children will not ever forget, I know my dad flew also, but he had Luscomb, 🤫that I flew also as a kid
@lloydprince4897
3 жыл бұрын
Great way to spend the day, Good job Sir. Keep making memories. You have beautiful children.
@hotttt28
Жыл бұрын
One sweet duck
@av8tore71
2 жыл бұрын
This is one expensive outing to fly RC and being a pilot and A&P IA myself.......I LOVE IT!!!!!
@docjeffry
9 ай бұрын
What a beauty!
@umami0247
2 жыл бұрын
You are blessed to have one of the best amphibious planes made as far as I'm concerned and this is a beautiful plane. Great kids too. Hope you have many years with this plane safe flying.
@LangkawiChannel
3 жыл бұрын
Beautiful. Always wondered if such seaplane operations would work in Langkawi. We're a cluster of 99 islands in the NorthWest of Malaysia. Maybe we can start with Seaplane RC :)
@donc9751
3 жыл бұрын
What great memories you will all have!!! Great video, I love your plane!!!
@georgevantuyl5837
2 жыл бұрын
Fantastic eye candy
@marinegunny826
2 жыл бұрын
Dad's like, if you ever try flying my plane like that, you're grounded for life!😂
@rce-motion7665
2 жыл бұрын
Really funny - great flying both with the real one and the model!
@libertycan6959
2 жыл бұрын
Beautiful bird
@rafiahmed1574
3 жыл бұрын
Every Dad must make his children enjoy... good going 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻
@joejoe2928
3 жыл бұрын
Great VIDS .
@gustavoheberle6265
2 жыл бұрын
Now that was something cool ! Couldn’t be a better day !
@Aikaramba12
3 жыл бұрын
Wow! Amazing.. my dream life
@groggysword33
3 жыл бұрын
Such poor fathership... The kid gets a widgeon, and the dad just HAS to one up him. 🙄 Jk. Awesome video! I’m looking at getting a gweduck someday.
@tigerpilotchris3229
3 жыл бұрын
Great plane. Looks like a lot of fun for all of the family 👍
@cbus3353
3 жыл бұрын
Kid has some skills!
@espr7564
2 жыл бұрын
Awesome vid, beautiful planes 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
@abdellahboulhouda2167
2 жыл бұрын
You are a great father may god bless you all and every humain in the earth
@simontillman3463
2 жыл бұрын
Inside that model widgeon there are little people with an even smaller widgeon looking for a lake to fly their model widgeon and so on into infinity.....
@pumarolz
2 жыл бұрын
Wholesome video liked and subscribed , please more content, what a beautiful plane
@reckemroysrc3764
2 жыл бұрын
Need to paint the rc same scheme as the full scale. 👍👍😎👊🤟😆
@jackwest3282
Жыл бұрын
reminds me of the plane from the cartoon Tale Spin.
@pilotmiami1
Жыл бұрын
Bravo.perfect
@davidcarpi8721
2 жыл бұрын
This just made me smile!
@ahmadtheaviationlover1937
3 жыл бұрын
That sound is awesome
@Ebbrush3
2 жыл бұрын
nice toy ......the blue ones ok also
@highace10
2 жыл бұрын
Living the dream
@michaelcoghlan9124
Жыл бұрын
Nice,thanks.
@larrycarmody8325
3 жыл бұрын
Check the elevator cable over the pulley in the rear end of the plane, mine was corroded & it broke on take off out at Ft Jefferson, NM, the plane sank in 8 ft of water, the 100 hr inspection missed it.
@zedfourme5085
3 жыл бұрын
And you survived. Yikes.
@donc9751
3 жыл бұрын
Wow, that must have been one wild wooly experience! Nice of you to pass on what you learned about the sad, hard way! What a shame your beautiful plane ended up like that! I never knew about these planes but I sure was impressed with the power this beauty had, it's a beautiful plane and looks like it has great versatility! I'm glad you survived!
@EnterpriseXI
3 жыл бұрын
That's really cool. Fly a big scale airplane so u can fly a small scale airplane.
@jackmehoffer1037
2 жыл бұрын
Nice, that kid can fly!
@robertkbrooks951
3 жыл бұрын
Nothing beats a Flying Boat. I fly a LAKE LA-4-200 here in Beaufort SC and love it. I will have to see if I can get my Flite Test G-44 Widgeon into the back seat. Otherwise You have a Very Nice Aircraft. A1.
@ysrman
3 жыл бұрын
We stopped in Beaufort for fuel on the way back from maine at 10:30pm . Glad they had self serve
@robertkbrooks951
3 жыл бұрын
@@ysrman Good Sunday Afternoon Sir. I'm glad that you liked KARW. I keep N32DQ in Hanger 501 The next time you come here ask if they have seen Captain Morgan. Was my career for 26 years. retired from the Job 4 years ago. Even 32DQ has my emblem on the nacelle. Arrgh!. please feel free to check out my KZitem and subscribe. RjMorganB2. I hope you and the family have a great 4th of July.
@elcoraqui
3 жыл бұрын
Nice fly.. My kid love this videos!
@daveblevins3322
2 жыл бұрын
Excellent 👌🇺🇸
@MrTheXyo
2 жыл бұрын
living life !
@terryboehler5752
2 жыл бұрын
Felt like the '50's
@terryboehler5752
2 жыл бұрын
Intelligent family. Kids will grow up with substantive knowledge. Concrete learning experiences. Reminds me when I was that boys age, my Dad landed out in front of our cabin with a Piaggio Royal Gull. He flew for Standard Oil. The '50's and '60's were my wonderland. Couldn't have been more fantastic. So many adventures for a kid, and combined with books like Tom Swift and his Ultrasonic Cycloplane, the cerebral stimulation was nonstop.
@kmg501
Жыл бұрын
I wonder what the power to weight ratio difference is between the real thing and the RC.
@ysrman
Жыл бұрын
With the nitrous option they are about the same
@ConvairDart106
2 жыл бұрын
Your daughter convinced me. Subscribed!
@ysrman
2 жыл бұрын
Lol she is a nut! Thanks for watching
@BadenAirTraffic
3 жыл бұрын
best way to relax your life 👍
@FatGuyFliesRC
3 жыл бұрын
carefull she will tipstallif you lànd heŕ to slow. lànď her like a warbird. love the full sizedonè. i subded.
@KilchevSky
3 жыл бұрын
Great flying of both! Besides, how do you check the safety of your aircraft? Material fatigue etc.?
@vlachyna
Жыл бұрын
To je život!
@jamesbertoni2531
3 жыл бұрын
What lake is that? Lake looks very nice
@professionalnomad
2 жыл бұрын
So fun! Are those drink holders built in for lake picnics like this? (04:28)
@user-pm8vm4iu9p
3 жыл бұрын
Хотелось бы и мне полетать на таком самолёте. Привет из Сибири))
@jamesstephenpeyton3305
2 жыл бұрын
What fun.
@wildchildescribano7875
3 жыл бұрын
Nice!!!!!! Guys
@Zephairein
2 жыл бұрын
If I got that id instantly want to paint it to look like Blue from Tailspins plane
@mrod7692
2 жыл бұрын
It doesn't get any cooler than that.
@Robert-ff9wf
3 жыл бұрын
Must be nice!
@wildchildescribano7875
3 жыл бұрын
Will you be making more videos
@deck614
3 жыл бұрын
I want one - non-repressible need :D
@ysrman
3 жыл бұрын
store.flitetest.com/flite-test/b2568
@hotttt28
Жыл бұрын
Opps Goose
@av8tore71
2 жыл бұрын
Be so awesome if Josh and the guys seen this!!
@ysrman
2 жыл бұрын
I sent it to them but didn’t hear back!
@user-nj5hx9yl3s
2 жыл бұрын
Rich is good
@briansilcox5720
3 жыл бұрын
Do you know, was Bruce Roger a former owner of your Widgeon?
@ysrman
3 жыл бұрын
I don’t recall that name being in the history. There are about 40 of these still flying today
@ReuelRukDeeRQuino
3 жыл бұрын
Hey bro i have a question did you buy your own Reciver and transmiter? bro please.. answer me
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