EPIC SOLO Cross-Country Flight in a Waco YMF-5

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EPIC SOLO Cross-Country Flight in a Waco YMF-5

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4 жыл бұрын

Finally! Here's Part 3 of the EPIC Cross-Country Flight of the Waco YMF-5 from Casa Grande, Arizona to its new home at Fantasy of Flight in Orlampa, Florida. It's been a long time coming, but after weeks and weeks of epic edit sessions, befitting the project . . . many, many hours of tweaking footage, adding maps, adding photos and doing layered voice-overs . . . it's finally here! We think the effort was more than worth it, as we have produced not only an engrossing flight adventure of the Waco across America, but I think we have also reemphasized and reinforced the basic tenets of my "BRAND" in the content of this video . . .
For those of you that don’t yet comprehend what I am trying to do with Fantasy of Flight, you’ll get a taste of it at the ending. Fantasy of Flight is NOT about airplanes, it’s about flight of the Human Spirit, where we will use airplanes, and great stories of aviation, to tell timeless stories of the Human Experience!
Hope you enjoy the video.
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@Grossman2868 4 жыл бұрын

I think we all who are viewing this series are the people who would have come out to see the plane and pilot. Great job Kermit, loved every minute of it!

@Patrick_B687-3 3 жыл бұрын

Strange no one came out to greet you, and sad how things change. I’m 52 and to this day, I still want a window seat on any plane like I’m still a kid. I’ve watched a ton of your videos, but this is easily one of my top favorites. I enjoyed taking this trip with you so much.

@Curiosity-NZ 4 жыл бұрын

Kermit is very qualified in visual IFR (I Follow Roads). Safest form of IFR to be had. An excellent series, Kermit.

@mikeshealey2960 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for taking me with you … what great fun! Stay safe😊 43:45

@The_Real_Indiana_Joe 3 жыл бұрын

Kermit you are living a lot of our dreams. Thanks for sharing!!!

@geraldschaerig1768 4 жыл бұрын

Best video of the 3 Love it thanks Kermit for taking us on your trip

@tinlizzie37 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Mr. Weeks, Love your videos, and watch them whenever I can. Sure like the older aircraft you have. I never had the chance to fly a Waco, but a year after I got my ticket to fly, three of us bought an old Stearman, in 1965. My first tail-dragger I learned to fly. My Stearman wasn't as fast as the Waco, since the Stearman was much larger. We burned about 11 gal/hr. Your cross-country reminds me of the times we used to take the Stearman for a tour of the State(Ohio). I have yet to find anything more peaceful than to be flying in an open cock-pit, with the prop blast hitting you right in the face. I'm too old to fly now, but I still have the memories! Stay safe.....Bob

@artd. 3 жыл бұрын

A most excellent adventure, Thanks Mr. Kermit :-)

@darylpickett2580 4 жыл бұрын

Got checked out in a Cessna 206 at Crestview airport back in 1974. Then a day or so later took the 206 along with 5 other folks and cross country to Kissimmee Fl and spent the day at Walt Disney World, On the way back to Crestview we stopped at Deland, Fl stayed the night and then on Sunday flew back to Crestview. Did my first night time landing during the flight down to Kissimmee. A great time.

@russellharris5072 4 жыл бұрын

Very pleased to see you were packin' silk Kermit and a backup chart..........................

@jonnybeck6723 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Kermie... That was really great! I am SO glad I clicked! cheers

@pwrplnt1975 2 жыл бұрын

I can't imagine being at an airport and not coming out to check out the aircraft! I don't care if it's a Cessna 150, I'm still coming out to meet and greet. People have their heads buried in phones or laptops and not enjoying the wonderful things life has to offer and it's a shame!!

@hawkeye681 Жыл бұрын

Ohhhh man,,,, WHAT A TREAT TO WATCH!! Your flight brought up sooo many memories of my aviation career! I drove I-10 from Tucson to my home in Louisiana way back in 1984 after completing my first tour in the Navy in San Diego as a jet mech all of 20 years old. Spent the night in Ft. Stockton. Then u got gas at St Landry airport which is one of the places I flew into when I was flying 172’s from my home in Lafayette. Then you flew right through my training areas at P’cola when I was a Student Naval Aviator in the later 80’s. I hope one day I get to do this after I retire from flying professionally. Such a joy to watch you having a ball in this beautiful machine. And I completely agree about this new world…. All the shades go down EXCEPT MINE!!! I still Love to watch the wing and all it’s devices working as we climb out and then come into land. Pretty depressing to see no one interested in things like this, or any curiosity at the wonder of flight. It’s all just iPads n iPhones and people glued to their screens. Great Job Kermit, hope to meet u someday. Greying Aviator.

@lon602 4 жыл бұрын

Pinal ("Pa-nel"), AZ native here. We're going to miss seein the Waco flyin over Sedona!

@jenniferwhitewolf3784 4 жыл бұрын

This is real good old fashioned flying! 1930s era IFR.... ( I Follow Roads ) Magnificent views.. I love seeing the geology.

@DBartWest 4 жыл бұрын

So true ... it is not about getting anywhere, it's about the journey. You made this journey very enjoyable. Great travelog. Enjoy.

@haraldweltzin5117 4 жыл бұрын

Flew along I10 from Tuscon to Ft. HUACHUCA in a commercial plane at night which flew so low that I could see t hose peaks in the moon light above the plane and the headlights on Highway 10 bothered me as a passenger. This was back in 1970. Enjoy seeing the scenery in daylight and uptodate.

@peterthorpe7986 4 жыл бұрын

Mr. weeks, I am a armchair pilot . I live in southeastern PA. I watched parts 1 and 2 at least 3 times, will watch part 3 over and over. The cross-country flight home was worth the wait, simply awesome. What a beautiful airplane! stay safe and healthy.

@gregvonruden464 4 жыл бұрын

i was a lineboy at 17 , got free flying lessons in slack time from a couple former cropdusters. the airport operator had a van anyone could use...the keys were in in. you are right , times have changed

@ernestguzman2108 Жыл бұрын

i glad i went with you, what a fantastic trip. god bless

@drummer42050 4 жыл бұрын

nice flyin with ya Kermit....thanks for the WACO ride !!!

@angelreading5098 4 жыл бұрын

Well Kermit you sure have got yourself a reliable old red biplane with a big round engine,enjoyed every second of this video and loved all of those little out in the sticks aerodromes,you passed by Lakeland where my father learned to fly with the U.S.Army Air Corps in PT-17 Kaydets on the famous Arnold scheme,he used to mention the crocodiles in the Everglades too ! look forward to following the restoration and re-fabric of your lovely Waco YMF-5 she really is a beauty,thank you.

@keithnichols7926 Ай бұрын

Really enjoyable flight. I've been watching youngsters fly twin-engine jets that shoot up to forty thousand feet and seem to be standing still. No scenery, no sense of movement until they shut off the autopilot and hook up with a radio signal that leads them into a big airport somewhere.

@brustar5152 4 жыл бұрын

Canadian here who has been through your Fantasy of Flight facility and find it Interesting that your mind is conditioned to planning for the worst case scenario of an emergency landing while flying one of these old girls. Impressed with you looking for and finding even a dry lake bed to avoid hitting people or buildings. Your devotion to preserving the history of flight has to be admired.

@KermitWeeks444 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@jetdoctn 4 жыл бұрын

Kermit this has to be about the best one of your videos. Thanks so much for taking us along. You are so right about it being a different world out there. People and kids nowadays just aren't interested. I remember when FBO's never closed. Came into Jackson,TN late one night dodging thunderstorms and the terminal was completely locked up. Thought we were gonna have to shelter in the plane but luckily the Madison County Sheriff's dept aviation unit was next door and they let us put our plane in their hangar and then we got to hang out with them for a few hours till the weather cleared. Gonna take our Comanche 260B to Alaska next year and come back across the west can't wait. Had planned to do it this year but yeah that kinda got nixed. Once again thanks what an epic journey low and slow.

@pauledhlund4350 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for taking us along. Fun trip!

@MrWarwick15 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent Kermit! I really enjoyed this! Very relaxing. Thanks so much. Rich.

@T8ERS 4 жыл бұрын

Watched every minute. Loved the play by play narrative. Thanks Mr. Weeks!

@jamesburns2232 2 жыл бұрын

Headed East is good for having both the wind and the sun at your back. Easy Peasey!

@chuckleon5366 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Kermit for letting us vicariously ride along.

@waltgiddens8235 3 жыл бұрын

I had to chuckle about your comment on the instruments in the panel. Those are the ones I learned on. Times have changed. I think every pilot was dreamed of cross country flying in an open cockpit biplane. Well, at least I have . I loved the videos on your Waco.

@monkeyboy8424 Жыл бұрын

"It's a different world today" - but thanks to people like you the passion is being kept alive. I have watched your Waco trip video many times - wonderful. Thank you Kermit.

@danielbasovitch5087 4 жыл бұрын

Kermit, this was an unusual video for you BUT it was excellent! LOW & SLOW is so different than most cross country flying today. GET THERE is the problem, no one wants to go slow and see the country below them, that's such a shame.

@JC-wr7mu 3 жыл бұрын

You came through my neck of the woods. The old timer who taught me to fly told me when following roads to keep the road to your left, like you were driving, because back in the day, traffic following the road going the opposite direction would be doing the same.

@BunnyR13 4 жыл бұрын

I'd go as far as saying: That's the most stylish way to travel ever invented. Priceless.

@dan7389 Жыл бұрын

Thank You Kermit For A Great Ride From Sedona Too Florida In Your Waco😊😊

@Pilotc180 4 ай бұрын

Great trip low and slow and fun👍

@michaelconnolly6170 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent video - fantastic trip. Thanks for sharing!

@stevencarter2900 4 жыл бұрын

Kermit you are Not Odd I too can not understand how people can sit in a plane and just stare at movies and miss the Mechanics and science of flight, and flying at the low levels you do the world is wide open and upclose.

@danielkeirsteadsr6939 3 жыл бұрын

That was a lot of fun from my lazyboy. Thank you Kermit

@ChpTrxtr 4 жыл бұрын

What a great video! Thanks for taking us along!

@jofido 4 жыл бұрын

Wonderful cross country. Thanks for sharing this classic flight.

@steini6771 4 жыл бұрын

Just wonderful! Love your humor as well Sir. Thanks -

@Georgewrigley 4 жыл бұрын

Brilliant adventure film. Enjoyed it very much. Cheers 👍✈️😊

@cosmodog4845 26 күн бұрын

Had to comment Kermit , absolutely brilliant video, you in your natural habitat. Best wishes from near Prestwick airport Scotland.

@willythewave 4 жыл бұрын

I`m really happy for you Kermit. That was better than watching The Right Stuff...heck you are The Right Stuff. :)

@Pauls-World 4 жыл бұрын

I acquired a 1961 GM bus in February. I drove it from Tucson Az back to Orlando and had a blast. Flying a biplane back to FOF is super cool. Thanks for the upload Mr. Weeks. Be safe and take care!

@KermitWeeks444 4 жыл бұрын

Very cool!

@vipertwenty249 4 жыл бұрын

What an absolutely wonderful video! Thanks so much. Keep safe.

@herbm8709 4 жыл бұрын

Great video!! I sat down and had a couple cocktails! had me mesmerized from start to finish! She is beautiful!

@jggmobile 2 жыл бұрын

Great video Kermit! One of my favorite airplanes. It was really fun flying along with you.

@chrisjohnson-yt8nq 4 жыл бұрын

I broke a crankshaft in a cherokee 180 departing Tucson international. You're right no place for an off field landing. I was able to power glide back to the runway., lucky. Love the videos!

@1musicsearcher 4 жыл бұрын

What a great video. Cross country in a biplane. Thanks.

@JJNSMN1 3 жыл бұрын

Loved all three parts. What a plane!

@richardcrouse4644 4 жыл бұрын

Wow! Cleveland isn't that far away from us. If we'd only known we'd have been there to take you to supper & home for the night. We live west of there in a small hamlet called Cut and Shoot. ~ Richard&Barbara. Wow! Jim Bowie passed through Opelousas. I grew up about 15 miles south of there.

@shreddinjoe 3 жыл бұрын

Someday id love to be able to make such a trip..in a plane of course...i envy you Kermit...you get to live your dream everyday

@Russell_G 4 жыл бұрын

Its just a shame I can only like this once. Epic trip Kermit, thanks for taking us along!!

@kennygee6627 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the ride across the country. Awesome trip! Would have loved to be in that empty seat 🤟🏽👍🏽

@mrbob92679 3 жыл бұрын

Wow what a cool plane and a trip. Reminds me of my solo cross country back in the 80's in a 152 up through central California. And if i knew you since i live in Houston i would of came and got you. Thanks for the epic trip in your WACO.

@andresgarcia7757 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing this video! Amazing! What a great way to make memories. You got a beautiful airplane added to the collection.

@chrismate2805 4 жыл бұрын

Wow,...222...and Conner will remermber this forever.

@brucemayo1892 3 жыл бұрын

Enjoyed watching the videos. I was lucky enough to visit Fantasy of Flight a few years back when it was still open to the public. One of the guides that showed me around had been a wing walker! What a fantastic collection and facility!

@jackkreighbaum783 4 жыл бұрын

Very interesting and entertaining. I was a line boy at the old Army base at Blythe, CA. I got to fuel some of the Powder Puff ladies on their cross-country jaunts.

@kenbeaton9871 3 жыл бұрын

Kermit thanks for allowing me to be in on this EPIC FLIGHT. Your commentary as alway was entertaining and educational as my grand children got to see parts of the world they most likely would never have seen any other way . Thank from them all. Regards . A beautiful aircraft.

@johncheney3670 3 жыл бұрын

Great video, Kermit. You're right, times have changed.

@michaelsamson3276 Ай бұрын

I got to fly a bright red 1940 Stinson down from Oregon, east along I-10 , then down to central Florida and It was amazing too.

@Payne2view 4 жыл бұрын

What a great way to get to know an aircraft.

@kevinmalloy2180 4 жыл бұрын

Loved these x-country videos. I am happy to chip in and say that on a 2018 trip in my ‘46 (handprop) Aeronca Champ-hopping small airport to small airport, NJ to KS and back-I often met nice fooks interested in someone passing through in a fabric-covered plane. One corporate pilot strode over from his Citation saying “wow a Champ, I learned to fly in Champs!” And luckily on my (less remote) route there were lots of line guys and gals willing to untie my tail after I fired up the Continental A-65 and climbed in. It was a wonderful experience. Thanks for ALL your fabulous videos and ALL your amazing work saving aviation history Kermit!

@flyinhawaiian5848 4 жыл бұрын

You just put a HUGE, envious smile on the faces of any former, current, or future pilots Kermit! Nicely done!

@Mike-01234 2 жыл бұрын

I like how you fly with paper map. Watched the series twice this is how I want to fly to small airports. I live in Phoenix some years ago I wanted to take a flied in the Waco over Sedona wish I had would have flown in your plane.

@men4skirts 4 жыл бұрын

Nice to share the trip. Fun and I love your new ride as well!

@somedude2630 4 жыл бұрын

Kermit is just plain class....

@stevemowat4294 4 жыл бұрын

Just beautiful. Thanks Kermit

@chuckullmann4874 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for taking me along for the ride. It brought a lot of great memories back when I owned a Bonanza G-35 (1956) and enjoyed navigating using sectionals. Airspace has become a lot more complicated since then.

@firechak115 2 жыл бұрын

Love the kermie cam video. Very great to watch and very interesting

@sayrerowan734 4 жыл бұрын

Kermit, I take it that cockpit heater doesn't work too well, lol. I concur about having the window open when I'm flying on an airliner.

@shaunroberts9361 4 жыл бұрын

Well I am a native of AZ. That was really really kool Kermit. You got the life man.....Thank you for Sharing

@sunnyray7819 3 жыл бұрын

It is definitely a different world.... Been watching it change since I can remember....

@chilly7261 2 жыл бұрын

I watched all three episodes, non-stop, one sitting. Well done, the videos, the storyline, the photos, maps, voice over... Great edit, awesome airplane! Thank you!

@KurgerBurger 4 жыл бұрын

Love the John Prine tribute! I grew up in AZ spent many hours flying in and out of the Phx/Tucson area, this brought back memories!

@darkredvan 4 жыл бұрын

This is really an epic trip. It is obvious why it took so much time to edit the video. Thank you for your effort! A very nice plane you got yourself there. 👍😎

@davidrobertson996 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Kermit... I had my fingers crossed hoping you would take the I-20 route and fly over KGGG. Thanks again, love that Waco!!!

@allens7476 4 жыл бұрын

Now that's flying!

@markbarnhill6300 4 жыл бұрын

Way it supposed to be! Good one Kermit!

@jazzukes 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Love the way you travel. Thank you

@845SiM 3 жыл бұрын

This is one of the new planes added to Microsoft flight sim 2020, this plane is stunning.

@wormhole331 4 жыл бұрын

Speaking of "in case I need it" have you ever needed it? To land on a road or some other unplanned places. You should do a video on your past emergency situations. I know that cowl getting sucked into the prop was interesting.

@Bigmack573 4 жыл бұрын

Another great video of an epic flight, thanks again Kermit, love your work! Downunder Lindsay

@MrVerno1960 4 жыл бұрын

Great story and trip, one of your best I would say! Thanks for sharing with us.

@Beechwood18 3 жыл бұрын

Dear Kermit, thanks for taking the time and effort to share such an epic trip. Normally that's as close as we mortals normally get, but I happened to find your trilogy, after hearing about the Carenado version of the WACO coming available for the new Microsoft Simulator, so I watched your flights closely and am following you in the sim, I've just landed Pinal to look at the boneyard and I'm doing it in the Waco and enjoying the "IFR" flying. Great video - Thanks.

@kevinstone9638 2 жыл бұрын

I love the Casa Grande area, was there a couple years ago getting the best job I have ever had at Walmart Transportation as a professional driver. My dream is to own a WACO someday.

@duanequam7709 4 жыл бұрын

What a great video. Thanks so very much for sharing your story .

@SuperTastyone 3 жыл бұрын

It's all about the Journey, . .So True. Thanks for the ride Kermit. Back then those Courtesy cars were a god send. As a Brit I few around the States a number of times back in the 80s. . even had me a stretched Limo once to drive myself to a Hotel. . .I felt like Elvis! Bring the old days back. . fond memories.

@markbattista6857 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for the ride along and yes it is a different world

@cesargrado7534 3 жыл бұрын

Admirable el Señor Kermit!!!

@jbellos1 4 жыл бұрын

That was excellent. I have been back and forth I-10 many times. Nice from your vantage point. Very cool.

@onenessisthekeyJISL 4 жыл бұрын

I truly enjoy this fly thank`s Mr. Weeks.

@dennymk6454 Жыл бұрын

You were way down upon the Suwanee River lol. Thanks for taking us along Kermit!

@michellemaher6144 4 жыл бұрын

She's a sweet little aeroplane. 👍💞

@yassermasood3423 4 жыл бұрын

That is a gorgeous plane, very educational commentary, beautiful land and views. Thanks for taking us along.

@yassermasood3423 4 жыл бұрын

Same airport picture and different names at 23:37 and 27:31 but that's not important

@sski 4 жыл бұрын

This brings back the memory of my first ride at 12 years old (55 now) in a Great Lakes bi-plane. Thanks for rekindling that, Kermit. I'm happy to see you had such an enjoyable experience. I'm envious.