Had a chance to meet Kermit at Oshkosh on Monday, he even signed some books for my son. What an amazing guy, and a great aviator.

I have to say this is one of my favourite of all your videos. Multi camera angles, virtually no camera shake, wonderful sound, beautiful flying weather and a marvellous, historic aircraft. Congratulations. What a ride, castor oil and all.

What gets me from this is - we are all accustomed to a sense of speed and fast acceleration now, but the guys who first flew in these aircraft had maybe never been faster than a horse could run, or a train could puff and must have had a huge mental learning curve to adjust to the sensation of rushing directly forward. It must have really been mind-blowing for them when they first went up in a trainer.

I am so grateful we have people in in the world like Kermit that invest so much time, effort and money in preserving our history and heritage for future generations, it is so important they understand where they came from.

Absolutely awesome video beautiful beautiful softwith❤❤❤

In a very old book from the 1950s that my father had that talked about air warfare, it was mentioned that the reason that many pilots of the planes of that time wore a long scarf, was because they used it as a handkerchief to wipe off the castor oil that stained their goggles; the face and the windshield. And that in many cases the pilots breathed so much castor oil through the smoke from the engine and what splashed on their faces that their stomachs loosened and they evacuated in the seat of the plane. -Most of you will know that castor oil is a purgative as well as a lubricant for internal combustion engines.

This video like so many of Kermit's is just intoxicating!!!! Every frame of this one is a work of art!!! What a magnificent airplane. Kermit has flying skills to spare.

Thanx for reference material Mr. Weeks! Just building Sopwith Snipe in 1:72 scale...

Darn castor oil gets eveywhere,sure is a nippy little biplane,great footage with all those onboard cams and really made you feel that you are flying the Snipe,thanks again Kermit for going the extra mile in getting these videos out to us.

Such a great perspective in our time of supersonic aviation.

Ingestion of castor oil fumes on missions in addition to the terror of dog fights gave WW1 pilots diarrhoea, which they countered with cherry brandy for the reverse effect. In the Royal Flying Corps the strain of war flying, the like of which had never been known before, led to exhaustion and TB (tuberculosis), which was known as "Flying Sickness D". Pilots who survived often had severe alcohol problems, as did many troops in the trenches. A wonderful video Kermit and Crew, thank you so much!

More like this please! I love the multiple camera angles!

What a awesome video. Amazing how small the Snipe is - and just how tight the cockpit appears to be.

Flown so sweetly. So it will last forever, Excellent machine!

All you need is a white silk scarf flowing over the fuselage behind you.

this video is beautiful.

SUPERB !! The UK Loves Kermit Weeks! From the UK near Stansted Airport Essex .

She sounds so great on board. thank you for the video

It was beautiful Kermit 👍 beautiful flying by beautiful plane...oryginal plane 😎👍. Engine sound is awesome 😀

What a brilliant yet simple machine... love it. Thanks for sharing!

What amazing views.

Looks like a wonderful old bird that still flies's so well and is beautiful to look at (the aircraft looks great too).

Good trip. Cannot wait to see the Osh Kosh videos.

Waaaaay freaking cool Kermit ! Thanks for the awesome video ! 😃

Thanks for the ride sir.

Awesome flight. Thanks for posting the video. Wow!

LoL a flying oil storm. Still a nice airplane thanks for taking us along.

5:40 Bet you made their day! Cool video again. Love these ww1-era planes.

Beautiful stuff. And nice landing!

That is so cool! Those camera angles were awesome!

Great camera angles and editing!

OMG! That was FANTASTIC!

This is just brilliant, great to see this old machine fly! Subscribed!

Thanks Kermit for another great video keeping the WWI planes alive, could you do a video on how you fly these early aircraft fuel control and how the caster is injected or premixed. I imagine they are a handful to fly when compared to a modern light aircraft . If only there was a way to overcome the mess left by that caster oil

Nicely done Kermit and editor -- such a great bird and hope to see it at Oshkosh - I hear you have a hanger there - good move!

Fantastic video my friend!! I can't wait to come see your fantastic collection of aircraft. Might I request more video's like you did on the P-51C and P-51D where you showed the exterior, startup process and cockpit footage? Thanks for all the work you guy's do and sharing these AMAZING aircraft with us. 👍👍

Great video Kermit. Just keep doing right turns only on the ground! :) Beautiful old warbird bipe.

Thank you for sharing!

you get one wish.. you can be 20 again or you can be Kermit Weeks... I gotta think about this one... more fun in one day than most in a lifetime... I wanna go see his place..

Excellent video - great flying, wonderful views and editing. - could even see the rotary engine rotating through the cowling. Kermie deserves formal national, nay, international recognition from the aeronautic establishment for single-handedly keeping it alive down there. Do they do live streaming of shows for those of us unable to attend personally ?

very cool and wow what video....that was cool.

Love the video.

Love it man!

What a beautiful plane! 😊

Castor Oil: Kermit's beauty secret, AND it keeps you REGULAR! 😝😝😝😝

Beautiful! Kermit, have you ever thought about owning a Spad XIII or a Airco DH2? Would love to see you fly / chat about these Aircraft.

THANKS! That was great!

Yay!!! So cool!

Great to see..! All the wonderful Go-Pro's views remind of fly MS Flight Simulator and switching the POV but real world, thanks for the ride! Hope all goes well in Oshkosh. Would be cool to flying formation with say an F-35 while there (to represent 100 years of Royal Air Force history but not sure if jet-wake & 100 y/o biplanes mix well..). Even better challenge to a dog-fight.. ; )! Best wishes to you Kermit & your entire support crew! Something I happened to notice. Didn't see the ground crew have to inject (extra) fuel in the cylinders before starting the Snipe this time around. Wondering if something changed (like the engine previously warmed up) or just edited out of the video?

Fly as much as you can Kermit. One day: You won't be able to fly any more, and it WILL break Your heart. I can't fly any more, and it just kills me. I have too many health issues, and I am only 69 years old. I haven't been able to pass the flight physical since August of 2000. Thst ended my career as a pilot. I was just getting started too. Live my dream for me. I would give anything to do what you do. I can only fly Radio Controlled Aircraft now. It is fun, but nothing will ever compare to being in the air.

Fantastic channel and beautiful planes. Do you have any blueprints and building experience you can share with me? Considering to build one.

Great video!!

That camera on the wing sure shows a lot of flex. Wow.

Fantastic!!

AMAZING....

Aviao muito bonito gostei. E dei like

Ahhh, an uneventful flight is a good flight, besides castor oil is good for your complexion and leather helmets.

Loved it Kermit. Thanks for sharing. Best Wishes n Blessings. Keith Noneya

Fantastic thank you for sharing with the rest of jealous aviators 👍

Add some 360 camera so we could look around a little :)

It's interesting how the prop seems to settle to its natural balance point when the engine is shut off? That would also suggest that compression in the cylinders is also bleeding off? Is this the cause? I know nothing about these engines so therefore the questions? Is it true that caster oil can effect ones GI track?

Question.. is the caster oil pre mixed into the fuel or is there a separate tank and injection system ? Any chance of a video covering the subject ?

Awesome aircraft, how is it to fly?

Kermits beauty secrets. Lol that was great🤣🤣

Very nice video, nice flight, i would like to see the cockpit, do you flight by instruments or its natural. so old fashion plane but still does the job also the pilot is great.

How long can you fly that thing before you run out of oil?

Hmmm, when I compare it with the Sopwith pup the Pup looks like toy, but with the Snipe i think it would be possible to go to the battle. i don`t know if i would sit in. many vibrations, mny lubrication, many torque. Respect Kermit! Did you fly any gliders?

I wonder how the flying qualities of the Snipe compares with the Fokker D.VII?

I always read snow withe snipe instad of sopwith snipe :D

With all that castor oil flyin' back @ you you'll be needing to drink some cherry brandy!!

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Yeah, now my girlfriend wants me to try castor oil for my beautification. Great video Kermit!

Nice landing. Don't ever put a Go Pro where it might jam a surface just for us.

Castor Oil Beauty Secret indeed! What is fuel/oil range?

Now where's that Red Baron?

What is the platform by the water tower for?

Yeh!

nice .

good

Between the stress of combat and the castor oil spray, constipation wasn't a big problem among pilots.

Can't hardly fly a rotary engine plane over an hour without a potty stop.. castor is a powerful laxative. And you wouldn't want to get to Oshkosh with a bad smell in the cockpit.

REALLY KOOL"

Crude, but primitive.

Kermit is a very talented pilot to deal with ww1 aircraft go check out his place it is worth going to see the silver hill storage section also very diverse collector. want to see the p38 restored with him flying it . did he fly any ww1 planes at Oshkosh .I don't see any videos ? ww2 planes are way more practical for distance and reliability plus performance .

Senhor kermit sou seu fã meu sonho em conhecer o senhor pessoalmente sou apaixonado por aviões mesmo em nunca ter voado em um ,sou muito pobre ,más peço a Deus todos os dias para realizar meu sonho ,sou inscrito do canal do senhor ,mesmo não entendendo a vossa língua não perco nem um vídeo ,gosto muito do que o senhor voa no p-51 mustangues sou apaixonado pela aviação da ww2 ,um muito obrigado de coração ao senhor por nós levar para voar com você nós vídeos um grade abração do seu menor maior fan aqui do Brasil ,Deus abençoe o senhor.

"Lets go fly a kite, up to the highest height"...

Would love to hear the 7.7's chatter again,,,with blanks of course. Stuff your face on the pads,,and become one with the machine. Hey!!,,worlds first human/machine integration!!!,,,way back when. Great flight,,Thanks Boss. Good luck at the Kosh!.

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