I Just Flew This Carbon Fiber Stunt Plane and It Was Absolutely INSANE!!! (Gamebird GB1)

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3 ай бұрын

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Today we took a flight up to Game Composites and checked out their absolutely WILD aircraft, the GB1. This thing can pull some incredible g forces, including negative 10 G's... I could barely handle 4!!!
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@CleetusM 3 ай бұрын

Negative 10 G’s just sounds insane!!! Just 4 felt crazy already 😂😂

@Isthatamk4supra 3 ай бұрын

Much love for everything you do.❤

@MattyEngland 3 ай бұрын

10G gonna shrink you from giraffe to llama

@ebell-jh3lb 3 ай бұрын

Cletus i want mullet😮

@dustinburgess2246 3 ай бұрын

Arkansas is just a land locked Florida brother

@AquariumAficionado 3 ай бұрын

@@MattyEngland🤣

@proventure307 3 ай бұрын

One day Cleet will race Top Fuel Dragsters and fly Fighter Jets - i see it coming.

@ederleon98 3 ай бұрын

You said it first. I'm here as 1st witness. 😂

@MathieudeVlieger 3 ай бұрын

He'll probably do it all on the same day

@ColaFx 3 ай бұрын

im second witness

@effortlesschoice 3 ай бұрын

Cleetus needs a ride with the Blue Angels. They would love it, he would love it…and we’d love seeing that 9g sleeping pill.

@MJFloof 3 ай бұрын

Add a jet powered dragster for fun

@Last220 2 ай бұрын

Phillip is exactly who you want building a plane like that. German efficiency and complete focus. No room for error. You can see why it’s the only FAA certified plane like that.

@michaelnodorft7198 2 ай бұрын

I think extra aircraft is too… although it’s German too

@demcq9534 2 ай бұрын

What amazing performance. Everything looks effortless and so smooth. I expect that kind of flying from PIC, but Cleatus looked like a pro.

@deathstrike 2 ай бұрын

The Germans have always been masters at building smooth and precision machines. They don't skimp on aircraft either. German design philosophy emphasizes on putting less workload on the pilot, more on the plane. This aircraft is designed so that every single piece acts as a gigantic whole to balance airframe stress throughout the airplane. So no one part take more stress than an another part. This is a critical design philosophy when using carbon fiber for the structure. The only downside? The sheer expense as this airplane costs considerably more than a competing aluminum or fiberglass frame. But you are paying for the best. And this bird delivers in every aspect!!

@blakerh 4 күн бұрын

Yes, if you are making something that could kill you if you are unorganised, let a German do it. Most people are too lazy. You should see the laboratory I work at. Super messy and not organised. Americans. Lol.

@wild_blueFPV7958 2 ай бұрын

the instructer in cleetus's plane is one of the most skilled and layed back and respectful pilots i have ever seen in a video like this.

@shawnmolina3425 Ай бұрын

Reminds me of Paul Barth from the MD helicopter training videos!

@franzschober7572 Ай бұрын

I think the instructor is Philipp Steinbach himself.

@trailchoice2229 Ай бұрын

@@franzschober7572 he is German i guess. Kein wunder das der so gut fliegt haha

@603grudgelife4 3 ай бұрын

George...."did you throw up too?" 😂😂. As soon as I saw him in the plane, I knew it was coming.

@Grey86 3 ай бұрын

Petition to release the footage 📝

@MagnusDominus1 3 ай бұрын

They did not give an after shot of the canopy. I guess it was not good, lol.

@paint3ball 3 ай бұрын

@@Grey86petition to change his aviation name to LS Ralph lol

@bowtieenthusiast6672 3 ай бұрын

pretty sure he was just joking i doubt he would be that casual about the inside of a +$600k plane lol

@eriklarson9137 3 ай бұрын

@@bowtieenthusiast6672 Sounds like you know as much about flying as I do. I expect stunt planes may have lots of passengers named Ralph.

@John_Conner222 3 ай бұрын

I just noticed how good George's camera work is. He's on the speaker, then will pan to the subject matter if there is one, then back to the speaker, then move seamlessly between the people having the conversation. He knows when to pan in and pan out and I think he's just filming on a phone and that's it.

@alskjflaksjdflakjdf 3 ай бұрын

Yeah, you can tell he's putting in a lot of effort to improve his craft. It's so cool to see.

@cmawhz 3 ай бұрын

I don't usually notice good camera work but definitely did when he got that PERFECT shot of Cleet going up and around him in the plane. We even get a lot of his commentary making into these videos. Well done George.

@codieoberg9441 3 ай бұрын

I think when Cleets having a conversation i think IMO he should back up and get them both on screen instead of panning so fast

@John_Conner222 3 ай бұрын

@@codieoberg9441 I agree. I was just thinking about that reading the conversations here, but they would probably have to get wireless mics if he stood that far back. Probably why they haven't done it because of them usually getting into or out of a vehicle. Watching them tour the factory where they are building Leroys new body it was hard to hear at times.

@vancepowers6427 3 ай бұрын

That man has a family and is earning his keep. George is cooler than the fan frfr

@BouvrieMax 3 ай бұрын

“Let’s go check out the wings!” George: “yeah you’re goin to need those” Lmao the dad humor gets me every time

@r7kelley553 3 ай бұрын

Lol I was reading your comment right as he said that.

@steveyj75 3 ай бұрын

Ol’ Cleet’s most underrated talent is his incredible networking. Man is just building an ELITE Rolodex of talented and successful people, and soaking up every bit of information that they share, while also being equally as valuable and generous to those who seek to follow his path. Kudos.

@Studio23Media 3 ай бұрын

That huge machine at 31:39 is a Thermwood router. My dad is the Vice President of Manufacturing at Thermwood! He almost certainly built the electronics on that machine!! 🤯 They can build routers even bigger than that! They also make machines with dual gantries that can both 3D print and cut on the same part at the same time. Their biggest build table to date is 20ft by 100ft!

@WestCoastWheelman 2 ай бұрын

Ok that is legit cool as frig

@Hyperious_in_the_air 2 ай бұрын

holy shit that is incredible. Sounds like it's perfect for making stuff for composite forms like this. Does it CNC metal or is it just for wood/foam?

@Studio23Media 2 ай бұрын

@@Hyperious_in_the_air Their machines can cut non-ferrous metals like aluminum, but they're primarily focused on wood and composites. They don't build metal CNCs like Haas. I sent my dad screenshots from this video and he said he remembers that machine. He did in fact wire it and do the electronics! 🤣 He was the Electrical Supervisor for 20+ years before he was promoted to VP of Manufacturing about 6 months ago! I watch a surprising amount of factory tours and am always watching for Thermwood machines. Never expected I'd spot one in a Cleetus video! 🤣🤣

@reanukeevesau 2 ай бұрын

@@Studio23Media please get Cleetus a Tour of Thermwood. You just need to explain the extra marketing of the Brand the Videos could do to spread their work even further.

@Studio23Media 2 ай бұрын

@@reanukeevesau I don't think there's much incentive for Cleetus to do a video there honestly. They sell machines to manufacturers. They don't really build anything themselves other than the machines, and they don't have any involvement in motorsports or aerospace other than selling machines to a few companies involved. If I thought he'd be up for it, I would, but it doesn't really fit the channel.

@Zohancult 3 ай бұрын

Shout out to the deburr guy. We see you brother!

@leeman1790 3 ай бұрын

If it wasn’t for him we would have burred up parts

@beerded_brewer4451 3 ай бұрын

Of all the cool things I do in that shop, of course I’m deburring parts when they stick a camera on me😂

@recoilrob324 3 ай бұрын

@@beerded_brewer4451 Every single operation is of equal importance on an aircraft....good to see you being diligent and doing good work!

@leeman1790 3 ай бұрын

@@beerded_brewer4451 does Phillipp know you spent 10+ years focusing on German quality at the process

@bake162 3 ай бұрын

I assumed he was probably the guy running the 9 axis machine and just filling in time

@ZackGoes 3 ай бұрын

Yesss we love the aviation content

@ryancrazy1 3 ай бұрын

37:36 You know Cleet can fly when he sticks that landing and his buddy immediately knows "Yeah this guy's got it" and offers to let him solo before even coming to a stop.

@nielsreiziger4850 2 ай бұрын

Garrett is an incredible man with born talent for operating vehicles indeed, it's amazing to watch him learn, adapt and master.

@geoffrey6000 3 ай бұрын

"omg it's a ratchet strap." "yeah, because you don't want to fall out" Had me dying 😂

@antisocialjusticewarrior2073 3 ай бұрын

That would be embarrassing😂😂😂

@Mandatoryuser 3 ай бұрын

Him saying "that would be embarrassing" means he thinks that the shame of trashing a $600,000 aircraft is worse than the threat of death and I find that hilarious.

@MrWIbackpacker 3 ай бұрын

He was so natural about it. Even George chuckled.

@BleedingWhiteKnuckles 3 ай бұрын

Shoutout to the guy sitting there deburring parts all day with a pneumatic belt sander!!

@marvindebot3264 3 ай бұрын

He's up the thread, it's not his only job.

@BleedingWhiteKnuckles 3 ай бұрын

@marvindebot3264 I didn't assume it was his only job, still a tedious task at hand to complete regardless. And the little guy on the toldum poles typically doesn't get recognition they deserve (I've been in them shoes) so I shouted him out is all.

@andrespeniche5910 2 ай бұрын

@@BleedingWhiteKnuckles agreed

@tyrdle 2 ай бұрын

@@BleedingWhiteKnuckles totem poles?

@Harry-xo7uc 2 ай бұрын

I thought the same... He was so ignored in a way.

@America-1st_ 2 ай бұрын

This company has a bad ass come up story. started in a shipping container in the UK 10 years ago now in the U.S. with a full blown manufacturing facility.

@AndrewR2130 2 ай бұрын

Some amazing things come out of our tiny lil island haha 😆

@kirkslayden834 2 ай бұрын

@@AndrewR2130that's because they were very intelligent people not all of us have intelligence and it really comes from your parents making sure that you go to school I sure missed out but that's another story

@TYRONE_SHOELACES 2 ай бұрын

I stopped the video to make a comment. I am no scientist, but I am very mechanically inclined. My parents said that if I keep taking my Christmas toys apart to see what makes them run, they will stop getting me presents. When Lee explained the performance parameters were unlimited, then said 450 degree. . . I wasn't sure what that meant but Cleetus, even though I KNOW he already knew, made it sound as if he didn't so that people like ME, that watch his video would be educated without making us feel dumb...and Cleetus, that works brother, that really works, you did it with the suspension upgrade on your plane. I work with degrees as a pipe welder, but nothing goes over 360, so 450 made me think, and then I figured it at 1.25 per second ...at 234 KNOTS. ( That equates to 394.948 FEET per second ! ) The level of strength, rigidity built into that plane is almost beyond comprehension, I’m going to stop typing because I can't wait to watch the rest of this video. (GB1 Game Bird, what an easy name to remember).

@mirandahotspring4019 2 ай бұрын

I think you are referring to the roll rate of the aircraft, 450 degrees a second. Roll rate can be over 360, it's how many degrees an aircraft can roll per second. An A4 for example had a roll rate of 720 degrees a second.

@walkerfablab 3 ай бұрын

I truly like how the Pilot explained some of the technical parts of it and tricks. He seemed very genuine about the information.

@dex0u812 3 ай бұрын

The pilot is the owner and the mind behind the design of the aircraft.

@King_Flippy_Nips 3 ай бұрын

He's the owner of the company.

@kickass4789 2 ай бұрын

Germans

@gabrielnorthrup8761 3 ай бұрын

Cleetus is a modern day motorsports legend, dude can operate ANYTHING rather its air, land, sea, snow, ect. Bro has a natural ability to just tear it up in ANYTHING with an engine

@kdh6588 2 ай бұрын

Both amazing aircraft. "Unless I hit the ground, I can't break...." what else can be said. Love the wing over, so smooth & right to position in the GB1 and the benign stall characteristics of the Patriot.

@Kelly73914 2 ай бұрын

The founder or owner of that company is a rad dude. What a level headed guy who was also plain nice.

@RyanFixesCars 3 ай бұрын

I'm from Bentonville Arkansas!! 🤯 I see these guys flying and doing stunts all the time over our property. They have become a normal free show for me over the years! So cool to see Cleet and George in my neck of the woods. This part of the country is awesome! Sure wish I could've met them!

@tacoma54 3 ай бұрын

Heck yea buddy!

@RadDadisRad 3 ай бұрын

I visit Eureka Springs a lot. They were flying over Beaver Lake. It’s such a great recreation lake in the summer.

@bengreene9072 3 ай бұрын

I'm just glad Arkansas is getting some love. Good looking drives through here. I drive trucks down these highways and it's therapeutic

@joshuajames6658 2 ай бұрын

I live in centerton i wish he would have done a meet and greet

@MIKEH.777 2 ай бұрын

That would be awesome to see those planes just doing stunts all day everyday. All you would have to do is go outside and look up and their would be a great plane show in the sky above you. Lol 😊👍🇺🇸 keep up the great work and God Bless you guys and your families, stay safe out there in the wild blue yonder. ✌️😊👍🇺🇸💯🙏🏼🙏🏼

@sombrero4316 3 ай бұрын

I feel like cleet becoming a pilot and his youtube following is a considerable factor for the local aviation industry.

@mattyicee 3 ай бұрын

Yeah, I mean any industry Cleet decides to enter is good for said industry. Guy is a class act with a dedicated following of millions of people.

@pmccoy8924 3 ай бұрын

Yes. Not to mention he's been a pilot for quite a while just never showed on youtube. That 'Dozen' guy is legit though. Flew Thunderbirds and actual war birds. Always good to have a guy like that in your circle if you're into aviation. Doors open.

@Vflynn26 Ай бұрын

I was thinking the same thing. A lot of good exposure will come from these kinds of videos especially with the connections and opportunities that he can showcase.

@NickBird13 3 ай бұрын

Freakin' awesome man! Whenever I hit the lotto or my music career takes off, I'm gonna get one of the camper cubs. Have it wrapped to look like an old Winnebago camper! Call it the "Trailer park cub"! that would rule!

@leonardochaves6236 2 ай бұрын

Something about the guy walking backwards while Cleetus walks cracks me up.😂

@drcdrdoct9864 3 ай бұрын

Glad this owner realizes the marketing potential to get Cleetus up in the air in his planes. Not only is he probably going to sell Cleeter one, but I'm sure there are many people who might watch this or who he talks to that would love this high performance plane. Great deal man. Good people all around

@octane613 2 ай бұрын

Even still, seeing something like this might strike that life long fire and drive in some younger viewer to go after something like this.

@ChristopherHallett 2 ай бұрын

I didn't even know this company existed but a Game Bird just moved straight to position #1 on my mental list of "cool shit I am buying if I ever win the lottery". I was thinking of a Cirrus SR22T AND an Extra 330LT but in one of these I could do comfortable interstate hops and fuck about in the clouds.

@lukeescamilla9386 2 ай бұрын

Poor guy will never fill the orders

@willmetcalfe3528 2 ай бұрын

I want one 🤣

@mattbenson6698 3 ай бұрын

41 minutes of cleetus? God bless America my lazy Saturday just got better

@tripprogers4814 3 ай бұрын

Next week on the Cleetus McFarland KZfaq Channel: *We Win Redbull Air Race*

@pqcanci61 4 күн бұрын

Cleetus definitely has one of the most unique channels, from flying planes, helicopters, top dragsters, jet boats.. etc. keep it up.

@KevinTalbotTV 3 ай бұрын

man those stunt planes are something else!! Mark Jeffries took me to 5g in an extra, dread to think what double that would feel like!! Soon as we landed I went to book my lessons. Man these things are addictive!!

@enigma9789 3 ай бұрын

I could not remember who had the video. So glad you commented, your video was Awesome! I want to ride in one for sure.

@willtruckjohnson 3 ай бұрын

Man man man. Cleet dosent like you brother give it up

@Berm_Blaster 3 ай бұрын

Crazy seeing RC daddy here on a Cleetus video 😂

@FarmerFpv 3 ай бұрын

I saw the flight, Kev. It was gnarly. You're crazy, so it makes sense you would want one. No bashing in the Airplane. We like having you around. lol

@microbuilder 3 ай бұрын

Hey Kevin! These planes would definitely make the trip to the Isle of Man one heck of a commute lol

@timlaws7034 3 ай бұрын

As a painter speaking, there's nothing worse than someone opening a paintboot door while spraying.

@indianaslim4971 3 ай бұрын

I hear ya, did you see how quick that guy's head snapped up?, at least Garrett felt the vibe and backed out immediately.

@charleshenshaw9099 3 ай бұрын

Absolutely, you don't want to be around there when he comes out. Someone is going to catch hell for that. Lol

@indianaslim4971 3 ай бұрын

@@charleshenshaw9099 for sure, two things people that aren't in the body shop world don't realize is one...not only is whatever you are painting gets prepped but the paint booth also gets prepped, and two..painters are usually "Diva's" and are high strung.

@King_Flippy_Nips 3 ай бұрын

@@charleshenshaw9099 not likely since cleet had the owner of the company with him when he did it.

@bucky13 3 ай бұрын

Why is that a problem? Just curious. My painting experience stops at rattle-cans.

@Skate2heaven 2 ай бұрын

Seriously the best video. The man on man trust and being impressed by eachother skill in having fun and trusting by both guys without showing off. Idk. Pure joy

@ckryegrass11 11 күн бұрын

I encourage everybody to go fly in a small plane at least once. Watching you smile like that while you were flying made me happy for you my man.

@Nick210 3 ай бұрын

Love how Cleeter has gone from apprehensive to fully off the deep end into aviation content.

@jimlthor 3 ай бұрын

Its insane. And I want one of these planes. After seeing this guy demo one, it seems so safe..

@BlenderRookie 3 ай бұрын

It's so cool that Cleet started out as a B list actor in Napoleon Dynamite and then progressed to a popular KZfaqr and then a Giraffe in a stunt plane. What an entertaining world.

@leviwulff 3 ай бұрын

He was in napoleon dynamite?

@CamS-de4zs 3 ай бұрын

@@leviwulffit's a joke lol

@mrwilson7617 3 ай бұрын

Vote for Pedro.

@goodrobot1 3 ай бұрын

"Do the chickens have large talons..?"

@dyent 3 ай бұрын

@@leviwulff He looks somewhat similar to Jon Heder who starred in it.

@2779mattie 2 ай бұрын

What an episode brother, man I love planes,what an operation that this guy Philip has absolutely flawless. Thank you.

@BrandonMirrors 2 ай бұрын

Love the shop tours. Definitely need more in my life from y'all

@-joe-davidson 3 ай бұрын

25:20 The control stick unbuckling Cleeter's harness.... Yikes... Imagine if the stick had gotten hung up on the harness. 😮😮

@glossyfpv1155 3 ай бұрын

Good catch. Never even saw that but yea I'd say thats something that should be looked into for sure

@flathead8534 3 ай бұрын

It's probably why the levers go opposite ways; so one swipe with the stick won't undo both at once. Still would rather have the ability to quickly unbuckle considering you wear a parachute if things get ugly...

@glossyfpv1155 3 ай бұрын

@@flathead8534 yes it should be easy to remove. Possibly making the two horizontal levers vertical would fix the problem but would have to reconfigure the latch setup. Id be more worried about it hanging on the stick than myself coming out of the seat. If I was front pilot and it got caught on someone in the rear, I'd have no way of knowing how to fix it.

@johnthegiant320 3 ай бұрын

I knew I wasn't the only one that saw it. And Cleet was so in the moment he didn't notice it.

@zakramos3181 3 ай бұрын

Damn good eye

@neukin 3 ай бұрын

I love these "inside a business" videos... That plane company is next level. So cool. Posted two days ago was the SSR Porsche dudes in an absolutely insane Nitrogen encapsulated storage facility with the most dynamic dyno ever.

@nickcahill4210 3 ай бұрын

As a pilot I think I enjoy the aviation videos more than the automotive stuff. I’ll watch every video but never stop these!!!

@WVT0587 3 ай бұрын

Really enjoy these walk through of other companies. I enjoy learning how other things are built and seems like Cleetus truly enjoys learning also.

@dannyv2335 3 ай бұрын

That place has never lost or misplaced a 10mm socket

@indianaslim4971 3 ай бұрын

Now that's funny right there, I don't care who you are....Larry the Cable Guy

@mrwilson7617 3 ай бұрын

Harbor Freight sells a set of nothing but 10mm wrenches and sockets. I should have bought it.

@indianaslim4971 3 ай бұрын

@@mrwilson7617 brilliant idea, sounds like a good merch idea for a u-tuber to offer, step right up and get ya some Cleetus 10mm or VGG 10mm's....

@egyptology22 3 ай бұрын

De-burr guy keeps a spare one in his pocket just in case

@ZboeC5 3 ай бұрын

As somebody that has worked in aviation...We didn't have metric tools because none of our aircraft had metric fasteners. Which means no worries about losing the 10mm. Even Airbus uses SAE fasteners in their planes. You might find some metric on some interior fittings but nothing major.

@MathieudeVlieger 3 ай бұрын

Fred and Whitty starting to become regulars by now

@colinwallace5286 2 ай бұрын

I love the engine on that Patriot. It just sounds so clean and “relaxed” on takeoff.

@davidamato768 2 ай бұрын

So cool to have an owner with so much knowledge and history of his car but also knowledge of other manufacturers of the period. With Jay's knowledge I could listen to them share stories all day. Great episode Jay.

@starfox_wr-45e93 3 ай бұрын

As somebody who has just invested in making CF parts for the 1st time, this factory tour was not only seriously impressive, but inspiring. The factory and end products are AMAZING, even the staff were cool. Thanks for this guys. If i'm ever in that part of the world, I'm booking a tour and a passenger ride in a GameBird for sure.

@bhew7409 3 ай бұрын

That setup is CLEAN! 🤌

@chrisw9629 3 ай бұрын

I’ve never seen anyone be so calm as a passenger during a fully developed flat spin. Cleeter is made for this stuff

@lanemaul6233 2 ай бұрын

You’re telling me you were 25 mins away from my house?????

@plumberpaul 3 ай бұрын

I love that cleetus takes time to speak to all of the crew

@timj619ify 3 ай бұрын

We need a top gun “because I was inverted” cleeter T-shirt now!!!

@nateavery2875 2 ай бұрын

😂😂

@beforebefore 3 ай бұрын

33:35 "... and this is the best avionics system I've ever flown"... THANK YOU!! (makes me proud to hear people say that) (yes, I work for Garmin)

@user-yb2fm3jz9r 3 ай бұрын

Your username is incorrect

@beforebefore 3 ай бұрын

@@user-yb2fm3jz9r Why?

@paradoxofgodexisting 2 ай бұрын

What do you do in Garmin? Mop the floors? 😝

@beforebefore 2 ай бұрын

@@paradoxofgodexisting Sometimes I do!... because I care about my work environment... it's called "taking ownership", being responsible. For the first 6 years of the very beginning of the company (Pronav days), I was one of the electronics design engineers on the GPS-100, GPS-75, GPS40/45, and the first two sensor products. I left for a few (23) years, and when I got back it had "all grown up". I've been back 5 years, work in reliability engineering now, where "We break things, so you don't have to"... designing new ways to find product failures. Then the product engineering teams can improve their reliability.

@paradoxofgodexisting 2 ай бұрын

@@beforebefore You are a good worker then, you might not have a sense of humour but you sure are a good boy (joke again). Well that sounds like a cozy work place and my dad was a huge fanboy for Garmin since forever, now he is driving trucks, so he uses it a lot.

@larryjohnson7591 3 ай бұрын

Well, I was stationed in Arkansas for several years. I know the place of which you speak. I noticed that you are a quick learner Cleetus, they went over the flight maneuver once and you pretty much got it right on the money. Thanks for taking me flying with you Cleetus.

@deanwilliamson1373 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing that experience! That was awesome!!!

@supercomp65 3 ай бұрын

A buddy of mine used to have an Extra 300L I took him up on an offer for a rip in it one time and let me tell you, no amount of preparation and training can prepare you for experiencing those kinds of forces for the first time. Having to tighten up your legs, butt and core to push blood to your head so you don't pass out, your vision narrowing, having to cough to maintain breathing, it's an experience that I really can't put into words. A half hour of hard aerobatics and I was completely physically exhausted and I'm in pretty decent shape. What surprised me the most was just how well it handled. I expected it to be extremely touchy and twitchy and while it was extremely sensitive, the best way I can describe it was incredibly precise. You just think about what you wanted the aircraft to do and it seemed to do it.

@dannymitchell6131 2 ай бұрын

Excellent description bud 👍

@kerrygrant7625 3 ай бұрын

I love Ruby's belt squeak lol

@dyent 3 ай бұрын

It's iconic. If it ever gets fixed, we march on the Freedom Factory and stage a protest.

@danmyers9372 3 ай бұрын

The screaming eagle freedom screech?

@dochaze1 3 ай бұрын

Someday they’ll get a tensioner on it instead of the ole yank and tighten setup. That works with v-belts, not so much flat ribbed.

@danielclark6098 2 ай бұрын

These guys used to do flights into KJLN every once in a while and man I was in love with these planes. I still haven’t flown one, but it’s refreshed it’s position on my list of accolades after this video! Keep up the awesome content man!!

@johnsimons6748 3 ай бұрын

It's so cool that I landed on this channel for carrelated content and now enjoy RC stuff, boats and aviationstuff on the same channel. Thanks brother for all this awesome content and sharing your passions with us. I realy dig all the aviationcontent as much as all car related stuuf🔥👍

@devanswafford7081 3 ай бұрын

I love how Cleetus is doing everything down to circle racing drag racing and aviation stuns/races it’s always a blast watching cleet

@beaverman285 3 ай бұрын

31:06 "So here we got a little 5-axis machine" Machine that takes up the majority of a big room.

@Rick_Retired 2 ай бұрын

Cleetus, your love of aviation is just so positively contagious!

@normvargas2799 2 ай бұрын

You picked the perfect time to fly upside down. At 21:20, the reflection of the lake and shoreline off the glossy wings was beautiful.

@evolvegraphicsolutions 3 ай бұрын

We had the privilege of polishing and ceramic coating plus doing some vinyl work on the Stars and Stripes Gamebird 🤙 Love seeing it here

@lnr12241 3 ай бұрын

That dude went 12 G's in an F-15! ! ! I want his autograph. He is the real deal

@robertwjonesii7644 3 ай бұрын

He lieing an F15 can only pull 9 g's it's never pulled more

@indylouie_racing 3 ай бұрын

@@robertwjonesii7644 must have been a special maneuver or save that he performed. 9 is probably the usual peak

@jeffhager7787 3 ай бұрын

Uh, yeah they have. That’s why the tech orders contain a section for “over G” inspections, should an over G event occur.

@mackaroo32 3 ай бұрын

⁠@@robertwjonesii7644 f15 is designed to handle 9gs with a 50% safety factor, so it should be able to do up to 13.5

@23omorales 3 ай бұрын

@@robertwjonesii7644that’s the max recommended g for the airframe, that doesn’t mean it hasn’t happened. Pilots have definitely overstressed jets before lol.

@matthewglaser1812 2 ай бұрын

That power-on turning stall shows incredible controllability. From what I recall, doing a 60 degree banked, power-on, accelerated stall in a Cessna is a spicy recipe for a spin. This plane looks dreamy.

@brycelucarelli2869 2 ай бұрын

So cool seeing Lycoming valve covers knowing we make them where I work. Good stuff 😊

@UncleManuel 3 ай бұрын

"Not a single ZipTie on the floor!" George's commentary is always spot on! 😂😁🤟

@PooterBigums 3 ай бұрын

13:24 Cleet: Hoomy gosh it’s a ratchet strap The guy with the accent and attitude that lets us know he means business: Well cause you don’t want to fall out, right? Everyone: Hahahahahaha 😂

@SMor42 3 ай бұрын

When you fly upside down you quickly realize that what you thought was a tight seatbelt is in fact really loose. He wasn’t kidding when he said two clicks past when it starts to hurt.

@PooterBigums 3 ай бұрын

@@SMor42 Oh 100% I wouldn’t have mine tight enough the first time around, and I would trust my life in Phillip’s hands guy definitely knows a thing or two about aviation haha

@mattb6001 3 ай бұрын

"falling out is probably embarrassing" 😂😂

@tyesalhus5604 3 ай бұрын

That’s a beautiful facility. Hotrodders and race car guys come from a different land compared to aviation. Everything is clean a setup perfectly. Cars are dangerous if something is forgotten. They might clash but you can stop them and pull over. Airplanes people just don’t come home. I worked around airplanes as a volunteer and I left a can of window cleaner in the rear of a 1938 T-6 Texan warbird and definitely heard about it. At the time I wasn’t paying attention then I realized it was in there. I felt terrible. The pilot was a very good guy and I respect him greatly. I never left anything near an aircraft again.

@superrdaan 3 ай бұрын

Look how far this channel have become, from only making videos from talking about stuff while driving a car, to freaking flying all sorts of stuff! And not to forget what an amazing crew you all are now! By far the best channel thats out there on youtube. Im loving every video and there is literally none I dont like. Cant think of a single thing that could go wrong! ❤❤ much likes from The Netherlands🎉

@Rick_Dunaway 3 ай бұрын

I can see Cleetus in an Extra 300, Sukhoi SU-26, or even a Pitts Special … But seriously, I hope he Finds a AT-6 so I can set him up with the best formation training around! Which includes some of the guys from the Aeroshell team now Titan Fuels aerobatic teams. They are at Sun/n/fun every year!

@MattVey 3 ай бұрын

Man, hearing Cleet giggle on the first move made me so happy. This guy deserves all the cool things he is experiencing. He gives so much of himself for all of us to experience this stuff through him.

@caption0bvious693 2 ай бұрын

Cleetus and crew are national treasures. Protect these men at all costs. Be safe brothers. Best content, whatever y’all doing it’s fun, interesting and heartwarming. Keep it up 👍🏻

@joshualudwin3086 3 ай бұрын

Never did I think watching my first Cleetus video with turbo whistles that he’d also spark my love for aviation years later.

@oreoblizzmaniacyt6244 3 ай бұрын

As a CFI, who has watched you for many years, it’s awesome to see you being able to do all this awesome stuff in planes and sharing it with us

@walterlundblade 3 ай бұрын

Cleet pops up im watching asap!

@maccoretti51 3 ай бұрын

I used to but they content is just one big advertisement now SMH 💩

@walterlundblade 3 ай бұрын

@maccoretti51 then why waste your time if you feel that way. I been watching cleetus/ garret since he was on 1320. They have to do ads to cover their finances.

@PyroStylez 2 ай бұрын

trevor looks like a guy with a lot of knowledge and skill about airplanes.. awesome to see people like this collab with cleet.

@KevinTurtle827 2 ай бұрын

These aviation videos are amazing. I love the variety of videos keep it up cleet!

@Skinflaps_Meatslapper 3 ай бұрын

31:39 Man I wish I could've seen more of that new plane they're building. I've been hearing rumors about Gamebird building a composite ag plane for a while now, and this short little clip is the most I've ever seen or heard of it that was actually verified. There's so little information about it that I was pretty certain it wasn't even real. I've been weighing my options as to whether my next plane is going to be an 802 or 710 Thrush, but I'd love to have a plane like this if it ends up being a good one.

@claytonkunkle2697 3 ай бұрын

trust me, i can tell you that its well in the works and is gonna blow 802s out of the water. not even close in comparison...

@ZboeC5 3 ай бұрын

I'm curious to see what they come up with and what powers it. Seems like a strange pivot to go from aerobatic aircraft to ag though.

@ryanlamfers8692 3 ай бұрын

@@ZboeC5 Not many people looking for aerobatic planes I'm guessing. Need something to pay the bills when nobody is buying toys.

@33gles 3 ай бұрын

@@ryanlamfers8692 Even if the aerobatic market was good, it's still smart to double your markets.

@Greg1096 3 ай бұрын

Absolutely love my AT-802, very interested in this planes development though, would hate to imagine how many fields I would have to do to pay for one though, especially since I recently got my ag helicopter certification and picked up a bell 206

@jeffclayton9968 3 ай бұрын

Hell yeah brother!! Dew it for Dale!!!

@nolimitsgolf 3 ай бұрын

As soon as I saw the paint job on that plane with the stars and stripes I thought straight away that's Cleetus's new beast...........for sure that will be revealed once he passes the G tests if that's a real thing !! HELL YEAH BROTHER 😎

@pilotdog68 2 ай бұрын

It appears to be Jeremiah's plane. Got his name painted on it

@billwoolmer8495 3 ай бұрын

Wow that was so smooth. I can see this being your next vehicle to be racing. The cub was fun last year. But this is a whole different level 🤯

@mikefelty2625 3 ай бұрын

30:21 Pretty funny that the 9 axis CNC model number has SMX in it.😂

@beeeennnnnnn 3 ай бұрын

Steve builds CNCs too? Gal dang

@RJ_Cormac 3 ай бұрын

"Dozen" did 12 g-force? 😳 That was expensive, 9Gs is the F15 max load before it either is damaged or pulled out of service for extensive maintenance inspection looking for damage. That 12Gs cost millions of dollars! 🎉🤯

@MrBigboy1057 3 ай бұрын

Just look up Trevor 'Dozen" Aldridge and it will make more sense.

@AestheticsKartel 3 ай бұрын

Incorrect.

@timmcqueer8460 2 ай бұрын

Nice job Cleetus, Thanks for sharing!

@James-vi5hs 2 ай бұрын

This is the first time I watched your videos. That was truly amazing. I got a Rush just watching that flight. You're a braver man than I.

@jparreno 3 ай бұрын

8:33 bruh... call sign, DOZEN. that's so badass brother! I've been an airplane lover since the first top gun came out and you just dropped my jaw with 12g's. Major Props!

@zethloveless7238 3 ай бұрын

Over G the fk out that airframe it’s probably junk 😮‍💨

@zethloveless7238 3 ай бұрын

@@von... makes no sense

@John_Conner222 3 ай бұрын

I didn't know 12Gs was even possible.

@sgt.beanpole9669 3 ай бұрын

@@zethloveless7238my thoughts too haha. I bet everyone from crew chief to pro super wanted to give the pilot a good ass chewing for such a stunt.

@eriklarson9137 3 ай бұрын

@@zethloveless7238 I like chicken I like liver meow mix meow mix please deliver.

@theZDOME 3 ай бұрын

Never have heard of planes like this before. I’m very glad to have been introduced, these things are sick!

@79huddy 3 ай бұрын

They are like souped up crop dusting planes a rich guy by me uses something pretty close for his fields that little plane rips and he does all kinds of acrobatics in it it's pretty awesome to watch his neighbors hate it

@KevinMurano 2 ай бұрын

Wild just wild thanks for the ride along!

@redblackvette 3 ай бұрын

Alright Cleetus thank you for more Aviation stuff!!! From one pilot to another. God bless you for all that you do!!!

@higherstandard710 3 ай бұрын

This plane is so agile and responsive. It’s great for teaching people. Cause it won’t fail like other planes and can always pull out of it. Wow 🤩

@TetraHydroCannabinolTHC 3 ай бұрын

I bet cleet can get one to stall

@griffinfaulkner3514 3 ай бұрын

That agility and responsiveness actually makes it less than ideal for a trainer aircraft. For an aircraft to be that maneuverable it needs to be somewhat unstable, and the last thing you want as a new or learning pilot is an unstable aircraft. Think of it like learning to drive; you start off with just a bog-standard sedan (aircraft equivalent would be the Cessna 172) because it's harder to get yourself in trouble, and you're far less likely to overcorrect and make any problems you have worse.

@davidoriggan3708 3 ай бұрын

Hope you enjoyed arkansas. It's my home state, it gets alot of hate but it's a beautiful place with alot of great people. George said it's arkansas you don't need a/c 😂😂😂😂 that's hilarious come back in June brother!

@indianaslim4971 3 ай бұрын

Hate comes from ignorance, virtually every state is awesome once you get out of the big cities.

@scottieray 3 ай бұрын

NWA has the 'nice' Summer weather and it's still beastly humid at times. The River Valley is even worse.

@iroekyjHD 2 ай бұрын

You know your states good when the cleet just keeps comin back

@shanejohnson2875 2 ай бұрын

Awesome Video, and awesome shop. Never was really interested in flying till now. Thanks Brother

@stephensequichie2264 3 ай бұрын

I lived down the road right next to the Wal mart home office. A lot of money at that one airport. I loved seeing all the cool planes fly form there. I think they fly out to where i live now just over the Missouri line.

@scottieray 3 ай бұрын

I shop at that Neighborhood Market all the time. It was cool seeing the area from above.

@ScottsSynthStuff 3 ай бұрын

AWESOME video! My only comment: at 37:17, when you drop that wing in the power on stall, you instinctively counter with aileron before going to rudder. This is a pretty forgiving plane, but in many planes, doing that is going to dump you right into a spin - which you can see starting to happen in the video before you counter with rudder. It's a hard instinct to fight!

@joetroyner 3 ай бұрын

I noticed that too..

@artmchugh5644 3 ай бұрын

I have a cat!!!!😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

@tjhowell3282 2 ай бұрын

It’s amazing how easily you can just pick up on doing new things. Such an awesome video. Great job Cleet!

@traviswalters3911 2 ай бұрын

What an amazing teacher!! This was so enjoyable to watch!

@NG-VQ37VHR 3 ай бұрын

Wow, these guys make it look so smooth and easy. Having the other plane in the air, as a visual reference for the video while doing the rolls, worked out great.

@Greg1096 3 ай бұрын

These are the corvettes of the plane world, where as fighter jets are the hypercars, Cleet needs one of these!

@kirkslayden834 2 ай бұрын

Yeah it's nice he can afford something like that I'd never be able to touch it no way ever God bless

@Pablo668 3 ай бұрын

Great episode. Those stunt planes are awesome, very cool facility. I really liked that bush plane too. I do wonder what that storage area would do for your weight and balances though. It's a bit of a ways back.