I must say the 310 is just an absolutely beautifully styled airplane, hard to believe it was built in the mid 50's! Can't wait to see it fly again!

I only went 5 days on “K rats”, during a peacetime deployment during the early development phase of what is now known as JSOC. I was part of a five man USAF element, mixed with some Marines and a couple of Navy guys. We worked on inter service coordination, to try to prevent a repeat of the Desert Disaster of 1980 in Iran. Two things I remember about the rations. One was a “Buffalo chip” cookie. It was never, ever intended to be eaten. It was apparently constructed of an indestructible space-age material, painted dark brown with black pebbles epoxied to the exterior. It had no smell. And you couldn’t break it with a pickaxe. The second was something guys would actually trade away WITH a canned peaches incentive, because they were so vile. A few midwestern guys loved them; I never learned much about their childhoods, but I also believe I’m better off that way. They were called “ham and motherfuckers”. The actual name was ham and Lima beans. The nickname was perfect for the astonishingly disgusting visual you got when peeling the lid back on these beauties. I had a great time with those loopy a-holes, and we did some solid work! Oh. My. God.

I was in the Marine Corps...we deployed to Norway for 99 days, survived on 1st gen MRE's and the Cold Weather MRE's of the 80's the entire time. You don't know what an MRE poop is until you have to do it on the top of a mountain, in Norway, 100 miles north of the Arctic Circle.

Jimmy! My 10 year old daughter and I absolutely love watching your progress on the 310. Can’t wait to see the ol girl fly.

I’m a Marine veteran and I loved the spaghetti and meatballs in the old MRE’S. It’s been 24 years since I ate my last one. The longest my unit went having to eat MRE’S. Was 80 plus days in the sand box in the 90’s we were supposed to only be out for 45 days but got stuck when our relief unit came and we were told we wouldn’t be leaving.

I've done 60 days on C-Rations, and 45 days on MREs. The MRE's are an enormous step up from the C-Rations. In Army boot camp (1981), I had C-Rations with dates on the cans of 1959, before I was born. My experiences were just routine exercises in Germany and Korea.

Hey Jimmy, love those landing lights. I am a 30 year vet of a large Sheriff's Dept. when we would go to the County garage to fill up and get things fixed on our patrol cars. we would go grab landing lights and replace the crappy alley lights with the landing lights. We would also put the landing lights in our spotlights. Really bright!!

I went to Basic Training in the US Army in Dec 1986. I was among the first soldiers to sample MREs when they replaced c-rats. Even the Drill Sergeants hadn't tried them yet. My favorites were ham slices and chicken a la king. The dried fruit was pretty good too. That liquid cheese stuff would stop you up but tasted pretty good. MREs eventually had gotten better, and they added tiny bottles of Tabasco sauce which made everything edible.

Back in my days, there were C-rations. Things were in cans with a little can opener that was hard on the fingers. They even included a miniature pack of cigarettes with matches. They didn't taste too bad when one was hungry enough. The cigs were good trade material for those who didn't smoke. I was in the USAF too, Jimmy, so we ate those mostly on the flightline when we couldn't get away for lunch. RETIRED FIGHTER MECH.

We survided a Cat 5 Hurricane about 4 years ago. We ate MRE's for 63 days, no electricity for 90 days, no Internet for 1 year. Best time of our lives. An amazing experience, I think EVERYBODY should go through. My wife washed clothes over a fire, for 6 months! We had water the very first day, I made it my mission. By the time we were done, I had developed a way for us all to live, be happy and still have the things we wanted. It's amazing what you can accomplish, when you are forced to.

When I was in Scouts as a kid in the ‘80s our Scout leader was a retired Royal Marine. He used to get us the U.K. ration packs when we went camping/hiking. They had some tinned stuff and a hexi stove as well as dehydrated packets. Best stuff was “Biscuits Fruit”. Or the porridge oats that you would add the apple flakes that were supposed to be a desert to. The modern stuff is much more like your MRE.

I.m a Viet Nam Vet who lived off C rations almost all the time that I was in country. Never had a problem with it. Food is food and I was glad to have it. Had other concerns.

I severed in the Airforce, for a full year in Vietnam, Ben Hoa AFB. I worked a 12-hour shift from 6am to 6am. So, my meals were Breakfast and mid-night chow, which was the same as breakfast. I did have one day off a week, so I was able to get something else besides of powered eggs and rancid bacon. Thanks for your videos. Carl

I love seeing the restoration of all these aircraft. If I was in Florida I would SO be there to help out.

I was in the test battalion at Ft Hood when we first tested MREs for a month (1982?). Considering that we had previously eaten C-Rations in the field, we thought MREs were wonderful!

Love your content. It's been a blast watching you working through the issues.

When I was in the service 40 years ago, we had C Rations. Ham & Eggs you couldn't give away. Enjoy watching your progress on the 310....better you than me.

Dude from a non plane guy, I am so glad I found your channel. I am enjoying this ride!!

Grunt pudding: cut top of pouch to make a bowl. Crush crackers throw them in the bowl. And peanut butter, coffee, creamer, cocoa and water. Mix thoroughly. Serve at room temperature.

Awesome Work Today! Thank you for the Ride Along!!!

Can’t wait to see this beauty back in the air! Great series I have learned a lot about the aircraft systems too! Thanks Jimmy

My dad was in the Army, back when the MRE bags were dark brown. He would come back from field training with several for me and my brother. I think chicken ala king was everybody's favorite. During MY time in the military, I think I went a little over 30 days while deployed. There was one guy who went much longer because he didn't trust any other food while deployed. (We'd sometimes have local food where ever we went). There was some decent ones over the years. Even with some sort of milkshake drink. I retired 4 years ago. I would have nicely accepted the MRE but launched it across the hanger. I haven't been out long enough to try one again. lol Oh, and during one deployment, I got to try several Canadian MREs, which are so much better.

I’ve only had to endure a couple of weeks straight on MRE’s. I was around at the time the Army transitioned from C rations to MRE’s . They were pretty bad compared to what we got when I retired. I remember one that the main course was a dehydrated beef patty. You had to soak it in cold water and eat it cold. The meals didn’t have heaters in them. The beef patty would leave a layer of grease stuck to the roof of your mouth that could be scraped off. A few of them were ok but if you drew a barbecued beef for breakfast it was a little hard to get down sometimes.

Love watching the progress that is being made! Keep up the good work, Jimmy and friends!

Nice job Jimmy 👏, be safe out there brother.

Hi Jimmy. Loving the channel and all the craziness. Keep up the good work.

Wow I am impressed! You guys have come so far in a relatively short time. Keep it going and this baby will be in the air once again.

Hey Jimmys World. Love the show, humor and all you do for plane restoration. Desert Storm was the longest I ate MRE’s. Old school as well. Months! Months I tell you. I don’t think I’ve pooped since! Thank you for your service! All of you!

I am blown away at the speed you guys are getting this done. Keep up the good work!

Jimmy, you may be doing this backwards. Start from the other end, and put the signal on the wire (Tone). Use the schematic to locate all the wires which are intended to get to the C/B pannel. Then, check the rats nest of CB wires, one by one. ;) This may be a little easier. Also, whenever you locate a wire 'end' away from the Flight Station, put a tone on it, and try and track it, and confirm it against the documentation. all the best! Brian OConnor N32693

Thank you, Ron for time spent and excedrin extra-strength. Salute to Grizzly Bear and Jimmy for serving. Do I notice a touch of old english from Grizzly Bear? I served in the Michigan and Indiana Natl Guard 64-70. We ate C-rats dated 1953. Ham w/lima beans was the absolute worst. LRRPs ate spaghetti w/tomato sauce. They added the water and put the bag inside their uniforms an hour before eating to warm it up. C-rats gave you 4 squares of TP, 4 cigarettes, matches, rarely fruit or cookies and a plastic spoon. Beware of any food types that are produced by the lowest bidder;-)

The good news is, it sure is cleaning up nicely. Hang in there. Y'all will get it!

Looks like you are just using a multimeter to trace the wire, It seems like it would go a lot faster with a toner. They are used for network tracing, but can be used for individual wires as well. An example is the Fluke Networks Pro3000, but I think you can buy cheap ones at Home Depot as well.

Really been looking forward to this episode , it just gets better and better , Hollywood for Jimmy me thinks :) Seriously though , this is a great series , loving every moment , so funny yet I’m learning something as I watch , what can be better

Yep, those lights get hot! I used a landing light for a spotlight for years as a kid.

That wiring panel is as easy to follow as my mother in law... great work Mate, cheers from NZ

To answer the MRE question : 2 months, Iraq round 2. We were pretty far forward so didn't have a mess tent around at all for that time frame, so it was MRE fun times for a little around 60ish days. Primary MOS was 63MB9 Moonlighting as a 19D

Hiya Jimmy, I am glad this showed up today. I really look forward to all of these that show the progress you make.

Love your videos, thank you for all the time you put into them! Greetings from York, UK.

Jimmy, in the words of a southern gal I once knew, "bless your heart", you have very enhanced ones from which thy courage doth emanate. May they continue to grow so you make more bad decisions through which I vicariously live, laugh, and love!!!

Love watching your channel. Would love to see the 310 fly again.

I love watching your videos. They’re a great thing to keep me occupied on a Sunday afternoon.👍

lots of amazing in that hanger LOVE the Cub

Way to go Jimmy! Its obvious you're putting in the hours and boy is it paying off. I along with many other are enthralled with your performance so far

Wow Jimmy that 310 is a labour of love..well done team, that thing is beginning to look like it might just fly:-)

I had old fashioned c-rats for 31 days. The ww2 ones were almost as good as the koreans. Both were challenges. After a few days you became a pro using your p38 to make a personal stove.

Awesome work all, greetings from Sweden!

From a career Avionics Technician/A&P mechanic I feel your pain. At least at the end you’ll have a real nice plane to fly!

Jimmy, a wire toner would be a lot faster than what you’re doing. Put a tone on a wire and take the toner wand and quickly find it.

Hey Jim I really enjoy the content you put out, keep up the good work

Thank You and your buddies for you service.

Hey Jimmy. When you bent that oil pressure hose it sounds like my back when I get out of bed in the morning. Listening to you guys do the rivets with the bucking bar brought back many fond memories. To be honest I still do some mechanic work at home, but what would normally take a few hours takes me a few weeks even months.

Jimmy you’re a legend mate, much love from the uk 👍👍👍💪💪💪 keep going pal and get that 310 in the air 😛

Hi Jimmy. Loving the videos. Keep up the hard work ✈️👍

I love it! Can't wait until it's in the air again.

Hey there Jimmy! Saw the NATO E-3A Component sticker (the new type...) on your fridge while your son was checking his MRE... That Component was my military home for 7 years... I am a proud member of Squadron 1...🤓 Keep up the good work!

Use a tone generator for tracing wires. Hook up the wire tone then use tone receiver to trace. No need to use multi meter. You can pickup the wire your tone generator is connected to out of a bundle.

The 310 is really coming along great! I'm really enjoying watching your progress. I can't wait to see it take flight!

That plane is going to be amazing to Fly. Can’t wait to see it live again❤️

Wow. I’ve been out of the Army since 1991. Watching you guys eat the MREs brought back a lot of memories. (Mostly good). Longest I went on MREs was about two weeks during Team Spirit ‘89. Jimmy I’m a huge fan. Keep up the good work.

The wiring mess brings back nightmares. I’ve worked in datacenter operations and have always written up cable labeling work instructions for staff to follow (label near plug describing what it is to plug into, a label 1” away describing the remote end.

Jimmy, have you ever considered getting yourself a cable tracker like the phone service guys use them (at least over here in good old Europe)? Sounds like they were invented exactly for your problem at 3:48.

You go Jimmy! This is THE best entertainment on the interweb! The 310 is an incredible amount of work, but I can see you are going to get it into the air! Best of luck with all that wiring stuff!

Yeah Buddy! keep up the awesome content Jimmy!

401 + 310 is almost 717! I think Jimmy and rebuild rescue should be rebuilding a Boeing 717 as a little side project 😎

Hi Jimmy! Keep it up brother! Love the Content!

It's awesome to watch this 310 come back to life .... good job guys

Jamiy she’s really coming together my man. What a beautiful aircraft. I commend you sir for putting the time and money into getting her back up in the air. It looks like you have good spirits about it. Always keep your humor.

Love watching this. Reminds me of when I worked on singles and twins before becoming a teacher.

I did six years as a Submarine Sonar Technician in the 80's. Never even saw an MRE. Thankfully!

Great episode! Really coming along.

This channel is gonna hit a million in june. I love it

When you are tracing out wiring try using a toner. You can buy them at lowes or Home Depot

I can’t quit laughing! You are so funny and Silas is my new hero! Silas - you are a stud! Grizzly - thank you for your service and suffering through 45 days of MREs. My husband and son-in-law feel your pain. Both are Army. Jimmy - thank you for your service! Can’t wait for the next installment of I’m Jimmy and I’m slowly going insane!

That's why I usually label all my wires and take a few pictures... 10 mins saves 3 days of work.

I was in the Marines in the 50's. We had C-Rations. My favorite meal (in a can) was frankfurter chunks in tomato sauce. One caution: You must poke a hole in the top of the can before heating with the canned heat supplied. One Marine forgot to poke a hole in the top. Several of us were the recipients of a "Frankfurter and tomato sauce grenade bath"! BTW, your videos are outstanding for we who have worked on and flown a lot of A/C. Look forward to all of your upcoming productions. Tnx, R

Jimmy, now you know what a lot of aviation electricians went through over the years. LOL.

Hi Jimmy, if you need broken cables re-made have you tried marine rigging shops, they should have hydraulic presses to roll swage fittings on for you.

Thanks to both of you for your service. How about a 9 month deployment on a Destroyer where many days it was so rough that you survived on NOT grilled cheese and bug juice because it wasn’t safe for the Mess Cooks to be around hot surfaces as we bounced around. Thanks, NAVY Vet and RV12 Pilot

Great work guys, must be very satisfying!

Nice work Jimmy, great to see the progress with the 310. Awsome documentation for us to see. Cheers from Norway

I was in the fire service, not the military. That said, when deployed on wild land fires we would eat a LOT of MREs when out on the line. You’re absolutely right about MRE poops.

My goodness!! Your son is going to be JUST like you when he grows up!! Great family fun Jimmy!!! Thanks so much for the content! #SAVETHE310

This has become my favorite KZfaq channel. I like your positive attitude and good sense of humor. Please, please, please, keep it family friendly. The world has enough of the other type of content. I think you are going to do very well.

Looking forward to seeing you at Sun-n-Fun, Jimmy!

Hey Jimmy, the stall warning vane on the 310 is also heated, and is on the same circuit as the pitot heat, you might want to check its operation as well. As to MREs, I got to play in the Nam, we had C rats, and were even issued some K rations dating back to WW2 once. I don't remember how long we ate them continuously, some things are best forgotten. Never had MREs.

In Brit compo (mre) packs. ‘Baby’s heads’, (steak and kidney pudding) tin of processed cheese (cheese possessed), fruit drink powder, (screech!) biscuits fruit AB (fly graveyards) bacon grill, in a tin, sausages in a tin. Loved all these.

Go Jimmy Go! Bring it back to life!

Hi Jimmy, i'm Phil from France, really love your channel and the 310 is my favorite... Have i inderstood you were in the air force? What did you do or fly there? Thank you for the dream and the humour... Love it...

comment now, but Jimmy I love your videos, your series, its technical, its funny, its prime time material. I really love to see this come all together, take care of you and your family and I am looking forwart to see this plane Fly. Also I hope you figure out your issues with your Piper at some point - would be a shame to not being able to use her

Jimmy for a hack you handled that rivet gun better than some A&P's

This 310 project is the best thing on the internets! Way to go Jimmy👍

I’m sure this 310 is going to continue to be a beautiful money pit after you are done. But… she will be a beautiful bird! Loving this series Jimmy!

Love the content, please don't use over the top cliff hangers like the last episode if the cliff doesn't exist though. It's starting to feel like tv, and there's a reason why tv shows are dying.

Greetings from the Orkney Islands off the north of Scotland. Love the videos…keep them coming.

This is one of the best channels on youtube.

for tracing wires, in the Computer Networking world, they have a "Tone Set" allows you connect 1 end.. adds a tone to the wire then you use a probe to find the wire.. very helpful !!! Good Luck !! - I'm in Sedalia MO if you ever fly by.

Love your content. When I was a kid in the 70s my father was in the military and got cases of sea rations. We would eat them dear hunting. Always got a p38 pack of sugar and a cigarette.

We are currently reviving a plane that sat in a barn in northern Norway for 14 years. It was way up, far above the arctic circle. Drove 4000 km in a week end, and trailered it home to southern Norway. Been working on it since August of '21, and we're getting there soon. Lift off will be in a month or so...It's a kit-plane, EUROPA XS

Jimmy I just love your videos. Can not wait for the next one!!