FLYING BASICS -Pitch and Power! 1946 J-3 Cub

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Komentáře • 470

  • @KeithSilva2
    @KeithSilva2 Před 8 měsíci +63

    Gosh, every pilot should know this. The recent Debonair accident was such a tragedy. I received a tail wheel endorsement in a Taylorcraft L-2 at Reid-Hillview airport in the early 1970's by Anna Frenzel, a former WASP pilot. Unfortunately, my first couple of landings looked like the first one here; not finding the ground. She clearly informed me of my errors. Her signature in my logbook is perhaps my happiest memory.

    • @SomeOne-mp6ym
      @SomeOne-mp6ym Před 8 měsíci +4

      That's so great!!!

    • @csolivais1979
      @csolivais1979 Před 8 měsíci +1

      ​@@DrDisconnect666just out of curiosity, how do you stall something that is floating?

    • @luigilainom1123
      @luigilainom1123 Před 8 měsíci

      I understand you didn't appreciate what she wrote.
      I think she felt it was her duty to do it.

    • @mikearakelian6368
      @mikearakelian6368 Před 8 měsíci

      Got my tail wheel sign off in a B 18...all my tailwheel time in a E 18...

    • @brandyballoon
      @brandyballoon Před 8 měsíci +7

      I have a feeling the Debonair accident is what prompted Juan to make this video.

  • @user-wz2qe2pv6r
    @user-wz2qe2pv6r Před 8 měsíci +13

    Always remember my instructor in the 150...."you need to get that picture thru the windscreen cemented in your mind for ever, like a sixth sense" He was darn right.

  • @mattj65816
    @mattj65816 Před 8 měsíci +77

    I remember doing partial panel patterns with my primary instructor way back in the day. We did 3 or 4 with everything except the altimeter and airspeed indicator covered up and they were "acceptable." Then he said, "this time let's really have some fun!" and covered up the rest. We did a few more with no flight instruments at all. "You'll be a little off altitude, you'll be a little off airspeed, and you won't land right on your spot, but you'll be fine." He was right. With the simple stuff most of us fly, eyes out the window are all we *really* need when it comes right down to it.

    • @user-wz2qe2pv6r
      @user-wz2qe2pv6r Před 8 měsíci +5

      Yep watching that woman messing about barely looking outsuide is just awful...My old CFI in vfr. "Eyes up and out..scan once, then out again.

  • @bcgrittner
    @bcgrittner Před 8 měsíci +8

    Many years ago I was flying in northern Minnesota in a Cessna 150. Suddenly I was overtaking a J-3 Cub 1,000 feet below me. I wagged my wings at him and thought,”Goose….Goose… Talk to me, Goose.” Ah, delusions of grandeur.

  • @avflyguy
    @avflyguy Před 8 měsíci +11

    That's pretty much spot on with speeds and visual references to fly the Cub. Had mine now 14 years, with 1200 take of and landings and around 350 MM, and haven't bent anything yet. The floating bottom door is your best indicatiaon of nailing the 3 point landings every time. Over the many years of flying almost anything with wings and a engine, the Cub if my favorite by far.

    • @dougrobinson8602
      @dougrobinson8602 Před 8 měsíci +2

      The door is a stall warning device. In a good three point landing that puppy should coming up. That's how I was taught to fly it.

    • @atatterson6992
      @atatterson6992 Před 8 měsíci

      Are the P-47 and P-51 pretty much the same? As tail-draggers is there a huge differnce with all that extra engine weight or essentially the same?

  • @wyatt92563
    @wyatt92563 Před 8 měsíci +13

    I went flying today. A Xmas present to me. I flew a 172 and had a blast. I just turned 61. I wish I was younger and richer so I know most certifications are out of my reach. But the flying club I belong to has a Citabra. I might challenge myself to get my tail wheel endorsement. This video inspires me. Greetings from SoCal F70 🙋🏻‍♂️

  • @pi-sx3mb
    @pi-sx3mb Před 8 měsíci +5

    Pitch and power will save you every time. I was a T-37 IP which of course had no autopilot or autothrottle and all instrument work was hand-flown. In the simulator I used a technique where I'd have a stash of those old rubber soap dishes that had about 25 suction cups on them. They fit perfectly over the various round instruments and I could selectively cover up the secondary indications to force the student's crosscheck to what mattered.
    So teaching an ILS for example, I'd set them up all stable on course (no crosswind) approaching GS intercept, and when we hit the glidepath I'd put it on freeze and cover up the airspeed, the VVI, and the LOC/GS display, leaving only the heading and attitude indicator as the only instruments to look at. I'd tell them when I take it off freeze you're going to do two things: lower the pitch 3 degrees and set the throttles at 70%. After that you only have to do two things down final: maintain that pitch you just set and hold your heading. Once we came off freeze I'd hack the clock for a minute and then put it on freeze again and uncover everything.
    Like magic, that ILS that used to be such a handful? Now they're dead on: on course, on glidepath, on speed, with a proper sink rate.

  • @cal-native
    @cal-native Před 8 měsíci +12

    I've always felt the J-3 is, in its own way, as near a perfect airplane as there ever was❤. Honest, docile, and forgiving, even beautiful. I think many pilots today have lost touch with basic airmanship and don't get their heads out of the cockpit enough. THIS is the type of training we could all benefit from😉.

  • @gzk6nk
    @gzk6nk Před 8 měsíci +15

    This brought back memories of flying the lovely L4 Cub (Military J3). I found that with the side open ( as it always was when I flew it) just as all 3 wheels were about to touch simultaneously the lower side door would float up as a sort of AoA indicator! What a lovely aeroplane!

  • @JustFamilyPlaytime
    @JustFamilyPlaytime Před 8 měsíci +19

    Love your channel. Among other things I'm a UK glider pilot, and when the cable breaks on launch we're trained to push over so hard that all the dust comes up off the floor so we regain flying attitude in moments. Maybe more power pilots should spend time in gliders (sailplanes to you rebels).

    • @johnopalko5223
      @johnopalko5223 Před 8 měsíci +10

      I got my Private certificate in gliders and added an airplane rating a couple of years later. I'm really glad I chose that route because I feel it made me a much better pilot. Flying gliders will really develop one's stick and rudder skills and is a heck of a lot of fun, to boot!

    • @atatterson6992
      @atatterson6992 Před 8 měsíci +1

      Yes, but considering this video is in fact "pitch and power" you would be missing 50% (or more) of the intended lesson. Do tow cables break often in gliders?

    • @johnopalko5223
      @johnopalko5223 Před 7 měsíci +2

      @@atatterson6992 Tow ropes are designed to break at the proper time. To quote Carle Conway in his book _The Joy of Soaring_ (a really nice introductory text), "If the tow rope is too weak, there is danger of an untimely break; if too strong it could transmit damaging loads to the glider... A rope that breaks _when it should_ offers a protection similar to a fuse in an electrical circuit. ... [T]he required breaking strength of the rope must be over 80% and less than 200% of the gross weight of the glider being towed."
      Tow ropes do break, although not very often. Mostly, they break when recovering from a slack towline situation. During instruction, budding glider pilots are well drilled in both broken line and slack line procedures.

    • @atatterson6992
      @atatterson6992 Před 7 měsíci +1

      @@johnopalko5223 Wow, thank you Sir for such a great response. Happy New Year!

    • @johnopalko5223
      @johnopalko5223 Před 7 měsíci +1

      @@atatterson6992 And to you, my friend!

  • @noblegoldheart8508
    @noblegoldheart8508 Před 8 měsíci +6

    One of the biggest part of the basics I learned during my flight training. And I’ll be bringing those skills with me on my check ride on the 9th of January.

  • @paul_k_7351
    @paul_k_7351 Před 8 měsíci +17

    Merry Christmas Juan, I’ve said it before but your channel should be mandatory viewing for all pilots.

    • @jimelliott6200
      @jimelliott6200 Před 8 měsíci

      I’ve seen them all and Juan’s is the best one.

  • @mattcummings5566
    @mattcummings5566 Před 8 měsíci +7

    You are a good man, Juan keep them safe. No shortcut to experience.

  • @georgelegault3985
    @georgelegault3985 Před 8 měsíci +9

    I really enjoy watching you in the J-3 Cub. I have many many fond memories of flying with my uncle in his J-3 Cub. He had 3 of them back in the day. The last one he got as a wreck and rebuilt it from the frame up. I have at least 100 hours of flying time in his 1946 J-3. Although, I was priced out of the hobby when I was younger, I enjoyed the time I had with. Your videos brings back a lot of memories. I love listening to that 65 HP Continental Engine when you prop it on the videos.

    • @Phantom096
      @Phantom096 Před 8 měsíci

      How much are these airplanes worth these days? Thx.

  • @terrallputnam7979
    @terrallputnam7979 Před 8 měsíci +3

    My dad had a Cub all the time I was growing up. I love the fact that it is the absolute KISS Keep It Simple Stupid. The Cub is the perfect No Nonsense
    Trainer.

  • @eriksflightsimgeekdom5742
    @eriksflightsimgeekdom5742 Před 8 měsíci +29

    This is a gloriously excellent video! Right to the point, and no instrument-nonsense. Pure visual flying with a side dish of seat of the pants - and a reminder that landing a tailwheel aircraft isn't all that easy. Love it! Makes me want to go out flying (even if "just" in my flight simulator).

    • @pplusbthrust
      @pplusbthrust Před 8 měsíci +1

      I like the way you think and need to download a sim.

    • @eriksflightsimgeekdom5742
      @eriksflightsimgeekdom5742 Před 8 měsíci

      @@pplusbthrustFor the physics of taildragger flying, get X-Plane. It's really awesome. While no good J-3 Cubs are modeled yet, other taildraggers are modeled to the point of excellence. If you "just" want fantastic scenery, MSFS can be used.

    • @dougrobinson8602
      @dougrobinson8602 Před 8 měsíci +1

      Landing a tailwheel isn't really hard, and you have more options than you would in a nosewheel aircraft. You just have to be smooth, especially in a Cessna 140. Bounce that spring gear, and things get ugly. Best to go around with full power if you bounce it too hard.

    • @eriksflightsimgeekdom5742
      @eriksflightsimgeekdom5742 Před 8 měsíci +5

      @@dougrobinson8602 For many all those options are probably the thing that makes it more difficult. As you say, a bounce on a wheel landing can get awful, and not for the reasons that one thinks. And the optional, and often very desired, landing on the tailwheel slightly first is difficult to pull off, and requires very tight management of power. I love taildraggers…

  • @future62
    @future62 Před 7 měsíci +1

    Juan i don't even fly but you're a god send. Knowledge is (pitch and) power

  • @luzspitifire
    @luzspitifire Před 8 měsíci +3

    Great video! I'm a flight instructor here in Brazil and we use a Brazilian model similar to the PA-11 called P-56 Paulistinha to teach. I did my PPL on the same aircraft. It used to be the most commom trainer in Brazil but is nowadays rarer to find.
    Pitch and power are the first lessons we give and although it should be the simplest of things, a lot of comercial pilots we get to transition in to tailwheels or to recheck their single engine license don't know how to do it properly. The basiscs shouldn't be forgotten!

  • @j81851
    @j81851 Před 8 měsíci +1

    Man that little guy sounds GOOD taking off what a sweet little airplane and our favorite pilot
    flying it!

  • @GLICKMIRE
    @GLICKMIRE Před 8 měsíci +18

    Back in 1965, I was getting dual instruction in a Taylorcraft and a Cessna 140 as well as a Cessna 150. Never soloed the Taylorcraft but did 2 of my required solo cross countries in the 140. I had problems with the steep learning curve of a taildragger but once my instructor taught me to be more active with the rudder, the problems went away. Noticed that on both landings in this video, the pilot was very active on the rudder.

    • @gordonquickstad
      @gordonquickstad Před 8 měsíci +2

      In a boat with one oar over the stern they call that rudder action "sculling"!

  • @markbowen3638
    @markbowen3638 Před 8 měsíci +51

    Merry Christmas, Juan . Thanks for all the great content this year. By far, the most considered and informative covering of aviation topics on CZcams! Best wishes from the UK 🇬🇧

  • @dougrobinson8602
    @dougrobinson8602 Před 8 měsíci +4

    I was fortunate enough to learn how to fly in a J-3. Best trainer ever. Full stop. You really didn't need instruments to fly it, as Juan showed, everything is visual. Basically the difference between a stall and a mush is that in a stall, the door flops up. darn it, now I have to go find someone to give me some Cub time!

  • @Rheilffordd
    @Rheilffordd Před 8 měsíci +13

    I love J3 Cubs!! The love for them started young as a remote control airplane of one and through life admiring them from afar at airfields and vintage fly-ins, so I’m envious of you being able to freely fly one!
    Congrats as well on 400k subscribers, this is testimony to your commitment to commentary on helping improve flight safety.

  • @nealrehm6900
    @nealrehm6900 Před 8 měsíci +1

    I’ve only flown in the Super Cub, it was just a flight from Piper Field back to Frederick Maryland. I was in the front seat and group captain Willy Hackett RAF was the back seater. This cub belongs to my brothers glider flying club. It’s mostly used for tail wheel training and glider tow training.
    I don’t remember Willy saying anything about where to put the nose of the airplane on the horizon. If there had been air scoops like on the regular cub, he may have mentioned it. I just can’t remember. It was only the second time I had flown an airplane with a stick rather than a wheel. I found it very easy to do. I believe on the way up to Piper Field I flew an RV, they called it a mustang ll. It was quite fast, and I enjoyed every minute of it! On the way back, I flew in the super cub.
    Love the channel Juan!❤😊

  • @neuropilot7310
    @neuropilot7310 Před 8 měsíci +34

    Some of my friends have thousands of hours in fighters, including the F-5 (& T-38) , F-16, F-18, as well as various transport category jets.
    The F-5E/F Tiger is notable, because it has just enough thrust to get a pilot in trouble if they overestimate the performance, push the jet too far and let their airspeed decay, as the F-5 will bleed energy pretty fast compared to other jets like the F-16.
    Similarly, the F-5 can be a difficult tiger to control in the pattern if you don't manage your energy state, your airspeed.
    Do not forget the basics - Pitch and Power - as even a fighter jet like the F-5 or F-18 will bite you in the butt, especially in the pattern, and you'll go into a stall spin departure, and if you are lucky, you'll be able to eject in time.
    These are basic flying skills that apply in any aircraft, from a J-3 Cub to an F-18 to a 777...

    • @michaelsimpson9779
      @michaelsimpson9779 Před 8 měsíci +2

      Power, Attitude, Trim

    • @nidurnevets
      @nidurnevets Před 8 měsíci +1

      I got my private pilot license in 1979 I feel fortunate that my instructor stressed the basics back then.

    • @user-pe7hr9ru3y
      @user-pe7hr9ru3y Před 8 měsíci

      I believe Pedersen used to or still does own a Talon that was hangered at JeffCo airport.

    • @atatterson6992
      @atatterson6992 Před 8 měsíci

      Sounds like quite an expensive "bite in the butt", not to mention the debris and vector damage caused by a pilotless F-16 upon the poor, innocent earth :-(
      Did your friends mention that or just the location of the "Eject" handle?

    • @rykehuss3435
      @rykehuss3435 Před 7 měsíci

      @@user-pe7hr9ru3y god that would be a cool thing to fly

  • @barrybickle7992
    @barrybickle7992 Před 8 měsíci +1

    Thanks for the refresher. Takes me back all the way to 1958

  • @johnlucas2037
    @johnlucas2037 Před 8 měsíci +11

    Hi Juan I just got home from doing a Christmas rip in my little Murphy rebel. My CFI is a 70 yo high time tail dragger guy. He’s all about this kind of flying. His favorite saying is “the wing is the thing” Thanks for sharing your method! Merry Christmas to you and your family!

  • @billbrisson
    @billbrisson Před 8 měsíci +4

    Great stick and rudder skills! I'm not sure how much I trust an airline pilot who doesn't fly a taildragger regularly!

  • @blueyonder1233
    @blueyonder1233 Před 8 měsíci +17

    Juan , I never stop learning while watching your videos. Thank you. Merry Christmas!

  • @Allan_aka_RocKITEman
    @Allan_aka_RocKITEman Před 7 měsíci

    FWIW: I was a student pilot back in 1979-1980, and I soloed {at 18 years of age} in November of 1979. {I did not continue on and get my PPL, mainly due to the lack of $$$}.
    I mention all that to explain that I still remember _'becoming aware'_ from my flight instructor that on landing approach I used throttle to control rate of descent and aircraft attitude to control airspeed.
    I was already an AVIATION NUT even BEFORE I started taking flight instruction, but this throttle/attitude thing was new to me.
    Great video Juan. Sweet Cub...👍

  • @johneastman1905
    @johneastman1905 Před 4 měsíci

    Been flying my 1946 J3-C85 for many years, and appreciate this sound piloting advise .

  • @SorenHume
    @SorenHume Před 8 měsíci +2

    Some of the most thorough content a pilot could ask for out here in the webs

  • @stephenreese5921
    @stephenreese5921 Před 8 měsíci +1

    Pitch & Power…That’s what I learned…a long, long time ago. Probably saved my life a dozen times!

  • @johnarnell4241
    @johnarnell4241 Před 8 měsíci +8

    Merry Christmas from a dull dismal France.

  • @Phantom096
    @Phantom096 Před 8 měsíci +2

    I am buying the RC version of this airplane and do a little flying of my own. What an amazing machine Juan.

  • @gracelandone
    @gracelandone Před 8 měsíci +1

    Never stop teaching!

  • @skyepilotte11
    @skyepilotte11 Před 8 měsíci +1

    Absolutely, never stop learning! Never be complacent because you think you know everything.
    Beutiful Cub.
    Thx Juan

  • @michaelkesti3917
    @michaelkesti3917 Před 8 měsíci +9

    I imagine that Pete knows about pitch and power by now. Merry Christmas to you and yours, Juan!

  • @robertlough4090
    @robertlough4090 Před 8 měsíci +2

    Nicely explained, in the UK we sometimes call it point and squirt :)

  • @ev3rlastingfaith
    @ev3rlastingfaith Před 8 měsíci +3

    Well explained and demonstrated fundamental concepts and the yellow Cub is just right for it. I’m out of the flying thing but I wish more schools had tailwheel airplanes to take lessons in. The flight school I used to rent from had a 1946 J3 Cub, electric start, wind-driven generator to keep the battery charged, a C90 engine that climbed nicely and slightly chunkier tires for off-pavement fun. For the somewhat short time it was available to rent I got my tailwheel endorsement in it. It helped me tremendously with flying the C172: I was no longer timid on the rudder and found I wanted way more rudder (like the J3 Cub had) in forward slips than the Cessna had. Also had some neat, recorded flights with some of my kids. Maybe one day I’ll get a Luscombe ;). Thanks a lot for taking the time and fuel to post this 😎

  • @mayberrygobber5818
    @mayberrygobber5818 Před 8 měsíci +1

    Just wanted to say how much I appreciate and enjoy your videos.

  • @Halli50
    @Halli50 Před 8 měsíci +1

    I've never had the honor of flying an original, flapless and underpowered J-3 Cub, but was once thrown in the front seat of a 150hp Super Cub with the owner (a skydiving nut) in the back seat - and passing 3000' he departed the aircraft with a "yahooo!", for a hop'n pop.
    Flying the Super Cub is like putting on an old, comfortable glove, even if you have never flown one before! The only challenge was the heel brakes, a novelty for me but not really an issue, even having to land on a 300m (1000') spit of sand afterward, this is such a natural-feeling aircraft.
    My first taildragger was a H-295 Helio Super Courier which is a genuine handful, every taildragger I have flown after that has been a piece of cake...

    • @johnlucas2037
      @johnlucas2037 Před 8 měsíci +1

      Very cool! Not many pilots can say the have much less owned a Helio

    • @dougrobinson8602
      @dougrobinson8602 Před 8 měsíci

      Try a Luscombe. Not as evil as some people seem to think, but not very forgiving. Easiest I've ever flown was a Maule.

  • @pwee12gs
    @pwee12gs Před 8 měsíci +6

    Another great video, keep them coming, nice flying for fun, I'm always learning, lovely summer flying out of Wangaratta, Australia

  • @DougBow96
    @DougBow96 Před 8 měsíci +2

    Merry Christmas!

  • @wacojones8062
    @wacojones8062 Před 8 měsíci +3

    My dad learned to fly in a J-2 with one of the top Female Flight instructors after WW II on the GI Bill with only partial vision in his left eye. Army Medic volunteer for the draft he lost his right eye when he was 12. Top testers from the CAA passed him with comments he was one of the steadiest pilots they had ever flown with. He never bought a plane he just did it to open the door for other veterans. Decades later with a little familiarization flying in his friends 172 he was able to recover the plane from a death spiral spin 500 feet off the ground when he his friend lost awareness in lowering clouds over Montana. Elk hunting trip was not successful, and he forced his friend to get his instrument rating after that trip.
    Good presentation of the basics.

    • @atatterson6992
      @atatterson6992 Před 8 měsíci

      No elk?
      I suppose that might have been a good thing if the quarters weren't lashed down properly during the "death spiral" :)

  • @Smannellites
    @Smannellites Před 8 měsíci +4

    Really interesting (I'm not an aviator) with a clear message, bearing in mind the recent Debonair tragedy, that pilots' first requirement is "fly the aircraft". This basic knowledge and skill is obviously fundamental to being a skilled and safe pilot who can cope with emergencies. Thanks, Juan,.

    • @rogerturner5504
      @rogerturner5504 Před 8 měsíci +1

      Exactly the point I was going to make. Debonair and her father would be alive today if she had had straightforward stick, rudder and throttle airmanship instruction from a competent instructor.

  • @markpell8979
    @markpell8979 Před 8 měsíci +2

    Thanks for taking us back in time. Your little Cub has soul.

  • @als1023
    @als1023 Před 8 měsíci +1

    Merry Christmas , wonderful way tp spend time with the family !
    Folks up north in Canada are out snowshoeing and riding their snow mahines etc

  • @WWPlaysHoldem
    @WWPlaysHoldem Před 8 měsíci +1

    I learned to fly in a 1946 CUB in central Florida in 1966 while in the Navy as an air traffic controller at the Sanford Naval Air Station. Some of the best times of my life, but the plane i flew did not have that many instruments.

  • @phillipzx3754
    @phillipzx3754 Před 8 měsíci +1

    "Pitch + Power = Performance." I heard that a million times from my first CFI (1971).

  • @Colaeroimages
    @Colaeroimages Před 8 měsíci +8

    Great stuff Capt. Brown! Gotta have those basic things sharp, even if you fly the coolest jet with all the bells and whistles

    • @dyer2cycle
      @dyer2cycle Před 8 měsíci +3

      Unfortunately, it looks as if TN Flygirl did not have those down, regardless of certifications and hours...not sure her CFI's did, either!.. :(

  • @jlvandat69
    @jlvandat69 Před 8 měsíci +6

    Just a guess, but I'll bet Juan absolutely loves this kind of flying as opposed to the massively complex, "insulated" time in a commercial airline cockpit.

    • @atatterson6992
      @atatterson6992 Před 8 měsíci +1

      The colors in your avatar nearly match Juan's plane :-)
      Thank you for supporting my alma mater, NAU Lumberjacks!

  • @SeanFromTX
    @SeanFromTX Před 8 měsíci

    Received a Blancolirio t-shirt for Christmas from my daughter. Thanks @Brie FromTX 😊

  • @whoprofits2661
    @whoprofits2661 Před 8 měsíci +1

    Wonderfully concise and illustrative!
    Love the music theme too.

  • @skyking1328
    @skyking1328 Před 8 měsíci +1

    Nice ! I remember the old days flying the 46 J3.

  • @clarkstonguy1065
    @clarkstonguy1065 Před 7 měsíci +1

    Climb at 60 MPH, descend into the pattern at 60 MPH and THEN slow down. Hearing that I have never been happier to know the local NORDO cub generally only shows up when he can sneak into the crosswind runway instead of mixing into the generally busy pattern!

  • @blakechinn5792
    @blakechinn5792 Před 8 měsíci +2

    Good reminder that you can't stall an airplane at zero g. Also love tailwheel planes. Merry Christmas Juan! I really enjoy your channel.

  • @user-tj8wv7ri7d
    @user-tj8wv7ri7d Před 8 měsíci +1

    Spot on teaching as usual Juan. The view from the back seat brought back so many good memories; and voices , long stilled, shouting those same directions above the staccato sound of a leaky 75 HP Lycoming. All the while we hobble along 3000' over the wheat fields of the Walla Walla valley.

  • @RedRoosterParty
    @RedRoosterParty Před 8 měsíci +2

    Great pithy instructional video! That is how I fly my 1940 J3C-65, but I have done it so long that I don't even think about it while I'm doing it. I do get 73 mph at 2150 rpm, though.

  • @GRW3
    @GRW3 Před 8 měsíci +3

    My original instructor, Ken Hatch, was very clear about making sure I understood that the yoke controls the airspeed, and the throttle controls the altitude. He was also very keen on trimming the aircraft, particularly on approaches. Trimmed to his recommended approach speed the aircraft controls remained light, but stiffened quickly if you tried to use the yoke to control the altitude. He had me demonstrate how easy it was to stall the plane if you tried to control the approach speed untrimmed by brute force and pull back a little too much - you just couldn't feel the difference but the stall was dramatic.

  • @jameswebb2856
    @jameswebb2856 Před 7 měsíci +1

    Great video showing attitude control by visual references, I used to use a grease pencil to help new students learn the proper attitude for climbs, descents and level flight. However, I must respectfully disagree on pitch and power. Pitch always controls altitude and power controls airspeed unless power is fixed, then power is fixed pitch controls altitude and airspeed. I can send you FAA instruction teaching this method and notes from an Air Force Manual teaching the same. It is how I was taught in the 70’s as a student and how I taught as an instructor from 1978 until 1987 when I started my airline career retiring in 2014. I do enjoy your videos and I also watch all of Dan Gryder’s videos. Both of you are doing a great job increasing General Aviation safety.

    • @igclapp
      @igclapp Před 7 měsíci

      I can show you a Navy FA-18 manual for carrier operations that says pitch is for AoA and power is for altitude (glide path) on final approach with manual control (pitch controls glide path during an automatic approach). And power is certainly variable during a carrier approach.

    • @jameswebb2856
      @jameswebb2856 Před 7 měsíci

      @@igclapp AoA is altitude. Changing pitch changes altitude or vertical speed. The quickest and most efficient way to change altitude is with pitch, not power. The quickest and most efficient way to change airspeed is with power if power is not fixed. I have a real life story that proves my point. If you would like to ear it let me know.

  • @TwoSwedes
    @TwoSwedes Před 8 měsíci +1

    Love that old J3. Flew one in C.A.P. to do holiday traffic counts for the state patrol. Cars & trucks passing us but we were having a blast! No smoking sign was taken seriously as it was painted on the fuel tank in your lap. Beautiful aircraft.

  • @DonnerPassWhisky
    @DonnerPassWhisky Před 8 měsíci +1

    Merry Christmas

  • @DanFrederiksen
    @DanFrederiksen Před 8 měsíci +1

    Authentic WW1 experience :)
    Maybe get a glider plane's parachute backpack, just in case. They are about 3 grand and flat on the back so you can use a normal seat. Alternatively just an emergency pouch stowed in the craft for about 600 but takes more prep time and presence of mind in an emergency. There seems to be a pattern that accidents are more frequent in old planes for various reasons. Less performance envelope, lack of ballistic chute, older metallurgy and less sophisticated engineering. And time to fatigue. We don't want to make Mike Patey sad :)

  • @Cantsaydog
    @Cantsaydog Před 8 měsíci +4

    MERRY CHRISTMAS JUAN
    WOW BRINGS back so many memories my first flight 64 years ago WAS is in one of these my uncle was a sharp cookie my mother’s brother she was so proud of him she trusted her son to her brother to take me on my first flight I always cherish that and I was in the Air Force After that because of that I have always loved airplanes
    I wasn’t old enough to operate it but we had corsair little plane on strings no remote control back then you kept going round and round and round and pretty soon you get dizzy and fall down that I laughed so hard at🤣my dad and my brother
    Main thing was we all had fun nobody got hurt because We doing the right things we hoped Live clean work clean party clean and things should work out for you

  • @kam1583
    @kam1583 Před 8 měsíci +3

    Learned in a champ in the 70's...great stick & rudder plane also! Merry Christmas from Pa!

  • @SteamCrane
    @SteamCrane Před 8 měsíci +2

    How many people would be alive today if they had just taken the time to learn this?
    Juan is a very good teacher.

  • @clockworkpotato
    @clockworkpotato Před 8 měsíci +1

    This is the real recreational flying. This is why I fly.

  • @portmod797
    @portmod797 Před 8 měsíci +2

    I was watching your assessments of the TNFlyGirl (or whatever her handle is/was) incident, and this concept is what consumed all of my thoughts. This was a bit difficult for me to grasp in my training at first, so much experience driving cars teaches that pulling power slows you down, it takes a minute to learn to adjust airspeed with pitch.

    • @igclapp
      @igclapp Před 7 měsíci

      You can't control pitch in a car usually (except by going up and down hills, and you don't do that as a means to control speed), so that's why you only think about using power to control speed. In a plane, you can also use pitch to control speed. Ironically, the lady in TN should have also thought about reducing power to reduce speed in the dive in addition to pitching up and adding nose up trim.

  • @johnsader8811
    @johnsader8811 Před 8 měsíci +1

    surly, I can't be alone in, patiently, anticipating & awaiting this video?
    Excellent as always Juan.

  • @SomeOne-mp6ym
    @SomeOne-mp6ym Před 8 měsíci +5

    So glad to have found this channel!!! It's so well done!

  • @petezny4343
    @petezny4343 Před 8 měsíci +1

    Pitch and power! Whenever I had a student sent to me because they were failing to progress to solo I would just go flying with them with the artificial horizon and airspeed indicator covered. Look outside, put the nose where it needs to be for the power setting and flight regime you're in, then trim it to stay there. They would always be amazed when I uncovered the airspeed indicator for a second and the needle was right where it needed to be. Their flying would usually improve dramatically in just one session. I once even made an ATP candidate just do an hour of basic air work under the hood with the airspeed indicator covered, the improvement was dramatic when he just concentrated on pitch control and stopped chasing the airspeed needle.

  • @HamiltonStandard
    @HamiltonStandard Před 8 měsíci +2

    stick and rudder never gets old...

  • @eldonfreeze787
    @eldonfreeze787 Před 8 měsíci +2

    Love your channel, and how I do love those Cubs. Over the years I've put my share of hours in a Cub, and never "modified" mine. A lot of time was flying in the desert southwest {Az} but I stayed with C-65, wooden prop and spars and no electrical system. The other thing that was missing for 8 months out of the year was doors. So many videos I've watched with the pilots being "panel fixated" it's good to see you show the basics of stick and rudder flying. Thank you for your channel Juan, Safe flying...

  • @wingunder
    @wingunder Před 8 měsíci +1

    I'm glad you're telling people to keep their eyes outside the cockpit! 👍

  • @taavetti4
    @taavetti4 Před 8 měsíci +3

    400k! Congrats! Merry Christmas!

    • @ericojonx
      @ericojonx Před 8 měsíci +2

      I remember 5k: It was raining hard, as I recall, something about flooding.....

  • @SmittySmithsonite
    @SmittySmithsonite Před 8 měsíci +3

    Great info, Juan. As a non-fixed-wing pilot, I appreciate your insight. Hope you and the family had a Merry Christmas, and have yourselves a very Happy New Year.

  • @mattinsley1721
    @mattinsley1721 Před 8 měsíci +1

    Merry Christmas, Juan.

  • @ao8
    @ao8 Před 7 měsíci

    I don’t think there’s anything more pure than flying a J-3 cub! Lovely video, clear, concise and to the point!

  • @igclapp
    @igclapp Před 8 měsíci +1

    Thanks, Juan. I'd just like to point out that pitch does not exclusively control airspeed and power does not exclusively control altitude. Some of the comments on here have me wondering if people understand that. There are situations in which pitch is "primary" for airspeed because it controls airspeed more effectively than power, such as during the landing approach. But if people ignore power as a means to control speed as well, that could be dangerous. Imagine you find yourself in a high-speed, power on dive and you only think about using pitch to decrease your airspeed. No, you have to also reduce your power. Best wishes for the new year & safe travels!

    • @blancolirio
      @blancolirio  Před 8 měsíci

      I think you are missing the point here...don't over think it. It's not rocket science...(well....almost lol)

  • @deansawich6250
    @deansawich6250 Před 8 měsíci +1

    Takes me back to 1969 at 15 years old in Civil Air Patrol where the Squadron had a L4 Cub. I did as much sandbagging as possible. ❤❤❤😊

  • @sbukosky
    @sbukosky Před 8 měsíci +1

    I never flew a J3. I did solo my dad’s Aeronca from the back once to see what it would be like. Blah. Later I flew a PA-12, but that had a 150 Lycoming for towing. Sweet airplane.

  • @chadandrews98
    @chadandrews98 Před 8 měsíci +1

    Thanks for the lesson! Merry Christmas. My dad rebuilt a Taylor craft and we had some fun rides. He liked tail draggers.

  • @ballyboughalairfield7624
    @ballyboughalairfield7624 Před 8 měsíci +1

    Merry Christmas from Dublin, Ireland 🇮🇪

  • @someonespadre
    @someonespadre Před 8 měsíci +1

    I learned to fly in a C150. I really learned to fly in an Aeronca Champ, adverse yaw is so much more apparent.

  • @Back2TheBike
    @Back2TheBike Před 8 měsíci +2

    BCATP yellow? What a beautiful aeroplane.
    I became familiar with that shade when modelling 33EFTS Caron, where dad was posted 1943 on his journey to piloting a Pathfinder Lancaster. Posted a video doc if anyone's interested.

  • @mmeyers111
    @mmeyers111 Před 8 měsíci +1

    Merry Christmas and Happy Festivus

  • @J3PiperCub
    @J3PiperCub Před 8 měsíci +2

    I have a 46 Cub as well, it is amazing how the wing naturally loves 65 MPH, I use the same windshield reference points.

  • @bradleyramondpierce133
    @bradleyramondpierce133 Před 8 měsíci +1

    Merry Christmas to you and yours Juan

  • @chrisnielsen9885
    @chrisnielsen9885 Před 8 měsíci +3

    We used to do non instrument circuits for club comps and our chief instructor used to complain bitterly every time that people seem to do better approaches with no instruments 😂

  • @turnerator21
    @turnerator21 Před 8 měsíci +2

    What a great airplane to learn that basic lesson in !

  • @kcsthebetterway
    @kcsthebetterway Před 8 měsíci +1

    An old friend flew Cubs during WWII and the "fun" he had😊

  • @MrJanaRobi
    @MrJanaRobi Před 7 měsíci +1

    I have always dreamed of flying . That was my favorite of all of your videos . Very informative .

  • @michaelevans2975
    @michaelevans2975 Před 8 měsíci +2

    Thanks man, I hope to take some lessons in '24, for recreation only. Your CZcams was the thing that kicked off my interest in flying.

  • @sothereiwasAV8B
    @sothereiwasAV8B Před 8 měsíci +1

    Sticks here from STIW... (JB Hall) Reminds me of wise advice before I was off to Whiting Field... (Remember PAT) Power, Attitude then Trim. The fundamental stick and rudder skills. Just grreat reminders for all of us. KEEP IT UP KELLAN!

  • @farayidarlingtonchaparadza20
    @farayidarlingtonchaparadza20 Před 8 měsíci +1

    Reminds me of my instructor's constant reference to attitude flying to define the relationship between the glareshield and the horizon. 0 fingers in the climb, 4 fingers in the cruise and 6 fingers in the descent. Of course with the associated power settings.

  • @bigdog8891
    @bigdog8891 Před 8 měsíci +1

    Happy holidays and congrats on the 400K🎅🏻🎅🏻

  • @alanmorris7634
    @alanmorris7634 Před 8 měsíci +1

    Great video! Love these back-to-basics videos now and again for arm-chair CZcams flyers like me.

  • @ocskywatch1
    @ocskywatch1 Před 8 měsíci +3

    love learning the basics thanks

  • @Modern_Nostalgia
    @Modern_Nostalgia Před 8 měsíci +1

    excellent demonstration!