South Lake Tahoe In the Ercoupe with Diane
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- čas přidán 8. 09. 2024
- Detailed account of a flight with my wife in the 1948 Ercoupe 415-E, from Nevada County Airport to South Lake Tahoe. We had lunch, and I got some some slow motion glamour shots of Diane, much to her chagrin!
Music:
First track: New Land by Albis,
Second track: Kamogawa Dreaming by South London HiFi.
Flying from Fresno to Mammoth deep over the Sierras, in a Cessna 120, we iced up and lost engine. Pulled carb heat and put it in dive to start engine, as it was a prop start engine, no starter. Turned around and flew back to Fresno with tail between legs. We were lucky! Great video, BTW!!
THAT’S the way to do it! Love the Ercoupe.
You're a lucky man. Beautiful wife and a beautiful plane. Count your blessings.
I bought a 1947 Ercoupe in 1985 to get my license in. It cost me $2,500 for the plane. We had a V tail Bonanza and a 172 Skyhawk growing up, but I always wanted an Ercoupe, so I got one out of high school. Your video makes me miss it very much.
LOL - I bought Ercoupe N99404 in 1995, also to get my license in. It also cost me $2,500. Dad flew a Cherokee 140 and Cessna 185 on floats growing up. Although an aviation enthusiast I had never seen an Ercoupe until 1994. Instantly got hooked. Owned it for 10 years, based at DXR, BED, and SCH. A fantastic and capable aircraft. Yes, this video shows it off well.
Just some perfect people doing some perfect people stuff on a perfect day
Nice Ercoupe. I had a 415-C. Used it to build hours and take check ride at Oroville. Sold it to move up to a Sundowner. Being 6'4" I had to sit sideways to be comfortable. It was fun and easy to fly.
Probably the best Ercoupe video on YT
Thanks!
Thank you for sharing this wonderful flight with your original Ercoupe ! Good flights and fly safe !
Denis Costigan. Great Video, over beautiful country side. I enjoyed seeing the Ercoupe in flight: I trained for my PPL in Essex UK, in 1965 in an Aircoupe.
Was that at Stapleford Tawney?
I am very impressed that you take your Ercoupe on challenging adventures! Well done sir. It’s one thing to go into airports like Tahoe in a 182 or similar, and quite another to trust your skills and your plane in a modestly powered aircraft. You sir are a pilot in the best sense of the word!
My second flight in a private plane was in an Ercoupe in 1972. Still remember that flight, and will till my last day. Thank you.
No rudder pedals!! Weird, but wonderful!! Nice aircraft & video of flight.... And, I loved the giggles.. True joy!!
I do have rudder pedals in my Ercoupe! Although many Ercoupe's do not.
beautiful aircraft ..... loved the scenery .... very nice "stair descent sequence" ....... say hi to Juan and his luscombe ........... ;-p
What a Great Video. Appreciate you sharing your awesome flight and making me reconsider looking for a Ercoupe.
NICE plane! Always thought these were a mini Constellation or Lockhead Electra LOL
Bill
Beautifl fly and beter landscapes. The most exiting plane, the ERCOupe!! Congratulations!
A little coffee and she’s as playful as can be. What fun!
Nice one James...excellent explanation on carby heat. Such a nice aircraft the Ercoupe. Tks for going to the trouble and production of the video... it's appreciated👍
Thank you very much for the nice comment, Gaz! I appreciate you taking the time to leave a comment.
@@JamesGood You're welcome James 👍
Thank you so much for allowing to fly with you in your beautiful Ercoupe and you're such a nice couple. I wish you fair weather and eternal youth.
Thanks for the flight..
what a beautiful aircraft...
Very nice video, James. Loved the sights, flying, radio calls, and the interesting chat you and Diane had on the trip.
Cool an Ercoupe CZcams site, 6 years ago , got 20 hrs on an Ercoupe after a 3 hour qualification requirement from the FBO renting it out.
Hope to get one in a few years after I let my medical lapse. Keep making your excellent videos.
*For some reason at the start of the video my eyes were fixed on the left seat and the beautiful looking hair thinking, Ok Diane, then after a little while I realised that was the husband... NOT the wife LOL. First time watcher great video cheers from Eastern NC!*
This is amazing. The most legendary plane ever.
Excellent video of a great day to get a $100 hamburger. Great information on carb icing for your co-pilot/spotter. Keep both the lovely Ercoupe and the lady safe and happily flying.
Thanks
Nice trip and video!!
Abbsaluly love ❤your areocoupe ❤beautiful bird❤
Nice explanation of carb icing.
Great views! Had to share.
glad to see you back!! Never get tired of watching your beautiful Ercoupe!
Thanks for this! It's been a few decades since I was last there_ left the Bay Area for Florida in 89. That looked like Loon Lake in the desolation wilderness area at 21:00 - Great fishing and a beautiful place to camp if you are interested in that sort of thing.
Lovely day for flying James. Enjoyed it very much.
Surprising how quiet Reno Airport is.
Thanks, Matt. TVL, South Lake Tahoe, not Reno!
I was working at the FBO the day you flew in! Great plane, great video!
Again another great video and beautiful scenery. I love seeing those great mountains you live in a beautiful area of our country. ...........Fly safely
Beautiful ercoupe..
I learned to fly an Ercoupe in Big Bear Ca USA it was cool
That is a beautiful plane!
Great video! Thanks for taking us along for the ride!
Textbook landing in the safest plane ever built!
Nice airplane and looked like an enjoyable $100?? burger. Last time I flew into Tahoe was in early 80's and I was flying an HC-130 picking up some search/rescue dogs. Fly safe.
You have to watch flying in clouds. Some of them have rocks in them.
Great video... scenery amazing.
Hello my friends, Thank u so much for this trip souvenir of Thao lake that j have known a little...( animals, bears....)
I was visiting with my daughter's family (live San Francisco) and ok, We have some rare Ercoupe in Europe . This one is Probebly perfect.
Congratulations Claude / Corinne France
Merci, Claude & Corinne, lovely to hear from France!
Loved your video.... Andres from Santiago, Chile....Covid19 lockdown :-(
Thank you for the comment, Andres. Nice to know 805 has been to Chile now!
In the mid 50th I had two , one Ercoupe and one air coupe. Nice plane.
Nice video! Next time you're up in that area do a flyover of Lindsay Lake, Upper Lindsay (as we always called it) and Culbertson Lake). A bit N of where Hwy 20 intersects with what is now Interstate 40. When we traveled up there on weekends from San Leandro the road into Lindsay was so rough it was pretty isolated. Many weekends we had Upper Lindsay all to ourselves. The only reason there was even a road was so PG&E could get in to open the gates on the little rock dams on those lakes to control the water flow. Lower Lindsay was the most difficult to drive into and we found out why when my father flew back from a CWA Union convention and looked down over the lake-it's in an old volcano. Beautiful area, around 6000 to 7500 feet altitude and lots of trout.
Nice to see your wife having so much fun. She was a real sport. I fly a Bonanza, well equipped, and my wife will only fly in perfect weather. For her it is just transportation to and from point A to point B. Therefore you are a lucky guy indeed.
Keep up the great work.
I enjoyed your video and the scenery. You have a great little plane.
Hi James I am an Aircraft mechanic and I noticed on your video that your wing tip camera is picking up a marked skin ripple in flight on the R/H wing from the Centre of pressure area rearwards towards the trailing edge as if the skin is either not attached or possibly cracked in that area I would look at the rivets in that area to see if they are still holding kind regards a fellow Brit and aviation enthusiast
Thanks Craig. I will check that out next time I'm up at the hangar. I have inspection holes on the lower skin, so I can pop those off and check quite easily. Cheers!
Hi James sorry to cause you Alarm We had a similar thing on the English Electric Lightnings when I was in the RAF. They would polish them up to Bare Skin in an attempt to make them quicker however the process wears the Heads of the rivets away causing them over time to fail plus it can also reduce the Wing skins thickness and it too suffers Cracking and tearing due to material issues if you go to an A&Ps basic practices manual and look at Riveting and the way a Rivet works removing material from the head area can reduce the PSI Loading considerably another sign is black streak marks down wind in the Airflow direction which shows the rivets are Chattering due to being loose a good indicator of problems Regards Craig
Craig, it's OK, it's nice to receive a message from someone who's worked on Lightnings! No alarm was taken, just good info to check. I think my rivet heads are OK (I've certainly not noticed any black streaking downwind of the heads), but I will have a look and discuss with my IA to make sure. I believe I understand what you are saying, and I do appreciate the comment. Will let you know what we see.
Again sorry to cause you any worry and The Lightnings were a beast to work on but I was lucky in my short time on them I was able to have a few flights in them and do the famous Lightning Climb I left the RAF in 1990 and carried on in Aviation engineering and also with my love of Flying I was a Gliding instructor in the RAFGSA and I have held a PPL and have flown all around Northern /Western Europe in a Share owned PA28R Arrow 1 I was also able to fly in the GR3/ Trainer T4 Harrier which was my last operational Sqn I served on all good fun I finished my career at AIR CANADA at Heathrow after working for Cessna as European Tech Rep in Belgium I was also working for 5 yrs with Gulfstream plus airlines as an Airframe/Engine's Tech but I have a passion for all things aviation from a boy as my Father was a Navy pilot and Airline Captain on Boeing 707's in the late 60s - 70s in the Jet ages heyday so I was born into it. I love the Trip Vlog to OSKOSH this year and some amazing scenery and the FBO's you stayed at and visited all good stuff it would be nice if your Son could come along next time and appreciate it
@@JamesGood
Just too wonderful! Thanks! 👍
Hey Ercoupe Bro! I have a fully restored 1946 415C. Like a nut, I took a 1946 fuselage, and literally took it down to bare metal, then hung brand new OEM (Univair) parts on it! I mean new wings (fabric for lighter weight), new tail, main landing gear, nose gear, engine (Don's Dream Machines), mounts, cowling, bubble windshield, panel, instruments, control wheels, seat frame, seat pan, seats, etc! Took me 2 years (and that was 14 years ago!). Still have it. The good news: It flies great! The bad news: I am soooooo badly buried in it that I can never sell it :(
Your plane looks great!
Wow, that sounds like you have an amazing aircraft! 14 years of having a great aircraft doesn't sound so bad to me. I'm 4 years in, and hope I get another 10.
Univair is a “project-saver” for certain!...(new Cessna 140 elevator skins, tailwheel bracket, etc). Great people and service...but hold on to your wallet when they quote the pricing!
A very enjoyable ride indeed.
Hey James, I love your Ercoupe!! absolutely amazingly Beautiful!! also your landings & takeoffs were impeccable!! I fell in love with this plane years ago with the Ercoupe years ago w/ my grandfather!!! I remember being in Colorado Springs at the Air Force Academy when he introduced this plane to me!! 💙💙💙If you have any idea where I could find a Ercoupe for sale please let me know??? 💙💙💙Best of luck mate!!❤️🤍💙
Hey Johnnie, thanks for the compliments! Have a look on barnstormers dot com. Usually a bunch for sale on there!
Hey James, Thx again, What a great job you did on the did on the documentary!!!!❤️🤍💙
Beautiful airplane! I have a polished 1948 Cessna 170. I hope in the future that you lean the mixture for max take off power instead of full rich. You were fortunate that it was cold outside. Happy flying, keep the greasy side down 😆
Thanks! I certainly do lean the mixture at higher elevation airports. I'm surprised that you felt you have all the information to comment on that from a single wide angle camera view!
Make another video about your trip to osh......last year was ercoupe year....hope you were there....there was a gander of coupe's.
Much enjoyed James, thank you.
You two know how to live life!
Very nice!
Good job saying your plane color. That helps everyone in the air space/airport.
Thanks, seems to make sense to me.
Love Ercoupes, yours is very nice and the video was great.
Thank you, glad you enjoyed!
Great video! 👍
>^. .^< Nice ride, thanks for letting me sit in the empty seat.................
Love the video. Thank you :)
You flew right over my house , I’m in Michigan Bluff. My son flys out of the Nevada county Airport.
What does your son fly? Maybe I know him....
Diamond Star 4 seater.
It's only a matter of time when someone puts a turbo on a 'coupe, if it hasn't been done already. Neat trip.
Beautiful plane
Wow...nice ....
New sub, I really enjoy your videos!
I love the down the staircase playfulness of your wife. Classic beauty.
Will she go? Know what I mean? nudge, nudge, wink, wink... lol.
Awesome flight, thanks for taking us along.
SAY. NO. MORE!
@@JamesGood Subbed and liked... I'm loving the Ercoupe videos!
Nice job!
Ercoupes were made a lot of years by many different companies. I really don't know which years/manufacturers have rudder pedals. I just know a lot of disabled persons were able to get their pilots license using an Ercoupe.
Not only safe but a sexy plane to boot!
J let me guess, you drive a 64 split window Corvette 4 Street transportation??? Anyway too hot Birds. Good upload very interesting very informative how did U get those go pro's to stick on the wing??
Is there a reason planes have paint? It's to cut down on rusting? These shiny, stainless-steel or aluminum planes look incredible.
Scud-running. Looking down ... someone, unseen, descending in front. Heard to say, "Don't like flying this low." Mmm ... lucky day.
Pretty plane, pretty girl, good sound and video. Thanks!
I'm amazed that those suction cups hold the cameras onto a wing so long and well.
Beautiful music at the end. Why not give the musician(s) credit?
:D
Good point about leaving credit for the musicians. I do normally include a note on the end, I will ensure I do that always going forwards.
@@JamesGood: Could you add one for this song (the outro)?
OK, I added the name and artist of both tracks in the description!
Pretty plane, lovely woman.
Great video! Thanks for not overlaying music over the entire video. Beautiful aircraft - I love Ercoupes. Does yours have rudder pedals?
Thanks! Mine does have rudder pedals. I got my private certificate in my Ercoupe, so I didn't want to 'two control' limitation on there...
@@JamesGood Does the rudder move both tail fins? Sorry if that's the wrong terminology.
@@homertalk Can't think of any reason why rudder pedals would only move one.
I am curious. Does this Ercoupe have rudder pedals in it? If memory serves that were made originally without them. You steered the plane on the ground as you would a car - you turned the wheel. The rudder was hooked into the system (as well as the nose wheel) so that when the wheel was turned in flight-the rudder automatically deflected. Crosswind landings were a challenge as there was no way to "slip" the plane ("cross controls"). Later on there was a kit that was offered to have rudder pedals.
Hi Donald. Yes, my '48 E-model Ercoupe does have the rudder pedal kit fitted. So I have the option of slipping/crabbing it in a bit. The nose wheel is still connected to the ailerons, so I still steer with the yoke on the ground.
Beautifull flying machine !!! Good music choice too ! By the way, are you from the other side of the Atlantic ocean ? Great Britten maybe ?
Lovely aircraft and stunning scenery. Well filmed. Do you do this for a living? If not maybe it's an idea? Thanks ;-)
Thank you for the kind comment. Definitely not what I do for a living, but that would be nice! :)
Watching your videos makes me want trade in my beautiful Piper Archer III for a beautiful silver Ercoupe
haha, I'd consider that trade. :)
I wonder how many Ercoupes are still around. Is this the one from South County airport near Gilroy?
Hey Max. I think there's about 2000 Ercoupe's still around, about half are registered to fly, maybe half that actually fly. Something like that. I'm based at Nevada County Airport, in Northern California.
Thanks for the info. The Ercoupe is a real beauty.
Clouds in California. How very dare they!!
Beautiful video sir. Just curious what engine do you have?
Thanks! I have an O-200. 100HP...
@@JamesGood That is much better than the original 40 HP in 1937.
@@charliebrown6161 Ha, yes. Was that the original ERCO inline engine?
You really need to lean the mixture at the altitudes you're flying. Much better for the engine and you can save about .5 gal. per hour depending.
Hi Ron. I actually often get remarks that 'I must lean very well' when people see the color of the exhaust pipe. Not sure you can really see how much I'm leaned in the video, and I believe I always do lean to the point of dropping the rpm, then adding a little bit back in. What you say is true to what I was taught. Thanks for the comment!
Try flying an Aerostar with the Ray Jay turbos out of South Lake.
You have to bring up the throttles with the brakes set, then start increasing the MAP up with the turbos which are controlled with rocker switches on the throttle quadrants. It is a real dance trying to set the throttles while starting the AC with your feet to get the power set.
Thankfully all that was changed by Piper when they assumed command.
Nice😃
Thanks!
Great Video James, makes me want to do better on my video editing.
Hi James just checking, coming from SLTahoe field would that not be turning to the NWest and not NEast, towards Nevada County?
I have been known to get that wrong before... A bit embarrassing. :)
:-) Thank you for the reply James and I do apologize if I caused you some embarrassment by asking about it sir... I still get my lefts and rights confused at times ;-)
Your explanation of carb heat was wrong. It doesn’t take air from the exhaust system, it takes fresh outside air which has been heated by going over the exhaust.
Yup, you're right. I do actually know how my carb heat works. I guess I can't fly and try and explain these things very well...
Which model Ercoupe is that, and what is your useful load with full fuel?
It’s an E model. Empty aircraft with full fuel is 1100lbs. Max gross is 1400.
ooh...more wifey plz
does your Ercoupe have rudder pedals?
Yes, it does.
What's your service ceiling?
What's a service ceiling? :) The 10 page POH does not list one. I guess as high as she'll go. I've been up to about 11,500.
Ercoupe made by Mooney? nice aircraft!
Nice Flying Enjoyed it / Sexy Co-Pilot
A word of advise. Never put a plane down in water in an emergency landing. Never. I know through experience.
No talking on take off
Is it me, but the the turn coordinator is too sensibly?
Too sensitive, yes, it was. It had a problem, I think the bearings were going or something.