Another unsung group -- pilots of Hueys, Caribou, 130s...some maniacs, but stellar...best piece of flying I ever experienced, monsoons 67, Huey flew sideways following a dry creek bed, wind howling, rain sideways, amazing cat, got us to ROK fob...in the Caribou, had a lot of turbulance, the dinks would get all upset, upchucking...they use to sniff the contents of these little green bottles..what days, what days.
Caribous were all I saw, all day long, in 'Nam as I worked Airlift Control at Pleiku. Once a week I'd go with them on missions to Montagnard villages to deliver foodstuffs and bring back pax to Pleiku. Once I was asked if I'd like to take the controls while aloft; then the A/C left the cockpit with me alone. I looked back and asked if I could try a few turns, he replied "you can do Cuban 8's for all I care" But I didn't. The C-7 would deploy with 24k lbs Gross Weight out of Pleiku.
@blucenturion Salute to you Sir because you're actually a Viet Nam veteran . God Almighty . You must be as old as my dad now I presume . 64 years old . He too ias a vet but as a policeman attached to our country's Marine Police Unit doing riverine and coastal patrol during the Communist Insurgency years of the 1970-s . I did board a "Bou" in 1978 when I was still seven years old with my family . Flying to Miri from Kuching via Sibu in Sarawak Malaysia .
those huge flaps really makes it look like its doing a hyper mega dive on final approach.. haha looks quite spectacular, and the landings, you did more than well my friend. Thnx for a great video!
It'd be awesome if Viking Air started to produce the Caribou/Buffalo again. I think they've been making strong proposals to the Canadian Government to replace our DHC-5s with factory new ones. Very nice vid :)
@sognol I can put a video of this without any music at all, but that will take some time as the original footage is on my other computer that is u/s. And of course I will need to re-learn how to make it, I'm not Gen Y so it's not intuitive.
That sticker is still around, I have the shoulder patchversion that I wear on my flying jacket as we get away with a bit more on that one than on the flying suit itself.
Flew in the back of these while in Vietnam. Loved flying in these. Amazing performers. Now that I fly...would love to grab a ride in the front office!!
Flew in the back of these while in Vietnam. Loved flying in these. Amazing performers. Now that I fly...would love to grab a ride in the front office!!
Damn shame the clowns in Canberra got rid of the 'Bou's, fantastic sound, loved it.
When they were doing circuit work at RAAF Richmond, as they went over my house, the bloody t.v. would go nuts!, I formed the suspicion that they knew when I was watching something I really WANTED to see, and, sure enough, 'Lets fly over THAT house a few times, just to piss him off a bit'.
Now, I'm not saying the 'Bou is slow, but I once heard that they have had birdstrikes up the arse!.
@bearbon2 It's always difficult to choose the right music, but remember, it's a goofy aircraft. If it were a fast jet, then a more kickarse song would have been used. :)
Hey there, what was the RAAF technical view on running the Prat and Whitney R 2000 radial's with reverse pitch for reversing from hangers, dispersal etc? All the Pratt and Whitney service manuals on the R 2800, R 4360 as well as the Wright R 3350 that I have indicate that prop reversing is for landing thrust reverse only. Mind you there are quite a few video's about showing B377 Stratocruisers as well as L1049G Constellations reversing for early news reels. Also sad to see the Bou go. :-(
@bearbon2 I bet the music was chosen on purpose. The Caribou was planned for retirement then retained by countless governments. The "should I stay or should I go" is irony - enjoy
@bearbon2 The world's soundscape is definitely poorer with the loss of the growl of those beautiful radials. What a beast. I was Army Aviation in the 80's and 90's and loved seeing these guys fly in places.
Thanks for posting that. I used to watch them come in at Richmond as a kid. Most exciting aircraft there are. The way they just hang in the air. Amazing.
God I wish they would bring back the BOU I miss working on it so much...and that sound...so sad :-( .....being posted down to ORIONS is ordinary at best....38 FOR LIFE AND BOU'S FOR PM I think!!!
I rode in one of these from shoalwater bay to rockhampton. Out of all the planes Ive ridden in, these babys gave me the biggest thrill. The engines sound fantastic.
Another unsung group -- pilots of Hueys, Caribou, 130s...some maniacs, but stellar...best piece of flying I ever experienced, monsoons 67, Huey flew sideways following a dry creek bed, wind howling, rain sideways, amazing cat, got us to ROK fob...in the Caribou, had a lot of turbulance, the dinks would get all upset, upchucking...they use to sniff the contents of these little green bottles..what days, what days.
999gojoey 1 day ago
Never never heard of a Caribou before ten minutes ago, this is an astonishingly capable aircraft.
Also, "That's right bitch, my plane has a reserve! 'Cause I'm Rick James!"
ShuRugal1 1 week ago
Did I just see the 'Bou reversing? Surely not!
kiwigalahad 1 week ago
The Clash sucks
transdrole 2 weeks ago
Nice video - love the Caribou - a fine Canadian product :D
vxcomanche 2 weeks ago
Nice music, nice video!
clipperfixer 3 weeks ago
Love Caribou's, there's nothing that'll ever replace their awesomeness.
bujinkandojoninja 3 weeks ago
Beta props with no turboprop?!
onecheman 1 month ago
Dreadful music ugh!
oboylepr 1 month ago
love sitting in the bou with the brakes on and the engines at full power. it feels like the plane is about to shake to pieces.
dmaddles 1 month ago
I didn'tknow the Caribou had reverse pitch
Streamliner009 1 month ago
I wish the Bou was still being built, we need an aircraft like that here in Alaska. All the Bous are gone now, worn out or wrecked.
lumberjak5010 2 months ago
11 seconds and its up. Amazing
Chris40679 2 months ago
Thank God for Canadian Built Aircraft!! :D
pCf96 2 months ago 2
I for one like the music.
SuperNikolov 2 months ago
Caribous were all I saw, all day long, in 'Nam as I worked Airlift Control at Pleiku. Once a week I'd go with them on missions to Montagnard villages to deliver foodstuffs and bring back pax to Pleiku. Once I was asked if I'd like to take the controls while aloft; then the A/C left the cockpit with me alone. I looked back and asked if I could try a few turns, he replied "you can do Cuban 8's for all I care" But I didn't. The C-7 would deploy with 24k lbs Gross Weight out of Pleiku.
blucenturion 2 months ago
@blucenturion Salute to you Sir because you're actually a Viet Nam veteran . God Almighty . You must be as old as my dad now I presume . 64 years old . He too ias a vet but as a policeman attached to our country's Marine Police Unit doing riverine and coastal patrol during the Communist Insurgency years of the 1970-s . I did board a "Bou" in 1978 when I was still seven years old with my family . Flying to Miri from Kuching via Sibu in Sarawak Malaysia .
MrHelmyabdullah 1 month ago
what a beaut plane!
sezurbah 2 months ago
Brought back memories of being a pax in and out of Lucombe Field but please ditch the disgusting music.
Stadia33 2 months ago
man you can land and take off with that thing in a Wal Mart parking lot!
6V92TA 3 months ago
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nolifemerc 4 months ago
tira a trilha é ou não é avião?
wtronictube 4 months ago
Very nice landing!!!
maurirossi 4 months ago
The music is irritating
san42c02y 4 months ago
those huge flaps really makes it look like its doing a hyper mega dive on final approach.. haha looks quite spectacular, and the landings, you did more than well my friend. Thnx for a great video!
Best regards,
Vladimir
Former MiG-21 pilot, from the old Yugoslavia...
simreviews 4 months ago
now i just need 300 000 dolars
MrXtream123 4 months ago
Theres one of these for sale on Barnstormers for a mere 90k. Cheap
videoclipits 4 months ago
When only a 'Bou will do!
madaz75 5 months ago
derp-plane
DiamondPilotDan 5 months ago
It'd be awesome if Viking Air started to produce the Caribou/Buffalo again. I think they've been making strong proposals to the Canadian Government to replace our DHC-5s with factory new ones. Very nice vid :)
CANADIANYETI 6 months ago
I've watched these all my life at Airshows around Australia, thanks for the memories boys!! And by the way very nice flying...
MrThuggery 6 months ago
Hi, very nice plane and video, amazing smooth landings, never seen a plane going backwards before lol
It's just me or this plane has a slight down-nose attitude on landings? Tnx and thumb up for your skills!
deimos2k6 6 months ago
The Caribou is one odd duck... Great piloting! ... Enjoyed to video.
RoninTXBR549 6 months ago
VERY GOOD PILOT,BRAZIL, THANK YOU!
SuperCassio1000 6 months ago
this music is Creedence Clearwater Revival: Down On The Corner
pauulo 6 months ago
i loved this vid...music and all!!!!
madmanngreggyd 6 months ago
Look up "Caribou YKAT" for a takeoff from Katoomba without the music.
jameslvsjo 7 months ago
I hear what you say about the wind noise bargie38 but we'll be lucky to hear any 'bou music again with or without wind noise.
Got a 38 squadron sticker in my shed with the logo "We get in when its hot wet and tight". Hope that still applies.
sognol 8 months ago
@sognol I can put a video of this without any music at all, but that will take some time as the original footage is on my other computer that is u/s. And of course I will need to re-learn how to make it, I'm not Gen Y so it's not intuitive.
That sticker is still around, I have the shoulder patchversion that I wear on my flying jacket as we get away with a bit more on that one than on the flying suit itself.
bargie38 8 months ago 2
@bargie38 Now I want one of those stickers. (or at least to see one)
seanbseanb 5 months ago
Flew in the back of these while in Vietnam. Loved flying in these. Amazing performers. Now that I fly...would love to grab a ride in the front office!!
quantumleapbrands 9 months ago
Flew in the back of these while in Vietnam. Loved flying in these. Amazing performers. Now that I fly...would love to grab a ride in the front office!!
quantumleapbrands 9 months ago
Could you upload a version without music, I hear what you say about the wind but I would like to just hear the 'bou. :)
Colhad 10 months ago
Damn shame the clowns in Canberra got rid of the 'Bou's, fantastic sound, loved it.
When they were doing circuit work at RAAF Richmond, as they went over my house, the bloody t.v. would go nuts!, I formed the suspicion that they knew when I was watching something I really WANTED to see, and, sure enough, 'Lets fly over THAT house a few times, just to piss him off a bit'.
Now, I'm not saying the 'Bou is slow, but I once heard that they have had birdstrikes up the arse!.
Heh, heh.
twinstu50 1 year ago
is the landing distance just as short or shorter than the take off role?
knifeedge63 1 year ago
I used to work on these. Wish I could have listened to it without the goofy music!
bearbon2 1 year ago 6
@bearbon2 It's always difficult to choose the right music, but remember, it's a goofy aircraft. If it were a fast jet, then a more kickarse song would have been used. :)
bargie38 8 months ago
Hey there, what was the RAAF technical view on running the Prat and Whitney R 2000 radial's with reverse pitch for reversing from hangers, dispersal etc? All the Pratt and Whitney service manuals on the R 2800, R 4360 as well as the Wright R 3350 that I have indicate that prop reversing is for landing thrust reverse only. Mind you there are quite a few video's about showing B377 Stratocruisers as well as L1049G Constellations reversing for early news reels. Also sad to see the Bou go. :-(
grogadile225 3 months ago
@bearbon2 I bet the music was chosen on purpose. The Caribou was planned for retirement then retained by countless governments. The "should I stay or should I go" is irony - enjoy
toddjochapman 2 months ago
@bearbon2 The world's soundscape is definitely poorer with the loss of the growl of those beautiful radials. What a beast. I was Army Aviation in the 80's and 90's and loved seeing these guys fly in places.
Terryzarzoff 1 month ago
Thanks for posting that. I used to watch them come in at Richmond as a kid. Most exciting aircraft there are. The way they just hang in the air. Amazing.
gasdive 1 year ago
God I wish they would bring back the BOU I miss working on it so much...and that sound...so sad :-( .....being posted down to ORIONS is ordinary at best....38 FOR LIFE AND BOU'S FOR PM I think!!!
GREAT WORK BARGIE
RORYALGATE 1 year ago
nice to see you don't need any help backing up!
dankardas 1 year ago
Brilliant! Fantastic video and fantastic flying! thanks for sharing!
maxadventure 1 year ago
Is there an electric means of reverse on the props??
Rowdypilot 2 years ago
I rode in one of these from shoalwater bay to rockhampton. Out of all the planes Ive ridden in, these babys gave me the biggest thrill. The engines sound fantastic.
resolutewarrior 2 years ago
Looks like there is some pretty amazing engineering work on that flap system!!
eclipser2004 2 years ago
No music, please!!!
jmzblu 2 years ago 11
Without the music it's overpowered by the sound of the wind.
bargie38 2 years ago
Ok. Thanks
jmzblu 2 years ago
@jmzblu Yes, PLEASE drop the music! I came here expecting to hear those RADIALS, and that "PROP-POP"---not some cheezy-tune!
If it weren't for that, it'd have been an "A"-rated vid---probably even WITH the wind-noise....!
bruno640 1 year ago
Lovely aircraft and good flying! How many meters of runway do you need for takeoff/landing?
langhammars 2 years ago 3
200-400m
bargie38 2 years ago 2
@bargie38 Sweet, that's a true STOL aircraft. I love the nosewheel dance. Fly safe mate!
langhammars 2 years ago
Any chance of a music free version so we can hear the 'bou music ? Great stuff.
sognol 2 years ago
Awesome footage!
joannenclayton 2 years ago
Do you know if they are making one last visit to Watts Bridge this year ???
a8127 2 years ago
Nice work Bargie! Good fun flying in the last "flying club" air force styles :)
ddt3838 2 years ago
Brill last landing. Was that sideslip to lose some height?
bengello 2 years ago
Just cocked off into wind to maintain centreline. Not intended to lose height any faster, would require a large sideslip for that.
bargie38 2 years ago