Albatros D. Va, Fokker Triplane, Fokker D-VIII and Sikorsky S-39 in one clip

Love seeing the Wildcat fly, but the P-51D is my favorite out there. Fantasy of Flight is definitely a bucket list kind of place.

I was just out there this past Thursday and had a great time. Saw Kermit fly the Grumman Wildcat and it was just wonderful to see and hear up close. I tip my hat to Kermit and applaud what he is doing to preserve this fading history.

Sign of a great experienced pilot… knowing your plane and situation, and when to have a fire extinguisher on standby. 

I’ll give you that. Kermit was certainly on top of the possibilities at start up. Also… I bet they won’t be tieing down the tail in the future. I saw how Kermit was trying to get it free to move it while the others were dealing with the flames.

Sign of a great experienced pilot… knowing your plane and situation, and when to have a fire extinguisher on standby. 

You can hear Kermit briefing his crew about the fire risk, and ask for an extinguisher to be ready; it wasn’t exactly ready for instant use though, was it!

I thought the same thing too. Appears the video was edited a bit in that segment too, which leads me to believe there was a little more fumbling around and delay getting the extinguisher out.

You can hear Kermit briefing his crew about the fire risk, and ask for an extinguisher to be ready; it wasn’t exactly ready for instant use though, was it!

They seem a little caught off guard there with the fire on the D-VIII. Think it wouldn’t have been such an unexpected shocker considering the rotary engine they’re testing.