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August 11, 2017 at 8:47 pm in reply to: 2017 Omaka Air Show / Dog Fight Reenactment – Gene DeMarco & Kermit Weeks #778493

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He needs to watch his 6 . . . I think he got shot down!

January 24, 2014 at 4:19 am in reply to: P-51C Mustang flies in Air Aces, Tuskegee Airmen special #999811

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Caught the show on Military Channel. Glad they used some real flying, instead of just all CGI.

September 20, 2013 at 3:24 am in reply to: Albatros D. Va, Fokker Triplane, Fokker D-VIII and Sikorsky S-39 in one clip #945352

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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.

September 17, 2013 at 4:38 am in reply to: Albatros D. Va, Fokker Triplane, Fokker D-VIII and Sikorsky S-39 in one clip #949063

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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.

February 26, 2013 at 2:49 am in reply to: 1913 Roberts engine being reverse-engineered #982649

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Kermit has one of the best engine men around in Andy Salter. Surprised this wasn’t done in house… Unless he’s busy tackling the Napier Sabre! 🙂

December 24, 2012 at 9:41 pm in reply to: North American AT-6D Cockpit video #993944

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Excellent! I’m hoping Kermit uploads more of these videos. It’s such a great way to learn a little about the wonderful airplanes in his collection.

October 31, 2012 at 5:36 am in reply to: Spirit of Von Richthofen? #990491

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Knew something was coming, and got me all the same. Cured the constipation. LOL

October 19, 2012 at 3:48 am in reply to: Polikarpov Po-2 Soviet biplane flight #1007201

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Kermit Weeks just posted a Kermie Cam cockpit video of the same plane, on the same flight day. You see him wearing the GoPro in your posted video. Pretty cool.

http://youtu.be/QrgRxaetVSU

September 11, 2012 at 1:25 am in reply to: Peter Jackson built Albatros D. Va flies in Florida #1058660

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Hey. Check out this GoPro head camera footage Kermit put up on a recent flight of his Albatros. Calls it his Kermie Cam. Pretty cool

http://youtu.be/s2r-OYf93JI?hd=1

September 1, 2012 at 5:39 am in reply to: Kermit Weeks is at Old Warden #1070908

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As I posted recently I was fortunate to meet him at ‘Fantasy of Flight’ a couple of weeks ago whilst I was on holiday in Florida.

He wandered into the hanger whilst a group of us were being shown around and asked what aircraft he should fly? The Storch or Mustang? The majority went for the Mustang which he then proceeded to pull out of the hanger himself. He then did a wonderful display.

🙂 Lobster

Seems like a rather decent fellow. I was there myself a few weeks back and also saw him fly the P-51D along with one supremely lucky gent. Beautiful aircraft. Had a great visit. This was taken on the day I was there.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94HRSACNZ_w&hd=1

August 31, 2012 at 3:03 am in reply to: Sikorsky S-55 Helicopter – Kermit Weeks #1072030

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For those of you impatient for a Sunderland flight…
Put yourself in Week’s place…where in the world would you get checked out in it?

If anyone could get it done, it’d be Kermit. Been hearing a buzz about the possibility of selling seats on daily short flights out there. The Ford Tri-motor, Sunderland, and newly acquired C-47 being mentioned as possible aircraft for that. Even the S-55 here.

http://youtu.be/EdG5bPwcHw0

August 31, 2012 at 2:41 am in reply to: P-51D Takes Flight – Cool cockpit view of roll #1072033

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Have to agree across the board. That is one beautiful aircraft, and boy that engine sound will raise the hair on the back of your neck for sure. That guy in the green shirt is one lucky sob.

July 4, 2012 at 5:51 am in reply to: Benoist Airboat – Commemorative Flight #969540

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Kermit Weeks is building a reproduction of the Benoist Airboat that made the first commercial flight on January 1, 1914. He plans to fly the replica on the 100 year anniversary, January 1, 2014.
http://youtu.be/FwF2LlhtGOw

That’s a very cool project. I’m surprised that there isn’t more being made of this, especially in aviation circles. You’d think one of the major airlines would want to jump on board here for publicity purposes. This is where they all started!

June 20, 2012 at 4:39 am in reply to: B-25 Engine Run – Smoke and Noise… Beautiful! #989199

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Just watched it. So great to see and hear those great planes taking off. So thankful that the production of Catch-22 pretty much played a direct hand in preserving most of the B-25’s that remain airworthy today.

And the sound of this one here just brings a smile to my face.

http://youtu.be/uC9z5QzOwuI

Although the movie was never a favorite of mine, I watch it to see and hear those great planes flying again.

June 18, 2012 at 5:52 pm in reply to: B-25 Engine Run – Smoke and Noise… Beautiful! #991923

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Sounds like Catch-22

Sure does! Although Kermit bought most of the Tallmantz collection, I don’t think this plane or any of the others he received were in that film.
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