(4K POV) P-51D Mustang Special | Startup, Takeoff, Low Pass, Stalls | Tri-State Warbird Museum

Merry Christmas! This is my first Christmas special, I made sure it was something great! Enjoy the sights and sounds of N83KD, a 1944 P-51D Mustang.

My apologies for the recording ending so early. GoPros tend to have lots of problems with overheating, especially in direct sunlight with not a lot of airflow. So much for those HERO12s lasting longer in the heat!

Special thanks to the Tri-State Warbird Museum for letting me film their P-51D Mustang (N83KD)

Equipment Used:
- GoPro HERO12

0:00 Cockpit Prep
1:05 Startup
4:13 Taxi
8:00 Engine Run-up
10:36 Takeoff
12:45 Low Pass
15:25 Stalls

[turnandburnaviation]

Sorry about the gum chewing! I’ve added a marker at 1:05 to skip that. Hope you enjoy!

[marcosjr]

It’s crazy that 18 and 20 year olds flew this American war machine in WW2, still bluffs me today.

[DeusDK]

Absolutely brilliant video. No awful background music. No "Whats up guys, welcome to another Just a pure POV experience. Thank you! :)

[raptoroptical]

I’m a retired F-16 pilot and my grandfather headed up the team that designed the gun on the P-51. I used to go on P-51 rides as a litttle kid all the time. Love this plane

[jameswall]

You made my day.... My father flew the P-40 and later the P-51 in the CBI in WWII. Sadly this is the closest I'll ever come to seeing the start-up and flying this great machine I'll get. Looking down over my desk is a picture of him sitting on the wing of the venerable P-40 he flew in advanced flight training in Tampa FLA before going oversees and later flying the Mustang. Here's to you Pop....

[TheCommo]

Wow. I don't even recognize the cockpit due to all the modern equipment in it. Still, any P-51 video is never a bad one!

[michaelmontefusco]

Pilots and gum chewing go hand-in-hand! No bother here😬

[ratride]

One of the best POVs from a Mustang cockpit. Thank you!

[buchananprecisionmachine]

Absolutely the best pure flying Video I've seen. Made me cry. Flew RAF Hurricanes and Spits in WW2, killed in 1943, so I haven't gotten to fly anything like this in 80 or so years, but when he shoved the coals to the Merlin on takeoff it made me Cry! that's how you know it was real!
Thanks for bringing the buried memories back to the surface, , It made my day !!!.

[MrSebfrench]

From a Normann guy, this is the sound of my parent's freedom that your ancestors brang to them.. Can we figure it out now, the 8, 10 hours long escort missions, or the free fight over my beautiful but deadly Normandy landscape?
These guys were 20, 21... Unbelievable...Thanks and kudos from Normandy!

[VINCE]

Could you imagine if they had helmet cams like this during dogfights in WW2 for kill confirmation and documentation instead. Beautiful plane, great video!

[MotoGreciaMarios]

Wonderful. A detail that always amazes me with the P-51 is how the windshield supports are angled in a way as to obstruct the pilot's view as little as possible.

[TxRednek]

Do you think that the young guys in WW2 sat there and went thru a complete checklist or did they jump in start up and go fight?

[pablohidalgo]

very good video. I am surprised on the very gentle stalls both clean and with flaps and LG down. Very impressive for this kind of airplane. Thank you.

[bobbrezniak]

Unbelievable. What a machine. What a privilege to fly such a machine. Some would say "I'm jealous ", but clearly those people don't understand the passion, experience, training and....let's be honest...money..it takes to be able to fly her.
Well done sir. Kudos to you

[jimcarroll]

I happen to be a lifetime member of the Warbird Museum, live within the pattern of the airport, and love seeing the plane fly. Also love the clarity of this video. Hope to see you flying again soon.

[walkertd]

Wonderful airplane I alway wanted to fly one. Gives me much pleasure seeing the video…Thanks

[JamesTyranski]

Absolutely love watching this from a cockpit perspective, thanks for sharing!

[vondspatten]

Of course it's a docile landing stall at low AOA, try that at a higher AOA takeoff stall or 20 degree banking stall, I bet it's a different story, , , 🤣

[mpetry]

sensational. Liked and shared. Impressive amount of right aileron on start of take off roll. counteract torque.