Where no plane has been before...
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 20 ก.ย. 2021
- This is the first flight to Laryi, a new airstrip in Papua, Indonesia.
The runway is less than 1,000 feet (300 meters) long, curved, and situated on a narrow ridgeline at above 6,500 feet.
The people of Laryi have been asking for a pilot to open the runway for months, and it just so happens, that I am in the area... - บันเทิง
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They worked on that strip for 7 years, believing that someday an airplane would actually land on it! The faith that that would take! Amazing. I flew Bell 205s for National Utility Helicopters off an island about 30 miles south of Sorong back in the early 1970s, so I really enjoy seeing everything that's happening in the country today. Thank you so much for the video.
You're welcome.
I'm glad you enjoyed it.
Hats off to you for flying in this area before GPS and all the things that aviation so much safer and stress-free!
You guys paved the way for the rest of us!
@@mapsedge Actually, it wasn't all that hard, because we didn't know any better! LOL!
They actually said it took 3 years but the pilot thought they said 7 years. Still a long time and a lot of work!
True Faith
If China comes, roads will be in abundance
This is probably the coolest aviation video I've ever seen, no camera setting up tricks, just genuine reality.
edit: apparently they took 7 years to build this runway, mad respect to these people like holy shit I don't think I or my neighbours could ever do something like this w/o modern equipment.
That is silly, 225 kilometres to the east of here is a town called Tabubil where the people live that work in one of the biggest copper mines in the world. The topography looks just like this and they had to haul the equipment up there in pieces at the beginning. I've been to a bunch of little villages with runways not much bigger than this one. And I have videos to prove it.
@@johnarnold893 What exactly was the point of your comment?
"HURR DURR THIS IS ACKSHUALLY REALLY EASY YOU GUYS, I HAVE PICTURES TO PROVE IT" - you, a retard.
This made me cry! Beautiful video, you can really see the happiness in the villagers eyes. Hope their effort to prepare the airport will give them blessings, and save lives when needed. All you pilots working in environments like this are my heroes!!!
Thank you.
I'm happy you enjoyed it
Its a feel good video - what about it made you cry though?
I felt the same, feeling what this runway means to them.. also having the faith to build such a project without heavy machinery.. and with no guarantee that a plane will ever land.. that's having faith in your idea.
+1 really put things in perspective when we in the 1st world complain that the newest cellphone isn't available at launch or something similarly entitled - these people built a runway on top of a mountain with just hand tools and all they had was *hope* that a plane *may* come. The human spirit is strong with that crowd!
As an Indonesian, I am really proud what you did and the village did there!
Shouldn't be part of Indonesia, It belongs to the Papuans
@@ArguingOnlineTouchGrass Yes I agree too, the people are just doing corruption. It should be Indonesia but the government is bad so I feel like Papuans too
@@ArguingOnlineTouchGrass look at what New Guinea currently is & you have your answer to why some parts of Papua remains with Indonesia. Oh and Western (mostly Australian) calls for "liberation"? East Timor still lives as an example of "out of the frying pan, into the fire". Very nice of the Timorese to let +80% of their natural oil & gas be extracted for Australian companies, huh?
yeah what do you know@@ArguingOnlineTouchGrass
@trulskarinsson5711 you're conveniently forgetting that most of these flights and some of the airstrips are subsidized and funded by the Indonesian Government
Respect to Pilot and deep congratulations to Villagers and their hard work.
A huge, Hearty respect to the such a brave Pilot ❤ from Nepal
When I retire from the airlines, I decided this is what I want to do for the rest of my flying years. Inspirational video, especially the impact it meant when you landed and the connection it meant to the outside world.
What an incredible video! The fact that you truly understand these isolated people and appreciate their gratitude for you is really heart warming!
I was a career airline pilot all of my life, now retired, and I’ve never seen anything like this. This is the best aviation video I have ever seen on TH-cam. Beautiful people in a beautiful place. What an honor for that pilot.
Thank you!
It was a pretty cool experience
I have lived where a $1 could change how a person's year went. The way the people welcomed you was amazing and proves out the point the ones with nothing give the most.
The remote mountains of Papua are famous among linguists as fertile ground for innumerable languages. When a visit to the next village is 5 days of jungle mountaineering, travel is minimal and isolation of villages is maximum. After 1000 years, there comes to be a language in every valley and mountaintop,and that explains why there are said to be hundred or a thousand languages on that one island. It is in that deep historical context of eternal isolation from the outer world that the excitement of the welcoming crowd must be understood. This is a historical transformative moment for them, if hardly more than symbolically, to be finally in some kind of real-time contact with the outside world. At the same time I see baseball caps and smart phones in the crowd so they are not actually hermetically sealed off from the world. But what an achievement by them, and an expression of optimism and love for us, they worked that hard wanting to connect with the rest of us on the outside. So so touching and beautiful.
I was near there in 70s, and our troop had several Ausie or NZ linguists because of that .. each trained in the basics of 1 or 2 dialects.. No doubt one of the toughest areas I ever worked in, either as a soldier or later as a prospector ..
Hat off to you sir....that was quite a touching moment and I feel privileged to have witnessed that landing and the people greeting you and honouring you...
Absolutely right!! Wonderful video!
Such a pleasure to watch. Hats off to you for taking the risk. Watching your interaction with the villagers was so wholesome 🙏
Do you need a separate plane to carry your balls mate? your skills both piloting and with people make me very happy that the most talented people in this world do actually use their skills for the benefit of the world. I am humbled by this.
well said. that pilot got big balls
Jesus Christ Loves You
Big balls, even bigger heart.
Ricard - you are truly amazing - that narration was absolutely fantastic ! -The energy ,the feeling of first landing and the thankfulness of the locals who built the runway for 7 years - this is just out of this world
Terima kasih banyak telah melayani dan mendampingi saudara -saudara kami di Papua. God Bless You.
What a Blessing for the pilot and everyone. One of the most moving video in TH-cam
Its great seeing villages team together for mutual prosperity and friendship!
My folks were missionaries in East Africa. And one f the stations they lived at in Ethiopia was just shy of 8000 feet elevation. The airstrip where they used was very similar to this one...and on occasion had cattle ranging on it. So the pilot would have to scare them off before landing. What a life! Amazing! Gotta have grit to be a bush pilot!
What an emotional moment! You Sir live a life that is not only fulfilling but also enriches others. No amount of money can compensate for that. Wish you health, joy and more life.
This was inspirational. You can't forget the joy and hospitality of these villagers or the bravery doing this landing at all!
feels good to see them so happy. Huge respect to you for taking up such a risky task.
The way the men greet him all lining up eagerly to shake his hand shows how much respect and appreciation they have for this man and it’s beautiful to see
I understood what both, U & he said, Perfectly !! I'm Malaysian :)
Wow, I've been watching aviation videos for a long time, this is one of the best videos I've seen. I don't know why but it made me cry. That's incredible.
I think the biggest think about all this is the amount of appreciation they have for you pilot.....stay doing what you do and stay humble with them...
Thank you for serving those beautiful people with your skills and humility!
A fantastic video... The camera angles, the smooth and informative narration in the background, the ideal duration, and the wonderful communication with the villagers. Everything has been done just as it should be. Thank you!
Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it
One of my coworkers back in the 80s, Phil Woods, started out with Field Aviation who sent him to Papua New Guinea. He did aircraft maintenance for them there for several years. He was flown into fields like that to repair aircraft that broke down on or before landing. A few times they had to leave aircraft for months because the fields were too bad to fly out of with the larger aircraft. They had something small that could get out with two people, but he hated flying in them. One time they had to get out, so the locals covered the muddy start of the runway with small tree trunks to get them going. He said it was the ultimate washboard runway, but it got them out with the patient and the doctor. I wish I had paid more attention at the time.
I'm in stock world connected with 1st world but I realized happiness is different when saw these peoples smiley faces with full of Hope. This is true life. Nice commentary and shots
....sooo nice and impressive Video !! BIG COMPLIMENT for the Peoples they build the Strip and BIG COMPLIMENTE to the Pilot(s) operating in and out !! wish You all a safe OPS and sky clear !! GOD bless You !! Kinde regards from a former PORTER Pilot from Swirzerland !!
it got me tears in my eyes when they start honouring you. Beautiful.
Man you have incredible flying skills, I salute you for making these people's lives better
Wow... amazing.. Thank you for putting happiness to my brothers in Papua.
What does it take to go and live with You for a few weeks?
great video, to see the people react so happily that their runway was finally used, a great feeling
7 years of manual labor. My deepest respect for these people
I flew 40 years in northwest ontario bush as a minnow trapper. Some of my lakes were under 300 ft. But qhat i just watched had me on the edge of my seat. This guy is good.
What a rewarding job, for the saints who fly these routes..Bravo
When you did that flyby I thought " heck no way " , and then you put the plane down neatly 👏🥇. Just brilliant - amazing to watch 🙇♂️. Thanks for vid and WELL DONE .
That greeting from the tribe was straight out of Indiana Jones. You’re a legend mate.
Blessings...thank you...
What an amazing experience... I'm in awe.
Wow, the landscape and the people living there - it looks like an Indiana Jones story just came true !!
Good job on capturing this moment. Thank you!!!
Simply amazing!!! Wow. The challenges of landing there look almost insurmountable, but your skills really shine!! I laughed out loud as you described your attempts at conversation, but you sounded fluent. I think that the point was made to them when you landed that regardless of what was said, you were there to help, and they very clearly loved that you were there!!! Great work, sir!! Great work, indeed!
I hope you have those gifts they gave you on the walls in your home. What a wonderful experience!
That is a great video Rick. Awesome flying skills. The pilatus is such a cool bird.
This vid has all the bush pilot vibes it can get, insane hard runway on a ridge, excited natives throwing a party at the pilot (with the feather xD) and language issues haha, love it
I'm a Brazilian pilot and I've worked doing missions taking supplies to indigenous tribes in the Amazon flying a Cessna Grand Caravan hydro and that time in my life was very rewarding.
What an amazing experience!
Both for pilot and villagers.
I couldn't imagine being a villager, and then having such access to the outside world.
I also can't imagine being the pilot. Exiting your plane and being praised and loved by thousands of villagers. Likely being treated like a king for your stay.
Bravo for your bravery! You gave these fine people a sense of importance and the knowledge that they matter in the grand scheme of humanity. You didn't just bring them goods. You brought them hope, pride, satisfaction and assurance. Thanks for documenting the adventure. Me and my family really enjoyed it. - a fellow pilot
the sacrifice, the beauty the hope, the culture, the beauty in those people gives me hope in humanity. They even gave you some gold to signify the opening ofthe runnway. perharps one day, he runnway will be made better. I fall in love with aviation everytime.
You are one brave pilot, bucko!
Well that was downright touching. Hats off and blessings upon you, Flyer!
......AND a C-130 delivered the balls this pilot has! I wouldnt put my faith in anything but a Pilatus Porter up there OUTSTANDING flying sir. LOVELY LOVELY people! I would rather spend 10 years with these people than spend one HOUR with some of the people I meet in 'civilised' countries. Thank you for making their dream come true that the great white bird would come.
Fing...crazy! You are a legend sir. Wild.
I am a retired ATP and that was so impressive and unique. Thanks so much for sharing!!
Amazing!!!!!
Such a great video. Appreciate your hard work. Thank you 🙏🏾❤️
This is such an incredible, heartwarming video all around. Thank you for sharing!
Fascinating viewing all-round. Thanks mate.
Amazing video! I can't believe you have so few subscribers, your work (and your heart by the looks of things) is great!
I flew a Citation C550 in PNG for a while, much the same landscape and people -Amazing! We could not, of course, operate on small runways like that but I did a few passenger runs on Twin Otters to have a look around.
It must have been a good feeling to open the runway for them, well done!
I am so impressed! You do great, important and meaningful work! Hope you & your plane are always secure & safe! Keep up your great service to the people!
Nice people. It’s nice that they have access to supplies, medicines and health care.
The Peoples around there was amazing, how they built the airstrip for 7years more, and the Pilot also has a very awesome landing skil and we do thanks for make our peoples are very happy
when he says "isn't the runway good enough?" that broke my heart
Really appreciated, may God blesses you and your team for the love of that community and generations for seeing a plane 🤗💐💓 it gives them hope to see again and maybe someone will study and do great work to themselves one day 🙏
Amazing!!...❤
What beautiful people and an amazing greeting. Thanks for sharing your wonderful experience.
I simply loved the way they welcomed you .. ❤❤❤❤. Lots of love 💕 from Buffalo New York USA 🇺🇸
Great to see they haven't discovered TikTok or Instagram yet. They are still filming in landscape!
Fabulous video . Thanks for sharing .
Truly magnificent, i love how the people welcomed you with open arms. You have a great set of skills, with that comes a great responsibility to help others. Well done and thank you From Melbourne, Australia.
What a Great Pilot!! Bless you!!
Thank you for posting this video.
Fantastic vid Sir, thank you for your time
You are leading an incredible life! Improving the lives of others. You must be proud.
what an absolute Gem to Watch in TH-cam.... thanks youtube recommedation
love this video. Its a great reminder how hard life is and how youd be sing and dancing at the opportunity to make things easier for yourself and community. Awesome video
Amazing video! Thank you for sharing!
There are few jobs in the world that really help people directly. Even fewer were you can see the effect so clearly. Well done 👍
This pilot should also be flying in Nepal! Lovely video...
As a fellow pilot, I don't think I'd have even attempted that, but the first thing I'd do is get someone to knit a windsock.
You are the best pilot. God Bless You Capten🙏
Heavenly Father please bless and help these people and keep the pilots safe to Your glory in the Matchless name of the Lord Jesus Christ we ask. Thank You. Amen
I think it's a happiest moment in the life of a pilot. The best love ever expressed by the remote tribal people.
Oh my God! Truly inspiring. You're amazing.
Such people are the best in this world. They live in harmony with nature and respect it.
This video made me feel better. Nice people. Nice work.
Heartwarming! God bless you.
He mirado este video más de 18 veces y cada que lo hago siento la misma felicidad que los aldeanos Gracias amado Dios por haber creado personas tan buenas y bondadosas como Este capitán
I'm so happy to know you enjoyed the video.
Thank you for your support!
What an excellent reportage. Thank you for sharing!
Great film! Keep them coming, this is good stuff ! I like the understatement that “this will never become a major airport”. You got yourself another subscriber!
Thanks.
I'm happy you enjoyed it
You are an expert at what you do! God Bless you!
Incredible video, absolutely loved it
Wow, good job! I was thrilled to hear the stall horn soon after going over the approach end of the "runway"!
Ag driver for 20 years ... worked some of the narrowest, muddiest ... 'scariest' strips ... on rice in s. Louisiana. Thought I'd seen it all ... but THIS?? Holy sh.t!!!! Pilot better not have ground control issues here!! Great job bud!!! And great you can put those good skills to work for these folks. Has to be rewarding work ... !! Just hope you can make enough to pay your laundry bills for all the soiled panties!!! LOL
our continues work will give it's hand one day that we never expect. such a great clip never seen before. thanks.
I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Good Job 👍. God Bless You.. capt. Ricard. 🙏
Exhilarating but beautiful. Bravo, Mr. Pilot 😍