Easily one of the best GA back country flying channels out there. So glad I found your channel! Excellent videos and no doubt many new pilots are watching and learning!
I've been an aviation enthusiast since my first commercial flight at ten years old. I've always dreamed of getting my pilots license but unfortunately my financial situation hasn't allowed it yet. I started my ground school a few years ago but money got tight and had to quit going. I live vicariously through videos like this on the internet. Thanks for the upload =)
I took flight school first (not ground school). $150.00 per lesson... On my 13th hour (about 3 months later) he said "You want to Solo?" I did ......and realized you don't need a license to fly....I also realized that all I wanted to do was land...Landing is the most challenging.... and all he taught me was "short runway" landings...(1st turn-out only)....I must of landed like 100 times in my brothers 172....then my kids needed collage money. I miss flying.
Love your 182 backcountry videos. Your story and videos are part of the reason I bought my first airplane. A 182Q. After a year of ownership I couldn’t be more happy with my purchase. Thanks again for the great video and lessons shared
So, no shit. There I was, stationed at Fort Wainwright Alaska with 1-17th Infantry. One of my pals, we'll call him Staff Sergeant Z, was assigned to 4-123d Aviation as a crew chief on CH-47 Chinooks. He often invited me to join him on flights around Fairbanks. One day, the pilots were training dustoffs from small landing zones (LZ). We circled one sand bar over the Chena River. The crew decided to wave off because the sand bar was too small. We flew off and landed on some other larger LZs. At the end of the day, training complete, we flew back to Wainwright. We passed over the small LZ we had rejected earlier and saw two planes parked there. Balls, man. These guys have balls.
I found a KIT FOX 4 hidden in a Barn !! A BARN FINDER !! owner passed away and the daughter sold it to me CHEAP and it came with a trailer too !! I don't even fly, however I have been looking at this for three years, and then I FOUND IT !! thank you very much for the lessons. NOW WHAT ?? Tally HO !!
I was in a cherokee 140 when the airspeed pitot tube got blocked in flight. The landing was on grass over trees just like yours, The difference between stall and float had to be felt. Very tricky. We walked away, but had to clear the tube and go up again, otherwise I dont hink we would have ever flown again.
Of all the Idaho Backcountry airstrips I think the new strip at Marble Creek is one of the most challenging and you make it look routine. The Costa Rica strips are a whole different challenge. Thanks for showing how a true backcountry pilot loves the freedom and beauty flying.
Thanks for sharing, I did land crash a couple times myself and watching your video made me feel that again... Taking off with a Piper Saratoga, 600 kg and 7 hours of fuel... Good times...
Delightfully calm delivery, filled with countless words of wisdom. Only big men admit their mistakes and I imagine that you are an excellent instructor. Thoroughly enjoyed your video. Thanks so much, Bert (former B747 SFO)
As a low time pilot it's reassuring as well as not reassuring that someone so much experience makes mistakes. What I'm trying to say is I guess I have many of my own mistakes to look forward to
The take-offs in the first part of this video were ALL high-pucker-factor events. Extremely so. The C182 with it's vulnerable nose-wheel is questionable for back-country flying, it is a big fat lump of aluminum designed for paved (or at least firm) runways. It is actually amazing to see how well it did!
Plenty of routine beautiful bush plane take offs. On the bad landing a slip would have been thing to put you spot on. I fly a 210 out of short grass fields all the time. Getting a good feel for your plane and airspeeds is critical. Coming in very slow with power is the trick. The slower you get add slight more power- flying behind the curve. Great video. Its a lot of work getting these. Thanks 👍
Thanks for posting. Some great vids and commentary. You're certainly pushing the limits and i'm sure the most experienced can learn from these clips. Safe skies! Cheers!
Some very beautiful videos here. Fantastic kind of flying. I sure hate to see those wonderful old Stensons put at risk like this. I love those airplanes and I'm sure their owners do also but I still hold my breath when I see them in back country videos.
As a fellow pilot, I've hit/clipped a tree on landing and at another time almost went into the trees because of density alt., over weight didnt help either. You learn alot I tell ya!! Thank you so much. Cessna 182 is one of the great planes.
Very interesting video, I was a towpilot, flying a 180 Bellanca Scout out of a 2000 ft grass strip with hydro wires at the end, towing a 2-seater glider with a 200 ft. rope. Never had trouble clearing the wires, I'm guessing the elevation in this video is much higher hence what seems to be longer than normal take-off rolls.
Some of your "coordinated" turns are epic. You hit the rudder first and use the yaw coupling to help you roll into it, so the actually turn starts before you have ever rolled. Awesome to watch. Bold as brass though. Do that rudder kick a little too slow and....
Nice video. Reminds me of flying the Skylane out of the old Hales Corners airport near the original EAA museum. Five bounces on landing was considered a greaser!
At 9:37, we can see the dashboard, and the artificial horizon. Why is the blue part of the horizon upside down on this airplane ? How to understand and use it in IMC?
Great video! Real flying! We fixate so much on landings, but the TOs are where you get into real trouble. The soft ground in your videos (at altitude) made me most concerned. thumbs up!
I"m not a bush pilot, but you seem to have a lot of fast approaches. I think that a few of them could have used a good side slip to burn off height without building speed. You're quite lucky that your unusually soft field landings didn't damage your plane. Thanks for sharing.
0:42 was downright dangerous. He's lucky that sharp left turn didn't stall the wings as you can clearly see he starts to slip just before the props bits into the airstream again.
Cessna 172 pilot here. I was wondering if he is still with us, too. IMO, too many unnecessary risks being taken, and often not a true, safe situational awareness of the hazardous environments he is flying in and out of.
Airplanes and pilots fascinate me beyond measure...mainly because I'm so scared of heights. I mean, deathly afraid. I LOVE watching these videos bro. I want to fly SO BADLY, especially with Bush pilots like yall. But I honestly dont know how I would react. There are only 2 things in life I fear, one is heights, and the other is, heights...anyways, thank you for sharing! Gorgeous scenery! Subbed!
holy shit that sharp left turn in the canyon was really impressive
Yea...super scary
This looks like the edge of a nose down spin... starting at what looks like 25 feet. Low speed, lots of rudder, bank angle
I would have called that one both challenging and scary.
I thought for sure he would spin out. I am an old pilot but not a bold pilot.
Cessnas are pretty hard to get into a spin.
Easily one of the best GA back country flying channels out there. So glad I found your channel! Excellent videos and no doubt many new pilots are watching and learning!
I've been an aviation enthusiast since my first commercial flight at ten years old. I've always dreamed of getting my pilots license but unfortunately my financial situation hasn't allowed it yet. I started my ground school a few years ago but money got tight and had to quit going. I live vicariously through videos like this on the internet. Thanks for the upload =)
I took flight school first (not ground school). $150.00 per lesson... On my 13th hour (about 3 months later) he said "You want to Solo?" I did ......and realized you don't need a license to fly....I also realized that all I wanted to do was land...Landing is the most challenging.... and all he taught me was "short runway" landings...(1st turn-out only)....I must of landed like 100 times in my brothers 172....then my kids needed collage money.
I miss flying.
yes
Don’t give up keep trying penny by penny.
Don't let the dream die. You'll make it.
A tip for you: pay the one time charge for an online ground school and complete at your own pace. Once you pass the FAA exam its good for two years.
Love your 182 backcountry videos. Your story and videos are part of the reason I bought my first airplane. A 182Q. After a year of ownership I couldn’t be more happy with my purchase. Thanks again for the great video and lessons shared
Thank you for sharing your learning experiences. Takes a man to admit when you did something wrong.
@@guitarfreak342 Exactly.
На других видео этот самолёт взлетает с двух метров разбега. А на этом видео он пробегает от 50 до 100 метров🤔
@@guitarfreak342 its a figure of speech
So, no shit. There I was, stationed at Fort Wainwright Alaska with 1-17th Infantry. One of my pals, we'll call him Staff Sergeant Z, was assigned to 4-123d Aviation as a crew chief on CH-47 Chinooks. He often invited me to join him on flights around Fairbanks. One day, the pilots were training dustoffs from small landing zones (LZ). We circled one sand bar over the Chena River. The crew decided to wave off because the sand bar was too small. We flew off and landed on some other larger LZs. At the end of the day, training complete, we flew back to Wainwright. We passed over the small LZ we had rejected earlier and saw two planes parked there.
Balls, man. These guys have balls.
I found a KIT FOX 4 hidden in a Barn !! A BARN FINDER !! owner passed away and the daughter sold it to me CHEAP and it came with a trailer too !! I don't even fly, however I have been looking at this for three years, and then I FOUND IT !!
thank you very much for the lessons. NOW WHAT ?? Tally HO !!
I was in a cherokee 140 when the airspeed pitot tube got blocked in flight. The landing was on grass over trees just like yours, The difference between stall and float had to be felt. Very tricky. We walked away, but had to clear the tube and go up again, otherwise I dont hink we would have ever flown again.
Scared myself badly in an aircraft today. Trying to get mentally comfortable with it and own it. Thanks for these.
That red and white 182 has some amazing performance! Great video!
Of all the Idaho Backcountry airstrips I think the new strip at Marble Creek is one of the most challenging and you make it look routine. The Costa Rica strips are a whole different challenge. Thanks for showing how a true backcountry pilot loves the freedom and beauty flying.
Thanks for sharing, I did land crash a couple times myself and watching your video made me feel that again... Taking off with a Piper Saratoga, 600 kg and 7 hours of fuel... Good times...
Thanks for the video. Good lessons and demonstrations. Some sketchy fields.
A good landing is one you can walk away from. A great landing is when you can use the airplane again!
Stupid..
@@outwiththem
You'd be fun at parties.
Profoundly old , corny and unclever saying .. and quite false .. a busted burning plane you walk away from is not a good landing
@@markdoan1472 Right.. It is like praising bad landings. I dont do it. As a CFi, it is stupid to praise bad landings..
Just ACCEPT the cliche for what it is....
Amazing capture ! Would you mind if I use part of this video, in one of my next episodes?Of course with a link back to your original video. Peace!
Yes , no problem.
Thank you for your videos!! We are all still learning. Your transparency as you’re learning is invaluable to the rest of us!! Thank you!!
Wow! Thank you for sharing the scary and imperfect ones. Those are so helpful.
Delightfully calm delivery, filled with countless words of wisdom.
Only big men admit their mistakes and I imagine that you are an excellent instructor. Thoroughly enjoyed your video.
Thanks so much,
Bert
(former B747 SFO)
Would really like to know some of these locations. With FS2020 out, we can just about try them for ourselves.
Really nicely narrated and edited. What a great vid. Thanks for posting
Thank you very much for these stunning images safe flying
As a low time pilot it's reassuring as well as not reassuring that someone so much experience makes mistakes. What I'm trying to say is I guess I have many of my own mistakes to look forward to
This is the most educational flying video, I've ever seen! Thanks for posting 📫👍.
Really enjoy your content. Thanks for sharing the good, the bad, and the ugly.
Thanks. Working for my private checkride in two weeks!!
Love it . Fly it to the ground . Use ground effects , maintain airspeed , check the gear after every landing .
The take-offs in the first part of this video were ALL high-pucker-factor events. Extremely so.
The C182 with it's vulnerable nose-wheel is questionable for back-country flying, it is a big fat lump of aluminum designed for paved (or at least firm) runways. It is actually amazing to see how well it did!
На других видео этот самолёт взлетает с двух метров разбега. А на этом видео он пробегает от 50 до 100 метров🤔
С двух метров только столы могут, и то, минимум для самолетов сейчас 6 метров@@Kopan-uy67iih
5:08 This strip has been updated in msfs by the Bush League Legends, beautiful place.
As always great flying. Must take time to clean the airplane after those muddy landings.
Who must? You? Larry? Please use subjects and objects of verbs.
Plenty of routine beautiful bush plane take offs. On the bad landing a slip would have been thing to put you spot on. I fly a 210 out of short grass fields all the time. Getting a good feel for your plane and airspeeds is critical. Coming in very slow with power is the trick. The slower you get add slight more power- flying behind the curve. Great video. Its a lot of work getting these. Thanks 👍
Dropping the nose usually results in way to much speed, I could see it coming in the landing he almost cash in!
Good video! Who makes the heads up display (HUD) for the stall warning display as shown at 14:25?
Thank you, I enjoined every min and shared with others who also enjoyed it!
Incredible!
Y’all are crazy.
Man you are one helluva good (and brave pilot) bush pilot.
Thanks for posting. Some great vids and commentary. You're certainly pushing the limits and i'm sure the most experienced can learn from these clips. Safe skies! Cheers!
A couple of close calls in there. Thanks for posting Larry
Great video!
Some very beautiful videos here. Fantastic kind of flying.
I sure hate to see those wonderful old Stensons put at risk like this. I love those airplanes and I'm sure their owners do also but I still hold my breath when I see them in back country videos.
As a fellow pilot, I've hit/clipped a tree on landing and at another time almost went into the trees because of density alt., over weight didnt help either. You learn alot I tell ya!!
Thank you so much. Cessna 182 is one of the great planes.
Very interesting video, I was a towpilot, flying a 180 Bellanca Scout out of a 2000 ft grass strip with hydro wires at the end, towing a 2-seater glider with a 200 ft. rope. Never had trouble clearing the wires, I'm guessing the elevation in this video is much higher hence what seems to be longer than normal take-off rolls.
I was thinking the same thing. Not much lift being generated. Why?
Really impressive take-off at 1:16.
Some of your "coordinated" turns are epic. You hit the rudder first and use the yaw coupling to help you roll into it, so the actually turn starts before you have ever rolled. Awesome to watch. Bold as brass though. Do that rudder kick a little too slow and....
Nice video. Reminds me of flying the Skylane out of the old Hales Corners airport near the original EAA museum. Five bounces on landing was considered a greaser!
At 9:37, we can see the dashboard, and the artificial horizon. Why is the blue part of the horizon upside down on this airplane ? How to understand and use it in IMC?
Lovely production thanks mate
Sme of these take-offs are really scary!
Bei manchen dieser Starts und Landungen bekommt man, beim Zusehen, eine "Gänsehaut". Da könnte Manches in`s Auge gehen.
Thank you for sharing. Excellent videos, very humble.
Terrific video and honesty. Valuable site to learn from. Thank u
In the 70s it was nice to have an after market turbo on the 182. 👍👍👍😎 30" to 15,000 ft.
Really good. Makes my scary experiences in a 172 and 182 seem really tame!
Thanks for sharing. That landing/skid was scary!! No problemo, live and learn.
This is an amazing video. Thank you for sharing.
2:48 co-ordinates? (for flight sim! )
Man that landing was wild.
Beautifully done video. Thank you. I subscribed!
That is some seriously intense video.
Really enjoy your videos mate cheers.
great video as usual but the best part was at 13min 19 seconds, you've got me hooked now, great marketing... lol
I've taken off and landed on gravel bars like that up in Alaska.
5:35 Most awesome rough landing ever.
did you know where it is?
@@callsign-ny3kj It is in a bad dream. Sorry I don't know. Maybe the channel owner will respond.
@@bman3020 got it: goo.gl/maps/45zxwqWBZDKFPWBn7
Was it just me, or could you hear the passenger screaming during the landing?
Nice 3 point take off!!
Where or what country is that Cessna tail ti-abe flying? I wonder because that tail is from Costa Rica and we don't have snow here 😁
Great self critique. Good information.
To all the pilots featured here: way to stay in it. Fly it all theway up or down! Great skills, smooth controls and cool heads win the day
Great video, I have been watching Mike Patey's channel, less power is more challenging, I respect your flight chops.
Thank you for a great video.
Excellent ! Thank you for sharing.
5:35 that was a scary approach and landing
Why do they continue to climb with flaps down?
Vx and Vy are flaps UP procedures established by factory test.
That first landing...Holy 💩!
Wow, just awesome. Thanks for sharing the good, bad and ugly!
Some of these had me tensing my stomach and using body English to control the airplane 🤣🤣
Where was that last location departing off a cliff over mountains ?
Just wondering why a side slip is not used in some of those landings.
This was one of your best videos!
Well done. Great job keep up the great work!
A power upgrade to the stock 182 O-470 would be comforting and improve safety. fun vid.
Brilliant video
Where is this place? Sooo beautiful.
Thank you very much 4 sharing!! :))
Great video! Real flying! We fixate so much on landings, but the TOs are where you get into real trouble. The soft ground in your videos (at altitude) made me most concerned. thumbs up!
Morning what would be your first thing to make you decide not to fly the day. Weather wise what do you look at first? Wind or clouds
Great video! Liked the music.
Where is the last airstrip in the video? The muddy one? Absolutely stunning country.
What is the glass looking rectangular device in the 182? A HUD?
Angle of attack indicator
Thank you for this nice video!!!
I"m not a bush pilot, but you seem to have a lot of fast approaches. I think that a few of them could have used a good side slip to burn off height without building speed. You're quite lucky that your unusually soft field landings didn't damage your plane. Thanks for sharing.
6:15 The guy on the porch is just like, "Well just park that fucker anywhere, bub."
This is excellent.. Great stuff!
0:42 was downright dangerous. He's lucky that sharp left turn didn't stall the wings as you can clearly see he starts to slip just before the props bits into the airstream again.
I have heard it said that any landing you can walk away from is a good landing (have not read all comments; sorry if I'm duplicating).
Awesome vid, thanks for posting
as an experience bush pilot i have known many pilots that i've seen doing what your doing an they are no longer in this world ! good luck
Cessna 172 pilot here. I was wondering if he is still with us, too. IMO, too many unnecessary risks being taken, and often not a true, safe situational awareness of the hazardous environments he is flying in and out of.
what device is up on your dash on the 182? flip up screen thing
Looks like AOA.
@@BellyUpFishGarage what type though? Never seen one like it
@@pontier09 Excellent question, I've never seen one like it either.
@@BellyUpFishGarage Alpha Systems
Another great video, What was the last airstrip? Brian W16
Memaloose in Oregon
Thanks so much, and for the comments lol ✈️🌌
Always educational, interesting and enjoyable. Thanks.
Brings back memories!!
Airplanes and pilots fascinate me beyond measure...mainly because I'm so scared of heights. I mean, deathly afraid. I LOVE watching these videos bro. I want to fly SO BADLY, especially with Bush pilots like yall. But I honestly dont know how I would react. There are only 2 things in life I fear, one is heights, and the other is, heights...anyways, thank you for sharing! Gorgeous scenery! Subbed!