You’re not a good pilot. You’re a FANTASTIC pilot! Your ADM and skill level are superb. You’re doing what you love and it really shows. That type of landing situation really separates the men from the boys.

@wilsonpickett3881

4 ай бұрын

And his use of checklists is spot on

@brianblauvelt3142

4 ай бұрын

Wow. Great job. Better you than I!

@MG-pv4uq

4 ай бұрын

That type of landing situation separates the Men from the Women

@ricardorabello2459

4 ай бұрын

Averdade foi revelada abraço Ricardo juiz de fora Brasil

@ricardorabello2459

4 ай бұрын

​@@MG-pv4uqconcordo plenamente abraço Ricardo

Me: A recently retired pilot with many thousands of hours of Alaska bush, corporate, and international airline experience. It’s interesting to watch your videos. I like the way that you professionally deal with adverse runway conditions and weather conditions. When I was doing that kind of stuff it was without modern technology like GPS and terrain warning systems. The good guys made it and the bad ones, and their passengers didn’t. You do a very nice job and I hope your career goes in the direction you desire. Your professionalism will carry you far. Cheers, Rog

Always impressed at your discipline with checklists, no matter how short the flight or familiar the mission. You don't take shortcuts. There are many lessons for all of us in every one of your videos. Thank you.

@MissionaryBushPilot

4 ай бұрын

I wasn't always keen on checklists til I saw the value in them

@DavWhite88

4 ай бұрын

@@MissionaryBushPilot Wow. Hard to believe.

@lowellgalambos3346

4 ай бұрын

Wow! That’s a challenging one! Well done.👍🏼

@EinkOLED

4 ай бұрын

His life depends on it.

@realulli

4 ай бұрын

@@MissionaryBushPilot Did you talk to doctors who told you about the Checklist Manifesto, then read it? 🙂

I chatted with a PNG bush pilot years ago and he related the story of flying into these bush strips, the wind sock would be hanging down but there were crosswinds. The locals worked out that if the weather sock was horizontal and flapping about the aircraft wouldnt land. The locals were chucking a rocks into the windsock to sort that out.

@c0ldc0ne

4 ай бұрын

Ouch...

@rogerhill3984

4 ай бұрын

That was with Max Lincoln landing Kanabea, giving another pilot “Route experience”. Aircraft was a Pilatus Porter. Aircraft broke into 3 main bits. Unrepairable. Only bruised bums that time.

@mordie31

3 ай бұрын

This made me think of the cargo cult thing for some reason. Amazing really ..

@hornetpilot1817

29 күн бұрын

Haha You gotta do what you gotta do if the air is your only lifeline to outside help

It was amazing to see how many things this pilot has to deal with in order to safely land the plane. What seems like a simple flight is, in reality very difficult. So much respect for these pilots and their skill set.

@Tom-ym7bm

4 ай бұрын

Respect ✊ Fact is those twelve minutes seem like four or five

@butterphli3z

4 ай бұрын

People who take professions like this for granted and think it's all "simple" are simple people.

@Melzizzo

4 ай бұрын

Loved going on this quick trip with you ! Thanks for sharing , it is true that you are so professional and amazing at what you love to do ! Blessings ride with you 💙

@johnmaradangoi8740

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for the flight, I enjoyed it

As an ex-pilot, not experienced in such extreme strips, I am mightily impressed. Happy Flying. Remember, every landing you walk away from is a good landing.

@jimjulieduckham975

3 ай бұрын

...and if you can use the ac again - its a great landing!!

The editing with the overlays is awesome. Great job all around.

@MissionaryBushPilot

4 ай бұрын

Glad you like them!

I wanted to say thank you, I've been battling a chronic illness for a long time and as of lately it's been worse. When I run into something like this I get to feel that joy again for just a short time and this is my first content which means I get to check out ALL the videos. You Sir are a very good pilot. God bless and safe flights.

Excellent example of a nerve wrecking landing! Great handling!

@b43xoit

4 ай бұрын

Wracking.

@giovannipallavicini1781

4 ай бұрын

@@b43xoit Thank you!

I lost 2 bush pilot friends over the years from across the border on the Indonesian side. Flying into or through the islands backbone is always a challenge. Thank you for what you do!

Your last moment instincts (skills) to match the slope and add the flare are crazy good and so consistent around the airfields. Great stuff Ryan.

That's friggin' amazing. This is one of the challenges on MSFS. Could not imagine doing it IRL.

I found your channel after landing at this place (or somewhere similar) in MSFS VR. I wanted to see who would be crazy enough to do it in real life! You are super professional and skilled and I extend my highest respect!

@bdshort

4 ай бұрын

I think this channel is why so many people were excited about the release of the Kodiak from SWS on MSFS.

Nice landing captain. The camera view was excellent to show your landing technique. I am a remote control airplane instructor. Our 400 foot runway is in a bowl surrounded by ridges, woods and a rivine. There is a wind sock on a pole about 15 - 20 feet up. When I first began flying there I noticed that sometimes the wind at ground level was different and sometimes opposite of the wind sock indication. So I installed a ground level wind sock. Even then sometimes the wind is different at various points on the runway. We now have 4 wind socks along the runway. It is not unusual to take off one direction then land the opposite direction after a 5-10 minute flight. May your skies be blue and your wind calm.

Ryan, the narrative of your process during the flight is outstanding. I have adopted this myself. Cheers!

Hey bro- I’ve been a faithful follower of yours from the beginning- I’m an Airline pilot with over 23 years of combined flight experience- your flying, editing and narration are ALWAYS top notch! You know our “ pilot mantra “ is you never stop learning , I can honestly say every single video I’ve watched of yours- I ALWAYS LEARN SOMETHING NEW!!!!!! If I ever made it over in your area I’d love to share some flying with you- I can’t tell you enough how I truly enjoy and appreciate seeing your videos/ vlogs post- my hat goes off to you my friend and thank you for representing all of us pilots in a truly informative and extremely inspiring way only you can! Keep up the “ AMAZING WORK “ you do and I pray each of your flights for many more years end in a safe ( maybe not typical) lol but safe landing! YOURE AN INSPIRATION!!!

Only in PNG, great job, Salute to You Captain. God bless. 😃

Excellent job. As a fellow professional pilot, ex-military and now airline pilot, I have to applaud you for your knowledge and skills. This was a very testing flight which would take a long time to get to this high level of proficiency. Your continuous commentary shows us how much spare capacity you have! You made a very challenging approach to an airfield, surroundied with dangers, look straightforward and easy! Great video! 👍👍👍

My house is just on the side of this airfield at Aibai. It was build by the community encouraged by American Baptist Missionary, Mr Michael Berbin. It was build on a ridge line and was a hectic tasks. It took almost two years to complete. It is located in a ravine making it hardest to land.

Great flight, great presentation! Your consistency in flying and video production is stunning. Really (really!) appreciate your narrations, learning lots from them. Thanks loads!!

I have watched many aircraft take off and landings where there are a Captain and 1st Officer and often a flight engineer. I know a 380 is bigger but so is the airport and assistance from the tower. Amazing that you flew between mountains to land on an earth strip and you were Captain and crew on your own!! Real World flying!!

I purchased the “above the treetops”album and it is wonderful. You are an amazing pilot and we pray for you and your family. You have my utmost respect for the missionary work you do.

@MissionaryBushPilot

4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

Good to see you using Taxi Flaps to give you some lift in dirt strips. I learned that in 1995 from a Bush Pilot CFI.

What an incredibly perfect landing. I was on my toes watching you,however, I had no doubts.

wow - you basically landed in mud... and on an incline. Absolute respect.

Spectacular!!! Am a private pilot with limited experience and your meticulous approach to flying is inspirational.Thank you!

@tripacer8259

4 ай бұрын

I have a private and could NEVER imagine landing there!! haha

PNG looks utterly stunning! What a job!

Ryan you are an awesome pilot and you do a great job with these videos. I pray for you everyday.

@MissionaryBushPilot

4 ай бұрын

I appreciate that!

Gorgeous flight. Definitely a bit of a nail biter. Again, your skills and experience are amazing. Your explanation of everything you do as you’re flying is not only informative but good practice. 🙏

Let me tell you this videos are inspiring for me to keep pushing myself forward to get better for my private pilot license..be safe God bless 🙏🏽👍🏽🫡

Love that checklist box - brilliant idea.

That is a tough airport for sure. Thanks for sharing!

I love how much you explain everything!! And the visuals of the HUDs with red arrows! Great Video! -Your new sub

Really glad you decided to continue showing the fast forward return flights at the end. 🙂

Ryan, Great flight from Goroka to Aibai. It's good to see in the comments that your videos & narrations are helping so many people & making them aware of the real P.N.G. Thanks again Ryan &thanks for the ride , stay safe.

The scenery out there is absolutely amazing.

Transfixed watching this. A complete joy. Thank you!

That was educational, exciting, beautiful, and uplifting. Great flying with you!

Wow. Simply wow. Thanks for the video!

Outstanding flying!

I tried to land there, inspired by this channel. This bush strip isn't even an actual airstrip in MSFS (or at least it wasn't about a year ago when i tried). I had to find it on google earth, get the coords, then create custom waypoint, and just try to find the place from the air. What's great about MSFS is that the virtual landscape is close enough to the real thing, that the airstrip is actually there, even though it isn't marked as an airport/place where you can land. So i picked a small GA plane and flew from Mt.Hagen airport. I don't recommend a plane with trike gear. Use a taildragger instead. There were some clouds at the destination, so it took me a while to actually identify the exact location of the airstrip (when i arrived, it was completely covered with a cloud), but eventually the cloud went away and i found it. I landed, but i landed too long and it took me quite a while to stop. And when i finally got to full stop, the plane flipped over on its tail, thanks to the slope. It was an interesting experience from start to finish. From trying to find the place on google earth to finding it in the sim, and actually flying there.

@MissionaryBushPilot

4 ай бұрын

I have it available to download on my patreon page

@flare242

Ай бұрын

@@MissionaryBushPilot Pls, what is the tier necessary to be able to download it?

As a know nothing observer i find this an excellent video to try and understand your experiences. Well done, you know your stuff.

Thanks for all you do my friend. The coffee is WONDERFUL!! Ordering more soon.

So cool, thanks for sharing - as a non-pilot myself I was appreciative of your extra editing to point at some of the items you were referring to. Thanks!

Crumbs - I fly microlights but the terrifying ground you cover so expertly leaves me breathless!

I like that you include the ATC comms in your videos😊

I love all of the technical aspects you added to the video. Interesting to see all of the gauges and your explanations of what was happening was cool. Great video

Loved that, a little squeak from the Stall Warner and then touch down. Sweet.

It’s been a minute since I watched any of your videos but now this one caught my eye. Happy to see you’re so consistently excellent, both in your flying and in your content production. Probably a frequently asked question: with these challenges in the geographical conditions, what’s the main reason for using fixed wing and not helicopters in your operations? I’m guessing it’s operating costs - aircraft prices, fuel, maintenance and such?

@MissionaryBushPilot

4 ай бұрын

we actually use both, but the Kodiak can carry more weight for a cheaper cost to locations that do have airstrips

Nice job. Thanks for the excitement, young man.

Awesome dude. Wish I could fly like that. Not to mention the amazing scenery as well.

Been flying the Kodiak on msfs and have been watching your vids for over a year. Love the content. Will be signing up for your flight sim course soon.

That was a fast landing😳Nicely done!😊

Your videos are getting better and better. From the edits to camera count/views, your chanel is really establishing itself as an aviation go-to for many. Keep it up 👍🏻

Nice flight and well thought out. Full credit and thanks for sharing this video 👏👏👏👏

Wow. Thank you so much for sharing that it’s something I will never be a part of but it is great to see what you guys go through and the expertise.

Beautiful production 😀

Superb filming and commentary.

Been a while since I've watched. I remember Aibai from before you went back to the states. It's still a heart pounder watching you do it from my desk. I like the sped-up return at the end. Gonna have to start watching again. Good stuff, Thanks.

That was incredible.

i got my coffee table book before Christmas too, and love it! Thanks for putting it together!

@MissionaryBushPilot

4 ай бұрын

Glad to hear you love it!

Awesome content and really nice editing! Thanks

Captain, I just saw this surfing KZread for fascinating human endeavours, and your video came up. Amazing. I drive a small vehicle because I can't drive a big car properly. No sense of spatial distance, height of car, etc. So I drive a gutless little car. Can u imagine how impressed I am at your courage, ur control. I absolutely am in awe at how u did this, so effortlessly. Ur attention to detail, the ability to understand and read the dashboard itself wow. Absolutely brilliant.

Great flight

Thanks for the ride,find something great on you tube even when not looking for it!

What an amazing video. Felt like I have just been on a Joy Flight with you. Thankyou for the flight. Absolutely fantastic.

Wonderful video! 😊

Great video. Thank you for sharing

You’re one of the best pilots I’ve ever seen. I’m an IFR rated pilot for 30 years. I had sweaty palms watching that. You’re awesome

Excellent Sir.

I'm not a pilot, but this gives a great insight into all the intricacies that a pilot needs to be on top of. Respect.

Awesome job!

Incredible landing. Thank you so much for the very informative video. I leant a lot! 😊

Haven't watched your videos in a while but that one was amazing and great to see you doing well !! Awesome ...

Wow Ryan! Absolutely Awesome!! legend mate, great content and great refine video footage . Love your work mate

Wow! What a beautiful touch down.

Mad flight mate!

Thank you for flying

I know nothing about flying, not really interested in it, but i watched this the whole way through. Great video sir, you would be a fantastic teacher. Loved it

Good morning. Just found your channel! I was in PNG in 1992 with (then NTM). We were located primarily at the May River airstrip working with Summit the short term missions organization of NTM. Great content! Loved the video.

I just saw the debrief video on this, and it was really impressive to see your professional performance. I'm a new subscriber now. You're awesome brother! 🦅

Touched down right on the stall warner! Superb handling skills.

This totally made me miss mission field flying! Thank you for sharing.

From Leicestershire in the UK we love your videos. You're an intelligent pilot.

From where I'm sitting...you make it look easy, good Sir. 👍👏

That was a beautiful landing Ryan. I don't fly props but you walked me through the setup so well ... Had me feeling as though I was with you. You are an awesome pilot. Thank you for this video!

Amazing pilot! Lots of hours for sure, especially in the backcountry. You’re a Lucky guy!

Aiba is in my Salt Nomane Karimui District of Simbu Province, where an American Baptist Missionary Serves our rural people. Seeing you goind to Aibai always gives me goosebumps. Thank you always Ryan. You are our Flying Angel.

The best flying and piloting content bar none...Marvelous to watch

Brilliant! I was sweating! Great flying.

Great landing and keep looking at that little checklist you have up on your Console. Very impressed with a Landing in your flare at the last minute.

Wow nice job! what a place to fly into amazing.

Thank you, Ryan, for eveerything you do for all of us and your missions.

One of the most detailed landings I've seen from one of the best pilots I've seen. The camera's you use are crystal clear, nice job Captain.

Thanks for the fly!

Nice landing. Thank you for sharing

Mad respect. That looks very complicated and scary AF.

The definition of professional. Respect.

You know when someone is good at their job because they make it look easy. Superb

God bless you, brother!