with so much negativity and gloom today it's soooooo nice to come here and feel Love being spread. and A SUPER COOL AIRPLANE!!! win win

Im in Kutubu watching this. Working as an expat here for a bit. As a private pilot myself (SR22) with Garmin avionics, i get a real kick out of watching your procedural approach to flying. around these mountains. Mega respect for what you do & how you do it Ryan. God Bless.

**In case you didn't figure it out, they dressed up to show their excitement for the upcoming Bible dedication** Video I mentioned in the video about the crashed WW2 airplane kzread.info/dash/bejne/hqCEpqVqdb29gLQ.html

@theplanechannelN863GT

8 ай бұрын

Wow thank you Ryan!

@leslienordman8718

8 ай бұрын

It takes three or four decades of hard work to produce even just a New Testament translation, so I can well understand those people's excitement!

@nanlungtemlong6705

8 ай бұрын

God bless you for the work you do in His vineyard.

@KnownNotUnknown

8 ай бұрын

Along with your pilots license do you have your A&P cert?

@BeckVMH

8 ай бұрын

Thought so, but thank you for the confirmation.

God bless you for your dedication and hard work !

@MissionaryBushPilot

8 ай бұрын

Thank you

It's amazing you are the only contact and means to the outside world to these folks....

Ryan, it's so wonderful to see the area I flew so long ago. But the best is when I hear my home language...it makes me tear up!

Been watching the Susi Air videos from neighboring Papua province and the contrasts between your methodology in runway evaluation, pilot training and risk management and their lack of it is surprising. Plus they seem to lack ATC support and leave collision avoidance to the participants, too many of whom are in it for the thrills. You are commended for your professionalism.

NTK needs more power because of the "kilo" in the name. 😁 I think this was one of the bigger crowds to take off in front of. It was a nice welcome of the people there.

doing the Lord's work! you love to see it!

May God Bless you on all your travels and Thank you for doing what you do. , Carlos from Paso Robles, California ✝️🙏❤️😊🇺🇸

@MissionaryBushPilot

8 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

@user-mb2pw6ck6i

8 ай бұрын

I've been coming to PNG for nearly 50 years to do work in the telecommunications sector and I always expect the unexpected, PNG is just one of those countries that I have always enjoyed my time with my fellow workmates and when I return to Australia I have such great memories of my time in PNG

Blessings to you Ryan, Peace Love and Light

The world simply needs more of people like that...😊 love your videos

I still can't fathom how mission aviation is economically viable. I would assume that those costs for a short flight would represent a month's salary! At the same time it seems that the rates are more than reasonable given the cost of operating a Kodiak. I suppose wealthy doners are the only reason it works.

@MissionaryBushPilot

8 ай бұрын

We loose money when flying our own missionaries, and we make a little money when we do medical flights or commercial. Our goal is to basically break even at the end.

@PeterKelley

8 ай бұрын

And road transport just isn't an option in most places.

We lived in Ukarumpa for 2.5 years in the early seventies. Aiyura still looks the same. Good video!

Awesome flight. Beautiful terrain. Love seeing the people in their outfits so neat to see that. Thanks for sharing as always

From experience at Haiti, families pool funds to put one person airborne for errands that may be of a medical need at another location, or as a courier for medications purchased elsewhere and so on. Most of the transportation resources, be it ground, air or sea are thusly supported by collectivity in communities. People akin to Ryan are special for their cool heads and self determination. A good friend, "Lelio S." passed this year who usually did about nine take-offs and landings around Haiti daily, 4-6 days weekly depending upon weather and having enough fuel. He loved his work. Thank you Ryan.

Novembre Tango Bravo Wonderfull. Thanks that make Dreams of long treck throw the forest .God bless you and protect all flight.God bless all papua peopel.Wonderfull.❤😊🎉

Ground school seat-of-the-pants, never seen that before!

Great flying. I'm always impressed by your professionalism. Thanks.

@MissionaryBushPilot

8 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

Ryan I love the OTG* coverage. Putting a bunch of your cameras on the chopper must have been a real buzz for you. 🙂 OTG* = ontheground {whywaste spaces, eh} 🤠

Culture, scenery, aviation; awesome. Thanks

Beautiful Aiyura valley 😊

Final flight at warp speed was cool too.

Blue sies and sunshine - what a view!

This is so cool✌❤

Yes I look forward to additional on ground vision as I worked in PNG from 1970 to 1998

@canuckwing0195

8 ай бұрын

83 to 91 apinoon wontok.

Love everything you show,that’s a great lifestyle I would love to live it. I no I would be a different person now. So show anything of what you do I’ll watch, have a great one see ya bye.

Brilliant Ryan

Quite a weather change at Norambi between this video and your previous video. As always, I loved the timelapse home flight at the end, cheers Ryan

I enjoyed your USA adventures in the Kit-Fox, but this is where it's at. The dancing villagers were totally cool. I really enjoy your Papua New Guinea flights. I've got the P3D v5 flight sim, and most of the ORBX PNG scenery, and can get into and out of most of the small strips in my A2A Cessna 182. Keep on rockin' in a free world, man.

I think we've seen your passenger once or twice before.. if you could tell him he's got a good character face and he should do something similar on KZread.

Thanks Ryan for another awesome video. :-)

@MissionaryBushPilot

8 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

The airstrip is Norambi in Obura Wonenara District in Eastern Highlands Province.

I gave it number 1000 like for the dancing

Que bien que sirva a todas esa perdonas ! Usted tiene un gran Trabajo Dios lo cuide lo guarde y proteja siempre !

Another really enjoyable flight video Ryan, thanks.

Namba wan Captain Ryan 👍

God bless you! Your video was inspirational.

The most exciting thing about that video was the passenger looking out. Check out his attention on looking out.

I assume that was Kianantu I could see in the distance while you were on your landing circuit. I lived there for a short time back in the 1960's.. Also played a game of polo lacrosse on horseback on Aiura aistrip!...can you fly past Kianantu when you go back to Goroka one day...like to see how much it has grown. also fit in Komperi vally and Henganofi would be an added bonus. Thanks.

@MissionaryBushPilot

8 ай бұрын

Yes you're right

Thanks for the memories. @aiyura here in Oregon at KMMV.

Such a cool episode! Thank you so much for being able to hear us

You got awesome Job not many of them on the market can compare what you expire every day

I look at the terrain and marvel at the pilots of the second world war as they did not have the instruments and the gps etc that is available today. There was no room for error and no where to go when things went wrong. You have to hand it to them .They were wonderful pilots and navigators.

@MissionaryBushPilot

8 ай бұрын

They were either great at it, or didn't live to tell about it. One or the other.

@bwalker4194

8 ай бұрын

@@MissionaryBushPilotnicely phrased!

Enjoyed the flight. Thanks. 🙏 🙏

Looking for that link you mentioned... I'll have to go to the channel playlist I think.

@darkwood777

8 ай бұрын

Found it. I've been meaning to watch that one. I'm a little behind, so I need to take a night off and get caught up.

Well done.

Tolles Video. Vielen Dank!

I was wondering how you would deal with "traditional dress". Nice blur.

It was cool seeing the boxes of Bibles being distributed. I liked the timelapse at end of the video, & I reckon a timelapse of all your flights for a day, with the takeoffs & landings in real time would be good to watch & with what you're delivering. Awesome videos!

Rejoicing over missionaries and bibles is a good thing. Thanks for sharing the moment.

fantastic video great channel, living it , wonderful 😀

Thanks....

Awesome Video!

@MissionaryBushPilot

8 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

Amazing piloting skills 😮 For you to fly a normal airline must be boring

Ryan, do any of your passengers suffer from motion sickness. ? Thanx for your service to the people of PNG. 😃

@MissionaryBushPilot

8 ай бұрын

No, o have only had two people ever get sick with me flying

Great episode! Loved the dancing and processing and all! You arrived on a momentous day! I also like how you don't stress your aircraft more than what is necessary to accomplish the mission: well done. Did the sick person get to Aiyura okay? On your approach map, Ukarumpa is close to Aiyura: you fly your pattern right around it. Is Aiyura the airfield for Ukarumpa? I have a personal interest in Ukarumpa. Thanks!

@MissionaryBushPilot

8 ай бұрын

yes, got the hurt guy out to GKA, and Aiyura is the airstrip, Ukarumpa is the mission center.

@leslienordman8718

8 ай бұрын

Thanks a ton,@@MissionaryBushPilot !

an you disconnect the right hand yoke when you have a passenger? It would seem a very dangerous situation to have a very strong and nervous person sitting with a yoke moving around in front of them.

@MissionaryBushPilot

8 ай бұрын

No I don't, and yes I have had a nervous passenger grab it on takeoff before. I just slapped his hand

This vid brought up questions: How far is it between villages? You take 15 minutes flying time, how much does that save people? Also, this is the first time I noticed you calculating the cost of a flight. Who pays for that? The person themself?

@MissionaryBushPilot

8 ай бұрын

15 min flight, 2-3 days to the nearest road. The passengers pay for themselves.

You mentioned that NTK needs a little more power during takeoff than NTE or NTZ, I wonder what are some of the other differences that you've noticed between the different aircraft?

@YourRoofingPro

8 ай бұрын

That Kilo favors the right tank….I’d be interested to hear some of the other intricacies of Echo and Zulu as well.

@MissionaryBushPilot

8 ай бұрын

Not a lot. Just little things

Great flying, as usual. I have asked before, but no answer - can we obtain, even purchase, aerodrome charts for PNG airfields? If so, where from? BTW, I was hoping to hear from your passenger! Cheers & stay safe.

Where is this

@JxH

8 ай бұрын

Papua New Guinea.

What percentage of the recipients can read the Bibles they are receiving? What language are they printed in? Thanks.

@MissionaryBushPilot

8 ай бұрын

They are printed in their local language, and not sure how many can read. Quite a few I imagine

@garethleitner9547

8 ай бұрын

Thank you sir. You're an amazing pilot. @@MissionaryBushPilot

@sevenmile

8 ай бұрын

@@MissionaryBushPilot I forget the stats - but LOT's of local languages in PNG for sure

I like the Kodiak-100 but I think it would be super cool to have some twin otters over there too!

@ItsJust2SXTs

8 ай бұрын

kodiak > Twin otter. the TO consume more fuel, have less range, more maintenance(2 engine instead of 1), heavier so soft field is not great, longer landing and so on but they can cary more passenger... not sure they get the kodiak packed every time

@ssnerd583

8 ай бұрын

Indeed....the Kodiak is very well suited to the area in most every way, and the PT6 as a single is plenty reliable.@@ItsJust2SXTs

Yes ya Tok pisin ❤

I do like your passenger one time to try to fly plane - he looks really excited. Road to this location practically was non existent till sometimes in 1998...only few people(if state guided) would do walk all the way to this location through jungle till 1981 with myself as one of them(9 years old kid subjected to MK Ultra)... and then road was improved into full hiking trail in 1984 - 1986.....and then road was turned into semi drivable road in 1991....and then real possibly even asphalted road appeared which would come to village, but from other direction sometimes in 1998 - 2000. British royals learned about this village from my case and have traced my whereabouts to one using same leads as Slovenian(probably Russian) side did prior to them. Man who sat at the front seat can confirm here stated as factual. I had to handle most of Africa(this location is New Guinea which is next door to Australia, but colonial Australian influence 45 years ago had a bad reputation with Guinean people rejecting one till British and Americans jump started my case) as an adult at my age 8 due to what they claimed was my size.

I like these videos a lot. Congratulations. I am just wondering how these flights are financed: planes such as this one imply significant financial commitments. How is viability insured, as I only see videos with "local" passengers / cargo ? There has to be more....

@MissionaryBushPilot

8 ай бұрын

We basically break even at the end of the year at best

was the app. you used for the weight and balance

@MissionaryBushPilot

8 ай бұрын

Flightspan

are pearls used to partially back their official currency the Kina? and I’ve wondered if they have ever used pearls in trade for airplane fare?

@MissionaryBushPilot

8 ай бұрын

I haven't seen any

@colonelfustercluck486

5 ай бұрын

I am not sure if the PNG Kina (PGK) is backed by anything. Definately not pearls though. This was filmed up in the Eastern Highlands, inland from Kainantu, the mainland. Out in the coastal 'islands' areas, in some places they still actually trade (buy and sell) with sea shells.... they are tiny little flat shells with a hole through the center, and threaded onto a string/cord. These strings of shells are known as 'fathoms'..... as they are 6 feet long. They have a nominal value of K10 (10 Kina) each, 10 yrs ago. A fathom is reasonably heavy. SO carrying them up into the highlands on foot wouldn't really be a good scheme. But the actual Kina shell has been used in the highlands, but I have not witnessed that. It would be a rarity. No proper trading entity would be interested in trading shells for goods and/or services over there, unless it was in extreme situations or areas. I spent some years over there, 1/2 the time in remote or extreme conditions, and I never had the need to use shells or anything else for transactions. Just cash.

@waldopepper1

5 ай бұрын

@@colonelfustercluck486 thank you for the detailed answer! Yes I have always wondered if their currency is or was backed by pearls. This totally dates me but I still have thoughts of native divers on a bright sun drenched location diving off of a canoe looking for the elusive pearl. Silly me right! lol but again, thank you.

@colonelfustercluck486

5 ай бұрын

the 'native divers looking for pearls' actually used to happen, in Torres Straight. The boat owners typically were nationals from S/E Asia, who employed the divers. From what I learnt, there were no self employed pearl divers in that area. I actually met an Australian aborigine, way up at the top of Australia, who could still remember how to talk some 'tok pisin' (talk pidgin) about 2008. I asked him how he new how to speak 'pidgin', and he said that he worked (free dived) off a schooner on the south coast of PNG, looking for pearls. He was paid on results. Many of his workmates spoke PNG 'tok pisin', which is where he picked a little up. And over the years he forgot a lot of the little that he had learned. But he could talk enough of it that I knew he wasn't lying. Now, where I met this fellow was really, truely remote, so I was amazed. He was a real old timer too. So his recollections spanned decades back in the past, he would be telling me about things that happened immediately after WW2 onwards. Foreign boats sniffing around in Australian and PNG territorial waters would not be accept able these days, so what was possible has changed through the passing of time, and what he said they did (pearling from a schooner with a foreign owner) sort of dates when it happened......... @@waldopepper1

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Have you ever tried to….”encourage” the helicopter pilots with your company to start filming?? I’m actually more interested in your videos but after seeing that last video with the helicopter shuttles that you filmed, I definitely got more interested..😂😂

@MissionaryBushPilot

8 ай бұрын

No, neither of them are interested

What are those 2 orange things on the ceiling?

@MissionaryBushPilot

8 ай бұрын

Fuel shut off for each wing

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How beautiful are the feet, or airplane wings, that spread the good news!

How does your passengers make money to take a flight?

@MissionaryBushPilot

8 ай бұрын

Sell coffee beans

... all your videos are better ones ...

Hard to believe 3 generations ago people who lived here were warring tribes. Not unlike my Norwegian ancestors.

That’s what mission flying is all about. Seeing God’s word placed into people’s hands. All the hard work of translation is done, lives are changed for ever……thank for sharing Ryan. May God bless you and your family………Roger

these days with most of my subscriptions I just assume that anyone in the video was asked. This is real youtube, not monetizing other people's stories/drama and just reading wikipedia articles and using public domain footage to make ad revenue but showing a true personal perspective. It's even more interesting that your family missed this place after being in the states for about a year. I don't know how long you were in P n G before coming back to the US but at your kid's ages I imagine it was a bit of a culture shock.

@Teverell

8 ай бұрын

Speaking as an ex-MK, there's culture shock both ways - going to the mission field and coming home again, which is weird. Which doesn't mean there's something wrong, it's just what you get used to, and things can be very different from one place to another.

@MissionaryBushPilot

8 ай бұрын

I agree, culture shock both ways. I personally find it hard to come back to PNG than back to the USA.

Certainly soons some cargo cult will develop around you in PNG.... I rather like you giving some glipses in local life there. Whereas I really cannot understand many things the locals do in PNG. Certainly they to do not understand whe do here in Bavaria/ Germany, no Oktoberfest, Weisswurst saussage and pretzels there...(as for stereotypes)...Your passenger seems to change beteen first time seeing his home land from above and feeling somewhat unsecure/sick it is no 777 in the end.

Bro, breasts are not indecent... nor are they unsuitable for children...

@MissionaryBushPilot

8 ай бұрын

KZread thinks differently

I was afraid they celebrating having you for dinner...😂

What economic output do these people produce that gives them any spending power to support this? You said you make a little doing medical flights. Make it from whom? The government? Just being sick and needing medevac does not suddenly give someone the ability to pay. Also, you said "commercial". I almost broke out in laughter. What commerce do these people engage in that can in any way pay the costs of running that plane?? Is there tourism to these remote settlements? Where is the commerce?

@MissionaryBushPilot

8 ай бұрын

They make money by their coffee gardens. Then the community collectively pays for the sick person usually

Do Bibles heal the sick, Do bibles cure your hunger ???? I am Christian, but this is all B.S.

Fantastic 🎉 God ❤ You