9 Year Old Co-Pilot - Private Jet Dallas to Houston: Beach Trip Part 1

[@AirSafetyInstitute]

Great to see you and your daughter in the skies again, Ryan! Thanks for taking us along.

[@TheRunwayRyan]

Thank you very much and glad to have you watching again!

[@SOPHIAFLYGIRL]

I love seeing young ladies interested in Aviation. Warms my heart. Great job Dad, she's learning from a professional pilot!

[@Skynet-1]

That's the sweetest co-pilot I have ever seen!

[@TheRunwayRyan]

That's my girl!

[@MegaCoach68]

She is truly the sweetest co-pilot ever. Greets from germany, Frank

[@mikeseitz2792]

What a great dad!!

[@TheRunwayRyan]

Thank you!

[@texastyrannyresponseteam794]

I grew up in the right seat.. took my PP checkride on my 16th birthday.. then went to get my DL later that day.. i was fortunate to have my son in the right seat next to me as he grew up as well.. passing on that aviation bug is a natural progression for many of us.. many great aviators are created this way..

[@TheRunwayRyan]

That's exactly what I am trying to do

[@747FoSophie]

Nice to see your daughter in a cockpit. Polarized sunglasses and aircraft screens don't mix well. I wish I could have started when I was 9 but I didn't start until I was 18, just 13 years ago and now I'm a 747 cargo pilot.

[@TheRunwayRyan]

Super cool! As you know, it is always every pilot's dream to fly the queen! The Garmin screens in the other airplanes I fly are actually fine with the polarized sunglasses, but not the Collins.

[@747FoSophie]

@@TheRunwayRyan The queen is an amazing plane, especially the cargo version when the nose opens up and you are in the cockpit. I'm not sure who makes the displays on the 747 but the first time I flew it with polorized sunglasses all the screens looked blank. I haven't used polarized sunglasses since. Greetings from Hong Kong (at the moment)

[@TheRunwayRyan]

@@747FoSophie Now that's a long flight! I actually have a set of non polarized Oakleys that I typically wear in this airplane, just not this time.

[@747FoSophie]

@@TheRunwayRyan Long flight indeed. Keep an extra pair in your flight bag, I have three pairs of Ray-Bans with me on all flights. Hope to see more of your flights.

[@KimWentworth-y8e]

I like the comment the co-pilot said when asked about watching the landings. One of them slammed the landing.

[@TheRunwayRyan]

She's a tough critic!

[@mickemike2148]

A dad like you deserves a new follower! Good job!

[@wannafly34]

Very nice! What a cool dad and cool owners for allowing the fam to come along!

[@TheRunwayRyan]

The owners are spectacular, that's for sure! It is a true blessing to be able to share experiences like this with my family.

[@Howrider65]

I wish my daughter was still alive cancer took her at 33 years old. Good video thank you.

[@TheRunwayRyan]

I am so sorry to hear that. I used to be a firefighter and a flight paramedic, so unfortunately I am very clear on how fleeting life can be. That's why my wife and I try to make as many memories like this with our girls that we can.

[@sharonbraselton3135]

Bummer lifectoo short

[@Mangos7227]

ඞ

[@MithilanchalMadhubani]

😢😢😢😢

[@christy6828]

Great to see Lindsey flying as your FO again. Nice plane, fun flight, thanks.

[@TheRunwayRyan]

Thanks for watching, more to come!

[@Pxxe-i2o]

Those are memories she will treasure for a lifetime. I'm glad to have discovered your channel.

[@clv150sab]

Great job copilot. Lyndsey I hope you become a fighter pilot. Good luck !!

[@TheRunwayRyan]

She definitely wants to!

[@tinstarshootingrange66]

Your flows are awesome!! Thanks for the ride!!

[@TheRunwayRyan]

Thank you, a flow and check is the only way to handle a complex airplane like this on your own!

[@txmale7171]

That's the cutest copilot I've ever seen. She is a doll.

[@ivoryjohnson4662]

Nice father daughter time !!!!

[@TheRunwayRyan]

Thank you very much! She's my oldest baby!

[@jesussuarez6074]

What a blessing being able to have one of your kids in the cockpit. Nice CJ-4. Never flew it. Flew the CE-500s, CE-560, CE-560XL,XLS, XLS+, 680. Great products from Cessna. Keep enjoying and stay safe. Great landing by the way.

[@williambennum5591]

Great video. I spent a lot of childhood in C172s with my dad and cousin. I received my pilots license at 17. One of my daughters spent a lot of right seat time up and down the coast of central CA. Now her 8 year old is PaPa’s right seat guy. In Iowa now so very different cockpit scenery lol.

[@etarheel1]

Miss Lindsey I look forward to your vlog channel as you go thru your training! Well done correcting the captain, it’s good crew resource management to speak up when you think the captain may have made a slight error. I’d be your wingman any day!

[@jamesbp]

Teach them young, Also creating memories they will never forget.

[@TheRunwayRyan]

Trying my best

[@samsmithmotovlogs]

Back in the late 1950's I got to fly co-pilot in a twin Beechcraft that the company my father worked for owned. It was a taildragger and I could not see over the instrument panel but I could hold altitude and follow a compass heading. It instilled a love of flying that led to my private pilot's license and plane ownership later in life. Good luck little lady.

[@TheRunwayRyan]

I have flown several times in a twin beech during my high school years. What a gorgeous airplane. I spent my summers polishing it in exchange for the rides.

[@samsmithmotovlogs]

@@TheRunwayRyan I know that was fun!

[@mcgyverswoodshopadventures5429]

Nice work crew. Like the call outs as if a true 2 crew coordination. Teaching her well

[@TheRunwayRyan]

Trying to raise her right!

[@ProPilotPete]

Another great video, look forward to the next one! Your copilot needs to read the checklist for you, put her to work!

[@slamandgo]

Can I be your co pilot

[@TheRunwayRyan]

Thank you! Sometimes she does, she just wasn't feeling it today

[@CptStarGazerAviation]

Really enjoyed this video. As a kid, you never forget those experiences. Recently, I got a chance to sit in the Copilot seat for a 20-minute short hop to St. Croix on a Cessna C208 Grand Caravan.

[@TheRunwayRyan]

I bet that was a beautiful trip!

[@CptStarGazerAviation]

@@TheRunwayRyan Sure was, I even have it recorded on my channel.

[@larrymayberry2312]

Awesome video and I bet your daughter will make an amazing pilot as well.

[@TheRunwayRyan]

Thanks for watching, I sure hope she does!

[@AuditRecon]

What a great co=pilot. I see Lindsey as a pilot in the future.

[@TheRunwayRyan]

She definitely wants to be at this point!

[@Chromedome38]

@@TheRunwayRyan Another female pilot for either the Thunderbirds or Blue Angels

[@TheRunwayRyan]

@@Chromedome38 That's what she wants! She got to meet the female Thunderbird pilot last summer. Also this is a little bit of a spoiler, but in the next video we got to go see the Blue Angels practice, so she got to see the female Blue Angel pilot as well.

[@chriswadlington2465]

Good to see your video again. Your daughter is adorable!

[@TheRunwayRyan]

Thank you, more to come shortly

[@atcpilot4life]

My daughter is 8 and she loves to go fly to breakfast. So much fun!

[@TheRunwayRyan]

It is the life, that's for sure! An airport Waffle House would kill it around here!

[@keen1957]

Wow …talk about bringing your daughter to work. How very cool to see how at home she is too. Good job Dad!

[@TheRunwayRyan]

She's spent a lot of time up there with me!

[@jvke.p]

Man I really enjoyed this video. So positive.

[@chrissnaproll26]

Lindsay is absolutely gorgeous and very well mannered, nice job Ryan and co. Hope she pursues an aviation career like her dad.

[@TheRunwayRyan]

Her momma does a great job raising her, that's for sure!

[@171jacjac]

I don’t know you, But I now feel I Do Know You! That’s so awesome you were/are able to use the jet like you’re doing! Being able to take your daughter as well as the rest of the family is Great! Thanks for the ride and hope you all had an awesome vacation!!

[@TheRunwayRyan]

We did, thank you for watching!

[@JohnLFrench]

This is great. I fly CJ4s as well and my daughter and son have been all over the country with me as well. I didn’t know anyone else did this. What an absolute privilege to have them along. My favorite pic of my daughter is her the in the right seat of the 4 eating dry Fruit Loops out of the box. Loving the ride but totally unimpressed with what dad was doing 😂 Ps, I’m located KCQF and fly a CJ4 at JKA out of the private hangars on the south side of Gulf Air Center. Let’s say hello one day!

[@stevenhuckaby2902]

I love your content, wholesome family friendly

[@TheRunwayRyan]

That's the goal, thanks for watching!

[@chuckmartin5773]

Love it!!! A dad being a dad! well done

[@TheRunwayRyan]

Thank you!

[@davebowen4964]

Nice job Dad passing down the love of flying to your daughter. That time is priceless!

[@TheRunwayRyan]

You got that right!

[@snowman100]

😂😂 am currently doing my IFR and I heard you say bluebell and cowz, I had to rewind it again cus I deliver cows milk at bluebell! 😂😂. Lindsey you'll be a great fighter pilot, keep grading your dad's and everyone's landing, it will make yours a butter! Great content guys

[@TheRunwayRyan]

Thank you, she is quite the critic!

[@__--JY-Moe--__]

yes Sir she say's! what an angel! that's sweet! wowee! look @ those cloud tops! good luck ya'll

[@TheRunwayRyan]

She's my sweetheart!

[@nathanielvirgil328]

I love watching you fly the cj4

[@TheRunwayRyan]

Thank you, it is a great airplane to fly!

[@kevinbaslee3262]

Great video! Looking forward to the next one!

[@TheRunwayRyan]

Thank you, hoping to get it out sometime later this week!

[@tomnorman2668]

Awesome family!

[@TheRunwayRyan]

Thank you!

[@ExtremeRecluse]

Instrument rating 11 years old, commercial at 14, ATP at 16. Kids learn so fast.

[@TheRunwayRyan]

Trying our best here!

[@sharonbraselton3135]

Yes ttygey do wat be faster k eavnrr warky then jarnt there cankn ball rung kesrubg 155 noh runs ke as rng 55 moh

[@scottrobertson1235]

Happy father's day!

[@TheRunwayRyan]

Thank you and thanks for watching!

[@billgalante1181]

Fantastic video and family.

[@TheRunwayRyan]

Thanks so much!

[@welcometomylife6478]

You're such a cool dad!! New subscriber here... my brother flies a Falcon 900 in and out of that airport a lot so when you said "Sugarland," my antenna went up! LOL Great video and I can't wait to see more! 🙂

[@TheRunwayRyan]

The 900 sure is a beautiful airplane, thanks for watching!

[@garywilt76]

Some day I expect to look into the cockpit of a commercial airliner and see Lindsay in the left seat!!

[@TheRunwayRyan]

Can't wait to see it happen!

[@paultaylor9939]

Thanks for sharing all the best cheers

[@TheRunwayRyan]

Glad you liked it!

[@MrNice-gw5dt]

thanks ! great flight !

[@TheRunwayRyan]

Thanks for watching!

[@MattyEngland]

Great co-piloting.

[@TheRunwayRyan]

Nothing but the best!

[@gordonsimpson3235]

That was great Ryan.

[@TheRunwayRyan]

Thank you for watching!

[@87bones87]

Geez...what a day. Sure glad you posted a video!

[@TheRunwayRyan]

Thank you, more to come!

[@flyboy98]

Awesome! I'm hoping to get typed in the CJ series when I retire in five years and start flying contract on the side. Your videos are an inspiration!

[@TheRunwayRyan]

It is a great airframe series that's for sure!

[@JoshFlyes]

Can’t wait to have a mini co-pilot of my own one day! Great video! Subscribed. As someone whose doing all his training out of the DFW, it’s awesome to hear departures voice!

[@TheRunwayRyan]

Thanks for subscribing and watching!

[@sharonbraselton3135]

Master chef flew membrane flourida too dwc aur pour concorde flight 1.5 2 hiurs

[@sharonbraselton3135]

Dwf

[@jamesa5720]

I traveled quite a bit throughout the SE years back for business, in private planes mostly, and my favorite location was near Love Field, it was the aptly named Million Air up in Addison. As you deplaned, you were met by a hostess with your favorite beverage sometimes before you even entered the building. That was 25 years ago, I wonder if they still do that? Great Video and a sweet daughter.

[@TheRunwayRyan]

It is still there, but no drinks. We go to Million Air from time to time

[@SonofthewindsInc]

Awesome..got two names.. for you, " Father Of The Winds " , your Daughter " Daughter Of The Winds " ...good to see!👍

[@TheRunwayRyan]

Thank you for watching!

[@dennisnichols7123]

Building core memories

[@TheRunwayRyan]

That's the goal!

[@vaughnbluejr5960]

I haven't seen any vids from PD1 in a long time. Enjoyed this trip.

[@TheRunwayRyan]

I suspect he is enjoying retirement without the risk of someone ratting him out to the FAA!

[@XX-166]

@@TheRunwayRyanthat only happened once or did I miss another one?

[@TheRunwayRyan]

@@XX-166 I think it was just the once

[@flysport_tedder]

10:20 great pic! and funny to see Av101's plane.

[@TheRunwayRyan]

Ya what are the odds! Even got to briefly talk to him on the way out.

[@JOHNBEA]

I would fly with this pilot/co-pilot team any time.

[@TheRunwayRyan]

Heck ya! Lindsey would be honored to have you on board

[@sharonbraselton3135]

Master cgef too

[@rafaelramirez5554]

It’s great to see a father and daughter sharing the pilot and co pilot seats, great bonding site.

[@TheRunwayRyan]

Thank you, and thanks for watching

[@albertorafaelcisnerosperfe4899]

❤ Extraordinary 😊

[@TheRunwayRyan]

Thank you!

[@KutWrite]

Lindsey is so cute! And polite, too. Did she call you "sir?" That's old-school Texas! What is it you call your flight? Sounds like "FourFlight."

[@TheRunwayRyan]

She sure is! It is ForeFlight 471. It is pretty much the same as using a "DotCom" callsign. It allows me to provide the owners some anonymity while filming these videos in their airplanes. That's also why there are rarely any images of the outside of the plane.

[@firepilot109]

Ready for plane to be out of annual so can make some trips with the daughter. She's in for summer and plane been down 3 weeks cause of those pesky AD's!! lol Great video as always Ryan.

[@TheRunwayRyan]

You've got to get that up and running!

[@firepilot109]

@@TheRunwayRyan Yea, had send carb off to get adjusted and had AD on the fuel selector valve, so hoping she is done tomorrow! Safe travels my friend.

[@mrsaskriders]

Helicopters are too slow, but definitely the Blackhawk is very cool. Aviation 101 and Premier Driver was ok, but you're a great pilot with a complex jet single pilot which is impressive!

[@sharonbraselton3135]

Wring fast hikivootirres exist

[@TheRunwayRyan]

Thank you very much!

[@iandunipace]

great video. one day she might be flying around. 👍👍👍👍👍

[@TheRunwayRyan]

She sure wants to be!

[@mikedonahoo2269]

Thanks for the ride. Try yellow glasses ( shooters eyes)

[@cqnnqn]

awesome video! Earned my sub! Sitting on 121 hours as of right now 💪

[@TheRunwayRyan]

Awesome! Thank you! Glad to have you here.

[@helmutwernerkrebs5878]

#ReallyGoodContent 👌

[@TheRunwayRyan]

Thank you, thanks for watching!

[@benjamincassell6054]

Great video!!!!

[@TheRunwayRyan]

Thanks!!

[@dzurisintube]

Hey Ryan. Love your videos. Quick question that I haven't been able to locate an answer to. Your takeoff callouts include "70 knots, red only". I know that the 70 knots is an airspeed crosscheck but I haven't been able to figure out the "red only" portion. Can you fill me in? Thanks!

[@TheRunwayRyan]

Sure. I actually called it out wrong, it should be "80, red only". Not everyone does this, and truly it isn't necessary. At 80 knots the system has a Takeoff Phase Inhibit (TOPI) that becomes active and will only show you certain CAS messages, most - if not all - of which are red. This prevents the likelihood of a high speed abort. Just drives the point home that from this point until V1, we are only stopping for a red CAS message.

[@kevinbriggs2611]

He has certainly raised her right! Great manners young lady!

[@TheRunwayRyan]

It's her momma, she does a great job!

[@Sandhoeflyerhome]

My how you both have changed.. I just saw the 7 year old daughter post.. 2 years back and she's shot up into a big girl. Did this with my daughter aged 8 and 9 ... who is now 42 !!

[@TheRunwayRyan]

She’s grown a ton in just a couple short years!

[@Sandhoeflyerhome]

@@TheRunwayRyan it’s a wonderful time of life. Followed by, University, job interview, success, and a happy well paid working life… but sadly .. 300 miles from home. Enjoy every moment.

[@NicGoodrich]

More checklists!!

[@garyolafson8303]

Pilot Ryan (Dad) operates a private jet just like a Captain on a Heavy big commercial / Cargo jet

[@TheRunwayRyan]

That's my goal, try to be just like the pros.

CRM was on point and very well behaved.

[@TheRunwayRyan]

She's a pro! 100 or so hours in the right seat

[@cyberlight22]

I am new to your channel great videos my grand father had a prop plane I have a video of me in that plane

[@TheRunwayRyan]

Very cool! Thank you for watching and welcome to the channel!

[@rickbelvent7788]

Cool, great, nice flight, are you an instructor?

[@TheRunwayRyan]

Yes I am!

[@rickbelvent7788]

@@TheRunwayRyan cool, great, where are you base sir?

[@rickbelvent7788]

Well i guess in Dallas, do am i right?

[@TheRunwayRyan]

@@rickbelvent7788 Little Rock, AR

[@rickbelvent7788]

@@TheRunwayRyan oh ok

[@slowsteve3497]

Awesome. Are you a Cfi? Can you train her?

[@TheRunwayRyan]

I am indeed! One day that is the plan, I'll teach her to fly if she wants to.

[@bencalhoun8216]

Do you use the callsign "foreflight" so that you don't reveal the registration in the YT video?

[@TheRunwayRyan]

That's correct. The owners let me film in their airplanes, so out of respect for them I try to conceal which airplanes they are the best that I am able.

[@eprohoda]

Nice to meet you~yo! best . so long, =)

[@TheRunwayRyan]

Thank you!

[@hammerslamper4125]

She needs to be a navy fighter pilot. Better and longer training

And more fun than hanging out at Sheppard, Randolph, or Lackland.

[@kellingc]

What was the "Altitude" call outs? You were approaching selected flight level?

[@TheRunwayRyan]

That's right, it is telling me 1,000 feet to level off

[@StephenGreathead-ng5fq]

Hi Ryan and family

[@TheRunwayRyan]

Hello, thank you for watching!

[@BravoCharley25]

Hey Ryan! By the way, I love your videos. I don’t know if you’ll ever see this, but just wanted to let you know that you’ve inspired me to be a pilot. Which up until recently before watching your videos I didn’t even occur to me that that would be a option for me to do. I’m currently 33 years old and just wanted to say because of you and your videos I feel like I want to become a pilot. I’m a little nervous about learning all of the aviation information for me to pass my FAA exam. But I hope I do. Any advice that you have for me? Or is there any particular place that you recommend to learn how to fly? Once again, just wanted to say thank you

[@TheRunwayRyan]

Wow, thank you for watching! This type of message is exactly what keeps me making these videos, so I am honored to be that person for you. 33 is young, so your are in good shape! If you have more than one option for flight schools where you live, I would recommend asking around to see which one is best. Unfortunately, the flight instructor role is not one that many people like - me included. Because of that, it can become a stepping stone for people working their way to the airlines or corporate. I got very lucky and had two older (retired) instructors that were instructing because they loved it. It made all the different in the world. If you can find something like that, it would really help you. I do want to point out that there are younger instructors like this as well, they are just few and far between. Good luck to you!

[@rbisports7279]

First time watching. Is the young daughter a pilot or is there another pilot on-board your flight to Houston?...I am not sure of the flight rules. Cheers!

[@TheRunwayRyan]

She's just my daughter. This particular airplane only requires one pilot, so she typically gets to sit up there with me.

[@spwb2k]

Approved!

[@TheRunwayRyan]

Thanks!

[@tminusoftexas3224]

The owners got 💵💵💵💵

[@RadioRich100]

Yeah right

[@bwagenberg]

How old should your kids be to really fly, with you alongside, in place of using auto pilot?

[@TheRunwayRyan]

She's really just riding up front with me to continue being exposed to aviation. She is not there in place of the autopilot, although I do allow her to fly these jets on occasion in the right circumstances. With that being said, I am also a flight instructor so I am well versed on the proper safety precautions to take. To answer the first part of your question though, I first started truly flying and taking lessons at 13 years old.

[@michaelmacrae2349]

Seems to me that the VSI adjustment wheel indicators should be reversed. Down should be labeled UP and UP should be labeled Down. But what do I know. Maybe there was some logic to the design.

[@TheRunwayRyan]

Many people have said this as well. The theory is that you are selecting which was the nose points.

[@hogwild5844]

Great to see this but she looked like she wanted to be more engaged. Was there a reason you didnt involve her more by showing and telling and teaching her about what all the switches and buttons and controls and charts do.

[@TheRunwayRyan]

This was a pretty busy flight since it is such a fast airplane, short flight, and 2 extremely busy airspaces. I try to show her what I can, but at some point my main priority is to safely fly the airplane. She rides up there quite a bit with me though, so I’ve been slowly introducing new items to her.

[@hogwild5844]

@@TheRunwayRyan I suppose on a compressed video where you havent shown the full duration of flight from start to finish it can mislead how busy the cockpit was.

[@TheRunwayRyan]

@@hogwild5844 It definitely can. We had a few legs on this trip that I did not film as well, so I focused a lot more on her on those.

[@hdskl2150]

That’s great. I can’t afford to take my kid to the grocery store.

[@mooorecowbell4222]

"Single Pilot in a fast jet like this" Lindsay correction: " Single Pilot? Ima a pilot " "It's not single pilot" ✈

[@TheRunwayRyan]

She's a pilot at heart, that's for sure!

[@drrick2466]

I want a jet!

[@chuckmvs]

Think she will become a pilot someday?

[@TheRunwayRyan]

She definitely wants to so far, so we'll see.

[@timber240]

Greased it😊

[@TheRunwayRyan]

I try my best!

[@williamP1972]

It's great to be wealthy... for real

[@drrick2466]

Even a Cj4

[@TheRunwayRyan]

Its a great plane!

[@therealcomment1811]

Co Pilot? Can she actually fly and land the plane by herself if something happens to you?

[@Aviationstar1]

There is probably another pilot on board

[@TheRunwayRyan]

No, she's not able to fly that much just yet. This is a single pilot jet, so in reality she is just a passenger. She loves to sit up front and fly as much as she can though. Just taking the time to introduce her to it for the future.

[@drxm.]

THAT LANDING WAS BUTTTERRRRRR

[@TheRunwayRyan]

I get lucky from time to time!

[@slp1111]

you need flying eyes sun glasses

[@TheRunwayRyan]

I have heard they are great!

[@Thatsallihavetosayaboutthat]

She looks terrified