Challenging 1-way No-Go-Around Bushplane Landing in the Mountains!

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[@n7gn]

It may not be the moon, but I'm guessing you often reflect on being the first person to land an airplane in many of the places you share with us. Thank you for taking the time to do this.

[@GravityKnightFlying]

definitely... its a neat feeling. always dreamed of having a small spaceship and exploring the galaxy... doesn't appear that will happen, but this is a good alternative!

[@nancyday4824]

Great scenery and thanks for showing the field of pink foxtail - I didn't know there were pink foxtail. It was certainly a lovely spot!

[@GravityKnightFlying]

thanks Nancy!

[@nickwulf]

you have the best flying videos on KZbin, which is to say, the best you can find anywhere. I love Colorado, such a wonderful place - certainly challenging with DA and high MSL landing locations - that's what makes your videos shine though - that and the terrain you land on, with no go around space. Really makes me want to go fly. Always dreamed of building a superSTOL airplane, too. Shoot I'd be so happy to go do patterns in a Zenith, so seeing the places you scope and visit blows my mind.

[@GravityKnightFlying]

thank you Nick 👍 it is a fantastic playground here for sure!

[@superduper1917]

Agreed. This channel should have more views and subscriptions.

[@1brasov]

Great flying video! I bet you will be happy to have a copy of all these videos 30 years from now. The drone footage really adds a lot to it. Perfect!

[@GravityKnightFlying]

good point!!! thanks!

[@nathangrimes641]

Great flying! Beautiful landscapes! You do a good job on the videos. Looking forward to seeing more of it.

[@randymohr1881]

Yet another fantastic video Todd! I LOVE the whiteboard work explaining what you’re doing and your thought processes around it. You literally made me laugh out loud when you talked about someone telling you that you now have a license to learn how to fly. Somewhere around 100 years ago when I was 17 years old I was standing next to a 150 while an FAA check ride pilot was signing off On my brand new pilot’s license. He looked at me and said exactly the same thing. I so well remembering thinking “hey old man, I’ve been flying with my Uncles since I was seven years old. I just got finished training with the greatest instructor in the world, I got this!”. Boy, was he right and double OH BOY was I wrong! A WHOLE LOTTA learnin’ been goin’ on since then!

[@GravityKnightFlying]

ha! I love it.... thats a great story. Very true words, and thankfully still being passed a long over the years. Big part of why I love aviation.... never feel like.. 'welp, I conquered that one, I know it all now.. boring, time to move on' ... not an issue in the flying world which is great!

[@polperropilot]

Downhill landings on short strips, I need to study an practice for that. Thanks for the tips and explanation.

[@CJ-cs9qo]

Awesome video, awesome scenery!! Thanks for passing the enjoyment on!

[@chupacabra1765]

Man, you live in an off airport pilots paradise. So many wonderful challenges, smooth, without rocks and other ground clutter. It seem endless...and the views!!

[@snoopy7647]

All that I can say is... Roll that beautiful BackCountry footage!

[@donwtsn]

Mate, I can always rely on your videos to inspire and give me the motivation to keep building Frankenstein. I’m almost there! This is what flying is all about. Thanks mate

[@janetcrosby9274]

Awesome video Todd ... again ! Love the analysis of the landings and the black board work. Makes you think about all the possibilities and solutions rather than just plowing along and landing somewhere. That is golden. Keep up the great work.

[@GravityKnightFlying]

thank you Janet!!!

[@michaelpollock8910]

Look forward to your content. Love to fly, but you have the greatest playground. Keep it safe, and keep the great content coming.

[@Christopher-bl3tn]

Indeed your videos are very inspiring, I’m probably the furthest from getting into aviation but one day it will happen, in the meantime I will keep enjoying what you do. Absolutely beautiful country!

[@jimecee]

Your videos definitely do their job of inspiring and I enjoy the whiteboard explanations. After passing my written a couple weeks ago I found a good CFI not far from me and am doing my best to fly twice a week. These fuel costs are no joke out here in California and the lessons have raised in price just the same, but it’s all gonna be so worth it. Another great video and great flying. Fly safe!

[@GravityKnightFlying]

I feel for you in CA... right on though on the training. I know guys who would only take a lesson a month and it seemed the went backwards a little in between (2 steps forward, 1 step back)... so in the end, you may spend less money overall. I did mine like you. flew 1-2 times a week and got it done real fast.

[@divergentfuryan3546]

8:10 WOW BEAUTIFUL !!! Thank You Star Fox for your service to all that is good :)

[@countryboy1936]

Another great video, I surely do enjoy these, we have been socked in with smoke from several fires nearby for a couple of weeks now, at least no mosquitoes, keep up the good work and fly safe..

[@richardshane9222]

Awesome video Todd. Also enjoy the explanations of your approaches. Makes my flying seem kind of boring. Thank you and I look forward to your next adventure.

[@markmark2080]

STUNNING, just a joy to watch, always looking for a trackable landmark... That my senior years would include Google Earth and YT channels like this and ItchyBoots, Charly Sinewan, Bald and Bankrupt among many other, was beyond anything I could have dreamed of even two short decades ago. Corporate media COULD NOT DO what you and the afore mentioned channels do, no matter how hard they tried... You have something real special going here...

[@GravityKnightFlying]

Thank you very much!!!!

[@johndean2925]

Absolutely Awesome!!!! Thank You!!!

[@jimhoyt49]

Another good one, keep it up as long as you can, at least as long as I'm alive.

[@ioanekirarahu951]

As usual, great video. I'm from central Utah and building a light taildragger. I love your videos of the Utah backcountry airstrips. Please do more. Thanks!!

[@GravityKnightFlying]

will do... love it out there!!! thanks!

[@jwald6795]

Mosquitos!!. Ha I thought we were the only ones here on the Texas gulf coast that had mosquitos. Really enjoy your videos', be safe out there.

[@slkgeothermal]

When you took off down hill with the tail wind, did you use mostly rudder to make the turn to the right? Would you also go over your dash board layout sometime, I would like to know more about the gauges we see in your videos over your shoulder. Thanks for another great video, I appreciate being able to come along with you.

[@GravityKnightFlying]

good question... i didnt in this case, had good flying speed and accelerating so just turned normal. the rudder only turn is an interesting tool... i know some use that technique... haven't played with it on this plane come to think of it.. tried it on my last plane some.

[@DIYPackraft]

Fantastic! Thanks

[@Kitfoxj]

Such clear video! So Awesome!

[@francres82]

Man, your videos are awesome! 👍🏻

[@GravityKnightFlying]

Thank you!

[@jimandcynthia6630]

Fantastic video and instruction!!!!!

[@GravityKnightFlying]

thanks 😃

[@davidspeyers5740]

Good explanation, love to see these spots. Have you considered doing a video reviewing the S7? There are not many of those on YT. Could you address some of the comments that we sometimes hear about the Rans being poor build quality or "light duty" for back country. Any maintenance issue that you can encountered. Perhaps how it stacks up against the many cub types? Would be interested in your opinions and take away after having flown this one for a few years. Thanks for sharing.

[@GravityKnightFlying]

Doing a goods and bads video of the plane is not a bad idea at all. Will consider! I've had 2 RANS planes and they have both been good quality machines. The S7's are pretty tough airplanes. They lack some config wise for off airport from the factory (bush gear being a big one)... but they are well built. We can get into it deeper if I do a video.. thanks!

[@mikercflyer7383]

Totally enjoyed your video just beautiful country.

[@ralphreuben1386]

Awesome thanks

[@louisebeauchemin4681]

Trop fort! I want to fly with you one day.

[@klw141]

Is there a way to give more than 1 thumbs up??

[@Eletryk88]

👽🛸🌎🌵🌲 So perfect landscapes

[@TheIndyspace]

Whoa Howdy..! 🤠👍

[@BrandonSchmit]

Amazing!

[@slabslinger1]

Just how many hours do you have flying that plane? I would think it took many hours to learn what it is capable of doing at Altitude and the wind. I'm sure you didn't just get your PPL and start landing at all these different LZ's. Great videos again

[@GravityKnightFlying]

thanks Richard... I want to say I have over 600 in this plane now.. 1500 ish total.

[@gliderfs621]

If we do the same kind of stuff in Western Europe, you can be sure that you will have many troubles with justice… Hope one day I can come to fly in these great empty natural spaces 😍

[@paraglidingprospector]

Gllllllloooorrrriiiiooouuuuus! ✨🙌🏼✨

[@thomasmurray1807]

Nice video as always. What is your tire pressure and how does it affect your landings when tire pressure goes up with altitude. Can you feel the difference ?

[@GravityKnightFlying]

Thanks! I aim for about 4.5 psi... pretty good all around. 4 if know a head of time heading to a rough spot. 5 isn't bad.. above 5 its pretty noticeable. It's the little sharp stuff that the suspension can't react to quickly enough.. low pressure absorbs that stuff a lot better. And at the same time, low pressure will also swallow up a rock much better too. High psi, it rides up and over the rock and that abrupt change is jarring. When you get down to it, the suspension takes the hit on landing, and smooths out rolling terrain, the tires smooth out the little sharp stuff, and they both work together to absorb rocks and such.

[@bigjim1327]

You must have been west of Pagosa Springs if you were over Kurt Russell's place. He has a ranch there.

[@GravityKnightFlying]

I believe he does.. this house is over really close to 11 mile reservoir.. he doesn't own it anymore. I want to say he sold it around 2010 or something like that. It was just up for sale again I think.

[@wreckum56]

Fox tail nasty weeds to get rid of.

[@stevenflattum156]

Awesome as usual Todd! What do you do for a living?

[@GravityKnightFlying]

Thanks Steven! I work in IT. (Network Administrator)

[@stevenflattum156]

@@GravityKnightFlying I am in shock I never would have guessed that. You are so mechanically inclined. Keep up the great videos.

[@scotth985]

This is funny. I was looking at my patreon acct and noticed my monthly donation was obscure. It was whatever a gallon of gas used to cost whenever I started. What did you pay for your last gallon? You're getting a raise.

[@GravityKnightFlying]

hey thank you Scott!!!... appreciate that brother!

[@scotth985]

@@GravityKnightFlying Check your venmo. I'm hoping there's 4 gallons in there.

[@GravityKnightFlying]

Hey man, you may notice I removed a comment on a video... get a hold of me and I'll explain what happened there! -T

[@lukewarm1217]

I can see misquotes!

[@jacewalton6677]

70th comment....nice

[@martinlynn3699]

What state is this in? Definitely need to visit there. And is this all BLM land? Didn't mention anything about permission to land or anything like that. And thanks for the analysis. No matter where you fly it's good to go through the same thought processes and analyze the current situation, eg airplane performance, winds, density altitude, obstructions, etc, etc. Thanks for the hard work.

[@austinflynt]

Is you max gross 1320 or is that just the LSA limit? I’d like to get one but the aft cg limit isn’t working out for me.

[@GravityKnightFlying]

great Q... this one was registered as an LSA, so I just operate it at those limits. I talked to Randy (the designer) about what the gross really is... never quite got an exact answer lol... but it seemed like 1400-1450lbs would be a safe number. When you get up to 1320 it fees like it could use a little more wing (up high anyway)... so I don't push it too high.

[@scenictravels4664]

Was this area in Colorado?

[@stetsonpowers5589]

How many hours on the Edge stuff so far, looks like its working pretty well?

[@GravityKnightFlying]

I'd have to check the log book, but I want to say I have 400+ on the edge motor.. and a little more on the fuel injection. And maybe 150 on this large turbo etc. Something like that. It's working good

[@stetsonpowers5589]

@@GravityKnightFlying Its definitely a testament to your set up to fly solo into the spots you fly and land at. Glad to see its working good, as of the airframe I'll bet you don't have any regrets either.