I scared myself in Idaho.

[@Utahforrest]

Dude you’re a stud. Love when pilots show humility and help others learn. Backcountry flying is no joke. Thanks for the awesome content.

[@thepadonthepondbythescum]

He's flying with known engine problems and avionics that "need calibrated" = Bold pilot

[@Utahforrest]

@@thepadonthepondbythescumwelcome to the world of experimental aviation. If every last quirk were 100% sorted prior to flight they’d never leave the hangar.

[@hapybratt8640]

@@thepadonthepondbythescum In the description he admits that these problems were not known during the time of the flight.

[@thepadonthepondbythescum]

@@Utahforrest I flew and maintained a Maxair Drifter for a couple of years. An ultralight. The electronics didn't exist in that frail little plane but the engine was a 2 cycle. I had 3 off airport landings due to engine failures. 1- on take off with a new seat tank fuel tank. Starved for fuel during flyout as rpm went above static testing.(fixed with a squeeze bulb from a boat tank(fuel boost pump)) 2-Spark plug cap fell off of inverted engine, lost 1 cylinder. Tried to increase rpm and engine died. The aluminum "nut" on top of the spark plug had come loose and vibrated the threads out of the top. Safety wire spark plug cap retainer to engine. 3-long approach at idle (tailwind only landing strip) caused air cleaners to clog with fuel. All the problems were things I could have anticipated, but didn't. Experimental doesn't mean accepting things that aren't 100% it means it's on you to get it right. I just made it to 69 in March. I kinda miss hanging my butt out there flying into little strips and taking risks. I just won't take off with engine problems. If you can't tell if your plane is stalling and you have alarms telling you it is stalling, I can't help you with that...

[@CLEAREDDIRECT]

@@Utahforrest 💯 I didn’t diagnose the errors until I reviewed the footage.

[@capsmith5876]

I lived in Missoula, and spent some time flying in the Idaho back country. I recommend taking some instruction from a local. First rule is no flying after 11am. Second rule is to place your right wingtip about 50 feet from the rocks as you fly the canyons. Third rule is plan a loss of altitude on every turn (to the left, obviously). On departure, use every last foot of runway by taxing to the absolute end, turning your aircraft 90 degrees to the runway, apply brakes and full throttle, and then pivot briskly and use the additional angular momentum to accelerate. Finally, anticipate a sink rate as you cross over the river on final, or on departure. You lived to tell your story. Now, take some lessons from local pro.

[@CLEAREDDIRECT]

Thanks for the tips.

[@oldtugs]

Good advice! Back in the day I had a 135 operation out of St. Maries (S72) and flew a lot of rafters out of Boise in the season as well as freight into the ranches along with taking geologists into more remote areas over by the Snake. Your first rule is the golden rule! You know there is going to be turbulence but you never know if it will be more than you can handle. After thousands of hours hauling people, freight, and mail in and across the mountains of Montana and Idaho, one of my golden rules was to always have at least two "outs" because there is no guaranty the first one will always work.

[@CLEAREDDIRECT]

@@oldtugs oh wow! I wish I could borrow some of that experience!

[@oldtugs]

@@CLEAREDDIRECT The best preparation I ever got for mountain flying was getting a glider rating and using it. Honestly it was probably the strongest foundation you can build on. The first layer of real experience was flying an 85 hp L-16 all over and across the Rockies and high desert. I did a few of years of instruction and tried to instill that horsepower isn't everything.

[@william12341]

is the no flying after 11 am for high DA or?

[@charlesdavis7940]

Paraphrasing Bob Hoover: “The new pilot has two jars. One is full of marbles, labeled Luck. The other is empty, labeled Experience. Every time you have a close call, you take a marble from the Luck Jar and put it in the Experience Jar. Your job is to make sure the Experience Jar is full before the Luck Jar is empty”. Thank you for sharing your story without ego.

[@CLEAREDDIRECT]

Wow. I love this. I hadn’t heard it before but I’m using it :) Thank you. 🙏🏼

[@nathanprobst2164]

Glad you’re safe and sound. Thanks for sharing…

[@HookedOnUtah]

Great debrief! Great video. One thought, this is why the fly Idaho book is so valuable, it gives very very important details to each strip! It's a must if you are flying in Idaho. Come to Utah, we will go flying. Cheers.

[@rogerclarke3291]

Hi from the UK . A Very honest and helpful video. I'm glad you got down safe, and thanks for sharing your experience . It looked a challenging strip to land on.

[@brianberezowski5352]

Steve, THANK YOU for sharing this experience. I'm just a student pilot, 63 years young with 54 hours logged. This video is a GREAT reminder to all pilots, no matter what their experience level or how much confidence one has in their skills or in their plane ... "flying" is a serious matter. There is an old saying I stumbled across very early in my training ... "fly like your life depends on it ... because it does"! I printed this on a label machine and put it on the cross bar in my Magnum, I'll see it every time I get in. You bring to the forefront, pay attention to all your senses and listen to you gut. By sharing this experience you've made all of us better and safer pilots. I like how in your debrief you listed numerous options that were available to you to assist with making the flight safer and successful. One day I hope to do exactly what you're doing, a little back country flying. Again, thank you for sharing. Agreed, Beautiful scenery up their in Idaho. Look forward to future videos. CYQT 👍🇨🇦👍

[@CLEAREDDIRECT]

Thanks for the great comment, Brian! Glad you enjoyed the insights. Lots more to come…hopefully with slower heart rates and idle rpm!!!

[@mikeratcliff1446]

I’m 61 and I would love to take flying lessons so you are both well ahead of me.

[@kurtbilinski1723]

I suspect that the rise of KZbin corresponded with an increase in small aircraft incidences. The distraction, the desire to "perform", making things dramatic for the sake of clicks... yeah. Your video was pretty much the opposite - keep it that way :)

[@daveslow84]

This is a prime example of why aviation has progressed so much. People being self critical with the willingness to learn from mistakes and help the whole community learn by sharing their analysis. Basically an after action report, in the army we always did AARs to pinpoint what went well and what did not so everyone could learn :) thanks for sharing!

[@GlenAndFriendsCooking]

14:17 - Rattled! I've been there, not a great feeling. This is one of the reasons I fly with cameras in the cockpit - yes I post them on KZbin but I also end up watching and debriefing several times... hopefully learning, and growing as a pilot.

[@CLEAREDDIRECT]

💯! It’s not a great feeling posting this, but it’s my way of forcing myself to REALLY learn (masochist!) and hopefully help others. Thanks for commiserating. Love your content btw

[@QBziZ]

Everybody has bad landings, you are just the one letting us witness it. Thanks!

[@dogismycoolpilot9662]

Nice video. I too love the honesty. We all make errors in judgement. I was flying in Idaho that weekend. Camped at 3U2 and landed in the afternoon at Johnson creek in a loaded Skywagon with a strong tailwind. High pucker factor for sure. I was able to get the airplane slow enough to have enough margin but I should have waited until later that evening to land. I was in hurry to spend time with my friends and set up camp. I should have landed on 35 but have been so brain locked into land 17 takeoff 35 at 3U2 that I just didn't even consider it.. The rule of having the airplane on the ground by 11 AM is a good rule to follow in the summer. I thought you did a really nice job of flying the airplane in a challenging environment and keeping your cool during the go around and approach on the second pass. Much respect.

[@CLEAREDDIRECT]

Thanks for sharing. I heard about the weird winds at JC that week with some others having some scary moments. Glad we can all walk away and have a better understanding of backcountry aviation. Cheers

[@jerryogstad]

Iam 82 in a month and flew a Cessna 185 all over Idaho back country and loved it . I can't fly any more but love it. never had any bad things happen .and also went to Alaska . I know GOD cept me save. Good video thanks.

[@FlyingWildAZ]

God I loved my time flying the back country of Idaho with my son in our Citabria. So glad I had that experience and video before my accident because I will never trust a single engine airplane in terrain like that again. Your external video is beautiful and the fact that you wear a helmet is extremely smart, my simple three point safety belt is a major reason why I am still alive today. Thanks for sharing and fly safe.

[@Mikefngarage]

man that back country flying is just dangerous to me.

[@flyboysimulations]

What an awsome and humble guy. Thanks for all the content.... I enjoy it!

[@Katelittlewolf]

Just found you. Your post grabbed me. Your humility is so refreshing it actually helps people learn from and relate to you far more than the cocky presenters do

[@murdocks8242]

Thank you for sharing, I am a low time pilot, debriefs like this are super helpful. Winds are such a challenge for me, I hope I get better at dealing with them in the future. My minimums knock me out of a lot of flying. But better safe then sorry. Hope to make it to Oshkosh, I'll be looking for the Bogey!

[@CLEAREDDIRECT]

I’m glad it helps! Stick with it… super rewarding and clearly humbling haha… I hope to see you at OSH!

[@murdocks8242]

Thank you! I have been working with my CFI to build my confidence!

[@dwainbertoncello5646]

Honesty and humility...we live to fly another day. Thank you!

[@shockwave538]

Thanks for the share, no street cred’ lost here. Humility and lessons learned are lifesavers with this stuff. Good things to think about in here, even for those of us not out in the backcountry (yet).

[@CLEAREDDIRECT]

Thanks a lot for saying that. Only room left to improve! Guess I’ll document more of my training…

[@MikeGearon]

Hey Steve. I agree it’s in everyone’s best interest to share the good and the not so good. We learn something every flight and we learn watching others and sharing hangar talk. It’s extremely hard to land well by holding it off and trying not to land while worrying about the runway end coming up. You did great.

[@CLEAREDDIRECT]

Cheers, mate. Lots here to learn and haters be hatin’ so I appreciate the good words. We’ll get there flying the Bogey slooooow

[@donc9751]

1st video from your channel that I've seen! I'm just an old flight sim pilot and love flying into those Idaho back country strips along the rivers in the mountains. I can imagine how you must have felt, knowing you were making a downwind landing, then hearing your AOA warnings going off. I'm glad you landed safely!! Gad you are sharing your experiences with others too. There will always be someone with less experience than yourself too so they can learn from you. An old saying from my Paragliding days back in the 1990's was "there are old pilots and bold pilots, but there are no old bold pilots! Always better to play it the safe way! I liked and subscribed to your channel!

[@peterpalmer5259]

Thank you for your honesty as I, 'm a low hour pilot building my own S-21 these comments may save my life and my passenger. Thank you

[@mtovani]

Good stuff Steve, I plan to do some Idaho flying with my S-21 when completed. It was good to see you at Oshkosh again. Keep the posts coming. Sorry to hear that you lost data on the test phase.

[@mikedebear]

Love the honesty here- lessons learned are best when shared. Thank you, you've got a new north ID subscriber.

[@flynjay7178]

Thanks for the lesson. You learn the most when you scare yourself. Thankfully you didn't mess up enough to hurt yourself or the airplane. Don't let it happen again. Get your plane right, get your mind right.

[@CLEAREDDIRECT]

100%. Lots of hate in the comments which I guess I get. Thanks for the encouragement.

[@FLY--wy2yi]

@@CLEAREDDIRECTDon’t listen to haters! As pilots we are always learning and you learn by doing…….I recently bought a brand new airplane (Aeroprakt A-32) and that plane floats a lot!! I scared myself pretty good landing on a 1500 foot grass strip carrying way too much airspeed……will pay much more attention to staying on my landing numbers!🤣

[@wwdaugherty]

Humility is one of the components of greatness ! You have a perfect attitude and sharing is a wonderful thing to do. Do not worry about the 'street cred'

[@CLEAREDDIRECT]

Thank you. Clearly it makes plenty of people uncomfortable 🤣

[@Katelittlewolf]

You are fine. If people are made uncomfortable they haven't faced their own channel frailties fears and mortality

[@EchoKilo]

I’ve been a flight medic covering a good deal of the Idaho backcountry for a few decades. Almost every plane crash I’ve been to in my career has been in the backcountry. You can never be too prepared for every variable you may see.

[@charlesdavis7940]

Thanks for sharing the safety info. You are helping pilots stay safe. 👍 I’m amazed at the Gods Eye views. How did you do that? A drone?

[@donnyyork2149]

The primary question we ask upon viewing this video! Why wasn't it mentioned??

[@HowToGetToHeaven]

Love all four Goodyear tires on the ground at ALL times. Great video. thanks.

[@SteveN3695J]

Having to keep in mind that your air speed and AOA may be in error, coupled with a new environment annnd the fact that you are a military pilot putting that much more pressure on yourself, hats off my friend...:)

[@CLEAREDDIRECT]

Perhaps :/ thank ya

[@raisingcaine5480]

How do you get the wingtip view with the camera seemingly in space and not attached to the airframe? Is it a special type of camera?

[@Mikefngarage]

looks like gopro 360. on a stick you can select any camera angle on an edit.

[@borisdamole]

Pole camera. Insta360 probably

[@Bob-cd5pp]

I was wondering the same thing I think its a dron camera .

[@treetopflight7624]

Thanks Steve. Really appreciate putting it out there. It may save a life. Every pilot has an experience that he/she learned from. It’s great social media helps us learn from each other. Hope to see you at Osh.

[@CLEAREDDIRECT]

Thanks for saying that. Definitely see you at OSH! When’s your maiden flight?

[@edvent-r5u]

Planning on an October first flight. Can’t wait..

[@David-pk9be]

Nice vid, confident yet modest. Well done

[@CLEAREDDIRECT]

Thanks for the kind words. Felt pretty naked on this one tho

[@Fyrtaarn]

thanks for a great video, but how did you film the externa shots? No selfiestick and the plane in full body. How did you do that?

[@idsawtooth]

Great video, thanks for sharing! Learning never ends, there is no wisdom without experience. Blue Skies!

[@waltfoster9274]

I should also have mentioned once you adjust your idle speed you need to recalibrate your AOA and get comfortable with where your low speed near stall handling will be since you have been getting some thrust from the higher idle speed. May not seem like a big deal, but you will notice a difference.

[@psjasker]

Thank you for contributing to the safety of others! You’re a good man

[@rickholman3182]

Thanks for sharing this. This is how we all learn and everyone has something like this. Great job and I am jealous because I haven't made it there for a couple years.

[@mickdevine9100]

Wow! love your style! Complete noob here. Just had my first discovery flight a few days ago here in Port Arthur TX and got my class three medical cert today before hitting the training and studying hard. So I'm surfing the interwebs for anything aviation as inspiration and I came across this. Love the camera angles, love the scenery, and love your open and honest dialect 👍

[@SkyRayden100]

Thanks for sharing… The S-21 airframe is slippery and you had some aggravating factors for sure keeping you from slowing down. I found taking a backcountry/off field operations course really helped me click with this airframe and opened up the slower end of the envelope. See ya at OSH!

[@TheZoozu]

Thanks for sharing. I'm hoping to be in your shoes in a couple years and appreciate the beta. I'm building a Glastar in Boise with the goal to do the same kind of flying.

[@raymondgoubet]

I really enjoyed this! In the end, you made it, you learned. Managing difficult conditions is rewarding. I see it like this: not having done it would have been a missed opportunity. EDIT: new subscriber!

[@CLEAREDDIRECT]

Thanks for saying that! Welcome aboard 🙌

[@raymondgoubet]

@@CLEAREDDIRECT I am not a pilot, but, with a pilot, I have flown several times over the Swiss Alps, up to 14,000 feet in Cessnas... The pilot did the take off and landing, and I took the control in between. Once flying South over Aletsch Glacier, after passing the Jungfrau, at ~ 13,700 feet, we were in a - 700 ft/min downdraft. Interesting. Otherwise I do fly in Flight Simulator, where I like bush, aerobatics, and fast military jets flying...

[@rah4822]

I am super impressed with the camera man flying alongside you.

[@eegarim]

Had a few scary incidents as a passenger flying in small airplanes in Idaho, including a gears-up landing in Hailey. Thanks for the debrief and a review of all the beautiful Idaho scenery.

[@coloffroad]

Great to watch. 50 years ago I spent a lot of time in the Middle Fork of the Salmon and landed a few times at Taylor ranch. I remember the Flying B with a few splotches of sliver in several places along the hill across the river from the runway. Some mid afternoon takeoffs that didn’t. Be careful.

[@billroberts9182]

One additional comment; while turning in a canyon, you naturally lose the horizon (because of the mountains/valley walls) so I paid extra attention to my airspeed. It was easy to be climbing and not realize it. I also made sure I made coordinated turns unless I was slipping on purpose.

[@Imatarget-kb8xv]

Great video, thanks for sharing it. I learned to fly out of SZT (Sandpoint, Idaho) and remember getting pretty sweaty and green doing afternoon thermal flying. Another time I was right seat on a very short (11 min) 206 flight from 1S6 (Priest River, Idaho) to Sandpoint, mid afternoon, came around a ridge and nearly threw both pic and I out of our seats (yes, belts on). We knew the spot but sometimes you catch a gust and boy howdy. Not sure if non-mountain flyers really recognize just how serious those afternoon thermals get in the mountains which is why like you pointed out, it is said if possible to fly before 11 a.m. And like someone else said, lessons from a local are invaluable...that pic on that short hop pretty much knew exactly where we'd be in for a ride...and now so do I.

[@brzi123able]

Thank you for sharing video! I think that you were turning from headwind to tailwind in an area where valley becomes more narrow.....that means the wind is accelerated and your ground speed was low on the exit of the turn so was the the air speed also and you ended up in an accelerating air (from tail) with non accelerating configuration.....the resoult was scarry....also everytime when turning from headwind to tailwind the airspeed drops slightly if the turn is to fast and the plane is just pushed into turn ... It is better if possible of course to make that transition curve from head to tail wind more flat so the plane has time to pick up the change or turn where the valley width is more constant.... regards from Slovenia!

[@peterc9731]

Thanks for the video and your humility. I think you are being hard on yourself, the landing wasn't all that bad, you were in control all the way. Don't forget about wheel landings. you can roll those on at much higher speeds than a three pointer.

[@cholubaz]

Great video Steve! Thanks for potentially helping someone in the future think about the approach they are about to make and help make us safer pilots. Maybe we will run into each other at OSH. I have been every year since 2011 :-)

[@CLEAREDDIRECT]

Thank you! See you there! I’ll announce meetups at Continental booth on Instagram 👍🫡🇺🇸

[@bearlemley]

Been up there before with my buds at Mackey Bar for a week. What great country to see again in your videos.

[@shockwavegaming1376]

Back country flying is no joke and there is no ATC there to roll the trucks if something goes wrong. Every experience should be a learning experience. Thorough equipment maintenance and calibration is very important as well as knowing the canyons and their weather eccentricities. Keep flying, keep filming, and keep learning. Thank you for sharing.

[@dronelabs556]

Hats off to you sir, spent the last 24 simulating your approaches in MS2020 w Pilatus pc-6. You make it look easy

[@boogerwood]

This is exactly what we need to have more of. Social media portrays a fairytale 99% of the time. Especially in aviation, there is so much we can learn from others challenges.

[@CLEAREDDIRECT]

Thanks, @boogerwood Agreed but I can see why most don’t do this. Like I said, very little [personal] upside. Hope it helps others tho

[@krobinson.artchannel]

Thank you for sharing this so we can all learn.

[@cq7415]

Thanks for the nice video. Photography was cool.

[@MorryJackson]

Yo dude. Hadn't followed your channel before. Loved the humility....reminded me of former life in fighter squadron. Will follow you now. Thanks for making the video!

[@CLEAREDDIRECT]

Thanks for the note and for your service 🫡 What’d ya fly?

[@idigrc2]

Great groups of guys at that location. Pretty bummed we didn’t make it there this year

[@edcew8236]

Good lesson! Maybe suggest that folks really learn stalls, including prolonged flight in the buffet, turns at minimum speed, all those kinds of things. Looks like you already had some of that in your skill set.

[@janepizalli373]

Your video is spectacular! The Salmon river country is simply majestic! New fan! Idaho native 😀😳🙏

[@CLEAREDDIRECT]

Thank you! Heading backcountry with friends tomorrow! More videos coming soon, hopefully more lighthearted :)

[@1225drob]

I’ve only got 150 hours,,,, and I’ve scared myself plenty of times. Learned something every time!👍

[@blaises1748]

Hey man it was really fun hanging with you at Jeff's place. Nice to see the footage finally! Hope to see you out there soon and with a functioning foot and airplane !

[@CLEAREDDIRECT]

Oh hey Blaise! Nice to meet you too. Hope your foot heals up quick so you can enjoy the summer. Stay tuned for more of a fun version of the video! Cheers

[@kevinhorne9643]

At 9:57 in; the plane looks like it's experiencing some severe buffeting, the nose shaking up/down in short intervals the drone cam? isn't showing turbulence?

[@Katelittlewolf]

Your illustrations. Your chini guess is so unique and creative!

[@TamasLaszlo-83]

Very good video! And beautiful scenery! 👏My motorglider-instructor always said to me: " The most important rule in aviation : Safety comes first!" I think he was right...

[@camcamwatt]

I LOVE this about aviation - that we are sharing our mistakes so others have better decision making information when under pressure. Life saving video 😊😊

[@etarheel1]

Honesty saves lives! Thank you and I 🫡 you!

[@harrycraviotto2375]

Had a Cessna throttle cable that was stiff and sticky ., same problem went to a aftermarket cable fix that problem! I think it would be better to land into wind. Have fun!

[@rnzoli]

15:24 - a windsock that spells trouble :) once I inadvertently tried to land with tailwind of 8-9 kts and the moment I wasn't sure about stopping, was reallly gut-wrenching. I went around, but then I got stall warning horn chirping away as I nursed the C-172 gently through the fast approaching treeline. Not fun, for sure!

[@09251954]

I've had a similar problem with too high an idle so I used my carb heat to shed a few hundred RPM....

[@deryckreed6642]

Did you get out and walk around and enjoy the designated Wilderness at Wilson Bar?

[@turkey0165]

Wonder if I could get in therewith a Ercoupe it sinks like a rock?

[@larrylaitner3473]

I flew an Ercoupe half a century ago and you could definitely get it in there. Getting it out would be the problem, especially with a passenger or full fuel. It took off pretty quickly empty, but took a lot of runway when it was heavy, high, or hot .

[@dgdivoky1]

Thanks for being vulnerable!

[@theindiewave]

I'm really curious about your external camera. What do you use and why can't we see its connection point to the plane? Thanks for sharing.

[@bennyblanko3]

Ah, the river is still pretty silty. I would love to fly like you do. But, I guess I'm just stuck on a raft, or hiking, or motorcycle riding. But, that view up the south fork where you turn around ... yeah, I could fly all day checking everything out from the air.

[@mikeratcliff1446]

Love the video. That is tricky flying.

[@tammaramma]

Know what you mean. Backcountry flying is serious stuff. Did backcountry flying instruction for a couple of years. Tons of fun when flying with a competent pilot, but scary as hell if not. There's often little room for error, and you're right; airspeed control is absolutely critical. Gotta be comfortable flying on the back side of the curve.

[@Bearhawk_Life]

Great recap…. You nailed a lot of the stuff for sure, that being said… #1 your plane has known issues (throttle and AOA) that are not backcountry safe. #2 I did some serious backcountry training with an Idaho legend, I highly recommend BC training. #3 Even before you got into the stuff that scared you I felt you were WAY too low. When you are overflying Mackey Bar you should be above the knoll, but you were well below it. I flew a Rans S-21 (Rotax 915) and yes they are slippery as baby doodoo. I learned in a Rans S-20 which is a much more docile backcountry plane that is VERY good in slow flight. My suggestion based on my S-21 time would be to come in on a steeper approach approach with a positive angle of attach with a bit of power, this is the only way I could get the plane to slow down for backcountry operations on short strips. The 21 I flew also had the longer wing (early version) so it had more wing surface/lift, so your plane is even more slippery. You will get it, but Idaho is an unforgiving place to iron out stuff. And…. You should be drinking beer by 11:30am not flying 😂 Keep the videos coming.

[@CLEAREDDIRECT]

Yep. Didn’t know these issues were issues until I edited the video. But point taken, 100%. Thank you!

[@gregjennings9442]

FWIW, my 340 gained some RPM at idle as it broke in. Stabilized out around 15-20 hrs.

[@NAMCBEO]

They all can't be perfect ! The important thing is understanding what the heck is go'in on here. As you said, a little dose of humility doesn't hurt !

[@allengarner1368]

Thanks!

[@CLEAREDDIRECT]

Woah, thank you!!!!

[@allengarner1368]

@@CLEAREDDIRECT Most welcome. I no longer fly--really appreciate the "learning tool" you have provided to others. This is the stuff that saves lives.

[@xistsixt]

Are people paragliding in this region? The clouds look great that day and the valley breeze you faced tells me there were probably good thermals... and the landscape looks quite inviting for paragliding and even has a lot of outlanding possibilities 👍

[@billroberts9182]

While turning in a restricted canyon, always consider the cross-valley winds (if any); turn into the cross-winds, not with them! Also, extra altitude allows you to unload the wings while turning; wings can't stall if there is no load but also the altitude loss can allow tightening of the horizontal radius. Of course, always fly down a valley unless you know the up-valley path has plenty of turn around room.

[@johnorlovich4789]

Thank you for the great debrief!

[@smithgroove945]

The plane drops but seems to want to run off the runway. But great flying! Much respect to you.

[@JohnArmstrong-ui8zq]

Humility! Great stuff!

[@robertdorn7833]

Awesome handling of a spooky situation!

[@yellowrose0910]

OK stupid question but how did he get those outside shots where the camera appears disconnected from the airplane?!

[@CLEAREDDIRECT]

Not stupid. It’s kinda like magic. Insta360 cam mounted to a pole. The two image sensors overlap and stitch out the mounting pole. 👍 You’ll see a lot more of this kind of shot in mine and others’ vids

[@maulepilot9201]

I flew Tomcats in the Navy followed by 33 years in the airlines and I didn't know the meaning of humiliation until I bought my Maule. This was a great video, thanks!

[@CLEAREDDIRECT]

No doubt!!! Just landed from some more adventures and it’s getting better! Still lots to learn

[@joelobryan1212]

Your experience as a USAF fighter pilot puts you light years ahead on the experience curve and risk management than most 2,000 hr back country pilots without that military aviation experience. So much safety, and risk management, and big picture managment is drilled in every monthly at safety meetings, and all the upgrades, quals, and checks that civilian pilots outside of part 121 never get.

[@Fast351]

I so feel this video. I have nowhere near your hours but I am actively working on putting bounds on my capabilities and when not to push a bad position. Sounds like you got out a little over your handlebars and it scared you (as it should). Take it as a learning opportunity. Just curious, why fly a plane into the back country that you know has instrumentation issues? Seems like airspeed and stall horn is something you want correct before attempting these kinds of strips.

[@CLEAREDDIRECT]

100% valid! Don’t take issues into the backcountry! I wasn’t totally clear- I didn’t really realize the issues weren’t totally solved until back there. No excuse. I should’ve rung out the bogey beforehand. Great points!

[@biggidybennedy]

I don't fly, but scaring yourself flying a real airplane is probably a different level of scariness. Glad you made it down okay and learned from your experience. Stay safe.

[@CLEAREDDIRECT]

Thank you, Sir. It’s a bit embarrassing but debriefing like this forces me to learn and I hope it helps some others.

[@waltfoster9274]

If your idle speed is 1000 rpm you need to adjust this with the idle speed adjustment wheel on your fuel servo. On the right side. Should adjust it down to around 750 rpm or so. You do this with help from another person with the engine running. My engine was initially idling around 1000 rpm also, now 720. Also, don't forget to check the idle mixture. The method is explained in your silver hawk fuel injection system owners manual. Makes quite a difference slowing down when you drop the idle rpm. 20 hours now into phase 1 on my S21

[@CLEAREDDIRECT]

Congrats! Unfortunately that didn’t do the trick. Precision told me I have an air leak somewhere. I suspect the gasket

[@jeremykemp3782]

Appreciate you sharing your stories and knowledge, thank you : )

[@briancasey7693]

How do you film from outside plane? Great video!

[@CLEAREDDIRECT]

Boom to insta360…it erases the mount pole. Kinda like magic!

[@StuPierce77]

Badass video, man. Appreciate the “lessons learned” so everyone can gain something from this content. After you landed, did anyone at the strip talk about landing the other direction, or is it a one-way strip only, regardless of prevailing wind?

[@susanchurch3974]

How are you filming this? A drone?

[@CLEAREDDIRECT]

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[@russellbarbee6974]

Someone? Anyone? Please explain to me the camera set-up? The videos from outside the aircraft, taken off the right wingtip, pointing across the nose, broadside, toward the left side of the aircraft. How is that done? Where is the camera mounted? Please educate me on this? Thanks.

[@CLEAREDDIRECT]

I’m filming a video on this. Stay tuned

[@russellbarbee6974]

​@@CLEAREDDIRECTThank you. Anxiously waiting.

[@geralblas6188]

Thanks Steve, for sharing this experience. My question to you: why didn't you check your indicated stallspeed at 2000 AGL? Could give you a clue.

[@CLEAREDDIRECT]

I did. 39kias. Sorry I wasn’t very clear here. I use AOA more than IAS in most planes I fly and so I’m programmed to trust the AOA tones which (after the flight) I realized weren’t acting consistently due to the new adahrs. It needs recalibrating. I was comfortable flying at 43kias all day long as long as the winds are constant. But they were swirling over the confluence and I failed to keep my airspeed under control due to a lack of experience and a fear of stalling. My training and maintenance plans are crystal clear now.

[@AmadorCowboy]

My instrument instructor used to fly into strips like this in Idaho on a regular basis. He was always telling me that I should join him some time. I flew down to a nearby mountain airport in N. Calif. that has a grass runway. I landed my 172 on it. And yes, I had wheel fairings. I knew right then and there how much I appreciated long, paved runways. Mountain flying is tricky enough all by itself.

[@jerrylittle7797]

Pilots are supposed to learn from their mistakes....really good pilots learn from other's mistakes too! Sharing is caring! We all learned something today. Sometimes, if you scare yourself, or others, early on, it results in a callsign...😉