Landing a CESSNA on a SANDBAR!

[@ericgoldstein4734]

Hey John and Steph! I’m watching the Alaska series again; it’s really fantastic! I’d love to see another adventure like this!

[@kymbiddell7467]

Thanks for taking us along, stunning scenery, a little different to what we have here in Australia 🤠

[@FLY8MA]

Thanks Kym! Would love to fly around Australia sometime!

[@kymbiddell7467]

FLY8MA look fwd to seeing that trip on here, in the meantime I will sit back and enjoy your travels

[@davidkucera5465]

this channel is so underrated

[@FLY8MA]

Thanks David! Help spread the word, we definitely would appreciate that!

[@michaelstern1945]

The most awesome scenery.

[@FLY8MA]

Thanks Michael, definitely an amazing day of flying around Alaska!

[@ik04]

When I worked in Southeast Alaska, I never lost that "Wow!" feeling, regardless of how boring the flight was...

[@stephdachef]

I know what you mean. Just can’t stop thinking (and saying) WOW

[@gerryortiz7276]

Amazing! Can’t wait to fly up there

[@vanilla50]

Beautiful! So how do you assess downdraft potential on the lee side of those ridges you are crossing?

[@christiancormier7847]

INCREDIBLE you two. I think this is the best aerial footage I have ever seen of Alaska. Thank you!!

[@FLY8MA]

Thank you for watching Christian! So glad you enjoyed it. Your positive feedback means a lot to us!

[@joemcmurray1172]

Amazing!

[@FLY8MA]

Appreciate it!!

[@StraightandLevelCFI]

how have i not seen this one until now!!

[@mattf49006]

thanks for the live chat..thoroughly enjoyed it..please make it a regular thing if you have time

[@stephdachef]

Thanks for participating! It is so fun to do the live chat!

[@mattf49006]

@@stephdachef ..I figure you folks are ok ..I hope you.. all your kin and friends up in AK are safe and well after the quakes...I'm a socalif expat and I know all too well how devastating it can be...vaya con dios

[@Cherokee140Pilot]

Amazing images!

[@cmcer1995]

What an awesome way to see Alaska. This footage was beautiful. I have always wanted to explore Alaska and this seems the best way to do it.

[@nicholaspiscitelli2192]

great job John, Glad I met you guys last night at Tyler's house.

[@thehortoccultahorticulture9855]

Fantastic Video! Loved it!

[@1joelmiller]

Splendid footage! What a life :)

[@michaelstern1945]

Awesome glaciers.

[@ErnestoHerreraLegorreta]

Way better than any documentary I've seen. Hit subscribe immediately. Thank you!

[@stephdachef]

Thanks Ernesto!! Hope you're enjoying all the adventures!

[@philf2854]

Definitely WOW!

[@FLY8MA]

Right!!

[@Bentz5000]

Awesome vid as usual. Hope you feel better asap Stef.

[@stephdachef]

Yes it was just a migraine and I was fine the next day. Thanks for the concern!

[@kevchilton908]

I always look forward to your videos. Amazing scenery, always interesting content and very professionally presented. The fact that you fly some incredible places, and even land well off the beaten track just adds to it! Amazing! Hope Steph got over her sickness.

[@stephdachef]

Thanks Kevin, glad you have been following along and enjoying the videos. This one has been one of my favorites so far :) Yes I got over it the next morning but boy it was rough.

[@mikeshort5516]

As if I was there with you. Enjoying your adventure. Keep it up. Cheers Mike.

[@stephdachef]

So glad we can make that happen through the videos! Thanks Mike

[@donemory7459]

Steph & Jon, truly a masterpiece on scenery! Also I was amazed on your landing on the sandbar, a great adventure! Keep’em coming! Steph, I know what those migraines are like, I feel for you! I had them for about 30 years and then outgrew them for some reason & hardly have them now which is wonderful! If you ever get to the point they are debilitating, there is migraine surgery here in Cleveland, OH. My daughter had migraines 5 or 6 years ago, I guest from being hereditary, and she got the surgery. Now she hardly ever gets them. Hopefully yours won’t get that bad! Good luck you two! Don

[@FLY8MA]

Thanks for the advice Don, and thanks for watching, so glad you enjoyed the views :)

[@johnnybumpous9108]

Nice scenery, thanks for the ride..! Stay safe guys...

[@stihlnz]

I see you're flying over a lot of water. where I fly a lifejacket is like a seat belt for this sort of flying, the CO2 ones are comfortable. Hey you're doing some great flying and its superb info and advice you're sharing. Thanks, heaps

[@heartlesswager]

Another great video guys! The quality of the shots and editing are just top notch! Looking forward to more of your journey and hope to actually see you guys when and if you make it to Long Island.

[@FLY8MA]

Hey there thanks so much for the complement, would love to hang out when we make it to NY! Hopefully next fall!

[@RaynerGS]

Just a hi from Brazil! good job guys! Thanks for these wonderful images! I admire you both.

[@FLY8MA]

Thank you!!!! Merry Christmas!!!

[@bbt95762]

Thanks for sharing! jealous of 'little Delta', flying in Alaska, looks like too much fun - would love to fly up from KSAC at some point!

[@stephdachef]

Yes! You should do it. We are trying to caravan back up to Ak this spring if you want to join with your plane.

[@davidkennedy3943]

I’m gonna say it Wow! Great vid, best one yet. I really like that 170, never flown one but I want to. Keep up the good work. Steph get better

[@stephdachef]

Thanks David, it was just a migraine and I was ok the very next day. Glad you like my plane! Hope you get to fly one soon

[@gvrose1]

You made a great video! Love the rugged landscape and colors

[@FLY8MA]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it

[@shawnmccrary5526]

Another incredible video.

[@FLY8MA]

Thanks Shawn! One of our faves

[@Thrust-Set-Simulations]

Another great one for this series 👍🏻

[@FLY8MA]

Thanks Bill!

[@Over50andLearningToFly]

Once again....Super Awesome!

[@stephdachef]

Thank you!

[@SpencerFlys]

John, Steph, yall need to go hook up with The Flying Cowboys during this trip! You will fall in love with STOL flying!

[@lbgherkin]

Hope Steph is feeling better!

[@stephdachef]

I felt better the next morning, thanks so much for the concern!

[@SoaringMidlo]

OMg what a beautiful episode. I just watched on my new 70” 4K with sound bar and the quality is outstanding. Great job editing. Best show on TV! I’ll guess 3 days for the oil in the pipeline.

[@FLY8MA]

That's great Chris! So glad you could have the 4k experience! Thank you :)

[@halhirsch3606]

You guys are great.

[@FLY8MA]

Thank you Hal!

[@dwaerialimaging]

Nice video guys this maybe the best one I have seen so far. Keep up the great work. Maybe you guys might make to Maine (bxm)

[@stephdachef]

Would love to make it to Maine and surrounding states next fall! It is so beautiful there with the fall colors

[@AkPacerPilot]

Awesome spot guys! Next time I’m in that area, might have to check it out. :-)

[@stephdachef]

Yep! It was pretty epic. Hope things have somewhat gotten back to normal up there :)

[@AkPacerPilot]

Stephanie Blanchard, lets just say that first 24 hours was way busy at work. The first few hours, not being able to contact my family, while having to work... sucked! Kind of makes me want to seriously change career paths to aviation sooner. LoL. Aside from several road closures, things are pretty much back to normal. Patty and I had several dishes broke, some minor cosmetic damage with the house, otherwise all good. The Pacer went without damage, she probably thought we were landing at picnic... lol. I have a couple of friends that didn’t fair so well, with major house damage. There’s several of us at work, that have construction backgrounds, and are going to help with the labor. :-) Patty and I are going to be in Texas the 6th thru the 17th. Assuming the annual on my dads 170 goes quickly and or you guys are in the area, would you guys be interested in meeting up for lunch?

[@lalchandra4590]

Subscribe because of Alaska. Beautiful landscape and nature. Must visit talkeetna.

[@reyesben]

Amazing video! Some Sia background music would be awesome. One of the best voices. Bird Set Free would work! Would love to get to AK to fly with Steph next year.

[@stephdachef]

I love that song! You guys should come up and go for a bear trip or glacier tour just check out Alaska Air Services and talk to my boss Bill.. super nice guy. flyakair.com/

[@andersongeorge4653]

*NICE VIDEO DO U GUYS HAVE AUTO-PILOT or just HANDFLY* ?!

[@FLY8MA]

Thanks for watching! We just hand fly :)

[@frankdasilva]

Very inspiring! I want to learn how to fly now 😀👏 PS - Great channel, congratulations.

[@FLY8MA]

Thanks for watching and sharing!

[@frankdasilva]

FLY8MA it was my pleasure and greetings from London, UK.

[@davecat1458]

Oil travels about 4 mph in a pipeline. 800 miles, so about 8.5 days... Insane colors ..are you using any find of light filters?

[@gorgly123]

How many barrels of oil are in the pipeline at any one time?

[@davecat1458]

My swag guess.1,408,000 barrels. A barrel of crude is about the same diameter of the pipe and abut 3 ft tall. 800 miles x 5280 ft = 4,224,000 ft of pipe/3 = 1,408,000 barrels.

[@dan97nichols]

Dang, you didnt get any video of the Million Dollar Bridge. Or of the washed out bridge at mile 36. Very little footage of the Copper River Delta in general. Would have been cool. Used to live in Cordova. Regardless, still very cool, and im happy you were able to see my hometown, if only for a few days.

[@FLY8MA]

No but we got a picture! It was really amazing to see a huge bridge in the middle of nowhere. Yes it was difficult to know what to pick out of all the amazing footage! I love Cordova too, wish Steph wasn't so sick in our little time we had there

[@chrislewis5150]

Wow! 😉

[@stephdachef]

Ha 😂

[@Mike7478F]

Lol u guys are fun. Kuulio.

[@watchfordpilot]

A spectacular ride guys, sorry I missed it real time, sleepy time in the UK. Maybe we should convert to a flat earth so we could all be on the same time zone ;). Hope Steph is well by the time you read this - cheers.

[@FLY8MA]

Hahaha that would make flight planning easier! Thanks for commenting even if it was not live streaming :)

[@AN2Felllla]

OMG THE SCENERY IS MIND BLOWING!!!

[@andreacriscuolo6434]

Next purchase for the 62D: "Rosen Sunvisors". ;-)

[@FLY8MA]

Hahahaha yep, that should be Steph's christmas present right?!

[@milhaus28]

Guessing 14 days to get oil from Prudhoe to Valdez?

[@charlesseymour1482]

What is cfi

[@Jeffrey-Flys]

So, I guess the new trend is to announce that a post is launching at a particular time. This video, one from stevo1 and two others will all be going “live” or premier at the same time. Does this somehow increase ad revenues, or what’s the motivation to post this way? I guess I need four more iPads.

[@FLY8MA]

Just lets us interact with the viewers while they are watching it when it first launches :)

[@garywheeler2055]

Excuse my ignorance, but what is the advantage of the premier vs standard release? Is it to announce the release?

[@Thrust-Set-Simulations]

It is so you can chat with them while it is playing.

[@garywheeler2055]

Thanks. I like that.

[@stephdachef]

😊

[@halhirsch3606]

Do you carry a satellite phone, just in case.

[@FLY8MA]

We have an in-reach, the one that you can track us on at www.fly8ma.com/trip it is a satellite texting device to use in case of emergency (and to chat with friends if needs be)

[@TangoDancerLC]

Can you fly to Las Cruces NM (KLRU) December 1st? Our flying club is having a big event that day and it would be cool if you could make it.

[@FLY8MA]

That sounds awesome! We will try to make it. If not, we'll catch you guys when we pass through NM on our way back to Florida in a couple of months!

[@TangoDancerLC]

Cool! We are the Las Cruces Aviators. Send us a note on Facebook if you can make it.

[@FLY8MA]

@@TangoDancerLC Roger will do!

[@jayphilipwilliams]

If a car is driving down the road at 40 mph (or whatever), and you're just sitting there or barely moving, why would they stop? If I'm about to cross the street (on foot), I'd rather the car just keep going and I'll make my way across after they're gone. I hate having other people wait for me.

[@TennTed10]

Why do you fly valley passes in alaska, why not just fly high over all of it? (Non pilot, lower 48 resident)

[@FLY8MA]

You miss the scenery, turbulence can be worse, and the airplane may not be able to climb that high.

[@aodhankarlsson2018]

You often can’t fly over the tops practically with a piston driven GA aircraft, as mentioned turbulence over the top and wind sheer can be extremely dangerous- and especially in Alaska visibility can be a huge factor too, if you are up top and weather moves in below you, you can become trapped on top with no way down if you’re not instrument rated or outside of radar contact. Additionally at 12,500 feet or higher the pilot must have supplemental oxygen past 30 minutes.That being said some folks start experiencing signs of hypoxia after a time down as low as 5,000 feet.

[@chasewright5382]

KLUK on the route??

[@FLY8MA]

It will be later in 2019...keep an eye on the live map on the site! www.fly8ma.com/trip

[@michaelstern1945]

Is it possible to install a bigger tail wheel?

[@stephdachef]

I'm pretty sure I have the biggest one available for my size plane.. its a bushwheel!

[@Chris-hq7nl]

You could just find out who owns the distribution rights for Sia’s music and pay for commercial video use. I looked at doing that for a video I made and while not cheap it was reasonable-ish.

[@FLY8MA]

Great idea Chris... would be fun to feature her in our videos

[@jonsimmons5041]

How bout an ice landing indialantic FL

[@FLY8MA]

Have to wait a little longer into the winter for that!

[@golfbravowhiskey8669]

About 9 days best i remember.

[@andreacriscuolo6434]

I heard about the earthquake in Alaska ... I hope you're both fine..

[@stephdachef]

Yes luckily we are in Arizona right now so all is good. People in Anchorage had a lot of damage in their houses but Seldovia was intact! So lucky

[@haydenduke5319]

I’d say 11 and a half to 12 days

[@Liam_rk]

Flying low over ridged glaciers like that always makes me nervous.. I’d rather be over glacial water, almost seems more survivable, lol

[@FLY8MA]

Haha yes it is a little nerve-wracking, but you only live once and you have to make the most of it!

[@Liam_rk]

FLY8MA yeah that’s for sure! Haha

[@dustyr.647]

Great footage I want to do that pass

[@stephdachef]

Oh it is unreal.. you gotta do it!

[@MBlackman64]

12 days.

[@JuanFrank]

Jon and Steph ... I can see why is taking so long to edit the footage... it can be so hard to pick ... can't leave any out !!!

[@FLY8MA]

You got that right Juan! Otherwise the episodes would be twice as long!

[@scottreynolds4591]

11.9 Days

[@halhirsch3606]

6 days

[@timmikep1978]

23 days

[@michaelb.8953]

You two are popular with me, but I'm not going to sing for you.

[@FLY8MA]

Hahaha! It's the thought that counts

[@bjs2022]

Again, please observe the Safe Title Area when creating graphics.

[@Ophy-y1i]

This premiere nonsense is just that; nonsense. Clutters my subscriptions listings with bait that makes me think you've released a video, when in fact it's just a placeholder. No es bueno.

[@stephdachef]

But then we can chat with you live when the video first comes out!