I flew to High Sierra Fly In

[@lukeorlando4814]

Loved this. “ I dont know why he is landing over there, says to land on the south runway.” Gets closer “ I. Ant tell where the runways are I’m just going to land where the other guy did. I don’t know where to park, I’m just going to park where everyone else is. Made an MSFS group flyer feel right at home with those remarks.

[@tracer409]

Your thoughts as you entered in to Deadcow were exactly mine as I entered. First time for me this year, and when the runways were not laid out as described in the Stol-tam I thought, Cool just roll with it! My arrival was on Friday mid morning and things were considerably more exciting with the increased traffic.

[@_RPryan42134]

Ryan- I appreciate you expressing your thought process while trying to identify the run way, etc. I'm currently time building for commercial and flying to new airports can be confusing at times for me. It's reassuring to know that even high time professional pilots need a moment to assess the situation before landing. Thanks!

[@ChrisOstermann]

Watching all of your past videos from PNG, man I gotta say that was so cool seeing you use the skills you demonstrated as a professional pilot in those hills to these hills. Honestly in all my years on youtube, watching you transition from a missionary bush pilot to a home bush pilot is one of the coolest things I've ever seen. Thank you for all of it.

[@BryanNichols]

Ryan, I think you demonstrated what most of us watching would have been thinking and doing coming into this unknown spot. Fun to “ride along” with you 😎 Reminds me of my flight lessons

[@craigpitts2209]

Don’t forget Ryan that Indicated airspeed and True Airspeed will be quite different at the high density altitudes you are in. Then workout the Groundspeed to give you an idea of the wind….

[@chuckedmonds4753]

Ryan I am happy to see you posting again. I have followed your mountain top landings for years. That experimental Looks like it flies like the Piper 90 I learned to fly in back in the early 1950's. I finished my flying in a TBM850. I had to give up flying because of age and health. You are young and have many years of flying ahead of you. So carry on.

[@MissionaryBushPilot]

A TBM sounds like a fun plane to fly

[@craigrschulz]

Thank you for sharing your adventures with us! How fun!

[@TeemarkConvair]

the silence was deafening

[@ericsmit7588]

Good one Ryan - enjoy watching your videos from South Africa.

[@ClearedAsFiled]

Eric, hello from Michigan USA.....I love videos from South Africa. ....beautiful people and country.......

[@nicksharp7972]

Sometimes following the first guy leads you into trouble... sometimes it leads you to victory. The difference is knowing when to follow and when to do your own flight. since there wasn't anyone there yet you probably could have landed perpendicular to the runway and not gotten more than a harsh squint back at camp

[@tonyg7113]

Really enjoying the videos mate. And the larger wheels look the goods 😍. Keep up the great work

[@StraightTail56]

Great video. I’m heading up there for the first time for 2023 fly in. It’ll be a journey just getting there. I’ll be leaving from Bisbee near your old stomping grounds.

[@mountainstatematt]

My wife and I really enjoy your videos. I have epilepsy, so that pretty much keeps me on the ground. I love aviation though, and boy do you make it look fun! Thanks!

[@mdleweight]

When you left PNG it was not clear how you would keep the channel going. It is going well!

[@mcivordawn9105]

Have a wonderful time….should be a lot of fun, regards Roger

[@MissionaryBushPilot]

thanks for your support

[@bentlyair637]

Really like the commentary in your videos. Helps to bring us along with you on your flights. Keep up the good work. Looking forward to seeing your videos from High Sierra.

[@waynehurtig8198]

have a great time

[@tednowak3112]

For sure you are having fun............what else is for real...................

[@healerf18]

Nice work on the wheel landings. I was trained primarily on wheel landings and after I got my endorsement I had to work on three point landings. For tail wheel pilots, it's good to have both in the tool box. :)

[@bryceleinan]

I live just to the west of Silver Springs in the Dayton area - hope you had a great time in the Silver State!

[@FunPlacesToFly]

Love those tires. Can't wait to see more from the Fly-in.

[@davidboucher1851]

Thanks Ryan.. really love your videos - loving the states videos and your journey with the experimental!

[@MissionaryBushPilot]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@barryingles8662]

Love these videos! All the way from the United Kingdom.

[@squatch2461]

🍻Thank you for verbalizing what you're thinking and doing. It and the radio traffic is much appreciated, along with the split screens you do.

[@MissionaryBushPilot]

glad you enjoy them

[@squatch2461]

@@MissionaryBushPilot I'm at the crawl stage of becoming a pilot. Getting used to the radio traffic, etc. is all helpful at this point. Looking forward to more from the event too.

[@brianbarnett9841]

I haven't tried them yet, but I've heard that flying eyes glasses are thin enough that you can wear them under the ear pads and they don't interfere with the ANR and don't put pressure on your head.

[@wes_d]

I have tried them and they work.

[@coppi60]

@@wes_d I agree:)

[@kennyFF033]

I'm sure you will fit right in, and I'm looking forward to seeing planes and pilot interviews. They seem like a great group of guys but I think you all have to be a little nuts to do what you do.

[@craigt4467]

Ryan, I enjoy your adventures You are such an Ace You’ve only been flying this new plane a few weeks and your making more great video You’re so modest Safest pilot flying Bush planes And the undisputed king A bush flying in Papua New Guinea Bravo 👏🏻 I have to finish watching this one a little later Gotta make breakfast This looks like a fun one My Best wishes always from Las Vegas Craíg

[@craigt4467]

Thank you Ryan I’m very happy watching you have fun all the while still teaching us while you train These new videos of yours are totally awesome 🤩 My very best regards to you and your family LV Craig

[@atg197]

You have mounts for everything but the iPad! Put it up high like a sun visor maybe on a tube mount.

[@dbucciar]

That looks like a lot of fun. Hope you have a great time.

[@joecooksey4331]

ALWAYS TOP OFF. You never know what delay you might experience especially at NIGHT when you can't find the beacon in a sea of city lights. Signed... a FAA PPL pilot who flew on fumes and survived back in the 80's.

[@patrickheavirland3599]

Hello from Minnesota!! Looks like you redeemed yourself on that landing lol can't wait to see more footage from Hi Sierra!

[@Goldgitter]

Great video as usual Ryan! Looking forward to seeing the future vid(s) of the activities that went on at the fly-in (Other than Trents brother's trailer burning down😲)

[@MissionaryBushPilot]

Yeah that was crazy to watch

[@JohnThompson-en2er]

I love watching your videos you Flying that's what I wanted to do when I got to high school to be a Bush Pilot

[@johnfitzpatrick2469]

G,day Captain Ryan from Sydney Australia. Man... You could use some overhead curtains on cords in the Kitfox: that's for sure. They look neat, in some of the old military training planes. 🌏🇭🇲

[@Andre.D550]

Have fun! 😎

[@mikercflyer7383]

See you on the next one.

[@beijingpete]

Nice! I look forward to the next one.

[@kree8oraerialproductions65]

wish i could be there with you looks like so much fun

[@kingfisch]

Enjoyed the video. Enjoy your week!🙏

[@eightbars1]

you just missed the cold snap! We have had snow the last two days, and I am not far from Silver Springs. Lows in the teens. Not a lot of snow, but cold that would freeze everything around you, including you. We are West of Silver Springs right at the top of the Sierras, above Carson City.

[@MissionaryBushPilot]

I'm glad. It was perfect weather that week

[@hank5655]

Ryan I hope you have fun, and stay safe. When or are you going back to Papa New Guinea?

[@Aran2323]

Loved it! Can't wait to see what you got up to!

[@n6mz]

Love those new wheels!

[@AV8R_1]

Would have been good to show them explaining to you why no one was on the radio, why the landing area wasn't clearly marked the way they said it would be, etc... theres no point to having a landing procedure/notam type thing if youre completely in the dark, so to speak, when you arrive.

[@vincentmolloy5660]

Nice video Ryan. So nice to see you enjoying your new plane. A far cry from commercial work😂. You should get a knee pad to clip your IPad onto. Works well and stows easy. Safe flying.

[@Captndarty]

I know you sell your own sunglasses but Flying Eyes is the only way to go with ANR headsets. I held off for years and was finally fed up with the lack of sealing and mostly the pressure pain on the temples from all the sunglasses I tried. They may not be the most stylish or fit the best depending on your face shape but they fit so well under my Bose ear cups I’ll never fly with any other sunglasses.

[@MissionaryBushPilot]

I just don' t like any of their styles

[@Captndarty]

@@MissionaryBushPilot I don’t either but while you’re in the plane who cares as they’re so much more functional and comfortable. That being said obviously, nobody sees me in my plane but thousands of people see you on video so there’s that.

[@garydoub7463]

I think you have larger tires ? Good job . Check out Jonas Marcinko !

[@jackreeves3001]

Have a wonderful time. Love your channel. Thanks for sharing your time and talent! KANSAS

[@triggerfish999]

Great vid Ryan.

[@rabh6746]

Awesome video once again Ryan, looks like you are going to have a fun time here👍You sure aced that landing mate👌

[@MissionaryBushPilot]

Thanks 👍

[@minaotimoteo8390]

very good great congratulations every good and educational video May God always bless you and your team and family

[@MissionaryBushPilot]

Many thanks

[@s51ta]

Great videos ... would you be able to explain once how you are handling gopro cameras/audio ... I see you have your bose headsets connected directly to instrumental panel ... no acc cable. Keep up with the great videos. Cheers, Ted

[@MissionaryBushPilot]

on my website I have the equipment I use. You can check it out. It's just a gopro adaptor for an airplane. www.missionarybushpilot.com

[@erichetherington9899]

Ryan, idea here for you. I took a couple of first flight lessons back in the 1970ish era in a Beechcraft out of Leadville Colorado. Cross country training stuff from there to Grand Junction and back. Incredible experience density altitude was major factor. Your close enough so??? Would make a cool video me thinks, :) Nice thank you.

[@malekodesouza7255]

Man there’s nothing where you landed. 😮. Looks like a dry bed…like salt flats. I was expecting an actual airport.😂

[@todaywefly4370]

Somehow makes me feel more justified for my own concerns and lack of confidence when I see someone with your experience getting confused at strange airstrips.😏

[@jonathanholzmann]

Far out!

[@ChiliStyles]

Exciting video! I bet it's so cool to land on dried up lakes and all the other places that plane is going to be able to go. For me it's pretty much just paved or very very short grass.

[@MissionaryBushPilot]

It was a little weird just landing in the middle of nowhere

[@flybyairplane3528]

MBP;; Hello there was a great turn out for the HIGH SIERA turnout ,, JUAN BROWNE ‘BLANCORLIO’ was there checking out some really great aircraft, he flies a LUSCOMBE SILVAIRE, A HUSKY AVIAT, & a C310, he is a FIRST OFFICER FOR A B777,,,,, STAY WELL, 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@sidepork]

most pilots wear flying eyes to avoid that exact problem you mention. Made for pilots and designed by pilots. I have 2 pair.

[@Mike-tv9rk]

Ryan . I dunno if you’ve bothered looking up but, there appears to be nothing holding ya wings on except glass 😅. Stay safe sunshine

[@aortoiliac]

I'd love to see an eyelevel view of what you can see when flying looking forward and when taxing. This tail dragger seems to me to have poor visibility

[@MissionaryBushPilot]

Very poor visibility

[@davidbridenstine6358]

Hey Ryan, can you adjust the gate setting on your mic (up or down, not sure which way) to let a little more ambient noise bleed through? The hard cutoff is a little annoying for continual listening. Just a thought. Really enjoy your posts, btw. Used to dream of piloting; too old now to fulfill it meaningfully.

[@MissionaryBushPilot]

I wish I could but there is not a way to do that. I am adding an interior which should cut a lot of the ambient noise bleed through, but I haven't made a video yet with the new interior. Fingers crossed

[@-TK-421]

I Don't understand. The servo was backwards. And all the other little issues. Did the previous owner never fly it?

[@jimbates955]

Any plans to update the main gear spars? Maybe a suspension system? Bigger tires means more stress on the spars…

[@MissionaryBushPilot]

not yet. The upgrades cost about $5000

[@Blovi-qd4lh]

Not slamming ya but when I was going thru USN flight school….I had the ‘at this time’ gig going on and if I didn’t write down what time I said that my instructor gave me a below average for ‘flight discipline’……so…..

[@gliderpilot67]

Hi Ryan, do you have an explanation, why there was no one else audible on the radio?

[@MissionaryBushPilot]

I was emailed last years STOLNotam and it had the wrong frequencies on it.

[@gliderpilot67]

@@MissionaryBushPilot Hey, thanks for the reply! I knew there was something wrong, with no other pilot on the radio.

[@lynnbailey1948]

@@gliderpilot67 - thanks for the question & the answer from Ryan.

[@AndyAviation]

7:01 Tesla gigafactory

[@markking8404]

What a pilot . He can fly any plane.

[@Breenild]

What an awesome comment! 😃

[@hollywood1340]

Have you tried Flying Eyes for your optics? Seems they purport to solve that issue you have.

[@noah5889]

Dang. Now I REALLY shoulda gone

[@MissionaryBushPilot]

It was a blast

[@robdotcom71]

Ryan we can see you're NOT missing the Kodiak whatsoever.....

[@dwykejack1279]

Hey Ryan, when are you gonna fill that space on the instrument panel to your right?

[@MissionaryBushPilot]

maybe my ipad, maybe a backup cam so I can see out the front. not sure

[@SamMose]

Not sure I agree with your wind asessment. Couldn't IAS just be a lower value than ground speed because of density altitude and you would need TAS to get wind direction?

[@MissionaryBushPilot]

possibly, but the only way to get all of that on the fly is to add a $10k Garmin

[@Blovi-qd4lh]

Been a while but do you contact a FSS to activate your flight plan once airborne? You do file a flight plan, right? And…….yup, got a bailout/survival bag?

[@MissionaryBushPilot]

Last time I did it I just called on the phone to open and cancel

[@robertrobey5566]

It looks like you are having a tough time looking over the cowling when flying. Can you lift the seats to give you a better field of view? They dont look very comfortable anyway.

[@MissionaryBushPilot]

Only when taxiing

[@GokouZWAR]

I’ve been looking for a knee board attachment for a tablet or phone, what’s the one you’re using?

[@MissionaryBushPilot]

I actually don't have one anymore, I need to get an ipad mount

[@thecode3fc]

Flying Eyes? 😊

[@MissionaryBushPilot]

I don' t like any of their sunglasses styles

[@sfop1]

Ryan, I’ve been watching your channel for awhile and enjoying all of it. Now that you are back in the states, how are you making a living to afford your hobby?

[@MissionaryBushPilot]

KZbin helps pay the bills for the plane

[@blessedbeJesus]

How did you know you did not have to do a couple of inspection passes to the runway?

[@MissionaryBushPilot]

Because it was roped off as a runway for the event. I knew it was good

[@tedk2814]

don't park downwind of those portable out houses.......

[@johnlatulippe5939]

Ryan. I really enjoy your videos but I need to make one comment; I’ve been flying heavy jets for over 35 years and have never heard anyone refer to the task of “retracting flaps” as “let me get these flaps out”.

[@JitRoy]

Do you teach how to fly an aircraft

[@MissionaryBushPilot]

I have before yest

[@kevinscudamore2711]

Safer landings in png 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@nunolfprods]

You have to buy the FlyEyes sun glasses... LOL

[@andrewcastellanos6850]

get some flying eyes and works great

[@JeremySpeer]

So in one of Trent's vids he's on the radio with you and you seem to suffer a broken something or other. What was up with that if I may ask.

[@MissionaryBushPilot]

My seat pan fell out of place

[@Tadrjbs]

Let me guess, hang on to your seat?....

[@TheHuntercamper]

your mags need shielded to make content

[@ewm250]

How come sometimes you call experimental and others KitFox? Do you have to say experimental at some places? You would think KitFox would give others a better description of what to look for.

[@HeeHawHighlander]

It’s one of those either or deals,

[@MissionaryBushPilot]

technically yes, I'm suppose to announce experimental at least in the first call

[@ewm250]

@@MissionaryBushPilot why? You would think kitfox would give them a better idea of "what" they are looking for. Just seemed weird to me that's all. Like you call experimental and other pilots are like ok and I looking for a Frankenstein lol.

[@Brian_Hoover]

Ain't nobody here, so who cares! LoL

[@herbertmuller2051]

Terrible landscape. Is not so conscious if you drive there by car.

[@nicholasgifford23]

11:51 you can see @the_candourist in his sling on foreflight!

[@euanlake2569]

Check out the OTAVI glasses that @the_candourist makes 👍

[@nopenotme6369]

If your not getting burned by a hot manifold or lacerated by safety wire or cotter keys, your doing it wrong. 🧰🩸🩹

[@MissionaryBushPilot]

Yup, burned my arm on the exhaust not paying attention filling the coolant