It's my 2nd Birthday and I want to say thank you!

It's my channels birthday this month! Two years old and what a ride it's been almost 7,000 subs 3/4 million views and just the best comments from the most supportive community on KZbin. As a little thanks I've had some brake status cards professionally printed and laminated to give away. I only have 100 but if you want one please see my community post for full details.
I fly a 2011 Pipersport two seat single engine aircraft that is also known as the PS28 or SportCruiser in the USA (America) it is know under the FAA as an LSA or Light Sport Aircraft and can be flown on a very basic license. In the UK it is a Part 21 airplane which requires a full licence but it's generally cheap to run, affordable maintenance and great value for money. It cruises at 100 to 105 knots and has superb short take off and landing or STOL capabilities. I visit farm strips, back country and short airfields, some of them dangerous and I try not to crash :-), as well as international airports and try to learn something new every time I fly.
I fly VFR and IFR as well as visual and instrument approaches.
My videos may give helpful information to pilots but please remember these are just for entertainment, I am not an instructor nor should anything shown in my videos be used for real world aviation, also the airfields I visit may have totally changed or even closed since the making of the video so always consult the latest information for your country.
If you enjoyed this video, please give it a ‘thumbs up’ and leave me a comment in the box below, I love to read them and I also like to hear what you like or dislike about my video. Please share it with anyone you think would be interested and I'd so love it if you ticked SUBSCRIBE and DING THE NOTIFICATION BELL to be informed by KZbin when I upload my next video. Thank you so much.
If you are interested, my video content is available to purchase as stock footage, please contact me via my email address in the ABOUT section of my channel for more information.
If you like my content (I don't get any revenue from this channel at all) you could buy me a coffee but no worries if you don't want too, I'm just chuffed that you are even interested in my videos, and if you ever see me at any airfields please come over and say 'Hi' and I'll probably buy you a coffee.
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If you see me around please, please come over and say 'Hi'.
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[@DanSmithBK]

And we’re all grateful for your content Terry! Here’s to many more years!

[@ShortField]

Dan you are too kind.

[@porkorosso7885]

Hi Terry. Happy 2 year anniversary! Looking forward to a new flying season in 2023 and hope to join you as much as possible. Save a brake card for me please! Thanks!

[@musoseven8218]

Glad you enjoy it Terry, we do too💜💜👍👍✌️✌️😊 The cards are a great idea. I've no need for one right now, but I live in hope🤞😊 💜💜 Saying "I learned about flying from that" is helpful to all. I've been in with some very high hours pilots who've made mistakes, it happens to everyone, so one tries to mitigate the severity etc when they do happen 🤞🤔👍💜

[@ShortField]

Blown away by such kind and supportive comments. Love this community.

[@musoseven8218]

@@ShortField It is a great community, I enjoy it, even from my armchair 👍✌️😊

[@Nice_Sky]

Thank you very much Terry. There are such lot of aviation canals available. It‘s your personality which makes the difference.

[@ShortField]

I am not very good in front of the camera and there are far better presenters than me so to read that means so much. Thank you

[@IanFlyer100]

Your videos are some of the more informative and enjoyable flying videos on KZbin. So thank you for all the effort that you undoubtably put into it. Much appreciated.

[@ShortField]

Thank you Ian, that's a really appreciated comment, I feel very humbled.

[@ThePhobicFlyer]

Happy 2nd Birthday Shortfield & Terry! What a great idea for the Brakes On/Brakes Off cards. 👍👍😀

[@ShortField]

Cheers Andy

[@JodelFlyer]

Happy Birthday Shortfield! Great, well done Terry, amazing support and well deserved!

[@ShortField]

I’m going to say it again, you made me do it my number one subscriber. Thank you so much Tim 👍

[@FamilyMorris]

Terry, your youtube channel is my favorite for sure, I can't quite put my finger on why, but I suspect it's the mix of humility and genuineness. Thank you for the offer of cards - my aircraft (Evektor Sportstar) is on tie-downs at the local airfield, so there are no tugs... but I appreciate the offer. Please plan to visit Australia.. it would make great viewing and you can borrow my plane and have the adventure of a lifetime! - Steve

[@ShortField]

Thank you so much what an amazing comment and so so appreciated.

[@grahamlees4394]

🍰🍰 Happy birthday Terry!

[@ShortField]

Thank you Graham

[@GolfFoxtrot22]

It's the social media network that makes it great. Your passion for flying is wonderful. Thank you Terry. I'll have to get you in a flexwing one day.

[@ShortField]

Thanks Giles it's deffo going to happen this year :-)

[@crisjpalmer]

@@ShortField Let me know if/ when you head up to Darley Moor, as a fancy making the trip up there as well 😉

[@ShortField]

Will do Chris 👍

[@FlyingDarkLord]

Happy KZbin Birthday Terry! You produce great content & are a top bloke so you deserve every success 👍🏼 Thank you for also providing inspiration & motivation for me 😊👍🏼

[@ShortField]

This year Geoff, the coffee's are on me. Thank you from a fellow creator that knows how positive comments make you feel. So appreciated.

[@LeeRussell]

Terry, what an achievement! Thoroughly enjoy your videos as you know, always learning. Your videos inspire me to work on my video edits so, long May yours continue. Take care Lee

[@ShortField]

Amazing that so many people are interested in this niche little channel. Thank you so much Lee I love watching yours too, we must meet for a coffee this year.

[@petersatchwell1910]

Happy "Birthday" Terry. As said previously, love the personable style, and genuine openness of the channel. It's like being in the cockpit with you.....I'll settle up for meeting up this flying season and buying you that coffee. Of course you fly a great little aircraft, so that probably adds to the connection 😂

[@ShortField]

Cheers Pete it's in the post.

[@crisjpalmer]

Great idea Terry, as you know I love following the channel. It has also taken me places I didn't think I would. As a fledgling "Short Field" pilot, these videos are great for getting some "On location" footage that aids me in my flight planning as well as giving me the initial inspiration to go there in the first place. Hopefully if it isn't too cold I will get down the airfield tomorrow and give KM a little TLC, then we will be good to go for this coming flying season.

[@ShortField]

Cheers Chris, I've watched you grow from student to skilful tailwheel pilot. You and Dad need to do that disused airfields channel that would be so cool. Thanks mate.

[@pilotnana]

Happy Birthday Captain.

[@ShortField]

Thank you Nana.

[@flyingmissionary]

Welldone Terry. I’m glad you said ‘Yes’ Here’s to many more flying shenanigans! Fly safe my friend.

[@ShortField]

Thank you Dollar I need to send you a brake status card for your lovely AA5, ping me your address, it's all on me and the postage.

[@carlhusain1012]

Thanks to you Terry! There is nothing wrong with being open and honest about your mistakes made whilst making primary content that we subscribe to watch. I, for one, am grateful because it highlights how easy it is to get into trouble when we least expect it and can learn from it. Looking forward to the next 2 years and beyond I hope!

[@ShortField]

Thank you so much Carl.

[@InducedBank]

Brilliant idea! Happy 2nd Channel Birthday!! 😁🍾

[@ShortField]

Thank you Mike

[@glennwatson]

Newer subscriber, but been enjoying your content. Next week will be the first time exercising my PPL outside my own country, heading to the US for a holiday.

[@ShortField]

Really appreciate your contributions and really kind comments Glenn. Enjoy your holiday buddy and thank you.

[@jamesb777driver]

Keep it up! Enjoying it very much- listening and watching from the Middle East, from Epping originally

[@ShortField]

Thank you James, can I send you a brake status card to use in the 'Bus' :-) So appreciate your support especially from a Pro.

[@wizurd77]

Just wanted to say really enjoy your videos. I watch quite a few different ga and flight videos and always find yours fun and interesting. Also really like the sports cruiser aircraft, such a great looking and performing plane by the looks.

[@johammond400]

Congrats on two years! I always look forward to your videos when I see them pop up in my subscription box, here’s to many more cracking videos! Come and visit EGHR at some point, it’s not quite a short field but great coffee and food everyday of the week.

[@ShortField]

Thank you so much Jo 👍👍👍

[@davidcartwright5591]

My heartiest congratulations and Happy 2nd YT Birthday . I’ve always enjoyed your episodes , your honesty and presentation style is unique and very much appreciated . You also give me my fix of UK flying from here in my adopted homeland Down Under 🦘, which I love . Thanks Terry and my best ongoing support . Cheers 👍

[@ShortField]

Thank you David really appreciate your very kind comments. It sounds crass but it's comments like yours that make this KZbin stuff so addictive to create.

[@peterdisley5327]

Your videos are honest and every flyer can learn from them. May you continue.

[@ShortField]

Cheers Pete that is a very kind comment.

[@kevchilton908]

Happy Birthday Short Field 🎂 As you know Terry, I love the channel and the work you put into making it entertaining. Don't change a thing! Congrats on making 7k (nearly) subscribers. I knew they'd come 😜 👍

[@ShortField]

You really don't know how your support and positive comments make this whole KZbin malarkey such a great experience from a pretty average pilot and novice creator. Thank you Kev you're awesome.

[@kevchilton908]

@@ShortField 🙈

[@stratotramp6243]

Yep Cheers Terry! Keep up the good work.

[@ShortField]

Thanks Martin

[@patrickshea-simonds5827]

Love the channel - many thanks

[@ShortField]

Cheers Patrick 👍

[@geoffreycoan]

Love your enthusiasm and energy for flying. I think the content is great Terry, its important to share the high and low lights of flying so we can all learn and become better pilots. Noone at all is perfect at flying and we all make mistakes, its how you avoid, recognise and correct for them that’s the ever learning skill.

[@ShortField]

It would be so easy to cut out the cock-ups but then the video's would be useless as a learning tool. Thank you for your always insightful and appreciated comments Geoffrey.

[@andymilton6248]

Really nice honest format you produce Terry - well done 👍

[@ShortField]

Thank you Andy 🙏

[@mise9645]

Thanks Terry. I relish out of the way fields particularly solo. I can imagine videoing the flight is a bit like having a check pilot with you. Stops you cutting corners or becoming complacent. Your obvious pleasure in flying and honesty with those slight misjudgements is refreshing and endearing. For myself, after all these years, I still mutter under my breath "Here I go flying, Whoopee!" Every single time I rotate. Itt is such a pleasure and privilege. Keep you wheels out of the hedges and happy anniversary. Michael.

[@ShortField]

Thank you Michael for the wonderful comment and support, I will try and make less 'sensational' videos this year in case our insurance company is watching 🙂

[@Payne2view]

No problem. You've got a good channel with honest to goodness content.

[@ShortField]

Thank you Robert, I know you watch and support many of us smaller channels and it means so much.

[@2503Erik]

I fly a gyro in a different country and I have enjoyed your videos. In Denmark we have quite a good number of very short, privte fields. I got my license late fall 2022 and mothballed my gyro straight away because of hull insurance cost. So, when not being able to fly myself, I like to see you visit the small fields. Come spring the fun begins... Cheers, Erik (from the beautiful island Bornholm)

[@ShortField]

Cheers Erik I would love to fly over to that area of Denmark and with a similar sea crossing to Dover - Calais it would be such a cool trip to do. Hope you carry on with the flying and thank you so much for your support, amazing.

[@rutchiemctavish]

Your channel has become a regular feature of my KZbin browsing! You’ve done a few vids on the VFR rules but would you consider doing one on your pre-planning before a flight? (Height to fly, pressure settings, route etc) For those of us who wish they were pilots! Hah 😊

[@ShortField]

Thanks so much Rob for the kind comments. That's a great idea, I'll pop that on the list. Thanks again buddy.

[@luki3k5]

I love your content, it's a blast and it positively charges me towards flying myself. Thank you so much Terry!

[@ShortField]

Lukasz what an amazing comment, thank you for the awesome support.

[@pilotlanham]

Keep up the great work Terry, always enjoy your videos and seeing what you're up to! Looking forward to your first Scottish trip this year haha!

[@ShortField]

Cheers Matt, this year will be a Scotty trip 👍

[@pilotlanham]

@@ShortField Woo, let me know when you plan it!

[@ShortField]

@@pilotlanham WILCO

[@flytoinspire]

Happy channel Birthday! Honestly, your videos are fantastic and the adventures you have are a part of the reason I'm learning to fly . It does help to mention that people put the sign the right way round, tried moving a PA28 earlier today on ice, and they had the "Brakes off" side showing..... they weren't off and I slid backwards 😂 all ended well though.

[@ShortField]

We're going to do that little flight in the spring Ryan, let's hope it won't be a cock-up video :-) Thank you so much.

[@fpvfishing2366]

Happy new year Terry

[@ShortField]

Thank you.

[@WhiskeyAlphaPilot]

love what you do.

[@ShortField]

Cheers Wayne from a fellow YT creator that means a lot 👍

[@tom_reau]

Happy birthday :)

[@ShortField]

Cheers Thomas

[@carrotcarrot9895]

I am still doing my lessons but am past the point of solos and your videos are so helpful thanks

[@ShortField]

Fantastic, keep going with those lessons then we can meet up. Appreciate the kind comment, thank you.

[@carrotcarrot9895]

That would be amazing. Just to let you know that your influence has made its way down under as that is where i am based but i would still be delighted to meet one day@@ShortField

[@flyingkub]

Well happy birthday Short Field. I think your little offering is a good idea but not much use to me as I don't have parking brakes, also shouldn't you be getting the gifts on your Birthday (I have never understood the need for people to bring in cakes on their Birthday but then I have never had the issue as no one is ever about on my Birthday 🙂 ).

[@ShortField]

Thank you Algy, as you know this is a funny old thing, making videos, but when you get a positive comment it all seems so worth it. Thank you sir.

[@Droladnap]

Love your content and your passion it’s a great inspiration! You striving to better yourself and using your experiences to help keep us humble and vigilant keeps the community safer. As a community we have to talk about near misses to prevent bad things from happening! Happy flying!!

[@ShortField]

Thank you so much, I'm with you hiding mistakes gives no benefits to anyone else.

[@lawrencebillson6224]

Rather than needing to post them could you publish a PDF so we can print them?

[@ShortField]

Lawrence, just send me your address, no postage charge I'll just post it to you with my compliments.

[@StephenH-sg1ud]

About a minute in, what the airfield with a caravan park at the threshold, would love to combine flying and caravaning! Thanks.

[@ShortField]

That one is Ripple I have a full video on it here kzbin.info/www/bejne/fJTWlX6roNufpKc

[@oo3491]

I'd rather buy your hat, to be honest...

[@ShortField]

Really :-) You don't have to buy anything if you've got use for a card it's FOC I'll even cover the postage if you want. Thank you

[@oo3491]

@@ShortField Thanks for the offer, but I wouldn't really find any use for it in my club. Hence the hat comment ;)

[@ReagansDad66]

Sent an email.

[@ShortField]

Got it.

[@ChapatiMan]

How do you have a pilots licence if you’re only 2?!?

[@tomholmez12]

They grow up so fast nowerdays

[@ShortField]

LOL that's the age I feel when I f-up sometimes. :-)