Mark Patey of Best Tugs Reveals the SIERRA!! TakingOff News Alert!

[@theworshiptraveler6709]

Mike and Mark never stop impressing me. Beautiful Best Tug.

[@dabneyoffermein595]

Pretty sure this is Mark's baby

[@theworshiptraveler6709]

@@dabneyoffermein595 My point was that they both never stop impressing me. Still upset about last nights livestream? 🤣😂

[@GMELECTRONICS365]

Its all about having passion for your craft and they certainly have a ton of passion for what they do.

[@djb5320]

I remember my best tug

[@dabneyoffermein595]

@@GMELECTRONICS365 you have to have good starter money, but if you don't do it right, you can lose it all. looks like they are doing it right. Why do so many companies use the ICAO Phontic Alphabet to name their models? Best Tugs, Honeycomb, etc. list goes on and on

[@robandmannie]

The Patey brothers are just awesome!

[@justsomeguy1181]

Mark's awesome isn't as in your face as Mike's; but there it is. They are both naturally entertaining.

[@roystoltzfus8919]

Back to work !!!

[@1950harleycharley]

The Patey Brothers are the most energetic, inventive guys in many fields today. Their enthusiasm is contagious and their products are outside the box in capability and advantage...Happy that they are Americans who love their country!!! Thank you Mark and Mike Patey! One of your wives was standing by...great to see your kids involved too..This family is certainly an American treasure!

[@deanmiles3505]

Excellent presentation Mark. There's good tugs, there's better tugs, there's BEST TUGS! Take care, Be safe.

[@garyeaton5719]

Nobody sells a product better than the owner of the company!

[@JoeKyser]

I beg to differ, Ive seen some bad salesmen that own the business. I bet Patey is skilled enough not to own a company and still be able to sell products better than the owner.

[@garyeaton5719]

@@JoeKyser there’s always exceptions, usually the owner has the passion for the product and conveys it better than anyone else.

[@The_JEB]

@@JoeKyser there are owners who are involved with the process of making their product, some arent, and you can really tell who arent.

[@aaronwolf9699]

We live in America, damnit, stuff can be cool.

[@natielou143]

Thanks so much Dan and congratulations on getting the scoop on Sierra!

[@chrispetty8587]

Of all the people that have come and gone this guy is one of the ones I most want to meet. I used to work on the F4J in the navy and his engineering is top of the line.

[@alannickelson9565]

I think Mark just uttered the words that would serve well on a coat of arms for the Pateys, should there be a need someday. "Stuff can be cool." Sooo very Patey.. :)

[@Brian-cj4bj]

Congratulations, BestTugs!! Amazing new product. :D

[@ianmooney213]

Great to here his passion. Best wishes Patey boys for another successful product.

[@kevincollins8014]

It comes in red, white and blue because America! 😆

[@SarahRovner]

I talked to Mike a few times about competing with the Lektro, and now it’s finally here!!

[@amicusaxiom]

There’s little better than a team of people with mastery at a thing. Patey’’s are inspiring to me!

[@asiasmells71]

Cool product!!! Thanks for the reveal

[@waynetokarz174]

OK !OK! I’m sold! I need/want one! There is not one plane at our airport big enough to use this thing! But I want one! So awesome Patey family! Love you guys.

[@johntripp2028]

50 k

[@kearneyboy]

Excellent technical presentation of a very impressive bit of kit.

[@markb.1259]

Excellent presentation Mark!!!

[@aaahtex902]

**I LOVE TO LISTEN TO SOMEONE THAT KNOWS WHAT THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT & MIKE & MARK KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT = ALWAYS +++ I LEARN SO MUCH JUST LISTENING TO THEM!!! = GOD BLESS THE PATEY TWINS!!!**

[@PoweredByRedstonecom]

I thought this was Mike! those twins are truly identical.

[@Airplane_Willy]

Oh day-um. I'd like to be a fly on the wall in the Lektro front office tomorrow.

[@dkalwishky]

I want this to replace our old Lektro. I’ll be visiting with them today.

[@Airplane_Willy]

@@dkalwishky Nice. If you end up getting one, please let me know. I'd love to come down and see it.

[@1950harleycharley]

@@dkalwishky ...they take trade-ins!

[@ecossearthur]

Outstanding!

[@cptairwolf]

when Mark chokes up talking about his grandson... how can you not love this entire family? My greatest regret is not able to work with them in some capacity. I need some of that passion they have to rub off on me!!

[@Rocky-iy8ct]

I've been watching the scrappy build for a while now but that is where I began watching Mike and the channel and somehow I never knew he was a twin.. lol When the guy in the video said Mark I totally thought he called him by the wrong name.. Blew my mind!

[@ClintMaas]

After hearing Mark, I want a Best Tug. And I don't even have a airplane.

[@ratherbeflying101]

One of these days you wont see an operator on a tug, it will be complete automation. These awesome tugs are staged perfect for this. There is going to be a guy on a computer in another location. Just a matter of time im afraid, at least for the high dollar stuff anyway. Again, Mike and his brother Mark have hit a home run, incrediable engineering, so proud of these guys and family. First class all the way. Everything thought through as usual, incredible...

[@ginvr]

The real high dollar planes may be about to go tugless. look to Captain Joe channel, The FUTURE of PUSHBACK is ELECTRIC

[@W1ldTangent]

BestTugs already has a remote controlled model, but it's not very big.

[@chuckmccollim]

Well done!

[@theworshiptraveler6709]

Hey Dan. Hang on. Nasty weather heading your way shortly. Hang onto Lola!

[@chrisrichardson4899]

the red/green lights should be color changing and change depending if tug is in forward or reverse .. just a thought. Neat tug, well done

[@imkindofabigdeal4308]

Well...that's a great feature set! Great product Mark. The Patey's are rockin AirVenture.

[@Luzviminda777]

Quality through and through

[@jdrissel]

I did not realize you made tugs that big. I do have one suggestion for the big tug, nose gear load vs aircraft weight class agreement so that if the nose is really light, we don't accidentally have the tug set for a really heavy aircraft. I have a lot of ideas for small tugs suitable for owners to put in their own hanger. Things like summon the tug from the hanger to the aircraft, return to base (tug makes its way back to the hanger and hooks up to the charger and closes the hanger door), aircraft and hanger awareness (don't let the operator push the tail through the wall...) Maybe someday we can have a tug that can pull the aircraft out, disconnect, go back to its charger, close the door and wait for the aircraft to return, open the hanger, find the nosewheel, hook up and put the aircraft back in the hanger... Imagine being able to load and unload without you, your cargo or passengers ever having to get out in the cold, hot or wet - it might even pay for itself...

[@baomao7243]

Nice overview. Reminds me of leaving aviation in the late 80s and coming back in 2000s…and seeing the SAME carbs in most airplanes 20 yrs. I thought, How in the world is there not prolific use of newer tech? WiFi? GPS? iPad interfaces? Performance monitoring and digital logs/messaging? Glad to see you’re leading the market forward, esp. around safety. Well done.

[@centralwebs]

Brilliant product but who would expect anything different from you guys. Congrats and well done. Seems to cover all the bases.

[@motoerhead1990]

I´m really concidering buying one of those. I don´t have an airplane and I dont work on an airfield but its cool and I want it anyway :D

[@insolentstickleback3266]

The best of the best of the best!

[@DUBaviator]

It literally is the best tug.

[@texasrednspeck]

As always the Patty’s are awesome.

[@mikeday5776]

My friend is a customs officer at Birmingham international airport UK. He drove a Customs Range Rover at 50mph into the nose wheel of a 747. If you could add a feature to swerve around idiots driving too fast on a rainy night that might be cool…. Or he could learn to drive, either way great product launch 👍

[@Russellsperry]

Maybe I’m crazy, but I’m guessing the independent battery charging technology exists in Scrappy?

[@geoffwilliams5522]

Impressive

[@avoidingtrees560]

Do I need a best tug ? Nope! But I want one……….

[@millicentsquirrelhole582]

Yes sir...nice tug...cool...but fellas...the Patey babes...whoowhee!

[@paulhenry4205]

Thanks!

[@CameTo]

These brothers are very smart, and they did it off their own backs, granted from easier times, but nothing was handed to them. On holidays both 16, they decked someone's yard to earn some money, by the time they were 18, their decking company employeed 200 people. Selling this and their inventive skills got them both the money and the motivation and the smarts to invent stuff more inline with their passion - flying. The young generation of today don't have these opportunities sadly, but these guys came from an era before quite so many GMOs and other toxic slush crushed people's creativity right before they even finish school. These brothers also appreciate that, I've heard them talk about the state of things, and they are humble enough to realise they had the opportunity to work so hard. Maximum respect

[@benghazi4216]

It's so sad that such a well written post, with insights many people these days lack, trails off into lala-land with the GMO BS. I think you need some sane information about GMO's kzbin.info/www/bejne/fYeweWqCbt94oLs

[@jozsefizsak]

Brilliant.

[@SternLX]

Heheh.. 5:24 I didn't notice Mrs. Chandra Patey in the crowd until the two older gentlemen wandered off and she stepped forward.

[@DorsetSaferRoads]

Are you still using lead acid batteries? Why not lithium?

[@geepuller1]

But does it reduce risk and liability for fbos?

[@easternwoods4378]

Mike and Mark think !!

[@larryl43]

thank you

[@indyjons321]

My only concern, is what about Icy ramps at lesser maintained airports?

[@thekobaz]

Okay everyone... show's over. Back to work!

[@Russellsperry]

The evolution is appreciated, and a long time coming.

[@jimd3541]

I've got a smaller best tug the only changes I could see that could be made that has a timer to turn it off in case some idiot leaves the switch on it doesn't ruin the batteries and the other item would be a permanent mounting plates for the connector for the battery instead of just having the wires hanging out of the handle. But still it's the best tug on the market

[@FSHSKainon]

Wow

[@garyreed2206]

Too bad we couldn't see the slides...(point the camera at the monitor)

[@GrizzAxxemann]

I guess there's no more doing donuts on an empty ramp after a fresh freeze like we did in the 90s when we were young, stupid, and safety was a suggestion.

[@Airplanefish]

In the 90s? Did that last night!

[@GrizzAxxemann]

@@Airplanefish That was the last time I worked on a ramp. Late 1997.

[@Airplanefish]

@@GrizzAxxemann well go do donuts in your car and enjoy it.

[@GrizzAxxemann]

@@Airplanefish The car makers don't even let you do that anymore. Stupid traction control and ABS bullshit! I miss my old, ugly, dumb truck. Simple, reliable, and robust. Until some clown t-bones you.

[@finflyflounder8125]

@@GrizzAxxemannthere is nothing so constant as change.

[@Matt-qm8nj]

No that’s a dadgum Mars rover!

[@stevet8121]

Where are they made?

[@TakingOff]

Provo, UT

[@hughscot]

It was nice to see Mike's wife for more than just a second at a time. I think Mark has lost some weight.

[@curthutchings511]

I think that was Suze, aka Marks wife. Suze wears a watch on her left hand and I never seen Chandra wear a watch. Their twins right?

[@JohnDoe-ww2zf]

Mikes wife mike is standing behind the speaker.

[@Jasta315]

Its almost 1am and i dont own a plane. How did I end up here 😂🤷‍♂️

[@muhammadsteinberg]

3:30 if you want skip the intro

[@pieteri.duplessis]

Great presentation Mike, need I say more?

[@danaskubic2145]

That's Mark!

[@markblackman6013]

The best thing on this video is mikes pretty wife.

[@pgnandt]

No remote control?

[@gdcasteel]

The remote control is on this one Paul. :) www.besttugs.com/pages/romeo-line

[@andyfaivre5460]

I wish my wife would let me fly so I could buy an airplane so I could get a best tug!!

[@ronstowell8646]

These brothers are better for the aviation community than the Wright brothers

[@dabneyoffermein595]

This is Mark's brain-child only. Just his family works there. Not Mikes

[@TakingOff]

I could be wrong, but Mike might have children working there.

[@dabneyoffermein595]

@@TakingOff He does have children working there. It's the only business that they run that would cater to the young "line workers" or young general employees perhaps in high school as high school jobs or in college as college jobs. Since they are a manufacturer, you can find a plethora of things for a teenager to do and early 20's to do and keep them out of trouble and "in the zone" so to say. It's a luxury to have a business of your own and be able to put your own kids to work.....but make no mistake, Mark and Mike work extremely hard at what they do and I'm not sure I've seen a harder working family. Now enough with all the typing, BACK TO WORK!!!!

[@kirkjensen1718]

best part.... staring at the hottie Chandra.

[@davidvasko6300]

Is it just me to see that all the comments on all of Marks postings are all positive? Any naysayers step up to the plate please.

[@TakingOff]

Hard to find anything negative to say about Mark. Class act all the way around.

[@upnorthyooper1196]

Sounds like Tesla should be jealous.

[@jacksaloman9513]

All that Covid being passed around. Oshkosh 2021,super spreader event

[@Journeyman1642]

Good luck selling those 900,000$$ scooters

[@borgheses]

green wing :) the only right wing.

[@toldt]

Best Tugs - ridiculously expensive. Great, so now they really make tugs for the 1%.

[@mattf49006]

did you know they take competitors tugs in trade..service them and offer them for sale as a cost alternative? ...smart business as that buyer when able will come back for a new or refurbished best tug

[@BakerStudiosIndy]

They build the Sierra for the FBO which sees aircraft of all types and categories. Our local FBO is ordering a Sierra. Better service for the customers means more business, while the features will lower the FBO's cost of doing business. And the owners of the FBO are a husband and wife who started out with a small Cessna flying center nearly 40 years ago, and built their own family business over the years. They are most definitely not the "1%."

[@adamc2837]

bahhahahaha when engineers do design as well :(

[@wingleberry1]

All the talking and no driving it around the flight-line, esp at night? Yawn. I bet it would look good.

[@tropicthndr]

I think all this fly in and vendor stuff should be moved to Arizona or someplace where the weather doesn’t threaten all these planes every year that are “worth gold”. Here come the Tornadoes as I write this and I’m wondering why this event is scheduled through this weather nonsense “”every year””, it’s dumb as fk. It’s just a fly in, so fly in somewhere else instead of having these super rare aircraft exposed to weather threats every year. Get a friggin clue already.

[@Airplanefish]

Name another airport big enough for this event as well as be able to get the airshow approved in the airspace.

[@DavidDavid-jb1cy]

Great idea. We should also move The Masters to a city that has more hotel rooms, Mardi Gras to a place above sea level, The X games to a less expensive and bigger city etc etc etc Do you have any idea how dumb you are? Just kidding, you don't.

[@dabneyoffermein595]

People have a choice to fly away before the storm arrives. People have a choice to fly to OSH. Airplanes are insured. The aviation community has the money to afford this, dinged up with hail or not. It was quite the exciting night of rain and the unknown. Many friends were made huddling up together. People helping people figure out how to protect their planes. It was a brotherhood out there in those tents, hangars, cars, trucks, & buses. Bottom line, it was a blast.