[Mission Critical] Pushing the Chopper to Its Limit!

[@karljaques744]

How do we buy that book?

[@MissionaryBushPilot]

It's on www.missionarybushpilot.com

[@Laforge129]

Josh Helocopter Pilot "Honda Civic of the Skies, Man!" 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@tylerdurden2644]

Lost a friend and his family to him deciding to fly down a river ravine straight into a cable. Orange balls and all he just didn't see it according to witnesses. Always scope out any run like that. Great advice.

[@tomg6214]

Beautiful day to fly IFR (I Follow Rivers) 😂. Thank so much for the tour of such a beautiful valley and the beautiful coast line!!!

[@TarasZpilot]

Beautiful views of valley and shoreline. Couldn't believe how much you packed into the heli. Great video. Stay safe, Ryan.

[@kingfisch]

Spectacular views through the valleys followed by the beautiful water in the bay. I appreciate all the info that you share along the way. It gives a better understanding to why you doing what you do. Time lapse was gorgeous as well. 🙏

[@32citrus]

Student pilot here working on commercial fixed wing and really interested in bush flying in Canada. I thoroughly enjoy your channel for obvious reasons. The little snippets of technical knowledge e.g. in this one, balancing fuel flow, power setting and torque are great, please keep those up - a bit of a rarity on youtube and really appreciated. Thanks for all the hard work on your edits too - you do a great job putting these together.

[@karljaques744]

That R-66 was well packed! I'm sure a Super Stallion wouldn't go astray at times!

[@CowboyGarage]

As a pilot who also has a sailboat it's safe to say that WIndy is one of my favorite apps!

[@julianwelz4450]

@@CowboyGarage Yes and also use it for flightsimming in XPlane 12

[@williamcolley8478]

I just had one of your MX guys and his wife at my church today. I have reached out and hopefully will hear back about flying out there if it is in the Lord's plan for me and my family.

[@rabh6746]

Great work keeping the plane clean Ryan😉I just love those flights along the valleys, truly spectacular👌

[@kentzZworld]

Heads off ....n thanks for beautiful view....stay safe alys❤

[@chrisinkansas8507]

Terrific, I love all the flying around, and the nuts and bolts of what you do is interesting to follow along with. 👍

[@barbhelle5481]

I had a youtube friend in Alaska that ran out of oil in flight. He kept his cool turned around and thank God glided down to a small runway.

[@briannagorman3119]

I have a great appreciation for what you do

[@WilliamEast-t9b]

Hello RYAN. AGAIN, THANKS FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO. GREAT FLIGHT, FANTASTIC SCENERY. THANKS AGAIN FOR THE FLIGHT. TAKE CARE.

[@v1rotait23]

A wonderful video as usual Ryan. The 360 camera does a great job of outside views with that superb coastal scenery! Loved this episode as I do with all of them. This one reminded me of some 1997 CPL cross country flights around 6000ft mountains and valleys of New Zealand's remote South Island West Coast area. Many gorges and valley flying at minimal altitudes when navigating with analogue paper maps and keeping position with your finger, looking for ridge wires and turning ability before flying into blind valleys, where the ground climb rate will ALWAYS exceed the climb rate of your airplane! Always plan a minimum safe altitude! 😎

[@8f7f6f5fds8]

Thanks so much for sharing your experience in PNG. I really look forward to these adventures every week. Beautiful country. Cheers Ryan.

[@nuversion8673]

I absolutely love these videos! Beautiful scenery. It's amazing how much you can load a helicopter! I had no idea they could be packed so full. You guys do incredible work.

[@cbeenhackker]

Truly amazing how you show this to us. All the angles of filming incredible. What an effort and time you put in to this. Much appreciate this!.

[@MissionaryBushPilot]

Thank you very much!

[@Herk101able]

Another great flight! Love the low flying along the beach to that little dirt strip.

[@johnsmith-bt4ur]

Thanks again. Thinner beaches than I thought .

[@kruzweg3860]

Hi Ryan, I love your channel. One remark: altitude is safety in case the motor or something else gets crummy. Lovely valleys indeed, but risky at that altitude in the remote backyard of PNG. Always safe flight! Mitch

[@alainn.3556]

I watch your videos for your remarkable quality of explanation on your method of using the navigation instruments as well as all the other parameters - pre-flight, post-flight, etc. - you have a gift as a pilot instructor, thanks to your calm, your knowledge, your confidence and your clear and concrete demonstrations. Really. Bravo ! 👍🇫🇷

[@MissionaryBushPilot]

Thank you very much!

[@JohnLeaman-un4rh]

Thanks!

[@dkoleary88]

love it bro! the timelapse was magical as always

[@maitajack]

Very interesting pre flight especially with the auto pilot checks. Very useful with my MSFS setups. Many thanks.

[@markbarrett7520]

"Honda Civic of the Sky" looks like the right name for the R66 when it gets loaded up, but it gets the job done efficiently and reliably. I enjoy seeing the West New Britain area. Do you carry a spare electric fuel pump for the drum? Great video, Ryan. Thanks.

[@MissionaryBushPilot]

The helicopter does, but not the Kodiak.

[@JulioCarrancho]

It's magic.

[@nix4644]

Lol...that ATC in the beginning sounded like he had a wee bit too much ganja😉

[@ambassadorlight3146]

Thanks for the beach and ocean clip😊

[@seagullsbtn]

The packed R66 looked like a kid's Honda Civic heading off to College.

[@chandlerbennett4562]

Don’t think I have ever seen every inch of a helicopter packed like that little Robinson was.

[@IamGoen]

Sounded like the control tower guy was half asleep.

[@julianwelz4450]

Incredible what is possible to load in this tiny little Heli 😳. Wonderful video and like sightseeing. I'll be today in WAJJ Sentani Indonesia after our very long trip from Alaksa. The next weekend to Goroka or Moresby with my Thranda C206 Stationair. I am so looking forward to fly in PNG and explore the areas you fly there, Ryan. Hope the Cessna 206 will be able to do also the higher airstrips. sometimes I'm a little bit sad about only simming. God bless you Ryan

[@pilotpeego1820]

I love the time lapse videos. So relaxing!

[@gbinman]

Ryan, I have enjoyed your content for a long time. I am not a pilot but I have learned so much from watching what you do. I will never be in a situation to sub for a real pilot but believe that in that situation, I might be able to land the aircraft. LOL, I at least would feel that I could make the attempt without giving up.

[@teeemm6415]

These videos are therapy

[@shauncampbell969]

Hello Ryan; Watching from New York City🗽 All the best Shaun of NYC 🗽

[@gabor-toth]

Beautiful flights as always. Thank you for the video!

[@JimmyLarsen33]

Great choise of music at the end :)

[@BrendanAus]

Great video Ryan! Context and load planning was perfect. Liked the ‘quick’ weight and balance (we don’t want to do those boring numbers in detail - just your insights). Asleep / waking-up controllers was very ‘island time’ amusing. Navigating PNG / mountains and your risk management approach vs other locations - super good. Video a little long overall. Could trim fat from 19:00 to 26:00 while keeping critical / interesting. Loved the speed up from 30:40 with orchestral overlay and meme cut - different for you but really worked. As nice as they are, still undecided on the sped up return flights - we miss all the interesting detail, tend to tune out with the music - different mindset from rest of video. Music in the “bridge” i.e. sped up 30:40 section, back to short cuts of aviation nerd detail on home flights might work. Suggestions for your consideration. Thx heaps for the great content!

[@MissionaryBushPilot]

Thank you for the suggestions. I'm always open to making the videos more engaging

[@nofider1]

I'm a bit late on parade but thanks Ryan for a great upload. Cheers. :-)

[@Scubaluke82]

nice music during unloading!

[@istvanbally2817]

Filled to the brim. Nice video!

[@Philscbx]

And what the heli couldnt load, you could drop off at a strip thats much closer for him to retrieve if youre going in same direction, vs him returning all the way back.

[@Jack-ne8vm]

No sailboats along that beautiful coastline.....

[@MadDog-1961]

Ryan, another great video thanks. I know you must have a daily dispatch/mission planing? I would love to see what your daily procedures on this are. :)

[@Bowhunters6go8xz6x]

Awesome video Ryan!

[@sthomas6369]

Believe it or not, those "things" on the 55 Gallon drum are called "bungs." (at least that's what I was told when I worked with them in a paint store)

[@ladale21]

get er done

[@simonbole-brown1295]

Thanks again Ryan for another great video. What camera mounts are you using for your external shots? As always, safe flying.

[@MissionaryBushPilot]

Aluminium mounts screwed into an inspection panel

[@petern5565]

Awesome video!! My comment is " The ART OF FLIGHT is to GET YOUR NUMBERS RIGHT" Hope you like

[@ItsJust2SXTs]

they really should get a EC145, can't beat the payload and volume it has over the R66 sure it's a twin turbine, burn more fuel and cost more but no need for another plane with fuel and supply

[@helibob2367]

An EC 145 costs $5,000,000. They can buy two new kodiaks for that cost. For this operation they are R66 is perfect.

[@ItsJust2SXTs]

@@helibob2367 the BK117, the older version of the EC145, is found at around 1M$US, slightly less payload and being used but still a capable machine. there is one BK in autralia 1.2M 8000hr on the frame seems to have 1900hr left on engines(seems to). even then there is a sea knight for sale but it need love(this one I think was in heavydspark video few month ago). I don't know if there Kodiak are bought or lease

[@isaacj-som7234]

Your videos are always inspiring Ryan. Quick question, do you think a Pilatus PC-12 can withstand or is fit for PNGs terrain like the Kodiak?

[@madyogi6164]

32:35 Is your friend about to pilot that helicopter out from the gloves box?

[@carroll-w7wxv]

You mention adjusting rudder pressure. I assume that the auto pilot on the Kodiak does not have rudder authority?

[@SiblingCreature]

Amazing to see the R66 loaded up like that. Is there any chance you could convince one of the helicopter pilots to let you attach a time lapse camera to it on one of these shuttle runs?

[@MissionaryBushPilot]

Yes I have in the past, but we have to do a logbook entry to install the camera. Kinda stupid IMO, so basically only from Goroka can o do that

[@SiblingCreature]

@@MissionaryBushPilot Ahh, I can see how that would complicate things.

[@SycamoreRCSpeedway]

Is the 258kgs including all of the covers and floor plates and rigging and such? Like the pitot tube covers and intake covers?

[@SycamoreRCSpeedway]

also, I watched til the end and definitely love the timelapse. Keep up the good work sir!

[@Southern-author]

A lot of shipping and handling. Just curious, if something sold for one dollar in your original location, how much would it sell for after delivery? I have seen prices for groceries in remote Alaskan towns, and they are prohibitive.

[@stevereightler4126]

Ryan, do you miss flying the Kitfox in Arizona?

[@chrisschene8301]

How do you stop cargo from shifting?

[@carroll-w7wxv]

Do you have to calculate density altitude when you're flying in the valleys, or do you generally have enough performance to fly out of any situation?

[@cyane1577]

What timing between the both of you. This after taking an alternate route.

[@chrisschene8301]

New beard

[@philsal17]

Not learning the helicopter was certainly the right decision.

[@jorgeluaces3327]

i wonder do you still track your flying hours

[@MissionaryBushPilot]

Yes, legally I have to

[@TheFlarMr]

Hey just curious, a faint rapid cycling audio alarm can be heard during and after takeoff, any idea ?

[@MissionaryBushPilot]

It's when I have the ignitors turned on

[@TheBks573]

What did they expect to land there with that long of a runway?

[@MissionaryBushPilot]

I think the Dash 8

[@chrisschene8301]

How did you end up in Fiji?

[@karljaques744]

Did you fly to Hoskins the previous day?

[@MissionaryBushPilot]

Yes

[@AviNerd]

Am I the only one hearing delayed duplicate audio around 6:00 mark?

[@SiblingCreature]

Nope, I noticed that too.

[@paullelys161]

What do you do when you gotta go pee?🤞