The MOST EPIC Day of Flying EVER

[@remaguire]

I live in southern Nevada near Lake Mead and I go to Utah as often as I can. Probably the most beautiful state in this part of the country. Love it in the air or on the ground!

[@buschpilotsinternational5656]

The approach to and departure from Hidden Splendor never gets old!

[@rabh6746]

Epic video Ryan, what a playground👌I didn't want that to end, truly spectacular👌

[@bobuncle8704]

I’ll never get to experience that irl, but thank you ever so much for bringing us along. The stunning beauty of creation laid out before you is simply breathtaking

[@mhibbitt]

You are already so much more comfortable with your plane. Thanks for taking us along.

[@rottenrick1969]

There's no scenery in the world like Southern Utah. Spectacular. Nice videos.

[@MrDouglind]

The huge smile on your face through most of this video says it all Ryan,love following along.

[@markbarrett7520]

This is a really impressive video of the incredible Utah landscape. I mostly enjoyed flying through the ravines. Really awesome camping areas for sure. Thanks Ryan!

[@jcbaily5559]

Unreal....I could watch your videos all day.....take care and stay safe!

[@hannesvanniekerk499]

Stunning country. You're having the time of your life- good to see. You continue to inspire. My son did his solo flights 2days before Christmas- is so excited about flying. You've been a great inspiration and mentor. Thank you.

[@scambuster1172]

Ryan that was freaking amazing! Thank you for bringing us on that journey and having a genuinely great time.. You rock! (hopping on sim now)

[@Poundy]

Thank you again for taking us on your adventures ! Now *this* is bush flying ! Loving it.

[@Bill3558]

Love the geology and the drone footage. Very enjoyable to watch. Have fun and be safe.

[@wallabybob3020]

Now you're enjoying yourself Ryan! Great to see and thanks for taking us along for the ride.

[@dougbourdo2589]

It is so satisfying to see and hear your pleasure with the flying you are doing her in the West, Southwest. So amazingly different than PNG. The scenery is Truly amazing. A number of times past when I flew cross country for work related duties. It thrilled me to no end to have my face plastered to a window seeing the incredible beauty of the southwest. So many areas were as beautiful or more than the nearby Grand Canyon. I think Utah is close to the top of all states for its natural wonders. Fair skies Ryan.

[@nighthiker8872]

Beautiful.

[@matthewwigglesworth2741]

Unreal scenery mate!!! 🙏 Certainly different landscape than Papua 😮

[@madisonromero3529]

Thank you for sharing these cool adventures! Amazing sites. About to do my checkride soon! Can't wait for my own adventures along the gulf coast!

[@MissionaryBushPilot]

Good luck!!

[@skyepilotte11]

Epic landscape and fun aviating...thank you for sharing. Happy New Year !

[@hepgeoff]

Wow, Ryan! That's got to be some of the most amazing scenery I've seen on your channel. Great places to camp for sure! Thanks for taking us along for the ride.

[@GaryLaaks1]

Utah looks spectacular. Hay all the best for 2023. I have enjoyed your channel for quite some time now. Kind regards from South Africa.

[@theasiantechie]

WOW! No understatement there, insanely beautiful. Thank you for showing us this amazing landscape!

[@MaShcode]

Quite the spectacular ride. Thanks for taking me along. Happy and healthy New Year!

[@rolandgardiner3059]

Hi Ryan, wishing you a happy new year from down under in Aus. That is some of the most amazing scenery! Thanks for sharing!

[@westernaire]

I loved the drone footage on the plateau. I would like to see a little more of the airports you visit like Page. I flew into there once and saw the world’s largest collection of Cessna 207 Skywagons. We flew over the Grand Canyon twice. Sadona is a beautiful stop but not backcountry. We met at Oshkosh. I’m the older gentleman you sat with by the Vintage area and you showed me your checklist box and we talked missions.

[@richardshane9222]

I think this your best video yet, Ryan. Impressive scenery and flying.

[@stevekirk8546]

You are having so much fun and well deserved too! Superb scenery and beautifully crafted videos. Keep them coming - thaks Ryan.

[@thevirtualcockpit5001]

When I developed Squamish for the sim, I made all of the sandbars on the river flyable for the bush pilots. I'm going to have to give these spots a go...looks super fun. Awesome video!

[@pbrenneman5]

More videos like this please! What an amazing trip!! Thank you Ryan

[@InterprisesTV]

Been watching you for a while. You and yours are a blessing to many, Captain! Happy & Safe Landings and a Prosperous New Year.

[@mwmentor]

Thanks Ryan for a really cool tour of the Utah back country. The landscape is really beautiful and it looks like such a lot of fun going on a flying safari. Really awesome day out. All the best to you and yours as you continue your journey into the new year and I'm looking forward to your next video. 👍🙂

[@paulm749]

That's some austere and unforgiving country there, but also incredibly beautiful. Thanks for sharing!

[@kingfisch]

What a blast! I really enjoyed that video. How much fun is that?!?! Thanks for taking us along!🙏

[@ClearedAsFiled]

Great places to camp EVERYWHERE! !!!!! So cool Ryan....thanks

[@mtnboyo3773]

You have earned another subscriber here. AND, I will purchase your kodiak e-course to support you. I've been all over Utah and the west but you see places humans can't get to without wings. Very well presented videos ! You should have many more subscribers for this good quality of content, pilots or not. Happy New Year !

[@MissionaryBushPilot]

Thanks And welcome

[@michaelsales4908]

Gosh you are having fun Ryan.Thought I was watching " Mackenna's Gold" with José Feliciano's Old Turkey buzzard on the soundtrack.Beautiful shot of the butte.

[@julianharms4109]

You definitely left the most spectacular location til late into your trip. What an amazing landscape! Thanks for the great videos over Christmas, Ryan

[@byrw9557]

I was so surprised when you said that it was just the most beautiful place you thought you'd ever seen. I can't imagine that anything would be much prettier than Papua New Guinea! I spent many years driving through the desert for a living and I know that it has its own beauty, too. But, ... I am still a fan of the green stuff.

[@petertreloar9612]

Thanks for the great flying trips I love what you are doing with the kitfox keep flying and staynsafe

[@SteveC1952]

Spectacular scenery, outstanding editing (multiple cameras, drone footage, how much off camera work goes into a such a well done video?). This was really good. Thank you for you have given your fans in 2022. Happy New Year 🥂

[@n55ma29]

Best video yet. All my favorite strips in Utah.

[@MissionaryBushPilot]

Great to hear

[@robfive2555]

Good video. . many thanks Ryan for everything this year.. it's been a interesting journey. .

[@erichetherington9899]

Excellent in every way great scenery TY Ryan

[@waynehurtig8198]

Awesome show great view you Shure are having a great time. Have a great new year.

[@bryanbeers7209]

Ryan - You certainly don't want to sleepwalk at this campsite!

[@jodycard9489]

Had an amazing couple days hitting some of those strips and a few more first week of November, gold and green fall leaves.

[@malekodesouza7255]

Pretty country. Thanks for the video.

[@andrewclarkehomeimprovement]

Best places you've been so far. Real stark beauty.

[@andrewclarkehomeimprovement]

@user-db8qv4zh5b let's not.

[@conservativeokie]

It looks EXACTLY like PNG without any trees, bushes, shrubs or grass! (oh, and rain!!!)😁😂

[@craigpitts2209]

Awesome mate, I keep expecting to see John Wayne ride up on a Horse and say gidday to you!! Keep the videos coming…..

[@JIM152172]

Great views. Thank you for sharing.

[@ronhatcher7734]

Wow Ryan that was incredible.

[@quicktastic]

Scenery reminds me of watching the Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote as a kid. :) Very nice.

[@nickstone9974]

Excellent, I love flying into strips in the UK but we have absolutely nothing like this!!

[@jdencook]

Ryan PNG is great but this is fantastic vistas and your filming is getting better and better. Thank you and Happy New Year.

[@Kingfisher83]

Wow that was awesome! Looks like fun!

[@larryjones2563]

Incredible views. Great Suff!

[@adinew8920]

Thanks....

[@DGAFORLIFE]

Nice landing Ryan!!! you sir are getting better

[@clivelohrey218]

Absolutely fantastic Ryan!

[@mcros7]

After viewing several of the Kitfox videos and not being familiar with the plane, I checked to see if a sim model was available for X-Plane. It has indeed been available since 2019 and is now in my sim hanger. Thanks for the videos- I'll continue to follow in X-Plane. Blue Sky Blessings!

[@northvalley06]

what a nice spot to land !!! wow ! so fun too

[@IanFlyer100]

Another brilliant video - thank you!

[@golfbravowhiskey8669]

@17:00 I was just about to say the same thing when I left out of Mexican mountain this summer it was hard to keep an eye on my departure because the view leaving out of there it’s only the most pilots ever get to experience. Great vid

[@mcivordawn9105]

Really enjoyable Ryan, guess you have been away from home for a few days. Love the content…….Roger

[@MissionaryBushPilot]

yeah just 2 nights

[@jrs9144]

Excellent vlog, again. I like it when you show the other planes you fly with. I assume the 172 is converted to a tail dragger.

[@MissionaryBushPilot]

Yes, a 172 converted

[@jimstrieby4998]

"You have to get back to base and install that new tail wheel" said the heli guy :)

[@bobcatman3844]

Cool

[@olddogg60]

Really enjoying these videos Ryan. I'm giving a lot of thought to getting a Kit Fox. It doesn't help that the Kit Fox factory is about 6 miles from my home. 😊

[@AbleHammer]

Amazing terrain! I learned to fly out of Ogden in a 150 long ago. 😊

[@danielfetys1813]

The life everyone dreams of

[@davidisaacson9543]

Too much fun

[@GlennDavey]

I have MSFS2020 so this isn't that impressive to me. Have you flown an experimental Darkstar? Didn't think so...

[@jankeesstegeman9636]

Beautiful ❤

[@timlamberton5411]

Looks like fun🙂

[@jp2823]

i think this exceeds PNG by a mile. Soak it in! great vid as per usual

[@MissionaryBushPilot]

Thanks

[@conservativeokie]

Hey Ryan, I am so glad you are getting to enjoy owning and flying your KitFox and being able to have all of these amazing new experiences! Getting to rejuvenate from the mission field and be around fellow Americans. God is surely blessing you. It is quite clearly apparent He blessed you with an awesome wife already! Happy New Year!!!

[@keithheinemann]

Amazing scenery! I need to get a kitfox

[@trbeme1346]

On the snow covered runway on top of the hill why didn't you take off the other way? It looked like it was uphill both ways from the video or at least it did to me. Was there an obstacle taking off the other way that I just missed?

[@MissionaryBushPilot]

We took off down hill. It was about a 3% up hill the other way

[@Breenild]

This is such a beautiful landscape there! But before takeoff you always should pray, not to loose an engine! Emergency landing there simply is mostly impossible. Does your plane have a parachute, like the European microlight aircraft have? If not, maybe a good idea to retrofit one?

[@MissionaryBushPilot]

No parachute in the kitfox

[@MrSunlander]

pretty cool how those small spoilers you worked so hard to adhere are still working so well. BTW, do you get any heat into your 'cabin'?

[@MissionaryBushPilot]

I do have heat, but it doesn't work very well

[@johnfitzpatrick2469]

G,day Captain Ryan from Sydney. Just a quick question, if I may: what range are you seeing with the Kitfox * Fuel economy * Where are the tanks and Volume Happy New year. 🌏🇭🇲

[@MissionaryBushPilot]

26 gallon, 5 gph burn

[@soundofheartrelaxation652]

👍👍👍👍👍👏👏👏👏👏good job as always 👏 👍 🌹🌹🌹😉😉😉😉

[@samcoder6900]

Am I the only one actually concerned about how this type of flight is more challenging in terms of safety than regular ones ? It's got everything I try to avoid for now as a pilot: flying with multiple other light airplanes, improvised flight plan, minimal infrastructure, a lot of guess work in terms of weather and wind conditions, and most scary of all: friends involved. I'm more in awe of Ryan for handling all of it than for flying over PNG.

[@wb6she]

Ryan, isn't that Cessna tail dragger a 170 instead of a 172?...tricycle gear is the 172?..

[@MissionaryBushPilot]

It is a converted 172

[@wb6she]

@@MissionaryBushPilot ok, thanks 😊

[@Tadrjbs]

Ryan, come on, let's see the tailwheel install and tryout....

[@flybyairplane3528]

RYAN,HELLO,SUCH NICE SCENERY OUT THERE,, BTW, HOW MUCH FUEL,DOES YOUR AIRCRAFT CARRY,,,, USEABLE ? Stay well, 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@999dallas999]

Are you on furlough? Or are you back for good?

[@MissionaryBushPilot]

home assignment for a year

[@HorsleyLandy88]

Sponsored by Ginault, that ain't no Rolex. Wow super watch flexing today :)

[@MissionaryBushPilot]

Maybe not a Rolex, but it's nice none the less

[@johnblain4551]

Spectacular scenery Bryan. Many thanks for posting. I'd hate to have to traverse those areas on foot :)

[@johnblain4551]

Sorry. Ryan.

[@Garfie1d73]

@@johnblain4551 You actually can edit your comment ... 3 dots on the right of you comment if you hover over it with your mouse. 😉

[@johnblain4551]

@@Garfie1d73 Yep, thanks. That thought did go through my mind but something in the kitchen needed my attention. :)

[@loniallorenz2009]

curious as to how these runways get created

[@MissionaryBushPilot]

Me too

[@zablonskys1]

Ryan I am in Utah today , I am a truck driver who want to be a pilot some day LOL

[@1961Risingangel]

(((Ryan))) that was amazing flying, and oh, such gorgeous views! Definitely God's country. Not sure that we are actually seeing it in all it's glory like you, but it's breathtaking. You have a wonderful camera, because the picture quality is stunnjng. Thank you so much for sharing your love of flying and the wonder and beauty of God's creation all around us. May He continue to watch over you all as you pursue more adventures. God bless & keep you safe. 🙏 ❤️

[@ArielGoldenRet]

Any idea about the name of those unbelieveable and gorgeous airstrips?

[@MissionaryBushPilot]

Hidden Splendor, Mexican mountain

[@ArielGoldenRet]

@@MissionaryBushPilot Thanks a lot mate, I found them in Utah Back Country Association...I´ll made them for MSFS2020, even though you can visualize and land on them, you cannot chose them in the list ;) Couldn´t find the ICAOs though, if you could let me know, I´ll place them with the right name ;) Have a great 2023!!!

[@joebrumfield2952]

Where is the new tail dragger wheel assembly?

[@MissionaryBushPilot]

Two more videos will come.out before I film one with it

[@kristinjohnson3655]

That voice sounds like Brandon. Met him at Chicken Strip repair party last month.

[@MissionaryBushPilot]

Yup from Kentucky

[@madisonromero3529]

For the backup Camera, there may be a green and white wire that are exposed along one of the connections. Sounds crazy but the fix to REVERSE THE IMAGE is actually to just cut BOTH the wires. There are a bunch of videos on youtube showing this, but I would feel terrible if that broke your system. 🤔

[@MissionaryBushPilot]

thanks, I'll take a look

[@paul_gradenwitz]

How about if every of you all backcountry pilots carry a spare windsock. If you come along a strip where the windsock is damaged you replace that sock with your spare. Material cost is minimal. Your service to the group is great.

[@macrocat99]

👍

[@Andre.D550]

😎