This is WHY PILOTS SHOULD NEVER Land in the Rain

[@Kansas-Paul]

I’m not a pilot nor will I ever be one but love your channel and the new in-depth behind the scenes look. Great job!

[@gtm624]

Awe sorry to hear that. But that’s great you and many others are interested in aviation. Hopefully you have at least been up in a GA airplane because there’s nothing like it.

[@Kansas-Paul]

@@gtm624 my comment made for a misunderstanding. I have flown commercially countless times and have flown in and took the controls of small private aircraft several times. I was even fortunate enough to get a ride in a WW II primary trainer (PT 19) once. One of my old customers owned it and graciously offered me a ride. A ride I’ve never forgotten! The reason I say I’ll never be a pilot is I’m 71, retired, hard of hearing and on a fixed income.

[@gtm624]

@@Kansas-Paul awe. I’m so happy to hear that you got to experience all those things. That’s amazing! Being a pilot is not for everyone. I will say there’s plenty of pilots out there flying into their 80s. But at the end of the day in any which way I say just get up and experience aviation any which way. Which sounds like you did. I’m not there YET but once I have all my cfi ratings I want to work with some people like you on a pro bono basis. But not just seniors. I’d like to reach people all around the world that may not have the resources readily available but have the drive and passion for success. Stay in touch. I’d love to take you flying some day.

[@Kansas-Paul]

@@gtm624 thank you for your most gracious offer and I will keep that in mind along with your contract info. 👍

[@kevinfairclough4619]

Yes, getting up in a piper tomahawk probably changed my life. I have sim setup, that’s my fun time. but I just love the real feeling of taking the controls of a single engine GA. Everything reacts so quickly. I wasn’t qualified (right seat) but my friend (who was) knew I could at the least hold altitude and VFR navigate. My brother also is going through his PPL. But GA is on a precarious level, too many accidents.

[@ScottsSynthStuff]

You should impress on the utility of your Buddy check system. You were interrupted at the 8:00 mark, in the middle of your checklist. Even though you were interrupted by ATC, you could then pick up from where you left off, because the Buddy check showed you exactly where you were in your checklist.

[@MissionaryBushPilot]

Good idea

[@HomesickforAlaska]

I was kinda shocked the first time I heard another Aviation YT channel talk about the buddy box. It is such a potentially life saving tool.

[@wilmeaux12]

Always a pleasure to ride with a professional pilot. Love your attention to detail and advance planning.

[@lespowell4905]

I can see why PNG would be such a alluring place to do God's work. This video reminds me of a famous quote, "The two most important days of your life are the day you were born and the day you find out why." God has truly blessed you with the skills and talent to perform his mission in this beautiful place. Thanks Ryan for sharing.

[@MissionaryBushPilot]

Thank you

[@ohwell2790]

Do you even realize just how screwed up Christian countries are. Christians are divided among themselves and have wared against each other for centuries. I believe in the message and the philosophy and teaching of Jesus Christ so never ever set foot in a organized church. Would never think of bringing a religion to a people and tell them they are going to hell if they do not believe in a certain way. Let them see you as an example and actions and be a good person. And then you land anyway so what is with the title? Should not lie, think that is a no;no for a Christian. Or is it?

[@johnnycharisma162]

Which God?

[@georgiapatriot4575]

Love the video from the wing during "match the slope." That showed me exactly why you carry the extra speed because that's a pretty big pitch change.

[@stevekirk8546]

That's PNG bush flying distilled into 30 minutes - a truly excellent video Ryan! Aibai is an amazing place, challenging at any time but in those conditions a very serious prospect. Your thought processes throughout should inspire anybody who ever thinks of flying an aircraft. The pre-flight planning and weather reports before departure are good but were eclipsed by your calm reasoning of the weather and flight conditions as the flight progressed and the weather was not playing ball. As you have aways said to us, if you plan properly and have the relevant information to hand you are ahead of the aircraft and in control. The approach into Aibai , the overflight, exploritory circuits and the landing were a wonderful demonstration of your organization and flying skills. The timelapse back to Goroka showed off that heartbreaking beautiful scenery superbly - it's wonderful to see it from that altitude on timelapse. Thanks Ryan -a superb video.

[@gabriellafox7948]

Just watched pilot debrief, and was introduced to your channel. This was the most amazing and challenging landing and takeoff I’ve ever been along on the ride for!😮👏🏻 thoroughly enjoyed this, am now a new sub😊🙏🏻🙌🏻🇨🇦

[@EssensOrAccidens]

Same.

[@johnsmith-bt4ur]

Amazing flight back . I have watched ten times and still see things in that beautiful land. And the small quick reasons for doing certain things are spot on .

[@challenger2ultralightadventure]

I've had to go around due to sudden snow fall. Boy does that play havoc on your depth perception. What you see is like the Millennium Falcon going to light speed, only it doesn't stop! That's when instruments are truly your friend. Can't imagine having to land on a sloping short grass strip with my depth perception degraded due to rain. That takes skills I don't have. Cheers from Winnipeg.

[@marshallc3]

Love the go around. Great lesson.

[@healerf18]

Great video Ryan. I fly in Alaska and you're a much more experienced pilot than I am, so I appreciate you walking through your decision making process with us. Great stuff!

[@edmoore3910]

Another scenic flight by the worlds best pilot. I love all your videos. You earn every cent you make and then some. I used to fly a skyhawk and 150. Cannot pass medical anymore, and the cost just is overwhelming, and its pushing out the middle class. Thank you for your content, keep up Gods work.🙏🙏

[@MegaSnow121]

I love your videos. My father was a pilot eons ago, and, while I have not yet fulfilled my dream of taking flying lessons, I love seeing others fly. Thank you for sharing your flights. I am also struck by how beautiful the landscape is below each flight. Keep up the good work, and God bless. ❤

[@kevchilton908]

Absolutely amazing decision making and piloting skills every time. This was exceptional! As a much less experienced pilot, you are a pleasure to watch and learn from Ryan 👌👍

[@toksave8409]

Another well documented videologue, thank you for bringing us along. I like the outro and ambient sountracks, it enhances the experience of the viewer.

[@MissionaryBushPilot]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Alex000113]

Thanks for the very interesting ride-along. Appreciated the dialog. Beautiful and challenging locale.

[@neilhutson8823]

Love the speedier footage on the way home. Yes it looks almost the same every time, but super cool skimming the mountains and clouds.

[@JohnGonzalezFL]

Ryan, I think that was the first time that I saw you perform a go-around… you always demonstrate excellent aviation decision making (ADM) even out in the bush! Thanks for continuing with the excellent videos.

[@MissionaryBushPilot]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@colinosullivan]

Loving your channel mate and the scenery on that ending Timelapse is just wow. Stay safe. Cheers

[@TarasZpilot]

Ryan, great job as usual. Go around was the right decision. Better safe than sorry. It's always fun "flying" with you. Stay safe. See you on the next flight!

[@kevinfairclough4619]

“Pledge” working well on the windshield! I buy rain-x for my car, I may try this!

[@MissionaryBushPilot]

Rain-x works well on glass, but not plastic

[@theflyingfrog]

Loving the new wider camera angles inside.

[@jerybis]

For my PPL A flight instruction, my instructor asked me not to rely on checklist but instead learn my flow on Archer III which I did. After this, the whole flight school (Sabena aeroclub) actually put this rule and printed some great instructions for each plane to learn our flow. That was a couple of years before covid. This video was a success. I loved it. Sharp and very specific. Loved it. Thank you for sticking to flight description!

[@istvanbally2817]

And again, a super informative video from beginning to end! Never boring for one second!

[@joelmiller569]

That looked super fun. Thanks Ryan

[@narmadaskinclinic6750]

I love it when it deacclerated after landing,i can feel the breaking force and dumping that speed,Great job flyer boss

[@starprof]

Ryan, may God continue to bless you! I loved this video and indeed all of yours! This one reminded me a bit of my first solo decades ago. Was flying a Piper PA-18 Super Cub and a sudden rain shower occurred after takeoff. When I throttled back turning final, the runway became invisible. So I advanced the power to blow the rain off the windscreen. I had not previously practiced wheel landings, but that's what ended up happening. Fortunately the nice and flat Runway 5 at Morristown NJ helped contribute to a successful outcome.

[@boro-chas]

Ryan, very good video. I have watched for a long time, and this never gets old. Your skills are off the charts. Question, I realize that the type of flying you do must be all day time flights. Are there any flights that you do at night?

[@stevekirk8546]

Virtually no one flies at night in PNG as there is no infrastructure to support it other than at Port Moresby and to a lesser degree Nadzab/Lae. I think Ryan said the only time his company would fly at night would be on medivac but presumably they would have to take off in daylight and land in Port Moresby which has navaids and being an international airport presumably it has runway lights too.

[@boro-chas]

@@stevekirk8546 thank you for the insight. Makes perfect sense. Keep being safe and thank you for your work in PNG!!

[@MissionaryBushPilot]

The only night flights I've ever done are Medevac flights to Australia.

[@emylrmm]

I really like the approach of a consistent flow of what to to check each time and maybe back it up with a checklist. Great tip.

[@dot1958]

Such beautiful and cool flights

[@patrickheavirland3599]

Good morning from Minnesota USA! Great episode!

[@Philscbx]

@patrickheavirland3599 Yep, MN here as well. Several times a year, Almost stayed in Sweden and Austrailia too long, but always ended up back in MN. Cheers

[@sthomas6369]

I like seeing the go around.

[@twicebaked7420]

Excellent landing Ryan! Always nice to see one of your postings.

[@josephroberts6865]

Your SA and judgement were spot on for this flight. Excellent video for any pilot to watch and learn how focused the pilot was.

[@waseemchand3527]

May God Uphold you as you soar above land and sea, Pilot your plane safely through the sky. Be with you at takeoffs and landings, And not let you lose your way. Amin. 👍

[@kingfisch]

Enjoyed the video. Great discernment on the go arounds. Always appreciate the time lapse. Thanks for sharing. Met some young people at church today from Ethnos 360 who are attending at Waukesha. 🙏

[@MrThaeron]

These videos get better everytime. I enjoy and appreciate how you bring us into your world, especially your thinking and planning process. There is so much interesting information, I mean, I almost feel like I'm following along and riding with you. Your channel and Capt Kelsey of 74 Gear are my favorite.

[@MissionaryBushPilot]

I appreciate that!

[@nathanwildthorn6919]

Whew, what a nail-biter! 😮 Thanks, Ryan! 😊

[@kevinfairclough4619]

Thanks Ryan, for the continued info on aircraft planning, the basics, and I really enjoyed this as a simmer. I don’t have the Kodiak, but the Cessna 208b seems comparable. Garmin g1000 works well in MSFS. Still learning, but PNG is my favourite place to plan a flight.

[@grahamcuthbert783]

You have a lovely channel. In 1979 I flew to PNG to visit my girlfriend, Elizabeth (now my wife of over 43 years) who was staying with her sister Rosemary and brother in law Peter who was working in Madang for the World Health Organisation coordinating training for Medical Outpost. We flew from Madang to Goroka via Lae Nadzab airport then took a bus to Mount Hagen. 20 miles from Mt Hagen the bus broke down so we managed to get a PSV for the remainder of the journey. We stayed in a hostel in Mount Hagen, during our first night the girls school burned down. Another man, an entomologist, took me to the school in his Suzuki Jeep, all the girls had managed to evacuate safely but the school dormitory was lost. On another day we travelled by PSV to the Bayer River Bird Sanctuary accompanied by men wearing arse grass and with pigs teeth through their noses, we told them that we lived in “Country belong Queen Elizabeth the Second” which seemed to earn us a lot of respect. The area around Mount Hagen was locked in tribal war and there were many groups of warriors with spears and bows and arrows patrolling. I had a very memorable time, one time visiting a coconut plantation that was formerly an airstrip with around 10 Japanese Zero aeroplanes still on the runway, they looked like they might still be able to fly away if there were not so many coconut trees in their way. Your channel brings back some lovely memories, thank you.

[@a2-ltd]

nice go around..great job

[@nightSkyacc]

Great video as always, I love how you explain things soo clearly, thanks Ryan! 😃👍

[@Marchetti7]

Takeoff, so peaceful, thanks.

[@markwalker5231]

Great instructional vid. 👍

[@FlyWithFitz81]

Great flight, thanks for the in depth look into your process. The Kodiak seems like an awesome machine. I am very interested in a walkthrough/review of it. You seem to know it intimately.

[@MissionaryBushPilot]

Thanks for watching!

[@leelaaiyappa6277]

Nicenarration of the parameters by the bush pilot🌹👍

[@bishopkinlyside8477]

Hi, I always like the way you make sure all the checklist are in place. Unfortunately I can’t fly. Have only got one leg and I think you’ve gotta have two anyway still enjoy what you do. Keep up the good work Cliff from Australia 🇦🇺 we are on the big island

[@edwardhewer8530]

I noticed you turn off the fuel on the high wing when you were shutting down. Good pilot.

[@MissionaryBushPilot]

I've made the mistake and forgot before. The Kodiak will quickly get out of balance on the fuel

[@kevinknight470]

Always impressed by this Pilot's Professionalism. Thanx Ryan. 😃

[@craigpitts2209]

Love the cheeky grin when you said “you don’t want it rolling down the hill or something” ha ha 🤣 very true.

[@MissionaryBushPilot]

sadly...it happened to one of our old Cessna 206's. Complete loss

[@paulrichardson6804]

Like the addition of 10 mins for go around on top of the required minimum fuel 👍

[@jimheckert5383]

Great video. Thank you. 🇺🇸🍀🇺🇸

[@DonGraham-w6y]

Good job 😊

[@BobBroeking]

Excellent as always!

[@Shaunus82]

Absolutely awesome to watch real world air operations with the Kodiak. Iv'e been flying the simworks Kodiak 100 in msfs for a while now, and absolutely loving this amazing aircraft I have probably about 200 hrs or so under my belt, and really starting to get a feel for it, and watching what you do makes perfect sense to me now.

[@stevekirk8546]

Stick at it - if you have the time simmulation flying can be very rewarding. I don't have a decent Kodiak model on my simmuator so use a Twin Otter which isn't ideal for a lot of PNG's hardest airstrips. Stick with your flying it really is stimulating. I got into simming in PNG during Covid and was recently shocked to realise I've clocked up about two thousand hours in simmulation (because I have the time) but I still have so much to learn. Stick at it - Ryan is a great teacher.

[@Shaunus82]

@@stevekirk8546 I definitely have the time to fly, and I cannot ever see myself giving up flying, even if it is only simulated. Ryan certainly is a great teacher, and an amazing guy, and you are certainly right about having so much to learn. Flying is a constant learning curve. I'm using the OnAir Career addon for MSFS, and it is absolutely amazing being able to do transport and passenger flights and get paid for doing it. I have got an ever expanding company, and fleet of aircraft. which makes the simulator so much more interesting and realistic.

[@Ztbmrc1]

That cam made a nice shot of the underside of the push back tug! :) What a challenging environment there! There is no room for errors. But the views are so rewarding!

[@kerrykertesz9114]

Sensational Piloting skills!! Well done Ryan.

[@MissionaryBushPilot]

Thanks a lot!

[@ramoneortiz]

Great video as always. Can’t wait to see what you have in store next. Greetings from 1T7 in central Texas, USA.

[@Sebastopolmark]

Thanks Ryan. Fly by the specs. LIVE by the specs! !! !!!

[@markdearman8236]

Lovely landing, an extremely skilled pilot!!,enjoy your channel 👏

[@TheMarvin676]

Nice landing Ryan! So smooth. Was wondering what your biometric data is like in these situations. My HR goes up just watching 🙂

[@MissionaryBushPilot]

Good question. I should get a watch and see

[@Dandemonium_]

as always, fabulous video and love the mini cockpit walk around too!

[@tjjoseph333]

Very Cool!

[@joanne-et6pm]

Hi Ryan great video again as usual thanks for sharing Ur landings r so perfect & ur considerate to ur passengers ! The time lapses r great at the end & really show the terrain below & above is really stunning & what u have to deal with weather wise each flying day ! Love watching ur videos Stay safe 👍🛫🙏🏻🇳🇿

[@Jetmo]

Love the videos! Be safe!

[@mcivordawn9105]

Thank you for that flight. Understand about rain/sprinkles, perhaps your guys should install windshield wipers? That buddy check is a fantastic tool to use………Roger

[@DIYDaveT]

Stunning video as usual. Thanks!

[@AmigaMuadib3D]

Amazing video, as always, Captain!

[@rodelcapul7453]

Nice to see you back. Its been a while. ❤️❤️❤️

[@ppgairo]

Smooth landing 😎

[@bunglejoy3645]

That ground engineer was very observant it must had slipped open during checks

[@williegillie5712]

Fun ride Ryan. Could really hear the prop wash in beta. That’s quite a bit of force pushing back on the Kodiak. Would you compare it to stopping power of brakes or stopping power of the prop wash? I vote on prop wash. That’s a quick slow down and wheels skid too easy. Fun flight as always. I look forward to them all.

[@kendallcargill305]

I don't even fly in the rain. I don't get paid to fly so I don't have to. I'll drive or not go. I fly for fun and will keep it that way and stay safe. Enough can go wrong without looking for trouble. I have attained a weather report where things like wind did not play out as stated in the report. Had to land with maximum X winds at 90 degrees in a C 150 but had it handled due to constant practice not to say some wind shear couldn't happen on approach. We all take risks flying. I feel safer in the air than I do on a motorcycle for sure.

[@jeanriff7954]

Bravo november tango echo ,tha.k you for this video.God bless you and bless all christian inthis nice country next time we wish see more peopel. 😊

[@Philscbx]

OK, It Looks Like I need to Inform everyone viewing these truly Epic videos on your great phones, But Wait Till You are blown away watching them on big screen Smart Tv's. You're now in copilot seat, like a five year old arriving at Dysney World. Cheers

[@DJSoundspectrum]

3:46, R.I.P Camera, for that alone, subscribed sir. 😂

[@nancpatterson5178]

Really nice!

[@robkamanda]

Thank You

[@jezrix]

Always use a checklist for a backup. Humans make mistakes.

[@AdHominem888]

Yep. It's called check list for a reason, nobody is perfect 100% of the time, no matter how we feel.

[@user-rd8hl3ek4n]

Hoi Ryan, to answer your question from a few videos back: I like extended videos with more walking around the villages, and with the drone showing the wonderful landscape. Also, I wouldn't mind if you could explain more technical details, and the reasons *why* you do things, at calm moment during the flight itself, like for example: - When you extent flaps, does the Kodiak tend to pitch up? Or does it stay relatively neutral? - What are the pitch, roll and jaw effects when you add or reduce power? And what are the effects on each other, e.g. if you only move the rudder to make it yaw, how much does it roll too? And vice-versa. - How does it behave when it stalls, if you know this? Do you feel it coming and is it smooth, or does it stall suddenly and viciously? Does it tend to spin? (But don't try.) - Does it have a stick-shaker or other stall warnings like red dots on the display, in addition to the beep? - How accurately do the take-off and landing speeds have to be? Can you just guestimate them? Thus, could you fly the Kodiak "on the feel", instead of on the numbers? Thus just feeling when it wants to take off and wants to land? Like people do in small bush planes, they just feel it without looking at the numbers? Does the Kodiak give enough feedback? - Are the aelerons, rudder and elevator manually controlled, or power-assisted? - Does the plane have aeleron trim, and if yes, when do you use it? I wonder if you can compensate the torque of the propeller with aeleron trim, instead of rudder trim, since the aelerons have a much bigger arm? - During take-off and landing, is it easy to keep it going straight on the runway? Or does it tend to pull to one side, like tail draggers, or like some high-power planes due to prop torque? - Why no bigger wheels, for better performance on muddy runways or on long grass? - Why the Kodiak, and why no Pilatus Porter or Cessna bush plane, or a twin Dornier or DHC? You will have valid reasons, I am just curious. - Do you have a GoPro with standard lens instead of wide-angle? Thus the equivalent of an old 60mm or 70mm lens on 35mm film? That would give a visually correcter perspective of the landscape, like you see it in real life. It shows better how steep the mountains are, or how short the runways are. This in addition to your current cams. - I also liked the videos when training other pilots; those gave additional viewpoints on things. Anyway, I do appreciate your videos, I hope you keep making them. Bush flying is real, pure flying.

[@MissionaryBushPilot]

Good suggestions

[@halfbreed02]

Have you ever done a pre check, say with the flaps on the wings, where u saw something wrong and had to cancel the flight? or change the plane.? does that ever happen?

[@stevereightler4126]

Great episode!

[@barryhoneycutt3894]

Nice video Ryan, as always :) enjoy watching, some runways are really challenging aren't they? Keep the blue side up sir - from SE Texas Bear tell the wife hey for us :) ❤💯🙏

[@Mistraltulipe]

Impressive, congratulations

[@krisloan2378]

Bro is living my dream!! if you ever want a NON co-pilot...let me know!! haha. 😎 some of that scenery out there reminds me of back home in Scotland for sure!!!

[@nolanshoemakerslife5459]

I just realized this was just posted after watching 2 minutes.

[@SteveYoules]

Hi Ryan... love the channel, i actually made a 'buddycheck' a few years back... for my motor home, great minds think alike! Where do you get your timelaose background music from? Love the timelapses!

[@MissionaryBushPilot]

I get my music from artist.io

[@callal0u]

Yep, I think I am going to go for a quick spin and back (VTOL).

[@Afterglow490]

Really great thanks once again! I do a lot of Airfix models and would love it if there was ever an Airfix model kit to make the planes you fly? I’d certainly be interested in it for sure!🤔👍

[@PropertyEnvy]

Another awesome vid. ❤

[@GaZonk100]

haha! shows how much I know -- I thought you could land with the wipers going hammer and tongs

[@whiskiikat]

Lucky Macho GoPro Bro 3:41.

[@Danger_mouse]

Nice one 👍 I like that you don't show any cowboy stuff, it's unforgiving terrain that demands respect. Nice flying with a go around, rather than a stick it and hope mentality.

[@MissionaryBushPilot]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@hawkerVz]

i have tried to remake some of your flights on microsoft flight sim and its crazy how you are litterally being surrounded by moutains 😂 massive respect

[@kevinfairclough4619]

Thanks

[@MissionaryBushPilot]

Thank you!

[@cyane1577]

Was wondering when was the last time your practiced a engine failure in flight? As in as part of your flight plan when coming back to Goroka at idle with plenty altitude.

[@MissionaryBushPilot]

It's been probably 3-4 months

[@TCovey210]

Million dollar oil dipstick.

[@SR-bh5jd]

11 minute flight vs a 6 day hike.

[@MissionaryBushPilot]

Or a 12 hr truck ride

[@miguelsuarez8010]

I guess that they stay circling until the rain stops.

[@pilotalex5677]

Videos are getting better and better with more workflow shown and procedures and why you do them. You said you wanted to go with as low fuel as possible. What do you do if you really have too much ? Do you drain it out to match you TOW ? Thanks ✈️

[@MissionaryBushPilot]

We hand pump it out. It's a pain