Worst Turbulence YET in Idaho - Mexico to Canada on Paramotors Days 4-7

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Mexico to Canada day 1:
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Mexico to Canada day 2:
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Mexico to Canada day 3:
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Mexico to Canada day 8:
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Mexico to Canada - Final day 9:
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[@MarkHuneycutt]

What are the funniest moments to you? Mine was "There's absolutely zero wind. This flag is not movin.. it's barely moving."

[@brutusbarnabus8098]

The oil spill made me laugh. 😀

[@Trike.]

When you guys took collapses , where you full accelerated , Or did you pull tor trimms in ? Just asking cause reflex wings are sold as more stable and less likely to collapse when trimmers are all the way out .and in full reflex. Never met anybody that actually when through rough air and kept their trimms all the way out .

[@CalebJohnsonlivingca]

​@@brutusbarnabus8098 it did not make me laugh 🥲

[@DIYTechRepairs]

Påå9 4:01

[@HansGyswyt]

I have so enjoyed this series so far. Thank you for taking the time to edit and produce, I know it’s quite time consuming. It is appreciated.

[@davidyoung518]

I came on here to say exactly the same verbatim. Mark is knocking this whole series out of the park with his production quality. Very easy and pleasurable to watch!!

[@koenmldr]

Thanks for taking us on the trip. I typically don't watch paramotor content but this paramotor travel series is awesome. Thanks for putting in the effort to film and edit 👍

[@Larry-325]

Awesome videos! Have a little change in weather! What a beautiful area. Mountains are incredible 👍👍👍👍

[@Next0mancer]

Absolutely loving this series

[@billmoore7133]

I can kind of relate to this journey when I was a kid at 17 I graduated , bought a Harley, rode from near the Canadian border down into Ensenada Mexico in the early 70's, My means of travel was much more conventional, but my age made it quite the experience.

[@paulcooper7946]

I'm a 65 YO Dude.Im really jealous of you guys,looks like a blast.Ive had my share of adventures,but your hobby looks killer! 😄

[@williwonti]

There's some really nice trikes out there that almost anyone can use. Some of them even let you drive to the gas station

[@MrEmiosk]

@@paulcooper7946 depending on your fitness it certainly isn't too late. But that assumes good strong knees (aka if you run/jog regularly) and a healthy back. I say the more you move before age withers your recovery rate the better and longer life you'll live as you simply do not break as easy.

[@thelegion_within]

22:09 - that's an amazing cut, had to go back and watch it a few times. really good editing!

[@phillgirard8610]

I'm 70 and soon 71 and would love to do this trip. Now you have enough Tech to do this but 40 years it would almost impossible w/o a full time ground crew. Wish guy all the best. :)

[@FlyingCraic]

That country is so massive. By far, the best viewing on youtube at the moment. Thanks for sharing

[@JTWardle]

Yee-haw!!! Down low or up high… it looks like absolute adventure 🎉

[@asksteevs]

I'm from Idaho - we say "Mackey" like Mickey Mouse but with a soft A like in 'ladder'. Like a lackey, or that's whacky. Whacky Mackay.

[@MarkHuneycutt]

Thanks for the info! Next video is us finishing in Eureka Montana!

[@jdmac4049]

Pickle's Place is amazing! Next time you go by car be sure to buy their seasoning. Also, the lava fields are probably Craters of The Moon Natl Monument. Very pretty from the ground. Arco is where the world's first nuclear reactor ran the a town. I think it powered the town for 15 minutes.

[@vikkihintz9134]

Thank you so much for sharing in your adventure. Great job of editing as always allowing us "barn animals" to experience can only get by watching on in awe! WHAT A TREAT!

[@JohnnyFaber]

Love these videos! It would be amazing and VERY helpful to see your planning and strategy for big XC adventures such as this.

[@BSmithPPG]

Pretty dang cool. I’ve enjoyed your adventure through this series and am jealous. Safe flying guys! 👍🏻👍🏻

[@WindsEternal]

What an amazing adventure! Thank you for sharing it with us, Mark. ❤❤❤

[@GolfFoxtrot22]

I so enjoyed these video journeys Mark. I fully appreciate the work that goes into not only generating the footage but to put together watchable content. Thank you Mark and team.

[@MarkHuneycutt]

Thanks for watching sir! Definitely took more willpower to edit the footage afterwards than actually do the trip haha

[@currentfaves65]

Congrats on an excellent trip and a great edit - Looking forward to the finally, thanks for sharing !

[@csermon1]

I remember watching you guys fly over my house! In Arco

[@AlanMydland-fq2vs]

is mike har😂❤losons brother still at the gun store?

[@shanewyman9419]

Great series and what an adventure! Thanks for sharing all these.

[@davewolter79]

I had to sign in on my phone to comment, just wanted to say how much I’m enjoying your videos. Really gets me wanting to get out for some adventures again!

[@ct1811]

That's the best way to see the country. I'm a truck driver so I've been to all these locations they have been and I've really enjoyed traveling thru these areas even if I was working or not. If your on the east coast or from the south or north east I definitely recommend traveling to these states to see the canyons and mountains. It's awesome.

[@gainey688]

Your Hurricane Helene Updates in NC were popping up on my Facebook feed and your paramotor videos were recommended on YT! Ive loved watching this series!! Remarkable Journey Brother! Hope you and the fam are doing ok after the devastation. My brother lives further west of yall in Hayesville NC. Let me know what if there is anything yall need!

[@monvalleytruth5111]

I love how everyone you meet is so welcoming. Thanks for sharing this absolutely love it.

[@BobthePilot]

I like all the food and excursions. You fellas are doing great as a team. Fly with a plan.

[@RiDankulous]

It's probably really reassuring they can help each other out and motivate each other for the long trip.

[@timothycluck678]

What a beautiful view I really enjoy watching your videos Thank you

[@MJones-xr6dp]

Nice video! Thanks for sharing! I saw your COMHAWK patch....Fun Fact: I was the COMHAWK Commander from 2009-2010! Aviation is a very small community....be safe!

[@tonyfonager]

Absolutely ❤ your adventures

[@ZebPalmer]

Killing me with the cliffhanger… your next stop is my hometown. But really all of the central idaho mountains are my stomping grounds and watching you go through Arco and up to Challis was cool. Also, fwiw, Mackay is pronounced like “Mackie.” it’s one of the most popular gliding spots in the intermountain west (fixed wing, hang and para) they’ve got FAA agreements to ride the mountain wave there up to FL280 there.

[@MarkHuneycutt]

Do you know the date they go that high? Or a link for the event?

[@James-lm8gg]

Thanks for making this video, Mark and fellow pilots. It's awesome!!

[@davidmack8813]

What an awesome adventure great flight good consideration of route flight and weather data

[@MilesDeep]

Loving this series, keep it coming!

[@jeffmartin5106]

Love this 🙏

[@DavidNCPPG-1962]

Another fantastic video, thank you so much Mark, I really appreciate your videos. Really looking forward to my next flight..

[@VanningAintNoJoke]

Dude this is so good I love this documentary. So insporational!!! I want to do some sort of cool long distance paramotor trip this looks so rad

[@gsp2west]

Great video and great edit Mark !!!!!

[@adamglidden1870]

Awesome series and adventure! Thanks for sharing

[@chrisj9897]

Great series! Turbulence while paramotoring has got to be a crazy feeling. Really like the recap at the end of every episode. Really puts the trip into perspective.

[@dreamburn1]

This is so great Mark. I love the edit, and am thrilled by your adventure. Did you write Huneycutt on the tarmac?? 😝

[@ctquicksilver]

That’s some of the biggest air in Idaho. They hold the hang gliding nationals at king mountain for a reason! Major big air in that valley!

[@coltenwenger]

So good! Looking forward to the next vid 😁

[@Mr_Toodles]

please do more series like this. i have loved it so far

[@MrEmiosk]

I think you faced a perfect example of why being on the lee side of a hill/mountain valley is bad. The cold air being funneled down and away with terrible rotor pushing you down. A literal sinkhole. The whole time I was repeating, "climb, climb, climb!!" In my head seeing you approach that death trap. With a tail wind you'd have face lift instead. But with your comment of heading into that with a headwind made me nervous!

[@MarkHuneycutt]

I know. I didn't like to be in that situation. Winds were wonky and hard to determine. They were so on and off from what I remember. Definitely wish I had passed it higher.

[@thelastadmin9272]

​@MarkHuneycutt The FAA has a document called "Tips on Mountain Flying" with some good advice in it for study/refresher. Helped me a lot in my CFI-I training. Stay safe fellow aviator.

[@clubsnapperuk]

wow, great effort , loved every second of it ,

[@richardtustin]

That wind was gnarly. Have experienced similar under parachute and it ain't a good feeling.

[@chrismineburg1163]

Freaking amazing video and accomplishment. You rock bro.

[@nicko5945]

Oh man, I didn’t take a look at the flight map until now. I’m originally from St. George and now live just a few minutes south of eureka Montana. Was fun seeing St. George again and now I can’t wait to see the video of you getting up here to northwest Montana. I was just at the eureka airport yesterday.

[@MarkHuneycutt]

So is it true that it's okay to fly over the Canadian border as long as you don't land or drop anything? That's what someone from Eureka said.

[@nicko5945]

@@MarkHuneycutt yep, it’s just under 1.5 miles from the north end of the runway to the border and so from an approach from the north you have to fly into Canadian airspace.

[@MarkHuneycutt]

@nicko5945 we were scared to fly over. Too bad 😆

[@nicko5945]

@@MarkHuneycutt while I haven’t done it myself yet since I’m still new up here, I have been told that essentially all the airports along the border operate similarly.

[@trentwhitney8346]

Amazing! Love it!

[@misterx8592]

Great video

[@davidmack8813]

Rocking the rockies pretty incredible

[@julianlauterfeld6273]

Beautiful Video, Thanks 🙏👍☺️

[@redwemette5942]

You have the balls of a Marine buddy! Great views

[@MarkHuneycutt]

I was in the Army so they must be Army balls 😂

[@redwemette5942]

@@MarkHuneycutt 🤣

[@rbtkraisee7380]

These vids are absolutely awesome! I'm thoroughly enjoying each one and I'm totally jealous! :) Thanks for sharing this. It looks seriously grueling, but very satisfying at the same time. Have the difficulties you experienced put any of you guys off the idea of another similar mega-adventure in the future? I only ask because I'm considering doing something similar myself next year, going from Florida to Maine :)

[@MarkHuneycutt]

It hasn't. That sounds like an epic trip!

[@kevinberry5793]

Great adventure!

[@richardkunkle9924]

Love the Tucker Gott shirt. I have the same one.

[@ReolSPro]

thanks for showing us this

[@DZig]

Very cool. I'm curious how Gus is getting along with that variable pitch prop that Miroslav designed. Is it doing it's job? Saving any fuel, Putting out good enough thrust?

[@DZig]

I may have gotten the pilot's name wrong. Been considering that prop, and would really like the feedback.

[@Paradicted]

Borah peak (Mt. Borah) is the highest peak in Idaho.

[@kylewarner2371]

Amazing.

[@lerryshaw]

I’m an Idaho local, love this! Also it’s Mack E Not ma Kay

[@bobflyman]

Great series. Surprised you didn't get rotored coming in at 20:00 over the garage in that strong wind 😮. I'd have chosen an approach with no obstructions in my flight path. 😳 Might just be the perspective the video gives though?

[@MarkHuneycutt]

No, it was a bad flight path. I remember thinking it was silly but went for it

[@gopappa1]

Nice!!! Thanks for

[@SAMIAMFNX]

lets gooo a new vid i love yall vids keep it up sir

[@RiDankulous]

For the long distance in colder weather, I wonder if there’s a way to put a block of wind block. Sort of like a makeshift helicopter canopy but one that’s light and can just go in the front. I don’t know. I’m just trying to think of ideas I don’t know anything about the sportanyways it’s real fun to watch

[@dreamburn1]

Oh... did you guys ever have any close encounters in the air? Proximity with planes?

[@dabrokest530]

I want to do this so bad. There's a guy on marketplace that has a paramotor and wing for sale in North Carolina. Wish I had the 4k he's asking for it.

[@MarkHuneycutt]

4k is cheap for both. Make sure it's not a scam and that it's in good condition. I can vet it for you if you need help, but I also recommend training - [e-mail]

[@bradmottishaw467]

Sorry to hear about Caleb. It was probably our fancy gas station food that messed with his stomach. The secret ingredient is Grease and Dump Turkey (Seagulls)

[@CalebJohnsonlivingca]

I think it was the corn dog I found in the Delta airport lounge.

[@robertgoodale7204]

Nice!

[@chrisbajema8002]

You vacuuming the bed for bed bugs lol

[@MarkHuneycutt]

There were mouse turds everywhere haha

[@danielhall-wl4ql]

had some motel trouble with them , and with some others the girl brought , always working out of town has some downfalls .

[@8kayplays]

Too cool.

[@johnnywisconny]

🍀🙏🤙🍹 have fun be safe.

[@darylbuckner5596]

Idaho 🤙

[@campfirestories744]

Great music

[@Mr.Unbreakable83]

You guys should of hit up Tucker Gott when you were in AZ

[@jdcrunchman999]

where did you get that great 3D elevation software that tracked your elevation, direction and location?

[@paulg492]

Did any of you observe the Borah peak fault scarp from your Eagle view?

[@mrbrooks5873]

Looks so dangerous that's why I ride motorcycles. Great adventure.

[@MarkHuneycutt]

haha you're joking. I've been riding off and on since 2014 and just got a 2023 Honda XR150... definitely not safer

[@mn1k174]

Awesome stuff Mark. Serious question: how are you guys managing the pee situation on the very long legs?

[@MarkHuneycutt]

I wear a condom catheter. It's not obvious in this episode but there's a tube coming out my right pant leg. The 1st video of the series is more obvious.

[@mn1k174]

I somehow missed that. OK - thanks for that! Keep Up the good work chap 👍

[@MzukiseniSikrweqe]

Thats a nice helmet👌

[@LearningWithTitus]

Just imagine the places you could go an pan gold through out Alaska

[@lonrichardson]

what kind of bivy cover sleeping bag set up is that? Looks like it has an arch in the head area to keep it off your face- Thanks

[@cq7415]

What if head winds so bad you get nowhere, run out of gas in the boondocks with no gas available? Wait along a rad and hope for a ride to gas station?

[@MarkHuneycutt]

I suppose that's possible, but with proper planning, it's not an issue.

[@stinkincooldesigns8469]

Are you in radio contact with ATC at all?

[@davidmack8813]

Like the lower than waist rain jacket pls identify where can i get one as im 6' 4" long torso as of recent it getting harder to find a long like ideally below buns rain jacket like to stay dry below pockets in my pants

[@MichaelShipley-u7t]

Arco was the first US city to be powered by nuclear energy, in 1955. Mackay is pronounced Mack-ee.

[@MarkHuneycutt]

I went to the reactor back in 2010 when I was here. It's a pretty cool museum

[@slappomatthew]

what would happen if you killed the motor and came in straight down? is a powered moving landing a smoother one?

[@MarkHuneycutt]

Most people kill the motor to land. When I have a lot of gear and the weather conditions are turbulent, coming in on power allows me to compensate for any sink or lift and not come down too hard with over a hundred pounds on my back.

[@LearningWithTitus]

Seriously lucky humans

[@carlchrismon4999]

Did you live in clover south carolina in school at an time

[@MarkHuneycutt]

nope

[@arlynnecumberbatch1056]

idk why but somehow caleb looks like dantdm with those glasses

[@JulioR-j4x]

Oxygen supply at 10K feet MSL as per FARs regulations FAA

[@JulioR-j4x]

After a BOG MEAL wait half hr or so before LIFT OFF in case your body needs to PUP .... Don t over trust yourselves !

[@markbrown-us4xe]

You faking us out by pretending to throw out the food wrappers.

[@rustyshackleford8531]

So wait. You guys are constantly doing maintenance and constant repairs to be able to fly for 8 hours? For 15k I’d assume a kit would be fairly plug and play…

[@MarkHuneycutt]

Nirvana is a bit expensive compared to the rest of the paramotor industry. Most paramotors(7-8K, frame and motor) will last a very long time if you treat them nicely - that's what I bought my Nirvana for used. Engines themselves are a different story as they're finicky 2 strokes that are changing every year to get better. Even the up and coming 4 strokes have their issues. These weren't made for this type of adventure so it's pretty incredible what they can do.

[@rustyshackleford8531]

@@MarkHuneycutt interesting. I’ve watched a lot of content and this was the first that showcased the amount of quirks with the engines. I appreciate the response.

[@MarkHuneycutt]

@@rustyshackleford8531 no problem

[@risingtide_official]

That pizza needed more oven time.

[@BackroadsAndByways]

What app are you using at 8:15?

[@MarkHuneycutt]

Xcnav

[@BackroadsAndByways]

@@MarkHuneycutt Thank you. DL'd but only 2 reviews so a little wary... what are your thoughts on performance?

[@ct1811]

Elon Musk needs to make a Paramotor. Not electric, not electric! I would love to travel like this in a group.

[@CHILD_OF_GOD420]

That is a cool adventure. I am excited for the next episode. God bless y'all. See you guys. In the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ of Nzareth we pray, amen.

[@ctquicksilver]

It’s pronounced Mack keeeee😊

[@Turbo_Tastic]

you guys are almost like birds! only birds don't have to stop at the imaginary lines called "borders"; birds are free, we are slaves