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Liked this trip especially well. I don't know why, but without you in the left seat, I was on edge. A testiment to your skills.

That spot as you're heading back to Goroka and that mountain appears out of teh clouds and it's top looks to be just below the upper edge of the cloud layer reminds me of a expression of one of the pilots we would fly with as kids. "I'll get up to where I can see things as some of these clouds have rocks in them"

I have a question do some of these strips still have the limestone filled channels across the runway to take water away? I remember it was a challenge back in the 70s to deal with along with all the rest

Thanks!

Great Job! I could never have done that so quickly. Your patients and calm were amazing. I would have headed for home. :)

Tenzing-Hillary Airport (Lukla) is far more dangerous.

You have a lot of faith brother.

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If it wasn't for the evilness of the missionary stuff, I might have subscribed, but your work is in support of pure evil, and not something I can support with a clear conscience.

I hear you met my young friend from Unkarumpa. Daniel liked meeting you Ryan. May somE day be a MAF PILOT.

Be careful of knives and dogs; wait were parking here??

Cute kids… they could run up the hill! 😂

Great video with a great teacher keep it up Ryan!

You are a class act all the way around, and I appreciate that! Thank you for all of the quality content!

Nice wristwatch! Recognize that bezel anywhere

It's really annoying when someone talks over you when you are trying to teach/instruct/correct. It is a red flag when they are more concerned with saving face and afraid of appearing wrong or whatever instead of listening to what the mentor had to say and letting it soak in. A wise man will receive instruction.

What does sorcery related violence even mean?

I am currently in Instrument Navigation for the Navy and this video was really helpful. I don't have a hard time with the actual approaches or anything, but the comms are killing me right now. Hearing you calmly get through it and still have time to complete checklists gives me some positive reinforcement about getting everything done. I know I'm weak at comms right now and then trying to get ahead on checklists makes me feel like I'm constantly behind. Also, hearing your comms take time and sometimes you had to stop to get information let me know that it's normal to have a pause in your comms from time to time. I dread getting on comms and having to pause for even a split second. Thanks again. I will be watching many more!

Is your company hiring pilots. Please can you point me in the right direction to get in touch with them. Thank you

Actually, I'm kinda impress the time that your GoPros could last. Mine don't even last an hour with its original fully-charged battery.😂

Ryan's training videos are I think the best. And you can see the children love to watch the take off training at the end of the runway.

Amazing , very exciting to watch your experience, skills and the fantastic nature ! And documented and explained brilliant !

Bravo Andrew you are a good pilot

Report of sorcery related violence??? What king of sorcery ?

Great job landing Ryan, and thank’s for showing and telling. Be safe see ya next time see ya bye.

That weather change is not training gone wrong. It is good training to handle the changeable conditions and rethink the plan on the fly.

Great to Andrew again as well

What are the red handles at the top?

Great learning flight...weather develops quickly in those mountains and valleys.

Love it! Glad to see the constant training. A 'pilot lingo" question: does anyone still say that a landing strip is "socked in" with weather? Thanks!

"Time to get Coffee" means something different in PNG!

Easy- watching guys like you do things like this makes me want to quickly become legendary then fade away into the landscape. Absolutely incredible ecosystem 😊

Brilliant video!

I would have to say that you both did great. Awesome bush training segment.

my goodness, I don't know if I would want to do it any other way than instrument approach. I mean visibility looked to be almost 0%. ughhhhhh I am still new to all this and flight simulator will probably be as close to doing this as I could get..... LOVED the vid.

Hey Ryan! Since this video is on the topic of training, I'd love to ask you some questions about the plane and its performance. 1) When you are landing full weight, do you have any problems with elevator pressure when full flaps are deployed? I no longer use full flaps on my landings when I am heavy due to the very very strong elevator pressure - the amount of forward push on the yoke needed to keep the nose from going up is just too much and makes the plane quite difficult to control. (the trim is also maxed out all the way up when I deploy full flaps). 2) All the Kodiak's in the Philippines have trouble with the air-conditioning system. Compressor failures, hose leaks, expansion valve failures, etc). How has the A/C been in your fleet? I noticed yours is OFF but I'm guessing its for the extra power on takeoff? 3) Do you follow the prescribed PSI on your mains? We had a small problem with main tires getting worn out a bit too fast on the inside wall of the tire. While the main tread of the tire would be at 80% life, the thinner side walls on the inside (near fuselage) would thin early and show ply. I had many theories on this - too many heavy landings causing the tire to flex? mudflap rubbing on tire when heavy taxiing? maybe increase psi to 5 above "normal" to change the characteristics of the tire? How often do you guys change tires? 4) What is your "FA DOOR %" when the A/C System is off? Can be accessed in the ECS service menu. I have a bunch more but will save it for the next video :) PS: Are pilots in your company required to have FAA and be from the USA? I am an American but I grew up in the Philippines and have been exploring the idea of flying elsewhere. Thank You

Love the way you work Ryan, excellent way you instruct your mate. Just on the landslide issue we, here in Australia are hearing and seeing reports on this terrible tragedy. If anyone wants info take a look on CZcams……regards Roger

Notam says sorcery? That is a first for me. Can you imagine in the U.S. a NOTAM like that.

Going through instrument ground school now so this was a fun one to watch. Thank you!

I'm amazed I haven't seen any aerial footage from your channel yet of the landslides on the islands.

Excellent video! What is the name of the first song that plays?

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Some of these runways you land on , I would be saying to myself sod that.

Love ya Ryan, and your wife.. IMHO your a great pilot and a very safety minded instructor. I love watching your videos, i would help more but on Social security retirement, and they act like i am cheating them, YET i paid in over 50 years for the peanuts they stole from me... BUT i believe my Prayers reach Heaven for you, your family, your channel and your safety - Top 5 fav pilots of mine.. keep up the great work sir, and as far as a person, the lil school children do not LIE - they love you and it completely disrupts the school cuz, they want to see you - You have a great life Yah/God has given you - keep it up Brother prayers and love from SE Texas Bear ❤💯🙏

The weather rarely follows the script written for it. Lol! 😊

What a hairy roll out! You sir are an amazing pilot, I have watched a lot of these, you have amazing situational awareness. I have flown with thousands of pilots, you sir are among the best!

This video is liquid gold! I've watched it four times now and learn something new every time. Who would have though that watching two experienced bush pilots flying in the mountains of PNG in changing weather conditions would make such rivetting viewing!

thanks you brother. im here in the panhandle of florida and i just got my best friends son to go back to flight school and he got his ticket at about 80 hours. now to get him on his knees in the morning. god bless you. be safe.clifford

The locals watch the planes with the same excitement that we use to watch space launches.