On the Mendocino NF Gravelly Valley USFS airstrip on Lake Pillsbury. Enjoy! Heading to Sun N Fun! LINKS: Patreon: www.patreon.co... Paypal: www.paypal.me/...
Forgot to mention- 2 gallons of water, 2 first aid kits (kids often get banged up playing outdoors), Inreach Delorme tracker with progress sent to Jeni's PC back home.
I hope Pete can access these videos when he’s Juan’s age and appreciate the life he had as a kid. I had a great childhood also, but only have a few old black and white photos to remember it by. What a lucky pair you are!
@@osakarose5612 me too but I'm not letting my father to ruin the rest of my life. Just let it go and make what time you have left on earth a happy one. Took me years to learn that. Much happier and healthier now. Peace be with you always!
This is what the aviation industry needs , for people to see, it’s not just how quick you can get there , it’s about the journey, thanks for sharing your beautiful memories!!
I’ve been watching your channel since the Oroville spillway incident. Your coverage from start to finish was by far the best hands down. I have to say this segment is some of the best content you have produced since then. Great job Juan and co-pilot Pete.
I have been "through" Gravelly Valley many times, mostly driving a milk truck delivering to the resorts on Lake Pillsbury in the late 70's. I remember the stop sign and "low flying aircraft" sign, since the (gravel) road bisected the airstrip. My dad flew in a few times, but I never got the opportunity. At least one time he made a milk delivery using a rented Cessna or Piper in the early 70's, dropping off a few cases of something that was short the day before. Just called the resort owner to let him know about what time he would be there. Took off from Ukiah and made the 20 minute flight, made a low pass over the resort to let the owner know to go down to the airstrip to head over and pick it up. It sure beat the hour or so drive over very rutted, gravel logging roads. This brings back a lot of memories. Thanks, Juan! Pete, you don't know how lucky you are yet, but someday you will!
Great video, Juan. Velcro the Stratus and wipe the condensation off the top of the wing next time. You are the best for feeling like we are all flying with you and Pete. He is a lucky guy to have a dad like you. Having lived in Grae Eagle for many years while with Pan Am, it brings back some beautiful memories along the Feather River motorcycling and Polarising. Keep on dadding.
What an unforgettable memory for Pete!! A real father son adventure!! You only get these opportunities once in a life time. You can't go back and re-do your childhood once you have grown up, but you will always have those wonderful memories that you both can share over and over again!!!
That is so cool, Ol'man hanging out w th his kid, doing fun stuff. Love it. Reminds me of my Dad, doing stuff like that with me. Treasure every minute, I miss him so much.
Precious father & son adventure! Thanks for sharing - still smiling... Pete has all the right instincts to be a great & safe aviator. All credit to his dad🤗
These videos with you and Pete enjoying Husky time are just pure gold. Seeing unique sights, learning loads, making memories, very special memories. We viewers are just very privileged to be along for the ride. DJ in the U.K.
Your going to hear about some of the pictures in a few years LOL. So great to see Pete happy back in the plane after. I'm 69 and max out at an hour between relief stops !!. Those trips are going to be priceless memories. My trips with the kids are mine All the best, stay safe.
That's the way to do it, showing Pete the ropes & teaching him about nature at the same time Juan. Couldn't agree more on those dumba...ses tearing up the runway,frustrating as hell.
I suspect you had these adventures with Pete in mind when you got the Husky. Building his character, knowledge and experience for the future -- and having an absolute blast in the process!! An outstanding plan, Sir. Thanks for letting us tag along with you aviators! As I recall Pete was reciting "Aviate - Navigate - Communicate" - probably before learning multiplication tables. I'm thinking he'll be an outstanding pilot!
I'm not so old I can't remember being that young feller in the back seat, flying in and outta the strip on Savary Island BC in a 150. I went on to navigate my way around much of the SW BC coastline, a couple times in a DHC-2 float-plane, of course when the wings were supplied only for the price of gas. I sure miss it... Thanks for bringing back such happy memories long since stowed.
I use to hang glide around Lake Pillsbury with the buddies back in the late 80s. Out one afternoon and a racoon went through a bunch of banannas by my tent. I bet it had different bathroom habbits for a day or to :-) Such beautiful country around there!
The one thing I do miss about flying is airplane camping. My wife and I spent many summers flying eastern Washington/Idaho flying and camping the back country
Pete is going to have SOOO many good memories of being with you flying, I had a much older father,that did nothing with me, he is so lucky your involved with his growing up.
Great video, Juan! As a native of Ukiah (UKI), I've flown a Cessna 150 (N22585) up to Gravely Valley several times. Wow! Lake Pillsbury is sure low! California needs water!!!!! Awesome time with your son. Thanks again!
This takes me back 60+ years. Weekends with my dad. We didn't do the camping, but we made many Saturday and Sunday pancake fly is to local airports in Nebraska. First trips were in his Taylorcraft then later in his version of the Mighty Luscombe Silvaire. So much fun and I remember doing the roller coaster too!
Juan, you've got to be one proud papa. Don't know how old Pete is, but I'm betting he's flying before he's driving. You are making memories with him that he will remember forever. Very impressive young man.
Lake Pillsbury was a fabulous place to camp. We have camped there many many times. It was once a hot bed for people with hang gliders to fly and camp down at Oak flat camp ground. That whole area has changed a lot over the last 10 plus years with multiple wild fires with the first big burn happening in 1995, the Mendenhall complex. Great place to ride dirt bikes and quads. Many people fly in to camp and the hang gliding has mostly stopped because of the USFS rules and bureaucratic non sense! It was one of my favorite places to camp and now it is the last place I want to camp. Hope you and Pete had a good time. Thanks for sharing your experience.
Great video! Reminds me of when my dad was first teaching me about airplanes when I was a kid back in the 60's and I still remember him letting me take the controls of his Cherokee 180. Now I'm much older and several years retired from my own aviation career, but I now get to teach my grand kids about flying in my Bonanza.
What a wonderful thing to do with your boy... and he's catching on. Pulling G's reminded me of my time as a USAF life support instructor teaching the anti-g suit and the physiological affects of flight. All that was crammed into a single day, donning, doffing, maintenance, with only a couple of hours in the classroom... the rest out in the lab.
I gagged at the price of my Stratus, but talk about cool! Love it! When the Thunderbirds and Blue Angles were doing their coast-to-coast COVID Front Line medical and responder tribute flights, I could see in various cockpit videos a Stratus or two sitting on the “dashboard”. Not advertising, just saying it is a very cool, life saving, tragedy avoiding toy! Especially in the busy/crowded airspace’s I often fly in.
Great video, Juan...........You've got the makings of a super excellent pilot setting behind you. He's gonna remember his time with you doing stuff you both love forever.(:>)
Being a pilot is not only the best job but it’s the most rewarding job because you can teach your son or daughter to fly and the feeling of your son looking up to you as a hero is just beyond spectacular
@@blancolirio There have been three fatal reckless driving accidents at the airstrip, including the one that killed this young man. The driver of the vehicle was charged with DUI and manslaughter according to this article: www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news/dui-manslaughter-charges-in-crash-near-lake-pillsbury/
I must confess of being drunk and flipping my shitty truck with two friends inside. We were wearing our seatbelts on a private road. All the beer flew out of the back of the truck and we had to throw it back in and flip the truck over. Worth it. Only one can spilled and it shattered my windshield. Crazy stuff happens when you're young. Sucks that he gets charged because I'm sure everyone was egging him on
Enjoyable vid Juan...Excellent to have your Pete along on for the fun trip....I probably saw you on the approach to NC...we're down on Greenhorn Rd...haha, never heard of a sphincter altimeter.
Hey Juan! What a father! I also used to take my son up to cruise with me ! Unforgettable times for Good Old Pete to treasure for ever! Well done ! I just hope to see more GA Pilots doing this and expending quality time together!
My dad was just like Juan. He taught me how to launch our boat, drive the boat and even pull the trailer out of the water and up the boat ramp to the lot while he drove the boat around to our slip at the resort...all before I was 10. He taught me everything. This is so touching to see, and makes me think of my dad. Thank you Juan.
The first 2 minutes brought back SO Many memories of flying with my Grandfather when I was Pete's age in the 1980s. Thank you for the happy tears. Pete is a lucky kid!
Man, I just love this. Pete is a great kid, and watching you two together just brings a smile to my face. I have great memories of flying with my dad, although we started together when I was a teenager.
This is, by far, my most favorite of all your videos so far! These truly are the best of times.... Both of you will remember adventures like this forever.
I just love it when you guys are together camping and stuff. Juan you just make light airplane flying exactly what it ought to be. That Husky is a beast! Happy to be a Patreon supporter...
Little ‘Pete Pilot’ is being ‘trim, trim ....trimmed into the wonderful world of aeronautics. Special times Jaun with your very intelligent son...... cherish every moment.
It won’t be long that these trips will be done in formation when F.O. Pete takes the Captain’s seat in the Mighty Luscombe and flies wingtip to wingtip with Dad.
Forgot to mention- 2 gallons of water, 2 first aid kits (kids often get banged up playing outdoors), Inreach Delorme tracker with progress sent to Jeni's PC back home.
Hey Juan, is that a backup AHRS system sitting on your dash? If so, what model is that? I am in the market.
Found it I think, looks like a Stratus 3
Tell Pete We are so proud of him and his strong VOICE
@@bigkenny66 Sratus.
Instablaster.
I hope Pete can access these videos when he’s Juan’s age and appreciate the life he had as a kid. I had a great childhood also, but only have a few old black and white photos to remember it by. What a lucky pair you are!
@@osakarose5612 me too but I'm not letting my father to ruin the rest of my life. Just let it go and make what time you have left on earth a happy one. Took me years to learn that. Much happier and healthier now. Peace be with you always!
What a great memory for a kid! Awesome father son time.
Hearing Pete call "Trim, trim, trim" made me laugh out loud.
This is what the aviation industry needs , for people to see, it’s not just how quick you can get there , it’s about the journey, thanks for sharing your beautiful memories!!
Pete is going to be able to fly that airplane by the time he's 11
By the time Pete is 13, he'll be a pilot for Spirit Airlines.
@@jamesburns2232 yeah you can tell it's in his blood.
To this day I will never forget my time with my Pop cutting wood, farming and just hanging out.
Glad to see this. Pete is very fortunate.
Pete is going to be a great pilot. But he needs a set of sunglasses like his dad. 😎
I like how you included Pete in your talk. He'll pick up all the nuances of flying almost by osmosis. Well done Juan !
None of this would have been possible without the valuable help of the co-pilot 😉 👍
Greetings from Greenwich London ⚓️ ⛵️
✌️ 😎 👍
I’ve been watching your channel since the Oroville spillway incident. Your coverage from start to finish was by far the best hands down. I have to say this segment is some of the best content you have produced since then. Great job Juan and co-pilot Pete.
Good stuff. Fine young man. Dad not bad either.
I have been "through" Gravelly Valley many times, mostly driving a milk truck delivering to the resorts on Lake Pillsbury in the late 70's. I remember the stop sign and "low flying aircraft" sign, since the (gravel) road bisected the airstrip. My dad flew in a few times, but I never got the opportunity. At least one time he made a milk delivery using a rented Cessna or Piper in the early 70's, dropping off a few cases of something that was short the day before. Just called the resort owner to let him know about what time he would be there. Took off from Ukiah and made the 20 minute flight, made a low pass over the resort to let the owner know to go down to the airstrip to head over and pick it up. It sure beat the hour or so drive over very rutted, gravel logging roads. This brings back a lot of memories. Thanks, Juan! Pete, you don't know how lucky you are yet, but someday you will!
I think that it is so COOL that you are doing so much with your son and teaching him what he needs in life.
I love all of the work that you are doing.
He's making radio calls for you now! So awesome
Great video, Juan. Velcro the Stratus and wipe the condensation off the top of the wing next time. You are the best for feeling like we are all flying with you and Pete. He is a lucky guy to have a dad like you. Having lived in Grae Eagle for many years while with Pan Am, it brings back some beautiful memories along the Feather River motorcycling and Polarising. Keep on dadding.
What an unforgettable memory for Pete!! A real father son adventure!! You only get these opportunities once in a life time. You can't go back and re-do your childhood once you have grown up, but you will always have those wonderful memories that you both can share over and over again!!!
Fantastic content. Pete is learning to learn from his dad and enjoy the beautiful California outdoors.
Heartwarming! To see a father and son spending quality time and passing on knowledge and experience!
Juan and Pete you living the dream together. No matter what it is, doing fun stuff with your dad/ son/ daughter is precious time. Thanks for sharing.
That is so cool, Ol'man hanging out w th his kid, doing fun stuff. Love it. Reminds me of my Dad, doing stuff like that with me. Treasure every minute, I miss him so much.
Precious father & son adventure! Thanks for sharing - still smiling... Pete has all the right instincts to be a great & safe aviator. All credit to his dad🤗
My favorite video you have posted for us all. Beautiful father son time.. I have four grown boys. Keep up the teaching. 👍😎✈️🇺🇸
Sphincter altimeter... Oh, You're funny, Juan. Great experience with you and Pete.
Juan, great memorable experience for Lt. Pete to do things with dad like this. What a wonderful deal. You both will always remember.
Pete is one lucky boy! To have a dad like you, Juan. A fantastic way to grow up.
What an awesome time for Pete and you Juan! Memories for a lifetime. The world needs more fathers like you! Just beautiful. I love those stoves.
These videos with you and Pete enjoying Husky time are just pure gold. Seeing unique sights, learning loads, making memories, very special memories. We viewers are just very privileged to be along for the ride.
DJ in the U.K.
Your going to hear about some of the pictures in a few years LOL. So great to see Pete happy back in the plane after. I'm 69 and max out at an hour between relief stops !!. Those trips are going to be priceless memories. My trips with the kids are mine All the best, stay safe.
That's the way to do it, showing Pete the ropes & teaching him about nature at the same time Juan.
Couldn't agree more on those dumba...ses tearing up the runway,frustrating as hell.
I suspect you had these adventures with Pete in mind when you got the Husky. Building his character, knowledge and experience for the future -- and having an absolute blast in the process!! An outstanding plan, Sir. Thanks for letting us tag along with you aviators!
As I recall Pete was reciting "Aviate - Navigate - Communicate" - probably before learning multiplication tables. I'm thinking he'll be an outstanding pilot!
I'm not so old I can't remember being that young feller in the back seat, flying in and outta the strip on Savary Island BC in a 150. I went on to navigate my way around much of the SW BC coastline, a couple times in a DHC-2 float-plane, of course when the wings were supplied only for the price of gas. I sure miss it... Thanks for bringing back such happy memories long since stowed.
Juan -Long time watcher and Dad. This video is amazing, the plane, the parenting, the fun... I am definitely jealous... Keep up the amazing work -
I use to hang glide around Lake Pillsbury with the buddies back in the late 80s. Out one afternoon and a racoon went through a bunch of banannas by my tent. I bet it had different bathroom habbits for a day or to :-) Such beautiful country around there!
The one thing I do miss about flying is airplane camping. My wife and I spent many summers flying eastern Washington/Idaho flying and camping the back country
Memories to last a lifetime for Pete! A great way to grow up!
Pete is going to have SOOO many good memories of being with you flying, I had a much older father,that did nothing with me, he is so lucky your involved with his growing up.
Your son is going to remember these days and think how great it was.
Absolutely one of the best videos I've seen on CZcams in a very long time. Making lifelong memories.
Great video. Love Pete’s assessment of the landings. He sure is learning a lot. Theses times will always be remembered. Great job with Pete Jaun.
Great video, Juan! As a native of Ukiah (UKI), I've flown a Cessna 150 (N22585) up to Gravely Valley several times. Wow! Lake Pillsbury is sure low! California needs water!!!!! Awesome time with your son.
Thanks again!
This takes me back 60+ years. Weekends with my dad. We didn't do the camping, but we made many Saturday and Sunday pancake fly is to local airports in Nebraska. First trips were in his Taylorcraft then later in his version of the Mighty Luscombe Silvaire. So much fun and I remember doing the roller coaster too!
What an amazing father ❤
Juan, you've got to be one proud papa. Don't know how old Pete is, but I'm betting he's flying before he's driving. You are making memories with him that he will remember forever. Very impressive young man.
Pete is 9, born sometime before June 2012.
Lake Pillsbury was a fabulous place to camp. We have camped there many many times. It was once a hot bed for people with hang gliders to fly and camp down at Oak flat camp ground. That whole area has changed a lot over the last 10 plus years with multiple wild fires with the first big burn happening in 1995, the Mendenhall complex. Great place to ride dirt bikes and quads. Many people fly in to camp and the hang gliding has mostly stopped because of the USFS rules and bureaucratic non sense! It was one of my favorite places to camp and now it is the last place I want to camp. Hope you and Pete had a good time. Thanks for sharing your experience.
I'm from the government, I'm here to help you🤪
Great video! Reminds me of when my dad was first teaching me about airplanes when I was a kid back in the 60's and I still remember him letting me take the controls of his Cherokee 180. Now I'm much older and several years retired from my own aviation career, but I now get to teach my grand kids about flying in my Bonanza.
Pete is going to have life long memories of times like this trip.
A great young man. Good to see him growing up with a man’s guidance and direction
Thanks for taking us along your trip Juan & Pete ❗️
Thanks for sharing your Airplane Camping Trip!
So much fun watching you two out for a few days together in the friendly skies! Thanks for taking us along!
Outstanding performance by all in attendance,Pete you read better than some adults that I know.🤗🤗
Incredible how much you see and decipher from pre landing observations. 👍
What a wonderful thing to do with your boy... and he's catching on. Pulling G's reminded me of my time as a USAF life support instructor teaching the anti-g suit and the physiological affects of flight. All that was crammed into a single day, donning, doffing, maintenance, with only a couple of hours in the classroom... the rest out in the lab.
I gagged at the price of my Stratus, but talk about cool! Love it! When the Thunderbirds and Blue Angles were doing their coast-to-coast COVID Front Line medical and responder tribute flights, I could see in various cockpit videos a Stratus or two sitting on the “dashboard”. Not advertising, just saying it is a very cool, life saving, tragedy avoiding toy! Especially in the busy/crowded airspace’s I often fly in.
Awesome video Jaun and Pete. I loved it.. Pete is going to be a flying fool. You will never get him out of the airplane..lol
From his reaction to the negative and positive G's, I see a stunt pilot?,airplane racer future! He definitely loves being up there!
Probably feels good to be back to normal Juan, you and Pete can enjoy Summer with the family.
Such an awesome father son camping trip . Pete your are lucky to have such a father and like wise Juan you have a wonderful son, God bless you both.
Great video, Juan...........You've got the makings of a super excellent pilot setting behind you. He's gonna remember his time with you doing stuff you both love forever.(:>)
That was awesome to watch. I think Pete is well on the path to solo that banana bird someday.
Great memories for Pete. He’s becoming quite the aviator. 👍👍😎👍👍
You the man Juan Browne, role model for raising a boy👍
Making memories with the next generation aviator. Thanks for bringing us along.
It's great days when you can spend time like this with your son. good bonding days. Both of you will remember this for years to come.......
Thanks, Juan! What a wonderful little boy, and what great father you are.
Amazing!!! Father and son relationship is inseparable and the beauty of aviation has benefits back to back. With one benefit leads to another😍😍❤️❤️
Aviation doesn't seem expensive at all, when I see Juan and Pete enjoying themselves like this.
@@straybullitt I wish I had a lifestyle like Juan
Being a pilot is not only the best job but it’s the most rewarding job because you can teach your son or daughter to fly and the feeling of your son looking up to you as a hero is just beyond spectacular
As soon as he able to hold that pee he is past his first step on way to being a Naval Aviator ! Wow what memories for both.
I looked it up. That memorial is from someone who was killed as a passenger of a pickup truck doing donuts on the runway that flipped.
Wow!
@@blancolirio There have been three fatal reckless driving accidents at the airstrip, including the one that killed this young man. The driver of the vehicle was charged with DUI and manslaughter according to this article: www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news/dui-manslaughter-charges-in-crash-near-lake-pillsbury/
@@vermontsmostobesetubaplaye1988 the driver, who is going to prison, and the deceased were both 19 years old. Waste indeed.
I remember doing doughnuts on the dirt roads by Pillsbury back in the 70s lol .....in my future brother inlaws dodge van ... didn't die I guess
I must confess of being drunk and flipping my shitty truck with two friends inside. We were wearing our seatbelts on a private road. All the beer flew out of the back of the truck and we had to throw it back in and flip the truck over. Worth it. Only one can spilled and it shattered my windshield. Crazy stuff happens when you're young. Sucks that he gets charged because I'm sure everyone was egging him on
Nice to go flying with your grandchildren.
Pete is his son, not his grandson.
@@TreeLBollingTreeMan no way
I can now add one more thing to the little blessings of life, along with a hot cup of coffee or tea . . . And a wind sock.
I'm kind of re-livng portions of my childhood Juan & Pete. Thanks for the memories. Retired AA guys like me do that lol.
Enjoyable vid Juan...Excellent to have your Pete along on for the fun trip....I probably saw you on the approach to NC...we're down on Greenhorn Rd...haha, never heard of a sphincter altimeter.
Hey Juan! What a father! I also used to take my son up to cruise with me ! Unforgettable times for Good Old Pete to treasure for ever! Well done ! I just hope to see more GA Pilots doing this and expending quality time together!
My dad was just like Juan. He taught me how to launch our boat, drive the boat and even pull the trailer out of the water and up the boat ramp to the lot while he drove the boat around to our slip at the resort...all before I was 10. He taught me everything. This is so touching to see, and makes me think of my dad. Thank you Juan.
Some great memories were being made here.. Love it!
So so sooooo cool. Thank you so much for sharing. You made my day!
The first 2 minutes brought back SO Many memories of flying with my Grandfather when I was Pete's age in the 1980s. Thank you for the happy tears. Pete is a lucky kid!
Wish there were more strips like that in Northern California
Man, I just love this. Pete is a great kid, and watching you two together just brings a smile to my face. I have great memories of flying with my dad, although we started together when I was a teenager.
pancakes and bacon!
well done, juan. thanks for sharing.
It goes quickly. Enjoy it! ;)
Boy, ain't that the truth? ! ! !
Thanks for episode Juan be careful camping on paved places some guys like overspeeding at night.
This is, by far, my most favorite of all your videos so far! These truly are the best of times.... Both of you will remember adventures like this forever.
Everyone should be so lucky as to have a Copilot as Pete ....😎
Pete needs his own CZcams channel.
I just love it when you guys are together camping and stuff. Juan you just make light airplane flying exactly what it ought to be. That Husky is a beast! Happy to be a Patreon supporter...
Little ‘Pete Pilot’ is being ‘trim, trim ....trimmed into the wonderful world of aeronautics. Special times Jaun with your very intelligent son...... cherish every moment.
How sweet it must be and enjoy yourselves.
Weekend adventure's, what life is full of and where memories are made...
Hope to see you in Lakeland
Thanks for taking me back to Lake Pillsbury and my USFS years in the 1960's
Another special trip, father, son, and the open skies... campfire by night... special indeed... Thanks for taking us along...
Great! getting a bit of real sloowww life! Love it!
Not only a great aviator..... great Dad!
Great video! “Kablamo Alert”, hilarious!
It won’t be long that these trips will be done in formation when F.O. Pete takes the Captain’s seat in the Mighty Luscombe and flies wingtip to wingtip with Dad.
That’s a boy who’s going to make you proud my friend. And he’s lucky to have a dad like you.
Mine was the same
Wow another great adventure. Pete is learning so much. What a super education while accumulating memories lasting a lifetime👍
Thomas, what a great expedition for you and Pete. Just Awesome.
Never heard of the "that" altimeter, sounds like one to rely on. Thanks for taking us along, peaceful little jaunt.
Except in IMC conditions....
@@blancolirio I remember your demonstrations about that.
@@blancolirio IMC?
In My Colon?
Loved the video. I've been out to the shooting range there many times. Thank You!!