Ski plane Flying with Tom Simko from his mountain airstrip.

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  • čas přidán 30. 03. 2019
  • I went to Tom Simko's place and he took me ski plane flying from his private airstrip in the Idaho mountians. his airstrip is a difficult mountain airstrip to land and takeoff from. He takes me to a few local ski plane landing areas close to his airstrip hangar. he flys an experimental Rans S7 airplane with 2000 datum skiplane skis. Tom is a bush pilot and backcountry pilot.
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  • @kevinsavas7173
    @kevinsavas7173 Před 5 lety +16

    Another Epic video and great choice of music! Tom has a sick place and he has got some skills in that plane.

  • @bruceme101
    @bruceme101 Před 2 lety +2

    That shot of snowboarding next to the kitfox taking off is insane! One of the coolest aviation or skiing videos ever! And the ending is the best entrance ever.

  • @warp65
    @warp65 Před 5 lety +7

    From.a low houred 172 pilot, you have no idea how inspirational these videos are.

  • @pvesely299
    @pvesely299 Před 5 lety +2

    Tom taught me to fly hang gliders way back in the 70’s. He is a good man. Miss those days.

  • @Velodan1
    @Velodan1 Před 3 lety +1

    Great to see Tom still out there in Idaho flying his home built airplanes Cheers pal, Dactyl Dan

  • @brycesaunders9633
    @brycesaunders9633 Před 5 lety +4

    Terrific video Jonas. Love to see the Inkom area from the sky. I used to Ski Patrol at Pebble and have skied down near Toms house (Bonneville Rd.) numerous times from South Bowl.

  • @davidrobins4025
    @davidrobins4025 Před 2 lety

    What a fantastic day flying in the mountains. You have an unparalleled opportunity to learn from a very experienced bush pilot. Beautiful country.

  • @deanalaska1
    @deanalaska1 Před 5 lety +2

    6:48 great slip to touchdown. Such beautiful airplane work.

  • @flyingclint589
    @flyingclint589 Před 4 lety +1

    This is one of my favorite videos! I have probably watched it like 6 times! I love watching Tom manipulate the little airplane so easily! I want a plane like that!

  • @ruaraidhmcdonald-walker9524

    Two ways to go ski flying!! Awesome vid!

  • @renof2505
    @renof2505 Před 5 lety +7

    Wow, I almost quit towards the end when you were talking about landing on the snow because I just watched that other video you did on it. Glad I didn't or I would have missed the awesome parasking. The wind must have been perfect and you must be a parachute badass to pull that off.

  • @shaunmilor
    @shaunmilor Před 5 lety +12

    This really is one of the coolest flying and well edited videos I've seen... That plane has some balls ...efi? You gotta do another video with him before the snow melts...that was a sick ending

  • @Esser44
    @Esser44 Před 5 lety +6

    Best one yet. Those air to air shots at the end were mint!

  • @dmorgan28
    @dmorgan28 Před 4 lety +1

    That looks pretty exciting. But too much for me. Lol. Cool video. Thanks 👍👍❤️

  • @duckydrummer6331
    @duckydrummer6331 Před 5 lety +3

    Tom has a sweet set up. Imagine landing your plane right up to your house.

  • @Koolkattj
    @Koolkattj Před 4 lety +2

    Jonas I've been binging your videos the last few days. The "What is ski flying to you?" is incredible. Great shots, absolutely badass. Use this more!

  • @alexruehle4236
    @alexruehle4236 Před 5 lety +1

    Fantastic video! Thanks for showing us what winter is for!

  • @Mytyweav
    @Mytyweav Před 5 lety +4

    You were right Jonas! This video was fun to watch! Old Capt Grey Beard/Tommy Simko looks great and you two look like you're having a blast! I've never seen Simko in Grey hair! Hahahaha.. We were both Pterodactyl pilots in 1981 having a blast with UltraLights. His Rans S7S is doing a fine job of keeping him flying. I have an S7 Long tail too. Great to see you guys flying off the snow and ripping up the day. Loved your shot with the parachute! Sure wish you hadn't thrown that fuel pump in the trash..... New one cost me $230 bucks!
    Have fun..... Weav

  • @bigcity2085
    @bigcity2085 Před 3 lety

    Re-visited this....pretty epic stuff.

  • @jessemccutcheon4194
    @jessemccutcheon4194 Před 5 lety +1

    That was great! One of your best videos yet. Thoroughly enjoyed.

  • @ExperimentalAircraftChannel

    @Jonas Marcinko Pretty awesome adventures here friend! Keep it up... the World is Watching! Stay safe in the process!

  • @charliehermes7886
    @charliehermes7886 Před 5 lety +2

    Haha great vid! Loved the ending where you “skied” down to Toms..

  • @trevorjacob
    @trevorjacob Před 5 lety +2

    So epic!

  • @deanalaska1
    @deanalaska1 Před 5 lety +1

    Tom's really flying that nice plane. You all show great airmanship! Nice channel. Ya'll a little crazy but it's your risk. Keep it coming!

  • @robertstonejr1000
    @robertstonejr1000 Před 3 lety

    Every scene is amazing, with snow covered mountains all around. But wait! The last scene is spectacular and crazy dangerous . . . don't miss it.

  • @williamiteconner9918
    @williamiteconner9918 Před 4 lety +1

    That's what it's all about, adventure!

  • @olliea6052
    @olliea6052 Před 5 lety +3

    Living the dream!

  • @BrianPhillipsRC
    @BrianPhillipsRC Před 5 lety

    Another great video Jonas!

  • @smash29k
    @smash29k Před 4 lety +1

    Tom seem like a legend

  • @jcnme2020
    @jcnme2020 Před 4 lety

    Perfect Day & Video Brother !

  • @tsmall07
    @tsmall07 Před 5 lety

    I'm really digging your videos. Great music too

  • @tomdavison9107
    @tomdavison9107 Před 5 lety +2

    Tom is a crusty old dude like myself, and probably the same age. Stay frosty my friend!

  • @tinybackwoodscabin2825
    @tinybackwoodscabin2825 Před 5 lety +1

    Another cool video, definitely like 👍

  • @tailwheelpilot1234
    @tailwheelpilot1234 Před 5 lety +1

    Flat out good stuff!

  • @SamSeibold
    @SamSeibold Před 5 lety +1

    Well... this was awesome.

  • @Sirmellowman
    @Sirmellowman Před 3 lety +2

    "just gonna check it out", ha, yeah. right. with you that means its 100% goin down lol

  • @JordanSmithFilms
    @JordanSmithFilms Před 4 lety +1

    Never thought I'd say this, but I want to move to Idaho.
    Love your content man. You look like you're having a blast.

    • @JonasMarcinko
      @JonasMarcinko  Před 4 lety +1

      Thanks Jordan! Yeah Idaho isn’t that bad. Don’t tell your friends;)

  • @Mikel_
    @Mikel_ Před 4 lety

    Love this videos

  • @dougbourdo2589
    @dougbourdo2589 Před 5 lety

    Tom has a great attitude.

  • @bennettt4404
    @bennettt4404 Před 5 lety +1

    You guys have way too much fun

  • @songmaster9308
    @songmaster9308 Před 5 lety +3

    some flying there, both of you!

  • @felsenpanzer
    @felsenpanzer Před 5 lety +2

    Holy epic edit!!

  • @ruffiansnowbikeco8444

    sweet video

  • @canadiandude1974
    @canadiandude1974 Před 5 lety +1

    Great vid!👍👍 "If the area flooded ... , I'd get a floatplane." 😂

  • @robaho42
    @robaho42 Před 4 lety +2

    Simko is the Rans S7 pilot, who's opinion regarding all plane mods, I admire and listen too most. He is legendary in the Rans community.

  • @nathangrunewald5069
    @nathangrunewald5069 Před 5 lety +1

    awesome channel man! def hit that subscribe, cant wait for more great content!

  • @Gusrikh1
    @Gusrikh1 Před 5 lety +1

    Lovely..

  • @BuildTitan
    @BuildTitan Před 5 lety

    You’re my hero..

  • @berkandemir52
    @berkandemir52 Před 5 lety

    Your life is amazingggg !!!!!

  • @jasonsneed3179
    @jasonsneed3179 Před 5 lety +3

    Good one!!

  • @CraveLife
    @CraveLife Před 5 lety

    Epic Jonas! Just found your channel and this looks a lot of what I have up here in Alaska! Let me know if you ever come up I'll take you thru the sites.

  • @robotmanx2009
    @robotmanx2009 Před 4 lety +1

    This looks very similar to the Pebble Creek area outside of Pocatello Idaho.

  • @chetlovesamerica6783
    @chetlovesamerica6783 Před 4 lety +1

    I'm going to Idaho!♡,,,,,never been,,, but looks like eye belong there,°°lol.☆ great editing ☆

  • @JeffreyinChina
    @JeffreyinChina Před 5 lety +1

    amazing video I cant believe only 5k views on this - double like thumbs way up

  • @user-xn4nt7ju9l
    @user-xn4nt7ju9l Před 4 lety +1

    Восхитительно!

  • @nzsaltflatsracer8054
    @nzsaltflatsracer8054 Před 5 lety +2

    Cool video, looks like Tom's up on the Inman side.

  • @xeriusy
    @xeriusy Před 5 lety +1

    Dude you'r doing things I can only dream of. I would sh*t myself. I am enjoying your videos.

  • @sacha4080
    @sacha4080 Před 4 lety +2

    Most badass grandpa on Earth.

  • @bloodmoongrizzlythefirst6492

    I like how he has that Hump in front of his hanger to stop him.

  • @bailey2624
    @bailey2624 Před 5 lety

    omg last part fuken cool as well wish i could experience that

  • @alexburkholder5368
    @alexburkholder5368 Před 5 lety +6

    Very well done! Your quality is up there with Trent Palmer (maybe even a little better)

    • @JonasMarcinko
      @JonasMarcinko  Před 5 lety +3

      Alex Burholder Trents videos are tough to beat! Thank you!

  • @reggiepaulk
    @reggiepaulk Před 5 lety

    Awesome video! If you want to get rid of the noise in your audio, plug your camera into a battery pack instead of ship power. Or get a sign wave inverter (expensive).

  • @chris8480
    @chris8480 Před 3 lety +1

    Hi Jonas. I am catching up your vids and I enjoyed the music nearly as much as your vids. But I could not find out which band or song it is. Maybe you could ad it to the description in future. Greetings from germany.

  • @ModelAV8RChannel
    @ModelAV8RChannel Před 5 lety +2

    Great Vid Dude! Tom is a OG bush pilot! What altitude is Tom's place and what engine does he have in that thing? Very impressive climb rate...

    • @JonasMarcinko
      @JonasMarcinko  Před 5 lety

      Model Aviator Adventures rotax 912 with Hal stockmans big bore kit!

  • @SuperHurdman
    @SuperHurdman Před 5 lety +1

    Hi Jonas how does it brake with the ski's so like if he landed on a big mountain and started going down the hill what would you do? Or do you have to be real careful where you land?

  • @tailwindflyers5686
    @tailwindflyers5686 Před 5 lety +1

    Awesome video and great flying! Is Tom’s Rans S7 using the Zipper Big Bore engine? And what prop? Looks like a great combo.

    • @JonasMarcinko
      @JonasMarcinko  Před 5 lety +1

      Im not sure what prop. but he does have the Hal stockmans big bore conversion. I believe the high compression 115hp.

    • @portnuefflyer
      @portnuefflyer Před 5 lety

      Prince P tip 78" x 48 prop, why it sounds so cool!

  • @sneaky_lari6377
    @sneaky_lari6377 Před 4 lety

    Where is it? Looks great for snowboarding :-)

  • @KcYukon
    @KcYukon Před 5 lety

    adrenaline Rush just watching!!

  • @VerdigrisTrees
    @VerdigrisTrees Před 4 lety

    Alright maybe I'm the first one here from the Swiss001 video on Simko

  • @gregson99
    @gregson99 Před 5 lety

    do you ever fly to top of mountain with your mountain bike?

  • @larssje96
    @larssje96 Před 5 lety +1

    Hi Jonas, what song is that you've used from 10.15 to 11.10?
    Great channel you've got btw!

  • @aleksandarbozic1818
    @aleksandarbozic1818 Před 4 lety

    👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

  • @saha6818
    @saha6818 Před 5 lety

    Great video. Do you mind sharing who did the music?

    • @saha6818
      @saha6818 Před 5 lety

      Looks like you answered this in the comments to another video. Thanks! Suffer City. czcams.com/video/y4cUjR1BEuI/video.html

  • @daveM135i
    @daveM135i Před 4 lety

    where is the portugal vlog?

  • @HBKiran
    @HBKiran Před 5 lety +1

    What a grandpa his f.cking cool man :D

  • @samfrench959
    @samfrench959 Před 5 lety

    What lens do you use with your a6300 this looks dope

  • @odilongalvaoscaramuzza746

    hey mate cool sunglass, what is the brand and model?

  • @skywalker19761976
    @skywalker19761976 Před 5 lety

    Hey Jonas ;o) apart of the fact I love your vids I ‘ m just wondering if you (and also Tom) have any european grand grand families?! Your surnames sound pretty european I ‘ d guess Polish, Czech or Slovakian maybe ? Cheers and happy landings mate ;o).

    • @JonasMarcinko
      @JonasMarcinko  Před 5 lety +1

      skywalker19761976 I do! My name is from Slovakia! I’m not sure about Tom?

  • @nwmacguy
    @nwmacguy Před 5 lety

    Jonas, are you and Tom running Rotax 914s?

    • @portnuefflyer
      @portnuefflyer Před 5 lety +1

      912S with a Zipper Big Bore low comp mod (105 hp) and a 78" Prince P tip prop in the Rans, plenty of power, less weight and complexity.

  • @johnmajcher5726
    @johnmajcher5726 Před 4 lety +1

    What airplane is this, pitch of prop, engine specs, etc? Thanks

    • @RADThird1
      @RADThird1 Před 4 lety +1

      Video description says it's a Rans S7. In some older comments I read that it has a Rotax 912 with a Zipper big bore kit and the prop is a Prince P-tip 78" X 48".

  • @geraldsimko969
    @geraldsimko969 Před 5 lety

    Any relation to Michigan Simko's ? Gerald.

  • @sunshinecatcher8779
    @sunshinecatcher8779 Před 4 lety

    What toys don’t you have 😀

  • @frankwyss9084
    @frankwyss9084 Před 5 lety

    In what part of the country is this.??

  • @shaunmilor
    @shaunmilor Před 5 lety +1

    Does he live out there off grid? That is a legit place... im 3 min in so far

    • @JonasMarcinko
      @JonasMarcinko  Před 5 lety

      He totally could live off the grid, but he is connected.

  • @brandonryan2632
    @brandonryan2632 Před 5 lety

    Tom is cool as shit!

  • @wb6anp
    @wb6anp Před 5 lety

    What Plane does he fly.

    • @RADThird1
      @RADThird1 Před 4 lety

      The video description says "Rans S7".

  • @ToyManFlyer1100
    @ToyManFlyer1100 Před 5 lety

    Sooo, We just gonna ignore the RC Helis in the back ??.......

  • @rifke
    @rifke Před 4 lety

    You take a lot of risks.

  • @jamesamelkin4236
    @jamesamelkin4236 Před 5 lety

    which state?

  • @bastogne315
    @bastogne315 Před 5 lety

    Are there cows in Idaho

    • @JonasMarcinko
      @JonasMarcinko  Před 5 lety

      way to many

    • @bastogne315
      @bastogne315 Před 5 lety

      Are they grass fed?

    • @portnuefflyer
      @portnuefflyer Před 5 lety

      @@bastogne315 Yes, believe so. Grazed under permit on public land in the summer, fed with hay otherwise. But I'm no rancher, and have been a vegetarian for 45+ years, so don't take my word for it! Ag is a huge part of our economy, and cows a re a big part of Ag.

    • @bastogne315
      @bastogne315 Před 5 lety

      @@portnuefflyer Do you really wash chickens with chlorine in the States?

    • @portnuefflyer
      @portnuefflyer Před 5 lety

      @@bastogne315 Don't know, don't care, I don't eat them. Not my problem. Done here.

  • @sucher22
    @sucher22 Před 5 lety

    Flying Cowboy quality video this is not. ...Very poor, amateur camera work, bad audio, bad editing, etc., etc. Two thumbs down. (I do, however, like the S7 STOL)

    • @CS_247
      @CS_247 Před 4 lety +1

      Lets see your video, numbnuts...

    • @bruce2225
      @bruce2225 Před 4 lety

      Well git then... Don't let the door hit you in the ass.