Hopefuly your passenger received the medical help needed. Nice day for flying with busy air traffic. Medivac is a great use for the Kodiac. Thanks Ryan.
One of the best things I have seen you do is show you working out the cost for the passenger. Brings home how important community support is for everyone in PNG in these remote areas. It's not cheap but nothing important is.
Very cheap when you know the actual costs involved. And that medivac created a new and more expensive flight plan through the valleys instead of straight line. Quite probably used more than an extra $290 of fuel when you think about it
I once had a dream of becoming a pilot. As the years flew by, many dreams had to go ... there just wasn't the time to cover them All. Too many mountains & rivers; not enough years. It has been a wonderful life. But I am perfectly content to let you handle all the details of flight, and I am grateful that you are willing to do it (for a price!) I know just enough to stay entertained as I learn more. Thank You!
Ryan, you should start a dedicated GiveSendGo page for these kinds of things. As a blessed American, I would HAPPILY contribute to that man’s transportation.
@@debbieellett9093Great question. I’m going to google: Ryan missionary bush pilot png what mission - and see what pops up. Just did it. I think it’s New Tribes Mission. But more googling required. You can do that. It’s interesting. I see Ryan has three children. New Tribes Mission. That’s it definitely.
I started watching PilotDebrief about a year or two ago. Your black box makes so much more since now than when I first started watching you. Anything to help you not crash is a good thing.
Thanks for sharing this flight with us. You face some unique challenges in that environment and handle them very professionally. A pleasure to watch. Cheers.
My first flight with you. Excellent! Great video and instructive commentary and radio work. You are living one of my dreams, Ryan. My dream was Alaskan Bush Pilot. As I have gotten older and more mature in so many ways, I identify with Missionary Bush Pilot even more so. I look forward to many more flights with you! Now, to control my sudden urge to look into all of the sim gear and software. Help!
Hi Ryan, new subscriber, wanted to support your channel…. I’ve got plenty of flights to catch up on!…..I’m not a pilot, but found you through Hoover on Pilot Debrief…. It’s a pleasure to watch you fly, I’m in awe of what you do…. Glad to read your passenger got better 👍🏻
How are the people after the horrible landslide they had. It's not every day you see a more passionate person of flying. And caring for the people of PNG. Thank you for keeping us up to date. ❤
Yet another great video with excellent explanations! And, again, such deep understanding of the weather pattern in PNG. In my area, there have been some weather related glider accidents recently. In two cases the pilots perished, unfortunately. All caused by the pilots being inexperienced and not understanding how the weather works. So sad. Aviate, navigate, communicate! But also know how the weather works!
I didn’t know you fly for MAF. I live within a couple of miles from the headquarters here in Idaho. I’m going to stop over there and see if I can get you some support
What an awesome and inspiring video Ryan! ❤💯 My interest about airplanes began when I was a kid growing up. Seeing you communicating with other pilots using ATC phraseologies is so incredible. I think it would take years and experience to master the different pilot call signs used in aviation. May God bless your work.🙏🙂
Great video mate, certainly brings back memories from my own PPL experience. Cost just became an issue for me, so now just buzz around in the flight sim. I think I just followed my dream too late in life but hey, I've always got my licence. Cheers Ian
Hi, love the work you are doing!! i have a deep desire to become a bush pilot some day, and be abel to serve the lord in that way, how ever, sitill wainting on the call for it... ty for the videos, this kind of videos renews the fire in me to one day fly... Lots of blessing from Paraguay!!
@@MissionaryBushPilot i have a calling just not to that area, at least for now... i mean eventualiy im getting my piolots licence. and may God do his will, but at the time i got other things to get done i gues ;) i have a big admiration for the work you do!
So glad you are there to provide medevac services like this. Out of curiosity, whenever you have passengers (ill or not) , what kind of safety briefing do you give them?
I've seen some of your videos before, but it's been a minute. I'm 72 and retired now. Yay! 8) I sort of remember the analog "check box", you maybe showed that on Dan Millican's channel? That's brilliant!! I don't advocate for more controls, but given the number of accidents this year, maybe that could be linked to the throttle, only 25% available till the TO checks are complete! I was a little surprised at the yaw from the prop at altitude? That plane is pretty long? I don't remember the TBM doing that, or that much anyway. I was also hoping you didn't really charge the sick guy for the ride? You were going there anyway? I'm a notorious softie. 8) Thanks!! --gary.
I saw a recent clip where you ask for what else we would like to see. I would love you to tell the stories of what God is doing in the lives of the missionaries and the people they minister to in preparing them for Jesus' return. Thankyou so much for what you do! Every blessing!🎉😊😊
Hey Ryan, I recently received my PPL and I'm working on my CPL now. If I wanted a job like yours, what steps would you recommend I take to competitively qualify for one? Love your videos man, it really motivates me to work hard and live a life like this one day.
Nice video Ryan :) Been a fan a long time and you probably have addressed this many times, but i have missed it:: Why do you go through so much trouble to avoid clouds? Your IFR i believe, so i was just curious. ❤💯🙏
Because of the mountains, if I go IFR, I have to go about 2-3000' higher to be at my minimum safe altitude, requiring me and my passengers to be on supplemental oxygen.
Since everything is relative, but can be measured by common labor time, how many hours of work is 1080 kina? I understand people could claim to be sick to get cheaper rates, but it does seem expensive and perhaps some humanitarian rate should be listed or at the pilot's discretion.
@@amylenz6381 Absolutely, but understanding relative cost gives important context. It might be just $300 for us, but if $300 for them is the same as $36k is for you... that's different.
@@PiskeyFaeri It's not. $300 is a symbolic amount. That plane is $1500 an hour or more to operate. When you factor fuel, engine, depreciation, pilot, and airport fees. It's a lot. Medivac flights start at 150,000 USD where I am. A normal jet would be about 30k only, 5x markup back to the USA.
I’m not a pilot, I noticed you changed your cruising altitude from FL170 down to 11,000 for the passenger. Did you choose that number becuase that’s the lowest safe altitude for the return flight? Or the highest safe altitude for an unpressurised cabin?
"Due to animosity between tribes, no flights to be scheduled between Hewa and Yifki" :o wow, why is that? But you can fly in from the base? Just not between them?
Another uneventful flight. I don't think I'd be comfortable doing medical flights solo. If something should happen to a patient you can't pull over to assist! Stay safe. Looking forward to seeing next video.
What mission are you with? Grew up an MK in Venezuela where MAF flew indians out if the jungle in medical flights and pretty sure they didn’t charge. It was part of their ministry.
Curious: When you get tasked w a medivac, and you are flying as a missionary, who is it you are charging for the flight? Does it come from a governmental insurance scheme of some sort, from the missionary service, or from the village/family where the patient is picked up?
Hey Ryan! Did you get to watch the new Amelia Earhart documentary they believe her plane crashed in Papua New Guinea they found engine serial numbers in the jungle matching her Electra
Hello Ryan; Of Aviation, I am watching, the MAX Documentary "Finding Amelia" about the female pilot, Amelia Earhart; circa 1945. Less, than five minutes, into the film; it states that Amelia Earhart and her navigator, crashed in Papua New Guinea. Do you believe that this is true? All the best, Shaun🦉 of New York City 🗽
hey man ive been subscribed for a long time and i just read an article about the heli pilot that was gunned down and another pilot kidnapped and killed in papua new guinea. do you know anything about this? what is going on there?
Having just turned 39 and got laid off, I'm at a crossroads. With 425K saved for an early retirement at 50, 10K in an HSA, and a property that could net me an extra 200K, what are my options for passive income?
I’m confused about whether to combine all my investment accounts into one. If I decide to do this, how should I go about it, and will there be any consequences I should be aware of? I also intend to sell my property, which could add an extra 200K overtime. Should I consolidate everything into one investment account, or diversify across several sectors?
These are important questions for a financial planner. I connected with mine at a NYSE summit, and with her help, my wife and I reallocated our 1.7M portfolio between a traditional IRA and a brokerage account. She’s been executing trades with our consent and has managed to recoup twice our crisis losses. We’re holding and cautiously navigating the market
If you follow this channel. That book is awesome. It brings the airports, that Ryan flys into, to life.
You’re not just flying cargo. You are the life line for so many people. I’m sure they can’t wait to see you. Thank you for sharing. 😊
Hopefuly your passenger received the medical help needed. Nice day for flying with busy air traffic. Medivac is a great use for the Kodiac. Thanks Ryan.
One of the best things I have seen you do is show you working out the cost for the passenger. Brings home how important community support is for everyone in PNG in these remote areas. It's not cheap but nothing important is.
Very cheap when you know the actual costs involved. And that medivac created a new and more expensive flight plan through the valleys instead of straight line. Quite probably used more than an extra $290 of fuel when you think about it
Loved the MAF Notam re tribal issues!
I'm shocked they were able to cover $300 usd so quickly. Good work Captain!
I once had a dream of becoming a pilot. As the years flew by, many dreams had to go ... there just wasn't the time to cover them All. Too many mountains & rivers; not enough years. It has been a wonderful life. But I am perfectly content to let you handle all the details of flight, and I am grateful that you are willing to do it (for a price!) I know just enough to stay entertained as I learn more. Thank You!
I like the added dimension of seeing the work you do on the ground and the people you serve. Keep up the good work!
Thanks Ryan, I wish your passenger well. That was a tad busier than normal. :-)
Ryan, you should start a dedicated GiveSendGo page for these kinds of things. As a blessed American, I would HAPPILY contribute to that man’s transportation.
I would, but my mission I work with has asked me not to due to tax issues.
@ missionarybushpilot, how could we support the mission you work with?
@@debbieellett9093Great question. I’m going to google: Ryan missionary bush pilot png what mission - and see what pops up. Just did it. I think it’s New Tribes Mission. But more googling required. You can do that. It’s interesting. I see Ryan has three children. New Tribes Mission. That’s it definitely.
I've had malaria, it is horrible. I do hope your unexpected passenger will be OK.
Yes, he got better
I started watching PilotDebrief about a year or two ago. Your black box makes so much more since now than when I first started watching you. Anything to help you not crash is a good thing.
Nice to hear the Aussie accent. Great episode, thanks Ryan.
Watch your videos regularly. I worked 4 1/2 years in PNG and it’s nice to see your perspective. Some amazing flying.✈️
Thank you Ryan for another interesting video. All the best from Sydney Australia 🇦🇺
Thank you for another great flight! God bless 🙏🏻
Another first. I don't remember you having to deal with this much traffic in a very long time
Yeah it's not often unless I'm around another airport
Enjoyed the flight, Ryan! Prayers for the passenger. Thanks for the update on Brad.🙏🙏
Watching your video everytime
Great job Ryan keep up the amazing flying you do. See ya on the next video,have a great one see ya bye.
Newer subscriber. Going back and watching some of your previous videos!
Thanks for sharing this flight with us. You face some unique challenges in that environment and handle them very professionally. A pleasure to watch. Cheers.
Ryan, thank you for all you do! I recommend Ryan’s book, I just received it and it is absolutely incredible. Love your video and
Learning a lot. CAVU
My dad was a saskatchewan air ambulance pilot. If I'm not mistaken, he even flew patients with iron lungs. Back in the 50/60s
Thank you Ryan
My first flight with you. Excellent! Great video and instructive commentary and radio work. You are living one of my dreams, Ryan. My dream was Alaskan Bush Pilot. As I have gotten older and more mature in so many ways, I identify with Missionary Bush Pilot even more so. I look forward to many more flights with you! Now, to control my sudden urge to look into all of the sim gear and software. Help!
Hi Ryan, new subscriber, wanted to support your channel…. I’ve got plenty of flights to catch up on!…..I’m not a pilot, but found you through Hoover on Pilot Debrief…. It’s a pleasure to watch you fly, I’m in awe of what you do…. Glad to read your passenger got better 👍🏻
Your narration makes me feel like I’m your copilot! Thank you for posting 👍😊
Glad you enjoyed
"Animosity between tribes..." that's a NOTAM I hadn't heard of before! What's the word on the NZ pilot being held by that rebel group?
Haven't heard of that
@@MissionaryBushPilot this is in West Papua NG and sounds like he's about to be released after a year and a half.
How are the people after the horrible landslide they had. It's not every day you see a more passionate person of flying. And caring for the people of PNG. Thank you for keeping us up to date. ❤
New subscriber ...came over from Hoover.. Pilot debrief ..looking forward to following your great channel 😊
Nice!
Good morning from Minnesota USA! Great episode
Great job missionary bush pilot! You the man!
Yet another great video with excellent explanations! And, again, such deep understanding of the weather pattern in PNG. In my area, there have been some weather related glider accidents recently. In two cases the pilots perished, unfortunately. All caused by the pilots being inexperienced and not understanding how the weather works. So sad. Aviate, navigate, communicate! But also know how the weather works!
that's too bad
Fantastic book Ryan. Love it‼️
I would like to see more of the local people and their surroundings at the landing sites.
I didn’t know you fly for MAF. I live within a couple of miles from the headquarters here in Idaho. I’m going to stop over there and see if I can get you some support
I fly for Ethnos 360 Aviation
Flying my KingAir 350 you ryan have taught me alot. thankyou.
Great to hear it
What an awesome and inspiring video Ryan! ❤💯 My interest about airplanes began when I was a kid growing up. Seeing you communicating with other pilots using ATC phraseologies is so incredible. I think it would take years and experience to master the different pilot call signs used in aviation. May God bless your work.🙏🙂
It did take me a while to feel comfortable for sure.
@@MissionaryBushPilot You sure did
Godspeed!
Great video mate, certainly brings back memories from my own PPL experience. Cost just became an issue for me, so now just buzz around in the flight sim. I think I just followed my dream too late in life but hey, I've always got my licence. Cheers Ian
Im building the same boat, and I would love to do some restoration of a real boat. Keep adding content on those projects !
very nice thank you
In their money, is $290 expensive? I have no idea what they earn there. Fantastic flight!!!
definitely expensive for them
More than a months wages
Yes, it's very expensive. The school paid for this flight
@@MissionaryBushPilot Thankfully
I sure hope you will stay safe and I don't mean in the air.
Still using my checklist buddy that my wife got for me a couple of years ago. I'd feel naked flying without it! 😉
You just need to add the landing chapter. Great video!
Never thought I'd see a NOTAM to prohibit flights between two tribes
Ryan makes it look all very easy, when it's not
Nice video
Good vid you work hard man.
Hi, love the work you are doing!! i have a deep desire to become a bush pilot some day, and be abel to serve the lord in that way, how ever, sitill wainting on the call for it... ty for the videos, this kind of videos renews the fire in me to one day fly... Lots of blessing from Paraguay!!
Buddy, you'll be waiting on "the call" for your life. There is a need, God calls us to spread the good news, that's a calling in its self
@@MissionaryBushPilot i have a calling just not to that area, at least for now... i mean eventualiy im getting my piolots licence. and may God do his will, but at the time i got other things to get done i gues ;) i have a big admiration for the work you do!
Some say that PNG is "Hard Mode" for pilots, and others describe it as some of the most difficult flying in the world.
Awesome content as always. How do you know which airstrip won't get you taken kidnapped like the pilot still hostage?
We got to airstrips where we have had missionaries in the past, have missionaries, or have good knowledge that their is not hostility going on
So glad you are there to provide medevac services like this. Out of curiosity, whenever you have passengers (ill or not) , what kind of safety briefing do you give them?
Can you do more Aussie flights?
Lots of traffic in PNG this time.
Just curious Ryan, what would have happened if the patient could not afford the fare? Is there seperate medivac services?
We have done mercy flights where we pay for the flight, but always ask the community first, or they WILL take advantage of your goodness
I've seen some of your videos before, but it's been a minute. I'm 72 and retired now. Yay! 8) I sort of remember the analog "check box", you maybe showed that on Dan Millican's channel? That's brilliant!! I don't advocate for more controls, but given the number of accidents this year, maybe that could be linked to the throttle, only 25% available till the TO checks are complete! I was a little surprised at the yaw from the prop at altitude? That plane is pretty long? I don't remember the TBM doing that, or that much anyway. I was also hoping you didn't really charge the sick guy for the ride? You were going there anyway? I'm a notorious softie. 8) Thanks!! --gary.
I saw a recent clip where you ask for what else we would like to see. I would love you to tell the stories of what God is doing in the lives of the missionaries and the people they minister to in preparing them for Jesus' return. Thankyou so much for what you do!
Every blessing!🎉😊😊
I would love that as well.
Ryan you should update have put your oxygen on the moment he got on board
He uses a nose canula not a mask so it would not have made a difference IMOP.
Awesome flight. but how is the patient doing?
Better now
Hello Ryan,
Here is the proper spelling for.
Medivac... 👍😎👌
Actually he has it spelled correctly: Med - medical Evac-evactuation
Hey Ryan, I recently received my PPL and I'm working on my CPL now. If I wanted a job like yours, what steps would you recommend I take to competitively qualify for one? Love your videos man, it really motivates me to work hard and live a life like this one day.
Nice video Ryan :) Been a fan a long time and you probably have addressed this many times, but i have missed it:: Why do you go through so much trouble to avoid clouds? Your IFR i believe, so i was just curious. ❤💯🙏
Because of the mountains, if I go IFR, I have to go about 2-3000' higher to be at my minimum safe altitude, requiring me and my passengers to be on supplemental oxygen.
@@MissionaryBushPilot Thanks Ryan makes perfect sense :) appreciate it :)🙏
Did that rate include the return trip?
Due to animosity between tribes.... Interesting note lol
Tribal warfare is a big issue in PNG, especially in the Highlands.
The consequences of having those heavy drums shifting are potentially fatal.
If the sick don't quite have the $ do u help anyway or forced to fly off emty?
Yes, we do all we can. Unfortunately we can't fly everyone for free. If we did, everyone would act sick to get a free ride
@@MissionaryBushPilot yes that just answered my next question also. Thank you I fly with u every week keep them coming
Since everything is relative, but can be measured by common labor time, how many hours of work is 1080 kina?
I understand people could claim to be sick to get cheaper rates, but it does seem expensive and perhaps some humanitarian rate should be listed or at the pilot's discretion.
They don't have jobs out in Yifki. The mine for gold. Our rates are comparable to all the operators in PNG, many times cheaper
$300 is dirt cheap for a Medivac flight.... if you get one for 36k in the States, you're seriously lucky!
@@amylenz6381 Absolutely, but understanding relative cost gives important context. It might be just $300 for us, but if $300 for them is the same as $36k is for you... that's different.
@@PiskeyFaeri It's not. $300 is a symbolic amount. That plane is $1500 an hour or more to operate. When you factor fuel, engine, depreciation, pilot, and airport fees. It's a lot.
Medivac flights start at 150,000 USD where I am. A normal jet would be about 30k only, 5x markup back to the USA.
hey ryan just wondering what the probe sticking out front of your r66 is as ive never seen one before thanks.
HF radio antenna
@@MissionaryBushPilot awesome ive never seen one on a 66 before
I’m not a pilot, I noticed you changed your cruising altitude from FL170 down to 11,000 for the passenger. Did you choose that number becuase that’s the lowest safe altitude for the return flight? Or the highest safe altitude for an unpressurised cabin?
highest safe for unpressurized cabin
2:30 NOTAM on-screen... Yikes.
Holy shit no kidding. Imagine in 2024 being so remote you’re still killing your neighbors with fucking spears 😂😂
Have you ever used the EPL?
What would be a situation for using it?
if the fuel control unit fails, it's an override of unmetered fuel to keep you running
Hi - any thoughts on a fellow kiwis experience in last few days...
not sure what you're referring to
"Due to animosity between tribes, no flights to be scheduled between Hewa and Yifki" :o wow, why is that? But you can fly in from the base? Just not between them?
Yes, the Hewa ppl don't like the Yifki ppl and have had many conflicts over the years
Another uneventful flight. I don't think I'd be comfortable doing medical flights solo. If something should happen to a patient you can't pull over to assist! Stay safe. Looking forward to seeing next video.
What mission are you with? Grew up an MK in Venezuela where MAF flew indians out if the jungle in medical flights and pretty sure they didn’t charge. It was part of their ministry.
Ethnos 360 aviation
I'm surprised that you didn't use any ppe. I would be surprised if you didn't get exposure to what ever that guy has.
Malaria isn’t contagious.
💪💪👌
Curious: When you get tasked w a medivac, and you are flying as a missionary, who is it you are charging for the flight? Does it come from a governmental insurance scheme of some sort, from the missionary service, or from the village/family where the patient is picked up?
Different every time. The school paid for this one, sometimes the govt, and sometimes the village
What headset are you using? Great video!
Clarity aloft Pro
Hey Ryan! Did you get to watch the new Amelia Earhart documentary they believe her plane crashed in Papua New Guinea they found engine serial numbers in the jungle matching her Electra
❤🎉
What camera are you using sir?
I know you are good at what you do. But I am guessing that you ensured the props were clear before starting.
Always
Hello Ryan;
Of Aviation, I am watching, the MAX Documentary "Finding Amelia" about the female pilot, Amelia Earhart; circa 1945.
Less, than five minutes, into the film; it states that Amelia Earhart and her navigator, crashed in Papua New Guinea.
Do you believe that this is true?
All the best,
Shaun🦉 of New York City 🗽
What is the fuel calculating app that you are using?
Flightspan
Does the individual pay for the flight or does the village or government? If the individual does, how do they earn money?
hey man ive been subscribed for a long time and i just read an article about the heli pilot that was gunned down and another pilot kidnapped and killed in papua new guinea. do you know anything about this? what is going on there?
that is papua Indonesia, not Papua New Guinea
@@MissionaryBushPilot oh wow I'm sorry
Why charge if you are going that way?
Because if I fly one for free, the all want to go for free and literally will lie to you about their "sickness" to get a free flight
@MissionaryBushPilot is there a reduced charge if you fly that direction anyway? Because your flight is effectively payed for by tge fuel delivery
I expected to see an ambulance in attendance to take the sick patient to hospital
book is kinda dear qith shipping
Having just turned 39 and got laid off, I'm at a crossroads. With 425K saved for an early retirement at 50, 10K in an HSA, and a property that could net me an extra 200K, what are my options for passive income?
It’s understandable to want a financial advisor at this stage... but perhaps putting off retirement for a little while could be the smarter move
I’m confused about whether to combine all my investment accounts into one. If I decide to do this, how should I go about it, and will there be any consequences I should be aware of? I also intend to sell my property, which could add an extra 200K overtime. Should I consolidate everything into one investment account, or diversify across several sectors?
These are important questions for a financial planner. I connected with mine at a NYSE summit, and with her help, my wife and I reallocated our 1.7M portfolio between a traditional IRA and a brokerage account. She’s been executing trades with our consent and has managed to recoup twice our crisis losses. We’re holding and cautiously navigating the market
That is impressive! my portfolio has remained stagnate. Who is guiding you please?
*Leah Foster Alderman*
You can search her online, she’s well known.
I go to church with the parents of a former mechanic, Mr. Harris.
I think I'd be wearing a surgical mask when transporting sick folks....
hope ur well away from where the kiwi pilots got done over-stay safe
Would love to support you by purchasing the book but the international shipping to the U.K. is as much as the book itself. Sorry. ☹️
I know. Shipping costs are outrageous
Can they afford the 290 USD for the travel? Is there somebody paying for this? How is this charged? Do they pay cash? So many logistical questions.