Watch as I Take an Unforgettable Bush-Flying Journey to an Unforgettable Destination

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  • Опубліковано 24 лис 2022
  • I was so surprised to have a welcoming party followed by chanting. The whole atmosphere changed at that moment. I was no longer worried with the schedule or the weather. I wanted this moment to last and not end...
    This airstrip was open way before my time. I fly to this village with great admiration for the peoples who built it. It isn't easy to maintain a runway like this. Earthquakes, landslides, heavy rains, animals, etc., are some of the challenges that keep the locals busy maintaining the strip.
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    This video was recorded with only one GoPro 8 for the main footage and the DJI Mavic Mini 2 for the drone images.
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  • @bernardanderson3758
    @bernardanderson3758 Рік тому +52

    The PC6 is the perfect single engine turbine engine aircraft to operate in this types of runways

  • @user-vp7bq4bc1t
    @user-vp7bq4bc1t 18 днів тому +4

    True, Villagers sing Goodbye songs from their hearts showing love for the people they farewell from their simple hamlets and life style.

  • @keimahane
    @keimahane Місяць тому +6

    You guys who fly these PNG mountain runways are true legends. Thank You for doing what you do!

  • @sgassocsg
    @sgassocsg 4 місяці тому +8

    Dude, if I ran united, Delta, Lufthansa, I’d pay a fortune to have you fly commercial. Your skills are off the charts bro. Just a few hours to learn new screens and bingo! Off you go A380 jumbo. I’d fly with you any day.

  • @solcarzemog5232
    @solcarzemog5232 Рік тому +138

    THANK YOU for not putting background music in the video and letting us enjoy the plane sounds. What an awesome job you have.

    • @mussen1876
      @mussen1876 9 місяців тому

      I second that, flying around with that scenery, wow!

  • @mrashid3643
    @mrashid3643 Рік тому +90

    What is crazy is that many of the villagers would have seen a flying machine much before seeing a land machine like car. Thank you for the effort you put in your videos. It's greatly appreciated and enjoyed.

    • @APilotsHome
      @APilotsHome  Рік тому +8

      Glad you enjoyed it!!

    • @jakobunruh4749
      @jakobunruh4749 Рік тому +10

      If they would see a car, they would not understand what it‘s for. A plane makes more sense for them.

    • @user-ig8fn5pn4m
      @user-ig8fn5pn4m Рік тому +1

      不是防疫問題 也不是共產黨問題 更不是習近平問題 是這些反賊一意要中國滅亡。
      中國又被西方國家給騙了 那些漢奸頻道沒處理 是治標不治本。
      中國翻牆出來的都被這些反賊洗腦了 中國內部已經開始腐爛了 相信不久就會倒台。
      看看短視頻吧 全部都是反賊的頻道。

    • @mrashid3643
      @mrashid3643 Рік тому +1

      @@user-ig8fn5pn4m and the relevance of your rant to the comment in question???

    • @user-ig8fn5pn4m
      @user-ig8fn5pn4m Рік тому +1

      @@mrashid3643
      新冠後遺症從我朋友身上觀察,就是免疫力降低,本來一年感冒一到兩次,現在一個月感冒一到兩次,不是在感冒就是在準備感冒,還不知道往後還有那些症狀,共享病毒是錯誤的選擇。

  • @UPIL.INDONESIA
    @UPIL.INDONESIA Рік тому +3

    The villagers are the winner. They sang goodbye song, something that we usually just say "goodbye".

  • @shado9300
    @shado9300 Рік тому +20

    So beautiful to see the villagers greet the pilot with songs. Such a togetherness that is seldom seen in the west

  • @bubblehead78
    @bubblehead78 Рік тому +48

    These are some of the best aviation videos I've seen. All of the different camera angles really makes this interesting.

  • @grantsmythe8625
    @grantsmythe8625 5 місяців тому +4

    @5:59!!! He has that plane literally packed from floor to ceiling! What a pilot, what a guy. He's got more nerve than I can ever imagine me having!

  • @eugeniohoyos6504
    @eugeniohoyos6504 Рік тому +9

    Que bonito lo esperan con cantos de alabanzas al la avioneta, felicidades piloto!!!! Saludos desde santa cruz Bolivia, america del sur.

  • @PASCUALRODRIGUEZNUMERO6587
    @PASCUALRODRIGUEZNUMERO6587 7 днів тому +2

    Esa labor tan riesgosa es digna de admiración bendiciones Dios le bendiga a usted y a todo aquel que de una manera u otra ayuda al que menos puede 🙏

  • @8eck
    @8eck Рік тому +21

    Damn, can't stop watching because of these mountains and nature around them. 🤩😍

  • @wurmfutter8974
    @wurmfutter8974 Рік тому +21

    The flight footage is always worth it. Amazing landscape.

  • @CesarpaulRivera
    @CesarpaulRivera 2 місяці тому +4

    There's one just like it by my hometown, that's where I learned how to fly and land.
    Piece of cake 🍰🎂🍰🎂

  • @gemini6999
    @gemini6999 Рік тому +3

    Dude literally stalled it onto the "runway". RESPECT for fine stick skills !!

  • @eekv8971
    @eekv8971 Рік тому +7

    Great flying. Great videos. Wish I was 40 years younger and join your group of adventures pilots. Godspeed.

  • @jameswikstrom4174
    @jameswikstrom4174 Рік тому +20

    The Pilatus Porter is one of the best bush airplanes that I have seen. It can land and takeoff from extremely short grass runways safely. I believe that it was designed by Pilatus to be the ultimate bush plane!

    • @APilotsHome
      @APilotsHome  Рік тому +2

      Indeed it is the ultimate bush plane flying commercial ops! Thanks for your comment 🙏

  • @luciacordeirodacruzpinto9479
    @luciacordeirodacruzpinto9479 Рік тому +35

    Such fantastic footage of your flight to this adorable village!! Thank you for sharing ❤️

  • @slayer8actual
    @slayer8actual Рік тому +23

    I've done some sketchy landings in heavy ice, thick fog and severe thunderstorms, but never anything remotely like that. I've done countless soft field and short field take offs and landings as well, but never on the side of a hill. As easy as you make it look, I still respect the hell out of the skills needed to pull that off. Great job!

  • @devidattagiri5000
    @devidattagiri5000 Рік тому +3

    The style of singing and music sounds all so similar the world over of the natives whether in Africa or any where in the world esp in tropical areas
    Some connection anncestory

  • @space1commander
    @space1commander Рік тому +9

    Those Villages is where future and past meet. Thanks for sharing Hermano.

  • @mutleymutley7474
    @mutleymutley7474 Рік тому +4

    That pilot gets five stars.

  • @hughbond1908
    @hughbond1908 10 місяців тому +7

    I hiked the Kokoda track 45 years ago and what amazes me is that the village houses are now properly constructed quality dwellings.Before that they were just rough grass and reed huts.

  • @librepenseursaintongheais7216
    @librepenseursaintongheais7216 Рік тому +12

    Thank you Sir. You are a most impressive pilot. This video is one of the best I ever seen. Surely a very good aircraft, but a amazing pilot. Respect from France.

  • @jbj27406
    @jbj27406 10 місяців тому +8

    If that had been a carrier landing, you would have picked up the first arresting cable with your tailhook. That landing was perfection. On final, I thought we were just a bit high and fast, but you stuck her right on the numbers, perfectly on the verge of stall, with vertical speed right where it should have been. And I love the way managed your rollout with minimal reverse thrust and taking advantage of that last high sloping knoll while you conserved energy from the landing to make sure you were able to get to the very top of the runway and swing around. I know that's a very capable airplane, but you managed all you energies and speeds and approach path and profile perfectly. Well done!

  • @freedomforever6718
    @freedomforever6718 Рік тому +5

    Very interesting, entertaining and impressive. Thanks.

  • @greggyd321
    @greggyd321 Рік тому +8

    Such grateful and kind human beings. Love it.

    • @artifacthunter1472
      @artifacthunter1472 4 місяці тому

      Hell will be filled with sweet grandma‘s grandpa‘s, grateful and kind human beings!

  • @8eck
    @8eck Рік тому +2

    Cool, like a taxi for villagers. 😁

  • @bee_ron
    @bee_ron 6 місяців тому +5

    Beautiful video. Feels good watching, almost brings tears to my eyes.

    • @grantsmythe8625
      @grantsmythe8625 5 місяців тому

      Yes it certainly does make you feel good.

  • @helibob2367
    @helibob2367 Рік тому +47

    First of all, great job of editing! I flew helicopters in Indonesia back in the early 1970s, and even worked out of sarong for a while. I really love these videos showing what life is like there today.

    • @mitseraffej5812
      @mitseraffej5812 Рік тому

      Does it look as if life there has changed that much in 50 years?

    • @helibob2367
      @helibob2367 Рік тому

      @@mitseraffej5812 Hugely! Back then there was virtually no local Air services available. Even the few helicopters that supported oil exploration at that time were considered a rarity. This was the days of the Cargo Cult. Local indigenous people would see helicopters dropping off supplies to survey personnel, and build their own helipads in the jungle, hoping the helicopters would drop them supplies as well. It's so very different today.

    • @mitseraffej5812
      @mitseraffej5812 Рік тому +3

      @@helibob2367 In the 90s I was flying a medivac aircraft in New Zealand and had a job up to Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu. The airfield now takes B737s and the like but then it was just a narrow strip of bitumen.
      On arrival I had a strange sense of deja vu. I took a few photos and eventually figured out the reason for the feeling. My father had a photo of his brother standing in front of a Ventura bomber with his fellow airmen on the same airfield during WW2. During WW2 the field was just grass but other than that the same building and trees were in the photos I took, and the photo taken 50 plus years earlier. It even looked as if the same locals were standing around watching.
      As an aside my uncle and the rest of the crew went missing and presumed dead after hostilities had ceased. The wreckage was found in the 70s, most likely a weather related accident. The remains of the crew were interred on New Ireland.

  • @christopherderaps
    @christopherderaps Рік тому +21

    Outstanding flying. Inspired me. I went in to MS Flight Sim and hopped in the Pilatus PC-6 Porter and flew out of Moanemani to another grass strip 26 nm away. What an incredibly beautiful country! Flying along the river valley in the early morning with the sun just peaking over the hills occasionally was intense! Landing on the strip was a hair raising experience!
    Made me appreciate all the more what you do all day every day.

  • @julianwelz4450
    @julianwelz4450 Рік тому +6

    Mission impossible? No not for this Pilots!! Awesome job !!!

  • @ananda_miaoyin
    @ananda_miaoyin 3 місяці тому +3

    Respect.

  • @user-ij8jg6ke5i
    @user-ij8jg6ke5i 2 місяці тому +3

    Good morning

  • @Kamikaze-pilot.
    @Kamikaze-pilot. 9 місяців тому +7

    My village, my grandpa took part in leveling the whole new air landing spot of which I am proud to have watched in the UA-cam.❤

    • @APilotsHome
      @APilotsHome  9 місяців тому +1

      That's an incredible story! I'd love to connect! Could you drop me an email? My email is available on my UA-cam profile. Cheers!

  • @hippielewis4768
    @hippielewis4768 Рік тому +5

    Just when you think you had seen everything. Thrill to watch. WOW! It even showed the most beautiful thing in the world a stream of water-why water running down a hill-or mountain is JUST PURE LIFE. we wouldn’t be her without it.

  • @jasmine7576
    @jasmine7576 10 місяців тому +3

    ANAじゃなくてAMA ブルーも泣かせる!・・・・着陸見事。

  • @user-mb9ld1hp9t
    @user-mb9ld1hp9t Рік тому +5

    Красиво! Спасибо за эмоции

  • @user-nk2wv2fc3p
    @user-nk2wv2fc3p Рік тому +3

    Работа о которой можно только мечтать. Машина супер.

  • @domcp711
    @domcp711 Рік тому +5

    Simply amazing. Your job is dangerous but you are really helping people.

    • @dukeallen432
      @dukeallen432 Рік тому +1

      No. He’s spreading lies. Foods great. Bible is bull.

  • @jaamachmal
    @jaamachmal Рік тому +8

    Good stuff....best is without anoying music. thx (Exception: The singing at the landing site 😀)

  • @PostcardsfromAlaska
    @PostcardsfromAlaska 2 місяці тому +2

    Guys who say silly stuff like “you can always go around” or “there are no old bold pilots” have never flown in the backcountry.

  • @RobsNeighbor
    @RobsNeighbor 8 місяців тому +1

    Love your videos, I can only imagine the joy and gratitude everyone feels when they know you are coming.

  • @philip1541
    @philip1541 10 днів тому +1

    Perfect landing, wow amazing right on the spot, stalling at just the right time, what a champ

  • @sganzerlag
    @sganzerlag Рік тому +5

    Very nice! I really enjoyed the drone shots of the village, the locals and the runway. I super enjoyed the villagers' singing too. That was super nice. Great editing and top-notch flying! Thanks for sharing this!! Best regards from Brasilia, Brazil.

  • @QuicknStraight
    @QuicknStraight Рік тому +2

    Amazing that they manage to find spaces for runaways in such remote places. Makes a huge difference to the lives of the villagers.

  • @spitfire4474
    @spitfire4474 10 місяців тому +2

    Great flying skill...young pilot ,impressive 👏👏👏👏👍

  • @RickarooCarew
    @RickarooCarew Рік тому +3

    I love the grass catcher on the wheels... looks like a good idea ✌️ great people in Indonesia, beautiful country... thanks for sharing 🙏

  • @bruceyoung1343
    @bruceyoung1343 Рік тому

    You livin my dream. Such beautiful country with beautiful people. You doing good delivering much needed supply’s.

  • @nks8776
    @nks8776 Рік тому +3

    Какие душевные люди. Это просо удивительно.

  • @aerocap
    @aerocap Рік тому

    Lovely! Theirs voices when they sing are awesome 🍀💐

  • @Gamerkay-jd8in
    @Gamerkay-jd8in 5 місяців тому +2

    Wow! The place is true definition of isolation. Good job flyer!

    • @APilotsHome
      @APilotsHome  4 місяці тому

      It really is! Thank you for watching!

  • @oscaraguirre602
    @oscaraguirre602 Рік тому +1

    Hi good nigth,,, greetings and have a good time,,,
    Amazing place,,, beautyful mountains,,,
    Great hability to take land,,,
    Thanks to the people who made posible this video,,, your friend Oscar de Playa del Carmen Q R México,,,

  • @justmeinbridgeton
    @justmeinbridgeton Рік тому +3

    Breathtaking! Stay with the adventure!

  • @carlosdelacarrera5350
    @carlosdelacarrera5350 Рік тому +2

    saludos desde el ombligo del mundo Isla de Pascua, gracias por tus videos!!👏👏👏👏

  • @travelcampervansandmore
    @travelcampervansandmore Рік тому +1

    This video is the very definition of "on a wing and a prayer"!

  • @harryvalentin8462
    @harryvalentin8462 10 місяців тому +2

    Wow 😮 thanks 📽️ the Best Video...🤝

  • @grahamwilson5835
    @grahamwilson5835 10 місяців тому +1

    The Westland Lysander & the Pilatus Turbo-Porter are Legends of S.T.O.L Aircraft. Neither Aircraft are given the accolades that they desrve/d.

  • @adrianfirmansyah15
    @adrianfirmansyah15 Рік тому +3

    Always miss Papua especially kabupaten Pegunungan my brother from East salam for Mace & Pace

  • @bruwalter8141
    @bruwalter8141 10 місяців тому +1

    Amazing welcome from the people of the village ❤🙏💐

  • @DaveyCrockett001
    @DaveyCrockett001 Рік тому +3

    Awesome footage and scenery. I liked the singing - very talented.

  • @EastWestMangi
    @EastWestMangi Рік тому +3

    It is very humbling to see the people and experience them in their remoteness through your videos. Their lives are inextricably linked to their immediate geography.
    My first world problems pale into insignificance.
    I don't know from whence you came from Mr Pilot Man but you're a good man for serving the people of Papua.

  • @Elmar-aus-KH7
    @Elmar-aus-KH7 Рік тому +1

    very good job and thank you for this video. greatings from D-7907, LS3, gliderpilot gemany.

  • @juliosander1763
    @juliosander1763 Рік тому +2

    Fantastico !!! Piloto excelente .

  • @blairguinea6811
    @blairguinea6811 Рік тому +2

    Awesome Sir, thank you

  • @ClearedAsFiled
    @ClearedAsFiled Місяць тому +1

    Andre, great trip...thanks for the ride..!!!

    • @APilotsHome
      @APilotsHome  Місяць тому

      Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you!

  • @danielito5813
    @danielito5813 Рік тому +1

    This is amazing man thanks for sharing! Hope y’all have a wonderful new year!

  • @alishanmao
    @alishanmao Рік тому

    beautiful video. there is no room for error when taking off :) absolute pro pilot

  • @jonakemboi8091
    @jonakemboi8091 Рік тому +1

    How satisfying to the soul watching these humanitarian videos,be blessed keep it up

  • @user-vb4fq6sy5x
    @user-vb4fq6sy5x Рік тому +2

    Dios lo proteja siempre .

  • @romainnelseng3264
    @romainnelseng3264 10 місяців тому +1

    Excellent from each angle. Thank you from an old airline pilot, with a pleasantly boring job. /romain

  • @ciceroferreira4087
    @ciceroferreira4087 2 місяці тому +1

    Show de amor ao próximo

  • @gazratjackson
    @gazratjackson Рік тому +1

    Bloody nicely filmed, a pleasure to watch 🦘

  • @user-hh7oj2og8b
    @user-hh7oj2og8b 4 місяці тому

    What a great hand of God, you helped those people in need. God will protect you. Amen.

  • @halredding2935
    @halredding2935 Рік тому +1

    I ve never flown a plane. I just stumbled into your post.
    Thanks so much for your ministry!
    Great eye for detail and attention.

  • @mbereseregerd3315
    @mbereseregerd3315 Рік тому +1

    thanks for the video, Spectacular !!

  • @royshashibrock3990
    @royshashibrock3990 Рік тому +1

    Awesome HD footage, a joy to watch.

  • @kombikaramujaninja5426
    @kombikaramujaninja5426 3 місяці тому +3

    Parabéns pelo seu trabalho, excelente piloto. 👏👏👏
    Deus de proteção à esse povo maravilhoso! 👏👏👏

    • @APilotsHome
      @APilotsHome  3 місяці тому +2

      Muito obrigado meu caro! Fica com Deus 🙏

  • @tommythaoschannel5587
    @tommythaoschannel5587 7 місяців тому

    I used to flew this kind of a plane before......Thank you for sharing....

  • @wernerschmidt4481
    @wernerschmidt4481 8 місяців тому

    Thank you, always nice to see🙋‍♂😊

  • @gasting
    @gasting Рік тому +1

    Whats so beautifull video!!!! Amazing spot!! Beauty life!

  • @Ivaneck_
    @Ivaneck_ Рік тому +1

    Great pilot. Great plane. Great video. And great location; it seems Lukla, VNLK!

  • @jkomkaran4545
    @jkomkaran4545 11 місяців тому

    Terrific job 👏 thank you very much

  • @ekoaikonw4254
    @ekoaikonw4254 10 місяців тому +1

    Great and brave pilot, greeting from Indonesia, thank you for your serving on the villagers

  • @jakew9887
    @jakew9887 Рік тому +1

    Great video. Thanks

  • @everythingtrenchlessnz
    @everythingtrenchlessnz Рік тому +1

    Very cool. Claggy cloud around to avoid.

  • @mridutjal
    @mridutjal Рік тому +2

    This is really scary, he barely had any runway to land or takeoff. The landing video from cockpit seemed like he wouldn't make it... But the pilot did an awesome job. Cheers to him👍

  • @swapniltarfe3373
    @swapniltarfe3373 10 місяців тому +2

    God Bless You

  • @zentitudeatitudezen672
    @zentitudeatitudezen672 Рік тому +1

    Best filming ever👏👏👏💛🌟

  • @smokeylovesfire1589
    @smokeylovesfire1589 11 місяців тому +1

    Beautiful country and they were singing! Very cool. Yes, thx for no topgun music!

  • @farangkohsamui8782
    @farangkohsamui8782 Місяць тому +1

    Muss ein Traumjob sein...

  • @mesmdn
    @mesmdn Рік тому +3

    Cockpit, outside and drone footage, brilliant combination, best regards from medan/kualanamu air traffic controller..

  • @sufysprojects2689
    @sufysprojects2689 Рік тому

    Awesome!! Love it!! That's my dream job!

  • @felipeandrescarvallorodrig6372

    Woooow men...nice job! 👍👍👍

  • @cletusnigints-lo7rq
    @cletusnigints-lo7rq 8 місяців тому

    They are the equivalent to our MAF pilots in Papua New Guinea which shares the same border with West Papua. Fellow Melanisians. Nice. God bless you.

  • @youdoyouplayer8529
    @youdoyouplayer8529 Рік тому

    Love that stick and rudder view.

  • @blackhorse2947
    @blackhorse2947 Рік тому

    Tout simplement génial……… Bravo mon capitaine

  • @Greencorner
    @Greencorner Рік тому +2

    Great video, mate! Thanks. Quite an improvement, since last one. Congrats. Keep on posting. And stay safe.

  • @kent7952
    @kent7952 Рік тому

    excellent!