If you have landed on my channel you are probably interested in flying airplanes in some way. My name is Greg Miller and I live in the Pacific Northwest of the United States of America. The world of off airport flying sometimes referred to as Bush Flying is a growing interest and I have been around since the start of it going mainstream.
I started making flying DVD's over 15 years ago of "Off Airport Flying". The series Big Rocks and Long Props Volume 1-5 was some of the first look into this unique form of off runway or off the beaten path of extreme flying. Since that time, many others have taken up this new way of using an airplane.
I use my airplane for adventure. The skills I have honed over a period of 25 years have taken me on many adventures that most only dream about. If you like the outdoors like I do, then follow along on some old and some new adventures.
That one statement about not seeing the tree until you hit it. That resonates deeply with me. I'm considerably older than you and that's the thing that gives me the terrors when I roll out of bed and find myself on the go realizing I'm not really ready yet to be redponding to variables.
Real bush pilot here….ex Hudson air service Alaska ….do all that shit in the wind, overgross, aft cg,with a client , one way strip at dusk, after a 12 hour duty day….then I’ll impressed. You tube is full of wannabes bush pilots. This is no exception. Get real posers…..this is a content provider…..not a bush pilot.
I dunno.... don't really have too much sympathy. I have flown bush planes for living for 35+ years. You cowboy around like that you're going to bend airplanes.
Like the Bushwacker.Building similar plane from piper pacer fusalage. Can convert to two front seats with center stick. Modified bearhawk wings. Flat floor with spring gear convertible to cub type gear. Building wings now. Fusalage ready to cover. Have O-320 but would like O-360 Hope to complete in acouple years.
If you don,t know anymore how many times you crashed then anther hobby might be smart . You can only go trough the eye of a needle a couple of times , before it goes wrong forgood . 🙏😇🥰🥰❤️&Light
Hi thank you for the videos, can you please offer some helicopter towing companies in Alaska for remote towing a boat or a plane? I did a google search and couldn't find any companies that provide remote air towing.
You take huge risks, especially where help is essentially not available. I see this in those who skydive and wingsuit it; they take bigger and bigger risks until the inevitable happens. For them, the price is death. For you, perhaps not, but you're in a hell of a jam either way. Don't do it on our account.
Why in the world would you paint your wings in camouflage for back country flying???? Not good head work. With your accident record you should paint your plane bright neon glow in the dark. That would make Search and Rescue’s job easier.
I painted Govt and commercial aircraft for years,plus a few Helicopters,I also painted frack and vacume tanks as well as other sorted military contracks.I live in south central Oklahoma,and we get some pretty cold winters, nothing like Alaska,but down in the single digits many times.One thing I learned on painting frack tanks an vacume tanks,was when it was cold I would put heaters inside the tanks to super heat the skin temperature of the tanks.These tanks were from 3/16 to 1/4 wall thickness.When we started painting our exhaust fans would immediately suck out any heat we had in our booth,but the skin temperature would stay warm enough to allow us to paint without the getting to many runs due to the paint not flashing quick enough.Due to the paint material we use being flammable we had to suck all the overspray and fumes out before we could turn on our booth heat.Looking at your plane something small as a couple big blowdryers stuck up inside your fuselodge should warm a small plane up quick,and you could tape off around the cords to seal off the inside.I would make some kind of rack to hold the dryers up right.I enjoyed your video very much you dont see a lot of aircraft paint videos on here much,and these Stol planes like you guys fly up in Alaska are one of my favorite to watch.Good luck and keep those videos coming.Im retired now I spent over 40 years as an industrial painter and certified welder in the oil and gas industry here in Oklahoma.
hm 3 accidents? damn guy your dangerous,i hope i never am in the same airspace as you lol you not only need to wear a helmet a full leather inflatable crash suit. kevlar vest and have life flight follow you around along with the ntsb the faa and your insurance company
I love your content Greg and feel for you guy on the marriage breakup it’s a really hard thing to go through.love your adventures incorporating them with your work home and family and friends. And they say any crash you can walk away from is a good one …speaking from experience lol.keep ya chin up champ and keep being a great aviator,engineer father,and a jack of all trades thanks for sharing ! Big shout out from New Zealand 🇳🇿 .
Landing in remote areas goes hand-in-hand with "crashing" if you can call it that. Landing on rocky, muddy, debris strewn or other "runways" will eventually result in equipment damage. The only way to avoid these incidents is to stop landing in remote locations. And what's the fun in that? The only people that would call you an unsafe pilot are the ignorant or snowflake pilots that have never done this kind of flying. I would fly with you any day! Keep "crashing" my friend! You aren't about to run out of lives anytime soon.
try advanced spray tech goggles they have a wind on spool inside them that allows you to keep on winding the oversprayed film on for a clear view they are made for spray painters and are less than 10 dollars each
