How I Got Into Flying 

Great story Trent. I love flying and was well on my way to a private pilots license, but then I high-sided my motorcycle and was flung head first into a tree, Unfortunately for me this resulted in brain injury that finished my flying. I can't multitask anymore and everything happens too fast for me and I genuinely feel unsafe, so no more flying for me :( I love your channel and think that bush flying is awesome. keep up the good work. Johnno

Thanks for the the back stories. It wasn’t boring at all, just the opposite. You guys are GREAT!

That is actually a great story Trent,your modest no ego comments show the sort of guy you are and a safe flyer too despite your off road adventures,the fact that you want to check back on your training says a lot and we are all learning too,what a great idea getting your instructor down for the day in his Cessna 180 ,now he has dirtied his big tyres perhaps he will join up with you for more off airfield landings,you found your way in a simple aeroplane doing things you never dreamed of,keep up the beautifully done videos which are a credit also to your skills in that department,onward and upward always for Trent !

Once I get my pilots license I’m going to make a video how I got into flying, and it’s just going to be a bunch of links to your videos. lol Thank you so much for the inspiration! I’m 33, own my own business, and have always dreamt of flying. For now it’s remote control planes. Being a pilot always seemed like such an unobtainable goal, so far-fetched and out there. Your videos bring the idea of a pilot into the real world for a lot of us. With with the light sport aircraft classification training hours and cost to become a pilot drop significantly, along with kit planes such as yours. As a trained mechanic and builder, the idea of building a plane is absolutely amazing! However, it always seems so boring to just fly between municipal airports and the like for that $100 hamburger. The way you allow us to all explore bush and back country flying makes becoming and being a pilot so much more exciting. What you do is what I would want to do as a pilot; get out there and explore! You bring what I used to think as a nebulous dream right into my living room, and remind me at least once a week what I’m working so hard for. 😎 Thanks Trent 👌🏼👍🏼🤙🏼 Chad Alpha Pilot for sure

Trent Palmer, the guy who got forced into flying. Now that is funny.

Another great video! Thanks and keep flying!

That drone shot when Justin took off from the mountain is stellar.

Another great video Trent. Love the blues music too!

Love your videos mate, keep up the epic content ;) Inspirational!!!!

These are getting better and better! Great job Trent!

thank you for a video that brings me back to my flight training days..... keep living that dream....

Excellent as usual!!!

Your videos are actually amazing. I spend so much time watching them all. Keep it up!!!!

Great video Trent answered my questions that I was wandering about. Always enjoy your videography and the best intro.

I loved the music for this one much better than your regular vlog music

Alright Trent you guys pushed me over the edge so to speak. Talking to Jake at work whenever I was around him sure has made me want this even more after I had seen his videos which lead me to yours. Been wanting to fly since (1981) my second summer west of Fairbanks near Manley Hot Springs Alaska. Gold mining up there and so wanted to do this, but life women and kids came first. My turn. Just bought the online school so here I go.

Wow great video Trent👍

How do you not have more subs?? you make such great videos man, keep up the great work 🤙🏻

Dude, great story of beggings! That's a super super cool way to get into aviation! Keep it up.

Great video Trent. My dream plane is either a cub for some bush flying or an RV6. (Gotta be tailwheel though) For right now I feel lucky to rent a Cub Special PA11 down here in Florida. Your plane is gorgeous.

Hey Trent. Great videos, I really appreciate you sharing your adventures and knowledge with us all. You seem to have a great group of friends who all share our passion for flying. Keep em coming. Mick. Aussie.

Trent your videography and editing is fabulous...glad you can do this stuff and thanks for sharing it. Pretty sure what keeps most wannabe pilot guys from getting an airplane is cost (my reason). It would be great to hear your thoughts on the cost involved in training, purchasing, flying and maintaining sometime. Thanks again.

Nice sky wagon!

Keep it up, Trent. You are inspiring! Awesome view on "get-there-itis".

Thank you for sharing! I had no idea you weren’t passionate about flying immediately. You are so passionate now, you seem like a natural!

It's awesome to hear that I'm not totally crazy for all the studying I've already done, even before I've taken a single lesson!

Great stuff Trent!!

That is EXTREMELY personally encouraging. Thank you so much, bro!

Trent as usual you go over the top in extremely well produced aviation videos. I am still in flight training trying to get landings down, I am pre-solo about 15 hrs. You have inspired me at 49!!

Very professional, great job. Liking all your videos I've seen so far. I'm not a pilot but you are about to get me really interested in learning to fly.

Currently in the process of taking my license here in Quebec, Canada. Can't wait to enjoy flying as much as you do. Your vlogs are inspiring and shows the simplicity of the sport. Keep it up !

Cool stuff trent, really nice to see your channel growing like that! Well deserved, Been here since some 3-4k subscribers and your videos keep getting better and better! Congrats.

I'm about 25 hours in since the beginning of April. Starting to put things together. Almost ready for my first solo. Thanks for sharing your story with more detail (again). It's good to know others have been there. You should also know that everyone at my flight school knows of Trent Palmer and we talk about your vids all the time.

Super valuable! Been looking to get back and finish (redo) my private pilot’s license. Great info. And inspiring.

Love your style of producing videos!

For somebody who started off with that outlook, you do a heck of a job making it look like you enjoy it 😀. I’ve been a long time BCP wanna be and have recently cleared some hurdles to get back at it. Your videos and your zeal for flying are really helping me get pumped about getting back in the air. Hoping to finally make HSF this year but we’ll see. Thanks again for great content Trent

I gotta say, I really don't like vlogs, but yours I watch. Why? It's not just because of the aviation, but you clearly put some serious thought into production quality. High quality footage and you intersperse your talking to the camera (which is natural but also succinct) with eye-catching shots of the things around you. All of this is MUCH more interesting to watch than someone just rambling for 20 minutes in their bedroom. Just as well, you keep it short and sweet--under nine minutes but we learn plenty about the topic of the video. Great work, really!

Love the story! I am currently preparing to start taking flying lessons. I have been reading several different books and have been watching MzeroA videos. I believe I will do his ground school as well. Anything that can help make me a safer pilot and save me money can't be a bad thing! Glad to hear you went that route as well!

Wish I had never stopped my flight training when I was 18. Nice to see your vlogs!

Wow Trent love your honesty... all I can do is watch and drool Very enjoyable

Oh man that hot spring is not far from my place. I've been there many times. Love your plane

I enjoy the videos. I’m hoping to have a kitfox or something similar within the next two years. Thanks for making these videos and inspiring people.

Interesting video! Thanks for sharing.

its good that you share how afraid you were. this will motivate a lot of people. I was afraid also and got air sick every-time until.

I have been sub'd for a while now and enjoy your videos. You never fail to impress. From the content, the camera shots, the VIEW!!, music... It all comes together into the best ever made on RU-vid. Thanks for the many oo's, aahs and smiles. Blue skies and fair winds, Brother.

Great story, never would have guessed you were afraid of flying, love the content and since I couldn’t fulfill my dream of flying big jets, you have encouraged me to pursue a license and fly just for fun.

Great video. Nice t-shirt too!

Great background on your path to becoming a pilot. Becoming a pilot changes your life (which sounds obvious) but the change is profound, something that is more than a label, it makes you something different. My biggest challenge with students are those who do not come to lessons prepared, they expect to be spoon feed, and as such, they are and will never be any good. I have learned to let these students go. To be a pilot, a safe one, a competent one, you have to want it, work at it, and be willing and able to push through doubt, fears, and challenges. Keep up the great work.

Definitely got me hooked on bush planes!!!

Great back story brother!!!!!!

Awesome insight!

your inspirational Waiting for 1 million subscribers

Nice Trent. That’s why asked tell people your channel is one of the best out there. And we don’t have to hear “ flies like a home sick Angel” every third sentence like some other channels. They have worn that little catchphrase completely out. Ha ha. Keep up the good work amigo.

Thanks for sharing!

Awesome Video...!!!

I second the sporty's ground school video series. Used it for VFR and IFR training. Great tool, worth every cent. Great video. Thanks

Long before I was even jumping out of them, I have always had a dream to fly airplanes! I took the first steps to getting my pilots license about a year ago but the instructor I found was very hard to schedule with so Flying got put on the back burner. I recently Just quite my job in order to pursue a career change in Graphic design so it looks like my flying will again be placed on the back burner... I know I WILL fly one day but until then I am glad to have your videos to live vicariously through you. So thank you for putting out these videos and keeping the dream alive! Just to add to what you said, I also purchased the Sporty s training and from the time I spent with it, I couldn't agree more that It's great training material for anyone wanting to get their private. Blue skies!

This is great to hear! My fiancé and I are restoring a 1946 Aeronca Chief and I've been really struggling with flying with friends, my fiancé is a natural but I'm still trying to shake off the fears. I'm absolutely relieved to hear I'm not the only one. Now I have even more to look forward to when we get our light sport license and I cross those 20 hours with hopefully a smile on my face by then lol Thank you very much for sharing your experience with us, it has given me hope! :)

cool video! great info!

Holy moly! I would never have imagined you to be an "only doing this 'cuz I have to" pilot. Great story!

Unless I missed it, what about how you got your plane? Let's hear that story! Also, do you ever fly with huskys? I recently moved to the town where they are made. It would be interesting to see you flying with one.

Being new to your channel and watching some amazing places that you are flying to, has made me wished I would have followed my dream of being a pilot 30 years ago. Still dreaming! Thanks for sharing.

REALLY epic story! I want to do bush pilot for manned, and video for unmanned. Neither makes too much money I know, compared to military or airlines, but I hear bush flying is some of the most rewarding flying!!

I wanted to fly since I was 4 and my uncle who was a mechanic got me to sit in a brand new DC-8 jet and told them I was going to fly when I got “big”. So when I was 16, I went for a intro ride and was hooked. Then my first several hours of instruction I was pretty timid or afraid due to all the turbulence. But as soon as I was on the ground I couldn’t wait to feet back up in the air. Great story Trent. Love your conversation style.

Great capture on the hawk taking off! I work with birds of prey and if it was here in Florida, I'd guess it was a Juvenile Red Tailed Hawk. I''m fully addicted to your videos now, and have subscribed to most of the Flying Cowboys. Thanks!

Great video Brother

Loved the video, but surprised me as how you got started...lol.. thanks for sharing that..

The most inspiring RU-vid channel in history, thanks Trent!! I will pilot my own KitFox STI one day.......

Great Story!!!

This was the video I was looking for thanks . Suggest you do a play list with how many videos you already have I missed this one.

Dig the music on this video, had a zz-top vibe to it. The head butt was a nice touch, made me chuckle..

Totally unexpected and interesting!

I don't fly, but I love your videos and video adventures! Keep up the great work.

Forced into flying or not, very inspiring. Thanks for sharing and inspiring Brother!

Thanks for sharing! I got my pilots license in 1998 but haven't used it much because of the cost of flying. Can you make a video showing ownership costs and costs per hour?

The younger you are when getting your license, the longer you get to fly!! I like that hot spring, too. There just last week. Great hamburgers in Gerlach, also.

I am starting flight school again. After being signed off to check ride several times, never being able to test due to life crap. Finally I'm coming back to aviation! Looking to go all the way to CPL. Want to buy my own plane soon, your videos totally have me hook on a kitfox!

As always a solid edit and video! Love the pull / fade in effect on your black bars. How do you do that effect?

Hey Trent, would you consider doing a video about your plane search/ buying process? I would bet a lot of us would love to hear what avenues you used to find the freedom fox and what pre-buy actions were taken. As well as the financing if applicable and finding insurance, hangar etc. Also your tailwheel endorsement and building up the confidence and skills to take on some of the more challenging landings. Thanks!

The comment below me hit the nail on the head. Great story. And that skywagon is badass!!!

Please correct me if I'm Wrong, you did say "Sporty's Aviation" for a course. Just plan cool. Great background story there n you. Glad I dropped in again to hear it. Far out also to have your flight instructor in your vblog w/you. Thanks for the ride!

Dude, we're cut from the same cloth! I love airplanes but share your same fears. What a relief to hear your thoughts!

That was good info. I used sportys, too, but Cooper's instructor is pushing king, which is great, but I like sportys better. He'll get his written done this summer and should solo (in the Champ and the 150) on his 16th bd in September. Thanks, Trent; keep up the great work.

I did the King courses. Kinda dated looking (some crazy hairstyles lol), but the info sticks the way they present it. I only missed 3 questions on my written, one was just a goof on my part I did pretty much the same, but not aol before I started training. Good idea for all who are really serious to buy the King or Sporty's courses and get started on them right away. Love the vids. Maybe I need to start going grass strips with my Skylane and get it setup for stol soon 🤔

Great video. My story is similar. I bought a drone for work and realized what was required just for a drone license. I decided, if I’m going to do that much work, I might as well get a full PPL. I bought Sporty’s and completed it before going up on my introductory flight. Saved time and money.

Nice story Trent, though not the typical reason to get into being a pilot it is interesting just the same so thanks for sharing. A classy video made better with a 180 in it! Keep up the great work.

Thumbs up for your Shirt 👍😅

i've always dreamed of flying. i hope i can get to that point some day

I liked the shot with the rabbit road kill

Good videography

You really do great videos! Seems all I've been watching. Told my wife last night that I've found the one I must have... Yup, a KITFOX....

Did the Kings courses for my A&P somewhere around the early 1990's. $300 on VHS tapes. I sat in my mobile home during the summer with no a/c and watched them...hour after hour. It paid off in a huge fashion.

That's a great story

Hey Trent I enjoyed that. Gonna pass it on to my 15 yr old grandson who is taking flying lessons now.

Great Info and story. Not fear here the only thing holding me back is $ the cost. Sporty's is a great suggestion. Thanks for that.

You just helped make my path a little more clear. Sporties...I'm looking it up. I plan to be buying and aquiring my cert. in 1 to 1 and a half years. (My flying fund flew into collage fund for my kid.) I hope to one day follow you mountain top to to river valley one day, eventually I'll see you around, not to many Kitfoxes like yours here in Stead. My Uncle is/was a pilot (USN Retired Captain ), and when he was leaving to fly on orders, my aunt would tell him to Fly Pretty being that fly safe was cleche.and not always "safe". My wife says it to me when I go out on Orders too. It might sound dumb but..Fly Pretty and go home safe.

Trent your vlog hit really close to home for me. Hate being in a plane, hate heights and really hate roller coasters. So at 55 I decided to face my fears and start flying! 4 hours in and I’m starting to relax, taking the controls has been a short tense moment for me. I love that it’s pushing me to my limits but it isn’t fun. Not yet. I’m giving it 10 hours and then going to make a decision. I love the study part of flying but boy I wished I loved it. Thank you for letting me know other people aren’t natural daredevils and there’s something wrong with me. Lol. And for giving me hope. Joe

HA! You just described me. I fly drones but have the part 107 FAA Certification. So I was not required to get the full ticket. BUT hate heights, hate flying, especially taking off. But I have a lifelong love of airplanes. I always wondered if I was in control, I would be able to overcome my phobia. Thanks for the video.

Awesome

Trent, I haven't been at the controls of any aircraft in 30 years. But I love flying vicariously thru your videos and I always wanted to try some backcountry flying but never did. (Unless you count the 1,200 foot cinder strip I first learned to fly on in upstate New York.) Would you ever take us on a flight over Desert Bar near Parker, Arizona? It's a remote watering hole that 4x4 enthusiasts frequent, sometimes too many of them. But I understand it's a sight to see in the middle of nowhere.