Idaho to Washington and Montana then back home to Redding. Follow along as we explore the north backcountry and discover some great new to us locations.
I've been waching your channel since before and after the kit fox build and I must say you got me at "I Traded the Kitfox for a Cessna 180" a perfect clickbait line. Sorry you had a slow bumpy ride home, but that's flying. To me, flying is like fishing, a bad day of flying or fishing is so much better than a good day at work. The 180 is a Cadilliac in comparison to a light weight kit plane. Keep up the good content and keep soaring with the eagles.
The school bus at Seeley Lake is just awesome. Hope you enjoyed a nice Bayburger at Lindey’s Landing while you were there. Thanks for sharing this great trip with your fans!
10:50 - Yup, that's a fancy looking house. What. A. View. Man.....!!!!! Took a bit of searching but I discovered the location on Google maps. It sure is a beautiful place. 30:27 - hahaha, the sofa in the back on the van is a classic. Great video Bryan. The incidental music from Liz to accompany the flying was a nice touch.
I thoroughly enjoyed your video. It was fun to revisit some of the strips in ID and see so many new ones in WA & MT. Your trip home made me laugh, because while it was worse than mine it was similar. My usual times from Root Ranch to Caldwell in my Husky is 1.3 hours and from Caldwell to Rancho Murieta is 3.8. Near the end of June my times were 1.8 and 4.5, which too had me down to 70 kts in Northern NV and wondering if I was going to need to gas in Reno. Thank you for sharing.
Been a while since I checked in- you were dealing with overheating issues. Even though this last leg looked brutal- I bet you're still pretty stoked that you built this thing- heck I'm stoked because I got to watch you build it. Rad dude!
Bought my 185 at Deer Park. It was in December, though. Guy who sold it to me is a heli pilot also. That singer is really good; wish I knew her name! - edit - found it in the transcript. Thanks for taking the time to put the songs in and the good technical commentary about these flights, the area and the landings.
I would say you are a VERY lucky person. There are a lot of us that have very fond memories of flights that didn't go as planned , but they were still flights that most people in this flying biz only dream about. You either pay on one end or the other. Horsepower &$ or more time in the air & less expense. Liked you video and your photography. Blue skies and tailwinds or whatever wind you can get under your wings.
It was great to see you at the kitfox fly in! Maybe next time to head up to Idaho I will have more days off to play in the backcountry! Montana looked like a beautiful area to check out!
Picabo ID, south of Hailey a bit, has long had a policy that allows pilots to get mogas at their pumps, and yes they have E-0. BUT, don't be a tourist and taxi right up to them, shut down 20' or so away and push it closer. Mackay has E-0 mogas a 2 minute walk from the north end of the strip, where there's a big enough area to park out of the way. Leadore has a station within walking distance, no E-0. I've burned a fair bit of E-10 with no issues and I'll take it instead of AVGAS! Looked like a typical bumpy ass summer day on the Idaho high desert!
Great trip. I think your kitfox buddies were making their way back home from Oshkosh. There were a lot of Kitfoxes there. I didn’t see your plane there.
Dude, you were in Deer Park. I wish I had known, I would have stopped by and said hi. I sold my K-5 and now own a Luscombe 8E with a 160hp lycoming. Look me up the next time you're at KDEW.
Wow I didn't know you can engine up a luscombe ad with 160 horse like on me is it permissible will apparently they're frame will handle it that's a hot rod
Haha!! Karma sucks!! Remember that time I flew the Sierras twice in one day for my wingman? I still feel the effects of whiplash! Great adventure and video brother! 🤙🏼
I've been seriously wanting to get my pilot's license and build a kit fox or Highlander, but never had the time or money. Especially the money. I can tell you this though, I absolutely love shooting ground squirrels. If there is a spot I can fly to and shoot ground squirrels, I will be redoubling my efforts to get my pilot's license and a plane.
Finally im caught up. Don't know if you're getting the thumbs up on the fire stick. So I've been flashing back to my RU-vid on my phone. I'll never do this .With that said im glad for you channel step by stepping the process. I've always been curious about these things. Honestly this is what i would have chosen. Wanted some details when i tuned in. Hope you make a lot of money for your diligence.
I had a similar experience on my trip back to SoCal from Idaho a couple weeks back. Beautiful mornings turning into horrible headwind afternoons. Another great video Bryan.
love the video but when you said you were not gonna tell where the house was, but then you said the back drop behind the stage..... that "sitting" area outside is a big land mark and took less than a minute to find it.... the proof is the tree lined driveway
Are you Happy with the landing gear you have? I have the Kitfox bush gear, but I'm thinking about going back to the Gove gear. Just so much drag with the bush gear. Its nice but it cost a lot in speed.
I forgot you said in part 1 that part 2 will be in “dads 180” and when I seen the title I thought you were out of your mind lol I mean a 180 is a hell of a plane but it’s no kitfox in the backcountry!
