Will you know when it's YOUR last flight? 

Well done, what a great tribute.

How ironic!! Today was my last flight -42 years as a pilot, but 80 years has caught up to me, and it is time to leave my piloting behind me. I have no regrets, and wish I could fly forever. But that is only emotions talking. Thank you Aviation for the great ride✌🏻

What a great father/son moment. You’ll treasure this memory forever. What a cool guy

That's the two things we pilots fear most: Having to give it up and fearing not finding the right time to do so. The time will come for every pilot unfortunately. What probably helped him might be that he still could go flying with you if the itch is becoming too big. (keep the logo - it's fun! Nobody (except me) wants to see a comanche on floats) 😂

My dad passed when I was 5, he was training to be a pilot. His dad passed when I was 11, he was a pilot. At 33, I'm finally at a place in life where I've started flight training. I've always felt a connection to them through my love of aviation. This video was a rollercoaster. I spent the first part seeing myself in you, thinking about how cool it would be to have the opportunity to be a part of my dad's last flight if he were still around. Then, at some point of listening to your banter, I sort of shifted to sitting in your dad's seat. Thinking about how cool it will be, one day, to share my last flight with one of my children. I'm not sure what the point in saying all that was. But I appreciate you sharing this with us. Was cool to experience it through both of your eyes.

Just met a gentleman here in the Tulsa area flying a BC-12 Taylorcraft. He was solo and he said "sometimes people don't want to fly in a 75 year old plane with an 88 year old pilot". When she feels like it, his wife puts her walker behind the seat and flies with him. He rebuilt the plane himself. He was an instructor in that plane when he was 18 or 19 and then quit flying for 50 years...found the plane and rebuilt it. If he doesn't make the coffee and donuts at Haskell airport on Saturdays he says "it's below 40 degrees and my starter doesn't work that cold"! He hand props it. I only hope that the Lord allows me to fly until that age.

This is such a great video. Learning about your dad.... this whole video is so well done. Thanks for making it Bryan.

This was a beautiful tribute to your dad. What a great relationship you have!

Geez Brian, first the sunset flight with your daughter, now the final flight with your pops as PIC.? I’m not crying, you’re crying. Seriously, as always, nicely done.

Thank you, for sharing! Arriving at that point at 71 and over 50 years of flying military, SWA, and my own planes. Praying my last flight is with my son who has followed in my footsteps! I share your dad’s thoughts and feeling!

Your dad is not only wise but also very fortunate to have a loving son he can fly with for many years to come. May God bless you both.

I'm glad you got to take his last flight with him and document that flight. Thank you for sharing this and driving this discussion about a decision everybody will eventually face about something. A great reminder how we all have to be honest with ourselves about when it's time to stop vs risking pushing past the point it makes sense.

It is wonderful you were able to document this final flight with your pops. Hopefully you and your family can look back to this video for years to come and smile. Very awesome and touching stuff Bryan.

I am glad you got the chance to share a great activity with your pops. Both of you will never forget that, or regret that. Your Dad is a smart guy... and seems healthy with a long life still ahead... I am sure he will be in the air, perhaps not as PIC... but lots of flying adventures still to come.

I just want to thank the two of you for allowing us to come along on your flight. I wish my dad and I could have had such an experience together. This was an absolutly awesome video. Again thanks.

Love your Dads stories and tidbits. Can’t believe one day we’ll have to hang up our wings, but kudos to your dad for realizing that time had come. The good thing is he will be able to keep experiencing flying through his son :).

Excellent video Bryan, I also remembered when I came to the decision to hang up the headsets. The decision came a couple years before I actually did though, we enjoy a special freedom having the ability to fly as we do. It is hard to explain when the converging lines between the fun of it and the risk of this freedom cross, and you just know it is time. Thanks to you and our many pilot friends that still welcome this old pilot to partake in your adventures as well. You need to drag your dad up to 6Y9 some year, would love to meet him.

I didn't think I'd be patient enough to watch you talk for that long, but I enjoyed the whole thing. I didn't get to make my last flight decision, my body and my doctor (AME) did it for me. On a rare occasion, I've flown with somebody else being the pilot in command. Then I get all the fun and no responsibility.

What a great video!! Loved watching the interaction and how well you and your dad get along. Takes me back to the days I could still do things with my dad and all of us can relate to that! I loved the comedic breakups they were all so natural and just show what kind of great human beings you are. I'm like you in wanting to have this kind of a video record for, and of your family. Your mom will love being able to watch this. Thanks for putting it out there for the world too! Your dad really did grease that landing! Have to add, the 5 years I lived in Texas from early 1971 to late 75, I missed the snow too!!! Blue skys and thanks for putting this out!

Great video Bryan. As someone who took the responsibility of telling a dear friend that it was time to give up flying, I wish every pilot could see this video. Telling my friend that it was time for them to quit flying was probably the most difficult conversation that I've ever had. Thank you for sharing the experience with us.

Another great video, Bryan! Not every video subject needs to be "silly". Very meaningful and instructive...a topic pilots like me in their late 60's need to take to heart (for future reference). I'm glad you could have that special trip with your Dad. I have a feeling you'll cherish this video in years to come.

Beautiful video, thank you for sharing with us. For me I had no idea my “lasts” would be lasts. What gets me about it is the solo flights. There is something so special about being solo; just you and the plane. While my mind is pretty mixed up these days; every once in a while I still get so saddened over not being able to fly alone. I try to make a point to remember the feeling of me and “my” dear 152 together exploring the skies. I don’t ever want to forget that feeling.

Just disappointed that I couldn't give this video more than 1 like. Great memory for you and your Dad.

Great video! Congrats to your dad! This is an issue that all of us have to face eventually and the difficulty of that decision depends greatly on how much aviation and being a pilot makes up who you are or have become. I started flying when I was 13 working at a small airport mowing grass, washing and gassing airplanes in exchange for flying lessons. that eventually turned into 41 years with a major airline with the FAA making my decision to leave that great career at 65 and this year I will turn 70. While I still own 2 airplanes and fly well over 125 hours a year, I think the key to this decision is to start facing the eventuality of when you need to step away early so, like your dad, the decision can be yours not someone else's. I am very fortunate, like your dad to have a son who now has a career in aviation so he can be PIC and I can keep telling what he's doing wrong! Thanks again for such a great video!

“Here’s your airplane sir, I think you’re gonna need to get that repacked” 😅😅 I literally died 😂😂

Keep the logo as a tribute to your dad! Amazing video, you will remember this flight forever Bryan. Thanks for sharing!

Thank you Bryan (and your Dad) for a really well done, heartfelt, and moving video, story, and flight. God bless and sunny skies

Bryan, I really enjoyed your video and I watched every minute! So heartfelt and well-done. My Father was a private pilot before I was born and unfortunately he died before I started my piloting career. I would LOVE to have a flight like that with him but no sadness here. I’m so happy for you and your father. What an elegant way to wrap it up with a bow. I hope we see each other at Osh this year. Safe travels!

Thank you. Great video. I'm not a pilot but I had a dad. Your love for him is abundantly obvious. In your father's case the apple didn't fall far from the tree. Two great people being honest - and with a great sense of humour, the most treasured of human traits. Give your dad a huge hug from the whole community.

I loved giving both of you instrument lessons! 25MV will always have a special place in my logbook (and in my heart ❤).

Thank you for capturing and sharing this flight. What an experience.

Really enjoyed your video and listening in on the conversation between you and your father! My father had been a pilot but stopped flying before I was born! I eventually became a pilot and was able to take him flying a few times in his final years. Good memories!

The first hint you are getting older…. Your insurance company says they won’t insure you anymore… for no other reason than your birthday. Some people wait for their retirement to start flying… There is an interesting video of a WWII veteran flying his Mooney M20C solo, on his 100th birthday… just because he could. Get started earlier! (Use your son as a safety pilot if needed!) 😃

I was going to say it anyway, but your ending summed it up perfectly. This video was for you and your dad that happened to also be shared with us. Memories are why I film, too. Hopefully someday my kids will watch them and it will rekindle fond memories

Thank you 25MV for starting this channel, i have laughed a lot because of you ;)

Dude. Excellent in so many ways. So much respect for your dad. And for you, and your families. You guys do it right.

This is something to consider thinking about one day

This past month I made 51 years flying, I'm going to be 70 in August. 3 years ago my doctor said he couldn't renew my 2nd class medical, he gave me a 3 rd class and said the FAA will probably reject it. I thought that day that my flying career was over and you couldn't have told me I was dying in a week, that's how I felt. Luckily the FAA approved it, I then got the basic med. I can tell you it will hurt my heart the day I have to give it up, but I'm smart enough to know that I will have to make that decision someday.

I'm surprised you didn't have a segment about putting old pilots out on the ice/snow to die as a joke of course. Great video.

A topic relevant, to nearly all of us. Even if we only pilot a car. Thanks for sharing. 🌿👋🏻

Great chemistry between the two of you. As they say, the acorn didn't fall far from the tree. Not that I am calling you a nut, but ...

Been soo much fun watching this journey .. the entire journey. Love the flights with your dad and family comments. Extremely relatable. Kudos to your dad for his awareness and decision. He is setting an amazing example. Well done! Best wishes to the new owners of 25MV. She's a fantastic platform and love that she is going to an aviation family again.

Thanks for posting this video; that was a very special flight with your dad. My father decided to give up flying at around age 80 when he found himself starting to forget a few things and make some errors (even though he was - and still is - quite sharp). I'm sure it was a tough decision, as a former military pilot and someone who loved flying and was rated in practically everything except balloons and helicopters, but it was wise. I just hope I can keep flying at least as long as that - and I still need to give him a ride now that I'm a pilot. :)

This was really touching and causes us to think about the enivitable decision we are all hoping that we are around long enough to make. God Bless your old man.

Can't find the airport ... where have I heard that before ... oh, everytime it seems.

Whose cutting those onions. Thanks for sharing Bryan and Bryan sr.

Can't lie, brought tears to my eyes. Thank you.

Glad to be part of your subs Brian

I fly a Socata Tobago TB10 now. Love that plane

A very special video which has a wonderful message...shows your true serious love of flying and family...well done BrYan!

Awesome story love y’all share the love of Avaiton. Thanks for sharing.

Interesting thoughts at the end. I didn't get my PPL until I was in my 6th decade. I hope to enjoy it a little longer. I'm also glad to see that I'm not the only one that has difficulty spotting airports! Thank you to you both for sharing.

This episode is full of wisdom and comradery. Thank you.

Heavy stuff for a Saturday morning. Well done.

I've listened to College Football on an ADF flying on a Saturday night

Very cool tribute to your dad. Bryan, I saw you today at KSLR. I was in the Cardinal. Nice L39’s, hopefully you caught a ride.

Awesome video! Great tribute and great message. 😢 no no it’s just something in my eye…. It’s allergies. Seriously love the channel

Built a Kitfox - needed a tailwheel endorsement- find a instructor with a kitfox - 63 T/O and landings later - realized I'm not having fun, reflexes not the same, time to quit. 80 years old, 47 years flying. I'm happy and the wife is overjoyed as she would have never flown with me!

I'm 35, and I still have a lot of flying ahead of me, but even thinking about making such a decision makes me sad. Thanks for sharing, he is still a great pilot, maybe instead of stopping flying he can always fly with a second pilot on the plane.

Very touching video Sir! Flying is my dad and I’s thing. Touches home. Thank you!

My dad passed away a couple months ago. The morning I got my tail wheel endorsement... I was called to come to the hospital while I was taxying back to the hanger. There is some truth to this. Enjoy the time with your dad.

Got a lump in my throat on your dad's last final. Enjoyed the entire video. Keep thechannel name. Thank you.

Not airplane keys - but one day my dad calls me to tell me that I need to talk to my sister because she took his car keys away and he wanted me to get her to give them back. I said no. I was glad she had done it so that I didn't have to...

Got my Private, Instrument, and Commercial in the same Socata TB-9 Tampico you bougt from Saint Louis University

Excellent video, thanks for sharing.

Didn’t know you had a Socata back in the day. My first plane (and the plane that I trained on to get my private) was a TB20. Great plane, shoulda stuck with it!

Hardest decision ever in a pilot's life! But it's great he could keep it up until 80. I see some people sadly hanging it up much earlier, too (medical, costs, lack of further development possibilities etc.)

Great video...and the message.

Great topic to address. Thanks for being such a great example for everyone to emulate. Did you edit out the barrel roll on final?

Your best video to date. Was an epic father son moment.

Heartwarming video and great commentary afterward.

KSUS is my home base!

I tell people I could never fly again and won’t miss it. They don’t believe it but it’s true.

Awesome !!! Great video with you and your dad !!! Always enjoy your content keep up the good work !!!!

What a fantastic video. Loved every minute of it.

I hate it when feelings leak out of my vision holes😁😁

Yer Dad is a good man....

It’s coming for all of us. But not today.

I suspect this video will garner many comments - at 73 with more than 40 years active flying it is an important topic - while my goal is to make that choice as your dad did my spouse knows to watch for anything that may clue to my skills - our plane is a single engine complex fast plane and no parachute- kudos to your dad - well done sir - at least he can fly with you some and not go cold turkey - lost my dad very early - he never flew with me - life is a harsh teacher. Blue skies

Wow, outstanding! Thanks for sharing that! It's a big deal.

Awesome video, Bryan!

Dammit, BrYan... 🥲

Great video!

Hey, I am 70.5 and still flying, just not as often. Just lost my dad, at 103.5, I will have to stay ahead of that decision.

I am looking at Socata's. What model was yours and how was the headroom. I am 6''3"

He’s too sharp to quit flying.. he should just downgrade to a less complicated plane.. maybe a J-3 Cub with an electric starter so he doesn’t have to hand prop. Or a Cessna 120/140 are another good option. 17:33.. nevermind.. perhaps you guys are making the right decision!

Stay to the end... you will not regret it!

He needs a light sport or an ultra light. A wise man knows his limits so hat tip to your dad for knowing when.

Hit the autopilot off button twice and you don't get all the beeps:)

Where is the before and after picture of the two of you standing in front of 25MV

May I ask what your father did as a career? I’m 33 private 100+ hrs in a cirrus and would love to own one, one day. Love your channel I do come for laughter, on my checkride I started to put 100s in my far/aim but then decided it wasn’t a good idea lol. Thank you

You didn't show the picture!

Don't change the logo!

😢😢😢😢👏👏👏👏

bad news, Bryan. your dad is cooler than you

Knew a 90 year old man at a flying community he knew he was no longer safe to fly alone. He put a sign out in his front yard asking for pilots to fly with him as a safety pilot. He flew that plane for years every day with a safety pilot then at 93 he decided to fly with angels. Lots of young guys got hours with him it was very cool.

Bryan, this brings many slow tears. Thank you for sharing these stories. Story is one of the few common threads that knits us all together.

Bryan, this was such a nice tribute to 25MV, your father's experience as a pilot, and your relationship with him. I hope you both enjoy many more years of fun flights in the Comanche!

Awesome video and wise words - the ultimate no-go judgment call. My dad (and CFI) was still flying as he approached 90. It was becoming clear that conversation was approaching, and I would be the one who would have to tell him to stop flying. Fortunately (for me) FAA Aeromedical did that for me. He’s still upset he can’t fly at 96, even though he clearly would not be safe doing so, but at least he’s not mad at me. As a result of seeing he would be out of the game, I made the decision to become a CFI. Some our last flights together were on commercial maneuvers and then transition to right seat. Being a CFI is one of the most rewarding things I have done and a tribute to his legacy. My first student was the son of my dad’s last student.

Great video, Bryan!! You, your dad, and family are blessed, that he knew it was time to "pull the mixture". I've heard all my life that bullshit saying... "He died doing what he loved." Well... I love flying airplanes, and love riding fast motorcycles... but I don't want to die doing neither one!!😅😂