If he ever switches to decaf, its gonna set general aviation back 15 years.

Mike, You really hit home when you said "even if you have some of your family members that you are not getting along with, still tell them how much you love them." I got a divorce over 8 years ago after 29 years of marriage and my three sons who live in Western NYS have gradually distanced themselves from me. I live in S.E. NC. For Fathers Day this and last year I did not get a single phone call from any of them. It's hurts beyond words and breaks my heart. I've been a great father to them and after the youngest got to 21 I got the divorce so it's not like I abandoned them at a young age, and to make it clear, they were not abused in any way. My point being, if you are the offspring and find yourself in similar circumstances, please tell your dad or mom you love them. It means so much to a parent to keep a relationship with their children. I love your channel Mike Patey because I can relate to your love of flying. It was always a dream of mine to become a pilot but have not realized it. I'm 65 now and financially unable of afford it so it's too late for me. Chase your dreams people, and never let go. Happy Father Day to all the dads.

Thank you for your awesome narrating! I am a farmer, and I do not have time to sit and watch these videos. But I do sync my phone to the tractor radio and follow along while I am working the fields. I glance down from time to time to see what you are doing, but it is easy to follow along without watching because you describe things so well. We have a 3000ft grass runway on the farm. It is a holdover from the 70's when my dad, his brothers, and my grandfather all learned to fly. I took flying lessons on the grass strip in a 152 when I was a teenager, but the plane got sold before I finished. Our farm family now has 7 young guys that live near and work on the farm, and we all want to learn to fly! We are hoping to have a few good years and get together on a plane! Thank you for the inspiring videos! -Chris

As a measure of your success on this platform Mike, the fact that you have only 150K subscribers (which will be 10x that number before long I'm sure) yet get 33% of that in views within 10 hours of posting, is testimony to your draw power. Clearly your fan base are like me, and can't wait for your content to be loaded, and watch it at the very soonest opportunity. On that I truely wish you had a full time camera person, following your whole day, and an editor cutting and posting it daily. Not to increase the production quality, it has a charm and is relatable as it is, but to increase the turn around and frequency of your inspirational and compelling content. I'm sure what you accomplish each day on your many projects would still compress into and captivate us for 20 to 30 minutes - the very next day.

I hate when the video ends 😭😭😭

Happy Father’s Day!

Happy Father’s Day!

Mike is the next generation of Jack Bally. Both do/did masterpieces, Mike just does it hyperspeed. RIP Jack.

If ever there was a guy that deserved such a gorgeous and supportive wife as Chandra, that'd be Mike Patey. His passion, energy levels, and exuberance are matched by his vision, skills and work ethic. And clearly also a dedicated family man. Talk about setting the standards sky high! No surprise to anyone here how successful he has become, all well earned!

I agree, an indulgent wife is a very good thing. Keep up the good work Chandra. Back to work Mike...

Mike, you should put an hour counter in the corner so we don't forget how much time you've put into this!

You guys just make me smile - what an uplifting video to watch in every way! Mike's almost child-like (no insult intended - I wish I could still get this excited about ANYTHING!!) exuberance for the tasks at hand (and the bouncy-house paint booth, hahaha!), Chandra's big beautiful smile & positive attitude that just radiates, all the friends that come over to lend a hand, and not the least of which the AMAZING workmanship and engineering that's going on here. This should be shown is schools EVERYWHERE today, because THIS is how it's done - how LIFE is done! Within one generation, we'd probably solve 90% of the world's problems just showing Mike Patey vids to youngsters in classrooms across the globe. So much to learn in these videos - how to WORK, and how to LIVE! And it's FREE for anyone to watch! Thanks, Mike and Chandra - friggin love you guys!! 👍🍻

Happy Father's Day from a Happy Father !

A well deserved day off.

Hi Mike. Great enthusiasm. Thanks for including your family. I am sure your wife ups the thumbs up considerably. Scrappy is going to be a wonderful flying experience. Thanks for sharing! Stay healthy!

"Family is the most important thing in the world" It absolutely is...

This guy is one of the best role models out there

Airfield, air filled, painting time, bouncy booth! I so love it! Happy Fathers' Day!

One of the best things about Mike's videos. Is that you can see that everyone works together. To get stuff done. Sharing knowledge with each other. Sharing shop space, and tools. Or just plane helping each other out and teaching the younger ones. We need way more of this in the world!

What a class act you are Mike/Mark. Never lose your fabulous childlike zest & energy. Please be careful when you fly Scrappy to those incredible locations/destinations. Its such an extreme & capable plane that it would be so easy for you to push that fearless envelope beyond beyond. How about running another tombola type lucky dip winner type thing for one or maybe more of your avid fans to be able to meet you & then be taken up in Scrappy, maybe a charity type event. Every time I watch your You tube channel ....... YOU .... lift my spirits up high into the sky. Big luv from the UK. x