Fool's Errand - An Alaska Flying Film

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4 жыл бұрын

Adventure is not necessarily found in success, but rather in the salvage of a failure. When nature shuts the door, go home and eat some beef.
The best pilot buddy film of 2019 has been a full year in the making - not because it's good but because it was never meant to be. We hardly shot any footage, but it has somehow accidentally become an actual story of Alaskan perseverance in landing somewhere...anywhere.
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Original musical score by Impulse Coupling: / bkz6s9ijicseve918

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@spenser5762 4 жыл бұрын

This is the content that we so desperately need; no story line, no hidden agendas, no real purpose other than two dudes having fun in the most beautiful places on earth. Magnificent work Gents!

@jeffcardillo Жыл бұрын

And no product placement / sponsors all over the place. Loved it!

@fredstork 4 жыл бұрын

Absolutely brilliant! The best "and then nothing happened" film I have seen for a long time! Love the narrator comments!

@hannunousiainen318 4 жыл бұрын

Ilp

@TRabbit1970 4 жыл бұрын

“We are posers.” “Yeh, whatever. We got brisket.” 👍

@cinnamanstera6388 4 жыл бұрын

Beautiful shots, funny commentary. Good work gents.

@portnuefflyer 3 жыл бұрын

This reminds me of my 3.5 hr flight last weekend, eventually ending up in a small town with a nearby Wells Fargo, as I needed to make a bank deposit and get a cup of coffee. The airplane came in handy, it saved me driving into town to the local Wells, on a day off, 20 minutes away. Makes sense to me.

@jeefflanyt 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome Satire. Thoroughly enjoyed it. Thank you Posers !!

@shaydjohnson8700 3 жыл бұрын

Probably the best edited flying videos out there.

@rickh4310 4 жыл бұрын

Your short films are always awesome!

@johnwinter9707 4 жыл бұрын

The true spirit of flying. Great job and great fun watching. Keep it up!

@poppetrurazvan3900 Жыл бұрын

An "mars lander airbag and ballistic chute will probably be advisable. Great documentary!

@SteeveohRising 4 жыл бұрын

Sometimes the best art is what managed to fall together. This one is just as much a winner as your past films. Really enjoyed it!

@FloridaFlying 4 жыл бұрын

HECK YEAH!!! I’ve been waiting for another one of your videos. Beautiful as always.

@theflightsimboy4310 4 жыл бұрын

Amazing video ! You got some beautiful shots here

@bran756 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks guys,i is ex butcher befor becoming a paremedic in Devon England,brisket is the most underrated joint,that’s cool,more for us guys,top vid,thank you.

@lalehbryanskrenes5692 4 жыл бұрын

Ha! ha! Love the narrative! Edmund's voice is great! Thanks for another great addition to the story! These are the chapters of life you will look back on again and again. Life is not a destination! It is an adventure!

@portlandpalletandsupply9717 2 жыл бұрын

Great voice artist and narration dialog! Hilarious and well done. Congrats! Oh, and the flying was fun to watch too.

@roberthardcastle3272 4 жыл бұрын

Some of your best work, Zane, although my favorite short is still the Texas STOL competition and flying with Scallywag. Of course, I'm a Texas boy and pilot and I can relate so closely with all that film conveys. Nice job, as usual. I very much enjoy your efforts, not only to capture adventurous aviation, but the brotherhood that goes along with it. Thanks!

@dyce189 4 жыл бұрын

Incredible content, as always. Backcountry flying has never been my priority, but when I'm watching your videos, in the moment, it always is. Cheers my friend.

@daedgerton 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome to see some more content from you! Keep it up!

@prof.heinous191 4 жыл бұрын

Bushplanes, scenery, camaraderie, great pictures, fine words - but alas not enough cheese... Keep em coming Zane!

@willymakeit5172 3 жыл бұрын

Never is.

@watchfordpilot 4 жыл бұрын

Great vid guys, loved the commentary. Now I've comfortable with celebrating, 'well nothing really happened that day' ;)

@flyingmulerider7166 4 жыл бұрын

Good Job!! Loved it.

@MissilemanIII 4 жыл бұрын

I wasn't going to watch I'll be honest. I am so happy I did!!! Love it guy!!!! Oh how I wish I could be there with you.

@andrewrossiter4718 4 жыл бұрын

These are so good. Can't believe it took me 2 months to find this!

@_FNQ 4 жыл бұрын

Brilliant footage Zane and a fun story. Keep it up.

@Jacobmettler88 4 жыл бұрын

justsomeguy justsomeguy plus one for this, you have the best aviation channel on KZfaq.

@KiwiIngenuity1 4 жыл бұрын

This is inspired. Amazing

@georgenz8065 4 жыл бұрын

Keep them coming, love your videos

@wilbuzllf5057 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome film and adventure! :-)

@ryanmoeller3308 4 жыл бұрын

GREAT video good sir!! I'm an A&P Mechanic just south of Salt Lake City. I've often wondered what it'd be like to live in Alaska.. Keep up the GREAT work. You have a new subscriber. 👍👍

@TapioBlue 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome film quality!

@DeonMitton 2 жыл бұрын

Great edits, showing the beauty of Alaska

@scottconville9780 Жыл бұрын

Love it! I want in!

@antoniocomputersbarreto7429 3 жыл бұрын

I love it, just love it. I would love to be there with you guys. I'm a pilot and like just to go flying with friends even if we don't have a plan to do nothing. Fly safe and God bless

@streetfaith61 4 жыл бұрын

Best none-storie ever

@bobherron4573 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you great exerperance

@U2Spyplane 4 жыл бұрын

Great film!

@ericmuetterties1984 4 жыл бұрын

Enjoyed it!

@songmaster9308 4 жыл бұрын

lol I loved this video! Flying is a win, no matter what. Well, as long as there's beef ;)

@Roberto-hl4id 4 жыл бұрын

thank you for bringing my dream on movie....

@k.e.n.b.o.y1511 2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic. More please

@FTIGroup 4 жыл бұрын

“Adventure is not found in success but in the salvage of a failure”. I like that

@joshuaodonnell3035 4 жыл бұрын

Great work Zane and Matt! This turned out great!

@akschu1 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for helping Josh!

@BackcountryPilot 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks man! That was a fun evening. Hope to work with you again.

@haraldschevik5213 4 жыл бұрын

Love this

@dbottita 4 жыл бұрын

Music by “Impulse Coupling”

@dovidstaples9985 2 жыл бұрын

Can you imagine a feature length Big Lebowsky type film about two bush pilots

@BackcountryPilot 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely, and I want to make that film. Just need some runway, metaphorically.

@AkPacerPilot 4 жыл бұрын

Funny! Lots of truth... Liked it!!

@thecrusader6401 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent ❤❤❤

@dadams8086 4 жыл бұрын

Nice job on the video. Just a couple dudes out having some good clean fun.

@The221wyo Жыл бұрын

I flew with Walt, he took me to a spot on the Yentna Awesome guy!, i laughed when you mentioned him he must be a legend around there or something

@keirfarnum6811 4 жыл бұрын

Did anyone spot the pay phone in Willow? That’s the Alaska I know and still love. Miss it terribly.

@MACE1-1 4 жыл бұрын

Super Cool!

@brentcampbell3060 Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@BackcountryPilot Жыл бұрын

Thanks Brent!

@flyingfalcon8999 4 жыл бұрын

FINALLY A VIDEO!!!

@theafricanflyer 4 жыл бұрын

So cool

@Keys879 4 жыл бұрын

5 Mile gravel? That's like 26,000 foot runway! Insane! You can't jockey up that one! You could float for a whole 10,000ft runway and still have room. GEEEEEEZE!

@BackcountryPilot 4 жыл бұрын

Haha. I think Matt was being a little generous with the dimensions. It's really big though, which makes it fun for practice.

@akschu1 4 жыл бұрын

Yes, those are Alaska miles. Given that the fun stuff is 800ft or shorter, Willow at 4400 ft is at least 2 times bigger than it needs to be.

@davejoynt6276 4 жыл бұрын

Nice !!!

@VadiemPetrov 4 жыл бұрын

Nice content) like definitely !

@flycory 4 жыл бұрын

Superb

@robwell10A 4 жыл бұрын

The pilot mention Walt in Willow. I had the privilege to get some flight training from Walt in Willow. He is the best flight instructor that I ever had. He is a great individual.

@akschu1 4 жыл бұрын

He is. Anybody that wants to fly with the best: legendsalaska.com/

@the.digital.nomads 3 жыл бұрын

I can appreciate a proper, pragmatic backcountry film

@KrypticPatriot 4 жыл бұрын

Funny! Great content, yes a great lesson there when in doubt don't whip it out turn around and go somewhere else!

@ranchpilot 2 жыл бұрын

Best You Tube video EVER!!

@avid_simmer7873 4 жыл бұрын

Nice!

@kalebrowland626 4 жыл бұрын

Adventure starts where plans end!

@BackcountryPilot 4 жыл бұрын

Yes, that's a nice concise way to put it. :)

@ben3989 4 жыл бұрын

Fun to see the beaver on wheels and all the junk and projects lying around.

@user-fl6mo3gy3c 3 жыл бұрын

Крутое видео, про крутых ребят!!!

@GeoffOliver61N 4 жыл бұрын

Stephen Spence! He's the guy in the 172. Fantastic pilot.

@akschu1 4 жыл бұрын

He really is. And the green bean works well.

@madmadderson7318 3 жыл бұрын

And what an errand it is

@sandroweiner1858 4 жыл бұрын

great video! where you find that gps yellow bag?

@huskyflylangley6053 4 жыл бұрын

Love it! Keep up the good work. Went to Romania to get AN-2 flight training but got so much more, new friends, new outlooks and an adventure had by so few in the world. Thought about an AOPA article, but don't know if anyone would be interested. I hope to get more AN time if I can. Thank you for hosting me, Romania🇷🇴

@BackcountryPilot 4 жыл бұрын

If AOPA can't be bothered, there's always us :)

@huskyflylangley6053 4 жыл бұрын

Backcountry Pilot I'd love to! Not good at articles, but I'll try, or an interview? 🤫 would like to put a plug in there for Aero West flight school, fantastic folks. I'm in Auburn Ca, Been working on an AN there for 4 years.

@BackcountryPilot 4 жыл бұрын

@@huskyflylangley6053 Sounds like an interesting story. Send me a note at knowledge [at] backcountrypilot.org.

@coldfoot99 4 жыл бұрын

I too live in our beautiful state of Alaska. Not a pilot have flown in many a flight up here and it's always an adventure. Enjoyed watching even though your mission failed, a little. But, what happened to all the beer and cheese?

@BackcountryPilot 4 жыл бұрын

It went well with the smoked brisket. :)

@akusa7507 4 жыл бұрын

Feels like I'm watching the adult version of peppa pig when I hear the Englishman narrating. My daughter is addicted to peppa pig n I heart flying.

@VoyaPilot 4 жыл бұрын

I can't wait to become a bush pilot

@akschu1 4 жыл бұрын

Same, being a bush pilot would be so rad!

@beamdog189 3 жыл бұрын

Great video! I also own a 170. I’m looking to upgrade my tires from GY 6x8.00, would you be willing to tell me what you’re running on yours?

@BackcountryPilot 3 жыл бұрын

Goodyear 26". Learn more in the forum at backcountrypilot.org

@BrettsGarage 2 жыл бұрын

With microsoft flight sim, we can all go there

@meals24u 4 жыл бұрын

Question to those who know: What year(approx), make & model aircraft is that at the 03:00 minute mark? There is something about it, it speaks to my heart! So beautiful!! Eye candy

@xDarkDemonPT 4 жыл бұрын

Hi! If you're talking about N75875 it is a Cessna 170A. Cheers and happy flying!

@meals24u 4 жыл бұрын

GW DarkDemon Thank you! 🙏

@akschu1 4 жыл бұрын

Sherbert is a 1949 Cessna 170A with Cessna 180 gear, Horton STOL, VG's, and 26" Goodyears.

@meals24u 4 жыл бұрын

akschu1 oh nice! That’s a nice list! I’ve been eyeballin a similar one in my area and that’s why I was wondering! Such a beautiful craft!! Thank you for sharing

@sp769 4 жыл бұрын

I can certainly relate to the delusions of grandeur. Obviously the green 172 has never heard of them. His tail wheel is on the wrong end of the plane FFS!

@joemarchinski7798 2 жыл бұрын

Nice

@brianpetrow7218 4 жыл бұрын

Pretty sure Brisket solves 84% of problems.

@cmm3338 4 жыл бұрын

Im thinking somewhere more around the lines of 91.7% but whose counting.

@jamesward6503 2 жыл бұрын

I would not force the tail up with Elevator on the takeoff run....

@thesawch63 4 жыл бұрын

What music is that playing in the last few minutes of the video ?

@BackcountryPilot 4 жыл бұрын

I added the link to the soundtrack in the video description.

@robertcalamusso4218 2 жыл бұрын

Nobility. I lean on blended knee

@pano-rific8838 4 жыл бұрын

Make something out of nothing. Now that is real art. Of course the setting... well thank the creator for that on maybe the most beautiful planet in the galaxy.

@845SiM 3 жыл бұрын

There is a distinct possibility I might be copying your flights on flight sim 2020. On my own though, damn it. 😩

@MavrickDrewery 4 жыл бұрын

What do you guys do for a living? Thanks in advance.

@BackcountryPilot 4 жыл бұрын

We're posers.

@tyrisnolam 4 жыл бұрын

What's that movement on the ground at @10:59 ?

@BackcountryPilot 4 жыл бұрын

I think it's just a mosquito in the near field.

@outcold1982 4 жыл бұрын

When will you guys be making more hats? There always out of stock?

@BackcountryPilot 3 жыл бұрын

Did you get a hat Joel? Just saw this comment. Sold a bunch recently, now they're all sold out again.

@MrStorm-tp6mq 4 жыл бұрын

that was legitness. daddy like

@budowens6478 4 жыл бұрын

Just curious, what kind of oil do you use in your 170?

@akschu1 4 жыл бұрын

When I was in AK I used philips 20w-50 as it heats up faster. I have since relocated to WA and I'll be switching to aeroshell 80w.

@gemizu4874 4 жыл бұрын

DEADSTICK BUSH FLYING SIMULATOR!

@Rya_N33 4 жыл бұрын

Have you herd about a underground black pyramid underground in that area?

@drewharteveld9874 4 жыл бұрын

What a fantastic afternoon...

@KimFieldstad 4 жыл бұрын

Lake Bart Pass??? Is that it?

@alaskadrifter 4 жыл бұрын

Lake Clark Pass is one of the most beautiful places to fly. I highly recommend it.

@tomleonard5277 4 жыл бұрын

Great to see another video, have loved them all. But, what's up with the narrator voice?

@BackcountryPilot 4 жыл бұрын

It's a British voice actor named Edmund Stone that I hired for the production narration. He has an awesome radio show here in Portland called The Score.

@johnrltr 4 жыл бұрын

@@BackcountryPilot IMO he boosted the appeal of the vid by a good 10 points!

@Jacobmettler88 4 жыл бұрын

You're the Warren Miller of aviation.

@kingairA100 4 жыл бұрын

Napoleon Dynamite with wings.

@powderhog2 4 жыл бұрын

If you guys need more 170's to cruise around with this summer let me know!!!

@ANT18621 3 жыл бұрын

I want to be a bush pilot so bad in Alaska. Have 220 hrs in a C172 only though.

@ANT18621 2 жыл бұрын

I want to be a bush pilot so bad even if for only 3 months out of the year, in Alaska. 250 hr 172 pilot here. Anyone have advice please let me know thanks.

@user-fl6mo3gy3c 3 жыл бұрын

Надо и у нас в России расширять возможности такой легкой авиации, Bush самолеты очень для этого подходят как никогда!!!