Idaho Backcountry Flying 2023

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11 ай бұрын

In this video, I fly back to Idaho from Redding, CA with my daughter this time, and enjoyed some backcountry flying and camping. We camped at Johnson Creek, ID (3U2) and flew out one morning to Big Creek, ID (U60) to have breakfast at the Big Creek Lodge on the airfield. We traveled in our Piper Cherokee 180, and got to showcase the new panel that we had upgraded this winter. Super fun trip and time together!

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@Up_north_with_Mike 10 ай бұрын

Daddy daughter time will always be the best time.

@AMB955Bosbok 9 ай бұрын

Great video, thanks for sharing

@AVMamfortas 8 ай бұрын

Johnson Creek is world famous in Tasmania :) Magical place. You guys are so lucky.

@thomasm8699 10 ай бұрын

Buddha's country for sure.....and yours too. Thanks for the journey. Nice peaceful presentation.

@adventureaviator 11 ай бұрын

Making memories that will last forever! Good stuff.

@michaelmurphy5738 10 ай бұрын

It was nice meeting you guys at Johnson Creek. Mike and Karsten (RV-12iS)

@bhendo44 10 ай бұрын

Nice to meet you! Maybe we’ll see you back next year.

@mustanggun 8 ай бұрын

Some great daddy/daughter time doing aviation and beautiful Idaho.

@Britishandproud123 2 ай бұрын

Great vid. Good family time.

@rumbear1 11 ай бұрын

Great video! Thanks for sharing!!

@alvarogaitan2529 10 ай бұрын

great job thanks for sharing this video and good luck

@kenthigginbotham9716 10 ай бұрын

Great Job Dad and hello from O88🙏

@Kitfoxj 11 ай бұрын

Daddy daughter time is the best time! Great video. What an awesome place to be able to fly around in…..

@bhendo44 10 ай бұрын

Couldn't agree more!

@copycatcarlton 11 ай бұрын

Great video!

@johndoe6985 10 ай бұрын

I did that trip 3 years ago from okc. Definitely a bucket list if you have a plane.

@SMcda 10 ай бұрын

Great video, I lived in Bend for 22 years and took my kids to JC all the time in my TU206G. Great memories with your daughter.

@StuPierce77 10 ай бұрын

Fantastic video! Thanks for posting!

@letsfly72x 10 ай бұрын

I really liked the video!

@skyhawk21 10 ай бұрын

I would jump to this opportunity in a heart beat, camping and flying in Idaho! Best times….

@dtwyckoff 11 ай бұрын

Great video!!!! Well done.

@TheShays 11 ай бұрын

Looks like you guys had a blast! High quality video and editing 👍

@budowens6478 11 ай бұрын

Simply awesome!!! Panel looks great 👍🏻

@bigalant 10 ай бұрын

Hi Guys . Alan here Cambridge U.K. . Fantastic video of Idaho flying . Loved it . Here our area is very flat indeed so the valleys and landing strips look so challenging . Thanks again .😊 16:40

@mohlenair 10 ай бұрын

Great video, you helped bump this up on my bucket list! Love the panel upgrade too! 👍👏👏👏

@reyesben 10 ай бұрын

Fantastic! As a PA-28 owner it’s great to see other cherokees out doing this kind of flying. Looks like the Oleo’s and low wing was comfortable in the back country

@bhendo44 9 ай бұрын

It’s definitely capable in the back country. I try to avoid the really rough strips, but you don’t need an expensive tail-dragger with big bush tires to go out and enjoy unpaved airports!

@TheFalconJetDriver 9 ай бұрын

What a great video for so many reasons, I am happy for you! I learned fly in High School in the early 70’s off of a 2600 foot grass strip. However can not say I have done any back country flying in the mountains. Corporate jets are not conducive of that! Seriously what great video! 😁🛫

@amywhite375 10 ай бұрын

Simply awesome!

@skyrunner1818 10 ай бұрын

Loved your video, great editing. I have been at the exact same places this year - Johnson Creek, Big Creek, Cascade and enjoyed it very much. I wish it is only 3.5 hours from my home base.

@bhendo44 10 ай бұрын

Awesome! Where's your base airport?

@DrJohn493 10 ай бұрын

I enjoyed the vicarious aerial visit to some of Idaho's back country strips! Great scenery!! I've only visited a few of them when I've been on road trips in Idaho. The state does a good job maintaining those it owns and operates. When you plan another trip to Idaho, be sure to stop in a Smiley Creek, they have a good little lodge and cafe just across the road. Stanley also has a nice paved runway and good eats in town. I like your panel upgrades in the 180, especially the Aspen PFD. I loved the one I flew behind for a number of years in a Baron. New sub! Safe flying!

@johnorlovich4789 10 ай бұрын

What a great video. Glad you enjoyed it up here. Big Creek is one of my favorites. Hope you can get up to Stanley and Smiley Creek area for your next trip. In the late spring/early summer, you will be surprised at the amount of snow cover still up in the Sawtooth Mountains and how frozen the high lakes are.

@bhendo44 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for the tip. We loved Big Creek, but we definitely want to try the bakery in Stanley next year!

@SMcda 10 ай бұрын

Don't miss Sulpher Creek

@DrJohn493 10 ай бұрын

This is a good recommendation. Been to both.

@DrJohn493 10 ай бұрын

@@bhendo44 You will not be disappointed. Had b'fast there twice when I was knocking around the area fly fishing.

@PaulAmdahl 10 ай бұрын

Good Stuff Yup

@trevorhewitt2438 10 ай бұрын

I really enjoyed your back country video with your daughter. Excellent 1440p clarity, narration, beautiful music, drone use, and flight video. Love seeing the clear water, Big Country Lodge, and the approaches into the back country airstrips. I'm an experienced pilot myself and really appreciate just being able to take-off to exotic destinations. Great video!

@bhendo44 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for checking out the video!

@steini6771 11 ай бұрын

Greetings from Norway. As a 40-year + private pilot, I loved this vid. Thanks -

@bhendo44 10 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@dakotafunnel5635 10 ай бұрын

Great video! I have a Cherokee 180 as well and have been dreaming heading out there. Any issues with the wheel pants? What time of the year did you go? Favorite part of the trip had me rolling with the couch comment. 😂

@bhendo44 10 ай бұрын

I took the wheel pants off for last years trip to Idaho, and I found that I was more likely to throw rocks into the underside of the wings with the tires exposed, so I put them back on for this year. I’d rather damage the wheel pant than the wing. And I’ve always gone up there in July or August. Great weather! Thanks for the response.

@GSGS-1950 10 ай бұрын

I really like your panel upgrade. I would like to do something similar to my PA-28-180C. Can you please let me know who cut your panel? Thanks. Gary

@bhendo44 10 ай бұрын

Superior Aircraft Components cut our panel. They’re located in Texas. They did a great job!

@DWBurns 10 ай бұрын

Is Big Creek suitable for a Piper Arrow? Little nose wheel and folding feet thing.

@bhendo44 10 ай бұрын

Big Creek definitely had some decent ruts, especially compared to how smooth Johnson Creek is. That being said, my Cherokee handled it fine as long as I kept the nose light, and kept the flaps extended to the second notch to get off the ground ASAP.

@jerryogstad688 3 ай бұрын

Iam 81 and half and grew up in Ldaho and flew at all of the back country even had a cabin Big creek I had a super cub and 180--185--205 loved it only had one miss hap at waren on skees we plowed into the end of the rumway nobdy gor hirt but we all had to change our pants love that kind of flying you better have it gether we use to love to fly into one strip it was a strip that you CANT go around you have get it right the new people are blessed I KNOW FOR A FACT JESUS WAS WITH US

@DavZZee 10 ай бұрын

Great family oriented video. Nice panel but I thought if 2 G5 were installed and one was set as an HSI the original glide slope indicator had to be removed per the Garmin STC?

@cajunnathan4586 10 ай бұрын

What is the white box on the dashboard of the plane for?

@bhendo44 10 ай бұрын

It's called a Stratus 3 ADS-B receiver. It shows ADS-B traffic targets on my iPad while running Foreflight so I can keep track of other aircraft in the area.

@cajunnathan4586 10 ай бұрын

Thats a Great Device to have! I've watch several flying videos and the pilots had the device on their dash board. The most I fly is RC Planes. Thx for answering my question. Be Safe!