How do I get to fly Private Jets for a Living?

How do I get to fly Private Jets for a Living? - About Me Video

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Күн бұрын

You've been asking for this for a while now, so here it is! The about me video. How I got into flying, what I did before, and of course some more of my beautiful wife Carrie!

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@RKDriver 4 ай бұрын

LOL... My wife's an RN like yours and I'm a retired emergency responder. When you said you and your wife like to do things together, she shook her head no and that just cracked me up because that's EXACTLY what my wife would do or say!

@gordonsimpson3235 10 ай бұрын

That was fun....your wife is cool, and quite spikey. Love the relationship that you obviously have. Man she even called you 'HOT', so you are doing something right Ryan! Particularly loved the "I don't want to see the ice on the windscreen" sketch - very funny. Best wishes from the UK

@TheRunwayRyan 10 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching!

@gregfuller2185 6 ай бұрын

What an AWESOME story! You and your wife are truly blessed. I always wanted to be a pilot, love to fly, but it never happened for me.

@TheRunwayRyan 6 ай бұрын

Thank you, very blessed!

@thecomedypilot5894 4 ай бұрын

Why did it never happen for you?

@Aleksandar6ix 4 ай бұрын

Dude, your story is insane! I don't think very many people would handle what you've done...I know I wouldn't. Bad timing, lack of funds, and not being great with making connections has me failing my aviation career, no matter how talented I may be. Business aviation is what I would have liked, but Each time I restart my flying I get grounded. 4 times I've had to quit flying, and now in my 40's I don't see myself flying again. Can't do it without money

@waholoopesorry74 2 ай бұрын

In 2021, the Baptist chopper flew down to El Dorado to take my newborn daughter to the NICU at Baptist after aspirating a large amount of amniotic fluid. We really appreciated the Baptist flight medics - they were very professional and did a great job making my wife feel confident that our daughter was in good hands. It was tough watching our 6 hour old daughter fly away in the chopper but the Baptist crew was amazing. My daughter spent 10 days in the NICU and is now almost 3 years old :)

@TheRunwayRyan 2 ай бұрын

Great to hear that there was a happy outcome! Baptist MedFlight is the helicopter that I flew for. They are great people there, just like you experienced.

@Dm001681 10 ай бұрын

Love this video! Your wife is hysterical! Keep them coming Ryan, I watch every one of them!

@TheRunwayRyan 10 ай бұрын

Thank you very much! She is pretty entertaining, that's for sure. More to come!

@JamesJones-fc4vk 10 ай бұрын

I live in south Arkansas and have been watching your channel for a few years now. I really like your channel and I’m glad that you started posting again.

@TheRunwayRyan 10 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching! Hoping to release a few more videos before too long. Sometimes it’s hard to make them, so I apologize for the long gaps

@adamstern7309 10 ай бұрын

Great Job! Thank you for sharing your path of success. May God continue to bless your journey. Blessings....

@TheRunwayRyan 10 ай бұрын

Thank you very much, Glad you liked the video!

@mattmillman6640 5 ай бұрын

Me being a former FF/EMT, airplane buff, I enjoy the blogs, Thank's and stay safe!!

@TheRunwayRyan 5 ай бұрын

Thank you and thanks for watching!

@WardEnterprises 5 ай бұрын

Dude that’s so insane! I’m a firefighter/paramedic literally looking at going the same path right now!! I’m praying through it right now but hopeful it works out!

@TheRunwayRyan 5 ай бұрын

Good luck to you! The firefighter schedule lends itself quite well to working towards a goal like this. No one wants to instruct, but I would recommend getting your CFI as early as you can. I held off for a long time, but it was the final push I needed to get where I am. Don’t delay, just get it over with!

@charleslowery789 10 ай бұрын

You've been a busy guy. I'm impressed. I did a little chopper time as a US Air Force Pararescueman (combat search and rescue medic) in Vietnam. I then worked as a C-5 and C-141 crew chief at Travis AFB in Northern, Ca. and retired in 2012. Now volunteering with the Civil Air Patrol Search and Rescue program locally. Fun ! Enjoy the videos !

@TheRunwayRyan 10 ай бұрын

Thank you! Once I get to be an astronaut, I will have achieved all of my childhood dreams.

@mikeb.7972 4 ай бұрын

What a wonderful story and a testament to faith and family.

@TheRunwayRyan 4 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@Nick-eb8cu 10 ай бұрын

So good Ryan. Thanks for all the vids and your wonderful example.

@TheRunwayRyan 10 ай бұрын

Thank you for the kind words, glad you liked the video.

@freds5619 10 ай бұрын

I used to fly Metroliners for Scheduled Skyways at FYV Drake Field Fayetteville AR back in 1979-80. I enjoyed living there. Great hearing about your background.

@TheRunwayRyan 10 ай бұрын

Love the Fayetteville area!

@baron1405 10 ай бұрын

Love your channel and the your calm, friendly and professional tone. Thanks for the great content and congratulations on reaching the 10K milestone.

@TheRunwayRyan 10 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

@kerryegen1263 10 ай бұрын

Another great video - thanks. Love the banter!.

@TheRunwayRyan 10 ай бұрын

Thank you, she’s pretty witty!

@williamharvey697 10 ай бұрын

You guys are awesome! And I love your narrations, Ryan! Glad to have been a subscriber for a while now. :)

@TheRunwayRyan 10 ай бұрын

Thank you very much! We are thankful to have you as a subscriber!

@RusscanFLY 10 ай бұрын

I am so happy for you brother! We are so blessed to be able to be a part of this aviation KZfaq community. Keep doing what you are doing. You are inspiring others to remain steadfast on their journeys! Fly well! ✈️✈️✈️

@TheRunwayRyan 10 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

@stewie84 9 ай бұрын

Well, I’m a new subscriber. Just discovered you guys. This is the first vid I’ve seen. Well done to 10k!

@TheRunwayRyan 9 ай бұрын

Welcome aboard! Glad to have you here!

@87bones87 10 ай бұрын

Pilot AND a tiller operator AND on a medical chopper! Dang we need to meet😊 OMG I need to wait till the end to comment. Lol you answered my question! How cool! Love the vids man! We come from very similar back grounds.

@TheRunwayRyan 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for submitting the question! I was actually assigned to the engine, so I didn’t tiller all the time. We would get moved over as needed when someone was off. Easily the best job on the department!

@waldogonzalez1263 10 ай бұрын

Great video Ryan!

@TheRunwayRyan 10 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@6dollardave 10 ай бұрын

Great video! Thanks for sharing all the information. Very interesting and enjoyable.

@TheRunwayRyan 10 ай бұрын

Thank you, glad you liked it!

@brianb5594 9 ай бұрын

Dude, so cool! You have a great wife to do what she did to help you get there! Being in my early 60’s I am a little late but working the day job and doing CFI on the side. 1100 hours right now. Would love to do what you are doing. So frigging cool!

@TheRunwayRyan 9 ай бұрын

Very fortunate! She is great!

@mikerosado2868 10 ай бұрын

Enjoy watching your videos, Ryan. Miss flying with you, my friend. Fly safe.

@TheRunwayRyan 10 ай бұрын

Thank you Mike! Your professionalism is one of the biggest reasons I wanted to finally become a pro pilot! You’d be amazed how much I learned from you sitting back there.

@benjamincassell6054 10 ай бұрын

Awesome work Ryan!

@TheRunwayRyan 10 ай бұрын

Thanks a ton!

@richardtuck577 10 ай бұрын

Congratulations on 10k . I don't fly because of eye sight but really enjoy watching the flying videos.

@TheRunwayRyan 10 ай бұрын

Thank you very much, I’m glad you like the videos!

@maochetacdol574 10 ай бұрын

As always great video Ryan. Impressive resume.

@TheRunwayRyan 10 ай бұрын

Thank you very much, glad you liked the video!

@youthfulambitionya 9 ай бұрын

This was awesome learning about how you came to this point.

@TheRunwayRyan 9 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@SouthernCarnivore 10 ай бұрын

Great video! Love it.

@TheRunwayRyan 10 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@firepilot109 10 ай бұрын

Great video as always! We are usually at YingLing at ICT but heard that facility is awesome. Been career FF/EMT for 29 years and working on my commercial so when I get off the DROP can do some flight instruction.

@TheRunwayRyan 10 ай бұрын

Best of luck! There’s a lot of pilots who were firefighters!

@gtmako 10 ай бұрын

Congrats on 10k

@TheRunwayRyan 10 ай бұрын

Thank you!!

@captaincrustyradio 6 ай бұрын

Always enjoy the stories of how other pilots started flying. New subscriber, thank you to the KZfaq big brother for suggesting you. 😅

@TheRunwayRyan 6 ай бұрын

Glad to hear that it is suggesting me! Thank you for watching, and glad to have you here!

@iPilotFlorida 6 ай бұрын

Now thats one heck of a road to jets! Well done! Funny wife.....

@TheRunwayRyan 6 ай бұрын

Thank you! I’ve been very blessed with the opportunities I’ve had.

@TheDUnderwood14 9 ай бұрын

Ryan, you're completed the track that I'm on. Starting with fire and flying. Working for AMC now close to Little Rock on rotor and fixed wing. I'm pursuing the pilot route and starting to put time in. Thank you for this video. If you ever want to do some teaching, I can make the time!

@TheRunwayRyan 9 ай бұрын

Glad you liked the video, and congrats on pursing being a pilot! I flew fixed wing Medevac for a little bit. I thought it would be neat to also be a PRN flight paramedic for the same organization so I could have Pilot/Flight Medic on my name badge. Never happened though!

@DougLeigh-nj4iv 10 ай бұрын

Good video!

@TheRunwayRyan 10 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

@mwash5779 3 ай бұрын

Forestry baby!!!!!! Good ole’ M78

@yahoo3811 11 сағат бұрын

Well Done

@seanraymond4336 9 ай бұрын

Not only do I love your videos, but I have to agree with a few of these. Super cool career as a fire fighter myself empty myself a few rides on the bird myself. Super cool! Just to add to that last comment your wife is a total Smokeshow. I’m lucky to have one that’s far out of my league as well! Keep up the good work and the great flying maybe someday her daughter will follow in your footsteps through the path! I have high hopes for mine! Love the Contant bro!!

@TheRunwayRyan 9 ай бұрын

Glad you like the videos! The helicopter was the most fun I had!

@jim7082 5 ай бұрын

Thanks, Smokey Pants, good story.

@TheRunwayRyan 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@briancarey8444 4 ай бұрын

Congratulations

@doncook2066 10 ай бұрын

Love your videos

@TheRunwayRyan 10 ай бұрын

Thank you very much! Tell your friends!

@billycollins7940 10 ай бұрын

Mama is a pistol. Good stuff capt.

@TheRunwayRyan 10 ай бұрын

She sure is!

@bunglerat 9 ай бұрын

"Airlines are crap." 😆 As a former airline pilot, now flying Part 91 and enjoying it very much, I'll concede that there's some truth to that statement. Having spent years in the industry, I ultimately found the airline lifestyle to be very tedious and boring, when not outright frustrating - and I don't miss long haul red-eyes one bit. But... I did like having a cast of thousands to support me in getting that flight away, as opposed to now being the pilot, baggage handler, caterer, etc, and everything else you can think of. I did like the stability of a roster - and being able to plan my life accordingly, as opposed to now being on call. I liked flying much better, more capable equipment than what I fly now. But I sure as hell don't miss the nonsense of security screening delays and so many other tedious aspects of what I already mentioned. Whilst the pandemic forced my hand and resulted in a career pivot, nevertheless it was great while it lasted. Good times and great memories, but I enjoy what I'm doing now - and have no desire to go back.

@TheRunwayRyan 9 ай бұрын

I ride the airlines quite a bit, enough to know I don’t want to fly them!

@ronaldvanengen1887 10 ай бұрын

So Ryan where can the Rest of Us fellas Get some of those Fire pants 👖 🔥 She didn't deny that the Pants and your personality solid the Deal!!❤😊 Love the channel keep it up

@TheRunwayRyan 10 ай бұрын

Haha, thank you for the comment! You've got to go to the academy to get those!

@airplanedriver 10 ай бұрын

Haha, I'm the high wing / low wing guy and fellow Arkansan. Fly out of KFLV now but hope to make it back upon retirement.

@TheRunwayRyan 10 ай бұрын

Nice! Thank you for sending in the question!

@frankward67 6 ай бұрын

Great video, new sub here.

@TheRunwayRyan 6 ай бұрын

Thank you very much, glad to have you here!

@GHOSTINPLAINSIGHT 10 ай бұрын

Yo Ryan…… Welcome home tiller driver! Just me, a diesel mechanic from Cabot!

@TheRunwayRyan 10 ай бұрын

Nice! Tillering was the most fun in the fire service, that’s for sure!

@GHOSTINPLAINSIGHT 10 ай бұрын

@@TheRunwayRyan Did a few tiller runs in Tampa back in the day…(80’s) What a ride! Was a volunteer at the Gunn Highway VFD for quite a few years in the mid 80’s. Did my 240 while active duty at MacDill but finished my 20+ here in Little Rock. Miss the fire service and the Air Force.

@clarencewiles963 10 ай бұрын

She’s made your day, be happy

@TheRunwayRyan 10 ай бұрын

She usually does!

@markusanderson1517 3 ай бұрын

Actually, you're right. Grouch. But, I'd hope/assume that's just playing.

@terrytomlinson8772 6 ай бұрын

Curious if you would like the Vision Jet over the Cirrus recip as a personal plan - pressurization and kids seem to go hand in hand

@TheRunwayRyan 6 ай бұрын

That’s a tough one. The vision jet is good for that (compared to the SR22) because as you mentioned it is pressurized, and it is smoother/quieter. I didn’t like the vision jet, and there are some situations where the SR22 can actually carry more weight than the vision jet due to alternate fuel requirements. I think there’s many better options than the vision jet out there, but I would say it is the most attainable owner-flown jet.

@kjwiles 10 ай бұрын

👍👍👍

@TheRunwayRyan 10 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@beausbargarage6213 4 ай бұрын

Ok fire brother Ryan i am 45 years old.... is it too late for me to work my way to pilot job? I hear mixed answers

@shoku2725 7 ай бұрын

Im also a FF/Medic by trade but I really want to become a pilot!

@TheRunwayRyan 7 ай бұрын

You should do it! The FD scheduled allows for plenty of time to get your ratings and build hours.

@beausbargarage6213 4 ай бұрын

oh snap retired ff/pm myself want to get into flying my friend. 300 hours on sim mostly CRJ4 and tbm930 all fake of course lol

@lole2497 10 ай бұрын

Do you have any interest in flying for a Corporate Jet manufacturer such as Dassault Falcon Jet in Little Rock? I retired from there after 34 years in the engineering & certification departments. Fantastic company to work for.

@TheRunwayRyan 10 ай бұрын

I won't say never, but as of right now I don't think that's quite what I am looking for. I think the cloverleaf test crew would be interesting, but I don't feel like it would be something I would enjoy long term. I like going to different destinations and seeing he country/world. I have heard that they are a great company though!

@RS-pq5mo 4 ай бұрын

Quite an impressive resume...

@aaronscomputers 10 ай бұрын

do you know Greg Brown he was a medic on medflight

@TheRunwayRyan 10 ай бұрын

No, I don't know him. He might have been before my time.

@gru2936 9 ай бұрын

Chicks dig a man in uniform. Turnout gear or a police uniform, it doesn’t matter. I was a cop (state trooper) so I was in the ER weekly investigating crashes. I’m absolutely NOT a handsome man. I wore a wedding band to work BEFORE I got married to keep em at bay.

@wes_d 10 ай бұрын

You’re supposed to be paying attention… 🤣

@TheRunwayRyan 10 ай бұрын

She’s always watching out for me!

@saldun2603 2 ай бұрын

K I N D A fun I suppose.. be well safe and sterile needs in cockpit. Be good Onward 🌈 for better tommorrow and clean up ready. Bye bye

@Hedgeflexlfz 10 ай бұрын

2k hours? Yea just luck

@TheRunwayRyan 9 ай бұрын

Networking more than luck, but I do admit that being in the right place at the right time plays a huge role. I stated flying the CJ3+ with only 1500 hours too.

@drlarcey 6 ай бұрын

Oh my God are you unique that you have that many chat hours and you're so good that's amazing I would've thought you to have 30,000 hours tremendous congratulations

@TheRunwayRyan 6 ай бұрын

Thank you, I am very blessed indeed!