I love watching Draco “crouch” on take-off. Amazing!

Draco is so epic! With that being said I cant wait for scrappy! Thanks for the awesome vid Cory.

Draco was amazing. I am glad I got to see it at Oshkosh.

Whatever your view on aviation, Alaska is a MUST for all tourists. You will love the local "Can-do" attitude to life. So different from the other 49 states.

I get emotional when I see Draco. "OVERKILL IS AMERICAN RENAISSANCE. DARING TO DREAM TOP AMERICAN INGENUITY & CRAFTSMANSHIP. " From steely eyed missile men to adrenaline junkies. May the Gods bless your sense of balls and living.

Love the commentary on what Mike's doing. Great video! Congrats to Mike!

A bit of a clencher in there on that one landing. Glad Mike didn't have to try out his ground loop protection!

I have been enjoying Draco since I first found out about it and Mike Patey. I am looking forward to enjoying more and whats more, I am looking forward to meeting the Patey Brothers since they are near me; we have MANY things in common and they, as well as you Cory, have inspired me to venture into areas I have only gave passing thoughts to. I also want to add that I appreciate all you guys do to promote aviation "for the little guy's/gal's" who think aviation is only a dream for others to live out. I too was one of those people for many years and then a good opportunity (after having pursued it) presented itself to me and I began my flight training with Gyro Plane in Spanish Fork, but then the company took my deposit on a Gyro Plane (over 30K) and used it to move the company to Florida when I had only 1 hr left to finish the minimum of 20 hrs, now I'm stuck with no plane to train with and having one heck of a time getting my deposit back (which was part of the contract). It's folks like that that give aviation a bad name. However, I chose to make lemonade out of lemons and as a result of what happened to me, I have decided to create a organization to help others achieve their goal to obtaining their flight credentials and peruse their dream of owning and flying their own aircraft, the bigger part of which will be used for rehabilitation for showing folks there is better pursuits in life than sitting in front of a TV playing video games and using drugs or other things that are non productive for a prosperous life. So, if you really want to start a fund raiser that will truly benefit people in a positive way, instead of wasting time & money on organizations with self serving agenda's, then contact me and perhaps we can work together and the "Flying Cowboy's" can begin to promote Aviation in a way that will take the world by storm. After my experience I have been left without the means to even finish my flight training and peruse my goal as a CFI to help others, so I need to complete my end so I can move forward with helping others in a positive manner. Any assistance in that area is very much appreciated. If your interested or you know others who might be and are willing to assist with a few shekels to get the ball rolling, then please contact me and lets get to work. THE SEASON IS PRESENTLY UPON US, lets take advantage of this pandemic and use to our favor instead of our demise. The sky is no longer the limit my friend, lets get out of the box and fly beyond the boundaries that have defined so may of our lives. Love you guys and Thank You. P.S. I will resubscribe to your channel if that will help you make contact with me.....not sure how that will work, if at all, but I don't feel comfortable with posting my email out here in the public.

Awesome thanks Corey. Nice to see more Draco and Mick Patey in action. Thanks from Australia 🇦🇺.

Valdez is always a good time. Glad you guys could make it.

Hi Cory, I'm lovin' your vids. Am amazed at seeing what Draco can do in the dense Sea Level air @ Valdez. And WOW was that a 40 foot roll out? Am wondering if it could go straight into a loop and land again!? And 80-degree Bank turns? What penetration! And Draco doesn't even flinch! Not a hint of stall. If anybody makes a "Draco Aircraft Company" of Spanish Fork, I want a job! And after decades I am getting new log book entries. Yes, I'm taking flying lessons again thanks to The Flying Cowboys. Regards,

Another excellent video, thanks for taking the time to film and post. Watching Draco climb out reminds me of the first time I saw Wayne Handley and his Turbo Raven about 20 years back, Maybe Mike and Wayne will connect and swap stories some day.

Draco is in a class of its own, but the ski-equipped PC-6 was pretty impressive as well with that brutally steep descent and impressive performance for its size. Very enjoyable!

I learned to fly in my dad's Cessna 182....1957 model. Love your videos and especially this Alaska series. We went to Alaska in 1969 and drove the Alcan Highway. My dad and I took a seaplane ride while in Anchorage. Keep up the great videos, Cory!

LOVE the Porter. More info on that please

I came down from Anchorage to see the competition and I actually AirBnb'd one of those boats in the beginning of the video. It's the crappy one at the front of the dock with the makeshift roof 0:01. Made for an interesting weekend. Glad y'all came up, hope to see ya again next year.

Awesome video Cory, keep them coming. That weather is downright depressing. Draco is the bomb, what an amazing airplane!!

RIP DRACO

Great aviation travelogue on Valdez Corey...featuring Draco of course. Always look forward to your videos because your such a positive individual...well done mate. Cheers from Down Under.

Man you guys are ballsy flying over that water. Time of useful consciousness in there would have to be in the single digit minutes!.. Awesome though!

Excelant camera work Cory

So pumped for 2021!! I'll be there!

Best approach and landing by far, 12:40, superb job!

Who needs a Helo when DRACO is available...

Trent P should have been there then it would be a comp :) Mikes did great and the extra tanks looked to work out well too. Thanks for the video Cory. and I hoped you have fun in the rain :)

Draco will be missed.

I how now seen Mike do this many times, but my heart still skips a beat....

Last time I was in Valdez 😡 April ‘89 - Oil spill cleanup ⚓️

Thank you Cory🤠 for coming out in the weather and taking the time to make this excellent video so that all of us back home(in the warmth of our living rooms) can enjoy this action too! BRRRRRR!😬 I'm in now & subscribed!

Another awesome video Cory. Thank you.

Awesome , really enjoyed that guys . All the best .................

Great Video! I could watch Draco all day.

Thanks for another awesome series of videos!

Cory, our in-house team absolutely ❤️ your content. Best, Team Kookloo

Whats up with trent? hasn't made a video in a month. But this was an awesome video, thanks!

Great video! Valdez looks like an amazing place. I'm going to Reno for the first time this year. Looking forward to seeing you guys there! 😁

No surprise there. Draco is a beast. The new gear on Draco will be interesting. Did you fly up commercially and then meet up with the crew or did you ride up with someone?

Brilliant piece of footage. Congrats Cory.

loving it...but that weather is making me cold....come to Oregon where it's alil warmer. :)

Nice views man, what a place!

Pucker factor at 1:20 with the birds, at least it looked that way in the vid. Great work, now a sub.

Wow... the landing where Mike got a little off center had me nervous until he came to a stop!

Loved your video, even if Mike won, the others put on a great great show. Thanks

Another GREAT video my friend!! Draco is such a BEAST!! I hope to be able to see Draco in person someday soon. Keep up the GREAT work. Looking forward to meeting you soon. 👍👍

so cool ty for sharing

The last time I was up in Prince William sound was 1992. I see the weather wasn't any better when you were there than when I was. Thanks for bringing us along for the ride.

Thank you for not putting music over that awesome sound

Awesome video!!! You guys ROCK!!!

Awesome Cory! Draco for the win! (never had a doubt)

love it mate

Amazing video capturing some intense flying. It defies logic how quickly the Draco pulls up and flies. ✌🛫🎶

How much of Draco's lift is generated solely from the engine blowing over the wing?

Draco the only plane that has to hit the brakes to keep from rolling backwards.... And Thanks to Horizon Hobby I have my own model of Draco to fly. Thanks Mike P. And BTW I have a model of your Wife's plane also except on my model the control surfaces know even more tricks than your Draco, (But not nearly as many tricks as Scrappy). My Respect always.

That last landing was spot on. Winner winner chicken dinner!

I love in Valdez

We have to appreciate the ability of those pilots who do this everyday with all sorts of passengers/cargo/conditions. You must be good up there in order to survive.

Spoiler Alert in the title! HAHA So many AWESOME things to see, like the actual otter. I love how Draco crouches then pounces into the sky 3:09 . And then the landing at 11:11 WOW!

Awesome video Cory , new to the channel , maybe I’ll make it to Valdez sometime .

Only the greatest pilots can get results when they apply full-up elevator and put the prop in beta with little to no airspeed.........Amazing

I agree, He's losing some take-off to AOA, and some landing to bounce. He needs to look at his tailwheel height and the spring rate on his suspension.

Do a video flying in Draco!

I would love to have been there when Draco showed up and watched the other pilots faces - oh crap it's that guy LoL

Thanks Cory. Cheers from the French alps 👋

What an amazing aircrafts, great job.

Draco rules !!!:)

just beautiful !!! the setting in the mountains , can watch this all day , What was the record? in the hi altitude?

Nice video, nice music (and it didnt boom over the speaking level) of course Draco is great to watch.

Draco is basically a VTOL :D

such a beautiful airplane

Draco takeoffs never get old.

11:47 that was not pretty. thought it was gonna turn into an accident

Such an awesome weekend!

Sad what happened to Draco but my 3 year old always wants to see "Draco crash" So I played this for him.. He loves it.

That plane jumps off the ground! Wow

Another nice video, very peaceful scenery! And of course Draco takes it, Mike has tons of love in Draco and she has a big appetite for funds lol, lol I would of been first but I actually watch the complete video 1-1/2 x lol

Great video. New sub here

I love Draco. Does the left wing appear to be a bit low? Left gear sagging a bit?

Very cool video once again - beautiful flying and sights and Draco sure does cause the weather trouble. On your cub do you have the G3X Touch?

thanks Cory for doing your page.

Great vid, Cory. I've been fortunate enough to participate in Silver Salmon charters from Valdez. Hopefully the sky opened up at some point and you could see the numerous incredible glaciers and waterfalls in the Valdez area. Your opening B-roll was great. I'm hoping Mr. Patey will create a video of how he ferried Draco to Valdez. IFR the entire way?

Biggest dream of my life : Moon a UFO from Draco with a tatoo that says WELCOME TO EARTH and a little man shoveling Coal in to the hole when you walk :) Love you guys, and your videos.. keep up the good work .. cant wait for the next vid .

Great video! Thanks! Greetings from Chile

Love the video thanks!

Looks like Mike had the Wiilga wobble going pretty well on one of those landings. Amazing beast that Draco is. Thanks for the video 👍👍🇦🇺..

11:47... holy shite balls. Those judges almost got a free back and sides!

Another awesome video! Thanks for sharing. What's the plane at 10:30?

Hey Cory. I was wondering what the story on the WilgaBeast was.. is the aircraft yours? Why hasn’t it appeared as much as the Ghost Cub? Thanks in advance.

Mike P. in Draco is awesome, but his extream flying makes me nervous. Please be safe guys.

Hey, Your camera seems to shoot well. What make and model is it?

Wooooo!

Very nice 😊 👏👏👏

Awesome Cory! How far apart are the cones on the runway?

Alaska the best place in 🇺🇸. Energy clean High.people have different energies then rest of Amerika.Good place.This year i want to movie to Alaska.save place energy Gods High.Thanks.

super!!

Is this a rebuilt plane?

How can I get a plane like that?

we already new Draco was going to win cause he had a pilates porter as a competitor that type of plane is a no contest for Draco plus all those other bush planes could not get up fast enough underpowered.

Kia Kaha from New Zealand

Orright, I get it, but is there a practical use for planes of Mike Patey's ilk? I mean apart from competition - like aerial photography ...? Man he is so impressive, especially after seeing his mods to this plane (previous video) - they just work, AND there is more to come - beefed up landing gear, etc!

Awesome video, and holy shit @ 11:46