I figure that title will at least get us into a watch list.

This video showcases our very own COURIERGUY!

He's the Sean Connery of Backcountry Flying. He's done it all and he just doesn't get burned out. He keeps going and improving. He's the kind of dude we owe a lot to for all of his extreme test flying.

Anyway, he also let me make a video, so that's kinda neato.




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I have to say I look like a liar in this video. I'm talking about how "that's all my plane had on final". But you can hear me throttle back two seconds before landing.
But in reality there was zero chance of a go-round. The glide slope I set about a mile from the strip was pretty much the one we had to stick with. Between being fully loaded, the altitude and the crappy air, we were coming down whether we wanted to or not. It all worked out on target. Luck prevails.

The shakiness of my little camera drives me crazy when I'm editing this. Hopefully the content will make it worth watching. The beginning might only interest S7 pilots. We are swapping stories of what has broken on us and what is awesome about the plane...We were so excited like that little Bumble Bee in that No Rain video. We had found each other after all these years...

I sort of felt bad for Lindsay having to stick it through all that shop talk but it paid off because Simko treated us to coffee and told us some cool stories inside.
He had near brushes with some of the more notorious occupants of planet earth.

He was highly sought after as an experienced ultralight pilot back when they were a little more dangerous. He was in the National Geographic magazine that was sitting on his tool bench. I actually sent him that copy a month before...it's not like he has them out like I do that one Kitplanes® magazine..."Oh that old rag? It's nothing--i think i might be in the centerfold--no big deal"

Anyway, Simko graciously took 30lbs of baggage for us and we got out just fine. We headed to Blackfoot to visit Milloway and friends. It was rather fulfilling.

Thanks Idaho boys!

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I remember that issue of National Geographic!!

Your intrepid subject also stared down the infamous mountain man-thief-vagabond-derelict miscreant-dirtbag-felon-malefactor in Utah's west desert.

Great video!

I started looking for a taildragger to play in over a year ago. Yours and Toms posts and info led me to research the S7. Mine will be in the air for the first time next week! Hoping to meet ya'll someday.

THE all-time Rans Man.

When I saw it was 20 minutes I almost didn't click through, but there is 20 minutes worth of content in there. Great stories!

I'm not sure I can sit through watching that, what a bullshitter! All I can say is I wouldn't have the nerve to make that up so it must be true. ?

I got a haircut since then.

I recently found out my sat TV network is running re-runs of the "Sergeant Preston of the Yukon" TV show that I fondly remember as a kid. I've been watching some episodes, and quickly realized that as bad ass as Preston was, the dog Yukon King is the real star of the show. He steals every scene he's in, and in the fight scenes where he's supposed to be attacking the bad guy, it is hilarious as it is obvious the good natured mutt is playing, no attack dog he. Point is, what I saw so far of Greg's vid, (bad weather=super slow download speeds here, when next in town I'll watch it on my smart phone, or at least the part where I'm not blabbing away) Ted the Dog is the star and the scene stealer. That green ground sure looks good though!

A point of interest: Dick Simmons AKA Sergeant Preston, learned to fly in the 30's, and was a pilot for NW Airlines when he was ferrying around some Hollywood exec's, and one thing led to another and once he put on the red coat, the rest was history. He was WAY into the role, (born to it he claimed) his own personal horse was used, and he really did all the dog sled work, or most of it anyway. He also really liked and got along with all the dogs, which comes through in the show. He went on to have a solid acting career after the show ended, only slowed down recovering for three years from a HELICOPTER CRASH! Kinda cool to find out one of your childhood TV hero's really was a bad ass and a pilot to boot. channel 82 on the DISH network at 7:30 PM.

wyomingiswindy wrote:

He was highly sought after as an experienced ultralight pilot back when they were a little more dangerous. He was in the National Geographic magazine that was sitting on his tool bench. I actually sent him that copy a month before...it's not like he has them out like I do that one Kitplanes® magazine..."Oh that old rag? It's nothing--i think i might be in the centerfold--no big deal"

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^^^^^^That is funny!

Thanks for sharing, both of you. Haven't watched the vid yet, but I got a kick out of reading your description!

That was a good vid, Man. Courierguy is an interesting Dude.

Another great one!!!

180Marty wrote:Another great one!!!

Yep, love the videos!

Love it!

mnewb1 wrote:That was a good vid, Man. Courierguy is an interesting Dude.

And what a courierguy cave he's got going there. Hanger and runway almost right off the back door. Incredible views in one of the best places to fly in North America. Plus he screws over the Power companies with his own electrical supply. Some people just know how to live.

wyomingiswindy wrote:I sort of felt bad for Lindsay having to stick it through all that shop talk

LOL - great viddy.