High Sierra: A Short Film

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  • Опубликовано: 12 сен 2024
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    OK, so maybe this isn't the long-form documentary I promised last year after releasing this teaser: • Video
    Don't spark up your trombone just yet. This is 10 minutes of fun flying in the northern Nevada desert, following bush pilot Kevin Quinn and a small group into several makeshift airstrips that push the limits of aircraft performance and pilot judgement. It's also meant to give you an idea what the experience of camping on the playa is like with a large and diverse group of backcountry flying enthusiasts. All footage was shot in October 2013 during the fly-in weekend.
    We've jokingly called it a "Burning Man" for airplane junkies, but it's got everything you care about: Bush planes, wide-open backcountry landing zones, campfires, guns, explosions, and a free t-shirt. And it's family friendly.
    Credits:
    Produced/edited by BackcountryPilot.org
    Time-lapse photography: Grant Kaye Photography
    Aerial footage: Tom Waclo
    Box cover photograph: Court Leve Photo
    Music:
    From Despair Comes Light by The Wizarddrummer
    Ghost Train to the Eastern Star by Nate Finan
    The Boy With No Name by Richard D. Taylor
    Chain Gang Blues by Thomas Brunkard
    Eric (cause he was incredible green) by scratchcomposite

Комментарии • 105

  • @slit4659
    @slit4659 3 года назад +12

    The STUPID MUSIC is enough to make me PUKE

  • @FlightChops
    @FlightChops 10 лет назад +76

    Pure awesome! Where do I sign up to fly with you guys!
    This is great on all levels - amazing flying and brilliant film making!
    Well done!

  • @steveo1kinevo
    @steveo1kinevo 9 лет назад +56

    Just found your channel. There is nothing better than camping and flying airplanes around. Amazing work here, look forward to more videos like this from you.

    • @BackcountryPilot
      @BackcountryPilot  9 лет назад +7

      Thank you very much, I enjoy your channel as well!

  • @Flightstar
    @Flightstar 5 лет назад +2

    Of all the videos that captured the previous and later high sierra's, this video best exemplifies the real essence of the adventure of comradely of the experience. That has been diluted somewhat by the popularization of the event over the last few years.

  • @aerospacenews
    @aerospacenews 9 лет назад +10

    Enjoyed this! That near head-on was a bit spooky, as was the big bouncer at the 9000+ altitude spot. The timelapse and RC multicopter footage were sweet additions too. You've got a great touch selecting and editing to the music.

  • @BJJBwoody
    @BJJBwoody 8 лет назад +9

    I don't know how many times I have watched this or shown it to someone. Love it!!

  • @pabobfin
    @pabobfin 5 лет назад +1

    Love the night shots...looks like nobody slept. Fun. I have a drone that I've not flown yet... Looks like a good mix of documenting a trip.
    Sold my PA-22, and just bought a Supercub 150 CUBBY (Wag Aero) and love it. Great photography. Highest I've ever had the controls was 13,000 feet to cross Wolf Creek Pass with 2000' to spare in TriPacer.

  • @baptiste462
    @baptiste462 8 лет назад +4

    steveo1kinevo, flightchops, and backcountry pilot, you're the best aviation youtuber. this video is so well done. keep on giving us some beatifull film like this one. cheers from france

  • @gregson99
    @gregson99 6 лет назад +1

    this is studio production quality. Nice Job! Bush flying is real flying.

  • @philwinner1806
    @philwinner1806 3 года назад +1

    "Pushing the limits of what is landable." Is that really good ADM?

  • @mrjess3092
    @mrjess3092 7 лет назад +2

    You are such a good film maker and writer. Love all your AV videos!

  • @beegee22
    @beegee22 4 года назад

    Beautiful footage, cool planes cool places. at 9:57 there's a Lake amphibian in a quick pan - last thing I expected to see!

  • @MrJDP1974
    @MrJDP1974 10 лет назад +2

    I really thought 321TL was going to roll up into a ball! Wow that was way too close to being a mess for my taste.

  • @Aero360Aviation
    @Aero360Aviation 5 лет назад +3

    I love the stories you tell in your videos

  • @advwasi4477
    @advwasi4477 7 лет назад

    Wow ! Great documentary, feels like I am there. Like the drone work, making coffee in the morning, the different airplanes etc.
    Keep up the good work.

  • @53glowe
    @53glowe 9 лет назад +4

    Your best work yet...great footage and music/commentary. Always look fwd to your vids. Cheers Gary (Australia).

  • @danielnofal
    @danielnofal 3 года назад

    Awesome images and edit

  • @prof.heinous8118
    @prof.heinous8118 6 лет назад +2

    Absolutely gorgeous...

  • @noenthusiasts
    @noenthusiasts 5 лет назад

    The Maule was determined to get itself landed. Pretty good little plane.

  • @justgoneflying
    @justgoneflying 7 лет назад

    Dude, I could watch hours and hours of that stuff! Great flying and awesome footage.

  • @TRabbit1970
    @TRabbit1970 4 года назад

    Spectacular.

  • @dickaldor
    @dickaldor 7 лет назад

    You are really good at shooting and producing your videos Mate! Thanks for sharing!

  • @jowenjv4463
    @jowenjv4463 8 лет назад

    Wow, amazing once again ! Great work ! Respect from France

  • @paulcredmond
    @paulcredmond 7 лет назад

    This is just amazing. Brilliantly shot, well done! Man, what I'd give to be part of that adventure.

  • @simonsmith3867
    @simonsmith3867 6 лет назад

    Kevin Quinn, genius pilot!

  • @xevnoc
    @xevnoc 6 лет назад

    That looks like an aircraft showroom...all clean and shiny, no duct tape. Greetings from Alaska.

    • @BackcountryPilot
      @BackcountryPilot  6 лет назад

      xevnoc Just returned from Alaska. Saw lots of clean and shiny airplanes. They're inside the hangars. 😎

    • @xevnoc
      @xevnoc 6 лет назад

      Sounds like someone is hanging out with the fancy city folks :)
      Thanks for all the great work you do. Your videos are top notch and do an amazing job of capturing the experience and hopefully sparking that interest that keeps GA alive. You have saved me so much money investing in camera equipment, and so much time investing in learning how to shoot video that someone would actually want to watch!

    • @BackcountryPilot
      @BackcountryPilot  6 лет назад +1

      xevnoc we'll see if you're still of that opinion when the next video comes out. 😄

  • @NickMcCathyTX
    @NickMcCathyTX 8 лет назад +2

    I would absolutely watch a feature film of this. You should call some of the IMAX guys at Giant Screens Cinema Association to tag along!

  • @cv600rr
    @cv600rr 5 лет назад +1

    Love the drone shot at 7:00.

  • @SkiDuneTech
    @SkiDuneTech 6 лет назад

    Omg bit of a sphincter moment from 8:14 - 8:22. Very cool. Thanks for the video!

  • @submechanophobia768
    @submechanophobia768 2 года назад

    The good old days.

  • @walterriely4032
    @walterriely4032 7 лет назад +1

    One of the best vids around:-) The guy landing the Maul must have a spare pair of undies !:-)

  • @crew-rest
    @crew-rest 9 лет назад

    AMAZING GUYS!
    You guys are awesome, really living the dream! Wish I could some day be a proud owner of a capable beast like those and join in those crazy voyages.
    In the mean time, I watch your videos with great appreciation and envyness, trying to imagine a rental C172 or P28 landing there.
    You truly inspired me to open up my horizons as a pilot.

  • @excellenceinanimation960
    @excellenceinanimation960 2 года назад

    Awesome video! I hope I can be a pilot some day!

  • @artvasaris
    @artvasaris 4 года назад

    amazing short film. good job. congrats.

  • @jetlag410
    @jetlag410 7 лет назад

    Awesome video! Excellent edit!!

  • @JustWingItAviation
    @JustWingItAviation 10 лет назад

    I definitely would love to join in some time! Great video! Nicely put together!

  • @thankfulservant36
    @thankfulservant36 7 лет назад

    Great gathering, and great video......

  • @woof3598
    @woof3598 2 года назад

    great song

  • @eddieberry8450
    @eddieberry8450 6 лет назад

    Looking forward to taking some lessons from you!👍🏼👍🏼

  • @dumberfeet
    @dumberfeet 10 лет назад +1

    awesome!!!! great video!!!! gotta get my ticket asap... keep doing this kind of vid please...

  • @MrTrippintime
    @MrTrippintime 8 лет назад

    Excellent Video

  • @mikeno1049
    @mikeno1049 10 лет назад

    Great video! More!

  • @19211926
    @19211926 5 лет назад

    Very cool

  • @troyottosen8722
    @troyottosen8722 4 года назад

    Try landing a 185 tail dragger on skis or beaver on our glaciers here in Alaska, or a cub on our wilderness mountains,etc...and wilderness gravel bars and dealing with our weather and remoteness! Get it???

  • @jeffreyvontobel6440
    @jeffreyvontobel6440 4 года назад

    Sweet vid

  • @StingFlight
    @StingFlight 10 лет назад

    Super cool!

  • @andrewhting
    @andrewhting 5 лет назад +1

    hahahaha yesss diggin the kings of convenience!

  • @gliderfs621
    @gliderfs621 3 года назад

    8:10 that’s why i prefer tricycle over classic gear.

    • @HaydenGinz
      @HaydenGinz 3 года назад

      Maules just have stiff main gear.

  • @SyberPrepper
    @SyberPrepper 10 лет назад +1

    Loved it!!!

  • @hugogirod1606
    @hugogirod1606 6 лет назад

    Brilliant!

  • @davido1953
    @davido1953 6 лет назад

    awesome video

  • @baqcasanke
    @baqcasanke 7 лет назад

    dude your narration voice is awesome!

    • @BackcountryPilot
      @BackcountryPilot  7 лет назад

      Thanks, that's nice. I'd say about 40% of people hate it.

    • @baqcasanke
      @baqcasanke 7 лет назад +1

      Haha no way man it's awesome... I even like the super subtle puns and how you changed your voice in the one Canada video to be like "Kay needa"...lmao... i have been binge watching your videos all night... Just found out about you yesterday...
      I have a love of flying, never got the chance to finish getting my license (started classes back in the day).. But couldn't afford it after the 2008 recession (sighs).
      Small, ultralight, bush planes are my favorite... well, after Autogyros of course. Nothing beats an autogyro imho

  • @photo_rohan
    @photo_rohan 7 лет назад

    Love this!

  • @bighaasfly
    @bighaasfly 8 лет назад

    Way cool! 👍🏼

  • @efromhb
    @efromhb 7 лет назад

    I think I've seen the silver and blue Cessna at 0:42 at the Chicken Strip before. You guys are so lucky.

    • @BackcountryPilot
      @BackcountryPilot  7 лет назад

      That guy is from Colorado, but I'm not sure he owns that airplane anymore. I do know of a much nicer-looking polished/blue 170B that frequents the Chicken Strip.

  • @mlhbrx96
    @mlhbrx96 6 лет назад

    @6:47, is that a Cessna? Also, I see two blade props and 3 blade props. What are the reasons/benefits of choosing one over the other? AWESOME video btw!

  • @DavideCarbonell
    @DavideCarbonell 2 года назад

    it is the trucker hat flying band ? lol

  • @gilbertoschumann9416
    @gilbertoschumann9416 8 лет назад +1

    Hello. nice, very very nice!
    What is that music at 4:30.

  • @endwood
    @endwood 8 лет назад

    Excellent!:-) Am jealous, makes me wanna get something better than my Citabria:-)

  • @chuck_in_socal
    @chuck_in_socal Год назад

    8:10…oh shit!!!

  • @bushpilot1074
    @bushpilot1074 6 лет назад

    j'adore
    love it

  • @MrJoggl
    @MrJoggl 6 лет назад +1

    Wow that Maule landing was fucked up... Close to an accident

  • @WiseOldDope
    @WiseOldDope 5 лет назад

    Stumps of death

  • @mikecorleone6797
    @mikecorleone6797 6 лет назад

    I definitely need to start getting out of California...

  • @the-LeoKnightus
    @the-LeoKnightus 5 лет назад

    creative cinematography/editing bro. You should make videos for Rolls Royce or something.

  • @AV8R_1
    @AV8R_1 6 лет назад

    What happened to your older carbon cub videos?!?

  • @MrTrippintime
    @MrTrippintime 8 лет назад

    Would love to join in sometime.

  • @fordtechchris
    @fordtechchris 6 лет назад

    6:08 how circle runways will work....

  • @Fishingh
    @Fishingh 4 года назад

    That maule at 8:00 was sketch

  • @AN2Felllla
    @AN2Felllla 5 лет назад

    Wow it was a bit smaller back then lol

  • @MichaelCarrPilot
    @MichaelCarrPilot 7 лет назад

    Is that a glow plug igniter for a RC plane engine at 1:06?!

    • @BackcountryPilot
      @BackcountryPilot  7 лет назад

      Ha! Similar. It's a piezoelectric igniter purpose-built for campstoves which creates an actual spark. I think RC glow plug chargers are just a battery-powered device that run a current through the glow plug resistor to get it hot.

    • @MichaelCarrPilot
      @MichaelCarrPilot 7 лет назад

      Backcountry Pilot That's pretty much it. A more expensive cigarette lighter as far as how it works.
      Great video of course too. Always wanted to fly with Quinn too. Seems to be one hell of a pilot.

  • @mmm43kir
    @mmm43kir 6 лет назад

    site is not available

  • @BrettsGarage
    @BrettsGarage 2 года назад

    Hmm, where's Trent Palmer

  • @freddyfink1382
    @freddyfink1382 7 лет назад

    this video is not available in my country :(

    • @BackcountryPilot
      @BackcountryPilot  7 лет назад +1

      vimeo.com/backcountrypilot

    • @freddyfink1382
      @freddyfink1382 7 лет назад

      Backcountry Pilot thanks a lot! though the newest video on vimeo is the 7 days on the range video from minesota :(

    • @BackcountryPilot
      @BackcountryPilot  7 лет назад +2

      That is the newest. High Sierra is 2 years old. Keep scrolling.

    • @freddyfink1382
      @freddyfink1382 7 лет назад

      Backcountry Pilot I found it, thanks a lot! love your channel!

  • @zackrv8
    @zackrv8 8 лет назад

    Absolutely an awesome stunning piece!. As someone who is trying to get into this field, I appreciate your work from all angles. I love the choice of music. Also, the camera work is superb. I can appreciate all of the different camera slider shots, time-lapse and especially the drone shots. What cameras do you guys use? You guys have it made out there in the west! So many places to fly. Again...beautiful work gentlemen! Joe Czachorowski. zackair.com

  • @troyottosen8722
    @troyottosen8722 4 года назад

    You all haven’t seen “real backcountry flying” until you have flown “real bushflying here in awesome Alaska! The only pure,bush pilots left, simple!

    • @BackcountryPilot
      @BackcountryPilot  4 года назад

      I guess a guy can dream, eh? Maybe some day. 😉

  • @jacqueminogue4608
    @jacqueminogue4608 7 лет назад

    Or you could play golf...

  • @APPLEiShank
    @APPLEiShank 6 лет назад

    Great video. One suggestion, your narrator voice sounds like you are trying to talk a child into having a bowel movement. Really creepy. Maybe consider changing that. Other than that it is a very good video and I hope to be enjoying backcountry flying once I get some good hours under my belt.

    • @BackcountryPilot
      @BackcountryPilot  6 лет назад

      APPLEiShank you shit your pants, didn't you?

    • @thomaspacogilman9080
      @thomaspacogilman9080 6 лет назад

      Shanky! Your a genius! I was flying over MGW if you know what I mean. I tried everything, nothing seemed to relieve my payload. After I saw your comment I decided to take my iPad into the sanctum and let Zane's silky, mellifluous, soothing high fiber vocal stylings do the work my reluctant chiterlings have been refusing to do. Let's just say iPOOD!

    • @APPLEiShank
      @APPLEiShank 6 лет назад

      Thomas Paco Gilman you are a wordsmith

    • @APPLEiShank
      @APPLEiShank 6 лет назад

      Backcountry Pilot "What difference, at this point, does it make" -Hillary Rodham Clinton

  • @alekseyvitalyevich
    @alekseyvitalyevich 5 лет назад

    У вас самолёт как машина захотел полетел куда хочешь у нас же в России все под запретом что бы летать нужно тонну бумаги оформить.... А после оформления и на самолёт денег не останется....