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Englishman, & then New Zealander, Sir Francis Chichester (1901-72) is perhaps best known for being the 1st solo yachtsman to sail around the word, for which he was knighted by the Queen. But before that he was a pioneer airman who flew in a tiny...

HI, from Spain, I will post here videos from Valencia Airport (and also ALC,MAD, BCN etc from Spain & France), hope you like it...

Airbus A330-300 from Wamos Air (EC-NHM) SN:935 (ex China Southern Airlines B-6111)
Crosswind landing and taxi,...

The 1930s/1940s Boeing 307 Stratoliner pioneered several aviation firsts & records, including being the first-ever pressurised airliner. Largely forgotten, perhaps because only 10 were made, it had a very successful civil & military aviation...

In October 2024, a Cessna is flying with a pilot, undergoing a Commercial Pilot Licence flight test, along with an examiner. A Jabiru is flying from a different airport, with some other Light Sport aircraft, on a social flight. The pilots, aircraft...

Cpt Bill Lancaster (1898 – 1933) made several famous post-WW1 flights, none more so than from the UK to Australia with a woman nick-named Chubbie. Although both separately married, they fell in love. While together, she accepted a marriage proposal...

In Jan 1944, 23 young men faced the most perilous fight of their lives. In the middle of the Pacific Ocean, 6 of those pilots & 22 Corsair aircraft were lost in one of the worst air disasters in US Marine Corps history. Although the incident...

Ms Harriet Quimby (1875 – 1912) was the 1st women in the USA to gain a pilot’s license, & the 1st women to fly solo across the English Channel. She was a beautiful, high-profile feminist, journalist & playwright, & a powerful advocate...

Canadian George Beurling DSO DFC DFM (1921 - 1948) was the top fighter pilot Ace in the brutal Battle/Seige of Malta in WW2, & Canada’s top WW2 Ace. He was a superb Spitfire fighter pilot. He survived many crashes, but died tragically in an...

n November 1946 a USAAF C-53 Skytrooper aircraft crashed in bad weather onto the Gauli Glacier in Switzerland. The subsequent rescue of the 12 on board was the world’s 1st alpine air rescue & made headlines around the world. The aircraft later...

Hi All,

just discovered somewhere else to post my vlogs :-)

I'm 51 and working towards my PPL at Elstree. I've been trying to work around the up and downs of lockdown, and managed to post a few bits and pieces on youtube on my WhiskeyAlphaPilot...

Come see the exciting, but sad, history of the Bede BD5J jet aircraft featured in the James Bond “Octopussy” movie. If you have enough money to purchase the kit, & time & expertise to build it, you can still get yourself a modern, improved...

During WW2 a DC-3 fleeing the advancing Japanese in what is now Indonesia, was approaching Broome, West Australia, just as Broome was being attacked by Japanese Zeros fighters. The DC-3 was shot down & landed on a remote beach. As well as 12...

This is a true story of flying in Papua New Guinea (PNG) in the 1970/80s. Come follow the story & try your hand in MSFS at landing at the incredible airstrips mentioned in the story (most of which are available as freeware, or as payware from...

Screw being a sighter jumping out of the door :lol:

At the same time in the 1950s that alpine aviator legend Hermann Geiger in Switzerland was developing aircraft snow skis & alpine flying techniques (see my previous video) Henry (Harry) Wigley was doing much the same in New Zealand. Come learn...

Hermann Geiger (1914 - 66) was a famous Swiss alpine aviator based at Sion Airport, Rhone River valley, Switzerland. Mainly in a Piper Super Cub, he pioneered techniques for high-altitude/glacier supply & rescue flights, & made thousands of...

In Nov 1963 President Kennedy (JFK) was assassinated. In Jul 1999, his son, JFK Jr, was piloting a small aircraft which crashed into the sea during a night flight. Also on board were his wife & her sister. All 3 perished. Come see the...

The Fairey Aircraft Company Swordfish was a particularly successful WW2 naval aircraft. The 1st Fairey Company airfield, the Great Western Aerodrome, later became London Heathrow airport. Come learn about the interesting history of the Swordfish,...

Hello everyone,

Hoping the best for you in 2025,
I'm back with a new video from one year accross Europe, Africa and the Middle East in a Boeing 737-800, I hope you'll enjoy it !

Best regards,

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In May 2019, a DHC-2 (Beaver) & a DHC-3 (Otter) collided mid-air while conducting sightseeing flights in the Alaskan Misty Fjords wilderness area, resulting in several deaths & serious injuries. Come see how it happened & what may have...

Come see how American pilot Nathan Gordon earned his Medal of Honour, & each of his 8 crew the Silver Star, in WW2 New Guinea, (Kavieng Harbour) by landing his Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina amphibious aircraft 4 times in a row, under fire, &...

Climbing up from Newmarket last night.

In 2015 famous actor & aviation enthusiast, Harrison Ford, crash landed on a golf course after suffering an engine failure in his 1942 PT-22 Recruit, the military version of the Ryan ST-3KR. Come see how & why it happened. Also watch some RL...

Urban Exploration (Modern history or civil trespass! Depending on your view) of RAE Bedford. I pass in on my way to my airfield so interesting to see something local for a change.

Some light touch history in middle of the site and archive footage...

Come visit the top 12 Aussie Island airstrips. Even more airstrips at the end for those who love island flying. Enjoy flying in an Aussie Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation (CAC) Winjeel. Cheers.

How can a Cessna 210 that crashed in New South Wales, Australia, in 1983, supposedly killing all 5 on board, be still not found after all this time despite a major initial search & smaller on-going searches every year - in Australia of all...

A beautiful autumn afternoon flight from Rochester to Beccles, ending in one of my best ever landings. Was a great day, highly recommend Beccles to anyone who hasn't been!
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During WW2, a captured RAF crew overpowered an Italian seaplane crew & returned in the captured seaplane to their base in Malta. This was probably the world's 1st proven & documented air hijacking. Come see how it happened. Hope you enjoy....

Aviator Canadian Robert Hampton "Hammy" Gray (1917-45) was awarded the last Victoria Cross (VC) of WW2 and is the last aviator to date to receive a VC. Come see the many locations he trained at and fought at, and the varied aircraft he...

The world's first becoming airborne in a heavier-than-air powered aircraft was not the Wright Brothers in December 1903 but probably New Zealander Richard Pearse some 8 or 9 months earlier. With further development the Wrights did then go to...

I know how forums love to diss single engine over water hence the click bait title hah.

Here is the 360degree video from yesterdays flight, including a complete around the island, some butter landings and 2 PFL's from the overhead at Jersey EGJJ....

Over 10,000 P-38 Lightning aircraft were built at the Lockheed factory in California, USA, during WW2. At the time it was the fastest & longest range aircraft, as well as other firsts. It was the only American fighter to be produced during the...

MSFS Local Legend No. 11, the famous Aero 145 made in former Czechoslovakia, has an interesting Australian connection, hence this video in which we follow the life of Aero 145 VH-DUH in particular. Hope you enjoy. Cheers.

In 1977 a Piper Aztec crashed in low cloud in a blind valley in Papua New Guinea killing all 4 on board. This video, replicating the flight, is based on the aircraft accident investigation report in Australian Safety Digest No. 100, 1977. Hope you...

Antoine de Saint-Exupery (1900 - 1944) was a very famous French aviator & writer, best known for "The Little Prince", an aviation fable aimed at adults & children. In Dec 1935 he crashed in the Sahara desert & was saved from...

Great weekend at the LAA Rally last weekend, with plenty of interesting visitors. Many more on my Flickr.

Boeing Stearman A-75N1 Kaydet N38940 LAA Rally Leicester 2024 by Richard Davies , on Flickr

Piper J3C-65 Cub G-POOH LAA Rally Leicester...

Qantas is known as the oldest airline in the English-speaking world - only Dutch KLM is older. But few know of its heroic actions during WW2 where it operated as a sort-of unarmed RAAF unit in disguise, & of the actions of its co-founder, Hudson...

In the 1990s an Aussie country boy, Jon Johanson, dreamed of becoming a pilot & visiting Oshkosh. He obtained his PPL, CPL & ATPL, built a Van's RV-4 & flew it to Oshkosh, & around the world - twice. Along with other flights in his...

Hi, I am using GoPro 11 to record flights and I have troubles setting it correctly so that the audio input is not distorted:

There is no way to correct the audio output volume, so it would have to set in the GoPro settings. I already tried to...

This short video from a fellow Aussie about Beccles Aerodrome, but I guess you my UK friends know all about this spot. Must look for it in my MSFS. Cheers.

VMC into IMC continues to be a world-wide stubborn source of too many accidents & deaths. In this video we look at a 2022 Australian case study involving a Cessna 182 Skylane, analyse what went wrong in that case, & then provide some advice...

Australia, through the Australian Royal Flying Corps in WW1, but mainly through the Royal Australian Air Force in New Guinea in WW2, spear-headed the initial development of, what is today called, Forward Air Control (FAC) for the precise & safe...

Come learn about perhaps the most popular trainer aircraft of the 1930s & 40s, the American Piper J-3 Cub. Learn about its history, the Piper company now, & see how to fly the Cub IRL. Hope you enjoy. Cheers.