No wonder this is where all the ferry pilots stay when they're crossing the
North Atlantic from the hotel to the FBO about 20 steps [Music]
Even before I left the hotel this morning I knew this flight was going to be different
I can't throw this on the ground can I hear put it back in yeah like Melbourne we're leaving Iceland
this morning and flying to the East Midlands in the UK but we already know there are going
to be several obstacles along our way there's a huge layer of icing all over Iceland this
morning which we have no choice but to fly through immediately after we depart Reykjavik then we have
to fly the huge 600 nautical mile leg across the Atlantic Ocean before arriving in Wick where the
weather is forecast to be pretty low cloud and poor visibility and then fly south through the
United Kingdom where already this morning some pretty nasty storms have started building up and
they're only forecast to get worse as the day goes on it's gonna be a big one right here yeah
I think today for me is going to be different to anything I've ever experienced in a plane before
Because of icing today we've actually decided to file for a higher altitude so we're going to go
up to I think it's flight level 210 which means we'll be on oxygen for a large part of the flight
but it means it gets us out of the icing layer but also the higher altitude means an increased
true air speed so we should be going across the Atlantic quicker so there's some pros there's
some cons like anything in aviation whatever you do there's normally some good points about it and
some not so good points about it down November one two three Victor Papa is ready at the holding
I'm so sorry because it's an expensive trip huh no no no no no no it's been an awesome trip but I
mean you put me in a turbo which I've never flown before and now I've had five days in this it's
like that's what I mean by an expensive car yeah I see what you mean yeah yeah future expense yeah
so uh thanks I don't think we could be friends anymore I'm just letting you know after this
we can use the whole Runway I want to use the hole right now I want to
be an airliner oh my gosh you're actually following the yellow line for the turn too
the ATR turning point it's increasing on both taxiway oh power 77 I run my flaps away
Reykjavik approach November one two three Victor Papa directly being passing 2100
climbing flight level two three zero number one two three with the pop-up roads good morning
nice it makes you say where it is we go back to do you do 30.6 you do 30.5 yeah 30.5 there you
go yeah that's fine I need to choose the number no need to taste the number as I sit here chasing
the number that's the only reason I'd see it and 125 120 uh yeah 125 is fine 125 is fine and
then we'll lean yeah to uh you know the the cyan Mark yeah that's fine we can go a little bit more
probably yeah a little bit richer this is what we this is all what we drove through basically
like what we're gonna fly over there is something nice it's an area after you've been touring around
on the ground to fly back over anything I went there when they were in the yeah so we won't we
won't see it but um it's all right Mission Focus today we have a mission we have a mission we're
climbing up so you've got us at flight level two three zero Philly yeah so today's flight planning
thank you you're working out to be about a four hour 15 minute flight back uh again with Edwin's
going back to Scotland and it looks like we'd be in icing for the majority of that flight yeah so
we've elected to climb up to fight level two three zero where our headwinds are significantly less
uh to the point where it's only about a three hour and 25 minute flight but of course when
we're up at that altitude we're gonna have to pop on oxygen masks as we climb up past six thousand
nice okay so that's plugged in now we have part of the oxygen kit that's awesome forgotten is having
the oximeter oh yeah so we have that also that's ready to stand by so we can you know regularly
maybe every 10 15 minutes so what we'd have to do is we have to actually take off our um that's it
that's it so I'll go first squash watch and laugh there's nothing graceful about oxygen
there we are now you can hear me yeah one two three four I can hit loud and clear okay yeah I
can hear you fine yeah great so that's it oh we're looking at here with ice yeah I was just saying
there's a little bit just on the on the front on mine yeah I think because we're we don't have
an out let's switch the system on okay right oh this ball right it's funny how quick that happens
chunks of ice peeling off the windscreen yeah there you go I'm getting TKS bleed now coming out
yeah and on my side too and he's cutting through the ice that was on the Leading Edge
chuckabase falling off the wheel was that what that was I think so oh you know what I see
I see some sunshine and again remember how we are in the UK we had icing just in those tops
of the clouds yeah yeah so again you know here's another case point right we only got icing here
for about 1500 feet right you can see it's right there at the top of the cloud Ricky bit control
November one two three Victor Papa passing flight level one one eight on climb flight
level two three zero [Applause] good morning good morning number one two three Victor Papa
[Applause]
one one two three four you can hear me okay very clear all right well this is comfortable
how do we eat snacks yeah that's gonna be a real problem [Music]
all right here we are
23 000 feet up 23 000 feet up this is the highest that I've ever been in a cirrus before
so our total time coming over here was four hours about that yeah yeah and what have we
got now two three three and a quarter hours yeah 320. yeah and a ground speed in the twos
that's always nice when you've got this much water below you [Music]
I just see one room
[Applause]
there you go are you alert so if we don't touch anything we'll get the uh hypoxia warning every
time you touch a button it resets so we just dive uh well we come out to about an hour and
a half into the flight now still at flight level two three zero Fleet keeps prompting us to check
uh oxygen saturation levels which is what we do with this finger clip you would have seen me use
this before if you see me flying in Australia too some flight stats we've got about two hours ten
minutes to go until we get to the destination of Wick but that could change a little bit because
we are forecast to get some headwinds as we get closer to Scotland as well so that could come down
a little bit but otherwise everything's ticking along Philippe's in charge of the playlist so he's
giving you some tunes to listen to at the moment which is really good Hamilton John was featuring
that was good I did enjoy that pretty clear air taking us across the Atlantic at the moment
November 123 Victor Papa we've just passed overhead ratsu would you like us to switch to
Scottish control now before the one two three little Papa you can contact control one three
four decimal eight five you might be just on the edge of the range if no joy call me back
okay well tonight Scottish on one three four eight five and uh we'll call you back if we
don't get them one two three victim Scottish control November one two three Victor Papa
I think Iceland was right they know their stuff they know their stuff November 123 Victor Papa yes
we can't raise Scottish on 134 decimal eight five so we're back with you on one two six seven five
I started our descent now into work slowly descending our way down but we're gonna see
if we can get down maybe go bfr have a look at a little bit of Scotland before going in the nice
thing about I think especially Philippe's been counting down to the minute when we could do this
very surely in fact about a thousand feet the oxygen masks can come off and we can kind of go
back to breeding regular oxygen because we won't need the support So after a long flight across the
Atlantic yeah that'll that'll be a nice moment for us both I think we're all gonna have a big
mark on our nose all right let me get one selfie of us with our masks before a I wasn't smiling
[Music]
thank you
how good does that feelings
[Music] I've also been trying not to drink water obviously on the way here probably a
good time to start rehydrating again rehydrating and chocolate covered chickpeas oh yeah let's do
that thank you and we're about to put in a request I want to fly over sharpness under
a basic service yeah we'll go ahead and cancel that far probably in about five minutes November
[Music]
what is that the furthest North Point oh it is Johnny gross yeah not
how long do you intend to be on the ground uh probably about 35 minutes
remember one two three Victor Papa after departure cleared to East Midlands by Yankee 904 Papa 600.
climb flight level one one zero cork four two one six
what's Yankee 904 okay uh we're clear to East Midlands Arts departure by Yankee
904 Papa 600 cleared flight level 110 and 4216
number three Victor Powerpuff correct report ready for the branch we'll go super fun
November 3 Victory proper rate turnout Runway one three surface in one three
zero degrees two on nuts Cliff takeoff right turn Cleaver takeoff November one two three
is where where the radar would be nice yeah
I mean if I don't like it we just descend people yeah
putting the ice up another TKS on yeah so we're
um leveled off now we're just about to come over Aberdeen and then we're going to start
making our way tracking down to the East Midlands this would be the last flight I
get to do in November 123 victim apart the next week I am hoping to do some more flying
in another aircraft which Felipe's hooked up for me the 464 Mike whiskey so another SR-22
turbo but it's great having a friend like you you can just hook me up with these nice do you want
there's no reason not to fly if you enjoy your Aviation even if you don't have the
right licensing you don't have an aircraft Etc but I'm lucky to have a friend in Philly
someone like Philippe to organize flying experiences for you when you go overseas I
think anyone could do it right yeah for sure you know for those Aviation that's Among Us
man there's nothing better than getting Airborne even just for an hour hour and a
half around wherever you're staying I'm not paid by Sloan or anything I just want full disclosure
but Philippe and I are obviously flying together as mates but if you do want to fly with Philly
I'll stick his details down in the link below anyone can do that I guess give me a call I'll
put his personal phone number and his address online as well so yeah anyone could yeah home
address social business address all right even if you've only got a couple of days whatever it is
uh speak to someone like Philippe and organize an excellent trip like this but thanks for an
awesome time oh man it was fun it's been so thanks for coming to visit what are we gonna do next
ah should we already spill the beans do we have a plan there's no plan yet
oh yeah that looks fun up ahead doesn't it they never look as big on camera I
look at that and you think well yeah no you're absolutely right
that looks pretty menacing oh my God it sure does yeah you weather ahead just request about
30 degrees 10 miles to the right navigation to weather all right navigation for where the one
two three feels I don't know it feels like this is gonna be more behind it yeah I think
we're this is it now the rest of the fight we're just going we're going left right yeah
[Music] that's a wall we're gonna have to what is behind that oh yeah it is gonna be bumpy yeah
it's gonna be a big one right here yeah [Music] I don't know what's behind it it
looks like more Cloud but yeah see that's why I'm going to be up here because if we're at
six thousand feet yeah we might not be in icing temperatures but then you're in it right yeah
there we go
turn right I think one eight zero degrees bass leg right one eight zero November one two three
I mean it's really just raining over the airport yeah that's where the shower is isn't it oh geez
hopefully it passes by the time we land and we don't have to get out in the rain yeah the
number three Victor Papa turn right heading two three five two for the eyelash Runway two seven
right c35 cleared ILS two seven one two three
five hundred minimums minimums
yeah I don't need for any breaks I think we're rolling okay left at Sierra taxi Mike
four and then onwards at your discretion wow that's right thank you mate hey awesome fine
genuinely I had a good time we had a pretty good time what's next see you mate fly safe to begin