A unique view of Britain’s busiest motorway

[@WrightCycloneR1820]

A great IFR tutorial...I Follow Roads

[@monkmodemalik8225]

This is a great tool when I’m scud running

[@davidclark1545]

Always remember my instructor telling me to get an AA road map book.

[@UraFlight]

What a wonderful video 😊I’ve been driving on this route for years. It’s great to see it from the air. Please create more videos like this one. It’s nice to see the motorways from above.

[@PaulThornton-pv1jy]

Thanks Jon something a little different, really enjoy the channel keep up the good work i appreciate the time and effort that goes into everything you do from setting up the cameras to the final edit, many hours of work behind the scenes!

[@TheFlyingReporter]

Thank you Paul.

[@MelanieMoxon]

Enjoyed that, bit of a different format to usual and enjoyable for it. Definitely do a few more of these!

[@Calidus_Pilot]

Entrancing video and a great music soundtrack! Thanks, Jon.

[@Falckodotcom]

Very much liking this format. Beautiful scenery and good commentary, wouldn’t mind watching more of it 👍

[@DavidElliston-uq6ld]

Great video John. You should do some more like this. Just a laid back flight over the great British countryside and townscapes. This one reminded me of a pub quiz question about British cities completely encircled by motorways. London was the gotcha. The Dartford crossing is the A282. The M25 is not quite continuous 🙂

[@BobbyHoskins1016]

Love this format! great choice of music .... more of these 🙌

[@TheFlyingReporter]

Thanks Bobby.

[@barrywood5357]

Jon you cracked me up with this one. I used to live in the estate in your video at 12.35 with the golf course just behind the trees at 12.54 and with the house just below the nose at13.05. Damyns hall was my local airfield having flown from there for many years . Microlights weight shift and ppl A single engined. I have flown in the blimp from there and had helicopter rides and was a member of the resident model club for three years before i moved 3 miles away to Rainham. I could still see the various aircraft that flew in and out of this delightful little piece of aviation history. Yes we had the people complain about the aircraft but the aircraft were there a very long time before their houses were built in Aveley. nice little jolly for you nice one sir crack on

[@brushitoff503]

Fantastic Video, Great Music! Had me singing! Thank you. Cheers from Down Under!

[@TheFlyingReporter]

I heard - moderately in tune too.

[@stevestjames3934]

For years the lanes around the airfield were my route to the A13 and on into London. Fun seeing it from above. Great video, and the Doobie Brothers to boot.

[@TheFlyingReporter]

Can't beat the Doobies..

[@Mongooseman121]

Loved it! Makes me want to blow dust off my old PPL and start flying again!

[@TheFlyingReporter]

Doesn't it. Inspiring I hope.

[@davidbarber4171]

What a great piece of work. Fabulous choice of music. Fancy doing the A1 next. Many thanks Jon, David Barber.

[@TheFlyingReporter]

I think the music has divided some. However, thanks for the watch David.

[@marsgal42]

"The views were nice" is an understatement if there ever was one. Thanks for taking us along. My M25 driving experience is all on the Heathrow side, from the M1 around to the M3.

[@TheFlyingReporter]

Perhaps one day I'll manage to get around that side if I speak to Heathrow nicely.

[@AK_Fly]

Love the music + commentary combo! Took us on a fantastic journey :)

[@TheFlyingReporter]

Glad you enjoyed this Adam.

[@AnthonyHigham6414001080]

When I was flying over Kent in the 1980's I used to listen to Capital radio on the ADF on 1548 kHz mediumwave (194 m) The added bonus was the ADF would give me a bearing to the Euston Tower in London. Edit; Funny, I just checked that and the transmitter was actually at Saffron Green near Borehamwood.

[@kennethwilliams3535]

And it was perfectly aligned for a long final approach to runway 26 at Elstree Aerodrome

[@tmeyer2022]

Very enjoyable! In the U.S. we have a public broadcasting system titled "Aerial America" which has a somewhat similar format. 🤓

[@douglasb5046]

Rob, very familiar with M25 prior to leaving us. I do a number of night flights in a single engine Saratoga in the USA . Even though most of these are IFR, I ask traffic control to allow me to keep within gliding range of a major highway akin to motorway just in case I have engine failure. They’re easy to see at night and wide enough for a landing. Plus at night traffic is light so lower chance of collision with a car.

[@richardkaberry8790]

Such a good video Jon and a great advert for private flying! Love the choice of music as well!

[@TheFlyingReporter]

Thanks Richard.

[@paulthomas2943]

What a great video I use this road quite a bit, strange seeing it from the sky. Love the music. Subscribed last month

[@TheFlyingReporter]

Thank you Paul.

[@hugov392]

What is the grass strip under you at 8:50?

[@PigeonAviation1]

I think the M6 is definitely the busiest! Especially at rush hour 😂

[@evanscm3]

Nice bit of IFR flying... I Follow Roads :-)

[@classicraceruk1337]

That looked like a great flight. I used to enjoy flying round the M25. Wonderful choice of tunes. Could have watched a full circumnavigation!!!

[@TheFlyingReporter]

Would have been tricky going past Heathrow.

[@classicraceruk1337]

@@TheFlyingReporter That’s very true. I live near Fairoaks so understand that problem…

[@Jeffpower-]

I actually miss flying in the UK; it's really beautiful there. Today, I am flying to KDRO in Colorado from Houston on my V-tail Bonanza.

[@TheFlyingReporter]

We have some lovely countryside, if you ignore the highways and shopping and industrial centres!

[@FlyingTruckerUK]

Flyer and HGV driver here. Go around the M25 on an almost weekly bases and you are correct the service stations are terrible. £38 for a space if you have the misfortune of staying overnight. Great to see the M25 from a nicer perspective 😀

[@TheFlyingReporter]

And I didn't pay a toll charge either.

[@craighamilton3524]

A lovely video! Can’t help noticing this is a great example of peoples lack of understanding of what lanes they are supposed to drive in

[@TheFlyingReporter]

Haha, I hadn't noticed that. If I zoom in I could name and shame their numberplates.

[@cavok1984]

Loved it! I prefer the M25 from the air

[@richardharris7214]

Nice video, John. I live in East Sussex [Hailsham] and remember your sports reports on local television. I wonder whether you have flown into the airstrip at Kitty Hawk Farm - approx 2.5 miles north of Firle Beacon? A flight from Redhill to Eastbourne, then along the coast over the Seven Sisters to Newhaven and then a stop at Kitty Hawk on the way back would make a very scenic flight. [I confess I do not know of the permissions and airstrip length at Kitty Hawk] - but watch out for the Spitfires from Biggin'!

[@TheFlyingReporter]

Hi Richard. It's funny you remember the sports reports. I did these just a total of about 6 times in my entire 30 year BBC career. Sport was not my thing, but had to do it at weekends occasionally. I've been into Kittyhawk - a long time ago - with a friend's aeroplane...not my own yet.

[@gintautasnik5214]

Thanks John, it was brilliant! Wish it was whole M25

[@TheFlyingReporter]

Would be tricky - although not impossible. Probably easier in a helicopter. There's that bit next to Heathrow that would be difficult to coordinate!

[@morgidvmw0mdv]

Wow. I really enjoyed this one. It made me realise how accurate MSFS 2020 (Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020) is. When I was much younger than today, (Yet another GREAT song), I enquired at my local Airport EGFE how much it would cost to learn to fly and it was around £80 an hour then, I had a young family and a mortgage to pay for, so I gave up that idea, I now scratch that particular itch with MSFS. More videos like this Please. Dave M.

[@TheFlyingReporter]

Thanks Dave.

[@fatheruppem7120]

Brilliant ... great music too!

[@TheFlyingReporter]

Thanks.

[@pitchnpower]

Nice, warms the cockles of your heart, unlike the M25

[@TheFlyingReporter]

Hehe, that's true. Nothing warming to the heart about the M25 at surface level.

[@BenD56]

Blimey. Never seen that motorway flowing as well as that!! Not a jam in sight.

[@TheFlyingReporter]

It was a sunday.

[@leecollingsco]

Just noticed the very cool movement of I whilst the shot is stabilised. Is this built into Gopro, or do you have additional gimbal fixed?

[@TheFlyingReporter]

Stabilisation feature of the camera Lee.

[@Dougsterxplor]

12.52, is that some sort of "Glory" effect on your shadow? Some nice golf courses down there Jon. I'm sure my clubs would fit in the back!! 😁

[@Nicky_Nacky_Nooo]

It's a vapour cone because he's flying at Mach 1 😄

[@nigeleaton5715]

I'm reminded of a day flying to Henlow in the mighty 152 into the teeth of a headwind watching traffic on the A505 overtaking me. 😁

[@Sjoram]

Giving my office a wave at 10:45! 😂

[@stephenashby9858]

Thank you for this, what a lovely day for flying! I did actually fly 11 hours for my PPLH from Redhill. Sadly, I rather ran out of money….

[@TheFlyingReporter]

Thanks Stephen and sorry you had to stop the training.

[@stephenashby9858]

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[@stephenashby9858]

Thanks, do let me know next time you require a passenger from Redhill. You never know, i might go back to it. I visited Lasham airfield the other weekend, thinking I might try a glider and get my wings that way….🤔

[@reggiedabell1023]

love this video and the music.

[@TheFlyingReporter]

Thanks for watching.

[@uksource1900]

Great Jon As always. Do you have any new aerodrome reviews coming anytime soon? Thank you Brett

[@TheFlyingReporter]

A few in the can and a couple in the pipeline.

[@ashleywalker2721]

Great!

[@curiousmatt]

"....you're up to date, from the flying eye I'm Jon Hunt for BBC Radio Sussex"

[@TheFlyingReporter]

I'd have loved that job. I used to do traffic reports, but from the studio in early 90s.

[@Teddoxa]

that’s one way to avoid traffic 👍

[@TheFlyingReporter]

Too right.

[@brieuc104]

Great songs!

[@TheFlyingReporter]

I know right!

[@ItzNotOscar]

Hi John! Love your videos. Do you listen to music with the Bluetooth when theres little traffic or your on a Traffic service?

[@TheFlyingReporter]

Nah, never done that. There's always too much going on to relax.

[@regal163]

There must be thousands more cars on our road than private GA aircraft in the sky and what you have to do to pass and keep a PPL wouldn't hurt a few people who use our public roads, retesting every few years written and practical, when you think a boy racer can spend no where near what a PPL does to pass a test then he's set for life, gets a fast car and is let loose on the roads.

[@fingerhorn4]

Your best video ever. Well done.

[@TheFlyingReporter]

Thanks.

[@hugoviens4540]

Best ways to discover your area: walking, cycling and flying.

[@TheFlyingReporter]

I like all three.

[@Nicky_Nacky_Nooo]

Well that was a little different, and I don't think i've ever seen the traffic on the M25 moving so quick.

[@TheFlyingReporter]

I know - it was a particularly good day for the motorway by the looks of it. Sunday however.

[@michaelfearon1279]

Russ kane & the flying eye

[@TheFlyingReporter]

Always wanted that job.