DA42-VI IFR Zulu Flight Plan from Inverness to London (EGKB)

This flight started VFR from Inverness (EGPE) so that we could fly low and slow along Loch Ness, Loch Lochy and Loch Linnhe all the way to Islay before we ascended to start our IFR routing to Biggin Hill. There was no ATC dialogue during the VFR part, so I just put in some music - I hope the purists don't object.
Music: Beoga; Live at 10
1) Soggy's (with Alan Doherty, Bríd Dunne & Clodagh Warnock)
2) Bellevue Waltz (with Alan Doherty, Bríd Dunne, Trevor Hutchinson, Martin O'Neill, Niall Vallely & Clodagh Warnock)
I highly recommend the album, available on iTunes or at:
www.beogamusic....

[@davidclark6108]

This video has inspired me to take the plunge and finally learn to fly so I can fly around the highlands. I've watched this video about 10 times too :)

[@3204clivesinclair]

I live in Scotland - I love my playground - use to fly military rotary up here. Glad you enjoyed our scenery.

[@aslv2009]

Beautiful flight and video. Congratulations !!! Thank you very much for sharing and please keep posting.

[@luckyboy407]

The views are stunning.

[@Wladimir_Whitelake]

So outstanding beautiful views, wonderful music... It;s so touching me.. I suppose I was living here, in previous life )) Absolutely forget about altitude, ATC (by the way, it was very nicely included) and other stuff. Pure flying of soul ))

[@robertszelestey1668]

Beautiful! I have enjoyed your videos; your dream airplane, and your explanations of what you're doing, but this was stunning. Thanks for the ride!

[@rossnevin5667]

Absolutely thoroughly enjoyed this video(and indeed all your videos) You're choice of music was A-class for this too...hope to see more like this. Well done...

[@benmcd66]

Fantastic way to enjoy a beautiful country. Great videos, love your detailed flight information. Great airplane too !

[@Starbucksdrinker]

Jaunty17, for aviation persons like I, yours has got to be, hands down, the best KZbin channel I have experienced! Bravo!

[@XP72official]

This video was such a nice change of pace. Beautiful VFR flying. Thank you.

[@abrahamtorres3696]

awesome. I've enjoyed your video and the view. looking forward to it when the time is right.

[@UPS1000]

Great video, nice to see Islay, place where they make my favourite whisky.

[@donwert]

Beautiful flight! I just LOVE your vids....it's like we're in the cockpit with you!

[@paulberry3359]

Love watching all your videos, and really enjoyed this one. And want to replicate your flight on my flight simulator so the actual flight date and take off time would be great so i can get the same weather. Also if I could be cheeky and ask if you would add them to any future flights would be great. Again thanks for posting and sharing your aviation adventures!

[@dazecm]

Flying over those lochs looks far too much fun to be decent. My envy levels are rising. I'm from Wales (living in Manchester) and I'm wondering if VFR flying in that gnarly part of the UK would look just as amazing. You should pay a visit. Wales is, after all, where all the cool kids hang out in the UK :)

[@dazecm]

I suspect Wales may have many military zones though. As a school kid going on many trips to Wales I recall seeing lots of RAF Tornadoes practising their low-level trickery in the valleys.

[@igclapp]

Brian, this may well be my favourite of your videos! I would love to fly across Scotland and England at "see level" and the DA-42 seems to be just the plane for it. You haven't posted a new video in a some time. I trust all is well? Best Regards, Ibrahim.

[@bilbocrackers3246]

Jaunty17 - another wonderful trip! If you need company anytime I would be happy to be right hand seat Cheers, Martin

[@AxCYeR]

awesome! that's surprisingly low, exactly how i love it!

[@TheTallTurtle]

I fly this a lot in X-Plane as I will never likely be able to get into a real plane. It's nice to see a video of this done in real life! Looks quite similar.

[@codzomz]

Awesome, I had know idea northern UK had so many big mountains!

[@KaiCheetah]

That's Scotland for you

[@TomCook1993]

a little fuddy duddy with the radios there but what a great flight! cheers mate

[@jannickmischler171]

Hi Jaunty! you make great videos! i'm so happy to find on youtube such videos! I've watched all the videos, and i'm looking forward for a next ;) Is there a way to write by email? Best regrads Jannick

[@Delhaven01]

Your videos are great. Just wondering if you've got any more coming?

[@hdflying3374]

Any new videos coming up? They are really good!

[@CheshuntISF]

Great, but funny clearance "ILS and maintain 4.000ft". The most controller would say cleared to the LOC. How can I established on a ILS and stay at an altitude? The IFR pickup is noting for GB. You decide to fly IFR or VFR, you only nead a clerance for CAS or deconfliction service.

[@jaunty17]

CheshuntISF i know. What he meant was to follow the localizer, not the ILS. Then holding the altitude makes sense. In other areas, like arrivals to Vienna and Paris, they ask when you are established on the localizer, and then ask you to declare when you are fully established (on the GS, or ILS). On the way into Toussus Le Noble, they got me established in the localizer 20 miles out at FL70 and then managed my altitude in steps until about 4 miles from the threshold. That was interesting!

[@asokoniso]

Neat videos as always. Quite enjoying it man. If you don't mind me asking, why exactly do you fly in European airspace as a full blown FAA guy? :)

[@jaunty17]

+Ibrahim Ertekin FAA guy? Not sure what you mean. My cert is EASA, based in Sweden. Maybe that answers your question?

[@asokoniso]

+jaunty17 oh may bad. Apologies sir. I thought you were certified in the US and then moved to EU for some reason. Anyways, thank you for clarifying that up. I love your videos all I'd like you to know. :)

[@allmyothersubscriptions]

+jaunty17 How long did the flight from Inverness to Biggin Hill take in total?

[@riperezar]

Quick question about your IFR FP route. Don't you have any restrictions on the length of DCT segments?

[@jaunty17]

Richard Perez Araujo No, I've never had a flight plan rejected by Eurocontrol because of the length of DCT segments, unless its in the context of arrival. But that's more a matter of finding the right entry waypoint for the STARs.

[@riperezar]

jaunty17 Well, lucky you :) or I must say lucky you fly in airspaces managed by people with some common sense. If you file a FP in Spain with DCT segments in it it will be automatically rejected by the IFPS (no matter how short the segment is). Not Eurocontrol's fault though, but the Spain FIR's managers who feed local restrictions into the IFPS. There is a good testing tool from Eurocontrol I usually use for IFR planning (www.public.nm.eurocontrol.int/PUBPORTAL/gateway/spec/index.html Go to Flight Planning -> Structured Editor) which runs your FP through the IFPS and tells you any problems you may have. BTW, thanks for your videos. Awesome content!

[@jaunty17]

Richard Perez Araujo I share your experience on the continent. There it's airways all the way. It seems only in Scandinavia they allow DCTs. Very convenient!

[@tonybarde2572]

Did you see the Loch Ness Monster?

[@ESSNaviation]

När du lämnar din marschhöjd hur många % på gasreglaget ska man ha då? 50%? :)

[@jaunty17]

ESSNaviation It depends on my desired rate of descent and airspeed. If I want to stay within Vno (max 151 kias) and descend at 900-1000 fpm, then I often have to pull back to 40% or less.

[@scottmclennan6114]

You missed Castle Stalker on the left there at 12:38.

[@jaunty17]

An embarrassing omission, indeed! My apologies! ;-))

[@scottmclennan6114]

jaunty17 great video and terrific music by the way.

[@ericderks1722]

Hi I like your videos, I'm a ME IRI and fly the DA42-NG in Iceland. If you ever need a co-pilot let me know, like to join you flying. Regards, Eric

[@jaunty17]

+Eric Derks Hi Eric. I've toyed with the idea of flying MIR over to Iceland. If I do, I will be in touch, for sure!

[@ericderks1722]

+jaunty17 Iceland is a beautiful place for flying the Da42. For the moment I'm in the Netherlands, expect to be back in Iceland somewhere early 2016. Always welcome to contact me, I sure can help you with some contacts in Keflavik (BIKF).

[@Vomm4445]

Hey have you ever been on teuge in thè netherlands ?

[@jaunty17]

+frank van ommen Nope, but Lelystad. Teuge looks like a nice air strip in Google Maps.

[@Vomm4445]

+jaunty17 thank you

[@abrahamtorres3696]

No more filming???

[@jaunty17]

+Abraham Torres Unfortunately been pre-occupied with other parts of life for a few months. Hope to resume later this year.