Flight Review - Air New Zealand A320 Wellington (WLG/NZWN) to Auckland (AKL/NZAA) NZ432 / ZK-OXK

[@jkrillz6571]

"oh, hey Jimmy" so wholesome from the staff

[@SupersonicKiwi]

Haha - at some point, I think it was 2018, I had a patch where I was flying WGN-AKL return once every week or so, and kept being on flights with the same crew members. One day I had the same crew out and in. It resulted in a bit of ‘first name basis’.

[@camillezorzzz]

These are my favorite flight reviews on KZbin! Thank you for continuing to upload them

[@SupersonicKiwi]

Wow, that’s incredibly high praise! Thank you so much. And thanks to you for continuing to take the time to watch them.

[@stephenbrockett710]

What a fantastic harbour to leave on a bright day.

[@SupersonicKiwi]

Wellington is spectacular on a good day! The weather is a bit temperamental though, so it's a bit of a lottery between glorious and a white-knuckle day! Thankfully there's more good days than bad.

[@MinAviation7]

Great Video! I was surprised that there was no snack

[@SupersonicKiwi]

The flight was in January, and Covid was starting to take off and I reckon they were trying to figure out how to keep crew infections as low as possible, and they thought if they reduced passenger / crew interactions they’d reduce crew infections. Within a couple of months they were back doing service so I guess it didn’t work?

[@NewZealandAviation]

Great video mate! Really enjoyed it 👍🏻🙂great job

[@SupersonicKiwi]

Wow, that was quick! I only just hit the button... Thanks for watching and thanks for taking the time to leave these kind words!

[@NewZealandAviation]

@@SupersonicKiwi your welcome, have a good weekend 👍🏻

[@GoldenLakersClips]

Omg you uploaded again, yay! 😁 this is very good content, Keep it up 🙂

[@SupersonicKiwi]

Thanks! I'll keep making it as long as you keep watching it 😁

[@KiwiPlaneVideos]

Great trip report!!! I really enjoyed it!!!

[@SupersonicKiwi]

Thank you so much, that’s very kind of you.

[@NonyAviationNewZealand]

I flew on OXK from Queenstown to Wellington. Looking forward to watching the flight to Tauranga!

[@SupersonicKiwi]

I hope your flight was straight forward, with all the weather over the last month it’s been a bit hit an miss. I was in the Auckland terminal the other day when Queenstown closed due to wind - chaos ensued! I have a Tauranga flight open in front of me right now! Hopefully I’ll get it done soon, but sometimes life gets in the way…

[@NonyAviationNewZealand]

@@SupersonicKiwi Oh wow! Lucky I wasn't affected when I went to Sydney the other week, got to try out Works Deluxe and Premium Economy. Life sure does get in the way sometimes, I have exams coming up but after them I'm planning on uploading a trip report per week from December till February.

[@SupersonicKiwi]

@@NonyAviationNewZealand Premium Economy is only available to Sydney out of Auckland, isn’t it? I’ve gone that way to use my upgrades, and to get on a 777, which I guess is now on 787s.

[@NonyAviationNewZealand]

@@SupersonicKiwi Nope it's both ways, only on 787 and 777s

[@SupersonicKiwi]

@@NonyAviationNewZealand thanks!

[@jasontoi8628]

Why do they always say we invite star alliance customers and then 30 seconds later everyone hurry up lol

[@SupersonicKiwi]

Hahaha, you’re so right! “Air New Zealand welcomes Star Alliance Gold and Koru to board now or at your leisure, and can John Smith board this service immediately at Gate 17, this is your final off boarding call.”

[@kiwiboy3577]

Sometimes I wish you post daily.

[@SupersonicKiwi]

That’s so kind! I wish I could post more frequently too. I keep meaning to, but life keeps on getting in the way!

[@supernovasupernova2976]

Great video.and it was a beautiful day

[@SupersonicKiwi]

Yeah, that was a great day for flying.

[@margaretroselle8610]

The takeoff from Wellington Airport was beautiful. Thanks again.

[@SupersonicKiwi]

It was a great day to be flying!

[@jasontoi8628]

Can now confirm I've watched every video you have ever made!

[@SupersonicKiwi]

Thank you so much! I guess that’s my cue to rattle my dags and finish another one…

[@jasontoi8628]

@@SupersonicKiwi great content mate

[@SupersonicKiwi]

Thanks! And as a bit of a bonus, here's my next one - kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZpWUnamMba2Vg68 - I haven't finished the description or some of the other details and it isn't published yet, but I have finished the video. I hope you enjoy it!

[@Gavintaylor308]

LOVE your channel ❤️

[@SupersonicKiwi]

Thank you!

[@mamingakuri2436]

Love your videos mate, so entertaining and informative at the same time.

[@SupersonicKiwi]

Thank you so much, that’s such lovely feedback!

[@hsc7143]

I love your videos!!!

[@SupersonicKiwi]

That makes me so happy, thank you! I think I’m a couple of weeks off getting the next one out, and it’s been a BEAST to get done, I hope it goes down ok…

[@hsc7143]

@@SupersonicKiwi I'm super excited for your next video! You are my favorite flight reviewer. Your videos always leave me smiling. Plus, your extremely in-depth reviews on Air NZ's water have taught me what to expect 😂. Thank you so much for your amazing effort in all your videos. For all future flights, fly safe!

[@SupersonicKiwi]

@@hsc7143 Thank you for your supportive and encouraging words. The water is a real limiter on the overall snack score. They’re going to have to get it together on the water front if they want to ever break through the 7 ceiling!

[@DashieCrew]

I just realised, ZK-OXE was the plane i went on about a week ago from queenstown to christchurch. Any tips for making a flight review??

[@DashieCrew]

Great vid too, mate!

[@SupersonicKiwi]

@@DashieCrew Thanks!

[@SupersonicKiwi]

I hope it was still an 8/10! My process has changed a lot over the last few years. I now like to capture enough footage to have options, and the flights that have reviews made generally have something interesting happen. Like in this one that random human's phone rang after take off, and there an interesting story about AKLs runways. Also the one's that get made generally take off and land in daylight. I've tried so many different cameras, I'm currently using a Go Pro 10 and a DJI Osmo Pocket for most footage - with some footage on my phone, and some from a Canon M6 (when I need / want a decent optical zoom). I have a voice recorder that I've used to try and get cabin audio, stuff like crew announcements, but it's really hard to get clear audio from it - the best cabin audio is actually off the Osmo Pocket. I've come to realise that the footage I have is the footage I have - and if stuff goes wrong I can still often put together a complete review. But I also have SO MUCH FOOTAGE of flights that will never become a review because it feels incomplete - I don't have enough footage to tell the full story. I also have a least 6 reviews in half completed states waiting for me to get it together and finish them off! I then dump all the media into Premiere and review the footage and audio to see if there's any gold in there - a snippet of audio that's entertaining or interesting or funny - or video that looks really great. I then put together a rough edit - I'm ruthless on tight editing, and use the minimum footage required to set the scene and tell the story, so it they keep moving and (hopefully!) aren't boring, but I want to have enough to link it all together so it's coherent. And I like to have in flight footage to use behind screenshots of flight information, or behind graphics. I rewatch what I have over and over, cutting that tightening it, redoing voice overs, shifting stuff around. Then I lay over the music and muck around a bit more. I reckon it's 2-3 hours per minute to make. Give it a go - it's fun. I've learnt heaps about Premiere, and a ton about airports and aircraft. I probably film 20% of my domestic flights, and maybe 30% of those turn into reviews. I film most of my Internationals when I'm travelling alone, and maybe 50% when I'm with my family - I think I've turned 30% of those into reviews. You'll probably film a few and find you're missing stuff, use that to learn what you need next time. Also, give yourself a second or so of lead in and lead out on your shots so you have a good steady shot in the middle, and to give you options for transitions in your edit.

[@DashieCrew]

@@SupersonicKiwi No Problem mate

[@DashieCrew]

@@SupersonicKiwi And thank you so much for the advice! i reckon the flight was about 9/10 because air nz have resumed in-flight snacks. Gotta love the cookie time cookie!

[@DrBearAviation]

Lovely. How did you manage to operate two cameras? How many windows do you have? 😁 Wellington takeoff view is second to none!

[@SupersonicKiwi]

Thanks - yeah, it was a beautiful day. I had to look back at the raw footage to confirm, but yes, I had two windows. It's taken a while to settle on a process, but currently I'll film one view with a camera on a suction mount that's stuck to the window and get the other angles with a camera I hold in my hand. I didn't take my suction mount on this day, as I was giving my 360 camera a try out and I can only carry so many things at one time (when walking on and off I had 3 cameras going, I must have looked like a total nerd), so I held two cameras during the take off and landing, which I think I mostly covered for in the edit, but you can see some movement in the landing where I am focused on one and the other wanders a bit! Edit: sorry, I just realised I misread one of your questions - I have many cameras. I try to limit myself to taking a maximum of three on a flight, but sometimes I fall (I used four on this flight).

[@marcuskan]

Just wanted to show you my wife 🤣 Lounge review next time please!

[@SupersonicKiwi]

If I get to the lounge I certainly will review it! Thanks for watching, I really appreciate it.

[@ibbyow]

Great video, one question, what is the windmill farm around 07:01? It looks awesome

[@SupersonicKiwi]

Thanks for watching! There’s a few wind farms around that area, but this one is the Tararua Wind Farm. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tararua_Wind_Farm

[@HadleyThompson]

Seesh, respect the detail you put into these vids. Make a pretty boring flight seem interesting lol.

[@SupersonicKiwi]

Haha, thanks! I mean, that one guys phone rang, that was something. But yeah, this flight was pretty straight forward - it was a beautiful day to fly though.

[@zf5167]

flying on an A320 to christchurch in november to fly the air NZ a320 simulator!

[@SupersonicKiwi]

Oh wow, how exciting! I hope you have a really great time.

[@zf5167]

@@SupersonicKiwi yes it will be exiting indeed! keep up the great videos!

[@SupersonicKiwi]

@@zf5167 thanks!

[@matauriryskone]

wow

[@SupersonicKiwi]

Thanks!

[@efficienc]

Question for you. I have an upcoming SYD-WLG flight in Y and wonder if they will let me carry on both a large backpack (laptop) as well as a roller suitcase (carry on size)?

[@SupersonicKiwi]

Probably. I’ve never been asked and frequently have a carry on and a small backpack. In Economy you can have one carry on and one other ‘small item’ like a handbag or laptop. If you’re Koru or Star Alliance Gold or above then definitely - you can have two items plus a ‘small item’. Details here: www.airnewzealand.co.nz/carry-on-baggage Also, you’ll likely be on an A320neo, which is a nice plane, if you’re into that sort of thing.

[@rodsloan3810]

My 6ft 10 frame needs business class…lol. Why AirNZ got rid of the domestic biz is beyond me. Do you have to pay extra for fwd of the exit rows? Or just luck of the draw??

[@SupersonicKiwi]

You were probably the only one paying for it! I’m pretty sure you need to either be Koru or Gold, or buy the most expensive Flexi to be able to pre-select sears forward of the exit rows (but the rules change from time to time and I honestly have trouble keeping up). Once check-in opens you might get lucky, if they aren’t all taken already.

[@windowxdew7544]

Hey Supersonic kiwi do you always reply to everyone's comment ?

[@SupersonicKiwi]

Hi there, I reply to most comments. There was a person who got a bit upset at my Aer Lingus review, and I didn’t reply to them. Someone else asked a question that was 100% covered in the review, and I decided not to reply to them. And there was a third who made a comment that I’m not really sure how to respond to. I’ve been overthinking that one for a while now. But apart from those three I have responded to every comment, even yours! Thanks for watching!

[@windowxdew7544]

@@SupersonicKiwi Thanks i love ur videos:)

[@windowxdew7544]

Hey Supersonic kiwi can you upload videos faster?

[@SupersonicKiwi]

I wish I could! Unfortunately they take 2-3 hours per minute to make, and return exactly $0.00 for my time, so I need to keep going to my day job :( I do have another one almost ready, which is remarkable given that this one has only been out a week or two, but the one after that will take a little bit longer - it’s on an A320neo and will hopefully be worth the wait!

[@windowxdew7544]

@@SupersonicKiwi I Understand