Flight to Antarctica | Christchurch to McMurdo Sound

Hello, everyone. Welcome to Wild Kiwi Adventurer. In today’s video, I take a flight to Antarctica. Christchurch to McMurdo Sound.
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Hi there I'm Christan Long:
“Welcome back everyone to my new video. In today’s video, I am flying down to Antarctica. It’s been two weeks delayed and the start of the season due to bad weather down on the ice.”
Today we are going to jump into the c-17 aircraft and fly to Scott Base. This is a flight from Christchurch New Zealand to McMurdo Station and Scott Base on Ross Island, Antarctica. C-17 is a pretty amazing aircraft. It can carry just over 100 passengers or 77 tons of cargo. It can operate on airstrips as short as 1400 meters. I share MY whole experience with you guys through this video.
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00:00 Welcome everyone to MY another new video
01:25 Boarding into the c-17 aircraft and flying to Scott Base
05:45 I share my experience with all of you
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[@luvmaika]

That plane looks so much more comfortable than the standard passenger planes.

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

Yeah it is pretty comfortable! Lots of leg room but only a couple.of small windows

[@bahardin3992]

@@WildKiwiAdventurer a 5 hour flight with packed lunch and any hot beverage? ( take it there's no in flight service being non civilian aircraft )

[@jsmariani4180]

We are definitely talking legroom.

[@PKAPE004]

Silly question: Since C17 is a cargo plane, was there a traffic jam at the available lavatory or lavatories?

[@edwardgeorge4881]

Excellent mate! 🇦🇺 On February 18, 1979 I flew over Antarctica on a QANTAS 747 - a remarkable experience that never left my mind. Over forty years later I am privilaged to enjoy your video, triggering exceptional memories. Stay safe, and God bless you. 💐

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

Awesome! I bet that was a once in a lifetime experience!!

[@filipinacanadianvlogteambr3808]

Thanks for sharing this video, enjoy, your very previlege to visit this wonderful place

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

Your welcome! Yes I feel very lucky to go to this place, especially for work

[@shannonsmith9022]

Looking forward to the next video 👍

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

15 more to come about Antarctica now that I am back in New Zealand and can post them!

[@AGoat1971]

Always wanted to visit the ICE wall of Antarctica

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

Haha! Hope you get to some day

[@fleetadmiralhazen]

Thank you so much for sharing this.

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

thank you!

[@macgregorwillis2206]

I just stumbled upon this video, I was on this very same flight and recognized all of my teammates in your video. Was one of the few kiwis working at Mcmurdo

[@rayray9594]

00:39 "Airport Security Service" better known as "ASS"

[@godfather4047]

@reverse thrust you shut up

[@livelifesurvive6375]

Subscribed. Great vid. Love to see more details. Thanks for sharing.

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

Thanks!

[@paperbacksphotographs3978]

Wow! Thank you for sharing. This was so interesting to watch.

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

Your welcome! Thank you so much!

[@thehomedepothouseplant9986]

Awesome

[@NinoNiemanThe1st]

Love the video - amazing you can fly from a city in NZ to Antarctica in just 5 hours!

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

Yes its not too far! Far enough but easy enough.

[@Ash_the_aviator]

8 hours on a herc

[@Versace24_7]

The intro lmao without a blink of an eye? Lol 😂

[@atomicorang]

You are the man.. Thankyou for your service.

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

Thank you!

[@filipinacanadianvlogteambr3808]

What an exprience, very unique

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

Thank you!

[@stjbananas]

Wow. What an awesome trip that must have been. Great video.

[@vincemolin8645]

this is so cool! one of my dream destinations.

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

thank you! if you ever get the chance to go, take it!

[@Balafoutre]

Love it!!!

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

Thank you!

[@alesso5921]

Beautiful

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

Thanks!

[@nomzobom]

This is so awesome!

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

Thank you!

[@hassanahmedhassanahmed5939]

Beautiful country in the world yar.

[@rachelledays9881]

What a cool plane.

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

Such a cool plane! I didnt actually get to go on it last year so was quite keen to go on the C17 this season

[@MrAd2780]

Only just came across your videos thankyou so much for doing this

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

Your welcome!

[@ankss4972]

Thanks brother for sharing this.

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

thanks for watching!

[@AJayAnswersYou]

Thank you KZbin for blessing me with this video and channel. Nice video!

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

Thank you for watching!

[@PaulStewartAviation]

Chur! And interesting video! I'd love to get onboard a C-17 one day!

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

Yes I hope you get the chance! You would like it

[@happydach]

Thanks for sharing your experience through this wonderful video..take care wherever you are during covid19.. greetings from 🇮🇳

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

thank you!

[@9960n]

BEAUTIFUL VIDEO & PLACE.

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

Thank you!

[@bobmhmmd]

awesome, cheers for sharing this, looks mean!

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

You are welcome! Hope it helped a little

[@hussainahmad8327]

Tnx

[@OfMiceAndMegabytes]

Nice!

[@Nikunj_xD]

I watched your channel today first time and you make me your great fan . Subscribed . Liked

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

Awesome! Im happy to have you as a subscriber!

[@greensocks4507]

My father flew to Scott base in 1969 on a Lockheed Constellation from Christchurch .US Air force Deep Freeze, 4 engines piston powered .I was only a boy then. I remember looking up at the plane when I was at school, as it made it's way toward the ice knowing my Dad was on board. The sound it made as it droned across the sky. He flew back on the first of the C-130's . Still have some footage of the low flying stuff they did back then in the new Hercules. 50' above the ice at over 200 knots .

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

That's awesome!! I wonder if that is the plane that we take people out to visit the crash site of. There is a constellation plane that crashed at Pegasus airstrip once and we take people out to see it for day trips from the Bases.

[@greensocks4507]

@andy green Corrected then.

[@farooqkhan1149]

A very good and informative video Thank you From Germany.

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

Thank you! I hope all is well in Germany for you!

[@tonnywildweasel8138]

Great adventure! Thanks for sharing, and greets from the Netherlands. T.

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

Thank you!

[@remicrean8300]

This vid is amazing

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

Thank you for watching!

[@baheaaabrasil5141]

Muito top Parabéns pelo vídeo

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

Obrigado!

[@petesnyder9790]

Love seeing a McChord C-17 doing the heavy lifting. Retired there in ‘93 after 24 years..

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

Nice one! Yes they are cool planes! The first year I went down on an Airbus A319 and it was a stunning flight because it had windows, but the C17 was probably the more real experice. The Ski Herc is the most real experience however because that take 3 extra hours and has a high chance of turning around and you fly 8 hours and land back in Christchurch where you started!

[@carolbrazil1508]

Great video.....thanks....

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

Thanks! 15 more to come soon now that I am back in NZ

[@watersnifferdishfairxd8914]

Wow

[@southernhutsnz4112]

A Lifetime dream of mine to work there, maybe one day yet. Thanks

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

You can do it!

[@BenA-bu1cz]

Very cool mate.

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

Thank you!

[@davestoneband]

Aussies & Kiwis working together down there? Great video man. I hope to get there one day

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

Kiwis and Americans. We almost have nothing to do with the Aussies because they go from Hobart and there a probably 2000km away to their closest station. NZ and the US work very closely together

[@davestoneband]

@@WildKiwiAdventurer Thanks for your reply, appreciated.

[@chemtrailer6078]

he should blink, his eyes will freeze

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

Haha! Sometimes it is very hard to breath because the air is too cold and your throat closes up

[@NinoNiemanThe1st]

I also was a bit weirded out by the narrators non-eye blinking, and completely still upper face - almost Parkinson-esque, but hey, minor detail.

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

@@NinoNiemanThe1st Whats wrong with that? i am in an environment that i am comfortable in

[@NinoNiemanThe1st]

@@WildKiwiAdventurer No LOL there's nothing wrong with it. Not being used to cold weather, I think I'd be blinking continuously in that cold!

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

@@NinoNiemanThe1st haha!

[@tommytyker]

You deserve more views and subscribers

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

Cheers! Im working on it! Hard to be a KZbinr in Antarctica where its blocked on our computers

[@carelessorin6461]

@@WildKiwiAdventurer is there no internet connection in Antarctica?

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

@@carelessorin6461 there is internet connection but the bandwidth is smaller than the standard house and it needs to be shared across at least 30 computers and costs thousands of dollars. So it's slow and KZbin and uploading would make it completly unusable. Now I'm not in Antarctica and have great internet

[@kuianderson965]

Awsom video like all others. Good luck

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

Thank you!

[@19Tharg76]

That's one hell of a thousand yard stare - goes right through me..

[@NinoNiemanThe1st]

These days, rather then the well-documented 'thousand yard stare' as a symptom of PTSD, you'd suspect Parkinson's Disease (but the guy is generally too young), or MG (myasthaenia gravis). Overall though, I think this guy just displays NZ South Island toughness, although I get that people can find the non-blinking somewhat odd or different. My money is on the latter - these people really are tough, and built differently when it comes to extreme cold! Or perhaps he's just really concentrating on his video, and suppressed his blink-reflex in the cold to finish it.

[@MiKeMiDNiTe-77]

Wow awesome I always wondered what the Globemaster done and where it went I thought for some reason it was just C130s that went to the Antartic

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

Yeah the C17 is the better plane as it can carry more but for the warmest part of the season they can't land wheel planes and therefore fly the LC130 ski planes. They also do all the south pole resupplies too

[@anandhangargi9437]

Very Good informative Video 🤝

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

Thank you!

[@annettewestera7865]

Great video Christan Love Aunty

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

Thanks Annette!

[@Matt-lp5ve]

I’m traveling to McMurdo next month and was curious how the internet situation is. I’m an online student and am going down there for only a month.

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

You should be fine, there's no wifi generally for mcmurdo residents in summer as far as I know. But there public computers everyone can use. Just don't plan on uploading and downloading anything. That's all I know, I was at Scott base and that's different

[@willgaukler8979]

...you will be lucky if they still go...sorry...quarantines....

[@mikaso30]

Good job

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

Thank you!

[@insightfool]

Hey. I wintered over at South Pole in 93/94. Even back then the Ross ice shelf was thining and I thought that they wouldn't be landing planes on their for long. I wonder where they now land the C-141 that you were flying?

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

Hey! I bet winter at pole was an experience you will never forget. They still land all the planes I gliding the C17 on the Ross Ice Shelf. The ice is plenty think enough. They don't land them on the sea ice any more just because of logistics on maintaining the sea ice runway each year. The C17 needs a minimum of 1.8m thick of sea ice to land on. We still het that every year, but they just focus on the one runway now for wheels planes and one for skiplanes.

[@NinoNiemanThe1st]

The Australian Antarctive Division also runs a chartered Airbus A319 service from Hobart to the Wilkins ice runway during the summer months. It's a modified aircraft with extra tank space so it can tanker the return fuel (don't need to refuel in Antarctica). There are a few KZbin videos on this, and they're fascinating. Fortunately it only takes service personnel down there, no tourists to keep the environment as pristine as possible.

[@melvinmurriel6888]

They won’t let see that the world is flat

[@melvinmurriel6888]

Was the world flat

[@antjetautkus5506]

Thx Love to go 2023

[@ClaytonCurnowiscool]

Hey there. I'm moving to Christchurch next week and I dream of one day working in Antarctica. Watching your videos has inspired me to take the next step. What do I need to do to get a job like this there? Do I need to study something specific? Where should I look to next please? Cheers!!

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

Hi there, it all depends what skills and qualifications you have. Look at the Antarctic New Zealand website and role descriptions and start applying!

[@cu008345]

I have gone to the auctions with all surplus from The Antarctica program. One time I bought pallets of C-130 parts!

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

What! A pallet of C17 parts? I didnt know you could buy such things, What did you do with them, i would love to know!

[@user-hl4rl1us6s]

Good visit that place were that circle is nearby if you can

[@TheRealerArbor]

This plane is currently going under maintenance at the base I work on, in the next hangar to mine. Crazy lol.

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

That's crazy! Did you get the registration from somewhere on the video? I hope it's all still working well 😉

[@sutrissutris6497]

Wow nice wildki good job kapan saya bisa di ajak terbang gratis

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

Thank you!

[@bsodgamer1234_unverified]

I live in Christchurch, NZ

[@indradevabhakt6244]

Nice aircraft !! The Indian Air Force has a fleet of 11 C-17 Globemaster IIIs.

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

Nice one! They are great planes

[@fviannaval]

Oh my god, the background music... We can always count on it to ruin an otherwise perfect video.

[@NinoNiemanThe1st]

I'll admit the background music isn't great, sounding like every other 2018 video music track, but I'd hope most people could see past the irrelevant soundtrack and focus on the content. Who would let a soundtrack 'ruin' a video with so much interesting information? Answer: people who watch too much television.

[@bahardin3992]

what's the powerplant (engines) for this C17. looks like quite a modern engine, GE something..??

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

Wikipedia informed me that "The C-17 is powered by four Pratt & Whitney F117-PW-100 turbofan engines, which are based on the commercial Pratt and Whitney PW2040 used on the Boeing 757. Each engine is rated at 40,400 lbf (180 kN) of thrust." So yeah, all I know is they work really well haha!

[@scuddrunner1]

@@WildKiwiAdventurer The C-17 is from McChord AFB Tacoma Washington State. Right next to where I live. :-) The Green stripe on the tail indicates McChord.

[@yourneighborhoodwierdo8349]

you deserve so many more subs it's not even funny.

[@frato5265]

How much does it cost this flight?

[@Supernaut2000]

-23C? A warm day. Here in Canada we often get down to -45C typically in the winter.

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

Yeah you have it cold up there too. we had -42 a few days later and we were out camping.

[@Avionicx]

1:51 The world's most unique safety announcement

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

bahaha yes it has to be something like that! very different to normal safety announcements!

[@frato5265]

How much does this tour cost?

[@dannyyaroshenko3446]

-23 lollllll that’s warm🤣

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

Of course it all depends where you come from doesn't it!

[@rogerhargreaves2272]

Epic. You’ve got the same accent as my mate Andy from Auckland.

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

Haha theres a reason for that ;)

[@rogerhargreaves2272]

WildKiwiAdventurer - myself and Andy have been mates for years; I guess your from Auckland then. 😉 I’m from Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿.

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

@@rogerhargreaves2272 Im actually from the south of NZ but to an outsider we all sound pretty much the same!

[@rogerhargreaves2272]

WildKiwiAdventurer - you do bro. I went to Dunedin, just to see what was there, I went on the train, the whole experience was unbelievable. I’m so lucky to have visited your country. Also climbed the Cathedral tower in Christchurch before the earthquake. Keep safe bro. RgY ✌️😎💙💯

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

@@rogerhargreaves2272 Crazy! You were lucky to climb the tower, it is not there anymore!

[@LTonyGames2099]

As a guy in a mostly warm area,is there a reason everyone is wearing eye gear? Is it because snow is shiny? Also how deep can the snow get in some areas? Lastly, what's it like inside the base? Is there food put in packages or do you eat things like cup noodles? Great video btw, glad i subscribed!

[@carolbrazil1508]

Maybe the glasses are to keep your eyes from freezing....the cold wind would really hurt your eyes I think....

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

Thanks for your comment! Glasses: Party to do with the wind but mostly to do with the extreme level of UV light from the ozone hole above Antarctica. If you dont wear eye wear outside for like 20 mins in snowy areas you will get snow blind. And that hurts!! And its bad for you long term as well. The snow slowly turns to ice as it gets deeper. Around base its just one metre or two. On the Ross Ice shelf the Snow/ice can be up to 700m deep and on the continent it can be a few kilometers thick

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

Food is mostly standard frozen and dry food. Bought down by ship once a year. Usually out of date by the time we get to eating it.

[@trob0914]

JBLM( McChord AFB) is very close to my home , that's where this bird is home-based!!

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

Awesome! Do you see them flying a lot?

[@trob0914]

@@WildKiwiAdventurer They fly a circuitous pattern all day, every day, plus they send a squadron to Christ Church to support Antarctica for a good part of the year, plus the always support operations in SW Asia and elswhere, it's an awesome/ beautiful bird! Thx!!!👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@isopath1]

You absolute Tinbum!!! How have you pulled a second trip?

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

I have been to Antarctica 5 times, I work there in tourism and science.

[@imexbar]

is it a noisy cabin in cruise flight?

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

Very loud and noisy, you really want to wear some ear protection to be comfortable.

[@kartikeyrai3095]

Your accent is very similar to "Admiral General Alladin" from The Dictator😅 BTW amazing video 👍👍 Can you give me the details how to fly to Antarctica?

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

Thank you! There are very few comercial flights, this one was for members of NSF or Antarctica New Zealand for staff going to work at the bases down there. Look up Quark expeditions and Antarctic Logistics. They do fligths but they are much more expencive than any normal flight.

[@Shaiikha]

I want to go to Antarctica .

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

Good luck, I hope you get the chance to

[@albertberedo7551]

Minus 23 ....the average temperature here in Fort Nelson BC during winter time and sometimes more than that ...minus 35 all the way to minus 40 ... it's look like is getting warm in your area buddy .....

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

Haha yeah there are some places colder. I had -40 to -50 C the year before down in Antarctica. For us its super cold because in New Zealand it has never gone below about -20 C

[@pamelacrawford4105]

What did you do while there?

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

I worked at Scott Base as a field trainer

[@hassanahmedhassanahmed5939]

I go in this country.

[@valdrin367]

Antarctica is a continent

[@livelifesurvive6375]

Are there private settlers down there in that continent?

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

No there are not. As far as I know there's only one person who has ever come down to this part of antarctica just to live and they stayed one year in a small hut and then went back to Australia. It's too hard to live here

[@DAV632]

Interesting experience, Thanx. Some of the "music" needs to be deleted.

[@jamesmcbride11]

-23 Celsius isn’t even that cold That’s an average winter day in Alberta Canada

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

For Canadians yes it is, but not for Kiwis, that is colder than the coldest day new Zealand has ever recorded.

[@josse6907]

I am Canadian🇨🇦..but my kiwis still freeze in the winter.....

[@EternalNico1]

still cold

[@rocco...]

@@EternalNico1 -45 is cold! It got down to -46 C or -51 F in January 2020 where I lived. Went to the gym that morning to.🥶

[@nahidhasan5923]

Approximately how much u spend to make a full tour in anterctica?

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

I worked there with Science. It is not possible to buy ticket on this plane. You can go by ship from South America for about 6000 to 30,000USD

[@nahidhasan5923]

@@WildKiwiAdventurer oh thx

[@anandagunasekera2006]

Thanks for this video. Can you please tell me the ticket price ando ther expenses for a tour to Antartica? What is the minimum number of dates for a one tour. I am from Sri Lanka wish to do this. Please give me the details. Regards

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

This flight is for science, so it is not possible to buy a ticket. Look up Quark expeditions or ALE. They have flights to Antarctica. They are in the many thousands of dollars.

[@NinoNiemanThe1st]

Why do 3rd world people always ask this stuff without doing any research first? It's like call-center spamming: do no work yourself, spam a hundred people, and see if they respond. He's not a tour guide. Do your own research, but be aware, you'll never land there on a plane (these are always official/government trips for the bases). The tourist trips (that only touch the tips of Antarctica from its shores) are probably way too expensive for you (starting at about USD $10k and moving up), but there are plenty of travel agencies that manage this - google and call them up, but be aware, the cost is likely to be prohibitive for most Sri Lankans. It ain't cheap for westerners as well, consequently the 'tours' are full of people in their 60s who can afford $10K to $50K merely to 'set foot' on Antarctica, not go anywhere near the South Pole (if that's your thing).

[@taniaabdulqadir2652]

Where u book from and is it C17 and we have to buy our own jacket plz reply

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

Hi, This flight is full of scientists and people working at the research stations. So it is not possible to buy tickets on this plane. Look up Quark expeditions, they do run some flights to Antarctica.

[@taniaabdulqadir2652]

So how did u go

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

@@taniaabdulqadir2652 I worked as a field guide at the New Zealand Antarctic station,Scott Base. I taught the scientists how to survive in Antarctica and help them do their research

[@taniaabdulqadir2652]

@@WildKiwiAdventurer ok NP dude u are lucky to go because I love to go to antartica from 2 years so I comment you Any way thx

[@abecoulter8550]

I've applied for a job with Antarctica new zealand, let's hope we get to meet one day

[@KristnaSaikiaBillFortuneEagle]

This looks like spaceship...Lol

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

Haha OK maybe…

[@mickcocker6487]

Where did u fly from

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

Hello! We flew from Christchurch New Zealand down to McMurdo sound.

[@exposingthedarknesswiththe9190]

*The trip looks fun, but we wouldn't consider such a trip without knowing where to get our own heavy coats--nor did we see a link for them? Their not your standard winter clothing... lolo.* *Provide a link for them!*

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

Hello and thank you for your question. I was issued this clothing from my employer and you can see this video for more info about dressing for cold places. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mIiyp4SPl5hgiKc But I can make some recommendations. Look up Canadian Goose, they make very good warm jackets. You want something thick, and long, the jackets go down towards your knees and have a huge hood. Very critical. I am now living in the Arctic and have a Rab Positron Jacket www.fjellsport.no/rab-positron-pro-jkt-ink.html?channable=e79947.OTIzODQ3&gclid=CjwKCAjw1v_0BRAkEiwALFkj5umgW3kdp1AyXwzQBHJt7EjZlH9arQz-_uE10fZxi2QtdYLDCcdHZhoCwW4QAvD_BwE That's a light weight version and quite expensive because its super warm just from down feathers. Also the layering underneath is important with fleece and thermal merino layers closer to the skin. Does that help?

[@NinoNiemanThe1st]

You won't even be considered for such a trip, so don't bother looking up how to buy the 'heavy coats' etc. The only people who get to these parts of Antarctica are officially registered by the governments. It's not a place open to tourists, because authorities realize people like you would just wreck it. You can pay about $50K to go on a cruise ship that just touches the coast, but that's about it.

[@Patel1747]

You guys are lucky.

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

Yes we are very lucky to get this oppotunity

[@fusedthewicked7279]

How much did the trip cost?

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

This was apart of my job working at ScottBase, you cant actually buy a ticket on this plane. Look up Antarctic logistics for a price for a flight to Antarctica

[@Irish_Dublin]

So let me guess. The thumbs down are probably from flat earthers 'aka flerfs' HAHAHAHA

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

Yes you got it haha! I get quite a few comments from them

[@SergioDector]

@@WildKiwiAdventurer I'd like to know that too!

[@ronalddump4061]

@@SergioDector The flight proved earth is flat. The pilot was not actively adjusting the nose downward to go around earths curvature. A pretty darn dramatic proof, i'd say.........

[@ElCarlosT]

@@ronalddump4061 lol

[@robertb3769]

omg zero blinking...

[@sarahwilcox1125]

I so wanna go Antarctica for Research

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

What do you want to research?

[@sarahwilcox1125]

@@WildKiwiAdventurer I like to research on all the polar explorers and how Antarctica came to be plus I like to study the Antarctic Weather and Southern lights

[@rashanetee9421]

I would love to experience Antarctica. Do I need to be involved in like science research to go or can I just go as a tourist?

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

you can go as a tourist but its super expensive. look up quark expeditions

[@TSemasFl]

Buy a sailboat, and a jacket. Head due south on the compass.

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

@@TSemasFl yes that is possible but you must cross the roughest ocean in the world. And it is only for very experienced sailors

[@docmalc47]

​@@WildKiwiAdventurerhow expensive?

[@toledo152]

So, how do you get the senior citizen, NZ personal, US military, and assorted randos, ticket?

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

So I don't quite understand the question. Al the people on this flight are people working for the New Zealand or USA national Antarctic programs. So they could be scientists or people like me who support scientists by working at the New Zealand base, Scott Base. There are no random people on this flight. It is not possible to buy a ticket.

[@sandipdas5684]

I want to go there with you and live there...

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

Its a very cool place! In many ways...

[@thenewadventuresofhenry6998]

The C-17 is a great plane.

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

Awesome plane!

[@NinoNiemanThe1st]

@@WildKiwiAdventurer The C-17 sure is an amazing aircraft. And I'd trust very few pilots apart from US military to fly them properly to such a difficult, but amazing place to land. The overhead announcements were hilarious: they sounded like a bog-standard 737 flying between different cities, but with such a dramatic twist given where this aircraft was going!

[@marcsydney]

How can I buy a ticket for the flight?

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

Its not possible to buy a ticket for this flight as it is only for people working in McMurdo Station or Scott Base. You can fly to Antarctica with Quark Expeditions and return by ship, and with ALE, another tourist company who is very expencive!

[@nathanworthington4451]

Thank God he put on those sunglasses. Blink dude

[@afizalaziz]

i can see many senior citizens onboard. Whos actually allow to embark on this journey? Are they only scientist / researchers?

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

Yes just scientists of people like my self supporting the scientists.

[@TSemasFl]

Those elderly people are scientists studying the Roswell UFO when it crashed, now the air force is flying that UFO down in Antarctica and those elderly people are the ones who made it work. Why else would elderly people be down there? Sit in a warm quonset hut, drinking coffee all day studying penguin poop? I'm sure there's tons of young college aged scientists for this. These people have special knowledge and work for the government.

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

@@TSemasFl sorry to disappoint but they are the ones sitting in a hut watching penguins. I have seen them myself. One guy has been doing it for 40 years!

[@lickwitgold1661]

@@TSemasFl when acting like a know-it-all goes wrong 😂😂