Flying a Cessna to Scotland - Medieval Castles & In-Flight Pee Fail #2

[@danopticon]

If there’s one thing I’ve taken away from this whole series of videos, it’s that you can contact Iceland Radio at 127.85.

[@LeelssDelta]

Ricky Tenderkiss and that you should never pee when wearing your immersion suit.

[@jameslipman8165]

Wow, what a video. I flew into Wick from Alesund, Norway a few years ago. Had an intermittent rough-running engine for the last hour of the journey and spent some time dismantling my carbs next to that WW2 control tower. Forever etched into my mind in intricate detail because I was pretty certain I was going to end up putting it the sea. I stayed overnight in Wick and the next day the aircraft ran fine again - never worked out what the problem was. I really loved flying in these upper latitudes - the raw isolation, and the unique weather you find up there, really makes it seem that you're sat right on top of the planet. The one thing no-one talks about with general aviation is how small it makes the world feel. Because you conscious of your position, and speed over the land, you get a sense of the scale of the earth in a way that you don't from and airliner at 30,000ft. I think if everyone understood how small this lump of rock really was, people would behave a lot better towards each other.

[@hollytour]

What a great compilation video and some obviously very competent young crew. With my brother in 1976 we flew a Baron Calgary , PA, Churchill,Coral Harbour (due weather ) Sondestrom, Iceland and on to Scotland. What an exciting trip with only NDB and D/R nav and HF radio. You guys obviously got better weather than us and your narrative is really down to earth. Eventually we carried on to New Zealand the long way home. What an exciting trip that was in the pre GPS days. Your videos bought back some great memories for me after 59 years in the saddle.. Many thanks

[@murringo9]

If you do Iceland and Greenland again you should include the Faroe Islands while you're there. Great videos.

[@nathanjackson6874]

Hey guys, awesome videos! 230 hrs in the book here. AMEL/IA/PPL. Also a radio comms nerd. Regarding the cell signal, a quick thought is the rule on line of site radio. Useable signal for both vhf air comms and cell comms can be estimated by this formula. Approx distance in miles = 1.33 x sq rt (transmitter height in feet). So 7000 ft would equal roughly 100 miles of usable radio range plus however high the ground station antenna is. Safe travels and blue skies!

[@alexandroalbano9177]

Hi! My name is Alexandro from Brazil. I´ve seen all videos crossing the Iceland and final arriving in Scotland. Guys, it´s amazing travelling across over the sea.

[@brianbks02]

Watching videos like this make me smile, seeing non-Scots in Scotland makes me really appreciate my country and it’s beauty.

[@kv2315]

i have never been in scotland but i damn sure will! i love the rocky shores, castles and the landscape. all you need to change is drive on the right side of the street! 😜 but seriously i cant wait to go there! greetings from austria!

[@mqbitsko25]

The main gear on a 210 always looks so sketchy lol

[@AdurianJ]

They look like training wheels, you almost wait for the real gear to drop down as well.

[@pappybo49]

Yeah, but they sure tuck up nicely, don’t they?

[@alankroit]

This is inspiring. I'm just a student still (71 years old) but I can't wait to be able to do things like this. Mind you it's a long way from Australia where I live. Btw,JP makes some beautiful touchdowns!

[@onthebeaches]

Great vid Matt! Also very happy to see you always in your flight suit when crossing the Atlantic. You'll always do well when you experience an emergency with that safety attitude! PEACE OUT!

[@chriscross2611]

In the North Atlantic, you've got maybe 5 minutes worth of dexterity to get your suit squared away. The torn seal on that dry suit renders it worthless, and there's no way you would survive 20 minutes, let alone the 20+ hours it would take to be rescued. Your only chance of surviving a ditching is getting that raft inflated and getting in it as fast as possible. Having that wet suit down around your waist like that risks getting it caught on something and going down with the plane. I didn't like wearing mine, but it's better than dying at sea.

[@Webleys]

I spent 10 years in the 1990s ferrying 92 aircraft all over and only wore the suit twice, both because of heater failure in Barons on a long winter leg from St. Johns to the Azores. When I had autopilot I'd sit with my back to the door and my feet on the right seat, much more comfortable. I only had two engine failures, both in twins and both during my last 3 trips. Went to flying FedEx Caravans for 25 years after that. Good times. Great videos.

[@luminescentlion]

You have cell service quite a distance away from the Faroe islands as radio waves propagate better over water than land allowing them to travel over the horizon in many cases.

[@gsoffice6402]

Matt, thank you for sharing your experiences with us!

[@RayleighCriterion]

What's in Haggis: 1 sheep's stomach or ox secum, cleaned and thoroughly, scalded, turned inside out and soaked overnight in cold salted water heart and lungs of one lamb 450g/1lb beef or lamb trimmings, fat and lean 2 onions, finely chopped 225g/8oz oatmeal 1 tbsp salt 1 tsp ground black pepper 1 tsp ground dried coriander 1 tsp mace 1 tsp nutmeg water, enough to cook the haggis stock from lungs and trimmings

[@brianbks02]

and it’s the fucking tastiest thing on gods own earth.

[@kd5you1]

I remember seeing that on the Halloween episode of Dark Angel.

[@crashstitches79]

No onions, please.

[@redlock4004]

Love the ending. It's the in-camera representation of too much whisky!

[@avi8r263]

I find it funny that theres a small cessna among airliners like that Asiana A380 (at least I assume its an a380 since it had the super suffix)

[@DerkWeijers]

Watched all the Atlantic crossing video's today, and I'm stunned. It must have been an amazing experience with all the flying and meeting all those awesome people! Really inspiring!

[@MrGenXer]

My God, what an incredible journey. I just discovered your channel and I have thoroughly enjoyed each video. Great video, music , all of it. Thanks!

[@stevecastro22]

This is a wonderful video on so many levels. Great job guys, Very Impressive indeed..... Aww, to be young again, enjoy this time of your lives and appreciate each day. You are the "Spirit of Adventure". From an older pilot......

[@TheFlyingReporter]

'It's behind you' LOL. Welcome to the UK.

[@hadeswhitediamond7162]

Scotland has so much to offer, very understated but that’s what keeps it special. If it’s good enough for the Queen of England its got to be breathtaking and is made of very old rock. Really great work and love your videos please have a safe and exciting new year guys.

[@climbingnerd]

busted neck gasket in the dry suit is super sketchy...makes you a 300 lbs weight if you take a swim

[@michaelwatson113]

This was well worth waiting for. A great story of 3 guys crammed into a tin can with wings. And flying out over the arctic tundra and the ocean. You have to know your stuff and believe in your skills. Inspiring.

[@maltimoto]

That looks so cozy the three of them in this little airplance above the clouds!

[@adrianburgariu8896]

Smart pilot and navigator.and of course the guy with the fuel management and food

[@howzitt16]

I see the PIC must be an ace at putting on his suit! Have fun in bonny Scotland.

[@TheRemyRomano]

I can pee in my piper Cherokee while flying the plane. I can’t imagine having to turn around to do it.. I flew the Shetland islands a few years ago. Didn’t realize there were so many islands and airports. Interesting area, enjoyed it very much.

[@willieb6993]

Sounds like Charlie Browns teacher on the radio. Those light speeds must rock!

[@nosnibor800]

Well done brought back a lot of memories. I am now retired and flew a lot in my middle years, logged about 600 hours. Most of my long trips in a Piper Arrow eg UK to Corsica. Towards the end of my flying I flew Jodel's - a superb French tail dragger, with just map and compass. I worked in the USA for two years and flew from Rockford IL in the mighty Piper Saratoga. It was all great fun but it soaked up a lot of my money.

[@sheilasullivan8407]

saw the stones piled up at the shore line. tribute to the souls lost at sea. great film. I ve always wanted to fly a small plane back home. California to Beara Peninsula. great time for all of you, great memories. keep the adventures coming Matt, you got me addicted now!

[@violavenom]

I really like your version, it captures so much more. I cant explain it but the different perspective was great, ty.

[@Petriefied0246]

I used to live and work up in that part of the country and I really miss it! It's a wild and beautiful place. Btw, haggis isn't a sheep's stomach, it's basically sausage meat, oats and spices. Remember that hotdogs are puréed pig in a pigs gut.

[@Klaatu-ij9uz]

All I can say is.......WOW!!! Tagging along watching your videos is just like being there. What a great opportunity for us viewers. Keep them coming!

[@bobgreene2892]

Nice effects from the drone aerial perspective shots-- made the stop-overs very memorable.

[@AFRICASIAEURO1]

Hey guys love your channel. Been following you throughout. Great work. Been to Wick driven up from Aberdeen. I am like man these guys are so cool. Enjoy and take care...

[@RacingSport34]

As a scuba diver, that ripped drysuit neck gave me the chills...!! There are some with a pee valve + condom system anyways, in case you will ever fancy repeating the experience..

[@JohnSmith-us2jx]

Nice camera work, guys. I look forward to buying the complete video. Fly safe. Tailwinds.

[@Deerwood1985]

You are super professional, thanks to share all these experiences, regards from Argentina. Happy new year for all.

[@gmdmercy]

You lads missed a big opportunity to fly in Ireland, absolutely stunning landscape

[@rj7411]

Atta boy Matt! Thank you so much for taking the time to film and edit your adventures.

[@DimRoditis]

Congratulations and thank you for your time and efforts! Haven't finished all the videos yet, but I would like to express my thanks here as this is absolutely enjoyable!. Always particularly glad to see Americans leaving their nest and experiencing the World!

[@clewerhillroad]

Love this series of videos - it's like an airborne road trip (snacks and all!) Thanks for posting

[@The_action_is_the_juice]

Love your videos!! Gorgeous views, excellent editing... everything. Love being able to listen to all the in cockpit communication. Keep up the good work!

[@Appolloscott]

21:35 This is so Final Fantasy

[@RoryOnAir]

Great video guys. I'm originally from the Orkney islands which you must have passed close to on your way into Wick. Keep up the good work.

[@tomranc]

I've been to the Scottish Highlands several times, but never to Wick. Beautiful place! Looks like you got quite the experience for the first stop. Wonderful! Thank you for sharing!

[@dochallenstein676]

Very very very nice job, you guys. Reminds me of when I fly through Hell's Canyon, Idaho in a 172 VRF, mountain obscurement.

[@bencoh26]

Thanks for the captions! I'm french and learning radio with english captions is way easier for me

[@helihopeful]

Great series of vlogs and great adventure flight. Particularly like the radio message at 14:06 when Scotland ask if you want 'a basic service or something higher' and JP responds "070 will be fine for now" - I guess you learnt about our ATC services a little later in the trip enroute to London - we like to keep it real in the UK :-)

[@kylehultgren1145]

Another spectacular video - I continue to enjoy and appreciate them all. For what it is worth, joking or not, a series of videos from a “Summer in Greenland” would be utterly amazing. Officially voting to see that happen!

[@RenaissanceEarCandy]

Scotland is stunningly beautiful. Pity you didn't get to see more of it. The highlands are particularly spectacular.

[@billhart9832]

Music at 23:00 with the fire was excellent, but I'm 60 and an unrepentant rocker ;-). Been going thru these in sequence since your flight over Baffin bay to Nuuk. Mostly enjoyable for an old CAP aviation buff, non-pilot. Very cool ground excursions here in Scotland and previously in Iceland.

[@kevinp8108]

Hi Matt, I'm a new subscriber from FUN FOR LOUIS. It was nice to see you help JP navigate across the North Atlantic.

[@paterpull]

This old taildragger pilot has enjoyed the shit out of these vids. Thanks so much for making them!!

[@DigitalNomadOnFIRE]

I've got French mobile reception on the South Coast of England. Cell reception goes a long way when there's nothing to block it.

[@lezmac4]

Hi guys just watched 4 of your videos crossing the atlantic to my homeland scotland. Have to say guys a great watch and pretty inspirational. Thanks and safe flying to you all

[@tams805]

Glad you liked haggis! When you thought the chicken was it... haha! Flying looks such fun!

[@stephenreid7043]

Are you burning the furniture at 23.00! lol. Great video.

[@chrism9976]

Wow! After 2 hours cross country in my flight school's 172, I'm ready to get out. You guys are beasts.

[@wiseogjc370]

You're a true Adventurer

[@RWBHere]

13:00 Altitude is your friend with VHF/UHF radio for SMS. The radio signals at those frequencies tend to travel in straight lines, and so long as you're above the transmitter tower's horizon, plus a small amount for atmospheric bending, and diffraction, you'll receive texts. Sometimes there's tropospheric ducting, due to an inversion layer, which can also propagate those. signals for hundreds of miles.

[@Bawsack121]

Those "oil platforms" were the things that wind turbines stand on, great video too keep it up

[@paulsmith1981]

Scotland looked incredible.

[@aoifemolloy118]

i must be honest and state that i prefer matt solo flying the bonanza quite honestly those videos are fantastic for student pilots and are a testament to matt's piloting skills,courage and his professionalism in the air and from watching matt's vlogs he most certainly comes across as a consummate gentleman and a wonderfully humble and sincere human being his parents are to be congratulated on their fantastic parenting of matt their incredibly fabulous parenting shows through in matt's lovely character

[@JustChiminin]

You young lads are certainly inspirational. Safe travels . .

[@albertoacevedo5465]

I met them in Iceland, the citation in the picture was our plane, we where crossing from Europe to America that was a good experience, congratulations for the videos.

[@rschortinghuis5452]

Wauw...what a trip and what an adventure...great shots!

[@bensmith5707]

Brilliant guys. Congratulations making it all the way to the UK.

[@goropeza101]

Heck you're now even closer to France where Lindbergh completed his journey!

[@paultaylor9939]

Well done guys great flight great scenery welcome to the uk all the best for your follow on trip cheers

[@bavarianadventures]

Hello Matt, my Name is Andy and right now i am Pilot in student, doing my LAPL (only valid in EU). After i pass the exams i go further to the PPL. Watching your videos is so extremly inspiring for me and i have to say your choice in music is fantastic. The Pictures in combination with the music sparkles me totally. Your videos as well as the videos from Trent Palmer are my favorites. I also want these kind of adventures in my life (cause i always was an adventurer). Hopefully i pass the exams in the middle of 2018 and then i can start my own adventure. My Homebase is EDMJ, i do IT-Service (self employeed, Linux) for Life and hopefully soon flying for fun. Your videos motivates me every time i get up. Partially your videos are also very funny (What to do when you have to go to pee in a small airplane...GREAT) Please go on with your awesome videos, i really enjoy it! Greeting also to the other guys, from: Andy (Germany / Bavarian / Munich)

[@JMH33SD]

Andreas Püchner The other guys in the video are Louis and JP. Louis's channel is "Fun for Louis" and JP's is "The Candour" I think but if you go on Louis's channel he will link it in the video's they do together. The just did an around the world flight in that airplane and Louis vlogged the whole trip and they plan on doing a documentary also. Anyway the reason I commented to you is JP does some video's in German, He's fluent in German. I don't know if he has put any flying video's yet but he has talked about doing that. Just thought I'd pass that along and give you a heads up. Happy New Year and good luck on your testing!

[@csaviation9013]

Andreas, you would be better to go straight to the PPL. The extra training required to convert the LAPL to PPL would actually cost more than if you were to go and get your PPL first.

[@SnaFubar_24]

Perfect music choice (Washed Out - Daxten ) for the shots near the end! great video

[@paulryan5529]

Your landings are absolutely beautiful!!!

[@scottgilliland2061]

Happy New Year Matt, and thank you for another outstanding video! Not sure what I enjoy more, the in-flight coverage or your drone work! Either way, it’s all good stuff. Hope you have a wonderful 2018 and I look forward to following along on your future adventures!

[@av8tore71]

This is a dream of mine to fly over the Atlantic, but with over 3460.0hrs of flight time I still do not have the huevos to do that yet!! Great video!!

[@Adipsia1]

I love the Cessna v Piper rivalry. :)

[@fosterweb6654]

Um, a Bonanza is not a Piper...

[@toreibjo]

Amazing videos! It's like I'm riding along. You easily owned a new subscriber

[@marktaylor8659]

Love this series. Wife, daughter and I are traveling to Scotland next year for 25th wedding anniversary and will definitely try the haggis. Both wife and daughter gave me frowns. :-(

[@Campusanis]

Filled with oats "and stuff like that". I feel like that's phrasing it nicely. ;)

[@RogueCylon]

“I’ve never seen a castle before”, after he flew around the world. You should maybe stop and smell the roses more, traveling around the world is not airport to airport.

[@DigitalNomadOnFIRE]

Virtually all the world's castles are in Western / Central Europe, a VERY small corner of the world.

[@JonnyBabyaka]

@@DigitalNomadOnFIRE the most densely populated area of castles in the world is Okinawa.

[@CurrencyCrusaders]

Respect to you guys

[@bavarianadventures]

Watching your videos is like i am directly into your cockpit :-)

[@ivanblakely903]

Another excellent video - Thanks. Plane looked heavy taking off at Reykjavik.

[@vlermuis2416]

Thanks for sharing. Some really good footage and commentaries. Daxten good music!!!

[@adamzadventures]

Was chatting with a friend of mine about your channel who is an avionics tech, come to find out, he put that plane together when it arrived in the US from europe. I thought that was pretty cool. I have a picture of it in the shipping container.

[@craigattig951]

At 17:33, that's Ackergill Tower at the bottom of Sinclair's Bay, with Castle Sinclair Girnigoe up at the top right of land. Castle Sinclair Girnigoe is a mix of a 15th century castle, with early 17th add-ons comprising Castle Sinclair. One of the earliest seats of Clan Sinclair - my family clan! Scots Wha Hae! Great videos, guy - keep up the great work.

[@jamesfrommanitoba.1992]

Wow, beautiful Matt. I need to add this to my bucket list. It's funny, my family originated from Scotland and I have never wanted to go till now. Thanks Matt.... Your fault. Lol. Safe travels.

[@cageordie]

Haggis? The sheep's stomach is just the wrapper, the skin around the thing. Sausages are made in pig's intestines. Big deal. The rest of it? Minced lungs, heart and liver, suet, oats, spices and salt. It's just a type of sausage really. Great video from around Wick! That is the shortest street, that one door has an address. For the best castles, Northumberland! Bamburgh and Alnwick. Scotland and Northumberland have a lot of castles. Not as pretty as many in Europe though (I am British, so Europe is over the channel, but I live in CA, so I am aware that's silly). So many places to see round Scotland. But flying in the RAF's low flying training area might make it a bit more interesting than you'd like.

[@johnhalter445]

Great radio work, amazing flight

[@allseriousness]

How can you possibly understand those people on the radio man

[@DudeManBoroMan]

James Cockerham dude i was literally about to comment that

[@victory0115]

The audio in this vid is just pretty messed up at first. I think later it gets pretty understandeable, but maybe its just me as I watch a lot of those kind of videos

[@lg4136]

to him it sounds a lot different from what were hearing. the static and garble is caused by the audio recorder and not from the cockpit intercom

[@mattguthmiller]

Yeah, the audio on the first part of this flight (and the last couple flights) was messed up, but it didn't actually sound that bad in the cockpit. Full closed captions are now up.

[@aidanherbel7436]

Same

[@stephengeorge9596]

Amazing video. Maybe one day I will get to do that. Until then, just a dream. Keep dreaming, boy!

[@craighermle7727]

great set of videos, nice to be able to follow along. beautiful drone shots!

[@sp8897]

5:21 "What're you saying about my plane?" *fucking dies*

[@carlymontasana4767]

Great video, as usual! You are living the dream, Matt!

[@palic24413]

You guys a crazy in positive way, I love the videos!!

[@neilrampersad4291]

Great video, I saw the flight on funforlouis also great job guys

[@robertdowns1503]

Wow…just wow. Great video!

[@traceydeakin6055]

Such a great adventure... Thanks for sharing!

[@apogeedesign4348]

❤️What an amazing journey it was.... your journey....... and my wonderful experience watching it... I cross the Atlantic sooooo much seating at 39.000 ft (390) in my first class comfy bed and never actually stoped for a second to wonder or think, how much more wonderful this transatlantic trip would be at 12.000 and with all the other little spicy that the elements around you added to your experience.,.. thank you for this. It has changed my entire perspective. I think I want to do this. 😉

[@megamobileman2540]

Nicely produced vid... Cheers 4 sharing Matt!