Flying in the UK is Confusing, Epic Formation Flight

ATC in the U.K. is just plain weird, but we manage to fly from Scotland to England for an epic formation flight along the coast at Beachy Head before exploring London.
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[@UberGrunk]

"It looks like something out of Game of Thrones!" No, Game of Thrones looks like something out of the history of the british isles :P

[@RubenKelevra]

Nope, Game of Thrones came first!! 😂

[@sluxi]

Yeah, Game of Thrones also imitates the morbid history and not the other way around obviously...

[@MW-dp5mm]

Firstly, that was an amazing journey, amazing set of videos! Secondly, getting a bit flustered with different RT procedures is understandable but not bothering to look at the UK CAA guidance is a bit silly. CAP 413 lists the RT procedures and if it's a non ICAO standard phraseology, it's neatly summarised in the appendix. I wouldn't dream of going through some of the busiest airspace in the world not being confident in the RT. it looks to me that you got a great service from Scottish and London Information who were very patient with you and obtained clearances for you (also the "information" part of the designator is a clue as to what type of service you will receive). Next time you're in the UK, if you don't understand what ATC is asking then just tell them in plain English or let them know you are new to flying in UK airspace, I sense London Info picked up on this and was actually giving you a personalised level of service.

[@gavinsmith8330]

Ignorance is Bliss !

[@crosstian]

It's like any Americans outside their homeland lmao

[@RogueCylon]

Well said. I find it really sloppy that they would fly within UK airspace, with little knowledge of correct procedures.

[@Superdelphinus]

It’s actually unbelievable. The arrogance of that whole bit of the video was amazing. Irrespective of that, flying around busy airspace like that with barely any idea what anyone is asking you to do is extremely dangerous. What a plane of tits.

[@rossilake218]

@@Superdelphinus Hey Hey Hey!!! But we are Americans. Doesn’t everybody say that about us? Lmao. P.s. you-all talk funny.

[@BlueLineSpeed]

Matt, until watching this video I had a great deal of respect for you however my opinion has regrettably changed somewhat. It is your responsibility as a pilot to know the airspace and regulations of the country you are flying within. A few basic points to consider in future prior to "mentoring" other aviators through the U.K. ATS; 1. It is unacceptable that you did not understand the difference between navigation inside and outside controlled airspace whilst transiting some of the busiest airspace in the world. You had no concept of airspace structure or location but acknowledged an ATC instruction to remain clear of controlled airspace without hesitation, that is simply irresponsible and dangerous. The responsible and legal action would have been to carry a UK navigation chart indicating location and classification of airspace, the same way you would have carried a VFR sectional chart in the USA for a VFR flight. A deconfliction service simply provides you separation from other traffic, it does not clear you into or through airspace hence the numerous instructions to "remain clear of controlled airspace". It is your responsibility to remain clear of airspace that is keeping you separated from commercial traffic. Failure to do so may lead to you endangering commercial air traffic and in turn WILL lead to legal prosecution irrespective of nationality or license. Hopefully you'll begin to appreciate the naivety of filing an IFR FPL "outside controlled airspace" routing Wick DCT Shoreham. To put this in USA terms, you just planned KBOS DCT KIAD VFR without a sectional chart or GPS and when asked for your routing by ATC, replied "whatever you prefer". 2. "IFR outside controlled airspace" is exactly that, outside controlled airspace. You have no obligation to talk to ATC and ATC has no requirements to know who you are prior to your initial call with or without a flight plan (the "pass your message" bit by the way). ATC are not required to pass your details to the next sector/ATC controller unless within controlled airspace. 3. Understand the term "transition altitude" or "transition level" and when to use them. If you are cleared to a flight level, do not repeatedly read back that you are maintaining an altitude, I'll give you the benefit of the doubt you know the difference. How can you be de-conflicted from surrounding traffic if you're not maintaining the assigned altitude/level. The U.K. doesn't have a uniform 18,000ft to set 29.92, it can be as low as 3,500ft in some areas and as you know the difference between the two can be hundreds of feet negating the benefit of the deconfliction. 4. You showed frustration, distain disrespect towards a controller for not knowing your flight details, but you did not even know your; Permitted route of flight, Correct altitude, Airspace you were currently within Airspace classification and its significance Surrounding Airspace location ATC service available ATC service that you require How those ATC services work or Air law for the country you were flying within. To mention only a few of many points. If you want to present yourself as the professional aviator you attempt to portray in your channel, have a modicum of respect and professionalism for those you are working with and who by the looks of things are trying to keep you alive as you blindly fly through their airspace or simply don't fly outside the USA and Canada. Many of your viewers will watch your videos in an educational capacity with hopes to replicate your performance. It is a sign of maturity and professionalism to admit when you do not know information and to emphasize this to your viewers in order to prevent the transmission of incorrect information. Other options for you are to edit your videos differently or just not post a particular video at all. I mean my comments with the greatest of respect from one aviator to another. I hope you can appreciate the gravitas of the video you have posted and the image it portrays. Wouldn't it be mortifying if someone follows in your unintended footsteps and ends up creating an incident, accident or getting prosecuted. I enjoy your videos and hope you keep posting, but please be occasionally mindful of their content.

[@aspiringauthor4562]

BlueLineSpeed Can't you Brits come up with your own comments? Or is it easier that way? Less thinking.

[@BlueLineSpeed]

Martial Artist; Isn't that a bizarre reply to what is in fact a "comment" or were you being sarcastic? If so, bravo sir/madam. Did I somehow reiterate some feedback you had already posted in your comments and by this, in some way insulted you? Either way I am struggling to find the link between my comment and a nations ability to think? Nevertheless, I apologize how my feedback on this video has in some way aggrieved you.

[@aspiringauthor4562]

BlueLineSpeed Sorry if I offended you. The same comments repeated multiple times by multiple people just gets a little ridiculous. I do concur, they should have done their due diligence in air space and procedures when flying in your country, but Matt wasn't Pilot In Command either. Just the navigaror. The PIC has sole responsibility for operation of the craft. It just goes to show us that we all can make mistakes. Only, theirs are the ones that were recorded for public digestion and comment. Good and bad! We all should be able to learn from the mistakes of others. The pictures where great! You have a beautiful country.

[@BlueLineSpeed]

Martial Artist, I agree that we wouldn't have this footage to enjoy in the first place if they hadn't made the effort to fly across, and that must be recognized. Our airspace structure is unduly complicated and sometimes feels it's only been created to catch out the unwary pilots, but it is what it is. We should just be thankful we have a general aviation at all in these days of over regulation. I take your point about repeat comments, I'll have a scan through in future. Safe aviating!

[@aspiringauthor4562]

BlueLineSpeed Thank you for your understanding and comment. We do both live in some great countries which still have some freedom when it comes to GA. Iron sharpeneth iron! Fly safe yourself. My be someday we'll cross paths.

[@tigershoot]

Frightning how poorly prepared you were for such busy airspace.

[@MrBugleboyb]

tigershoot What a bunch of BS

[@scottwhitley3392]

John Burdett he’s right the U.K. probably has the busiest airspace in the western world

[@DigitalNomadOnFIRE]

@@scottwhitley3392 Yep London has the busiest airspace of any city in the world and variously the world's busiest international airport in a small corner of a small country.

[@beforever]

Fr, acting like "it's so backwards" Bitch please this is the busiest airspace in the world, if they didn't have their shit together it'd be a catastrophe.

[@airplanegod]

@@scottwhitley3392 Never heard of NYC, huh?

[@Trevor_Austin]

Guys - you really should brief yourselves on national ATC before you arrive. Firstly, Transition Altitude varies throughout the world and may vary region by region inside each country. It is NOT a standard 18,000 feet. You will generate an Airprox if you don’t change when you should. Secondly, your aircraft has windows and you have eyes - use them. You will be sharing the sky with airliners, private jets and the military as well as bug smashers outside controlled airspace throughout Europe. Thirdly, Europe lacks a well developed support structure outside controlled airspace because our skies are too crowded, the weather too unpleasant too often and our governments prefer to spend money differently. To usefully use an aircraft in Europe you have to have an Instrument Rating (ours don’t come after 20 multiple guess questions and five hours of training) and a well equipped aircraft capable of handle ice, ie. too expensive. A lack of traffic means we don’t have sufficient small airports with instrument approaches. Lastly, appreciate that you come from a very free, very rich country but it only occupies six percent of our Earth’s landmass and US citizens 4% of its population. Do not expect the rest of the World to be created in your own image. Instead, expect differences.

[@fazneefadzil4258]

very true.not prepared for the flight

[@fazneefadzil4258]

GA pilots dude.they think they know everything about flying and expect aviation to follow their way.we airliners will take every flight a challenge with mutual respect no matter where.

[@wv_]

Pretty silly flying into another country and not educating yourself on local procedures.

[@luckyhendrix]

yeah, pretty silly and unresponsible from a 'pilot'

[@jimallen3392]

@@luckyhendrix Yes indeed. This guy is reprehensible, and should have his license revoked.

[@tiny_toilet]

Was just watching a new DC-3 crossing video where he gets defensive and blames the audience, who supposedly "missed the point", and goes on to claim that they knew what they were doing but that it's confusing. I had to go back and find this, and it's clear they have no idea what they were doing. He obviously looked up procedures later so he could sound as if he was informed the whole time. Absolutely ridiculous. Like, just admit your fault, man. Make it a teaching moment, even.

[@BalticLab]

This video pretty much sums up the attitude of Americans abroad. Come unprepared and everyone else needs to adjust to their ignorance. Somehow I strongly doubt American ATC would offer the same level of patience to a person not familiar with their procedures.

[@jw0stephens]

I took a lot of the comments by them to be not having an ear to understand the accents. And rather than describe the questions they had, they got a local guy to explain the terms they didn't understand. I think the commenters here probably are jumping to conclusions about what they could do. they flew directly from north american airspace to this spot, and I'm guessing you can read up on the terms, but w/o taking a ground school here might not put what you can read together with what was going on. And the operating the airspace strictly by private enterprise, and screw GA, I agree it's fubar on that count. There are a lot who want to destroy US air space controls and sub in the same here in the US.

[@TomUplink]

Just because you don't understand how we do things in the UK dosent make it illogical or “ass-backwards”. Maybe you should have looked in to one of the worlds buisiest airspaces before flying in to it?

[@dafreeman7316]

Very interesting video. As an air traffic controller, when a pilot just gives us their call sign and then does not comply is the worst. You should a very poor example by doing this several times. ASK the controller if you do not understand!!!!Don't just give your call sign and continue!!

[@alexormulea]

The nicest thing is that everyone watching here and reading comments leaves with some better knowledge from the fails and corrections... Thankyou for this correction👊

[@johnwighton]

Funny to watch. Maybe you should have called up Lakenheath where the controllers are US military. But seriously, when we go to the US we read up on the different procedures, comms and Nav. It is different in the UK, but you are a visitor and should be prepared and ready to fit into our system.

[@TheSpacecraftX]

It's kind of scary how ignorant they seem of how the ATC is supposed to work and how dismissive they are about it.

[@slipersox]

It's like they came to the UK to play football, but didn't read up on the laws of football in the UK, then turned up to the game in helmets and pads and then complained that the other team weren't playing right...

[@nathanpeters7033]

I fly for a UK airline and when I watched this the first time round I was shocked at how BAD they were in foreign airspace. When you fly in another country you research what your flying into! This guy is terrible

[@splitz7961]

Gwopboy B very true my friend

[@splitz7961]

Gwopboy B and the obesity

[@sundown798]

@@nathanpeters7033 You're supposed to say "Rubbish" Just kidding man these kids look pretty hungover/tired lol. Give them some slack.

[@flexmaniac]

As a UK PPL, you had me rolling on the floor laughing... "Pass Your Message"... WHA? Brilliant! PMSL Might have been a good idea to brief yourself on London airspace, it's pretty hectic! Those controllers had to route you out of the way of creating havoc in the TMA, whilst you were busy having a dig at the accent! :-)

[@skorpius752]

They ought to try with a Blitz on!

[@zogworth]

Guys let's just YOLO ourselves into some of the busiest airspace in the world.

[@RubenKelevra]

I had zero issues understanding it the first time and English isn't even my native language

[@RubenKelevra]

@Monty B no. Say intentions means you're supposed to say what you want to do, like "I like to land on runway 13". Pass your message means, the controller is ready to receive a longer message and write it down, for example if you need a route clearance changed etc. This call also means other stations should not send anything until the controller answered, since they might just not hear the plane, which is sending to the controller.

[@flywithmohan]

Andy Fell chicago o hare: “hold my beer”

[@tspcrowther]

Shoreham is not in London, as is 95% of the rest of England.

[@acastellini]

they were very unprepared to fly IFR in the UK. Should now the regulation better. Sloppy IFR work...

[@skorpius752]

I don't think most Americans realize just how crowded things get in the UK. It's pretty easy to wing it IFR in most parts of the US. I learned to fly in the UK and I often quip that flying IFR in the UK is simply called "flying".

[@forfengeligfaen]

They fly on the left in England

[@Kaipeternicolas]

Hahah good one!

[@someenglishguy..]

Incorrect good sir. We fly over the beaches. We fly over the landing grounds. We fly over the fields and streets. We fly in the hills. We shall never be grounded. We will fly over our island, whatever the cost may be.

[@gilbertfurguson8438]

and the baggage retrieval system they have at Heathrow

[@mycosys]

It must be hard for an American to understand that some countries werent brought to their knees by the white flag waving French, and hence do not follow Napoleonic whims like driving on the right against near universal tradition.

[@mfuller1093]

@Togapower Ah that old myth, 1 Look up the Battle of Britain when The RAF stopped the Luftwaffe from air dominance(the first European air force to stop them ) and without US help, which made the Germans cancel their invasion plans. 2. US finally joins in the fight against Germany a whole2 years After the War started and only after Pearl Harbour. 3. If the Germans had invaded Britain then the US would have been their next planned destination ( look up the ''New York'' V2 missile). ''Have a nice day now '' ☺

[@RoadRunnerLaser]

A number of people have already commented on their utter lack of preparation or understanding of UK airspace... One or two things struck me so far... They keep referring to stations as "xxxx radio"... Aberdeen Radar politely prompted him with a slight stressing of the word "Radar". Then, when Matt is confused that they need to report their position despite talking to "Aberdeen Radar" and then when told that it will be traffic service until they reach a certain altitude and past that will be a radar service, he says, "whatever that means"... It means that a radar service was not available to you until then which is why you had to report your position, you muppet. ... but... the thing which has really made me wince a lot through watching this series is the standard of their readback. I excused it by thinking, "Well, perhaps that's just how it's done in other countries" but when being told that it was a traffic service until passing a certain altitude and beyond that would be a radar service, to which he responded with only his abbreviated callsign, that was it for me - I had to comment. ALWAYS read back the service you are given. I think they were given the benefit of the doubt because their accents made it clear that they weren't British. Some station operators would get a bit shirty and insist on correct readback. There was another video where he was on the ground and used his abbreviated callsign. The ground station responded to him and clearly used his full callsign and in the readback, the person on the radio in the plane used the abbreviated callsign... These guys are very, very sloppy. I have to agree with them about the landing-fees, though - They're a bitch !!

[@rossilake218]

You are correct! I’m American and always learn the local customs/rules before traveling to foreign countries. The separated airspace sounds very logical to me.

[@ryanontheradio8590]

"Going to the london area, probably going to Manchester" .... so England?

[@marcs990]

Im glad to two guys sorted things out, it’s a shame the owners of the video haven’t either seen and or commented on this matter. I’m only own a mere PPL but I was shocked to hear them blindly acknowledging instructions when they should of replied that they where unfamiliar with the terminology used. They were lucky at first they seemed to get a controller that actually was trying his best to help them and even got on the phone to help them clear their passage, obviously he read between the lines and understood they where naive. They need to understand that in Europe it’s extremely condensed airspace and in some views maybe over regulated, we just don’t have the space to fly around flight following or VFR as easily. To even think of passing even near London which IS the most congested airspace in the world just on the hopp i can only put down to them being fatigued and thinking they have flown halfway around the world they can just wing it, excuse the pun, is unprofessional. Oh and if they think they had it tough here wait till the Germans get hold of them!, hopefully they will of learnt the lesson by then.

[@swish6143]

Mark Sketch whaaat? German here, IFR is a piece of cake...I think. Fly direct..., contact...cleared to land.

[@Joeyglide]

This was scary to watch. The gravity of the situation was clearly not understood as you flew around outside of controlled airspace, on a basic service, in IMC, thinking you were under some kind of radar control service. You had done 0 preparation for your flight in a country outside of North America and it is PURE luck you didn't disrupt commercial traffic or, god forbid, have a mid air due to your lack of a good lookout or while you were in IMC, caused by your absence of knowledge about the laws of another country. Yes, flying in the USA is easy. Yes, flying in the UK is harder. Surely you understand that the US airspace is basically empty compared to European airspace. And to say that the UK controllers are bad is laughable. You had the privileged of talking to some of the best controllers in the world during that flight. There is a reason the US has a far worse safety record for commercial air travel than the UK and lack of standard phraseology is a large part of it. Astounded by the lack of basic airmanship evident in this video.

[@tigershoot]

Well said

[@tonkerdog1]

Agreed. Shocking lack of preparation and general arrogance about a foreign country not being like the US. Calling a female controller “sir” twice FFS

[@gregaleksandrovsky5806]

You’re absolutely insane if you think the UK has more air traffic and that the US has empty airspace. The Los Angeles area and the New York area are probably have more traffic than all of the UK in a couple cities!

[@craigstephens93]

@@gregaleksandrovsky5806 He's talking density. Obviously the US has more traffic, but UKs traffic is far denser. That was his point. Please use logic.

[@gregaleksandrovsky5806]

Craig Ian Stephens www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/media/us_eu_comparison_2010.pdf You’re absolutely wrong, try again.

[@lawrencebell8837]

You flew directly over my house. You spoke to my local controller and I even heard my friend on frequency!! Our RT and airspace is different but it’s not illogical or “ass-backwards”. I would respectfully say that a little more preparation for U.K. airspace and ATC may have served you well.

[@davidmacdonald1695]

@RJ_HERE Show an appropriate amount and you might get some. It is owed equally, no less.

[@jamesgraham7297]

@TerribleFire about 125 hours flight in each region - wow, a expert.

[@smokingspitfire1197]

@TerribleFire 125 is no expert! You're barely scratching the surface of our ATC. It's the best in the world, hands down. Except perhaps Wycombe Tower

[@RubenKelevra]

It's actually the other way around, US and Canada breaking knowingly many international conventions, because they think they are special. A bad example is multiple landing clearances at the same time for planes landing after each-other or landing clearances for planes when there's still another plane passing.

[@MrBugleboyb]

Lawrence Bell BS.. totally overcomplicated... Come to Canada sometime... might educate you on efficient airspace planning.

[@AydinKurtElli]

"Pass your message..." - watching you guys try to translate was the funniest moment EVER :) ...note you were speaking to London Info - they are a super busy ATC covering everything from the border of Scotland to the border with French FIR @ Lille - have pity...

[@ChrisMiller1994]

I don't mean to be rude gents, but it's your responsibility as the pilot to at least bone up on UK ATC procedures before flying in their airspace. You were unhelpful to the controller in most of those cases of communication. I don't think you quite appreciated how different UK and US airspace systems were before flying. Quite dangerous if you don't mind me saying.

[@spider-man3234]

And Matt even blamed the British accent, that's very rude... he behaved like the typical american...

[@Jack_quelle]

The UK’s air traffic control system is equivalent to the United States system from like the early 80’s it’s old and outdated but you do you.

[@Aznerep]

helicart pot meet kettle.

[@helicart]

@@Aznerep meoowwww

[@helicart]

@@huisbaasbob1923 especially when they bang on about how bad another country's ...... is compared to the USA. I travel to the USA every year with work, and have done so since 1979. I don't harp on about the place's moronic approach to many things when I am there.... i.e. - most processed packaged food items have excessive sugar added cf the rest of the world. - meals are excessive in energy content for 99.9% of the population. - there's a lack of coordination and responsibility between police at local and State govt levels. i.e. many local police don't know Federal or State laws relative to international drivers in the USA. - customer service staff are invariably slow minded, don't know their job, and cannot problem solve or apply common sense at their discretion. In fact, generally, there's a lack of initiative to use sound judgement and deviate from mindless minutiae in coprorate protocols. Every time I land in NYC or LA airports and have to be processed via customs I see this thickheadedness. The USA is the laughing stock of the rest of the West in much, especially customs processing. - I've never had a law enforcement officer pull a gun on me anywhere in the world, apart from the USA. - if an American falls behind paying property taxes , they risk local govt confiscating it. - the USA is the most litigious nation in the world...and the cost of lawyers makes justice not reasonably equally available to all. Other countries are not perfect, but they are a lot better than America. - Many American service businesses (hotels) quote a rate that excludes compulsory fees for additional services. - retail prices exclude sales tax. I could go on....and on. I've worked for 4 decades in the USA, and can compare it to many countries in Oceania, Asia, Europe. The US could be pilloried for a week nonstop re the ignorance and stubborness to evolve its business and govt cultures. I have friends in the cattle and grain businesses. America does it dumber. Govt subsidies make many industries in the US non competitive globally. NEXT

[@andyaim4764]

The video that alienated 99% of UK viewers....

[@9SmartSand6]

Not hard to understand. Matt's a knob with the personality of a mayonnaise sandwich.

[@Farmelle]

Most of us here in the UK are probably just tutting with a subtle shake of the head.

[@clip3009]

TerribleFire yet neither of them understand what airspace they are flying into can’t accept the fact they came unprepared flying into one of the busiest airspace’s

[@torstenfunke]

Pass your message: Well I want to great my mother and let her know that I am on time for lunch...and by the way I am on flight level 110 :)

[@squirefong]

THE worst airmanship I’ve seen in a KZbin video along with some breathtaking arrogance. Well done, lads!

[@skorpius752]

The pitot tube icing a couple videos prior was cringeworthy. "We haven't seen any visible moisture so I can't understand why the pitot tube got blocked..." Uhh, maybe because you are flying north of the arctic circle! How about switching on the pitot heat?

[@flyoutssfc8463]

squirefong aa

[@TheCivvyFastJetPilot]

I have had the pleasure of flying IFR in the US and the UK. I have to say that the US system, where everything is in one system, C172 with A380 and the controllers know about both does make a lot of sense. The 18,000ft rule also makes sense. I love flying in the states, the numerous RNAV approaches, to the smallest of airfield and the PCL make it a real pleasure, however. This does not excuse you from carrying out your basic preflight planning. I am assuming that you filed a DCT to EGKA, which just can not be done here, I dont know how it was accepted by eurocontrol, I can only assume that you filled VFR. The only thing that I saw to negate this was that at some point you had a FPL om the GTN650 showed BPK-LAM-DVR-EGKA, or something like that. I, again assume, that you got this from London FIS. Foreflight doesn't work in the UK, if it does only to a limited capability. I didn't see a CAA VFR chart, but I accept you may have had one, and when you are VFR in the UK you have a legal requirement to have one, or a suitable means of navigation. You can be excused for find the UK airspace confusing, I can agree with you that it is not as good as the US, and I would love it to be the same system as the US, but you can not be excused for the total lack of preflight planning, knowing local procedures and being aware of our airspace system, its your legal obligation. The first part of your flight was outside controlled airspace. You don't need a radio to fly there, so its eyes out the window all the time, unfortunately you then went in to some of the busiest airspace in the world, around London. As a UK IR pilot I would have spent some time researching this, prior to the flight. I spent a long time researching my US flying from the UK know about the clearances, cancelling IFR, filing IFR plans even before I stepped in to an aircraft.

[@xetalq]

To add my tuppence-worth to this debate: any time you propose to fly in another country, you should familiarise yourself with the rules and procedures and with the airspace classifications and management before you go there. Failing that, upon landing in another country, be fully briefed at that point of first landing before flying on anywhere else within that country. I gained my PPL (many moons ago!) in Scotland (at Dalcross Airport, in Inverness), before attending a flight school in Oakland CA for my FAA CPL/IR/ME & CFI/IR/ME. I spent 11 years in the US (ultimately gaining my FAA ATR), but I will readily admit that when I first went to the US, everything about flying there confused me - utterly incomprehensible. But I learned. I then went to Australia with my FAA ATR, and could make neither head nor tail of either ATC comms, airspace classification in Australia, nor of either VFR or IFR procedures, there. Again, I was all at sea, but again I learned. I ended up back in the US, flying for a regional airline before gaining employment flying DC-8s for a cargo airline. At one, point, I then had to gain a Canadian ATPL, and once more confusion set in, before being assigned overseas, and learning trans-Atlantic oceanic and international flight operations procedures. Once more, I was the victim of confusion, but again, I learned. I finished my career in Hong Kong, flying for an airline that operated all over the globe, but by the time I started operating into the USA once more, I realized that I had lost touch completely with the procedures and airspace classifications governing VFR flying in the US, despite the 11 years I had earlier spent in California, decades earlier - it had all moved on. So, before I went flying solo in a light aircraft in the US, I first got laboriously briefed, and then went up for two familiarisation flights with a CFI (she was half my age, but very competent), and made sure that I knew what I was doing (both VFR and IFR) in GA conditions, before taking my family flying by myself. The moral of my story: you cannot assume that because you know what you're doing when flying in one country that it will be the same all over the world, and that you will therefore automatically know what you're doing in every other country. This is particularly true when flying GA VFR, but - intriguingly - much less of a problem flying airliners internationally and intercontinentally. The USA is something of a world unto itself, since so much of the FAA procedural 'rulebook' is different from the rest of the world. ICAO recommended ATC procedures and phraseology are significantly different from those in the USA; the rest of world still varies from country-to-country, but each and all are closer to each other and to ICAO recommended standards than those imposed in the US by the FAA. So, please get fully briefed preferably before you even leave your own country, if you can. If you can't do so, then certainly get briefed once you've made your first landing in another country, before you fly on anywhere else within that country (or onto a third country). This is particularly true for GA pilots from the US flying anywhere outside their country, and for anyone from the rest of the world going flying GA inside the US.

[@MrPeterthepilot]

‘Pass your message’ just means ‘go ahead’. The ground station wants to know who you are, where you’re going, and what help you need. It’s obviously not used when you have a flight-planned route through controlled airspace when ATC know all about you. GA is less active in Britain, and other European countries mainly because of cost. If you fly in the UK, you understand the airspace and it really isn’t difficult but they don’t have cheap gas and the unit costs of flying are high. Seems to me that the most dangerous part of your journey wasn’t the polar icecap or the trans-Atlantic sectors. It was flying the whole length of a country with crowded airspace without any clear idea of your route or the ATC procedures.

[@robertobeltramelli4138]

I am learning alot more about Aviation watching your series. Thanks for immersing us in flight even when we are busy doing other things! Thanks for your Sharing Flight with us!

[@TUUK2006]

This whole video is a lesson on the "do nots" of aviation. Stupidly ignorant and dangerous flying.

[@makethman007]

you guys need to learn that in the eu once you are out of a-c airspace you are on your own and instead of chatting you need to be on the lookout for traffic

[@harryeddington7493]

That is incorrect.

[@danielbhall]

You’re dealing with some of the best ATCOs in the world. Your lack of research into how ATC works in the UK is embarrassing. Your extremely lucky you didn’t bust a zone. If you consider the high level of traffic particularly in the South East I’d consider yourselves extremely lucky.

[@TheOrioNation]

Where could one look for information regarding ATC in the UK if you don't mind me asking?

[@angelossakellariou2832]

I totally agree on the research before you fly over procedure, but these guys coming from the US flying to an English speaking country(UK) they would expect at least an ICAO english compliant phraseology which all these are certainly NOT. I ve flown around the world even in some weird countries where english are lets say a luxury but this shock ,with all these confusing and certainly not standard per ICAO phraseology , when you enter UK airspace is just amazing.

[@virginiahansen320]

Gotta agree with Angelos Sakellariou on this. There was no reason to expect that their phraseology would be so different to everybody else. It's not like these guys haven't flown other places before. Matt's flown all over the world and the international lexicon which works almost everywhere else doesn't work in the UK. The fact that the UK is part of the anglo-sphere makes it even more reasonable to expect them to use the agreed upon lexicon.

[@demetriosb5758]

The fact they've all flown around the world and experienced different procedures and are having trouble in a mainly English speaking country just shows that their system is flawed and makes no sense.

[@mycosys]

It amazes me these yanks cannot conceive that anywhere else might have as long and rich a flying tradition as they, and thus have independently developed. The idea of anything not being californicated is a horror to these jingoists.

[@connorbosenberg5616]

hehe 7:42 "could you hand me my breakfast?" *pulls out huge kit kat bar*

[@onthebeaches]

if he keeps eating like that hes not going to live very long. I just cringe to see such young people who are so smart in other ways put this crap in their mouth all day long. Ö

[@opl500]

Depends on what you're doing, lots of sugar can fuel physical activity.

[@rmkenney]

Notice he made up for it by eating that Med supernutrient salad later on. Personally, I would have just topped off the vegetable and grain(cacao & wheat! :-D ) with a nice burger later on, just to get my animal protein.

[@lucaslarsson9121]

Connor Bosenberg o

[@edenbriand8]

'Muricans be like...

[@johngraham6181]

Might have been an investment to have had a check ride with a UK instructor.

[@simmer484]

I wonder if had there been only one pilot in the plane then would they have allowed the periods of confusion to last quite so long before they asked the ATC for clarification. It seems like a lot of the pilots in the comments here are pretty disappointed in how prepared they were. There is a degree of irony in the ciriticism of the ATCs when the pilot on the left mumbles almost every read back. Stark contrast to the professional pilots you hear in the background.

[@andrewholland990]

If you think UK is tricky wait till you get to Italy. An Italian pilot pilot told me "The easiest way to route in Italy is stay below 500' AGL and don't talk to any one !"

[@skorpius752]

I actually prefer that method for flying in the US, lol.

[@maucinti]

This is one of the most stupid and non-sense fucking bullshit i've ever heard.....

[@rossilake218]

Just like the military pilots that clipped the Gondola cable. Not funny at all!!

[@fingerhorn4]

Honestly guys: "Pass your message" is not only absolutely standard UK ATC protocol, but EVEN if you did not know that, "pass your message" means exactly that!! What is so confusing for you?. You will also notice that there is ZERO SLANG in English ATC methodology. ZERO. So everything is CRYSTAL Clear. Do you think you might be a tad arrogant that you not only failed to bother to read up on the UK system which is only slightly different, and not as radically different as you are making out, but rather than showing some modesty, or circumspection, you lash out at the system. Forgive me but this is the very reason some US travelers abroad get a reputation for arrogance owing to their own ignorance about the culture and different methodologies of other countries. If you were flying a standard passenger commercial flight with IFR rules the phraseology is almost identical to the US, but you were low flying, mostly VFR using regional traffic services which conform to ICAO UK standards and do not deviate from it. Your problems occured because you did not bother to read up on regional flight information services, which are actually extremely useful and FAR more helpful once you understand the system. If I was to cross the USA in a light aircraft I would not dream of turning up without THOROUGHLY understanding US airspace and particularly VFR flight following rules. Many comments below also fail to understand that local and regional flight info and radar/non-radar services are different depending where you are. They are entirely different from the International Protocols for commercial IFR flying which indeed is standard,. more or less, throughout the world. But you were not flying a commercial passenger IFR flight. You need to appreciate that UK airspaces (especially airways) are extremely busy and compressed into a geographically tiny space, whereas US space which is vast, and we do not having the same universal flying culture as in the US where GA is concerned, but there are some very clear rules that make sense if you bother to learn them. As for the speaking manner of the controllers, I find it hilarious that you find English people speaking their OWN language as something weird or over-fast. They are speaking to you in PERFECT English, but you are simply not used to it. Does it not occur to you that you are in a country which DEVELOPED the very language you speak? That would be like me going to France for the day and complaining the French speak their own language improperly. Can you not see the ridiculousness of this? It's extraordinary that you describe the controllers as "mumbling" and speaking too fast. In fact THE OPPOSITE is the case. You might not like the UK system but UK controllers are by far the clearest in speech and that fact is acknowledged universally. Your OWN voice sounds drawled and unclear on many of your own videos! I don't want to create a verbal spat here, but some US controllers (and some pilots) are INFAMOUS for slang, drawled and slurred phraseology, machine gunning words, and imprecise language. The fact is you did not bother to do a bit of reading in advance and frankly you come over as an entitled, arrogant, spoiled person, which I'm sure you don't mean to, but that's how it sounds. Anyway I'm glad you enjoyed your trip. Yes Beachy Head is very beautiful. Glad you enjoyed it. BTW, one of the most basic things to learn is that transition altitudes are not the same in some countries. If you did not even know what the UK transition altitude is you have no business flying there! I'm amazed that you have flown a world trip but did not know this.

[@Rodgerball]

"If I was to cross the USA in a light aircraft". Of course what you meant to say, governor, was, "If I WERE to cross the USA..." Subjunctive case, Governor, after all aren't we speaking the Queen's English???. Please remember to read your recent history and thank your UNEDUCATED DIMWITTED YANK POMS from time to time for the the fact that you indeed still speak English and not German. A bit of diplomacy is indeed in order. Come fly with me in my triple seven from KLAX to EGLL. We can all get along here!!

[@kurtbjorn]

Actually, and I say this with 28 years of airline experience, the controllers in GERMANY speak an English clearer, and more understandably, than many UK controllers. Frankfurt vs, Scottish, no contest, give me Frankfurt. That said, yes, it is his job to understand UK airspace. But the language thing, give it a rest. There are some THICK accents in the UK.

[@Ice_Karma]

@@Rodgerball The subjunctive mood has been dying in English for centuries, and _many_ speakers today find "if I was " much more cromulent than "if I were ".

[@Ice_Karma]

@@kurtbjorn The people I communicate with via the Internet who have the best written English are universally not from English-speaking countries. They've actually had to put significant effort into studying the language.

[@ioanekirarahu951]

In America, we don't speak "English;" right or wrong, we speak "American." I wish that people would acknowledge the distinction. Language evolves--its a tool, mates. That said, Yes, it behooves any traveler venturing away from home to thoroughly learn and understand the procedures at his destination, and to approach it with circumspection. Thanks for the inputs, I've copied and saved your comments for future reference, as I'd love to fly my own plane some day on the same route to Europe from my own sand patch in the American west, and I'd like to make and keep friends on the way.

[@TwoGuysOneAircraft]

Guys. Awesome video! I instruct PPL in the UK and we do seem to make things more difficult than they need to be. However, when anybody asks "Pass your message" just remember; C.A.R.P.A.R Callsign, Aircraft Type, Route, Position, Altitude, Request. Thats all they need. Happy landings.

[@jamcguire100]

The mnemonic I was taught was CPTL, callsign and type, position, time to next waypoint, and level altitude. E.g. Golf Bravo Zulu is a PA28 approximately 4 nautical miles West abeam Durham expecting EggNog at ten-twenty-two zulu, level 6000 feet.

[@donaldtireman]

Great info. Thank you TwoGuys...I visited England several times between 1981 and 1990, mostly Portsmouth and London courtesy of being in the Navy aboard the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower. I enjoyed them immensely and hope to do so again in the future.

[@vram745]

So basically same information as vfr flight following

[@jackbrasier-creagh9139]

In the pass ur message, you don’t repeat the ‘request basic service’. Only say ‘request ____ service on your initial call.

[@ABusAndBeyond]

Worrying that you were unaware what a basic or deconfliction service is. You need to be looking out for traffic under a basic service as you are fully responsible as the pilot, you will not be vectored away from other traffic. The London Flight Information Service are not equipped with radar which is why you were asked so many questions. And all the phraseology was standard ICAO. You need to file a flight plan fully through Class A or C airspace if you want a radar control service for the full route. All part of the learning experience I suppose.

[@oliverg98]

CaliforniaCamping Agreed! its just typical american ignorance

[@spiritspride46]

Whoa buddy, chill out there. If we're going to be immature and petty there's a lot of things we can say back. No need to be an internet keyboard warrior. @OGPPL

[@michaelhadley2631]

Basic service is not standard ICAO + we don't have class C in the UK. Also, @OGPPL have you flown outside of the UK yet? I'm sure when you do, you'll quickly realize that our system is poor for anything but commercial traffic in the airways.

[@thejaytea24]

OGPPL yeah he's flown solo around the world and you're just taking lessons. Shut your turd flapper.

[@ABusAndBeyond]

Michael Hadley I said the phraseology in the video is standard ICAO and we do have Class C airspace. It’s probably the biggest portion of airspace in the UK. If your aircraft can’t get that high then that might be why you are unaware of it. It’s really important to know what a service includes if you are going to fly in a new country. If you think you’re going to be vectored to avoid/informed about traffic when you’re not that’s the worry. Also if you’re unsure what to expect under a certain service... just ask the controller.

[@marcuswardle3180]

You're flying into another countries airspace and you expect them to conform to the airspace where you live. Do your research before you come here!

[@LittleLordFancyLad]

He didn't expect them to conform, he felt that the ATC was better in North America. Which is true, because as the English pilot explained, ATC support for light aircraft in the UK is almost intermittent at best. It's a real problem with privatized ATC that desperately needs to be sorted. And no, I'm not an American, so don't get your knickers in a twist.

[@sts1243]

@@LittleLordFancyLad Well he failed to prepare and understand the differences...

[@benmcgrath6292]

Pass your message is standard for most controllers in the uk, basically means say what you are doing and where you want to go and basic service is standard and ive never heard deconfliction on frequency. Anyway great video!

[@WingNuts2010]

A big surprise in your attitude to the ATC terms of the United Kingdom. I found your comments quite surprising and showed that you had not spent very long listening to the English language over here or had done any preparation for this leg of your journey. Are you aware of the English phrase, the six P's? Prior Planning Prevents p### Poor Performance. As for understanding English, in some respects, it is the Mother tongue and apart from the local accents, you should not any issues understanding it. Unlike a lot of your read backs, sometimes it was 0EU, sometimes it was N0EU, 210EU, and very often I could not figure out which one was used as it was so mumbled even though I was using the CC. Experience is the best adventure.

[@charlieindigo]

What you guys did not take into consideration, is that the UK (or British Isles, if you prefer), has the busiest and most congested airspace in the world, especially in the southern region around London. Each Controller in NATS handles around forty aircraft at any one time, so it makes sense to have slightly different flight rules for better separation/control. We're talking around 4,000 aircraft in any one day!! Unlike the USA, the maximum distance between main UK airports is less than 600 miles, with most well under 300 miles. The current separation between aircraft landing or taking off at Heathrow is 26 seconds, something that no other major world airport ever does. The fact that you find our ATC confusing is simply because you haven't studied it (which you should have done in your pre-planning/research. Because your system is different doesn't mean ours is wrong or bad; indeed, many British & European pilots find the USA's system below our standards! So that's my criticism for today. beyond that, I think you fellas have done well, and produced some excellent flying skills and superb videos. Please just don't belittle other country's way of doing things because they're not what you are used-to.

[@AussieAndyHardy]

Hey Matt, it was great flying in formation with you that day - fun giving Alfie his first flying lesson too mate :) Pissed my pants laughing when you two looked so perplexed at the London Info controller's request for you to "Pass Your Message" :) You seemed not to appreciate then that London Info is a non-radar service (can't see where you are, so only procedural) hence his questions were directed at re-inserting you into controlled airspace at some point. Totally foreign concept vs the US I know :) Again, great seeing you and meeting JP & Louis :) Cheers chaps :)

[@donpatrick6392]

Hey Andy, I’m researching a possible trip across the pond in my RV-8...would love to correspond with you about procedures and such. I’d be coming from Canada with a dedicated trip to fly the Cliffs of Dover... Cheers, Don [e-mail]

[@777driver7]

Flying GA in the UK can be a little confusing if you come from FAA land, particularly given the background and experience of the guys in the video, trust me however, plenty of American crews both military and civilian struggle at times when flying in controlled airspace. In my opinion each system has its strengths and weaknesses but both work in their own way. The video does show a couple of things, learn or at the very least get an understanding of the local procedures where you are flying, secondly GA flying is challenging! Cut these guys a little slack, yes they were a little reticent procedurally but in the end they used some common sense to get them to their destination.Lastly a note based on personal experience, I rate the UK controllers around LHR and LGW as the best on the planet by a long way, I can’t say the same about LAX, SFO, SAN, SEA, JFK, EWR or ATL.....and IAH and DAL are positively abysmal, all based on my experience over the last 23 years of aviating in everything from a C172, C130, C17, and every Boeing from the 737 to the 787.Spoken as an FAA ATP examiner and and EASA TRE.

[@Ice_Karma]

A bit annoying that you consider the UK's different procedures "illogical". They're not illogical, they're just _different._

[@SAmusicUncut]

I really enjoy watching your channel but you really need to learn some humility. Flying into UK airspace and constantly bickering about how it doesn’t match up to American airspace is rediculous. Believe it or not the world does not revolve around the USA.

[@rossilake218]

From a Yank, I agree.

[@Chris-cz5rw]

What an abhorrent display of ignorance. I'm a UK ATPL holder (ATP to you) and have flown over in the USA and many places internationally. Do you think for one minute I tried to apply my UK rules whilst in another country etc? This is typical Instagram generation and ignorance from an American. There's a whole world out there with different rules and I'd strongly advise you do proper flight planning and research in future before you embarrass yourself further or worse get somebody hurt.

[@Volk1880]

As a UK PPL holder, ATPL student I am as equally shocked as you are. They are clearly asking/taking an ATC Service (e.g. deconfliction service) without any idea what it really means. Dangerous, and as long as they keep flying out of the U.S. in future they are an accident waiting to happen. I don't know about you but I wouldn't be happy with a friend or family member flying on his aircraft.

[@paul.ciepiela]

Tbh, this is the only country who does that. I fly IFR in the US and all around Europe, my first IFR flight in the UK was so confusing as well. I can see myself 3 years ago at 9:47, in the US above 1200ft AGL it is controlled airspace but you were flying in class G which is not controlled so somehow they expect you to "pass your message". In france it is very similar to the US, even though you're in G they don't expect you to pass your informations since they have your FPL...

[@LAGoodz]

Nice video. But patronising comments and confused looks at hearing English (in England) ATC are cringe. Why would you think UK ATC is anything like the US? You rightly take survival suits to cross the Atlantic but have immense trouble understanding basic English in another country? Think about this: England, tiny country, 700 people per sq mile. USA, huge country, 85 people per sq mile. London: busiest combined metro airport system by far at 163 million PA. Prior preparation and planning.

[@Mostlyharmless1985]

Why would you expect UK ATC is anything like the US? Because there is an international agreement in aviation on phraseology, and procedure, so, there's that. You would expect the people who invented the fucking language to use it right.

[@tothethreshold.9965]

The US system would not work here, period.We have FAR higher density of air traffic and large areas of uncontrolled space. The South east England has the busiest airspace on the planet. 8000 + commercial flights plus thousands of private aircraft daily, the majority of which operating in london airspace. At any one time in London you can look up and see dozens of aircraft over the city taking off or preparing to land. Then add in to that the fact that the actual landmass is relatively tiny, you can cross the whole country by air in less than an hour. A pilot in UK airspace is legally required to know the procedures here. Its not even open for discussion.They fucked up.

[@Mostlyharmless1985]

ratbike rider “the US system would not work here.” [citation needed] There’s still the entire “non standard phraseology” at work here. Can you show me where “Pass your message” is in the pro word book? I seem to be at a loss to find it. Just because your jackass government doesn’t want to pay for any kind of decent radar service and runs their ATC privately for profit doesn’t mean that a proper ATC system for general aviation can’t be done.

[@CymruEmergencyResponder]

Pass Your Message is standard in the UK. want to fly here? learn the rules here!

[@markcorneliuslau]

JW93Emergency It may be common there but it’s not standard. It’s unprofessional. It’s not even well-formed English because it’s worded so obtusely.

[@rsmckgla]

This is interesting, but in some ways almost embarrassing. If I were flying in the USA I'd learn their procedures beforehand, if I drive in a foreign country, I learn the appropriate traffic law first. If you're coming to the UK to fly you'd think at the very least knowing the correct response to "Pass Your Message" and the UK ATSOCAS stuff would be useful.

[@jamesboyuk7058]

rsmckgla agree. Typical yank attitude that US way is the only way

[@jamesboyuk7058]

But great videos though....keep up the good work

[@extrem1st]

Damn yanks, how DARE they invent fixed-wing flight. Bastards.

[@mycosys]

Invent is a bit very rich - they were the first successful flight among dozens of independent parallel developments across the world, and not by all that long. All of them had 'invented' the craft long before it flew. The UK has just as long and rich a flight history as the US, perhaps even richer in the early years as they were huge on airships too. They also had very different needs as a smaller county geographically dealing with an extraordinary number of international flights from the outset. Not saying better or worse - just that there is a very good reason they are different

[@mycosys]

You also need to appreciate that while America had it's aircraft development stalled by wright bros patent manuevering, Europe was getting on with making aircraft - to the extent that the US actually had to buy FRENCH planes for WW1 as they didnt have any up to snuff, so the UK and Europe got into real flying earlier.

[@beeblefoxx]

when you eventually crash, try not to take out a passenger plane with you

[@Volk1880]

Indeed, for them it is just a matter of time. You can only push your luck so far, before it will eventually catch up with you.

[@jamescummings6]

i died laughing when the turbulence woke you up, you looked so disturbed XD

[@daemn42]

There's nothing quite like waking up to the feeling of free fall.

[@gkkes]

If only it hapenned when the PIC was taking a slash :-)

[@Tehlongcat]

All of this would have been avoided if you’d filed an IFR flight plan via low altitude airways ahead of time using something like Euro FPL, and been talking to Scottish/London control instead of info (who nevertheless went a long way out of their way to help you). You went a long way to perpetuate the myth of clueless US aviators that we have in the UK on that flight... XD

[@benwright2757]

TerribleFire Saying the UK is clueless about aviation is slightly harsh considering it operates some of the busiest and most congested airspace in the world! Flying GA in the UK really isn’t too difficult so long as you spend a few minutes familiarising yourself with the different services.

[@g0ste]

These auto-generated closed captions are hilarious! 10:48 "bankers walk zero zero three seven with no charlie. it's a basic for the most out for control their face. their camels boxer zero to seven"

[@davegrant2167]

What a poor presentation for American's in another country.

[@johndonnellan8894]

A good (safe) pilot knows all the foreseeable aspects of their flight prior to engine start.There are enough "unknowns" along the way to challenge us.

[@RWBHere]

If you don't understand ATC, there's no shame in asking them to explain. Not doing so can be fatal. Now you guys know how difficult it is for us to understand your peculiar accents, pronunciation, strange phrases and different meanings of words! We speak English, and you speak U/S English. Seriously; let’s face it; every country and region is parochial in their view of the world. Thanks for the video, Matt,

[@trepicks]

Sage advice is to keep your opinions to yourself then you won't get angry comments. How about thinking other nations do things differently as this suits them better? We're not all perfect even the US!

[@simonwirsching3322]

Guys I guess if you're having trouble understanding ATC in the UK you might not want to fly into France :P

[@witblitsfilm]

My mate used to fly BA cargo 747's into France and he HATED it with a passion. Allegedly they would speak French to French pilots.....great for everyone else in the air who DIDN'T speak French!

[@donkmeister]

@@witblitsfilm They do indeed do that, both in the air and on the ground... It has caused actual collisions on the ground (fortunately I'm not aware of any mid-air collisions).

[@gkkes]

Last time I flew across to France the controller sounded like he'd already smoked a pack of Galloise and was on his second bottle of Quissac 87... "Say again?"

[@NicholasSpartan]

Welcome to the old continent chaps.....you prepared a cross Atlantic flight. A little preparation on the ATC will not harm you.... Cheers.

[@russelldowney8334]

Matt your a top gun. After watching your lastest video I have spent the last 12 hour watching your videos. Your are great entertainment never once did I think your were doing this to teach me how to fly I learned how great it is to be a pilot and what a lifestyle you can have. Thanks agian.

[@CymruEmergencyResponder]

If you are learning to fly, this is a perfect example of how not to behave in the air.

[@gofres]

They're gonna be sweeping boogers out of the bank of that plane for months after carrying that nose picking hippie for thousands of miles 😂

[@planetrob555]

Being funny or hateful referencing a video a few back in the series? I'm slightly leaning towards hateful...

[@68626862ful]

OMG I THOUGHT IT WAS ONLY ME THAT NOTICED DUDE IM LAUGHING SO HARD RIGHT NOW HAHAHAHAHAHAHA HE WAS DIGGIN TO

[@jamesbetts4677]

Yea then hes handing them food and shiz...I was like ughhhhh

[@davidj4662]

Have to recalculate the weight balance for sure.

[@zogworth]

I'm pretty sure it's his plane

[@Swupperdupper]

These videos have been nice, but the repeated schoolboy fascination with Game of Thrones is just ridiculous. If anything, all the shit you see in GoT is Scotland-y and not the other way around.

[@Charlieb377]

I love your content but the way you speak about the UK, it's people and systems is just rude! A bit of respect when you're visiting someone else's country might be an idea!

[@zz89841]

Loved those formation shots! Just breathtaking, wallpaper quality.

[@AidansAviationAdventures]

ATC sounds confusing in the UK , you would think once they had your flight plan in the system they would know where you were going and your route etc ..

[@RWBHere]

Individual ATC don't have the time to find and read your flight plans. It's much quicker and safer for you to tell them directly. Less chance of confusion. You might also have changed your plans because of circumstances changing since take-off. Even some of our smaller airfields can have a couple of aircraft landing every minute for hours on end at busy times.

[@johny5400]

nice vids, but unfortunately, very classic american behaviour...like, the sun is turning only around you? When I go somewhere new, i learn about their customs. When i find myself experiencing something new, im like, oh, this is different in here, okay. Not like, this is weird, what did he say, it is stupid, bla bla...

[@FacPhoto]

Totally unprepared for flying in UK uncontrolled and controlled airspace with a hint of ignorant Yank thrown in for good measure. Loved your videos up to this point.

[@khadijagwen]

Shirt sleeve weather in the South of England in mid January, seriously ? That is amazing !

[@arcturas9]

This was back in August/September.

[@mikeirwin8142]

The area flying from Scotland south along the Northumberland Coast is a very busy area with a lot of military traffic both at high and low level. We also have a number of gliding, flying, microlight clubs. The ATC want to know who you are, where you are amd where you are going to prevent any conflicts.

[@tomelvin255]

Lots of people are commenting on how poorly prepared you were, you gotta remember that this guy flew round the world solo and the guy flying had got to plan an entire flight around the world. They made it up in the sky alive and they made it down from the sky alive. I think the real skill is that they figured it out and everybody was safe. I would say this though, even if the UK way of controlling it’s airspace is different to the rest of the worlds I definitely isn’t backwards. I found it quite ignorant how you called it that however all in all a very well done to Matt for figuring it out and a huge well done to JP and Louis for completing their world flight. PS-I’m not a pilot nor do I know much about air traffic control or flying so do correct me if I’m wrong with any of this.

[@flyingturnip1]

06:10 Matey in the back's havin' a good ol' dig eh!? Go on son, mine that gold

[@ratedr9544]

Dude read back your callsign ffs, basic ATC etiquette

[@stupid314]

"They're being very British" lol

[@gewglesux]

Loved that too!

[@banana1618]

and you were being v ignorant...

[@bskybop]

Amazing video!! Thanks Matt. And also a great lesson on why I will fight the privatization of the ATC in the U.S.

[@toadintheh0le]

Had been enjoying watching his videos until I saw this one. Arrogance is beyond belief

[@marcs990]

Yeah, flying in the UK is very congested, do go off how many planes actually fly in the sky, look at it as we have a long n narrow country, much of which is controlled at higher altitudes, the controllers did actually go out of their way filing a plan for you after you were in mid air, they understood that you were having difficulties. If you were used to our system or had done a bit of checking up on Procedures then I’m sure things would of gone a lot more easier. If you want too know what REAL difficulty then try Italy. Then that’s REALLY confusing, unless you have pre prepared. We do actually have extremely good radar coverage, pretty much the entire country but it’s geared more towards commercial & most definitely military aspects. Remember this, why is it that ALL pilots from all other countries that are used to flying into the UK have no difficulties. It’s just guys that pass through n do not know what to expect have issues. The British guy just before the restaurant scene gives a good explanation. Yup, we would all love to have the open skies provided in the US, but we don’t.

[@calummacfarlane8476]

I think you confused him when you said your were climbing to 7000ft when you were IFR and actually climbing FL070.

[@Ergzay]

Those mean the same thing though.

[@alanmessenger5535]

@@Ergzay No, 7000ft would be on QNH, FL070 would be on 1013.2hPa - Different pressure settings which I'm sure you understand means they are absolutely not the same thing.

[@kev7121]

l think you should stay in your own country if you can't understand the law about flying in the uk your a danger to other people in the sky

[@TheDirtyBirchTrails]

On those long flights, you guys should get the condom style catheter so u dont have to fuss around to pee. Just put the bottle down by your leg and pee in it !!

[@wesleyhurd3574]

This is one of the best video in the transatlantic series that I've watched so far. I wish you guys talked just a little bit more about aircraft operations such as setting the flaps and the trim. Otherwise, these are great videos.

[@vostokcosomonaut5205]

Dangerous...

[@Crypt_AU]

Thanks for sharing this! Fun to watch.

[@pablo9364]

I have FAA and CAA PPL. I do think U.K. airspace is ridiculously dense and busy and precision flying is required more. I do think the USA is still the most professionally controlled airspace in the world with better systems that everyone else copies . It’s so much better to fly in the US then U.K. JMHO I’m from U.K.

[@TheJamesmcdiarmid]

Totally agreed Pablo... I also hold both licenses, but my experience is that US air traffic density can be far greater than in the U.K. The FAA flight planning and weather briefing service is second to none and completely free!

[@pablo9364]

@@TheJamesmcdiarmid for sure . There are lots of experts on you tube LOL

[@sre331l]

Whilst he’s taking a pee, the shadow on his back of the go pro looks hilarious!

[@coriscotupi]

Very nice as usual. But here is a suggestion: please add some means for viewers to identify the nicer spots you are overflying, either with on-screen labels, post-production overdubbed narration or even just a simple "time reference" list on the video description itself. It would help us locate those spots in Google earth, get more details in other youtube videos or other sites, etc.

[@banana1618]

yep - you guys sound like you have just 'got off the boat' not knowing about the various countries ATC systems before flying there... just saying. Also, you were flying close to London - Europe's busiest airports .... what did you think would happen?

[@kentandy88]

Great video, so funny watching you both confused re the radio language here in the UK, loved the waking of the turbulence as well, as a pilot here in the UK I love your videos keep them coming, there is is a radio evening Wednesday night here at Barton UK, maybe you should fly over and get some lessons !! lol

[@RogueCylon]

In the UK we speak normal. Pick up your speed, open your ears, and use the right number of syllables and you might get on a bit better.

[@Eurisko__78]

I've been enjoying the series but your lack of even the most rudimentary research about the airspace in which you were about to fly and the procedures required and services offered shows a real lack of airmanship. I hope you don't cause any accidents. Safe landings and great videos.

[@michaelhadley2631]

They were using standard phraseology the entire trip. It's our archaic system in the UK that insists on deviating from that which causes confusion. Also, they flew around the world... and clearly did the required research.

[@TheWindigomonster]

I feel like if you fly around the world there’s always going to be something in some country or another that they don’t understand

[@BlueLineSpeed]

Nick Sutton you are absolutely correct. I too have enjoyed the content of this channel but was horrified by this video. To the other commenters, I think all these comments exist because they clearly didn't do the necessary research before flying in the U.K., not to mention they themselves said they didn't understand what ATC required. If you are PIC of an aircraft, it is your legal responsibility to know the rules and regulations of the nations airspace you are flying through irrespective of the nationality of the license you hold. The excuse "But we flew around the rest of the world alright" would not the strongest legal defense in a court should an incident/accident occur. Finally if you don't want your video to be judged by the public, some of whose may have more expertise in certain topics of its content then don't post the video on a public video sharing website and invite comments. Otherwise, try to use the relevant feedback to enhance your abilities and knowledge as a pilot to hopefully enhance flight safely for everyone.

[@ianrkav]

Is the difference in phraseology to do with flying in controlled airspace, ie, the commercial airways, and flying outside controlled airspace?

[@fingerhorn4]

@@michaelhadley2631 How can "pass your message" be confusing? What is "archaic" about a self-evident phrase? You also confuse the word archaic which means obsolescent - it does not mean something useful that has been standard for a long time but somehow is redundant. It has been standard UK ATC phraseology for decades and doesn't need changing because it means what it says: "pass your message". This is bog standard ICAO language which IS Internationally Agreed. Other countries have slightly deviated from this. That doesn't mean THEIR methodology is standard and ICAO is not. The International protocols accept that there are slight variations. If I were to plan a flying trip to the US I would have to spend at least a couple of days studying the slightly different US phraseology and most definitely read up on their airspace, something this channel owner FAILED to do before flying in the UK, and rather than owning up to it, blames a system that has worked pretty well for many years.

[@benjaminlovell1776]

Airmanship and airspace knowledge of this level simply are not acceptable. The obnoxious attitude from the crew is frankly scary and something which other people watching this video should first of all recognise as wrong, and second of all do everything in the power to not replicate and learn from the mistakes portrayed here. I have been watching this series of round the world flying and enjoying but after this display of immature and scary aviating I shall not be continuing. I urge other pilots regardless of experience level to NOT take this an example of acceptable flying in UK airspace, nor a professional attitude to aviating in general

[@MreViewer]

"they talk so funny" - it's called English!

[@DigitalNomadOnFIRE]

London has the world's busiest city airport system (7 airports). Might wanna prep lol.

[@martingrosso8410]

Ok so first, comparing USA ATC services with UK ATC services is not that one or another is better, the thing is that airspace is way different together with ATC structure and infrastructure. For me USA way of filing flightplan or understanding airspace/atc services is a lot more simpler than UK and a little bit easier. I found in USA that with just one app you can get almost everything for your flight (maps, charts, briefings, wx, frequencies, flight plan and all about that) where in UK you cant. It was more simpler the airspace to understand, way more simpler everything!! Im an Argentinian - ANAC PPL, FAA-USA CPL ME IR and UK-EASA ATPL CPL ME IR and i was really confused while i was flying in UK, when they talked about controlled airspace when you were talking with someone with radar (Exeter for example) but that does not mean that is wrong, its just i was expecting kind of the same thing as US (flight following, IFR, etc etc) but even thought that i managed to get through it, i was still confused and i was not the only one that saw that. So i will recommend if you are from USA and you are planning to go to UK to do ATPL or something like this video, study a little bit before or get in touch with someone that can explain it. Other thing that sometimes they put so much stuff on the explanations or questions from ATPLS that you focus on just passing it or get used to questions instead of knowing the topic from top to bottom. So if the ask you stupid things from everything you get to get crazy with that stuff instead of knowing the simple stuff. ATPLS exams were a pain, there is no way to pass them without doing the question banks from each of the subjects at least 3-4 times. That does not mean to memorize questions, but like i said above, when they do that stuff about asking things that are difficult or that you are never gonna use/do it/apply it at the same time, you focus on that and you forget sometimes the simple stuff like whats Basic/Traffic/Deconfliction servicies are. Anyways both countries are great, but again USA at least for me was simpler to understand.

[@thegeekyouseek8229]

When instructed by the ATS Unit to 'pass your message', the reply should contain the following information, Whenever possible in the order specified: A) Aircraft call sign \ type B) Departure point & destination C) Present position D) Level E) Additional details / Intention

[@shambolic1221]

I enjoy your videos immensely. But to be critical your radio speak could be more precise. For example when asking ATC for an IFR flight and giving them a cruising altitude of 7000 ft rather than FL70 it will then use up the ATC time for the ATC to ascertain which you actually want. Safe flying.

[@0subsand0videos44]

the views show how many people watched every episode... well, atleast i did. this looked like an awesome trip

[@normk5761]

Wow! Just a really great video. Posting a comment to fully articulate how much I appreciate the effort it takes to make these videos is sometimes hard. This is one of those videos. Today is my birthday...thanks for the awesome gift!

[@teamjay2837]

My takeaway- guys in their 20's who can fly planes but eat like little children

[@theinfiniteflightdeck]

As a brit, this is hilarious to watch. You forget how different stuff is. And remember “a good pilot is always passing their message” 😂

[@davejones542]

In the USA the transition level is very high. In the UK the flight levels can begin above 3000 feet in places.