Flying Onboard Britain's NEWEST Airline!

I took a flight on Britain's newest airline, who are soon to start commercial flights to Alderney on a very cool type of aircraft.
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[@cardiac19]

I love how Noel doesn’t just do the big airlines or planes. He truly shows us all sides of aviation. And you can tell that he really loves it.

[@uzmaahmed.catmoon]

Yeah he's taken us on some epic journies.

[@crampatron3932]

Noel just casually flying himself down to the airport like its normal 😅

[@joshuabarry1972]

Init

[@CherrrrBear]

So cool

[@mrspock0890]

I mean... when you've got a PPL it can be... just stupidly expensive when you're flying out of the big fields for long trips!

[@joreybanks7585]

It is normal..

[@buzzinbritain8222]

@@joreybanks7585 No its not nobody would fly their own (hired) plane from Gamston to Lee on Solent, then get on an commercial Islander to fly to Aldernay - you would just fly direct Gamston - Aldernay..in the first place

[@PlanesTrainsEverything]

I flew on an Islander with Hebridean a few years ago and it was truly a magical experience. Thanks for a great video, Noel.

[@noelphilips]

Amazing, thank you!

[@Bad_Karma1968]

Noel is in fact Britain’s newest airline lol 😂 Fun vlog as always Noel

[@dannydanny9875]

That Pilot was pretty chill!

[@helenpeck1954]

Hey ho near my home town of Portsmouth. Love this. So many memories. Thanks Noel x

[@bv3bv334]

Gott love the Islander. Built like tanks.

[@CookingAroundTheWorld]

That is such a cool plane. It looked like it only needed 100 yards to take off and the same for landing. The landing speed especially was so amazing. Thanks Noel for another brilliant video. Take care and have a great weekend.

[@noelphilips]

Thanks, I am glad you enjoyed it.

[@jw0stephens]

I got to fly on a Tri Islander with PBA airlines from Boston to BlueBell,Pa where there is a large Sperry Computer plant. Was great to get on that flight. At the time their fleet included a passenger carrying DC-3, but I didn't get to fly them enough to figure that one out. In the early 80s.

[@jw0stephens]

Go away

[@EKC2024]

Amazing video! It was great meeting you yesterday at Manchester Airport!

[@Bob_Burton]

I have flown in an Islander just once when I tried static line parachuting , so I have the dubious honour of having taken off in one but never landed in one

[@davidgunnar8569]

Always loved my flights on Islanders where I live in Solomon Islands.

[@louiepennon1918]

Hi Noel can you try Canary fly never seen you do that commercial airline in the Spanish Canary Islands

[@cookiessprite]

I didn't know you were a pilot Noel! That's a pretty cool little plane

[@cavok1984]

Lee is my local airfield. It's always great to see the local area from the air. And in the Islander too. It will cool seeing the Trislander flying around the south again when Air Alderney get one. A sight and sound that has been sorely missed since Aurigny retired their fleet a few years back

[@fdk7014]

I can't wait until Noel takes a ride on the first commercial electric flight.

[@AceCrickey]

I thought the Concorde was the first electric plane?

[@randomguy9723]

@@AceCrickey what?

[@lorddarlo6194]

@@AceCrickey Concorde Electric no Supersonic

[@Prickly_Cactus_1993]

You should check out the jumbo stay hotel. It is a converted Boeing 747 overlooking the airport in Stockholm, it could be a interesting stay.

[@noelphilips]

It’s been on my list for quite some time! Hope to be able to do it soon!

[@CJM527]

The one in Amsterdam is 10X better imo

[@Jin_Sakai71]

@@CJM527 just like how Ipswich was 10 years ago.

[@mattybaby1116]

@@Jin_Sakai71 ouch

[@bestbeach]

Hi Noel, Biman Bangladesh Airlines is starting their commercial flight from Dhaka to Toronto starting July 27th, 2022. Just wondering if you are considering taking the flight. Thank you.

[@josemiranda1241]

The islanderis a great play! I flown it a couple of times with a friend! I love it!

[@MattCook206]

Very cool ! Thanks for taking us along.

[@noelphilips]

You bet

[@carolbrand181]

Great views from the air x

[@andybaker2456]

Blimey, I didn't know they were still making Islanders! Never flown on one myself, but I did fly on the Trislander quite a few times when Aurigny were still flying them around the Channel Islands. In fact my second ever flight was on a Trislander from Guernsey to Jersey.

[@viperine4577]

Beautiful multipurpose machine. Nice video. Thank you.

[@NostalgiaMan]

New Airline Check !

[@platinumaviation]

6:28 Aviation 18 Deadly. Great Video As Usual Noel

[@lisaneil5221]

I live in Jersey and fond memories of the flights inter island on the Joey via Air Aurigny … sadly the costs charged to be a passenger on the flights led to the downfall as people just couldn’t justify .. the Channel Islands being the most expensive piece of water to fly or sail over .. I do hope that this new airline is able to keep it affordable

[@katesonanadventure]

For everyone mentioning the Trislanders… did you know the most famous one G-JOEY now hangs in a soft play centre on Guernsey. It’s fantastically incongruous, but at least it got to stay on its homeland

[@NoodleBomber]

As a channel islander myself, its great to see us getting on your channel :)

[@jcmissimer5918]

Cool aircraft 👍

[@paulmark63]

Fully agree Noel. Great to see these airlines I live near Biggs hill so will be looking out for them. Paul

[@marcelshousewife]

The fact he has one of those ‘staff’ lanyards like a school teacher and says “any questions?” Really made me think of a primary school assembly 😂

[@simonhutchings6256]

Great vlog Noel . Lee is my local airfield it’s got a great cafe and viewing area to watch any aircraft movements. Always nice to see the Islanders flying in and out .

[@aldersueki]

I can't believe I've been subscribed to your channel as long as I have and somehow didn't realize you were a pilot!!! I guess I need to watch more which I shall.

[@mileshigh1321]

As a wee lad living in Guernsey in the 70's, I took a Tri-lander to Birmingham with my Mum! She sat in the right seat next to the pilot, and I remember he offered her a cigarette, she said yes, and it popped out of the instrument dashboard!

[@anthonyroberts7987]

So good to see B&N at Lee On Solent. As a lad I took a tour of the Bembridge factory. Still have my spotters log from the tour. Another great video Noel, thank you! Love their logo too!

[@rivetjoint6355]

Noel, thanks for that visit to Memory Lane. Years ago in suburban New Jersey there was a small commuter airline called the Red Bank Air Taxi which flew back and forth to JFK with Islanders and Twin Otters. I always tried to find an excuse to use it when flying in and out of the New York area. To me the best feature of being on the Islander was taxiing around JFK and looking at the big boys "up close and personal" as they say. Simply put, the Islander and Twin Otter were just such fun. Happy travels.

[@noelphilips]

Very cool!

[@michaelshaw8370]

I pleasantly surprised to see good old Gamston. I was born and raised in Retford. My first flight was in Baron out of Gamston

[@noelphilips]

It's my home airfield and where I fly from on my other channel :)

[@mirzagoralija4492]

Nice video ! Do it Sarajevo Mostar whith Talgo train !!!

[@caryrevels6584]

Great Video Noel, I really enjoyed what i have seen so far, Cheers Mate well done!

[@noelphilips]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@BradleyPennyAviation]

What a unique opportunity, great work Noel!

[@noelphilips]

Thank you kindly!

[@ispi_video_photo]

Love the Islander. I went to boarding school, just up the road from Bembridge Airport, so there was no shortage of seeing them. Des Norman's kids went there too. I even managed to have a flight round the island too. Brilliant aircraft. Somewhere on KZbin, there is some old 8mm cine footage of one landing and taking off from the school fields, and Whitecliff Bay. I'll try and find it for you.

[@KEITHGEE1000]

Being brought up in Jersey, many a happy trip with Aurigny in Islanders and Trislanders!!! Biggie Hill to Jersey? Now that would be fun!!!

[@torgeirbrandsnes1916]

Great vlog as always! I would love to fly the Islander myself. They were used in Norway from 1975-1985ish. Norwing was the name of the airline. The went belly up in the late 80s when they did not get the air ambulance routes. Looking forward to the next one!

[@robharris5245]

A friend of mine use to be Engineering Manager for Loganair based in Kirkwall. He specialised on the Islander

[@flatspin7]

I had no idea Islanders were still in production!

[@biggerbang10]

Nice to see you down south

[@scandinavianaviator8141]

Can’t stop thinking about that Trislander now, as soon as it was mentioned 🤤🤤🤤

[@richardhaughton4303]

Love this airline

[@lincolncityful1]

What a great little plane, great watch 😊

[@daveu88sanderson8]

Hi Noel, a great little aircraft to fly in and the trilander is fun to fly in, they are used flying in and around the Channel Islands. I agree we should be using these smaller aircraft in around the UK it would be quicker. Kind regards DS

[@waitotong9590]

Can’t wait for them to bring the quirky trilander back to life!

[@Purely-Flight]

I live by biggin hill and it would be great to fly out of it on an islander!

[@davidrussell7183]

Islander distance needed to take off is 621 feet....insane 😆😆😆

[@alfamale9555]

I’ve flown on the trislanders a few times to Alderney and guernsey. Interesting experience and always felt odd having one pilot!

[@jonclassical5710]

SUPER COOL NOEL!!!! Thanks for this video, very educational and fun! Best!

[@noelphilips]

Thank you 🤗

[@richardkail7976]

I'll definitely use this airline from Shoreham! That's super exciting!

[@joeellis6320]

I live in guernsey and have family living in alderney! lovely island!!

[@joshualau4070]

It's like a Noel Philips Pilot Blog and a flight review rolled up in one!

[@davidwill5347]

Noel you are so right, flights on the Islander are very memorable indeed. My one and only flight on one was way back in 1987 from Panama City's tiny (as it was then) domestic airport (PAC) to Puerto Obaldia (PUE) on the edge of the Darien Gap on an Aerolineas Nacionales BN2 while I was on my way to South America by land. I camped out at PAC for two days knowing that flights went on an ad hoc basis when enough people were at the airport at the same time. I eventually rented the aircraft and pilot for $36 a head with a group of 4 or 5 Colombians who were conveying cardboard boxes of unknown contents. The hour or so hop included flying low over the steaming jungle, Panama's Tocumen airport, and the Panama Canal before arrival on Panama's Caribbean coast at an air strip that went straight up a mountain side - like Lukla no chance of a TOGA. More than 35 years later it is still one of the greatest hour's I have spent in the air.

[@garethsandison978]

Superb Noel. Wish I could go on these adventures

[@MidQuotient-jh1yf]

I saw an Air Alderney at Shoreham when I had my flying lesson. I never knew they were a new airline.

[@adamsmithbiz]

The airport I’m training at! Live over the road from it and go to the cafe there every week for brekkie. Lovely little airfield.

[@camileshakakeesic4421]

Thats cool they installed turboprop engines in their newer aircraft

[@TheHobartAviationFan]

Nice vid, love the Britten Norman Islander, such a cool little plane

[@prettymiffedbrit]

If they could do Farnborough, Blackbushe or Fairoaks to the Channel Islands that would great! 👍👍

[@torumakalig5692]

I love the BN Islander/Trislanders. Good to see they are still going strong

[@28swphotography25]

Another fantastic trip report/vlog. The Islander is a fantastic aircraft, and there is another place that you should visit - killing several birds with one stone. The Isles of Scilly, they operate between Lands End + St Mary's the Islander (a former Skybus Islander) was used in a James Bond Film, a number of years ago. Plus they also have the UK's only passenger helicopter service, Twin Otters, and The Scillonian is also fun (the ferry between Penzance and Scilly)

[@dandiesel9966]

Crazy how quickly the plane took off!

[@FredNAirPlanes]

I'm also fan of these cute Islanders!

[@helenpeck1954]

Omg Noel you have made my day. Spinnaker tower in Portsmouth xx

[@ChrisZoomER]

You’re so lucky you got to fly on that plane!

[@TheLifetraveler1]

Whoa? You fly as a pilot? Wow! That freaked me out!

[@noelphilips]

I’m full of surprises 😅

[@SlackActionBumble]

Hey Noel, come visit Reno NV! You can check out Aha! Air, a new Regional airline that flies to small airports in the West. And then we can go up and fly around in my flight club's Cessna 172, we can do some mountain flying to Lake Tahoe.

[@ryan176eircomnet]

My work used to take me to several off shore islands , took many flights on the BN islander, great little plane.

[@railbuddy8372]

really awesome friend...great vdo..love it....greetings from kolkata,India

[@noelphilips]

Thank you so much 🙂

[@TheRareVideosXL]

What a great flight and amazing scenery.

[@noelphilips]

Yes it was!

[@itsjoel]

absolute baller, flying yourself down to the airport. Love it!

[@noelphilips]

Saves on car parking charges at the airport 😅

[@dave4shmups]

That’s so cool that you got to visit their factory! Great video and I will check out your second channel!

[@noelphilips]

Thanks so much!

[@susipaterson8185]

That thing takes off like a Harrier Jump Jet! Almost no runway needed. Amazing. Lovely views over the south coast too. Thanks, Noel, as always.

[@Lillyxo0]

It’s a scam

[@buzzinbritain8222]

Actually Noel think you'll find the 'new Flybe' is a newer British airline ........... 'Air Alderney' commenced flying operations 7 February 2022, the 'new Flybe' 13 April 2022............... 🙂 Air Alderney was also founded on 31 January 2017, whereas the new Flybe was sometime in late 2020/ early 2021.....

[@JonathanMcCormack]

I was at Lee On Solent back in 1985 when it was HMS Daedalus.

[@tjnucnuc]

They just added the tri-islander to the MSFS marketplace for anyone wondering.

[@sicr7373]

Gamston?? Just round the corner from where I work, didn't know you were so local Noel.

[@oleweil6101]

Noel, I just love the little homage you've given to the Islander from 7:53 onwards and I can just totally agree with you. I use the Islander regularly during the year for flights from Norddeich/Germany to the North Sea island of Juist and it's always a wonderful little ride with these tiny work horses and yes, they aren't luxurious or fancy, but they do great in what they were made for and that is what counts. Keep up the good work, really enjoy your channel! Cheers from Germany! :-)

[@noelphilips]

Thank you, glad you enjoyed it!

[@TyCast]

I didn’t know Noel was a pilot lmao. Wow!

[@jonathandavies4099]

Just totally brilliant!As normal. The aircraft was as you said was really cool

[@vitaly6312]

Alright, alright. Been watching for 2 years and finally subscribing. You got me.

[@EddieMorsVlogs]

Flying this kind of plane is in my bucket list for 2022. Hope i will do it soon

[@lmlmd2714]

Yay Islanders! I used to live on the Isle of Wight, so got to say, I'm pretty attached to these noisybois!

[@WTW407]

hey noel i’ve watched your vids for the last few months and i it has helped my prepare for my trip coming up in a few days so thanks!😊

[@noelphilips]

Great to hear! Have a great trip.

[@rmunrow]

Use to have a fleet of those that flew around the Channel Islands.

[@torelie6581]

Hi Noel. I salute you for the India trip. That was a though one. Great entertainment.

[@kushalpaul2405]

*tough

[@torelie6581]

@@kushalpaul2405 thank you. I was too lazy to check (felt the grammar was slightly wrong). I let it be. I let it be🙂

[@wylieecoyote]

I just checked and noticed that Noel hasn't been to North Pole Alaska yet. It is Christmas year round there. That would be a good place to visit.

[@harveyfisher23]

As someone who lives so local to Lee-on-the-Solent (literally 5 miles away), it's great to see you flying from somewhere local, Noel. I'm always enjoying the content, keep up the hard work :)

[@noelphilips]

Thanks for the support!

[@Semal1]

Great vid Noel. Could spot another KZbinr in the back seat there 😏

[@cian87]

The Connemara -> three Arran Islands flights on ~40 year old Islanders could be worth a video - its not always scheduled as such but getting all three islands on a milk run is possible. Being Passenger #9 - beside the pilot - is an experience, albeit not sure if that's still allowed!

[@marcsimonet200]

I miss flying into Alderney on the old trislanders it wasn’t the same when aurigny started using the dornier 228 , hopefully they start commercial service soon I’ll use them instead of aurigny next time I go and see family.

[@rmd4209]

What an amazing aeroplane Noel!! Thanks for sharing! 😍

[@noelphilips]

Thanks for watching!

[@philstanton231]

Really enjoyed that one too Noel - confession time however, after 47 years in ATC I did not know that BN was made in the UK - 🤭😶‍🌫😬

[@xplicit7203]

Try flying Svgair in the Caribbean, they operate islanders as well as twin otters into some very cool airports!