I’m Officially an Instrument-Rated Pilot! Here’s What’s Next ✈️

It's been a while! But I'm back. Here's what I've been up to in the last 12 months (spoiler - I'm now an instrument rated pilot!).
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[@denflyr]

Congrats Noel! That is the hardest rating to obtain no doubt! Congrats again! I reflect back on mine years back and I know how hard you had to work on getting yours! Keep the content up! Love that you are flying at UFS! Lots of friends are connected to them as I'm one of your local fans! Cheers!

[@sheilaathay2034]

Thanks for taking us along, Noel! I miss flying so much. It's been 25yrs now. Your bird has a fancy modern instrument panel for sure! Dang! Look at the screens! Nice😁Congratulations again, Noel. You're doing just great! 🦅🇺🇲💗✨️NICE!!

[@shortylucy]

Seriously, Noel. You take AV Geek to a whole different altitude and I'm here for it! Congrats!! ✈️

[@paulmoeller5220]

Congratulations Noel, Happy IFR flying.

[@Super_Chief]

Congratulations on your Instrument Rating, Noel! Now, you get to see what the inside of a cloud looks like. ☁ I am going to guess it won’t be your first time!😂 Again - Congratulations!👍

[@deebarber637]

Great to see you back flying Noel, just love these vidoes. Congratulations passing the Instrument Rating 🧑‍🎓

[@baron1405]

Congratulations on a major aviation milestone! Nice to see you back filming.

[@tehgerbil]

Congratulations Noel! Amazing achievement, glad you're having a great time chasing your dreams!

[@DavidProctor-b7e]

Been following you on KZbin for years Noel and think I’ve seen most of your videos what you have done to obtain your PPL and now your instrument rating is great keep that up,and keep the videos coming take care and enjoy everything you do 👍

[@Banalica]

Congrats, Noel, on the new rating! It's great to see you back on this channel again! It remains one of my favorite KZbin aviation channels.

[@clairedobson2240]

Congratulations Noel

[@spy967]

Well done. Brought back so many memories. Got my IR , ME ratings in Denton TX in August of 1990 on a Baron BE 55.

[@UKSkol]

great news Noel. Ive missed thiis channel. hope you get further chances to film more

[@mtruscott4301]

Love you following you on both of your channels - congratulations on your instrument rating! Such a lovely person to watch. Sending you best wishes from Leeds, England!

[@usmaanahmad5955]

Congrats! I got my IR ride end of this month. I own a C150 out in KIWS (West Houston, a stone throw away from Hooks) should def meet and have a fly out if you want!

[@cJ-cr8gp]

Bloody hell..! IR..? Clever fella. That plane looks well equipped compared to what I’m used to.! I’ve flown extensively in that area where you are but only when the sun shines..! Happy flightings. Cool airports, Beaumont and Midland for the museums. San Antonio for The Alamo and The Riverwalk,,Corpus Christi and go see the USS Lexington, if you can go as far as Tuscon AZ, try somewhere near Pima and the plane graveyard and excellent plane museum there. You can always get a car usually free at the FBO and take an hour or so out…

[@stuartmcloughlin]

Well done Noel. Awesome.

[@Randune]

This is the first time I've stumbled upon your channel. It's wild that I click this video and find you and I train at the same school. I love UFS!

[@FlyWithNoelPhilips]

Haha I'll see you around the school then! I seem to be there most weeks right now!

[@jfrazer9459]

Hey Noel, so glad that you’re posting on here again and congratulations on your latest certification! 👍🏻😃 … I was thinking you may have been giving the private flying a break with regards to your last post and the fact that it’s been so long. However I’m SO glad to see you still progressing and that you’re once again posting on here! 😉 Since having a family myself and being short on the pennies; as well as time; to continue with my flying hobby, I guess I’m living vicariously through you, and I’m extremely grateful for your videos mate! … keep them coming my friend👍🏻😃

[@dave4shmups]

Congratulations Noel! That’s awesome!

[@Heidi_Bradshaw]

Congrats Noel! I’ll send you some treats from your home town to celebrate!

[@Pilotwisco]

Noel! Get a tailwheel endorsement! 1. It will make you the best stick and rudder pilot you can be. 2. Everyone stinks at it for a few hour and would make for some excellent content!

[@alexp5778]

lol no.

[@officebear4637]

*runs off the runway from tailwheel malfunction

[@PilotElias]

We dont want any casualties

[@grayrabbit2211]

Glider > tailwheel for truly learning to fly. In my student pilot days I did what they said you shouldn't - fly anything with wings and was still airworthy. High wing, low wing, tricycle gear, tailwheel, even turboprop (dual). Even at 8 hours, tailwheel vs tricycle gear didn't make that much of a difference.

[@Pilotwisco]

@@grayrabbit2211 Gliders are great for stick and rudder, I agree! I can always tell when pilots have glider time while giving tailwheel training. Im happy our local club is healthy and active. Safe flying!

[@DiamondOrPoor78]

Nice! I'm about to get mine!

[@JamesCatlin-j7b]

Great to have you back Noel!

[@JoshCourt-z5u]

Well Done That Man!

[@gregizzo8349]

Congrats Noel! Earning your IFR is huge! 🙌 Your skies just got a whole lot bigger. I got my commercial at a young age, flying only for fun, once I earned my IFR it opened up so much for me, taking night trips above the cloud layers and ILS down to minimums… It’s been such an amazing journey. Looking forward to seeing more content. Cheers! 🎉

[@prettymiffedbrit]

Great to see you again on this channel! 😊

[@FlyWithNoelPhilips]

Welcome back!

[@TVKACCOUNT]

Congrats man 🎉

[@ProducerJ]

Well done on the IFR Noel! (I'm currently doing my Stage1 PPL check) If you make it out to CA, head to KOAR and I can hook you up with a tour of our (Joby) eVTOL.

[@well-blazeredman6187]

Wow, what a ritzy avionics suite. Didn't have that when I was Chipmunking. Interesting video.

[@ThePwig]

wow congratulations! I still can't get over the fact that you came all the way from England and settled here right by where I live and fly out of Hooks airport! And you're flying to Fredericksburg, my childhood home? Such a small world!

[@BeenCreative]

My brother operates an ex Belize Airforce Slingsby Firefly out of West Houston. More than happy for a meet-up and flight with a fellow expat Brit. There are a couple of Scottish Aviation Bulldogs still at West Houston, he used to own the 3rd ex RAF bulldog based there but it was recently sold. Again reach out if you are interested in a flight.

[@kelleywilson8823]

You are the freaking best, Noel! I'd love to see you fly to Conroe-North Houston Regional Airport. I started taking pilot lessons there when I was 14 years old there. When I got to about 15 hours my instructor said I didn't have much else to learn until I soloed when I turned 16. Then money issues happened and I had to stop flying. I'm much older now but still have dreams of getting my license. Watching you allows me to live vicariously through you. Even if you don't get to my old home airport, I'll watch every vid you ever post. Thank you for what you do.

[@FlyWithNoelPhilips]

I did a lot of my practice approaches there during my IR. I actually go there a lot for my ground exams, and my medicals!

[@simondavey7787]

Congratulations on the Instrument Rating. Loving your flying journey.

[@ranjanguha6303]

Congratulations and celebrations Noel !! This is great news. Getting a instrument rating is tough.🍾🍰

[@deansiracusa3966]

Woo hoo! Good job! The IFR ticket is the hardest of all ratings to get, but it definitely will make you a better pilot!

[@GoblinxQueen]

Fabulous work and effort, what an achievement! also i love the idea of expanding your channel to include more destination related content too

[@BjoernKarlsson]

Congrats Noel! The sound in this though... The mic on that headset takes up A LOT of ambient sound from the cockpit 😅

[@christhearrowpilot3895]

Congrats on the IR I am on the same journey back in the uk! Great to see you back on this channel 🎉

[@phillipjones611]

Great Noel. Been watching your other channel for a while and did wonder when or whether you were going to come back to this channel ever, and now you're here, fab and good luck with the flying.

[@Lottielou1802]

Congratulations 🥂 Noel

[@belugast]

Congrats Noel, commercial next.👍 Keep living the American dream.😀

[@zunadehammond]

well DESERVED well done hard work always pays off

[@The-Hangar-Rat]

Well done. I did mine in 2003 in Tyler Texas and my CPL/Multi.. Unfortunately I lost my medical in 2012. Hope to get back to it soon. I am British and lived in Texas for 18 months. Good luck with the CPL .

[@IanFlyer100]

Good video, thank you. I was just wondering where you had gone to. Congratulations on the IR and looking forward to more from you.

[@LeppAviation]

Sweet to see T82! Actually got to fly in there in the CJ4 over the summer and stay in that hangar hotel. Awesome little airport. Congrats on the instrument my friend! You gotta make your way to AZ soon!

[@FlyWithNoelPhilips]

It’s an awesome field. And I will, we’re heading to AZ later in the year for a few days!

[@davejt1967]

You're back! Good to see you. You've been on your other channel you say. I've not watched that for a while, I'll go take a look.

[@jonclassical2024]

Congrats Noel!

[@belugast]

ps. Great to see your GA videos back on YT. ✈

[@xkristianx4747]

Congrats Noel welcome back after a year but I haven’t missed hear you say clear prop 😂😂

[@theEagleBeagle]

If you find yourself in south Florida, try to stop into KPMP .. theres a pretty neat bag o helium that lives there.

[@steve83803]

Congrats on the Instrument rating Noel, with the present weather here in the UK you need the rating to get from Mansfield to EGNX by car.

[@SimonHollandfilms]

you might like fcp voice isolation and voice enhancement for your RT recording.

[@impala100]

Super cool stuff Noel! Next time you’re in Fredericksburg there’s lots of cool stuff to do there aside from the groovy airport diner! Looking forward to seeing more!

[@M158-o3x]

Congrats Noel - enjoy the professional style of flying. Would still love to greet you at either EGNF or EGCA.... don't think you went to either despite it being so close to where you used to live..

[@matthewelliott2213]

Congrats! You should be very proud!

[@michaelzoeller9552]

Have you been down to Mount Pleasant Regional? Nice little airport with a great museum, no restaurant there as far as I can remember though. Scott Glover who runs the museum is super friendly, took me up in a number of his planes a few years pack then flew me to Austin to catch my BA flight home.

[@andrewhickinbottom1051]

Oh man, having spent SO much time flying the Cessna 172 in MSFS 2024's career mode grind, its so weird seeing the real thing, and looking identical to it as well! Congratulations on earning your wings sir! No loo review though? You can use a cup haha Really interesting stuff - especially all the procedures and ATC comms. PS - thank HECK for youtube's auto-subtitles, or i would only hear about 20% of the video haha

[@zarniwoopb6078]

Great to see this channel back!

[@Calebs_Aviation]

Looks great Noel! I love using my Garmin G1000 on the Cessna 172 I fly and it really is fun! I hope to get my instrument rating someday soon as well as it really is helping to have it as you never know with dodging weather and stuff like that, especially here in winter up in Michigan! 😂 I already know more about the G1000 systems than my flight instructor but I still am yet to be an instrument pilot! Cheers 🥂 my friend! -Caleb

[@FlyWithNoelPhilips]

Learning the G1000 is half the battle with the IR. Once you're competent at quickly setting approaches and finding your way through it, it does half the stuff for you.

[@Calebs_Aviation]

@@FlyWithNoelPhilips I love the G1000 yeah! Cheers 🥂 mate! What a great video

[@kevinsmoother]

Great video Noel and congratulations. It's insane the tech they are putting into these little Cessnas

[@Calebs_Aviation]

@@kevinsmoother They are fun! I love my Cessna G1000 panel!

[@peterkazmir]

Congratulations, Noel!

[@neilhutson8823]

Just got my IFR. Agree that it was a lot more than I originally expected, but the experience was well worth it. It opens up so many possibilities and if you need to go through complicated airspace (LA as an example), its almost required.

[@RGHONDO]

Congratulations Lord Noel. If you are out this way, part of your airport hopping should include Reid-Hillview airport in San Jose, San Carlos Airport next to the Hiller Aviation Museum, and the Charles M. Schulz Sonoma County Airport. I give free wine tasting tours 😇🍷

[@jbtonline]

Nice one Noel...😄👍👍

[@TheEastAnglianSpotter]

Great video Noel congratulations on your instrument rating

[@Andy28548]

Well done mate that's amazing

[@jfrazer9459]

Also how’s the American dream mate?? … it’s looking pretty sweet thus far! 😃👍🏻 (I’m from your neck of the woods, namely Nottingham so America seems very exotic! My aunty lives in Florida though, and I hear that’s pretty good for aviation)

[@stephenludlum9746]

Congratulations

[@bweaver265]

Congratulations on your instrument rating.

[@FlyWithNoelPhilips]

Thanks, I'm pretty proud of myself!

[@MrTTThayer]

Congrats on the Instrument Rating! If you're heading around Texas, you've got to check out KASL. It's got an old airport terminal which served flights from 1953-1963 and the terminal is now the FBO. Marshall Texas is a cute little historic town in East Texas which you could explore while you're there

[@FlyWithNoelPhilips]

Thanks for the tip, I'll definitely check it out.

[@grahamlees4394]

congratulations Noel on getting your Instrument certificate. After that as ISTR I mentioned before, I then did my Commercial Stateside to get the full FAA replacement for my CAA PPL. After all intensive that IFR training, your Commercial certificate will be a breeze!

[@FlyWithNoelPhilips]

That's pretty much exactly what I'm doing! It seems the natural path to take.

[@toStringy]

Congratulations! And on a side note.. May I suggest turning the volume down for ATC 'chatter' because it's quite hard to hear you..

[@LifesWorldwideAdventures]

Awesome, well done 🛩️

[@BritishAviators]

Congratulations Noel!!

[@1dullgeek]

Congratulations! I love my instrument rating!

[@bjkoyt]

Congratulations!

[@TalismanPHX]

Congratulations 🎉

[@user-tn1vc1xz5d]

Huge congrats. Onwards n upwards 😂😂❤🥰

[@Butter7876]

A day late to the party, but congrats Noel! Great to hear some positive aviation-related news today.

[@JenniferinIllinois]

Congratulations Noel. Moved up to the 182. Pretty cool. No loo review though and you didn't even get a lousy bag of pretzels? 🤣🤣🤣

[@FL24edits]

Congratulations 🎉🎉

[@jonathanworthing6278]

Nice to see you back in the pilot seat.

[@willfoster9083]

Congrats!! Now you're ready to fly an A380!

[@jonathancotterill168]

Congratulations on the instrument rating. Your should do a video with Jimmy's world he has some nice plane's and has the Elvis jet camper

[@chrisbrown8748]

Congratulations 🍾

[@minesh1987]

Congrats Noel

[@ScottishT]

Well done pal

[@N1120A]

Great video!

[@skyhawk_4526]

Gongrats, Noel.

[@ingmarlindholm]

Absolut fenomenal 🥂. Congratulations from Sweden 🇸🇪👌

[@nitehawk86]

22:18 Already looking before they called you, nice. :)

[@ateccarandmotorcycledealer3742]

Nice to see a video from you again noel!, im actually about to complete my IR restricted at sunny gamston!. Listening to the US controllers it sounds so hard to understand compared to the UK, did you find the comms hard when you first starting flying over there?

[@FlyWithNoelPhilips]

Yes the coms were hard to begin with. But you soon fall into how it all works. I even seem to sprout an American accent on the radio now 😂

[@AllanAdsett]

Well done on your instrument rating. How do you mount your camera on the wing? Are there special mounts?

[@Richard_Muschette3009]

Congrats on your Instrument Rating Neol...

[@helibob2367]

Congratulations on your instrument ticket, it all gets easier from here.

[@nothingtoseehere4026]

Congratulations! Multi-engine next?

[@louisthetravelspotter]

noel i recommend flying to orlando and visit disney world

[@paulmccarville8623]

Get ready for an exponential spend!! A former English colleague upon getting his instrument rating, went on and got his commercial, then moved onto twins, then twin commercial, then twin instructor, then Bell Jet Helicopters (that alone in 1987 cost $20,000 for a weekend) forget about jets! (unless of course your other channel supports it).

[@indianmenonly5957]

YOU SHOULD DO A LOO REVIEW OF THAT SMALL PLANE - LOL - WELL PROBABLY NO BANO LOL

[@Laurencetw]

wow, i knew that you flew ON planes, but never knew that you flew them too!