Island hopping - Britten Norman Islander - Vanuatu

[@pipstewart7407]

Greetings from England, home of the Islander ! Really enjoyable 30mins. Thks for making time to film all these sectors, look foward to your next one !

[@Pilot_Man_Bushe]

@pipstewart7407 thank you for watching! Glad you enjoyed it.

[@LukePennerAerobatics]

Great video !! Makes me nostalgic for Vanuatu !

[@Pilot_Man_Bushe]

Thanks for watching, Lucky Luke. :)

[@tadhg.o.c]

Great video. Love how you're describing your checks and thinking. I search on YT once or twice a month to see if anyone has posted some new BN Islander content. Was delighted to see this today!

[@Pilot_Man_Bushe]

Thanks for the view and the comment! It's great to know that it's being enjoyed. :)

[@timothyfoster4714]

That brought back a few pleasant memories so thank you. I flew with Air Mel. ( as a passenger) in the mid 1970s, ten or twelve times but mainly in the southern islands. The furthest north I got was Norsup. I would have liked to get further but it was not to be. Walaha looked beautiful.

[@Pilot_Man_Bushe]

Amazing stuff @timothyfoster4714 !!! I am friends with guys who were pilots on Air Mel back in the 70's and 80's so there is a high chance one of them was your pilot at the time. What a small world. Thanks for watching!

[@timothyfoster4714]

@@Pilot_Man_Bushe I flew with Aussie Keith Fitton (now sadly deceased) a couple of times. He was Chief Pilot at the time. There was also a Kiwi, Bob Wylie I think, who ended his career on the 737. The others I can't recall except that at least one was French.

[@Pilot_Man_Bushe]

@@timothyfoster4714 Wow, I know all those names. Bob Wylie is now sadly deceased as well, but his sons are pilots and worked here for several years. The French pilot you're thinking of, would have been Jean-Pierre Callu. He just recently retired as an Airbus captain with Aircalin, based out of Noumea. Incidentally, he is the person who introduced me to aviation, over 20 years ago now!

[@Danko05]

Great video, was looking for videos about the Islander and found this gem love it. Will certainly be recreating this flight in the sim... Thank you very much.

[@Pilot_Man_Bushe]

I'm loving he fact that you'll re-create the flight in the sim. So cool! If you want the specific airport codes or any info, just drop me a note. :) Thanks for watching!

[@Danko05]

@@Pilot_Man_Bushe I have the BN2 in the sim, airport codes would be really helpful. Haven't flown in Vanuatu, I'm gonna take a look around in the sim as soon as I can.

[@Pilot_Man_Bushe]

⁠ I fully support that. :) The airport codes (in sequence for the flight on this video) are: NVVV -> NVSP -> NVSS -> NVSW -> NVSQ - NVSS -> NVSP - NVVV. Have fun and don’t hesitate to ask questions if you have any.

[@AntonioRaimundo-mq9li]

De Maceió Alagoas nordeste do Brasil 🇧🇷

[@heli-crewhgs5285]

On the smaller islands, are you speaking on an ops frequency, or ATC?

[@Pilot_Man_Bushe]

On most of the outer islands, it's Class G airspace so talking on a common frequency.

[@frankgallagher5786]

Flew this thing for two years. Never again. Was fun but so slow. Well dressed pax's!

[@Pilot_Man_Bushe]

Haha. She's a noisy bird, that's for damn sure! Did you fly in Vanuatu or in another part of the world, Frank? What do you fly today?

[@frankgallagher5786]

@@Pilot_Man_Bushe In the Bahamas. Did some crazy stuff back then! We took the Islander into just about anywhere. Even landing on beaches.Eventually moved to Europe. Flew 737,767,747, 777 for 30 years.

[@Pilot_Man_Bushe]

@@frankgallagher5786 Amazing stuff! Would love to see some pics of your time flying BN's in the Bahamas, if you have any to share. Those were the good old days, from what I hear. :)

[@frankgallagher5786]

@@Pilot_Man_Bushe Sorry no pics.

[@Pilot_Man_Bushe]

@@frankgallagher5786 Ahh fair enough.

[@sterlingparkway]

Was this all on one [fuel up] tank?

[@Pilot_Man_Bushe]

No, we stopped to fill up on gas in Santo. :)

[@sterlingparkway]

No A/C? Static from Air Traffic control.

[@Pilot_Man_Bushe]

Haha zero AC. It takes up too much valuable weight in these little bush planes.

[@sterlingparkway]

Wayner in WPG!

[@Pilot_Man_Bushe]

Thanks for watching, Wayner!! :)

[@sterlingparkway]

Kids on the runway. What the....

[@Pilot_Man_Bushe]

Kids playing soccer on the runway, adults taking a nap or having a picnic, chickens or pigs grazing, I’ve seen all of the above on our island runways. There are no fences, so it’s the Wild West lol.

[@johnbrown-rm8kc]

AOG passengers ☹

[@Pilot_Man_Bushe]

I think they are more like Mormon pax.

[@johnbrown-rm8kc]

@@Pilot_Man_Bushe yes thats what i meant ,see them every where .but they don't build Hospitals etc , saw them in Ecuador big flash church

[@Pilot_Man_Bushe]

@@johnbrown-rm8kc Too bad. :(