"I Can't Believe We Did This!" - The Best Part Of Our Trip

[@midwestamericans3806]

Huge shoutout to Emily for making this possible. We really appreciate her time, patience, and generosity that she showed us, thank you so much for the amazing experience and for making us feel very welcomed in the UK. Links to Emily's socials are in the description, please go give her a follow.

[@pilotbreadstick]

I am so so glad we could make this happen and that you enjoyed it! If you’re ever in the area again, hit me up! It really was a lot of fun 🤩 We are always learning and getting better in our respective fields. Perfection doesn’t exist ✈️ In my opinion, being open to new experiences to give yourself opportunities to learn is as close to perfect as you can get.

[@solalexander674]

That was sweet of you and they seem so nice as a couple!

[@katielouise1867]

You did absolutely amazing!! Flying 3 total strangers knowing it will be seen by lots of people. A lot of people would have been nervous driving a car in that situation but you nailed flying a plane!! Well done to you for this and actually going for your dreams. I'm confident that you will make damn sure you are exactly where you want to be in life, exactly when you decide you want to be there. Hats off to you Captain Emily 👏🏻

[@garysanderson3997]

A lovely gesture Emily, well done. Taken off in many 172's but never landed in one if you know what I mean.

[@sarahealey1780]

Wow Emily you are amazing and maybe I will pop over for a flying lesson one day I'm only in Wem 👍

[@pilotbreadstick]

@@sarahealey1780 It should be on everyone’s bucket list to do at least once!

[@AGMundy]

What an unexpected surprise and how thrilling to have an outing like this. It was very generous of Emily and shows that despite all the horrible things in the world, there is still kindness in the world. As for flying, it's surprising how sensitive controls are on a plane.

[@mikesaunders4694]

Emily seems awesome and totally unfazed by problems.

[@pilotbreadstick]

It’s helpful to be able to put my feelings on a situation aside to better deal with the task at hand - definitely takes some practice though!

[@Twirlyhead]

One of my enduring memories of Snowdonia is standing high up a mountain on a clear day watching from above a rescue helicopter fly past in the valley a few hundred of feet below me. Later that same sunny day I was having a short nap on a high ridge when I was woken by a rescue dog who thought he was rescuing a person in distress: the dog's handler insisted I play with it as a reward which was no problem as I love dogs.

[@tgcrowson]

Harrison Ford is familiar with the area around North Wales and Shropshire as he had a narrowboat holiday on the Llangollen canal some years ago. When he was filming Star Wars and had to spend a long time in the UK he wanted to fly his plane but, apparently, to fly in the UK you must be a member of an approved organisation so he asked if he could join Slaep flying club.

[@abarratt8869]

From what I recall, he became a life member of the club, not just for the year. I also recall he extended an invite to the club to pop over to his side of The Pond, and fly at his club!

[@patriciaburke6639]

What a fabulous highlight to your first trip to the U.K. It couldn’t happen to a nicer family. 👍

[@Zandain]

What a great adventure! Emily seemed so charming and very accommodating to take you up. Got to see a good part of Snowdonia and more! hello from Denmark 🌸 🌱

[@LockStoppageSandwich]

You lucky people. What a nice gesture from Emily to take you up 👍 Snowdonia is stunning. You should go up some of the mountains

[@timphillips9954]

Wales is a great country and the Welsh language is fantastic. The most spoken Celtic language in the world and the fastest growing language in the UK.

[@wessexdruid7598]

Shropshire is rather beautiful, too.

[@Gez492]

@@wessexdruid7598 Yeah but You are almost a part of Wales LoL

[@wessexdruid7598]

@@Gez492 Wessex? I know we have some stones down the road that originated in Wales - but they came a long way...

[@lesleyfarrington4809]

Love Emily's confidence while remaining so friendly and helpful at the same time.

[@Ingens_Scherz]

What an amazing young woman. I bet she'll be an airline pilot one day - pretty soon too. Or maybe fast jets for the RAF. They only train the best!

[@brentwoodbay]

That was my plan! I tried the RAF aircrew selection course in Biggin Hill. If I had passed that, I didn't! I would have retired from the RAF at age 38, and then fly 747s for BOAC! But then I would have been the same age as most of the pilots lost over the Falklands so maybe it was for the best! I also would not have moved to Canada and my kids would have had different faces!

[@avaggdu1]

For anyone who's never flown in a light aircraft, it's like being in a Mini Cooper at 4,000 feet. A lot of pilots are only too happy to take people up for an experience because it helps pay for the fuel and gets hours under their belt as pilots. Give it a go!

[@scottythedawg]

well done! and kudos to Emily for taking you up there.

[@IanDarley]

Shaun the Sheep is supposed to be for kids but the missus and I love it! It's a spin-off from Wallace and Gromit.

[@andreag983]

Times we live in🙂 Through a KZbin channel meet up with people around the world and like here, get a free plain ride. What a great meeting and cheers to the pilot

[@primalengland]

Got to love Emily get her pilot’s licence so young. Wonder if she’ll be flying me on my holidays in a few years.

[@pauldurkee4764]

I have to admit, never heard of Sleap, had to look it up. a much overlooked county Shropshire, what a nice gesture by Emily. There is quite a lot of military aviation activity over Wales, RAF Valley which is not far from Snowdownia, was used for pilot training by the RAF.

[@andywilliams7323]

Nice views of the rural patchwork quilt that is the majority of the UK.

[@stevetheduck1425]

Loved the way that forests appeared as soon as Snowdonia was approached, and that Mount Snowden itself was pretty barren. Only need to be 4,000 ft. up for that. I was lucky enough to be aero-towed in a glider up to 5,000 ft. in the country of Somerset, and could see both the English channel to the south, and the Irish sea to the North. Really shows just how a little altitude alters your perspective. I wish everyone could gain a larger idea of the world like that.

[@TimeyWimeyLimey]

WOW Well Done to Emily. So generous and so calm under pressure.

[@trigger1471]

typ Brit,Do try to not walk into the propeller as it will turn you into a Salad,,,great Vid in a stunning part of Wales

[@paulbooth77]

Wow loved this episode; Emily is amazing to be flying at such a young age 04.22 Emily said 'If they're doing my head in' not 'much of anything' as the caption said it's a UK term meaning really annoying haha

[@soulgalorememories9921]

I really enjoyed this video - how thrilling to see that area from the air. Been there many times as a youngster and it's a beautiful area. Emily was great and credit to our country - her desire to become an airline pilot will become reality one day.

[@lizbignell7813]

So sorry you were air sick. I was quite sick when we flew over the Nascar lines in Peru which is something my husband really wanted to see but l didn’t get much of a view other than the inside of a paper bag. I hope Emily achieves her ambition to become an airline pilot.

[@madcyclist58]

@Liz Bignell you really missed out. Flying over the Nazca Lines was one of my best experiences.

[@lizbignell7813]

@madcyclist5851, l know l missed out but it is not an experience l would like to repeat!!

[@tonys1636]

Should have eaten a few Ginger Nut Biscuits or sucked on some stem Ginger before the flight.

[@wilmaknickersfit]

My brother did the Nazca flight and said he's never been so terrified in his life - and he's jumped out of a plane (different plane!). It was the size of the plane that scared him!

[@lizbignell7813]

@Tony S, if only l had known that!

[@paulmoore4223]

Thats very kind Emily. Nice one

[@selecttoursnyc7787]

I learned to fly in a 172 as well, here in America. This takes me back to my flight training days, although I hadn’t flown over mountains like this. Nice job, Emily, and good luck with your flying aspirations!

[@aimee8037]

I love Emily she’s such an amazing person. Such a skilled girl boss 💕

[@pilotbreadstick]

I love you too lil’ breadstick aimoo 💕

[@neilmorrison7356]

I have climbed some of those mountains! Took a bit longer than you did to get there.

[@sillysausage2244]

Omg - how amazing!! Thank you Emily!! Snowdonia is my favourite place - I had tears streaming down my face watching that... Come back soon guys - you're so lovely - I'm sure there are hundreds of viewers that would love to be your guides and facilitators for the day... xx

[@pilotbreadstick]

awe that is lovely to hear!

[@midwestamericans3806]

Yes we've had quite a few hours, been very impressed with your guys generosity!

[@kaydavis2310]

Wow, what an amazing experience! Your pilot was rather amazing too. What a wonderful way to get to know Wales and such a spectacular view.

[@jaybee70]

what a thoroughly lovely and knowledgeable young lady...

[@MrOVERANOUT]

What a lovely gesture by Breadstick. This proved to be a very different vlog and so informative. I first flew at age 6 in 1954 in a small plane from Blackpool airfield around Blackpool Tower and back. I stood up all the way because I wasn't big enough to see out of the windows. I have since flown in a Cessna, an Air Atlantique Dakota, a tiny Robinson helicopter and literally hundreds of modern jets of all descriptions. Don't feel bad about chucking up. It happens quite often although I have never been air sick at all. But I was once sea sick whilst fishing from a small rowing boat out of Bridlington harbour. To my shame, I almost threw up whilst on a trip on a canal narrow boat. So always take a sick bag with you on a plane. On a boat you can simply lean over the side and feed the fish.

[@pilotbreadstick]

The DC-3 is a dream of mine to fly on! We had a couple in the aptly named Dakota hangar at Coventry :))

[@lindylou7853]

The green fields and the wide open country spaces are what you remember of the UK when you’re away from here.

[@Badgersj]

Oh, fantastic, congratulations to you, Emily and Sleap - I really wish I'd discovered Sleap a few years earlier!

[@markborder906]

Beautiful views. Topped off with what looked very like a Dakota taxying behind you right at the end.

[@uncoolmartin460]

(Avro Anson G-VROE based at Sleap airfield)

[@markborder906]

@@uncoolmartin460 Thank you. I have just watched it again, I didn’t catch the nose first time. A Dak would have been good, an Anson is even better.

[@uncoolmartin460]

@@markborder906 Agreed and I wasn't sure at first, nice to see one still flying. Airfix used to do a great little Anson kit.

[@markborder906]

@@uncoolmartin460 I think that’s a kit I had but never made, possibly in the loft somewhere.

[@mickt3390]

Awesome,,,,,,,,,it would be cool to do Hadrians wall that way full width of our country,,,,great generosity Emily proper nice to see glad all went well 🍻🍻🍻🍻

[@naveentiku3106]

I’ve been waiting for someone to take this initiative. Thanks guys you rock 🙌🏻

[@jilla.1246]

Great opportunity, even if you did seem a bit nervous ! I flew in a small aircraft when my uncle was training at Bristol Flying School, you really feel you are flying as if flown around in the wind.

[@samuelgarrod8327]

I had lessons in a Piper tomohawk, there was a UK road Atlas slung behind the seats.😁

[@richieb7692]

This looks like an Awesome day out, you certainly had good weather for flying .... Massive thanks to Emily for managing to take all of you for the flight, I bet you'll those views must havre been Stunning. We will all totally blame Ethan's brother for making Angela have a case of the up-chucks...

[@pilotbreadstick]

Yes we all blame Sean the Sheep for that!

[@margaretnicol3423]

What a treat. Still no castles though! 🙂 Caernarfon Airport is so near Caernarfon Castle. What a shame you couldn't at least fly over it.

[@betterhalf6868]

I actually think we did! We've got alot more footage from that flight I want to show some how

[@chrispierce4003]

Excellent ! Apart from the 'air sick' issue. Bet the views of the mountains were amazing from up there. You were only 3 miles from my house at Sleap airfield. It's a cool place to hang out with a coffee on a sunny day. The free museum on site is really interesting as well. It's an old WW2 airfield, like so many scattered through Shropshire.

[@jackiejones1684]

Wow what an adventure. Glad you got to see Snowden up close.

[@downsman1]

As highlights go, that was "high"! You really did have such a memorable trip that you'll be able to bore your friends and families for years to come. Just remember, you've only scratched the surface of the UK. There's so much more to see....................................the ancient Englishman.

[@Stand663]

Well done to all. I’ve been walking and climbing in Snowdonia national park. One of the best places is Cadr Idris mountains. The views as the mist clears and reveals the green and purple valleys, down below are spectacular and beautiful. It almost feels spiritual. I throughly recommend it to visitors. I I ❤️ the pilot. She is fantastic. She proves you can be anything u want in life. Just go for it .

[@brentwoodbay]

It's not mist, mun, it's Dragon's Breath!

[@whitedwarf4986]

Oh wow ❤️ So glad you enjoyed your time here.

[@dandelionmel]

The airport you landed at is where my favourite beach is, and I will always tell people that Caernarfon is my favourite place in the world. Also had a flight in an aircraft from that airport. They’re bloody lovely. I don’t know about you but just when you think Wales can’t be any more beautiful once you see it from the air it just exceeds everything

[@Payne2view]

The aircraft was built in 1977, in France by a company called "Reims", under licence from Cessna.

[@blackporscheroadster-yw8hb]

Built by the French in 1977? In other words an unreliable death trap.

[@lindylou7853]

The countryside around Shropshire is marvellous. Such great views - even in the ground!

[@seanhopton.]

" what a cool thing to do" it reminds me of me flying over the Golden gate bridge in a Seaplane whilst looking at Alcatraz prison and the Bay it was fantastic .you really see things differently. Was it better than me flying in a Helicopter around New York city,USA whilst seeing the Statue of liberty and so on..... My profile pic is me sat in a Helicopter as you can see!! Both were very smooth especially with take-off and landing in the seaplane. I could'nt pick which was the Best !! This posting is my favourite, l might be bias? You have made me smile, which l have'nt done since our 'beloved Queen passed away .lots of love and Best wishes from England Xx

[@DonerKetty]

Emily’s just great

[@lumpyfishgravy]

What an amazing opportunity! Great job on the video edit BTW.

[@lindsaycrellin4588]

Oh wow how amazing of Emily to take you on a flight ✈️ ❤ beautiful scenery x

[@alansmithee8831]

Hello Ethan and Angela. Wow. Well done to both pilots, especially the captain to be, I am sure we all hope.

[@briwire138]

What a fantastic experience. The looks on your faces were priceless.

[@andrewbarrett2685]

You guys are so lucky 😊

[@royburston8764]

that looked like great fun 👍 what a lovely young lady Emily seems

[@lyndarichardson4744]

What an amazing video ! How kind of Emily. Sorry you were sick Angela xx

[@ianmay2394]

Wow Snowdonia from the air. Thanks to Emily. Amazing

[@lesleyfarrington4809]

A friend of mine was also sick when she went in a similar plane with her brother-in-law. You are certainly not alone.

[@brianhepke7182]

What a great opportunity for you all.... And such a gracious hostess (not meant in the aeronautical term). I felt for you Angela when you threw up...flying is not my best either.

[@johnpaulrees6046]

Wow what a fantastic suprise for you all. Snowdonia is beautiful but what a stupendous view you guys got! Brilliant.

[@tedbriskett2962]

What an awesome gesture from one of your subscribers! 🙌👏👏

[@matc6221]

Fantastic! Emily was clearly such a lovely funny and ambitious person. What a great opportunity. You really had just the most fun in the UK. And Angela's interview technique was spot on 😀. I don't know how you filmed from outside into the plane. Totally awesome. 🎉✈️🐑🐑🐑🐑

[@pilotbreadstick]

awe how sweet! GoPro max, it’s their 360 camera that i mounted to the wing strut :))

[@matc6221]

@@pilotbreadstick Oh hi Emily! A cunning plan indeed😉. Greetings from near Cardiff 😀

[@thecockerel86]

This has to be one of the coolest videos you've uploaded. What a thrill it must have been. I especially liked when Emily reminded Ethan's brother that there was a mountain ahead! Well done to all of you, and a special thanks to your flying host Emily.

[@rettawhinnery]

Thanks for sharing this. I got my private pilot license when I was in my 30s. (I'm 75 now.) I only flew a few times on my own before I moved and didn't continue flying. So this was an exciting video to see.

[@nickwalters5380]

What a treat, shame about the air sickness.

[@hill_skills]

Cool. Probably the best way to see Snowdonia. Big grins all round!

[@AJComputerServicesUK]

That has to be my favourite Video that I’ve watched on your Channel so far especially with Emily mentioning that Coventry was a part of her Aviation training at 8:53 or just after as I grew up in the 70’s & 80’s just down the road in Meriden village (Centre of England) which I may have mentioned previously, Loved the variety of Camera angles & the audio integration between the Pilot & ATC, Was the one Camera on a Gimbal as it puzzled me the fact that it moved around and what was up with Angela’s Headset, Was it just faulty or did a Switch or Knob not get pressed or turned? Huge Respect & Fair Play to Emily & the Sleap Flying Club for doing that for you all and that was awesome! ❤️✈️🇬🇧🇺🇸

[@PtangPtangBiscuitBarrelSmith]

Emily I am super impressed you have your Night and did you say you have an IR ? good luck getting your commercial. wishing you all the best.

[@pilotbreadstick]

Indeed. I have night and just the restricted IR for now. Going back to full time training next week to smash out what’s left :))

[@eyesofisabelofficial]

Formerly known as RAF Sleap, the airfield dates from WW2 and at the very end we could see A C-47 with D-Day invasion stripes taxying in the background. Great content as usual.

[@uncoolmartin460]

I believe it is an Avro Anson (G-VROE) not a C 47, It is too small and the windows are wrong, the undercarriage is not the same and the rudder has a different profile.

[@eyesofisabelofficial]

@@uncoolmartin460 I stand corrected 🙂

[@uncoolmartin460]

@@eyesofisabelofficial It's surprising how similar they look, I wasn't sure at first. And more common to see a Dakota than an Anson so no worries. Gotta love the Anson :)

[@tonym480]

@@uncoolmartin460 Avro Anson 👍

[@zingystardust4082]

Fantastic, superb, magnificent, absolutely brilliant video. I love seeing the patchwork of land below and your videography was great as always. Sorry Angela was shouting for Hughie 🤮 (Billy Connolly reference). That was a really nice thing that Emily did. Loved the Q & A, I think I remember the show she was talking about with female airline pilots. I'm sure she will realise her dream. Thanks again for yet another stunning video. P.S. Well done to Ethan's brother for clocking up some flight hou.....minutes.

[@uncoolmartin460]

"Weak stomach?" "Nah, I'm throwing it just as far as the other guy" (Kenny Everitt)

[@celticstorm73]

Great video guys. Emily seems like quite a character and an awesome pilot. Good to see my native county of Shropshire getting some attention. Angela sorry you had air sickness.. I took a glider trip recently and had the same issue. I was mortified at the time but can look back now and laugh about it (not sure the pilot would feel the same way!) ps is it just me or does Sean sound just like Chris from Family Guy 🙂

[@andrewhCC]

Wonderful highlight for your visit.

[@Lee-70ish]

You lucky guys. Shows the power of having a well known site

[@timglennon6814]

Shane the Sheep is classic cartoon. Your kid will love it.

[@colibri67]

Shaun the Sheep is a humorous title, considering the statement that "The sheep was shorn", which happens to suggest that the sheep's name was Shaun.

[@enemde3025]

Stunning. You are so lucky.

[@lynnshorrock1098]

That must have been a lovely surprise for all of you. Some fantastic views for sure, i'm surprised a bit of turbulence made you so sick. I haven't flown since 1971, coming home from Ibiza on a night flight. We hit a terrible storm over the sea, and the aircraft nearly did a roll over. That was it for me, never again ever lol. Great video folks keep em coming.

[@nevillemason6791]

No wonder the inside of the aircraft is looking a bit tired, it was manufactured in 1977 so is now 45 years old. The young pilot said you learn things all the time. Lesson for today obviously, in future take along a few sick bags, just in case!

[@emilyx33x]

100%! In fact, I did a similar trip for a neighbour and this lesson came in very handy 👀

[@michellemills7486]

My husband Paul is 70 yrs old in two weeks and he will be taking his 1st flying lesson tomorrow !!!!

[@pilotbreadstick]

That’s amazing! Best of luck to him :))

[@darrenjones1413]

Nice 1

[@rgadave]

I hope that you both found time to look around Shrewsbury, the nearest town to Sleap Airfield. It's amazing all the 'black and white' ancient buildings that are still there and still in use. Well worth the time spent. If you missed it you missed out.

[@midwestamericans3806]

We went there for a few hours so didn't see a ton but saw a bit, went to the castle and saw the main strip and such.

[@laguna3fase4]

Ahh Sleap Airfield. I had flying lessons there in 1990. I live in Telford now but was in the RAF at Shawbury at the time.

[@auldfouter8661]

Great views , great video. Also anything like that would be an absolute nightmare for me ! I have flown once in my life , on a school trip 50 years ago.

[@CEP73]

You're better than me!! I've never ever been on a plane! The thought scares me to death!!! 😱🤣🤣🤣

[@nightowl5395]

Just the thought of getting into that tiny, old Cessna plane was making me nervous; I think they were brave to do so. To me, it looked like a toy aeroplane that seemed unlikely could take the weight of four adults....am so glad it did 🙃

[@auldfouter8661]

@@nightowl5395 I didn't like the way the engine cowl rattled as they started up the plane. The school trip I flew on ( 1 hour sightseeing from the isle of Jura to the Mull of Kintyre , then across over Ayrshire and back up to land at Glasgow ) was on an old turbo prop plane - the seating had plush covers that were worn bare to the backing fabric !

[@peterleswell7280]

Brilliant and well done to the pilot.

[@Jamie_D]

That was lovely for her/them to arrange for you :)

[@petestaley7903]

At 4:24 I'm pretty sure she says "I can drown people out If they're doing my head in" Brit slang for if someone/thing is starting to annoy you. Great vid as always. Peace and love from the UK ❤🇬🇧❤🇬🇧🇺🇸❤🇺🇸❤🇬🇧

[@nickgrazier3373]

Around the Welsh mountains the aircraft of a number of nations carry out low level flying training. There’s a part called the Mach Loop where the operational aircraft (mainly US and UK fighters and and the tactical C130 type ) really go for it through the same type of valley system albeit tighter turns. You should be able to search for it on you tube. Photographers stand on the hills above the a/c flying through. That was a great vid and a wonderful experience for you, I hope you keep in touch with your new friend and of course “the brother” really values the experience. Cheers both

[@tonym480]

Check out 'Elwyn R' on KZbin for some great Mach Loop footage.

[@kk884ify]

Well done for getting your first commercial stripe , you are awesome xxxx

[@isladurrant2015]

So exciting... I love to see a good cwm (or use the word!). How lucky are you my cariad x

[@darrenwilson8042]

what an achievement and what an experience ...... so so lucky for you and us that you could record this

[@chrisshelley3027]

Very impressive, while you were in/over Snowdonia you should have checked out Mach Loop, look on KZbin and see what it is about and whether you would like to try it out, you lucky people :)

[@dav7444]

Oh wow how thrilling - glad you all experienced this

[@primalengland]

You kept that quiet! What a surprise. Love you two.

[@jpinkpop792]

Emily is 👏 amazing

[@PedroConejo1939]

What an amazing day. I haven't done it for quite a few years but flying a small plane over the countryside is a great and new way to see the landscape. I had a flight instructor who loved to point out Roman and ancient features features that could only be seen from the air. I've also flown out of Renton, WA with my old man in a Cessna 152, which was amazing, especially flying up to Mount St. Helens a year or so after the eruption.

[@lisajames3359]

This is really cool. Good reaction guys. Made me smile a lot.

[@sarahealey1780]

Oh my god I can't believe you are at sleap air field you were literally 2 miles from me you probably flew over my house in Wem this is amazing

[@jarnartharn]

I did something similar (minus the sickness) for my boys just as we got out of lockdown. We flew in the same type of plane from the West Midlands, and circled Snowdonia & the coastline before heading back. Had a lovely clear day too which was nice. Film just doesn't do justice to the views.

[@rosspalmer3672]

Wow. So cool. Thank you Emily ❤

[@ronkelley5348]

Gosh - I live not far from Sleap and I know some people who fly there. A work colleague took me up in his plane some years ago and flew a similar route, including landing at Caernarfon. I've walked over a lot of those mountains in Snowdonia - it was interesting to see how obvious some of the footpaths are from the air.