Flight to Antarctica | Christchurch to McMurdo Sound

[@edwardgeorge4881]

Excellent mate! 🇦🇺 On February 18, 1979 I flew over Antarctica on a QANTAS 747 - a remarkable experience that never left my mind. Over forty years later I am privilaged to enjoy your video, triggering exceptional memories. Stay safe, and God bless you. 💐

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

Awesome! I bet that was a once in a lifetime experience!!

[@luvmaika]

That plane looks so much more comfortable than the standard passenger planes.

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

Yeah it is pretty comfortable! Lots of leg room but only a couple.of small windows

[@bahardin3992]

@@WildKiwiAdventurer a 5 hour flight with packed lunch and any hot beverage? ( take it there's no in flight service being non civilian aircraft )

[@jsmariani4180]

We are definitely talking legroom.

[@PKAPE004]

Silly question: Since C17 is a cargo plane, was there a traffic jam at the available lavatory or lavatories?

[@macgregorwillis2206]

I just stumbled upon this video, I was on this very same flight and recognized all of my teammates in your video. Was one of the few kiwis working at Mcmurdo

[@NinoNiemanThe1st]

Love the video - amazing you can fly from a city in NZ to Antarctica in just 5 hours!

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

Yes its not too far! Far enough but easy enough.

[@Ash_the_aviator]

8 hours on a herc

[@AGoat1971]

Always wanted to visit the ICE wall of Antarctica

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

Haha! Hope you get to some day

[@paperbacksphotographs3978]

Wow! Thank you for sharing. This was so interesting to watch.

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

Your welcome! Thank you so much!

[@shannonsmith9022]

Looking forward to the next video 👍

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

15 more to come about Antarctica now that I am back in New Zealand and can post them!

[@filipinacanadianvlogteambr3808]

Thanks for sharing this video, enjoy, your very previlege to visit this wonderful place

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

Your welcome! Yes I feel very lucky to go to this place, especially for work

[@atomicorang]

You are the man.. Thankyou for your service.

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

Thank you!

[@PaulStewartAviation]

Chur! And interesting video! I'd love to get onboard a C-17 one day!

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

Yes I hope you get the chance! You would like it

[@Versace24_7]

The intro lmao without a blink of an eye? Lol 😂

[@rayray9594]

00:39 "Airport Security Service" better known as "ASS"

[@godfather4047]

@reverse thrust you shut up

[@davestoneband]

Aussies & Kiwis working together down there? Great video man. I hope to get there one day

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

Kiwis and Americans. We almost have nothing to do with the Aussies because they go from Hobart and there a probably 2000km away to their closest station. NZ and the US work very closely together

[@davestoneband]

@@WildKiwiAdventurer Thanks for your reply, appreciated.

[@stjbananas]

Wow. What an awesome trip that must have been. Great video.

[@MrAd2780]

Only just came across your videos thankyou so much for doing this

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

Your welcome!

[@alesso5921]

Beautiful

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

Thanks!

[@livelifesurvive6375]

Subscribed. Great vid. Love to see more details. Thanks for sharing.

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

Thanks!

[@AJayAnswersYou]

Thank you KZbin for blessing me with this video and channel. Nice video!

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

Thank you for watching!

[@happydach]

Thanks for sharing your experience through this wonderful video..take care wherever you are during covid19.. greetings from 🇮🇳

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

thank you!

[@Nikunj_xD]

I watched your channel today first time and you make me your great fan . Subscribed . Liked

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

Awesome! Im happy to have you as a subscriber!

[@farooqkhan1149]

A very good and informative video Thank you From Germany.

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

Thank you! I hope all is well in Germany for you!

[@9960n]

BEAUTIFUL VIDEO & PLACE.

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

Thank you!

[@filipinacanadianvlogteambr3808]

What an exprience, very unique

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

Thank you!

[@tommytyker]

You deserve more views and subscribers

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

Cheers! Im working on it! Hard to be a KZbinr in Antarctica where its blocked on our computers

[@carelessorin6461]

@@WildKiwiAdventurer is there no internet connection in Antarctica?

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

@@carelessorin6461 there is internet connection but the bandwidth is smaller than the standard house and it needs to be shared across at least 30 computers and costs thousands of dollars. So it's slow and KZbin and uploading would make it completly unusable. Now I'm not in Antarctica and have great internet

[@kuianderson965]

Awsom video like all others. Good luck

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

Thank you!

[@greensocks4507]

My father flew to Scott base in 1969 on a Lockheed Constellation from Christchurch .US Air force Deep Freeze, 4 engines piston powered .I was only a boy then. I remember looking up at the plane when I was at school, as it made it's way toward the ice knowing my Dad was on board. The sound it made as it droned across the sky. He flew back on the first of the C-130's . Still have some footage of the low flying stuff they did back then in the new Hercules. 50' above the ice at over 200 knots .

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

That's awesome!! I wonder if that is the plane that we take people out to visit the crash site of. There is a constellation plane that crashed at Pegasus airstrip once and we take people out to see it for day trips from the Bases.

[@greensocks4507]

@andy green Corrected then.

[@remicrean8300]

This vid is amazing

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

Thank you for watching!

[@nomzobom]

This is so awesome!

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

Thank you!

[@tonnywildweasel8138]

Great adventure! Thanks for sharing, and greets from the Netherlands. T.

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

Thank you!

[@thehomedepothouseplant9986]

Awesome

[@bsodgamer1234]

I live in Christchurch, NZ

[@petesnyder9790]

Love seeing a McChord C-17 doing the heavy lifting. Retired there in ‘93 after 24 years..

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

Nice one! Yes they are cool planes! The first year I went down on an Airbus A319 and it was a stunning flight because it had windows, but the C17 was probably the more real experice. The Ski Herc is the most real experience however because that take 3 extra hours and has a high chance of turning around and you fly 8 hours and land back in Christchurch where you started!

[@murasaki1177]

Thank you so much for sharing this.

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

thank you!

[@RichardPillsbury]

Such luxury. I went down from Christchurch on a C-121 Super Constellation with the US Navy for Deep Freeze 70 winter over party at Byrd Station. How things have changed.

[@BenA-bu1cz]

Very cool mate.

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

Thank you!

[@chemtrailer6078]

he should blink, his eyes will freeze

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

Haha! Sometimes it is very hard to breath because the air is too cold and your throat closes up

[@NinoNiemanThe1st]

I also was a bit weirded out by the narrators non-eye blinking, and completely still upper face - almost Parkinson-esque, but hey, minor detail.

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

@@NinoNiemanThe1st Whats wrong with that? i am in an environment that i am comfortable in

[@NinoNiemanThe1st]

@@WildKiwiAdventurer No LOL there's nothing wrong with it. Not being used to cold weather, I think I'd be blinking continuously in that cold!

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

@@NinoNiemanThe1st haha!

[@sutrissutris6497]

Wow nice wildki good job kapan saya bisa di ajak terbang gratis

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

Thank you!

[@ankss4972]

Thanks brother for sharing this.

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

thanks for watching!

[@bobmhmmd]

awesome, cheers for sharing this, looks mean!

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

You are welcome! Hope it helped a little

[@hussainahmad8327]

Tnx

[@rachelledays9881]

What a cool plane.

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

Such a cool plane! I didnt actually get to go on it last year so was quite keen to go on the C17 this season

[@hassanahmedhassanahmed5939]

Beautiful country in the world yar.

[@antjetautkus5506]

😊.2024 still where? Thx for sharing Hope all is well 🎉😊

[@anandhangargi9437]

Very Good informative Video 🤝

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

Thank you!

[@HugoRamirez-k8g]

Good visit that place were that circle is nearby if you can

[@Viccatch]

this is so cool! one of my dream destinations.

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

thank you! if you ever get the chance to go, take it!

[@yourneighborhoodwierdo8349]

you deserve so many more subs it's not even funny.

[@southernhutsnz4112]

A Lifetime dream of mine to work there, maybe one day yet. Thanks

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

You can do it!

[@Balafoutre]

Love it!!!

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

Thank you!

[@antjetautkus5506]

Thx Love to go 2023

[@watersnifferdishfairxd8914]

Wow

[@baheaaabrasil5141]

Muito top Parabéns pelo vídeo

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

Obrigado!

[@annettewestera7865]

Great video Christan Love Aunty

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

Thanks Annette!

[@Matt-lp5ve]

I’m traveling to McMurdo next month and was curious how the internet situation is. I’m an online student and am going down there for only a month.

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

You should be fine, there's no wifi generally for mcmurdo residents in summer as far as I know. But there public computers everyone can use. Just don't plan on uploading and downloading anything. That's all I know, I was at Scott base and that's different

[@willgaukler8979]

...you will be lucky if they still go...sorry...quarantines....

[@fviannaval]

Oh my god, the background music... We can always count on it to ruin an otherwise perfect video.

[@NinoNiemanThe1st]

I'll admit the background music isn't great, sounding like every other 2018 video music track, but I'd hope most people could see past the irrelevant soundtrack and focus on the content. Who would let a soundtrack 'ruin' a video with so much interesting information? Answer: people who watch too much television.

[@insightfool]

Hey. I wintered over at South Pole in 93/94. Even back then the Ross ice shelf was thining and I thought that they wouldn't be landing planes on their for long. I wonder where they now land the C-141 that you were flying?

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

Hey! I bet winter at pole was an experience you will never forget. They still land all the planes I gliding the C17 on the Ross Ice Shelf. The ice is plenty think enough. They don't land them on the sea ice any more just because of logistics on maintaining the sea ice runway each year. The C17 needs a minimum of 1.8m thick of sea ice to land on. We still het that every year, but they just focus on the one runway now for wheels planes and one for skiplanes.

[@NinoNiemanThe1st]

The Australian Antarctive Division also runs a chartered Airbus A319 service from Hobart to the Wilkins ice runway during the summer months. It's a modified aircraft with extra tank space so it can tanker the return fuel (don't need to refuel in Antarctica). There are a few KZbin videos on this, and they're fascinating. Fortunately it only takes service personnel down there, no tourists to keep the environment as pristine as possible.

[@melvinmurriel6888]

They won’t let see that the world is flat

[@melvinmurriel6888]

Was the world flat

[@frato5265]

How much does it cost this flight?

[@frato5265]

How much does this tour cost?

[@MiKeMiDNiTe-77]

Wow awesome I always wondered what the Globemaster done and where it went I thought for some reason it was just C130s that went to the Antartic

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

Yeah the C17 is the better plane as it can carry more but for the warmest part of the season they can't land wheel planes and therefore fly the LC130 ski planes. They also do all the south pole resupplies too

[@ciarashitsongonetwostep]

awesome vid!!!!! ka pai bro ✌🏻

[@19Tharg76]

That's one hell of a thousand yard stare - goes right through me..

[@NinoNiemanThe1st]

These days, rather then the well-documented 'thousand yard stare' as a symptom of PTSD, you'd suspect Parkinson's Disease (but the guy is generally too young), or MG (myasthaenia gravis). Overall though, I think this guy just displays NZ South Island toughness, although I get that people can find the non-blinking somewhat odd or different. My money is on the latter - these people really are tough, and built differently when it comes to extreme cold! Or perhaps he's just really concentrating on his video, and suppressed his blink-reflex in the cold to finish it.

[@cu008345]

I have gone to the auctions with all surplus from The Antarctica program. One time I bought pallets of C-130 parts!

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

What! A pallet of C17 parts? I didnt know you could buy such things, What did you do with them, i would love to know!

[@Shaiikha]

I want to go to Antarctica .

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

Good luck, I hope you get the chance to

[@pamelacrawford4105]

What did you do while there?

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

I worked at Scott Base as a field trainer

[@mikaso30]

Good job

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

Thank you!

[@imexbar]

is it a noisy cabin in cruise flight?

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

Very loud and noisy, you really want to wear some ear protection to be comfortable.

[@TheRealerArbor]

This plane is currently going under maintenance at the base I work on, in the next hangar to mine. Crazy lol.

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

That's crazy! Did you get the registration from somewhere on the video? I hope it's all still working well 😉

[@Supernaut2000]

-23C? A warm day. Here in Canada we often get down to -45C typically in the winter.

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

Yeah you have it cold up there too. we had -42 a few days later and we were out camping.

[@rogerhargreaves2272]

Epic. You’ve got the same accent as my mate Andy from Auckland.

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

Haha theres a reason for that ;)

[@rogerhargreaves2272]

WildKiwiAdventurer - myself and Andy have been mates for years; I guess your from Auckland then. 😉 I’m from Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿.

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

@@rogerhargreaves2272 Im actually from the south of NZ but to an outsider we all sound pretty much the same!

[@rogerhargreaves2272]

WildKiwiAdventurer - you do bro. I went to Dunedin, just to see what was there, I went on the train, the whole experience was unbelievable. I’m so lucky to have visited your country. Also climbed the Cathedral tower in Christchurch before the earthquake. Keep safe bro. RgY ✌️😎💙💯

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

@@rogerhargreaves2272 Crazy! You were lucky to climb the tower, it is not there anymore!

[@taniaabdulqadir2652]

Where u book from and is it C17 and we have to buy our own jacket plz reply

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

Hi, This flight is full of scientists and people working at the research stations. So it is not possible to buy tickets on this plane. Look up Quark expeditions, they do run some flights to Antarctica.

[@taniaabdulqadir2652]

So how did u go

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

@@taniaabdulqadir2652 I worked as a field guide at the New Zealand Antarctic station,Scott Base. I taught the scientists how to survive in Antarctica and help them do their research

[@taniaabdulqadir2652]

@@WildKiwiAdventurer ok NP dude u are lucky to go because I love to go to antartica from 2 years so I comment you Any way thx

[@DAV632]

Interesting experience, Thanx. Some of the "music" needs to be deleted.

[@carolbrazil1508]

Great video.....thanks....

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

Thanks! 15 more to come soon now that I am back in NZ

[@ClaytonCurnowiscool]

Hey there. I'm moving to Christchurch next week and I dream of one day working in Antarctica. Watching your videos has inspired me to take the next step. What do I need to do to get a job like this there? Do I need to study something specific? Where should I look to next please? Cheers!!

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

Hi there, it all depends what skills and qualifications you have. Look at the Antarctic New Zealand website and role descriptions and start applying!

[@Avionicx]

1:51 The world's most unique safety announcement

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

bahaha yes it has to be something like that! very different to normal safety announcements!

[@trob0914]

JBLM( McChord AFB) is very close to my home , that's where this bird is home-based!!

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

Awesome! Do you see them flying a lot?

[@trob0914]

@@WildKiwiAdventurer They fly a circuitous pattern all day, every day, plus they send a squadron to Christ Church to support Antarctica for a good part of the year, plus the always support operations in SW Asia and elswhere, it's an awesome/ beautiful bird! Thx!!!👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@thenewadventuresofhenry6998]

The C-17 is a great plane.

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

Awesome plane!

[@NinoNiemanThe1st]

@@WildKiwiAdventurer The C-17 sure is an amazing aircraft. And I'd trust very few pilots apart from US military to fly them properly to such a difficult, but amazing place to land. The overhead announcements were hilarious: they sounded like a bog-standard 737 flying between different cities, but with such a dramatic twist given where this aircraft was going!

[@indradevabhakt6244]

Nice aircraft !! The Indian Air Force has a fleet of 11 C-17 Globemaster IIIs.

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

Nice one! They are great planes

[@OfMiceAndMegabytes]

Nice!

[@fusedthewicked7279]

How much did the trip cost?

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

This was apart of my job working at ScottBase, you cant actually buy a ticket on this plane. Look up Antarctic logistics for a price for a flight to Antarctica

[@abecoulter8550]

I've applied for a job with Antarctica new zealand, let's hope we get to meet one day

[@albertberedo7551]

Minus 23 ....the average temperature here in Fort Nelson BC during winter time and sometimes more than that ...minus 35 all the way to minus 40 ... it's look like is getting warm in your area buddy .....

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

Haha yeah there are some places colder. I had -40 to -50 C the year before down in Antarctica. For us its super cold because in New Zealand it has never gone below about -20 C

[@bahardin3992]

what's the powerplant (engines) for this C17. looks like quite a modern engine, GE something..??

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

Wikipedia informed me that "The C-17 is powered by four Pratt & Whitney F117-PW-100 turbofan engines, which are based on the commercial Pratt and Whitney PW2040 used on the Boeing 757. Each engine is rated at 40,400 lbf (180 kN) of thrust." So yeah, all I know is they work really well haha!

[@scuddrunner1]

@@WildKiwiAdventurer The C-17 is from McChord AFB Tacoma Washington State. Right next to where I live. :-) The Green stripe on the tail indicates McChord.

[@keddmann2334]

Hilarious. You know like we do - it's an Ice Wall. You have signed the contract mate. Don't mention the truth.

[@karltaylor2857]

100%. Piece of crap. He'll keep.

[@isopath1]

You absolute Tinbum!!! How have you pulled a second trip?

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

I have been to Antarctica 5 times, I work there in tourism and science.

[@hassanahmedhassanahmed5939]

I go in this country.

[@valdrin367]

Antarctica is a continent

[@kartikeyrai3095]

Your accent is very similar to "Admiral General Alladin" from The Dictator😅 BTW amazing video 👍👍 Can you give me the details how to fly to Antarctica?

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

Thank you! There are very few comercial flights, this one was for members of NSF or Antarctica New Zealand for staff going to work at the bases down there. Look up Quark expeditions and Antarctic Logistics. They do fligths but they are much more expencive than any normal flight.

[@nahidhasan5923]

Approximately how much u spend to make a full tour in anterctica?

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

I worked there with Science. It is not possible to buy ticket on this plane. You can go by ship from South America for about 6000 to 30,000USD

[@nahidhasan5923]

@@WildKiwiAdventurer oh thx

[@dannyyaroshenko3446]

-23 lollllll that’s warm🤣

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

Of course it all depends where you come from doesn't it!

[@marcsydney]

How can I buy a ticket for the flight?

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

Its not possible to buy a ticket for this flight as it is only for people working in McMurdo Station or Scott Base. You can fly to Antarctica with Quark Expeditions and return by ship, and with ALE, another tourist company who is very expencive!

[@KristnaSaikiaBillFortuneEagle]

This looks like spaceship...Lol

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

Haha OK maybe…

[@mickcocker6487]

Where did u fly from

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

Hello! We flew from Christchurch New Zealand down to McMurdo sound.

[@toledo152]

So, how do you get the senior citizen, NZ personal, US military, and assorted randos, ticket?

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

So I don't quite understand the question. Al the people on this flight are people working for the New Zealand or USA national Antarctic programs. So they could be scientists or people like me who support scientists by working at the New Zealand base, Scott Base. There are no random people on this flight. It is not possible to buy a ticket.

[@jamesmcbride11]

-23 Celsius isn’t even that cold That’s an average winter day in Alberta Canada

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

For Canadians yes it is, but not for Kiwis, that is colder than the coldest day new Zealand has ever recorded.

[@EternalNico1]

still cold

[@rocco...]

@@EternalNico1 -45 is cold! It got down to -46 C or -51 F in January 2020 where I lived. Went to the gym that morning to.🥶

[@iamtheone2292]

I wonder if you can live in Antarctica as a resident.

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

No you cannot.there are no houses to buy and no shops for food. The only way you can do it it with a tent for an expedition and that still has a lot of rules applied.

[@iamtheone2292]

@@WildKiwiAdventurer aww well that sucks... thanks for replying to me

[@michaelcramerichliebemeinl5150]

working as what kind of a trainer? Couldn`t understand that.

[@afizalaziz]

i can see many senior citizens onboard. Whos actually allow to embark on this journey? Are they only scientist / researchers?

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

Yes just scientists of people like my self supporting the scientists.

[@TSemasFl]

Those elderly people are scientists studying the Roswell UFO when it crashed, now the air force is flying that UFO down in Antarctica and those elderly people are the ones who made it work. Why else would elderly people be down there? Sit in a warm quonset hut, drinking coffee all day studying penguin poop? I'm sure there's tons of young college aged scientists for this. These people have special knowledge and work for the government.

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

@@TSemasFl sorry to disappoint but they are the ones sitting in a hut watching penguins. I have seen them myself. One guy has been doing it for 40 years!

[@lickwitgold1661]

@@TSemasFl when acting like a know-it-all goes wrong 😂😂

[@i0ntempest]

4:01 reversers are open??

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

Yes, they must keep the engines running, they never turn them off. if they do it is very hard to get them started again with the equipment they have on hand down there

[@i0ntempest]

WildKiwiAdventurer Thanks but I mean the reversers on the engines (help stopping the aircraft when landing) not just the engines. Reverse thrust is only supposed to be used when landing so I don't get it why they are open when the aircraft is parked.

[@typhoontom]

I have flown to and from many places as a U.S. Military retiree on this aircraft and for free!! Great ride!! Wished there had not been so much background music in this video, the sound of the aircraft is much better and makes it far more realistic. Thanks for the post.

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

Can you still fly on these aircraft even after you have retired? or is it just when you are working?

[@typhoontom]

@@WildKiwiAdventurer Yes...as retirees we can still fly but we are lower on the priority list, so if someone who is in the military competes for seats and uses up the available seats, then we just have to try again on another flight. Flying during low travel season is important. It's lots of fun!

[@Patel1747]

You guys are lucky.

[@WildKiwiAdventurer]

Yes we are very lucky to get this oppotunity

[@DM-hw4cr]

Why THAT music?

[@tenner4817]

Can foreign citizens get a job with New Zealand Antarctica Program?