PILOT VLOG: South African FLYING ADVENTURE!
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- Опубліковано 5 лют 2025
- Hey guys! This whole corona crisis has got me feeling a little down, so I decided to sort out my old flying footage and have some fun editing it!
In December 2019, I went on a flying adventure with 3 Dutch friends and visited a few of my favorite places in South Africa.
These are the memories I’ll cherish forever.
The Boys:
Martijn- 1:04
Thijs- 3:28
Maurits- 6:18
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Editing has removed certain context
I am speaking out of my own experience, rules and regulations may vary per aircraft and/or country
any aerobatic maneuvers and/or formation flying has been conducted under supervision and/or after extensive training
I am learning and improving everyday and encourage you to share your insights or point out any areas of improvement :-)
I need this kind of positivity in my life. These videos always make me smile. Such a fun person!
You are - for lack of a better term - infectious. In the very best way. Thanks so much for sharing your experiences with us. I *love* this channel.
Thankyou Bobby, very much appreciated!
Pilot Bambi - honestly, this is the kind of channel that should make its way toward a million subscribers. There’s no reason it shouldn’t. Keep it up! :-)
05:14 - "Trespassers will be shot!, Survivors will be shot again! hahahahaha
I KNEW this was in Texas!
@@sb859 hahah 🤣🤣
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Jhon We Mean it here in South Africa. Ask the mooi meisie Bambi. :)
@@Itseugza 🧐🧐🧐🧐
Loving your vids! Here through Mentor Pilot! I am South African and seeing my own country is so cool!
Fantastic! Sitting at home waiting for my corona duty at the military hospital, watching your adventures
Thankyou! Stay safe!
The formatting for these vlogs are sick!!! short, awesome footage that is just right! Thanks
Thank you Matthew ☺️
@@PilotBambi do you have any formation training footage?? I've done formation training with the USAF in a few different air frames. Formation aerobatics is so fun!!!!
thats why i want to become a pilot... these views are amazing!
George and the surrounding areas are one of the gems of this country, astonishingly beautiful
Hi Bambi, from Vancouver on the west coast of Canada 🇨🇦.
About as socially distant as possible.. Love your enthusiasm
and that smile is about as contagious as you can get
Love what you're doing with the channel! I always wanted to be a pilot but never had the focus and drive to pursue it. I've often wondered if 32 is too old to try, but I don't know if I could spend the years it would take to do it professionally or the money involved. You're a huge aspiration to anyone who wants to fly and your upbeat personality and positive attitude are a staple for young aspiring pilots in today's world. You keep it up and don't change! :)
This is an amazing channel. I can't wait to see it grow. Great production value, awesome music, great scenery, great flying and film-making skills, and a girl so dangerously cute it's hard to look away from her... If that's not a winning combination, I don't know what is.
Absolutely awesome... you just have to love South Africa, it tries very hard under the circumstances.
This comment is only to have a reminder for myself that I've been a subscriber under the 10k mark already. Because this channel is going to grow very quickly. Well done Pilot Bambi. Love your work. You will surpass the 100k subs mark very very soon
You're the best!
I've done all my PPL on a Cessna 150 Aerobat with 130 hp.
A lot of fun!
Flying in South Africa is one of my dream..
A friend of mine lives there..
He flies a red Supercub!
Nice! I could definitely recommend it; one of my favorite places to fly
@@PilotBambi you should let me know when you Pass FAMO .. will take you up in the sling 2 for some video content around the coast if youd like 😎🛩 👌
So much love for this channel. Starting my ppl next year wish me luck!! ✌🏼
Thanks love! Best of luck with your flight training!!
The coastline flight is absolute breathtaking
I totally agree! Thankyou!
Absolute amazing personality. Well made videos and amazing footage.
Awesome video Bambi, great camera angles!!! CapeTown is on my bucket list to visit one day. Beautiful country from the air!!! Really enjoy your videos. Every time I watch your videos, you help me realize again and again why I love aviation. Thanks!!!!
Thanks so much!
Ahh I loved this..beautiful flight..over the sea.. And so close..
I lived in Hout bay in Cape Town for a year..stunning.
So cool..just hop in your plane and fly away..I agree that plane is soooo cute!! 🥰
Glad you enjoyed it! Hout bay is absolutely gorgeous!
Keep the videos coming! Absolutely cool stuff. My son really wants to fly and your daily life is an inspiration and an education!
That is awesome! Hope he pursues his dreams!
The animal sounds in background of the first part of this are so cool!
So relaxing flying with you (virtually). Thanks for the videos Bambi.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Lekker dinner! Bedankt voor Uw mooi videos Bambi! Doorgaan!
Garden route is stunning. Glad you guys enjoyed the best of Africa. I might be a bit biased. Hear Zanzibar is stunning too.
Woohoo another video! Love watching these! I'm finishing up my instrument rating now and love seeing your flying footage.
You got this! So glad you enjoyed it 😁 I'm working on my instrument rating too
Prachtig Zuid Afrika zijn daar geweest ! Prachtige beelden .
I just love the fun you guys have on these trips.
My first flight in a small plane was from George to Plettenberg bay. The bug bit me and I got my PPL in Pretoria in 1978. Your video rehabilitates to joys of flying small planes in South Africa.
That's awesome! Glad you enjoyed the video 😁
hi pilot bambi im always your fan in every upload you do.. i love your content especially seeing your cute smile while flying
Looks like gorgeous weather to be flying in. I don't think I've ever seen a clear day like that flying in Papua New Guinea. 😁
We were so lucky, 2 weeks of this weather almost everyday😁
I started watching this channel back when it had like 2 k, which was not long ago, it grows so fast, her last video she was at 8k
Thanks to all of you, the algorithm is treating me wel! 😁
And now on the 28th of April in Australia 13400 subscriptions & the channel was pretty new 2 weeks ago when I first came across it. Good job bambi.
Great video! I was also watching James Asquith's video on his south african riding adventure and 'twas definitely one to watch! great content! keep it up!
This looks like so much fun! I was in South Africa on study abroad last winter, so I decided to sneak out and rent from the same aero-club! I had ZS-MDF though.. It was awesome flying somewhere different than the USA!
Keep uploading! Your channel is in the algorithm now!
Used to camp on Robberg Peninsula, beautiful part of the Garden Route. Wees veilig en goed vliegend. xx
This brings back great memories for me. Spent a lot of time filming in all those locations. Not in SA anymore but sure miss the scenery!
Glad you enjoyed it! Where are you flying now?
Nice to see you having fun in our backyard! I live in Gordon's Bay, at the bottom of Sir Lowry's Pass.
No way! One of my favorite places to fly!
Your good at this. Thanks for sharing things you do, looks like fun!
Great video. I really appreciate your attitude, the wonderful smile and the enthusiasm that exudes from you!!! Keep it up and stay well.
Thank you so much George!
I did my PPL at aero sport years ago , and flew ZS-SCE a few times.
Love your channel. Great video. I am currently training for a CPL in Australia
Thanks!! Goodluck with your training!
awesome vids, keep them coming. South Africa you beauty!!!
What a place right... wish I could go back! 😁
Much love Miss Bambi! Loving all of your videos, keep flying!
Thank you so much!!
Wow I love it . ...can't wait for your next video lol don't have your fans waiting long
Coming soon!
I was in South Africa last fall, rather brutal getting there from the West Coast of the US (Seattle) but well worth it. Next time I go back i'd like to do some flying there.
Looks magic, as I sit here dreaming of flying again regularly again :)
Wish I could be flying right about now too... !
Im liking the background music.
It is very intersting to watch your videos. Thank you very much.
Great job pilot Bambi, loving the new channel
Thanks Leigh 😁
Bambi: Feeling down is okay indeed. We all have. I've been in Law Enforcement for over 25 years. The things I've seen and experienced were, at times, on polar opposites of the emotional spectrum. Even so I've never lost my enthusiasm for my "job." We all serve each other in some way big or small. We all count. I can see that you TRULY love your life-"job." Never become jaded regardless of the downs no matter their source. The sun sets for a reason...its a reset button for our soul as tomorrow is another day. Your positive attitude will bode you well as you grow, personally and professionally. Keep smiling. keep flying, be healthy always.
I did all my PPL training in a C-150. My instructor and I are both over six feet. It was tight. Although, I do love flying it.
Haha very cosy! It's such a fun little plane!
Love all if this! Please continue!love your personality and attitude it is infectious!
Thanks😁
Really Enjoy your videos!My nephew was a skydive pilot a bit and is now a commercial pilot for Skywest as of last year(laid off for now🙄)Brother in law is a pilot for Stryker also on hold.I worked on a 160 ft Yacht back in 1988 and we were in St Marteen a bit so that was crazy to see how you fly around there like no big deal😳It terrifies me but I like it. Thanks Again wishing you continued success.Oh to be young again.
Todd Wynn Grand Rapids,Michigan
Thank you Todd. Must have been lovely to sail through the Caribbean.. Always loved seeing all the sailboats from the sky ☺️
Re dipstick at 04:02. Looks like one of the J Rabone & Sons beechwood yardsticks used decades ago by drapers.
Hi I remember you guys from Mossel Bay. Nice video. Enjoyed it very much. Would love to see you landing at Mossel Bay.
That's awesome! Next trip down we'll come for some coffee!
I would of loved to of seen a picture of the 170 flying above the 150. And had some footage through the overhead Windows of the 150 !
Thank you for sharing.. normal south africans can never afford this. Your posts are awesome.
Wish you all the best Captain Bambi🌞
Thankyou Mike
Looks like fun! Keep the videos coming please.
Thanks! Will do.
Great videos...it is even more amazing to see how fast you grew in subs in a month! Great job on that! I hope more women are inspired by your videos and start flying!
A South African trip isn't complete without a braai right? 😄 Thank you for showing our beautiful country.
Great video! Have you ever thought about flying Paramotors? I imagine you would LOVE flying them when you're not flying fixed wing.
That would be cool!
Us South Africans are well-known for our long dipsticks.
Lol my aircraft has a broom for a dipstick, idk why😂💔
Long lipstick dipsticks 🤣
Have you ever ferried a plane from EU or USA to South Africa? If so what are the costs other then fuel etc
Awesome video thanks for sharing
3:10 "ooh, quite spacious!"
"No!"
I can confirm
ikr!! A 150's cabin is soooo tight with 2 people lol
Well first WOW those low altitude banking shots from the wingtip were amazing and 2nd oh my gosh all of you look like teenagers. This is only the 3rd video of yours I have seen but I may have to start following you. The content is more interesting than other pilot vloggers that basically just fly from point A to point B.
Now I have an idea of what's going on up there every time I see a single engine prop plane pass over our family farm in the mountains of Tennessee!
It must be beautiful to fly there!😁
@@PilotBambi If you draw a diagonal line from Chattanooga to Nashville, we're somewhere in the middle. It is amazing how much air traffic comes over this part of the state, daily. We also get a ton of Life Flight chopper flights from Chattanooga to Cooekville, TN, daily. My wife's an LPN and would love to be a flight nurse! Maybe some day!
Awesome video !!
cool....love it
Hi Bambi, I like your amazing flying adventure in South Africa and your boyfriend is a best pilot as you Bambi. You are a successful woman always
Nice video! 👌🏻 Looks like an interesting place to fly! 🤙🏻
Thanks! 👍
Not gonna lie, my HEART STOPPED at 11:30 ....
had to play around a bit!
@@PilotBambi Well you got me good
I was learning fly in Cessna 152 to get my PPL, beautiful plane 😍🛩
I did all my ppl training in a 152 as well!
I am to fat for 152 so I did on 172
@@michaelsamo2849 lol ok
enjoying your channel, your positiv energy and the music as well *****
Thankyou!!
What are the chances that one of the houses you were at in the beginning of the video is literally like a block away from where I live. Cool video by the way👍🏻 greetings from South Africa 🇿🇦
Great video... wha kind of mount do you use underneath the wing?
Hi PilotBambi. Great video! I was looking for your SA videos. Looks like you had fun. I live in South Africa, up in Pretoria, close by Wonderboom airport. Hope to see around here some day.
Lekker man, on my bucket list - but not cheap to rent airplanes, and the weather can turn kak in a heartbeat. SA storms / winds can be rather exciting! :)
Ah yes, chased by those storms enough times to know its no joke!
Citi Golf Driver. Knows a good machine when she sees it. Subscribed..
Heyyy I lived in Cape Town between 84 and 87 ! Bloubergstrand, Table View...
Ohh thats awesome! Love Capetown!
Pilot Bambi Must have changed so much since then 👍🏻
bambi your so cute.... hope to see you im your fans... from philippines.. your awesome pilot
Thanks Brian!!
Exciting!
Learned to fly in 150 too. Nice plane!
So so fun!
Both people in the 150 were slim, yet it still looked like a tight fit inside the cockpit. It seems that the seats must be offset with the one actually flying seated a bit forward compared to the passenger, as you can see the pilot's shoulder past the shoulder of the one not flying. Serious question, how comfortable would it be in a 150, a 172, or any other trainer for that matter, if say a CFI and student were both 6'2 and 250lbs (113 kilos)?
Very cool video. Next time may we can hear some inflight audio. Is this video before your sky jumping job?
Thanks, and yes I will put more inflight audio next vids!! Unfortunately the quality of the recording wasn't great, so could only use a few fragments..
Damn i love the vlog-style 👌
Thanks!!
Refreshing content. Keep learning, keep posting
10:55 who saw those wires? These are the things that put me off low flying. Nice scenery though.
Once again! Impressive work, can't wait to see what else you will post!
Thank you very much!
I am sure that in a month your subs will multiply. Greetings from Barcelona!
Gracias! 😁
Great video!!
Glad you enjoyed it ☺️
Sweet video! Incredible shots. Love seeing the shots of planes flying from another planes perspective.
GREAT video! What a beautiful trip! Have you ever flown in the US? Also, dinner looked amazing! :D
I've never actually been in the US, but what I gather from all the beautiful flying vids on youtube, it looks absolutely awesome!
Tooop! Aerobat is a nice toy!
It sure is!
Well the music was better and it was nice to see the country where my Mother was born. Going low over the ocean in a single is chancing one's arm. I guess you are more lareey of such things these days? Kee the videos coming.Regards, Jim in NI UK
Cessna 150 is the best 😊 I learnt how to fly with it 👍👍👍👍
Nice 👍
Great video keep them coming please.
More to come!
This was a dope video as per usual!!!!
Appreciate it!!
The sweet life of Pilot Bambi
That's awesome. I was in Africa in Jan.. congrats my dreams