How Can This Plane Still FLY?! African Airliners

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  • @bjorngot73
    @bjorngot73 2 роки тому +5093

    When I used to travel domestic in Nigeria I always booked with the company that had the last crash. Less likely for them to crash again.

    • @ElVerdaderoAbejorro
      @ElVerdaderoAbejorro 2 роки тому +126

      Lol

    • @wilhelmtaylor9863
      @wilhelmtaylor9863 2 роки тому +597

      That's like smuggling a gun onto an airplane. The chances of another gunman are astronomical.

    • @marcocorrea716
      @marcocorrea716 2 роки тому +22

      Clever!

    • @schizophrenicproductions643
      @schizophrenicproductions643 2 роки тому

      Mathematically stupid. Gamblers paradox.

    • @ypvsypvs
      @ypvsypvs 2 роки тому +79

      Brilliant!
      Lets say you would send your kids to school using your friends as drivers. Would you think the safest one to drive them is whoever crashed last also then? Or do you in that case realize that the worst driver always is gonna be most likely to have done the last AND next crash? ^^
      In the US or EU the difference between worst and best airline is a few % so sure, it wont matter much.
      But in africa the difference between the worst and best often are in the range of 300% difference and your choice REALLY matters if safety is a concern. Your system certainly put you in 100 times worse chance to survive if you flew many times and did it following that system ;)

  • @arostwocents
    @arostwocents Рік тому +496

    The guy asking you for a bribe you gave a sticker to, that's the most British thing I've ever seen and I am British 😂😂😂😂❤

    • @JohnsonPadder
      @JohnsonPadder 8 місяців тому +7

      A tip, not a bribe. A bribe would require the guy to do something for him.

    • @solarevalo3588
      @solarevalo3588 8 місяців тому +17

      @@JohnsonPadder a tip for what??

    • @darlenefraser3022
      @darlenefraser3022 7 місяців тому +10

      @@JohnsonPadderSo does a tip!

    • @jepulis6674
      @jepulis6674 7 місяців тому

      ​@@solarevalo3588I would guess a living wage.

    • @NonStopGaming15
      @NonStopGaming15 6 місяців тому

      @@JohnsonPadder he can get you killed lol. Id defs feel like its a requirment, bribe.

  • @poshrat1
    @poshrat1 3 роки тому +930

    Thank you Noel. being a disabled man, who from a very young age, has always wanted to flying, but due to disability and lack of money, have never flown, but because of your channel i feel i have flown over most, if not all the world,

    • @LifeExotics
      @LifeExotics 3 роки тому +4

      Where do you live?

    • @poshrat1
      @poshrat1 3 роки тому +22

      @@LifeExotics uk East Anglia

    • @chriszani3698
      @chriszani3698 3 роки тому +46

      You should start a gofundme and maybe you could still achieve your dream

    • @jensfalkner7799
      @jensfalkner7799 3 роки тому +21

      @@poshrat1 Wish you all the best my friend 🙌

    • @danksquidward
      @danksquidward 3 роки тому +16

      Dude u can fly for 1 quid

  • @rachelperkins3743
    @rachelperkins3743 8 місяців тому +53

    Once flew from Arusha to Zanzibar, on a very small plane. The inflight drinks trolley was a old wicker basket with glass bottles of cola or fanta, with the bottle opener tied onto the basket handle. Passengers just passed the basket back, great memories ❤

    • @smilerpie1
      @smilerpie1 2 місяці тому

      Noel, you are to used to flying first class from all your patroon donations, living the high life. I fly the cheapest route, so do your viewers, no one cares about tape on the phone. Your high class living and expectations is not our concern. Just sayin

  • @kimanih6903
    @kimanih6903 4 роки тому +4299

    It's funny how in Tanzania, the immigration person is usually also the security, the ground crew, the cabin crew and also the pilot.

    • @bacyka7029
      @bacyka7029 4 роки тому +140

      Hmmm multitasking

    • @matt12251975
      @matt12251975 4 роки тому +345

      Requesting gifts, no less😂

    • @RosslyneMaina
      @RosslyneMaina 4 роки тому +8

      @@kimanih6903 Kim wacha wanaa🙈

    • @mufaddalsodawala5827
      @mufaddalsodawala5827 4 роки тому +52

      Everything is possible in Tanzania

    • @one2moja1
      @one2moja1 4 роки тому +198

      I'm certain if he had access to the hotel kitchen he would discover that the chef was also the immigration dude

  • @AustrianJager
    @AustrianJager 3 роки тому +2636

    Dude, i was flying on a DC3 from Tanzania to Jemen. People were smoking and we had a few goats on the plane. This was an adventure!

    • @wellthen6177
      @wellthen6177 3 роки тому +159

      Hell yeah, that sounds like a fun flight. Dc3 is an iconic plane, though, so I wouldn't have worried.

    • @JasonFlorida
      @JasonFlorida 3 роки тому +31

      What year was this?

    • @Tata-bd9nx
      @Tata-bd9nx 3 роки тому +58

      AustrianJager...In all the lies that has ever been told in this world,this Sir is the biggest.

    • @AustrianJager
      @AustrianJager 3 роки тому +97

      @@JasonFlorida 1991

    • @thegreat0220
      @thegreat0220 3 роки тому +160

      @@Tata-bd9nx actually it's not a lie
      I remember a flight from Tanzania being so full some of us had to stand up

  • @GalenCurrah
    @GalenCurrah 3 роки тому +2507

    I once flew Tanzanian Air from Dar es Salaam to Nairobi at night in a 727 (I think). In the cockpit was a crew of 1. The African pilot had years of experience, and made the smoothest landing that I remember in hundreds of flights in many countries. As I descended the front stairway, I gave the pilot a 'thumbs up' sign to which he returned a wide smile.

    • @MLBNation
      @MLBNation 3 роки тому +190

      This comment made me happy

    • @victornjoroge7671
      @victornjoroge7671 3 роки тому +72

      Flew with on a jambojet 737 with steam gauges from Nairobi to Mombasa best landing ever experienced!

    • @scotabot7826
      @scotabot7826 3 роки тому +208

      727 with a crew of one??? That is some dangerous stuff right there, if true, as the 727 was designed for 3 pilots!!!!!!, to operate safely!

    • @MLBNation
      @MLBNation 3 роки тому +239

      @@scotabot7826 Africa built different

    • @scotabot7826
      @scotabot7826 3 роки тому +58

      @@MLBNation All I'm saying is, there are NO single pilot jet airliners built by any country!!

  • @marvinkigame2838
    @marvinkigame2838 Рік тому +403

    The joke started when the boarding attendant asked for a tip.. the audacity 😂
    The flight looks scary 😨

    • @gergergrw
      @gergergrw Рік тому +36

      maybe its called a "bribe" ? :D

    • @marleysworld1157
      @marleysworld1157 Рік тому +58

      He said he gave him a sticker 🤣🤣🤣 that's probably why he ended up on that plane

    • @PrankCallEmpire
      @PrankCallEmpire 8 місяців тому +1

      ​@@marleysworld1157😂😂😂😂

    • @TheMrPeteChannel
      @TheMrPeteChannel 8 місяців тому

      White person + in Africa = Haves $$.

    • @hvr1874
      @hvr1874 6 місяців тому +2

      @@gergergrw aiybo you don't use that dirty coloniast word here in Africa. It is just a tip ....or cooldrink money .... or administration fee.

  • @ThruAWiderLens
    @ThruAWiderLens 3 роки тому +885

    9:00 I like how the flight attendant says "our 'expected' flight to Arusha", hedging her bets as to whether it will actually make it!

  • @BrandonBiden69
    @BrandonBiden69 3 роки тому +1315

    You have huge balls getting on there. I’m fearless but all my air crash investigation documentaries made me say no to this one.

    • @sammysoppy3361
      @sammysoppy3361 3 роки тому +48

      lmaooooo same. i’m like girl i’ve seen too many crash shows to ever get on this type of flight it’s a ticking time bomb

    • @keksimusultimus4257
      @keksimusultimus4257 3 роки тому +64

      believe me the old G.A. planes pilots are trained on are in much worse conditions usually, at least, visually speaking, yet fly marvelously.. Scratched seats aren't anything of concern for the safety of the flight.

    • @roasthunter
      @roasthunter 3 роки тому +14

      Taking your life into your hands getting on these planes in Africa. The lack of care says it all.

    • @thisismyalias
      @thisismyalias 2 роки тому +21

      @@keksimusultimus4257 Yeah but if they’re an indicator of the maintenance quality of the rest of the airplane then…

    • @keksimusultimus4257
      @keksimusultimus4257 2 роки тому +13

      @@thisismyalias they are not usually. There are stricts checks on vital parts of an airplane. Sure, seats must be changed/repaired if they can't lock, move too much e.t.c. but for scratch there isn't anything. So why pay? ;) Usually, if they dont force you to pay up, you dont.
      while for engines, instruments e.t.c. there are very stricts rules in place. And they are checks by both mechanics, and pilots.

  • @breadheadop5397
    @breadheadop5397 3 роки тому +3368

    “Even the Russians haven’t seen a plane this old” had me dying 😭

    • @stephaniecarlson525
      @stephaniecarlson525 2 роки тому +48

      This had me rolling on the floor laughing lol

    • @lafingas555
      @lafingas555 2 роки тому +19

      Take care of yourself.

    • @tos1asolntsepek
      @tos1asolntsepek 2 роки тому +41

      Yea lol, russians still have and use planes from 1960-s still fully operational

    • @beijaflor9313
      @beijaflor9313 2 роки тому +51

      And having seen that Russian pilot land that plane that lost all electronics straight after take off I would trust a Russian pilot in this plane!

    • @SuperRashead
      @SuperRashead 2 роки тому +3

      Not true. I were in the country 1½ month before the war. Trust me.

  • @HughieMunro
    @HughieMunro Рік тому +322

    He asks for a gift, probably thinking cash, and you give him a sticker?! Hahahaha emotional damage

    • @joaovictor5689
      @joaovictor5689 7 днів тому

      As a Portuguese speaker, I saw a joke that failed. see, in Brazil we call Santa Claus "Papai-Noel" so I understood it as a joke about a gift from santa claus or "Noel".
      just now realize i would probably ask for a bribe thinking I was making a fun small talk due rough translation

  • @nittanyburg20
    @nittanyburg20 3 роки тому +3792

    I feel like I owe every economy flight I’ve ever been on an apology

    • @pdraggy
      @pdraggy 3 роки тому +24

      Lol fa reels!

    • @quilmesdave
      @quilmesdave 3 роки тому +12

      Hahahahhaahhahaahahhahahahhahahhahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    • @tommylove7
      @tommylove7 3 роки тому +10

      😄😄😄😄

    • @MamaLinz123
      @MamaLinz123 2 роки тому +53

      I particularly want to apologise to Ryan Air.

    • @ScubaShark--8964
      @ScubaShark--8964 2 роки тому +7

      @@MamaLinz123 lol

  • @twisterwiper
    @twisterwiper 3 роки тому +722

    I think emergency exit instructions are irrelevant. The plane will simply unfold itself upon any touchdown rougher than a regular landing.

    • @simonmultiverse6349
      @simonmultiverse6349 2 роки тому +29

      Yes, the plane will flap its wings, but not in a way which can ever be repeated.

    • @mantinegd299
      @mantinegd299 2 роки тому +1

      Loll

  • @as680783
    @as680783 3 роки тому +503

    Had no intention of watching this at all. It just appeared on my recommendations so I gave it a go. So glad I did! Really enjoyed watching your flights on that old sky horse and Cessna.

    • @noelphilips
      @noelphilips  3 роки тому +28

      Thank you!

    • @as680783
      @as680783 3 роки тому +4

      @@jmh189 And what government might that be?

  • @bwanadave76
    @bwanadave76 2 роки тому +86

    I was walking across the tarmac in Maun for Air Botswana flight and the pilot was yelling out the side window trying to get a young boy to pull the wheel chock from under the nose gear. Eventually I pulled it and the pilot (an Italian, I believe) greeted me upon boarding thanking me as if I was a lost brother.😄

    • @andyharpist2938
      @andyharpist2938 Рік тому +25

      I landed, almost vertically, at Baghdad and as I got off the Russian pilot was having a smoke at the cockpit door.

  • @VlerkeDamne
    @VlerkeDamne 2 роки тому +774

    Massive respect to the builders of this aircraft. It's honestly amazing that it's still in the air with limited to probably no maintenance... Solid!!

    • @44bett
      @44bett 2 роки тому +34

      Thank you Brazil. Aircraft mainly used in the US, Latin America and later Europe - from Madrid to Moscow.

    • @davidkruse3424
      @davidkruse3424 2 роки тому +39

      I imagine they have maintenance just not what you want. Remember the pilot is the first guy at the scene of the accident. They're flying what they know. Remember they have Families 2

    • @Mr_Meowingtons
      @Mr_Meowingtons 2 роки тому +13

      and them dual Pratt & Whitney engines...

    • @ATITKD
      @ATITKD 2 роки тому

      Prolly built by whites..

    • @mattyjohnsson257
      @mattyjohnsson257 Рік тому +7

      Props looks pretty fresh though.

  • @tapacitosmith9184
    @tapacitosmith9184 3 роки тому +863

    I once boarded a flight from Anchorage Alaska to Soldotna Alaska. I sat watching a scruffy man looking like he had been on a three day drinking binge loading luggage into the engine nacelle and use a piece of wire to secure the door. He then climbed into the pilots seat. I wondered what in the hell did I get myself into.

    • @aleynak2014
      @aleynak2014 2 роки тому +15

      What was the flight like ?

    • @tapacitosmith9184
      @tapacitosmith9184 2 роки тому +159

      @@aleynak2014 It was flawless. 👌

    • @ishventurez
      @ishventurez 2 роки тому +73

      When I went skydiving I was waiting for my turn. I go to the hanger and see a maintenance guy cleaning and he gave me a tour. Nice guy. When it came to to buckle up my gear, he was my tandem! I was like uhhhh. Turns out he has over 25,000 jumps lol

    • @44bett
      @44bett 2 роки тому +1

      It's not just problem in developing nations.

    • @jeremyatkinson4976
      @jeremyatkinson4976 2 роки тому +5

      @@44bett I thought the USA was one.

  • @chrisrichards2544
    @chrisrichards2544 3 роки тому +269

    Once flew in an Antonov 24 from Brazzaville to Point Noire and back in the Republic of Congo ... there were no seats at all so we all just sat on our bags.

    • @Trevormy
      @Trevormy 3 роки тому +5

      Hahahahahaaaaa!

    • @tejana971
      @tejana971 3 роки тому +10

      So much for safety

    • @marcuspotter5590
      @marcuspotter5590 3 роки тому +8

      Are you kidding me?

    • @jhoughjr1
      @jhoughjr1 3 роки тому +2

      dangerous af

    • @exiledskunk5046
      @exiledskunk5046 3 роки тому +54

      😂 wow. We used to make jokes about air Zaire and Zimbabwe when I was at school in Zambia referencing these kinds of flights.
      "Hello this is your captain speaking. Please fasten your seat belts. If you have no seatbelt, please fasten your own belt to the seat. If you have no seat we will find your luggage for you to sit on."

  • @kian1572
    @kian1572 2 роки тому +850

    I’ve made many, many jokes about Ryanair, but looking at these planes really make my realise how I’ve taken these airlines for granted 😂

    • @Google_Does_Evil_Now
      @Google_Does_Evil_Now 2 роки тому +91

      Ryanair typically fly the newest planes. They strip out all the uselessness. They lower the prices and make it so ordinary people can travel. I remember what it was like before them - staggeringly overpriced.

    • @CheeseyMilkshakes
      @CheeseyMilkshakes 2 роки тому +67

      Ryanair planes are extremely new and with highly trained pilots, they just strip out all the useless shit.

    • @dritantahiraj3830
      @dritantahiraj3830 Рік тому +7

      I would would rather skydive than fly that shit noel was on. So ryanair is amazing next to that thing

    • @JOShaugh87
      @JOShaugh87 Рік тому +4

      Same thing with Southwest Airlines in the US. It’s a cattle car with wings but a lot of the pilots are ex military and the planes are extremely well maintained. Not always fun but you’ll get where your going!

    • @jess_lol4579
      @jess_lol4579 Рік тому

      ⁠@@RobertGeordieGibbryanair has never had a crash to begin with

  • @AntoniEmanuel7328
    @AntoniEmanuel7328 3 роки тому +223

    Noel got off lightly being asked for a gift. My neighbour worked in mining in Sierra Leone. Every time he arrived at the airport, with his uk passport, entry visa, work visa paperwork from the ministry of mines, immigration people still wanted a bribe to let him in the country.

    • @yanmarle2864
      @yanmarle2864 2 роки тому +2

      Yet he still found it profitable to pay the bribes every time!

    • @jonathanphillips5514
      @jonathanphillips5514 2 роки тому +11

      Wonder whether the bribe was bigger to leave?

    • @GOTTshua
      @GOTTshua 2 роки тому +3

      Just give them a Bible.

    • @Nooneoneoneoeneone
      @Nooneoneoneoeneone 2 роки тому +3

      That’s highly unprofessional

    • @yanmarle2864
      @yanmarle2864 2 роки тому +7

      @@GOTTshua In the past they paid them with burnt-out light bulbs from European dumps! Delicate looking, exotic, flawlessly round and shiny. Became impressive neck pendants or house decorations. In exchange for solid gold, ivory, precious wood, etc.

  • @prod.bylasse459
    @prod.bylasse459 4 роки тому +164

    i love how noel just laughts at the condition of the plane... like i would be scared out of my mind :)

    • @dorikaroxby783
      @dorikaroxby783 3 роки тому +5

      That was terrified laughing

    • @thoubias
      @thoubias 3 роки тому +7

      Yeah, the kind of nervous laugh that you laugh when things are out of your control and you can't do anything but sit there and hope to get home alive, despite how the sketchy the thing you are sitting in is.

    • @dorikaroxby783
      @dorikaroxby783 3 роки тому

      You read my mind

    • @meccadagreatest7508
      @meccadagreatest7508 3 роки тому

      Me too!!! 🥵🥵 Like scared sh*%less!!!

  • @gasgas2689
    @gasgas2689 3 роки тому +245

    When I worked in Nigeria, Shell Oil commissioned a survey into maintenance of internal airlines. They could only find one "With any discernable indication of routine maintenance". We were instructed to only fly on that airline. In order to get on a plane you had to 'give me a something' to about half a dozen 'officials' at the airport.

    • @Randomdude-i8x
      @Randomdude-i8x 2 роки тому +29

      Give me a something, that means a bribe?

    • @Michele-cl3dz
      @Michele-cl3dz 2 роки тому +17

      they just ask you for random gifts to let you pass?

    • @Nxtn
      @Nxtn 2 роки тому +13

      @@Michele-cl3dz Has anyone ever given an actual gift or is it all just cash only

    • @johnbroussard6956
      @johnbroussard6956 Рік тому

      ​@@Michele-cl3dzMy dad worked in Nigeria as well (ExxonMobil). He would bring bic ballpoint pens and mechanical pencils every trip to give as "gifts."

    • @madamebkrt
      @madamebkrt Рік тому +15

      That's nuts. I'm surprised Noel didn't say more about it in his voiceover lmao. I know Josh Cahill has been asked for a bribe before on an African airline (can't remember which one) but I think he said no haha.

  • @krautyvonlederhosen
    @krautyvonlederhosen Рік тому +26

    In 1984, Mexicana Air operated DC3s that were required to buzz our field on the downwind pass very low to scatter the livestock before turning round to land. The goats and cattle acted as groundskeepers keeping the brush from encroaching on the airport. All of the engine nacelles on the aircraft were painted black, as without, the amount of oil covering them would guiltily stand out. Ground personnel poked at the bottom of the wings with broomsticks but we always managed to make it. Good times.

  • @debsbuchan-bell7208
    @debsbuchan-bell7208 4 роки тому +385

    The Embraer 120 you flew on is 32 years old (built 1989) and was previously operated by Air France (F-GHIB), Trans Air Congo (ZS-SMV) and National Airways Corporation (also ZS-SMV) in South Africa. It was then delivered to FlightLink in March 2020

    • @Hans5958
      @Hans5958 3 роки тому +19

      How do you find this information?

    • @Dome31337
      @Dome31337 3 роки тому +28

      @@Hans5958 Direct connections to NSA. Dont listen to the fools telling you googling this shit up.

    • @frazermartin3259
      @frazermartin3259 3 роки тому +37

      Tell you what, the engines sounded pretty good. Don't know about the advanced Techie stuff, but mechanically, it has not been short of maintenance.

    • @jonathanedwards3084
      @jonathanedwards3084 3 роки тому +24

      @@frazermartin3259 Honestly it looks in decent shape, there are lots of Skywest planes that have damaged upholstery and seats that feel loose.

    • @Bill_N_ATX
      @Bill_N_ATX 3 роки тому +32

      @@frazermartin3259 , those are Pratt&Whitney turboprops. They are damned near indestructible as long as you feed them oil on a regular basis. Ok, not indestructible but pretty tough and by aircraft standards easy to maintain. The Brasília is not a bad aircraft for third world countries.

  • @TheDelman34
    @TheDelman34 4 роки тому +502

    I bet your Life Insurance carrier must be impressed by some of the airlines you flew with.

    • @malcolmallen3687
      @malcolmallen3687 3 роки тому +18

      I'd check to see if your life insurance policy is even valid on this airline let alone the African country you decide to visit... More power to the adventurous man willing to fly at seeming ease through out Africa. 😎

    • @SeanBZA
      @SeanBZA 3 роки тому +29

      @@malcolmallen3687 They are not the worst airlines, though some of them definitely take that pesky maintenance thing as a suggestion. At least both are well maintained airframe and engine wise, and the panels are not too badly dented from a long hard life. Yes interior is threadbare, but rather better to spend the money on the airframe, than have spiffy seats just before the crash. Have flown on worse.

    • @Hobinator17
      @Hobinator17 3 роки тому +13

      Still safer than getting in your car and driving to any airport, western countries included.

    • @blackjackamsterdam7075
      @blackjackamsterdam7075 3 роки тому +10

      Way much saver than the brand new 737 max
      Would anyone prefer flying the 737 max instead.

    • @cappyky
      @cappyky 3 роки тому +4

      OR....they're re-writing your policy!

  • @elvesbp
    @elvesbp Рік тому +23

    Congratulations to the officers in command, An old Brazilian plane takes you to your destination safe and sound! I'm proud to be Brazilian! Cool video! Old but has been fulfilling its role for a long time ! Embraer 120 made in Brazil.

  • @unityxg
    @unityxg 2 роки тому +243

    Its so crazy to see the security differences between these terminals in Africa compared to an American airport where you are sterilized before being able to even go into the actual terminal.

    • @SobrietyandSolace
      @SobrietyandSolace Рік тому

      I thought all the internal lockdowns were dumb when the U.K. continued to accept flights from wherever with no testing until it was already far too late in the day. If we had just shut the borders the fucking second we heard about SARS COV2 it would have been ok but no this fuckery was deliberate

    • @unityxg
      @unityxg Рік тому +16

      @@Nighterlev I do remember that. If you wanted to go watch and look at planes, you used to could walk right into an airport without a ticket and walk right up to the jetway in the terminal. Simpler times man. I miss those days.

    • @francissobotka8725
      @francissobotka8725 11 місяців тому +4

      You do remember what happened to cause that ?

    • @jacob1121
      @jacob1121 11 місяців тому +24

      @@francissobotka8725 Politicians waging pointless wars for decades?

    • @unityxg
      @unityxg 11 місяців тому +4

      @@francissobotka8725 Yes, I watched it happen live.

  • @renatotoscano5093
    @renatotoscano5093 3 роки тому +836

    it's an embraer, dude. this thing is able to fly without wings

    • @Swampyankeehomestead
      @Swampyankeehomestead 3 роки тому +139

      Thats a solid aircraft you can take the wings off that thing and use it as a tank. It was designed to withstand anything except a bad pilot.

    • @logotrikes
      @logotrikes 3 роки тому +47

      Flown them on FIFO. Bullet proof but noisy. The cabin crew, all one of them, issued earplugs as you board. I was expecting a leather flying cap and a white silk scarf...

    • @gdparry2727
      @gdparry2727 3 роки тому +14

      Used to fly an Embraer between Newark NJ and Portland ME - quite comfy really

    • @Swampyankeehomestead
      @Swampyankeehomestead 3 роки тому +2

      @@gdparry2727 probably maintained that pos. Stop breaking planes!

    • @renatotoscano5093
      @renatotoscano5093 3 роки тому +2

      @Paul Rice chill up fella

  • @gangfire5932
    @gangfire5932 3 роки тому +61

    I love the stewardess's near-constant expression of bored/don't-give-a-damn.
    I used to work as an aircraft cleaner at DFW. The Mexicana planes were pretty bad; they made the Braniff birds look downright decent.
    Oh, and I like that shirt you bought.

    • @432b86ed
      @432b86ed 2 роки тому +1

      Was Braniff really that bad?

  • @notreyf
    @notreyf 4 роки тому +180

    This channel rocks. Some flight reviewers promise to take you on an adventure, but don't. You really mean it, and always deliver. Thank you.

    • @noelphilips
      @noelphilips  4 роки тому +29

      I appreciate that it really means alot :)

    • @josephpak4277
      @josephpak4277 4 роки тому +12

      @@noelphilips By the way, The EMB 120 you flew was originally delivered to Air Littoral (then with Flandre Air & Air France Regional) as F-GHIB, then was flown as ZS-SMV for Transair Congo before coming to Tanzania. Serial/Construction Number: 120162
      The only reason why most websites don't show the current registration and operator is because it was just registered in Tanzania in March 2020.

  • @JennyTownsend-r5x
    @JennyTownsend-r5x Рік тому +16

    You do realize don't you that you are a highly gifted artist? Your videos offer so much more than just train stations, airports, hotel rooms. I love all the others' videos. But you add a special creativity which money and knowledge can't buy. You're what I call worldclass.

  • @NathanielChristopher
    @NathanielChristopher 3 роки тому +125

    The people in Tanzania seem absolutely lovely. Thank you for sharing that corner of the world with us.

    • @borninjordan7448
      @borninjordan7448 3 роки тому +4

      They are. I did some charity work on Zanzibar ten years ago.

    • @mikep9913
      @mikep9913 3 роки тому +3

      Yes they are, very special people. I lived there for two years and didn’t want to leave.

    • @insiyahhassanali5486
      @insiyahhassanali5486 3 роки тому +2

      thank you

    • @kWb02
      @kWb02 3 роки тому +13

      Yeah really lovely….trying to bribe a foreigner….

    • @kWb02
      @kWb02 3 роки тому +2

      @@jakobinobles3263 no?

  • @mohabatkhanmalak1161
    @mohabatkhanmalak1161 4 роки тому +93

    They are low budget airlines whose business model is to plug the gaps in routes around major cities and towns. I think they are prioritising mantainance on engines, airframe, avionics and landing gear. So the interior does not matter. The open air airport in Arusha is a very good concept and would be very cost effective . It has all the facilities a traveller would need without fancy buildings. This concept would work out well for other countries small, regional airports.
    This clip reminds me of when back in the day African airlines were using Douglas DC3's and Ilyushin 12's and other Russian aircraft.

    • @DarkNexarius
      @DarkNexarius 3 роки тому +6

      I like how naiv you are thinking about "prioritising maintenance".
      I'm pretty sure they are doing something called "corrective maintenance" while the rest of the world operates on "preventive maintenance".
      Basically they fix it when it breaks. not before.

    • @mohabatkhanmalak1161
      @mohabatkhanmalak1161 3 роки тому +16

      @@DarkNexarius So, they will fix that LP turbine blade with a slight hairline crack AFTER it breaks. Or the leaking hydraulic pump for the control surfaces. You don't know the least what you are talking about.

  • @wholiveswhere
    @wholiveswhere 3 роки тому +105

    Reminds me of flying domestically in Ghana when I lived there. The staff approach to passengers was as indifferent as it comes. No communication whatsoever but overall was quite relaxed if you just went with the flow!

    • @PhilipKaskela
      @PhilipKaskela 2 роки тому +12

      I flew on a few very obviously retired chinese airliners in ghana. All the safety cards were in chinese and they had tape covering the chinese airline's logo.

    • @MA-go7ee
      @MA-go7ee 2 роки тому +3

      Service is so weird in Africa. Ranges from almost openly hostile to obsequious sometimes within the same establishment, lol.

  • @atm565
    @atm565 Рік тому +29

    Love to see that you're still interacting with comments on a video 2 years old, not many creators do that. Keep up the good work, the vids are great. You've got my sub!

  • @ReneSchickbauer
    @ReneSchickbauer 3 роки тому +584

    "The scrap yard didn't accept the plane, so i guess we just keep flying it...."

  • @keithg2651
    @keithg2651 2 роки тому +131

    I've had an internal flight in Egypt.... the vibrations in the plane were really scaring. Everything was loose and rattling and it felt like at any moment it could shake itself apart completely.

    • @Cal3000
      @Cal3000 Рік тому +7

      That basically what normal Airbus A320s were like in the 90s

    • @elementone4309
      @elementone4309 Рік тому +2

      I think I may have taken that flight before too, the seat next to me collapsed during take off haha

    • @behindthen0thing
      @behindthen0thing Рік тому +3

      @@Cal3000 i rode on an older A320 in greece not too long ago and it was sketch. it was a 1990's model. way louder, interior rattling apart, lights flickering.
      Glad it was only a 30 minute flight.

    • @viraloracle5151
      @viraloracle5151 Рік тому +1

      as others said thats the typical 90´s 80´s flight experience lo l

  • @BasicallyFlying
    @BasicallyFlying 3 роки тому +190

    “It was a 30 minute flight, cruising at some sort of altitude I don’t know 🙄” 😆😆

    • @Bacchusmbt
      @Bacchusmbt 3 роки тому +1

      I howled! 😂😂

    • @tenhoruohoranta
      @tenhoruohoranta 3 роки тому +3

      @Lotenna Okonkwo he did not mock in any way, it was about not seeing the plane on the flight tracker so he didn’t know the altitude. do not be an extra scoundrel.

    • @ngamerrr
      @ngamerrr 2 роки тому

      @Lotenna Okonkwo clearly you're blind

    • @ngamerrr
      @ngamerrr 2 роки тому

      i have been insulted

    • @scypher1584
      @scypher1584 2 роки тому

      @Lotenna Okonkwo thy declare that thee is very fine and dandy good ole chap!

  • @AverytheCubanAmerican
    @AverytheCubanAmerican 2 роки тому +186

    Tanzanian airline copying off a British bus, using a Brazilian plane, and filled with Russian tourists... *Mr. Worldwide.*
    And you definitely check out as Mr. Worldwide with that drip at 14:57! How kind of the airport to arrange a taxi for a tour of the local area before your flight. Fitting in with the locals with that drip is what happens when you become one with the blessed rains down in Africa

    • @zahrans
      @zahrans 10 місяців тому

      Or maybe the British bus copied the Tanzanian airliner? 🤔😁

  • @detoxy85
    @detoxy85 4 роки тому +40

    Brings up memorys of my time in Tanzania. Great Country and nice people.

  • @quaxky326
    @quaxky326 3 роки тому +32

    5:40
    If your wondering why the propellers are spinning so slow, it’s because the rpm matches the refresh rate of the camera, get it at the right refresh rate or rpm, and you can make it look like it’s not working.

    • @supertrinigamer
      @supertrinigamer 3 роки тому +4

      It's nice to see something that is known by the majority explained, since there's probably that one poor sod who can't find an explanation and think he's going mad because nobody else talks about it.

    • @quaxky326
      @quaxky326 3 роки тому

      @@supertrinigamer is this a good comment or bad comment?

    • @wilmerholmqvist8705
      @wilmerholmqvist8705 2 роки тому

      Didnt know that thanks!

    • @quaxky326
      @quaxky326 2 роки тому

      @@supertrinigamer Ok this is a good comment, I see it now lol

    • @quaxky326
      @quaxky326 2 роки тому

      @@wilmerholmqvist8705 No problem.

  • @haweater1555
    @haweater1555 3 роки тому +731

    The Russian guy with the chocolates is well prepared to give out necessary "gifts" (bribes) to the locals.

    • @vaughnwilliams1208
      @vaughnwilliams1208 3 роки тому +77

      He's probably used to that if he lives in Russia

    • @coolsidecool
      @coolsidecool 3 роки тому +17

      Literally for the kids.

    • @frazermartin3259
      @frazermartin3259 3 роки тому +25

      @@vaughnwilliams1208 Hey, you don't have to live in Russia to experience that. It goes on all round the world. Never heard the expression 'the Marlboro Canal' describing the Suez Canal?

    • @frazermartin3259
      @frazermartin3259 3 роки тому +33

      @UCebMn6BZyNFnQzEQo9vqvfg Yes, I've been to Russia. I was in the Merchant Navy for over 40 years and visited just about every country that has sea access. As for Russia, I once spent about 6 weeks on a large, sophisticated Gas Carrier anchored off a Russian Port in the Black Sea. Our Deck lights were brighter than the whole town street lights. The Agent informed us that although the crew would be allowed ashore but they must be back on last boat at 23:00. They would not meet anybody who spoke english, as this was a quiet backwater within an enclosed country. I could go on, but suffice to say that those of the crew who went ashore, were tripping over attractive young ladies who all claimed to be English Teachers. None of course who actually lived in the town.
      Anything else you want to know (if I can remember) about the graft and corruption across the world, as witnessed by myself. Please let me know.
      Note that I have no particular axe to grind, just many memories which many conflict with some peoples ideals.

    • @andywhite6713
      @andywhite6713 3 роки тому +13

      I always take English chocolates to Russia, it works a treat, oh and 2,000 Rub (£20.00) in your passport :-)

  • @survivallaar1986
    @survivallaar1986 Рік тому +16

    10:30 his neighbour feels completely relaxed at this old plane :) Indeed, this is a solid aircraft.

  • @greatflyer_aviation
    @greatflyer_aviation 3 роки тому +820

    Your choice of music always cracks me up xD Thanks for taking us with you!

  • @soulman4292
    @soulman4292 2 роки тому +295

    I’ve got to say, the pilot did a pretty damned smooth looking landing in Zanzibar. Africa seems to be the Wild West in many regards, and it is still somewhere I have to insist on visiting one day. Hopefully sooner than later.

    • @henryfreeman7748
      @henryfreeman7748 2 роки тому +40

      The pilots abilities didn't concern me as much as the condition of that aircraft, I surely would've been in prayer the whole flight..

    • @MbeziAmsterdam
      @MbeziAmsterdam 2 роки тому +8

      Wild West is a perfect term for Tanzania lol. But it's awesome.

    • @Nxtn
      @Nxtn 2 роки тому +10

      @@henryfreeman7748 The shittier the aircraft the better chance of surviving

    • @Dustyscorner1111
      @Dustyscorner1111 Рік тому +3

      @@Nxtn true! the less complex the plane, the less maintenance needed!!!

    • @Nastalas
      @Nastalas Рік тому +1

      Well interior isn’t the mechanical flying part so well

  • @kingratt82
    @kingratt82 3 роки тому +27

    Embraer 120! I used to fly them with United Express as a kid in and out of SFO! They’re by far and away my favorite aircraft. You’re so lucky to have flown one in 2021! Wow!

    • @44bett
      @44bett 2 роки тому

      Built in Brazil in mid 80's.

  • @VernonDraws
    @VernonDraws 2 роки тому +82

    I did this exact flight when I went to Tanzania. One thing that stood out for me on the trip was the "traffic - traffic" that I could hear from the cockpit followed buy the plain suddenly banking to one side.... I can only imagine what happened

    • @drew4711
      @drew4711 Рік тому +18

      Lol the plane was new enough to have tcas?

    • @IronHexacyanoferrate
      @IronHexacyanoferrate Рік тому +9

      Funny thing is, turning isn’t what you’re supposed to do if a TCAS warning comes on. The aircraft in question will talk to each other and issue the pilots instructions to either climb or descend, that way a situation where both planes climb, or both turn in the same direction is avoided.

    • @Tomtom1056LMAO
      @Tomtom1056LMAO Рік тому +7

      @@IronHexacyanoferrate If you're visual, then you and the other aircraft can both turn rightwards to avoid the collision, or so I've heard

    • @boosteddiesel1834
      @boosteddiesel1834 Рік тому +4

      Nope sorry, they get told to decend or pull up, no left/right. The rules of tcas is do what tcas tells you to, not what you think “looks” right

    • @IronHexacyanoferrate
      @IronHexacyanoferrate Рік тому +1

      @@Tomtom1056LMAO If you have visual on the other trafic, you can maintain visual seperation, but as far as I know a TCAS command is equivalent to a GPWS command, you take it as gospel, and do what the plane is telling you to do, it will only come up if you are on a colission course with the other airaft.

  • @adrianpilcher703
    @adrianpilcher703 2 роки тому +206

    I flew on a 1943 DC3 in Venezuala, Rutaca Airlines, to a field in Canaima national Park. I wonder if it's still flying? Edit. It appears it crashed, killing everyone several years later and getting all DC3s banned in Venezuala.

  • @jeremyryan770
    @jeremyryan770 3 роки тому +372

    I bet the check engine light has a bit of electrical tape over it.

    • @chops1546
      @chops1546 3 роки тому +1

      LOL !!!!!!!

    • @johndonald3566
      @johndonald3566 3 роки тому

      Those aren't installed

    • @redrb26dett
      @redrb26dett 3 роки тому +3

      Are you saying penny is the pilot

    • @marcuspotter5590
      @marcuspotter5590 3 роки тому +1

      Either that or the pilot ignores it. ;)

    • @ozstickman
      @ozstickman 3 роки тому +4

      No they fixed the problem...... took the bulb out!

  • @georgewambugu9393
    @georgewambugu9393 3 роки тому +440

    welcome to a Africa. Here we are always on survival mode.

    • @streetaction4245
      @streetaction4245 3 роки тому +27

      *I'm pretty sure it's harder to survive here in the states*

    • @vinsilfon
      @vinsilfon 3 роки тому +59

      @@streetaction4245 Really? Move to Africa, then.

    • @georgewambugu9393
      @georgewambugu9393 3 роки тому +13

      @@streetaction4245 I agree on that point but on the other hand u have established government but here were are led by a bunch of pigs who run for office to help themselves and their friends. Do some research about my country, Kenya and am sure u will understand my point.

    • @streetaction4245
      @streetaction4245 3 роки тому +1

      @@vinsilfon never said I would move there .I love the lifestyle I'm able to create here but it doesn't mean it's not hard to survive here

    •  3 роки тому +9

      @@georgewambugu9393 Kenya is still probably one of the best countries in Africa. And I'd probably live in Kenya rather than some middle-east and asian countries. So yeah, improve your country, but don't be turn down by its problems.

  • @ismailjames3781
    @ismailjames3781 2 роки тому +18

    As someone who watches your videos to deal with my fear of flying I've got to commend you for having the balls to fly these airliners. I used to only fly airlines with a 7/7 safety rating... now I'm confidently down to 6/7

  • @kuzivashebayela
    @kuzivashebayela 3 роки тому +203

    African environment is just laid back, never in a rush

    • @nailitorglondon1425
      @nailitorglondon1425 3 роки тому +11

      Then always ready for a crash. Get some loose some

    • @johndouglas5712
      @johndouglas5712 3 роки тому +20

      Like the American Post Office

    • @kelvinmwango4510
      @kelvinmwango4510 3 роки тому +5

      That's tanzanians,they are never in a rush

    • @Fred_the_1996
      @Fred_the_1996 3 роки тому +4

      I mean, if I had to endure that heat... not sure if I'd survive though, I'm content with the 10 °C

    • @jamiewilliams685
      @jamiewilliams685 3 роки тому +9

      Africa is a reflection of it's people.

  • @dmedlin8118
    @dmedlin8118 3 роки тому +164

    You wonder when this plane received its last 100 hour inspection! You have cajones to sit in the same trajectory as the propeller should a blade decide to depart the engine.

    • @ckvonpickles3751
      @ckvonpickles3751 2 роки тому +13

      be over so quick you wont feel a thing???

    • @derplovestravel1777
      @derplovestravel1777 2 роки тому +7

      Air Canada: we don't talk about that incident

    • @lornespry
      @lornespry 2 роки тому +1

      Funny, that's EXACTLY what I was thinking :)))

    • @noblegoldheart8508
      @noblegoldheart8508 2 роки тому +1

      I would actually love to know if it had one. Because judging by the condition of the cabin of the aircraft, I can definitely tell you it hasn't had a 100 hour inspection. And it's clear to me that this airline has no standards for safety and quality.

    • @takeoff1999
      @takeoff1999 2 роки тому

      If a prop blade 'departs' it doesn't matter where you are seated...

  • @Sashazur
    @Sashazur Рік тому +14

    Back in the late 1970s I flew on a regional airline in Panama for a very short hop, probably no more than 15 minutes. We didn’t go high enough to pressurize. There were life jackets scattered on the floor and rain was leaking in through the exit door!

  • @whiffy506
    @whiffy506 2 роки тому +36

    It is expected for the cabin to be banged up after so long but this speaks volumes of the reliability and sturdiness of these aircrafts. It’s remarkable really.

    • @styldsteel1
      @styldsteel1 Рік тому +2

      So when are you gonna book a flight?

  • @pinkmagiclala
    @pinkmagiclala 2 роки тому +16

    How some of these planes manage to make it from point A to point B is nothing short of a miracle.

  • @JucsMGA
    @JucsMGA 3 роки тому +255

    Actually the EMB 120 "Brasilia" is a very very safe aircraft, rewarded by the FAA in 1996 as the safest low range airplane in the world. Yes, it's quite old, but Embraer machines are still very safe and efficient. But the Cessna 208 "Caravan" you took from Zanzibar to Dar Es Salaam is something like a lawn mower with wings, I should be very scaried inside this one.

    • @BlueZirnitra
      @BlueZirnitra 2 роки тому +33

      @@JumpingTuna This exactly. No one is complaining about the model of aircraft, it's the fact that it is visibly falling apart and the operators can't even get the paperwork right and are ghosting a plane around that for all intents and purposes doesn't exist. An airplane is only as safe as the people operating it.

    • @philippal8666
      @philippal8666 2 роки тому +3

      It’s the fact the props are only held on by windspeed and prit stick. That and they patch up cracks with plasticine. The tail starts to bend backwards overnight if not propped up.

    • @leomay4240
      @leomay4240 2 роки тому +5

      But the internal trim is really not relevant to the mechanics of the aircraft... I learnt to fly on a perfectly safe pa28 with the trim completely falling off.

    • @BlueZirnitra
      @BlueZirnitra 2 роки тому +3

      @@leomay4240 if they can't be bothered or afford to fix a falling apart interior then they can't be bothered or afford to maintain the aircraft in general. If you like putting your life in negligent and lazy hands then you go ahead.

    • @zappababe8577
      @zappababe8577 2 роки тому +4

      @@philippal8666 That's a lie! The tail isn't held on with Plasticine, they used Blu-Tack as adhesive! Much more secure

  • @brianbennett5708
    @brianbennett5708 3 роки тому +13

    While I was working in Tanzania I flew from Dar es Salem to Mwanza, whilst accelerating into take off there was an enormous bang, pilot came on the intercom and told us that we where returning to the terminal. My take on it was rather the bang at zero feet than twenty thousand feet.
    I did however make it to Mwanza later in the day.

  • @cwarsvideos
    @cwarsvideos Рік тому +10

    You're amazing! I have plane/flying anxiety and theres no way in hell i would get on one of those planes even if you gave me 1 million dollars. Thank you for helping me feel better about planes.

  • @islandcactus1508
    @islandcactus1508 4 роки тому +282

    Flightlink hasn’t got the best safety record in TZ. You got balls dude! Try Zantas next time!

    • @sirjman
      @sirjman 4 роки тому +4

      I flew on their Grand Caravan 208 DAR-ZNZ on our honeymoon and it was in pretty good shape!

    • @CallieMasters5000
      @CallieMasters5000 4 роки тому +39

      Looks like a death trap.

    • @publiclyme3955
      @publiclyme3955 4 роки тому +1

      We juice ooh yeah brother is mkikiquyn. Hey I jpu
      M job VM B b b B N G huku

    • @jonesaviation1116
      @jonesaviation1116 4 роки тому +13

      He couldn’t even get out of the door with balls that big

    • @henrikmichelsson1729
      @henrikmichelsson1729 4 роки тому +21

      I'd have run out from that plane as it was getting filled with Russians who don't seem concerned about the pandemic. If there would've been swedes too this would be a pre contagion movie clip lol

  • @ByOwlLight
    @ByOwlLight 2 роки тому +17

    Ah, this brings back memories of popping between Nairobi and Bujumbura in 1990 (right before the war in Rwanda). We had chickens in the overhead bins and everything. It was a grand adventure as a kid.

  • @topfelya
    @topfelya 3 роки тому +756

    2:23 Gift for us ?????? Amazing hospitality !

    • @corbeilu
      @corbeilu 3 роки тому +347

      He was probably joking. He said Mr. Noel. For a French-speaking person, it’s almost a direct translation for Santa Claus...

    • @josephlambe2796
      @josephlambe2796 3 роки тому +54

      A gift got you yes...Say hello to my little friend...

    • @srinivasanbeemarao9128
      @srinivasanbeemarao9128 3 роки тому +36

      Last three years i am working in dar es salaam. it's a common practice here.

    • @henrykiragu7597
      @henrykiragu7597 3 роки тому +11

      @@corbeilu They speak English or Kiswahili in Tanzania.

    • @Tim0Tim0
      @Tim0Tim0 3 роки тому +42

      Haha, pretty cool characters in the world. I found it amusing that, that same guy who checked him in, escorted him to the airplane later on.

  • @warrenbischoff9222
    @warrenbischoff9222 Рік тому +4

    I unsuspectingly flew Flightlink from Dar es Salaam to Arusha. Loved the shiny silver engine, and the catering cart had the Continental Airlines on it.

  • @velikijyzhasnyj2603
    @velikijyzhasnyj2603 3 роки тому +160

    “How many Russians can you fit in Embraer 120?”
    The music
    LOL

    • @michaelreid8857
      @michaelreid8857 3 роки тому +7

      Answer: one more.

    • @thomashelm6931
      @thomashelm6931 2 роки тому +3

      Glad someone else noticed! Waiting for the bottle of vodka to go out and be passed around. I would have needed a couple chugs. 🤣

  • @brenfitzy111
    @brenfitzy111 3 роки тому +21

    I love that the hostess is just chilling in the Prop arc at 12:09

    • @Cadenluk
      @Cadenluk Рік тому +1

      That Russian beside him was low key pretty nice

  • @jonjohnson2844
    @jonjohnson2844 3 роки тому +66

    Mechanically, it will be the "Trigger's Sweeping Brush" of aircraft, everything replaced. No plane ever crashed because of a broken seat or old phone.

    • @AttilaTheHun333333
      @AttilaTheHun333333 3 роки тому +2

      @Brandon
      cmon

    • @regdor8187
      @regdor8187 3 роки тому +3

      Not true, some Cessnas crashed when the pilots seat slid back on takeoff....

  • @Invertmini1212
    @Invertmini1212 Рік тому +8

    I flew Kilimanjaro Airport to Zanzibar on a small prop plane like this and prior we couldn’t board for 10 hours due to maintenance issues.. Then we proceeded to use the same plane, i was white knuckled the whole ride..

  • @jasonmacharia3339
    @jasonmacharia3339 3 роки тому +5

    I've been watching your videos for quite some time now and your sense of humor is up the charts. I also like that you're very open-minded and not biased at all and will call it as it is. Thanks mate

  • @BryanClementi
    @BryanClementi 3 роки тому +42

    That's so awesome! Those Brasilia's are old Skywest planes. I flew those for seven years from 2001 to 2008. Happy to know they're continuing their lives in another part of the world. I even got to drop a couple off with the ferry pilots who took them to Australia and Africa around 2006.

    • @wrxpilot
      @wrxpilot 3 роки тому +8

      Hello fellow former SkyWester! I too have fond memories of the “Bro”! I only got to fly her for a year though. I had to laugh when I saw the captain through the door window adjusting rudder trim - definitely a constant task on that bird! Great airplane, and to this day I slept better as a passenger on those planes than anything else.

  • @simprove
    @simprove 3 роки тому +11

    Great video, Noel, I love travelling in Africa. That open sided terminal looked fantastic. The Brasilia didn't look as if it had moved since it flew you into Arusha. I've flown on more dilapidated BA 747s, the old classics were falling apart towards the end of their life.
    Worst aircraft I ever flew on was an ancient DC-9 in Egypt. Apart from ripped seats, seat pockets, seat backs that wouldn't lock, etc some seats had broken or missing seat belts. We landed in a sandstorm and it took three attempts to land as the pilots couldn't see the runway. I thought my number was up, especially as the FA looked even more scared than I felt.

  • @darrenwhite8959
    @darrenwhite8959 4 місяці тому +1

    I grew up terrified of flying, HATED it. I did a lot of work, immersion therapy, etc, and I'm good now, I fly often. Watching this video brought back all the old feelings. No one could pay me enough to make this video... Respect. Love the channel.

  • @brandons72vette
    @brandons72vette 3 роки тому +55

    I used to fly the Embraer 120 Brasilia, so this was entertaining. I laughed when you zoomed in on the rudder trim wheel, and the guy moving it; as every pitch and power change, you have to re trim the rudder. Very fun plane to fly! I’ve flown the 1900B, and I’d pick the Brasilia between the two.

    • @chrisbebensee334
      @chrisbebensee334 3 роки тому +1

      The ATR 42/72 was the same way. Even with autopilot and yaw damper on you were constantly spinning the rudder trim. Still enjoyed flying them!

  • @flyingbarrel1949
    @flyingbarrel1949 3 роки тому +20

    Great video! Reminds me of a flight in the USA back in the mid-80s in an old clapped out Convair 580. How it was allowed to keep flying (as a commercial airliner) remains a mystery to me to this day.

  • @duncanspiers8855
    @duncanspiers8855 3 роки тому +27

    I remember flying in a Tupolev tu-134 back in the 1980s. You know, the one with the window in the toilet that lets you see the navy blue sky and stars in the day time at 35000 feet.

    • @arbiter1er
      @arbiter1er 2 роки тому

      Well, it'd be the right place to shit yourself in! Would be wild to see the sky and stars while on the throne.

  • @michawilliams1521
    @michawilliams1521 Рік тому +4

    I lived and worked in Djboti for 2 years then on to Ethiopia for 4 and I think you are a very brave man. I was in the aviation field for 26 years and you couldn't pay me to get on one of those air craft. Great video anyway Noel, good luck to ya.

  • @deaustin4018
    @deaustin4018 3 роки тому +39

    this is luxury compared to some of the flights I did in the 70's, sitting sideways on a bench, hydraulic fluid dripping on your head, the load master saying - hey, we're gettin your ass there, ain't we

  • @NakulDalakoti
    @NakulDalakoti 3 роки тому +100

    Air Koryo: We have been awarded 1 star by Skytrax
    Flightlink: Hold my Emb-120's broken seat.🤣🤣

    • @reliableinspection4284
      @reliableinspection4284 3 роки тому +8

      Honestly air koryo are much better than this

    • @ethanch3011
      @ethanch3011 3 роки тому

      @@reliableinspection4284 At least you get a service

    • @roacfinger1114
      @roacfinger1114 3 роки тому +6

      I've seen air koryo videos, it's waayyy better than this shit. In fact air koryo doesn't even look that bad compared to your typical discount airlines. Yes the planes are a little old. But there isn't baggage fees and the flight attendants aren't assholes.

  • @FerretJohn
    @FerretJohn 2 роки тому +9

    The Embraer EMB-120, for those who don't know planes, is an older small plane produced by Embraer S.A. in Brazil between 1983 and 2001. Modular in design, it could serve both as a cargo and passenger transport with room for about 30 passengers total. It hasn't had the best record in terms of operations (i.e. crashes) but it's not known as a Death Trap either, at least not those that are regularly and professionally maintained.

  • @oliverkeil7267
    @oliverkeil7267 Рік тому +9

    I have been in this exact plane few years ago from Arusha to Sansibar. I cant say it was bad - it was actually a good flight. but with all things i saw in that plane i felt like this will be my last flight :D

  • @oelgie
    @oelgie 3 роки тому +234

    The guy who asked about a gift was probably joking because Noël means Christmas in French.

    • @vaughnwilliams1208
      @vaughnwilliams1208 3 роки тому +17

      If it was about "Noel" first name, he would have asked that at the beginning when Noel gave him the passport , but he asked at the end .
      I know how it is in Africa.

    • @felipeantonio777
      @felipeantonio777 3 роки тому +6

      Noel Philips has indeed a beard and he is a ginger, perfect Santa, just a bit younger and skinnier!

    • @rayp.8364
      @rayp.8364 3 роки тому +29

      @@felipeantonio777 nah, "gift" in africa and the slavic world just means bribe. Bribes are mandatory for a smoother experience in most places (and really, all places lmao).

    • @FernandoPartridge
      @FernandoPartridge 3 роки тому +3

      @@rayp.8364 But if he was asking for a bribe why would he be happy with a useless sticker??

    • @rayp.8364
      @rayp.8364 3 роки тому +15

      @@FernandoPartridge he wasn't happy with a useless sticker.

  • @helibob2367
    @helibob2367 4 роки тому +10

    I have had somewhat similar experiences flying about, but that was 50 years ago in Indonesia. The fact that this sort of adventure can still be found today is rather amazing.

    • @1000CalorieSnackPack
      @1000CalorieSnackPack 4 роки тому +4

      I agree. I'm really saddened by how much he's seems to be shitting on Africa's aviation. It's incredible how far they've progressed to the point they can support passenger travel with relatively modern aircraft, while he makes it seem like it's a WWI bomber made of wood.

    • @MotorStorm66
      @MotorStorm66 3 роки тому +1

      @@1000CalorieSnackPack doesn’t he do this because a lot of viewers find it funny?

    • @1000CalorieSnackPack
      @1000CalorieSnackPack 3 роки тому

      @@MotorStorm66 He does it for the monetary value behind his videos with the benefits of how many people are not aware of aviation outside of their home country. It just sucks that he's benefiting off of shaming African Aviation because so many people imagine huts and no water, so they assume their aviation industry is the same.

  • @heatherdavies1894
    @heatherdavies1894 4 роки тому +7

    Possibly one of the funniest vids I have seen in ages. It was like a scetch from a comedy show from start to finish. 🤣🤣😂😂. It all started getting hilarious with the check in guy asking for a gift and only got funnier as it went along. Absolute gem Noel.

    • @noelphilips
      @noelphilips  4 роки тому +2

      Thank you glad you enjoyed it

  • @fifelad55
    @fifelad55 2 роки тому +6

    I flew on a couple of Cessna in Tanzania many years ago. On one flight, the pilot was pointing out features of interest to the passengers sitting behind him. Our luggage was stashed at the rear of the plane. The pilot gave the safety instructions himself

  • @hdtripp6218
    @hdtripp6218 3 роки тому +21

    After he bought that shirt I had a hard time finding him in the videos , he blended right in with the locals.

  • @camptube7621
    @camptube7621 3 роки тому +62

    I once flew in Africa on a twin prop. There was no cabin staff but a pilot and co pilot. The Co pilot saw us on and as we left had a bucket for tips. He used the words sounding like an African war lord ‘you did not die today’ as he shook the bucket.
    The pilot joined us on the runway and shook our hands with an amazing smile. He then had a huge argument with a guy with a fuelling pipe in his hand. I’m guessing they didn’t have the money.
    They are the friendliest people in the world and treat tourists like gods. I went into a shop and a girl looked thin and disheveled selling hats. She looked really sad and poorly and must have been about 19. She walked over to me and stumbled.
    I picked her up and gave her a hug and gave her about 5k in Kenyan shilling which is what I had exchanged for some spending money. About £30 if I recall. She hit the floor sobbing.
    When I got home I realised this was about a months wages. Really hit home and no wonder they want to sell you things.
    Always wondered what happened to her. I suspected HIV so hopes that small amount in my world made her happy in her last days.
    To you all lucky enough to be able to eat tonight, try not to be mad at the sellers trying to get your business. They are so poor and spending £5 is like a weeks wages to these people.
    Anyway...
    In Africa. This is first class flying.

    • @miss_pearl
      @miss_pearl 2 роки тому +20

      Some of your people's comments makes me wonder if I am in the same Africa. I am reading your comment like I am reading a fictional novel. I know it could be true, but I sometimes get the feel that some people don't realise the diversity of the continent. I am assuming you were in Kenya based on the currency, I have never been there, so I can't speak for the place. All I know is that it is different from my country, which by the way is also in Africa.

    • @ajs41
      @ajs41 2 роки тому +1

      @@miss_pearl Which country?

    • @lulun3724
      @lulun3724 2 роки тому +4

      What a story, makes one grateful for living in the west.

    • @Randomdude-i8x
      @Randomdude-i8x 2 роки тому +2

      Great read, you can write

    • @MinaFerhani9915
      @MinaFerhani9915 2 роки тому +2

      Hi, I am an African (Algerian) currently in Africa. Reading this wondering if you’re talking about the same continent we live in. Please understand how big the continent is, and I am sure this does exist, but sellers trying to sell you things is literally everywhere because you’re a tourist Eastern European for example. and even in big cities across the world. No, you’re not a god to them. I get the intention from this comment. But it’s giving white savior mentality. ( and yes can be of a different color, and have that mentality) I am white myself and writing this comment. It’s not about the color, it’s a mentality. And white savior mentality towards Africans is obviously a virus spreading fast. Even if this wasn’t your intention, it is what it’s reflecting.

  • @Ulbre
    @Ulbre 3 роки тому +6

    very impressed with the "Gift for Me" component of finalising the check in process!!!!

  • @adambell2891
    @adambell2891 4 роки тому +14

    Absolutely love the Bald and Bankrupt reference, been watching so much of him lately that I almost expected you to start talking Russian on the Embraer XD. P.s. The Toto-Africa references are hilarious.

  • @timwfcmay
    @timwfcmay 4 роки тому +110

    If the penguin's plane from Madagascar existed in real life I imagine it would be much like this 😅😂

    • @Hobinator17
      @Hobinator17 3 роки тому +10

      "Yeah just touch her down gently. Easy now, gentle. Like you're kissing your sister"
      Gear collapses
      "I said KISS her!"

    • @joshp3994
      @joshp3994 3 роки тому +5

      "Alright Ricco you've had your fun. Now pull up!"

    • @tewam67
      @tewam67 3 роки тому +3

      It’s a Lockheed Electra

  • @sattu2308
    @sattu2308 4 роки тому +8

    Noel, the person at the checkin counter and boarding gate was same! lmao! His smile though is infectious. 'Gift' was nice gesture

  • @kevintate768
    @kevintate768 Рік тому +4

    I really enjoy knowing that you respond to comments in your videos and also take the time to respond to so many people! I really enjoy your content and especially enjoy how you just go with the flow of things. I do have to admit that I completely lost it when you got on the last plane without your boarding pass being checked and not knowing if exactly where the plane was going. 😂😂😂

  • @aa-md4qr
    @aa-md4qr 4 роки тому +16

    There is something satisying about seeing a plane being used for as long as it can

  • @rossmartin2010
    @rossmartin2010 4 роки тому +23

    Hi Noel, hope you’re keeping well. Keep up the incredible content mate. I was supposed to be arriving in the Maldives today, but I’ll just have to travel vicariously through you!

  • @buckeyepilot3929
    @buckeyepilot3929 2 роки тому +141

    You're a braver man than I am. No way I'm even setting foot on that plane.

    • @yankis.
      @yankis. 2 роки тому

      Especially with russians, fuck that

    • @goodshipkaraboudjan
      @goodshipkaraboudjan Рік тому +17

      The plane itself would be fine, the interior trim isn't a consideration in Africa. I used to fly everything from C206s/210s to B1900s and a lot in between at the start of my career in Africa. It's just a different mindset. Plane is fine, seats are not and people don't care.

    • @buckeyepilot3929
      @buckeyepilot3929 Рік тому +1

      @@goodshipkaraboudjan Outside looked old and decrepit too.

    • @jamesbuchanan3145
      @jamesbuchanan3145 Рік тому +1

      I would set foot on that continent.... with the narrow exception of taking a European ship to Morocco or something...

    • @pkboomer
      @pkboomer 11 місяців тому

      And sitting right across from the engine too. If that prop flies apart, bye bye legs… although I guess if that happened you’d have other concerns regardless

  • @demartin5366
    @demartin5366 2 роки тому +4

    Great video, Noel!! Glad you got to fly aboard the Embraer 120. I love the details you include and the feeling of being there, experiencing the noise and vibrations first hand. I flew on these many a time when Comair/Delta Connection and Atlantic Southeast/Delta Connection served my home town of EVV. I would fly Comair to CVG and Atlantic Southeast to ATL connecting to Delta flights all over the U.S. Yes, they are quite noisy. I always liked being able to board/deboard on the ramp. Excellent videography, I so enjoy your videos, thanks for posting these.

  • @CallieMasters5000
    @CallieMasters5000 4 роки тому +73

    I like how the flight attendant does nothing except open & close the doors. No food or drink service, few announcements, nothing, but sitting and waiting. She probably reads a lot of magazines if it's allowed.

    • @psions555
      @psions555 4 роки тому +8

      It's really weird you'd think they would consider her to be extra weight that could be used for an extra passenger. That flight attendant is either desperate for employment or indifferent to falling out of the sky

    • @NGGTitus
      @NGGTitus 3 роки тому +30

      just because the flight attendant isnt giving out snacks doesnt mean they dont have an important role. they deal with the cabin for the captain in terms of comfort and safety. that woman would be crucial in case of an emergency while pilots focus on the flying

    • @sandrahaigh2976
      @sandrahaigh2976 3 роки тому +4

      I thought she was taking a nap on the return flight lol

    • @psions555
      @psions555 3 роки тому +9

      @@NGGTitus Dude, did you see that plane? Safety isn't a priority. Look at the size of that aircraft as well, your emergency exit is either the door or the hole that suddenly appears at 30,000 ft Laverne is probably just a bit of eye candy for randy African travelers

    • @olindetroit7636
      @olindetroit7636 3 роки тому +3

      You do know most of these flights are less than a hour. Why would they serve any food🤨

  • @gentleman4232
    @gentleman4232 3 роки тому +6

    Flew from Kiev to Donetsk a few years back. The Ukraine Airlines plane was a wreck. Doors hanging off or missing from the overhead compartments, brown carpet edging tape over cracks in the cabin’s external walls and it was vibrating like mad all through the flight. Very thankful when I landed.

  • @futonclutch5040
    @futonclutch5040 2 роки тому +36

    I have been on worse... Belavia TU-134. The carpets weren't secured to the airplane floor, and the seat-backs would collapse forward if leaned on. I could still hear its Soloviev engines ringing in my ears for hours afterwards. An experience that's for sure.

  • @AntonioDavid-qu3zq
    @AntonioDavid-qu3zq Рік тому +3

    @23:00 that is an incredibly shiny runway!

  • @ab9840
    @ab9840 3 роки тому +15

    At least the EM. 120 had air conditioning. Once flew on a de Havilland DH. 114 Heron. That airplane had no air conditioning. Once you entered the airplane you would be hit by a wall of heat. After all, it was parked on the runway in the hot tropical sun. That airplane did have near the top of the windows a pipe which let in air. But the airplane had to be moving for the air to rush in and help cool the passengers. In reality, they did not help much in cooling anything.