After the Rain - Flying in a EuroFOX Microlight Rotax 912iS
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- Опубліковано 6 кві 2024
- Life challenges and months of relentless adverse weather have prevented me from being able to fly. This is my first flight with Eve this year, as we take the opportunity to get back into the air.
We were unable to plan anything exciting for this video, but would love to have you join us for the flight! - Розваги
Great to see you & Eve back!! .. so sorry for the loss of your dad, you must have made him very proud!
Thank you very much for your thoughtful comment 🙏🏻
Thoughts are with you after the loss of your father, they are always a driving force for us. I loved the "Eurofighter" on the radio, made me smile.
Thanks Giles 🙏🏻
Did you have fun across the pond?
@@FlyingDarkLord I still can't believe what I experienced. You could call it a life changing experience.
@@GolfFoxtrot22 Has it made you want to emigrate?
@@FlyingDarkLord not quite.
So sorry to hear of your loss Geoff. Really great production values in this one and great to see the two of you back and making videos. Love it Geoff well done.
Thanks Terry, as always, that means a great deal coming from you 🙏🏻
You are a good man sir! 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Sorry about your Dad .........Nice to see you back in the air.
Thank you so much 🙏🏻
Great to watch another Dark Lord videoSir Geoff. A clever start, and my giddy Aunt you've had some storms!!! Nice music too. Hi to Eve.👋
😄 it’s been crazy weather! But you’ll soon be able to experience it for yourself! Looking forward to having you on board in person! 🥳
Love your instrument panel too.
Thank you 😊😎
Wonderful to see something from you drop into my inbox… So sorry for your loss, hard times without a doubt. Keep well.
Thank you so much for subscribing & then taking time to comment too 😊🙏🏻 I also appreciate your thoughtfulness, you are a gentleman 👍🏼
Feels like permission granted - I’m heading to Deanland on Saturday - thanks for the inspiration
One of my favourite airfields! It’s a great place, I hope you make it there (weather permitting 🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼) 🥳
Great to see another video from you! Fingers crossed it dries up and this wind buggers off so we can all get up and enjoy it some more. So sorry for your loss. All the best.
Definitely!!! We all deserve a break from this hideous weather now!!!!
Thanks for your kindness too 🙏🏻
Sincere condolences.
And welcome back! Great to see this video.
That’s very kind 🙏🏻
I’m hoping the weather improves so I can get in the air a little more often & generate more content, hopefully of better quality 😄👍🏼
Fabulous tribute to your dad ❤ fabulous video as always and great editing at the beginning.... Totally down with the kids! Requesting a shout out in the next vid😉 xx
😄 thanks! 🙏🏻 Come fly with me! xx
So sorry to hear about your Dad. Great seeing you both back. Stay safe.
Thank you 🙏🏻 & thank you for also coming back for another video 👍🏼
Yaayyy !! ……… DARK LORD IS BACK !!! ……. Along with the lovely Eve ❤…..
Sooo missed that amazing haunting music background !…..
…. And of course, another AMAZING video…!! 👏👏
Glad you guys got the chance to get aloft, at last !!!
The countryside looks so crazy with all the standing water everywhere 😮……
( I DARE Wessex Water to suggest a hosepipe ban after this winter 😡)
I watched your track and somehow guessed you would head for “Goodwood International Airport” ……
( crawler !! )
I know it’s a fave of yours, must visit myself.
You may not have been making any vids recently…… but you sure haven’t lost the knack !!!
Terrific, professional intro, ……. And a sweet tribute to your Dad, condolences, sir 😔
Well,…… now that we’ve gone straight into a blazing summer …….😮……Oh wait !!!!!!! 🤨⛈💦💨
Until the next time, guys……
Keep ‘em coming, sir…..
Captain Ray 👨✈️
It’s not a ‘Dark Lord’ video until it has the endorsement of Captain Ray! 👨🏼✈️😄
Great to have you back sir!
If you don’t fly to Goodwood, I’ll have to fly you there!!! 😄👍🏼
I hope we eventually get the type of weather that warrants a hosepipe ban 🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼 It’s getting a bit frustrating living with all this wind & rain 😢
Thanks for taking time to watch & comment. Hopefully I’ll get to see you at the airfield in person soon 🤞🏼😊
@@FlyingDarkLord
Thank you Sir Dark , your flattery is as welcome as always 😘…..
Frustrating hardly describes it , sir !!! 😫……
And there’s me waiting to “petrify” my first real victim !!
…… no doubt fine weather will return…… but then so will Christmas if we wait long enough !!!!
See you soon matey 😁
👨✈️
Good to have you back online! Sorry about your Pa.
Much appreciated 🙏🏻 Thanks for your continued support
So good to see you guys back, was getting worried.
Thank you 😊 Hopefully we will get some good weather for flying now 🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼
It's that time of year, at last ! Sorry for your loss and jolly well done with your tribute and the story of what must be the wettest winter in living memory. Great to see you both up with so much blue sky. You need to submit a mod for wingtip Sidewinders if you're going to call it a Europhoon ;)
😂 I was wondering whether the BMAA would consider the addition of sidewinders to my EuroFOX as an acceptable application 🤔
Thank you very much for watching & for taking time to comment, greatly appreciated 🙏🏻
I'm so sorry for your loss, life is very painful at times 😢
That was a clever start to the video! It looked professional and very entertaining; well done! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
It's great to see you back on UA-cam. I always look forward to your videos, and this one didn't disappoint.
Congratulations on a great comeback! 👌🏻
You’re a good man sir!
I greatly appreciate that, your comments lifted my spirits 🙏🏻😊👍🏼
Condolences for your lost, same here in NI a dozen storms or so in the past 3 months and zero flying.
Thank you 🙏🏻
I thought we might have turned a corner with the weather this weekend, but today more high winds & sleet 😭
Nice to see you back in the air again. I managed to get to Goodwood for the first time at the end of January. Haven't flown since. This weather has been biblical. Fingers crossed for an improvement in the second half of this month.
I’ve never known anything like it 😳 Surely it can’t carry on like this?!? 🤷🏻♂️
Good to see you back! Made the mistake of going to Goodwood a few weeks ago after washing the plane. Noob error!
😄 yup, definitely some boggy bits that give you a sinking feeling, on many levels!!! 😂
We’ve got to take it where we can get it at the moment though!!! 👍🏼
I can't tell you how good it was to see you had uploaded a new video, Geoff. That feeling was immediately tempered by the dignified way in which you shared your sad news, and I'm sending my condolences to you and your family. Hoping to catch up with you again soon - possibly at Popham? In the meantime best wishes to you, sir. 👍😁 P.S. These landings, Geoff. We need to have a word. #showingtherestofusup
You’re so kind! Thanks very much for that 🙏🏻
I’m really hoping the weather is good for Popham 🤞🏼 I think we all need it & also to catch up socially… it’s been a while 🤦🏻♂️
Not all my landings are good… I executed a shocking dumping of the aircraft on the ground on my last sortie that day!!! 😳😄
@@FlyingDarkLord It has indeed been a while! Really looking forward to things drying up - I can't remember such a long period of unflyable weather. Take care and grab the flying opportunities when you can. Cheers. 🙂
Great to see you back. Missed Charlie Golf. So sorry for your loss.
It’s so good to be back, I’ve missed all aspects of flying, especially the people 😊👍🏼
I did my solo in a pa28 on Sunday I’m so glad to finally be able to start flying again too, the weather has been so unpredictable! Sorry to hear about the loss of your farther. My thoughts are with you. Stay safe.
That’s fantastic news! 🥳 Congratulations 🎈 I hope the weather eases enough for you to complete your licence this season 🤞🏼
Thank you very much for your kind wishes 🙏🏻
Sending Condolences my friend.
Glad you’re back , it’s been a while . 🙏🏽
Thank you boss, it’s good to get everything back on track 🙏🏻
@@FlyingDarkLord you definitely have to visit EGBO at his year 👍. Will you be at Popham ?
I’ll be at Popham (weather permitting) 👍🏼 I’ve bought tickets for the whole weekend 🤞🏼
I flew to Welshpool a while ago & think that EGBO would therefore be easily done! Let’s hope for decent weather so I can start to stretch my wings a bit more!!! 🥳
@@FlyingDarkLord weather permitting - that’s been the phrase for past 6 months 🫣
@@ranbirsingh7666 😳 sometimes I feel like leaving the country!!!
Good to see you back. The rain and gales have been unbelievable in the last 5 months.
Relentless!!! Please make it stop 😫
Sorry for your loss. Fairly sure I saw this flight live on FlightRadar24. Good to see you back up and in the sky. You're the head of the family now, do your dad proud.
Great to have you on board & thanks for following along 🥳👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
No matter how old you are, losing a parent still hits hard. Everything I am & have is because of him. I feel so lucky to have had him as my father. Thank you for your thoughtful & kind words 🙏🏻
@@FlyingDarkLord God bless! Please come visit Yatesbury field in North Wiltshire (Near Calne), we'd love to have you.
@@Guy_6397 My word! That’s just around the corner from me! Let’s make it happen!!! 🥳👍🏼
@@FlyingDarkLord Spire View isn't far :D The guys at White Horse Aviation will welcome you!
He's back!
We just need some good weather so I can start to improve the quality & quantity of videos! 😄👍🏼
@@FlyingDarkLord Great video as always!
@@CaeRoberts Too kind sir 🙏🏻
Back in the Sky! Great to see you both , it's been really bad hasn't it ? I was beginning to wonder if I was ever going to fly again, especially as I missed that weather window last Saturday : yup, that was me camping and pretending it was all just normal. Isn't that just English stoicism? Sad to hear of your loss, that's really tough to deal with 😒Hope to see you at Goodwood/Sandown/Popham/Bembridge at some stage as we make up for all the lost hours 😁 Cheers.
Thank you my friend! I’ll be at Popham (if the weather lets us 🤞🏼), but if I don’t see you there then hopefully we’ll get to bump into each other at our usual haunts 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
A lovely tribute to your dad at the beginning followed by a 10/10 intro and another fantastic adventure! Hopefully the weather starts behaving very soon!
Thank you boss! The weather is definitely getting in the way of our fun!!! 😠
Sorry for your loss. Thanks for sharing another lovely video. My flying has also been hampered by the weather but I've been taking my chances when I can. I was flying on the bank holiday weekend, I was gliding on the Saturday (a busy day at Lasham as the soaring conditions were good) and I flew the motor glider on the Sunday. I went down to the south coast over Hayling Island, around Selsey and then turned back to Lasham over Bognor Regis. I must visit Goodwood soon. I do like the south cost on a sunny day. I hope that the weather improves and we can look forward to more of your wonderful vidoes.
Thanks for your kind words & thanks very much for watching too 🙏🏻
It sounds like we were occupying the same airspace over the bank holiday weekend 🥳
I’ve never tried gliding, but I’ve been invited & hopefully once the weather improves I’ll be making another video on that! 🤞🏼👍🏼
Welcome back Euro Fighter! 😂. I speak to you from Queenstown NZ where me and Shirley fled to escape the awful weather! Long way I know but worth it. Hopefully when we get back I’ll get the ‘Starfighter’ rev’ed up and join you for battle 😀
😄 hello sir!!! You definitely had the right idea! Do you think we should relocate the Spire View squadron to NZ?!?
Looking forward to hearing about your adventures when you get back 👍🏼
Eve & I are planning to go there in January 🥳
@@FlyingDarkLord Absolutely we should relocate. In fact I’m struggling to think of a reason to return🤔. Don’t wait till Jan, get over here now….but if you don’t I’ll show you the photos over a beer 😀
May he rest in peace! ❤
It was devastating 😢
@@FlyingDarkLord I can only imagine. 🤍
“Eurofighter” 😂😂 Great to see you back. What a rubbish winter it was for flying and didn’t it just seem like life was determined to get in the way of flying any way it possibly could!? Am back up in the skies again myself. Hope to catch you at an airfield in the south soon. Shout if you’re coming to Dunkeswell!
Thanks Charlie, this weather is so frustrating! I hope life is good with you 🤞🏼
Dunkeswell is just around the corner from us, so will definitely DM you when headed your way 👍🏼
Sorry for your loss Geoff. Never an easy time. Great to see you both in the air again. Storm intro really brings it all home doesn’t it! Very friendly interaction at Goodwood 😊
Thanks Tim, tough times emotionally, as you know 😔
It was good to get back into the air after the constant barrage of storms we’ve faced 😳 The chaps at Goodwood never fail to impress 😄👍🏼
You get more rain
And still get rain
It never ends!!!! 😭🤦🏻♂️
Sorry for your loss. It’s good to see the both of you back and in the Fox. All the best! And i forgot to mention: taking the edit to a whole new level(!), very well done!👏🏻
Thank you sir, much appreciated.
The ‘Fox needs a clean, but I would rather be flying than washing it! 👍🏼
At 7:45 is that an old airfield? Perhaps from WWII? Nice video thank you.
That is indeed a retired WW2 airfield. It is RAF Beaulieu in the New Forest. Thank you for watching & your kind comment 👍🏼
Deep sadness for the loss of your father … and a winter of back to back storms. Yeesh.
Thanks Roger 🙏🏻 The weather here has been crazy!!! I don’t think I could cope if this is a sign of things to come 😳 If I was young enough I would definitely have considered emigrating!!!
@@FlyingDarkLord after a phase of weather like that, I can understand anyone wanting to emigrate; though where I grew up in Australia had a higher average rainfall than my mother’s family came from in Wales, so it’s not always sunny!
So sorry for your loss. I was just wondering yesterday where you were. Are you suggesting that it rains a bit in the UK? Cheers mate!
Thank you, life has a way of challenging us.
Yup, it does rain a bit 😄… In the last six months we’ve had only a few days of VFR flying days where the airfield isn’t also waterlogged 🤦🏻♂️ Still, hopefully things will improve as we move towards ‘summer’ 🤞🏼
Half the alphabet already in March 😂
There’s another one moving through now!!! 😳😡 When will it end!!!
Lovely video and tribute. May I ask what heated jacket you are using please ?
That’s kind, thank you 🙏🏻
Heatex Apparel is the jacket I was wearing in this video.
My wife bought it for me as I always complain about feeling cold 😄
collar and tie there's posh🤣
😂 keeps the neck warm too 👍🏼
Finally! But I'm not #first.... 😂
😂 thank you sir! 👍🏼
How was the lunch?
It was good! Eve had sausage & mash… I had a burger 😋… what’s not to love! 😄 I should have included a bit of B-roll of the food we ate 🤔😄
Good to see your Dad was a proper biker, looks like he was a character. Did you ever get to take him flying?
He started riding bikes back in the 1960’s & was a great man. We used to go riding together in France, which was amazing. I only managed to take him flying once (as he had a bad stroke some years ago). I did make a video on that flight, but kept it private. I’m glad I was able to share that experience with him though 😔
@@FlyingDarkLordSame story here. I got to take my late Father on one flight. He suffered vascular Dementia so there was not much conversation between that and my coms failing mid flight. 🙄 He was the one who fired my passion for flying by taking me to Manchester Airport as a kid to watch the planes. We both knew what that flight meant even if it wasn't spoken.
@@hunglikeadonkeybutnotassmelly That’s heart-breaking 😢 I know exactly what you mean! They sacrificed so much of themselves to inspire and provide for us. I regret the trouble I caused him when I was growing up, but only hope that eventually I made him as proud of me as I was of him 😞
I’m so pleased you got to share that with your Dad, I’m sure it would have meant the world to him.
Mes sincères condoléances Geoff 😢 Je suis bien content de te revoir en vol et aussi avec ton belle épouse 😉 Je vois que vous avez eu beaucoup de pluies dernièrement. Nous le printemps est enfin arrivé et je vais aller chercher mon avion en vol d’ici la fin d’avril, j’ai bien hâte 😄🖐
Vous devez être tellement excité 🥳! Il ne vous reste plus que quelques semaines à attendre maintenant 🕺🏼! J'ai hâte de voir les photos 😎!