Overseas viewers note: Noel never left Queensland. He is still in one small corner of Australia; he still has the Northern Territory and the huge expanse of Western Australia between him and the West Coast. Also on regional flights people in hi viz clothing onboard means they are mining personnel travelling around. On some flights everyone will be wearing it.
Also, it's pronounced 'Mount eye-za' for anyone that doesn't know haha. The 1st leg destination, Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport, is also home to the Qantas Academy. A fairly large state-of-the-art facility on the opposite side of the runway from the terminal complete with it's own living accommodation for students. I live in Queensland and it's very weird seeing Noel visit these small, remote towns here.
Lord, this is a real aviation adventure... No dwelling in first class and lounges, this is aviation pure. OZ has been on my bucketlist for a very loong time... I really hope to see Sydney in near future.
What about Brisbane & Melbourne? As a local, I am disappointed that not many Overseas tourists know that there is more to Australia than just Sydney. Also, although there is decent public transport in the Capital Cities (aka Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane), If you are wanting to travel on day trips or go on a road trip through regional areas (which is good for Regional Tourism), then may I recommend getting a Hire car. You don't have to, but it can make getting around a little easier in such a vast country like Australia. Trust me, there is more Australia has to offer behind the curtain. Also, if you come across something that may look interesting, check it out. This is because there are actually a lot of great attractions, local tourism companies and small businesses that aren't well known or advertised yet some of them offer great once-in-a-lifetime experiences. I would recommend you visit Sydney, Melbourne & Brisbane during your Aussie holiday, but also check out the raw natural beauty that regional Australia has to offer. By the way, you must check out Hamilton Island and the Whitsundays, it is paradise.
Those Rex planes (and QANTAS link for that matter) are extremely important to our rural towns here in aus. Thank you for taking the time to fly with them
I'm amazed that you put Quantas Link and Rex in the same sentence. Qantas is like first class compared to the clapped out old crates that Rex fly. It's a crime that Rex have a monopoly on many regional flights, because they are expensive and such terrible value for money.
Thank you Noel for doing that trip. I’m 83 years old living on the Central Coast of New South Wales. Only seen the outback on three trips to the UK from way up in the air. Amazing!
A little quirk of the Saab 340 is that the steering bypass pin travels with the aircraft. After pushback is complete, the ground handler rolls up the pin, its flag, and the headset connection and passes it to the pilot through a little hole below their window. You can see the hole is open at 8.33.
absolutely fabulous video taking us with you on the ride. I love it how pro the flight attendant is, sounding enthusiastic every single time she welcomes the passengers to a new destination - and the fact that you included that in the account!
The more I see of Australia the more I love it and I’ve never set foot on its soil. I’ve been on three tours of Europe and every time the friends I made were from Australia. It’s incredible how much these folks travel and they are so kind and friendly.
As a private pilot for many years until health issues stopped me, I loved flying over the Aussie outback, some of my most memorable flying experiences, I do really miss it.
For context to Americans, Queensland is 3 times the size of Texas. It's a little bit bigger than Alaska. That's why this is such an epic journey. And that's just one Australian state...
OMG Noel, thanks for bringing back 7 years of my life as Cabin Crew and then as manager of Kendell Airlines which was the airline before Rex. Also using Saab340 aircraft. Our aircraft had the loo in the back. Hazelton had the loos in the front like the one you were on. I have some amazing memories flying in the Saab birds.
As an aussie FIFO worker I think it's great you are getting out to experience these remote routes. Also I agree Kangaroo is delicious. Rex is a budget airline but Qantas used to offer great little meals with a good selection of drinks even on these short 2 hour flights prior to the pandemic. Now it's just cheese and crackers most of the time.
You are absolutely welcome… it’s the most rewarding part of doing what I do. I love putting a smile on the faces of people that I could care less about! 😊
Wow, finally someone showing Australian communities in outback Queensland, I'm from Brisbane but have family in cairns and mt isa and they wouldn't function without aviation, it's just unfortunate in Australia aviation can be very expensive but definitely needed, I hope we get some more airlines in Australia to make it a bit more affordable as so many areas in Australia are worthwhile visiting, great video Noel.
There used to be passenger rail lines criss crossing the Queensland outback to connect the regional towns, but many of them are now out of service, or now used by Aurizon to haul freight... grain, coal, & intermodal containers.
That was an epic adventure Noel and thanks for sharing it with us. You know, I couldn't help thinking that it must have been a logistical nightmare getting tarmac to those wonderful, tiny outback airfields. But they did it and they made sure that the isolated townships had regular connections. I would happily travel with Rex to see those little places, even for the short time on the ground. You are so lucky to have the wherewithal to enable you to fly to some of the worlds remotest places. I envy you. Happy travels!
Best sponsored video ever on this channel......everything from flying down into the neighbourhood and ringing the door bell to the comedy.......much better than the standard ones where your sitting at a computer chair......you should do more of these during your sponsor ads
Fantastic flight review. I was a flight attendant on the Saab340 for air new zealand link for 2 years until we transitioned to the Q300. Great little aircraft!
How awesome is that! Picturing and wondering about a tiny town you fly over, then...actually settling down for a cool one in the pub a few years later!!! And? Sharing a drink with a supporter in that same little town? That's Fabulous Noel! One of the cool things that help me absolutely love your videos!
That was indeed fun. Trip like that can be numb the bottom but they are hard to forget what you learned and experienced. I appreciate the wealth of honesty and personal joy (and sometimes frustration) you offer. Thanks again.
Excellent adventure! Why would you want to do that journey? Because you can!! Worth mentioning is that you flew near Winton, where QANTAS began. Their role was to link up outback communities as well. That was one of your best videos.
Been watching your vlogs for sometime now although never left a comment. I spent an hour of pure scenic beauty and a history lesson regarding the Australian outback 🎉🎉. Thanks Lord Noel. Regards from the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan 🇧🇹
Wonderful and very informative video Noel. I grew up in a very small township in outback Queensland. Was very interesting to see the vast expanse from a different view point. I thoroughly enjoyed the journey. Glad you enjoyed as well.
I love a sunburnt country, A land of sweeping plains, Of ragged mountain ranges, Of drought and flooding rains, I love her far horizons, I love her jewel sea, Her beauty and her terror - The wide brown land for me. - Dorothea MacKellar
At the Museum of Australia (in Canberra) they have a video tour of Aus cut to link to this poem. At the line "Land of Sweeping Plains" they have a short shot of someone with a broom sweeping dust off the wings of a plane
Thanks Noel. My family used to live on an airport in Cobar, outback NSW. Rex used to land there as well, as well as RFDS, the airforce at times, and a variety of other planes and helicopters. The runway would have to be patrolled before arriving planes to ensure kangaroos were off the runway, which despite a pretty tall fence around the airfield, they would still make their way in. Quite often the pilots would land but wouldn't have phone service to phone for a taxi to town. We would often drive the pilots into town and given them a bit of a tour along the way. The outback is such an awesome part of Australia to explore. So many little towns with airstrips. So glad you shared this. Hopefully people feel encouraged to venture out and enjoy this great part of Australia. Safe travels mate.
Amazing! I use Cobar Airport a lot these days-Rex used to serve it with their Airlink subsidiary via Dubbo to Sydney, but now it’s just FlyPelican direct to Sydney
35:38 WOW ! You've even found the "Royal Palace of the Independent Kingdom of Capricornia" ... What else is in town ... ? 36:26 Correct. THAT's all there is. Get a rental car and join in ... 38:40 By the way, there is more than lead. For the next 60 years they will be digging for zinc, copper and silver too. That 200 m stack is so high to blow the fumes way off into the "empty" outback, keeping the air breathable in town.😏
Great vid. I've travelled to many of these by road, yet to get to Birdsville, Bedourie and Boulia, hopefully soon, and Mornington Island. My hometown these days is Cairns, a paradise. Queensland, as you have shown, is just massive and the distances between towns are amazing.
That brings back memories of catching the milk run flights when I live and worked in outback NSW. Too many stories to tell of the casual and flexible nature of the flights. You never really knew what route you would take even when you were already in the air. It was like request stops on a train.
I’m an Aussie and I found this very interesting indeed. The Aussie outback is a wonderful and often misunderstood part of our country. Keep up the great work Noel ❤
Don't ever have to feel bad for eating the kangaroos. Like cattle. Some raised for milk. Some raised for meat. Some raised for other things. I had a kangaroo burger in Sydney, AU and it was FANTASTIC. My friends still give me grief because I was at a kangaroo and koala sanctuary a few days prior.
I was in Japan recently and I visited a pig cafe right after eating pork for lunch. While I was playing with the pigs, I was like “huh what am I doing” lol
Fantastic video ! I think a lot of people don't realise how big Australia is. It's a huge country. Almost as big as the USA and just 26 million people.
In your description at the beginning, I didn’t think I would really fancy doing this. Now having watched the video, I think it was incredible. Something I would love to do myself one day👍
I saw the description/title of this and had instant flashback to my 13+ hour journey on an aircraft of simular size from Anchorage all the way out to St. Paul Island in the Pribiloff's in the Bering Sea. We had 4 stops total and thankfully it was a gloriously crystal blue sky day until we hit the Bering Sea. Mind you, this was in February of 1991. Upon breaking through the clouds at about 500 feet the pilots had to buzz the runway 3 times to get the white foxes off of it.
Noel!, Mate this put a huge smile on my face. Great to see you in my neck of the woods.. The first leg BNE to WTB more or less flys over my house! The iconic Birdsville Hotel too. Sweet! Also, this is just within one state of the country.
I just love how americans go on about how big Texas is, when Qld is 2.5 times larger by area, and only the second largest state in Australia. Also how many Europeans just freak out at the size and emptiness of our wonderful country. I love our large empty land.
Hey mate what a great experience! Glad you did this, I think it's hard for people from smaller countries to really Understand the true vastness of Australia but this flight definitely does. I've previously driven to everyone of those towns at different times, but this flight is definitely on the bucket list. Oh and it's cooper creek not copper! (But more of a river than a creek)
Like the video thanks. I personally would like to hear the odd story from the other people traveling. Where ae they going and why? any interesting stories from taking this flight over the years. Don't get me wrong, learning about the diameter of the hand basin in the toilet had me on the edge of my seat, but you know. Maybe you don't want to be intrusive and I get that, but some may have a great story or two to tell.
Really enjoyed your video, thank you Noel. As an Aussie living abroad its great to see parts of my homeland that I have not yet visited. Your coverage was inspiring and makes me want to try the journey myself.
The centre of Australia is Alice Springs in the Northern Territory and not Queensland, from the furthest west point of QLD there is still another 500 km to Alice Springs. At Birdsville, you have travelled around 1400 km from Brisbane, if you wanted to fly to Pert it is another 2500 km.
27:03 that yellow thing in Birdsville is a Ukrainian-built Foxbat light aircraft. When I lived in 'outback' Western Australia someone had a foxbat: we formed a flying club and used to pay an instructor to fly up from Perth once in a while to give us lessons 🙂 Only in the outback
Big place. I remember on commercial jet flight coming from Bangkok to Sydney, they announced "We've just crossed the north coast, we land in Sydney in four hours time".
That's the worst part about living down at the bottom of Australia. Long haul flights sting just a little bit more when you realise you're finally back in your own country, but still have another 4 hours to get through... Or vice versa, you start your big exciting journey and after 4 hours haven't actually left Australia yet 😂
36:35 Kmarts are everywhere in Australia, they first came up as a joint venture between the USA Kmart and Coles to open up stores within Australia before Coles (westfarmers) took full control of all Kmart stores along with target, Bunnings, Myer, Officeworks and liquorland. If you ever do come back to Australia it's something worth checking out.
Greeting from Western Australia...i have always loved the welcome REX flight crew give you , not many airlines have the pilots outside on the ground welcoming you as you board.
Part of me thinks Noel is absolutely mad and insane, part of me thinks Noel is a genius, and the other part of me says just shut up and watch the video. Great work as always Noel, hopefully you can come back to Australia and do a rail and aviation tour of Australia in the future :)
How lucky were you. You have showed me places I never knew existed. Like you I thought the outback was a vast expanse of nothing really. It’s has been my life dream to go to Australia but, unlike you, I would love to drive through the outback. Much love from Kenya 🇰🇪 and appreciation for what you do so well. Stay safe 😊
Dear Lord Philips. I'm an avid fan of your videos and I think this was the best one yet And thanks for the heads-up about Established Titles, I could use some respect around here and always wanted a tree in Scotland.
Well Noel that has to be one of my favorite videos. That was so enjoyable to see part of the world I know basically next to nothing about. The places and the people seemed so likable. Thanks for the adventure and letting me “tag along”. Stay safe and can’t wait for the next one. I’m home recovering from a major heart attack that I had last Thursday. Things truly can change in an instant.
This has been one of my favourite videos you have done Noel. It really celebrates travel. It reminded me of my time working in WA and travelling to Kartatha and Barrow island. Hates the flies though !
Wow 😲😲 I have lived in Queensland all my life (from Brisbane) but I have never visited these small towns in my state! I've travelled more widely in other countries (always the way right) so its really interesting to see my own backyard. Really enjoy your videos 😀🙂
Honestly, I'd love a series of you visiting remote locations with meeting locals and sharing a pint, on these type of journeys, sort of like the time you visited Nebraska and got stuck due to snow.
This airline is the backbone of rural towns, I love flying on there planes and watching them fly just over my home 900 ft up love the sound of the engines....and I've done some Aussie milk runs in WA great way to see the country
Noel most people pronounce Mt Isa as "Mt Iza" :) For those wondering about the "world's largest city status" that's in terms of local government area. The second largest just happens to be Kalgoorlie-Boulder in WA, which also happens to be a mining town.
Really enjoyed seeing this, all those tiny outback towns. Look up the Birdsville Races, a different place then. How fantastic one of your patreons was on the same flight, incredible.
love the way the airport lady delicately opened the glass doors.
She'll be right mate.
If you can’t fix it, fuck it
Jesus thought the glass was gonna shatter
😆😆right
We build em tough in Australia 💪🏼🇦🇺💪🏼 .....the doors and the women.
Overseas viewers note: Noel never left Queensland. He is still in one small corner of Australia; he still has the Northern Territory and the huge expanse of Western Australia between him and the West Coast. Also on regional flights people in hi viz clothing onboard means they are mining personnel travelling around. On some flights everyone will be wearing it.
Yep we live on a BIG island. Hi from Perth West Australia.
Legit 👌🏽
QLD is about the size of Ukraine, France, Spain and the UK combined.
Also, it's pronounced 'Mount eye-za' for anyone that doesn't know haha. The 1st leg destination, Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport, is also home to the Qantas Academy. A fairly large state-of-the-art facility on the opposite side of the runway from the terminal complete with it's own living accommodation for students. I live in Queensland and it's very weird seeing Noel visit these small, remote towns here.
Yes Queensland🌴 is a massive state. In comparison to the United States, it's equal in size to Alaska or roughly equal to 2.5 Texas's.
Lord, this is a real aviation adventure... No dwelling in first class and lounges, this is aviation pure. OZ has been on my bucketlist for a very loong time... I really hope to see Sydney in near future.
If you want to see a really beautiful city go to Adelaide. Sydney is great but very, very busy and heavily commercialised
What about Brisbane & Melbourne? As a local, I am disappointed that not many Overseas tourists know that there is more to Australia than just Sydney. Also, although there is decent public transport in the Capital Cities (aka Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane), If you are wanting to travel on day trips or go on a road trip through regional areas (which is good for Regional Tourism), then may I recommend getting a Hire car. You don't have to, but it can make getting around a little easier in such a vast country like Australia. Trust me, there is more Australia has to offer behind the curtain. Also, if you come across something that may look interesting, check it out. This is because there are actually a lot of great attractions, local tourism companies and small businesses that aren't well known or advertised yet some of them offer great once-in-a-lifetime experiences. I would recommend you visit Sydney, Melbourne & Brisbane during your Aussie holiday, but also check out the raw natural beauty that regional Australia has to offer. By the way, you must check out Hamilton Island and the Whitsundays, it is paradise.
@@h.c5750 Brisbane?
Those Rex planes (and QANTAS link for that matter) are extremely important to our rural towns here in aus. Thank you for taking the time to fly with them
Reminds me a lot of Alaska - a lot of places rely almost entirely on aviation to get what they need.
Without trucks Australia stops @@vicroc4
I'm amazed that you put Quantas Link and Rex in the same sentence. Qantas is like first class compared to the clapped out old crates that Rex fly. It's a crime that Rex have a monopoly on many regional flights, because they are expensive and such terrible value for money.
These are the videos I love, adventures to remote places no one else shows us. Fascinating and hugely enjoyable viewing. Thanks Noel :)
Thank you Paul!
He did basic layovers. Nothing special but appreciate he's not as delicate or flexible about where they really come from
@@noelphilips Hope you didn't take the really expensive Airtrain to the Airport. LOL.
I totally agree!
@@noelphilipsthe north west (the top), the Midwest or the south west of Western Australia would be an amazingly stunning flight path to venture ✈️ 🩵
Thank you Noel for doing that trip. I’m 83 years old living on the Central Coast of New South Wales. Only seen the outback on three trips to the UK from way up in the air. Amazing!
Glad you enjoyed it
I just moved to America from Sydney 3 weeks ago and hearing Aussie accents had me in near tears. Thank you for this video!
Welcome to America! Hope you enjoy the stay
G'day mate. We fairdinkum miss you already. See you in a while, crocodile.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Aussie in the UK, here since 2019. I feel you.
@@noelphilips Come back to visit again someday. Wouldn't you agree Brisbane is a beautiful city? Shame it is overlooked by Sydney & Melbourne a lot.
A little quirk of the Saab 340 is that the steering bypass pin travels with the aircraft. After pushback is complete, the ground handler rolls up the pin, its flag, and the headset connection and passes it to the pilot through a little hole below their window. You can see the hole is open at 8.33.
absolutely fabulous video taking us with you on the ride. I love it how pro the flight attendant is, sounding enthusiastic every single time she welcomes the passengers to a new destination - and the fact that you included that in the account!
The FA Margot is a legend! Imagine how many hours she's spent operating this service!
If she’s the person I found, she is no longer a FA.
Quite an achievement, finding a way to fly from Brisbane to Cairns that takes nearly as long as driving from Brisbane to Cairns (19 hours)….
The more I see of Australia the more I love it and I’ve never set foot on its soil. I’ve been on three tours of Europe and every time the friends I made were from Australia. It’s incredible how much these folks travel and they are so kind and friendly.
As a private pilot for many years until health issues stopped me, I loved flying over the Aussie outback, some of my most memorable flying experiences, I do really miss it.
For context to Americans, Queensland is 3 times the size of Texas. It's a little bit bigger than Alaska. That's why this is such an epic journey. And that's just one Australian state...
Oh right...Australia is a country AND a whole continent.
2.5 times the size of Texas Hugh.
I spent 14 BRUTAL hours this weekend binge-watching your channel. Love it! 🍻
I hope you had a comfortable seat and plenty of choc chip cookies. :)
Did you experience any turbulence?
OMG Noel, thanks for bringing back 7 years of my life as Cabin Crew and then as manager of Kendell Airlines which was the airline before Rex. Also using Saab340 aircraft. Our aircraft had the loo in the back. Hazelton had the loos in the front like the one you were on. I have some amazing memories flying in the Saab birds.
Well, usually I only post my typical "Very Nice. Thank you.", but this is an unusually nice adventure. Thank you.
Thanks, I am glad you enjoyed it.
As an aussie FIFO worker I think it's great you are getting out to experience these remote routes. Also I agree Kangaroo is delicious. Rex is a budget airline but Qantas used to offer great little meals with a good selection of drinks even on these short 2 hour flights prior to the pandemic. Now it's just cheese and crackers most of the time.
This is such a cool way to see a very large area that few of us will ever explore. Thanks for taking us with you Noel! Do Western Aus next :)
Totally agree. It was great to see
You are absolutely welcome… it’s the most rewarding part of doing what I do. I love putting a smile on the faces of people that I could care less about! 😊
Wow, finally someone showing Australian communities in outback Queensland, I'm from Brisbane but have family in cairns and mt isa and they wouldn't function without aviation, it's just unfortunate in Australia aviation can be very expensive but definitely needed, I hope we get some more airlines in Australia to make it a bit more affordable as so many areas in Australia are worthwhile visiting, great video Noel.
There used to be passenger rail lines criss crossing the Queensland outback to connect the regional towns, but many of them are now out of service, or now used by Aurizon to haul freight... grain, coal, & intermodal containers.
He hated it lol.
The QLD government ripped the trains out…
Seems like no security checks before boarding those flights.
@@mikkoistanbul1322you dont need tsa level security in mount isa.
No desert where you flew over, Noel. Just outback country. There is a difference! Love your vids!
Every year there is a huge music event that happens in Birdsville called the Big Red Bash, and that's when the pub and town gets busy!
REX have a pretty good reputation here in Oz, better than Qantas Link.
That was an epic adventure Noel and thanks for sharing it with us. You know, I couldn't help thinking that it must have been a logistical nightmare getting tarmac to those wonderful, tiny outback airfields. But they did it and they made sure that the isolated townships had regular connections. I would happily travel with Rex to see those little places, even for the short time on the ground. You are so lucky to have the wherewithal to enable you to fly to some of the worlds remotest places. I envy you. Happy travels!
As a concrete truck driver, I was wondering how a town of 110 in the middle of nowhere has great concrete work lol
Mount Isa Mines is the second largest copper producer in Australia. Also produces silver and lead. Incredible mine. Thanks for the great review.
👍 Thanks for watching!
@@noelphilips Lead, .copper ,silver and all owned by the Rothchilds.
I can't be the only person to bring Google maps up and track this journey- brilliant vlog
After the epic "around the world in 72 hours", this has to be another blockbuster. Well done Noel, Awesome
Thanks so much!
The "Bugger all" response had me in stitches. That bout sums up Australia as a whole lmao
Best sponsored video ever on this channel......everything from flying down into the neighbourhood and ringing the door bell to the comedy.......much better than the standard ones where your sitting at a computer chair......you should do more of these during your sponsor ads
Fantastic flight review. I was a flight attendant on the Saab340 for air new zealand link for 2 years until we transitioned to the Q300. Great little aircraft!
Thank You, Noel. For another Great trip flying around Australia outback.
Please have great trip.
As an Australian I thoroughly enjoyed your blog, I must say you handled the heat very well.
He did do this back in July, middle of "winter". Maybe top temp was about 30C in Mornington Island? Birdsville, a guess ~20C
You are living my dream Noel. Keep up the good work mate. I feel like travelling as I watch your videos. Thanks. Much appreciated.
Awesome, thank you!
How awesome is that! Picturing and wondering about a tiny town you fly over, then...actually settling down for a cool one in the pub a few years later!!!
And? Sharing a drink with a supporter in that same little town?
That's Fabulous Noel! One of the cool things that help me absolutely love your videos!
That brought a tear to me eye. It can be such a small world when you meet someone like that.
This is incredible, my family is from Charleville. Haven't been back in ages.
That was indeed fun. Trip like that can be numb the bottom but they are hard to forget what you learned and experienced. I appreciate the wealth of honesty and personal joy (and sometimes frustration) you offer. Thanks again.
Excellent adventure! Why would you want to do that journey? Because you can!! Worth mentioning is that you flew near Winton, where QANTAS began. Their role was to link up outback communities as well. That was one of your best videos.
Yes Winton is home of Qantas but also home of Waltzing Matilda
Thank you for taking us along on your adventures ! You descriptions truly make it feel like we are with you on your travels ☺️❤️
Awesome! Thank you!
Been watching your vlogs for sometime now although never left a comment. I spent an hour of pure scenic beauty and a history lesson regarding the Australian outback 🎉🎉. Thanks Lord Noel. Regards from the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan 🇧🇹
Wonderful and very informative video Noel. I grew up in a very small township in outback Queensland. Was very interesting to see the vast expanse from a different view point. I thoroughly enjoyed the journey. Glad you enjoyed as well.
I love a sunburnt country,
A land of sweeping plains,
Of ragged mountain ranges,
Of drought and flooding rains,
I love her far horizons,
I love her jewel sea,
Her beauty and her terror -
The wide brown land for me. - Dorothea MacKellar
❤
At the Museum of Australia (in Canberra) they have a video tour of Aus cut to link to this poem. At the line "Land of Sweeping Plains" they have a short shot of someone with a broom sweeping dust off the wings of a plane
Noel your analysis of the trip was so true. Serving remote communities over huge distances. Thanks to Rex too
Wonderful video of your adventures, Noel! I laughed when you said: "better get inside before I burn me bald head!" I love your British humor! LOL!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thanks Noel. My family used to live on an airport in Cobar, outback NSW. Rex used to land there as well, as well as RFDS, the airforce at times, and a variety of other planes and helicopters. The runway would have to be patrolled before arriving planes to ensure kangaroos were off the runway, which despite a pretty tall fence around the airfield, they would still make their way in. Quite often the pilots would land but wouldn't have phone service to phone for a taxi to town. We would often drive the pilots into town and given them a bit of a tour along the way. The outback is such an awesome part of Australia to explore. So many little towns with airstrips. So glad you shared this. Hopefully people feel encouraged to venture out and enjoy this great part of Australia. Safe travels mate.
Amazing! I use Cobar Airport a lot these days-Rex used to serve it with their Airlink subsidiary via Dubbo to Sydney, but now it’s just FlyPelican direct to Sydney
35:38 WOW ! You've even found the "Royal Palace of the Independent Kingdom of Capricornia" ... What else is in town ... ? 36:26 Correct. THAT's all there is. Get a rental car and join in ... 38:40 By the way, there is more than lead. For the next 60 years they will be digging for zinc, copper and silver too. That 200 m stack is so high to blow the fumes way off into the "empty" outback, keeping the air breathable in town.😏
Great vid. I've travelled to many of these by road, yet to get to Birdsville, Bedourie and Boulia, hopefully soon, and Mornington Island. My hometown these days is Cairns, a paradise. Queensland, as you have shown, is just massive and the distances between towns are amazing.
Want to try a far flung place? Go to Longreach Queensland.
My great-grandmother's uncle migrated from England to Toowoomba in the 1870s where he set up a successful sheep farming business, dying there in 1908.
That's a very interesting story
That brings back memories of catching the milk run flights when I live and worked in outback NSW. Too many stories to tell of the casual and flexible nature of the flights. You never really knew what route you would take even when you were already in the air. It was like request stops on a train.
I’m an Aussie and I found this very interesting indeed. The Aussie outback is a wonderful and often misunderstood part of our country. Keep up the great work Noel ❤
Noel excellent adventure that’s definitely a brilliant way to fly ! . Great to see the S340 too . 😀
Glad you enjoyed it
Noel thank you for sharing your Outback flying adventure with us.
Glad you enjoyed it
Don't ever have to feel bad for eating the kangaroos. Like cattle. Some raised for milk. Some raised for meat. Some raised for other things. I had a kangaroo burger in Sydney, AU and it was FANTASTIC. My friends still give me grief because I was at a kangaroo and koala sanctuary a few days prior.
I was in Japan recently and I visited a pig cafe right after eating pork for lunch. While I was playing with the pigs, I was like “huh what am I doing” lol
Fantastic video ! I think a lot of people don't realise how big Australia is. It's a huge country. Almost as big as the USA and just 26 million people.
Australia is bigger than USA.. They just add in alaska and hawaii to make it bigger
@lwf51 USA: Area
• Total area
3,796,742 sq mi (9,833,520 km2) (3rd[e])
• Water (%)
4.66
• Land area
3,531,905 sq mi (9,147,590 km2) (3rd)
Australia: Area
• Total
7,692,024 km2 (2,969,907 sq mi) (6th)
• Water (%)
1.79 (2015)
Yeh but USA has more of an inhabitable landscape. Lots of Aus you cant really live in.
Wouldn’t live anywhere else. I think we’re blessed ❤
What an amazing video Noel! If I am ever lucky enough to get down to Australia I would definitely fly into the outback. Looks like a fascinating place
Awesome video! I think Mt Isa is not just a lead mine, it's also copper, zinc and silver. Either way, bloody big.
In your description at the beginning, I didn’t think I would really fancy doing this. Now having watched the video, I think it was incredible. Something I would love to do myself one day👍
Agreed 😊
Birdsville has a tiny air defense force (those flies constantly attacking you).
Australia is a big, big place. A lot of those towns are mining/cattle towns. Water is a rather scarce commodity hence the emptiness.
Great video. Never seen the Australian Outback before. So remote are the towns where very few people live. Thank you for sharing with us.
It's not really the middle... hopefully he does a flight Sydney to Perth, then the middle can be seen!
Thanks so much!
What an adventure ! All those lovely towns you got to visit and see ! Thanks for taking us along with you ! ❤️
Thanks for watching
Brilliant video Noel. Love these airlines they are the backbone of some many places
I saw the description/title of this and had instant flashback to my 13+ hour journey on an aircraft of simular size from Anchorage all the way out to St. Paul Island in the Pribiloff's in the Bering Sea. We had 4 stops total and thankfully it was a gloriously crystal blue sky day until we hit the Bering Sea. Mind you, this was in February of 1991. Upon breaking through the clouds at about 500 feet the pilots had to buzz the runway 3 times to get the white foxes off of it.
Noel!, Mate this put a huge smile on my face. Great to see you in my neck of the woods.. The first leg BNE to WTB more or less flys over my house! The iconic Birdsville Hotel too. Sweet!
Also, this is just within one state of the country.
I just love how americans go on about how big Texas is, when Qld is 2.5 times larger by area, and only the second largest state in Australia. Also how many Europeans just freak out at the size and emptiness of our wonderful country. I love our large empty land.
Fully enjoyed your travel Vlog. More of these "out of the ordinary" flights please.
Thank you! Will do!
Great video Noel!! It was very interesting to see such small towns and their airports in the Outback. Thank you for sharing.
Hey mate what a great experience! Glad you did this, I think it's hard for people from smaller countries to really Understand the true vastness of Australia but this flight definitely does. I've previously driven to everyone of those towns at different times, but this flight is definitely on the bucket list. Oh and it's cooper creek not copper! (But more of a river than a creek)
Like the video thanks. I personally would like to hear the odd story from the other people traveling. Where ae they going and why? any interesting stories from taking this flight over the years. Don't get me wrong, learning about the diameter of the hand basin in the toilet had me on the edge of my seat, but you know. Maybe you don't want to be intrusive and I get that, but some may have a great story or two to tell.
Really enjoyed your video, thank you Noel. As an Aussie living abroad its great to see parts of my homeland that I have not yet visited. Your coverage was inspiring and makes me want to try the journey myself.
The centre of Australia is Alice Springs in the Northern Territory and not Queensland, from the furthest west point of QLD there is still another 500 km to Alice Springs. At Birdsville, you have travelled around 1400 km from Brisbane, if you wanted to fly to Pert it is another 2500 km.
27:03 that yellow thing in Birdsville is a Ukrainian-built Foxbat light aircraft. When I lived in 'outback' Western Australia someone had a foxbat: we formed a flying club and used to pay an instructor to fly up from Perth once in a while to give us lessons 🙂 Only in the outback
Big place. I remember on commercial jet flight coming from Bangkok to Sydney, they announced "We've just crossed the north coast, we land in Sydney in four hours time".
That's the worst part about living down at the bottom of Australia. Long haul flights sting just a little bit more when you realise you're finally back in your own country, but still have another 4 hours to get through... Or vice versa, you start your big exciting journey and after 4 hours haven't actually left Australia yet 😂
36:35 Kmarts are everywhere in Australia, they first came up as a joint venture between the USA Kmart and Coles to open up stores within Australia before Coles (westfarmers) took full control of all Kmart stores along with target, Bunnings, Myer, Officeworks and liquorland. If you ever do come back to Australia it's something worth checking out.
Greeting from Western Australia...i have always loved the welcome REX flight crew give you , not many airlines have the pilots outside on the ground welcoming you as you board.
Very cool!
Glad You enjoyed our beautiful Country
Thanks for the video
I saw the video was an hour long for a Saab 340 trip, but like always, Lord Noel makes a proper entertaining video 😊
32:30 and those sparkles make it look all magical.......
Part of me thinks Noel is absolutely mad and insane, part of me thinks Noel is a genius, and the other part of me says just shut up and watch the video.
Great work as always Noel, hopefully you can come back to Australia and do a rail and aviation tour of Australia in the future :)
That is 56 minutes of Noel Philips awesomeness. Just wrapped it up watching over two days
Remote Noel always ends up being my favorite adventure traveller. Another compelling video. Cheers!
Awesome, thank you!
PLANE NOSIES!!!!!!! What a great video as usual I enjoy them all, stay safe stay blessed peace✌🏿✌🏿
Glad you like them!
How lucky were you. You have showed me places I never knew existed. Like you I thought the outback was a vast expanse of nothing really. It’s has been my life dream to go to Australia but, unlike you, I would love to drive through the outback. Much love from Kenya 🇰🇪 and appreciation for what you do so well. Stay safe 😊
Dear Lord Philips. I'm an avid fan of your videos and I think this was the best one yet And thanks for the heads-up about Established Titles, I could use some respect around here and always wanted a tree in Scotland.
Noel as a big fan I'm surprised by your change video from Texas to outback of aussie land I love it keep it up my friend
Thanks 👍
Well Noel that has to be one of my favorite videos. That was so enjoyable to see part of the world I know basically next to nothing about. The places and the people seemed so likable. Thanks for the adventure and letting me “tag along”. Stay safe and can’t wait for the next one. I’m home recovering from a major heart attack that I had last Thursday. Things truly can change in an instant.
This has been one of my favourite videos you have done Noel. It really celebrates travel. It reminded me of my time working in WA and travelling to Kartatha and Barrow island. Hates the flies though !
Wow 😲😲 I have lived in Queensland all my life (from Brisbane) but I have never visited these small towns in my state! I've travelled more widely in other countries (always the way right) so its really interesting to see my own backyard. Really enjoy your videos 😀🙂
What an awesome video mate, thanks for posting it and showing me my own backyard 😀.
Very interesting clip. I hope you had time to spend in Cairns and surroundings
Honestly, I'd love a series of you visiting remote locations with meeting locals and sharing a pint, on these type of journeys, sort of like the time you visited Nebraska and got stuck due to snow.
This airline is the backbone of rural towns, I love flying on there planes and watching them fly just over my home 900 ft up love the sound of the engines....and I've done some Aussie milk runs in WA great way to see the country
This video made me subscribe! What an awesome adventure, beautifully filmed and narrated! Well done Noel.
smart move and well put. so many terrific videos here ! merry christmas :) Walkie Talkie Traveller
Noel most people pronounce Mt Isa as "Mt Iza" :) For those wondering about the "world's largest city status" that's in terms of local government area. The second largest just happens to be Kalgoorlie-Boulder in WA, which also happens to be a mining town.
That is an outback adventure. Great video. Well done.
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Really enjoyed seeing this, all those tiny outback towns. Look up the Birdsville Races, a different place then. How fantastic one of your patreons was on the same flight, incredible.
Absolutely a marvelous video. You should do Western Australia as well. Amazing place. Thanks
Thanks, I am glad you enjoyed it.
Thanks for showing mount isa! I love living here.
Did anyone else see the land art at 18:30? (bottom center of video) Looks like a mini Nazca in the middle of the outback.
Have you seen this, it's in the outback of Australia. ua-cam.com/video/0cPL20FSVJ8/v-deo.html
thanks Noel for showing us all the small fascinating places, and to fly on a tiny reginal prop for that many hours, wow that's some endurance!
: $10 for the Pint of beer @ 23:49 !!!
Thank you so much!