Caribbean Rare Birds - World’s Last Fokker + Smallest 3 Engine Plane

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    I flew on 2 very rare aircraft in the Caribbean. Join me flying the World’s last-built Fokker 70 and the World’s smallest 3-engine airplane; Britten-Norman Trislander.
    The Fokker 70 flight is operated by Jet Air Caribbean from St Maarten to Curacao. Join me in visiting the flight deck of the Fokker 70 and the pilot spoke about the plane's performance. The 27-year-old classic plane has some unique engine sound. We departed Princess Juliana St Maarten Int’l with a quick takeoff and climb. During the flight, I explored the roomy cabin and spoke with the friendly crew. Join the cockpit for landing in Curacao.
    My next flight is onboard Anguilla Air Services Britten-Norman Trislander. This is the world’s smallest three-engine plane with less than a dozen currently airworthy. My flight was operated by a single pilot; Kyle. The flying time from St Maarten to Anguilla was just 10 minutes with scenic views of both Islands. We did a touch-n-go and flew back to St Maarten with a nice approach over Maho Beach.

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  • @samanthabrooks7054
    @samanthabrooks7054 Місяць тому +63

    Hi Sam… Captain Kyle of Anguilla Air Services is my younger brother. It has always been his dream to be in the skies so you can say he’s actually living his dream. Kyle can say he has had the privilege to have both perspectives of aviation- that is- being a pilot and also being in air traffic control. Kyle since he was a child has dreamed of becoming a pilot. Upon obtaining a job in air traffic, his admiration for aviation grew and he would go flying in his free time with his now-boss. He later made the decision to further his training and went to flying school. Kyle is a very skilled pilot and everyone that flies with him can attest to his professionalism and the smooth rides. My cousin Josiah who also left a comment on this video is also very interested in flying and watches a lot of these videos and can recite a lot of information about planes. I’m very proud of my brother and I’m happy that he’s living his dream. He is very knowledgeable and it can be evidenced by this very video. Thank you for showcasing my brother and his love for the skies.

  • @citibear57
    @citibear57 Місяць тому +18

    Wow, the Trislander is so narrow inside! Sam and the pilot were literally shoulder-to-shoulder!

  • @mike-ulove2travel
    @mike-ulove2travel Місяць тому +73

    Hey Sam, Mike here. Nice to see you made it to St Maarten in the Caribbean. My uncle helped design that airport. I hope you had a good time there. I always have a great time when I’m in St Maarten. 🏝️

    • @AviationManEdits
      @AviationManEdits Місяць тому

      Wow, that's amazing!

    • @FastGuy1
      @FastGuy1 Місяць тому

      Wow, so cool!

    • @DudleyDawson9
      @DudleyDawson9 Місяць тому

      What a terrible design. I guess that’s why he was working on a Caribbean island

    • @mike-ulove2travel
      @mike-ulove2travel Місяць тому

      @@DudleyDawson9 If you look at it of a satellite view you will see that it looks like an airplane wing.

    • @mike-ulove2travel
      @mike-ulove2travel Місяць тому

      @Emiratesnon_official To each his own. Everyone can’t all like the same things in life. There will be differences of opinion.

  • @Chris_In_Texas
    @Chris_In_Texas Місяць тому +5

    The only Fokker I ever flew on was the Fokker 27 of the US Army Golden Knights back in the 80's. Always fun to get strapped in and sit next to the open door, and watch the team jump out! 🤠👍

  • @ningboflyer3871
    @ningboflyer3871 Місяць тому +20

    Alliance airlines in Australia still operates a few Fokker 70/100, mostly used for FIFO flights. A small number of the planes operate on behalf of Virgin Australia. Qantas Link also has a few Fokker 100. I flew Alliance Fokker70 from Brisbane to Port Macquarie 4 years ago.

    • @sparkymalarky4322
      @sparkymalarky4322 Місяць тому

      I used to enjoy it when they would keep the brakes applied and apply full thrust, then get catapulted, good old Focker

    • @restlesssoulme
      @restlesssoulme Місяць тому +1

      Yes I recently flew the alliance pink livery BCA recently in remote south Australia.

  • @g00nther
    @g00nther Місяць тому +14

    "Let's have some fun, let's go low" 😂 Such a troublemaker Sam
    Really enjoyed these St. Marteen/Caribbean vids. Amazing scenery. Hope you have more for us.

  • @ChevyBM
    @ChevyBM Місяць тому +7

    That was a smooth landing in the Fokker!

    • @nicksimeone
      @nicksimeone Місяць тому

      I was gonna say that too! Took a bit to get down but it was butterrrrr

  • @gamuss1234
    @gamuss1234 Місяць тому +13

    Love the Fokker 70. Was on Malev and KLM Fokker 70 many times! 💪🏼👍🏼

    • @SamChui
      @SamChui  Місяць тому +3

      Nice!!

    • @gamuss1234
      @gamuss1234 Місяць тому

      @@SamChui you come to ILA in Berlin Germany this Year between 01. and 06.th of June?

  • @rileytat123
    @rileytat123 Місяць тому +10

    I recently flew on PJ-JAB from suriname to curacao and back. It's my favorite plane!

  • @Singapore309
    @Singapore309 Місяць тому +12

    I went to Sxm last year and I saw the Fokker everyday
    Seeing that Menzies aircraft gave me nostalgic memories

  • @sebinamuwanga
    @sebinamuwanga Місяць тому +2

    Thanks for the video, Sam. The Captain selected "idle reverse" when he opened the buckets. He did not require the engines to spool up though that option was available to him if he wanted to have the aircraft slow down faster.

  • @crabmaniac1
    @crabmaniac1 Місяць тому +1

    Used to fly regularly on the Trislanders to the Chanel Islands. Great to see one still about! Those lycoming engines are very noisy!

  • @jamesshort5682
    @jamesshort5682 Місяць тому +3

    Thanks for this Sam. I used to fly on the Fokker 28 on the old Canadian Airlines. It would go from Calgary to Saskatoon and on to Winnipeg. Cheers from Canada.

  • @skeelo69
    @skeelo69 Місяць тому +13

    Sam met the Fokkers. 😂😂😂😂

  • @davew5383
    @davew5383 Місяць тому +1

    Sam, You get to have all the fun, I am always happy to see you getting excited and sharing your experiences with us👍🙂

  • @mike-ulove2travel
    @mike-ulove2travel Місяць тому +7

    Awesome views of the island. Just spectacular!

  • @bernardtan3639
    @bernardtan3639 Місяць тому +2

    Wow! Sam, it must be an amazing experience flying on those aircrafts. Thank You for sharing 👍🏻

  • @davidsolis6691
    @davidsolis6691 Місяць тому +1

    Great video Sam! Loved the variety and how you discussed the aircraft and St Marten too! Interesting and fun! Thanks so much for letting us travel with you Sam!

  • @deloresthomas5624
    @deloresthomas5624 Місяць тому +1

    Great video. Brought back many memories. Use to fly from St. Thomas to St. Martin many times. Caribbean Airports are great to fly in and out of.

  • @Norshuttle97
    @Norshuttle97 Місяць тому +1

    The Trislander is just a thing of beauty !

  • @BD-qq4fn
    @BD-qq4fn Місяць тому

    Fantastic post! A Folker 70 and Trilander…..amazing! Thanks Sam!

  • @AviaGrapher_ID
    @AviaGrapher_ID Місяць тому +2

    Fokker 70 & Britten Norman Trislander is Awesome 😎👍

  • @robainscough
    @robainscough Місяць тому

    Great video Sam! So glad you could get more cockpit footage in this one.

  • @avroanthonyidris441
    @avroanthonyidris441 Місяць тому

    Hi Sam, I flew this typical Fokker 70 back in 2014/2015 with the previous operator in Indonesia (TransNusa). I’m so glad to see this aircraft is still flying! Brings me back some memories! Loved the aircraft very much.

  • @Republic-Of-Me-Travel
    @Republic-Of-Me-Travel Місяць тому +2

    Haha i love it, Sam cant get enough of the jet exhaust - thats gold 😊

  • @abdulbari7809
    @abdulbari7809 Місяць тому +3

    Awesome Video, My Favourite Place, Really wish to go there. Thanks For The Virtual Experience😊

  • @wagnerbejaranocarvalho9971
    @wagnerbejaranocarvalho9971 Місяць тому

    Night Sam, its nice to see your smile, and we had a great time flying togheter with you with these marcelous scenes.

  • @rickyhr727
    @rickyhr727 Місяць тому

    Pretty interesting and educating the remarks regarding the idle reversers on Fokker F70/F100. I noticed the same when flying in AA an AV F100 years ago. After deep research the captain on Jet Air gave the right answer. It is only used on emergency situations. Even more interesting, F70 and F100 came from the F28 family which engines were not provided with thrust reversers system. The tail cone splits acting as a speed brake effectively (F70 and F100 have same feature too.)

  • @Siah_frm_john
    @Siah_frm_john Місяць тому +5

    yoo the pilot for Anguilla air services is my cousin kyle. I just stumbled on this vid. Ive told him many times to go fly bigger planes i never knew he flew a rare plane Edit : i did not know you put my cousins name in the description till the video was done

    • @SamChui
      @SamChui  Місяць тому +1

      Kyle is a great aviator who loves flying!

    • @Siah_frm_john
      @Siah_frm_john Місяць тому +1

      @@SamChui i know he is, I want to become a pilot just like him i sent the vid to my mom cuz she is in Anguilla she saw him last night and will be seeing him later so i told her to show him the video she also told me he is flying right now.

  • @ennyalsaphirass_b
    @ennyalsaphirass_b Місяць тому

    Thanks Sam, this is awesome and cool video, sitting behind the captain! I enjoyed the view! 🙂

  • @samjacobson5500
    @samjacobson5500 Місяць тому +3

    Nice!!!! Hoping you will be on the Inaugural Hawaiian Airlines Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner on Monday. I’ve been excited for it.

    • @SamChui
      @SamChui  Місяць тому +1

      I will be on Tuesday HA11 SFO-HNL

    • @samjacobson5500
      @samjacobson5500 Місяць тому

      @@SamChui Nice!!!!

  • @nettyleito4095
    @nettyleito4095 Місяць тому

    Great to see you visited our island Curaçao 🇨🇼 in PJ-JAB 😊

  • @IOSALive
    @IOSALive Місяць тому +3

    Sam Chui, This is awesome! I subscribed because I want to see more!

    • @SamChui
      @SamChui  Місяць тому

      Thanks for subbing!

  • @user-rl5nd3ys8p
    @user-rl5nd3ys8p Місяць тому +1

    Great seat position Sam.

  • @kiwiwhispers
    @kiwiwhispers Місяць тому

    Super interesting video! Thanks Sam!

  • @ojosef4608
    @ojosef4608 Місяць тому

    Awesome video. I would like to ride on these ancient planes. These pilots looked very efficeint and confortable to fly with.

  • @BigDaddyLicious
    @BigDaddyLicious Місяць тому

    Nice to see my former colleagues at JetAir… great guys.
    Thanks Sam for the video.

  • @Nooticus
    @Nooticus Місяць тому

    As always, really unique and entertaining video

  • @leezinke4351
    @leezinke4351 Місяць тому

    Awesome video Sam!!

  • @owenhealy7109
    @owenhealy7109 Місяць тому +2

    Sam Chui , alliance airlines in Australia have the biggest fleet of F70/100’s in the world.

    • @SamChui
      @SamChui  Місяць тому

      Thanks letting me know!

  • @News.happenings.updates
    @News.happenings.updates Місяць тому

    I flew as a Flight Attendant onboard the Fokker-27 … love it.

  • @frankgrimesification
    @frankgrimesification Місяць тому

    Used to love flying the Mother Fokker with US Airways back in the day. Flew the F 100 a bunch of times, but was never on the F 70.

  • @TheMarioDeMario
    @TheMarioDeMario Місяць тому +1

    Great to see my other 'home' Curaçao 🇨🇼

  • @user-jr7of9tm3d
    @user-jr7of9tm3d Місяць тому

    I always see it all the time

  • @TravelonlineWalk
    @TravelonlineWalk Місяць тому

    Amazing, we fly to Fuerteventura next

  • @clarencegomes7412
    @clarencegomes7412 Місяць тому

    Sam the snack cheeze curls you had on the jet air flight is from my country Trinidad hope you visit soon. I enjoy your videos!

  • @neilgandhi5565
    @neilgandhi5565 Місяць тому

    Yes man great vlog a bit of the U.K. in the Caribbean 😊😊😊😊

  • @DekaAviation
    @DekaAviation Місяць тому

    I love it, princess juliana international airport saint maritin

  • @TheCaptain_Haoting
    @TheCaptain_Haoting Місяць тому

    that landing at the end some just different

  • @stoomtreinenmeer
    @stoomtreinenmeer Місяць тому

    Fokker aircraft remain beautiful aircraft

  • @dominicjoseph5902
    @dominicjoseph5902 Місяць тому

    I always enjoy your videos. You should visit Guyana, you will get the chance to experience alot of bush flying.

  • @TheRareVideosXL
    @TheRareVideosXL Місяць тому

    Awesome content as always.

  • @ozzy7804
    @ozzy7804 Місяць тому

    Hey sam. Recently we use to have a fokker 50 operating between bonaire and curacao but now our biggest is the yetair from your video. But the most used is the saab fro EZair. Also we fly with little prop planes between the islands.. its a lot of fun especial the 6 seater from DIVIDIVIair (and the roomers are tru. We fix things with ducktape or not at al)

  • @sainnt
    @sainnt Місяць тому

    I flew on the F28 when I was a kid, so it's really nice to see that video. I'm fairly sure I flew on the F100 too, but I just can't remember when.

  • @MrJdubb104
    @MrJdubb104 Місяць тому +1

    Awesome Plane

    • @SamChui
      @SamChui  Місяць тому +1

      It sure is!

  • @garyshephard3795
    @garyshephard3795 Місяць тому

    Spent a day on the beach at SXM in January 2019, my camera's shutter need a good rest after that day, awesome place!

  • @awesomeadamfrom2099
    @awesomeadamfrom2099 Місяць тому +2

    Awesome job sam with airplane vlog I been at Martin before it s great island

  • @MileHighFlyer
    @MileHighFlyer Місяць тому

    Loved the view of the engine and the engine sounds... like a baby 717 😂

  • @matipre
    @matipre Місяць тому

    That airplane from Anguila remembered me like the car Homer designed 😂

  • @wenslyoscario9503
    @wenslyoscario9503 Місяць тому

    Great vlog and speaking my native language🙌🏽🇨🇼🛫

  • @anguscovoflyer95
    @anguscovoflyer95 Місяць тому

    Fokker 70's and 100's fly in australia too currently.

  • @ramkaranpal3461
    @ramkaranpal3461 Місяць тому

    Hi Sam, I love your every vlogs 💖.

  • @edhiwiluyo318
    @edhiwiluyo318 Місяць тому +2

    Maybe ,The Foker 70 aircraft is used from Pelita air in Indonesia.

  • @ocker2000
    @ocker2000 Місяць тому +1

    Really enjoyed this video. I have never been to St. Maarten. But I did work on rebuilding plans after the hurricanes. Its a really sad story that the money that IS available for fixing that airport terminal and other facilities is not being used due to island politics. As for the Trislander it triggered me because it was the plane type whose pilot and passengers witnessed two massive UFO's over the UK Channel islands. (ref. James Fox documentary and Leslie Kean's bestseller book on UFO's). You should consider making an episode on UFO/UAP with commercial pilot Christaan van Heijst.

  • @BrainwenAlekanta
    @BrainwenAlekanta Місяць тому

    For your information sir, that Fokker 70 (PJ-JAB) is first delievered to Vietnam Airlines in 1997, then went to TransNusa in 2015 and finally delievered to JetAir Caribbean in Dec 2019, the engines were made by Rolls-Royce model RR Tay 620-15

  • @mbuguajecy
    @mbuguajecy Місяць тому

    This is awesome

  • @tommyovesen
    @tommyovesen Місяць тому

    Great video Sam!

  • @kcplanespotting8812
    @kcplanespotting8812 Місяць тому

    I love your videos sam

  • @chiang_paul
    @chiang_paul Місяць тому +1

    Thank you for sharing this video 😂❤❤❤

    • @SamChui
      @SamChui  Місяць тому

      My pleasure 😊

  • @mahmoodsoleja9068
    @mahmoodsoleja9068 Місяць тому

    Very nice ! 🌟

  • @rahellin
    @rahellin Місяць тому +1

    Love Jetair 🇨🇼

  • @jasonfrancis5570
    @jasonfrancis5570 Місяць тому

    Hi Sam one of these day you should visit the island of st Thomas st croix and San Juan thx

  • @9Y-Aviation
    @9Y-Aviation Місяць тому

    Glad you made it down to the Caribbean Sam! You should try out Caribbean airlines, thr ATR that you spotted at the timestamp is one of their regional aircraft. It’s a wonderful airline and definitely worth trying 12:17

  • @user-jr7of9tm3d
    @user-jr7of9tm3d Місяць тому

    OMG SAM YOU WAS HERE!!!!! I WISH I WOULD HAVE MET YOU

  • @donstravelsandrants.
    @donstravelsandrants. Місяць тому

    Fantastic. 👍😊💙

  • @Suursaadik
    @Suursaadik Місяць тому

    Very COOL memory!!! 😍

  • @mikzaviation
    @mikzaviation Місяць тому

    Qatari Rafale looking absolutely pristine

  • @derder23
    @derder23 Місяць тому

    Finally reach my home town sam

  • @fivemilesup
    @fivemilesup Місяць тому +1

    Great video of the baby Fokkker. Next video please show the mother Fokker.

  • @williamtsao6604
    @williamtsao6604 Місяць тому

    Very interesting ; suggest to have HDR version of some videos.

  • @sarkarbroadband
    @sarkarbroadband Місяць тому

    Nice

  • @shabbirbaldiwala7369
    @shabbirbaldiwala7369 Місяць тому

    I wish we had such relaxed flying experiences in India

  • @shahzadjhandir9495
    @shahzadjhandir9495 Місяць тому

    So lovely 😍 ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @ZMN13
    @ZMN13 Місяць тому +1

    I hope you loved Curaçao🇨🇼

  • @mLi75
    @mLi75 Місяць тому

    SAM you should see what's coming in to Barbados these days Up to 20 years ago, you'd see MD83s, Dash 8s, YS11s, TriStar 500s, IL62s

  • @PeterNGloor
    @PeterNGloor 24 дні тому

    I got to fly on the predecessor, the Fokker-28, in Sweden. Too bad the line was discontinued by Fokker.

  • @grantp.5700
    @grantp.5700 Місяць тому +2

    You and a Canadian UA-camr Alex Praglowski definitely could have been in St. Maarteen at the same time. Nice video!

  • @Xiaolin835
    @Xiaolin835 Місяць тому +1

    0:17 it smells so good ( jet fuel ) 😂😂

  • @greatorex4130
    @greatorex4130 Місяць тому +1

    Hey Sam 👋 love the channel 😁 Next time your in Sydney get in touch with the guys from SYDSQUAD for some great planespotting 👍🏻

  • @HoneyBadger_____
    @HoneyBadger_____ Місяць тому

    Alliance Airlines in Australia is the largest fleet of Fokker 70/100 QantasLink (Network Aviation) is slowly phasing them out for the A319. I believe Virgin Australia Regional Airlines has 4 left of their Fokker 100s that’s getting replaced by the 737-700s from KLM. All of them do mining charters around Australia mostly in Western Australia the mining state. The airline Air Niugini in Papua New Guinea operates a couple of F70/100 for their domestic service and to Cairns, Queensland.

  • @pjmbuleau_images.
    @pjmbuleau_images. Місяць тому

    There are few 70s here in Papua New Guinea and Australia. Hope one day you fly in to PNG 🇵🇬 SO SOME FANS LIKE ME CAN MEET YOU IN PERSON 😊😊😊

  • @hemalchawda6958
    @hemalchawda6958 Місяць тому

    Hi Sam
    How did you get entry in Cockpit so easily😊.
    Could you please advise.

  • @Eisbar-dx3hz
    @Eisbar-dx3hz Місяць тому

    i once flew f70 3 years ago

  • @TheShootinStar
    @TheShootinStar Місяць тому

    My first trip by jet was on this plane.

  • @D-day-1996
    @D-day-1996 Місяць тому

    My roots ❤️

  • @ArnoldWinters
    @ArnoldWinters Місяць тому +1

    Sunset Beach, Princess Juliana Airport Saint Maarten

  • @m.rizadjoeli357
    @m.rizadjoeli357 Місяць тому

    Wow...amazing Sam...
    I like flying with Fokker..
    I've flown with the Fokker "Citilink" in 2001...
    Why aren't there many passenger ?🤔🤷‍♂️

  • @user-di5db2ij5b
    @user-di5db2ij5b Місяць тому

    Used by transnusa back in 2015

  • @MeTravel247
    @MeTravel247 Місяць тому +2

    You surely enjoyed it 😉

  • @F1addict_11
    @F1addict_11 Місяць тому

    Iran air has a Fokker I have travelled with it before like last month