I flew to GREENLAND to find POLAR BEARS
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 ก.ย. 2024
- A bucket list flight over icebergs, a frozen ocean, polar bears, and visiting a small settlement in the North Atlantic. This was easily the most exhilarating and beautiful flight I've ever flown. See our journey, hear ATC calls and cockpit radio, watch how we fly a small single-engine Cirrus SR22T across the North Atlantic to Greenland's East Coast. As high as the Arctic Circle.
As private pilots, we thrive on pushing boundaries and exploring new horizons, and this adventure was nothing short of extraordinary. From the moment we lift off, fly through the clouds, to the awe-inspiring landscapes that unfold beneath us, this TH-cam video captures every thrilling moment of our aviation odyssey. We'll delve into the intricacies of piloting the Cirrus SR22T, highlighting its cutting-edge avionics, advanced safety features, and unmatched performance. So buckle up and prepare for an adrenaline-pumping experience as we showcase the sheer beauty of Greenland from the unique perspective of private aviation. Whether you're a fellow aviator, an adventure enthusiast, or simply curious about the world of flying, this video was probably my most epic flight ever, a must-watch.
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Impressed that you could fly in that blinding brightness without sunglasses. Also - you're such a humble and awesome guy for not telling them who you were. Id be telling everyone on the radio "hey Im a rockstar on YT!"
Ha, well I certainly don't think that about myself but thank you Faisal. Honestly was just great to share the airspace with another pilot who I admire.
Hi Stef, just wanted to say how outstanding your videos are. I would like to say I have watched every one of your videos 10 times over. You probably don’t remember, I was lucky enough to bump into you on the Qantas mystery flight to Launceston and you were so nice to have a quick chat. Keep up the work really incredible!
Thank you, yes I remember that flight during one of our lockdown breaks. Thanks for watching and for saying hello.
What a great day you had for that flyover!
That landscape is so majestic. General aviation has really afforded you such unreal adventures! Such an awesome trip, Stef!
Thank you, yeah amazing we can do this with GA.
This is incredible good work
Wow a great leg, enjoyed the amazing scenery!
Great! Yes, it is a dream come true. As pilots we dream of flying to places like Greenland or Iceland. Very humble of you not to flex on to Martin on the radio. Chapeau!
I love the annunciator's insistence on maintaining altitude in the departure, she sounded quite concerned. What a fantastic video, thanks Stef.
Stef, your modesty is so refreshing in this age of "look at me". Delighted you're getting to live your dream fight, Bravo mate
Ha, I think I'm too old for that nowadays Seamus! I get a kick out of sharing these experiences with like minded people, that's really why I do it. Thanks for the support.
Philippe is such a nice guy. Looked and seems he doesn't have a TH-cam channel? Stef those shots of the mountain peaks were amazing (and smooth). Well done.
Hi Stef, for the past couple of weeks I've been having doubts in completing my CPL due to the extensive amount of weather cancellations up here in Melbourne. Just wanted to say that this video just boosted my motivation and confidence. You're videos are keeping me motivated in flying and just wanted to thank you for the work you are putting out there. You truly deserve this flying project. Congrats! :)
Oh wow, that's such a great thing to hear, thanks Alim. I hope you get some good weather breaks soon and you can smash out your CPL. Thanks for the support, all the best.
This is turning out to be an incredible trip!!!
Thanks Kevin, I appreciate that.
One word for the scenery today - stunning. The view of the bay and the ice flows at 10.57 was fantastic. After this trip you HAVE to do your Around The World Trip.
Jerry
Thanks Jerry, that's the plan. This is all practise for something bigger in the future, let's hope I can make that happen. Great to have you along for the ride, thanks for the supportive words.
Every video that you make is an inspiration for me to travel the world and do what I love. Thanks for making my life that much better! As a pilot in training seeing how far you have come makes me really believe that I can do it too! Thanks for everything as always! 🙂
Thanks man, that's such positive feedback for a creator like me to hear. Keeps me motivated to make content like this. I really wish you all the very best with your flight training, I can't wait to hear about YOUR amazing aviation adventures in the future.
He sure loved that bagel
Hi Stef, Great video and such an amazing experience! Wow! What an adventure. Looking forward to watching the next one. Safe travels. James
Stefan never fails to inspire. Whether it's flying to Greenland, or a quick local flight out of Moorabbin. Thanks for continuing to fuel our aviation dreams Stef!
Amazing scenery Stef. Thanks for another great video.
Wow. What a cool flight! Great video Stephan.
Loving this series so far Stef. So keen for more!
Thanks Stef, for another enjoyable video. So pleased that you are able to visit those places you are envious of others travelling to. Look forward to you sharing further adventures with us.
Steph, I love your adventurist spirit!. Sort of reminds me of the great Charles Lindberg, Amelia Earhart , Smithy , Walton et al. Albeit in a much more high tech aircraft. Well done mate.
Bucket list stuff for sure! Thanks for the awesome content Stef ❤
Your sincerity shines through. Thanks for sharing this unforgettable experience with us.
Thank you Mark, it's great to share such an amazing experience like this with the community here.
This is just astoundingly beautiful... couple of weeks out from my IR flight test, I'm sure this is exactly what I can look forward to, just a short flight from Lilydale 😅
Your copilot Superman to where he doesn't need a suvival suit?
Thank you - I’m so excited about you doing this trip. I really appreciate that you’ve included some footage of the local village and surroundings!
Hope you get to see it for yourself Sam, it's a fascinating and friendly part of the world.
very inspiring stuff stef! Always have been a huge fan of your work and this is one of my favourites on this channel!
Can’t wait for the future collab between @MickeLang and @StefanDrury now 🥹. 2 of my favourite aviation channels on TH-cam!
I'd love to fly with Micke one day, I always enjoy his videos.
Amazing experience. Really hope to be able to do this one day, thanks for bringing us along.
Thanks
AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN THESE VIDEO"S ARE AMAZING. Stef my day is made so much better. love the video.
That's very kind, thank you Lex, I'm glad you enjoyed this one. I'm very proud to share it.
Absolutely gorgeous
Nice flight & video Stef 😃 …. And as long as the polar bear doesn’t see you 😉🤣😂🐻❄️
Why are you only wearing life jackets not the Co-pilot? P.s I love your videos! Keep up the good work!
We are both wearing survival suits. Philippe has a different model which can be worn on his legs and undone to the waist. Mine is just a different style that can be worn over the head the whole flight. I am going to cover this in more detail in a follow up video so hopefully that can help answer your query. Thanks INO.
I can feel the excitement of landing in Kulusuk. Incredible. Love to get to Greenland. Most get over the Nuuk side; east coast rarely. Fantastic video Stef. 🎉❤
Thanks Lisa, yes I've seen Nuuk in many videos but not often Kulusuk. The staff and residents there were lovely, great to spend a little time in the community over there.
Amazing series Stef, this has me looking forward to a flight in iceland this weekend
Hi Stef. I’ve been watching your videos for the past year. Just got my RPL, nav endorsement and about to complete controlled this week. On to PPL next. Thanks for the inspiration to keep me learning! Cheers….Steve T
Fun video!👍🏼
Wow Greenland looks awesome! And the polar bears 🥹. Really need to go there someday. Really great video quality as always!!!
Been looking forward to this all week and it didn't disappoint
Thank you, I'm really proud of this one so I appreciate that.
Nice to see your keeping those dreams of flying around the globe alive.
This is all experience and research and I admire your steps to achieve it.
Yes! Not giving up on that goal anytime soon, this is all great practise and an amazing experience also. If it never happens, I'm just grateful I had the chance to do what I have done so far.
Wow Wow Wow
I was excited for you
Nice
Loved this! Really want to explore this part of the world now!
I hope you get to see it, such an amazing part of the world.
lucky you, my dream flight too. and as always excellent video
Hi Stef, I love all the videos on your channel. I just started my journey to become an airline pilot, studying here in Moorabbin. I think I’m watching your video too much that I almost replied EYZ on the radio! Hahaha You always inspired me and motivated me for all the hard theory studies and flying trainings. Thank you! and hope one day I can see you flying EYZ in person!!
How amazing Stef! Though that frozen water looked eerie, something about it really didn't look right without the waves normally lapping. Hope you spotted a puffin though!
Another great video Stef. And as the cliche goes, Greenland is not very green. Keep it up, and I love your humility. Next time you can advertise your channel on frequency. Stay safe.
Good video Stef
Thank you
Stef as always making some good content
Increadible and majestic! Just so much WOW factor here.
Love to see more from "Green"land :) Will it be out on your second chanell?
Would be nice to se a cost breakdown too, I meen.. a more or less brand new SR22T ... hole cow!
Stefan, you wear a survival suit but your companion doesn't? He is confident he won't get wet.
I saw Polar Bears in Svalbard last year, very cool.
No way! I am jealous, that's definitely something I'd love to see. Not much chance in Melbourne sadly, will have to go North again soon.
@@StefanDrury LOL very true, you can’t go South either. No Polar Bears in Antarctica. There were plenty of penguins and killer whales when we were there a few months after the Artic trip. My mad wife’s idea, she wanted to be BI Polar. That is swimming in the Arctic and Antarctic Oceans. Lunacy I say.
Very impressive, beautiful, and nice and modest (timestamp 6:03). One little wish: don't edit out bits of taxi to takeoff and climb-out, or final and taxi... I was wondering: why aren't you both in that orange suit?
Should have plugged your TH-cam hahaha
Only now realising N123VP is US registered
Hey Stef, Absolutely loving the current content, feels like flying in that part of the world is the final frontier of the private pilot aviator. Are you still planning on doing your own solo around the world flight in EYZ?
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Gabe showed a different perspective of Kulusuk through his Greenland series on FlightRadar24 channel. And now you showed a crisp general aviation perspective of the place.. loved it.
And definitely you are a bad PR! 😅 Promoting other channels, but not talking about your own self!
Incredible scenery.
But how does anyone live up there??
Great series, thank you.
victor pappaaaaaaahhhh
Stunning scenery, Steph, shame your first polar bear wasn’t moving. Bit sad they’re allowed to shoot them to be honest. But maybe that’s their way of life.
Bro enjoying that bagel tho
Philippe does enjoy an inflight snack 😂
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Alive polar bear?
wich Aircrft is this ?
It's cold here in Brisbane too you know. Just saying. No polar bears though and I don't drink so Bundy Rum doesn't count either.
Loving it! Did you have any concerns about oxygen partial pressures at FL120? If you're in Scotland anytime soon, give me a shout - I'd love to take you flying to one of the islands or through the mountains here :)
We were checking O2 saturation levels periodically but no issues at that level.
There are parts of the world that are vast and brutal. As long as the plane works it might look like a computer game but there is a harsh reality outside. If you have to ditch in the atlantic, you either have a suit or you are dead. There is no maybe :) Inland greenland probably isn't much different. Most of Canada might as well be a different planet. And they speak french :) It's fascinating but real. It's no guarantee but two small jets might be nice redundancy instead of the single engine.
Does Kulusuk have 100LL normally? Regardless you're totally fueling my interest in someday flying back and forth from NA to Europe via Baffin Island, Greenland and Iceland... (edit... bad pun genuinely not intended!)
Pun gratefully accepted! And yes 100LL is available as standard at Kulusuk. I'd definitely call ahead to check availability, but we didn't have to ship it in for our flight.
Another great video. Do you do weather check before taking off to your destination
Absolutely, weather planning is a big part of the pre-departure process. It actually starts about a week out.
@@StefanDrury thanks. I'm sorry if that was a dumb question. I'm not a pilot but love watching your videos. Hopefully one day you head to Yellow knife at Buffalo and see old war planes maybe in action
I want buy a plane but dunno which one, Diamond Da42 twinstar or Cirrus SR22
10:30 what time of the day? 1 am somthing ridiculous? 😅
How come the co-pilot didn't have his safety suit on? Just curious.
He did, but it was undone to his waist so out of shot.
Why did only you wear a survival suit?
Philippe was wearing one as well, but his can be undone to the waist unlike mine. His legs were covered, but out of shot.
Possibly silly question incoming. What happens if you are over the ocean and you need a shit?
N is going
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