@@mynameisray In which case they should have hesitated before going so far as to make an official complaint. Maybe it was just one of those who think when something is their opinion it automatically becomes fact. 150 ft is seconds from landing so is clearly ridiculous.
As a retired Air Traffic Controller if I had a pound for every "near miss" "low flying" complaint on flights which were properly managed and/or separated I would be very wealthy. Ground observers in general have a poor sense of assessing altitudes .Good job you had Sky Demon , it provides great evidence.
Agreed, it’s definitely easy to misjudge the altitudes even with flying experience. Even sometimes when looking at traffic in the circuit 1000ft above I could easily underestimate their actual altitude and I fly the same bloomin circuit!
These rich idiots messing about in their toy planes shouldn't be allowed to fly let alone near houses and people. Planes should only be allowed to be operated by companies with professional pilots not rich privileged males to endanger everyone with. Its disgusting
@@itzhxrry2915 this flying for a hobby needs to be banned yet again its a bunch of rich privileged white males messing about endangering those of us who didn't have everything given to them
A lawyer firm recently won £25,000 from a guy who made a “false” claim on Trust Pilot. Perhaps more people should be made accountable for making false accusations.
Poor example. They should be classed as funny if its trollish if its real investigate it and when proven false get fined. Lawyers ain't gonna lose because they are lawyers and control the law
I disagree here. These people should Not be classed as Funny, or Trollish. In this modern age, too many now feel it is their right to make complaints or allegations about others who are going about their lawfully permitted business. If, after investigation, their accusation is found to be false, then the complainant should be fined for wasting Govt. time - in the same way as in Police cases. And the accused - if found innocent - should then have the right take legal action in return. There needs to be a deterrent against these people.
As a law enforcement pilot in Florida I have been complained on while performing a rescue in a Bell Helicopter 407 several hundred yards off the beach. The complainant knew we were saving somebody but still didn’t care. We were interrupting their Sunday afternoon. Fortunately all investigating bodies quickly dismissed the claim as crazy. Some people just can’t see the big picture. Love the videos.
Hi Noel. I had exactly the same thing happen. I took a neighbour over our village so he could spot his house. 10 minutes after landing I had an email from the owner of the club saying he’d had a resident ranting and raving in his ear. Apparently I’d been ‘zooming low over his house’, ‘recklessly endangering…….’. Etc etc. in this instance it was handy that the guy had been cc’d in on the request to explain myself. I simply sent back the SkyDemon debriefing pack for the flight which showed I had been no lower than 2,000ft. As it turns out I knew who the guy was. He couldn’t look me in the eye next time I saw him……. Tosser. Keep up the good work and the great videos. Cheers, TC 😎
I’m registered legally blind and I can definitely tell visually that there’s a significant difference between 150 ft and over 1,000 ft. Really hope you continue enjoying taking your kids up - such a nice way to spend time with them.
Exactly, the sound of a little prop plane at 150 feet would wake the whole village up as I mentioned, you've probably heard police helicopters flying low when chasing criminals or doing exercises, and yes their engines are usually gas turbine and noisier, but 150ft is a height that would disturb hundreds of households and now with social media and smartphones being endemic, it's strange that the person who complained didn't have backup witnesses or evidence of his own to back up his libellious accusations!!
I spent time beaming at the conversations between you and your daughter, than paying attention to someone reporting you. 😁 The way she asked if she could have McDonald's and your response "you can have anything you want " was the best part of this video. ❤
You should be very proud of your daughter. She was extremely polite at the end of the video and I loved the “always ready” comment. I hope my daughter who is a few years behind yours has the same attitude and manners.
I just wanted to say it's really cool seeing you take your daughter flying, especially to see her friends house. I've binged most of your main channel, and can confidently say you're a solid dude, and a great dad. Your videos have also helped deal with my irrational fear of flying; I'll be visiting the UK for the first time this autumn via Delta Airlines! Cheers from Detroit, I'll be having a stout for you tonight mate 🍻
Sadly we live in a world where someone just waking up cranky one day can invent a story and try to do harm to someone following the law. You did good having all that data to back up the facts. I would hope the CAA fines/punishes those that file false reports.
I too am a Private Pilot who has once been asked to 'Write Down a Telephone Number'. I called the Number and asked for documented evidence of my alleged transgression and after that I would respond. Like you, I knew that I was blameless and I never heard anything more about it. Well done Noel.
Firstly, great to have found this channel to top up my Inflight Video fix each Sunday! Interesting video, as someone who has worked in customer service I know only too well that no matter how much you try someone will always find something to complain about! Don’t take it personally! Look forward to more vids on the channel and please let us know if you plan to fly to NWI again as I’ll buy you a McDonalds in return for a selfie 👍👍😊
Thanks for posting. I sometimes don't use my skydemon but from now on will make sure I do, as you pointed out, it's a good tool to use as evidence. Never thought of it from that perspective. Didnt realise there where so many Karen's out there.
So childish to do. I can only imagine that person is jealous. So great you give your kids these experiences. I wish more ppl can do it. Keep up your joy of flying and making these nice videos.
I'd complain about a plane any where near my house, just because you are rich enough to afford a plane doesn't mean you're special and can endanger children playing in the street. In my opinion only airlines with professional pilots should be allowed to fly planes full stop and only for work purposes. These private individuals messing about in their toy planes shouldn't be allowed any where near population areas.
@@bobbyrayofthefamilysmith24 That’s a very stupid thing to say, although everyone has their own incorrect opinions. It’s not like you can just buy a plane and fly it, like cars you need to get a license. And all he’s doing in this video is taking his daughter out for a ride, he’s not being reckless and he’s not endangering kids on the street. As he mentioned, if the engine were to fail, he had fields to land in, away from civilization. As I mentioned before, you need a license in a plane like you need a license in a car. So should cars only be legal for people using them for work? That would be ridiculous.
@@bobbyrayofthefamilysmith24 You seem to be confused. The only difference between an airline pilot and a pilot like the guy in this video is that airline pilots can fly people for money. Planes are not toys and all pilots are rigorously vetted before even starting to get their license. The sky is not some unorganized mess. It’s very well organized and controlled.
@@bobbyrayofthefamilysmith24 I take it you drive a car? Do You only drive that car for work purposes? No? I rest my case. Noel is a qualified pilot and has his pilot licence. He is fully conversant with the legal limits regarding how low he is allowed to fly - which if you listened to his video - he explains very well. Noel is very responsible and professional at what he does and would not dream of flying so low that he would endanger children playing below! Do us all a favour and stop being a whingeing Karen! Cheers!
Love the comment about the washing line.😁 Really though your little girl must be so proud of her dad. Teacher " what did you do thus weekend?" Daughter " nothing much. Dad just took me for a fly over my friends house so I could wave"
You are quite right to fill in your flight log. Unfortunately there are some real mischief makers out there. But you know fine and well what you are doing & that you are in the right. I am glad that the CAA didn't take things any further. Best of luck to you.👍
It sucks that people like to try to stir the pot and cause problems. But you are an amazing dad and I'm super happy that you got some good quality time with your daughter and give her such an awesome first flight experience
That's the thing about life, the good things is that you have all your flight data in order. Keep doing what you want and enjoy your life and these precious moments with your family
What a great father daughter moment. She will remember this forever. Some people have nothing better to do than try and police others. I hope it didn't spoil your special day with your daughter.
As a child in the 1960s, I used to live on the flight path of supersonic aircraft coming into Southern California from the Pacific Ocean. We didn't know it at the time, but later we learned many were SR-71s coming in on their way to Edwards AFB in Southern California. It was very common for them to "forget" to go subsonic and awaken us at 2:00 AM with a sonic boom. Did we complain? No, we loved it. It was the sound of America.
People’s washing on your wings! 🤣 You’re definitely the funniest gay travel vlogger! I really hope the CAA responded to the person who complained and put them right!!!
The person who complained probably still drives to the pub overnight for a few pints & whiskey chasers before driving back (when open of course). Keep up the good work, I enjoy your videos.
Where I live hawk T2s (used ) to fly over on their way from valley to different bases until one clever d**k reported them and now we get no jets flying over😥 they used to fly over at like 500 ft screaming with full throttle on! ! It always made my day to see my force saluting me
That’s really made me reconsider Sky Demon for when the chance to use it arises again... I didn’t consider this aspect but, it’s a very good point. These will be the same people that would buy a house at the end of a runway then complain to the airfield every time an aircraft took off. That happened almost daily at a small airfield I used to visit.
It does make me wonder how we’ve got to a point that the pilot needs to provide evidence against someone unqualified, sat in their garden on a sunny day in a semi-lockdown. Once they all get back to work and it gets a bit colder, complaints will hopefully and miraculously decrease.
Well said Noel... Glad you had a log of the flight to report back to the CAA. People will always find a reason to complain sadly and not let us enjoy our hobby!
Bloody hell if you can see the horizon and curvature of the earth you must be over a thousand feet lol 😆 an old biddy dobbed you in Noel lol 😆... bless 🙌 you mate, you were just showing your kid what dad can do!!! 🤟🤟🤟 MacDonald's at the end haha!!! 👍
when he was taking flying lessons, my brother buzzed our house on a 750 foot hilltop many times.... Mainly to see the palm frond arrow he made to help him find the airport (KOKB/OCN)!
I used to live near a small GA airport in Washington State. When they were landing to the south the downwind leg was right over my house. The neighbors were all moaning about it but I loved it. It was an unlighted airport so there were operations only during the day and there weren't that many of them.
Reminds me of what happened to Premier 1 Driver (a former USAF fighter pilot who now owns his own private jet), who got reported by someone watching his channel because he was rolling forward while waiting for a runway...or something, I really don't remember what it was. It was really stupid. I'm glad you could prove it was stupid; I hate to see "stupid" win. I live in a place with really open airspace and the first year I lived here I was out in the yard and got buzzed by a WW1 replica biplane. I loved it. Wish it would happen again. And no, I would never report it.
Hah, that's pretty much where my mother lives, and she's always complaining about low flying planes... Complaining to me, not the CAA! I haven't flown for 15 years (as of 16th Feb, in fact) and you're seriously making me want to get my PPL back!
Years ago a I knew a pilot who had the identifying numbers on his island hopper painted in a much smaller font...so he could fly lower and appear higher to prying eyeballs 😂.
That person should be fined for false reporting. Anyway love your channel, one of the best in regards to Travel & Aviation vlogs - keep up the good work ;)
As a PPL(A) I saw someone flying circuits overhead my pretty densely populated neighbourhood, lower than circuit height. Went inside, looked at FR24 (according to them it was at 500ft…) saw it came from Lelystad, got the registration, and just called the flying club about the fact that his/her flying could jeopardise the feeling people had about GA. They talked to the guy who hired the C172 and phoned me back to thank me for educating their customers and for taking this route, and not the official one (which in my eyes is ratting a fellow aviator out, whilst he just may have forgotten to keep track of his altitude).
Hey Noel, great video. There are some very very sad people around. I got reported for flying low and dumping fuel on purpose over someone’s house! Yes, in my PA28 with that well knows fuel dump option! Losers.
Love all your videos Noel, though the fact you were up in air in your plane with your daughter may grate some people as they are told to stay at home and only go out for essential reasons. See it both ways mate but lying to get you into trouble is poor. Loved the African series by the way!
Ignoring the ludicrous complaint completely; you're so lucky that your daughter can enjoy going along for the ride.....my 2 girls wont even get on the back of my motorbike for a trip around the car park where I live :)
@@visionist7 To be fair I agree with that although I haven't watched the video first so I don't know what the complaint is about. But I think of it as similar to calling for an ambulance e.g if someone had fallen down some stairs and you called an ambulance and it turned out they were perfectly fine but you did it in good faith.
There is always someone ready to moan about the slightest thing and over dramatise. If you don’t like planes flying over their home then why buy a home near an airfield 🙈
The "try not to piss people off" advice is a bit of a delicate one. There are all sorts of people who will get pissed off by the most normal thing, to try and keep everyone happy would mean to stay at home and do nothing. And sometimes that will piss your neighbour off as well! The real lesson learnt here is to always cover your back by tracking your flight.
It is well known how inaccurate are witness statements made by Joe Public regarding heights of aircraft. They don't have a clue. Glad you were able to prove your point so happy and safe flying
Its the same with speed. People always shout to slowdown when out on the river even though youre going slower than the limit... (in an boat not an aircraft)
Its worth noting that what constitutes a congested area when it comes to towns and villages are only those marked with irregular yellow boundaries or the yellow squares on a half mil chart. Villages that are marked with a yellow circle are not considered to be congested areas.
I work round there pass that airport regularly, you a local? I ask this and have read on your website about your travels during covid, regular testing etc, but don't you feel unsafe, any concerns? I love travelling, not the most confident flyer turbulence does make me anxious , maybe a video one now to calm the nerves.
(possible duplicate, message disapoeared). While the clup treated you professionally upon seeing your log, if this were to get to a court, would there be a way to prove autnenticity of your log? (if you had opportunity to edit the .GPX file, you could have falsified the alttude readings for instance). Or are the logs tamper proof? If upon landing, police connected to your plane and downlaoded the log themselves, they they cab vouch for its accuracy, but if you hand the log yourself after the complaint has been lodged, someone could argue that it was tanmpered with. Would the club download the logs after efery rental? (at which point they would become trusted source of info) ?
I'm not sure which model of Cherokee he's flying, but the PA28-181 Archer III has a service ceiling of 14,085 feet and an absolute ceiling of 16,400 feet. The service ceiling is the altitude where the maximum rate of climb you can attain is 100 feet per minute. The absolute ceiling is the altitude where your rate of climb decreases to zero.
Reminds me of a friends mother who used to sit in her garden in Hampton and take pictures of any plane on its way to Heathrow which she deemed was too noisy. She then wrote to the airline to complain and had a filing cabinet full of letters from the airlines. This was back in the 1970's so with the DC8's, 707's and Concorde being amongst the nosiest she was kept busy. :-)
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Whoever filed the complaint should be fined for filing a falsified report.
@@mynameisray there is a huge difference between 150 feet and 1,000+. If you can't tell the difference then you need your eyes checked.
nah these days a mere accusation itself is seen as proof. Welcome to 2021 who needs proof as long as someone claim their feelins been hurt is enuf
@@mynameisray I often confuse 50 mph and 500mph too. Totally understandable mistake.
@@mynameisray In which case they should have hesitated before going so far as to make an official complaint. Maybe it was just one of those who think when something is their opinion it automatically becomes fact. 150 ft is seconds from landing so is clearly ridiculous.
@@blotski - Not at all. Small plane continuously circling a built up area, they have every right to file a complaint. It's their right.
If you can´t see the difference of 150ft and +1000ft you really should make a complaint with your optician, not the caa ;)
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I would do the same exact route every week. They can only complain so many times until CAA completely ignores them.
Should've gone to SpecSavers
Love it, your a legend I so laughed 🤣
As a retired Air Traffic Controller if I had a pound for every "near miss" "low flying" complaint on flights which were properly managed and/or separated I would be very wealthy. Ground observers in general have a poor sense of assessing altitudes .Good job you had Sky Demon , it provides great evidence.
Agreed, it’s definitely easy to misjudge the altitudes even with flying experience. Even sometimes when looking at traffic in the circuit 1000ft above I could easily underestimate their actual altitude and I fly the same bloomin circuit!
Yep, just heard of a case of someone reporting a rogue drone, but it was, in reality, one of our sailplanes... Binoculars could've sorted that one...
A frivolous complaint should result in a large fine for the person making that statement.
These rich idiots messing about in their toy planes shouldn't be allowed to fly let alone near houses and people. Planes should only be allowed to be operated by companies with professional pilots not rich privileged males to endanger everyone with. Its disgusting
@@bobbyrayofthefamilysmith24 calm down ffs, reeks of jealousy
@@itzhxrry2915 this flying for a hobby needs to be banned yet again its a bunch of rich privileged white males messing about endangering those of us who didn't have everything given to them
@@bobbyrayofthefamilysmith24 work harder instead of whining on the internet and maybe you'll be able to afford a plane too, bitch
@@bobbyrayofthefamilysmith24 of course you have to make it about race you dickhead. You are a first class wanker
A lawyer firm recently won £25,000 from a guy who made a “false” claim on Trust Pilot. Perhaps more people should be made accountable for making false accusations.
Poor example. They should be classed as funny if its trollish if its real investigate it and when proven false get fined.
Lawyers ain't gonna lose because they are lawyers and control the law
I could not agree more.
Then you dissuade people from giving their thoughts and opinions..
I disagree here. These people should Not be classed as Funny, or Trollish. In this modern age, too many now feel it is their right to make complaints or allegations about others who are going about their lawfully permitted business. If, after investigation, their accusation is found to be false, then the complainant should be fined for wasting Govt. time - in the same way as in Police cases. And the accused - if found innocent - should then have the right take legal action in return. There needs to be a deterrent against these people.
These sorts of Karens should get fined, same way you should get fined for stupid 999 calls.
theres a special place in hell for liers
that person needs to spend 6 months living in the Mach loop and they will soon realise that you flying at 1500ft isn't a nuisance at all
As a law enforcement pilot in Florida I have been complained on while performing a rescue in a Bell Helicopter 407 several hundred yards off the beach. The complainant knew we were saving somebody but still didn’t care. We were interrupting their Sunday afternoon. Fortunately all investigating bodies quickly dismissed the claim as crazy. Some people just can’t see the big picture. Love the videos.
Hi Noel. I had exactly the same thing happen. I took a neighbour over our village so he could spot his house. 10 minutes after landing I had an email from the owner of the club saying he’d had a resident ranting and raving in his ear. Apparently I’d been ‘zooming low over his house’, ‘recklessly endangering…….’. Etc etc. in this instance it was handy that the guy had been cc’d in on the request to explain myself. I simply sent back the SkyDemon debriefing pack for the flight which showed I had been no lower than 2,000ft. As it turns out I knew who the guy was. He couldn’t look me in the eye next time I saw him……. Tosser.
Keep up the good work and the great videos.
Cheers, TC 😎
I’m registered legally blind and I can definitely tell visually that there’s a significant difference between 150 ft and over 1,000 ft. Really hope you continue enjoying taking your kids up - such a nice way to spend time with them.
Exactly, the sound of a little prop plane at 150 feet would wake the whole village up as I mentioned, you've probably heard police helicopters flying low when chasing criminals or doing exercises, and yes their engines are usually gas turbine and noisier, but 150ft is a height that would disturb hundreds of households and now with social media and smartphones being endemic, it's strange that the person who complained didn't have backup witnesses or evidence of his own to back up his libellious accusations!!
I spent time beaming at the conversations between you and your daughter, than paying attention to someone reporting you. 😁
The way she asked if she could have McDonald's and your response "you can have anything you want " was the best part of this video. ❤
He said “If you want”
Then lands in McDonald’s 😂
@@dukeofdevon5608 😂😂😂
Yeah he's a good dad
You should be very proud of your daughter. She was extremely polite at the end of the video and I loved the “always ready” comment.
I hope my daughter who is a few years behind yours has the same attitude and manners.
I just wanted to say it's really cool seeing you take your daughter flying, especially to see her friends house. I've binged most of your main channel, and can confidently say you're a solid dude, and a great dad. Your videos have also helped deal with my irrational fear of flying; I'll be visiting the UK for the first time this autumn via Delta Airlines! Cheers from Detroit, I'll be having a stout for you tonight mate 🍻
This was such a fun video! That’s a memory your daughter will never ever forget♥️ precious memories♥️♥️♥️👍
Sadly we live in a world where someone just waking up cranky one day can invent a story and try to do harm to someone following the law. You did good having all that data to back up the facts. I would hope the CAA fines/punishes those that file false reports.
Sad people Noel we live not far away in saxilby near Lincoln we love to see the planes come over especially the red arrows it’s a joy to watch 😊👍
I love all of your videos 😊 To be reported for something that never happened is pathetic ~ some people really need to get out more!!!
It’s clearly sour grapes that they can’t do it them selfs. Another great video Noel, looking forward to the next
I too am a Private Pilot who has once been asked to 'Write Down a Telephone Number'. I called the Number and asked for documented evidence of my alleged transgression and after that I would respond. Like you, I knew that I was blameless and I never heard anything more about it. Well done Noel.
Firstly, great to have found this channel to top up my Inflight Video fix each Sunday! Interesting video, as someone who has worked in customer service I know only too well that no matter how much you try someone will always find something to complain about! Don’t take it personally! Look forward to more vids on the channel and please let us know if you plan to fly to NWI again as I’ll buy you a McDonalds in return for a selfie 👍👍😊
Thanks for posting. I sometimes don't use my skydemon but from now on will make sure I do, as you pointed out, it's a good tool to use as evidence. Never thought of it from that perspective. Didnt realise there where so many Karen's out there.
So childish to do. I can only imagine that person is jealous. So great you give your kids these experiences. I wish more ppl can do it. Keep up your joy of flying and making these nice videos.
Most folks look up and wave at the pilot when they circle like that. Imagine the mindset of a person who presents two fingers and phones the CAA :).
I'd complain about a plane any where near my house, just because you are rich enough to afford a plane doesn't mean you're special and can endanger children playing in the street. In my opinion only airlines with professional pilots should be allowed to fly planes full stop and only for work purposes. These private individuals messing about in their toy planes shouldn't be allowed any where near population areas.
@@bobbyrayofthefamilysmith24 That’s a very stupid thing to say, although everyone has their own incorrect opinions. It’s not like you can just buy a plane and fly it, like cars you need to get a license. And all he’s doing in this video is taking his daughter out for a ride, he’s not being reckless and he’s not endangering kids on the street. As he mentioned, if the engine were to fail, he had fields to land in, away from civilization.
As I mentioned before, you need a license in a plane like you need a license in a car. So should cars only be legal for people using them for work? That would be ridiculous.
@@bobbyrayofthefamilysmith24 You seem to be confused. The only difference between an airline pilot and a pilot like the guy in this video is that airline pilots can fly people for money. Planes are not toys and all pilots are rigorously vetted before even starting to get their license. The sky is not some unorganized mess. It’s very well organized and controlled.
@@bobbyrayofthefamilysmith24 Says the guy that probably has 0 experience in any aircraft, who are you to choose what they do.
@@bobbyrayofthefamilysmith24 I take it you drive a car? Do
You only drive that car for work purposes? No? I rest my case. Noel is a qualified pilot and has his pilot licence. He is fully conversant with the legal limits regarding how low he is allowed to fly - which if you listened to his video - he explains very well. Noel is very responsible and professional at what he does and would not dream of flying so low that he would endanger children playing below! Do us all a favour and stop being a whingeing Karen! Cheers!
Love the comment about the washing line.😁
Really though your little girl must be so proud of her dad.
Teacher " what did you do thus weekend?"
Daughter " nothing much. Dad just took me for a fly over my friends house so I could wave"
There should be action taken towards the person for lying on a report for sure! Glad you had evidence to defend the case!
Love the message from this video, people will hate it doesn't matter what you do. love the view from the plane and the city.
You are quite right to fill in your flight log.
Unfortunately there are some real mischief makers out there. But you know fine and well what you are doing & that you are in the right.
I am glad that the CAA didn't take things any further.
Best of luck to you.👍
It sucks that people like to try to stir the pot and cause problems. But you are an amazing dad and I'm super happy that you got some good quality time with your daughter and give her such an awesome first flight experience
"I'm always ready" ... great wee girl 💓🤙🏼
These videos are great I’m learning a lot and as I love aviation the second channel is just as good as the first 😁
The person should’ve gone to specsavers
That's the thing about life, the good things is that you have all your flight data in order. Keep doing what you want and enjoy your life and these precious moments with your family
Noel.....that guys a TxxT you carry on flying mate
Sounds like you’ve got a Karen on your case mate. Good luck😂
Who's Karen
@@abiralvi4372 oh it’s an internet trend. Tik tok might be able to help you understand 😂
@@abiralvi4372 someone who complains and gets offended by everything, usually wants to speak to a manager.
Karen didn't like an airplane flying in circles above her house. Complain to the CAA, that will teach the pilot to not disturb her for a few minutes.
@@ivanoffw not allowed to fly planes in circles anymore. Can’t do anything these days😂
Great you had footage of the flight, it speaks for itself actually. Btw, you can pass my house as low as you want, i'd only love it even more!
I'm calling CAA for the hand gestures alone! Kidding....you are a diamond geezer! ✈🇨🇦
‘ Always Ready’ …. That young lady will go far in life .
Too many busybodies in England. Keep up the good work Noel.
What a great father daughter moment. She will remember this forever. Some people have nothing better to do than try and police others. I hope it didn't spoil your special day with your daughter.
As a child in the 1960s, I used to live on the flight path of supersonic aircraft coming into Southern California from the Pacific Ocean. We didn't know it at the time, but later we learned many were SR-71s coming in on their way to Edwards AFB in Southern California. It was very common for them to "forget" to go subsonic and awaken us at 2:00 AM with a sonic boom. Did we complain? No, we loved it. It was the sound of America.
When you know when you have somebody annoyed, that's the best time to go all out to piss them off completely.
Thank God for gps data. Worth its weight in gold. Great video, as always.
People’s washing on your wings! 🤣 You’re definitely the funniest gay travel vlogger!
I really hope the CAA responded to the person who complained and put them right!!!
150ft, really?!🙄🙄
Thanks for you videos Noel, I really love them.
It's a karen😂
You took the high road! Great video!
The person who complained probably still drives to the pub overnight for a few pints & whiskey chasers before driving back (when open of course). Keep up the good work, I enjoy your videos.
Well said Noel clearly the individual was bored that day! 😂
Agree with all thoughts, thanks for your story!
I noticed the oil leak on the cowling when you flew over my head in the hangar !!!!
Where I live hawk T2s (used ) to fly over on their way from valley to different bases until one clever d**k reported them and now we get no jets flying over😥 they used to fly over at like 500 ft screaming with full throttle on! ! It always made my day to see my force saluting me
Glad you were proved right really glad for you
This is outrageous! Surely the person who reported you could have got in a fair bit of trouble for falsely accusing you! Best wishes!
That’s really made me reconsider Sky Demon for when the chance to use it arises again... I didn’t consider this aspect but, it’s a very good point. These will be the same people that would buy a house at the end of a runway then complain to the airfield every time an aircraft took off. That happened almost daily at a small airfield I used to visit.
It does make me wonder how we’ve got to a point that the pilot needs to provide evidence against someone unqualified, sat in their garden on a sunny day in a semi-lockdown. Once they all get back to work and it gets a bit colder, complaints will hopefully and miraculously decrease.
Don’t let it dampen your spirits. Keep going 👍🏽
Well said Noel... Glad you had a log of the flight to report back to the CAA. People will always find a reason to complain sadly and not let us enjoy our hobby!
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NIMBY resident: "And I took that personally"
It's like calling the police on the plane for flying In my part of the air without a permit.
Bloody hell if you can see the horizon and curvature of the earth you must be over a thousand feet lol 😆 an old biddy dobbed you in Noel lol 😆... bless 🙌 you mate, you were just showing your kid what dad can do!!! 🤟🤟🤟 MacDonald's at the end haha!!! 👍
when he was taking flying lessons, my brother buzzed our house on a 750 foot hilltop many times.... Mainly to see the palm frond arrow he made to help him find the airport (KOKB/OCN)!
I used to live near a small GA airport in Washington State. When they were landing to the south the downwind leg was right over my house. The neighbors were all moaning about it but I loved it.
It was an unlighted airport so there were operations only during the day and there weren't that many of them.
It was a nonsense letter without any proof, so just move on! Glad your daughter enjoyed her flight and keep your great videos coming. 👍✈️😊
Enjoyed the video BTW a great landing.
Reminds me of what happened to Premier 1 Driver (a former USAF fighter pilot who now owns his own private jet), who got reported by someone watching his channel because he was rolling forward while waiting for a runway...or something, I really don't remember what it was. It was really stupid. I'm glad you could prove it was stupid; I hate to see "stupid" win. I live in a place with really open airspace and the first year I lived here I was out in the yard and got buzzed by a WW1 replica biplane. I loved it. Wish it would happen again. And no, I would never report it.
How do you get that under wing shot
Is it a gopro or a camera fitted to the aircraft
Hah, that's pretty much where my mother lives, and she's always complaining about low flying planes... Complaining to me, not the CAA! I haven't flown for 15 years (as of 16th Feb, in fact) and you're seriously making me want to get my PPL back!
Years ago a I knew a pilot who had the identifying numbers on his island hopper painted in a much smaller font...so he could fly lower and appear higher to prying eyeballs 😂.
That person should be fined for false reporting.
Anyway love your channel, one of the best in regards to Travel & Aviation vlogs - keep up the good work ;)
Great video thanks a million
Who confuses a plane at 2000ft for being at 150ft. Someone was clearly having a bad day. Keep up the videos I love the private flying stuff 👍👍
As a PPL(A) I saw someone flying circuits overhead my pretty densely populated neighbourhood, lower than circuit height. Went inside, looked at FR24 (according to them it was at 500ft…) saw it came from Lelystad, got the registration, and just called the flying club about the fact that his/her flying could jeopardise the feeling people had about GA. They talked to the guy who hired the C172 and phoned me back to thank me for educating their customers and for taking this route, and not the official one (which in my eyes is ratting a fellow aviator out, whilst he just may have forgotten to keep track of his altitude).
That’s crazy, what have they been on to think you were flying at that altitude? That’s utterly stupid! Thank goodness you had evidence!
It's crazy you're always driving near my house to get to these air fields haha
You must be doing something right you’re pissing people off! Good on you!
Hey Noel, great video. There are some very very sad people around. I got reported for flying low and dumping fuel on purpose over someone’s house! Yes, in my PA28 with that well knows fuel dump option! Losers.
Fuel dumping in a PA28! Where’s that button I haven’t found it yet 😂
You flew at 150 ft twice, one on the climb out and once on the descent to landing.
Ahh you foiled me! I had the altitude teleportation device turned off! 😂
@@FlyWithNoelPhilips A rookie mistake
Just ignore them. People are complaining for complaining sake. Happy flying ✈️❤️🙂
Love all your videos Noel, though the fact you were up in air in your plane with your daughter may grate some people as they are told to stay at home and only go out for essential reasons. See it both ways mate but lying to get you into trouble is poor. Loved the African series by the way!
Cute when daughter says “I’m always ready!”
Ignoring the ludicrous complaint completely; you're so lucky that your daughter can enjoy going along for the ride.....my 2 girls wont even get on the back of my motorbike for a trip around the car park where I live :)
This is going to sound weird, but I'm getting an ASMR vibe from Noel's hands. Love your work, Noel!
Isn't there any punishment for people reporting non-sense?
This sucks!
I agree. The CAA should be able to fine the idiot making the complaint for malicious time wasting. Tosser.
I can’t agree with you more on that one.
False accusations are not punished. Their excuse is that it would discourage real accusations. Absolute bollocks.
@@visionist7 To be fair I agree with that although I haven't watched the video first so I don't know what the complaint is about. But I think of it as similar to calling for an ambulance e.g if someone had fallen down some stairs and you called an ambulance and it turned out they were perfectly fine but you did it in good faith.
@@pooletrainboy I’d suggest you watch the video.
What was the in-flight meal like and leg room? 😁👍 glad you had Demon running, I never fly without it.
'It was good...........can we get some food now' 😂😂😂 love it
There is always someone ready to moan about the slightest thing and over dramatise. If you don’t like planes flying over their home then why buy a home near an airfield 🙈
That area isn't really near an airfield they obviously just like to moan at anything.
I hope the person who complained get fined for wasting time.
The "try not to piss people off" advice is a bit of a delicate one. There are all sorts of people who will get pissed off by the most normal thing, to try and keep everyone happy would mean to stay at home and do nothing. And sometimes that will piss your neighbour off as well!
The real lesson learnt here is to always cover your back by tracking your flight.
There's some miserable sods out there !
We call them the 'Campaign Against Aviation' ,
Ahahahah
It is well known how inaccurate are witness statements made by Joe Public regarding heights of aircraft. They don't have a clue. Glad you were able to prove your point so happy and safe flying
Its the same with speed. People always shout to slowdown when out on the river even though youre going slower than the limit... (in an boat not an aircraft)
I know how you feel. I went gliding (microlite) at Dunstable Downs and received a phone call from the CAA because I went slightly off course.
Its worth noting that what constitutes a congested area when it comes to towns and villages are only those marked with irregular yellow boundaries or the yellow squares on a half mil chart. Villages that are marked with a yellow circle are not considered to be congested areas.
I work round there pass that airport regularly, you a local? I ask this and have read on your website about your travels during covid, regular testing etc, but don't you feel unsafe, any concerns? I love travelling, not the most confident flyer turbulence does make me anxious , maybe a video one now to calm the nerves.
(possible duplicate, message disapoeared). While the clup treated you professionally upon seeing your log, if this were to get to a court, would there be a way to prove autnenticity of your log? (if you had opportunity to edit the .GPX file, you could have falsified the alttude readings for instance). Or are the logs tamper proof? If upon landing, police connected to your plane and downlaoded the log themselves, they they cab vouch for its accuracy, but if you hand the log yourself after the complaint has been lodged, someone could argue that it was tanmpered with. Would the club download the logs after efery rental? (at which point they would become trusted source of info) ?
Noel , one of these days your going to produce enough thrust with those hand movements to take flight without a plane.
He’s so camp 🤣
Love these videos and love what you have learnt. It’s great. How high can these planes fly?
I'm not sure which model of Cherokee he's flying, but the PA28-181 Archer III has a service ceiling of 14,085 feet and an absolute ceiling of 16,400 feet.
The service ceiling is the altitude where the maximum rate of climb you can attain is 100 feet per minute. The absolute ceiling is the altitude where your rate of climb decreases to zero.
I live near Blackbushe air field so use to air craft flying around I find very interesting to see planes flying over head
Gosh what is wrong with people?! Sorry to hear that Noel
Reminds me of a friends mother who used to sit in her garden in Hampton and take pictures of any plane on its way to Heathrow which she deemed was too noisy. She then wrote to the airline to complain and had a filing cabinet full of letters from the airlines. This was back in the 1970's so with the DC8's, 707's and Concorde being amongst the nosiest she was kept busy. :-)
So she may have been, in part, at fault for British European Airways Flight 548?
@@Nimmo1492 That was just after take off, the woman only reported aircraft that were in landing mode..
How would someone either know what the height is from the ground
Were you flying inverted Noel?. LOL
Hi Noel, keep up the flying, what are you using to log your flights