Wow. You touched down more softly than a butterfly with sore feet ! Very nice !

14:00 - 14:15 The absolute key point in the Pilot/ATC relationship.

Really enjoyed this! I used to fly with my dad in a cessna c182. We flew from Dunsfold allot and seeing you fly this route bought some great memories back!

Fascinating stuff. Another great video Jon thanks.

Much Respect and TY for the excellent Video (From YVR)

I only got my license a few weeks ago and living in North Devon, we are a bit 'proteced' from airspace in the area, so that was a great film to see how things work when its not just fields your flying over! - Thanks

Another great video Jon. Fascinating to hear how ATC look after GA traffic transiting CTA's. It's a science in itself!

I'm a new pilot and have only flown 12 hours approx not long for my first solo!! It all looks so interesting and I know I have a lot to learn but your videos are so informative and well made. Thanks for taking the time to produce them.

Accidentally stumbled across this video from elsewhere on youtube. Glad I did. Very entertaining and informative. Making me want to get a PPL even more now. Keep up the great work. Thanks

That was packed with useful information. Didn't know the difference between 'base' and 'ceiling'! Looking forward to that mini-series!

I enjoy your channel! Thanks for showing us things so thoroughly.

great video! love it

Thank you for this one. I have yet to do a zone transit of a class D so this is useful stuff.

Very interesting Jon I did enjoy that.

What a superb video showing ATC don't bite. Thanks for putting together!

Brilliant video Jon, I am aiming to do a Gatwick zone transit from Redhill on my next flight, so this is extremely helpful. Keep up the great work.

It's enlightening to hear the other side of things, the prospect of navigating controlled airspace - especially one like Gatwick - is intimidating. I'm looking forward to seeing your video tutorial on flight planning.

Jon, you really are the most competent and skilled PPL I have ever known, I was one of those people that your trafficker friend was talking about when he said that you can tell if the pilot doesn't know what he is doing - that was me, too much pressure flying through Gatwick ATZ I'm afraid and as a result I stayed away from the bloody place. Loved the bit where you said that you "bugged it up a bit" though - truly awesome video can't wait for the next.

I'm new to this channel and I already love it!

Another cracking video! You even had a non-pilot understanding what was going on

Very interesting. Its nice to know what goes on when, I`m a passenger in an aircraft going on holiday. Look forward to flight planning series.

Such an interesting video to witness how it's all done! Now I am not in the knowledge in the slightest of all the jargon and terminology you use, but your videos are very enlightening and interesting to watch. Amazing to see a Controller in with you! The fascination for me is that when the likes of myself is aboard a plane for my holidays, all this communication is happening without our ability to witness it. You communicate with ATC so fluently, yet you'll probably argue the case, it sounds good to us not in the knowledge. I'm picking up basics though. It's just really interesting to watch and listen to, so thanks for another brilliant video! 👍👍👍

Great video, I fly out of white Waltham and a Gatwick transit is on the to do list!

Great video guys. You didn’t need to introduce him as an ATCO... the Superdry hoodie always gives it away 😜

Excellent video. A well told story. I hope everyone appreciates how much work these videos are.

Good video. Thx very much

good to watch, thanks :)

Lovely video - I am a 'wanna be Air Traffic Controller; myself and it was great seeing a controller with you :)

Hi Jon, thanks for another great video, I actually think we are really lucky in the South to have so much restricted airspace that you can practice your radio work with, I did my training out of Thruxton so always talking to Boscombe Down for MATZ penetration and crossing when heading south, plus Farnborough, Solent and Bournemouth, practice definitely helps, so even asking for a basic service means that you have to talk with them. Brize Norton is Class D airspace and because it's not that busy is a great ATC to talk to to get practice and fly over a huge airfield and sometimes see some really cool heavyweight aircraft on the ground I've yet to attempt Gatwick but your video does inspire I video and audio record all of my flights to learn from my errors and was so pleased with the comms with a recent flight from Bembridge on the Isle of Wight back to Thruxton a few weeks ago I made a recording of just the audio comms with Solent and put it here kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ncqHfrqqt9Xeh40.html any feedback much appreciated. it's only 2 mins 54 seconds, no video, just audio My instructor made a great comment just before my first ever call to Thruxton Radio when I was training, he said "There is a little nerve in the end of your fore finger on your left hand and when you push that button it presses on the nerve, the result is that your brain goes to mush and you talk rubbish :-) Use every opportunity to talk to ATC that you can, they really don't bite, and each time it becomes easier. All the best and looking forward to your video on camera mounting. PS, just joined a syndicate out of Popham so I'll be putting some of my "challenges" up on video soon. 26 into Popham is a real challenge!! Keith

Hehe, the Gatwick controller reminds me of the Aberdeen or Leuchars controller I was talking to when doing my PPL training, unlike the Edinburgh controller who was just rattling instructions off. To be fair, the frequency was so busy that I ended up having to wait like 2 mins to make my initial call as the second the airliner responded, the controller rattled off another instruction to another airliner. Still, was a great experience as I was so used to A/G, being nice n slow.

Great to see Sam, not seen him for 8 years!

Love your videos, all very interesting, love to see a video of you flying into Lee on Solent airfield one day.

Another great video 👍 A suggestion for another, is one about leaning for best power and best economy...

Hello Jon. Great video. I’m Interested to know why you didn’t tell them you had the latest ATIS on contact and save them giving you the QNH?

Awesome vid! And even more awesome is that I go to school with the youngest brother of Sam!

Interesting insight into Gatwick ATC...

Another great video. I like the BM music in your edits, sounds very professional as it should from a BBC employee. Do you run through your head first about what to say before you speak to someone as busy as Gatwick or do you find it rolls off the tongue? Dont suppose you could make a video about keeping your licence valid and safe because getting a PPL is academic but keeping it is another story. I know these videos take a lot of time and effort to produce but it will be greatly appreciated. I'm starting my training next year at Denham.

Great video Jon :D. It sure does look daunting going through Class D airspace :/ I'm currently training for my PPL Im moving onto navigation which Im a little nervous on doing. Certainly look forward to your next video on how you going about flight planning. Keep up the great work, very educational and enjoyable to watch expecially while Im undergoing training :D

I do like his Hoody!

Hi Jon - Great video as always. One question, why do you always hold in so much yoke input on taxi and takeoff? Thanks :)

It looks easy ,when you two explain it, but it would be good for the newbie not to relax too much...

Massive workload but expertly handled! Well done!

Another informative video, John. Out of curiosity: do you record cockpit audio directly into the GoPro, or do you use a dedicated audio recorder? My camera USB inputs tend to be taken up by external power sources, so I use a field recorder - but it often peaks, despite being at its lowest input setting.

Nice idea for a video Jon and it works well. Shame that we need to include shots to keep some people quiet, when most of us cut out checklists as the majority of people comment that they find these boring and repetitive! Keep up the good work, what next?

Great video! How do you record the communications?

Greast video. 9:00 Your right wing top surface looking a bit bumpy ?

Hi. what software are you using for your map in the video?

Sam wasnt impressed by the looks on his face with the ATC

Rather you than me. I think I’d go around.

Hi Jon, I got an interesting question for you and your fellow controller Sam. It looks like everyone in the UK call Piper PA-28 type like “PA28” on the radio. While in the ICAO documents it is officially registered and listed as “P28A”. Did you know? So, what would be a proper type designator to report? Here’s a link to check the type: www.icao.int/publications/DOC8643/Pages/Search.aspx

I thought the fact that you have to have clearance for class D was ICAO standard?

UK airspace is so odd and confusing. Can/US makes more sense imho

Nice. They do like to keep you thinking while you're trying to fly a plane... Why do they give a clearance "not above 2000ft"? Surely there's nobody above that for you to conflict with...

That screw is still missing.....looks like you need an engineer to come with you....hint hint!!

As a student pilot, one of the things that I get from these videos is the gulf between those of us who have embraced electronics and those who haven't. Six pages of paper checklists? Really? I keep seeing you fiddling with pieces of paper. Why? Yes, I know that SkyDemon doesn't have checklists. Solution? Get rid of SkyDemon and, if you're in Europe, buy Garmin Pilot. The whole lot, including personal checklists and amendments to standard checklists, are on my ForeFlight app.VOR? It's dead, in fact being killed off in the U.S. Don't waste time on it :) If your airfields are set up for WAAS GPS, forget about ILS too.

I wonder if the Watch manager passenger had a word to the controller afterwards to explain where his phraseology was not quite clear enough? Don’t the Germans run ATC there now? Wouldn’t have happened under NATS.....!,,, lol

At 8:32 minutes squinting in the sunlight.It's very dangerous and stupid to fly without sunglasses.