Your channel is excellent, please keep up the videos.

Really enjoyed that video John. I spent a great week on Alderney in January 1991 doing my IMC rating. Only been back a couple of times so must pay another visit soon.

Great video Jon, many thanks. Been to Alderney many times before with Aurigny from Southampton. My son Martin achieved his dream and got his PPL at Goodwood last year and is nearly 100 hours solo flying PA28 and 152 from Shoreham.

Gorgeous day for the flight Jon - nice job and thanks for sharing your trip. :)

Jon, I have been watching this Vlog for months - definitely my favourite of all your quality posts. Thank you for inspiring me to start my PPL again!

Really nice day, really nice flight and really nice video. Well done Jon and thanks for posting

Just found your channel & think your videos are superb! Keep more like this coming!!! 😉👍🏻

What a beautiful flight! Your underwing view shows just how stable OR is.

Great to hear you give a small slither of info about your personal life. And a great video as always

As always, thanks for letting us tag along. :-) Your flight reminds me of some of my flights. I've had a crummy day/week/month, so I'm going to treat myself to a nice flight.

You are 100% right; sometimes if you have little perspective of forward motion, like high above the sea, you can have a vertigo sensation. Without forward perception, psychologically you can sometimes feel like you are stationary and your brain will tell you that you can fall, so it will try to balance you. It's an odd sensation. All of a sudden it can feel like you're standing on top of a very tall, stationary object.

Happy to see you flying again. 😊

WOW! Those views on approach were amazing! That's just earned a space on my destination wish list! Great video Jon, thanks for sharing!

One of the joys of flying, great views and a beautiful island. Thank You Jon for a great flight ✈️

Outstanding video Jon. Always very interesting content and superb quality. Thank you for sharing.

Really enjoyed the journey,just wish I had visited Alderney when visiting Guernsey

Hi Jon, another great video on an island I have been to twice, super place and tax free! But so quiet and relaxing thanks for flying there

Amazing flight.. loved every minute of this..

Hi Jon, that is your best ever video. After a long and very stressful day I've so enjoyed that and feel relaxed and ready for the next challenge ahead as it motivated me to keep going and enjoy my flying. Alderney is on my bucket list along with the other Channel Islands to fly to. So glad you decided to go flying as it looked like it energised you too! Have a great weekend!

Another great video John. Thank you.

Brilliant video, Alderney is one of my favourite places in the world. I've only ever had one flying lesson, but watching this makes me want to take up flying seriously. It must be so cool being able to pop over to the Channel Isles like that whenever you fancy. Really found it useful how you include all the ATC conversations on your video.

Fantastic video. Totally inspiring. The reason to take to the sky and explore.

I was so pleased around midday when my new video alert popped up. A great Friday evening viewing. Beautiful flight and scenic location. Keep up the fab videos. Love watching them. #studentpilot

Nice one Jon - Nice to see Alderney after many years - I was on HMS Alderney and we visited there - Great time with lovely people

A real throwback for me having gained my PPL there on Alderney in 97. Made lifelong friends having done a residential course over 3 weeks. No such thing as a stable approach from the kicker at both ends 😅 Mae West and "Cleared Cap de la Hague, not above one tousand" to begin every sortie. Fabulous times.

First video of yours I've watched Jon. Job well done. I'm a big Stevo1Kinevo fan but your right up there with him, keep up the good work.

Glad you enjoyed Alderney Jon I've been many times it's a beautiful approach. They have a fly in every year you should try and go.

My first thoughts are 1) How the hell do you concentrate so well!? My head wouldn't cope with all that you need to do AND listen to ATC. 2) I just wanna say a huge congratulations for achieving such an epic adventure. I love travelling and you have such a wonderful opportunity being the Flying Reporter. The place is stunning! Amazing that you just decided to have a stroll into town, that added to the adventure aspect 👍 Superbly edited!!! So thank you for sharing that wonderful journey 👏👏👏

Well done James, the weather looks great x

YES!!! Great video!!! I have wanted you to visit Alderney for a long time. My Gran and my Auntie both live on the Island and I used to visit the island almost every year as a kid growing up. 100% recommend taking the family. The 1st week in August is Alderney week, they have all sorts of activities Bertie would love. On the Saturday, to celebrate the last day of Alderney week, there is a touch light procession through the town to the Butes and a big fireworks display. Would highly recommend it. (Book a hotel early as its the busiest week of the year.) Also the Lobster at the Marais Hall is a must.

Really enjoyed that one Jon, thanks. Such a beautiful day too.

Another lovely video Jon, definitely going to put Alderney on my to visit list now. Re: your dizziness, it might be interesting for you to fly blindfolded as a front seat passenger at various altitudes to see if it's a purely physical phenomenon or mostly psychological... And if you don't experience it when flying commercially where pressurisation is routinely around the 6-8000' mark, I'd suspect it's your mind playing tricks....

I'm looking forward to doing all the trips you have done John, next summer especially jersey and now the Alderney .this is why we have are licences..... Another great video ;) mick

It is so beautiful to be a pilot. To fly above the clouds. That is freedom.

Thanks for the amazing video. Cheered me up (as always!) at the end of a bad evening. I love your videos, they're a real inspiration to my flying. I'm starting gliding at Lasham soon, as PPL training is just too expensive. You should make a visit to Lasham sometime, you'd be more than welcome

Jon, Thank you for the flight. Alderney is definitely a place to fly to. If I ever have a chance I'll go there. The only problem is i'm in the US so a day trip is not in the cards today... Keep up the good work. We'll be looking for you at Oshkosh next year if you can get there. Merry Christmas. and a Happy New Year to you and yours.

Beautiful flight

Fantastic ! your very calm when things challenge you (reporting point) great video, you must have been dancing around inside at the privileged views and scenery flying gives you, and its great that your family can see what you do through your video for good memories.

I love the scented tree hanging from the roof.

It's terrible when you get the itch to fly and the funds are low. Those have always been touch & go days. Enjoyed it as usual. Keep flying safe.

Definitely think I'll add Alderney/CI in general to my "places to fly to" list!

Great video as usual Jon. I assume this video was recorded pre the European trip and the subsequent engine strip down. In engines we trust for sure ... particularly when you are out over an expanse of water. Here in Australia it's just one large island so our "gliding " can usually be over "tiger country". Trees and inhospitable territory. Love your flying. Cheers Ian

Just for the intro, I activate notifications for this channel.

As always Jon, a quality video. Hope all is well. Andy

Hello from G-DW "turning to avoid" 🙂 Agree that it was a nice day for flying but the vis was pretty terrible - hats off to Farnborough for managing all of us on a traffic service that day

Farnborough was really earning his money for the first 7 minutes or so!

Très intéressant, merci !

I like the way they told you the runway was at your 12 o clock like they have to do it all the time for arrivals

Anyone else spot Farnborough Radar's use of "QSY" to request that Jon changed frequency (at 07:19)? As a very busy Air Traffic Service Unit, Farnborough's controller will have been trying to save time, but I wonder how many GA pilots recognise the term these days? (It comes from the same abbreviation set where we get QFE, QNH and QNE).

I also thought it was odd @23:55 (as apparently you did too) when Guernsey approach asked "if you are turning left towards Alderney?" when a. that service previously had announced itself as "radar control" and b. as you say the prior controller you were given via Casquetes (which you also announced subsequently to the next controller on first contact with them) and you had not received further instruction to change course.

@11:22 I think you might be describing the leans. When the horizon isnt clear you have to rely on your instruments as you know

Definitely going to do an Alderney trip in the summer. It's a long way over water though.. Out of interest why didn't you just fly direct (skirt along the Danger Area boundry?)

I'll definitely add Alderney to my list for a family trip! Awesome views on approach :) Vertigo: Have done 6k ft over channel and 8k ft above land but haven't experienced any thankfully. Tax: Don't forget to claim drawback on the outbound fuel! Keep it up :)

There is a phenomenon that I was lectured about when I when through RAF pilot training. It was aimed at us as we would be up at 25000+ ft in our JPs and Hawks. It was described as an irrational apprehension. It is nothing to do with hypoxia. I am sorry I can’t remember the correct terminology, it was a number of decades ago! If I remember correctly the trigger was the increasing curvature of the horizon as altitude was gained. The manifestation was real and varied from individual to individual. I think this is exactly what you experienced.

I used to get the same "vertigo" feeling when paragliding if the horizon in front blurred. The answer was to enjoy the "collywobbles" and make a couple of clearing turns. Easier under a paraglider than over the channel.

That is really interesting that you should mention that vertigo business Jon, as I have been asking only this week other KZfaq pilots if they have ever had the experience of going above about 6000 ft and feeling as though if you move the controls too much you will almost fall out. I think it is something to do with the fact at that altitude our eyes can't resolve objects so well on the ground and it feels like you will fall. I used to hate doing aerobatics starting at that height.

Great video, do you ever lean the mixture? My flight instructor has told me to basically never touch it and always run full rich if you've not got an EGT but leaning without one seems to be fairly standard practise for guys flying in the states... Maybe a climate thing? The weather around Barton is not very states like, standard Manchester wet haha.

Nice video. I'll be flying into Redhill next Tuesday. What video editing suite do you use?

Great video. Quick q - other than flight plan, what paperwork do you need to file to fly to Alderney /CI in 2018 its years since I have done it - how much notice etc thank you Jon

Was the train running when you went? Usually does on a Sunday afternoon!

Oddly enough I think the vertigo could be all of the blue in your field of vision as the sky is blending to the sea. I've experienced the same sensation of loss of balance at ground level looking out over the channel in some conditions. Beachy Head is notorious for this and you can experience a sensation of being drawn closer to the edge even when you're standing at a very safe distance.

at 11:38 et seq what you are describing might well be the spatial disorientation known as "Break-Off" phenomenon.

Nice and low approach! I noticed you set flaps 2 before final, was it a recommendation? I am just curious. Btw, when you'll go back to France, provence/Nice airspace, hope I will be flying at this time, expecting GBHOR on the frequency!.

Thanks Jon - We, Compton Abbas [EGHA] members, have planned a fly-out to Alderney for the past two years, but have never made it, due to bad weather either at home,at Alderney,or both ! You have just confirmed why we should aim for it again this year. How's the engine coming along?

I get the vertigo sometimes too, it's a horrible feeling being in an aircraft alone and not feeling 100%... not sure what it is but it is very annoying

I didn't realise you could get a service from Bournemouth radar on a cross-channel trip. I thought you had to use London Information. Could Solent radar be an option? (being nearer to your coasting-out location east of the Isle of Wight).

What was that thing you held up at 9:13 to help calculator your glide distance?

Recently had a lesson doing circuits, and the visibility was so poor I couldn’t see the runway until I was like a mile from it. Had to rely on the instructor to tell me where abouts we were; although I finally got the hang of it.

What exactly does the Bournemouth controller say at 08:07. I hear the similar callsign statement but not the bit before, thought he may have been passing the callsign that was similar but doesn't sound like it.

Have you ever been to EIDL? It's a beautiful small airport with the beach rigth next to it

your engine is already overhauled ? nice video!!!! (french pilot /FI /...)

How come the ALD tower controller didnt give you either/any of qnh or qfe @25:07..

Always better being in the air then wishing you were up there something like that

Jon Enjoyed watching this so much as I just posted my own 'Alderney Video' ( kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mbingbScxr-bpWQ.html ) It's such a wonderful place - surprising it isn't busier. A pleasure to see them spannering your engine back in on my return - hope you manage to fly G-OR again soon! Regards, David