Flying in the Fokker 50 over the Australian Outback!
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- Опубликовано: 25 май 2024
- Welcome onboard the rare Fokker F50 flown by Alliance Airlines from Adelaide Airport to Olympic Dam in the South Australian Outback. Fokker Trip Report Flight Report Flight Review Alliance Airlines. Economy Class. Pratt and Whitney Canada PW120
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Aircraft: Fokker 50, VH-FKV
Seat: 9A
Airline: flown by Alliance Airlines,
Flight : QQ3206 Ad,
Camera: gopro hero 8 black and fujifilm xt3
Music: bensound summer
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0:00 intro
0:18 entering terminal
0:53 plane spotting
1:26 boarding
2:30 my seat
3:00 engine start
3:29 takeoff
4:50 inflight catering
4:46 views
5:38 Fokker clock
6:32 landing
8:09 Olympic Dam Airport
I have never seen a flight review for Alliance Airlines ever, not even when looked up on RUclips. Well done.
Cheers Dan. I also have a review of their F70 on my youtube channel too :)
@@PaulStewartAviation I do believe they have the F100 too
@@Mmaulin12 yep and the F70. I've got a vlog onboard one of their F70s on this channel :)
I’ve just uploaded a video onboard one of their new E190s too.
@@PaulStewartAviation I hope too see that Video for sure Plus JetBlue Airways former Embraer E190's fleet will be going to Alliance Airlines after there all phase out by JetBlue Airways so I would love too see you fly on them for sure in the New Trip Report Videos!!!!
I was at mascot when the first F50 was delivered to Ansett, VH-FNA. Was always a fan of the F27, but when I was taken around the new F50, I fell in love.
Ah, the good old days- I can’t remember off hand, but I think it was around 1987ish.
I have a real soft spot for the Fokker F27 Friendship . They were the workhorse of NAC (National Airway Corporation) and the second aeroplane I ever had the good fortune to fly in, after connecting off a 737, IIRC. It was around 1973 and flying was just not something working class families did a lot of but one of my sisters and I were chosen as the lucky one's to go on this trip and it is one of the best memories of childhood.
The F27 was a great aircraft and a local aviation museum has one that is still airworthy so I hope to get on board it in the near future :)
The Fokker 50 used to be the only plane I ever flew, on Skywest growing up in WA. Very nostalgic, especially that overhead panel
I may have mentioned this elsewhere Paul, but I was fortunate to fly from Nairobi to Malindi (Kenya) return , on an F27 Friendship in the 70’s. They still remain some of the best flights I can remember, the plane literally bounces around in the sky from all the hot updrafts from the Rift Valley. 😀👍
What an experience haha! I'm sure the views were amazing, though.
I kept on laughing when you said "Another little Fokker..." @3:27
:D
Heard that too LOL.
haha f***....Fokker...i don't think that pronounce same
haha
i giggled too. He said a similar line in the Jetstar video haha
Another great video Paul! It's so enjoyable watching a youtuber who's an actual avgeek rather than some rich kid flying around in first class.
cheers mate
Spent the 70's in the NT, and spent a bit of time on the Fokker 27 as I worked in the Alice, Tennant , Katherine and Darwin. Great aeroplane.
Cool! Never got to fly an F-50 but did get to fly on F-27's a few times. Enjoyed, thanks!
Cheers. I hope you enjoyed living vicariously through this video :)
I flew on one of the Ansett F27 Friendships when I was a kid in the early 90s from ADL to Kingscote. The sounds of the screaming centrifugal compressors on those RR Dart engines left such an impression and is one of the reasons I've ended up as a pilot! Thanks a lot for these great videos
Cheers. Do you fly the Dash8 by any chance? I thought your avatar might be a hint?
@@PaulStewartAviation Yep. Joined QF in May 2008 and I'm a Q400 skipper these days. Got my hours up with Wrightsair out in William Creek doing scenics over Lake Eyre. I've flown into Olympic Dam many times too...not in an F50, one of Wrightsair's C210s :)
@@lawboy777 nice! Hopefully I might catch you onboard some time! Are you on instagram?
Those Dart sounds - pure music!
@@PaulStewartAviation I'm not. Facebook only I'm afraid. I always glance at the pax manifest so I'll keep an eye out for your name. I might even be able to arrange a jumpseat ride for you. QF Ops and Media Relations would need to approve it but I know others have done it. Feel free to email me 🙂
Thank you for these wonderful videos... I trully enjoy your way of telling the stories related to the flight and everything else. Thank you so much & regards from México!!!!!
cheers!
Growing up in West Africa, I flew on the F27 of Nigeria Airways. Looking back now, that was a rare opportunity that I now cherish.
I've also flown on the F28, which was a turbojet.
It is video like this that makes me want to visit Australia again. A fascinating country with wonderful people!
Another fascinating video Paul! Thanks for taking us along with you on the flight!
glad you enjoyed it my friend
A Fokker 50?!?! What a treat, totally jealous!!
I spoke to a Fokker 50 pilot afterwards and he said that they do get a few avgeeks doing exactly what I did, which was to fly out to Olympic Dam and then fly straight back to Adelaide. An (expensive) avgeek day out haha.
@@PaulStewartAviation that's awesome...Thx for the reply. 😉👍👍✌
Loved flying in Fokker friendship as a passenger in the 70s to Tasmania and back. It’s a shame their production was not profitable. Thanks for your great video
Another great video mate - never realised you were such a natural German speaker! 😀
haha cheers Dennis
6:20 that really looks like the planet mars....love it.
As a regular visitor to Adelaide I was impressed by the lack of people going through security...normally its a nightmare with all airlines using one security point including overseas passengers who go through another security check before boarding !! Meet the Fokkers (sorry) I remember flying the F 27 from Canberra to Sydney a thousand years ago and it was $14 one way with Ansett. I also flew on the F 50 when Ansett introduced them to the Australian skies. Great flight mate and well done as always !! Looking forward to your next adventure !!
Cheers Craig
My uncle was a captain for Ansett, he used to take me with him on the Fokker, mainly on the Nyngan, Cobar and Bourke run from Sydney.
Many good memories 👍👍
That sounds fantastic! Many great memories!!
Thanks Paul, I really enjoy your videos 👍
Im done F50 maint in Kuala Lumpur.....great to see the baby still flying.......
my dad was an Ansett fokker captain too..many memories
As a child, living in Indonesia, we used to fly the Fokker F27 Friendships between Jakarta and Semarang a lot. Then they moved to the F28's . I really enjoyed flying on those planes.
I used to fly on the Fokker 50 on Ansett from Melbourne to Burnie/Wynyard before they handed the route over to Kendell which was owned by Ansett before they become Rex.
Pretty Nice Seats! Great Video yet again Paul! The view is amazing!
Cheers mate
Another great trip report about rare plane bro! I really love your video. You already got your big fan here :D
cheers - check out my museum videos next :) I got some great tours through the Qantas founders museum in Longreach. :)
@@PaulStewartAviation sure! I'll watch it.
This is everything I love about aviation and more , Thankyou my Stewart fora great look at different aircraft and of course mad max homeland lol 👍🇬🇧
cheers
You've included quite a lot of different and interesting aircraft recently. Very cool! I flew in the F27 Friendship occasionally back in the day, because AirNZ used them to service many of their regional routes. Nice to see these updated versions while they're still around. Thanks for your post. Have a great weekend, and Happy Australia Day for tomorrow.
Chur Michael
Loving the series of rare and unique aircraft around Australia @paulstewart !!
cheers mate
Awesome video, Paul! Love the good old F50, nice to see you got a chance to fly it. well done :)
Cheers mate
Great Work Paul!. Your a really good flight reviewer in Australia and around the World. Love your Vids
cheers mate
Good videoing and interesting commentary from take off at Adelaide airport in the rare Fokker F50 to arrival at the remote Roxby Downs - after having flown over some of the fascinating scenery of the Australian outback. Again another well done video Paul!
thanks for watching
Great report and very interesting narrative!
cheers Anne
Wow thank you so much Paul I love the Fokker.
The F27 is my all time favourite.
I love the cabin.The seats looked really comfy.
Oh those were the days where in NZ the screaming engines of the Foker 27 were always above the Kiwi skyes.
As an ex flight attendant I trained on a DC3.Showing my age.Love this video.This is a keeper.🛩️
Glad you enjoyed it. I understand the F27 replaced the DC3 flying around NZ?
Great Flight report ! Thank you Paul
cheers my friend
Mad Max was largely filmed in Sydney, in the old clay quarry on the Olympic site. Immediately North of the complex.
I like to sit next to the propeller - even if the noise is bigger... There were great views out of the window.
Thank you for sharing your flight report with us.
Cheers Frederick
Thanks for the little report on the F50 - I miss them a little in NSW, and always found them nicer than S340 or DHC8. And you've now converted me to your individual airvent preference - I used them on a couple of B6 flights recently, and they would really have helped in an overhot CX J cabin a couple of weeks ago.
haha cheers mate. Yep overhead airvents are highly underrated
A very lovely aircraft!
cheers
Awesome video! I love these cool aircraft
Cheers mate
Henry!
Lucky you, Paul! The Fokker 50 is a rare gem indeed!
cheers - yep it was great fun!
KLM used to also fly a fair few of these. My Grandma used to fly to England from Amsterdam when I was a child to come and visit us. (My Dad is Dutch.)
I now live in Australia, so seeing this aircraft flying out here is quite wonderful. I’d really love to try and get on board one before they all go, but probably wont, what with the pandemic. So thank you very much for the video.
Glad you enjoyed it :) thankfully the pandemic hasn't hurt the mines so the F50 will probably flying for a little while longer.
I have flown on the Fokker F27 and F28 many years ago, both operated by Air Niugini in Papua New Guinea. The F28s were also used to fly from Cairns to Port Moresby. The F27 also had the wing above the fuselage so you could see the wheels retracting and touching the ground on landing. Not sure if there are any F27’s still in operation.
I love your video and i really love Fokker! After all i'm Dutch!, thanks Paul for an other amazing video. Love it!😄
Cheers! If you enjoyed Dutch aircraft I hope you've seen my Fokker 70 video too :)
Paul Stewart i did! Was amazing!
Loved this video Paul. I never flew the F50 but did many trips on the F27, terrified as I sat near the props bouncing my way through regional WA with Ansett WA, oh those were the days !!!!!
Cheers Gavin, glad you enjoyed the video. It seems that a lot of people have fond memories of the F27.
I visited the Fokker factory in the eighties for service work on elevators/ lift and later joining an instructor-friend I flew in a F70/100 simulator (take off and landing) and in a Friendship simulator in the instructor's seat.
Another great video like usual Paul!!
Cheers Adam
Excellent footage Paul 👍😎
Great video as always Paul!
Cheers
Wow pretty sweet interior! Surprising. #nicelittlefokker
Great video Paul . I do like the F50 , I also had a soft spot for its stable mate the F27 too ,there you go showing my again 😄. The Aussie outback is so captivating , and nerve tire of viewing it from aloft .
Cheers David
I've flown on a RSAF Fokker 50 UTA (Utility Transport Aircraft) back in July 2019. It was amazing, and I even got the chance to jumpseat
Nice!
For Me I haven't flown on The Fokker Family as yet like there Turboprops and Regional Jets but I'll get there God's Willing Awesome Video!!!!
glad you enjoyed it! Check out my other Fokker videos too :) I've flown on a 70 and several 100s.
@@PaulStewartAviation Yes Please I will for sure!!!!
I guess the problem for the Fokker 50 was that, except for the engines, it still looked like a 1950's/60's F27. Meanwhile the Saab 340 & the Dash-8 series looked every bit of how you would expect a sleek, modern, 1980's aircraft to look (& the still look cool).
I never knew that alliance airlines flew the f50 I thought they didn’t fly in Australian anymore good to see them still flying
Yep it was very cool to get onboard one of these aircraft before they're retired. There really aren't many left flying in the world. :(
Nice change to see gear touch down. I thought it was mars, but found out its austrailia 🇺🇸
Fokker-50 regional Turboprop a/c never flew with any of the main regional carriers in 🇨🇦 too much competition from the Dehavilland/Bombardier Dash8-Q300! Great to see it operating in Australia and Belgium! Great to see all those former KLM City hopper Fokker-70s flying in Australia! Fokker 100s and B717-200s too!💺✈👍
Yep in fact in my Fokker 70 video you can see some Austrian Fokkers in the background waiting for a re-paint :)
BHP has just upgraded the runway and departure terminal at Olympic Dam as the F-100 Will be taking over from the F-50 as of the 19th of April!
I remember flying on a F-27 or a FH-227 back in the the late 50s or early 60s from LA to Las Vegas on Bonanza Airlines. As a kid, I would fly with by Dad who would fly to Las Vegas to visit his sister living there. I enjoyed looking at the propellers while sitting alongside at eye level. As I recall, it was about an hour flight, give or take a few minutes. I can also remember Bonanza having the word PropJet written alongside the plane too. I always thought of the F-27 as a good and reliable commuter aircraft for the time. It seems they also flew to the desert resort town of Palm Springs which is about 100 miles east of LA.
Thanks for the comments. Yes these aircraft appears to have brought back many memories.
"Olympic Dam International Airport""......pretty good description..... swissair used to cal their 146's " the jumbelino"...
interesting trivia about swissair. I think they've retired all of their 146s now?
@@PaulStewartAviation ages ago, swissair were pretty awesome until they went belly up, swiss is now just a branch of lufthansa...
Swissair did not operate the 146, it was crossair that named the 146 Jumbolino and the Saab 2000 Concordino.
great video Paul
cheers my friend
Hi Paul, enjoy seeing your trip reports. I live in India and have fond memories of the Fokker F-27 that Indian Airlines used to fly in the 60s and 70s. They also had the HS 748 Avro but I have better memories of the F27 which was a more comfortable and quieter aircraft. I have also flown on the Fokker 50's in India on the short lived RajAir and in Ethiopia on ET. Remember landing on a grass strip at Bahar Dar! They always made robust and comfortable aircraft which were popular with pax, pilots and mentainance crew.
Thanks Sundeep, I'm glad to hear you enjoyed the video. Yes these Fokkers are great aircraft. It's a pity that the manufacturer went bankrupt
@@PaulStewartAviation Yes sadly so. Unlike the Fokker 50, there was nothing better than the sound of the RR Dart engines on the F-27 (and the HS748's) pure classical music to avgeek like me!
Great video and excellent commentary! You should definitely check out the Airnorth E-120's up in the NT.
Cheers. Yep I might have to as a few others have suggested those too.
Meet the Fokkers! Lol. great video. Thanks for sharing Paul.
cheers Lewis. Maybe that should have been the video title haha?!
@@PaulStewartAviation next time perhaps?
I fly the Ansett F-50 in my flight simulator X-Plane 11. I flew in the F-27 Friendship in 1974 in Papua New Guinea.
I made my mother fly in an F28 to collect me from Sydney to Casino NSW . She absolutely hated flying. I remember the cool sounds of the engines gear etc. She never got over her hatred of flying...Oh Boy I was in soooooo much trouble....
haha
Hi Paul. Great vlog/review of an interesting route on an interesting aircraft. That departure from ADL over Glenelg always offers great views. BTW I finally got to fly on FJ’s new A350 last week and it may well be my new favourite commercial jet (after the 747, of course).
cheers Hugh. Hope you enjoyed the FJ A350. It's a great aircraft!
flew on these (well the older ones) .. Ozark Airlines and Mohawk, in the late 1960's.. Those models had a bit of jet fuel stink.. on starting in the cabin due to the use of engine air bleed.. a lot of turbine aircraft had that, but the Fockers were a bit more noticable
Cool, I love the plane!
Glad you enjoyed the video Billy
@@PaulStewartAviation Hi Paul... could you consider subscribing to my channel called
Billy Douglas... Its about aviation!
Your choice of course :)
Amazing video!
cheers my friend
I love it
Glad you enjoyed it Deborah!
My first ever plane trip was on a Fokker Friendship on a day school excursion from Auckland to Hamilton in New Zealand in the 70’s with NAC.
I was 10.
I was So excited. LOL
I payed for the fare myself with my paper boy job after school.
The trip cost $16.Including buses & a trip to the Waitomo Caves. But the highlight was being on the Fokker aircraft.
I’m glad I got to fly on one.
I liked the sound of the Fokker friendship engines. They were fairly distinct.
Flying around NZ would be a treat! I look forward to the borders opening and flying around the South Island in particular. Such incredible views!
@@PaulStewartAviation I’ve never done this but I saw on RUclips a video from the cockpit of a small plane coming into land @ Queenstown New Zealand. Over the mountains and then through the clouds & misty rain laden under belly. To suddenly appear above the magnificent fjords below. Flying along & descending into & lining up with the runway. Stunning.
I appreciate your appreciation of aviation in videos.
I’m an aviation geek somewhat.Haha.I love aviation..
I think people nowadays days took aviation for granted...Until COVID that was.
Now look at em.
Dining in grounded 380’s in Singapore,paying to dine out on the aircraft for the experience & not even leaving the ground.
Or going on sell out scenic flights around Australia.
Perhaps COVID has brought back some of the magic and thrill of flying again for some.Strangely.
@@fieldsofgold775 ah yes I think I know the video you're talking about landing into Queenstown. It was at sunrise/sunset? I certainly think we took air travel for granted!
A great video. I remember flying on both F27 and F50 when they were in service with NAC/Air NZ. I like your comment Olympic Dam international airport ;)
Cheers Chris. Yes one of the Alliance F50 pilots message me and said he used to fly them around New Zealand. What an amazing country to fly around?!?! Constant distractions from the beauty of the place!!!
@@PaulStewartAviation They were very much part of my childhood in NZ. My family lived in Auckland, and to visit my Mum's relatives in Blenheim, we would fly to WLG by B737, and then hop across Cook Strait on the F27. It was always the best part of the trip for me: they didn't fly very high as the flight was so short and the high wings meant a great view.
@@snich63 yep they always offer a great view! Much better than the low-ring Saab 340s
Awesome video man
cheers my friend
Paul Stewart cheers 🥂
Very nice. I've never flown on a F-50 but they look more comfortable than the Dash-8's.
Cheers
These were the main Air NZ regional prop-jet back in the day. High wing and great visibility.
F27 or 50, or both?
@@PaulStewartAviation 'F27' from memory Paul. I recall Air NZ being reluctant to use the Fokker name and used 'Friendship'. i.e. 'Please proceed to board your Friendship aircraft now standing at gate 27'
Awesome video like always. Plane seems pretty quiet.
cheers mate
Excellent vid Paul. The F50 is an iconic aircraft. Rare but good. Similar to the Dash 8s but sounds a lot different to them.
cheers mate
@@PaulStewartAviation I posted a pic of me on your aviation page on facebook when I was a little boy with an F50 in the background. The pic was from 1995 at Carnarvon airport.
Fooker Brilliant Paul
cheers mate
Lovely video buddy,i hope if i can get a chance to fly with u some day
I've seen one of these Fockers being operated by one pilot.... From Perth to Granites Gold Mine....
I used to fuel the older Mesaba Fokkers. Those engines absolutely scream, and as I was 19 or so, my co-workers and I dubbed it the “Whistle Pig”. It was our least favorite ac to fuel, as you had to drag the single point up an 8 foot ladder not once but twice as there was no centralized single point system. I can’t say I was sad to see them go as they were replaced by the Saab 340.
Cool
Nice video!
Cheers Stepan
Great video Paul! Loving these unique aircraft. Will you be heading over to Perth to try out any of the unique Skippers Aviation or Cobham Aviation aircraft?
Cheers mate. No plans to visit PER any time soon. What do Skippers fly? I would like to get onboard one of the BAEs.
Paul Stewart Skippers have the Q100 and Q300, F100, E120’s and Metroliners
Major works going on at YOLD at the moment. New runway parallel to the old one, new passenger terminal and baggage hall.
Great video Paul! Loves the views over the desert.
cheers
I catch the Fokker 100 to Telfer, WA. Not a bad carrier
Nice review. The engines are actually P&W 125B's. The reason there is no catering is because that's all BHP who primarily charter these aircraft pay to be available. In years gone by there used to be full catering / alcohol available. There also used to be 2 flight attendants.
cheers for the extra details
Skywest always had two flight attendants on their F50 flights. They also configured the aircraft to hold 46 pax which meant the seat pitch was at a very comfortable 34 inches in terms of leg space. As we know Skywest no longer exists (bought out by Virgin Australia and also tje F50 doesn't fly in WA anymore). I think Alliance have configured their F50s to be 50 or 52 pax? But as Paul said its comfortable still in terms of leg space.
Another great pictorial of Aust aviation Paul. Fantastic as always, At the end you said international airport. Is that correct. And what's the runway length ? Is it a stand by strip?
Glad you enjoyed it Jeff. No I was joking about Olympic Dam being international :)
Nice video
cheers Hamish
All good
Its a pity Alliance don't fly more routes around Australia, every interaction ive had with them was amazing.
Yeh my experiences with them were fine
Paul,
If you ever get a chance to fly on the BAE 146/ Avro RJ jet, do it. One of my all time favorites. Used to fly all over California on PSA and their BAE 146s...great planes.
cheers mate. Yep they're currently on the radar :) Do you know if any of them fly in the USA? I might struggle to get one in Australia.
I'll have to poke around and see...I've been in Sydney since 2001, but I've still got some fellow aviation buffs back home who are in the know...
A lot of those are in private hands now...will have to check Europe also.
@@PaulStewartAviation
Closest to us is Skyjet in the Philippines...there is the option of Mahan in Iran.
@@TheCpage66 oh... cheers for researching, though. I might try and chase one next time I'm in Europe as I don't plan on going to Iran any time soon.
I checked in upstairs last month (Jan 2021). Flew 17th and 31st Jan.
Great video, when waiting for my return flights back to Melbourne , I usually venture to the Jetstar end of the terminal to see these wonderful aircraft and the Focker 100’s
Cheers Tim. Yep there's some great plane spotting at ADL.
As always Paul, a wonderful report. Childish as I am, I couldn’t stop laughing at “another little Fokker”.😂🤣 Cheers from Sweden!
haha cheers Hans
I remember an old Aviation Safety Digest that quoted an incident involving an F27 (powered by the Rolls Royce Dart engines) at a NSW country airport. It took off and, once established in the climb, the crew noticed engine performance was a bit down and engine temperatures were running high. As a precaution they returned to the airport where they had refuelled just before departure. They landed without incident.
The Dart engine used water-methanol injection to improve power during take-off. They found the problem was that the refuellers had put water-methanol in the fuel tanks and Jet A-1 into the water-methanol injection tanks. I don't know about you, but I thought that spoke spades about the fundamental reliability of the Rolls Royce Dart engine.
Interesting! It's a pity that the Rolls Royce brand has been damaged by the 787 engine problem and QF32. :(
Olympic Dam International Airport, good one 😂
:D
A naval variant is used by the Republic of Singapore Air Force for antisubmarine missions
Interesting! It's such a versatile aircraft!
Wait, you're going to Olympic Dam and you're not a FIFO worker. This is unheard of!!!!
haha I did feel a little out of place. I've since spoken to one of their pilots and he said they do get avgeeks every now and then fly out and then back to ADL.
Paul will you be leaving Olympic Dam International on one of their international routes?
haha some might argue that Adelaide is another country... :D
Impressive video! I wonder if Cobham BAE146 still serves commercial flights and what will be the alternative planes when Alliance Airlines' Fokkers are too old.
Considering the fact that Alliance are buying more Fokkers (F70s and 100s) all of the time, I'm expecting they'll keep those for another 10 or so years.