Nice, I just came back to San Francisco from Fiji. I was born in Suva and grew up in Nasinu for 9 years. I use to bug my dad to take to me Nausori Airport so I could look at the planes in the early 90's and he did every time. I became an AvGeek myself the 1st time I saw prop planes at this airport and the 1st time I saw a Boeing 737 it blew my mind. At that time Fiji's national airline went by Air Pacific and when I saw it's 737 pull up for the 1st time I was amazed at its sheer size. I hadn't seen anything bigger than that till I visited the U.S. for the 1st time in 1995 on board the Air Pacific 747-200, this aircraft really took me back as a child. It's sad now seeing the Airlines retire the 747's and it going out of production.
Fantastic, Paul. Loved the footage: these smaller aircraft fly at altitudes that really allow you to take great footage of the landscape. I can almost forgive the quip about Auckland 😜 Hope you had a great Christmas, and thanks for enlivening Boxing Day with your video. Cheers/Chur. 👍
I flew in quite a number of these in the Canadian Arctic. They were cargo/passenger planes more basic than what you flew in. The take off and landing capabilities on short dirt runways is just amazing.
An amazing aircraft that I have had to deal with in a previous SECRET life that's hidden here on RUclips. Maybe the best aspect of this aircraft is it's matched with the incredible gas turbine PT6 which when this aircraft first saw service was a new style of power plant. A reverse example of a bad airframe and engine combo is the nightmare known as the GAF Nomad...nuff said. The airline Aeropelican flew Twin Otters between Sydney to Newcastle, but these aircraft suffered from a lot of corrosion, especially on the props. Once an aluminium blade starts to get leading edge delamination from corrosion it's life cycle is very short, you may only get 1/3 of a blades 'normal' life. I think the last Aeropelican twin otters were seen was in Ansett livery and again ...nuff said. Other Twin Otters I had to deal with were crashed ones from PNG. It was amazing, engineers would patch up a crashed aircraft to fly it to Bankstown for a proper fix up. And sadly in PNG there were some very bad crashes into mountains killing all onboard on a number of times. It's an amazing honest, robust and multi role aircraft but I see that goodness is much to do with having two PT6 gas turbines. So many great aircraft use this incredibly reliable engine and to me is the quiet achiever in aviation. Same with the Rolls Royce Dart, but it was never quiet and built on the old Frank Whittle design ideas. Maybe Paul you can guess what my old job was.
As usual Paul another great video ,, I have visited Fiji a couple of times & love but last visit was a couple of years ago & I didn’t get to see as much as I wanted & a couple of people I met in Sigatoka & kept in touch with now work at Fiji Air . All good reasons for me to revisit again
Great work, Paul! Huge fan of the Twotter and would certainly love to have a crack at one! It's always amusing watching them depart and just about levitate off the ground.
And Auckland etc...😂😂😂😂😂😂 Love the sound of a turboprop winding up! Great video as usual Paul, I had the experience of being weighed for a flight between Horn Island and Saibai Island in the Torres Strait. Can’t remember the aircraft type, but there were 6 seats, 1 pilot and 5 passengers, I was in the right hand seat , next to the pilot. Great flight😀
A delightful flight in the very reliable Twin Otter aircraft over a "Jurassic Park" like landscape. Flying at 8000 feet through light cumulus cloud with the magnificent landscape below is flying at its best. Interesting commentary and some great video footage Paul, well done again!
Another great video Paul! Always nice to catch such a rare aircraft :) The island of Fiji really looks beautiful, and all the people seem to be so friendly. Would love to visit Fiji some time! Regards, Brendan
I'm sort of having a flashback to a Northwest Airlines flight I had on this plane many years ago in the middle of winter. I don't think they have a lot of insulation because by the time we got to Minneapolis my feet were freezing. It certainly was an experience. Beautiful videography, as always! And Merry Christmas (belated)!
I think I would be too frightened to get on the scales !! Loved the Auckland jibe...very funny !! Did they weigh the Captain ? Man after my own heart !!!! Haven't been back to Fiji for nearly 40 years and you have whetted my appetite for another visit. Great vision as always Paul and some excellent facts about the aircraft!! Thanks mate and well done as always !!
Beautiful trip! I also noticed a poster for Northern Air featuring their EMB-110 Bandeirante as you were walking into the airport, that would be awesome to see you fly in as well.
Great video of a great aircraft. Speaking of weather, lucky you’re not there this week. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed your Fiji Airways/Fiji Link series and am looking forward to trying out their A350 in a couple of weeks. Cheers.
Cheers Hugh. Glad to hear you enjoyed the series as sadly this was my final FJ flight. Next week it's an Alliance Fokker :) Enjoy your trip there in a few weeks!
@@PaulStewartAviation Oh the drama in the early days when the prop plane would be at the start of the runway at Essendon Aerodrome, take the engines up to (it seemed) full speed and then release the brakes. Woohoo!!
It’s Here! I’ve been waiting for this Paul, thank you very much. That landing footage was spectacular and the information on the history of the twin otter was interesting indeed. Merry Christmas! 🎄
I've been busy with work the last few months but I'm loving binge watching all of these Paul! And i love the new camera! So smooth and really good quality !
Bula Paul. Wow such a humble trip reporter. Who would have thought hey: an Otter? And really no air hostee. Why even when we flew in the humble bandit for Talair (vis-a-vis Flight West Airlines QLD and its current iteration the successful Alliance Airlines) in PNG many many moons ago it came with a hostee 😁. Well done mate! BTW, if memory serves me right, the first two 400s off the production line went to the landowners in the Ok Tedi area of PNG. This is the mine previously operated by BHP.
I thought you don't like hot climates ;). There is no excuse not to go to Tahiti with Air Taihiti Nui that co-shares with Qantas from Sydney to Papeete and do some island hopping with Tahiti's regional carrier - Air Tahiti. By the way, Air Tahiti is planning to purchase the new ATR42-600S (Short landing/take off) type. Air Tahiti operates its only international flight between Papeete and Rarotonga (Cook Islands) and do some island hopping with Air Rarotonga. From Rarotonga, fly back to Australia via Auckland on Jetstar, Virgin Australia or AIr NZ. Your 4 videos on Fiji Airways has been very refreshing compared to your usual run of the mill bland videos of major global airlines that are similar to the 100's of youtube commercial aviation channels. Also the Fiji Airways video's is good promotion of Fiji Airways and tourism to Fiji. At the moment, there is no Alex Praglowski Aviation style of videos for the South Pacific region.
Tbh I don't really like hot climates but I was pleasantly surprised that Fiji wasn't too bad. My next pacific destination will prob be New Caledonia, though, as I'm keen to check out the A330 NEO. Glad you enjoyed my FIji Series (sadly this is my last video) although I'm disappointed you find the rest of my vids bladn...
Have to agree Air Tahiti nui business class is a must Paul plus your missing the most beautiful part of the pacific Bora Bora. Please try to go their its not too hot infact can rival Fiji for cooler temps especially in Tahii's winter months.
Bland? Paul? Who has the balls to show that he starts some international flights with one or two "coffees" - the ones in a martini glass. Who is a real self deprecating Aussie who will tell you that he does not know how to pronounce some things. Whose quiet humour permeates the vids. Who makes no bones about being an aviation nerd. The bland people have no humour, mostly harp on about the things that go wrong with travel, and who drink water or coke with their business class meals. Give me a break. Paul - keep them coming! :)
@@PaulStewartAviation - Not all of your videos are bland only the ones that feature Qatar, Emirates, BA, etc. There is only so much you can say about these carriers as they featured on so many other RUclips aviation channels ;-)
The Twin Otter's P&W PT6 Powerplant is so versatile, it's been used since the fifties for Jet APU's... ie. Auxiliary Powerplant for electrical backup & A/C on ground esp where in-ground does not exist.
Almost how flying used to be relaxed, and easy to get through to the aircraft, and much more relaxed at the Terminals. Oh the days when working for the Airlines was many peoples dream jobs, even if was only a regional one.
Yep I loved the relaxed attitude although sadly there's always the risk of mischief. We forget about how many highjackings used to take places decades ago.
Fiji looks like the jungle part of Peru. The Peruvian Air Force has 12 of this type of aircraft in service. They are very reliable and the FAP will purchase more modern versions in the future. Viking Air will be doing the overhaul on some of them this year. Thanks for sharing your video.
Hey paul, WOW what beautiful views , Im a mountain climber in scotland and would love to be there looks stunning. Love the aircraft's history. looks like u had a good flight , with views like that even a bad seat would make it worth it
Great video, The DHC6-400 is not a bad Aircraft, Our national airline has several of these and are frequently used to fly from Mahe island, where the main international airport to Praslin island and is a 15mins flight, I have been on those like two years ago, I found it interesting though I wish the fuselage was as big as the ATR as I am tall and I literally have to hunch to get to my seat. Another thing if you hate turbulence the best time to fly is between End of October to Mid April as the rest of the months are windy due to the South East Monsoon and the peak is around July to End August, that's when we also get spectacular landings and missed Approaches of bigger jets, meaning its a test of the pilot's skill, though our national pilots nail the landing all the time like 98% no mean to brag. A couple of times we also get spectacular take offs I guess depending on the load.
This reminds me of my flight from Suva to Nadi in about January 1994 in a Sunflower Airlines Twin Otter. I was weighed for the first and only time of my travels. The aircraft had at least 15 seats but many were not filled. The flight was uneventful. I was returning to Nadi to resume my flight having opted to stop over in Fiji on my way to Sydney from Honolulu on QANTAS. I'd used the bus (cost was $7) from Nadi to Suva but it was way too long to do it on the return, so I'd bought a one-way ticket from a travel agent in Suva.
Yep i did initially consider driving to Nadi but after working out how long it would have taken AND speaking to a few locals who suggested Denaurau island, I ended up staying on the west coast (with exception of this flight).
Weighing passengers is common throughout the pacific ie Samoa,Cook Islands,Vanuatu ect. I know Im a plus size flyer and have been re-booked onto bigger aircraft if the flights are full
Two items; 1) You should have mentioned that it does NOT have a pressurized cabin, and thus is limited to 13,000 feet. 2 ) The weighting of passengers is to calculate fuel load. I first encountered weigh-in decades ago when flying from the mainland to a small Caribbean Island where the fuel prices were a lot higher and was told that they loaded fuel to meet the exact maximum allowable takeoff weight to reduce the amount of fuel they needed to buy at the higher price for the return flight.
I had the tv on in the background with the 1st day of the Boxing Day test between Aus & NZ and what do I hear on your video"...under developed places such as Auckland...".....hahaha...choice bro. :)
Lol those scales reminded me of flying from Ayton to Cairns in a Cessna 402 back in 2007. My Mrs. was none too impressed at having to stand on the scales in the middle of a field, in the middle of nowhere, with an audience of wisecracking Aussies.
I can only ever get on one of these from Suva to Nadi if I am hungover🤪🤪 or desperately need to.... I always think it would literally just fall from the sky😱😱....
johnclaude R I just looked it up and apparently it’s just how they say the “d” sound, they put an n in front, and they also put an m in front of “b” sounds.
Cheers, glad to hear you enjoy all of the technical data that I've started including in my videos. The locals pronounce it as Nandy which had me confused initially haha.
@@PaulStewartAviation shrug.... It's home. We were also the 1st US State (still a territory at the time) to grand women the vote, and had the first female Governor.
I really love how genuinely friendly all the people seemed in this video.
Agreed - it's a lovely place!
Nice, I just came back to San Francisco from Fiji. I was born in Suva and grew up in Nasinu for 9 years. I use to bug my dad to take to me Nausori Airport so I could look at the planes in the early 90's and he did every time. I became an AvGeek myself the 1st time I saw prop planes at this airport and the 1st time I saw a Boeing 737 it blew my mind. At that time Fiji's national airline went by Air Pacific and when I saw it's 737 pull up for the 1st time I was amazed at its sheer size. I hadn't seen anything bigger than that till I visited the U.S. for the 1st time in 1995 on board the Air Pacific 747-200, this aircraft really took me back as a child. It's sad now seeing the Airlines retire the 747's and it going out of production.
Quality!
I love the Twin Otter, and Fiji looks awesome too.
Absolutely fantastic video Paul. The views, the story and most of all the aircraft. This is where you get the real flying experience.
cheers
Fantastic, Paul.
Loved the footage: these smaller aircraft fly at altitudes that really allow you to take great footage of the landscape. I can almost forgive the quip about Auckland 😜
Hope you had a great Christmas, and thanks for enlivening Boxing Day with your video. Cheers/Chur. 👍
chur bro ;)
@@PaulStewartAviation 😜
Thank you for the post. Brought me memories of my trip to Fiji in 1998.
Nice to see a wheeled Twin Otter. I've flown a couple times on float versions but here on Vancouver Island that's how we roll.
Cheers Ted
All the people seem so nice, relaxed and happy, good to see.
Yep it's a great atmosphere in Fiji. i loved my time there.
Love this vlog very much. Glad the taxi driver didn’t hit you so you could bring us this brilliant little aircraft!
cheer mate
Perfect weather for a fly day! Great footage and I loved the commentary about the aircraft too!
cheers mate
I flew in quite a number of these in the Canadian Arctic. They were cargo/passenger planes more basic than what you flew in. The take off and landing capabilities on short dirt runways is just amazing.
An amazing aircraft that I have had to deal with in a previous SECRET life that's hidden here on RUclips. Maybe the best aspect of this aircraft is it's matched with the incredible gas turbine PT6 which when this aircraft first saw service was a new style of power plant. A reverse example of a bad airframe and engine combo is the nightmare known as the GAF Nomad...nuff said. The airline Aeropelican flew Twin Otters between Sydney to Newcastle, but these aircraft suffered from a lot of corrosion, especially on the props. Once an aluminium blade starts to get leading edge delamination from corrosion it's life cycle is very short, you may only get 1/3 of a blades 'normal' life. I think the last Aeropelican twin otters were seen was in Ansett livery and again ...nuff said. Other Twin Otters I had to deal with were crashed ones from PNG. It was amazing, engineers would patch up a crashed aircraft to fly it to Bankstown for a proper fix up. And sadly in PNG there were some very bad crashes into mountains killing all onboard on a number of times. It's an amazing honest, robust and multi role aircraft but I see that goodness is much to do with having two PT6 gas turbines. So many great aircraft use this incredibly reliable engine and to me is the quiet achiever in aviation. Same with the Rolls Royce Dart, but it was never quiet and built on the old Frank Whittle design ideas. Maybe Paul you can guess what my old job was.
As usual Paul another great video ,, I have visited Fiji a couple of times & love but last visit was a couple of years ago & I didn’t get to see as much as I wanted & a couple of people I met in Sigatoka & kept in touch with now work at Fiji Air . All good reasons for me to revisit again
Another genuinely nice video of yours. I almost can say, I have now flown on the Twin Otter because your video made it feel that way.
cheers Philip, glad you enjoyed it.
i work for viking air in victoria bc. i am pretty sure i built many parts for that aircraft
You did well! :)
Cheers AP.
I would have loved to see Viking get the RCAF SAR contract to build a DHC- 5b ''Super Buffalo''.
That’s so cool !!!! I love me some Otter
Great video, Such a different experience flying in smaller aircraft than say a 737. Great views and great video!
cheers mate
I laughed out loud at your Auckland dig 😅
Love your videos Paul, informative and relaxing
Glad you enjoyed it
Great work, Paul! Huge fan of the Twotter and would certainly love to have a crack at one! It's always amusing watching them depart and just about levitate off the ground.
cheers mate
And Auckland etc...😂😂😂😂😂😂 Love the sound of a turboprop winding up! Great video as usual Paul, I had the experience of being weighed for a flight between Horn Island and Saibai Island in the Torres Strait. Can’t remember the aircraft type, but there were 6 seats, 1 pilot and 5 passengers, I was in the right hand seat , next to the pilot. Great flight😀
cheers Mark
Chur 🤣🤣🤣
I am totally blind and love how you describe your trips. Fantastic. Keep it up.
cheers Michael, I'm glad you enjoy them :)
A delightful flight in the very reliable Twin Otter aircraft over a "Jurassic Park" like landscape. Flying at 8000 feet through light cumulus cloud with the magnificent landscape below is flying at its best. Interesting commentary and some great video footage Paul, well done again!
Glad you enjoyed it
Another great video Paul! Always nice to catch such a rare aircraft :)
The island of Fiji really looks beautiful, and all the people seem to be so friendly. Would love to visit Fiji some time!
Regards,
Brendan
cheers my friend. Hope you've seen my latest videos onboard a Fokker 50, Jetstar A320 and Virgin ATR 72 :D
I really love the extra avgeek information you've added into your more recent videos Paul!
Glad to hear my friend
Great video! This is very cool because the Twin otter is now built at my local airport!
Cheers Brodie. Which airport is that?
@@PaulStewartAviation victoria international airport YYJ!
I'm sort of having a flashback to a Northwest Airlines flight I had on this plane many years ago in the middle of winter. I don't think they have a lot of insulation because by the time we got to Minneapolis my feet were freezing. It certainly was an experience. Beautiful videography, as always! And Merry Christmas (belated)!
cheers, to you as well! :)
I think I would be too frightened to get on the scales !! Loved the Auckland jibe...very funny !! Did they weigh the Captain ? Man after my own heart !!!! Haven't been back to Fiji for nearly 40 years and you have whetted my appetite for another visit. Great vision as always Paul and some excellent facts about the aircraft!! Thanks mate and well done as always !!
cheers Craig. Yep it's well worth a re-visit :)
Ohh I missed all of these FIJI videos ! Now to settle down and binge watch them all! haha
cheers my friend! :) Enjoy
Great Flight ! Thank you for sharing, I flew them when it was still called Air Pacific. Great airline and fiji is a beautiful place !
cheers
Beautiful trip! I also noticed a poster for Northern Air featuring their EMB-110 Bandeirante as you were walking into the airport, that would be awesome to see you fly in as well.
Glad you enjoyed it. Sadly I didnt take that trip but I did catch the ATR72 in the opposite direction :)
Northern Air serves mainly Suva-Labasa on its Bandeirante EMN-110.
Great video of a great aircraft. Speaking of weather, lucky you’re not there this week. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed your Fiji Airways/Fiji Link series and am looking forward to trying out their A350 in a couple of weeks. Cheers.
Cheers Hugh. Glad to hear you enjoyed the series as sadly this was my final FJ flight. Next week it's an Alliance Fokker :) Enjoy your trip there in a few weeks!
Now that’s what I call flying . Low and slow , prop job in perfect weather . Loved it mate .
CHeers David. I completely agree. It was a perfect day!
@@PaulStewartAviation Oh the drama in the early days when the prop plane would be at the start of the runway at Essendon Aerodrome, take the engines up to (it seemed) full speed and then release the brakes. Woohoo!!
Great video Paul! Looks like you had perfect weather! Those views were amazing!
cheers mate
Nice, great video!
Thanks!
It’s Here!
I’ve been waiting for this Paul, thank you very much.
That landing footage was spectacular and the information on the history of the twin otter was interesting indeed.
Merry Christmas! 🎄
cheers Thomas! :)
I've been busy with work the last few months but I'm loving binge watching all of these Paul! And i love the new camera! So smooth and really good quality !
Auckland haha
cheers! Enjoy!
Now that was a small aircraft!! Great video as always Paul.
cheers Jarek
Bula Paul. Wow such a humble trip reporter. Who would have thought hey: an Otter?
And really no air hostee. Why even when we flew in the humble bandit for Talair (vis-a-vis Flight West Airlines QLD and its current iteration the successful Alliance Airlines) in PNG many many moons ago it came with a hostee 😁.
Well done mate!
BTW, if memory serves me right, the first two 400s off the production line went to the landowners in the Ok Tedi area of PNG. This is the mine previously operated by BHP.
cheers Lodia
I thought you don't like hot climates ;). There is no excuse not to go to Tahiti with Air Taihiti Nui that co-shares with Qantas from Sydney to Papeete and do some island hopping with Tahiti's regional carrier - Air Tahiti. By the way, Air Tahiti is planning to purchase the new ATR42-600S (Short landing/take off) type. Air Tahiti operates its only international flight between Papeete and Rarotonga (Cook Islands) and do some island hopping with Air Rarotonga. From Rarotonga, fly back to Australia via Auckland on Jetstar, Virgin Australia or AIr NZ.
Your 4 videos on Fiji Airways has been very refreshing compared to your usual run of the mill bland videos of major global airlines that are similar to the 100's of youtube commercial aviation channels. Also the Fiji Airways video's is good promotion of Fiji Airways and tourism to Fiji.
At the moment, there is no Alex Praglowski Aviation style of videos for the South Pacific region.
Tbh I don't really like hot climates but I was pleasantly surprised that Fiji wasn't too bad. My next pacific destination will prob be New Caledonia, though, as I'm keen to check out the A330 NEO. Glad you enjoyed my FIji Series (sadly this is my last video) although I'm disappointed you find the rest of my vids bladn...
Have to agree Air Tahiti nui business class is a must Paul plus your missing the most beautiful part of the pacific Bora Bora.
Please try to go their its not too hot infact can rival Fiji for cooler temps especially in Tahii's winter months.
Bland? Paul? Who has the balls to show that he starts some international flights with one or two "coffees" - the ones in a martini glass. Who is a real self deprecating Aussie who will tell you that he does not know how to pronounce some things. Whose quiet humour permeates the vids. Who makes no bones about being an aviation nerd.
The bland people have no humour, mostly harp on about the things that go wrong with travel, and who drink water or coke with their business class meals. Give me a break.
Paul - keep them coming! :)
@@PaulStewartAviation - Not all of your videos are bland only the ones that feature Qatar, Emirates, BA, etc. There is only so much you can say about these carriers as they featured on so many other RUclips aviation channels ;-)
Love the quip about Auckland. 👍
hahaha
The Twin Otter's P&W PT6 Powerplant is so versatile, it's been used since the fifties for Jet APU's... ie. Auxiliary Powerplant for electrical backup & A/C on ground esp where in-ground does not exist.
Thanks for sharing your adventures in Fiji, hope your festive season is fun and safe;-))
cheers.
Very enjoyable report Paul, looks like a fun aircraf to fly, especially with such a nice view. Thanks for sharing :)
cheers my friend
Thank you for uploading this video..
It's my pleasure
Almost how flying used to be relaxed, and easy to get through to the aircraft, and much more relaxed at the Terminals. Oh the days when working for the Airlines was many peoples dream jobs, even if was only a regional one.
Yep I loved the relaxed attitude although sadly there's always the risk of mischief. We forget about how many highjackings used to take places decades ago.
Another great video Paul! Thanks Merry CHristmas too.
cheers
Thanks, Paul - We'll be flying Nadi to Suva in a Twin Otter in June this year.
Safe travels!
Beautiful video and view as usual. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you. God bless and safe travels.
cheers you too
Fiji looks like the jungle part of Peru. The Peruvian Air Force has 12 of this type of aircraft in service. They are very reliable and the FAP will purchase more modern versions in the future. Viking Air will be doing the overhaul on some of them this year. Thanks for sharing your video.
Cheers Marco - glad you enjoyed it
The smallest plane I’ve been on was a DeHavilland Beaver. It was great fun, although I was relieved to be on terra firma again!
Awesome video I flew on one of these from Nadi and a atr 72 600 from Nadi aswell 👍👍👍
Cheets mate. Check out my ATR72 vlog too 😃
@@PaulStewartAviation ok great I’ll subscribe aswell 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Hey paul, WOW what beautiful views , Im a mountain climber in scotland and would love to be there looks stunning. Love the aircraft's history. looks like u had a good flight , with views like that even a bad seat would make it worth it
Cheers George, glad you enjoyed the video ! :D
Such a nice, peaceful video.
cheers
Great video, The DHC6-400 is not a bad Aircraft, Our national airline has several of these and are frequently used to fly from Mahe island, where the main international airport to Praslin island and is a 15mins flight, I have been on those like two years ago, I found it interesting though I wish the fuselage was as big as the ATR as I am tall and I literally have to hunch to get to my seat. Another thing if you hate turbulence the best time to fly is between End of October to Mid April as the rest of the months are windy due to the South East Monsoon and the peak is around July to End August, that's when we also get spectacular landings and missed Approaches of bigger jets, meaning its a test of the pilot's skill, though our national pilots nail the landing all the time like 98% no mean to brag. A couple of times we also get spectacular take offs I guess depending on the load.
Fantastic footage as usual!
cheers Tim
This reminds me of my flight from Suva to Nadi in about January 1994 in a Sunflower Airlines Twin Otter. I was weighed for the first and only time of my travels. The aircraft had at least 15 seats but many were not filled. The flight was uneventful. I was returning to Nadi to resume my flight having opted to stop over in Fiji on my way to Sydney from Honolulu on QANTAS. I'd used the bus (cost was $7) from Nadi to Suva but it was way too long to do it on the return, so I'd bought a one-way ticket from a travel agent in Suva.
Yep i did initially consider driving to Nadi but after working out how long it would have taken AND speaking to a few locals who suggested Denaurau island, I ended up staying on the west coast (with exception of this flight).
Awesome video Paul !
cheers Matt
Bula Paul. The name of the Fiji Airways agent at the boarding gate is Emily Simmons and the gentleman with her is Tito Daurewa.
cool, it was nice to briefly meet them :)
G'day, Paul...another great cover...one request though.
Possible to throw us a flight chart?
How cool was that?!? Awesome.
cheers
Man Paul I have loved all of your videos from Fiji. How strange that you had to weigh yourself at checkin very interesting
cheers mate. Sadly this was my last Fiji video :( More vids coming soon, though! My Fokker 70 vid should be up next week.
@@PaulStewartAviation oh Fokker great 👌👌 can't wait
Weighing passengers is common throughout the pacific ie Samoa,Cook Islands,Vanuatu ect.
I know Im a plus size flyer and have been re-booked onto bigger aircraft if the flights are full
Love this video..
did you know the oldest passenger twin otter which is 42 years old is still rocking in Nepal carrying passengers !
haha that does not surprise me at all :)
Very nice!
Two items; 1) You should have mentioned that it does NOT have a pressurized cabin, and thus is limited to 13,000 feet. 2 ) The weighting of passengers is to calculate fuel load. I first encountered weigh-in decades ago when flying from the mainland to a small Caribbean Island where the fuel prices were a lot higher and was told that they loaded fuel to meet the exact maximum allowable takeoff weight to reduce the amount of fuel they needed to buy at the higher price for the return flight.
Thanks David. I'll know to add those extra facts next time I fly in one :)
Isn’t Viking the one who now making the DHC-8 Q400s?
Beautiful prop flight Paul
Cheers Yannis
I remember flying in one of those when it felt you were riding an old truck in the sky. Noisy and rough.
It's rougher than an A380 although it wasn' too bad :)
Such a big fan
cheers :)
Paul Stewart thank you do u have Instagram
@@shakimacartwright5263 yes I do :) nstagram.com/paulstewartaviation/
Hay Paul I followed you on Instagram can you please shout me out on RUclips and Instagram
Good vidio brother tnq ❤
Thanks
If I saw a passenger filming a flight for RUclips, I’d do the same thing as the gate agents ✈
Used to live in Papua New Guinea and the airport and checkin reminded me of what you went through, though Fiji is cleaner
Yes Fiji is a lot more developed than PNG, which sadly is a struggling country...
Beautiful shots of Fiji in this video. And yes, Canada's Bombardier is pronounced bom-bardy-ay.
cheers Ian
Ah loved tje twotter flew them for many years between Sydney & Belmont in tje Hunter before Ansett were destroyed, how I miss flying the twotters.
They certainly have a lot of character
My flight briefing on a DHC6 flight consisted of the captain saying, "hold tight, we're rolling'.
hehe
Great Work Love it!!
cheers
I had the tv on in the background with the 1st day of the Boxing Day test between Aus & NZ and what do I hear on your video"...under developed places such as Auckland...".....hahaha...choice bro. :)
haha
Canadians are proud
Today de Havilland Canada and Viking Air are sister companies - under the aegis of Longview Aviation Capital.
Great video mate! Just so happens I'm watching this from HK airport 😂😂 haha.
haha cheers! Stay safe!
That looks cool man!
cheers
Wonderful
Lol those scales reminded me of flying from Ayton to Cairns in a Cessna 402 back in 2007. My Mrs. was none too impressed at having to stand on the scales in the middle of a field, in the middle of nowhere, with an audience of wisecracking Aussies.
haha
Small planes > big planes, don’t @ me.
I love flying in something big and comfy but there's something special about flying flying in these little turbo-props :)
I can only ever get on one of these from Suva to Nadi if I am hungover🤪🤪 or desperately need to.... I always think it would literally just fall from the sky😱😱....
Did the seat go fully flat? Individual airvents?
(FijiLink amenity kit)
haha
Great video and I always enjoy the technical details. By the way ... why do we say NANDY when it's spelt NADI ?
johnclaude R I just looked it up and apparently it’s just how they say the “d” sound, they put an n in front, and they also put an m in front of “b” sounds.
Cheers, glad to hear you enjoy all of the technical data that I've started including in my videos. The locals pronounce it as Nandy which had me confused initially haha.
In the Fijian lanuage 'd' can be pronounced as an 'N' hence Nadi said as Nandi
The Twin Otter from Sydney to Belmont was suxh a good (Ansett) earner ... & very scenic over Bondi. #RealPlanes *NoGearProbs #NoRetract
cheers Keith
I have to ask... what was the chur ;-) for in your video lol?
Because of the Auckland reference :)
Paul Stewart ah ok!! Lol, I love your videos, always look forward to a new one popping up on my feed on RUclips!
cheers my friend
my air baptism was in a twin otter in 1972
Bombardier is pronounced the French way even in English in Canada, so the second way you said it was right. :)
hah cheers. I"ll know for next time :)
I hate humidity.
Jump on the scales lol
Nice vid
haha I hate humidity too so I was pleasantly surprised how tolerable the weather actually was. It was warm but not the sweatbox I expected
Can you make more FIJI Airways videos?
Hi mate, I hope you've seen my four Fiji Airways videos :) I hope to make more in coming years when I visit again :)
Paul Stewart Thanks I would love to see more
@@iexist3153 cheers
In much better condition than Solomon Airlines' Twotters.
Yeh I was pleasantly surprised to hear how new all of the Fiji Link fleet were.
Who else is here on a Paul Stewart binge? #sexyredheads
haha
Saludos. Solicito saber cuál es el costo deme algún correo para futuras negociaciones. Me interesa para el Ecuador
Thanks for watching
Did they weigh the pilot?
good question!
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And Auckland 😂 Gold
:D
@@PaulStewartAviation @Paul Stewart Come on mate don't abuse my country
@@alextomov9515 ;)
Very nice... BTW, it's pronounced Bomb-bar-di-eh. :)
haha I wasn't good at french at highschool.
With a population of 600,000 this one island still had more people then the US State of Wyoming...
Interesting
@@PaulStewartAviation 253,600km2 and 550,000 people. The least populated US State.
@@andreworiez8920 I've learnt something new today :)
@@PaulStewartAviation shrug.... It's home.
We were also the 1st US State (still a territory at the time) to grand women the vote, and had the first female Governor.
Fiji has more than 300 Islands. 🙃