Pink Floyd's Nick Mason Shares His Flying Passion

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  • Опубликовано: 19 май 2024
  • Nick Mason learned to fly so that he could conquer a growing dislike of flying. This first steps lead to a lifetime of self-flown adventure #PinkFloyd #NickMason #learningtofly #RobinDR400 #L4Cub #BoeingStearman #BoeingStaggerwing #CessnaGoldenEagle #AS350Squirrel #generalaviation

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  • @paulazemeckis7835
    @paulazemeckis7835 12 дней назад +5

    Dark Side of the Moon....my favorite album still. PF were a bunch of talented intellects. Not surprised he got his PPL. Greetings from sunny and warm St. Petersburg, Florida.

  • @ahamilton63
    @ahamilton63 26 дней назад +15

    What a lovely man! So modest. And how great to have your wife enjoy the flying as well.

  • @drbooo
    @drbooo 12 дней назад +7

    "Learning to fly" Pink Floyd.

  • @avalanche9026
    @avalanche9026 7 дней назад +2

    Bell 47. The best. 3 seater. 6 cylinder. Love it. Got my lincense in 90 . Burbank California. 35 bx an hour back then. Today it’s 500 bx h. Flight lessons. Just crazy.

  • @cat1stevens
    @cat1stevens 10 дней назад +1

    As i was learning to fly- it was unforgettable to join the momentary laps of reason_Tour at "Valle Hovin" Oslo back in 1988! : Listening to Learning to fly, was unforgettable experience :) Thank you all ! for the Music !

  • @helipeek2736
    @helipeek2736 24 дня назад +2

    Met Mr Mason after the late great Brian Balman popped in to the school I was working at to organise my FI renewal, lovely guy.

  • @philipberry6477
    @philipberry6477 25 дней назад +5

    Such a nice bloke.

  • @fotoreporter.vienna
    @fotoreporter.vienna 10 дней назад

    Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon 1973 ( Iwas 15th yo.) accompanied me through my youth, just like the album Meddle, which was formative for my development in the field of music... Thank you for that...

  • @robincrozier7066
    @robincrozier7066 25 дней назад +4

    What a fabulous interview !

  • @crikycrocky
    @crikycrocky 23 дня назад +2

    Nice, I enjoyed this and a great insight into what real success can bring... Well done to Nick for making it work.

  • @docjeffry
    @docjeffry 11 дней назад

    I only recently found out David Gilmour is a pilot. I had no idea Nick Mason was as well. Great story about these two sharing AC resources. That's really cool. Keep the brown side down! Cheers!

  • @YOWValley
    @YOWValley 25 дней назад

    Great pilot video, thanks.

  • @georgetown8986
    @georgetown8986 7 дней назад

    Nick Mason has always been an interesting gentleman. Great interests in motorsports and aviation.

  • @musoseven8218
    @musoseven8218 26 дней назад

    Great interview. First GA aircraft I flew in was a Jodel. Always helpful if partners are supportive and into it.

  • @ericlawrence9729
    @ericlawrence9729 25 дней назад +3

    Great interview, really well done. Keep up the great work and God Bless.

    • @FLYERTV
      @FLYERTV  25 дней назад

      Much appreciated!

  • @philiplmoore3995
    @philiplmoore3995 26 дней назад +1

    Great interview, For many years I cleaned and did my Teflon sealant treatment to the cub and the Staggerwing, loved the Staggerwing an amazing aircraft. Also used to do the Mustang, Stearman, Yaks, and was even able to do some cars at Le Mans when I worked for EMKA EMI Motor racing. Can remember Nick flying the helicopter into Le Mans, also cooked him lunch of piri piri chicken pasta!

  • @stonehobson2487
    @stonehobson2487 24 дня назад +2

    Good stuff. Was a pilot myself so this is very interesting. Just to look at him and hear him makes me have to go listen to his work on "Time", from Dark Side... Best timing and instrumentation I've ever heard.

    • @jeffsimon9594
      @jeffsimon9594 23 дня назад

      You might wanna broaden your listening then

  • @ClausB252
    @ClausB252 25 дней назад +8

    Some photos of his aircraft would be nice.

  • @timsmith5754
    @timsmith5754 7 дней назад

    Worked on and in his house in London lovely man.

  • @aue82a
    @aue82a 26 дней назад +6

    Very enjoyable interview. I was not aware of Nick's aviation passion, I do have an entry in my logbook, Jan 23rd '88, with D Gilmour as passenger in DH82A ZK-AUE. (Pink Floyd NZ tour).

    • @wadeconnell1493
      @wadeconnell1493 26 дней назад +2

      AUE...Getting back a bit? Saw a few Tiger Moths out of Wanganui which had an "A' back in the day. Maybe early manure spreaders? Fletchers and the odd Lodestar too?

    • @aue82a
      @aue82a 25 дней назад

      @@wadeconnell1493 AUE crashed in 1957 doing just that. Restored in '86. DC3's were also employed in that role. Nick's L4 is also a lovely aeroplane.

    • @jeffsimon9594
      @jeffsimon9594 23 дня назад

      Nice one, I was at that show in Auckland

  • @wwdlm02
    @wwdlm02 26 дней назад

    Brilliant!!

  • @pointsplus5754
    @pointsplus5754 14 дней назад +1

    If he flies as well as he played let's go!

  • @JonMulveyGuitar
    @JonMulveyGuitar 24 дня назад +1

    What a delightful Man. So humble. Yet a living legend of the rock world. I too hated to fly and made my wife miserable when we traveled. So I decided to take a flight lesson to try to gain control of the anxiety. We now own a Mooney M20J that we love to fly. I didn't know that David Gilmour was also a pilot. Thanks for all the great content.

    • @jeffsimon9594
      @jeffsimon9594 23 дня назад +1

      *Gilmour

    • @JonMulveyGuitar
      @JonMulveyGuitar 23 дня назад +1

      @@jeffsimon9594 Thanks Geoff!🤣

    • @jeffsimon9594
      @jeffsimon9594 21 день назад +1

      @@JonMulveyGuitar How very dare you sir

    • @JonMulveyGuitar
      @JonMulveyGuitar 21 день назад +1

      @@jeffsimon9594 Jeff you are good sport. And a thorough fact checker. Any Pink Floyd fan is a friend of mine.

  • @quintincairncross1088
    @quintincairncross1088 26 дней назад +1

    Glad that worked for him. As a professional pilot I still hate sitting down the back in turbulence.

  • @zepron2
    @zepron2 23 дня назад +1

    Excelente musico e pessoa. Desejo-lhe tudo de bom.

  • @onethousandtwonortheast8848
    @onethousandtwonortheast8848 25 дней назад +1

    Perhaps in the video description, a list of the aircraft he’s talking about. Thanks very much! I thoroughly enjoyed this interview. What a nice guy and what a nice person you are as well.

  • @thomascarlin2844
    @thomascarlin2844 26 дней назад +6

    Flying on commercial services used to be an enjoyable experience but not anymore unfortunately

  • @josephgunnett7715
    @josephgunnett7715 13 дней назад +1

    Great stuff,I am pleased he is able to support aviation,how about the peoples mosquito project that would welcome some high profile publicity.

  • @Sailor426
    @Sailor426 25 дней назад

    As an aviator I feel rather humble ! I always loved the Lama but the B3 way less maintenance !

  • @another1498
    @another1498 26 дней назад +1

    Very good. He’s absolutely right about going abroad. We ve just been to Bordeaux and it’s easier than you think, though obviously weather dependent unless your instrument rated.

  • @tonyrosewell1488
    @tonyrosewell1488 9 дней назад

    Brendan O'Brien is an absolute legend! 👍

  • @turdwarbler
    @turdwarbler 24 дня назад

    I know Brendan Obrien, he is right nutter but a brilliant pilot.

  • @drbooo
    @drbooo 12 дней назад

    "Money" Keep your hands off my stash"

  • @user-rl5nd3ys8p
    @user-rl5nd3ys8p 25 дней назад

    🇦🇺👍

  • @wideyxyz2271
    @wideyxyz2271 10 дней назад

    Didn't he once own a Hunter or a pair of hunter jets? I thought it was weird that wasn't mentioned? Or has the Mandela effect struck again?

    • @FLYERTV
      @FLYERTV  9 дней назад

      As far as I know he didn't. Could have been David Gilmour with Intrepid Aviation?

  • @stevehammond7485
    @stevehammond7485 24 дня назад

    I only wish they spoke English. A bit hard to understand sometimes. :) Turned on closed caption and it couldn't quite make out all the conversation.

  • @captainbuck5969
    @captainbuck5969 24 дня назад

    WHO??

  • @jipangoo
    @jipangoo 22 дня назад

    What a load of entitled crap

    • @lawts1240
      @lawts1240 10 дней назад +3

      The green-eyed monster speaks! Pink Floyd totally deserve every perk their money can afford. The world would be a much poorer place without their wonderful creativity. (My youth was sculpted by their music, so many thanks for that.)
      I’d really love to hear that PF are supporting WW2 aviation projects like the Mosquito rebuild etc…..

    • @jipangoo
      @jipangoo 10 дней назад

      Nothing in your statement mitigates this being a load of entitled piffle

    • @lawts1240
      @lawts1240 9 дней назад +1

      @@jipangoo And obviously if you had accumulated their wealth. You’d spend it all on saving the world and live your entire life modestly wouldn’t you? Of course you would. 👍

    • @jipangoo
      @jipangoo 9 дней назад

      ​@lawts1240
      Clearly you don't know what I do for a living

    • @jipangoo
      @jipangoo 9 дней назад

      And by the way, don't go putting your thoughts on me!