I fly to the mines all the time on these planes and love them. I'm 196cm (6ft 6) and still have leg room. Less bumpiness in the cabin when you go through turbulence or just the pilots making great moves to get out of town 😝
Really enjoyable! Interesting details about the wing. I love how you're bringing your avgeekery nerdiness from your tour videos into your trip reports!
Excellent video, well researched commentary too. Back in the 80s, I worked on both the F27 Friendship and F28 Fellowship as cabin crew. Both were amazing to work on, very reliable, and popular with passengers and us crew alike, especially the F28.
In the Netherlands there was a TV series called "Vliegende Hollanders" (flying dutchmen). The series is about Anthony Fokker and Albert Plesman, two aviation pioneers who stood at the cradle of civil aviation in the Netherlands. As an aviation nerd you probably like it
I have only ever travelled on an F100 once which was on SR from CPH to GVA in 1989. Believe it or not this small aircraft was configured in a 3 class configuration, FCY. Fixed size 8 seat F cabin 2 X 2 seating, flexible divider 'Euro business' concept with 2 X 3 seating in C and Y. Flying on this type of aircraft would be a similar experience to flying on the BAC-1-11 or DC9 (have travelled a lot on both of these types). I like the 2 X 3 seating. Good for low noise levels but not so good in terns of noise for those unfortunate enough to be seated at the very back of the cabin near to the engines. Seats on this aircraft look comfortable; well padded with good legroom.
I did my first solo at Kalgoorlie in VH-KGA, a C172 back in 1979. 40 years later when I once again touched down there after flying my Glasair from Canberra, they'd moved the terminal from over the other side of the field and things looked a lot more schmick. Thanks for the trip down memory lane.
I never got the chance to fly on the F-100 when they were flown in the States by USAir and American, but I did fly on the F-28 when they were in the fleet of Piedmont Airlines. I remember flying from Key West to Miami and the crew was all excited because the founder of the airline, Thomas Henry Davis was on the flight. The cockpit played music through the intercom and the crew had a drink service on this very short flight. I could tell he was much loved by the crew members!
Really enjoyed watching this video, it was very informative from start to finish. Never flown on a Fokker 100 but on a 717 in 2019 to Kalgoorlie,another great video in my home state of Western Australia.
Hi Paul. Great video. Thanks for the technical information about the wing. I flew on an Alliance Fokker 100 from BNE - MKY back in 2014. I was actually pleasantly surprised about what I thought might be a significant increase in noise at the rear of the aircraft.
The spoilers flip up at the front of the wing at landing. This is to break aerodynamic lift to help the plane land. Plane wings overall have an astonishing range of functions.
nice video. i worked for several years as an groundengineer on the f28/f70/f100 and f50, great planes to work on. Interesting fact is that with speedbrakes extended (complete rear most part of the tail) it was one of the few aircraft being able to fly the steep approach into londen city airport. The two most inboard liftdumpers extend less far to avoid disturbing the airflow into the engines.
Thank you, Paul, for sharing your awesome video and all the information with us. Watching out of the window seeing the engine, the wing and the beautiful landscape of Australia - awesome.
Another nice little flight. Such a beautiful landscape out there... didn't realise how many smaller open cut mines there are that are dotted around Kalgoorlie. I don't mind this aircraft, it has a nice clean look about it, especially with the engines mounted to the rear. Thanks Paul.
Being the 'flap fan' that I am, I LOVE that they have the degree markings on the wing!!! I could watch that the entire flight, lol. BTW I really enjoy all your trip reports. Interesting, informative, good amount of avgeekiness (I'm one after all, haha) and snippets of casual humour. Keep up the great work Paul.
The Fokker 100, successful aircraft that crashed the company who made it. Difficult to compete with MD95 / Boeing 717 and many other aircraft in that market segment. As for the roo's paws missing, what's next the head? That's the problem when you keep cutting back at what was once an amazing company.
Loved it Paul! Brings back the memories, I was on the last KLM F70 flight from AMS-LHR in October 2017, I will hopefully be able to add this flight when I come to AUZ in '22!
The information about the icing on the wing is so true. Close family of my mother died in crash that happened in 1993 including Fokker 100. The plane crashed on lift off due to icing on the wings. The flight is Palair flight 301.
Fantastic video. I knew about the flaps and the stall fences, but did not understand the purpose of the black stripe. I’ve flown on the KLM Fokker 100 and loved its retro look. It really has a very solid and sturdy feel. I thought it was interesting that in the sped-up video of the landing there is virtually no wing flex. And that is exactly how it feels.
Gave this video a thumbs up straight away just because you seem a decent human being. Secondly though, who needs ife on a flight like that unless it's in darkness. Your ife is called the window. Australia looks absolutely stunning. These videos of yours are seriously making me want to go to Oz
@@PaulStewartAviation When you said about the little fokker I had a little chuckle but I do remember you saying it before. I'll never see you first thing in the morning Paul, not unless you've used rohypnol. 🤣
As usual Paul a thoroughly informative & interesting video . I’m going to take the opportunity fly in a Fokker 100 as soon as I am able ..The Qantas Lounge seemed similiar to the Coffs Harbour lounge with addition of an outside area .. thanks again
Nice little aircraft. My all time favourite aeroplane is the F27 the nearest country to Australia still carring passengers is Indonesia I have flowen many times from Bali to lombok. The sound of the engines of the F100 on take off reminds me of the DC10 Nice video once again Paul. Welcome back to Perth ✈️
I flew on a number of F-27s while living in the Netherlands and Luxembourg and on one trip chose a different routing so I could experience the F-28. Yes, a nice aircraft that competed well with the similar BAC 1-11. I didn't try out the Fokker 100s, though I did sample the Fokker 50 a couple of times.
Nice video Paul! I hope you enjoyed your stay In Kal! Not much of a 'city in the desert' these days, but Kalgoorlie-Boulder is unique and will always hold a special place in my heart as my birthplace and hometown of 23 years :) Look forward to future videos from you matey
Unfortunately l have never flown on one of Fokkers small jets but many many flights on the F27 out of Melbourne to Wynyard in Tasmania to visit family quite a few times a year back in the 1970’s and l reckon you could not beat those large panoramic windows together with the high wing as the view was second to none, l always booked a seat under the wing as l loved to watch the large landing gear legs retract and lower! I am pretty sure they were pneaumaticaly operated and l remember on both Ansett or TAA as l changed between both of them back in the 2 airline policy days, nearly all the flights l was on the pilots used to leave the cockpit door open and l loved watching them advance and rested those throttles on those Rolls Royce Darts as they were a centrifugal compressors engine they were throttleable unlike say the constant speed units of Allison’s on the Electras etc man there is no mistaking that wonderful ear piercing whine of a dart and remember it powered a vast array of aircraft and remember well all those Viscounts and watching IPECS Armstrong Whitworth Argosy 4 engine Dart powered freighters taking off and landing at Essendon Airport many years ago, good memories indeed.👍
Nicely filmed Paul, liked the various wing feature descriptions. I’ve often thought the rear engine design made sense, especially for a quieter ride if up front. I wonder if it’s not as favoured now because of maintenance access? The size of Kalgoorlie Airport surprised me too...that’s the mining industry for sure...
Great video Paul as always. Hopefully will be able to fly one in a few years when Australia opens back up. Was also hoping to fly the F50 but the only airline I know that was still flying that plane was Air Antwerp but they have shut down.
They're a great aircraft, a little rocket and very smooth. I've done many F100 (and F70) flights (up to 3.5 hrs) in Nth QLD also BNE - ASP, they're easily in my top 5 aircraft along with the B747-400, 767-300, 717-200. They sound really cool when those RR engines spool up too.
Great video as usual Paul. I didn't realise how the word "Fokker" was pronounced until what you said at 1:51, :-). I always pronounce it as "Fork-ker." But the way you pronounce it is correct in the Dutch language (I checked on pronunciation website called 'Forvo') Anyway, look forward to seeing your next video.
Landing in Perth van sometimes be interesting if plane gets hit with one of the wind shears I think they are called. Been on a A330 that got hit as we touched down. Whole plane felt like it went side ways. So many people were screaming. Was pretty scary if I'm honest.
Flew this route so many times, we got board with the same food, so decided to change our dietary requirements so we could experience the differences. Interestingly it was the basically the same food but certain things removed or added
The plane look really clean and shiny..you some how know its going to be well maintained well done you and the airline that operates it..tho it would be nice to see the cockpit for flight sim nerds like me
Hey mate, nah getting into the cockpit is difficult these days as the crew is busy. Check out my channel for my tour through a B-52 and 747 which does include the cockpit, though. :)
I personally think the Fokker 100 is a great plane, it kinda looks like a MD 82 but advanced! Good video! Thanks for adding chapter markers since I want to get straight to point!😃🛩
cheers mate. Yep I wish I had discovered the chapter markers before now. Nah travel is safe inside WA but I would be careful travelling in QLD, NSW or VIC at the moment.
An aircraft type I've never flown in...back in the 90s, Royal Brunei Airlines would fly these on their regional routes...including Kuching. I heard they had First Class onboard. As usual...a fantastic video...👍
@@PaulStewartAviation cool. Check it out when you can. Not sure if they are still allowing it , but when I did a tour you got to go inside one of the aircraft and tour it . Outmost respect for the RFDS crews, such a tiny workspace to be saving lives in.
nice to come across this flight - I fly on a Virgin F100 to and from work each Friday, With Virgin we have access to wifi entertainment via our handheld devices, Yes love the leg room on the Fokker much better than other planes Apparently, we are losing the Fokker by the 1st quarter of 2023,
Great video Paul, as I live in the small Pilbara town of Karratha we fly on this plane and the a320 from here to perth and we rarely get planes with in flight entertainment by the way😂
Great Work Paul!, I suppose Kalgoorlie would have a few flights a day probably mostly for the people that work at the mine. Fokker 100 is unique aircraft too. For some reason I prefer the old livery
Hey Paul I have a flight request it’s Sydney to Ballina Byron Bay airport/Ybna or bna the terminal has just been freshly renovated and I would love for you to fly there Anyway great video very educational
Interesting that only 5 degrees of flap was required for take off. Great spool up, jut like the MD88s I flew on American Airlines. I still don't think it beats the sound of 4 Rolls Royce RB211's. The Longreach really is the Queen. Newly subscribed, love flying. Cheers.
"And this little Fokker, is our aircraft". Well played!
I had to pull that line somewhere haha
@@PaulStewartAviation 😆 I got the joke!
Awesome video, Paul! Thanks for the info on the wing. Had no idea the Fokker had so many clever design elements…
Cheers Jeb!
@Jeb Brooks @Paul Stewart you need to do a Collab post pandemic
I fly to the mines all the time on these planes and love them.
I'm 196cm (6ft 6) and still have leg room.
Less bumpiness in the cabin when you go through turbulence or just the pilots making great moves to get out of town 😝
Really enjoyable! Interesting details about the wing. I love how you're bringing your avgeekery nerdiness from your tour videos into your trip reports!
I was going to say this too. Really enjoyable.
Cheers mate
That is an immaculate looking aircraft. Usually older aircraft are nasty under the air brakes (or whatever they're called). Good job Qantas!
Excellent video, well researched commentary too. Back in the 80s, I worked on both the F27 Friendship and F28 Fellowship as cabin crew. Both were amazing to work on, very reliable, and popular with passengers and us crew alike, especially the F28.
In the Netherlands there was a TV series called "Vliegende Hollanders" (flying dutchmen). The series is about Anthony Fokker and Albert Plesman, two aviation pioneers who stood at the cradle of civil aviation in the Netherlands. As an aviation nerd you probably like it
I'm related to Albert Plesman!
I have good memories about this aircraft. Watching your video make me remind me about that memories. Thanks for the video
I have only ever travelled on an F100 once which was on SR from CPH to GVA in 1989. Believe it or not this small aircraft was configured in a 3 class configuration, FCY. Fixed size 8 seat F cabin 2 X 2 seating, flexible divider 'Euro business' concept with 2 X 3 seating in C and Y. Flying on this type of aircraft would be a similar experience to flying on the BAC-1-11 or DC9 (have travelled a lot on both of these types). I like the 2 X 3 seating. Good for low noise levels but not so good in terns of noise for those unfortunate enough to be seated at the very back of the cabin near to the engines. Seats on this aircraft look comfortable; well padded with good legroom.
I did my first solo at Kalgoorlie in VH-KGA, a C172 back in 1979. 40 years later when I once again touched down there after flying my Glasair from Canberra, they'd moved the terminal from over the other side of the field and things looked a lot more schmick. Thanks for the trip down memory lane.
Schmick is awfully close to shmuck. Take note.
Glad you enjoyed it
@@sactu1 Schmick isn't part of our vocabulary up here. BTW..YT is an American Platform.
Love it! The Fokker 100 will always have a special place in my heart!
Thanks for this. I like the Fokker 100 which I used from Newcastle to Brisbane. It is one of the few jets I have never flown on Simulation.
I too hope to fly the Fokker one day. Another great vid to enjoy during lockdown! Cheers Paul.
Cheers mate
Another awesome vidoe Paul! I first travelled on a Fokker - a Fokker 70 with Air Niugini domestic in 2001.
I never got the chance to fly on the F-100 when they were flown in the States by USAir and American, but I did fly on the F-28 when they were in the fleet of Piedmont Airlines. I remember flying from Key West to Miami and the crew was all excited because the founder of the airline, Thomas Henry Davis was on the flight. The cockpit played music through the intercom and the crew had a drink service on this very short flight. I could tell he was much loved by the crew members!
Really enjoyed watching this video, it was very informative from start to finish.
Never flown on a Fokker 100 but on a 717 in 2019 to Kalgoorlie,another great video in my home state of Western Australia.
Cheers! Expect a few more WA videos :)
@@PaulStewartAviation perfect cannot wait :)
I've flown regularly in F100's for over 10 years.
I'm about to fly out of Telfer tomorrow with Alliance in one......
Great aircraft!
FIFO? My hubby is at Telfer.
Hi Paul. Great video. Thanks for the technical information about the wing. I flew on an Alliance Fokker 100 from BNE - MKY back in 2014. I was actually pleasantly surprised about what I thought might be a significant increase in noise at the rear of the aircraft.
The spoilers flip up at the front of the wing at landing.
This is to break aerodynamic lift to help the plane land.
Plane wings overall have an astonishing range of functions.
Interesting note, they are called spoilers because they “spoil” the lift.
I saw that when I was young, and I thought the wing broke lol.
nice video. i worked for several years as an groundengineer on the f28/f70/f100 and f50, great planes to work on. Interesting fact is that with speedbrakes extended (complete rear most part of the tail) it was one of the few aircraft being able to fly the steep approach into londen city airport. The two most inboard liftdumpers extend less far to avoid disturbing the airflow into the engines.
Thank you, Paul, for sharing your awesome video and all the information with us.
Watching out of the window seeing the engine, the wing and the beautiful landscape of Australia - awesome.
Glad you enjoyed it
Another nice little flight. Such a beautiful landscape out there... didn't realise how many smaller open cut mines there are that are dotted around Kalgoorlie. I don't mind this aircraft, it has a nice clean look about it, especially with the engines mounted to the rear. Thanks Paul.
Yeah I went for a drive today and there's little mines everywhere. Cheers
Great Video! I flew on the F100 in the 90's on American Airlines.
Being the 'flap fan' that I am, I LOVE that they have the degree markings on the wing!!! I could watch that the entire flight, lol. BTW I really enjoy all your trip reports. Interesting, informative, good amount of avgeekiness (I'm one after all, haha) and snippets of casual humour. Keep up the great work Paul.
Glad you enjoyed it my friend.
Pretty nice to see a video that is positive and enthusiastic, in a world that has become so critical, good job.
Cheers Steve! Negativity sells, unfortunately, but there is a lot of good in this world too. :)
As a missionary kid in Papua New Guinea we used to fly on the Fokker F-27 Friendship, turbo prop. It was a great little plane.
My mother did the same thing. And relies were engineers for MAF (and still are).
The Fokker 100, successful aircraft that crashed the company who made it. Difficult to compete with MD95 / Boeing 717 and many other aircraft in that market segment. As for the roo's paws missing, what's next the head? That's the problem when you keep cutting back at what was once an amazing company.
I agree
Loved it Paul! Brings back the memories, I was on the last KLM F70 flight from AMS-LHR in October 2017, I will hopefully be able to add this flight when I come to AUZ in '22!
Cheers Jett
Flew NHJ up to Broome last January, sat in 18A as well. Great review!!
Cheers James. Yep a perfect seat as you can see the fan blades, the ground and a bit of the wing. Avgeek heaven haha
The information about the icing on the wing is so true. Close family of my mother died in crash that happened in 1993 including Fokker 100. The plane crashed on lift off due to icing on the wings. The flight is Palair flight 301.
This is a nice review of an excellent regional airline in the Fokker 100, Paul.
Thanks David
The leg room is amazing!
Well that's eerie. I just finished the episode of Lost where Hurley visited Kalgoorlie. Glad to see you didn't end up on a jungle island!
Random. 😂
haha. I must admit that I never finished that series. I watched the first few but then I lost interest.
Thought I'd better catch up and finally watch this little Fokker.
Yes you should haha. And the other even little-er Fokker 50 vlog 😂
Fantastic video. I knew about the flaps and the stall fences, but did not understand the purpose of the black stripe. I’ve flown on the KLM Fokker 100 and loved its retro look. It really has a very solid and sturdy feel. I thought it was interesting that in the sped-up video of the landing there is virtually no wing flex. And that is exactly how it feels.
Cheers Richard
We all flew the Fokker Friendship back in East West airlines and Airlines of NSW. It was the workhorse of Aussie regional airlines.
Gave this video a thumbs up straight away just because you seem a decent human being.
Secondly though, who needs ife on a flight like that unless it's in darkness.
Your ife is called the window. Australia looks absolutely stunning. These videos of yours are seriously making me want to go to Oz
Cheers mate. Unfortunately I'm far from a decent human being prior to morning coffees. I'm a right old fokker 100.
@@PaulStewartAviation When you said about the little fokker I had a little chuckle but I do remember you saying it before.
I'll never see you first thing in the morning Paul, not unless you've used rohypnol. 🤣
A great looking aircraft, love the double-slotted flaps too, rarely seen nowadays…
True! They were certainly a complicated contraption.
Amazing review! This was a great video and such a unique plane, would've loved to see that takeoff at regular speed however
Very good. I love the Fokker 100 and wish they were on the east coast. Great flight review.
Cheers mate.
As usual Paul a thoroughly informative & interesting video . I’m going to take the opportunity fly in a Fokker 100 as soon as I am able ..The Qantas Lounge seemed similiar to the Coffs Harbour lounge with addition of an outside area .. thanks again
Cheers Adrian
Thanks Paul, the new roo is moving with the times, but a roo still needs its paws
Haha fair comment. I agree that the new design does look cleaner. I wonder if they did a mock-up with a little paw or two.
Another great vidio Paul I hope you can do a few more while your here in West Aus
Great aircraft. I fly them regularly with Alliance FIFO in Qld. Always up the back so I can get that view of and hear those engines roar!
It's a great sound!
Nice little aircraft.
My all time favourite aeroplane is the F27 the nearest country to Australia still carring passengers is Indonesia
I have flowen many times from Bali to lombok.
The sound of the engines of the F100 on take off reminds me of the DC10
Nice video once again Paul.
Welcome back to Perth ✈️
Cheers!
I flew on a number of F-27s while living in the Netherlands and Luxembourg and on one trip chose a different routing so I could experience the F-28. Yes, a nice aircraft that competed well with the similar BAC 1-11. I didn't try out the Fokker 100s, though I did sample the Fokker 50 a couple of times.
Hope you enjoyed testing it out virtually in this video :)
Nice video Paul! I hope you enjoyed your stay In Kal! Not much of a 'city in the desert' these days, but Kalgoorlie-Boulder is unique and will always hold a special place in my heart as my birthplace and hometown of 23 years :)
Look forward to future videos from you matey
Cheers. I'm off to the goldfields museum shortly.
Nicely done. Thanks.
Unfortunately l have never flown on one of Fokkers small jets but many many flights on the F27 out of Melbourne to Wynyard in Tasmania to visit family quite a few times a year back in the 1970’s and l reckon you could not beat those large panoramic windows together with the high wing as the view was second to none, l always booked a seat under the wing as l loved to watch the large landing gear legs retract and lower! I am pretty sure they were pneaumaticaly operated and l remember on both Ansett or TAA as l changed between both of them back in the 2 airline policy days, nearly all the flights l was on the pilots used to leave the cockpit door open and l loved watching them advance and rested those throttles on those Rolls Royce Darts as they were a centrifugal compressors engine they were throttleable unlike say the constant speed units of Allison’s on the Electras etc man there is no mistaking that wonderful ear piercing whine of a dart and remember it powered a vast array of aircraft and remember well all those Viscounts and watching IPECS Armstrong Whitworth Argosy 4 engine Dart powered freighters taking off and landing at Essendon Airport many years ago, good memories indeed.👍
Nicely filmed Paul, liked the various wing feature descriptions. I’ve often thought the rear engine design made sense, especially for a quieter ride if up front. I wonder if it’s not as favoured now because of maintenance access? The size of Kalgoorlie Airport surprised me too...that’s the mining industry for sure...
Cheers James. Yeah I figure it's not as good for maintenance. And yeh, I guess QF built the lounge to encourage the FIFOs away from VA.
@@PaulStewartAviation Agree, would be much needed revenue at this time and worth the investment👍
Beautiful flight ✈ Paul
Cheers mate
Thanks Paul for video enjoyed it.
Glad you enjoyed it
love your videos, so good to see the small planes still running around the country :)
Thank you very much!
Thanks for a great video good to see different type of aircraft use by Aussie airlines
Glad you enjoyed it
MacRobertson Miller Airlines operated between 1927 and 1993 and flew Fokkers from the 60's all over Western Australia.
Great video Paul as always. Hopefully will be able to fly one in a few years when Australia opens back up. Was also hoping to fly the F50 but the only airline I know that was still flying that plane was Air Antwerp but they have shut down.
Amapola (in Sweden), use the F50 aircraft in their fleet.
@@AbsolutelyEverybody1 Thank you, not heard of that airline, will have to check them out.
@@johndornoff no worries and yep you're right, Air Antwerp ceased operating in June. They had one aircraft in their fleet, the F50.
They're a great aircraft, a little rocket and very smooth. I've done many F100 (and F70) flights (up to 3.5 hrs) in Nth QLD also BNE - ASP, they're easily in my top 5 aircraft along with the B747-400, 767-300, 717-200. They sound really cool when those RR engines spool up too.
Agreed - the takeoff sound is great
Great flight repart Video !!!
Cheers mate
Thanks for posting
Stunning video Paul 💪
Glad you enjoyed it
I flew one in Jan from Perth to Broome and I was surprised how roomy and comfy it was.
This aircraft is previously common in Indonesia, some airlines are used to operate them before for their domestic routes.
Hi Paul,
A great overview of a great aircraft, I still feel it has many years of service ahead of it.
Stay Safe.
Kind regards
DS
Cheers Dave
Omg 😱 I was tracking you through my flight app love your content
Nice!
Sturdy. I love that word. 🧳💺🛩
it's a sturdy word
Great video as usual Paul. I didn't realise how the word "Fokker" was pronounced until what you said at 1:51, :-). I always pronounce it as "Fork-ker." But the way you pronounce it is correct in the Dutch language (I checked on pronunciation website called 'Forvo') Anyway, look forward to seeing your next video.
It was a great comedy. Meet the Forkers.
cheers!
First time viewer here. Very interesting. Cheers.
Glad you enjoyed it.
Landing in Perth van sometimes be interesting if plane gets hit with one of the wind shears I think they are called. Been on a A330 that got hit as we touched down. Whole plane felt like it went side ways. So many people were screaming. Was pretty scary if I'm honest.
Glad you landed safely
First! Great video showcasing a classic aircraft!
Thanks a lot!
Flew this route so many times, we got board with the same food, so decided to change our dietary requirements so we could experience the differences. Interestingly it was the basically the same food but certain things removed or added
It's a pretty short flight too. We must have been cruising for just a few minutes before starting the descent
Thanks for this video!
My pleasure!
@@PaulStewartAviation Yeah!🔥
what a great aircraft! I hope the aviation gods smile on me and bless me with a flight one day.
Fingers crossed for you David
Paul fun vlog !
nice vid ngl i liked that this F100 was in the old livery
Cheers mate
Another great video my friend keep up the good work p.s. flies are a source of protein
cheers
Thanks for making this video
It's my pleasure
@@PaulStewartAviation thank you
"What a day." Indeed! 🪂👍🏻
The plane look really clean and shiny..you some how know its going to be well maintained well done you and the airline that operates it..tho it would be nice to see the cockpit for flight sim nerds like me
Hey mate, nah getting into the cockpit is difficult these days as the crew is busy. Check out my channel for my tour through a B-52 and 747 which does include the cockpit, though. :)
Hey Paul jus wondering how and where you find all you facts like about the age of the aircraft and it’s history’s. As well mechanical facts.
Google 😂
Excellent. Thanks
Glad you liked it!
'this little fokker is our plane' sounded bad to me
🤣
I personally think the Fokker 100 is a great plane, it kinda looks like a MD 82 but advanced! Good video! Thanks for adding chapter markers since I want to get straight to point!😃🛩
Thanks for heart, also is it actually safe to travel? Will you like get stuck in quarantine??😰
cheers mate. Yep I wish I had discovered the chapter markers before now. Nah travel is safe inside WA but I would be careful travelling in QLD, NSW or VIC at the moment.
I’m still yet to fly on one myself. Considering their age they still must be quite economical for Australian based airlines.
An aircraft type I've never flown in...back in the 90s, Royal Brunei Airlines would fly these on their regional routes...including Kuching. I heard they had First Class onboard. As usual...a fantastic video...👍
Cheers Kenneth
Its going to be very interesting Qantas to fly the A330-200 & A330-300 From Brisbane to Los Angeles
I flew on a US Air Fokker 100 back in 1994 from Indianapolis to Orlando.
Excellent video once again. Just amazed you can still fly around because I thought Australia was closed, or is that just over in the east.
Cheers David. NSW and Victoria are closed but the other states are mostly open.
The RFDS museum at Kalgoorlie Airport is awesome , if you ever go back
I'm working here now so I'm already back :) Oh i did not know there was a rdfs museum here.
@@PaulStewartAviation cool. Check it out when you can. Not sure if they are still allowing it , but when I did a tour you got to go inside one of the aircraft and tour it . Outmost respect for the RFDS crews, such a tiny workspace to be saving lives in.
nice to come across this flight - I fly on a Virgin F100 to and from work each Friday, With Virgin we have access to wifi entertainment via our handheld devices, Yes love the leg room on the Fokker much better than other planes Apparently, we are losing the Fokker by the 1st quarter of 2023,
Yep VA are retiring theirs this year. I’ve got a vlog onboard a VA F100 too
Great aircraft !
Great video Paul, as I live in the small Pilbara town of Karratha we fly on this plane and the a320 from here to perth and we rarely get planes with in flight entertainment by the way😂
Great Work Paul!, I suppose Kalgoorlie would have a few flights a day probably mostly for the people that work at the mine. Fokker 100 is unique aircraft too. For some reason I prefer the old livery
Cheers mate. Yeah there's a lot of flights which is great for me getting back to explore Perth more.
Great video!
Glad you enjoyed it
Am surprised you didn't mention the fancy reverse thrust with the weird buckets look-alike
Yeah I hoped to get a view of it when it was landing but unfortunately you couldn't see it.
Pual when was the video filmed. Loved the video
Last saturday :)
Pual you should fly to Exmouth love to see you do that flight
I mainly fly Fokker 100s because I fly in and out of Paraburdoo to Perth and back
The F50 is my favourite turboprop aircraft of alł time, followed closely by the Q400.
Nice! I hope you’ve seen my Fokker 50 vlog too :)
@@PaulStewartAviation Link please!
@@emercycrite here's my Fokker playlist :)
forgot to add the link: ruclips.net/p/PLGUGczNtdL09lZSQQC4bULJjQAKIGASPu
Hey Paul I have a flight request it’s Sydney to Ballina Byron Bay airport/Ybna or bna the terminal has just been freshly renovated and I would love for you to fly there
Anyway great video very educational
Cheers mate. I'm afraid I won't be going back to the east coast until next year sometime. :(
Interesting that only 5 degrees of flap was required for take off. Great spool up, jut like the MD88s I flew on American Airlines. I still don't think it beats the sound of 4 Rolls Royce RB211's. The Longreach really is the Queen. Newly subscribed, love flying. Cheers.