Probably one of the only occasions where by knowing about aviation actually leads to more nerves than not knowing anything about aviation whilst flying.
@@olgaflores522 I wouldn't say "never." I've flown on Cessna 208's like the one in this video before on Southern Airways Express here in the US, and similarly sized Pilatus PC-12's with Boutique Air, and they have always flown with a copilot. Really depends on the airline and the location.
I have the opposite view. That being a pilot, one would be less afraid as a passanger on a small plane. Veering off course for a couple of minutes is really not much of an issue. I'm only surprised about the lack of pilot's headset. Could he have had another pod in his left ear that he could hear radio communications through? It's difficult enough to hear with a great headset.
I love the fact the pilot went to the trouble of wearing a mask but completely disregarded every other safety procedure! Love your dry humour but expect you might get a talking to from Rachel after this!
The nuisance of flying around sporadic passengers to keep up appearances might have to do with the main income of these airlines, which is most likely stowed away in the cargo compartement.
"In case you fly a shady airline that might be shut down by the authorities before you depart or you have a flight on a plane with more than 0 crashes on its record, get travel insurance!"
It was bad enough they only had one pilot, but then the only pilot goes on twitter and throws his airpods in. They should change their name to "BuT dId YoU dIe? Airways"
Those small planes with virtually no one on board are probably hauling cargo. Hauling cargo from interior of Mexico towards the US border could be something you want to want piss anyone involved with off.
@@1000CalorieSnackPack maybe it's the pilot not paying any attention to the flight course, using his phone, listening to music, potential issues with navigational equipment... You know, just a couple _little_ problems
@@1000CalorieSnackPack The altitude and course deviations? Not to mention the descent at Vne (Never exceed speed). It’s a red line for a reason and he was hugging it!
I wrote a paragraph above about visiting Tijuana on Friday or Saturday nights with my friends. We would drive down from Los Angeles, park on the US side, take a taxi to downtown in a beat up ex-US taxi which in turn was an ex-US police car with a bad alignment and suspension. This flight reminded me of that, but in an airplane. But, vehicles aside, I never had trouble in Tijuana in all the years and times (dozens and dozens) I had been. As far as trouble being the plane--yes he found trouble and trouble found him, no doubt!
I am a Canadian that’s been to Australia a few times and several years ago on two occasions i flew on an airline called Emu Air between Adelaide and Kangaroo Island. They weighed the customers and on one flight the copilot did all the flying while the pilot slept and on another the pilot invited a customer up to sit beside him. They are no longer in business.
depending on the plane, weighing people is the right thing to do. And if its a single pilot operation nothing wrong with someone else sitting up front.
The first thing what pop up in my head when he said ' i don't know to what the pilot is listing to' is the pilot is listing to audio book on how to land the plane. Thats why he kept them in while landing
Noel Philips is just bald and bankrupt they are both British but one doesn't know Russian. Suspicious. Oh ye BTW bald and bankrupt is another brave bald brit who goes around russia
Totally agree you never see that poncey Non Stop Dan doing trips like this his videos are more like I'm going on the most dangerous flight and an airline I ever been in and it will be British Airways in first class.
@@mikeyboy200606 🤣🤣 ya after seeing this one I know Noel has the biggest balls of them all. I mean you can't get any worse of a flight without it actually being a crash.
@@ethanb4461 Too right Noel is my favourite and second is a Tie between Josh Cahill and Paul Lucas. The guys I cannot stand are Non Stop Dan and Sam Chui. Non Stop Dan is like a spoilt Daddys Boy possibly a snowflake and Sam Chui is so cringeworthy and fake and would slate a company if he didn't get a free First class ticket.
Even if the video was uploaded, still was wondering the whole time "did he survive?" And hey, works if a company wants to prove they'll insure any kind of risk 😉
Absolutely brilliant. I’m guessing the only thing missing that ended up on the cutting room floor was your ceremonious kissing of the concrete as you left the aircraft. Priceless!! Keith
Those pickups with camoflouge guys were Mexican Military. They are there for your protection. You should have been happy to see them. I've lived here in Mexico for 15 years and respect these guys.
The thing w/ these small Mexican “airlines” is they’re literally just “flying busses” in Mexico there exist minivans that operate as a sort of bus/taxi and that’s kinda what this is & why the pilot here is flying like this. Not excusing it but offering some context
That was only funny as my feet are firmly on terra firma...it reminds me a lot of an internal Air Gambia flight when we saw this guy heading towards the aircraft with the fattest splif hanging out of his mouth..we stopped laughing immediately however when he turned left off the stairs...yes it was the Captain !!!!
I live in cabo, never head of this airline either, but i might try it just for fun. www.asg.com.mx/reservacion.php there's flights from cabo to la paz.
OMG!! As a retired Flight Instructor I would have had to have asked him "What in God's name do you think your doing!!!" This guy needs his ticket pulled like now!
That's actually a really nice airplane. It's a 2007 Cessna 208B Grand Caravan. It was in a runway excursion in 2011. The plane overran the runway in Cabo San Lucas airport but there was no damage. An airplane's age is not important because every year and every 2000 hours most of the components are replaced with new parts. What really matters in aviation is good maintenance.
@@JuanGarcia-yk9fg Yeah and if something happens to the main compass they're screwed. Redundancy is supposed to increase overall safety. In this case it might as well not be there.
@Hailey Hedland dude cmon Mexico is my fav country my parents are from Mexico and it has a rich culture and amazing food. You should probably not judge a book by its cover
"Fairly soon we were starting our redline descent" *pans over to the airspeed indicator...* Me: holy shit, the needle is actually touching the red.....
Oh my flippin lord, Noel. Your pilot would not get away with that standard of airmanship in this country, or frankly, most countries. If it wasn't so bad it would have been hilarious. The double Tequila at the end said it all. Thanks for sharing.
It’s like flying with your mate for a Saturday lunch. Of course your mate decided to pretend to be an airline pilot and wore a uniform. That’s about where the professionalism stopped.
Noel, thank you for reviewing flights like this one so we don't have to. I am not a fan of commercial flights on Cessna Caravans, but your report was quite entertaining from the safety of my armchair.
Just casually redline the RPM. I'm sure it's fine, I wouldn't worry about it too much... seriously though. I'm an aviation mechanic and I am shaking my head wondering what all would be found on an Inspection of that bird.
Put this one down as one of your more memorable trips right up there with SCAT and the cold hotel room in the Himalayas (Buton maybe?) Mexico a beautiful country to visit but some precautions are necessary.
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Just don't fly with airlines that confirm via whatsapp and youll be fine
I was both horrified and amused at the same time, at that awful flight. It must be even worse when you're a qualified pilot and can see everything happening that shouldn't be. I'm not a qualified pilot, but this was so bad that I think I would have noticed anyway; certainly the fact that (a) there was no co-pilot and (b) the majority of the flight was over water in a single engine aircraft!
Don’t worry, the Caravan is a single pilot airplane and most single engine airplanes are certified to cruise over large bodies of water as long as they have the proper emergency equipment onboard.
14 direct flights to Mexico from Dfw get on it Noel! I flew TAL airlines from Huatulco to Oaxaca and the same girls who checked us in also took our tickets at the gate and taxied the plane on pushback. I love flying in Mexico.
This airline is a small, regional carrier that serves more like an air-taxi service for small, isolated towns in northwestern Mexico and the sparsely populated Baja California Peninsula. It’s something similar to what you would find in terms of commercial air services in far-northern Canada or Alaska, where such planes and and services are similar. Most people in Mexico haven’t heard about this airline except for the locals in those towns. I was in Tijuana a few days ago and looked into flying from there to Guerrero Negro and La Paz, there are flights offered by this airline and Aerocalafia but most people I spoke to in Tijuana didn’t know this nor had heard about those airlines! Thank you for showing us your experience.
What if it Turns out that 1. Pilot is the CEO 2. Pilot is also the ticket agent, needing to quickly change into uniform, hence the short delay 3. Pilot had to message new passengers while flying the plane.... since he also the sales agent 4. Pilot is also this week's Noel Philips video sponsor.
Now, Look Noel, I'm scared of flying and watching your videos recently has been very calming and even had me thinking of catching a short flight... THEN I SEE THIS!!! ;)
This was absolutely one of those occasions. Had I not had a connection in Los Cabos I would have just got off in La Paz. I really wasn't happy to continue but didn't really have much choice if I didn't have an onward flight.
@@noelphilips Have you considered reporting this to the aviation authorities of some sorts? No more people should be put in possible danger by that pilot/airline.
Hats off to you on that one Noel That banging noise was the ground staff Kicking the tyres in saying that piolt did give smooth landings Keep safe &keep posting .
On a more business oriented side-note - I wonder how much fuel/money he wastes deviating from the direct flight path again and again? Over time it's gotta add up.
I am an instructor... that guy did a whole bunch of stuff that would probably cause him to lose his certs if he was flying in the US. The one thing I'll say in his defense is that I don't know what the rules are in Mexico or that airline's op specs and I suppose it's possible that the flights you took were actually VFR, meaning his course and altitudes might not have mattered that much outside of maintaining terrain clearance and traffic separation. But using his phone while hand flying, filling out paperwork, no hands on the controls as he's on his takeoff roll, I mean lots of stuff looked pretty crazy to me. It's no surprise to me that this plane's been in a runway excursion with this airline.
@@Nadia1989 In the US, A lot of businesses use FB Messenger and/or Instagram as their sole communications centers these days to conduct business. Whatapp is a bit more developed IMHO.
I've also flown with them, from Ensenada to Guerrero Negro, it was certainly a bit hairy. One of our group was sitting next to pilot. She asked if she could hold the control and he let her!
This must be one of the best videos yet. After seeing the pilot, I can totally understand how the airline has had a few accidents. Surely the aviation authorities would do something about it. ✈️
I'm quite familiar with Sonora in general, but even I don't know what's up with those military vans you see on occasion. Just ignore them and they'll leave you alone is what I've found. I hope you got yourself some carne asada while in Sonora.. It's the best in the world!
Even if you have a million USD in full display in your car, you would NOT be in danger. Cartels are NOT interested if you are not messing with them and its territory. But if you were selling even one gram of any illegal stuff in their territory or treating them then I would say that you would've been done. The military unit that you saw with long weapons are to protect the public nothing to fear. Nope I would not get in that flight. But why did you take that flight? if you were in Cd Juarez
Noel: Adheres to all regulations, gets reported to CAA. Mexican Pilot: Regulaciones? ¿Qué regulaciones? No necesitamos regulaciones apestosas aquí, señor.
Thank you for the video and providing us with these excellent content as always. The pilot should be reported and investigated I think. I don't think he should be sacked but extra training needs to be done, particularly in awareness. Someone should monitor him on a regular basis. That is what I would do. Nice video :).
Thank you! Yes I agree I felt kind of bad being so negative, and as a pilot myself I wouldn't wish this guy to suffer but it's clear his priorities were elsewhere that day and some monitoring/training would definitely not go amiss.
@@noelphilips Hi Noel. Being negative is a good thing as you pick out the faults, The trouble is if you don't report it then there maybe consequences I guess? I think training all countries needs to be looked at, especially if you haven't flow for a while. :)
@@noelphilips you can't use your phone whilst driving so surely the same applies whilst flying. I was in a taxi in Greece with a driver on their phone and felt really uncomfortable so goodness knows how I'd feel flying with these guys.
The tickets via WhatsApp had me dying 🤣 I'm from Mexico and i haven't heard of this "airline" never in my life but mad props to you for booking a flight and be brave enough to go in that plane, hats off! lol
I don't know anything about aircraft's but enjoy watching shows with planes. I thought that it is suppose to International for the Pilots to always speak English. Maybe I am wrong.
Jesus Christ Noel 😅 My non aviation boyfriend when we watched this video: "What's that notepad for that the pilot has?" Me: "Ah that's normal, they all use them, they have charts & stuff" Bf: "No way, he's writing down the gee gees for later" Me, 10 mins in after the first 40⁰ deviation from the flight path: "...yeah I think ye might be right."
2:48 those people are soldiers who guard the accesses of Ciudad Obregon you would not have to fear. 11:30 those dc 9 are from the defunct airline based in peace Aerocalifornia but today there is another regional airline based in peace called Calafia Airlines and they have embraer 120 and 145 in their fleet. It is a much better option than Aero Guerrero, which is a very small airline based in the town of Guerrero Negro. Greetings!
I have some flight sim experience, plus one whole discovery flight under my belt; If I had thought of it I would have made that offer to him, especially after seeing the plane go off course. At least he stuck the two landings . . .
The cat is the best thing in this! We used to have a local cat. In our ferry terminal.. she lived near by & started to come there. She soon learned when ferrys would be comming in, she knew that ment people & attention 😅
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If you'd paid $20 extra, the pilot probably would have let you fly the plane while he listened to his phone.
Would've Been safer to be honest 😂
ya he didn’t even care if da plane was flying or not
Prolly true
At least Noel has a license
@Lord Ludicrous ne neither
Any airport with a resident cat can't be that bad. That's why I like Mexico.
there is a book store near me with a resident cat
Just pest controller!
Probably one of the only occasions where by knowing about aviation actually leads to more nerves than not knowing anything about aviation whilst flying.
The absence of a co-pilot would make anybody nervous, before he even starts babysitting his phone.
As a FA I can say this comment is very accurate 😜
@@CallieMasters5000 Small planes never have co-pilots because they don't require them. Only bigger planes do
@@olgaflores522 I wouldn't say "never." I've flown on Cessna 208's like the one in this video before on Southern Airways Express here in the US, and similarly sized Pilatus PC-12's with Boutique Air, and they have always flown with a copilot. Really depends on the airline and the location.
I have the opposite view. That being a pilot, one would be less afraid as a passanger on a small plane. Veering off course for a couple of minutes is really not much of an issue. I'm only surprised about the lack of pilot's headset. Could he have had another pod in his left ear that he could hear radio communications through? It's difficult enough to hear with a great headset.
I love the fact the pilot went to the trouble of wearing a mask but completely disregarded every other safety procedure! Love your dry humour but expect you might get a talking to from Rachel after this!
Two words spring to mind while watching this video:
‘Fuck’ and ‘this’.
That's 3 words 🤪
That and "Where's the co-pilot?!"
@@CallieMasters5000 Caravans are normally single pilot.
The nuisance of flying around sporadic passengers to keep up appearances might have to do with the main income of these airlines, which is most likely stowed away in the cargo compartement.
I agree. However in this case it's stashed behind the co-pilot's instrument panel... :-)
I was gonna say just that lol. This is 100% a front for smuggling.
@@magwhyte ...and likely a lil' bit up the 'Captain's noes considering his flying lol
When it first came in to land it looked pretty rear heavy. The extra time was probably to "unload the cargo" and load some more.
"It's only crashed once in its life" 🤣
also does anyone else see the irony the video was sponsored by a Travel Insurance company?
Safety wing LOL 😂
At least the seat next to him was empty, worst case scenario you could have jumped in and knocked him out in the process l
Don’t most planes have the ability to only crash once 🤣
"In case you fly a shady airline that might be shut down by the authorities before you depart or you have a flight on a plane with more than 0 crashes on its record, get travel insurance!"
LMAO
It was bad enough they only had one pilot, but then the only pilot goes on twitter and throws his airpods in.
They should change their name to "BuT dId YoU dIe? Airways"
So British, pilot operates in an unprofessional way, still thank him at the end
Thank you for not killing us, despite your best effort to the contrary.
Thank you for paying just enough attention to not crash and land where we were supposed to.
Those small planes with virtually no one on board are probably hauling cargo. Hauling cargo from interior of Mexico towards the US border could be something you want to want piss anyone involved with off.
8:57 - Listening to Audible, "How to Fly in 10 Easy Lessons"
😂😂😂😂😂😂he probably listening to that
or....Enjoy our next flight simulator MFS2024 released this November!
Somebody pls show this to Mentour Pilot, or 74 Gear or Captain Joe. I'm interested in their professional opinion.
Why? This looks like a day-to-day small scale flight. What did you see that posed an instant hazard to life?
Blancolirio should see this.
Bahahahahag
@@1000CalorieSnackPack maybe it's the pilot not paying any attention to the flight course, using his phone, listening to music, potential issues with navigational equipment... You know, just a couple _little_ problems
@@1000CalorieSnackPack The altitude and course deviations? Not to mention the descent at Vne (Never exceed speed). It’s a red line for a reason and he was hugging it!
Aviate: Plane’s flying
Navigate: We’re kinda going that direction
Communicate: Texting about the football match tonight
Simple rule of thumb in Mexico: if you go out looking for trouble, you’ll find it.
might rethink my Juarez travel plans... 👀
Sometimes you'll find it even if you're not looking for it!
True in Mexico I go to Mexico many times all true.
I wrote a paragraph above about visiting Tijuana on Friday or Saturday nights with my friends. We would drive down from Los Angeles, park on the US side, take a taxi to downtown in a beat up ex-US taxi which in turn was an ex-US police car with a bad alignment and suspension. This flight reminded me of that, but in an airplane. But, vehicles aside, I never had trouble in Tijuana in all the years and times (dozens and dozens) I had been. As far as trouble being the plane--yes he found trouble and trouble found him, no doubt!
Or the rest of the world...
I am a Canadian that’s been to Australia a few times and several years ago on two occasions i flew on an airline called Emu Air between Adelaide and Kangaroo Island. They weighed the customers and on one flight the copilot did all the flying while the pilot slept and on another the pilot invited a customer up to sit beside him. They are no longer in business.
you live in los santos?
depending on the plane, weighing people is the right thing to do. And if its a single pilot operation nothing wrong with someone else sitting up front.
The first thing what pop up in my head when he said ' i don't know to what the pilot is listing to' is the pilot is listing to audio book on how to land the plane. Thats why he kept them in while landing
Me seeing this title: ah, don't exaggerate so much, Noel.
Me after watching this video: oh holy shit that was actually an understatement.
Was it the wavy flight data visual showing the plane NOT flying straight?
@@culcune probably that and considering the pilot literally had AirPods in
@@hjmobercgaming1209 probably the autopilot was inoperative lol
@@soldadomacaco no problem but you still should be paying attention to your flight
Cruising anywhere between 11 and 12 thousand feet, depending on whether the pilot was paying attention or not 😂😂😂 you're not flying MAF anymore!
This comment in the video made me laugh so hard!
Going anywhere between North and North. Depending on the pilot paying attention or not!
Your wife is going to be so angry at you when she sees this.
Not think so she had laugh cramping him in an Airbus a330 on cebu
She probably has a lot of life insurance on him.
@@CallieMasters5000 you and I thinking the same thing. She's probably finding these dodgy airlines and booking him in them. 😎
doubt it shes shout of him hes happy flying around the world and as long as the $$$ comes in from his youtube channel she doesnt give two toss
Once again going where nobody else dares to get great content!
I'm a bit and been to Senora many times? Its not scary at all.
Noel Philips is just bald and bankrupt they are both British but one doesn't know Russian. Suspicious. Oh ye BTW bald and bankrupt is another brave bald brit who goes around russia
Totally agree you never see that poncey Non Stop Dan doing trips like this his videos are more like I'm going on the most dangerous flight and an airline I ever been in and it will be British Airways in first class.
@@mikeyboy200606 🤣🤣 ya after seeing this one I know Noel has the biggest balls of them all. I mean you can't get any worse of a flight without it actually being a crash.
@@ethanb4461 Too right Noel is my favourite and second is a Tie between Josh Cahill and Paul Lucas.
The guys I cannot stand are Non Stop Dan and Sam Chui. Non Stop Dan is like a spoilt Daddys Boy possibly a snowflake and Sam Chui is so cringeworthy and fake and would slate a company if he didn't get a free First class ticket.
I don't know how you remained so calm!! This video is awesome!! You are brave!!
Safety Wing was probably watching this going, "Oh crap we didn't know he was taking this dangerous flight!"
Not at all we loved it !👍
Even if the video was uploaded, still was wondering the whole time "did he survive?" And hey, works if a company wants to prove they'll insure any kind of risk 😉
Absolutely brilliant. I’m guessing the only thing missing that ended up on the cutting room floor was your ceremonious kissing of the concrete as you left the aircraft. Priceless!! Keith
Those pickups with camoflouge guys were Mexican Military. They are there for your protection. You should have been happy to see them. I've lived here in Mexico for 15 years and respect these guys.
U got balls of steel my friend, I'd rather take my chance swimming the sea of cortez
😂😂😂😂😂😂
What can I say I’ve not already said . Outstanding content and I loved this as I do love Mexican people
"I don't know what he's listening to on Spotify" 😂 I laughed so many times during that flight! HAHAHAHA I would never, you are more brave than I.
Brilliant :D Checking out dogy airlines so we don't have to .
Cheers Noel, love your channel :)
The first thing I'm going to say is you should have been in the pilot seat and their pilot should have remained back at the airport. LOL :-) Tex
The thing w/ these small Mexican “airlines” is they’re literally just “flying busses” in Mexico there exist minivans that operate as a sort of bus/taxi and that’s kinda what this is & why the pilot here is flying like this.
Not excusing it but offering some context
Flying coffins then
i mean these airlines are vital to small islands on the pacific like Isla de Cedros
I love how he's trimming the aircraft during the takeoff roll.
omg that got me freaked the f* out lol
That was only funny as my feet are firmly on terra firma...it reminds me a lot of an internal Air Gambia flight when we saw this guy heading towards the aircraft with the fattest splif hanging out of his mouth..we stopped laughing immediately however when he turned left off the stairs...yes it was the Captain !!!!
😂😂😂😂😂 yo, I can’t with you , reading the emergency hand book asap!! This was hilarious , I couldn’t be in your shoes 👟.
Easily the most scary and funny content to be found on RUclips. Great stuff Noel I am now wondering if this man is ifr rated though.
Wow I'm mexican and I've never heard about this airline 😂
Thanks for showing us how it is!
I live in cabo, never head of this airline either, but i might try it just for fun. www.asg.com.mx/reservacion.php there's flights from cabo to la paz.
Is more like an aerotaxi (taxi aéreo in spanish).
Also I’m Mexican lol
OMG!! As a retired Flight Instructor I would have had to have asked him "What in God's name do you think your doing!!!" This guy needs his ticket pulled like now!
That's actually a really nice airplane. It's a 2007 Cessna 208B Grand Caravan. It was in a runway excursion in 2011. The plane overran the runway in Cabo San Lucas airport but there was no damage. An airplane's age is not important because every year and every 2000 hours most of the components are replaced with new parts. What really matters in aviation is good maintenance.
You assume they’re doing good maintenance with that compass spinning around like crazy?
Compasses tend to spin like that, happens all the time in helicopters. Pilots don't use those analog compasses, they're only there for redundancy
@@JuanGarcia-yk9fg Yeah and if something happens to the main compass they're screwed. Redundancy is supposed to increase overall safety. In this case it might as well not be there.
Como la hacen de pedo, no pasa nada hombre jajajajaja
Name the video, pilot uses AirPods on flight and your channel will blow up
You certainly know how to pick some interesting airlines! I was getting nervous for you. I'm surprised they even have a licence to fly.
I don't think Safety Wing will offer you free travel insurance after they see this video 😂
You know, I get a little anxious when my Uber driver uses his phone while driving. Can you describe the feeling of seeing your pilot do it?
It's the same, but the stakes are higher, since you could survive a car crash, but I doubt one would survive a major Cessna crash from that altitude.
If you got it trimmed hands off why not it's not like there's anything to hit it's not like you're going to accidentally misplace 10,000 feet
@@leprechaunbutreallyjustamidget agree
Hey man I'm getting really into aviation and found your channel and I really enjoying your content keep it up :)
You’ve got to be kidding me.. I mean literally.. You’ve got to be freaking kidding me
Peentjes zweten op z'n Mexicaans....
@@hajow9303 Zegt dat wel 😂
Noel, if I've told you once, I've told you a thousand times, always wear your parachute on Aero Guerrero
Wow. No clickbait in that title. You are a braver man than I for staying onboard for the second leg. Glad you made it!
The phrase, no pasa nada, came to mind every time the pilot flew off course
“No pasa nada” is usually followed a few minutes later with “ya valió madre”.
It's absolutely fine. Just relax and smile. People are lovely .
As a pilot myself, seeing this annoys me. He is the sort of person that gives us a bad reputation! Definitely needs reporting to the authorities!
@Hailey Hedland i can tell you’ve never been to mexico
@Hailey Hedland that’s not what I’m saying at all. Mexico is an amazing place which I love visiting, the people are kind and welcoming.
@Hailey Hedland stay home. For humanity’s sake, NEVER leave!
@Hailey Hedland have you ever even done a 5 minute research about Mexico
@Hailey Hedland dude cmon Mexico is my fav country my parents are from Mexico and it has a rich culture and amazing food. You should probably not judge a book by its cover
"Fairly soon we were starting our redline descent"
*pans over to the airspeed indicator...*
Me: holy shit, the needle is actually touching the red.....
Oh my flippin lord, Noel. Your pilot would not get away with that standard of airmanship in this country, or frankly, most countries. If it wasn't so bad it would have been hilarious. The double Tequila at the end said it all. Thanks for sharing.
It wont find him a job in any major Mexican airline either. Actually not even in regional operators like AeroCalafia or AeroTucan
Standards are good in Mexico. There's something off about this airline, because virtually nothing about this flight adheres to any kind of regulation.
I live in Mexico and our airlines are actually quite good. Very professional and efficient. This is very very bad!
It’s like flying with your mate for a Saturday lunch. Of course your mate decided to pretend to be an airline pilot and wore a uniform. That’s about where the professionalism stopped.
1:09 very Grand Tour esque Noel! Like it!
Noel, thank you for reviewing flights like this one so we don't have to. I am not a fan of commercial flights on Cessna Caravans, but your report was quite entertaining from the safety of my armchair.
The airport cat knows to mind his own business.
And stay on the ground
Just casually redline the RPM. I'm sure it's fine, I wouldn't worry about it too much... seriously though. I'm an aviation mechanic and I am shaking my head wondering what all would be found on an Inspection of that bird.
RPM looks fine to me throughout. If you mean the airspeed at 15:30, then yeah, as a pilot I am also shaking my head
Put this one down as one of your more memorable trips right up there with SCAT and the cold hotel room in the Himalayas (Buton maybe?) Mexico a beautiful country to visit but some precautions are necessary.
Just don't fly with airlines that confirm via whatsapp and youll be fine
@ hahahaha yes
I was both horrified and amused at the same time, at that awful flight. It must be even worse when you're a qualified pilot and can see everything happening that shouldn't be. I'm not a qualified pilot, but this was so bad that I think I would have noticed anyway; certainly the fact that (a) there was no co-pilot and (b) the majority of the flight was over water in a single engine aircraft!
Don’t worry, the Caravan is a single pilot airplane and most single engine airplanes are certified to cruise over large bodies of water as long as they have the proper emergency equipment onboard.
That pilot gave me anxiety.... The irony/genius of being sponsored by SafetyWing - you definitely needed that Tequila
14 direct flights to Mexico from Dfw get on it Noel! I flew TAL airlines from Huatulco to Oaxaca and the same girls who checked us in also took our tickets at the gate and taxied the plane on pushback. I love flying in Mexico.
You're a brave man for flying the return 🤣🤣I would've simply swam back home
This airline is a small, regional carrier that serves more like an air-taxi service for small, isolated towns in northwestern Mexico and the sparsely populated Baja California Peninsula. It’s something similar to what you would find in terms of commercial air services in far-northern Canada or Alaska, where such planes and and services are similar. Most people in Mexico haven’t heard about this airline except for the locals in those towns. I was in Tijuana a few days ago and looked into flying from there to Guerrero Negro and La Paz, there are flights offered by this airline and Aerocalafia but most people I spoke to in Tijuana didn’t know this nor had heard about those airlines! Thank you for showing us your experience.
I've never been so nervous watching a flight review 😳
Same feeling here. This has just reminded me of a video I watched on James Asquith YT.
SAME
What if it Turns out that
1. Pilot is the CEO
2. Pilot is also the ticket agent, needing to quickly change into uniform, hence the short delay
3. Pilot had to message new passengers while flying the plane.... since he also the sales agent
4. Pilot is also this week's Noel Philips video sponsor.
That reminded me LAMIA, and that didn't end well
Bloody brilliant video....you've got some balls I tell ya!!!! Keep up the hard work
Thank you Much appreciated
Now, Look Noel, I'm scared of flying and watching your videos recently has been very calming and even had me thinking of catching a short flight... THEN I SEE THIS!!! ;)
I have often wondered if you had ever gotten on a plane and had second thoughts. I guess this was absolutely one of those occasions.
This was absolutely one of those occasions. Had I not had a connection in Los Cabos I would have just got off in La Paz. I really wasn't happy to continue but didn't really have much choice if I didn't have an onward flight.
@@noelphilips yeah I guess you were stuck with no other options.
If I had a parachute I think I would have took my chances 😂
@@noelphilips Have you considered reporting this to the aviation authorities of some sorts? No more people should be put in possible danger by that pilot/airline.
@@RussianSevereWeatherVideos Dude that was no big deal tbh. Odd? yes. Unsafe? most definitely but did he die? No
Hats off to you on that one Noel That banging noise was the ground staff Kicking the tyres in saying that piolt did give smooth landings Keep safe &keep posting .
On a more business oriented side-note - I wonder how much fuel/money he wastes deviating from the direct flight path again and again? Over time it's gotta add up.
Probably cheaper than fixing the autopilot.
Maybe the deviation is on purpose to drop off some package.
I am an instructor... that guy did a whole bunch of stuff that would probably cause him to lose his certs if he was flying in the US. The one thing I'll say in his defense is that I don't know what the rules are in Mexico or that airline's op specs and I suppose it's possible that the flights you took were actually VFR, meaning his course and altitudes might not have mattered that much outside of maintaining terrain clearance and traffic separation. But using his phone while hand flying, filling out paperwork, no hands on the controls as he's on his takeoff roll, I mean lots of stuff looked pretty crazy to me. It's no surprise to me that this plane's been in a runway excursion with this airline.
What a way for an airline to communicate with there passengers. WhatsApp. Smh
It's actually quite normal across Latin America and most of the world outside of the US.
Yup. Plenty of businesses use WhatsApp for customer support
@@Nadia1989 In the US, A lot of businesses use FB Messenger and/or Instagram as their sole communications centers these days to conduct business. Whatapp is a bit more developed IMHO.
That's either the last pilot you want in a sticky situation, or *exactly* the guy you want
Almost got shot in Mexico for no reason... crazy
I've also flown with them, from Ensenada to Guerrero Negro, it was certainly a bit hairy. One of our group was sitting next to pilot. She asked if she could hold the control and he let her!
This must be one of the best videos yet. After seeing the pilot, I can totally understand how the airline has had a few accidents. Surely the aviation authorities would do something about it. ✈️
I'm quite familiar with Sonora in general, but even I don't know what's up with those military vans you see on occasion. Just ignore them and they'll leave you alone is what I've found. I hope you got yourself some carne asada while in Sonora.. It's the best in the world!
Even if you have a million USD in full display in your car, you would NOT be in danger. Cartels are NOT interested if you are not messing with them and its territory. But if you were selling even one gram of any illegal stuff in their territory or treating them then I would say that you would've been done. The military unit that you saw with long weapons are to protect the public nothing to fear. Nope I would not get in that flight. But why did you take that flight? if you were in Cd Juarez
My wife is from Hermosillo, Sonora a few hours north of Obregon. Beautiful part of the world!
Noel: Adheres to all regulations, gets reported to CAA.
Mexican Pilot: Regulaciones? ¿Qué regulaciones? No necesitamos regulaciones apestosas aquí, señor.
¿Conoce a mi amigo Don Billetín? (guiño, guiño)
If they guys on cammo are wearing boots, they're probably army, if there's wearing sneakers... Oh well, pray.
The pilot probably flys this route and is getting complacent, never a good sign. I'll bet he's the one that ran off a couple of years back.
13:50 the pilot casually setting takeoff trim whilst on the takeoff roll lol
Thank you for the video and providing us with these excellent content as always. The pilot should be reported and investigated I think. I don't think he should be sacked but extra training needs to be done, particularly in awareness. Someone should monitor him on a regular basis. That is what I would do. Nice video :).
Thank you! Yes I agree I felt kind of bad being so negative, and as a pilot myself I wouldn't wish this guy to suffer but it's clear his priorities were elsewhere that day and some monitoring/training would definitely not go amiss.
@@noelphilips Hi Noel. Being negative is a good thing as you pick out the faults, The trouble is if you don't report it then there maybe consequences I guess? I think training all countries needs to be looked at, especially if you haven't flow for a while. :)
@@noelphilips you can't use your phone whilst driving so surely the same applies whilst flying. I was in a taxi in Greece with a driver on their phone and felt really uncomfortable so goodness knows how I'd feel flying with these guys.
LOL, what dedication you have to all your followers. It's a good job you have no hair. You made me smile whilst watching the review.
Kind regards
DS
The tickets via WhatsApp had me dying 🤣 I'm from Mexico and i haven't heard of this "airline" never in my life but mad props to you for booking a flight and be brave enough to go in that plane, hats off! lol
Ni Primera Plus maneja ese método venta 😂 perro miedo jajaja.
Just found your channel and gotta say you sir have some stones. I would've never been able to fly with some of these airlines.
7:40 I love how he’s not even looking outside as the power is advanced and the aircraft is moving forwards. Ah Mexican aviation.
Noel at 2:49 that truck was actually soldiers just patrolling so no need to be nervous about people like them but so be cautious though
"This must be why Mexicans invented tequila." Dead xD
Great video, but this was a scary one even to watch, Noel.
I don't know anything about aircraft's but enjoy watching shows with planes. I thought that it is suppose to International for the Pilots to always speak English. Maybe I am wrong.
Jesus Christ Noel 😅
My non aviation boyfriend when we watched this video: "What's that notepad for that the pilot has?"
Me: "Ah that's normal, they all use them, they have charts & stuff"
Bf: "No way, he's writing down the gee gees for later"
Me, 10 mins in after the first 40⁰ deviation from the flight path: "...yeah I think ye might be right."
Even though I HATE flying, your channel continues to scare the crap out of me. The bravest man on RUclips! :-)
I thought it was bad before you took off, but it keeps getting more uncertain by the minute
2:48 those people are soldiers who guard the accesses of Ciudad Obregon you would not have to fear. 11:30 those dc 9 are from the defunct airline based in peace Aerocalifornia but today there is another regional airline based in peace called Calafia Airlines and they have embraer 120 and 145 in their fleet. It is a much better option than Aero Guerrero, which is a very small airline based in the town of Guerrero Negro. Greetings!
Noel you should have kindly asked him to be his copilot and watch the instruments lol he seemed distracted. Great video but very scary
I have some flight sim experience, plus one whole discovery flight under my belt; If I had thought of it I would have made that offer to him, especially after seeing the plane go off course. At least he stuck the two landings . . .
Or ask how long you been a pilot?
The most special video I have seen from you so far. That drink was well deserved!
The air pod pilot
2:37 he was expecting a more dance like song. Had to switch up his dance real quick LMAO 😂
Did you notice that the airspeed indicator was in red on the final?
Well, he said "redline descent". So he must habe noticed it
Quality. Thanks Noel. Always great/creative content.
‘Redline descent’ actually spat my drink out laughing 😂
The cat is the best thing in this!
We used to have a local cat. In our ferry terminal.. she lived near by & started to come there. She soon learned when ferrys would be comming in, she knew that ment people & attention 😅