As a teenager in the early 80's I sat in the cockpit of a Brymon Dash 7 from Plymouth to Heathrow via Newquay. Such a privilege and it sparked a lifelong love of aviation. Such a shame that kids today can't hitch a ride in the jump-seat and have the same experience.

@erik_griswold

4 жыл бұрын

The reporter in in the jumpseat on the DHC-6 (Twin Otter).

@matthewcorcoran2891

4 жыл бұрын

Erik Griswold Yes... and? He’s just stating that he had the chance to jump seat in a Brymon Airways Dash 7.

First scene is 'Man Smoking and checking in'. 😂😂 Bit like Airplane the Movie. It made me chuckle.

@callumclark4021

4 жыл бұрын

It looks so strange now!

@PrinceBarin77

Жыл бұрын

“No parking in the white zone” 😂

"Captain Roger"....it's 'Airplane!' all over again.

Great classic video channel! Nice Dash 7

Sad that Plymouth airport closed in 2011

@billyshearer1

4 жыл бұрын

Jez Stokes Unst too

@matthewcorcoran2891

4 жыл бұрын

It’s a disgrace. It was a bustling city airport with some great services. Quite an achievement for a city the size of Plymouth.

@letsseeif

4 жыл бұрын

WHY!? Iwould have thought that Plymouth flights esp now from LCY (City) would have thrived!

@Bungle-UK

2 ай бұрын

Too quiet to make any money. Running an airport is an expensive business.

Another Thames classic! Wonderful

What a loss the closure of Plymouth Airport was to the area. Would never have been a big airport but was well suited to regional flights.

Brymon airways was formed in the early 70s by a journalist called Bill Bryce and the former McLaren and Ferrari F1 driver Chris Amon, hence the name Brymon.

Awesome content!!

seat next to the captain? wow before the world went mad!

The narrator stated the 'little' Twin Otter flies at only 2,000 feet implied its service ceiling. Wwhat was meant was 2,000 feet was the usual altitude for that particular route. Although unpressurised, the DHC-6 Twin Otter has a service ceiling of 25,000 feet.

Judith Chalmers... Victoria Wood's Joan and Margery sketches spring to mind. 😀

@flyc3

Жыл бұрын

“When are they taking the pins out?” “They’re not” “Unlucky…”

😂The airport pretty much looks the same today. Old and antiquated. The board is digital and airlines materials & staff are new though. 😂

Had to laugh! Plymouth will see a record breaking 100 thousands passengers this year lol

Ah the airlines of the 80s and even 90s were so sophisticated and classy. Food was served on plane regardless of the duration. The service was excellent. Now everything's so disgusting and extremely busy.

@JamesBen937

4 жыл бұрын

Well yeah but was several times more expensive

@Bungle-UK

2 ай бұрын

But you paid through the nose for it and flying was only for the rich.

This looks wonderful. Take me back to the 80s .... and Plymouth to Aberdeen is pretty much unheard of now. Does anyone know what became of Brymon?

@Bungle-UK

2 ай бұрын

Merged into the regional part of British Airways and then later sold on to Flybe who went bust a couple of years ago.

That takeoff at 0:55 was the whole runway.

No way anybody apart from the crew would be allowed to sit in the cockpit today.

This Is Crazy !

Sadly. Regional airlines everywhere in the 'Western Would' are suffering the same fate. Aircraft smaller than A320's & B737's just don't make money. Thus 'regional airlines are in a global bind. Airliner development of smaller types is a 'no win' affair. Where they do fly smaller to the regions, cost price mechanisms measure price per nautical mile versus bums on seats. Where you have a local service, only the rich &/or business types can afford the cost. The answer is not obvious & it may be thus till mid century. So sad. But true.

Liberace!!