Every time I see you're good lady wearing those Bose a20s I have a little lol. Easy life always wins.

Compton looks brilliant such a scenic area!🌍

@BenAtkinsonVideos

4 жыл бұрын

Compton is stunning! Thanks for watching ...

Meerkat Moment! Nice job!

@BenAtkinsonVideos

4 жыл бұрын

haha!! Thanks for watching

Hi Ben Glad to see I featured in one of your video's, that was me flying the C42 two ahead of you doing the touch and go, I was doing some solo circuit consolidation. Really weird to hear your own voice coming across the Radio mind :-)

@BenAtkinsonVideos

4 жыл бұрын

Hey Andy! YESS you did. Nice one man...you did well!

great video ben

Great video , if you head up north visit Barton or Blackpool , work at Blackpool Airport for an operator there

@BenAtkinsonVideos

4 жыл бұрын

Ah cheers for commenting Andrew! Yes they're on my list actually. Must give it a go.

Just found your channel and sub'd. Good audio quality. I like the style of video.

@BenAtkinsonVideos

4 жыл бұрын

Hey thanks for that and subbin’! Awesome. Will aim to get more out ASAP

It’s very high workload when making a join, particularly on a rare nice-weather-day in the winter, isn’t it. You handled it very well! Loved the meerkat impression... we all do it, and I’ll be reminded of your video next time I do it 😊

@BenAtkinsonVideos

4 жыл бұрын

Hey Steve yeh it’s a full on experience! Thanks very much. Haha - yeh.....we do!

Speedy takeoff mate, nice! Well handled on arrival too, very busy. Looking forward to the next one as always :).

@BenAtkinsonVideos

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate...it was busy! Always something going on....cheers for following along buddy

I really like Compton. Great situation. Fun video Ben and your banter with Daisy (or hers with you!) is very enjoyable. Keep them coming and I'm watching your numbers grow.Well done!

@BenAtkinsonVideos

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Tim. Really appreciate that...yes we do have fun!

Cheers Ben. Daisy’s face was a picture when you took off from Compton. The flying gods seem to be lining up my work/family/money commitments in my favour so hopefully I’ll be getting airborne again son. Cross dem fingers.

@BenAtkinsonVideos

4 жыл бұрын

Hey jed thats great news awesome! Thanks for watching !!

What a lovely couple, you have a great life ahead of you. Immediately subscribed. Come visit Devon and Somerset Gliding club. Best wishes!

@BenAtkinsonVideos

4 жыл бұрын

Ah thanks Mark very kind indeed. Always nice to get a new subscriber to the team! I must make a trip. Thanks again

Full A/B take-off?! 🚀👍🏻 Nice vid, mate!

@BenAtkinsonVideos

4 жыл бұрын

Cheers dude!

Would be great to see you down at Popham some time! Great video Ben!

@BenAtkinsonVideos

4 жыл бұрын

Hey - its on my list!! Would make a great video

Great video Ben. Interesting when Daisy puts the map across your vision for the camera, i think you went into IMC! You will like the Eurostar for quiet pocket rocket speed. I found the the newer SL is roomier over the the older version with the bubble canopy. The big difference will be when you come to land with the low wing - ground effect and the narrow undercarriage. Be very gentle with the braking, especially if there is any crosswind or you will set up a wing wobble and loose traction on the wheels. Look forward to your next escape.

@BenAtkinsonVideos

4 жыл бұрын

Hey Peter! Thanks for watching. Ha...it does look like that but becuase of the wide angle lens...it didnt actually cover my view at all. Yeh the eurostar is great....slowing it down is the issue! Good tips....thanks for following along.

Great Vids Ben. Being so close to Kemble, no doubt you've visited Oaksey Park? Beautifully maintained, grass with two runways and a picturesque clubhouse. Oh - and self service fuel too if you get twitchy about having enough reserves ;o)

@BenAtkinsonVideos

4 жыл бұрын

Hey! Thanks very much. Well it’s so close I haven’t been!! I need to nip in one day for sure. It’s only just outside the Kemble ATZ! It’s on my list I should be ticking off as we speak!

@reddogchi

4 жыл бұрын

You'll be impressed. It's the sort of airfield you'd take a foreign visitor to, to show him how great the UK examples are (hopefully they're keeping it up to standard during the current lockdown!). Isn't Compton Abbas a joy!? So scenic - but with strategic bumps at both ends, just where the wheels want to touch down.....! Before I started flying I thought every grass runway would be like a bowling green. Errrrr…..Wrong!

@BenAtkinsonVideos

4 жыл бұрын

reddogchi hahaha couldn’t be more true! Yeh I must go - great way of complimenting an airfield ha!

@reddogchi

4 жыл бұрын

….or if you want somewhere challenging, you could try my home strip at Barton Ashes Nr. Popham kzread.info/dash/bejne/YomrycGmgaubeag.html (but wait for a day of benign winds!) and somewhere different again is the new 'Astroturf' strip at Sandown, Isle of Wight. Don't expect a smooth plastic carpet though....it's like undulating concrete!

Kemble busy!

Hi Ben, sorry for delay in replying, Iam normally 1st.. Sorry to let the team down 😬😬. Another brilliant video.. mate.. Keep em coming 👍🛫🛫🛫🛬🛬

@BenAtkinsonVideos

4 жыл бұрын

Hey cheers Ranbir - always do! Thanks for watching

Try my home field...Beccles, be good to see you over there! You could always do an overnight stay and visit the coast and/or Norfolk broads... 👍

@BenAtkinsonVideos

4 жыл бұрын

That would be awesome....thanks for the suggestion and thanks for watching

I have had a simular problem in the past when my head set battery was low.

@BenAtkinsonVideos

4 жыл бұрын

Hey! A similar problem to what? Intrigued!

@flyingkub

4 жыл бұрын

@@BenAtkinsonVideos To the Rt being hard to hear! :-)

@BenAtkinsonVideos

4 жыл бұрын

Flying Kub ahhh! Gotcha. Yeh maybe that. Though I didn’t have a heard time of hearing daisy.

@flyingkub

4 жыл бұрын

@@BenAtkinsonVideos Possibly because it is a stronger cleaner signal from the intercom. The reason I suggested the battery, is the noise attenuation is reduced to your speakers, yet the radio audio to us was not too bad (just slightly weak), so if your batteries are low that signal might be harder to hear over the noise. For me it sort of slowly happened during a flight so by the end it was very hard to hear the radio, yet I could hear my instructor clearly.

@musoseven8218

4 жыл бұрын

Flying Kub That makes sense, my mate was using a battery equipped headset, intercom was fine, general audio - stayed on freq at Kemble as training - from tower was patchy. I think he uses a Light speed Sierra.

Very nice video Ben! I've just twigged doggy cam from last time - doah! Ref the radio, funny you should say about not hearing Kemble all that well, your audio on here is spot on, but my buddy says he's had similar issues at Kemble of late?? He put it down to headset issues (although his HS seemed to be working okay). Worth flagging with the tower and/or your CFI? Doggy flying is a specific set of challenges/skills (a new rating? LOL!) - probably a no no in a microlight and only when 'crated' in a 4 - 6 seat GA aircraft. Plus doggy might not like the motion factor. Not sure if Daisy, was joking or not BTW, but just thought I'd point that out LOL! That was defo a soft field - always have to watch those bumps, and being airborne prematurely - you did well though. 100bhp Rotax? Rapid rate of climb. Lovely scenery and lovely day, looked superb. The visibility is lovely from the aeroplane, I take it that there isn't a heater? If you're switching to the EV97, they've got visibility, plus a heater - just remember cross wind authority etc and smaller ailerons on the EV97, plus they don't iron out turbulence as well as the C42/52s - not sure how the Skyranger Swift's are in those areas. The C42 looked low and tight in on the pattern? Is that because of traffic volume and the C42 choosing the microlight (as a slower aircraft) circuit? IIRC 1000' circuit at Kemble?

@BenAtkinsonVideos

4 жыл бұрын

Yeh bizarre...i'll flag with my CFI, see what he knows. I dont know if it will be my headset as they work without batteries as well. One to ponder. Yeh I can't see us ever taking him, not worth the risk and he wouldnt enjoy it, she likes to tease me! Yeh I'm gonna get checked out on the eurostar but will be able to fly all 3. And certainly not comfortable in the eurostar yet to land on short strips etc. There was a c42 in the circuit and that was actually a pa28 doing a low weather cirtcuit...the controller said it but it was very hard to hear. Took me by surprise! Skydemon shows a microlight circuit at kemble but they no long have one...!! Thanks for wathcing

Looking forward to seeing the Eurostar video Ben. That’s one I’d like to have a go in.

@BenAtkinsonVideos

4 жыл бұрын

Cheers Matt..its ....fast!

@flyingwithmatt1986

4 жыл бұрын

If you ever make it up north to Sherburn mate, get in touch. Would be good to have a chat or flight.

@BenAtkinsonVideos

4 жыл бұрын

Absolutely !

Come to Oxford!

@BenAtkinsonVideos

4 жыл бұрын

I must....Brize zone transit ...on the cards!

unlucky Ben, she don't likes to touch ;)

New subscriber here, much enjoyed this, top videography and editing skills. Can't wait for my PPL training to resume, hopefully soon! Is "dog on sofa" a checklist item on the Skyranger then? :-)

Try Defford Croft Farm. A great farm shop and cafe a short stroll from the field. Eurostar - my favourite aircraft, the best visibility.

@BenAtkinsonVideos

4 жыл бұрын

Ahh Defford Croft Farm is only a 20 minute flight...looks great! Thanks for reccomending. Eurostar video is next. Looks like a great aircraft..

Really enjoyed that video. I may come and have a look at your club if you have a Eurostar. Once I get my ppl Kemble is only a 5 minute drive from home. Have you ever visited Gloucester? Not far from you at all, the cafe is good, very friendly ATC and You can also visit the museum.

@BenAtkinsonVideos

4 жыл бұрын

Yes do come up, youll see the eurostar in the next video. I've not flown to glos but did have a PPL trial lesson there a couple years ago. I know it is great! I should really!! Thanks for watching.

@myflyingadventures2984

4 жыл бұрын

@@BenAtkinsonVideos I had a trial lesson then the obsession started. Looking forward to the next video.

Compton Abbas is quite bumpy anyway.

@BenAtkinsonVideos

4 жыл бұрын

Oh absolutely! And I’d happily go there again and again and again! Hope you enjoyed the video

@BoB4jjjjs

4 жыл бұрын

@@BenAtkinsonVideos I had a lesson out of there and I toured around at 3,000ft and then I was told to look for and head for the airport. Well, I couldn't see the dammed thing from the air, but he was impressed when I told him it should be over there somewhere. Turned out I was a the side with the trees and you can't see the airfield from there. I was taken by surprise when landing there though, as soon as we got into the cover of the trees the aircraft (Piper) kicked wildly sideways, even the instructor had a bit of difficulty getting it back in time and was starting to say "Going round" when he got it. I gave him back control instantly when it did it, he was making a grad for the controls anyway. Didn't bother him and he was surprised when he saw it didn't bother me either. He asked when I would be back as up till then I had done well, but I live so far away from there that I couldn't go back every weekend. Shame.

@BoB4jjjjs

4 жыл бұрын

@@BenAtkinsonVideos Your video was good mate!

What about IOW, 80nm as the crow flies. Can't wait for all this nonsense to be over so I get my wings. I may go back to Kemble or Weston Zoyland Flying Club, that's a little closer to me.

I’ve been really enjoying these videos Ben. I got my NPPL at Redlands a few years back. Flew both flex and fixed. I had to sell my Thruster T600N which I loved when we moved about. Now we’re settled back in Dorset, these videos are making me want to take to the skies again. BTW how do you record your voiceovers. They sound really good. I’m looking for a way to do mine.

@BenAtkinsonVideos

4 жыл бұрын

Hey thanks for watching. Awesome to fly both flex and fixed. Yeh you must get up again! Ah thanks very much. I actually work for Heart the radio station so I have acess to several wonderful studios! But I do have some tips on kit you need for voiceover stuff - thatll be a video sometime.

@WILDANDSTORY

4 жыл бұрын

Ben Atkinson I look forward to that video. I thought you might have used a studio booth. The sound reminded me of my teenage years (many many years ago) when I was involved in a local radio program. I have some ideas for a little collaboration if you’re up for it. Send me an email alan@wildandstory.com or via my website www.wildandstory.com and I’ll send through my thoughts. Keep up the videos. They’re making me look through AFORS again!!

@BenAtkinsonVideos

4 жыл бұрын

WILD AND STORY roger that, absolutely will do 👌

You picked the only place in UK where a forced landing might feature lions.

@BenAtkinsonVideos

4 жыл бұрын

Hahahaha!!! Great point. Certainly narrowed my choices of fields...but could have glided clear - into the penguins.

Another great video Ben, can’t wait to show it to the kids later so they can see Westbury and the White Horse from the air. Loved Daisy’s face on takeoff and when she suggested taking Ernie for a flight it reminded of this video where the cat stowed away in the wing! kzread.info/dash/bejne/fJNsz8aBYpPXhLQ.html

@BenAtkinsonVideos

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mark! Ah yes...its impressive from the air...almost everything is to be honest. Shes adament the dog would enjoy it ,...im not so sure - though that cat did ok! And it looks like a skyranger?

@markantonyb2190

4 жыл бұрын

Ben Atkinson I don’t know if it is a Skyranger or not, all I know is that it has no doors and VERY loose fitting seatbelts! So..... no thanks, wouldn’t catch me in that! Haha Maybe you could see how the dog reacts to the aircraft by taking him for some taxiing and some aborted takeoff runs to see if he freaks out before you get him in the air?

You and Daisy could take the dog up and give him some astronaut training by recreating this video..... kzread.info/dash/bejne/aIKqpKmbZc_MZ5s.html