"And this little Fokker, is our aircraft". Well played!

@PaulStewartAviation

2 жыл бұрын

I had to pull that line somewhere haha

@Calebs_Aviation

2 жыл бұрын

@@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…

@PaulStewartAviation

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Jeb!

@99luftwaffles

2 жыл бұрын

@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!

@newflyer6837

2 жыл бұрын

I was going to say this too. Really enjoyable.

@PaulStewartAviation

2 жыл бұрын

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.

Love it! The Fokker 100 will always have a special place in my heart!

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

@marcelleadriana4790

2 жыл бұрын

I'm related to Albert Plesman!

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.

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.

@PaulStewartAviation

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

Thanks for posting

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.

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.

@felineflixie

11 ай бұрын

I agree

I too hope to fly the Fokker one day. Another great vid to enjoy during lockdown! Cheers Paul.

@PaulStewartAviation

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers mate

Thought I'd better catch up and finally watch this little Fokker.

@PaulStewartAviation

4 ай бұрын

Yes you should haha. And the other even little-er Fokker 50 vlog 😂

Another awesome vidoe Paul! I first travelled on a Fokker - a Fokker 70 with Air Niugini domestic in 2001.

Nicely done. Thanks.

Enjoy your videos Paul! Keep up the great work. And watch out for those flies.

@PaulStewartAviation

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers, will do! :)

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.

@PaulStewartAviation

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers! Expect a few more WA videos :)

@TransportVideosAU

2 жыл бұрын

@@PaulStewartAviation perfect cannot wait :)

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.

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.

@RLTtizME

2 жыл бұрын

Schmick is awfully close to shmuck. Take note.

@PaulStewartAviation

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

@RLTtizME

2 жыл бұрын

@@sactu1 Schmick isn't part of our vocabulary up here. BTW..YT is an American Platform.

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!

@PaulStewartAviation

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Jett

Love your commentary videos Paul keep up the outstanding attention to detailed work!

@PaulStewartAviation

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Jake!

This is a nice review of an excellent regional airline in the Fokker 100, Paul.

@PaulStewartAviation

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks David

Thanks Paul for video enjoyed it.

@PaulStewartAviation

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

Paul fun vlog !

Great Video! I flew on the F100 in the 90's on American Airlines.

Pretty nice to see a video that is positive and enthusiastic, in a world that has become so critical, good job.

@PaulStewartAviation

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Steve! Negativity sells, unfortunately, but there is a lot of good in this world too. :)

Beautiful flight ✈ Paul

@PaulStewartAviation

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers mate

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.

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.

@PaulStewartAviation

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah I went for a drive today and there's little mines everywhere. Cheers

The leg room is amazing!

Excellent. Thanks

@PaulStewartAviation

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it!

"What a day." Indeed! 🪂👍🏻

Sturdy. I love that word. 🧳💺🛩

@PaulStewartAviation

2 жыл бұрын

it's a sturdy word

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.

@PaulStewartAviation

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it my friend.

love your videos, so good to see the small planes still running around the country :)

@PaulStewartAviation

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

Great aircraft !

Great flight repart Video !!!

@PaulStewartAviation

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers mate

Flew NHJ up to Broome last January, sat in 18A as well. Great review!!

@PaulStewartAviation

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers James. Yep a perfect seat as you can see the fan blades, the ground and a bit of the wing. Avgeek heaven haha

Amazing review! This was a great video and such a unique plane, would've loved to see that takeoff at regular speed however

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!

@carolinelane9599

2 жыл бұрын

FIFO? My hubby is at Telfer.

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.

@PaulStewartAviation

2 жыл бұрын

My mother did the same thing. And relies were engineers for MAF (and still are).

Thanks for a great video good to see different type of aircraft use by Aussie airlines

@PaulStewartAviation

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

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!

Another great vidio Paul I hope you can do a few more while your here in West Aus

Omg 😱 I was tracking you through my flight app love your content

@PaulStewartAviation

2 жыл бұрын

Nice!

Thanks for this video!

@PaulStewartAviation

2 жыл бұрын

My pleasure!

@helicoptersandmore5519

2 жыл бұрын

@@PaulStewartAviation Yeah!🔥

Stunning video Paul 💪

@PaulStewartAviation

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

A great looking aircraft, love the double-slotted flaps too, rarely seen nowadays…

@PaulStewartAviation

2 жыл бұрын

True! They were certainly a complicated contraption.

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

@PaulStewartAviation

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers. I'm off to the goldfields museum shortly.

Thanks for making this video

@PaulStewartAviation

2 жыл бұрын

It's my pleasure

@salochnakanta8797

2 жыл бұрын

@@PaulStewartAviation thank you

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.

@massmike11

2 жыл бұрын

Interesting note, they are called spoilers because they “spoil” the lift.

@pacificcy3182

2 жыл бұрын

I saw that when I was young, and I thought the wing broke lol.

Great video!

@PaulStewartAviation

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

Lovely

@PaulStewartAviation

2 жыл бұрын

cheers

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 ✈️

@PaulStewartAviation

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers!

Very good. I love the Fokker 100 and wish they were on the east coast. Great flight review.

@PaulStewartAviation

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers mate.

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.

@PaulStewartAviation

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Richard

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!

@RLTtizME

2 жыл бұрын

Random. 😂

@PaulStewartAviation

2 жыл бұрын

haha. I must admit that I never finished that series. I watched the first few but then I lost interest.

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

@PaulStewartAviation

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Adrian

Thanks Paul, the new roo is moving with the times, but a roo still needs its paws

@PaulStewartAviation

2 жыл бұрын

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.

nice vid ngl i liked that this F100 was in the old livery

@PaulStewartAviation

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers mate

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!

@PaulStewartAviation

2 жыл бұрын

It's a great sound!

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

@PaulStewartAviation

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Dave

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.

@PaulStewartAviation

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed - the takeoff sound is great

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.

@PaulStewartAviation

2 жыл бұрын

Hope you enjoyed testing it out virtually in this video :)

First! Great video showcasing a classic aircraft!

@PaulStewartAviation

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot!

what a great aircraft! I hope the aviation gods smile on me and bless me with a flight one day.

@PaulStewartAviation

2 жыл бұрын

Fingers crossed for you David

I giggled with adolescent glee all through this video.

Another great video my friend keep up the good work p.s. flies are a source of protein

@PaulStewartAviation

2 жыл бұрын

cheers

First time viewer here. Very interesting. Cheers.

@PaulStewartAviation

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it.

We all flew the Fokker Friendship back in East West airlines and Airlines of NSW. It was the workhorse of Aussie regional airlines.

I flew one in Jan from Perth to Broome and I was surprised how roomy and comfy it was.

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

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers mate. Unfortunately I'm far from a decent human being prior to morning coffees. I'm a right old fokker 100.

@ryanessex7978

2 жыл бұрын

@@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. 🤣

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.

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

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Kenneth

'this little fokker is our plane' sounded bad to me 🤣

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.

@F50Aircraft

2 жыл бұрын

Amapola (in Sweden), use the F50 aircraft in their fleet.

@johndornoff

2 жыл бұрын

@@F50Aircraft Thank you, not heard of that airline, will have to check them out.

@F50Aircraft

2 жыл бұрын

@@johndornoff no worries and yep you're right, Air Antwerp ceased operating in June. They had one aircraft in their fleet, the F50.

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!😃🛩

@robbo5364

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for heart, also is it actually safe to travel? Will you like get stuck in quarantine??😰

@PaulStewartAviation

2 жыл бұрын

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.

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😂

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...

@PaulStewartAviation

2 жыл бұрын

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.

@james7149

2 жыл бұрын

@@PaulStewartAviation Agree, would be much needed revenue at this time and worth the investment👍

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

@PaulStewartAviation

2 жыл бұрын

It's a pretty short flight too. We must have been cruising for just a few minutes before starting the descent

This aircraft is previously common in Indonesia, some airlines are used to operate them before for their domestic routes.

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

@PaulStewartAviation

2 жыл бұрын

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’m still yet to fly on one myself. Considering their age they still must be quite economical for Australian based airlines.

Will Love to fly in this ..

MacRobertson Miller Airlines operated between 1927 and 1993 and flew Fokkers from the 60's all over Western Australia.

I flew on a US Air Fokker 100 back in 1994 from Indianapolis to Orlando.

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

@PaulStewartAviation

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers mate. Yeah there's a lot of flights which is great for me getting back to explore Perth more.

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,

@PaulStewartAviation

Жыл бұрын

Yep VA are retiring theirs this year. I’ve got a vlog onboard a VA F100 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.

@RLTtizME

2 жыл бұрын

It was a great comedy. Meet the Forkers.

@PaulStewartAviation

2 жыл бұрын

cheers!

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.

@PaulStewartAviation

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers David. NSW and Victoria are closed but the other states are mostly open.

Its going to be very interesting Qantas to fly the A330-200 & A330-300 From Brisbane to Los Angeles

Go Quantas, the fokker100 is my favourite plane

Pual you should fly to Exmouth love to see you do that flight

Am surprised you didn't mention the fancy reverse thrust with the weird buckets look-alike

@PaulStewartAviation

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah I hoped to get a view of it when it was landing but unfortunately you couldn't see it.

The RFDS museum at Kalgoorlie Airport is awesome , if you ever go back

@PaulStewartAviation

2 жыл бұрын

I'm working here now so I'm already back :) Oh i did not know there was a rdfs museum here.

@linhofmann4913

2 жыл бұрын

@@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.

wow the speed breaks are huge on that aircraft.

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.

@PaulStewartAviation

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you landed safely

Hello there. l have watched the video already just now. l am come from Asia Country but l like aviation so much.

@PaulStewartAviation

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it my friend. Which country are you from?