*PLEASE NOTE* I took this flight before the current travel restrictions. I am no longer traveling and recommend the same for you. #StayHome! For the latest information about traveling to St. Helena, check this website: jeb.flights/HLEtravel

@anishraja9655

4 жыл бұрын

thx i have loved your channel. Especially considering you live in Atlantra, where I live.

@kberry9822

4 жыл бұрын

He lives in Greensboro

@johnsymons76

4 жыл бұрын

Jeb, Thank you SO much for flying to Saint Helena! I have been anxiously awaiting this vlog. Looking forward to your upcoming reports. Take care and stay safe. ♥️🙏🏽🛫🌎

@hunterchapman4483

4 жыл бұрын

Hi jeb remember elon musk the gamer? Thats me, i am staying safe inside, and thnaks for reading my comment on the bday stream, i appreciate your content during theese times, from, Hunter

@hunterchapman4483

4 жыл бұрын

Also, i seem that sam chui only shows expensive seats, but you give us history, which i love and i love that you dont just show your flight, but also the history, and why its important, i really appriciate this video because i am i. The state with the most cases for the whole u.s, and knowing you also shared a birthday on the same day made me not feel alone, and thank you for still getting out content, and if you could, please reply to this so i know you saw it, i also have a quesrion, do you ever watch sam chui?

It's great to see more people going to St Helena! It might be the most amazing place I've ever visited

@GreenerGrass

4 жыл бұрын

You certainly have a lot of fans on the island! I can’t wait to return. As you said, it’s such a friendly place!!

@suenodeposadas

4 жыл бұрын

I never thought I would find you here.

@vinaymadhugiri3

4 жыл бұрын

Most people: Avengers Endgame was the most ambitious crossover in history Sam from Wendover: Hold My Beer

@MrChaitusk3

4 жыл бұрын

I watch Wendover Productions video as soon as I see the notification. One of my favs..

@joannaswerdlow7426

4 жыл бұрын

Love you wendover

I had a friend at university who grew up there. He was really interesting in that he was like a person from another planet. He had an English accent, but one from the 1960s. His cultural references were so limited because of the isolation that everything seemed new and innovative. The day he came to the UK for study, he said, was like going to the Moon. The tube system was a nightmare, nobody would help him get to the train station and people made fun of his hat.

@lvke_dylan

3 жыл бұрын

Who was your freind I may know him

@beverlyw.8196

3 жыл бұрын

That is a sad situation for your friend. I hope things are going better for him now.

@beverlyw.8196

3 жыл бұрын

That is a sad situation for your friend. I hope things are going better for him now.

@blackmamba5380

3 жыл бұрын

This is something that happens a lot. The same happens to me when from a small island in the Aegean Sea i had to go to Athens for studies where all " clever " students wants to go. People with such specific roots with every possible obstacles they may deal with are worth to be admired not just hoping for them the best saying that from our safety. It may also happen that they are not such idiots as most people often think of them usually starting from the very first moment they hear the name of place they come from without knowing anything else about this person. His english would only be a problem for sofisticated people who think they know everything...

@sportingdirector1

Жыл бұрын

NOT THE HAT!!!

Seriously the St Helena tourism department should give you some kind of reward! I want to go there now!!!

We visited there in April 2016, on our sailboat. We were en route from Namibia to Suriname in South America. We stayed 6 weeks and got to see the 737 do the first commercial test landing at the new airport. It's such a special place. Hi to all the Saints who may read this!

We built that airport! Ons of the best jobs i ever worked on. Im South African

@francois8069

4 жыл бұрын

@-a e no idea mate, havent lived there since the airport was done. But i dont recall that

@wadahabbasher

4 жыл бұрын

R/whooosh

@nandowzmhlongo

4 жыл бұрын

Whereabout in South Africa are you from? I'm from Richards Bay KZN.

@BusTravelinMan

4 жыл бұрын

Hello, my name is Toon from Holland and I watched the video about the airport on St. Helena with great interest. I saw in the comments that you write that you worked at the airport. Maybe you can answer some questions that I'm very curious about. These are questions about how they built this airport. How did they get all the construction equipment and building materials there? And how did they get or make all the asphalt with which the runway was made? The planes are also refueled there for the return flight. But how do they get that kerosene (jet fuel) on that island? Quite a few questions but thank you in advance for an answer!

@marcov3709

4 жыл бұрын

@-a e it doesn't look that deserted to have a Wilson bud yet.

I watched the Wendover video on this, and it was an impressive feat! Can't wait to see your take on it.

@HillelFriedler

4 жыл бұрын

Yay a wendover fan do you watch half as interesting as well?

@camerakid2311

4 жыл бұрын

Same

@steveharrison1765

4 жыл бұрын

Great documentary by Wendover productions on this Airport and island. I never knew it was a British Colony shame on me I'm British 😂😂😂

@leefrancis2962

4 жыл бұрын

Same

@chrisding1976

2 жыл бұрын

@@steveharrison1765 hard to remember everything when almost everything used to be British

Saint Helena is such an untouched gem of the South Atlantic, along with her sister islands Ascension and Tristan da Cunha. 🇸🇭

Hi, I am a descendent from st Helena. My grandpa was born there and move to Durban South Africa I believe in his early twenties. I gave been dying to make this trip for a long time and hopefully when this pandemic is over I will do. This video is the highlight of my week thank you Jeb

Thank you M Brooks, because of your video, I am going to St-Helena in December for 10 days. I am one of your followers and I loved that video and the way you present it. Now I am going and I can't wait. Thanks a million times. Benoit

You forgot to mention that the airport is at nearly 1,000 ft amsl with drops straight into the ocean at either end. And about 1/3 of the runway, at the southern end, had to be built up 600 or 700 ft to fill in a valley! This was a huge civil engineering project in its time. I stood on each end of the runway during late construction and looked down into the sea! It was scary! All that said, I preferred to visit St Helana (twice) by ship. It added to the mystic and sense of isolation.

As a flight attendant for a major US airline and fellow AV geek, I always enjoy watching your content Jeb. Very informative with splashes of kind humor mixed in. Stay safe during this period of uncertainty and the industry will be looking forward to welcoming you back aboard when things normalize!!

I'm so excited to see there is a airport my grandfather is from St Helena, I'm so planning on visiting as soon as the Covid-19 pandemic is over.

@kidsok98

4 жыл бұрын

Hope you will. Cheers from Argentina

@dennis141288

4 жыл бұрын

@@kidsok98 please don't try to claim this island, too.

@marcostj01

4 жыл бұрын

@@dennis141288 say that to the Special Committee on Decolonization of the UN

@Wookieeoo

3 жыл бұрын

We're probably related

@leroypharezsias4064

3 жыл бұрын

My great great grandma from my dad side is from there and so are many families residing in Cape Town and even know 2 who live in my home town, Hout Bay.

3 years late to the party but I have just arrived on St Helena to try out a job. Your video was my guide thank you, spot on. Only update is an airbridge to the plane! Landing was the most amazing experience popping out below the cloud base and being confronted with massive unforgiving cliffs is a truly unforgettable experience. Thanks again Jeb

@GreenerGrass

6 ай бұрын

Best of luck! I hope to get back to St Helena again soon!!

@davidhume6363

6 ай бұрын

@@GreenerGrass been here a week, what a magical place!

@Sushibites160

5 ай бұрын

@@davidhume6363hi! Where are you from? I’m interested in traveling to St. Helena but just as a tourist, nothing work related. Did you have to apply for a visa? How is the country and weather like? Please keep me updated!! 🫶🏻

@RubbishGimpy

3 ай бұрын

Amazing stuff. How much is the flight?

Im glad to hear that Jeb is staying safe and still posting while we all go insane stuck at home.

@victoriagirowetz

4 жыл бұрын

Helana T true

went to St helena over 30 years ago when there wasn't much there, i did get a beer in the pub at the top of the hill and had a great time walking the beaches watching the turtles, amazing when your only 14 to be in such an isolated place

Thank you....awesome aviation and travel video...That is like the most deserted place on earth with commercial jet service.....I cannot think of anywhere else like it...

@stephenburnage7687

3 жыл бұрын

Easter Island, maybe?

Anyone who has watched the documentary on the creation of this airport will know why the Embraer 190 was preferred. Embraer the company brought out their technical team and digitally mapped the various flight conditions the airport faces and added it to the E-190 flight software. That documentary will also explain why the airport was built where it was and why the challenges of the wind weren't clear until it was closer to be finished.

I too enjoy a window seat. I was surprised at how dry Namibia is. I've never been that far South in Africa. Thank you for sharing your adventure to St. Helena. I hope we are all flying again soon. Stay safe.

Great video, great flight. St. Helena airport has a very interesting history. As a Brazilian, a have to say that for us Embraer is a reason for pride.

Love the Embraer aircraft which have mostly vanished from Australian skies. Reminds me of when (at the age of 20 ) I flew to Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean. It was with TAA who had a weekly charter flight from Perth in WA to the island. We left at midnight and firstly landed at Cocos Keeling Islands and then onward to Christmas Island. The flight deck carried a navigator who guided us via sextant through a special glass roof in the cockpit !! There were only a handful of people on board and the rear and lower part of the aircraft were loaded with freight etc. And you had one approach only and if that didn't work out you flew to Learmonth in northern West Australia as there was not sufficient fuel to return to Perth. Luckily we landed on the first approach !! I agree re the scenery when flying in Africa...magnificent !! Is it unusual to keep your seat belt fastened when re fuelling. Here in Australia we are told not to fasten your belt when re fuelling ?? I see you what you mean about the wind !! Looking forward to your look around the island and take care mate during these most awful of times !!

@rubpm

3 жыл бұрын

Well, good news... The aussie Alliance Airlines just bought this month (August) 14 E-190 from Copa Airlines, with option of more 5 units... They're back ;)

@sdf6508

8 ай бұрын

At least you still have fokkers

Napoleon is a great man and a great commander! He appeared at a time when all of Europe (Great Britain too) was trying to crush the Great French Revolution. The word you mentioned has nothing to do with him!!! Thanks for the video - someday I will definitely visit St. Helena

My friend was on that flight with you. Small world.

@achkzafandi4467

3 жыл бұрын

Your whatsapp I whnt ask you plz?

I want to go to St. Helena because not only hard to reach there but also the historic sight of Napoleon’s final destination. Thanks for your lovely video.

More Jeb, yeah..... One week stuck at home and I'm going bonkers.

@victoriagirowetz

4 жыл бұрын

avioncamper Me to

@kberry9822

4 жыл бұрын

Same

@aqimjulayhi8798

4 жыл бұрын

I've been stuck for 3 weeks now, another week to go unless the govt announces an extension(most likely)

@diannegoldthorpe4833

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your travel videos Jeb your helping keep the nation safe. My bucket list is getting longer and that makes me happy 🙂

@diannegoldthorpe4833

4 жыл бұрын

Sane and safe. Someone fix my auto correct the replies are getting crazy! Lol

Amazing video! This flight has been on my list ever since it started a few years ago. Thanks for shining the spotlight on St. Helena!

Couldn't agree more with what you said about the window views over Africa.

Amazing trip report Jeb! I’m so glad you shared this unique and one of a kind airport with us!

You need to go on the raf flight from the U.K. to the falklands. I’ve not done it yet but it’s on my list!

St Helena was the final resting place for Napoleon. He was first exiled to Elba Italy and then escaped back to France to start the "Hundred days" campaign. Eventually He was defeated at Waterloo. This time the British made sure Napoleon cannot easily escape or be rescued by the French, so the British sent Napoleon to this far far far remote location, St Helena. I will add the trip to St Helena to my Bucket list. Thank you.

I flew to SH in austral winter in 2018, it was one of the first winter flights since the inauguration and the situation was probably even more extreme. The JNB-HLE leg was just perfect, as in your video, and seeing the island coming out of nowhere in the South Atlantic is really unforgettable. For the return journey from SH the plane could not come back the following week as there was either wind or fog, so it only got there four days later to pick us up! It's just that extreme but that's exactly what makes it so magical and the ultimate trip for any geek. St Helena somehow continues to try to remain remote... It's the closest you'll ever get to landing on an aircraft carrier. Thanks for the video

Love your channel Jeb great video!

I'm very glad that the people at St Helena were finally able to get an airport. I know what it's like to be in an isolated location with no quick way to get help with things like medical help or repairs of something important breaks. By the way, I've been into Paro airport twice. It's a real hoot.

@OliviaAndreoli

5 ай бұрын

The Paro airport is my favorite in the world!

I'm very disappointed that you did not show us around St. Helena after your arrival! Such a rarity to be in such a remote spot on the Earth!

Thanks for the video. Had long thought of going to St. Helena, intrigued by the isolation and thought of five days by ship just to get there. Still intrigued, but can't help feeling something is lost when one of the world's most isolated places isn't that isolated anymore. Still, that flight though doesn't look exactly 'easy,' and am sure regular air service is great for those who live there. Thanks again!

I absolutely love this video!! Great job Jeb and thanks for sharing it with us!! Love the once and a life time experiences like these...

Fantastic!! I can’t wait till we’re all back in the skies! Especially you! Your videos make me so happy! Glad you’re safe and healthy

Where can I give this a “love” rather than a “like?” 😊 what a cool experience! I’ve watched a video about this airports development and it’s pretty cool what they had to overcome due to the steep cliffs at either edge of the runway.

Jeb! Thank you thank you for this video! St Helena is a major bucket list trip for me. The availability of this airport is so monumental for the island and travel options. Thank you for also providing interesting info about airport operations, the meteorological aspect etc. Very informative and interesting!

We were in that gate area at JNB in December....and we get the same feeling as well. Both times we were headed to Maun.

The E-190 is my favorite plane

@flavioandra

3 жыл бұрын

brazilian jet

Your channel just gets better and better and I think it’s already about 1 year of me watching your vids and I can see It actually has improved keep it up Jeb😀

I have been there las year! It's absolutely a fantastic Island 😍. And history of this Island and Napoleon is incredible. But the flight remains one of the best things ever, the landing is so challenging! There is also a stop in Namibia for refueling, for the case, they can't land due to some very strong winds.

Can't tell you how much I've been looking forward to this. I recall when the airport opened, and became interested in a place I never knew existed. Thanks for a great adventure.

This trip is on my bucket list. Thanks for the video

One experience that is unique is the Nairobi to Cape Town route wit KQ with their stop in Victoria Falls you get wonderful views of the falls.

Fun fact, one of my ancestors who was a Brtish Naval Officer spent two weeks with Napoleon in St. Helena, his diary states what a gentleman he was ..enemy and friend

@GreenerGrass

3 жыл бұрын

Amazing!

Another great trip report as usual, Jeb! Really special, in fact.

An item that was on my bucket list a few years ago - travelling to St Helena by ship - was cancelled when they built the airport. Too easy to get there now! :-)

@trooperdgb9722

3 жыл бұрын

It is still possible to go by ship. Aircraft can NOT supply St Helena ...there is a ship called MV (not RMS) St Helena that does cargo runs regularly now.... They have limited cabin space for passengers.... I believe it is 550 GBP one way from Capetown... and takes 7 days.

Can't wait for this video! I also watched the Wendover Video on this. Stay safe in quarantine as well!

Thanks Jeb, Kudos for yet another superb video. Always soothing and enjoyable to watch these dark, confined days. I felt like I was there. Former 3-year resident of Greensboro, your hometown, too.

These videos are the only thing keeping my hopes up during quarantine haha

I think u r the first and only one blogger to go their by plane ... I appreciate u ❤🇶🇦

You take the most interesting flights to destinations few have heard of before. Keep going! Be safe Jeb.

Think this might be my favourite video of yours - awesome flight mate!

WOW Jeb, that is nothing short of amazing!! I have always dreamed of going to St. Helena and hope to go some day! This looks like an incredible adventure and I now have a better idea of what it is like. Great job!

Awesome video. Keep it up.

Great job, Thanks for sharing.. Praying for all in the airline industry

I don't know how I have missed your videos before, I just am glad to find you. Great video!

Thanks for the video Jeb!

This gave me the chills. Thank you, Jeb!

Awesome experience to such a remote island, thanks for sharing!

This video is such a great work of art, thank you so much for showing us the flight and all, big like, now I want to add St.Helena on my bucket list! :)

At last! Been waiting for this video ever since you told us about it! Thanks Jeb. Your videos are informative and to the point without unnecessary footage and commentary. Take care. See you in the skies :)

Amazing video Like always Jeb !

Such a beautiful video Jeb! Can’t wait til we can all get up in the sky again! We’re in this together!

Great experience. Hope to try this flight someday.

Wonderful adventure Jeb, magnificent approach into St Helena..............Thank you Sir

I took this flight in September 2019. Your excitement was shared by everyone on board my flight also. The aircrew got an enthusiastic round of applause while taxiing to the terminal. This trip was on my bucket list for about 50 years.

I’m glad you finally got to visit St Helena. It’s a very remote and interesting place. Napoleon lived his final years there

Hey Jeb, I've been enjoying your videos for a few months now, and I must say this is one of the coolest trips I've seen! Thanks so much for sharing these amazing experiences. Stay safe!

@GreenerGrass

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for watching, Adam!!

So happy your happy about the island, great job man. Love the smile on your face

What a watch this was. As an Englishman with heritage in Saint Helena ( My grandparents were born there ) I cannot wait to one day visit. It will be a special moment for me

Lucky you, Jeb! Only few people could get this priceless experience.

Really beautiful and exciting Jeb, thanks for the share. Never been to St Helena now I have thanks too you ! Cheers my friend !!

fantastic video Jeb!

What a superb video! Thank you for taking the time and trouble to make it and my apologies for being so late in discovering it (2 years after you made it) but I have only recently been researching St Helena-related topics. Best wishes!

Nice one jebby and again happy birthday

Great video, thank you! Traveling from Europe to South Africa across that incredible continent across north, Sahara then equatorial Africa before southern Africa in the daytime was a great memory for me, what an amazingly diverse continent and memories of interesting and lovely people wherever I traveled in that part of the world.

Great video! Loved the enthusiasm and narration!

Great video Jeb! Always nice to see a view of someone who's never made the journey to St Helena! I did a vid on my first time flying there too and it was quite an emotional journey for the last thirty plus odd years i've had to get on and off the island was via the ship, as I grew up there but left at the age of 18 and my family still reside there. Hopefully more people will make this journey once we get through COVID.

Excellent narration. Doubt I'll ever go there so thanks for this virtual experience.

Great video. On my bucket list for a while.

7:11 small snack? More like a small meal.St.Helena is beautiful I fell in love with it when I watched the crew of SVDelos sailed there.I would love to visit one day.

Very interesting video. Never heard of this place before. Thanks.

Thank you so much for this lovely video Jebb

I’ve recently been operating flights to st Helena and it’s great to be involved with supplying this great island.

Hey Jeb. Take care and thanks for sharing. It’s a beautiful trip. All aviators are super sad at the moment. 😌

LOVED this video Jeb. Made me homesick for the South African highveld. Great video.

Excellent and thanks for sharing with us. Hoping how soon this virus passes and we can all start to live normally again. Again, thank you Mr. Brooks for a job well done.

Yes! So excited for this - thanks for sharing

Man I always love your videos!!! Since we're stuck at home, you provide a much-needed outlet to travel! Great video and quite interesting information! Thank you for all you do!

@GreenerGrass

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Love this video Jeb !! Learned a lot 👏🏾👏🏾

Great post Always wanted to visit St Helena since reading “Outposts “ Brilliant

Told myself I’d learn something new during quarantine Learned about st Helena a week ago and their flying situation and now your video was referred so neat to see thanks for sharing can’t wait to see one on about the island

I got to do a back taxi in Florence last year! An absolute treat and I was geeking out telling my travel companions what the pilots were doing.

That looked an amazing experience!

Reminds me of landing at Sedona, AZ. Also referred to as the USS Sedona. Like a carrier landing with 500' cliffs off each end of the runway. Thanks for your videos.

@CloudDayLight

4 жыл бұрын

desertsailorii I’ve been there. Somethings always eerie over their tho

What an amazing looking runway set up

Beautiful island