And that's the last video from the Orkneys! And do keep an eye on the second channel: if all goes well, it'll launch on Wednesday, with the first video proper going up on Saturday!

@MrWWFederation

2 жыл бұрын

Looking forward to your second channel, Tom !

@user-bz1wp8hf2z

2 жыл бұрын

What will it be named?

@wuffalo

2 жыл бұрын

1 week ago?

@thecorneliusexperience

2 жыл бұрын

Amazing

@lavque

2 жыл бұрын

My guy commented a week before this video was uploaded

"Be a pilot" they said. "You'll see the world" they said.

@y2kblackout

2 жыл бұрын

I'd rather be sailing.

@y2kblackout

2 жыл бұрын

I'd rather be sailing.

@ThatAsianGuyExplains

2 жыл бұрын

I'd rather be sailing

@archiesutherland6127

2 жыл бұрын

I'd rather be sailing

@garybenson2388

2 жыл бұрын

I’d rather be sailing.

"It's raining sideways." And that's why the world's oldest house has only walls and no roof. * The more you know *

@Schattengewaechs99

2 жыл бұрын

Heh!

@ABlueOrb

2 жыл бұрын

Ruminating

@PokerPlayerJames

2 жыл бұрын

@@ABlueOrb room-inating*

@myczxr

2 жыл бұрын

haha

@ThunderBlastvideo

2 жыл бұрын

yup. Typical Tom Scott times

Fun fact: There's a small hospital on this island as well, an island that once accidentally mistook my father for a doctor and took him in to perform surgery.

@RealTallestSkil

5 ай бұрын

Did he succeed?

@worstdudeever

4 ай бұрын

@@RealTallestSkilIf he succeeded, then he should've been a doctor.

@456puff

4 ай бұрын

Can you please tell the whole story? I’m super curious!

When mom says 5 more minutes until dinner is ready, and you casually take 2 flights with 2 minutes to spare

@frogfrogson2670

2 жыл бұрын

Thats not

@Crystal_l_l_l

2 жыл бұрын

Thats not

@Silent_Speaker

2 жыл бұрын

Thats not

@alienbsg

2 жыл бұрын

Thats not

@oldveryveryoldmanfromthe1900s

2 жыл бұрын

Thats not

"Let's go live to Tom with the weather report." Tom: *"It's rainin' sideways!"*

@joekreissl4499

2 жыл бұрын

"And now to Tom with the nature report" Tom: "That's a bird, that's a bird, and that's also a bird"

@Mr.Fabulous-1990

2 жыл бұрын

"Sounds rough Tom, do you have an umbrella?"

@juanma9868

2 жыл бұрын

Admin, it's raining sideways

@paddington1670

2 жыл бұрын

is gon rain!

@azza0911

2 жыл бұрын

Bring him some soup!

“It’s raining sideways” “It’s a bird” Well that sure sounds like an experience

@clouds645

2 жыл бұрын

⬆️Don't read. This isn't a RickRoll. .

@janimizer1725

2 жыл бұрын

@@clouds645 ok

@Spectrum16

2 жыл бұрын

Welcome to Scotland

@c0d3_888

2 жыл бұрын

@@clouds645 well, I always do as I'm told

@markusTegelane

2 жыл бұрын

@@clouds645 I didn't mean to, my eyes just kind of drifted to the pfp and thus I got accidentally rickrolled

Feel like we heard too little about the world's oldest still standing house. That's awesome and fascinating!

@SupersuMC

2 жыл бұрын

But it doesn't have a roof, so does it really count?

@lewisgarner5615

2 жыл бұрын

@@SupersuMC yes

@TheRubberMatch

Жыл бұрын

@@SupersuMC it shouldn’t

@tatemitchell1479

Жыл бұрын

Well if we were to be that picky, we’d have to discount a great deal of the world’s heritage sites, such as those without roofs due to having been removed for tax purposes. It was a house at one point, and it is mostly standing so therefore it should count.

@MissingPhoenix11

Жыл бұрын

@Andrew Jackson You'll noteclip into The Backrooms 👽✌🏽

“So how do you commute to work?” “Plane”

@Maddinhpws

2 жыл бұрын

It would still be quite an expensive commute at 18 pound for a flight. You'd look at essentially 40 pound just for commuting every day.

@nutsackgaming6288

Жыл бұрын

People go to school in these planes.

@wta1518

Жыл бұрын

Commuter flights aren't that uncommon in places like islands or mountains where you can't easily build a road or track.

@teresar6348

Жыл бұрын

@@Maddinhpws I'd like to assume this gets a little cheaper for some committed tickets. Like if there are students who will, without fail, need M-F travel at 8 AM on the regular or the like.

Pilot: "I have been flown over 1000 flights." Me: "Cool, how many hours do you have?" Pilot: "40 hours"

@lpharmer3496

2 жыл бұрын

I know the video says that they fly multiple routes but if the pilot actually did just fly this one route 1000 times it would be only 25 and a half hours hahah

@Stavroization

2 жыл бұрын

@@lpharmer3496 lots of practice taking off and landing though

@ralanham76

2 жыл бұрын

@@Stavroization this might be faster than practicing take off and landing

@abdhulhackul2620

2 жыл бұрын

@@ralanham76 hence there is only 15 hours added to the total of 1000 flights

@Oscar-qt6ll

2 жыл бұрын

Ling ling 40 hours

"I took the world's shortest flight" * jumps * *roll credits*

@POWEEEEEER

2 жыл бұрын

*Plays "Curb your enthusiasm" song*

@offichannelnurnberg5894

2 жыл бұрын

The worlds shortest commercial flight: Public tampolene playground with entrance fee

@computer_dude

2 жыл бұрын

No, before the credits rolled, Tom would explain what could be considered a flight or not, whether this has brought legal issues or has been exploited.

@Unobliging

2 жыл бұрын

That's not flying, it's falling with style!

@mrcat6433

2 жыл бұрын

@@computer_dude Tom: But does it make sense to call it a flight? You aren't really flying- there are no wings or blades or any way for me to force down the air in order to climb. So I asked an expert. _Cuts to someone talking about what constitutes flying_

I'm impressed with Tom's proficiency at identifying birds. Almost missed them

0:33 *as a bird enthusiast i can definitely confirm that it IS infact a bird*

@leitfie3579

Жыл бұрын

What about the other two?

@FBIagentObama

Жыл бұрын

@@leitfie3579 those other two are actually our Scottish variants of our latest drone bird tech

@leitfie3579

Жыл бұрын

@@FBIagentObama Thanks for the info. I'll know that the next time I see another one.

@CC3193

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for clearing that up. I thought that it was an airborne crab.

@FBIagentObama

Жыл бұрын

@@CC3193 I’m happy to help :)

Stewardess be like: “Welcome to this flight. Please pay close attention while I explain the safety measures. To your right is the main exit, which you can use right now since we landed 3 minutes ago.. thank you for flying with us.”

@rhizoidx

2 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

@newforestukulelefestival

2 жыл бұрын

Bill Bailey did that routine on QI several years ago.

@zhhrah

2 жыл бұрын

@@newforestukulelefestival Never heard of him, sorry. :)

@johndesohn7973

2 жыл бұрын

*throws passengers out of plane* Thank you flying with us

@SomeYouTubeGuy

2 жыл бұрын

They legit get landing clearance and take off clearance at the same time. On the ground before they leave

Loving the recurring antagonist of Tom Scott videos: the weather

@_mrspanky_4587

2 жыл бұрын

Thats Britain for ya

@irissupercoolsy

2 жыл бұрын

Americans who want to go to the UK... this is what the UK looks like 50% of the time

@SMTRodent

2 жыл бұрын

@@irissupercoolsy The other 50% of the time, it's like that but with a lot more buildings on.

@lewismassie

2 жыл бұрын

It's just part of being a British youtuber

@ximono

2 жыл бұрын

People in the UK usually only film outdoors on days that are overcast and grey, not on days that are overcast, grey and raining.

This flight is actually super important for locals, a few kids even use it to get to the secondary school on the mainland.

Damn those small islands must have a very quick render time for the loading screen to be 1 minute and 30 seconds.

Loved the buildup for "It's raining sideways" then just cut

@weaponized_toaster

2 жыл бұрын

Lmao

@psm3333

2 жыл бұрын

Mogi!! I love your videos!

@CubicCreeper7914

2 жыл бұрын

Did not expect to see Mogi here

@PocketRocket360

2 жыл бұрын

1000th like

@kooll2401

2 жыл бұрын

And then the tahts a bird

"It's raining sideways," and "That's a bird," are such inspirational quotes that will be remembered for years to come

@aturchomicz821

2 жыл бұрын

So true!😳

@commandercody2980

2 жыл бұрын

What about "That's also a bird"?

@haph2087

2 жыл бұрын

@@commandercody2980 The quote is actually ”That is also a bird”, and real fans of the Tom watching Seabirds segment would know that. (This is partially a joke, in case that wasn’t clear)

@danrobrish3664

2 жыл бұрын

Should be followed by, "That's a plane" and "That's Superman!"

@JCWren

2 жыл бұрын

@@danrobrish3664 I was actually expecting that, just for some comedic relief.

Imagine a re-routed flight where you had to fly 50 seconds to one place, then 45 seconds to your destination.

I literally wondered “what is the worlds shortest flight ever” yesterday thanks for answering this

The Crossover nobody expected but everyone appreciates...

@Boomya137

2 жыл бұрын

I think they also got the guy from half as interesting too, crazy right?

@ichsagnix4127

2 жыл бұрын

Still waiting for the Wendover Productions and Half as Interesting crossover

@imveryangryitsnotbutter

2 жыл бұрын

@@ichsagnix4127 I dunno, those guys sound way too similar, it would get really confusing if both of them were narrating a single video.

@LCaddyStudios

2 жыл бұрын

@@ichsagnix4127 We got the brick video, cant expect much more for a while

@_ikako_

2 жыл бұрын

crossover productions

My favourite fact about this route: it's actually shorter than the main runway at Edinburgh Intl Airport.

@markmayfield3488

2 жыл бұрын

There are around 30 airports / airbases with runways longer than this route in the UK

@dcarbs2979

2 жыл бұрын

@@markmayfield3488 LGW is one.

FWIW, before Covid, I flew the worlds longest commercial flight at the time(SQ21&22). It was well, whelming.. Got some awesome shots over the North Pole. Good luck to Wendover doing an analysis of that for the 18hr+ duration...

@lieny

Жыл бұрын

SQ21 and 22, is that Singapore Airlines?

@PhilTaylorPhotog

Жыл бұрын

@@lieny Yes it is.

Tom looked at the sky when asking for Sam. So, Sam must live in the clouds or something. Therefore, Sam is, in fact, a robot programmed to create air travel logistics videos, and Jet Lag and all his other appearances was a complex system designed to fool us into thinking otherwise.

Now this is what "Airbus" really means

@96msd

2 жыл бұрын

I'm so stupid I just realized that airbus means air ... bus.

@sexyscientist

2 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

@charred1010

2 жыл бұрын

No it's a bus made of air.

@angieduran7261

2 жыл бұрын

I read that as arby's 💀

@namanish450

2 жыл бұрын

Nah it boings from island to island.

Tom is maxing out the scottish islands, he's sweeping through all the side-quests of the orkneys now

@jackkendall6420

2 жыл бұрын

lore% speedrun master tom scott

@thelastmohican951

2 жыл бұрын

The 100% completion is essential bro

@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721

2 жыл бұрын

He's going for 100% completion of Earth.

@evanc.1591

2 жыл бұрын

Not yet - there’s a fascinating monastery on Papa Stronsay, still in active use to this day!

@julesdingle

2 жыл бұрын

I'm really surprised on the places missed in this quest, the Highlands and Islands are something out of Skyrim.. I did a recent video on the insane geology especially the NE where there is actually a cave where vikings repaired boats and stored booty.

I've got a close competitor for you: In 1967 I flew commercial from Oakland to SFX. I was the only passenger on the flight and I had flown up from LA on what I had thought was a direct flight to San Francisco, last flight of the day. We landed in Oakland, everybody else got off, and the stewardi were surprised that i was still there. So they flew me to San Francisco...

We have services like that In Canada, I know of one that goes to an island each day to pick up the kids to bring them to school on the mainland. The service is also used in winter for the common folk because the ferry services cant realy do the crossing since its an island in the saint Lawrence river and it freezes over in winter. Back when the island was more populated people would actually go out with row boats during winter and crossings like that are still done today on the river as a winter sport since its quite demanding for people to push row boats across uneven ice and then jump in to row a bit to then jump out and push the boat on more uneven ice.

Looks like the most convenient airport I've ever seen. No nonsense, no mindless standing and waiting, no Starbucks, just in and out. Or rather, in and up.

@MadScientist267

2 жыл бұрын

Don't forget down and out...

@HarshRajAlwaysfree

2 жыл бұрын

@@MadScientist267 optional

@prettieschicbyflorenceanne3333

2 жыл бұрын

Only problem - constant rain!

@matsv201

2 жыл бұрын

We have a local airport around here that have plane as large as A330. While there is a building there, its not very large. There is like 5 meters of space a head of the two check in desk. The check in desk don´t have a belt, but just a slide out the back of the building where dude stands and lift the bags up on a wagon. There is one metal detector, a waiting room. While the room is not tiny, there is only chairs for about half the people when a A330 is arriving. Then the "gate" is just a door out with the plane waiting outside. The aircraft is simply fueled from at truck. Ariving back is the most ridiculous part. There is a short belt for bags at arrival. But the belt simply goes out to the run way side. And they have the wagon pulling the bags the 10 meters from the plane to the belt. Really annoying is that the belt just fits like a hundred bags or so. So if the bags are not picked up from the belt, the workers don´t put any bags down. If you arrive in a C-series its perfectly fine, if you come in a full boeing 767... well you may wait a hour for the belt to clear.

@doomcera1006

2 жыл бұрын

And down and out! (If your feeling a little daring today)

"That's a bird." "That is also a bird." Sounds like someone could use help from Chris Joel, ornithologist.

@UltraMaXAtAXX

2 жыл бұрын

When I say "ornith-," you say "-ologist!"

@labboc

2 жыл бұрын

Ornith!

@sponge1234ify

2 жыл бұрын

Ologist!

@zenthras7460

2 жыл бұрын

Ornith!

@millenkanabar9052

2 жыл бұрын

Ologist!

In a world where our celebrities are piped in over a small handheld screen, there's something beautifully touching when two of your preferred content creators to a 10/10 collaboration on an extremely interesting fact of modern day life. That was a big sentence, but I have big feels for this video. Thanks fellas, that was great!

0:23 Thanks Olly.

I love that tom didnt want to be "that passenger" but sat with 2 members of the "that pasanger" club

@Anaerin

2 жыл бұрын

To be fair, they weren't using Selfie Sticks, or narrating the journey.

@Silly-Goose-OG

2 жыл бұрын

@@Anaerin imagine someone with a go go gadget extendo selfie stick that extends straight into the pilots face

"That's a bird." And there are flags, and over there is water. Today we reassure ourselves Tom has a handle on nouns.

@KurosakiYukigo

2 жыл бұрын

Now that's an obscure Tech Diff reference!

@kiro9291

2 жыл бұрын

and there are an-te-lope

@StuieT85

2 жыл бұрын

Are you done?

@rjfaber1991

2 жыл бұрын

@@KurosakiYukigo Obscurity is relative... As far as Citation Needed moments go, this is a very famous one.

@Sky_Guy

2 жыл бұрын

Nanaue, stay off the comms!

Ah bro I love Wendover Productions! What a fun video this is!

I love how Sam jumped right into it and went total Wendover mode without wasting one second.

Let’s go to Tom with the Weather Report, Tom? Tom: “ITS RAINING SIDEWAYS” Thank you Tom.

@kaneshrasalingam16

2 жыл бұрын

Lmao family guy reference love it

@adifferentangle7064

2 жыл бұрын

Tom should do all the whether reports.

@No-cc1fq

2 жыл бұрын

Tricia Takanawa

@ak_-zc4kb

2 жыл бұрын

@@kaneshrasalingam16 hello, i’m tom tucker

@notayoutuber3518

2 жыл бұрын

@@ak_-zc4kb Tom, I’m *standing* here to board the world’s most underwhelming flight while my parents critique my performance.

For anyone curious, the world's oldest still standing house, featured briefly in the video, is the Knap of Howar, and radiocarbon dating indicates that it was inhabited from around 3600 BCE

@colejohnson66

2 жыл бұрын

I was expecting an actual house, not a hole in the ground where a house was… I was so confused

@colinslant

2 жыл бұрын

@@colejohnson66 Yes, they're using their own peculiar definition of "standing"...

@userPrehistoricman

2 жыл бұрын

@@colinslant and "house"

@RoganGunn

2 жыл бұрын

@@colejohnson66 No their houses were built into the hillside, for shelter because it's so windy there. As for the 'still standing' bit - most houses from that era are mere post-holes or just the remains and the foundations. The only thing missing in these is the roof. You can still see the sleeping areas and storage containers etc.

@DocBree13

2 жыл бұрын

Whoa!

Very ... interesting. Amazing collab! I hope more collabs appear.

Love this crossover episode! Love Sam! Love planes!

Can’t wait for Bendover to make his next video about the incredible logistics of making a Tom Scott video

@PillowWillow007

2 жыл бұрын

Make it happen @Wendover Productions!

@neonex73

2 жыл бұрын

hello verified

@Loifey

2 жыл бұрын

Ben Dover…

@ObviouslyBenHughes

2 жыл бұрын

OMG…

@waffle3892

2 жыл бұрын

@@Loifey lmao I was thinking the same thing

"I'm not gonna be the jackass who's vlogging on a tiny little plane with other passengers on it" The world needs more Tom Scotts.

@matthewstuckenbruck5834

2 жыл бұрын

When I see other youtubers doing that it's so awkward. Like, could you really not find any other place to film?

@ZaHandle

2 жыл бұрын

at least do it when people are sleeping bruh

@noahway13

2 жыл бұрын

I wouldn't mind a legit vlogger. But it is the number of average idiots who film everything,--- at music concerts, parades, etc.

I LOVED the journey when I did it earlier this year.

I love the manners you have

Cheeky transition into the Wendover voice over. Very well done.

@epsilon1563

2 жыл бұрын

Cub :O

@KermitFrogMan

2 жыл бұрын

Somewhat reminded me of Glados, very stark jump in tone from Tom.

@aasrithkammula5004

2 жыл бұрын

CUB?

@NagantHunt

2 жыл бұрын

cub ur vids r amazing

@weaponized_toaster

2 жыл бұрын

Mhh

This is a perfect route for an electric airplane. Then Orkney would be able to power its own transportation.

@Musikur

2 жыл бұрын

As long as they don't rely on solar power ;)

@euansmith3699

2 жыл бұрын

That's a great idea; though, the harder the wind blows, the less good the flying conditions become, but the greater the need is to use of the excess wind generated power. 😂😂😂😂

@otterylexa4499

2 жыл бұрын

It's already in development.

@betz8733

2 жыл бұрын

that's exactly what I was thinking watching this!!!

@clray123

2 жыл бұрын

Or a motor boat. Or you could just swim across, honestly.

Love the Wendover collab and what a smooth transition that was!

"That's a bird. That's a bird. That is also a bird." Most insightful quote on KZread

Pilot: "Would anyone like me to turn on the radio?" Passenger: "Oh that would be nic-" Pilot: "We've arrived. Please watch your step as you exit the plane."

@Tacopaper

2 жыл бұрын

no! TAKE ME TO THE SEA AND DIVE

@placyd

2 жыл бұрын

1:54

@silvervisage5096

2 жыл бұрын

"Please fasten your seatbelts...cancel that last order."

@arkinjaredmorales4123

2 жыл бұрын

Me flying my shortest A320 flight in RFS:

@sonario6489

2 жыл бұрын

@@silvervisage5096 "Belay that order."

This guys has more practice taking off and landing then most pilots with his hours of flight time.

@deirdrekiely6187

2 жыл бұрын

* THAN, not then.

@drink15

2 жыл бұрын

@@deirdrekiely6187 got it out of your system?

@BGatts666

2 жыл бұрын

@@drink15 * HEAT, not it.

@Uvisir

2 жыл бұрын

i was thinkig about that also

@calebbyers

2 жыл бұрын

Pilot experience should be measured by number of takeoffs and landings, not hours. A pilot can build hours ("experience") by sitting looking out the window on autopilot turning a dial every 30 mins on a transatlantic flight. Or they can be like this guy, rarely using autopilot, constantly managing the aircraft, doing lots of takeoffs and landings, which are the hardest parts of flying. Which one's hands would you rather put your life into?

Other youtubers would’ve stretched the video to 10 minutes Another reason we love tom

Nice to know theres a flight where I don't have to turn on airplane mode.

Tom Scott: "I don't really like when my videos are memes" Also Tom Scott: "That's a bird"

@jamesmnguyen

2 жыл бұрын

My favorite is his failed vaping and talking attempt.

@Angarsk100

2 жыл бұрын

That's another bird!

@pierreabbat6157

2 жыл бұрын

Luke A. Boyd ought to learn something from Seymour Robbins.

"That's a bird" - It's this kind of rock solid educational content I have come to expect from Tom. I can feel myself learning new things.

@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721

2 жыл бұрын

Glad to get that cleared up.

@leftwingdragon6235

2 жыл бұрын

Dark Crystal fan?

@confusedgerbil1923

2 жыл бұрын

As an inhabitant of Westray, I can confirm that there are many birds and rocks to choose from here.

I can now say I’ve watched the entirety of a commercial airplane flight on KZread.

This reminds me of the flight to Inish Mór which 7 minutes long. The cool thing about these airports is everyone is super chill and nice. I visit family every once in awhile on Inish Mór and I've been allowed to sit beside the pilot which is extremely fun.

“It’s raining sideways” - Tom Scott August 2021

@bajhi_

2 жыл бұрын

hmmm

@ToppyTree

2 жыл бұрын

Classic Scotland

@SylviaRustyFae

2 жыл бұрын

That just gave me more proof that the pacific northwest has the exact same weather as Scotland does; as sideways rain is a rather common thing here as well

@edmn

2 жыл бұрын

-Ollie Williams

@Six11Slender

2 жыл бұрын

That part made me laugh

I was unaware of just how low the bar is for what a “still standing house” is

@werk62

2 жыл бұрын

Right? If I got to choose the definition it would at least have to still have a roof

@FHL-Devils

2 жыл бұрын

Hole, that isn't a pool, yet.

@ChristopherHallett

2 жыл бұрын

Well c'mon, be fair - it's THOUSANDS of years old...

@tatianaleutwiler1867

2 жыл бұрын

Makes me think Machu Picchu should be called a "still standing Inca city"

@Donderu

2 жыл бұрын

I would have assumed it meant “inhabited”

A very different example of a subsidized flight is between Anchorage, Alaska to Adak Island. Only twice a week, the distance and weather requires a 737, but there's usually less than 40 passengers and the population of Adak is less than 500.

I came for rain and got rain. Great rain and great video.

Imagine if all Nature Documentaries were like this: "That's a bird. That's a bird. That is also a bird."

@himaro101

2 жыл бұрын

Apply David Attenborough's voice to the sentence.

@WizKhalia13

2 жыл бұрын

Try watching Zefrank1 hes hilarious and does exactly that 😂

@comicsans2516

2 жыл бұрын

sounds like a huggbees video

@scmtuk3662

2 жыл бұрын

"Here, we have the Northwestern Dinglepuff. One thing that you'll notice, if you look really closely, is that the flower is... purple"

Gotta love how if it is going to be disappointing, Tom lets us know before we get disapointed aswell.

@tamaslapsanszki8744

2 жыл бұрын

But it wasn't disappointing. It was exactly what I expected: a short hop in a typical STOL twin engine light aircraft. It was satisfyingly accurate to my expectations

@ZNotFound

2 жыл бұрын

It wasn't disappointing. We got a Wendover Productions crossover.

@clouds645

2 жыл бұрын

⬆️Don't read. This isn't a RickRoll. .

@ThreadBomb

2 жыл бұрын

It was disappointing. I was promised Tom and got an inferior copy.

@5MilesHigh

2 жыл бұрын

@@clouds645 what, nothing in channels

Favorite collab ever

great video, i used to live on papay.

"It's raining sideways" Yes, it's Scotland. That's normal.

@KEIR-jw7ly

2 жыл бұрын

😂

@FarrFromPerfect

2 жыл бұрын

I heard that last time it stopped raining there people thought it was the end of times.

@RapidVidsProductions

2 жыл бұрын

gee i wonder if this person is scottish

@blubfishuwaaa

2 жыл бұрын

@@RapidVidsProductions Nah, no way, that's absurd

@wrenclark4907

2 жыл бұрын

ur not wrong mate

I've taken off from that airport; pilot popped whatever's the plane equivalent of a handbrake turn and literally took off sideways. Then to land in Kirkwall just switched off the motor and coasted in. Ferry's also great, doesn't have a schedule as such, just wanders round the islands picking people up as needed. I miss Orkney.

@jimmyboy131

2 жыл бұрын

I landed sideways one time, due to cross winds. I wasn't the pilot but it was a small four person plane and it was a very tense experience.

@iraqiboy90

2 жыл бұрын

@@jimmyboy131 landing sideways, though only on one of the main tires, is normal in crosswinds. At the moment of touching down one of the main gears, the pilot has to line up the entire plane forward with the runway, otherwise, imagine a car making a jump and landing sideways.

@mjouwbuis

2 жыл бұрын

Landing that way is named after crabs, who also walk sideways. Never heard of taking off sideways before, though.

@SlenderSmurf

2 жыл бұрын

@@iraqiboy90 very common in rallying

@niroshanperera6323

2 жыл бұрын

Didn't notice Air traffic controllers. It seems like there is no danger of other aircraft entering the Airspace. Hence no possibility of collisions. I bet the pilots have done some stunts when there are no passengers.

I flew my dad from Westray to papa Westray about 7 months ago. Took me 45 seconds. One of the things ticked off my bucket list. Loved every second of it

Those Islander planes realy rock. Pilots too.

"That's a bird. That's a bird. That is also a bird" is exactly how I react when my parents get all excited that there are pigeons in the garden.

@euansmith3699

2 жыл бұрын

My brother once asked my mother, "What sort of bird is that in the garden?" My mother answered, "It's a paper bag." My brother got some glasses.

@auldfouter8661

2 жыл бұрын

But it was a lovely curlew , my favourite kind.

@anatine_banana_69

2 жыл бұрын

That's my reaction when I look outside the window while a sex scene plays in the movie I'm watching with my parents

@euansmith3699

2 жыл бұрын

@@auldfouter8661 Thanks, I was trying to remember what that bendy-beak bird is called.

@WeaselKing1000

2 жыл бұрын

I will never understand why such huge proportions of people a) don't care about birds; b) think it's really funny to point that out; c) think that most other people will relate; and d) depressingly, are right about c) most of the time. It's neither a good nor a valuable thing.

I took the world's shortest flight. It was half as interesting as I expected.

@MadScientist267

2 жыл бұрын

Should have gotten a round trip ticket

@rablopx4110

2 жыл бұрын

Damn this pun

@goldenphoenix3716

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Adam! Didn't expect to see you here, I'm a fan of your music and memes, of course ;)

@user-nk6gu5er3v

2 жыл бұрын

this video is about bricks

@charliekelly735

2 жыл бұрын

1000th like

wow i kind of live the crossover. thanks wendover and tom

there needs to be a Guinness world record for swimming across this

“That’s a bird.” “That’s a bird.” “That is … also … a bird.” Pythonesque. Love it. 🙂

@joinedupjon

2 жыл бұрын

Least the plane didn't hit any of them

@ShroudedWolf51

2 жыл бұрын

@@joinedupjon I'm fairly sure with a plane this size, things would have ended rather badly.

@olivergambrell9763

2 жыл бұрын

I think Great Skua, Fulmar and Curlew.

@buvvins6687

2 жыл бұрын

The Larch....The...Larch... :D

@kevinnewsom3128

2 жыл бұрын

@@buvvins6687 Aww,...I was gonna' say that!

tom saying “it’s raining sideways” and a raindrop then hitting the camera lens cracked me up

The scenery reminds me of the southern coast of Maine. Small rocky islands, rain and ocean.

Lindybeige vibes with the bird edits. Love it.

When Tom said: "Voiceovers about airplane logistics" my mind imediatly went to Wendover Productions and boy oh boy I was not dissapointed, I love these kind of collabs!

@clouds645

2 жыл бұрын

⬆️Don't read. This isn't a RickRoll. .

@ATM648

2 жыл бұрын

This video was only Half As Interesting as they usually are...

@pikcube

2 жыл бұрын

@@ATM648 Reference acknowledged

"It's raining sideways." "that's a bird." "that's a bird!" "that is also a bird" 4 of Tom's greatest quotes 😂

@badza47

2 жыл бұрын

That's three idiot

@ilyassebenana3824

2 жыл бұрын

2 and 3 aren't the same Mr I know everything.

@questionableargumentations1364

2 жыл бұрын

@@badza47 ummm, I guess math isn't your strongest side

@WillyJunior

2 жыл бұрын

Borrowed from Family Guy, but still good

@nonsensicalhumanoid

Жыл бұрын

there's also "ooh, volcano!"

honestly this could cure my fear of flying. i mean if it is this short, i could probably endure it.

This was very interesting and really informative now I want to go and try myself

I'm impressed that you were able to identify all of those birds, even at such a distance

@thetux459

2 жыл бұрын

Ornith- -ologist!

THE COLLAB IVE ALWAYS WANTED

@josinboop6132

2 жыл бұрын

Bruh

@platinum-or3y

2 жыл бұрын

ok

@adiuntesserande6893

2 жыл бұрын

But what about one with both of them, the rest of the Technical Difficulties, the Map Men, Jago Hazzard, and you? That’s the perfect British collab!

@jasonremy1627

2 жыл бұрын

Oh, hi there!

@mike_chr_

2 жыл бұрын

Hey it’s the British guy

I worked at Newark airport (EWR) and we had a flight that stopped in New York (LGA) before heading to Canada. It took around 90 seconds depending on the direction of take off/landing. No one was allowed off at LGA, only on

Everything about this video is absolutely 100% perfect in every possible way...

Am I the only one who found this hilarious, in such a good way? Only Tom could make me smile with something as like this.

“It’s raining sideways” “thanks Tom, now to move onto news about today’s traffic”

@davidmoore1253

2 жыл бұрын

Traffic: "That's a bird. That is also a bird." "Thanks Tom. And now the sport, with Tom!"

@aidyplays1013

2 жыл бұрын

@@davidmoore1253 Sports: ''Looks like Papa Westray and Westray are at it again in the Football match of the year!'' ''Thanks Tom, and that will be all.''

@jettaeschroff6924

2 жыл бұрын

Traffic: "It's moving sideways" "thanks Tom, now to move onto news about football"

Love the two birds

this is the collab we all needed

@Foam_Woa

4 ай бұрын

YESSSSSS

Having done “milk run” flights through the alaska panhandle, its cool to see the same system used halfway around the world

@royeb63

2 жыл бұрын

If you like "milk runs" you should try Widerøe's Tromsø (TOS) to Kirkenes (KKN) flight. 3 hours 50 min., 5 stops along the way, and if you return the same day, you get 10 take-offs and landings in one day. :O)

@Croz89

2 жыл бұрын

They used to be a lot more common in the earlier days of commercial aviation, when passengers were fewer and planes had shorter range. Milk runs gave way to hub and spoke, which now are giving way to point to point.

Tom: "Voiceovers are not my thing, I'm going to let this part for Sam" Sam: Does and finishes the voiceover Tom: voiceovers

@no3ironman11100

2 жыл бұрын

cheap labour smirk

@maritoguionyo

2 жыл бұрын

Tom being Tom

@user-bh6ey1ke4n

Жыл бұрын

As Tom talked only half of the video, it was half as interesting.

So cool love the collab

"How to recognise different types of birds from quite a long way away..." 1) the gannet, 2) the robin, 3) the nuthatch, 4) the gannet ...

The 'it was underwhelming' clickbaited me better than all the 'OMG, THIS IS THE BIGGEST ... ' And i dunno why

@ruchick6155

2 жыл бұрын

Because the hyperbole is more known as a clickbait

@princegoatcheese9379

2 жыл бұрын

*I GOT ON THE WORLD'S SHORTEST COMMERCIAL FLIGHT AND YOU WOULDN'T BELIEVE WHAT HAPPENED NEXT (MINUTE 2 WILL SHOCK YOU)*

@safe-keeper1042

2 жыл бұрын

@@princegoatcheese9379 I TAKE THE WORLD'S SHORTEST FLIGHT!?!?! And don't forget that idiotic red arrow and red circle, and Tom's face looking shocked, in the thumbnail.

@milkkee540

2 жыл бұрын

ZAMN IT WAS UNDERWHELMING

@beth12svist

2 жыл бұрын

That honesty in titling combined with short videos is what makes Tom Scott stand out from the crowd, which, of course, is what the original purpose of clickbait titles was... before they became the crowd. :-)

"It's RAINING SIDEWAYS!" best Tom Scott quote

@thebigat6

2 жыл бұрын

Actually I think this was originally said by Ollie Williams

@proper_noun436

2 жыл бұрын

thanks ollie

@Tree_-wp5zn

2 жыл бұрын

If you believe a word is letters followed by a space xytop Aaaaaaaaahhhh

that was such an exciting flight, I just have to watch it again

Brilliant idear to rope in Wendover. It really was a very wendovery topic :)

Note that these types of planes, similar to the Twin Otter, are among the cheapest and most reliable planes out there, needing very little space to take off and land, so they're ideal for this kind of operation.

@heysemberthkingdom-brunel5041

2 жыл бұрын

They are also (on a per km basis) among the least safe due to being well within the reach of people with too much money and too little sense who overestimate their piloting abilities... (General aviation is at least an order of magnitude more dangerous than commercial aviation)

@uhmnope4787

2 жыл бұрын

@@heysemberthkingdom-brunel5041 any piloting within Europe falls under the regulation of the EASA and since this is a commercial operation there are even more requirements. The only safety differences that really matter are altitude and wind strength as smaller planes offer less mass and engine power to cope with crosswinds. Even being a General Aviation pilot requires a pilot's license. This is like saying it's more dangerous to habe your mum drive you instead of a chauffeur, who might have to train for specific vehicles and prove himself to a prestigeous company.

@redmond38

2 жыл бұрын

This was a commercial flight and would be subject to all the same regulations as one on a larger aircraft. The islander is a certified commercial aircraft too so not sure what point you're trying to make. Piston twins are inherently less reliable than turboprops or jets, maybe that's what you meant but under european rules once you're flying people for money or reward its a commercial operation, you need an AOC and to follow all the relevant rules.

This is one of these extremely rare occasions where a commercial electric aircraft actually makes sense...

@QuantumFluxable

2 жыл бұрын

but then how are we gonna melt the icecaps hu?!

@beejaabee30

2 жыл бұрын

@@QuantumFluxable really big blowtorches

@sheevone4359

2 жыл бұрын

Except the BN-2 islanders aren't electric. But it would make sense.

@EcceJack

2 жыл бұрын

Definitely! I hope they get there sooner rather than later - especially with all that wind power they've got lying (uhhh... blowing..?!) around!

@andreasu.3546

2 жыл бұрын

As a kid, I had a model airplane on which you would wind up a rubber belt which would then drive the prop. Should be sufficient for this flight.

That's got to be one of the flights of all time.