I had to rewatch this video. I was cabin crew on the QF 717 until NYE and I loved working on it. The little pocket rocket we called it ❤️🙌🏻

@PaulStewartAviation

2 жыл бұрын

She’s a beauty! What are you working on now? 😊

@petercaulfield8908

2 жыл бұрын

@@PaulStewartAviation VA 737 now out of Melbourne

The Boeing 717 is a mainstay for Hawaiian Airlines inter island service, total workhorses!

I remember as a young teenager back in the mid sixties l would always try & get a window seat near so l could see the Pratt & Whitney JT8-D’s on Douglas DC9’s & Boeing 727’s when l would take off from Essendon Airport in Melbourne before Tullamarine opened on my way to Perth when in those days there wasn’t a direct flight to Western Australia because l think as Essendon runway was too short for the then new jets to take off with a full fuel load to get there hence there was always a change of planes @ Adelaide, anyway the JT8-D’s were much louder & had a far better sound than the newer jobs, back in the better days when the wonderful new Boeing’s & Douglas jetliners were a real adventure to travel on after the DC-6’s & viscounts, it may now be in the name of Progress but it is just not the same & never will be.

@jamesfrench7299

3 жыл бұрын

All transport gets more sterile and computerised as time goes on with a hand full of exceptions. Sydney's new Alstom light rail vehicles to Randwick and Kingsford sound pretty interesting.

A great flight on a perfect day with amazing scenery including the ascent from Hobart and descent into Sydney. Scintillating spooling up sound of engines on departure. Interesting commentary on the history of this initially unpopular plane to one now highly sought after by QANTAS and others. The joys of flying!

My first flight was around 1983 in a TWA MD81 from Philadelphia to Chicago on business. When we were cleared for takeoff, the pilot “hit the gas” and I was pressed into my seat like never before. I turned to my colleague and said something like, wow, that’s some acceleration. Soon after, we were in the air and I was having a cheese omelette for breakfast.

Great ‘little’ aircraft with a heritage stretching way back to the DC9 of the early ‘60s-and wow you get a good perspective on just how low that wing is to the ground on landing!

Love the 717 it climbs so fast , must say I have never been that far back to look at those engines

I love that type of ramp up to the plane. There is the same type in Avarua airport in Rarotonga except it’s about 3 times as tall as it’s for air New Zealand Boeing 777s.

Awesome video Paul, really clear footage out the window. The 717 is my favourite Qantas domestic plane, I've flown half a dozen 717's this year including only a few weeks ago. I remember one flight from last year from Hobart to Sydney as you flew, the pilots accelerated their 717 hard we were really pushed back into our seats - I loved that! Keep up the good work mate.

@PaulStewartAviation

3 жыл бұрын

Cheers mate - glad you enjoyed the video. Make sure you've subscribed as I've got a great video coming out on Thursday! It's my first proper attempt at a museum video where I take you on a journey through 100 years of Qantas aircraft.

My first jet type rating was on the B-717 at AirTran Airways. The airframe is absolutely rock solid, but the engines and avionics had some initial "teething issues" which needed to be sorted out. By the time they went off to Big D all the kinks had been worked out and they were very reliable. Great short to medium range aircraft.

That spool up at the start sounds like a washing machine

@PaulStewartAviation

3 жыл бұрын

true! haha

@newflyer6837

3 жыл бұрын

I was going to say the same thing. What a great aerosexual sound!!

@jamesfrench7299

3 жыл бұрын

Many say modem buses sound like a washing machine -and that's not a compliment.

You do love those back of the plane engine views on the tail mounted birds. Thanks for the review. Great quality as usual.

@PaulStewartAviation

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Carl

Lots of memories of flying out of HBA/into MEL on the 717 when QantasLink took over the route when I lived in Hobart. Thanks!

@PaulStewartAviation

3 жыл бұрын

cheers

Another great video Paul, enjoyed watching and always so glad to see Aussie flying is still going strong, we've had a rough year!

@PaulStewartAviation

3 жыл бұрын

Cheers Ross - yes it's great that things are starting to go back to normal a little.

The 717 is actually the final iteration of the DC 9 family.

@harryschrape4847

3 жыл бұрын

Simon That’s true 👍

@TimSmyth23

2 жыл бұрын

Actually? Wrong. More research required.

@theflano23

2 жыл бұрын

@@TimSmyth23 Care to elaborate?

@badgerello

Жыл бұрын

(In Morgan Freeman voice) … but, 9 months later and not to anyone’s surprise, he never did elaborate.

@elementald8762

Жыл бұрын

@@TimSmyth23 Dc-9 to md-80 to B717

I flew on a Boeing 717-200 with Qantas in July and I loved it! It is my favourite aircraft (if you exclude the Boeing 747) and the experience was amazing!

Hi Paul I really enjoyed this video immensely. I have been to Hobart myself and I really do appreciate your descriptions of what was going on in the video and I also appreciate the video it self. Keep up the awesome work and I hope to hear more of these awesome videos in the future.

@PaulStewartAviation

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it Scott

This is fabulous viewing! Love the commentary (Bass Strait named after umm.. Mr Strait - lol). Seriously though, the video quality and stability are first class and you have fed my voracious appetite for everything air and space! I am a fan and will be checking out your other videos. Keep up the great work that helps the rest of us live vicariously through your travels.

@PaulStewartAviation

3 жыл бұрын

Cheers Claire! Yes the GoPro is fantastic and I've just got the new model 9 which goes really well. I just wish I got it earlier!

I hope these 717s are around for many years to come. They are one of my favorites.

@PaulStewartAviation

3 жыл бұрын

Same, and I think they will as they fill a large hole in the market.

thoroughly enjoyed it Paul - and thank you for your kind words about us here in VIC - its been rough but is much better now. Take care and stay safe. Cheers, D

@PaulStewartAviation

3 жыл бұрын

Cheers mate - long time no see!

I have fond memories of Qantas-Link, using it to travel about Australia's interior a few years back. Especially tho', our B-717 ride, where we were, at first fearfully, seated almost opposite your view. From my experience of DC-9'ers, Mad-Dogs (80's AND 90's), and then the 717, the FIRST thing noticed was how MUCH less noisy those BIG (in comparison with previous engine selections) turbofans were. Given those earlier - MANY years ago - rides, Q-Link's 717's are a vast difference. Still handle like a flying sports car, I am also happy to recall. We were flying/travelling during a period when State elections were being (LITERALLY!!) fought, and yet the everyone we met; aircrews, bus drivers, and hotel staffs, on every segment of our 21-day odyssey were wonderful. LONGING to return. AND, fly "the Link"!!

Sad to see these aircraft leave the Qantas fleet great trip report keep it up.👍

Great video Paul! The engine sounded awesome power up and down just before landing.

@PaulStewartAviation

3 жыл бұрын

cheers mate

Fantastic seeing such a high quality vlog from my home airport. I even made a little cameo in there! Thanks Paul, I'll see you again sometime i'm sure :)

@PaulStewartAviation

3 жыл бұрын

Cheers mate! haha where did I catch you? I'm definitely keen to visit again and stay a little longer next time!

A great video! Good to see you back in the air. I have gone from near-weekly travel to work to no flights for 9 months. I am back in the air this afternoon MEL to PER on QF so I am very excited. But also interested to see what is different (especially changes in lounges!)

This really helped with my flight anxiety. Will be flying in a 717-200 for the first time tomorrow from Houston to Atlanta

@PaulStewartAviation

2 жыл бұрын

Safe flight :)

Lovely airplane! I flew a 717 from Brisbane to Cairns last year. Reminds me of growing up and flying the workhorse MD80 on American.

Ahh, the 717 is so fun to fly on. If you are at the back, you can hear the engines roaring. I flew one from Sydney (SYD) to Hamilton Island (HTI). The Hamilton island landing was the most scenic view I will ever see from a plane.

I took my first "unaccompanied minor" trip to Space Camp in a DC9 which is basically the same thing. Definitely a nostalgia trip seeing this.

@PaulStewartAviation

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

One of my favourite flights ever was on a QF 717 - Uluru to Alice Springs, 22 minute wheels up to wheels down, with a full snack service on board. I’d love to go back to Tasmania. Great video thank you

@PaulStewartAviation

3 жыл бұрын

Cheers Kathryn

Thanks for looking out for us here in Vic mate. Appreciate the vid.

@PaulStewartAviation

3 жыл бұрын

Cheers take care

The engine spool up sound at 5:50 was so nice

Such a beauty! Not Paul... the 717^^ Low profile, clean wings, t-tail... I just love rearmounted engines! Thanks for the vid!

Thank you, Paul, for sharing another wonderful video with us.

@PaulStewartAviation

3 жыл бұрын

Cheers Fred

I flew one of these in March from Sydney to Brisbane at the height of the Pandemic kicking off as the airport was basically on shutdown mode all the 737's and and 320's had been grounded but i found it to be like a fast sports car it was an excellent quick take off and a really great flight I think this plane had better legroom as well from memory I enjoyed it and would love to fly on one again Thanks

Great video, thanks for showing the Dreamliner in Hobart, very rare!

@PaulStewartAviation

3 жыл бұрын

Cheers Luke. yeah I was lucky to see it! in fact I arrived at the airport just when it landed so I missed filming it.

The QF 787-9 needs around 8,500 feet of runway to land on and the Hobart Runway is 8,947 feet. Very slim margins of error indeed. Also really nice to see the 737F and the Antarctic A319 Charter Aircraft that fly's from Hobart/NZ to McMurdo. Keep up the amazing videos. Cant wait for more. ;)

@PaulStewartAviation

3 жыл бұрын

Interesting that the it's the antarctica A319! I've seen footage of it landing there.

Always interesting facts with a touch of humour Paul, thanks and enjoyed! Hopefully, will see you here back in Tassie and I’ll get to meet my first aviation vloger celebrity😉

@PaulStewartAviation

3 жыл бұрын

cheers James :)

Another great review Paul. The 717 is an amazing aircraft, and you flew it on the best 717 route in the world! Loved the info on the engine development between RR & BMW. Delta recently announced they will retire their 717 fleet by end 2025. Interesting to see what Qantas does here, and what they look at as a potential replacement.

@PaulStewartAviation

3 жыл бұрын

Cheers Hamish. Yeah I wonder if they might get one of the larger Embarers? Or even the A220?

Thanks for another great video Dr Stewart!

@PaulStewartAviation

3 жыл бұрын

cheers mate

Flew on one from Melbourne to Ayers Rock. Great flight. I didn’t know there was such a thing as a 717 at the time.

Love Hobart airport and the views from the air are spectacular.

@PaulStewartAviation

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed

Great Paul, I saw you way above as I live in Hadspen near Launceston and follow the flights. Great video on a classic plane. My first flight was on a DC-9-30 on Ansett!

@PaulStewartAviation

3 жыл бұрын

cheers Simon

Great video Paul. Nice onboard views

@PaulStewartAviation

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

Great video Paul! beautiful views on takeoff!

@PaulStewartAviation

3 жыл бұрын

cheers mate

Another outstanding work of Art

@PaulStewartAviation

3 жыл бұрын

Nek minit I’ll be in mona! Probably moaning about art.

@stevenmaron4698

3 жыл бұрын

@@PaulStewartAviation I will expect nothing less

Used to get these doing the Friday afternoon run from Happyrock to Brisbane, still one of my favourite aircraft to fly on. Plenty of power when it needed it too. That being said, the Q400 seemed to be able to put down in worse conditions (read: better chance of getting to go home) so... swings and roundabouts.

Great video! In a world where all new aircraft have the same 2 engine under the wing design, it’s great to be able to fly on something different. I’ve always thought the rear engined jets look far more elegant. Flown on many, but not for years now. I was lucky enough to have once flown on the 4 engined VC10 from Kenya to London back in 1977 when I was a young boy.

@PaulStewartAviation

3 жыл бұрын

cheers Julian

Good to see your vlogs again I love them

@PaulStewartAviation

3 жыл бұрын

Cheers Sagar - I hope you've seen my last few over the last few weeks.

@FlyingExplorer2022

3 жыл бұрын

@@PaulStewartAviation I have seen them they were lovely, I have been following your vlogs 😊

First flew the 717 with Impulse Airlines, it's a great plane. Thanks Paul for another entertaining video. xx

@PaulStewartAviation

3 жыл бұрын

cheers Brad

Great video! loved the shots of wing and engine :) Greetings from a very locked down Germany!

@PaulStewartAviation

3 жыл бұрын

Cheers Sam

Great video as always Paul! I love the 717-200, having flown on them with Qantas and Delta. 100% agree they are a robust plane, sure, they mightn't be the most modern, or have the best take off peformance (they have issues in hot weather), but they are solid and dependable. I really need to go on another one!

@PaulStewartAviation

3 жыл бұрын

Cheers mate. Yep they’re a sturdy old unit.

Great video, I had a great flight on one of these from Sydney to Hobart a few years ago. A very pleasant smooth flight with only 12 passengers.

@PaulStewartAviation

3 жыл бұрын

cheers

love the sound of the 717 engines

@PaulStewartAviation

3 жыл бұрын

I know right! I forgot how great they sound spooling up!

Thanks Paul love your work as usual

@PaulStewartAviation

3 жыл бұрын

cheers :)

I started my career on the 717s back in 2005, I loved working on them :)

@PaulStewartAviation

3 ай бұрын

Hope you've seen my Qantaslink 717 farewell video :)

@Emaie84

3 ай бұрын

@@PaulStewartAviation Looking it up now! :)

Such a beautiful video mate. I hope that I'll be onboard one this year

Our last trip to Tassie in 2014 was on one of these 717's. That engine noise is incredible! We nicknamed it the "Pocket Rocket"! Great fun to fly on. Much better than the 737 we flew to Tas on our honeymoon. I see the food service is still lousy on the 717. Oh well, you're better off eating at the airport before you board. Cheers!

Thanks for this! I might need this knowledge of the B717-200 soon ;)

awesome video as always my favourite one is where you talk about the 747s history

@PaulStewartAviation

3 жыл бұрын

cheers Thomas. You'll enjoy my 747 videos I'm filming next weekend :)

Old but still gold amazing videos 👌👌🙌🙌

Thanks Paul. Now I know what I will be getting when I fly to Tassie early next year

@PaulStewartAviation

3 жыл бұрын

cheers Peter

Nice video. When I saw the aircraft landing I thought it resembled a DC-9 that I flew as a kid in Kenya. KQ had a few DC9s that looked just like that and with the same pax seating configuration. But well done. Lovely video!

@PaulStewartAviation

3 жыл бұрын

cheers mate

Great footage on such a perfect day

@PaulStewartAviation

3 жыл бұрын

Cheers! Yep I was lucky as the day before was horrific

What a strangely enjoyable and interesting video! Now I have something I can send to friends and family all over the world, so they can see what Hobart airport looks like. I always thought that one off the coolest things at Hobart was that they did not waste time with 'push back', but just revved up one of the engines and turned around. I hope that has not been changed for all aircraft, from now on.

@PaulStewartAviation

3 жыл бұрын

Cheers Pierre

@pierrejoubert681

3 жыл бұрын

@@PaulStewartAviation For almost a decade Hobart had been my 'home airport' (now it is the nifty Launceston Airport, which you should come to visit some time). Before Hobart, Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson had been 'my airport' for a decade. What a stark contrast! Sometimes, in Hobart, I would be home within half an hour after the plane had landed, whereas at ATL it would sometimes take that long just to get off the plane! At least in Hobart a friendly little dog comes to say 'hello' (unless you have fruit or vegetables with you, in which case you are in deep trouble!).

Aloha from Hawai'i! I was surprised to see that Qantas uses B717s because they're rare. I've heard that Hawaiian Airlines has the largest number of 717s of any other airline, used on its interisland routes. Although not especially comfortable, these planes are perfect for HAL's island hops which normally are only 25 - 40 minutes long. I'm happy to see a new post from you.

@PaulStewartAviation

3 жыл бұрын

cheers! I've got Hawaii on my bucket list. Keen to see Pearl Harbour and I've seen some amazing footage filmed from chopper flying around the islands.

@manubird2475

3 жыл бұрын

@@PaulStewartAviation If COVID issues ever let up and you are able to fly to Hawai'i, I hope that you'll contact me beforehand, at least if you might be interested in non-tourist sites, both historic and natural. In recent years, tourists have overrun some of our special places, but we locals know where to go to avoid the hordes.

@PaulStewartAviation

3 жыл бұрын

@@manubird2475 cheers

Awesome to have you down here in Tassie!

@PaulStewartAviation

3 жыл бұрын

It was great to visit

Great video paul We went to Hobart last January with Jetstar Really nice place So looking forward to travelling again Cheers paul

@PaulStewartAviation

3 жыл бұрын

Cheers mate

Beautiful landing! 👌

I used to love flying in the old BAC 1-11 in the seventies. Same set up with 2 engines at the rear.

@PaulStewartAviation

3 жыл бұрын

Nice

@Ilikedahudugurusinga

3 жыл бұрын

I flew on them numerous times from London to Manchester with BEA/BA. My favourite however was with Zambia Airways, Lusaka to Nairobi...Dad got us a cockpit visit, we were flying towards Mt Kilimanjaro at the time, stunning! 😀

I flew NTL-BNE 2 days ago on one of those. It was good to have a jet rather than the dash 8 on that route for a change 👍

Brilliant trip report

@PaulStewartAviation

3 жыл бұрын

cheers Louise

Benefits of gold: “skipping the non existent queue” good one there 😂

@carlramirez6339

2 жыл бұрын

I went to Hobart in July 2018. The queues at Hobart Airport were quite long back then. I couldn't even find a place to sit while waiting for my flight.

Great video, nice camera work.

Thanks for reviewing our little bird! ✈️

Hy Paul, nice to see you making a video again. Great video. Abel Tasman was a Duch man. So i give you greetings from the Netherlands🇱🇺

@PaulStewartAviation

3 жыл бұрын

cheers mate. Greetings from Downunder.

Another wonderful video Paul and a rare aircraft. I hope to be able to fly Delta's version before they are retired in 2025. I have flown the DC-9, all of the MD series except the MD-90 (which I was supposed to fly in October until COVID and their early retirement).

@PaulStewartAviation

3 жыл бұрын

cheers John. Yep Damn covid brought forward a few retirements. I'm yet to fly on a 757 so it was a pity to see American retire theres. 767s too, I think, although atleast I have flown that aircraft type with BA and QF.

You have to by early to getting a good place in there Qantas Lounge in Hobart, good buffet selection for this small lounge.

@PaulStewartAviation

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah luckily it was empty when I entered so I got the window seat. It filled up by the time our flight was called.

Ops I missed this one. Great video Paul! Sadly there aren't many flights between Hobart and Sydney at the moment. :(

This is the aircraft that Hawaiian Airlines flies between the islands, so I;ve flown it many times, and find it just fine. I always sit by a window on the side with just two seats and love seeing the views of the other islands as I fly from Honolulu to Kona or Hilo.

Thank you for the video.

@PaulStewartAviation

3 жыл бұрын

cheers Paulo

When we visited Tasmania we flew back to Sydney from Hobart and sat in more less the same seat in the lounge (at window), flew on the 717, and boarded via the same amazing ramp 😍 Love the 717, although sitting at the front on what feels like a standard domestic Airbus or Boeing aircraft is a bit scary when you spot the lack of engines on the wings 😳😳😳🤣

@PaulStewartAviation

3 жыл бұрын

Haha

Flew on on one of these from Sydney to the Gold Coast one year, sitting near the back. Fun, but very noisy!

I flew in a Qantas Link Boing 717 back in April of 2018 on a holiday to the Northern Territory as we flew in one from Darwin to Alice Springs! I also was lucky enough to sit in that exact same seat towards the back so I also got a few great videos of the flight on my GoPro Hero 5 as I recorded the takeoff and landing on top of a couple of random clips whilst in flight! :)

Looks like a great flight and yes, Tasmania is beautiful. 👍 I quite like the 717 ... got quite familiar with them when I visited Hawaii a couple of years ago. Went on four Hawaiian 717s, which operate all their inter-island flights. 👌😎

@PaulStewartAviation

3 жыл бұрын

Ah yes. Delta, QF and Hawaiian have the three biggest 717 fleets.

Thanks Paul

@PaulStewartAviation

3 жыл бұрын

cheers Scotty

What a beautiful country

So cool

Another interesting & informative video 👍

@PaulStewartAviation

3 жыл бұрын

Cheers Adrian

Beautifully filmed and delivered yet again Paul I love your work very silky. Highlights of my travels as a FIFO chef last year was travelling BNE-ISA on these beautiful birds I just love them I always try for 23A or F next to those beasts! Love my travel and fly shortly on an E170, have you reviewed one of these? Looking forward to it Keep up your great work 👌👍

@PaulStewartAviation

3 жыл бұрын

Cheers Gordon. I haven't been on the E170 yet although I think I've been on an E175 in the US a few years ago.

Haven't seen a 717 in years. And yes, after seeing it, those engines are definitely a "Mad Dog" design. Isn't it great us Aussies can start flying again ? 👍

@PaulStewartAviation

3 жыл бұрын

We are very lucky since the rest of the world is going into lockdown.

@heathertruskinger6214

3 жыл бұрын

@@PaulStewartAviation we definitely are. Stay safe Paul. Looking forward to the Qantas museum video.

@CodingTuts

3 жыл бұрын

@@PaulStewartAviation Are you sure? You're not allowed to leave the country for another year, while I'm traveling though Europe, Asia, America

@PaulStewartAviation

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah but covid is rampant through all of those countries and parts of the US and UK are going into lockdown.

I maintained the DC 9 and MD 95 for TAA in the late 80's

I miss Hobart....but not the Qantas lounge at the airport! So many trips in and out of the lovely Apple isles little airport. Wonderful to see the Australian blue skies during the depths of this awful European Covid winter. Abel Tasman was Dutch...go back and find out more about your best kept secret that is Tasmania in summer or winter.

@PaulStewartAviation

3 жыл бұрын

yep I'm definitely keen to go back and explore it properly in the near future

Nice Video 👍 I love the Quality

@PaulStewartAviation

3 жыл бұрын

Cheers mate

Nice video 👍 thanks Paul

@PaulStewartAviation

3 жыл бұрын

cheers James

What a cool plane

Did you know that in the summer cathay pacific flies cargo flights with there 777 300er and a350 900s to hobart airport. This was a great video keep up the good work.

@PaulStewartAviation

2 жыл бұрын

I did and I think they just do a short hop over to MEL?

Enjoyed the video. Loved seeing the clouds draw level with the plane during decent and realising how low some are. I noticed the aircraft fly through a darker grey cloud. I presume they are far denser than the white cotton wool variety. That plane does look un-Boeing and the McDonnell Douglas origins explains it. I heard BMW did make aeroplane engines a long time ago but never knew they dabbled in Jet engines these days.

@PaulStewartAviation

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it James

10:24 I flew on that Dreamliner from Perth to London with my family back in April 2019.

@alangaming2003

3 жыл бұрын

Don’t forgot Noel Philipps flew on that livery as well

Thanks Paul!

@PaulStewartAviation

3 жыл бұрын

cheers mate