Also was onboard for the flight, and yes the beers were great on the way home :-)

@StefanDrury

5 жыл бұрын

I'm jealous! A great aviation moment, glad you had fun.

Oh i wish i could of came!!! Looks Fantastic!!!

I maintained and flew on Qantas 747-200,300,400's I love each and every 747 dearly. Each one has its own personality that you can feel when you enter them. Every time I see a a doco or photo of a boneyard it makes me feel very empty inside but I guess they are with each other when that end comes. When I am anywhere in the world now at large airports I think of the airport like a pub for the planes they drop in have a drink and off they go again makes me happy to see them with a few buddies around them in nearby stands to have a chat with. Thank god there is still a demand for the 747-800F and they will be still flying whilst the A380 will be all but gone from the skies is the next 5 to 10 years

@StefanDrury

5 жыл бұрын

I love that - the airport is a “pub for planes”. Great description 🍺 ✈️👍

thanks for sharing stef,looks great,wish i could attend this year

Awesome video! 1:17 I was standing on the other side of the white car filming the AirAsia A330 taxi into the gate too. My hat blew away because of the wind Lol. Really glad that you enjoyed the airshow too. The heat could have been worse and the airshow wasn't too busy.

@StefanDrury

5 жыл бұрын

Oh no! Hope you got your hat back, yeah dust was the theme of the day for sure. Hope you had a great day, and if you’re back again today have a good one 👍

@alexkoch8716

5 жыл бұрын

I was standing there too. I saw someone’s hat fly off. Must of been you. The smell thought of the jet fuel exhaust👌👌👌👌

@captainmerk747

5 жыл бұрын

@@alexkoch8716 yeah that was me!!! One of the people working at the airshow went to get the hat back which was nice. The wind from the A330's engines were still very satisfying. at 1:17 you can still see me behind the white car on the left with the hat flying away Lol

Great video stefan! love the avalon vids keep it up

@StefanDrury

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, having a great week at the airshow. Cheers, stef

As we really Appreciate Your time and excellent Efforts for us (Even Me being a Pilot)

Fantastic Stef! Thanks for putting this mini series of the airshow together, I loved it mate!

Amazing to finally meet you yesterday Stefan! Love your videos, keep up the awesome work!

i think i was there while you were recording

Nice series, great variety-Thanks

This is a great video! I was also there and it was awesome.

We Very Much appreciate your Videos TYVM

@StefanDrury

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Jack, I appreciate your time.

5:27 It was great to meet you stef!

Nice to see the NZL and Aus Air Force

Loving the videos

@StefanDrury

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, I've enjoyed making these.

Interesting clouds behind you! 5:30

@StefanDrury

5 жыл бұрын

Haha, RAAF and USAF blowing stuff up in the background!

Was great to meet you Stef! Been hoping to bump into you at Moorabbin but it was at Avalon instead! Great chat, you have inspired me and helped me throughout my PPL the past year. Keep up the great content! Looking forward to your special flight later this year ;) Glad I was there when you got the news! (no spoilers of course!)

Cracking video. Great stuff. I worked At the Conference Centre for the trade week (3rd Airshow on end) before becoming a spectator for the Friday night. It never gets tiresome.

F35 and f22 were amazing but it was way too hot for me

@StefanDrury

5 жыл бұрын

It was hot for sure. Shade was a valuable commodity yesterday. Thanks for watching.

@xSRGman

5 жыл бұрын

IKR its boiling

@mozm4664

5 жыл бұрын

@robert heritage Yeah it was sooo loud aswell!

The F22 was amazing !!

@StefanDrury

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah good display, glad I got ear plugs for it.

Great video sir. 29k! 👍🏼

I wasn't aware Qantas is retiring all their 747's thanks for this update on another terrific video Stefan

@StefanDrury

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah sadly by the end of 2020 they’re scheduled to be replaced, mainly by the 787s. Thanks for watching 👍

Sad to see 747s being let go! As always, great editing and loved the high energy music on this vlog! I hope to meet you one day at meet and greet!

@StefanDrury

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you, yeah I do love the 747, but things inevitably progress and change over time hey? Appreciate the kind words, cheers.

Stefan, All those people who met you are a tribute to your genuiness (is that a word?) I would have loved to fly down under, but my arms would get too tired (BaaBoom). February 30..EHH ( living 20 minutes from the Canadian border one picks up their colloquialisms. I almost cringed when those stealth fighter did a fly by, remind me to keep out of their way....scary! Cheers, from the land Up Over, Rik Spector

Yay I was on the vlog. At the meet and greet. Great to meet you stefan

It will be a sad day to see the final Qantas 747 go. The 747 at Avalon lord howle island was actually the 747 I got upgraded on from LAX-SYD now that’s a flight I’ll never forget!

@Cosmolovesmaccas

3 жыл бұрын

I can predict the future, it was sad... and there is this thing called COVID nowadays.

Was a very hot amazing day at Avalon & flying on OJU :) Was trying to find if your Cirrus was there. Seen the Cirrus display, but missed your meet & greet sorry. Nice video & thanks for the arrival scenes :)

@StefanDrury

5 жыл бұрын

Did you fly in on the 747? That’s way cool, I was really hoping to do that, missed out this time. KJN was there earlier in the week but not over the weekend unfortunately. I’m thinking I might bring a Cirrus along for 2022, got a few plans so let’s see how we go. Hope you had a great day at the show, and enjoy today if you’re back.

@keithsmith4059

5 жыл бұрын

I did. Back home north today. Sunscreen & wide brimmed hat for all .. we seen more than done distressed person yesterday. Was still 37 deg when we left. We departed via the new International terminal which was great .. except for the 100ml rule. Many a sunscreen 'taken' but then returned in Sydney via QF. The beer on board goung back went down veeery well lol. Great crew who donated their time for the day. Thanks for the videos.

@StefanDrury

5 жыл бұрын

What a great experience, I'm jealous! Glad you had a good time at the show, cheers Keith.

Sad to see the 747s go after all these years. My last plane flight was in a 747 to Antarctica and back in 2001, and I had the front seat at the pointy end. 🙂 Enjoying the Avalon videos. 👍🏻

@StefanDrury

5 жыл бұрын

Wow that would have been a fun trip. Definitely something I’d love to do one day. Thanks Peter 👍

Love the 747 Stef. I was at the Qantas Jet base when the direct flight from London arrived (all those years ago) and we all trooped on board and it smelt like a new car as nearly all the seats were still covered in plastic.In the cockpit I met the guy from Boeing who was on the flight and he was checking fuel figures etc off the FMS...it will be sad to seem them depart Qantas but what a great idea for the drought stricken farmers ( of which I am almost becoming one up here in the High Country of Victoria!)

Ended up binge watching your videos instead of studying for my physics final 😅

@StefanDrury

5 жыл бұрын

That’s both awesome and not awesome. Thanks for watching, now get off the Internet and do some study!

I wish I saw your previous video before I want to the airshow yesterday, I could’ve met you😔 Oh well. Plus, it was my first airshow, and it was freaking awesome! Also is it just me or does the F-35 look like a tiny F-22

Bugger I missed you I was with school aviation high in Brisbane and hey I love the vids

@StefanDrury

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you, there will be more meetups in the future, hope to see you at the next one.

Hey Stefan, I came past the Meet & Greet a couple times but each time you had so many people wanting to say Hi and there was just so much going on, that I got drawn away. The 747 flight was fantastic. Qantas announced on the way home the day had raised around $132,000 for the Drought Relief. In the Auction, the 747 Sim for 2 hours went for $2300. The heat was a bit hard at times, but what the hell, we were at the biggest Australian Air Show.

I have worked around that AirAsia plane at Perth airport 😊

Oh wow that’s me in AAFC uniform putting my phone back into my pocket😂 5:01. too bad I didn’t notice you stef I would’ve said hi.

@StefanDrury

5 жыл бұрын

Haha, thanks for appearing in the vlog Ricky!

@rickygillis6641

5 жыл бұрын

Stefan Drury thanks for putting me in the vlog😂. I love your videos.

Wouldn't it be great if Qantas bought a whole bunch of 747-8's to replace the old ones but i guess profits are more important than nostalgia, and yes i get it too. Would love to see you fly with Michael at some point. Thanks mate.

Omg I wish I knew you where there! I fly in on that Qantas B747, would have loved to have meet you!

@StefanDrury

5 жыл бұрын

That would have been a great experience on the 747, how was the fly by before you landed? I'll do more meetups in the future, hope to see you then. Cheers Shawn.

@sjhansen

5 жыл бұрын

Stefan Drury thanks mate. Was a great experience, awesome vibe onboard. Great day at the airshow 👍

Stef, coming to KOsH this year? Would love to meet you in person sometime. Your hard work on the channel is an inspiration to me to start posting. Keep the great content coming.

Its sad to hear Qantas is retiring the old girl, what a machine the 747 has been.

The dust!

@StefanDrury

5 жыл бұрын

Still washing it out of my clothes today. Car is filthy.

Did the Cirrus Owners tent open up?... ever...?

hey Stef its Tom from the airshow I loved meeting you

@StefanDrury

5 жыл бұрын

Hey Tom! Was great to meet you too. Thanks for coming along to the meetup.

I’ve always wanted to go there now I have to wait 2years

I thought QF was retiring their 747s in 2021.. Or was that the RAAF F/A-18s? Anyway, awesome vid! Wish I could be there!

@StefanDrury

5 жыл бұрын

By the end of 2020 is the latest I’ve heard. Thanks for the feedback, much appreciated 👍

@youtubeairways8646

5 жыл бұрын

@@StefanDrury No problem!

I for one welcome our new calendar changes!

@StefanDrury

5 жыл бұрын

Happy Feb 30th David 🎉

@davidxcrisp

5 жыл бұрын

A Number of Job Applications due in on the 1st. That means I have another day to get it perfected, right? :)

5:23 - 5:25. That was me closed to the camera

Is that vh ojy

Boeing-747 Flight. Cost = $747 Lmao

saturday was terible it was so hot but the f 22's jesus there loud

@StefanDrury

5 жыл бұрын

I know right? I was trying to interview people during the F22 demo - that was a mistake.

Disappointed you didn’t stretch the video out to 7:47

*HOW ABOUT SOME MILKSHAKE MERCHANDISE?*

Stefan can you start a instagram page for milkshake

It's not the last Qantas 747. Misleading title and clickbait.

@nankervisj

5 жыл бұрын

Not really, says "Last Qantas 747 At Avalon" which is quite accurate because this is the last time a QF 747 will be there as they will all be gone before the next airshow comes around.

@NoTaboos

5 жыл бұрын

@@nankervisj No; it says "THE Last Qantas 747..." Gives a different impression entirely.

@nankervisj

5 жыл бұрын

@@NoTaboos Whatever floats your boat I guess..... If you continue reading it does proceed to say "At Avalon" which renders the statement correct in my eyes, and I am quite particular with the English language. As there is nothing but a space separating "The Last Qantas 747" and "At Avalon" it does imply that Stef is talking about it being the last time they will be at Avalon, not the last Qantas 747 in general.

@NoTaboos

5 жыл бұрын

@@nankervisj "The last time for a Qantas 747 at Avalon."

@StefanDrury

5 жыл бұрын

Not trying to be clickbaity - as nankervisj says the title does say "at Avalon". It's sad it's the last time we'll see a QF 747 at the airshow, but by 2021 (next Avalon Airshow) Qantas won't be flying them so I think the title holds up. But appreciate the feedback as always. Thanks for watching.

That poor paint work you just smudged those dust particles into the clear coat scratching it... :-(