I took the world's shortest flight. It was underwhelming.

The flight between Papa Westray and Westray takes 80-90 seconds and covers about 2km. Why does it exist? And what's it like? On a rainy day in the Orkney Islands, I went to find out.
Thanks to Sam from Wendover Productions! / wendoverproductions
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[@TomScottGo]

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]

Looking forward to your second channel, Tom !

[@user-bz1wp8hf2z]

What will it be named?

[@wuffalo]

1 week ago?

[@thecorneliusexperience]

Amazing

[@lavque]

My guy commented a week before this video was uploaded

[@fireaza]

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

[@joekreissl4499]

"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]

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

[@juanma9868]

Admin, it's raining sideways

[@paddington1670]

is gon rain!

[@azza0911]

Bring him some soup!

[@aarona.aaronson9621]

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

[@Schattengewaechs99]

Heh!

[@ABlueOrb]

Ruminating

[@PokerPlayerJames]

@@ABlueOrb room-inating*

[@myczxr]

haha

[@ThunderBlastvideo]

yup. Typical Tom Scott times

[@deem2013]

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

[@SupersuMC]

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

[@lewisgarner5615]

@@SupersuMC yes

[@TheRubberMatch]

@@SupersuMC it shouldn’t

[@tatemitchell1479]

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]

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

[@Speb17]

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

[@frogfrogson2670]

Thats not

[@Crystal_l_l_l]

Thats not

[@Silent_Speaker]

Thats not

[@alienbsg]

Thats not

[@oldveryveryoldmanfromthe1900s]

Thats not

[@korosuke1788]

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

[@y2kblackout]

I'd rather be sailing.

[@y2kblackout]

I'd rather be sailing.

[@ThatAsianGuyExplains]

I'd rather be sailing

[@archiesutherland6127]

I'd rather be sailing

[@garybenson2388]

I’d rather be sailing.

[@SSSpencer413]

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

[@clouds645]

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

[@janimizer1725]

@@clouds645 ok

[@Spectrum16]

Welcome to Scotland

[@c0d3_888]

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

[@markusTegelane]

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

[@Horltum]

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]

Did he succeed?

[@worstdudeever]

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

[@456puff]

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

[@darrendavies5704]

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

[@Maddinhpws]

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]

People go to school in these planes.

[@wta1518]

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

[@teresar6348]

@@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.

[@yatsumleung8618]

There was a English dude who decided to go live in Spain and commute to London for work by budget airline. It's still cheaper and faster than living in London.

[@schaffy_]

Loving the recurring antagonist of Tom Scott videos: the weather

[@_mrspanky_4587]

Thats Britain for ya

[@irissupercoolsy]

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

[@SMTRodent]

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

[@lewismassie]

It's just part of being a British youtuber

[@ximono]

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

[@lapsiluco]

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

[@POWEEEEEER]

*Plays
"Curb your enthusiasm" song*

[@offichannelnurnberg5894]

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

[@computer_dude]

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]

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

[@mrcat6433]

@@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_

[@osiron6912]

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

[@FBIagentObama]

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

[@leitfie3579]

What about the other two?

[@FBIagentObama]

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

[@leitfie3579]

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

[@CC3193]

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

[@FBIagentObama]

@@CC3193 I’m happy to help :)

[@zhhrah]

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]

🤣🤣🤣

[@newforestukulelefestival]

Bill Bailey did that routine on QI several years ago.

[@zhhrah]

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

[@johndesohn7973]

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

[@SomeYouTubeGuy]

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

[@antisocial-gamer7293]

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

[@aturchomicz821]

So true!😳

[@commandercody2980]

What about "That's also a bird"?

[@haph2087]

@@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]

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

[@JCWren]

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

[@leocervidae]

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

[@felinediscipline]

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

[@scanida5070]

The Crossover nobody expected but everyone appreciates...

[@Boomya137]

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

[@ichsagnix4127]

Still waiting for the Wendover Productions and Half as Interesting crossover

[@imveryangryitsnotbutter]

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

[@LCaddyStudios]

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

[@_ikako_]

crossover productions

[@Mogi.]

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

[@weaponized_toaster]

Lmao

[@psm3333]

Mogi!! I love your videos!

[@CubicCreeper7914]

Did not expect to see Mogi here

[@PocketRocket360]

1000th like

[@kooll2401]

And then the tahts a bird

[@azurebalmung4520]

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

[@ryalexstudios]

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

[@MIO9_sh]

Now this is what "Airbus" really means

[@96msd]

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

[@sexyscientist]

😂😂😂

[@Alek_1z]

No it's a bus made of air.

[@angieduran7261]

I read that as arby's 💀

[@namanish450]

Nah it boings from island to island.

[@RQLexi]

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]

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

[@colinslant]

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

[@userPrehistoricman]

@@colinslant and "house"

[@RoganGunn]

@@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]

Whoa!

[@COLOREDLESS.]

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

[@William190]

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.

[@ShortHax]

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

[@PillowWillow007]

Make it happen @Wendover Productions!

[@neonex73]

hello verified

[@Loifey]

Ben Dover…

[@ObviouslyBenHughes]

OMG…

[@waffle3892]

@@Loifey lmao I was thinking the same thing

[@nicht-registrierternutzer4464]

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

[@UltraMaXAtAXX]

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

[@labboc]

Ornith!

[@sponge1234ify]

Ologist!

[@zenthras7460]

Ornith!

[@millenkanabar9052]

Ologist!

[@TheDavidlloydjones]

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...

[@PhilTaylorPhotog]

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]

SQ21 and 22, is that Singapore Airlines?

[@PhilTaylorPhotog]

@@lieny Yes it is.

[@coreys2686]

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

[@Musikur]

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

[@euansmith3699]

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]

It's already in development.

[@betz8733]

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

[@clray123]

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

[@CCheukKa]

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

[@lpharmer3496]

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]

@@lpharmer3496 lots of practice taking off and landing though

[@ralanham76]

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

[@abdhulhackul2620]

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

[@Oscar-qt6ll]

Ling ling 40 hours

[@TheAzarak]

0:23 Thanks Olly.

[@BonesWasHere]

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

[@MrMechen]

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

[@Anaerin]

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

[@Silly-Goose-OG]

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

[@pietrocelano23]

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

[@jackkendall6420]

lore% speedrun master tom scott

[@thelastmohican951]

The 100% completion is essential bro

[@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721]

He's going for 100% completion of Earth.

[@evanc.1591]

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

[@julesdingle]

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.

[@aasocial3842]

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

[@peter4210]

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.

[@realkingofantarctica]

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]

Don't forget down and out...

[@HarshRajAlwaysfree]

@@MadScientist267 optional

[@prettieschicbyflorenceanne3333]

Only problem - constant rain!

[@matsv201]

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]

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

[@joshuaneiswinter253]

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

[@KurosakiYukigo]

Now that's an obscure Tech Diff reference!

[@kiro9291]

and there are an-te-lope

[@StuieT85]

Are you done?

[@rjfaber1991]

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

[@Sky_Guy]

Nanaue, stay off the comms!

[@alabasterwilliams9573]

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!

[@itsgraciemoon1068]

Hey, it's Scotland, it always rains here

[@NonFatMead]

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

[@markmayfield3488]

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

[@dcarbs2979]

@@markmayfield3488 LGW is one.

[@drink15]

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

[@deirdrekiely6187]

* THAN, not then.

[@drink15]

@@deirdrekiely6187 got it out of your system?

[@BGatts666]

@@drink15 * HEAT, not it.

[@Uvisir]

i was thinkig about that also

[@calebbyers]

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?

[@robfab5204]

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

[@terminusest9179]

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

[@ASRocketry]

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

[@bajhi_]

hmmm

[@ToppyTree]

Classic Scotland

[@SylviaRustyFae]

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]

-Ollie Williams

[@Six11Slender]

That part made me laugh

[@cubfan]

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

[@epsilon1563]

Cub :O

[@KermitFrogMan]

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

[@aasrithkammula5004]

CUB?

[@NagantHunt]

cub ur vids r amazing

[@weaponized_toaster]

Mhh

[@amrinderbhullar166]

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

[@peterbrady6772]

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

[@JackAndersMusic]

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

[@kaneshrasalingam16]

Lmao family guy reference love it

[@adifferentangle7064]

Tom should do all the whether reports.

[@No-cc1fq]

Tricia Takanawa

[@ak_-zc4kb]

@@kaneshrasalingam16 hello, i’m tom tucker

[@notayoutuber3518]

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

[@bluewindsor93]

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

[@KEIR-jw7ly]

😂

[@FarrFromPerfect]

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

[@RapidVidsProductions]

gee i wonder if this person is scottish

[@blubfishuwaaa]

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

[@wrenclark4907]

ur not wrong mate

[@euphonek]

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.

[@wilkoweekly7002]

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

[@kriskropd]

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]

no! TAKE ME TO THE SEA AND DIVE

[@placyd]

1:54

[@silvervisage5096]

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

[@arkinjaredmorales4123]

Me flying my shortest A320 flight in RFS:

[@sonario6489]

@@silvervisage5096 "Belay that order."

[@_skeptile_]

"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]

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

[@ZaHandle]

at least do it when people are sleeping bruh

[@noahway13]

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

[@patrickmccown6123]

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

[@spookywooky3109]

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

[@AdamEmond]

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

[@MadScientist267]

Should have gotten a round trip ticket

[@rablopx4110]

Damn this pun

[@goldenphoenix3716]

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

[@user-nk6gu5er3v]

this video is about bricks

[@charliekelly735]

1000th like

[@MazHem]

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

[@jamesmnguyen]

My favorite is his failed vaping and talking attempt.

[@Angarsk100]

That's another bird!

[@pierreabbat6157]

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

[@riverharpy3034]

Love this crossover episode! Love Sam! Love planes!

[@chaosleon4428]

0:23 “It‘s raining sideways“ probably one of the best quotes of tom

[@neilcaezar306]

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

[@himaro101]

Apply David Attenborough's voice to the sentence.

[@WizKhalia13]

Try watching Zefrank1 hes hilarious and does exactly that 😂

[@comicsans2516]

sounds like a huggbees video

[@scmtuk3662]

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

[@OrafuDa]

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

[@joinedupjon]

Least the plane didn't hit any of them

[@ShroudedWolf51]

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

[@olivergambrell9763]

I think Great Skua, Fulmar and Curlew.

[@buvvins6687]

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

[@kevinnewsom3128]

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

[@harrypottah4500]

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

[@samuelaraujomedeiros6682]

I imagine the flight must have an even lower demand since the mage's rebellion started in Kirkwall...

[@hannamouse1]

"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]

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]

But it was a lovely curlew , my favourite kind.

[@anatine_banana_69]

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]

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

[@WeaselKing1000]

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.

[@evan]

THE COLLAB IVE ALWAYS WANTED

[@josinboop6132]

Bruh

[@platinum-or3y]

ok

[@adiuntesserande6893]

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]

Oh, hi there!

[@mike_chr_]

Hey it’s the British guy

[@anonpro]

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

[@nluvwapril]

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

[@mikepictor]

"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]

Glad to get that cleared up.

[@leftwingdragon6235]

Dark Crystal fan?

[@confusedgerbil1923]

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

[@5MilesHigh]

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

[@tamaslapsanszki8744]

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]

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

[@clouds645]

⬆️Don't read. This isn't a RickRoll.
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[@ThreadBomb]

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

[@5MilesHigh]

@@clouds645 what, nothing in channels

[@jimhansen5395]

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

[@violagreene4643]

"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 ...

[@OpenSourceLowTech]

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]

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]

@@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]

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

[@SlenderSmurf]

@@iraqiboy90 very common in rallying

[@niroshanperera6323]

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.

[@ColtAlabama]

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

[@werk62]

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

[@FHL-Devils]

Hole, that isn't a pool, yet.

[@ChristopherHallett]

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

[@tatianaleutwiler1867]

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

[@Donderu]

I would have assumed it meant “inhabited”

[@skorpion1117]

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

[@UNHUMANCODY]

Oh my lord! That was soooo short!!

[@giuliacastelli7317]

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

[@emily-clairedonaghue3133]

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

[@badza47]

That's three idiot

[@ilyassebenana3824]

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

[@questionableargumentations1364]

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

[@WillyJunior]

Borrowed from Family Guy, but still good

[@nonsensicalhumanoid]

there's also "ooh, volcano!"

[@mikehunter9780]

Lindybeige vibes with the bird edits. Love it.

[@Margoth195]

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

[@jertban]

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]

⬆️Don't read. This isn't a RickRoll.
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[@ATM648]

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

[@pikcube]

@@ATM648 Reference acknowledged

[@johnblakeH]

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.

[@javimelecio]

this is the collab we all needed

[@Foam_Woa]

YESSSSSS

[@calebdeming5515]

Favorite collab ever

[@temporal_paradox]

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

[@thetux459]

Ornith-
-ologist!

[@abdoumenouer7762]

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

[@no3ironman11100]

cheap labour smirk

[@maritoguionyo]

Tom being Tom

[@user-bh6ey1ke4n]

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

[@chi-ku5281]

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.

[@bigcheese781]

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

[@QuantumFluxable]

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

[@beejaabee30]

@@QuantumFluxable really big blowtorches

[@sheevone4359]

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

[@EcceJack]

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]

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.

[@sandrogisback]

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

[@ruchick6155]

Because the hyperbole is more known as a clickbait

[@princegoatcheese9379]

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

[@safe-keeper1042]

@@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]

ZAMN IT WAS UNDERWHELMING

[@beth12svist]

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.
:-)

[@detectivemanzanas4390]

I love the manners you have

[@ricardosoca7380]

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

[@outofdarts]

This collab made my day.

[@oliverdolega5405]

ok

[@harambe9461]

Nice

[@ElectricS01]

What are you doing here?

[@alyandthecats]

Bahaha glad to see one of my favorite fellow printers on one of my favorite channels!

[@outofdarts]

@@ElectricS01 I just like their videos.

[@gotchagamingl.1563]

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

[@davidmoore1253]

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

[@aidyplays1013]

@@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]

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

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

[@mbodini]

Omg! This collab is youtube GOLD

[@TheDerpyWhaleYT]

I wasn't expecting this collab but I'm so glad it happened.
Love both of these guys.

[@lonestarr1490]

@Harry Johnston-Smith Better to be checkmarked, than checkmate, as no one ever said.

[@ausburne5265]

what's up checkmark

[@T-1001]

There is a Gandalf quote for just such an occasion.

[@lordvader89a]

I mean...it is about airplanes, so...

[@ArquibIsmail93]

Same here, like them both

[@captainnurbles9169]

The collab we weren't expecting, but one that we needed.

[@bajhi_]

yep

[@clouds645]

⬆️Don't read. This isn't a RickRoll.
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[@ATM648]

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

[@dogvomit9765]

great video, i used to live on papay.

[@davidsamwel8487]

Love the two birds