Hi, I am a freight dog glider pilot. I started making flying videos of my work life flying for MK airlines mostly to show friends the things I got to see while flying around the world, other guys at MK wanted copies so they could show their friends and families and youtube became the easiest way to achieve this. So my channel was born
Since then I have taken up the sport of gliding and this really became my passion and so my focus is mainly on making gliding videos now. They are really a way for me to relive my soaring adventures. I hope too that they are testament to the joy and wonder I feel when going soaring.
My early Video's are shot with a Sony HDR SR12 and Contour HD's but now I am a fan of the GoPro's, and have a couple of HERO 3's, and 4's. I also use a Nikon D600 and a DJI Phantom 4. Editing is via Adobe Premier on an iMac at home or my Macbook Pro while rotting in foreign hotel rooms.
Pictures of the glider mounts can be seen on my facebook page below.
Soaring is about winning altitude from the application of a basic personal set of skills and knowledge to work directly with the elusive bounties of nature. Nothing else comes close. The 'music' was not well chosen.
This is my favourite balleka video, having only discovered the channel last year. I still watch it regularly, there's something just so awe-inspiring about all of his videos. What a legend!!! RIP
A friend of mine was just playing this song. It immediately reminded me of this video that I first watched now nearly 14 years ago. Brought back many memories and put a big smile on my face. Thank you.
If can could you post some inflight window views of the wing of a 747-200 I’ve been looking for that for a long time!!!!! 5 or 10 minutes would be great.
Something you have to do, up close in person to know how good it really is. A bargain with mother nature, her bounty and your your skill. It is a rate and precious thing. As good as any to know what being alive means.
SPECTACULAR FOOTAGE!!!!!! ALTHOUGH THIS ISN'T AN L 10 11 THIS IS A DC-10, I STILL LOVE THIS OUTSTANDING FOOTAGE, WHATS THE CHANCES OF YOU CATCHN UP TO ANOTHER JUMBO LIKE THIS, 🤯😵😱, WOWWWW!!! GREAT JOB, FRIEND, WHAT AIRCRAFT WERE FLING IN WHEN YOU CAUGHT UP TO THIS LUFTHANSA??? 👌😉👍😁👍 MORE PLEASE 😁👍😉👍😉
I feel I have to add a little bit. Sometimes, looking back over a long, and not uneventful life, some of my best moments were catching a thermal. I working it to cloud base and then set off cross country with no guarantee that I would make it back to the gliding field. There is a deep satisfaction in trusting to your skills and the bounties of nature. The breathtaking splendour of breaking out of a well-developed cumulous cloud into a dazzling world of the whitest of white and the bluest of blue, and imagining this magic belongs to you.
Years ago, at Sutton Bank, Yorkshire, it was possible to ridge soar for miles along the Hambleton hills. And in the T21, with the open cockpit and high wing just a few feet from the clifftop path, it was delightful with the scent of wildflowers and eavesdropping on the chatter of the walkers who seemed to enjoy a cheery wave. It was the only way to fly very low legally. I hope it still is and the powers that be never change it.
Seeing the Hajj terminal in Jeddah brought back many memories, mostly in the form of scent because of all the Pilgrams that transit it not showering for weeks but none the less I had a pretty good time there. World MX Rep, 00-01.
May you rest in peace Matt. You have left us with some wonderful memories and no doubt have inspired many to take to the skies, where you are flying now wtih no more earthly concerns. Thank you for your spirit and beautiful contributions. With love and sadness - Dave
It's been 13 years since I first saw this video, and I can't believe it's been that long. When I think of my childhood, this is the first thing I jump to, and it feels like multiple lifetimes since I first saw it with my dad. Thank you for all of the times you've gotten those songs stuck in my head, and more importantly, thank you for making me want to fly planes like those from a young age.
Just watched this again after quite a few years and it brought back to me how much I used to enjoy watching these as you put them out. Thanks Matt, blue skies and RIP mate.
