You asked us to share one of our greatest moments . A great moment I had was when we took a flight seeing adventure on a trip in Alaska. Our flight left from Talkeetna and our flight adventure took us around and up near the summit of Denali Mountain itself. We had made it to the top of Denali (20,310 ft.) and we were circling near one of the summits, as we flew by I saw something that I wasn't quite sure what it was. I looked closer as we flew by and to my amazement, there was a person sitting on the edge of a glacier. They were wearing a blue outfit that stuck out very well being in an area that was nothing but white snow & ice, with thousands of feet below him if he was to fall. I will remember that moment for the rest of my life.
I used to be a flight attendant for BA, and back in 2017, on a flight from YVR-LHR, I experienced the Northern Lights as I was serving the pilots their meals. Without doubt the single greatest thing I’ve seen from a plane
Great video! Did the air tour to Denali and a glacier landing the end of May, ‘23. It was a blue sky, cloudless day. There’s nothing like it. Truly our most memorable view and a reminder that there are things larger than ourselves. It is good to be reminded of that now and then.
I don't like this video, I loved it. As you said How incredible our planet is. You are showing this to the whole world with the clarity of visuals and intensity of voice. I am watching this from the other half of the world.
I visited Yosemite National Park and the Yosemite Valley in July of 2021 with family, and as we were flying back to ATL, I saw the Yosemite Valley from the air. It was a beautiful sight.
Stunning, stunning work from Jeb and Suzanne. My most memorable view? Seeing the coast of Ireland on my first transatlantic flight when I was 15. I knew right then there would be many more flights in my life.
I had the pleasure to live in Anchorage for 25 years. Took many trips up to Denali and into the Park. Flew a few times from Talkeetna to the base camp and walked around an talked with several climbers. You were extremely lucky to have the weather you did. Thanks for the memories!! 😀👍🏻❤️
Beautiful & stunning views of Denali. Thank you. My most memorable views from the air, Victoria Falls and the Okavango Delta and wildlife, both in Africa
Hey, Jeb! What a flight, I could feel your excitament with the experience. Some nice flights with extraordinary views I've flow were the helicopter tour over the Cristo (at Rio de Janeiro), over the Iguaçu Falls (at Brazil/Argetina border), the approache over the Andes, when you fly to Santiago (arriving from the east). The plane flights right over the Aconcágua Mountain. And also the flights between Europe and Beijing, passing over the Altai Mountains and the Gobi Desert!
That flight was epic, despite having been to Alaska I have never been to Denali even though my brother-in-law used to be a pilot there. For best views, there are actually two that come to mind. One was flying Horizon Airlines (Alaska) in a Fokker F27 from Seattle to Spokane and having dinner (yes dinner on a turboprop in the mid-1990's) and traveling over the Cascade Mountains, dinner, and a view (including a forest fire). The other was back in 2016 flying an Alaska red-eye from Seattle to Detroit and over the mid west seeing lighting storm after lighting storm light up the sky below us.
I actually did basically the same flight but through a different company on July 30th. Went through Denali Air, flew around the peak. Best flight I've ever been on hands down.
My best view ive ever seen from a plane was ironically going over Alaska when i was a kid flying to Seoul from Portland. I was too young to know if I saw Denali or not but I remember looking at the flight path screen as we flew over. The mountain range there and all the snow i could see for miles and miles is an image ill never forget.
The comment about being able to reach out and grab the snow off the mountains is so true! I recently had the chance to fly my first inaugural flight, Harbour Air’s new route from Kelowna to Vancouver. It was my first time on a seaplane and first time flying something so small. Keeping below 10 thousand feet makes for some stunning views when you have to pass through the mountains!
Your photography was beautiful. My most amazing sight from the air was on a commercial flight from Las Vegas to Seattle on May 18, 1980. We flew about 20 miles west of Mt. Saint Helen's while she was erupting. The plumb of spewing ash went up to 40,000 ft. The sky east of their was pure black from all the ash.
I love the blooper where you point to the yellow road sign 🤣 Truly spectacular scenery...... but I don't think I could handle such a small plane, even though it's perfect for there conditions
What a great video and great videography and stunning views...no better way than to fly in single engine cessna.. my first flight was on a single engine plane my dads class mate is a retired pilot and my best view from the skys was on commercial flight from Birmingham ,AL to SEATAC and seeing Mount Rainer and it was evening it was very cool
I know I'm repeating myself here... first of all, what a fantastic video. Now, to repeat myself, Jeb... you really should be a narrator for a nature channel, or travel channel (well, in that case you are) - but on some major network. Your voice is perfect for it, your intonation and emotions is perfect for it... that's my opinion anyway. I could watch probably almost any video that is narrated by you. Also, definitely include your wife! She's quite an addition to the team, if not the leader (I don't know that, but you do!). This was really great.
Hey Jeb, did you use your priority lounge pass at Kantishna International Airport ? The most remarkable thing Ive seen from the sky is Mount Kilimanjaro, a few days after I summited it. The pilot of our Ethiopian Airlines 777 got special permission to circle her once, so all the climbers on board could get a 360 degree view of the mountain. This was back in 2007.
Great video Glad you had a nice day. I always love looking at the mountain. Our cabin is about 60 miles from there and there is a hill a few thousand feet from here that has spectacular views on nice days. I have been on a 737 returning from Deadhorse and we did a circle of the summit and we could even see climbers.
Excellent view of the Denali. When the people climb the Denali at North America express the same than climb Andes mountains at South America like Aconcagua, Mercedario, Ojos del Salado, Llullaillaco
My most amazing day of flying was 25-years ago in McMurdo Sound, Antarctica. Flying ashore onboard a MI-2 Russian helicopter off a Russian Icebreaker into the US base. Considering a decade prior to that they might have taken a shot at us, but later in this cloudless day I chartered one of the 2 helicopters onboard and flew across McMurdo's 'ice filled' Sound to the Dry Valleys - extraordinary geological formations where the air is crystal clear and the surrounding mountains looked like layer cake. We landed high up on a ridge overlooking one of the driest parts of our planet on a pad that might have never been walked on before by anyone. The view was mind-boggling to say the least and the lack of any sounds even more so ...
That was an OMG moment Jeb. Making this video a unique best. When, in the future you ask which was the best you made, this one will not be included as it is permanently up there already ... along with that Attenborough impersonation.
Wow!! What a video, amazing footage what a trip! Two incredible things for my own personal flights were incredible views of the Northern Lights and a meteor coming down in the Montreal area both on transatlantic flights.
Hello Jeb, I am truly sorry that you have to suffer and endure such experiences like this, it would be so much easier slogging through an exciting routine of commuting to an eight hour day job with tepid sour coffee and greeting that joyful time clock twice daily, it really is better on the other side.🤥 On a less serious note; in the early 1990s I visited Japan when in the Air Force and hired a local Cessna pilot from the Aero Club on the Air Force Base to fly me and two friends around Mt. Fuji, it was comparable to your Denali flight but couldn’t go above 10,000’. Thank you for this newest episode.
I was fortunate to do this flight, departing from Talkeetna, back in January. Like you, I had a completely clear day. I think seeing Denali from the air is my most memorable moment on a small airplane! Truly spectacular and beautiful.
That contrail making a 180 was probably a fighter jet! Eielson AFB near Fairbanks hosts “Red Flag Alaska” much like the “Red Flag” at Nellis AFB in Las Vegas. My brother was stationed at Eielson while he was in the Air Force. Beautiful flight! Thanks for sharing and always enjoy the content you put out!
You asked for our most memorable moments? Mine was seeing Table Mountain, Cape Town from a Cessna 172 at 10,000ft. The mountain is really that flat on top as well!
Have seen Eiffel Tower on my way from Paris to Boston. To me that was the thrilling experience. Seeing the icon for the first time ever. Later saw Burj Khalifa, empire state building from the top as well🙂. And of course the first glimpse of Mt Everest.. Breath taking
