Scott Bateman MBE @scottiebateman
Retired RAF Pilot | Husband to 1, Dad to 3 | Times Best Selling Author | TV Producer | Commercial Aviator | Personal Account & Views Expressed are all mine scottiebateman.com United Kingdom Joined September 2016-
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✈️ Five Amazing Water Cooler Facts: C-130 vs Boeing 747… a bruiser against a queen. 1️⃣ The C-130 Hercules has been in continuous production since 1954, that’s over 70 years of service! 2️⃣ A C-130 once landed and took off from an aircraft carrier without arrestor wires or…
A great day in the Cotswolds, meeting the latest cohort of volunteer adults training to be drone instructors for the @aircadets. The entire 3 day course used drones powered by the sun, using solar panels for charging. I’m so proud of the team… always innovating and growing to…
✈️ Off out for the longest Indian takeaway run ever… flying my Airbus A350 to Delhi tonight! 🇮🇳 Once I land, I’ll be heading out to Daryaganj restaurant, which proudly claims to be the birthplace of the legendary Butter Chicken (Murgh Makhani). The story goes that in the…
My local coffee shop was busy today. Great to catch up briefly with the Flyer mag team and some work colleagues, and of course @PilotHusky with his green machine. Pesky pilots making all that noise. I’m thinking we should have a coffee fly-in… And yes… I had to google where…
I sooo miss flying the Jumbo.
📡 RNAV Approaches & Why the UK Got Stuck in the Past RNAV (GNSS) approaches let us fly precision-like procedures without expensive ILS kit on the ground. With satellite guidance and augmentation, you can get ILS-style accuracy almost anywhere. Here’s the RNAV menu: •LNAV →…
Homeward bound soon on an ETOPS sector ….but what does that mean? It stands for Extended-range Twin-engine Operational Performance Standards. Rolls off the tongue, right? Most airlines work with ETOPS 180, meaning they can be up to 180 minutes from a diversion airport. And…
Right avgeeks, here it is: the @blackshapeair Gabriel. It’s Italian, it’s carbon fibre, and it looks like someone in Bari asked, “What if a Ferrari grew wings?” 🇮🇹 Step inside and you’re greeted not with dials, knobs, and things that look like they belong on your dad’s 1970s…
✨🌙 Did you know…? As we cross the night skies over Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, the crescent moon is rising alongside Orion’s Belt. From the cockpit, it’s a view that never gets old. But here’s a quirky aviation fact: ✈️ In China’s airspace, altitudes aren’t measured in feet like…
Off again to Tokyo, this is becoming my second home ✈️ On long flights like this, we normally plan great circle routings, the shortest distance between two points on the globe (think of stretching a string across a globe rather than a flat map). But current airspace restrictions…
✨ The Queen of the Skies ✨ A few pics from earlier this week. The Boeing 747 isn’t just an icon—it’s a record breaker. 🛫 🌍 First twin-aisle jetliner to shrink the world. 👑 Once carried the most passengers on a single flight (1,088 evacuees during Operation Solomon!). 📦…
✈️ AvGeek jackpot yesterday! That beauty cruising just 2,000ft above us is a @Cargolux_Intl Boeing 747-8F – the freighter version of the Queen’s final evolution. 👑 👉 Quick nerd stats: •Max payload? A thumping 137 tonnes of cargo (that’s about 10 fully grown elephants or……
Today, I have the honour of visiting Cranfield University as a guest of @Brabazon2, and I’m genuinely excited. For those who don’t know, Cranfield is no ordinary university. It’s postgraduate-only, has its own airport and aircraft, and is world-renowned for aviation and…
A Change of Plan…🌍 A little insight into the realities of airline flying: sometimes the route you see on your flight tracker isn’t the one we originally planned. That’s because flight planning is a mix of science, safety, and flexibility. 🌐 One reason for changes is ATC flow…
🎙️ BING BONG ✈️ Good morning everyone, this is your pilot speaking. A warm welcome aboard our Airbus A350 service from Delhi to London Heathrow. We’ll be cruising in daylight today, which means some spectacular sights along the way… so keep those window blinds up. As we…

Captain Dave @DaveWallsworth
129K Followers 1K Following Mancunian A350 Captain. Ex A380/318/319/320/321/B737. Music/science/sport/film/F1 fan. My views not those of employer. captain_dave_airbus3501000 on Instagram.
Kelly Lepley ✈🌍�... @kclepley
75K Followers 1K Following #TEDAlumni, #PublicSpeaker, type rated; #SA227, #B757 #B767, #MD11, #Captain #B747 . Continual student, fascinated by life and the world I live in.
Steve Giordano @SteveNomadic
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@miami_rick 🇺🇸�... @miami_rick
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Jon Ostrower @jonostrower
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James Shepard @jumpjim
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Dan | Dj’s Aviation @DjsAviation
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Katy Lee MBE ✈️ @katherinealee
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shesgotwings777 @shesgotwings777
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Air Safety #OTD by Fr... @OnDisasters
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Andy Monks ✈️ @AndythePandy_
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McGirl @Vanillapilotlhr
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Mib @BT77W
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KatiePilot ✈️💕... @katie_pilot
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Help me if you can. @man64319
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Niagara District Airp... @NiagaraAirport
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Frederic NOEL @fnoel1973
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Captain Dave @DaveWallsworth
129K Followers 1K Following Mancunian A350 Captain. Ex A380/318/319/320/321/B737. Music/science/sport/film/F1 fan. My views not those of employer. captain_dave_airbus3501000 on Instagram.
Kelly Lepley ✈🌍�... @kclepley
75K Followers 1K Following #TEDAlumni, #PublicSpeaker, type rated; #SA227, #B757 #B767, #MD11, #Captain #B747 . Continual student, fascinated by life and the world I live in.
Steve Giordano @SteveNomadic
86K Followers 2K Following Pilot/Entrepreneur | Partner @nomadic_OMD | #CockpitCasual on YouTube | Husband/SwimDad | PIC rated on B-737/757/767/777/787/A320/330/340/DC9/DHC8/CE550/IA-JET
@miami_rick 🇺🇸�... @miami_rick
69K Followers 530 Following #B747 Captain. This bird you cannot change.. -Views are my own- @flying_PostIt
Jon Ostrower @jonostrower
143K Followers 7K Following Editor-in-chief of @theaircurrent, co-founder @yawmanflight. Chaser of things that fly, dad, unapologetic geek. CNN, WSJ & Flightglobal alum.
BIG JET TV @BigJetTVLIVE
118K Followers 711 Following Pioneers of Interactive #Aviation Live Streaming – connecting millions of #avgeeks around the 🌍 Internet Phenomenon, featured on @ITV #BritainsBusiestAirport
James Shepard @jumpjim
22K Followers 1K Following B787 Training Captain. Aviator, Tech Geek. Fascinated by Space 🚀, and Otters 🦦 . Ambassador for @Bear_Force01. Views presented are personal. 🗿
Speedbird Julie ✈�... @JSS779
20K Followers 3K Following Investment professional & skater girl. Air travel influenza. BA, Boeing & LHR girl. Eu amo o Brazil 🇧🇷
Mark Smith @avgasaddiction
27K Followers 3K Following I’m the (new) Head of Training at BA - personal account with personal views, always learning. Total #avgeek the #wingfriday guy, will fly anything
shesgotwings777 @shesgotwings777
28K Followers 219 Following B777 pilot ✈ Nutrition Coach 🥑 Travelling the 🌍 and staying healthy!
Air Safety #OTD by Fr... @OnDisasters
47K Followers 2K Following Author of "IDN 1851 - The Santa Maria Air Disaster" as seen on NG Mayday - ACI; Tweets #OTD Safety Occurrences (Crashes/Incidents) and other aero miscellanea
MenTourPilot @MenTourPilot
42K Followers 447 Following Founder of the Mentour Media group, 2.2M followers on YouTube, ex senior Captain on the Boeing 737. Always learning, always improving, always innovating.
Andy Monks ✈️ @AndythePandy_
13K Followers 5K Following From the Northside of Dublin, Professional Plane Pusher. All views are my own and not those of my employer 🇮🇪🇬🇧🇺🇸 Dachshund dad
McGirl @Vanillapilotlhr
15K Followers 1K Following Pilot. Mum. Queen of the skies. A350/B747/A320. Great views, all mine 👩🏻✈️✈
Mib @BT77W
19K Followers 333 Following Air Traffic Controller at London Heathrow Airport and RIAT, but the views I express here are entirely my own and are not intended to represent my employer.
KatiePilot ✈️💕... @katie_pilot
13K Followers 586 Following Airbus A320 Captain // Full Stack Developer // Kitty Mum. All views my own. 💌 [email protected] // https://t.co/eXOw7nArj7
Hells Bells @LadyMontyA350
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Stephanie @airport_girl
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KC-10 Driver ✈️ �... @MCCCANM
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3K Followers 1K Following Tudo está perdido quando os maus servem de exemplo e os bons são motivo de piada.
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