Kudu and Gabriel's first flight closes Aviation101's Africa series
The finale of Josh and Chelsea's 25 days across Zimbabwe, South Africa and Namibia ends among the elephants and zebras of Etosha.
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Namibia by Air • Remote Camping + Etosha
The Africa series is over. Josh Flowers, the pilot-filmmaker behind Aviation101, posted its final chapter, "Namibia by Air • Remote Camping + Etosha," and it has been the channel's one upload of the week.
It opens with a fuel problem. The plan was to get 400 liters of petrol from a roadside station in Solitaire into four airplanes, and somewhere in the middle of that job Josh and Chelsea met two men who had never flown. They took them up to see their home from above. From there the route runs along the Atlantic coast, past the Eduard Bohlen shipwreck, into Swakopmund, then inland to a private strip at Okutala and a last day among the wildlife of Etosha. The description calls the 25-day trip a childhood dream.
The comment section has settled on one scene. The two men, Kudu and Gabriel, come up again and again, and viewers write about grinning through their first flight. Many also call the whole run award material, and one viewer thanks the couple for flying their countrymen's planes and filming all of it.
The finale passed 60,000 views in its first week and is easily the channel's busiest video. The earlier chapters are still finding viewers too: Part 1, navigating Zimbabwe with a map and a stopwatch, and Part 3's wild camping in Namibia. Overall the channel moved at about its usual pace, and the subscriber count held steady near 344,000.
Among similar aviation and machine channels it was a modest week. FarFlight and Alan Trucker were the busy ones, while FlightChops was quieter still.
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What viewers say
You can’t watch Kudu and Gabriel’s first flight without smiling from ear to ear
@keelyncostelloSee it on YouTubeI couldn't stop smiling, seeing the lads fly for the first time. Well done.
@sylvesterm3950See it on YouTubeThe cinematography and storytelling in this series is literally insane.
@fintravelerSee it on YouTube
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Kudu and Gabriel were beyond heart warming. Great job.
@dandrewmd11See it on YouTubeThanks for coming to our country and flying our countrymen's planes and documenting all of it so we can enjoy it with you!
@againsteternity110See it on YouTubeSo special to have the privilege to introduce people to experience their first flight. Tears in my eyes watching that
@glassy69See it on YouTubeJosh I've been watching your videos for years now and seeing the smile on the 2 guys first flight is honestly the best thing I've seen in any aviation video ever. I try to take friends and family up as often as I can, but knowing those 2 had never flown before, and possibly never will have the chance to again just makes it so much more special. Well done to you and Chelsea and everyone else there!
@Mutski47See it on YouTubeJust as you have an eternal memory of Africa, so do Gabriel and Kudu! Thank you for giving them that!
@Craig-w2mSee it on YouTubeIts an amazing continent that changes everyone. I live in Canada now but being born in Zambia and growing up in South Africa its a place that never leaves you. Your videos are awesome.
@bunnychowmuncherSee it on YouTubeAwe inspiring, emotional, living life to its fullest. Wow, what an amazing series. So glad you got to fulfill a childhood dream Josh. I have never seen anything like those sand dunes.
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- Aviation101
- Subscribers
- 344,000
- Channel views, last 7 days
- 118,018
- Videos published this week
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Etosha National Park is built around a huge salt pan. In which country is it?
Etosha lies in northern Namibia, and its vast Etosha Pan is visible from space.