(Welcome to social media highlights. In this new series of NyCaviation we will spend time and focus on regular aeronautical social media posters. In the first part, we met with Scott Bateman and took a little time. Scott is currently the A350, and the pilot in 747 was a pilot at a British airline. Before that, he flew to the Royal Air Force (RAF). This article reveals that Scott also has a range of interests when he is not flying. Thanks so much to Scottie for attending and taking the time to help put it together.
NYCAVIATION: Where does your passion for flying come into play?
Scott Bateman: My passion for flying started when I was a very young man. Actually, as long as I remember I was always fascinated by aviation. However, it was solidified when my father took me to the first military air show at the Raf Leuchars in Scotland in the early 1980s. I saw a lightning fight to intercept the “Russian Invaders” as part of the show and remember it was in the case of reheating, I thought it was my job. I felt at home later that day, sitting in the narrow cockpit, and it started a love affair that has been going on for over 40 years.
NYCA: How did you start flying? Is there a special mentor to guide you on the road and is self-driven?
SB: My dad has always been my mentor, but he has no experience in flying and he just supports anything I want to do. He spent a small fortune on books, posters and models to keep my passion alive until I could join the aerial student at the age of 13. As an Air Force cadet did two things for me, it gave me the structure of my life and inspired my passion for aviation in ways my dad couldn’t do it. So, although I don’t have a specific mentor, you can say that being an organization’s air trainee guided me to who I am today, which gave me the confidence and the tools to realize my dream of becoming a pilot. This led me to eventually enter the RAF as a young man, playing the role of a master of air load.
NYCA: You spend your time flying in the RAF. How did you end up joining the RAF?
SB: I am honored to be in the RAF for more than 18 years, which gives me the opportunity to be a man and a pilot. I’ve been flying in the C130 in the Air Load Master for 7 years bn2-t In professional roles. I think the highlight of any pilot’s career is their first solo, when you were the first time you became the captain of your own ship. It is both frightening and totally satisfying. Beyond that, I’m going to say that being able to work and socialize with some of the most professional crew members I’ve ever met will always be a highlight.
NYCA: After the Royal Air Force, is the natural development of your flight to commercial airlines natural?
SB: I think most military pilots realize that sometimes you need to develop your career and look for new challenges. The road to the airline is the one I chose, and it is still the one I don’t regret. As a pilot, we have been learning and I think the RAF has taught me how to fly and airlines teach me how to operate them. While many people may think this is the same thing, it is not. The basis for anything from the Cessna 172 to the Airbus A350 is the same, and the complexity is in the latter’s management as a vehicle for transporting 331 people worldwide. Doing the latter is a complex logistical challenge with skills that go far beyond flying alone. I think by adding these extra skills, I think I’m much better than in my career in the RAF.
NYCA: You have a range of interests outside of flight: a production company and a successful podcast. Can you tell us more about the reasons why you are busy while not flying?
SB: I’m lucky that my airline employer allows me to have a wide variety of external interests rather than the main role of flying for them. This includes my own TV production company, which is dedicated to bringing large aerospace and aerospace content to small screens. I’m also passionate about the podcasts I started with my pilot friends during the recent pandemic. Stop on YouTube It’s something backward when we get back to the flight, but we plan to bring it back in a different format. We spent a lot of time researching this issue and people would love it when it was launched in the fall. I have little time to stay away from these things, but really enjoy getting out in the fresh air and walking.
NYCA: You have a very successful and interesting documentary on the new Air Force One. Can you tell us any exciting projects?
SB: I’m glad you liked the Air Force One documentary because it’s a platform that allows me to convince broadcasters that airline content is popular if done well. The production time is nearly 3 years, with some unprecedented opportunities involving aircraft and crew. For those who haven’t seen it, this is On-demand Disney+ (Air Force One – Flying Fortress).
I was honored to be asked to document the first woman and colored person and start my journey to the moon’s surface as part of the Artemis Project on NASA’s Smithsonian Channel. This 17-part series, the first episode released last year, will follow these inspiring individuals to board their boots on the 2025 Moon.
I also have a documentary about the Last 747, which was filmed in collaboration with Boeing and Smithsonian Academy and Channel. This will show us how this iconic aircraft has changed so many of its 54-year production operation as we follow the final aircraft along the assembly line. This will be released in late spring.
Even though TV is my focus, I have also been writing a book called “San Peur” and it’s my chance, and it’s me standing on the shoulders of some giants and telling some amazing stories about 50 years of amazing stories as they want to retire in 2023 as they want to retire in 2023. If people like the book and it attracts Avgeek within them, then this could lead me to expanding the written series.
NYCA: I noticed in the messages on social media that you will be focusing heavily on happiness. How important is it to be able to separate and free a person from the severe tests of daily life?
SB: Like many people, the pandemic has been a tough time for me personally and it has forced me to reevaluate my life. I have always been a person who works alive and doesn’t work, and when I can’t work, I feel lost and have no identity, it’s a tough time. I sought help during that period and came up with the other end, stronger and better than before, which was largely due to the focus on what was important and in the end I realized that it didn’t always work.
It’s really important to me to spend time every day slowing down and enjoy what life can offer, and the lifestyle has already won. I found that walking’s huge catharsis has had a huge impact on my life. It allows me to think and rationalize many things without distracting everyday life, I like to walk 7-10 km a day, but only take 10 minutes a day to get out in the fresh air, walking will have a positive impact on anyone, and I try to spread my channel all over the channel. I’ve had a tough time and if I could help others avoid this, I’d be happier than I am now.
NYCA: Do you have a special memory in your flight profession?
SB: I think you climbed the 747 stairs to the upper deck for the first time and advanced to the pilot’s seat on your first flight, which I will never forget. Sitting there, looking up from the three floors, gliding onto the runway in panic, don’t mind flying, this is something I’m proud of. It was the most iconic plane ever and it was a complete privilege to think I’d fly her for nearly 12 years. But you will never forget the first landing, which will never leave you when the wheels land and you are still 115 feet in the air.
NYCA: rapid fire:
- The most popular plane – Boeing 747
- Favorite city to stop by – Santiago
- Favorite destinations to and stopovers – Los Angeles
- Favorite food – Chicken Wings
- Favorite drink – Chocolate chunks (red wine)
- Favorite way to relax – Walking
- The plane you want to fly – Westland Lysander SD (This is the first Airfix model I made with my dad).
