See what happened when I entered London's Class A airspace

Having just obtained my full IR rating, I was excited to make my airways debut. Unlike many other parts of the world, the UK has class A airspace as low as 2500ft and it covers much of London and the South East of England. This airspace has been out of bounds to me, until now. On this flight, I take off from Redhill (A VFR-only airport) and then join controlled airspace. I am routed through London's airspace to the north to eventually land after a radar-vectored ILS approach at Teesside airport. I make inspirational videos about my flying adventures around the UK and Europe. I have a dream too, to one day fly my PA28 across the atlantic to the USA. Subscribe to my channel for more inspirational flying vlogs and honest post-flight debrief videos. About me/Corporate video services: https://www.jonhunt.net/ Bonus content on Patreon:   / theflyingreporter   Facebook:   / theflyingreporter   Instagram:   / flyingreporteruk   My channel advertisers and sponsors Aero Anglia - A light aircraft maintenance organisation at Elmsett in Suffolk. https://www.aeroanglia.com/ Aerobytes - Aerobytes provide Flight Data Monitoring services to the airlines. https://www.aerobytes.co.uk/ AOPA UK - securing our freedom to fly - Get 25% off your membership here. https://www.aopa.co.uk/flying-reporte... Anglian Flight Centres - Train for your PPL/CBIR/IMC/NIGHT https://www.anglianflightcentres.co.uk/ CloudbaseGA - Flight logging and share/syndicate management https://www.cloudbasega.aero/ Norvic Aero Engines - Engine overhaul services https://www.norvic.com/ Proptech - Propeller overhaul/governor overhaul/dynamic prop balancing https://proptech.aero/ Vertigo Covers - lightweight, affordable, weatherproof aircraft covers. https://www.vertigocovers.co.uk/ #generalaviation #flying #privatepilot #pilot #atc #airtrafficcontrol #aviation #pa28 #flight #debrief #travel 00:00 Introduction 00:35 Picking up my initial clearance 01:27 Take off 02:13 Cleared to join class A airspace 05:40 Tranferred to London Control 06:27 Crossing the River Thames 08:16 Cruise 09:21 AOPA news: Handling charges 10:38 Contacting Teesside Approach 13:55 Vectors 16:17 Glideslope intercept 18:27 Final