Big Jet TV has built up a steady audience over the last six years by livestreaming aircraft movements but its biggest audiences come during storms, when its cameras are set up on the perimeter of airports and broadcast for hours. Big Jet TVOn Friday, the channel hit a record 200,000 concurrent live viewers for its stream of planes struggling to land in strong winds at Heathrow airport – more than usually watch many British rolling news television channels. A significant part of Big Jet TV’s appeal is its founder and host, Jerry Dyer, who has built up a cult audience online for his unfiltered excitable commentary. Easy, easy. But he returns swiftly back to the main appeal of providing commentary on whether pilots can land their enormous planes in the most difficult conditions: “Fair play to this pilot, easy son, easy son.

Source: The Guardian February 19, 2022 08:26 UTC