Big Jet TV
YouTube aircraft enthusiast channel
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Big Jet TV is a British YouTube channel that records and livestreams aeroplanes landing at major airports, particularly London's Heathrow Airport.[1] It was founded in 2016 by Jerry Dyer,[2] an aviation enthusiast who livestreams with commentary from the roof of a specially adapted van.[3] Within a year, he had taken out a £30,000 loan and launched paid memberships at £4.99 a month.[4] By 2020, the business could afford to employ a full-time administrator.[4] As of May 2025, Dyer has six filming locations around Heathrow.[2]
The channel made international headlines in February 2022 when it livestreamed planes landing at Heathrow during Storm Eunice in very high winds.[5][6][7][8] The BBC carried a report titled "Big Jet TV turns plane-watching into a phenomenon".[3] The channel received further recognition during Storm Gerrit in December 2023.[2] In January 2025, more than 200,000 viewers tuned in to watch the channel's livestream of planes landing at Heathrow during Storm Éowyn.[4]
In June 2025, the channel livestreamed footage of a deportee running across a taxiway at Heathrow, which soon drew international media attention.[9][10][11]
