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  • Опубликовано: 21 дек 2024

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  • @sumthin3789
    @sumthin3789 8 лет назад +8287

    "Radar services terminated. have a good night." that just gave me the chills...

    • @1333Anonymous
      @1333Anonymous 8 лет назад +817

      yes same, it's creepy and makes you feel alone.

    • @editsbyshock
      @editsbyshock 8 лет назад +1081

      I'm a pilot. We get this message all the time. It just means ATC isn't going to offer you separation or navigation services. You still have all the GPS equipment on your plane for navigating, so it isn't really a big deal.

    • @dimitrioskyranas6455
      @dimitrioskyranas6455 8 лет назад +279

      How did transatlantic flights navigate e.g in the 1960s before GPS? Radio beacons? Celestial?

    • @mutulix
      @mutulix 8 лет назад +107

      Im glad its not just me lol

    • @lobsterbark
      @lobsterbark 8 лет назад +285

      They used stars and dead reckoning.

  • @bc1016
    @bc1016 5 лет назад +450

    Recently was on a flight crossing the Pacific ocean, I remember looking out the window in midflight and realizing we are in the middle of nowhere and just feeling that nothingness. When you said "radar services terminated and have a good night" it totally brought back the feeling...

    • @livethefuture2492
      @livethefuture2492 4 года назад +9

      Actually when you cross the pacific like from Asia to America you go north over Japan and Alaska, not directly across the ocean.

    • @zackaplowitz
      @zackaplowitz 4 года назад +26

      Live The Future No clue why you’re trying to “correct” someone’s experience.
      Australia-USA. Hawaii-USA. New Zealand-USA. Alaska-Asia. Asia-South America. Australia-South America. New Zealand-South America.

    • @socire72
      @socire72 11 месяцев назад

      @@livethefuture2492Not much in Alaska tbf. But at least you can land somewhere if the plane is fucked. (I mean most planes can glide for 4 hours)

  • @tomthyhshshsh8535
    @tomthyhshshsh8535 5 лет назад +1696

    “If you’ve ever looked at a flight tracker sometime around ten or eleven PM eastern”
    Yeah I do it everyday

    • @bearcubdaycare
      @bearcubdaycare 5 лет назад +17

      I used to have an app that could either show live, or play at a faster pace. The latter was fun, seeing the sudden explosion of flights first thing in the morning in North America. It could also be used as a screen saver. I think that KLM provided the app, but showed all flights from all the consortium's flights... Delta, KLM, Air France, etc.

    • @Toasty_-jx6zk
      @Toasty_-jx6zk 5 лет назад +2

      TomThy Hshshsh I do

    • @juanflores2882
      @juanflores2882 4 года назад

      Could you explain How?

    • @Toasty_-jx6zk
      @Toasty_-jx6zk 4 года назад

      Juan Flores how what?

    • @sabersz
      @sabersz 4 года назад +1

      I just looked one up, it's 2am GMT and it's cooool af

  • @BlueMonkey
    @BlueMonkey 8 лет назад +1475

    Seeing a new video from you pop up in my sub box fills me with joy. Always so fascinating seeing how you approach a topic and then explaining it in such an interconnected way. As always, great job on keeping the quality so high in your videos! ^-^

  • @sheeb2855
    @sheeb2855 5 лет назад +1299

    “Radar services terminated. Have a good night.” Dang I felt that.

    • @gachastocks6151
      @gachastocks6151 4 года назад +22

      Violarinetar
      It’s called having no data or WiFi

    • @michael-pr7qd
      @michael-pr7qd 4 года назад +3

      you just copied sumthin3789's comment u liar

    • @sheeb2855
      @sheeb2855 4 года назад +4

      Michael Peng sorry i did. but I didn’t see it, I dont read every single comment on a video.

    • @yesnt768
      @yesnt768 3 года назад

      @@gachastocks6151 me too

    • @yesnt768
      @yesnt768 3 года назад

      @@michael-pr7qd dang I saw this and I saw the other comment u were talking bout below this comment

  • @discoverall2007
    @discoverall2007 6 лет назад +103

    1-The timing
    2-The music
    3-The photography
    4-And the phrase (Radar services terminated. Have a good night)And we are on our own.
    This is how to make awesome moments in a movie or in a video in this case.

  • @namiix7365
    @namiix7365 7 лет назад +1831

    "Radio services terminated. Have a good night." Damn, that's creepy...

    • @baswdc2165
      @baswdc2165 6 лет назад +46

      Sounds like something that a hijacker would say. Brrrrr....

    • @e10kpro
      @e10kpro 6 лет назад +17

      I heard that phrase four times in the last week.

    • @baswdc2165
      @baswdc2165 6 лет назад +2

      Pilot?

    • @baswdc2165
      @baswdc2165 6 лет назад +1

      Wait which phrase; mine or namiix's?

    • @e10kpro
      @e10kpro 6 лет назад +7

      Affirmative. Namiix’s.

  • @rubennouta2406
    @rubennouta2406 8 лет назад +2370

    Am I the only one who LOVED the technical part?

  • @Ensign_Cthulhu
    @Ensign_Cthulhu 5 лет назад +147

    2:02 There are two things to bear in mind here. 1) The speed of sound is 760mph only at sea level in the standard atmosphere (1013hPa/millibars, 15 celsius) and falls with height, and 2) the difference between airspeed and ground speed. The 745mph here is almost certainly ground speed, which is airspeed plus tailwind (or minus headwind). This aircraft was moving at 545mph relative to a corridor of air that was moving at 200mph.

    • @HPsawus
      @HPsawus 5 лет назад +19

      Alright dude we get it you have a big brain

    • @theodiscusgaming3909
      @theodiscusgaming3909 2 года назад +6

      @@HPsawus username checks out

    • @HPsawus
      @HPsawus 2 года назад +11

      @@theodiscusgaming3909 did I just reply within 30 minutes on my 2 year old comment ? I think I did

    • @CyberedCake
      @CyberedCake 2 года назад +1

      @@HPsawus big brain 🧠

    • @polytekhat
      @polytekhat Год назад

      haha, only people who already knew that would find it relevant lol, other people, like the guys above me, I could bet they didn't understand a word, or wouldn't even bother to take the effort

  • @kyledavis4202
    @kyledavis4202 4 года назад +307

    1:42 Not true any more - as of February 2020 another British airways flight set a new record of 4 hours and 56 minutes between New York and London

    • @rileydc579
      @rileydc579 4 года назад +14

      Kyle Davis ok nerd

    • @c33money
      @c33money 4 года назад +30

      Same day I was on a flight from LAX to LHR. 8 hours 55 min. We were over 780 mph at one point.

    • @cakeisyummy5755
      @cakeisyummy5755 4 года назад +17

      This video was made 3 years ago

    • @neckefree5928
      @neckefree5928 4 года назад +5

      That was a Norwegian Air UK flight not a British Airways flight.

    • @braedoncunningham2080
      @braedoncunningham2080 4 года назад +6

      This video is 3 years old dude

  • @KnownNever
    @KnownNever 8 лет назад +15

    I enjoy people on youtube who make quality content like this instead of vlogs, gaming, and drama! Keep it up

  • @erojerisiz1571
    @erojerisiz1571 4 года назад +124

    "Radar services terminated. Have a good night."
    Pilot: *grabs phone* let's play minecraft with the passengers

    • @Crypto_prod35
      @Crypto_prod35 3 года назад +1

      😂😂😂

    • @AubriGryphon
      @AubriGryphon 2 года назад +1

      Let's flip over to Mentour Pilot's channel to see how that went...

  • @MrNuggin
    @MrNuggin 8 лет назад +36

    Nice video with a lot of information and great graphics! Just few comments on the topic:
    1. Generally it is an OTS (Organised Track System) and this particular one is NAT OTS (North Atlantic OTS) - as there are also other (i.e. PACOTS - Pacific OTS, AUSOTS - Australian OTS, etc)
    2. Flights will never 'fly in the jet stream' as these are turbulent areas (think about the passengers :)
    3. Speed of sound is only dependent on the air temperature so in your example (Lsos - 1200 km/h) would be like flying at 5000 feet above sea level :) Generally if we assume traversing ocean at FL400 (40000 feet) the OAT (outside air temperature) will be more like -56*C and Lsos (local speed of sound) therefore around 1060 km/h. Do not mix TAS with ground speed :)
    4. Aircraft following on the same track are separated 10 minutes apart (15 minutes which you refer to are used between aircraft crossing another aircraft at the same level) - additionally separation is based on the mach number so pilots are not allowed to change their 'speed' as they wish.
    5. We are not on our own :) pilots have to report their position every 10 minutes to the oceanic centers and communication is maintained via HF
    Don't get me wrong - you have covered the topic very well - my comments are just to make your presentation more complete.
    Cheers!

  • @canadiancanable
    @canadiancanable 6 лет назад +29

    got my final interview to work for nav canada as a controller tomorrow, thanks for all of these aviation themed video's, the information has been so interesting and useful!

    • @donausteenuk
      @donausteenuk 6 лет назад

      Cole Bevans How did it go? Area or Tower? Where?

  • @spencerbeyers
    @spencerbeyers 4 года назад +467

    "Over 2000 daily flights"
    2020: Hold my beer

    • @Windtorment
      @Windtorment 3 года назад +1

      Hahahaha

    • @pompomaddons
      @pompomaddons 3 года назад +2

      @@Amlaeuxrai 2 of them were me going to Hawaii :)

    • @izfida
      @izfida 3 года назад +1

      @@pompomaddons #Sadly The #Hawaiian Aren't #Allowed Em🥺😭🗿🗿💀🌺

  • @ThePhrygianFingers
    @ThePhrygianFingers 8 лет назад +33

    4:09 I didn't know Steve from Blue's Clues was in the Air Traffic Control business!

  • @Pikminiman
    @Pikminiman 8 лет назад +15

    This channel is just so darn interesting. I also appreciate the fact that you provide your reference sources in the description; that makes a big difference for credibility.

  • @kylejonas3875
    @kylejonas3875 6 лет назад +470

    “Boston’s waypoints named for its sports teams, cubs and bears”
    But those are from Chicago

    • @ThirdEngr
      @ThirdEngr 5 лет назад +16

      Kyle Jonas
      Yeah, that doesn’t make sense.

    • @Improj69
      @Improj69 5 лет назад +20

      Lmao I got confused when he said that

    • @xczechr
      @xczechr 5 лет назад +17

      It could be for the Bostin Bruins. A bruin is a bear.

    • @MrBannnnnny
      @MrBannnnnny 5 лет назад +20

      It’s a joke

    • @kenjiboy27
      @kenjiboy27 5 лет назад +7

      BEARZ is in NW Indiana, BEARS is in South Carolina, KUBBS is in Lake Michigan,

  • @timstraps
    @timstraps 8 лет назад +230

    What you say are Boston's waypoints (KUBBS, BEARS) are Chicago sports teams. I think something's mixed up.oh, and great informative video. Thanks.

    • @Wendoverproductions
      @Wendoverproductions  8 лет назад +158

      Ahhhh snickerdoodles. It amazes me that that made it all the way through writing, recording, then editing without me catching it. This pains me so much

    • @davidsummers6700
      @davidsummers6700 8 лет назад +9

      Don't worry about it, the Boston Bruins exist and a Bruin is a Bear.

    • @adrian5b
      @adrian5b 8 лет назад +37

      I was very mad at you, then you used the word "snickerdoodles" and everything was ok again.

    • @error.418
      @error.418 8 лет назад +26

      Yeah, he missed out on some really good ones, too. Some of the waypoints for Logan Airport include HAVRD YAARD, BGDIG, CELTS, BOSOX and … wait for it … DRUNK. We also have PLGRM, for the region’s history; CHWDH, LBSTA, and CLAWW for the food; GLOWB and HRALD cover the city’s newspapers; while SSOXS, FENWY, BAWLL, and OUTTT chronicle the anguishes of the city’s baseball team. Even the region’s speech-WIKID, followed by PAHTI-seems to be mapped. There’s a NIMOY waypoint; Leonard was born in Boston. And LYHTT for a famous lighthouse.

    • @CarterFGlenn
      @CarterFGlenn 8 лет назад +6

      +Wendover Productions TBH, I laughed because I though you were just being sarcastic.

  • @HeIvetikate
    @HeIvetikate 7 лет назад +665

    pilot: can we request clearance for takeoff point 9/11?
    air control: WHAT??

    • @honkhonk8009
      @honkhonk8009 5 лет назад +69

      hey mohamed program our course to 9/11 please

    • @Boqxx
      @Boqxx 5 лет назад +7

      Oh yeah yeah

    • @Billshurwin
      @Billshurwin 5 лет назад +12

      All you had to do was follow the damn trian

    • @somebodysomewhere3451
      @somebodysomewhere3451 5 лет назад +5

      Doesn’t work that way; There is, fortunately, no track from waypoint SEP11.

    • @ihatefortnightgivemeareaso5659
      @ihatefortnightgivemeareaso5659 5 лет назад +2

      Ian Wilkins you seen the 15:17 to Paris damm

  • @johnmckay202
    @johnmckay202 5 лет назад +5

    I live in Newfoundland! On 9/11 all flights coming to and from Europe were stopped in various airports (mainly Gander)... I'll never forget that day and all those planes...

  • @elisnowden4063
    @elisnowden4063 7 лет назад +401

    When he said "Radar services terminated" I got goosebumps.

  • @SoftwareFreakey
    @SoftwareFreakey 7 лет назад +103

    You actually forgot something! Pilots are still communicating with Shanwick or Gander and have to give them "position reports" when they cross a waypoint on the NAT and say the ETA for the next waypoint. Most often this is done via the FMC. The controllers still have an overview and safety is guaranteed!

  • @SteveTownshend
    @SteveTownshend 6 лет назад +958

    I love your videos. But I have to correct one error in this video. I’m a 747 Pilot for Cathay Pacific, so know a little about this topic. You said that due to a strong jet steam a plane got very close to the speed of sound. That’s not correct.
    An aircrafts “Ground Speed” has no bearing on their Mach number (Mach number is their percentage of the speed-of-sound they are flying). Only “airspeed” matters, and wind (jet steam) won’t affect an aircrafts airspeed. We fly at Mach 0.84 (or 84% of the speed of sound). Sometimes our ground speed is 450 knots, other times it’s 650 knots. But how close we are to the speed of sound has nothing to do with how fast we fly over the ground. Only how fast we’re flying through the air.
    Anyway, I couldn’t let that one slide, I had to say something. Otherwise, keep up the amazing videos! I’ve learned so much from watching them all! Cheers!

    • @tgleds
      @tgleds 5 лет назад +76

      I noticed that too, although not a pilot. Thanks for dedicating your career to flying us safely!

    • @vedymin7
      @vedymin7 5 лет назад +27

      Seems logic now. If speed of sound is the speed of air waves, then if air travels faster because of wind, then sound is also faster. But this is a simple logic... Can somebody correct me?

    • @abingdonboy
      @abingdonboy 5 лет назад +10

      He also got longitudinal and lateral separation confused ;)
      But as someone that has just completed the 14 EASA ATPL exams including operational procedures (in which OTS/NATS is covered in depth) I can forgive him that.

    • @LinusJoshua
      @LinusJoshua 5 лет назад +79

      @@abingdonboy As someone who is admiral general galactic president McAwesomeville and won 3 world wars and 4 nobel prizes, I can forgive him as well. I am a generous god.

    • @abingdonboy
      @abingdonboy 5 лет назад +1

      LinusJoshua ummm okay?

  • @CivilAviation1
    @CivilAviation1 8 лет назад +176

    5:30 When you said that, I had a rush of goosebump all over my back and arms, and I teared up a little. I don't know why, but somehow I got really emotional at that point.

  • @casandbagger8097
    @casandbagger8097 8 лет назад +555

    4:13 So thats what steve from blues clues is doing now

    • @squipy184
      @squipy184 8 лет назад +4

      just going to say that lololol

    • @Thumbsupurbum
      @Thumbsupurbum 8 лет назад +16

      man, he's put on some weight

    • @ErikratKhandnalie
      @ErikratKhandnalie 8 лет назад +15

      Damnit, was just about to comment this. You beat me to it lol

    • @CJbrinkman602
      @CJbrinkman602 8 лет назад +7

      He is a Air Traffic Controller. Lol

    • @922bmxking
      @922bmxking 8 лет назад +1

      Casandbagger ha. Damn. You beat me,

  • @charonsferryold
    @charonsferryold 6 лет назад +6

    I flew from Atlanta to Venice last year. Can confirm, we not only passed over every Eastern US international airport but we also passed over Glasgow, London, Paris, and Turin.

  • @Filmthechannel
    @Filmthechannel 8 лет назад +439

    Steve from Blue's Clues turned into an air traffic controller. 4:14

  • @richardvaasone5658
    @richardvaasone5658 8 лет назад +14

    From what I recall you don't lose contact with the ATC, you get handed over to oceanic radio and you have to request clearance for each waypoint/coordinate, mentioning speed, altitude etc

    • @richardvaasone5658
      @richardvaasone5658 8 лет назад +1

      ***** I knew virtual flying on IVAO was great :D

    • @Superbystanderman
      @Superbystanderman 8 лет назад +3

      Yup, you contact oceanic on HF. But you'll normally get one oceanic clearance. It'll clear you along multiple waypoints/coordinates, and you'll be given a mach speed and flight level for the whole clearance too.

    • @richardvaasone5658
      @richardvaasone5658 8 лет назад

      Keg my country didn't have a vatsim division, or at least not a big one, so I went on ivao and quit fsx for good about 2 years ago

  • @everettrailfan
    @everettrailfan 4 года назад +18

    1:48 actually, about 3 years after this video, a British Airways 747-400 broke the record at 4 hr. and 56 mins. i think

  • @downstream0114
    @downstream0114 8 лет назад +229

    It's not correct to say the 777 was 16 mph from sonic. 745 mph is ground speed, not true airspeed.

    • @KHRrocks
      @KHRrocks 8 лет назад +7

      isnt speed of sound dependent on altitude as well

    • @downstream0114
      @downstream0114 8 лет назад +6

      KHRrocks No that much on pressure, it's much more dependent on temperature (which goes down as you go up).

    • @Bugdriver49
      @Bugdriver49 8 лет назад +29

      The speed of sound is entirely dependent on density. Which is why the average speed of sound in water is 3,355 mph, and in steel it is 12,952mph. Since air density is determined by altitude and air temperature, you are partially correct. It is altitude AND temp.

    • @downstream0114
      @downstream0114 8 лет назад +8

      Bugdriver49 The effect of density at constant temperature going from sea level to 30,000ft equivalent is some 1.2 m/s, while the effect of temperature going from 20C to -50C is 40m/s.
      Like I said: "not that much on pressure".

    • @Bugdriver49
      @Bugdriver49 8 лет назад +3

      Downstream01 While I stand by my statement that sound travels faster through a denser medium, I must agree you are right in. re. the atmosphere. Salute!

  • @bobversyp2123
    @bobversyp2123 8 лет назад +39

    the names of those routes are called that because of the phonetic aplhabet, wich is used in aviation, so instead of A,B,C,D,E,... you have Aplha,Bravo,Charlie,Delta,Echo,...
    so those routes are just called Z,Y,X,W,V,U,T,S,R,Q in theory

    • @austininflorida
      @austininflorida 8 лет назад +8

      I remember learning that alphabet in 9th grade when I got bored in class. Fun times.

    • @hrt4919
      @hrt4919 8 лет назад +10

      I learned it from Garry's mod Murder

    • @smowl2679
      @smowl2679 8 лет назад +2

      I learned it from ArmA lol

    • @zachburke8906
      @zachburke8906 8 лет назад +4

      Doesn't everyone know this?

    • @Phazon8058MS
      @Phazon8058MS 8 лет назад +2

      I know it from amateur radio.

  • @justallan5714
    @justallan5714 5 лет назад +92

    Imagine hearing and feeling a loud bang and then the pilot says over the intercom “nothing to worry about ladies and gentlemen, we just passed the sound barrier”

    • @joedemtowz9247
      @joedemtowz9247 5 лет назад +25

      they wouldn't hear anything because they are faster than sound travels

    • @FrozenBusChannel
      @FrozenBusChannel 5 лет назад

      But then the wings would break

    • @wangwang5896
      @wangwang5896 5 лет назад +1

      Frozen Bus Channel 魔雪巴士頻道 no?

    • @FrozenBusChannel
      @FrozenBusChannel 5 лет назад

      nO

    • @elliot7753
      @elliot7753 4 года назад +4

      Justallan you can’t hear the sound barrier inside a plane because you’re going faster than the speed it (tries to) catch up with you

  • @rohantyagi7511
    @rohantyagi7511 7 лет назад +228

    I love the Boston Bears and Boston Cubs!

    • @loganferti278
      @loganferti278 5 лет назад +3

      Big mistake lol

    • @elviscampos2895
      @elviscampos2895 5 лет назад +2

      Pats
      Sox
      Celts
      Bruins
      Not sure why Bears and Cubs

    • @JayDillDrums
      @JayDillDrums 5 лет назад +4

      Steve from blues clues is an ATC now?!

    • @ovaxz885
      @ovaxz885 5 лет назад +2

      Rohan Tyagi bears and cubs are references to the bruins buddy

    • @jamesrobbins3566
      @jamesrobbins3566 5 лет назад +3

      The two best sports cities in the country, IMO. Chicago and Boston.

  • @plumberman4u
    @plumberman4u 8 лет назад +6

    This is amazing. Didn't realise so much went on. Well explained with great graphics.

  • @AviatorAerea
    @AviatorAerea 6 лет назад +852

    Colorado’s DEN International Airport Waypoints:
    Smke
    wed
    Evry
    Day

    • @747simmer4
      @747simmer4 5 лет назад +32

      Brian Lau waypoints dont have to be 5 characters but the max is 5 . Like near lax there is a waypoint AVE and thats 3

    • @ted10197460
      @ted10197460 5 лет назад +29

      3 one is VOR

    • @aemkei12
      @aemkei12 5 лет назад +17

      Actually three characters are for navigational aids and five for waypoints without nav aids. There are four character points but those are system points which are for the fms (flight management system) and aren‘t used by atc

    • @rudrecciah
      @rudrecciah 5 лет назад +27

      Ok, someone who knows thier shit here
      1. From looking at the profile pic, I'm guessing you all got woooshed
      2. If not:
      - waypoints (at least in American airspace, I can't say for anywhere else) are 5 characters long
      - VOR's are 3 characters
      -NAVIDS are 5 characters
      - airways (based on the airways I have entered into the fmc before flights) are 1 letter and any amount of numbers between 1 and 3 digits
      Hope this helps

    • @DC-yb7qd
      @DC-yb7qd 5 лет назад +3

      Those WEEDHEADS need to go to rehab if their smoking everyday

  • @blech71
    @blech71 7 лет назад +3484

    Omg u just triggered all the flat earth earthers

  • @error.418
    @error.418 8 лет назад +8

    4:23 Since you messed up Boston, here you go... Some of the waypoints for Logan Airport include HAVRD YAARD, BGDIG, CELTS, BOSOX and … wait for it … DRUNK. We also have PLGRM, for the region’s history; CHWDH, LBSTA, and CLAWW for the food; GLOWB and HRALD cover the city’s newspapers; while SSOXS, FENWY, BAWLL, and OUTTT chronicle the anguishes of the city’s baseball team. Even the region’s speech-WIKID, followed by PAHTI-seems to be mapped. There’s a NIMOY waypoint; Leonard was born in Boston. And LYHTT for a famous lighthouse.

  • @Cookiesr4life
    @Cookiesr4life 5 лет назад +90

    _Boston has two waypoints in support of their sports teams:_
    _the _*_KUBBS_*_ and _*_BEARS_*
    Chicago: >:O

    • @bbgun061
      @bbgun061 4 года назад

      Massachusetts Mapping??? KUBBS is near Chicago, BEARS is in Georgia.
      The plot thickens...

  • @guard13007
    @guard13007 8 лет назад +38

    Great music selection for that whole sequence of explanation!

    • @tristangarcia8057
      @tristangarcia8057 8 лет назад +2

      Do you know wich piano song is in the video?

    • @guard13007
      @guard13007 8 лет назад +2

      No idea, wish I knew. :( It's really good.

    • @younesbahri5285
      @younesbahri5285 7 лет назад

      Wonderful music indeed !

  • @Triniswe
    @Triniswe 8 лет назад +333

    It's Ironic that when you started your technical part (with a warning), you're reading slightly faster as well.

    • @WhitleyAKW
      @WhitleyAKW 6 лет назад +4

      I mean, it is a little ironic. You’d expect a technical explanation to be given relatively slowly to a layperson.

  • @dagnrl215
    @dagnrl215 6 лет назад +18

    4:08
    Glad to see Steve found work as an air traffic controller

  • @xXdoesitstartXx
    @xXdoesitstartXx 8 лет назад +274

    4:10 it's that guy from blues clues!!

    • @fredslow
      @fredslow 8 лет назад +1

      OMFG I laughed so hard xD

    • @sensarmy
      @sensarmy 8 лет назад

      lol

    • @moomooproductions8735
      @moomooproductions8735 7 лет назад +1

      Oh my god.

    • @TheoneandonlyEETFUK
      @TheoneandonlyEETFUK 6 лет назад +4

      Gill Bates we just got a letter we just got a letter we just got a letter I wonder who it’s from!

    • @Luaksz
      @Luaksz 6 лет назад +10

      Yeah I'm glad Steve found a nice job as an air traffic control manager. Good for him

  • @Poorschedriver
    @Poorschedriver 8 лет назад +116

    That was awesome, had no idea there are freeways in the sky. Keep it coming!

    • @TonyP9279
      @TonyP9279 8 лет назад

      There are a whole mess of freeways over the U.S. Look up IFR en-route low & high altitude charts. It will blow your mind!!

    • @Nikola16789
      @Nikola16789 8 лет назад

      In Europe we are transitioning to free route systems. That will blow your mind too.

    • @TonyP9279
      @TonyP9279 8 лет назад +3

      Yes but I doubt you have the volume of air traffic that we do in the U.S. Europe has better train systems, we don't; so people will book a plane to fly 300 miles.

    • @SchibbiSchibbi
      @SchibbiSchibbi 8 лет назад +1

      thank lord in Europe there are effective bus and train routes. It's a pain in the ass in the US. Hurricane Matthew cancelled my flight and in the US you're literally stuck without any flights. Actually It's a shame.

    • @squiddi1393
      @squiddi1393 7 лет назад

      +Mitchel Rieger How are you stuck? Are you a foreigner? Everyone and a car. There are roads everywhere.

  • @thebiffer100
    @thebiffer100 6 лет назад +1

    Well done and explained in a way anyone can easily understand. I flew most of my career overseas for a major carrier and appreciate see it illustrated technically correct. Wanted to add the thing that usually upsets the pilots before entering "50W"/named NAT track waypoint is getting an ATC refile and switching tracks or worse having to re-program on a "composite track" which is a very high pressured workload with little time to initiate (where errors can occur!). Thanks for video.

  • @aaronschannel373
    @aaronschannel373 8 лет назад +192

    This is so interesting! Would you mind doing one for the Pacific Ocean sometime??

    • @Shape415
      @Shape415 6 лет назад +8

      Actually the Pacific is almost the same. . Say SFO to Hong Kong you will travel up the coast heading to Anchorage curving around the Alaskan islands towards Japan. Obviously weather plays a big part in the actually route

    • @V45194
      @V45194 2 года назад +2

      @@Shape415 As well as having to avoid certain airspace that is closed due to conflict, as is Russia's since the start of Putin's war in Ukraine, or the USSR's back in the day

  • @noochification
    @noochification 8 лет назад +4

    Great video! Planes are cool, and the infrastructure around them just as impressive. One small issue with the sound barrier: for the record setting British Airways flight, you say the plane was only 16mph below the sound barrier, it was actually 135mph below (give or take a bit). What makes the jet-stream so important is that planes fly at a fixed relative airspeed at cruise, around Mach 0.8. It's the important distinction between ground and air speed which is what makes the jet-stream so critical for efficient air routes. Also, the speed of sound at 30k ft, on a standard day is 678 mph, so a plane flying at mach 0.8 with a 200mph tailwind is flying around 745mph like you said, but still not any closer to the speed of sound than any other plane (in this case still 135 mph below the sound barrier). ~ I hope this is helpful and not pendatic, like you I want everyone to know how this stuff works!

  • @potato2fly
    @potato2fly 3 года назад +6

    It's amazing how Gander and Shanwick Oceanic Area airspace keep flights on track through the NATs

  • @SonySMRTLim
    @SonySMRTLim 8 лет назад +18

    You deserve more views and subscribers.

  • @anonharingenamn
    @anonharingenamn 8 лет назад +5

    VERY nice that you took it to the technical specifics!

  • @GeorgeTankerYT
    @GeorgeTankerYT 4 года назад +1

    3:29 Should anyone be interested, the name of the track that plays in this section is called "Nocturnal Waltz" and was composed by Johannes Bornlöf

  • @Poopchute
    @Poopchute Год назад +3

    4:14 not only does this man solve mysteries with a blue dog, but he also works air traffic control on the side! I appreciate the hustle sir Steve

  • @Todomo
    @Todomo 6 лет назад +5

    i love aviation and i love that i finally found a good channel that gives good aviation videos

  • @bouchonaise124135
    @bouchonaise124135 2 года назад +2

    Ive been looking for the music that plays at 3:30 ever since this video came out, i finally found it almost 6 years later. For anyone wondering its, "Nocturnal Waltz" by Johannes Bornlof

  • @mwbgaming28
    @mwbgaming28 5 лет назад +76

    "Radar services terminated" **titanic song plays**

  • @yanosaur
    @yanosaur 8 лет назад +54

    Was that air traffic controller wearing the same clothes as Steve from Blue's Clues?

    • @PilotManateeB95
      @PilotManateeB95 8 лет назад +3

      I also thought so lol

    • @hvgades15
      @hvgades15 8 лет назад +4

      I saw that and immediately knew someone would mention him in the comments

  • @GLA741
    @GLA741 5 лет назад

    I just wanna say, I love your videos, they are accurate and narrated by a real person. Unlike other channels who hastily put videos and facts together, are inconsistent, misspell and mispronounce words, and narrated by some robot voice. If anyone can recommend me other channels like Wendover Productions, please let me know!

  • @lil5713
    @lil5713 7 лет назад +105

    I'm in the mood for some Spicy BBQ Turkey Smoke Ribs after this video

    • @mysummerinanutshell5449
      @mysummerinanutshell5449 6 лет назад +4

      then come to KC

    • @king.kthebest6158
      @king.kthebest6158 5 лет назад

      @@mysummerinanutshell5449 KC baby

    • @pumpkin6429
      @pumpkin6429 5 лет назад +1

      Idk about you guys, but I'm in the mood for some we will never forget September 11th after watching this video.

  • @SS08947
    @SS08947 8 лет назад +95

    1:59..No, the GROUND SPEED of the aircraft was 745mph, the AIR SPEED was only 545mph.

    • @airdaddy1706
      @airdaddy1706 8 лет назад +14

      still god damn fast for a 777 though you got to admit

    • @patrikstreng6834
      @patrikstreng6834 8 лет назад +12

      No one cares about KIAS lol

    • @Feuergraf
      @Feuergraf 8 лет назад

      I guess that wasn't 745mph but 745kt.

    • @patrikstreng6834
      @patrikstreng6834 8 лет назад +7

      Joker​ 745 kts my ass
      It was 745mph which equals like 650kts

    • @Feuergraf
      @Feuergraf 8 лет назад

      patrik streng Using mph instead of kt is unusual in aviation.

  • @tom-randomoutdoors
    @tom-randomoutdoors 3 года назад +1

    I live in Newfoundland, and love it when the route of the day is over my home. I can sometimes even get photos of the jets passing overhead to compare to the flight radar data on my computer. This was a great video explaining why on some days, i see lots of traffic, and on other days, hardly any!

  • @genbatzu
    @genbatzu 8 лет назад +10

    thanks for including metric measurements

  • @imliterallyjustarandomdude4902
    @imliterallyjustarandomdude4902 5 лет назад +62

    4:14 dude looking like he from blues clues

  • @antispiritanimal3467
    @antispiritanimal3467 2 года назад

    Your videos are of the kind, that people in a hundred or two hundred years will watch those, laugh about the strange accent, but be amazed by the ancient ways of civilisation and dream of being there in this time taking a plane ride through the night-sky all alone

  • @fyzy7
    @fyzy7 5 лет назад +16

    1:58 You're messing up two different speeds...Shockwaves start to develop at certain TAS(true airspeed; speed the aircraft is moving through the air), but you're talking about GS(ground speed;speed the airplane is moving relative to ground)

  • @arborinfelix
    @arborinfelix 8 лет назад +4

    This was a very informative video. Thank you for this upload.

  • @wxx3
    @wxx3 3 года назад +1

    Extremely good explanation of the North Atlantic Tracks

  • @elaikindler1265
    @elaikindler1265 8 лет назад +6

    all you're videos are soooo interesting

  • @ivorscrotumic3556
    @ivorscrotumic3556 8 лет назад +89

    If you freeze the pic, around 03:16 & squint your eyes, USA & Canada look like an angry dragon. Or have I been smoking too much...??

  • @astralwither8402
    @astralwither8402 6 лет назад +2

    don't know why but this is my favorite video made by you

  • @TeganBurns
    @TeganBurns 8 лет назад +5

    4:08 The dude from Blue's Clues has moved up in the world, congrats.

  • @martinsnobr3575
    @martinsnobr3575 8 лет назад +29

    Nice one! Which program are you using for typing and putting effects in your videos?

    • @Wendoverproductions
      @Wendoverproductions  8 лет назад +15

      I make the elements for animation in Photoshop then put it all together in Final Cut Pro

    • @faizbashaAirplanes
      @faizbashaAirplanes 8 лет назад

      Mac or PC?

    • @Karuiko
      @Karuiko 8 лет назад +16

      Final Cut Pro, 3 words, take that and add up the letters in Mac, M a c, 3 letters.
      Final Cut Pro also being 3 words, subtracted by the two letters in PC, equals one word, which is Mac.
      So Final Cut Pro has to be on the PC. :3

    • @hootless7631
      @hootless7631 8 лет назад +14

      Half Life 4 confirmed

  • @lipinkgopi
    @lipinkgopi 5 лет назад +1

    The moment you said “Radar Terminated”, my mind went blank for a second.
    Very good presentation, dude!!

    • @prachuryyabaruah6551
      @prachuryyabaruah6551 5 лет назад +1

      cause you were meant to, one of the baits to keep watching Wendover. In reality we still have all sorts of comms from HF radio to satellite, it is just the radar that is unable to track the planes due to range constrains. We still talk to the centres and give "position reports" at waypoints with current altitude, speed in mach, next waypoint, estimated time and the waypoint after that. It is not lonely and often you would see planes flying nearby with appropriate separation.

  • @jnyerere
    @jnyerere 8 лет назад +34

    Now I know why they always take the "long way" instead of the "straight way". Very interesting video!

    • @jessevermeulen7446
      @jessevermeulen7446 8 лет назад +14

      They are taking the straight way

    • @jnyerere
      @jnyerere 8 лет назад +10

      Jesse Vermeulen Do you understand the meaning of quotation marks?

    • @rich1051414
      @rich1051414 8 лет назад +15

      According to flat earthers, its a conspiracy by the oil companies to burn more oil and take more peoples money lol. Probably aliens are involved as well.

    • @guard13007
      @guard13007 8 лет назад

      Lol wow I was wondering what the fucking counter-explanation would be. xD

    • @IceSpoon
      @IceSpoon 7 лет назад

      I always thought they were taking the dumb long way. Then I drew the line myself in Google Maps. And just like Wendover says, a straight line from NY to London looks "curved" when flattened.

  • @samwilliams3592
    @samwilliams3592 8 лет назад +304

    Named after the Boston sport teams? Cubs and bears? BOI

    • @Thumbsupurbum
      @Thumbsupurbum 8 лет назад +19

      Now that I think about it the 'Boston Bears' has a nice ring to it.

    • @delano62
      @delano62 8 лет назад +34

      I quit watching after that. That's when I realized the guy had no idea what he was talking about.

    • @feralcatgirl
      @feralcatgirl 8 лет назад +2

      +Flintstoned bears, bruins, same thing

    • @imnoahc
      @imnoahc 7 лет назад +9

      Sam Williams that's chicago wtf

    • @CatOwlFilms
      @CatOwlFilms 7 лет назад +14

      delano62 I think it was meant to be a joke.

  • @rickybones8759
    @rickybones8759 5 лет назад +2

    This video Answered so many of my questions!! Thank You!!!

  • @coffeebeans7912
    @coffeebeans7912 5 лет назад +61

    'Now this is the technical part' *starts music*
    :|

    • @parteibonza
      @parteibonza 5 лет назад

      at least its not the happy warbly music like in old early 60's documentaries.

  • @mimikyoo
    @mimikyoo 8 лет назад +128

    "then, we are on our own."

    • @ariztrad
      @ariztrad 7 лет назад +4

      Good job you can listen

  • @GammaSpeaks
    @GammaSpeaks 5 лет назад +2

    I found this content truly amazing! Really dude, thank you.

  • @sidr4201
    @sidr4201 2 года назад +19

    I always wonder if first time pilots feel nervous flying over such vast ocean stretches. Great video.

    • @itzamia
      @itzamia 2 года назад +3

      For the most part, if they run into a problem they will revert back or head to the nearest piece of land. A plane can glide around 100 miles with no power at cruising altitude. Other than flying to Hawaii, most planes stick close to land. If it lands in the water it'll float until help arrives. As long as massive storm isn't brewing it would be a survival situation.

  • @Arcadiez
    @Arcadiez 8 лет назад +4

    If anyone wants more info about this. Search NATS (North Atlantic Track System)

  • @forwardobserver2048
    @forwardobserver2048 4 года назад +2

    I flew Miami to Baltimore in the mid 80’s on a 733 or 737 ( I forget) with, as the pilot announced, a 200 mph tailwind giving us a speed of 750 mph appx. Being in the very last seat, that tail was whipping like crazy. Arrived 45 minutes early.

  • @rhyspratt258
    @rhyspratt258 6 лет назад +4

    i honestly dont know who would dislike this. like come on? why?

  • @svillegassmusic
    @svillegassmusic 8 лет назад +13

    4:12
    that guy is wearing the Blue's Clues sweater

  • @cweakley
    @cweakley 5 лет назад +1

    Less than 100 years ago, Charles Lindbergh flew essentially the same route, with only a compass to find his way. To reduce the weight of his plane, and because he didn't trust the technology, he didn't take a radio. He flew 33-1/2 hours nonstop. The airfield where he landed (Le Bourget) wasn't even marked on his map. He only knew it was a few miles north of Paris. The crowd waiting for him was estimated at 150,000 people.

  • @bassin-n-splashin7593
    @bassin-n-splashin7593 5 лет назад +44

    The cubs and bears are from Chicago, not Boston!

    • @josephregan1007
      @josephregan1007 5 лет назад +2

      Bassin-n-Splashin that was my thought too! I had to stop the video and make sure I wasn’t crazy

    • @bassin-n-splashin7593
      @bassin-n-splashin7593 5 лет назад +1

      Joseph Regan haha ya idk wtf he was thinking lol

    • @Kyabetsuu
      @Kyabetsuu 5 лет назад +1

      Why do you cry for such a minor mistake? Geez

    • @bassin-n-splashin7593
      @bassin-n-splashin7593 5 лет назад +1

      Choppeey 1543 just joking bro. Not actually mad lol

  • @Leon-vx7oe
    @Leon-vx7oe 5 лет назад +38

    I was once on a flight from Heathrow to JFK and from my seat I could see 3 planes right next to us .

    • @bearcubdaycare
      @bearcubdaycare 5 лет назад +2

      Some flight attendants were talking about someone reporting seeing another plane, and said that if people knew, pointing up, down, left, right... That many planes crossing the Atlantic each evening means a busy sky. As the video pointed out, the entire eastern seaboard of North America lines up along the great circle route to the UK, so most of those flights go in a narrow band. That leaves a lot more space for flights from, say, Calgary to Portugal, or other great circle route not aligned with everyone else. Flying from Calgary to various places in Europe, I'd see a lot of empty sky (and pretty empty northern Canada).

    • @bbgun061
      @bbgun061 4 года назад

      The aircraft are separated 15 minutes from nose to tail but, because they’re all going the same direction, only 5-10 miles left to right.

  • @Valery0p5
    @Valery0p5 Год назад

    This is probably one of the best videos on this channel

  • @Hlustvisihak
    @Hlustvisihak 8 лет назад +4

    Cool video. However, saying that the BA flight was just 16 mph below the speed of sound sounds wrong, as the ground speed in aviation doesn't really matter (well, it does for the passengers) because it is the relative speed of the aircraft to the air surrounding it that dictates how fast it can go.
    Also it is the dispatcher in charge of the flight that selects the track more than 3 hours before the takeoff and unless there are exceptional circumstances, nor pilot nor ATC can change the track that was planned in the flight plan.

    • @eeeeeoww
      @eeeeeoww 6 лет назад

      well, ground speed does determine the duration of the flight.

    • @RetroCanuckJunkie
      @RetroCanuckJunkie 6 лет назад +1

      Hlustvisihak, YES!!! Thank you for pointing out that it's the flight dispatcher's job to choose the flight plan! I'm astounded that most people don't know what a flight dispatcher is and just assume they are just like air traffic controllers which they're not.

  • @shantanu925
    @shantanu925 5 лет назад +6

    What if engine fails, some medical emergency,etc occurs and airplane has tu return after radio service is terminated?
    How do pilots contact?

    • @rapperguy98
      @rapperguy98 5 лет назад +1

      They are still in contact with ATC, so they can talk to ATC about it.

    • @prachuryyabaruah6551
      @prachuryyabaruah6551 5 лет назад

      Search ETOPS, actually this channel has a video for such situations.

    • @bbgun061
      @bbgun061 4 года назад

      Radar services are terminated. They can still contact ATC with HF radio or satellite, so they can get permission to turn around or deviate from the assigned route.

  • @josephrapoza6453
    @josephrapoza6453 5 лет назад

    Always OUTSTANDING VIDEOS from Wendover..

  • @mrreverse3081
    @mrreverse3081 4 года назад +7

    4 hours 53 minutes is the new record following the winds of storm Ciara over the North Atlantic

  • @AmericaWest90
    @AmericaWest90 7 лет назад +88

    Flight simmers know those two waypoints by heart.

    • @atahan8691
      @atahan8691 6 лет назад

      Facts

    • @iaexo
      @iaexo 6 лет назад +1

      But they change everyday...

    • @xjcrossx
      @xjcrossx 6 лет назад +2

      @@iaexo not the entry/exit waypoints, just the tracks

    • @vedantdesai1
      @vedantdesai1 6 лет назад +1

      Kyle Davidse y’all rookies fly IFR! I fly VFR and just eyeball it lol

  • @landenkeller8218
    @landenkeller8218 5 лет назад

    This upcoming summer I’m flying from Newyork into London and traveling around Europe for a month so this was a really cool video for me. Thanks!

  • @FBWFTW
    @FBWFTW 8 лет назад +6

    KBOS (Boston) doesn't have KUBBS or BEARS.... Those are Chicago teams. We have the waypoints BRUWN, BUCYK, ORRRR (For the Bruins NHL team) SSOXS, FENWY, BOSOX (for the Red Sox MLB team) CELTK/COUSY for the NBA Celtics, REVSS for our MLS soccer and PATSS/GLLET for the Patriots. There's also a few 'local specialty' named waypoints like LBSTA/CLAWW/CHWDH for our renowned seafood and DUNKK (for Dunkin Donuts)

    • @baswdc2165
      @baswdc2165 6 лет назад

      What if there is this one troll city that has EVERY THING SUCKS EVERY BODDY GOOOO AWWAY

    • @korayacar1444
      @korayacar1444 6 лет назад

      Bryan Lim you cant have every twice

    • @baswdc2165
      @baswdc2165 6 лет назад

      Okay then, THISS SUCKS EVERY BODDY GOOOO AWWAY

    • @korayacar1444
      @korayacar1444 6 лет назад

      @@baswdc2165 perfect

    • @baswdc2165
      @baswdc2165 6 лет назад

      Thank you, my good man.

  • @santinieve1
    @santinieve1 8 лет назад +4

    Has there ever been a problem with this?
    Or that connditions suddently turn very bad on the original route but cant change because thousands other planes nearby?

    • @bill52600
      @bill52600 8 лет назад

      I think conditions would be fine given how high they'd fly.

    • @jedrorm
      @jedrorm 8 лет назад +1

      I guess one of the advantages of the system is that they can shift the routes around as needed, and all the planes will just switch to the new route. Maybe.
      If a plane can't fly it's route I guess it would drop/climb and be required to stay clear of all the defined routes.

    • @Superbystanderman
      @Superbystanderman 8 лет назад +3

      It can get congested but there are never thousands of aircraft around. He said 2000 a day cross the Atlantic but he's wrong... I talk to these flights every day and I can tell you it's around 1500 a day.
      And yes, sometimes the weather is bad. Sometimes passengers get sick or aggressive. Sometimes pilots get sick. Sometimes the aircraft's engine fails... all in a days work, and there's always a way to get them where they want/need to go.

  • @drivetounderstand8579
    @drivetounderstand8579 5 месяцев назад

    FWIW, it was Howard Hughes who mapped out the jet streams. He did it with the help of "radio operators" (the term for the air traffic controllers at the time). To do this he flew back and forth across the country hundreds of times asking each radio controller in each different airspace to tell him what other pilots had told them about the current head winds and tail winds. Eventually he pieced together the locations of the jet stream using this method.

  • @clivegraham3088
    @clivegraham3088 5 лет назад +10

    We are alone suddenly brought a smile to my face
    I want to be a pilot

  • @lohphat
    @lohphat 8 лет назад +6

    Why not use satellite data for GPS coordinate reporting in non-radar areas to shorten spacing?

    • @Slenderman63323
      @Slenderman63323 8 лет назад

      I was thinking this as well...

    • @Superbystanderman
      @Superbystanderman 8 лет назад +1

      The planes do use GPS, so they know where they are. But the controllers need to know it. The problem is getting the aircraft's position to the controllers. Voice comms over HF is the traditional method, but it's increasingly by ADS-C satellite comms.

    • @Slammy141
      @Slammy141 8 лет назад +2

      That's pretty close to how commercial air works in Canada which has large expanses of airspace without radar coverage. The problem with enforcing such a systems on international routes has to do with money and broad compliance. There are long term plans to do what you're suggesting, it's just going to be a while but might be accelerated if we start losing more planes (e.g. MH370).

    • @markdaniel8740
      @markdaniel8740 8 лет назад +4

      GPS calculates location of the device. this would need to be forwarded. ATC has no way to know if the information received is accurate. It is rare for GPS to be wrong, but a midair collision over the Atlantic needs to be at zero.
      GPS is not too expensive, a redundant dual system should be affordable

    • @Riddim_Squid
      @Riddim_Squid 8 лет назад

      this is actually exactly how its done the INS sensor on the plane picks up the aircraft coordinates and location sends it to the Flight managment Computer of the Aircraft... then after passing a checkpoint on the NAT track the FMC sends that data to the Flight Service Station

  • @Vikram_l
    @Vikram_l 5 лет назад

    That was super informative. The most useful 5 mins I’ve spent browsing the internet. Thanks very much.

  • @iftalazahri9315
    @iftalazahri9315 7 лет назад +18

    "HAMMM, BURGR, and FRYYS"
    Lets go to McDonalds