Ernie, you are the best in the business! You never fail to enlighten. You’re technical knowledge and the ability to illustrate, is remarkable. Excellent work, Captain.
I had a chance to do about 1.5 in an older 737-200 sim a couple of years ago, doing mainly approaches and landings. The airplane is actually easier to land than a light airplane, although roll control is a lot different. Lots more weight on those wings than in a GA airplane. The sim is just a lot of fun. If I had that sim in my basement, I’d be like a cat with a cardboard box.....I could amuse myself all day!
I was literally just there this past Thursday and got the opportunity to fly in sim number 15. I’m 17 and am so thankful for the opportunity and the invitation by Southwest to do that! Totally awesome facility and top notch training.
Thank you for this. It is a shame that we geeks cannot observe you actually flying. Don't they realize what a PR plus that would be? I can watch you in a G5 but not a 737. Ah, well...
Very cool. I want that sim for my house! I’d be in there all day! My wife asked me what I was watching….I said a friend of mine just made captain for SW. She asked since when did I know an airline captain. I told her me and Big Ern go way back!
Had an opportunity to Fly the B-52 sim & KC-135 R sim at Castle AFB, Atwater Ca. Got to log many hours, courtesy of Friends at Castle AFB “School House”!
Ah and Seattle is the only place in the US I've ever visited, I was there in July 2000 and a cousin of mine took me there when I was 12 years old when I believe there were only 2 runways, we only drove outside the perimeter, on the side facing mt Rainier which is something that's still vivid in my mind at age 34. Seeing that massive mountain which I believe is 60 miles away from point to point. You'd see a massive amount of haze/visual atmospheric intereference and then the summit. Amazing! That's the one thing the sim GPU doesn't do justice to. But that's obviously not the priority of a level D sim haha
So glad to see your opportunity to promote coming to fruition. Congratulations; and a sincere thanks to all the other folks that basically 'played along' on your behalf to create this video.... thank you.
When I was a *Student I had a chance to set in the left Seat in a new 747 Sim. ( back in '78, ...had to stop in 2018 )... could not fit that into my schedule at the time and now I wish I could have found a way........... and I'm thinkin' it was a Steam Gage panel , How the industry has changed..... my Cell Phone also I guess🤔. THANK YOU for the Ride along.
Smaller aircraft can have the equipment to land in similar conditions, but they usually have much higher minimums. It usually boils down to the skill and proficiency of the pilot.
Thank you for sharing your time there in the Sim Training. Yes, it was nice seeing the flight information images in your heads-up display there. Well, again, congrats on becoming Captain!!!
Amazing vid Captain Ernie! So informative I hope to be in your shoes some day. I wish we got the run down on the chicken on your simulator because that’s always a pretty funny story. Maybe for next video. Great job and much love.
Great video Ern! If I played the lottery I definitely know what I'd be investing in if I won the euromillions £100million jackpot! a 737 and a320 level d sim in a small warehouse working enough hours in the day for customers, to try and make sure the venture isn't a loss, and at least breaks even! I learnt aged 14 in 2002 before my parents were ready to remortgage their house to have my eyes checked to see what ATPL eye requirements are. I didn't make the cut, and after flying cessnas and a few pa 28s for once a month between late 1999-2003 my parents became bankrupt anyway. I love your channel, it just keeps my head in the clouds in the best way possible, All the best and congrats bon your promotion.
That was Awesome!!! How wonderful of SW to allow you to do videos of all of behind-the-scenes stuff that people have no idea about. I had an idea about some of it, but oh my, I learned a lot. Thanks Ern!!
Thanks for the BTS of your path as pilot. Im working on making career 2.0 to aviation and vlogs like these are insightful of aspects that may not always be on the front burner. Maybe I’ll meet you at a GA in the valley. Take care.
Thx to you and Southwest for Sim Time....all the training, alienautics, FMS'S ect, and what does it come down to? FLY THE PLANE...airspeed and basics.. So much helps if you got proper basic training and a good attitude! Those basics are what keeps you alive
Appreciate the opportunity to fly with you... quite different than 40+ years ago, lol. Glad to see many of those upgrades/ changes that were implemented, all in the idea of safety! About 50 years ago, sitting at Cherry Point doing GCA/ASR approaches. It was great when those guys depending on you to land, got down safely and you heard, thanks! ILS was just an idea. Back then learning to control, we walked the airfield classroom with a ~3 ' stick, it had a aircraft on a string tied to it. That was our simulation flying around a airfield... radar wasn't too much better, LOL! It was so modern, I got my pictures posted into the Leatherneck magazine. But, as a elite group, we ALL made it happen; no matter your placement or seat! Aviation is a great lifestyle of perfection in control at all time! Now, my excitement is airtime,as a paying customer from GSO to NNG. From NC to Guangxi always delightful. While in Nanning or south of pilot mountain, NC it's a true pleasure, watching it all coming together! Congratulations and looking forward to many more post! Have a great day!
Had to stop at 11:34 and say WOW!. That is something else. I can't believe I'm in training to obtain my private pilot license. Thanks big Ern for the knowledge. You know it exciting to learn new stuff in the world. It makes us a better human being and person overall.
The graphics in the sim are pretty stellar. Really amazing technology that's all in the name of safety. Love to see it. Thanks for sharing Ernie! Keep em coming.
We lived in A.J., AZ and would go to Mesa Gateway and watched military and Alegiant on the weekend, loved it, I have pics of military We now live in FL.
That was awesome! I don't usually fly Southwest, but now I do just to say I had a chance you were the captain of the flight!! Good luck to your future!!!
That’s what a pro looks like- so smooth, so clean even in a sim! Landing these things almost goes against instincts. Everything tells you to pull up as that runway just floods your windscreen! It’s more exhilarating than take off in my opinion great job. This was so neat to see!
@@karenblaine7266 , I basically have been doing virtual airlines stuff for about the same number of years but maybe a little more. I also fly different VA's and fly the 777 and 787 Dreamliners.
Thank you for your awesome videos. I had a buddy that went through training and stop 3/4 the way through flight school and stop when he found out at the age of 50 years old he wouldn’t get hired by the airline due to his age. Very disappointed he was and went to work for the railroad and is now an engineer. Congratulations on making captain!
That was so much fun watching you. Back in the 90’s I was a Microsoft fltsim guy for years and I was given the opportunity to get in a real flight sim at Flight Safety and did the left seat of a Lear jet. It was the most exciting experience I ever had!
Great video , very cool! Love how useful the HUD is on the low vision fog landing, besides radar, I wondered how you guys landed so perfect in the fog , nice work, and Congratulations on making Captain👨✈️💙❤️💛✈️.
This was an OUTSTANDING video Big Ernie!! You answered several of my 738 sim flying questions and showed us all the ropes on successful landings and flows! THANK YOU!
Congrats on the upgrade! Fellow 73 driver (FO) at one of those other airlines. Been interesting to see some of the subtle differences (and similarities) on how SWA operates the 73 compared to us and your ops in general. Enjoy the left seat and “guppy up”
Anything below Cat I ILS was a required autoland (down to 300ft RVR for Cat III) for us. The Capt was always the FP and f/o monitored as the NFP. Of course, we didn’t have that nice HUD on any of our fleets which would be nice. Thanks for the trip down memory lane in the ole‘ sweat box😉). BTW….beautiful training center and sims SW has there! Congrats on the sim training. Now the fun starts! UPS MD11 Capt (Retired)
Congratulations CAPTAIN Ernie!! Amazing stuff…. The moments we aspire to experience ourselves! Looking forward to seeing the journey ahead with 4 Bars added to the mix! :) All the best from a JFO in 🇱🇰
Thank you for this video! As a flight attendant it is a great to see what is happening as we descend and I can hear from the jump seat the countdown to landing.
Very cool Ern!! You are doing a great job of focusing on how much Southwest is such a great airline and a place you really want to come to work. I wish I could have a stab at the simulator. Talk about sweeeet!!
Congrats Captain! I was able to get in one of our -800 sims in the old training building just after the MAX was in for SROV. Did a missed, clear day landing and then did a CAT III, all using the HUD. I bounced the CAT III. Lol. It is amazing how realistic the sims are though.
Thank you for this cool footage! Videos like this are very exciting to me because I’ll be starting my pilot training in Europe this December. In a few years I’ll hopefully be flying in the right seat of the B737!
Very cool to see, I’m a CFI on the way there. Thank you to SWA for letting you use the sim! I love what your channel has become. Congratulations on your upgrade!
Ernie, you are the best in the business! You never fail to enlighten. You’re technical knowledge and the ability to illustrate, is remarkable. Excellent work, Captain.
I’ve never flown a 737 but I can only imagine how accurate these sims gets just from sound and visuals alone as well as the movement it’s so accurate
I had a chance to do about 1.5 in an older 737-200 sim a couple of years ago, doing mainly approaches and landings. The airplane is actually easier to land than a light airplane, although roll control is a lot different. Lots more weight on those wings than in a GA airplane. The sim is just a lot of fun. If I had that sim in my basement, I’d be like a cat with a cardboard box.....I could amuse myself all day!
Same here..
I agree fully with your experience...similar to a 172 say but when you start yanking and banking you feel the weight of it..
I was literally just there this past Thursday and got the opportunity to fly in sim number 15. I’m 17 and am so thankful for the opportunity and the invitation by Southwest to do that! Totally awesome facility and top notch training.
I was 4 when I got my opportunity too
@@maximusglosser3152 No I don’t! My mom had a friend that let me in working for southwest he is now a check air man
Thank you for this. It is a shame that we geeks cannot observe you actually flying. Don't they realize what a PR plus that would be? I can watch you in a G5 but not a 737. Ah, well...
Thanks to those that helped you film this as well to be able to get us content like this. Looks like a great airline to work for.
Very cool. I want that sim for my house! I’d be in there all day! My wife asked me what I was watching….I said a friend of mine just made captain for SW. She asked since when did I know an airline captain. I told her me and Big Ern go way back!
Had an opportunity to Fly the B-52 sim & KC-135 R sim at Castle AFB, Atwater Ca. Got to log many hours, courtesy of Friends at Castle AFB “School House”!
Ah and Seattle is the only place in the US I've ever visited, I was there in July 2000 and a cousin of mine took me there when I was 12 years old when I believe there were only 2 runways, we only drove outside the perimeter, on the side facing mt Rainier which is something that's still vivid in my mind at age 34. Seeing that massive mountain which I believe is 60 miles away from point to point. You'd see a massive amount of haze/visual atmospheric intereference and then the summit. Amazing! That's the one thing the sim GPU doesn't do justice to. But that's obviously not the priority of a level D sim haha
So glad to see your opportunity to promote coming to fruition. Congratulations; and a sincere thanks to all the other folks that basically 'played along' on your behalf to create this video.... thank you.
Always a great day when there's a new Big Ern video! :)
Enjoyed watching you in the Captains seat & seeing you again in your element.May you have many, many happy years.
Congrats on the upgrade, cool seeing the sim stuff. Looking forward to the Captain videos.
More to come!
As a CFI working towards my hours, this was the greatest video that makes me so excited to continue!
keep at it big dawg. airlines are dooe
Love that you can hear the ambient cockpit sounds and engine noises. If I closed my eyes I’d think you were in the real thing!
Thank You!! Really....I have done a few hours in the 400 and the 800 ...very interesting and insightful...you're a great teacher...
I have flown in a SIM. These graphics are awesome.
When I was a *Student I had a chance to set in the left Seat in a new 747 Sim. ( back in '78, ...had to stop in 2018 )... could not fit that into my schedule at the time and now I wish I could have found a way........... and I'm thinkin' it was a Steam Gage panel , How the industry has changed..... my Cell Phone also I guess🤔.
THANK YOU for the Ride along.
Keltner is a great dude! I've known him for almost 20 years!
Awesome guy!
Fascinating! I have often wondered how the big planes can land in fog and the small Cessna-type planes cannot. Great videos for non-pilots.
Smaller aircraft can have the equipment to land in similar conditions, but they usually have much higher minimums. It usually boils down to the skill and proficiency of the pilot.
Thank you for sharing your time there in the Sim Training. Yes, it was nice seeing the flight information images in your heads-up display there. Well, again, congrats on becoming Captain!!!
It amazes me how exact it makes the terminal. They just added the auto dock systems in the past year and a 1/2
Terrific!
Thanks for doing that, because of you i am a fan of SouthWest Airlines i hope to see you one day on a flight
That sim looks a lot nicer than the one I had for my EMB-120 type! It would fall off motion every three cycles lol! Keep grinding Ernie!
😂😂😂 had the same thing happen for my B1900 type rating
Amazing vid Captain Ernie! So informative I hope to be in your shoes some day. I wish we got the run down on the chicken on your simulator because that’s always a pretty funny story. Maybe for next video. Great job and much love.
Thanks for sharing.
Ern greased that landing
Great video Ern! If I played the lottery I definitely know what I'd be investing in if I won the euromillions £100million jackpot! a 737 and a320 level d sim in a small warehouse working enough hours in the day for customers, to try and make sure the venture isn't a loss, and at least breaks even! I learnt aged 14 in 2002 before my parents were ready to remortgage their house to have my eyes checked to see what ATPL eye requirements are. I didn't make the cut, and after flying cessnas and a few pa 28s for once a month between late 1999-2003 my parents became bankrupt anyway. I love your channel, it just keeps my head in the clouds in the best way possible, All the best and congrats bon your promotion.
That was Awesome!!! How wonderful of SW to allow you to do videos of all of behind-the-scenes stuff that people have no idea about.
I had an idea about some of it, but oh my, I learned a lot. Thanks Ern!!
Thanks for the BTS of your path as pilot. Im working on making career 2.0 to aviation and vlogs like these are insightful of aspects that may not always be on the front burner. Maybe I’ll meet you at a GA in the valley. Take care.
Thx to you and Southwest for Sim Time....all the training, alienautics, FMS'S ect, and what does it come down to? FLY THE PLANE...airspeed and basics.. So much helps if you got proper basic training and a good attitude! Those basics are what keeps you alive
BigErn.... you are truly a officer and gentleman. All the best to you.!!
Now I know on takeoff why the plane seems to stop climbing and even seem to fall a little back towards the ground. Thanks Ern!
Great insight, video, and more importantly a super new Captain at SW. Well done, Captain.
This was awesome. Love the detail you give in these videos. FOs will learn lots from you fast. Thx for sharing this brotha.
You bet
Beautiful! Looking forward to more as you advance.
Appreciate the opportunity to fly with you... quite different than 40+ years ago, lol.
Glad to see many of those upgrades/ changes that were implemented, all in the idea of safety!
About 50 years ago, sitting at Cherry Point doing GCA/ASR approaches. It was great when those guys depending on you to land, got down safely and you heard, thanks!
ILS was just an idea.
Back then learning to control, we walked the airfield classroom with a ~3 ' stick, it had a aircraft on a string tied to it. That was our simulation flying around a airfield... radar wasn't too much better, LOL!
It was so modern, I got my pictures posted into the Leatherneck magazine.
But, as a elite group, we ALL made it happen; no matter your placement or seat!
Aviation is a great lifestyle of perfection in control at all time!
Now, my excitement is airtime,as a paying customer from GSO to NNG. From NC to Guangxi always delightful.
While in Nanning or south of pilot mountain, NC it's a true pleasure, watching it all coming together!
Congratulations and looking forward to many more post!
Have a great day!
Way to go Captain Ern!
I'm going through the dispatcher course right now at Riddle and oh my. This practical is stressing me out.
Congratulations on making captain
Great educational insight upload BIG ERN! Congrats on receiving your 4 stripes!
Your first non-simulator Cat III would be a real thrill/scary!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Amazing!!
Had to stop at 11:34 and say WOW!. That is something else. I can't believe I'm in training to obtain my private pilot license. Thanks big Ern for the knowledge. You know it exciting to learn new stuff in the world. It makes us a better human being and person overall.
Hope it goes well for you!
Most interesting video yet!
Glad you enjoyed it
Awesome Big Ern !!!!!
Hey, thanks!
The graphics in the sim are pretty stellar. Really amazing technology that's all in the name of safety. Love to see it.
Thanks for sharing Ernie! Keep em coming.
Congratulations Captain!!!
We lived in A.J., AZ and would go to Mesa Gateway and watched military and Alegiant on the weekend, loved it, I have pics of military We now live in FL.
Congratulations Captain😉. This was a very good presentation of how a consummate professional handles his work.👍
That was awesome! I don't usually fly Southwest, but now I do just to say I had a chance you were the captain of the flight!! Good luck to your future!!!
I'm not a pilot but an aviation fan, and I love your videos
This is by far, the coolest video on RUclips. Thanks for sharing Big Ern
The graphics are amazing
Loved it and can not wait to see the first video as a captain
That’s what a pro looks like- so smooth, so clean even in a sim! Landing these things almost goes against instincts. Everything tells you to pull up as that runway just floods your windscreen! It’s more exhilarating than take off in my opinion great job. This was so neat to see!
Darn good ! thank you.
I am a flight simmer with over 5k hours in the 737 ng and this really is a good video because I practice real flight operations in the sim.
Which sim do you use and controls?
@@jasonmartin1407 , xp11 and which I have a yoke, rudders and a twin engine throttle which have a toga button and reverse thrust.
My husband flew the 737 for about 5 years and he doesn’t have that much time. Wha5 do you do?
@@karenblaine7266 , I basically have been doing virtual airlines stuff for about the same number of years but maybe a little more. I also fly different VA's and fly the 777 and 787 Dreamliners.
@@okell8319 My husband flew the 777 and is now on the 787. This is his last airplane. He retires next February after 40 years.
Great vid. Always wanted to see the sims when I was in Dallas.
Such a cool video!
Ernie, you made it look easy! Good job!
Role model material Ern, keep it up 💪
Congratulations on the training and thanks for taking us along with you!
Thank you for your awesome videos. I had a buddy that went through training and stop 3/4 the way through flight school and stop when he found out at the age of 50 years old he wouldn’t get hired by the airline due to his age. Very disappointed he was and went to work for the railroad and is now an engineer. Congratulations on making captain!
YOU GO BIG ERN!!!!!👏👏👏👏👏LOOKING LIKE THE SKIPPER THAT YOU ARE!!👍👍👍👍
That was so much fun watching you. Back in the 90’s I was a Microsoft fltsim guy for years and I was given the opportunity to get in a real flight sim at Flight Safety and did the left seat of a Lear jet. It was the most exciting experience I ever had!
Great video , very cool! Love how useful the HUD is on the low vision fog landing, besides radar, I wondered how you guys landed so perfect in the fog , nice work, and Congratulations on making Captain👨✈️💙❤️💛✈️.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great video.
Glad you enjoyed it
shout out to your buddy there recording for you! loved this footage thanks for it! no one else is doing this!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great CAT 3 ! KFAT gets foggy too! Congratulations Captain !
Thank you for this video Big Ern! More of these whenever possible would be soo nice 🤝
Thanks Captain for bringing us along on your training. Always enjoy your videos!
This was an OUTSTANDING video Big Ernie!! You answered several of my 738 sim flying questions and showed us all the ropes on successful landings and flows! THANK YOU!
Thanks for the flights. Know that you will ace everything!
Hope so!
Really neat to see all the work that you folks are doing up front
So cool and stay in focus
Congrats on the upgrade! Fellow 73 driver (FO) at one of those other airlines. Been interesting to see some of the subtle differences (and similarities) on how SWA operates the 73 compared to us and your ops in general. Enjoy the left seat and “guppy up”
what are some of the subtle differences and similarities of how swa operates it vs you guys?
24:30 🤣 woo!!!
Anything below Cat I ILS was a required autoland (down to 300ft RVR for Cat III) for us. The Capt was always the FP and f/o monitored as the NFP. Of course, we didn’t have that nice HUD on any of our fleets which would be nice. Thanks for the trip down memory lane in the ole‘ sweat box😉). BTW….beautiful training center and sims SW has there!
Congrats on the sim training. Now the fun starts!
UPS MD11 Capt (Retired)
A lot better than the GAT that's for sure.
Cool! Thanks for sharing!
Congratulations CAPTAIN Ernie!! Amazing stuff…. The moments we aspire to experience ourselves! Looking forward to seeing the journey ahead with 4 Bars added to the mix! :)
All the best from a JFO in 🇱🇰
That was awesome! Thanks for letting us tag along
Yall get to use the simple without an instructor? Must be nice. Gonna be applying to southwest in the next few months!
So impressive sir, congratulations and thank you so much for showing us the sim, that was amazing, thank you so much for sharing !!!!
That was really cool!
I fly into seattle every other flight at my regional and those visuals on the sim are really accurate wow.
Thank you for this video! As a flight attendant it is a great to see what is happening as we descend and I can hear from the jump seat the countdown to landing.
Nice Kelly Green shirt. Go SIOUX!
That's crazy, we only have 3 box items on the 74. Have fun with OE!
Very cool Ern!! You are doing a great job of focusing on how much Southwest is such a great airline and a place you really want to come to work. I wish I could have a stab at the simulator. Talk about sweeeet!!
Got to love the CAE7000XR sim! Fun stuff!
Best of luck with the rest of your training and CTL. Really enjoy your videos. Thanks for taking the time to put them together.
Love it. Become a pilot, travel the world!
Congrats Captain! I was able to get in one of our -800 sims in the old training building just after the MAX was in for SROV. Did a missed, clear day landing and then did a CAT III, all using the HUD. I bounced the CAT III. Lol. It is amazing how realistic the sims are though.
Love your content god bless
Thank you for this cool footage! Videos like this are very exciting to me because I’ll be starting my pilot training in Europe this December. In a few years I’ll hopefully be flying in the right seat of the B737!
10/10 great video! Thanks Ernie
Very cool to see, I’m a CFI on the way there. Thank you to SWA for letting you use the sim! I love what your channel has become. Congratulations on your upgrade!
VERY cool video. Microsoft has nothing on this sim lol. Their graphics are amazing but this is insane.
That was fun! That sim was so realistic! Thanks for sharing it with us!