Wich won't make any difference. There are 1000s of pilots on planes not being 757s, convinced that their 787s/a350s/whatever8sevens are the best planes ever made...🤔
05:32 the way you go over the panels and press about 100 seemingly random controls without hesitation is impressive ... you two earned your bread Jack.
Retired Center Controller here. I always enjoyed working the 757's. If only all jets had the power that this one has (yes, I'm talking to you, CRJ-200's and E145's lol). I'm glad you received a well deserved salute at the end. On my last day, I took a selfie of me walking out of the doors for the last time. Not the same lol. Congrats on your retirement.
Thanks so much. You probably told me where to go a few times. The 757 was definitely one of the best power to weight ratio airliners ever built. The perfect combination of automation and hands on control. I loved it.
@@jackjessup-Pilot Ha ha! Maybe! If you ever flew from the NY or DC area to DFW down J6, then yep, I probably did. I used to ask your airline to fly an 8-mile offset, so you could blow by the slower planes. Loved that capability you had for doing that.
I used to fly in and out of JFK, EWR, and DCA a lot. I had the last departure out of DCA on September 11, 2001. I put my experience on my RUclips page if you would be interested in seeing it.
@@jackjessup-Pilot Thanks Jack, I just watched it. Wow, that's an informative perspective you had; thank you for sharing that. I had worked the evening shift on the 10th, so I was awoken on the morning of the 11th, by a phone call from my Dad. He told me to turn on the tv and in a shaky voice, said "the world's coming to an end". My Dad was a Huey pilot in Vietnam, so for him to say that, really rattled me. I went to work that afternoon and it was surreal. 4pm, there were only military planes in the air. Normally, there would be thousands of planes. Side note - I have a friend who was supposed to be on AAL 77 that day. His company changed his plans the day before.
In this day and age, seems very few careers have such a respectful and accomplished retirement send off. It’s awe inspiring to watch. Can’t imagine the feeling of coming off the runway to a water canon salute. Congrats. Great great video.
This is such a great video because we get to see a badass first officer who knows his flows backward and forward and is the ultimate support and an immensely experienced captain transition to the next chapter of his life. As a pilot working through my ratings, both of these guys serve as an inspiration in different ways and this video plays in my mind constantly.
Thanks for the compliments Matthew. Both of us served in Flight Training and Standards, but we believe the vast majority of our flight crews would have a similar performance. I am enjoying my retirement and Brian continues to be a star (although humble) at American. We appreciate your comments. Jack
That’s great! BTW, I forwarded your comment to Brian (the FO) and he asked me if I paid you. 😂. You probably have a great career to look forward to. Jack
@@jackjessup-Pilot Hey Jack, thanks so much for forwarding my comments! That was very kind of you. Yes I am really excited to fly for Piedmont and then go onto American. I was referred to Piedmont from Bob Pantazis an LCA for American. They’ve been absolutely fantastic so far.
Congrats on you retirement captain! Thank you for always getting us passengers safe to our destination.... Currently finishing my PPL and hoping to finish all my ratings by 2023, and one day be on that left seat like you! Dream big and work hard!!
I was on an AA 752 into Miami one night many moons ago. Swear to god some people didn't know we had touched down it was so smooth. Never forgot that one.
Congrats Capt. I am from Uruguay. I flew AA in 2004 SAO/ MIA on a 777, fully packed flight in a middle row seat with four guys. I didn't realize we had arrived, was half asleep and landing was so smooth! B777, what a superb aircraft, have flown In them SAO/ LON, SAO/ PAR, SAO/ MIA. Also love the 757, flew in it PAR/ LON, MIA/ LGA, solid aircraft indeed.
My retirement flight (American Airlines, May 98) was on a 767. I remember grabbing for the windshield wiper knob because when the fire truck water hit the windshield, I couldn't see outside. I remember thinking "I don't want run off the taxiway on my last flight". It was bittersweet moment when I parked the brakes for the last time.
I was fortunate enough to have the jump seat when my Dad landed his 767 for the last time at KMCO. Like you, he was pure professionalism all the way through the checklist.
Thank you for taking the time to reply. What are you doing now that you’ve retired? My old man is driving his T-6 like he stole it, and sometimes he lets me sit in the back...
@@darrellparkhill I was doing some volunteering with the USO, but restrictions because of the virus have greatly curtailed that. I guess I mainly spend time with my wife and we always seem to having a lot of things going on.
I admire your job! And now that you have retired, there isn't really much to say, other that enjoy your live and time off, we all thank you for your service and we wish you well, thanks for bringing so many people home safe! You are amazing and always be remembered! 👏👏👏
Congratulations on a great career Captain Jack! I hope you are enjoying retirement and I hope you still get a chance to get up in the air once in a while.
@@jackjessup-Pilot I salute you as a fellow USAF AIRMAN and your second career flying a beautiful 757 for a class company. May God bless your 2nd half sir!🇺🇲
After 757 production ended, it took Airbus 20 years to come up with a worthy competitor. I used to travel constantly for work. If there was severe weather, this plane would climb, turn, and manuver like none other. Only us av geeks knew how capable (and beautiful) these planes were.
I was an Airline Service Supervisor and Manager for a UPS contractor from 2000 to 2003 at the Richmond International Airport. During those times, UPS was operating DC-8s, 727s and 757s for my airport. By far my favorite was the 757. I used to love watching the plane taxi away before hitting the runways and taking off. Just hearing the engines rev up gave me internal excitement. Almost 20 years later, I missed that. Enjoy your retirement Sir!
Great to be in the front row of you last approach and textbook landing. The 757 was my favorite jet as a passenger, take offs were the best Disneyland "E" ticket. My Grandfather was hired as a pilot for United in 1928 when he was 21yrs old. Sadly a number of years later he was killed in inclement weather. I was only able to find two his colleagues that made it to retirement in the 1960's. Aviation safety and technology has evolved to your "routine" safe and textbook landing in the past ninety years. Happy retirement!
What a fantastic landing! I wish I could’ve been there myself. The 757 is unlike any other aircraft and I will miss it as a passenger. Thanks for sharing this video!
I have a friend who's long time AA pilot. He shared with a lot of stories both rail n air. I'm Glad to know they treat air guys way better then us rail guys. Glad to know you had many good flying years.
Do you know (Ret) AA 767/757 Captain and CKA Currie Nunnery? I believe he retired in the early 2000s but I had the privilege of serving with him when I was an instructor/check instructor at L3Harris Flight Academy (KSFB). I greatly appreciated his thoughts and stories!
I did not know Currie. I was originally an America West Pilot and we merged with American in 2013, so he was retired before I had a chance to meet him.
Enjoy your retirement, sir! I've just recently graduated from Air Force basic military training and I hope to commission in the next few years and ultimately, fly :) thanks for the tangible inspiration - stay healthy and well!
Great video, love the landing sound effect! I hope retirement is treating you well...I appreciate all pilots who safely transport the masses from one place to another. Cheers!
The 757, what a perfect airplane. Though I’m just an avgeek I’ve always loved flying on it. Even had the pleasure of getting a visit to the flight deck, it was quite spacious for a narrow body. Excellent landing and happy retirement!
Great last landing, so smooth I expected to hear a 5 call-out. I've had the pleasure of experiencing a landing in the cockpit of a 757-300 and it wasn't as smooth as yours! I congratulate you on your retirement, Captain. May you always be happy and healthy. Regards from the state of Israel.
Thank you! We didn't have the 5 foot call-out installed on our fleet. I love your country and I was there last February and came back to Phoenix just before all the travel restrictions kicked in. I keep your country in my prayers. Shalom.
@@jackjessup-Pilot Glad to hear that you enjoyed visiting Israel, Captain! I actually spent last February in North America and got to go visit the Boeing Factory, watching closely how they assemble the Dreamliners, 747-8s and 777x. I am an avid planespotter and Air Force veteran, it was a nice surprise to learn American are going to fly to LLBG soon. Can't wait to spot them.
@@barake7550 Well Barak, we have something else in common - I retired from the U S Air Force. It was exhilarating to watch Israeli F-16s fly over when we were at Masada.
@@barake7550 I was an Instructor Pilot in Air Training Command. Most of my time was in the T-43 which is a modified B-737 used as a flying classroom for student navigators. They are all retired now and the Air Force doesn't produce very many navigators anymore. After that I also served as a Liaison Officer in the Reserves helping to recruit and evaluate young people who were applying to the Air Force Academy and for AFROTC scholarships. I retired from the Air Force as a Lieutenant Colonel. It has been right at a year since we went to Israel and I know this virus has had a significant impact on the tourism industry. Hopefully we will get through this sooner than later. I always felt it was a privilege to visit your beautiful land.
Had a 75 FO landed so smooth the flight attendants never knew we touched the runway in kdfw from kslc. On the employee train out I asked if they were the drivers of the flight I just deplaned and the captain said the FO’s done that before. As a mechanic I don’t normally get along with bus drivers but these two landed with under a g load. First anyone knew of the landing was the braking and bumps on the runway
Congratulations on your last flight and retirement, Jack. My dream as a youngster (born in ‘54) was to do what you did. Regrettably, my vision went to 20-220 in 6th Grade and that pretty much ended that dream. I flew a great deal through the years and will never forget my first 757 flight. In the region I usually traveled, 727’s and 737’s were my usual aircraft. On that first 757 takeoff roll, I couldn’t believe how much I was pushed back in my seat, then it seemed like we were rotating way too soon… but up we went… fast! I envy that you got almost 30 years in that gorgeous aircraft. Cheers! ~ John in Ohio 👍
@@jackjessup-Pilot Thank you for the reply, Jack. I’ve lived in several states east of the Mississippi, but was born in Columbus and now live here for good. I know Youngstown and Boardman well from my work travels. Enjoy your retirement and thank you for sharing your final flight. ~ John. 👍
It was a bit emotional. I knew it was coming as I approached 65 and I was ready. I miss parts of the job and I am grateful I got to do this for my career. What’s funny now that I’m retired is I wonder how I found time to work.
This came on my feed as a recommendation and I’m grateful it did! One person left a comment about your hand gliding over those 100s of controls with such ease ... AMAZING! Made me think of my Dad who worked and retired from Bellsouth here in FL ... They had “Bring Your Kid to Work Day” and he took me with him even though I was a grown kid, LOL! I’ll never forget sitting in that manhole with him watching him splice a 6” fiber optic cable with literally thousands of fibers insulated in multiple colors that was also full of a sticky petroleum jelly substance! I looked at him in amazement and asked him “Who are you??!!” He laughed and replied “Ah, this ain’t sh*t! We’ve got an easy day today!” He had a different send off when he retired of course but the same amount of respect was given by his colleagues ... I miss him a lot ... I lost him 1/31/17😢 Can’t wait time see him again someday! ✈️Mr. Jessup, thank you for sharing this with us and congratulations ... Enjoy your retirement you worked so hard for! I appreciate the opportunity to think back on my Dad as well! ✈️
Thanks Kay, I feel privileged to have been a part of helping you remember your Dad. I am enjoying retirement and I am pretty glad I retired before all these virus-related restrictions and complications became part of all of our lives.
@@jackjessup-Pilot No doubt Mr. Jessup! What a toll this has taken on so many peoples lives in so many different aspects ... So thankful for your kind response and it’s awesome to hear that you’re 🥂🎂🍷Enjoying your Retirement🎂🍷🥂! I had kind of wondered after having such a rewarding and adventurous career along with serving in the military how it would feel to figure out what next?!?!?😁 Keep on keepin’ on!!!
An excellent approach and landing Captain. Shows your experience. The 757 is the first jet I ever went on as a passenger. Beautiful aircraft, visually stunning with the RB211s mounted on the wings. Only Icelandair and Jet2 remain operating these beauties in Europe. Boeing made a grave mistake prematurely ending the 757 production. A Happy Retirement Captain.
Nice vidéo...it Will become a souvenirs...soon And what a bumpy runway...we ll miss the workhorse 757...wait for next gen and see... Thank you for sharing
Im working on my flight journey now as well and im hoping as soon as I finish my military career ill have an airline set up for me for the rest of my life, great landing Captain!
@@jackjessup-Pilot thanks sir, unfortunately after 10 years of service im going to miss out on becoming an military aviator, but now it puts all of my focus on the civilian aspect which I'm extremely excited for as well. Thanks to gents like you for leading the way.
Aww man this is an amazing video. The point of view is what passengers dream of seeing. Excellent shot cameraman. Awesome landing captain. I heard you were retired. Enjoy every minute. Thank you for your service
I do this too as an F/O, mainly it’s because I’m tired of holding myself back into the seat from the braking action so I just prop myself up on the glare shield. Kinda like how if you brake hard in a car you push into your steering wheel
Great job and a blessed career Jack. Me, I only fly the 757 on FSX, can only imagine how responsive, agile, and fun it is to fly from the pilot's seat for real. Enjoyed watching and enjoy your retirement
Thanks Steven, It’s a great plane and I wish it was still in production. I was just starting my airline career when the 757 became operational and now the airline industry is retiring them. I feel privileged to have flown it for the vast majority of my career.
My 1st 757 flight was from Portland, Oregon to Anchorage on a TWA 757 in the spring of 2003. It was a very comfortable aircraft to travel on for business. I'm sorry it was discontinued.
Very nice! Congratulations on a nice long career. My son enlisted in the Air Force as a teen and got to spend his first six years or so working on the C5. He loved that plane and eventually came to pilot it. Then he had to go to Riyadh for a year where he flew a King Air, quite a change. Now he is flying a small plane out of Scott AFB, just escorting military personnel around the states. In six years he will retire, just about the same time his dad does. Then on to commercial flying...he hopes. Enjoy retirement!
I wish I had become a pilot. I love commercial aviation. Too old now to even think about it and I don't know where my passion for it comes from but I'm so envious of these guys
It was a great career. I decided to become a pilot when I was 15 and set my goals at that time. It does help to start early because it takes a lot of time and perseverance.
@@jackjessup-Pilot yeah I know. I don't even know how I would have been able to get into it at a young age. It seems like an expensive hobby to begin with and I didn't come from a well off family. What a career though. I make do with my flight simulator and watching videos like this all the time. There's just something about those big machines that has me in awe of them. My dream is to one day be allowed to sit in a cockpit during a flight to just watch but these days even that is unlikely because of security etc which I can totally understand but it would be a dream come true.
You are right about the expense. If it hadn't been for the Air Force, I probably would never have been able to have that career. Being a military pilot first was a blessing, but one has to be willing to serve in the military for a significant commitment. Having said that, being an Air Force Pilot was one of the most rewarding times of my life. You build up time and experience and get to serve the U. S. but you don't get rich in the military. Still, it was great and I would not have changed a thing.@@gearoftones8585
@@jackjessup-Pilot it's a great thing to be able to look back on your career like that and be satisfied that you did something you enjoyed as opposed to having regrets. If you can get to that point, you know you actually did something good with your life.
The Boeing 757 has always been my favorite jet airliner, was this the Captains last day of work?? Man these guy are living my dream, I was studying to be an Airline Pilot, went to a flight academy did great on the entrance exam but I needed a co-signer for the tuition. I had nobody for that my dream never came true because of lack of money. I guess God blesses other people more than others 😢
One of the guys in my cycling group is a retired TWA Captain that flew 707, 727. 757 and 767. I asked him which one was is favorite, and without hesitation he said 757. He said flying that plane was like driving a sports car. He loved it.
I never comment on vids. Maybe 10 comments over 15 years! So, yes, tough to impress me enough to leave a comment that last in infamy... The confidence exuded by our flying captain here would be intoxicating. Obviously we all would want to be this exact captain. Incredible video a real privilege to see this. Out dearest FO right on the money. Yes this landing - beyond the fact that the big 757's wing stopped flying the instant the rubber streaked across the numbers type landing. I think we all strive for this level of perfection. It reflects great credit cast upon our entire flight crew with it's perfect synergy. And of course all those who created this incredible machine which slings hundreds of souls all over this planet. This time was a time. It was a time when humanity supremely succeeded and souls moved to and there with the supreme confidence in each other -The thousands of souls working together to build the finest soul transportation -The thousands of craftsmen and women who took a drawing on a computer screen or a cocktail napkins and said "I can create this thing you call an idea, and we can refine it together -getting better every single day. Our companies actually rally together after mankind accidentally slips. We have engineers from many places study those events in which our dreams for a perfect flight fall short. We say "here is the problem.... We figured it out..." Mankind rallies to fix this shortfall. All souls alert when humanity fails on such grand scales. From Tenerife to PanAm Boeing 747 cockpit halves to wherever mankind stumbled, there were other souls to picking others souls to work with -all to ensure "That'll never happen again" is the resounding mentality amongst all professionals. "OK folks, we truly have learned a lesson and we all concur that this problem has been repaired to a 110th percentile level, this problem is repaired through all four corners of your life -and the customer who agrees comes back and is willing to forgive and now entrusts her soul's safety on this one day this one time they'll aloft in this beautiful machine, so gracefully returning souls to mother earth experienced the eternal high known as perfection and everyone who experienced the hand of this absolute master over these souls all wondering to themselves how is this experience going to end? Perfection.
Wow Tom , what a comment. I am humbled with your compliments. As you have well said, nobody does this all by themselves. There is a big supporting cast for the pilots and we are fortunate to have everyone involved. I recently received the Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award for having 50 years in conducting safe operations in aviation. As I reflect back, I have many people to thank and I count my blessing for all the folks who were my mentors, fellow aviators, dispatchers, mechanics, flight attendants, and supervisors, as well as the many students I had the pleasure of instructing. Aviation has been very good to me. As it says in Psalms 37:4, "Delight yourself in the LORD and He will give you the desires of your heart". This has certainly been my experience. Thank you for your kind words.
@Tx 223 retirement usually occurs when the person has enough money to be finically stable for the rest of their life. If you miss work their is many jobs you can still do it’s not like you just can’t work anymore and for a pilot he can just be an instructor and still make good money
Congrats on your retirement! May I feature this landing in one of my next episodes? Of course with a link back to your original video. All the best to you!
My First Officer made an announcement letting the passengers know it was my retirement flight and told them to expect the water salute after we landed, but I think it was wise not to use the phrase "last flight". That could have caused a little consternation for some people.
I was on a SWA flight to Vegas a couple of years ago. I had just been cleared to travel by my doctor to travel after a surgery. I spoke with the pilot when boarding to see what was expected in the trip and he said, "We'll be gentle." Arriving at Vegas the approach was smooth but the only reason I knew we were on the ground was when the tires began rumbling; not even the slightest bump. Now THAT was the best landing ever.
This was my last flight before retiring. The fire trucks giving me the water salute was coordinated by our chief pilots office. I was fortunate enough to fly the 757 from 1989 to 2018 and now American Airlines has retired the fleet. I feel like it lasted for my flying career.
Congratulations on your retirement captain! Nearly 30 years flying the 757, impressive. I was fortunate enough to have flown to San Juan from Baltimore and back on American 757s two dozen or so times. Suck a shame the retirement was accelerated for 5 types in the American fleet. I will never forget the first time flying in the type, America West 757-200 Nevada livery. Thanks for sharing the water canon salute with us!
I flew as a pax on Icelandair 757 a couple of times ... always was fun taking off from Keflavik, you could pretend you were on one of the F15s that were there until the mid 2000s when they spooled up the engines hehe.
Very nice landing, enjoy retirement. I have to say I made a landing just as smooth one nice day into DCA in a 757 landing South on the River Approach with a jump seater, I was a F/0 then flying with my favorite CA. End of a 3 day trip. On the way home, a 2 hour trip, I almost pulled
@@jackjessup-Pilot I will, I got to do many in 16 years based at DCA, 727, S-80, 757, and the 737. Our Navy pilots called DCA the USS Washington National because of the River Approach. By the way after I retired I flew a medivac helicopter from Jesup, Ga for 3 years. I was an Army helicopter pilot before American, and was hired in 1986, with 3,400 hrs, but only 350 hours in twin engine airplanes, the rest was helicopters, very lucky!
Yep, that brought back some memories, it was more exciting in the 72, only because of the lack of automation, worked harder and actually most landings were good because of that.
Dream job! Love watching cockpit views. I was wondering why they got sprayed with water. Was thinking it was a new airplane being delivered but after reading the comments I see it is the captains retirement. Happy retirement! Hope you make more airplane videos from your experience.
It was emotional when you consider you are finishing up a wonderful career, but you want to finish strong, so like Belicheck says: Do your job. I did have my first officer give the P A as we started our descent so I wouldn't have to be concerned about about my voice cracking if I thought about it too much.
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Had the pleasure of flying with him, class act , great check airmen. Enjoy your retirement
Thanks Ken, it was always a pleasure.
Always looked forward to a sim check with Jack. Enjoy retirement
@@charlesdugnolle2216 It was always good working with you. When you always came in well prepared, my jobs as a check airman was easy.
@@jackjessup-Pilot I'm a American airline pilot
@@ii_chieflaw8272 Hi Chris. What Equipment and Base?
Life is too short .. by the time you've mastered something you're retiring .. and then can't tell the difference between a Monday and a Friday.
gonna quote ya on that haha
That's what life is I guess? One never stops learning
If you don't focus on achievements, then it's no longer a problem
@cori williams .. Depends upon what you do and how it changes over the years. The more technical the job the more changes over the years.
The 757 is an absolute beast of an aircraft, unless Boeing decides to re-engine there will never be another aircraft like it..
It was a pilot’s dream. Best thrust to weight ratio of any airliner ever made.
Wich won't make any difference. There are 1000s of pilots on planes not being 757s, convinced that their 787s/a350s/whatever8sevens are the best planes ever made...🤔
@@b320max8 he never said it’s the best aircraft in history, he said there won’t be another one like it
05:32 the way you go over the panels and press about 100 seemingly random controls without hesitation is impressive ... you two earned your bread Jack.
We are trained to do flows and we do it the same way every time. It gets to be second nature.
do something for 20,000 hours and you should be able to do the same
I'm such a sap, started tearing up when they did the water jet for him. Such a nice show of thanks and respect.
I remember flying with you (FA)! Only took about 2 years for this to come across my RUclips feed. Beautiful landing! Happy retirement!
Thanks for taking care of our pax and also us as we went from place to place.
Retired Center Controller here. I always enjoyed working the 757's. If only all jets had the power that this one has (yes, I'm talking to you, CRJ-200's and E145's lol). I'm glad you received a well deserved salute at the end. On my last day, I took a selfie of me walking out of the doors for the last time. Not the same lol. Congrats on your retirement.
Thanks so much. You probably told me where to go a few times. The 757 was definitely one of the best power to weight ratio airliners ever built. The perfect combination of automation and hands on control. I loved it.
@@jackjessup-Pilot Ha ha! Maybe! If you ever flew from the NY or DC area to DFW down J6, then yep, I probably did. I used to ask your airline to fly an 8-mile offset, so you could blow by the slower planes. Loved that capability you had for doing that.
I used to fly in and out of JFK, EWR, and DCA a lot. I had the last departure out of DCA on September 11, 2001. I put my experience on my RUclips page if you would be interested in seeing it.
@@jackjessup-Pilot Thanks Jack, I just watched it. Wow, that's an informative perspective you had; thank you for sharing that. I had worked the evening shift on the 10th, so I was awoken on the morning of the 11th, by a phone call from my Dad. He told me to turn on the tv and in a shaky voice, said "the world's coming to an end". My Dad was a Huey pilot in Vietnam, so for him to say that, really rattled me. I went to work that afternoon and it was surreal. 4pm, there were only military planes in the air. Normally, there would be thousands of planes. Side note - I have a friend who was supposed to be on AAL 77 that day. His company changed his plans the day before.
In this day and age, seems very few careers have such a respectful and accomplished retirement send off. It’s awe inspiring to watch. Can’t imagine the feeling of coming off the runway to a water canon salute. Congrats. Great great video.
It was very satisfying. Thanks.
Fantastic! Water salute is one of the great moments in any pilot's career. Congrats!
Thank you. It was an honor and a privilege.
This is such a great video because we get to see a badass first officer who knows his flows backward and forward and is the ultimate support and an immensely experienced captain transition to the next chapter of his life. As a pilot working through my ratings, both of these guys serve as an inspiration in different ways and this video plays in my mind constantly.
Thanks for the compliments Matthew. Both of us served in Flight Training and Standards, but we believe the vast majority of our flight crews would have a similar performance. I am enjoying my retirement and Brian continues to be a star (although humble) at American. We appreciate your comments. Jack
@@jackjessup-Pilot That’s awesome, I hope you’re enjoying retirement. My goal is to fly for American. I’m an Ambassador in Piedmont’s Cadet program.
That’s great! BTW, I forwarded your comment to Brian (the FO) and he asked me if I paid you. 😂. You probably have a great career to look forward to. Jack
@@jackjessup-Pilot Hey Jack, thanks so much for forwarding my comments! That was very kind of you. Yes I am really excited to fly for Piedmont and then go onto American. I was referred to Piedmont from Bob Pantazis an LCA for American. They’ve been absolutely fantastic so far.
Congrats on you retirement captain! Thank you for always getting us passengers safe to our destination.... Currently finishing my PPL and hoping to finish all my ratings by 2023, and one day be on that left seat like you! Dream big and work hard!!
All the best to you Andrew.
@@jackjessup-Pilot thank you sir!
I was on an AA 752 into Miami one night many moons ago. Swear to god some people didn't know we had touched down it was so smooth. Never forgot that one.
Congrats Capt. I am from Uruguay. I flew AA in 2004 SAO/ MIA on a 777, fully packed flight in a middle row seat with four guys. I didn't realize we had arrived, was half asleep and landing was so smooth!
B777, what a superb aircraft, have flown In them SAO/ LON, SAO/ PAR, SAO/ MIA.
Also love the 757, flew in it PAR/ LON, MIA/ LGA, solid aircraft indeed.
My retirement flight (American Airlines, May 98) was on a 767. I remember grabbing for the windshield wiper knob because when the fire truck water hit the windshield, I couldn't see outside. I remember thinking "I don't want run off the taxiway on my last flight". It was bittersweet moment when I parked the brakes for the last time.
Thanks George, it sure was a great way to make a living.
I was fortunate enough to have the jump seat when my Dad landed his 767 for the last time at KMCO.
Like you, he was pure professionalism all the way through the checklist.
Thank you
Thank you for taking the time to reply.
What are you doing now that you’ve retired? My old man is driving his T-6 like he stole it, and sometimes he lets me sit in the back...
@@darrellparkhill I was doing some volunteering with the USO, but restrictions because of the virus have greatly curtailed that. I guess I mainly spend time with my wife and we always seem to having a lot of things going on.
I admire your job! And now that you have retired, there isn't really much to say, other that enjoy your live and time off, we all thank you for your service and we wish you well, thanks for bringing so many people home safe! You are amazing and always be remembered! 👏👏👏
Thanks Gabriel! It was a privilege.
Very touching. Must be hard to leave that flight deck, knowing you are never going to fly an airliner again.
Very true!
Congratulations on a great career Captain Jack! I hope you are enjoying retirement and I hope you still get a chance to get up in the air once in a while.
Thanks for the kind words. Retirement is great!
Happy retirement Captain.
Happy retirement Jack! Stay safe and take it easy. I love the 757!
Congrats Captain.🏆 Next to the 1011, the 75 was my favorite airplane.
Enjoy your retirement.🇺🇸👍
Even as a student pilot myself it’s amazing to watch them hit all those switches and buttons like it’s second nature (because it is!!)
We learn flows and do it the same way time after time and then back it up with the checklist. It does get to be second nature.
@@jackjessup-Pilot I salute you as a fellow USAF AIRMAN and your second career flying a beautiful 757 for a class company. May God bless your 2nd half sir!🇺🇲
@@scottr3999 Thanks Scott. I appreciate it.
After 757 production ended, it took Airbus 20 years to come up with a worthy competitor.
I used to travel constantly for work. If there was severe weather, this plane would climb, turn, and manuver like none other. Only us av geeks knew how capable (and beautiful) these planes were.
It was really good.
Glad to be in this memorable video, as a Crew-chief marshaling the aircraft at the gate
Thanks for guiding me in safely on my retirement flight. We always depended on your guidance to put the nose wheel right on the block.
I was an Airline Service Supervisor and Manager for a UPS contractor from 2000 to 2003 at the Richmond International Airport. During those times, UPS was operating DC-8s, 727s and 757s for my airport. By far my favorite was the 757. I used to love watching the plane taxi away before hitting the runways and taking off. Just hearing the engines rev up gave me internal excitement. Almost 20 years later, I missed that. Enjoy your retirement Sir!
Great to be in the front row of you last approach and textbook landing. The 757 was my favorite jet as a passenger, take offs were the best Disneyland "E" ticket. My Grandfather was hired as a pilot for United in 1928 when he was 21yrs old. Sadly a number of years later he was killed in inclement weather. I was only able to find two his colleagues that made it to retirement in the 1960's.
Aviation safety and technology has evolved to your "routine" safe and textbook landing in the past ninety years. Happy retirement!
Thanks for the post, I appreciate it.
Love how he lets out a little scream at the end letting you know he buttered good to see there’s still some
Kid left in older pilots
Thank you for your service sir. Have a great new chapter in your life.
Familiar Captain.
He is so relax & happy to handle the 757 Bird . . 👍.
Good Luck Capt.
Now the commander will be on his tractor, cutting the grass of his beautiful villa, thinking of his magnificent travels!
Sounds like a great plan 👍🏻
Landing at KPHX, Phoenix Sky Harbor's runway 8. Both the 757 and it's larger wide body sibling, the 767 are fine aircraft. Happy retirement captain.
Thank you/
I'm in yavapai county AZ Thanks for the great vid. Have a great retirement. God bless capt!!!
@@donnaviestenz7773 Thanks and may the LORD bless you also.
Scared to death of flying. You make it looks so safe and easy!!! Have safe retirement!!
Thanks, I plan to stay safe and sorry you are scared of flying. It sure makes covering long distances easier.
What a fantastic landing! I wish I could’ve been there myself. The 757 is unlike any other aircraft and I will miss it as a passenger. Thanks for sharing this video!
Thanks so much.
Congrats ✈️
No mistaking that PHX approach.
57 is my absolute favorite plane.
Mine too!
Ladies and gentlemen, this is first officer Mark Walberg speaking...
great video! my dads a retired 757/767 captain with delta and misses it everyday since retiring in 2003
My boss's husband is a Delta pilot that just retired but he wasn't quite expecting to retire or wanting to retire this early but Covid happened.
I have a friend who's long time AA pilot. He shared with a lot of stories both rail n air. I'm Glad to know they treat air guys way better then us rail guys. Glad to know you had many good flying years.
Thank you.
Congratulations Sir, enjoy your well deserved retirement 👏. Keeping people safe 👍
Thanks Robert. I appreciate your comment and I am certainly enjoying retirement.
I have SO MUCH RESPECT for a pilot that turns off his FD when hand flying 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽.
Thanks, but to honest, the ILS was out of service and having the flight director on would have been distracting.
@@jackjessup-Pilot I completely understand lol.
Congratulations and happy retirement Captain!
Thank you.
Do you know (Ret) AA 767/757 Captain and CKA Currie Nunnery? I believe he retired in the early 2000s but I had the privilege of serving with him when I was an instructor/check instructor at L3Harris Flight Academy (KSFB). I greatly appreciated his thoughts and stories!
I did not know Currie. I was originally an America West Pilot and we merged with American in 2013, so he was retired before I had a chance to meet him.
Understood sir. Currie is a hoot!
OMG, I laughed out loud the gentle scream on touch down. Funny, happy retirement Captain. Nice job, beautiful bird.
Greased it. I only have a PPL and have no desire to fly commercial. But I honor your dedication, hard work and career. Appreciate you Captain.
Thanks so much.
SO COOL! I love this! Happy Retirement my friend...
Thanks Tim. It was a great career and I am enjoying retirement.
Enjoy your retirement, sir! I've just recently graduated from Air Force basic military training and I hope to commission in the next few years and ultimately, fly :) thanks for the tangible inspiration - stay healthy and well!
Thanks Niko and thank you for serving our country! I am a good bit older than you but still " I am an American Airman..."
@@jackjessup-Pilot Aim high, sir! Always nice to stumble across a fellow airman!
The 757 is a very "sexy" plane...so slim and agile
Pretty good thrust to weight ratio as well! A lightly loaded 757 climbs like a homesick angel!
Congrats, and the ammount of dedication you got replying to over 600 comments is just amazing
I just feel privileged that people have enjoyed watching my videos and I want to let them know I appreciate them (you).
The Boeing 757 is a very beautiful plane, fly fine, and is roomy.
Great video, love the landing sound effect! I hope retirement is treating you well...I appreciate all pilots who safely transport the masses from one place to another. Cheers!
Thanks James!
The 757, what a perfect airplane. Though I’m just an avgeek I’ve always loved flying on it. Even had the pleasure of getting a visit to the flight deck, it was quite spacious for a narrow body. Excellent landing and happy retirement!
Thanks for the kind words. I was blessed with a great career, but I am also enjoying retirement.
Great last landing, so smooth I expected to hear a 5 call-out. I've had the pleasure of experiencing a landing in the cockpit of a 757-300 and it wasn't as smooth as yours!
I congratulate you on your retirement, Captain. May you always be happy and healthy.
Regards from the state of Israel.
Thank you! We didn't have the 5 foot call-out installed on our fleet. I love your country and I was there last February and came back to Phoenix just before all the travel restrictions kicked in. I keep your country in my prayers. Shalom.
@@jackjessup-Pilot
Glad to hear that you enjoyed visiting Israel, Captain!
I actually spent last February in North America and got to go visit the Boeing Factory, watching closely how they assemble the Dreamliners, 747-8s and 777x.
I am an avid planespotter and Air Force veteran, it was a nice surprise to learn American are going to fly to LLBG soon. Can't wait to spot them.
@@barake7550 Well Barak, we have something else in common - I retired from the U S Air Force. It was exhilarating to watch Israeli F-16s fly over when we were at Masada.
@@jackjessup-Pilot Oh this is too good!
Were you an airman in the US air force?
What equipment did you get to fly?
@@barake7550 I was an Instructor Pilot in Air Training Command. Most of my time was in the T-43 which is a modified B-737 used as a flying classroom for student navigators. They are all retired now and the Air Force doesn't produce very many navigators anymore.
After that I also served as a Liaison Officer in the Reserves helping to recruit and evaluate young people who were applying to the Air Force Academy and for AFROTC scholarships. I retired from the Air Force as a Lieutenant Colonel.
It has been right at a year since we went to Israel and I know this virus has had a significant impact on the tourism industry. Hopefully we will get through this sooner than later. I always felt it was a privilege to visit your beautiful land.
Had a 75 FO landed so smooth the flight attendants never knew we touched the runway in kdfw from kslc. On the employee train out I asked if they were the drivers of the flight I just deplaned and the captain said the FO’s done that before. As a mechanic I don’t normally get along with bus drivers but these two landed with under a g load. First anyone knew of the landing was the braking and bumps on the runway
Love the vipers at the end. Just because you’re retiring doesn’t mean you’re done working. ❤
The schedule now seems to be more favorable. 😉
That must be bitter-sweet. All that knowledge and experience stops abruptly.
It is, but I count myself fortunate and blessed because I got to do what I really desired and by the time 65 rolled around, I felt very content .
Congratulations on your last flight and retirement, Jack. My dream as a youngster (born in ‘54) was to do what you did. Regrettably, my vision went to 20-220 in 6th Grade and that pretty much ended that dream. I flew a great deal through the years and will never forget my first 757 flight. In the region I usually traveled, 727’s and 737’s were my usual aircraft. On that first 757 takeoff roll, I couldn’t believe how much I was pushed back in my seat, then it seemed like we were rotating way too soon… but up we went… fast! I envy that you got almost 30 years in that gorgeous aircraft. Cheers! ~ John in Ohio 👍
Thanks John. It was a great career. I see you are in Ohio. I was born in Youngstown and lived in Boardman until I was 15.
@@jackjessup-Pilot Thank you for the reply, Jack. I’ve lived in several states east of the Mississippi, but was born in Columbus and now live here for good. I know Youngstown and Boardman well from my work travels. Enjoy your retirement and thank you for sharing your final flight. ~ John. 👍
even though I never flew the 75, this landing was amazing. Happy retirement!
Thanks, I appreciate that.
I have to admit that I got a knot in my throat and a tear in my eye watching your last flight. Thanks for sharing.
It was a bit emotional. I knew it was coming as I approached 65 and I was ready. I miss parts of the job and I am grateful I got to do this for my career. What’s funny now that I’m retired is I wonder how I found time to work.
This came on my feed as a recommendation and I’m grateful it did!
One person left a comment about your hand gliding over those 100s of controls with such ease ... AMAZING!
Made me think of my Dad who worked and retired from Bellsouth here in FL ... They had “Bring Your Kid to Work Day” and he took me with him even though I was a grown kid, LOL! I’ll never forget sitting in that manhole with him watching him splice a 6” fiber optic cable with literally thousands of fibers insulated in multiple colors that was also full of a sticky petroleum jelly substance! I looked at him in amazement and asked him “Who are you??!!” He laughed and replied “Ah, this ain’t sh*t! We’ve got an easy day today!” He had a different send off when he retired of course but the same amount of respect was given by his colleagues ... I miss him a lot ... I lost him 1/31/17😢 Can’t wait time see him again someday!
✈️Mr. Jessup, thank you for sharing this with us and congratulations ... Enjoy your retirement you worked so hard for! I appreciate the opportunity to think back on my Dad as well! ✈️
Thanks Kay, I feel privileged to have been a part of helping you remember your Dad. I am enjoying retirement and I am pretty glad I retired before all these virus-related restrictions and complications became part of all of our lives.
@@jackjessup-Pilot No doubt Mr. Jessup! What a toll this has taken on so many peoples lives in so many different aspects ... So thankful for your kind response and it’s awesome to hear that you’re 🥂🎂🍷Enjoying your Retirement🎂🍷🥂! I had kind of wondered after having such a rewarding and adventurous career along with serving in the military how it would feel to figure out what next?!?!?😁 Keep on keepin’ on!!!
@@kayelise8875 I volunteer at the USO, but once again the Virus has drastically cut down on that also. Having said that, we still are keepin' on.
Congratulations, Captain ! May your days be filled with happiness. God bless !
Thanks! I do feel blessed. Psalm 37:4
Good day mate . Your one of the best Pilot 🙂👍🇭🇲🇭🇲🇭🇲🇭🇲🇭🇲cheers from Australia
Thank you sir, Good day!
An excellent approach and landing Captain. Shows your experience. The 757 is the first jet I ever went on as a passenger. Beautiful aircraft, visually stunning with the RB211s mounted on the wings. Only Icelandair and Jet2 remain operating these beauties in Europe. Boeing made a grave mistake prematurely ending the 757 production. A Happy Retirement Captain.
Thank you and you are right - A great aircraft.
Nice vidéo...it Will become a souvenirs...soon
And what a bumpy runway...we ll miss the workhorse 757...wait for next gen and see...
Thank you for sharing
Im working on my flight journey now as well and im hoping as soon as I finish my military career ill have an airline set up for me for the rest of my life, great landing Captain!
All the best Travis. I hope you enjoy it (both military and civilian) as much as I did.
@@jackjessup-Pilot thanks sir, unfortunately after 10 years of service im going to miss out on becoming an military aviator, but now it puts all of my focus on the civilian aspect which I'm extremely excited for as well. Thanks to gents like you for leading the way.
Congrats for the journey, Captain!
Thank you! It was indeed a privilege.
Aww man this is an amazing video. The point of view is what passengers dream of seeing. Excellent shot cameraman. Awesome landing captain. I heard you were retired. Enjoy every minute. Thank you for your service
Thank you and I assure you I am.
My favorite aircraft! Congratulations to the captain!
Beautifull landing, regards from Mexico City.
Thank You.
3:05. I love how the co- pilot grabs the dashboard as like an "oh shit" handle even though it's all good.
I do this too as an F/O, mainly it’s because I’m tired of holding myself back into the seat from the braking action so I just prop myself up on the glare shield. Kinda like how if you brake hard in a car you push into your steering wheel
Great job and a blessed career Jack. Me, I only fly the 757 on FSX, can only imagine how responsive, agile, and fun
it is to fly from the pilot's seat for real. Enjoyed watching and enjoy your retirement
Thanks Steven,
It’s a great plane and I wish it was still in production. I was just starting my airline career when the 757 became operational and now the airline industry is retiring them. I feel privileged to have flown it for the vast majority of my career.
My 1st 757 flight was from Portland, Oregon to Anchorage on a TWA 757 in the spring of 2003. It was a very comfortable
aircraft to travel on for business. I'm sorry it was discontinued.
Those of us who flew it loved it. Go Bucks!
Very nice! Congratulations on a nice long career. My son enlisted in the Air Force as a teen and got to spend his first six years or so working on the C5. He loved that plane and eventually came to pilot it. Then he had to go to Riyadh for a year where he flew a King Air, quite a change. Now he is flying a small plane out of Scott AFB, just escorting military personnel around the states. In six years he will retire, just about the same time his dad does. Then on to commercial flying...he hopes. Enjoy retirement!
Thank you and tell your son we appreciate his service. Until the virus curtailed a lot of activity, I was volunteering with the USO at MEPS.
@@jackjessup-Pilot Hopefully you will be able to get back to those activities before long. It seems like you enjoyed your time in the AF.
Fantastic stuff, great landing Captain. This is one of Boeing's greatest machines! Happy retirement sir!
Yes indeed!
I wish I had become a pilot. I love commercial aviation. Too old now to even think about it and I don't know where my passion for it comes from but I'm so envious of these guys
It was a great career. I decided to become a pilot when I was 15 and set my goals at that time. It does help to start early because it takes a lot of time and perseverance.
@@jackjessup-Pilot yeah I know. I don't even know how I would have been able to get into it at a young age. It seems like an expensive hobby to begin with and I didn't come from a well off family.
What a career though. I make do with my flight simulator and watching videos like this all the time. There's just something about those big machines that has me in awe of them.
My dream is to one day be allowed to sit in a cockpit during a flight to just watch but these days even that is unlikely because of security etc which I can totally understand but it would be a dream come true.
You are right about the expense. If it hadn't been for the Air Force, I probably would never have been able to have that career. Being a military pilot first was a blessing, but one has to be willing to serve in the military for a significant commitment. Having said that, being an Air Force Pilot was one of the most rewarding times of my life. You build up time and experience and get to serve the U. S. but you don't get rich in the military. Still, it was great and I would not have changed a thing.@@gearoftones8585
@@jackjessup-Pilot it's a great thing to be able to look back on your career like that and be satisfied that you did something you enjoyed as opposed to having regrets. If you can get to that point, you know you actually did something good with your life.
Thank you
@@gearoftones8585
Happy retirement Jack, I hope you’re doing well!
Well done there, sir. Happy retirement!
Thank you.
The Boeing 757 has always been my favorite jet airliner, was this the Captains last day of work?? Man these guy are living my dream, I was studying to be an Airline Pilot, went to a flight academy did great on the entrance exam but I needed a co-signer for the tuition. I had nobody for that my dream never came true because of lack of money. I guess God blesses other people more than others 😢
My good friend retired on the 757 out of PHX tells me he loved every min in that plane !
Me too.
One of the guys in my cycling group is a retired TWA Captain that flew 707, 727. 757 and 767. I asked him which one was is favorite, and without hesitation he said 757. He said flying that plane was like driving a sports car. He loved it.
@@KCFlyer2 He got that exactly right.
These pilots are great! Very professional.
Thank you very much, we appreciate your compliment.
I never comment on vids. Maybe 10 comments over 15 years! So, yes, tough to impress me enough to leave a comment that last in infamy... The confidence exuded by our flying captain here would be intoxicating. Obviously we all would want to be this exact captain. Incredible video a real privilege to see this. Out dearest FO right on the money. Yes this landing - beyond the fact that the big 757's wing stopped flying the instant the rubber streaked across the numbers type landing. I think we all strive for this level of perfection. It reflects great credit cast upon our entire flight crew with it's perfect synergy. And of course all those who created this incredible machine which slings hundreds of souls all over this planet. This time was a time. It was a time when humanity supremely succeeded and souls moved to and there with the supreme confidence in each other -The thousands of souls working together to build the finest soul transportation -The thousands of craftsmen and women who took a drawing on a computer screen or a cocktail napkins and said "I can create this thing you call an idea, and we can refine it together -getting better every single day. Our companies actually rally together after mankind accidentally slips. We have engineers from many places study those events in which our dreams for a perfect flight fall short. We say "here is the problem.... We figured it out..." Mankind rallies to fix this shortfall. All souls alert when humanity fails on such grand scales. From Tenerife to PanAm Boeing 747 cockpit halves to wherever mankind stumbled, there were other souls to picking others souls to work with -all to ensure "That'll never happen again" is the resounding mentality amongst all professionals. "OK folks, we truly have learned a lesson and we all concur that this problem has been repaired to a 110th percentile level, this problem is repaired through all four corners of your life -and the customer who agrees comes back and is willing to forgive and now entrusts her soul's safety on this one day this one time they'll aloft in this beautiful machine, so gracefully returning souls to mother earth experienced the eternal high known as perfection and everyone who experienced the hand of this absolute master over these souls all wondering to themselves how is this experience going to end? Perfection.
Wow Tom , what a comment. I am humbled with your compliments. As you have well said, nobody does this all by themselves. There is a big supporting cast for the pilots and we are fortunate to have everyone involved. I recently received the Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award for having 50 years in conducting safe operations in aviation. As I reflect back, I have many people to thank and I count my blessing for all the folks who were my mentors, fellow aviators, dispatchers, mechanics, flight attendants, and supervisors, as well as the many students I had the pleasure of instructing. Aviation has been very good to me. As it says in Psalms 37:4, "Delight yourself in the LORD and He will give you the desires of your heart". This has certainly been my experience. Thank you for your kind words.
Nice landing Captain have a great retirement ✈️
Well done and happy retirement!
Thank you very much.
From now on, every night is a Friday night and every day is a Saturday. Enjoy your retirement.
@Tx 223 retirement usually occurs when the person has enough money to be finically stable for the rest of their life. If you miss work their is many jobs you can still do it’s not like you just can’t work anymore and for a pilot he can just be an instructor and still make good money
Only thing cooler would be me driving on the 10 right below you at that moment! Fantastic!
Congrats on your retirement! May I feature this landing in one of my next episodes? Of course with a link back to your original video. All the best to you!
Yes of course!
You can tell that you really loved your job. I don’t know how you can walk away knowing you probably won’t fly again. Good luck. 🍀👍🏻
Thank you so much!
Imagine if you told every passenger, "this is your captain speaking and it's my last flight". Everyone would go silent for a second.
My First Officer made an announcement letting the passengers know it was my retirement flight and told them to expect the water salute after we landed, but I think it was wise not to use the phrase "last flight". That could have caused a little consternation for some people.
@@jackjessup-Pilot haha agreed
ALLAH AKBAR!!
@@cereal4u dumbass
@@abdurrahmanbenamer5535 🙃
From a former AA crew member congratulations and enjoy your retirement!!
Thank you!
Coongrats Sir, job well done for so many years !!!
Thank you. It was a privilege.
And THAT, is how we do THAT. Smoov like budda.
Yep and nice weather helps too.
Very smooth sir. Enjoy your retirement!
Thank you, I do.
I was on a SWA flight to Vegas a couple of years ago. I had just been cleared to travel by my doctor to travel after a surgery. I spoke with the pilot when boarding to see what was expected in the trip and he said, "We'll be gentle." Arriving at Vegas the approach was smooth but the only reason I knew we were on the ground was when the tires began rumbling; not even the slightest bump. Now THAT was the best landing ever.
He will probably consider the landing he makes on his retirement flight the best one ever.
Did your retirement coincide with this particular 757? My favorite airliner by far and a shame there's nothing to replace it, yet.
This was my last flight before retiring. The fire trucks giving me the water salute was coordinated by our chief pilots office. I was fortunate enough to fly the 757 from 1989 to 2018 and now American Airlines has retired the fleet. I feel like it lasted for my flying career.
Congratulations on your retirement captain! Nearly 30 years flying the 757, impressive. I was fortunate enough to have flown to San Juan from Baltimore and back on American 757s two dozen or so times. Suck a shame the retirement was accelerated for 5 types in the American fleet. I will never forget the first time flying in the type, America West 757-200 Nevada livery. Thanks for sharing the water canon salute with us!
@@javerney It was actually Arizona.
I flew as a pax on Icelandair 757 a couple of times ... always was fun taking off from Keflavik, you could pretend you were on one of the F15s that were there until the mid 2000s when they spooled up the engines hehe.
757 mechanic here....good plane, nice to work on, and responds well to being thumped with a hammer
Very nice landing, enjoy retirement. I have to say I made a landing just as smooth one nice day into DCA in a 757 landing South on the River Approach with a jump seater, I was a F/0 then flying with my favorite CA. End of a 3 day trip. On the way home, a 2 hour trip, I almost pulled
Out in front of a young lady and she really gave me hell, I was pissed at myself an thinking I had just landed a 757 at DCA and now this!
You should watch "DCA River Visual" on my RUclips page where I am instructing the F/O. She had one of the best landings I ever saw going in there.
@@jackjessup-Pilot I will, I got to do many in 16 years based at DCA, 727, S-80, 757, and the 737. Our Navy pilots called DCA the USS Washington National because of the River Approach. By the way after I retired I flew a medivac helicopter from Jesup, Ga for 3 years. I was an Army helicopter pilot before American, and was hired in 1986, with 3,400 hrs, but only 350 hours in twin engine airplanes, the rest was helicopters, very lucky!
Yep, that brought back some memories, it was more exciting in the 72, only because of the lack of automation, worked harder and actually most landings were good because of that.
It's good to see this video cause being a pilot is my dream job since I was a kid
The video is a good video to get a Gist,of what you want to do.
Dude, tell me about it. I'm training now. It's very challenging but incredibly fun.
@@obeezy9632 I heard in “The Langoliers”,you need a human being to get it up.
Landing are my favorite part of a flight , I can feel the roar of the power of speed !
I think landing is every pilots favorite part of flying. It takes skill and every time it is a little different.
1:14 isn't that an Airbus autopilot alarm ?
I think you heard an airbus alert come over a radio transmission.
Good catch both!
That was a radio from another aircraft
I love the 757. Like a rocket ship with wings. I'll miss them.
It is a great airplane.
What a plane!!! amazing, greetings from Uruguay!
Indeed it is! Thanks for your comment.
It is indeed! Thanks for your comment.
Dream job! Love watching cockpit views. I was wondering why they got sprayed with water. Was thinking it was a new airplane being delivered but after reading the comments I see it is the captains retirement. Happy retirement! Hope you make more airplane videos from your experience.
The 757 is not a bad bird to retire on. Solid, reliable and dependable!
One of Boeing’s success stories!
... And flies like a rocket 👍
I wouldn't be able to control my ugly crying on my last flight. Happy retirement.
It was emotional when you consider you are finishing up a wonderful career, but you want to finish strong, so like Belicheck says: Do your job.
I did have my first officer give the P A as we started our descent so I wouldn't have to be concerned about about my voice cracking if I thought about it too much.
Great! Finally, some happy pilots! Thank you.