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  • Опубликовано: 4 мар 2023
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  • @chadhagans6687
    @chadhagans6687 Год назад +1550

    Hey Kelsey, I was once one of those soldiers that was transported from the US to Kuwait about a decade ago. Upon landing idk who the pilot was but he had about the best “go get ‘em, we’re pulling for you” speeches I’ve ever heard. But that wasn’t the reason I’m writing now. It was the words & actions of the return pilot when we got back on US soil, I’ll give you the gist here. He said Thank you for serving, mentioned when he came home from being drafted and sent to Vietnam he was spit on. And you could hear his voice crack as memories of men, friends long since seen, ran through his head. Then he proceeded to the exit door and didn’t let a single soldier exit the plane without a firm handshake, a look in the eye and a thank you. I never knew his name but I’ll never forget his face and handshake and the feeling of gratitude he had for us.

    • @redflamearrow7113
      @redflamearrow7113 Год назад +79

      Definitely a very special moment and a really special pilot.

    • @briant7265
      @briant7265 Год назад +26

      Thank you.

    • @andreinechaev2955
      @andreinechaev2955 Год назад +55

      Despite all mess and doubtful reasons and ways that the American government has done in the last 50 years all over the world, respect for USA soldiers and veterans from USA citizens, is the thing that always admires me, the thing that each country should have.

    • @Alan_Edwards
      @Alan_Edwards Год назад +31

      Great story....thanks for sharing that sir.

    • @tylergodefroy8713
      @tylergodefroy8713 Год назад +24

      Thank you, for your service. we appreciate you

  • @Sirmellowman
    @Sirmellowman Год назад +3382

    dude the way this is edited is amazing, its like a real story feel to it

    • @baomao7243
      @baomao7243 Год назад +37

      Agreed.
      (Now you just need to shoot it in VR for FULL immersion. 😉). Great job. Nicely done.

    • @saintrodgersdomino7384
      @saintrodgersdomino7384 Год назад

      Well I mean he has a job that is definitely above six figures he has somebody who edits his videos for him but yes let's continue on with this bullshit that having a job Tazewell is going to give you a real story feel 😂 dude is a pilot and he does pilot vlogging / questionnaires what the hell are you talkin about real story? Seriously what the fuck are you going on about if you never lived anywhere else besides your parents my God my guy real story feel? Yeah an actual pilot who has a RUclips channel wonder how real it could get no he's not a pilot he just bought a pilot costume at Party City😊

    • @baseballmomof8
      @baseballmomof8 Год назад +26

      Yes. Amazing.

    • @SBCBears
      @SBCBears Год назад +47

      Agreed. I'm just a few minutes in and it already feels like I'm on the flight with him.

    • @Anna_Xor
      @Anna_Xor Год назад +57

      The editor's name is Erwann Kerroc'h.

  • @fernandochavez4312
    @fernandochavez4312 Год назад +187

    The fact you make sure your attendants and crew get through tells a lot about the kind of person and leader you are.👍

  • @meganjones1184
    @meganjones1184 Год назад +81

    My mother died in a plane crash here in New Zealand. I like seeing your videos because it makes pilots human and everyday people to me. It really helps calm my nerves a bit. I'm old enough that I was invited into the cockpit of a plane coming out of Mynmar and landing in Abu Dahbi. One of the best things I've seen.

    • @inconnu4961
      @inconnu4961 Год назад +4

      Sorry you lost your mother that way! good to have you here as a fellow viewer!

    • @meganjones1184
      @meganjones1184 Год назад +3

      @@inconnu4961 thank you, you too

    • @riaforsyth1692
      @riaforsyth1692 Год назад +9

      Wait.. My mum died in a plane crash in New Zealand too! I mean it's not a happy thing and I'm how it feels so if u don't wanna talk abt it it's fine... But what year they might have been on the same plane!
      I'm sorry for your loss

    • @meganjones1184
      @meganjones1184 Год назад +5

      @@riaforsyth1692 1995, Hamilton to Taranaki

    • @lucazz6402
      @lucazz6402 11 месяцев назад +2

      @@meganjones1184was this loss publicly announced?

  • @neillthornton1149
    @neillthornton1149 Год назад +679

    Kelsey, the editing has made a significant jump. This video is fantastic.

    • @Anna_Xor
      @Anna_Xor Год назад +39

      The editor's name is Erwann Kerroc'h.

    • @kendrapratt2098
      @kendrapratt2098 Год назад +4

      I really liked the music

    • @---l---
      @---l--- Год назад +7

      The b roll is solid too

    • @BlueZirnitra
      @BlueZirnitra Год назад +18

      ​@@Anna_Xor shout out to the talent that is often overlooked when people assume the guy hosting the channel is responsible for everything.

    • @WalterBurton
      @WalterBurton Год назад

      I thought for sure he'd hired Lucy from DriveTribe.

  • @mamaJmama
    @mamaJmama Год назад +380

    You are such a gentleman pilot, making sure your crew gets in.

    • @Mart687
      @Mart687 Год назад +2

      Yea but I wonder if there's a problem with security what will happen if the first officer/captain off the plane gets involved. Will they accept this or tell him to f*** off.

    • @OscarTheScrapper
      @OscarTheScrapper Год назад +8

      Right, His job is so cool!!!
      All I do all day is Dumpster Dive and Crush cans!!
      It's jus soda Pressing!!

    • @cpt_nordbart
      @cpt_nordbart Год назад +2

      It would be quiet annoying without crew.

    • @CraigGrant-sh3in
      @CraigGrant-sh3in Год назад +4

      @@Mart687 I doubt the pilot tells the Walmart security people to just let the person get on. I would guess that the pilot helps the person work through security . I'm sure it is stressful getting pulled out of line and having someone with a clear calm mind there to if nothing else ,help keep you focused while the security guys buddies steal stuff from passengers luggage

    • @Jalu3
      @Jalu3 Год назад +7

      Servant leadership.

  • @wally81000
    @wally81000 Год назад +71

    Glad you shared this experience - as an active duty serviceman, these charter flights can be furstrating on our end as the passengers, too. But we're still very grateful for the lift! Seriously, much respect to any and all flight crews who end up transporting the troops and our gear.

    • @destinywilliams801
      @destinywilliams801 Год назад +1

      Definitely a step up from military transport...

    • @angelraburn4401
      @angelraburn4401 11 месяцев назад +1

      Thank you and much respect to you, your family, and friends. I feel that you all serve and sacrifice together ❤️🇺🇸💙

  • @ryanthomas9838
    @ryanthomas9838 Год назад +49

    Being a veteran who flew to Ramstein AFB a number of times, seeing baltimore INTL gives me some really good throw back memories. Some of those gates/corridors still look the exact same.

    • @angelraburn4401
      @angelraburn4401 11 месяцев назад +2

      Thank you for your service ❤️🇺🇸💙

    • @Dinoacts
      @Dinoacts 4 месяца назад

      Yooo I live in ramstin

    • @mrthingy9072
      @mrthingy9072 Месяц назад

      Interesting because when I got my assignment to Boerfink MTK back in the 90s (about 2 hours from Ramstein) we flew into Rhein-Main AB, not Ramstein AB. I later flew in and out of Ramstein multiple times on various deployments (Balkans, Middle East, etc.) but my US to Germany hop was to Rhein-Main. I miss Germany.

  • @Bad_Wolf_Media
    @Bad_Wolf_Media Год назад +442

    As a once-upon-a-time member of the US Army, I can say this flight turned into an absolute military operation. With Kelsey rushing to get out of his hotel to delays with fueling, pax loading, and the fog rolling in, etc, etc, etc....
    Yeah, this whole trip seemed to be the definition of "Hurry up and wait."

    • @Jalu3
      @Jalu3 Год назад +10

      Thank you for your cervix, I mean Service.
      Go Army, Sink Navy.

    • @SIXPACFISH
      @SIXPACFISH Год назад

      Well, he was working for Uncle Sugar.

    • @jackielinde7568
      @jackielinde7568 Год назад +3

      I thought this was going to be a dig at Military Operations and planning. Would have giggled either way.

    • @Gunslinger1875
      @Gunslinger1875 Год назад +4

      HOOAH!
      Master Sergeant 3rd/75th (retired)

    • @richardpascarelli4134
      @richardpascarelli4134 Год назад +1

      @@Jalu3 😂spell check

  • @vitsirosh3722
    @vitsirosh3722 Год назад +263

    Respect to Kelsey for stepping outside the plane mid flight to get those sick aerial shots

    • @RonBand01
      @RonBand01 Год назад +9

      I figured he used his drone 🤣

    • @Nefville
      @Nefville Год назад +27

      The one where he's behind the plane mid air... I just can't figure out how he did it and got back on board but I guess its one of those things you have to learn if you want to be a 747 pilot. I'm impressed!

    • @bennettprice3968
      @bennettprice3968 Год назад +7

      I'm really glad he didn't end up like pinball in Con Air while he was in the belly filming the landing gear retracting. Great video Kelsey.

    • @Michyosef
      @Michyosef Год назад +5

      Those aren't his videos 😭

    • @Michyosef
      @Michyosef Год назад +10

      Oh we're joking

  • @pashawasha47
    @pashawasha47 Год назад +78

    I just feel better knowing someone as nice as Kelsey is in the air taking care of business.

  • @kurtvanluven9351
    @kurtvanluven9351 Год назад +27

    Your concern for your crew is a great way to foster cohesiveness. I have flown pre and post 9-11 & I have noticed that most people, when greeted as a welcome person to see, there is less stress. Thanks for the vid.

  • @jimharris9394
    @jimharris9394 Год назад +121

    Not only is his content first-rate, but his "behind-the-scenes" view of what it's actually like to be a commercial transport pilot is especially interesting and informative. It's not all glamor, hot babes, martinis and cushy hotels as some movies would have you believe. It's often a tiring grind like any other job that takes time and skill to master.
    The way Kelsey approaches the job of being a commercial transport pilot, his attitude and his videos, should be a required part of any transport pilot's certification process. A big thumbs up from me!

    • @moiraatkinson
      @moiraatkinson Год назад +6

      I agree. These videos are so informative, but what impresses me the most is Kelsey’s attitude is so professional. Every pilot should be like Kelsey and I think he’s going to make a great Captain one day.

    • @coopercovelo
      @coopercovelo Год назад +2

      If only he could spend the night in the "Party City", then it might be glamor ;)

    • @moiraatkinson
      @moiraatkinson Год назад

      @@coopercovelo and the video would be worth watching 😂

  • @jenelaina5665
    @jenelaina5665 Год назад +173

    Kelsey, that's really friggin nice that you make sure the whole crew is through security no issues. Respect.

    • @mikoto7693
      @mikoto7693 Год назад +13

      I admit that I respect him for watching over his FAs.

  • @scottmoon50
    @scottmoon50 Год назад +87

    Hopefully you will read this comment. I hope you are doing well and thanks for all the videos you do. I am a disable Navy vet with PTSD anxiety and your videos of how calm you are reassures me that I am in good hands. How did you not turn around, land and demand that they upload Top Gun into the entertainment system? Thank you once again for doing the videos and showing how relaxed you are in flight.

    • @ernestogalvan143
      @ernestogalvan143 Год назад

      Does every service man have ptsd and some kinda of disability? Seems that way. Even ones that never serve combat

    • @destinywilliams801
      @destinywilliams801 Год назад +5

      ​@@ernestogalvan143 the training we undertake is very real, it's not uncommon for deaths to occur in training, your body gets punished and you don't need to go to war to experience trauma, surgeon's stateside that never seen a battlefield have ptsd, non stop maimed soldiers every single day without end... yeah that would warp your mind too if you didn't just experience it on your gaming platform, there us a real side no one sees. That's aside from what we do on the daily to our bodies that would break your soft self.

    • @horsemumbler1
      @horsemumbler1 Год назад +5

      @@ernestogalvan143
      PTSD is fsr more common than many realise. It's especially prevalent in service members because of the extreme stresses they undergo, but anyone can get it. I was diagnosed with a severe case several years ago following a particularly traumatic incident. In shirt, somebody betrayed me in such a way that almost resulted in a death. It was only luck and a flash of intuition that let me prevent the killing. It really fucked me up. Not only was my sense of trust crippled for a good long while, my body was tremendously sensitive to the smallest stress. Even moderately loud noises were enough to send my nervous system into a defensive panic. That's what PTSD does to you. You can know intellectually that you're safe, that everything's fine... but your body is still calibrated to freak out at the least sign of threat lest you not be sufficiently alert for the next big danger. It's basically a lingering survival response gone haywire.

    • @ernestogalvan143
      @ernestogalvan143 Год назад +1

      @@destinywilliams801 I served military and served combat. PTSD from training is laughable

    • @destinywilliams801
      @destinywilliams801 Год назад +1

      @@ernestogalvan143 on a side note, laughable is what's in your pants

  • @AverytheCubanAmerican
    @AverytheCubanAmerican Год назад +28

    This is not only cinematic, but also charismatic. Cinema is generally a branch of art that uses dialogue, editing, the scene's layout, light, sound, and decor by the film made. It has the opportunity to explain everything human in depth. Not all RUclips is cinematic. What makes this one different is that it reveals your charisma. You are empathetic, humble, vulnerable, present, genuinely interested in EVERYONE, in a generous and altruistic manner, that avoids social narcissism, and with a sense of humor. Something, that Tom Cruise, Maveric and Hollywood tries to achieve, but it is rarely made of the right stuff.
    I give that JFK flight on Air Senegal on the International Departures board at BWI the benefit of the doubt. Because when Air Senegal was at BWI (they arrived in 2021 but have since left in January 2023), they had a twice-weekly flight to Dakar via JFK. That's why you see both Dakar and JFK with the same flight number 408. As for that Atlanta flight on Frontier...Hartsfield-Jackson might as well be its own country with how much of a madhouse hub that place is 😂.

  • @mx4menot4u
    @mx4menot4u Год назад +456

    This is by far one of your sickest edits, love the raw sense of being a 747 pilot. This felt exhilarating.

    • @sharonmontano4924
      @sharonmontano4924 Год назад +6

      Your grammar is excellent

    • @moiraatkinson
      @moiraatkinson Год назад +2

      Why do you find this editing to be sick? I thought it was excellent!

    • @moiraatkinson
      @moiraatkinson Год назад

      @@sharonmontano4924 I like it 🤣

    • @mechadoggy
      @mechadoggy Год назад +5

      @@moiraatkinson Uh, usually, people who use the word “sick” use it in a positive way, like “wickedly cool!” or “he’s such a beast!”

    • @moiraatkinson
      @moiraatkinson Год назад +2

      @@mechadoggy is that so? I’m guessing you’re in the US? That hasn’t quite reached where I come from yet. I’m just wondering now how you’re supposed to describe a genuinely sickening video.

  • @jf5336
    @jf5336 Год назад +128

    Having been one of those troops brought home, you have no idea how wonderful that flight was. I returned from a year in Iraq, a decade ago and I still remember the feeling being back in the USA. Great video, thanks.

    • @redsalute3
      @redsalute3 Год назад

      @Pissedoff Cow58 Those were probably part of the snack service. Last time I flew the rotator we got 2 full hot meals. Some of them will serve alcohol on the trip home too.

  • @zacfromArkansas
    @zacfromArkansas Год назад +14

    Delta Operations Agent here. I really enjoy this content. Really cool insight into the life of a pilot. Much respect!

    • @angelraburn4401
      @angelraburn4401 11 месяцев назад

      Thank you for your service and my freedom ❤️🇺🇸💙

  • @SupremeLeaderKimJong-un
    @SupremeLeaderKimJong-un Год назад +18

    Some BWI history: In 1944, the Baltimore Aviation Commission announced its decision that the best location to build a new airport would be on a 2,100-acre (850 ha) tract of land near Linthicum Heights. The site was chosen because it was a 15-minute drive from downtown Baltimore, close to the Pennsylvania Railroad line, the Baltimore and Annapolis Railroad line and the proposed Baltimore-Washington Parkway, and visibility was generally good. Much of the land was purchased from Friendship Methodist Church in 1946. Friendship International Airport was dedicated on June 24, 1950 by President Truman. To attract Washington passengers, Baltimore-Washington became the name in 1973, and the code BWI was assigned to them in 1980.

    • @sharoncontini3284
      @sharoncontini3284 9 месяцев назад

      Thanks for the explanation. I have wondered where Friendship came from and why the name changed. I still call it Friendship and nobody knows what I am talking about.

  • @bushtrash2286
    @bushtrash2286 Год назад +306

    As a former British paratrooper, I want to say thank you to all civilian pilots who flew me around, if not for ppl like Kesley, I wouldn't have dreamed of getting my ppl then later I became a flight instructor.. so thank Kesley and pilots like you for telling some paratrooper that if I can fly so can you.

    • @johnnunn8688
      @johnnunn8688 Год назад +12

      As a para, you didn’t so much fly, as plummet.

    • @mobilfone2234
      @mobilfone2234 Год назад +3

      you always have the option to jump....

    • @khills
      @khills Год назад +5

      @@johnnunn8688 But you know, at least they have firsthand experience of what the plane shouldn't do? 😉

    • @maryeckel9682
      @maryeckel9682 Год назад +1

      @@johnnunn8688 Monty Python reference, good

    • @mattd6931
      @mattd6931 Год назад +1

      Must be odd though, actually landing in a plane for once. 😛

  • @fntsmk
    @fntsmk Год назад +372

    Pro pilot. Pro video writer, producer, and editor. Pro all-around human being. Well done Kelsey. Well done indeed!

    • @carpediem7654
      @carpediem7654 Год назад +4

      Being those things doesn't make you a pro all around human being.

    • @xfgrubix3411
      @xfgrubix3411 Год назад +8

      @@carpediem7654 he didnt say it did 🤣🤣

    • @carpediem7654
      @carpediem7654 Год назад +2

      @@xfgrubix3411 he implied it

    • @xfgrubix3411
      @xfgrubix3411 Год назад +3

      @@carpediem7654 incorrect. if that made sense then being a pro pilot makes you a pro writer producer editor and all-around human being. re read the comment

    • @DrToddles
      @DrToddles Год назад +1

      Need to check the title's grammar ;) bro'

  • @AnthonyHook
    @AnthonyHook Год назад +7

    The evolution of your videos is great. I started coming here because you were answering plane questions and that was neat, and planes are cool. Your intro answered the few initial questions I had, then I was hooked along for the ride. Thank you for bringing us with you.

  • @marcojimenez9366
    @marcojimenez9366 Год назад +133

    All I gotta say is thank you for transferring our troops where they need to go and especially thank you for taking them back home. We really appreciate it. Safe travels and a safe flights 😊

    • @74gear
      @74gear  Год назад +27

      It’s really my pleasure to do that little amount for them.

    • @wesellhotmen
      @wesellhotmen Год назад +1

      @@74gear Congratulations on 1 million subscribers, everyone is so proud of you and the work you do for us.

    • @kabalu
      @kabalu Год назад

      they are NOT welcomed in Germany

    • @flapjackson6077
      @flapjackson6077 Год назад

      @@74gear
      You’re a true Texas boy! 👍

    • @andreasiven21
      @andreasiven21 Год назад +1

      "need" :/

  • @Cody-Coyote
    @Cody-Coyote Год назад +71

    I really enjoy these more bloggy type videos. Getting to see the in's and out's of being a pilot is very cool. Thanks Kelsey.

    • @gwiyomikim5988
      @gwiyomikim5988 Год назад

      I really enjoy these more bloggy type videos. Getting to see the in's and out's of being a pilot is very cool. Thanks Kelsey. (Thanks Cody!)

  • @ChrisOstermann
    @ChrisOstermann Год назад +143

    Production quality... holy hell you've ramped up the game. This was just an absolute joy to watch. Cannot wait for the feature film.

    • @guykiernan537
      @guykiernan537 Год назад

      Yes!!! I've always loved this channel but it's next level now. Kelsey is really doing awesome with it.

  • @krsteeg
    @krsteeg Год назад +3

    This brought back a bunch of memories, as I was one of those troops many years ago that was flown to Europe (2x there and back) and it's awesome to see the flight crew/pilot POV on these flights. Thanks for the professionalism and taking our troops there and back safely. Also, thanks for reminding me of the great memories I had during my time in service.

  • @jarofclay8900
    @jarofclay8900 Год назад +3

    I'll never forget the cheers that went up when the wheels of the TWA DC-9 lifted off that Saigon runway in 1966. I'm sure there were more than a few crew members with tears in their eyes and who were feeling very proud, like you, of the service they were providing.

  • @erinmckennon1487
    @erinmckennon1487 Год назад +132

    Congratulations on surpassing 1 million subscribers, Kelsey!! You have put so much work and attention to detail in your channel, and you deserve it.

    • @nndorconnetnz
      @nndorconnetnz Год назад +3

      Oh totally. Kelsey has not let success go to his head. It's hard keeping feet on the ground in the proverbial sense.

  • @Stinkymole
    @Stinkymole Год назад +83

    Imagine over a million people liking what you do! Congratulations on your RUclips milestone! You thoroughly deserve it!

  • @KingTiggerTank
    @KingTiggerTank Год назад +10

    Man I love these kinds of videos. Seeing you fly and all the sights you get too see makes me even more excited to keep pursuing a flying career.

  • @melissabee2305
    @melissabee2305 Год назад +52

    That disturbing news from the flight attendants literally took my breath away!

    • @hunormagyar1843
      @hunormagyar1843 Год назад +3

      Bruh see what you did there

    • @inconnu4961
      @inconnu4961 Год назад +1

      @@hunormagyar1843 You must be old too! LOL

    • @hunormagyar1843
      @hunormagyar1843 Год назад

      @@inconnu4961 Top Gun is older than me haha

    • @NigelDMarvin
      @NigelDMarvin Год назад

      Top Gun is 14 years older than me., but I watched still watched it and enjoyed it.

  • @deniseflahavin3031
    @deniseflahavin3031 Год назад +70

    Like they said, the editing has become it's own character. It is very high quality and it's own art piece.

  • @KansaSCaymanS
    @KansaSCaymanS Год назад +151

    Our battalion flew a commercial charter 747 home from Desert Storm. I was lucky enough to sit upstairs in 1st class, and the flight crew was so cool that they left the cockpit door open most of the time so we could take turns visiting the flight deck and chatting with them. Enjoyed your video! 😎👍

    • @Ostsol
      @Ostsol Год назад +7

      Must have been heaven compared to what I've heard about being transported on military transports like C-130s and C-17s!

    • @Mach7RadioIntercepts
      @Mach7RadioIntercepts Год назад +9

      Yeah, we kept the doors open on the military charters my former airline. At least until 2006 or so, when security consultants advised we keep the flight deck door closed even on military chaters.

    • @cpt_nordbart
      @cpt_nordbart Год назад +14

      Pre 9/11 a bunch of cool stuff was possible.

    • @cbufffly
      @cbufffly Год назад +2

      ​​@@Ostsol ...flew on C-130s some configured with the web seats and MM headsets. You could expect a flight that was slow and loud (w/o the MMs), but traveling without being accompanied by your military member was a newly granted privilege for those stationed in the Far East for thoroughly crazed visits to all destinations except mainland China. So appreciated by all dependents!

    • @N_Wheeler
      @N_Wheeler Год назад +2

      I volunteered to ride a civilian cargo ship home from Desert Storm, so you all could fly home on chartered air.

  • @misryluvsco8169
    @misryluvsco8169 9 месяцев назад +1

    I’ve been watching you for years it seems, and your videos have gotten SO MUCH BETTER! You give me real insight into what it’s like to be a commercial pilot. I REALLY enjoy watching them. 😊

  • @richardmartin7824
    @richardmartin7824 Год назад +2

    So great to see a real person in the real world give it like it is, no bullshit, just real, great to see your side Kelsey, from a humble ppl is Australia.

  • @rishibeauty8889
    @rishibeauty8889 Год назад +17

    I am a disabled veteran. The best flight I have ever been on was my flight home for the 1st time.
    I was nearly the last one off because I was in the back row. I wasn’t able to pick my seat & it turns out they put military in the back as it was considered the safest seat back then. Anyway,
    As I was getting to the doors of the plane, the pilot & flight crew all came to talk to me-it was still kinda rare for women to be active duty. Pilot asked me if this was home & they all thanked me for my service. We chatted a little bit & I thanked them for getting me home safely.
    This story sounds lame, and maybe it is. But this one minor conversation has stayed with me for 20 yrs.
    Flying troops home is ALWAYS a big deal for the service members!!! Thank you for your service❤

    • @C.Church
      @C.Church Год назад +2

      Not lame at all! I flew in my Class Bs in '90 as required and nobody cared. Glad it got better by then. I think the wars revived people's care and interest in service members.

  • @davidzakrzewicz707
    @davidzakrzewicz707 Год назад +118

    Your comment that you enjoy bringing our troops home touched a special place with me. Thank you and the others who do what you do for bringing my sons and daughter back home after their deployments to places in the world that I would prefer them not to be.

    • @dlghtfl1
      @dlghtfl1 Год назад +5

      I came to post the same comment. Gotta love a man who has a heart for our troops!

    • @DavidHRyall
      @DavidHRyall Год назад

      @@dlghtfl1 pity that the government doesn't care for them. You should encourage yours to retire

    • @onepalproductions
      @onepalproductions Год назад

      Never forget, 9/11 was an inside job. Always remember, the freedoms, you once had.

  • @timgoodall737
    @timgoodall737 Год назад +4

    Fantastic video mate. All the shots of a 74 taking off and landing, wheels up in to the wells and 'following' you around was awesome. Thanks mate, and I hope you got that sleep 😴

  • @robertoherreradelgado2682
    @robertoherreradelgado2682 11 месяцев назад +2

    You are amazing dude. Thank you so much for bringing us with you in that amazing job.

  • @SvTheGameRYT
    @SvTheGameRYT Год назад +100

    Congrats on hitting 1 million subs Kelsey!! You totally deserve it. Also very cool seeing how your life is like as an airline pilot.

  • @warbirdwf
    @warbirdwf Год назад +58

    These videos on your day/week of being a pilot on the job are much more enjoyable (to me) than you recapping an aviation incident. I enjoy seeing what the life of a pilot is like and the video's of different parts of the world you explore. Thanks for taking us along.

  • @user-tw7bp3nr4d
    @user-tw7bp3nr4d 2 месяца назад

    Oh just found you and this channel… this man/pilot seems so lovely!! I can feel it in my energy! All the best xx

  • @dude_whats_even_happening
    @dude_whats_even_happening Год назад +3

    7:47
    I don't know if that was a coincidence but i love it.

  • @hamil4fb
    @hamil4fb Год назад +78

    Echoing everyone who appreciates how great the editing has gotten. From the US, the only European destination serviced by a 747 is Frankfurt aboard Lufthansa (and only during the summer months.) Even then, sometimes they swap in a 787. The window of opportunity is closing for those of us who've never checked that box....may have to convince my wife to use all our miles on a quick trip to Germany this year

    • @khills
      @khills Год назад +1

      Oooh good to know. I do actually have to go to mainland Europe in the next year, and it doesn't much matter when or where I fly in... (I have flown 747s before, but I was so young I don't really remember it. I've looked up who still flies them, and have a list for my husband, father-in-law, and I, but somehow missed this flight!)

    • @julosx
      @julosx Год назад +1

      Lufthansa has only one 787, they don't seem very intrested in, so there's little chance one would fly transatlantic in one of them since Lufthansa uses only quad jets around the U.S. (A340-600 from Munich, A340-300 and Boeing 747-400 and -800 from Frankfurt).

    • @alin.danila
      @alin.danila Год назад +1

      As a frequent flyer between EU and US, i second this. It’s Sad to see them gone 😔
      I flew on British Airways 747’s (London-Phoenix) multiple times and i think Lufthansa’s A380’s to Frankfurt or Munchen
      They will remain forever in history as icons of egineering !

    • @BlueSideUp
      @BlueSideUp Год назад

      ​@julosx at least I can say for sure LH flight training still has a 747-8 Simulator because (thanks to the wife, birthday present) I got to fly it for 2+ hours (certified pilots only special, no long briefing) Friday/Saturday night. Wrestling that thing down with max. demonstrated crosswind is fun (thanks to the Trainer, also for both right engines failing, a couple 100kg wing ice, ... Maybe shouldn't have asked for KDEN). The good news, I didn't scratch the plane the Simulator said and if both pilots should have eaten the bad fish and the AP failed, the passages and I will still live 😇

    • @BrettLevin4096
      @BrettLevin4096 Год назад

      Upper deck Lufthansa 747 is amazing. Highly recommend if anyone’s trying to catch a ride before they are retired.

  • @EIrondx
    @EIrondx Год назад +93

    Great editing transition @5:56 Your editing team has grown leaps and bounds, Kelsey. Salute to your service for our nation’s armed forces!

    • @Anna_Xor
      @Anna_Xor Год назад +15

      The editor's name is Erwann Kerroc'h.

    • @jakerussell135
      @jakerussell135 Год назад

      @@Anna_Xor I'm 99% sure he edits his own videos. mostly from on a plane

    • @romevang
      @romevang Год назад +2

      @@jakerussell135 he was hiring for an editor a few months ago. He has a whole video about it, he even mentioned he considered quitting youtube because of the time commitments.

    • @BlueZirnitra
      @BlueZirnitra Год назад

      ​@@romevang he has made a fantastic investment. Smart guy, props to him getting to 1 mil on his own before he committed to employing someone, guess he really had to be sure it would be sustainable for everyone involved.
      I bet he's absolutely stoked with the results.

  • @williamkraft5574
    @williamkraft5574 10 месяцев назад +1

    This was nice to see this type of video where you see the inside of the aircraft, what it's like to go through KCM, and what your routine is.

  • @jimdeboer84
    @jimdeboer84 Месяц назад

    WOW! I LOVE the action shots of these birds taking off and landing. It still amazes me that these huge machines can actually fly. And with such beauty and grace. Great addition to the videos. Keep it up!

  • @lvoutdoor
    @lvoutdoor Год назад +61

    We all appreciate the time you give us. It has to be very hectic keeping track of all that goes on around you, yet you include us. Thank You

  • @_ian69
    @_ian69 Год назад +151

    I was 7 when my dad was deployed to Afghanistan, I remember watching the plane taxi down the runway and lift off. I cried for so long, thanks for flying the troops!

    • @andrew_koala2974
      @andrew_koala2974 Год назад

      Like sheep - ready for the slaughter - and serving their el'ite CORPORATE and BANKING masters.

    • @onepalproductions
      @onepalproductions Год назад +10

      I think the Afghani children cried harder.

    • @tonyvelasquez6776
      @tonyvelasquez6776 Год назад

      @@onepalproductions looks like you're a fellow terrorist. Got a video of the wtc burning on your page. I was 20 and watched people on fire jump to their deaths including my friends and coworkers because of your shitty fucking people. I'll dedicate this fat turd to all of the useless little children there!

    • @jamiebrook6806
      @jamiebrook6806 Год назад +27

      @@onepalproductions seriously hun just don't do that, come on. don't reply with that when they're talking about watching their dad go off to war as a child. I know of the terrible happenings in afghanistan but there's a time and a place and this isn't it

    • @onepalproductions
      @onepalproductions Год назад

      @@tonyvelasquez6776 Aww, look at you, all emotional, and void of intelligent thought. Yes, 2 planes, can cause the symmetrical collapse of 3 towers, in your head. Ignore the firefighters, whom, to this day, are still petitioning the grand jury for an investigation into the murder of over 300 of their firefighter brethren, but you won't hear it on MSM. Don't breed, my friend.

  • @groovydonkey
    @groovydonkey 9 месяцев назад

    So fascinating to get a real in look to your schedule and how tiring it must be foe you. I have been on planes that are still refuelling as we embark on to the plane. You do a great job and very underrated.

  • @drtibbles
    @drtibbles Год назад

    Best one you’ve done! I travel a lot, so loved seeing your side of it. It’s not glamorous for either of us! Respect sir

  • @RioJudy
    @RioJudy Год назад +45

    Every single time I see you fly, I am full of best wishes for a safe journey for you. You are so wonderful and so genuine. My bro in law flew for AA for over 40 years and my sister was an AA Flight Attendant for 45 years. I know how hard you work. Safe flight home. We love you, Kelsey.

  • @Philpenes
    @Philpenes Год назад +54

    Best aviation channel on RUclips. I’m a boomer, Dad worked in operations for AA free non rev flights. I’ve flown on everything from DC3 to debut of 747 (Pan Am ) and everything in between. I had to wear jacket & tie even as kid in early years. Great memories. Thanks for channel

    • @cbufffly
      @cbufffly Год назад +5

      Yes, 74Gear is hands down the best aviation channel on YT!

    • @waterheaterservices
      @waterheaterservices Год назад +2

      Non rev, starting in 1967 in Denver, Frontier, DC-3 and 580.

    • @andrewh.8403
      @andrewh.8403 Год назад +2

      My Dad was a ChkFlt Eng for Qantas. Joined the firm in '45 and retired Spt Flt Eng training in around 1980. We had to get all tarted up to fly on his ticket too!!! He managed to base himself in HNL, flying back to SYD so we had an extended holiday for about 3 months back around '65. (I showed up Feb '64, so that stay is kinda cloudy..) Kelsey has got this YT channel caper down pat. I do miss the intro but now, we're right into business and that's all good.

    • @Philpenes
      @Philpenes Год назад

      @@andrewh.8403 Nice. I Lost dependent status when I got married at 20 😳😀

    • @NadaEspamo
      @NadaEspamo Год назад

      AA non rev here, also. I don't know which is worse, the jacket and tie, or getting bumped. I got to fly to a lot of cool places, though.

  • @SupremeLeaderKimJong-un
    @SupremeLeaderKimJong-un Год назад +3

    I just find US bases in other countries fascinating, especially the fact when US bases have restaurant chains! Ramstein has a CHILI'S on base! Ramstein Air Force Base was the site of a big air show disaster in 1988. While the Italian Air Force was doing a display, three aircraft collided mid-air, crashing to the ground in front of a crowd of about 300,000 people. There were 70 fatalities (67 spectators and three pilots) and 346 spectators sustained serious injuries in the resulting explosion and fire, and hundreds more had minor injuries. This was the deadliest air show accident in history until a 2002 crash at Skynyliv near Lviv, Ukraine killed 77.

  • @michaelwhiting668
    @michaelwhiting668 Год назад +1

    God bless you and keep you and the brave crew safe. God knows they don’t pay you enough to do that job.

  • @therealnickballz8309
    @therealnickballz8309 Год назад +38

    Really enjoying your new vlog style content! I think we all got burnt out on aviation breakdowns, and this is such a refreshing and eye opening way to see what goes on in the air. Thanks again can't wait to see more!

  • @momoreno306
    @momoreno306 Год назад +197

    When you said you were getting burned out from work/life/youtube, but then go and make the best edits on this video. Kelsey, you are a machine. We're glad you're still at it. Appreciate all the effort it takes to make these.

    • @loversroll1
      @loversroll1 Год назад +3

      He have an editor

    • @HersonHernandez-hr6ym
      @HersonHernandez-hr6ym 8 месяцев назад +4

      @@loversroll1he’s always said he edits his videos, so unless you have some special info no one else has I believe he does it all

  • @phydeaux45
    @phydeaux45 Год назад

    Really impressed with the storytelling here, I've watched you for a long time but the editing quality has really stepped up and helps you to tell your story. Nice work.

  • @luisrodriquez6358
    @luisrodriquez6358 Год назад +1

    Thanks Kelsey, there is nothing no beautiful than seeing the Queen of the Skies, a 747 taking off and the landing of the 747 also. You just reminded of this, I remember when I was in the Army and had just graduated from Fort Sam Houston Medic Training in 1966. We were flown to South Korea on a 707 Northwest Orient Chartered jet (before the 747s ever flew) from Seattle WA via a stop in Anchorage Alaska to refuel and then on to Tokyo Japan to refuel again and finally landing at Kimpo Air Force Base. I did a 13 month tour of duty with the 2nd Infantry Division. Returning back on a MAT (Military Air Transport) 707 jet in 1967 back to Seattle.

  • @loriw2661
    @loriw2661 Год назад +14

    My daughter is currently stationed in Germany. I know that flight path and it’s a long one. Lol! Thanks for taking care of our soldiers!!❤️

  • @ginadisbrow9324
    @ginadisbrow9324 Год назад +24

    I could almost feel your fatigue man! I've nothing but the utmost respect for the work that you do.

  • @Yesenia.Garcia
    @Yesenia.Garcia Год назад

    I'm loving the new style of the videos Kelsey! They're so cool. They remind of me of your older videos. I hope we keep getting videos like these.

  • @DocBrown086
    @DocBrown086 Месяц назад

    Such a beautiful view out of the front window during the sunrise. Thank you for sharing that with us!

  • @rsberry1753
    @rsberry1753 Год назад +36

    LOVE the diversified video subject formats! Your videos were so interesting to begin with (and I am not a pilot). In my opinion, the fresh and different types of videos you've incorporated into 2023 make your channel all the more interesting! Thank you! Always looking forward to your next video!

  • @LivingOnCash
    @LivingOnCash Год назад +25

    Love this format and the editing is amazing!
    I was stationed in Kaiserslautern, Germany in the '70s and was flown over and back commercial. We weren't allowed to wear civies and had to wear dress greens uniform. Military personnel back then were not given the appreciation they receive now. In fact, it was just the opposite. While I was not subject to any actual verbal abuse, I did receive some dirty looks. Nice to see things have changed now.
    I think in addition to the original Top Gun, new flight attendants should have to watch "Airplane!" too. 😂

    • @davidkozina8856
      @davidkozina8856 Год назад +1

      Hey I was at the "rock" in the,70',s I remember those times . The rock was kirthgoings. 3,Rd armor spearhead

    • @js46644
      @js46644 Год назад +1

      Surely, you can't be serious

    • @LivingOnCash
      @LivingOnCash Год назад

      @@js46644 I am and don't call me Shirley! 🤣

  • @brianrobertson1211
    @brianrobertson1211 Год назад

    I love that you bring the troops home too! Thanks!

  • @buda3d2007
    @buda3d2007 Год назад

    Slick video, this is a joy to watch start to finish, great look into the 'day in a life' with great editing and all!

  • @robintalbot8221
    @robintalbot8221 Год назад +33

    When I got stationed in Korea we took a C141 over. Biggest plus was the box lunch. Coming back to the USA a year later we got to go commercial. The pilots and flight attendants were awesome, making our flight home quite special. Thanks for all you do for the military service members. A smile or a "Good Morning" really makes a difference. ..... also: excellent editing. Love the Blood Red Sun clip during sunrise over the ocean into Wales.

    • @billace90
      @billace90 Год назад +1

      In my military service in Korea (1969-1970), we arrived and came back home in the Northwest Orient “Red Tails” as we called them.

  • @nowthatsfunny1
    @nowthatsfunny1 Год назад +93

    I just got back from a 28 hour flight from Florida to phillipines and i have so much respect for pilots and attendants. The flight from DFW to Doha was 17 straight hours and was grueling. I don't know how anyone can do this job day in, day out. Take care of yourselves.

    • @unconventionalideas5683
      @unconventionalideas5683 Год назад +5

      Shift change is mandatory on such long flights.

    • @Mach141
      @Mach141 Год назад +2

      It's in your blood. Ask any career aircraft maintainer. The hardest job with the least recognition.

    • @nubianlove
      @nubianlove Год назад

      2 flight crews for flights over 8 hrs is the standard

  • @CaptainAwesomepants
    @CaptainAwesomepants Год назад

    Have been binging you for a week or so, and this is easily my favourite vidja so far. Great job!

  • @calinculianu
    @calinculianu Год назад +2

    Duuuuuuuude! This is the best edited video you have ever done! MORE IN THIS STYLE! Please! More like this! This was sooo entertaining and fun to watch!! And it made me happy!

  • @simco75248
    @simco75248 Год назад +14

    The story form , audio, music, video, commentary -- all really great! I loved it when you said the best part was bringing the troops home. More of these stories would flesh out the remarkable jobs you guys do. Thanks

  • @cwinter90
    @cwinter90 Год назад +8

    I work for GE Aerospace. Cool to see our engines basically everywhere 😁

  • @mariacanto1871
    @mariacanto1871 Год назад +1

    Life is like that, sometimes things don’t go as planned Kelsey!
    You looked tired, so taking a good rest seemed like a good idea!✈️

  • @JeremyM-ph8hj
    @JeremyM-ph8hj Год назад +1

    Good video. Thank you for easing my flight anxiety with your vlogs.

  • @baomao7243
    @baomao7243 Год назад +6

    The endless snack filching adds a certain youthful tone to these videos - it’s like sophomore year at university.
    I like it !

  • @LKtube1
    @LKtube1 Год назад +25

    Great video, as a retired Air Force guy, thanks for your service in getting the troops where they need to go. No flight is better than the flights back from deployment!

  • @dana102083
    @dana102083 Год назад

    Hey happy 1 mill subs!! I really enjoy your videos but this may have been my favourite! Loves seeing what your routine is. Hope you're having some good days of rest off!

  • @BobbytheBongoPlaya
    @BobbytheBongoPlaya 11 месяцев назад +1

    Watching a sleep deprived Kelsey is comedy gold!! 😁🥰🤓😎👍👍👍
    On a separate note though, I LOVE your videos, you've gotten me through some rough/tough times I've had in the last year. Thank you for all that you do and for all the entertainment. It really does fill some voids for me!!!

  • @akompanas
    @akompanas Год назад +20

    I really liked how Kelsey shot his own plane taking off and landing. That’s a dedication!

    • @akompanas
      @akompanas Год назад +10

      @@rockista4195 I was joking, but if it is not a stock footage, then I double down on dedication!

    • @brandonbp122
      @brandonbp122 Год назад +1

      I think they have a string with a camera on it trailing behind the plane. Yeah. Pretty sure of it.

    • @akompanas
      @akompanas Год назад

      @@brandonbp122 Makes sense. What about the side shots like 3:23? That CAN’T be JUST a string!

  • @gailpeterson3747
    @gailpeterson3747 Год назад +146

    Kelsey, this was an awesome video. I've flown hundreds of times out of KBWI and used to live under the flight path for flights departing from RWY 28 and I actually remember hearing this same flight go overhead because it occurred at a time when KBWI was usually closed for departing flights. I checked on FlightAware and discovered it was a chartered 747 troop flight heading to Ramstein and I wished all onboard a safe journey. Little did I know that a couple of months later, I'd be viewing a video about that flight made by one of the pilots.... Maybe next time you will be able to stay at K-Town...lol!!
    As a US Army veteran who has taken a few of these types of flights across the pond, I'd like to express my deepest appreciation for your efforts in safely moving our troops to their destinations and more importantly, bringing them back home. ✈❤

    • @74gear
      @74gear  Год назад +25

      It’s my pleasure to get everyone there safely and happy to do my small part

  • @christianvonderheyde3932
    @christianvonderheyde3932 Год назад

    Great video! I saw the one when you were having some second thoughts about the whole youtube thing. The changes show in my opinion in a positive way. Great editing, great content, keep up the good work.!

  • @JohnChuprun
    @JohnChuprun 11 месяцев назад +1

    I laughed at the wake up shot with a comforter wrapped around you - mad at the world for having to be up already. Can totally relate when you haven't slept enough!

  • @renindoubt129
    @renindoubt129 Год назад +32

    If Kelsey ever makes a video NOT mentioning snacks I’m gonna take it as a cry for help 😂
    Seriously though, great video and editing!!

    • @Emptybee
      @Emptybee Год назад +2

      I'd assumed that whatever was upsetting him would be snack-related. :D

    • @RJWeb59
      @RJWeb59 Год назад +1

      @@Emptybee Well, and not getting that free breakfast, I can totally relate 🙄

  • @Lafly84
    @Lafly84 Год назад +14

    Appreciate the work that you do - I remember loading the luggage on an MD-11 so I could ride to Germany in first class. The best seating I ever had on an aircraft was when I was flying back to Kuwait in the side seats of a C-17 and the crew let us stretch out on the empty cargo deck - 50 knuckleheads passed out within seconds lol.

  • @a24396
    @a24396 Год назад

    This was one of the best, if not the best, videos you've put together... Thanks for sharing!

  • @sambou6286
    @sambou6286 11 месяцев назад

    Thank you Kelsey for taking us with you to Germany in this amazing trip 🎉🎉🎉🎉..
    I have discovered your channel about a month ago and I am binge watching your videos like there is no tomorrow !!😂😂😂
    Keep up the good work !

  • @johngingras
    @johngingras Год назад +18

    I love the videos where we get to travel along. Getting to experience these new things vicariously is very cool.

  • @thecleaningteacher638
    @thecleaningteacher638 Год назад +41

    Big props to your editor on this one! Also, loved the honesty of delays, bad breakfasts and poor sleep. Flying seems like so much fun until you factor in the realities on your body. 🙌🏼

    • @RobKinneySouthpaw
      @RobKinneySouthpaw Год назад +3

      The actual flying is fun. The job looks like it can suck. Like most lines of work.

  • @eve837
    @eve837 Год назад

    Loving these videos!! Esp views from the cockpit. Super cool.

  • @W3CRTinWV
    @W3CRTinWV 10 месяцев назад

    Kelsey, Fantastic video. I liked the 737 gear retract 9:55 - neat touch. Safe flights my friend.

  • @Steve-xf4uv
    @Steve-xf4uv Год назад +9

    Driving a luxury coach on a charter is roughly the same type of "hurry up and wait" as you described. I personnaly kind of liked it because I hate to do the same thing every day. Keep the videos coming, we enjoy them all, Kelsey.

  • @hollyhurley7789
    @hollyhurley7789 Год назад +7

    Very happy to see you using sunblock. You are so right about guys not routinely using it. I'm the sunblock cop in my family of all men, and it's tiring.

  • @kevinroberts2395
    @kevinroberts2395 Год назад

    Loved the insight. Thanks for posting.

  • @gailgiroux8036
    @gailgiroux8036 20 дней назад

    Really enjoying your videos. I am new to your channel, stumbled upon it and am so glad I did. I am a nervous flyer and I find watching really helps calm me down. I have learned a lot so thank you. Keep up the great work. ❤️

  • @stansdds
    @stansdds Год назад +4

    How's that military motto go? Oh, yeah, "hurry up and wait".
    I fear there will be many more troop movements to Germany and Poland and it will be sooner than later.
    This was a great video. The life of pilot looks so exciting, then you see the lives pilots actually lead and it suddenly loses some of that appeal. Great job, Kelsey, keep the videos coming!

  • @sadiejustin
    @sadiejustin Год назад +28

    Dude. That internal gear up shot was incredible! Great video.

    • @chipsrafferty8362
      @chipsrafferty8362 Год назад +10

      737😮😀

    • @mediocreman2
      @mediocreman2 Год назад

      Do you really think he took that video? Haha

    • @chipsrafferty8362
      @chipsrafferty8362 Год назад +1

      @@mediocreman2 I know he did,that’s where the secret crew rest area is and that’s why he didn’t get much sleep Mediocrity,so how’s that bubba.

  • @karyllhyacinthe6202
    @karyllhyacinthe6202 Год назад

    +1 for editing!! Been watching your videos for a long while but I gotta say this one is on another level!

  • @philiproseel3506
    @philiproseel3506 Год назад

    Love these types of videos. So well edited, they flow just right.