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.
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.
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😊
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.
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
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.
@@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
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!
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.
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.
@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.
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.
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."
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.
@@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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
@@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.
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
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.
@@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
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!
THANK YOU Kelsey! I love these videos! The music you used at the beginning was great, very upbeat. We got to see out the window as you flew-my favorite. And some of the technical aspects of flying, both on the ground and flying. It's surprising, and yet so you, that you worry about the flight attendants. I really enjoy the walk around of the airplane. How did you get the shot of the gear coming up? It blew my mind. You are getting so artistic with your filming. Please make sure not to burn out though. We love you.
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.
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.
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.
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
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!)
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).
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 !
@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 😇
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.
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.
@@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.
@@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.
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.
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 😂.
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!
@@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!
@@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
@@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.
Reading throw all the comments it looks like the army members that subscribe are turning out in force! (pun intended) But seriously, appreciate you people and your service. 🤛
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! 😎👍
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.
@@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!
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!
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.
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.
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!
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
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.
I never flew on a charter. Being in the USAF we either flew hops on our own aircraft, or commercial wearing civilian clothes (Vietnam and cold war rules). My last year in I was stationed in Turkey, and I grew my hair for the whole year (hiding it under caps). My freedom flight was all commercial. The last leg home, after discharging at Maguire AFB, was from Philly to LAX, first class on an Eastern Airlines L-1011. There were 3 of us passengers in first class along with 5 flight attendants. One of them sat with me for the whole trip home and it was more motivational than any speech from any pilot, ever. I just celebrated my 47th discharge date on June seventh, landing at LAX around 11:30pm that night. A taxi driver gave me a ride home to El Segundo no charge, shook my hand and said “thanks kid.” We all remember how we we got home.
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.
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.
@3:35 I smile and recall that myself and my shop mates (VF-33 IWT "Avionics / Integrated Weapons Team") watched the original Top-Gun movie on the shop TV in 1989 aboard CV-66 in the Atlantic and ripped that movie to shreds over every incorrect aspect, like a mob of rabid trekkies devouring every poorly reflected technical morsel. I love the excitement that the Tomcat raises in everyone who recalls it.
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❤
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.
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.
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.
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.
Flew into BWI returnig from a desert tour in Qatar and another from Kuwait. You could feel the gratitude from all of the crew and even found locals applauding as we exited customs. It was a beautiful and humbling experience.
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. 😂
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.
some of the camera shots you got are amazing! it's really obvious you put a lot of work into making these videos. really enjoy and appreciate all you do!
Over thirty-five years old I flew on a 747 for the first time on a flight from Philadelphia to Frankfurt, Germany to start many years of service in the US Army over there. This video brought back some of those memories. Thank you!
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. 😊
Props for flying the Rotator/Patriot Express! As someone who's been on one PCSing to a foriegn country, you're the real MVP! Seriously, moving overseas was stressful, and our pilots/flight crew were awesome and did a great job of getting my whole home family (including our dog) where we needed to go. Thanks for what you do, and for the awesome video!
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 😴
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.
LOL! I'm a former Flight Attendant (39 yrs in the air) and have to say- I saw the original "Top Gun" but not the recent one.I found it amusing you thought all flight attendants needed to see that movie! Lol!
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. ✈❤
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!
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!
The longest I traveled was when I was in the Navy. We chartered a 747 for us to fly from Naval Air Station Whidbey Island WA, to a stop at Shannon Airport, County Clare Ireland, then another stop at Ramstein Air Base and finally to our destination at Incirlik Air Base in Adana Türkiye. I think it took 20 something hours all together but I did get to watch the Northern Lights for over an hour as we flew over Canada. Great videos man. Thanks for sharing.
I flew small planes in my 20's, and I've always loved flying. Now, I fly commercially two or three times a year, and I just can't get over how amazing it is. I always try to get the window seat! Whenever someone complains about how annoying it is or how they're afraid, I just tell them the more you do it the easier it gets. I love your videos, and I think you have the best career.
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. 🙌🏼
This new format is awesome. I feel like I'm along for the ride and I get a real slice of the pilot life--the glamorous and the mundane. Editing is really slick.
I work in a small military aviation museum and reference the Top Gun movies as an interpretive tool all the time to help explain concepts. I had visitors recently who said they’d never seen them just because they weren’t fans of Tom Cruise and I thought, ‘Oh, that’s so beside the point for those movies’ haha.
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!
As a flight enthusiast, via simulator/simulations, MSFS and the NE corridor, more so mid-Atlantic. The KBWI airport is where my first real commercial flight began back with USAir in the mid 90s. Thank you for this experience, gave me the feeling of “leaving home” and “home coming!.” Blue skies!
Greetings from Johannesburg South Africa. Thanks again for an Awesome video. The professionalism that you show and spread to the world is absolutely contagious and appreciated by everyone. You are truly a wonderful young man who gives hope to so many from around the world. Your caring attitude towards your crews and fellow pilots is also appreciated and a shining example to everyone. Keep up the spirits, keep enjoying your work knowing that it's enjoyed by many. God bless you. Thanks for everything.
I think it's great you now have permission to show us more of your job Kelsey. I'm really enjoying 'the day in the life' vlogs. Have you ever thought the reason you couldn't get to the party hotel is they didn't want the celebrity crushing their style? I really enjoyed this vlog Kelsey, thanks for sharing.
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.
Definitely a very special moment and a really special pilot.
Thank you.
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.
Great story....thanks for sharing that sir.
Thank you, for your service. we appreciate you
dude the way this is edited is amazing, its like a real story feel to it
Agreed.
(Now you just need to shoot it in VR for FULL immersion. 😉). Great job. Nicely done.
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😊
Yes. Amazing.
Agreed. I'm just a few minutes in and it already feels like I'm on the flight with him.
The editor's name is Erwann Kerroc'h.
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.
Sorry you lost your mother that way! good to have you here as a fellow viewer!
@@inconnu4961 thank you, you too
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
@@riaforsyth1692 1995, Hamilton to Taranaki
@@meganjones1184was this loss publicly announced?
You are such a gentleman pilot, making sure your crew gets in.
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.
Right, His job is so cool!!!
All I do all day is Dumpster Dive and Crush cans!!
It's jus soda Pressing!!
It would be quiet annoying without crew.
@@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
Servant leadership.
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!
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.
If only he could spend the night in the "Party City", then it might be glamor ;)
@@coopercovelo and the video would be worth watching 😂
The fact you make sure your attendants and crew get through tells a lot about the kind of person and leader you are.👍
Kelsey, the editing has made a significant jump. This video is fantastic.
The editor's name is Erwann Kerroc'h.
I really liked the music
The b roll is solid too
@@Anna_Xor shout out to the talent that is often overlooked when people assume the guy hosting the channel is responsible for everything.
I thought for sure he'd hired Lucy from DriveTribe.
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.
@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.
Thank you for your service❤❤
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.
Kelsey, that's really friggin nice that you make sure the whole crew is through security no issues. Respect.
I admit that I respect him for watching over his FAs.
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."
Thank you for your cervix, I mean Service.
Go Army, Sink Navy.
Well, he was working for Uncle Sugar.
I thought this was going to be a dig at Military Operations and planning. Would have giggled either way.
HOOAH!
Master Sergeant 3rd/75th (retired)
@@Jalu3 😂spell check
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.
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.
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!)
This is by far one of your sickest edits, love the raw sense of being a 747 pilot. This felt exhilarating.
Your grammar is excellent
Why do you find this editing to be sick? I thought it was excellent!
@@sharonmontano4924 I like it 🤣
@@moiraatkinson Uh, usually, people who use the word “sick” use it in a positive way, like “wickedly cool!” or “he’s such a beast!”
@@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.
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.
Definitely a step up from military transport...
Thank you and much respect to you, your family, and friends. I feel that you all serve and sacrifice together ❤️🇺🇸💙
Congrats on hitting 1 million subs Kelsey!! You totally deserve it. Also very cool seeing how your life is like as an airline pilot.
Imagine over a million people liking what you do! Congratulations on your RUclips milestone! You thoroughly deserve it!
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.
Thank you for your service ❤️🇺🇸💙
Yooo I live in ramstin
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.
Thank you for your service and sacrifices ❤❤❤
@@DINOACTSand you can't spell it just playing lol 😂😂
Congratulations on surpassing 1 million subscribers, Kelsey!! You have put so much work and attention to detail in your channel, and you deserve it.
Oh totally. Kelsey has not let success go to his head. It's hard keeping feet on the ground in the proverbial sense.
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.
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.
Does every service man have ptsd and some kinda of disability? Seems that way. Even ones that never serve combat
@@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.
@@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.
@@destinywilliams801 I served military and served combat. PTSD from training is laughable
@@ernestogalvan143 on a side note, laughable is what's in your pants
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
Yes, 74Gear is hands down the best aviation channel on YT!
Non rev, starting in 1967 in Denver, Frontier, DC-3 and 580.
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.
@@andrewh.8403 Nice. I Lost dependent status when I got married at 20 😳😀
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.
Pro pilot. Pro video writer, producer, and editor. Pro all-around human being. Well done Kelsey. Well done indeed!
Being those things doesn't make you a pro all around human being.
@@carpediem7654 he didnt say it did 🤣🤣
@@xfgrubix3411 he implied it
@@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
Need to check the title's grammar ;) bro'
I just feel better knowing someone as nice as Kelsey is in the air taking care of business.
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
Respect to Kelsey for stepping outside the plane mid flight to get those sick aerial shots
I figured he used his drone 🤣
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!
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.
Those aren't his videos 😭
Oh we're joking
THANK YOU Kelsey! I love these videos! The music you used at the beginning was great, very upbeat.
We got to see out the window as you flew-my favorite. And some of the technical aspects of flying, both on the ground and flying. It's surprising, and yet so you, that you worry about the flight attendants. I really enjoy the walk around of the airplane.
How did you get the shot of the gear coming up? It blew my mind.
You are getting so artistic with your filming.
Please make sure not to burn out though.
We love you.
Production quality... holy hell you've ramped up the game. This was just an absolute joy to watch. Cannot wait for the feature film.
Yes!!! I've always loved this channel but it's next level now. Kelsey is really doing awesome with it.
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 pity that the government doesn't care for them. You should encourage yours to retire
Never forget, 9/11 was an inside job. Always remember, the freedoms, you once had.
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.
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.
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
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!)
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).
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 !
@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 😇
Upper deck Lufthansa 747 is amazing. Highly recommend if anyone’s trying to catch a ride before they are retired.
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.
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.
As a para, you didn’t so much fly, as plummet.
you always have the option to jump....
@@johnnunn8688 But you know, at least they have firsthand experience of what the plane shouldn't do? 😉
@@johnnunn8688 Monty Python reference, good
Must be odd though, actually landing in a plane for once. 😛
Great editing transition @5:56 Your editing team has grown leaps and bounds, Kelsey. Salute to your service for our nation’s armed forces!
The editor's name is Erwann Kerroc'h.
@@Anna_Xor I'm 99% sure he edits his own videos. mostly from on a plane
@@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.
@@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.
I have always been impressed with Kelsey's many skills:
He protecc
He attacc
But most importantly
He hunts down the snax!
Like they said, the editing has become it's own character. It is very high quality and it's own art piece.
its own
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.
In my military service in Korea (1969-1970), we arrived and came back home in the Northwest Orient “Red Tails” as we called them.
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 😂.
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!
I think the Afghani children cried harder.
@@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!
@@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
@@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.
Reading throw all the comments it looks like the army members that subscribe are turning out in force! (pun intended) But seriously, appreciate you people and your service. 🤛
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! 😎👍
Must have been heaven compared to what I've heard about being transported on military transports like C-130s and C-17s!
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.
Pre 9/11 a bunch of cool stuff was possible.
@@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!
I volunteered to ride a civilian cargo ship home from Desert Storm, so you all could fly home on chartered air.
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.
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!
I could almost feel your fatigue man! I've nothing but the utmost respect for the work that you do.
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.
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.
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!
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
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.
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!!❤️
I never flew on a charter. Being in the USAF we either flew hops on our own aircraft, or commercial wearing civilian clothes (Vietnam and cold war rules).
My last year in I was stationed in Turkey, and I grew my hair for the whole year (hiding it under caps). My freedom flight was all commercial. The last leg home, after discharging at Maguire AFB, was from Philly to LAX, first class on an Eastern Airlines L-1011. There were 3 of us passengers in first class along with 5 flight attendants. One of them sat with me for the whole trip home and it was more motivational than any speech from any pilot, ever.
I just celebrated my 47th discharge date on June seventh, landing at LAX around 11:30pm that night. A taxi driver gave me a ride home to El Segundo no charge, shook my hand and said “thanks kid.”
We all remember how we we got home.
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.
He have an editor
@@Islndahe’s always said he edits his videos, so unless you have some special info no one else has I believe he does it all
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.
Shift change is mandatory on such long flights.
It's in your blood. Ask any career aircraft maintainer. The hardest job with the least recognition.
2 flight crews for flights over 8 hrs is the standard
@3:35 I smile and recall that myself and my shop mates (VF-33 IWT "Avionics / Integrated Weapons Team") watched the original Top-Gun movie on the shop TV in 1989 aboard CV-66 in the Atlantic and ripped that movie to shreds over every incorrect aspect, like a mob of rabid trekkies devouring every poorly reflected technical morsel. I love the excitement that the Tomcat raises in everyone who recalls it.
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❤
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.
♥️
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.
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.
Typo, in Australia, cheers Kel.
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.
I love the videos where we get to travel along. Getting to experience these new things vicariously is very cool.
Flew into BWI returnig from a desert tour in Qatar and another from Kuwait. You could feel the gratitude from all of the crew and even found locals applauding as we exited customs. It was a beautiful and humbling experience.
Having been on that flight from Germany to Baltimore about a year ago, appreciate the work you and the crew do! Safe travels!
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. 😂
Hey I was at the "rock" in the,70',s I remember those times . The rock was kirthgoings. 3,Rd armor spearhead
Surely, you can't be serious
@@js46644 I am and don't call me Shirley! 🤣
The foggy weather shot at 3:12 - the sunrise at 4:22 - awesome captures!
The endless snack filching adds a certain youthful tone to these videos - it’s like sophomore year at university.
I like it !
I work for GE Aerospace. Cool to see our engines basically everywhere 😁
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.
some of the camera shots you got are amazing! it's really obvious you put a lot of work into making these videos. really enjoy and appreciate all you do!
Over thirty-five years old I flew on a 747 for the first time on a flight from Philadelphia to Frankfurt, Germany to start many years of service in the US Army over there. This video brought back some of those memories. Thank you!
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. 😊
This was amazingly shot and edited! I already love Kelsey and his stories, but the production value just jumped up to eleven
Props for flying the Rotator/Patriot Express! As someone who's been on one PCSing to a foriegn country, you're the real MVP! Seriously, moving overseas was stressful, and our pilots/flight crew were awesome and did a great job of getting my whole home family (including our dog) where we needed to go. Thanks for what you do, and for the awesome video!
Props... no pun intended? ;)
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 😴
Delta Operations Agent here. I really enjoy this content. Really cool insight into the life of a pilot. Much respect!
Thank you for your service and my freedom ❤️🇺🇸💙
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.
LOL! I'm a former Flight Attendant (39 yrs in the air) and have to say- I saw the original "Top Gun" but not the recent one.I found it amusing you thought all flight attendants needed to see that movie! Lol!
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. ✈❤
It’s my pleasure to get everyone there safely and happy to do my small part
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!
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!
I really liked how Kelsey shot his own plane taking off and landing. That’s a dedication!
@@rockista4195 I was joking, but if it is not a stock footage, then I double down on dedication!
I think they have a string with a camera on it trailing behind the plane. Yeah. Pretty sure of it.
@@brandonbp122 Makes sense. What about the side shots like 3:23? That CAN’T be JUST a string!
Amazing progression of the story and video clips! This was masterfully done and I’m always happy to see what adventures you are experiencing.
The longest I traveled was when I was in the Navy. We chartered a 747 for us to fly from Naval Air Station Whidbey Island WA, to a stop at Shannon Airport, County Clare Ireland, then another stop at Ramstein Air Base and finally to our destination at Incirlik Air Base in Adana Türkiye. I think it took 20 something hours all together but I did get to watch the Northern Lights for over an hour as we flew over Canada. Great videos man. Thanks for sharing.
I flew small planes in my 20's, and I've always loved flying. Now, I fly commercially two or three times a year, and I just can't get over how amazing it is. I always try to get the window seat! Whenever someone complains about how annoying it is or how they're afraid, I just tell them the more you do it the easier it gets. I love your videos, and I think you have the best career.
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. 🙌🏼
The actual flying is fun. The job looks like it can suck. Like most lines of work.
I had to pause the video just so I could read the comments... the military is a brotherhood like no other.
This new format is awesome. I feel like I'm along for the ride and I get a real slice of the pilot life--the glamorous and the mundane. Editing is really slick.
I work in a small military aviation museum and reference the Top Gun movies as an interpretive tool all the time to help explain concepts. I had visitors recently who said they’d never seen them just because they weren’t fans of Tom Cruise and I thought, ‘Oh, that’s so beside the point for those movies’ haha.
Or if you wanna go older there is 'The Final Countdown'.
Also, you don't have to be a fan of Tom Cruise (I'm really not) to admit he makes amazing action movies... (And also, Val Kilmer. ❤)
That's so dumb lol. And the only people that aren't fans of his are usually just jealous
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!
This is one of the coolest videos you’ve made. Loved seeing the flight path and view from the cockpit. And I’m a proud US military family member 🇺🇸
I love these travelogues. Thanks for taking us behind the curtain, Kelsey!
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.
Loved the sun coming up on the horizon and the interior wheels up shots !
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!!
I'd assumed that whatever was upsetting him would be snack-related. :D
@@Emptybee Well, and not getting that free breakfast, I can totally relate 🙄
As a flight enthusiast, via simulator/simulations, MSFS and the NE corridor, more so mid-Atlantic. The KBWI airport is where my first real commercial flight began back with USAir in the mid 90s. Thank you for this experience, gave me the feeling of “leaving home” and “home coming!.” Blue skies!
Greetings from Johannesburg South Africa. Thanks again for an Awesome video. The professionalism that you show and spread to the world is absolutely contagious and appreciated by everyone. You are truly a wonderful young man who gives hope to so many from around the world. Your caring attitude towards your crews and fellow pilots is also appreciated and a shining example to everyone. Keep up the spirits, keep enjoying your work knowing that it's enjoyed by many. God bless you. Thanks for everything.
I loved flying back to the U.S. in a charter plane when I returning from a deployment. Those 747s were way better than a C-17 or a C-5!
Love watching your escapades all over the globe God bless you
I think it's great you now have permission to show us more of your job Kelsey. I'm really enjoying 'the day in the life' vlogs. Have you ever thought the reason you couldn't get to the party hotel is they didn't want the celebrity crushing their style? I really enjoyed this vlog Kelsey, thanks for sharing.
i love how we get to see Kelsey travel half way across the world... AND back in 9 minutes 😂INCREDIBLE!
1:24 good for you checking on the crew. Also looking good with the tie!
Dude. That internal gear up shot was incredible! Great video.
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Do you really think he took that video? Haha
@@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.
I appreciate all Pilots and the Job that you do.. Get some Rest Kelsey and Thank you for another Great Video. ✨💞✨