THE SIGHT & THE SOUND 6/6 : Garuda Indonesia MD-11ER PK-GIL documentary from Jakarta to Tokyo-Narita

GARUDA INDONESIA MD-11ER PK-GIL JAKARTA - TOKYO (NRT)
MARCH 27, 1998
In March we decided to go on vacation together with my father in law, wife and daughter to Indonesia to visit the beautiful islands of Bali and Lombok soon after he became a widower.
This video features the last leg back from Jakarta to Tokyo-Narita connecting from Denpasar, after an unexpected aircraft change from PK-GIG to PK-GIL for unknown reasons.
However, also this flight was taped with the very first generation of video cameras with digital recording on mini DV cassettes. There were neither stabilizing nor focusing features available at that time. I therefore apologize for the poor video quality and hope that you still can capture the feeling of what it was like to fly in the 90s.
History of Garuda Indonesia MD-11ER PK-GIL
Airframe 48755 was manufactured 1997 and delivered to Garuda Indonesia, registered PK-GIL, May 24, 1997. This aircraft operated for Varig, Brazil, from October 29, 1999 until June, 2006, registered PP-VQJ and later for TAM Linhas Aéreas, Brazil, from February 4, 2007 was registered PT-MSH, until she was stored in November, 2008. This aircraft was acquired by MDFC Carson Co and registered N730BC, November 17, 2008 and converted into a freighter to be leased to Federal Express, registered N572FE on June 4, 2009. N572FE is reported to be active.
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Flight details
Flight : GA 872
Date : Friday, March 27, 1998
Aircraft : MD-11ER
Registration : PK-GIL
Later registrations
- PP-VQJ (Varig, Brazil)
- PT-MSH (TAM Linhas Aéreas, Brazil)
- N730BC (MDFC Carson Co)
- N572FE (Federal Express)
Built : 1997
From : Jakarta (CGK)
To : Tokyo (NRT)
Take off : 00.11 h (1711 UTC)
Touch down : 08.57 h (2357 UTC)
Flying time : 6 hours 46 minutes
Flying distance : 5.844 km
Altitude : 10.100 / 11.300 m
Speed : 900 / 937 / 998 km/h
Flight Captain : Moekmin, Abdul

[@mohammadrickypratama6720]

Thanks for this footage for Historical preservations!!!

[@marcananda5366]

This is how Soekarno Hatta Airport in 1998 look like amazing

[@Travelstar98]

I found that this is one of the best era of Garuda unlike now

[@denifirmansyah2988]

Travelstar98 Gaudi yes but you know about fleet of garuda indonesia

[@bagastribismasaleh931]

Nah garuda had many problems in the 90s the real golden age was the 70s and 80s

[@Travelstar98]

@The Stammering Dunce They had a variety of widebody aircrafts before the Asian Financial Crisis happened in 1997 that caused the retirement of Airbus A300 and MD-11 as well as some narrowbodies such as DC-9, and F28. Their DC-10 retired in 2005 and 747-200 retired in 2003.
They ever plan to add more A330-300s and even order A340-300 but the crisis hits.
Those widebodies flew some domestic flights within Indonesia aside from Bali such as Surabaya, Balikpapan, Makassar, Manado, Batam, and Medan even though now they occasionally served by A330 but sometimes unpredictable.
These aircrafts in the past I mentioned such as MD-11 and DC-10 could actually operate for another 10 years until the late 2000s if they don't have financial problems.

[@eightysix2230]

Sesama org Indonesia semua ini tapi ngomong ny inggris semua... maap ga bisa bahasa enggeres

[@jabal_vlog10]

Feeling back in the past where the MD-11 type was still being produced and now it is not 😅😅

[@toddrone]

woow, very classic. days before Iphone and Ipads and ur already documenting it and putting on RUclips. very cool to see the old Garuda MD11 with seats without IFEs. Soetta was not that congested with passengers.

[@haristkusuma7525]

Not many Garuda MD11 footage on the internet, thank you for uploading this !

[@mahdavikiaharahap9498]

Yes not so many

[@RenggaThe]

Hi Daniel, thank you for share this video and i trully enjoyed it. cheers from Sangihe island, Indonesia . Anyway, Subscribed! :)

[@andregadicoffeeindonesia8693]

Bring back some old memories ...

[@octavianustriadjie7559]

Sayang banget karir MD-11 nggak lama di Garuda,padahal pswt ini punya perfoma yg gak kalah dari BOEING 747-400 Dalam jelajah terbang jarak jauh.

[@GigachadPKI]

Kayaknya karena MD- 11 itu pesawat trijet deh, dan masa itu juga udah mulai banyak pesawat twin jet dengan kapasitas yang sama dengan MD- 11, sedangkan kalo 747 emang kapasitasnya lebih dari MD- 11 atau bahkan beberapa pesawat twin jet kayak 777, makanya masih bisa bertahan cukup lama

[@noobplayer_23]

aaaah trijet I like it

[@AlifIqbal6159]

4:14 segera mematikan api rokok 😯

[@robloxairconditioner]

34:58 Crew Announcement

[@dioskurniawan9192]

Economy class is configured in 2-5-2, must be very unconfortable for those who sit in the middle seats.

[@dickypratama2878]

now its owned by FedEx and still on service 👍

[@silvanophotography4090]

At that time smoking was still allowed on the plane

[@alungsuhartono]

jaman masih boleh merokok dalam pesawat di area tertentu kecuali pipa dan cerutu 😀😀

[@sahatplgaul8279]

Lah Katanya Nggak Boleh Merokok, Tapi Kok ada Yg merokok itu

[@scottforbes4933]

Jaman segitu emng masih boleh merokok cuy😂

[@user-e-idk]

Nggak boleh merokok di toilet tapi masih boleh di kursi paling belakang

[@AlifIqbal6159]

Kan pesawat jadul tuh

[@GigachadPKI]

Pesawat dulu boleh