As I watch this, LH428 us diverting to LHR on a MUC-CHT flight. I was surprised to hear from one of my friends that he got his type rating for the CRJ-900 without setting foot in the real thing, and here it is confirmed. He's a captain now with around 3,000 hours. I watched a very senior RAF officer put through the ringer on an F-4 sim. Before he was in the final corridor of his career, heading for the top office about ten years after I saw him, he was an F-4 pilot. He was visiting the same place I was visiting, we were just standing back and waiting for him to pass through the sim. But he saw it was an F-4 sim and asked if he could have a go. Well, he was the most senior officer on the base, so nobody was going to refuse. He had a group of other officers with him to answer any questions and try to make sure he saw what he should and didn't go where he wasn't expected. So he hopped in the sim, and they initialized it to all run up at the end of the runway. We were actually there for a meeting about a startup failure sim that we were making, you don't need a full sim to do runaway, hot and hung starts and teach the system config. Anyway, off he went. After about 30 minutes of enjoying himself one of his keepers said "bring him down, we have places to be". OK, hydraulic failure. There was a flurry of activity in the cockpit, a radio call, and a turn for home. But he'd been burning out over the north sea, and now he was several hundred miles out and no longer at high speed. "Bring him down". Static correction failure. No reaction. Generator failure on the second engine. Flurry of activity, RAT deployed. Stability Augmentation failure. Nope. Still flying. They wouldn't fail the second engine, they thought that risked annoying him. So back he came on one engine and the RAT with no stability augmentation. As a parting shot the failed the brakes on landing, but he just used the emergency bottle and blew the tires towards the end of the roll. He climbed out of the sim dripping in sweat but with a huge grin. As he walked past the operators he just said "Nice work, challenging, but I think the double generator failure on one engine was unfair" then kept walking. Lufthansa and BA rent out their sims, you can go fly an A380 or a 777, even as a non-pilot. Airbus A330 and A350 have a common type rating, but I don't know if that is restricted to particular versions.
Thank you Juan for another interesting conversation about the world of commercial aviation. I happen to come across an interesting RUclips clip and was amazed that all the different commercial pilots involved seemed to know what to do. Happened 08 Nov 2018 with a Las Vegas controller. She started having a stroke and was giving out unclear and confusing instructions. You spoke about how different companies can have different procedures and listening to this recording was neat to hear how pilots started talking to each other and figured out what to do to keep everyone safe. You and fellow commercial aviators are true professionals.
I would want to fly with you Juan... My wife is a SW Flight Attendant and Herb's demise has affected SW people more than most can know... I appreciate your acknowledgement of a great person and important person in airline history... I'm just the husband but feel the loss, my wife is part of the CISM team "Critical Incident Stress Management" counseling who has been talking with many of the SW employees and sharing their encounters with Herb. He attended many base events and meetings and many have pictures of Herb with ordinary employees including my wife..... even the internal scheduling system of SW has "Herb Time".. the baseline schedule time for crew SW employees to show up at work (CST - LOVE Field Dallas) .. we all need a standard don't we... I feel your stress and appreciate your training and professionalism.. I know you wouldn't end up in SF Bay at the end of the runway like some planes do....Wright was Wrong! .. but Herb was there to persevere.
Could listen to you for hours like this. I am involved in the development of full flight simulators and experience up close the amazing professionalism that goes on in and around the cockpit. One of the few industries that has such a well established feedback mechanism trying to eliminate systematic errors and keep improving.
Refreshing for his old man with a 45 year history in Aviation, 25 years selling corporate jets. I originally got to your channel on the Oroville damn fiasco only to see your aviation involvement. Very cool. Keep up the good channel, I like the fireside chat setting.
I thought the end of the video was kind of cool. Was noticing the flames in the sol stove looked like fan blades moving around the cowing in a moving jet.
Sorry about the stress, Juan, but thanks -- For those of us that sometimes fly commercial, that was all thoroughly reassuring! And BTW, I would never, ever worry about you burning down the porch! ROFL! Love the hat (really)!!
Just have to say you are the guy I would like to have at the wheel of every flight Im on Not dissing the other pilots but knowing you thru these videos is comforting to say the least.Fly On Juan !!
Thanks for more insight into what is involved to be a commercial pilot. I hope 2019 will be a great year for snow and rain here in dry Cali. Thanks for the video, Juan!
One of these years I'd love to see video from the cockpit of the 777 with you performing take-off's and approach landings only because I love watching this stuff. I love to fly but since I can't sit in the cockpit to see it all first hand, I'd love it if seats were available on the wings which of course will probably never happen in my lifetime. About 99% of the time from roll-back to arriving next gate, my face is in that window looking out. My favorite view is heading west out of Denver on a clear day during daylight doing the climb-out over the Rocky Mnts enroute to SoCal. I love the buffeting and bumpy ride that occur over mountain ranges. Doesn't bother me one bit. I was offered ATP training when I was 21 but I thought it would be more fun to drive trucks and operate heavy equipment. What was I thinking?
James Barrow there has been only 1 round trip on a B777, it was CONTINENTAL, Sept 9 2001 to FRAKFURT Germany on the PETER MAX SPECIAL, did you see the date, 2 days later TSHF but was there for 2 weeks ..
they use your expert experience to develop new flight simulation! you are seasoned and a data collection unit for safety in the air! a trainer, without having to actually train individuals. A I is amazing.
Nice Pink Floyd reference at the end. The original name of the band, after Syd Barrett joined the band in 1964 was The Tea Set. They went to play a gig and the band they were opening for was also called Tee-Set. So on the spur of the moment Syd Barrett renamed the band after two great Piedmont bluesmen, Pink Anderson and Floyd Council. The band was renamed to The Pink Floyd Sound, and later shortened to Pink Floyd.
Mui MasMacho: I don't think so, but I'm not positive, though the spellings are different; Tee Set vs The Tea Set. Tee Set that played Ma Belle Amie, which was a #5 Billboard hit in 1970, was formed in 1966. The Tea Set was renamed to The Pink Floyd Sound in late 1965.
At a couple of months short of 70, I still crank up my Floyd favorites while in the car. Love 'em. It sometimes occurs to me that if Sid hadn't checked out, so to speak, I doubt we would've been listening to Pink Floyd today. A tragedy for the band that set them on a completely different path. That whole deal could have gone a dozen different ways.
Duck Landes I love your pink Floyd history information I have seen pink Floyd concerts twice in my life and to this day wish I had seen many more. Without a doubt my favorite band.
@@blancolirio Ive been hitting it hard going up every day. I got to solo this week. Little bit of panic as the instructor stepped out but then i was too focused on what i was doing to worry. I was able to complete 5 touch and goes and get some practise on the radio. Im learning in a cessna 172 but my end goal is to go tail dragger. How difficult of a transition will that be?
Juan - I am so happy for you now that there is light at the end of the tunnel in regards to your FAA certificates, good luck, please keep us posted. Gary Cecil
JB. Thanks for HDKs shoutout. He is dearly missed. Our hearts are indeed heavy. I was looking for you at the 2018 HSF but did not think to look at the line judge position. I should have known. Maybe our paths will cross on SMF LAX SMF sometime . “See you there”. WN PIC
@@blancolirio you are a real fine pilot and i would fly with you anytime. I also appreciate the fine work you do as a journalist certainly better than any in Mainstream Media now days.
@@flybyairplane3528 nope not at all but my comment was meant not to be a political statement just an observation of how mainstream media fails to cover actual news and do legitimate investigative reporting.
Beautiful shot of the solo stove at the end. Most(well a lot) of this went over my head I feel you were speaking to fellow pilots with all the jargon and acronyms...couldn't help but notice how thick the woods are around your home. Lots of flashy fuels too if it ever got real dry and Santa Ana type winds kicked up...I've been following your videos on fire prevention and suppression history and the massive commitment and political will and money it would take to properly thin out the state's wild lands.
Head to Denver tomorrow for my CQLOE. 17 years on the A320, 4 years on the B737. Love the bus. The trouble with the LOE is it too much like everyday except someone is evaluating every decision.
Regarding check flight events and real-world flight events, you said it was stressful with the check pilot there in the sim. In a real-world event, I would imagine the "stress" would be much lower because you are not trying to prove your ability to the check pilot. You've mastered the event and it's all yours. I remember, or should I say, I'll never forget the first time I soloed. I had confidence in my training up to that point so I wasn't anxious at all.
Sounds like a normal pilot response to me! Maybe throw in some harmonizing with the coyotes at night and looking for something to shoot with more than one firearm. You know, normal low key stuff to wind down from a line check. Damn I hated LOFTs... 15 minutes of good training crammed into 2 hours of a horse shit scenario.
Juan thank you for giving us non-flying interested aviation love enthusiast an insight to what a check ride for a commercial airline pilot endures This is why I love your channel. I still dig the other stuff you do and your desire to include your family in as much of what you do. I may never get a private pilot license I still enjoy the information out there Something I learned from my younger brother. (He was born 15 years after me) is that my father always had a desire to learn aircraft flying skills but due to finances never lived out that dream. He always put family first. Which I think you do on a general basis. That Colgan Air crash was one of the air crashes that I looked at closely. I look at your channel but I also follow NTSB , Flight Safety and Kathryn's Report for crash information. Much to be learned and much to pay attention to. I do not or have not used Flight Simulator Much. I do not know if the information gleaned from this is helpful from a "real world vantage point. But I know several Flight Simulator Enthusiast have gone down the dark rabbit hole and have "flown" real airplanes with fatal consequences. You do a great job. Thank you from the bottom of my heart
@ James, I imagine (among others) you are referring the recent Seattle area Dash 8 Q400 theft and suicide. It's interesting to note that as far as flying skill goes, he kept the airplane together even through some (limited) aerobatics. As someone who has come out of aviation but spent probably over 1,000 hours in the Flight Simulator world, I can tell you that there is real value to using FS to learn and hone all kinds of flying skills, including seat of the pants flying (using the Virtual Cockpit, a 3-d environment that gives a much better "feel" and situational awareness). The caveat is that there is no penalty for doing things the "wrong" way, so you can learn bad habits, especially if you're flying a plane that has a less than realistic flight model. With a flight instructor (or highly experienced pilot) you can learn the "right" way and be kept from making mistakes that would be trouble in the real aircraft. In fact, I have helped one non-pilot using the free RealAir Cessna 172 (accurate flight model, can even be spun), learn things that (he says) were very helpful to have already practiced before he got in the real airplane (now a Private Pilot). And that's the trick: using the sim to introduce concepts and give initial impressions can really help in the real aircraft. I also believe that, following standardized procedures, it can be very helpful for maintaining (general aviation) single-pilot IFR skills. Some years ago I took the "course" offered virtual pilots by VatSim and reached the top of the heap with an I-11 rating. You do this in a virtual ATC environment w/ live voice controllers who track your performance. Of *course* it's nothing so rigorous or stressful as what airline pilots go through (I can say that as someone who for at least 9 years had annual full-motion sim training and checkrides from FlightSafety and SimuFlite - we did LOFT, too, and it was every bit as stressful as Juan states, especially as I was doing single-pilot IFR in twin turbine aircraft). However, the value it offers for keeping communication and IFR procedures you already know is significant, and with an instructor, it would be helpful in learning instrument flying from scratch (for reducing the time it took you to get the concepts in the aircraft at $$$$/hr) It can't take the *place* of in-aircraft training, but it *can* help you get your ratings within the minimum hours. The addition of G-forces and motion effects on your middle ear balance sensors will create distractions that cannot be ignored at first. In fact...thinking back to the Q400 incident, I have to wonder how the guy felt in his aerobatics, it had to be profoundly disturbing, increasing the fear factor. RIP.
Don't know how, but this fire side video popped up tonight. Adore your love and knowledge of aviation and aircraft. Relaxed, well thought vids. Thanks. Ojala que hables Español tambien! Hendrik (Enrique)
As a now retired aerospace engineer, I spent the bulk of my career in the design of Level D full flight sims at Link Flight Simulation and Lockheed Martin. I was involved with both commercial and military simulator programs and had the opportunity to work with outstanding flight crews and training centers worldwide. It was a very rewarding career and I fully appreciate the value of training and the quality and fidelity of aircraft simulation. Another outstanding video, Juan!
This brings back lots of memories. I flew corporate jets (various Citation models, Westwinds, Challengers and Learjet 60's) for 25 years and trained mostly at Flight Safety at least once and usually twice a year. Our company wanted their most experienced sim instructors. Because of the experience of our crews, we requested (and got) a more difficult simulator program than the FAA syllabus required. It was indeed a real workout and challenged one's detailed knowledge of the aircraft's systems and crew coordination. I think Flight Safety was able to incorporate actual accident/incident experiences quicker and addressed these possible training deficiencies/scenarios quicker. Many of our sessions used the LOFT method over three or four sim periods. I don't fly anymore (retired) but look back on those times with a feeling of pride and accomplishment.
Actually- I have another question:Now- some people, when I talk about "things", falsely accuse me of being "racist". I'm not. I'm a realist. I face facts. False accusations do not deter me.I even had to divorce my sister over this. We cannot allow people to cloud the facts with false accusations.I'm thinking of the recent 737 crash on take-off in Havana, Cuba a few months back. A DISMAL situation...and all on the video.And- I'm thinking it's not just the crash that was (and continues to be) dismal, it's also the fact that...We never hear anymore about it!My position/suspicion is that we never hear anymore about it...for POLITICAL reasons. What a shameful thing!Here's my take on it: Mexico is a failed state, NOT because it's bad geographically (or lack of wealth), but because of the culture.It's the lawlessness and the lack of proceedures, the lack of accountability and the lack of adherence to the rules that (should) make things work.All through the years, I've seen things being done- "The Mexican way". "Good enough!"Now- we know that if you are just real "lucky", you can get away with pulling the airplane off the ground BEFORE you reach "VMC" (V-1?)As long as you don't have an engine failure at just the wrong time- "Hey- No problemo!"And- those engines don't have many failures. And- let's just consider that they had a good history of "being lucky".And- you look at the videos of that crash- you don't need any CVR or FDR.It looks very simple to me. They lost an engine, dropped a wing (at low airspeed and low altitude), lost control and crashed.They were either flying below a safe engine out speed, or they lacked the training and response that would have been needed to save the flight.And- sure enough: a Mexican flight crew. Let's just deal with the facts and skip the emotion. It was simply bad flying.These guys were "usually OK", but this time- their luck ran out. (Along with the luck of the men, women and children who were insufficiently skeptical about getting on the airplane.)Most suspicious (again)...you don't hear anymore about that crash!I once got to ride in the jumpseat of and Aero Mexico DC-9, from L.A. to Mulege. I was not impressed with the flying.Here- take a look at the RUclips documentary video about a Learjet that Crashed in Mexico City. (I've forgotten the exact title, but you can easily find it.)And- again, it was the lack of adherence to proceedures, (disregard for) ATC and the tower instructions and even the lack of, and/or falsified qualifications.A Mexican crew, and several passengers...they all died, including people on the ground. Clear weather, good airplane, bad flying.So- have you heard ANY word back on the cause of the Havana 737 crash on takeoff, flown by a Mexican crew?I'd really like to know, and somebody needs to just tell the truth. =PC=
It depends. Usually, it requires more sim training and then retake the test. Sometimes the applicant had to return at a later date. You are not certified until you pass.
Patrick Cowdrey nice, but have you ever a DC9 for one of VENUEZALAN Airlines? Do not recall if this was PRE CHAVEZ but it landed so bloody HARD that the 2 ENGINES TORE OFF and were on the ground !, I do not recall where it was I saw it, but it was NOT PHOTOSHOPED, there even a list of where it flew before Venezuela destroyed. Bask in the day, I sat Rt seat on a B720, British ticked, few years , lost it for a medical
Thanks, Leighton, for the reply.But, I still have a question. No- three questions:First- Do you agree that the recent crash of 737 in Havana was simply due to not adhering to proper procedures, taking off without regard for VMC requirements?Second- Have you heard any investigation reports?Third- Is the information blackout due to the desire to protect the certain protected group and their poor skills/standards/practices? =PC=
JB, Have you ever heard of a European-based company called PilotsEye.tv ? pilotseye.tv/en/ They make high-quality cockpit videos of entire jet airline flights- both passenger and cargo flights- and then edit and publish them on DVDs. These are strictly objective documentary style videos with no reporter/interviewer interaction; you only ever see the flight crews on camera. There are six fixed cameras in the cockpit, and sometimes a single cameraman in the jump seat. (I think they're restricted only in how much space there is available in the cockpit for their equipment and cameraman, though I've seen a few videos where they had a view out of one of the passenger windows for things like flaps moving and fuel dumps.) As an example of their work, here's one of their videos (on someone else's channel), showcasing an engine shut-down during a flight: ruclips.net/video/rEf35NtlBLg/видео.html
Not really funny when you consider what's in the runoff in the areas that burned in the last year. Pretty sure you wouldn't want to drink the water coming down Butte Creek Canyon right now.
Actually its "Known to the State of California to cause cancer." Every time I see that I wonder just what part of the State it is that has the brains to know that. Simi Valley? Barstow? Kellog Hill? Lake Elsinore? Until they started printing those warnings I hadn't known that dirt was really all that intelligent.
When I was working (as a locomotive engineer), my employer required annual rules classes plus regulations require an annual check ride. The check ride is usually done by either the Road Foreman of Engines, not called a Manager of Operating Practices, or a Designated Supervisor of Locomotive Engineers (I had that rating for a while). The check ride lasts a minimum of four hours. Since my last year of work was spent running a locomotive in a switch yard, the check rides were pretty low stress for me but not so as low stress for my conductor. BTW, my locomotive was a former SP unit last used by them in their Roseville yard, built by EMD (division of GM) in 1952 so it was almost as old as I am.
Fantastic video. I am trying to watch all your videos, and this is my favorite. I had a private license, long since being current, and I have a renewed interest in aviation. I spend a lot of my retirement researching flying.
I really enjoy your video's. Couple points, I bought a Solo Stove campfire couple years ago and a concern was my wooden deck. I emailed them and they assured me through there testing it would be fine, haven't burnt the house down yet! I hope the new "european" style training emphasises AOA. My opinion is both accidents you refer to was the inability of the crews to recognize it Keep up the good work.
Hey Juan, glad the checkride went well I can relate to the stress had a few of those hanging on to "quals" in the military you....you get the same feeling when a cop is behind you on the freeway. ha ha. Nice choice of music, I think of that one often at this time of year. I bet Chewie misses the family too!
Hey buddy. I've been off for a while and good to be back to see your vids again. Congrats on your piloting! Is there any affects with the TSA since the gov't is down? The life of a pilot can be dismal with family and holidays being in separate time zones. It's just not the same skyping with them. Hope your time was spent well. Good luck on your future endeavours and keep up the great vids. I love them. They are honest sincere and factual.
Wife calls from Spain How's it going Juan? Ooh not too bad. Chewie got et by a bear and I burned the house down.. But I made a lot of people happy with a new vid! RIP Herb!
Thank You for the explanation of the training while enjoying Mother Nature in the background with the fire, and the cover music and poem, love your calming informing videos. i
Howdy Juan - Thank you for this video. I love listening to experienced pilots talk about different aspects in the industry. Hope things are peaceful up in NorCal!
I've watched alot of flight recreations on you tube. Some good some not so good. They didn't assess the situation properly and use the correct procedures. They seem to wait to long to declare an emergency and get back to an airport.
Thank goodness! You answered a question that had been gnawing at me: what was a guy, with a wife and two kids going camping with just the family dog? Glad that concluded with the desired outcome! Happy New Year's.
Hi Juan, being a business traveler, most recently from SFO to Beijing on UAL, I appreciate the training and professionalism of pilots and crew like you. Thanks for your run down.
Juan, an exceptional video. I dreamed as a child of flying planes but because of medical problems I could not. I just have so much respect and admiration for you. Probably a tiny bit of envy as well. I tell my wife that on my bucket list would be to meet you, shake your hand and thank you for informing and educating this old guy. Take care and God bless you. Jim.
It's good to hear you have snow. I was out that way a few years back. I drove a Toyota from PA to CA on I80. I wanted to check out the dinosaur museum in Thermopolis WY. So I spent the night up there and in the morning there was about five inches of snow on the ground. I drove all the way back to I 80 in that snow. It was really strange. I stopped in Lander and got something to eat. South Pass was close so I had go the other direction. From Lander to a few miles from I80 the road was not plowed and no one had driven the road since the snow started. I'm from New England and have been driving in snow for more than 50 years. I have never been on a state highway for that many miles with that much snow and not met anyone. The Toyota had snow tires and I didn't have any problems--was just strange.
You need to get trained and certified as a member of the "Iditarod Air Force". The bush pilots that fly in food for the dogs at the various mandatory rest stops along the trail; and they also ferry sick or injured dogs back to veterinary care in Anchorage There are only 53 days left for you to become certified as a support pilot for the "The Last Great Race." Are your certified to land a single engine plane equipped with skis in below freezing weather?
So glad pilots like you are behind the yoke! The return on DOD taxpayer investment in training military pilots is that domestic airlines have the very safest, low incidence, flying record for the millions of miles flown every year. I would never make it as a pilot. Not even a small aircraft , Mighty Luscombe type! No room for errors, not like a car where you can just pull over until you sort out the problems! 🛩 thanks for your service Juan!
😊💥 Juan, 👂 I hear the pitch in those small branches snapping in that stove, 🔥 and ALMOST 👃 smell that smoke, AND feel those little SPARKS landing on my bare COLD hands !!!! FLY SAFE !!! NOTHING BEATS A NICE WOOD FIRE., ESPECIALLY HERE IN MINNESNOTA.....THANKS FOR THE FIRESIDE CHAT..........😍😍😍😍😍
Hi Juan, thank you for all the info. AF Veteran here also but could have never flown because of my poor eyesight. Radar was my game, (smile) Put a pic in some time of you all dressed up for your day job.
While watching, and you bringing up certain emergencies, I was thinking of the show mayday air crash investigation. It is a great program to watch if you want to get alot of info about the accidents and get a understanding of what Juan just talked about. Great info Juan and if you want some more water, Just fly some tankers out here to N Ga. We have had enough.
GREAT info, Juan! Doubt I'll ever sit in a commercial cockpit, but it's great info nonetheless. Part of gaining all the knowledge I can for recreational flight that will hopefully happen at some point in the 2nd half of my life. 👍👍
Sort of person you'd love to go down the pub with and talk turkey..why don't they teach kids this sort of thing. To busy filling there heads with stupid propaganda of one sort or another to suit the establishment agenda. Keep it coming Sir, I love it..
Say Juan, Airbus computers have crashed their planes, right ? I don't agree that the pilot cannot push a button that says.. give me the damn plane !!! Ever since the first Airbus airshow crash into the trees.
Never happened to me, but I had a ground instructor who was the ROTC captain who was a F14 jockey. 1983. Was on a 747 that lost an engine and the crew almost stalled it because they did not properly calculate the approach speed. He felt the pre stall buffeting just before the engines went full power. The flight crew was at the door taking praise from the passengers. Forgot what he said to them, but the blood evidently drained out of their faces. This F14 pilot took me ridge soaring twice on the blue ridge mountains. Nothing like a 40mph continuous 2g turn to tell you how strong a stomach you have.
Yes, it is very pleasant to sit out, under a cover, and listen to the rain. And doing it fireside is better. And best of all is when it turns into quietly falling snow. Peaceful.
As a mechanic I could never accept the Air France excuses for that crash. How could a single icing incident cause multiple pitot heat systems fail. Pitot 1 and pitot 2 heat are usually isolated from each other on different electrical buses and can only share power when electrical buses are tied. You have to believe that the Capt.s pitot 1 heat failed and began losing indication. So when he reverted to FO pitot 2 indication the completely separate second pitot had to fail the exact same way as the first even though they aren’t connected or linked in any way. Then after all that the standby pitot, which is again energized from a circuit completely separate from the other two, which is a different part completely in configuration and part number, had to fail as well the exact same time and in the exact same manner. You have to believe that three independently energized parts, designed to be triple redundant for airspeed indication all failed the same time in the same way.
Mike Howard I do believe that the entire flight Sadat, and all is a computer upstairs, it was shown in its entirety, by a PBS station, but the FRENCH GOVERNMENT WAS REALLY PISSED, it seems that there were things they did. NOT WANT OUT, they even tried to sue the USA., PBS STATION, for disclosure.,,, btw I have either 4 or 5 files of ALL A320S which fell out of the skies in some turbulence, where in each caseThe VERTICAL STABILIZERS SEPERATED in flight
I share your videos all the time with friends and on social media. Many are impressed with your knowledge and appreciate your efforts. I'll be on a 15-hour flight soon, 99.9% of the stuff we worry about never happens.
Great video Juan. Very interesting AND reassuring. I agree with another commenter, I enjoyed the fireside chat and enjoyed you enjoying the rain. Those of us in wetter much less fire prone climate areas often don’t! Love the hangar flying recently as well!
when things go right it is an easy ride. When things go wrong that is whenyou earn the big bucks. When I was in helicopter training a lot of the time was spent on emergency procedures and especially engine failure and auto rotations. This was back in the days of big round engines not gas turbines.
I wish at times the general aviation community could go thru the same check ride pressure as comie pilots do. I think it would cut down on GA accidents and deaths. I think overall flying in the US is very safe (Far 121). It is GA that needs to step up and plugin to their flight operations and flying. Love the airways.
Before watching the video your hands looked like they were on fire in your avatar for the video lol. Glad you guys are finally getting in on the rain/snow (coming from soggy NC).
I've been watching your playlist on the Oroville Dam. About turbines. In 1952, My family toured the Grand Coulee Dam. Those big propellors were called tur-bins. Same pronunciation at The Dalles in the 1970's. I think people in the USA have started to say tur-byne because that's what most Brits say. There seems to be a notion that British people are more sophisticated that we are, so they must be right. I say tur-bin. You have my American permission to say tur-bin, as you always have. By the way, I don't say eye-ther eeether. German pronunciation of ei is "eye"; ie is "ee". The British Royal Family is descended from Germans. That's why they say it the wrong way. IMHO
Grandpa 82547 Ok, but it sounded by your description Yoy were speaking about ‘the planes propellers. No problem we had a trip to Vegas and went to the dam, and its workings
I can understand the need for proficiency checks with the automation in the cockpit which flies the plane to the selected destination according to the flight plan entered in the FMS. Once you reach your assigned cruising altitude, the flight is somewhat uneventful until the descent at your destination. I have a quick question for an accomplished pilot such as yourself. From all the information that has been disseminated on the Lion Air 737 MAX-8 disaster, have you personally formed any conclusion as to the cause of the accident? I realize your answer would be considered conjecture. I would still be interested in your thinking! The investigation is taking such a long time to be completed by the regulatory authorities of Indonesia.
I dunno, everything I've seen Juan do, he does with the same unselfconscious naturalness as this...news reporting, interviewing, airline commuting, scary singletrack moto, camping, family vacationing, sightseeing around his neighborhood -- every one of those (plus the ones I left out) are "the real Juan"......but I will say, this fireside chat was wonderfully close to the real *me*, and a long, quiet joy to experience!
Nothing like a fire side chat with the sound of sweet rain in the background!
As I watch this, LH428 us diverting to LHR on a MUC-CHT flight. I was surprised to hear from one of my friends that he got his type rating for the CRJ-900 without setting foot in the real thing, and here it is confirmed. He's a captain now with around 3,000 hours. I watched a very senior RAF officer put through the ringer on an F-4 sim. Before he was in the final corridor of his career, heading for the top office about ten years after I saw him, he was an F-4 pilot. He was visiting the same place I was visiting, we were just standing back and waiting for him to pass through the sim. But he saw it was an F-4 sim and asked if he could have a go. Well, he was the most senior officer on the base, so nobody was going to refuse. He had a group of other officers with him to answer any questions and try to make sure he saw what he should and didn't go where he wasn't expected. So he hopped in the sim, and they initialized it to all run up at the end of the runway. We were actually there for a meeting about a startup failure sim that we were making, you don't need a full sim to do runaway, hot and hung starts and teach the system config. Anyway, off he went. After about 30 minutes of enjoying himself one of his keepers said "bring him down, we have places to be". OK, hydraulic failure. There was a flurry of activity in the cockpit, a radio call, and a turn for home. But he'd been burning out over the north sea, and now he was several hundred miles out and no longer at high speed. "Bring him down". Static correction failure. No reaction. Generator failure on the second engine. Flurry of activity, RAT deployed. Stability Augmentation failure. Nope. Still flying. They wouldn't fail the second engine, they thought that risked annoying him. So back he came on one engine and the RAT with no stability augmentation. As a parting shot the failed the brakes on landing, but he just used the emergency bottle and blew the tires towards the end of the roll. He climbed out of the sim dripping in sweat but with a huge grin. As he walked past the operators he just said "Nice work, challenging, but I think the double generator failure on one engine was unfair" then kept walking. Lufthansa and BA rent out their sims, you can go fly an A380 or a 777, even as a non-pilot. Airbus A330 and A350 have a common type rating, but I don't know if that is restricted to particular versions.
Thank you Juan for another interesting conversation about the world of commercial aviation. I happen to come across an interesting RUclips clip and was amazed that all the different commercial pilots involved seemed to know what to do. Happened 08 Nov 2018 with a Las Vegas controller. She started having a stroke and was giving out unclear and confusing instructions. You spoke about how different companies can have different procedures and listening to this recording was neat to hear how pilots started talking to each other and figured out what to do to keep everyone safe. You and fellow commercial aviators are true professionals.
Yes, That was a remarkable event.
I would want to fly with you Juan... My wife is a SW Flight Attendant and Herb's demise has affected SW people more than most can know... I appreciate your acknowledgement of a great person and important person in airline history... I'm just the husband but feel the loss, my wife is part of the CISM team "Critical Incident Stress Management" counseling who has been talking with many of the SW employees and sharing their encounters with Herb. He attended many base events and meetings and many have pictures of Herb with ordinary employees including my wife..... even the internal scheduling system of SW has "Herb Time".. the baseline schedule time for crew SW employees to show up at work (CST - LOVE Field Dallas) .. we all need a standard don't we... I feel your stress and appreciate your training and professionalism.. I know you wouldn't end up in SF Bay at the end of the runway like some planes do....Wright was Wrong! .. but Herb was there to persevere.
Could listen to you for hours like this. I am involved in the development of full flight simulators and experience up close the amazing professionalism that goes on in and around the cockpit. One of the few industries that has such a well established feedback mechanism trying to eliminate systematic errors and keep improving.
Love the Pink Floyd song "Breathe" at the end! Thanks for the informative video. Nice to learn more about check rides and procedures.
Refreshing for his old man with a 45 year history in Aviation, 25 years selling corporate jets. I originally got to your channel on the Oroville damn fiasco only to see your aviation involvement. Very cool. Keep up the good channel, I like the fireside chat setting.
I thought the end of the video was kind of cool. Was noticing the flames in the sol stove looked like fan blades moving around the cowing in a moving jet.
Loved the Pink Floyd at the end.
Thanks for a rare inside look at the training world for airline pilots!
Sorry about the stress, Juan, but thanks -- For those of us that sometimes fly commercial, that was all thoroughly reassuring! And BTW, I would never, ever worry about you burning down the porch! ROFL! Love the hat (really)!!
Love that hat too... how to find..?
Thrift store hat!
Hahaha, love it!!
Just have to say you are the guy I would like to have at the wheel of every flight Im on Not dissing the other pilots but knowing you thru these videos is comforting to say the least.Fly On Juan !!
Your ground school presentations are enjoyable and informative to this subscriber who has never been at the controls of a flying machine.
Thanks for the in-site into the big bird, I appreciate all that you do for us.
I was a weather observer a long time ago in the military. Some of what you said I could visualize after talking with my pilots.
Another informative video. You instill confidence in your area of the airline industry.
Thanks for more insight into what is involved to be a commercial pilot. I hope 2019 will be a great year for snow and rain here in dry Cali. Thanks for the video, Juan!
I love the 777. Best aircraft I have ever laid my hands on. Boeing engineers actually designed it with mechanics in mind as well as air crew.
Yes!
awesome vids thanks and keep up the hard work
Nice to see another pilot who like being outside
That's the life, brother. Good for you, you've earned it. God bless.
One of these years I'd love to see video from the cockpit of the 777 with you performing take-off's and approach landings only because I love watching this stuff. I love to fly but since I can't sit in the cockpit to see it all first hand, I'd love it if seats were available on the wings which of course will probably never happen in my lifetime. About 99% of the time from roll-back to arriving next gate, my face is in that window looking out. My favorite view is heading west out of Denver on a clear day during daylight doing the climb-out over the Rocky Mnts enroute to SoCal. I love the buffeting and bumpy ride that occur over mountain ranges. Doesn't bother me one bit. I was offered ATP training when I was 21 but I thought it would be more fun to drive trucks and operate heavy equipment. What was I thinking?
James Barrow there has been only 1 round trip on a B777, it was CONTINENTAL, Sept 9 2001 to FRAKFURT Germany on the PETER MAX SPECIAL, did you see the date, 2 days later TSHF but was there for 2 weeks ..
they use your expert experience to develop new flight simulation! you are seasoned and a data collection unit for safety in the air! a trainer, without having to actually train individuals. A I is amazing.
Nice Pink Floyd reference at the end. The original name of the band, after Syd Barrett joined the band in 1964 was The Tea Set. They went to play a gig and the band they were opening for was also called Tee-Set. So on the spur of the moment Syd Barrett renamed the band after two great Piedmont bluesmen, Pink Anderson and Floyd Council. The band was renamed to The Pink Floyd Sound, and later shortened to Pink Floyd.
Mui MasMacho: I don't think so, but I'm not positive, though the spellings are different; Tee Set vs The Tea Set. Tee Set that played Ma Belle Amie, which was a #5 Billboard hit in 1970, was formed in 1966. The Tea Set was renamed to The Pink Floyd Sound in late 1965.
As the saying goes... if you remember the 1960's you weren't there :>
At a couple of months short of 70, I still crank up my Floyd favorites while in the car. Love 'em. It sometimes occurs to me that if Sid hadn't checked out, so to speak, I doubt we would've been listening to Pink Floyd today. A tragedy for the band that set them on a completely different path. That whole deal could have gone a dozen different ways.
Duck Landes I love your pink Floyd history information I have seen pink Floyd concerts twice in my life and to this day wish I had seen many more. Without a doubt my favorite band.
I love all your videos. Very informative and very inspirational. Just started flight lessons and am loving it.
Excellent! keep us posted. Lots of good paying job opportunities....
@@blancolirio Ive been hitting it hard going up every day. I got to solo this week. Little bit of panic as the instructor stepped out but then i was too focused on what i was doing to worry. I was able to complete 5 touch and goes and get some practise on the radio. Im learning in a cessna 172 but my end goal is to go tail dragger. How difficult of a transition will that be?
Yes, the Airbus Flows and Triggers. My last 8 years were as a busboy lol FO & Captain. Fun times ... do I miss the check rides, yah, a little.
Floyd at the end....nice touch.
Juan - I am so happy for you now that there is light at the end of the tunnel in regards to your FAA certificates, good luck, please keep us posted. Gary Cecil
JB. Thanks for HDKs shoutout. He is dearly missed. Our hearts are indeed heavy. I was looking for you at the 2018 HSF but did not think to look at the line judge position. I should have known. Maybe our paths will cross on
SMF LAX SMF sometime . “See you there”. WN PIC
Save me seat Scott!
I have run heavy equipment all my life but man i am glad i am not a airline pilot. All that multitasking and responsibility would make my head spin.
It does!! I enjoy solo backhoe work.
@@blancolirio you are a real fine pilot and i would fly with you anytime. I also appreciate the fine work you do as a journalist certainly better than any in Mainstream Media now days.
Ken Jett you might be pissed at me
@@flybyairplane3528 nope not at all but my comment was meant not to be a political statement just an observation of how mainstream media fails to cover actual news and do legitimate investigative reporting.
Beautiful shot of the solo stove at the end. Most(well a lot) of this went over my head I feel you were speaking to fellow pilots with all the jargon and acronyms...couldn't help but notice how thick the woods are around your home. Lots of flashy fuels too if it ever got real dry and Santa Ana type winds kicked up...I've been following your videos on fire prevention and suppression history and the massive commitment and political will and money it would take to properly thin out the state's wild lands.
Head to Denver tomorrow for my CQLOE. 17 years on the A320, 4 years on the B737. Love the bus. The trouble with the LOE is it too much like everyday except someone is evaluating every decision.
Regarding check flight events and real-world flight events, you said it was stressful with the check pilot there in the sim. In a real-world event, I would imagine the "stress" would be much lower because you are not trying to prove your ability to the check pilot. You've mastered the event and it's all yours. I remember, or should I say, I'll never forget the first time I soloed. I had confidence in my training up to that point so I wasn't anxious at all.
_So . . . when Mom's away, he sets the porch on fire...and sits in the rain!_
@@markmnorcal
People who don't drink don't even think in those terms.
Sounds like a normal pilot response to me! Maybe throw in some harmonizing with the coyotes at night and looking for something to shoot with more than one firearm. You know, normal low key stuff to wind down from a line check. Damn I hated LOFTs... 15 minutes of good training crammed into 2 hours of a horse shit scenario.
Women help to keep us alive.
Ugh-Man needs Fire!
Yeah, so what's your point? ;-)
Juan thank you for giving us non-flying interested aviation love enthusiast an insight to what a check ride for a commercial airline pilot endures This is why I love your channel. I still dig the other stuff you do and your desire to include your family in as much of what you do. I may never get a private pilot license I still enjoy the information out there Something I learned from my younger brother. (He was born 15 years after me) is that my father always had a desire to learn aircraft flying skills but due to finances never lived out that dream. He always put family first. Which I think you do on a general basis. That Colgan Air crash was one of the air crashes that I looked at closely. I look at your channel but I also follow NTSB , Flight Safety and Kathryn's Report for crash information. Much to be learned and much to pay attention to. I do not or have not used Flight Simulator Much. I do not know if the information gleaned from this is helpful from a "real world vantage point. But I know several Flight Simulator Enthusiast have gone down the dark rabbit hole and have "flown" real airplanes with fatal consequences.
You do a great job. Thank you from the bottom of my heart
@ James, I imagine (among others) you are referring the recent Seattle area Dash 8 Q400 theft and suicide. It's interesting to note that as far as flying skill goes, he kept the airplane together even through some (limited) aerobatics.
As someone who has come out of aviation but spent probably over 1,000 hours in the Flight Simulator world, I can tell you that there is real value to using FS to learn and hone all kinds of flying skills, including seat of the pants flying (using the Virtual Cockpit, a 3-d environment that gives a much better "feel" and situational awareness). The caveat is that there is no penalty for doing things the "wrong" way, so you can learn bad habits, especially if you're flying a plane that has a less than realistic flight model. With a flight instructor (or highly experienced pilot) you can learn the "right" way and be kept from making mistakes that would be trouble in the real aircraft. In fact, I have helped one non-pilot using the free RealAir Cessna 172 (accurate flight model, can even be spun), learn things that (he says) were very helpful to have already practiced before he got in the real airplane (now a Private Pilot).
And that's the trick: using the sim to introduce concepts and give initial impressions can really help in the real aircraft. I also believe that, following standardized procedures, it can be very helpful for maintaining (general aviation) single-pilot IFR skills. Some years ago I took the "course" offered virtual pilots by VatSim and reached the top of the heap with an I-11 rating. You do this in a virtual ATC environment w/ live voice controllers who track your performance. Of *course* it's nothing so rigorous or stressful as what airline pilots go through (I can say that as someone who for at least 9 years had annual full-motion sim training and checkrides from FlightSafety and SimuFlite - we did LOFT, too, and it was every bit as stressful as Juan states, especially as I was doing single-pilot IFR in twin turbine aircraft). However, the value it offers for keeping communication and IFR procedures you already know is significant, and with an instructor, it would be helpful in learning instrument flying from scratch (for reducing the time it took you to get the concepts in the aircraft at $$$$/hr)
It can't take the *place* of in-aircraft training, but it *can* help you get your ratings within the minimum hours. The addition of G-forces and motion effects on your middle ear balance sensors will create distractions that cannot be ignored at first. In fact...thinking back to the Q400 incident, I have to wonder how the guy felt in his aerobatics, it had to be profoundly disturbing, increasing the fear factor. RIP.
Don't know how, but this fire side video popped up tonight. Adore your love and knowledge of aviation and aircraft. Relaxed, well thought vids. Thanks. Ojala que hables Español tambien! Hendrik (Enrique)
Thanks Juan...always so interesting!
As a now retired aerospace engineer, I spent the bulk of my career in the design of Level D full flight sims at Link Flight Simulation and Lockheed Martin. I was involved with both commercial and military simulator programs and had the opportunity to work with outstanding flight crews and training centers worldwide. It was a very rewarding career and I fully appreciate the value of training and the quality and fidelity of aircraft simulation. Another outstanding video, Juan!
This brings back lots of memories. I flew corporate jets (various Citation models, Westwinds, Challengers and Learjet 60's) for 25 years and trained mostly at Flight Safety at least once and usually twice a year. Our company wanted their most experienced sim instructors. Because of the experience of our crews, we requested (and got) a more difficult simulator program than the FAA syllabus required. It was indeed a real workout and challenged one's detailed knowledge of the aircraft's systems and crew coordination. I think Flight Safety was able to incorporate actual accident/incident experiences quicker and addressed these possible training deficiencies/scenarios quicker. Many of our sessions used the LOFT method over three or four sim periods. I don't fly anymore (retired) but look back on those times with a feeling of pride and accomplishment.
Hey, Paul- Nice post.Question for you: If you bust a sim checkride, or score low, what happens?Come back later, or suspension? What happens? =PC=
Actually- I have another question:Now- some people, when I talk about "things", falsely accuse me of being "racist". I'm not. I'm a realist. I face facts. False accusations do not deter me.I even had to divorce my sister over this. We cannot allow people to cloud the facts with false accusations.I'm thinking of the recent 737 crash on take-off in Havana, Cuba a few months back. A DISMAL situation...and all on the video.And- I'm thinking it's not just the crash that was (and continues to be) dismal, it's also the fact that...We never hear anymore about it!My position/suspicion is that we never hear anymore about it...for POLITICAL reasons. What a shameful thing!Here's my take on it: Mexico is a failed state, NOT because it's bad geographically (or lack of wealth), but because of the culture.It's the lawlessness and the lack of proceedures, the lack of accountability and the lack of adherence to the rules that (should) make things work.All through the years, I've seen things being done- "The Mexican way". "Good enough!"Now- we know that if you are just real "lucky", you can get away with pulling the airplane off the ground BEFORE you reach "VMC" (V-1?)As long as you don't have an engine failure at just the wrong time- "Hey- No problemo!"And- those engines don't have many failures. And- let's just consider that they had a good history of "being lucky".And- you look at the videos of that crash- you don't need any CVR or FDR.It looks very simple to me. They lost an engine, dropped a wing (at low airspeed and low altitude), lost control and crashed.They were either flying below a safe engine out speed, or they lacked the training and response that would have been needed to save the flight.And- sure enough: a Mexican flight crew. Let's just deal with the facts and skip the emotion. It was simply bad flying.These guys were "usually OK", but this time- their luck ran out. (Along with the luck of the men, women and children who were insufficiently skeptical about getting on the airplane.)Most suspicious (again)...you don't hear anymore about that crash!I once got to ride in the jumpseat of and Aero Mexico DC-9, from L.A. to Mulege. I was not impressed with the flying.Here- take a look at the RUclips documentary video about a Learjet that Crashed in Mexico City. (I've forgotten the exact title, but you can easily find it.)And- again, it was the lack of adherence to proceedures, (disregard for) ATC and the tower instructions and even the lack of, and/or falsified qualifications.A Mexican crew, and several passengers...they all died, including people on the ground. Clear weather, good airplane, bad flying.So- have you heard ANY word back on the cause of the Havana 737 crash on takeoff, flown by a Mexican crew?I'd really like to know, and somebody needs to just tell the truth. =PC=
It depends. Usually, it requires more sim training and then retake the test. Sometimes the applicant had to return at a later date. You are not certified until you pass.
Patrick Cowdrey nice, but have you ever a DC9 for one of VENUEZALAN Airlines? Do not recall if this was PRE CHAVEZ but it landed so bloody HARD that the 2 ENGINES TORE OFF and were on the ground !, I do not recall where it was I saw it, but it was NOT PHOTOSHOPED, there even a list of where it flew before Venezuela destroyed. Bask in the day, I sat Rt seat on a B720, British ticked, few years , lost it for a medical
Thanks, Leighton, for the reply.But, I still have a question. No- three questions:First- Do you agree that the recent crash of 737 in Havana was simply due to not adhering to proper procedures, taking off without regard for VMC requirements?Second- Have you heard any investigation reports?Third- Is the information blackout due to the desire to protect the certain protected group and their poor skills/standards/practices? =PC=
JB,
Have you ever heard of a European-based company called PilotsEye.tv ? pilotseye.tv/en/ They make high-quality cockpit videos of entire jet airline flights- both passenger and cargo flights- and then edit and publish them on DVDs. These are strictly objective documentary style videos with no reporter/interviewer interaction; you only ever see the flight crews on camera. There are six fixed cameras in the cockpit, and sometimes a single cameraman in the jump seat. (I think they're restricted only in how much space there is available in the cockpit for their equipment and cameraman, though I've seen a few videos where they had a view out of one of the passenger windows for things like flaps moving and fuel dumps.)
As an example of their work, here's one of their videos (on someone else's channel), showcasing an engine shut-down during a flight: ruclips.net/video/rEf35NtlBLg/видео.html
I am sure that rain is known for causing cancer in the state of California. :/ lol
This was a very informative video!
Not really funny when you consider what's in the runoff in the areas that burned in the last year. Pretty sure you wouldn't want to drink the water coming down Butte Creek Canyon right now.
"Known by the state of cancer to cause California".....to quote a wise man
Yes, I caught the Prop 65 warnings on all those raindrops...annoying & messy....
I was trying to make a joke on how everything sold in cali is labeled with "known to cause cancer in the state of California ".
Actually its "Known to the State of California to cause cancer."
Every time I see that I wonder just what part of the State it is that has the brains to know that. Simi Valley? Barstow? Kellog Hill? Lake Elsinore? Until they started printing those warnings I hadn't known that dirt was really all that intelligent.
Very interesting video. Thank you from a not so keen flyer.🙏👍
When I was working (as a locomotive engineer), my employer required annual rules classes plus regulations require an annual check ride. The check ride is usually done by either the Road Foreman of Engines, not called a Manager of Operating Practices, or a Designated Supervisor of Locomotive Engineers (I had that rating for a while). The check ride lasts a minimum of four hours. Since my last year of work was spent running a locomotive in a switch yard, the check rides were pretty low stress for me but not so as low stress for my conductor. BTW, my locomotive was a former SP unit last used by them in their Roseville yard, built by EMD (division of GM) in 1952 so it was almost as old as I am.
Interesting!
Another well done informative video, thank you
Fantastic video. I am trying to watch all your videos, and this is my favorite.
I had a private license, long since being current, and I have a renewed interest in aviation. I spend a lot of my retirement researching flying.
Great news on the snow coming!
Thanks for the education, Happy Year
I really enjoy your video's. Couple points, I bought a Solo Stove campfire couple years ago and a concern was my wooden deck. I emailed them and they assured me through there testing it would be fine, haven't burnt the house down yet! I hope the new "european" style training emphasises AOA. My opinion is both accidents you refer to was the inability of the crews to recognize it Keep up the good work.
I didn't see the stove 'pattern' at 14:15 in the previous video, mesmerising!
Hey Juan, glad the checkride went well I can relate to the stress had a few of those hanging on to "quals" in the military you....you get the same feeling when a cop is behind you on the freeway. ha ha. Nice choice of music, I think of that one often at this time of year. I bet Chewie misses the family too!
Hey buddy. I've been off for a while and good to be back to see your vids again. Congrats on your piloting! Is there any affects with the TSA since the gov't is down? The life of a pilot can be dismal with family and holidays being in separate time zones. It's just not the same skyping with them. Hope your time was spent well. Good luck on your future endeavours and keep up the great vids. I love them. They are honest sincere and factual.
Thanks Rob!
Wife calls from Spain How's it going Juan? Ooh not too bad. Chewie got et by a bear and I burned the house down.. But I made a lot of people happy with a new vid! RIP Herb!
Locked yourself out of the house again? :-)
When you are out in the pacific with one engine, it has to be nerve wracking. How far out were you? How late was the arrival?
about an hour and a half out! Not much of a delay at all. ETOPS requires you to cruise fast on one engine.
Thinking about moving out to the PNW just to get the opportunity to hang out w/Juan. Love these videos, keep up the great work!
Great PSE info set.
Thank You for the explanation of the training while enjoying Mother Nature in the background with the fire, and the cover music and poem, love your calming informing videos.
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Howdy Juan - Thank you for this video. I love listening to experienced pilots talk about different aspects in the industry. Hope things are peaceful up in NorCal!
I've watched alot of flight recreations on you tube. Some good some not so good. They didn't assess the situation properly and use the correct procedures. They seem to wait to long to declare an emergency and get back to an airport.
Thank goodness! You answered a question that had been gnawing at me: what was a guy, with a wife and two kids going camping with just the family dog? Glad that concluded with the desired outcome! Happy New Year's.
Hi Juan, being a business traveler, most recently from SFO to Beijing on UAL, I appreciate the training and professionalism of pilots and crew like you. Thanks for your run down.
Great stove eh , got 2 here look at that awesome flame
Juan, an exceptional video. I dreamed as a child of flying planes but because of medical problems I could not. I just have so much respect and admiration for you. Probably a tiny bit of envy as well. I tell my wife that on my bucket list would be to meet you, shake your hand and thank you for informing and educating this old guy. Take care and God bless you. Jim.
Thanks Jim!!
It's good to hear you have snow. I was out that way a few years back. I drove a Toyota from PA to CA on I80. I wanted to check out the dinosaur museum in Thermopolis WY. So I spent the night up there and in the morning there was about five inches of snow on the ground. I drove all the way back to I 80 in that snow. It was really strange. I stopped in Lander and got something to eat. South Pass was close so I had go the other direction. From Lander to a few miles from I80 the road was not plowed and no one had driven the road since the snow started. I'm from New England and have been driving in snow for more than 50 years. I have never been on a state highway for that many miles with that much snow and not met anyone. The Toyota had snow tires and I didn't have any problems--was just strange.
You need to get trained and certified as a member of the "Iditarod Air Force". The bush pilots that fly in food for the dogs at the various mandatory rest stops along the trail; and they also ferry sick or injured dogs back to veterinary care in Anchorage There are only 53 days left for you to become certified as a support pilot for the "The Last Great Race." Are your certified to land a single engine plane equipped with skis in below freezing weather?
Happy New Year Capn 👍
So glad pilots like you are behind the yoke! The return on DOD taxpayer investment in training military pilots is that domestic airlines have the very safest, low incidence, flying record for the millions of miles flown every year. I would never make it as a pilot. Not even a small aircraft , Mighty Luscombe type! No room for errors, not like a car where you can just pull over until you sort out the problems! 🛩 thanks for your service Juan!
😊💥 Juan, 👂 I hear the pitch in those small branches snapping in that stove, 🔥 and ALMOST 👃 smell that smoke, AND feel those little SPARKS landing on my bare COLD hands !!!!
FLY SAFE !!! NOTHING BEATS A NICE WOOD FIRE., ESPECIALLY HERE IN MINNESNOTA.....THANKS FOR THE FIRESIDE CHAT..........😍😍😍😍😍
hope things really turn around precipitation wise for u all in california
Great video Juan - like others, I'll fly with you any time.
Great Floyd fan here.
Hi Juan, thank you for all the info. AF Veteran here also but could have never flown because of my poor eyesight. Radar was my game, (smile)
Put a pic in some time of you all dressed up for your day job.
I have a BFF who is a ERJ145 Captain.. He’s doing his recurrent right now... his annual torture as he calls it.
thanks for the pink floyd at the end :)
While watching, and you bringing up certain emergencies, I was thinking of the show mayday air crash investigation. It is a great program to watch if you want to get alot of info about the accidents and get a understanding of what Juan just talked about. Great info Juan and if you want some more water, Just fly some tankers out here to N Ga. We have had enough.
GREAT info, Juan! Doubt I'll ever sit in a commercial cockpit, but it's great info nonetheless. Part of gaining all the knowledge I can for recreational flight that will hopefully happen at some point in the 2nd half of my life. 👍👍
As a born and raised Dallas Texas native my self Herb will always be remembered
Sort of person you'd love to go down the pub with and talk turkey..why don't they teach kids this sort of thing. To busy filling there heads with stupid propaganda of one sort or another to suit the establishment agenda. Keep it coming Sir, I love it..
Say Juan, Airbus computers have crashed their planes, right ? I don't agree that the pilot cannot push a button that says.. give me the damn plane !!! Ever since the first Airbus airshow crash into the trees.
You are a very interesting man. Thanks again. I really enjoy your channel. Dave
Thank you for sharing your fire and the beautiful backdrop and weather. Porch flying and education at its very best!
Never happened to me, but I had a ground instructor who was the ROTC captain who was a F14 jockey. 1983. Was on a 747 that lost an engine and the crew almost stalled it because they did not properly calculate the approach speed. He felt the pre stall buffeting just before the engines went full power. The flight crew was at the door taking praise from the passengers. Forgot what he said to them, but the blood evidently drained out of their faces. This F14 pilot took me ridge soaring twice on the blue ridge mountains. Nothing like a 40mph continuous 2g turn to tell you how strong a stomach you have.
Yes, it is very pleasant to sit out, under a cover, and listen to the rain. And doing it fireside is better. And best of all is when it turns into quietly falling snow. Peaceful.
As a mechanic I could never accept the Air France excuses for that crash. How could a single icing incident cause multiple pitot heat systems fail. Pitot 1 and pitot 2 heat are usually isolated from each other on different electrical buses and can only share power when electrical buses are tied. You have to believe that the Capt.s pitot 1 heat failed and began losing indication. So when he reverted to FO pitot 2 indication the completely separate second pitot had to fail the exact same way as the first even though they aren’t connected or linked in any way. Then after all that the standby pitot, which is again energized from a circuit completely separate from the other two, which is a different part completely in configuration and part number, had to fail as well the exact same time and in the exact same manner. You have to believe that three independently energized parts, designed to be triple redundant for airspeed indication all failed the same time in the same way.
Mike Howard I do believe that the entire flight Sadat, and all is a computer upstairs, it was shown in its entirety, by a PBS station, but the FRENCH GOVERNMENT WAS REALLY PISSED, it seems that there were things they did. NOT WANT OUT, they even tried to sue the USA., PBS STATION, for disclosure.,,, btw I have either 4 or 5 files of ALL A320S which fell out of the skies in some turbulence, where in each caseThe VERTICAL STABILIZERS SEPERATED in flight
I share your videos all the time with friends and on social media. Many are impressed with your knowledge and appreciate your efforts. I'll be on a 15-hour flight soon, 99.9% of the stuff we worry about never happens.
‘Cleared to Land...........NO BLUE!
Great video Juan. Very interesting AND reassuring. I agree with another commenter, I enjoyed the fireside chat and enjoyed you enjoying the rain. Those of us in wetter much less fire prone climate areas often don’t! Love the hangar flying recently as well!
when things go right it is an easy ride. When things go wrong that is whenyou earn the big bucks. When I was in helicopter training a lot of the time was spent on emergency procedures and especially engine failure and auto rotations. This was back in the days of big round engines not gas turbines.
I wish at times the general aviation community could go thru the same check ride pressure as comie pilots do. I think it would cut down on GA accidents and deaths. I think overall flying in the US is very safe (Far 121). It is GA that needs to step up and plugin to their flight operations and flying. Love the airways.
Good explaining for people to see why the pilots pay is such.
David Gilmour, also an aviator, captured the beauty of flight perfectly in “learning to fly.” Tongue tied and twisted, just an Earth bound misfit, I.
Before watching the video your hands looked like they were on fire in your avatar for the video lol. Glad you guys are finally getting in on the rain/snow (coming from soggy NC).
I've been watching your playlist on the Oroville Dam. About turbines. In 1952, My family toured the Grand Coulee Dam. Those big propellors were called tur-bins. Same pronunciation at The Dalles in the 1970's. I think people in the USA have started to say tur-byne because that's what most Brits say. There seems to be a notion that British people are more sophisticated that we are, so they must be right. I say tur-bin. You have my American permission to say tur-bin, as you always have. By the way, I don't say eye-ther eeether. German pronunciation of ei is "eye"; ie is "ee". The British Royal Family is descended from Germans. That's why they say it the wrong way. IMHO
Grandpa 82547 wander what you were flying at that timeframe , with turbines ?
The turbines at Grand Coulee looked like great big propellers. (Maybe more like ship screws.)
Grandpa 82547 Ok, but it sounded by your description Yoy were speaking about ‘the planes propellers. No problem we had a trip to Vegas and went to the dam, and its workings
Agree with you on Southwest Airlines. I fly them whenever I can. Love them.....
JR Primo I have never flown SOUTHWEST, as they never were going where I needed to go, but I CERTAINLY remember Herb Kellereher , May he Rest In Peace,
I'm calling that 9 month test the "Pilot Pregnancy Test" from here on. Great video Juan, thanks for all you do. Jim.
Oh man! NDB approaches! Brings back memories. Have you ever done a CAT III landing?
It sure nice hanging out under this EZup with this little fire going listen to your story...Nice. thanks!
Thanks for sharing that inside scoop about the checkride stuff you guys go through. Good stuff!
I forgot, twice a year we get a medical check too!
I can understand the need for proficiency checks with the automation in the cockpit which flies the plane to the selected destination according to the flight plan entered in the FMS. Once you reach your assigned cruising altitude, the flight is somewhat uneventful until the descent at your destination. I have a quick question for an accomplished pilot such as yourself. From all the information that has been disseminated on the Lion Air 737 MAX-8 disaster, have you personally formed any conclusion as to the cause of the accident? I realize your answer would be considered conjecture. I would still be interested in your thinking! The investigation is taking such a long time to be completed by the regulatory authorities of Indonesia.
Yes, we covered that in a previous update.
The real Juan, thank you for sharing
BTW... Happy New Year
I dunno, everything I've seen Juan do, he does with the same unselfconscious naturalness as this...news reporting, interviewing, airline commuting, scary singletrack moto, camping, family vacationing, sightseeing around his neighborhood -- every one of those (plus the ones I left out) are "the real Juan"......but I will say, this fireside chat was wonderfully close to the real *me*, and a long, quiet joy to experience!
@@BeechComer Roger that
Couldn't say it any better myself
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