The captain gives one of the clearest, most lucid and informative commentaries I’ve ever seen on a cockpit video. He should be on TV. Because of SAA’s appalling reputation, I have avoided flying with them in recent years. But it’s encouraging to know that there are still such experienced and competent world-class pilots working for them.
i flew SAA July 2019, short before going bankrupt, was so surprised by the flight crew and food, much better than Swiss Lufthansa Air France, but I see they starting to fly again internationally in Oct 20203. i will not take that chance now , after them being offline for so long, they will be using an outdated A340 which if i am right is around 10 years old, and could be wrong, but barring that, with the bad performance of SAA technical staff i will not fly with them again, as its mostly ethnic group who do the maintenance, if one sees the bad state the country is in now, but when was this flight done, do u think it was in 2022 ???????
@@longhairwhocares hehe yes I agree 💯😊😊💡💡💡 yes but what is not maintained by a ethnic group in South Africa, very little is done by qualified artisans anymore,I'm surprised when I look at Flightradar 24 during the day time how many airplane ✈️🛫 are in the air or on the ground in South Africa and no accidents happen, exspecially with ATC and ground staff
@@longhairwhocares luckily the chances of SAA flying again to Europe is very small 🌊😊😊 October 23 they started there first South American ✈️✈️ again to Sua Palo again
@@longhairwhocares Outrageous comment. Ground staff and Pilots including maintenance staff have nothing to do with political incompetence in SA, they're just doing their job. When last did u hear any incident of any sort on SAA? You people are unbelievable!!!
"At the moment we are talking with the controller in Johannesburg via Satellite".. 😭😭😭😭😭 . Ey Ey Ey...one of the best analysis cockpit video I have ever seen. When he said that some of his colleagues also observed the southern lights in the Antarctica region, I was like this is a privilege. I can quote this man over and over again. Getting goosebumps whenever I watch this video. What have we done to deserve such a best commentary? Bon voyage captain, your entire flight crew and the passengers.
The Captain is a great great teacher. He should be training future pilots full time. I mean I am professional doctor but I felt like I was in a proper Aviation Medicine class. 🎉
Captain was excellent explaining all that was going on. Made it very understandable both with the weather and the goings on coming into Perth. Fantastic video!
Professional all the way. Inspiring knowing pilots like these are safely transporting passengers around the globe. Thanks for a wonderful flying experience.
But I'm sure after 1994 it went downwards, as since 2018 on two flights near mishaps occurred .in 2018 over Switzerland the plane nearly went into a mid-air stall due to the flight captain Rouge behaviour, when upon further investigation it was found the first officer was not a fully qualified first Captain but still a co-pilot as he lied about his hours flown, and in 2022 on the flight Dakar Jan Smuts, it limped back home with a full flight, due to bad fuel onboard,
SAA aviators were known to be amongst the best in the world. Their training and professionalism superb. This is testament to who and what they are . Its been a pleasure !!
that was before 1994, after 94 the quality dropped im sure, as in 2018 was a big story about the flight from Jan Smuts en route to Frankfurt, over Switzerland when the pilot who after the investigation was found not a qualified first captain did a funny manoeuvre during mid-air, on 3 occasions while flying the stunts he died nearly caused the flight to stall, and again the flight from Dakar to Jan Smuts in 2022 when it limped back home due to the bad quality of fuel on board, ,but funny enough i flew SAA in July 2019 shortly before going into so-called business rescue,i flew Munich Jan Smuts and was so surprised on the quality of food and the friendly flight crew in comparison to SWiis Lufthansa stuck up crew and really bad food, yes even during WW2 SA pilots were of the best,
@@Palmstreet-u7x Could be worse...you guys could be here in the states where quality and experience doesnt matter as long as they look a certain way or identify a certain way. Its not about the best qualified here anymore.
I used to be a pilot in Switzerland too and I have seen many videos about flights from/to different airports, as well with explanations. YOUR explanations were absolutely great, professionel and very understandable even for non-professionals. Very great job, your as FP as well as NFP !! Greatings out of Switzerland, Rolf.
This is a fantastic insight into what goes on up in the operations area and the cockpit prior to departure. As a refueller in Perth who refuels SAA this gives me a massive insight and appreciation of what information filters down to me, eventually 😅, to get these guys home safely. Thanks for the insights to the Captain and crew of this wonderful airline.
Absolutely superb Captain, he clearly loves his job which is shown by his excellent commentary and explanation of the aircrafts systems, this is one of the best cockpit videos I have watched.
i flew SAA --Munich to Jan Smuts in July 2019, was an excellent flight and good crew, only to find out in 2021 about the near mid-air stall of the flight from Jan Smuts to Frankfurt, as the plane on 3 occasions nearly went into a stall due to pilot error, him forcing the nose of the plane upwards ,
Excellent video!!! Been flying in the back for a very long time and interesting to share life in the cockpit. Hope SAA will get their long range planes back in the air. Cheers
I enjoyed this very much. The Captain ‘s explanation of the weather conditions and fuel considerations was fascinating as I am unfamiliar with the route. Good work!
Excellent cockpit video by Just Planes, one of the best I've seen. It's nice to see a thorough flight crew giving a clear explanation whenever they do something. I've also realised watching this video that fuel planning is very important, wheather you have a tailwind or not and I was very interested when the captain spoke about how the route changes depending on season due to the jetstreams and trade winds. This video also shows that the A340 isn't always underpowered but rather that the pilots decided to use FLX thrust instead of TOGA (which was a feature on the A340 to preserve engine life amongst other things such as fuel) The -600's were worse due to higher costs to maintain the RR Trent engines! This particular airframe, ZS-SXD with the 2012 Olympics livery, was always a regular at Heathrow along with their 600's and if you were lucky, their ageing A340-200's. This variant is the rare A340-313E which I was fortunate to have travelled on one with Air Mauritius from LHR-MRU and back again. The 'E' stood for 'Enhanced' and one of the many Enhancements was a retrofit for the CRT screens to LCD ones. Also it had a higher MTOW then the -313 and -313x. Lastly, if anyone was wondering why South African never opted for the 777 but rather the A340, it was due to the A340 having much better 'Hot and High' performance which was key for an airline that operated out of South Africa. The A340 also burns slightly less fuel on takeoff that a 777 in this case. One of my favourite airliners which is rapidly disappearing from our skies but at least we have JustPlanes, who can remind us ,through their cockpit videos, of the glory years when these rare aircraft operated! One thing I still don't quite understand is why the engines aren't stared individually but in twos, i.e like in the video: starting engines 1 & 2 they starting 3 & 4 Is it probably due to the bleed air? Can anyone shed light on this?
Just tremendous knowledge for pilots like myself about operating these big jets globally by master professionals. Helps me keep learning something new everyday. Thank you! Just planes and RUclips!
The cockpit is so beautiful on the A340!And on Airbus planes in general,and the A350 cockpit as the most beautiful of all airplanes, in commercial traffic!
I remember being In the 340- 600 as a kid going to Mauritius in 2004. I was so taken away by the length and realness of it. That's what got me into aviation. Currently a student pilot, it's hard, not much progress made but I'm determined to reach 50 hours by the end of next Feb. So sad to see these go. I always hoped one day I'd get to fly this.. More than the 747 or a380.. Heart stolen
I felt it when a captain gave first officer a handshake for working together by flying this bird from Johannesburg to Perth. That was so emotional to watch😭😭😭😭. I was also impressed by that part in Johannesburg where a controller clears them to turn left and head to an entry point for Johannesburg oceanic, when a plane started banking to the left, it was so cool watching captain looking at the turn through an artificial horizon instrument😂😂😂. Yes it was a night flight but this goes to show that pilots trust their instruments to accurately map the behaviour of the plane. What a video!😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍
Travelled a lot on Virgin Atlantic A340s. They are huge planes but with small engines that were really built for smaller aircraft. They used to take up most of the runway to takeoff with a very slow climb.
I watch for incoming flights here in Perth, even have some binoculars to check out the livery and close details ( geeky of me) that is quite a long haul journey across the Indian ocean.
So sad. The demise of one of the World's greatest airlines through greed and corruption from unqualified people allowed to run this airline in to the ground. I hope the South African Government brings these people responsible to book with some serious jail sentences !
The South African government, the ministers and the President in particular are responsible for the bad management and the downfall of a great airline for they have selected and appointed the management staff at South African Airways which obviously was not up to managing the airline in a profitable manner. The buck stops with the chief in command and he is ultimately responsible for all the ministers under him right down to the most junior government employee and that goes for all SOE’s. The South Africa SOE’s fare so badly because those that are entrusted into managements positions has proofed by virtue of their poor financial statements that they can’t run their SOE at profit.
@@afrikawewant5390 SAA owe airlink a billion rand, they owe other service providers a kak load as well. I doubt he meant their demise as in their existence, I think he meant their business management.
In the end, all of the Pilots concerns, are the same as the passegers! As said by other commenters here, this was just about the most informative flight video I've ever watched. All my concerns were assuaged by this pleasant professional.
This captain is very intelligent and observant. When he noticed that they were about to hit a forecasted air turbulence, he checks the nearby alternate destination which in this case was Madagascar, he even notes the distance from where they were to Madagascar which gave him the total of 600 miles. This is very interesting though😢😢. Air turbulence can pose a significant risk and already in his mind, he is thinking of safety and part of that is to know a nearby alternate airport which they can deviate to and when he mentions a distance of 600 miles to reach Madagascar, I got goosebumps .Shuuuuuu!😭😭😭
Wonderful video with great crew explanation & visuals. Just planes for a relaxing seat in cockpit seeing the complexities of these beautiful flying machines. CHECK! Rotate.
Yes, S hemisphere in winter now,low trop. Last week to ymml was almost 280Trop..deep delta temp grad from VTBB area,trop at 540 & then rollercoaster dive 280!..bit of CAT at Lat40...
What a sad but joyful memory of our flagship airline. Being down to 3 A319, 2 A320, 1 A333 and 1 A343 operational fleet, it is so painful to comprehend. If miracles do work, it's time so SAA can go back back to its state of glory days!
Great Video and commentary. Good insights into good cockpit crew communication and coordination and a skillful landing. It would have earned even better remarks if the third crew member's inputs were heard in flight ; he was their third pair off eyes and ears and made a couple of good catches on both the NOTAMS and the total fuel burn rate.He lterally disappeared from view and from sight and it became a solely two crew operation after that. Great support from the knowedgeable and alert Senior FO.Control transfer as well as the radios should have been made to the FO during the Capain's PA. Thoroughly enjoyed the entire video and that landing technique considering it was a not so long runway was pure experience on display.Well done Crew and a well deserved rest and sight seeing in Perth.I look forward to landing there one day myself before I clock out of the cockpit! Over and out!
Such great vid.just about the best onboard aviation reel ive ever seen .so much information. So much.and vital ones too. Iam proud that saa flys to lusaka zambia where i now live.covid made the national carrier stop operating. But. . Its back again in the airs. Thankyou So very much
Brilliant video ,so very professional and respectful to his co pilot , seems like SAA is no more where once you would see our planes landing at international airports there now are none . I hope that our amazing pilots have managed to stay in their professions elsewhere .
I noticed that the distance between Perth and Mauritius is 6000km. Basically they’re at most 3000km away from a diversion airport in the event of an emergency
Mauritius is not the reference airport for this route... it is Reunion due to the much more southern routing. I flew this route with their A333 (two engines!!). The way back was even 11 hours over water and I wondered how they can do this regarding the ETOPS regulations. Therefore i asked a pilot friend, he checked and said that it is just barely legal as the ETOPS circles around Perth and Reunion are just covered for a few miles...
@@peterhoebarth4234 distance between *Perth, Australia* and *Mauritius* . Perth international airport and Sir Seewosagur Ramgoolam International airport are exactly 5,895km apart. Johannesburg is much further than Mauritius from Perth.
Nice vid , going to my home State of WA. Only thing is SAA were not operating into Perth 12 months ago, how is this so.? They have just re-commenced this route with an A340 April 24. Some of the maths don't add up with the fuel burn figures the Captain gave around 50 min mark Also your watermark obscures the centre pedestal during the take off phase , be great if you could reduce the size of it .
Very Well instructed video , sa Airlines if you have some little knowledge prior to watching. I have 265 hrs some night 🌙 and some instrument and have high school . From lko India. In usa for some odd even reason overstay in usa no work in usa so no social security. Passing time on justplanes as bored so keeps my brain alert and I enjoy it too
@Just Planes I like more the videos with experienced captains who explain a lot, instead of many "all female crew" videos. We got the message, that many airlines sometimes have all female crews. But in the video of Etihad 787-9 with female pilots who flew from OMAA to HECA, you couldnt hear much explanations. So the video was boring in my opinion. This captain in this video is one of the best regarding, explanations. You hear and learn lots of things. I asume that he might be retired today. So for the future it has more value to make films with communicative pilots and experienced captains. Anyway. Thanks for this free clip and I hope to see more from SAA after they have built up they network again.
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The captain gives one of the clearest, most lucid and informative commentaries I’ve ever seen on a cockpit video. He should be on TV. Because of SAA’s appalling reputation, I have avoided flying with them in recent years. But it’s encouraging to know that there are still such experienced and competent world-class pilots working for them.
i flew SAA July 2019, short before going bankrupt, was so surprised by the flight crew and food, much better than Swiss Lufthansa Air France, but I see they starting to fly again internationally in Oct 20203. i will not take that chance now , after them being offline for so long, they will be using an outdated A340 which if i am right is around 10 years old, and could be wrong, but barring that, with the bad performance of SAA technical staff i will not fly with them again, as its mostly ethnic group who do the maintenance, if one sees the bad state the country is in now, but when was this flight done, do u think it was in 2022 ???????
@@Palmstreet-u7x
> i will not fly with them again, as its mostly ethnic group who do the maintenance
Strom Thurmond is that you
@@longhairwhocares hehe yes I agree 💯😊😊💡💡💡 yes but what is not maintained by a ethnic group in South Africa, very little is done by qualified artisans anymore,I'm surprised when I look at Flightradar 24 during the day time how many airplane ✈️🛫 are in the air or on the ground in South Africa and no accidents happen, exspecially with ATC and ground staff
@@longhairwhocares luckily the chances of SAA flying again to Europe is very small 🌊😊😊 October 23 they started there first South American ✈️✈️ again to Sua Palo again
@@longhairwhocares Outrageous comment. Ground staff and Pilots including maintenance staff have nothing to do with political incompetence in SA, they're just doing their job. When last did u hear any incident of any sort on SAA? You people are unbelievable!!!
"At the moment we are talking with the controller in Johannesburg via Satellite".. 😭😭😭😭😭 . Ey Ey Ey...one of the best analysis cockpit video I have ever seen. When he said that some of his colleagues also observed the southern lights in the Antarctica region, I was like this is a privilege. I can quote this man over and over again. Getting goosebumps whenever I watch this video. What have we done to deserve such a best commentary? Bon voyage captain, your entire flight crew and the passengers.
The Captain is a great great teacher. He should be training future pilots full time. I mean I am professional doctor but I felt like I was in a proper Aviation Medicine class. 🎉
SAA Pilots are known to be very professional about procedures and rules. I’m proud of that. I hope our airline survives.
Captain was excellent explaining all that was going on. Made it very understandable both with the weather and the goings on coming into Perth. Fantastic video!
Professional all the way. Inspiring knowing pilots like these are safely transporting passengers around the globe. Thanks for a wonderful flying experience.
I worked at Perth Airport for 7 years and have fond memories of my time there, including seeing the SAA A340 land.
Competent world-classed pilots. And so on point with their pre flight information. Great, humble men.
But I'm sure after 1994 it went downwards, as since 2018 on two flights near mishaps occurred .in 2018 over Switzerland the plane nearly went into a mid-air stall due to the flight captain Rouge behaviour, when upon further investigation it was found the first officer was not a fully qualified first Captain but still a co-pilot as he lied about his hours flown, and in 2022 on the flight Dakar Jan Smuts, it limped back home with a full flight, due to bad fuel onboard,
SAA aviators were known to be amongst the best in the world. Their training and professionalism superb. This is testament to who and what they are . Its been a pleasure !!
that was before 1994, after 94 the quality dropped im sure, as in 2018 was a big story about the flight from Jan Smuts en route to Frankfurt, over Switzerland when the pilot who after the investigation was found not a qualified first captain did a funny manoeuvre during mid-air, on 3 occasions while flying the stunts he died nearly caused the flight to stall, and again the flight from Dakar to Jan Smuts in 2022 when it limped back home due to the bad quality of fuel on board, ,but funny enough i flew SAA in July 2019 shortly before going into so-called business rescue,i flew Munich Jan Smuts and was so surprised on the quality of food and the friendly flight crew in comparison to SWiis Lufthansa stuck up crew and really bad food, yes even during WW2 SA pilots were of the best,
@@Palmstreet-u7x Could be worse...you guys could be here in the states where quality and experience doesnt matter as long as they look a certain way or identify a certain way. Its not about the best qualified here anymore.
@@SuperSomeone1984 i understand that, its in most countries this false "I'm doing good attitude
I used to be a pilot in Switzerland too and I have seen many videos about flights from/to different airports, as well with explanations. YOUR explanations were absolutely great, professionel and very understandable even for non-professionals. Very great job, your as FP as well as NFP !! Greatings out of Switzerland, Rolf.
Really enjoying this captain. He provides a very good rationale for his planning / contingencies etc.
This is a fantastic insight into what goes on up in the operations area and the cockpit prior to departure. As a refueller in Perth who refuels SAA this gives me a massive insight and appreciation of what information filters down to me, eventually 😅, to get these guys home safely. Thanks for the insights to the Captain and crew of this wonderful airline.
Absolutely superb Captain, he clearly loves his job which is shown by his excellent commentary and explanation of the aircrafts systems, this is one of the best cockpit videos I have watched.
Just Loved the whole video -- The BEST Pilots in the World -- much respect for absolute professionals , well done .
Very enjoyable insight into a long flight, the Captain is a natural communicator and a first class pilot.
My first flight was from sao paulo Brazil to Johannesburg in a340 600 back in 2012. This sparked fond memories
Wonderful job folks.
i flew SAA --Munich to Jan Smuts in July 2019, was an excellent flight and good crew, only to find out in 2021 about the near mid-air stall of the flight from Jan Smuts to Frankfurt, as the plane on 3 occasions nearly went into a stall due to pilot error, him forcing the nose of the plane upwards ,
Excellent video!!! Been flying in the back for a very long time and interesting to share life in the cockpit. Hope SAA will get their long range planes back in the air. Cheers
That captain in particular just seems super professional.
That livery is just phenomenal!
I enjoyed this very much. The Captain ‘s explanation of the weather conditions and fuel considerations was fascinating as I am unfamiliar with the route. Good work!
the flight path analysis for me! very professional.
Excellent cockpit video by Just Planes, one of the best I've seen. It's nice to see a thorough flight crew giving a clear explanation whenever they do something. I've also realised watching this video that fuel planning is very important, wheather you have a tailwind or not and I was very interested when the captain spoke about how the route changes depending on season due to the jetstreams and trade winds.
This video also shows that the A340 isn't always underpowered but rather that the pilots decided to use FLX thrust instead of TOGA (which was a feature on the A340 to preserve engine life amongst other things such as fuel) The -600's were worse due to higher costs to maintain the RR Trent engines!
This particular airframe, ZS-SXD with the 2012 Olympics livery, was always a regular at Heathrow along with their 600's and if you were lucky, their ageing A340-200's. This variant is the rare A340-313E which I was fortunate to have travelled on one with Air Mauritius from LHR-MRU and back again. The 'E' stood for 'Enhanced' and one of the many Enhancements was a retrofit for the CRT screens to LCD ones. Also it had a higher MTOW then the -313 and -313x.
Lastly, if anyone was wondering why South African never opted for the 777 but rather the A340, it was due to the A340 having much better 'Hot and High' performance which was key for an airline that operated out of South Africa. The A340 also burns slightly less fuel on takeoff that a 777 in this case. One of my favourite airliners which is rapidly disappearing from our skies but at least we have JustPlanes, who can remind us ,through their cockpit videos, of the glory years when these rare aircraft operated!
One thing I still don't quite understand is why the engines aren't stared individually but in twos, i.e like in the video: starting engines 1 & 2 they starting 3 & 4 Is it probably due to the bleed air? Can anyone shed light on this?
Just tremendous knowledge for pilots like myself about operating these big jets globally by master professionals. Helps me keep learning something new everyday. Thank you! Just planes and RUclips!
One of the best I’ve ever seen. Well done - CRM done properly.
The cockpit is so beautiful on the A340!And on Airbus planes in general,and the A350 cockpit as the most beautiful of all airplanes, in commercial traffic!
Welcome to Perth I’ve seen your A340 come in many times good informative flight and plan 👍
I remember being In the 340- 600 as a kid going to Mauritius in 2004. I was so taken away by the length and realness of it. That's what got me into aviation.
Currently a student pilot, it's hard, not much progress made but I'm determined to reach 50 hours by the end of next Feb.
So sad to see these go. I always hoped one day I'd get to fly this.. More than the 747 or a380.. Heart stolen
Please don't give up on your career God will see you through it
@@MillszB. thank you so much brother. I have 73 dual hours now. I'm on my way to my dream
Slow and steady
I agree with all the positive n comments. Bravo Captain and first officer. Extremely informative. You your guys rock.
Love these full cockpit flights. Thank you so much Just planes✈️🙏
I enjoyed this video more than I thought I would
Hi... This is Lillian.. How are you doing this morning bro? ❤🔥
I felt it when a captain gave first officer a handshake for working together by flying this bird from Johannesburg to Perth. That was so emotional to watch😭😭😭😭. I was also impressed by that part in Johannesburg where a controller clears them to turn left and head to an entry point for Johannesburg oceanic, when a plane started banking to the left, it was so cool watching captain looking at the turn through an artificial horizon instrument😂😂😂. Yes it was a night flight but this goes to show that pilots trust their instruments to accurately map the behaviour of the plane. What a video!😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍
Thank you so much JP, you are 1st rate and I truly appreciate your sharing these flights with us!
Thanks!
Travelled a lot on Virgin Atlantic A340s. They are huge planes but with small engines that were really built for smaller aircraft. They used to take up most of the runway to takeoff with a very slow climb.
I watch for incoming flights here in Perth, even have some binoculars to check out the livery and close details ( geeky of me) that is quite a long haul journey across the Indian ocean.
Fantastic video due to the Captain's experience and commentary. Thanks Just Planes.
So sad. The demise of one of the World's greatest airlines through greed and corruption from unqualified people allowed to run this airline in to the ground. I hope the South African Government brings these people responsible to book with some serious jail sentences !
Bro SAA is back
The South African government, the ministers and the President in particular are responsible for the bad management and the downfall of a great airline for they have selected and appointed the management staff at South African Airways which obviously was not up to managing the airline in a profitable manner.
The buck stops with the chief in command and he is ultimately responsible for all the ministers under him right down to the most junior government employee and that goes for all SOE’s.
The South Africa SOE’s fare so badly because those that are entrusted into managements positions has proofed by virtue of their poor financial statements that they can’t run their SOE at profit.
I thought you described the SA government in your comment, can’t expect anything good from them.
Please - all the ANC - whoever they are, are corrupt. What do you expect from blacks and communists?
@@afrikawewant5390 SAA owe airlink a billion rand, they owe other service providers a kak load as well. I doubt he meant their demise as in their existence, I think he meant their business management.
Professional at the best this is how we are as South African stellar work ethic 👏👏👏🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦
Thank you very much for your lucid explanations of the intricacies of flying a plane. Blessibngs!
This is very interesting and informative
In the end, all of the Pilots concerns, are the same as the passegers!
As said by other commenters here, this was just about the most informative flight video I've ever watched. All my concerns were assuaged by this pleasant professional.
Super talented pilots 👍🏻👏🏻 thankyou so much for this fantastic video thoroughly enjoyed it 😍❤️
This captain is very intelligent and observant. When he noticed that they were about to hit a forecasted air turbulence, he checks the nearby alternate destination which in this case was Madagascar, he even notes the distance from where they were to Madagascar which gave him the total of 600 miles. This is very interesting though😢😢. Air turbulence can pose a significant risk and already in his mind, he is thinking of safety and part of that is to know a nearby alternate airport which they can deviate to and when he mentions a distance of 600 miles to reach Madagascar, I got goosebumps .Shuuuuuu!😭😭😭
one of the best, informative and landing in my old country..... thanks!
Highly professional and splendid cockpit resource management at play
Now this is nostalgic 👌👌👌
Wow what a great video sad to see the state of SAA today
Wonderful video with great crew explanation & visuals. Just planes for a relaxing seat in cockpit seeing the complexities of these beautiful flying machines. CHECK! Rotate.
Wow loved the details in this video I really respect them now
thanks for a very nice flight. great to see the A340 is still flying , good flight crew.
This is an old video from 2016 I believe. Unfortunately, SAA terminated this route.
SAA still remains as my favorite African airline
Wonderful work captain and crew. SAA
How I miss the good old days.
Yes, S hemisphere in winter now,low trop. Last week to ymml was almost 280Trop..deep delta temp grad from VTBB area,trop at 540 & then rollercoaster dive 280!..bit of CAT at Lat40...
Wow what a fantastic captain and crew ..most informative
What a sad but joyful memory of our flagship airline. Being down to 3 A319, 2 A320, 1 A333 and 1 A343 operational fleet, it is so painful to comprehend. If miracles do work, it's time so SAA can go back back to its state of glory days!
This is bad, so few planes???
SAA mismanagement coupled with looting
Awesome work captain & first officer welcome to Australia have a safe fly take care
Great Video and commentary. Good insights into good cockpit crew communication and coordination and a skillful landing. It would have earned even better remarks if the third crew member's inputs were heard in flight ; he was their third pair off eyes and ears and made a couple of good catches on both the NOTAMS and the total fuel burn rate.He lterally disappeared from view and from sight and it became a solely two crew operation after that. Great support from the knowedgeable and alert Senior FO.Control transfer as well as the radios should have been made to the FO during the Capain's PA. Thoroughly enjoyed the entire video and that landing technique considering it was a not so long runway was pure experience on display.Well done Crew and a well deserved rest and sight seeing in Perth.I look forward to landing there one day myself before I clock out of the cockpit! Over and out!
Such great vid.just about the best onboard aviation reel ive ever seen .so much information. So much.and vital ones too.
Iam proud that saa flys to lusaka zambia where i now live.covid made the national carrier stop operating. But. . Its back again in the airs.
Thankyou So very much
It's my first time watching an A340 cockpit and it's kinda the same one of the A320 :0
Awesome front row seat experience!
Absolutely stunning! 🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦
Nice video. Professional crew and great CRM!
I flew that trip a few times. South African staff were really great.
Fantastic clip, enjoyed every minute!
Brilliant video ,so very professional and respectful to his co pilot , seems like SAA is no more where once you would see our planes landing at international airports there now are none . I hope that our amazing pilots have managed to stay in their professions elsewhere .
The Captain was just polite, he could have said we do not have alternates on this route
I noticed that the distance between Perth and Mauritius is 6000km. Basically they’re at most 3000km away from a diversion airport in the event of an emergency
Mauritius is not the reference airport for this route... it is Reunion due to the much more southern routing. I flew this route with their A333 (two engines!!). The way back was even 11 hours over water and I wondered how they can do this regarding the ETOPS regulations. Therefore i asked a pilot friend, he checked and said that it is just barely legal as the ETOPS circles around Perth and Reunion are just covered for a few miles...
The Sydney Johannesburg flight is even worst. Depending on the head winds, you can go so fat south that you can see icebergs close to the South pole.
distanee between is not 6000 it is much more
@@peterhoebarth4234 distance between *Perth, Australia* and *Mauritius* . Perth international airport and Sir Seewosagur Ramgoolam International airport are exactly 5,895km apart. Johannesburg is much further than Mauritius from Perth.
Very informative and interesting fantastic work to all the Crew
Nice vid , going to my home State of WA.
Only thing is SAA were not operating into Perth 12 months ago, how is this so.?
They have just re-commenced this route with an A340 April 24.
Some of the maths don't add up with the fuel burn figures the Captain gave around 50 min mark
Also your watermark obscures the centre pedestal during the take off phase , be great if you could reduce the size of it .
59:30 antarctic treaty....great info and vid, thx for loading...1.5hours well spent.!
Awesome. Made me homesick for Perth
Greetings from Perth
Why was there no walk around the plane or did I miss something. Lovely video. Thankyou.
Excellent video.
Brilliant. Very informative. Thanks skipper!
Great video and great crew. Not too many 340s still flying.
Positively surprised......great work pilots....love you 💗✈💗 thanks for sharing JP😘 have a nice weekend....many greetings from me🌟😎💞👋.....X Betsy.....
How long is the flight from Johnhansburg to to Perth and how many flights per day or per week
Great landing!
Fantastic....so much detail
Thanks a million!
Excellent commentary!
SAA Technical my home. Was involved with preparation for this aircraft for Olympics unveiling
Another incredible video absolutely amazing love this thanku so much love and God bless always x
nice very Good view and cabin they pilot
So sad we will not see SAA operating on this route to Australi
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Thanks nice fliht, i am happy with that vodeo's
Great video and content. Thanks for sharing.
"Gear up" after positive climb at the flip of a switch 👍🇨🇦
Very Well instructed video , sa Airlines if you have some little knowledge prior to watching. I have 265 hrs some night 🌙 and some instrument and have high school . From lko India. In usa for some odd even reason overstay in usa no work in usa so no social security. Passing time on justplanes as bored so keeps my brain alert and I enjoy it too
Excited here!!💗💗
i've done this flight. hopefully SAA bring it back
Nice video! 👍
Can anyone tell me how many passengers where on board of this flight? Probably missed it! Very good explanations by the pilots!
Hello, do you tske part in aerosol programmes?
The livery 🔥🔥🥶
When was this recorded?
@Just Planes
I like more the videos with experienced captains who explain a lot, instead of many "all female crew" videos.
We got the message, that many airlines sometimes have all female crews.
But in the video of Etihad 787-9 with female pilots who flew from OMAA to HECA, you couldnt hear much explanations.
So the video was boring in my opinion.
This captain in this video is one of the best regarding, explanations.
You hear and learn lots of things.
I asume that he might be retired today.
So for the future it has more value to make films with communicative pilots and experienced captains.
Anyway.
Thanks for this free clip and I hope to see more from SAA after they have built up they network again.
Bring back SAA Perth to Jhb it was the best less stop over time to Melbourne
How many times flight from south africa to Australia
22 hours - sydney
Brillant. Thanks for sharing