Spent 15 months at Lajes Field mid Atlantic fuel stop as night shift NCOIC beginning Oct.3, 1991. Video brings back good memories... Concerning the C-17, I had the privilege of being final marshaler of the team that recovered the first two aircraft in the Air Force inventory at Charleston AFB in '93. Flew space - A on them several times after retiring... Superb heavy airlifter... Smooth, fast, & strong....even if they weren't built by Lockheed!!! 😊
chapsy1983: You say a "very well built" plane?My cousin was one of the Production Managers in Long Beach....it's well known in Aviation circles its Wing structure is very weak and prone to cracking like the C5s.....which is why a rigorous inspection is required and (what would be considered)"routine" flying-envelope maneuvers are strictly prohibited....the end-result; loss of hull and anything on board. Anyone but a complete idiot know the Russians with their Antonovs make better Wing-Over/Heavy-Lift Military Transport...which is why even our own US Military contracts them along with the 747 Freighters when serious work is needed.
@@dmcnamara9859 Aren't there like 2 an124's and 1 225 and didn't the C-5's wing cracks get fixed with new wings. I don't think there are enough of any of those high wing heavy lift Russia Stronk aircraft you're talking about to make the US change its mind about not using them nvm that the 124 and 225's do civilian contract work not military at least for the US. I don't think the wing cracks are as much of a problem seeing that the flight envelope of the C-17 seems to extend well beyond the scope of the aircraft that are it's size unless you (Mr pilot who was debating with an actual maintainer of an aircraft like you built the thing yourself) have a source for that😉.
@@koc988 : Putin's folks got the go-ahead to make more Antonov 124s a couple of years ago. The demand for them as Heavy-Lift Transport for Commercial enterprise never seems to end. Even the US Military contracts the Russians to fly their stuff around, because;not even the C5A,C-17 can do the stuff AN-124s can do around the clock. Russian don't use full- length spars, the outer-ends are bolted on to deal with eventual cracking which all Wing-Over fuselage Heavy-Lift aircraft suffer from.....Russians just unbolt the outer-spars and replace with new Ones.....C5A, C17.....grinding and patch panels are the fix. The Russian Heavy-Lift aircraft have much stronger(yet more flexible) Wing-Boxes and Rib Supports to transfer the load onto the lower airframe than do our USA Heavy-Lift stuff. US Miltary also contracts the Russian Mi-26 to fetch downed aircraft,etc......Mi-26 holds the world record for helicopters....not even the Erickson-Sokorski heavy-lift helicopter can come close to the capabilites of the Mi-26
What a beauty, such power. Only Boeing. One must admit, they sure know how to build solid machines. Is that a Machiqueiro speaking in the background? God, how I miss hearing that accent. How I miss the motherland and a Espetada in Porto da cruz with bolo do caco. God bless you guys.
That drew a crowd! All the grounds crew were watching. That is a beast that can fly! Compliments to the videographer and editor on a professional shoot and post.
Frankfurt 10/09/1977 watched 5 C5a's take off, 11 seconds rolling and airborne. Our commercial plane took 44 seconds. A real beauty on ground and in the air.
The C-17 is from McChord in Lakewood WA. I live a couple miles from the base and see them every day. Before the C-17 the base had the C-141 and before that the C-124. They also had the A-10's, F-15's, C130's and the F-106. My father was a pilot flying the C-124 and the C-141. That plane can take off in 3,500' and can back up. Nice video!
And as I said above, is by comments like yours that gives me a great pleasure to film and take up to you the best of Madeira airport, thank you so much :D
Awesome bird to fly on. Was my ride from Ramstein, Germany to Tazar, Hungary back in early 1996 in support of Operation Joint Endeavor. Was carrying two 5-ton trucks with trailers, 2 or 4 HUMMWV's with trailers (I can't recall), and two more basick Hummers on the rear gate. 15 or 20 of us in jump seats. Very fast rotation, smooth flight, quickly dismount upon arrival in Tasar. Plane was back in the air in less than 10 minutes.
IMO, one of your best videos ever. Enjoyed watching the Glabemaster, but including the other aircraft as well as the shots of the seagull and boat was a nice touch. Can't get over the clarity and high quality audio in 1080p. Maybe the best of any planespotter. What video recorder system do you use.
Magnificent catch, turn up the volume and enjoy the music provided by this beast of an airplane. Big thanks for sharing, and keep on posting more great videos. Huge Like!!!
Beautiful Island....I remember when my dad was naval attache to Portugal my parents used to go there. I was a C-5 guy---I remember how stormy Lajes in the Azores was all the time.....many memorable landings there (is storms)....LOL!!
+BLynchCAN US has enough of it's own fuel... and the C-17 can aerial refuel so in theory can stay in the air until the next maintenance schedule or something fails
I know I'm watching this late but this is really good. Great recording job and a great plane. I know the main focus was the c-17 but the Airbus (a318 or a319 idk) that landed before had a very smooth touchdown too. Good job
AWESOME!!!!! I live right outside the base where that aircraft is stationed.....:-)....Joint Base Lewis McChord. What an amazing aircraft. It's short runway capabilities are amazing. Can stop on a dime and give back 9 cents change.
Oi Samuel, tudo bem contigo? Mas que agradabilíssima novidade! Gostei bastante! Que delícia o ruído dos motores dele, parabéns Samuel, você já ganhou o troféu de "Vídeo Novidade do Ano"! Grande abraço à você, até logo mais.
Love the clip, superb Sammy......just as a bonus feature, if you like, i noticed that your Spanish Seagulls are almost identical to our British Seagulls! Learning something new whilst watching Globemasters reving up! Thats RUclips at its best, perfecto
Chris L U can learn other thing then, Funchal (Madeira) is part of Portugal, so that makes a portuguese seagull.. anyway m8, a seagull is a seagull they don't hv nationalities
C-17 pilots please weigh in! In my USAF days in the C-141 we taxied out with the flaps set for takeoff. At Delta once the push-back crew salutes you for taxi the first thing you do is set the flaps to a takeoff position. Even if you're expecting an updated load sheet during taxi out (which might change the flap setting) the flaps are at the expected take off setting. It's a serious deviation to have a TOFU (taxi out flaps up). The only exception is for contaminated taxiways- slush, wet snow and super-cooled standing water which could foul the flaps and the flap wells.
The flaps are kept retracted until after the Electronic Flight Control System (EFCS) is reset in the lineup check to clear resettable faults, if any (some may be transitory).
Back when we had a reasonable government here in Canada, we purchased these too. Very intelligent move on our part. May we once again have a reasonable government in the future.
we have the C-17 take off from here at BGR almost every day and it does sound good but not nearly as sweet as the sound as the C5A which I like most of all
ESPETACULAR SAMUEL!! Fiquei sem palavras e sem folego ao ver estas imagens desta magnifica aeronave!! Meus sinceros parabéns!! Feliz 2015 pra você, sua família e para todos que te acompanham nas filmagens e que orgulho para você e para os moradores da Madeira receber esta baita avião!! Acho que nem a solitária gaivota não acreditou quando aterrissou o Boeing!! Abração meu Amigo luso do teu amigo brasileiro!!
From billion dollar boondoggle to one of the greatest planes in the sky, I love the C-17 Globemaster. My brother worked on the Globemaster III with Boeing in Long Beach CA some years ago. It's amazing to see one fly in person. It took awhile to get this aircraft right but it was worth the wait and the money. Just one more reason why you don't mess with the US.
h did call it MD C-17 Globemaster. I know it took a lot of years and budget overruns to get it in the air. Hard to believe that it was once considered a billion dollar boondoggle. It was definitely all worth it. Hopefully, Boeing gets through all that's going on right now, my brother told me that the company is offering buyouts to many of it's employees. I agree with President Trump that a healthy Boeing is essential to a healthy US economy, best of luck!
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Spent 15 months at Lajes Field mid Atlantic fuel stop as night shift NCOIC beginning Oct.3, 1991. Video brings back good memories... Concerning the C-17, I had the privilege of being final marshaler of the team that recovered the first two aircraft in the Air Force inventory at Charleston AFB in '93. Flew space - A on them several times after retiring... Superb heavy airlifter... Smooth, fast, & strong....even if they weren't built by Lockheed!!! 😊
I'm an engine mechanic for C-17's in the USAF. They're quite a fun plane to work on, very well built! Glad you finally got to see one!
chapsy1983:
You say a "very well built" plane?My cousin was one of the Production Managers in Long Beach....it's well known in Aviation circles its Wing structure is very weak and prone to cracking like the C5s.....which is why a rigorous inspection is required and (what would be considered)"routine" flying-envelope maneuvers are strictly prohibited....the end-result; loss of hull and anything on board.
Anyone but a complete idiot know the Russians with their Antonovs make better Wing-Over/Heavy-Lift Military Transport...which is why even our own US Military contracts them along with the 747 Freighters when serious work is needed.
Great aircraft to work on. Way better than the c-5s
@@dmcnamara9859 Aren't there like 2 an124's and 1 225 and didn't the C-5's wing cracks get fixed with new wings.
I don't think there are enough of any of those high wing heavy lift Russia Stronk aircraft you're talking about to make the US change its mind about not using them nvm that the 124 and 225's do civilian contract work not military at least for the US.
I don't think the wing cracks are as much of a problem seeing that the flight envelope of the C-17 seems to extend well beyond the scope of the aircraft that are it's size unless you (Mr pilot who was debating with an actual maintainer of an aircraft like you built the thing yourself) have a source for that😉.
@@koc988 :
Putin's folks got the go-ahead to make more Antonov 124s a couple of years ago. The demand for them as Heavy-Lift Transport for Commercial enterprise never seems to end. Even the US Military contracts the Russians to fly their stuff around, because;not even the C5A,C-17 can do the stuff AN-124s can do around the clock.
Russian don't use full- length spars, the outer-ends are bolted on to deal with eventual cracking which all Wing-Over fuselage Heavy-Lift aircraft suffer from.....Russians just unbolt the outer-spars and replace with new Ones.....C5A, C17.....grinding and patch panels are the fix. The Russian Heavy-Lift aircraft have much stronger(yet more flexible) Wing-Boxes and Rib Supports to transfer the load onto the lower airframe than do our USA Heavy-Lift stuff.
US Miltary also contracts the Russian Mi-26 to fetch downed aircraft,etc......Mi-26 holds the world record for helicopters....not even the Erickson-Sokorski heavy-lift helicopter can come close to the capabilites of the Mi-26
THAT is a big girl right there! I am in awe of how we get something that big in the air! Kudos to everyone who does this daily. We are blessed.
I used to live in Long Beach a few miles from where the C-17 was assembled. There was no mistaking the low rumble sound when a C-17 would take off.
it just flew over my house on teh south coast i didn’t get a pic 😓
Trully amazing! The best plane I have ever photographed,but in video it's a way lot better! Just that sound worths everything!
Afonso Nunes It's true Afonso, this epic sound worth it to register, a highlight in my spotter career :D
again a nice video from you! nice and thanks to share your vids with us.
MADE IN USA . POWERFUL N BEAUTIFUL
What a beauty, such power. Only Boeing. One must admit, they sure know how to build solid machines. Is that a Machiqueiro speaking in the background? God, how I miss hearing that accent. How I miss the motherland and a Espetada in Porto da cruz with bolo do caco. God bless you guys.
Very very happy to see the taking off the C -17 Glove master US air force plane.Very nice video.
EXCELLENT shots. Must have made your day to see it that up close and personal. One of the more fantastic planes every built.
That drew a crowd! All the grounds crew were watching. That is a beast that can fly! Compliments to the videographer and editor on a professional shoot and post.
Frankfurt 10/09/1977 watched 5 C5a's take off, 11 seconds rolling and airborne. Our commercial plane took 44 seconds. A real beauty on ground and in the air.
The C-17 is from McChord in Lakewood WA. I live a couple miles from the base and see them every day. Before the C-17 the base had the C-141 and before that the C-124. They also had the A-10's, F-15's, C130's and the F-106. My father was a pilot flying the C-124 and the C-141.
That plane can take off in 3,500' and can back up.
Nice video!
This is the best Aviation channel on RUclips. I have subscribed to you for more than 3 months and that is a big hit on the red button!
be sure to check me out from the Caribbean :) !!!!
Yes i will!
And as I said above, is by comments like yours that gives me a great pleasure to film and take up to you the best of Madeira airport, thank you so much :D
aviationchannel2010 awwww moment :) !!!!!
Awesome bird to fly on. Was my ride from Ramstein, Germany to Tazar, Hungary back in early 1996 in support of Operation Joint Endeavor. Was carrying two 5-ton trucks with trailers, 2 or 4 HUMMWV's with trailers (I can't recall), and two more basick Hummers on the rear gate. 15 or 20 of us in jump seats. Very fast rotation, smooth flight, quickly dismount upon arrival in Tasar. Plane was back in the air in less than 10 minutes.
The loadmaster on this monster earns his keep.
Amazing catch! I love the C-17! LIKE!
Thank you, I share my opinion with you. love the C-17 and also the C-5 Galaxy two amazing aircrafts :D
aviationchannel2010 You are soo right! :D
TXLspotting and thanks for subscribing!! :-)
This plane warps physics and makes you question reality
Wow, super cool catch! Great footage of the impressive C-17.
Big thanks my friend :D
IMO, one of your best videos ever. Enjoyed watching the Glabemaster, but including the other aircraft as well as the shots of the seagull and boat was a nice touch.
Can't get over the clarity and high quality audio in 1080p. Maybe the best of any planespotter. What video recorder system do you use.
Thank you for editing your product to make a very enjoyable View
طائرات عملاقة Good Work عمل جيد
And, this... Ladies and gentlemen, is the reason i'm subscribed in this channel
and is by comments like yours that gives me a great pleasure to film and take up to you the best of Madeira airport :D
+Héktor Estrada great... now kiss !
What a great catch mate. Very nice, great engine sound too. liked :)
An amazing catch and super rare aound here :D
We at Lockheed Georgia never lost until C17. That was a shock. Now it is just a memory.
6:12. Lovely shot of the elevators rotating the aircraft
Nice video, thanks for posting.
Magnificent catch, turn up the volume and enjoy the music provided by this beast of an airplane. Big thanks for sharing, and keep on posting more great videos. Huge Like!!!
It was a great opportunity for me to see this beautiful aircraft and its impressive roar :D thank you for your comment :D
aviationchannel2010
Wow so nice
Impressive video and sound, that TAP airbus really roared. Very nice view of the C17 Globemaster as well exceptional closeups. Enjoyable video.
Tap stop,fly, brasileiros, to Portugal,
Beautiful Island....I remember when my dad was naval attache to Portugal my parents used to go there. I was a C-5 guy---I remember how stormy Lajes in the Azores was all the time.....many memorable landings there (is storms)....LOL!!
BIG FAT BEAUTIFUL AIRCRAFT !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Nothing can stop the US Air Force!
+SiliconValleySky Lack of gas ? Like any army!
A Death Star
+Matthew “Kerman” Penguin Useless if it's tank is empty.
BLynchCAN it still has some use, gravity will pull the earth and death star together and KABOOM.
+BLynchCAN US has enough of it's own fuel... and the C-17 can aerial refuel so in theory can stay in the air until the next maintenance schedule or something fails
That pigeon was just chilling out waiting on the Globemaster to takeoff like everyone else.
I know I'm watching this late but this is really good. Great recording job and a great plane. I know the main focus was the c-17 but the Airbus (a318 or a319 idk) that landed before had a very smooth touchdown too. Good job
BRAVO! EXCELLENT Camera work; thank you!
AWESOME!!!!! I live right outside the base where that aircraft is stationed.....:-)....Joint Base Lewis McChord. What an amazing aircraft. It's short runway capabilities are amazing. Can stop on a dime and give back 9 cents change.
They're even bigger in real life.
Oi Samuel, tudo bem contigo?
Mas que agradabilíssima novidade! Gostei bastante! Que delícia o ruído dos motores dele, parabéns Samuel, você já ganhou o troféu de "Vídeo Novidade do Ano"!
Grande abraço à você, até logo mais.
Wow. What a fantastic surprise!
nice out of McChord! I see these C 17's navigating the skies on a daily basis around here
McChord, in Washington? Did you attend the airshow? It was fucking amazing!
I love these along with the C130 cargo plane.
Love the sight and sound of the United States Air Force!! Go Blue!!
+joel trevino Me too!
+joel trevino GO BLUE!!!
Cool that C-17 is from Mc Cord AFB in Tacoma, Washington very close to us
Nice catch! What was the Globemaster doing there? Any info on that?
Team McChord! Good video
congrats!! nice video.
Lovely. Incredible. UNBELIEVABLE!!!
This C17 is from McChord AFB Wa. I retired from the 62 MAW in 88
My dad retired from the 62nd too, in 98
Well done video!
Grossartige Maschine
Why is it unbelievable? I can see it, I believe it!
That's my idol! The mighty C-17
Chin Chun Su say you like it not your idol its sin
Hammerschlägen M .
unbelievable that C-17 was in the title!
Nice, smooth camerawork! You must have a good tripod and a steady hand.
Superb catch 😃 what a movement!
Love the clip, superb Sammy......just as a bonus feature, if you like, i noticed that your Spanish Seagulls are almost identical to our British Seagulls! Learning something new whilst watching Globemasters reving up! Thats RUclips at its best, perfecto
Chris L U can learn other thing then, Funchal (Madeira) is part of Portugal, so that makes a portuguese seagull.. anyway m8, a seagull is a seagull they don't hv nationalities
+Paulo Sousa I thought seagulls were citizens of Seagullia?
+Shannmeister That's what i thought to till the Falcons took over when their coup was successful :)
Nossa ,muito top esse despegue da Madeira! Parabéns pelo vídeo
Beautiful
C-17 pilots please weigh in! In my USAF days in the C-141 we taxied out with the flaps set for takeoff. At Delta once the push-back crew salutes you for taxi the first thing you do is set the flaps to a takeoff position. Even if you're expecting an updated load sheet during taxi out (which might change the flap setting) the flaps are at the expected take off setting. It's a serious deviation to have a TOFU (taxi out flaps up). The only exception is for contaminated taxiways- slush, wet snow and super-cooled standing water which could foul the flaps and the flap wells.
The flaps are kept retracted until after the Electronic Flight Control System (EFCS) is reset in the lineup check to clear resettable faults, if any (some may be transitory).
I flew on one of them from Diego Garcia too barain was a very good experience of a life time
Impressionante !!!
Back when we had a reasonable government here in Canada, we purchased these too. Very intelligent move on our part. May we once again have a reasonable government in the future.
Flying Art !!!!
we have the C-17 take off from here at BGR almost every day and it does sound good but not nearly as sweet as the sound as the C5A which I like most of all
The SEAGULL i thought was unbelievable. Oscar worthy performance. Looked like he didn't care a thing about being taped and put on youtube!
Brillant Videos!
Beautiful. To me personally, the sight and sounds of freedom and the best pilots in the world.
From McChord in WA state. Wow. Pacific Ocean side to the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. Thumbs up.
Great takeoff. I Love C-17 and fantastic Madeira. Liked and subbed.
Purely Spectacular Catch......very rare in this airport....
Super Rare, thank you :D
Damn. I didn't realize how much bigger that plane is than the passenger plane in front of it.. Good shot.. Enjoyed the vid
This plane is too cool looking to for a cargo plane.
Wow! Incredible catch, I like the addition of the other catches. Liked!
thank you Dat Plane :D
Something about the lines of this plane that make me think it's the most beautiful heavy hitter in the inventory. Amazing.
When,go Madeira, fly, only,tap
Keep it up with the good work!
for what are they used?
ESPETACULAR SAMUEL!! Fiquei sem palavras e sem folego ao ver estas imagens desta magnifica aeronave!! Meus sinceros parabéns!! Feliz 2015 pra você, sua família e para todos que te acompanham nas filmagens e que orgulho para você e para os moradores da Madeira receber esta baita avião!! Acho que nem a solitária gaivota não acreditou quando aterrissou o Boeing!! Abração meu Amigo luso do teu amigo brasileiro!!
Rodrigo C. Sou
Super cool
Great video and C-17 is amazing aircraft!! Liked!!
Awesome job. Great camera work!
amazing!
Wow... Beautyfull... Power!!!
I always missed that beast at Hanover, great catch and nice video man!
and by coincidence he came from a base in Germany :P
ESPECTACULAR!
Spectacular footage :), i need to see one of these !!!!!
Thank you, was the first time I saw, now i want the C-5 Galaxy :D
aviationchannel2010 lol show off !!!!
Amazing video! Great job!!!
Big thanks my friend :D
Gorgeous plane
C-17 is an actual God of the skies
Have u heard of the c-5,antonov an 124 and the 225? cause they are the real gods of the skies
Thank you so much for this neat video.
Wow! Great filming! This is ultra rare for this airport! I love this aircraft! Imagine would it would be like if there was a passenger variant!
Wow, super!
Thanks for showing.
HaJo
Thank you Hajo :D
Great video I loved all the video including other aircraft seagull and boat well done :-)
From billion dollar boondoggle to one of the greatest planes in the sky, I love the C-17 Globemaster. My brother worked on the Globemaster III with Boeing in Long Beach CA some years ago. It's amazing to see one fly in person. It took awhile to get this aircraft right but it was worth the wait and the money. Just one more reason why you don't mess with the US.
I bet your brother calls it McDonnell Douglas C17 if he worked there before the merger like I do.
h did call it MD C-17 Globemaster. I know it took a lot of years and budget overruns to get it in the air. Hard to believe that it was once considered a billion dollar boondoggle. It was definitely all worth it. Hopefully, Boeing gets through all that's going on right now, my brother told me that the company is offering buyouts to many of it's employees. I agree with President Trump that a healthy Boeing is essential to a healthy US economy, best of luck!
What a machine.
Great footage. Congratulations!
buen video
really nice👍
Thank you :D
INCREDIBLE CATCH!!! Epic filming!! :D
thank you my friend :D
looks like the 17 was out of McChord AFB. 62AW near Tacoma.