fuel calculations are affected by weight and load, its true takeoffs from US airports need more fuel because of the higher average weight of Americans.
Wow!, hat off to you man. As a pilot myself, I have to admit that I opened your video for the fun to see a "pilot wanna be" trying to impress friends with his little knowledge. Actually, it's completely the opposite. You sound extremely professional and I will recommend your channel to the eventual newbie that always approach to us for advises. Well done!
I am in aviation and aircraft production since more than 20 years. These channel is the ultimate source for people looking for means of "solving the fear of flying desease". The descriptions are profound and easily understandable. The combination of technical environment, necessities (which many people are not aware of) about aircraft technology and flying are explained as well as the refined interaction of professionals and technology which leads to an inherently safe way of getting from point A to point B.
Shaun Doniyorov on the planes I've seen with less than 50 passengers, I've found it to be 5-10mpg, maybe pushing it to 12-15. Commercial ones I *think* gets half that.
@Captain Joe, I'm in the process of getting my PPL's and I must admit, your videos have been very educational. Keep them coming, and thanks for taking your time for making them.
For those who want numbers. I work at KMSP and a 777 from Minneapolis to Tokyo uses ~24,000 gallons and an a330 to Amstradam uses ~15000 gallons whereas a 757 to lax uses 5000 gallons and and an a320 to lax uses 3200. It varies and depends on the plane and the destination
@@christianjungerberg5254 it really depends on the airport. At PHX we use a hydrant system for fueling. At most gates we don't even use a truck. Just a pump cart that's parked at the gate. For the big planes, we use a hydrant truck, which is just a big pump on wheels. Plug one hose into the ground nozzle, and another hose into the plane, and 90 minutes later, you've pumped 25,000 gallons.
@@murphsmodels8853 please don't bullshit me. A major airport would need millions of gallons a day delivered to them. And since a tanker holds only 5000 gallons a major airport would need a dam pipe line to keep up.
If you are referring to 9-11 heat makes metal expand. The metal steel beams expanded thus compromising the integrity of the building and that is why they collapsed. Perhaps you should study and talk to a structural engineer. Firefighters should have tried to battle the flames.
jimmyfly huh!?? Burning debries? Melting paper or concrete ya cause that melts. Fyi the building were engineered to with stand a plane crashing into them by code Look it up. Look at the replay those building were smoking witch means starved for air. This is boy scouts 101 starved for air means low burning temps
On an airbus the GImli Glider thingy would be a bit easier I guess, because you have fly by wire and a computer which calculates the maximum angle of attack. :) Did you ever tried it Joe?
Awesome series! Thanks for doing this! When an aircraft manufacturer indicates their planes have a range of x km, does it take into amount all the extra fuel that a plane is regulated to carry? And what percentage are all the regulated/back up fuel amount relative to the trip amount?
Ein ganz großes Dankeschön für deine Arbeit Captain Joe!!! Das erste Video das ich von dir gesehen habe,wurde uns an der Groundschool vom POF instructor gezeigt👍 However, bin gerade mich beim AVEX mit fuel policies etwas am struggeln und dein Video hat mir gerade so einiges näher gebracht…Dann auch noch mit einem Beispiel wo es nach FAO zu meinem Heimatland geht,genial✌️ Mach weiter so ,du hilfst mir und viele angehende andere die trotz des COVID’s nightmares es nicht aufgegeben haben. Nach v one (1) wird rotiert,no matter what🛫 Grüße,V-one
Das ist das erste video was ich von dir gucke und ich hatte von anfang an das gefühl das du ein deutscher bist :) und es hat sich als wahr herausgestellt :D
Hey Captain Joe, I am just a sim Pilot; Love your videos, they are very informative. In this video I would have loved to see maybe a pie chart or similar with an example calculation just to visually see a somewhat realistic relation between the block fuel components. However, keep on making these videos, they are great!
Hey Micky eepus profile is from The game kerbal space program, or ksp. And that's why he said ksp! Just a tip for The next time you're trying to be an as#@ole, do your research before trying to insult somone, or you're going to end up like this, being wreckt and looking as a fool
can you make a video about fuel dumping ? Also a question, rather than taking the risk of many things going wrong and you being forced to fly for an extra hr or two , why not just fill the plane up to be "safe"?
Most small/medium commercial jets can't and don't need to dump fuel (due to them carrying less fuel and relatively less maximum landing weight). In an emergency either fuel is burnt in a hold or the plane performs an overweight landing. Aircraft have an allowed maximum landing and take off weight, (the take off weight being generally higher than the maximum allowed landing weight). For larger, long haul aircraft perfoming a longhaul flight, most aircraft takeoff beyond their maximum landing weight. Therefore in an emergency when an immediate landing is required, fuel is vented or jettisoned from the wing tips to lose weight (fuel) and to reduce the maximum landing weight to a weight allowed for landing. If an overweight landing occured on a heavy large jet, it would require a higher than normal landing speed and could be extremely difficult to control when in full landing configuration, the landing gear could sustain damage, the aircraft may not stop within the available runway length. And the added fuel would pose a massive fire risk, basically every pilots worse nightmare.
That would pollute more to the environment and your tickets would cost more. It's like adding a trailer with 2000 liters of fuel instead of driving to the next gas station. Fuel dumping on smaller planes is not a thing, the system for dumping is somewhat heavy and the planes are simply able to do an slightly overweight landing anyway. The main issue which is addressed with fuel dumping, if you fly long hauls your plane is that much too heavy that your simply unable to land. After a heavy landing the plane needs to be inspected, so this isn't an easy decision to make for the pilot. On PAN-situations the pilot might take the risk and fly for another half hour in circles to burn a bit fuel, on emergency situations this isn't a big deal.
Ruben Kelevra It's based on the aircraft manufacturers certified maximum allowed landing weight. If the aircraft is too heavy to land in an emergency then a fuel jettison system is required.
Nice video outlining basic fuel supply requirements without going into excessive detail. In case some of you are interrested in further detail here you go; Taxi Fuel: for ground operations such as taxiing & APU consumption. Trip Fuel: to allow take-off, climb, cruise, descent, approach & landing at destination aerodrome. Basically the planned flight if everything goes according to plan. Contingency Fuel: is required to allow for unforseen circumstances. It shall be 5% of planned trip fuel which shall not be less fuel required to fly for 5 minutes at holding speed consumption 1500ft above destination aerodrome in ISA conditions. Destination Alternate: to allow for a planned diversion to another aerodrome known as the destination alternate if the aircraft unable to land at the destination aerodrome.This is a complicated one... (i) if ONLY ONE alternate is required - the amount of fuel required to perform the missed approach at the destination aerodrome & then climb, cruise, descend, approach & the destination alternate aerodrome. (ii) if TWO alternates are required - the amount of fuel required to perform the missed approach at the destination aerodrome & then climb, cruise, descend, approach & land at the destination alternate that is the FURTHEST AWAY of the two. (iii) if NO alternate is selected - the amount of fuel to fly for 15 minutes at holding speed 1500ft above the destination alternate aerodrome in ISA conditions. (iv) if the destination aerodrome is ISOLATED; · 45 minutes + 15% of the planned cruise consumption including OR 2 hours at cruise consumption rate whichever is less for PISTON engined aircraft. · 2 hours cruise consumption rate for TURBINE engined aircraft. Final Reserve Fuel: to allow for emergency low fuel scenarios. Final reserve fuel is calculated using the estimated mass of the aircraft on arrival at the destination alternate or destination aerodrome to allow the aircraft to fly for; · 45 minutes for PISTON engine aircraft · 30 minutes holding speed consumption rate 1500ft above the applicable aerodrome elevation in ISA condtions for TURBINE engine aircraft. Additional Fuel: this is to deal with potential failures during the en route phase of the flight. It is supplementary to the combined amount above IF the amount of fuel is not enough to allow the aircraft to descend & fly to the en route alternate aerodrome in the event of an engine failure or loss of pressurisation assuming such failure occurs at the most critical point of the flight & allow; (a) the aircraft to fly for 15 minutes at holding speed 1500ft above the en route alternate aerodrome in ISA conditions (b)perform the approach & landing at the en route alternate. (c) comply with EDTO requirements. Discretionary Fuel: further fuel requested at discretion of the pilot/s. And that's it! As you can see fueling an aircraft is far more complex than one might think. A great amount attention is concentrated on ensuring that there is adequate fuel to deal with a multitude of potential delays, challenging meteorological conditions, failures & other abnormalities. Despite this airlines push to ensure that they carry the absolute minimum required to save money because you burn more fuel if want to carry more fuel. The above should be 99% correct, I might have missed 1 or two things as I was remembering the requirements off the top of my head. Regards, Rowan Clarke-Joubert Grade II Flight Instructor
Thank you. Can you please tell us a little more about :"Additional Fuel: this is ... in the event of an engine failure or loss of pressurisation assuming such failure occurs at the most critical point of the flight" How much more (in percentages increase of fuel/distance during constant altitude cruise flight) does the plane with modern turbofans need in case of loss of cabin pressure and as a result having to fly at FL100? If there is a lot of variation between different airliners could you give some examples? How about bizjets, is the percentage increase the same or is there a substantial difference? How much does true airspeed reduce at FL100 compared to flight at normal cruise altitude?
I have watched...dozens I think, of your videos. I must say, I have enjoyed each and every one. Thank-you for doing them. Enjoyable to watch, listen too, and educational. I don't think it gets any better than that. :)
absolutely wonderful explanation!!! :) now I understand more about the fuel!!! basically the APU uses the batteries to start, then give compressed air for the main engines to start. also give power the planes lights, nav, computer etc. give air inside the cabin and passengers etc. that's so clear understanding. :)
Hey Captain I enjoy your videos. I have a question. A plane is powered by jet fuels which burns with oxygen. By mass the oxygen account for 75% and the jet fuel 25%. It's a great luck that oxygen is freely available all along the route. So my question is would a plane even be able to take off if it had to also carry all its oxygen on board as well? Thanks Mike
Although I am passionate about aviation, I could not pursue it due to limited financial means and the lack of aeronautical infrastructure in my country during the dark period of the "decennie noire." Fortunately, I was able to indulge my passion by exploring other possibilities, such as flight simulators. I am extremely grateful that these tools were created because without them, I would have felt lost and depressed. To deepen my knowledge, I created an application that calculates fuel balance, drift, and autonomy, as well as another for top of descent. Although I am neither a pilot nor an IT specialist, I am passionate about aviation and continue to nourish this passion as much as possible. Translate French to English, thank you !
I recently flew from Baltimore, MD to Manchester, NH on a B-737. It's about a 1 hour flight. After we landed I asked the pilot how much fuel had been burned. He told me about 1,200 gallons. I figured out later that that much jet fuel is equivalent to about 5 tanks of home heating oil, which is enough to heat an average house in this area for about two winters, being burned in just 1 hour. Also, at the current price of fuel the fares for about 30% of the seats are needed to cover just the fuel cost on that trip for the airline.
Yeah Kilos vs pounds, some Canadian pilots a number of years ago learned how important that was. On the other hand they're in the record books for longest glide by commercial passenger aircraft. Recently found your channel and subbed. Thanks for making these vids they're really educational as well as entertaining.
Thanks for the upload! I did a Boeing 737 simulator and the instructor told me how you need to be able to circle the runway for half an hour. He told me that happened to him in India because a cow wondered onto the run way and due to religious beliefs, you can't make the cow move, you must wait for the cow to move itself.
Its true..amazing...but just figured that out...what bs about trilion liters of fuel...even before i heard that explanation about the air i was thinking : Jesus this is such bs....and than i heard that about compressed air..... Normal average IQ doesnt allow us to be so blind. Fuel bs..there is no way in hell its fuel..
@@PenzancePete 74 Gear channel...check that out...he is qualified pilot... No pilot ever saw large enough fuel trucks pumping large enough quantity of fuel into airplane, there is no room for that ammount fuel in the airplane, there is room for luggage, passangers, crew, in the tin wings there are room for flaps ...there is no way you can physically put that ammount of fuel in the aircraft ...unless you are magician.... its just common sense which tells you that...i tought of that years before anyone came up with compressed engines theory.... It also explains insanly cheap prices for air travel, you can fly all over europe for the price of pack of cigarettes ...its how much i payed my ticket for 1000 km flight, 15 euros...none of that make apsolute sense, there is no car or bus or train which can drive you for that cheap price, and ammount of jet fuel they use should be large , not only that, airport fees, wages for pilots,crew, maintance, they would not be able to sell tickets for 15 euros =1000 km... All "budget airline" is a scam, you need to have airline which can operate normally, and for normal operation you need sufficiant funds, it means you cant lower the price of ticket that low ...its all a scam...
It depends on the plane and engine model, it's flight duration and weight. To give you an estimated, I found this on an Airliners.net forum, corresponding to a Boeing 737-300 with 130 passengers plus luggage onboard: Climb - 2950lbs / 15mins Cruise - 5500lbs/hr Descent - 600lbs / 20mins Hold - 2650 / 30mins Alternate - 1950 / 20mins Min arrival fuel - 6300lbs Recomended arrival fuel - 8300lbs
It depends on the aircraft size and obviously the distance between cities. For example from Santiago de Chile (SCL) to Buenos Aires (EZE) the distance is a little less than 1150 km, so the aprox. total fuel measured in KG should be: For an A320 7,500 For an A321 9,000 For a B787-9 15,000 I'm a Ground Operations Coordinator in SCL and one of my tasks is to comfirm the total fuel to be refueled into the plane with the captain, according to the weight onboard.
pancho prinz sí Pancho, todos los días el LAN 445 que sale en la tarde y hace la ruta SCL-EZE ocupa un B787-8 o B787-9. En Argentina el dreamliner de Latam sólo cubre EZE y en el resto de Sudamérica llega a GRU/LIM/BOG/MVD.
drrockmarcellus no estaba al tanto. Pero el 787 no es demasiado grande para volar la ruta SCL-EZE? Es un trayecto que se puede cubrir tranquilamente con la familia del A320.
Thank you for teaching me the difference of all sorts of airplanes. I have been working at the airport in Salt Lake. Between the on the job training and what you have done in your videos. It's been a very easy and exciting experience. Thank you for everything.
But captain Joe, what happens if my world of warcraft raid get wiped 10 times in a roll on my core I7 laptop playing in your first class and as a result I demanded 10 extra wet towel to wipe off my sweat (and maybe tears). Are you sure the extra energy consumption won't cause the plane to declare emergency and divert to nearest airport? what if we are above the ocean, wouldn't that be a wipe?
Dzaster.. SMDH. Yep. The "Fuel Hoax". Are you surprised? Most of them are also now becoming proponents of Munching on their own fecal matter and drinking down their own pee pee juice.. i.e "The Food Hoax".. Just hope they don't learn about the "Oxygen hoax" and find out we can breath under water too !! ;)
Just show them pictures like this when they claim the wings couldn't possibly hold as much fuel as they claim: www.pinterest.com/pin/132152570293413363/#details?amp_client_id=CLIENT_ID(_)&mweb_unauth_id=887cac222618c2dd14e034a83bf34d6e
from start, have you any experience in using a plane. getting an ATPL is a long process and most start when they are as little as 18, and its expensive. but you get to have the coolest job in the universe :)
At 25, you are extremely young compared to the average pilot. However, know that it is a long process with multiple exams, ratings and hours of building experience. To answer your question, it really depends on what career path in aviation you're interested in - General Aviation or Airlines. For general aviation, your age is fine but for airlines, they generally want younger pilots (the older you are, the less 'potential years' you can stay with them before you retire and will therefore be a waste of resources) and note that its still going to be another 5 or so years until you satisfy the entry requirements of airlines. Having said that, it varies from airlines to airlines, you may know influential people who can get you a job at an airline or you might be eligible to be in an airline cadet program - so there are lots of ways to be in the airline industry as a pilot and at the end of the day, its more of WHO you know than WHAT you know.
I don't know what country you're in but I know in the US if you go into the Air Force and you test well and have the aptitude they will train you to be a pilot for free the taxpayers will pay for it and then when you get up and you can fly for a commercial airline
The Boeing 700-300 has a 171,000 litre tank capacity according to Boeing. That's equivalent of 85+ huge oak whiskey barrels. Amazing how they get it all in those thin wings isn't it? It's almost as if they created a narrative that fuel is the most expensive part of your ticket to fool people into paying high prices.
Excellent explanation, as always. What you should add, though, is that the airline pilots never do these calculations alone. They are assisted, and in reality, directed by the dispatchers. Besides safety in aviation being a team effort, having the dispatchers doing a lot of the planning relieves the pilots of a lot of the stress of doing all the planning, which allows them to concentrate more on safely getting the plane and passengers to their destination.
Captan joe thanks so much for your videos so awesome for people wonting to become a pilot like me For a next upcoming video can you teach me about the check list before starting engines and leaving
Fantastic , though you forgot to mention: there is also minimum additional Fuel in case of engine failure or cabin depressurization , in which you need to have at least 15 mins of holding time fuel at 1500 feet (450m) above the aerodrome) in standard conditions. you can find this in the > PART-CAT AMC1 CAT OP. MPA. 150(b) Fuel policy
Hey captain Joe, what are those holes right on the end of a jet's tail? I thought it would be exhaust of some kind but i thought the cabin stays pressurized and the engines have their own exhausts.
That is the exhaust if the auxiliary power unit. Which you may assume as a generator to power AC, and to power ignition of the main engines. It is used while the aircraft is stationary at the airport
captain, why is it that if traveling east lets say from lax to dallas takes 3:15 min..why going back from Dallas to Lax takes about the same time when the earth is spinning at 1,000 mph??
Because in 30000 feet the atmosphere is still spinning more or less with the same speed as the ground does. You would have to fly a lot higher to experience a noticable difference. 30000 feet isn't very high if you look at how far out the atmosphere actually extends. For instance the reentry heating for a shuttle or capsule starts to get really serious at about 85km over the ground.
Airplanes fly in the air - so the speed and/or distance relative to the air it crosses is relevant. The atmosphere spins with the earth -- if not, you'd have 1000 mph wind speed all the time
Thank you for the awesome video Captain Joe! This video really helped me to understand better about the fuel on board. I wish this video was available earlier when I took flight dispatcher exam. I would definitely recommend this video to my friends who are willing to take flight dispatcher exam. By the way, when you mentioned de-icing during taxi fuel, I read a memoire written by a pilot and he mentioned something called 'Hold Over time' on his memoire. What is exactly hold over time and how do they determine that time? Again thanks for the great video! Happy flyings!
Da er noch nicht geantwortet hat und es extreme Verschwendung wäre den Rest, der auch relativ viel ist, wegzuschütten, nehme ich sehr stark an, dass er getestet und dringendsten wird.
Ja der bleibt natürlich in den Tanks, und wird dann wieder mit neuen Fuel vermischt für den nächsten Flug :) Auf einem Vierer Leg MUC-DUS zum Beispiel, kommt es schon ab und zu vor das ich und mein Kapitän uns batteln wer weniger Sprit auf jeden Leg verbraucht. Ist meist eine super Challenge und spart Geld :) Grüsse Joe
Vielen Dank für die Antwort. War mir da jetzt nicht wirklich sicher, da es ja im Grunde anderer Treibstoff ist als etwa das Benzin fürs Auto. Könnt ihr denn da ordentliche Einsparungen erzielen bei euren Battles? Find sowas durchaus interessant.
Hey Captain! Very useful for me to understand how much fuel I'd have to burn in my sim (serious) A320 flights; I appreciated - greetings from Brazil. you've gained one more following.
Always interesting videos. Thank you much. Quick question: when you are fueling the plane, do you take into account unburned fuel from previous flights. For example, if you had a very uneventful flight and still had your alternate and final reserve fuel stores. When fueling for the next flight (say it was a return flight with the same alternate and final reserve requirements), would you only add fuel for trip and taxi?
many years ago we were flying to London and because of weather the plane was diverted to Scotland where, if I remember correctly, we circled for at least 2 if not 3 hours before returning to land in London. Those pilots had obviously planned very well.
Thank you Joe! I have watched some of ur videos in respect of airplane operation. They are very nice and realistic. I love planes and like them all. Please post more of yours soon. Thank you!!!
Joe, could you talk about the bad weather take offs and landings? A plane just had an accident here in Mexico due to bad weather, no one died but it was a close call. I saw a video from inside the plane and they were taking off with heavy hail, the visibility was practically non-existent. Thanks! and keep up the great work!
of relevant note, Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 in 1996 was hijacked by 3 men who read the plane's maximum range in a magazine and tried to force the pilot to fly to Australia and not believe the pilots saying they don't have fuel to go even 1/4 of the way. plane ran out of fuel, crash in ocean and 125 people including all the hijackers died.
I heard of someone who recently returned from America, that the plane was put into a waiting loop. She said she could smell fuel, and noticed that one or more firetrucks were on standby.
fuel calculations are affected by weight and load, its true takeoffs from US airports need more fuel because of the higher average weight of Americans.
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You're a fucking idiot!
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This is actually something I wanted to know.
Fruit Loops Why would you click the video otherwise? Pointless comment.
Richard van Pukkem you replying to a dead comment is pointless.
its funny how you assumed he was sacarstic
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Wow!, hat off to you man. As a pilot myself, I have to admit that I opened your video for the fun to see a "pilot wanna be" trying to impress friends with his little knowledge.
Actually, it's completely the opposite. You sound extremely professional and I will recommend your channel to the eventual newbie that always approach to us for advises.
Well done!
I don't think he's a wanna be pilot.
He is a pilot too ....
Goat pilots would have 4 stripes on the uniform. That he has 3 means he is a first officer
I dont know shit of the stripes thanks
He is a pilot and a First Officer.
Captain Joe....Your Explanation are so clear. Congratulation!
Capt Joe great to see you back on RUclips.
I am in aviation and aircraft production since more than 20 years. These channel is the ultimate source for people looking for means of "solving the fear of flying desease". The descriptions are profound and easily understandable. The combination of technical environment, necessities (which many people are not aware of) about aircraft technology and flying are explained as well as the refined interaction of professionals and technology which leads to an inherently safe way of getting from point A to point B.
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welcome back. been missing your videos
still wondering how many gallons per mile bro?
That´s worth a video in comparison to a car, I´ll think about it :) Greetings Joe
You say 30 minutes at least of final reserve fuel... Does that apply for medium aircrafts? Is it different for heavies?
According to Boeing's Web site, the 747 burns approximately 5 gallons of fuel per mile (12 liters per kilometer).
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Shaun Doniyorov on the planes I've seen with less than 50 passengers, I've found it to be 5-10mpg, maybe pushing it to 12-15. Commercial ones I *think* gets half that.
@Captain Joe, I'm in the process of getting my PPL's and I must admit, your videos have been very educational. Keep them coming, and thanks for taking your time for making them.
For those who want numbers. I work at KMSP and a 777 from Minneapolis to Tokyo uses ~24,000 gallons and an a330 to Amstradam uses ~15000 gallons whereas a 757 to lax uses 5000 gallons and and an a320 to lax uses 3200. It varies and depends on the plane and the destination
A 747 from PHX to London takes 32,000 gallons.
So how many fuel trucks did you use for 24000 gallons. How long did it take to fuel?
@@christianjungerberg5254 it really depends on the airport. At PHX we use a hydrant system for fueling. At most gates we don't even use a truck. Just a pump cart that's parked at the gate. For the big planes, we use a hydrant truck, which is just a big pump on wheels. Plug one hose into the ground nozzle, and another hose into the plane, and 90 minutes later, you've pumped 25,000 gallons.
@@murphsmodels8853 please don't bullshit me. A major airport would need millions of gallons a day delivered to them. And since a tanker holds only 5000 gallons a major airport would need a dam pipe line to keep up.
@@christianjungerberg5254 we have an underground pipeline that connects to five 1 million gallon tanks, and has nozzle connections at every gate.
Whatching you as a student (grade 12), gives me more passion for my dream career, aerospace engineering. I enjoy your impacts Sir, Thank you so much.
Frank Lampard lookalike!
Very good explanation CAPTAIN..
But can it melt steel beams
lol :) NO
Kiwlo steel doesn't need to melt in order to be structurally unstable.
If you are referring to 9-11 heat makes metal expand. The metal steel beams expanded thus compromising the integrity of the building and that is why they collapsed. Perhaps you should study and talk to a structural engineer. Firefighters should have tried to battle the flames.
molten steel is clearly seen streaming from the building in the news footage ... so I guess it must be able to melt steel beams ;-)
jimmyfly huh!?? Burning debries? Melting paper or concrete ya cause that melts. Fyi the building were engineered to with stand a plane crashing into them by code
Look it up. Look at the replay those building were smoking witch means starved for air. This is boy scouts 101 starved for air means low burning temps
Thank you Captain Joe for your professional explanation about the basic fuel load of a jetliner. Well done.
We missed you captain!
Thank you very much for your kind words, appreciate it :) Greetings Joe
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Very interesting. I am personally grateful for these enlightening clips, for the passion, dedication and enthusiasm behind it.
Thank you Captain Joe.
nice video. The bit at the end about lbs and lg reminded me of the Gimli Glider.
Haha nice :)
On an airbus the GImli Glider thingy would be a bit easier I guess, because you have fly by wire and a computer which calculates the maximum angle of attack. :)
Did you ever tried it Joe?
I go on probably 8 flights every summer and you have answered so many of my questions so far!!!
Awesome series! Thanks for doing this! When an aircraft manufacturer indicates their planes have a range of x km, does it take into amount all the extra fuel that a plane is regulated to carry? And what percentage are all the regulated/back up fuel amount relative to the trip amount?
Ein ganz großes Dankeschön für deine Arbeit Captain Joe!!! Das erste Video das ich von dir gesehen habe,wurde uns an der Groundschool vom POF instructor gezeigt👍 However, bin gerade mich beim AVEX mit fuel policies etwas am struggeln und dein Video hat mir gerade so einiges näher gebracht…Dann auch noch mit einem Beispiel wo es nach FAO zu meinem Heimatland geht,genial✌️
Mach weiter so ,du hilfst mir und viele angehende andere die trotz des COVID’s nightmares es nicht aufgegeben haben.
Nach v one (1) wird rotiert,no matter what🛫
Grüße,V-one
Das ist das erste video was ich von dir gucke und ich hatte von anfang an das gefühl das du ein deutscher bist :) und es hat sich als wahr herausgestellt :D
Hey Captain Joe, I am just a sim Pilot; Love your videos, they are very informative. In this video I would have loved to see maybe a pie chart or similar with an example calculation just to visually see a somewhat realistic relation between the block fuel components. However, keep on making these videos, they are great!
I am also a sim pilot and I love his videos
you just go your self a new subscriber
Ksp :)
Hey Micky I'm sorry but you're not that smart right now
Hey Micky eepus profile is from The game kerbal space program, or ksp. And that's why he said ksp! Just a tip for The next time you're trying to be an as#@ole, do your research before trying to insult somone, or you're going to end up like this, being wreckt and looking as a fool
David Gustafsson looks like he deleted his comment because I don't see it
I don't know, I can still see it, but if you didn't read it he insulted Miguel for writing ksp, and not in a very nice way either
What a wonderful INTRO !! for the large ATPL chapter - FUEL PLANNING CAT.O.PM - Thank you so much Captain !
can you make a video about fuel dumping ? Also a question, rather than taking the risk of many things going wrong and you being forced to fly for an extra hr or two , why not just fill the plane up to be "safe"?
more weight = more fuel burn = wasted money for the company
Most small/medium commercial jets can't and don't need to dump fuel (due to them carrying less fuel and relatively less maximum landing weight). In an emergency either fuel is burnt in a hold or the plane performs an overweight landing. Aircraft have an allowed maximum landing and take off weight, (the take off weight being generally higher than the maximum allowed landing weight). For larger, long haul aircraft perfoming a longhaul flight, most aircraft takeoff beyond their maximum landing weight. Therefore in an emergency when an immediate landing is required, fuel is vented or jettisoned from the wing tips to lose weight (fuel) and to reduce the maximum landing weight to a weight allowed for landing. If an overweight landing occured on a heavy large jet, it would require a higher than normal landing speed and could be extremely difficult to control when in full landing configuration, the landing gear could sustain damage, the aircraft may not stop within the available runway length. And the added fuel would pose a massive fire risk, basically every pilots worse nightmare.
Also, the weight of the extra fuel itself may be unsafe. The aircraft may struggle a bit.
That would pollute more to the environment and your tickets would cost more. It's like adding a trailer with 2000 liters of fuel instead of driving to the next gas station.
Fuel dumping on smaller planes is not a thing, the system for dumping is somewhat heavy and the planes are simply able to do an slightly overweight landing anyway. The main issue which is addressed with fuel dumping, if you fly long hauls your plane is that much too heavy that your simply unable to land.
After a heavy landing the plane needs to be inspected, so this isn't an easy decision to make for the pilot. On PAN-situations the pilot might take the risk and fly for another half hour in circles to burn a bit fuel, on emergency situations this isn't a big deal.
Ruben Kelevra It's based on the aircraft manufacturers certified maximum allowed landing weight. If the aircraft is too heavy to land in an emergency then a fuel jettison system is required.
This is one of the best RUclips channels ever. I'm surprised captain joe doesn't have more subscriber.
well for the amount of the videos, it's a looooot subscribers
Thank you very much for your kind words, appreciate it :) Greetings Joe
Good to see you back,
nice explanation, tnx for share New videos.
greetings from Brazil.
I am glad you are back, we missed you! I cannot wait to see more of your videos! :D
joe is back!
Nice video outlining basic fuel supply requirements without going into excessive detail. In case some of you are interrested in further detail here you go;
Taxi Fuel: for ground operations such as taxiing & APU consumption.
Trip Fuel: to allow take-off, climb, cruise, descent, approach & landing at destination aerodrome. Basically the planned flight if everything goes according to plan.
Contingency Fuel: is required to allow for unforseen circumstances. It shall be 5% of planned trip fuel which shall not be less fuel required to fly for 5 minutes at holding speed consumption 1500ft above destination aerodrome in ISA conditions.
Destination Alternate: to allow for a planned diversion to another aerodrome known as the destination alternate if the aircraft unable to land at the destination aerodrome.This is a complicated one...
(i) if ONLY ONE alternate is required - the amount of fuel required to perform the missed approach at the destination aerodrome & then climb, cruise, descend, approach & the destination alternate aerodrome.
(ii) if TWO alternates are required - the amount of fuel required to perform the missed approach at the destination aerodrome & then climb, cruise, descend, approach & land at the destination alternate that is the FURTHEST AWAY of the two.
(iii) if NO alternate is selected - the amount of fuel to fly for 15 minutes at holding speed 1500ft above the destination alternate aerodrome in ISA conditions.
(iv) if the destination aerodrome is ISOLATED;
· 45 minutes + 15% of the planned cruise consumption including OR 2 hours at cruise consumption rate whichever is less for PISTON engined aircraft.
· 2 hours cruise consumption rate for TURBINE engined aircraft.
Final Reserve Fuel: to allow for emergency low fuel scenarios. Final reserve fuel is calculated using the estimated mass of the aircraft on arrival at the destination alternate or destination aerodrome to allow the aircraft to fly for;
· 45 minutes for PISTON engine aircraft
· 30 minutes holding speed consumption rate 1500ft above the applicable aerodrome elevation in ISA condtions for TURBINE engine aircraft.
Additional Fuel: this is to deal with potential failures during the en route phase of the flight. It is supplementary to the combined amount above IF the amount of fuel is not enough to allow the aircraft to descend & fly to the en route alternate aerodrome in the event of an engine failure or loss of pressurisation assuming such failure occurs at the most critical point of the flight & allow;
(a) the aircraft to fly for 15 minutes at holding speed 1500ft above the en route alternate aerodrome in ISA conditions
(b)perform the approach & landing at the en route alternate.
(c) comply with EDTO requirements.
Discretionary Fuel: further fuel requested at discretion of the pilot/s.
And that's it! As you can see fueling an aircraft is far more complex than one might think. A great amount attention is concentrated on ensuring that there is adequate fuel to deal with a multitude of potential delays, challenging meteorological conditions, failures & other abnormalities. Despite this airlines push to ensure that they carry the absolute minimum required to save money because you burn more fuel if want to carry more fuel. The above should be 99% correct, I might have missed 1 or two things as I was remembering the requirements off the top of my head.
Regards,
Rowan Clarke-Joubert
Grade II Flight Instructor
Thank you.
Can you please tell us a little more about :"Additional Fuel: this is ... in the event of an engine failure or loss of pressurisation assuming such failure occurs at the most critical point of the flight"
How much more (in percentages increase of fuel/distance during constant altitude cruise flight) does the plane with modern turbofans need in case of loss of cabin pressure and as a result having to fly at FL100?
If there is a lot of variation between different airliners could you give some examples?
How about bizjets, is the percentage increase the same or is there a substantial difference?
How much does true airspeed reduce at FL100 compared to flight at normal cruise altitude?
He didn't mention how much amount of fuel it required for a particular Aircraft to fly between those cities.
Because it's variable, depending on type of aircraft, the load it's carrying, the weather conditions etc.
I have watched...dozens I think, of your videos. I must say, I have enjoyed each and every one. Thank-you for doing them. Enjoyable to watch, listen too, and educational. I don't think it gets any better than that. :)
thanks for explaining. can you please make a video explaining flaps, when to extend them, and how they work? thx
Yes, I should, getting this question a lot! :) I´ll work on it!
😁 thanks
bloodshaker12 r u not familiar with your wife's flaps or do u want a video on them too??
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I’m now preparing flight planning for my ATPL. Your explanations are amazing. THANK YOU SO MUCH❤️❤️
Verry Informative video
absolutely wonderful explanation!!! :) now I understand more about the fuel!!! basically the APU uses the batteries to start, then give compressed air for the main engines to start. also give power the planes lights, nav, computer etc. give air inside the cabin and passengers etc. that's so clear understanding. :)
There´s a big APU video coming up very soon Josh, could be in your interest :) Greetings Joe
awesome! I look forward to seeing your upcoming Video!...keep them coming! love your vids :0-)
Really interesting! I like your videos.
Thank you very much for your kind words, appreciate it :) Greetings Joe
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Hey Captain
I enjoy your videos.
I have a question.
A plane is powered by jet fuels which burns with oxygen. By mass the oxygen account for 75% and the jet fuel 25%.
It's a great luck that oxygen is freely available all along the route.
So my question is would a plane even be able to take off if it had to also carry all its oxygen on board as well?
Thanks Mike
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neee ER lebt xD Cpt Joe
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Danke und stimmt 😊😏
I don't know how I found myself here, but I'm glad I did. Fascinating. New sub anyway!
On top of all of that, you have to make sure you touchdown under your maximum landing weight!
Although I am passionate about aviation, I could not pursue it due to limited financial means and the lack of aeronautical infrastructure in my country during the dark period of the "decennie noire." Fortunately, I was able to indulge my passion by exploring other possibilities, such as flight simulators. I am extremely grateful that these tools were created because without them, I would have felt lost and depressed. To deepen my knowledge, I created an application that calculates fuel balance, drift, and autonomy, as well as another for top of descent. Although I am neither a pilot nor an IT specialist, I am passionate about aviation and continue to nourish this passion as much as possible. Translate French to English, thank you !
the landing gear of a plane is never designed to land the plane fully loaded.
because they lie about how much fuel it carries.
As Captain Joe already explained in another video. The one where he explains where aircrafts dump their fuel if necessary.
I recently flew from Baltimore, MD to Manchester, NH on a B-737. It's about a 1 hour flight. After we landed I asked the pilot how much fuel had been burned. He told me about 1,200 gallons. I figured out later that that much jet fuel is equivalent to about 5 tanks of home heating oil, which is enough to heat an average house in this area for about two winters, being burned in just 1 hour. Also, at the current price of fuel the fares for about 30% of the seats are needed to cover just the fuel cost on that trip for the airline.
What's with the claim of some channels that planes fly with compressed air instead of liquid fluel?
They were jealous of the attention flat earthers were getting, so they decided to double down on the stupidity.
And they don't realize that the wings on aircraft can actually be a few feet thick at a closer glance.
Great video, well presented and informative. Keep em coming. Thanks Capt Joe.
No actual gallons mentioned????
Yeah Kilos vs pounds, some Canadian pilots a number of years ago learned how important that was. On the other hand they're in the record books for longest glide by commercial passenger aircraft. Recently found your channel and subbed. Thanks for making these vids they're really educational as well as entertaining.
Gimli glider
captain joe i like ur videos a lot i am a pilot of emirates a380 this helped me a lot danke joe
Abian Arshil Azad A380 pilots don't watch RUclips videos about things they already know. I know you're 8 years old kid.
Abian Arshil Azad really ? Give a break dude , ur a pilot in Emirates airbus but u didn't know this childish thing, wow Emirates is fucked up
talk about grammar lmao
faarhaann khan .. I wasn't talking to you I was talking to the kid who thinks he is a pilot of a jumbo jet. Did i tag you? No
I wonder that you're a pilot and they didn't tell you about fuel !! weird
Watchin these things that I am already very familiar with is very nice. I'm enjoying every second of it, in every single video! thanks!
You should have mentioned tanker fuel..
Best channel for learning about planes.
My take on this? Fill the bugger up - sod the 'Bean Counters!' LOL
Weight can also be a concern, another reason to not fill the tank.
Not to mention it's uneconomical
yeah, but kind of embarrassing to run out of fuel in flight, as well as expensive and painful.
Fuel equals dangerous overweight.
Thanks for the upload! I did a Boeing 737 simulator and the instructor told me how you need to be able to circle the runway for half an hour. He told me that happened to him in India because a cow wondered onto the run way and due to religious beliefs, you can't make the cow move, you must wait for the cow to move itself.
Compressed air ? No wings can hold fuel..any plane crash the wing almost always intact
Its true..amazing...but just figured that out...what bs about trilion liters of fuel...even before i heard that explanation about the air i was thinking : Jesus this is such bs....and than i heard that about compressed air..... Normal average IQ doesnt allow us to be so blind. Fuel bs..there is no way in hell its fuel..
@@PenzancePete normal average IQ makes you make logical conclusions...no fuel
@@PenzancePete 74 Gear channel...check that out...he is qualified pilot... No pilot ever saw large enough fuel trucks pumping large enough quantity of fuel into airplane, there is no room for that ammount fuel in the airplane, there is room for luggage, passangers, crew, in the tin wings there are room for flaps ...there is no way you can physically put that ammount of fuel in the aircraft ...unless you are magician.... its just common sense which tells you that...i tought of that years before anyone came up with compressed engines theory.... It also explains insanly cheap prices for air travel, you can fly all over europe for the price of pack of cigarettes ...its how much i payed my ticket for 1000 km flight, 15 euros...none of that make apsolute sense, there is no car or bus or train which can drive you for that cheap price, and ammount of jet fuel they use should be large , not only that, airport fees, wages for pilots,crew, maintance, they would not be able to sell tickets for 15 euros =1000 km... All "budget airline" is a scam, you need to have airline which can operate normally, and for normal operation you need sufficiant funds, it means you cant lower the price of ticket that low ...its all a scam...
I can't stop watching your videos ✈ keep up the good work.
Thank you very much for your kind words, appreciate it :) Greetings Joe
How much fuel does a jet airplane need? You never said!
It depends on the plane and engine model, it's flight duration and weight. To give you an estimated, I found this on an Airliners.net forum, corresponding to a Boeing 737-300 with 130 passengers plus luggage onboard:
Climb - 2950lbs / 15mins
Cruise - 5500lbs/hr
Descent - 600lbs / 20mins
Hold - 2650 / 30mins
Alternate - 1950 / 20mins
Min arrival fuel - 6300lbs
Recomended arrival fuel - 8300lbs
It depends on the aircraft size and obviously the distance between cities. For example from Santiago de Chile (SCL) to Buenos Aires (EZE) the distance is a little less than 1150 km, so the aprox. total fuel measured in KG should be:
For an A320 7,500
For an A321 9,000
For a B787-9 15,000
I'm a Ground Operations Coordinator in SCL and one of my tasks is to comfirm the total fuel to be refueled into the plane with the captain, according to the weight onboard.
drrockmarcellus para qué empresa trabajas? LAN? No sabía que volaban Dreamliners para ir solo desde Chile hasta Argentina...
pancho prinz sí Pancho, todos los días el LAN 445 que sale en la tarde y hace la ruta SCL-EZE ocupa un B787-8 o B787-9. En Argentina el dreamliner de Latam sólo cubre EZE y en el resto de Sudamérica llega a GRU/LIM/BOG/MVD.
drrockmarcellus no estaba al tanto. Pero el 787 no es demasiado grande para volar la ruta SCL-EZE? Es un trayecto que se puede cubrir tranquilamente con la familia del A320.
Am a mechanical engineer i saw ur vedios first time ... really helpful..! Liked shared and subscribed
1 dislike is a tree hugger
How did you know? I love trees otherwise we would be having trouble breathing :)
Thank you for teaching me the difference of all sorts of airplanes. I have been working at the airport in Salt Lake. Between the on the job training and what you have done in your videos. It's been a very easy and exciting experience. Thank you for everything.
Why don't put solar panels on airplane top
Genius Idea!! Please email Boeing & Airbus Immediately!! :p
There's already an electric plane running purely on solar. it's still in testing though.
+Seyha Plane called the Solar Impulse
+ Majid Even better: Why not putting a "perpetuum mobile" inside the plane ;-))
solar is not powerful enought to power big planes so only on lighter prototype planes
Pankaj Chauhan I am just working on how to make a coffee for now
But captain Joe, what happens if my world of warcraft raid get wiped 10 times in a roll on my core I7 laptop playing in your first class and as a result I demanded 10 extra wet towel to wipe off my sweat (and maybe tears). Are you sure the extra energy consumption won't cause the plane to declare emergency and divert to nearest airport? what if we are above the ocean, wouldn't that be a wipe?
Haha why did you have to tell us that it's got an i7?
Just heard from the flat earth comunity planes don’t use fuel... 😂
Dzaster..
SMDH. Yep. The "Fuel Hoax". Are you surprised?
Most of them are also now becoming proponents of Munching on their own fecal matter and drinking down their own pee pee juice.. i.e "The Food Hoax"..
Just hope they don't learn about the "Oxygen hoax" and find out we can breath under water too !! ;)
The HardTruth that would be fun...😜
Just show them pictures like this when they claim the wings couldn't possibly hold as much fuel as they claim:
www.pinterest.com/pin/132152570293413363/#details?amp_client_id=CLIENT_ID(_)&mweb_unauth_id=887cac222618c2dd14e034a83bf34d6e
Alex Siemers have you seen other pics besides this one?? They dont carry all that fuel bud!
Truth Warrior I have seen other photos, that one is just a good sample image.
Very interesting and well explained. I had no idea fuel totals were so complicated. Thank you.
Thanks for the comment :) Greetings Joe
Amazing how you fit all that fuel in those skinny little wings. Can you smell the 🐎 shhhh it?
jack siscavage "skinny wings" - perhaps you should go and look at a plane close up before making a fool of yourself.
Captain, I'm 25 years old. Am I young enough to start a career at aviation or am I too old for it? Thanks!
from start, have you any experience in using a plane. getting an ATPL is a long process and most start when they are as little as 18, and its expensive. but you get to have the coolest job in the universe :)
you're fine. What do you want to do?
At 25, you are extremely young compared to the average pilot. However, know that it is a long process with multiple exams, ratings and hours of building experience. To answer your question, it really depends on what career path in aviation you're interested in - General Aviation or Airlines. For general aviation, your age is fine but for airlines, they generally want younger pilots (the older you are, the less 'potential years' you can stay with them before you retire and will therefore be a waste of resources) and note that its still going to be another 5 or so years until you satisfy the entry requirements of airlines. Having said that, it varies from airlines to airlines, you may know influential people who can get you a job at an airline or you might be eligible to be in an airline cadet program - so there are lots of ways to be in the airline industry as a pilot and at the end of the day, its more of WHO you know than WHAT you know.
I don't know what country you're in but I know in the US if you go into the Air Force and you test well and have the aptitude they will train you to be a pilot for free the taxpayers will pay for it and then when you get up and you can fly for a commercial airline
Answer: However Much It Needs To Get To The Other Airport
Admiral of the seas Gaming wrong
captain??? first officer my friend, everything at his time... good job
The Boeing 700-300 has a 171,000 litre tank capacity according to Boeing.
That's equivalent of 85+ huge oak whiskey barrels.
Amazing how they get it all in those thin wings isn't it?
It's almost as if they created a narrative that fuel is the most expensive part of your ticket to fool people into paying high prices.
Wings are not that thin they’re several feet thick along the inboard wing root especially large aircraft. Wings on large aircraft are massive.
Highly informative and very easy explanation technique, well done. Just out of curiosity have you done any flight sim videos on YT?
Thank you very much for your kind words, appreciate it :) Not yet but maybe in the future :) Greetings Joe
Well, no longer worrying about fuel consumption next time I'm in a holding pattern :)
Explained in a nice clear way :)
Thank you very much Jeroen! All the best ! Joe
Excellent explanation, as always. What you should add, though, is that the airline pilots never do these calculations alone. They are assisted, and in reality, directed by the dispatchers. Besides safety in aviation being a team effort, having the dispatchers doing a lot of the planning relieves the pilots of a lot of the stress of doing all the planning, which allows them to concentrate more on safely getting the plane and passengers to their destination.
Captan joe thanks so much for your videos so awesome for people wonting to become a pilot like me
For a next upcoming video can you teach me about the check list before starting engines and leaving
Joe, have you made a film concerning deploying flaps and the speeds of the aircraft at which you do this?
Perspective: Flight 2933 LaMia crashed in Colombia (nov 28 2016). One factor was fuel admin. stay safe Joe. awesome work
thanks Joe for sharing the information very nicely brief and i love the way you share your knowledge thanks again.
Can you explain what is the different between WINGLETS AND SHARKLETS
Why do I love Captain Joe so much?
what is the reserve fuel that you put into the fmc? is it just the final reserve fuel or do yoh add something else?
Fantastic , though you forgot to mention:
there is also minimum additional Fuel in case of engine failure or cabin depressurization , in which you need to have at least 15 mins of holding time fuel at 1500 feet (450m) above the aerodrome) in standard conditions. you can find this in the > PART-CAT AMC1 CAT OP. MPA. 150(b) Fuel policy
Hey captain Joe, what are those holes right on the end of a jet's tail? I thought it would be exhaust of some kind but i thought the cabin stays pressurized and the engines have their own exhausts.
is the exhaust of the APU
That is the exhaust if the auxiliary power unit. Which you may assume as a generator to power AC, and to power ignition of the main engines. It is used while the aircraft is stationary at the airport
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Thanks for the answer man.:)
Hey George, the boys are correct, it´s the APU, video about that coming very soon!
Glad I found this channel...subscribed. Thanks for taking the time to make these videos.
Joe, as always...great video and detail! I feel somewhat safer flying now!
captain, why is it that if traveling east lets say from lax to dallas takes 3:15 min..why going back from Dallas to Lax takes about the same time when the earth is spinning at 1,000 mph??
Because in 30000 feet the atmosphere is still spinning more or less with the same speed as the ground does. You would have to fly a lot higher to experience a noticable difference.
30000 feet isn't very high if you look at how far out the atmosphere actually extends. For instance the reentry heating for a shuttle or capsule starts to get really serious at about 85km over the ground.
Airplanes fly in the air - so the speed and/or distance relative to the air it crosses is relevant. The atmosphere spins with the earth -- if not, you'd have 1000 mph wind speed all the time
Thank you for the awesome video Captain Joe! This video really helped me to understand better about the fuel on board. I wish this video was available earlier when I took flight dispatcher exam. I would definitely recommend this video to my friends who are willing to take flight dispatcher exam.
By the way, when you mentioned de-icing during taxi fuel, I read a memoire written by a pilot and he mentioned something called 'Hold Over time' on his memoire. What is exactly hold over time and how do they determine that time?
Again thanks for the great video! Happy flyings!
Super Video. Was passiert eigentlich mit dem Treibstoff, der übrig bleibt weil eben alles glatt läuft? Verbleibt der in den Tanks?
Wäre naheliegend. Aber solche Annahmen sind ja nicht immer richtig, daher auch meine Frage an einen, der es sicher weiß ;)
Da er noch nicht geantwortet hat und es extreme Verschwendung wäre den Rest, der auch relativ viel ist, wegzuschütten, nehme ich sehr stark an, dass er getestet und dringendsten wird.
Ja der bleibt natürlich in den Tanks, und wird dann wieder mit neuen Fuel vermischt für den nächsten Flug :) Auf einem Vierer Leg MUC-DUS zum Beispiel, kommt es schon ab und zu vor das ich und mein Kapitän uns batteln wer weniger Sprit auf jeden Leg verbraucht. Ist meist eine super Challenge und spart Geld :) Grüsse Joe
Vielen Dank für die Antwort. War mir da jetzt nicht wirklich sicher, da es ja im Grunde anderer Treibstoff ist als etwa das Benzin fürs Auto. Könnt ihr denn da ordentliche Einsparungen erzielen bei euren Battles? Find sowas durchaus interessant.
Treibstoff ist nicht petrol/Benzin; es ist compressed-air (Druckluft).
captain Joe you are amazing.
outstanding explanation of every aviation question we ask you .
A really bad bad day as when I met my step-mother and also my little stupid-lazy 45yo step-bro in less of one hour. Superb class, thanks, Joe!
Hi Joe, what are the things you look for during a pre flight check outside the plane. thanks a fan.
Hey Captain! Very useful for me to understand how much fuel I'd have to burn in my sim (serious) A320 flights; I appreciated - greetings from Brazil. you've gained one more following.
Always interesting videos. Thank you much.
Quick question: when you are fueling the plane, do you take into account unburned fuel from previous flights. For example, if you had a very uneventful flight and still had your alternate and final reserve fuel stores. When fueling for the next flight (say it was a return flight with the same alternate and final reserve requirements), would you only add fuel for trip and taxi?
very well explained with the animations!
Dear captain, what is the sawing sound produced by Airbus A320 while taxing after landing?
Thank you
It´s the PTU, video is nearly finished ! Coming soon!
+Captain Joe thank you...
many years ago we were flying to London and because of weather the plane was diverted to Scotland where, if I remember correctly, we circled for at least 2 if not 3 hours before returning to land in London. Those pilots had obviously planned very well.
Thank you Joe! I have watched some of ur videos in respect of airplane operation. They are very nice and realistic.
I love planes and like them all. Please post more of yours soon.
Thank you!!!
Joe, could you talk about the bad weather take offs and landings?
A plane just had an accident here in Mexico due to bad weather, no one died but it was a close call. I saw a video from inside the plane and they were taking off with heavy hail, the visibility was practically non-existent.
Thanks! and keep up the great work!
of relevant note, Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 in 1996 was hijacked by 3 men who read the plane's maximum range in a magazine and tried to force the pilot to fly to Australia and not believe the pilots saying they don't have fuel to go even 1/4 of the way. plane ran out of fuel, crash in ocean and 125 people including all the hijackers died.
I heard of someone who recently returned from America, that the plane was put into a waiting loop. She said she could smell fuel, and noticed that one or more firetrucks were on standby.