How to cross the Atlantic - A330 Frankfurt to Punta Cana

Welcome back to another day in the life of a pilot.
Today you join me in the cockpit of the Airbus A330 and I'll guide you through what it takes to cross the Atlantic.
On this flight we took off in Frankfurt international airport EDDF on runway 18 and flew over the Atlantic into Punta Cana international airport MDPC onto runway 08 .
In this video I'll show you how the routing is done over the Atlantic and how the clearances work in the NAT HLA airspace.
After all that you'll experience how we deal with unexpected approach changes and finally how we land in Punta Cana.
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0:00 Intro
0:31 Departure out of Frankfurt EDDF RWY 18
1:11 Flight Route out of Europe
1:36 NAT HLA clearance and sectors
2:14 HF and Cell call check
3:24 Switching NAT HLA sectors
4:11 Approach routing into Punta Cana MDPC
5.02 Why we got rerouted by ATC
5:44 Approach Planing into Punta Cana MDPC runway 08
7:04 Setting flaps 1 A330 Cockpit
7:41 Setting flaps 2 A330 Cockpit
8:08 Auto Pilot off manual thrust - Gear down
8:26 Setting flaps 3 A330 Cockpit
8:45 Setting flaps full
9:17 Landing in Punta Cana MDPC RWY 08 A330

[@JonnKa]

if you continue producing these kind of high quality videos, your channel will skyrocket 🚀

[@Louislb20]

Real

[@sandisz]

Totally agree!

[@joelbaverstock2121]

Yes Pascal. Love seeing you talk us through the SIDS and STARs. Please make more videos like this.

[@Manuel-ok4jh]

Hello Pascal, the change of route from KATOK to BETIR this time and every other time was the decision of the San Juan control, even though it is true that entering through KATOK means arriving just in the opposite direction of the departures, the STAR KATOK1W is properly separated from all the other departures from PUJ because the PC101 fix constrain is at 8 thousand feet or higher, this point is right on the coastline. On another note, we love to give shortcuts when you come from BETIR, so always as long as it is possible for us, once you check in and if we receive the corresponding release from SJU before entering the FIR, a direct AGNAL from your current position will be the norm.
At PUJ we work in a single runway configuration, for which the final compression is adjusted, for this reason we sometimes use the speed control at RIKIK, for the heavy ones, we try not to use more than 170/160kts, I hope this does not represent drawbacks, by the way we like to see those short visual approaches so don't stop requesting them.

[@Pascalklr]

Thanks for the detailed explanation! It's always interesting to learn more about air traffic control decisions. I will definitely keep requesting them visuals 😅🙌✈️ Thanks for sharing your expertise mate ✌️

[@amarrashid599]

'5' butter landing!

[@brunacavalcanti]

How can some people say pilots just turn on the autopilot and do nothing, seriously!! Always interesting to see how things work and what you guys do. 2:23 was my favorite part, super cool to watch that!! Thanks for the great content as always 🙌

[@JazeraCS]

Hey Pascal, I'm an aspiring pilot and one of your neighbors (NL), and I have to say this content it great. It gives a realistic display of some of the work that I hope to be doing some day. Love your channel and keep this kind of content coming baby!!!

[@sandisz]

Great camera angle at landing gives a real speed sense.

[@Pascalklr]

Thank you 💪

[@FyingDude]

Absolutely keep posting that kind of videos! Even more explanations are recommended!

[@renatoctti]

I find your content quite unique, the way you make your pilot vlogs showcasing so much interesting details is hard to find anywhere else! I hope your channel keeps growing and you get the visibilty you deserve. Really appreciate the effort you put on your videos! Cheers from Italy ✈✈

[@nikkis0981]

I absolutely want to see more videos like this! Great video as always Pascal

[@chrisgardner8223]

Great video....thanks for posting

[@Pascalklr]

Glad you liked it! 🙌

[@KofoshiiKaro]

This is the real work in my opinion.

[@migueljorgefurtado]

Very interesting explanation! 👍

[@Pascalklr]

Thank you 🙌

[@successful_day]

I love your videos

[@gregsarron1502]

Yes, love this style.

[@tombooth7677]

One of the coolest jobs in the world. Great content. It would be interesting to hear you narrate what you are thinking about as you are landing. Love your channel ❤

[@GeekFreak-vv1vb]

Absolutely loving these videos.

[@sweiv]

Love that kind of video! thanks

[@SWEDISH-IRISHAVIATION]

Yessir finally a new video and it is of course a banger

[@glebkryvoruchko3255]

Vielen Dank, Pascal! Very nice video and great help for those new pilots out there, being actually one of them I really appreciate this kind of videos, hope to see more!

[@meyerhayoz84]

Amazing video; highly informative. Keep it up!

[@v.s.4948]

Wow wirklich wieder ein unfassbar gutes Video!! Mega!

[@Elwira22]

I love your videos, I was hoping to find a pilot who will describe/explain different aspects of flying. Looking forward to seeing more! 😍✈️

[@sirjasonakana]

Yes we like it, very interesting

[@user-dh8fh9cz5c]

Nice smooth landing at Punta Cana, very nice video, Thank you for bringing us this type of Video, say hello to your friend Captain Joe for me.

[@slavimihaylov2455]

Great video mate, The A330 is a magnificent airplane.

[@jackp80]

Love this video!

[@0sk011]

Really nice how you put the two videos together on final

[@matthewfinn6965]

Great video! Just landed in DR today to pickup my plane. That part of the country is beautiful!

[@sjnavaid]

great vid gang

[@hanspederchristensen8446]

nice landing !!!

[@waiganjoalvin6457]

The content is amazing

[@flying_pilot]

Es war wirklich ein sehr cooles Video, sehr interessant wenn man mal tiefer in die Abläufe blicken darf. Weiter so 👍

[@user-he7td4je5i]

Pascal your videos are truly amazing and they give us a profound realistic approach on what it truly feels to be in the cockpit❤......I was also satisfied by the planes shadow when you were approaching the runway 😅

[@kevinboy9717]

This Video is cool and i really appreciate your effort behind it. If somehow possible, a vlog kind of thing would also be very interesting where you document the whole trip with layover.

[@pong_sim]

Amazing video, do you plan on making a video about your oceanic crossing such as getting oceanic clearances, cpdlc messages, etc?

[@SWEDISH-IRISHAVIATION]

Remember me when you reach 1 mil

[@mathiasschilling]

Echt geiler Vlog!

[@user-rf9nx9pc8n]

Beautiful ❤️

[@finnleithomczyk5292]

love this format! do you always fly with autothrottle disconnected for landing?

[@gregsarron1502]

If you can get some footage of the PFD, that would be amazing too

[@user-br1cg2ks2s]

LONG TIME NI SEE MAN

[@tigerplayz731]

Is recording in the cockpit not allowed with the faa?

[@AKjohndoe]

I'm sure your passengers appreciate your landing skills more than your drawings anyways 👍 awesome video!

[@noeldinelli]

This has nothing to do with the video, but what car do you drive as a pilot? I've seen in previous videos you drive a BMW. May I ask which one?

[@Pascalklr]

I'm driving a BMW I4 right now ✌️

[@condolar]

Butter :0

[@kj-2011]

will you ever come back to boeing or stay with airbus

[@Pascalklr]

Who knows what the future brings 😉✌️

[@FyingDude]

:)

[@PersicMemezUz]

Hi, Pascal!
Ich bin Max und ich hab dich mal gefragt, ob wir zusammen im flugsimulator fliegen könnten. Ich habe keine Antwort erhalten…😢
Ich habe dir auf Instagram geschrieben, aber ich wurde warscheinlich ausgeblendet. Naja, ich wollte jetzt nach deiner E-Mail adresse fragen, weil ich die nirgends gefunden habe.
L.G. Max(Dein zukünftiger Kollege💙✈️💛)

[@tintinmariagabriel8520]

Your doing a good job people really appreciate sir take care by the way sir are your aware that your name are being use by other in crypto investments

[@LcDz2]

Please stop saying « basically » every other words !

[@flywithgeo1]

Pascal, please keep posting these type of videos! They are truly amazing!