@19:30 I've been looking forward to using this radar but I have yet to be assigned an ex-alaska bird. From what our training slides said it's basically weather radar showing returns like a CT scanner. It will vertically segment the radar returns in 500 or 1000 ft increments (can't remember), and instead of having to finagle with dish tilt angles which only correlates your radar returns with your altitudes if you do some tedious mental math, with this one you just pick the altitude of the echos you want to see (usually your own). Sadly looks like we're not keeping these and they're going to put the collins radar eventually like the rest of the fleet, which is still good but not nearly as fancy as the Honeywell.
as a pilot, I am always amazed at the level of detail and knowledge the maintenance crew has! Without them, pilots would not be flying anywhere! Thank you to all maintenance personnel for your dedicated hard work!
True. Unsung heroes of aviation. Without them no aircraft will ever take of or stay in the air. Nobody sees them and it's the most under appreciated job in the world. Thanks to people like stig and shows like aircraft investigation people are slowly getting aware of this profession where you cannot have the luxury of making mistakes. God bless them.
Every single upload you post here on YT is a delight, as its full packed of useful info that a lot of people like me never know or get to see, the more knowledge about aviation the better
Wow that lighting strike inspection was something else! Imagine doing that on an A380… you’d be there for days! Still it’s always a fun experience to watch your work! Great stuff as always Stig, look forward to the next one! 🇬🇧
As a newer technician (only had my A&P for about 1.5 years) stig always seems like the kinda guy that would be an absolute pleasure to work with and learn from. Love the videos man
I’ll tell you this, and I’m not trying to toot my own horn, I am fun to work with, but at the same time I am extremely strict. If I see something that you’re doing incorrectly, I’m gonna call you out immediately. All these videos are fun and games but when I’m actually doing the job, I’m very very serious. I do not take my job lightly. I’m very critical and I have extreme attention to detail. That being said if you are working with me, I’m going to do so much info dump information on you that you will be overwhelmed. But I try to manage it so you’re not overwhelmed. Does that make sense? 😅😂
@@StigAviation of course it does, and there is absolutely nothing wrong with calling people out when they’re doing something wrong. Calling people out is how they correct themselves and learn. Ive been called out by my co workers for things I’ve done, and therefore that’s how I learned to never do it that way again lol. This industry is all about safety and I always tell people I promise you will NOT hurt my feelings if I’m unintentionally doing something dumb and you yell at me over it. Being strict is a good thing in this industry because complacency or corner cutting can easily lead to lives lost. Everything we follow was written in blood based off past mistakes after all. You sir sound like a model technician and what I hope to strive for as my career continues 🫡.
Stig, you put a lot of work into your videos. It is very much appreciated your level of dedication to teaching people like me and many others the adventures of an aircraft mechanic. Thank you Sir!
That lightning strike inspection was extremely interesting Stig! You've always said, "From tires to toilets!" Now you can add coffee maker swaps to the list 😃🤙!!
We had a lightning strike 2 weeks ago on a Dassault Falcon 900EX biz jet. It happened on the landing approach with thunderstorms in the area, but the crew was unaware they had been hit. We found the static wick on the right wingtip melted, which triggered the full airframe inspection. (Easier than what you faced because it’s a smaller airplane.) We found the entrance point on the bottom of the left wingtip fairing. It blew a countersunk rivet right out of its mounting hole with a burn mark. Ended up replacing the wingtip fairing per Dassault engineering.
I so totally do have to watch it all at once. C'mon, who wouldn't...? I know it's hard to improve on near perfection, and this one was particularly excellent btw and I loved seeing the technical things in this one, and I most definitely agree that the longer and more technical, your videos are the better. It's what makes your channel and adventures so absolutely brilliant!!
We are so lucky to see everyrhing in your video, the view above the 777, inside the wing, the apu, and more. It's another wow video! Merci beaucoup Monsieur Stig
Fantastic job! Always look forward to Stig Shift! Never knew that it took so long to examine an airplane after a lightning strike and the amount of inspecting detail that it entails. You're an amazing mechanic and teacher! Well done Stig!
Wohoo! First! I saw the VC-25 take off live on LA flights! Awesome video today, thanks so much! Glad you are finally getting the recognition you deserve!
I don't fly often, but traveled out of state and back last week and I have to say, killing time at the airport was much more enjoyable seeing first hand all of the little details you teach us in your videos. My family may beg to differ after being taught about 777 main gears and barking dogs against their will, but these little details are what make aviation interesting! I know your videos take a fair bit of effort to produce but they sure do make my day. Keep up the good work and your trademark optimism, Stig!
Thank you so much Michelle, I really appreciate you having the interest in the inquisitive mind to learn and enjoy all of this. Especially when you’re at the airport and before you travel. I appreciate you for that.
@@StigAviation And you LOVE your job and airplanes. Having a career you love is the best thing, I never regret going to work, like yourself. BLESSED we get to do something we love and it's not "Work", but they can beat it out of you sometimes. CHEERS STIG🙏👍
Always so impressive to hear you share all of your knowledge with us! It’s amazing to see the inner workings of these airplanes. Crazy to learn More to Love 321neo now belongs to American!
Hey Stig, you might not remember me, I went for the MRO interview. Thank you for the tips it really helped, I find out next week if I got the Job or not. I will let you know if I get it or not fingers crossed :)
the lighting strike from LHR is my favorite part of the vid soo much details and certain areas POV we never get too see from a 777-300 er. ALSO MOOMMMMMM stig just uploaded bring me my popcorn
Absolutely brilliant and beautiful again. And wow, how clever are the people who make all those computers and the software that are the brains of those birds.😊😊
@@StigAviation I’ve had mine for years too. I once drove about 70 miles to get my driver back from a house I left it at. The customer asked me why I drove that far for a $20.00 screwdriver? I told her I didn’t. I drove back for a $100.00 screwdriver. 😉 Keep’um coming!
I am going to start my A&P course in 4 days. This video made my day when I heard Stig talk about THE GREATEST MOVIE OF ALL TIME!! Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy. DON'T PANIC is on the dash of Elon Musks Tesla that he launched into space. So my thinking now is that Great Men understand and like that movie, Elon, Stig & and ME, and then there are those who are lost and just don't get it. I, for one, am loving that fact! Keep rocking those great videos Stig, love em! And never go anywhere without your towel. 😂😂😂😂
Absolutely fantastic, I am so happy to hear that you are starting school and you are about to begin a grand adventure of your own. Study well, stick with the folks that are positive and enthusiastic, and I guarantee you you are going to have a fruitful career and a whole Lot of fun. I’m always here to help, don’t ever hesitate to ask questions.
@StigAviation wow, you are the first "influencer that has directly responded to me. Thank you so much, I will take your advice to heart. I hope you have a wonderful day and a great weekend
First of all, I am not an influencer, I am just a regular person just like you. I’m just a wrench. And I respond to every single person. Don’t ever hesitate to ask me questions. I’m here to help you.
Another difference between the ex Virgin NEOs and ours is the emergency path lighting. Instead of lights mounted on the seats, they have glow in the dark strips on the floor. There are no wires.
I recently flew a BA A321 neo from London Heathrow to Larnaca, Cyprus with a similar configuration to the first aircraft except the flight attendants seat was facing in the opposite direction by the over wing door !…also, yes, i agree, the toilets are SO small that, if you have to sit that there is no elbow room to do the “paperwork”…far too small..we heard the “barking dog” as we boarded and I pointed it out to her indoors and one of the attendants also heard and was equally impressed ! Thanks Stig !!
I know it's been said a million times, but you and your videos are the BEST! And as a passenger, I'm very grateful for all of the Stigs and the outstanding job they do.
Been watching your videos for some months now Sting, I'm a huge AvGeek, loved airplanes since childhood. I have a whole 737 home simulator at home too. All these things make you truly appreciate the operation of an aircraft. I work for FedEx and I'm thinking about going after a material clerk job. They order the parts for the planes used to by maintenance. Keep up the good videos Sting, and hello from KMEM.
I would highly recommend for you to go for that job, FedEx is an incredible company with incredible benefits. Definitely go for it. And thank you so much for being here and thank you for all your enthusiasm, especially if you have a 737 simulator at home. That’s amazing.
I never been a fan of that excuse to close down the roads, I think its ridiculous, but American will understand and won't penalize you. Agreed, when I need to use the thunderbox, I'd appreciate some leg room, plus a bigger sink to wash hands. Lightning strikes are a big deal, glad you take them seriously and found the strike point. I adored seeing the 777 from that high height looking down, magnificent. I also love the sound of the main gear doors doing their final latching catchunk sound! A funny Space Balls tribute would be to put a bumper sticker on those planes that say, We Break For Nobody. LOL! Thank you for filming all these planes taxing and taking off, I am in sheer aww of all of them. I appreciate you so much Stig! 😊
Great intro Stig. Sorry you lost the best attendance plaque. Another great episode. Interesting about the Alaska, ex virgin planes. The blue water plumbing is way different.
What an incredible video! I'm liking all the videos. I'm a pilot in Brazil, and with each new video, I learn new things about the mechanical aspects of aircraft. Congratulations on the channel, and keep up with this interesting video format. Success! 🎉👍
As a former 737 mechanic myself, love your video’s! Btw @1:10:00 those are equipment cooling fans, recirc fans are attached to the mix manifold in between the fwd and aft cargo ;)
The A321NEO's were delivered ETOPS certified to VX/AS but after the merger they pulled them from ETOPS ops because they didn't want to use the 320CEO aircraft on the Hawaii flights. The 320's took way too many weight restrictions going to Hawaii.
19:48 The older AA airbuses with CRT displays have an old radar system that's notoriously bad, even borderline unusable in some cases. The newer ones, and the CRT ones that have been retrofitted to LCD screens, have one that is much better and gives a much more accurate weather depiction. I'm not sure how different the Alaska/Virgin ones are from the newer AA radar.
The LCD screens are definitely better, I pinned a comment from another Pilot, he gives some good information on this other system. Check it out when you get a chance.
Anyone who likes airplanes always has a question!! especially me, and one of those questions was the Airplane Lights, I said that to change a damaged Light they had to take the Airplane to the garage and deal with it and you only do it quickly and they don't have to take it anywhere, and I have I've been watching your videos for like a year and wow, you've answered so many questions just by watching your videos, I love what aviation is, I congratulate you on how you explain every detail of everything in airplanes.
I love these videos Stig. We are coming from the UK in September, if only we could buy you a drink as a thank you. Amazing detail and great delivery of knowledge.👍
Thank you so much, I hope you have a beautiful flight in September. If I am working that day, I’ll try to catch you. Although I’ll take acup of coffee, I can’t be having a beer on shift. 😅
Myself personally I prefer to watch it all at once, but that’s just me… I love it whenever your doing something with the 787, my dog just about tips over turning her head sideways because her name is Princess😋😋
It’s just a cargo carrying 747, if you look closely it it’s actually operated by Atlas. They don’t paint the aircraft because they usually lease the aircraft out to different vendors.
My dad worked for American Airlines Freight back in the 70's. Flew on a 747 with the fifth engine. Coolest thing ever he said. Transporting it somewhere. Love your show!
Awesome Stig, thank you so so much for showing us the Queen. It's been a long time since I've seen her that closely. Isn't she just perfect!? She's just so elegant and graceful with the beauty of a masterpiece work of art. It's genuinely not hyperbole when I say I was truly heartbroken when they were retired, I know not the freighters, but almost all of the passenger versions. Thinking about it, Lufthansa might just be my favourite airline these days... I've actually been mulling over taking the liberty of asking you if you could do us/me a walk around An-124/C-5 style if you got a chance cargo side or wherever.
YEEEEESSSSSSS.... Im NEVER late either Stig. I dont get people who never show up on time.. I work with people who show up late every single day and Its absolutely ridiculous. Im always early. Always... Unless I have an appointment, but then people will know ahead of time.
Early bird gets the worm, i’m usually always an hour early when I get to work. I want to have my cup of coffee. I wanna talk to my coworkers and I want to settle in before I start working.
@@StigAviation i usually get in 2 hours early so i can ship packages without the phone bothering me. And guess what?! The same people were late an hour again today. Hahaha... Every single day never fails.. I just look at it as I could never be that kind of person. I have more pride in my work ethic 🤷
Hi Stig, I Really Enjoy your Videos, My Dad, worked for Pan American World Airways or Pan Am, he was the Line Maintenance Manager for Pan Am in Panama 🇵🇦 (PTY) Pan Am provided Maintenance under Contract to Braniff International, Lacsa, Taca, Iberia, Boac or British Airways, and I think Eastern and Varig Airlines from Brazil, it was a Pretty Big Operation back then in the Sixties, Seventies and Eighties, and at times USAF KC-135's when they landed at Tocumen International Airport in Panama City 🇵🇦. I've been wanting to Ask You a Question, with all of the Scandals surrounding Boeing's Issues regarding Quality Control or Assurance, have you come across any Defective Parts or Parts on the 737 Max that you considered shouldn't have been installed on that Aircraft to begin with?
I personally have not come across anything dubious or defective within the 737 max, there’s lots of controversy surrounding Boeing at the moment. But the thing that bothers me the most is this latest news, the amount of money that the CEO gets paid, $32.8 million a year. That is ridiculous and very greedy.
I really enjoy your videos. I can relate a little with you due to my years in Naval Aviation. But I have to hit you up about the screw that fell out of the panel. It’s a good thing you found it to prevent possible FOD. Keep up the great videos. I’ll be quiet now, lol.
I’m a FA and i love these videos!! Every time you upload i stop what im doing and watch! When im in LA i always look and say hmm I wonder where Stig is😂
Hey stig, hope youre doing well. I wanted to know if you ever worked on the American MD-80's and if you did, in what technical aspects were they different from airbus and boeing aircraft. Have a great day :)
Yes, I have worked on them, very long time ago, though. And it’s a completely different aircraft. It’s more comparable to a classic Boeing 727. Very analog very mechanical.
Stig you always make my week with your positivity and passion for your job and just aviation overall. Makes some of the harder days much better watching you. Thank you for sharing your adventures!
As an Australian AVgeek, I would love to see you flex your One World alliance status as an AA employee and give us a tour of the QANTAS A380 maintenance facility at LAX as future content. If anybody could get access, its Stig.
Hey Stig i can't describe how these videos have been inspiring for me to finish my A&P cert! I really been loving the longer videos and keep em coming!
I am so grateful that I am able to help and give back to this beautiful world of Aviation and especially to give back to my fellow brothers and sisters that are trying to get into the craft. You keep doing what you’re doing and you keep up the good studies. You will be here one day.
Stig, you have a cracking job! Also, it takes a lot of brainpower to remember all of the systems and procedures on those lovely birds. Keep it up, man!
Now I'm sorry to all the maintenance staff at my company when we report a lightning strike on our 747 cargo aircraft. I'm enjoying watching your video from Hong Kong on my layover.
I hope the layover goes well, and yes, indeed it is a lot of work. But it has to be reported and it has to be inspected. My best advice for pilots is to give a very detailed turnover to the technicians. The more detail the easier it is for us to find the damage.
@@StigAviation We do our best to be detailed, unless it happens in front of the cockpit it's not always easy to give a location. At least cargo doesn't get upset by delays. Layover is going great, thanks.
YES! Another new video 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼. I am a new subscriber from SEA and already watched all of your videos. I am about to go to an interview in this few days(pray for my success). Your videos really help to brush up my knowledge. Just that if possible, can u inform the ATA Chapter everytime you want to explain something and is it possible if we can see how u write your work in the log book. Thank you in advance and i really appreciate your enthusiasm to update us with all the aviation maintenance inside. Keep it up Stig! Looking forward to your next adventure. 😊
Thank you so much for being here, I am wishing you all the best luck and success on your interview. I really hope you get the job. In regards to the chapters, I will do my best to make mention of the chapters as for the logbook, I’m sorry, but I cannot show you that portion of my job. That’s proprietary information.
I just recently graduated from school and I’m studying for my written tests. These videos are so cool to watch and very insightful. Thank you for providing us with this
I remember talking to one of the engineers where I work about lightning strikes. One of the tell tail signs on the 737s we work on would be a trail of replaced rivets down the side of the aircraft where the lightning has traveled around the outside of the aircraft melting or popping rivets before exiting the body and finding its way to ground.
Stig…it’s funny you mentioned that the Virgin America 321s were to be used on the east coast. Well back in the day 25-30 years ago remember the F100s…aka “Dutch ovens” or “Barbie jet”? Our CEO at that time Bob Crandall said the F100 would fly on the west coast to replace the BA146s…HA! We got stuck with them here on the east coast. The first snow storm of their year I got to work at 3:00 and our morning ticket agents were still on duty because none of the geniuses at TUL Engineering created a slush correction charts for this airplane…it can’t takeoff without this in the snow…amazing!
@@StigAviation US Air got them first. The bellies were horrible, not ramper s friendly. I’m 6’4” and I had to either lay on my back or belly to load . Even if I was 4’6” I still couldn’t load bags properly. On the flip side, the cockpit was very roomy.
I notice (34:41) or so. No (Or only minimaI) sharklets, winglets, whatever. Seems like that'd be a pretty fuel slurping way to run. Wingtip vortex generation like crazy.
Hey Stig! I'll be starting my A&P courses this coming semester and watching your vids defo make me feel like I chose the right field! Thanks for the videos man keep it going!
Stig awesome videos. Man aviation nerd over here since I was like 8. Life got in the way to pursue a career. Still love planes and all that comes with it. 👍🏼
Love the long-form content; could always add time stamps for the start of each day, but who am I kidding, I binge this in one sitting, because it's so good. :-)
I saw a turbo commander with a lightning strike that hit the prop tip and explosively exited the trailing edge corner of the flap. Very interesting indeed. Another GREAT video!
Ive just finished my 350 course and the move of bulk cargo door to the left was explained as a measure to declutter the right hand side and promote the safety of the ramp agents, maybe even efficiency when the rear loader is being used, must be the same idea for other aircraft too! Great video, great watch, many thanks!
Thank you so much for this information, I am so jealous of you, I wish I had more knowledge on the 350. It’s a beautiful aircraft and something that I probably will never work on.
Ahh brother there isnt much to be jealous about, you get to work on the 777! 350 is a very lovely aircraft, but at the end of the day its just an airbus that aligns with their design mentality, cool factor kind off ends when you leave the flight deck. You just never know, still a whole life ahead of you, many things can still change!
Loved the camera angle when you opened the APU doors! That was a fun little tour of the APU compartment. Lightning strike inspection was VERY interesting! Apologies if you've answered this one already - when you were in the cargo bay, at 16:17 I saw a roundish black object to the left of the "max loading height" sign. Were those for attaching the nets?
in another lifetime when I was at PI/US we had some 737-200s,-300s and -400s with aft belly fuel tanks that were used for longer flights from the east coast to the west coast. Even had some 727-200s with them . even with those tanks, we would sometimes have to stop for fuel westbound.. later days the 737 tanks were removed wen 757s came into the fleet
@19:30 I've been looking forward to using this radar but I have yet to be assigned an ex-alaska bird. From what our training slides said it's basically weather radar showing returns like a CT scanner. It will vertically segment the radar returns in 500 or 1000 ft increments (can't remember), and instead of having to finagle with dish tilt angles which only correlates your radar returns with your altitudes if you do some tedious mental math, with this one you just pick the altitude of the echos you want to see (usually your own). Sadly looks like we're not keeping these and they're going to put the collins radar eventually like the rest of the fleet, which is still good but not nearly as fancy as the Honeywell.
Thank you for this wonderful information, I’m going to pin your comments so people can read this as well
as a pilot, I am always amazed at the level of detail and knowledge the maintenance crew has! Without them, pilots would not be flying anywhere! Thank you to all maintenance personnel for your dedicated hard work!
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HEAR! HEAR! 👍
Astounding how much knowledge these cats have. The engineering that goes into these incredible machines is mind-boggling.
True. Unsung heroes of aviation. Without them no aircraft will ever take of or stay in the air. Nobody sees them and it's the most under appreciated job in the world. Thanks to people like stig and shows like aircraft investigation people are slowly getting aware of this profession where you cannot have the luxury of making mistakes. God bless them.
generally, how many hours of sleep do u get on average?
Thank you so much for the kind words, I appreciate you being here, we fix you fly 🤙🔧🫡
The absolute highlight of my week. When stig uploads it's a beautiful thing🥹
Thank you for being here
Every single upload you post here on YT is a delight, as its full packed of useful info that a lot of people like me never know or get to see, the more knowledge about aviation the better
Heck yeah. Stig video. Just got home from work. Perfect timing.
Hope you enjoyed it!
Wow that lighting strike inspection was something else! Imagine doing that on an A380… you’d be there for days!
Still it’s always a fun experience to watch your work! Great stuff as always Stig, look forward to the next one! 🇬🇧
380 would definitely take a long time to do. And a very high reaching lift would be needed.
It's wonderful how you fawn over your babies. I'd feel absolutely safe in any machine you maintain. Keep 'em flying! :)
Thank you so much Joel
As a newer technician (only had my A&P for about 1.5 years) stig always seems like the kinda guy that would be an absolute pleasure to work with and learn from. Love the videos man
I’ll tell you this, and I’m not trying to toot my own horn, I am fun to work with, but at the same time I am extremely strict. If I see something that you’re doing incorrectly, I’m gonna call you out immediately. All these videos are fun and games but when I’m actually doing the job, I’m very very serious. I do not take my job lightly. I’m very critical and I have extreme attention to detail. That being said if you are working with me, I’m going to do so much info dump information on you that you will be overwhelmed. But I try to manage it so you’re not overwhelmed. Does that make sense? 😅😂
@@StigAviation of course it does, and there is absolutely nothing wrong with calling people out when they’re doing something wrong. Calling people out is how they correct themselves and learn. Ive been called out by my co workers for things I’ve done, and therefore that’s how I learned to never do it that way again lol. This industry is all about safety and I always tell people I promise you will NOT hurt my feelings if I’m unintentionally doing something dumb and you yell at me over it. Being strict is a good thing in this industry because complacency or corner cutting can easily lead to lives lost. Everything we follow was written in blood based off past mistakes after all. You sir sound like a model technician and what I hope to strive for as my career continues 🫡.
Big Stig!!! My favorite really show nowadays!!! Thanks so much ✈️✈️✈️
Thank you for being here Paulo. Cheers
Thank you so much! I love and look forward to your videos. But who knows, maybe I too have lost a screw or 2! 🤪😂
Stig, you put a lot of work into your videos. It is very much appreciated your level of dedication to teaching people like me and many others the adventures of an aircraft mechanic. Thank you Sir!
All men lose screws eventually, its the right of passage. What you don't wanna lose, is your nuts, you lose those, your really in trouble. 🤪
Thank you so much Jon And don’t worry we all have a few screws missing 😂 i definitely do 🤣
That lightning strike inspection was extremely interesting Stig! You've always said, "From tires to toilets!" Now you can add coffee maker swaps to the list 😃🤙!!
Yes indeed. We do it all we fix it all. Cheers 🤙
Does that $6,000 coffee maker come with gold leaf coffee
We had a lightning strike 2 weeks ago on a Dassault Falcon 900EX biz jet. It happened on the landing approach with thunderstorms in the area, but the crew was unaware they had been hit. We found the static wick on the right wingtip melted, which triggered the full airframe inspection. (Easier than what you faced because it’s a smaller airplane.)
We found the entrance point on the bottom of the left wingtip fairing. It blew a countersunk rivet right out of its mounting hole with a burn mark. Ended up replacing the wingtip fairing per Dassault engineering.
Lightning sure does interesting things. I’m glad you found it though. Good work my friend.
I so totally do have to watch it all at once. C'mon, who wouldn't...? I know it's hard to improve on near perfection, and this one was particularly excellent btw and I loved seeing the technical things in this one, and I most definitely agree that the longer and more technical, your videos are the better. It's what makes your channel and adventures so absolutely brilliant!!
Thank you so much Kev. Always a pleasure to have you here.
Thank you so much, too. Best channel ever!! 👌🖖
We are so lucky to see everyrhing in your video, the view above the 777, inside the wing, the apu, and more.
It's another wow video!
Merci beaucoup Monsieur Stig
Thank you so much Arturo
Fantastic job! Always look forward to Stig Shift! Never knew that it took so long to examine an airplane after a lightning strike and the amount of inspecting detail that it entails. You're an amazing mechanic and teacher! Well done Stig!
I am so happy you enjoyed it. Thank you so much for watching.
Wohoo! First! I saw the VC-25 take off live on LA flights! Awesome video today, thanks so much! Glad you are finally getting the recognition you deserve!
Thank you so much, and I’m glad you enjoyed it
I don't fly often, but traveled out of state and back last week and I have to say, killing time at the airport was much more enjoyable seeing first hand all of the little details you teach us in your videos. My family may beg to differ after being taught about 777 main gears and barking dogs against their will, but these little details are what make aviation interesting! I know your videos take a fair bit of effort to produce but they sure do make my day. Keep up the good work and your trademark optimism, Stig!
Thank you so much Michelle, I really appreciate you having the interest in the inquisitive mind to learn and enjoy all of this. Especially when you’re at the airport and before you travel. I appreciate you for that.
Yes!!!! Perfect!! Still at work and going to have some fun listening to Stig with the beauties!! 🥳
Enjoy!
@@StigAviation I always do! I I caught some new things that I hadn’t before. Thanks Stig!!
God that a320 bootup sound
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*wheeeeee*
Love it every time. Simulator or IRL.
Same here. It’s like waking it up from a deep sleep
Love these videos, Stig. Keep posting them!
Will do. Thank you
LOVING LIFE STIG! Appreciate your Positive attitude. I have Never been late in over 28 years! I love my job❤
Life is good, I get to wake up every day, breathing air and get to do what I love. What do I have to complain about? Absolutely nothing. Life is good.
@@StigAviation And you LOVE your job and airplanes. Having a career you love is the best thing, I never regret going to work, like yourself. BLESSED we get to do something we love and it's not "Work", but they can beat it out of you sometimes. CHEERS STIG🙏👍
My weekly Stig Aviation Movie I love it
Cheers 🤙
What an amazing site, seeing the plane from above. Incredible view. Thank you Stig for another great video. Keep up the great work that you do always.
My pleasure James. Glad to have you here.
Always so impressive to hear you share all of your knowledge with us! It’s amazing to see the inner workings of these airplanes. Crazy to learn More to Love 321neo now belongs to American!
Thank you so much my friend. I appreciate you
Thanks Stig! Another great video from Stig Shift, we love working the shift with you, so informative. 👍
Thank you for coming along with me.
Hey Stig, you might not remember me, I went for the MRO interview. Thank you for the tips it really helped, I find out next week if I got the Job or not. I will let you know if I get it or not fingers crossed :)
Sending you luck.
The best of luck!
Sending yeeeeew positive vibes & good wishes!
I do remember you, I hope the interview went well, keep me updated. Let me know if you got the job. Keeping my fingers crossed for you.
31:15 Well don't I feel called out! I watch this in segments, but it's soooo good! Thanks again, Stig!
As long as you’re enjoying it at your own pace and leisure. Thank you.
the lighting strike from LHR is my favorite part of the vid soo much details and certain areas POV we never get too see from a 777-300 er. ALSO MOOMMMMMM stig just uploaded bring me my popcorn
Glad you enjoyed it. Enjoy the popcorn 🍿
A great way to start my Friday morning with a Stig video - have a great one from the U.K. :)
Cheers. Hope you enjoyed it.
Absolutely brilliant and beautiful again. And wow, how clever are the people who make all those computers and the software that are the brains of those birds.😊😊
Absolute genius people
That Snap-on ratcheting screwdriver was a god send for technicians in many different industries. Great video. Later! 🤘🏽
Definitely my go to screwdriver. I have had it for many years.
@@StigAviation I’ve had mine for years too. I once drove about 70 miles to get my driver back from a house I left it at. The customer asked me why I drove that far for a $20.00 screwdriver? I told her I didn’t. I drove back for a $100.00 screwdriver. 😉 Keep’um coming!
I am going to start my A&P course in 4 days. This video made my day when I heard Stig talk about THE GREATEST MOVIE OF ALL TIME!! Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy. DON'T PANIC is on the dash of Elon Musks Tesla that he launched into space. So my thinking now is that Great Men understand and like that movie, Elon, Stig & and ME, and then there are those who are lost and just don't get it. I, for one, am loving that fact! Keep rocking those great videos Stig, love em! And never go anywhere without your towel. 😂😂😂😂
Absolutely fantastic, I am so happy to hear that you are starting school and you are about to begin a grand adventure of your own. Study well, stick with the folks that are positive and enthusiastic, and I guarantee you you are going to have a fruitful career and a whole Lot of fun. I’m always here to help, don’t ever hesitate to ask questions.
@StigAviation wow, you are the first "influencer that has directly responded to me. Thank you so much, I will take your advice to heart. I hope you have a wonderful day and a great weekend
First of all, I am not an influencer, I am just a regular person just like you. I’m just a wrench. And I respond to every single person. Don’t ever hesitate to ask me questions. I’m here to help you.
Another difference between the ex Virgin NEOs and ours is the emergency path lighting. Instead of lights mounted on the seats, they have glow in the dark strips on the floor. There are no wires.
Ohh i didn’t notice. I’ll have to check that out next time it comes in. Thank you
I recently flew a BA A321 neo from London Heathrow to Larnaca, Cyprus with a similar configuration to the first aircraft except the flight attendants seat was facing in the opposite direction by the over wing door !…also, yes, i agree, the toilets are SO small that, if you have to sit that there is no elbow room to do the “paperwork”…far too small..we heard the “barking dog” as we boarded and I pointed it out to her indoors and one of the attendants also heard and was equally impressed ! Thanks Stig !!
That’s great that you had a good flight Andrew. Glad to hear you IDed the PTU. Well done my friend
Qantas Maintenance 😍🤩
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Yup 👍
I know it's been said a million times, but you and your videos are the BEST! And as a passenger, I'm very grateful for all of the Stigs and the outstanding job they do.
Thank you so much Mike
Doesn’t matter if you shows the wheelwell 1 million and 1 times.
It never gets old
Thank you so much.
Been watching your videos for some months now Sting, I'm a huge AvGeek, loved airplanes since childhood. I have a whole 737 home simulator at home too. All these things make you truly appreciate the operation of an aircraft. I work for FedEx and I'm thinking about going after a material clerk job. They order the parts for the planes used to by maintenance. Keep up the good videos Sting, and hello from KMEM.
I would highly recommend for you to go for that job, FedEx is an incredible company with incredible benefits. Definitely go for it. And thank you so much for being here and thank you for all your enthusiasm, especially if you have a 737 simulator at home. That’s amazing.
I never been a fan of that excuse to close down the roads, I think its ridiculous, but American will understand and won't penalize you. Agreed, when I need to use the thunderbox, I'd appreciate some leg room, plus a bigger sink to wash hands. Lightning strikes are a big deal, glad you take them seriously and found the strike point. I adored seeing the 777 from that high height looking down, magnificent. I also love the sound of the main gear doors doing their final latching catchunk sound! A funny Space Balls tribute would be to put a bumper sticker on those planes that say, We Break For Nobody. LOL! Thank you for filming all these planes taxing and taking off, I am in sheer aww of all of them. I appreciate you so much Stig! 😊
Thank you as always and I’m very happy you enjoyed another adventure with me
Thank you so much! I always wanted to see this part of the process.
Glad it was helpful!
In this heat thank you for a Stig video to watch...
Glad you enjoyed it.
Thanks!
Many thanks for your support Philip
Great intro Stig. Sorry you lost the best attendance plaque. Another great episode. Interesting about the Alaska, ex virgin planes. The blue water plumbing is way different.
The Lamborghini belonged to a United A&P. OT is better over there. lol.
🤣🤣🤣 that’s a lot of Overtime
What an incredible video! I'm liking all the videos. I'm a pilot in Brazil, and with each new video, I learn new things about the mechanical aspects of aircraft. Congratulations on the channel, and keep up with this interesting video format. Success! 🎉👍
Thank you so much Giorgi. I appreciate you being here and watching. Cheers.
Love your vids stig!
Thank you 🙏
As a former 737 mechanic myself, love your video’s! Btw @1:10:00 those are equipment cooling fans, recirc fans are attached to the mix manifold in between the fwd and aft cargo ;)
Yes, indeed, those are equipment, cooling fans, and also exhaust blowers.
The A321NEO's were delivered ETOPS certified to VX/AS but after the merger they pulled them from ETOPS ops because they didn't want to use the 320CEO aircraft on the Hawaii flights. The 320's took way too many weight restrictions going to Hawaii.
But I thought the Hawaii trips needed that second ACT. I could be mistaken though, regardless of that thank you so much for the information.
Even though I am an avgeek, I enjoy your videos because of your positive presentation and your enthusiasm! You are very much appreciated!
Thank you so much Tom, it’s a pleasure to have you here
19:48 The older AA airbuses with CRT displays have an old radar system that's notoriously bad, even borderline unusable in some cases. The newer ones, and the CRT ones that have been retrofitted to LCD screens, have one that is much better and gives a much more accurate weather depiction. I'm not sure how different the Alaska/Virgin ones are from the newer AA radar.
The LCD screens are definitely better, I pinned a comment from another Pilot, he gives some good information on this other system. Check it out when you get a chance.
Great format Stig, It's new and refreshing and yours. Stay with it!!
Thanks, will do!
Anyone who likes airplanes always has a question!! especially me, and one of those questions was the Airplane Lights, I said that to change a damaged Light they had to take the Airplane to the garage and deal with it and you only do it quickly and they don't have to take it anywhere, and I have I've been watching your videos for like a year and wow, you've answered so many questions just by watching your videos, I love what aviation is, I congratulate you on how you explain every detail of everything in airplanes.
I am so happy that you’re enjoying it, I appreciate you watching and I’m glad I can answer all your questions
I love these videos Stig. We are coming from the UK in September, if only we could buy you a drink as a thank you.
Amazing detail and great delivery of knowledge.👍
Thank you so much, I hope you have a beautiful flight in September. If I am working that day, I’ll try to catch you. Although I’ll take acup of coffee, I can’t be having a beer on shift. 😅
Myself personally I prefer to watch it all at once, but that’s just me… I love it whenever your doing something with the 787, my dog just about tips over turning her head sideways because her name is Princess😋😋
😅 entertainment for you and the dog, glad you enjoyed it Josh. Thank you for watching.
Fascinating video brother!! Had no idea how much went into a lightning strike. Love the video!!!!
It’s a lot of work, glad you enjoyed it Matt
43:54 Any idea what that unmarked 747 on the right side is? Again at 44:11.
It’s just a cargo carrying 747, if you look closely it it’s actually operated by Atlas. They don’t paint the aircraft because they usually lease the aircraft out to different vendors.
My dad worked for American Airlines Freight back in the 70's. Flew on a 747 with the fifth engine. Coolest thing ever he said. Transporting it somewhere. Love your show!
Thank you so much, I am very happy you enjoyed it all
That rinky-dink kidney-bean sink IS ridiculous - I'd imagine that lav floor gets reeeally wet (eew). 😅
Yeah, it’s tiny
Awesome Stig, thank you so so much for showing us the Queen. It's been a long time since I've seen her that closely. Isn't she just perfect!? She's just so elegant and graceful with the beauty of a masterpiece work of art. It's genuinely not hyperbole when I say I was truly heartbroken when they were retired, I know not the freighters, but almost all of the passenger versions. Thinking about it, Lufthansa might just be my favourite airline these days... I've actually been mulling over taking the liberty of asking you if you could do us/me a walk around An-124/C-5 style if you got a chance cargo side or wherever.
Sure, I’ll try my best to do that.
YEEEEESSSSSSS.... Im NEVER late either Stig. I dont get people who never show up on time.. I work with people who show up late every single day and Its absolutely ridiculous. Im always early. Always... Unless I have an appointment, but then people will know ahead of time.
Early bird gets the worm, i’m usually always an hour early when I get to work. I want to have my cup of coffee. I wanna talk to my coworkers and I want to settle in before I start working.
@@StigAviation i usually get in 2 hours early so i can ship packages without the phone bothering me. And guess what?! The same people were late an hour again today. Hahaha... Every single day never fails.. I just look at it as I could never be that kind of person. I have more pride in my work ethic 🤷
Hi Stig, I Really Enjoy your Videos, My Dad, worked for Pan American World Airways or Pan Am, he was the Line Maintenance Manager for Pan Am in Panama 🇵🇦 (PTY) Pan Am provided Maintenance under Contract to Braniff International, Lacsa, Taca, Iberia, Boac or British Airways, and I think Eastern and Varig Airlines from Brazil, it was a Pretty Big Operation back then in the Sixties, Seventies and Eighties, and at times USAF KC-135's when they landed at Tocumen International Airport in Panama City 🇵🇦.
I've been wanting to Ask You a Question, with all of the Scandals surrounding Boeing's Issues regarding Quality Control or Assurance, have you come across any Defective Parts or Parts on the 737 Max that you considered shouldn't have been installed on that Aircraft to begin with?
I personally have not come across anything dubious or defective within the 737 max, there’s lots of controversy surrounding Boeing at the moment. But the thing that bothers me the most is this latest news, the amount of money that the CEO gets paid, $32.8 million a year. That is ridiculous and very greedy.
@@StigAviation Criminal amount of money for an 'employee' huh? Unethical. Mendacious. Obscene.
Hi from England Stig. I’m hooked on your videos. Been an av geek all my life. Love aeroplanes. Love your enthusiasm and knowledge.
Keep it coming 👍
Thank you so much for being here, I appreciate you watching, greetings from LAX🤙
I really enjoy your videos. I can relate a little with you due to my years in Naval Aviation. But I have to hit you up about the screw that fell out of the panel. It’s a good thing you found it to prevent possible FOD. Keep up the great videos. I’ll be quiet now, lol.
Trust me, I was looking around intently for it, I’m happy I found it. One thing I never like to do is create more foreign object debris.
Stig i love all your videos the longer the better , so much to learn and its so fasinating watching you work . Thank you so much .
Thank you so much for being here Jeff, I appreciate that and thank you for watching
I’m a FA and i love these videos!! Every time you upload i stop what im doing and watch! When im in LA i always look and say hmm I wonder where Stig is😂
Thank you so much. It’s a pleasure to have you here
Thanks Stig always a great video.....A real pro!!!...So much good info!!!
Thank you so much, Allen
Great job!
Thank you! Cheers!
Love watching the loge ones!!!! Helps me stay up b4 going to dinner. Your videos are awesome!!!!!!
Glad you like them!
Hey stig, hope youre doing well. I wanted to know if you ever worked on the American MD-80's and if you did, in what technical aspects were they different from airbus and boeing aircraft. Have a great day :)
Yes, I have worked on them, very long time ago, though. And it’s a completely different aircraft. It’s more comparable to a classic Boeing 727. Very analog very mechanical.
@@StigAviation that's amazing. Truthfully i didn't know until recently that American used to have one of the largest fleet of MD-80's.
Stig you always make my week with your positivity and passion for your job and just aviation overall. Makes some of the harder days much better watching you. Thank you for sharing your adventures!
I’m glad it something that is helping you Tom. I appreciate you being here and watching.
As an Australian AVgeek, I would love to see you flex your One World alliance status as an AA employee and give us a tour of the QANTAS A380 maintenance facility at LAX as future content.
If anybody could get access, its Stig.
Oh yes oh yes!
I’ll ask some of my friends at the Qantas hangar for a tour one of these days.
Yes please Stig!
Hey Stig i can't describe how these videos have been inspiring for me to finish my A&P cert! I really been loving the longer videos and keep em coming!
I am so grateful that I am able to help and give back to this beautiful world of Aviation and especially to give back to my fellow brothers and sisters that are trying to get into the craft. You keep doing what you’re doing and you keep up the good studies. You will be here one day.
Stiiiigggg!!
At your service 🤙
Love your content!! Thank you for sharing!!
Thanks for watching!
Heya Stig, can you do a special on the ghost stories you mentioned the other day ?
I will one of these days. 👍
Stig, you have a cracking job! Also, it takes a lot of brainpower to remember all of the systems and procedures on those lovely birds. Keep it up, man!
As much as I do remember I still have to go back and read the manuals all the time. It’s impossible to remember it all. Thank you for watching
Now I'm sorry to all the maintenance staff at my company when we report a lightning strike on our 747 cargo aircraft. I'm enjoying watching your video from Hong Kong on my layover.
I've been flying the 747 for 7 years now. I never knew it involved this much work.
I hope the layover goes well, and yes, indeed it is a lot of work. But it has to be reported and it has to be inspected. My best advice for pilots is to give a very detailed turnover to the technicians. The more detail the easier it is for us to find the damage.
@@StigAviation We do our best to be detailed, unless it happens in front of the cockpit it's not always easy to give a location. At least cargo doesn't get upset by delays. Layover is going great, thanks.
@@TB-um1xz Have to get the a snack or coffee or something next time.
YES! Another new video 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼. I am a new subscriber from SEA and already watched all of your videos. I am about to go to an interview in this few days(pray for my success). Your videos really help to brush up my knowledge.
Just that if possible, can u inform the ATA Chapter everytime you want to explain something and is it possible if we can see how u write your work in the log book. Thank you in advance and i really appreciate your enthusiasm to update us with all the aviation maintenance inside. Keep it up Stig! Looking forward to your next adventure. 😊
Thank you so much for being here, I am wishing you all the best luck and success on your interview. I really hope you get the job. In regards to the chapters, I will do my best to make mention of the chapters as for the logbook, I’m sorry, but I cannot show you that portion of my job. That’s proprietary information.
Thank you, Stig! I love every moment. Be safe, take care.
My pleasure
Another great video, and i found a very interesting lighting strike part, a lot of useful information and explanation provided. Thanks Stig.
Glad you enjoyed it!
I just recently graduated from school and I’m studying for my written tests. These videos are so cool to watch and very insightful. Thank you for providing us with this
I’m so happy these videos are helping you, keep up the good studies and you are going to pass those tests. I’ll see you on the flight line. 🤙
Amazing as always Stig. The lightning strike tour was great viewing for us even if it was a pain for you. Enjoy your weekend too.
Glad you enjoyed it. Thank you for watching
I remember talking to one of the engineers where I work about lightning strikes. One of the tell tail signs on the 737s we work on would be a trail of replaced rivets down the side of the aircraft where the lightning has traveled around the outside of the aircraft melting or popping rivets before exiting the body and finding its way to ground.
Yup. That’s about right. It will pop rivets all across if it’s a severe case. Lighting does weird things.
Stig…it’s funny you mentioned that the Virgin America 321s were to be used on the east coast. Well back in the day 25-30 years ago remember the F100s…aka “Dutch ovens” or “Barbie jet”? Our CEO at that time Bob Crandall said the F100 would fly on the west coast to replace the BA146s…HA! We got stuck with them here on the east coast. The first snow storm of their year I got to work at 3:00 and our morning ticket agents were still on duty because none of the geniuses at TUL Engineering created a slush correction charts for this airplane…it can’t takeoff without this in the snow…amazing!
Yeah, that was a very interesting phase wasn’t it? 😅 I personally never did get to work on those birds, but I’ve heard horror stories. 😂
@@StigAviation US Air got them first. The bellies were horrible, not ramper s friendly. I’m 6’4” and I had to either lay on my back or belly to load . Even if I was 4’6” I still couldn’t load bags properly. On the flip side, the cockpit was very roomy.
I've gotten tell you....I love these videos. I am a former A&P. I love what I learn from you.
It’s a pleasure to have you here, and thank you so much for all your hard work in your past
I notice (34:41) or so. No (Or only minimaI) sharklets, winglets, whatever. Seems like that'd be a pretty fuel slurping way to run. Wingtip vortex generation like crazy.
Majority of modern Day aircraft have those components on their wind tips, and you’re correct it’s for fuel, efficiency, and reduce vortex generation
Amazing insight to the amazing planes ✈️ a must view
Glad you enjoyed it!
Have a nice weekend too, Stig! Thanks for taking us on that massive 777 for lightning strike inspection, what a view!
It’s my pleasure, thank you so much for watching.
Woo new Stig video & go home day at the same time?! The best two things! Anyway thank you for keeping our offices safe up there. Cheers from the FLs!
Cheers. Thank you for being here and watching
Hey Stig! I'll be starting my A&P courses this coming semester and watching your vids defo make me feel like I chose the right field! Thanks for the videos man keep it going!
I am wishing you all the best, keep up the good studies don’t stop asking questions. I’m here for you when you need my help.
Yes long videos are nice. I watch 30min during my lunch break so I have something to watch everyday 👍🤘
Glad you like them!
Stig awesome videos. Man aviation nerd over here since I was like 8. Life got in the way to pursue a career. Still love planes and all that comes with it. 👍🏼
I’m so happy you enjoyed it. Thank you for watching.
Love the extended videos stig. Awesome channel.
Thank so much Mark. Glad you enjoyed it
Love the long-form content; could always add time stamps for the start of each day, but who am I kidding, I binge this in one sitting, because it's so good. :-)
Thank you so much. I appreciate you watching
I saw a turbo commander with a lightning strike that hit the prop tip and explosively exited the trailing edge corner of the flap. Very interesting indeed. Another GREAT video!
Definitely will give you the scare factor, but the airplane will still fly
Thank you for sharing. Means more than you know!
My pleasure
right on man.....very interesting work! very cool
Much appreciated
Ive just finished my 350 course and the move of bulk cargo door to the left was explained as a measure to declutter the right hand side and promote the safety of the ramp agents, maybe even efficiency when the rear loader is being used, must be the same idea for other aircraft too! Great video, great watch, many thanks!
Thank you so much for this information, I am so jealous of you, I wish I had more knowledge on the 350. It’s a beautiful aircraft and something that I probably will never work on.
Ahh brother there isnt much to be jealous about, you get to work on the 777! 350 is a very lovely aircraft, but at the end of the day its just an airbus that aligns with their design mentality, cool factor kind off ends when you leave the flight deck. You just never know, still a whole life ahead of you, many things can still change!
It's an adventure; thank you for your videos!
Glad you enjoy it!
Loved the camera angle when you opened the APU doors! That was a fun little tour of the APU compartment. Lightning strike inspection was VERY interesting! Apologies if you've answered this one already - when you were in the cargo bay, at 16:17 I saw a roundish black object to the left of the "max loading height" sign. Were those for attaching the nets?
Yup. That’s exactly what they are. Latch points for the cargo net. 👍
@@StigAviation Thank you so much for confirming!
Always so impressive to hear you share all of your knowledge with us!
My pleasure!
in another lifetime when I was at PI/US we had some 737-200s,-300s and -400s with aft belly fuel tanks that were used for longer flights from the east coast to the west coast. Even had some 727-200s with them . even with those tanks, we would sometimes have to stop for fuel westbound.. later days the 737 tanks were removed wen 757s came into the fleet
Ahh the classics. Got to love those old birds.