@JaySarovat-I saw your comment, and thought “very cool idea,” so I did the same thing. Saw that the A320 “N578UW,”-the US Airways retro Stig showed us-flew through LAX on December 9 and 10, just a few days before this post. As I write this comment, it is scheduled to depart CLT (Charlotte), this evening.
That original terminal was there when LAX was called MEIGS Field.back in WWII. At the approach end of runways 24L and 24R, now a parking lot was three streets, El Manor, Lyceum, and Alverstone. I lived on both El Manor and Alverstone. Across Sepulveda was a housing project, all 1 bedroom duplexes, built for the workers at North American Aviation (Mitchell B-25's and P-51 Mustangs) At the opposite end of Interceptor Street was Airport Junior High school. I went there from 1957 - 1961. "Yea Elysians." Graduated and went to Westchester High. I was there when the new LAX terminals, the control tower, and the theme building were being built. Remember Western Airlines? Remember DC-6's, DC-7's, and Super Connies flying for TWA? I watched the Brooklyn Dodgers land, and walked off their Convair 440 in LA Dodgers uniforms. Continental Airlines had the first Boeing 707 to land at LAX. United had the first DC-8. Thanks for the memories. Jon
Nothing more beautiful than the VC-25A not to mention the other 2 presidential jets you showed us thank you for serving your fellow Avgeeks love your content
I enjoy and learn a ton with your vids. They’re educational and funny at a time. Thanks for your content and please, keep posting 😊 You’re right, the triple 7 is so elegant lady ❤
I've been watching for a few weeks now and I love it stig! I'm a huge aviation geek and sim flyer. I don't know what it is but it's super relaxing to listen to this in the background, learning new things about these beautiful aircraft. I would LOVE to get a video with you talking about your history in the aviation industry! It would be super interesting to hear tales of old about the previous generation of airliners. Especially the differences from then and now. Anyway, keep it up stig, you're doing fantastic work!
It’s something on my bucket list that I will definitely make. I usually don’t disclose myself, nor do I really talk about myself much because the channel is strictly focused on aircraft, maintenance and aircraft education. But I leave breadcrumbs here and there on my past. I will think about this and I might dedicate a video just for that. But the point being is that I do not like to draw attention to myself, the whole point of this channel is drawing attention to aviation and aircraft maintenance.
@@StigAviation Oh yeah I totally understand, I was more meaning working on those older aircraft like the L1011, 737 classic etc and how it's morphed and changed over the years. :) I'm really fascinated with aviation and aircraft. My knowledge is more around WW2 prop planes and such, less so for modern jets.
Man, I love watching your videos. You have the best job on the planet. I love aviation and should have made it my occupation but life took me in a different direction. Keep em coming!!! PS...Air Force One is a gorgeous bird!!!
I’m happy you’re enjoying it, I appreciate you being here, even though your occupation may be different it does not stop you from having passion for Aviation, which you do. Thank you for watching.
I think I’ve commented on every long video like this! Couldn’t tell you enough how much I enjoy watching these videos! Can’t explain my love for those massive beautiful pieces of engineering! It’s incredible! Greetings and marry Christmas from Norway! 🇳🇴
Hey Stig, nice to talk to you again. By the way our kings jet that has the same plane as the Airforce one. It’s a B747-8 . It’s amazing to see the Queen of the skies at my local airport
Fellow A&P here, love your videos and the positive view of the industry. Very happy to hear that you still love what you do. Keep showing others how great aviation can be!!!
Those pictures look a lot like some old pictures I’ve seen of SCLA back in the day! Walking around the aircraft always puts such a smile on my face! Absolutely love it! 😊
Hey stig, just discovered your channel and love your videos so far! I'm an air traffic controller at an enroute center in the U.S. and i can provide some insight on the screen below the ISIS at about the 10:00 mark. AAL has, along with us, been testing a new spacing system over the past year where we can give the pilots a spacing clearance such as 'cross xx (fix) at and maintain 8 miles (or an amount of seconds) behind (callsign.) This screen uses ADS B as you said to find that other aircraft and command a speed for the pilots to select on the autopilot to achieve the desired spacing! This is used exclusively with AAL A321'S for now.
As a kid I flew on a ton of Delta L1011's across the Atlantic. That pic you put up brought back a lot of memories :) Loved that plane, and got to visit the cockpit many times. Miss those and the MD11/DC10's.
Love your videos. Really, such a professional and such pride and attention to detail in your work. I feel very safe knowing that maintenance like you are out there making sure these huge planes are working properly.
I was LAX based captain on the 777 for about a year and a half. Thank you for all the great mx inspections and repairs you did to keep my long, over water, flights safe.
Then I’m sure me and you have bumped into each other many times. Thank you for all your hard work Captain. If you ever fly into LAX again, let me know. Cheers Sir
I wish I could give every single person a tour, but unfortunately that’s not possible. On top of that I think you would go crazy because I would be talking your ear off for 16 hours. 🤣
Another fantastic video. But wow, can you imagine all the huge early movie stars who came through that old terminal? What history. And the cars? Woah. Surprised they're not all covered, but likely some reason for that.
39:19 I like the pause to look for the winglets to see if it was a DC-10 or MD-11. At least that was the way I learned to differentiate between them. Ramp work is really cool. Thank you for taking us along.
Fantastic content. Just awsome to see these amazing craft up close, and to be able to see areas of them that most people never see or are even aware exist. Love the details, explanations, and knowledge, all presented so well. Thank you. And I sure hope that if I fly, I fly a plane you've inspected and checked over. Admire your enthusiasm and dedication to your job.
I absolutely love this channel. As a new ramp worker it's often my job to perform safety inspections but I always want to know more. Coming here, I get to understand a little bit more about what I'm looking at so I can be safer and more informed in my job. I'm not swapping anything I learn here for training but it's nice to understand the nature the equipment to a greater depth. I have an often irrational love for aviation but as an industrial designer (my day job) I explain that aviation is a perfect melding of design and engineering. Everything, right down to the screws in the galley are designed to a purpose. I'm in awe of the efficiency, the complexity, how something the size of a building can soar 7 miles in the atmosphere. In aviation (unlike many other subjects I could list), subjectivity, ambiguity and being driven by one's perceptions is never the guiding force, in fact those behaviors are considered extremely hazardous in aviation (as they should be in any pursuit). We follow strict practices and rely on facts because that's what proves to make this industry safe, efficient and a joy to work in. In a world that encourages polarization at every turn, aviation is a place where people from all backgrounds can come and agree. The way you feel each morning walking out on the ramp at LAX is the way I feel every day I get to be out there. It's a privilege to be so up close and personal. I love it but I also take the job very seriously. A question I have for you, and it's kind of a hard one to ask, is: how are you allowed to record as much as you do? I'm so glad you are but I also know that in my job I'm not allowed to video out there.
A big thank you to you first of all for being here and watching and enjoying all of this. I appreciate you from the bottom of my heart. And it’s fascinating that as an industrial designer by day and a ramp personnel by night, that’s such a diversity of occupations. But the important thing is you love Aviation. In regards to your question, how am I able to film, well airport is a public property, anybody can film, or take pictures. Obviously, being conscious of not exposing security, sensitive information, which I do not do, all I do is show you aircraft and tell you how airplanes work. I also follow a very strict social media policy, I do not break rules.
@@StigAviation You are welcome and thank you for reaching out. So far working as a ramp agent has made me more productive overall. It's a balance between being solitary with my head in a computer and being outside with a team doing very physical things. As you know, the travel benefits are why most people are there. I'm there for a multitude of reasons. One of my goals in doing the job is to learn so that I have the potential to contribute some ideas/solutions to the industry. I've already done some over the years but I want to do more. Thanks for answering the tough question. I respect the line you are walking and all of the extra effort you're putting into making these videos. Ultimately I'm benefitting from your wealth of knowledge and there's nothing too boring or information dense that I wouldn't gladly sit and watch. I love aircraft, always have. I knew I'd love this job, I just didn't realize how much I'd love it. I feel just like you at LAX up here at little old SBP. I've been on plenty of AA international flights through LAX and so has my wife. Having someone as positive as you who truly is as passionate about their job as I'd want anybody to be makes my heart sing. Thank you for keeping people safe and these beautiful birds flying. I'll keep watching!
I’m currently in school for my A&P just getting into power plant, love your videos and all the info you give on even the smallest things. Keep up the great videos!!!
I honestly can’t believe you got to see all of those cars in person in one sitting, that’s truly a remarkable experience, I had never even heard of a zenvo…wow
That car at 23:02min next to the SLR McLaren has a German license plate -> BB-EV31 That means it‘s (obviously) a kind of prototype or test car from Porsche, registered to a German town called „Böblingen“ (near Stuttgart). Best wishes from Germany 🇩🇪, Philipp 👋
@@StigAviation Yeah, probably. And judging from the license plate I would guess this covered car was/is a kind of Electric Vehicle 😉 It‘s pretty normal for German Car Manufacturers to fly cars to the US for testing in really hot conditions and then fly the cars back to Germany for evaluation. But the Zenvo‘s were 🤤🤤🤤 Even here in Germany those cars are VERY rare, I‘ve sadly never seen one live before. I‘ll never forget the day I saw „my“ first Koenigsegg 😍 To see such a car live, standing in front of it and looking at it, I can tell ya, I was happy that day. I consider myself a true Petrolhead (if I‘m right it‘s called „Gearhead“ in the US) and I even got a bigger Petrolhead watching Top Gear (with Clarkson, Hammond and May). It‘s funny, I was born in 1978 and my Dad told me, that I began my interest in cars at the age of 3. Obviously I can’t remember but I can remember myself looking into cars and judging the power of that particular car by looking at the speedometer… 🥴🫣😂 Best wishes, Philipp 👋
@@5ShotProductions wait till you see the next video I’m gonna put out this week. I saw Czinger 👌. And I love top gear classic. Where you think I got my name Stig. 😉. I’m his long lost aviation cousin.
Really cool to see your side of operations . being a passenger , we see the planes pull up to the gates , then we board . Having several pairs of eyes looking over these birds is the way maintenance should be done .
Hello Stig, thank you for sharing. You are very fortunate to be able to see and touch those beautiful airplanes every day. I was just about to ask you about any Avianca ones. Greetings!
This videos are a lot of fun to watch. Thanks for doing this. By the way, you have the buttons confused on the oxygen mask, the functions are the opposite of what you said, the emergency button switches between always on and demand supply, and the 100% button decides whether it’s 100% oxygen or mixed.
I've just happened upon your channel.... very nice! Count me as a new subscriber! I thought I knew a lot about aircraft and airport ops... but I learned several things in just this one video. Also.... nice catch of AF1 🇺🇸
I just got my A&P and im currently working on PC12s and 24s, its really nice to see your experience in the airlines, makes me exited to eventually move on to them.
Congratulations on getting your certificate my friend, don’t hesitate to apply to the majors, they are all hiring at the moment. Even with minimum experience.
Good informative video. Gee...poor captain had his/her traytable loose,,,HA! Somewhere to put their Cappuccino's on while flying... Maybe on some video could you talk about the A321neo and it's special features, and trans-con cabin seating. Thanks,
Seen ya kinda fighting to get that allen wrench in there on that captains tray... get ya a set of ball end 45⁰ angle bondhus allen wrenches. You wont be disappointed! Super handy for thr tight and awkward to reach spots stig. Use them everyday on cnc machine maintenance.
Thank you very much, I am trying to do better filming, hopefully it’s looking much better than before, I might have a few older videos. I might post that are still in the older format, but it’s still some useful information.
Stig thanks for the photos @ 4:06 of Emery Air Freight 60 series DC8’s. Worked at the Emery hub for 10 years loading aircraft. The newest plane we had was a DC-10 and L-1011.
Old US Air bird had one really nice paint job. Almost automotive quality. Nice. The 787 interior was pretty. AF One... sooty exhaust... probably it's vintage though.
And there’s me thinking you slapping the throttles is like someone picking up a power drill and pulling the trigger as if to say, ‘yeah, I got this’ 😂 just come across your channel and so pleased I can learn and see things from an expert mechanics point of view. Keep ‘em coming!
1. I'm so glad that you're a car guy too. 2. I'm so jealous of your colleagues 😅 because of your mindset, personality, positive energy, being handsome, etc. 3. What are your usual shift's time table? 4. I asked this question before and you've responded to it but I want to make sure again because my life is so.... I cannot even find a right word to it, as a person who doesn't have privilege to born in a country full of opportunities and freedom, as an A&P graduate (AME), no aviation experience, first priority: immigration, I'm in my 30s and so many other life problems, is there still a way or chance to enter my field of education in this industry?! (by watching your videos, I'm fresh up my aviation knowledge which I forgot almost all of it, thanks to you for doing this.)
Thank you so much for the kind words, and yes, there is still opportunity, but it seems for you it’s a longer harder road. I wish there was someway I could help, but it’s beyond my capacity or influence. All I can do is pass down my knowledge.
Are different manufacturer brand of tyres ever mixed mixed on a bogie, or do the need to be the same? Love your videos, keep it up, great PR all around for everyone,
I haven’t seen mismatched tires before. But it’s all depends on the IPC and effective part number for that particular aircraft type. There are parts that are interchangeable
Ex-Jet Mech here. Great content….brings back great memories of when I worked Flightline 1986-1994. Just so ya know, ETOPS stands for Engines Turn Or People Swim! I worked for UAL when ETOPS was implemented. That was in the day of 3 and 4 engine Airliners!
Thanks for helping my memory to reinvigorate the greatness of the old days; someday, please show a 777 IRP in it's 'native location', and should you venture into the hellhole..... Much thanks, Happy Holiday's, too!! (gotta luv those Dreamliner Flight Decks!!)
I am started to be addicted to this beautiful channel and the super nice narrations…
Thank you very much for being here Mohamed, I am very happy you’re enjoying it.
I love taking the tail numbers of these planes you work on into flight radar to see where they’re at in the world.
What app is this called?
You can live track planes all over the world? Even Air force 1?
@JaySarovat-I saw your comment, and thought “very cool idea,” so I did the same thing. Saw that the A320 “N578UW,”-the US Airways retro Stig showed us-flew through LAX on December 9 and 10, just a few days before this post. As I write this comment, it is scheduled to depart CLT (Charlotte), this evening.
It’s fun to track them. I do that time to time as well.
AF1 you can’t track. They turn off their public transponders.
@@happyguy4525flightradar24
That original terminal was there when LAX was called MEIGS Field.back in WWII. At the approach end of runways 24L and 24R, now a parking lot was three streets, El Manor, Lyceum, and Alverstone. I lived on both El Manor and Alverstone. Across Sepulveda was a housing project, all 1 bedroom duplexes, built for the workers at North American Aviation (Mitchell B-25's and P-51 Mustangs) At the opposite end of Interceptor Street was Airport Junior High school. I went there from 1957 - 1961. "Yea Elysians." Graduated and went to Westchester High. I was there when the new LAX terminals, the control tower, and the theme building were being built. Remember Western Airlines? Remember DC-6's, DC-7's, and Super Connies flying for TWA? I watched the Brooklyn Dodgers land, and walked off their Convair 440 in LA Dodgers uniforms. Continental Airlines had the first Boeing 707 to land at LAX. United had the first DC-8. Thanks for the memories. Jon
This is wonderful, thank you so much for putting down this piece of knowledge. I appreciate you.
As a ramp guy and an aviation enthusiast I love these videos
Thank you very much
so glad i found this channel combines 2 of my favorite things
A pleasure to have you here
Nothing more beautiful than the VC-25A not to mention the other 2 presidential jets you showed us thank you for serving your fellow Avgeeks love your content
Thank you John. Glad I was able to share it with all
I enjoy and learn a ton with your vids. They’re educational and funny at a time. Thanks for your content and please, keep posting 😊 You’re right, the triple 7 is so elegant lady ❤
Thank you for being here and enjoying it all Ivan. I appreciate it.
Nose gear do not have brakes right?
@@sharoncassell5273 Exactly. No brake system at nose gear.
Thanks for all these superb videos
@@martymarty2701 thank you for watching
Your vlogging skills are out of this world!
Wow, thank you! I appreciate your kind words Mike.
I've been watching for a few weeks now and I love it stig! I'm a huge aviation geek and sim flyer. I don't know what it is but it's super relaxing to listen to this in the background, learning new things about these beautiful aircraft. I would LOVE to get a video with you talking about your history in the aviation industry! It would be super interesting to hear tales of old about the previous generation of airliners. Especially the differences from then and now. Anyway, keep it up stig, you're doing fantastic work!
It’s something on my bucket list that I will definitely make. I usually don’t disclose myself, nor do I really talk about myself much because the channel is strictly focused on aircraft, maintenance and aircraft education. But I leave breadcrumbs here and there on my past. I will think about this and I might dedicate a video just for that. But the point being is that I do not like to draw attention to myself, the whole point of this channel is drawing attention to aviation and aircraft maintenance.
@@StigAviation Oh yeah I totally understand, I was more meaning working on those older aircraft like the L1011, 737 classic etc and how it's morphed and changed over the years. :) I'm really fascinated with aviation and aircraft. My knowledge is more around WW2 prop planes and such, less so for modern jets.
I definitely appreciate the way you describe these aircraft. Definitely a work of art and awe inspiring! I live vicariously through you!👍🏽👍🏽
Thank you very much!
Man, I love watching your videos. You have the best job on the planet. I love aviation and should have made it my occupation but life took me in a different direction. Keep em coming!!! PS...Air Force One is a gorgeous bird!!!
I’m happy you’re enjoying it, I appreciate you being here, even though your occupation may be different it does not stop you from having passion for Aviation, which you do. Thank you for watching.
You did not go political…..that’s fantastic….now I will subscribe….your channel is amazing. Thank you!
@@G-Man-kc2nm i appreciate you being here. Thank you G man
My new favorite channel!
@@StigAviation fantastic content…I will tell my aviation friends…..one of which is hoot Gipson…look him up!
I think I’ve commented on every long video like this! Couldn’t tell you enough how much I enjoy watching these videos! Can’t explain my love for those massive beautiful pieces of engineering! It’s incredible! Greetings and marry Christmas from Norway! 🇳🇴
Glad you enjoy it all. Keep up that passion for aviation. Cheers and Merry Christmas from LAX
Thank you again Stig!! SO interesting SO fascinating SO beautiful watching your babies fly
Glad you enjoyed it
I absolutely LOVE the smell of jetfuel too..love your videos too! I look forward to more! And I love your passion for aviation
Thank you very much Ed. Pleasure to have you here.
I will never get tired of of you sharing your feelings, thoughts and knowledge about your great job.
I appreciate that
2:24 I love the chimes of the 1st stage fan blades moving and clanging around! 🤠👍
Good old mid span shrouds. 👌
Hey Stig, nice to talk to you again. By the way our kings jet that has the same plane as the Airforce one. It’s a B747-8 . It’s amazing to see the Queen of the skies at my local airport
If you’re talking about Qatar 747-8, matter fact I saw it this weekend. It was here at LAX.
@@StigAviation no, no, I’m from Morocco. Our king has the B747-8. I’m not from Qatar
Fellow A&P here, love your videos and the positive view of the industry. Very happy to hear that you still love what you do. Keep showing others how great aviation can be!!!
Will do, thank you so much for the encouragement. I really appreciate it.
Thank you so much for your work and for sharing your knowledge with us, my god the triple 7 is huge from your point of view, 1M likes for you.
It’s so massive. The camera doesn’t do it justice. When I’m next to it .. I feel like an ant
that lfa was so nice i love the orange thank you stig
I’m glad you enjoyed it
Those pictures look a lot like some old pictures I’ve seen of SCLA back in the day!
Walking around the aircraft always puts such a smile on my face! Absolutely love it! 😊
And you’d be very correct, because that’s where I worked, at the old George Air Force Base in Victorville. It was fun times.
@@StigAviation When I worked for ComAV, I remember they had pictures of the Delta L1011s in their hallway.
Another great video. You provide lots of technical information as well as the inter workings of different aircraft. Great information.
I’m glad you enjoyed it. Thank you for watching
Loved watching from beginning to end. Many thanks for what you do, stig!
Thank you very much for watching and being here. I’m very happy you enjoyed it.
Great video, Stig! I love those incredible automobiles! 👍
Glad you like them!
i love your narration - just on point. love the smell in the morning too
Very happy you enjoyed it. Thank you for watching
Hey stig, just discovered your channel and love your videos so far! I'm an air traffic controller at an enroute center in the U.S. and i can provide some insight on the screen below the ISIS at about the 10:00 mark. AAL has, along with us, been testing a new spacing system over the past year where we can give the pilots a spacing clearance such as 'cross xx (fix) at and maintain 8 miles (or an amount of seconds) behind (callsign.) This screen uses ADS B as you said to find that other aircraft and command a speed for the pilots to select on the autopilot to achieve the desired spacing! This is used exclusively with AAL A321'S for now.
This is absolutely fantastic information sir. And coming from a professional such as yourself is a treat. Thank you so much.
I loved US AIRWAYS! Watched AF1 come in and Marine One take off on Airline Videos Live. Thanks for your coverage.
My pleasure. Glad you enjoyed 👍
Very informal video and I enjoy learning from a mechanic with many years of experience on the job!
Thank you for being here and enjoying it Dan
STIG You are an awesome person!!! These videos are GREAT!!! Thank you.
Thank you Manny. Much appreciated
As a kid I flew on a ton of Delta L1011's across the Atlantic. That pic you put up brought back a lot of memories :) Loved that plane, and got to visit the cockpit many times. Miss those and the MD11/DC10's.
Good memories 👌
Hi always good things te see thanks for n good program.Regards Braam from South Africa.
Thank you for enjoying. I appreciate you being here
Love your videos. Really, such a professional and such pride and attention to detail in your work. I feel very safe knowing that maintenance like you are out there making sure these huge planes are working properly.
Thank you for the kind words. I appreciate you being here.
I was LAX based captain on the 777 for about a year and a half. Thank you for all the great mx inspections and repairs you did to keep my long, over water, flights safe.
Then I’m sure me and you have bumped into each other many times. Thank you for all your hard work Captain. If you ever fly into LAX again, let me know. Cheers Sir
Sadly, age 65 caught up with me.
@@W7LDT enjoy the retirement sir.
Hi Stig
Just found your channel. Absolutely love it. Admire your dedication and love for your profession!
I appreciate you being here Gary, thank you so much and I’m glad you’re enjoying the Aviation adventures
should have shown more of those cars haha love the crossover two of my favorite things, planes and cars!
Had to get back to the line , couldn’t stay there forever 😅. But I do love cars as well
It's so nice to see someone take so much pride in their job. Stay safe my friend.
Thank you Bob 👍
Stig, I love love love the cargo section of the video!!! Those cars are cool!
Wait till you see what I saw this weekend. I’ll post it on the next video. Very rare and special car.
Boy would I love to spend a day on the apron with you. The videos will do for now. Appreciate you sharing this with us. Thanks Stig!
I wish I could give every single person a tour, but unfortunately that’s not possible. On top of that I think you would go crazy because I would be talking your ear off for 16 hours. 🤣
ADSB is fun to track with an RTL-SDR and another one set to the local traffic control. Thanks for sharing your work.
My pleasure. Thank you for watching.
My goodness that 787 cockpit was beautiful! I love airplanes and to smell that jet fuel too!😍
It’s like a space ship 👌
Stig, you have a job of a lifetime..envious. Thanks for all the info.
Glad you enjoyed it and learned something new 👍 I appreciate you being here.
Gotta stick around for the end of a Stig shift episode! The passion is excellent! Keep it up! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Thank you for being here and enjoying. I appreciate you
Can't believe those cars sit out there for days in the elements with no covers. Crazy
I was just as surprised, but you know what it’s more fun for me and you, you get to see it and I get to show it
Sometimes with the windows down!
Another fantastic video. But wow, can you imagine all the huge early movie stars who came through that old terminal? What history. And the cars? Woah. Surprised they're not all covered, but likely some reason for that.
I’m sure it was a grand terminal back in the days. I’m still happy they kept the architecture intact.
39:19 I like the pause to look for the winglets to see if it was a DC-10 or MD-11. At least that was the way I learned to differentiate between them. Ramp work is really cool. Thank you for taking us along.
That one was a MD-11F that took off. And yes indeed the ramp is amazing place to work.
Thanks for making this videos , im studing for my B2 avionics license and this helps a lot
Glad it was helpful. Keep up the good studies. B2 is the future of aviation. All avionics nowadays
Like your videos. Thanks for your time. ❤
Thank you for watching. I appreciate it
That’s cool you were able to be on the ramp when AF1 left, when it came in by us the ramp stopped us and made us go inside.
I was fortunate to be in the right place and right time.
Fantastic content. Just awsome to see these amazing craft up close, and to be able to see areas of them that most people never see or are even aware exist. Love the details, explanations, and knowledge, all presented so well. Thank you. And I sure hope that if I fly, I fly a plane you've inspected and checked over. Admire your enthusiasm and dedication to your job.
Thank you for such incredibly kind words. It means a lot to me. Thank you for being here and enjoying Christopher.
I absolutely love this channel. As a new ramp worker it's often my job to perform safety inspections but I always want to know more. Coming here, I get to understand a little bit more about what I'm looking at so I can be safer and more informed in my job. I'm not swapping anything I learn here for training but it's nice to understand the nature the equipment to a greater depth.
I have an often irrational love for aviation but as an industrial designer (my day job) I explain that aviation is a perfect melding of design and engineering. Everything, right down to the screws in the galley are designed to a purpose. I'm in awe of the efficiency, the complexity, how something the size of a building can soar 7 miles in the atmosphere. In aviation (unlike many other subjects I could list), subjectivity, ambiguity and being driven by one's perceptions is never the guiding force, in fact those behaviors are considered extremely hazardous in aviation (as they should be in any pursuit). We follow strict practices and rely on facts because that's what proves to make this industry safe, efficient and a joy to work in. In a world that encourages polarization at every turn, aviation is a place where people from all backgrounds can come and agree.
The way you feel each morning walking out on the ramp at LAX is the way I feel every day I get to be out there. It's a privilege to be so up close and personal. I love it but I also take the job very seriously. A question I have for you, and it's kind of a hard one to ask, is: how are you allowed to record as much as you do? I'm so glad you are but I also know that in my job I'm not allowed to video out there.
A big thank you to you first of all for being here and watching and enjoying all of this. I appreciate you from the bottom of my heart. And it’s fascinating that as an industrial designer by day and a ramp personnel by night, that’s such a diversity of occupations. But the important thing is you love Aviation. In regards to your question, how am I able to film, well airport is a public property, anybody can film, or take pictures. Obviously, being conscious of not exposing security, sensitive information, which I do not do, all I do is show you aircraft and tell you how airplanes work. I also follow a very strict social media policy, I do not break rules.
@@StigAviation You are welcome and thank you for reaching out.
So far working as a ramp agent has made me more productive overall. It's a balance between being solitary with my head in a computer and being outside with a team doing very physical things. As you know, the travel benefits are why most people are there. I'm there for a multitude of reasons. One of my goals in doing the job is to learn so that I have the potential to contribute some ideas/solutions to the industry. I've already done some over the years but I want to do more.
Thanks for answering the tough question. I respect the line you are walking and all of the extra effort you're putting into making these videos. Ultimately I'm benefitting from your wealth of knowledge and there's nothing too boring or information dense that I wouldn't gladly sit and watch. I love aircraft, always have. I knew I'd love this job, I just didn't realize how much I'd love it. I feel just like you at LAX up here at little old SBP. I've been on plenty of AA international flights through LAX and so has my wife. Having someone as positive as you who truly is as passionate about their job as I'd want anybody to be makes my heart sing. Thank you for keeping people safe and these beautiful birds flying. I'll keep watching!
Absolutely loving these videos,only just found tour channell, cheers rob uk
Thank you Rob. I appreciate you being here
Love your passion
Thank you. I love aviation very much.
For me this is the greatest channel, you answer questions I never knew I had, keep this up 😀
I’m glad I can help Paul. Thank you for being here.
Really love the cargo fleet. Also a top gear fan. 🤙🤙
Glad you enjoyed it
That red & carbon fiber Zenvo Aurora you found at the cargo lot sure got my attention! 💯
Very rare and very expensive car for sure.
THANKS bro great work keep up
Will do. Thank you for watching
As someone who flew Learjets for 15 years and the A320/321 for a while I really love your videos. Great work. Excellent.
Thank you so much Robert, I appreciate you being here and enjoying the world of Aviation
I’m currently in school for my A&P just getting into power plant, love your videos and all the info you give on even the smallest things. Keep up the great videos!!!
Keep up the good studies, my friend, you’re gonna pass with flying colors. Keep asking those questions. I’m here to help.
What a great channel 👍 Subscribed a few days ago and new world opened up ... All the best, Per (Denmark)
Welcome aboard!
Love these and the wide video!
Glad you enjoyed it. I’m trying to do better at filming. Hope it’s working well
I honestly can’t believe you got to see all of those cars in person in one sitting, that’s truly a remarkable experience, I had never even heard of a zenvo…wow
I was just surprised as you were. I’m just happy I could share it with you.
Love the channel. Thanks for the MD11. Can you review fire panel/bottle buttons.
Glad you enjoyed it. I’ll try to do something for the fire panels in the future
I miss LA so much. Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it
great vid as always! keep up the good work Stig!!!
Will do. Thank you for watching.
I truly enjoy your videos! I love all aspects of aviation! I’m aspiring airline pilot working on my pilot certificates and ratings. Thanks a lot!
It’s my pleasure. Keep up the amazing studies and efforts. You’ll be soaring through the skies soon
That car at 23:02min next to the SLR McLaren has a German license plate -> BB-EV31
That means it‘s (obviously) a kind of prototype or test car from Porsche, registered to a German town called „Böblingen“ (near Stuttgart).
Best wishes from Germany 🇩🇪, Philipp 👋
You are correct. I believe it was actually part of the LA auto show. It’s actually posted on the Mercedes instagram account.
@@StigAviation Yeah, probably. And judging from the license plate I would guess this covered car was/is a kind of Electric Vehicle 😉 It‘s pretty normal for German Car Manufacturers to fly cars to the US for testing in really hot conditions and then fly the cars back to Germany for evaluation.
But the Zenvo‘s were 🤤🤤🤤
Even here in Germany those cars are VERY rare, I‘ve sadly never seen one live before. I‘ll never forget the day I saw „my“ first Koenigsegg 😍 To see such a car live, standing in front of it and looking at it, I can tell ya, I was happy that day. I consider myself a true Petrolhead (if I‘m right it‘s called „Gearhead“ in the US) and I even got a bigger Petrolhead watching Top Gear (with Clarkson, Hammond and May).
It‘s funny, I was born in 1978 and my Dad told me, that I began my interest in cars at the age of 3. Obviously I can’t remember but I can remember myself looking into cars and judging the power of that particular car by looking at the speedometer… 🥴🫣😂
Best wishes, Philipp 👋
@@5ShotProductions wait till you see the next video I’m gonna put out this week. I saw Czinger 👌. And I love top gear classic. Where you think I got my name Stig. 😉. I’m his long lost aviation cousin.
Really cool to see your side of operations . being a passenger , we see the planes pull up to the gates , then we board . Having several pairs of eyes looking over these birds is the way maintenance should be done .
Absolutely, the whole point of this is to make sure you as the passenger is safe
Thank for an excellent video. The camera quality is magnificent.
Many thanks! Glad you enjoyed it
Another good one.
Thank you Don 👍
Stig, you should look into the VIM tools HBR3 ratchet. Uses stubby 1/4 in. bits. Perfect for situations like @7:39. Best $20 I ever spent.
I will definitely take a look at that, thank you for the advice. I appreciate that.
Hello Stig, thank you for sharing. You are very fortunate to be able to see and touch those beautiful airplanes every day. I was just about to ask you about any Avianca ones. Greetings!
My pleasure, I’m glad you enjoyed it. And yes indeed. We see Avianca all the time here.
You're an absolute gem Stig. Love these videos 😃😃
Wish I had thought of being an aircraft engineer when I left school 😞
I’m very happy you are enjoying these. Thank you for being here.
This videos are a lot of fun to watch. Thanks for doing this. By the way, you have the buttons confused on the oxygen mask, the functions are the opposite of what you said, the emergency button switches between always on and demand supply, and the 100% button decides whether it’s 100% oxygen or mixed.
Thank you. Glad you enjoyed it. And I believe I did say exactly what you are saying on the oxygen. I might have said it a bit differently.
I've just happened upon your channel.... very nice! Count me as a new subscriber! I thought I knew a lot about aircraft and airport ops... but I learned several things in just this one video. Also.... nice catch of AF1 🇺🇸
Thank you for being here. I’m glad you enjoyed it and learned something new.
I love that I've been a passenger on a lot of the planes you worked on. Especially the 787s to HND. Used to take the HND-LAX and vice-versa a lot
I am glad that you had good flights, and I’m sure I probably worked on majority of the airplanes you were on. Safe travels 👍
I am an Educator, you job is exciting. I wish i discovered your channel when i was young.
Well I’m glad you are here now and enjoying the world of aviation.
I just got my A&P and im currently working on PC12s and 24s, its really nice to see your experience in the airlines, makes me exited to eventually move on to them.
Congratulations on getting your certificate my friend, don’t hesitate to apply to the majors, they are all hiring at the moment. Even with minimum experience.
i hear ya on the 777 love. it’s a visually striking plane, which is saying a lot given the high bar set by its predecessor, the Queen.
It’s hard to compare the two, because they are so different, I believe they are both in a class of their own.
@@StigAviation no doubt, i meant the visual aesthetics. so unique and memorable. the 777 is all sleek angles and lines like the raked wingtips
Good informative video. Gee...poor captain had his/her traytable loose,,,HA! Somewhere to put their Cappuccino's on while flying... Maybe on some video could you talk about the A321neo and it's special features, and trans-con cabin seating. Thanks,
I have a few videos showing that and talking about the Neo and the t models. But I’ll do more on them in coming videos
AF1, you lucky dog! Can’t wait for the -8! ✈️👍🏼
I hear the changed the colors on the new AF1. Is that true?
Thank you Stig! I needed that! The only thing missing was the smell of kerosene…;-)
I’m glad you enjoyed it Ben.
Seen ya kinda fighting to get that allen wrench in there on that captains tray... get ya a set of ball end 45⁰ angle bondhus allen wrenches. You wont be disappointed! Super handy for thr tight and awkward to reach spots stig. Use them everyday on cnc machine maintenance.
I will definitely look into that, thank you so much for the advice I appreciate it.
Wide framed upload! 💯👌. Tall screen uploads are no bother to me, but I appreciate the full screen!
Happy wrench turning from your new MKE subscriber!!
Thank you very much, I am trying to do better filming, hopefully it’s looking much better than before, I might have a few older videos. I might post that are still in the older format, but it’s still some useful information.
I worked on the ref systems on both 747s and some of the 757s at Andrews A.F.B. An awsome aircraft
That is super awesome, not every day you meet somebody who works on those birds.
Thanks. I also worked on the 707s Kenedy Raegan ans Johnsons jet. It was awesome.
It was during EPA changes
Myself and the co. I worked for had Ref. EPA license
Stig, can you do a complete engine start and shut down on each engine you service? I so can’t wait for your next videos. I’m so jealous.
Unfortunately I can’t show how to start engines. That would be a security issue. My apologies. I hope you understand.
man i am always speechless while watching your videos!!
i wish i could get an office like yours
Glad you are enjoying it. And if you really want to be in this environment, airports are always hiring.
Stig thanks for the photos @ 4:06 of Emery Air Freight 60 series DC8’s. Worked at the Emery hub for 10 years loading aircraft. The newest plane we had was a DC-10 and L-1011.
Sad we don’t see the L1011s anymore. It’s one of my favorites.
I start my A&P course Monday and these videos help get a jump start to what im gonna learn
I am very happy this is helping. Don’t hesitate to ask questions, I’m always here to help you out.
@@StigAviation for sure‼️
Old US Air bird had one really nice paint job. Almost automotive quality. Nice.
The 787 interior was pretty.
AF One... sooty exhaust... probably it's vintage though.
It’s still got them old engines on the Air Force One. Turn and burn.
Keep going u make the best avgeek content
Thank you very much. I appreciate you watching and enjoying.
I remember when Jeremy raced this to Oslo. You did well on the fast lap though.
That was a great episode 👌
And there’s me thinking you slapping the throttles is like someone picking up a power drill and pulling the trigger as if to say, ‘yeah, I got this’ 😂 just come across your channel and so pleased I can learn and see things from an expert mechanics point of view. Keep ‘em coming!
Thank you for being here and enjoying it.
1. I'm so glad that you're a car guy too.
2. I'm so jealous of your colleagues 😅 because of your mindset, personality, positive energy, being handsome, etc.
3. What are your usual shift's time table?
4. I asked this question before and you've responded to it but I want to make sure again because my life is so.... I cannot even find a right word to it, as a person who doesn't have privilege to born in a country full of opportunities and freedom, as an A&P graduate (AME), no aviation experience, first priority: immigration, I'm in my 30s and so many other life problems, is there still a way or chance to enter my field of education in this industry?! (by watching your videos, I'm fresh up my aviation knowledge which I forgot almost all of it, thanks to you for doing this.)
Thank you so much for the kind words, and yes, there is still opportunity, but it seems for you it’s a longer harder road. I wish there was someway I could help, but it’s beyond my capacity or influence. All I can do is pass down my knowledge.
@@StigAviation Thank you so much. I really enjoy watching your videos, and I love your perspective. Thanks. 🤘👍🏼❤️
Are different manufacturer brand of tyres ever mixed mixed on a bogie, or do the need to be the same? Love your videos, keep it up, great PR all around for everyone,
I haven’t seen mismatched tires before. But it’s all depends on the IPC and effective part number for that particular aircraft type. There are parts that are interchangeable
Absolutely love these videos! Keep it up :D
Thank you very much. Glad you enjoyed it
Ex-Jet Mech here. Great content….brings back great memories of when I worked Flightline 1986-1994. Just so ya know, ETOPS stands for Engines Turn Or People Swim! I worked for UAL when ETOPS was implemented. That was in the day of 3 and 4 engine Airliners!
The good old days, I’m thankful that I did get to work on the three and four engine aircraft in my career. Those were fun.
Thanks for helping my memory to reinvigorate the greatness of the old days; someday, please show a 777 IRP in it's 'native location', and should you venture into the hellhole..... Much thanks, Happy Holiday's, too!! (gotta luv those Dreamliner Flight Decks!!)
Will do when I get the chance 👍 and thank you as always for being here and enjoying
You need to pick up a Chapman MFG Hex bit ratchet set. I used them all the time as a Automation Tech. They are great at getting into the tight spots.
Will most definitely look into that. Thank you for the suggestion.