Congratulations! A friend from brand x rode in the jump seat with SWA a few days ago said the crew told him that you had a new hire class of 18 a few weeks ago, 4 showed up. For all the youngsters out there, seats are available!
Ten years for an upgrade! SW is my airline when possible. In my opinion they have the best pilots and aircraft. I recently read that SW only hires about 2% of applicants. So congratulations on being the best of the best
You have the perfect attitude for success on RUclips (and in life btw). My wife and i flew Southwest for the first time in a very long time to Kona recently. I could tell that, for the most part, the employees were feeling good that travel was coming back. I also acknowledge that there was plenty of stress because things aren't really "back" in terms of how things used to be. Congratulations on your upgrade and best of luck in the future. I'll see you up there.
Thanks for taking us along on your adventures and promotion!! THANKS also to your company for allowing you to be such a cheerful ambassador for them !!
Honestly Ernie, I was having a difficult day and this brought a smile to my face. No one deserves this more than you. Thank you for all the inspiration and I cannot wait to see you share your journey toward Cap Big Ern not only with us “day one folks”, but with the hundreds of thousands of future subscribers who are about to be inspired, entertained and educated without knowing it yet. Man I can go on and on but this seems like a good place to leave it. CONGRATULATIONS CAP!
Congrats to you. I did my 73 upgrade 4 years ago already. Still remember the first flight after the check as a new commander with new shinny 4 stripes. It felt a little like the first solo. Write me for any hints/tips. Flying in Europe though. But a BabyBoeing is a BabyBoeing. Blue skies!!!
I'm secretly studying the 737 through your videos. I bought a 737-300SF, and new to this jet stuff, so even if it's not the same as the Max or NG, it's interesting to see how the airlines do things.
On my flight from Omaha to Houston Hobby we had the youngest Southwest Airlines pilot flying the plane at the age of 24 and was the co-pilot and was her first ever flight too. The plane was on a Boeing 737-700 N233LV was the tail number and the flight was very bumpy due to cross winds and the weather with storms in the area. Had to go from FL 37 to FL 28 Plus the landing on Runway 13R was hard but not too bad.
Time to move on up to that left seat........congrats! Are you going to have to commute when you upgrade at first, or did you manage to home base in PHX?
Greetings from Australia Big Ern! I am a commercial pilot myself, but I have been on a hiatus from flying for a while now which began thanks to covid and hadn’t had much motivation to get back in the air until I stumbled across your videos. I have been in a big rut whether or not to start back up again as I’m working in a pretty good job and have a good work life balance but I still miss being in the air. Your positivity and drive through the discipline in the way you apply yourself to both your training and job is inspiring man. I really also appreciate how you always talk to your ground crew which was something I always did myself throughout my flying! Would love to correspond on some advice and to chat!Keep up the awesome vids mate and allowing us junior pilots a snapshot into the cockpit over there! Happy flying brother👨✈️
Ern, you exemplify what Southwest Airlines is all about. Excellent Pilot and a real people person. Nothing but the best to you from a Southwest Frequent Flyer.
A huge Congrats Big Ern and at your home airport just what you were holding out for. You’re the man and please keep the videos coming in your new Captain position. You will be a great teacher for your F.O. That get the pleasure to fly with such a great guy.
Congrats BIG ERN!! Well deserved. Southwest is lucky to have a representative such as yourself. Please update us on the journey as much as possible. Well all understand if there is a drop off while you work on your upgrade! Again CONGRATS!
Congratulations for your promotion CAPTAIN! Looking forward to the videos from the other side of the plane! Can't wait to see you in your new epaulets and hat.
My best wishes!I started flying the 73 nov 99 I am a captain from Jan 2007 but on the 320.now you will really enjoy it.responsibility goes along with enjoyment.
Congrats Captain, All the people that love the aviation like me, feel happy about this new step in your career. Hope that you continue enjoying your journey and sharing the educated videos that I enjoy too. One more time congratulations 🎊. From Dominican Republic
Congrats Ern! Always watching from the Caribbean islands of Antigua and Barbuda. You're an inspiration! Like how you always look so happy and upbeat about your job! BigErn to the world!!
Congratulations for your soon to be upgrade, well earned and deserved. You're a fine ambassador for SW, and you offer encouragement for others to seek the same career path. New hires will be fortunate to fly with you, as you inspire them all to do well. I'm going on 22 years since retirement, still have to look up when an airplane flies over. Kick butt in training. Patrick
Very much deserved! Best SWA pilot out there! Hope to fly with you someday. My dad works for Southwest we'll be on the way over to OGG from DAL in a few weeks. Who knows maybe we'll see you on a leg of that trip.
Congratulations Ern I wish you fair winds in the next stage in your career and just so you know I'm sure we would love to see some of the training you will be doing.
Congrats Captain 🧑✈️!!! Well deserved Ernie. Love your channel, your humility and your sense of humor. You are a great asset to SWA. I am from Chicago, my brothers wife works for SWA as well as her two sisters that live in Chandler AZ. Hope you don’t get too stressed going through your promotion. You got this. Your definitely a wealth of information and would be a great asset to New FO’s. Ever get into Midway, look me up, I got dinner !!! Congrats and God Bless.
Congrats on your well deserved promotion!! Thanks for your persistent inspiration to future aviators. Looking forward to your next chapter as a Captain!
A very big congratulations to you sir. Well deserved. As others have said you are a huge inspiration to many and always have the greatest attitude. Congrats again.
Welcome! I’ll be down in Phoenix this coming weekend, if your not working maybe I’ll run in to you! Safe travels and can’t wait to see what the future holds for you!
Congrats dude you 100% deserve it. Great ambassador for the airline glad to see you get some recognition. Hope all the training goes well and love the videos. Although a few shots of the view from the cockpit during your flight would be much appreciated but keep up the good work.
Congrats big Ern!! Looking forward to watching you transition into a captain. Best wishes for a smooth transition. All the best to you and your family!
Congratulations! A friend from brand x rode in the jump seat with SWA a few days ago said the crew told him that you had a new hire class of 18 a few weeks ago, 4 showed up. For all the youngsters out there, seats are available!
Ten years for an upgrade! SW is my airline when possible. In my opinion they have the best pilots and aircraft. I recently read that SW only hires about 2% of applicants. So congratulations on being the best of the best
Ern, you look great in the left seat! Congrats, Captain!
Thanks!
You have the perfect attitude for success on RUclips (and in life btw). My wife and i flew Southwest for the first time in a very long time to Kona recently. I could tell that, for the most part, the employees were feeling good that travel was coming back. I also acknowledge that there was plenty of stress because things aren't really "back" in terms of how things used to be. Congratulations on your upgrade and best of luck in the future. I'll see you up there.
Congratulations Captain make sure keep recording from the left seat
That's the plan!
Congratulations Skipper!!
All the very best from one Huge fan from North of the Border!
Congratulations!! You definitely deserve that. Huge inspiration for everyone to keep grinding and good things will happen!!
Thank you so much!!
Congratulations to you. Well earned!
@@FlyingwithBigErn how's the qol for new captains?
Retired at Southwest last year. The upgrade training is great. You’ll enjoy it.
Can't wait!
CONGRATS!!!!!
“Can’t keep a good man down”. 🥂
Thanks for taking us along on your adventures and promotion!! THANKS also to your company for allowing you to be such a cheerful ambassador for them !!
You bet!
What unit did you fly the C5? I was stationed at Dover afb with the 512 maw. I knew alote of airline pilots in the Air Force reserve.
Captain Ern, a good ring to it!
congrats!!
What a class guy. You display all of the traits of a leader. You lead by example, patience and a smile that just won’t quit. Enjoy the ride!
Honestly Ernie, I was having a difficult day and this brought a smile to my face. No one deserves this more than you. Thank you for all the inspiration and I cannot wait to see you share your journey toward Cap Big Ern not only with us “day one folks”, but with the hundreds of thousands of future subscribers who are about to be inspired, entertained and educated without knowing it yet. Man I can go on and on but this seems like a good place to leave it. CONGRATULATIONS CAP!
CONGRATS🎉👏🎊🙌🍾
It will be weird seeing you film from the left side but it goes with the territory. Congratulations Captain
Congratulations!! Awesome to hear about your promotion.
Congrats to you. I did my 73 upgrade 4 years ago already. Still remember the first flight after the check as a new commander with new shinny 4 stripes. It felt a little like the first solo. Write me for any hints/tips. Flying in Europe though. But a BabyBoeing is a BabyBoeing. Blue skies!!!
I'm secretly studying the 737 through your videos. I bought a 737-300SF, and new to this jet stuff, so even if it's not the same as the Max or NG, it's interesting to see how the airlines do things.
Congrats, Big Ern and SWA all the way!
On my flight from Omaha to Houston Hobby we had the youngest Southwest Airlines pilot flying the plane at the age of 24 and was the co-pilot and was her first ever flight too. The plane was on a Boeing 737-700 N233LV was the tail number and the flight was very bumpy due to cross winds and the weather with storms in the area. Had to go from FL 37 to FL 28 Plus the landing on Runway 13R was hard but not too bad.
Hey! Congratulations! I live in Phoenix so hoping one day to have YOU as my Captain!
Congratulations Ernie!!!!! We are so happy for you! Best of luck in the left seat!!!
CONGRATULATIONS!!!! Your dedication and hard work paid off. You will make a great Captain. I wish you all the blessings in the world.
Congratulations on making captain 👨✈️, I enjoy your videos, well done ✈️.
Congratulations BigErn coming from a retired ramp guy I hope your upgrade is permanent good luck.
Awesome news! Congrats Ernie!
Very exciting news. Congratulations!! Hopefully you can share part of the training/upgrade process on YT.
Congratulations Captain Ern! All the best.
Congrats, that's cool. I have a friend that is a Captain with SWA. Good luck Big Ern.
Time to move on up to that left seat........congrats! Are you going to have to commute when you upgrade at first, or did you manage to home base in PHX?
Congratulations Ernie!!!!!!!
Congratulations! Going up, going up, going up, going up!
Congrats. You’re going to rock!
Awesome news! Congratulations on the upgrade!
Greetings from Australia Big Ern! I am a commercial pilot myself, but I have been on a hiatus from flying for a while now which began thanks to covid and hadn’t had much motivation to get back in the air until I stumbled across your videos. I have been in a big rut whether or not to start back up again as I’m working in a pretty good job and have a good work life balance but I still miss being in the air. Your positivity and drive through the discipline in the way you apply yourself to both your training and job is inspiring man. I really also appreciate how you always talk to your ground crew which was something I always did myself throughout my flying! Would love to correspond on some advice and to chat!Keep up the awesome vids mate and allowing us junior pilots a snapshot into the cockpit over there! Happy flying brother👨✈️
Congratulations on the left seat!! Well deserved. Your enthusiasm and optimism is infectious.
Real humble man with a lot of patience…always happy…congrats captain 👨✈️
Ern, you exemplify what Southwest Airlines is all about. Excellent Pilot and a real people person. Nothing but the best to you from a Southwest Frequent Flyer.
Congrats that is great for you . You will be a great mentor for FO's
A huge Congrats Big Ern and at your home airport just what you were holding out for. You’re the man and please keep the videos coming in your new Captain position. You will be a great teacher for your F.O. That get the pleasure to fly with such a great guy.
I’m going to apply to southwest just bc of this guy
I love him too!!!!!! Ern, you rock!!!!
Congratulations. Well deserved and hope you will still taking us along on your trips.
Congrats, Big Ern! Must be a relief that upgrading at Southwest you won't need to worry about a new type-rating!
Congrats BIG ERN!! Well deserved. Southwest is lucky to have a representative such as yourself. Please update us on the journey as much as possible. Well all understand if there is a drop off while you work on your upgrade! Again CONGRATS!
Congrats on the upgrade to Captain! I really enjoy your videos and wish you all the best in your new position! Thanks again Ern!
Much appreciated!
Congrats... Capt! Still remember my dad going through Capt School in 1987 with TWA. I would fly with you anytime!!!
Congratulations for your promotion CAPTAIN! Looking forward to the videos from the other side of the plane! Can't wait to see you in your new epaulets and hat.
More to come!
My best wishes!I started flying the 73 nov 99 I am a captain from Jan 2007 but on the 320.now you will really enjoy it.responsibility goes along with enjoyment.
Outstanding! Congratulations. Hope you make it back to Indy as a captain.
Congratulations on your upgrade! Bravo Zulu! My son is on his first day of OE with Southwest! Y’all rock!
Congratulations, Captain Ernie!
Congrats Captain, All the people that love the aviation like me, feel happy about this new step in your career. Hope that you continue enjoying your journey and sharing the educated videos that I enjoy too. One more time congratulations 🎊. From Dominican Republic
Thanks a ton!
Congrats on the Upgrade!
Good luck on the course, I think you’ll enjoy it.👍
Thanks 👍
Congratulations Captain!!! Can’t wait to see these videos from the left seat!
More to come!
Those four bars will look good on you, congratulations Captain Ern!
Congrats Ern! Always watching from the Caribbean islands of Antigua and Barbuda. You're an inspiration! Like how you always look so happy and upbeat about your job! BigErn to the world!!
Watching from St. Kitts! Can’t wait to get back in the cockpit.
First off thank you your service in the military to protect us. Congratulations on the promotion to Captain well deserved. Go ace that training!!
Congratulations!!.. May you sail through training.
Yes! Thank you!
Hi Ern,
C Ck Lead Mechanic in HOU. Congratulations on upgrade. I was hoping to see this before I retired. Thanks for all of your vlogs. I love it..
Congratulations Ern ! So great. Can’t wait to see that extra bar in your shoulder.
Congrats Big Ern. You will do a great job. I believe in you.
I appreciate that!
Congrats on the upgrade Captain! Well deserved!!!
Congratulations Big Ern!! Well deserved.
Thank you kindly!
Congratulations!!!!!! It's about time and we'll deserved!!👍
Congratulations for your soon to be upgrade, well earned and deserved. You're a fine ambassador for SW, and you offer encouragement for others to seek the same career path.
New hires will be fortunate to fly with you, as you inspire them all to do well. I'm going on 22 years since retirement, still have to look up when an airplane flies over.
Kick butt in training.
Patrick
Congratulations Ernie, best of luck
Congratulations!! What an exciting time!
Congratulations Captain!!!!!!!!!
Congratulations!!!that is awesome. Thank you for taking us along on your trips.
Very much deserved! Best SWA pilot out there! Hope to fly with you someday. My dad works for Southwest we'll be on the way over to OGG from DAL in a few weeks. Who knows maybe we'll see you on a leg of that trip.
Thanks a lot!
Congratulations Ern I wish you fair winds in the next stage in your career and just so you know I'm sure we would love to see some of the training you will be doing.
Congrats Captain 🧑✈️!!!
Well deserved Ernie. Love your channel, your humility and your sense of humor.
You are a great asset to SWA.
I am from Chicago, my brothers wife works for SWA as well as her two sisters that live in Chandler AZ.
Hope you don’t get too stressed going through your promotion.
You got this. Your definitely a wealth of information and would be a great asset to New FO’s.
Ever get into Midway, look me up, I got dinner !!!
Congrats and God Bless.
Congratulations new to be Captain!!!! Well deserved and much respect for you!
Congrats on your well deserved promotion!! Thanks for your persistent inspiration to future aviators. Looking forward to your next chapter as a Captain!
Absolutely all the best on changing to the left seat. no doubt you will inspire others to be an awesome Captain!!!
A very big congratulations to you sir. Well deserved. As others have said you are a huge inspiration to many and always have the greatest attitude. Congrats again.
Congratulations, Ernie! ❤️💙💛
Congratulations ! Thanks for all of the inspiration
Thanks so much!
Yes!!!! Congratulations Captain. You absolutely deserve that.
Congratulations!!! Much deserved. Love the inspiration in all your videos!
Thank you so much!!
Welcome! I’ll be down in Phoenix this coming weekend, if your not working maybe I’ll run in to you! Safe travels and can’t wait to see what the future holds for you!
Congrats! That's awesome news. You will absolutely crush training. Can't wait to see your insights into life as an airline captain.
Congratulations! Much deserved and couldn't happen to a better vlogger!
Congratulations!!! So happy for you!!! This just shows what work, dedication and effort can do in the long-haul. Keep going Ernie!!!
Congratulations! Anxious to keep up with your Upgrade Path, Captain!
More to come!
Congratulations! You're gonna be a great role model for the young pilots out there
LETS GO BIG ERN!!!!!!! CONGRATS!!!!!!!
Congratulations on the upgrade well deserve. Best of luck on your training.
Congratulations!!! Wishing you all the best.
Congrats dude you 100% deserve it. Great ambassador for the airline glad to see you get some recognition. Hope all the training goes well and love the videos. Although a few shots of the view from the cockpit during your flight would be much appreciated but keep up the good work.
Congratulations!! That is so cool. You are going to be the best captain ever. Keep the blue side up!
Congrats big Ern!! Looking forward to watching you transition into a captain. Best wishes for a smooth transition. All the best to you and your family!
Congratulations Ernie!!
Fly with you anytime!
Congrats Captain! Be Proud, Stay Proud!!
Super CONGRATULATIONS!!! Been waiting for THIS announcement! A big smile shooting your way from COS 😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃
MUCH congrats on the captain upgrade! You truly deserve it! Can't wait to see you in the left seat!
Congratulations!!! Well deserved for sure, and you are also a great ambassador for Southwest Airlines. R
Congrats !! Well deserved !!
Congrats on a well-deserved promotion. Thank you for your videos and inspiration to us all!
Thank you so much!