Hey Darren, superb as always. It's complicated as hell and I salute you for teaching us dummies the in's and out's I can definitely see how your stressed every damn month with this, but my question is '' who in their right mind would give up this coin.. given the chance? 😁😁 As always nicely done brother!!
You do a good job of revealing the effort required by the airlines to schedule crews, keep track of their hours, the corresponding pay rates, the union contractual requirements, etc.
You must be pretty senior at your company. I mean they not only let you use their hanger, but stop work and clear everyone out so you can do your video. 😀
Darren, I look forward to your videos you give us great information about flying and I get a chance to see what you guys do to get us where we need to go. I would love to fly with you because I can tell you are a great pilot. Take care
Interesting that IROs at different airlines have different ways of doing things. In SFO, we brief together and walk to the airplane together. Flying IRO will check the HF, door, emergency equipment, etc. Non flying IRO, on double augmented only does bunk and walk around. Do you guys refer to IROs as bunkies as well? 🤣
Hi Darren, fellow triple driver here at an airline based in SFO 😂. Love your videos! Thank you for taking your time to make these videos and sharing about our industry.
I was looking at another video related to Equinox and youtube brought me to you. Great video. Very imformative. Especially on what you take on features are. I have a Tesla and Nissan Ariya anc can relate how range and actual miles are off. Your lease deal is awesome but we won't qualify for many of your discounts. Will still consider the Equinox as Tesla quality hasn't gotten better and Nissan treats the Ariya as a stepchild. BTW, love the t-shirt. My son was waitlisted but it ended well.
Fortnum & Mason and the restaurant attached is where I'd go for fresh, local farm to market grocery and food!❤ a bit downtown, but definitely cool to shop from the Queens Grociers.
AUG 2022 I was on an American Airlines flight heading out of XPL Palmerola International Airport in Honduras. I was stationed there for about 18 months. Landed in MIA and with a quick exit I had the opportunity of catching one of the pilots heading to his next gate. After that conversation, I've been locked in. You've been a great source of motivation for me. Unfortunately, I'm back overseas 😭 in Europe this time. I've used this time for studying. If I'm ever able to share the cockpit with you or even on one of your flights, that would be one of the dopest moments ever. See you soon brother!
Was being a pilot your only main job I am 21 and I don’t know if I should do something else or get right into it (in uk) finishing aerospace eng degree and advice?
YES! SUVs are quite impractical for their size... I am a big fan of MPVs and Minivans because they're so damn practical. And you can actually spot pedestrians unlike some high up SUV that in practice will never see a pinch of dirt
Love that you share your everyday life, what you get to eat etc., very interesting! Thanks Darren. By the way, hows the Equinox holding up? Do you still like it
Hello Darren, so first what happens if you have serious fire and your over 1 hour from the nearest airport and second let me say we have flown on many airlines to Europe and not all 777 300 are equal. We are out of Yul so my first choice is Air France. As always your videos are top notch!!
First depends on the fire...engine fire...those are very rare and normally extinguished as we have two independent extinguishers. Cabin fire...we have a ton of fire extinguishers as well. If we have to divert...we divert. Takes times. We have enough fuel to drop down to 10000 feet and depressurize to help ventilate the cabin. Thank you for the kind words.
Sometimes the 5 degrees is just enough to get the min separation, why send you further off course if that’s all they need? I know a lot of controllers that do headings with 5 ending though for avoiding confusion, but noone who would change it 5 degrees to make it like that.
I'm 30 and I'm seriously thinking about being a pilot. Im a railroader and Im always looking up at the sky and just wondering where planes are going. I'm very much into aviation but I was scared to take the leap
Hey Darren, can every widebody FO be a CRP in the States? In Europe for most carriers you would have to upgrade to be a Senior-First Officer in order to be allowed to work as CRP. Usually SFO is also seniority based here.
@@geekontheflightdeck I see. Just not sure why it’s among the first things said in every video. Like here or there I can see, just seems odd to say so frequently!
Juan Browne compared the FB job on takeoff and landing as being sort of a quarterback or conductor - watching for anything misses or out of the ordinary - and said it's actually something really enjoyable and engaging. I know a relief pilot at French Bee basically saved one of their flights after the FO got caught up in startle and she called out the anomaly and the captain took over and flew it out.
Whenever I see an American B773 overfly my house in Greewich, England on the DFW-LHR leg, I picture you on the controls😂. Thank you for your informative and selfless material. All the best with the channel and your endeavours. Godspeed
Hi Darren, I have a question about weight in the context of fuel efficiency. I’ve heard claims that using slimline seats, maybe saving 500lbs on a narrow body, will allow for fuel savings. That 500lbs seems almost minuscule compared to the payload capacity and the mtow of a jet. I also do not think that adding 500lbs would necessarily need more N1 thrust during takeoff and flight. I understand the need to keep weight down for w&b reasons in the GA world, but in the airliner world? That seems a little frivolous and unimportant. Please correct me if I am wrong. Also what headset do you use. I love my Bose A20.
ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-02Fu09pkh10.htmlsi=7BcEQnPsWMzswQkQ ☝🏾 This is a clip from a show called QI where they discuss this very topic. Enjoy! 🙂
Hey Darren quick question. I have been flying the 145 for a while and it took me about 300 hours in the plane to feel decently comfortable landing the plane in adverse weather and generally get consistent on the landing. That was doing multiple legs a day and working most days out of the month. Being that in the "Wide Body: world you guys get to land once in a blue moon and even have to go to sims to stay current. How do you feel about landing the plane and handling it in adverse weather, or if something was to go wrong. I feel as if you do not get nearly as much "hands-on" experience as you do flying any other type of aircraft.
Good question. I am fairly comfortable in the 777 even though I have just 17 landings. I believe it is a combination of 11K hours of flight time and 6 type ratings. I still haven't had a stiff crosswind or dealt with snow/ice yet. So there's still that to encounter. If I were still new to the airline world I would feel much less confident. I do miss that 145....tell "Steve" I said hi next time you go 251 knots below 10K feet....ha
I’m finishing up my comm license right now and I LOVE your videos. They give me real insight into what I hope to be doing one day. Thanks for delivering valuable info and not romanticizing the job like so many others do. Keep it up!
Darren, awesome video thank you for the content. Is there anything that you were debriefed on, positive or negative, by the examiner? For example, the decision to land overweight in an emergency. Thanks.
There are always debrief items. I’ve never had a perfect check ride. This was several months ago but I believe my go around verbiage wasn’t perfect and to be easier on the controls as less is more on the 777. Thank you for the kind words.
