A joke that I heard years ago in high school: “An airliner made a hard landing. As an old lady was disembarking at the gate, she asked the captain, ‘Sonny, can I ask you a question?’ The captain replied, ‘Absolutely, ma’am!’ She asked, ‘Did we land or were we shot down?’”
One time on a South West flight, we hit the runway so hard, everybody gasped or yelped. Then the flight attendant who already looked rattled said, "Welcome to Seattle..." When someone reminded her that we were in fact in Tacoma, she replied, "Sorry, I'm still recovering from the landing!" I used to be aircrew in the Air Force flying on what is essentially a militarized Boeing 707. I'd bet my next paycheck the pilot damaged the landing gear with that landing.
@@RealGalaxyGamers ryanair uk/ireland is actually very good. Gets bad press and people take the piss, but its a huge company compared to others. I wouldnt worry if I used it, only ever flew with them twice. Uk newcastle to tenerife, new plane less than year old,must be last NG bought as they never took delivery of the Max yet. Was an amazing flight and landing. The return was perfect except for landing, felt like plane fell out the sky and hit runway sideways, swerving side to side down runway. But that must be windsheer and pilots did very well to land it. I'd certainly still use them.
I flew from east coast to midwest in Oct 2017 as planes were trying to get out of east coast before airports were canceling flights due to bad storm. So many people threw up on plane from turbulence and one special needs adult had an accident that the pilot apologized for the odor due to the recirculating air or something like that. I never loved flying but after that flight it turned to an active dislike!
I was on a southwest flight going to Vegas. During heavy turbulence he didn’t realize the intercom was on and said “oh shit”. The ONLY time I clapped when we landed.
Last time I flew, the pilot did such a smooth landing I couldn't even feel it. That was a 10/10 perfect landing in my opinion. So I went to the cockpit and congratulated him. He seemed surprised and he was really nice and humbled. To him it was probably just another day at the office. To me, it was a perfect landing, and you can't take that for granted. Especially when you're flying Economy LOL. This was the second perfect landing in probably 30 times flying. So definitely not that common, although I know this is not always possible, due to weather and runway conditions, but I'm sure most of the pilots are always doing their best to do a smooth landing. I know his ego must've jumped like 30 feet in the air, but it was a buttery smooth landing and even though, somewhere inside, I'm sure he probably knew it, I thought it was nice for him to know that some of the passengers noticed it, too, and definitely appreciated it. :)
I get calls sometimes but I have the do not disturb sign up most of the time, still waiting for someone who knows my channel to bang on the wall cause they know I am recording though 😂
I like that youre promoting respect for Flight Attendants. But not just because they are there to ensure your safety, even if they were 'just' waitresses ... just treat people with respect unless they have done you wrong. Paying someone for a service doesn't make one superior. (Here i don't meant You, but you as people in general)
The history of flight attendants is that they used to be flying nurses, not sure how much of that is still true.There is definitely some medical training involved as well as emergency training. But being respectful to other people goes without saying, until they prove they do not deserve it by the way _they_ behave and disrespect people, and even then it is often just as stupid to start attacking people over not having a face mask on.
I always have great respect for anyone in the service industry, especially those that can put on their happy face and/or provide great service in whatever they do. My way of thinking is that I couldn't do their jobs, I would probably be in jail if did have to do their job.
That kid flying around reminds me of my roughest large plane flight.... On one of my all too regular return flights from Schipol to Birmingham we took a long time to turn east (we were warned about it being a longer than usual flight). I was sitting in 1C, and the coffee flight service was just starting when we hit a bump - the flight attendant left the floor, the coffee went over the guy on the other side of the aisle, I got her in my lap - she turned to me and said "I think you got the best part of that deal Sir"....
I had someone tell me about an Int'l flight that was headed into rough enough turbulence that flight attendants collected drinks. One guy refused and ultimately the flight attendant had to sit for safety. Suffice it to say, the drink landed on the guy in the next row. Always obey the flight attendants.
When my daughter was 13 months old we flew from Madrid to NY. I accidentally checked the bag with the diapers. No other infants on the flight. Flight attendants were amazing and rigged a cloth napkin with pantry liner to hold her over to NY!!
This is so true, Kelsey, regarding landings. I still remember my smoothest landing ever after more than 20 years. Cleared on a straight-in to RWY33 at KDPA in a PA-28, I had to crab it in to account for a slight cross-wind (I hadn't acquired the hang of dipping the windward wing yet). After correcting alignment at the last second, I set her down so gently it was one of those butter landings we all want to give passengers.
"If you see the flight attendants sitting down and strapped in, you don't want to get up" please say that 5000 times before every single one of my flights...literally I've had passengers getting up during take off role to the toilet or not even vacating the active runway and they open the overhead bins 😒
I like it when the pilots are near where you get on the plane, it's just fun and makes the flight better for some reason. Glad you do it, it just feels more like a personal flight.
11:37 I was on a WestJet flight once that came down somewhat more firmly than usual (it was wet weather and having seen Captain Joe's video about it, now suspect the firm touch was to avoid hydroplaning the 737) and the PA was somewhat like this: "Thank you for flying WestJet. Please be careful when removing the overhead luggage as it may have shifted during flight, and particularly during that landing."
Once when I was on a flight, the plane ran into a small bit of turbulence just as the flight attendant reached my row with the snack cart. She immediately stopped pushing it, grabbed the overhead bin with one hand to steady herself, and said "You know what, I'm just going to stop here for a minute and dance in the aisle". This was onboard an A319, in case anyone is curious.
4:52 reminds me of a time when I was on a SouthWest flight and the weather systems went down so there were no open gates and like 4 planes ahead of us, so the pilot parked us on the tarmac in between two active runways! One guy got up, stretched, looked one flight attendant in the eyes, and then walked straight back while she was telling him to please sit down and put on his seat belt, which he should have been doing with the illuminated sign. Well, the pilot said, "There's a gate open, and we can taxi there now, so I need everyone in their seats with their seat belts on." The flight attendants are yelling towards the back to sit down and buckle up, and nothing happens, so they tell the pilot to go. I was sitting in the back, and the guy was still in the bathroom, and all we hear after we start moving is a thunk and a yelp. Everyone on the plane is just laughing super hard, and we park at the gate. The guy gets out, grabs his stuff, and leaves. Literally first guy off the plane. Lol
I remember the time when I used to fly a lot with Czech Airlines. There was one pilot - a true master of smooth landing. Most of the times I was able to tell that it was him just by the way he was landing - you could barely feel touchdown. One day he outdid even himself: I didn't notice that we had already landed until thrust reversals were engaged!
*pilot walks on plane* “where’s the snack basket. It’s “open” right? I want the Oreos before the passengers see them” It’s not just the biscoffs that are at risk friends.
Aiman Al-Khazaali i gave my mom a whole sleeve of them for Christmas this year, and she told me I was her favorite child. Let’s just ignore the fact that I’m her only child, but still.
Hey Kelsey love the channel. I was driving home from work last week and seen a 74 coming in for a landing (odd sight to see in my town) when I got home I looked up the flight traffic to see what company it was and I think it was the company you fly for. Then instantly wondered if Kelsey was in my town. Greetings from Moncton New Brunswick Canada. Keep up the good work
My favourite one was the "it'll fit" one. Because I eyeball carryon bags myself and I be like "yeah that's not gonna fit". Watching people struggle to try to get that bag in the overhead while the cabin crew just watches on, waiting to tag it and place it in the baggage hold is hilarious 😂😂
Genevieve Campbell I had the flip side on this. I was taking a tiny regional jet and was told the bins were full and my carry-on wouldn’t fit under the seat. Since I took the exact same plane on the way out, I knew the bag would fit. I had to waste almost a full minute arguing before the attendant did the whole, “okay, give it a shot” with a barely contained eye roll. Sure enough, my bag slipped in under the seat like it was designed to exactly fill the space. I had made sure to do my research on the plane before the trip and knew the under seat measurements.
I have found in my life that pilots that the strangest sence of humor. Having both parents work for a reginal airlines in the 50s, 60s, my father the 70s,80s. The pilots I talked to always made me laugh no matter what my age. Great guys and gals
@@74gear I'm absolutely unqualified for your job. And it's not just losing the staring contest as evidence of that :-) it's not an easy job! Though I've been around aircraft since a kid. I helped out at a museum, working on a B17 and by pushing a broom or hanging on the end of a wrench attached to a radial engine head jug bolt, helping out with a rebuild of a mark 1 spitfire by fetching tools or bucking rivets or getting beers. I've never actually had control of an airplane other than an Aeronca super chief from the 40s. Someday to take care of that for real but no big multiengine jets in my future except as a passenger!
It's very true about taking care of the flight attendants, they'll take care of you. Years ago, I was flying from SFO to IAD after doing some IT upgrades for UAL. A hurricane was about to hit the east coast so they were cancelling flights back home. I got on the last plane back to IAD. Before going to the gate, I bought a dozen cookies from the McDonald's and then sat at the gate near the flight attendants. I offered them a cookie and a few took me up on the offer. I then went to the gate agent to see if I could get an economy plus seat since I was tall and I was in the last row of the plane. I offered her a cookie as well, which she gladly took and I got upgraded to row 10! When I got on the plane, someone had taken my seat because they wanted to sit with their family, and they said they were in row 7, so I took that seat. Then the first class attendant came up and said, come with me, and I wound up in 3A first class! That was the best flight I ever had. I started out at the back of the plane and then ended up in first class, best $5 worth of cookies I've ever spent!
3:16 The thing about taking care of flight attendants ... I'm just a passenger, but I always take chocolate bars or cookies from the gift shop to give to them. I'm one of those people who can't sit in a seat for long periods, pay for an aisle seat, and like to chat while also being as polite as possible. I'm not expecting anything in return, but an extra Coke or water is certainly welcome. If I had that job, I'd have throttled someone already.
One time I was in the Lavatory and that is when the Plane hit some Turbulence! When I came out of the lavatory and trying to get back to my seat without falling on someone's lap the flight attendant said "I didn't know you were in there!" Lol
Annabelle M My most horrible was a London-Paris, the whole flight was entirely shaky, it feels like we went through a 500km-long storm, it was awesome, but given what I know now about how pilots are supposed to avoid storms... I’m a bit surprised that it wasn’t cancelled.
As far as the seatbelt sign is concerned, I try to avoid consuming a ton of liquids on the day of a flight, and use the bathroom in the terminal as much as possible simply for this very reason. You never know if/when the seatbelt sign may be turned off. Plus, there could be a long line to use ONE lavatory, especially on a regional jet.
I've flown for many years and my dad was a private pilot. I have nothing but praise for the pilots and crew. Sometimes a landing is a little hard, sometimes it's a little hot. Stuff happens. I'm still a fan.
First x15! Oh wow they put you right across from Nordstrom? NICE! Working on that lifetime diamond status? Ya definitely with ya on smooth landings!! 🤣 Flight delays, time zone changes, confined to hotel rooms and limited dining options-yet you manage to share the good bits during the week and give us aviation content with a healthy dose of humor every Sunday. So thank you for flying supplies around, for making the videos and for responding to comments. 🙏🏻
*747-8F coming in for landing, suddenly drops altitude and rocks wings waving to the control tower........wing strikes the ground, comes in for final approach....plane belly lands with no gear extended.....young bald headed pilot jumps out screaming, "Clear props!!!"......Just another normal day for Kelsey ;)*
Back in my active times I was in a military transport B707 on my way home from a NATO excercise. After we had experienced quite a hard landing the announcement started with the words: "As you've probably noticed we've touched down at xy Air Base." The word "probably" was given a special tone here ;-)
I remember a joke from somewhere back when I was a kid. A flight from a forerunner of British Airways, probably BEA, back in the 50's landed at a German airport whose ground controllers had a reputation for being somewhat impatient. The bird turns off the runway and contacts ground, gets the taxi instructions in to the gate and just sits there for a minute while the crew are checking the taxiway map, only for a snarky Aircraft blah blah blah. Why are you not moving? Don't you know where you are going? HAVE YOU NOT BEEN HERE BEFORE? from the ground controller. A lot of former RAF bomber crew found new employment post WWII in the airlines. The reply from the aircraft captain was a short. Indeed I have old boy, however it was 1944 and I didn't stop.
Early in my career, I was flying in the right seat with a captain who had a reputation for being an arrogant, condescending horse's arse. He made a terribly hard landing one day, so hard that we had to get the gear inspected before the next flight. The lead FA began her "welcome to" message by saying, "On behalf of Captain Crunch and the entire team..." I came out of the cockpit first. The FA pointed at me and mouthed the words, "Not him." When the captain emerged, the entire cabin broke out in laughs, jeers, and rude noises. Thank God it was the last leg of the day. I stayed with that regional for about a year. Mercifully, I was never again assigned to fly with Captain Crunch.
Definitely always put me a bit more at ease to see the pilot when boarding! I’ve even shook pilots hands on my way off the plane as a (thank you for getting me here safe) “thank you “.
About the "it'll fit", I mean, who between a passenger and a flight attendant might know the plane best? I always listen to FA, they know their stuffs, it's not to bother you, but for your safety and confort...
Oh goodness I got a clot so flying home I had to walk every hour a 4 hour flight. the attendant finally asked why are you walking so much? seatbelt sign is off but I am wondering? She was so kind when I said I had to not to get another clot. "Oh walk away!"
Seriously....i visited your channel...have you looks at Americas Democrat party? Have you listened to sloppy Joe Biden? You speak a these horrible things about Trump on your channel and you are from Germany... Look into Hillary Clinton...Trump isnt perfect but we are blessed not having to say Madam President...
I would have loved to see a pilot while boarding or leaving a plane to say hello or even to thank them at the end of a flight. Not to mention I have a lot of respect for pilots so it would be really nice to see them.
I love that meme with the car standing on it's nose in a snowstorm. I remember when this happened, it made national news. Can't believe a New Hampshire meme made it 😂
I had a flight that was so smooth that I did not even know we had landed, I was reading a book and every one was getting up and it took a moment to understand why.
as an RN in a nursing home, we still have to go in even when it's WARNING LEVEL RED in my state that is emergency vehicles only. i've got to where i just pack a bag the day before and stay in an empty room.
I flew once on Helvetic E190 from ZRH to WAW, it was a very bumpy final because of the weather, however the pilots touched down so smothly that I didn’t even realised when they did it. Thanks for your video and stay safe :)
well if covid would go away thats something I had planned for March... but maybe in May... I could still technically go rent a plane now cause I am "essential personnel" but I think thats missing the point.
Check out the blancolirio channel on RU-vid. He flies a Luscombe (1932-33?) on his personal time. Great story teller and news reporter out of Nevada City, CA. Plus he flies for AA
About last meme; we were flying from Belgrade to Tivat and me and my two friends expecting nice landing like always on that turbo prop airplane. But this time we just felt weightless for a second or two and I was like hold on and we slammed into runway like brick from the sky. Later I asked pilot what happened and he is like we got head wind and just as we are about touch wheels wind stopped in wortex on runway. Basically we were stall last 5 m height and drop unpredictably fast.
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Most definitely - if Flight attendant is strapped in, it's not going to be good. Worst flight I had was while working for Skywest at KTWF (did marshaling, baggage, de-icing, etc) in the early 90's the wife and I flew to Salt Lake City for a weekend get-away. As we boarded the plane (Embraer 120) the attendant handed each pax 2 bags of peanuts and said they'll be no beverage service. The whole flight (45 min.) she was strapped in and white as a ghost.
I have an idea for a meme! When Dua Lipa is in the airplane at 2:05 in her Break My Heart video and the plane keeps getting longer, it reminded me of Boeing stretching literally every plane it makes. 757-300, 767-300 and 400 for some examples
On a flight I was on. Plane bounces pretty hard on landing. As we are preparing to deplane, FA says on PA, "Welcome to , thank you for bouncing with Southwest."
Crew managment: "If you don't do it, we'll get you fired!" My response: "Good luck!" *hangs up* That's when normal people realize that Unions are a good thing...
10:34 Last time a flight attendant told me "it's not going to fit", I politely asked what she suggested, then followed her instructions *exactly.* Our date ended very pleasantly. ;-)
Spotting a Cessna 172 is a lot easier than spotting a gyrocopter !!!! Those things are like insects. One of the most comforting things I hear on the radio is “Visual with the gyrocopter” because I know that even from only 1000ft away, I can be hard to spot. During my training, there was a white Calidus taking off from the runway I was using for touch-and-goes. On downwind, I asked my instructor, “Has. the Calidus departed already? I didn’t hear him call.” “No”, he replied, “He’s still on the runway.” I looked down at the runway and just could not see him. “Where?’, I asked. “Right there - Between the numbers !”
Your mentioning smooth landings reminds me of the only time I've ever been on a commercial plane. It was back in March 1998. I was living in Bowling Green, OH and had a job interview in Atlanta with Norfolk Southern. They flew me down from Toledo and then back the next day after the interviews. Anyways, both ways, I was on a Delta 727 back in coach. Between Toledo and Atlanta, we had an intermediate stop in Fort Wayne. So, going down, we start backing out from the terminal in Toledo, and the flight attendants start in with the safety lecture. George Carlin was right on with how the lecture goes, which helped to calm my nerves somewhat. However, I looked out over the left wing as we were taxiing and didn't realize until then how much a wing flexes. We took off, and since it was a short trip to Fort Wayne, we didn't get above the clouds. I looked out on the wing, and the scene from "Twilight Zone: The Movie" started going through my head, which didn't help my nerves. So, we started coming down to Fort Wayne, and I was looking out and saw the edge of the runway out the window, and it seemed to stop coming up. I started thinking "That was a really smooth landing." Suddenly, there was a loud WHAM! that shook the plane. The first thing that went through my mind was "belly landing", and I immediately braced myself for what I thought was going to be a crash. Then I felt the plane slowing and realized that it was the tires hitting that caused the jolt. I know that when watching planes land on TV or movies, I'd seen the tire smoke when the plane touches down, but it looks so much smoother than when on the plane itself. Thankfully, knowing what to expect after that first part of the trip, the rest of the flight and my return flight went smoothly. Between Fort Wayne and Atlanta, we got up above the clouds, and that was a beautiful sight.
I was flying south in northern Utah. The controller said, "Zero Three Fox, flight of F-16s five miles in trail will pass to your right." And what felt like 15 seconds later, "Zero Three Fox, F-16s passing off your right side, no factor." Twenty miles would have been a better call on that one. :)
I was on a flight once where a flight attendant made an announcement that our pilot was an ace at smooth landings. I thought "eh, cool, guess we'll see". Honestly, I hardly noticed we had touched the runway. The plane just started rapidly slowing down like we had missed that initial "thud" part. I could see why pilots take pride in it. Quietly landing a beast like that is impressive.
One additional, drunk pax getting by the gate agents hoping nobody will notice and just to get the flt out so they can get to the next fire. This has happened more times than I can remember in my career. Actually had one pax take a swing at me while trying to remove him on the ground. They are the worst!
Kelsey the part you said about bags not fitting that is so true! Because I get that a lot as a ramp agent at SNA station and the pax are like "it will fit" and I'm like "we'll see about that".
