I don't know about those Southwest pilots, but if I was in the left seat of a 737 holding short for a 172, I'd be pretty proud and amused. Never forget where you came from.
Business Jet Center well he is correct in what he said, Business Jet Center treats EVERY customer as a customer on an equal basis, that’s the ethos of what makes average businesses into great businesses hence everyone’s a winner. I for one do not mind paying just that bit more if it equates to high service & to what I call, giving the customer that warm fuzzy feeling that they are special. It doesn’t normally have to cost the business more to achieve this if managed correctly either.
I give that callout too when I'm flying a Cessna. It's so that when you're flying something WITH landing gear, you still have the habit of calling "gear" or "undercarriage" in your checklists, so that you don't forget and land gear-up.
@@gevmage If we do things the same cadence regardless of the plane type, chances of a "Oops" is minimized greatly! I never heard it said just like that, but good habits are good for a reason. Josh and his buddy seem pretty sharp.
Josh, nice to see a WN pilot flying your right seat. I'm retired Southwest. (Ground ops management HOU Ops) I retired in 1998 so, I'm not sure if I knew Craig. Although he flies 737s, I love that there was no question who was PIC and that he had total confidence in you. No second guessing. No condescension. And you were secure in your skills enough that you didn't have to prove anything to him. Great cockpit atmosphere!
Thank you for a great ride along. With 58 hours in my logbook I wish I had not simultaneously run short of cash and met the woman I would marry (28 years now) at the same time. I remember telling her I am on my way to becoming a pilot and she didn't like that because she thought it wasn't safe. It is a part of my life I miss very much. Great video.
I've watched many of your videos and love them. I really appreciated the extra detail you provided in regards to flight following in this video. It helps those that are not familiar with these types of things understanding aviation more. Like me.
This is why I love Aviation. Josh, your explanation of the transponder code was amazing. Seeing KLUK during the demo was cool, as that’s the airport I work at and train at. And then at the end, 802CA. A frequent visitor to Signature Lunken. I’ve fueled that plane so many times. Ryan, PIC, is one of the coolest pilots I’ve met and would talk about the plane all day. We live in a big world, but from just one video I had two pieces of home in it. Another great video, Josh.
I love your approach to flying and you're surrounded w/very talented friends. A combo that serves you, me and your subscribers very well. Your humility is a huge plus as well. Thoroughly enjoy your videos.
I envy your life in the sky! I enjoyed watching your video, wish I was young enough, healthy enough and had enough money for opportunities like this. Nice to see others enjoying the freedom of flying, maybe my dream will come true in my next life! Great job!
Hey Josh, your videos just get better and better. Your detailed explanations help a lot. Always assume that the the viewer knows nothing about aviation. Well Done !!
I know this is one of your older videos; however, you are one of the pilots that has helped developed my interest in aviation. I really enjoy watching your work in the cockpit and the shots outside the plane. I love commercial flight but have always been more apprehensive about private general aviation. Your work is helping me work past this. Thank you and keep up the good work.
_"The Southwest guys must be rolling their eyes......"_ 😃 ....The exact same thought goes through my mind, when I land, and there's an airliner that has to deal with the presence of my lowly 172! I've not landed at a class B (at least not yet 😃), but I've landed several times at a number of busy class Cs several times (KSMF, KSJC and KSNA), and for some reason there's always Southwest around! I plan to land at a class B (KSAN), next week. My first foray into the brave new world of the Bravo and watching this video gave me a preview of what to expect! .....wanted to do it at LAX, but they have an exorbitant landing fee (something like $150), which I'm not inclined to pay, simply to say I've been there! And SFO, the class B where I live, has an even higher fee, closer to $200!!
This is a really late message, but if you call Airport Ops, you can try and get the landing fee waived. You can usually find their contact information on AirNav. Happy Flying! ✈️✈️
That incident involving the Cirrus that crashed near Hobby about a year or two ago really highlighted the additional stress of flying in a busy class bravo and the extra situational awareness that's required. there were many other factors in that crash of course, but even here on what looks like a relatively calm evening, the workload seems like it could still easily overwhelm someone who's never been into a Class B
It's cool watching these videos with some familiar airfields I fly into. I'm currently flying the T-38 for training, but I've landed at AUS and have tooled around the DFW class B at AFW and NFW. I've been watching you since I was working on my PPL back in 2014.
Cool to hear an airplane I've flown on frequency in a video (6392V headed to KADS in this one). Happened to me twice now, reminds you just how small the aviation world is.
I did my IFR cross country from Orange County to San Francisco. Had to hold at the VFR for sequence. I remember the runway looking so big, had to land fast and get off at quick as possible. They held me on one of those high speed taxi ways. They sent a Air Call 737 my way. My instructor and I kept looking over our shoulder at the approaching jet. Just about the time I was going to gas it the ground controller came on the radio CESSNA 32 ECHO IMMEDIATE RIGHT TURN! When we left it was night and we sat down towards the end of the runway waiting for space to take off so they could get us out with worrying about wake turbulence. Great experience!
It's so when you go back to flying planes with retractable gear, you still have the habit of calling out "gear" in your checklists, to try to prevent a gear-up landing.
Oh yes. I'd heard it that way before with other people. In addition to being funny (which helps you remember) it also makes the cadence match. In a fixed gear plane you call out "down and welded", wheras in a retractable plane you'd say "down and green" or "down and three green"
I like the video. I flew my Mooney into IAH in Houston a couple of years ago. That was quite something. I did get the "best speed..." directive. (for the sake of other readers/commenters) I really like the really good example you gave at about 20:00 of cross-checking with each other that you'd been given instructions to CROSS the runway (as opposed to "hold short"), and that you still kept checking up and down the runway for something unexpected.
Very excited watching your vids as i will learn to fly right next to this airport at Addison KADS with American Flyers, thnak you for all the helpfull content
Hey new subscriber here in the Austin area! Completed ground school online, start flying in Georgetown on Monday. Your channel is awesome, thanks for doing it!
This brings back memories for me. I landed at Love Field in a Cessna 206 back in about 1973. I was on a trip from San Diego to Atlanta. Stop there to spend the night. DFW of course was not there then and Love was the main airport.
I have commented on your videos before, but I love the camaraderie between you and the gentleman on your right and other video you posted (also a few years ago) when you landed at ORD. I love how well you work with ATC; I would have taken you guys as being very professional. It is so cool when things fall into place, just like you drew them up, and they did.
@@joshbutler25 I learned how to fly at a Class C airport, well, sort of, we would depart and go do our air-work at an outlining airport and then return. Our home base was a major hub for FX, I would always get the "Caution, Wake Turbulence, DC-10 or MD-11 departing" or what have you, but they always treated me like I was flying a G-4 or a 737NG! I was so happy with the way those ATC guys treated us with respect and they knew it was a student pilot either departing or arriving. So, I was grateful that they watched after us and I would always say, "Thank You." I am sure the cargo, the mainline, and even the regionals knew where they came from and never would say anything, at least not on the radio, right? Fantastic experience.
This bringgs baccck memories from a different perspective. I used to do fuel maintenance at the addison airport, and many more in the area. Good times :)
Moved a few months ago from Georgetown to Fort Worth to work on F-35s. I normally don't fly single engine recips at night, but a trip from Fort Worth to Love Field in the "dark" is a stunning, beautiful treat due to the billions of lights. I'm a bit intimidated by the D-FW area, but have found Love Field to be friendly & accommodating to small GA aircraft. I like to rent or borrow a car & "do" Dallas for a break from Fort Worth once in a great while.
I used to live next to Love, just across Lemmon Ave from the Business Jet driveway. You couldn't see much with all the hangars but I'd hear a lot of the jet traffic all day. I miss it.
Great video! I had the good fortune to do all of my private pilot training in the Houston Class B from Hobby (HOU). I can see how for those not used to it it can be intimidating.
Landed and departed Love several times PA 24 Comanche 180. Dropped off a passenger at general avaition DFW. GA is located at runway end. Flew practically the entire runway to keep my speed up. Controllers were very friendly to this low time single wing land pilot. You mentioned Gray Approach. Learned to fly with the Fort HOOD flying club. Soloed from Robert Gray.
After I got my Pvt, I flew home to KBKL. I later did a night touch n go to KCLE and back. It was great to see all the runway lights and a big confidence booster for me.
Went into KMSP during my instrument training with my instructor. I'll never forget when tower said "best forward speed until 1mile final" and then looking up to 3 CRJ's and a mad dog waiting for me.
Super cool! I get the luxury of flying in charlie airspace as well! Southwest and a few other airlines fly there, really neat stuff. I didn't realize how much of a luxury it is to fly at my airport until I realized most people train in golf airspace. Also going into the terminal I can look out and see where I fly. It's really cool and hard to believe that I fly with Southwest not only as an airline but share the sky with them!
Good Vid. Like to see on Foreflight where you made your call ups / Vectors and approach. Think it would be a good add-on as you started walking and explaining through the series so would be nice to see the full follow through.
Hey Josh, love the videos and channel thanks for sharing. Educational and Entertaining I have aspirations of flying myself getting a private license. Looking at McAir at Rocky Mtn Metro. Really enjoyed this video as I’m actually a CS Manager for Southwest here in Denver! Ever fly into DIA? Anyway Love the Southwest Exposure and don’t worry about those SWA pilots...They all started their passion same way you did!!
I learned to fly at a small uncontrolled airport 33J in rural South Alabama. From the very beginning I enjoyed going the 25 miles over to Class D DHN to be forced to talk to ATC. I usually got flight following from the military Departure/Approach from Fort Rucker, Al that controlled our area. After I got my license, I was pretty comfortable flying into Class B airspace of New Orleans or Dallas, but I'd still rather do whatever I want rather than follow ATC's instructions.
I'm pretty sure, after watching so many of your videos, that I'm going to join our local flying club in January and begin the process of getting my own private pilot's certificate.
