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Hey there ;) I'm German and yes, we can get emotional too. To answer your question: This pilot is a legend in aviation. His name is Jürgen Raps, also known as "Captain JR". He was Chiefpilot of the German Lufthansa and he flew 41 years in total. He was the first airline-pilot worldwide with a flight license for the A380. When you count all his flights together, he flew about 15 million kilometers in total. Hes has my total respect!
He was the chiefpilot at Lufthansa for the B737 Fleet and then A380 Fleet, also He has flying the first A380 for Lufthansa. From Toulouse to Frankfurt. He was the Teachor for over 600 Pilots in their education. He also was the first West-German Pilot to Land in DDR (GDR). He was flying the first Cargo Plane (DC-10) and the first B737 in the 1970's. He was flying over 1400 intercontinental flights and has over 19.000 Flight hours. And after 41 years in active he said with 60 goodbye 😊
man that part when he took his jacket off and took off his bars and his wings got me. This was the top guy in the entire fleet and stood there in front of everyone and did that. I respect him and I live in Florida. I didn't understand a word but understood everything though.
I never met the man, nor flew on any of his flights in which he was at the controls (at least, I don't I have), but I got to know Jurgen Raps through the many, many videos I watched here on RU-vid, from beginning to end and many I've repeated cause it never got boring or repetitive for me. You sir, are a great pilot and Lufthansa is saying "goodbye" to an elite pilot of the A380. Thank you sir for your many hours of service in the air, getting people where they needed to go safely and efficiently. May you enjoy your many years of retirement.
By far the greatest pilot i have ever seen!!!! My dream since i was 6 is to become a pilot and i am still working toward it at 17!!!! one day i hope to become a pilot like Captain Jurgen!!!! Simply the best pilot i have ever seen and this video definitely brings tears to my eyes, WE LOVE YOU CAPTAIN JURGEN!!!!
Watch the video of his interview here on youtube. You will find it amazingly inspiring. Also, I wish you all the best in becoming a successful pilot and have a long career like he had. :)
Man ist nicht nur Pilot, sondern auch ein Vorbild. Es ist schön zu sehen, mit was für einen Respekt die Leute miteinander umgehen. Ich hoffe nur, dass die Fliegerei so bleib... und nicht alles in einer Lohndumping-Nummer wie Ryanair ausartet..!
Das hoffe ich auch, es müssen aber alle große Unternehmen ihren Gewinn immer maximieren und konkurenzfähig bleiben und ich glaube da bleibt auch dieser wunderbare Beruf davon nicht davon verschont bleiben :-(
Manuel, haga clic con el botón derecho del mouse y luego haga clic en "traducir al español". O copie y pegue las publicaciones alemanas en el servicio "Google Translate" también.
Huge respect for you sir, you are a great example of a Captain and a true gentleman, We all can tell that you really enjoyed your job. This video really touched me. Enjoy your retirement captain.
This is now the third story I see about a captain of Lufthansa and every story is enviable full of emotions, every captain is humble and admirable and Lufthansa can really be proud to have such women and men as pilots who pass on their knowledge and charisma to the next generation !!👍
This man is a perfect display of professionalism. I think we all as airline pilots should follow his example and be the best we can where ever our flying takes us. Ein Prosit mein Guten piloten Herr Jurgen.
I can imagine that if it's time to stop with flying it can be very emotional for a pilot. After all flying was in his/her blood, the love of their life, what they loved to do for living. Thumb up from The Netherlands.
Mehr als nur ein symbolischer Akt, sich vor lfd. Kamera und der ganzen Mannschaft die Schulterklappen abzulegen. Wowh.... das nenn ich Demut. Jürgen Raps, wohl ein cooler, tougher und zugleich bescheidener Typ. Gibts nicht allzuoft heutzutage in dieser egozentrischen Welt. Danke für den Clip, ein echter Motivator auch in anderen Berufen. :-)
das mit den schulterklappen war am emotionalsten ! vor allen wie lange man dafür fliegen musste. Und dann alle vier goldene streifen mit schulterklappen übereicht
Wenn man mit der A380 fliegt, findet man den kompletten Film im Bordprogramm :-) Muss aber ehrlicherweise sagen, dass diese gut 6 Minuten das aller aller schönste im Film sind. Was aber ebenso schön war, sind die Aufnahmen, als die ganze Crew im Cliffhouse feiert.
What a superb, truly experienced, professional Pilot & Captain in his time!! What a wonderful career! This upload is wonderful to watch. I hope you are truly enjoying your retirement Captain. May other young, international & domestic Pilots, take a leaf out of your page.
What a delightful experience to watch this Pilot and a party he clearly deserved. HE was my inspiration to learn to identify aircraft model & design and (prior to 9/11) I listened to the cockpit every time I flew. Your entire crew are the best of the best and it’s my privilege to have flown with you. Enjoy your retirement, Captain 🌹
What an amazing send-off....watched this almost five times, back to back! One day, in a future not far from now, I hope to finally achieve my dream of becoming a pilot. I want to spend the rest of my life in the clouds; bring joy to people, connect families, experience life, interact with people from all races and possibly, achieve at least a half of what Retired Captain Raps has. I understand zero from the speeches and the keynote speakers due to language barrier, but, I understand the emotions. I felt it all. What a life well lived & experienced. All the best in your retirement Captain! With admiration, from Nairobi, Kenya.
Ein Pilot mit Seltenheitswert. Fröhlich und alle Parameter, die es zum Fliegen braucht, hat er integriert. Er lebt diesen Beruf. Ganz anders, als bei vielen anderen RU-vid Beiträgen aus dem Cockpit. Da spürt man, das die meisten Flugzeugführer einfach nur das gesamte Procedere auswendig gelernt haben. Sie sind weit weg, von der kompetenten Entspannung, die Jürgen Raps ausstrahlt. So ähnlich, wie bei vielen Medizinern. Die können Pillen und Salben verschreiben - mehr nicht. Große Klasse dieser Mann. Ihm gebührt mein voller Respekt und Anerkennung !
Jürgen raps als pilot warst und bist der beste gewesen ich feier dich...so ein sympathischer mensch gibt es selten schade das du nicht mehr fliegen tust...mein größter vorbild bist du goldener kapitän der lüfte...
My dearest friends are German I have been friendly with them for over 50! Years now sadly some of them have passed away but they live in in my heart as my “ other” family. I used to fly always with Lufthansa to Düsseldorf and remember very fondly the Christmas decorations onboard Boeing 727 aircraft. Lovely memories of the Airline I grew to love with the German people. I am English. ✈️
I was lucky enough to of had him as Captain on a Lufthansa A380 from Bangkok to Frankfurt a few years ago, one of the best A380 captains in the world - enjoy your retirement Captain you have well deserved it
It is great to watch this video. it is so spectacular. Congratulations to Captain Jurgen Raps for having had a 40 plus years of commendable and respectable career in civil aviation. LH 55 flight must be unforgettable to Captain Jurgen Raps. Enjoy a happy retirement.VIEL GLUCK God blesses.
hm.. the whole thing would not fit in a youtube comment, but the video is about the retirement of Jürgen Raps, quite famous Lufthansa captain, who is accompanied during his last flights & the speech after his last flight. this guy is really amazing... he flew more than 40 years for Lufthansa, from the first Lufthansa 737 until the first A380 and trained lots of pilots.
+Leeroy Jenkins Naja meine Flugangst besteht eher daraus das irgendwas mit dem Flugzeug ist und nicht wegen der fehlenden Kompetenz der Piloten.... Obwohl eigentlich die meisten Unfälle eher wegen Pilotenfehlern passieren. Aber Angst brauchst du keine haben. Was denkst du wie viele Flugzeuge tag täglich Starten und Landen, aber im Vergleich wie wenig Unfälle passieren! es gibt Airlines die fliegen schon Jahrzehnte und da ist noch NIE irgendwas vorgekommen ;)
I still watch all these videos till this day, I’m 15 and my dream is too become a pilot I’m currently getting my private license and working my way up to 1500 hours and fly commercial, I want to be just like captain JR one day what a great man and what a great career, Much respect for one of my icons in the industry
Ein so sympathischer Mann und erfahrener Pilot. Ich bin echt immer wieder zu Tränen gerührt bei diesem Video: Gerne würde ich ihn mal privat Treffen um über die Luftfahrt zu philosophieren. Hoffentich belege ich dann in einigen Jahren Ihren Platz, Herr Raps. Danke für die Einblicke :)
Hallo Herr Jürgen, Kompliment, Denke , absolut, alles ok, ein Mensch, mit Hirn, Verstand, und ein Kapitän, mit Herz, alles gute, in Pension, ende gibt's erst, solange man kann, bzw Freude damit hat, was neues zu beginnen, absolut gute, informative viedeos, zum Thema Fliegen, usw, ps erhalte dir deinen Humor, und bleib uns noch recht lange erhalten, bzw gesund, Take of 😅Jürgen Raps,
Vielen Dank für Ihren netten Kommentar. Falls der Clip Lust auf den gesamten Film gemacht hat - hier geht es zu unserer Videothek mit allen 23 Episoden, die in 24 Untertitel-Sprachen angesehen werden können. EUR 14,99 für 7 Tage: petv.co/a380vod Wir wünschen einen guten Flug und viel Spass.
Прекрасное видео и прекрасный капитан! Очень трогательно, что компания Люфтганза и пилоты Германии так уважительно прощаются со своим великолепным пилотом. Это очень важно и приятно! Крутой мужчина ! Взлеты и посадки - !смотреть можно бесконечно
I really enjoyed this video ,,,did not understand that much but really by heart enjoyed every moment of it...very interesting and heart touching ,I will keep this in my saved library .I respect him very much .I wish I would have flown with him. Respect.
Yes Sir!U made your German company save a lot of money by your sharp flying skills,not only one of a kind work can do this,also a tremendous smart vision on what is going on when flying is needed as well!Pure talent is the correct word of it.I wish u the very best Mister Raps!
fantastisches video, hier nochmal ein großen Dank an Jürgen Raps und seine Crew die ihm immer zur Seite stand, ohne ihn wären wir in der Luftfahrt mit dem A380 noch nie so weit wie heute. Danke Jürgen und bleib gesund. Alle die, die dich vergöttern, Einer davon bin ich, stimmen bestimmt zu DANKE JÜRGEN
Wow, da kommen echt Emotionen hoch. Ihr macht echt einen tollen Job, sowohl das Lufthansa-Team alsauch das Piloteye-Team. Ich liebe eure Videos. Kommt auf jeden Fall in meine Favoriten! An dieser Stelle wünsche ich Jügen Raps ein weiterhin erfolgreiches und gesundes Leben. lg fbzl97
Hello there to the captain hope you enjoy your retirement and you will be missed as all your crew will miss you hope you enjoy every second of it from kev fae Scotland watch the video what a pilot and captain all the best gd luck in the future
I remember when he flew me to LAX from MUC and I walked behind him to the immigration. I could have stopped him and tell him how great he is and what a huge fan I am. Sadly I didn't do that...
Great video, wish it would have had English subtitles. Is it a tradition for retiring Lufthansa captains to don a gold hat and walk down the airstairs?
Herr raps ein super mensch mit großem Herz!!!ich wünschte mir so sehr das ich sie sehen dürfte....bin kein pilot aber ich kenne mich zu gut aus mit der Technik und instrumenten am cockpit. ..
treating with respect makes people great individually and collectively. everybody should learn from this video one thing which is caring, respecting and loving your colleagues. this team made Lufthansa a successful company not only successful but the best airline company. even in the other fields still many people can understand the context in this video. Keep up Lufthansa in the Long run
Would have loved this sub titled, its very obvious from all those around him, just how popular Jurgen was-a great ambassador for Lufthansa. I understand, that Jurgen is now in management ,even though he has retired? A true professional that's for sure.
