Schiff and Son First Flight as Crew: L-1011 to Europe 

Really cool video. My first transpacific flight was on a TWA L-1011 from HNL to LAX. Fast forward and now I get to fly as Captain on an A330 back and forth across the Pacific.

TWA FA for 13 years this video made my almost cry

Very cool video. It's like stepping back in time. Love seeing those PARS computers in the crew room too.

Neat story. Thanks for sharing. I didn't exactly follow in family footsteps, but big machery, & transporting always peaked my interests. Trucking, Farming, & Aviation were all part of my growing up. Trains also got my attention. When I was a young child my parents split up Mom raised in Montana, & Dad was rooted in California so as a result I flew a lot, hit the road or rode Amtrak with someone in the family often times. When I was young Aviation or Rail caught my interest the most, & my desire from as far back as I can remember was to be either an Airline Pilot or Locomotive Engineer, the latter won. Took me 10 years, but I now have 19 years under my belt, & living the dream.

Traditionally TWA like PANAM were terrific carriers, and who isn't a fan of the 1011? It's all good.

Awwww…..very nice !! Congrats to both of you !!

Awesome, Dad!

What a great video! My dad was also a pilot for TWA. His name was John Kieffer (Jr). He flew with TWA from ‘64-‘94. And he also got the wonderful chance to copilot for my grandfather (John Kieffer Sr) got his retirement flight in the 60’s. I have a great photo of them in the cockpit preflight. I really enjoyed seeing this video! Thank you for sharing!!!

L1011 has a full automatic Landing System where Autopilot could land the plane safely even with almost 0 visibility, or very lod DH (Decision Height) such as 200-300 feet or less.

What a great video! I’d love to see where both of their careers went after the closure of TWA.

TWA FA for 25 yrs and this video was so nice! Thanks for documenting this experience. Missing the little things now. taking the bus, walking through the tunnel, and etc. Miss our TWA family. We knew how to get it done! Miss working those L1011s too. We were really spoiled back then ahaha.

Glad I stumbled upon this vid. I remember seeing your picture on the wall at FSI in STL as an instructor on the 9 or 727. I was a newhire at Chautauqua undergoing training in 1998. I was hired by TWA in Jan 2001 but after AA purchased/merged with them I never received a class date. Then interviewed w AA Sept 9th and 10th 2001!!! Oh well,glad you made out ok. Mike V.

Great video

Really cool, Barry.

4:35 as Flight Engineer you had to understand the Systems and switches, nowerdays sure the Pilots have Training to fly the Aircraft, but there were cases, were Pilots relied on the Autopilot and the automatic approach system while automatic thrust reverser was turned off, and the aircraft continued to slow down, and then smashed on the ground before reaching the runway. The pilots received no warning about this, or received an acoustic warning (e.g. aircraft too slow) or computer announcement "increase speed", and an accident with fatalities occurred on a Boeing 777 on approach.

flew TWA in '83 pretty sure it's logged in my Junior Jet Club log book, where ever that is!

Beautiful video 😊

Wow that is so cool Dad and Son...

I dont know if you visit this channel much, but could you briefly explain if you guys had a relief crew on those flights?

How did Brian’s career turn out? As they say in the airline world, you never know if you made the right decisions until you reach retirement age. Hopefully he had good years at AA.

What is that comparment at 4:18. Looks like an elevator?

memories flew with barry as a captain a lot flew all those flights as fsm..

No nepotism at all....

This is heartwarming and reminds me of the way people crew used to be. A simpler time where we were all respected and air travel was not violent and people where dressed nice and it was a lifetime event and privilege to be on a plane.

Great story about father and son. My son and I had our first flight together in July. As Captain and First Officer, for Alaska. A nice evening turn SEA-PHX-SEA. Only 117 degrees when we landed in PHX. Just like Barry, it is 28 years for me. Very proud event for me having that little boy who used to wear my Captain hat, now sitting next to me as my First Officer.

Great reminders from a great airline and s special aircraft. Jump seated many times on TWA's L1011 across the Atlantic. Those were the times.

This was really really cool. I wish there was more to this. The L-1011 was a great aircraft. It was the most graceful of all of the trijets. My first flight was on a Pan Am 747 flight to the Holy Land back in December of 88. We stayed for 5 days and we left on the 19th……..Lockerbie was 2 days later. I remember my dad said the travel agent told him that if we wanted to visit the Holy Land that now was the time to go and Pan Am was the most trusted and experienced airline. The agent said “terrorist activity was minimal” so we went. The family we stayed with wanted us to stay for 2 more days and my dad wanted to do it but we didn’t. Thankfully. We could’ve been on flight 103 because we flew out of London/Heathrow. I think of that regularly. I know flying has become much safer but I haven’t flown since then and probably never will. I just can’t put my life in someone else’s hands.

I bought your Dads 3 book series, "The Proficient Pilot" from Amazon. I've read all three books back and forth several times. I don't have the time to fly real planes often, so I stick with Flight Simulation games. Mr. Schiff's book has added an entirely new dimension to my virtual flying. Just terrific........

What a lovely film. Thank you Barry and Brian Schiff.

That's pretty cool that you guys got to do the job together! Too bad Howard's airline came to such an end. Zei gezunt.

Very nice, my father was a DL captain on the L10 until he retired in 1999! Love and miss that beast!

I got to take the last flight you flew together on TWA as Captain and First Officer. Brian I am so glad you shared this because taking that last flight was something I will never forget. It was a very proud moment for all the Schiff family and those of us who love you father. I still remember your son in his little TWA uniform with his own special name tag. three generations of Schiff men on one flight. Now that is memorable.

Wonder if Brian is still flying commercial today and for who

What a great video. I also shared my father's passion for flying. He was EA/AA but, unlike you, I did grow out of it (now with regrets). Best to you, Captain.

I envy you Brian...I wish I had a father such as yours.

Thank you! Nice video, beatiful aircraft!

What a wonderful life experience!

L-1011. Magic.

I remember those days when pilots used to carry heavy bags of thick flight manuals and charts. Today, they just carry a tablet.

Awesome video, Brian! You're very lucky to have memories preserved in this manner. I never flew with your Dad, but shared just about everything else on this video, and have had fun sharing it with my own friends and family. Great stuff!

I really enjoyed TWA, and the L-1011 doesn’t get better than that. As a dad this is a pretty special moment.

Nice video guys! I enjoy seeing you when you come out to KCMA for an FAASafety event!

What a lovely story!

That was beautiful.

my favorite airplane to fly...

Love the Rolls powered L1011

Wow, you let your kid touch the prop of that Cessna! Absolutely never do that!

Brian is flipping burgers at McDonald's today with no more F. engineers needed...

What a truly heartwarming story. By now Brian should be in the left seat somewhere (AA?) or perhaps retired by now. Either way, this is what makes families great.