@JaySarovat-I saw your comment, and thought “very cool idea,” so I did the same thing. Saw that the A320 “N578UW,”-the US Airways retro Stig showed us-flew through LAX on December 9 and 10, just a few days before this post. As I write this comment, it is scheduled to depart CLT (Charlotte), this evening.
That original terminal was there when LAX was called MEIGS Field.back in WWII. At the approach end of runways 24L and 24R, now a parking lot was three streets, El Manor, Lyceum, and Alverstone. I lived on both El Manor and Alverstone. Across Sepulveda was a housing project, all 1 bedroom duplexes, built for the workers at North American Aviation (Mitchell B-25's and P-51 Mustangs) At the opposite end of Interceptor Street was Airport Junior High school. I went there from 1957 - 1961. "Yea Elysians." Graduated and went to Westchester High. I was there when the new LAX terminals, the control tower, and the theme building were being built. Remember Western Airlines? Remember DC-6's, DC-7's, and Super Connies flying for TWA? I watched the Brooklyn Dodgers land, and walked off their Convair 440 in LA Dodgers uniforms. Continental Airlines had the first Boeing 707 to land at LAX. United had the first DC-8. Thanks for the memories. Jon
Nothing more beautiful than the VC-25A not to mention the other 2 presidential jets you showed us thank you for serving your fellow Avgeeks love your content
I enjoy and learn a ton with your vids. They’re educational and funny at a time. Thanks for your content and please, keep posting 😊 You’re right, the triple 7 is so elegant lady ❤
Hey Stig, nice to talk to you again. By the way our kings jet that has the same plane as the Airforce one. It’s a B747-8 . It’s amazing to see the Queen of the skies at my local airport
I think I’ve commented on every long video like this! Couldn’t tell you enough how much I enjoy watching these videos! Can’t explain my love for those massive beautiful pieces of engineering! It’s incredible! Greetings and marry Christmas from Norway! 🇳🇴
Man, I love watching your videos. You have the best job on the planet. I love aviation and should have made it my occupation but life took me in a different direction. Keep em coming!!! PS...Air Force One is a gorgeous bird!!!
I’m happy you’re enjoying it, I appreciate you being here, even though your occupation may be different it does not stop you from having passion for Aviation, which you do. Thank you for watching.
I've been watching for a few weeks now and I love it stig! I'm a huge aviation geek and sim flyer. I don't know what it is but it's super relaxing to listen to this in the background, learning new things about these beautiful aircraft. I would LOVE to get a video with you talking about your history in the aviation industry! It would be super interesting to hear tales of old about the previous generation of airliners. Especially the differences from then and now. Anyway, keep it up stig, you're doing fantastic work!
It’s something on my bucket list that I will definitely make. I usually don’t disclose myself, nor do I really talk about myself much because the channel is strictly focused on aircraft, maintenance and aircraft education. But I leave breadcrumbs here and there on my past. I will think about this and I might dedicate a video just for that. But the point being is that I do not like to draw attention to myself, the whole point of this channel is drawing attention to aviation and aircraft maintenance.
@@StigAviation Oh yeah I totally understand, I was more meaning working on those older aircraft like the L1011, 737 classic etc and how it's morphed and changed over the years. :) I'm really fascinated with aviation and aircraft. My knowledge is more around WW2 prop planes and such, less so for modern jets.
Fellow A&P here, love your videos and the positive view of the industry. Very happy to hear that you still love what you do. Keep showing others how great aviation can be!!!
Love your videos. Really, such a professional and such pride and attention to detail in your work. I feel very safe knowing that maintenance like you are out there making sure these huge planes are working properly.
Those pictures look a lot like some old pictures I’ve seen of SCLA back in the day! Walking around the aircraft always puts such a smile on my face! Absolutely love it! 😊
I was LAX based captain on the 777 for about a year and a half. Thank you for all the great mx inspections and repairs you did to keep my long, over water, flights safe.
Then I’m sure me and you have bumped into each other many times. Thank you for all your hard work Captain. If you ever fly into LAX again, let me know. Cheers Sir
I wish I could give every single person a tour, but unfortunately that’s not possible. On top of that I think you would go crazy because I would be talking your ear off for 16 hours. 🤣
As a kid I flew on a ton of Delta L1011's across the Atlantic. That pic you put up brought back a lot of memories :) Loved that plane, and got to visit the cockpit many times. Miss those and the MD11/DC10's.
Fantastic content. Just awsome to see these amazing craft up close, and to be able to see areas of them that most people never see or are even aware exist. Love the details, explanations, and knowledge, all presented so well. Thank you. And I sure hope that if I fly, I fly a plane you've inspected and checked over. Admire your enthusiasm and dedication to your job.
Another fantastic video. But wow, can you imagine all the huge early movie stars who came through that old terminal? What history. And the cars? Woah. Surprised they're not all covered, but likely some reason for that.
Hey stig, just discovered your channel and love your videos so far! I'm an air traffic controller at an enroute center in the U.S. and i can provide some insight on the screen below the ISIS at about the 10:00 mark. AAL has, along with us, been testing a new spacing system over the past year where we can give the pilots a spacing clearance such as 'cross xx (fix) at and maintain 8 miles (or an amount of seconds) behind (callsign.) This screen uses ADS B as you said to find that other aircraft and command a speed for the pilots to select on the autopilot to achieve the desired spacing! This is used exclusively with AAL A321'S for now.
Really cool to see your side of operations . being a passenger , we see the planes pull up to the gates , then we board . Having several pairs of eyes looking over these birds is the way maintenance should be done .
I’m currently in school for my A&P just getting into power plant, love your videos and all the info you give on even the smallest things. Keep up the great videos!!!
39:19 I like the pause to look for the winglets to see if it was a DC-10 or MD-11. At least that was the way I learned to differentiate between them. Ramp work is really cool. Thank you for taking us along.
I wish that was true, it just looks clean from far. In reality the aircraft are not very clean. Much like all airlines. I actually made a whole video about how aircraft get cleaned and why they get dirty. Check it out when you have time. As for cleaning crews, that gets contracted out to specific people.
I honestly can’t believe you got to see all of those cars in person in one sitting, that’s truly a remarkable experience, I had never even heard of a zenvo…wow
Old US Air bird had one really nice paint job. Almost automotive quality. Nice. The 787 interior was pretty. AF One... sooty exhaust... probably it's vintage though.
Thank you very much, I am trying to do better filming, hopefully it’s looking much better than before, I might have a few older videos. I might post that are still in the older format, but it’s still some useful information.
I absolutely love this channel. As a new ramp worker it's often my job to perform safety inspections but I always want to know more. Coming here, I get to understand a little bit more about what I'm looking at so I can be safer and more informed in my job. I'm not swapping anything I learn here for training but it's nice to understand the nature the equipment to a greater depth. I have an often irrational love for aviation but as an industrial designer (my day job) I explain that aviation is a perfect melding of design and engineering. Everything, right down to the screws in the galley are designed to a purpose. I'm in awe of the efficiency, the complexity, how something the size of a building can soar 7 miles in the atmosphere. In aviation (unlike many other subjects I could list), subjectivity, ambiguity and being driven by one's perceptions is never the guiding force, in fact those behaviors are considered extremely hazardous in aviation (as they should be in any pursuit). We follow strict practices and rely on facts because that's what proves to make this industry safe, efficient and a joy to work in. In a world that encourages polarization at every turn, aviation is a place where people from all backgrounds can come and agree. The way you feel each morning walking out on the ramp at LAX is the way I feel every day I get to be out there. It's a privilege to be so up close and personal. I love it but I also take the job very seriously. A question I have for you, and it's kind of a hard one to ask, is: how are you allowed to record as much as you do? I'm so glad you are but I also know that in my job I'm not allowed to video out there.
A big thank you to you first of all for being here and watching and enjoying all of this. I appreciate you from the bottom of my heart. And it’s fascinating that as an industrial designer by day and a ramp personnel by night, that’s such a diversity of occupations. But the important thing is you love Aviation. In regards to your question, how am I able to film, well airport is a public property, anybody can film, or take pictures. Obviously, being conscious of not exposing security, sensitive information, which I do not do, all I do is show you aircraft and tell you how airplanes work. I also follow a very strict social media policy, I do not break rules.
@@StigAviation You are welcome and thank you for reaching out. So far working as a ramp agent has made me more productive overall. It's a balance between being solitary with my head in a computer and being outside with a team doing very physical things. As you know, the travel benefits are why most people are there. I'm there for a multitude of reasons. One of my goals in doing the job is to learn so that I have the potential to contribute some ideas/solutions to the industry. I've already done some over the years but I want to do more. Thanks for answering the tough question. I respect the line you are walking and all of the extra effort you're putting into making these videos. Ultimately I'm benefitting from your wealth of knowledge and there's nothing too boring or information dense that I wouldn't gladly sit and watch. I love aircraft, always have. I knew I'd love this job, I just didn't realize how much I'd love it. I feel just like you at LAX up here at little old SBP. I've been on plenty of AA international flights through LAX and so has my wife. Having someone as positive as you who truly is as passionate about their job as I'd want anybody to be makes my heart sing. Thank you for keeping people safe and these beautiful birds flying. I'll keep watching!
Seen ya kinda fighting to get that allen wrench in there on that captains tray... get ya a set of ball end 45⁰ angle bondhus allen wrenches. You wont be disappointed! Super handy for thr tight and awkward to reach spots stig. Use them everyday on cnc machine maintenance.
1. I'm so glad that you're a car guy too. 2. I'm so jealous of your colleagues 😅 because of your mindset, personality, positive energy, being handsome, etc. 3. What are your usual shift's time table? 4. I asked this question before and you've responded to it but I want to make sure again because my life is so.... I cannot even find a right word to it, as a person who doesn't have privilege to born in a country full of opportunities and freedom, as an A&P graduate (AME), no aviation experience, first priority: immigration, I'm in my 30s and so many other life problems, is there still a way or chance to enter my field of education in this industry?! (by watching your videos, I'm fresh up my aviation knowledge which I forgot almost all of it, thanks to you for doing this.)
Thank you so much for the kind words, and yes, there is still opportunity, but it seems for you it’s a longer harder road. I wish there was someway I could help, but it’s beyond my capacity or influence. All I can do is pass down my knowledge.
When I was stationed at 2 bases in the USAF I saw the presidents plane come in. The first was early 90's w/Bush 1 as he was going to the Florida keys to fish and the other was 2010 at my reserve base in Mass. When Bush 1 came we had to evacuate the ramp and remain inside until we were cleared to go back out. When Pres.Obama was at the UN in NY they flew his plane up here to Mass for the weekend, not him. In 1990's they'd idle an engine 24/7 for a quick get away as that was the days of the late cold war, Berlin wall fall etc. We used to fly the EC-135 "Looking Glass" aircraft 24 hrs a day back then. When I saw it in 2010 the idling engine was no longer a thing, both times even I as a member of the USAF had to stay far away from the plane which I get.
It’s a beautiful aircraft to witness. They were a real nice about it here, they let us look at it from far away as for everything stopping , yes sir, same way here. When AF1 is moving, no other aircraft can move. Full ground stop and all aircraft that were gonna land are put in a holding pattern. Meanwhile there’s other jets in the sky that you can’t even see on radar flying around. It’s an impressive operation.
I just got my A&P and im currently working on PC12s and 24s, its really nice to see your experience in the airlines, makes me exited to eventually move on to them.
Congratulations on getting your certificate my friend, don’t hesitate to apply to the majors, they are all hiring at the moment. Even with minimum experience.
Working with the GA side, I got to drive some insane cars that I never would have if I wasn't dealing with private jets. Ferrari, Lamborghini, mclaren, Bent, Benz, Bugatti.. One of those once in a lifetime things..
I've just happened upon your channel.... very nice! Count me as a new subscriber! I thought I knew a lot about aircraft and airport ops... but I learned several things in just this one video. Also.... nice catch of AF1 🇺🇸
This videos are a lot of fun to watch. Thanks for doing this. By the way, you have the buttons confused on the oxygen mask, the functions are the opposite of what you said, the emergency button switches between always on and demand supply, and the 100% button decides whether it’s 100% oxygen or mixed.
Those Zenvo’s were the new Aurora, presumably going back to Denmark, they were introduced at Monterrey Car Week. Quad Turbo V12 powers those cars. Absolutely insane looking at the flying buttresses and air channels!
Yes! They are only producing 50 units worldwide, so seeing two together, in each configuration, track or road, was one of the rarest sights you will ever see. 1,850hp per car, and as you mentioned 3 million per car.
Thanks for helping my memory to reinvigorate the greatness of the old days; someday, please show a 777 IRP in it's 'native location', and should you venture into the hellhole..... Much thanks, Happy Holiday's, too!! (gotta luv those Dreamliner Flight Decks!!)
Good informative video. Gee...poor captain had his/her traytable loose,,,HA! Somewhere to put their Cappuccino's on while flying... Maybe on some video could you talk about the A321neo and it's special features, and trans-con cabin seating. Thanks,
Hello Stig, thank you for sharing. You are very fortunate to be able to see and touch those beautiful airplanes every day. I was just about to ask you about any Avianca ones. Greetings!
