why i'm NOT an airline pilot | PILOT VLOG 2.11 

I fly for airline. F/O says "look at that tiny corporate jet over there. I'm glad I am not flying that thing." I replied, "those guys are probably eating fine catering, have a rental car waiting at the FBO, and stay in great hotels while we have peanuts, crappy coffee, continental breakfast, and a hotel shuttle van that smells like a locker room." The right corporate gig can be wonderful!!

Jesus I jumped at 1:38-1:39 lol

I jumped when the music started as they were taking off I thought the engine blew

I get the same question all the time. Enjoyed the video!

I am so happy i found this channel. I really wanna be a pilot when I get older, and you really give me a look at what being a pilot is actually like, keep up the great work

your landings are so smooth though, i honestly can’t tell the moment where the gear touches the ground

If you were an airline pilot you probably also wouldn't have time to vlog like you do

From an airline guy, first I have to say, your landings are SWEET! Beautiful, beautiful job. I've been flying with one of the big 3 for 35 years, and wondered from time to time what your lifestyle and job satisfaction is. I've often thought that if you work for a great family/boss it could be one of the best jobs out there. Flying amazing equipment and feeling like you're part of a close knit team. That said, I'm guessing that set up is kind of rare. On our side, there are some big pluses; Job security once you've got some seniority, control of your schedule, vacation, sick leave, generous 401K contributions, flying all over the world with a few longer layovers here and there, to enjoy it. The all nighters suck (pretty common on the widebodies) as does the commute (my fault...lol) You're pretty much "just a number" when it comes to your job. Co workers are usually enjoyable, but not a lot of long term friendships, as everyone is usually on different life paths and tend to do their own thing, especially on domestic layovers. As someone mentioned, seniority is king. If you do tire of your cool ride, try to make the jump at the beginning of a hiring cycle. (our list will lose about 1/2 of the pilots in the next 10 years due to forced retirements. Lots of movement once were past the Covid craziness). Thanks for the video! Loved it.

Hey, an ATC that you can understand

The takeoff and landing footage was awesome!

These videos are awesome man. Keep it up. Love the challenger 300. What a beauty!

It is fine playing around with toys whilst you are young, but when you get a little older, and it is too late to join an airline, or at least have a command in an airline. You will wish that the big juicy 'Heavy' over there, going to Cape Town for a 4 Day layover was yours. All paperwork/flight plans, coach to the aircraft, catering (not your problem), fuel all arranged, coach to nice hotel, and the rest. Then I see a corporate pilot looking for passengers and problems as your vlog shows. Your choice, but the best thing I did was join a major airline.

I thoroughly enjoyed my time flying corporate, in fact I miss the flying...but I wouldn't trade the security and defined schedule of my airline job these days.There's no right or wrong answer, just different answers.Keep up the good work Corey...I'll keep an eye out for that Challenger :-)

Where the hell have you been, we've been looking for content like this... love your videos mate

Videos like this one, with the insight you provide into the life of corporate pilots are what keep me pushing forward, building my hours. Awesome Vlogs, I enjoy each and every one of them.

Hey Cap. I work for a major airline as a maint. controller. I rhink you are in the best kick ass job. Stick with it bro.

This video somehow got in recommended and already got over 100k views. Good job!

Fantastic video! I spent over two decades in the airline industry and would consider it to have been a great experience overall. Unfortunately, today's environment is a much different story. There are far too many reasons to list but you can just go to most any pilot forum and figure those out. My opinion: stay where you're at as long as you're happy and have job security.

that fast forward part of the flight was actually pretty cool.

Having recently made the jump from corporate to airline, i concur, corporate was more fun and the lifestyle was way better. That being said, airline is a more steady job, the pay is better and there are less cowboys around. I miss corporate flying but i don't think i will go back to it.

I don’t care what anybody says about this video. I’m glad you made it. Gives great insight

We all find our own way in Life I guess.. In my 30 years of airline flying I "worked' one day in my my career. Did the corporate thing a few years when I was young and flexible. Now, after paying my 'dues' I know where, when and who I am flying with. Life is always good when satisfied and balanced. Enjoy the ride-

FWIW, Im working, in a hotel or in training 12 days a month. The other 18 days at home with the family. I like the exciting places I get to go to with my hand picked crew. Pay is above airline schedule and thats a first in the aviation world.

Wow. I never thought I would say this.. But I'm about to subscribe to a VLOG! Never found them interesting, but this seems very interesting and serious. Greetings from Denmark!

Hey Cap. Stay where you are at. Excellent job.

Dude you're killing it!!! I would not give that up any time soon. Do you first.

Just subscribed!!! Mainly because CMH is my home airport!!! And you flew to TPA which is my second favorite. So yeah.. random decision making day!! But seriously, thoroughly enjoyed this video. Looking forward to watching more. Thank you!

Do what you love, and surround yourselves with those who love you. A simple ingredient to make oneself happy.

I don't see how you could ever get used to flying above the clouds. It's just so surreal.

It also helps that you have a friendly, positive attitude to go with it. I know people who can have the best situations in life and screw them up because they're jerks, and insist on bringing themselves and everyone else around them down. I also know people who pump out porta-potties for a living, and love it because they can listen to their favorite CD's in the truck. It's all what you make of it.

An old friend of mine is a pilot for ASA contracted for Delta regional I think. Last I heard he hated it, but he has since been promoted to left seat. I dunno.... I think I might want to fly corporate over airline commercial any day.

Its been my aspiration as a young 16 year old to become a pilot. I have looked at being an airline pilot all the way to Alaskan bush pilot. Will definitely consider being a corporate pilot, looks like fun! Anyways, I just found this channel and you really have nie content. Definitely earned yourself a sub! Keep it up dude!

you have my dream job my friend. i am a 32 year old student pilot, but i very much doubt ill get further than a private pilot license, due to time constraints and family obligations. keep up the awesome vids, and smooth landings.

First time viewer. enjoyable video. Dominican Republic very nice

I live in Columbus so it’s cool to see this video

At 1:40 I thought the plane was exploding or something

I so want to be a corporate pilot! Sounds like a good job. Bads does not seem undoable.

You have one of my dream jobs! I think flying Caravans in the Bahamas like Steveo1Kinevo would be fun too though :)

That ATIS beat drop is the best thing i've ever heard.

Awesome dude. hope you get to stay there forever.

I'm halfway through school for my A&P. I finished all my classes hours, projects, shop time and tests for my Power Plant Certificate and studying to test out for my license card (FAA certified Certificate card) the 2 written exams and my oral & practical with the DME. As I'm nearing this milestone, I'm realizing that I'm really just doing this to make and save money when I start flight school 🛩🗺👽

Compliments on your entertaining videos - nice camera work and editing! Like you, I chose corporate over the airlines, yet when people find out you're a pilot they always ask "what airline do you fly for"? Most people have the impression that you're not a commercial pilot unless you fly for the airlines, which leads to the whole explanation about holding an Airline Transport Pilot certificate and how all being a Commercial Pilot does is allow you to charge for your services. That's usually followed by "oh, so you mean like a private jet" which leads to you being introduced as a 'Private Pilot'. Good grief!!! Many pros and cons for each career path, but let's talk about corporate - at least my world view. I fly a Challenger 350 part 91 exclusively. Awesome airplane (as you know) and great owner. In my world, I'm on call 24 - 7 except for 2 weeks vacation per year. No schedule. 3 -5 days advance notice tops. Lot's of last minute changes, multiple leg days, duty times up to 18 hours, and rarely on the ground long enough anywhere we go to get out and explore - including international destinations - and occasionally just barely enough time to grab a bite to eat! Sometimes frenetic. Always challenging. But for me that's part of the appeal of corporate, and why corporate pilots are typically a bit quicker on their feet and more adaptable to rapidly changing missions than their airline peers. Another thing the average person doesn't realize is that corporate pilots do all the flight planning, fuel uplift planning and price negotiation, weather analysis, weight & balance, baggage loading, and many other tasks that airline pilots have a huge staff of people to do for them. There's also arranging passenger catering, ground transportation, housekeeping, paperwork, database downloads, maintenance tracking, etc., etc., etc.. Fortunately we have a full-time flight attendant to shoulder much of the passenger service burden! Oh yeah, and there's also the actual flying part!!! But perhaps the greatest sacrifice is being away from home and always having to respond "I don't know" whenever my wife asks me if I'm going to be home to attend some social or family-related event. Do I love my job? Yes. Is it easy? No. But not about to give up my seat in the cockpit for one behind a desk!

It even more fun to own the plane, fly it yourself if you want to. Then you can go where you want, when you want to. And all without having to depend on anyone.

That landing at 7:00 was one of the most gorgeous ones I've ever seen.

You just gotta find the right airline job. I'm flying the Dreamliner on longhaul flights. Perfectly suits the lifestyle I want to achieve. As you said, feels like paid vacation.

Your doing exactly what I wished to do, I even took college courses for it and my dad went thru the roof, when told him I'd be flying for a transit airline so much so i was grounded, This was back in the 1970's, and the war was over, all the military pilots had thousands of hour of jet time, no way I could compete. So i ended up driving truck, I loved it but well its not flying. I think your a very lucky guy.

Hey, you're videos are awesome. I'm planing on getting my PPL in the next couple of years. The biggest thing I'm worried about is how I'm going to gain enough hours to actually get a job. How did you get your flight hours? What path did you take?

Hey so you said you're able to bring your drone with you, and that's a big selling point for me, I'm not sure if I wanna be an airline pilot or corporate pilot yet, and this may change my feelings!

to be a pilot it is the most beautiful job of whole the world,its been my biggest dream ever but unfortunately never before i had the opportunity to start due it cost a lot of money and i hadnt enough to get start,now i have a good job and inmediatelly i start with the ppl still thinking becomes a comercial pilot,never i gave up to my dream its doesnt matter i'll be maybe 38 years old after performing this training,i know is too late but still keep fithing to get my dream,many coments on internet webs put me down when i see 35 is too old for start this study anyway i keep going ahead with my goals sets,going ahead with my dream...great video keep it up guy god bless you ... Mostrar menos

Try any airline in the persian gulf, you start at 100K as FO and $300 as a captain, everything paid for, you will have a chauffeur take you to and from work, full benefits, paid villa for residency and you'll travel the world...Look up Qatar, Etihad airlines etc...persian gulf, different pilot life. besides, as a corporate you're constantly on call, no set schedule no set time off, good for a single guy but I see the ring on your finger so I can imagine how hard it is to have a normal life, unlike airlines, you're 2 weeks on 2 weeks of or something like that, there is a sense of routine.other options that I would love would be cargo with majors like UPS or FedEx, they take care of their pilot and you still have that sense of routine.

Hey Cap, good video. When it permits can you record going around some Cumulous nimbous? Sorry about your food.

damn this channel so underated man , deserves way more subs lmao

Hey man, the guy that owns that plane that you work for, what does he do for living?

I'm 43 and thinking of a career change to be a pilot. Your videos inspire me. Think I'm too old for being a pilot? What are the ages you see as pilots?

I stumbled upon your channel and I think you're amazing.Great idea to vlog as a pilot.Love your videos!Keep it up!

Living the dream man! Good for you!

Amazing video, I've completed my CPL from India and I really want to fly, but here it's challenging to get a job as a Corporate Pilot. I Would need to spend a lot of money for the rating etc. My only wish is to start flying as soon as I can. May it be for corporate or an airline. You are living my dream life. Cheers.

Is the first plane in the Video a Hawker 4000 that is the jet my dads boss flyies in and I'm 13 years old and I have 6 hours so far. Great Video.

That looks like a lot of fun!

Watching that thing land sped up makes me feel like it's coming in too low every time

start your own airline that gives their pilots options ! you can do it. just plan on it and it will happen. There are thousands of pilots out there waiting for just such an opportunity and the happier the pilots and employ the greater the flying experience for it's passengers ! Plans can change but when you are planning things the plans only get better and better and closer and closer. you know that.

Ever fly into KILM? I am a line guy there and an aspiring commercial pilot. Got my PPL this year. Would be awesome to meet you!

how many hours to right seat from nothing ?? tyvm for sharing .corporate flying is for me sir.

I never thought that i was going to go to the airlines. I loved the charter side and the locations we went to. Honestly, i applied so i could use that as leverage for better pay at the charter job. They didnt bite so now i went to the airlines. How did that happen. Lol. Hey great videos, i watched the whole thing.

Normally wouldn't say anything, but I felt I needed to correct a few things: 1) I've flown ALL over the world for free with very little trouble. 2) 16+ days off a month @ $170k/ year. Plenty of time to golf on my own dime. When on the road, I work. When I'm off, I'm off; not wondering if there will be a pop up. Done both. Prefer airlines by a mile. Seriously Not sure I'd let Delta view this video. Might kill your chances.

Awesome Vids man keep up the great work and I love that its Raw and Real day to day life and opinions of a real pilot! No I wanna be #1 on youtube so let me BS my fans

Nice vids. Provides a cool look into another side of the aviation world. How do you like flying the Challenger 300? Great plane to wrench on but have got mixed reviews from pilots.

so entertaining vlogs man. as a guy watches vlogs on youtube all the time, i recommend you watch vlogs of really big vloggers to get improved with editing like when to cut the shot and such. but really enjoying your vlogs tho. keep it up👍

Funny thing i have been looking for a pilot vlog.

How did you get a job as a corporate pilot? And where did you train to fly the Challenger?

Congratulations with 1000 subscribers! Pretty cool because I was here since you had 80 subs!

I'm currently attending ground school at my local airport and later on instead of going the airline route I'm thinking going the business jet route. flying has been my dream ever since i could remember and I'm lucky enough to have parents very supportive of my passion for aviation. And in a couple years i will acquire my ppl and later on my commercial certificate. i cant wait to be flying the gulfstreams, challengers, citations, or whatever comes my way. and do you have any advice on getting a job? and is collage a good idea?

Best pilot youtuber

I would LOVE to ditch this desk job I have now and be a corporate pilot! Ahh, still a dream at this point.

The honest truth is that I wouldn't like to fly for an airline company which is the reason I decided to choose a different career path. In Europe there weren't exactly a lot of jobs availlable when I had to decide what school I wanted to go to. And when you have to take a loan for over a 100k you can't be picky.

out of curiosity what do you make compared to a Delta captain? you can use fractions.

SheltAir TPA (Pretty sure thats where you were) has the best cookies!

I don't think I would refer to jet suite as a "corporate flying" job. Sure looks like a regional airline flying job with the added responsibilities of being a dispatcher and flight attendant.

I JUST DISCOVERED YOUR CHANNEL! It's a unique approach to vlogging and I really enjoy it! I'm finishing up my PPL right now and I'm thinking of where I can work (I'll get my CFI, but I'd rather stick to corporate if possible). So, the question of the day would be.... What's the best way to end up as a corporate pilot? I know it's a hard question to answer, but I'm not sure where to start. Keep the videos coming!

Great video!!!!! Corporate sounds great, and the perks along with it! Thanks for sharing

Really like these front facing time lapses! Subbed.

I almost have my commercial cert and about 220 hours... obviously I have to get another 800 before I get my ATP but I really want to fly corporate and was wondering how I could get into the industry

Been watching most of your videos the past week , awesome footage ... im an ATC in DR also a Commercial Pilot ... what airport you coming to, that way we can give you a nice welcome to the country on the Freq. 😂😂... safe flights bruhh

airline or not pilots has gigantic size balls coz one reason . u only get to crash once . i know i know statistics says its the safest etc ... but i still am scared shitless from flying and will never ever ever EVER fly ! . but it doesnt stop me appreciate flyers .. good job guys . i wish i could too .

I just subscribed to your channel, I made a screenshot lf your current amount of subscribers because I know you'll have alot subscribers soon! keep up the good work, really enjoying the vlogs! 😆😆

Just found your channel; really enjoying the content. You have good charisma and are entertaining to watch. Best wishes from Poland :)

Not sure if it is my computer or just me??? I have normal setting on volume then the music comes along and blast my eardrums, so I turn it down. Then you start talking again when the music goes away and I can barely hear again and have to turn the volume back up. Is it just me that it's happening to? Is there a reason the music is overpowering? Love your videos though dude. I will sit here and kill my eardrums watching you. Great channel

Beautiful landings Captain 😍

I understand you are a commercial pilot, but did you take a course in that specific aircraft you fly ? Apart from you comercial license

were all flights in this vlog in a single day?

randomly stumbled on this channel somehow, you earned yourself a subscriber

my cousin fly's for FedEx, and absolutely loves it.

good video. I am not a pilot but was just wondering why you make more than two or three turns while in the air? do you make the extra turns just for fun?

What kind of benefits come along with being an airline pilot that you don't get as a commercial pilot? Is it the money in the long run?

Im new here and i would like to know what you are working with. Because you're just flying around and land right after

I really like the takeoff and landings.

that must suck at times when they forget the "crew meals", some smooth landings there..good job, I SUB

You have an absolute dream job.

Hey I'm a noob, I have my Private license but haven't flown in years and years. Is that a really shallow approach at 7 minute mark?