Kelsey what an incredible life you have! You've been to tons of places that I'll never see in my lifetime! I've been binge watching you for several days now. My brother Danny has traveled all over the country. He goes back over 40 years with the classic rock band Foghat, Blue Oyster Cult, and was a drummer with Mitch Ryder for 5 years back in the mid 80's. They flew to Germany to record an album back then. He had some frequent flyer miles saved up, and flew me with him from Detroit Metro to West Palm Beach for a show. The band covers practically all expenses from there, hotels, food, "beverages." I've been to a few places, but never out of the country. Watching you on these videos brings back great memories. When Foghat was in their prime, they told my brother about some "crazy" stunts that their pilot would do for them if they asked. I was thinking about all the exploring that you do on layovers. Would you ever consider showing us some of the most beautiful girls in (literally) the world that you've seen? That would really be a cool video to see. I doubt that you'll ever see this comment, but if you do? Please consider it ok? You're like a Rock Star to me. I know for fact that we would have a great time hanging out for a day or two. Like millions of others, what I wouldn't give just to meet you once and take a selfie. I already know that we would have an absolute blast hanging out for a day. We would definitely have a lot to talk about. I'm a huge fan brother. Safe travels always man! 🙏
If you haven't figured it out: The service for Shinzo Abe happened Sept 27th. This video is a few months old, probably held to slow down the internet sleuths. Coincidentally 🤔 the Golden State Warriors and Washington Wizards played two preseason games in Japan Sept 30th and Oct 2nd. Edit: The real tough question for the internet sleuths is how Kelsey stays so thin eating all that VIP food. "A few push ups and pull ups" - what about 400 after that cheesecake?
My husband and my son are pilots for a major carrier and my husband loved flying the sports charters! Especially when it’s the LA Kings hockey team! He tried the long hauls but it wasn’t for him. That’s the great part of being a pilot ..there’s a type of flying to fit everyone!
A testament to how respectful and law abiding are in Japan. A friend on a very busy and tiring trip, on the express train from Tokyo to Narita forgot to put his laptop back in his bag and left it on the next seat. He realized that at the security screening and reported it to the airport help desk. They immediately contacted rail services to try to intercept at the next stop or in worse case till it reaches back to Tokyo. In many other places, someone finding a forgotten laptop on a seat in a train, you could kiss it goodbye. But not in Japan, someone already submitted it to the lost&found or train personnel. And my friend received it back from a security guard on the next train stop.
On another channel, the reactor was reacting to a anime movie about Japanese life. The reactor was confused about a lot of things. First, that the Japanese are exceedingly polite. Second, just because a young Japanese woman dresses up in a cat costume and hands out cards for a "Meow Meow club" doesn't mean that she is for rent or that anything explicit is going on at said club (it was a club for playing with cats). The reactor was also confused about the Japanese diet. I took martial arts for 15 years and my sensei was Kodokan trained (the Kodokan is to martial arts as Harvard is to higher education). Anyway, she took me to a "clinic", a facility in New Mexico, where the Kodokan was replicated in almost every way (meals, training, etc.) for a week. To say it was educational is a huge understatement.
Many people all over the world return stuff to Lost & Found. Whether the actual owner is found depends on many factors, like whether the item is labelled or traceable to some one. Having said, I am impressed by the fact that bikes can be left without any fear of them being stolen. I hate the bike thieves we have here in Canada, and they deserve no mercy in my humble opinion.
It's not all rainbows and sunshine. Sexual assaults don't get investigated, much less prosecuted. And if a tourist falls for a street greeter swindling (and maybe drugging) them, the police won't do anything about it.
A friend of mine left $5,000 in an envelope in a Tokyo hotel lobby by mistake. She just figured it was gone but the hotel figured out it was hers, forwarded it to her next hotel and the front desk there gave it back to her.
@@rager1969 Haha, replies on TH-cam really can't let up. Gotta remind myself not to check replies, I usually don't, but when I do the mood is just gone. Friend: "This is a nice shirt." You: "It's a nice shirt, but do you know how much blood, sweat, and tears went into getting that piece of cloth here? It's not all sunshine and rainbows, don't you know cotton fields employ underaged labourers and underpay staff who sew apparel en masse?" Friend: "Ok." It's the Internet, you do you, but so will I, and I'm gonna tell you the negativity is annoying.
The shortest 747 flight I remember took less than 6 minutes from wheels off the runway, to wheels down on the runway. I worked at the delivery center in Everett and someone forgot to remove the pin from the nose gear. We saw the flag attached to it when the airplane went by on take-off.
That is why I said often, the pre flight walk around , same with commercial road vehicles, are just so much show biz. Basically if you have not flown a month, a week, you walk around to be sure the fuel truck did not back into your tail the day before. The elephant in the room that no one noticed , for both land and air vehicles, the pilot/driver are not trained mechanics and do not have tool and shop to check the vehicles. Home builders do have an advantage in knowledge. It is difficult to make it mandatory for drivers to bring a flashlight and a pen. I can point to several accidents the co-pilot should have seen something. Pilots make a big show looking into the intakes of 737 for debris, but I never heard of one asking for a zoom boom to check the number 2 engine intake of a DC10/L1011 after maintenance. I am forced to conclude , it is OK for those engines to swallow a wrench.
@@tonylam9548 That wasn’t the pilot’s fault. At Boeing & also when I was in the USAF, the gear pins aren’t pulled until at least one engine is started. Pilot would long have been in the cockpit by then.
@@kain0m You can tell by his energy that he was born to fly, explore, and document his travels. It's at a soul level for him. He's curious about people and places. Love it!
Actually, there are changes to that, due to the new coolness factor going into Excel sheets, you are to cancel building 737s, and start only building 747s, so the one you rolled out is the first one in a new era of 747 manufacturing... Airbus is doing the same and scrapping the A320 line for more A380s...
I'm glad you enjoyed your sports team charter. Years ago when I was a flight attendant for American Airlines based out of NYC at the time I was sitting ready-reserve at LGA when a few of us got paged by crew scheduling. Crew scheduling told us that we had to deadhead to CLE and pick up the Cleveland Indians and fly them to Canada. I remember the crew scheduler telling us for the "male flight attendants" to stay in the galley. Now, this was back in the mid 90's and I'm figuring that if that comment was made now that it could have landed that person in hot water. Anyway, we got onboard and they had all this custom catering food that we had NO place to stow. Everything was so last minute and thrown together. We had ice cream bars with no dry ice and no place to securely stow. It was such a horrible experience. During the safety demonstration (we were on a MD-80) the players had boom boxes blasting and some of them in the back were smoking... YES SMOKING. We pretty much were told not to ripple the water. I do not even want to think about how many FAA violations we made. By the end of the flight none of us even cared whether they were seated with their seatbelts fastened or even that the overhead bins were open. They were the most disrespectful people I ever encountered during my years at AA. However there was TONS of really good food (including melted Dove ice cream bars) that were delicious. Oh and they asked for a bag so they could dump the contents of the entire liquor carts in. Don't these dudes make millions of dollars? I guess that's why, huh? All in all the reason we chartered them was because at the very last minute the Cleveland Indians’ own jet had a mechanical and they wouldn't be able to fix it in time to fly so they put them on ours.
Hi Paul, I was an FA with Air Canada for 10 years and we had the charter contract for the NHL Ottawa Senators. We'd either pick them up and fly them somewhere or go get another team and fly them to YOW. Being a typical Canadian male, I was a huge hockey fan, That is until I started doing those charters, and I did a lot of them because I was a brand new purser and thus low man on the seniority list. No one else wanted them. With very few exceptions, they were the most ignorant pieces of shit I have ever encountered. It made me wanna puke listening to them talk about how much their fans mean during an after game interview, when I had just flown them and watched them abuse FA's and take ignorance and entitlement to entirely new levels. It took me a decade to regain my liking for the NHL.
Been there. Was sitting reserve for CAL out of EWR and was called for a sports charter. We ferried a 727 from EWR-LGA and picked up the NY Jets and took them on a ridiculously short flight up to PVD. With that said, their coach at the time ran a tight ship and wouldn't allow them any alcohol and basically must have put the fear of God in them so they behaved. But the abundance of catering for a 25 minute flight was obscene. Lobster tail, nosh bags, those Dove Bars (no dry ice either), salad trays, sandwiches, etc., etc. It wasn't a bad experience but nothing I'd want to do on a regular basis. We did have FAs (called them charter groupies) who bid these trips purposely. You could spot them in the concourse. TIGHT uniforms, skirts way too short, 6" heels. You get my drift....LOL
@@pamelastrickland7967 Sounds like your experience was much more pleasant than mine. I’m not sure if American Airlines still exclusively charters the Dallas Cowboys, but back in the day that pool of female only F/A’s were handpicked and wore a “modified” regulation uniform. 🌴☀️🌴
Curious, I thought on long haul flights the flight crew were required to sleep or at least rest. Also, he paid around $39 USD for the sushi, but it was made specifically for him and wasn't a chain restaurant so that was about average you pay here for such a meal.
@@rabbit251 flight crews do need to be provided with uninterrupted crew rest on longer flights, yes. What's giving you the impression that they weren't provided that?
Hey Kelsey, I’m really glad you’re showing some of your adventures such as your stroll through Tokyo. I really like that you’re keeping it up even though it’s obviously pretty tiring at times. No obligation. It’s really cool to have a perspective on flight, especially on the flight deck.
I went to Japan waaaaay back in 1999, and the biggest thing I remember of Tokyo was how clean it was. Even the subway system was spotless! I've been to a number of large cities (NYC, London, Madrid) and none of them compare to Tokyo. I flew from O'Hare to Narita. Such a looooong flight! That jet lag is a killer. One way you skip a day, the other way you repeat a day. It was bizarre, and took me several days to figure out when and where I was!
You're a multi-talented pilot. Great to see you're not some average boring pilot and have a creative creator content side to you. I'm 32 yrs old but I'm inspired to become a pilot more and more watching your content. Thank you!
I absolutely LOVE getting to 'virtually' travel/spend time with you! Thank you so much for sharing a little bit of your life with us. I live by myself in a (very) rural area of Western NY, and don't have a vehicle,& there's no public transportation here, so needless to say I have very little time outside of my home. These posts of yours are the equivalent of human contact for me, lol! Your time and effort in creating/editing this really is greatly appreciated. 😊❤
I’m really liking this “blog” format! It’s great to see you in action and see the plane and cockpit you’ll be flying! Really fun! More like this, please!✈️
Kelsey, no hate. I really enjoy your videos. The best thing you have ever done for our family is to thwart my son’s unreasonable fear of flying! It’s because of you that he was able to fly his wife to Las Vegas. On the trip he took a picture out the window of the aircraft and told me how good it was to be able to fly without feeling so frightened. Thank you, Kelsey! You’re our hero! Mary. PS I’m a ginger too, and we DO SO have souls!❤
Thanks for the memories. I miss Tokyo. Lived there for four years. That toilet lid opening when you open the door, that new. Very nice. A rough money exchange, for the ¥3,630, move the coma “,” over to the right one digit, turn it into a period “.” and subtract $10. So about $26.30
I’m new to your channel, and truly enjoy your Vlogs. I’ve been a Flight attendant for 35 years. First with Pan Am for 4 years, and now 31 years with United. Like yourself, I still absolutely love what I do for a living. We’re so fortunate to work in the aviation industry. I’ll be on the lookout for you if you ever deadhead commercially on United, I’ll make sure to have some extra snacks for you! 😊 Stay safe and well.
Great videos ! I was in Tokyo in '91 and noticed the same two things you did...how clean it was (really, really clean) and unlocked bikes just sitting next to entrances to houses and businesses. Glad to know the Japanese culture has not lost their sense of respect for others.
My home town in the US was basically the same, low crime, high academic standards, high salaries. Then a certain political party lost their mind and flooded the country with failures and criminals of third world countries. Now my city is a high crime, low academic, low salary city.
@@RS-ls7mm Don't know if that is more to do with the extremely high power distances in Asian culture and absolute obedience to authority then that but it probably helps.
@@pooletrainboy Loss of face is a big deal there. To be caught doing something you shouldn't can be life changing. The people Obama let it have no sense of community, just selfish behaviour.
@@RS-ls7mm So, the first part was in 1965, and the second part was in 1995, and nothing happened in between except Democrats, eh? Do us a favor, and share your political wisdom on political pages. This is an international page, and you're an embarrassment to other Americans.
Although I agree with other commenters that your videos are well-edited & have a great format, those skills can be learned & honed. I believe that you have such loyal & supportive subscribers because of your personality: respectful, self-aware, self-deprecating, curious & appreciative are some of the descriptors that immediately come to mind. Those qualities are innate & not acquired. Honestly, I think we will watch whatever type of travel or aviation videos you decide to post simply because your interest & enthusiasm shine through! Wishing you safe & happy travels, Kelsey. Greetings from the west coast of Canada.
I agree as an American that has lived her for 20 years. But no country or culture is perfect. Japan does have its down sides (conformity, work long and unnecessary hours, fathers that spend little time with their family. Things are changing slowly, very slowly.)
@@rabbit251 I agree, as someone who married a Japanese, I've been to, and have seen the downsides of Japan, but I always admired the way society, for the most part, really works in Japan. In America, it seems like it is now a race to the bottom with who can be the biggest thug taking over in every area from politics to ditch digging.
Your best video yet. Not only the content but the level of detail and the editing. Loved the subtle shot of the Golden State hat 🤣 I was staying at a hotel near Tokyo tower a week or so before when this video was probably filmed. Crazy to think I nearly bumped into you.
I have been following you for sometime now and I really enjoy your videos, the way you explain different things, thanks for taking me on this trip to Japan, you do have a very cool job, cheers
I quit my job at a notable US airline a few weeks ago to do the same job as Kelsey at the same airline. I've honestly been terrified at the big change in my life but everytime I see any of these videos I remember I've made the right decision. Thanks for doing these!
Not only are you adorable, but you have created your own redundancy safety feature by showing us how you entered the numbers for example. Situational awareness personified. Nice!
At the beginning of October, the golden state warriors played an exhibition game in Japan, and that is almost certainly what this was. Super cool that you got to fly the warriors 👍
On behalf of women whose "type" is you, thank you for those morning in the hotel shots. But honestly, it's not your uniform or your birthday suit, it's your awesome personality. You seem to be so easy going, patient, understanding, respectful, and you have a great sense of humor. I really enjoy watching your videos! ;)
Tokyo has changed a lot in the (almost) sixty years since seeing it for the first time. Some things haven't changed though. The politeness of the Japanese and their fastidious attention to cleanliness are two of the things that have endeared me to them for many, many years. I love and respect them. The two years spent there were, undoubtedly, the best in my long life.
Kelsey, I've been following you for a while now and you've come so far s a creator. I love the edits and the transitions. You're inspiring and as someone else in aviation..you have a way cool job.
nice relaxing video. coming into SFO as a passenger is a bit spooky, because of the way the runways extend into the bay. looking out the side windows, all you see is water until you're inches above the runway.
Welcome to the World of Corporate Flying ! I hope that this will show a bit of what Corporate Aviation is all about to your audiance. The Legacy Airlines aer not the only Carrot to chase in a Flying Career. Love your channel keep the Vids coming!!
5:43 Mentour Pilot, far into the future: "So guys, the NTSB report concludes a contributing factor the flight was delayed multiple hours was the number of snacks on the flight deck...."
So cool. For me one of your best!! When you was walking Tokyo I seen a lot of where you where cause I watch Virtual Japan, a great TH-cam channel. Thanks again. Have a Merry Christmas and a. Great NewYear
I am welder and I used to travel the US doing jobs. The thing that I enjoyed was the places I got to go and the things I got to see. I haven’t ever been out of CONUS , but I’m sure that you get to see some really cool stuff all over the world. Much love from NC🤙
Good job, Kelsey! I really loved your vlog. There is some influence of the Monthly class we both took in the beginning of this year and I am very happy to see it has paid off for you. I love flying and aviation, but I used to be a very nervous flyer, every single bump or weird sound scared me. Since I've been following your channel, this has improved a lot. I love the way you share information with us and now I really enjoy flying. Some months ago I was flying on a short-haul flight within Europe and I was chatting with a lady sitting next to me and she got really scared and nervous when we hit some bad weather shortly before the landing and the "rock'n'roll" started... I continued talking to her and I repeated some of the information that I heard from you: don't worry madam, the pilots are very well trained and they have plenty of options like doing a go around, landing on a different airport... and most importantly they want to get down on the ground safely as much as we do. So I'm pretty sure they wouldn't do anything that would compromise the safety of the flight. I probably sounded as an internet-taught wise ass, but it helped and she calmed down and we continued to discus other stuff despite being thrown around like on a motocross bike. Thank you, Kelsey! Looking forward to your future videos. Keep the blue side up! Your classmate from Casey's class, Rado
Great video! I really appreciate the time you took to make this one. I wish my wife and I could travel around and see some of the places I went to while I was in the Marines. Semper fi Brother and keep up the good work.
Thanks for your service!! Just curious, where were you stationed in Japan? My son is currently a Marine, and has been forward deployed in Japan for 2 years.
@@thomashyler6174 Copy that. My son has been in Iwakuini for the past 2.5 years. Unfortunately for he and his wife.......they were there the entire Covid period, so it severely limited the things they could do and places they could go.
Love your tongue in cheek vlogs. They're so cool. Love the fact that you're so relatable. I mean c'mon..a pilot? With a snack addiction? Love it! so many pilots seem like they're perfect. New subscriber here.
With the yen down (still), or the dollar being up, that was closer to $25, quite a bit better than you could do at most places in the US. I'm down to eating pictures of sushi nowadays, but at least they're color pictures.
I love Tokyo. Have had nothing but wonderful experiences. You’re so right about how clean it is. I’ve witnessed people while out and about putting their trash in their own bag to take home to dispose of it! I also watched in utter amazement a road crew of three men whose job it was to fix the brick curb of a small side street. One man removed the crumbling bricks, the second laid the new in its place and the third man swept up behind the other two - all while wearing WHITE work overalls with not one smudge on them!
WOW 👍👍👍👏👏👏So cool, I loved the days to be able to request a visit with the pilots, My sons all 3 and my bride enjoyed that in the good old days , Best job ever and inspiring to many. Thanks for this post Kelsey , Nice to see the day to day and other beautiful areas around the world. Very cool 😎
Fun fact, there are only two months in 2022 where the 27th is on a Tuesday, and one of those months is December so hasn’t happened yet. And now I feel like quite the internet sleuth knowing when this flight took place 🧐 I see what you did there Kelsey and I applaud you for it. Great video! The day-in-a-life videos are my fave
Just wanted to let you know I really like your videos. I'm not a pilot and I rarely fly but I am interested about aviation and to my surprise found myself binge watching your videos. I learned a lot and I continue to be fascinated about the professionalism and efficiency most pro pilots and ATCs demonstrate. Cheers from a German RC flyer.
Had one of my most memorable flights on a regional flight in Japan - Tokyo to Osaka on a single class, 600 passenger 747 "commuter" flight. What made it memorable was that I got a window seat with a perfect view of Mt. Fuji as we passed by as the sun started to set - spectacular sight! Japan is an amazing country and with an amazing culture.
Back in the late 70's we visited Egypt. On our departure from Cairo the plane took off to the south, then made a long right turn going west, then north, around Giza. With the plane in an extended turn and tipped to the starboard side I had a perfect view of the pyramids and Sphinx from my window seat from what I would guess was about 3000 feet.
Loved this video so much! It must have taken a lot of effort on your part so please know it is very much appreciated! (Also, I totally wouldn’t be able to resist all the snacks either 😂)
My shortest 747 flights were Shenzhen to Hong Kong. 15 minutes of busy work. I used to really enjoy any of my layovers in Japan. Great food, clean atmosphere and polite people everywhere.
Thanks for the time and effort you put into shooting and editing. I can only assume you found the video professional you were looking for. This is allowing you the time to be both informative and entertaining.
Super cool, I’ve been a subscriber since you had less then 150k subs, when you had haters who thought you weren’t a real pilot lol But I can’t believe we are almost at 1 million subs, early congrats on all your accomplishments, your hard work is really paying off, and I can’t be happier for you bud!! Look forward to hitting the lottery, or having you as my pilot, it’s definitely becoming a bucket list now. As you seem to be one of the stars in the sky!! Great job bud.
I was in Japan back in the early 80"s as my father worked for GTE back then and he was working on the elephant radar up in Misawa Japan on or near the airbase. One of the things I remember even though I was a kid at the time was that in the small town Misawa, I remember seeing the people wash the ground outside their stores along the road in the morning before they opened. and How tidy and clean everything was. That's one thing that just stuck in my mind and I'll never forget, another was the bus system where you took a ticket when you get on and then it tells you how much you have to pay depending on the stop where you get off, so ya pay at the end of your ride and not the beginning that was cool too.👍 (Food was great too!)
It was the Golden State Warriors they had a preseason game against the Washington Wizards in Tokyo
He spoiled it in the intro without saying anything (shows a hat with Golden State on it)
Spoiler
Did they win? :)
@@margotrosendorn6371 this thing called google will tell you
makes sense
Kelsey what an incredible life you have! You've been to tons of places that I'll never see in my lifetime! I've been binge watching you for several days now. My brother Danny has traveled all over the country. He goes back over 40 years with the classic rock band Foghat, Blue Oyster Cult, and was a drummer with Mitch Ryder for 5 years back in the mid 80's. They flew to Germany to record an album back then. He had some frequent flyer miles saved up, and flew me with him from Detroit Metro to West Palm Beach for a show. The band covers practically all expenses from there, hotels, food, "beverages." I've been to a few places, but never out of the country. Watching you on these videos brings back great memories. When Foghat was in their prime, they told my brother about some "crazy" stunts that their pilot would do for them if they asked. I was thinking about all the exploring that you do on layovers. Would you ever consider showing us some of the most beautiful girls in (literally) the world that you've seen? That would really be a cool video to see. I doubt that you'll ever see this comment, but if you do? Please consider it ok? You're like a Rock Star to me. I know for fact that we would have a great time hanging out for a day or two. Like millions of others, what I wouldn't give just to meet you once and take a selfie. I already know that we would have an absolute blast hanging out for a day. We would definitely have a lot to talk about. I'm a huge fan brother. Safe travels always man! 🙏
If you haven't figured it out: The service for Shinzo Abe happened Sept 27th. This video is a few months old, probably held to slow down the internet sleuths. Coincidentally 🤔 the Golden State Warriors and Washington Wizards played two preseason games in Japan Sept 30th and Oct 2nd.
Edit: The real tough question for the internet sleuths is how Kelsey stays so thin eating all that VIP food. "A few push ups and pull ups" - what about 400 after that cheesecake?
Ah, basketball. No wonder I never heard of them, thought it was a real sport :/
@@TheMarcusNyberg what is a real sport?
@@TheMarcusNyberg those basketball players bring more value to people's lives than any of us ever will 😛 People like being entertained differently
The video shows a Golden State hat, so it was quite obvious.
Well, if Hollywood has taught us anything, it’s that it’s a physical struggle to control an aircraft, so that must be his workout. /s
1:54 Brussel Sprouts in an Airmeal...! Awesome!!! 😃
At first I thought the toilet was starting to play music😂😂
Same dude. Lol
Quite a few of them actually do play music. I mean the Japanese one. Mine just plays the tuba.
@@ThatOneWeirdChannell sounds like a good idea to bring to the market😀
@@juhapehkonen7347 😂😂
@@juhapehkonen7347 Eat musical fruits, get magical toots! 👍🏼
My husband and my son are pilots for a major carrier and my husband loved flying the sports charters! Especially when it’s the LA Kings hockey team! He tried the long hauls but it wasn’t for him. That’s the great part of being a pilot ..there’s a type of flying to fit everyone!
A testament to how respectful and law abiding are in Japan. A friend on a very busy and tiring trip, on the express train from Tokyo to Narita forgot to put his laptop back in his bag and left it on the next seat. He realized that at the security screening and reported it to the airport help desk. They immediately contacted rail services to try to intercept at the next stop or in worse case till it reaches back to Tokyo. In many other places, someone finding a forgotten laptop on a seat in a train, you could kiss it goodbye. But not in Japan, someone already submitted it to the lost&found or train personnel. And my friend received it back from a security guard on the next train stop.
On another channel, the reactor was reacting to a anime movie about Japanese life. The reactor was confused about a lot of things. First, that the Japanese are exceedingly polite. Second, just because a young Japanese woman dresses up in a cat costume and hands out cards for a "Meow Meow club" doesn't mean that she is for rent or that anything explicit is going on at said club (it was a club for playing with cats). The reactor was also confused about the Japanese diet. I took martial arts for 15 years and my sensei was Kodokan trained (the Kodokan is to martial arts as Harvard is to higher education). Anyway, she took me to a "clinic", a facility in New Mexico, where the Kodokan was replicated in almost every way (meals, training, etc.) for a week. To say it was educational is a huge understatement.
Many people all over the world return stuff to Lost & Found. Whether the actual owner is found depends on many factors, like whether the item is labelled or traceable to some one. Having said, I am impressed by the fact that bikes can be left without any fear of them being stolen. I hate the bike thieves we have here in Canada, and they deserve no mercy in my humble opinion.
It's not all rainbows and sunshine. Sexual assaults don't get investigated, much less prosecuted. And if a tourist falls for a street greeter swindling (and maybe drugging) them, the police won't do anything about it.
A friend of mine left $5,000 in an envelope in a Tokyo hotel lobby by mistake. She just figured it was gone but the hotel figured out it was hers, forwarded it to her next hotel and the front desk there gave it back to her.
@@rager1969 Haha, replies on TH-cam really can't let up. Gotta remind myself not to check replies, I usually don't, but when I do the mood is just gone.
Friend: "This is a nice shirt."
You: "It's a nice shirt, but do you know how much blood, sweat, and tears went into getting that piece of cloth here? It's not all sunshine and rainbows, don't you know cotton fields employ underaged labourers and underpay staff who sew apparel en masse?"
Friend: "Ok."
It's the Internet, you do you, but so will I, and I'm gonna tell you the negativity is annoying.
The shortest 747 flight I remember took less than 6 minutes from wheels off the runway, to wheels down on the runway. I worked at the delivery center in Everett and someone forgot to remove the pin from the nose gear. We saw the flag attached to it when the airplane went by on take-off.
Lol that's quite the oopsie to make
That is why I said often, the pre flight walk around , same with commercial road vehicles, are just so much show biz. Basically if you have not flown a month, a week, you walk around to be sure the fuel truck did not back into your tail the day before. The elephant in the room that no one noticed , for both land and air vehicles, the pilot/driver are not trained mechanics and do not have tool and shop to check the vehicles. Home builders do have an advantage in knowledge. It is difficult to make it mandatory for drivers to bring a flashlight and a pen. I can point to several accidents the co-pilot should have seen something. Pilots make a big show looking into the intakes of 737 for debris, but I never heard of one asking for a zoom boom to check the number 2 engine intake of a DC10/L1011 after maintenance. I am forced to conclude , it is OK for those engines to swallow a wrench.
At least it was a light up toilet. We were on a cruise and we were at a table with some.....people who thought the bidet was a...cooler...
@@tonylam9548
That wasn’t the pilot’s fault.
At Boeing & also when I was in the USAF, the gear pins aren’t pulled until at least one engine is started.
Pilot would long have been in the cockpit by then.
@@amyanstey5058
BAHAHAHA
So good seeing you in action on the flight deck sir, even if for a brief time. Thanks for taking us along on your adventures. Loved it.
It's just CGI to convince us he's a real pilot. We all know better.
@@kain0m You can tell by his energy that he was born to fly, explore, and document his travels. It's at a soul level for him. He's curious about people and places. Love it!
@@medicalopsgirl Definitely. But we, the viewers, must keep the "Kelsey is not a real pilot" meme alive.
Indeed!! feels so nice to see that. I can understand that he has to be very careful, he can´t risk his job.
I have had a recent spike in anxiety when flying. This channel somehow calms it a bit. Thank you.
We rolled the last 747 out of the factory this week for delivery in early 23. End of an era! 54 years first one rolled out in 1968.
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They'll rival the B-52 before the last one turns out its lights for good!
Actually, there are changes to that, due to the new coolness factor going into Excel sheets, you are to cancel building 737s, and start only building 747s, so the one you rolled out is the first one in a new era of 747 manufacturing...
Airbus is doing the same and scrapping the A320 line for more A380s...
I am actually sad about this, I hope someday I can fly on one.
I flew many of those early -100's. Finished my career on the 400.
I'm glad you enjoyed your sports team charter. Years ago when I was a flight attendant for American Airlines based out of NYC at the time I was sitting ready-reserve at LGA when a few of us got paged by crew scheduling. Crew scheduling told us that we had to deadhead to CLE and pick up the Cleveland Indians and fly them to Canada. I remember the crew scheduler telling us for the "male flight attendants" to stay in the galley. Now, this was back in the mid 90's and I'm figuring that if that comment was made now that it could have landed that person in hot water. Anyway, we got onboard and they had all this custom catering food that we had NO place to stow. Everything was so last minute and thrown together. We had ice cream bars with no dry ice and no place to securely stow. It was such a horrible experience.
During the safety demonstration (we were on a MD-80) the players had boom boxes blasting and some of them in the back were smoking... YES SMOKING. We pretty much were told not to ripple the water. I do not even want to think about how many FAA violations we made. By the end of the flight none of us even cared whether they were seated with their seatbelts fastened or even that the overhead bins were open. They were the most disrespectful people I ever encountered during my years at AA.
However there was TONS of really good food (including melted Dove ice cream bars) that were delicious. Oh and they asked for a bag so they could dump the contents of the entire liquor carts in. Don't these dudes make millions of dollars? I guess that's why, huh?
All in all the reason we chartered them was because at the very last minute the Cleveland Indians’ own jet had a mechanical and they wouldn't be able to fix it in time to fly so they put them on ours.
Hi Paul, I was an FA with Air Canada for 10 years and we had the charter contract for the NHL Ottawa Senators. We'd either pick them up and fly them somewhere or go get another team and fly them to YOW. Being a typical Canadian male, I was a huge hockey fan, That is until I started doing those charters, and I did a lot of them because I was a brand new purser and thus low man on the seniority list. No one else wanted them. With very few exceptions, they were the most ignorant pieces of shit I have ever encountered. It made me wanna puke listening to them talk about how much their fans mean during an after game interview, when I had just flown them and watched them abuse FA's and take ignorance and entitlement to entirely new levels. It took me a decade to regain my liking for the NHL.
Go Tribe!!!⚾️⚾️
Been there. Was sitting reserve for CAL out of EWR and was called for a sports charter. We ferried a 727 from EWR-LGA and picked up the NY Jets and took them on a ridiculously short flight up to PVD. With that said, their coach at the time ran a tight ship and wouldn't allow them any alcohol and basically must have put the fear of God in them so they behaved. But the abundance of catering for a 25 minute flight was obscene. Lobster tail, nosh bags, those Dove Bars (no dry ice either), salad trays, sandwiches, etc., etc. It wasn't a bad experience but nothing I'd want to do on a regular basis. We did have FAs (called them charter groupies) who bid these trips purposely. You could spot them in the concourse. TIGHT uniforms, skirts way too short, 6" heels. You get my drift....LOL
@@pamelastrickland7967 Sounds like your experience was much more pleasant than mine. I’m not sure if American Airlines still exclusively charters the Dallas Cowboys, but back in the day that pool of female only F/A’s were handpicked and wore a “modified” regulation uniform.
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@@pamelastrickland7967 Gold diggers trying to land a rich husband! Typical!!
Love how genuinely happy you seemed to be walking around Tokyo.
Curious, I thought on long haul flights the flight crew were required to sleep or at least rest. Also, he paid around $39 USD for the sushi, but it was made specifically for him and wasn't a chain restaurant so that was about average you pay here for such a meal.
@@rabbit251 7:27 It's 3630 yen = US$26.39 It'd be $39.07 in Aussie dollars.
@@rabbit251 flight crews do need to be provided with uninterrupted crew rest on longer flights, yes. What's giving you the impression that they weren't provided that?
@@hoghogwild Sorry, was going off the old rate off 110 yen to a dollar (roughly figuring in my head). Haven't traveled in awhile.
@@Mike_294 He said he was jet lagged and tired after his flight.
Hey Kelsey, I’m really glad you’re showing some of your adventures such as your stroll through Tokyo. I really like that you’re keeping it up even though it’s obviously pretty tiring at times. No obligation. It’s really cool to have a perspective on flight, especially on the flight deck.
I went to Japan waaaaay back in 1999, and the biggest thing I remember of Tokyo was how clean it was. Even the subway system was spotless! I've been to a number of large cities (NYC, London, Madrid) and none of them compare to Tokyo. I flew from O'Hare to Narita. Such a looooong flight! That jet lag is a killer. One way you skip a day, the other way you repeat a day. It was bizarre, and took me several days to figure out when and where I was!
This is why 74 Gear is #1.. Fantastic content kelsey
Puerto Rico saying Hello and thank you. keep up the good work, love sight seeing as a remote tourist.
I always look forward to the Sunday morning videos! Where I can just relax & eat breakfast & and learn about aviation!
lol, for me it's always 1600
You're a multi-talented pilot. Great to see you're not some average boring pilot and have a creative creator content side to you. I'm 32 yrs old but I'm inspired to become a pilot more and more watching your content. Thank you!
I love how you smile and look on the bright side.
I absolutely LOVE getting to 'virtually' travel/spend time with you! Thank you so much for sharing a little bit of your life with us.
I live by myself in a (very) rural area of Western NY, and don't have a vehicle,& there's no public transportation here, so needless to say I have very little time outside of my home. These posts of yours are the equivalent of human contact for me, lol!
Your time and effort in creating/editing this really is greatly appreciated. 😊❤
Hello to Western NY!
Sad !
Well, Help from Delaware...
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Where about Barb? I grew up in Cowlesville/Bennington and currently live in West Seneca
Hahaha ain't this a reunion. I'm a little south of salamanca
I wish everyone on social media was as sweet as you are with this comment. Classy.
Love the vlogs, glad we’re getting more of them! Always inspiring
I’m really liking this “blog” format! It’s great to see you in action and see the plane and cockpit you’ll be flying! Really fun! More like this, please!✈️
Kelsey, no hate. I really enjoy your videos. The best thing you have ever done for our family is to thwart my son’s unreasonable fear of flying! It’s because of you that he was able to fly his wife to Las Vegas. On the trip he took a picture out the window of the aircraft and told me how good it was to be able to fly without feeling so frightened. Thank you, Kelsey! You’re our hero! Mary. PS I’m a ginger too, and we DO SO have souls!❤
Thanks for the memories. I miss Tokyo. Lived there for four years.
That toilet lid opening when you open the door, that new. Very nice.
A rough money exchange, for the ¥3,630, move the coma “,” over to the right one digit, turn it into a period “.” and subtract $10. So about $26.30
T. D.
I work tons of Atlas Air flights over the pacific and I worked one from RJTT to SFO recently. Glad to have ya in the ol KZAK.
It was golden state vs Washington pre season. Remember seeing a video on the teams insta page with and Atlas 747 in the background.
On the way to 1 000 000! ✈I'm so happy for you, you are such a cool dude 😄
I subscribed just so i could help him get there!
I’m new to your channel, and truly enjoy your Vlogs. I’ve been a Flight attendant for 35 years. First with Pan Am for 4 years, and now 31 years with United. Like yourself, I still absolutely love what I do for a living. We’re so fortunate to work in the aviation industry.
I’ll be on the lookout for you if you ever deadhead commercially on United, I’ll make sure to have some extra snacks for you! 😊
Stay safe and well.
Awesome! You must have a lot of interesting stories.
Great videos ! I was in Tokyo in '91 and noticed the same two things you did...how clean it was (really, really clean) and unlocked bikes just sitting next to entrances to houses and businesses. Glad to know the Japanese culture has not lost their sense of respect for others.
My home town in the US was basically the same, low crime, high academic standards, high salaries. Then a certain political party lost their mind and flooded the country with failures and criminals of third world countries. Now my city is a high crime, low academic, low salary city.
@@RS-ls7mm Yeah, thx Obama! Back 2008, you could leave your bike unlocked.
@@RS-ls7mm Don't know if that is more to do with the extremely high power distances in Asian culture and absolute obedience to authority then that but it probably helps.
@@pooletrainboy Loss of face is a big deal there. To be caught doing something you shouldn't can be life changing. The people Obama let it have no sense of community, just selfish behaviour.
@@RS-ls7mm So, the first part was in 1965, and the second part was in 1995, and nothing happened in between except Democrats, eh? Do us a favor, and share your political wisdom on political pages. This is an international page, and you're an embarrassment to other Americans.
Team flown: Golden State Warriors
Callsigns: Atlas Air 8957, Atlas Air 8958
Aircraft: N263SG, Boeing 747-400
Atlas Air doesnt use 'Atlas Air' as the call sign, its 'Giant'
Although I agree with other commenters that your videos are well-edited & have a great format, those skills can be learned & honed. I believe that you have such loyal & supportive subscribers because of your personality: respectful, self-aware, self-deprecating, curious & appreciative are some of the descriptors that immediately come to mind. Those qualities are innate & not acquired. Honestly, I think we will watch whatever type of travel or aviation videos you decide to post simply because your interest & enthusiasm shine through! Wishing you safe & happy travels, Kelsey. Greetings from the west coast of Canada.
In Japan it is all about respect, and their society and culture show it. It is as clean, and as safe as can be. Love the people.
I agree as an American that has lived her for 20 years. But no country or culture is perfect. Japan does have its down sides (conformity, work long and unnecessary hours, fathers that spend little time with their family. Things are changing slowly, very slowly.)
@@rabbit251 I agree, as someone who married a Japanese, I've been to, and have seen the downsides of Japan, but I always admired the way society, for the most part, really works in Japan. In America, it seems like it is now a race to the bottom with who can be the biggest thug taking over in every area from politics to ditch digging.
Awesome A380 in the background at 1:14.
Your best video yet. Not only the content but the level of detail and the editing. Loved the subtle shot of the Golden State hat 🤣 I was staying at a hotel near Tokyo tower a week or so before when this video was probably filmed. Crazy to think I nearly bumped into you.
Agree.
Kelsey, you should definitely do more travels vlogs when you have long enough layovers! 👍👍
I love aviation content soo much thank you for giving us such a great enjoyment 🎉🎉
I have been following you for sometime now and I really enjoy your videos, the way you explain different things, thanks for taking me on this trip to Japan, you do have a very cool job, cheers
I quit my job at a notable US airline a few weeks ago to do the same job as Kelsey at the same airline. I've honestly been terrified at the big change in my life but everytime I see any of these videos I remember I've made the right decision. Thanks for doing these!
Good luck
How's it going?
Not only are you adorable, but you have created your own redundancy safety feature by showing us how you entered the numbers for example. Situational awareness personified. Nice!
I love this style of vid, seeing cities with you etc. More like this please Kelsey!
Hey Kelsey - great vlog! And, from a SF Bay native thanks for your service to our Champion Golden State Warriors! They were in very good hands!
At the beginning of October, the golden state warriors played an exhibition game in Japan, and that is almost certainly what this was.
Super cool that you got to fly the warriors 👍
He even included the cheeky shot of teh warrior cap or banner, he knew what he was doing haha
@@SwiftestScout Timestamp? I didn't see that... :(
On behalf of women whose "type" is you, thank you for those morning in the hotel shots. But honestly, it's not your uniform or your birthday suit, it's your awesome personality. You seem to be so easy going, patient, understanding, respectful, and you have a great sense of humor. I really enjoy watching your videos! ;)
Tokyo has changed a lot in the (almost) sixty years since seeing it for the first time. Some things haven't changed though. The politeness of the Japanese and their fastidious attention to cleanliness are two of the things that have endeared me to them for many, many years. I love and respect them. The two years spent there were, undoubtedly, the best in my long life.
They might look respectful but they have no respect for young girls on trains or anywhere
You're in Narita town! Cool. It's surprising that there's this lovely temple at a location you think of as the airport.
Kelsey, I've been following you for a while now and you've come so far s a creator. I love the edits and the transitions. You're inspiring and as someone else in aviation..you have a way cool job.
I'm glad you also seem to enjoy this format, Kelsey. Thanks for another bangin' blog video
Thanks for getting us out of the hotel room on this one! We enjoyed seeing your adventure.
I really enjoy this new format. Thank you so much.
Im really enjoying these slice of life vlog's. Just really nice to see the routine and what life is actually like as a professional pilot! Thank you!
Great video as usual I was stationed in Japan back in the '80s when I was in the service loved it.
Gorgeous scenery! Definitely gonna have to visit Japan one day.
Love the new format and how it really shows what the job is like.
nice relaxing video. coming into SFO as a passenger is a bit spooky, because of the way the runways extend into the bay. looking out the side windows, all you see is water until you're inches above the runway.
I don't understand why there are any runways that end in water. That IS spooky, I don't like the feeling!
@@erjatikka3029 because it's safer than runways that end in trees or buildings.
Also LaGuardia, when landing on 13 or 22.
Welcome to the World of Corporate Flying ! I hope that this will show a bit of what Corporate Aviation is all about to your audiance. The Legacy Airlines aer not the only Carrot to chase in a Flying Career. Love your channel keep the Vids coming!!
5:43 Mentour Pilot, far into the future: "So guys, the NTSB report concludes a contributing factor the flight was delayed multiple hours was the number of snacks on the flight deck...."
So cool. For me one of your best!! When you was walking Tokyo I seen a lot of where you where cause I watch Virtual Japan, a great TH-cam channel. Thanks again. Have a Merry Christmas and a. Great NewYear
I am welder and I used to travel the US doing jobs. The thing that I enjoyed was the places I got to go and the things I got to see. I haven’t ever been out of CONUS , but I’m sure that you get to see some really cool stuff all over the world. Much love from NC🤙
Jack!!
That was excellent. What a lovely clean and respectful country Japan is.
Good job, Kelsey! I really loved your vlog. There is some influence of the Monthly class we both took in the beginning of this year and I am very happy to see it has paid off for you. I love flying and aviation, but I used to be a very nervous flyer, every single bump or weird sound scared me. Since I've been following your channel, this has improved a lot. I love the way you share information with us and now I really enjoy flying. Some months ago I was flying on a short-haul flight within Europe and I was chatting with a lady sitting next to me and she got really scared and nervous when we hit some bad weather shortly before the landing and the "rock'n'roll" started... I continued talking to her and I repeated some of the information that I heard from you: don't worry madam, the pilots are very well trained and they have plenty of options like doing a go around, landing on a different airport... and most importantly they want to get down on the ground safely as much as we do. So I'm pretty sure they wouldn't do anything that would compromise the safety of the flight. I probably sounded as an internet-taught wise ass, but it helped and she calmed down and we continued to discus other stuff despite being thrown around like on a motocross bike. Thank you, Kelsey! Looking forward to your future videos. Keep the blue side up! Your classmate from Casey's class, Rado
The quality of your videos really shines through.
Great video! I really appreciate the time you took to make this one. I wish my wife and I could travel around and see some of the places I went to while I was in the Marines. Semper fi Brother and keep up the good work.
Thanks for your service!! Just curious, where were you stationed in Japan? My son is currently a Marine, and has been forward deployed in Japan for 2 years.
@@daves536 I was stationed on Okinawa from 1985 to 1988, with the 12th Marines on Camp Foster.
@@thomashyler6174 Copy that. My son has been in Iwakuini for the past 2.5 years. Unfortunately for he and his wife.......they were there the entire Covid period, so it severely limited the things they could do and places they could go.
Love your tongue in cheek vlogs. They're so cool. Love the fact that you're so relatable. I mean c'mon..a pilot? With a snack addiction? Love it! so many pilots seem like they're perfect. New subscriber here.
Sushi for less than $30 per plate... that's a great deal, and I loved Japan when I lived there in the mid 80's. Beautiful and clean!!
With the yen down (still), or the dollar being up, that was closer to $25, quite a bit better than you could do at most places in the US. I'm down to eating pictures of sushi nowadays, but at least they're color pictures.
I found your channel very recently cuz youtube recommendations took me here. Sometimes these really find me good content! Love the vids ^_^
Love your vlogging style. Super relaxing to watch. Am tired of being yelled at by vloggers as they rip through places with fast cuts!
and the other younger ones have started screaming. like why. it takes so much more effort to cut through regular conversation. RIP attention spans
@@TheHerrMan very true.
I love Tokyo. Have had nothing but wonderful experiences. You’re so right about how clean it is. I’ve witnessed people while out and about putting their trash in their own bag to take home to dispose of it! I also watched in utter amazement a road crew of three men whose job it was to fix the brick curb of a small side street. One man removed the crumbling bricks, the second laid the new in its place and the third man swept up behind the other two - all while wearing WHITE work overalls with not one smudge on them!
Love the video!! Thanks for taking us along. Keep the blue side up! 💙
WOW 👍👍👍👏👏👏So cool, I loved the days to be able to request a visit with the pilots, My sons all 3 and my bride enjoyed that in the good old days , Best job ever and inspiring to many. Thanks for this post Kelsey , Nice to see the day to day and other beautiful areas around the world. Very cool 😎
Another great video! :D Really love your work man, keep it up :)
Fun fact, there are only two months in 2022 where the 27th is on a Tuesday, and one of those months is December so hasn’t happened yet. And now I feel like quite the internet sleuth knowing when this flight took place 🧐 I see what you did there Kelsey and I applaud you for it. Great video! The day-in-a-life videos are my fave
I really enjoyed this vlog. Thanks for taking us along for the ride, Kelsey. Be safe. ✈️
7:04 Nice little touch that, nearly missed it! Bet you looked odd walking backwards though haha.
I loved this! We've seen you flying but you on a layover was a treat! Thanks for sharing! Have a great week everyone!
Just wanted to let you know I really like your videos. I'm not a pilot and I rarely fly but I am interested about aviation and to my surprise found myself binge watching your videos. I learned a lot and I continue to be fascinated about the professionalism and efficiency most pro pilots and ATCs demonstrate. Cheers from a German RC flyer.
That was fun!! Thank you, Kelsey!
Had one of my most memorable flights on a regional flight in Japan - Tokyo to Osaka on a single class, 600 passenger 747 "commuter" flight. What made it memorable was that I got a window seat with a perfect view of Mt. Fuji as we passed by as the sun started to set - spectacular sight! Japan is an amazing country and with an amazing culture.
Back in the late 70's we visited Egypt. On our departure from Cairo the plane took off to the south, then made a long right turn going west, then north, around Giza. With the plane in an extended turn and tipped to the starboard side I had a perfect view of the pyramids and Sphinx from my window seat from what I would guess was about 3000 feet.
Your vlogs are always so good! Thanks for bringing us along.
4:28 Oh damn, I was at the Naritasan Temple 3 weeks ago. The garden at the back of the temple was a nice place to walk around.
Awesome!!! I need to add SFO to my list. Great video Kelsey!
this was so good, more of this plz :)
Have to say, this ranks as by far one your BEST videos. Please make more like it, showing us around the places you fly to.
Love all your videos that being said I’d love to see MORE like this!! Behind the scenes, day in your life, what YOU do and how you do it.
Great Flight! Thanks for the ground recon. I love the STOP at the hold line. It should be everywhere. My gut could not keep up with you on this sorte.
Loved this video so much! It must have taken a lot of effort on your part so please know it is very much appreciated! (Also, I totally wouldn’t be able to resist all the snacks either 😂)
San Francisco and Tokyo; two of me favorite cities to explore. You are living the life, Casey!
So cool to get to see where you fly into and out of. You really have an amazing job!
What an amazing interior!!! Beautiful 747. Thanks for sharing another great video.
Love this format! Thanks for sharing bits of your work life with us Kelsey!
My shortest 747 flights were Shenzhen to Hong Kong. 15 minutes of busy work. I used to really enjoy any of my layovers in Japan. Great food, clean atmosphere and polite people everywhere.
Tokyo is so much fun. Even just for a short visit 😁😁
For a pilot you are an amazing videographer
Thanks for the time and effort you put into shooting and editing. I can only assume you found the video professional you were looking for. This is allowing you the time to be both informative and entertaining.
Super cool, I’ve been a subscriber since you had less then 150k subs, when you had haters who thought you weren’t a real pilot lol
But I can’t believe we are almost at 1 million subs, early congrats on all your accomplishments, your hard work is really paying off, and I can’t be happier for you bud!!
Look forward to hitting the lottery, or having you as my pilot, it’s definitely becoming a bucket list now. As you seem to be one of the stars in the sky!!
Great job bud.
But he ISNT a real pilot!! (j/k)
@@inconnu4961 hes actually not a real pilot, hes an actor
I love the vlog style, please keep doing these!
The blending of the diegetic toilet music into the underscoring of the same song was elite.
Great editing, and great idea
You definitely flew the golden state warriors, that's awesome!
That’s a nice call sign “Giant “. Sounds so cool whenever it’s on radio.
I wonder why it isn't TITAN, it kinda bothers me. I'm dure the guys love saying they're _GIANT_ .😉
I was in Japan back in the early 80"s as my father worked for GTE back then and he was working on the elephant radar up in Misawa Japan on or near the airbase. One of the things I remember even though I was a kid at the time was that in the small town Misawa, I remember seeing the people wash the ground outside their stores along the road in the morning before they opened. and How tidy and clean everything was. That's one thing that just stuck in my mind and I'll never forget, another was the bus system where you took a ticket when you get on and then it tells you how much you have to pay depending on the stop where you get off, so ya pay at the end of your ride and not the beginning that was cool too.👍 (Food was great too!)