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i flew on an a320 in July and visted the flight deck after the flight and the first thing the captain said to me is "much better cockpit then a boeing" XD
Fantastic, this captain should be head of sales of Airbus. Great explanation of the systems and nice comparisons. Nineteen minutes really flew by like a rocket.
My friend was a pilot for Monarch flying the A320/A321.....he then moved onto British Airways flying the 747. He sadly passed away last year at 36 years of age. It was as if I was listening to him when the captain here is talking....he always used to say the Airbus with its space, tray table etc and having no yoke was a much nicer environment to fly in....RIP
I (a passenger) flew just once in a 340 and had a feeling that it is a trrible plane. I asled myself how pilots are not afaid to fly this plane. But this friendly captain, with his confidence in the aircraft and eye-opening explanations, has changed the picture completely.
What on Earth caused you to think that the A340 is somehow inherently dangerous? Most of the aircraft that the A340 competes with are 2 engined, versus the 4 engines (777, 787, 767). 4 Engines will always be statistically safer than 2 engines.
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Fantastic video, awesome pilot! A340 is like the middle child in the Airbus fleet, good to hear some +ve facts about her especially as she will be retired soon.
I'm a fan of the A340-300 and 600 but I'm not a sidestick fan. It is definitely not a quick climbing aircraft but it's a great looking aircraft. I love the early 707's 727 737's . I'm awestruck at the 777-300ER it's an enormous and very well built aircraft. Great video thank you your videos never disappoint 👍 👌
@@droge192one big thing (which can be changed but airbus doesn't do it) is that the two pilots joysticks neither give you feedback of what the surfaces do, nor they are interconnected, so the copilot inputs are mirrored to the pilots joystick.
The biggest & newest version of the 777 is one beautiful jet. People have their preferences & there's things I like about A350s but the 777/300 is symetricly perfect,even w/ those huge motors!
Nice perspective. I've only flown Boeings and Douglases, so I'd love to fly a modern Airbus before my career is done. The 767 is a brilliant machine IMO.
Favourite plane! Had the privilege to work as a crew on the 330/340-300 family for the past year 😍 unfortunately it’s on its way out of the fleet bc of COVID a true cruise plane 😇
Thank you for a great video, very informative. I've always loved the A340, beautiful plane and one of the safest! The crews also always seem to like the A340
The sales of the A340 were killed off by the success of the Boeing 777-300ER. Nevertheless, the Airbus is still a great aircraft. Thanks Captain for the video
Thanks for uploading a great video! I did not realize the difference in climbing performance between 747 and A340. Is there anyone who knows more about this?? I was so surprised to know A340 can reach high altitudes without losing fuel efficiency.
Awesome Cockpit presentation and I enjoy listening to this Captain go over why he loves this aircraft. When you hear them go into great detail and even points it out, you do learn a lot from it. Awesome pilot and an awesome video, I love it.
omg, I wish I knew this captain he is very knowledgeable but also very funny...when he was talking about the tray, eating civilized on Airbus vs. Boeing eating on the knees, I lost my chicklet😂. yes and he's right too many "kha-boys" out there flying not right. Perfect video❤
Thank you for all that info. For me it is nice to know, not must know. First time I flew the A-340 was LH from ATL-FRA in may 1994. I like the 340! In the meantime I have been working for SAS. The last time I flew the A-340 was in apr of 2010, FRA-RUH-DOH also LH. Great time in DOH. On the way back the LH flight was overbooked, so QR to the rescue! A A-330 via ARN, and SK to OSL. After landing at OSL they told us that all European airspace was closed due to a huge ash cloud from Island! Talk about luck... The airspace over Europe was closed for how long? Two weeks?
i love Boeing i like the cockpit designs and the yoke vs the joystick, i like the yoke for a large plane,, to me the joystick is better for smaller planes, but that being said, yeah the airbus is a nice plane, they are safe and efficient as hell
The size of the plane is not relevent to the use of a sidestick. The sidestick is used because it was found to be the best user interface on an aircraft with fly by wire control surface actuation.
Sounded like he was describing a VC10 a British designed and built airliner of the 1960/70s that was fast,quiet and comfortable only BOAC were in love with boeing
I love Airbus because of the sidestick which I prefer over a yoke but I don’t have any issues flying both. No hate on Boeing, I love being planes too, particularly the 747 and 787 for sure.
"boeing's a climb plane and 340 is a cruise plane, that's why its so efficient" yeah, I guess that's why the 340s are getting removed and 777s keep flying, airlines hates efficient planes :)
I don't know about being compared to the latest Boeings but if you want a lighter workload, uncluttered cockpit, space, and a table then Airbus is the plane. From the beginning, the top engineer designed the planes to eliminate the "monkey business" of piloting the plane. Computers and fly by wire from day one. It took Boeing decades to modernize systems.
747 might have something to say about that,its been around since 69 & will likely be used for transport another 40 yrs. I'd say that's pretty successful.
@@richardmorris7063 The 747 is legendary and beautiful no doubt. The A340 never crashed and nobody died inside that model since 1991. The cockpit was/is also more modern ( expample: flybywire…)than any Boeing of the same Production date.
The Americans have been causing obstructions for Airbus since the company was first founded. The fact that a new twin jet, that required the max ETOPS limit from the outset, was accepted through certification, before a 4-engined non-ETOPS plane, despite the 777 project not even beginning until 2 years after the A340 project began. The FAA made up every possible obstruction (even the use of the sidestick, despite the A320 being certified almost 7 years before the A340; ie. the sidestick was not a new concept). All politics and government inteference in open competition. These days, Airbus sell 2.5 aircraft to every single Boeing that is sold.
hmmm... I dont know about comparing the 340, especially the -300 with the 747. The 47 can carry a LOT more people/cargo. So I am not understanding his analogy. Also, he didnt explain why the 747 cant reach optimum altitude, he just says it cant. I have never heard that before. How is it an underpowered plain like the 340 can reach it, but a 747 cant??it just doesnt make sense.
on the newer 747-8 at MTOW it can reach 310 to 330 with ease, even at around 80% load it can climb initially to 350-360 so his analogy is just bragging off about the A340
@@ffllcchh Ya, thats what I am thinking too. If he had compared it to the 777, I could understand, butthe 340 and 47 are totally different birds. Even in an 777 comparison, it will blow away the 340 in every aspect. That is why they are still making them and the 340 is going the way of the steam engine. The only thing going for the 340s are the 4 engine safety margin, thats it.
I flew for the 1st time with Gulf Air an A340-300 in 95 from Abu Dhabi to Larnaca. It was an amazing plane. Literally felt an entire city was lifting off. Its a dream plane to fly, very comfortable and so smoothly flying. No plane in the world will ever match the A340. Congratulations to all the team who created such a wonderful plane. Airplanes must have 4 engines for safety reasons but airlines are so greedy, they will even operate with only half an engine, if they can, to economise further and leaving safety of passengers to their last worries.
haha,,, the airbus vs boeing debate...never ends and always interesting to hear the pilots take....its like us talking about iPhone vs Android.... they will be bashing and a cult following for each!
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I never imagined listening to an airbus pilot in a cockpit joining the boeing vs airbus debate 😂😂😂 good stuff.
It‘s actually a nonsense debate. Both build beautiful planes such as Embraer or any other decent manufacturer does.
Same 😂😂
i flew on an a320 in July and visted the flight deck after the flight and the first thing the captain said to me is "much better cockpit then a boeing" XD
Looooooool
😂😂
I love this Captains passion for the A340, one of my favourites!
I also love his nose
Fantastic, this captain should be head of sales of Airbus. Great explanation of the systems and nice comparisons. Nineteen minutes really flew by like a rocket.
lufthansa captain piloteyes said the same for itself cuz he expl the a 380
Love the Airbus and especially the A340-300 and -600. Gonna miss these very much.
Philippine Airlines already retire their A340's last 2018, i think they're the last airline company here in asia to retire their A340's...
My friend was a pilot for Monarch flying the A320/A321.....he then moved onto British Airways flying the 747. He sadly passed away last year at 36 years of age. It was as if I was listening to him when the captain here is talking....he always used to say the Airbus with its space, tray table etc and having no yoke was a much nicer environment to fly in....RIP
Respect to this captain. Flew on 340-600 With qatar airways. Fantastic experience
"We have a dug onboard, and we have set temperature for his comfort!" - Love this!
the a340-300 is my favourite aircraft. its so comfortable and quiet.
That was absolutely fascinating Thanku so much lovely pilot have a wonderful day Love an God bless x
Interesting tutorial. Thank you for taking the time to show us the beautiful A340!
Very well explained and funny Captain. Had the pleasure to fly Lufthansa A340 cross the pond a couple of times back in the days.
This guy is brilliant. 😂 Hope I get to fly on a 340 some time before they retire them all!
That's a nice informative video from a pilot who surely appreciates Airbus. Well done
The A340 remains my fav Airbus aircraft. I'm gonna miss them. Great vid.
Very nice, I love this Cpt. 😆💪
I (a passenger) flew just once in a 340 and had a feeling that it is a trrible plane. I asled myself how pilots are not afaid to fly this plane. But this friendly captain, with his confidence in the aircraft and eye-opening explanations, has changed the picture completely.
What on Earth caused you to think that the A340 is somehow inherently dangerous? Most of the aircraft that the A340 competes with are 2 engined, versus the 4 engines (777, 787, 767). 4 Engines will always be statistically safer than 2 engines.
way to personify your own ignorance lol
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I really LOVE how Toliss developers are dealing with that big bird in X-Plane 12
Would be great New Year / Christmas present to me
Fantastic video, awesome pilot! A340 is like the middle child in the Airbus fleet, good to hear some +ve facts about her especially as she will be retired soon.
Actually the longest in the 340/600 variant.
I'm a fan of the A340-300 and 600 but I'm not a sidestick fan. It is definitely not a quick climbing aircraft but it's a great looking aircraft. I love the early 707's 727 737's . I'm awestruck at the 777-300ER it's an enormous and very well built aircraft. Great video thank you your videos never disappoint 👍 👌
Why do you not like the use of sidesticks? What negative aspects do you see? (Genuine question, as I can't think of one disadvantage).
@@droge192one big thing (which can be changed but airbus doesn't do it) is that the two pilots joysticks neither give you feedback of what the surfaces do, nor they are interconnected, so the copilot inputs are mirrored to the pilots joystick.
@@henriklmao I think it's hard to get feedback in a Fly-by-Wire system. But I agree with you.
@@viktorekman863Gulfstream already does with some of their jets
The biggest & newest version of the 777 is one beautiful jet. People have their preferences & there's things I like about A350s but the 777/300 is symetricly perfect,even w/ those huge motors!
Thank you very much. An excellent overview of the system. Very informative and helpful.
Really nice presentation! 🙏
Love A340! Very interesting and informative video. Thank you captain!
Nice perspective. I've only flown Boeings and Douglases, so I'd love to fly a modern Airbus before my career is done. The 767 is a brilliant machine IMO.
Truly awesome. Kudos to this captain!
JP.....This Cool Captain give us a very pretty
presentation! Super! Thanks JP for filming this!
Waiting for the next video;) Greetings Betsy.
I love the A340! Especially the -500 & -600.
... The B77 was certified before its first flight... 🤣
Certified by Boeing(?)
@@niilespunkari8832 - By the US FAA (with a good deal of government corruption and market inteference).
Boeing could certify their own aircraft. I don't know what happened after the Boeing 737MAX series tragedies thought
Cheekiness off the charts
Favourite plane! Had the privilege to work as a crew on the 330/340-300 family for the past year 😍 unfortunately it’s on its way out of the fleet bc of COVID a true cruise plane 😇
You have a very nice route to fly as well Captain!
awesome video!!
Very informative
Gorgeous aircraft, thnx for posting.Great explanations by the Capt.
A340 is my favorite aircraft of all！
Indeed. x4 engines is safer then x2.
Thank you for a great video, very informative. I've always loved the A340, beautiful plane and one of the safest! The crews also always seem to like the A340
This plane used to be a Finnair A343. They sold these to Air Belgium and Suriname Airlines in 2015-17.
What an absolutely brilliant video.
I could listen to him all day
I prefer being a A340-300 passenger over B777. Much more comfortable.
Lucky to have flown the A340-600 with Iberia
I have always wanted to fly on an A340. I love the A340 and A380 and it is such a shame I haven't gotten to fly on either so far.
I am a big Boeing fan. I do like the A330 & A321
Just had an Airbus A340-313 Lufthansa Star Alliance pass over me here in Maine. Frankfurt to San Jose.
I didn't understand why an a340 can reach 39.000 ft directly and not a 747? Is it because engines overheat?
Just love their videos 😁
Last time i flew on one was SXM-CDG
Kinda like the kai tak ascend. Turn right to avoid mountain range
Somebody stop this man! Absolute MADLAD
Nice Aircraft and Nice Pilot
Swiss and Lufthansa are still operating Airbus A340 aircraft for passenger flights.
Merci! That was Very Informative from the Pilots Point Of View!
Wonderful presentation!
So civilised!! 🤣 Awesome explanation BTW. Loved the video.
Very nice video 👍
The sales of the A340 were killed off by the success of the Boeing 777-300ER. Nevertheless, the Airbus is still a great aircraft. Thanks Captain for the video
Great information!
Thanks for uploading a great video! I did not realize the difference in climbing performance between 747 and A340. Is there anyone who knows more about this?? I was so surprised to know A340 can reach high altitudes without losing fuel efficiency.
Im also surprised because i had always heard its a underpower airplane
@@ricardobordas2025 The A340 ss not underpowered, it's adequately powered for performance given the loss of an engine.
Super Video
This captain just roasted an entire company in less than 10 minutes.... "You can eat civilised"
Very informative and fascinating!
That was very interesting. Thank you.
The A340 and the A380 are the most comfortable airplanes in the sky
Excellent content
That was super interesting!
Brutally honest pilot!
Awesome Cockpit presentation and I enjoy listening to this Captain go over why he loves this aircraft. When you hear them go into great detail and even points it out, you do learn a lot from it. Awesome pilot and an awesome video, I love it.
omg, I wish I knew this captain he is very knowledgeable but also very funny...when he was talking about the tray, eating civilized on Airbus vs. Boeing eating on the knees, I lost my chicklet😂. yes and he's right too many "kha-boys" out there flying not right. Perfect video❤
The only thing I don't like about his video is because I still found competence. Otherwise, I agree the 340 is masterpiece of engineering
Thank you for all that info. For me it is nice to know, not must know. First time I flew the A-340 was LH from ATL-FRA in may 1994. I like the 340! In the meantime I have been working for SAS. The last time I flew the A-340 was in apr of 2010, FRA-RUH-DOH also LH. Great time in DOH. On the way back the LH flight was overbooked, so QR to the rescue! A A-330 via ARN, and SK to OSL. After landing at OSL they told us that all European airspace was closed due to a huge ash cloud from Island! Talk about luck... The airspace over Europe was closed for how long? Two weeks?
If its not a Boeing, I’m not going!
All kidding aside, I enjoyed the video and his love for the Airbus!
Haha, I remember my 13 year old self buying a blue pin with that quote at the Boeing Store.
Excelente explicación de los instrumentos de la aeronave muchas gracias desde colonbia Carlos r
Love the a340
The best on on the pencil is that the toilet is in the cargobay when flying with Lufthansa.
Grandpa A340 Grandpa Captain :)
Excellent excellent aircraft!
i love Boeing i like the cockpit designs and the yoke vs the joystick, i like the yoke for a large plane,, to me the joystick is better for smaller planes, but that being said, yeah the airbus is a nice plane, they are safe and efficient as hell
The size of the plane is not relevent to the use of a sidestick. The sidestick is used because it was found to be the best user interface on an aircraft with fly by wire control surface actuation.
It's so funny listening to an airbus pilot flexing about his tray table.
Sounded like he was describing a VC10 a British designed and built airliner of the 1960/70s that was fast,quiet and comfortable only BOAC were in love with boeing
BOAC (British Overseas Airlines Corporation) .... now there's a blast from the past ! 🧐
Which airline are you working for
I love Airbus because of the sidestick which I prefer over a yoke but I don’t have any issues flying both. No hate on Boeing, I love being planes too, particularly the 747 and 787 for sure.
"One of the combustion chambers has a crack" DID I HEAR RIGHT???
No he was explaining what would happen if the temperature started to rise
I'm pretty sure all the dislikes in this video have come from Boeing fanboys.
"boeing's a climb plane and 340 is a cruise plane, that's why its so efficient" yeah, I guess that's why the 340s are getting removed and 777s keep flying, airlines hates efficient planes :)
His AIRBUS cheque is in the post - as the expression used to be, before cheques and snail-mail went out of fashion. 😁
That’s a very warm cabin. 25-26 degrees C
If someone lights a cigarette on the bottom of the plane he will feel
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I don't know about being compared to the latest Boeings but if you want a lighter workload, uncluttered cockpit, space, and a table then Airbus is the plane. From the beginning, the top engineer designed the planes to eliminate the "monkey business" of piloting the plane. Computers and fly by wire from day one. It took Boeing decades to modernize systems.
A340 best plane ever made. No doubt about that.
747 might have something to say about that,its been around since 69 & will likely be used for transport another 40 yrs. I'd say that's pretty successful.
@@richardmorris7063 The 747 is legendary and beautiful no doubt.
The A340 never crashed and nobody died inside that model since 1991. The cockpit was/is also more modern ( expample: flybywire…)than any Boeing of the same Production date.
What is AIrbur
A340s are good, but the B777s are not bad too, no need to fight for which is better. Both are good planes.
Hey, he's basically not a Boeing liker, and I understand, but I am still mad I found competence on this video.
Very poor headset mic quality (blasting), even though it had a windshield - I don't think it was properly sitting on the mic.
The Americans have been causing obstructions for Airbus since the company was first founded. The fact that a new twin jet, that required the max ETOPS limit from the outset, was accepted through certification, before a 4-engined non-ETOPS plane, despite the 777 project not even beginning until 2 years after the A340 project began. The FAA made up every possible obstruction (even the use of the sidestick, despite the A320 being certified almost 7 years before the A340; ie. the sidestick was not a new concept). All politics and government inteference in open competition. These days, Airbus sell 2.5 aircraft to every single Boeing that is sold.
hmmm... I dont know about comparing the 340, especially the -300 with the 747. The 47 can carry a LOT more people/cargo. So I am not understanding his analogy. Also, he didnt explain why the 747 cant reach optimum altitude, he just says it cant. I have never heard that before. How is it an underpowered plain like the 340 can reach it, but a 747 cant??it just doesnt make sense.
on the newer 747-8 at MTOW it can reach 310 to 330 with ease, even at around 80% load it can climb initially to 350-360 so his analogy is just bragging off about the A340
@@ffllcchh Ya, thats what I am thinking too. If he had compared it to the 777, I could understand, butthe 340 and 47 are totally different birds. Even in an 777 comparison, it will blow away the 340 in every aspect. That is why they are still making them and the 340 is going the way of the steam engine. The only thing going for the 340s are the 4 engine safety margin, thats it.
Hope the Toliss A340 for Xplane gets these systems all correct
It will... I mean it's ToLiss right 😂
I flew for the 1st time with Gulf Air an A340-300 in 95 from Abu Dhabi to Larnaca. It was an amazing plane. Literally felt an entire city was lifting off. Its a dream plane to fly, very comfortable and so smoothly flying. No plane in the world will ever match the A340. Congratulations to all the team who created such a wonderful plane. Airplanes must have 4 engines for safety reasons but airlines are so greedy, they will even operate with only half an engine, if they can, to economise further and leaving safety of passengers to their last worries.
"Airfrance played like cowboys and ended like cowboys".... It's not football my dear ! Toooo funny
Love A340: pay my house, my car and make my wife happy 😊😁
This flight is from.air france?
Air Belgium
I love it ✈️😂😂😂😂
haha,,, the airbus vs boeing debate...never ends and always interesting to hear the pilots take....its like us talking about iPhone vs Android.... they will be bashing and a cult following for each!
Good point, and phone analogy. Yes, it's interesting to hear the pilots' opinion vis-à-vis 'Airbus v Boeing'.
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