Nice video! It's always a pleasure taking off from SFO on a trans-Pacific flight and seeing the Golden Gate Bridge. :-) I also love to listen to United's ATC radio channel.
A unique feature onboard United Airlines is "Channel 9" - From the Cockpit. On pilot discretion, the particular channel on the Inflight audio system will allow you listen to the pilot communicate with air traffic control.
Nice video. KSFO is a cool airport to fly in and out of. One of the few airports built during the 1920's in the US that are still in operation (Thanks to the scarcity of land in the bay area).
Nice! That would be the MOLEN3 departure. Comms in the video are exchanged with: San Francisco Tower - 120.50 Norcal Departure "Sutro" Sector - 135.10 Oakland Center Sector 40 - 127.80 Really informative video and a great insight into how ATC works at SFO on a busy day. Thanks for sharing.
I noticed on an ITVV video on the 747-400 that the crew did not use the 'heavy' designation after takeoof at Heathrow. They only started using it over North America. (destination San Francisco)
All of the 7 flights I have been on this year have had good ol channel 9. Headed to Singapore in a couple of weeks, I hope they have it on all 6 flights during that trip.
Super vid. I see that you took off from runway 28R and it appeared that the plane was heading due northwest slightly to Asia. I am a MS simmer and am very familiar with San Francisco Intl. Have also flown in and taken off from KSFO on about 8-10 occasions. Thanks for sharing!
Where was this flight to? Given the type of aircraft, the direction you were flying and that its UAL my guess would be either, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Osaka, or possibly Hawaii. Which one?
It's called United Airlines Channel 9. It's a feature that only United Airlines have. When you tune into Channel 9 on the audio, you can hear tower chatter.
I had that experience on an Air New Zealand 747 flight from San Francisco to Auckland about 5 years back before they had 777s. But when I flew from Sydney back to San Francisco on a United 747 there were televisions on (I was in Business class anyway by a stroke of luck) and it was the best flight ever :P. Once United gets their 787s and A350s you can probably forget about being uncomfortable.
I've done the SFO-Heathrow flight many times and I distinctly remember that the right turn usually has us banking over the GG Bridge. The plane in this video showed no signs of making the turn, so I think it's reasonable to assume it was a trans-Pacific flight.
Forgive my ignorence here people but what was that planes destination? It looked like it was heading out over the pacific and when they refer to the plane as "heavy" what does that mean? Is it the size of the aircraft or that it is fully loaded? Or something entirely different.
The suffix "Heavy" is used throughout the world. It tells the controllers that they must add extra spacing behind you to account for the more severe wake turbulence you cause.
You are correct that "3 point 7" refers to 3,700' altitude. It is sloppy and incorrect but commonly used phraseology. It should be "passing 3 thousand 7 hundred for 6 thousand".
I've flown United 90, the plane taking off after this one to PHL Boeing 757. It lost part of the control surface on the port side wing at take off and had to return back to SFO. The runway was lined with emergency vehicles that follwed us to the gate. That was in June 2004. Pretty scary.
heavy is an air traffic control term used for widebody jets mainly for wake turbulence separation purposes. other aircraft should know if "heavies" are in their glide path in order to avoid wake turbulence during landing or takeoff. Under ICAO rules, a light aircraft needs a 10 nautical mile takeoff separation from an A380.
I loved the fact that United lets you listen to the radio traffic. You can hear when hes gonna bank hard or slow down so you (I) don't freak out. Alto its up to the captin to turn it on. I just landed at SFO a week ago and as soo as the nose was on the ground he started swurving back and forth real bad while on the breaks... i thought we we gonna roll over.
It's also used by airlines typically when a flight is a continuation with a change of aircraft at some point. Typically the flights by United to Asia from the West Coast, and to Europe from the East Coast, start as a domestic flight with another aircraft. To avoid potential conflict should the domestic leg be in flight at the same time as the International, United has its Flight Dispatchers add the Heavy label to the long haul flight plan, even if it isn't actually heavy.
i always think we are going to satll while climbing in the sky. At which sort of flights you fly with a 747, i flew to atlanta , but there it was just a 737-800 or an Airbus A330. I'm not sure I was not at a window...
wow what u said dosent even deserve a response but here it goes, this airplanes call sign was 869 heavy, 737s dont get called heavy and also united dosent have 737 that have winglets
their making contact with oakland center. identifying themselves and their current assignment. Oakland center responded with a new altitude assignment.
Will be on this flight to hong kong in 3 weeks its gonna be a long one for 14 hours 51 mins, I am kinda looking forward to trying United never travelled with them b4.
it is through Channel 9 on your in-seat radio, it varies what flights they do it on, depends on the Captians decision, but the captian usally turns it on. Also I dont think any other airline does it, I believe United is the only one.
i flew heathrow to san francisco on a united 747 and most of the time was listening to the pilot chat on channel 9 on the seats heasdset,was fun to hear some of the cock-ups that go on!air control was going mental with a 737 doing an econ decent,control said "what the hell is an econ descent,speed up!" to the pilot!he was causing an approach pile-up almost.
Nice video! It's always a pleasure taking off from SFO on a trans-Pacific flight and seeing the Golden Gate Bridge. :-)
I also love to listen to United's ATC radio channel.
A unique feature onboard United Airlines is "Channel 9" - From the Cockpit. On pilot discretion, the particular channel on the Inflight audio system will allow you listen to the pilot communicate with air traffic control.
Great video I just keep watching it over and over again such good quality
Nice video. KSFO is a cool airport to fly in and out of. One of the few airports built during the 1920's in the US that are still in operation (Thanks to the scarcity of land in the bay area).
Nice! That would be the MOLEN3 departure.
Comms in the video are exchanged with:
San Francisco Tower - 120.50
Norcal Departure "Sutro" Sector - 135.10
Oakland Center Sector 40 - 127.80
Really informative video and a great insight into how ATC works at SFO on a busy day. Thanks for sharing.
This really is an excellent video! I love flying and it brings back so many flying memories.
Fantastic! Channel 9 is such a wonderful thing. Nice detail of the 101N and the "South San Francisco: The Industrial City" sign.
I noticed on an ITVV video on the 747-400 that the crew did not use the 'heavy' designation after takeoof at Heathrow. They only started using it over North America. (destination San Francisco)
A really great video clip of San Francisco, well done!
I am off to this special city again in two weeks time, cannot wait! :)
All of the 7 flights I have been on this year have had good ol channel 9. Headed to Singapore in a couple of weeks, I hope they have it on all 6 flights during that trip.
This is a very good video, we can see main urban area of San Francisco with definition and a good eye, thank you very much for sharing with us!
I'm not that familiar with the SF area...is that the bay in the background? The scenery in this video is good!
Have taken off that direction fron SFO on flights to Hawaii and Europe. It's beautiful.
Great job; great video and sound. AAA+++!
I wonder what is the radio conversation along this video, though this vid was definitely taken from passenger seat?
Super vid. I see that you took off from runway 28R and it appeared that the plane was heading due northwest slightly to Asia. I am a MS simmer and am very familiar with San Francisco Intl. Have also flown in and taken off from KSFO on about 8-10 occasions. Thanks for sharing!
Great video. Where is the flight headed? At the end, is that the Golden Gate bridge that is remotely visible?
Where was this flight to? Given the type of aircraft, the direction you were flying and that its UAL my guess would be either, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Osaka, or possibly Hawaii. Which one?
I can see my neighborhood from the air! I was pleased to see the hill sign of South San Francisco which is visible from where I live! This is great!
on like the very last shot is that golden gate bridge?... very good video btw
Looks like you were heading eastbound - Tokio?
UAL, is it only United, as if they provide ATC to the cabin? Im lost here by yer comment but it sounds interesting.
How close is the airport to the golden gate bridge?
It's called United Airlines Channel 9. It's a feature that only United Airlines have. When you tune into Channel 9 on the audio, you can hear tower chatter.
Does only large aircrafts use RWY 28R for takeoff and sometimes landing?
No, he means the city of South San Francisco (SSF), which the plane flies over (rather than San Francisco itself).
Cool video. I love being able to listen to ATC on a United flight.
Wow may i ask how you got the tower chatter, I am really interested. Thanks did you use a scanner?
I had that experience on an Air New Zealand 747 flight from San Francisco to Auckland about 5 years back before they had 777s. But when I flew from Sydney back to San Francisco on a United 747 there were televisions on (I was in Business class anyway by a stroke of luck) and it was the best flight ever :P. Once United gets their 787s and A350s you can probably forget about being uncomfortable.
you had a great day for a video shoot of Sanfransico minus the fog Great Job!!
I can attest to the wake turbulence. I was in a 737 from MIA to ATL and we were a little too close to a 757 and it bounced us around quite a bit.
I've done the SFO-Heathrow flight many times and I distinctly remember that the right turn usually has us banking over the GG Bridge. The plane in this video showed no signs of making the turn, so I think it's reasonable to assume it was a trans-Pacific flight.
Yeah, it does seem to have that unique slant to the 747 doesn't it?
The Boeing 747-400 is the most beautiful plane ever built
Forgive my ignorence here people but what was that planes destination? It looked like it was heading out over the pacific and when they refer to the plane as "heavy" what does that mean? Is it the size of the aircraft or that it is fully loaded? Or something entirely different.
The Bay is located in the backgroung. In fact the San Francisco airport is located right next to the Bay.
The suffix "Heavy" is used throughout the world. It tells the controllers that they must add extra spacing behind you to account for the more severe wake turbulence you cause.
Nice work capturing the ATC audio from channel 9 ! What seat were you in ? Is behind the wing still business class on this jumbo ?
@siuoo where were you going to
You are correct that "3 point 7" refers to 3,700' altitude. It is sloppy and incorrect but commonly used phraseology. It should be "passing 3 thousand 7 hundred for 6 thousand".
very interesting!!!i liked it. do you have one at NRT ?
Do other airlines provide a Channel 9-like feed to their passengers?
did they let passengers record the conversation?
Awesome video!Keep up the good work!
nice, where is this headed of to. japan? austrialia
Where was this flight going to?
Where are you going?
Where was this 744 headed?
Sometimes the radio conversation can be listened to on one of the plane's music channels. Usually it's channel 2 or 9 - but not all airlines do this.
Plus....I think that all Widebody Acft International bound callsigns are UA-DL-CO Flight number/heavy.
i wonder why 28R and not 28L isn't 28L a longer runway than the R?
I've flown United 90, the plane taking off after this one to PHL Boeing 757. It lost part of the control surface on the port side wing at take off and had to return back to SFO. The runway was lined with emergency vehicles that follwed us to the gate. That was in June 2004. Pretty scary.
what camera did you use?
UAL Allows you to hear ATC, he most likely plug the camera into the jack / plug. Cool job.
i wonder why "HEAVY" is used only in the US
or is it?
Channel 9 is what's used for ATC Audio on United flights.
United Has Channel 9, which is where you can listen to the pilot and ATC
hey also i have a video of a boing 747 united taking off from san fran. it might be yours.
heavy is an air traffic control term used for widebody jets mainly for wake turbulence separation purposes. other aircraft should know if "heavies" are in their glide path in order to avoid wake turbulence during landing or takeoff. Under ICAO rules, a light aircraft needs a 10 nautical mile takeoff separation from an A380.
What was your final destination???.
Great video!!!;)
Yes heavy means a fully loaded aircraft. As to flying out over the Pacific, I have no idea.
I loved the fact that United lets you listen to the radio traffic. You can hear when hes gonna bank hard or slow down so you (I) don't freak out.
Alto its up to the captin to turn it on.
I just landed at SFO a week ago and as soo as the nose was on the ground he started swurving back and forth real bad while on the breaks... i thought we we gonna roll over.
how could you hear cockpit talking to control tower??
I will be on one of these on April 16th!!!
It's also used by airlines typically when a flight is a continuation with a change of aircraft at some point. Typically the flights by United to Asia from the West Coast, and to Europe from the East Coast, start as a domestic flight with another aircraft. To avoid potential conflict should the domestic leg be in flight at the same time as the International, United has its Flight Dispatchers add the Heavy label to the long haul flight plan, even if it isn't actually heavy.
Just gorgeous, the view and everything.
there is a web site for avaition videos like this
i videoed me in an United Airlines takeoff from O'Hare to Tokyo, should i post it?
Well, I really doubt it. Las time I flew United from SFO-NEW, there were any channels were u could listen Air Traffic Control.
I'm guessing this flight is headed for Hong Kong. Cause they keep saying United 869 and that flight is routed SFO-HKG
Don't you mean SFO?
i always think we are going to satll while climbing in the sky. At which sort of flights you fly with a 747, i flew to atlanta , but there it was just a 737-800 or an Airbus A330. I'm not sure I was not at a window...
Heathrow?
Now that's cool that the flight crew let you listen to your radio scanner while onboard!
wow what u said dosent even deserve a response but here it goes, this airplanes call sign was 869 heavy, 737s dont get called heavy and also united dosent have 737 that have winglets
Love flyin on the 747's, it's the cadillac escalade of planes, take-offs are cool, feel the G's
awesome video!
I'm thinking the 3.7 refers to a DME fix.
If that's true then the 787 Dreamliner is the Mercedes Benz of commercial airplanes. So technologically advanced and the cabin is pure luxury.
their making contact with oakland center.
identifying themselves and their current assignment. Oakland center responded with a new altitude assignment.
Man. Love flying man. Nice vid
Great Video
yea its sfo, i live in the bay area and I know the area :] Takeoff was on runway 28R
Will be on this flight to hong kong in 3 weeks its gonna be a long one for 14 hours 51 mins, I am kinda looking forward to trying United never travelled with them b4.
flysingapore130, I'm from Singapore! Are you a pilot or anything?
And chatter between pilots once out over the middle of the Pacific. Cool stuff.
UAL869 is the flight from SanFran to HongKong.
Gonna be in that 747 going to Sydney, only at 11pm
its Pratt and whitney PW4056 engines
it is through Channel 9 on your in-seat radio, it varies what flights they do it on, depends on the Captians decision, but the captian usally turns it on. Also I dont think any other airline does it, I believe United is the only one.
i flew heathrow to san francisco on a united 747 and most of the time was listening to the pilot chat on channel 9 on the seats heasdset,was fun to hear some of the cock-ups that go on!air control was going mental with a 737 doing an econ decent,control said "what the hell is an econ descent,speed up!" to the pilot!he was causing an approach pile-up almost.
when the video gets to 2:30 there is a parking right under the airplane i like going to that parking lot so i can watch airplanes takeoff. its awsome.
I was gonna post a comment asking,but glad I saw this comment first,thx glacierlily.
United Flight 869 is from San Francisco to Hong Kong for those of you who are interested.
UAL869H was going to VHHH, Hong Kong.
United Flight 869 is a flight to Hong Kong from San Francisco.
correct uniteds major maintenince is at aSFO
"28 right cleared for take off, united 869.." nice vid!
The ATC sound was OK and cool
I think that's their regional airline, but I'm not sure...
So did I! It's so weird. it's like he's got suction cups attaching the camera to the window it is so steady!