@@FlyingwithBigErn Good point.. now that Alaska has essentially bought ("merged") Hawaiian, I wonder how long their 717 fleet will continue to exist! I fly both interisland a good bit for work (live on Kauai, travel to Maui, Hilo and Kona every month or so), and have to admit I like the 737 better than the 717.. I'm ALSO a big fan of the current boarding process as a lot of my trips are somewhat last minute, so by the time I book with Hawaiian all the good seats are gone. I'm not looking forward to assigned seats, just my .02. :). I'll look for you next time I fly, Ern!
Congratulations on your channel. I am a retired MX channel surfing on a rainy morning in the Philippines. I worked on your plane before and the positive attitude shown in your videos is exactly how I remember you on the occasion/ occasions that we met. Take care.
From a former Hawaii based Submariner, been un and out of there a couple of times, but usually Guam (10x). My son, a SWA FO Vegas-based and ETOPs trained does the Hawaii trips most weeks. As I write this he just got to HNL. He has sent me a couple of submarine pictures from the same experiences you described. Used to go to the Hickam Beach right off the runways before the offshore runway was built. Always enjoy your videos, give me a feeling of my son’s experiences. ( I am not an aviator, as I went the other direction 😅)
I know how you feel about missing out on Portuguese sausage. One of my favorite things about going to Hawaii is going to Zippy’s and getting the Korean Fried Chicken with a side of Portuguese Sausage.
Nice video! Thanks for highlighting the trip without all the radio calls… it’s like the Big Ern videos format is back - that so many of us had enjoyed in the first few years of your channel.
Hawaiian Airlines inter-island B717 pilots consider it the best gig in aviation. They have two schedules, either AM or PM. They sleep on their own beds most of the time, and they don’t have to be away from home for 3-4 day periods of flying the schedule. They do between 5-6 legs per flying day and fly around 17 days per month with 13 days guaranteed off. Also, they have a minimum of 75 hours of pay per month, so they love it. It used to be the same for Aloha Airlines pilots before their demise in 2006.
I’m one of them. Next month most of my days are 3 landing days. If you go to Hawaii, support the local airline, Hawaiian Airlines. You won’t be disappointed. There’s a reason we are number one in customer service in the country and number one in on time.
@@729MendicantTide Sorry I just saw this. No that type of inter island schedule isn’t too hard to obtain. It’s fairly obtainable about mid seniority. Mainland layovers are both 2 and 3 day trips. Mostly rest for about 11-12 hours and fly back the next day. Some have a stand over day. Who knows how this will all change after the merger develops further.
I fly a lot interisland on Southwest. It is cool to hear the pilots going through their checklists. Thanks for giving us an insight into the life of a pilot!
@@FlyingwithBigErn i appreciate and absolutely enjoy your vlogs and your radiant smile and seeing u.s before i try to get visas for myself and my parents and siblings
Aloha and thank you (Mahalo) for sharing your flights in Hawaii. Got a kick at your pronunciations of the Hawaiian and Japanese words like Mu Su Bi …. But you are very informative and always literate hearted and smiling. Great job with your TH-cam channel
Aww!! I am on Kauai right now! When I flew in to Lihue, I saw a Southwest plane and thought of you and how cool it would be to randomly run into you at the airport! We’ve been here almost a week so maybe that *was* your plane. We are actually staying at the same resort as you did! We saw a Southwest crew arrive here the first night we were here.
Really enjoying this one, since I live on Maui! Would love to meet you sometime. If you ever want a Road to Hana tour, hit me up. I'm a tour guide and it'd be my treat. Oh, the 717 over the lighthouse was *chef's kiss*
I just found your channel. Love the content. I just started flight school. Just started my PPL. It seems so long to reach 1500 hours to get to the airlines. How long did it take you?
Great video! I’ve been in Oahu for the last two weeks on my honeymoon. Unfortunately, we leave tomorrow headed back to DC. Flying United direct (sorry Big Ern, we are normally Southwest customers, but we wanted direct service to Oahu).
Looks like you had a great flights to Hawaii and neighboring islands. Your wife must be jealous of these trips to Hawaii, unfortunately can't take her. Hope safe trip back to PHX?
Hey Ern! I am currently a flight dispatch student and I have been a fan of your videos for some time! Would love to hear about your experiences with the ADX team. :)
That touch down was as smooth as silk; didnt feel a thing.I would have loved being on one of your flights but it looks like my MSY, NOLA days & beignet days may be over 😭
Great Island hopping video Cap! We were in Maui the October before the fires; it was an absolutely beautiful place! Quick question; regarding equipment scheduling, is it true that everything a particular aircraft does in a day is all considered one flight (broken into segments/flight numbers?)
Nice, I'm going to Hawaii in late October, can't wait. It's been 52 years since I have been. I was 11 yrs. old. Also what kind of sunglasses do you wear? Those look really nice.
Did anyone see the debrief of the second Honolulu arrival and say "Oh snap, the IAF for 8L is SELIC! (Selleck sp?)" If not, ask your pilot parents that lived in the early 80's
On the way to Travis AFB from Guam laned at Hickam for refueling.. May I just say I do not like flyin over water, pacific, Gulf, or Lake Ponchartrain.👋😉💥😎✈️✈️❤️💛
@@FlyingwithBigErn we also have Altus AFB.For awhile my son drilled there.Used to love watching the planes.I lived in Clinton at the time & would see the ones like you flew I guess turning back toward Altus.I loved watching the B-52'S Shooting approaches at Barksdale AFB where I am from!!
How do you do fuel management when your island hopping like that? Landing heavy isn't good for the plane but refueling takes time. Do you refuel after every flight, or do you carry enough fuel for maybe 2 legs worth? 737 is a pretty large plane to use for island hopping, lol.
Awesome video and sights as usual!! Question for ya… Can an older model 738/9 or newer NGs be retrofitted with MAX parts like APU cone or scimitars? Got a bet with a buddy. I say no way. Or can a MAX have older cowlings w/o sawtooth design? Thanks Ern!! Safe travels as always!
@@coreymcdonald7745 Yes, correct, however operationally on Southwest's part it's a stupid choice considering it's way too expensive for just 175 people at max.
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Island hopping in a 737 is the best way to see the grand tour of Hawaii 🌺🏄🏼♂🌊
@@Adam_Gray It’s so fun🤙🏽
Come on. U got to throw in some boring trips… like ROC or MDW.
717 is better. Fly the local airline 🤙
@@Fotkistor4Fotkistor4 Unfortunately Aloha went out of business. Were the next best thing😉
@@FlyingwithBigErn Good point.. now that Alaska has essentially bought ("merged") Hawaiian, I wonder how long their 717 fleet will continue to exist! I fly both interisland a good bit for work (live on Kauai, travel to Maui, Hilo and Kona every month or so), and have to admit I like the 737 better than the 717.. I'm ALSO a big fan of the current boarding process as a lot of my trips are somewhat last minute, so by the time I book with Hawaiian all the good seats are gone. I'm not looking forward to assigned seats, just my .02. :). I'll look for you next time I fly, Ern!
Congratulations on your channel. I am a retired MX channel surfing on a rainy morning in the Philippines. I worked on your plane before and the positive attitude shown in your videos is exactly how I remember you on the occasion/ occasions that we met. Take care.
The Ern is back in Hawaii, big fun for him!
It looks like a little dusting is needed on that first MAX.
@@denault3985 I love flying to Hawaii🤙🏽
From a former Hawaii based Submariner, been un and out of there a couple of times, but usually Guam (10x). My son, a SWA FO Vegas-based and ETOPs trained does the Hawaii trips most weeks. As I write this he just got to HNL. He has sent me a couple of submarine pictures from the same experiences you described. Used to go to the Hickam Beach right off the runways before the offshore runway was built. Always enjoy your videos, give me a feeling of my son’s experiences. ( I am not an aviator, as I went the other direction 😅)
I know how you feel about missing out on Portuguese sausage. One of my favorite things about going to Hawaii is going to Zippy’s and getting the Korean Fried Chicken with a side of Portuguese Sausage.
You still got the beaming smile when you fly the max 😅
This is really cool. What a great way to spend the day. You are blessed in many ways! I know you know this. 😌. Safe travels!
Oceanic flying is a whole different animal.
Love to see 737 MAX 8 using island hopper, keep it up!!
What a AWESOME video! What an AWESOME look into a pilots lifestyle! You are so kind to share your lifestyle with the world! 🙏🏻♥️ ✈️
Nice video! Thanks for highlighting the trip without all the radio calls… it’s like the Big Ern videos format is back - that so many of us had enjoyed in the first few years of your channel.
Love the Garden Isle - especially the windward sides.
Living the life Ernie!!!🤩
Hawaiian Airlines inter-island B717 pilots consider it the best gig in aviation. They have two schedules, either AM or PM. They sleep on their own beds most of the time, and they don’t have to be away from home for 3-4 day periods of flying the schedule. They do between 5-6 legs per flying day and fly around 17 days per month with 13 days guaranteed off. Also, they have a minimum of 75 hours of pay per month, so they love it. It used to be the same for Aloha Airlines pilots before their demise in 2006.
I’m one of them. Next month most of my days are 3 landing days. If you go to Hawaii, support the local airline, Hawaiian Airlines. You won’t be disappointed. There’s a reason we are number one in customer service in the country and number one in on time.
Does that job tend to be seniority? How long do layovers tend to be for HAL when they do trips to the mainland?
@@729MendicantTide Sorry I just saw this. No that type of inter island schedule isn’t too hard to obtain. It’s fairly obtainable about mid seniority.
Mainland layovers are both 2 and 3 day trips. Mostly rest for about 11-12 hours and fly back the next day. Some have a stand over day. Who knows how this will all change after the merger develops further.
I fly a lot interisland on Southwest. It is cool to hear the pilots going through their checklists. Thanks for giving us an insight into the life of a pilot!
Another excellent video production, informative and beautiful scenery. Thanks for sharing!
I live on island and want to be an inter island pilot cool to see this day in the life been wanting one of these.
@flyingwithbigern thank you for your vlogs i appreciate them
@@life_happens_reviews I’m glad you like them. Thank you🤙🏽
@@FlyingwithBigErn i appreciate and absolutely enjoy your vlogs and your radiant smile and seeing u.s before i try to get visas for myself and my parents and siblings
Love the way you talk with phx tower whats up with your callsign brings a smile to my face do you much east coast flying
Love seeing more of ya Ern.
Aloha and thank you (Mahalo) for sharing your flights in Hawaii. Got a kick at your pronunciations of the Hawaiian and Japanese words like Mu Su Bi …. But you are very informative and always literate hearted and smiling. Great job with your TH-cam channel
That white noise hair 😂😂😂😂😂
Love the vids ern!!
I love the editing fellow pilot, very entertaining content keep them coming.
What a life! 😎
Aww!! I am on Kauai right now! When I flew in to Lihue, I saw a Southwest plane and thought of you and how cool it would be to randomly run into you at the airport! We’ve been here almost a week so maybe that *was* your plane. We are actually staying at the same resort as you did! We saw a Southwest crew arrive here the first night we were here.
Great video and excellent views! Thanks for sharing.
Outstanding video..as always!
Stayed at Kauai Beach Resort and Spa in Lihue. Best trip we have ever taken.
Kauai, my favorite of the islands! Thank you for another enjoyable and informative video.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Always a wee bit bumpy landing in Maui - OGG. Still my favorite island. Aloha nui 🌺
Another cool video from the coolest Captain ever.
I saw that same submarine on lih-hnl on 9/17 on a SWA jet too. Very cool!
Ewa beach is where its at!!! All the air traffic on final and all the ships coming into Pearl!!
YES. More videos like this, the less ATC animation filler. Thank you as always.
More to come!
What app do you use for when where showing us the submarines
Great content. Thank you🙂
Glad you liked it!
Really enjoying this one, since I live on Maui! Would love to meet you sometime. If you ever want a Road to Hana tour, hit me up. I'm a tour guide and it'd be my treat. Oh, the 717 over the lighthouse was *chef's kiss*
Go to Lahaina Chicken, they got the same things as the Cafe. 😊
I flew into PHNL two weeks ago on United (sorry) and I saw the sub too!
I just found your channel. Love the content. I just started flight school. Just started my PPL. It seems so long to reach 1500 hours to get to the airlines. How long did it take you?
Buzzing a submarine in a 737 is my favorite part of this video😅
I love the integration of other content creators videos! Are they actually on your flights or just random videos of the same leg?
Great video! I’ve been in Oahu for the last two weeks on my honeymoon. Unfortunately, we leave tomorrow headed back to DC. Flying United direct (sorry Big Ern, we are normally Southwest customers, but we wanted direct service to Oahu).
Hi Ern! ❤ It was neat to see the GPWS test, hope you had fun in Hawaii!
The “Gipwis” test 🤣🤣🤣
Aloha Brah! 🤙🏼
@@gregjohnson8859 Aloha🤙🏽
Touch down on the 1000 markers good landing
Now this is fun trip! Does the cleaning crew clean the flight deck, and instrument panel?
Fun!!
Man I wish I went to see that lighthouse when we were in Kauai this past April 2024
Looks like you had a great flights to Hawaii and neighboring islands. Your wife must be jealous of these trips to Hawaii, unfortunately can't take her. Hope safe trip back to PHX?
Conning tower! You Air Force guys!!
😁
Hey Ern! I am currently a flight dispatch student and I have been a fan of your videos for some time! Would love to hear about your experiences with the ADX team. :)
That touch down was as smooth as silk; didnt feel a thing.I would have loved being on one of your flights but it looks like my MSY, NOLA days & beignet days may be over 😭
So with less than 2 block hours do they compensate you in other ways for the day?
What app did you use to show up the nuclear sub?
flow N8754S before, from LGB to HNL on june 15th
Are these inter island hops considered a senior trip? They seem pretty taxing but very fun!
Great Island hopping video Cap! We were in Maui the October before the fires; it was an absolutely beautiful place!
Quick question; regarding equipment scheduling, is it true that everything a particular aircraft does in a day is all considered one flight (broken into segments/flight numbers?)
Not necessarily. They tend to break up flight numbers depending on how many legs the flight is doing. Great question👍🏽
What military aircraft was that on your third leg
Nice, I'm going to Hawaii in late October, can't wait. It's been 52 years since I have been. I was 11 yrs. old. Also what kind of sunglasses do you wear? Those look really nice.
Have fun! I use Oakleys. My favorite👍🏽
Hi Ern! you ever fly in the Midwest GRR MDW BNA or anywhere in FL?
I do! BNA has to be one of my favorite overnights👍🏽
We will keep an eye out. Great vids!
Sooooooo, when do the A380s start arriving?
DaKitchen has the best Musubi on Maui 🤤
Man I gotta try them🤤
Did anyone see the debrief of the second Honolulu arrival and say "Oh snap, the IAF for 8L is SELIC! (Selleck sp?)" If not, ask your pilot parents that lived in the early 80's
737 Max 8 is a much bigger airplane than the B717. Can Southwest fill enough seats to profit off the short hops?
Enjoyed your latest..
Well the WiFi on the Max works
Ern pick up a MHT trip please it's such a nice airport and bwi also
Ernie u need to do pwm sometime from bwi and bwi to las please pickup these trips if u can
When is Southwest taking over the island hopping to Guam?
That would be a great market to get into too! The Guam island hopper is monopolized by united and swa would do good to disrupt that!
Do you still have the green hornet? Haven’t seen or heard you talk about her in a while
Unfortunately it was a total loss. Just grateful everyone was ok. We’ll get something else. I’ll do a video on it🤙🏽
@@FlyingwithBigErn Oh, I didn’t realize there was an incident. Grateful for the safety of all involved 🙏 Maybe a Vision Jet in your future? 😀
Southwest should use small jets for trips like that
It depends, they do but the maxes are pretty efficient as it is
Small jets aren’t ETOPS qualified nor are they in the fleet.
Articles are saying swa isn’t making money on the intro Hawaii ops
On the way to Travis AFB from Guam laned at Hickam for refueling.. May I just say I do not like flyin over water, pacific, Gulf, or Lake Ponchartrain.👋😉💥😎✈️✈️❤️💛
@@carolynsteed3649 I really miss Travis. Great memories there🤙🏽
@@FlyingwithBigErn we also have Altus AFB.For awhile my son drilled there.Used to love watching the planes.I lived in Clinton at the time & would see the ones like you flew I guess turning back toward Altus.I loved watching the B-52'S Shooting approaches at Barksdale AFB where I am from!!
2024 and we're still using paper flight plans😂
Small ernie.
É resolveu aparecer de novo
How do you do fuel management when your island hopping like that? Landing heavy isn't good for the plane but refueling takes time. Do you refuel after every flight, or do you carry enough fuel for maybe 2 legs worth? 737 is a pretty large plane to use for island hopping, lol.
Great question. We usually take the min required and fuel every stop. At least in my experience. 👍🏽
Awesome video and sights as usual!! Question for ya… Can an older model 738/9 or newer NGs be retrofitted with MAX parts like APU cone or scimitars? Got a bet with a buddy. I say no way. Or can a MAX have older cowlings w/o sawtooth design? Thanks Ern!! Safe travels as always!
@@PapaRomeo068 I don’t think so but I’m not 100% sure. Good question though. 🤙🏽
👋🏻KSRQ☀️🌴🇺🇸✈️
@flyingwithbigern it's a pity your airline doesn't fly to uk and ireland
Ah yes lets fly 737s trans atlantic
@@aviate7383 i am sure 737s are more than capable of transatlantic flight
737’s fly Trans-Atlantic from Atlantic Canada all the time.
@@coreymcdonald7745 Yes, correct, however operationally on Southwest's part it's a stupid choice considering it's way too expensive for just 175 people at max.
Looks dangerous. Not like flying a 5 hour flight
Do you ever take your wife with you?