This is too awesome. My own experience with UA 877 was also Channel 9 positive. UA pilot left it on the whole ride from LAX to PVG. But I was in aisle seat in Y+, so no video as awesome as yours.
see you are lucky, I took the same plane back from ZSPD to KLAX and the pilots never turned on channel 9. I took UA86 to ZSPD and the pilot never turned on channel 9. Rough luck for me. They should make pilots turn on the ATC channel.
That's a great video, especially with the ATC. Do you know if ATC is avaliable on other airlines? Thanks a lot for uploading this one, it's really nice. I subbed :)
Does the airline actually broadcast the R/T to the passengers then? That's amazing! I thought they'd be a bit reticent to do that as they're usually all a bit shirty about planespotting and listening to ATC etc.
+rondon9897 Full discretion of the Pilot....When I was a kid, Flight crew would let us kids in the cockpit most of the flight after takeoff and close to cruising altitude (we all took turns). Flight crew on half+ more of the flights would be smoking one cigarette after another,drinking booze,etc................those were happy times...........when things were laid-back. And our parents/people on the plane did not give a damn what was going on.....as the cockpit door was open the entire time (push-back.....then to a new airport).
+Bretdgod Yeah. With a light-load...cabin crew(sometimes) would allow us on the plane.........like when pops was going on a serious trip to Hong Kong,etc......which required the plane to stop for fuel in Anchorage or Honolulu; so the cabin-crew thought we could/did extend the "goodbye" gesture a little more. They seemed to do that for all the families and frequent fliers then.
Mandarin is one of ICAO languages, so it can be *legally* spoken in the areas that speak it as native language. There is a push from Chinese aviation authority to adopt English comm even for domestic flights, but it didn't work out well.
That was a long line waiting for takeoff. Interesting to hear Chinese ATC. Great video.
This is too awesome. My own experience with UA 877 was also Channel 9 positive. UA pilot left it on the whole ride from LAX to PVG. But I was in aisle seat in Y+, so no video as awesome as yours.
sound was perfect.
smooth touch down! nice!
what a long TAXI to the gate...great video btw.
laptop, ipad, ipod, nintendo, dvd player... first time hear this kind of farewell announcement~~ LoL
Wow the crew announced in Chinese
Good quality & ATC makes it even more interesting :)
Very nice filming ! It would not bore me to watch the rain drops outside the window for the whole flight ... actually, maybe not for 13 hours :)
see you are lucky, I took the same plane back from ZSPD to KLAX and the pilots never turned on channel 9. I took UA86 to ZSPD and the pilot never turned on channel 9. Rough luck for me. They should make pilots turn on the ATC channel.
Fantastic! Thanks for sharing these :)
beautiful airport！
very nice video!
but also very nice and soft landing!
tres belles image
Really like the ATC on the video. I've never seen that on American. Do other U.S. airlines have that on international flights?
only United Airlines has this
That's a great video, especially with the ATC. Do you know if ATC is avaliable on other airlines?
Thanks a lot for uploading this one, it's really nice.
I subbed :)
Great video .
Does the airline actually broadcast the R/T to the passengers then? That's amazing! I thought they'd be a bit reticent to do that as they're usually all a bit shirty about planespotting and listening to ATC etc.
+rondon9897 Full discretion of the Pilot....When I was a kid, Flight crew would let us kids in the cockpit most of the flight after takeoff and close to cruising altitude (we all took turns).
Flight crew on half+ more of the flights would be smoking one cigarette after another,drinking booze,etc................those were happy times...........when things were laid-back. And our parents/people on the plane did not give a damn what was going on.....as the cockpit door was open the entire time (push-back.....then to a new airport).
+D McNamara I'm not that old yet... but I remember back in the days when everyone can go to the gate and greet family and friends. :)
+D McNamara My Dad was a pilot and I flew on the jumpseat several times, no problems at all. Happier times 😄
Definitely happier times. Now, everyone is paranoid about everything.
+Bretdgod Yeah. With a light-load...cabin crew(sometimes) would allow us on the plane.........like when pops was going on a serious trip to Hong Kong,etc......which required the plane to stop for fuel in Anchorage or Honolulu; so the cabin-crew thought we could/did extend the "goodbye" gesture a little more. They seemed to do that for all the families and frequent fliers then.
Great video!
Yep, here it sounds like the same person doing the eng & Chinese announcements in the cabin, & not a native Chinese speaker
very nice!
awesome!!
awesummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm videooooooo
Count me in to the fast growing group that gets tired of looking at an engine for the length of the video. Why not show the scenery.
what really awful weather, and mid summer too! something else as well, I thought that all atc comms had to legally be in english at all times
I thought so too, but I've heard Spanish in Mexico, my dad heard German in Germany on Channel 9...
Wouldn't it be preferable for them to speak in their native language so that they minimise any chance of miscommunication?
Mandarin is one of ICAO languages, so it can be *legally* spoken in the areas that speak it as native language. There is a push from Chinese aviation authority to adopt English comm even for domestic flights, but it didn't work out well.