Videos like this make me realize why television is a dead format. This roughly hour-long video is better than anything I've seen on TV for 20+ years. This is content, this is rewarding and interesting to watch. I learned so many things about working at a smaller airport. My hat's off to you, Herr Björnström.
Imagine a video like this with the budget of a TV episode. This video was great, but imagine how much better it would have been with a camera man or two. Always getting the best shots. I wish TV would go that route. Make high quality documentaries that don't rely on dramatization. That would get me back to TV. But unfortunately I don't think we will ever get that (well, there are large TH-cam channels that come close).
Jack of all trades - Master of most... Is there anything you don't do? Air Traffic Controller. Airport Electrician, Maintenance and Ramp Work, Runway maintenance... WOW!!!!!
Don't forget that he also welds stone crushers weighing tons, rebuilds tiltrotators, drills wells, installs auxiliary heaters and clears snow from the roof with an excavator.
He probably also work as a barista in the airport cafe, aswell as luggage handler, check-in clerk and so on. Oneman airport xD I was rather surprised that he also manages traffic control.
One day the crew of a plane were mean to him and didn't give him his mandatory sandwitches. Since that day, an unexplained natural weather phenomenom occurs every time this very same crew tries to land again to this airport. Scientists tried to explain the penomenom, but their plane couldn't land as well.
u saw people actualy helping him ;D there are probebly like 5-10 more people working there too but we just dont see them. But cant denied this guy does alot of things.
@@ketchup2248 Yeah 10-15 more people doing probably the same amount of work. The people working at that airport are probably all experts on logistics and organization
"We're sorry, the flight is cancelled. Mr. Bjoernstroem called in sick today." "Who cares if one guy called in sick!?" "You don't understand, without Mr. Bjoernstroem, there is no airport to land in!"
You can land at uncontrolled runways if you follow proper procedures and check the runway before landing. You basically just radio the other planes instead of the tower, but I'm not a pilot so I may be wrong about some of this but it is possible.
Shoveling snow into the hole to soak up the water so that you could shovel it all out was a brilliant move! I'm keeping that trick in my back pocket for the future!
It is not about being good at everything, you might know alot of things about Walmart more then Bjounstoerm and he knows more about airport stuffs. Everyone is good at something. ❤
It was likely the machine that clears the path around the lights. It sounded like a combination of a blow and brush that he could drive in a line right over the lights.
I have been perplexed thanks TH-cam for the algorithm. What an interesting content. And what about the quality of the images, sound and the editing with those area shots. Not only does he manage an airport, he is also a filmmaker. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
100%, mind blowing but that's why I'm itching even more for explanation (even brief) how was this video made. Don't get me wrong, I admire him but some shots I refuse to believe that 1 man recorded everything..
@@rafadrath7481 the drone shots while he's operating the plow couldnt have been done by him. I find it hard to believe that he could focus on both tasks at the same time. He probably had some help filming, at the very least with the drone shots.
As someone who used to work at at Burbank and LAX, I always have to explain to people, working at small airports is NOT easier than big airports, because you have to do every Job. Hats off to you, for doing all of this in the snow!
I assume it can be less stressful though, while you need to know and understand more systems, you have more downtime to think things through VS. a large airport where waiting too long to do something can be catastrophic.
@@tobbcittobbcit8899 eh, having worked in a similar position mentoring plays a big part in it, 1 old dude teaches 4 younger dudes who all teach their own teams and boom uve got a fully shifted airport
i flew from one small airport 25 yesars ago when i was youth. First time i trevelled from it. -OMGi think i missed the morning plane. no stafff, no no gates , nothing open. 20 mins before departure , there was a staff meeting me, did the ticket. opened the door and let me out to the flight. i was the only traveller from that airport. on a regular monday. was a frequent traveller from that airport. as it took 30 mns by flight and 6 hours by train and had change train twice. Only time i got scared was then there was one other passernger travelling also. i think that happend 4 or 5 times in a year. Did i forgot to say i was a youth, so i flew on a youth-ticket that cost me $25 one way. this was like a taxuplane i had 3 or 4 stops between stockholm and gothenburg. and my stop was the last one before gothenburg. and we weer usually max 15 souls onnoard including the crew. i think they never made money on that trip and its gone these days.
The flight crew knows his value. They take care of him! This guy has to be one of the most interesting humans out there. 😅 not only does he fuel the flight, he de-ices, then back to the tower for a send off! Much respect ✊🏾
I noticed that your phraseology is "runway 11/29 (is) free" (instead of "cleared to land" and "cleared for takeoff" ) both at landing and at departure, so you are working in the tower as an AFISO (aerodrome flight information service officer). This explains how you are even allowed to do all that stuff. Some AFISO''s I met even handle payments for landing fees, fuel, parking etc. I love these regional airports, where big jets and smaller aircraft mix (I fly the small ones). And whenever I have the chance, I like to meet people in the tower and have a great respect for the really few ground personnel as well, for their versatility and cooperation with us.
I assume this has something to do with level of responsibility? Like, he is there to inform on conditions but the pilot is responsible for all movement of the aircraft. Hence, he is not actually "controlling" or ordering the pilot to do anything.
@@Galastinbasically. The airport at Catalina Island in California basically operates like this. They’re a private airport but allow anyone to come in (provided you can land).
Then you're going to love SGAS. At that airport, C-150s and other medium-sized planes land among B747s and 787s, not to mention that a military squadron of at least 3 planes had just taken off a few meters from where helicopters are taking off, haha. All this while on the active runway, a C152 is practicing touch-and-goes... and I almost forgot about the other one that's doing a 360, waiting for its turn to land, which is also in training. Those controllers are masters.
@@Galastin yes, the main dividing line between air traffic "control" service and "information" service is the responsibility of aircraft SEPARATION, i.e., preventing them from mid-air collisions. With "control service", the air traffic controller is responsible for the separation, with "information" service, the pilots are responsible to separate themselves from each other visually. (Mind you, this is a very rough explanation, there are different levels of control and information services provided in airspace classes from A to F.) But it doesn't mean "information" can be disregarded in a negligent manner, because the air law often require pilots to make certain decisions and actions based on the information (e.g., not to conduct 2 instrument approaches in low visibility weather simultaneously).
That's literally the dream for an introvert like me! 😁 Was on holiday in Sweden last year, near Överkalix, next time ill go even further north, love the northern european countries! Greets from Germany 🤘
Da hast du tatsächlich recht, hat schon was. Und selbst wenn was schief geht, ist da ja auch keiner, der dir die Hölle heiß macht. Spaß beiseite ... hat schon was, ja. Und nen paar Leute sind da ja dann doch noch zu sehen teils.
Polish stewardess said „Oh mother, how cold it is” when she opens the door. She meant „Holy mother” but said only „mother”, in Poland we use it like „Oh God”. Sandwiches, candy’s, alpine milk chocolates… Polish hospitality even when we’re not home 😅 Greetings from Poland 🫶🇵🇱
those polish chocolates are to die for, they are the best chocolates I have ever had. I bought some from an import store in Darwin, Australia, and I've never been able to buy them since! Might have to come to poland one day just to buy some more.😀
Alpejskie Mleczko made by German Milka - that's not Polish at all! As a child we had this product called PTASIE MLECZKO made mainly by Polish WEDEL. Then Swiss Milka entered to our market with their imitation of this product called "Alpine Milk". How this can be a Polish present? - I don't get it.
I was about to say, Alpine chocolates are the best!’ He got lucky!! While I mainly want to see my family again, the chocolates and bread are worth it by themselves!
You are a real multitask person. When I grow up I want to be like you; I'm 75. Thanks for all your great videos. Congratulations from Pennsylvania USA.
This man better be the best paid worker on the planet or nothing is fair. The amount of expertise on display here is just mind blowing. Good job M. Bjoernstroem - what a nice video too. Would love to visit someday.
I was a Navy electrician over 40 years ago. I remember doing exactly the same kind of troubleshooting while chasing down electrical faults. Oddly enough, the flight deck lighting always worked flawlessly. Two memorable occasions stick with me. One time was in the fire room on top of a main boiler. It was probably 140 °F. We could only work there for 5 minutes at a time. It seemed as if I had to drink my own body weight of water afterwards. The other time was in the Aleutian Islands in January working aloft on the running lights while it was around -20 °F. Now I am an old man and I get mad if it's not within 2 degrees of 72.
Love the Saab escort vehicle. And Scania trucks. And all-in-one package. That place is lucky to have you. Greetings from New York, this is a small world.
Random and sad comment. My dog passed away. This video was the last thing we lay on the couch and watched together. Thanks for putting out all the videos through the years they have been many of my mornings with my best bud.
My wife has seen me cry twice.. Once when my daughter was born and once when I lost my cat of 18 years. Its not just losing a "pet"... You lose a friend, a family member. They dont live long enough and that sucks, but its always worth it to share your life with a good group of animal bros. Remember the good times and be thankful for the time you had together.
@@grumpycat_1 Thank you for the kind words. They absolutely are family, and there is nothing like the absolute loyalty and affection our pets entrust us with. It is so unfair they get so few years. Make all those days count for them people.
Every moment together is a gift. Sorry for your loss, but sounds like your furry friend had a great life of love and companionship right until the final nap.
You are amazing. People who watch this are amazing. People in the comments are amazing. Damn, this is all so heartwarming. It just restores one's faith in humanity. Thank you.
I hope whoever funds this airport realizes what a truly amazing asset they have in this guy and that he is paid a good salary! What a knowledgeable and hard working guy! Truly some hard graft and he does it with a good attitude!
Seconded! I worked in one of the largest airports in Europe, and I can say that Matthias alone does the work that in large airports is done by more than 2 thousand employees, their work is managed by 4 top managers! Their professional skills fit into one person's head - it's fantastic! Plus, don't forget, Matthias can do a lot more! I admire this amazing man and hope that his work and professional qualities are appreciated by the airport's financial management in the highest possible way! Thank you Matthias, you are the best of the best!
@@BikZom Agreed. No way he would have been able to record, let alone upload this video if he didn't already have a good working relationship with the operators. However, it can become an issue years after the fact. I remember how unfortunate it was when I revisited AmbuChannel, and saw that the videos had been unlisted/privated/deleted. I suggest viewers to download this video for posterity.
wow really impressive. A talent that can do everything. He does the tower, then he repairs some machine, then he guides the airplane to the parking area by car and then he is also responsible for the airplane stairs. He also takes care of the airplane's power supply and ventilation, then he helps to cover the plane and finally he de-ices it, cleans the runway and repairs the lighting. Then he pushes an airplane from one stand to another and clears the runway of snow. It feels like he runs the entire airport operation on his own. Wow, it feels like he does 20 different jobs.
New subscriber here, and so very glad I am too! Amazingly hard worker and not a moan or groan to be heard. You sir are a example to us all, I dread to think what would happen if you took a day off. That airport needs to employ a body for you alone, (it) follows you around to get the menial tasks done. You are to precious to dig snow and ice etc. Thank you for such great content, looking forward to your back catalogue of videos. All the very best from Wales. Skal Mat.
There should be a video game based on this guy’s job(s)! Genuinely one of my favourite videos I’ve watched. Absolutely fascinating and learnt a lot. Subscribed!
Absolutely incredible video. Wow you have some sheer responsibility and respect. ATC isnt easy. Nice to see the cabin crew look after you with treats. One of your best videos
Nice Work Mattias, thank you for sharing this insight into near artic General Aviaton, ATC and airport maintenance circumstances. Worked as an KLM Avionics Technician @Schiphol in the Netherlands and saw the snowfleet(sneeuw vloot) in action, they do the same you did clearing the runway only with multiple snowploughs and similar equipment. Very impressive and an overall demanding job since here it requires extra work for people working "normal" Airport jobs on and around the airfield and its adjacent buildings and processes.
Good grief, is there anything this very capable young man can't do? He's practically running the airport all by himself! Everything from moving an aeroplane with a tractor to being the airport ATC! I am very, very impressed!
Great video. Having flown from UK to smaller airports in Scandinavia for skiing, its great to see what has to happen behind the scenes to make that possible. So thanks for that and the video.
15:33 i'm from Poland and it's so funny when i saw those sweets, I consider them to be very good, but when I offered them to my British friends they didn't like it too much, from that point I knew don't assume what's best in your country is best in other :)
Its interesting to see you didn't use butyle on the new crimp/termination for the transformer. I get butyle can be a pain in cold weather to undo, but when done right, you'll NEVER have a weathering leak from just e--tape (vulk tejp). Small Layer of Tape( to make removing butyle easier next time) + Butyle + more tape = golden with good, tight, overlapping tape wraps. Used to do this on cellular towers for hot summers and freezing winters 1 hour from the ocean. Never had to re-do any of my terminations that were exposed to the elements year after year in an overall wet climate. Anyhow, love the video! You do so much out there! Keep it up mate.
Amazing video. The content is so very interesting. You wear so many hats you could operate the entire airport on your own. Thank you. All the best from Perth Western Australia.
I used to be a de icer.. tech cleaner at London luton Airport.. this is a brilliant vlog brother and hats off to you good sir for making me remember how good working at an Airport is .. much love 💘
Watching this, I thought of so many complimentary things I wanted to say, but having looked through the comments, they've all been said already! What a hero - such patience, persistence and doggedness, and that's before we consider the quality of the cinematography. Just one thing - when does he sleep?
Starting from the part that fault searching broken light, doing that alone, in a freezing environment. That is just...unbelievable. And consider you have to go back and forth to the main power control room to test it out one by one. God, I wonder how long it take..Gotta give you thumbs up 👆✊👋🙏
Wow! You showed us a side of airports that we all knew must be taken care of and maintained by somebody, we just didn't know who or what was involved. What a ton of work! Great job, my friend. Kudos from the Southern U.S.!
My man here doing like 10 different roles while in my country ATC will go on a strike for 10 days if they are asked to clean up their used mugs, union says is out of scope! Man you have an awesome job, dude I would even pay to be allowed to do the de-icing, so satisfying!! Please keep these videos coming! Thanks a lot for sharing!
I didn’t think it was possible for me to love your videos any more than I already do, but you have managed to make me love them even more. So so good man. Thanks
So relaxing to watch this and a thousand times better than any "professionally made" documentary. Thanks a lot for making this. I love the landscape in northern sweden / near the polar circle. We visisted last new years eve and stayed for two weeks in a cabin an hour from Kiruna! -42°C and non-working car included :). Will definetly come back!
You should ask your manager for a time-domain reflectometer. It's basically a closed-circuit radar set, and can give you the distance from the instrument to a break or short in a wire.
12:45 The _single_ moment in this video where my “knowledge” could somehow match this guy, would be the peek inside this cockpit. Just from flightsim’ing, that is… Darnit, flight controller, then mechanic, then ground services, GPU, load sheet, de-icing (I’m not even halfway through…) - As a fellow northerner, I know that our workdays are often very diverse, but this is just awesome…! 😅
I sure hope you get paid well for all the hard work you do. Great video, I especially loved the drone coverage of you plowing the runway. I was wondering about the lights when you were plowing and then next clip I got to see how those are cleared of snow. Very interesting work that you do. Certainly a jack of all trades. Great content!
This guy is so talented! Talk about multitasking! he's definitely an asset to this airport! Well done! great Video!!! The Photography work is so well done! One very talent man!!
Great job. That's what I am currently doing but a smaller Airport and gravel surface up in the Northwestern Ontario Canada. Always nice to see how other operators deal with daily duties and problems that arise. Keep up the good job.👌
38:00 Fluke makes a cable tester that will pretty accurately tell you how many meters down the line the break in a cable is. it basically sends a signal down the line you attach it to and reads the reflection back and does some math and then tells you how long away the break is. its pretty awesome stuff (but very expensive)
👩: So what's your job?
🧑💼: Airport
👩: Oh you're an air traffic controller?
🧑💼: No, I'm THE airport
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Exactly. this guy is THE AIRPORT. He does everything. Well done.😄
cringe
It is actually amazing this guys know everything about an airport. He's the one you need in a zombie apocalypse scenario.
@@OregonCrow mimimimimi
Videos like this make me realize why television is a dead format. This roughly hour-long video is better than anything I've seen on TV for 20+ years. This is content, this is rewarding and interesting to watch. I learned so many things about working at a smaller airport. My hat's off to you, Herr Björnström.
no more repeated sequences after each ad break.
the commentariat is a one man show too and I consider that to be another quality of this channel.
Imagine a video like this with the budget of a TV episode.
This video was great, but imagine how much better it would have been with a camera man or two. Always getting the best shots.
I wish TV would go that route. Make high quality documentaries that don't rely on dramatization. That would get me back to TV. But unfortunately I don't think we will ever get that (well, there are large TH-cam channels that come close).
I have seen documentaries of this quality from the likes of NHK, DW, NRK etc. so TV isn't dead yet.
Not a dead format just a dying business in the way it is delivered to us also the very limited what(which is usually just a waste of time).
And it didn't cost a fortune...
Jack of all trades - Master of most... Is there anything you don't do? Air Traffic Controller. Airport Electrician, Maintenance and Ramp Work, Runway maintenance... WOW!!!!!
Don't forget that he also welds stone crushers weighing tons, rebuilds tiltrotators, drills wells, installs auxiliary heaters and clears snow from the roof with an excavator.
Must take hours to clear the strip with just one RS…
@@bigsluggy You usually end up mastering something, even if it is process-related.
Pajala AirPort ?
He probably also work as a barista in the airport cafe, aswell as luggage handler, check-in clerk and so on. Oneman airport xD
I was rather surprised that he also manages traffic control.
All the flight attendants are so kind with all the gifts!
You think he smashes some of them? 😂😂
One day the crew of a plane were mean to him and didn't give him his mandatory sandwitches. Since that day, an unexplained natural weather phenomenom occurs every time this very same crew tries to land again to this airport. Scientists tried to explain the penomenom, but their plane couldn't land as well.
@@WoodyTheArmadillo Hah, they are afraid that he will get the wrong wind direction in the ATIS/METAR.
They make me feel like I'm not generous at all
For those wondering this is the Pajala airport in Sweden: 67°14'42.8"N 23°04'57.5"E
Many thanks!!
Dude running an airport alone in the middle of nowhere.
Dudes job tittle is: YES
u saw people actualy helping him ;D there are probebly like 5-10 more people working there too but we just dont see them. But cant denied this guy does alot of things.
Dudes job title is “HIM”
His CV on linkedin will look so good lol.
@@ketchup2248 Yeah 10-15 more people doing probably the same amount of work. The people working at that airport are probably all experts on logistics and organization
I would not have been too surprised, seeing him entering the captain's chair and fly that thing back to England 😆
Interviewer: "What job would you like at the airport?"
Mattias: "Yes!"
Plot twist: He was the interviewer too.
@@soulextracter🤣🤣🤣🤣👌🏽
@@soulextracter Best comment!
😂😂😂@@soulextracter
😂😂😂😂😂😭😭😭
"We're sorry, the flight is cancelled. Mr. Bjoernstroem called in sick today."
"Who cares if one guy called in sick!?"
"You don't understand, without Mr. Bjoernstroem, there is no airport to land in!"
LOL!!!!!
yup
LOL
You can land at uncontrolled runways if you follow proper procedures and check the runway before landing. You basically just radio the other planes instead of the tower, but I'm not a pilot so I may be wrong about some of this but it is possible.
@@Breadmaker332 it is possible but (as far as I know) only for general aviation
He's the only guy in the world who truly identifies as He/They/them/airport
Totally impressed man
Shoveling snow into the hole to soak up the water so that you could shovel it all out was a brilliant move! I'm keeping that trick in my back pocket for the future!
When i see people like him, i feel confident that humanity is in safe hands.
But there is not many of him
//;*;*;;*;//.
@@freedomisfromtruthyou obviously haven't seen his secret clone machine
but women want equality, so soon there will be one of them doing nothing but taking pictures for the instagram
i understand what you mean but unfortunately it's not people like him who control the world
When you’re in an aviation game playing as ground crew, but nobody else is ground crew:
😂
FR
Real Flight Simulator 😁
This video is dead-on relaxin' & good vibe :)
@@CubeAtlantic fr but is it just me or it feels so lonely especially up in the atc tower unless u got 2-3 teammates with ya
This dude made me sit here for 1h watching him fix stuff in the airport… what a legend 🤜🏼🤛🏼
I lose an eye contact at Walmart and my whole world ends and this guy is keeping an airport alive with a plyers and a pocket knife. I am not a man.
It is not about being good at everything, you might know alot of things about Walmart more then Bjounstoerm and he knows more about airport stuffs.
Everyone is good at something. ❤
@@Zyqeal true lol. But iv been a commercial pilot for 25 years..I should probably know a little more about airport wiring than i do but i dont 😂
ohhh haha 😆
exactly what i thought hahahahahahahah
don't get discouraged man, work on your problems and overcome them
As a pilot who is very fascinated by aviation, I loooved watching all the work you do at the airport. Plus, the storytelling is impressive 😍
Thanks Anna!
"They must have knocked the lid off clearing the snow!"
5 minutes later he's driving the snow plow. "They" indeed 🤣👏
I can imagine it’s easily done. And we definitely all blame someone else 😂😂. It was like that when I got there
Funniest comment I've ever read on TH-cam!! ahaha :D
Tbf the furthest any of his clearing machines went was out by the lights, so he probably means someone who clears stuff further out from the runway.
It was likely the machine that clears the path around the lights. It sounded like a combination of a blow and brush that he could drive in a line right over the lights.
I have been perplexed thanks TH-cam for the algorithm. What an interesting content. And what about the quality of the images, sound and the editing with those area shots.
Not only does he manage an airport, he is also a filmmaker. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
The cinematography and production of this is insane. Bravo my man.
exactly and no one is pointing that out
he even got a badass drone shot over the runway. what a man
100%, mind blowing but that's why I'm itching even more for explanation (even brief) how was this video made. Don't get me wrong, I admire him but some shots I refuse to believe that 1 man recorded everything..
@@rafadrath7481 the drone shots while he's operating the plow couldnt have been done by him. I find it hard to believe that he could focus on both tasks at the same time. He probably had some help filming, at the very least with the drone shots.
As someone who used to work at at Burbank and LAX, I always have to explain to people, working at small airports is NOT easier than big airports, because you have to do every Job. Hats off to you, for doing all of this in the snow!
A person should probably have a big stack of certifications allowing them to do all this work?
@@yorik4897 depends on what you mean by big, but at least 3 i believe
I assume it can be less stressful though, while you need to know and understand more systems, you have more downtime to think things through VS. a large airport where waiting too long to do something can be catastrophic.
@@tobbcittobbcit8899 eh, having worked in a similar position mentoring plays a big part in it, 1 old dude teaches 4 younger dudes who all teach their own teams and boom uve got a fully shifted airport
i flew from one small airport 25 yesars ago when i was youth.
First time i trevelled from it.
-OMGi think i missed the morning plane. no stafff, no no gates , nothing open.
20 mins before departure , there was a staff meeting me, did the ticket. opened the door and let me out to the flight. i was the only traveller from that airport. on a regular monday.
was a frequent traveller from that airport. as it took 30 mns by flight and 6 hours by train and had change train twice.
Only time i got scared was then there was one other passernger travelling also. i think that happend 4 or 5 times in a year.
Did i forgot to say i was a youth, so i flew on a youth-ticket that cost me $25 one way.
this was like a taxuplane i had 3 or 4 stops between stockholm and gothenburg. and my stop was the last one before gothenburg. and we weer usually max 15 souls onnoard including the crew. i think they never made money on that trip and its gone these days.
The flight crew knows his value. They take care of him! This guy has to be one of the most interesting humans out there. 😅 not only does he fuel the flight, he de-ices, then back to the tower for a send off! Much respect ✊🏾
I worked Exeter Airport UK for 10 yrs as a refueller, but your work is something else, respect to you.
This guy must be the most interesting person ever
Later in the apocalypse there will only be cockroaches, anime cat-girls and this guy.
@@StubbyPhillips why anime cat girls? Do they've some super skills or smth?
@@miki_9034 There are just *_SO MANY_* of them in VRChat (Helpful Hint: They're usually dudes) I figure they'll fare about as well as the cockroaches.
@@StubbyPhillips Lol, Thanks for elaborating.
YUP! 😊
Mattias, you are the real one-man army! Thanks for sharing!
I was thinking while watching the video, if the world goes to shit i want to be on team Mattias. He's really a one man army. Goddamn.
I noticed that your phraseology is "runway 11/29 (is) free" (instead of "cleared to land" and "cleared for takeoff" ) both at landing and at departure, so you are working in the tower as an AFISO (aerodrome flight information service officer). This explains how you are even allowed to do all that stuff. Some AFISO''s I met even handle payments for landing fees, fuel, parking etc.
I love these regional airports, where big jets and smaller aircraft mix (I fly the small ones). And whenever I have the chance, I like to meet people in the tower and have a great respect for the really few ground personnel as well, for their versatility and cooperation with us.
Never knew about this, thanks mate! Im an avgeek, smarter everyday!!
I assume this has something to do with level of responsibility? Like, he is there to inform on conditions but the pilot is responsible for all movement of the aircraft. Hence, he is not actually "controlling" or ordering the pilot to do anything.
@@Galastinbasically. The airport at Catalina Island in California basically operates like this. They’re a private airport but allow anyone to come in (provided you can land).
Then you're going to love SGAS. At that airport, C-150s and other medium-sized planes land among B747s and 787s, not to mention that a military squadron of at least 3 planes had just taken off a few meters from where helicopters are taking off, haha. All this while on the active runway, a C152 is practicing touch-and-goes... and I almost forgot about the other one that's doing a 360, waiting for its turn to land, which is also in training. Those controllers are masters.
@@Galastin yes, the main dividing line between air traffic "control" service and "information" service is the responsibility of aircraft SEPARATION, i.e., preventing them from mid-air collisions. With "control service", the air traffic controller is responsible for the separation, with "information" service, the pilots are responsible to separate themselves from each other visually. (Mind you, this is a very rough explanation, there are different levels of control and information services provided in airspace classes from A to F.) But it doesn't mean "information" can be disregarded in a negligent manner, because the air law often require pilots to make certain decisions and actions based on the information (e.g., not to conduct 2 instrument approaches in low visibility weather simultaneously).
TH-cam brought me here. Excellent video and congratulations on your hard work. It's literally the "I do everything at work."
Greetings from Chile. 🇨🇱
That's literally the dream for an introvert like me! 😁
Was on holiday in Sweden last year, near Överkalix, next time ill go even further north, love the northern european countries!
Greets from Germany 🤘
Da hast du tatsächlich recht, hat schon was.
Und selbst wenn was schief geht, ist da ja auch keiner, der dir die Hölle heiß macht.
Spaß beiseite ... hat schon was, ja.
Und nen paar Leute sind da ja dann doch noch zu sehen teils.
Polish stewardess said „Oh mother, how cold it is” when she opens the door. She meant „Holy mother” but said only „mother”, in Poland we use it like „Oh God”. Sandwiches, candy’s, alpine milk chocolates… Polish hospitality even when we’re not home 😅 Greetings from Poland 🫶🇵🇱
those polish chocolates are to die for, they are the best chocolates I have ever had. I bought some from an import store in Darwin, Australia, and I've never been able to buy them since! Might have to come to poland one day just to buy some more.😀
Come visit Poland then! ❤
Alpejskie Mleczko made by German Milka - that's not Polish at all! As a child we had this product called PTASIE MLECZKO made mainly by Polish WEDEL. Then Swiss Milka entered to our market with their imitation of this product called "Alpine Milk". How this can be a Polish present? - I don't get it.
@@woolto Noooo ,że z Polski przyleciało🤣
Ptasie jeszcze też mamy ,ale to już nie to co kiedyś.
I was about to say, Alpine chocolates are the best!’ He got lucky!! While I mainly want to see my family again, the chocolates and bread are worth it by themselves!
Came for the entertainment, stayed for the lessons in Airfield day-to-day work. Awesome stuff!
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You are a real multitask person. When I grow up I want to be like you; I'm 75. Thanks for all your great videos. Congratulations from Pennsylvania USA.
dude i didnt even know this was a hr long and I just sat here watching, it goes to show its easy to watch someone that is good at their job.
This man better be the best paid worker on the planet or nothing is fair. The amount of expertise on display here is just mind blowing. Good job M. Bjoernstroem - what a nice video too. Would love to visit someday.
So sweet of the stewardess's to give you snacks, they were lovely
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That droneshot of plowing was epic.
I was a Navy electrician over 40 years ago. I remember doing exactly the same kind of troubleshooting while chasing down electrical faults. Oddly enough, the flight deck lighting always worked flawlessly. Two memorable occasions stick with me. One time was in the fire room on top of a main boiler. It was probably 140 °F. We could only work there for 5 minutes at a time. It seemed as if I had to drink my own body weight of water afterwards. The other time was in the Aleutian Islands in January working aloft on the running lights while it was around -20 °F. Now I am an old man and I get mad if it's not within 2 degrees of 72.
Sorry mate, we got no idea what is fahrenheit. Everyone around the world uses Celsius - by far superior measure as well as metric system.
You sir are an engineer. Those airport lights etc look such old technology too.
This feels like a live action ambience video. Especially the air traffic controller sections.
Cozy warm lights contrasting a cold and blue exterior
Very intersting , so thats what you do when your not digging or blowing things up !!! ha ha thanks for the vids keep them coming Richard UK
Love the Saab escort vehicle. And Scania trucks. And all-in-one package. That place is lucky to have you.
Greetings from New York, this is a small world.
Random and sad comment. My dog passed away. This video was the last thing we lay on the couch and watched together. Thanks for putting out all the videos through the years they have been many of my mornings with my best bud.
My wife has seen me cry twice.. Once when my daughter was born and once when I lost my cat of 18 years.
Its not just losing a "pet"... You lose a friend, a family member. They dont live long enough and that sucks, but its always worth it to share your life with a good group of animal bros.
Remember the good times and be thankful for the time you had together.
@@grumpycat_1 Thank you for the kind words. They absolutely are family, and there is nothing like the absolute loyalty and affection our pets entrust us with. It is so unfair they get so few years. Make all those days count for them people.
Every moment together is a gift. Sorry for your loss, but sounds like your furry friend had a great life of love and companionship right until the final nap.
@@grumpycat_1 sorry for your loss.
My condolences!
You are amazing. People who watch this are amazing. People in the comments are amazing. Damn, this is all so heartwarming. It just restores one's faith in humanity. Thank you.
I hope whoever funds this airport realizes what a truly amazing asset they have in this guy and that he is paid a good salary! What a knowledgeable and hard working guy! Truly some hard graft and he does it with a good attitude!
if they let him film they already had realized
Seconded! I worked in one of the largest airports in Europe, and I can say that Matthias alone does the work that in large airports is done by more than 2 thousand employees, their work is managed by 4 top managers! Their professional skills fit into one person's head - it's fantastic! Plus, don't forget, Matthias can do a lot more! I admire this amazing man and hope that his work and professional qualities are appreciated by the airport's financial management in the highest possible way!
Thank you Matthias, you are the best of the best!
@@BikZom Agreed. No way he would have been able to record, let alone upload this video if he didn't already have a good working relationship with the operators.
However, it can become an issue years after the fact. I remember how unfortunate it was when I revisited AmbuChannel, and saw that the videos had been unlisted/privated/deleted.
I suggest viewers to download this video for posterity.
Looks like you could operate the whole airport by yourself :) Great job!
Not could. Does.
And make a movie about that in parallel.
wow really impressive. A talent that can do everything. He does the tower, then he repairs some machine, then he guides the airplane to the parking area by car and then he is also responsible for the airplane stairs. He also takes care of the airplane's power supply and ventilation, then he helps to cover the plane and finally he de-ices it, cleans the runway and repairs the lighting. Then he pushes an airplane from one stand to another and clears the runway of snow. It feels like he runs the entire airport operation on his own. Wow, it feels like he does 20 different jobs.
I love how you give the generator a couple of "atta girl" pats after she starts right up in sebzero temps.
New subscriber here, and so very glad I am too! Amazingly hard worker and not a moan or groan to be heard. You sir are a example to us all, I dread to think what would happen if you took a day off. That airport needs to employ a body for you alone, (it) follows you around to get the menial tasks done. You are to precious to dig snow and ice etc. Thank you for such great content, looking forward to your back catalogue of videos. All the very best from Wales. Skal Mat.
There should be a video game based on this guy’s job(s)!
Genuinely one of my favourite videos I’ve watched. Absolutely fascinating and learnt a lot. Subscribed!
Absolutely incredible video. Wow you have some sheer responsibility and respect. ATC isnt easy. Nice to see the cabin crew look after you with treats. One of your best videos
So true. One of his best videos for sure
AFIS, not ATC, he is not giving control but information - pilots are responsible for separation here, but still big respect.
Nice Work Mattias, thank you for sharing this insight into near artic General Aviaton, ATC and airport maintenance circumstances. Worked as an KLM Avionics Technician @Schiphol in the Netherlands and saw the snowfleet(sneeuw vloot) in action, they do the same you did clearing the runway only with multiple snowploughs and similar equipment. Very impressive and an overall demanding job since here it requires extra work for people working "normal" Airport jobs on and around the airfield and its adjacent buildings and processes.
Seriously impressive. I’m not sure I have ever seen anyone turn their hand to so many different job roles. You deserve Employee of the Century.
This guy does it all. No job too big or too small. Agent, ramp, ATC, maintenance and oh I almost forgot. Camerman
Those two stewardess ladies were amazing. So nice.
Wow.
@@sharoncassell5273what's so wow?
Good grief, is there anything this very capable young man can't do? He's practically running the airport all by himself! Everything from moving an aeroplane with a tractor to being the airport ATC! I am very, very impressed!
Great video. Having flown from UK to smaller airports in Scandinavia for skiing, its great to see what has to happen behind the scenes to make that possible. So thanks for that and the video.
Dude, I thought you were just blowing up rocks on a forest road, but it turns out you're running an entire airport! This is very cool!🤟
He is getting his commercial jet pilot license soon, so he can run both the airlines and the airport by himself. :)
@@mytester6208 For Matthias, it's a piece of cake!
15:33 i'm from Poland and it's so funny when i saw those sweets, I consider them to be very good, but when I offered them to my British friends they didn't like it too much, from that point I knew don't assume what's best in your country is best in other :)
Its interesting to see you didn't use butyle on the new crimp/termination for the transformer. I get butyle can be a pain in cold weather to undo, but when done right, you'll NEVER have a weathering leak from just e--tape (vulk tejp). Small Layer of Tape( to make removing butyle easier next time) + Butyle + more tape = golden with good, tight, overlapping tape wraps. Used to do this on cellular towers for hot summers and freezing winters 1 hour from the ocean. Never had to re-do any of my terminations that were exposed to the elements year after year in an overall wet climate. Anyhow, love the video! You do so much out there! Keep it up mate.
One man band ? One man running an airport ? That is insane and you man are an hero to me
Amazing video. The content is so very interesting. You wear so many hats you could operate the entire airport on your own. Thank you. All the best from Perth Western Australia.
I used to be a de icer.. tech cleaner at London luton Airport.. this is a brilliant vlog brother and hats off to you good sir for making me remember how good working at an Airport is .. much love 💘
I also fitted new carpets on A321 and A320
Watching this, I thought of so many complimentary things I wanted to say, but having looked through the comments, they've all been said already! What a hero - such patience, persistence and doggedness, and that's before we consider the quality of the cinematography. Just one thing - when does he sleep?
Starting from the part that fault searching broken light, doing that alone, in a freezing environment. That is just...unbelievable. And consider you have to go back and forth to the main power control room to test it out one by one. God, I wonder how long it take..Gotta give you thumbs up 👆✊👋🙏
09:50 this man doesn't waste time 🤣
Yeah but with his tasklist there was not a lot he could a join into. But they did give him all sandwiches, so it was OK. LOL
That made me laugh. And then they have him a sandwich! 🤣🤣🤣
@@retinaquester He was asking as he is managing hotel also 😅
@@Nyxem 🤣
In the next series: "Managing a hotel with @M. Bjoernstroem" ;)
Many thanks for the completely fascinating video. And thanks also to the management of the airport for letting you film. More airport videos please.
Well, I've met a few people who I would call multi talented, but this is another level! Cracking video, loved it all. Cheers.
These are the kind of videos TH-cam was invented for. Absolutely fantastic! Keep them coming my good man!
this has got to be one of THE best videos on youtube
I was similarly impressed .... just a really heartfelt pride in somebody doing all of that.
Wow! You showed us a side of airports that we all knew must be taken care of and maintained by somebody, we just didn't know who or what was involved. What a ton of work! Great job, my friend. Kudos from the Southern U.S.!
As an Aviation Nerd this is so relaxing and interesting to watch. I'd watch a whole series of you doing your work.
My man here doing like 10 different roles while in my country ATC will go on a strike for 10 days if they are asked to clean up their used mugs, union says is out of scope!
Man you have an awesome job, dude I would even pay to be allowed to do the de-icing, so satisfying!! Please keep these videos coming! Thanks a lot for sharing!
Sweden have them as well in major airports , which only makes him even more outstanding , couldnt agree more
this is the most impressive thing ive ever seen in my life, beautifully shot, and well edited.
my g literally ran the whole airport by himself
Everything about this video is just phenomenal, so glad I found this. A clear inspiration, proud of you!
Jag har alltid undrat hur en liten flygplats fungerar. En intressant video som skiljer sig från det du brukar lägga upp. Tack!
For anyone asking, I believe the airport is "Pajala Airport" in Sweden as the ICAO is listed as 'ESUP' when filling out the met report.
What that mejnstrim, can u explaine, please?
Also says that on the Saab escort vehicle at around 7:30 👍
Super beautiful drone shots!
Snow removing shots are movie perfection!!!
This is the MAN we need to hear from TED scene , not the bull tellers , full scale passion of his job and tons of responsibilities !
thank you for building respectful image of hard working men for me.
End of the world, this guy's on my team.
I'm sure there are better videos on TH-cam, but I really can't remember any. This is pure awesome.
This man is a machine! A robot. The knowledge about all different systems and ops.... amazing!
awww brought a tear to my eye at his level of honesty and sincerity of doing his job
This is the type of guy raised to do this job. Good on em i hope he loves doing it forever
i like how you repaired the connection in such a way that it won't need repair for a long time
I didn’t think it was possible for me to love your videos any more than I already do, but you have managed to make me love them even more. So so good man. Thanks
you are just incredible! Jack of all trades! A huge big well-done to you...👍
Amazing! You combined many different jobs! Many people to complain for their jobs that so hard. Shake the hand video was very interesting! 🤝
So relaxing to watch this and a thousand times better than any "professionally made" documentary.
Thanks a lot for making this.
I love the landscape in northern sweden / near the polar circle. We visisted last new years eve and stayed for two weeks in a cabin an hour from Kiruna! -42°C and non-working car included :). Will definetly come back!
That was the coolest video EVER😊😊,from Florida . You my friend are a gem...
You should ask your manager for a time-domain reflectometer. It's basically a closed-circuit radar set, and can give you the distance from the instrument to a break or short in a wire.
12:45 The _single_ moment in this video where my “knowledge” could somehow match this guy, would be the peek inside this cockpit. Just from flightsim’ing, that is…
Darnit, flight controller, then mechanic, then ground services, GPU, load sheet, de-icing (I’m not even halfway through…) - As a fellow northerner, I know that our workdays are often very diverse, but this is just awesome…! 😅
I sure hope you get paid well for all the hard work you do. Great video, I especially loved the drone coverage of you plowing the runway. I was wondering about the lights when you were plowing and then next clip I got to see how those are cleared of snow. Very interesting work that you do. Certainly a jack of all trades. Great content!
This guy is so talented! Talk about multitasking! he's definitely an asset to this airport! Well done! great Video!!! The Photography work is so well done! One very talent man!!
I appreciate this video more than anything ive seen on youtube in a long time.
Fascinating video! So interesting seeing all the jobs you do at work. Great editing too to keep our interest! Thanks!
Great job. That's what I am currently doing but a smaller Airport and gravel surface up in the Northwestern Ontario Canada. Always nice to see how other operators deal with daily duties and problems that arise. Keep up the good job.👌
38:00 Fluke makes a cable tester that will pretty accurately tell you how many meters down the line the break in a cable is. it basically sends a signal down the line you attach it to and reads the reflection back and does some math and then tells you how long away the break is. its pretty awesome stuff (but very expensive)
One man airport. You can do it all. Been missing your shows!,
This is so enjoyable to watch. The cinematography and production quality is just brilliant. Would love to watch more of this kind of stuff
Your day at the airport was really interesting - thanks for sharing, super impressed how versatile you are 👍
Very interesting Polish Charter flight to Lapland there!
Bro doing the most satisfying job in the world
You do hole bunch of everything, don’t you. It’s fun to follow along. Thanks.