Years ago I had a flight instructor who once told me that I took too long doing my pre-flight inspection. I had taken 20 minutes and I was quite thorough. My response to the instructor was "Show me the reg or shut the hell up". He and I never really got along, but never tell me how long I can spend doing preflight. It's my butt and my airplane up there. Do it right - don't rush your pre-flight.
bcgrittner that’s cool that you maintain your vigilance on performing your job and not allowing senior crew to intimidate you. I’ve seen airplane disasters episodes where the copilot didn’t have the nuts to tell the captain that they were fixing to die!
@@SilencedMi5 You need to SHOUT that a LOT louder. Boeing, Airbus and other aircraft manufacturers are not hearing you. I just can't believe how badly their systems are designed. Even this walk-around is shite. The level of expected inspection is beyond what is physically possible - often, you are too far away to inspect something properly - such as the leading edge of every fan blade on the engine - inspect for chips that could lead to cracks and fan failure. Working in a very noisy atmosphere is not right for inspection purposes - a fingernail flick of each of those fan blades to make it ring could indicate early hidden cracks that can lead to failures later.
That's great if you have the time to do so- however in 121 (commercial passenger) aviation you're under time pressure to get off the gate on time. While you shouldn't rush- you should get your process as efficient as possible. If you make a habit of making the flight late you won't keep your job for long. Also note that every crew is looking at the aircraft before and after each flight and maintenance has to look at the jet every 2 days at a minimum, so there's lots of redundancy if one person misses something.
I am. This is cool I'm studying for my 107 certification. One of the parts talks about maintenance, even if its a small drone, you should follow a checklist and perform maintenance. Its the RPIC (remote pilot in charge) responsibility to do so. Great video
opl500 I have. It's our job if something is wrong to have it corrected before flight. That's what happens: maintenance comes out, assesses the situation and fixes it prior to departure.
opl500 I’d like to think that a pilot could ground a plane without fear of consequences since his and everyone else’s lives depends on the plane he is about to take off in.
This reminds me of my on-the-job training in AirAsia(The color is almost the same with AirBerlin) on that same aircraft the Airbus A320. By watching this video, it feels like I just did a real walk around. Awesome Video!
I read somewhere about someone who decided to leave one tank with fuel and the others empty. They decided to go for a fly the next day and did their pre-flight inspection but didn't want to check the one tank for water. They checked it anyway. What they found was that same tank had accumulated fourteen cups of water because the cap hadn't been on properly and it had rained overnight. That person wrote: The fuel would have cut out just after take-off and I would've crashed into the trees behind the runway. Thank you so much for the videos Captain Joe! I hope to meet you one day. Also, the high visibility vests look cool!
sounds like they saved themselves from death. the vests are just for a safety precaution to ensure that ground personnel don't get run over by any cart, car, or anything else on the tarmac. Alpha the procedure at all commercial terminals is that the flight crew calculates the reserve fuel on hand at the moment, anticipated fuel needs for said flight, and mandatory reserve add ons and then signal for a fueling to ensure compliance with aviation safety standards. Joe has a nice video on that process.
Another winner Capt Joe! Amazing how similar that is to the check-A on the PA28 I fly! OK, there's a bit more to it granted but the principles are much the same! Fly safe....
Captain Joe, I am a ground crew team leader in LTN (London Luton). I constantly do the "walkaround" check of Easyjet a320 and 319's. I often notice that on the fuel filler cap, there is a small chain that hangs down outside of the cap. The chain is just to connect the cap to the main wing when the fueller is working; but is it a problem if the chain is accidentally hanging outside the cap after he closes it? Should I tell the pilot about it when I talk to him on the headset? I have told them in the past and it's a 50/50 split as to whether they're okay to fly with the chain hanging out or not. What are your thoughts?
I am a mechanic in Hong Kong who handling Cathey Dragon's A320/1 most of the time. That small chain need to be checked in every weekly check, most of the time that chain is just disconnect from a ring like keychain, the condition of the small chain is totally fine. I rarely see that chain hangs down when I perform W. A. C. for short transit flight
He actually does not spin the entire engine. The fan (part he touches) is connected only to a few similar, but smaller sets of blades (low pressure compressor and low pressure turbine). Because you need very high rotational speeds for significant compression to occur it is (as you can see) quite easy to turn slowly. Check out this th-cam.com/video/KjYw0GdRpm0/w-d-xo.html or hursts.org.uk/airbus-technical/html/ar01s19.html If you want to know more about Jet engines in general, check out AgentJayZ's channel here on youtube, he repairs jet engines for a living and is real good at explaining them! Oh, and those engines will hay bearings that are way better than your typical toy ;)
I remember watching this 3 years ago when it first came out and thought “how cool it must be to get to be up close and personal with these planes every day.” Now I work in maintenance and frequently do the pre-flight checks before we release the planes for flight. Every time I walk one of these I realize how cool it is to get to work with these amazing machines 🛩
Hi Joe, you shared your morning routine before you left for work, it would be really cool if you could show us your routine from walking into the airport to filing your Flight Plan just before pushback. I for one would like to know all about when you have to sign on, how you find your aircraft, your process of getting prepared etc and how long before your flight you arrive at the airport
There's really nothing special about that, you pass the security checks,you go to the crew room and ask the lovely lady the documentation for your flight and she gives you a bunch of paper. You sign some,check the weather,check the notams,check the flight plan and ask again the lady where your airplane is. If it's close you just walk there like any other passenger,otherwise you get a minivan.
This kind of preflight check is only to ensure that the pilot can properly program the route of the flight into the computers and hopefully avoid situations like KAL 007.
Hey Joe, I'm a student pilot with 38 hours. I've been taught what the static source is for, but can you do a detailed video as to how exactly it works in conjunction with your altimeter and VSI? Keep up the great work, and I love your motivational/daily regimen videos!
Just wow, what a detailed video this already was. Usually in some airplane documentaries the pilot just says "yeeeah just looking around for leakages and worn off tires...". This for the first time gave me a real insight into what the outside check is. Thank you soo much!
Surprised that the engine cowling locks werent more specifically singled out! On the BA incident everyone missed them: Crew, ground crew, tug driver, film crew making a safety video!!!!!
marvin basically after incidents like "overweight landings" and reported situations the brakes are immediately and comprehensively checked to ensure safety. Things can be cured within minutes and hours most of the time but its better to do that than risk safety related crashes.
I'm an ex- Airforce guy who now flies RC airplanes for fun! ... before the first RC flight of the day.... grab and wiggle every control surface... look at the control linkages... push/pull on the engine/mount... push/pull on the wheels... have a close look at the prop... do a range check..., do a "...is it moving the correct way when I wiggle the sticks check," More than once there has been something that has grounded me for the day...
Thanks Joe. One I'd like to add from my airline. When doing the walk-around we are required to bend a knee to the ground on each side of each engine (so four times) to verify the cowl latches are secured. We had an aircraft have a cowl-flap pop open shortly after take-off.
Could you elaborate on the brakes. I wasn’t really sure of what you were pointing at. By the way great video, loved it. I’m one of those rampers that does the walk around after the pilot and I never knew what I was looking for because my company never really showed me what to look for. I mainly looked for any damage. Thank you, very informative.
Christopher Schuster Yeah, my company don’t really teach us what to look for. During training they tell us if the plane aren’t missing anything or have any holes or have any dents or scratches it is good to fly. We don’t do as such a walk through a pilot goes through.
Hey joe!!!!!! I am starting civil on Tuesday and I'm so flippin' excited!!! You have inspired me so much to follow my dream, and for that I say thank you.
You are such an inspiration to most aspiring pilots please keep up the fantastic work. Last weeks video was also a great eye opener. Making a video on the outside check can you please make one on the cold and dark start up for a320 or b747 that would be amazing.
Airbus pilots and Boeing pilots that are former Airbus pilots are more tough than Boeing pilots that weren't Airbus pilots before, because they know how to deal properly with emotional harassment on a daily basis
As an RC pilot, and a FAA 107 certified UAS pilot, these walk around are essential (I have a checklist - make sure your sd Card is in). Thank you very much for your videos, And the tip of the hat to the RC community. Wish you much luck and success. A long time subscriber.
I still have one of the chocolate hearts. It survived for almost a year now, even though I've been running out of chocolate a couple of times since :-)
Im TRM/HEADSET OPERATOR and i do walk-arounds about 8-10 times a day, but is a very good points you mentioned and a very good refreshment course, thanks man 😊
Hello Sir My Name Is Vineet i am from india your videos are so nice and very understandable can you plss make a video on All Cockpit Controls Explained....
2:56 that what happen on Aeroperu flight 603 where a duct tape was on the static port on a Boeing 757 23A, this caused instrument failing and the flight crashed in the ocean. If your wondering why it wasn't spotted by the pilot then do this: look up what a duct tape look like. It was silver and the static port was silver too so they missed it because it was camouflage.
The fan (part he touches) is connected only to a few similar, but smaller sets of blades (low pressure compressor and low pressure turbine). Because you need very high rotational speeds for significant compression to occur it is (as you can see) quite easy to turn slowly. Check out this th-cam.com/video/KjYw0GdRpm0/w-d-xo.html or hursts.org.uk/airbus-technical/html/ar01s19.html If you want to know more about Jet engines in general, check out AgentJayZ's channel here on youtube, he repairs jet engines for a living and is real good at explaining them!
@@sarahk236 It is quite heavy, approximatly one tonne (the part he is spinning), but most of it is very close to the axis of rotation, so the moment of inertia is small and the fan blades are a nice long lever. And obviously the bearings are very good. I really want to see how difficult one of those is to spin, now!
Due to the bearings, there is very little friction - so easy to turn. Very often you'll see an engine slowly rotating - and that's just a bit of breeze going through it doing that !
ECAM displays (A320) main landing gear RED which means the gear isn't retracted and you can go ahead and make an emergency landing but mostly it's the job of ground personnel to remove the pin before engaging pushback service
Not really an emergency landing. You can fly with the gear extended, although you have some speed restrictions and burn more fuel. You may have to burn some fuel anyway, as the aircraft might be too heavy to land immediately. If you cannot dump fuel (or it gets your passengers to their destination faster) you can also just continue (bur keep an eye on your fuel gauges and do not end up like these guys: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hapag-Lloyd_Flight_3378)
Thank you so very much, Capt. Joe, for this up-close look at an A320! Easily one of my favourite videos on one of my favourite channels! People like Mentour Pilot, Dutch PilotGirl and you are awesome for being so generous with your time and making all this effort; some of us aviation enthusiasts who will never ever get anywhere close to flying an aircraft live vicariously through you guys, thanks to your willingness to share. Thanks again! Cheers, and best wishes!
hoping to be a B777 or A320 pilot on Philippine Airlines soon, if those planes even exist when im old enough Edits 1:49 MOM!!!! MOM!!!! IM INSIDE A PLANE ENGINE!! 1:57 i suddenly miss Air Berlin
Great video. I learnt a lot about my own job too. As I build the wings for the airbus a320 and was confused with some of the components in the gear bay. But after looking in there from you video. All the components made sense. Thank you joe
Its a tradition like sailing. Ultimately the captain of record at the moment is responsible for anything that happens to a ship, crew, cargo, or otherwise. It is just part of being a good flight crew member to have an examination like this done as per standard before signing for a flight since they can ask for services before they are responsible for the plane.
Thanks, Captain Joe! As a ground crew chief, I like to double check aircraft that my crew and I work every flight. Especially since we're the last people to verify the exterior before pushing out the aircraft and sending you on your way. Clear skies, sir!
When you dont have enough money to have your buttlers do the routine safety check. Dude save up for some buttlers. They are the shit. Joe, great video, i learned a lot about the airplanes. A cool video would be about the life of airplane parts. Lets say... How long does it take for the tires to get old and need to be changed. The brake pads how often are they changed. How many flights happen before taking the airplane to the workshop for its general maintenance.
I am an RC pilot, and I can tell you that the outside check is very simple. We just have to check if the control surface hinges are locked, does they respond correspondingly, and you are good to go
Pilots go back and forth between captain and first officer depending on where they are in their flying career. You start as an FO and then upgrade to captain. If you change aircraft or companies, you will again start as FO and then upgrade to Captain as your seniority increases. I have been first officer twice, captain twice, and will once again become FO once I move onto a new aircraft.
I would like to thank you Captain Joe because I went on my first plane!! Me = terrified of heights above 1.57cm and all the knowledge and things I learned from you bedazzled my friend (when I told her) who put me on the darn plane until she realised (at 30,000 feet) I was utterly and absolutely terrified to the point my Apple Watch warned us 4 times my heart beat was over 120 beats per minute for a 50 minute. I know I was terrified and scared but the only reason my Apple Watch was not telling everyone my heartbeat was over 120 beats per minute more like 100 times during the flight rather than 4 times was because I had developed some sense of confidence in you and your trust in flying from watching your videos. Everyone is very surprised in my little bits of knowledge on planes and flight. So Thank You + Hugs :)
Great video Capt. Will share it with all my colleagues. Only one recommendation is to add checking the fan cowl doors. There have been a few incidents in the past when that wasn’t latched properly.
Hey Joe, Please ask one of your Pushback drivers to take a video of the final check outside before pushback, plus how he connects the plane with the pushback tractor. Also, include the conversation with the captain.
Giorgio Bortolini if there is water in the fuel tanks, it settles down in the bottom as it is heavier. So to remove the water, you drain it from the bottom
we dont always do walk arounds with our RC planes but we should, but we need to be careful because we could trip and fall and squash our planes, something that you dont have to worry about, but seriously rc planes are not toys and should be checked thoroughly because they can cause damage or injury if they get out of control. very true Captain Joe, I salute you.
I don't know if you've already done one, but I would like to see a video on the details of tire design, operations, maintenance, safety along with the wheel breaking mechanism. (and maybe another one on blown tires)
C.J. This is the best aviation video that I have ever encounter! I always thought that the walk around was a gimmick since the ground crew would have checked all of this. Now I am really impressed! two questions: 1- how do you check the turbo blades on a three engine jet upper engine(DC-10,L1011,727) 2-winter conditions(-20F,40 mpg gusts) do some pilots skip some of these checks? Wouldn't the pilot have to have some kind of heavy parka to withstand extreme conditions?
I thought you weren't working for air berlin anymore. I work as a baggage handling operator in barcelona airport, and i find your videos really interesting, please keep making em, it rocks!. Thank you :)
Good stuff!! Three questions: 1. how long does an outside check on the A320 usually take? 2. On larger aircraft, say an A350, are outside inspections harder because of accesibility issues? 3. Do co-pilots take part in these outside inspections too?
Years ago I had a flight instructor who once told me that I took too long doing my pre-flight inspection. I had taken 20 minutes and I was quite thorough. My response to the instructor was "Show me the reg or shut the hell up". He and I never really got along, but never tell me how long I can spend doing preflight. It's my butt and my airplane up there. Do it right - don't rush your pre-flight.
bcgrittner that’s cool that you maintain your vigilance on performing your job and not allowing senior crew to intimidate you. I’ve seen airplane disasters episodes where the copilot didn’t have the nuts to tell the captain that they were fixing to die!
Because you're a real pilot and not a poser. Aviation is a "SAFE ALWAYS" environment.
@@SilencedMi5 You need to SHOUT that a LOT louder. Boeing, Airbus and other aircraft manufacturers are not hearing you. I just can't believe how badly their systems are designed. Even this walk-around is shite. The level of expected inspection is beyond what is physically possible - often, you are too far away to inspect something properly - such as the leading edge of every fan blade on the engine - inspect for chips that could lead to cracks and fan failure. Working in a very noisy atmosphere is not right for inspection purposes - a fingernail flick of each of those fan blades to make it ring could indicate early hidden cracks that can lead to failures later.
That's great if you have the time to do so- however in 121 (commercial passenger) aviation you're under time pressure to get off the gate on time. While you shouldn't rush- you should get your process as efficient as possible. If you make a habit of making the flight late you won't keep your job for long. Also note that every crew is looking at the aircraft before and after each flight and maintenance has to look at the jet every 2 days at a minimum, so there's lots of redundancy if one person misses something.
Joe: "Make sure you don't spot any holes or cracks".
Me: Okay, I just won't look then.
Of particular note to crews of Soviet era equipment.
Me on that plane: Oh @$!? we gonna crash
I'll look
I hope you’re not my pilot 👨✈️
Nah... nothing that Gaffa tape cant fix.
Who isn’t a pilot but still watching this
Most people
Me
I am. This is cool I'm studying for my 107 certification. One of the parts talks about maintenance, even if its a small drone, you should follow a checklist and perform maintenance. Its the RPIC (remote pilot in charge) responsibility to do so. Great video
Karim Mifflin that’s cool
Karim Mifflin you could sub scribe
If the wright brothers were watching this they'd be like: "we just make sure our dad is okay with it and we go"
you made me have real respect to the aviation pilots
WHAT A BEAST OF A PLANE UP CLOSE....... EVEN IF IT'S CONSIDERED A SMALL AIRPLANE
It’s beautiful isn’t it
Have you ever grounded an airplane in your walkaround? What were the consequences when you did?
I love your cat!
opl500 I have. It's our job if something is wrong to have it corrected before flight. That's what happens: maintenance comes out, assesses the situation and fixes it prior to departure.
Management doesn't pressure you to look the other way if you do find stuff?
opl500 In my 29 years with my airline, no, not once.
opl500
I’d like to think that a pilot could ground a plane without fear of consequences since his and everyone else’s lives depends on the plane he is about to take off in.
This reminds me of my on-the-job training in AirAsia(The color is almost the same with AirBerlin) on that same aircraft the Airbus A320. By watching this video, it feels like I just did a real walk around. Awesome Video!
“I want to see the look on your face when you have to pay a $300 fine.” Lol
It's my greatest desire to be a pilot
Same here...lets fly together one day
@@inhazfahim8270 same lets crash together?
@@joedagamer7782 always ready😂😂
@@inhazfahim8270 hahahahaha
@@inhazfahim8270 Where we crashin? Lol
I read somewhere about someone who decided to leave one tank with fuel and the others empty. They decided to go for a fly the next day and did their pre-flight inspection but didn't want to check the one tank for water. They checked it anyway. What they found was that same tank had accumulated fourteen cups of water because the cap hadn't been on properly and it had rained overnight. That person wrote: The fuel would have cut out just after take-off and I would've crashed into the trees behind the runway.
Thank you so much for the videos Captain Joe! I hope to meet you one day. Also, the high visibility vests look cool!
sounds like they saved themselves from death. the vests are just for a safety precaution to ensure that ground personnel don't get run over by any cart, car, or anything else on the tarmac. Alpha the procedure at all commercial terminals is that the flight crew calculates the reserve fuel on hand at the moment, anticipated fuel needs for said flight, and mandatory reserve add ons and then signal for a fueling to ensure compliance with aviation safety standards. Joe has a nice video on that process.
Another winner Capt Joe! Amazing how similar that is to the check-A on the PA28 I fly! OK, there's a bit more to it granted but the principles are much the same! Fly safe....
Captain Joe, I am a ground crew team leader in LTN (London Luton). I constantly do the "walkaround" check of Easyjet a320 and 319's. I often notice that on the fuel filler cap, there is a small chain that hangs down outside of the cap. The chain is just to connect the cap to the main wing when the fueller is working; but is it a problem if the chain is accidentally hanging outside the cap after he closes it? Should I tell the pilot about it when I talk to him on the headset?
I have told them in the past and it's a 50/50 split as to whether they're okay to fly with the chain hanging out or not. What are your thoughts?
I am a mechanic in Hong Kong who handling Cathey Dragon's A320/1 most of the time. That small chain need to be checked in every weekly check, most of the time that chain is just disconnect from a ring like keychain, the condition of the small chain is totally fine. I rarely see that chain hangs down when I perform W. A. C. for short transit flight
Not doing the second AMS tomorrow morning are you? See you then!
I never hear anyone called X43oPEGASUSo working in Luton airport
Great, now youtube is a source of technical data. Keep asking on youtube and forget about company and manufacture documentation and procedures.
@@pirexengaer Haha, chill out
6:05 I love how he just spins a friggin jet engine like it's a toy windmill
He actually does not spin the entire engine. The fan (part he touches) is connected only to a few similar, but smaller sets of blades (low pressure compressor and low pressure turbine). Because you need very high rotational speeds for significant compression to occur it is (as you can see) quite easy to turn slowly.
Check out this th-cam.com/video/KjYw0GdRpm0/w-d-xo.html or hursts.org.uk/airbus-technical/html/ar01s19.html
If you want to know more about Jet engines in general, check out AgentJayZ's channel here on youtube, he repairs jet engines for a living and is real good at explaining them!
Oh, and those engines will hay bearings that are way better than your typical toy ;)
This made me feel even more comfortable to fly knowing how thorough planes are checked and how fast problems are taken care of, thanks Joe!
You mean Thorough
Dirk van den Berg yeah, my younger self was very stupid
I would like to have further video about the antennas. Whosoever likes it vote me by saying "yes"!✌
No
Yes
YES!
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I remember watching this 3 years ago when it first came out and thought “how cool it must be to get to be up close and personal with these planes every day.” Now I work in maintenance and frequently do the pre-flight checks before we release the planes for flight. Every time I walk one of these I realize how cool it is to get to work with these amazing machines 🛩
On the MD-11, the most overlooked item in a walk-around is the #2 engine.
Hi Joe, you shared your morning routine before you left for work, it would be really cool if you could show us your routine from walking into the airport to filing your Flight Plan just before pushback.
I for one would like to know all about when you have to sign on, how you find your aircraft, your process of getting prepared etc and how long before your flight you arrive at the airport
There's really nothing special about that, you pass the security checks,you go to the crew room and ask the lovely lady the documentation for your flight and she gives you a bunch of paper. You sign some,check the weather,check the notams,check the flight plan and ask again the lady where your airplane is. If it's close you just walk there like any other passenger,otherwise you get a minivan.
This kind of preflight check is only to ensure that the pilot can properly program the route of the flight into the computers and hopefully avoid situations like KAL 007.
Very comprehensive video, I quite enjoyed it Joe! Great job!
Hey Joe, I'm a student pilot with 38 hours. I've been taught what the static source is for, but can you do a detailed video as to how exactly it works in conjunction with your altimeter and VSI?
Keep up the great work, and I love your motivational/daily regimen videos!
Excellent Video
Big fan sir
Hi flyjv
Big fan
Big fan sir
Thanks for the video Joe. I Think static ports and avionic equipment inlet valve are two parts that might worth additional explanations :)
Yes I agree!
Just wow, what a detailed video this already was. Usually in some airplane documentaries the pilot just says "yeeeah just looking around for leakages and worn off tires...". This for the first time gave me a real insight into what the outside check is. Thank you soo much!
Surprised that the engine cowling locks werent more specifically singled out! On the BA incident everyone missed them: Crew, ground crew, tug driver, film crew making a safety video!!!!!
Pilot: **Uses umbrella**
Me if I was a pilot: **Wear's hat**
Pilot: **He's smart. Very Smart**
No hats allowed near aircraft.
I would like to see more about brakes in general actually. If you have time for that
I agree! I'd like to know how a brake check after an aborted landing looks like
Yes! Parts, looks, specifications, aborted take-off procedures, etc.
marvin basically after incidents like "overweight landings" and reported situations the brakes are immediately and comprehensively checked to ensure safety. Things can be cured within minutes and hours most of the time but its better to do that than risk safety related crashes.
I'm an ex- Airforce guy who now flies RC airplanes for fun! ... before the first RC flight of the day.... grab and wiggle every control surface... look at the control linkages... push/pull on the engine/mount... push/pull on the wheels... have a close look at the prop... do a range check..., do a "...is it moving the correct way when I wiggle the sticks check,"
More than once there has been something that has grounded me for the day...
when ur watching this in 2019 and air berlin is no more :(
I never flew with air berlin, but from that what I heard It seemed to be a good airline.
@@resistair6356 it was until they went bankrupt and were disolved
I'm only a simpilot, but normally doing a outsidecheck as good as possible.
Vatsims "as real as it gets" rules 😊
Grea5 video Joe I didn’t realise how many small doors there are on an A320 could you please explain what all these hatches provide access to
Thanks Joe. One I'd like to add from my airline. When doing the walk-around we are required to bend a knee to the ground on each side of each engine (so four times) to verify the cowl latches are secured. We had an aircraft have a cowl-flap pop open shortly after take-off.
Captain Joe i love your presentations very much. I know i will never be a pilot... you are such a good teacher. Many greetings from Namibia Windhoek.
I’m not a pilot but always enjoy learning something new on this channel. We love you Captain Joe🥳
Could you elaborate on the brakes. I wasn’t really sure of what you were pointing at. By the way great video, loved it. I’m one of those rampers that does the walk around after the pilot and I never knew what I was looking for because my company never really showed me what to look for. I mainly looked for any damage. Thank you, very informative.
Christopher Schuster Yeah, my company don’t really teach us what to look for. During training they tell us if the plane aren’t missing anything or have any holes or have any dents or scratches it is good to fly. We don’t do as such a walk through a pilot goes through.
Hey joe!!!!!! I am starting civil on Tuesday and I'm so flippin' excited!!! You have inspired me so much to follow my dream, and for that I say thank you.
You are such an inspiration to most aspiring pilots please keep up the fantastic work. Last weeks video was also a great eye opener. Making a video on the outside check can you please make one on the cold and dark start up for a320 or b747 that would be amazing.
great idea!!!
Airbus pilots and Boeing pilots that are former Airbus pilots are more tough than Boeing pilots that weren't Airbus pilots before, because they know how to deal properly with emotional harassment on a daily basis
This is the best video you have ever shared so far althouhg others were great
As an RC pilot, and a FAA 107 certified UAS pilot, these walk around are essential (I have a checklist - make sure your sd Card is in). Thank you very much for your videos, And the tip of the hat to the RC community. Wish you much luck and success. A long time subscriber.
RIP airberlin :(
I still have one of the chocolate hearts. It survived for almost a year now, even though I've been running out of chocolate a couple of times since :-)
eurowings is better
Airberlin is more beautiful
R.I.P. AirHitler
😂😂😂😂😂😂
Hello! I really enjoy listening to you Captain Joe. Your are a natural teacher!! Thank you. Brian
Hi Joe excellent video I think you should make a video about your steps to becoming a pilot... Best of luck
yeah, agree, that topic would be interesting :)
I LOVE this sort of technical video, thank you! I agree with others that BREAKS could use more attention.
Fabulous video! Always a pleasure to watch your videos.
Srsly? RyanAir? Ok
Im TRM/HEADSET OPERATOR and i do walk-arounds about 8-10 times a day, but is a very good points you mentioned and a very good refreshment course, thanks man 😊
Hello Sir My Name Is Vineet i am from india your videos are so nice and very understandable can you plss make a video on All Cockpit Controls Explained....
That would be nice. Make a video Capt joe on how does the engine of a320 works and the basic parts of it.
2:56 that what happen on Aeroperu flight 603 where a duct tape was on the static port on a Boeing 757 23A, this caused instrument failing and the flight crashed in the ocean. If your wondering why it wasn't spotted by the pilot then do this: look up what a duct tape look like. It was silver and the static port was silver too so they missed it because it was camouflage.
Oh you can spin an engine blades with hands... Awesome!!!
I always thought they would have been too heavy.
The fan (part he touches) is connected only to a few similar, but smaller sets of blades (low pressure compressor and low pressure turbine). Because you need very high rotational speeds for significant compression to occur it is (as you can see) quite easy to turn slowly.
Check out this th-cam.com/video/KjYw0GdRpm0/w-d-xo.html or hursts.org.uk/airbus-technical/html/ar01s19.html
If you want to know more about Jet engines in general, check out AgentJayZ's channel here on youtube, he repairs jet engines for a living and is real good at explaining them!
@@sarahk236 It is quite heavy, approximatly one tonne (the part he is spinning), but most of it is very close to the axis of rotation, so the moment of inertia is small and the fan blades are a nice long lever. And obviously the bearings are very good. I really want to see how difficult one of those is to spin, now!
Due to the bearings, there is very little friction - so easy to turn. Very often you'll see an engine slowly rotating - and that's just a bit of breeze going through it doing that !
I would like to see you go into specifics on landing gear checks, especially the brakes.
I want to know who hadn't been round with a grease gun !
>If you forget this, the nose gear won't retract upon takeoff
what happens when this occurs? Do you have to do an emergency landing?
ECAM displays (A320) main landing gear RED which means the gear isn't retracted and you can go ahead and make an emergency landing but mostly it's the job of ground personnel to remove the pin before engaging pushback service
Not really an emergency landing. You can fly with the gear extended, although you have some speed restrictions and burn more fuel. You may have to burn some fuel anyway, as the aircraft might be too heavy to land immediately. If you cannot dump fuel (or it gets your passengers to their destination faster) you can also just continue (bur keep an eye on your fuel gauges and do not end up like these guys: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hapag-Lloyd_Flight_3378)
I'm a 9th grader and am aspiring to become a pilot.
U r my role model and inspiration.
U r the best!
love you captin joe your the best youtuber
Planes have been around for decades .. and they are still such an engineering marvel, my respect for pilots only grow the more I watch such videos
8:38 that MLG ground lock sleeve
Thank you so very much, Capt. Joe, for this up-close look at an A320! Easily one of my favourite videos on one of my favourite channels!
People like Mentour Pilot, Dutch PilotGirl and you are awesome for being so generous with your time and making all this effort; some of us aviation enthusiasts who will never ever get anywhere close to flying an aircraft live vicariously through you guys, thanks to your willingness to share.
Thanks again!
Cheers, and best wishes!
Forgetting to remove those bright red engine covers before flight is unlikely,I have to say.
I Like You're "Ending Words A Good Pilot Is Always Learning"
I Don't Mine Doing That Everday
hoping to be a B777 or A320 pilot on Philippine Airlines soon, if those planes even exist when im old enough
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1:49 MOM!!!! MOM!!!! IM INSIDE A PLANE ENGINE!!
1:57 i suddenly miss Air Berlin
Great video. I learnt a lot about my own job too. As I build the wings for the airbus a320 and was confused with some of the components in the gear bay. But after looking in there from you video. All the components made sense. Thank you joe
Hello respected Captain . Joe - do u think u can start a schoolarship program for those who want to be a pilot as like as you
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@@samjurkinson6108 ya
i dont know why we would ever need to know this but it was an amazing and informative video! Thanks joe!
Do one on the 747 pls :DD
Captain Joe, what a magnific video!!! A brazilian fan!
You are a Great Pilot 👍😊 i Love your Content✈️
Its a tradition like sailing. Ultimately the captain of record at the moment is responsible for anything that happens to a ship, crew, cargo, or otherwise. It is just part of being a good flight crew member to have an examination like this done as per standard before signing for a flight since they can ask for services before they are responsible for the plane.
And I thought it was a cursory walkaround and a quick kick of the tyres! There's a lot to check wow!
Such an inspiration ❤️❤️
Thanks, Captain Joe! As a ground crew chief, I like to double check aircraft that my crew and I work every flight. Especially since we're the last people to verify the exterior before pushing out the aircraft and sending you on your way. Clear skies, sir!
When you dont have enough money to have your buttlers do the routine safety check. Dude save up for some buttlers. They are the shit. Joe, great video, i learned a lot about the airplanes. A cool video would be about the life of airplane parts. Lets say... How long does it take for the tires to get old and need to be changed. The brake pads how often are they changed. How many flights happen before taking the airplane to the workshop for its general maintenance.
Major Tom the pilot is legally obliged to check the plane,as he/she is the one one flying it
Ok that i didnt know, im afraid ill have to fire my buttler
What a professional standard walk around procedure video for A320!!I’ve learn a lot !!thank you Joe!
But nowadays you fly for boeing 747 (Cargolux airline) Right.
Bhuban Bhandari Yes he is.
Captain Joe!!! You have provided tremendous help with your videos, appreciate it a lot!
Der Lichtstrahl im Thumbnail passt irgendwie nicht zum Winkel der Taschenampe 👍
Du Fuchs
Great Video, Joe! Thanks for taking us with you on your walk-around :)
This is different for every models right?
Yes , plz also come to my channel
I am an RC pilot, and I can tell you that the outside check is very simple. We just have to check if the control surface hinges are locked, does they respond correspondingly, and you are good to go
Back to your old girlfriend I see.
LOL
Where?
@@Andiperdiguero I guess he is talking about the plane...
Oh sorry its a girl
I meant she
Leila Saleh I can't 't get it
Could you make a video about the importance of flaps and slats configuration before take-off and landing?
I love your videos, but why do you call yourself ‘’captain’’ joe when you’re a senior first officer?
Pilots go back and forth between captain and first officer depending on where they are in their flying career. You start as an FO and then upgrade to captain. If you change aircraft or companies, you will again start as FO and then upgrade to Captain as your seniority increases. I have been first officer twice, captain twice, and will once again become FO once I move onto a new aircraft.
He the boss lol :D
Thanks for this video. Can you also explain more about the antennas on aircraft. Thank you in anticipation.
No wonder commercial flight has become so secure, lots of checks from many people and angles, great video!
Joe is just so happy when making these videos and it is great to see. I wish to be a pilot after I do join the military.
I would like to thank you Captain Joe because I went on my first plane!! Me = terrified of heights above 1.57cm and all the knowledge and things I learned from you bedazzled my friend (when I told her) who put me on the darn plane until she realised (at 30,000 feet) I was utterly and absolutely terrified to the point my Apple Watch warned us 4 times my heart beat was over 120 beats per minute for a 50 minute. I know I was terrified and scared but the only reason my Apple Watch was not telling everyone my heartbeat was over 120 beats per minute more like 100 times during the flight rather than 4 times was because I had developed some sense of confidence in you and your trust in flying from watching your videos. Everyone is very surprised in my little bits of knowledge on planes and flight. So Thank You + Hugs :)
Thanks captain for help me to describe better a walk around in my English test it was useful!
captain joe's voice relaxes me
Amazing . . . I am fascinated with aircraft and learning so much from your videos!
Great video Capt. Will share it with all my colleagues. Only one recommendation is to add checking the fan cowl doors. There have been a few incidents in the past when that wasn’t latched properly.
Remarkable list of details. Not scripted I presume. I know you've done this check multiple times, but your memory/recall is bottomless. Thank you.
The way you explain is very pleasant and it does not get tedious, I'm your fan! Go a head ➡
Hey capt joe, can you make more videos about a320. Im also a pilot of the 320 and your videos are very helpful. Tnx. big fan
Hey Joe, Please ask one of your Pushback drivers to take a video of the final check outside before pushback, plus how he connects the plane with the pushback tractor. Also, include the conversation with the captain.
Wonderful video. I haven’t understood what is the fuel’s water drain valve under the wings. Keep going Joe!!! Your videos are great!
Giorgio Bortolini if there is water in the fuel tanks, it settles down in the bottom as it is heavier. So to remove the water, you drain it from the bottom
we dont always do walk arounds with our RC planes but we should, but we need to be careful because we could trip and fall and squash our planes, something that you dont have to worry about, but seriously rc planes are not toys and should be checked thoroughly because they can cause damage or injury if they get out of control. very true Captain Joe, I salute you.
Great video! Is there any chance you could make a video on going about getting into flight school and becoming a pilot?
I don't know if you've already done one, but I would like to see a video on the details of tire design, operations, maintenance, safety along with the wheel breaking mechanism. (and maybe another one on blown tires)
Talk about Health issues when being a pilot please! (related to jet lag for example)
i’m actually learning about aerospace in stem and captain joe and you please do a video on why pilots tilt the plane up when landing
C.J. This is the best aviation video that I have ever encounter! I always thought that the walk around was a gimmick since the ground crew would have checked all of this. Now I am really impressed!
two questions: 1- how do you check the turbo blades on a three engine jet upper engine(DC-10,L1011,727) 2-winter conditions(-20F,40 mpg gusts) do some pilots skip some of these checks? Wouldn't the pilot have to have some kind of heavy parka to withstand extreme conditions?
I thought you weren't working for air berlin anymore. I work as a baggage handling operator in barcelona airport, and i find your videos really interesting, please keep making em, it rocks!. Thank you :)
Good stuff!! Three questions: 1. how long does an outside check on the A320 usually take? 2. On larger aircraft, say an A350, are outside inspections harder because of accesibility issues? 3. Do co-pilots take part in these outside inspections too?