Your channel is Awesome! I learnt a lot and your laugh is just too great! Btw, I went to Madeira, Portugal on holiday, and coincidentally you posted a video a while back, where you landed an Airbus at this airport; it was quite nice, and the approach with the turn to aligne (where you fly over the cliffs and houses)made me want to sit on the left side of the airplane, just to see that view of the mountains... I did, and luckily we had the same approach! Keep up the great work! I myself, and now my friends too, love your videos
Oh wow how cool is that. Well I´m happy to read that you sat on the right side of the plane and that the approach was the one you wished for :) Greetings Joe
Peter Hunt , He basically means Greetings from Captain Joe. Now he is a busy man, has a very active channel and a great audience too. He tries to reply to most of the comments. So just in short, instead of writing the full sentence, he shortens that up. That's all.
I think it is fantastic you make these videos! When we board an aircraft we are not conscious of how much training, education and dedication are required to be a pilot. We take it for granted. I know I do. Thanks again.
Transition altitude is the altitude where you change your altimeter to standard or in other 29.92 or in europe, i think its 1018. In USA the transition altitude is FL180 or 18000 feet. No clue in other places.
29.92 in hg = 1013 hPa (or as I prefer- millibars). Yes, in the U.S. you set your altimeter to standard pressure (there's usually a button to do that quickly) at FL180, which is also where Class A airspace starts.
Even worse, it can be every TMA with its own TL and TA. TA is usually fixed altitude you can find in airport charts and TL is usually dependent of local QNH to provide adequate buffer layer between QNH and QNE based flights. Btw, Joe made mistake explaining TA instead of TL in the videoclip but I'm sure he is aware of that.
Well, I haven't tried one out yet :) Not sure though, if they use it on RIX-LGW route. Some friends did mention flying from Amsterdam and Munich to Riga.
Oh WOW I didn't know Bombardier made aircraft of that size. I really have to look into them more. The CRJ-700 will always be my favorite from Bombardier. ;)
AirBaltic never operated Airbus planes. However, they became a launching customer for Bombardier CS300 (Swiss Air became CS100 launching customer). AirBaltic already received 2 out of 20 CS300 ordered. That's why I asked. And CaptainJoe confirmed my guess :)
Hi Joe! greetings from Miami, USA. Just wanted to thank you for taking the time to make these awesome and informational videos. As always great content & quality!
Captain, The way you describe things are quite impressive n crystal clear. Your informations are valuable n pretty easy to memorize. As a student pilot (Just PPL, for my recreation n family fun), I value your presentations. I appreciate your efforts. Thanx..
Great video, Love the detailed explanations to all things aircraft related. Avid plane spotter and flight simmer and already know most off the topics but its always good to watch and pick up new info / tips :) Keep up the good work
Okay, I´ll put them back :) But I saw in the analytics section that most of my viewers close the video once the outro is playing, so most of them miss the last 20 seconds :(
Captain Joe you obviously do what ever it takes to make a successful channel but I always thought they were pretty cool. I wonder if there's a way to let people know that there's always a little extra comment at the end? all the best, your non captain viewer!
I didn't knew there was a 20 seconds clip at the end! That's really cool, Maybe captain Joe should announce it after he say > Something like '' Stay tuned for the commentary ( or extra etc...) at the end!!! '' So people will notice it easier :P
Fantastic video again! Wow, I never actually realised how in-depth and complex the ATIS print-out is. It's one of those features you just don't get in the majority of flight sims so it's something very new to me. Very interesting, so I'm gonna watch this video over and over until I learn it :) Thanks again Joe!
Truly great channel! Nice to find out so much thanks to a broad scope of topics and some very logical + super interesting explanation! My brother, also a pilot, is, however, always on the go and "too busy" to stop by and answer some of my random (too superficial, I'd rather guess) questions about this and that. This channel, however, not only provides those answers, but also broadly expands my understansing of so much in the industry! Being a rather picky TH-cam subscriber, I much appreciate this channel. Succesa to you!! p.s. thanks for picking the airBaltic plane for the thumbnail :)
Good Lord! All that information to decipher from one small report and that's only a tiny part of the job of flying the whole thing! Hats off to pilots!
You're awesome. Even though flying is my passion since a lot of years now, every time I watch one of your video on every topic it is, your attention to your community, your joy and your desire to share your profession, and always your happy mood, makes me even more eager to work hard (or make a loan xD) in order to become an airline pilot. So just keep going, you're just amazing!
+The Stig's German Cousin For me (and maybe Cpt. Joe can use this if he wants), it has been a matter of experience and generally seeing many different types of aircraft on a recurring basis, especially being I use flight simulators often. I can easily identify all commercial aviation types, some smaller general aviation aircraft, and many airlines, primarily stemming from experience, but these are the main things I look for when identifying aircraft series and specific model types: A> Nose of the aircraft --> Airbuses all across the board share very similar noses and cockpit windows, with the exception of the A380, which is really just a bloated version, and the A350, which is a sleeker version. Boeings are a little more challenging in this area, since almost each series has a different fuselage shape altogether. Notable, for example, is how a plane like the B787 has a flat, flush most where the window meets the fuselage instead of a divot. B> Tail of the aircraft --> Again, Airbuses tend to share more similarities in the fuselage. For Boeings, it is helpful to know the shape of the tails. For me personally, I only use this method when telling apart 767s and 777s, which have fairly similar noses. When looking up, the 767 has a nice rounded tail (excluding the vertical stabilizer, or "tail fin"), with that "exhaust" opening in the back. However, the 777 tail is asymmetrical, because the "exhaust" ex-take looking thing is on the left side because the tail is "pinched" and more angular. C> Wings, wings, wings. --> Almost every series of aircraft (whether it be the 757s, 767, 777s, A320s, A330s, etc.) have different wings. For example, the modern 737NGs and 737-900s all have winglets, many of which now have winglets protruding from the wing upwards AND downwards, sot it looks like a sideways "V". 747-400s, for example, also used to have winglets, but the new 747-8 models have swept wing-tips, much like the 777-200LR wingtips. Now, Airbus A319, A320, and A321 wings/wingtips are similar, with the exception of some models utilizing the taller sharklets instead of the classic Airbus V. The Airbus A350 has these strange sort of rounded winglets, whereas the B787 simple has very flexed wings in-flight. D> Main gear (Wheels) on the aircraft (on the ground or landing) EXCLUDING the nose gear: *note, I define a "wheel" as "one" when there is a single tire on both sides, meaning there are two tires, two rims, and two sides to one "wheel:. --> In situations where you can see wheels, there are some patterns for what aircraft have what wheels. I can list it: 1.) Boeing: 737s have two main gear with one wheel on each; 747s have 4 sets of main gear (in the "center" under the wing) with two wheels on each, 757s have two gear containing two wheels each, same with the 767 and 787; 777s have two main gear, with three wheels on each. 2.) Airbus: A300s and A310s have two main gear with two wheels on each, Airbus A319s, A320s, and A321s of course also have two gear, but with one wheel on each; A330s and A340s have two gear, with two wheels on each, though there have been variations with a center gear in between the two with one wheel; A350s also have two gear with two wheels each, and the mighty A380 has a whopping 4 gear, with the inner two having three wheels and the outer two have two wheels. It is also useful to know engine numbers. All of the above-mentioned aircraft have two engines, besides the 747, A340, and A380, which all have four engines. BASICALLY: As you can see, it stems from having memorization down and really being familiar with what shapes and sizes (i.e.: the length of the aircraft relative to previous models/other aircraft) are on certain "breeds" and families of commercial aircraft. There would be a lot more to go into when talking about the McDonnell-Douglases or fighter aircraft or general aviation aircraft and all that jazz, but understanding key differences in the fields mentioned above are useful. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - FUN FACT: On airline websites or in common lingo or simple writings, you will often see abbreviations (often with Boeings) such as "B738" or "B744" or sometimes "A388". These refer to the specific model of the aircraft series. So a "B738" would be a Boeing 737-800, a "B744" would be a Boeing 747-400 (whereas a B742 would be a Boeing 747-200), and an "A388" would be an Airbus A380-800. They're just abbreviations. ANOTHER FUN FACT: There are often upgrades to models in a series, so you might see something like an "Airbus A321-231" or "Airbus A321-211" or "Airbus A321-232". These air all incredibly similar aircraft, but often denote changes to things like the engines. Think of it this way: the more to the left the number is that changes, the more different the planes are from each other. So an A321-232 is similar to an A321-231, whereas an A321-232 would be QUITE different than an A380-800. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - I wrote you a novel. I am not sure whether to apologize or feel proud. If you bothered to read the whole thing, you really, really deserve an award. Bye! ;-) ~ Joe N.
+The Stig's German Cousin Thanks! I'm glad. Remember, Google Images is your friend! Most people don't bother with it, but if you're really interesting, there are hundreds of thousands of pictures online for aircraft from every conceivable angle. :) My point is, when you start to get more seasoned in aircraft recognition, you start to realize just HOW many aircraft there are. Each model is unique. If you go to an international airport, just by glancing out the window you will probably see 10 to 15 different types of aircraft (unless you are at a budget airline's terminal, in which case all the planes will probably look exactly the same). Good luck!
2:30 Haven't you mistaken Transition Level for Transition Altitude? I know that at some airports ATIS is also available on the local VOR frequency, is it common?
Transition Altitude - going up Transition Level - coming down This was an enroute ATIS for the destination, hence TL was mentioned. Also, in Germany, and most EASA countries I know, TA is fixed and TL varies.
Excellent video as always! I miss the short comments after the ending music from previous videos... It's like watching a Marvel movie and making sure you watched the 'hidden' scenes at the end. Lol
Hey @Captain Joe - really like your videos, especially about misterious objects on the wings on the Airbus. I was always curious what are those :) (found them also on CS100 and E-jets). ATC EPWA here speaking ;) - at 2:08 little correction - There are some more braking action: Good(>0,40) -> Medium-to-good(0,39-036) -> Medium(0,35-0,30) -> Medium-to-poor(0,29-0,26) -> Poor(
A video of an aircraft walkaround might be interesting - assume there are defined areas to check, and the rest is general inspection (for bird strikes etc)?
Captain Joe, given how important Cockpit Resource Management (CRM) is, it would be nice if you made a video explaining all about it and how pilots apply it in the cockpit.
Hi Captian Joe! Have you had a chance to put up an updated video on your explanation of what the "transition level" means?? Ive watched your video's looking for it, but i must keep missing the video you say you are going to post explaining it!! Much thanks!!
4:20 (if anyone can answer this for me) Earlier in the video you mentioned that for that time, the Trans. Alt. was 7000, and thus you would set QNH to standard (assuming you're above transition altitude). Thus, does that explain why, towards the bottom, the METAR still reads a standard QNH of 1013, or is this just chance? I would not expect a light snow storm to have a QNH of 1013. :) Thanks.
No, QNH is always local QNH calculated for that airport (remember, QNH cannot be measured unless you are at sea level). That ATIS was printed 20. January 2017. Here it is full metar for that day: EDDM 111120Z 09005KT 4200 -SG BR FEW004 BKN010 M03/M05 Q1013 R88/290095 BECMG 24005KT 6000
Hey Joe. Another great explanation. I might be confused here though but isn't TL the one where you switch from standard QNH to local and TA the one where you switch from local QNH to standard?? (o_o) Also I know the TA is fixed and published but the TL depends on the local pressure somewhat. A more detailed explanation about how the latter works and how the levels correlate would be amazing if you find the time anytime. Keep up the great work!
+Captain Joe if you're gonna reference a video from "a few weeks back" you should link it in the video or the description so we don't have to try to find it.
Joe, thanks for your videos! They have a lot of information that is so interesting to know about. I was wondering if you could make a video explaining VOR navigation. Thank you!
hey Joe,can u please do a video on sharing your own views about the bose a20 aviation headsets which you received as a gift recently?!? it would be a great piece of advice for your followers..... thank you.
Thanks Joe :). Always a pleasure watching your videos and learning something new about aviation. This communication method was cool. And seeing you read it in your pilot language, which seems like a version of phonetics. Looking forward to your upcoming videos :)
It is block time, but in your log book you would additionally specify different times for day/night/ifr/pic/dual/instructor/single and multi engine and so on, so when you sum all columns you find out your sum time for each category.
Would you be able to make a video on entering the pilot industry and flight schools including the different type ratings and qualifications required? This is a very murky subject online and is very difficult to understand. Cheers!
Hi brilliant little films. Can you please explain what is a micro wave approach? I have heard it being used more and more of late while listening to Heathrow bound aircraft. Thanks Brian
Capt. Joe, thanks for the video. Could you do a video on the ranking of long-haul flight crews? For example, initially the left seat is the Captain; right seat is the First Officer. Then during the flight, relief pilots take over; what are their ranks (i.e. 2nd Officer and 3rd Officer...)?
Another awesome video, though a point of correction, transition level is the lowest available flight level meaning you change from QNE to local QNH , not the other way around like you mentioned in the video, otherwise good job Joe. :)
Have you done a Transponder video? (i.e.: standard VFR squawk is 1200 where as emergencies are the unspeakable 7500 (yikes), 7600, and 7700). In such a video you can also explains the differences between "STBY" and "TA/RA" modes. It would be helpful in understanding what all the modes are, because there are at least four that I know of. Thanks!
Hi Captain Joe, I am your new follower, this is a fantastic video, I just find ATIS is still a bit difficult for me to understand Lol I really love your videos. can't wait for next one :)
Awesome!! I have watched many videos about aviation knowledge. Among them, I think you make the description of the knowledge in the best way of all. By the way, can I ask you a favor? I've watched a video of a fire come out of an engine. It is called as "compressor stall." I searched for that and it came out to be really difficult to understand. I really wish you can explain it in your video someday. Thanks a lot!
Captain Joe, your channel is awesome, definitely one of my favorites about commercial aviation. Why is the visibility expressed in meters and all the rest of the indications in feet? Isn't that a bit confusing? Do they use the same at airports in countries where they use the imperial system?
Yo Captain Joe. I'm happy that you are talking about YQB 26L and 26R when I live in a city by the name of YUL where we have 24R and 24L . Been There Already ? if not you should visit us here. Best Place to live in north America. And only 15 minutes down south of YQB :-) Tks for your posts
Hi there, little question - I dont think the ATIS informations can begin from Alpha as said in the previous video in 3:15-3:21, until now I thought it goes up only from Kilo or something similarly close to that (?). None of the ATIS I found online has A-I, first goes with Hotel. Any ideas?
This ATIS transmission is good to transfer using low data capacity long wavelength and short frequency radio wave data carrying photons that can go through any material to reach the critical recipient. Since it is a small amount of text or spoken, but I prefer the text instead of the audio since it takes longer to think about the audio than to read the text and think about the info received to make important decisions.
Hi Joe, great video as always I look forward to any video you post. How long has ATIS been used? I.e. Back to the early 747, DC-10 and Tristan days? I remember seeing a printer in a DC-10 cockpit from old videos and thought how amazing it must of been to get printed messages in flight in the 70s!! But I'm guessing it will also have been used for ATIS too?? Keep up the good work and I'm spreading the word. Thanks Dan.
Hey cap. Just was wondering how many landings a single set of brakes can handle and if wearing speed of brakes on different set of landing gears differ. Thanks for the awesome videos by the way.
Hey Captain Joe. , this is your follower from India. I am an Aviation Enthusiast and would be starting flying lessons soon. Your videos are very informative for me and i request you to please make a video for Explaining all 'Runway Markings and lightings.'
Hi Joe, I have a request please: could you do a video on why you're not supposed to use phones on planes. I left a comment on your instagram account. Thanks :)
Very good explanation. Captain Joe, Please explain what is the small fan under the fuselage. I have seen specially at the time of landing. I never seen at the time of take off. Please explain what is it, as well as the purpose of that fan. Thanks.
Hi Joe I really love your video's your a very good teacher. I want to became a pilot too could you make a video about flight training what we can expect what thing would be hard and how the different stages look like?
Hey Joe! Please could you make a video explaining how the pilots choose who is going to fly? I have seen it happen on TH-cam videos and in real life! All the best, Sam
As an idea: would be nice if everything u explain like the abreviations, if u would type them on the videoand explain them so people who struggles whit english they could get it easly. Looking forward for much, keep going
Geht's beim TRL nicht von 1013 nach QNH? Im Video erklärst du es anders rum. Vielleicht bringe ich das aber auch wieder mit der Transition Altitude durcheinander.
Richtig, ich habe es etwas undeutlich erklärt, da wir ja im Anflug sind stellen wir von Standard auf QNH um. ich hoffe im zukünftigen Transition Level Video es besser zu erklären :) Grüsse Joe
Captain Joe! Another awesome video. I think you need a wireless microphone under your collar like most TH-camrs use. That way you won't have to speak that hard. Cheers!
Your channel is Awesome! I learnt a lot and your laugh is just too great!
Btw, I went to Madeira, Portugal on holiday, and coincidentally you posted a video a while back, where you landed an Airbus at this airport; it was quite nice, and the approach with the turn to aligne (where you fly over the cliffs and houses)made me want to sit on the left side of the airplane, just to see that view of the mountains... I did, and luckily we had the same approach!
Keep up the great work! I myself, and now my friends too, love your videos
Oh wow how cool is that. Well I´m happy to read that you sat on the right side of the plane and that the approach was the one you wished for :) Greetings Joe
Captain Joe what do you mean by 'greetings Joe' are u saying hi 2 yourself
Peter Hunt , He basically means Greetings from Captain Joe. Now he is a busy man, has a very active channel and a great audience too. He tries to reply to most of the comments. So just in short, instead of writing the full sentence, he shortens that up. That's all.
Peter Hunt perfectly fine.
Explanation and video is fantastic!
Andrew Nicoll Thank Andrew, appreciate your kind words! Greetings Joe
Hi Captain Joe, I would like to know about the value of the steering paths, and what they mean these letters, for earlier thanks
Captain Joe, I just want to say thank you for all the things you share with us.
btw I´m a student pilot and tomorrow is my first flight !
congrats! i hope it went well.
I think it is fantastic you make these videos! When we board an aircraft we are not conscious of how much training, education and dedication are required to be a pilot. We take it for granted. I know I do. Thanks again.
Hey Fazal, appreciate it very much, thanks :)
looking forward to video about transition level and transition alt! 😀
Transition altitude is the altitude where you change your altimeter to standard or in other 29.92 or in europe, i think its 1018. In USA the transition altitude is FL180 or 18000 feet. No clue in other places.
X-Plane Aviation the FL180 is also the transiton to 29.92 in Canada
29.92 in hg = 1013 hPa (or as I prefer- millibars). Yes, in the U.S. you set your altimeter to standard pressure (there's usually a button to do that quickly) at FL180, which is also where Class A airspace starts.
Meanwhile in Europe every FIR sets its own TL and TA, and they are much lower than in U.S.
Even worse, it can be every TMA with its own TL and TA. TA is usually fixed altitude you can find in airport charts and TL is usually dependent of local QNH to provide adequate buffer layer between QNH and QNE based flights. Btw, Joe made mistake explaining TA instead of TL in the videoclip but I'm sure he is aware of that.
very interesting!! I learned soo much on this chanel it's amazing
My pleasure!
Thank You for using AirBaltic as a thumbnail picture for this video. That's their latest purchase (CS300) isn't it?
jur4x That´s true, loving that jet by the look of it :)
Well, I haven't tried one out yet :)
Not sure though, if they use it on RIX-LGW route. Some friends did mention flying from Amsterdam and Munich to Riga.
Oh WOW I didn't know Bombardier made aircraft of that size. I really have to look into them more.
The CRJ-700 will always be my favorite from Bombardier. ;)
jur4x I thought it was the Airbus A350?!
AirBaltic never operated Airbus planes. However, they became a launching customer for Bombardier CS300 (Swiss Air became CS100 launching customer). AirBaltic already received 2 out of 20 CS300 ordered.
That's why I asked. And CaptainJoe confirmed my guess :)
Hi Joe! greetings from Miami, USA. Just wanted to thank you for taking the time to make these awesome and informational videos. As always great content & quality!
Thanks Juan, greetings to beautiful Miami, was there for three weeks, last year, great city !
2:30 Isn't it the other way around? TRL from standard to local QNH?
You're right. The transition altitude is from QNH to STD
Captain,
The way you describe things are quite impressive n crystal clear. Your informations are valuable n pretty easy to memorize. As a student pilot (Just PPL, for my recreation n family fun), I value your presentations. I appreciate your efforts. Thanx..
Hey thanks, means a lot to me :) Greetings Joe
When I thought I had seen enough in aviation related topics, I came across this Capt. Je, and I find his videos "klasse"!
YAY I feel like my voice is heard on this channel. Keep up the great work, [almost] Captain Joe!
Thanks my friend, we share an awesome name ;)
Yes!
Please upload more and more videos, I'm a really big fan of yours, thank you so much for taking out the time to educate us! cheers!
Great video, Love the detailed explanations to all things aircraft related. Avid plane spotter and flight simmer and already know most off the topics but its always good to watch and pick up new info / tips :) Keep up the good work
Hey Mike, thanks for your comment, appreciate it :)
You gotta keep doing the little ten or twenty second clips at the end! they're my favorite next to the whole video of course
Okay, I´ll put them back :) But I saw in the analytics section that most of my viewers close the video once the outro is playing, so most of them miss the last 20 seconds :(
Captain Joe you obviously do what ever it takes to make a successful channel but I always thought they were pretty cool. I wonder if there's a way to let people know that there's always a little extra comment at the end? all the best, your non captain viewer!
I didn't knew there was a 20 seconds clip at the end! That's really cool,
Maybe captain Joe should announce it after he say >
Something like '' Stay tuned for the commentary ( or extra etc...) at the end!!! '' So people will notice it easier :P
Fantastic video again! Wow, I never actually realised how in-depth and complex the ATIS print-out is. It's one of those features you just don't get in the majority of flight sims so it's something very new to me. Very interesting, so I'm gonna watch this video over and over until I learn it :) Thanks again Joe!
Thanks for aligning your display model jets! Great vids.
hey captain joe love your videos keep up the great work :)
Thanks Cameron ! Appreciate it :)
Captain Joe do you ever fly from Newcastle England?
Truly great channel! Nice to find out so much thanks to a broad scope of topics and some very logical + super interesting explanation! My brother, also a pilot, is, however, always on the go and "too busy" to stop by and answer some of my random (too superficial, I'd rather guess) questions about this and that. This channel, however, not only provides those answers, but also broadly expands my understansing of so much in the industry! Being a rather picky TH-cam subscriber, I much appreciate this channel. Succesa to you!!
p.s. thanks for picking the airBaltic plane for the thumbnail :)
Thank you for your videos, you explain it in a very understandable and entertaining way.
CS300 on video thumbnail! Beautiful machine!
A video breaking down the landing process would be cool.
Love the channel Joe, all the videos are amazing!
that's just crazy man, how one can read/understand all that while landing the plane. many thanks Joe.
Good Lord! All that information to decipher from one small report and that's only a tiny part of the job of flying the whole thing! Hats off to pilots!
fantastic video!! very clear explanation!
look forward to seeing more videos like this!!!
Thanks, I´ll do my best Ivan :) Greetings Joe
HI Captain Joe - love your videos. I've just done my commercial drone licence and amazingly I understood half of what you just said :)
You're awesome. Even though flying is my passion since a lot of years now, every time I watch one of your video on every topic it is, your attention to your community, your joy and your desire to share your profession, and always your happy mood, makes me even more eager to work hard (or make a loan xD) in order to become an airline pilot. So just keep going, you're just amazing!
Excellent video lesson, Captain! Congratulations.
Could you do a video on how to tell different planes apart? I sent you a message via TH-cam with all the details
That is a great question, I´ll see what I can do :)
Cool, danke! Hoffentlich flieg ich mal mit dir 😉
+The Stig's German Cousin
For me (and maybe Cpt. Joe can use this if he wants), it has been a matter of experience and generally seeing many different types of aircraft on a recurring basis, especially being I use flight simulators often. I can easily identify all commercial aviation types, some smaller general aviation aircraft, and many airlines, primarily stemming from experience, but these are the main things I look for when identifying aircraft series and specific model types:
A> Nose of the aircraft
--> Airbuses all across the board share very similar noses and cockpit windows, with the exception of the A380, which is really just a bloated version, and the A350, which is a sleeker version. Boeings are a little more challenging in this area, since almost each series has a different fuselage shape altogether. Notable, for example, is how a plane like the B787 has a flat, flush most where the window meets the fuselage instead of a divot.
B> Tail of the aircraft
--> Again, Airbuses tend to share more similarities in the fuselage. For Boeings, it is helpful to know the shape of the tails. For me personally, I only use this method when telling apart 767s and 777s, which have fairly similar noses. When looking up, the 767 has a nice rounded tail (excluding the vertical stabilizer, or "tail fin"), with that "exhaust" opening in the back. However, the 777 tail is asymmetrical, because the "exhaust" ex-take looking thing is on the left side because the tail is "pinched" and more angular.
C> Wings, wings, wings.
--> Almost every series of aircraft (whether it be the 757s, 767, 777s, A320s, A330s, etc.) have different wings. For example, the modern 737NGs and 737-900s all have winglets, many of which now have winglets protruding from the wing upwards AND downwards, sot it looks like a sideways "V". 747-400s, for example, also used to have winglets, but the new 747-8 models have swept wing-tips, much like the 777-200LR wingtips. Now, Airbus A319, A320, and A321 wings/wingtips are similar, with the exception of some models utilizing the taller sharklets instead of the classic Airbus V. The Airbus A350 has these strange sort of rounded winglets, whereas the B787 simple has very flexed wings in-flight.
D> Main gear (Wheels) on the aircraft (on the ground or landing) EXCLUDING the nose gear:
*note, I define a "wheel" as "one" when there is a single tire on both sides, meaning there are two tires, two rims, and two sides to one "wheel:.
--> In situations where you can see wheels, there are some patterns for what aircraft have what wheels. I can list it:
1.) Boeing: 737s have two main gear with one wheel on each; 747s have 4 sets of main gear (in the "center" under the wing) with two wheels on each, 757s have two gear containing two wheels each, same with the 767 and 787; 777s have two main gear, with three wheels on each.
2.) Airbus: A300s and A310s have two main gear with two wheels on each, Airbus A319s, A320s, and A321s of course also have two gear, but with one wheel on each; A330s and A340s have two gear, with two wheels on each, though there have been variations with a center gear in between the two with one wheel; A350s also have two gear with two wheels each, and the mighty A380 has a whopping 4 gear, with the inner two having three wheels and the outer two have two wheels.
It is also useful to know engine numbers. All of the above-mentioned aircraft have two engines, besides the 747, A340, and A380, which all have four engines.
BASICALLY: As you can see, it stems from having memorization down and really being familiar with what shapes and sizes (i.e.: the length of the aircraft relative to previous models/other aircraft) are on certain "breeds" and families of commercial aircraft. There would be a lot more to go into when talking about the McDonnell-Douglases or fighter aircraft or general aviation aircraft and all that jazz, but understanding key differences in the fields mentioned above are useful.
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FUN FACT: On airline websites or in common lingo or simple writings, you will often see abbreviations (often with Boeings) such as "B738" or "B744" or sometimes "A388". These refer to the specific model of the aircraft series. So a "B738" would be a Boeing 737-800, a "B744" would be a Boeing 747-400 (whereas a B742 would be a Boeing 747-200), and an "A388" would be an Airbus A380-800. They're just abbreviations.
ANOTHER FUN FACT: There are often upgrades to models in a series, so you might see something like an "Airbus A321-231" or "Airbus A321-211" or "Airbus A321-232". These air all incredibly similar aircraft, but often denote changes to things like the engines. Think of it this way: the more to the left the number is that changes, the more different the planes are from each other. So an A321-232 is similar to an A321-231, whereas an A321-232 would be QUITE different than an A380-800.
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I wrote you a novel. I am not sure whether to apologize or feel proud. If you bothered to read the whole thing, you really, really deserve an award. Bye! ;-)
~ Joe N.
Joe N. Wow, thanks! I actually read that whole thing. I already knew some parts of it, but all in all this was very helpful.
+The Stig's German Cousin
Thanks! I'm glad. Remember, Google Images is your friend! Most people don't bother with it, but if you're really interesting, there are hundreds of thousands of pictures online for aircraft from every conceivable angle. :)
My point is, when you start to get more seasoned in aircraft recognition, you start to realize just HOW many aircraft there are. Each model is unique. If you go to an international airport, just by glancing out the window you will probably see 10 to 15 different types of aircraft (unless you are at a budget airline's terminal, in which case all the planes will probably look exactly the same).
Good luck!
another awesome video captain Joe.. good going and looking for more of your videos 👍👍
I´m doing my best to keep the videos coming on a weekly basis :)
Awesome videos, would like so much, if you can explain the difference between HGD and CRS, and how to use them, kindly regards from Tijuana, México.
2:30 Haven't you mistaken Transition Level for Transition Altitude?
I know that at some airports ATIS is also available on the local VOR frequency, is it common?
Transition Altitude - going up
Transition Level - coming down
This was an enroute ATIS for the destination, hence TL was mentioned. Also, in Germany, and most EASA countries I know, TA is fixed and TL varies.
That's correct but he mentioned changing from local QNH to std. It happens when crossing TA, not TL.
Vielen Dank für ein weiteres informationsreiches Video. Ich finde den Kanal echt toll. Weiter so!
Danke Joschua, weiss ich zu schätzen!
Excellent video as always! I miss the short comments after the ending music from previous videos... It's like watching a Marvel movie and making sure you watched the 'hidden' scenes at the end. Lol
Hey @Captain Joe - really like your videos, especially about misterious objects on the wings on the Airbus. I was always curious what are those :) (found them also on CS100 and E-jets).
ATC EPWA here speaking ;) - at 2:08 little correction - There are some more braking action: Good(>0,40) -> Medium-to-good(0,39-036) -> Medium(0,35-0,30) -> Medium-to-poor(0,29-0,26) -> Poor(
Captain Joe can you please make a video on pilot school
Hello Joe,
can you explain us, how to set an ILS approch? What action from the pilots is needed?
I´m still working on the ILS video, coming soon though! Greetings Joe
I have my practical tomorrow..but this is so much better😁😁....love your videos joe
A video of an aircraft walkaround might be interesting - assume there are defined areas to check, and the rest is general inspection (for bird strikes etc)?
Wieder einmal sehr gut erklärt!Respekt..
Danke Jan!
Captain Joe, given how important Cockpit Resource Management (CRM) is, it would be nice if you made a video explaining all about it and how pilots apply it in the cockpit.
Hi Captian Joe!
Have you had a chance to put up an updated video on your explanation of what the "transition level" means?? Ive watched your video's looking for it, but i must keep missing the video you say you are going to post explaining it!! Much thanks!!
Thanks for the video...how much information i didnt knew.. its so interesting how much detailed info its in the ATIS
Joe happy landings and early congrats on 1 million subs!
You rule man! Greetings from Argentina 🇦🇷 ✌️
Thanks Tomas! Greetigns to Argentina!
4:20 (if anyone can answer this for me) Earlier in the video you mentioned that for that time, the Trans. Alt. was 7000, and thus you would set QNH to standard (assuming you're above transition altitude). Thus, does that explain why, towards the bottom, the METAR still reads a standard QNH of 1013, or is this just chance? I would not expect a light snow storm to have a QNH of 1013. :)
Thanks.
No, QNH is always local QNH calculated for that airport (remember, QNH cannot be measured unless you are at sea level). That ATIS was printed 20. January 2017. Here it is full metar for that day: EDDM 111120Z 09005KT 4200 -SG BR FEW004 BKN010 M03/M05 Q1013 R88/290095 BECMG 24005KT 6000
Thanks.
In simple terms, weather in Munich is awful! Thanks for your effort. I really enjoy all of your videos mate. Keep up the great job!
Hey Joe. Another great explanation. I might be confused here though but isn't TL the one where you switch from standard QNH to local and TA the one where you switch from local QNH to standard?? (o_o) Also I know the TA is fixed and published but the TL depends on the local pressure somewhat. A more detailed explanation about how the latter works and how the levels correlate would be amazing if you find the time anytime. Keep up the great work!
Karsten Zeller I will look into that :)
Very cool, thanks!
Viele Grüße aus Duisburg.
+Captain Joe if you're gonna reference a video from "a few weeks back" you should link it in the video or the description so we don't have to try to find it.
Thanks buddy, great advice I´ll do that immediately :)
Joe, thanks for your videos! They have a lot of information that is so interesting to know about. I was wondering if you could make a video explaining VOR navigation. Thank you!
hey Joe,can u please do a video on sharing your own views about the bose a20 aviation headsets which you received as a gift recently?!?
it would be a great piece of advice for your followers..... thank you.
As per usual CJ, good informative video. Locked on and following you here and on Instagram.
You are awesome Cap!
Love your videos:)
Thank you for the great video Captain Joe! I would love to know more about the ATC instructions for takeoff and landing.
thank you very much for the efforts to make these wonderful videos ..
wishing you always the best health and all the happiness and success :)
hi joe what is the airplane on front of this vid is it the airbaltis cs300
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robTV and LR&co nah it's an A340....just kidding, boss, of course that's the CS300
Thanks Joe :). Always a pleasure watching your videos and learning something new about aviation. This communication method was cool. And seeing you read it in your pilot language, which seems like a version of phonetics. Looking forward to your upcoming videos :)
Captain Joe, please make a video about how to count pilot's fly hours, from taxi? from take off? or maybe strictly begin from certain altitude?
It is block time, but in your log book you would additionally specify different times for day/night/ifr/pic/dual/instructor/single and multi engine and so on, so when you sum all columns you find out your sum time for each category.
Hey Buddy, I´ve already made a video about that, check my channel for, "What´s Blocktime" Greetigns joe
ah, i apologize for not checking first, thx Capt!
Would you be able to make a video on entering the pilot industry and flight schools including the different type ratings and qualifications required? This is a very murky subject online and is very difficult to understand. Cheers!
Hi brilliant little films.
Can you please explain what is a micro wave approach? I have heard it being used more and more of late while listening to Heathrow bound aircraft.
Thanks
Brian
Joe's videos are like reading a book and wondering what you just read.
Capt. Joe, thanks for the video. Could you do a video on the ranking of long-haul flight crews? For example, initially the left seat is the Captain; right seat is the First Officer. Then during the flight, relief pilots take over; what are their ranks (i.e. 2nd Officer and 3rd Officer...)?
Another awesome video, though a point of correction, transition level is the lowest available flight level meaning you change from QNE to local QNH , not the other way around like you mentioned in the video, otherwise good job Joe. :)
Have you done a Transponder video? (i.e.: standard VFR squawk is 1200 where as emergencies are the unspeakable 7500 (yikes), 7600, and 7700). In such a video you can also explains the differences between "STBY" and "TA/RA" modes. It would be helpful in understanding what all the modes are, because there are at least four that I know of. Thanks!
i just wanted to say, that you're doing an amazing job.
thank you :)
Hi Captain Joe, I am your new follower, this is a fantastic video, I just find ATIS is still a bit difficult for me to understand Lol
I really love your videos. can't wait for next one :)
Very informative video but I was wondering why the pressure is represented by QN?
Thanks Captain, another fantastic video!
Awesome!! I have watched many videos about aviation knowledge. Among them, I think you make the description of the knowledge in the best way of all.
By the way, can I ask you a favor? I've watched a video of a fire come out of an engine. It is called as "compressor stall." I searched for that and it came out to be really difficult to understand. I really wish you can explain it in your video someday. Thanks a lot!
New subscriber! Always enjoy your terrific videos!
I'm in air traffic services... radar center. to learn the other side of aviation field from the pilot's end is good :) keep it up
I would love to see a Video about deicing procedures! However great video as always ;)
Flippah I´m planning on doing that before the winter ends :) Greetings Joe
Thanks for the video its very different from FSX! Also its very similar to reading metars, tafs, and notams/pireps
Thanks :)
Captain Joe, your channel is awesome, definitely one of my favorites about commercial aviation.
Why is the visibility expressed in meters and all the rest of the indications in feet? Isn't that a bit confusing? Do they use the same at airports in countries where they use the imperial system?
Yo Captain Joe. I'm happy that you are talking about YQB 26L and 26R when I live in a city by the name of YUL where we have 24R and 24L . Been There Already ? if not you should visit us here. Best Place to live in north America. And only 15 minutes down south of YQB :-) Tks for your posts
Hi there, little question - I dont think the ATIS informations can begin from Alpha as said in the previous video in 3:15-3:21, until now I thought it goes up only from Kilo or something similarly close to that (?). None of the ATIS I found online has A-I, first goes with Hotel. Any ideas?
04:51 Pls upload the next video on important weather abbreviations...
Captain Joe, you're are absolutely amazing!
This ATIS transmission is good to transfer using low data capacity long wavelength and short frequency radio wave data carrying photons that can go through any material to reach the critical recipient. Since it is a small amount of text or spoken, but I prefer the text instead of the audio since it takes longer to think about the audio than to read the text and think about the info received to make important decisions.
Another great video, Joe!
You are my favorite Pilot
Really awesome ! We learned a lot ! Big Thanks !
Very cool music track at background when you describing
what is the name of that track
really liked it! Thanks for the tutorials i'll show them to a friend he'll probably like it! :p
Hi Joe, great video as always I look forward to any video you post. How long has ATIS been used? I.e. Back to the early 747, DC-10 and Tristan days? I remember seeing a printer in a DC-10 cockpit from old videos and thought how amazing it must of been to get printed messages in flight in the 70s!! But I'm guessing it will also have been used for ATIS too?? Keep up the good work and I'm spreading the word. Thanks Dan.
Hey cap. Just was wondering how many landings a single set of brakes can handle and if wearing speed of brakes on different set of landing gears differ. Thanks for the awesome videos by the way.
Hey Captain Joe. , this is your follower from India. I am an Aviation Enthusiast and would be starting flying lessons soon. Your videos are very informative for me and i request you to please make a video for Explaining all 'Runway Markings and lightings.'
Hi Joe, I have a request please: could you do a video on why you're not supposed to use phones on planes. I left a comment on your instagram account. Thanks :)
Very good explanation.
Captain Joe, Please explain what is the small fan under the fuselage. I have seen specially at the time of landing. I never seen at the time of take off.
Please explain what is it, as well as the purpose of that fan. Thanks.
Hi Joe I really love your video's your a very good teacher. I want to became a pilot too could you make a video about flight training what we can expect what thing would be hard and how the different stages look like?
Hello Joe. Thanks for the nice videos. Can you do one on how the FMC works? If possible how to set up too :)
Hey Joe! Please could you make a video explaining how the pilots choose who is going to fly? I have seen it happen on TH-cam videos and in real life! All the best, Sam
As an idea: would be nice if everything u explain like the abreviations, if u would type them on the videoand explain them so people who struggles whit english they could get it easly. Looking forward for much, keep going
your videos are interesting and informative . thank you 😊
Geht's beim TRL nicht von 1013 nach QNH? Im Video erklärst du es anders rum. Vielleicht bringe ich das aber auch wieder mit der Transition Altitude durcheinander.
Richtig, ich habe es etwas undeutlich erklärt, da wir ja im Anflug sind stellen wir von Standard auf QNH um. ich hoffe im zukünftigen Transition Level Video es besser zu erklären :) Grüsse Joe
Joe, why do the end of the wings point up on a 737? by the way your channel is awesome! keep up the good work!
Captain Joe! Another awesome video. I think you need a wireless microphone under your collar like most TH-camrs use. That way you won't have to speak that hard. Cheers!
At 3m55s, about the cloud cover, where are the "two eighths" and "six eighths" indicated? Is that what "few" and "broken" means?
You do great work. Did the airlines change the policy's on letting children 'see the cockpit'?
Another great video! I'm curious to know how much time commercial pilots spend hand flying vs. using autopilot.