21 Hour Day as a 747 Pilot
2022 ж. 15 Қаз.
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Long haul flying can be tougher than regular short flights this is what a 21 hour day looks like going from Miami to Incheon, South Korea
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I imagine it's a lot of extra work filming stuff and taking the time out of your day to talk to us and show us these behind the scenes glimpses. I wanted to take a second to thank you for all the hard work you do to make these videos happen. We really appreciate and enjoy it.
Glad you enjoyed it Warren!
This. This is what I came here to say but you did it for me.
Amen. One of my (7) boys is an FO with a major. Really enjoy learning from Kelsey what it’s all about 😊
I saw you together on video once. I appreciate ya'll a lot. Im half pilot. Flew Cessnas but never went pro
Youre a nut you remind me of petter mentour pilot.
That was a cool change from your usual content. Thanks for taking us through a tiny portion of what y’all do. That’s a pretty brutal schedule
Agreed, love the changes.
I hope to see a lot more of this type of content.
I totally agree 💯👍. That's kind of insane
I agree entirely. Great change up. It's more personal where you can see how tired he is in the shadow of flying such an aircraft.
Yep agree getting away from the norm, really interesting. Thanks!!
How you managed to squeeze a 21 hour day into an 8 minute EXTREMELY entertaining/informative video is insane. Meanwhile these influencers turn their 2 hour shopping trips into 30+ minute vlogs lol
Brilliant and accurate assessment! Clearly legendary time management skills by Kelsey. I couldn't watch those types of "influencer" videos.
@@Padlock_Steve Must be some of that Blue Sky
@Repent and believe in Jesus Christ No thanks, you can keep your god
Yes. Even many of the KZheadrs I like to watch are making longer and longer videos, and some of them aren't keeping up the informational density. This, so much.
@@Vinemaple Who needs information when you can replace it with LOUD ANNOYING MONTAGES lolol
kudos to your employer for letting you (finally) take pictures of the real work you do. And thank you so much for sharing so many hours of informational, fun and always quality content.
No reply, lemme fix that
Yeah come on guys give this some more attention
Bumped
Truck driver here, it was really cool to see how your long days are similar in certain ways to mine :) Thanks for doing this! Fly safe, friend!
I know. I drove coaches, and we had long days, 4am to11pm. Later I went on to work as a crew chief in the USAF, and its still a love hate thing lol...Back then I would marshall in Atlas and Kalitta when they had the most clapped out 74s. Its nice to see them moving up to the -8. Reminds back to driving, when we got brand new coaches.
What’s your longest day there? I’m in the UK we can do 15 hours though only 10 driving.
@@Madmark50484 11 hours of driving in 14 hour shifts.
@@Madmark50484 unless your double manned then it’s 21 hours with 20 hours of shared driving I’m a coach driver based in Manchester and I regularly do 21’s absolutley knackerd and there is no bunk on our vehicles so it’s a case of take a seat with a passenger and try and fall asleep or sit in the crew seat which is just a fold down chair like a cabin crew seat on a plane, they naturally tilt forward and most of the time have no footrest 🤣 so feet are dangling mid air
Depends on the industry, in mass transit you must have a seven hour rest between days, no limit on hours. Believe me, scheduling plays with the clock. You pull in at 7:30pm (19:30) and they have you scheduled for the first pull out at 2:40am.
I started watching about three years ago, never thought it would push me to start my journey and now I’m a CFII with 1600hrs flying different types of planes. It’s motivating keep showing people what it’s all about.
awesome Jorge congrats thats awesome.
Do you mind me asking how you went about starting your journey? Did you have a PPL already? How did you finance it? The financing part is what is difficult for me, or will be, I think.
I started from nothing with nothing. I have been married since 2016 and began my journey in 2019 at the age of about 30. I was a professional musician, dedicated to music and playing every day since I was 19. I was accustomed to not taking days off or weekends. The word "weekend" really didn't exist for me, as I played concerts almost every week. An average day consisted of playing music from 8 am to 12 pm for practice. From 12:45 pm, I would start driving to the people I taught, not stopping until about 7-8 pm, depending on the day. After that, I usually practiced with bands or attended music workshops. I didn't take holidays off because I had a mix of students from Indian or other Asian countries who didn't celebrate holidays the same way. Concerts were usually on weekends, some nearby so I could teach before the concerts, while some were far away, allowing me to teach only a few in the morning before the drive. I mention all this to give you a picture of what I was used to doing. So in 2019, I decided to switch. My wife and I were accustomed to living as cheaply as possible; we don't drink, party, or go out. Our first vacation ever was in October, and we never had a honeymoon. So we were already living in a way that would make this possible. I redirected all my efforts into aviation. Instead of practicing music for many hours, I studied. I cut back about half of my music activities. Around the same time, we were hit with Covid and the lockdowns. For about two weeks, I sat down and really thought about things. Music was dead because of distancing, so I couldn't teach. I decided this was the time. I gave up music completely, sold almost everything I had, including my motorcycle that I had worked years for. Every single sacrifice had to be made, so I voluntarily repossessed it. It cost me my credit and my pride. About a year into the training, I got my PPL and started working on my Instrument rating. My checkride kept getting moved due to fires in California and Covid, so I had no choice but to keep flying. I reached 250 hours in a year and 7 months. During that time, I did many things from selling items people didn't want to sell themselves to managing websites and building websites for people I met at the airport. Many people helped me. I could write a book on everything I had to do for this and how I came to all this, but my checkride was being postponed for almost a year. So I decided to go and do a full course in Ohio. I had been studying for months, so I knew it was now or never. At this point, I didn't have an instrument plane, so I took the commercial checkride and passed. But with no job in sight, I risked it all after this and maxed out all my credit cards. I took 5 written tests on a Thursday and Friday, passing them all with over 90%. I flew over that Saturday, took my IFR test two days later, and the next day, completed a 10-day CFI course in 7 days. Then, I did a 5-day CFII course, passing in 3 days. After that, I obtained my AGI (Advanced Ground Instructor) certification the next day. I saved days by not needing to pay for a hotel or food for the extra days. I immediately flew back home and started my own business called Kern Aviation, for which I have just started a channel. After all this, I had plenty of debt, but again, my wife and I live very frugally. After about a year of working every day the same way I was used to, I paid off everything. I also had 1000 hours at this point, two to three years later after teaching . I was flying a TBM930, running a small flight rental business, still managing multiple websites, and now occasionally playing concerts when available. As of right now, I have about 2400 hours. Thinking about all this, I am missing a lot of people who helped me and other factors that made it even harder, such as my wife not working because she was attending university, which she is still not done with so all the bills were basically on me. But if I went into full detail, again, it would be a book. Funny thing is, my dream is to fly helicopters and planes. I just got my private helicopter license about 5 months ago, so I'm still working towards the helicopter instructor rating. After all this, I can tell you, if you aren't willing to sacrifice basically everything, don't do it, or if you do, it will take you forever. But it can be done.
forgot to mention, most important thing is to not buy anything during that time, no clothes or just random crap, no going out, no vacations, no weekends,. going out one weekend is basically an hour or two of flying cost.
Don’t become the star of one of his videos.
I am so happy you are choosing to do more of what makes you happy! I am also at a point of transition. I can't wait to see more about the places you travel and your insights as to life transitions. Stay safe!
I flew for DHL for 25 years and 40 years total. I also ran the flight and duty committee for a long part of it. When I was 57, I decided that I had enough to retire. Its been almost 10 years now. I still miss the airplanes, but the long 24 hrs days, time changes and etc, were taking its toll on me. I always exercised, ate good and tried to stay in good health. In short, all I can say is enjoy it while you can but leave to enjoy your retirement before this lifestyle takes that away too. The extra money isn't worth it. Thanks for sharing.
My former boss was previously an airline pilot for Eastern Airlines (back in the day). We talked at length about what it was like and the one thing that kind of stands out: "I was a bus driver, on a very nice bus, and it was a great job but some long days"
I had the same conversation with Air Force pilots back in the day. Mind you I served most of my time between the Berlin wall coming down and 9/11 - I imagine things got a bit livelier after that!
Yeah, that's why the Europeans chose the logical name for a plane manufacturing company.
Damn Kelsey this video is very well edited! The storytelling, the music, the shots... You're doing great!
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His editor is doing a great job too. Kelsey already said he has someone else that does the editing because he's not the best at it. But indeed the whole channel is progressing very well. My only complain is there isn't more!
I wonder how many people work with him behind the scenes.
@@Angelum_Band probably not many, I think he edits the content of the video and someone else does the cuts and graphics. There was one time they showed the wrong plane and he was like hey...it wasn't me! Lol
I'm trying to edit on a c***** laptop with no skill Kelsey's got it figured out
I love this channel so much, and it’s because of all the awesome content, like this wonderfully done “day in the life” look. I’m an aviation geek - I wanted to be a pilot in my younger years but mental health issues (understandably) kept me out of a cockpit. So I especially love videos like this that show how the pilot at work (and rest) might spend their day. Kelsey, keep up the good work, in the air and on the KZheads. You ROCK!!
This was amazing. I got to say that your content has really helped me. Although I have flown on planes before, I have become a little of a nervous traveler and content like yours gives me the courage to fly again. Thank you for everything you do.
Seeing how much you go through flying half way around the world makes me respect you even more.
Oh get a room.
The glazing is mental
I’m a railroad engineer, and it’s cool to see the similarities in our long days on duty. Your job is WAY more technical. But getting “comfortable” with fatigue is something we all have to deal with. Thanks for taking us along with you!
Getting "comfortable" with fatigue...that's a bit unsettling, LOL
@@wfemp_4730 I think it is KNOWING what is your breaking point and being comfortable working past “I am starting to feel tired” yet stopping significantly before my “personal breaking point,” all the time using CRM. At least that was my experience in flight training. Perhaps Kelsey’s experience differs since he is talking about flying WAY more massive aircraft for WAY longer durations/distances than i ever flew.
A freind of mine is a subway train operator and he tells me that the sight and sound of the train running along over the rails has an almost hypnotic effect . That's why he always tries to be wide awake for his shift.
As an LE and aviation enthusiast I love watching pilots channels, particularly Kelsey's and taking on board a lot of useful and transferable job skills in day to day work. Here in New Zealand we drive alone for the most part so getting comfortable with fatigue i.e, knowing your limits in regards to sleep, diet and activity is key for a safe shift. It's certainly not a job for everyone but one of the best in the world 👌
I'm a trucker and see several similarities in our industry as well. While we try to avoid it like the plague, we do even have an option to split up our breaks. First time I've heard the phrase "getting comfortable with fatigue," but it is spot on. Most new drivers are done after 4-6 hours because they aren't use to it. During on the job training, they learn to get comfortable with the driving aspect, relax and improve their times. It also helps with learning your limits, and sometimes you just have to shut down early.
I'm so happy to see this channel reach over 1 million. Kelsey is a complete badass and deserves all the success in the world. This has been one of the best channels on KZhead for a long time.
Funny that you mentioned avoiding landing in North Korea. My great Aunt is a former UA stewardess who flew the Pacific routes the majority of her career. Recently she told me that a UA flight long ago that she was on DID land in North Korea. It was an emergency landing and a part needed to be flown in to repair the aircraft. She said it was an extremely tense situation. This happened a long time ago as I believe she’s 90+ now.
Wow, that's incredible!
Probably because 99.9% of the US aircraft that had flown over NK had bombed every single city to rubble and killed a sixth of the population. They are still quite offended about it. If you are having trouble imagining that situation, the modern US equivalent would be *every* city bombed to rubble and 50 MILLION DEAD.
That doesn't sound like a very fun landing
That’s one of the worst places to have an emergency landing.
@@ralphm4132 Oh, wow - a Marxist apologist for the NoKo commies. Wahhh, wahhh, wahhhh....
Kelsey...I discovered your channel a couple of years ago. Since then I have watched you learn, try new things, stay consistent, and always release quality videos. Now vlogs! I LOVE this, I'm truly excited for this path you're on and I have to say, I'm so FRIGGIN proud and impressed with the way you've grown your channel. You deserve every success. Also, as someone who is a bit of a nervous flyer I can say, your videos have really helped me by demystifying so much of what goes on behind the scenes. Bravo. Stellar. 👏
Geo
If you want to know what goes on while the plane is on the ground, I’m happy to answer questions. There’s a great deal that happens before the pilots and flight attendants even get to the plane. But the most pertinent to you as a nervous flyer is that an engineer checks the plane before the pilots arrive and one of them does their walk around. Every single time. During overnight stops the engineers do a much more detailed inspection and conduct minor repairs or maintenance. They also check the computers and recalibrate things if necessary. In addition, anyone who works airside and that includes ground handlers such as aircraft cleaners or baggage handlers are encouraged to watch the aircraft and everything happening on the airfield and if we spot something wrong we’re expected to report it and it’ll get checked. Stray water bottle on the taxiway? That got the entire airport effectively shut down for half an hour, flight grounded and incoming ones put in hold while every inch of the aircraft areas were inspected and declared safe. Spot a huge amount of dark smears coating the underside of a 737 max 8 engine from one of the seams in the cowling? Double check that the engineers are going to look at it because it’s not right. The level of safety is sort of crazy.
@@mikoto7693 Thanks so much for this! Super informative and words like this never get old for me. I do find stories like this very comforting. Regardless of my nervousness I have flown quite a bit in my time and I do trust that on the ground things are happening to ensure safety (although I didn't realize it was to the extent you describe!). Most of my apprehension is around when I look skywards. For example, I understand pilots get weather reports and live updates, etc., but sometimes I can't help wondering "hey...why is this pilot who likely also sees the dark cloud ahead comfortable flying me into that?" 😅 Or...while we are dead center over the Atlantic..."why is this pilot flying us what looks like two feet above terrible weather (or even directly through it) while this plane is shaking terribly?...why not just ascend a thousand feet or so to clear it?" I guess its mostly a control issue in my case, I just don't know or 100% trust the folks up front flying. That's why it's helpful to see pilots like Kelsey share.
glad to hear it George, thank you!
@@georgestanchev7444 The weather radar on aircraft does a very decent job of letting the pilots know exactly what they're flying into, and they will usually try to redirect either above or around weather if it looks too rough. But the aircraft in general are fully okay with flying through some very rough conditions (even if it's a bit uncomfortable for the passengers), and can navigate and land fully autonomously in zero visibility conditions. So tl;dr, you're always very safe flying and you'll have more chance of getting into an accident while walking or driving.
As a physician I routinely did shifts that were legally LIMITED to 30 hours. Sometimes we got some sleep. Sometimes not. Clearly the longer you’re awake the more mistakes you make. Thanks for always taking passenger safety as a high priority. My family appreciates it when we fly.
He is a pilot with a company called Atlas Air hence the GTI on the piece of paper and primarily is a cargo pilot however does do some pax flights for the military and other vip transport services
I'm a physician too and an Anesthesiologist, your comment is spot on
I always wonder why doctors are given such long shifts, it sounds reckless. Why not limit to 8 hours? Why is that not the norm? It's not like a pilot that needs to stay on the plane because the trip just takes that long.
@@AlessioSangalli I’m in airline industry (flying) and my sister is a doctor. I’ve been horrified by the things she has had to do at 15-18hrs into her shift. And visa visa!
@@AlessioSangalli Nurses, too. 12 hours shifts in California hospitals. I think it's because there's a shortage, so to get an adequate nurse to patient ratio, you wear the nurses out.
Love this, there's something about seeing you knackered and really ready to sleep. There is a sense of realism in these new videos and I'm so glad you are doing them :)
Thanks for this style of video. It is a cool perspective to see what yall do vs. what I see personally, and what you see from a FA POV. Im a aircraft mechanic (military) and aviation is one of my passions. Love your content!
Really love the behind the scenes vlog. Always impressed by the efficiency of professional pilots 🤯
For those who don't know, there are cookie sheets and containers. Cookie sheets are large, flat pieces of aluminum that kind of look like a baking sheet used for cookies. (Hence the name.) They have a channel that runs along all four sides where clips on the edges of a cargo net and straps locks into place. If a cargo net is used and there's slack in the net, a rope is used to tie up that slack. Containers are basically cookie sheets with walls. The standard sized container will have two sections of Aluminum running in an arch that (somewhat) mirrors the shape of smaller planes (like the cargo variants of the 737 and the A320). Plastic or a sheets of Aluminum will form the walls of the back and the arch, leaving the front opening covered by tarps and a net made of cargo straps. The net locks into place with the same clip system as used on the cookie sheets, but there is no need to tie down any extra slack. (There's a buckle that can be used to take up extra slack at the bottom.) My guess as to why cookie sheets were used over the containers is probably weight. They didn't have that much cargo, and the netting is probably lighter than the cans. It's also possible that whatever they were loading may have been too heavy or awkward to use a forklift to load into a container, but it doesn't seem likely.
Sheets are lighter but are more work for ground and don't work well for many small items or in rain prone airports, but they are more versatile if changing the type of plane. Containers come in many shapes(designated by a letter code) and are usually specific to a model and deck, they are used more for very regular routes served by a known fleet. Cans are also more forgiving of a poorly managed low cost ground crew because they prevent overhanging cargo that can damage the aircraft liner. For examplethey have cans specifically for a full width 767 lower deck, or half width 777 main deck, they even have special double tapered container for the rear most position on the main deck where the fuselage is tapering. ( I think most of the Boeing widebodies use the same lowerdeck container shapes, half or full.)
My thanks to both of you for an in-depth explanation of what was a 5-second comment in Kelsey's video. Cheers!
@@HelenWheelsUtah All things aviation.
So what he calls cookie sheets at my work we just call it a pallet purely because when you look at the gse (ground service equipment) code on it it will start with the letter p such examples would be stuff like pla plb basically the same as rash other then you have a. pag then the biggest pallet a pmc which is most likely what they loaded a pallet stack of pmc’s which can weigh a shit tonne and can be a pain in the ass to move if the rollers inside the aircraft are unserviceable
@@liamharding9338 Ah, but the wooden (and now plastic. damn I'm getting old) that freight came into the warehouse on were called pallets or skids. The metal trolly we used to move them around were called pallet jacks.
Your channel just keeps growing and I love that for you! Thank you so much for making these videos! I appreciate it very much. I’m in aviation, but not a pilot, and I love learning about that side of it!
This was a cool video, and I can see why your airline trusts you with this kind of responsibility. Super knowledgeable and driven individual
As to long duty days, you don't think about when you are going to sleep. You think about when you are likely to be required to get up; THAT determines when you go to bed. Great video!
What an awesome tag along experience. Awesome quality, just in general raising the bar for content creators everywhere. And all on top of an already long and exhausting day? This is why you are one of my favorite channels. Thank you Kelsey for everything you do and sacrifice for us.
Matt man
Thanks Kelsey! Great seeing you do your stuff!
Thankyou for your amazing work, keeping the world functioning with any kind of delivery.
Man your videos are really improving all the time. Great job Kelsey.
Plumber 👨🔧??
Yep it’s great
@@LauRoot892 Yep! I have a plumbing/electrical business and I fly to remote clients.
@@paulronge Okay, That’s Nice 😊.. You From The USA 🇺🇸 ?? 🙂😎
@@LauRoot892 🇨🇦
Love it Kelsey, now make it 20 minutes longer!
Thank you for taking us along! Wonderful. Your channel is A+. Stay safe and high up in the light.
Really enjoyed the personal touch to your day as a pilot. Would like to see more. Stay safe out there!
I totally thought you were going to do one on the Dreamlifter dropping a wheel.
I thought that as well
You were ‘totally’ wrong. Are you a valley girl?
…and/or the Dreamlifter landing at the wrong field.
@@mikek5298 Gag. Coastal, not valley.
@@mikek5298 Current term is "909er"
After watching your videos a couple of years ago I quit my career, chose a flight school to join and began studying for my CPL/fATPL at the beginning of this year. Almost finished 10 months in ground school and soon moving to the USA for the physical flying phase... thanks for the inspiration every day!
Congrats!!
Starting next month robots are flying the airplanes in the US
@@CookieMonster_how can you be so sure CookieMonster_
@@CookieMonster_ you better change your pusher lol!
I want to be a pilot too, flight introductory session this Thursday. Any tips?
Man them long Flights +Jet Lag is got to be real hard. That kind of flying was once my dream that I had to give up on. But just seeing guys like you enjoying the job makes me feel better. I’ll keep enjoying your videos and thank you for that. Stay Safe and Merry Christmas!!!
Fantastic video as always Kelsey. As an MCC controller, and former maintenance on the LCF- It's always nice to see how the day is for the other side of our profession. And I know exactly what you mean, when you made the comment about the planes being so big, but being your normal.
I miss the flying, but I don't miss the spending half my life living out of a suitcase in a hotel room. The amount of times I woke up in the middle of the night and couldn't remember where I was (city or country) are more than I can count. I kinda enjoyed it when I was younger, but I am happy now being a Simulator instructor and sleeping in my own bed every night. Thanks for the memories man.
do you guys have an actual house or is it just more convenient to not and keep getting hotels??
Dude apply to FedEx or UPS….
@@ItsSonder I had an actual huose. for my 10 days aff a month (20 on 10 off). I'm retired now.
@@Ppilot71 thats cool man thanks for replying
Dude. BIG Shoutout to the EDITOR. I saw Kelsey was looking for a blog editor but I didn’t had that high expectations as a former young editor. But this, was just AMAZING. Congrats whoever you are. PD: Also shoutout to Kelsey for those hardworking flights 😅
I love these following you at work videos. Don't get me wrong, I also really really enjoy your prior educational type videos & they have REALLY taken the edge off of my fear of flying. Thank you & stay safe.
Just did the ICN to ATL last night (as a passenger though...lol). Just coming home from C check on N780BA at EGAT. Cool to see what you guys go through. Better understanding of crew rest delays. Must be a constant struggle juggling crews for Atlas and our Dreamlifters. Thanks for all you do!
The editing was exemplary on this one, I'd love to see more like this.
glad you liked it, me and the editor are working on another vlog
@@74gear awesome!
Very cool video I love seeing what you do, and what you do seems like it’s pretty tedious. To be awake for that long and you have to be responsible for so very much❤ Thank you for what you do for helping the world go round
THanks for taking us under the plane . I love this , the way its shot editied and what your talking about . Best ! thanks
I love your stuff, this was a nice change. Great edit work with the music and some really nice shots of the plane. Keep it coming!
I'm so addicted to all of these videos now! Love aviation, but never knew much about it till you and Mentour Pilot started these videos... Thanks Always Kelsey!
Kelsey, thank you so much for the motions you undoubtedly had to go through in the last few months (before and after the August 7th flight) to get this video greenlit by Giant! It's absolutely been more than worth it. ♥ P.S.: The Dreamlifter had a wheel falling off during takeoff a few days ago. There is video footage of it online. Would love to see you talk about it in a video!
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Very cool flying that huge aircraft. Looks tough managing your time, great insight into a pilots day. Really enjoy the videos keep up the good work.
Thank you for making us part of your day and job. Very interesting and great editing as always. Am slowly getting back into msfs2020 in my Cessna but your videos and explanations always brilliant. Keep the good work up 👍🏼👍🏼😎
I’ve always had immense respect for what pilots do and this video confirmed that respect. The amount of knowledge and responsibility pilots have is extraordinary. I love watching your videos and watching one through your perspective was pretty amazing. Thanks Kelsey. I hope that one day I’m a passenger on one of your flights.
It was great to see more of your activity through parts of your work day! Stay safe!
Wow. The production value on this vlog is very high! Expertly done Sir! Keeping the blue side up… and the interest level too!
Thank you for the video logs it’s very interesting to see how much goes on behind the scenes… Keep up the good work Stay safe!!!!
Your vlogs keep getting better and better kelsey! Hope you got the rest you needed after that long flight. Thanks for sharing
That was awesome! Thank you for taking the time to both get up early for us, take us with you and put all the work into creating a real enlightening experience. Stay safe! Cheers!
Thank you brother sir for all you do in your professional life, getting people to their destinations….God bless!
One of your best, Kelsey! More content like this would be sweet.
I had no interest in aviation until I started watching your channel about a year ago. I really enjoy how you construct your storylines and present something that’s really entertaining to watch. This was a cool change from the norm!
Keep doing these! Nice to watch your process… prep,departure, arrival and the end of a long trip. Thanks Kelsey, great video. Keep it up!
Such very cool and motivated content. Thank you for the high quality content. Massive respect to the editor as well
You all are absolutely heros because it is a such a long haul flight. Bravo!!!!
It's nice to see the other aspects of a pilot's life other than the actual flying. I didn't realize how taxing it is, with all the other things going on. I now have a greater appreciation for the people who fly me to my destination. Thanks Kelsey!
That was some top notch quaility! Loved the editing and energy of the whole video!
Kelsey! What an awesome video - I really liked this one. The little change up in the format/style is great!
Maybe your best video ever. Keep up all the great work. Lots of us out here living vicariously thru you.
Thanks for taking us with you. I love all your content and appreciate the work you put into your channel besides your long workdays. But this was something special today🤩
Respect to the pilots, respect to the crew. You guys are fantastic!
Right on, Sir. These videos are truly appreciated. Thank you for bringing us along on your longest day. Grab some snacks and get some sleep.
I'm a retired C130 Loadmaster, when we were deployed the normal crew duty day was 18 hours. That's clocked from Alert time to landing block time, in the US, the max duty day was 12 hour. No matter how you look at it, that's a long day bro.
I really appreciate this one. Airline pilot was one of my aspirations when I was young but that was thrown out the window by color vision deficiency, so now I sort of live that alternate life vicariously thanks to you and a couple other av youtubers.
I'm not a pilot, and from the US and I love aviation. I lived in China for the better part of 10 years but my visa made me fly in and out of China several times a year. I gotta say that Incheon airport is one of my favorites when flying from the East coast US to Pacific rim destinations...so I'm real familiar with long flights...you just get used to them over time. keep the blue side up!...that 747-8 is a beauty
Wow what dedication to an extremely important job, as the saying goes, there's just not enough hours in a day surely applies to you. I've always been fascinated how such a heavy plane, takes off and stays up, just awesome.
Incheon... brings back memories of the first half of the '90s for me. I spent a lot of time there working for industrial customers. Once I had the weird experience of having the weekend to myself in Incheon during Chuseok (traditional Korean Thanksgiving). The city was eerily quiet - I walked for miles while seeing very few people or cars out. I explored nearly all the underground shopping tunnels, though most shops were closed and the tunnels were nearly devoid of people. And I shouldn't mention hanging out at the Seaman's Inn, buying drinks for the girls and drinking and "dancing" with Russian sailors. I say "dancing" because it was a careful ballet hanging out with them and being friendly without getting into a fight.
GREAT episode Kelsey. Nice to see what has to happen to get through such a grueling day! Thanks for sharing. Great production quality Kelsey (and crew)! Music quality and levels is bang-on! Great improvements to the channel!! One Million subscribers - - Soon!!
What an amazing video. I love the way the editing has been done and the background score really makes your adrenaline rush! Fabulous and huge respect for your work ethic and schedule! 6:23 HAHAHA!!!
I love these videos you put out of all the work you do during your work day, keep up the great work.
Your Vblogs are good, educational, and entertaining, but this one was more personal to you and I enjoyed it the most. Kim was looking for you guys.
6:55 That was nice of the hotel staff to set up a camera in your room to film you entering 😉
Is that your daughter ??😊
Awesome video. Nice to see what a long day feels like. Thank you for featuring the UPS bird. Always nice seeing our Brown Tails.
I love your channel gives a whole new prospective on flying
Damn, Kelsey. Mad respect for having such a brutal schedule and yet finding the time to make and edit videos for us! Thanks so much! You’re really awesome. I’m an aspiring pilot and hope to become someone like you! 🛫
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I'm so glad you were finally allowed to film your job, I know this is something you've wanted to do for a long time. I'm glad your employer is finally acknowledging your hard work to bring flying to the masses.
Man we appreciate you guys! Great content and professional demeanor!
I JUST LOVE THIS VOLGS SO MUCH! THX YOU! ITS SO AWESOME TO SEE WHAT & HOW MUCH YOU PILOTS DO! I APPRECIATE YOU GUYS VERY MUCH!! Love seeing the views you show us…!!! 💙Sky Up!
Wow.. What a brutally long day. Thanks for taking us along on this and letting us all in on what goes on with a long international flight like this.
That was great to watch, thanks for taking us along! I'm in Melbourne Australia and I've only ever flown to Italy (my parents are originally from there) so I know how bad long flights can be. The last trip I had was with Malaysia Airlines (they're actually quite good as long as you can find the plane 😕). It took about 7 hours just to fly out of Australia - paying a years wages for a first class seat starts to seem reasonable!
Man props to you and the guys that can do this...I've flown several longgg flights and I'm pretty sure they caused my gray hairs...so stressful...and I just can't sleep on a plane no matter how tired I am
that was some sick editing, feels more like a short movie than a flight vlog, great job!
amazing how when u got to your hotel room they had your camera all set up for you! Much service!
I love these pilot vlogs. And congrats on the flight you looked very tired at the end
Cool to see the change in your face and demeanor from the start to the end of the video, huge difference but still the same professionalism, interesting watch, thanks!
I think this is the third time I've watched this. Thanks for taking the extra time to vlog this trip for us!
We want more of this Kelsey this was some really amazing content
Vast majority of people have no idea what’s involved in moving our stuff around the globe; all we know is that when we go to any retail outlet or jump online, we can buy stuff. Thanks for you what you do.
Thanks for this peek into a cargo pilot’s day. I fly into Anchorage a lot and always look to see where the cargo planes are from. I just can’t imagine those long hours flying.
Really enjoyed this video, but I do enjoy all the videos you have posted 👍, thank you for all the hard work.
Quite enjoyed this one compared to the others! My boyfriend is about to go start flight school and I've been giving him bits of info from the videos as well as showing him some of your content. This is gonna be another one that I'll need to show him so he can see what's it's like flying something that massive for that long!
Thanks for all the extra work it must have taken to do the camera work, like setting up inside your hotel room so you could film your entry. Excellent production.
Hey Kelsey. Love your videos and your attitude to work. Much respect from Iran
Amazing video, absolutely love these vlog style videos. Keep it up, brother.
The editing on this video was definitely next level. Sixteen hours is a long, long haul. I'm good with the 12-13hr ORD-NRT, but the 15 of ORD-HKG is brutal. ICN is nice. Since I'm *A and Asiana is departing the Alliance, I'll miss stopovers at that airport.