All of us "Ernie Geeks" were waiting for this moment. Huge congrats to you Big Ern! Thanks for taking us on the UOE. Those four stripes look good on you! Can't wait for the LAX vlogs now.
Congrats! When you arrived in Boston, I was looking at the date on your flight plan, and I realized that I departed from Boston a few hours earlier! I took a picture of the first BNA-BOS flight that arrived at the gate that day, but that wasn’t you unfortunately.
Congratulations Ernie! Well deserved! I'm on the United Aviate track, but I look forward to crossing paths with you somewhere down the line. Especially since you guys are in IAH now lmbo!
Congrats Big Ern on achieving your Position as Captain just keep up the good work and be a Role Model for the Next generation of pilots, and i hope one day i be flying as a passage on your flight as captain.
Congrats man I have enjoyed watching your videos, such a big inspiration!! Keep up the good work you deserve it man! Hopefully one day you will be my captain here in LBB!!:)
Seeing you walk off the plane with the 4 stripes was definitely a moment that washed over me (and I am sure may of your other followers) with a deep sense of pride. Have not had the pleasure of meeting you yet but hope some day we all would be lucky enough to shake the hand of our good Captain Big Ern . (I just have to stop scheduling Airbus flights :) :) - Kam P.S what a gentleman and scholar Captain Dave is. You could not have asked for a better mentor/check airman
@@abdulazizahmed838 u can choose normal jepp fd, but not fd pro( which requires an email activation directly from the airlines) or foreflight, both works great except there’s no amm function.
Congratulations Captain! As a passenger I’m extremely grateful to all the hard work and dedication you (and fellow pilots) apply to this job. You also had an amazing check pilot. Super happy for you
Wow.. this is the most awesome and honest video ever. (I am a pilot also.). For pilots that want to know what it is.. This is amazing. I think that your nervousness doing a different seat for the first time, and Dave's confidence of having your back, honestly makes all Southwest Passengers feel better. It shows the human side, and how hard you guys work to keep everybody safe and share the knowledge. I love this video and love Dave!!!
The professionalIsm of "keeping your head in the game" by only recording between each flight leg really impressed me and stands out among all the content creators. WELL DONE.
As a fellow pilot (corporate pilot for me) it is inspiring hearing how tired you might be, how exhausted you might feel, but you still set aside time for working out. I try to as best I can but there are many days when I pass on it to sleep and rest in my hotel room. Seeing you push through it encourages me to not let the workouts slip.
Congrats Captain! So glad you captured this great moment in an airline pilot’s career. It definitely motivates the rest of us to get to this point. Thank you!
A big congratulations to you Ernie! Well deserved! I'm looking forward to being your First Officer and getting that photo with you one of these days. Anything is possible being that I am a new LAX guy on reserve!
You can tell your such a stand up guy. Very experienced, hard working and most deserving of this move to the Captain seat. Those 4 bars look just right on you! Congratulations Cap 🎉✈️
I’ve never flown SWA into KIAH. I grew up in the flight path for Hobby and my mother was one of the original Southwest commuters. She flew up and back three days a week from Hobby to Love Field for work. She did this for three years from 1974 to 1977. It was cheap, it was quick, and it was easy. It was an entirely different airline from the traditional airlines back then. It was like a fast bus ride to Dallas. I went with her a few times. After a year, everyone knew her and she knew everyone. It was a pretty small company just flying the intraTexas routes. Good times.
Big Ern! Congrats bro!! You earned it. I feel like a proud friend. I've been on this journey with you for the past 2 years and to see it come to fruition is amazing! I cant wait to fly with you.
Big congrats Capt. You Ern’d it, deserve it and will be a great Captain. Hope to ride behind you someday. Hey, I’ve had Dave in my right seat a few times. Always a hoot but always an education. Once in a 737-800 sim . Did one Cat 3 landing with the H.U.D. Pretty cool system. Also did an approach with a major wind shear event and one landing with 30 knot direct crosswind. Dave put me through a workout. The sim was reusable after all that so not too bad for a private pilot. Keep learning and enjoy the world view from the left seat.
Congratulations, Big Ern. What an awesome moment for to have received that 4th stripe. You have earned it with dedication and experience. I know your family is so proud of you. May God continue to Bless you, give you safe flights, and be with you, as you provide the flight safety for all the passengers under your care. Happy Flying, and Always Safe Landings!!
Congratulations!!!!! Why don’t you mount up a couple of GoPros to Film some of of the Flight, like the Take Offs and Departures, Approaches And Landings!???
I had to stop at 1:55. And say. You got this brother. God, put you in that seat. Do every thing you have done before. Keep moving, keep smiling and keep learning.
Major congrats to you Sir. I have been following your channel since mid 2020 during the early stage of the pandemic and have watched every episode and seeing your journey to captain as well as observing your professionalism, poise and character has been amazing to see. You have let us into your world and as an aviation enthusiast like myself, you have really made this such a cool experience and grown, even more than I already had, my love for aviation. Congratulations, Captain.
"It's an easy aircraft to learn" no kidding, I've learned some of it's systems on my own and flown the 737NGs and MAXs in Xplane, I know simulators aren't entirely right but I think it's a good representation of how the planes work and I mainly use the sim to learn the systems and operations. I take it all with a grain of salt, If I ever decide to become an airline pilot I'll for sure forget or try to get out of habits I've gotten from Xplane and all that
X-Plane is a great tool to learn an aircraft, especially the more simple planes you'll start on like a 172. Obviously the maneuvering isn't that realistic, but if the model is good sims can be extremely helpful to learn systems and instrument flying.
@@hafeya The good thing is PMDG is making great strides on the aircraft and Asobo are working hard on continuing to fully flesh out the SDK. Soon we will have a aircraft that surpasses even P3D in terms of systems and hopefully flight dynamics than in P3D.
@@pilot.sergio4 oh for sure. I've got all the PMDG products on P3D, and I do fly the pmdg 737 on msfs. Just waiting for weather radar and some of the other systems to get built into it.
Congrats Ernie from a fellow ‘37 captain. I remember this first flight on left seat. My biggest issue was parking the aircraft at the gate… next one will be the first one with a real F/O. It felt like the first Solo flight back on the SEP at the flight school. You will do just fine. Keep the Nose high and blue skies! (And by the way… I also did 10 years in the left seat. Definently happy to have done that. It helps a lot for the big step) It’s a small step over to the left seat, but a Big step becoming a commander!
It reminds me of that feeling after SIM training and after IOE etc long ago in the L-1011. I’m sure you feel really great; accomplished and relieved. Congratulations Ernie. Much respect
Y'all have great chemistry. Love this video not only because you made it to the top but because you show passion and that chemistry. Congratulations sir. If I fly swa (might not be for awhile but we'll see), I would love it if you were piloting.
Congratulations!!!!!! Hahahaha!!! I see Four Stripes on both shoulders!!!! And I have had many many Captains in my past career having conversations with me about our flights. And yes, you will become more comfortable using the Heads-Up Display! You will!!! Hahahaha!!! Now, your subscribed viewers have to see you in the Left Seat Now!! Hahaha!! Finally, now you are bidding your work schedules as a "Captain" so, you have to see what you can hold!!
Proud of you brother Ern, I’ve followed you for a while, met you and the Doc last Fall at The Migration. I’m also a proud Sun Devil. Be blessed and safe Skipper.
Dave was one of the guys who talked to me and inspired me to follow his lead, give up on my Land Rover Defender, my dream car, and to try to get back into aviation. I'm glad I did! Good video, thanks for posting.
Headed to the hangar this morning all I can say my friend looking real comfortable in the new seat. Congratulations and hope to see ya at MDW. Safe travels Captain ✈️
All of us "Ernie Geeks" were waiting for this moment. Huge congrats to you Big Ern! Thanks for taking us on the UOE. Those four stripes look good on you! Can't wait for the LAX vlogs now.
"Waiting"?! I was checking his channel 10 times a day to make sure Y.T. didn't miss popping his video on my stream....
Ernie geeks, lol I like that
It rhymes with his last name too lol
You are amazing! Take it from a retired person, keep going, learn as you go and do not look back!
Congrats big Ern, much deserved promotion!
Congrats and your BIG FO seems like a great guy.
Congratulations Captain Ern!!!
Congratulations!🎉✈️👨✈️
Congratulations!
Big congrats ! you earned it.
Congratulations Big Ern! Well deserved… hard work always pays off! I’d fly with you anytime.
Congratulations on becoming a Captain. Sending positive vibes.
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏Congrats Ern, I guess I can say you ERNED it🤣🤣Happy and safe travels
Congrats Captain! Great video.
Congrats! Well earned and well done!
Congrats! When you arrived in Boston, I was looking at the date on your flight plan, and I realized that I departed from Boston a few hours earlier! I took a picture of the first BNA-BOS flight that arrived at the gate that day, but that wasn’t you unfortunately.
Congrats Captain !
Hey, I saw you last night at LAS! So good to see that 4th stripe!
Congratulations Ernie! Well deserved! I'm on the United Aviate track, but I look forward to crossing paths with you somewhere down the line. Especially since you guys are in IAH now lmbo!
Congrats Big Ern on achieving your Position as Captain just keep up the good work and be a Role Model for the Next generation of pilots, and i hope one day i be flying as a passage on your flight as captain.
Congrats man I have enjoyed watching your videos, such a big inspiration!! Keep up the good work you deserve it man! Hopefully one day you will be my captain here in LBB!!:)
Dang those 4 stripes look good one you!
Love
Boston is a busy place. I dread going there just because of the taxing. Prefer Manchester or Providence.
Do they put the stripes on you?
Congratulations Captain Ern! Really liked “Dave’s” positive attitude and motivation as not just your UOE Captain but as your Mentor😀
Seeing you walk off the plane with the 4 stripes was definitely a moment that washed over me (and I am sure may of your other followers) with a deep sense of pride. Have not had the pleasure of meeting you yet but hope some day we all would be lucky enough to shake the hand of our good Captain Big Ern . (I just have to stop scheduling Airbus flights :) :) - Kam
P.S what a gentleman and scholar Captain Dave is. You could not have asked for a better mentor/check airman
Congrats Ern!!! We have been waiting for this moment.
Is there a way for a passenger to use that ipad software while on flight as an enthusiast?
@@abdulazizahmed838 u can choose normal jepp fd, but not fd pro( which requires an email activation directly from the airlines) or foreflight, both works great except there’s no amm function.
So good to see you was just wondering if you were flying,you've got this.Have a happy trip!!
You look marvelous, like you were meant for that seat, sure you wife is excited for you.
Congrats Captain E, I'm a huge fan . Keep doing what you're doing. Awesome Awesome Awesome.
From one captain ( more than 20 years) to another. Congratulations! Wishing you all the best in your new seat.
Thank you! You too!
“No Excuses… I suck… Get better”. Love the commentary Big Ern! Congratulations on the upgrade! Happy Flying :)
Congratulations Captain! As a passenger I’m extremely grateful to all the hard work and dedication you (and fellow pilots) apply to this job. You also had an amazing check pilot. Super happy for you
^^^
Southwest is one of my favorite airlines . MDW is a great airport !
Dave was a great example of a true mentor.
Wow.. this is the most awesome and honest video ever. (I am a pilot also.). For pilots that want to know what it is.. This is amazing. I think that your nervousness doing a different seat for the first time, and Dave's confidence of having your back, honestly makes all Southwest Passengers feel better. It shows the human side, and how hard you guys work to keep everybody safe and share the knowledge. I love this video and love Dave!!!
The professionalIsm of "keeping your head in the game" by only recording between each flight leg really impressed me and stands out among all the content creators. WELL DONE.
Congrats Captain Big Ern!!!!! Nothing but smooth air and blue skies for you my friend!!!!!!!!
Loved seeing 4 stripes on you at the end! As a long time friend of Dave's I know it was was well earned.
As a fellow pilot (corporate pilot for me) it is inspiring hearing how tired you might be, how exhausted you might feel, but you still set aside time for working out. I try to as best I can but there are many days when I pass on it to sleep and rest in my hotel room. Seeing you push through it encourages me to not let the workouts slip.
Congrats Captain! So glad you captured this great moment in an airline pilot’s career. It definitely motivates the rest of us to get to this point. Thank you!
Sir, heartfelt congratulations! You are an officer and a gentleman. Looking forward to Captain Ern's adventures.
Congrats BigErn! Southwest is lucky to have you in the ranks of Captain!
major congraulations are in order! I just started my PPL training and this gets me so excited!
A big congratulations to you Ernie! Well deserved! I'm looking forward to being your First Officer and getting that photo with you one of these days. Anything is possible being that I am a new LAX guy on reserve!
You can tell your such a stand up guy. Very experienced, hard working and most deserving of this move to the Captain seat. Those 4 bars look just right on you! Congratulations Cap 🎉✈️
Captain Ernie!, Seeing the 4 bars at the end made me extremely happy for you, Congratulations, you earned it!
This is the one we have been waiting for. Best of luck!
Congratulations Capt Ern! Captain Dave is correct, you'll be mentoring the next generation of aviators now :-)
An "eye-watering" landing means something different to passengers than it does to pilots, Dave. 🤣🤣
I’ve never flown SWA into KIAH. I grew up in the flight path for Hobby and my mother was one of the original Southwest commuters. She flew up and back three days a week from Hobby to Love Field for work. She did this for three years from 1974 to 1977. It was cheap, it was quick, and it was easy. It was an entirely different airline from the traditional airlines back then. It was like a fast bus ride to Dallas. I went with her a few times. After a year, everyone knew her and she knew everyone. It was a pretty small company just flying the intraTexas routes. Good times.
Big Ern! Congrats bro!! You earned it. I feel like a proud friend. I've been on this journey with you for the past 2 years and to see it come to fruition is amazing! I cant wait to fly with you.
Congrats Ernie!!! You earned it, can’t wait to see you in the sky!
“Fuel is great, unless you’re on fire.” Gotta start selling the swag Captain Ern
🤣🤣🤣
Did you forget? If your not 15 min early you are late. Congrats on first successful flight.
I love when pilots always have an explanation for a less than perfect landing although in the wake of a large freighter it’s justifiable haha
My discussions goes like this, “well, that stunk. Where are we eating dinner tonight?”
@@Michael-md1sz haha so true- so long as the cabin door wasn’t shut after the landing, it was good enough lol
Congratulations, Cpt Ern! 👍 Always happy landings!
Thanks again!
Big congrats Capt. You Ern’d it, deserve it and will be a great Captain. Hope to ride behind you someday. Hey, I’ve had Dave in my right seat a few times. Always a hoot but always an education. Once in a 737-800 sim . Did one Cat 3 landing with the H.U.D. Pretty cool system. Also did an approach with a major wind shear event and one landing with 30 knot direct crosswind. Dave put me through a workout. The sim was reusable after all that so not too bad for a private pilot. Keep learning and enjoy the world view from the left seat.
I’d be honored to have you as my captain any day! Cheers 🍻
Congratulations from a MCO based Flight Attendant. 💙❤️💛
Congratulations, Captain! Hard work, steadfastness and perseverance always pays off.
Lots of hard work ,determination and the belief to never stop learning does pay off in the end! Congrats!
Congratulations, Big Ern. What an awesome moment for to have received that 4th stripe. You have earned it with dedication and experience. I know your family is so proud of you. May God continue to Bless you, give you safe flights, and be with you, as you provide the flight safety for all the passengers under your care. Happy Flying, and Always Safe Landings!!
Congratulations Big Ern. In my eyes, you’ve always been a Captain… happy days. Enjoy it. Cheers 🍻
Congratulations to a well earned promotion. Your passengers are in good hands
Congratulations!!!!!
Why don’t you mount up a couple of GoPros to Film some of of the Flight, like the Take Offs and Departures, Approaches And Landings!???
I had to stop at 1:55. And say. You got this brother. God, put you in that seat. Do every thing you have done before. Keep moving, keep smiling and keep learning.
Thumbs up Big Ern. One of these days you'll look back at the passenger section and see all the people wearing I flew with Captain Big Ern T-Shirts.
Hey man, just wanted to say Congratulations! You have inspired me throughout the time as an FO! Love the content man, keep it up.
Awesome congrats! I start CA school next month. 👍🏻. I was in Nashville and Boston last week. 😂
Major congrats to you Sir. I have been following your channel since mid 2020 during the early stage of the pandemic and have watched every episode and seeing your journey to captain as well as observing your professionalism, poise and character has been amazing to see. You have let us into your world and as an aviation enthusiast like myself, you have really made this such a cool experience and grown, even more than I already had, my love for aviation. Congratulations, Captain.
Ben buddy you’re glowing. So beyond happy for you and we appreciate the humble and candid content you share with us. Sunny side up Skip.
Congrats Captain! You deserve it. Wondering if the SWA flight attendants get tired of flyers asking if Big Ern is in the cockpit?
"It's an easy aircraft to learn"
no kidding, I've learned some of it's systems on my own and flown the 737NGs and MAXs in Xplane, I know simulators aren't entirely right but I think it's a good representation of how the planes work and I mainly use the sim to learn the systems and operations. I take it all with a grain of salt, If I ever decide to become an airline pilot I'll for sure forget or try to get out of habits I've gotten from Xplane and all that
If you want to go further in depth with the 737, you need the PMDG 737 in Prepar3D (it's not all there yet in MSFS due to limitations from MS).
X-Plane is a great tool to learn an aircraft, especially the more simple planes you'll start on like a 172. Obviously the maneuvering isn't that realistic, but if the model is good sims can be extremely helpful to learn systems and instrument flying.
@@hafeya The good thing is PMDG is making great strides on the aircraft and Asobo are working hard on continuing to fully flesh out the SDK. Soon we will have a aircraft that surpasses even P3D in terms of systems and hopefully flight dynamics than in P3D.
@@pilot.sergio4 oh for sure. I've got all the PMDG products on P3D, and I do fly the pmdg 737 on msfs. Just waiting for weather radar and some of the other systems to get built into it.
Congrats Ernie from a fellow ‘37 captain. I remember this first flight on left seat. My biggest issue was parking the aircraft at the gate… next one will be the first one with a real F/O. It felt like the first Solo flight back on the SEP at the flight school. You will do just fine. Keep the Nose high and blue skies! (And by the way… I also did 10 years in the left seat. Definently happy to have done that. It helps a lot for the big step)
It’s a small step over to the left seat, but a Big step becoming a commander!
10 longs years… congrats cap.
I like when Dave said your also a mentor now.
A true captain at heart.
Been looking for new blogs? My Granddaughter and I are big fans as she announced that her studies will be aimed at becoming a Pilot
Nice to have a, honest, supportive and knowledgeable check Captain as Dave. Congratulations on your fourth stripe Captain Ern!
HUGE congrats Captain Ern!! Can’t wait to see more!!
Have been waiting for this Day!! Congratulations!!!
It reminds me of that feeling after SIM training and after IOE etc long ago in the L-1011. I’m sure you feel really great; accomplished and relieved. Congratulations Ernie. Much respect
Congratulations Ernie! Such an accomplishment, thanks for sharing your journey. Fly safe!
Congratulations Ern! You’ve got a great shine! Would love to fly with you!
Great Video. You will be a GREAT CAPTAIN.
Congrats! A friend, Charles Bourne, from flying at my "waterski" days just upgraded to the left seat at SWA last week as well!
Congrats!! I’ll fly with you anytime.
Congrats Ern !!!! Nice job !!! Sorry CAPT. ERN !!
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Congrats
Nice to see you start the video with three stripes and end it with four
Big Ern, I hope to fly with you someday!
Y'all have great chemistry. Love this video not only because you made it to the top but because you show passion and that chemistry. Congratulations sir. If I fly swa (might not be for awhile but we'll see), I would love it if you were piloting.
I did fly SWA recently and did look for you but you were conducting interviews. Funny but they had you fly Missouri 1 three days after I was on it
Congratulations!!!!!! Hahahaha!!! I see Four Stripes on both shoulders!!!! And I have had many many Captains in my past career having conversations with me about our flights. And yes, you will become more comfortable using the Heads-Up Display! You will!!! Hahahaha!!! Now, your subscribed viewers have to see you in the Left Seat Now!! Hahaha!! Finally, now you are bidding your work schedules as a "Captain" so, you have to see what you can hold!!
Captain Dave with was very nice! You have shared him before on your videos, so he knows how you fly but now to advise you, Captain!!! Nice!!!!
You can now grow your first Captainstache!
Congratulations. Great achievement!
Proud of you brother Ern, I’ve followed you for a while, met you and the Doc last Fall at The Migration. I’m also a proud Sun Devil. Be blessed and safe Skipper.
Captain is it hard to go right to left sit i mean control right hand ✋ control to left hand ✋ control
Congratulations Captain Ernie. A nice guy like you really deserve it! Keep um flying!
A day in a life of a new command airline pilot! Salut!
Congratulations Caption Ern!!!! You have worked so hard and dedicated so much for this! Glad to see it pay off!
Dave was one of the guys who talked to me and inspired me to follow his lead, give up on my Land Rover Defender, my dream car, and to try to get back into aviation. I'm glad I did! Good video, thanks for posting.
Great video great view. Great job airplane.
Congratulations! You're going to be a wonderful Captain for Southwest and a great mentor to those coming up.
Congrats Capt! Are you going to still be based out of Phoenix? Hope you get good FO's.
Not PHX yet, hopefully soon!
Hello Big Ern! Welcome to BNA! 🛫
Headed to the hangar this morning all I can say my friend looking real comfortable in the new seat. Congratulations and hope to see ya at MDW. Safe travels Captain ✈️