777 Pilot VLOG to LHR. My first trip back in over a month
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- Опубліковано 10 лют 2025
- This is part one of two. Part two is here • 777 Pilot VLOG to MAD.... . Working back to back trips isn't normal for me and not ideal, but sometimes it is needed to fit in a family event.
I'm not totally positive... but I *think* Darren might not like the cold. Hard to tell for sure. 🤣
I heard that the cold wants to be his friend, but he ain't havin' it! 😂
Astute observation
What gave it away? 😂
back to back darren uploads wow what a treat!
I couldn’t do an hour video. Figured this was better. Thank you
So the other Dallas based airline can get out to the south west.....nicely done 😂
I busted out when you said "big Altima energy" 😂
BEST PART OF MY DAY SEEING NOT 1 BUT 2 UPLOADS
Thank you for your support!
I just did the DFW-LHR and back this last week and was hoping I’d be fortunate to fly with you.. thanks for all the info
haha darren on a very important explanation and boom BIG ALTIMA ENERGY lol
A Dallas native here! I stumbled across your videos recently and i really enjoy them. I feel like I missed my calling to be a pilot so it's great to be able to see what the pilot life is really like especially living and working in DFW. I hope you continue making your videos.
Hey thank you. You can still get a pilot cert even if you don’t want to change careers. Just takes a discovery flight to start
My favorite UA-camr with the back to backs! 🤞🏽
Cool to see you watching Noel Phillips
@25:36 I love Darren's dry humor about drying his hair. lol
It takes work!
London looked cold but usually is in the si tee. Looked like a good trip and video thanks
As another Dallasite, seeing you also have to deal with DFW drivers is incredibly cathartic 😂
It used to be the Mitsubishi Gallants that’s were sketchy. Now it’s almost always a Nissan Altima. Ha
Darren! You are losing a lot of weight! Keep up the great work!
Love this channel man.
Thank you for your support.
You left tik tok 😢well so did I now. Missed ur content, I’m glad I found it again!
Hey welcome. Longer content here. Thank you for your support.
I hope I didn't put you off your dinner! ::D
Ha. I wish I had some of the meals you get in foreign airlines. Congrats on your instrument rating!
What if @noelphilips was sitting on the opposite first class seat watching a @geekontheflightdeck UA-cam video 🤯
Marugame is amazing! Lovely food at a great price, I go there frequently!
Gotta hand it to the guy who leaves the ones and zeros for knots and degrees job! ✈🇺🇸❤
Thanks Darren probably makes it a little easier than having to do it closer to
The Track
Paul from Dublin EIDW
I’ll be flying overhead tomorrow. I’ll wave. Ha.
@geekontheflightdeck
It's Zero degrees here at 2010 I see your routing is usually Liffy which is east of Dub have a safe ✈️ Paul
Question, as your seniority gets better would you be able to choose trips based on weather… for instance, try to only fly to warm destinations
Yes. This is exactly what I did on the Airbus. I bid to the Caribbean all winter
i hate the cold to but sadly its -13°F here in Calgary
They have lost all the degrees!!!!!
Another great video Darren! I’ve noticed that you never wear hats in your videos. Does your airline not have the pilot hats or is it a personal choice?
Thank you. Hats are optional.
Hey Darren what changed? You are showing a lot of aspects of your airline ie the plane and cockpit than you have done before? Great video!
I can only show what a normal passenger could see walking on the plane. Thank you.
What takes you longer: doing your hair, or coming up with the "that other Dallas airline, so they can take off to the Southwest" pun? ;)
Far long on my hair. It takes almost an hour to straighten each hair. So. Much. Product. Ha
Great video, as always. Question. Does your Chief Pilot hold a line? How does that work?
Thank you. My understanding is they are in an office most days and rarely fly.
Wow. My notifications work! Lol first!
beat me🤣🤣
Dang!
I hate the cold too! But its because of meds. I live on the lake in Pennsylvania where its cold 8 months a year haha. I wear hoodies 365 days per year. Question. Do you manually fill out your logbooks every so often or does the company keep track of them of your hours for you. Do you fly any GA? How do you keep track of everything?
Agree with your comments at security in UK. London is ridiculous. Manchester is even worse. Inconsistent in requirements. Having said that, I have had lots of 'fun' with TSA.. mostly for the most stupid/irrelevant of reasons.
What are the crew meals like as opposed to the FC ones? I am familiar with AA's FC menu out of JFK for the most part. So I am curious to know what the crew one is. And does it change often?
They are of similar quality but often not the same. Normally beef or chicken with a side, dessert, salad, bread and fruit
Rarely changes
@ Thanks! Hopefully I get the bus in class and the XLRs come to JFK - fingers crossed lol
have you ever taken off from runway 31L at dfw, its pretty rare but last year it happened a lot, also do check air man have to do flights like normal pilots or do they only do training flights
I have departed 31L just a handful of times over the years. Check airman do both. Sometimes they just fly a turn/ trio for proficiency and not instructing.
Oh yes vent away!!
Have you ever done a video of balancing pilot life and family life. I am just curious if there is any stress on the kids while ur gone or your spouse?
Yes my wife and I made a video together talking about that a few months ago
A Discussion with a Scientist...married to a pilot
ua-cam.com/video/F5pmWEwp1h4/v-deo.html
What are the New procedures on the Atlantic Paul from Dublin
No more separate oceanic clearance right before entering the track. Now our initial clearance is good all the way across.
Darren, forgive me but I have a question. Do you like the cold?
Only if I am flying somewhere warm....
My understanding on seniority at your airline is that flying to London is the least fun. So my question is what’s a high seniority bid at your airline for the 777? And what’s the highest seniority line that pilots bid for at your airline?
Generally ICN, FRA, and NRT are the senior trips. Hawaii goes senior as well for something warm.
Yes we know you hate the cold….lol
Wish I could learn to like black coffee
12:04 I would have thought that a captain who was just rated on a new model would have at least flown it before a revenue flight.
It is 100% normal for the first time to operate a plane there are people on board. It would be prohibitively expensive to operate empty airplanes for training
Hey first time viewer, I plan on going to flight school in a couple of months an accelerated program for all my certifications, do you think I should go to JSX(23,000 not enough to survive on) once I have enough hours or wait until I’m 21 for a regional(restricted atp)
I just turned 18 by the way
Being so young I would find a job to build an "oh crap" fund while building hours.
@@geekontheflightdeck I’m in New York with a job right now I plan to go to blue line aviation in North Carolina, and my parents are funding my school and my brother may help me as well
Quick question. Did you work while attending ATP?
Yes. They had a self paced program back then.
@ thanks for the reply.
That's not cold 😂 it's -4f here
Does the crew assignment change if the upgrading captain was/is a fully qualified 777 FO? Meaning, they could be in the cockpit with a second FO during rest, so the line training captain would only need to be in cockpit during ground, climb and descent/arrival? Could you get away with training captain+ line training captain+ FO?
It would be the same even if the Captain was a 20 year 777 FO.
It has come to my attention from sources that I am not at liberty to disclose that you do not like the cold. It is what it is.
What is a standard crew meal?
Generally speaking entree with side, salad, dessert, fruit and bread
How are pilots selected for aircraft upgrades such as 737 to 777, or other?
Seniority and putting in a bid/request
hello mate
I FOUND U
Don't you just want to scream at some drivers? Anyhoo, i like you drive a schoolbus started that after I retired, stories we could tell!!
Dummy question... was that a mobile toilet in your parking lot? Listen brother you say it's cool well here in Montreal we are dealing with temps of -25C overnight😬
Yeah were are doing construction months ago and left that toilet behind. My third week driving a school bus out in the country I tried to turn around and got the rear of the bus stuck on the rail road tracks. Multiple agencies came out. Only injury was my pride thankfully.