This is flight 2 of 33 from my recent trip where I flew around the world. At the end of September through the beginning of October, I set out to fly around the Earth, and after 16 days, 13 airlines, 33 flights, and over 38,000 miles, I landed back in Kansas City, Missouri after visiting 13 different countries. Over the next 9 weeks I'll be posting these flights in order, so you too can take this incredible journey, exactly as I did! The flights will be posted every Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday until all 33 flights are live! So, check back three times every week to take this incredible journey with me! Full Trip Playlist: ua-cam.com/play/PL6poUgHngiIF2lk7pJTExalaFQTnWwK2E.html
@@FattyFPV well I’d be lying if I said I didn’t have a lot of fun doing this, but what good would it be if I just kept it all to myself. I’m very lucky to be able to do this as a job, so it’s only right that I share it with everyone else who doesn’t have the means or opportunity to do so. It’s my honor to be able to share it all with everyone!
Hello there ! .. and welcome back my friend ! .. and absolutely another spectacular beautiful shooting filming footage compilation travel trip reports and millions thanks again from Montreal QC ! ..
WOWOWOWOWOW!!!! And he's OFF on his Amazing Race!! Yep, you read your latest clue and know what you have to do. Looks like you went over New Mexico and that looked like the Grand Canyon there. And that looked like Mono Lake and Yosemite Park. Now, I feel jet lagged from watching your video. While I rest up, I'll continue with the Lifetime movie Deadly Exchange. When a movie has Lindsay Hartley as the heroine, you KNOW that the Lifetime movie psycho will plot against her. This keeps happening to Jessica Morris and Alicia Leigh Willis too. I guess some heroines are destined to have their lives disrupted by the movie villain. Last night, I watched Abduction Runs In The Family and sure enough the Lifetime psycho plotted to destroy Jessica Morris' life. Anyhow, another fine, Super-Fantabulous video on your part. Keep wining those Olympic Gold Medals and keep focusing on getting that $10 million prize at the end.
Hi. Could you do a behind the scenes video on a future trip? For example, the process of booking flights to leaving the house to airport to the flight to layovers and transiting through the airport etc.. Also even a cost breakdown would be pretty cool!
Well, if it was rust the plane wouldn't be flying anymore haha. What you're seeing is leftover oil deposits from previous maintenance issues or fixes that didn't get cleaned off completely. It then gets dirt and debris in the lil that then streaks down the wing making it look like that. Regardless, it's not a good look for American. But they're also hardly the only airline to have planes with wings that are dirty.
I've always wanted to see the interior of the Int'l Arrivals concourse at HNL ( 7:10:25 ). I believe I see they how they separate domestic vs Int'l pax w/the escalator to the upper level. I can't get over how inadequate the food choices are, esp for a 7hr flight. Be well, Bryce.
Yeah, that is indeed how they deal with inbound International passengers. most of the gates in terminals C, D, F, and G can be closed off and used as international arrival gates where they close off all the exits and funnel everyone upstairs and over to the immigration and customs facility. Fun side note. United's daily flight from Guam to Honolulu (UA200) is treated as an international flight, despite being a domestic flight because Guam is outside of the US Customs and Border Protection Agencie's normal zone. Making it one of, if not the only, domestic flights in the US where passengers have to go through customs and immigration when arriving from another US state or territory. Which means you get to see all of that when taking that flight too. That said, you do not need a US passport to take the flight. You can clear customs and immigration with a regular US government issues ID like a drivers license. Add this to UA200 also being one of the few flights you can take on January 1st where you can celebrate New Year's Day twice makes it one of the most unique and interesting flights in the world.
Well that's quite interesting. I wonder if Puerto Rico travelers are handled the same? But as you said, Guam, as far as you know, is handled that way. And the int'l dateline phenom on New Years Day is a bit of a mind-bender.
@@TheFamilyman7 as far as I know, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands are not treated the same. They are so close that they’re in the “normal” CBP zone. Guam is the outlier given it’s so far away and it’s the only of the three territories in the Pacific with flights directly to the US. American Samoa and Northern Mariana Islands do not have flights direct to the US, not even Hawaii.
I was in 28A My flight was OK the food Could’ve been better and the wifi didn’t work Sadly and we had a medical emergency so we had to wait about 20 minutes at the gate
So, I could but I don't. And there's a reason for that. My channel is intended to be as pure as possible. No fluff beyond what you'd see out the window if you were in that seat instead of me. I don't add any music, narration, obnoxious transitions, text, maps, anything. Now would a map be obnoxious? No, it wouldn't. But it still goes against what the core purpose of my channel is. Pure aviation and as close of an experience as possible without you actually being on the flight with me. So I don't add anything on screen which includes maps, compass headings, speed, etc. This is also the reason why I don't add ATC to my videos, which is another thing that is requested every once in awhile. With the exception of some of United's fleet, that's not something you'd have access to as a passenger looking out the window either. Thanks for watching my friend! I hope that helps explain why I don't do that.
I hold the camera by hand. Even on long flights like this. It is the only way to make sure you don't get vibration transfer into the lens of camera. And people's next question is usually, how on Earth do I do that 😂 and the answer to that is 10 years of constant practice and conditioning haha.
Oh cool, I had been wondering about this exact flight as AA via DFW flies a ton of A321LR's on this route don't they? With much fewer options for larger aircraft that I have seen on their site. I would rather a widebody like the 777 unless you tell me different. Thanks again!
As far as I know, the A321, even the NEO does not have the sufficient range to operate this route. I’ve only ever seen it operated by the 777-200 or the 787-8/9. Now from Phoenix, and Los Angeles it’s pretty much exclusively A321NX’s
So this intrigued me so I looked some stuff up. On an absolutely perfect weather day, the A321NEO in the way American has theirs configured would just barely be able to make this flight. And it wouldn’t be able to do it with the required fuel reserves or any passengers 😂. Or at least they would have to be heavily payload restricted. So, you’re probably thinking of Phoenix or Los Angeles. I do not believe American has ever operated A321’s on this flight.
@@sla31 You are right, I must have been thinking Phoenix as that is another route I can fly from here in XNA via AA. Regardless of my bad memory, what is your opinion on both products? 😄
The same way I purchase every flight I take. Directly through the airline I am flying via their website. So, I booked this through American via aa.com.
Hello there my friend 🧡 good to see this awesome video! I was thinking you should have an assistant travel with you? Ironically I'd be that assistant? Hahaha 😁 I don't eat much, and I'll fly coach all the time, and I'll sleep on the floor in the hotel hallways! You'll hardly notice me hahaha 😆 I'm always happy to help out! Hope you and the family are doing well? How's your little one doing these days? Take care and God bless always my dear friend 🧡 your retired police officer viewer from Bacolod City in the Philippines 🇵🇭 🙏 ❤️ 😊
@sla31 hahaha 😆 I feel ya Brother 😅 heck I'd be happy riding a wing if need be? I don't mind my hair being a mess after landing! I like that you keep it light and that you have a good sense of humor! I just watched George Carlin's famous airline comedy routine hahaha 😆 he doesn't like the unscheduled housing development and corn field landings hahaha 😆 Great hearing from you as always! Be safe always young man! Give your young one a hug from Tito (Uncle) Bob See ya later alligator after a while crocodile 🐊 😉 😜
Yes, and that's an upgrade from what they used to serve. There was a time not too long ago where they didn't serve anything but the regular pretzels or biscoff cookie on this route.
It's because the mechanics are monitoring it that it has a dirty wing like that. A better question would be why don't the mechanics clean up the old hydraulic oil when they're done fixing it haha.
I totally agree, and he also knows about that. AA & Boeing CEO might not care about that, but it might be the issue of... I think he wants to say, "Clean up"...
Believe me, I get it. When I started this channel 10 years ago I had no intention of posting 7+ hour videos of flights. I was doing short takeoff and landing videos, mixed with spotting and time-lapses. But, as the channel continued to grow I kept getting more and more requests to show more and more of the flight. And over time, as I started to do that I noticed that the longer the video was, the better it performed. Which again, surprised me. Because I love aviation, but I don't have time to sit and watch a 2 hour flight, let alone a 7 hour flight. But I kept testing the water with longer and longer flights, and every time they performed better and better. Over the years, that type of video overtook the channel to where I now post 3 unedited, uncut flights, every week. The other 4 uploads are still shorter takeoffs or landings. So, even for me as the person who runs this channel, I still find it hard to believe that videos like this... 7+ hour videos... Are the best performing videos I post. That said, I do have some explanations for it. Over the years I've obviously gotten a lot of comments on videos like this that can help explain why they perform so well. A lot of people watch these videos for reasons you might not think of. And here are some of the reasons why people watch them. First, they're simply aviation enthusiasts and they enjoy watching long flights. Ultimately that's kind of the core demographic my channel was initially aimed at. People who just love aviation as a whole. But, all these years later I think that's actually one of the smaller demographics who watch videos like this. Second, people watch it because it helps them relax or even sleep. I get tons of comments on long videos like this from people who say watching these long flights helps them de-stress, relax, or even puts them to sleep. Maybe they like the white noise. I get a lot of comments from people saying they need the white noise to sleep but the simulated noise you get from a white noise machine doesn't work. They want the real hum of aircraft engines with the background cabin noise. Or the just want to watch something they find interesting that they don't really have to think about. They just watch the scenery change. Next, I get a boatload of comments from people who watch long flights like this because they are terrified of flying... They hate flying, but have to fly sometime in the future for a wedding, funeral, graduation, medical treatment, etc. Ultimately it doesn't matter what they have to fly for, but they do. And by watching my videos of flights from start to finish with nothing cut out, lets them expose themselves to the entire process of taking a flight from the comfort of a setting they choose. It allows them to pause whenever they need to. Ultimately helping them get on a plane for real. I have gotten thousands of comments over the years from people thanking me for my videos because it helped them get on a plane to see a relative one final time, or helped them get on a plane to see their new granddaughter, etc. Other people comment that they watch these long flights because it helps them get through their work day. They're in a job that allows them to have something on in the background while they work, and they pick a long flight like this, 7+ hours, because they can put it on and glance over every hour or so and the scenery has changed. Basically they can have it on and it's interesting to see the progress of the flight, but they don't have to dedicate a ton of mental capacity to it. And it has the added benefit that when the flight is almost over, so is their work day. I also get tons of comments from people who can no longer fly. Usually a medical issue prevents them from flying. But they still long to travel and fly. So they watch my videos, because it's the closest thing on the internet to actually being on the flight. Others say they watch it for its ASMR qualities. Now, I have to take their word on this one because they certainly don't have that effect on me, but to be fair, I don't think anything has that effect on me haha. I could go on, but you probably get the picture at this point haha. There are literally dozens of reasons why people watch. Most of which are never reasons I ever considered when I started doing this. It just goes to show that everyone is different and unique and there's no one reason why certain content is gets popular. But that's the great thing about UA-cam. It allows creators and viewers the ability to make and watch that niche type of video they enjoy. Anyway, thanks for watching my friend!
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This is flight 2 of 33 from my recent trip where I flew around the world. At the end of September through the beginning of October, I set out to fly around the Earth, and after 16 days, 13 airlines, 33 flights, and over 38,000 miles, I landed back in Kansas City, Missouri after visiting 13 different countries. Over the next 9 weeks I'll be posting these flights in order, so you too can take this incredible journey, exactly as I did! The flights will be posted every Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday until all 33 flights are live! So, check back three times every week to take this incredible journey with me!
Full Trip Playlist: ua-cam.com/play/PL6poUgHngiIF2lk7pJTExalaFQTnWwK2E.html
I feel jet lagged just THINKING about this whole journey!
Amazing. My dream. Glad you're living it and thanks for sharing it.
@@FattyFPV well I’d be lying if I said I didn’t have a lot of fun doing this, but what good would it be if I just kept it all to myself. I’m very lucky to be able to do this as a job, so it’s only right that I share it with everyone else who doesn’t have the means or opportunity to do so. It’s my honor to be able to share it all with everyone!
Awesome project! Don't tell any flat earthers about your circumnavigation ;)
@@haroldlipschitz9301 🤣
Great video!!!!! Have a safe flight and trip to your other places
Fantastic experience for those of us who cannot fly anymore. Thank you.
My pleasure my friend! There’s always more on the way, and you’re always welcome to fly with me here on the channel.
Can’t wait to see the rest of your Around-the-World trip! ✈
Way more on the way! And I may be biased 🤣, but I think it’s the vets footage I’ve ever gotten on any trip.
7:01:32 those two f-22. Nice!
On February 9 2000 I took the same trip on united Airlines left Dallas at about 930 am and arrived in Honolulu at 130 pm looked familiar
of course it does they all take the same Route
The Triple 7 Is HUGE!!!
Great video. What an incredible country. Just beautiful.
Hello there ! .. and welcome back my friend ! .. and absolutely another spectacular beautiful shooting filming footage compilation travel trip reports and millions thanks again from Montreal QC ! ..
Splendid from start to finish!
Glad you enjoyed it my friend!
Boeing 777 é Uma Verdadeira Máquina. Que Conteúdo Top, Parabéns e like Pra o Canal 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷
7:01:32 wow, raptors returning from flight 🔥
Outstanding video excellent job
I'm glad you enjoyed it my friend. Thanks for watching!
Love this series! Keep it up
Thanks my friend!
Always watching your channel superb job, greetings from Buenos Aires Argentina!
Thanks my friend!
Epic videos! You're truly an inspiration!
Thanks my friend! I'm glad you enjoy the videos!
Will be Hawaii bound in April. From L.A.X. Love the videos!!👍
I hope you have a great trip!
I like a dirty Triple 7! But LOVE me some Dreamliner! Congrats on the journey. The worst part of going to Hawaii, is leaving Hawaii.
Well, we can take some solace knowing that we're leaving Hawaii for Fiji haha.
WOWOWOWOWOW!!!! And he's OFF on his Amazing Race!! Yep, you read your latest clue and know what you have to do.
Looks like you went over New Mexico and that looked like the Grand Canyon there. And that looked like Mono Lake and Yosemite Park.
Now, I feel jet lagged from watching your video. While I rest up, I'll continue with the Lifetime movie Deadly Exchange. When a movie has Lindsay Hartley as the heroine, you KNOW that the Lifetime movie psycho will plot against her. This keeps happening to Jessica Morris and Alicia Leigh Willis too. I guess some heroines are destined to have their lives disrupted by the movie villain. Last night, I watched Abduction Runs In The Family and sure enough the Lifetime psycho plotted to destroy Jessica Morris' life.
Anyhow, another fine, Super-Fantabulous video on your part. Keep wining those Olympic Gold Medals and keep focusing on getting that $10 million prize at the end.
Beautiful view of a flight. Hawaii is amazing atmosphere, been there before!
One of my all time favorite places to visit. Thanks for watching!
@@sla31 You’re welcome. It was my pleasure to support you.
Beautiful landing!
Spoiler alert !
MCI to DFW then DFW to HNL, Awesome around the World start!!!! 👍👍
super video. Thank you very much.
Glad you enjoyed it my friend!
Hi. Could you do a behind the scenes video on a future trip? For example, the process of booking flights to leaving the house to airport to the flight to layovers and transiting through the airport etc.. Also even a cost breakdown would be pretty cool!
I've thought about it. Perhaps I will some day. I guess time will tell haha.
All the excitement of a trip to Hawaii without, well,… Hawaii.
Great fly! Man that wing is rusted...
Well, if it was rust the plane wouldn't be flying anymore haha. What you're seeing is leftover oil deposits from previous maintenance issues or fixes that didn't get cleaned off completely. It then gets dirt and debris in the lil that then streaks down the wing making it look like that. Regardless, it's not a good look for American. But they're also hardly the only airline to have planes with wings that are dirty.
I always love your flight... ^^
Incidentally, I like your blue jeans and the traditional Converse...
Can't go wrong with a good pair of Converse. I'm glad you enjoy the videos, and my style choices haha. Thanks for watching my friend!
Next video ✈️✈️✈️
2:50:30 San Francisco Bay
I’m flying American for the 1st time next Thursday. It’ll be from Sacramento to Phoenix on an A320.
I hope you have a great trip my friend.
I still can't believe you can physically hold this for 7 hours LOL, very nice video man
It's a gift.... And a curse... A gift and a curse... 😂 Anyone who can name what show that's wins the internet for today.
@@sla31 ahh, I dont think I can loo
😮😮😮 complete
777 ❤❤❤
I've always wanted to see the interior of the Int'l Arrivals concourse at HNL ( 7:10:25 ). I believe I see they how they separate domestic vs Int'l pax w/the escalator to the upper level. I can't get over how inadequate the food choices are, esp for a 7hr flight. Be well, Bryce.
Yeah, that is indeed how they deal with inbound International passengers. most of the gates in terminals C, D, F, and G can be closed off and used as international arrival gates where they close off all the exits and funnel everyone upstairs and over to the immigration and customs facility. Fun side note. United's daily flight from Guam to Honolulu (UA200) is treated as an international flight, despite being a domestic flight because Guam is outside of the US Customs and Border Protection Agencie's normal zone. Making it one of, if not the only, domestic flights in the US where passengers have to go through customs and immigration when arriving from another US state or territory. Which means you get to see all of that when taking that flight too. That said, you do not need a US passport to take the flight. You can clear customs and immigration with a regular US government issues ID like a drivers license. Add this to UA200 also being one of the few flights you can take on January 1st where you can celebrate New Year's Day twice makes it one of the most unique and interesting flights in the world.
Well that's quite interesting. I wonder if Puerto Rico travelers are handled the same? But as you said, Guam, as far as you know, is handled that way. And the int'l dateline phenom on New Years Day is a bit of a mind-bender.
@@TheFamilyman7 as far as I know, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands are not treated the same. They are so close that they’re in the “normal” CBP zone. Guam is the outlier given it’s so far away and it’s the only of the three territories in the Pacific with flights directly to the US. American Samoa and Northern Mariana Islands do not have flights direct to the US, not even Hawaii.
Love these
I aged 10 years just taxiing at DFW! 😄
😂
1:44:00 Probably Grand Canyon
You are correct my friend. That is the Grand Canyon.
My car can been seen right around 20:24. I couldn’t find a parking spot in the garage, so I had to park there to wait for my grandparents 😂
😂 I was waving if you looked close enough 🤣
I was in 28A My flight was OK the food Could’ve been better and the wifi didn’t work Sadly and we had a medical emergency so we had to wait about 20 minutes at the gate
Can you build in live maps into your videos? is that a hard thing to do? it would be cool to see where you were as you travelled.
So, I could but I don't. And there's a reason for that. My channel is intended to be as pure as possible. No fluff beyond what you'd see out the window if you were in that seat instead of me. I don't add any music, narration, obnoxious transitions, text, maps, anything. Now would a map be obnoxious? No, it wouldn't. But it still goes against what the core purpose of my channel is. Pure aviation and as close of an experience as possible without you actually being on the flight with me. So I don't add anything on screen which includes maps, compass headings, speed, etc. This is also the reason why I don't add ATC to my videos, which is another thing that is requested every once in awhile. With the exception of some of United's fleet, that's not something you'd have access to as a passenger looking out the window either. Thanks for watching my friend! I hope that helps explain why I don't do that.
How do you mount the camera ? You're not holding it for these long hauls are you?
I hold the camera by hand. Even on long flights like this. It is the only way to make sure you don't get vibration transfer into the lens of camera. And people's next question is usually, how on Earth do I do that 😂 and the answer to that is 10 years of constant practice and conditioning haha.
@@sla31 that’s incredible. Love your content.
I'll be travelling to HNL with family, so I won't get to stop and take photos after disembarking :/ Quick point and shoot.
Well the good news is you'll have to at least walk by all of it haha.
Hi if you ever come to India in the future try air India's new a350
Oh cool, I had been wondering about this exact flight as AA via DFW flies a ton of A321LR's on this route don't they? With much fewer options for larger aircraft that I have seen on their site. I would rather a widebody like the 777 unless you tell me different. Thanks again!
As far as I know, the A321, even the NEO does not have the sufficient range to operate this route. I’ve only ever seen it operated by the 777-200 or the 787-8/9. Now from Phoenix, and Los Angeles it’s pretty much exclusively A321NX’s
So this intrigued me so I looked some stuff up. On an absolutely perfect weather day, the A321NEO in the way American has theirs configured would just barely be able to make this flight. And it wouldn’t be able to do it with the required fuel reserves or any passengers 😂. Or at least they would have to be heavily payload restricted. So, you’re probably thinking of Phoenix or Los Angeles. I do not believe American has ever operated A321’s on this flight.
@@sla31 You are right, I must have been thinking Phoenix as that is another route I can fly from here in XNA via AA. Regardless of my bad memory, what is your opinion on both products? 😄
Oh, there’s no question. On a long flight like this, you want the wide body.
Good
Great even 🤣
Clean those flaps and slats!😉
11:07 As opposed to scheduled accidents, lol.
😂
How did you purchase this flight?
The same way I purchase every flight I take. Directly through the airline I am flying via their website. So, I booked this through American via aa.com.
Hello there my friend 🧡 good to see this awesome video! I was thinking you should have an assistant travel with you? Ironically I'd be that assistant? Hahaha 😁
I don't eat much, and I'll fly coach all the time, and I'll sleep on the floor in the hotel hallways!
You'll hardly notice me hahaha 😆 I'm always happy to help out! Hope you and the family are doing well? How's your little one doing these days?
Take care and God bless always my dear friend 🧡 your retired police officer viewer from Bacolod City in the Philippines 🇵🇭 🙏 ❤️ 😊
If only 😁. I can barely handle one set of expenses as it is haha. Thanks my friend. I always appreciate you taking the time to watch and comment!
@sla31 hahaha 😆 I feel ya Brother 😅 heck I'd be happy riding a wing if need be? I don't mind my hair being a mess after landing! I like that you keep it light and that you have a good sense of humor! I just watched George Carlin's famous airline comedy routine hahaha 😆 he doesn't like the unscheduled housing development and corn field landings hahaha 😆
Great hearing from you as always! Be safe always young man! Give your young one a hug from Tito (Uncle) Bob
See ya later alligator after a while crocodile 🐊 😉 😜
Is that all the food they served?
Yes, and that's an upgrade from what they used to serve. There was a time not too long ago where they didn't serve anything but the regular pretzels or biscoff cookie on this route.
Bless all airbornes and landings, LORD JESUS CHRIST, GOD IN HEAVEN. AMEN.
JUAN IGNACIO SANCHEZ ❤️ 😊
Bro amazing job safe trip 🇺🇸🛫 subscribe.
Thanks my friend. I appreciate that!
How old are you on this flight
How old am I on this flight? Usually people want to know how old the plane is, or when the video was filmed 😂. I’m 34, and will be until July.
@sla31 okay
7:01:28 Some f-22 Taxing
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Mr. Kraisit Thanaruangsuwan
Why such a dirty wing. Don't the mechanics monitor the plane?
It's because the mechanics are monitoring it that it has a dirty wing like that. A better question would be why don't the mechanics clean up the old hydraulic oil when they're done fixing it haha.
@ Yea man. Im Thinking it spoilers actuator has leaking
Wau
Thats a dirty wing.
I totally agree, and he also knows about that.
AA & Boeing CEO might not care about that, but it might be the issue of...
I think he wants to say, "Clean up"...
You can always count on American for one thing, and that's a dirty wing 🤣.
it needs to wash...
Come on AA, clean that filthy wing
Wait we teleported from Vienna back to US? LOOLLLL (joke)
😂 I should mention that the in between uploads will not be following the around the world path 😂
@@sla31 oh lol
@@abdullah_awan36yes only the full flights are following the around the world path 😂
@@sla31 🤣🤣
Why do the planes that you travel on always sounds so quiet during Takeoff? From my experience, its usually more loud and noticeable.
PLANE NEEDS A WASH!
Good old American for you. You know wha they say... That plane isn't making any money if it isn't in the air.
This 777 is old💀
And surprisingly, not the oldest 777 I flew on this trip haha.
A fine video, but anyone who can watch 7 hours of flying over clouds and water is a glutton for punishment.
Believe me, I get it. When I started this channel 10 years ago I had no intention of posting 7+ hour videos of flights. I was doing short takeoff and landing videos, mixed with spotting and time-lapses. But, as the channel continued to grow I kept getting more and more requests to show more and more of the flight. And over time, as I started to do that I noticed that the longer the video was, the better it performed. Which again, surprised me. Because I love aviation, but I don't have time to sit and watch a 2 hour flight, let alone a 7 hour flight. But I kept testing the water with longer and longer flights, and every time they performed better and better. Over the years, that type of video overtook the channel to where I now post 3 unedited, uncut flights, every week. The other 4 uploads are still shorter takeoffs or landings. So, even for me as the person who runs this channel, I still find it hard to believe that videos like this... 7+ hour videos... Are the best performing videos I post. That said, I do have some explanations for it. Over the years I've obviously gotten a lot of comments on videos like this that can help explain why they perform so well. A lot of people watch these videos for reasons you might not think of. And here are some of the reasons why people watch them.
First, they're simply aviation enthusiasts and they enjoy watching long flights. Ultimately that's kind of the core demographic my channel was initially aimed at. People who just love aviation as a whole. But, all these years later I think that's actually one of the smaller demographics who watch videos like this.
Second, people watch it because it helps them relax or even sleep. I get tons of comments on long videos like this from people who say watching these long flights helps them de-stress, relax, or even puts them to sleep. Maybe they like the white noise. I get a lot of comments from people saying they need the white noise to sleep but the simulated noise you get from a white noise machine doesn't work. They want the real hum of aircraft engines with the background cabin noise. Or the just want to watch something they find interesting that they don't really have to think about. They just watch the scenery change.
Next, I get a boatload of comments from people who watch long flights like this because they are terrified of flying... They hate flying, but have to fly sometime in the future for a wedding, funeral, graduation, medical treatment, etc. Ultimately it doesn't matter what they have to fly for, but they do. And by watching my videos of flights from start to finish with nothing cut out, lets them expose themselves to the entire process of taking a flight from the comfort of a setting they choose. It allows them to pause whenever they need to. Ultimately helping them get on a plane for real. I have gotten thousands of comments over the years from people thanking me for my videos because it helped them get on a plane to see a relative one final time, or helped them get on a plane to see their new granddaughter, etc.
Other people comment that they watch these long flights because it helps them get through their work day. They're in a job that allows them to have something on in the background while they work, and they pick a long flight like this, 7+ hours, because they can put it on and glance over every hour or so and the scenery has changed. Basically they can have it on and it's interesting to see the progress of the flight, but they don't have to dedicate a ton of mental capacity to it. And it has the added benefit that when the flight is almost over, so is their work day.
I also get tons of comments from people who can no longer fly. Usually a medical issue prevents them from flying. But they still long to travel and fly. So they watch my videos, because it's the closest thing on the internet to actually being on the flight.
Others say they watch it for its ASMR qualities. Now, I have to take their word on this one because they certainly don't have that effect on me, but to be fair, I don't think anything has that effect on me haha.
I could go on, but you probably get the picture at this point haha. There are literally dozens of reasons why people watch. Most of which are never reasons I ever considered when I started doing this. It just goes to show that everyone is different and unique and there's no one reason why certain content is gets popular. But that's the great thing about UA-cam. It allows creators and viewers the ability to make and watch that niche type of video they enjoy. Anyway, thanks for watching my friend!
filthy wings.
I see it as character haha.
...ah crap I forgot about those dang forms you have to fill out!🫤
Those forms, that they don’t even really keep track of, is the sole reason I always keep a pen in my carryon 😂