Stig Shift #32 (Aircraft Maintenance Adventures)

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  • Опубліковано 21 лис 2024

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  • @DrMarten
    @DrMarten 4 місяці тому +122

    One of the best tips I ever learned as a Flight Attendant was from the Mechanics. "Never touch the dusty buttons!"

    • @StigAviation
      @StigAviation  4 місяці тому +12

      🤣🤣 ohh ya. Unfortunately, we as maintenance have to touch it. Thank goodness for gloves. 🧤

    • @markjackson5333
      @markjackson5333 4 місяці тому +3

      ​@@StigAviationhey stig. If you were a pilot. What would you prefer flying. And spending your day in. A 737 or a320. Also would you prefer to use a yoke or the side stick

    • @RAVIOLIdS
      @RAVIOLIdS 4 місяці тому

      @@markjackson5333a320 as a pilot lots of room and very nice plane

  • @steveschrader7381
    @steveschrader7381 4 місяці тому +44

    Never worry about boring us Stig. We are here because we are all plane nerds and this always makes our day.

    • @StigAviation
      @StigAviation  4 місяці тому +3

      Thank you for being here and enjoying the adventures

  • @Twobarpsi
    @Twobarpsi 4 місяці тому +47

    The blue/brown oil controversy, is just like that black/blue dress controversy 😃!! It definitely looks blue when you are pumping it in, but brown with a thin blue layer in the cup.
    Excellent tour of that abandoned hangar! You could just smell the history of that place. Epic!

    • @StigAviation
      @StigAviation  4 місяці тому +6

      I was gonna say that exact same thing, I completely forgot to mention the smell of the facility.

  • @02hockeystick19
    @02hockeystick19 4 місяці тому +65

    Stig I don’t care how mundane these videos are, we love them irregardless. Thursday has quickly become one of my favorite days of the week!

    • @StigAviation
      @StigAviation  4 місяці тому +8

      Thank you so much. I appreciate you watching

    • @aviator_2401
      @aviator_2401 4 місяці тому

      Same pinch

  • @gdoof1728
    @gdoof1728 4 місяці тому +13

    Stig you’ve done it again!! You flooded me with a rush of great memories from my time as an A&P with Continental Airlines at LAX 1977-1982. I was DC-10 line/ramp and hanger maintenance in the EXACT huge hangers you visited and videoed. I was taxi and engine run qualified on the “Big Ten”Damn Stig--whew-pushing 50 years ago, seemed like yesterday🫣🫣. The large hanger was for the DC-10’s -we could get two inside at a time for all A, B, C checks, APU work, any and all maintenance inside and out, engine changes, landing gear work (in fact the set up for landing gear swings was putting HUGE jacks under the wings, nose and tail-and then the FLOORS under the nose and main gear actually were lowered!!). Your video in the large hanger even shows the remnants of huge overhead people cranes we had that could go completely around and up and down and over every inch of the DC-10’s in the hanger. You also showed the supervisors office where we went to get work orders and return signed off paperwork-and make copies of the maintenance procedures on a microfilm machine!!! No computers, no smart phones, no electronics-just copy machines and typewriters!!!!
    The ramp and apron area around the hanger was used also for maintenance not needing a hanger-like tire and brake changes, pre-flight inspections-and of course post maintenance engine runs!!
    The smaller low bay hangers on the side were used for maintenance on all the Continental’s fleet of Boeing B-727 jets.
    Your inside video I was looking at showed all the areas I walked thru a million times-the supply stores, engine shop, metal shop, our break rooms, landing gear shop, avionics shops, hydraulic shops--holy Moses what memories!!
    Thanks Stig--it was a great time on my life as a young man in my 30’s. Then the government airline deregulation act hit, and the unions started their s-t, and then one of the greatest airlines in the world went bankrupt and I lost the best job I ever had. Was off work for over 10 months-no airlines were hiring😢. So I jumped from the boiling pot of the airlines and into the fire of the oil and gas industry and retired after 35 years of that seven years ago.
    I still have the greatest memories of Continental and my work on what I always loved-the DC-10!!
    Thanks for sharing this-you have once again made my day-heck--made my week!!!
    Stay safe Stig, so I can vicariously re-live the “good ol’ days” of yesteryears of now only memories😌😌💪🏻

    • @greystripe3737
      @greystripe3737 3 місяці тому +3

      this is awesome. must be crazy seeing it all these years later lying dormant.

    • @StigAviation
      @StigAviation  3 місяці тому +2

      Absolutely amazing, thank you from the bottom of my heart for sharing this with me. I’m glad it brought back fond memories.

  • @SimonBillingham-zq4oy
    @SimonBillingham-zq4oy 4 місяці тому +8

    Well done again. In reference to ADF, originally ADF was tuned to commercial radio stations as well as NDB’s, that is why radio stations station identifications that are regularly announced so that pilots could match the station to the location on their navigation charts. In most countries the form and repeat rate of announcements is legislated. In regard to tyre blowouts, Qantas 747-238’s in the early 80’s were blowing tyres in HNL. Research found that the aircraft were at or close to max takeoff weight and the average taxi distance at HNL was 27 km therefore putting lots of heat into the tyres especially the body gear tyres. The fix was to change the tyres from 30 ply to 32 ply which fixed the problem. Fun for maintenance during the changeover aw we had to keep 32 ply’s on the body gear and use up the 30 ply’s on the wing gear and nose gear. Enough history for today, thanks.

    • @StigAviation
      @StigAviation  4 місяці тому +2

      Thank you as always for the incredible education sir. Always a pleasure to learn from you.

  • @litz13
    @litz13 4 місяці тому +3

    Ok, the TWA Heritage plane with the speedstripes ... that's very very well done.

    • @StigAviation
      @StigAviation  3 місяці тому +1

      Many thanks! It’s one of my favorites as well

  • @remylopez4821
    @remylopez4821 4 місяці тому +22

    I remember back in1984/85 I interviewed with Continental Airlines for a job in the engine shop and I was accepted but I didn’t want to cross a picket line because the union was on strike. I had just got out of the USAF after six years and I was working at an old aircraft engine overhaul facility called Stewart Davis Inc. rebuilding large radial engines so I really wasn’t that disappointed I loved radials, but I did miss the money in the end. I lucked out and got hired on at McDonnell Douglas in December 1985 I watch your videos Stig because you share the same passion that I did. I thought that was a lost cause when I retired you keep my spirits up and you keep me informed on the newer technology and for that I thank you.

    • @thereissomecoolstuff
      @thereissomecoolstuff 4 місяці тому +6

      Stig is great. If you shared his energy I bet everyone enjoyed working with you.

    • @kylephillip8189
      @kylephillip8189 4 місяці тому +3

      ​@@thereissomecoolstuffI agree

    • @StigAviation
      @StigAviation  4 місяці тому +8

      Remy, you did the right thing. I’m glad you did not cross that picket line, you know how this works in the industry. Nobody likes a scab. I appreciate you being here my friend.

    • @gdoof1728
      @gdoof1728 4 місяці тому +1

      @@StigAviationwhen the tail wags the dog, and the prison is run by the prisoners--your union just destroyed your airline, so don’t play it off to scabs-the unions got what they created-‘Nuf said😢

    • @cf5043
      @cf5043 4 місяці тому

      Learning so much which literally does nothing for me other than filling my brain with information I don’t need, and it’s pushing out information I don’t need. Still I love it , thank you for sharing your content!

  • @LtKernelPanic
    @LtKernelPanic 4 місяці тому +7

    I think the thing with the oil is how it reflects light. When you were topping off the plane it looked blue in that clip. When you filled the cup it looked brown *except* right on the surface where it looks blue. I suspect it's the same reason you see a rainbow on the road after it rains where there's oil. Could also be the camera too.

    • @StigAviation
      @StigAviation  4 місяці тому +1

      I think you’re right, and since it’s a petroleum product, that’s why it has that coloration

  • @citibear57
    @citibear57 3 місяці тому +1

    1:03:17 I just had a "Duh!" moment. I sometimes wondered how the tug operators could see behind them. I didn't realize that their seats swivelled 180 degrees! I told you it was a duh moment 😂
    Thank you Stig, for another fun, educational, and beautiful video 👍 👍

    • @StigAviation
      @StigAviation  3 місяці тому

      No worries, I’m glad you enjoyed the video though

  • @jonbradshaw3385
    @jonbradshaw3385 4 місяці тому +9

    The 777 not only has an amazing sound, but such a beautiful and distinctive look to it in my opinion.
    Love that you share your adventures with us. There is nothing mundane about your videos. Even if it is a quiet shift for you, it is pure excitement for people like me!

    • @StigAviation
      @StigAviation  4 місяці тому +2

      I am so happy you enjoyed it Jon, thank you for being here and watching

  • @JakeHambyZ80
    @JakeHambyZ80 4 місяці тому +20

    For people in SoCal, I just learned from my optometrist, while I was telling her about my job designing avionics boxes for jetliners at Teledyne Controls, that there's a place in Anaheim called Flightdeck that has a Boeing 737 flight simulator that's open to the public to rent along with guidance from a flight instructor. $109 for 30 minutes, $209 for 60 minutes, or $309 for 90 minutes. I'm definitely going to go for the 90 minute experience some time next month and "fly the B-737 gate-to-gate" from LAX to San Francisco. Apparently they're the only place in the world with a real jetliner simulator open to the public.

    • @Twobarpsi
      @Twobarpsi 4 місяці тому +3

      That's a great tip!

    • @terrygivens132
      @terrygivens132 4 місяці тому +3

      Thanks good to know.

    • @StigAviation
      @StigAviation  4 місяці тому +3

      I have heard about that place as well, I need to take a visit too.

    • @RubenBzt11
      @RubenBzt11 4 місяці тому +2

      We olso have one in Italy. It's a 737 NG full motion dynamic simulator. It is located near Bergamo's airport (the main Ryanair hub in Italy). It's the same simulator used by professional pilots for their assessment preparation and MCC, CRM, SMS courses. It is olso open to the public. 370€ for 120 min of fun with the flight instructor at your side and there are sits at your back for your friends. The coolest thing.... If you ask, the flight instructor can simulate for you emergency situations (for example.. engine failure past v1) and show you how handle and ricover the aircraft.

    • @sharoncassell5273
      @sharoncassell5273 4 місяці тому +1

      That's what I was seeking . My cousin who worked forTw❤A . Asked me about a simulator for public.

  • @IndaloMan
    @IndaloMan 4 місяці тому +7

    Listening to the foreign language announcements reminded me of the early 80s when I worked in Saudi Arabia. Back then PanAm had the contract to train Saudi national pilots, it was always comforting when the cockpit chat was in a 'Chuck Norris' accent rather than.....

    • @StigAviation
      @StigAviation  4 місяці тому +1

      😅 I bet that was interesting

  • @james3282
    @james3282 4 місяці тому +11

    There are times when you move the cup with oil, it did look blue. Camera lenses and shutters do strange things to to videos.
    You're passion for your career continues to show through. Thank you for everything you are doing to keep everyone safe.
    😎🇨🇦🙏

    • @StigAviation
      @StigAviation  4 місяці тому +1

      Thank you so much James, I appreciate you always for watching

  • @LtKernelPanic
    @LtKernelPanic 4 місяці тому +5

    One more thing after finishing the video. I think the media gets so fixated on commercial aviation incidents is because they are so rare now. I can remember as a kid even back in the 80s there were sadly a couple crashes a year in the US including a rather famous United one in my hometown. Now it's a couple a decade and you're absolutely right about the trip to and from the airport being the most dangerous part of air travel.

    • @StigAviation
      @StigAviation  4 місяці тому

      Maybe you even went through a lot of growing pains in the past, especially back in the 80s. But as you said, it’s so much safer now.

  • @SikandarDurrani
    @SikandarDurrani 4 місяці тому +3

    After the Air France Concord incident with FOD caused explosion that caused the loss of life, I for one feel safer with the aircraft redundancy that prevents future events. Thank the almighty that the recent events haven’t resulted in loss of life. Great video Stig keep up your great work and stay safe.

    • @StigAviation
      @StigAviation  4 місяці тому

      Thank you so much for being here and watching. I appreciate you

  • @mutant_camel
    @mutant_camel 4 місяці тому +4

    Another great one Stig as always. Happy Flight Attendant Safety Professionals' Day [19th July] to anyone in that industry reading this and thank you for keeping us all safe in the air. They have a huge responsibility up there providing urgent healthcare, security and safety as well as just keeping us comfortable, fed and watered.

    • @StigAviation
      @StigAviation  4 місяці тому +1

      They absolutely do. Flight attendants are pretty much jack of all trades nowadays. Rescue workers, EMTs , fire fighters and cops. Flight public lately have become very outrageous.

  • @747FoSophie
    @747FoSophie 4 місяці тому +5

    Automatic Direction Finder is a simple system. You enter the frequency for a ground station and the display shows if you are going towards or away from the ground station, it's being phased out and isn't used anymore. If you ever see a 747 cargo plane with the nose open for loading / unloading it would be great to show your viewers, I fly them and it's always interesting. Just landed in Anchorage after a flight from Hong Kong and saw your video waiting.

  • @Phil-qc8ib
    @Phil-qc8ib 4 місяці тому +9

    The airplanes flying by when you are in the Continental hangar is some pure ASMR gold

    • @StigAviation
      @StigAviation  4 місяці тому +5

      I’m glad I kept the audio as I walked through. I wanted people to experience it.

    • @Phil-qc8ib
      @Phil-qc8ib 4 місяці тому +1

      @@StigAviation You nailed it ! We are all gonna have nightmares of that pipe now :)

  • @EstorilEm
    @EstorilEm 4 місяці тому +11

    Love that GE90-115B startup sequence. The funny thing is that it sounds almost IDENTICAL to the GE F404 and F414 in the hornet / super hornet fighters. There is nothing like being at an airshow and hearing the Navy demo teams all fire up at once (adversary team, refueling demo, hornet demo, etc - perks of the good Naval Air Station shows!) plus of course the Blue Angels. I always watch the turkey feathers to see when they’ve completed their startup sequence

    • @StigAviation
      @StigAviation  3 місяці тому +2

      Definitely one of my favorite sounds, it’s an absolute pleasure listening to it on the ground

    • @EstorilEm
      @EstorilEm 3 місяці тому

      @@StigAviation I’d love to know the technical reasons for the reverberations and low frequency sounds after ignition, is it the VSVs moving around? Fuel flow changing? 🤷🏻‍♂️

    • @EstorilEm
      @EstorilEm 3 місяці тому

      @@StigAviation actually that might make for a decent question - what is the technical startup sequence inside the engine? As far as the GE90 sounds and that low freq humm is concerned. I know that’s more for the specialist guys in the engine shops - but I’m sure you could pick their brains and enlighten us a bit. 😈

  • @markcorry878
    @markcorry878 3 місяці тому +2

    GE90 on start up gives me goosebumps with that howling sound and the "MOOOOOO". I have been on Air New Zealand's 777-300's 3 times and each time when the engines made that "Moooing" sound, you could feel and hear the vibration which would cause the perspex to hum. You should have seen me Stig I was grinning like the Cheshire Cat from Alice in Wonderland.😄

    • @StigAviation
      @StigAviation  3 місяці тому +2

      I’m the exact same way, especially standing outside listening to It is a whole different experience.

  • @flynlr
    @flynlr 4 місяці тому +3

    I remember going through those hangers when continental was in full swing decades ago. .even got an hour in their DC-10 sim across the street . friends dad worked there., that tour through there led me to a career in Military Aircraft Maintenance and learning to fly

    • @StigAviation
      @StigAviation  4 місяці тому +2

      Yup. You know your stuff. The back side of the facility had full simulators for flight training. Continental was at the top of its game back then.

  • @stanleyvasquez7110
    @stanleyvasquez7110 3 місяці тому +2

    Haha im catching up with all the videos...i dont want to add to the blue/brown controversy...but i see Green on it....😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅Grettings Colleague...🤘🤘🤘

    • @StigAviation
      @StigAviation  3 місяці тому +1

      @@stanleyvasquez7110 wait till you see the latest video on hydraulic fluid purple 😂

  • @TaylorAverdick
    @TaylorAverdick 4 місяці тому +2

    I've downloaded this episode to my phone so I can watch it during my 90 minute flight tomorrow. The perfect length!

    • @StigAviation
      @StigAviation  4 місяці тому

      Thank you. Have a good flight Taylor

  • @chrissedlacek4682
    @chrissedlacek4682 4 місяці тому +2

    I’ve always heard the 757 was overpowered, but that story really puts it in perspective. Thanks for sharing your knowledge!!!

    • @Acuda721
      @Acuda721 4 місяці тому +3

      Chalks in, Brakes set and she'll still go if you aren't careful!

    • @StigAviation
      @StigAviation  3 місяці тому +3

      It will absolutely go, I have seen it jump the chocks as well 😂

  • @MLOCharmer
    @MLOCharmer 4 місяці тому +5

    Combination camera lens, grey background of the inlet tank and tint of blue (probably an additive) make it look blue on our end.

    • @StigAviation
      @StigAviation  4 місяці тому +1

      We can also assume that it is a petroleum product, so a tint of blue could be there.

  • @aidenhodges6526
    @aidenhodges6526 4 місяці тому +5

    My favorite non-pilot UA-camr had posted again. Great content Stig, I love watching your videos and seeing what being an airline mechanic is like.

    • @StigAviation
      @StigAviation  4 місяці тому

      It’s a pleasure to have you here and I’m happy you enjoyed it

  • @DaTAlab1193
    @DaTAlab1193 4 місяці тому +3

    Thank you, Stig, for great video, just a kindly reminder about aircraft weight distribution we chat about it before on comments, whenever you have time. I love your work!!!!

    • @StigAviation
      @StigAviation  4 місяці тому +1

      You mean you want me to talk about CG ?

    • @DaTAlab1193
      @DaTAlab1193 4 місяці тому +1

      @@StigAviation Please Sir if you could, I can't think of anyone with better illustration than you, we are getting educated here. You make aviation fun and informative. Blessings!

  • @WAJIDHN
    @WAJIDHN 3 місяці тому +2

    Thank you stig for so much effort. It was lovely to watch your videos. It just 👍.

    • @StigAviation
      @StigAviation  3 місяці тому

      Thank you so much for watching

  • @GhostSniper67
    @GhostSniper67 4 місяці тому +2

    24:40 I love this view under the 777, it looks so sleek and mean, reminds me of the SR-71 Blackbird . Love this view!

    • @StigAviation
      @StigAviation  4 місяці тому

      It’s a beautiful and majestic aircraft.

  • @lord-heller647
    @lord-heller647 4 місяці тому +17

    I had a bad day. Until now. Thank you Stig. :)

    • @thereissomecoolstuff
      @thereissomecoolstuff 4 місяці тому +3

      Isn’t it true. This old airplane mechanic that loves his job makes me feel so much better.

    • @StigAviation
      @StigAviation  4 місяці тому +2

      I’m happy this video made your day better.

  • @maryk5375
    @maryk5375 4 місяці тому +3

    the optical illusion of the engine blades looking like they've stopped spinning (even though they very much still are) blows my mind every time....constant reminder of how important the white spiral in the middle is lol

    • @njjeff201
      @njjeff201 3 місяці тому +2

      Strobe effect like a car strobe in the old days has to do with the frequency or wave length of the sunlight. All light has a specific frequency. As 6 becomes 12 on the spinner is the rotation being doubled or tripled of the wavelength or actually halved or quartered (harmonic). Poor choice of words but I tried!

    • @StigAviation
      @StigAviation  3 місяці тому +1

      I find it fascinating as well, standing there, watching it, it’s a mesmerizing feeling

  • @johnurquhart9898
    @johnurquhart9898 4 місяці тому +2

    Thanks again stig. Love watching and learning from such a dedicated and enthusiastic practitioner. Having had the pleasure of an indepth tour around one of our local helicopter operators I have even more appreciation of how safe flying is thanks to people like you

    • @StigAviation
      @StigAviation  3 місяці тому +1

      Thank you so much for being here and watching John, i’m glad you’re enjoying it and appreciating it

  • @andyo9205
    @andyo9205 4 місяці тому +5

    Man you were not kidding 757 high power ground runs😂. After you mentioned it I had to watch some UA-cam vids of them, and wow those people can’t keep the cameras still lol

    • @StigAviation
      @StigAviation  4 місяці тому +1

      I’m telling you Andy, it’s impossible. That thing shakes so violently. You can barely focus on anything. 🤣🤣🤣

  • @jeremylcamp
    @jeremylcamp 4 місяці тому +3

    Boeing 777 and 787 are amazing pieces of engineering.

    • @StigAviation
      @StigAviation  4 місяці тому +1

      Indeed they are. Beautiful works of art

  • @toddb8479
    @toddb8479 4 місяці тому +2

    Stig AA losing a tire, probably FOD. Still going to fly AA & others. Your competitor losing another wheel, probably procedure not being followed.
    Maybe not fly w/them.
    The ATC coms for the LAX incident were posted quickly, and the tower took FOD very seriously. The audio of the pilots telling ground where they last saw the tire/wheel was some good theater of the mind.
    Love the channel.

    • @StigAviation
      @StigAviation  3 місяці тому

      I’m just glad they got out safe and no one was hurt. And thank you as always Tod. I appreciate you watching

  • @EASsirenVids01
    @EASsirenVids01 4 місяці тому +1

    Yesterday we came home from our trip, we flew out of Las Vegas on one of your guys’s A321s, as always, an amazing and super smooth plane, and we had an absolute ROCKET of a takeoff!
    We got to DFW where we were connecting home to CMH, we got on one of your guys’s 737-800s where we sat for a while before having to change aircraft, I asked to see the flight deck on the way out and when I was in there, I figured out the problem was low hydraulic pressure. Appreciate you guys putting safety first and not putting that bird in the air! Safety should always be put #1 even if it causes a delay, which some other companies _sometimes_ don’t do.
    My brother was sitting on the left side and said they were “taking off the bottom of the wing and pulling out pipes” which I wish I could’ve seen, that would’ve been cool.

    • @StigAviation
      @StigAviation  3 місяці тому +1

      I’m glad they caught the hydraulic leak, and yes, maintenance will never allow an unsafe aircraft to fly. I’m glad you guys are safe and I’m glad you made the trip.

  • @Area51-xh3xo
    @Area51-xh3xo 4 місяці тому +5

    That's gotta be the best job to do every day. What a lucky man. GOD BLESS YOU

  • @merrynesther
    @merrynesther 4 місяці тому +1

    i flew on a qantaslink 717 to launceston the other day and before boarding, i watched one of the mechanics do a check. your content helped give me an idea of what he was doing and i have so much respect for it. (flight was nice though, the 717 is like a little rocket. we got diverted back to the airport due to a tech issue, which was fun. plane got swapped, we made it to launceston and i subsequently got stranded because the plane we swapped to also had a fault. lucky day for me.)

    • @StigAviation
      @StigAviation  3 місяці тому +1

      I’m glad you guys made it out safely, and thank you so much for understanding and being here

  • @frankthomas855
    @frankthomas855 4 місяці тому +5

    Good stuff Stig!!!

    • @StigAviation
      @StigAviation  4 місяці тому +3

      Thank you Frank I Appreciate you being here and watching.

  • @PLH483
    @PLH483 4 місяці тому +3

    You’re amazing Stig , how you keep pumping out these videos. Love every one. Watching from England. Keep em coming.👍

    • @StigAviation
      @StigAviation  4 місяці тому

      Many thanks Phil. I appreciate you spending time and watching.

  • @masonjones3780
    @masonjones3780 4 місяці тому +1

    For some reason your videos make me happy. Maybe it’s your positive attitude.

    • @StigAviation
      @StigAviation  3 місяці тому

      I’m glad they make you smile 😊

  • @iflyplanes687
    @iflyplanes687 4 місяці тому +10

    Stig! We’ve never been introduced to your cats! They’re in your profile picture, therefore, they are a part of this channel! I promise I won’t twist the foot air or windshield air knobs anymore. 😅

    • @StigAviation
      @StigAviation  4 місяці тому +15

      Ahh my beautiful fur babies. I’ll show them off one day.

  • @KevWitt3455
    @KevWitt3455 4 місяці тому +5

    That's seriously cool. In the cup, that oil is as brown as brown can be but it honestly looks blue in the filler port... More Stig sorcerery I fear...

    • @cmfrancis1
      @cmfrancis1 4 місяці тому +2

      The oil itself looks brown but the oil surface does look a bit blue to me. Might be an optical illusion caused by the camera? I've seen similar effects looking through a polarized lens.

    • @KevWitt3455
      @KevWitt3455 4 місяці тому +2

      Yes, I noticed that, too. It had a blue tint to it at the surface even when looking at the side of the cup, almost like it had two layers. I'd guess it's something along the lines of refraction and viscosity creating the effect.

    • @StigAviation
      @StigAviation  4 місяці тому +1

      It could be because it’s a petroleum product, just like you see that rainbow effect if it’s spilled on the floor.

  • @Racerr94
    @Racerr94 4 місяці тому +15

    Love the kicking feet out the cargo at 1:20! Like a kid at the playground :) you’re living the dream

    • @StigAviation
      @StigAviation  4 місяці тому +1

      I’m just a big kid with tools and airplanes for toys 😅

  • @jackherstam7935
    @jackherstam7935 4 місяці тому +1

    i live up the road in Santa Monica and can hear GE90s (20:50) starting on the north side of the field from 6 miles away when the wind is calm. I also fly 757s for the competition, never knew high powered runs were such a stirring event. That'll be a good tidbit to share with colleagues!

    • @StigAviation
      @StigAviation  4 місяці тому +1

      It’s even more exciting when your yards away from the GE 90, you can feel the ground shake and the 757 is incredibly powerful, especially when you’re doing a high power run standing still and trying to keep it from moving. Incredible feeling

  • @jekyk6082
    @jekyk6082 4 місяці тому +3

    Love how you say Good morning everybody but I always watch your video before going to sleep

  • @TheDNick
    @TheDNick 4 місяці тому +4

    Just accepted an A&P position with American. Going through pre-employment paperwork now. Can't wait to be on the American team.

    • @StigAviation
      @StigAviation  4 місяці тому +4

      Congratulations Nick. Welcome to the fAAmily 🤙

  • @lmedina10
    @lmedina10 4 місяці тому +7

    Yay!! Here waiting for an event to start at work and Stig posts his video!! Yay!!! Time to watch some Stig shift!!

    • @StigAviation
      @StigAviation  4 місяці тому +1

      I hope you enjoyed it, thank you so much for always being here

    • @lmedina10
      @lmedina10 4 місяці тому

      @@StigAviation you’re welcome but more like Thank you for taking us on these adventures every week! I love it!

  • @Chank0b
    @Chank0b 3 місяці тому +1

    That "Tap Tap" on the Throttles on a every plane is just the cherry of the cake :D

    • @StigAviation
      @StigAviation  3 місяці тому

      My old habits 😅

    • @Chank0b
      @Chank0b 3 місяці тому +1

      @@StigAviation Love it.

  • @PauloCarvalho-ut6td
    @PauloCarvalho-ut6td 4 місяці тому +1

    Yessss Stig !!… the Beautiful Bird also speaks in Portuguese ( at 3:50 ) 🤣🤣 thanks my boss ✈️✈️✈️✈️✈️✈️

    • @StigAviation
      @StigAviation  4 місяці тому +1

      Indeed it does. What a beautiful language and beautiful people.

  • @jaysmoke3132
    @jaysmoke3132 4 місяці тому +2

    34:41 way cool tour. Thank you for everything you do.

    • @StigAviation
      @StigAviation  4 місяці тому

      My pleasure. Thank you for watching

  • @44R0Ndin
    @44R0Ndin 4 місяці тому +2

    As you're going thru that (now abandoned) Continental hangar, I wonder if they'll consider selling off things like those gantry cranes or even just the hoist portions of those, or if those are going to be set aside and used in a new hangar.
    One of those hoists would be massively overkill for me who only works on cars and pickup trucks most of the time, but I can imagine a shop that works on semi trucks or locomotives would find a lot of use out of them, if they're serviceable.
    EDIT: About the only thing I know about re-chroming is that it involves chemicals that will give you cancer VERY quickly, if they don't just give you heavy metal poisoning first. Really nasty stuff, there's a reason we ship all that stuff out to China now (Pretty sure that despite the durability benefits of hard chrome plating, you can't really do it economically in the US anymore due to environmental regulations).
    I did hear the noises from the pipes, and to be honest it didn't really creep me out that much.
    You know what would absolutely terrify me in a place like that? Complete and utter silence. The fact that the lights are buzzing is comforting, it tells me that the building is, in most of the important aspects, still alive.
    If it's silent, or all you hear is creaking metal, that means the power's dead. No power means it's impossible for it to contain any conditioned spaces inside it, and if you don't have any conditioned spaces inside it, you get surprisingly rapid onset of degredation of things like structure, plumbing, wiring being stolen by copper thieves, etc.
    If the power's on, none of that has had a chance to happen yet.

    • @SimmerdownTX
      @SimmerdownTX 4 місяці тому +2

      The cranes and hoists at auction $$$$$!!

    • @44R0Ndin
      @44R0Ndin 4 місяці тому +2

      @@SimmerdownTX
      Yeah, expensive I know, but the people building the new hangars are probably in the market for EXTREMELY similar equipment.

    • @StigAviation
      @StigAviation  3 місяці тому

      I’m sure they’ll eventually sell majority of the hoist equipment at one point or another. I’m glad you enjoyed the tour.

  • @preethamrv2
    @preethamrv2 4 місяці тому +5

    Stig, it would be appreciated if you could show more about the vehicles operating in the airport like the baggage handler tug, fuel tanker. Sorry , I don't know their actual names.

    • @StigAviation
      @StigAviation  4 місяці тому +3

      I’ll try to include some of that in the future episodes

  • @Josh_FSD
    @Josh_FSD 4 місяці тому +6

    I’ve had several brand new tires throw the tread off, different brands and different sizes… I haven’t had any recaps disintegrate on me… But I’m just a rookie with about 2 million miles on my odometer. I also don’t drive commercial anymore, I wanted more family time…

    • @StigAviation
      @StigAviation  4 місяці тому +1

      You’re definitely not a rookie my friend, you are a well seasoned veteran.

  • @Semiconductors-for-life
    @Semiconductors-for-life 4 місяці тому +1

    Thank you, Stig! I love it when you broadcast from the stream! This

  • @kimmarsh5387
    @kimmarsh5387 Місяць тому +1

    Love the shot of the A 380 the King of the sky.

    • @StigAviation
      @StigAviation  Місяць тому

      @@kimmarsh5387 incredible aircraft.

    • @kimmarsh5387
      @kimmarsh5387 Місяць тому +1

      @StigAviation I will pay extra to fly A380 on ultra long haul that is over 10 hours.Quite ,stable and a bit more room there is nothing like it.

  • @allanelliot1566
    @allanelliot1566 4 місяці тому +2

    Never miss a Stig shift......Always great video as always....real life A&P line work.....Thank you!!!

  • @757chip3
    @757chip3 4 місяці тому +1

    The Dreamliner is now my favorite aircraft to travel on. I was fortunate to get a tour of the cockpit by the captain and second officer before a flight from Tokyo HND to LAX on AA in November of last year. And again, thanks for keeping us informed on the design and maintenance of the various aircraft that AA flies as well as keeping us safe.

    • @StigAviation
      @StigAviation  3 місяці тому

      It sure is a beautiful aircraft, and a very gorgeous flight deck. I’m glad you got to experience that. Thank you so much for watching.

  • @Bravo2Zulu
    @Bravo2Zulu 4 місяці тому +1

    Regarding the oil. A tint of blue on the top. Though mostly brown. Gotta' love your videos Stig. Never boring. Very informative. Keep em' flying!!!👊🏻👍🏻

    • @StigAviation
      @StigAviation  4 місяці тому

      Thank you so much. It’s definitely an interesting color, wait till we start the discussion on what color jet fuel is. 😅

    • @njjeff201
      @njjeff201 3 місяці тому +1

      Color means nothing. It’s in the taste. I knew a mechanic who used to taste anti-freeze & guess the protection. Guess his favorite was -40 degrees. So yummy! I wonder if he’s still alive. Crazy Marty!

  • @Tyleraviator99
    @Tyleraviator99 4 місяці тому +8

    0:03 “grab your popcorn settle up…” *proceeds to go and make popcorn* (yes literally 😂😂😂)

    • @StigAviation
      @StigAviation  4 місяці тому +2

      😅 hope you enjoyed the show 🤙

    • @Tyleraviator99
      @Tyleraviator99 4 місяці тому +3

      @@StigAviation this is the best show ever on UA-cam 😂

  • @rodrigobarros9414
    @rodrigobarros9414 4 місяці тому +1

    Hahaha loved the voices(PRAMs) special the portuguese 🇵🇹

    • @StigAviation
      @StigAviation  3 місяці тому

      Me too. I was so surprised and happy to hear it

  • @markgettins2626
    @markgettins2626 4 місяці тому +2

    Brilliant video as always, uploaded at the perfect time for me to wind down, and watch after my evening shift here in Ireland

    • @StigAviation
      @StigAviation  4 місяці тому

      Thank you so much for being here Mark, I hope you enjoyed it

  • @jamespurse5225
    @jamespurse5225 4 місяці тому +2

    Stig, it was so awesome that you did that hanger walk through. I was trying to imagine what part of the big facility where my dad worked. I had some memories come back. This was a very special video. Same as cargo, Stig never disappoints!

    • @StigAviation
      @StigAviation  4 місяці тому

      Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you James

  • @fullmetal_dragon
    @fullmetal_dragon 4 місяці тому +1

    Your videos are never mundane. Even if it's your every day routine, it is an absolutely joy to be brought along with you!

  • @keemuchi
    @keemuchi 4 місяці тому +4

    im a simple man. i see new stig shift i press play

    • @StigAviation
      @StigAviation  4 місяці тому

      And I appreciate you for that. 🤙

  • @sethexodus
    @sethexodus 4 місяці тому +2

    I love airplanes stories Stig be telling. Keep them coming.

    • @StigAviation
      @StigAviation  4 місяці тому

      Thank you. I happy you are enjoying it all

  • @ronnieselempo
    @ronnieselempo 4 місяці тому

    That GE90 start was phenomenal. Wish I could add it as my ringtone.
    😁I have never enjoyed watching someone change oil over and over again, let alone fixing these metal birds. To a non-aviation enthusiast, your videos seem the same every day, but to us, it's like jumping from planet to planet, star to star,galaxy to galaxy. They are all different, and that's what makes them worth watching. Can't wait for the next adventure❤❤
    And don't forget the coffee😊

    • @StigAviation
      @StigAviation  4 місяці тому

      Thank you so much Ronnie. I’m very happy you’re enjoying all of this adventure.

  • @GrumpyPingu
    @GrumpyPingu 4 місяці тому +26

    STIIIIIG! AIRPLANES!! Tonight is a good night.

  • @kingfish4575
    @kingfish4575 4 місяці тому +2

    Love the atc

  • @2busaman
    @2busaman 4 місяці тому +1

    Love the T7, its a big old bird. Mahoosive engines. Been on two so far. British Airways to MCO and your carrier, American Airlines to NYC. Love the start-up sound of them big old engines. As always, loving the videos. You've got one sweet job.

    • @StigAviation
      @StigAviation  3 місяці тому +1

      It’s definitely a beautiful work of art. Thank you so much for watching.

  • @Simonj110
    @Simonj110 4 місяці тому

    The pause when the announcement started once you closed the door; That caught me right off guard. Thank you for the laughs Stig.

  • @philipcollura2669
    @philipcollura2669 4 місяці тому +2

    Thanks!

    • @StigAviation
      @StigAviation  4 місяці тому

      Thank you for your generosity and support.

  • @teixi5578
    @teixi5578 4 місяці тому

    Favourite aviation youtuber ever! I always enjoy watching your videos, keep up the good work! 🔝

    • @StigAviation
      @StigAviation  4 місяці тому

      Thanks a ton! I appreciate you

  • @marclebrun641
    @marclebrun641 4 місяці тому +1

    OMG this is strange,just finished my shift here in canada, im a structural technician, work at the base, got called to the ramp to investigate a dent, left the calm hanger to the absolute craziness of the ramp. Love your channel

    • @StigAviation
      @StigAviation  3 місяці тому

      Yup. Sounds about right. Line maintenance is organized chaos 😅

  • @ArturoSanchez-mz7ud
    @ArturoSanchez-mz7ud 4 місяці тому +2

    To the sunrise at the sunset, everyrhing you show is incredible.
    At the beging of the video, (7mn.36s),i see something strange in the outside gear of the 737..it's look a White spot. Maybe is a trace of paint?
    And l have a nother question,
    Did you use the same oil to refuel every type of engine?
    To conclude, encore une excellente vidéo Monsieur Stig!

    • @StigAviation
      @StigAviation  4 місяці тому +1

      The white that you saw was on the tire, it was a piece of paper that got stuck on it. And yes, we use the same type of oil on all of our engines, it’s for standardization so we don’t cross contaminate.

    • @ArturoSanchez-mz7ud
      @ArturoSanchez-mz7ud 4 місяці тому +1

      @@StigAviation thank you for your answer

  • @zae_2hot
    @zae_2hot 3 місяці тому +1

    You live the life I wanna live!!!!!

    • @StigAviation
      @StigAviation  3 місяці тому +1

      @@zae_2hot time for you to make it happen too 👍

  • @MajorLazer182
    @MajorLazer182 4 місяці тому

    Stig blessing us with another hour of entertainment. Watching this as I'm packing for the next trip, great stuff as always. Us aviation nuts will never get bored of aircraft

    • @StigAviation
      @StigAviation  4 місяці тому +1

      I am very happy you’re enjoying it, and I hope you have a wonderful trip

  • @MrJb1963
    @MrJb1963 4 місяці тому +1

    Great vids as ever - what is there not to like about planes? 😊

  • @timheasley612
    @timheasley612 4 місяці тому

    You are the best Stig never a dull moment in your videos, the sights and sounds are awesome have a great day my friend 💪💪🤠

    • @StigAviation
      @StigAviation  4 місяці тому

      Thank you very much Tim, I appreciate you being here and watching

  • @paulgerard5413
    @paulgerard5413 4 місяці тому +1

    Thank you again Stig, in this tumultuous world we again see men dedicated to their chosen paths keeping us all safe. Thanks again brother.

    • @StigAviation
      @StigAviation  4 місяці тому +1

      It’s my pleasure Paul. Thank you for watching

  • @Acuda721
    @Acuda721 4 місяці тому

    I worked CF6's for 5 years and the occasional GE90 when we still had our 777's before transferring out to the line.
    Even with the cowling off climbing on top of the fan case was always a sweaty moment!

    • @StigAviation
      @StigAviation  4 місяці тому +1

      It’s a good feeling to work on such masterpieces

  • @legit.peasant
    @legit.peasant 4 місяці тому +1

    I'm guessing it's either the camera lens, or there is something in the oil that when light hits it just right it causes a blue sheen on the surface, like some sort of additive. The empty hangar really was quite an eerie place, very much what is considered a Liminal Space, in terms of aesthetics. Very eerie places that would normally appear as normal, but the absence of people, or objects in the room give it an discomforting feeling. Like a conference room with no tables or chairs, or a school that is completely devoid of students or staff.
    Great video as always, Stig! Honestly we could probably make a Bingo sheet of your shifts and have a real fun game of seeing if we can get a complete line of things we see on your shifts! Looking forward to next week! Stay safe!

    • @StigAviation
      @StigAviation  4 місяці тому

      Bingo game would be fun. Thank you as always for being here and enjoying the adventures

  • @FreeWillinTX
    @FreeWillinTX 4 місяці тому +1

    Thanks for the TWA!!! I asked and you provided! Always watch til the end! Thanks buddy, really appreciate that!

  • @nathanielkennedy1094
    @nathanielkennedy1094 3 місяці тому +1

    Stig, great video as always!!

  • @astroverse6622
    @astroverse6622 4 місяці тому +1

    Hey Stig thank you again for this amazing content. A few weeks from now I'm gonna start college for Aircraft Maintenance Technology. Watching your videos given me some ideas and knowledge. If you have some tips for me feel free to reply! Thank you once again🤙🏻🇵🇭

    • @StigAviation
      @StigAviation  3 місяці тому +1

      Wishing you all the best, keep up the good work and the good studies. I’m happy these videos are helping you.

  • @GAZZA888
    @GAZZA888 4 місяці тому +2

    Never mundane stig,i and other folk look forward to your vlogs ..

  • @fionawimber1028
    @fionawimber1028 4 місяці тому +3

    Funny you should mention the ramp agent, Stig. That's what I used to do at PDX. I worked for Alaska. It was a good job and really sparked my love for aviation. I ended up moving on to teaching once I got my degree but a part of me will always love it out there!
    Also 23:00 It looks blue from the top. If you're looking right down on it, it has a blueish tint

    • @StigAviation
      @StigAviation  4 місяці тому +1

      I’m glad you got to experience Aviation, I’m curious you said you’re a teacher now, what do you teach?

    • @fionawimber1028
      @fionawimber1028 4 місяці тому +1

      @@StigAviation History

  • @ronaldjames
    @ronaldjames 4 місяці тому +2

    Hellllll yesssss another shift another hour and change of pure knowledge and aviation bliss. Keep em coming stig

    • @StigAviation
      @StigAviation  4 місяці тому +1

      Thank you so much for being here Ronald.

  • @tims5677
    @tims5677 4 місяці тому +1

    haha that oil color is so interesting... it looked blue when you were topping up the engine but brown in the cup, although itbhad a blue layer at the top!
    thanks Stig

    • @StigAviation
      @StigAviation  3 місяці тому +1

      Thank you so much for watching

  • @stellarproductions8888
    @stellarproductions8888 4 місяці тому +1

    Stig can learn a foreign language, he just hits play on PRAM. I love watching you do your maintenance procedures, even filling the oils. I'm surprised though that you don't use quick coupler fittings on the hydraulics, talk about slow when you have to use the crescent wrench. Looks at sample cup, the hydro fluid does look brown now, but yeah, it does have the blue tint on top, interesting. What an awesome tour of Continental hanger, surprised lights and fans are still on. What in the world is causing the growning sound from pipes below? Captain Stig says GET OUT. LMAO! Then you get surprised by your arch nemesis, the voice in the speakers. HEHE I love Stig my favorite break rider!

    • @StigAviation
      @StigAviation  4 місяці тому +1

      Not all hydraulic servicing ports have the quick coupler fittings. Some of them are like this. Thank you so much for being here as always.

  • @robertcambareri1028
    @robertcambareri1028 4 місяці тому +1

    Really enjoyed the walk around of the unused hanger. Thanks for the tour.

  • @kevinh6622
    @kevinh6622 4 місяці тому +1

    The Airbus tray table is nice. The A350 and A380 also have a pullout keyboard which is pretty cool.

    • @StigAviation
      @StigAviation  3 місяці тому

      Yup. Very much a Airbus feature

  • @ruben.k
    @ruben.k 4 місяці тому +2

    Another Stig shift just dropped man i love your videos! keep up the work man. Love from the Netherlands!

    • @StigAviation
      @StigAviation  4 місяці тому

      Many thanks Ruben, sending you greetings from LAX.

  • @pilot.nick164
    @pilot.nick164 4 місяці тому +2

    ADF (Automatic Direction Finder). Pilots use ADF’s with different approaches. ADF’s use AM frequencies. Stig, you know that AM is hardly used anymore. Same with ADF’s. It is a needle in the cockpit that is constantly pointing at the ground (ADF Station). They are being phased out today. Though older aircraft will still have ADF equipment in them. Though I wouldn’t be surprised if ADF’s were inopped in aircraft.

    • @StigAviation
      @StigAviation  4 місяці тому

      Thank you so much for this wonderful information, I appreciate you Nick

  • @olivermoreno412
    @olivermoreno412 4 місяці тому +1

    hmmm i hope your right cause 3 of my friends just got thier a&p's n have all said its not been easy to find work im almost there as well n hope to land at a major god willing

    • @StigAviation
      @StigAviation  3 місяці тому +1

      Your friends are not looking for work in the right place. Remember this is a flexible job, and sometimes you have to sacrifice the location of your job. Sometimes you have to move. But there are plenty of jobs out there.

  • @andreweppink4498
    @andreweppink4498 4 місяці тому +1

    (20:29) Haha. You sure like Channelox. More convenient but tears up hexes. Prob safer than carrying around a 200# tool belt with every tooI known to man tho.

    • @StigAviation
      @StigAviation  4 місяці тому +1

      It’s a type of Jack of all trades tool 😂

  • @thereissomecoolstuff
    @thereissomecoolstuff 4 місяці тому +2

    Stig question. In the hiarchy of A&Ps how does it rank. Who is the top of the toolbox. Ramp guys like you, engine shop-frame shop, C-check mechanics. I know which one I would enjoy. The Stig shop. Thx

    • @StigAviation
      @StigAviation  4 місяці тому

      We all hold the same certification, we are all equal. There are certain technicians that we call technical crew chiefs who are specialists within their class. I suppose those are the top of the food chain when it comes to mechanics, but we all still hold the same certification.

    • @thereissomecoolstuff
      @thereissomecoolstuff 4 місяці тому +1

      @@StigAviation cool. I guess I meant what is the most desired work for your business. Ramp, shop, etc. thanks Stig

  • @B-eazy80
    @B-eazy80 2 місяці тому +1

    Got one of my mechanic license but I just didn’t trust myself working on them. You got it boss. Take care of them.

    • @StigAviation
      @StigAviation  2 місяці тому

      Will do. And I highly encourage you to finish your license.

  • @stephenuden6403
    @stephenuden6403 4 місяці тому +1

    I love these videos Stig. A break from the norm and interesting. Keep them coming. 😊

    • @StigAviation
      @StigAviation  4 місяці тому

      Much appreciated Stephen. Thank you for watching