@19:30 I've been looking forward to using this radar but I have yet to be assigned an ex-alaska bird. From what our training slides said it's basically weather radar showing returns like a CT scanner. It will vertically segment the radar returns in 500 or 1000 ft increments (can't remember), and instead of having to finagle with dish tilt angles which only correlates your radar returns with your altitudes if you do some tedious mental math, with this one you just pick the altitude of the echos you want to see (usually your own). Sadly looks like we're not keeping these and they're going to put the collins radar eventually like the rest of the fleet, which is still good but not nearly as fancy as the Honeywell.
as a pilot, I am always amazed at the level of detail and knowledge the maintenance crew has! Without them, pilots would not be flying anywhere! Thank you to all maintenance personnel for your dedicated hard work!
True. Unsung heroes of aviation. Without them no aircraft will ever take of or stay in the air. Nobody sees them and it's the most under appreciated job in the world. Thanks to people like stig and shows like aircraft investigation people are slowly getting aware of this profession where you cannot have the luxury of making mistakes. God bless them.
That lightning strike inspection was extremely interesting Stig! You've always said, "From tires to toilets!" Now you can add coffee maker swaps to the list 😃🤙!!
Every single upload you post here on YT is a delight, as its full packed of useful info that a lot of people like me never know or get to see, the more knowledge about aviation the better
Hey Stig, you might not remember me, I went for the MRO interview. Thank you for the tips it really helped, I find out next week if I got the Job or not. I will let you know if I get it or not fingers crossed :)
Wow that lighting strike inspection was something else! Imagine doing that on an A380… you’d be there for days! Still it’s always a fun experience to watch your work! Great stuff as always Stig, look forward to the next one! 🇬🇧
As a newer technician (only had my A&P for about 1.5 years) stig always seems like the kinda guy that would be an absolute pleasure to work with and learn from. Love the videos man
I’ll tell you this, and I’m not trying to toot my own horn, I am fun to work with, but at the same time I am extremely strict. If I see something that you’re doing incorrectly, I’m gonna call you out immediately. All these videos are fun and games but when I’m actually doing the job, I’m very very serious. I do not take my job lightly. I’m very critical and I have extreme attention to detail. That being said if you are working with me, I’m going to do so much info dump information on you that you will be overwhelmed. But I try to manage it so you’re not overwhelmed. Does that make sense? 😅😂
@@StigAviation of course it does, and there is absolutely nothing wrong with calling people out when they’re doing something wrong. Calling people out is how they correct themselves and learn. Ive been called out by my co workers for things I’ve done, and therefore that’s how I learned to never do it that way again lol. This industry is all about safety and I always tell people I promise you will NOT hurt my feelings if I’m unintentionally doing something dumb and you yell at me over it. Being strict is a good thing in this industry because complacency or corner cutting can easily lead to lives lost. Everything we follow was written in blood based off past mistakes after all. You sir sound like a model technician and what I hope to strive for as my career continues 🫡.
I am going to start my A&P course in 4 days. This video made my day when I heard Stig talk about THE GREATEST MOVIE OF ALL TIME!! Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy. DON'T PANIC is on the dash of Elon Musks Tesla that he launched into space. So my thinking now is that Great Men understand and like that movie, Elon, Stig & and ME, and then there are those who are lost and just don't get it. I, for one, am loving that fact! Keep rocking those great videos Stig, love em! And never go anywhere without your towel. 😂😂😂😂
Absolutely fantastic, I am so happy to hear that you are starting school and you are about to begin a grand adventure of your own. Study well, stick with the folks that are positive and enthusiastic, and I guarantee you you are going to have a fruitful career and a whole Lot of fun. I’m always here to help, don’t ever hesitate to ask questions.
@StigAviation wow, you are the first "influencer that has directly responded to me. Thank you so much, I will take your advice to heart. I hope you have a wonderful day and a great weekend
First of all, I am not an influencer, I am just a regular person just like you. I’m just a wrench. And I respond to every single person. Don’t ever hesitate to ask me questions. I’m here to help you.
We had a lightning strike 2 weeks ago on a Dassault Falcon 900EX biz jet. It happened on the landing approach with thunderstorms in the area, but the crew was unaware they had been hit. We found the static wick on the right wingtip melted, which triggered the full airframe inspection. (Easier than what you faced because it’s a smaller airplane.) We found the entrance point on the bottom of the left wingtip fairing. It blew a countersunk rivet right out of its mounting hole with a burn mark. Ended up replacing the wingtip fairing per Dassault engineering.
Stig, you put a lot of work into your videos. It is very much appreciated your level of dedication to teaching people like me and many others the adventures of an aircraft mechanic. Thank you Sir!
@ 50:00, just before you mentioned it I asked myself if you were going to change both light bulbs. 😀 Makes sense to change both while you're at I think.
As a former 737 mechanic myself, love your video’s! Btw @1:10:00 those are equipment cooling fans, recirc fans are attached to the mix manifold in between the fwd and aft cargo ;)
I so totally do have to watch it all at once. C'mon, who wouldn't...? I know it's hard to improve on near perfection, and this one was particularly excellent btw and I loved seeing the technical things in this one, and I most definitely agree that the longer and more technical, your videos are the better. It's what makes your channel and adventures so absolutely brilliant!!
42:50 fun fact that car belongs to a very well known car UA-camr by the name of Alex Choi or Alec Choi,Both are very well known car UA-camrs also that triangular looking thing next to the Ferrari in green is a cyber truck from Tesla,Fun fact they have a Huge rust issue from factory bc the quote on quote “stainless steel” wasn’t treated properly from factory and as a result has a huge rust issue and so 90% of them will have a wrap on them to hide future rust.
Another difference between the ex Virgin NEOs and ours is the emergency path lighting. Instead of lights mounted on the seats, they have glow in the dark strips on the floor. There are no wires.
@@StigAviation And you LOVE your job and airplanes. Having a career you love is the best thing, I never regret going to work, like yourself. BLESSED we get to do something we love and it's not "Work", but they can beat it out of you sometimes. CHEERS STIG🙏👍
We are so lucky to see everyrhing in your video, the view above the 777, inside the wing, the apu, and more. It's another wow video! Merci beaucoup Monsieur Stig
I don't fly often, but traveled out of state and back last week and I have to say, killing time at the airport was much more enjoyable seeing first hand all of the little details you teach us in your videos. My family may beg to differ after being taught about 777 main gears and barking dogs against their will, but these little details are what make aviation interesting! I know your videos take a fair bit of effort to produce but they sure do make my day. Keep up the good work and your trademark optimism, Stig!
Thank you so much Michelle, I really appreciate you having the interest in the inquisitive mind to learn and enjoy all of this. Especially when you’re at the airport and before you travel. I appreciate you for that.
@@StigAviation I’ve had mine for years too. I once drove about 70 miles to get my driver back from a house I left it at. The customer asked me why I drove that far for a $20.00 screwdriver? I told her I didn’t. I drove back for a $100.00 screwdriver. 😉 Keep’um coming!
I actually have a couple of buddies that are working for that same carrier, yeah they told me all about it. It’s been a pain in their side for a couple of days now.
19:48 The older AA airbuses with CRT displays have an old radar system that's notoriously bad, even borderline unusable in some cases. The newer ones, and the CRT ones that have been retrofitted to LCD screens, have one that is much better and gives a much more accurate weather depiction. I'm not sure how different the Alaska/Virgin ones are from the newer AA radar.
The LCD screens are definitely better, I pinned a comment from another Pilot, he gives some good information on this other system. Check it out when you get a chance.
the lighting strike from LHR is my favorite part of the vid soo much details and certain areas POV we never get too see from a 777-300 er. ALSO MOOMMMMMM stig just uploaded bring me my popcorn
I just recently graduated from school and I’m studying for my written tests. These videos are so cool to watch and very insightful. Thank you for providing us with this
Fantastic job! Always look forward to Stig Shift! Never knew that it took so long to examine an airplane after a lightning strike and the amount of inspecting detail that it entails. You're an amazing mechanic and teacher! Well done Stig!
Wohoo! First! I saw the VC-25 take off live on LA flights! Awesome video today, thanks so much! Glad you are finally getting the recognition you deserve!
Stig awesome videos. Man aviation nerd over here since I was like 8. Life got in the way to pursue a career. Still love planes and all that comes with it. 👍🏼
Hey stig! I just came across a video of someone that captured the exact moment the lightning hit that exact same 777 you inspected. I noticed it was N729AN. The video was posted 16 hour ago by Oryxflyer and its called "LIGHTNING STRIKES MY JET - American B777-300ER Economy Trip Report | London Heathrow - Los Angeles". The strike is at 13:29 during takeoff.
@@StigAviation absolutely! And its crazy how electricity works too. Although the char was on the top of the aircraft on that antenna like you showed, the person is recording the right wing and it simply looks like it just hits the wing tip!
Great intro Stig. Sorry you lost the best attendance plaque. Another great episode. Interesting about the Alaska, ex virgin planes. The blue water plumbing is way different.
I never been a fan of that excuse to close down the roads, I think its ridiculous, but American will understand and won't penalize you. Agreed, when I need to use the thunderbox, I'd appreciate some leg room, plus a bigger sink to wash hands. Lightning strikes are a big deal, glad you take them seriously and found the strike point. I adored seeing the 777 from that high height looking down, magnificent. I also love the sound of the main gear doors doing their final latching catchunk sound! A funny Space Balls tribute would be to put a bumper sticker on those planes that say, We Break For Nobody. LOL! Thank you for filming all these planes taxing and taking off, I am in sheer aww of all of them. I appreciate you so much Stig! 😊
Always so impressive to hear you share all of your knowledge with us! It’s amazing to see the inner workings of these airplanes. Crazy to learn More to Love 321neo now belongs to American!
My dad worked for American Airlines Freight back in the 70's. Flew on a 747 with the fifth engine. Coolest thing ever he said. Transporting it somewhere. Love your show!
The A321NEO's were delivered ETOPS certified to VX/AS but after the merger they pulled them from ETOPS ops because they didn't want to use the 320CEO aircraft on the Hawaii flights. The 320's took way too many weight restrictions going to Hawaii.
It’s just a cargo carrying 747, if you look closely it it’s actually operated by Atlas. They don’t paint the aircraft because they usually lease the aircraft out to different vendors.
Just heard you get a shout out in a stream by a pilot reviewing the upcoming PMDG 777W for Microsoft Flight Simulator! After working on real airplanes all week, nothing I like better than flying simulated versions in my spare time. I’m really looking forward to the release of this airplane next week. My very first flight will be AAL349 from LAX to MIA. PMDG needs to create an animated Stig avatar to go along with this aircraft😊. I’ll be sure to give the fidget spinner a functional test for you!
@@StigAviation It was V1-Simulations in this stream: ua-cam.com/users/live32rsMgc9o4o?si=_3gu-sfozQGwnYXY Apparently he was relaying a question from a viewer about “whether the fidget spinner worked” in the simulation.
Myself personally I prefer to watch it all at once, but that’s just me… I love it whenever your doing something with the 787, my dog just about tips over turning her head sideways because her name is Princess😋😋
I can't remember how it happened now but a month ago i lost a Phillips bit out of my drill while i was walking across my grass to go fix something. I totally know what you mean, it's like screws and little things like that fall straight into another dimension. I did find it, but i had to order a magnet fishing magnet off Amazon to do it. Would've never found it otherwise until the lawnmower found it.
Hey stig, hope youre doing well. I wanted to know if you ever worked on the American MD-80's and if you did, in what technical aspects were they different from airbus and boeing aircraft. Have a great day :)
Yes, I have worked on them, very long time ago, though. And it’s a completely different aircraft. It’s more comparable to a classic Boeing 727. Very analog very mechanical.
I remember talking to one of the engineers where I work about lightning strikes. One of the tell tail signs on the 737s we work on would be a trail of replaced rivets down the side of the aircraft where the lightning has traveled around the outside of the aircraft melting or popping rivets before exiting the body and finding its way to ground.
Hi Stig, I Really Enjoy your Videos, My Dad, worked for Pan American World Airways or Pan Am, he was the Line Maintenance Manager for Pan Am in Panama 🇵🇦 (PTY) Pan Am provided Maintenance under Contract to Braniff International, Lacsa, Taca, Iberia, Boac or British Airways, and I think Eastern and Varig Airlines from Brazil, it was a Pretty Big Operation back then in the Sixties, Seventies and Eighties, and at times USAF KC-135's when they landed at Tocumen International Airport in Panama City 🇵🇦. I've been wanting to Ask You a Question, with all of the Scandals surrounding Boeing's Issues regarding Quality Control or Assurance, have you come across any Defective Parts or Parts on the 737 Max that you considered shouldn't have been installed on that Aircraft to begin with?
I personally have not come across anything dubious or defective within the 737 max, there’s lots of controversy surrounding Boeing at the moment. But the thing that bothers me the most is this latest news, the amount of money that the CEO gets paid, $32.8 million a year. That is ridiculous and very greedy.
YEEEEESSSSSSS.... Im NEVER late either Stig. I dont get people who never show up on time.. I work with people who show up late every single day and Its absolutely ridiculous. Im always early. Always... Unless I have an appointment, but then people will know ahead of time.
Early bird gets the worm, i’m usually always an hour early when I get to work. I want to have my cup of coffee. I wanna talk to my coworkers and I want to settle in before I start working.
@@StigAviation i usually get in 2 hours early so i can ship packages without the phone bothering me. And guess what?! The same people were late an hour again today. Hahaha... Every single day never fails.. I just look at it as I could never be that kind of person. I have more pride in my work ethic 🤷
Anyone who likes airplanes always has a question!! especially me, and one of those questions was the Airplane Lights, I said that to change a damaged Light they had to take the Airplane to the garage and deal with it and you only do it quickly and they don't have to take it anywhere, and I have I've been watching your videos for like a year and wow, you've answered so many questions just by watching your videos, I love what aviation is, I congratulate you on how you explain every detail of everything in airplanes.
I really enjoy your videos. I can relate a little with you due to my years in Naval Aviation. But I have to hit you up about the screw that fell out of the panel. It’s a good thing you found it to prevent possible FOD. Keep up the great videos. I’ll be quiet now, lol.
Stig…it’s funny you mentioned that the Virgin America 321s were to be used on the east coast. Well back in the day 25-30 years ago remember the F100s…aka “Dutch ovens” or “Barbie jet”? Our CEO at that time Bob Crandall said the F100 would fly on the west coast to replace the BA146s…HA! We got stuck with them here on the east coast. The first snow storm of their year I got to work at 3:00 and our morning ticket agents were still on duty because none of the geniuses at TUL Engineering created a slush correction charts for this airplane…it can’t takeoff without this in the snow…amazing!
@@StigAviation US Air got them first. The bellies were horrible, not ramper s friendly. I’m 6’4” and I had to either lay on my back or belly to load . Even if I was 4’6” I still couldn’t load bags properly. On the flip side, the cockpit was very roomy.
As an Australian AVgeek, I would love to see you flex your One World alliance status as an AA employee and give us a tour of the QANTAS A380 maintenance facility at LAX as future content. If anybody could get access, its Stig.
I’m a FA and i love these videos!! Every time you upload i stop what im doing and watch! When im in LA i always look and say hmm I wonder where Stig is😂
I notice (34:41) or so. No (Or only minimaI) sharklets, winglets, whatever. Seems like that'd be a pretty fuel slurping way to run. Wingtip vortex generation like crazy.
Now I'm sorry to all the maintenance staff at my company when we report a lightning strike on our 747 cargo aircraft. I'm enjoying watching your video from Hong Kong on my layover.
I hope the layover goes well, and yes, indeed it is a lot of work. But it has to be reported and it has to be inspected. My best advice for pilots is to give a very detailed turnover to the technicians. The more detail the easier it is for us to find the damage.
@@StigAviation We do our best to be detailed, unless it happens in front of the cockpit it's not always easy to give a location. At least cargo doesn't get upset by delays. Layover is going great, thanks.
Absolutely brilliant and beautiful again. And wow, how clever are the people who make all those computers and the software that are the brains of those birds.😊😊
In your channel I watch you prep B773s for ETOPS to Heathrow and then I go to BigJetTV to watch them land or takeoff from Heathrow. Man... how easy it is for avgeeks these days. I am a GenX and in the 80's I had to travel to the big library in the city to read Aviation week or Flight magazine, note down the addresses of BAE and McDonnell Douglas, write to them on snail mail and wait anxiously hoping they will send me some brochures about F15s, FA18s and Sea Harriers which they did and from which I learned the little bit I could find about aircrafts.
I saw a turbo commander with a lightning strike that hit the prop tip and explosively exited the trailing edge corner of the flap. Very interesting indeed. Another GREAT video!
I love these videos Stig. We are coming from the UK in September, if only we could buy you a drink as a thank you. Amazing detail and great delivery of knowledge.👍
Thank you so much, I hope you have a beautiful flight in September. If I am working that day, I’ll try to catch you. Although I’ll take acup of coffee, I can’t be having a beer on shift. 😅
I recently flew a BA A321 neo from London Heathrow to Larnaca, Cyprus with a similar configuration to the first aircraft except the flight attendants seat was facing in the opposite direction by the over wing door !…also, yes, i agree, the toilets are SO small that, if you have to sit that there is no elbow room to do the “paperwork”…far too small..we heard the “barking dog” as we boarded and I pointed it out to her indoors and one of the attendants also heard and was equally impressed ! Thanks Stig !!
I've always loved American's current tail livery with its candy apple red and blue. Very cool seeing it up close! The intricacy of the blue coloring done like a penny tile mosaic is a beautiful design.
Been watching your videos for some months now Sting, I'm a huge AvGeek, loved airplanes since childhood. I have a whole 737 home simulator at home too. All these things make you truly appreciate the operation of an aircraft. I work for FedEx and I'm thinking about going after a material clerk job. They order the parts for the planes used to by maintenance. Keep up the good videos Sting, and hello from KMEM.
I would highly recommend for you to go for that job, FedEx is an incredible company with incredible benefits. Definitely go for it. And thank you so much for being here and thank you for all your enthusiasm, especially if you have a 737 simulator at home. That’s amazing.
I love seeing old world way west! I went to 747 and DC8 school at the old “High Tiger” building there on your left. I got to fly the 47 and dc8 simulators there, ( during run taxi training) I love LAX!
Yup. I saw that too. Looks like the yellow system had a leak. But not to worry. There’s 2 more hydraulic systems that took over. They got there safely.
@19:30 I've been looking forward to using this radar but I have yet to be assigned an ex-alaska bird. From what our training slides said it's basically weather radar showing returns like a CT scanner. It will vertically segment the radar returns in 500 or 1000 ft increments (can't remember), and instead of having to finagle with dish tilt angles which only correlates your radar returns with your altitudes if you do some tedious mental math, with this one you just pick the altitude of the echos you want to see (usually your own). Sadly looks like we're not keeping these and they're going to put the collins radar eventually like the rest of the fleet, which is still good but not nearly as fancy as the Honeywell.
Thank you for this wonderful information, I’m going to pin your comments so people can read this as well
as a pilot, I am always amazed at the level of detail and knowledge the maintenance crew has! Without them, pilots would not be flying anywhere! Thank you to all maintenance personnel for your dedicated hard work!
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HEAR! HEAR! 👍
Astounding how much knowledge these cats have. The engineering that goes into these incredible machines is mind-boggling.
True. Unsung heroes of aviation. Without them no aircraft will ever take of or stay in the air. Nobody sees them and it's the most under appreciated job in the world. Thanks to people like stig and shows like aircraft investigation people are slowly getting aware of this profession where you cannot have the luxury of making mistakes. God bless them.
generally, how many hours of sleep do u get on average?
Thank you so much for the kind words, I appreciate you being here, we fix you fly 🤙🔧🫡
That lightning strike inspection was extremely interesting Stig! You've always said, "From tires to toilets!" Now you can add coffee maker swaps to the list 😃🤙!!
Yes indeed. We do it all we fix it all. Cheers 🤙
Does that $6,000 coffee maker come with gold leaf coffee
The absolute highlight of my week. When stig uploads it's a beautiful thing🥹
Thank you for being here
Every single upload you post here on YT is a delight, as its full packed of useful info that a lot of people like me never know or get to see, the more knowledge about aviation the better
Heck yeah. Stig video. Just got home from work. Perfect timing.
Hope you enjoyed it!
Hey Stig, you might not remember me, I went for the MRO interview. Thank you for the tips it really helped, I find out next week if I got the Job or not. I will let you know if I get it or not fingers crossed :)
Sending you luck.
The best of luck!
Sending yeeeeew positive vibes & good wishes!
I do remember you, I hope the interview went well, keep me updated. Let me know if you got the job. Keeping my fingers crossed for you.
Wow that lighting strike inspection was something else! Imagine doing that on an A380… you’d be there for days!
Still it’s always a fun experience to watch your work! Great stuff as always Stig, look forward to the next one! 🇬🇧
380 would definitely take a long time to do. And a very high reaching lift would be needed.
It's wonderful how you fawn over your babies. I'd feel absolutely safe in any machine you maintain. Keep 'em flying! :)
Thank you so much Joel
As a newer technician (only had my A&P for about 1.5 years) stig always seems like the kinda guy that would be an absolute pleasure to work with and learn from. Love the videos man
I’ll tell you this, and I’m not trying to toot my own horn, I am fun to work with, but at the same time I am extremely strict. If I see something that you’re doing incorrectly, I’m gonna call you out immediately. All these videos are fun and games but when I’m actually doing the job, I’m very very serious. I do not take my job lightly. I’m very critical and I have extreme attention to detail. That being said if you are working with me, I’m going to do so much info dump information on you that you will be overwhelmed. But I try to manage it so you’re not overwhelmed. Does that make sense? 😅😂
@@StigAviation of course it does, and there is absolutely nothing wrong with calling people out when they’re doing something wrong. Calling people out is how they correct themselves and learn. Ive been called out by my co workers for things I’ve done, and therefore that’s how I learned to never do it that way again lol. This industry is all about safety and I always tell people I promise you will NOT hurt my feelings if I’m unintentionally doing something dumb and you yell at me over it. Being strict is a good thing in this industry because complacency or corner cutting can easily lead to lives lost. Everything we follow was written in blood based off past mistakes after all. You sir sound like a model technician and what I hope to strive for as my career continues 🫡.
I am going to start my A&P course in 4 days. This video made my day when I heard Stig talk about THE GREATEST MOVIE OF ALL TIME!! Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy. DON'T PANIC is on the dash of Elon Musks Tesla that he launched into space. So my thinking now is that Great Men understand and like that movie, Elon, Stig & and ME, and then there are those who are lost and just don't get it. I, for one, am loving that fact! Keep rocking those great videos Stig, love em! And never go anywhere without your towel. 😂😂😂😂
Absolutely fantastic, I am so happy to hear that you are starting school and you are about to begin a grand adventure of your own. Study well, stick with the folks that are positive and enthusiastic, and I guarantee you you are going to have a fruitful career and a whole Lot of fun. I’m always here to help, don’t ever hesitate to ask questions.
@StigAviation wow, you are the first "influencer that has directly responded to me. Thank you so much, I will take your advice to heart. I hope you have a wonderful day and a great weekend
First of all, I am not an influencer, I am just a regular person just like you. I’m just a wrench. And I respond to every single person. Don’t ever hesitate to ask me questions. I’m here to help you.
We had a lightning strike 2 weeks ago on a Dassault Falcon 900EX biz jet. It happened on the landing approach with thunderstorms in the area, but the crew was unaware they had been hit. We found the static wick on the right wingtip melted, which triggered the full airframe inspection. (Easier than what you faced because it’s a smaller airplane.)
We found the entrance point on the bottom of the left wingtip fairing. It blew a countersunk rivet right out of its mounting hole with a burn mark. Ended up replacing the wingtip fairing per Dassault engineering.
Lightning sure does interesting things. I’m glad you found it though. Good work my friend.
Thank you so much! I love and look forward to your videos. But who knows, maybe I too have lost a screw or 2! 🤪😂
Stig, you put a lot of work into your videos. It is very much appreciated your level of dedication to teaching people like me and many others the adventures of an aircraft mechanic. Thank you Sir!
All men lose screws eventually, its the right of passage. What you don't wanna lose, is your nuts, you lose those, your really in trouble. 🤪
Thank you so much Jon And don’t worry we all have a few screws missing 😂 i definitely do 🤣
Big Stig!!! My favorite really show nowadays!!! Thanks so much ✈️✈️✈️
Thank you for being here Paulo. Cheers
Thank you so much! I always wanted to see this part of the process.
Glad it was helpful!
God that a320 bootup sound
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*wheeeeee*
Love it every time. Simulator or IRL.
Same here. It’s like waking it up from a deep sleep
This dude deserves subscribers in millions 🎉 for sure.
Thank you so much for your kind words. I appreciate you being here.
My weekly Stig Aviation Movie I love it
Cheers 🤙
@ 50:00, just before you mentioned it I asked myself if you were going to change both light bulbs. 😀 Makes sense to change both while you're at I think.
Might as well, you’ll extend the life of the wingtip light.
Doesn’t matter if you shows the wheelwell 1 million and 1 times.
It never gets old
Thank you so much.
As a former 737 mechanic myself, love your video’s! Btw @1:10:00 those are equipment cooling fans, recirc fans are attached to the mix manifold in between the fwd and aft cargo ;)
Yes, indeed, those are equipment, cooling fans, and also exhaust blowers.
I so totally do have to watch it all at once. C'mon, who wouldn't...? I know it's hard to improve on near perfection, and this one was particularly excellent btw and I loved seeing the technical things in this one, and I most definitely agree that the longer and more technical, your videos are the better. It's what makes your channel and adventures so absolutely brilliant!!
Thank you so much Kev. Always a pleasure to have you here.
Thank you so much, too. Best channel ever!! 👌🖖
42:50 fun fact that car belongs to a very well known car UA-camr by the name of Alex Choi or Alec Choi,Both are very well known car UA-camrs also that triangular looking thing next to the Ferrari in green is a cyber truck from Tesla,Fun fact they have a Huge rust issue from factory bc the quote on quote “stainless steel” wasn’t treated properly from factory and as a result has a huge rust issue and so 90% of them will have a wrap on them to hide future rust.
Thank you so much for that information, much appreciated Kay
Another difference between the ex Virgin NEOs and ours is the emergency path lighting. Instead of lights mounted on the seats, they have glow in the dark strips on the floor. There are no wires.
Ohh i didn’t notice. I’ll have to check that out next time it comes in. Thank you
LOVING LIFE STIG! Appreciate your Positive attitude. I have Never been late in over 28 years! I love my job❤
Life is good, I get to wake up every day, breathing air and get to do what I love. What do I have to complain about? Absolutely nothing. Life is good.
@@StigAviation And you LOVE your job and airplanes. Having a career you love is the best thing, I never regret going to work, like yourself. BLESSED we get to do something we love and it's not "Work", but they can beat it out of you sometimes. CHEERS STIG🙏👍
We are so lucky to see everyrhing in your video, the view above the 777, inside the wing, the apu, and more.
It's another wow video!
Merci beaucoup Monsieur Stig
Thank you so much Arturo
The lightening strike. Very interesting to watch you scour that aircraft!
Glad you enjoyed it
Love these videos, Stig. Keep posting them!
Will do. Thank you
I don't fly often, but traveled out of state and back last week and I have to say, killing time at the airport was much more enjoyable seeing first hand all of the little details you teach us in your videos. My family may beg to differ after being taught about 777 main gears and barking dogs against their will, but these little details are what make aviation interesting! I know your videos take a fair bit of effort to produce but they sure do make my day. Keep up the good work and your trademark optimism, Stig!
Thank you so much Michelle, I really appreciate you having the interest in the inquisitive mind to learn and enjoy all of this. Especially when you’re at the airport and before you travel. I appreciate you for that.
That Snap-on ratcheting screwdriver was a god send for technicians in many different industries. Great video. Later! 🤘🏽
Definitely my go to screwdriver. I have had it for many years.
@@StigAviation I’ve had mine for years too. I once drove about 70 miles to get my driver back from a house I left it at. The customer asked me why I drove that far for a $20.00 screwdriver? I told her I didn’t. I drove back for a $100.00 screwdriver. 😉 Keep’um coming!
@55:30 wow bro that’s the plane my company had me and one other do a AOG for two of the Thrust Reversers honestly cool!
I actually have a couple of buddies that are working for that same carrier, yeah they told me all about it. It’s been a pain in their side for a couple of days now.
19:48 The older AA airbuses with CRT displays have an old radar system that's notoriously bad, even borderline unusable in some cases. The newer ones, and the CRT ones that have been retrofitted to LCD screens, have one that is much better and gives a much more accurate weather depiction. I'm not sure how different the Alaska/Virgin ones are from the newer AA radar.
The LCD screens are definitely better, I pinned a comment from another Pilot, he gives some good information on this other system. Check it out when you get a chance.
SnapOn ratchet screwdriver on the wingtip light..I left a black one in a airplane One time, after that, I ALWAYS had a bright colour!
It’s better to have a bright one, less likely to lose it
the lighting strike from LHR is my favorite part of the vid soo much details and certain areas POV we never get too see from a 777-300 er. ALSO MOOMMMMMM stig just uploaded bring me my popcorn
Glad you enjoyed it. Enjoy the popcorn 🍿
I just recently graduated from school and I’m studying for my written tests. These videos are so cool to watch and very insightful. Thank you for providing us with this
I’m so happy these videos are helping you, keep up the good studies and you are going to pass those tests. I’ll see you on the flight line. 🤙
Fantastic job! Always look forward to Stig Shift! Never knew that it took so long to examine an airplane after a lightning strike and the amount of inspecting detail that it entails. You're an amazing mechanic and teacher! Well done Stig!
I am so happy you enjoyed it. Thank you so much for watching.
Wohoo! First! I saw the VC-25 take off live on LA flights! Awesome video today, thanks so much! Glad you are finally getting the recognition you deserve!
Thank you so much, and I’m glad you enjoyed it
WOW WOW WOW. CARGO ALWAYS IS AMAZING. VERY FUNNY DOBLE MORNING THIS TIME FOR RUNNING LATE HAHAHAHA.
I’m glad you enjoyed it
Qantas Maintenance 😍🤩
❤❤
Yup 👍
Nice video Stig, and what you say It is Stig Shift so watch in Shifts.
Exactly 👍
Yes!!!! Perfect!! Still at work and going to have some fun listening to Stig with the beauties!! 🥳
Enjoy!
@@StigAviation I always do! I I caught some new things that I hadn’t before. Thanks Stig!!
Stig awesome videos. Man aviation nerd over here since I was like 8. Life got in the way to pursue a career. Still love planes and all that comes with it. 👍🏼
I’m so happy you enjoyed it. Thank you for watching.
What an amazing site, seeing the plane from above. Incredible view. Thank you Stig for another great video. Keep up the great work that you do always.
My pleasure James. Glad to have you here.
Hey stig! I just came across a video of someone that captured the exact moment the lightning hit that exact same 777 you inspected. I noticed it was N729AN. The video was posted 16 hour ago by Oryxflyer and its called "LIGHTNING STRIKES MY JET - American B777-300ER Economy Trip Report | London Heathrow - Los Angeles". The strike is at 13:29 during takeoff.
@@nicholasmendonca1808 small world we live in. Isn’t it
@@StigAviation absolutely! And its crazy how electricity works too. Although the char was on the top of the aircraft on that antenna like you showed, the person is recording the right wing and it simply looks like it just hits the wing tip!
Great intro Stig. Sorry you lost the best attendance plaque. Another great episode. Interesting about the Alaska, ex virgin planes. The blue water plumbing is way different.
The Lamborghini belonged to a United A&P. OT is better over there. lol.
🤣🤣🤣 that’s a lot of Overtime
51:41 I’m glad you remembered to grab your phone before you buttoned up that panel!
If i didn’t we wouldn’t be sitting here watching the video 😅
I never been a fan of that excuse to close down the roads, I think its ridiculous, but American will understand and won't penalize you. Agreed, when I need to use the thunderbox, I'd appreciate some leg room, plus a bigger sink to wash hands. Lightning strikes are a big deal, glad you take them seriously and found the strike point. I adored seeing the 777 from that high height looking down, magnificent. I also love the sound of the main gear doors doing their final latching catchunk sound! A funny Space Balls tribute would be to put a bumper sticker on those planes that say, We Break For Nobody. LOL! Thank you for filming all these planes taxing and taking off, I am in sheer aww of all of them. I appreciate you so much Stig! 😊
Thank you as always and I’m very happy you enjoyed another adventure with me
Even though I am an avgeek, I enjoy your videos because of your positive presentation and your enthusiasm! You are very much appreciated!
Thank you so much Tom, it’s a pleasure to have you here
Always so impressive to hear you share all of your knowledge with us! It’s amazing to see the inner workings of these airplanes. Crazy to learn More to Love 321neo now belongs to American!
Thank you so much my friend. I appreciate you
Yes long videos are nice. I watch 30min during my lunch break so I have something to watch everyday 👍🤘
Glad you like them!
Love your vids stig!
Thank you 🙏
My dad worked for American Airlines Freight back in the 70's. Flew on a 747 with the fifth engine. Coolest thing ever he said. Transporting it somewhere. Love your show!
Thank you so much, I am very happy you enjoyed it all
The A321NEO's were delivered ETOPS certified to VX/AS but after the merger they pulled them from ETOPS ops because they didn't want to use the 320CEO aircraft on the Hawaii flights. The 320's took way too many weight restrictions going to Hawaii.
But I thought the Hawaii trips needed that second ACT. I could be mistaken though, regardless of that thank you so much for the information.
I've gotten tell you....I love these videos. I am a former A&P. I love what I learn from you.
It’s a pleasure to have you here, and thank you so much for all your hard work in your past
In this heat thank you for a Stig video to watch...
Glad you enjoyed it.
4:20 well, that is definitely weird! Just a random jump seat stuck in the middle of the cabin!
I’m right there with you, definitely weird
43:54 Any idea what that unmarked 747 on the right side is? Again at 44:11.
It’s just a cargo carrying 747, if you look closely it it’s actually operated by Atlas. They don’t paint the aircraft because they usually lease the aircraft out to different vendors.
Just heard you get a shout out in a stream by a pilot reviewing the upcoming PMDG 777W for Microsoft Flight Simulator! After working on real airplanes all week, nothing I like better than flying simulated versions in my spare time. I’m really looking forward to the release of this airplane next week. My very first flight will be AAL349 from LAX to MIA. PMDG needs to create an animated Stig avatar to go along with this aircraft😊. I’ll be sure to give the fidget spinner a functional test for you!
That was incredibly kind of them, I didn’t catch it. Can you tell me who actually did that so I can thank them personally
@@StigAviation It was V1-Simulations in this stream: ua-cam.com/users/live32rsMgc9o4o?si=_3gu-sfozQGwnYXY Apparently he was relaying a question from a viewer about “whether the fidget spinner worked” in the simulation.
That rinky-dink kidney-bean sink IS ridiculous - I'd imagine that lav floor gets reeeally wet (eew). 😅
Yeah, it’s tiny
Thank you, Stig! I love every moment. Be safe, take care.
My pleasure
Myself personally I prefer to watch it all at once, but that’s just me… I love it whenever your doing something with the 787, my dog just about tips over turning her head sideways because her name is Princess😋😋
😅 entertainment for you and the dog, glad you enjoyed it Josh. Thank you for watching.
I can't remember how it happened now but a month ago i lost a Phillips bit out of my drill while i was walking across my grass to go fix something. I totally know what you mean, it's like screws and little things like that fall straight into another dimension. I did find it, but i had to order a magnet fishing magnet off Amazon to do it. Would've never found it otherwise until the lawnmower found it.
You definitely don’t want the lawnmower finding it. It will turn into a projectile 😅
Heya Stig, can you do a special on the ghost stories you mentioned the other day ?
I will one of these days. 👍
Enjoyed the lightening strike inspection Stig great video 👍
Glad you enjoyed it
Hey stig, hope youre doing well. I wanted to know if you ever worked on the American MD-80's and if you did, in what technical aspects were they different from airbus and boeing aircraft. Have a great day :)
Yes, I have worked on them, very long time ago, though. And it’s a completely different aircraft. It’s more comparable to a classic Boeing 727. Very analog very mechanical.
@@StigAviation that's amazing. Truthfully i didn't know until recently that American used to have one of the largest fleet of MD-80's.
I remember talking to one of the engineers where I work about lightning strikes. One of the tell tail signs on the 737s we work on would be a trail of replaced rivets down the side of the aircraft where the lightning has traveled around the outside of the aircraft melting or popping rivets before exiting the body and finding its way to ground.
Yup. That’s about right. It will pop rivets all across if it’s a severe case. Lighting does weird things.
Great job!
Thank you! Cheers!
A great way to start my Friday morning with a Stig video - have a great one from the U.K. :)
Cheers. Hope you enjoyed it.
Hi Stig, I Really Enjoy your Videos, My Dad, worked for Pan American World Airways or Pan Am, he was the Line Maintenance Manager for Pan Am in Panama 🇵🇦 (PTY) Pan Am provided Maintenance under Contract to Braniff International, Lacsa, Taca, Iberia, Boac or British Airways, and I think Eastern and Varig Airlines from Brazil, it was a Pretty Big Operation back then in the Sixties, Seventies and Eighties, and at times USAF KC-135's when they landed at Tocumen International Airport in Panama City 🇵🇦.
I've been wanting to Ask You a Question, with all of the Scandals surrounding Boeing's Issues regarding Quality Control or Assurance, have you come across any Defective Parts or Parts on the 737 Max that you considered shouldn't have been installed on that Aircraft to begin with?
I personally have not come across anything dubious or defective within the 737 max, there’s lots of controversy surrounding Boeing at the moment. But the thing that bothers me the most is this latest news, the amount of money that the CEO gets paid, $32.8 million a year. That is ridiculous and very greedy.
@@StigAviation Criminal amount of money for an 'employee' huh? Unethical. Mendacious. Obscene.
Really enjoyed learning about the lightning inspection and seeing the damage.
Glad you enjoyed it. Thank you so much for watching.
YEEEEESSSSSSS.... Im NEVER late either Stig. I dont get people who never show up on time.. I work with people who show up late every single day and Its absolutely ridiculous. Im always early. Always... Unless I have an appointment, but then people will know ahead of time.
Early bird gets the worm, i’m usually always an hour early when I get to work. I want to have my cup of coffee. I wanna talk to my coworkers and I want to settle in before I start working.
@@StigAviation i usually get in 2 hours early so i can ship packages without the phone bothering me. And guess what?! The same people were late an hour again today. Hahaha... Every single day never fails.. I just look at it as I could never be that kind of person. I have more pride in my work ethic 🤷
Anyone who likes airplanes always has a question!! especially me, and one of those questions was the Airplane Lights, I said that to change a damaged Light they had to take the Airplane to the garage and deal with it and you only do it quickly and they don't have to take it anywhere, and I have I've been watching your videos for like a year and wow, you've answered so many questions just by watching your videos, I love what aviation is, I congratulate you on how you explain every detail of everything in airplanes.
I am so happy that you’re enjoying it, I appreciate you watching and I’m glad I can answer all your questions
I've only seen the VC 25 once and she is one gorgeous looking aircraft!
Totally agree.
I really enjoy your videos. I can relate a little with you due to my years in Naval Aviation. But I have to hit you up about the screw that fell out of the panel. It’s a good thing you found it to prevent possible FOD. Keep up the great videos. I’ll be quiet now, lol.
Trust me, I was looking around intently for it, I’m happy I found it. One thing I never like to do is create more foreign object debris.
Stig…it’s funny you mentioned that the Virgin America 321s were to be used on the east coast. Well back in the day 25-30 years ago remember the F100s…aka “Dutch ovens” or “Barbie jet”? Our CEO at that time Bob Crandall said the F100 would fly on the west coast to replace the BA146s…HA! We got stuck with them here on the east coast. The first snow storm of their year I got to work at 3:00 and our morning ticket agents were still on duty because none of the geniuses at TUL Engineering created a slush correction charts for this airplane…it can’t takeoff without this in the snow…amazing!
Yeah, that was a very interesting phase wasn’t it? 😅 I personally never did get to work on those birds, but I’ve heard horror stories. 😂
@@StigAviation US Air got them first. The bellies were horrible, not ramper s friendly. I’m 6’4” and I had to either lay on my back or belly to load . Even if I was 4’6” I still couldn’t load bags properly. On the flip side, the cockpit was very roomy.
As an Australian AVgeek, I would love to see you flex your One World alliance status as an AA employee and give us a tour of the QANTAS A380 maintenance facility at LAX as future content.
If anybody could get access, its Stig.
Oh yes oh yes!
I’ll ask some of my friends at the Qantas hangar for a tour one of these days.
Yes please Stig!
I would be happy to wait a long layover versus having the risk of flying and something happens after a lightning strike, keep up the good work!!
Thank you so much, Brandon
I’m a FA and i love these videos!! Every time you upload i stop what im doing and watch! When im in LA i always look and say hmm I wonder where Stig is😂
Thank you so much. It’s a pleasure to have you here
Thanks Stig! Another great video from Stig Shift, we love working the shift with you, so informative. 👍
Thank you for coming along with me.
Stiiiigggg!!
At your service 🤙
I notice (34:41) or so. No (Or only minimaI) sharklets, winglets, whatever. Seems like that'd be a pretty fuel slurping way to run. Wingtip vortex generation like crazy.
Majority of modern Day aircraft have those components on their wind tips, and you’re correct it’s for fuel, efficiency, and reduce vortex generation
Now I'm sorry to all the maintenance staff at my company when we report a lightning strike on our 747 cargo aircraft. I'm enjoying watching your video from Hong Kong on my layover.
I've been flying the 747 for 7 years now. I never knew it involved this much work.
I hope the layover goes well, and yes, indeed it is a lot of work. But it has to be reported and it has to be inspected. My best advice for pilots is to give a very detailed turnover to the technicians. The more detail the easier it is for us to find the damage.
@@StigAviation We do our best to be detailed, unless it happens in front of the cockpit it's not always easy to give a location. At least cargo doesn't get upset by delays. Layover is going great, thanks.
@@TB-um1xz Have to get the a snack or coffee or something next time.
Absolutely brilliant and beautiful again. And wow, how clever are the people who make all those computers and the software that are the brains of those birds.😊😊
Absolute genius people
Thank you for sharing. Means more than you know!
My pleasure
38:00 I’m blown away at how much cargo you can hold. Wow
Amazing right !
crazy find for alex choi's lambo!!!
Wait till you see the next episode, are you gonna see it up close and personal?
In your channel I watch you prep B773s for ETOPS to Heathrow and then I go to BigJetTV to watch them land or takeoff from Heathrow. Man... how easy it is for avgeeks these days. I am a GenX and in the 80's I had to travel to the big library in the city to read Aviation week or Flight magazine, note down the addresses of BAE and McDonnell Douglas, write to them on snail mail and wait anxiously hoping they will send me some brochures about F15s, FA18s and Sea Harriers which they did and from which I learned the little bit I could find about aircrafts.
Small world we live in, isn’t it. But it’s beautiful that we can all share the aviation from coast to Coast. Sea to sea
Stig your a mind reader! As you unwrapped that coffee machine I thought to myself ‘I bet that’s worth a few grand’.
Then you went and confirmed it! 😮
Expensive cup of coffee
🤣
Lighting strike inspections rank right up there with hard landing inspections. 🎉
Definitely very tedious and takes a long time to get it done. That’s why I said I’ll take a birdstrike any day.
31:15 Well don't I feel called out! I watch this in segments, but it's soooo good! Thanks again, Stig!
As long as you’re enjoying it at your own pace and leisure. Thank you.
I saw a turbo commander with a lightning strike that hit the prop tip and explosively exited the trailing edge corner of the flap. Very interesting indeed. Another GREAT video!
Definitely will give you the scare factor, but the airplane will still fly
I love these videos Stig. We are coming from the UK in September, if only we could buy you a drink as a thank you.
Amazing detail and great delivery of knowledge.👍
Thank you so much, I hope you have a beautiful flight in September. If I am working that day, I’ll try to catch you. Although I’ll take acup of coffee, I can’t be having a beer on shift. 😅
I recently flew a BA A321 neo from London Heathrow to Larnaca, Cyprus with a similar configuration to the first aircraft except the flight attendants seat was facing in the opposite direction by the over wing door !…also, yes, i agree, the toilets are SO small that, if you have to sit that there is no elbow room to do the “paperwork”…far too small..we heard the “barking dog” as we boarded and I pointed it out to her indoors and one of the attendants also heard and was equally impressed ! Thanks Stig !!
That’s great that you had a good flight Andrew. Glad to hear you IDed the PTU. Well done my friend
Amazing insight to the amazing planes ✈️ a must view
Glad you enjoyed it!
I've always loved American's current tail livery with its candy apple red and blue. Very cool seeing it up close! The intricacy of the blue coloring done like a penny tile mosaic is a beautiful design.
Indeed, it’s very beautiful, when you see that tail, you definitely know who’s in town.
The beautiful cargo always reminds me of a good looking printer that takes 5-6 cartridges. :)
I agree! 😅
Been watching your videos for some months now Sting, I'm a huge AvGeek, loved airplanes since childhood. I have a whole 737 home simulator at home too. All these things make you truly appreciate the operation of an aircraft. I work for FedEx and I'm thinking about going after a material clerk job. They order the parts for the planes used to by maintenance. Keep up the good videos Sting, and hello from KMEM.
I would highly recommend for you to go for that job, FedEx is an incredible company with incredible benefits. Definitely go for it. And thank you so much for being here and thank you for all your enthusiasm, especially if you have a 737 simulator at home. That’s amazing.
I love seeing old world way west! I went to 747 and DC8 school at the old “High Tiger” building there on your left. I got to fly the 47 and dc8 simulators there, ( during run taxi training) I love LAX!
The old-school flying tigers building, it’s abandoned now. They have airport operations logistics area there and was the badging office.
@@StigAviation yeah the death clock is ticking on that building. It’s was cool going on the roof, was an amazing place to look at airplanes.
I thought of you when I saw the A321 make the emergency landing with the hydraulic failure. Of course AVL would catch it!
Yup. I saw that too. Looks like the yellow system had a leak. But not to worry. There’s 2 more hydraulic systems that took over. They got there safely.
Great format Stig, It's new and refreshing and yours. Stay with it!!
Thanks, will do!
awesome videos men!!
Glad you like them!