I am a retired airline pilot. I remember my first takeoff and landing in a DC9 over 40 years ago like it was yesterday. Enjoy your career , I loved every day.
@@Black_lloyd95 pursue your passion get to know all there is to know about aeroplanes. If you have a license get qualified to the highest level possible. That is twin endorsement IFR rating commercial rating and instructor rating. This will introduce you to the fascinating world of aviation knowledge. There is an old book written many years ago by a BA captain that is my best go to book it’s called “Handling the big jets”. Try and find a copy. They say if you love what you do you will never work a day in your life. I loved it for 35 years
Congratulations Jonathan - I'm a train driver and I'll never forget the first time I drove on the mainline for the first time. All that hard work in the classroom becomes so worth it and the novelty never wears off.
They say no two landings are the same but you’re showing great consistency there, especially on your first outing. An experience you’ll never forget throughout your flying career! You greased that full-stop landing in particular. Even the most experienced pilot would be proud of that one. Well done!
Don't forget that all the landings were at the same airport in a very short space of time so the conditions would probably have been close to identical each time. Still very well executed.
Bravo !! Well done. I remember my Dad driving me to the airport, as I was too young to drive in 1972 for flying lessons. 8 British pounds an hour back then to fly a C150 with Instructor. !!....simply wonderful ! I am so glad for you.
I'm currently doing my ATPL's, watching this gives me so much motivation to be in your position in a couple of years. Good job man, you're living my dream
I’m a 17 year old in flight training in New Zealand. I’m also a flight instructor so i can bring my hours up and get into airlines easier. My dream is to fly Qantas future A350-1000s. It’s so cool to see you finally in a jet after all of your flight training, tests and exams well done you earned it❤👍I’ve watched your channel for 2 years now ❤
Congrats! Very nice of you to share your journey from flight school all the way to this point. Need more people like you! Really greased those landings.
I am a student pilot (PPL) from Belgium. I did my first 5 "touch and go's" last saturday. They were not as ‘smooth’ as yours but I still enjoyed them too. A very good feeling. Enjoy your career!
Congratulations! I’m a cabin crew in the same airline but I will soon start the flight school and I’m already looking forward to live this moment. You gave me a lot of motivation, I know it will be hard but I will make it. I hope you will enjoy every minute you will spend in this beautiful aircraft… welcome aboard!
I don't know how common it is for cabin crew to go on to pilot training but it's probably useful for cabin crew to work with a pilot who understands and appreciates the work they do.
I vividly recall my son doing these at EMA in 2014. He loved it, got his command in 2017/18 and is still with the company. Ryanair is one of the best to work for because they are incredibly financially stable.
@@jonhall9000 that’s hilarious. Their low cost ticket prices can hardly be seen as ‘fleecing’ unless your so financially tight you walk everywhere. They led the way in Europe for ULCC’s
@@jonhall9000 consider their financially stability, consider their financial growth metrics and finally and perhaps more telling is consider their passenger growth numbers and seat occupancy per flight. They carry more passenger per year than almost any airline in the world and certainly in Europe. The numbers are world class and way ahead of any other airline. Some may think these are impossible to achieve if as you believe they fleece their customers. A Company in a free market economy that consistently fleece as you describe don’t exist in business for very long.
@@askiff1415 My comment was purely based on my own experiences with RyanAir. Sure, they cater for the ‘cheap holiday’ brigade, but fall well short for business travel. I have, and always will happily pay double to use another carrier.
Great at of all your landings. Your number 4&5 landings were spot on. Many times flying into Shannon. Probably the most hospitable and professional ground handlers ever even during winter storms.
Well done mate, I did my Ryanair base training back in 2010 at EMA, how time has flown! Ryanair is a very good place to get your career started and looks like you're nailing those landings already.
Great stuff. As someone who only ever flew single Piston engine A/C, your landings seemed quite impressive. Your ground school & sim sessions obviously paid off. Not sure if it was someone with the airline or a friend/family member that stood outside in the weather to film this, but it’s so cool you have the footage. Kudos to them, as well. Safe flying!
Very well done on the landings! It's been great to follow the story from the beginning when you were still doing ground school and now you're managing to land a "big" commercial jet. Congrats!
Hey Jonathan, subscribed, look forward to checking out your previous and future content. I'm 49, from south Scotland, finished engineering college in 1995 and started working 4 on 4 off shifts in a major Semiconductor company with a good salary, wasted my money on motorbikes, cars, holidays etc and really regret not putting it into flying lessons etc. I done some gliding at Scotlandwell too. No idea why I did not chase my dream, the internet wasn't really a thing back then so there was really no advice on anything, shouldn't complain, my engineering career is going very well, but I'm happy you are chasing your dream, regrets are not good for the mind, I am totally jealous!!! 1000's of hours on PMFG and IXEG 737 is good fun, but I always wish I could rewind time. Good luck!
Wonderful video, wonderful pilot, thanks for sharing, may you have a super career and 100s of flights. Dedication and hard as you say you must be very proud I tip my hat Sir, happy landings, take care.
Well done and nice accurate landings too, it's a big step in any pilot's career. I recall going from the Beechcraft Baron to the Boeing 707 in 1971 before we had the quality simulators which we have today - good game! We did a lot more on the aircraft base training including dutch roll recovery and mach tuck.
Congratulations, I remember when my son was doing his base training back in 2014 in a A320 at Doncaster. All the very best with your career. Great landings
I still can clearly remember every minute of my FIRST solo. It's something which can only happen once in a lifetime of course so it's nice to remember it. (Mine was a Cessna 150!) When I was 7 I watched planes take off from Heathrow's Spectator Roof and said, 'One day, I want to do that!' I suppose I partly achieved my childhood dream. Hope to see;hear you onboard one day!
Well done Jonathan, your landings looked excellent to me. Not a pilot myself... I wish I could have been, but I do have a few hours piloting light singles, and enjoyed every minute... maybe onto bigger things in my next life. Keep up the good work, and I wish you all the best in your flying career.
This is extremely cool to see someone so young being able to handle a whole B737 like it's an every day drive! It really give's me that extra boost of motivation to carry on with my studies and get perfect grade's at school to therefore move on into flight school. Keep doing what your doing because it's great!
My god, that was very damn good! Very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very nice landing! Good luck to you. Happy flying!!
I hate this stupid myth that some Airlines have better pilots than others. The training is the same for every airline and pilot. These guys are trained to an extremely high level and are very professional people. As far as I am concerned they deserve every penny they get and in a lot of cases deserve a lot more. Great video 👍
No, training is not the same, there different trainings and programs, nor hiring minimums. Ryanair, you get hired with 250 hours of small prop, that’s it, southwest you need at least 1500 hours of which 500 in a fixed wing turbine aircraft but realistically you are competitive only around 3000 hours total time and 1000 hours turbine. No airlines are not all the same
@@BrianMcCann421 the point that I'm making is that for example aqp training is completely different from a standard initial, so yes we need to show proficiency, how many options we have to reach proficiency and how that proficiency could be reached is completely different. If you have two shots to do a maneuver correctly or if you have almost indefinite attempts to make it makes a huge difference, there are easier trainings than others, and I don't wanna open the can of worms of the so called "just checking boxes trainings"...oh dei hirings and all that shxxt
Obviously some airlines have better pilots than others. Guy i know was the last RAF slingshot takeoff and had completed thousand of hours before even considering commercial, tbh hes actually put me off flying with some of the green pilot stories he has told me
very nicely done...you have your wings...not nervous , were you..don't know you, but am very proud of you...enjoy your wonderful career and much love to you.
oh maaaaaaaan! i can`t even imagine what you must`ve felt! I don`t even know you but im getting all teary...this was my dream that unfortunately could not be fulfilled, and it made me go back in time when i first tried (back in the early 80`s) when things were a bit more difficult to achieve if your parents weren`t loaded...anyway, congratulations on your achievment, and on your first time at the controls! you looked like an experienced pro! all the best on your career and keep those landings nice and smooth just like that as i had horrible landings every single time I flew into Ireland...not joking..😂😂 many congrats fella👏👏👏👏
Great! That have to be amazing feeling to achieve your goal, and follow your dreams! I am going to fly as a commercial pilot too. "When something go wrong, just go around and make another approach"
Always remember the definition of a good pilot is the pilot who has the same amount of take offs as landings!😄 Good luck with your career and enjoy everyday, I have, 30 years have passed in a blink of an eye, good luck👍
Well done Sir!!! You have done your family proud 😄 Good luck with the rest of your training... with such a good start you'll come through in grand style!! 👍🏼
Well that destroys the myth that Ryanair pilots do hard landings. 5 excellent touchdowns. Congratulations.
Haha, thank you very much!
I totally agree. And even in somewhat rainy and gray conditions too
and now, he needs to do hard landings in order to pass with ryanair. lmao
It takes great skill and ability to handle a multi- million pound machine like the Boeing.
They definitely do, though! 😂
I am a retired airline pilot. I remember my first takeoff and landing in a DC9 over 40 years ago like it was yesterday. Enjoy your career , I loved every day.
What advise can u give me???
@@Black_lloyd95 pursue your passion get to know all there is to know about aeroplanes. If you have a license get qualified to the highest level possible. That is twin endorsement IFR rating commercial rating and instructor rating. This will introduce you to the fascinating world of aviation knowledge. There is an old book written many years ago by a BA captain that is my best go to book it’s called “Handling the big jets”. Try and find a copy.
They say if you love what you do you will never work a day in your life. I loved it for 35 years
@@Black_lloyd95😊
I love the dc-9 and the mad dogs that followed. Sad to see them go, wish I had a chance to be a passenger on one.
@@Black_lloyd95 spell Advice, then Advise the passengers you have had Advice.
Great to see new pilots get immediately 5 landings and take offs. Practice is everything.
It definitely is!
Congratulations Jonathan - I'm a train driver and I'll never forget the first time I drove on the mainline for the first time. All that hard work in the classroom becomes so worth it and the novelty never wears off.
Hi Jonathan. Peter here if this is the footage I shot then I was so happy to be of help to you.
Hi, it sure is - thanks again for the help!
Thnks for the amazing footage peter
They say no two landings are the same but you’re showing great consistency there, especially on your first outing. An experience you’ll never forget throughout your flying career! You greased that full-stop landing in particular. Even the most experienced pilot would be proud of that one. Well done!
Cheers, thank you!
Well done Pilot Jonathan 🎉
Well done! Congratulations!🎉
Don't forget that all the landings were at the same airport in a very short space of time so the conditions would probably have been close to identical each time. Still very well executed.
Bravo !! Well done. I remember my Dad driving me to the airport, as I was too young to drive in 1972 for flying lessons. 8 British pounds an hour back then to fly a C150 with Instructor. !!....simply wonderful ! I am so glad for you.
Congratulations sir! I am inspired by people who follow their dream like you. Thank you for including me on your journey.
Thank you for watching!
Congratulations and don’t forget to keep the legacy of hard landings going!
Hats off. Those were five excellent landings. For a first-timer? I’m more than impressed.
I'm currently doing my ATPL's, watching this gives me so much motivation to be in your position in a couple of years. Good job man, you're living my dream
Good luck for your exams!
Shannon is my local airport i watch the patterns all the time thanks for the insight!
3rd landing was spot on! Way to go bud.
I’m a 17 year old in flight training in New Zealand. I’m also a flight instructor so i can bring my hours up and get into airlines easier. My dream is to fly Qantas future A350-1000s. It’s so cool to see you finally in a jet after all of your flight training, tests and exams well done you earned it❤👍I’ve watched your channel for 2 years now ❤
Oh man my dream is the singapore airlines a 350
But im in Australia currently.
Those landings were top notch, I can’t believe this was your first time flying a full size aircraft, I know you were in the simulator but wow!
all aircraft are full size. even a drone :p
@@DJChipsandGarlic you you know damn well what I meant, have a great day.
Smoothest Ryanair landing I've ever seen.
It’s always a fantastic feeling when all your hard work has paid off. You will be a great first officer and future captain
My goodness those landings were very good for first time? Impressive...The EJ guy on the TV show couldnt get it so quick. Amazing.
Haha thank you!
Great job, greased them in, splash two. Not even any smoke from mains when touching down. Flew it like you own it.
Feeling proud for someone I've never met is such a profound feeling. Good job mate.
Congrats!
Very nice of you to share your journey from flight school all the way to this point. Need more people like you!
Really greased those landings.
Thank you very much!
Congrats, i remember my first flight back in the 90s ... on the 737-200 ... amazing feeling. -Your next goal, the left seat!👌👌👌
I am a student pilot (PPL) from Belgium. I did my first 5 "touch and go's" last saturday. They were not as ‘smooth’ as yours but I still enjoyed them too. A very good feeling. Enjoy your career!
Great time for aspiring pilots! Ryanair, Aer Lingus, and British Airways have all recently been recruiting cadets😊
Congrats! I had my base training on the A320 in January, it’s something no pilot will ever forget
Congratulations! I think your future passengers will be in good hands. 🥂
Thank you!
You'll never be a Ryanair pilot, far too smooth!
In all seriousness, you did incredibly well for your first time in a real aircraft. Well done
Congratulations! I’m a cabin crew in the same airline but I will soon start the flight school and I’m already looking forward to live this moment. You gave me a lot of motivation, I know it will be hard but I will make it. I hope you will enjoy every minute you will spend in this beautiful aircraft… welcome aboard!
Thank you and all the best for your training!
I don't know how common it is for cabin crew to go on to pilot training but it's probably useful for cabin crew to work with a pilot who understands and appreciates the work they do.
I vividly recall my son doing these at EMA in 2014. He loved it, got his command in 2017/18 and is still with the company. Ryanair is one of the best to work for because they are incredibly financially stable.
@askiff1415 They’re financially stable because they fleece their passengers.
@@jonhall9000 that’s hilarious. Their low cost ticket prices can hardly be seen as ‘fleecing’ unless your so financially tight you walk everywhere. They led the way in Europe for ULCC’s
@@askiff1415 Just an opinion, that’s all.
@@jonhall9000 consider their financially stability, consider their financial growth metrics and finally and perhaps more telling is consider their passenger growth numbers and seat occupancy per flight. They carry more passenger per year than almost any airline in the world and certainly in Europe. The numbers are world class and way ahead of any other airline.
Some may think these are impossible to achieve if as you believe they fleece their customers. A Company in a free market economy that consistently fleece as you describe don’t exist in business for very long.
@@askiff1415 My comment was purely based on my own experiences with RyanAir. Sure, they cater for the ‘cheap holiday’ brigade, but fall well short for business travel. I have, and always will happily pay double to use another carrier.
Congratulations Jonathan, I wish you many, many happppy landings 👍
Thank you very much!
Great at of all your landings. Your number 4&5 landings were spot on. Many times flying into Shannon. Probably the most hospitable and professional ground handlers ever even during winter storms.
Dritter Streifen incoming :D Klasse Landungen Jonfel. Gratulation und viele schöne Stunden auf dem Muster.
Vielen Dank!
Well done mate, I did my Ryanair base training back in 2010 at EMA, how time has flown! Ryanair is a very good place to get your career started and looks like you're nailing those landings already.
Cheers, thank you! Looking forward to flying on the line!
@@PilotJonathan Where are you doing line training?
@pilotho Don't know yet
@@pilotho If i was a betting man I'd say DUB or STN
I did mine in LTN, so you never know. It was a great base.
What everyone else said...great landings and smooth takeoffs too. You are a natural. .
Great stuff. As someone who only ever flew single
Piston engine A/C, your landings seemed quite impressive. Your ground school & sim sessions obviously paid off. Not sure if it was someone with the airline or a friend/family member that stood outside in the weather to film this, but it’s so cool you have the footage. Kudos to them, as well. Safe flying!
5 cracking landings, absolutely superb. I bet you felt 10 feet tall! Well done.
Congratulations!! What a great video. I can tell the training is going well as I’m hearing west-of-Ireland seep in to your accent.
Thank you! 😂
Very well done on the landings! It's been great to follow the story from the beginning when you were still doing ground school and now you're managing to land a "big" commercial jet. Congrats!
Great video. Limited commentary. No thumpy thump music and super landings! Well done!
That was very impressive, hope you enjoy your future career!
Bravo!!!!! if I had not known better I would have thought you were a seasoned pilot, congrats job well done
Hey Jonathan, subscribed, look forward to checking out your previous and future content. I'm 49, from south Scotland, finished engineering college in 1995 and started working 4 on 4 off shifts in a major Semiconductor company with a good salary, wasted my money on motorbikes, cars, holidays etc and really regret not putting it into flying lessons etc. I done some gliding at Scotlandwell too. No idea why I did not chase my dream, the internet wasn't really a thing back then so there was really no advice on anything, shouldn't complain, my engineering career is going very well, but I'm happy you are chasing your dream, regrets are not good for the mind, I am totally jealous!!! 1000's of hours on PMFG and IXEG 737 is good fun, but I always wish I could rewind time. Good luck!
Congratulations and best of luck going forward. Wishing you happy takeoffs and landings
Thank you very much!
Wonderful video, wonderful pilot, thanks for sharing, may you have a super career and 100s of flights. Dedication and hard as you say you must be very proud I tip my hat Sir, happy landings, take care.
Well done and nice accurate landings too, it's a big step in any pilot's career. I recall going from the Beechcraft Baron to the Boeing 707 in 1971 before we had the quality simulators which we have today - good game! We did a lot more on the aircraft base training including dutch roll recovery and mach tuck.
6:13 beautiful touchdown ❤❤✈️
In 1976, I did my first takeoff in a C150. I think I had the same thrill. Size doesn't really matter. The adrenalin is the same.
Congratulations. My son flies 737s, so I know how it feels to be a proud Dad, it feels good.
Congratulations! Its very emotional moment in your life! I wish you the best
Well done young man and I hope you have a very prosperous career 👍
Thank you!
Congratulations, I remember when my son was doing his base training back in 2014 in a A320 at Doncaster. All the very best with your career. Great landings
I still can clearly remember every minute of my FIRST solo. It's something which can only happen once in a lifetime of course so it's nice to remember it. (Mine was a Cessna 150!) When I was 7 I watched planes take off from Heathrow's Spectator Roof and said, 'One day, I want to do that!' I suppose I partly achieved my childhood dream. Hope to see;hear you onboard one day!
Well done Jonathan, your landings looked excellent to me. Not a pilot myself... I wish I could have been, but I do have a few hours piloting light singles, and enjoyed every minute... maybe onto bigger things in my next life. Keep up the good work, and I wish you all the best in your flying career.
Deffo distroys the legendary myth of Ryanair touchdowns well done with them 5 butter landings mate congratulations 😊
Good, good landings. Very smooth ones. Congratulations and good luck in your airlines career.
This is extremely cool to see someone so young being able to handle a whole B737 like it's an every day drive! It really give's me that extra boost of motivation to carry on with my studies and get perfect grade's at school to therefore move on into flight school. Keep doing what your doing because it's great!
Congratulations Jonathan and good luck with your Line Training 🙂
Cheers thank you! 😁
well done Sir! Your family are surely very proud of your achievement. Good luck for the future 👍🏼
We are!
nice landings .. what a rush it would be to fly a big jet like that . bet you enjoyed it .. awsome
Thanks - it was great fun!
Very motivating. I’m currently a little over 40hrs in c172s.
Can’t wait to get there.
My god, that was very damn good! Very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very nice landing! Good luck to you. Happy flying!!
I hate this stupid myth that some Airlines have better pilots than others. The training is the same for every airline and pilot. These guys are trained to an extremely high level and are very professional people. As far as I am concerned they deserve every penny they get and in a lot of cases deserve a lot more. Great video 👍
No, training is not the same, there different trainings and programs, nor hiring minimums. Ryanair, you get hired with 250 hours of small prop, that’s it, southwest you need at least 1500 hours of which 500 in a fixed wing turbine aircraft but realistically you are competitive only around 3000 hours total time and 1000 hours turbine. No airlines are not all the same
@@SC-dp1gv each type rating requires a minimum standard to be reached in both hours and proficiency. That’s the point I was making
@@BrianMcCann421 the point that I'm making is that for example aqp training is completely different from a standard initial, so yes we need to show proficiency, how many options we have to reach proficiency and how that proficiency could be reached is completely different. If you have two shots to do a maneuver correctly or if you have almost indefinite attempts to make it makes a huge difference, there are easier trainings than others, and I don't wanna open the can of worms of the so called "just checking boxes trainings"...oh dei hirings and all that shxxt
Obviously some airlines have better pilots than others. Guy i know was the last RAF slingshot takeoff and had completed thousand of hours before even considering commercial, tbh hes actually put me off flying with some of the green pilot stories he has told me
It's not a myth.
Congratulations Jonathan ill see you somewhere in the network 🎉
Thank you!
You’re too good for Ryanair, those wheels kissed the ground every time! Bravo! 👏🏼
Major milestone passed ! Congrats !!
very nicely done...you have your wings...not nervous , were you..don't know you, but am very proud of you...enjoy your wonderful career and much love to you.
oh maaaaaaaan! i can`t even imagine what you must`ve felt! I don`t even know you but im getting all teary...this was my dream that unfortunately could not be fulfilled, and it made me go back in time when i first tried (back in the early 80`s) when things were a bit more difficult to achieve if your parents weren`t loaded...anyway, congratulations on your achievment, and on your first time at the controls! you looked like an experienced pro! all the best on your career and keep those landings nice and smooth just like that as i had horrible landings every single time I flew into Ireland...not joking..😂😂 many congrats fella👏👏👏👏
Congratulations! Jonathan, I’m very happy for you 😁
Congratulations! Jonathan, I’m very happy for you . Good Job
Well done Jonathan, makes a change to see a ryanair do a smooth landing
Congratulations young man! Very smooth landings all within the same area too by the looks of it. I hope you are enjoying your flying.
Great stuff man, congrats!
I recently got a job on the Q400 as a TFO, and I cannot wait to jump inside the real aircraft!
Oh nice, congrats - I've always liked the Dash!
It's amazing that you got to capture this moment on film to look back on throughout your career.
sat glued to this! Grand job and some beautiful touchdowns. Great Great Video! All the best in your aviation career.
Well done Jonathan...great future ahead of you.
Congratulations young man, you’re on your way to a great career
Well Done "Pilot Jonathan" good luck in your career. I'm sure you are going to be one of the best.
Nicely done! Wishing you many happy landings.
Remarkably smooth for Ryan Air. Dont worry, they'll knock that out of you on the line.
Well done sir and congratulations on following your dreams.
Congratulations Jonathan, all the best to you in your new career
You've done well mate, congratulations !
Congratulations Jonathan, enjoy the right hand seat
Huge congratulations Jonathan
Thank you!
Already landing better then the Ryanair flight I’ve been on nice work man good luck with your career!
Hi Jonathan, Great Job. It looks like you were doing it all your life. Congrats and best of luck in your career. Keep the blue side up.
Congratulations 🎊 👏 Enjoyed watching the touch and goes. You could see the landings getting smoother after each one.
Congratulations man , you're a lucky guy!, beautiful touchdowns man.
Great! That have to be amazing feeling to achieve your goal, and follow your dreams! I am going to fly as a commercial pilot too. "When something go wrong, just go around and make another approach"
Always remember the definition of a good pilot is the pilot who has the same amount of take offs as landings!😄 Good luck with your career and enjoy everyday, I have, 30 years have passed in a blink of an eye, good luck👍
An absolutely beautiful moment for you, can't believe how surreal it must have felt - keep it up, amazing work!
Wow that is amazing!!!! Congratulations!!! I bet that beats doing the circuit in a 172!!!
It sure does!
Well done Sir!!! You have done your family proud 😄 Good luck with the rest of your training... with such a good start you'll come through in grand style!! 👍🏼
proper butter landings! onward and upward.
congratulations!
Congratulations on your first flight. You did fantastic.
Awesome, mate! Enjoy your line training and good luck with the base assignment!
Thanks!
Best Ryan air landings I've ever seen... Top man Jonathan
Buttery landings, well done indeed.
Greased em. Buzzin for you. Onwards and Upwards fella.
Congratulations!🎉 I watched the whole video with big smile on my face ❤