United Airlines 737 MAX 9 review | LAX-IAH | Economy Plus
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I’m so weak. After months and months of proudly claiming that I would be avoiding the 737 MAX at all costs for at least two years, I caved. Spectacularly.
This is footage from United Airlines flight number 1946 from Los Angeles (LAX) to Houston (IAH) aboard a two month old 737 MAX 9 (N27515).
I had a seat in Economy Plus (9A) for this two hour flight, and it was a decent ride for sure.
So. What do I think of the United Airlines 737-9 MAX? All I’m gonna say is that it was BETTER than I expected, and this experience helped me to rebuild my confidence in this aircraft.
I’m so ready for my next MAX flight!
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Scott, thanks for braving the MAX! I have a max flight in April on WN and have been obsessing with monitoring them on Flight Radar. Getting above 2000 ft is my goal!
That United livery on the MAX is awesome looking! Also, seems to be good for Premium Economy! But your Stroopwaffel opinion...that needs to change 😂
Yeah, United did a really good job with their configuration of the max. Now if only they could do something about those darn Stroopwaffles… 🤔😆
you did spell it right its WAFFEL
@@sanspotter scott do you know GERMAN KNOPPERS????
@@clausstimpfig3803 actually, you’ve been spelling it wrong the whole time. Stroopwafels are a Dutch snack, and therefore, there is no other spelling possible than the Dutch one. I could know it, I’m Dutch myself...
@@jenswijnants4599 jens THAT WAS A JOKE MY HUSBAND IS DUTCH
Haha, I love your commentary! You deserve so much more attention. Thanks for this review!
Thanks, glad you enjoyed it!
Just catching back up on all your videos, Scott. Lost you in the past year. Glad to see you're still at it. Your commentary and editing is what keeps me around. Keep it up!
90% of people wouldn't even know they were flying Max
Thanks for the video 👍
That’s very true! As long as the price is right, people will fly anything. Glad you enjoyed the video!
How can you not like the stroopwafel?! I buy whole boxes of it from Costco 😂
🤢🤮😂
Didn’t know they sold it at Costco - I hope it’s not just a West Coast thing!
@@bnywtrains9482 I found some at Casey’s. A Midwest gas station chain
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Same here 🤣 they are SOOO good!
the content quality is so amazing keep it up ! :D
Thanks Paulo!
Great to see you flying again!!!
Thanks Adrian!
Really love the videos!!! Big fan! I can’t wait to start traveling again soon! Keep up the great content!!
Have to agree!
Thank you, you have eased some of my anxiety for flying on the Max 9
Welcome back Scott!!! Aviation and CZcams is not the same without a weekly dose of Scott Humor and cool sneakers
Thanks Azhar! Feels good to be back with some fresh content.
Im looking forward to flying the MAX 8 when Southwest returns them to service
SO pleased you decided to force yourself onto the MAX Scott!! because we get the pleasure of another excellent video. Great to see you back and looking forward to lots more to come soon.
Thanks Clive! As you can see, I’ll risk my life to keep this channel going. 😅
Yeah, United! Nice review, Scott.
Thanks Tyler!
Glad the red shoes are back!
Looking at the safety card or looking around for the nearest exit is not out of the ordinary. It shows that they are a smart person that every time they board an aeroplane, who familiarises themselves with the safety information and evacuation processes of their aircraft.
Nice video. Lots of leg room there. I recommend clicking on the full take off link. The engines sound awesome.
Thanks! Yeah, the sound this thing made was definitely one of the most enjoyable parts of the experience.
Wahey!! Great to see you back in your natural environment, an aircraft! I think I'd have been wary of the 737MAX as well! LOL
“SANspotter in his natural environment” 🦖
TY for the Excellent Videos
You’re very welcome Jack!
Awesome video Scott!😸
Thanks Ryan!
@@sanspotter you’re welcome
Welcome back excellent video. Also Hi from Mexico 🇲🇽
Thanks Paco! Hola! 👋🏻
Another great video.
Nice flight report.
Love me a good stroopwafel but I just have the hot cup of coffee to heat it up as intended. I flew the United 737MAX9 last week back from LAS to IAH in first. It was great. I felt like it was quieter than the NG’s
Great video. Thinking of flying a MAX soon; what seat were you in I want that view🤩
Keep up good work. Love watching your videos from Belfast 🇮🇪
Thanks CT - glad you’re enjoying my videos!
Belfast is NI
Great vid, good to see you back in the air! That legroom was pretty decent!... so what happened to the stroopwafel... did you give it to the passenger next to you, or take it home?
Thanks JT! Yup, I took it home for others to enjoy. 👍🏻
@@sanspotter You mean your cat?
love your channel. you should totally have more views.
Thanks ra ra!
Well this made me feel slightly better. I'm flying a Max 9 in June and didn't realize it till today. Almost thought about changing but I think I may go for it afterall.
Flying it next week nothing to be concerned about anymore.
Superb witty, on-topic report. You deserve a wider reach. Special butt-clenching seats should be available as a no-cost option. A lot of passengers will need something to grab on to. 😃 As a retired IT consultant, I could not agree more with you about 'patched code'. "Hold my beer and watch this". 😁
Finally! Another engineer, possibly software engineer! It makes me chuckle everyone think a code patch is one of the safest things in the world. I rarely trust code fixes for issues that escape QA but caught in the field. Those are riddled with unknowns...
Not an engineer or software engineer, but a visual designer who has worked in a variety of large UX teams. I’ve seen my fair share of patched code mishaps over the years. 😄
About time sir!!!
I have been waiting for a MAX review!!! Welp let's go I got the red bull & Snacks !!! Your buying the tacos !!!!! Let's freaking fly !!!!
The mountainbiker is here!!!!!
Tacos AND burritos! And absolutely NO Stroopwaffles. 😄 I like your enthusiasm about Red Bull though. My vote is for United to replace the Stroopwaffles with that. 👍🏻👍🏻
Great video funny and professional
Thanks Jeremy!
I'm lighting it up it just it's my wife and I flew in the max night I'm San Diego to Denver last year. And the economy plus seat I like it a lot. Just like he was a little nervous but you got us to Denver
I'm back! Great review sir.
The plane has the old livery because the plane was sitting in Seattle for a long time. Boeing could not deliver the plane until it was certified. Apparently the max 10s might have TVs too.
What’d you think of the MAX9? It’s a sleek aircraft since I’m used to being on it with Southwest..
I like that Economy Plus embroidery at 5:37!
Would have been nicer if it said “first class” instead. 😆
You're a monster!!!! Stroopwaffles are god tier! Lol
What you didn’t come say hi Scott glad to see the Max in the air plus SANspotter back in the air
No time for anything on this day - it was basically one plane to the next until arriving back in SAN later in the afternoon. 🏃🏻♂️ But yeah, it was a good day indeed!
I am proud of Scott for working up the courage to fly the 737 Max-9
Never would have thought that making trip report videos would be so scary! 😆
Stroopwafel enjoyer here 🙋♂️Great video!!
Thanks Beatrice! Glad you still enjoyed the video even though I said mean things about the Stroopwaffle. 😬😅
It looks like a mini 787 inside. Space looks good though it helps there was no one was in the middle seat. Though I disagree with your opinion on stroopwaffel. I think it's the best thing United gives out. Now that you flew on a max, are we going to see some redesigned max 707, 717 etc?
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This is a video that shows Scott's take on what a 707 MAX would look like. I'm not sure if that's what you were referring to with that last sentence.
I honestly have no idea why so many people like the Stroopwaffle.🤷🏼♂️ 😁 Pretzels are so much better! Anyway, all of my future aircraft redesign videos will be posted over on my Norebbo CZcams channel. I won’t be posting any more of those here.
Just discovered the channel, and I'm liking it. Just wanted to drop a comment on the stroopwafel. I'm from the mid-west, but I married a nice Dutch lady, and we love us some stroopwafels. One visit to the Netherlands I even got to make one fresh... OMG, that thing was a taste explosion in my mouth!
And here's the obligatory pronunciation paragraph. It's Strope-vafel. A "oo" in Dutch is a long oh, and the "w" is pronounced like a "v". Dutch is weird, but I have most of it figured out, I think. I should after 20 years.
The max is amazing but what bothers me are the winglets there definitely gonna hard to get used too
I just booked another United Flight from San Francisco to Boston, and the aircraft is a 737 MAX 9, but I hope it won't be in the old livery again.
Really like the thumbnail!
Thanks Andre!
1:33 if one thing is constant in seemingly every US airport, it's those hudson news shops😂
Never been to a US airport without one!
Hello from a 787 and 777 first officer. The 737 MAX is one of the safest planes in the sky, if not the safest. The aircraft has undergone a lot of scrutiny. I am confident in the abilities of the aircraft. Considering the political costs, the FAA isn’t going to let the MAX slip up again.
I’m thinking the same thing - the pressure to ensure that the max is safe has been immense.
Did a Max flight in 2018 from Singapore to Cambodia on Silk Air ( Singapore Airlines ) all before it went to crap. Totally uneventful trip and I believe Silk Air still has their fleet of MAX's still sitting in the Australian desert in storage , alongside Singapore Airlines A380's ....oh what a sad time aviation has had in the past 2 yrs.
Going to fly in one of these this coming Friday. I’m very nervous😭
Are you ok? It’s been a week
ARE YOU ALIVE?? Did you survive ??
Great video! What software editor did you use?
Thanks! I use Premiere Pro. 👍🏻
@@sanspotter Thanks. Great channel!
In this episode, SANspotter goes spiny with the camera
Almost made myself puke getting some of those shots lol
Vary entertaining video, enjoyed it, your email brought me here.
I think you missed out that promised link to Moments in the Sky within the comments section.
The MAX is back!
Give it two years, and these things will be everywhere!
Two years from now, with hundreds of MAXs in the air, it’ll be “What was the problem with the MAX? “
Agreed - the MAX is on track to being one of the most common aircraft types in the sky. RIP 737-800 and -900.
It guess United is like EVA Air which paint only a few of their new 777s in the old livery. Don’t really know why…. Also recently I flew on a 737 MAX 8 on IAH-SNA I think the flight number was UA1371?????
Here's how to cook a United Airlines Stroopwafer, order hot chocolate or coffee and place it over the cup and let it bake for a few minutes then switch sides and boom its very soft and tasty and not hard and crunchy
Patch code is fine if it fixes the software. Quick & dirty? Well, that's a little more "iffy".
I feel a little bit annoyed when I saw the old livery planes, because everytime I booked a United Flight, the aircraft always comes in old livery when I saw the Registration Number
The reason that some of United’s 737 MAX aircraft have the older paint job is because United took delivery of the 737 MAX in 2018 when they hadn’t released the new paint job yet.
Also at 8:47 Crop Circles!! 👽🛸👾 🤔🤣🤣
Interesting! For some reason or another I thought they all had the blue livery. But you’re right - some of these aircraft were built a while ago…
Look, I'm an airline pilot (now retired) and have thousands of hours on various B737 models. This whole "737MAX debate" was a bit over-blown to be sure. YES, the MCAS system *should* have been better explained to pilots --- especially to "third world" operators. But properly understanding what is called a "Runaway Trim" situation and corrective actions is/are basic to that airplane design. So, no...it's not really a case of a "software patch" as you stated.
I’ll take that stroop waffle off your hands. I love those things
I’m starting to think that I may be the only person on the planet who doesn’t like Stroopwaffles.😄
Yea Scott, you may be lol. I can’t wait till I get my darn braces off to enjoy one again. 😜 great video btw
Scott - How tall are you? I ask because I’m considering paying $90 for the economy plus upgrade but trying to get a frame of reference. I’m 6’2 and will be flying AUS-SFO which is 3:30hrs. I figured it might be worth it.
Yeah, it’s definitely worth it! I’m 5’-10” but the extra room was very much appreciated.
@@sanspotter wonderful! Thank you for the quick reply. I’ll definitely do that then.
Stroopwafels are the single best thing ever invented
Yeah!!! A SanSpotter video! Nice to see the Max was a great experience! I’m sure your cheeks were sore after clenching them for so long!! Hahaha
Haha, still sore. 😫😁 Glad you enjoyed this video!
New shoes ?... They certainly are featured a lot.
scott good that you are able to be in the air again...those red shoes...
You are so smart and clever and charming. So good to listen to your comments again appreciate
flightwise concerning this so called inflight service ......thumbs down I did give you a thumbs up above though for beeing in the air Hope to hear from you pretty soon...claus
As long as there is no open service hatches down by your seat, you should be fine.
Stuff that only a long time subscriber would know. 😁
Great video! You actually landed on 8R, not 8L.
Thanks! At least I was half right. 😁
Are you weird for not liking stroopswafels? No. But it’s a little unusual😂😂
THANK YOU!! You’re the first person who hasn’t called me weird. 😁
That "once in a lifetime" snowstorm that hit Texas is probably more like a "once in a decade" snowstorm for the now. It was literally ten years since their last really bad snowstorm.
Does the snow and ice usually reach that far south though? I can’t remember the last time Houston was hit with weather like that…
@@sanspotter I'm not sure if about the ice, but I do know that ten years ago Texas was hit with another strong winter storm and they were given a set of recommendations to fix the issues that they had last time. Most of the problems they had in 2011 are the same problems from this time from what I understand.
@@sanspotter Both Austin and Houston have had good snows in the past, but not frequently at all. Only 3 years ago or so , though, we had three back to back snows in Austin, with the heaviest on the south side (very little in my part of the metro). This year, we had a good snow in Austin (at least on the north side) on January 10, but the one on February 15 was by far the heaviest in my 50 years here (6-8 inches, depending on what part of the metro). Still, we can easily go years without any at all. North and west Texas, however, usually get some every year. We used to get good ice storms every year or two in the Austin area, but starting around 2000, that's become quite rare.
I'm surprised that even in Premium Economy with all those benefits, you don't even have an infotainment screen!
That’s just how it is 🤷♂️
In the future United‘s narrow body fleet will have IFE‘s again!
9:41 Live from Bedford Stuyvesant the livest one representing BK to the fullest
First of all, yes, you are weird for hating the glorious stroopwafel! 🤣 I'm due on the same flight Monday (I'll let you know if it's the same plane, I'm also in row 9, 9F though (but I'm also on the upgrade list, so we'll see. #StroopwafelForever
Figured you would’ve done this flight by now Aaron! Can’t believe I beat you to it. 😅 Anyway, I hope you get that upgrade (and an endless supply of stroopwafels 🤢😄).
Why don't they make windows bigger on planes?
What a dilemma !
A new video from Sanspotter and Jeb Brooks on the same day...which one to watch first ? 🤔😂
I thought the problems were with 737-max 8 ?
Or with the software "fix" , did they rename them "Max 9", thinking it would give people more confidence ?
I recommend both - Jeb’s video was great today (as usual)! 👍🏻👍🏻 Anyway, I believe the issues were with all of the MAX models. Let’s hope they got it all sorted out. 😬🤞🏻
@@sanspotter ...as soon as I finished yours, I watched Jeb's video 😂
As for the MAX, like you, and many others, no doubt, I too hope they have no more problems !
Great to see you flying again !
Lots of nice views on this video. :)
Thanks Dustin! Had a little bit of everything in this one - Ocean, desert, mountains, and even snow in Texas...
I work on this plane all be it a different airline. US and most developed nations crew would have saved those two planes that crashed. By a cut off switch very easily accessed
I’m flying to Houston on a Max 9 with United from San Diego and I’m lowkey kind of scared 😅
No need to be scared! There are so many MAX aircraft flying now - it’s a nice airplane. 👍🏻
Well, planes don't scare me even if they have crashed a thousand times. I don't just know why🤷🏾♂️
I think a good pilot for the 737MAX would be evel kinevel
I just gave the 739th upvote on this video...Mom, I hope you're proud of me!!!
Mr San Spotter please fly Air Koryo please.
what seat was that
9A
I'd clinch my cheeks too. Gotta be proactive in at least trying to keep Max from getting hold of them for a last time!..lol Cool Vid. #MaxLife coming to a flight on you!💲
Haha, but the good news is that I was totally unclenched by the end of the flight. 😆
Your plane didn't crash yay!
Any flight you can walk away from is a good one. 😁
fly on Alaska, American, and Southwest Airlines 737 MAX planes
No Stroop? I think you're canceled. You absolute monster.
Judging by how much love for the stroopwafel I’m seeing here in the comment section, I’m starting to think that I DO deserve to be canceled. 😫😄
I thought you said "avoid the MASK for 2 years"!!
Yeah that too. 😄
Weird it's the old livery
Hi from Taiwan 🇹🇼
Hi Hugo!
I’m fling this cabin on a 737 max 9 in a few weeks I’m exited.
Lol this video is 1year and 1 weeks before I was in T7
To be SANspotter, you must be........................ FEARLESS !!!!!!!!!!!! 💪💪 And....... Desperate for video footage. 😁 Video - 👍
7:35 so you've chosen death
Pretty much. 😅
I miss flying, and these videos help fill that void.
If it helps, you're more than welcome to mail your stroopwaffles to me.
Thanks Jon! Good to know that I have a place to dump those vile things when needed. 😄
it's pronounced stropewaffel.They're a Dutch snack, and they're "lekker"! (more Dutch)
You brave. I wouldn't just yet. I think 2 years is a good time to wait.
I thought for sure that I was going to wait 2 years as well, buuuuut... 🤦🏼♂️