DC-8 73 series landing from cockpit, IAH airport. N602AL

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  • čas přidán 12. 10. 2013
  • After a 2.5 hrs in the air, this re-activated 45 year old airplane completes it's first flight after a long storage period in the KMHV boneyard. I shot this from the jumpseat.

Komentáře • 163

  • @Rayburn58
    @Rayburn58 Před 2 lety +20

    My father captained the DC-8 for United Airlines out of LAX from 1966-1971, including the stretch DC-8 beginning in 1968 before moving on to captain of the DC-10 in 1971 and 747 in 1972.

  • @jmstowe
    @jmstowe Před 4 lety +41

    My dad was an FE on the DC-8s. I grew up around a DC-8 55s.Great airplanes.

    • @johnschmidt8440
      @johnschmidt8440 Před 10 měsíci +1

      I was an FE on the 73 myself for three years. Truly a classic plane.

  • @van84agon
    @van84agon Před rokem +9

    Plane spotted in Doha April 27 2022. now registered as TT-DFJ for CFS Air Cargo. Flying since 1968... you go girl!

  • @jimhal5553
    @jimhal5553 Před 4 lety +13

    Worked for quite a while on the -73's. Even did turn arounds on some -51's, 61's, 62's and 63's. My favorite was the -73. Quite the airplane.

  • @davidca96
    @davidca96 Před 4 lety +6

    DC-8's with cfm's are fantastic.

  • @michaelp6301
    @michaelp6301 Před 10 lety +96

    One of my biggest unfulfilled dream is being a pilot. Hopefully, my next life I will have the opportunity to do achieve my dream.

    • @PARABOLA1966
      @PARABOLA1966 Před 8 lety +5

      Likewise, although I'm working on my private-I'm an A&P by training...

    • @airman329
      @airman329 Před 7 lety +12

      Michael P never too late. Go for it! Amazing journey just doing the training and getting all your tickets!

    • @eloyex
      @eloyex Před 7 lety +16

      cmom !! take a small course, or private pilot, or do it step by step according your finances...
      when somebody gives up a dream, everybody else also take a little punishment.

    • @phillipsino8533
      @phillipsino8533 Před 6 lety

      P was [

    • @mattipaivinen3568
      @mattipaivinen3568 Před 6 lety +5

      Sure you will! In the meanwhile study aviation, do good in life and help others. Being a pilot means to HELP people to reach their destinations effectively, quite unnoticeable and with safety.

  • @jerryhenson3916
    @jerryhenson3916 Před 7 lety +12

    Thank you so much for this.
    My favorite DC-8 landing at my favorite airport.

  • @TheRokko66
    @TheRokko66 Před 5 lety +28

    I really like the somewhat older birds, especially the cockpit feel. A little avionics upgrade like the electronic attitude indicators is also nice

    • @alexhoe02
      @alexhoe02 Před 4 lety +8

      TheRokko66 it’s why I love the 757, not to new or old, gorgeous design and a mix of avionics

  • @romantic340
    @romantic340 Před 10 lety +13

    Oh wow love the updated avionics.

  • @jesus21st15
    @jesus21st15 Před 3 lety +4

    what a beautiful plane, i love its cockpit and i like those windows on top

  • @moriver3857
    @moriver3857 Před 2 lety +3

    Our 60 series DC8s had the same Honeywell EFIS, but by the sound of the reversers, this looks like a 70 series. So many memories. Nice video.

  • @RCAvhstape
    @RCAvhstape Před 6 lety +20

    Growing up I flew as a passenger in so many DC-8s I can remember the smell of the cabin while watching this. I used to love this model so much. In turbulent air the wings would flap and the engines would swing from side to side, while the ride stayed nice and smooth inside.

    • @mohshehri
      @mohshehri Před 5 lety +2

      Helium Road the ride is smooth but the engines are so noisy, I’ve never been in this plane but I remember one has crashed in the front of my eyes in saudia arabia - Jeddah more than 17 years ago

    • @Vanadeo
      @Vanadeo Před 5 lety

      Wow man!.. I'll bet that was terrifying. Just looked that one up, I don't want to depress you but it was 27 years ago actually lol 11th July 1991.
      www.jetphotos.com/photo/8927385

    • @watchgoose
      @watchgoose Před 5 lety

      it wasn't as unstable as the 720 was.

    • @thomascarlson6662
      @thomascarlson6662  Před 5 lety +5

      DC-8's were built like a brick sh*t house. Not this bird, but another DC-8 broke the sound barrier while in a controlled dive through 41,000 feet on August 21, 1961

    • @Epck
      @Epck Před 5 lety +1

      @@thomascarlson6662 MD hell of a company so sad the md12 never launched

  • @jimhal5553
    @jimhal5553 Před 3 lety +6

    I can't remember how many LOOOOONGGG hours I've spent riding jump seat in DC 8-73's. However, those were my favorite planes to work on.

  • @CentralTexasRailJetProductions

    The all legendary DC-8! Nice to still see this bird in t he air today. Sadly only a select few remain. It is just there run.

    • @PARABOLA1966
      @PARABOLA1966 Před 8 lety

      In Roswell, NM, you can see many DC8s in long term storage at the Roswell Industrial Air Center

  • @claudiodflp
    @claudiodflp Před 5 lety +7

    Nice video, congratulations also to the Pilots, Good DC-8!

  • @kevinheard8364
    @kevinheard8364 Před rokem +6

    The DC-8 is a beautiful airplane... so pleased to see it flying again (thanks to you folks)

    • @msr1116
      @msr1116 Před 10 měsíci +1

      NASA has been conducting research in the Great Lakes recently, with some very low flyovers in a DC-8.

    • @thomascarlson6662
      @thomascarlson6662  Před 6 měsíci +1

      @@msr1116 Based in Palmdale. airbornescience.nasa.gov/aircraft/DC-8_-_AFRC

  • @deepilot3743
    @deepilot3743 Před 3 lety +6

    The only transport i wished i could have flown in my flight career!! Capt. Anna Colwell (UAL) retired!

  • @jimmcmahon217
    @jimmcmahon217 Před rokem +3

    That's gotta be Vince R. sitting side-saddle! There just weren't that many DC-8 FE's around, even back then. And even fewer with an Anguillan accent!

  • @juanbusquier8546
    @juanbusquier8546 Před 3 lety +7

    Nací en el 69 , y era mi avión favorito de niño.DC-8.Luego me gustó mucho también el B-707 Y B-727. Hoy mi favorito es el A-350.

  • @patagard8253
    @patagard8253 Před rokem +1

    Very nice, miss these classic birds...

  • @philmontejano5971
    @philmontejano5971 Před 4 lety +8

    The longest single aisle airliner ever

  • @snarffy333
    @snarffy333 Před 10 lety +14

    You are welcome. My best research indicates that there are only 18 DC-8's left in service worldwide. The re-commissioning of this one brings us to 19. Let's hope she has many more years left in the air.

    • @davidc.4978
      @davidc.4978 Před 4 lety +1

      Hi Thomas, do you know how many DC-8's are flying nowadays (2020)? And do you know if this plane is still flying? Thanks in advance, David

    • @somaabe6891
      @somaabe6891 Před 3 lety

      @@davidc.4978 Hey, one year late reply haha. Sorry I don’t know the exact numbers of DC8s flying but the one in the video still flies!!

    • @FortunaFortesJuvat
      @FortunaFortesJuvat Před 6 měsíci

      @@davidc.4978 This plane was withdrawn from service in 2017, and broken up in Doha, Qatar, in 2022.

  • @cesaraguilar6565
    @cesaraguilar6565 Před 10 lety +11

    EFIS PFD are around since late 1970's and earliest 1980's when UPS was the first to upgrade the avionics navigation syst. on they DC8 60 and then 70 series aircrafts,

  • @1986ALC
    @1986ALC Před 10 lety +1

    Great video. Great plale.
    Thank you.

  • @larrydockery7201
    @larrydockery7201 Před 6 lety +4

    the dc8s were very nice planes as well of the old birds that flew back 60 70 80 s

  • @josephagnello9335
    @josephagnello9335 Před 9 lety +10

    The best jet ever.I love the DC8s

    • @julosx
      @julosx Před 6 lety +3

      The Boeing 707, its main competitor was great too, but the DC-8 was safer.

    • @Mrkreebbs
      @Mrkreebbs Před 18 dny

      @@julosxbecause it wasn’t made by Boeing 🥶

  • @ManuallyAutomated
    @ManuallyAutomated Před 9 lety +20

    I flew 63F's back in late 90's and enjoyed it. I am guessing that this is one of the retro fitted ones with the CFM56 engines? It sounds great! I am extremely jealous.

    • @thomascarlson6662
      @thomascarlson6662  Před 7 lety +4

      Correct on the CFM56 refit. What a beast!

    • @lorenj.238
      @lorenj.238 Před 6 lety +4

      If you really did fly DC-8s in the 90's.....you'd know that it wouldn't be called a -73 unless it HAD the CFM conversion.

  • @rrranger9924
    @rrranger9924 Před 2 lety +1

    Nice sound i love watching flying airplane awesome video .

  • @Howrider65
    @Howrider65 Před 4 lety +10

    Anybody fly for SEABOARD WORLD I think there all gone. :( Everybody I knew that flew for Braniff are all gone.. RIP everybody knew some real good people back in the day.. When we had a normal country..

    • @gerrycarmichael1391
      @gerrycarmichael1391 Před 3 lety +1

      My dad was a Nav for Seaboard and Braniff.

    • @georgesboutz8080
      @georgesboutz8080 Před 3 lety

      Anybody around from TIA, World, Universal, Saturn, Capitol, AFA, Airlift.....? I worked for 4 of them.

  • @Ripper13F1V
    @Ripper13F1V Před 2 lety +3

    She certainly looks like a hands on aircraft where I crew has to be on top of their game.

  • @euroc159
    @euroc159 Před 10 lety +2

    Thanks for share!!

  • @REPOMAN24722
    @REPOMAN24722 Před měsícem

    Beautiful aircraft, better than the 707, looks sleeker and the epic air inlets on the nose. This and the Convair 990A are my favorite quads along with the VC-10, IL62.

  • @leesmith8366
    @leesmith8366 Před 3 lety +2

    Brilliant thanks.

  • @heklik
    @heklik Před 3 lety +1

    State of the art glass cockpit

  • @chrispils3538
    @chrispils3538 Před 7 lety +4

    It looks like a new b52 cockpit :D

  • @alanhealy1885
    @alanhealy1885 Před 7 lety +3

    Some amount of hours in that flight deck I would imagine.

  • @epikurepikur6955
    @epikurepikur6955 Před 8 lety +3

    Great!!!

  • @SchmidProductions
    @SchmidProductions Před 10 lety +2

    wonderful video =)
    i have filmed the stars away in zurich. Amazing low and loud take off on runway 34 at ZRH of a Stars Away DC-8

  • @brocanova
    @brocanova Před 10 lety +5

    For how long had it been stored at Mojave and what did you have to do to make it fly again? Thx buddy

  • @johncolwell7554
    @johncolwell7554 Před 4 lety +1

    Great Aircraft

  • @user-jg3km2jw3p
    @user-jg3km2jw3p Před 5 lety +3

    Great👍

  • @VickersV
    @VickersV Před 2 lety +1

    Jesus that was nuts.

  • @b747guy9
    @b747guy9 Před 6 lety +3

    It IS a DC8 cockpit. This digital instrument are an up grade from the old analog instruments which fail far too often and are very expensive to fix/replace.

  • @ellavaderknows
    @ellavaderknows Před 4 lety

    Now THAT's a jet!

  • @eugeniobadilla5424
    @eugeniobadilla5424 Před rokem +1

    La belleza del dc8

  • @stoehrcov
    @stoehrcov Před 4 lety +1

    Cool

  • @Tazjet100
    @Tazjet100 Před 9 lety +6

    Just curious what is the identity of this aircraft restored from the boneyard? Would love to know the story behind it. Can't help noticing the guy in the right seat was a real chatterbox all the way down, bit distracting don'tcha think?

    • @thetwopointslow
      @thetwopointslow Před 9 lety +7

      380th DC-8 built. Delivered to Flying Tigers in 1968, then to German Cargo in 1984, Lufthansa Cargo in 1993 (with same registration as last), Aerolease in 1996, Emery Worldwide in 1996, and finally to Air Transport International (ATI) in 2002 with the registration listed in the video title

    • @GMSNMS
      @GMSNMS Před 8 lety +2

      +Simon Gunson Yeah, he's one of those idiots that know anything about CRM!!!

    • @Ikiribom
      @Ikiribom Před 6 lety

      Nervous banter??

    • @thomascarlson6662
      @thomascarlson6662  Před 4 lety

      correct!

  • @aviationmylife962
    @aviationmylife962 Před 3 lety

    Beautiful yellow lights in cockpit roof

  • @kevinsproule9878
    @kevinsproule9878 Před rokem

    Great video just a private pilot but understand and respect your skill

  • @P51D-Mustang
    @P51D-Mustang Před 4 lety +3

    Where's Caneman! 😎

    • @tjbennett7281
      @tjbennett7281 Před 4 lety +2

      FAA LAX. May be a Fed, but I bet he’s still “Pretty dang Smooooooth”.

  • @lukass7474
    @lukass7474 Před rokem

    I've been in the cockpit of a SAS DC-8-60

  • @YaBoyFlaky5663
    @YaBoyFlaky5663 Před měsícem

    Where is the pull up alarm present?

  • @skybluexxi8129
    @skybluexxi8129 Před 10 lety

    Excelente me gusto..

  • @sweens06
    @sweens06 Před 7 lety +7

    What is the story behind this aircraft being reactivated from the storage?

    • @orestes1984
      @orestes1984 Před 4 lety +6

      It's cheaper and easier to reactivate a DC-8 7x then it is to find a 767 now and their role is quite similar.

    • @alexhoe02
      @alexhoe02 Před 4 lety

      Kronos and because Douglas back in the day decided to re-engine the DC8 with 4 CFM56 engines so it makes them way more efficient then there predecessors.

  • @flyingdutchman700
    @flyingdutchman700 Před 3 lety

    Why is that camera sideways on final aproach??

  • @zeoos358
    @zeoos358 Před rokem

    Is very good

  • @999livedlive
    @999livedlive Před 9 lety +1

    can anyone tell me what company manufactured the gpws on the aircraft in this video? or if those callouts were just built in by the manufacturer?

    • @davidhoffman5789
      @davidhoffman5789 Před 9 lety +2

      999livedlive, Probably standard callouts from the manufacturer. Utilizing standard equipment as much as possible would keep the conversion cost down.

  • @DC8Combi
    @DC8Combi Před 6 lety +1

    Was this aircraft once registered to ATI as a Combi?

    • @thomascarlson6662
      @thomascarlson6662  Před 5 lety

      No. However, it was an ATI bird. Sadly, the combi in the boneyard was chopped up and turned into scrap.

  • @cl604driver
    @cl604driver Před 2 lety

    I flew 602AL at Emery as an FE and then FO.

  • @JCChainz
    @JCChainz Před 10 lety +1

    Great video but a little shaky my advise for these types of videos is if you can get your hands on one of those Go Pro cameras and stick it on the side of the windows it will be stable and it will look awesome your welcome :)

  • @jandebie5056
    @jandebie5056 Před 8 lety

    According to a fellow countryman, who is an aircraft photographer, he saw this plane at Ostend Airport (Belgium) on 31/12/2013, that had its ferryflight from the U.S. on its way to Fujairah (U.A.E.), destined for a Zambian cargo airline, Stabo Air. Please check airliners.net or planelogger.com. Greetings, Jan.

  • @imransharif443
    @imransharif443 Před 2 měsíci

    Nice good

  • @raimundodanielpereirasobri5898

    Avião bonito

  • @sweens06
    @sweens06 Před 8 lety

    Also has updated engines according to more recent photo's online

    • @Itapirkanmaa2
      @Itapirkanmaa2 Před 7 lety

      -All 73s have CFM56s. This one was upgraded in 1984.

    • @thomascarlson6662
      @thomascarlson6662  Před 6 lety

      Yep. And that one got a new set of four prior to flight.

  • @PanAmguy-np7et
    @PanAmguy-np7et Před rokem

    what was the airline you were flying on and what is the registration?

  • @eduardopessoa5679
    @eduardopessoa5679 Před 4 lety

    I wonder back in the project when someone said " hey, let's put this giant windows above the pilot's so they will have to use hats... Lol"

  • @vasily2022
    @vasily2022 Před 5 lety +1

    Nice video.
    Cockpit looks "mildly" like an MD 80.

  • @christopherescott6787
    @christopherescott6787 Před 6 lety

    What was it re activated for?

  • @SMGG77Aviation
    @SMGG77Aviation Před měsícem

    0:27 What was that alarm??

  • @YaBoyFlaky5663
    @YaBoyFlaky5663 Před měsícem

    2:22 what is this noise?

  • @yd4365
    @yd4365 Před 4 lety

    DC8ですよね。水平儀が液晶化されているようですが。DC8が作られた時代に液晶の計器はまだなかったと思うのですが。ここだけ取り替えたのでしょうか?

  • @Mrkreebbs
    @Mrkreebbs Před 18 dny

    TERRAIN AHEAD PULL UP PULL UP PULL UP PULL UP

  • @mmarlkraig30
    @mmarlkraig30 Před rokem

    Ok is this a UPS or an ATI bird?

  • @rberry1964
    @rberry1964 Před 3 lety

    ex emery worldwide cargo plane. i use to load this plane :)

  • @turkey0165
    @turkey0165 Před rokem

    Wonder if this was a passenger commercial flight ✈️?

    • @thomascarlson6662
      @thomascarlson6662  Před 6 měsíci

      No passengers or cargo. First flight with just crew after being recovered from the MHV boneyard.

  • @Alexandre23aa
    @Alexandre23aa Před 9 lety

    Is this TT-DBC now ?

  • @darrens.4322
    @darrens.4322 Před rokem

    The videographer needed to stabilize/level his camera because it made it appear the airplane was in a constant bank all the way to touchdown.

  • @edolugo150267
    @edolugo150267 Před 3 lety

    los pilotos son un par de jovenzuelos...... esos sí saben..

  • @duknilch
    @duknilch Před 7 lety +1

    "Spoilers EXTENDED!!!" I love it :)

  • @edolugo150267
    @edolugo150267 Před 3 lety

    seguramente estaba con un miedo total

  • @davewatson2124
    @davewatson2124 Před 5 lety

    Was the cameraman on drugs ???

    • @thomascarlson6662
      @thomascarlson6662  Před 4 lety

      No. It was a new camera and I was trying to figure it out during the turbulence. ;)

    • @ebk60
      @ebk60 Před 4 lety

      @@thomascarlson6662 Hej Thomas, pratar du svenska ?

    • @bluskytoo
      @bluskytoo Před 6 měsíci

      well it is an ATI bird

  • @user-dv9yn9gt2c
    @user-dv9yn9gt2c Před 7 měsíci +1

    L.A.R.S

  • @gregperkins7723
    @gregperkins7723 Před měsícem

    camera man please!

  • @fredgarvinmaleprostitute6451

    It's weird that a single isle plane was considered a heavy! I know any plane over 250,000 pounds is a heavy!

    • @siedel2694
      @siedel2694 Před 9 lety +3

      757 is also heavy due to the wake turbolence it generates.

    • @javacup912
      @javacup912 Před 8 lety +3

      Being that this was a -73, it had most likely upgraded to the 350K lbs GW landing gear and trunnion, so it would still be considered "heavy" Love DC8s from -21 to -73.

    • @stevebond727200
      @stevebond727200 Před 5 lety

      300,000 #'s

    • @stevebond727200
      @stevebond727200 Před 5 lety

      The term heavy is used during radio transmissions between air traffic control and any aircraft which has been assigned a maximum takeoff weight (MTOW) rating of 136 tonnes (300,000 lb) or more. ... Such "heavy"aircraft over 136 t create wake turbulence from the wings.

    • @stevebond727200
      @stevebond727200 Před 5 lety

      The term now for the A-380 is: "Super" but I did not look it up. I think the MGTW of the A-380 is approx. 1.2 million pounds. I may be off on that.
      The "wake" of wake turbulence.
      I've read also because of the aerodynamics of the B-757 it produces greater wake turbulence than other aircraft for its size and weight. My friend flew 757's for UNITED and says it's like a sports car. He just bid for the B-777.

  • @dangraham9741
    @dangraham9741 Před 5 lety

    wheres I A H , perhaps Idaho ?

    • @augustuscaesar1990
      @augustuscaesar1990 Před 5 lety +1

      dan graham in houston, tx

    • @thomascarlson6662
      @thomascarlson6662  Před 5 lety +1

      IAH is Houston, TX, also known as George Bush Intercontinental Airport. The flight originated at (K)MHV which is Mojave Air and Space Port in Mojave, CA.

  • @youdoyouplayer8529
    @youdoyouplayer8529 Před 3 lety

    I prefer my pilots wear ball caps

    • @kekelaward
      @kekelaward Před 2 lety +1

      Probably cause of the eyebrow windows.

  • @thomascarlson6662
    @thomascarlson6662  Před 6 lety +1

    Flip side of the coin:
    czcams.com/video/X8qrBr0C4A0/video.html

  • @edolugo150267
    @edolugo150267 Před 3 lety

    el de la cámara no sirve... mal muy mal toma

  • @danieljakubovic
    @danieljakubovic Před rokem

    That’s a loud mofo

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