American Airlines MD-80 Experience! First Class and Economy!
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Had to run up to Dallas/Fort Worth with my father so he could earn his last set of AAdvantage points! Also earned my first 492 points with this trip! My first time in first class on any airline! I loved it, even though the flight was only 50 minutes! Sorry for the poor quality of the takeoff; I hadn't yet figured out how to film from that angle. Comments and suggestions are much appreciated! Thanks for watching!
Table of Contents (Flight 227):
Boarding 00:55
Taxi and Takeoff 1:25
Climb 5:05
Snack Service 5:30
Cruising 6:00
Descending 6:15
Gate Announcements 7:20
Landing and Taxi 9:30
Time Lapse 18:15
Skylink 20:40
Table of Contents (Flight 2385)
737 Takeoff 25:20
A319 and 767 Pushback 26:50
Gate C21 28:37
Seat 23F 28:50
Pushback 29:15
Taxi 30:25
Takeoff 36:15
Climbing 37:20
Approach 40:35
Landing 42:40
Gate B6 45:00
Other flight-related info:
First flight N599AA: Unknown
First flight N494AA: January 1, 1989
Travel Date: November 25, 2013
Distance SAT-DFW (direct): 246 nautical miles
FlightAware (Flight 227): flightaware.com...
FlightAware (Flight 2385): flightaware.com...
FlightStats (Flight 227): www.flightstats...
FlightStats (Flight 2385): www.flightstats...
Tuve que ir a Dallas / Fort Worth con mi padre para que él pudiera ganar su última serie de puntos AAdvantage! También me gané mis primeros 492 puntos con este viaje! Mi primera vez en primera clase en cualquier línea aérea! Me encantó, a pesar de que el vuelo estaba a sólo 50 minutos! Lo siento por la mala calidad del despegue; todavía no había descubierto la manera de filmar desde ese ángulo. Comentarios y sugerencias son muy apreciadas! Gracias por mirar!
I am an ex AA flight attendant. The Super 80 was absolutely my FAVORITE to fly on!! I have AA memorabilia in my home, including a MD 80 replica desk plane..I miss those days.😥💔
Just flew this old bird for the first time this week. She's a fantastic plane. Enjoyed it very much!
To me the worst feeling is when piolets cut a hard bank in the clouds. You can't see anything to get your bearings strait. As soon as the clouds break I can swallow my heart back down again. Awesome video! Thanks for posting it.
I love the MD80 series aircraft! love your video but will never fly on American again. because of a lack of help to get to my next gate at O'Hare, I was stranded over night. I had no money, no help. this was a terrifying experience as I am blind. I find American Airlines to be very insensitive to people with handicaps. on my flight the next day I could not even find my seat. they offered zero assistance to me. the flight attendants were very rude, I had a hard time even getting to the restroom. as far as the MD80, will fly on it anytime to anywhere, one of the best aircraft ever. you have to fly in one to know why it's nickname is the mad dog. thanks for a great video.
I was on the s80 from AA on a flight from Dallas to Albuquerque and it was a really great flight
And if you look closely at 15:28 the plane in the background looks like it has no landingear
polatis 3425 lol i know right :D
I heard those guys talking about getting ready to head to basic lol I remember that feeling.. It's all fun and games till you touch down in San Antonia then you want to turn around and fly back!
The new AA livery is like Captain America's Shield.
Give us back the Double AA with the blue eagle (that I had mistaken for a pair of blue scissors when I was a kid)
+Louis Brasil I'm glad to hear I'm not the only one who sorely misses the old AA landing eagle logo. I also like the original Delta logo and was saddened when they chose that silly messed up paint job on the tail instead.
largol33t1
You mean this one:
orig12.deviantart.net/d796/f/2015/275/4/2/aa_logo_old_by_louisbrasil110-d9bna91.png 1968-2013I made it with paint in less than 12 minutes
I've traveled once with AA near 1999 2000 when I was 3/4 from Paris to Miami then fromMiami to Cancun (Mexico).
PS: I swear I still can see in the logo a pair of blue scissors. LOL
+Louis Brasil lel xd
Louis Brasil I do like the eagle. But the “metal bird” element couldn’t really stay because less and less planes use a high quantity of aluminium
I love the old logo the best
Thanks for showing taxing at DFW you could realy get a great impression of the airport :) great quality also keep up the good work.
Nice to see an Air Canada maple leaf at 24:18
Love the MadDog will miss them when they are gone. 2018 they are expected to be phased out completely from AA's fleet.
R.I.P Possibly the best plane ever.
I live in near The airport and always find it a joy for these aircraft to come in and land at San Antonio. The MD-80 is probably the loudest plane we get, you can tell when they land and takeoff. Love the video!
Your excellent photography enabled me to feel as though I accompanied you on your short trips. Thank you for sharing!!
I'm so glad you enjoyed it!
I was not on any of these particular flights, but this brings me back to 2010. My mom, sister, and I flew American from Vancouver to San Antonio with a stop-over in Dallas in late June that year. The way you presented that night flight from Dallas to San Antonio on the MD-80 looks EXACTLY the way I remember our run.
bearpaw72 I'm glad I could bring back some good memories! American has been sending ONLY the MD-80 down to San Antonio since late 2001/early 2002, over 10 years! That's set to change, though, when we get the A319 starting next March.
What happens if they stop do u have 2 wait for the next plane the next day?
Michael Williams
Actually, our flight back into Vancouver was postponed by one day because due to a security procedure, our flight into Dallas went ahead too late for us to catch our original connection. So we had to spend the extra night in Dallas. The mishap actually turned into a rather fun night in the end, however.
excellent video. felt like flying in it. thanks for sharing! soft landings.
Glad you enjoyed it!
I probably worked on that MD80 when it was brand new as I was employed by McDonald Douglas and I worked as a flight ramp mechanic from 1987 to 2002 I worked on every series of MD-80 aircraft also the MD-90 as well as the MD-11‘s and 717 and have all the aircraft listed above by far my favorite where the MD 80s with those beautiful Pratt and Whitney JT8DsThe video brought back memories anyways thank you and God bless are you aircraft nuts
Great video... I know the two f/a's in this video... I'm a retired AA F/A and stepped down in 2007. I really miss AA and the MD 80!! :) I was a f/a supervisor on board :) Really liked your video!!
Thank you for commenting! The MD-80 is such a great aircraft. I don't know why people hate on it so often!
I always loved the MD 80.....I agree...it's a super cool aircraft!
The MD-80 is like no other; it has its own elegance and grace, even apart from that of the 747. She's a joy to fly on and I've always looked forward to every flight aboard one. As for the pilots of these aircraft: I call them 'MD-80 drivers', much like F-15/F-16 pilots are called 'drivers': you don't just 'fly' it...it's far better of an experience than that! It'll be a sad day when the last MD-80 completes her final passenger flight. On that day, she will die a lady.
Lol your stomach when you descend is such a fun feeling on the md 80 such a beautiful plane and many great years of services
Thanks for posting this video...much appreciated!
Thank YOU for commenting!
Loved seeing Spirit in the "party outfit" at DFW on the departure taxi :) Nice video.
It was! I don't see much of Spirit in South Texas. Glad you liked the video!
very smooth landing eh!
ya ya I'm Canadian
Flew in this plane going to and from Toronto and Montreal.
I once got upgraded to first class on an md 80 for free (I think) so I could sit with my mom, who had just had surgery. The seats were amazing and the flight attendants let me keep the blanket. It was without a doubt the best plane ride I've ever had
LOL my flight instructor used to fly these for AA! Awesome vid BTW, its nice watching the maddog takeoff at night.
Those JT8D's are extremely powerful! It was an amazing takeoff!
Fantastic trip report! I also flew on N599AA in the very back a few years ago! And hold crap, there was a round/Dc9 tailcone MD-80 while on the skylink!
Nice video. Greetings from Scotland. We'll be welcoming AA to Edinburgh next summer.
Nice video. I have always enjoyed flying on the old DC-9's and MD80's as they are such a quiet aircraft - especially when sitting up front, plus they seemed to have a smoother than average flight.
That's very true! I enjoyed sitting in 11A (very quiet seat) but I think I'm the kind of person that prefers to hear the engines going :)
Nice video! A little long.....but I enjoyed it! Great idea to add the "Table of Contents". I may have to add that on my next video,,,,,:-)
American Air Dallas Fort Worth - Definitely ( Dang to you perhaps) Fine Work! Much enjoyed; thanks.
Sad md 80s being retired
Love it! DFW is my home also! I can't help but smile to see the Alaska 73's at DFW though. They are my favorite airplanes (:
They do look beautiful :)
Nice video! I will always have a special place in my heart for the DC-9s. The -51 flown by Eastern and the -80 series on American being my favorite. Will keep flying them until AA parks the last one in the desert.
First airplane I ever flew on. There will never be another MadDog.
That song cracked me up.
A little too much electronic distortion of the voices, I think, but the rest of the music is great, I think.
Nothing wrong with your filming the take off, dont worry about it !
I've never been on one of these planes. Great trip report :)
small.
Also holy crap it's a lot quieter up in first class
Great video, the take off was amazing. Thank you for sharing.
My pleasure! Glad you enjoyed it!
When I fly to Vietnam on July 29, 2013 after my birthday, I start with the smaller aircraft MD-83 from Houston to Dallas/Fort Worth. Then I go to another aircraft that fly to Tokyo from Dallas/Fort Worth is Boeing 777-200.
No drinks because of turbulence - a bit of a bummer there. Could be worse. The nastiest turbulence I've encountered was on Singapore's 747-400 from LAX to Hong Kong's old Kai Tak Airport in the last 1980s. The 747 jerked a full foot up like a toy plane! Was caught completely off guard (I did have my seat belt on, fortunately) and my breakfast tray spilled on my lap. So I landed in Hong Kong on a mostly empty stomach. Fast forward quite a few years. Trying to connect through Denver International. The flight is delayed for an hour because somebody probably overslept and they had to re-check the passenger rosters because security thought someone's luggage got on the plane without them. Fast forward another year. Tried to fly to O'Hare from DFW. The plane got pushed back and stayed on the tarmac, baking in the heat for an hour. The FAA calls the pilot. It's snowing blankets and blankets up there! O'Hare is closed. Flight cancelled! Bad luck always hits me when flying. I can never get a break.
I JUST LOVE AMERICAN AIRLINES MD80 HOW IT GOES ON THE RUNWAY AND TAKES OFF AND THE JET PLANES ARE SO COOL AND IT GOES SO FAST WHEN IT TAKES OFF AND LAND AND I JUST LOVE ALL THE JET PLANES THAT AMERICAN AIRLINES HAS I MEAN THEY ARE SO COOL AND I LOVE ALL THE AMERICAN AIRLINES 757 AND MD80 VIDEOS I MEAN THEY ARE FUN TO WATCH ON CZcams AND THEY ARE SO COOL I MEAN THEY GO ON THE SHUTTLE TO GET TO THEIR NEXT FLIGHT THAT IS SO MUCH FUN TO BE WAY UP IN THE AIR
Good 'ol DFW. Don't know why but I always enjoyed flying into that airport. I guess because it's one of the nicer airports I've flown into in terms of cleanliness and hell of a lot of places to eat for those long layovers. Plus it's a very busy airport which means getting to watch a lot of planes go by. MCO is probably my other favorite airport to fly into for the same reasons. Just more...humid
***** DFW is an insanely nice airport. San Francisco, San Jose, and Denver would give Dallas Fort Worth a run for its money, though.
+MiamiHeat682 I miss the times from flying from Tyler Pounds Regional Airport to DFW, might have to do one again next year!
SuperFlight89 If there's one pair of flights that I regret not having recorded, it's my trip to Durango, CO on American Eagle 3 years ago. My only flights on the ER4.
***** I flew on one of those coming from DFW to Tulsa. Was a nice little plane and pretty spacious. I wish I could have filmed flying on TWA's Boeing 717 back in the early 2000s when I went on vacation. They didn't make a lot of them before TWA merged with American so it's kind of nice to have flown on something that not many people had with that particular airline.
The Red Viper Well, that's ultimately why I make these videos. Sure, most adults today will have flown or will fly an MD-80 before they're gone, but for the generation of aviation enthusiasts after 2019, videos like these are all that will be left of the Mad Dog era.
flew on same bird from chicago to orlando in aug 2013 beautiful as for american retiring them still a few yrs left too :-)
Which one, 599 or 494? And yeah, it'll be a sad day for aviation when the last Mad Dog takes to the skies...
Great video. I thought I'd point out a couple things. You posted departure (late) times on take-off but departure times are based on the time the aircraft backs off tbe gate. The arrival time, similarity, is not based on when the plane lands but when it parks at the gate. Lastly, I hope your delay data wasn't meant to dis the airline - it was clearly a bad weather day (airlines cannot control weather). Otherwise it was fun to watch. I'm going to miss the MD-80's when they're gone, which at AA is expected just 2 years from now! Safe travels!
Oh, no, I didn't mean to dis AA, I just wanted to show the full experience, and the delays were part of that. If it was 15 minutes, I wouldn't have posted, but 45+ minutes definitely made a difference. Thanks for the suggestions by the way! Glad you enjoyed!
Going on that plane next week I'm excited from Chicago to Orlando
This is like one of the best airplane & Airline + Airport vids in a long while.. Only had a little section of your video where it was really poor the rest was magnificent..
Thank you! I really appreciate the kind words! I'll improve those kinds of takeoffs in the future, I promise.
Ohh take off was great, I like the takeoff just the way it was.. I talking about the part where you were in the terminal & the camera went fuzzy like..
Venkman29
I didn't even realize that clip was still in the video! I thought I edited that out! About 30k views too late to re-upload though, so I guess that will just have to stay. My apologies!
No problem.. But yea the takeoff was best part. Don't be ashamed of the takeoff.. :)
I really like the old livery. They should keep a lot of planes in the old livery.
23:17 -- BAD PICTURE! Clears up about 23:51 Really enjoy this video, despite these few seconds!
These planes, including the DC9 have a wonderful ability to catch a wind and glide into it like a vacuum cleaner with remarkable ease --- though they can be scary when they swing a bit --- Northwest had them, I think.
you are great an keep on what you are doing!
Thanks, Oskar! I appreciate the comment, and more is coming!
I experienced the MD-80 with Aeromexico in the early 2000's, along with the DC-9.
;)
i got to experience mine with american airlines md-80 i love the buzz saw engine noise when we takeoff
Nice video, thanks for sharing!
Thanks for commenting!
Thank you, brought wonderful memories :)
In case anybody ever wondered why American Airlines always flew polished aluminum MD-80's. When I built these aircraft in the 70's & 80's as I remember, there was approx. a 235# or more weight savings by not having the plane painted. This translated into greater payload capacity. I thought that was a pretty clever cost cutting idea.
+Robert Fox I actually liked the bare metal look. I don't see that as often these days. I was a bit saddened that AA is now repainting more of their planes completely in light gray. Ugh. It doesn't look as attractive as polished metal. Plus I agree: all that extra paint means more weight so the engines have to guzzle more precious jet fuel.
Wow always amazed about flying 1000s of feet in the air.
Hello Stephanie
It really is an amazing plane, the MD80 among the largest planes whose engines aren’t wing-mounted!
I live in Tulsa and used to live in OKC. My father was a pilot with AA from 1945-1970 when he passed away very young. I kind got the joke about the snack as I have flown so many times on AA, I couldn't even guess a number. Oh, how times have changed from the great flights of the 50's and 60's. I still had flight privilege for a few years after he died and everything started going to crap. Do you know there used to be jet service from Tulsa to Okc? 27 min. They wonder why they lost money.
I read once from a commercial airline pilot that flying an MD-80 is like flying a fighter jet.
Jeff d'Hedouville Yeah, I heard the same thing. It's a pretty responsive airplane.
#American Airlines Something Special in The Air
A rather long taxi run at Dallas Fort Worth! Quite a huge airport!
best video haha love the m80
.i was on n70425 and they field the plane while we were disembarking
hoewday yall! I rememmbar the times i used to fly the MD-83 back in the west coast! It twas magnifisant!
Good video man! :) i like it!
Thanks! I've got another coming soon!
*****
(From the movie "despicable me" with the minions) YAY!
Looking at a diagram of Dallas Forth Worth - looks like you landed on runway 36L (13,400ft in length) crossing over the adjacent 36R to reach the main/central terminal area. This airport has 7 runways!
Congrats for the clip dude ;)
Cool! How does the MD-80 experience live up to first class on the new American (if you've flown on the new AA)?
that is one huge airfield
I am a retired USAir Flight Attendant. We use to call the MD- 80 the slave ship simply because their was no place to hide or get away from the passengers on a long trip
wow Dallas fort worth Big Airport Good one thanks
The real first class on a Mad Dog is the engine seat.
Once I was 7 years old, my mama told me, to look out the window. Once I was 7 years old.
*reference to the date this was published which was 7 years ago*
*also referencing that the md-80 is retired*
which airport was the huge one where you had to taxi over a bridge? that must of been awesome! I didn't even know we had airports like that here. I seen 1 in Germany. but I didn't know we had that here to. wow
That was Dallas/Fort Worth International! Lots of the airports in the US are as big as that. Denver, Houston Intercontinental, New York JFK, and Los Angeles International are just a few examples.
N599AA is Still active as XA-UZX for Aeronauves TSM.
N494AA is Stored in Rosewell New Mexico.
They call that plane "The Long Beach Sewer Pipe" for a reason. I would never fly in one again!
+4q2pab What was bad about it? I've flown in them many times and they were well-kept. Never smelled anything nasty and the lavatory almost never stank. Heck, most restaurant bathrooms (AND the one at work!) stink twenty times worse than a Super 80's lav!
nice
ya the take off is a bit shaky but never mind- good video,Is this flight from Dallas to San Antonio.
Nice
The low-light part @32:30 looks real nice. What camera did you use?
That would be the Canon VIXIA HF10!
nice!
Omg! Do you have all of the crew (flight attendants + captain) announcements? Would love to have that for my fsx.
No, I'm sorry about that! You have my full permission to use the ones in the video, as long as I'm credited, but I'm afraid that's all I have.
Oh wow, I want to land there myself one day. 42:40
So, you went to Dallas/Fort Worth.
Dang dude, it's crappy that American is getting rid of the md80's, those are my favorite...
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AA, DL & TW (American, Delta & TWA) all banked their short & medium hauls for the longest time on the MD80's as they became far more profitable than the aging B727's that were a 3 man cockpit versus the 2 man cockpit of the MD80's.
With that said, that aircraft it's not as passenger and cabin crew friendly as the B727 or the B737. The MD80 is narrower, with less amount of seats per row, in coach is 2 x 3 abreast versus the B727 & B737 who are 3 x 3 abreast. The overhead compartments for carry-on and storage in the MD80 are totally inadequate versus the B727 & B737, the aft galley on the MD80 is a trap, as it's positioned with passenger seat around it with the lavatories further in back creating total gridlock in the area.
Design wise, the engines in the tail in winter time if not deiced properly, chunks of ice flying off the wings can damage the blades of the turbines, rendering them powerless, possibly causing a catastrophe!
I dreaded every time I had to work that bird!!!
Your an A&P Mech?
Lol…..I'm a retired Flight Attendant who worked that baby in many of its incarnations from the DC9-30 to the B717 :-)
Why would somebody want to skip the takeoff?
Good point, I should remove that annotation.
***** The takeoff is one of most beautiful things especially in clods like this, one moment everything is gray and the next is the beautiful blue sky... I wonder where that piece of video is?
Marko Stoiljkovik
Actually, as luck would have it, at that moment I was involved in an argument/discussion with a passenger behind me who believed that it was still illegal to be filming on board an aircraft.
***** Techincally it is, but......people still do it :)
R Martin Actually it is not. They changed that rule in October.
They were already delayed so some people might not have time to look at a monitor
Awesome! They are delayed a lot, aren't they?
Someone told me they play the theme to the TV show Dallas.
a question do u take videos with a cell phone or a camera and what kinda camera
ima go on this plane in 2 wks!
Have fun!! The Super 80 is a terrific bird!
***** a.k.a. MD-80 series, also known as "Mad Dog" to her many fans.
I am going to miss the "MD-80" Like every time I fly on one, I alway sit at Seat 31F
right next to the P&W JT8D-219 Engines.I like the sound of them engines, when they are fully reaved up, BTW:K6DFW Is my ham radio call sign.That I chose myself. it is a Vanity Call sign.PS: THE JT8D-219'S Are 100% PURE WHOOP ASS!
Kids, don't ever sit in the back on an MD-80, I had to do that once and the whole cabin was rumbling because the engines are right there next to your head. And it was loud, I could barley hear anyone the whole flight from DFW to MCO.
weizapasan True true. But the amount of arm space is greater, so it's actually more comfortable than a 737, at least the 737s that Southwest uses. I actually found the MD-80 on American to be way more comfortable than any A320, 737, or 777 I took on American.
***** I have sat at the dead front of the coach section on both a B717 and an MD-80 and yes, it is much more comfy there.
+syd boeing syd, is it my imagination or is there actually more space (due to seat positions) on an MD80 than a 757? I once flew an AA 757 and was shocked that it felt MORE cramped than the MD80. And it doesn't "ride out" turbulence as well. The MD80 is always smoother in flight even in crappy weather. I guess it's because the engines are bolted to the fuselage on the rear rather than hanging off the wings but I don't know if it has a lot to do with the ride.
it look just like the b 717 just with slightly different engines
Did the flight attendant say, "I'm sorry ladies and gentlemen, we'd like to welcome you to Dallas/Fort Worth."?
Yeah, she messed up and welcomed us to San Antonio first!
They said while landing in DFW "Welcome to San Antonio"
I know haha. In the background, you can hear my father (sitting next to me) call her on it.
***** awesome stuff :)
***** the F/A that made the wrong landing announcement is a friend of mine... she's really a sweet gal...I had 35 years as a f/a purser and enjoyed it....I am now retired.....and I miss flying! :)
R Martin wow that's really cool to know :)
R Martin
She was very nice when I talked with her before the flight! She actually played a part in convincing me to take First Class for free (I had initially turned it down for 15F, can you believe that?)
That MD-80 plane has to be over 30 years old, lol!
It feels like it sometimes, but in fact N599AA was delivered in 1992 and N494AA was delivered in 1989!
Soft landings!!
16:43 Jay-Z taxiway
***** Hello chap. I think you have great potential for filming airplanes.
So nicely done.
;)
Louis Brasil
Thank you, Louis!! I really appreciate that!
***** I've checked almost every single video (2013-present) about the MD-80.
But any of them is positively rated as your video.
You must be a natural. No doubt! :)
San antonio to DFW? The entire flight was probbably less time than the video
The Lowmein Yeah, actually, they average about 45 minutes. It's a pretty efficient shuttle service: an MD-80 will shoot up to DFW almost every hour.
What do you recommend to me as a first time flyer..
Jesus Sanchez delta or united or southwest
Jetblue Southwest and American airlines but I mostly recommend Jetblue