Inside Europe's Busiest Air Traffic Control - Amsterdam
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- čas přidán 17. 01. 2020
- Amsterdam is Europe’s busiest airport, in terms of movements and top 3 in terms of passenger numbers. In 2018, it handled over 70 million passengers, with over 500,000 movements. I visited the Air Traffic Control Tower and Radar Centre in Amsterdam, to find out how the air traffic is managed in one of the busiest European Airports.
The ATC tower controller explains all the working positions, runway configurations and movements inside the ATC tower at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport. I was given a behind the scene tour and enjoyed some awesome plane spotting views up in the 101m tower.
Then, I visited the LVNL Radar Centre. A controller explains how the radar controls work. In fact, once the plane leaves the gate it will remain in contact with the tower and many different area controls until it lands and arrives at the gate. The visit gave me a great insight as to how Air Traffic Control works in today’s crowded skies.
To find out more about ATC in The Netherlands, visit
en.lvnl.nl/
As a Dutch pilot flying in and out of Amsterdam on a regular basis, I really enjoyed watching this video tour around various radar control departments. Many familiar voices, but never have seen their faces. Very good work delivered by them; accurate, efficient and always very friendly.
respect voor jullie allen, is echt een gave hoor. ik vind het zo mooi om te zien. alleen begrijp ik niets haha. respect voor al die piloten ook.
What plane do you fly? : )
@@ucallmeDave ik vlieg A320
@@aerodaan Cool! Ik ben cadet op Den Helder op de Militaire traffic control. Na mijn opleiding ben ik AirForce Luitenant 1st class in Surveillance klasse. Mogelijk dat ik bij de reddingsbrigade kom op Schiphol.
So proud of you
This is easily the best ATC video I've seen on CZcams.
You could clearly hear everyone.
You could read the monitors being shown.
Great questions were asked.
Great people being interviewed.
No unnecessary fluff.
Definately yes bro
And no music overlays
In terms of visuals yes. But in terms of information I would say this video is better czcams.com/video/C1f2GwWLB3k/video.html
kempo 95 but it didn’t need to talk about that, that much because it wasn’t about that
The title was not “how does a control tower work” but yes that video is very informative I would have to agree
@@xt7144 the orginal commenter said "best ATC video" which I disagree with because of the reason stated above.
I was a controller at a US enroute center that might be equivalent to what she calls area control in Europe. This woman gave an excellent explanation of how the system operates. Very clear and articulate. I used to enjoy giving tours to visitors and hope I was half as good at explaining the job as she is. Nicely done.
What about the salary of atc in us and Europe ?
@@user-ds7ty8rd6h maybe 400k-500k annualy idk it must be high tho
@@gggf4766 I think that's too high, at least for Europe. Gotta be closer to 100-200k € in Europe I guess, based on a quick research.
@@gggf4766 Waaaay too high. UK starting salary is currently £39,000. With experience, this can rise to around £100,000 at the busiest airports/most demanding roles. £120-30,000 would be about the absolute maximum.
I believe it's slightly better pay in the US.
@@mickeybee you’re right close to the figure, according to Business Insider on CZcams about Atlanta the worlds busiest airport is $145,000 so I’ll assume airports like LDR, AMS, JFK all do at least $100,000 at the minimum in pay.
The Dutch have got to be some of the nicest people I have ever interacted with. I was transferring through Schiphol a few years back and as I was going through security at the gate, I asked the security officer if I had to take my shoes off. He just looked down at my shoes, looked up at me and said “Well that depends. What’s your shoe size?” with the biggest smile I have ever seen on any airport security officer in the world 😂😂 great attitude!
You are always welcome in The Netherlands, Nasser!
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Yeah 100% true. I live in Germany and when i want to smoke weed or just enjoy their nice citys like Hengelo, Groningen, Enschede (hell i LOVE enschede) and so on. thy got Such a nice way to treat strangers
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The radar controller's explainations were so clear and interesting! You can really tell she loves her job, and is a top expert at it 👍
I agree. She is from South Africa originally with english as her native language, as with all the controllers, she is very fast and bright.
@@SamChui thanks..;)
@@SamChui I could tell from her accent
@@zerobudget124 yeah - at least it was no real dutch accent
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The woman interviewed gives that confidence and security feel that I would trust her my life and my kids any day If I actually had any. Marvelous !
There are no shortcuts in ATC. Years of training. Plus everything is organized and has backups, even amount of planes one ATC will handle every hour is managed.
But she sure doesn't think there are any female pilots.
Why is that because shes a woman as you are., how sexist
if you actually had a life ?
Trust no man except God
By far the best view of ATC. Especially the wonderful woman in the radar center who explained things so clearly. Her enthusiasm for ATC, and encouraging people to come into the field was especially nice. The technology in Amsterdam, and the professionalism of the controllers is known worldwide.
LOL! When you are so obsessed with ATC , you start saying "Affirm" in normal conversations! 14:02
That's what our job influence us.. difficult to pronounce numbers with common persons..always comes "niner" or "tree"
I do that ever since…
Just like using the spelling alphabet as done in aviation. Freaks my fellow Dutchmen out.
🤣🤣🤣🤣
The lady is wearing a HUGO and talks like a BOSS who knows and loves her job. Thank you guys for keeping those skies safe for us !! Great work Sam !!
Perfect comment!! lol I agree
Roger that, haha...
very true. i think her very rapid responses are from years of talking on ATC. Direct and straight to the point in minimum time!
🥰atc
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Radar: KLM657HDG GF8H76G 88756984 LMGR 65
Woman: “As you can see this is a Dreamliner going to London”
You can see the type xd
NANI!?!?
Metar lol
😂😭
A Dreamliner definitely wouldn’t be going to London from Schiphol
14:53 Quick! pretend to be working!
lol
Bagel how did you do it 20 years ago
@@bulbuly83 that was fake. Cause he put it as a username
Among Us moment
lmao 🤣🤣
The way she explained is simply amazing. The coversation actually help us to visualize how each level of operations happening behind the scene. Love this video.
Someone who answers a question with "affirm" is my kind of person!!
You just know she says it among her friends and family.
- "Mom can I have some juice"
- "Affirm"
Roger that!
Clarky Aviation Standby. Haha.
you: "are we to expect delay?"
Me: "affirm..."
@@tsnoop19 I'm a VATSIM pilot. Can confirm.
As a Dutch person who goes to Schiphol regularly, it's so cool to see what's going on behind the scenes. I see that tower so often from the outside, now after all these years I finally know how it looks like from the inside.
Denyo666 raar toch dat er nooit eens een nederlandse zender aandacht aan heeft besteed
Finally? Are there no other video on CZcams that shows u the inside of tower?
Michplay klokhuis vast wel haha
@Mario What? Just stfu
@@fujitofusan not this one. LVNL isn't all that eager to allow visitors inside their facilities unless you have a purpose there as supplier for example.
And even as a supplier it can be a pain.
Wonderful content Sam, these people are unnoticed legends behind the safe journeys of many passengers each day. Tough job but it's really great to see how passionate they are about what they doing.
This video was so amazing. So many people just board a commercial airliner with little knowledge of what it takes to go from A to B. Thanks Sam and all those great people involved.
The radar control lady's enthusiasm and passion are raw and truly infectious. Thank God we have such committed and competent professionals keeping us safe in the sky. Thank you for this video Sam.
@ab c she's south african
@ab c She totally has an South African accent. Distant dutch blood.
That lady from the radar control can make a very good teacher. She explains stuff so nicely.
And that while speaking in her second language
Thank you 🙏🏾 so much for this video. It’s great to see what’s going on in the Tower of one of the busiest Airports in the world (one of my favorite too) and for explaining the overall control
structure. 🔝!!
Excellent video, very informative. Thanks to you and the ATC guys for making this so simple and easy to understand for people like me who are not associated with the aviation industry but curious to know about Air planes and related stuff.
THANKS A TON !!
The women you interviewed at the end has actually inspired me to look into this a bit further. Hearing someone talk so confidently and passionately about this really made me feel inspired.
Yes..
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I'll be looking into this as well. she did a great job
Me too ❤
Brilliant, Sam, really enjoyed this report. For we avgeeks, any ATC stuff is fascinating. Schipol enjoys a well deserved reputation of excellence. Great work, thanks.
Thank you. I visited Schiphol in December, a friend of mine works there and asked if I like to visit. I was fascinated with the 360 view and asked the PR department of LVNL if I can make a video of how Dutch ATC work. I am glad they're open and up for it so this vlog happened!
KEITHGEE1000 day
Phenomenal excellent visit with the ATC's in Amsterdam. Thank you for doing this very professional video for us all.
The lady in this video is such an asset and the highlight for me.. She is quite passionate and articulate about the operations at the airport and the tower! Kudos to her and the entire team!
That radar controller broke down the complexity of radar science into little palatable pieces and fed them to us gently, and we absorbed everything so well and that's why we love her❤
That woman is extremely articulate.
Simanta Dutta I would hope so duh she has to talk to pilots and all ATC have to have that same capability. MEN too ding.
🟣🛬🛫🧳💺🚁Yes, you're right. A crucial component of her personality in this environment. Articulation = safety in our skies and on the ground 🛩✈💯🟣
@@johnknowing-zr8de I replied to the OP too but in an ARTICULATE manner. Without insult or words like "DUH" or "DING" You've just proved her point!!! I don't know you but I'd bet all of my financial investment that you're definitely NOT an Air Traffic Controller...I'll wait?🧐🤔🙄
I mean most women r articulate compared to men but she is more articulate 😁
@@johnknowing-zr8de rude !!!
The lady explaining radar system is so professional and good at this i was really impressed by the way she covered each and every detail regarding her work
Fascinating and amazing. Thank you for this!
She's Competent, Articulate, enthusiastic and a professional. The world needs more of you woman! God bless y'all🙏❤
ab c I wanted to say she sounded like home 🤣
That's a south african for you. Competent, fun, humble, vibey and beautiful, all in one package
It’s like a National Geographic air traffic documentary.
but much better
but the guy/host of NG documentary sounds like something bad gonna happen or u can say horrible lol
@@Manish-jt5xw lol like unsolved mysteries
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While others aviation geeks are still cribbing that the beef could have been well done, this guy has gone way ahead. Love you Sam !
Thanks! I fly to Amsterdam several times a year from Norway as it is just a short stop away and a major hub to anywhere in the world. Always loved Schipol and I have often looked at the control tower and thought the workload in there must be insane. Thanks for the tour, the controllers seemed really professional and friendly.
Thanks Sam for this amazing experience. I would never ever imagine i would see all these. Thanks for these videos.
Fascinating video Sam. The enthusiasm and professionalism of the controllers was so impressive. Thanks once again.
14:00 She is definitely an ATC controller.
ReverseThrustAviation affirm))
You are genious 🤣
@Computer Technology Guy Honey? Standby!
haha yes that's exactly what I was thinking. But already before that she seemed so sharp and precise when she spoke, there was no doubt she was an ATC. Very reassuring smart people are working these jobs.
I didn't realized she said that, I hear it so much its normal.
Loved it. Great job from the ATC people and from you! Congrats!
A phenomenal job you guys do and thank you for keeping us safe in the skies.
I thoroughly enjoyed the very-informative video on air-traffic control. Thank you, Sam! The controllers explained it clearly.
A fascinating behind-the-scenes video Sam, great content. Sat in our seats on ‘planes we really do take it for granted how much work and communication is taking place to keep everything running smoothly. Credit to those who work in this industry, I can’t imagine the skillset and mind required to work such a job. They deserve the high salaries that’s for sure! Keep them coming Mr Chui! :)
Absolutely fabulous. Very informative and the willingness of the airport staff to share this critical and interesting function should be commended. Thank you for your video.
I always make my stopovers at Schiphol and its fascinating to see how it works from the inside. Thank you for this!
Honestly, these controllers are soo professional, their work and their responses to each of your questions. Easily one of you best videos!
Incredibly well done video. The people interviewed are true professionals. It is the people behind the scene, professionals that truly keep everyone safe and they deserve a great deal of respect!
The lady is fabulous she is truly inspiring, in the sense that she loves her job and the simplistic way she explained shows the knowledge. Hats off to you Mam
Fascinating symphony of very talented, highly skilled controller teams doing amazing work to maintain safe skies. Bravo!!!!! 👏👏👏👏💪✈️😊
The way the radar controller says ‘affirm’ @14:03 when Sam explains the tier, I loved it. Very very professional 👍🏻
Great work. Very informative. The number of hand offs involved in a flight is amazing. Wow! All that done so seamlessly, through so many different organizations, allowing us all to arrive safely at our destinations. Keep up the good work Sam.
Awesome video! Loved it! Just so fascinating to see behind the scenes! The people are just amazing!
I'm preparing for ATC and this video is so useful. It got me even more excited about the job! Thanks Sam!
This radar control lady is the real deal!!! I just loved how she explained everything,with so much competence and passion! Those people are our angels on the ground while we fly and drink coffee! Thank you to all controllers who do their job every day ❤❤❤ i myself got a headache just by looking at those moving dots and numbers.
An absolute banger of a video thanks Sam and thanks to the great controllers at Schiphol!
Great video Sam. Really enjoyed seeing the AMS controllers at work!
I love Amsterdam, it’s a beautiful city! But Schipnol is an incredible airport with some awesome spotting opportunities! I’m incredibly jealous of you getting that opportunity to have a bird’s eye view! That was the most informative piece from the woman in radar. Amazing! Thanks for sharing.
What an interesting video! So clearly explained, especially the radar controller! I've never watched such a thorough video & was shocked to see the radar room...I am one of "those people" who just assumed it was the tower doing all the ATC...What a job they have, I know I couldn't do it, well done all you ATC's out there!! I was at Schipol in January last year, awesome airport & huge!! I live near CWL & love watching the planes ascend/descend into it. Especially the big one's 777 & 747's going in for repair/upgrade! Such a small airport compared to AMS though! Thank you Sam..
Maggy is so good at her job. Explains everything in detail so simply indeed. Sam Chui in the meantime seems to be so obsessed with only the KLM flights out of all the other aircraft that we have starting from the tower and to the radar control center!
Lovely film. Well made. Many thanks ATC and team at Schipol aircraft for keeping the skies safe@!
Very cool video, Sam!
My son is atc’er at Rotterdam tower and works also at Schiphol as a approach controller. I’ve been there and, yes, it is a great job they have!
Thanks for this video!
Awww I loved this! What an incredible amount of hard work. These people have to be on and alert 100% of the time. Great video and THANK YOU CONTROLLERS!
Indeed, they work a very intensive hour (could be up to 110 movements) then an hour off. It is a challenging but rewarding job as well.
Air traffic control the great and highly complicated job in the world. It was my first dream but unfortunately my destination totally different on this moment!
Love and respect for the team of ATC over the world 😊
I am so incredibly grateful for the absolute gold information in this video. I’ve been watching a LOT of aviation videos recently and there was always an information ‘gap’ of how things are handled on the ATC side of things. Thank you for clearing this all up for me!
That’s the part we don’t hear or see often. I didn’t know this existed.
She really loved his job the way she defined the operation is simply amazing.
One of the best videos on aviation i have ever seen
I love Sam, the lady and the entire team including behind the scenes
Thank you all
This woman is top shelf. Excellent teacher. Not really a trait of everyone.
Really love the good work of Sam chui showing the great work from the ATC and the Control Tower from Armstadam love for 6 star ⭐️
Sam, your clips are getting better and better, and I love the variety of the aviation subjects.
Beautiful filming there.
And so nice you visited Schiphol Oost as well!
Hope Google is rewarding you well, so you can keep this up. Best!
Are you paid to comment by Sam?
AWESOME video! I’m very proud to say my cousin is an air traffic controller instructor at Schipphol! And I’m so excited I’ll be seeing her this coming May! And cannot wait to see your review of the now flying 777X!
Yes! ATC is more than just the tower. Thank you for showcasing that!
WOW!!! I really love this video thank you so much for sharing
Hat's off to the various staff / controllers..for doing what they do...looks easy on the screen..but is far from that...the rigorous training and tests that they have to pass..not to mention ..the nerves of steel that probably each of them possess is admirable... thanks so much for giving us a close up look into this wonderful and most crucial area of aviation..
This is my career aspiration that I’ve been aspiring to do since age 9 I’m now 14 and studying for exams I’ve still got two years of school two years of college and a few years of uni plus training but I rlly hope I can achieve this dream
Thanks all for the support but have decided I want to study law now😂
Same here bud, I want to do my air traffic control training at Schiphol
Not to sound condescending but what is so special with this job that it can make it someones dreamwork?
Is it because you are fascinated with airplanes and so on? This job is very very important ofcourse but I must ask.
MaajkTarkir yes lol
I have the same dream. Never give up and work hard for your dream
@@MaajkTarkir I want to become an air traffic controller too because it's very difficult and you have to know much about planes and the systems. For me the aviation
is the most fantastic industry in the world because all people have to work together in a team.
Thank you. Always wanted to (and maybe one day experience them) the ATC... Great vid and again, thank you 🌹
Nice to see that you at Schiphol and at Maastricht euro control, manage to keep all this traffic separated, save and most of the time on schedule.
I just started gaming the best flightsimulator there is, and now I understand ATC much better. And as a Dutch citizen, I'm proud to see how high quality the traffic is handled.
Amazing stuff Sam! You keep pushing boundaries with content!
Love the lady giving such a brilliant explanation
Now that's something you don't get easy the chance to watch. Thank you!!!
Very much interesting facts, more than the eye can see, behind the working scenes. Thank you.
I really admire you Sir Sam because you have the charm and influence to go through restricted and confidential areas of airport facilities such as this one there in Schiphol.
Thank you. I must add that it is through yours and many others support to make this happen. I made it to the tower because of a friend who is a follower connected me. I have been fortunate.
@@SamChui Indeed sir, you are lucky to be able to get thru those facilities. More power!
@@emelio7995 I wonder how much you are paid to comment this...
I wonder how much samchui paid you to comment this...
@@chongpeilin1802 It is an honest opinion and comment of mine and I never got paid for it. I'm a financially stable man and happy about my social media life with friends on line. So will you stop speaking like that to people here, alright? Don't make yourself get into on-line trouble.
Our dutch accents are just huge. 😂
You dutch accent sounds better than any other accent in English. I am currently in Australia and there are a lot of Dutch people without any accent. Can't say that about my German fellas... 😅
@@lolxd7150 true not all dutch people have the accents but all germans do
Daniel van der linde yeah the most and the accent is a lot worse 😂
That explains why CZcams's auto-generated subtitles are in Dutch even though everyone speaks English in the video.
In Dutch to English alphabet G mean fuck me😂😂
14:59 respect this lady..great words
Wow!!!!
All of these Air Traffic
Controllers, are just amazing at what they do, just amazing!!!🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Sam, awesome coverage! I'm Dutch living in New Zealand and used to spend a lot of time along the runways listening out and watching every plane and registration. Did you know that Schiphol is the only airport below sea level in the world?? It used to be a lake! Again, great coverage; you make me proud!!
There's many airports in New Zealand that are below Sea level. Eh Hawkes Bay Regional Airport
In every successful takeoff and landing, there is always the hard work of an ATC
That was so interesting and both explained it so well to us. Full respect indeed. Schipol has always been a great airport to visit if you have a choice in planning your journey. Thank you.
Thank you so much for showing these visuals
The Netherlands and Germany are my favourite European nations !! I used to work as Travel agent and people from these countries are really awesome !!
Respect from Nepal 🙏🏻
Thanks, greetings from The Netherlands 👍🏼
Thank you!!
Yes it's true. We (dutch people) are very cool :P
“When two avgeeks meet at the control tower, it’s a playground” 😂
*42 Ryanair landings happen in the background and cause an earthquake* "Its a playground"
Tawan Momo =
Tawan Momo really nice to come to our own country
The majestic 747 never ceases to amaze. Have seen it a million times, and I'm still in awe every time I spot one! Love Love Love !!!!!
Nice video! Especially to see who is behind the screens. I love flying to the Netherlands. Really friendly and professional staff at Radar control and in the towers.
So good of them to let you 😊 visit. That woman explained it very well. Love KLM.
The way she explained her work and that confidence is just amazing! I need that in my life :)
Awesome - this vid and the one someone did on the ATL control tower are the absolute best and actually show you what sort of roles - and energy! - exist in the job...
Amazing! I have changed flights as a passenger in Amsterdam few times, in and out from Europe and as a passenger we have just a couple to few minutes to witness all the traffic on ground from the plane while landing if and when the weather allows and it's an amazing view!!! Now it's very nice to even have the ability to have a walk around with these videos! Very nice!!! Love it and calms me as a passenger to know how everything and everyone works for us passengers on the grond to make our flights as safe and comfortable as possible, Thank you very much!!! Huge respect and thanks to all personel involved! 👍
i love when the she says "affirm"... so used to the job;) i would know... good vid!
Loved seeing those KLM 747s!
I just love seeing KLM in general. Our blue pride.
Amazing to my soul, wow, THANKYOU for this interesting piece of air traffic control you actually made visualize this concept
What an amazing experience to share with us. Dank je wel Sam (thank you in Dutch)
I see Kenya Airways beautiful 787-8 dreamliner landing smoothly. Awesome to watch!
"affirm" !! she was great...thx maggie
Amazing what the people are capable of. Sam is a nice personality and is knowledgeable about the topic. This is better than watching mainstream TV.
This was an amazing interview! love from holland.
Great sir amazing experience thank you very much I like it
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@@chiruraju1306 ???
@@lazarflicks240 he's speaking an unknown language
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