Great job Lady, brings back memories. I started in aviation in 1964. I was trained on towing DC-3's, rope was attached to both main gears and around a pulley on the tug. 2 guys in the a/c, (all male back thenj) one in l/h seat steering the a/c using brakes, the other pumping like heck to keep up hydraulic pressure. My best was reversing a B747, (Air Canada) from the Cairns international terminal to a parking position at the extended end of taxiway B. 4kms. A/c was on a "Round the world" charter." Pax loved Cairns and the GBR so much, they stayed for 2 weeks, so we had to relocate the a/c. Not a big deal at a major USA airport, but up till then, an A320 was the biggest a/c I had towed. Love your smiles.
I was excited to be assigned to that gate because this pushback tug has seats on top of the tug as well. So my coworker was able to get a good angle of the push/pull 👍😁
We pushed out of B16 yesterday morning - I looked out the window and I saw you over on B14 getting ready to push one out. You’ve got a great smile…greetings from a CLT-based 737 FO ❤️
Awesome pushback as always like a professional. Always smiling, having fun, makes the work environment more relaxed and fun but also knowing how to handle business when needed. Love your videos. Just few questions, what you do for fun when not at work? and also what are the hand signals? If you do not want to explain all the hand signals, its ok, I am sure it is a lot to explain. I can look it up for sure. Just always love to chat and watch your pushbacks.
@@ladyandtheramp that would be cool when you can get time to make video explaining the hand signals. be pretty cool. And omg I love outdoors too. wish we had more time to enjoy it instead of working so much but gotta make money haha. Also I was just wondering, doing this work you must keep in shape right? like I would like share with you if you can, if you ever tried this or not, it is so much fun and I think you would love it. Especially if you have a nice spot in outdoors like backyard or at a trail with privacy, to try belly dance, you would love it. check out artists Artem Uzunov, Amir Sofi, see if you like it. Much love. have a wonderful day and happy Solar Eclipse day.
Thank you :) From this gate, you have to pull forward…far enough to where the aircraft won’t jet blast the t-point area where drivers and other rampers are working. And to create space from the terminal as well.
As a frequent AAL passenger out of PHX, I’m always amazed at how you all manage these close-terminal pushes and make it look easy. Thanks for sharing!!
Very cool. Your vehicle sounds like it runs on some fuel (maybe gas). How do you fill up the tank on it? It would not be good to be pushing a flight and run out of gas 🙂
So true! That would be horrible if that happened in the middle of the push! At night, all equipment is put on the fuel line …which means, that it is pulled out to the black and yellow zipper line in the alleyway. Then the fuel truck comes along and fuels all the equipment.
The tricky part about pushing back at Sky Harbor is avoiding that sky-walk on your left side. I've pushed back into that on my flight simulator, I'm embarrassed to admit! 😳 Such a beautiful plane, though. Great job!
You are correct! It is tight on that south side. I try to do a slight s curve to pull it away from the terminal. And then angle the tail so when you pull…you have a nice smoother arc out.
“Yellow line, yellow line, no, no no, the other way! Ok, ok, yellow line, focus, yellow line, oh crap! Allright, allright white line now withe li….Dang it, I quit!” -- “I can’t quit, I just can’t… let’s try again… forward now, turn, slowly, tuuuurn, ok yellow line, yellow line yellow line…. Ehi! I did it! Yeah! And the high five should be for me though, you two got it? Huh? They aren’t listening, I’m outta here”
You are really good. It doesnt look easy to do. When you push the lane out, it looks so hard to keep the plane straight. How long does it take to train to do this?
I was excited to get assigned to that gate that day because the pushback tug has seats on the top of it. So my coworker that was filming was sitting right above me. 😁
@@ladyandtheramp Yeah, at first I thought, wow she's got a camera that just sweeps back and forth, but then I saw, who I now know is your coworker, the shadow. Good job on you doing your job and very nice filming by your coworker, especially that go-around at the end. Not a visual I am used to seeing.
I know! I kind of was thinking to pull it away from the south terminal to create more space and then to angle the tail to create a better line to pull …
Great video! Thanks for sharing - fascinating! Question(s) - do you control the nose gear direction on both push and pull...e.g. you turn your steering wheel left and the aircraft turns right?
You are correct! We control the nose gear on the push and the pull. The aircraft does not go back into the pilot’s control until after we disconnect the tow bar and pull the bypass pin 😁
Hi, I'm new to your channel. Why is it so important to have the plane on the yellow line and behind the marker? You do it to precession. Do the colour markings mean different thing to the ground crew? Good on ya mate, this is good stuff.
Good questions! So at our station, we have gates that share an alleyway in between. That yellow line designated the safe area the aircraft can be in…so as to not interfere with traffic (other aircraft) coming in and out of the opposite side. We don’t ever want to get close to the other side and hit the other planes. The tower will tell us what mark we need to go to. Depending on what planes are pulling out behind us or in front of us on that same yellow line. So it helps us not go to far back or to far forward, again…to avoid any type of collision with another aircraft 😁
I saw your other video on the ingestion zone. At times when you’re pushing the plane and turning you get almost perpendicular to the plane and seemingly closer than the 50 feet perimeter of the ingestion zone. Is there any safeguards to make sure you don’t get sucked in or is it just purely skill ? Also, why are you pulling the plane forward? I believe planes can’t reverse so I can understand the push back but am curious as to why they wouldn’t go forward themselves once you disconnect. Thank you in advance for your time.
Hello 👋 thank you for watching! First answer, even though it appears I am closer then 50 feet to the engines, it must be the camera angle, because there is still a wide berth and we are out of the ingestion zone. Typically I don’t have the pilot start the engines until later in the push or as I am pulling the plane, which means I am lined up in front of the aircraft. Second answer: At this gate, we need to pull the aircraft away from the terminal to create space. Although most aircraft can reverse, that is not the standard practice for most commercial airlines. Due to the extreme amount of power that it takes to reverse. It would jet blast everything in its path. The terminal, workers, equipment, etc… Also, they have very limited visibility. No back up cameras :) they cannot see behind them. And very limited mobility.squeezing and turning in tight proximities to other aircraft, buildings, equipment, etc…
@@ladyandtheramp thanks Jessica, that makes complete sense now! A lesson for me not to assume anything. Look forward to seeing you push an A380 one day! How do those little tugs manage to push a giant aircraft btw?!?
Good observation! So when I clear the pilot to start his engines…the pilot typically starts engine #1 (engine on his side). I think that it would be the “port side” in marine terms :) and then after a couple of minutes the other engine starts up. It gives enough time for the right side (starboard side) wing walker to come over and release the tow bar and take out the bypass pin.
Am i the only one noticing that the little doors where the red wire goes in of the Boeing seems to be having more trouble closing then the airbus one? 😊
The Boeing’s levers on the panel doors are different. There are 3 of them and you have to push them in with your thumb to latch them. Sometimes you have to use 2 hands :) The air bus only has one lever on it’s panel door and is a bit different.
@@ladyandtheramp thnx you for ur answer. For some reason it looks a bit scary to see ground personel checking if its really closed so many times haha. 😇
We will double, triple check…whatever it takes to make sure everything on our part is secure! If they can’t close it, we would call aircraft maintenance and they would fix it before it ever leaves for take off 😁
I think October and March are the BEST months!! Nice cool crisp mornings and beautiful sunrises. The WORST are probably July and August…it is like working on the sun 🔥🔥😂😂
She's always smiling, I just love her!! 🙂
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Always so impressed with the power of those vehicles pulling the huge planes around! Thanks for sharing!😊
Thanks for watching!
Great job Lady, brings back memories. I started in aviation in 1964. I was trained on towing DC-3's, rope was attached to both main gears and around a pulley on the tug. 2 guys in the a/c, (all male back thenj) one in l/h seat steering the a/c using brakes, the other pumping like heck to keep up hydraulic pressure. My best was reversing a B747, (Air Canada) from the Cairns international terminal to a parking position at the extended end of taxiway B. 4kms. A/c was on a "Round the world" charter." Pax loved Cairns and the GBR so much, they stayed for 2 weeks, so we had to relocate the a/c. Not a big deal at a major USA airport, but up till then, an A320 was the biggest a/c I had towed. Love your smiles.
Those are awesome experiences!! So cool! 😁
It was like I was riding on the back. Thanks for sharing.
I was excited to be assigned to that gate because this pushback tug has seats on top of the tug as well. So my coworker was able to get a good angle of the push/pull 👍😁
There's enough positive energy in your smile to jump start every plane at Sky Harbor!
Oh thank you so much 😁
Agreed. She’s also got a contagious positive attitude many people could learn from!!
We pushed out of B16 yesterday morning - I looked out the window and I saw you over on B14 getting ready to push one out. You’ve got a great smile…greetings from a CLT-based 737 FO ❤️
Oh that is so cool!! Come say hi anytime! 👋 And thank you 😁
You push back planes better than I back up my end dump. Lol!!! 😂
Very cool video ma’am. You have such a cool job. 😁👍🏻💯
Thank you so much 😁
@@ladyandtheramp you’re welcome
Your smile is infectious. It always makes me smile.
Oh thank you! I am glad you are smiling too 😁
I can hear the conversation in the bar now..
"Oh, you're a tow truck driver, that's cute." 🤣🤣
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The art of doing what you like every day🎉
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What a picture perfect operation and a joy to watch… BR, Per (Denmark)
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Service with a Beautiful Smile, as always 👍😜💖
Thanks again! 😁
Good job like always
Thanks again! 😁👍
Oh my God, YOUR SMILE!....
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I know you don't get much snow or rain but those are the push backs I most remember in my days on the ramp in NY.
I can’t imagine working in snow or sleet 🥶. And pushing in those conditions!! Way to go!! 👏👏
We occasionally get rain ….but the summers are 🔥🔥
Fantastic Jessica
Thank you!! 😁
Another awesome video. I love your job!
Thank you! Cheers! 😁
My son is a Latam pilot here in Brazil. I shared this video with him.
Oh that is cool! I bet he has some cool stories! 😁
It's refreshing to see someone like what they do and share it with us
Thank you!
Awesome pushback as always like a professional. Always smiling, having fun, makes the work environment more relaxed and fun but also knowing how to handle business when needed. Love your videos. Just few questions, what you do for fun when not at work? and also what are the hand signals? If you do not want to explain all the hand signals, its ok, I am sure it is a lot to explain. I can look it up for sure. Just always love to chat and watch your pushbacks.
I need to do a video on the hand signals! I have had a lot of questions about them 😁 I love the outdoors…so anything outside I am game for :)
@@ladyandtheramp that would be cool when you can get time to make video explaining the hand signals. be pretty cool. And omg I love outdoors too. wish we had more time to enjoy it instead of working so much but gotta make money haha. Also I was just wondering, doing this work you must keep in shape right? like I would like share with you if you can, if you ever tried this or not, it is so much fun and I think you would love it. Especially if you have a nice spot in outdoors like backyard or at a trail with privacy, to try belly dance, you would love it. check out artists Artem Uzunov, Amir Sofi, see if you like it. Much love. have a wonderful day and happy Solar Eclipse day.
That looked TIGHT!! Great job! Thanks for the video!
Thanks for watching!
I loved your smile at the beginning of the video! By the way, why such a long push back from the gate?
Thank you :)
From this gate, you have to pull forward…far enough to where the aircraft won’t jet blast the t-point area where drivers and other rampers are working. And to create space from the terminal as well.
Excellent video I just love watching you push those big airpanes,magnificent work😊👍
Thanks a lot! 😁
Girl power on the ramp, fair play
Thank you 😊
Great job Jessica. Are you worked in the ramp for another airport before Sky Harbor? Kisses from Brazil lady.
I have only worked at Sky Harbor :) And hello!!
Very impressed 👏👏
Thank you! Cheers!
As a frequent AAL passenger out of PHX, I’m always amazed at how you all manage these close-terminal pushes and make it look easy. Thanks for sharing!!
Thanks! It does get tight in those interior gates 😁
I love the video! I worked on the ramp at Bush Airport in Houston. The video brings back good memories and lots of hard work. Thank you!
Glad you enjoyed it! 😁👋
Lol exactly how long IS that communication wire that goes from you to the plane? 😂 Great video! Ty!
It is long…but it is kind of deceptive in some parts of this video because it is filmed at .5 zoom. So it looks super long. 😂
And thank you 😁👍
I love your pretty smile!! Simply an amazing woman!!
Thank you! 😊
Awesome!
Thank you! Cheers!
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Very cool. Your vehicle sounds like it runs on some fuel (maybe gas). How do you fill up the tank on it? It would not be good to be pushing a flight and run out of gas 🙂
So true! That would be horrible if that happened in the middle of the push!
At night, all equipment is put on the fuel line …which means, that it is pulled out to the black and yellow zipper line in the alleyway. Then the fuel truck comes along and fuels all the equipment.
You have a great job and you're really nailed it 💕
Thank you so much!!
Realy love your smille.nice job😘
Thank you so much 😊
The tricky part about pushing back at Sky Harbor is avoiding that sky-walk on your left side. I've pushed back into that on my flight simulator, I'm embarrassed to admit! 😳
Such a beautiful plane, though. Great job!
Nah. The best part about pushing back at Sky Harbor is we have happy, smiling, beautiful, expert tug drivers.
You are correct! It is tight on that south side. I try to do a slight s curve to pull it away from the terminal. And then angle the tail so when you pull…you have a nice smoother arc out.
I wish I can find a job like this.
You can do it! Look under “Fleet Service Agent” or “Ramp Agent” with whatever airline you are interested in! :)
Awesome Video from amazing lady =)
Thank you 😁
@@ladyandtheramp you rock :)
wooow... you are so wonderful and full of energy... well done miss!!! always a great work!!!
Thank you so much!!
WOW ! I'm impressed.
Thank you so much! 😊
These are as much fun to watch (and hear) as flight deck videos 😁
Glad you like them! 😁👋
Great pushback using that angle to allow you a safer pivot point when pulling up toward A6. I see his majesty came along for the ride!
😂😂yes! The crown was there! Thanks Dave!
Great impressive towing Ms Lady ramp especially in that tight area.
Thank you kindly 😁
That is one of the tighter gates we have to push/pull out of
@@ladyandtheramp again great job. Better you than me, you are the pro.-Kenny
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What a cool channel. Thanks for doing what you do and showing us...subscribed!
Oh thank you! I appreciate the subscription!
WN Ramp Agent here. Much respect to you.
Oh hello 👋! WN operates on the opposite side of terminal from us :)
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Perfect push back!
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I enjoyed Your video ; Best regards from the Netherlands.
Thank you very much! 😁👋
On your next live stream you should explain all your hand signals and gestures.
Good idea! I will do that!
“Yellow line, yellow line, no, no no, the other way! Ok, ok, yellow line, focus, yellow line, oh crap! Allright, allright white line now withe li….Dang it, I quit!” -- “I can’t quit, I just can’t… let’s try again… forward now, turn, slowly, tuuuurn, ok yellow line, yellow line yellow line…. Ehi! I did it! Yeah! And the high five should be for me though, you two got it? Huh? They aren’t listening, I’m outta here”
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Thank you! Cheers! 😁
Next time I fly AA through Phoenix’s, I know I’m in good hands with Jessica ❤
Thank you 😊
You make it look easy peasy,
Oh thanks!
You are really good. It doesnt look easy to do. When you push the lane out, it looks so hard to keep the plane straight. How long does it take to train to do this?
Thank you 😊
I trained for several months …doing over 50 pushes with trainers before going solo :)
The camera appeared to be higher than previous videos. Great perspective from that camera elevation.
I was excited to get assigned to that gate that day because the pushback tug has seats on the top of it. So my coworker that was filming was sitting right above me. 😁
@@ladyandtheramp Yeah, at first I thought, wow she's got a camera that just sweeps back and forth, but then I saw, who I now know is your coworker, the shadow. Good job on you doing your job and very nice filming by your coworker, especially that go-around at the end. Not a visual I am used to seeing.
Thank you :)
What is the biggest aircraft you push back??
The Boeing 737-800 or the Airbus A321. 😁
Just perfect... again.
Thanks again! 😁
I don't know why I find that horn sound so funny. I'm LOL.
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Very impressive 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Thank you! Cheers!
this is my least favorite push 😅😅 It's good to see you upload again!
Hi Noah! For some reason I love these push pulls! 😁
Awesome, a bit zig zaggy backing from the terminal but awesome pulling the plane to the taxi line !
I know! I kind of was thinking to pull it away from the south terminal to create more space and then to angle the tail to create a better line to pull …
It's impressive, the skill and responsibility required to do this. A small scratch on the tip of the wing could cost millions of dollars in damage.
Oh you are so correct! Even the smallest aircraft damage carries a bug price tag!
Haha yeah I worked as a ramp agent so I know, and went to school to be an airplane mechanic.
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Thank you! 😃
Ilove this job in airport........My boys working too in airport too in Athens El.Venizelos!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Oh that is so neat!! 😁
linda e maravilhosa, parabens
Thank you!
Buen push back ❤
Thank you 😁
Nice video
Thanks 😊
This is only the second one of yours I've seen. 1st impression, how do you manage to smile all the time :)
Oh so kind! I really enjoy my job! 😁
Prof Caracciolo la si va per norme di sicurezza io ho imparato viaggiando
Biagio in aeroporto nn si ha il senso della misura per i bagagli
Nice I do electrical wiring and record every thing I do like you do
Oh that is cool!
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Thank you 😁
Great video! Thanks for sharing - fascinating! Question(s) - do you control the nose gear direction on both push and pull...e.g. you turn your steering wheel left and the aircraft turns right?
You are correct! We control the nose gear on the push and the pull. The aircraft does not go back into the pilot’s control until after we disconnect the tow bar and pull the bypass pin 😁
Nunzio che cazzo di domande fai ? Dopo una lattina da 5 litri di acqua per ferro da stiro che fai ?
amazing 🙂
how often needs the intercom cable to be replaced?
That is a good question! We have a distribution office that handles all that. But so far, it seems like they hold up pretty well!
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Welcome!! I love it too 😁👋
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Hi, I'm new to your channel. Why is it so important to have the plane on the yellow line and behind the marker? You do it to precession. Do the colour markings mean different thing to the ground crew? Good on ya mate, this is good stuff.
Good questions! So at our station, we have gates that share an alleyway in between. That yellow line designated the safe area the aircraft can be in…so as to not interfere with traffic (other aircraft) coming in and out of the opposite side. We don’t ever want to get close to the other side and hit the other planes.
The tower will tell us what mark we need to go to. Depending on what planes are pulling out behind us or in front of us on that same yellow line. So it helps us not go to far back or to far forward, again…to avoid any type of collision with another aircraft 😁
I saw your other video on the ingestion zone. At times when you’re pushing the plane and turning you get almost perpendicular to the plane and seemingly closer than the 50 feet perimeter of the ingestion zone. Is there any safeguards to make sure you don’t get sucked in or is it just purely skill ?
Also, why are you pulling the plane forward? I believe planes can’t reverse so I can understand the push back but am curious as to why they wouldn’t go forward themselves once you disconnect.
Thank you in advance for your time.
Hello 👋 thank you for watching!
First answer, even though it appears I am closer then 50 feet to the engines, it must be the camera angle, because there is still a wide berth and we are out of the ingestion zone. Typically I don’t have the pilot start the engines until later in the push or as I am pulling the plane, which means I am lined up in front of the aircraft.
Second answer:
At this gate, we need to pull the aircraft away from the terminal to create space. Although most aircraft can reverse, that is not the standard practice for most commercial airlines. Due to the extreme amount of power that it takes to reverse. It would jet blast everything in its path. The terminal, workers, equipment, etc…
Also, they have very limited visibility. No back up cameras :) they cannot see behind them. And very limited mobility.squeezing and turning in tight proximities to other aircraft, buildings, equipment, etc…
@@ladyandtheramp thanks Jessica, that makes complete sense now! A lesson for me not to assume anything. Look forward to seeing you push an A380 one day!
How do those little tugs manage to push a giant aircraft btw?!?
Wow.
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I was flying in on a southwest flight I will be looking for you next time I come through there
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I was just in Phoenix on Wednesday
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The Boeing 737 is a Love Affair because she is old like me ❤
Haha!😄
Do you know, where the destination for all that planes is, which you are pushing?
I cannot recall the exact destination of that particular flight :)
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Do you mind if I ask, was there a person next to you so when you were reversing yourself, that person could keep an eye on the plane?
He was just riding along for fun. But it is nice to have an extra set of eyes for the push/pull being so close to the terminal 😁👍
@@ladyandtheramp ah I see! Thank you!
Guessing you have communication with the pilot and tower while pushing?
You are correct! The tower will give us the push clearance and instructions on when and where to push 👍😁
1:29 Interesting. The port side engine is rotating slowly but the starboard side seems shut down?
Good observation! So when I clear the pilot to start his engines…the pilot typically starts engine #1 (engine on his side). I think that it would be the “port side” in marine terms :) and then after a couple of minutes the other engine starts up.
It gives enough time for the right side (starboard side) wing walker to come over and release the tow bar and take out the bypass pin.
@@ladyandtheramp makes sense! Thanks!
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Am i the only one noticing that the little doors where the red wire goes in of the Boeing seems to be having more trouble closing then the airbus one? 😊
The Boeing’s levers on the panel doors are different. There are 3 of them and you have to push them in with your thumb to latch them. Sometimes you have to use 2 hands :)
The air bus only has one lever on it’s panel door and is a bit different.
@@ladyandtheramp thnx you for ur answer. For some reason it looks a bit scary to see ground personel checking if its really closed so many times haha. 😇
We will double, triple check…whatever it takes to make sure everything on our part is secure! If they can’t close it, we would call aircraft maintenance and they would fix it before it ever leaves for take off 😁
Is phoenix the homebase of American airlines?
Dallas Fort Worth (DFW) is the headquarters :)
Did you have ot get permission to record these videos at an airport?
Whats your favorite and least favorite months of the year to work on the ramp?
I think October and March are the BEST months!! Nice cool crisp mornings and beautiful sunrises.
The WORST are probably July and August…it is like working on the sun 🔥🔥😂😂
@@ladyandtheramp It's a dry heat.... 💀💀💀
LOL!
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