Retired 727 captain. Served in all three seats. Loved that airplane. Last flight 20 years ago this month. I was smiling through this entire video. Thank youl
@@jeffestrada6857 I missed that. There are reasons why folks my age aren't allowed to fly airliners. But the checklist is on his table. After his 16,500 hours in the airplane, he's probably got it down. Even so, in the world I flew in, the checklist would have been in his hand.
I LOVED flying on 727's back in the day. The fastest TO and flight I've ever had was on a 727. Late Sunday night, last flight, Houston Hobby to DFW...9:00 TO with 9:55 arrival. We were running about 15 minutes late. When boarding, it was just me and another guy plus crew. Captain apologized for running late but said we could make it up in the air. I looked at the captain and said "fly the shit outta this thing"...he smiled, the stewardess rolled her eyes and said "oh no"...He hit the throttle before we were even lined up and I swear I was planted into my seat like never before. That bird JUMPED off the runway after only seconds it seemed and we climbed so friggan fast. He didn't let off that throttle until we were halfway there. (seemed like that anyway) Well, we TO from Hobby at 9:15 and landed DFW at 9:55, right on schedule. On my way out, I told the pilot "That was fun!"...he gave me a wink and said "We hope you'll fly with us again"....Hell yeah man, anytime with you and an empty 727!
@@jeffestrada6857 Welcome to the wider world of aviation. Things are rarely so regimented outside of major/national level airlines. And even then, seeing a guy with who knows how many hours and comfortable with his crew, reciting it from memory wouldn't be that bizarre. Not something I would even blink at an eye at considering the real challenges of this crews' operation. Kind of a 'can't see the forest for the trees' concern.
Got hired right out of high school as cleaner in IAH. You guys gave motivation to Chase my dream of being a pilot. Flew in all 3 seats of the 727, flew 757 767 as captain, now getting close to retirement on the 747. What a career.
At 12.55 in the video the F/E and F/O both grabbing hold of their seats and the Cpt looking at the F/O for forgiveness, is one of the greatest scenes in aviation. Thanks Sam.
I flew first as an engineer, then copilot and finally Captain on the B727. My last flight was just over 30 years ago. Your video sure brought back memories. Thank you, Sir.
I was a flight attendant for Eastern Airlines in the 70’s and 80’s. I spent half my flying time on 727’s, short body and stretch. This was like seeing an old friend after 30 yrs. Thanks for the sweet memories!
@@Pstaines439 , yes I did fly the L 1011. Horrible plane! Every flight you’d have a mechanical delay. I would work downstairs in the galley. It would keep you away from the irate passengers. I flew it for three years when I was a Junior Flight Attendant.
I love the pilot's reaction to the landing. I don't know much Spanish but I think he sarcastically said " I found the planet ". I also like that he didn't try to blame anything else and just stated that it happens.
@@nankinink he didnt say ay caramba, he said "ay cara verga" what does something like "dick head" mean. it's like some kind of "ay caramba", but with bad language 🤣🤣
I couldn't hear it, but when they hit terraforma it seemed the pilot knew cause he looked over at the co-pilot and the engineer who was cool hand luke started grabbing for something to hold onto.@@OOpSjm
It always amazes me to see people from far away countries working in a totally different areas of the world and dealing with different people and languages. Like here we see a pilot from Panama/ central america, copilot and engineer from Bolivia/ south americaand an Indian/ asian cargo supervisor working in Africa between Somalia, Kenya and South Africa.
One of the many reasons that make Aviation so damn cool! A full South American born crew flying a 727 in the heart of Africa, doesn't get much better than that!
Nostalgia - There is nothing extraordinary about it. It happens everyday. If you live in a cosmopolitan city anywhere in the world, especially America, you will work with people from all around the world.
@@MrOu83 fortunately I did work at a well-known medical institution in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in the ninties till med two thousands and that place has over forty nationalities that i worked with (Americans, Canadians, Haitian Americans, Colombian Americans, Domonican Canadians, Argentines, Brazilians, English, Scots, Welsh, Irish, French, German doctors, Spanish, Swedesh dentists, Italians, Greek, Romanian canadian, Russian canadian, Ukranian Canadian, Bosnians, czech, Turkish, Moroccans, Tunisians cooks, Egyptians, Sudanese, South African nurses, Kenyans, Somalis, Ethiopians, Eritreans, Yemenis, Bahraini, Omani Emirati students, Filipinos for sure in all professions, Malaysian scrub nurses, Australians, Kiwis, Lebanese, Syrians, Jordanians, Palistinians, Indians, Pakistanis, Bangladeshis, Srilankans, Vietnamese, Indonisians and chinese .. And still amazed.,😁
These pilots are heros !! Flying with fruits, vegetables and meat for humans to be fed in that part of the world and with an airplane many wouldn't dare to board !! May God bless and protect them !!🙂
They feed the staff of the NGOs, if you travel poor countries you will notice that all is about chilling in the sun, young girls or boys and pretending to "help".
I've got many thousands of hours on the 727 and in all of my flying career, it was the most pleasant to fly. I came from a fighter in the Marine Corps and the transition to the 727 was very easy. It handles like a fighter plane and is wonderful to hand fly. After many ILS approaches, I got to where I could get on glide slope and only manipulate the center throttle to maintain the approach. It was a very honest plane with no hidden tendencies. Engine out TOs were very easy to control and it had plenty of power. Loved that plane!
The "Harley" is what we called the "72" and I'd have been happy flying her for my entire career which later included the B757/767, and then B777. All of 'em are awesome jets with the B777 being the absolute best aircraft of anything I've ever flown but the 727 will always have a special place in my heart. The B727 is fast, handles great (but is unforgiving as far as smooth landings as we saw in the video ! :-) and is a pilot's absolute joy to fly ! The aircraft would give you exactly what you asked for, nothing more nor anything less... As you pointed out in the video, the aircraft has a relatively simple autopilot but what wasn't mentioned is, the 72's autopilot has a tactile "feel" to it that no longer exists in more modern jets and was fun to fly even on autopilot but it did take experience to fly the jet smoothly through the autopilot. If you'll notice the A/P mode selector, there is a "MAN" position which enables the jet to be controlled through a separate Pitch and Roll control knob located to the right of the mode selector. The Pitch and Roll knob is quite sensitive and very responsive to pilot input and one could "feel" the aircraft through that little knob with the A/P engaged and MAN selected. That feel varied depending on aircraft speed, altitude, and configuration just like the feedback through the yoke which is one of the things that made the 72 unique. Ex: If one wanted a quicker roll rate, you would roll the knob quicker in the desired direction of the turn and pitch was either forward or back and responded the same way up to the point of inducing negative-G ! It was very easy to embarrass oneself (not to mention probably scaring the beejesus out of passengers and other crew) with sloppy ham fisted input. I remember one or two that never seemed to get the hang of it but just like the yoke and rudder pedals, you'd "feel" your way into desired aircraft response and the 72 would respond exactly to pilot input. Like most Boeing aircraft, the 727 has a very balanced and stable control feel in all three axis while being pleasantly responsive to input. To fly the jet smoothly from taxi and takeoff all the way to landing and taxi-in was extremely satisfying and gave one a very real, sense of accomplishment and satisfaction. Thank you for the great video, sure brought back some great memories !
My first licence as an aircraft maintenance engineer in Australia was on the 727-100/200. They are a fast bird and built strong with good looks.. Unfortunately the economics of aviation superseded them with the 737 which has a lot of 727 DNA in it. Great video Sam Chui.
Sam, I live in Mogadishu and I'm overjoyed that you came to my hometown. Mogadishu is definitely a unique place with so many different plane models flying in and out, specifically in local flights where a lot of Fokker 50s are in operation. I hope you come again and maybe go on a local trip in one of those planes.
Captain Rafael Reyes very nice experienced pilot in the 727 aircraft from Panama! We flew in the past together, I learned a lot with his knowledge and experience. That landing can happen to everybody. Mogadishu Airport is a challenge airport always landing with tailwind. Nice video! Congrats Captain
Do you think he was coming in a little too hot on his approach? Typically, I hear a bit more pause time between altitude calls from 50 to 40 to 30 to 20 and then to 10ft. These were almost counted consecutively, and you could even tell his speed was a bit too fast coming over the water right before reaching the runway. Or am I wrong because that's the only way to land the 727? Or the 14 tons of cargo had something to do with it?
Im just glad to see the pilots doing there pre- flight checks properly, ive been watching to many of the air disaster shows where alot of major catastrophies could have been avoided simply by doing there checks properly before take off!👍
Paper charts, hand held GPS unit, NO glass, a real mans flight deck! What an absolute classic! Fantastic crew and wonderful video as always Mr. Chui! Legend!
@@mrishka7286 no one is suggesting we throw out modern innovation. They’re appreciating the unique experience of flying this aircraft compared to modern ones. You must be a real buzzkill
The 3 holer Boeing is a delight to fly. Probably the most difficult Boeing of all to land due to its high wing loading. A quiet flight deck and 3 crew makes it the "best". A very nostalgic video well done.
This is just wild on so many levels lol. It felt like being in a twilight zone seeing these guys from the opposite side of the world in central/south america flying cargo from Kenya to Somalia in a plane that is 46 years old. I agree... a 3 person cockpit is just special. Watching them working is like being back in time. Great video.
Thank you so much Sam for the behind the scenes of flying cargo in Africa. Especially loved the pilot, so humble & friendly to you. Can’t wait for your next update, watching in San Diego.
San Diego....great town! I was in grade school there in San Diego not far from where PSA #182 crashed in 1978. I remember that my folks were really upset.......everyone was.
Many happy memory's working as an engineer with SAT flying routes out of NBO to Mogadisney, Mog North, Kismaiu, Goma before half the runway was lost to a lava flow, Kigali, Kisangani, Bujumbura, and many more interesting locations. Working there as an engineer meant you became very involved in everything to do with the operation. I recall a 727 crew once returned from Brazzaville after a poorly negotiated flight release and all three crew members only had their underpants on when they got back to NBO, that was all they managed to get out of Brazzaville with. We once collected three young Giraffes from Eldoret and flew them to Kidepo National Park on the northern border of Uganda, yes three Giraffes in a Lockheed L100. Beautiful country.
I flew in the 727 cockpit probably a hundred times when I was with DHL in Afghanistan. The pilots were all South American / Venezuelans . Always humble and nice . Miss the old days .
I am a retired 727 pilot with over 15,000 hours in that awesome airplane . Flew it first on a passenger airline and after flying passengers went to fly the " 72 " for a big cargo carrier . Love the 727 .
12:55 “Entré al planeta!” 😂 What a cool 😎 landing. So many connections here: Firstly, glad to meet a full Latin American crew: 🇵🇦 🇧🇴 Secondly, a 727 was the first plane I flew when I was just 5 years old. Sam, thanks for sharing this raw experience. Only someone who loves aviation can do it. Best greetings from Colombia 🇨🇴
That plane is as old as me!!!!!! I love the 727 its the first plane I few as a child from ONT to DEN on CT with the black meatball. Years later I was blessed to fly again on one from DEN to MOT. While working at UPS and USPS I was honored to be a load planner for this aircraft. I have always loved the High T stabs and the engines in the back. Looks so sporty. My other favorite plane was in fact the mad dog which I also flew a lot of with Northwest I got to fly every version except the 87 and the 90 but did get to fly the 95 with TWA. Love the work you do and so happy you are a pilot. Brett SBD CA
It’s funny and ironic that an oldster like me remembers so many flights, “Oh, another 727,” “Gee, another DC-9.” Those ubiquitous planes are now rare classics that everyone feels nostalgic about.
Good morning Sam Chuí, I had the pleasure of flying this aircraft as Flight Security Agent (flight attendant) taking off from São Paulo with destination to Cancun for charter flights, it is a unique project aircraft amazing and it was the precursor of our also dear B757, unfortunately in a wrong move boeing killed this last project leaving without a medium long range plane of a single aisle,I know you were moved by the agility of this aircraft and its versatility, a big hug and God continue to bless your paths and projects.
Sam! You may probably not see this. I'm a young Ghanaian woman and I'm a huge fan of yours! I've been following your content for a while now. I love everything aviation. It would be great to see you in Ghana sometime but unfortunately we do not have our own national airline. :( Nevertheless seeing you pass through our airport would be awesome! Cheers and enjoy the skies!
Sam, I have been following your channel for years. I’m glad you went back to Mogadishu, the city I was born in and gave us a good insight on the progress through it’s airport. I was smiling throughout the whole video. It’s definitely the Wild Wild West through all those different planes on the tarmac. It was awesome! Looking forward to your next video on Mogadishu airport. Keep it up brother!
My first flight was on a 27 when I was 6 years old in 1967. I was totally sold on flying! Didn’t ride another 27 for 30 years. It was a fantastic experience too.
boy what a classic love the 727. third man flight engineer handling the engines and throttles in this all analog aircraft brings me back 30+ years ago flying on American Airlines as a young teenager in the late 80s. I also remember during taxi the cockpit door would be opened until takeoff
I was a flight engineer on the 727 at Braniff 2. Great airplane! This video was nostalgic for me! Thank you! The engineer's panel taught me so much about jet aircraft, since I had no turbojet experience. Made transition into the 737-200, and eventually the 737-300-500 at United (except for the glass). Wouldn't take anything for that experience! JT-8D rock!
I flew the 727, all three versions (Standard, Strech and Advanced). I started my civilian airline career as a 2nd Officer (Flight Engineer) with United Air Lines SFO. I upgraded to First Officer (Co-Pilot) after 18 months. I had a bid in for both 727 Captain and 747-400 F/O (First Officer) and was awarded the 747-400. I loved the "400" and flew on that fleet for 23 years...sadly never got to fly Captain on the 727, as United phased them out after a few years of me joining the 747-400 fleet.
Took the same path as you did, with UA , never flew the left seat of the 72 , ended up going f/o rope start 74s 100 , SP, 400 , then f/o triple then left seat triple. Retired 3 yrs now. The 72 will always have a special place in my heart!! This video brings back so many memories of flying the 72s , even in Europe when we did tdy there. LHR and GVA
When I was a kid I was living near air bases as my dad was Army Communications. I'll never forget the first time I saw a 727. It was in Minneapolis Minnesota flying for Northwest Orient. Gleaming silver body with a Red tail accenting the mid engine, swept wings and pointing nose up higher than any other plane I saw taking off. What a beautiful sight streaking up into the Cobalt Blue Sky with popcorn snow white clouds!!! Like a dream! Flew on one to Alaska got to visit the cock pit and get some wings pinned on! Their smoked almonds snack was so yummy, still love them to this day!
Thank you Sam for taking us on a trip to Mogadishu in Somalia. It would be wonderful to fly on an old bird like B727. I still remember I had once flown on the same as a passenger for a short trip (Hualien to Taipei Songshan) in 1980. The airline company was Far Eastern Air Transport.
Every time I think your videos can't possibly get more interesting, you come at us with some wild new one! You're the aviation video G.O.A.T., hands down! Thank you for all the effort you put into compiling these. I love to see you get access to areas that no one else does. 👍🏆‼️
I remember flying in 727s as a little kid in the early 70s. Also the DC-9. I grew up in Southern California and we'd fly on family vacations from LAX to Texas in the summer. Usually American Airlines or Continental.
I love the fact that the cargo master looks exactly like every other cargo master at every other airport on earth! He could literally have been in Luton airport, LAX or Mumbai!
What a wonderful feeling to see my home town, and so many planes landing and taking off. Mogadishu is soon becoming a hub for East Africa. Thank you Sam.
@@majidelmit2326 its embarrassing adeer they celebrating NGOs and UN landing in our airport when we don't even have a national airline, even malawi has its own airline
From my beautiful country Kenya KEKEKE to our good neighbors Somalia! What an experience. The B727 is one classic plane very few of us will get to experience. What I and some other upcoming pilots can achieve is just a cockpit view, maybe. Immense experience and knowledge in that cockpit - Thousands of flight hours combined!
It's fun to see this older airplane so we'll maintained after all these years and being used in such a worthwhile way. Hats off to the pilots who do this great work! It's very fun to see how it's done in the cockpit!
@@FlyNAA , it is common due to the unavailability of MROs which can perform a complete overhaul of this engine. Let me explain: The engine undergoes damage during it's service life. It gets to a point whereby the internal damage is beyond trimming limits (engine trim & rigging is carried when there's a split on the throttles). This is a situation whereby the engine's efficiency has gone down to an extent whereby you can't trim/rig it anymore. So, most operators opt to fly with that split
Fabulous you managed to get access to this Sam, a Boeing 727, running and alive and well in Africa. TO gain access like this is really, really special well done for getting it. To see the 3 pilots all getting into it and decisive actions, like the run in from the sea, great. Over the waves of somalia and into the airport wow. And a funky Autopilot too. What gem Sam well done.And youre seeing the country booming once again. Fingers crossed for them ehh. Two landings but both you can walk away from.
Wow. Welcome to Kenya. I notice in a b727 it is the engineer issuing the command and the crew replying check. That is different from a two crew aircraft. But damn that flight deck is old school.
I love everything about this... seeing the operation and surroundings... but especially the 72!! This is by far my favorite aircraft and I've had many wonderful flights on them. Champion Air was the last scheduled US PAX airline to fly them and I purposely took multiple flights with them in 2007 not long before they closed up. Thank you for this amazing video! ❤️❗
@@SamChui They had all 727s. They arose from the dust of MGM Air with a mix of VIP & all-coach configs. and used the VIPs for NBA teams. They relied heavily on NBA and MLT Charter business. When both of those moved to NWA in 2007, the business was no longer sustainable... especially with a fleet of thirsty 72s & expensive fuel.
Absolutely stunning video. I really enjoyed the coverage given to cockpit procedures. Thanks Sam for making this video interesting. Well done to the flight crew as well for being cooperative and allowing us to see how they pilot professionally.
This was the best video ever! Mogadishu is very exotic thrilling landing always and to see all those classic diverse planes is like going to a museum ! The airport has a new terminal and 5 star hotel and a new airport is being build
Joining a UH team to research Micronesia In the summer of 1968, I flew an 11-hour flight from Honolulu, hopping through the Marshalls and the Eastern Carolines before arriving on Truk with a Boeing 727. Though we adjourned our trips here, the plane continued its regular route to Yap and Palau in the Western Carolines; Saipan, Guam in the Marianas until completing the loop in Honolulu. That was one of the most heart-blowing and memorable journeys of my life.
One of the most beautiful looking jetliners ever made. In my life, I've had the privilege of flying on many of them with Air Canada, Western Airlines, United Air Lines and Delta Air Lines. The best, by far, were those of Air Canada (12F/120Y configuration). Western Airlines was a close second.
@ L R G Did you get to fly LAX-YVR often? What did you think of SAN approach? If 727 engines could have been upgraded especially #2 could it have hung up there longer? Nobody talks much of speed. The 27 could easily break mach 1 with flap tweak. Notice new planes have window wipers in vertical stow as what you see disturbs airflow.
Fantastic video, reminded me of my first 727 flight north out of Edmonton to Resolute and Cambridge Bay, early 80's. This Astral 727 was originally a passenger configuration, delivered to Braniff in July of '76, and later Continental. Was converted to Freighter in 2000. Thanks again for sharing your experiences.
@@martinboyce7712 My Dad was a Flight Dispatcher for PWA, at YXD, then YVR, and finally YYC. He joined the airline in the very late '50s, and retired in the late '90s.
@@jasonwhite1069 I started in YVR as a groomer then 4 years in YYC customer service, then 16 years Station Manager YGX and YYQ with stints in YTH, YZF. Traveled everywhere except Newfoundland for some reason so it is on my bucket list. Even made it on one of our resupply flights to Alert. Great memories.
@@martinboyce7712 Dad did route fam flights to all of the northern destinations...lots of DEW Line flights, and some great trips in the Goose and Mallard. I was lucky enough to fly in the jumpseat on many 737 and Convair trips. My first ever airplane flight (and also, coincidentally, the earliest thing I can remember in my life) was on a DC-4 from Edmonton to Fort McMurray, Fort Chipewyan and Uranium City.
Everyone should find sources of pride in their home country. Being from the USA, I have always felt great pride for the remarkable airplanes that have been built here…many still in the air all over the world….after many decades…a testament to everyone who had a hand in designing, building..and maintaining them. Thank you for another great flight Sam. This crew was professional and extremely generous.
Retired 727 captain. Served in all three seats. Loved that airplane. Last flight 20 years ago this month. I was smiling through this entire video. Thank youl
I would have thought you would have noticed the flight engineer going through the checklist on take off WITHOUT the checklist?
@@jeffestrada6857 I missed that. There are reasons why folks my age aren't allowed to fly airliners. But the checklist is on his table. After his 16,500 hours in the airplane, he's probably got it down. Even so, in the world I flew in, the checklist would have been in his hand.
I LOVED flying on 727's back in the day. The fastest TO and flight I've ever had was on a 727. Late Sunday night, last flight, Houston Hobby to DFW...9:00 TO with 9:55 arrival. We were running about 15 minutes late. When boarding, it was just me and another guy plus crew. Captain apologized for running late but said we could make it up in the air. I looked at the captain and said "fly the shit outta this thing"...he smiled, the stewardess rolled her eyes and said "oh no"...He hit the throttle before we were even lined up and I swear I was planted into my seat like never before. That bird JUMPED off the runway after only seconds it seemed and we climbed so friggan fast. He didn't let off that throttle until we were halfway there. (seemed like that anyway) Well, we TO from Hobby at 9:15 and landed DFW at 9:55, right on schedule. On my way out, I told the pilot "That was fun!"...he gave me a wink and said "We hope you'll fly with us again"....Hell yeah man, anytime with you and an empty 727!
@@jeffestrada6857 Welcome to the wider world of aviation. Things are rarely so regimented outside of major/national level airlines. And even then, seeing a guy with who knows how many hours and comfortable with his crew, reciting it from memory wouldn't be that bizarre. Not something I would even blink at an eye at considering the real challenges of this crews' operation. Kind of a 'can't see the forest for the trees' concern.
Got hired right out of high school as cleaner in IAH. You guys gave motivation to
Chase my dream of being a pilot. Flew in all 3 seats of the 727, flew 757 767 as captain, now getting close to retirement on the 747. What a career.
That landing definitely bought ryanair some competition. Love the 727s!
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The amount of shade this Ryan guy gets...lol
@@paulloveless9180fantastic
yeah those callouts were very fast
There is something special about this era of less computerized machinery, cars have it too, they are raw and genuine.
Thank you for showing us!
True. But flying today is a lot safer then flying in the 70s to 90s.
At 12.55 in the video the F/E and F/O both grabbing hold of their seats and the Cpt looking at the F/O for forgiveness, is one of the greatest scenes in aviation. Thanks Sam.
I flew first as an engineer, then copilot and finally Captain on the B727. My last flight was just over 30 years ago. Your video sure brought back memories. Thank you, Sir.
If i may ask, how old are you good sir?
I was a flight attendant for Eastern Airlines in the 70’s and 80’s. I spent half my flying time on 727’s, short body and stretch. This was like seeing an old friend after 30 yrs. Thanks for the sweet memories!
Much respect Susan! I remember flying as a kid in the 70's from Boston to LAX - it was such a treat back then!
Wonderful. Did you fly on the L-1011 too? The story of flight 401 was what got me interested in aviation.
@@Pstaines439 , yes I did fly the L 1011. Horrible plane! Every flight you’d have a mechanical delay. I would work downstairs in the galley. It would keep you away from the irate passengers. I flew it for three years when I was a Junior Flight Attendant.
I worked for Eastern in the 80s, right out of high school. IAH moonlight special
@@skunkworx5286 , I may have. Where was he based? I was based in Atlanta but we often flew with pilots from other bases.
I love the pilot's reaction to the landing. I don't know much Spanish but I think he sarcastically said " I found the planet ". I also like that he didn't try to blame anything else and just stated that it happens.
Dont forget the ay caramba 😂
That’s actually what he’s sad so not bad you got it right
@@nankinink he didnt say ay caramba, he said "ay cara verga" what does something like "dick head" mean. it's like some kind of "ay caramba", but with bad language 🤣🤣
He came in hot. As if you listen to the warning audio in the background "Rate Descent, Rate Descent"
I couldn't hear it, but when they hit terraforma it seemed the pilot knew cause he looked over at the co-pilot and the engineer who was cool hand luke started grabbing for something to hold onto.@@OOpSjm
It always amazes me to see people from far away countries working in a totally different areas of the world and dealing with different people and languages. Like here we see a pilot from Panama/ central america, copilot and engineer from Bolivia/ south americaand an Indian/ asian cargo supervisor working in Africa between Somalia, Kenya and South Africa.
One of the many reasons that make Aviation so damn cool! A full South American born crew flying a 727 in the heart of Africa, doesn't get much better than that!
@@Mets747 Central America and South America.
Nostalgia - There is nothing extraordinary about it. It happens everyday. If you live in a cosmopolitan city anywhere in the world, especially America, you will work with people from all around the world.
@@MrOu83 fortunately I did work at a well-known medical institution in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in the ninties till med two thousands and that place has over forty nationalities that i worked with (Americans, Canadians, Haitian Americans, Colombian Americans, Domonican Canadians, Argentines, Brazilians, English, Scots, Welsh, Irish, French, German doctors, Spanish, Swedesh dentists, Italians, Greek, Romanian canadian, Russian canadian, Ukranian Canadian, Bosnians, czech, Turkish, Moroccans, Tunisians cooks, Egyptians, Sudanese, South African nurses, Kenyans, Somalis, Ethiopians, Eritreans, Yemenis, Bahraini, Omani Emirati students, Filipinos for sure in all professions, Malaysian scrub nurses, Australians, Kiwis, Lebanese, Syrians, Jordanians, Palistinians, Indians, Pakistanis, Bangladeshis, Srilankans, Vietnamese, Indonisians and chinese .. And still amazed.,😁
@@nostalgio697 imagine the conversation during the world cup.
The cockpit was immaculate. I would fly with those aviators in a second. The combined experience on the flight deck was incredible.
These pilots are heros !! Flying with fruits, vegetables and meat for humans to be fed in that part of the world and with an airplane many wouldn't dare to board !! May God bless and protect them !!🙂
Totally agree with you...Amen brother 😊
They feed the staff of the NGOs, if you travel poor countries you will notice that all is about chilling in the sun, young girls or boys and pretending to "help".
@@alielabdimarras7965What a dark view of this world, there are good people too, with good intentions ...
I've got many thousands of hours on the 727 and in all of my flying career, it was the most pleasant to fly. I came from a fighter in the Marine Corps and the transition to the 727 was very easy. It handles like a fighter plane and is wonderful to hand fly. After many ILS approaches, I got to where I could get on glide slope and only manipulate the center throttle to maintain the approach. It was a very honest plane with no hidden tendencies. Engine out TOs were very easy to control and it had plenty of power. Loved that plane!
Hey sir, what did you fly in the marine corps? Have a great day.
@@jimbo5816 F-4B
That's an awesome jet fighter! Thank you for your service!
Amazing to hear this from you. Such #passion you had
@j.p.3274 My grandfather was in the initial cadre at UAL. Same story - he stayed on it for the bulk of his career. Loved that plane.
The "Harley" is what we called the "72" and I'd have been happy flying her for my entire career which later included the B757/767, and then B777. All of 'em are awesome jets with the B777 being the absolute best aircraft of anything I've ever flown but the 727 will always have a special place in my heart. The B727 is fast, handles great (but is unforgiving as far as smooth landings as we saw in the video ! :-) and is a pilot's absolute joy to fly ! The aircraft would give you exactly what you asked for, nothing more nor anything less...
As you pointed out in the video, the aircraft has a relatively simple autopilot but what wasn't mentioned is, the 72's autopilot has a tactile "feel" to it that no longer exists in more modern jets and was fun to fly even on autopilot but it did take experience to fly the jet smoothly through the autopilot. If you'll notice the A/P mode selector, there is a "MAN" position which enables the jet to be controlled through a separate Pitch and Roll control knob located to the right of the mode selector. The Pitch and Roll knob is quite sensitive and very responsive to pilot input and one could "feel" the aircraft through that little knob with the A/P engaged and MAN selected. That feel varied depending on aircraft speed, altitude, and configuration just like the feedback through the yoke which is one of the things that made the 72 unique. Ex: If one wanted a quicker roll rate, you would roll the knob quicker in the desired direction of the turn and pitch was either forward or back and responded the same way up to the point of inducing negative-G ! It was very easy to embarrass oneself (not to mention probably scaring the beejesus out of passengers and other crew) with sloppy ham fisted input. I remember one or two that never seemed to get the hang of it but just like the yoke and rudder pedals, you'd "feel" your way into desired aircraft response and the 72 would respond exactly to pilot input. Like most Boeing aircraft, the 727 has a very balanced and stable control feel in all three axis while being pleasantly responsive to input. To fly the jet smoothly from taxi and takeoff all the way to landing and taxi-in was extremely satisfying and gave one a very real, sense of accomplishment and satisfaction.
Thank you for the great video, sure brought back some great memories !
I believe you! Very lucky for you to experience it!
Awesome insight, thanks!
Thanks for sharing the autopilot input on the 727 :)
My first licence as an aircraft maintenance engineer in Australia was on the 727-100/200. They are a fast bird and built strong with good looks.. Unfortunately the economics of aviation superseded them with the 737 which has a lot of 727 DNA in it. Great video Sam Chui.
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An analogue plane with old school pilot’s with years of skills and experience. The perfect combo 👍
12:37
Airplane: "Terrain ahead! Pull up!"
Pilot: "Disregard!"
Classic! lol
Sam, I live in Mogadishu and I'm overjoyed that you came to my hometown. Mogadishu is definitely a unique place with so many different plane models flying in and out, specifically in local flights where a lot of Fokker 50s are in operation. I hope you come again and maybe go on a local trip in one of those planes.
Captain Rafael Reyes very nice experienced pilot in the 727 aircraft from Panama! We flew in the past together, I learned a lot with his knowledge and experience. That landing can happen to everybody. Mogadishu Airport is a challenge airport always landing with tailwind. Nice video! Congrats Captain
Vayala verga!!! , nunca falla la expresion panameña :D
You are right. The Mogadishu approach is no joke. Airlines have to maintain 1,000ft during the short final phase
We smuggled lots of cocaine together back in our Noriega days! 😂
No puedo creer un equipo de pilotos panameños tan lejos de su tierra. Saludos
Do you think he was coming in a little too hot on his approach? Typically, I hear a bit more pause time between altitude calls from 50 to 40 to 30 to 20 and then to 10ft. These were almost counted consecutively, and you could even tell his speed was a bit too fast coming over the water right before reaching the runway. Or am I wrong because that's the only way to land the 727? Or the 14 tons of cargo had something to do with it?
No one appreciates the last ultra smooth Landing!
Africa my beloved Motherland.
Sam thank you for putting Africa positively on the Map.
Aviation is beautiful the way you present it.God bless you.
That guy mainly presents himself and his exaggerated ego! Plus the most terrible English I have ever heard!
Im just glad to see the pilots doing there pre- flight checks properly, ive been watching to many of the air disaster shows where alot of major catastrophies could have been avoided simply by doing there checks properly before take off!👍
This was fun to watch. Glad the captain got the chance to redeem himself on that second landing.
That looks says it all blaming the co pilot 😂
Paper charts, hand held GPS unit, NO glass, a real mans flight deck! What an absolute classic! Fantastic crew and wonderful video as always Mr. Chui! Legend!
FUCK YEAH! INEFFIENCY!!! throwing modern innovation out the window! just what we love to see in aviation right?
The only thing missing was some drunken northwest pilots
The heavily expired jeppesen plates are a nice throw in!
I've spent many, many an hour working on and diagnosing those autopilots.
@@mrishka7286 no one is suggesting we throw out modern innovation. They’re appreciating the unique experience of flying this aircraft compared to modern ones. You must be a real buzzkill
The 3 holer Boeing is a delight to fly. Probably the most difficult Boeing of all to land due to its high wing loading. A quiet flight deck and 3 crew makes it the "best". A very nostalgic video well done.
That’s the best Ryanair landing I’ve ever seen!
ahahah LOL! :D
spent 38 yrs in aircraft maintenance and the B727 was the best design for facilitating maintenance of the aircraft. well done boeing
This is just wild on so many levels lol. It felt like being in a twilight zone seeing these guys from the opposite side of the world in central/south america flying cargo from Kenya to Somalia in a plane that is 46 years old. I agree... a 3 person cockpit is just special. Watching them working is like being back in time. Great video.
They have 2 pilots now because its cheaper. They removed third engine - because its cheaper. We aren't better than old-school. Old school is rigid
Thank you so much Sam for the behind the scenes of flying cargo in Africa. Especially loved the pilot, so humble & friendly to you. Can’t wait for your next update, watching in San Diego.
San Diego....great town!
I was in grade school there in San Diego not far from where PSA #182 crashed in 1978.
I remember that my folks were really upset.......everyone was.
Thank you. I've gotta visit San Diego one of these days flying in on my little GA Sling plane.
‘humble and friendly’😂😂 depends on your skin color. Yes, specifically this company.
Old ones are the best, good to see 727s are still flying this one was new to Braniff Airways in 1976.
@John Smith 👍 They had some very nice livery's on there aircraft two.
Love the Garmin GPS sitting in the window to modernize the flight navigation.
Many happy memory's working as an engineer with SAT flying routes out of NBO to Mogadisney, Mog North, Kismaiu, Goma before half the runway was lost to a lava flow, Kigali, Kisangani, Bujumbura, and many more interesting locations. Working there as an engineer meant you became very involved in everything to do with the operation. I recall a 727 crew once returned from Brazzaville after a poorly negotiated flight release and all three crew members only had their underpants on when they got back to NBO, that was all they managed to get out of Brazzaville with. We once collected three young Giraffes from Eldoret and flew them to Kidepo National Park on the northern border of Uganda, yes three Giraffes in a Lockheed L100. Beautiful country.
What ever Boeing 727-200, is the one of the best construction, durable and amazing plane to flight.
Talk about venerable. These machines should never be scrapped. When retired they should be put on display.
Wow, that` s awesome. Your best video in my opinion cause I am a hugh B727 fan. Even the golden former Silk Way B727` s found a new home. Awesome!
Thank you. Excited to be able to fly on a 727 in year 2022.
@@SamChui
Loop ou
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Yeah.....it belongs to Air Djibouti
The Silkway B727 is a very beautiful VVIP aircraft
I flew in the 727 cockpit probably a hundred times when I was with DHL in Afghanistan. The pilots were all South American / Venezuelans . Always humble and nice . Miss the old days .
I love the professionalism. I am proud to see this crew and all that have flown. God Bless
I am a retired 727 pilot with over 15,000 hours in that awesome airplane . Flew it first on a passenger airline and after flying passengers went to fly the " 72 " for a big cargo carrier . Love the 727 .
12:54 Thats the hardest Landing i've ever seen in my life. Even the Pilot looked stunned himself
i think he got camera shy
I've watched the landing in slow motion 0.25 speed. 😂
yeah you can hear him say "ay caramba"
@@spoozy666 YES THEN THE CO PIOT LAUGHS LOL
@@robertodebandito6809 and the flight engineer grabs the back of the chair....
Wow! that Mogadishu landing was so hard, I felt it from my laptop.
I thought they hit a land mine, which would be no surprise in Somalia.
Lol. True !
12:55 “Entré al planeta!” 😂 What a cool 😎 landing. So many connections here: Firstly, glad to meet a full Latin American crew: 🇵🇦 🇧🇴 Secondly, a 727 was the first plane I flew when I was just 5 years old. Sam, thanks for sharing this raw experience. Only someone who loves aviation can do it. Best greetings from Colombia 🇨🇴
Ohhhhhh. I thought he said "encontré al planeta". Lol. Either meaning it's super funny.
Thank you Muchas Gracias!
In fact he said "me encontré el planeta" something like "I found the planet" Cheers from Uruguay.
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That’s the same feeling I get when I see a full white crew from Canada !
Flew all three seats in the '72. Enjoyed the airplane very much.
The 2nd landing was smooth as butter.
That plane is as old as me!!!!!! I love the 727 its the first plane I few as a child from ONT to DEN on CT with the black meatball. Years later I was blessed to fly again on one from DEN to MOT. While working at UPS and USPS I was honored to be a load planner for this aircraft. I have always loved the High T stabs and the engines in the back. Looks so sporty. My other favorite plane was in fact the mad dog which I also flew a lot of with Northwest I got to fly every version except the 87 and the 90 but did get to fly the 95 with TWA. Love the work you do and so happy you are a pilot. Brett SBD CA
It’s funny and ironic that an oldster like me remembers so many flights, “Oh, another 727,” “Gee, another DC-9.” Those ubiquitous planes are now rare classics that everyone feels nostalgic about.
Good morning Sam Chuí, I had the pleasure of flying this aircraft as Flight Security Agent (flight attendant) taking off from São Paulo with destination to Cancun for charter flights, it is a unique project aircraft amazing and it was the precursor of our also dear B757, unfortunately in a wrong move boeing killed this last project leaving without a medium long range plane of a single aisle,I know you were moved by the agility of this aircraft and its versatility, a big hug and God continue to bless your paths and projects.
As a kid in the 60's, I saw the first 727 delivered to UAL and it was a big party. Nice to see them still being used.
I love that he should us the entire trip I wanted to see how the following landing would be and that was awesome 👏
That second landing is really smooth... Great pilots!
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727 is a great plane---took many flights on that type back in the 80's and early 90's, mostly on TWA. Good times!
Captain tried to shrug of the hard landing. Legend. Love the 727s!
Turkish Airlines is everywhere. We are proud of this! 🇹🇷 ☾☆
The 727 was the best and most beautiful plane in the world...!
No it was not. No its not..
@@emergencylowmaneuvering7350 si claro que sí. Si es el mejor avión.
@@josuefernandezcgtic 737 is better on fuel and capacitly. That is why is still in use. 727 was cancelled 40 years ago.
Sam! You may probably not see this. I'm a young Ghanaian woman and I'm a huge fan of yours! I've been following your content for a while now. I love everything aviation. It would be great to see you in Ghana sometime but unfortunately we do not have our own national airline. :( Nevertheless seeing you pass through our airport would be awesome! Cheers and enjoy the skies!
Sam, I have been following your channel for years. I’m glad you went back to Mogadishu, the city I was born in and gave us a good insight on the progress through it’s airport. I was smiling throughout the whole video. It’s definitely the Wild Wild West through all those different planes on the tarmac. It was awesome! Looking forward to your next video on Mogadishu airport. Keep it up brother!
Somalia came along way since 1993.
So u smiling to see the UN or corrupt NGO bring Evan mango 🥭 to Somalia when Somalia has a lot of fruit and vegetables,
@@ahmedabdi2065 Stop being bitter. The discussion and this channel. is about airplanes. Keep the politics to yourself.
@@findingmo7049 I don’t think you understand what I m talking about doqon adi cml Somali waa ka buuxaan
@@ahmedabdi2065 It's sad when your grocery needs to be delivered by a plane!
My first flight was on a 27 when I was 6 years old in 1967. I was totally sold on flying! Didn’t ride another 27 for 30 years. It was a fantastic experience too.
boy what a classic love the 727. third man flight engineer handling the engines and throttles in this all analog aircraft brings me back 30+ years ago flying on American Airlines as a young teenager in the late 80s. I also remember during taxi the cockpit door would be opened until takeoff
I was a flight engineer on the 727 at Braniff 2. Great airplane! This video was nostalgic for me! Thank you! The engineer's panel taught me so much about jet aircraft, since I had no turbojet experience. Made transition into the 737-200, and eventually the 737-300-500 at United (except for the glass). Wouldn't take anything for that experience! JT-8D rock!
Wow......727s are the best. The JT8D engine is the most robust engine I've ever worked on
Ex-727 FE at Eastern here. Agree with you heartily!
@@dc10driver1 Did you know Eastern 727 Captain Clint McHenry? Clint was a good friend to all!
That airplane is a 727-227 , nice and well maintained
RIP braniff
so glad mr SAM YOU BACK IN MOGADISHU keep exploring aviation industry
I flew the 727, all three versions (Standard, Strech and Advanced). I started my civilian airline career as a 2nd Officer (Flight Engineer) with United Air Lines SFO. I upgraded to First Officer (Co-Pilot) after 18 months. I had a bid in for both 727 Captain and 747-400 F/O (First Officer) and was awarded the 747-400. I loved the "400" and flew on that fleet for 23 years...sadly never got to fly Captain on the 727, as United phased them out after a few years of me joining the 747-400 fleet.
So whats your take on the landing on how did that happen?
Took the same path as you did, with UA , never flew the left seat of the 72 , ended up going f/o rope start 74s 100 , SP, 400 , then f/o triple then left seat triple. Retired 3 yrs now. The 72 will always have a special place in my heart!! This video brings back so many memories of flying the 72s , even in Europe when we did tdy there. LHR and GVA
Did any of you guys fly the 72 which had the horn cut-out as a pull cord on the rear right of the centre console aft ot the throttles?
Absolutely buttered it on the return leg! Bravo Captain Rafael!
When I was a kid I was living near air bases as my dad was Army Communications. I'll never forget the first time I saw a 727. It was in Minneapolis Minnesota flying for Northwest Orient. Gleaming silver body with a Red tail accenting the mid engine, swept wings and pointing nose up higher than any other plane I saw taking off. What a beautiful sight streaking up into the Cobalt Blue Sky with popcorn snow white clouds!!! Like a dream! Flew on one to Alaska got to visit the cock pit and get some wings pinned on! Their smoked almonds snack was so yummy, still love them to this day!
Vamos con la tripulacion latina!!!!!!!!!!!! What a beautiful video. I flew a few times in the 727. Nice experience.
Welcome to my country somali 🇸🇴 Mogadisho
Yes
A plane my age. Loved this video; the instrumentation would scare the hell out of me. Thanks for reminding us about the 727.
Lots of dials, analogue instruments, paper charts, pencils and sweat. Love this 😀
Spent a lot of time in a 727 and it will always be a very special aircraft. Boarding and deplaning from the front and rear stairs was always a treat!
Thank you Sam for taking us on a trip to Mogadishu in Somalia. It would be wonderful to fly on an old bird like B727. I still remember I had once flown on the same as a passenger for a short trip (Hualien to Taipei Songshan) in 1980. The airline company was Far Eastern Air Transport.
Every time I think your videos can't possibly get more interesting, you come at us with some wild new one!
You're the aviation video G.O.A.T., hands down! Thank you for all the effort you put into compiling these. I love to see you get access to areas that no one else does. 👍🏆‼️
I remember flying in 727s as a little kid in the early 70s. Also the DC-9. I grew up in Southern California and we'd fly on family vacations from LAX to Texas in the summer. Usually American Airlines or Continental.
I love the fact that the cargo master looks exactly like every other cargo master at every other airport on earth! He could literally have been in Luton airport, LAX or Mumbai!
That landing had the flight engineer’s 16,000 hours of crash free flying flash back in an instant 😂
Man, that 2,000 knots max on missed is pretty generous! 😀
Yep procedure designed for the Falcon Heavy
I am not impressed. I fly a B757 and we fly our missed approaches much faster...
Also the descent from 1800 to 4057 🤣
@@krajchek 727 is a FAST airplane!
Missed approach numbers for the SR-71
The flight engineer litterally spent like almost 2 years non stop flying this plane in his life 😍😍😍
the B727 was my first jet aircraft as a co-pilot. Such an awesome machine!
I flew more than 6500 hrs on 727
Still I ‘m missing
👏👏👏....I'm still maintaining and flying the 727s. They are absolutely marvelous
Wow. Thank god we made it safely to Mogadishu......
Thanks for inviting us all on board this flying classic guys.
What a wonderful feeling to see my home town, and so many planes landing and taking off. Mogadishu is soon becoming a hub for East Africa. Thank you Sam.
THIS IS NOT GOOD. Us Somalia we should be worrying these NGOs. They need to be kicked out the country immediately.
@@majidelmit2326 its embarrassing adeer they celebrating NGOs and UN landing in our airport when we don't even have a national airline, even malawi has its own airline
Sam, you're the man! Thanks for bringing back some great memories of the 727. I flew on it many times, and I miss not seeing it in the skies. 👍
The “air stair” was a unique feature of the 72. I love these classic jetliners
Not so, DC9 had them too.
From my beautiful country Kenya KEKEKE to our good neighbors Somalia! What an experience.
The B727 is one classic plane very few of us will get to experience. What I and some other upcoming pilots can achieve is just a cockpit view, maybe. Immense experience and knowledge in that cockpit - Thousands of flight hours combined!
It's fun to see this older airplane so we'll maintained after all these years and being used in such a worthwhile way. Hats off to the pilots who do this great work!
It's very fun to see how it's done in the cockpit!
i wonder its still economic to fly these for the fuel consumption
Wow! An actual flight engineer! I wonder, of all the remaining flight engineers working today, how many of them are under 65 years old?
Hehehehehe. This is a good observation
Was it common for the throttles to be split that much?
@@FlyNAA , it is common due to the unavailability of MROs which can perform a complete overhaul of this engine. Let me explain: The engine undergoes damage during it's service life. It gets to a point whereby the internal damage is beyond trimming limits (engine trim & rigging is carried when there's a split on the throttles). This is a situation whereby the engine's efficiency has gone down to an extent whereby you can't trim/rig it anymore. So, most operators opt to fly with that split
And he is from Bolivia.
Should have noticed the guy gets sold with the aircraft.
Fabulous you managed to get access to this Sam, a Boeing 727, running and alive and well in Africa. TO gain access like this is really, really special well done for getting it. To see the 3 pilots all getting into it and decisive actions, like the run in from the sea, great. Over the waves of somalia and into the airport wow. And a funky Autopilot too. What gem Sam well done.And youre seeing the country booming once again. Fingers crossed for them ehh. Two landings but both you can walk away from.
Wow. Welcome to Kenya.
I notice in a b727 it is the engineer issuing the command and the crew replying check. That is different from a two crew aircraft. But damn that flight deck is old school.
The 727 is far and away one of the most beautiful and outstanding commercial aircraft of all time.
Love it. “Raw aviation mega fun”!!! In a few years time these birds will be gone forever and the sky will be just a little more dull…
Seeing the remaining few 727s still going strong is such a delight! Built to last!
“Boeing Built”…..like a tank. Thick skin. Heavy components. FANTASTIC brakes….I know.
I love everything about this... seeing the operation and surroundings... but especially the 72!! This is by far my favorite aircraft and I've had many wonderful flights on them. Champion Air was the last scheduled US PAX airline to fly them and I purposely took multiple flights with them in 2007 not long before they closed up. Thank you for this amazing video! ❤️❗
I remember Champion Air takeoff out of Las Vegas in early 2000s!
@@SamChui They had all 727s. They arose from the dust of MGM Air with a mix of VIP & all-coach configs. and used the VIPs for NBA teams. They relied heavily on NBA and MLT Charter business. When both of those moved to NWA in 2007, the business was no longer sustainable... especially with a fleet of thirsty 72s & expensive fuel.
Absolutely stunning video. I really enjoyed the coverage given to cockpit procedures. Thanks Sam for making this video interesting. Well done to the flight crew as well for being cooperative and allowing us to see how they pilot professionally.
Flight Engineers are so rare, it seems like the guy on this plane gets sold with the aircraft.
Great level of professionalism amongst this flight crew. Thank you for sharing this video!! 🛫
This was the best video ever! Mogadishu is very exotic thrilling landing always and to see all those classic diverse planes is like going to a museum ! The airport has a new terminal and 5 star hotel and a new airport is being build
Awesome Sam. A true ambassador of aviation. Cheers brother!
Great to see this aircraft still going strong. Flew this one a few times in the 80s and 90s when it was with CO.
I am also from Bolivia! Good to see compatriotas working abroad in these wonderful aircraft. Enjoy all your videos Samuel Chui. Thank you.
Joining a UH team to research Micronesia In the summer of 1968, I flew an 11-hour flight from Honolulu, hopping through the Marshalls and the Eastern Carolines before arriving on Truk with a Boeing 727. Though we adjourned our trips here, the plane continued its regular route to Yap and Palau in the Western Carolines; Saipan, Guam in the Marianas until completing the loop in Honolulu. That was one of the most heart-blowing and memorable journeys of my life.
One of the most beautiful looking jetliners ever made. In my life, I've had the privilege of flying on many of them with Air Canada, Western Airlines, United Air Lines and Delta Air Lines. The best, by far, were those of Air Canada (12F/120Y configuration). Western Airlines was a close second.
@ L R G
Did you get to fly LAX-YVR often?
What did you think of SAN approach?
If 727 engines could have been upgraded especially #2 could it have hung up there longer?
Nobody talks much of speed. The 27 could easily break mach 1 with flap tweak.
Notice new planes have window wipers in vertical stow as what you see disturbs airflow.
The pilot said: "Me encontré el planeta" which means "I met the planet" and i think its hilarious xD
Fantastic video, reminded me of my first 727 flight north out of Edmonton to Resolute and Cambridge Bay, early 80's.
This Astral 727 was originally a passenger configuration, delivered to Braniff in July of '76, and later Continental. Was converted to Freighter in 2000. Thanks again for sharing your experiences.
Was that on Pacific Western?
@@jasonwhite1069 Yes, I worked for them 1979 till 2000 when they were Canadian :) Miss those days.
@@martinboyce7712 My Dad was a Flight Dispatcher for PWA, at YXD, then YVR, and finally YYC. He joined the airline in the very late '50s, and retired in the late '90s.
@@jasonwhite1069 I started in YVR as a groomer then 4 years in YYC customer service, then 16 years Station Manager YGX and YYQ with stints in YTH, YZF. Traveled everywhere except Newfoundland for some reason so it is on my bucket list. Even made it on one of our resupply flights to Alert. Great memories.
@@martinboyce7712 Dad did route fam flights to all of the northern destinations...lots of DEW Line flights, and some great trips in the Goose and Mallard. I was lucky enough to fly in the jumpseat on many 737 and Convair trips. My first ever airplane flight (and also, coincidentally, the earliest thing I can remember in my life) was on a DC-4 from Edmonton to Fort McMurray, Fort Chipewyan and Uranium City.
If the 747 is the queen of the skies, then the 727 is the princess. I truly miss 727's, they were one of the smoothest rides I've ever been on.
I love the Navman on the dash....nice touch
Everyone should find sources of pride in their home country. Being from the USA, I have always felt great pride for the remarkable airplanes that have been built here…many still in the air all over the world….after many decades…a testament to everyone who had a hand in designing, building..and maintaining them. Thank you for another great flight Sam. This crew was professional and extremely generous.