That’s interesting that he is so active. I wonder how many hours a week he flies.Kelsey has talked about the differences, and showed them.
Yeah, I really like his channel. I think he said he mostly flies 77s now...and yeah, mostly freight and sometimes freight plus passengers, and he's also occasionally assigned as back-up pilot on passenger flights. He says he sleeps through as many of those as he can.
Yet another Major global tech outage....Microsoft!
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Do you know his home airport?
Murrmurr
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He mentions so many, I don't remember. I don't think it's in northeastern US, though. Florida comes to mind, but I'm not sure.
I “think” he flies for Atlas. If that’s true, he probably flies out of New York. Atlas was the biggest airline to own the most 747’s. I think they had over 50.
Murrmurr
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It sounds like a lot. He talks about his vacations, but he is pretty active.
You may be right. It would be an airline that carries cargo to and from South America and Asia quite a bit, if that helps. But he goes all over.
CallMeKate
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He has well over a million subscribers... also has a Facebook public figure page... and Instagram.
Yeah, everyone likes Kelsey. For better, more understandable information check out Captain Joe. I listen to him to keep up to date with anything new coming out from the FAA. I also like Mentour Pilot. I think he is German, but again, he gives great information, slower and more understandable. Neither is as egotistical as Kelsey.
Kelsey is funny and always has great jokes to tell. He’s also a nice person and likes to talk to people. I kind of think he flies for Atlas, but I wouldn’t swear to it. If he does fly for Atlas, he probably flies out of New York. If I had to guess which airport in New York, it would be JFK. I think JFK loads and flies the most freight in the U.S.
Naturally
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Saw this today on Amazon under the "Your Orders" tab ...
Murrmurr
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Pilot Debrief is another really good channel. The YouTuber's name is "Hoover" and he primarily does plane crash analyses of all types of planes, including single engine. He's a 20yr veteran of the Air Force, piloted the Strike Eagle, and currently flies for a major airline.
I have six fellow retired pilots that we speak to each other quite often. There just isn’t much new or anything changing in the aviation market these days. Even the couple of guys I know at the FAA are telling me things are boring. If you want to read about action going on in the transportation business, go to the NTSB website. There’s always something going on over there.
I remember back when the NTSB made the comment that there is at least one plane crash a day in Alaska. Having a plane in Alaska is an easy way to get around. There’s not a lot of fatal crashes, but it appears that they have problems landing their plane. I don’t know this myself, but was told that a lot of landings take place on just old unused fields or self made runways. None are very smooth and are rough.
I would imagine setting a plane down on an old crop field would cause the plane to rock left and right and maybe break a wing or even flip. The other issue is maintenance. There’s not a lot of guys that are skilled at fixing their planes. I personally knew a pilot that flew helicopters in Vietnam, came home and bought a small Piper, took a few lessons and got his license.
First time out, he was landing in an old pasture field and didn’t allow for the small group of trees just short of where he was going to set down the plane and his wheels clipped the trees and caused the plane to hit the ground and put the nose into the ground. The pilot was pretty messed up, but lived.
Murrmurr
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I imagine there are a lot of places in Alaska that are only accessible by airplane, and it makes sense that the lack of smooth, solid ground is an issue. Also bad weather conditions, no doubt.
I'll check out that website. One of the reasons I enjoy Pilot Debrief is because it isn't boring, but only because there seems to be no shortage of small-plane crashes and close calls. Kelsey mostly talks about pretty routine pilot stuff but he also picks apart videos posted by people who know absolutely nothing about planes but who make videos about why you should be deathly afraid of flying. And, yes, those ones are very funny.
hollydolly
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Airlines DON'T have to pay for disruption caused by global IT outage that paralysed global transport network leaving thousands of Brits out of pocket and stranded, CAA rules
Airlines are unlikely to have to pay out compensation for cancelled and delayed flights caused by the CrowdStrike outage that crippled 8.5million Windows computers across the world.The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), the UK's air passenger watchdog, wrote to airlines on Friday to say that it believed the global IT meltdown was likely to be viewed as 'extraordinary circumstances' exempt from standard refund policies.
However, it has warned flight operators to expect potential legal action from passengers or groups representing travellers if they try to claim compensation directly, only to be denied it because of the new guidance.
Passengers would not, however, be denied the reimbursement of expenses such as unexpected hotel and food costs related to the delay - but they would be unable to claim further compensation under standard EU rules.
Airlines could, in theory, claim some damages back from CrowdStrike, the Texas-based cybersecurity firm responsible for the botched update that took down millions of computers on Friday - and may have negotiated terms with the company.
What has been dubbed the worst IT outage the world has ever seen also affected shops, banks and even football teams, which were left unable to sell tickets online.
GP appointments were disrupted because of a failure in EMIS, the NHS England system used by surgeries and pharmacies to look up patient records, while some payroll systems using CrowdStrike may have been unable to process salaries.
On Friday, UK Government officials convened an emergency COBRA meeting amid the crisis, after major disruption was reported at several major travel hubs.
Heathrow, Gatwick and Edinburgh airports all suffered disruption in what was estimated to be the busiest day for air travel since before the Covid pandemic as families hoped to jet off on well-earned holidays.
Airlines DON'T have to pay for disruption caused by IT outage
OneEyedDiva
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What a mess! My son's DJ-ing partner got stuck down south somewhere and had to call the friend he had been staying with to come back to the airport to pick him up. Hopefully this will be a wake up call for businesses, including hospitals to have hard copy back ups and alternate digital options. Obviously since 911 systems were also affected, this could have wound up being life threatening.
@oldman Thank you! I wondered about this. I don't fly anymore but I have loved ones who do.
"..remember this. If you are in the air flying in a plane and are between cities and Microsoft suddenly shuts down, there won’t be any need for you to panic. Your plane is not going to crash. You are safe whether Microsoft is up and running or not. You will land unharmed."
@oldman Thank you! I wondered about this. I don't fly anymore but I have loved ones who do.
"..remember this. If you are in the air flying in a plane and are between cities and Microsoft suddenly shuts down, there won’t be any need for you to panic. Your plane is not going to crash. You are safe whether Microsoft is up and running or not. You will land unharmed."
JBR
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We've had internet problems here. I haven't had much option for surfing the 'net. So I'm not well informed. There's mention in this thread about misery in UK airports, and I know there are various problems in Canada. But has this global tech disaster had a widespread effect in Europe? or elsewhere in the world (Asia, Middle East, Africa, Australia)?
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Nope here in EU, we had nothing. Friends in other countries also messaged and asked. No one seemed to be affected here. Flights were normal in and out, no delays. My DPD package right on time, talked to our kids in Canada and no internet issues. Our Canadian bank cards and online accounts were easily accessible.
Not quite sure what all the fuss was about. I see after Elon said they took all cloudstrike off their systems, other corporations are or have done the same.
Funny it always seems to hit travel and in Canada the medical system.
Hope everyone didn't have any issues!
Not quite sure what all the fuss was about. I see after Elon said they took all cloudstrike off their systems, other corporations are or have done the same.
Funny it always seems to hit travel and in Canada the medical system.
Hope everyone didn't have any issues!
Or just download them to your phone - once there, you don't need the internet
JBR
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I've had to use the internet at a friend's home... whole other problem (not Microsoft), due to wildfire and very local internet transmission.
But, even once onto the 'net, I found that many information sites operated by Canadian government, at various levels from quite regional to provincial, were offline. These sites were important to me because they track information about the forest wildfire. I've guessed they had to do with the Microsoft debacle.
But, even once onto the 'net, I found that many information sites operated by Canadian government, at various levels from quite regional to provincial, were offline. These sites were important to me because they track information about the forest wildfire. I've guessed they had to do with the Microsoft debacle.
hollydolly
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Most of us in the aviation corps keep wondering why active airline pilots monetize on YouTube. I am sure that they all make a very good living, accept maybe the newer pilots, but like anything else, we all have to pay our dues when we start out in a new occupation. Guys that flew in the military are probably receiving a pretty nice retirement check each month.
It's none of my business, but it does make one wonder. It takes a lot of time to put together a program that your viewers will enjoy. I was asked by some of my collogues to start a YouTube program, but decided against it because of the time involved. I enjoy watching the live
Captain Markovich puts out a good video everyday. Blown Tire
VintageBetter
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I have also had an idea of making a video channel online, but it would not be anything work related, or former work related.
What puts me off of the idea is YouTube itself, the most popular but least human-monitored site, and the 10 to 20% of idiots online intent on hurting or verbally assaulting every woman they encounter.
I’m still thinking it over. Your example - he’s a guy. He gets automatic credit online just for his gender. PLUS, he’s a guy talking about big metal, technological things. He gets more credits for discussing big machines and tech online.
Women get automatic demerits online for our gender.
I don't involve myself in what's gender popular and what's not, but I don't give a penny to any of these people that air their opinions, especially in politics, otherwise, I would be as bad as they are. Guys like Joe Rogan are full of it. He's not even entertaining. he is a fair actor, which you have to be while broadcasting on YouTube. I have met him and found Joe to be very unimpressive. He does a decent job at acting like he cares when he doesn't.
Guys like Rogan, O'Reilley and Cuomo are all very opinionated and couldn't say a paragraph of truth even if their paycheck depended on it. People have to make up their own minds by exploring the internet and reading, reading, reading and asking themselves, "Who could do the best job for the country?" Forget the party that you may or may not favor, but choose the best person for the most important job. Leave the name out of it. Be honest with yourself. It may hurt, but it has to be about the country and not the Party. I remember the time I voted for Nixon and not Humphrey. I didn't like the choice I made, but I made it.
I hope this wasn't considered political. It was really meant to be about how bad YouTube can be and how much influence it has on people and too often it has too much influence.
Murrmurr
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They probably do it mainly for the views. Maybe the views feed their ego and the ad-revenue is just a bonus.
Kelsey doesn't have ads or sponsors on his videos. Neither do Pilot Debrief and Mentour. I honestly believe they want to inform people, share their knowledge, and in Kelsey's case, do it in a funny way most of the time.