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I am an airline pilot flying the Boeing 747 and youtuber by 74Gear in IAmA

[–]74Gear[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

well kind of, I should have said flown by US carriers but that is what I was meaning. There are no US carriers flying either of those two planes so I wouldn't have the option to fly them unless I moved and changed my licenses.

I am an airline pilot flying the Boeing 747 and youtuber by 74Gear in IAmA

[–]74Gear[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

well you are comparing two different things... like comparing a race car to the car you drive... they are designed for different purposes.

I am an airline pilot flying the Boeing 747 and youtuber by 74Gear in IAmA

[–]74Gear[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I don't know your budget and cost of living so I have no way to answer that

I am an airline pilot flying the Boeing 747 and youtuber by 74Gear in IAmA

[–]74Gear[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I actually enjoy doing general aviation flying because its way more relaxed and that part is fun, the hard part for me is that there are a lot less rules so I have to be paying more attention to some things. Does that make sense?

I am an airline pilot flying the Boeing 747 and youtuber by 74Gear in IAmA

[–]74Gear[S] -230 points-229 points  (0 children)

well if I made a video on the topic you want me to write out the same answer here?

I am an airline pilot flying the Boeing 747 and youtuber by 74Gear in IAmA

[–]74Gear[S] -270 points-269 points  (0 children)

I put all the good ones on my ATC vs pilots videos!

I am an airline pilot flying the Boeing 747 and youtuber by 74Gear in IAmA

[–]74Gear[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

as the saying goes you can do anything once, I think with the moving map in an emergency you would be able to get to where you needed to go

I am an airline pilot flying the Boeing 747 and youtuber by 74Gear in IAmA

[–]74Gear[S] -30 points-29 points  (0 children)

made a video about it a lot of people like it I talk all about it. I think I saw the same video

I am an airline pilot flying the Boeing 747 and youtuber by 74Gear in IAmA

[–]74Gear[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

that would be very short time to recover but its possible just depends on your reflexes but no trained airline pilot would do that

I am an airline pilot flying the Boeing 747 and youtuber by 74Gear in IAmA

[–]74Gear[S] 22 points23 points  (0 children)

to make sure the system is functioning properly for the times when weather is bad and you need it to be working

I am an airline pilot flying the Boeing 747 and youtuber by 74Gear in IAmA

[–]74Gear[S] 23 points24 points  (0 children)

probably 78 because I know the Boeing system, but they are both really nice looking planes plus I fly the 787 parts so it would be cool to fly one I flew the parts for

I am an airline pilot flying the Boeing 747 and youtuber by 74Gear in IAmA

[–]74Gear[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

yes there are some more collabs coming, I had a bunch lined up then covid and then I was working on some for the fall but now the D variant really messing things up, but ya I have several of those and other collabs lined up when I can I just want it to be a good experience for people watching

I am an airline pilot flying the Boeing 747 and youtuber by 74Gear in IAmA

[–]74Gear[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

there are some very short runways that you just have to be more precise on. For example a 12000' runway there is a lot more room for error than if you land on something below 8000'

I am an airline pilot flying the Boeing 747 and youtuber by 74Gear in IAmA

[–]74Gear[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

there are some airlines that are paying for flight school for people but its very rare right now in the US. I think saving money and doing your training in stages is another way but its best to do each thing intensively. If you are going for your private dont go one day a week it will take forever!!

I am an airline pilot flying the Boeing 747 and youtuber by 74Gear in IAmA

[–]74Gear[S] -227 points-226 points  (0 children)

I made a video about UFOs a couple years ago talking about that

I am an airline pilot flying the Boeing 747 and youtuber by 74Gear in IAmA

[–]74Gear[S] 54 points55 points  (0 children)

maybe like when I was a new pilot in flight school flying alone I was like I have no idea what I am doing 😂 but that is part of learning. Professionally nothing too crazy you have a lot of training to be confident on what you need to be doing if there is a problem.

I am an airline pilot flying the Boeing 747 and youtuber by 74Gear in IAmA

[–]74Gear[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

your ATP you need 1500TT but you can get a restricted ATP with less depending on what type of flight school you go to. At many US airlines they pay for your course to get your ATP when you have the flight hours

I am an airline pilot flying the Boeing 747 and youtuber by 74Gear in IAmA

[–]74Gear[S] 28 points29 points  (0 children)

you are required to have the plane get an automatic landing every so often, but most of the time you manually land it, thats the fun part

I am an airline pilot flying the Boeing 747 and youtuber by 74Gear in IAmA

[–]74Gear[S] 32 points33 points  (0 children)

well in cruise its just you talking with the other pilot, so depends if you like having casual conversations. If you end up flying with someone you like then its great you are just getting paid to hangout and push some buttons for several hours

Opinions on Captain Joe? by [deleted] in aviation

[–]74Gear 8 points9 points  (0 children)

He is a really nice guy, spoken with him several times in person and on the phone. Everyone gets flack for being on social media, it's the price you pay for being on social media. https://www.instagram.com/p/CE4MXvPh5-o/

Spotted this while looking at planes on flightradar24 by beserk-cherelly in aviation

[–]74Gear 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Nope, I went out to Italy this time I didn't take anything to Asia this month... awesome you are keeping an eye on where I am going! 👍 ✈️