[4K] - Full Flight - United Airlines - Boeing 777-222 - DEN-SFO - N778UA - UA677 - IFS 899

[@RyanMiller-du7vz]

Hellooooo Skylite Productions!!! I am thrilled to be on your channel because I am a huge fan of aviation. I love the scenery of clouds, mountains, etc. Your high quality videos help me relax and entertained. Its also very interesting to know more about plane manufacturing, and facts about new and older planes Hopefully your having a great day and have safe travels around the world. 😃👋🌎✈

[@sla31]

Happy to have you as a member of the community my friend. I'm glad you enjoy the videos!

[@BjornHansenA350]

777 : powerful Lioness mode 🔥

[@robertkobrick4634]

Wow - Double dose of San Francisco for me today. First, your beautiful video with a landing at SFO --- and, in about 30 minutes, I will watch the Detroit Tigers who are in San Fran to play the Giants.

[@allanpeters4403]

Shortly after starting with United at IAD I came very close to transferring to DEN (Stapleton then) as I had been stationed there in the AF - didn't happen and I spent 38 yrs at Dulles. Glad I found your site!!

[@sla31]

Happy to have you as a member of the community here my friend!

[@nikolauswolff5791]

United's 777-200. Called the smokey Joe. 😂 🇺🇲

[@Simplymike2024]

That's hilarious

[@haroldlipschitz9301]

The Trent XWB is also very smoky. Nearly as high smoke rating as PW4000 series.

[@FletcherRSmith]

That clears that up for me. I always wondered why United’s 777 were always leaving a trail of smoke like a 707 in the 60s. I saw a video of one taking off from HNL and when it spooled up, I thought the engines were on fire so much black smoke barreled out the back 😂

[@haroldlipschitz9301]

@@FletcherRSmith This is common to the PW4000 and high thrust RR Trent series as the engines are designed to quickly burn off oil in the system when transitioning to high thrust. If you watch the Trent XWB at takeoff, it spools up very fast and there is often a black puff during the transition.

[@aviatortrav]

Awesome flight! Also a very nice seeming FA, very rare to get one that cheerful on the legacies. Sounded like you were on a Southwest 777. 😂

[@sla31]

Every once in awhile you get a chipper FA on the legacies haha. Thanks for watching my friend!

[@scottbridge9391]

I was watching the Men's Marathon and now, I'm watching you latest video. Wow... Ethiopia won the Gold!! He OWNED that race near the end! Tomorrow will be the Women's Marathon and then, the Closing Ceremony. It's always a little heartbreaking to watch the Olympic Flame go out. But... we'll get to see it re-lit in Los Angeles in 2028. I remember the 1984 LA Games very well. I also remember feeling frustrated by ABC's coverage of them. I've been watching CBC's coverage of the Games. The Vancouver station is part of our basic cable package, and I find their coverage more refreshing, more balanced than NBC's. Anyhow, good views along the way, another fine video on your part. I'll rest up from the 1 hour jet lag by watching more of the Olympic Games, and I'll leave you to win YOUR Olympic Gold Medals and win your Million Dollar Prize from your Amazing Race around the world.

[@robertkobrick4634]

You'll see the Olympic Flame re-lit February, 2026 in Milan/Cortina, Italy, right? Couldn't agree more about CBC - I live in the Detroit area and we get CBC from Windsor, Ontario as part of our basic package. I always remember the channel number for CBC -- 999.

[@scottbridge9391]

@@robertkobrick4634 It's 99 or 619 for us. I was thinking of the next summer Olympics in 2028, but yes, the Winter ones are only a year and half away. I spent a few days in Calgary in August 2008 and watched the Summer Games there, loved how CBC covered them, became very frustrated with NBC's coverage. Then, I remember that we get the Vancouver CBC station (CBUT Channel 2) at home and watched the rest of the 2008 games on CBC. In September 2000, I spent 3 weeks over in Turkey. This was when the 2000 Sydney Games were going on. I got to watch the games on the UK station, the Italian station, the French station, the German Station, the Spanish station and the Turkish station. It was very refreshing and eye-opening to see the Games covered from many different perspectives and not see NBC's coverage at all. Back in the 1984 LA Olympic Games, ABC focused entirely on the US athletes and acted like the rest were non-existent specters. They improved their act after getting reamed for their earlier coverage. I was up in Vancouver in mid-summer 1996 and watched the Canadian 100m sprinter win the gold and set a new world record in the process. I watched it in a bar and everyone was cheering. It was exciting to watch. It was nice to take a break from the US coverage. Back then, I didn't have cable TV service, so I couldn't watch the CBC channel at home.

[@scottbridge9391]

@@robertkobrick4634 Here, it's Channel 619. It looks like CBC will cover the 2006 Winter Games. When I was in Turkey in September 2000, that was during the 2000 Sydney Games. I got to see TV coverage from the UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain and Turkey. It was very refreshing to not have to watch NBC's coverage that year. In 2008, I spent a few days in Calgary, and CBC was aired the Beijing Summer Games. I found it much better than NBC's coverage. When I got back home, I remembered that we get the Vancouver Station as part of our basic cable package and continued watching the Games on it. I've been watching the Games on CBC ever since. I was feeling so frustrated with NBC's coverage that I felt great relief realizing that I could watch them on CBC at home.

[@jeremy1350]

Hey traveler. I love SFO. I've been there twice. However, too expensive to live there. And he lands that plane with the gentlest of ease, not a bump, skip, nor shake !!!

[@corvette1965]

Nice view of the Rockies! 👍👍

[@user60521123]

It’s incredible how quiet those 777 Rolls Royce engines are. They each produce well over 100,000 ft/lbs of thrust at take off, but you’d never know they are that powerful for your video.

[@JoeDFWAviation]

Those are PWs

[@sla31]

Although easy to confuse, this is a non-ER variant of the 200. One of the oldest 777’s still in service. And it is equipped with Pratt & Whitney engines. The same as the one that suffered, the uncontained engine failure departing Denver a few years ago that led to the type being grounded for over a year.

[@DanielTrombley31]

I saw this plane came off the line 27 and change years ago, but my last 777-200 from HNL-DEN was like 28.5 years old. 😳

[@mrmanlet7385]

@@sla31 Wasn't that the result of a broken fan blade causing the engine cowling to separate?

[@sla31]

@@mrmanlet7385I believe so. Without going back and looking it up again, that sounds right.

[@faraadkhan3004]

Nice flight SP good job 👍

[@sethguardado8178]

The FA saying a plane has never been brought down by turbulence to then say wear your seatbelt bc the plane could fall out of the sky at a moments notice must be frightening for nervous flyers 😂😭

[@sla31]

Yeah, sometimes I wonder if they even really think about how that must sound to anxious flyers when they say things like that.

[@ShaneVanHoven]

Have you been on any of United aircraft with the new interior yet? They have a “live from the flight deck” option in the audio section where you can listen to ATC comms. That would be awesome to hear on these videos too!

[@sla31]

Does their new A321NEO's have all of that? If so, yes haha. If not, then probably not. I haven't been on any other aircraft that have the Untied "Next" cabins.

[@ShaneVanHoven]

@@sla31 yeah I think the NEOs were delivered with it. Not sure if they had the ATC option tho. Take a look next time! It’s on the IFE in the audio section

[@daleburrer1546]

Nice flight. 777 is a good airplane.

[@Roblopilot]

Nice video

[@sla31]

Glad you enjoyed it my friend!

[@K4Ediamond]

I flew on this same plane from Chicago to Frankfurt in 2016, back when they were using it on international flights. N778UA only does domestic now, I think.

[@sla31]

Yeah, it's domestically configured now. So Hawaii is probably as exotic as it gets for 778 now haha.

[@IndywithMC]

It feels like I'm taking off towards a setting of a movie or game. For example, this flight is heading to San Francisco. It feels like I'm heading to Central City in the Sonic the Hedgehog series. (Fun Fact: Central City is based on San Francisco)

[@jacke49924]

How do you decide what airline you’re going to fly?😅

[@sla31]

Well, I mean a lot goes into it haha. Price, flight time, how it fits into my overall trip, whether I like the airlines or not, if I need more segments on a certain airline to keep status, etc. I try to keep things as varied as possible on the channel so it doesn't get boring or repetitive, but I do end up favoring some airlines over others. I also keep status on three different airlines. Southwest, Untied, and Alaska. Southwest because they stand alone and I need status on them to make sure I get good seats. At least until next year. United so I get status on all Star Alliance carriers, and Alaska so I get status on all Oneworld carriers. So inevitably you end up seeing more United, Southwest, Alaska and American on my channel. Because I have to fly so much with them to keep my status. On big trips where I fly all the way to Hawaii or around the world. I often find and pick flights based on what fits the trip best. For example, I'm flying to Asia again later this year. I'm going to Australia first and I didn't want to fly on a 787 from Honolulu to Sydney. Qantas and Jetstar operate that route, but both on are 787's. And I avoid 787's at all cost, especially when they're long haul flights. So instead I picked the only other descent option which was to fly on Fiji Airways on their 737-8 Max from Honolulu to Fiji with a stop in Samoa, and then from Fiji on to Sydney on their A350. In this case, it was the fight routing that checked all the boxes. Not a 787, still relatively direct without having to go to Asia first, Fiji is also a Oneworld affiliated airline so I could count the miles towards my Alaska status, etc.

[@jacke49924]

@@sla31wow thats definitely more thought put into it than i expected. thanks for replying

[@haroldlipschitz9301]

You trust the system more than me. I’m a pilot but still won’t sit in the rows in immediate vicinity of P&W N1 fan. I have also seen videos where you sit adjacent to prop hub on turboprops - I won’t sit there either LOL

[@sla31]

Eh, the chances of anything happening are so astronomically low that I don't mind taking the chance to get the better angle 😄.

[@haroldlipschitz9301]

@@sla31 You're right, they are indeed astronomically low. I just have too active an imagination lol

[@partyrock2081]

What’s the next southwest full flight video

[@sla31]

It is a 737-800 flight from ONT-DEN.

[@partyrock2081]

@@sla31 WHOOOO!!!

[@rshrestha0101]

what is your favorite type of plane you have been on

[@sla31]

Favorite plane to fly on, the Airbus A380. It is easily the best passenger experience, no matter who it's on, and there is no comparison to anything else. My favorite plane ascetically is the A340-600.

[@rshrestha0101]

what editing software do you use

[@sla31]

I use Final Cut Pro to edit all of my videos.

[@MickensonLudden-pz1dp]

How do you go from flight to flight?

[@sla31]

I book connections just like any other passenger. Unless I'm not understanding what you're asking, which is possible.

[@MickensonLudden-pz1dp]

@@sla31 like do you have a flight every single day? Do you stop anywhere to sleep?

[@sla31]

@@MickensonLudden-pz1dp no I do not fly every day. I upload videos every day, but I only fly around 8 days per month. I fly solely to get footage for this channel, so I often fly 3, 4, or 5 segments in a single day. My record is 8 flights in a single day. This allows me to upload every day without flying every day.

[@Boschwash24]

Nice of Boeing to put silver tape on the engine cowling

[@sla31]

Well, given this planes old age, that’s likely a United repair not Boeing. So you can thank United’s maintenance techs for that tape 😂. Thanks for watching!

[@rickbish9995]

Do this again from the left side.

[@sla31]

Can’t 🤷🏻‍♂️. Sitting on the left side, in the northern hemisphere, on a westbound flight not only causes the entire flight to be horribly backlit. But it also causes the camera to overheat very quickly thanks to the direct sunlight. It gets way too hot around the window to sit on the backlit side.

[@Saa42808]

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[@sla31]

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[@Saa42808]

@@sla31 🤝

[@RoadsOfAsiaBen]

Great fly! Have you heard ATR 72-500 plane crash in Brazil where the video shows the aircraft was spinning and stalled before hitting the ground which killed all 62 people?

[@sla31]

Yes, that’s all that’s been on my feeds since yesterday. Also very sad. Clearly the plane stalled and wasn’t able to recover, but from what? Only time will tell.

[@johnreid2999]

That Taxi-In arrival announcement by that F/A is circus like and tacky. He must have been hired from SWA and likes the sound of his voice a bit too much. It's too colloquial and unprofessional.

[@purpled_hoser]

nicde

[@sla31]

Thanks for watching my friend!

[@no-sl9cw]

funny flight attendant🤣

[@sla31]

😂

[@quintenbarnes4955]

Can I have a pin

[@mannj208]

no u cant

[@sla31]

No, since I don’t appear in or narrate any of my videos, I use the pin feature exclusively for myself for when I need to get other information out there. That said, I will like, hard, and reply to your comment. 😁

[@MiguelAngel-wg4ho]

😂😂😂😂

[@sla31]

😂

[@neilhaas]

The B777-200 is a great plane passenger airliner airplane all the airlines of the world. My favorite airplane airliner. 27 years old 9 months plane United Airlines thats amazing. 🛫🛬✈️✈️🧑‍✈️💺🧳😊🤩☺️😀😁