HOW TO REDUCE WEIGHT on planes? Explained by CAPTAIN JOE

[@tatendamichaelezragowero8639]

We missed you Captain Joe 😭😭😭

[@sxlagta8512]

FR

[@Youdontwannaknow..]

Same

[@OscarHoang10]

Same

[@g_pazzini]

is he retired from youtuber?

[@chairpara]

Same EDIT: 3 months?! Holy moly

[@guattodaddo]

"Airlines are not selling seats, they are selling weight" Never thought about it, I am enlighted. Thanks Captain, it's good to see and hear you!

[@alunesh12345]

Believe in JESUS today, confess and repent of your sins. No one goes to heaven for doing good but by believing in JESUS who died for our sins. Hell isn't fun. GOD loves you soo much unconditional❤🤗🥳

[@Kalvinjj]

In fact, they earn quite a bit from the cargo bay of passenger aircraft, it doesn't just carry the luggage but other payload as well.

[@frankdebot4389]

Why aren't pax charged by weight instead? Maybe it's easy for me to say because I'm made of composite materials instead of bulky iron

[@xplaneflightacademy9266]

@@frankdebot4389 Will not hold by court since it's discrimination.

[@PriceBySize]

@@xplaneflightacademy9266But to make other people to pay for overweight people is not discrimination?

[@Heidelaffe]

I‘ve been using the restroom before every flight. Simply for the reason to avoid the miniature restroom in the plane if possible. Turn out I am a CO2 saviour by doing this ;-)

[@rederstreet]

Well Jo, one can also exagerate some of these fuel saving measures. In the airline I used to work with, the Catering Manager bragged with cutting substantial fuel burn by reducing the sugar packages for coffee/tea to half the weight. The result was that most of the passengers asked for a another package. Obviously there were not many more loaded, and passengers left the flight disapointed. The sugar packages were quickly replaced to it‘s original size. 😆

[@mikeprior-jones7779]

Great video! One aspect of inflight service that’s always intrigued me is the duty-free trolley. Almost all airlines have one, including the famously cost-conscious Ryanair, and yet I very rarely see a passenger actually buy anything from it. Clearly it must generate enough sales to justify both the space and weight, especially since it includes bottled spirits and perfumes which are relatively heavy but which also sell for a high price. Do you have any background on the economics of in-flight duty free?

[@weirdguybr]

Not to mention that airlines that have duty-free service often have relatively large/heavy magazines in each seat with a list of the products; additionally, some airlines have a second magazine with their own self-advertisement - articles about their services/new routes/planes,etc - and reviews/descriptions of what is available on the in-flight entertainment system, all of which could easily be moved into the inflight entertainment system itself.

[@johnlewis8049]

Missed you lots Cap’n you haven’t been on since I got my book!! Great to see you back!

[@yutahestifirmani7684]

Welcome back Captain Joe, i'm glad to see your video back on KZbin. You really inspire and motivate many people through your videos. Keep being creative with your brilliant ideas.

[@alunesh12345]

Believe in JESUS today, confess and repent of your sins. No one goes to heaven for doing good but by believing in JESUS who died for our sins. Hell isn't fun. GOD loves you soo much unconditional❤🤗🥳

[@sgopinath7376]

We all missed you a lot Joe😭😭 Those three months were hard times to pass without you. I'm very happy and excited to see you back🤘😄

[@alunesh12345]

@Abdul and Aisha's gaming Believe in JESUS today, confess and repent of your sins. No one goes to heaven for doing good but by believing in JESUS who died for our sins. Hell isn't fun. GOD loves you soo much unconditional❤🤗🥳

[@johnsonof4]

Bro, we thought he was dead. I've missed him and his motivational videos! ❤ Also, his videos have improved over the years and I'm glad he is still here to share his knowledge with us!

[@angelaf.2676]

È un piacere sempre ascoltarti...❤

[@Rwy1500]

same

[@alunesh12345]

@@Rwy1500 Believe in JESUS today, confess and repent of your sins. No one goes to heaven for doing good but by believing in JESUS who died for our sins. Hell isn't fun. GOD loves you soo much unconditional❤🤗🥳

[@Rwy1500]

yes

[@A7270_]

True. May god bless him

[@treyn8070]

Glad to see you back captain Joe and welcome. We have been missing you.

[@bobsta]

Good to see you back with a new video!

[@aviationchannel6204]

Composite materials (especially the A350) are known to save weight, and they are also known as an auto paint peeler. (Qatar Airways....)

[@qpr543]

😄😄

[@deineroehre]

Yes, but this issue was fixed by Airbus for all the professional airlines without any problem. There is just one single airline with a crybaby and drama queen as CEO left who doesn't really want to get this issue fixed. This toddler is now fuming, but who cares?

[@x-gamessimulator1067]

@@deineroehre Airbus🤑🤑🤑🤑

[@AhmedShABazama]

extra to this saving, you will have a less noise in the cabin hence less people will use the lavatory, less trim use ( saving the life cycle of the trim :D ), also less use of flushing and handling service, quicker turn around, oh yes just a small use of toilet saves a lot .... and maybe there is more saving to this small contribution

[@2615Prasad]

I recently read that one low cost airline in India employs only only girls as cabin crew as they at least 10-15 kgs less than their male colleagues. This is their way of reducing fuel cost. By applying your formula, it translates into huge annual savings. I believe, flap settings also effect fuel burn

[@herbertdeppel659]

Very interesting presentation. Against this background, it would only be correct if a 50 kg passenger did not have to pay the same ticket price as a 150 kg fat man. But that would immediately be interpreted as discrimination. Climate change won't go that far.

[@fakenews8019]

Yeah I suppose. Same as selling cars to idiots or selling alcohol to alcoholics and having them drain the health insurance industry?

[@huskkyy]

Not to mention larger people taking up the seats besides them

[@flyingark173]

That's an interesting idea, I wonder if they couldn't just price tickets by passenger weight, or giving a discount for every lb you weigh under a certain number...that way fat people don't technically pay more, thin people just get a discount

[@lausimeyer6558]

So, women should pay less, as they have, in general, less weight than men. But to be fair: womens luggage is full of shoes, thus much heavier ;-)

[@huskkyy]

@@lausimeyer6558 I mean, that is true about the average female but ya know, they do it to luggage, why not do it to people that make the cost of the tickets go up for everyone else

[@mickmassheder96]

Nice to see you back, you've been missed!

[@MerwynAlex97]

It's been a long time Joey. Great to see you back

[@jesusalma]

I'm an spanish flight engineer, and I really appreciate the way you show aeronautics, it's clear you are really passionate about it!! As you are focused on commercial aviation (not my case) I always learn new things. Keep on going!! 💪😃👍👏👏👏

[@OfficialShreyas2]

Another idea i had: Maybe passengers can order their in flight meals before the flight starts. By doing so, the airline will know exactly how much food it needs to serve and won't need to carry extra food. Doing this can also reduce food watage as alot of food is thrown out after each flight.

[@paulkoza8652]

Good idea. Maybe we could get them to fart and piss before getting on the plane!

[@kenbrown2808]

most airlines do invite their passengers to preorder their food.

[@devworthygamestm367]

Bro, you’re a genius, that’s brilliant! 👍🏻 👍🏻

[@ZK-APA]

It's a catch 22. Like yes it is a good idea from an environmental pov From a business pov, actually people prefer having a choice and deciding in the moment. And when this doesn't happen, it results in them having a negative review for the airline.

[@kenbrown2808]

@@ZK-APA Nah, I've already ordered meals for flights in September.

[@smurface549]

You might want to verify your calculation at 6:00. 425 000t of fuel are definitely a bit more than 314 Million liters - the density of jet fuel is below 1kg/l. So the ratio is rather the other way around... What I was missing in this video is also the fact that carrying fuel for the trip increases the fuel burn as well. So if you save fuel, you need even less fuel, as you have to carry less fuel for the trip. That's maybe not so much of a thing if you happen to fly from Munich to Berlin, or London to Paris, but definitely it plays quite a role if you're on an intercontinental flight.

[@anarghya.a9349]

Missed you and your videos. Glad to see you back😄

[@tonyhaines1192]

When I fly with my bass guitar it costs $300 each way. If I were flying with a standard pro golf bag it's the same price as regular luggage. The golf bag is bigger and heavier than my bass.

[@milk-it]

Du bist endlich wieder da! Danke fürs Video, fande ich toll!

[@alvin8737]

Captain Joe you are a legend! I hope you write more books, especially aviation related, I would totally buy them!

[@deep.space.12]

why not just remove the seats and provide standing area... If safety is a concern, provide harness.

[@PigglyWigglyDeluxe]

Happy to see you back!

[@anthonycantu3223]

Finally Captain Joe makes another video!!!!

[@Firelight08]

man i always love watching your videos makes me wanna fly again keep up the good work!

[@TheUnsungHeroes]

And when the world need him most , HE UPLOADED !!!

[@Syr_aviation]

Glad your back!

[@prajwalramgond4192]

Finally you are back!!

[@606pretty]

AIR TRAVEL IS JUST SO AMAZING, Yes and the safest way to travel!! AIRLINE CREWS R THE BEST

[@gfuterfas]

Thanks for doing the math here, very interesting. I suppose this assumes everyone is boarding a plane while crossing their legs and needs to pee. Personally, as a middle-aged man, I try to pee as often as convenient, and certainly as close to a flight as possible because it takes a while to board, taxi, and get in the air and the Captain turns off his light to let us go to the bathroom without getting scorn from the flight attendants (who are standing up and doing beverage service even if the seatbelt light is on).

[@captain747]

Hey captain fianllly u r back after so many days Missed you very much

[@sarthakbharara]

Welcome back, Capt. Joe! You were dearly missed!

[@44R0Ndin]

IMO the wipers thing is more of a drag issue and less of a weight issue. Altho, it's not just the wiper blades and arms you're eliminating, you're also eliminating the heavy electric motors used to DRIVE those windshield wipers.

[@josh3771]

They also create unneeded cockpit noise, need replacement and can scratch windows

[@44R0Ndin]

@@josh3771 Yeah, there's several benefits, and it's also good engineering, because as Elon Musk said, "The best part is no part, the best system is no system at all". Engineering is about minimalism, the reason things like airplanes get so complicated is that they're asked to perform very efficiently at many different tasks, which really drives up the complexity.

[@ideasforever4823]

hey Joey!! i've been watching your videos for years and it just is a true mark of a good multitasker. Looking forward for more interesting videos regularly🤠🤠

[@fazalm8687]

Cabin air compressors and battery weight took away the perceived benefits of not having bleed air systems. Which is why the Airbus A350 still being heavier is more fuel efficient than the 787 on same routes and capacities and is more profitable to airlines. Upcoming 787 HGW versions are pointless too as they still do not have enough range than the Airbus A350.

[@JulianFischerJulesBarner]

I think a vital part of the ANA pee calculation could be even more important as every passenger leaves more than just those 250g. The overall weight would include toilet paper for all passengers and other things like water weight for washing hands etc.

[@volodumurkalunyak4651]

No. Plane operators cannot take less water for hand washing or toilet paper even if all onboard are forced to use bathroom prior to flight.

[@elcastorgrande]

Welcome back, missed your videos.

[@enriquemedina9122]

Great one! Thank you Joe!

[@KEITHGEE1000]

Fascinating as always!! Thanks.

[@andrewwinfield8592]

One of the benefits of the change to a composite fuselage is the ability to have a lower cabin altitude for better passenger comfort. However higher cabin pressure means heavier air - more weight! Is the weight added by -1000ft of cabin altitude significant on a big airliner? If so are any airlines really lowering the cabin altitude? Are any lobbying to raise it?

[@rickochet6569]

Brilliant line of thinking here - I'd love to see an answer about this!

[@andrewwinfield8592]

Not easy to find precise answers on-line but it's a vague point anyway - it depends on the inside air temperature/density and how loaded the aircraft is - passengers and luggage displace air. The impression I get is it's not significant enough to consider raising the cabin above the regulatory 8000ft, which has potential safety risks, but it may be enough for penny-pinching airlines to avoid lowering the cabin altitude. It could be beneficial for an empty cargo 747 to lower the pressure.

[@dh2266]

Love the math! Great video!

[@hueginvieny7959]

I'm so glad your back thanks for the video

[@hellosweden8786]

I just cannot get over how exquisite your accent is. Please start making audiobooks?

[@AJ-qv9yo]

How about charging overweight passengers more (and skinny ones less)? A single overweight passenger not flying because of the higher price would pale all urine and olive calculations and would add to the comfort of the passengers sitting next to them.

[@Jellyfish999]

Hi captain these days I always long for your videos. Do keep uploading..#very informative

[@Copablanca]

Missed you dude 😩 Glad you’re back. Still reading your inspiring book , which is great 👍

[@mvandam100]

Did you enjoy your visit to cape town. We all missed you good video as allways

[@ROUSH-01]

An upload🙌 I missed you😭

[@evansoul9248]

It's good you are back

[@thetowndrunk988]

Most people do evacuate before boarding, though there’s always “that guy/girl”, who asks to use the head as everyone is boarding……

[@moiraatkinson]

Asks? They don’t usually ask, they just go!

[@chauvinflorent8245]

Great to have you back there

[@RECHARGED77]

he always comes back

[@Blanco10]

Magnífica información... Que muy pocos pasajeros tienen en cuenta esos detalles🤔

[@chrv2956]

Please, Joe. Density of Jet A is about 795 kg/cubic meter. How do you get 425000 tons out of 314000 cubic meters?? This means a density of about 1350.... That is really heavy fuel. Love your channel. Gratings from the oil tanker officer

[@_Neolidas]

"Air Ryan" in the thumbnail had me on the ground. Amazing effort going into the videos!

[@ilikemetros5202]

And he is baaaaack!

[@dianericciardistewart2224]

Very informative, Captain Joe! Thank you for making a stellar product to keep all of us 'up to speed'!! God bless. . . 💕✈✈💕

[@stevenholt1867]

We have to draw the line somewhere between weight saving and cabin service.

[@mohua6600]

We missed you so much its been a long time since you had a video. I'm just a boy on my mums account but for my age I know alot.about aviation just because of you 😀😀

[@Shadow_of_STLKR]

I like 737 failsafe design with cables and additional bleed air. It saved serval planes from crushing

[@josh3771]

In today's age it's killing more people than it's saving. No envelope protections, no tuning of handling characteristics to improve handling or to create similarity between models and led to mechanical hacks like mcas being required. Flyby wire aircraft's are still incredibly resilient including in catastrophic systems damage like the Qantas A380 that blew up an engine

[@jojo82742]

My captain pls can you drop a video flying the super Sonic Concord.....frs flight simulator

[@ronduncan9527]

You’re back! 👍🏼

[@moritz2849]

ENDLICH, ein neues Video!👌👌

[@Theb0red317]

I remember when United was really excited when they switched to a lighter paper for their Hemispheres magazine, Saving an entire ounce per magazine.

[@rssrover3396]

Interesting video. I have not flown for a while, but from memory there always used to be an airline magazine in seat pocket in front of me. I wonder how much weight could be saved if all of these were removed. Paper is heavy.

[@dobrien757]

Ryanair ditched them in 2005! Their catalogue is now on your phone

[@aliabouelazz4780]

The main reason why aircrafts consume more when heavier is because it takes more energy for the airplane to climb the same altitude unit the more heavy it is so a heavy aircraft finds its optimal cruise altitude for a given flight lower than a lighter one and thus consumes more. Second reason which is quite negligeable. To keep the aircraft at the same altitude u need a higher angel of attack to generate enough lift force to cancel the weight force which induces naturally more drag

[@letsfly3592]

Captain joe is the best!

[@ScienceSavvy502]

I still don’t understand why overweight or obese passengers are paying the same as mine but when my luggage is heavier by a single kg i got to pay extra

[@TheBestGamingCritic]

Welcome back Joe.

[@WANDERER0070]

Best way to save on fuel is build more bullet and maglev trains to avoid overland flights. Or hyperloop. Leave airplanes only for flights over seas.

[@44R0Ndin]

Airplanes have the massive advantage that you don't need to buy the land under the airborne route they take to their destination. All you need is an airport at the source and another at the destination. Rail lines are incredibly expensive to lay down, despite their seemingly mundane construction. Doubly so if the rail line is electrified, like large portions of Europe's rail network. Maglevs are even more fantastically expensive per mile to build. And Hyperloop is the most expensive of all of them! So, in these economically trying times, where are you going to get all the money to build all that infrastructure? That's one of the great things about airplanes, sure the operating costs (and fuel burn) might be higher than other methods of travel, but they excel at being able to go nearly anywhere. Older versions of the Boeing 737 even had small kits of parts available to adapt them to being able to land on grass or gravel runways, and many Soviet-era Russian airliners are similarly able. Can't say that about any kind of railroad, you gotta lay the rails first, the train comes after. And it's those very same rails that are the expensive part of the railroads.

[@aviatortrucker6198]

Just thinking of weight savings if they make every passenger do a number two before a flight. Not only with that save wait but the airline would not have to put up with anybody’s crap during the flight either!

[@jamesmckenzie3532]

Welcome back! Three months away. Hope you were very busy with CargoLux.

[@falxonPSN]

Simple question, why not weigh passengers and lighter ones get a discount or extra baggage allowance and heavier ones pay a penalty or get less baggage allowance? If weight matters, I shouldn't have to subsidize the cost of an overweight fast food addict.

[@ZK-APA]

Because it's unethical, and can lead to PR nightmares and discrimination lawsuits

[@falxonPSN]

@@ZK-APA Not unethical if weight is literally the limiting factor of costs. It's no different than weighing bags. I'm sure some people would complain about it, but people complain about everything.

[@ZK-APA]

@@falxonPSN well because one, weight here doesn't mean overweight. If someone is naturally large, making them pay for something which isn't their fault is unethical. Two, weight isn't the limiting factor of costs. It's the limiting factor of profits. As in either they will charge the passenger for their weight, and if they are not heavy, replace that weight with cargo. And finally, doing this will naturally make people prefer other airlines as it's very easy to counter such a PR

[@jamesf931]

I relieve myself before a flight because I hate using the lav unless absolutely necessary.

[@bhattpratik1325]

A great return with weight loss, good job sir 😂

[@e_3ic_n_k]

haven't seen your videos for a long time, welcome back 😂

[@Skybound_travel]

Your back!!!

[@selinalavanya9556]

Very great video! Never thought like that. This is "airlines are not selling seats, they are selling weight' good.

[@markpunt9638]

Fascinating. And now I know why British Airways has stopped handing out newspapers.

[@hunterrgaming5423]

First here 😋 he is making video after so long I was waiting

[@RoderikvanReekum]

No second 🥈🏆🍾🥂👏

[@hunterrgaming5423]

@@RoderikvanReekum well 🥇

[@hunterrgaming5423]

You're second sorry 😁

[@RoderikvanReekum]

@@hunterrgaming5423 You have to select newest first not best reactions.

[@stradivarioushardhiantz5179]

That's why current ULCC decked out on latest superlightweight seats with only around 10kg/seat compare to full service economy seats with IFE with around 15kg/seat in weight🛫🤓 .....full service airlines with First/ Business/ Premium Economy class seats + full amenities & hot towels are pretty big investment 🛫🤓 ..... no wonder if many airlines reducing champange fleurs for plastic cub🛫🤣

[@oswaldC2243]

Thanks Captain Joe, very informative video, really enjoyed it. Thanks again.

[@virtualaviator21156]

Thank you for doing this inspirational video ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@samueleburgess9405]

Instead of just having everyone urinate, also have everyone do a colonoscopy prep! That would save LOTS of weight.

[@Gaborkik]

Incredible, this gives a new perspective for the extra clothes I take on when my luggage is overweight. But I do my part keeping my body weight controlled. :D

[@Nyck461]

The idea is good but airlines take advantage of everything possible. In 2008 they "temporarily" started charging for luggage because the fuel price was too high. Did they stopped charging? No, they continued and still raising prices for that service. Latter on they started charging for "choose your seat". Why are they doing this charge? Your seat location does not change the weigh of the airplane in the sky. Will not take too long to charge to use the restroom or to bring your smart phone or a computer a board. If charging for all of these they still serving a very cheap food imagine if they decide stop food because of the weigh. If they decide to stop food for the weigh they maybe they will serve popcorn because is lighter than pasta or something else.

[@cizzl]

my day is already better since joe posted

[@ЕленаРыжова-л2б]

Hello, Joe. I am very glad to see your new video! ☺ Indeed, a very relevant topic. Especially for tourists like me who like to buy souvenirs on tourist trips and put them in a suitcase, as well as take out beautiful stones from the sea or from the mountains and also put them in a suitcase, and then not know what to do with the excess weight of the suitcase? 😉

[@kenbrown2808]

I don't care, I'm still bringing a bottle of scotch home for the folks who will be watching our dog.

[@danielobanla5466]

Like... Where the hell have u been Captain Joe🤔🙂 Glad to have u back.

[@vinicius_ATC]

Your video is incredibly well-edited 😃

[@AlexSong1707]

JOE IS FINALLY BACK!!!!!!!!!!!! Your videos are the biggest reason why I've hours as a flight student Joe, without your videos I will be getting nowhere. Without your videos I won't know how to decode a METAR (or what a METAR even is) or even what that number 7000 (VFR Squawk) in the cockpit is.

[@oscarmartin2300]

Awesome! This video inspired me in one of my office duties :) Thank you Captain!

[@rajkumaranbazhagan6088]

Hi Cap.Joe I am also currently writing a book related to the working of planes Wish me good luck all of you

[@mrlintonious]

Fly by Wire should perhaps be called, Fly by Electrons, as one first thinks of actual wire doing the connections, as in the older plane designs with the linkages and wire for Fly by Wire.

[@mikestevenrfs7374]

nice info captain 👍😁

[@toldsammy4203]

‘Airlines aren’t selling seats, they’re selling weight’ you’ve nailed it Joe.

[@roberthunter6927]

Another way to save heaps is to put all the passengers to sleep horizontally in capsules. No meals, no inflight entertainment, no cabin crew required! 🙂 They board the plane asleep, and are woken up after the plane lands. If the plane crashes or catches fire, they won't worry. Also, collect their farts. An average human farts about 2 litres of volatile gases a day, so 400 passengers on a long haul flight could produce about 800 litres of methane and other aromatic gases, which can be fed into the engines for more power.