What do pilots do BEFORE the flight?!

What kind of pre-flight preparations do pilots have to do before they go flying?
Who does what and how do they determine how much fuel that they need to uplift into the aircraft?
This and many more things will be covered in this video. You will get to follow me and my collegue Luca when we go through the Weather, NOTAM's, Flightplans and much more. Make sure you watch the whole video to the end, you might have to do this yourselves some day!
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[@emirakcayl3974]

As a student pilot , it's really nice to see a captain taking his personal time to explain the "unknowns" . Great channel , great videos :)

[@sadisadihotmailcom]

Egitim bitti mi

[@mybackpocket]

Every time I watch one these videos my admiration and respect for a pilot increases. A lot of pre planning and knowledge is required to be one.

[@wilsonle61]

You can know a man by his work ethic, professionalism, and attention to detail. Both you and your FO are pros.

[@mugundhann5905]

This video tells about the meticulous preparation of the pilot work before takeoff and nothing can be taken for granted. Superb captain for your dedication

[@shokizu]

Love your videos ! As a dispatcher I find them really interesting as they make me understand a bit more what's going on in the cockpit.

[@MentourPilot]

Great to hear!

[@John_Be]

This is such a tough subject to talk about. #1 It's highly technical. #2 It's a dangerous game because you risk disclosing proprietary or security information. #3 There is a ton of material to cover because there is a lot of material that pilots have to sort through. Thank you for cutting through it and letting us see.

[@WeeRosieOurFrenchie]

This guy is obviously well respected as well as well liked. Very informative videos without getting boring. I always look forward to the vlogs. Please never change and continue to educate us regarding your career path. Oh and as a Scotsman it was great to hear you pronounce Edinburgh correctly 🤗

[@Chardok2]

Great job - I love this peek behind the curtain. I'm watching these videos in an effort to get over a fear of flying (as a passenger) and, so far, this is doing an amazing job. BRAVO, Mentour Pilot!!!

[@chewar7537]

I watch for the same reason, and because he is an awesome human! I have yet to get over my fear of flying, but I could probably get closer if Petter was the pilot!

[@Scagman18]

As someone who has always been a huge fanboy of flying and been around planes my whole life, seeing your day to day is really interesting to me. I don’t know or care to know what you get paid but you guys deserve more for all you do and have to know. huge fan of your channel btw

[@xAndreDr1fter]

Thank you for getting us close to the Aviation World✈❤

[@jayashrishobna]

Haha I love how at the start the camera started rolling just before you began walking, so there's a moment when you haven't begun walking yet, and then you begin walking to take the intro shot. It's these little quirks/"mistakes" which make me realise that making videos like these takes a lot of deliberate work - they show just how much thought you put into the little details, how much effort you put into making this podcast as entertaining and polished as they are informative. I've been binge-watching your videos for a week now and I don't see myself stopping till I get through every single one of them. Thank you for all your amazing work :)

[@smtmsjacolyn6699]

A great flying officer, with pin point precision, really marvellous and enjoying all his videos with real enthusiasm. The physics of Aero dynamics elucidated so distinctly, although I'm no Pilot, watching his his videos has always kept me glued in it, I'm really obsessed as a ardent follower of this great channel. May God bless you and be with you always. Jacolyn (Srilanka).

[@sudhanvahariharan1117]

The flight plan looks so much like that used in simbrief( for flight Sims) now I can read it more accurately😁😄

[@eileenmcauliffe1148]

Good to learn what your pilot have to do before your flight ✈️ thanks 🙏

[@seanhenrynewman5181]

Love that you fixed the sound on the intro, so it doesn't make the ears ache! You should really do a video on preparation for the tests to get into a pilot school, what kind of maths you need, the tasks etc! We are probably many who are going very soon and want to be as prepared as possible, you could do that!

[@MentourPilot]

I will see what I can do

[@seanhenrynewman5181]

Thank you very much Petter, so glad to the dramatic increase of your subscribers for the roughly 2 years I've followed you, to a few thousand to 70.000+. I hope it keeps growing! :)

[@MentourPilot]

Thank you. I hope so to, it enables me to do much cooler things

[@RedScorpion786]

I highly admire and respect you first as a person and second as a really highly competent captain. Your video is very informative, gives a good insight for both youngsters who who want to decide the career and also to aspiring pilot. It also increases the knowledge of anyone watching any of your video. I wish other professionals in different field can also take the initiative to gives us especially the youngsters an insight in their relevant field.

[@ryans.5998]

Awesome seeing this side of the profession. Thanks for the videos, Captain. Can you please make a video on cost index and how it's used to determine flight speeds/altitudes?

[@Mumbikerabhijit24]

Very informative video captain. You're every video is fantastic

[@Emmabruceofficial]

Videos like these ones have really helped me get over my fear of flying. I suppose when anything bad happens with a plane you only ever see the disasters either in films or in real life on the news. So you never get a clear picture in your head of just how safe flying is or the amount of work that actually goes into flying a plane from the engineers, to the pilots, air stewards, safety checks etc. I recently flew on a plane where someonething occurred with an airlock after the plane already landed safely. This fault occurred while loading passenger luggage onto the aircraft. We all boarded the plane but after about an hour of no joy trying to fix the fault we had to disembark and get back on another plane. Then we got ready to go to the runway and an aggressive passenger kicked off so it was back to parking the plane to have him arrested and taken off. 7 hour delay in total but it was so reassuring to see no matter how long anything takes, if something isn't right then it's a case of hurry up and wait. It was my husband and kids first time flying whereas I've flown for 28 years. I had to tell them these were highly unusual circumstances also the weather caused more delays stopping and starting take offs and landings and we were about no.30 in the queue for take off. Flight was fine and flight home was very quick and smooth. Love flying now :)

[@kwazidonsta3658]

Thank you Mentour for motivating me every single day!

[@spi71]

Boston’s Logan Airport was closed to all flights for about 30 - 40 because a micro burst. There were also thunder storms and heavy winds.

[@andrewockenden]

Captain Petter great video and as a former aircraft engineer approaching 80 years young who still loves to fly long haul, it is good to learn what goes on behind the scenes to get us safely to destination. There seems to be much information to digest and understand even before the pre-flight walk around. Many thanks for all the good gen.

[@simonk4776]

As always, another great video. I love watching your videos specifically, for the fact that they are low key, precise and very informative. Thank you Mentour Pilot. I'd like to see you cover ILS landing procedures in an upcoming video.

[@Mark-Wester]

My dad is a retired airline Captain for American Airlines. I find it really interesting to see the prep work.

[@dheyes803]

I have learned so much from watching your videos. You take the time to interact with your audience and it keeps us engaged no matter how long each video is. Great job as always.🛩✈️🤸🏽‍♀️

[@MentourPilot]

Thank you! Great to hear that you are appreciating the videos. Keep coming with suggestions and join me in the Sunday live-streams!

[@JV-kp3vo]

Are you an instructor? If not, then you should definitely be one. I am not a pilot or even close to that level of knowledge but in just a few videos, I am learning. You have a way of making things seem to be so clear and understandable. Thank you for these videos.

[@sharoncassell9358]

Yes. Petter is a line captain & teches new cadets in sims and tests seasoned pilots on check rides and type ratings when a pilot changes to a different type of plane 737 from airbus 380 perhaps.

[@Sykesee]

I'm becoming more and more comfortable with flying... I had no idea! On top of all the pre-flight checks you guys do this too? It seems like every avenue is covered, wonderful, thank you!

[@samtaplet6117]

Just two weeks ago my flight aboard Air Canada was delayed 2 hours because the ground crew did not put enough fuel in the plane to make it to our destination. I was so glad they saw that before we took off because who knows that could have been my last day (not that I care).

[@karolkubik2719]

Fantastic video Mentour! Your videos are always very informative and never disappoint. All the best, and keep it up!

[@samerhaddad280]

ha! felt like watching the weather forecast on TV mentour.

[@MentourPilot]

Hahaha

[@Valantir]

As a comparison, I work for a small Charter company on Piston and Turbine aircraft. For us, our call time is 1-1.5 hours before flight. First officer does the walk around then takes the aircraft out to the run up area to warm up the engines and test the systems. Captain does the flight planning during this time. By the time I am done the run up I usually have a text message from the Captain with how much fuel we need and I fill up the plane. Then I add or remove any seats required for the trip, and the captain is usually greeting passengers and preparing the commissary/ bringing out the baggage and cargo to be loaded. Now we load the passengers and everything is ready for an immediate departure.

[@jasoncentore1830]

Great video, when I worked for AA in DCA, they had separate crew rooms and the main room had tons of computers set up for the pilots. I always miss the smell of Jet A in the morning. Very informative video, especially for someone who has never seen what you do before you get to the plane, most people think it's like a rental car, next flight crew jumps in and your off

[@theillytellez3761]

this is so comforting! i dont know about the rest of the people who watch your videos, but i was under the impression that you usually knew nothing about the weather when you were on an aircraft, i thought it was a bit of a surprise how the day would go and that's why turbulence scares me a lot, cause it feels like the crew didnt know about it or werent ready for it. but now i see you have everything in order and as much control as it can be!

[@Warriorking.1963]

A truly fascinating video. Thanks for posting something very few of us non aviation people would ever think about.

[@nikolasjorgandzijoski7527]

I can never get over how awesome those intros are with the engines starting and the aircraft in the sky

[@MentourPilot]

Glad to hear that you like it!

[@AW-kr9fl]

I’m a train driver but I find these videos so interesting. I wouldnt want to become a pilot but I’m fascinated by aviation and the job of a pilot

[@piyushjoshii]

Wow I am living my dream watching these videos. So wanted to be a pilot but unfortunately don't have the finances to back up. Infinite flight helps me fulfill my cravings a bit. But u sir is just fantastic. Already Subscribed :)

[@miroslavvalha3774]

Only a great people are ready to share there knowledge and experience. Bravo!

[@ravishankar1972]

I am sure that there will be a plan for accommodating for rerouting the flight under unknown circumstances. These issues are also discussed with flight crew. Just keep them informed. Same as the case for the emergency procedures which are pretty much standard in nature. Example dumping off the fuel, dumping off the extra luggage etc., Although I am not a pilot it is interesting to know these details. Highly educated videos for beginners like me.

[@deepakchowdhry6042]

Thank you for this informative and interesting podcast on pre-flight briefings for pilots. Also, please show a podcast on crew briefings too and what they do before the flight takes off.

[@MsElke11]

These videos prove that airline pilots are the CREME de la CREME in the hierarchy of professions. You guys earn every penny!

[@PFoppen81]

I fly VFR and really liked to see how a professional is doing his preflight preparation.. Thx!

[@MentourPilot]

Thank YOU for supporting me and the channel! Fly safe!

[@kevinolome8852]

You are my mentor, I need that discipline of going to work one hour earlier

[@benjaminmenken5693]

I just learned how to do ils today in flight simulator 2020, I did a 2 hour flight in the crj 700 and landed with ils for the first time

[@alvaroquevedo8263]

As a recently hired pilot on one of the biggest South American Airlines, I have to thank you for this videos, there are really helpful on the transition between Cessnas and airliners preflights and procedures. A small suggestion, try using a handheld gimbal for your GoPro on the walking or moving shots in general, that would smooth the footage a lot!

[@MentourPilot]

Thanks, yes, I have been thinking of getting me one of those. So far, I havent been doing much of those videos so I haven't needed one.

[@lewisbarzola4926]

Alvaro Quevedo latam?

[@alvaroquevedo8263]

Mentour Pilot That would be great for recording things like a walk around, some things on the cockpit or even some of your destinations! Great videos, top aviation related channel on KZbin right now!

[@alvaroquevedo8263]

Lewis Barzola No, actually Avianca, Top South American airline according to Skytrax's world airline awards. But have to admit that LATAM as a holding has a bigger fleet.

[@lewisbarzola4926]

Alvaro Quevedo let me guess: do you fly the a320 familym

[@szymonkowalczyk5550]

Great video, and perfect idea of showing the before flight job!

[@MentourPilot]

Glad to hear that you liked it!

[@ProfessorLooney95]

Thank you for making this video, really adds some perspective of what it means to be a pilot 🧑‍✈️

[@jessijacobs8]

This was one of the best videos!!! I'm so interested in all these 'behind the scene' details 🤩🤩 Petter can you advise who writes up the actual flight plans and how do they get assigned to each pilot? ✈️🇿🇦

[@JosephSeabourne]

It’s a person called a dispatcher. They aren’t assigned to any specific pilot, they produce flight plans (and perform various other tasks) for multiple crews and flights.

[@FlyLeah]

You got flight dispatchers which basically have pilot like knowledge about load planning, weather, and fuel planning, etc. but without the flight training. They're the ones that writes up the flightplans which they "release" to the pilots in question :)

[@parijat77]

Awesome video with very crisp information. Really like the way you present. Can you do a pod-cast specifically on way-points in the flight plan and how are they decided and what can influence a change...

[@mosestomfelix]

You're a perfect pilot sir , 👨‍✈️🛩👍 I like the way how politely you talk with us

[@drunkardgamingcr8064]

you are my inspiration sir!! i gained more knowledge about pilots from you than anyone.salute to you sir!

[@MentourPilot]

Thank you! Glad to hear that you like the channel and thank you for supporting! Feel free to share the video with your friends on social media!

[@mrbluesky2334]

Excellent video, fantastic overview! I really appreciate the time and effort taken to make your videos, the content of this video however I found especially interesting!

[@MentourPilot]

Great to hear! Feel free to share it with your aviation loving friends!

[@bhavyatalwar]

Who else likes the videos before watching them completely

[@MentourPilot]

Thats very nice of you but I want to her what you thought AFTER the video as well. Thanks for your support!

[@bhavyatalwar]

Your each and every video is perfectly shot and really helpful!! Love your work Mentour 🤗

[@lizstubbs2969]

Me :-)

[@emaildenis]

I hit 'like' and go make dinner before watching!

[@jordillach3222]

Wel, I don't really like them, I love them 😉.

[@lindsayelliott1194]

Great video. Fascinating to see what goes on before a plane even takes off. Can you show us what goes on in regards dealing with dispatchers etc getting clearance, push back etc

[@FeDaguiar]

I would like a video explaining more about the numbers and info on the flight plan... I guess I would be a great subject! Your channel is great!! Congrats

[@MentourPilot]

That can definitely be done!

[@Steven-hj3nz]

Thank you Petter for The Best Videos On KZbin. Thank you for all that you do for us !!!! I definitely will be supporting you on Paetron !!!!

[@joshjenk1613]

Hello Mentour Pilot, I would love to see you explain the Significant Weather chart symbols in detail, the weather associated with each one (turbulence, icing, etc.), and the steps taken to avoid certain significant weather... Thanks in advance!!!

[@onyedikachingene9719]

You are really doing a great job. Thanks for the knowledge you are passing on. Well detailed, coordinated and straith to the point.

[@bulldog89ita]

NOSIG means no significant change in the next 2 hours, it's a trend forecast. NSW no significant weather. So basically Ryanair doesn't schedule enough time for a preflight, and you work 15 minutes for free reducing your rest, maybe even going into minimum rest. Good to know.

[@ayyappa78]

Fantastic video as usual !! Thank you so much for all your time and effort you put in for all these videos

[@lewisbarzola4926]

that intro scene has a "professional" feeling to it. i just love that intro

[@MentourPilot]

Great to hear!

[@seanmugala7183]

You’re a really great pilot. I’m a student pilot and honestly in class a lot of stuff I learn just goes past me but you’re videos are really great. Thank you Captain 😊😊

[@osemekeugbo999]

This is absolutely fantastic! So cool to see what actually happens.

[@jameskoralewski3583]

Perform a walk around, where they inspect all the external aircraft surfaces and parts. Then they go through their checklists to make sure all the switches are in the proper positions for the many aircraft systems to work properly.

[@prryplatypus]

Could you please show us any formulae or ways in which V-Speeds are calculated? I'm a flight-simming enthusiast and would love to know how to manually calculate these.

[@MentourPilot]

We use tables provided by Boeing. I can take a photo of the table and post it on my Facebook page if you want.

[@prryplatypus]

Mentour Pilot Yes, please!👏🏻 Thank you very much ;)

[@tomasdererste]

If you have around €18 (excl. VAT) to spare, get TOPCAT (take off performance calculation tool). It has many cool features. You can do your weight and balance calculations there. And after that, you select the airport, runway, weather conditions and estimated TOW (there's option to select the flap configuration, anti-ice, no bleed t/o, and engine thrust setting). The program will then calculate the V-speeds and even the de-rate (fixed derate, assumed temperature or a combination of both.) You'll get a nice table of V-speeds and runway lenght remaining for given flaps and various engine thrust settings. Did I mention it can calculate the landing distance required, too? It's great for determining the autobrake setting. It's one of the most useful programs for flight-simming. Really worth the money. Give it a look. Btw, do you fly the PMDG 737NGX? If so, the FMC gives you the V-speeds on the TAKE OFF page.

[@prryplatypus]

Zweistein Wow, sounds amazing! I think I'll give it a look. And no, I fly X-Plane. Some aircraft also give you the V-Speeds, but I'm not sure if that happens in real life, and I want to be as close to reality as possible. Thank you so much for the TOPCAT suggestion!

[@kathy13volpe]

NPT ME TOO!

[@Rysan777]

Love this type of video would like to see more with preflight planning and decision making ! Thumbs up!

[@kevinbrennan8794]

Captain, I commented over at your Patreon location... Good technical pre-flight video. Thanks for sharing the information in such a professional and interesting manner.

[@MentourPilot]

Thank you for your excellent support Kevin! It's much appreciated!

[@TheCracker94]

Awesome videos Capitain! I'm an enthusiast when it comes to planes, your vids help me to calm my curiosity. Thanks!!

[@hotelbravo1695]

As an F/A i love how u are going to advice crew about CAT, so no one gets hurt. Not every pilot seems to look at turbulence chances and tell the crew. Beautiful explanation, safe flying to you and all reading this comment. Question did you ever come to LMML?

[@shafeelmuhammed]

You are doing a great job for us Captain . Thanks a lot ..

[@MentourPilot]

Thank YOU! Great to hear that you like it. Feel free to share it with your friends!

[@borntofly8947]

Dear Mentour. I love your vids I really look forward to them and enjoy every one. You've inspired me to become a pilot myself and I'm very grateful. Keep up the good work. ❤️

[@MentourPilot]

Thank You! I will do my best to continue to deliver. Best of luck with your training!

[@borntofly8947]

Mentour Pilot Thank you so much for the reply!

[@MentourPilot]

No probs!

[@superfastgame]

Hi Capt, I just found your channel thank you for awesome video and pls know you are changing the life of many aviation kids. just wanna say we appreciated the work and effort you put into this. subscribed and I will always be looking forward to your new video. have a safe flight sir

[@benmartz3405]

Great video. I am not a pilot but i learn so much just by watching. I downloaded the mentour pilot app a couple weeks ago and all the info is top notch. My home airport is hartsfield jackson international in atlanta,ga. 20 min from my house.

[@dottie471]

Thank you to his First Officer for being patient and allowing Petter to film this.

[@matteolosardo]

Petter I think you accidentally revealed for what airline you work for in this video, while you was showing the papers (I'm not going to say it)

[@annatamparow4917]

Matteo Lo Sardo There is the flight number blacked out, but in the weather charts it looks like it starts with a 7 and that's either TUI or Air India. Incredible!

[@aegeanpithiron5009]

@@annatamparow4917 No, It is our beloved RyanAir you can see RYR at 11:42

[@LogRol]

@@aegeanpithiron5009 Yea, I also saw that but I was wondering is that a meaning of the company Ryanair itself, or just some abbreviation such as NOTAM (Notices to Airman), etc...

[@joewileman4480]

Also worth noting that only one airline currently appears to fly that route mentioned in the video......

[@TS_Mind_Swept]

I would imagine he’d fly for more than one, no?

[@AlanOnCA]

Thanks it’s interesting to see that you guys apply a lot of what we do in the single engine aircraft. I was surprised to see you don’t get your briefing using an iPad and ForeFlight

[@umutgulmez83]

Thanks a lot, it was really helpful. Just a small note : NOSIG means that a forecaster is expecting no significant CHANGE in weather. A little different than "no significant weather"

[@runarandersen878]

Great info. I would like a video that continues this one: What you do when you arrive at the aircraft, before you take off.

[@Roccstar2000]

Loved this video mentour! Its really awesome to see you out in the field!

[@LS-Moto]

How reliable are the weather reports pre flight? Weathers can change fast and suddenly.... what if you are in flight by the time? And another question I have - can you make a video on how exactly the amount of fuel is being calculated? I know the factors such as weight, flight distance etc. are required for it, but how does the math look like? Other than that, thank you for giving us an insight into this profession. I'm considering getting a privat pilot license in the future. Great job captain :)

[@MentourPilot]

Thank you for supporting! The reports and forecasts are quite accurate but we update them electronically before each flight.

[@leighs5048]

Hi, Mentour! Could you do a video about the pilot or first officer walking around and examining the outside of the plane pre-flight: what all you check for and whether there have ever been things you’ve seen which caused you to reject the plane, send it back to maintenance, and request a replacement plane? I know in the winter you check for ice on the plane and you need to have it de-iced; and I’m guessing you’d check for oil or gas leaks, tire pressure, and broken fan blades? Anything else you’d check for that maintenance might have overlooked? Thanks!

[@sharoncassell9358]

You are exactly correct. Hydraulic leaks brakes& tires. Pitot tube covers removed. Then in the cockpit move the rudder & ailerons for flight controls.

[@xunlex]

As a staffmember for a Virtual Airline, your video's are very usefull and informative sir! Excellent work!!

[@MentourPilot]

Thank you! Glad you find them useful!

[@simonblunden2151]

These videos are really fascinating. Thank you!

[@user-lz2mt5nc9e]

6:11 Great video, but you made a classic mistake there captain. NOSIG means "No Significant Change", which means that there have been no significant changes since the last METAR report It is NSW that means "No Significant Weather".

[@davidecosta5563]

+Mentour Pilot Hello Petter. You just made one of the best, most interesting videos since you started Captain. It just turned into my favourite video and I really appreciated the huge effort you made filming it for us, and just before a flight, CRAZY . I feel really lucky to be part of the community you created and since I follow you from the very FIRST VIDEO you made, I can really say how much improvement you've been doing to the channel in these two years . Thank you so much Petter! As always keep on the GREAT GREAT job, hope to meet you soon in the skies (just give me some time to start my way towards flightschhol! ; ) ). THX Davide

[@Goddybag4Lee]

This channel is like the extra materials on a DVD disc for the National Geographic show Air Crash Investigation.

[@ManJay3220]

In 2019 I’m still watching

[@benorex8980]

2020 :)

[@269KID1]

Love this ..he make everything so damn simple to understand. I feel like a genus when the video finishes. 😂

[@MentourPilot]

Happy to hear that!

[@Benty06]

Hey! Could you do a video when you first arrive into the cockpit to show us when you're preparing the aircraft? When you switch on all the instruments etc. Thanks :)

[@MentourPilot]

+Mathieu Bentivoglio Yes! I am planning to do something like that. If you are really curios I have a "Full setup of a Boeing 737" course available in my "Mentour Aviation" app. Check it out!

[@alsmut84]

Thanks for taking us with you on your preflight these vlogs are so good wow iam hooked

[@MentourPilot]

Im glad to hear that you like them!

[@William93ITA]

Always incredible your professionalism Mentour! Waiting for the next one! :)

[@ezymarkz]

Your videos are getting better all the time. Fantastic work. :)

[@MentourPilot]

Thank you! Im so happy that you think so!

[@shalemedward671]

Mentour i really loved this video... you answered a lot of questions... i really hope more stuff like this comes out.. Cheers

[@MentourPilot]

Come with suggestions and they might just come true!

[@plane15man]

Perhaps a video on flight plans? Probably something I'm going to learn in flight school, but still probably helpful to some people.

[@MentourPilot]

I will see what I can do!

[@leedenny1207]

Hi there. This is the first video of yours that I have watched, I'm quite interested in what happens before flights and how you prepare etc., so I have definitely subscribed for more! Also, I am from Glasgow, so it was interesting to see that you may have had to fly in an airport I always use😉 Usually, when flying into Scotland, you can expect some rain 😂 Love the video

[@venture208]

This was really interesting. I learn so much from watching these videos.

[@jamesjacobs8785]

Really enjoyed this one. I would be interested in seeing one on how to file a flight plan.

[@dik3y]

Please Cap do more about NOTAM & FPL and also Loadsheet info you need for the plane.

[@w6wdh]

Interesting aside: There is a JustPlanes blu-ray video on an Air Canada flight that shows the preflight planning for a long Toronto to Hong Kong flight. The flight paths can go over Russia or over the western Pacific. The fuel consumption varies, of course, with winds and distance flown. The flight path over Russia is shortest, but Russia charges a lot of money for ATC for overflights, so sometimes it is less expensive to fly around Russia. In this case, flight operations plots two or three routes, and, with the pilots, chooses the optimum one for flight time and cost.

[@TwiistedGalaxy]

Hey , i would love to see a video of you doing the walk around on the aircraft if that is possible please :)

[@MentourPilot]

I will try to get that sorted, just have to find a 737 :)

[@Wien09]

Mentour Pilot Maybe you look at the airport 😉 But seriously: Fantastic videos, please keep on!