40 Hours Inside a B747! Cargo Mission Over the Himalayas (US - Pakistan - Nepal)

I was on a humanitarian mission inside a National Airlines B747-400BCF, delivering medical cargo aids. I flew from Frankfurt Hahn to Islamabad, Pakistan and over the Himalayas to Kathmandu, Nepal. The flight originated from the USA carrying nearly 80 tons of USAid, destined for Pakistan and Nepal.
Our B747 landing into Kathmandu was a thriller! After passing through the last clouds, the entire Kathmandu valley came into sight. Our descent was much steeper than the usual 3 degrees glideslope; it required all the breaks we had to come to a full stop at the end of the runway in Kathmandu, due to high altitude.
What a great privilege to be part of the team to send these much-needed supplies around the world, also to be able to document behind the scenes of such a mission! I felt like “an airplane man” staying inside the B747 for 40 hours, from dark to light to dark again! That’s just 2 days in the life of a charter cargo crew! Certainly very different to the passenger airlines.
External landing/takeoff into Kathmandu footage: / ktmspotter

[@tomflynn8007]

Nepal....my favourite place on this planet. The people, the culture, the food and the views...all amazing. Love from Ireland.

[@oppai.dragon]

Love from Nepal🥰🥰.....I will travel Ireland after my graduation

[@anjutripathee7072]

Thank u for ur great love toward our nation, land of Gautam buddha and highest peak Mt. Everest.😍

[@rohanmtb7810]

Love from Nepal Brother❤️🇳🇵

[@subhandubhowmik4938]

Has anyone told u to share

[@mujahidgujjar1988]

😂😂😂😂lol

[@raviedelta69er44]

Finally the video has arrived. Love from Nepal 🇳🇵🇳🇵🇳🇵

[@joshs4594]

The 747 is being phased out by commercial airlines (their loss) but this is proof that the 747 has a long, bright future as a freighter. Great job by all in your humanitarian efforts. 4 gold stars. 🌟🌟🌟🌟

[@nontonteve2485]

Yup, 747 was meant for freighter market to begin with, yet well received by PAN-AM for long haul passenger flights.

[@goodshipkaraboudjan]

Cargo airlines are commercial airlines.

[@chadhumphries9755]

Awesome video Sam, I actually loaded that cargo back in the states, it's amazing to see it being delivered to the people that needed the aid!! Thank you so much for the amazing video!!

[@Ridejumpfly]

I was wondering what happened to the Travis Frankfurt portion!

[@ceepeesafeer4671]

Thank you 🙏🏿

[@jkull173]

Hi Chad, do you know what the bulk of the items were? Medical supplies or food or ? Thanks!

[@byff2323]

Is this the same Chad Humphries I was at Osan with in 98-99?

[@chadhumphries9755]

@@byff2323 yes

[@bikramgurung5959]

Huge respect to Sam, Captain and entire team of B747 for humanitarian mission towards mankind. Long live friendship between USA and Nepal.

[@vipulgoel0309]

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[@x-vic-x4168]

I’m a Lahore born Canadian since 2 years old 88’. We shouldn’t leave Pakistan out of the equation they are trying to steer the right way, doing humanitarian efforts, taking corruption out. Taliban corruption etc, They have a rough history with India, all blame to UK and lack of education to the poor people of the partition. There’s a lot of entanglement of layer upon layer of corruption in Pakistan for the past 3-4 decades. It takes time. Hopefully they can compromise eventually. Long live Khalistan. They need to be independent.

[@user-jv7yx6nf6g]

Propaganda.

[@overachieveruniqueness7869]

@@x-vic-x4168 fake endia s bots passing by spreading fake news

[@overachieveruniqueness7869]

@@x-vic-x4168amiritser is part of Sikhs and whole of Indian occupied Punjab

[@Ulbre]

Really love that the two pilots from their initial training in Iran ended up working together and achieving their dreams 30 years down the track

[@jonathanxu3256]

International pilots, international flight, international ground crew. Our world needs more love and collaboration like this✌️

[@acecoder8117]

Thanks from islamabad we’ll never forget this kind act

[@i8zeeForever]

love you from PAKISTAN 🖤🖤🇵🇰❤️

[@avn176]

Thank you Sam for us to witness it through your channel. Huge respect to USA for this humongous support. Love from Nepal 🇳🇵

[@RainyVibes]

Same as before

[@megumit2322]

The 747 looks beautiful in the dark airport with the lighting!

[@mapguide475]

Thank you People of USA for the support to my beloved nation Nepal. I was personally vaccinated with J&J vaccine aided by USA. Words can't describe how much these medical supplies meant to people of Nepal.

[@armanchak4236]

Thanks US for this humanitarian aid, love from Pakistan, would like to appreciate Sam and all the crew members.

[@tusharsaini8067]

Copied the same comment huh 😒

[@overachieveruniqueness7869]

@@tusharsaini8067 Any problem it’s just a thank you .

[@gaurabsomare3143]

We, Nepalese are thankful to you. Landing 'Queen of the sky'- Boeing 747 is challenging in Kathmandu's airport. Being an aviation learner I had no idea 747 could land in Kathmandu. That 5.31°, a thrilling descend, great Hats off to Captain, crew members, Sam Chui and et.al. It still gave me goosebumps. It's a humanitarian flight. Huge respect to Captain who dared to land Queen in Kathmandu. It's really beautiful seeing 747 in Nepal. And Sam you must return to Nepal and explore Nature's gift for Nepal.

[@alphaon144hz7]

747 can land but itll never be allowed to fly commercially in tribhuvan airport bcoz it cant land without reverse thrust in trubhuvan airport. imagine ur engine failing in 747 and u have to land in trubhuvan airport, u r dead. plus nepal aint got no oceans so u dead.

[@gaurabsomare3143]

I was saying so, pilot don't even have 2nd options and alot of complications.

[@DeusEstAmor________137]

@@alphaon144hz7 2 new international airports are serving too because we seriously need to land 747 and a380 for cargo purposes too

[@matty6848]

Yes I heard it’s a very difficult airport too land at, especially for a 747.

[@muhammadhaseebullah9291]

Huge respect for your hard worked to deliver Medical aid to Pakistan my country. Alhumdulilah MashaAllah

[@xeemnpisyuslis2089]

While most people of the world are going about their every day lives, there are a few men and women doing their things to make the world better. Thank Sam and the B747 crew.

[@ChefBenG]

I lived in Nepal from 1996-99, I never would have believed that you could have landed a 747 in Kathmandu had I not seen it! It was hair raising enough in 757's and A300's

[@diwassapkota8541]

All the way from nepal 🇳🇵sam . Was waiting for this one so badly

[@SamChui]

Nepal is a beloved country for me, from my previous visit. The people has suffered a lot, yet they are always kind. A fantastic cultural destination

[@mandirashrestha1077]

@@SamChui i saw you in the sky b747!

[@vipulgoel0309]

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[@neerajlaljoshi765]

I am frome nepal and thank you for delivering medical items to nepal to cure the people who need to be cured

[@pratikdasgupta]

Would love to see more videos with this crew. They were awesome, and thanks to Sam for one of his best aviation videos.

[@bimalrai21]

It is the aviators who bring the world closer.........40 hours of flying. Thank you all, even the German guy who serviced the APU........

[@vanofmemes]

I wouldn’t be surprised if Sam flew on a space shuttle one day

[@DarkFalconAnimations]

Two days ago was the 10th anniversary of the retirement of the Space Shuttle. Are you looking forward to SLS?

[@getyourownwifi]

The rover!

[@ahmadhesari1004]

علی شجاعی

[@matthewcurran82]

I'd be surprised if he did, since the shuttle program is no more😂

[@unsatisfiedfans7422]

I would be suprised if Sam flew on a space shuttle one day

[@Joel-ew1zm]

The 744 cockpit always looks so cozy and warm to me, probably my favorite cockpit from an aesthetic perspective.

[@artiga15208]

*747

[@eMelus95]

And is it just me, or does the runway looks so much smaller!

[@krishnaprasaddnair327]

@@artiga15208 744- 747 400

[@Editorwithchai]

@@artiga15208 he means 747-400

[@oh_no_no_no]

It does. Also the 757 in my opinion. Love me a flying pencil.

[@georgeorme760]

Sam, you renew my faith in humanity, so to speak. Thank you for sharing these experiences. You are lucky to have all these adventures.

[@thomasjacques5286]

The genius of the original design to design a proper cargo loading system into the 747 speaks volumes of the forward thinking of Boeing. The 747 as a freighter will fly for decades. I hope those 463L pallets get returned to the USAF.

[@OG-zh6su]

That’s truly a “Cuban Landing” in Kathmandu

[@peanutismint]

Truly! You see how fast he had to snap into reverse thrust when he touched down?

[@jusalii]

@@peanutismint indeed it was amazing sight !

[@avidesire2929]

Hey! Can you tell me what's a Cuban landing?

[@avidesire2929]

@@peanutismint what's a Cuban landing?

[@OG-zh6su]

@@avidesire2929 crazy landing

[@idawan09]

Wow the captain experience is like he is driving a bus.... thumbs up captain👍👍👍

[@chronicawareness9986]

4:43 wow look at that cockpit with all the lights from all the controls and gauges and stuff... amazing view... its actually beautiful

[@jfm8765]

I started to follow this channel with the purpose of helping me overcome the panic I have with airplanes and when I see this video in particular, I feel a huge emotion, I don’t know if it’s because of my fear or because of seeing the big heart of all the staff. Amazing mission!…My respect to all of you!!!

[@matty6848]

You have nothing too fear from flying. What put you off flying in the first place, how long has it been since you flew?

[@ktmspotter]

747 is always a treat in Kathmandu!!Great video as always Sam

[@aviationofnepal178]

Yes!

[@vipulgoel0309]

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[@ayoogorkhali9262]

Thank you so much to everyone who were involved in this mission ,

[@kabinawal4485]

Thank you Sam, Captain Rodriguez and all his team as well as US Govt. for all the medical Supplies. Lots of Love from Himalayas and Nepal........

[@rosemariemckinley7326]

Much love and respect. Thank you Sam for sharing.

[@thedressar4889]

US Gov was very kind to help lther country, appreciate it so much, thank you and regards from Malaysia

[@abisheshkumarkarn2927]

It's really a proud moment to have the opportunity for Nepal to.welcome the humanitarian support from US. The way we Nepalese treat our guests was delightful and soothing to watch. Especially the beauty of kathmandu city and the airport with the red coloured notional flag🇳🇵🇳🇵🇳🇵as well as warm welcome added to the whole beauty of video. Love from Nepal to the whole team

[@tomflynn8007]

Nepal is my favourite place I've seen on this planet. The people are amazing. Long live the Nepalese. Love from Ireland.

[@matty6848]

@@tomflynn8007 yes Nepal is great and the people are fantastic. What was your favourite part of Nepal?

[@landracerootsseedco.1897]

@@matty6848 I loved it all but the mountain areas are spectacular. Up annapurna way. The terai was beautiful aswell. It's hard to beat the tropics.

[@trevorgwelch7412]

I truly respect Mr. Sam Chui , a Millionaire who doesn't mind sleeping on the floor of a B-747 . He is helping the humanitarian efforts . One day he maybe sitting in the right seat . Take Care . Be Safe .

[@kajimohanbhujel7325]

Massive respect to Sam and including entire team for humanitarian mission form USA that Nepal was really in need to get such support at this present moment.

[@Kaz.Williams]

Massive respect for you for doing things like this Sam and raising awareness for humanitarian work. Clearly something you don't need to do, after all it's far more comfortable travelling in luxury, yet you do it because you are a good human. Thank you. And thank you for sharing. Very interesting video but the lions still have my heart ❤️

[@cooperhodgdon24]

@@Qatari2007 he has the vaccine and he’s doing it for humanity good on Sam

[@Editorwithchai]

@@cooperhodgdon24 ignore him he is a Sam hater

[@Crazy--Clown]

@@Qatari2007 Lol u Muppet

[@nikitasmarkantes5046]

Sam you deserve all respect for the outstanding job that you do.

[@nikitasmarkantes5046]

Sam you desrve all respect for the really outstanding job that you do. All the best for you....

[@roverdover4449]

Would love to see Nepal again when the world gets back to normal.

[@conarc-d1037]

It is. Have you not been paying attention?! There is a vaccine now!! Get out and live life!

[@rabindradahal7418]

Welcome

[@vipulgoel0309]

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[@dogapart4701]

You are always welcome to my small beautiful country broda.💖💖💖🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@seankeaney7004]

@@dogapart4701 God Bless all from Nepal love from USA 🇺🇸 🇳🇵 ❤️

[@mickypirachai3441]

Love your content, I literally enjoy those of your videos. 👍🏼🙏😊

[@philipbrailey]

Wow! One of the best videos I’ve seen. Many thanks to the brilliant pilots and to Sam.

[@hughc178]

Congratulations Sam - probably your most entertaining video to date. Total respect for the crew - thank you all for being there.

[@RainyVibes]

Yes exactly

[@conarc-d1037]

It so great to see an amazing aircraft like the 747 flown with true controls. Not A joystick like Airbus... Yuk

[@harrykhan7783]

Huge respect Sam from Pakistan, glad that you touched the ground and made this possible. Thanks to everyone involved in this

[@palierto]

What an amazing journey. It was wonderful to see just how unique each drop off can be.

[@sujalshrestha7088]

We Nepalese people now how to welcome our guest and Thank u all the entire team and especially US👍

[@Mybackyardbirds]

Thanks to people of the United States for supporting Nepal 🙏

[@toxicityuser]

@@moroccaninglasgow7322 sussy catto

[@MeanLaQueefa]

Thank you for the hash chunks as a teen. Lol. In all seriousness it’s nice to see this comment, instead of all the hate comments towards 🇺🇸

[@amolgaikwad4218]

Ok

[@jakeoht791]

As much as people might like to portray America as snobby or not caring, we do care. And it is our pleasure to help out other nations.

[@adamaviation6236]

@@jakeoht791 Well, most people care. Some people see it as a waste of taxes because they’re idiots

[@ramdeepshah2650]

Thankyou for help. From Nepal 🇳🇵

[@nabinlc]

Great to see Sam and the crew involved in life saving actions.

[@Crazy--Clown]

That captain is one awesome dude, & a great pilot.. landing was spot on

[@gtonroad7547]

I am amazed at how long this beautiful bird has been in service. It entered service with Air France in 1991 as an F-GISB passenger and was converted to cargo in 2007.

[@flyer1658]

Wow 30 years and going strong thanks for the information

[@Vlad-my8ub]

Sam, you are doing such a great job! Thank you for your work! 🙏

[@Nirvana2044]

Thank you all for helping Pakistan and Nepal at this difficult time. 🙏🏼 May all beings be happy,

[@monibstar]

Finally i was waiting for this video 🙏 and wish my late father was still alive to see this.. He passed away because of Covid-19 second wave here in Nepal 💐🙏🕯this is like a tribute to my late father.. Thank you National Airlines, US-Aid and Samchui for visiting 🇳🇵 with the much needed help and supplies... 🙏

[@monibstar]

@@Qatari2007 Thank you so much 🙏 appreciate ur comment 🙏 and i was wondering the same no body inflight were wearing masks o.O could it be because they are all vaccinated! Oh well! Hope everybody stays safe and u too hope all is well down there in Australia too 🙏

[@monibstar]

@@Qatari2007 ur most welcome and its ok about ur comment.. And ur right everybody have to wear masks even if vaccinated or not.. We are still not out of the woods yet.. The battle is still on against Covid.. I hope all of Australian people get vaccinated soon and please stay safe.. Some of my high school frens and best frens are there in brisbane and melbourne too..

[@ZackWolfMusic]

Covid is a joke! Your fellow person who so called passed from from covid was labeled as covid cause of death! Many hospitals and doctors do this to make covid numbers!

[@monibstar]

@@ZackWolfMusic tht is really sad when u say so 😥 when someone suffers so severely and passes away either in hospital ICU or in home bed from Covid-19 and only his/her family and loved ones will know what Covid-19 is and how devastating it is when they are left asking why only their loved one is taken away from them while so many other Covid-19 patients have also recovered too... People should be aware and stop living undwer a rock..... Please don't spray salt over a painful wound bro..

[@ZackWolfMusic]

@@monibstar Sorry to hear You buy into the bull sh!t covid 19! Have you gotten your covid shots??

[@gnudmiddimdung6142]

watching from Nepal 🇳🇵🙏🙏

[@titan2244]

Have worked with that airplane and met that loadmaster many times, National has a super nice flight crew and LM team

[@paulvazzo3723]

*Amazing....thank you Sam and thank you to those pilots that move stuff around the world*

[@bivekchand5861]

Huge respect to the Pilots and the Crew. The United States and USAID have my undying gratitude. Thank you Sam Chui for sharing this incredible Humanitarian work!

[@deepakkumaryadav5146]

Thanks from Nepal 🇳🇵🇳🇵🇳🇵🇳🇵🇳🇵 to USAID, USA and entire team who involved in such mankind mission. And Sam is on of my favourite content creator. Thanks Sam...visist again and again and I hope we will catch up some day. 💐💐💐

[@NosseChibi]

This is such a remarkable opportunity, Sam. Thank you so much for sharing it and all your other videos with us.

[@wimgroenewoud]

Wonderful flight with an important mission! Well done pilots and Sam !

[@SlimShady_1]

Don’t forget: They departed in Frankfurt Hahn not in Frankfurt Int’l. In case you wondered why the apron and the airport in general is not that big. Frankfurt Hahn is located nearly 100km in the south-west of Frankfurt Main and is been used by different cargo airlines and some low cost airlines like Ryanair

[@jeadie2273]

Former Hahn Air Base. When I was stationed at spangdahlem air base in the late 1980s and early 1990s, it was an active base.

[@jumbo47b13]

EDFH/HHN ist special 😂 everyone who worked here will agree

[@jeadie2273]

@@jumbo47b13 yup ...met a bunch of people from there back in the day. Good folk. Good times back in the bitburg/spang/Hahn days. Ah....the good old days...the cold war, no cell phones, no 24 hour news....just armed forces TV and radio and a map to get lost with.😁

[@Vyncent1234]

as was seen at 00:02 - but thanks for stating the obvious ;)

[@janisgurutidis1868]

Thanks!

[@AbdulMateen242]

Love 💕💕 From Karachi Pakistan

[@lapamful]

Wow Sam, this video is already historic; flying over Kabul... Can't imagine anyone's going to be doing that again anytime soon. :'(

[@souban2008]

Thanks Sam for this incredible covering.

[@kimberleywinterbauer5286]

So beautiful that aid is getting where it needs to be. Thank you Sam for this video.

[@RojanShresthaSwetSaardul]

Was eagerly waiting for this one !!Love from Nepal 🇳🇵🇳🇵🇳🇵 And putting thumbnail with Mt Machchhapuchhre is hell of a goodidea😂

[@stillmiketheone]

Great respect to all involved in this flight in delivering humanitarian aids for the sake of humanity. God bless y'all and stay safe.

[@rezuanhaider7773]

Thank you so much Mr. Sam. You did good did it for peoples. You are the best.

[@offintheendzone464]

We need to see Sam get a world scratch off map to see how many countries he’s been to

[@sarojghimire3860]

On behalf from the people of Nepal,we thank you Sam for your coverage of this proud county.

[@riannova]

Awesome, full respect what you have done

[@db4239]

One of your best videos ever! Thank you for sharing....

[@theamanydv]

Waiting for your next arrival ..sam. Love from Nepal...747 is such a Beauty ❤️❤️

[@gautamghalan26]

Wow Sam. Now Nepal.. And Thanku USAID Always help to nepal🇳🇵🇳🇵🇳🇵🇳🇵🇳🇵👍

[@pablovillanueva5810]

Felicitaciones y gracias por compartir semejante experiencia saludos

[@jeetkhadka1738]

Thanks a lot and safely landing to Nepal ...Thanks Sam...Huge respect all the crew members

[@nationalairlines1124]

Amazing footage Sam - Thank you very much for capturing!!!

[@walt8089]

Great job Crew and wonderful video Sam, Thanks for taking us along. Makes one proud to be an American !!! GOD Bless America !

[@robbychanley6847]

Great video. Sam. Glad you got to experience that amazing trip and wonderful humanitarian aid to these countries. That looks to be a top notch flight crew too.

[@vinodhrajkumar2789]

Thank you Sam for showing the beautiful mission.and thanks to the captain and all the crew of National cargo for their efforts towards the humanitarian mission in this pandemic.

[@PranjalPoudelShow]

Glad to know why your flight be delayed ☺️☺️ Love from VNPK/ Pokhara Airport, Nepal 🇳🇵🇳🇵

[@philipsebunya5614]

Sam, this is great stuff. Always looking out for your videos. so much depth in them. thank you

[@dannietruman8954]

May the Boeing 747 continue to fly and serve everywhere in the world. Great job Sam! We have missed you and look forward to new programs! Great Crew who are really well trained and very capable and much appreciated! Thanks to the American people for donating and paying for all the much needed medicine! Cheers to all.

[@asriincorporation7746]

Wow that's a New TYPE to showOFF STRATEGY. THANKS A LOT FOR HELPING our NEPALESE BROTHERS 🇳🇵🇳🇵 FROM INDIA 😊😍😘

[@surajbhujel1104]

Thank you Sam for this amazing vlog and thank you USA for the medical supplies🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@sabinhyaumikha8813]

Waiting is over.. Thanks to you sam uncle

[@majoroldladyakamom6948]

In the USA, we call him Uncle Sam, the President, aka, the Government. 👎🏼 Not Sam Chewie. He's not the President of the USA.

[@sabinhyaumikha8813]

@@majoroldladyakamom6948 But In Nepal we call him Sam uncle.

[@GK-rr5wj]

Sam great work. Amazing video of the circular view to watch the crew in the cockpit working to land. Loved watching this different perspectives from the Captain, front view, and to First Officer landing the aircraft.

[@highlights5397]

Great video. God bless you all for helping those that are less fortunate.

[@airzulu2733]

The 747 just a timeless piece of aviation . Long may this amazing machine continue to fly .

[@sanjog1669]

I was waiting for this video…. Coz i heard that u were also on this flight for humanitarian work .. thank u all #respect from Nepal

[@vipulgoel0309]

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[@marxxmann8758]

There is never a dull moment with any of Sam's videos but it's really cool to see those 2 classmates working together 30 years later

[@Surendrarai2024]

Its was a beautiful landing in Kathmandu. Thanks for the Medical equipment, and support. Love from Nepal 🇳🇵

[@sachinlamichhane9898]

Finally Wait is Over ❣. Just awesome . Love from Nepal❣❣

[@xunpungchan]

2:00－3:00 great beautiful airport view👍🏼

[@mfarrag5084]

Thank you so much for this coverage

[@mouhammadtauseef1144]

Well come bro in Pakistan wonderful land peace land and pure land thanks for came in Pakistan

[@jusalii]

Really loved seeing you land in Pakistan! You can see AP-BMG PIA 777’s and 200’s

[@bhishmakandel8]

Thank u very much whole crew making this flight successful to Nepal and thank you US for helping Nepal 🇳🇵 in this situation. Appreciate whole people #aviation lover #

[@ramkrishnamaharjan2066]

I am very glade to see my country ,thank u

[@alickberry8661]

Thank you Sam. Again another top documentary for someone like me living in the South Pacific.