Cathay Pacific pilots/crews: where are they from?

Hello everyone and how do you do? Ever wondered where all the crews/pilots come from in airlines? In this clip I give you some insight into the diversity that we have in Cathay Pacific. We come from all parts of the world, different nationalities, all coming together to do a professional job of aviation safely for passenger and cargo operations. On this turnaround flight to Chongqing, we were in a Boeing 747-400ERF in which I was conducting an annual standardisation check flight on the Captain who in turn was also conducting an annual line check on the First Officer. Captain Steefan VW is also an instructor/training Captain and as such has to be checked every alternate annual line check, by a standards officer like myself.
Hope you like the banter after we shutdown on our return to Hong Kong this morning. Chi Di Gin! Later!✈️✈️✈️✈️

[@henrijacques8186]

Bro looks like he flies the 747 without hydraulic actuators

[@boombabong]

Hold the yoke like a sedan steering wheel.

[@michaeljohndennis2231]

And with that gorgeous English accent, Tom sounds so classy - as an Irish gay man myself I’d date him 🇮🇪☘️🇬🇧❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@NickWilmans]

Not allowed to fly an Airbus. The sidestick isn't strong enough.

[@CineZoneYT]

No need for a pushback tug when he’s around

[@michaeljohndennis2231]

@@CineZoneYT and no need for central heating if I was cuddled up in bed with this gorgeous real life big teddy bear as my boyfriend/husband - I’d happily date him in a heartbeat ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@as-guardianangel9360]

This guy powers the 747

[@CaptainSwoop]

Tom's handy to have around whenever they have to kick-start the 747 or perform a manual pushback.

[@fallinginthed33p]

He could crank the APU by hand.

[@BigTylt]

Tom's the kind of guy you send to the back when there's a rowdy passenger to deal with

[@DS-po4ff]

​@@BigTyltOr to balance the centre of gravity

[@kirankhare5630]

Aaahahhahab love your humour and 😂❤

[@kernow9324]

Or if a deranged passenger is abusing the cabin crew.

[@henryostman1199]

Tom is the only pilot that can tell chuck norris to put his seatbelt on.

[@rondillon6746]

That’s funny!

[@guitarist8983]

This comment wins!!

[@aviationspotter12]

Wouldn’t be worried about a hydraulic failure with Tom on the controls!!

[@veden310]

He does not need no hydraulic )

[@Mountain-Man-3000]

This guy's gonna rip the yoke right out if he sneezes! 😂

[@tristanmartinez4023]

He throws the plane to its destination. Helps save fuel

[@yosefseifu8548]

You just can tell that South African captain is a character to fly with.

[@someguyoninternet7542]

thats the biggest pilot ive ever seen

[@robynlea6950]

Yeah, me too. Not, even in person or a movie .

[@boeingbwoy]

@@robynlea6950 there was one at virgin a few years ago even bigger still

[@armin3057]

Shawn Brian should become a pilot so we can get a new record@@boeingbwoy

[@thecaynuck]

Dude's really the bouncer of the plane, kicks out the rowdy passengers off the plane! How does he even fit in the cockpit seats, those things are tight!

[@markcorry878]

Same here! Would totally feel at ease with him at the controls.

[@chanman4rings]

So Tom should fly the MAX. He could overpower the runaway trim

[@adipuppi]

wild 💀

[@SpecialPlaneSpotting]

Wdym

[@caribbaviator7058]

Pilots come in all shapes and form but I never expected to see Kratos flying planes 🤣

[@supercat380]

Nice professional pilots giving an example of what harmonious working atmosphere should be!!

[@cjsimulations9]

Tom was my first officer for flight CX163 from Hong Kong to Melbourne and I thought I’d recognised him 😂

[@MaxStanden]

Cathay pilots rock! My uncle Gary was a 747 captain with Cathay for 30+ years after leaving the Australian Air Force, loved hearing all his stories flying into the old Kai tak Hong Kong!

[@OnyxandChico]

Showed up my feed and really enjoyed hearing how folks began their careers. Best to all of you! Safe travels!

[@faridhemdaoui1901]

747´s need a lot of muscles 😅

[@evanthedrummer7800]

He’s probably on steroids

[@brad874]

its an obvious use of steroids haha@@evanthedrummer7800

[@MH-fn8lr]

@@evanthedrummer7800 how does that come here?

[@diegososa8931]

I think his name is James Hollingshead, he's a UK bodybuilder.

[@user-jn4jc6jw6l]

My goodness! it's Popeye the Flyer man! Good luck to you all and thanks for such a professional cockpit interview to the whole crew!

[@B747-4OO]

Cooool crew, great interview!! 😎 Big plane, big pilot!! 💪👍

[@sanjayprakash471]

Great video Captain. Always top notch

[@sanjayprakash471]

Captain was leaving Sydney yesterday for Melbourne and saw a CX cargo 747. Do you get down to Aus once in a while? Later

[@mrkc10]

Ha! Now that’s a classic crew compliment right there. Tom is one big dude and Steefan has some wild hair going on 😂😂😂 They seem like a couple of great guys to fly with. Good for you Capt Obet! Thank you for sharing.

[@TheLayoverAviation]

Love your video’s, I’ve watched them all and enjoy learning from you. Can’t wait to fly some day with you Captain! Happy flying ✈️

[@moboy4779]

Great video Commander. Nice!

[@wojciechgrodnicki6302]

These guys are great. 👍

[@EasyKeysPiano]

Definitely the biggest Pilot I've seen, Tom. Love you guys ❤ Looking forward to being like you guys up the ladder. Currently a few hours away from my CPL. Thanks for all you do Pilot Obet.

[@paulgodden8226]

Some of my favourite Obet videos are of the people who fly the 747. The aircraft is amazing and meeting the different professionals who operate it are just as wonderful. Good luck to you all.

[@nightfall22]

Damn Tom was jacked! 😂 wow! Also I loved the humbleness from this guy. Also he has great taste in planes! The 747 and 777 are just gorgeous beauties. The captain was almost reminding me of doc brown but I bet he’s soooo cool. He seemed nice. The master himself Obet behind the lens just makes it even more cool 🤘🏾👍🏾👊🏾

[@tuckergraham846]

I saw you on just planes obet! You seem wonderful and a very good pilot 🤙🤙

[@treysmith8841]

That FO is The FLY By Wire 🤣🤣🤣💪🏾💪🏾

[@SkyWayMan90]

CA: "I'm sorry, but you failed your linecheck" FO: "Nope, I passed it 💪💪" CA: "Congratulations, you passed your linecheck"

[@sre8765]

Hahaha!!! 🙌🏻

[@DistantLightProd]

Troublesome passenger, Steward gets on PA, " Paging Pilot Tom to Seat 52B to deal with a passenger" :)

[@jancovanderwesthuizen8070]

the minute i saw Stefan, i knew :D Lekker to see he flew in the Air Force too

[@joeydoucette2573]

Love this!!

[@speedracer2336]

Great airline, when I lived in Hong King flew them regularly!

[@TheJoeMB]

A pro body builder and a pilot... That's quite the combo

[@itsjoel]

What absolute professionals.

[@Greggspies]

I lived Sai Kung surrounded by Cathey pilots 1983, I remember enjoying cockpit landing at Bangkok in a Tristar the captain was Kias StGeorge wonderful memories

[@jasonday7378]

Nice to know he trained at Southend airport my local :)

[@rondillon6746]

Years of flying heavy’s without hydraulics. Success Tom!

[@45cab]

Great chat,Commander Obet thank you

[@patpat-rp3lv]

Tom is not like your average delivery guy, what a muscles bro has 😅

[@ryzemid3004]

absolute unit

[@tonycullen3342]

Class video! Hes got to be the most jacked pilot out there

[@Napouille]

And the competition is tough ! Plenty of big units up there

[@OverG88]

He’s just a weakest 747 pilot. 😏

[@salmon_s5408]

This guy powers up the engine, not the APU, he's massive!

[@JoeBiden1776]

When he flies..every passenger behaves!!😎💝

[@captainlawrence662]

great crew !

[@Marcho978]

If the plane runs out of fuel mid flight, Tom will keep it in the sky with the sheer power of his biceps

[@phillm156]

Good to have him around if the Jack is broken and you need to change a tire.

[@scarecrow108productions7]

That FO is super-yoked! 😂😂😂

[@clausbrenk4684]

Well tom is the guy when a passenger get rowdy

[@peterfox2538]

Best wishes to Tom from Southend.

[@user-vx5mm8cj8v]

Plane dooesn't lift him, he lifts the plane

[@satos1]

He gives " manual flight" another meaning.

[@FLEXTAPE234_truly]

Tom, god damn those biceps!

[@lafayette4381]

Hello from Bangkok 😊

[@HDAviationVideos]

Great video. From PPL to a 747-8 in less than 13 years, that's good.

[@moacyrjetpilot]

Q: "Hi, Tom, in your career til nowadays, have you participated on many CRM's courses? Tom: "...I didn't a lot 'cause crew members usually get friend of myself with easy!". Good flights for all!🤭😀🇧🇷

[@shockysocky5396]

Tom is the walking CG (Center of Gravity) for the airplane

[@pngmick]

Tom just fits in the cockpit.

[@roystonpereira2887]

That guys hand 🖐🏻😮

[@tidditm]

He is an item on the loading sheet. Heavy guy

[@guidoferri8683]

Tom could have kept the door plug plugged in by hand

[@DeanandLisa1803]

This is your Captain Tom speaking…..”Yes Sir”

[@johngore9016]

what ever happened to "Wild Bill"? Test Pilot. you guys are a hoot!

[@piretkivi3218]

The Captain looks like a university professor who teaches literature and who gets terribly happy when he finally finds a perfect poem. The First Officer looks like one of those giant Emirates planes on KZbin that land like polar bears who are also professional ballerinas. I am sure this crew can also turn a giant aircraft into a delicate snowflake quietly descending from the sky. I am going to fly Cathay Pacific business class this year. Already excited about the food and the landing. I am sure both will be luxurious and divine. Check your passenger lists! When you see my name there, do your very best! And maybe invite me to the flight deck! Okay, I'll stop being obnoxious now. Just looking forward to my Cathay experience. You have a very good reputation.

[@pauli6570]

Small world … I was in the same class in high school than the captain in 1989 - DF Malan in Bellville.

[@zadams0021]

Tom must have been much smaller when he did his PPL, no way this unit of a man can fit now in a c152 😂

[@dnromeoalphayankee13]

"Turn on the afterburners..." - Captain Optimus Prime

[@stuartconley4991]

Miss you Obet 😊

[@transilvana]

That incredible pilot can load ULD’s on top of his shoulder. Lovely to hear the first solo, I did mine on a C150, never forgets that day 35 years ago

[@buy.to.let.britain]

i began in the t6 at corpus christi NAAS in 1991

[@alexivandamme2303]

I remember Stefan, he was on the Airbus before right? Been a while since

[@pilot_obet7815]

Yes

[@TraineePilotJess]

I fly out of Shoreham and Perth and my X-Country will be to Southend. (I'm also a RAF Air Cadet)

[@yusuftaib4034]

Those Air hostess must have been having an overtime feeding the guy😂

[@paulreid7902]

Tom looks like he’d be cracking jokes in the cockpit during flight 😂

[@Maike747]

I can ensure if any passenger trying to makes things, seen Tom to walked out from the cockpit, they will sit the hell back and being silent.😂😂😂

[@taylandinler]

That’s how you look, when you don’t trim 💪😎

[@RF_NY1]

They've had to replace several reverse thrust levers that were torn off by Tom during heavy braking.

[@paulvonauth7254]

Great video!

[@Soh90]

When Tom tells me to turn off my electronics, I turn them off, remove the battery, and toss the entire device out the window.

[@conned]

This guy can fly Cable any day!!

[@C-4U]

Tom....woof!! Gorgeous muscle Bear 🐻

[@glideslopRM]

How many years does it take to be Capatain in Cathay even with command in other Airlines? 20 years?

[@VolcanicBamboo]

I'm suprised Tom could even fit in a c152 hahaha

[@naumansajid8630]

probably wasn't this big back then. 😂😂😂

[@VolcanicBamboo]

haha you're probably right@@naumansajid8630

[@Takeitlightly6]

How do they see things on the airport with such a tall dashboard?

[@user-tg1rl7fs6y]

The wings don't provide the lift, Tom does.

[@sun-groupecommunications1331]

the flight was Chongqing to Hong Kong ?

[@tapuwamhlanga4973]

Hi Captain, I hope munofara kwamuri ikoko. I would like to ask, why do some pilots become senior first officers for a long time and not transition to be Captains and sometimes they then move on to fly a different aircraft and they remain on that same position over and over?

[@macky4074]

I'm guessing for seniority reasons. If you move from the right seat to the left seat you lose your F.O seniority and become the least senior captain. This will ( or potentially) affect things like work life balance etc. Tom said in the video at 1:05 that he would have liked to become captain but never did for seniority reasons.

[@calebstokes6071]

Tom benches the 747.

[@gw5033]

How did Tom fit into a Cessna 152?

[@PAPERandPENCILguy]

Bro is a whole unit

[@speedbird-777]

Tom is so big, he could replace the APU 🤣

[@HUSS_BOSS]

When he tells you to put your seatbelt, you gotta put it on!!

[@JacobYT5050]

Tom is so buff😲

[@boruc002]

You guys ever fly into yyz?

[@finnmacs]

Didnt know kratos was a pilot😅

[@shantanu925]

We need to know Tom's body building routine!

[@ticoman90]

how does this guy press the teeny tiny little switches?

[@danielvogts7884]

Does anyone Know if the cathay cadet or Second Officer positions for U.S pilots is still a thing?

[@SpecialPlaneSpotting]

His laugh 😂

[@gnryushi]

A buff pilot is a safe pilot.

[@Mountain-Man-3000]

I question your logic.

[@jackgutzman1186]

So skinnny people aren’t safe 😂?

[@letsgotoe2toe]

until he finishes his steroids and become depressed

[@wowo1005]

bro is gonna have heart problems wdym safe

[@paulmcdonough1093]

steroided you mean