Retirement Flight: Delta Air Lines MD-88 Pittsburgh to Atlanta (PIT-ATL)

[@StupidJagoff]

Can we take a moment to appreciate the sounds starting at 15:50? I’ve never seen pilots run engines up individually. Truly the best part of this fantastic video.

[@thejazzguy13]

Totally with ya man 😎

[@clickbaitbutton2485]

Wow really? At every airline I’ve ever flown at and how i was trained at general flight school. we always start up one at a time for safety reasons. I was unaware that anyone did otherwise. I know some airlines have the pilots only run one engine during taxi, but never start both up at the same time. I don’t think the starters will even run at the same time but i’ve never tried.

[@StupidJagoff]

clickbait button I meant for the takeoff roll. I agree that I’ve never seen any aircraft with at least two engines start them up at the same time.

[@clickbaitbutton2485]

Stupid Jagoff Lmao should have checked the time stamp 😅 Yes that is a common procedure that we do when one of the engines is reporting weird readings or is not maintaining the same power level as the other.

[@traveler0304]

@@thejazzguy13 I agree

[@JustAnAverageTraveler]

This was a very well made video! It’s super sad to see them go, and even more so because we weren’t able to have the usual send off. Keep up the good work, and stay safe!

[@thejazzguy13]

Thanks so much bro! Yah leaves me wondering what the sendoff would've been without COVID 🤔

[@MatthewsAviationChannel]

@@thejazzguy13 I love your videos and you rock 😃😃😃

[@BFFAvgeek15]

That intro was gold! Awesome trip report dude!

[@ryangal855]

I’m 6’ 5” and I can say the MD88 had the best legroom in its class for economy. I flew on it a few years ago from Toronto to Atlanta. Was a great flight

[@phantomjosh2148]

How is it like being tall? Do you just see everyone’s head when you go out in public

[@phantomjosh2148]

And do you get weird comments from people in public

[@TheElevatorandAirplaneFinder]

The mad dog will forever be missed

[@crazycoollady]

Thank you for sharing your experience with your last flight on the Mad Dog. The Mad Dog will definitely be missed.

[@austinstitzel]

I'm glad he's back!

[@crazycoollady]

@@austinstitzel I am so ecstatic he's back as well. After seeing the message towards the end of his unexpected FLL to BWI flight review, I was a little paranoid that he would not upload again for months or even a year. When I saw one of his community tab posts, I became less paranoid. However, I am a bit surprised (and joyful) that he uploaded as soon as he did. He is so amazing.

[@liflyer0413]

You should watch my videos too

[@Camerenreynolds]

@@crazycoollady yea it was glad to see that too. To be fair back in March 2020 we really didn’t have a great grasp on what was going on and as we knew about covid going forward it seemed like it would be ok to fly.

[@redcomusic]

This was the workhorse between OMA and ATL, and OMA and DFW (on AA); flew it a lot over the years on these routes, but never really thought they'd be discontinued one day. - Red

[@syedamahazarrar48]

Jaweria Api

[@austinstitzel]

I would love to visit Atlanta one day! I heard they have great food!

[@airwi3268]

Such a shame. I absolutely loved the maddog md 80 series. the last one I flew on was a MD-88 from Cancun, Mexico to Milwaukee, WI. Its sad to see them go.

[@daprofessor3239]

I really want to cry right now :=( the md80 is such a beutiful plane and I dont want to see it go away

[@Spanikopita]

Great video! Great aircraft! Love your vids, man!

[@StuartAxe]

Your editing skills are really impressive. I'm also really impressed with your channel and its super interesting content.

[@thejazzguy13]

Really appreciate it mate!

[@Hulksmash312]

Omg 😃 Love it dude keep rocking

[@gabesuper80]

Fantastic trip report! It’s indeed sad to see the MD-80 go, but hopefully many of them will live to fly another day with other carriers (as many of them already are)!

[@fernando13e]

Awesome buzzsaw sound @17:00, MD80 series aircraft were fantastic planes, lots of legroom, premier jet sounds and a brutal takeoff performance.

[@bbtravelvideos]

Hi Jazzguy! Awesome video of this retirement flight, loved that intro haha! Good to see PIT & DL did do something to say goodbye to this classic aircraft during these crazy times. I was fortunate enough to fly my last md88 back in November 2019 of which I posted a trip report a couple weeks ago. It was so awesome to fly this aircraft one last time :) Regards, Brendan

[@marioimori]

Great video man! Thanks for sharing.

[@thejazzguy13]

Thanks so much!

[@hungary191296]

Having never flown I have had an appreciation for aircraft of all types. For reasons this design is my favorite. The rear engines and the elevated tail wings are what do it.

[@GenX.Bigfoot]

The music at the beginning sounds like the beginning of a Miami Vice episode...I liked it...good video!

[@mariavandenbosch2149]

This was great, Thanks! I flew a zillion miles with this plane and loved it :-))

[@javianjohnson8746]

I miss flying too! Good job with this video!

[@larryd9549]

I recently flew STL to ATL in a B717 which basically an MD-95 with 2-2 1st Class & 3-2 Main cabin. Though no fault of the aircraft, it was bumpy ride and the pilot maneuvered up and down a few thousand feet to avoid the turbulence which is "less than desirable". I was last in PIT in the early 90's when it was a USAir hub. The place is a ghost town today.

[@nateleech3887]

Love that plane so much. Great vid man!god bless the mad dog

[@TodosLados]

MadDog forever!!! Amazin, incredible, spectacular video!! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@thejazzguy13]

Absolutely mate and thanks a lot!

[@crazycoollady]

You are an outstanding person, and I can't watch any of your videos without smiling. I am curious how many times you have flown on the Mad Dog before its retirement.

[@thejazzguy13]

Not sure about early on in my life, but from what I can remember only twice aboard the 88s/90s...definitely wish I flew on them more :/

[@crazycoollady]

@@thejazzguy13 That's very interesting. I don't think I recall ever flying on the Mad Dog.

[@davidharris2519]

my last dep from LIT on a 88 and the last time I flew over a year ago I sat on that seat behind the door awesome seat

[@iandf305]

Flew out of the same gate for my PIT-ATL flight on a 737-900ER

[@DavidJohnson-fz3no]

I’ve flown on multiple of those really an awesome aircraft with awesome companies

[@nolank.3982]

The MD-95 and the MD-88 are way better than a regional plane. It is so much more comfortable and you most of the time get adjustable headrests and more legroom!

[@jaywhite5833]

Great last flight for a great Airplane !! I've flown on American, Delta, US Air, US Airways, & Northwest MD-80's !! Always a Rush and as a fellow Pilot, the Mad Dog is a great reliable airplane. Never had the chance to fly the DC-9 series !! So sad to see them go to the Boneyards !!

[@TripReportaviation]

awesome trip report! I will miss the Mad Dogs although I haven't flown on them. I agree that DL is the safest airline to fly in this pandemic, because of the logical boarding and also a large number of snacks they provide

[@nathanbarrial9634]

amazing video and music !!!!!

[@FLLAviation]

Amazing video! Gonna miss these old warriors!

[@kevinbrzostek7552]

Thanks for the awesome video that really brought back some memories. I took my last MD-88 flight in 2018 and would have purposely chose flying on them this year as I knew they were headed for retirement soon, but COVID took that away.

[@thejazzguy13]

Thanks a lot mate! Yah I know how ya feel, lots of exciting plans I had were ruined too :/

[@jasonmoors1191]

My last-ever -88 flight was ATL-IAH in Dec '14,having flown TUS-ATL on my first and only -90 flight. Found it amusing,in the beginning, that somebody of your generation,somebody who knows how to use a smartphone,used a landline to make a call! Had a good laugh as Backpack Guy was taking safety cards as you walked down the aisle in ATL! Very proactive and fan-friendly for DL to offer a ramp tour,to be able to hear and smell the -88's environment! Did you return to PIT the same day?

[@maaviationtrainselevators8787]

I wanted to cry during this video. It breaks my heart because what was going on while this video was filmed with the pandemic and all of the protests. Atlanta is my favorite place. In case you don't know there are cool elevators in Downtown Atlanta which attract Elevator Enthusiasts like me.

[@truh2392]

A sad day for many but a step towards the future for many others

[@jakeroller777]

LONG LIVE THE MAD DOG!!!

[@steph8022]

Love the intro phone call and music 🙌😁

[@michaelsharp3615]

The Las Vegas airport was kinda busy today when I flew SWA to Omaha imagine the Las Vegas airport pre covid pandemic and imagine it post covid

[@liflyer0413]

WTF does LAS have to do with this video?!

[@EventHorizon31]

Why am I sad about a plane? lol. This was a really cool video.

[@baul104]

Excellent video! It's too bad that one of these mad dogs won't be preserved and flown to an aviation museum as a historic aircraft, though.

[@thejazzguy13]

I know man! That's why that one FA really pissed me off cause she says you can go to the Delta flight museum and take pictures...yah right...

[@vaughnbluejr5960]

Regarding the FA, the girl on Full House would say, "How rude!" Thanks for sharing.

[@RJ-luci]

Always leave it to one F/A to have to be the “Karen”......what a pisser! Great vid, as usual!

[@ericneumann8509]

Great flight, no more MD-88. I liked them.

[@davidrogers0717]

Gotta love those rear stairs that would drop down. Didn’t the infamous DB Cooper jump out of an 88 using the rear stairs?

[@tonyf734atl]

D.B. Cooper jumped out of a Boeing 727-100 using the rear stairs

[@GSU_Panther_Nation]

The 2-3 configuration reminds me of an average second class cabin on a CRH high speed rail

[@AJ-lh4fp]

Nice plane sad to see it go

[@ryanfrisby7389]

This made me so sad! It’s a shame that one idiot had to ruin the fun! As someone who flew 3 different members of the DC-9 family, (717, MD-88, and MD-90) as there first flights, this really makes me sad!😿😿😿 Great Trip report as always though Mr. Jazz and I love how you show your face more!😸😻😸

[@NickyD]

lol and she wasnt even corrcet either

[@kevinsun4443]

Sick opening

[@ryanridder4576]

If you know or remember, one last thing I’d be curious to know is that do you know if that MD-90 that you pointed out that showed up after your flight either come from IAH or HOU? You said it was coming from Houston which means it would be one of those but I’m not sure which one?

[@elisemonty3682]

I wouldn't even say Spirit Airlines is safe at all. We went to Florida at the beginning of July, and they were more serious about us walking down the isles and social distancing than sitting right next to a stranger. Every single row on the a321 was FULL. And spirit didn't even care. But this was on the flight coming home from Fort Lauderdale to Pittsburgh. Going to Fort Lauderdale was a little bit less empty.

[@NickyD]

america also is filling full planes if you fly in a pandmic you need to accept all risks

[@ianpilkington2037]

Nothing going thru the Fort Pitt tunnel headed into the City, *Goosebumps*

[@KeemBeckford]

This is so cool 😅👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@vvvxt]

...I just made the 88th like on this MD-88 video

[@BluegrassElevators]

This is sad that the MD-88's are going but Great video!

[@Miftahjaya96]

awesome flight experience my bro

[@thejazzguy13]

Thanks a lot!

[@ashleyblaschuk]

What website do you use for plane information?

[@vimal12487]

Best of the best md90 md88

[@ToanNguyen-zm6fz]

Hey man! How are you? Good! I am good! 💩

[@2009korz]

I loved flying on MD-80 DC9 with USAir

[@autumnkirby7959]

I love flying

[@MatthewsAviationChannel]

Me too

[@smurphy2133]

Live in atl so when I fly I usually fly delta thanks for the vid

[@ToanNguyen-zm6fz]

The boss baby the season 2 the sighing and coughing!! Go Atlanta GA! Delta Airlines the boss baby!

[@ToanNguyen-zm6fz]

The boss baby the sigh and cough the yes go atlanta ga! Oh yes!

[@ToanNguyen-zm6fz]

Why do you want to go atlanta ga the boss baby the sighing and coughing the atlanta ga the ATL airport the eat? Candy! Delta Airlines the flight the go atlanta ga the eat candy! What do you want to go atlanta ga the eat? Candy!

[@ToanNguyen-zm6fz]

Yes atlanta ga!

[@ToanNguyen-zm6fz]

The boss baby the sigh and cough the good! Go Atlanta GA the ATL airport!

[@ToanNguyen-zm6fz]

Oh yes atlanta ga! Oh yes atlanta ga the hotel the boss baby the sigh and cough the yes!

[@michaelsharp3615]

row 33E i heard is the best seat on the MD-88 ask QFS Aviation and row 33A i believe has extra legroom but you are facing a FA

[@oubrioko]

That crying baby was nothing compared to those voices who continued yakking away incessantly, during the Delta employee's history and legacy of MD-88 speech in the gate area.

[@brucergoku]

I work at PIT That day I saw it go so that was cool to see it go again 2 months later ha

[@thejazzguy13]

Very cool bro! What do ya do at PIT?

[@brucergoku]

thejazzguy13 Aviation i work with Alaska airlines customer service agent

[@thejazzguy13]

Awesome man! Love Alaska, great airline

[@brucergoku]

Yea it is

[@hongmeishi9990]

THIS IS LIKE THE 2ND BACKUP OF SAMCHUI FOR ME

[@zeusthewolfsky]

The day we all dreaded. The mad dogs are going home. 😢 Edit: This was also on my Birthday.

[@mariosaviationmore4982]

Great video!

[@cesarzorrilla2416]

Hi Jazzguy! I have a question. What airlines would you recommend to fly economy class. From Boston to LA round trip? I'm 6'0 tall. I used to fly premium economy because of the leg room space. But since I'm not working at the moment because of the pandemic I need to save some money by flying economy

[@thejazzguy13]

Definitely JetBlue or Delta from BOS to LAX

[@Tyson612]

i flew out of pit in md-88 and went to atl and took another flight

[@cito1101]

31:11 I think QFS Aviation was on that flight

[@liflyer0413]

He was on DL88, he took the MD90 on that route the day before.

[@scottschaeffer9243]

Fast and quiet; what’s not to like?

[@odieonekaraoke]

Mad Dogs were always my favorite.....

[@alpentol]

I live in pittsburgh

[@thejazzguy13]

Best city in the world!

[@crazycoollady]

@@thejazzguy13 I agree with you. Pittsburgh sounds like an awesome place. It's especially outstanding because you and Andrew Lattn are there.

[@ethanstein42]

6:26 I have that exact same model

[@airwi3268]

Same!

[@ethanstein42]

@@airwi3268 nice

[@marioimori]

I think QFS was there too, wasn`t he?

[@jasonmoors1191]

I know Skylite Productions of Joplin MO was on the last -90 flight IAH-ATL,whether he was on the ramp I don't know

[@liflyer0413]

He was on DL88

[@jteaguelll]

Yes by metro not city limits .. CLT has more in the city limits..

[@sharonrivers1347]

So sad.bye mad dog.gonna miss ya.gotta tear in my eyes.hope i not the only one.wish i coulda got up close to it.never seen one up close b4.thank you.well made video.except for the fa.who tried to ruin it.tried her best.didnt she?.

[@TheHagerman12]

love it

[@michaelsharp3615]

did u run into qfs aviation there

[@liflyer0413]

Nope

[@BFFAvgeek15]

What’s the intro song called?

[@davidharris2519]

the gate agent was wrong on his history of the 88

[@MichaelM184]

Did you meet up with Matt Cochran?

[@davidharris2519]

i think the flt attdnt with the grey hair jumped me last year and i had a still camera about it was illegal to film on the plane or take pics

[@NickyD]

well its not illgeal to film outside a window

[@Tyson612]

im going to florida maybe this spring or this summer but i am takeig A md_88

[@MarkS-vn2yj]

Why do you like to sit all the way to the back of the plane?

[@thejazzguy13]

I like to sit all over, but on an MD-88 sitting in the back lets you hear the full force of the engines!

[@ToanNguyen-zm6fz]

Ok!

[@davinamy5007]

LOL this flight was awesome to be on... That flight attendant tho... smh... [e-mail]

[@lifesaverpilotguybland7322]

0:20 demon eyes

[@brucergoku]

Where he will go next

[@gwav64]

I flew on Delta’s mad dog several times from PWM to ATL. They were dirty and lacked amenities of newer planes, but I have had the smoothest flights aboard them.

[@davidharris2519]

DL made a huge mistake in retiring these early

[@brandonblahnik1238]

my favorite plane, sad day man :(

[@johnnyholland8765]

Atomizer rings dumping hundreds of pounds of fuel into those Pratts on throttle up ( I build engine components). Then they throttle down to a gentle trickle of fuel. Lot of advancements in engine technology the last few years. At 26 years old those air frames are getting tired. Lots of take off and landing and pressurizing cycles take their toll. They are still a safe aircraft just a little tired. Your shot of lake Lanier was cool. My daughter lives in Gainsville Ga. Good ol Six Flags right off Interstate 20. Flaps down need just a little more lift so we don't fall. Spoilers up now we gotta stop this thing...

[@ajharris77]

Are in Atlanta Georgia 🇬🇪 🙂😎

[@ToanNguyen-zm6fz]

Delta the New Orleans LA!

[@2005alexander]

So sad 😔

[@TPAspotter]

Final rev flight. Check Crying baby. Check.