Thunderstorm Departure - Southwest Airlines 737-800 - Chicago/Midway (MDW)

[@aaleyahrivers]

18:09 that lightning 🫢

[@Torgo1969]

Always a good idea to fly far away when Thor is fighting the Serpent.

[@ctaviationvideos4926]

Wow that was one insane bolt of lightning

[@nixaviation]

It was really cool! Never seen anything like it.

[@lucaas]

Great video! Would you be okay with me featuring parts of this departure in my series Weekly Dose of Aviation? Of course you will be credited both in the video and in the description. Thanks!

[@nixaviation]

Hi lucaas. It would be an honor! I’d love to be featured, as long as credit is provided as you mentioned. Thank you!

[@RjPlayZ_YT]

This is a HUGE offer! Taking it was a god choice 😊

[@OriginalSniperLol]

Yoooo

[@kevinsmith8003]

Beautiful Night Video👍👍!! One (1) thing about Chicago, it is one of the most "Well-Lit" Cities in the USA at night. On the Major Arterial Streets, the Secondary Neighborhood Streets, and the Alleys, the light poles are spaced about 75 to 100 feet apart, which makes the City a nice "Orthogonal Lighted Grid Pattern" at night. They eliminated the "Old 1973-1974 High-Pressure Sodium (Orange-Colored) Lights" and replaced them with these "New White-Colored LED Lights" throughout the City.

[@nixaviation]

Thank you! That is interesting.

[@rogerwalnut]

I love flying through MDW. I remember one time on the way to Memphis, we landed there during a heavy snowstorm and temperatures in the single digits. Made it extra fun!

[@nixaviation]

Same here! MDW is a lot of fun, especially in this challenging weather conditions. The short runways and changing weather makes for a challenge.

[@TravisCharles-ow1fc]

@@nixaviationsafe travels and. South West airline is the best flight

[@nixaviation]

@@TravisCharles-ow1fc agreed!

[@likesroblox3214]

18:09 dang that lightning

[@nixaviation]

I know right!

[@lusciouslov3]

​@@nixaviationwhere were you flying to?

[@nixaviation]

@@lusciouslov3 returning to Memphis!

[@lusciouslov3]

@@nixaviation I never actually heard that

[@lusciouslov3]

@@nixaviation but it sounds so cool

[@AntonioCaruso906]

Amazing❤❤❤❤ Greetings from The Netherlands (Europe)

[@chrismorsevee8194]

I flew a lot of Southwest, and the buzzing engine sound is so familiar!

[@nixaviation]

Love it.

[@440centerline]

Looks like seat 3F, my favorite spot on SWA, lot of taxi time for MDW but the classic turn and burn!

[@nixaviation]

It was 3F! Glad I’m not the only fan of that seat.

[@kodidog5168]

@@nixaviationthe description says seat 6F. I can tell just by looking at the angle of the wing from your seat that is not 3F. I’m a big aviation geek myself and on the 737-800 on southwest, one of my favorite seat is row 4.

[@fh346]

​@nixaviation From Midway Where was Your destination?

[@440centerline]

BWI

[@nixaviation]

@@fh346 Memphis, TN

[@carlospardo7225]

Excelent video and great engines sound. Thank you !!

[@nixaviation]

Glad you enjoyed it! Those CFMs do sound amazing!

[@2003JrF4i]

The engineering and mechanics of these machines will never seize to amaze me. Great video!

[@DeeSpecial777]

✈️💕✈️ Thanks the for fix ! So beautiful! ✈️💕✈️

[@fh346]

Good Video. It's different for Me to See One at Night. You Left Out of Midway But Where were You Headed to? What was Your Destination?

[@nixaviation]

@@fh346 I was flying to Memphis!

[@paulyanay]

Wow this is so good!🫢🤭🤭

[@aadilbhat4727]

One of the best Video i ever watched. perfect video and Audio Quality. keep Posting such a awesome content

[@nixaviation]

Thank you! I'm glad you appreciate the content. Videos go out every Wednesday!

[@YaniiiArianiii_PianoVocalMusic]

Absolutely amazing video!!!😍😍😍

[@taxiviaalfa]

A thunderstorm in Chicago - in March? That seems pretty rare. Usually when I hear "Chicago" and "March" I think of 30 knot wind gusts and lots of snow

[@DOLRED]

Google March 12, 1976 A Tornado near O'Hare Airport took out large trees in Park Ridge and lifted the roof off a hotel 4 miles east of the airport. President Ford's Motorcade was within a 1/2 mile of this tornado at the time it occurred.

[@lusciouslov3]

Why did the takeoff made the city look like a maze now 😂

[@dsalab]

I’ll never get that 32 minutes of my life back. I could see lights on ground. I could see Jupiter and the moon.Not once could I see any lightning.

[@nixaviation]

18:09

[@ilscatiiicapproach9872]

@@nixaviationnice lightning strike. Saw a couple flashes while taxiing.

[@nixaviation]

@@ilscatiiicapproach9872 It was really cool to see. Thanks for watching!

[@bagels377]

So you didn’t actually watch it?

[@martamorais8917]

0sse0edpdpcppsdpfppdp🎉😂😅😮😊​@@nixaviation

[@danieloconnell6306]

I was on a flight from Omaha to Chicago midway back in 2018 there was turbulence due to a thunderstorm during the flight and when landing they came in for the approach really fast

[@nixaviation]

That sounds about right for Southwest! ❤️

[@SUNDRAMPILLAIGUNARATNAM-di3xq]

Very good❤ it!!!!! ✈️🇦🇺

[@Skooliscool3Playz]

Flight attendant is funny

[@tanylok36]

Loved it ❤

[@kevgibbons929]

MDW To ? Which SWA Hub or City are you going to in this video thought it was more recent because of all the storms Chicago has been having

[@nixaviation]

@@kevgibbons929 I was traveling to Memphis!

[@DeveloperYT1ST]

18:09 THE LIGHTNING

[@nixaviation]

@@DeveloperYT1ST thank you for actually watching and seeing the lightning. Much appreciated!

[@DeveloperYT1ST]

@@nixaviation your welcome!

[@NicolasRecalde-l7i]

Wow😊😊😊 😊

[@ericaboone3281]

Princess Ariel: well, girls, looks like we’ll be going to Hawaii in no time! Lorelai: Sparkling Seashells, I’ve never been on an airplane before, it’s my first time here, I can’t wait to do some Fin-Tastic Hula dancing! Princess Peach: Me too…(Squeals)…I’m so excited, I sure love this flight, now we better get some sleep until we get there, we’ll, goodnight, Lorelai and Ariel. Ariel and Lorelai: Goodnight. (They get to sleep) Ariel: 😴 Lorelai: 😴 Peach: 😴

[@LionelGuapilloproYT10]

✈️ Avión ✈️

[@YayAreaAviation]

Nice bro

[@nixaviation]

Thank you!!

[@OriginalSniperLol]

Dayum

[@lawrencecavens5760]

Yepp That must of been 1.21 gigawatts of power, I got that from Back to the future part 1 - I couldn't resist🤣⚡⚡ Shocking isn't it ...

[@nixaviation]

Haha! Love those movies.

[@Dax787]

Is that real life or Microsoft Flight Sim

[@nixaviation]

Real life!

[@n310ea]

Taking off out of MDW would make me nervous because it's such a short runway with no place to run off in an overshoot.

[@nixaviation]

It’s a cool airport, the short runways make it fun.

[@TerrelLism]

Facts. They have to get us up and over that gate or we'll end up in a house lol. It's night and day from O'Hare.

[@MelvinLeroy]

One of your best, Connor

[@nixaviation]

I’m so glad you think so! I had a lot of fun on this flight.

[@ultimategamer1840]

How far away is Midway Airport from O'Hare?

[@nixaviation]

@@ultimategamer1840 about 30 miles!

[@ultimategamer1840]

@@nixaviation Thanks

[@24fletchdog]

Can the pilots see those thunderstorms on their screens how do they know if their will be flying into sever turbulence or not 🤔

[@Cl4rendon]

That`s what the installed weather radar is for - It displays the crew the intensity of convection cells ahead in scales of green, yellow and red. The penetration we see here on departure might just have been green to yellow.. Not more. Where the radar fails though is clear air turbulence - That cant be displayed. A combination of knowledge, communication and accurate weather charts are required for that.

[@nixaviation]

@@Cl4rendon Very detailed description. Thank you!

[@Tigerroux]

They very much analyze weather conditions before take off. In some cases won’t take off if too severe and they fly around them rather than fly through them. (as long as they can). Pilots are trained to fly through turbulent conditions also.

[@TheUrantia001]

@@Cl4rendon that doesnt explain anything...you can either see the developing weather or not...?..if no , why not?..its 2024..and "allegedly" we can fly into space...if you believe that nonsense...interdimensional yes not in a vacuum, where combustion obviously won't work...point is..where is all the fancy tech to predict weather patterns..or is it man made weather, manipulation ..

[@MetroMark]

Nice one

[@nixaviation]

Thank you!

[@AffectionateClipperButte-ux7oj]

Landing lights turns off at 23:27 👍👍👍

[@24fletchdog]

Where was it flying too 🤔

[@User-jj9it]

Memphis. You can tell from the route. BLUZZ3 is the RNAV STAR into MEM

[@nixaviation]

Like they said, Memphis! This is indicated not only by the route mentioned in the description, but also in the title card. :)

[@ryanfromsaneli]

​@@User-jj9itI've never been to Memphis at all but thank you for actually mentioning the STAR and approach type. I use Microsoft Flight Simulator a lot and when I fly in real life, I never have any other aviation enthusiasts to tell what runway we're taking off on, the route or what approach we're on.

[@marcuswaterbury7371]

@@User-jj9itnot every1 knows that

[@User-jj9it]

@@marcuswaterbury7371 I never said everyone should know that. I was just informing him. thats why I explained it

[@冯宝华]

did anyone see the lighting?! 😰

[@nixaviation]

@@冯宝华 Anyone who did not skip through the video saw the lightning. 18:09

[@keeyonass5127]

My my really dark

[@MageofDarkness1984]

18:09

[@RobertoRamirez-m6j]

21:05 10,000 ft

[@2zk_phonk]

I watched the moon 😂😂

[@KipaIhalainen]

Hey its mee . I like airoplanes

[@fernandovergara3119]

Sordo muy difícil aeropuerto otro personal por noche muy difícil taller

[@hakanhakan1053]

Wwwaaaaaatttttt

[@kristenfuller9168]

There still telling you to wear a mask? Wow that was insane thwt lightning. I've never been in a plane with a thunderstorm before. But I have took a plane to California before.

[@nixaviation]

They always bring up the mask when mentioning the oxygen masks. They ask you to remove your face covering before putting on the oxygen mask. It is fun flying in rough weather. I personally enjoy it.

[@24fletchdog]

Did the weather clear up 🤔

[@Cl4rendon]

Did you watch the video?

[@nixaviation]

What they said.

[@Y-TechServicesLtd]

Ought to be in my room with my sister on a bus

[@uellingtonrosadossantos7222]

🛬🛬🛬🛬🛫🛫🛫🛫

[@torgo1968]

Big lighting is at 18:10

[@BdTraveller-t2s]

Small aircraft have so much vibration.....

[@nixaviation]

@@BdTraveller-t2s You’re correct…. but I wouldn’t consider the 737-800 a small aircraft, personally.

[@Hunters_Aviation]

That’s not a 737-800 btw

[@nixaviation]

Actually, it is. You can tell this by the two overwing exit doors, as well as by searching the tail number N8649A. :)

[@Hunters_Aviation]

@@MEOLOGY815it’s a 737-MAX

[@nixaviation]

@@Hunters_Aviation It is a 737-800.

[@Christiansvlogs1]

What’s between a 737 800 and a 737 max they are literally the same thing

[@nixaviation]

@@Christiansvlogs1 Huge difference. They are lots of changes, but the most notable are the updated split winglets and the larger LEAP-1B engines.

[@alannawatson5517]

Yes it is

[@anamendoza9552]

WaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaAaaaa makes me cry

[@lorennaluandadarochabraga3609]

32 minutes, voo

[@GingzkieGing86]

😢⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️

[@ajeno-f2n]

hazel

[@brucesmith9144]

This is why to buy a bottle of overpriced water in the terminal to bring aboard.

[@nixaviation]

Instead of the free water available on the plane?

[@brucesmith9144]

@@nixaviation if there is potential for them not serving anything, at least you have something.

[@nixaviation]

@@brucesmith9144 This is true! I had forgotten that they did not serve anything.

[@ajeno-f2n]

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[@VongChung-f1q]

Vhoglvglv Sky Coach

[@wingsfan118]

What’s that buzzing noise

[@Grace-ll6hf]

I think it's the noise the engine makes, but I might be wrong.

[@nixaviation]

It is the compressor on the engine.

[@ingazagrjadina79]

Privet.prijatnovapalotavam😉🫢🫢🤗🥰😎🤘🛩💈.

[@BrookhavenArmyGo]

18:09