Understanding the information on the OFP! Explained by CAPTAIN JOE

[@Islandsoundzz]

As a dispatcher, I have to say that this was a very comprehensive explanation. I'd recommend releasing a video for the remaining pages of the OFP since it will give everyone an appreciation of the vast amounts of information at the fingertips of a pilot.

[@Vivekaryayoutube]

Hi, i need to know something related to flight dispatch..can you help me? How can I contact you.

[@Fatima78Ghamari-e3d]

Hi i need to know something about flight dispatcher can you help me?

[@militaryav8r]

Absolutely... a follow-up OFP video would be greatly appreciated!

[@joshpeace2002]

I certainly agree

[@ChrisMuellerMusic]

Yes, yes! Please!

[@tortozza]

Yes!

[@gwendadevries6088]

Agree

[@prafullkatare5451]

Agreed

[@jesse00pno]

Yes! Please make a follow up about the remaining pages of the OFP! And thank you for making this video! It was incredibly informative!

[@heldaeda1553]

hi joe..l love you n miss you too

[@Noah44137]

The legend has returned! Welcome back

[@vanessamark8677]

Thank you for your love and support which has brought me this far, it's has been a hard time for me but you supports has got me standing even in difficult times, I can't appreciate enough, the support of fans who have prayed for me, I welcome you to my KZbin channel. Write me on hangout or email. [e-mail]

[@Sanyu-Tumusiime]

@@vanessamark8677 get out you fake

[@volprich]

Yeeees!!! I've been waiting for this video forever. And also nice to hear "dear friends and followers..."

[@Pilotemilie]

What a great video!!! Thanks Joe! :D

[@AllanRoberto2711]

Hello, Emilie!

[@projectbluemartin7532]

yo😎😎😎

[@notabotta3901]

It’s been a while... I’m happy to see you back!

[@ThenewtejasO8]

Good to see you back captain 👨‍✈️

[@yiotapanousi9444]

Capitian joe I’ve just got my new 747-8f and it is way better than what I expected and It only took like 5 work days instead of 20 to 40 work days so thank you for the 747 model.

[@johnsonof4]

Welcome back Buddy, we are all happy to see another video!

[@yourpilotjoe]

Captain Joe you have inspired me and now I’m half way through ground school for my PPL and it has been super easy because I watched so much from you. My first flight is next week and I know I will be even more comfortable in the cockpit. Thank you Captain Joe !

[@Garythefireman66]

My brain just exploded 🤯. This was like 4 years of college in 15 minutes. Really interesting video.

Exactly! Any time I even remotely think of what it would be like to be a pilot, I am reminded of everything I saw in videos by Captain Joe or Mentour Pilot and I just can't comprehend how a human being is able not just to learn all that, but actually to be "fluent" in it to the point they can understand and evaluate everything on the fly and make quick decisions. Every new video adds a new layer of "wow, they also need to know this and that..." and it just never seems to stop! I have a great respect for every pilot!

[@DragonX2X7]

@ Takes practise, if you see it everyday and study it, sooner or later you will "get it" since they are relatively the same. The numbers may defer but the "type of info" are the same, for example Trip Fuel will always be trip fuel. Pilots are supposed to do these (a simpler version) every time they go flying (when learning how to fly) and do more just to practise it. Just "create" your own flight plan or draw a line linking 2 places then calculate the distance between them, get an actual weather of the day for said location and do up the flight plan. Very soon it becomes 2nd nature. Most of the stuff mentioned in the video will be taught during the student pilot phrase and you will be rather good at it by the time you are ready for a private pilot license. Airlines "type" just have some additional stuff to it.

@@DragonX2X7 It's not just that, though. You need to master meteorology, aerodynamics, know the inner workings of the engine, the millions of systems the plane has, the procedures, the communication with ATC, and OH SO MUCH MORE!

[@DragonX2X7]

@ ​ hehehe, yep I know. I wouldn't use the word "master" but "know enough" about those topics. Not to mention all the air laws, cloud separations in different aerodrome, etc (Class A, B, C, D, G, etc). Private pilot license itself have a book of about 200 (or more? can't remember) pages to read/study/know, Commercial Pilot license would be another 7 books (and test) for Australia and 14 books in the EU. The passing mark is 70% for all and 80% on Air Law (in Aus, though I expect the same for others due ICAO). Even after passing them, the result will give you a very brief mention on the topic that you got wrong. On the day of the flight test, the tester will look at those theory and verbally question you on those that you got wrong (thus "100%") then ask you a few questions about those you got it right. After clearing that verbal theory session, you go flying and get tested on it. It is a grind, a full time zero to commercial license takes about 1.5 years to complete on average (realistically the median is about 1.5-2 years), after which you would want to go for a multi engine rating, command instrument rating, to be able to fly multi engine planes in "cloud" condition (IMC). Airlines would want multi crew license, another 7 books/test (more in depth) for ATPL (airline transport pilot licence) for Aus (same passing mark as before) and 14 for EU just to start off. It's hard but not impossible as many have done and proven. All that for the sweet sweet love of flying, worth it in my opinion. :) Flying for "fun" would require much less, just a private license is good enough, ain't too hard to achieve.

[@vanessamark8677]

@ hello

[@Hoekstes]

Yay Simbrief OFP going to make much more sense now. Follow up video would likewise be much appreciated. Thanks Cpt Joe!

[@MiloFlying]

Wow I love how honest you are about how had and induring it is to go from a cessna to airline. Youre a great pilot Joe and you for sure show this in all of your videos. Your knowledge for aircraft and the air industry is astounding. Keep pushing and keep going Joe, you'll be a Captain very very soon!

[@yutahestifirmani7684]

Excellent the video. very good explanation about the OFP which is very easy to understand. Thanks Captain Joe and always looking forward to the next video.

[@RVonDuty]

Capitan, we definitely need more `nd more regarding other pages.

[@vanessamark8677]

Hello I check you profile I decided to chat you to be friend more than this Write me on hangout or email. [e-mail]

[@dawidrodak8181]

In the moment of go around at alternate in tanks should be FR fuel in this case not less than 4269 and FUEL MAYDAY

[@lukasm1293]

It might be more, in case you don't wait until the last minute and have some of your contingency or extra fuel (if any) left when diverting. But if you have left exactly the amount stated in the "FMC" column, that will be exactly the FR fuel remaining when initiating the go around.

[@dawidrodak8181]

@@lukasm1293 Hey, I know that, that's why I wrote no less than. Theoretically yes, but the rules are clear to avoid such considerations. In this case, we do not have extra fuel and we do not know if contingency has been used and we do not know if we will wait until the last minute, so I assume the worst case scenario that we only have FR fuel.

[@theyoungaviators8613]

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[@IsmailNPU]

Joe please make videos of the remaining OFP page's. Love you man!!

[@jennic2251]

Captain Joe are you ok? It's been 2 months since we've heard from you

[@backstageaero2072]

Another great video. As a flight dispatcher, it was nice to see you give a thorough breakdown of the first page of the OFP but you made 1 little mistake. at 7:01 you referred to the MORA as "Minimum Enroute Altitude" (MEA) but what you meant to say was "Minimum Off Route Altitude". For those who don't know, the difference between the 2 is that the MORA gives the minimum safe altitude to fly relative ONLY to terrain clearance (at least 1000ft above the terrain or 2000ft above the terrain in mountainous areas) where the MEA is the minimum altitude dictated by the MORA and the reception of navigation aids, restricted airspace, and the ability to have two-way communication with air traffic control

[@Echo_Lima]

exactly sir , but let me fill in that MORA is giving you the clearance that you mentioned for 10nm from the airway either side .

[@vijaykumardev6508]

Happy to see back Capt Joe after long break

[@megsaudibert6895]

what is your love for nature,mine was trees. before I joined the military,I planned for a very plots of land for trees planting, tryna get some nature specialist, that can give me the name of old trees from the ancient, wanna make some research about them, for personal benefits. meeting you here was I great thing,but I don't come here if not for important things and don't got much Time for stranger,but you're still a blissful human too,and hope you stay safe from covid 19. I might not give you response back for now,dew to my job schedules and high monitoring devices all around me,it would be nice texting directly to Gmail or Mobile number. text me back to my Gmail address which is ([e-mail]) or send me your Gmail address and your mobile number,so when I come online here, would get you a response,hope you stay safe.

[@maurice996]

Absolutely a great video. Love to see the follow up. Highly appreciate your effort explaining this

[@emotionaloveracorolla5274]

Can you do a video explaining the pros and cons of unpressurized planes, like the Cessna 208B Grand Caravan

[@killerdoxen]

An unpressurised plane weighs less, dare say it costs less, less maintainance. But you are limited with the maximum altitude without supplementary oxygen. Anything over 10,000ft has a higher risk of hypoxia.

[@emotionaloveracorolla5274]

@@killerdoxen U guys answered my questions😄 thanks, wasn't expecting you to answer but I cleared things up for me

[@emotionaloveracorolla5274]

@@killerdoxen wow, u sound like an expert, I am only 12 and I'm an AVgeek, so I'm glad when my questions get answered regardless of who

[@emotionaloveracorolla5274]

@@killerdoxen that was some good inspiration there 😊

[@megsaudibert6895]

what is your love for nature,mine was trees. before I joined the military,I planned for a very plots of land for trees planting, tryna get some nature specialist, that can give me the name of old trees from the ancient, wanna make some research about them, for personal benefits. meeting you here was I great thing,but I don't come here if not for important things and don't got much Time for stranger,but you're still a blissful human too,and hope you stay safe from covid 19. I might not give you response back for now,dew to my job schedules and high monitoring devices all around me,it would be nice texting directly to Gmail or Mobile number. text me back to my Gmail address which is ([e-mail]) or send me your Gmail address and your mobile number,so when I come online here, would get you a response,hope you stay safe.

[@frankervin]

Excellent explanation of the OFP! Can't get enough of your excellent videos. Thanks.

[@vanessamark8677]

Hello I saw your profile and I like it so I guess if we can chat to know each other on hangout or email, [e-mail]

[@ticamif1128]

Absolutely necessary ! Thanks Captain Joe ! I understand this pile of information better. Decoding the METAR would be nice too.

[@marekmysior65]

Great piece of information! I would really like to see what else is included in OFP, looking forward to the next video :)

[@vanessamark8677]

Hello I saw your profile and I like it so I guess if we can chat to know each other on hangout or email, [e-mail]

[@captaintzuyu]

Omg this was really helpful, I would really like to learn about more pages. Please make a series out of this, these will help really lots of people/students.

[@johnthegreek7356]

That’s the vids I subbed for. Informative and in depth

[@vanessamark8677]

Hello I saw your profile and I like it so I guess if we can chat to know each other well on hangout or email [e-mail] nice to meet you

[@xander3159]

You need to upload more your videos are SOOO good, we need you.

[@vanessamark8677]

Hello I saw your profile and I like it so I guess if we can chat to know each other on hangout or email, [e-mail]

[@9wyn]

Yes please continue to the next page(s). Was that your beloved B747 shown at 2:29 ?

[@jedisith25]

The legend has returned! Welcome back Sir . big fan of videos even i am not a pilot but love plan etc

[@buhlem3174]

Welcome captain Joe.Its good to see you again ,your videos are quite informative and my son who is an aspiring pilot learns a lot.Thank you.

[@CaptainZhariff]

Millions of thank you for dispatchers around the world! 😊

[@made_for_you9230]

I am addicted to this channel....and now I had learned some basics about aeroplane ✈️ Thankzzz CAPTIAN JOE

[@RT-rh1ws]

Yes, please release a full OFP video. That will be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

[@rodolfopulidosalas6185]

Yes indeed, I would like to watch your video about the rest of the FP information.

[@vanessamark8677]

Hello I saw your profile and I like it so I guess if we can chat to know each other on hangout or email, [e-mail]

[@harrybassett9433]

Brilliant explanation Joe - thank you - and yes, of course we want more!

[@obsessiveforest]

I'm just a 16 year old aviation enthusiast but I love your videos and I love learning with them. Thank you

[@joethisho9444]

Dear Captain Joe! I think I'm the 1st person to wish you Happy birthday in too Advance... 💐 "Travel all the distences you can, carry any load, but nothing seems to a more important achievement than reaching your Birthday safe! May you live long & Happily 💜💜💜" HAPPY B'DAY TO "THE SOUL OF AIRPLANE" JOE 👨‍✈️ IN ADVANCE 💐💐💐 Heartfelt wish from Thisho 💟

[@kdilli1985]

Definitely waiting for the next video

[@gamerz3197]

Yess, Joe. Follow-up OFP video will be highly appreciated

[@joedavison118]

Hey Captain Joe, please post a new video. I miss them! Hope you are well

[@typchannel]

dude u are majestic ! more videos of this topic please!!

[@jakobkindl8704]

Really enjoying your new studio! And the new Videos 👀

[@jamesmckenzie3532]

As always a very informative show. Even for those of us who will never sit in the pilot's seat on a live aircraft.

[@mishmish1968]

Thanks a lot Captain for this detailed explanation, and it will be great to have more of the OFP pages explained, we should thank the generous company who supported you with their OFP plan.

[@chrislau9437]

Flight dispatcher signed in here👋. Thank you Capt Joe for the detail explanation .The minimum fuel at destination to alternate airport is 11011kgs. Some country allowed OFP without Alternate Airport but required 2hours extra fuel instead.

[@muratyuce3756]

Hey Joe, I really want to thank you for your instructive videos as a type rating student pilot. The topics of the videos together with your comprehensive explanation really help me to understand many things that were not clear enough before. I wish that you make another video for the other pages of OFP as well. Have a good day and flight!

[@Lauren_Cat]

I always watch these videos when I'm excited for a plane trip. this is the only way I can calm my excited ness

[@DanAlvard]

It's good to see you back, Capt. Joe

[@aviationdisasters9703]

Legend is back.I am from Republic of Srpska and i want to become a pilot😁.Greetings from 🇷🇸

[@MajokWol]

Captain Joe is back! Please do a follow up video for the remaining pages. 🙏🏿

[@vanessamark8677]

Hello I saw your profile and I like it so I guess if we can chat to know each other on hangout or email, [e-mail]

[@seanmcerlean]

Excellent video Joe. As a trained FAA dispatcher by Jeppesen all very well explained. Answer to your question would be final reserve & maybe contingency as well if not already used requiring you to declare a fuel emergency on the go around at alternate. Would love a video explaining CI to refresh my memory if possible. vielen danke. Seán.

[@megsaudibert6895]

what is your love for nature,mine was trees. before I joined the military,I planned for a very plots of land for trees planting, tryna get some nature specialist, that can give me the name of old trees from the ancient, wanna make some research about them, for personal benefits. meeting you here was I great thing,but I don't come here if not for important things and don't got much Time for stranger,but you're still a blissful human too,and hope you stay safe from covid 19. I might not give you response back for now,dew to my job schedules and high monitoring devices all around me,it would be nice texting directly to Gmail or Mobile number. text me back to my Gmail address which is ([e-mail]) or send me your Gmail address and your mobile number,so when I come online here, would get you a response,hope you stay safe.

[@ervinm.5065]

I loved every single minute of this explanation. So much organization, so much logistic involved. Can't believe a single technical paper is so cool

[@kevinheard8364]

Captain Joe: Missing your videos ... hope all is okay.

[@JoloNavarro]

Welcome back Captain!

[@COPKALA]

It is always nice to see that somebody else is still using the a2ps utility to print text files into proper paper format!!!

[@nicehedgehog]

We could adopt the method to our family roadtrips :) More than the waypoints and route numbers on a post-it.

[@Eric-kf6jz]

Yes please make more videos where you explain more of the OFP papers!

[@Captain_SQ]

This is an excellent video , great job, a follow-up will be great! and thank you to all hardworking dispatchers!

[@vanessamark8677]

Hello I saw your profile and I like it so I guess if we can chat to know each other well on hangout or email [e-mail] nice to meet you

[@aerospaceguy4639]

Every non pilot who uses SIMBRIEF would have heard of OFP before

[@scarecrow108productions7]

damn right!!! I use it for my operations with PMDG 747V3

[@siesaw1]

nice falcon heavy pfp

[@reactorfour1682]

@@siesaw1 I use the same profile picture for my school email.

[@dufflepod]

PFPX prints an OFP. Never tried Simbrief.

[@scarecrow108productions7]

@@dufflepod ah, we got an Aerosoft Professional Flight Planner X user here. And yeah, that too can also come in handy.

[@KaptanBaha]

Many of us are bound by the social media policies of the companies that we work for that prevents us from sharing information like this. This is a fantastic video to share with the people who are just starting out in the airline world. Thanks to you Joe and kudos to Cargolux for allowing to use this. ! :) Just a bit of correction though : some American operators chose to use Kgs in their OFP if the aircraft is set up in Kgs. All the best.

[@Pillow_Cat]

Yeah, i would like to look in other pages for the explanation of data you can met there. Thanks, you have the best aviation channel i have found during the years yet.

[@BetjuSalbog05]

Yes please!!! Follow up video!!! Just learning about this in the last couple of days and it would be great to have that addition! Thanks!!!

[@verycursedplane6557]

Yes do a follow up on the OFP and CI. Really interesting 🙏

[@SandaruHettiarachchi]

Please do a follow up video about the rest of the pages.

[@henrivanbemmel]

Love to see it a follow up video on both the OFP v.2 AND the COST INDEX. Thanks Capt. Joe. your channel is a real pleasure. Perhaps, a couple of more questions: 1. Why are runways so rough? when a plane is near v[rot] the crew is bouncing around quite a bit. Given the money spent on all of this why is it not smoother or this due to the aircraft? 2. Could you do a tutorial on climb out starting with the take off roll say over 10000 ft when the light go off and you begin to accelerate past 250 kts OR if you are feeling energetic take off roll to cruise altitude. Thank you. You are a fine teacher. Henri

[@ZK-APA]

Faster an aircraft is, the bumpier it'll feel. Moreovor considering the distance and shape of the ground, you cannot have a 100% smooth surface

[@sihanchen1331]

Yes please do a follow up video on the remaining pages. It's so cool

[@markpunt9638]

Fascinating - thank you for sharing that.

[@gauthierhumeau8604]

So interesting as usual !! Would be so nice to have a video with the rest of the OFP (and also cost index if you have the time) Love your content

[@vanessamark8677]

Hello I saw your profile and I like it so I guess if we can chat to know each other well on hangout or email [e-mail] nice to meet you

[@dineshbabu1611]

Yes Captain, need a continuation video on OFP and also a video about cost index. Thank you!

[@bennyben8228]

Good to have the captain back. Captain Joe makes me feel like going to aviation school at my age

[@Justinjanath83]

Captain, thank you for the video and all your other videos. As an aspiring pilot, I cannot thank you enough for all your assistance through your videos. You did mention if we would like to see another video on the other pages of the OFP... I sincerely would be very grateful if you would be able to provide those information too... Thank you...

[@deltawings91]

Good to have the best captain back and explaining! Thanks for explaining!

[@samhammond6370]

Yesss just did my 1st flight lesson and have been watch in u for ages😁 More vids on the OFP would be great!

[@AadityaKaza]

Nice to see you with another video, yes please add to your video checklist a part 2 to this. I request you explain what's up with the Cost Index of fuel, that will be interesting.

[@s.m.hussain320]

Today I learnt something new. Thank you Captain Joe! Waiting for the follow up...

[@rumenchaparov1305]

Absolutely awesome, Captain Joe! Please make a video for the rest of information on the OFP - it is a gold mine for student pilots going through their ATPLs like myself. Thank you very much for the hard work you are putting in those videos! As always, your work is beyond exceptional!

[@BravoLimaVictor]

So good. Please do the other pages as well, this is great information for someone preparing for a flight ops interview. I started using OFPs on Simbrief as a flight simmer and I was basically teaching myself as I went along on the different airline formats. All that knowledge has come in handy in the real world so please share as much as you can!

[@seane8760]

Brilliant video Thanks Joe👌🏻 please do a follow up video of the remaining pages !!

[@cesarfernandez4530]

Thanks for the information capt! Congrats nice job, I will love to see the video of the entire explanation of all information contained in the OFP, have a good one, nice flights and happy landings

[@abaanansari7994]

Yes! Please make a follow up about the remaining pages of the OFP!

[@mayankgoyal1969]

Yes we want more regarding the same By the way love your videos they are much informative ❤️

[@jack4on128]

I love the ending. Edit: your videos are so informative and interesting. Keep up the good work. 👍 Greetings from Germany 😊

[@vanessamark8677]

Hello I saw your profile and I like it so I guess if we can chat to know each other well on hangout or email [e-mail] nice to meet you

[@jack4on128]

@@vanessamark8677 no

[@vanessamark8677]

Hello I saw your profile and I like it so I guess if we can chat to know each other on hangout or email, [e-mail]

[@jack4on128]

@@vanessamark8677 shut up and just stop ok?? You're annoying and I don't want to chat with you

[@JelmoNL]

@@jack4on128 It's propably a bot. Just report the comments for spam and take it easy. Cheers!

[@dillonholloway496]

Hey Captain, love your videos. I’ve been getting more serious with my flight sim and this is a great help. I would definitely love a video on the Cost Index because that’s always been a bit confusing to me. And a video on the other pages of the OFP would be amazing also. All the best from Texas

[@ZK-APA]

He's already made a video on cost index, just search it up

[@cavok1984]

Yes please to a follow up video. As always a fantastic video Captain Joe. 👍

[@renatasfizzo9821]

Great video Joe. Take care.🥰😘

[@cck1496]

Excellent video. Can anyone tell please what is the block fuel? Thanks.

[@vdwaal]

Follow-up would be cool and how to use in fmc in an actual flight

[@arghakarmakarclassxiisecti7614]

Sir thanks for the great video... Wishing you a very good pilot life... Huge thanks from India.

[@johnathanasiou9284]

Awesome video & explanation Joe of a not so common aspect of flying. Would also love a follow up video on the OFP. To Cargolux, thanks also for the many times previously you were able to deliver consignments when I've worked at previous companies. God bless you Joe, family, colleagues & loved ones!

[@johnsajan8459]

great teaching capt joe. i learnt alot in your teachings bravo

[@trainingmarketer970]

It was very clear. I’d say we all want a follow-up video.

[@anandshedde]

Amazing video, Captain Joe! This was a very informative one!

[@vanessamark8677]

Hello I saw your profile and I like it so I guess if we can chat to know each other well on hangout or email [e-mail] nice to meet you

[@mahirmohammed8081]

Just be quite go away this isn't your place

[@leonardorocha5391]

One of your best video. Awesome. More passionate about aviation everyday!

[@rolandk9860]

I would surely love more Insight on the rest of the OFP! Thanks for yet another great video!

[@zuzkakleckova]

Thank you! I am studying for my final university exams and OFP is one of the questions, this helped me a lot 🙂

[@mali6491]

I find the OFP generated by simbrief very useful and indispensible in my simulator flights. Thank you for a very informative video.

[@KEITHGEE1000]

Great as always, Joe. Many thanks! Keith

[@davegrainge4579]

I would love to see not only the OFP explanation but the information being inputted into the FMC what line on the OFP transposes into what page and line on the FMC especially in LIDO format but really really enjoyable informative video.