United ERJ-145 - Strong Winds (25+ knots) takeoff from Washington Reagan Airport

DCA-EWR. Very windy conditions at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. Thanks to the snow storm the previous day, my flight was canceled and departed the following day. But this allowed for a fun but blustery flying day. Strong winds meant lots of turbulence throughout the whole flight. One of the bumpiest flights I've been on but definitely fun. Lots of ground traffic action shots due to the longer wait times between takeoffs and landings, especially the Frontier A320neo. Saw a couple of go-arounds.
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Date: Mar-15-2017
Flt: UA4200
Seat: 21A
Tail: N16918

[@josemezatorrez]

My respects to all airline pilots for safely piloting us all in the friendly skies to and fro, such a highly skilled and difficult job they have.

[@Epck]

@@CockpitScenes they should watch some air crash investigations and see how many are pilot error haha

[@CGohStudio]

Cockpit Scenes sit down and complain for the kind of coffee or soft drink they get

[@nickgiovanni6518]

Cockpit Scenes well all the Airbus drivers out there sit back and basically monitor the computer FMS since it does majority of the flying. Boeing’s philosophy pilots fly the aircraft

[@latifsamour8763]

The autopilot doesn’t fly the plane, the pilots fly the plane through the autopilot🤯

[@brobike42]

JL Torres . Amen to that, Mr. Torres. Amen.

[@jonjon7311]

That looked like a rollercoaster. I always record like this. I’m crapping myself at the time, but always enjoy it and watching my videos when I’m safely back on the ground. Great vid. Thanks

[@PaulsDMVRailroadsandAviation]

I love the engine sound on startup. Additionally, DCA is my main airport, so I see exactly what you are seeing when I fly out. Nice video!

[@paulstewart2ndchannel]

Great footage! There's something cool about flying in these smaller aircraft. While the 747s and always incredibly comfortable, these are like the gokarts of the sky! :)

[@scotty3034]

Those Brazilians make a nice little aircraft. Loving the Dassault Falcon 7X spot at 4:46 too and the old Southwest livery. Great video! Thanks!

[@topform4665]

Scotty the Embraer 145 Regional jet was like a "mini-maddog" very versatile aircraft - eventually replaced by the larger EMB 175 and 190 and more recently by the EMB 190/195 E2 much larger jets that compete with Airbus A220.

[@CraZy291]

Stunning footage, very bumpy indeed, loved the close-ups of the other aircraft too!

[@catherinecasey8877]

That take off looked stomach churning 😳

[@bonnierussell2495]

I've been traveling by planes for a while now and I will still never be calm about it lol

[@andrewconlow5627]

Never gets old watching these videos. Thanks for sharing!

[@TheFejfAviation]

Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching. More to come soon.

[@cjsov2146]

No winglets?

[@TheRealdeel73]

@@cjsov2146 i think the 145 has winglets this is the 135

[@nicholaiivanitsky9661]

Fascinating. Thank you. And thank God the winter is over!

[@cizzlen07]

I can feel the bass of the engine startup thru my speakers. Your videos and channel are amazing

[@TheFejfAviation]

Thank you! Jealous of your audio system. :)

[@AlexLopez-rx8lw]

Love the sound of those Rolls Royce AE-3007s getting spooled up!

[@TheKingTubby1]

very nice video thank you - it reminds me of those bumpy 737 shuttle flights in and out of wintery windy Glasgow back in the early 2000's on BA

[@wholesomed.j.aftershock5096]

5:11 Gotta love Old southwest Airlines livery!

[@Petermanchannel9]

Lord Mack I fly southwest all the time I haven’t seen that in a while

[@briancrawford69]

So hideous. Love their current livery though as well as American

[@werksdesign]

That old Southwest livery is exactly the way I remember it when the airline first started when its routes were only between Dallas and San Antonio and then Houston.. So many weekends I flew to Houston to party.

[@MattyDemello]

I loved the old southwest planes better than they are now. For some reason the old style planes flew very calmly. like for some reason it was less bumpy. I only flew 4 times in my life. the first 2 were on the old southwest in the 90's and 2 times on the newer southwest within the past year or 2 and I can say 100% the old flights were more smooth. The new planes for some reason take fast turns and almost makes you sick. They are more bumpy and you can hear everything rattling and they fly faster and higher. The old southwest flights I took in the late 90's were all slow and smooth and turned very slowly that you almost couldn't feel it. ALSO the landing was better in the old ones. They use to land so smoothly that you couldn't tell when the tires made contact with the ground. The new southwest for some reason slam the ground hard then everything rattles before slowing down. Not the old ones. It was smoother.

[@justanotheraviator2357]

@@MattyDemello it's all in the pilot.

[@yrqaviation3622]

How can 150 people dislike this?!

[@dodoubleg2356]

Enjoyed the vid...Nice shot of BWI btw ;-)

[@ilham78]

The rapid wing tip is scary

[@mjhancock6029]

There's hardly any?

[@omgaming9471]

grow a pair, it's normal

[@asdfrht]

That’s a normal crosswind takeoff correction. Aileron goes into the wind to keep the plane on centerline

[@Cultenjoyer]

Where? Definitely not “scary”. Guessing you are not a pilot?

[@dantespears713]

Wuss

[@louiseprice1435]

Lovely views, thank you for a great video!

[@nenblom]

Great video! That takeoff looked intense!

[@copperman752]

I was stationed across the Anacostia over at Bolling AFB in the early to mid-70s. Blanchard Barracks was about 8 stories; I can remember more than one occasion where a jet had to fly around for a rough approach and I could see into the cabin windows of the jet roaring past the barracks.

[@pip12111]

Copper Man I lived there too. 1975 to 1979. On Lackland Way. I could see the threshold to Runway 1 from my parents bedroom. The Slip Inn had great fried Chicken n taters

[@onapproach454]

Very nice video, thanks for sharing! Very nice catches!

[@copperman752]

I used to love taking off from that airport; back then it was "National Airport" and those rough take-offs and landings were A TOTAL rush!!

[@JimAllen-Persona]

Copper Man It’ll be “National” until my generation dies out. Funny that some names change sooner than others .. like JFK seemed to quickly replace Idlewild and chances are many of us wouldn’t even know it if it wasn’t for “... Khrushchev’s due in Idlewild. Car 54, where are You?”

[@zachmatt3]

Turbulence does make a flight more fun as long as it isn't too severe. I encountered severe turbulence for several hours over the Pacific one time, and that wasn't fun. It was over the top.

[@jr13227]

Severe means the crew loses control. Moderate means that is is heavy chop.

[@chuckmartellaro6643]

My first flight ever I was on an a380 from Denver to Frankfurt. I had a window seat over the wing and watching the massive wing flex like it did through turbulence was... terrifying

[@williamwalters9403]

@Gerardo Hernandez flew from iah to den in nov,was turbulent the entire time

[@renatejohansen4509]

Ay heyt er plein

[@andrewstate9537]

jr132 Severe means severe and it’s totally controllable. Don’t confuse people here.

[@andregarant46]

Spectacular HD video!!

[@FeatherwayAirlines]

0:55 Wow, that was a long bounce there...Must have been very windy XD.

[@supercelldoomed]

Title of the video says, Strong winds 25+ knots. It isnt windy at all..

[@JeepersCreepers2013]

@@supercelldoomed crosswind

[@dmairplane]

Really great video, and super interesting channel. Just subbed

[@TheFejfAviation]

dmairplane thanks for your support!

[@tums2254]

Beautiful overview, but I would have missed it due to my face being buried in my jacket terrified of that wind action on the plane, IJS

[@fa2359]

Tums225 I know exactly what you mean and feel. I hold my fingers in my ears and move my legs around to feel as if it’s me juddering and not the plane.

[@thirdgengta]

Great vid! Thanks for sharing!

[@youchris67]

9:59. You flew right over BWI. I could even see the plane spotting park off Dorsey Road lower left of frame.

[@alexgarcia0719]

Very good video, nice view of the City and the Pentagon, good speed of the plane, I was at that Airport in 2014 and that's why I suscribed to this channel.

[@FredtheDorfDorfman1985]

Yep, no mistaking what building that is. Passenger A, "What building is that, the Dodecahedron?" Passenger B, "No silly, it's the Hexagon, what are you thinking?"

[@zerberus500]

GREAT video!

[@tsehayeberhanu4607]

Wow! So amazing this machine is

[@mtascp05]

My first time flying out of Sydney, Australia, they closed the airport for an hour due to high winds. We boarded our Boeing 737 and waited, all the while the plane was rocked side to side while we were sitting at the gate, the only time I’d ever experienced that. I was bracing mentally for a very rocky takeoff but no, we took off and it was super smooth. Smaller planes, like this ERJ, will be more affected. Safe travels to all.

[@gozorak]

whenever I fly and look out the window and see all the cars on the road going about their business Im like I wish I was in one of those cars right now

[@vibesix]

ESPECIALLY during turbulence

[@scottpearson7582]

Exactly how I felt until it got so bad I just stopped flying altogether. I just got worse and worse

[@gozorak]

@@scottpearson7582 sounds like a plan

[@jimmywilliams9750]

Yep I definitely would have had an anxiety attack

[@andrewwillett9368]

Love the UA 757-300! I like flying UA out pf DCA. You get a gate (unlike AA’s hard stand) and good service (also unlike AA).

[@jamesg5615]

Anyone else notice the president’s helicopter, Marine One at around @3:15 into the video?

[@infinitenoob9481]

Damn you got sharp eyes

[@mathisr.44]

That is Marine One! Holy crap!

[@drummerboy2215]

Last time was on an ERJ-145 was a United Express fight from IAD and BDL back in February 2013. Coming back from Charlotte to visit my brother. The flight from CLT to IAD was a CRJ-700. Going to CLT was a US Airways B737-400

[@TheFejfAviation]

I miss the 737-400s

[@drummerboy2215]

@@TheFejfAviation Me too and the 300s as well

[@Imaginaryassshole]

Jesus… I’m getting an anxiety attack just watching this. God Bless every pilot and I pray for everyone’s safety to and from. ✌🏾❤️

[@hash2all]

That G650ER was gorgeous

[@balta1769]

You know it’s severe when the wind effects it a second after getting airborne

[@flyingdentist]

fantastic wingview take off

[@TheFejfAviation]

Thanks!!

[@loubadown]

Excellent vid

[@christopherpericolosi-king4979]

Great view of the Pentagon!!

[@harrymallory7963]

Oh yeah...Last time I launched from Chicago it was like that. felt like the plane was dropping. Great editing work!

[@FredtheDorfDorfman1985]

Oh yea, nothing like some wind shear to exercise the ole sphincter muscle, huh?

[@2018paulrobbinx]

Love the G650 on take off!! I didnt know they let business jets in to DCA

[@FredtheDorfDorfman1985]

Yep, there was also a Falcon 50 at 4:37. The one with three engines on the tail. One crashed at Greenville SC's downtown airport not long ago. They ran it off of the end of the runway, broke it in two, killed both pilots, and injured two on board. Neither pilot was qualified for the aircraft. They never activated reversers or had auto brakes armed.

[@austinlawler3739]

Yup, there are actually a decent amount of private jets that use DCA. The vast majority have something to do with the government, or people who deal with it. The coast guard also uses the airport. You can see some very interesting planes there sometimes.

[@oubrioko]

9:59 - Baltimore/Washington International Airport (BWI)

[@Andy1076]

That crosswind did NOT want this plane taking off! Daaamn!

[@chemistryinstruments7156]

Great video work

[@vincentali5736]

Nice shot of the "pentagon."

[@MattyDemello]

Right! I thought after 911 that flights had to avoid any route that would put planes near the pentagon?

[@lkeve]

@@MattyDemello It was a missile.

[@AugustoCarpe]

@@lkeve And where is the plane?

[@Xpwnxage]

@@AugustoCarpe It hit the Pentagon

[@scotts7017]

Jet fuel can’t melt steel memes.

[@m_swizzy22]

I’d love to fly that take off, anywhere there is wind, I’m up for it, probably my favorite conditions to fly in, I think that’s just due to the fact that living in Ireland literally promotes windy conditions also, makes virtually any VFR flight an IFR flight because the cloud ceiling is always very low and flying PA 34s or DA 42s is almost always done via instruments, The best experience to date was an ILS Landing in full overcast with 20 knot gusts, at dusk. Love flying, can’t wait for the right hand seat in A320, soon.

[@funflyer69]

Very nice Video

[@batchboy999]

Nice takeoff!

[@shaunaustin7848]

I bet the pucker factor was in play in this plane

[@TheRealdeel73]

good view of the pentagon

[@rajbahadurverma6762]

Super Video

[@joshwallentine9036]

Marine One at 3:14?

[@qg3726]

NERVES of STEEL.... It takes CAJONES to do with THESE Folks do for a living....My UTMOST Respect for THIS BOSS in the Skies......

[@airlinephoto]

Nice 👍👍

[@williamrodriquez4661]

There was alot going on in that video. That frist plane landing caught the cross wind, then the push back driver speeding needs his license revoked lol and one squicky airplane that sounded sick. Well anyways this is one airport that I just enjoy watching it from there real live now cam feeds, if anyone has never seen them I highly recommend it, it's well worth it. Thanx again everyone enjoy your Thanx Giving.

[@priyakiran4457]

Rely nice this videos 👍👍👍👍👍

[@TheFejfAviation]

Thank you so much 😀

[@seanm9483]

Southwest still has tan 737s?

[@RJ-luci]

Take-off 7:08

[@HoustonGamerTVHGTV]

8:10 the pentagon

[@jamiewilliams3574]

Love it

[@callowayman]

Great clip! The Delta CRJ pilot had a lot of corrections on final approach at 0:20-0:35. You can also see the American 737 almost go missed approach at 0:52-1:30. That was some serious gusts on the ground! Pretty good chop on take off and I noticed your pilot punch through the rough air with a fast climbout (probably 4-5k feet/min)

[@TheFejfAviation]

Thanks for your comments. It was a rough but exciting ride.

[@AstroGoalHorns]

damn that's rough!

[@felixhekster]

Takeoff at 6:55, your welcome.

[@ggurks]

You miss a lot of interesting stuff if you go right there

[@Jeremylovy]

You're*

[@hiranihal2915]

Do ya know how to fast forward? U little punk ass!

[@miniena7774]

You’re*

[@thebusterdog6358]

You're.

[@derek777]

I have seen the at southwest at atl

[@muzikman183]

POTUS helo landing home there in the distance 3:14 and 3:59

[@miniena7774]

muzikman183 Don’t care.

[@FredtheDorfDorfman1985]

Such hostility, my Lord. Who pee'd in you guys' corn flakes? I do care muzikman, I noticed it too.

[@miniena7774]

reverse thrust 🖕

[@richarddalrymple5105]

Actually, it was just one of the marine one helos landing at its home base. Obviously, they dont use that callsign while just flying around practicing.

[@DrRchannel71]

interesting video

[@dave4shmups]

Excellent video! Do you feel turbulence more on a smaller plane like this one? Some people worry about that. Those turns look out of control, but I think it's just the pilot making corrections to keep the plane on course.

[@TheFejfAviation]

dave4shmups it was pretty bumpy. I think it's a different feeling than a larger plane; more abrupt turbulence on a smaller plane.

[@wotan10950]

dave4shmups The ride through turbulence is more based on wing-loading per square foot. That is, a stretched version of a plane with the same wing; they seem to ride better in turbulence because the wing is supporting more weight.

[@skippynj1979]

The 145 had a a very very stiff short wing. Therefore it doesn't flex as much. The wing the first time embrear designed a super critical wing.... its extremely strong but my back kills me from flying the thing..

[@EnergeticWaves]

You feel turbulence in any plane

[@briancrawford69]

Size of the plane does affect it somewhat but the wing design and size probably plays a more important role on how a plans handles it. There's other variables as well

[@VWGTI2013]

Was that the Pentagon I seen when the plane took off?

[@quikjfpv1665]

Yep

[@matthewdehavilandkay8449]

TheFejf Aviation, uh I'm taking over this ERJ 145.

[@keving7991]

thats cool at 4:56 you got the original Southwest Livery havent seen that one in years their all painted blue or with the new livery after the AirTran merger also the strong winds was that normal or no never experienced strong winds during takeoff or landing just turbulence sometimes. and where were you headed ?

[@TheFejfAviation]

There was a snow storm that came through the day before so the winds were just because of the storm. I was flying to Newark.

[@mitchellschwartz6766]

This is AWESOME!!!!

[@graycloud057]

07:52 R.I.P. AIR FLORIDA.

[@aircraftsandtrains2309]

welp flying to the northern area explains the title %100

[@SuperBeaker1]

God I love takeoff.

[@MrPants1970]

What type of aircraft are you on?

[@zacharyholmes2600]

SOOOOOO MANY LIVERIES

[@melsteffano6189]

You can see how the pilot points the nose down on the runway up to around 100 knots

[@azizbah555]

Good jop

[@JustAThought155]

😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮!!!! Lord! I'm freaking out just watching this!!! Darn!!!! Lord, from 7:40 on, that mess is spooky!!!! Now THAT is some scary stuff right there!!!

[@dphotos007]

Just flew on a E 135 jet into Las Vegas. These planes are like a roller coaster with high winds.

[@joespag26]

Doesn’t look bad at all !!

[@winstonchurchill3597]

I hear the PTU running during taxi out.

[@chriskelly6285]

This plane was in complete control at every second of take off. Doesn't mean it wasn't scary though for all on board. I'm 37 now and when I was 14 I had a horrific landing which I still remember minute by minute to this day. I flew on a night flight from Singapore to Adelaide on a Quantas 767 and i was sitting in the middle seating of the original 2-3-2 configuration and on approach I remember looking through the passengers on the left and out the windows and seeing the street lighting then looking right a few seconds later and seeing the same. This was constant every few seconds on the final 10 mins of the decent and it was petrifying. Any direction the plane could go it went. Up and down, left and right, and at times it felt suspended in the air which of course was the worst feeling of all. We bounced 4 times until the wheels finally remained on the tarmac. I've flown countless times since but that stays with me. I was in a fine plane and tbh it was piloted by fine pilots but Geez if I was a nervous flyer then I'd never have left the ground after that.

[@brunorosa6717]

Is this airplane confortable?

[@airborne8102]

B Santos no not really

[@samholly3168]

For short hops, it’s acceptable, but I would not want to fly on it for more than 1.5 hours. You can check out a detailed review of this plane on my channel. Sunbird Films.

[@lbowsk]

For young small children, yes. For adults, no.

[@samholly3168]

Steve haha, depends what airline. United and American have poor legroom on these planes, only 29”

[@FredtheDorfDorfman1985]

It's comparable to the Canadair Regional Jet in size. Personally I found the CRJ7 to be a bit more comfortable than the ERJ. It is more comfortable than say an ATR72. I remember my first time on an ATR, I saw the seats and said, "Where's the adult seats, this is the children's section I assume?" They said, "No, this is it." I said, "Oh shit." I'm not a big person, 5'10"/165, but I had to squeeze in, figure out what to do with my legs (I considered putting then around my neck which would have been more comfortable, but I thought others would stare,) and had to pretend I had scoliosis for 30 minutes. When we got to Atlanta Hartsfield Intl, I had to get my legs out of my pockets, put them back on, and walk like Igor in Young Frankenstein until we got off the plane. Loads of fun thanks to Atlantic Southeast Airlines, a Delta Connection. The CRJ has mostly replaced the ATR for Delta Connections now, as an apology to their customers for the ATR sardine can treatment. Sam Holly, a friend of mine went from Greenville SC to Chicago Midway on a ERJ and he's a bigger guy than I am. Imagine the cramps and backache after that flight.

[@RellyOhBoy]

Nice vid. @ 7:16 Notice the left aileron input to account for the cross-wind during takeoff.

[@gordo1163]

RellyOhBoy what about it

[@cristianmedico2476]

What camera were you using ?

[@TheFejfAviation]

Sony WX350.

[@cristianmedico2476]

@@TheFejfAviation thanks for sharing, those sony cameras always takes great shot.

[@hotelwhiskeymedia67]

+TheFejf, Did you know that the Frontier A320 taxing was a A320 Neo

[@TheFejfAviation]

Harry Wilburn I did but I didn't know they had them until then.

[@CraZy291]

I noticed that too, pretty easy to spot with these huge engines.

[@FredtheDorfDorfman1985]

Really, Neo was on board? Was Trinity and Morpheus with him? Wait, Neo can fly, what's he need with an A320? 😜 Just kidding.

[@realtalk1310]

Das what I call a windy takeoff.

[@jamesclark6949]

To all of you scared of turbulence or flying in general: 1) turbulence has never been the cause of a plane crash. 2) look up on KZbin pilots flying during turbulence and you will see that they are not phased in the slightest. Finally 3) you are more likely to get bitten by a shark when swimming in the ocean than be in a plane crash

[@nitzer280]

holy cow HANG ON!

[@gcrlucena41]

United still operating this airplane???

[@TheFejfAviation]

Unfortunately I don't see any recent flights.

[@MrPants1970]

3:28 what is that wining noise?

[@tuyulxianinter4389]

Beauty and scary in the same time

[@lacil3908]

Where is the windy take off ?

[@dodoubleg2356]

Towards the end of the vid, (around 10:10) what airport was that u were flying over? Enjoyed the vid as always. 😉👍👍

[@MichaelRoma91]

Nathan Huffman I recently flew to Regan airport and saw the same airport I think and am wondering the same thing

[@dodoubleg2356]

@@MichaelRoma91 it looks like a decent sized airport. I know there are several large corporate airports in & around D.C., so maybe that was one of 'em.

[@dodoubleg2356]

@@MichaelRoma91 I'm gonna watch it again & see if I can pinpoint it.

[@dodoubleg2356]

@@MichaelRoma91 oh, that's BWI...Not sure why I didn't pick that up right away but yeah, that's Baltimore Int.l.

[@MichaelRoma91]

Nathan Huffman I just figured it out, it’s Baltimore-Washington airport

[@MacrossJet]

Wht airport is that at 09:58? Dulles?

[@TheFejfAviation]

I think it's Baltimore.