Airline Pilot Answers "Those" Questions from Passengers!
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Appreciate your Pilot hubby answering the questions we have! Tell him thank you for his service in the air and answering questions here❤
@TravelTipsbyLaurie
6 ай бұрын
We appreciate it!
My husband is a weekend pilot, and every time he sees one of your husband's videos he always says "that poor guy". But thank you for clearing up a lot of misunderstandings about flying. The scariest part of the trip is always the drive to and from the airport!
@TravelTipsbyLaurie
5 ай бұрын
Oh yes, he absolutely does not enjoy being on camera; funny, he's so engaging and energetic when he is actually in front of people. But he sees the huge interest for this content too.
So WOW, just finished watching this. I love these types of videos…. Your husband is wonderful at explaining the answers in an easily understandable way. Many thanks to both of you for sharing your wisdom ❣️❣️❣️
@TravelTipsbyLaurie
6 ай бұрын
Thanks so much!
@kms5306
6 ай бұрын
I would just FLIP OUT if your hubby was our pilot in our next Orlando trip 💕, kolleen
I like these videos, it is reassuring to a slightly nervous flyer and also just very informative and interesting. Thanks Laurie and hubby Captain. 😊
@TravelTipsbyLaurie
6 ай бұрын
I am too!
Love these! Thanks to your hubby for getting us safely to our destinations during these crazy flying times… I know passengers get cranky about delays, but we appreciate getting there SAFELY more than getting there on time (I mean… both would be awesome lol 😄 )
@TravelTipsbyLaurie
6 ай бұрын
Yes, delays are so frustrating. Thanks for watching!
I always thank the pilot . Thank you for answering questions captain
@TravelTipsbyLaurie
6 ай бұрын
Thanks
Thanks to Laurie and the Captain for another great Q&A session. Some of the issues had never even occurred to me before, e.g. 'the blue juice' Hahaha!
@TravelTipsbyLaurie
6 ай бұрын
Our audience and viewers have the best questions!
My husband found a travel belt at REI, webbing belt with clip plastic buckle. It looks good, and he doesn’t have to remove it going through TSA.
I love these ask a pilot videos. So nice of your husband to do it, always learn something
@TravelTipsbyLaurie
6 ай бұрын
Us too! They do not get alot of views, but the people who watch absolutely love them.
Love these episodes with your husband! They are so informative.✈👨✈
@TravelTipsbyLaurie
6 ай бұрын
I am so glad.
Oh my goodness!!! This is just soooo timely!!! And very exciting to me! I love flying! My sister is a retired flight attendant but I never had this kind of "chat" with her! THANK YOU for doing this, Laurie! Fun and very INFORMATIVE!!!
@TravelTipsbyLaurie
6 ай бұрын
I love it! Thanks.
I love these so much! Thank you for another very informative video.
Love these! Thanks Captain and Laurie! 💕
@TravelTipsbyLaurie
6 ай бұрын
So glad!
Hello from me and Holly! My wife Holly is a Captain with Southwest out of Houston! We love your videos and tips! Always something new to learn 😊
@TravelTipsbyLaurie
6 ай бұрын
Hi!! Thanks for watching.
LOVE these episodes!! Thank you so much for doing this. Your husband is the greatest!!❤
@TravelTipsbyLaurie
6 ай бұрын
Glad you like them!
Thanks to your hubby for taking the time to answer these questions! Always interesting! ✈️
@TravelTipsbyLaurie
6 ай бұрын
You are so welcome.
Love these videos, your husband is a gem. Hi from Dunedin, New Zealand and Merry Christmas 😊
@TravelTipsbyLaurie
6 ай бұрын
Thank you! You too! And happy summer?
Thanks to you both!!❤
It's so good to hear what's TRUE instead of urban myths!❤
@TravelTipsbyLaurie
6 ай бұрын
What are some myths we can bust? Give us some questions if you think of any.
He is very good on the air. (No pun intended)🤭 A great team!
@TravelTipsbyLaurie
6 ай бұрын
Ha love that!
Thank you Captain ♥️
Good video thank you onto the next
This was so helpful. Thank you.
Thank you Captain ❤
Thank you to both of you. Really appreciate it.
Thanks for the Q&A! Appreciate taking the time.🚝🛫😎
@TravelTipsbyLaurie
6 ай бұрын
Yes, I have to twist his arm lol.
Adorable couple!
Hi there Laurie…. Can not wait to watch this😍
Thanks for the info. Super interesting.
Thanks so much for this. Information is reassuring.
Great information. Thanks for sharing
Hi! And thank you!!😊
This was very interesting. Thank you ✈️
A much appreciated video, thankyou for all the information to put everyone's curiosity to rest. Thankyou very much ❤✈
This was great. 👍🏼
@TravelTipsbyLaurie
6 ай бұрын
Thank you!
Thanks, this has been very helpful!
@TravelTipsbyLaurie
6 ай бұрын
So glad Gerry.
Thank you both, love these videos
@TravelTipsbyLaurie
6 ай бұрын
So glad!
I learned so much thanks
@TravelTipsbyLaurie
5 ай бұрын
I'm so glad!
I love these! Thank you to both of you! ❤
@TravelTipsbyLaurie
6 ай бұрын
So glad!
Great interview!! Thank you, so helpful!
@TravelTipsbyLaurie
4 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
Love the collaboration broadcast ❄️🦌🎆🎉
I am so grateful for these types of vids. Thank you both so much!!!!!
@TravelTipsbyLaurie
6 ай бұрын
The viewers who watch these really love them!
Very helpful!
@TravelTipsbyLaurie
6 ай бұрын
So glad!
Thanks to you and your hubby for posting this info. I’m a nervous flyer and this really helps to calm my nerves
Awesome video❤
@TravelTipsbyLaurie
6 ай бұрын
Thanks for the visit!
Thank you! ❤
@TravelTipsbyLaurie
6 ай бұрын
You’re welcome Deborah!
Thank you for these videos with your pilot husband. He is very reassuring. You do a great service providing these.
@TravelTipsbyLaurie
6 ай бұрын
Glad you like them! Not a lot of people watch, but those who do really enjoy them.
We so appreciate your time! And sharing! Merry Christmas to you both!
@TravelTipsbyLaurie
6 ай бұрын
Same to you Melanie!!
Good Q & A!
@TravelTipsbyLaurie
6 ай бұрын
Hope you enjoyed it!
SO interesting! Thank you both. ⚘
@TravelTipsbyLaurie
6 ай бұрын
Our pleasure!
As another pilot wife… I have traveled all over the world with mine.. as I’m sure Laurie has… BUT remember as she says.. it’s always standby (even for the Captain’s wife lol) so I was never guaranteed a seat on his flight until last minute!!! OR you could buy a ticket just like everyone else!!! SO much harder to fly now than it used to be!!! ✈️♥️
@TravelTipsbyLaurie
6 ай бұрын
Yes, we have bought tickets so many times this year.
Thank you both so much for your time & effort! Have a Blessed and safe holiday Season🙏🏾
@TravelTipsbyLaurie
5 ай бұрын
Same to you!
Thank you! You are both so lovely
@TravelTipsbyLaurie
6 ай бұрын
Thank you too!
GREAT video….many thanks to you both. I watch all your videos!
@TravelTipsbyLaurie
6 ай бұрын
Glad you like them!
Thank you so much for doing this video👍A lot of my questions were answered. Happy Hoildays🎄🤶🎅🎄
@TravelTipsbyLaurie
6 ай бұрын
You are so welcome!
Thanks Laurie! You guys are so cute.
@TravelTipsbyLaurie
6 ай бұрын
Thank you so much!
Your video on turbulence changed my flying life. On my most recent trip, we experienced turbulence, and my friend, who has flown much more than I have, was afraid and I was not. My friend was sitting in the window seat and told me that she felt the aircraft "cave in," and we did experience a little "dip." The woman across from me had her head on the back of the seat in front of her. Thank you for this series! One problem is, we could barely hear the pilot over the engine noise. Is there a way to crank up the volume in the cabin? It literally sounded like a drive through speaker. This is a complain on more than one flight.
@TravelTipsbyLaurie
6 ай бұрын
Yes I hear ya. On some airplanes the mic system is low, and alot of them forget he says.
You truly have the best channel for travel.
@TravelTipsbyLaurie
6 ай бұрын
I really appreciate you saying that. Thank you so much!
That shirt looks really clean and crisp!---thanks for the calming enlightenment! Have a wonderful Christmas!
@TravelTipsbyLaurie
6 ай бұрын
It has to be!
Thank you for your videos! I'm pretty scared to fly, but I'm using videos like yours to help me get through it. I appreciate you both!
@TravelTipsbyLaurie
6 ай бұрын
I hope they help.
Great q and a
@TravelTipsbyLaurie
6 ай бұрын
Thank you for watching! Do you have any questions for a pilot?
Thank you again for posting these videos!! I know Ive made this comment before but I hate flying even thought I do it 3-4 times a year (I love to travel) and these videos put me at ease ❤❤❤❤❤I love your packing and product videos too I watch them all!!!
@TravelTipsbyLaurie
6 ай бұрын
Thank you so much!
So enjoy these videos and your honey answering all those questions. As I have told you before, his voice is very calming and he is sooo knowledgeable!! I enjoy his easy going nature and the way he explains things! I just got back from an east coast to west coast flight and yes there was turbulence and I didn't even notice it!! Thanks again!!
@TravelTipsbyLaurie
5 ай бұрын
Yay thanks so much!
Thank you both for helping me on my recent flight. Merry Christmas from a grateful aussie. 🎄🤶🇦🇺🌹
@TravelTipsbyLaurie
6 ай бұрын
Our pleasure!
Thank you Captain & Laurie, I really enjoy these videos-I LOVE to fly & travel. I want to make a shout out to the airline industry: I’m a retired OR RN & we adopted the airline pre-flight checklist into our practice prior to every surgical procedure (known as Time Out) almost 20 years ago. It’s been very helpful, so thank you for that & all of this information you’re sharing with us. (I’m thrilled to know I won’t get sucked into the toilet 😂)
@TravelTipsbyLaurie
6 ай бұрын
Ha! Thank you for all of your service btw.
@Grazilla52
6 ай бұрын
@@TravelTipsbyLaurie That’s very kind of you! Thanks so much.
Love a man in uniform! Thanks for the knowledge!
@TravelTipsbyLaurie
5 ай бұрын
Any time!
Hi Laurie, Great tips and love these Q and A pilot videos. ????QUESTION: Have you ever been on a flight that your husband has flown ever????
@TravelTipsbyLaurie
6 ай бұрын
Hi, yes I was going to see my brother the day AFTER we got engaged and he got assigned that flight. He was the one talking on the speaker so I just looked at my sparkly ring while he talked lol.
Thank you both for your expertise in aviation. You both are so adorable! My 21 year old son has now completed all is type rating for Envoy and has pass both check airmen flights! ? If I may ask your husband a question please… The Captain whom he was just recently flying with told my son that he had never experienced this before, where when my son landed the plane his landing was so extremely smooth that the plane didn’t even recognize the landing so there were some sort of confusion with the plane. I don’t remember what they had to do but it wasn’t anything serious, it was just rare. This has now happened twice! I’m sure your Has experienced this and if so, would he explain? Maybe simplify this for me🤣.. My son has been flying since he was fifteen and he’s honestly well known for his butter smooth landings, but this seems strange to me! He has over 2000 flying hrs. 🙏🏻✈️
My son is an FO for 🔺on a 757/767. When my husband asks him a question about the operation of the plane, my son goes into this lengthy explanation. It is a totally foreign language to me. Thank you for simple answers to questions!
@TravelTipsbyLaurie
6 ай бұрын
In the first video from this series, you can see me start to plan our grocery list while he's talking. I just can't follow the long explanations lol.
Thank your husband for his thoughtful answers!
@TravelTipsbyLaurie
5 ай бұрын
I hope they help answer airplane questions for you.
Capt. Chris is terrific!! Thank you for these interviews. I'm a white knuckle flyer because of turbulence. I find the KZread series from psychologist Les Posen to be very helpful with my fears.
@TravelTipsbyLaurie
6 ай бұрын
Yay, I am so glad they help!
hey.. 👋 im in australia... is there any planes you dont like flying? I fell in love with Antonov 225... I believe it wasn't destroyed but the duplicate in the hanger was... shame because it was nearly ready.. im doing a drone pilot licence and theres so much we need to know like a pilot.. like the radio jargon, checking weather etc.. I could sit and watch planes take off and land all day.. I also just love the airport and people watch.. would this cause a drama with security? would they be watching me watching others?
Many years ago we had a friend of a friend who we'd see every few months who was a pilot. He has since sadly died of cancer. He was a party animal when not flying! He always had funny stories and one time at a party he was drunk and he told me this: "I probably shouldn't tell you this, but I can't remember how many times I've woken up over the North Pole and everyone else was asleep!" (He used to fly to Asia). I decided then and there never to ask a pilot another question!!
@TravelTipsbyLaurie
6 ай бұрын
Oh my! Yep, that would be awful to find that out.
Thank you! It’s great to hear this info. from a pilot; it’s reassuring and educational. 🙂 I’m wondering if they do random drug tests for pilots, as they may do for other workers?
@TravelTipsbyLaurie
2 ай бұрын
Hi, yes they do!
I love your videos and you❤ I have a question; would packing a spongelle ( a premade bath sponge filled with soap but you need water to use) would this be counted as TSA? Could I put it in my carry on only luggage?
I went on several flights in 2020 & 21 where noone sat in the emergency row. I was asked to move there as I travelled alone but as I already had three seats to myself I declined. Extra leg room is great as I'm tall but not being able to have a personal item bag on the floor annoys me. One flight summer 21 there were 10 of us on the flight from Spain to SW England.
@TravelTipsbyLaurie
6 ай бұрын
Yes, and I do not like being able to recline.
@AnnikenAllis
6 ай бұрын
@TravelTipsbyLaurie I mainly travel low cost airlines in Europe & on most you can't recline seats now.
Great information! Thanks for having your husband on.
Those airplane restrooms are scary for me. Claustrophobic for sure. 😂😂😂😂
It's funny. I was waiting on a flight to Newark from Montreal and the plane hadn't shown up yet. I saw the pilot come to the gate and look for the plane as well😂
@TravelTipsbyLaurie
6 ай бұрын
Yep
I might have a question; I experienced once what I believe was a pressure change in the cabin, that felt like a strong pinch in the forehead/eye area. I've heard some other people have experienced that too and wanted to know how common it was, if there was any reason for this and any tips to avoid it/go through it as it can be pretty uncomfortable.
I really don’t like flying. I’m a nervous flyer and I only have to once a year. Thank you to your husband for these videos. It’s nice hearing from a seasoned pilot especially about turbulence. Hearing about the viewer whose plane dropped 8,000 ft is another thing that scares me 😬
@TravelTipsbyLaurie
6 ай бұрын
I hope these help.
Shock doesn’t start a heart. It stops an arrhythmia (shaking heart).
When I was 6 my older sister told me if I was on the toilet when the plane hit turbulence I would be sucked down the toilet and out of the plane. I haven’t used the toilet on a plane since and i’m 60 now 😂
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I keep waiting to see if your husband is ever my pilot. You’ve kept his employer a secret but I only fly United out of Houston and fly often to San Francisco, Philadelphia, and DC (DCA). Not sure if he flies for United or those routes but I always look for him.
@TravelTipsbyLaurie
6 ай бұрын
We have flown with all the majors this year so often! I do not ever say for his job's sake and for safety.
Love this topic.. I’ll traveling more relaxed. Thank you so much for explanations
Laurie, I've flown several times, even to Hawaii and back, but never used the restroom on a plane. Here comes the weird question - Could you sometime show us how to enter and exit the restroom, and even how to flush the toilet? (No, not actually use it, lol) Just show it how it works. I would like to know how it all works - just in case I do have to use one sometime. My son-in-law is a commercial airline pilot, but I'm too embarrassed to ask him. 😂
@Linzi1947
6 ай бұрын
Each different type of plane m/airline has different facilities and equipment… depends on what you are flying!!!
@kenbrown2808
6 ай бұрын
the most complicated thing is the door latch system. there will be an occupied/open sign on the door, and if it says open (or whatever variant) you should be able to just turn or pull the latch to get in, and then there will be a handle to turn or slide to latch the door behind you. every plane I've used the lavatory on has had the flush control prominently marked. they've done their best to make it not confusing, so remind yourself it is just your anxieties talking, and you can handle it.
@TravelTipsbyLaurie
6 ай бұрын
I did make a short about it a few months back. The key is to read the sign by the door knob. You slide the button one way or the other to open and then it has an arrow for which way you slide it to lock it when you are on the inside.
@diana6842
6 ай бұрын
@@kenbrown2808 Thank you so much!
@wahinepaddler4
6 ай бұрын
That door is a struggle for me 🫠😵💫@@kenbrown2808
I have a question for him. I noticed my upcoming flight to Seoul from Atlanta Flies up into Canada and Alaska and back down to Seoul. But on the way back flies more of a straight path. Less curved. I understand the going why, but why not on way back
@Gatorfanforlife
6 ай бұрын
Hmmmm. Seems she won't answer you lol.
@nanniecath528
5 ай бұрын
@@Gatorfanforlife😅
How can you tell where you are in thick clouds?
@kevinjones5560
6 ай бұрын
They never fly by sight. It’s all done with GPS and instruments. Only tiny plane pilots use visual references to fly the plane.
@TravelTipsbyLaurie
6 ай бұрын
I will add that to the next list of questions too. Thanks!
New question - as a flight begins to descend, why does it seem like we speed up then slow down as we approach the airport? Is this automatic, or were we not going fast enough before? 😂
@TravelTipsbyLaurie
4 ай бұрын
Added; coming out in a few weeks.
He wears a United Uniform… so he is a United Airlines Pilot ….
@TravelTipsbyLaurie
6 ай бұрын
I don't ever say who he flies for just for his safety and mine and so I can talk about all of them.
Pilot Husband, am I a fool, because each time I enter the air, I pity my pre20th century ancestors who only dreamed of flying? I used to fly a lot during graduate school, but every time we flew over towns and fields, I felt like I was cheating nature, even when a baby was crying near my head.
@TravelTipsbyLaurie
5 ай бұрын
Huh?
@toddboothbee1361
5 ай бұрын
@@TravelTipsbyLaurie How long does it seem to take most people to no longer be impressed with flying? Historically, flying is pretty weird, but people seem to get used to anything.
@TravelTipsbyLaurie
5 ай бұрын
Yes, it is a phenomenon that has become normal. @@toddboothbee1361
I enjoy your husband giving us answers to interesting questions I’ve always wondered about. Safe travels 💕
@TravelTipsbyLaurie
6 ай бұрын
Thank you!