AirTran Airways Captain Plays Harmonica on his Retirement Flight

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10 жыл бұрын

Captain Mike "Mad Dog" Watson on his retirement flight from AirTran Airways. Mad Dog has been flying for over 52 years, and is best known for his legendary preflight announcements singing "Bad to the Bone" while playing his harmonica. Captain Watson was also recipient of the 2000 AirTran Excellence Award for his heroic efforts during an inflight emergency earlier that year.

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@taylornorman7134 2 жыл бұрын

Captain “Mad dog” Watson. One of Airtrans’ best pilots until he retired. Great man

@aviationcalgary4110 8 жыл бұрын

What a nice pilot!!! :D

@bisheebuildteam6284 7 жыл бұрын

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@octopathtimetraveler5881 5 жыл бұрын

Aviation Calgary looks nice.

@mdwramp22 10 жыл бұрын

One of the coolest people I've ever had the pleasure of meeting..... Congrats on your retirement Mad Dog ✈️🌅

@cheezr77345 10 жыл бұрын

I was the controller at Houston Center who worked TRS160 from LCH to the mighty Mississppi, just east of BTR! Sent him a care package of the strips and audio. Enjoy retirement Captain Mad Dog!

@PondofDreams539 Жыл бұрын

Mad dog was a legend when I worked at AirTran. He was looked at as a legend. I remember a story being told to me that he lost a engine right after take off, turned left, and came back and landed on the runway he just took off from without missing a beat. Hope he’s still doing well.

@karlowagstaffe7396 10 жыл бұрын

Wish every Captain was like that.

@RASELOUN1 6 жыл бұрын

Karlo Wagstaffe of my own ih /&7

@dbhome2618 6 жыл бұрын

Karlo Wagstaffe dang ghen

@dbhome2618 6 жыл бұрын

Dang Ghent

@dbhome2618 6 жыл бұрын

Rase Loun dang ' ghen

@Nifty55ca 7 жыл бұрын

Had the priviledge to fly on one of Capt Watson flights from Atl to Orlando...what a treat...great flight great crew..great Airline...best of luck in your retirement Skipper....

@mildredraggio9528 6 жыл бұрын

Rick T.

@petrataylor8980 10 жыл бұрын

I've had him before on airtran

@benjibean8431 5 жыл бұрын

Really? That's amazing!

@nathanbrosh4589 4 жыл бұрын

petra taylor LUCKY RIP AirTran

@9HighFlyer9 10 жыл бұрын

One of the last of the real aviators.

@tallplt 10 жыл бұрын

Real aviators don't have to steal other pilots' jobs.

@olensoifer9901 9 жыл бұрын

Peter Nincompoop Get a life, dude. Unfortunately, someone has to fly the planes. It doesn't concern you that, maybe someone has to take a flight to see a dying relative, etc. Doesn't matter to you, though. Too bad.

@mariaangeles278 6 жыл бұрын

Peter Nincompoop

@virgiljones5160 6 жыл бұрын

HighFlyer

@rajshree4887 5 жыл бұрын

Virgil Jonesrafi

@user-qf5ip4wu8n 9 жыл бұрын

Ive had that pilot before!

@Calriec 8 жыл бұрын

So did my dad!

@airwipe1639 7 жыл бұрын

Roccos Random Videos Nice

@tyler_schecter5805 6 жыл бұрын

I️ did too

@amilynn20 10 жыл бұрын

As an AIRTRAN FA I CAN SAY THAT HE WILL BE MISSED! Wonderful person inside and out!

@tallplt 10 жыл бұрын

He's not a wonderful person. He's a scab who stole other pilots' (and their families') livelihoods. He can rot in hell.

@bradsuhr7538 10 жыл бұрын

Peter Nincompoop someones angry

@Southwest737 10 жыл бұрын

Now THIS is somebody who enjoys their job!

@marryson123 7 жыл бұрын

how can you not if you're a pilot

@NICOCRAFTAviation737 6 жыл бұрын

Southwest 737 i would love to be a pilot one of the best jobs in the world

@otootasalt2519 5 жыл бұрын

Southwe243st 737

@kasiatylak 5 жыл бұрын

Southwest 737 Wiadomości

@octopathtimetraveler5881 5 жыл бұрын

Southwest 737 yeah

@John-vk5sp Жыл бұрын

I flew with this great pilot no telling how many times. He was amazing! I miss you airTran ! The company was more than great, more than awesome! Thank you airTran for my life during my flight attendant years.

@windanthonystream 3 жыл бұрын

I’ve flown with Maddog at least 10 times... I always loved working with him... I wish he could have came over to Southwest before he retired!!

@yankeealfa2339 2 жыл бұрын

love this guy! Way to go mad dog! My retirement is about two years in the future but I will never be able to top yours.

@thetravelmanusa360 3 жыл бұрын

I was on this flight! He was the nicest!

@erika8214 4 жыл бұрын

Yes, he was/is a very nice person and great pilot.

@traingaming3240 3 жыл бұрын

So fun to hear what some pilots do when the announce stuff. It's like every pilot has a different twist although most of the time it's nothing fun just a normal thing like a normal conversation which is nice and formal but come on your in a pressurized tube with wings and cool engines for at least an hour so make it fun add a twist or two that and if you do that the mood of the flight changes to more casual instead of formal and tense. I always love a pilot with humor kinda lightens up the flight

@alexanderpolk2874 4 жыл бұрын

I remember back in 2006 flying from Chicago - Boston on AirTran and the captain played the harmonica when he made the welcome announcement...I wonder if it was the same guy. It must have been.

@crazypilot7577 9 жыл бұрын

Props to Mad Dog Watson!

@davincrawford912 8 жыл бұрын

i already love him

@simonjobs.758 5 жыл бұрын

Ninjago get

@justinackert1987 6 жыл бұрын

This is why i love this airline

@YourEmbraer120 9 ай бұрын

This is someone who grew up for the Wild West.

@msjswapnil 7 жыл бұрын

Salute to the AWESOME.......................................................................Aviator.

@leannestrong1000 10 жыл бұрын

I wish he was still a pilot. He would've made a great pilot for Southwest.

@user-pp6dg8qr5p Ай бұрын

No Doubt No Commences😇😎🙏

@luisaberasturis6411 8 жыл бұрын

What a great pilot I wish I can jaded him for all of mi flights

@arizonaaviator1903 10 жыл бұрын

@nutsaboutsouthwest please make more pilot/ cockpit videos! Thank you!

@flyboy6753 10 жыл бұрын

That's awesome!

@TommyZTrains 7 жыл бұрын

"The HUMAN-CONDITION" wins EVERY TIME !!! < GREAT CLIP > !!

@solesearched 10 жыл бұрын

Awesome!

@eddiemartinez2073 6 жыл бұрын

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@sterlingsplayhouse8235 2 жыл бұрын

love it!

@StarFlights_Buses 3 жыл бұрын

That was fun music💙💛❤️🤍

@SusanRodgers-fw3nf 10 ай бұрын

Awesome

@americanheavy6452 7 жыл бұрын

Nice!!!!!!! 😀

@ericquezada3955 3 жыл бұрын

Nice! 💯

@TWhite94 9 жыл бұрын

He reminds me of Tommy Lee Jones' character Hawk from Space Cowboys

@yankmachain_gunfighter 3 жыл бұрын

I’ve been on one of his flights

@santinojozefmiller7721 3 жыл бұрын

He looks like Sheriff Grady Judd!

@Banshee365 2 жыл бұрын

Hags! You’re famous!

@miriammaldonado7848 6 жыл бұрын

Congratulations! Captain Mad Dog. I wished i was in your plane when you play the harmonica. I truly regret the criticism, but some folks most have...i don't know what, and i don't care God bless you.

@zam1803 6 жыл бұрын

boeing 717 is my favorite aircraft

@joeycarr1398 6 жыл бұрын

Zachary McPencow the pilot's nickname is Mad Dog Watson so it might be an MD-88 what he fly

@zam1803 2 ай бұрын

Sorry its 6 years replying late but this video popped up and I saw my comment and your reply but that's a cockpit of a Boeing 717 it was gonna be the MD-95 but Boeing bought out Mcdonnell Douglas in 1997 Airtran never owned the MD-88 they had the DC-9 then went to the 717 and also had the 737 at the time too also for short while leased two A320s @@joeycarr1398

@5h28752001 3 жыл бұрын

It's so funny Captain

@chrisreisinger4935 7 жыл бұрын

CAPTAIN MAD DAWG

@speedyyy5181 7 жыл бұрын

Haha that was so cool

@chriswhite-vk4et 3 жыл бұрын

just found out that he passed away rip

@kbtv6651 7 жыл бұрын

I think I've had this pilot too🎅🏼! Maybe?

@zacheryalderton9502 Жыл бұрын

How many years

@andrewdanas 10 жыл бұрын

What in flight emergency?

@joeycarr1398 6 жыл бұрын

LOL unique!

@AllThingsFlightSim 4 жыл бұрын

He said Wisper Jet wonder if he was an Ex Eastern pilot.

@tjoelfoster 4 жыл бұрын

Yes. Flew with him on Eastern from Birmingham to Atlanta on a Sunday morning, had to be summer of 1990 as they shut down Jan. 1991. Harmonica, sense of humor intact. Landed 6 minutes early in ATL on the smoothest landing I was ever on. The fellow ahead of me told Capt. Mad Dog as we were leaving that he must have been an Air Force pilot since he didn't set it down looking for the hook. Watson replied, "Army!" Tune was a little different then, too. I looked it up and Thorogood came out with Bad to the Bone in 1991. I knew I didn't remember that.

@jamesdriscoll4268 9 жыл бұрын

1989 Eastern Airlines Scab, Shit Bird.

@juangarcia6095 4 жыл бұрын

😄😄😄👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

@Chrisell 9 жыл бұрын

Ok so it seems like the Captain is seated relatively low as compared to the visibility out the front window of the aircraft, so how does he see out when taxiing on the ground?

@misterdawg1 9 жыл бұрын

huh?

@Chrisell 9 жыл бұрын

misterdawg1 Looks like a young boy sitting in moms car unable to see over the dashboard and out the window. Clear enough?

@misterdawg1 9 жыл бұрын

They fly by the gauges, and look out the side of the plane, when they are taxing for take off the tail comes up and they can see out the front window, everyone who knows about flying knows this, just stupid people ask or say stupid things.

@Chrisell 9 жыл бұрын

misterdawg1 Thank you for answering. I'm just a person who is fascinated by and loves flying, sadly not a pilot.

@misterdawg1 9 жыл бұрын

I used to love flying now, but think I've been on my last flight. Did do some flying when I was younger in Alaska, but never finished to get a license.

@loceymagy5626 7 жыл бұрын

Hello:)

@richardfachtmann3699 7 жыл бұрын

Capt MAD DOG Watson!!!

@Yuppa.69 5 жыл бұрын

Only on southwest

@9751asd 5 жыл бұрын

he should play it during a grave digger freestyle

@lauramczig Жыл бұрын

Cool really funny

@jbean9657 9 жыл бұрын

I don't know the story about why people hate him in the business, but it seems he was hired during a strike? Well, unfortunately, if you strike that is a risk you take. If someone is willing to do the job when you won't under the conditions you are striking over, that isn't their problem... I do believe in unions, but you also must realize that you do take a risk if you say I won't work under this contract or without one. It's business. If someone else will, sorry, but you're going to be looking for something else, which may not be a bad thing for you if you disagree with the policies of the company. You can't have it both ways.

@margietwine9762 5 жыл бұрын

J Bean j

@dmercado0817 5 жыл бұрын

J Bean n c

@steemdup 9 жыл бұрын

I agree - if you choose or vote to strike you can't be up in arms if others are hired to do your job while you walk the picket line. Many cannot afford to not work to support the cause when they have bills to pay and families to support. Just remember folks - you reap what you sow. BTW, SCAB stands for Secure Career and Benefits! Something to consider before criticizing the actions of others.

@jose.luis.ayala. 4 жыл бұрын

RIGHT FUCKING ON ✊👊👍

@PilotUnknownX 7 жыл бұрын

is that a boeing 717

@WestJetToCalgary-YYC 3 ай бұрын

It's A SWA B737

@PilotUnknownX 3 ай бұрын

@@WestJetToCalgary-YYC its a 737

@oreljean119 5 жыл бұрын

Hati Mishin

@billydward 9 жыл бұрын

That's no lt southwest

@RASELOUN1 6 жыл бұрын

John Doe mm no. no.

@CIARUNSITE 4 жыл бұрын

You'd think after 52 years he would've been able to work for a better airline than Southwest.

@christiansnapp5101 4 жыл бұрын

BeaterWRX he worked where he loved to work

@jose.luis.ayala. 4 жыл бұрын

FLEW WITH HIM ON EASTERN. HAD TO MOVE ON WHEN THEY CLOSED DOWN..

@verystablegenius8316 6 жыл бұрын

@eduardoferreira3537 5 жыл бұрын

@ciroprado8786 6 жыл бұрын

pandora m

@rdc2724 6 жыл бұрын

good thing he doesn't play drums :)

@kewkabe 10 жыл бұрын

Now he'll have all the time he needs to cross picket lines and take striking workers' jobs.

@kennethwatts6189 5 жыл бұрын

@kankindlilemmerence719 5 жыл бұрын

tum

@ttnnaples8060 5 жыл бұрын

Maybe it was his 'reFIREDment' flight 😨

@marklittle9913 7 жыл бұрын

Absolutely disgusting. SCAB.

@parkerestes6470 7 жыл бұрын

EAL SCAB '89...and this mindset carried over to AT. He negotiated with crew schedulers to fly the FO seat at 1.5 Capt rates while those same FOs were furloughed. We're talking junior employees, with young families, on the street and no benefits and this POS continued to play his harmonica and collect his paycheck and more! They always try to justify their actions...including him. Yeah, continue to praise ol' MD and his exploits, but it'll never change what he is...a low-life SCAB!

@parkerestes6470 7 жыл бұрын

Mark Little my rant wasn't directed at you, but all of the people who praise the SCAB!

@marklittle9913 7 жыл бұрын

Jesus!!! Is it possible to be a SUPER SCAB? Apparently.

@marklittle9913 7 жыл бұрын

No AAronBarthol, if you had any comprehension of the US airline industry, you would understand that people like him were just taking OTHER people's jobs, while those people did without. Literally stealing from those individuals to line their own selfish pockets. SCAB.

@greenidguy9292 5 жыл бұрын

Mark Little I guess you sucked at your job and lost it huh?