Tried this for about 10-15 times to go in with 3 successful attempts to get in so far; twice in an A320 and once in a B737. In one of those instances, the flight was delayed abou 45 minutes due to some mix up by baggage handlers and the pilots shared everything with me about the flight, let me listen to the ATC with their headphones, let me see the route of the flight, showed me the data they entered in the FMC, let me take a lot of pictures and answered all my questions related to flight simulation and what not. Probably the best delay of my life.

I was able to sit jumpseat abbout a year ago! A Pilot once told me post-flight; "You should have visited the cokcpit prior to take off, and you could have sat jumpseat for the whole trip". My advice; ask everytime, worst thing that can happen is you get a no ;) Good luck!

I struck gold the first time I asked to get in. The plane was an A330-300. I figured the best time would be after landing when most of the passengers left. As I entered I told them Merry Christmas and thanked them for a great flight. Next thing you know I'm sitting in the captain's chair. He put his hat and headphones on my head and even had me flip a few toggle switches to power things down, it was totally awesome! My wife finally came looking for me and they allowed her to take pictures of everything. I'll never forget it, I couldn't stop talking about it throughout our whole vacation.....Oh, and be super nice to your flight attendant thank them for everything. I think it'll definitely help you to get in for sure.

Damn terrorists for ruining this for all of us. I remember when I was little we were flying from the US back to Australia and the captain let me sit in the cockpit, was such a great experience.

I would rather sit in the jump seat of a 777 going from New york to London than sit in the back watching the hunger games for the 90 millionth time.

haha I was once flying KLM as an unaccompanied minor and the stewart asked me if I wanted anything, I asked him if I could visit the flight deck after the flight (I specifically remember saying after), so he left and came back and told me that I could visit then and there, so I stayed there until the end of the flight, talked to the flight crew and listened to ATC as well hahaha Edit: this was like 2014 :P

I got inside the cockpit during flight once (after 9/11). I'm not sure I'd do the same as that Captain did for the same reasons you stated, but it was quite the experience. And I'm very grateful towards that Captain. It was a major airline though (Brussels Airlines)

In 1983 when I was in Grade 3 I was allowed to visit the cockpit of a 747 air Canada flight from Vancouver to Hawaii. The Captain was a bona fide CAPTAIN. He had aviator shades and a perfectly white shirt complete with a gold pen in his breast pocket. He told me that flying a plane was very similar to riding a bicycle, as long as you are moving forward everything is ok. It was a simple explanation but it fascinated me. There was a flight engineer seat and everything was analog. God bless that man....he was so kind.

I remember the first time I went into a cockpit O was like 7 I was on a short 1 hour hop from KDAB to KATL on a 757 it has inspired me to become a pilot

wow that would be amazing to sit in the cockpit all flight. Shame the rules have changed for obvious reasons. Good video.

Because of this video, last week, I asked a flight attendant about seeing the flight deck after we landed. She asked the captain and the captain said yes. My goal was just to be able to see the cockpit of the plane, and maybe see how many of the things you've pointed out in your videos that I could recognize in the few seconds they would likely let me stick my head in... I wound up getting to spend about 10 minutes in the cockpit of a 737-900 and talk to the pilot and copilot for a bit about it. Thanks for that. Before your video, it'd never occurred to me to ask to see the flight deck.

I Was let into the cockpit when i flew from copenghagen to Washington with SAS last year. We were between greenland and canada the captain let me and my brother into the cockpit in flight. Realy fun to see the cockpit of an A333 in mid air.

Sadly, flying has lost the glamour it used to have. Now you are treated like a criminal from the moment you set foot in the airport. I understand the reasons, and I agree security has to be really tight but still... it's sad, very sad.

I was lucky enough to visit the cockpit a few times as a child. It's a real shame children these days don't have the same opportunities. It was so exciting and genuinely inspirational. We also used to go to Gatwick to watch the planes fly off back when that was allowed. Happy memories!

Thank you for sharing your life and experiences with us. Excellent presentation of topics and clear explanations. I wish you success with the channel and in the air :)

I was invited to the cockpit during an overseas flight, because I happened to be one of the few people awake. The captain was really cool, letting me sit in his seat and explaining what everything did. People who are excited to share their knowledge and provide others with these unforgettable experiences mean a lot in this world.

As im an aviation enthusiast and an aspiring pilot I REALLY LOVE THIS CHANNEL......... !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Keep going my Captain........... MENTOUR :-)

I have visited the flight deck as a young child but the one time that stands out from the rest was the day of my 10th birthday. I was flying with my mum, dad, grandma and grandpa from Adelaide Aus to Melbourne Aus on a Qantas 737. The flight is relatively short depending on winds maybe around 1 hour max. The cabin crew were continuously checking to see if I had finished eating and as soon as I was I was whisked up front, placed in the jump seat and belated in and was told enjoy the landing! I loved it!! Once we were parked up at the gate the captain and I stood at the front saying good bye to everyone until my family reached us and we'll dad and grandpa were rather envious if me! It is the best memory I have of flying and nothing has beaten it yet and I am 28 now.

Last time I was in the cockpit of a large commercial jetliner was nearly 25 years ago in a fully analogue B747-200 from SFO->NRT. Yes I was still a kid at the time, but it was such a treat, absolutely fantastic and mesmerizing - coolest experience of my life

You do an amazing service to those of us who have feared flying their whole lives. I honestly know now that I can get on my next flight with very little-to-no unrealistic fears. You do a great job in explaining everything.

I remember that the captain allowed me in and allowed me to run alarm tests!! It was certainly my favorite time of that year!

I visited a 737 cockpit while in flight in around 1988 or so. I could still see things then, and was amazed at how small it was. it was a britannia airways plane going from England to Spain. i remember almost everything about the experience. i remember asking how on earth the pilots got into their seats, as the cockpit seemed very small indeed. they only allowed a few minutes there, but it was amazing to see the compactness of the operation.

I was allowed once to see the landing of our A320 into Charles de Gaulle Airport from the cockpit. I will never forget that experience that nearly made me cry

I used to fly a lot when I was a kid, I wish now that I had been brave enough to ask to visit the flight deck just for the experience of it. I have always loved the aviation industry mainly the fact that the modern jet (1978+) are magnificent machines. I now transport engines for GE aviation. The new GE9X Is an absolute behemoth at 14 feet in diameter. The engineering that goes into the design amazes me still.

I've sat through the full flight 3 times in the past 4 years. The captain said he's the one to decide such a request, but mentioned the UK airspace as the most strict in Europe where non crew are not allowed in the cockpit. One of the times sat in the jump seat, the captain pointed to a famous land mark and said "look at that", but I couldn't see it so he rolled the airplane to the right so I could get a view out the window :D Also when the flight attendant showed up to serve the pilots I could get whatever I wanted for free.

No. 120.000 VIEWS!! I love your podcasts... I've seen almost all of them, im a pilot myself and still learning so much from you. thank you so much for doing what you do. KEEP IT UP!

I got to go in the cockpit during flight when I was around 9 years old. It was the most awesome experience. I remember the pilot offered me to turn a dial to turn the airplane. Now i know its was the heading selector. I refused cause I was anxious to get to my destination to see my grandmother quickly. Good times.

Great job again Captain sir!! I am so very hooked to your videos....please keep them coming!!

Such a shame what happened. Was lucky enough to visit a couple of A320 cockpits in flight when going on holiday also a BA 737 cockpit post 9/11 who didn't let me take a picture but let me have his flightplan which I stil have to this day

I remember I rode jumpseat in an old DC-9-41 (SAS) from Oslo to Stockholm in 1999, from gate till gate. It was amazing, and easily the biggest reason why I now fly a Cessna 172.

The first cockpit I've ever been to is the Concorde. What a beautiful bird it was

I'm 13 now, and I really love aviation and i really want to become a pilot when I'm older. I remember on a trip to Washington D.C, we were in an A319, I was allowed in the cockpit and I've used Microsoft Flight sim, but it was SO much more different than I thought. I also got to take a quick look inside a 737's flightdeck, which i have also flown simulated on my PC, it was amazing. I loved it. I really wish i could have flown up there with them, too bad there's people who want to kill and terrorize. Great video, looking forward to the next!

Those were good times. As child I even was invited to visit the cockpit during flights. all those illuminated dials and displays. Was the best part of flying. :-)

Nice video. The first time i sat in the jumpseat was the 21.12.23! It was a once in a life time experience. Today I will fly from evenes to Oslo, and gonna ask to sit at the front!

I watch ALL of your videos with tremendous enthusiasm and admire you greatly! Sadly, i am 52yrs of age and regret so deeply I didn’t become a pilot.. i am 100% certain had technology allowed 30 yrs ago for me to have access via the internet to someone like you, I would be a pilot today! I think you are a terrific teacher! Please don’t stop teaching snd THANK YOU for sharing your knowledge. I truly appreciate you!

Airlines should consider the possibility of rotating 3 or 4 kids during extended flights in and out of the flight deck while in flight to observe. Call it "taking under a wing" program or something. Children desperately need inspiration, we have to re-open ATC, flight decks, operating rooms, whatever so the seeds can be planted!

When I was a kid I got to visit the cockpit during a flight from England to Greece. This was JUST before 9/11, in the summer of 2001. It was pretty cool. Guess I was lucky to have that chance mere weeks before it became impossible thanks to that dreadful day.

Some of my most vivid memories of my childhood were those flight deck visits. My family travelled a lot and I always asked to visit the flight deck and on one occasion when we were flying in an aircraft that was very similar to the Britten Norman Islander I got to ride right seat the entire way with headset (I was 12) and I completely loved it.

when i was a young child, i visited the cockpit whilst at cruising altitude on almost every flight i made to and from holidays, it was amazing, and yes, that was years before 911, i have been in cockpits since, but on the ground, while i worked at an aircraft dismantlers, and i have to say, it was as good, if not better than my experiences in the air, because i had chance when the aircraft landed, to sit in the captains chair, power down the engines and apu if they had been left running for any reason, and if my team was taking a coffee break, i used to take my coffee break in the cockpit, and sit listening to my local airports approch and tower frequencies on the radio (egnx)

If you are interested in flying another good visit is to an airport’s Radar room. Watching those little blips and descriptions on a controller’s screen is awesome. Don’t ask at busy flight times.

It helps if you know the pilot. I sat on the jumpseat from Amsterdam to Ibiza a couple of years ago, it was awesome.

Got in the cockpit twice in one week in Germania A319s after landing, was great!

I by the way flew a 787 of KLM back from Cape Town and asked the pilots if they did mind to take my GoPro in the cockpit and make soms shots. They did including the powerbank and made a beautifull take off and landing movie for me.

I can still remember being 4 years old in 1990 and flying from Tenerife to Glasgow. It was a night flight on a Britannia 737 200. I can still remember visiting the cockpit and seeing Manchester all lit up in it's entirety out of the windscreen. It looked awesome. Shame kids today can't experience the same.

Only the second time I was ever on a plane, I had to use the toilet on the ground after landing. As a result of this, I was the very last one off the plane. I just glanced into the flight deck and the captain actually invited *me* up to have a look and take a couple of pictures. That really made my day.

Emirates are so far the best airline that can allow u to go to the cockpit before or after flights. I asked them and I've been there two times. It was amazing. I was in economy so when I did ask the flight attendant she said that if I was in first, but I wasn't so she rejected it. Kinda harsh, ik. But I asked her again after flight and she allowed me

I can remember as a kid going on my annual holiday to Spain every year going to sit with the pilots, it was so fascinating. The best one i can remember was flying towards Paris and seeing a lot of fireworks. It lit the sky up.

Thank you so much for explaining this. I hope I can visit the flight deck one day.

i still remember my 747-200 cockpit visit bk in 1998 going from Belfast ( Aldergrove ) to Sanford orlando with Airtours it was awsome unfortunitly il never get that again

First time I went in a cockpit was in a Norwegian Boeing 737-800NG in Sola Airshow (Stavanger, Norway). I got to sit in the co-pilot seat. It was awesome.

Totally understand and knew why this is no longer allowed. Such a shame, this is literally the only thing I'd put on my bucket list. Thanks as always for the video!

It's indeed not allowed, but i got to experience an approach and landing at Madrid in a Brussels Airlines A319. I first asked to look in the flightdeck on the ground and when we were about 90 minutes into the flight the flightattendant asked if i want to sit on the jumpseat for the rest of the flight. Ofcourse i said yes, but i did ask the captain if it was allowed or not. He said it isn't allowed, but pilots do it all the time?

When I was a kid our next door neighbor was a captain for Eastern Airlines. On my 6-7 birthday he showed me around his plane and I even got to sit in the copilot seat. That’s still one of the coolest experiences in my 60 years on this earth.

I remember being a kid in the 90s, my first ever flight, with only 17 other passengers on board I got to go into the cockpit, 23 years later and I still vividly remember the view and all the lights on the dials - while remembering nothing from the actual holiday ha. It sucks we can’t do such things anymore, I’d appreciate it 1000x times more as an adult.

I remember back in early 90s I flew SAS from Copenhagen and the flight was overbooked. I absolutely had to be in Budapest by next morning and after some discussion the pilots agreed to give me a space in the jumpseat in the cockpit. Most amazing flight I have ever been on!

I was lucky enough to visit the cockpit of an A321 and a 737-800 of Ryanair was the last one.. we were flying over Germany and the Captain pointed out a thunderstorm we were flying over to the left of us.. I do recall him saying he loved the 737 as it had the computerised gauges but retained the classic overhead switches and the yoke :).

Got let into the cockpit of a Virgin Atlantic 747 on the ground at Orlando... honestly such an amazing experience, the crew were fantastic as well

Last year i was flying to Tenefife from Sweden. I was going to the toilet. The pilot was standing outside the cockpit and let me in. It was really awesome.

I really miss allowing people in the cockpit during flight. If I possibly could, I would always allow them in, sometimes from pre-taxi all the way to the arrival gate. Usually, it was a kid; the younger ones would be there for a fairly short time, teenagers would often stay the whole trip. Sometimes it was adults too. The few rules I had was from pushback until about 10,000', they needed to be quiet, our workload is pretty high. Same thing on landing. There's nothing quite like seeing the look on a kids face the first time he sees an actual cockpit of a plane in flight. Absolutely priceless!! It's really too bad that a few people went and ruined it for everyone else.

Being able to say hi to the captain and visiting the cockpit made some of my most memorable moments as a child. I was always interested in and in awe of technology. Sadly flying is no longer as comfortable and enjoyable as it used to be.

I was on a flight on a Dreamliner a few weeks ago and I went up to the cockpit at the end, the captain was more than happy to show me around. To be fair to him it was about 2 in the morning and he was flying again the next day but he had all the time in the world for me. Just a shame about not being able to go in during the flight! Great videos lately mentour, keep it up!

One of the best memories I have of flying is in 1997. Flying from Toronto Canada to London Gatwick. I was invited to the cockpit and was presented my high school grad certificate. As an air cadet in the Royal Canadian Air Cadets I was offered to sit in the jump seat for the remainder of the flight and landing. It was amazing. To bad it has been lost due to a fue.

My first ever flight in 1989 was on a 757 and I am sure I still have the photograph I took of the flight deck. We were just north of the equator and the Captain announced for us when we crossed it. Flew business class a little while ago and one of the channels showed outside temperature, our position and airspeed. That was the one I watched the most!

Not too long ago I was on a flight to Florida on a B787 Dreamliner and whilst I was waiting to use the bathroom the First Officer came out, presumably to use it as well, saw me stood there and and offered to let me go to the cockpit when we landed. It was absolutely brilliant in there! Considering the B787 is a dual aisle plane, I was actually quite surprised at how small the cockpit was, but it was quite bright and airy feeling. The Captain even let me take a closer look at the controls and explained to me what some of them did, which was really cool! The B787 cockpit is also quite advanced too - the cockpit is pretty much entirely glass and there is also a head up display too which is probably very useful when it comes to take off and landing! Up until that point the biggest plane that I was ever allowed into the cockpit of was a Grob 115 (which I got to fly!) so it was pretty incredible in there! Anyways that’s that story done. Loved the video - thanks for making it!

I was fortunate enough to be able to visit the cockpit when I was flying to Colorado by myself in the 90s as a kid, was visiting family. Not sure what plane it was to be honest but at that point I knew I wanted to fly. Sadly I will never be an airline pilot but I am achieving my dream to fly. Only a cross country and a few hours away from my checkride.

I was sitting on the jump seat several times prior to 9/11. I did it almost monthly. It was how I learned about cockpits. After 9/11 it stopped.

Years ago pre-911,I was given the privilege of being invited into the flight deck of Bombardier D-8. The flight attendant saw me reading a flying magazine and asked if I wanted go up front....yeaaaa! The flight crew was amazing. It's an experience I've never forgotten. I believe the airlines was now defunct Air B.C.

I was invited to the cockpit in early 2019. It was a big highlight of my life that I will not forget.

I recently flew from Dallas Love Field to Denver with Southwest on a Boeing 737 Max 8. I loaded first and had to use the toilet. The cockpit door was open, and I asked if I could look. Instead of just looking, the pilots invited me into the cockpit, and we had a brief conversation. This was the absolute best experience I have ever had on an airplane.

My first visit to the cockpit was when I was 11 on a Vickers Viscount. I was allowed to fly the plane both manually and with George. So miss those days. Still like to thank the team when I fly.

So I'm in my late 30s but I'm a nervous flyer. My last flight (on the ground) the pilot let me see the cockpit and they even have me wings pins and it meant the world to me. I would happily fly with that crew again. Seeing behind the scenes, for me, really helps me a lot!! (That includes your channel)

When I was a child I would from time to time draw pictures for the pilot and a couple times I was in turn invited to visit the flightdeck with my mom during flight. This was of course before 9/11. It's obviously been a long time since then but I still remember those instances fondly. To a small child, seeing all the machines and buttons and stuff was mind blowing and it made me feel so special to be allowed there ♥

I remember being a kid and alternating between takeoff and landing with my brother. Usually I asked to be in the jump seat at landings and my brother at takeoff. Good times

one of my earliest & most treasured memories is my first plane ride (BNE->MEL, aug 1999, likely on a Fokker-100) and getting to meet the pilots in the cockpit during cruise. meeting the fanciest men i'd ever seen in my entire 3 years, being entranced by the sheer volume of dials and blinking lights and THINGS going on- getting a choc-mint ice-cream from the pilot monitoring - but most of all the otherworldly feeling of being in such a small space and feeling tiny, even though i didn't really understand that we were thousands of feet above the ground, is genuinely something i'll never forget.

In your older videos that don't have the music, I still add it in my head! Time to go find another one I haven't seen. It will be a while before I catch up, and that's just fine. Thank you!

As an enthusiast, I would have loved to see an airliner cockpit in real life whilst in operation. I have never had the courage to ask the crew if I could get in on ground, and being born in the same year that 9/11 happened doesn't help either.

I remember in around 2000, the pilots let me go up to the cockpit mid-flight...he pointed out Boston to the right, it was very surreal. Sad my kids won't get to do this.

I was able to sit in the cockpit of a USAF C4. Very cool, takeoff and landing.

I was invited into the cockpit of an easyJet a319 when I was 8. The captain was standing at the door and saw may camera. He asked if I was taking pictures and I said “yes” he then said “you better take one in here then!” He was so friendly and it’s an Experience I’ll never forget!!

When we were redeploying back from Desert Storm. Everybody who wanted to could go up front. I sat in the 747 side jump seat during the final leg from Bangor, Maine to Savannah, Georgia. On short final, I was shocked at how aggressively the PIC was moving the yoke. Really Cool!!!

Hello ! I recently flew on Aerolineas Argentinas ( call sign ARG ) and I asked for permission to visit the cockpit and they told me YES after the plane has reached the cruising altitude. It was nice to see the new Boing 737-800. Thank you for your videos !

Such a shame that the current world that we live in has spoiled it for children. Some of my earliest memories of flying as a child in 80s early 90s was visits to the flight deck. I would always go up. I remember one clear night flight from Spain to UK, and the captain pointing out Leon in France and answering my questions etc. Inspiring men inspiring aviators of the future. In my military career I got to encounter plenty of trips on the flight deck of military planes because the flight deck doors were open and we were allowed jump seat trips.

Back in the early ‘80’s I asked to see the cockpit of a 737 on a LHR to Oslo flight. The captain let me sit in the jump seat the whole way. I distinctly remember him putting his feet up on the dash during the flight and smoking a cigar.

I recently got a picture taken in the cockpit because I wooed the pilot by mentioning that it was VMC outside. I had watched the Sully movie and got interested in reading up on some aspects of piloting, and impressed the pilot that I had learned something.

Just watched this... I remember my brother and I got to sit in the jump seats of a Cathy Pacific flight from Hong Kong to Osaka, the pilot even let us sit during the landing, WAY COOL!! To bad that is no longer the case, very great experience for a young kid.

I have been in a cockpit several time when I was a kid. It was awesome. KLM even gave me some wings. But back then, smoking was still allowed on airplanes.

Found your channel recently and watched many of your videos... This is clearly early work. Lack of music on intro and MOST IMPORTANTLY... You didn't tell me that you hope that I am doing "ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC".... Just great... I do like to do Absolutely Fantastic :) It's like your trademark now.

I Just came across your channel and its fantastic. Your a lovely chap.

you are doing great... and awesome to see how videos changed from then to now... all the best.

hi, I just found out about your channel from a colleague at my flight academy. I'm hooked! Absolutely love it!

I soooo miss those days! Or of the greatest experiences of my life was sitting in on a landing into Kai Tak on a British Airways 747, an absolutely incredible experience which I am eternally grateful of. So sad that this and other things have had to change, I know especially at first many of the pilots absolutely hated being locked in for hours at a time.

I remember I was allowed in the cockpit in a whole 2 hour flight from norway to paris. a320 was awesome!

When I was a youth (in early 1990s) I got to watch a whole flight from SZG to PMI from the jumpseat of a 737 by Hapag-Lloyd. All that complicated tech was so fascinating. I'd have loved to become a pilot myself, but it was so prohibitively expensive back then already.

I got in the flight deck during cruise on a Lufthansa A340-400 flying from Frankfurt to Cairo in 2010. Absolutely stunning!

Great video! I just stumbled onto your channel this afternoon but I'm glad I did! I am currently going through my training now with CAE Oxford Aviation Academy, and I already have my PPL. Flying is my absolute joy and passion in life! I look forward to your future videos!

British Airways from my experience always seem accommodating at the very end of the flight, especially as the First Officer tends to say Goodbye to the passengers coming out so you can always just ask for a cockpit visit. Just wait until most the passengers have left.

Has thought been perhaps given to doing a video jump seat ride? In other words by selecting a channel on the IFE system, you would get a video and audio feed of what is going on up front. The captain would have the ability to disable this in the event of an emergency.

I wanted to go into the cockpit of a plane since I was a kid and in 2015 the captain of the Dreamliner that was taking me back to England from cancun let my little childhood dream come true loved every second of it didn't want it to end

If you could live stream 360 degree from jump seat view. That's Amazing.

I love the way you explain the 737. This is my favorite plane. I fly it 90'% of the time on my FSX program. Keep up the videos.