Don't want to bother you but missing your videos. Hope they didn't cut you off. I thought you put your company in a good light.

Thought I'd come back here for the first time in a long time. Last time i watched your channel, i was atill in A&P school. Now im a mechanic at Jetblue! 💪 I hope you come back one day, James.

Hey buddy - another awesome video. Crazy to see how similar yet different what you do compared to automotive techs do. Awesome vlogs, keep up the good work :)

James Excellent angle shots. Always professional technical comments. Keeps me coming back. Thank you.

Love your videos. I fly the PC-12 at work and it's awesome to see the other side of things. I'm always too busy to talk with our mechanics unless we have a problem. Keep it up!

excellent video. Informative dissertation. one of your best yet. Thanks for taking your time in the production of your videos. Again James, great effort

great video James, got to luv floorboards with camlocks. keep it up brother

If I had the plane to myself, I would sit in every seat at least twice

Dope videos man keep it up I work for United airlines as An aircraft technician and seeing these videos on you tube make us aircraft technician known keep spreading the knolwedge. love it !

Dear james....keep these videos going man! your a huge inspiration! with a whole lotta love c lam

Thanks for sharing your work with the rest of us. Good job! ✌

Hey James, I just binged every maintenance video I can find on your channel. It was fantastic! It really sucks to see that you haven’t posted anything in a year. I hope you can get back to maintenance and flight videos. By the way Vincent is a great addition to your channel as well. Great crew you got there at Surfair!

Pretty cool videos man. Im pilatus pilot from Brazil, and i really enjoy how the systems works and how they are fixed. Keep going with you videos

You the man! I enjoy your videos. I find them, fascinating 😊

Nice video and music, your job remind me of my old job and I did a lot of flying with bush planes all over northern Canada

Started watching your videos in 2018. Decided i wanted to do the same work as you. I´m now done with my 2 year Part-147 B1.1 school to become a flight technician. Got my first job in aviation couple months ago and are now wrenching on Saab planes and ATR.

As a working Avionics guy studying to get his A & P out here in South Florida I absolutely love the vids. Keep them coming 👍

James- thanks for inspiring Me to pursue the A & P License. You make your job look fun & fulfilling. I'm an Advanced Automotive/ HVAC Technician.

Sick. Best videos ever man

Hey, just happened to come across your videos. They're great and informative. Seems like you haven't made a video in a while. Hope all is well and you're still wrenching. I'm an apprentice train mechanic for BART in SF but I think I really want to work on airplanes one day. lol.

Love the edit of you swinging the camera around from looking out the window, perfect cut to looking out the door on your arrival at Saint Carlos! That is exactly what you should do with an entire PC-12 to yourself...pushupsI didn't know the seats turned to face each other. That is something to do when you aren't flying alone...make your neighbor super uncomfortable by turning and staring out their window. Or better yet, turn and face them but just read your book like it is completely normal and acceptable to be doing so while facing them... Love you brother. Chat to you soon...

upload more dude,its helpful especially those who wanted to go aviation.like me

great to see a professional walk us through his profession first hand, while explaining his tasks intelligibly for the laypeople to understand... Hope to see more youtubers follow this model. helps younger kids gain awareness of reality and how they would like to build their careers. could've been perfect if you had shone your paycheck/cash at the end of the video, to give the viewers an idea of what the pay is like. Anyways, amazing vid!

nothing like a hard days work! well done.

hey budy,greetings from philippines ,im a avionics fress grad making some research about working on airplane nd so on,i've been watching many of ure videos dude,u help me a lot thanks.

Keep the vids coming dude, good stuff!

Great videos dude keep them coming and thanks

If I had a whole PC-12 to myself, I'd fly it around the country visiting cool little airports all over the country. Oh, you meant as a passenger. I guess I'd get in the right seat and ask for the controls. I hope to fly a PC-12 one day, they're on my bucket list.

Hey man! Im an Aircraft technician too and I really love your videos, I would love to do these videos myself at work but I work on military planes so Im not allowed to unfortunately. keep grinding and be safe out there man ! grettings from a brother in sweden

Keep up the good work bro

Great informative video Great job

Make more videos man !! Love the content

Awesome channel man! I'm working on my commercial pilots license and am hoping to work for you guys in the near future.

3 weeks since a upload?? is everything ok James? I'm missing the awesome work vlogs man! You're what I wanna be in 2 years. Knowing everything their is to know to get the jobs done and being confident about your work ability!

Work done!

so much nicer than the places I run off to for AOG 47E work

Great video. Your Friend forgot her name was not in the right seat this time? What a great way to fly you do not have to deal with the airline mess.

Need an upload my guy!!!! Miss your stuff.

we need more videos it's been too long!

Just had this happen at 0300 this morning. Started as random Y/D disconnects without a Y/D fail cas advisory. Ended with random rudder trim runaways and AOG in Seattle.

Far from boring James,you know your stuff on the PC-12.

First I would secure the cabin then ask for some zero g. Then I would become a complete pest and ask for stick time. I was in one couple of years ago with three of us but didn't know one of the pax in the back so entertainment was off the flight plan. Love them nice sports car

Love it.

We need more videos!!

Hey James I am going to be in San Francisco in a couple weeks and would really like to meet you!

NOT SURE WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU BUT I REALLY ENJOY THE VIDEOS YOU HAVE MADE YOUR JOB LOOK SO FUN IM 63 OLD AND BEEN IN AVIATION MY WHOLE LIFE WHAT HAPPENED! YOU SHOULD START VLOGING AGAIN PEACE OUT MAN

we need more videos

Hi, great video. How much does the part cost?

What was the ops check to verify the fix ? Is this considered Rll in your maintenance system ? I assume you hold a position that allows you to be your own inspector . I loved the road trips and they tested your ability to "MacGyver" things to get the job done when you're away from home base without maintenance stands and shop equipment.

nice videos

Hi James re: trim runaway issue, how frequently does that occur? Being non deferred maintenance I gather it's a very serious issue. Are there other redundancies in place to override the trim if that module fails?

FAA regulations class the most boring yet useful class ive taken so far lol. keep up the video's less then 2 years before i become a A&P pretty pumped

One month from this upload? Are you alive? KZfaq misses you.

I never trusted electric trim at take off, cautious any time at low altitude due to possible run away trim. I'd pop the circuit breaker or use the on-off switch if available, then turn it on latter in the flight if using the autopilot.

Keep making these videos u had your 3 year break lol

James, I always had this idea that before you remove-to-replace any module from the plane, don't you have to disconnect the plane from any power source to prevent any short or long term electrical damages?

So just curious: I suppose (since as pilots we for some reason don't get access to the maintenance manual) there are 2 normally open relays in that box. one that gets a signal to command right rudder, and one that gets a signal to command left rudder. How can a trim runaway actually happen if they are both NO relays? Only reason I could see is if a) the device sending the signal keeps sending the signal for some reason, or b) if the contacts of the relay actually melted closed (forgive me, I have no idea what is in the box..). Thanks for the great videos as usual - would have been very interested in the Operational test though! ;)

How long did that repair take? What a cool job man

Are the electronics under the floor sealed off from any liquids that may come in from the cabin floor? i can imagine bad things happen if someone spills a drink. :o

Hey James, Shouldn't the rudder trim fail safe by turning itself off?

I'm still in the process of getting my a&p but would you recommend joining the airforce for further knowledge on general aviation ?

LOL at the ending. :-)

you are funny in a nice way

So there is no manual (cable) connection between the cockpit and the rudder trim? Meaning, in a runway condition I presume the pilots pull the breaker to stop it and then have to continue to fly at whatever rudder trim setting it was at?

yo dude, we need more vids. Make an update vid tellin us why u havent uploaded anythin!

hello, Iam also an aircraft technician and u seem to have a rather interesting and fun work environment. i may be looking into changing jobs and was curious how your pay vs cost of living is and how manageable/comfortable it is out there. I currently live in Oklahoma and work for the airforce, which is good pay and benefits but working in aviation for the government isnt always enjoyable or interesting in the sence that i dont often get to utilize all of my training. your job at surf looks so much more enjoyable but its difficult to justify a change considering the great pay and benefits i currently receive. all info or advice would be appreciated. thanks.

James how did you know that part you changed out was the problem before you installed the new one ?

Not sure how to tell you but there is an interesting article in the May 27, 2018 issue of the New York Times on the need for more pilots. ( I know you are one but....)

Hey James I wanted to ask you why did you stick with private or corporate jets instead of commercial? I plan on doing the same thing just curious of why you did

What is the "nose" on the vertical stabilizer? is it hollow or contain something and if so, what?

I understand you have to flight on the plane you fix. That´s correct? A new method to ensure you make a correct job or crash with the plane? :)

tip and trick to take the faa powerplant general and airframe test plz. Bc I'm be taking the the test in two weeks and have study myself to death.

So that small box that noone touched can crash that plane if it decides to fail?

James, hows is job security for a&p mechanics.

I wanna pursue a career as aviation maintenance technician and was wondering do they usually get called up to go to another location as you do to work on aircraft ? Btw I plan on attending the national aviation academy in new England . Do you have any thoughts on that school ?

what would happen if someone spilled a large amount of liquid on the floor in the PC-12?

Hey bud. So I’m going in getting employed by Surfair come this January. I’m supposed to fly to San Carlos for training. I’ve noticed that all KZfaq videos on Surf air are 5 years old or older. Are you still with the company? I need updated information on Surfair.

why aren't you uploading bro? looking forward for the next video

How is the pay from Surf Air for new A&P mechanics? I have about 8 months left at Spartan College to get my A&P

Where'd you go Bae? :(

I passed the first part of my general, studying for the airframe, hopefully soon...

Roughly how much did that little box cost?

James ready for some new videos

Hi i am auto electric tech..how did you blame the trim servo controller? it could be input issue, power supply issue, or servo issue.. like in cars do you use diagnostic scanner for planes.....? Do you use amp clamp for diagnosing electronic problems..? IS Pc-12 has fly by wire systems..plus cables & pulleys. .? I am good at understanding electronic diagrams. .how about you...? How its vital..?

You don't really have it to yourself...I thought I saw someone else up front doing the driving!

Hopefully your bosses weren't all on your back to get the plane out of there. In the airline, we go AOG on the broken part, but we would find ANY kind of excuse to have the plane fly. MELs, CDLs, NEFs (if that even applies to flight control), pull the breaker and just speed tape the darn thing, as long as it flies somewhere where someone else can fix it. Laziness could also play a factor, but oh well

Posted 46 seconds ago?!

Inflight ping pong table

Is it a good idea to go to a tech school to become an Aircraft Mechanic?

You should be sitting in the copilot seat.... thats where id be.

@7:07 What would I do if I had a whole PC12 to myself? Ask for some zero G dives ! As for boring? No way, your office is million times better than mine especially @6:45.

I’m sure you’ve been asked before, but can’t find the answer in comment sections of your videos. What’s the future you’re seeing? Are you going to stay and flourish in your current employer or go airline?

Hello James what school did you go to?

Get some air hours in.

can i take a ride with you all or how can i experice a ride in a PC -12 ?

Sleep, I wud be passed out back to L.A

What's up man

Why didn't they let you fly the plane back?

Hey James what certificate you have got.

did this cost more than 3K?