Very nice!Great job bye the copilot and captain!I liked!

Sorry JP but i might miss the premiere sorry :[

love the channel as always

More Fiona to this chanel! She is awsome!

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Well said Luke👍

Dunno about anybody else but the slight swaying, those dark clouds along with the sunlight poking through looked pretty damned intimidating. Confidently handled. Bravo!

@@TH33QUALIZ3R Pretty normal Dublin weather ;)

@@TH33QUALIZ3R/; You did a nice try trying to kill Hitler ;)

Agree!!! Flew with Fiona when she was DC based. Such a lovely soul...miss her

His kids can only handle 1 page of bedtime stories & they are out! 😉

We actually dont give a shit that he is a male...

Everyone is praising Fiona for having a vagina and doing the the job she was paid for. This captain is one of her Check Captains and trainers. He deserves the credit.

Who's Grace? Does she fly too

@@birdman4274 Shirley, you can't be serious.

@@lulubellers Yes I'm serious. And don't call me Shirley

i didn't kno fiona was a captain

@@birdman4274 Classic! Just classic!

Crushin' on her!

Both pilots were captains. It is not uncommon on Aer Lingus who have many long serving staff who they look after and retain. They also have the highest percentage of female flight crew of all major airlines. This flight was just like any other, with consistent high standards and a relaxed efficient flight deck Few people realise that Aer Lingus have not had a crash or person injured during flight in more than 50 years. As you can imagine, they are welcomed by ATC all over the world. Their safety record is even more surprising, due to the constant bad weather blowing across Ireland from the Atlantic. Their have been a few occasions where transatlantic flights have had to touchdown and hold in London while the weather clears, but since the changeover to airbus they are almost a thing of he past. Shannon is quite well protected from severe cross winds, so flights are frequently diverted from Dublin and particularly Cork, both of which are near the coast. Needless to say, passengers do not appreciate the 3 hour coach ride after a long flight.

She has three on the shoulder. Wouldn't that make her an FO?

@@wilsjane Fiona was a First Officer at the time of this flight. But there was a third pilot - another Captain - sitting outside of view.

@@wilsjane “They also have the highest percentage of female flight crew of all major airlines”. What do their genitalia have to do with anything?

So well done, they have to manage so much, including Dublin's awful winds in January. But they do it without fuss, on such a huge bird.

What else they would be? Pilots are always professionals, if they fly commercial flights. There is no room for amateurs.

Just take it as a compliment to them rather than something to criticize. @@torstikorja5484

Don't forget all the people behind the scenes either. It's a complex system from the people who pick up the bits and find out what happened, to engineers who create these amazing aircraft, to pilots who fly them, atc who route the lot of them and a myriad of other related roles.

@@duckgoesmooo i agree but there is a big difference between a baggage handler and someone that flys these maginicant mechines

@@burthectorcummings6732 While I agree, baggage handlers and in particular the ramp and cargo crews still have a fair amount of things that they absolutely have to get right or it could endanger the aircraft, themselves or their colleagues. Especially in the bigger airports. It’s the kind of environment where one bad mistake can end you.

It's 11 hours to SFO from DUB.

@@burthectorcummings6732 I bet you'd last 5 minutes trying to be a baggage handler

Because she is.

shes giving u love vibes 😍😂

@@TopGun5 she’s the first officer

@@ericgu9036 she's a captain now 👍

@@WeeDaveBhoy No kidding...congrats to Fiona

So true, great language!

Don’t forget the marvellous Kilkenny creamy ale!

It is amazing isn't it!

Exactly her eyes are gorgeous and her face just glows just looking at her picture made us click on the video what a sweetheart👏❤️

god you're gay.

@@sambell385 LOL wtf

@@paddymcdoogle6753 WTF is up with you! you sure found a whole Lotta negative in just a simple statement i made, people make statements /comments every day ,it’s all in a positive light/fun lighten up quit being a hater😁

@@sambell385 LOL wtf

Light chop

LOL, "lots of chop on the glide", dude you work in a fucking bowling alley

And you sit at the back of the short yellow bus Marks.

Yep have to just put it down especially with a 35 knot crosswind

Wow captain thanks for that comment

@ My pleasure 🙂

What crosswind? There wasn't any.

@@user-zm1ft3ob7t read my comment again plz. I didn't mention any crosswind! I said "wind conditions" gusty conditions as the pilot brief prior to approach. She even briefed for "windshear recovery" in case windshear happens!!! Good morning to you!

This was pre set. Probly for use in a future promotion.

You should .I just spent 3 weeks there and I miss it already.

and she is also a great pilot and a consummate professional.

tag me along wl fly down from mumbai just for fiona

She's easy on the eyes too!

@@jaya.0069 very ;)

Ya she's really great and a lovely person too, what's not to like :)

She's not a captain though lol

You missed the joke even with your username

@@airwipe1639 It doesn't even seem like a joke, and even if it is then you younger kids must have a different sense of humor. And my name doesn't really have anything to do with it, if I named myself "surgeon" would I then know everything about surgery? Nope.

The 2nd Captain is just for relief so that some of the flight crew are getting rest

Air lingus are blessed to have such a great poilet like Fiona Flaherty working for air lingus a fantastic lady poilet she is a true lady poilet.

No. No you may not

I was curious too. Hopefully someone will explain.

@@deanb4799 I’m sure it’s design3d that way on purpose. I feel like there’s some built in lag to keep them from making big changes on the control surfaces. I wouldn’t want to slam the rudder over on an aircraft that size. Would be interesting to climb in the simulator and feel it out a bit.

She must have lots of practice with a stick.

She’s making correcting inputs as there was lots of crosswind. The crew knew that there was wind, and risk of wind shear.

The side stick is not directly linked to the control surfaces. The inputs of the stick are fed to the plane's computers which in turn activate the ailerons and the elevator.

I agree - flew them in coach from JFK - SNN a few years ago. Great crew , nice clean planes , plenty of beer & food @ that time

Just pot luck really.

They mostly fly themselves. Auto pilot is used for much of the flight.

Yes, she really is a cut above.

Fiona is such an inspiring and motivating person. Love watching her explain everything. Very professional, calm, precise, confident and measured. Wish her well for the future and hope she gets made a captain very soon!

Inspire yourself, be your own role model. All humans can be whatever u want.... it's in ur heart & head.

Outstanding performance...a woman´s touch...

If you fly a 350 ton Airbus a380 it's a different story

Glad you enjoyed it