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Thunderstorm Takeoff! United Boeing 737-800 scary departure out of Chicago O'Hare

372K views · Aug 26, 2021 · Film & Animation

Albany Aviation

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@AlbanyAviation2951751 · 2 years ago · pinned
Takeoff at <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOGq76cJ0WM&t=1133">18:53</a>
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@NJAceSgt · 3 years ago
I love the sound of those engines as they spool up for takeoff.
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@JohnShields-xx1yk · 1 year ago
The thrust of jet engines is insane.
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@darryljorden9177 · 4 years ago
Ah, the O'Hare airfield taxi tour. As a Chicagoan, I've endured it many times.
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@jamesstreet228 · 3 years ago
I came into Atlanta out of Frankfurt Germany on a Lufthansa DC-10 once in July and it was pure hell. They had to close the airport it was so bad. We circled for about 45 minutes and those were the longest 45 minutes of my life. We were rockin and rollin for sure. We dropped once and it felt like we hit something. I guess the wings lost lift and when they caught lift again was when it felt like we hit something. The nose was pitching up and down, we were going side to side, rolling right then wings level then left, then back, hail started to pound the plane and the noise was deafening. The lights went out briefly but the continuous lightning kept everything lit up. The clouds outside were as black as midnight. The engine's were spooling up then down as the pilots adjusted for what they needed. I had to catch a little carry-on bag I had in my lap that went airborne several times. The luggage in the compartment underneath us was hitting the floor under our feet. People were crying, screaming, praying and some seemed to be in shock and I'm pretty sure the next passengers had to put a plastic bag on some of the seats. Then finally we were on the ground. Holy God in Christ I have never been so glad to be on the dirt. I hope I, nor anyone else, ever has to go through that again.
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@Lana-z9b · 11 months ago
I find watching videos like this to be calming.
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@tehsnipatres208 · 2 years ago
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOGq76cJ0WM&t=1140">19:00</a> I don’t know what’s more therapeutic. Hearing jet engines spool up or hearing a boat with a V8 engine in the distance while fishing in the evening. I love my engines. Boats, personal watercraft, aircraft, cars, you name it.
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@Ama-hi5kn · 2 years ago (edited)
I know some people are scared of flying.  But it really is safe in general..   As long as the pilots are experienced and the aircrafts are well maintained.   In general you don't get a pilot's license out of nowhere. Sometimes you can, but not where I live.   You have to prove you are able.
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@truthmarshal6627 · 2 years ago
Looked like a smooth take off and flight to me, with storms and clouds in the area.
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@carriedebehnke6209 · 2 years ago
Can't believe I sat through a 15-minute taxi for that.
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@charlessmith263 · 1 month ago
"We have visual of the CBs going away from us. Looks like the tops are roughly 45,000 above ground level. We see on cockpit radar unfortunately, that there is another CB complex with lightning - so another thunderstorm is coming over the aerodrome in less than 30 minutes, so we will need to get out of ORD before dangerous wind shear hits us upon our departure. Don't worry. If the plane does get hit by lightning there are lightning rods on the wing tips, the stabilizer tip and we have St. Elmo's Fire too. The lightning will not blow the plane out of the sky, therefore, on a direct hit."<br><br>This is what the first officer would say to the captain pilot on this takeoff.
@LTDan-hu5fq · 2 years ago
I flew into Florida one evening and the turbulence and lightning shook the plane like a toy! Now that was scary, all and all this was a pleasant take off!
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