WHY is the FOLLOW ME CAR so IMPORTANT?! Explained by CAPTAIN JOE

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    Dear friends and followers, welcome back to my channel!
    So lets take a closer look at the famous follow me car itself. From the outside it definitely stands out with its black and yellow checkered paint job. Thatโ€˜s the primary reason, to stand out from all other ground vehicles. On the roof you have a set of antennas to receive data link messages and to be able to communicate on all airport frequencies. Then the large infamous โ€žFollow meโ€œ sign which the driver controls from his dashboard and another feature youโ€˜ll see in minute. Some follow me cars have extra bright lights mounted on their roof or bonnet to light up the taxiway or runway during night time operation.
    Inside the car, the dashboard with the associated switches. A traffic screen to send and receive messages from dispatch and the mentioned radio to listen to given clearances. Besides standard safety equipment like a fire extinguisher, first aid kit etc. the car comes with an extra set of wheel chocks and these handheld wands, but more about in a minute.
    But the primary purpose for what the Follow-Me car is best known for is of course, hence the name โ€žFollow meโ€œ. So guiding airplanes around the apron and the taxiways, to or from active runways. If a Follow-Me car is requested upon landing, the driver, who is called a marshaller, will be notified by one of the air traffic controllers in the tower, either on a separate radio frequency or via data link messaging to his monitor. Once he receives and confirms the order, he positions his car where the arriving cockpit crew can see it best once they exit the runway. Then monitors the active ground frequency and waits for you to receive your taxi clearance. Once youโ€™ve read back your clearance only then will the driver turn on his beacon and the โ€œFollow meโ€ sign and expects you to keep up with him and match his speed. Some of the of Follow me signs have arrows which will flash up once the driver uses his indicator, signaling the pilot that a turn can be expected and second now. Some also have a trigger in the handbrake, switching the follow me instructions to Stop!
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  • @csabih6785
    @csabih6785 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +467

    Car sign in Italy:
    "Follow me!...
    ... If you can!"

    • @get_anthonyd1714
      @get_anthonyd1714 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +5

      lmao

    • @cslpchr
      @cslpchr 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +19

      Boeing 777:
      "I have 100 times the horse power than you and am 200 times heavier than you! Try me and I will send you to the shadow realm, puny mortal!"

    • @ES_Spotter
      @ES_Spotter 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +3

      @@firstname9954 planes are still much faster tho

    • @ES_Spotter
      @ES_Spotter 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +1

      @@firstname9954 well yeah a plane isnโ€™t made to be fast on the ground

    • @user-io7ib8gl8b
      @user-io7ib8gl8b 3 ๋…„ ์ „

      ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚

  • @elizabetha2601
    @elizabetha2601 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +638

    I saw it at a airport once. Thought it was a taxi that took a bad turn lol

    • @theentertainergamer1720
      @theentertainergamer1720 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +7

      Same idk why

    • @liuby33
      @liuby33 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +1

      technically that's worth five stars

    • @axel8gaming224
      @axel8gaming224 3 ๋…„ ์ „

      lol

    • @bobbythorman7421
      @bobbythorman7421 2 ๋…„ ์ „ +6

      I had to enter an airport and deliver a parcel to the engineer working on the new construction site.The "follow me" met me at the gate and took me across the runways and holding bays and back again.I would have ended up buried in the tarmac without him.๐Ÿ˜ƒ

    • @deepycul90
      @deepycul90 2 ๋…„ ์ „ +1

      Some people play GTA in real life!

  • @MIO9_sh
    @MIO9_sh 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +1625

    imagine you have to go back to V1 speed just to follow that lamborghini

    • @moofey
      @moofey 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +216

      "Exit at taxiway bravo and follow the car ahead, but try to keep up with him. He's on a push lap."

    • @andersenzheng
      @andersenzheng 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +77

      i bet the lambo would have a special sign when the driver puts it in racing mode.

    • @ManfredVonRichtoffen
      @ManfredVonRichtoffen 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +4

      ๐Ÿ˜‚

    • @gabrielchanel4448
      @gabrielchanel4448 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +2

      No stopping

    • @samyacoub4858
      @samyacoub4858 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +9

      @Mind's-Craft no

  • @Jordan-ko7me
    @Jordan-ko7me 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +462

    Boeing 777: starts rolling on the runway for takeoff
    Lamborghini hurrican:
    oh yeah? โ€œChallengeโ€ accepted!

    • @ag6371
      @ag6371 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +4

      Don't forget that the 777 is more powerful as it has its GE90s

    • @Jordan-ko7me
      @Jordan-ko7me 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +10

      @@ag6371 yeah but the takeoff speed is slower than a Lamborghini hurrican goes and hurrican has faster acceleration

    • @ag6371
      @ag6371 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +4

      @@Jordan-ko7me After the engines reach full thrust the 777 can't be beaten

    • @Jordan-ko7me
      @Jordan-ko7me 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +19

      @@ag6371 the takeoff speed of a 777 is 130 mph and the top speed of a Lamborghini hurrican is 205 mph and it would reach 130 mph before the 777 so it will not be beaten in a race especially for how fast it accelerates compared to the 777.

    • @Sp00kq
      @Sp00kq 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +4

      @@Jordan-ko7me Huracan

  • @flightmasterr231
    @flightmasterr231 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +723

    "I'm sure all of you have seen a follow me car"
    Me: ...what the heck is that

    • @flywithcaptainjoe
      @flywithcaptainjoe  3 ๋…„ ์ „ +110

      ๐Ÿ˜‚

    • @iixxfar0sii688
      @iixxfar0sii688 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +26

      I want to say the same, because here in Spain there isn't that fucking car ;-;

    • @will42345
      @will42345 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +14

      Iโ€™ve never seen it at a British airport

    • @sveinfarstad3897
      @sveinfarstad3897 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +10

      I built a few of them for the Norwegian airports.

    • @cxarli
      @cxarli 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +20

      Never in my life have I seen a "Follow Me" car on an airport apron. On the other hand, I have been aboard an arriving flight where the pilot took an extra couple of minutes to find the correct gate.

  • @rahmatalam8134
    @rahmatalam8134 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +345

    8:24 the bird felt entitled too to use the runway, "Don't scare me away. Just give me clearance."

    • @CaptainM792
      @CaptainM792 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +1

      What kind of bird is that? Is that a swan?

    • @rahmatalam8134
      @rahmatalam8134 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +2

      @@CaptainM792 no idea. But it looks like pelican..

    • @chesterwang3070
      @chesterwang3070 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +35

      Bird 1, cleared for takeoff runway 27 left, wind 180 4 knots.
      Cleared for takeoff, 27 left, Bird 1.
      Proceeds to takeoff using 0.001% of the runway.

    • @danuttall
      @danuttall 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +7

      @@chesterwang3070 That would be one case where V1 is greater than Vr.

    • @chesterwang3070
      @chesterwang3070 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +1

      @@danuttall yep. Quite rare to see that on commercial planes tho.
      And I'm always intrigued by how close V1 is to VR. like it's always V1, rotate, within 5 seconds of each other.

  • @marcinw5642
    @marcinw5642 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +40

    I used to work as a Marshaller. I remember my first night shift with low visibility. I was terryfied, i couldn't see what was in front of me, it was like 50m visibility. Great that you mention what marshaller is doing on the airport. You should decode all marshaller signs, because most of the GA pilots don't know what we want them to do.

    • @chrishenniker5944
      @chrishenniker5944 ๋…„ ์ „ +1

      Isnโ€™t the car basically a police spec version of something like a Ford Crown Victoria, or something similar?

  • @AndrewCZ47
    @AndrewCZ47 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +111

    "Tower, we hit some birds during our takeoff roll"
    "Affirmative, catering services are on the way"

  • @outhorand
    @outhorand 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +317

    "Chase car with another KRplus pilot" putting in the work!!

    • @flywithcaptainjoe
      @flywithcaptainjoe  3 ๋…„ ์ „ +54

      Haha๐Ÿ˜‚

    • @Teverell
      @Teverell 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +15

      Ah, would that be Mentour or 74Gear? Or DutchPilotGirl?

    • @MerwynAlex97
      @MerwynAlex97 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +6

      I hope Pilot Michelle Gooris aka DutchPilotGirl likes that๐Ÿ˜‰

    • @moody1480
      @moody1480 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +4

      Yea

    • @superskullmaster
      @superskullmaster 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +4

      @@flywithcaptainjoe you realize the U2 is still in operation right?

  • @josecarlosperalbolagar7901
    @josecarlosperalbolagar7901 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +79

    Very accurate vรญdeo. I am marshaller at Madrid-Barajas AirPort. Here we operate Nissan Navaras and Ford Rangers

    • @flywithcaptainjoe
      @flywithcaptainjoe  3 ๋…„ ์ „ +13

      Thanks

    • @lowercherty
      @lowercherty 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +4

      That airport seems larger than Rhode Island. Are they compensating for something?๐Ÿ˜‰

    • @pegleg2959
      @pegleg2959 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +2

      @@lowercherty small p... planes

    • @ayub_mohamed
      @ayub_mohamed 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +1

      Wow that's nice

    • @stealthg35infiniti94
      @stealthg35infiniti94 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +3

      Now called Adolfo Suarez...It has one longest taxing experience you'll ever have...You would think you're taxing the length of Andorra...Probably a good 30 minutes rolling on the ground before it parks in the Gate.

  • @jennic2251
    @jennic2251 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +27

    I have driven the follow me car and I recall how scary the first time was. From our perspective we feel so tiny with this huge aircraft so close behind. But it's a great feeling to have that responsibility.

    • @anantvirshid1766
      @anantvirshid1766 ๋…„ ์ „

      what is the exact procedure to guide an airplane into the bay or at the take off hold position.

  • @moofey
    @moofey 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +137

    Landing at Bologna be like "When you need help getting around the airport but the follow me car is on a push lap."

    • @ag6371
      @ag6371 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +4

      777: *Hold my power*

    • @karnvir20
      @karnvir20 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +1

      Iโ€™ve been to the Bologna airport several times, never seen it!!

  • @commerce-usa
    @commerce-usa 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +126

    Nice to see airports involving themselves in supporting great content. Go Stuttgart Airport!

  • @Jimmy-Mc
    @Jimmy-Mc 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +62

    "You have to go all the way to the end, are you familiar with the airfield at all?"
    That made me laugh out loud!

    • @h.a.7605
      @h.a.7605 3 ๋…„ ์ „

      Best intro ever.

    • @notlikely4468
      @notlikely4468 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +7

      Great opportunity for the
      "Well last time I was here was 1944...it was really dark and you were shooting at me"
      Ah...the oldies....

  • @sfatticosi9705
    @sfatticosi9705 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +32

    In fact, under the word "Follow me" on the Lamborghini at Bologna airport there is also a second word: "IF you can"

  • @FinlayDaG33k
    @FinlayDaG33k 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +27

    Follow Me car: "Follow Me"
    Pilots: "I think this car has a questline for us"

  • @shikhrrr6275
    @shikhrrr6275 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +120

    0:01 My God!! Joe's new outfit is the biggest surprise of 2021๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚

    • @flywithcaptainjoe
      @flywithcaptainjoe  3 ๋…„ ์ „ +38

      ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚ I love that jacket๐Ÿ˜‰

    • @shikhrrr6275
      @shikhrrr6275 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +4

      @@flywithcaptainjoe me too๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜
      Greetings, sir๐Ÿ˜€

    • @andreasboye7627
      @andreasboye7627 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +1

      What jacket is that actually?

    • @riki_spotter
      @riki_spotter 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +1

      @@andreasboye7627 Alpha Industries

    • @andreasboye7627
      @andreasboye7627 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +1

      @@riki_spotter thanks!

  • @Bobo-ym1df
    @Bobo-ym1df 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +94

    3:24 the 747 is about to catch it diner for the night a tasty follow me car

    • @chesterwang3070
      @chesterwang3070 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +3

      lol well if they put the parking brake on and revved one of the engines to full thrust Iโ€™m pretty sure itโ€™ll ingest the car lol. The intake is so big the car would fit no problem lol

    • @Kalvinjj
      @Kalvinjj 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +3

      @@chesterwang3070 Don't know if it can ingest it, but the exhaust can sure push it away and depending on the car's stability, roll it over (once it goes one turn it goes many too)

    • @chesterwang3070
      @chesterwang3070 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +2

      โ€‹@@Kalvinjj Basically the engine gonna first rip the car to pieces, then turn around and suck the debris up lol.

    • @ayub_mohamed
      @ayub_mohamed 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +1

      Haaaaaaaaaaaahaaaaa ๐Ÿคฃ

  • @danielebrozzolo1752
    @danielebrozzolo1752 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +9

    Having flown from Bologna many times Iโ€™m so proud of this. I never got to see the actual follow me car but Lamborghini has a cool showcase at the entrance of the airport where they usually put a couple of new cars and yes, thatโ€™s SO Italian.

  • @ailivac
    @ailivac 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +19

    "Speedbird, have you ever flown to Frankfurt before?"
    "Once in 1943. But I didn't land"

    • @kskdtr
      @kskdtr 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +8

      once during a flight from london to koeln i overheard the conversation between the passengers behind me, where the german one asked something like "do you like the landscape?" (apparently the other passenger, american by the accent, was looking outside the window), "not really... i was just wondering if my grandpa ever flown over there", "oh... nice... with which airline?" "the 8th bomber command"... and an eerie silence fell upon the conversation

    • @SmithSurfs
      @SmithSurfs 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +1

      @@kskdtr lol

    • @tezzingtonsir28
      @tezzingtonsir28 3 ๋…„ ์ „

      Uncalled for.

  • @azizzizou2056
    @azizzizou2056 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +21

    From beginning, I knew your channel will get a great success thank you Mr joe

  • @vaikanpeddi9415
    @vaikanpeddi9415 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +4

    You are a real captain. Not of any plane but of Your profession. Hats off sir!

  • @ThomsonAirwaysFs
    @ThomsonAirwaysFs 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +8

    Morning Joe, brilliant video as always! At our airport we also use follow me cars on particular taxiways that don't have any taxiway lighting. If we haven't got taxiway edge and centerline lights during hours of official darkness or LVP's, a follow me will be mandatory to comply with the aerodrome license / manual and regulatory regulations.

  • @Li-lj1fv
    @Li-lj1fv 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +50

    โ€œVideo right here:โ€
    **ad plays**
    Me: ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป

  • @shobhitsaluja6995
    @shobhitsaluja6995 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +107

    I love captain Joe
    He is my inspiration ๐Ÿ™‚

    • @flywithcaptainjoe
      @flywithcaptainjoe  3 ๋…„ ์ „ +36

      Happy to read that!!!

    • @akseliw8007
      @akseliw8007 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +2

      Sama

    • @ahmadtheaviationlover1937
      @ahmadtheaviationlover1937 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +2

      @@flywithcaptainjoe you are an awesome pilot man! You are the main man who inspired me of becoming a pilot, I really want to be a pilot like you but for the beautiful airbus a320

  • @tanmaypalkar9861
    @tanmaypalkar9861 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +23

    Fabulous! The diversity in topics is unbeatable โค๏ธ Awaiting cool airport stuff further!

  • @sunidhigupta5643
    @sunidhigupta5643 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +4

    The way you said, "Your Captain Joe." โค๏ธ So glad for what you are sharing โค๏ธ

  • @gregposton1784
    @gregposton1784 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +6

    I always enjoy your productions and look forward to them every week. Giving a shout out to Stuttgart
    Airport for their help in this video. I flew from there 58 years ago after I was born at the US Army Hospital in Bad Cannstatt.

  • @bucksgopane4594
    @bucksgopane4594 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +116

    That's a captain I would want to have when I become a pilot

  • @johannesutz6639
    @johannesutz6639 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +24

    Your Upload is always the Highlight of my weak!

  • @khiladi3409
    @khiladi3409 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +4

    Soo good of him in such a cold weather he went to make a video just for our knowledge

  • @NonstopDan
    @NonstopDan 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +230

    Love the video Joe๐Ÿ™

  • @VikAvila
    @VikAvila 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +11

    Great video! I'm a Follow Me and Marshaller in Portugal and we already have electric follow me cars ๐Ÿ˜Š

  • @makecba
    @makecba 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +38

    ermm, Joe, the U2 is still flying to this day...

    • @Dzero4
      @Dzero4 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +6

      Indeed it is! I watch it flying missions out of the UK every day

    • @brandy1011
      @brandy1011 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +2

      Was looking for this comment. Up with this!

    • @Mike-zl4km
      @Mike-zl4km 3 ๋…„ ์ „

      Yes not only i who noticed this..

    • @germyw
      @germyw 3 ๋…„ ์ „

      @Thomas Jefferson Maybe he meant โ€œsinceโ€.

  • @cookmcpherson
    @cookmcpherson 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +6

    Captain Joe referred to the U2 as "did", "was", "needed" & "flew during cold war era" as if the Dragon Lady wasn't still flying.
    The USAF has no plans to retire the U-2, which first flew in 1955, despite previous attempts to replace the aircraft. The service still operates 33 examples of the "Cold War-era" spy plane. And they still use a chase car. ๐Ÿ™‚

    • @chrisharris7893
      @chrisharris7893 5 ๊ฐœ์›” ์ „

      The footage shows a Pontiac GTO (actually a Holden), but I believe they are still using Camaros. Some of the fastest cars available without spending >$50k in the US.

  • @abiralvi4372
    @abiralvi4372 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +3

    I grew up in Bologna, Italy and saw the Lamborghini Follow me car sooooo many times. Absolute beauty it is.๐Ÿ˜

  • @carey42
    @carey42 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +4

    The follow me at Le Touquet in norther France is a guy on a bike. Works well!!

  • @miriams.4341
    @miriams.4341 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +20

    Love the Lambo as a follow me car. Wonder if Lamborghini sponsored it...

    • @sirBrouwer
      @sirBrouwer 3 ๋…„ ์ „

      with out looking in to it. I can see them doing that. A good advertisement.
      The driver may be tempted to use the runway to thy to take of them selves.

    • @juliogonzo2718
      @juliogonzo2718 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +6

      No public business in their right mind is going to run a supercar with super maintenance costs as a fleet vehicle unless it's subsidized by the manufacturer I would think.

    • @kskdtr
      @kskdtr 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +4

      it's done by Lamboirghini itself (using pre series and mules) as an ad stunt.

  • @youssarianwhisker2679
    @youssarianwhisker2679 2 ๋…„ ์ „ +1

    Hello Capt. Joe. You are by far the most personable KRplusr I've followed so far. Without exception, your videos are all very educational. A big thank you to your very clear pronunciation. As a non-English native speaker, I have few problems understanding you. But this is mostly due to the technical terms.
    Thank you for the many hours of video material and I wish you all a good flight.

  • @praveenb9048
    @praveenb9048 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +1

    [4:31] Nothing like a quick game of table-tennis to unwind after a stressful flight and a taxiing error.

  • @YAMAHA_FAN.
    @YAMAHA_FAN. 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +98

    I am studying in medicines but always love your videos coz I
    Always learn something new everyday from you
    Rock on captain Joe

    • @danronck3636
      @danronck3636 3 ๋…„ ์ „

      Same bro, medicine and aviation isnt that far apart afterall๐Ÿ˜

  • @asheshmandal4952
    @asheshmandal4952 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +6

    My soul died a little bit hearing Joe say Lamborghini that way 9:38

    • @chesterwang3070
      @chesterwang3070 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +2

      but the next time he said it it was correct lol.

  • @Happymali10
    @Happymali10 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +1

    My tenth (or around there) birthday we did a "behind the scenes" tour at our local airport (Hamburg, Germany, fairly small).
    The guide said "and those are the follow me cars. Usually they drive far enough ahead for the pilot to see them. We use the Busses (VW T4 at the time), because their size gives some resonance for a loud crunch when the plane wheel hits us, so the pilots know to back off a bit."

  • @martapiatkowska8848
    @martapiatkowska8848 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +3

    I sat in that Lambo follow me in Bologna, it truly is amazing, me and my crew got some amazing photos that day ๐Ÿ˜Ž

  • @ebbygunnarshausen9539
    @ebbygunnarshausen9539 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +6

    That looked like DUS Intl. airport. The one I used to fly out very frequently pre-Covid. unfortunately not been there over a year. Love your content, never learned that much about aviation than on this channel. hope to be back on a plane some day in the future. and may also to have one of our paletts being flown by you to one of our customers...

  • @aeroclips
    @aeroclips 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +39

    The Legend is back guyz!

  • @kaiastley
    @kaiastley 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +1

    As a passenger in a Cessna 172 itโ€™s a Great experience to be behind a follow me car

  • @-0-0-24
    @-0-0-24 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +5

    As an Avgeek, fan, and car guy, you saying โ€˜Lamborgeenieโ€™ hurt me.
    Love the vids โœŒ๏ธ

  • @LindabensonwebdeLinda
    @LindabensonwebdeLinda 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +3

    Thanks for the video! It's so interesting and useful to get so much insight of the operation of all the airport "background" crew! It's always so much fun watching your educational videos!! Can't wait to hear you again on ANY airport related issues! And don't forget: a good student is always learning from the best pilots๐Ÿ˜˜ like you๐Ÿ˜

  • @florimond.
    @florimond. 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +15

    *"Lamborjeenee"* ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ

  • @tonytango6676
    @tonytango6676 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +1

    Doing the daily FOD runway check at the Norman Wells, NWT airport is one of the most coveted tasks. There are only gravel roads in town with no outside vehicle access except for winter roads. The runway is the only asphalt surface in town so it is the only opportunity to go fast.

  • @DiJaZu
    @DiJaZu 2 ๋…„ ์ „ +1

    Some three decades ago a friend told me of a story, which happened at Hamburg Airport EDDH. A worker had forgotten to switch off the orange lights of his construction van when he -- looking in his rear mirror -- suddenly realised, he had made a "catch" and a jet was following him. Luckily he stopped, as moments later the buildings around would have come too close to the wings... The jet was pushed back and the worker never was allowed again to drive construction vehicles at the airport.

  • @mattphillips1993
    @mattphillips1993 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +30

    You know the Follow Me car is a supercar when you hear the driver say "V1, rotate"

  • @man_on_wheelz
    @man_on_wheelz 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +10

    I for one have NEVER heard of a โ€œfollow meโ€ car, what??? Also I live in Chicago so... as you said we donโ€™t have one at Oโ€™Hare and Midway is such an easy airport to navigate I doubt youโ€™d need one.

    • @wilsjane
      @wilsjane 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +8

      You would no doubt be amused by Heathrow, where a taxiway crosses a main road and we have a giant sized level crossing.
      It is only used a few times a day for aircraft to access the maintenance areas.
      It is great fun to see the reaction of foreign drivers when they stop expecting a train and a Airbus 380 crosses in front of them.

    • @Soundbrigade
      @Soundbrigade 2 ๋…„ ์ „

      There should definitely be Follow me cars inside the terminals, as it is so easy to get lost at Oโ€™Hare. Still looking for terminal 4 ....๐Ÿค”

  • @stealthg35infiniti94
    @stealthg35infiniti94 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +1

    Back in my Air Force career, we had Follow Me Trucks. Usually a Ford F150 painted blue guiding planes around the tarmac. Some had the duty of collecting the parachutes from the F4 Phantoms when they deployed them while landing.

  • @MerwynAlex97
    @MerwynAlex97 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +1

    Joey, you are the first one to upload a video which supports 4k format and it shows 4k. Cheers man

  • @samuelepelliciari7005
    @samuelepelliciari7005 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +6

    dude I live in Bologna... I'm glad you appreciate our "follow me" car ahah

  • @tsm_lloyd4322
    @tsm_lloyd4322 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +14

    Capt. Joe teaches me all the things that Flight School teaches me within 8 years. Iโ€™d love to fly with you once I become a pilot โค๏ธ

  • @keykukulo5111
    @keykukulo5111 3 ๋…„ ์ „

    I'm an aprrentice at a german maintenance company. For some checks, e.g. of the Weather radar, we need to take the Plane to a more open space, which in oure case is on a Taxiway right next do the Runway. Eventhough our airport is rather small and the Ground Control kows that the Worker maneuvering the Plane does know the way with only 2 or 3 turns. They nevertheless send out a follow me car to guide us back to the hangar every now and then. They propably do so if there isn`t much airtraffic to keep themselves busy lol.
    Btw, I really like your videos, they`re really interesting and informing, even our teacher shows them to us quit frequently. Keep up the good and passionate work.
    greatings from bavaria

  • @azitula
    @azitula 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +2

    Here in the states, it is a luxury ๐Ÿ˜. Another informative video, thank you Capt!

  • @uhlsen.industries
    @uhlsen.industries 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +14

    Stuttgart Region is my Homebase as well.

  • @sundhaug92
    @sundhaug92 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +13

    10:28: The U-2 is still operational

  • @ABusFullaJewz
    @ABusFullaJewz 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +2

    that Trabant follow me car is so cool and such a unique piece of history

  • @bernardbouzon5499
    @bernardbouzon5499 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +1

    Thanks for the video. I took a flight from Vienna to Munich last year and the plane was guided by a follow me car due to low visibilty after landing.

  • @paulwhite8275
    @paulwhite8275 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +3

    Joe, apologies if I have missed a video on this topic, however would you be able to do a video on the typical duty roster. Ideally explaining how many locations you will visit over a period, how long you stay, and how this impacts working with different crews. Keep up the good work.

  • @OnTourWithGerrit
    @OnTourWithGerrit 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +3

    As i was riding and walking a few times on the runway, (08:20) i can say for sure, that this is DUS, where i worked for 5,5 Years.

  • @FlightBrothersFT
    @FlightBrothersFT 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +1

    The U-2 has two cars also. The pilot chase car and crew car, usually a pickup truck. This truck has the wheels to be reattached for taxi. Very interesting to watch the pilot โ€œbalanceโ€ the wings if there is a hard enough wind while the crew is reattaching the wheels. Great video!

  • @BATcave101
    @BATcave101 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +2

    Iโ€™ve bin in the Lambo, also as a Passenger. they get a new one every summer.. Iโ€™m an aircraft mechanic, and have been a lot in โ€œMotor Valleyโ€ Bologna ๐Ÿ˜

  • @Dave-ex8jb
    @Dave-ex8jb 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +3

    Just here again learning more useful stuff. Thx captain Joe.

  • @MegaPilot83
    @MegaPilot83 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +16

    Also same follow me car has transponders, like aircrafts.

    • @haweater1555
      @haweater1555 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +2

      You can use flightradar24.com to observe the movements of ground vehicles at some airports.

  • @SteveBrace
    @SteveBrace 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +2

    In the early '90s I got a ride in a U2 chase car during a landing... Cool AF! There was also a CUCV M1008 (Ten-O-Eight) behind with the wing gear in the back and two crew who tried to get the gear into the wings before it rolled onto a wingtip. (The 1008 was a Chevrolet pick-up and the forerunner of the HMMWV (Humvee))

  • @bloodybritbastard
    @bloodybritbastard 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +1

    Driven past Stuttgart airport many times in the way to Munich. The huge Bosch parkhaus over the A8 is impressive and I once saw the fire training model visible from the autobahn actually on fire - seeing an aircraft shaped fire was a sobering sight at a distance !!

  • @perlamiseriaccia
    @perlamiseriaccia 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +19

    as a truck driver when i see "follow me" it's normally the police/dvsa pulling me over to do some checks lol

    • @ChloeLouiseeB
      @ChloeLouiseeB 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +2

      Follow me also means Iโ€™m highways and Iโ€™m about to do a stupidly slow rolling roadblock. Get comfy ๐Ÿ˜ญ

    • @perlamiseriaccia
      @perlamiseriaccia 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +1

      @@ChloeLouiseeB last week i've been parked up in the 2nd lane of the m5 for about 25 minutes just because they were replacing a lamp. 3 lane closed for a freaking bulb.

    • @martinjohnson4264
      @martinjohnson4264 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +1

      @@perlamiseriaccia โ€œHow many Traffic Officers does it take to change a lightbulb?โ€

  • @HarshikaKhanna
    @HarshikaKhanna 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +5

    Sir your videos give me inspiration to follow my passion and be a good pilot in the future ๐Ÿ˜‰... Thank you so much โค๏ธ lots of love from india โค๏ธ๐Ÿฅฐ๐Ÿ™

  • @clifftrimble2616
    @clifftrimble2616 3 ๋…„ ์ „

    Supported the U-2's out of RAF Alconbury 1992-1995.. thanks for showing that awesome aircraft Captain Joe!!

  • @AlteranAnciote
    @AlteranAnciote 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +1

    Stuttgart Airport. I've been there many times. Very familiar with it. Nice to see them getting (and giving) some love!

  • @theundercoverguy
    @theundercoverguy 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +3

    Yet another awesome video! My weekly dose of Captain Joe is here ๐Ÿ™‚

  • @mr.communist3906
    @mr.communist3906 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +6

    And when the week needed him most, he returned

  • @bk1963
    @bk1963 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +1

    Thank you Sir Joe for the knowledge. You are amazing. Keep up the good work.

  • @aviatorel32
    @aviatorel32 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +1

    Once friends flew into my homebase after the airport was closed, and I drove my E-class in front of them taking them to the designated parking that was arranged. Had my emergency flashlight on. It felt awesome.

  • @paulmurphy42
    @paulmurphy42 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +4

    Good one Joe, but would you PLEASE do a video on the parking systems used at big airports to help the pilots align with the terminals and jetways!

  • @justin8894
    @justin8894 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +7

    Captain: letโ€™s address the elephant in the room: how many UFOs have you seen?

    • @TheLamondays
      @TheLamondays 3 ๋…„ ์ „

      He mentions it in this video
      krplus.net/bidio/aad_mmGoX6O7g6Q

  • @marktaylor2087
    @marktaylor2087 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +1

    One of the best videos youโ€™ve put out in a while - nicely done! The in-the-field stuff is so cool!

  • @marshie1337
    @marshie1337 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +1

    Best aviation channel on KRplus imo

  • @thefulldeodorantcan3347
    @thefulldeodorantcan3347 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +176

    When you are early legend has it he will like your comment.

    • @flywithcaptainjoe
      @flywithcaptainjoe  3 ๋…„ ์ „ +84

      He did!

    • @Li-lj1fv
      @Li-lj1fv 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +8

      Captain Joe you absolute madman ๐Ÿค™๐Ÿป

    • @devansh8846
      @devansh8846 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +2

      @@flywithcaptainjoe Appreciate that, Captain๐Ÿ™‚

    • @Kalvinjj
      @Kalvinjj 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +1

      @@flywithcaptainjoe 3rd person gang

  • @arneldobumatay3702
    @arneldobumatay3702 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +5

    I was afraid the the most unusual follow-me car . . . was a bicycle!

    • @sirBrouwer
      @sirBrouwer 3 ๋…„ ์ „

      Being Dutch I could see that happen. We might make it a e-bike now.

    • @arneldobumatay3702
      @arneldobumatay3702 3 ๋…„ ์ „

      @@sirBrouwer Thanks for the quick comment!

    • @sirBrouwer
      @sirBrouwer 3 ๋…„ ์ „

      @@arneldobumatay3702 what can I say we are passionate about bicycle.

  • @typografiti
    @typografiti 3 ๋…„ ์ „

    The footage is 6:28 is seriously an eye opener! What a video! Just wow!

  • @NikolaiUA
    @NikolaiUA 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +2

    Yeah, that part about Dusseldorf is so true, I've been numerous times on the observation deck there and was often surprised and wondering why on earth is everybody leaded by the follow me car, wasn't that a feat from the 90's?)) Other aiports seemed to pretty much keep the service only for the lost crews since.. I thoght

  • @michaelmurray7199
    @michaelmurray7199 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +3

    I use these in FSX Steam Edition, and theyโ€™re very helpful. Other times Iโ€™m having to look at an airport diagram I pulled up on my iPad, which can be a bit time consuming and a bit frustrating at times, especially in X-plane 11 and MSFS.
    8:02 Or worse, cause a plane to crash after takeoff. Much like what happened to Air France 4590.

  • @nettlesoup
    @nettlesoup 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +3

    I'm very happy to hear that electric vehicles are being used more these days. I guess in Germany it will more likely be a VW or Audi rather than Tesla for the follow me. But it will be cool to see any of these next time I fly!

  • @dantheguitarist5823
    @dantheguitarist5823 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +2

    I got to lead the Royal Jordanian Aerobatic Team on to the runway in a follow me car at the RIATT airshow some years ago!

  • @athargilani
    @athargilani 3 ๋…„ ์ „

    Not a pilot, but just love the thought, science and logic that goes behind each and every aspect of air travel. Re-ensures us being the superior beings...

  • @rafin.7052
    @rafin.7052 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +6

    ORD could use these especially since the layout is always changing

  • @insu_na
    @insu_na 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +12

    Woohoo, Stuttgart! :D

  • @John_Smith__
    @John_Smith__ 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +1

    Speaking about Birds ... why are pilots so worried about Bird Collision ? Check this one out: krplus.net/bidio/n9uhqXN7mpqUemE

  • @Sarge084
    @Sarge084 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +1

    I used to watch a U2 and chase car every morning from the logistics hanger while I was at a certain Royal Air Force Station. The aircraft had been flying through the night and landed at sunrise before the airfield became active.

  • @Stefan_Smith
    @Stefan_Smith 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +9

    I've lived in the US my whole life and never heard of this, also worked as a baggage handler at Delta in my early 20s I'm 32 now

  • @timzondag790
    @timzondag790 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +13

    8:13 dรผsseldorf

  • @trueriver1950
    @trueriver1950 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +1

    At the other end of the scale, some very small airports also use Follow Me vehicles. I remember flying as a tourist into Split back when that town was in Yugoslavia. The follow me was an ancient looking pickup truck very different from that Italian supercar ;) .
    In the case of Split it was because they had minimal ground radar and minimal signage round the airport, so every arrival was met and guided to it's parking spot where stairs and buses waited to transfer us to the terminal.
    The "follow me" sign was much bigger and much lower tech than on the supercar: so that being the most important single thing I would actually rate the (then) Split vehicle as more for for purpose than the Lamborghini

  • @christianokoye9520
    @christianokoye9520 3 ๋…„ ์ „ +2

    I really love this channel!!! From Nigeria