Brian Yates, NASA P-3 Flight Engineer

Published 2018-12-02
This video highlights one of NASA's finest; He's a P-3 Flight Engineer, an A&P aircraft mechanic as well an Inspection Authority: Brian Yates!

Hang in there through some of the longer sequences to watch Brian and the rest of the on duty flight crew work through the aircraft checklist on a routine science flight!

This video was shot on board NASA's Lockheed Martin P-3, based out of Wallops Island, VA. on October 7th, 2018, during a routine science flight for the NASA Earth Science Project Office's ORACLES mission off the coast of Sao Tome.

Come along for the ride, and standby as we put the many more hours of footage that we have on the P-3 together for you get into!

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All Comments (7)
  • Totally jealous!! Have not been in that seat simce Nov 1979!! I was about to say "that was a slo start" when you said it. I went thru the start sequence with you like it was yesterday Harry A McComsey ADC IFE (8251)Ret A&P mech Lockheed Martin flight test mechanic (Ret) enjoy your videos
  • @soflaav8r
    Great vid, but would have been nice to hear the chatter better without the music
  • @sgtpifano
    Good Morning!!! Could you make a video talking about Pitchlock ??? Types and operation with pitchlocked propeller ???
  • I was stationed with Brian in VP-92 at NAS South Weymouth, MA and NAS Brunswick, ME. Nickname back then was A$$man.
  • @Vanguy-cc8tu
    I hope that girls phone is on airplane mode ....: p