Best Spot at LAX?

[gpost2800]

Isn't it nice to see a video once and a while that doesn't have loud, annoying rock music added to it?

[Khalidayoubi12]

i know that area, i always go there whenever i go plane spotting XD Nice Job

[MetrolinkTrain638]

lol did anyone here that burp at 1:36?

[DrPlatypus1]

Beautiful!

[kbent88]

When I'm in LA, I like to sit out back of "The Proud Bird" amongst the warbirds and watch all of the planes landing. Its loud but to me its very relaxing.

[flyguyify]

According to the windsock these planes are taking off and landing with a tailwind....Awesome

[MrDamasterofall]

@ 2:26 is a plane from GOD

[stitch16261]

What runway are these pictures taken on?

[Fynniboy007]

It´s amazin very nice VID

[ironhide9111]

Hey Jon nice VID :D

[luizvictorful]

Great Video, Congratulations.

[McChuugy]

Best spot is THE IN-and-OUT on Sepulveda Blvd. in Westchester, when the runway is 24 R and/or 24 L. I ate a DoubleDouble Animal Style and a fry and the planes were scaring the crap out of me!! Jon you should go there and show us your meal and the planes!!!  I should have

[GoingToBeAPilot1]

That spot's boss

[MusicManAustralia]

0:23 What is the flashing lights for?

[morval99]

Do you pick your feet in poughkeepsie?

[spillerxxxxx]

good video, but ntot the best spot ;)

[Skybolter]

NICE VIDEO DUDE

[IvanSolyara]

Headshot. Best Video, thanks

[ruyjo1]

Yes, the best.

[smilexxtoxxhigh]

1:20 What is that??

[UTubeLightBulb]

Hey Jon, what do you record with?

[Jon5700]

@UTubeLightBulb It's the Canon HV30. I love it!

[DanTheCaptain]

Here in Toronto we have spotting views right at the runways. i suggest you come visit! we don't get as much of a variety of airlines but it is still good! Psst... we got Transaero from Russia!

[KroMeInStInCt]

Very good!

[mw3assassinator]

wow nice job keeping the camera stable

[Memek771]

yes this is best spot :P fantastic

[JoseinLA]

Cool Shots! Nice Editing!

[Jon5700]

@JoseinLA Glad you enjoyed it. Stay tuned.

[surfnaaron]

i like his videos before i watch it cuz i always now they will be good

[wagsouza]

NICE !!!

[FrenchOA]

great video from a great spotter at a great airport.... thanks for sharing your magnificent videos!

and i wish you a happy new year of spotting!

[Mets747]

The best spot is on the tarmac! (where i work) i'am a ramp agent so i get to drive the tugs around the airport and i think i got the best view right on the taxiway :)

[Jon5700]

@Mets747 You got me beat, lol.

[vitaphone97]

@Mets747 nope, the best place to be is in the cockpit of a KLM plane, I'm only 14, but I'm gona do everything to be a KLM pilot.

[JavierWX]

Excellent ending!!!

[mike86183]

Pretty ufo lights at 2:32 2:36 2:53 3:43 enjoy

[PianomanMNL]

is this the place near In-N-Out?



[rohanA380]

@PianomanMNL yup

[5758Wanderer]

Very nice...bravo!!!

[Jon5700]

@5758Wanderer Thanks so much!

[lxzvon]

Nice place to be. I like to go there..

[Lucassandro25]

i'm pretty sure that this spot/scene was used for some movies

[quickslvr23]

Great vid! Always like the videos you put up. Were the runways in the vid 24L and 24R??

[xterrasesc]

how do you have so many videos? do you travel for work?

[DenLaw]

what is it about these flashing landing lights?

[GPMSharpCommand]

@DenLaw I have no idea, but I love them! I wish you could have flashing ones in FSX.

[BostonAirborne]

Superb Jon! Nice to see you put together some real spotting footage ;)

[All7in7One]

great... :D

[christianniemeijer97]

You gotta love that KLM 747 :)

[ZenonDorinPower]

1:36 burp ?

[ferrarimaniac2011]

LAX has so much more variety of airliners than my home airport (Dublin) ;D . Lovely vid

[15butcherj]

Thanks for the video Jon!

[Kaipeternicolas]

Also my favorite spot at LAX... too bad u didnt get any A340s or B777s

[ShelbyGT500TT]

0:53 gta 5 :D

[garrett1216]

This was a nice Birthday Present for me lol. Thanks for making it

[flight1510]

1:37 burp

haha

[FSX318Heavy]

@flight1510 LMFAO!!!

[dijonvenableiscool]

@flight1510 and u know whats also funny?Theres a in n out right next to his spot! I guess he ate there before plane spotting lol

[Wonkabar007]

Makes me want to climb up one of the poles, and high five the undercarriage.

[TRUEorFAKE]

Do all aircraft have the alternating lights? Silly question I know.

[tubelib]

looks like B roll for the movie Heat

[daviesadam23]

massive LOL for the burp at 1:37

[AlexD907]

I came here for the thumbnail.

[stephqaz]

@Eomak -_- this is real

[RaffaeleP9]

Wonderful final!! :)

[eminem2020ify]

3:21 Boeing:D? or

[PixellatedMe]

Do all of SWA's 737s have the flashing landing lights? I've only ever seen them on biz jets before.

[MrThekingofnone]

what camera do u use ?

[xAwsomeSkitx]

1:38 *Burp*

[8justin88]

those shots are in almost EVERY MOVIE that involves air travel.

[kujo4242]

3:00 seems every Hollywood movie I've ever seen that has a plane landing, has been shot from that exact same spot and same time of day. Dawn/dusk always adds a special "atmosphere" to the miracle that is aviation.

Great job, Jon. Keep up the good work! :) 

[SierraHotel26]

Great Spot!! and Great viedo

[MrRBR77]

Best Spot at LAX? Yes :)

[Eomak]

this looks real. Cool graphics!!

[MeVibhor]

Oh yeah u bet this is the best spot! Looks awesome!

[markandguido]

I have a question, why is the B737 Southwest 0:24 having flashing landing lights? I have never seen that before, is it maybe because of the camera? great vid btw!

[MrRockoutLoud]

O_O absolutely superb! im talking about the thumbnail, the video it self is still loading 1080p! im sure it will be even better.

[nudatanudata]

sooosooooosooooo nice :) thx

[FlightSimXGamer365]

How did you get a view like that? if i tried that at my local airport and stood outside the gates next to the road thats right before the runway im sure airport security would see me and ask me to leave.

[FSXreality]

Pulsating lights is a research technology which, it is hoped, will scare birds from flying into the flightpath of landing aircraft. SWA happens to be an airline with this option on some of its aircraft. Google will reveal more information.

[misterflyi]

Thank's the best airport KLAX

[diamond21450]

Thanks Jon, i liked it very much, good work thanks.

[fsxman44]

what runway is that awesome view btw

[Giselle76502]

yay, British Airways 747 @ 4:02 :)

Greetings Jon from the UK

[saipansmall]

Are the landing lights really like i guess the word is blinking but not actually turning off. Or is it because of the airplane?

[MrIPodable]

At the end, OMG, WOOOW :P

[shirke01]

You were so close to my home town. Redondo Beach

[robinbrannon1]

I wish ATL had a nice viewing spot like this...u have to spot from the parking garage, or get a room at airport hotel :(

[FLSimaviators]

I could sit there all day, great work thanks for putting in the time on this video. 

[cosmic123100]

I wish Seatac (KSEA) had such a great viewing spot! AWESOME VIDEO!!

[TheMcooper17]

the dusk landings are like in the movies

[GameBoy2036]

@ 0:20 Why were the aircraft's light dimming like that? I've loved planes since i was 6 and currently live 5 miles from JFK were I can see the planes landing on 4R and have never seen anything like this.

[focaatdisney]

maybe you can tell me. why do some pilots make the landing light go side to side on landing?

[trainguy3]

@focaatdisney It is a setting on the landing lights switch i think, i think it is much like headlights on trains, exept to warn deer? or something like that...

[MrSTRIKER52]

This isn't the best spot at LAX!!

[samthelittleman1]

more like worst spot at lax

[samthelittleman1]

this is not the best LAX spot....there r way better ones (SpeedbirHD) Myself

[nyknick2000]

that last shot was a killer!

[benzipz]

Beautiful sight, my favaroute is when you see the smoke whip up from the undercarrage in the dusk sky.....

Nice one John!

[mechan9]

I'm curious, were you able to plane spot without security coming out seeing what you were up to?

[fartknockr69]

Being at the airport dawn ,dusk and nighttime is the most beautiful thing . The beauty of the plane comes out around dusk or dawn because of the sun reflecting the awesome liveries and just watching them is a wonderful sight . This has to be the best non - FSX video you have .

[Flyboy4500]

Did you have any problems with airport police? I've been down there spotting a few times, and they come out and boot me every time, even though I always stay out of restricted areas...

[tigersfanatic98]

jon, i think this spot is not the best at LAX, but probably th best in the U.S

[pilot7773]

Is that the spot by the In n out burger?

[CoolBarrow]

Awesome Footage!!!!!

[Aniconicx]

Wow It is fabulous. Thank you so much for using your time to upload and share this video with us.

[TheAlohaRobert]

What type of camera and lens are you using? Thanks for posting the video. It was great...

[3snowyman]

Hey,

What's up with the flashing landing lights on the Southwest 737 at 0:17 and the CRJ at 0:48. It doesn't seem like it's the camera because other aircraft did not have the flashing. Anyone know??? Great shots by the way Jon. Especially the last one... It looked awesome!

[shawnarkovlog]

Southwest airlines is the greatest airline ever

[operator458]

PUT THIS WITH THE SONG ANGEL FLIGHT!!!!!!!

[Latvietis96]

this footage could be used in a movie or something

[youngmatic15]

awesome bro!

[selfmadeboys88]

Airports, and videos of airports at dusk/night are euphoric to me. I dont really know how to describe the atmosphere. Its crazy. This video is almost like therapy.

Keep them coming Jon. I appreciate them

[Jon5700]

@selfmadeboys88 I agree to the fullest. Glad to have other people like myself out there watching. Thanks so much.

[ErwinNegentigNo2]

@Jon5700 holy crap those graphics are freaking amazing. You must have a super computer worth like millions. anyway nice job on those vids. what airport is that?

[fspilot1000]

@ErwinNegentigNo2 you seriuosly don't realize thats real?

[ErwinNegentigNo2]

@fspilot1000 you seriously thought i wasnt kidding

[ContinentalAir123]

@ErwinNegentigNo2 Your stupid.

[MrRedbull333]

Is that next to the In-N-Out?

[deltafan909]

@MrRedbull333 Looks like it. I've stood in that spot back in June!

[chris69calderon]

Very nice video i never seen landing lights flash like that before.....is that normal?

[Mets747]

I got the BEST spot! i work at LAX on the ramp, im a ramp agent for UPS it is really fucking cool being so close to the planes especially for me since i want to be a pilot. I'am a wing walker aswell so when we pushback the plane for taxi im literally standing in the taxi way!

[RotationFSX]

Another fantastic video Jon

[winsun96]

Can someone please tell me: Why are the landing lights flashing left and right? I have no knowledge on lights so can some pilot reply to this please? Thank you. BTW great video Jon!

[rallycar757]

yes it is the best place, go there all the time and in-n-out is right there!

[HAMANNGTR]

Wow! So beautiful!!! Thanks, Jon

[tatararaful]

lol qweef at 1:37

[7RMHD]

OMG! Video Perfect!!

[Nastafar]

Aww that's awesome, Jon!!! I was there 2 weeks ago taking some footage from the park near In-N-Out on Sepulveda. Can't wait to get my results for the LA Sheriff Dept so I can get out of Screw Jersey and head to Cali. Where were you filming from? Nice work as usual. Kudos!!!

[drunkchickenTV]

very nice video.

[Boeingdude2]

Nice the light and ils antennas

[fryanventu]

love the shots of an airplane landing on the background of the ILS antennas!

[penny2g3]

2:30 wow how much that sounded like the NGX!!

[706CAP]

Great Video! Definitely the best spot. Love the 747 sunset capture!

[DimSum9685]

Top Gun flashbacks at 0:54

[leekimlanuza]

0:33 perfect :)

[fromskillet180]

is that a ufo in the sky at 0:22

[piloty5]

old limo lot?

[fromskillet180]

is that a ufo in the sky at 0:18

[Mrjoaosousa1]

Wonderful spotting!

[photochick98]

This is so cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[cobra11fahrer]

nice video. love LAX

[MrSiegalinapalmtree]

Where is this spot???!

[MADdrummer971]

Wow i wish my landing lights on fsx flashed like that!

[RyanBomar]

This is insanely great, I can't wait to see the Imperial Hill footage!

[sidoney101]

Jon at 1:37 did I hear let out a burp? Best seat in the house. That sound is music to my ears.

[Jon5700]

@sidoney101 That's actually not me. I can't even confirm that it was a burp. It could have been a....well....you know.

[jamiel66]

@Jon5700 the front wheel of the A330 touching down at the exactly same time of the *burb*...?

[TheAmazingGamer123]

You see Jon I don't see why you don't become a pilot. I mean you like being around planes (obviously), and you pretty much know how to fly the so why don't you? Does it not appeal to you.

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[Xplaneflyer10]

@TheAmazingGamer123 just because he plays flight simulator does not mean he knows how to fly...

[RobinhooodGFX]

@Xplaneflyer10 I can assure you it's very much the same, minus being jostled around in the cockpit and knowing the regulations.

[Xplaneflyer10]

@RobinhooodGFX I can assure you it's not the same. are you a real pilot? probably not, but i am, and just because someone plays a home flight simulator that is not really accurate does not mean they can magically become a pilot. That is just ignorance and that mentality makes it twice as hard to learn to properly fly.

[RobinhooodGFX]

@Xplaneflyer10 I never said being able to fly in a simulator qualifies one to be a pilot. I said it's pretty much the same thing minus getting a feel for the aircraft and other tiny things. Many and most of the things found in the sim cover the basic principles for flight. Look what we have here, someone who just got their private? ; )

[Xplaneflyer10]

@RobinhooodGFX the sim only covers the basic principles, so it is not the same thing technically ;) the feel of the aircraft is not minutia....not at all....that is an insurmountable difference between a sim and a real aircraft. in flight sim you can't really feel the need for rudder, cant hear hiccups in the engine etc.....look what we have here, someone who just got their sport pilot? lol

[RobinhooodGFX]

@Xplaneflyer10 You know what you're right. I don't why we have double i's anymore. Instrument Ratings are over-rated(no pun intended). Which may I remind you, you only need 3 of the 40 hours required for the certificate in an actual airplane. Those remaining 37 hours of simulation, meh, useless.

[Xplaneflyer10]

@RobinhooodGFX no, i think simulators are good, in regards to real aviation, they should be used to practice instrument proceduresa, and you should not fully rely on the aerodynamic principles presented in these sims. Sims can only get so close, i actually use X-plane as i do believe the flightmodel is superior, but it is really easy to use for instrument stuff too. Also, if im not mistaken, 20-30 hrs of the 40hrs required for the instrument rating can be completed in a certified sim.

[MrPhucdatbich]

@TheAmazingGamer123 Becoming a pilot is a lot more easier said than actually being done, on many factors including physical limitations and financial limitations. Not trying to imply anything here, but actually becoming an airline pilot is quite hard. However, anyone can become one on the GA side of things provided they have the money.

[superality]

yes sir, nice video.

[dansterwerecool]

yes

[Sirwest299]

Awesome video!

[MiamiSpotter660]

Was that you at the end who said "at the last minute, i moved it" Lol, great footage Jon :)

[EmbraerERJ195]

Nothing short of paradise



[boeing63]

wait did this vid uploaded like 25 seconds ago?

[FSXSOUTHWESTPILOT]

wow, now if only microsoft flight can look like this

[ceconk123]

@FSXSOUTHWESTPILOT There's a lot of time until any sim can look like this...

[ronaldswayspotter10]

Great vid, as always !

[granzukakoko]

Good job man ! Enjoyed it so much :)

[GREENY7798]

Great video as always Jon!!! And BTW amazing spot :)

[TheFSXinsider]

Nice place !