The A380 Captain

✈️ Airline Captain | Keeping blue skies up for 20+ years.

A380 Captain. Aviation questions? Ask away. Happy to help.

[The A380 Captain @TheA380Captain]

I always get a bit of a chuckle when the new First Officer tries to decipher the first clearance China ATC gives us:

“Ohsèh Phi Mye Lih Oh Tlèh”

[The A380 Captain @TheA380Captain]

@HeavyJetPilot 😂 I hope I am not a micromanager. I had enough experience with that as FO.

[The A380 Captain @TheA380Captain]

If I give you the choice between flying and handling the radios, I sure as hell hope you choose to fly.

[The A380 Captain @TheA380Captain]

@BLackgold_5 @grok A400M looks like a lot of fun!

[The A380 Captain @TheA380Captain]

@CMaushart77310 That was exactly my feeling when I started😂. The first 2 weeks of flying in the airlines it was a struggle, it does get better very quick. Sometimes over China it can still be a bit of a challenge but they have gotten a lot better as well.

[The A380 Captain @TheA380Captain]

@QotsaC @Subflyer I mean, I did say large commercial airliners.

[The A380 Captain @TheA380Captain]

Bringing your own headset onto a large commercial airliner is dubious at best.

Not reconnecting the aircraft’s standard headset after the flight, is just not OK.

[The A380 Captain @TheA380Captain]

@jbransonx @SteveNomadic @nmordecainu Here probably less than 20% use their own. But it is gaining popularity after this post😂

[The A380 Captain @TheA380Captain]

@Subflyer @die_frau_manu We mainly use CPDLC so missed calls are rare, but can happen obviously.

[The A380 Captain @TheA380Captain]

@Porco_Rosso1 Usually don’t wear them long enough to get any benefit from noise reduction. Hygiene is a valid point but I do think a flight deck in general is pretty dirty.

[The A380 Captain @TheA380Captain]

@JimBob15782539 My colleagues are clean, I hope😂.

[The A380 Captain @TheA380Captain]

@Subflyer I don’t know about protecting the hearing, usually we don’t wear headsets in cruise.

A380 also isn’t that loud.

[The A380 Captain @TheA380Captain]

@die_frau_manu I prefer to wear them as little as legally possible.

[The A380 Captain @TheA380Captain]

@DavidDuhme But if I was going to do it, which one?

[The A380 Captain @TheA380Captain]

@DavidDuhme Not gonna do it😂

[The A380 Captain @TheA380Captain]

@balmer_tim Let’s send an assault team, but please don’t assault.

[The A380 Captain @TheA380Captain]

@DavidDuhme 😂😂😂 In that case I will take back my words immediately, grab my jacket and immediately on my way to see it!

[The A380 Captain @TheA380Captain]

Mine is bigger than yours.

[The A380 Captain @TheA380Captain]

Eight days on ground. Time to get back in the sky.

Tonight’s a 2 AM departure, so the plan for today is simple: relax, maybe hit the gym, enjoy a bit of pool time, and get some sleep before I take us out.

Easy day.