Overtaking a Lufthansa Cargo MD11 (air-to-air video)

What kinda camera was used ... Great quality!!!!

Excellent video.

Love the video!

The view from the front is sooooo much better than any of the side viewa... Oh and that is where the volume control is too.

I also liked the video, but think it is cool that you were in a 747-8

Outstanding Chip, thanks for sharing. A reminder of the old adage "A stern chase is a long chase!".

This is a great video! Good job!

Every time I hear that song, it makes me want to go out and buy a Kia.

the music rocked. just sayin.

what a cool video. i wonder what kind of dialog between the two was like. hey buddy coming under you

who needs music with that great video

Agree!

Bitch,bitch,bitch!

Good grief!!!! Such a remarkable video and you had to spoil it by adding "music"??? I had to put the audio off.

Oh No! Chem trails.

Video = cool
music = meh

Hated the rap crap too but the video is very cool. Recall coming up on an A340-600 very similar circumstances - awesome sight.

Sweet

if you guys really weren't so critical of the music it actually made it really cool!

Next best thing to seeing it in person. I wish I had been in that cockpit that day!

great vid! @Andy Cornwell: there is a contrail from the center engine, in that stretch of the vid you refer to (0:55-1:05), I think the camera's perspective at that point of the overtake just makes it appear as part of the port engine's contrail. But it's there throughout the rest of the shot.

I feel like should know the answer to this, but I don't: Why doesn't the center engine produce a contrail? Is there a scheme to reduce thrust on the #2? Check out from around :55 to 1:05-- it really seems that only the wing engines are producing visible vapor.

Nice video, tks

What a fab video !...and I know this sounds a bit weird cos i normally hate that kind of `music?' but while watching that video I almost enjoyed it !! Now what did I do with my doctor's number ?.....

Awesome video... Thanks fot sharing with us!

Awesome Video, love the mute button.

Love the overtaking shots. Almost missed a Virgin Atlantic 747-400 passing our 767-300ER on a holiday return. Beautuful against the snowpack and clouds...only managed a couple of seconds of video. Good thing We have youtube!

Excellent Video ! ! ! And thanks to the music critics ! ! ! Initially watched it with the sound muted (just happened to be that way) . . . after reading the hate talk I plugged the headsets in and listened to some real good music ! ! !

Great video!!!!!!

Whenever I crossed the Atlantic on DC-10s or MD-11s Boeing 747s were always faster and really it was quite an interesting experience.

Nice video! I am envious. Wish I had been in the airplane to see this. Too bad Lufthansa did'nt have a camera looking down at you. That would have been cool.

Great video!!!!

Excellent video! Nevermind NASCAR or top fuel dragsters, I want to see Atlantic crossing races.

Great Video... Gives everyone the true feeling of how close RVSM really is.

Looks fantastic! Yesterday I saw some fantastic Air to Air crossing the Atlantic on my way to LHR from LAX. Best one had to be the KLM A333 crossing 1,000ft below opposite direction. Shame from a pax view you can't really get the camera ready as if you were in the Flight Deck. I'm sure would've seen a lot more if the F/A's didn't keep asking to shut the window cover!

Cool video. Since everybody seems to be a music critic here, I'll go on record as stating that this not my type of music either, but I'm pretty sure I enjoyed it better than the alternative, which was probably just that loud, high-altitude aircraft interior sound punctuated by an occasional "ooh" and "aah". :-) Good work Chip!

Great video. Looks like one experience not to be forgotten soon.

Nice video except for the music, guess that's what the mute button is for.

Love the video, don't care for the background noise. Most irritating. Why can't people take videos without the annoying music (I reckon that fuss can be called music)?