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Season 2023
2023x1
Engineering MISTAKE Leads to Near Catastrophe! The Incredible Story of Republic Airways 4439
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A lot of the training we pilots go through is done to enable us to act almost automatically when faced with, for example, handling difficulties. But what happens when those automatic
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A lot of the training we pilots go through is done to enable us to act almost automatically when faced with, for example, handling difficulties. But what happens when those automatic reactions becomes the very thing that’s causing the problems in the first place.
This is the crazy story of what happened to Republic Airways flight 4439.
2023x2
Panic Reaction! The Tragic Explanation behind Sriwijaya flight 182
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Its a rainy afternoon over Jakarta and inside this aircraft, the pilots have just taken off and are now turning to avoid some bad weather ahead of them. At the same time a small
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Its a rainy afternoon over Jakarta and inside this aircraft, the pilots have just taken off and are now turning to avoid some bad weather ahead of them. At the same time a small technical fault has started affecting the aircrafts autothrottle. The pilots haven’t noticed it yet but when they do, their handling of the situation is about to start a horrific chain of events in the Java Sea.
2023x4
Deadly Change Over! The incredible Story of One-Two-Go Airlines flight 269
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At what point do you decide to abort an approach and what would cause you to do that? The pilots of this MD82 are soon going to be faced with that very question and their answer will have terrible consequences.
At what point do you decide to abort an approach and what would cause you to do that? The pilots of this MD82 are soon going to be faced with that very question and their answer will have terrible consequences.
2023x3
Who Is Flying?! The Unbelievable Story of Kenya Airlines flight 507
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There is nothing wrong with his aircraft but still, it has flipped over into a 115 degree bank and the pilots are struggling for their lives to get the aircraft back under control.
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There is nothing wrong with his aircraft but still, it has flipped over into a 115 degree bank and the pilots are struggling for their lives to get the aircraft back under control. Outside its dark and stormy but its not the weather that has caused this upset.
This is the almost unbelievable story of what went on inside the cockpit of Kenya Airlines flight 507.
2023x5
Deadly Deception! Unraveling the Mystery of Atlas Air Flight 3591
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Atlas Air flight 3591 was scheduled as a domestic cargo flight going from Miami international airport to George Bush airport in Houston, United States. This incident sequence took only
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Atlas Air flight 3591 was scheduled as a domestic cargo flight going from Miami international airport to George Bush airport in Houston, United States. This incident sequence took only 31 seconds, about the same time it takes to drink a tall glass of water. During those 31 seconds, years of delayed legislation, a deceitful resume, personal shortcomings and an incredible chain of events came together in a truly frightening way.
Imagine sitting in your hotel room on a tropical island, casually looking out through your window and seeing the landing lights from a Boeing 737 which is coming straight for you at an
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Imagine sitting in your hotel room on a tropical island, casually looking out through your window and seeing the landing lights from a Boeing 737 which is coming straight for you at an altitude of only 50 feet over the sea! This might sound like a movie scene but it actually happened on the island of Sint Maarten a few years back and this is the fascinating story and what lead up to it.
2023x7
Mystery and Terror! The Strange case of Voyager Flight 333
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Have you ever dreamt off feeling real #weightlessness? Thats a dream for many but it turned into a nightmare for the #passengers and crew of this aircraft as out of nowhere, they found
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Have you ever dreamt off feeling real #weightlessness? Thats a dream for many but it turned into a nightmare for the #passengers and crew of this aircraft as out of nowhere, they found themselves suddenly hovering up towards the aircraft ceiling. The first officer, who was out for a break had to crawl upside down, back into the cockpit to try to find out what was going on and the story of what ultimately happened, is what I will be explaining to you today so stay tuned
2023x8
Betrayed by Procedure! The Electrifying story of Air Canada flight 624
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Snow...coming from Sweden I have learnt to love it but in the world of aviation, it rarely brings many good news. Thats certainly true for these pilots who are peering out through their
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Snow...coming from Sweden I have learnt to love it but in the world of aviation, it rarely brings many good news. Thats certainly true for these pilots who are peering out through their cockpit windows, through a snow-storm, trying to make out the shape and position of the faint approach lights in front of them. When they finally get the picture clear to them, the view is shocking. This is the story of Air Canada flight 624, Stay tuned!
2023x9
Chaos over Oslo! The Incredible Story of Iceland Air flight 315
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Have you ever played the computer game Tetris? If you have, you will likely be familiar with that feeling of how fast things start to go wrong, just before “game over” and how little you
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Have you ever played the computer game Tetris? If you have, you will likely be familiar with that feeling of how fast things start to go wrong, just before “game over” and how little you can do about it. Well, The pilots of this airplane is experiencing that exact same feeling but for them the stakes are immensely higher Stay tuned!
What are the most outrageous things you could accuse a pilot or even an airline of doing? Whatever you choose, I can almost guarantee that it will appear in this story at some point. It
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What are the most outrageous things you could accuse a pilot or even an airline of doing? Whatever you choose, I can almost guarantee that it will appear in this story at some point. It is a horrifying account of how every possible safety barrier can be breached if training, CRM, maintenance and general common sense are not used. Stay tuned.
2023x11
Deadly Wear! The Full Story of Alaska Airlines Flight 261
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As a pilot, there are a few situations you hope you’ll never EVER have to encounter and one of them is the total loss of controls of your aircraft, with no checklist to help you solve
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As a pilot, there are a few situations you hope you’ll never EVER have to encounter and one of them is the total loss of controls of your aircraft, with no checklist to help you solve it. This is going to be a bone chilling account of one of the most consequential aviation accidents in modern history but it’s also a story of airmanship and a willingness to keep flying the aircraft, no matter what! Stay tuned!
2023x12
HOW did He OPEN the Door, Mid-Flight!? Asiana Airlines flight 8124
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Years ago, I made several videos showing you how to open the different doors of a Boeing 737. And in at least one of these videos, I told you that it is practically IMPOSSIBLE to open a
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Years ago, I made several videos showing you how to open the different doors of a Boeing 737. And in at least one of these videos, I told you that it is practically IMPOSSIBLE to open a passenger door in flight…and yet, in May this year, we learned that an Asiana Airlines passenger managed to open a door in an Airbus A321, while the aircraft was on approach in South Korea. So, how is this possible? Stay tuned!
2023x13
“The Engine is GONE!!” The Incredible story of Nationwide 723
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All multi-engine pilots are trained to deal with a possible engine failure during the takeoff roll. It forms part of ever single recurrent check we do and is therefor one of the most
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All multi-engine pilots are trained to deal with a possible engine failure during the takeoff roll. It forms part of ever single recurrent check we do and is therefor one of the most practiced maneuvers of all. But very few pilots actually get to experience a REAL engine failure and even fewer will experience the insanity that these two pilots had to endure.
2023x14
Unstable Aircraft Design?! The Incredible Story of China Eastern flight 583
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Turbulence, that’s probably the one word that strikes the most fear into the hearts of nervous flyers everywhere, but is it actually dangerous and if so, in what way? Cabin Crew always
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Turbulence, that’s probably the one word that strikes the most fear into the hearts of nervous flyers everywhere, but is it actually dangerous and if so, in what way? Cabin Crew always mention that it’s important that you keep your seatbelt lightly fastened at all times and today, you will find out where that instruction actually comes from.
2023x15
DEADLY TIRED! The Dark Truth Behind Air Algerie Flight 702P
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You know that feeling you can get towards the end of a REALLY long day, when things just haven’t been going your way? That feeling of just wanting to get the day over with so you can get
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You know that feeling you can get towards the end of a REALLY long day, when things just haven’t been going your way? That feeling of just wanting to get the day over with so you can get home to rest and you might even be taking some shortcuts to make the last part of the day go a bit easier?
Well, we pilots can get that same feeling but in our line of business, THAT can quickly become very dangerous as we will see in todays episode, stay tuned!
2023x16
Trouble over Hawaii! The Curious Story of Transair Flight 810
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What happens when a competent crew makes a serious mistake and doesn't realize it? In today’s video I will tell you the both scary and interesting story of Transair flight 810 and what we can learn from it!
What happens when a competent crew makes a serious mistake and doesn't realize it? In today’s video I will tell you the both scary and interesting story of Transair flight 810 and what we can learn from it!
2023x17
Meters from COLLISION in Paris! Brussels and HOP Airlines
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Have you ever heard the saying that “if something can go wrong, it eventually will”. Well, that was certainly the case in this story where extraordinary circumstances brought two
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Have you ever heard the saying that “if something can go wrong, it eventually will”. Well, that was certainly the case in this story where extraordinary circumstances brought two passenger aircraft from Brussels Airlines and HOP to within meters of each other.
Have you even made a really serious mistake? You know, one of those that makes your stomach turn and causes the cold-sweat to break out. Well, the pilots of this FedEx Boeing 757 are
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Have you even made a really serious mistake? You know, one of those that makes your stomach turn and causes the cold-sweat to break out. Well, the pilots of this FedEx Boeing 757 are about to experience this exact feeling and when they do, there will be many questions that needs answering.
This incident took only a few seconds but what caused this giant Boeing 777 to suddenly start diving down towards the sea, only a minute after takeoff, sparked a lot of questions when
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This incident took only a few seconds but what caused this giant Boeing 777 to suddenly start diving down towards the sea, only a minute after takeoff, sparked a lot of questions when happened. Did it happen due to inexperienced pilots making mistakes or was it something completely different that caused it?
2023x20
“We Can’t Control the ENGINES!” The Nightmare of Cathay flight 780
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Accidents happen for a variety of reasons but in almost every case, the root cause can be traced back to something very benign, a small mistake that someone made, sometimes weeks or even
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Accidents happen for a variety of reasons but in almost every case, the root cause can be traced back to something very benign, a small mistake that someone made, sometimes weeks or even months before the accident. In this video about Cathay flight 780, this will be shown in a very clear light.
I hope you will enjoy this story, my team and I have worked hard on getting all the details explained as well as we possibly could!
2023x21
Where is the RUNWAY?! Unraveling the Mystery of Turkish Cargo flight 6491
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This cargo Boeing 747-400 is on approach into Manas International Airport in Kyrgyzstan. The aircraft is in full working order and the pilots are following the standard three degree
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This cargo Boeing 747-400 is on approach into Manas International Airport in Kyrgyzstan. The aircraft is in full working order and the pilots are following the standard three degree glideslope down to runway 26. Or are they? A little known issue within the 747-logic is going to put these 2 pilots to the test very soon.
2023x22
“We Can’t CONTROL the Aircraft!!” S7 Airlines flight 5220
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I’m sure most of you have flown on a aircraft in winter time, looking out at snow as you as the ground gets further and further away. Think back to that time but now imagine that the
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I’m sure most of you have flown on a aircraft in winter time, looking out at snow as you as the ground gets further and further away. Think back to that time but now imagine that the ground is not moving away from you but rather coming towards you at a rate of 15,000 feet per minute. This aircraft is literally falling from the sky but the reason for this will prove to be an interesting topic of discussion...
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“We won’t make it!!” The Incredible Story of Singapore Airlines Flight 319
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I have no doubt that at some point you have all been sitting in the departure lounge looking out at terrible weather and wishing that it to go away before it’s your turn to take to the
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I have no doubt that at some point you have all been sitting in the departure lounge looking out at terrible weather and wishing that it to go away before it’s your turn to take to the sky. Flying in bad weather is never fun but when it passes, it can make our flight so much more enjoyable However, what do you do when that weather you’re flying through is actually chasing your aircraft, wherever you go and refuses to let you land!?
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Get OFF the Controls!! Unraveling the Fate of Air Algérie Flight 6289
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Very few things upset me anymore when I am researching these accident videos.
There is almost always good intent on behalf of all people involved and it is just a combination of
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Very few things upset me anymore when I am researching these accident videos.
There is almost always good intent on behalf of all people involved and it is just a combination of technical factors, personalities and sometimes circumstances that ultimately leads to tragedy.
But there are still a few things that can make my blood boil and one of them is blatant lack of respect for procedures and the incredibly important safety role that we pilots play when things start to go wrong.
And in the light of that, todays story should be used as a cautionary tale for any budding professionals out there, be it in aviation or really any other safety-critical industry.
2023x25
59 Seconds of Chaos! The harrowing story of FlyDubai 981
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When you have a plan in your head of something you need do it can make life easier in most cases. It creates a path through various challenges and obsticles that may arise as you move
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When you have a plan in your head of something you need do it can make life easier in most cases. It creates a path through various challenges and obsticles that may arise as you move forward. But what happens when an unknown variable gets inserted into that plan. How do you deal with it. What actions can you take. The pilots of this flight are in that very but as we will soon see, unknown variables can have extreme outcomes if not treated with due care and diligence. Stay tuned...
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LOSS of CONTROL! The Incredible Story of Delta Airlines Flight 1086
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You know that feeling you get when you know that you have to perform at the absolute best, the feeling of soul determination, but also maybe some nervousness about not screwing up. Well,
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You know that feeling you get when you know that you have to perform at the absolute best, the feeling of soul determination, but also maybe some nervousness about not screwing up. Well, certain conditions can make pilots feel exactly that same way. And when you add on unreliable weather reports on an aircraft design feature working opposite to how it should, unpleasant things can start to happen. Stay tuned...
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