An Airplane Ran Out of Fuel at 41,000 Feet. Here's What Happened Next

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[@hermanwooster8944]

Canada: "You get demoted" "I appeal" "OK, you get an award."

[@williamstephens9945]

Then they said sorry.

[@JaredJonesAZ]

That's Canada

[@BappadityaNath]

It's Canada dude.

[@number62]

Canada, where terrorists get 10 million dollar payoffs.

[@mammaltoes7]

@@number62 you've never heard how much the fbi has awarded to terrorists for information huh?

[@ryantruax4635]

Imagine saving over 60 lives because you're a hell of a pilot and your boss suspends you for it....

[@seandenby2304]

imagine messing up your pre-flight checks and almost killing 60 people...

[@hyzercreek]

Imagine all the people, running out of gas Yooouu ooooh

[@jstriker623]

They sent Denzel to jail for it!

[@ishmaboy]

@@seandenby2304 Actually, Pearson literally did everything in his power to NOT make that mistake. The ground team were the ones who fucked up the conversion right, and get this: Pearson DOUBLE CHECKED the conversion himself personally...but since the incorrect conversion rate value given by Canada Air corporate was the same, he arrived at the same fuel amount as the ground team. This combined with the faulty fuel sensor, that again, the ground technicians provided meant that it was borderline impossible for this guy to have predicted + averted the entire clusterfuck. Tl;dr - the man is a god damn hero and I'd slob his knob anyday

[@thekidleo11]

ishmaboy couldve kept that last sentence in your head

[@staskostanenko2022]

The real question is did the plane win the race

[@ooodt69]

We never know

[@Seriously_Unserious]

Any landing everyone can walk away from is a win, especially when it's a commercial airliner with no fuel. Similar thing happened years later to an Air Transat flight crossing the Atlantic, I think on a flight from Toronto to Lisbon. Rain out of fuel mid way through, in this case due to a major fuel leak from improper maintenanc , and had to land on a US air force base on the Azores islands.

[@downwrld]

We know tay-k didnt

[@GDSlasher]

@@Seriously_Unserious what does that have to do with the race?

[@awhahoo]

GD Slasher3000 yes

[@Souvik_Dutta]

"So who won the race today?" "An aeroplane."

[@yourmom7713]

Ok

[@m77mmdd19]

Ok

[@guadalupearias7118]

Ok

[@donovantate8146]

Ok

[@warbirdgaming8091]

Ok

[@thecorpsofdiscovery]

“....the pilot decided to do the only logical thing.” *shows pilot doing barrel rolls*

[@SFSAtlas]

Landed inverted

[@scootergrant8683]

"He trained as a glider pilot". *Shows footage of a warbird.*

[@EIO01]

The Corps of Discovery I couldn't stop laughing 😂

[@Shodow1Sonic]

667 likes

[@jhozan]

*Do a Barrel Roll!*

[@colonelkk]

*”Your options are all pretty much equally shit”* -RealLifeLore 2019

[@Nicha4ever]

Yeah I had to listen to that part again to make sure he did actually swear. XD

[@liampiper9357]

@@Nicha4ever I have realised since the turn of the year, he has cursed a few times unlike before where it didnt at all. It is intriguing as I am not used to it but it will grow on me for sure

[@frostlord1246]

There’s a lot of swearing in his old videos

[@spectraphantom9433]

Can you give me timestamp?

[@bigguy1230]

@@spectraphantom9433 0:40

[@stootz.8433]

Damn they didn’t even talk about the coolest part of the whole thing was the fact that Pearson did one of the first Side-Slips in an airliner

[@kickedinthecalfbyacow7549]

It’s known as ‘Canada drifting’

[@xdemoted]

@@kickedinthecalfbyacow7549 That is not the proper term, its called 'crabbing'.

[@kickedinthecalfbyacow7549]

@@xdemoted it wasn’t meant to be a proper term, it’s a joke. There is a driving style known as Tokyo drifting where you put the car into an intentional skid and essentially drive sideways, hence ‘Canada drift’ BTW this is not crabbing it a slip. Crabbing is very commonplace, off setting drift caused by crosswind by flying into wind to maintain the desired track. What the pilot was doing here was increasing drag by flying sideways, to ovoid overshooting the runway.

[@ediamond23]

Imagine going to see a race and a plane just lands on you

[@interdnetpigeon9526]

"And we have a new contestant joining the race from the sky!"

[@ohhitisjustme]

Pigeon 😂😂😂

[@liamofthesky9960]

new challenger approaching

[@balwaann]

Plane: *RACE ME BITCH!*

[@BlueBARv5]

Imagine how awesome this race show was....You got to witness a miracle landing with no extra charge 🤣

[@KatanasBlade]

“With a fast bowing 747, number 143 is coming in to *Kill* the competition, like no seriously FUCKING RUN!”

[@barndawg77]

I really cannot believe you left the most impressive part of the story out: The fact the pilot actually did a huge forward slip in a 767 to scrub off speed while descending to the runway. It had NEVER been done before, (at least in a 767 with no engine power) even during test flights. The plane was also nicknamed the Gimli Glider.

[@Goabnb94]

Every test in a simulator afterward, all crashed. What works in theory doesn't always work in practice, and what doesn't work in theory may work in practice. Could be the simulator isn't perfect either. Of course, going into the simulator you knew the situation and what you were trying to do, and you don't have the stress of trying to save your own life and the lives of everybody on board.

[@TheCho22]

What is a forward slip? What is a huge forward slip? Why is the fact that there’s no engine power matter? (Might be inferred from first two answers) Asking to appreciate the facts more

[@Goabnb94]

@@TheCho22 I'm sure I'm probably using the wrong terminology, but its when the pilot turns the rudder one way, and the flaps on the wings the other way. So the rudder is trying to pull the plane to the side, and the wings are counteracting this motion. As a result, the plane ends up travelling more on its side. Imagine sitting in a plane seat facing north. You expect the nose to be heading north and the wings east-west orientation, but in a slip the nose might be pointing north-east, the wings northwest-southwest orientation, but you're still travelling north. This procedure is done in gliders or single engine turbo-props where there body is flexible, light and not much instruments or components. It had never been done in a passenger jet, and there was no guarantee it would work, that the plane would remain airbourne, or that the wings could handle the forces and not break up. There was also no guarantee the pilots would be able to pull the plane out of this orientation in order to land. This is also why a lack of engines matter, there is no pulling out of it if things go wrong. There was also no engine power to brake with so they had to drop their speed and still have the right approach to land on the runway.

[@ElGrandoCaymano]

Good point barndawg77!

[@bobkile9734]

Goabnb94 Rudder left, ailerons right. The term you were looking for is called “crabbing”. Looking down from above, the plane faces 15-30 degrees to the left, but continues traveling straight towards the runway. It’s not usually done because it’s never needed to. It was not impressive that the plane held together, it was impressive given how unorthodox it was.

[@instagramgrowth1017]

When he said no one was hurt, that literally brought tears to my eyes man

[@captainbossman1016]

Well because the nose gear had collapsed, the entire plane stood at an angle on the runway/dragstrip, as a result the emergency slides were also at an angle. This resulted is some passengers getting some minor injuries when getting off the plane. But yeah, there were no major injuries in this incident, only minor ones.

[@GThu1]

Hands down, this was the hardest and best pilot performance in my opinion. The video missed an important part: how he slowed the aircarft to be able to land this way. He just turned the airplane 50-60º for a while to have much bigger air resistance, which slow them very efficiently. Only his nationality were wrong to became really famous by it.

[@brady4708]

Imagine you're just watching a race and a plane lands on the racetrack.

[@Septiccatgaming]

“Mind if I join?”

[@fvn55yearsago57]

Brady Glinski “I had an interesting day today honey.”

[@wolfstar3883]

How ‘ya doing, Papa Louie?

[@guacca]

No, no... Imagine you're DRIVING in a car race and suddenly, in your rear view mirror, you see a freaking plane landing.

[@jesseleblanc1199]

How bout the entire world use one scale of measuring liquids and solids and distance and problem solved just a thought

[@MrTristans80]

You left out the craziest part!! "Pearson decided to execute a forward slip to increase drag and lose altitude. This manoeuvre is commonly used with gliders and light aircraft to descend more quickly without increasing forward speed."

[@darraghtate440]

Deja vu I've just been in this place before Higher on the street And I know it's my time to go Calling you and the search is mystery

[@jerbear3915]

@@darraghtate440 hell yeah kansei dorifto!!

[@Jrm-bd3nl]

Cool

[@chardanthony3999]

sideslip*

[@johncarlofernando1705]

For people who dont understand its basically drifting planes in the air

[@enVIdGaming]

“Your options are all pretty much equally sh**”

[@krozjr5009]

I believe that’s a technical term.

[@thegreatrandomchannel8793]

I think this is the first time he said a cuss word

[@PelsckoPelesko]

@@thegreatrandomchannel8793 yeah, I never heard him cuss before

[@CringeKingFN]

@@thegreatrandomchannel8793 it is I think

[@glenerickson358]

I think the thought in the cockpit was, "We are all gonna die. All we can do is prolong our deaths as long as possible."

[@gamriii]

0:43 *Equally shIT* _dude puts hands up_ Amazing timing

[@slavickahzi7590]

First time I’ve ever heard this guy curse

[@Chikkitiger35]

I didn't even realize he swore

[@abandonedaccount6779]

@@Chikkitiger35 me neither haha

[@thenailprojectbymjb1740]

True

[@gabrielelibutti1361]

A toyota corolla will never run out of fuel at 41k feet

[@KynanTegar]

r/technicallythetruth

[@Warxoth]

You beat me to it FUCK

[@max77maffia68]

Jack Rabbit fax

[@youcanonlypretend]

@@KynanTegar r/ihavereddit

[@KynanTegar]

@@youcanonlypretend r/iactuallydontijustwantedlikes

[@theyhaventfedmesince]

Fuel man. You had one job. *ONE JOB!!*

[@martyjrpowell1014]

One job with so many steps

[@beactivebehappy9894]

It's not like the way you feel your car tank!! Still they must be alert and happening!

[@BLKBRDSR71]

Not any more.

[@sepix048]

I guess Peter Griffin stole it so that he can fly with his car

[@indyjons321]

Technically the pilots fault for assuming command and responsibility for the aircraft. Theres a reason for "pre flight checks"

[@cluedin]

Don’t they have fuel gauges with alarms for low fuel , way before you run out?!

[@terralynclark7245]

in fact there was a computer curcuit board on board that was fried , and because the plane was so new , they didnt have a spare one , that fried board was indeed related to the fuel gauge system and was determind by maintenence that it wasnt significant enough or effect the operation of the plane to hold the flight back .

[@kevinjohnson5389]

My favorite part about the whole story is that when the plane came to a stop there were fires going on in the nose of the plane, and all the drag racers grabed their fire extinguishers out of their race cars and ran down the track to help put out the fires. I actually know people who were raceing there that day.

[@hahanamegobrrr6667]

After incident Fuel worker : "are you guys mad at me :/"

[@SyNcLife]

Actual fun fact: "An amusing side-note to the Gimli story is that after Flight 143 had landed safely, a group of Air Canada mechanics were dispatched to drive down and begin effecting repair. They piled into a van with all their tools. They reportedly ran out of fuel en-route, finding themselves stranded somewhere in the backwoods of Manitoba."

[@User31129]

Guess what? I'm a fuel worker in the US Air Force. If theres a time where the plane cuts me off a ways before I was told to expect it, I always check and make sure they got what they really need. Multiple people have to screw up to make this event happen, and I can't believe not one of them was like "wait hold on!"

[@mahuk.]

@@User31129 I'm just assuming here, but I think back in the day they didn't have the strict protocols we use today, probably events like this is why so many precautions are used today. Btw thx for saying that you would do that at work. It feels safer knowing people like you exist.

[@veng3r663]

Personally I blame THE Metric System... ;)

[@woodonfire7406]

@@veng3r663 there's a reason why you don't get likes right now

[@evaristegalois6282]

It’s not a Wendover Productions video without a mention of airplanes _Oh wait, wrong channel_

[@imrannajmi12]

Toyota Corolla.

[@5starview]

@@imrannajmi12 Mitsubishi Eclipse

[@gooddog6745]

@@5starview Twilight Lamborghini

[@LGinux]

It's also not an educational video without a ridiculously long mention of the sponsor.

[@googledetective]

Evariste Galois This channel is famous for Toyota Corolla's dude

[@SnapplyPie]

Everyone: Why do we even learn Math? Its not like i'm gonna need it! The co-pilot: *observe*

[@Alex_Guy1011]

*"Pearson decides to try a manouver called a sideslip."* *"Practically unheard of on commercial airliners, but sometimes used by glider pilots."* *"Pearson has never actually performed a sideslip in a glider, but he's attempting one now, in a Boeing 767."*

[@willamcars1]

Mayday is a good show

[@sohibversace94]

Person

[@Alex_Guy1011]

@@sohibversace94 Captain Robert Pearson.

[@sohibversace94]

@@Alex_Guy1011 yeah makes sense now lol

[@NeutralFate]

*None of this would've happened if they had used Brilliant*

[@firstname7950]

It was 1984 dumbass

[@MysticalSolarus]

jerry metcalf r/whooosh

[@JosephKulik2016]

How brainless this video is to blame front line personnel for improperly converting between the systems. REALITY is that such conversion wouldn't have been necessary if the airline wasn't stupid enough to use different measuring systems on different aircraft. They simply did that to cut corners and save some money at the risk of a disaster. But the people at the bottom always get the blame, right ?

[@firstname7950]

@@JosephKulik2016 you don't get it, they tell the guy how much fuel to put in, he had one fuckung job, put the required amount of fuel in the aircraft, he was so fucking stupid he didn't know 2.2 pounds of fuel was one kilogram, this accident damn sure was his fault

[@BLMCFR]

No, they would have crashed. Didn't you see the mistake in math posted by Brilliant?? 10/10+10X10 does not equal 101. It equals 110.....

[@Mantulisme]

1:16 "Canada is converting from BARBARIAN ImPeRiAl UnItS to the glorious metric system" 1 minute later : "They have run out of fuel 41,000 FEET high up in the sky"

[@razvanvaleanu3971]

True. They should have switched 200 years before like the last barbaric tribes did. Oh ... there might be a couple left.

[@nick21614]

​@@razvanvaleanu3971 It is more logical to argue that those using the metric system are barbarians, since they haven't been to the moon

[@razvanvaleanu3971]

@@nick21614 / Following your logic who goes to the Moon sets the standard. It appears to be the contrary.

[@nick21614]

@@razvanvaleanu3971 Original barbarians were those that did not speak Greek or Latin, the advanced societies. So logically speaking the advanced society (USA), sets the standard. Guess what Air Canada still uses feet and so does most of the world. Enjoy!

[@razvanvaleanu3971]

@@nick21614 / Having the biggest economy does not make the US an advanced society. The American society in itself is actually quite left behind by in the western world standards: deeply religious, death penalty, gun laws from the 1700's to name few. The only reason why is still used in aviation is because the prevalence of US-built planes after WWII. It's impossible to change overnight aviation instruments, maps and charts, reference material, pilot training books to name few. NASA however has been slowly shifting to metric.

[@kazzyanddecchan733]

I wish there had been more discussion about the way he glided the plane, that was one of the most fascinating aspects of this landing IMO.

[@lannynavitka8949]

Could have mentioned that Gimli is on the shore of the 11th biggest lake in the world, which the pilot had to navigate over/around. It is absolutely huge and has it's own weather system which I'm sure made things even more complicated. I live directly across the lake from Gimli.

[@eastpavilion-er6081]

1:17 "barbarian imperial units" Titie "41,000 F E E T"

[@JonathanBeaumontFsxYeah]

Because feet is the unit used for aviation all around the world (except in 2 countries)

[@odyvia]

bruh he wrote titie

[@eastpavilion-er6081]

OMG first comment to reach 100 likes thank you very much

[@mcnuggetsferg1685]

@@eastpavilion-er6081 Good JOb1

[@honzicc]

Tiddies

[@Dewritoz]

1:29 never knew that planes fly backwards

[@hussainwazier1690]

LMFAOOO 😂😂

[@kermitdatboi4862]

I noticed too

[@alecmcgrathofcanada9175]

Could be a race and the clouds are passing. Lol

[@Dewritoz]

@@alecmcgrathofcanada9175 lol

[@evanwatling3897]

They can actually. Just not that well.

[@robertbrown5319]

Remember when Bugs Bunny was flying a disabled airplane straight into the ground, but luckily he ran out of gas right before he hit, preventing him from crashing?

[@lannynavitka8949]

I fuelled airplanes in Canada for a living for a few years. The fuel team made the initial mistake, but the ultimate responsibility is on the pilots to sign off on the fuel level. There are like 15 guages that indicate fuel level, pressure, weight etc...it was his mistake. However, mistakes happen and he did deserve an honor for saving lives. This is the best Canadian explanation I can think of.

[@Gollvieg]

Wait, why was there no mention of Captain Pearson's balls to the wall perfectly executed sideslip maneuver? That maneuver is the only reason why the airplane was able to lose enough altitude and speed to even hit the target runway.

[@__-fm5qv]

Yeah side-slipping a jet airliner with limited hydraulics is no easy feat! (also this one of my favourite aircrash investigation episodes)

[@LG259surINTERNET]

I agree, why did he not talk about it ? Nobody has never performed a sideslip with a jet before

[@declannewton2556]

Not to mention that would tie into the idea of him being an experienced glider pilot.

[@rhman.3374]

*saves hundreds of lives by landing a plane with no fuel safely* *gets suspended*

[@gst013]

About 60 lives, but to be real, while what they did was amazing, if they had've just paid attention to their checklist, it never would've happened in the first place.

[@nachoboi_]

@@gst013 far more than 60 - he could’ve rammed into the hundreds of people in the crowd at the race track.

[@abiez4018]

​@@gst013 How About The Crowd in the Race track? you forgot about them? if the pilot fail to land the plane The enitre People on the track race and the plane Will Die

[@internetperson9813]

Actually there were 69 people on the plane - 61 passengers and 8 crew

[@Leonium797]

@@nachoboi_ yeah but for that to happen they'd have to get to the racetrack witch wasn't certain.

[@YAR_original]

In my first seven years of life, I grew up with Air Canada because I lived in San Diego and my grandparents lived in Toronto, so I went on that airline every time I went to Toronto. The classic design of Air Canada now gives me nostalgia

[@trickydicky2594]

What surprises me is that they apparently didn't notice that they didn't have enough fuel.

[@DH8PU]

Fuel gauges were under MEL and unserviceable. Which is normally fine, You know how much fuel you started with, and planes have highly accurate fuel flow measurements.

[@ErnestJay88]

I thought this is Wendover Production because this video is all about airplane, but..... this is a Toyota Corolla channel talking about Wendover Airlines.

[@Infotact]

can i get a shoutout

[@James_Wisniewski]

@Orion69North Wrong. The Earth isn't flat. It's a bowl. Duh.

[@joshdoeseverything4575]

they kind of merge into one channel in my mind

[@TheRealLifeRobert]

Arcade Gannon The earth is round but the moon is flat.

[@garyjohalasmr727]

@Crebs Park stfu

[@immediamalcoccinello483]

*An Airplane Drank 36,000 Gallons Fuel In 1 Hour. This is What Happened to His Brain.*

[@BoomBrush]

Yes!!!!!

[@shane_gentle]

Clickbait level 100

[@bbaovanc]

AHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHA

[@gp_ethan692]

*_A320 is reporting to the ER for hyperoctanemia. Hyper, meaning high. octane, meaning fuel. Emia, meaning presences in blood_*

[@TobuHM]

Chubeymu - whatever his name is

[@zealousideal]

First Officer: hey how’s our fuel looking eh? Captain: Oops...

[@jacktheripper5661]

0:42 the most educated and professional sounding “shit” I’ve heard yet

[@TheGugu93]

-Barbarian imperial units -41k feet in the title without metric comparison

[@aliceakosota797]

Murica

[@Chris-pi5vv]

You do know where the imperial unit system comes from?

[@JaKingScomez]

@@aliceakosota797 Murica where everyone speaks Freedom

[@PresidentFlip]

in aviation, altitude is pretty much always measured in feet no matter where you go only exceptions are China and North Korea

[@zLoqs]

PresidentFlip yeah, no

[@TeamOrdigamer]

An important point was not mentioned: Neither fuel quantity indicators were functional

[@bicboi1930]

How did the video creator miss that?? That's essential to the story lol

[@Fister_of_Muppets]

That's what I was thinking too

[@jamesjross]

meh. This has to be the 4th or 5th channel I sub to that has done this story, I'm getting quite jaded with some of these short doc channels. RealLifeLore and Wendover are still good... but some are just long Brilliant/Skillshare adverts. I've unsubbed to a few lately because they are just phoning it in.

[@catamoul]

and the pilots weren't aware?.... kind of sceptical on this point, pre flight checks, and at least one person signing off on fuel delivered, also instrument 'redundancy', still… good point well made

[@stevenlarratt3638]

@@catamoul the plane and ground crew were not singing on the same hymm sheet, the aircraft back in that time were programmed with the quantity of fuel taken on board... one assumed that the groundcrew knew that the aircraft type worked in the new weight...

[@waderburn]

*"Using a plane is the safest way to travel across countries"* coronavirus: *say sike rn.*

[@satakrionkryptomortis]

well...not flying does not contribute to flying become unsafer.

[@EBGamez1]

I’ve watched this plane landing on Air Crash Investigation. Pretty cool landing. I also liked that forward slip trick that he did to lose altitude whilst also not gaining speed.

[@TheVoidRL]

1:29 who else felt dissatisfied by the clouds moving the wrong direction

[@fluffypuppy1009]

Who else feels dissatisfied that he wont upload rocket league as often?

[@TheVoidRL]

waaaaait someone recognized me?

[@daerdevvyl4314]

The Void In Soviet Canada, plane fly backwards.

[@dharmawanadhitthana6900]

Physics has left the chat

[@theberkanian5927]

@@daerdevvyl4314 yes my comrade, in mother land of hockey Communist Canada, plane fly backwards and maple syrup drink u 🇨🇦🚩🏒

[@drake8912]

They shoulda use corollas as the measuring system woulda been easier “Yo we need 100 toyota corollas of gas”

[@markodeeznuts2788]

Lol

[@JJTRM-GG]

Lol, I would just imagine the people fueling it up being like. "Ahhh, ok, totally understand bro, 100 corollas of fuel coming right up!"

[@Steveman27]

Bad idea. we don't know how many gallons they hold.

[@ZaHandle]

@@Steveman27 yeah toyota engineer uses metric

[@Xpwnxage]

I don't think we should put gasoline in a commercial jet

[@axiomist4488]

Now THAT is a professional pilot ! Amazing, he deserved a real gold medal.

[@creeib]

The Gimli Glider is a great read. The Captains brother was my gliding instructor in Beverly Western Australia.

[@GerhardReinig]

You forgot: No pilot could repeat after this "sideslip" landing sucessfully in simulator.

[@gaslited]

oooo

[@tedkejick7569]

See they didn’t mention the side slip. My friend who used to glide at Gimli said it’s named the “gimli glider” and he called the side slip crabbing. I always remember that term lol

[@wzr3293]

Except for takumi

[@wellthatsstrange]

Just hearing this experience gave me anxiety, I cant even imagine how the pilots were feeling. Cheers to the pilots, what amazing men for getting everyone on the ground safely

[@iezza456]

amazing people*

[@jasjoker5052]

Amazing Pilots . Save all those passengers.

[@triparadox.c]

@@iezza456 MENNNN not WHAMEEEENNNNNN BOOOOOOOOO

[@chickoohitch8976]

True story

[@chickoohitch8976]

Gimli glider the famous miracle of aviation history

[@olivercrowley9367]

These videos really make me realize how easy it is to fuck up an entire flight by simple error. My utmost respect goes out to the folks in the aviation industry for getting everything perfect

[@mvnorsel6354]

My favourite "Air crash investigation" episode. Fascinating story. I make sure the car is always full.

[@gurpratap]

Title is very similar to what Chubbyemu uses.

[@corbinburks4420]

Harshpreet Singh I was gonna say that as well

[@jenjuice432]

Yeah I thought it was him at first

[@jenjuice432]

Except all his videos are medical oriented

[@ivan_money_bags5295]

Yea

[@borginator1493]

Yes!

[@mekafinchi]

Why do I feel like you, HAI, and Wendover are the same person with different voices

[@MajorHurricane]

I feel the same lol I know Wendover owns HAI, but they could also own RLL too [Also, same type of graphics]

[@lool12366]

@@MajorHurricane The voices are different

[@user-dd2dg3pl5e]

HAI and wendover is the same person with the same voice

[@Ben.N]

They uploaded at the exact same time.

[@ascreaus]

Hai and Wendover are the same

[@Kansasavation]

That’s what you said one year ago but there was a lot of planes over the US but now there’s probably like 40

[@lesleyghostdragon3149]

Watched the whole second half of this video paralyzed, with mouth agape, as I'd never heard of this and was riveted in disbelief and suspense. Amazing. Thrilling action flick, heroic pilot movie plot, for sure!!!

[@uncanadien3272]

Just found out that the pilot was my dads hockey coach when he was eleven, small world

[@braedonvangorkom3408]

Welcome to Canada lol

[@otakuxgirl6]

Is this scam or real

[@uncanadien3272]

A cHoPiN fAn 100% serious, he was born in 1962 and lived in an english speaking part of montreal

[@otakuxgirl6]

@@uncanadien3272 so what happened to the pilot

[@uncanadien3272]

A cHoPiN fAn what do you mean i’m talking about my dad

[@matt8863]

This is what happens when the good old "E-F with pointer fuel gauge" is replaced with math...

[@bellmaster4088]

Looks at fuel gage before taking off “Hey, this plane isn’t full!” “Get your asses back over here and finish filling this plane!”

[@controllerplayer2091]

So picture this. The plane’s falling die to a lack of fuel. Then suddenly everybody on board feels the place come to a strong stop in the air. They glance out the window and see Superman.

[@jerrywarren24]

Thank you for letting me know what you do when your car runs out of gas. Very important.

[@alphaxalex1634]

He had to perform a side slip ‘Ok here we go’ *DEJA VU I’VE JUST BEEN IN THIS PLACE BEFORE*

[@Ryan-tr8vs]

In this *Plane* before :^)

[@benn.3994]

"How to fly a plane with no fuel figure it out, eh?" Me: Just *_wing_* it bro, like a test

[@rishabhrai1157]

Your name is totally fitting for that statement

[@weruboy1947]

You have won youtube

[@StutchyNinja]

I don’t get it

[@x4mni742]

I DIED LAUGHING AT THIS POINT

[@RaeMachiavelli]

608 likes?! Wow, this comment really took off

[@unknownguy7112]

"How to fly a plane without fuel? Idk figure ot out eh hajaha "

[@ryankenyon5010]

The narrator has instant foresight. What a gift!

[@TommoCarroll]

An easy way to create a massive glider?

[@slyceth]

Fuck you

[@Bleach420]

@@slyceth lol triggered

[@Cybro18]

@@slyceth chill out dude.

[@splt7947]

@@slyceth lmao what did they ever do to you

[@danidish2342]

You should check these guys out, the make quality videos.

[@clanmccanns1305]

41,000 feet is as tall as 58,835 Toyota corollas

[@U.Inferno]

According to your math. A Toyota Corolla is 8 inches tall.

[@billyosullivan4514]

@@U.Inferno Wow you really didn't watch the video

[@1trillionsubswithnovideos786]

the more you know

[@imperialofficer6185]

No it's 8 618 Toyota corollas, you barbarian

[@UR2SLO4ME]

U1timate1nferno r/woosh

[@winnifredforbes8712]

I love that. "Figure it out, eh!" 🇨🇦

[@WheresTheSauce]

Ahhh the Gimli glider. Even today it is an impossibles feat of piloting. Many have tried but no one in a simulator has ever replicated this.

[@adamjhuber]

You forgot to mention that the pilot “slipped it,” which is a pretty bad ass accomplishment in a 767.

[@Uniquaization]

what does this mean?

[@BirdieRumia]

@@Uniquaization The captain "slipped" the plane sideways, basically throwing or skidding the plane sideways through the air ,like a car drifting but instead it's a freaking jetliner . This was a ridiculous feat of skill because the plane is way too big to usually do that kind of thing especially without engine power, but he pulled it off anyway because there was no other way to get it onto the runway at the right time.

[@oipbhakeld]

I watched that movie too. people might understand better if you called it side slipping. it's not really that hard, either.

[@davidfowler7040]

@@Uniquaization Slipping is when you use cross controls such as left aileron and right rudder. It causes the air plane to fly a little sideways and is mainly used when you need to lose a little altitude fairly quickly. You would need to do this so that you touch down at the start of the runway rather than the middle of it.

[@patrickbradley4339]

@@thinkandgame3627 that's what I thought

[@jordanraney581]

0:43 family friendly has left the chat

[@mrtalos]

I was surprised at that

[@saltypepper5696]

*Profanity 100*

[@keriezy]

If the word shit is enough to make this unfamily friendly your family get togethers must suck ass.

[@honestpenaldo]

keriezy r/wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooosh

[@nbksrbija1039]

Demonetization: Allow me to introduce myself

[@paultracey8857]

Brilliant skill by the crew well done

[@forstaken2254]

You're basically flying on First Class when you have a really experienced plane pilot.

[@heidi7905]

Hearing him swear is an out of body experience.

[@matthewgough9533]

I would have liked a parental warning - kids watch these. RRL, please stop swearing or we'll have to stop watching.

[@bryanmartin1710]

@@matthewgough9533 gay

[@litmus7325]

@@matthewgough9533 lmao your kids probably just called someone a bitch as you typed this

[@trapsarentgay4195]

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[@8r58r5]

@@matthewgough9533 gay

[@mojeimja]

Hey, you should have mentioned the "forward slip" Pearson used to slow down just before landing, that is quite an impressive thing to do with 767 and no one was able to repeat on a simulator afterwards.

[@LG259surINTERNET]

Moje Imja it’s called « sideslip »

[@peterking2651]

We had a BA Pilot that “flamed out” over the English Channel (in a simulator). He successfully landed the Aircraft in the UK.

[@selwynkatz519]

Yes The "Gimlee glider"...a brilliant piece of flying!!!!!

[@HTPCYMC]

The pilots would probably apologize because they’re Canadian.

[@benjaminmaxwell9025]

Sory

[@johan.a.e4892]

Wow, ur here too?

[@PHILMKD95]

Because it's 2016 XD You can thank Trudeau for cucking up Canada.

[@misateki]

You're a Superintelligent AI right?

[@weston407]

REALLY!

[@saud9333]

"Lesson from the whole story is that bad math can kill you, but good math afterward can save you"

[@ganeshpathak21]

They already told in the video

[@brianobrian6637]

I'm lol hysterically!

[@Macmittens411]

I hate Math... so I'm fucked!!

[@cixlo]

How about communicating effectively saves lives. They were fine with the imperial system until they switched.

[@brianobrian6637]

@@cixlo Ultimately, it comes down to the P.i.C. (pilot in command) & It's always easy to fault someone in life & always in business! From a commercial Pilot's perspective; I feel the upper management at Air Canada holds significant liability in this. I am also aware of & openly acknowledging, surprisingly, this is the first account of this incident I have heard ! While highly entertaining & lol funny, this was an avoidable situation from the start. Again, going off what I learned here & while people @ large tend to almost "need?" To place blame on one or more persons. Had it not been for these 2 Pilot's heroic reaction to certain disaster, the pain & suffering, possible physical destruction (my immediate fear would be a school or similar structure being unavoidable in an almost nearly crippled aircraft) Would have affected hundreds of people & families, possibly more. Again, I'm not familiar with this particular incident & my opinion is just that. Quite simply, I would HIGHLY agree the break down in communication contributed heavily & almost certainly would have avoided it! Where or who dropped that ball, idk enough to make a statement of such immense proportions. This could quite easily have been on another, much less entertaining video! My largest hope is that Air Canada & the entire aviation community took appropriate measures to be certain that this would not even be possible to have ever, happen again ! Failure by design to an extent & in aviation, especially commercial aviation! Knowing this potential was lurking & allowing it to exist, I feel it was someone other than the pilot's who are to blame & could have/SHOULD have, outright prevented, or even communicated appropriately, like you mentioned, preventing almost certain disaster! Absolute bottom line for me, is it's a stressful enviroment; When lives are at stake, any & every possible safety measure should not only be implemented, rather become procedure as most aspect's of flight are. Lol funny to hear it told as was, but T.G. 2 Pilot's may/may not have made a major oversight, They redeemed themselves in my book @ the end of the day! Amen

[@chrisboyer2195]

This video was actually made possible by a plane running out of fuel, thank you very much

[@mantrekki]

The impressive story of the Gimli Glider and a feat of luck, ability and experience from the crew. The captain and the first officer had military background. The captain had gliding experience. The first officer was stationed in that abandoned military airbase years before, so he knew were to find it. The engineer (a position no longer available in modern planes) was very good at altitude drop calculations. Also the errors from the earth crew that make a miscalculation in the convertion of units and a failure in one onboard computer that measured the amount of fuel were to blame.

[@andrewtaco]

He didn't mention that Captain Pearson was one hell of a badass! Since they were still too high and if they had dived, then they would've landed too fast so he decided to put the 767 into a side slip which is the aviation equivalent of *DRIFTING.*

[@the6ix72]

yes yes bravo good job

[@buggsy5]

@@the6ix72 Well, a side slip is not ideal to reduce altitude rapidly. If they did not have flaps available, then a forward slip works well - although I don't know how difficult that would be in such a large aircraft. And not using flaps means that it doesn't float as much on ground effect when you straighten the craft out just before it touches the ground.

[@andrewtaco]

@@buggsy5 yes true. That is very true. But here's the thing, flaps dont give the plane a "floating" effect, flaps are there to increase lift but also drag a the same time. Which is ideal on landing but it was impossible to lower in their situation since flaps are controlled by hydraulic fluids and not electricity.

[@Alvin_Vivian]

"Right now there are probably 5,000 planes in the air right now." **Coronavirus has entered the chat.**

[@corchem]

Jokes are never too soon!

[@spencermartin5200]

Alvin Vivian oh shit

[@TheFanaticOne]

oh no!

[@UGNAvalon]

Welp, time to fly empty! _No, seriously._

[@dianacamacho9575]

Bruh this video was uploaded 1 year ago

[@eknoorsingh9912]

Bruh I’m from Winnipeg and when people talk about Canada they usually talk about the major cities like Vancouver, Montreal, or Toronto. I was not expecting them to mention Winnipeg. I replayed that part like 5 times lol

[@bravehome4276]

This brought to mind a near series of catastrophes that occurred to a major US carrier in the 80s I worked for. A faulty software change to the floating point logic that governed fuel use was installed in the system that predicted fuel use in flight plans, and planes throughout the US were reporting running out of fuel far short of their destinations. Fortunately, they all made alternate sites, the problem was identified, and the software removed. One of the scariest scenarios I experienced in my 34 years there.

[@JustinY.]

I hate it when I forget to fuel my flying machine capable of travelling across the globe

[@bettercetacean]

ikr hate it

[@Fractal821]

Oh yeah I used to be on my Cyka-Nuker but some crazy Americans came and stole it (Btw I love your comments keep it up)

[@randomdude4669]

Inb4 50k likes for just being recognized

[@Chocolatepenguin]

Only 18 likes, boi we are early this time. : p

[@crowbird0540]

*JUSTIN Y!!! WHEN WILL YOU STOP THIS MADNESS!?!?!*

[@dennisbrucemasayon786]

Pilot: we fucked up the math on the fuel Co-pilot: i hope you are good in physics sir😂

[@jessicakandiah3542]

Lol

[@pandupandu4203]

What physics? About gravity?

[@dennisbrucemasayon786]

@@pandupandu4203 free falling objects to be exact😂

[@pandupandu4203]

@@dennisbrucemasayon786 🤣

[@SatyarthShankar]

perfect video for me to tell my students why units are important in Physics.

[@YAR_original]

Joseph Pisenti is SO good at changing the subject to the sponsor

[@Taikamuna]

When someone doesn't use the metric system _Alright then, keep your secrets_

[@adamduerwachter2596]

Taikamuna What’s the most dominos you’ve ever used in a video?

[@FlashAndSmash]

WHY ARE YOU EVERYWHERE

[@Calum...]

Bean sauce

[@Calum...]

@@lwinklly barbecue banana

[@justsomerandom5441]

Taikamuna freedom units only!

[@Joel_Powell]

First Officer Maurice Quintal looks very familiar - I think he did some modeling for restroom doors at one point.

[@omaryc]

😂

[@oilersridersbluejays]

Glad to see someone else noticed that too!

[@LadyVoldemort]

😂😂😂

[@vikr4m]

😂🤣😂🤣

[@StephenRayner]

This is amazing... you know the final question on the exam paper you’ve never seen before but is similar... yeah this is nothing like this welcome to the real world! These guys are amazing!

[@robfredericks2984]

I was a military US Navy jet pilot. I always checked all my gauges and instruments before take-off. It's called a CHECKLIST! That's why they were initially punished. They should have noted low fuel tanks before take off.

[@rustyjohnson9558]

Broken. Did they require reading comprehension in the military US Navy?

[@dougn2350]

@@rustyjohnson9558 ... stop being such an ass!

[@bggamingdeluxe5658]

0:44 *Christian Minecraft Server wants to know your location*

[@hamstey1603]

*username

[@the_homie_david8158]

Honestly bro cmon sooo nottt epiicc😂

[@cbwavy]

@@BrianGoldPhd had to look up to see what channel I was on

[@ChakshulPandya]

Holy Shit

[@thonayanalabkal1946]

Fortnite Fantasy fuck off kid

[@OFFFishing]

Luck or Math ,those pilots saved the day

[@dreamybull1509]

Physics

[@aliheikal2805]

Will they fucked it up in the first place

[@OFFFishing]

@@aliheikal2805... You have a point

[@johncarlofernando1705]

@@aliheikal2805 yeah...they should have noticed the small amount of fuel.

[@tori9365]

Meth

[@ChristelVinot]

I've seen all the air crash investigation episodes on these crashes.... but for some reason I still like watching these lol

[@eh8888]

There’s a really good episode of Air Disasters that covers this event in great detail. I recommend checking it out.

[@catherineg9784]

The most ghetto plane ever. No wheels, no gas, no fuel monitor... trivago.

[@shawnp8429]

Cheap flight, fuck it

[@jamessanchez4398]

Fucking hilarious

[@LachlanKelly]

No wheels because there was no electric power because the engines weren't running.

[@barreldreamz7852]

Trivago guy just got a DUI about two wewks ago bc he fell asleep on a busy Highway. Why didn't he just book a room with Trivago???? 😂😂😂😂

[@PixelBytesPixelArtist]

That's not how the format goes

[@vogslife2378]

I played 1,000 hours of X-Plane. I’m pretty sure this will end well.

[@hunterbruyere5052]

Alden's bro you need more likes.

[@coosta6147]

OMG I LOVE X PLANE

[@brendanbailsongandaviation9954]

I know im going to be annoying saying this but i have tooo......... FSX is better

[@marxt1237]

@@brendanbailsongandaviation9954 prove it

[@brendanbailsongandaviation9954]

U ready 4 dis............. It’s good

[@kaned5543]

5k flights over the US full of passengers right now? Today is April 10th, 2020. The skies are quiet. I live under flight routes for a bunch of airports within 50 miles of me... I've never heard the skies this quiet.

[@stvp68]

Glad everyone survived!