Controller Expertly Guided a VISUALLY IMPAIRED PILOT to a safe landing. REAL ATC

[@dannyrvideo]

Great decision to declare the emergency as soon as he realised the seriousness of his situation. Top work by all.

[@Fadi-o1h]

Love the humanity element here coupled with top notch professionalism. Bravo Team!

[@stevenjohnson2682]

Textbook. Outstanding controller and team

[@johanjacobs9240]

If your vision depends so much on your spectacles, it's good practice to buy a glasses strap cord, especially when flying.

[@jake_]

That and a spare pair of glasses.

[@harveywallbanger3123]

If you've got thousands for a plane you've got hundreds for laser eye surgery.

[@ValNishino]

@@harveywallbanger3123LASIK has risk of side effects and is not effective for all vision impairement. People may not want to risk reduced quality of life just to fly. It also doesn't cost just hundreds in the US.

[@harveywallbanger3123]

@@Look_What_You_Did @ValNishino Gosh, you're both totally right. Drop glasses = blind in midair is SO MUCH better of an option. Much fairer to the pilot, doesn't hurt his self-esteem. When he crashes into a kindergarten, he can say "It's okay, I found my glasses under the seat afterwards!". 🙂

[@HartsfieldSpotting]

Need to carry a backup pair next time lol

[@alexmiller7721]

I need these controllers to help me with reading comments on KZbin. Terrible jokes aside, great job.

[@loonylovesgood]

Probably best if you don’t read KZbin comments…

[@alexmiller7721]

@@loonylovesgood Probably even better if I don't post them, but it helps with the algorithm.

[@MarcPagan]

Fear of loosing eye glasses while flying ..yet another reason I got LASIK 26 years ago. Started with 300/20 and 275/20, requiring glasses or contacts to fly, drive, or even see past my hand :) .... and still 20/20 and 20/30.

[@MarcPagan]

@@Look_What_You_Did Sorry, profoundly stupid comment. Bonus points for posting it from a fake name.

[@eddiejones.redvees]

Well done ATC maybe the pilot should have a spare pier of class somewhere he can get to the quickly in the cockpit

[@jduds100]

Unreadable

[@j700jam4]

That’s the law, you must carry an extra pair of glasses in the cockpit. This guy really should not be flying if his eyesight is so bad.

[@JDrapic]

Sounds like the pilot probably has similar vision to me. Legally, I'm required to wear glasses to drive (when I got the restriction, the DMV rep told me I got one too many letters wrong), but if something were to happen, it wouldn't be immediate doom and hellfire. I couldn't read the words on street signs, but I can definitely see the other traffic, pedestrians, and landmarks even if they are out of focus, so if I already know where I'm going, I'm fine. Is it something I'd do deliberately? Not at all. Is it something I could cope with if it happened? Yeah. But also, I've got prescription sunglasses in the compartment in the roof of the car and an old prescription of regular glasses in the glove box, so it'd just be a quick reach-over to get a new pair on my face.

[@hamentaschen]

Ikr? It sounds like this pilot is just a moron. I mean,... well, you obviously know what I mean. Because face it, you are not a moron... like this pilot.

[@RuiPlaneSpotter]

Nice plane!

[@michaelhoffmann2891]

Well, shows that CASA regs here in Australia have a point in requiring a pilot have 2 pairs at hand - and must be able to show them at a ramp-check.

[@xfirehurican]

BRAVO ZULU!

[@markcardwell]

Really. Eyes that bad and you don't have a spare set? Fantastic 2 controllers. Just a perfect job just what he needed. He owes you each a bottle of Scotch

[@ScuuBdoo]

Is it not an FAA requirement to have a second pair of glasses should they be needed? Also, if you cant distinguish a 3+ kilometer runway from 1 mile out without glasses you should not be flying. Great job by ATC.

[@johnbeach7985]

WOW...

[@garrusvakarian3473]

What’s a rabbit?

[@reynirheidbergstefansson2343]

A line of lead-in lights with a flashing spot that looks like a high-speed rabbit constantly jumping towards the airport.

[@williamblake8650]

​@@reynirheidbergstefansson2343thank you.

[@jaysmith1408]

Gets its name from the imitation rabbit that runs down the inside track of a dog race. Races down the final, then repeats, over and over again.

[@dougaltolan3017]

Small furry critter, big ears, bob tail, and a liking for carrots.

[@exploreraa983]

why does the thumbnail say he broke his glasses, when he clearly says he dropped them and cant find them? not a huge difference I guess, just seems intentionally inaccurate- for no apparent reason.

[@Wilem35]

👍

[@inthedarkwoods2022]

After he lands.... Let me know when you are ready to write down a number

[@williamblake8650]

Not for this!

[@derekaldrich330]

That's not how it works, chief.

[@dougaltolan3017]

​@@derekaldrich330Trying to see the bright side.. That might have been a joke?

[@DaveCroft-w1d]

How come American pilots are still declaring emegencies when the rest of the world calls a mayday or pan pan? Or is this recording 5 years old?

[@johnnyfive1412]

There is the American way and the wrong way.

[@DaveCroft-w1d]

@@johnnyfive1412 attitudes like that in human factors terms get hundreds killed

[@johnnyfive1412]

@@DaveCroft-w1d -- Do American pilots need to learn a foreign language when flying outside the US? Or do foreign pilots need to learn English to fly to the US? Like I said....there is the American way!

[@DaveCroft-w1d]

@@johnnyfive1412 they need to be able to speak the language of air traffic controls in the rest of the world because "declaring and emergency" will not be triaged as a serious request in many air spaces who have always used Pan Pan and May Day So, if pilots want to stay in US and stick to flying low-income regionals - then crack on i say and use emergency signaling that no one other than a county airfield controller will understand. Aviation is about safety.

[@DaveCroft-w1d]

@@johnnyfive1412 and you can't argue the toss with ATC about how right or wrong they are when you have 300 souls in the back. You need them to help you out to get your passengers to safety. Aviation is about working as a team.

[@davidmoser3535]

DUDE NEEDS TO STOP FLYING

[@EarthAmbassador]

Nah, just fly with a backup pair of glasses

[@williamblake8650]

He just knocked his glasses off his head. Be fine to fly. Don't be so criticle.

[@ValNishino]

There are more airline pilots with licenses requiring corrective lenses than you think.