Desperate Pilot Saved by Controller's Quick Thinking on Cell Phone. Real ATC Audio

[@dkabell]

The absolute best professional controller - excellent enunciation, tempo, no unnecessary verbiage, no repeated questions, etc. All controllers should review this as an example of how to communicate.

[@salzstreuerdeluxe]

Unusual solution, but it worked perfectly. ATC saved a life for sure, so I pay the highest respect. Respect to the pilot also, he kept his nerve in this critical situation.

[@navajojohn9448]

Pilot tool kit - flashlight, handheld GPS with 6 pack display, handheld VHF radio, personal locator beacon. If you fly long enough your airplane will have something break.

[@BalticLab]

I like the handheld airband VHF radios from Icom with integrated VOR / localizer receiver.

[@maxvideodrome4215]

I keep a sat phone too

[@horohorosrin]

I respect ATC so much, and I'm not even a pilot. I just enjoy watching aviation content. They're built different, for real.

[@LEARNINGCHORDS]

I have the chills. it doesn't matter if this happened an hour ago or a year ago. when i hear this on youtube, i get sad and quiet and I feel the fear in their voice. I am glad this man is alive today. be thankful. shout out to all who also got the chills.... we are caring people.

[@andrewdstokes]

There's some amazing acts of professionalism and heroism in our ATC family. True shepherds watching over their flocks and getting them home safely.

[@MorrisseysMonkey]

Excellent work by that controller! The pilot owes him a pint!

[@brmam1385]

2 pints!

[@akrogirl32]

Or a good, single malt Scotch!

[@benjohnson1190]

That was one hell of an ATC. This man owes him his life!!!

[@fredfred2363]

I bet that controller was permanently added to the PIC's christmas card list. respect.

[@ryancrazy1]

That was amazing. talk about giving him every resource he had available even if he wasn't sure he was receiving.

[@jimgandee2570]

Great job Center!

[@kamba6447]

What a great job from ATC… he has probably saved this pilot life. Bravo. And Thank you.

[@rachaelplant2504]

not every day you save a life ! great work sir !

[@Chr15T]

Center did an outstanding job here. Grade A with a star. Way more than enyone could expect, effective and efficient. And to the pilot: not by the grace of god, but by the help of these guys!

[@jamesbarca7229]

Hats off to the ATC, he did a phenomenal job.

[@tomwilliam5118]

A great job by the controller. Usually, we only hear when there is a questionable situation with them.

[@LexipMedia]

Hey. ATC AUDIO -- You lost the blurring over the phone number a couple seconds before the end of the video. May want to go back and fix that. The phone number is visible.

[@Xanthopteryx]

At least here in Sweden, all the phone numbers for towers and such are on the internet.

[@Xanthopteryx]

tfr.faa.gov/save_pages/detail_4_9399.html

[@lykinsmotorsports]

Absolutely, thank God.

[@Studentofgosset]

Or the ATC, you know, the person who actually helped.

[@lykinsmotorsports]

@@Studentofgosset Yes, I'm thankful to God that the ATC could help.

[@sandibart7140]

that was chilling

[@sportaviation2401]

ATC...unsung heroes.

[@Martinrs75]

AMAZING Job by the Controller with great coordination and help from the other controllers working!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@trinity72gp]

Awesome job 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@therealxunil2]

Controller works over and above to save pilot. Pilot lands and thanks god.

[@akrogirl32]

Crazy!

[@andrewdstokes]

God works in many ways though - eg through this controller on that night! (For those that believe, that is.) I bet the pilot also thanks the controller too. Hope they met up, as that would have been quite emotional.

[@tepon1fani]

The ATC added that to his job title

[@jessejensen4204]

@@andrewdstokes Nonsense. This is all humans.

[@PaintballBoomer]

Could be a figure of speech. I'm sure he thanked the ATC as well. Don't need to neg on religious people all the time.

[@panda4247]

i thought they usually mute part of the number that the pilots have to call, the full number caught me off guard. Also "By the grace of God" is a weird way of saying "thank you" (even as a religious person, you should acknowledge the people who helped you, regardless of the supposed higher power that guided you/them throughout the situation).

[@maurice7413]

How about we realize we got the shortened version? He called the controller later. Maybe he wanted to thank them by voice instead of text.

[@Great-Documentaries]

@@maurice7413 He should have ACTUALLY thanked the controller in the text rather than his imaginary friend.

[@agisler87]

@@Great-Documentaries Maybe he text right after but it wasn't shown in the video. You don't know. "Imaginary friend" stop acting superior and being so dismissive. It's child-like.

[@stephenhanneken3041]

@@Great-Documentarieshe could have crashed and died. Etiquette was the last thing on his mind!

[@Xanthopteryx]

tfr.faa.gov/save_pages/detail_4_9399.html

[@paulne1514]

Maybe a cellphone number should be included on every flight plan.

[@marcelb3645]

A handheld VHF is a staple in my flight bag, with some common frequencies programmed, and usually the relevant route frequencies either memorized or written on a traditional kneeboard. Also have some national ATC phone numbers in my cellphone, that could refer me to whichever controller I need to talk to at the time. Finally, a flashlight for the instruments at night. Am I missing anything?

[@gregfaris6959]

That's actually a very good suggestion.

[@N9197U]

uhhhh I thought it was?

[@marvindebot3264]

Its on all of mine required or not.

[@CIOPilot]

My cell number is on every flight plan. Now, I don't know how ATC would actually find that piece of information, but I have it listed.

[@Stefan_Boerjesson]

Rules and standards solves a lot, but not everything. Great work by all people involved. Once had a transmitter that closed down after some time. No close calls but..... Not IFR was reported.....

[@frankfurter7260]

Not by the grace of god. But by the work of this controller and your piloting skills.

[@addictedtoguitars4948]

Love how the number is blurred out, then the blur disappears for the last few seconds so everyone can see it anyways.

[@Xanthopteryx]

It is not as it is any secret. It is fully available on FAA home page: tfr.faa.gov/save_pages/detail_4_9399.html

[@johnfisher7143]

I would have looked at my phone, saw an unrecognized number, and ignored it 😂

[@marvindebot3264]

That's why he texted not called. The start of the text pops up.

[@TR4zest]

By the grace of god? No buddy, by the calm skill of an ATC.

[@domineprimatus]

Same thing

[@TR4zest]

@@domineprimatus No, they are not. The ATC actually exists.

[@domineprimatus]

@TR4zest bet

[@BakerStudiosIndy]

This is why I always carry an air band handheld fully charged. Excellent job by the controller.

[@donmoore7785]

Awesome job by the controller!

[@kj4ilk]

wait my doc has a pilots ticket here in PARIS oh ill have to ask him about this thats my neurologist

[@VictoryAviation]

This is why ipads and cell phones are critical tools that ARE usable for navigating, despite the FAA kicking and screaming 15 years after the release of smart phones and tablets that they aren’t.

[@AN-12345]

The problem is that they aren't as accurate of a primary navigation tool. Even in this video it was a useful secondary tool, not primary.

[@VictoryAviation]

@@AN-12345 Describe a primary navigation tool that you believe to be more accurate than an iPad running FF.

[@AN-12345]

@@VictoryAviation Avidyne IFD or Garmin GTN series devices.

[@kholmar]

controller works ass off to get him on ground he thanks god

[@marvindebot3264]

Outstanding, that could have been a really bad day.

[@SciMajor1]

"by the grace of god"? No, by the quick thinking and wonderful help from ATC.

[@DC78539]

Atc was God in this situation lol

[@buddlybear]

Yeah I hate the ignorant thinking that magic powers saved you rather than help of dedicated people

[@hiddenmonkeyofdoom]

God can work through ATC, heathen

[@waynecuffley3451]

great job bt ATC. Check the video, the entire phone number flashes at the very end

[@zsoltsz2323]

The phone number is visible at the end.

[@nicholasbutler153]

The Air Safety Institute did a real pilot story about this. Btw, does anyone know exactly what the pilot was worried was going to kill him? Was it spatial disorientation from the instruments failing, or getting lost and running out of fuel from the navigation equipment failing?

[@PaddockRadio]

Two missed approaches in weather with no instruments and a bingo fuel diversion to a random closest airfield with no radio no radar and way to turn the lights on. Not a lot of those problems can be solved by the pilot in the air, they got very very lucky the controller was able to get them on the phone

[@gabriellaupre7261]

Do you have the link?

[@trainzack]

That blur at the end doesn't last the whole time. You should also be aware that blurring isn't enough to actually hide the information from people who are dedicated enough, as they can always guess and check with a computer if the font is known.

[@Xanthopteryx]

Yo do not have to guess. A quick search will direct you to the official FAA page, with all the information needed, including the number: tfr.faa.gov/save_pages/detail_4_9399.html

[@untitled6981]

Incredible controller

[@sephalon1]

"By the grace of God" ... yeah and some quick-thinking ATC folks. Also, the phone number at the end unblurs for a second.

[@Boodieman72]

An electrical failure isn't a reason for a crash, that's why aircraft have standby critical flight instruments.

[@VictoryAviation]

And/or just have an ipad and a cell phone and now you have a triple redundant system.

[@Xanthopteryx]

The standard standby critical flight instrument in a normal small airplane like piper or Cessna is an analog compass.

[@cecilturner9930]

I know next to nothing about GA aircraft, but if you have a total electrical failure, do you still have a guard receiver?

[@craig7083]

Guard frequency is 121.5 MHz(for civilian aircraft) which is an emergency frequency. A pilot should switch to this frequency during emergencies due to it being actively monitored by ATC and airliners. However, it still uses the same radio, so if the radio fails for whatever reason it is no longer operative.

[@Nivola1953]

But the pilots thanks God, not the ATC!

[@R2025A]

The blurr of the phonenumber was skipped 1 sec to soon... see end of ghe clip!

[@michaelbrower3068]

"Landed safely by the grace of God." No. With the skill and help of a very competent and dedicated controller.

[@nathanhyland]

That stuff irritates me so much. "Well shit if God had it, I should have let you be"

[@joavim]

Yeah great way to thank the controller and everyone else assisting.

[@ADR69]

exactly.

[@unlisted773]

Non-believers will never get it. By the Grace of God, the controller was put in his life that day and performed flawlessly. You shouldn't doubt that that pilot would also profusely thank the controller. I'm confident he did.

[@joavim]

@@unlisted773 Everything good gets attributed to God, whenever something bad happens it's "free will" or "the Lord works in mysterious ways". Talk about Cherry-Picking and rigging the game so you can never lose.

[@ZA-wm6mm]

What was the problem

[@hunterlawrence3573]

Why are more than half the comments dissing the pilot for thanking God moments after escaping a life-threatening experience? Newsflash: religious people can thank their deities and the humans who help them. Those two things aren't mutually exclusive.

[@NLaBruiser]

Unsure if you can make an edit but you lose your blurring of the cell phone number in the last second or two of the video.

[@pre0wned]

Good video, but at end of video the entire phone number shows up, you may want to fix that!

[@JackSimmons503]

How do we know they sent the texts? I hope it’s real because that’s some good improvising

[@Brian0045]

Have been annoyed how dependent people have become of cell phones over last several years. But here's where it becomes a god thing. Have seen a few times cell phones have been lifesavers to pilots. Crazy world we live in

[@jean-lucesterhuizen8279]

Just a warning the blurr goes away at the last few sec, so yee

[@gpslightlock1422]

Wow

[@Anne_Onymous]

"By the grace of God" is similar to "that was close!" It's a damn saying and people here actually cryin about it lol

[@craig7083]

Sorry, but for the grace of an experienced professional controller and your ability to stay calm. If god was involved your radios wouldn’t have quit working.

[@yvetteandjorgenlarsen9753]

You don't know WHO you're talking about

[@typhoon2827]

"thank you"? 🙄

[@camicius]

By the grace of god stocazzo. It's by the professional controller.

[@bobikdylan]

The pilot thanking a bronze-age deity reminds me of a doc I saw a while ago. Forensic scientists did amazing work to help catch the killer of a young girl. The girl's mother said, "Thank God for forensic science." 🤦‍♀

[@Kitt_the_Katt]

By the grace of god? More like by the grace of that controller.

[@infopubs]

Exactly.

[@PaulCJakubik]

God's Grace working through the controller.

[@MrLeviaFUN]

​@@PaulCJakubik, Amen!

[@daveh2612]

@@PaulCJakubikso then by that logic what about plane crashes with fatalities? Gods grace not working on those?

[@usapilot78]

"It has been rightly said that the “atheist” can't find God for the same reason a thief can't find a policeman. He knows that if he admits that there is a God, he is admitting that he is ultimately responsible to Him. This is not a pleasant thought for some." - ________

[@ukasz6836]

By the grace of god? Not by the help of ATC, other people, and own traning?

[@81patco]

'God' had nothing to do with this save. It was one savvy air traffic controller who saved a life.

[@ADR69]

yup.

[@mandywalkden-brown7250]

Indeed. His comment irked me. Nice of him to thank the ATC who just saved his life, but no, let’s thank the invisible sky fairy instead. What is wrong with people??

[@rhone733]

Prove it.

[@pawelkusmierek109]

"By the grace of God"? You better thank the controllers who saved your a**, not your imaginary friend.

[@horohorosrin]

A vegan, an atheist, and a cryptobro walk into a bar. Everyone knows they're a vegan, an atheist, and a cryptobro because they've told everyone in the bar 12 times within 2 minutes of walking in.

[@oobenoob]

Didn’t you know? We are all pretending that god is real again these days.

[@pawelkusmierek109]

@@horohorosrin what you said is both dumb and irrelevant. A religious person capable of thinking would also think of thanking the person who actually saved them.

[@2012stang302]

You people just have to insult Christians whenever possible. I truly feel sorry for you.....

[@2012stang302]

​@@horohorosrin NO wonder why we have a nation wide mental health crisis. These people are whacks.

[@methridge]

"By the grace of God"? GTFO with that nonsense. The controller and others got this pilot safely on the ground.

[@agisler87]

Billions of people believe in something that we didn't believe in. Yet you feel the need to degrade religious people, seems to me like you're the one with the bigger character flaw.

[@dayeightfloyd5495]

It’s just an expression, maroon.

[@usapilot78]

"It has been rightly said that the “atheist” can't find God for the same reason a thief can't find a policeman. He knows that if he admits that there is a God, he is admitting that he is ultimately responsible to Him. This is not a pleasant thought for some." - ________

[@Great-Documentaries]

@@agisler87 Billions of people are idiots. Humans created the gods, not the other way around. If you have any brains at all, you know you are being manipulated by those cult leaders. That's MUCH worse than an alleged "character flaw." #loser

[@Great-Documentaries]

@@usapilot78 Low-IQ losers can make whatever excuses they want for falling for the scam, but there is no god. And you should feel really foolish for continuing to believe that nonsense.

[@4wheeldrifting]

By the grace of God!~?! How about by the grace of a badass controller saving your bacon...

[@adb012]

By the grace of God. The controller had nothing to do with it.

[@maurice7413]

He just landed; can he have a few minutes to gather his wits?

[@Great-Documentaries]

@@maurice7413 No, He can't. Not when he just thanked his imaginary friend rather than the actual human being who just saved his life. What kind of a dumbass does that? Next time the controller should just tell him to ask his imaginary friend for directions.

[@maurice7413]

@@Great-Documentaries you've never been in that situation I see.

[@LexipMedia]

That implies the controllers were just puppets whose actions were entirely directed by the deity. But that violates the doctrine of free will, which is central to Christianity.

[@craig7083]

@@maurice7413I have, and training, teamwork along with experience will get you out of more crappy situations than 🙏. The only thing on my mind when in the middle of a tough position is to use the tools and information available to get me/us out of this mess.

[@JensHummelmose]

"by the grace of god" - No you fool, by the professional work of an ATC.

[@Tel864]

I doubt he's the fool with a remark like that.

[@JensHummelmose]

@@Tel864 So you would thank god before the guy who saved you. Meeh.