Disaster Over Indonesia | Falling at Over 20,000 Feet per Minute Mid-Flight | AirAsia Flight 8501

[@aikopeterson4509]

My friend was on board that plane. My classmates and I were only 12 at the time, it was horrifying for us to find out. She was on her way to Singapore for new years but instead this happened. Her entire family was with her on that flight, that was the only shred of comforting information I had - that she wasn’t alone in her last moments. Her grandmother still comes by my school almost everyday. Before she and her brother died, her grandma used to pick them and their cousin up daily. Now, instead of picking up 3 grandkids, she picks up 1. I can never and will never imagine the loss and emptiness she feels. My whole class calls her “bobo”, the indonesianized version of ‘grandmother’ in Mandarin Chinese. In a way, we’re all her grandkids. That can never fill up the whole that my friend and her entire family left, but I hope that gave her some kind of comfort over the 6 years I saw her there. My classmates and I are 18 now and her birthday just passed this September. I hope that wherever she is, she can still celebrate it. She lives on through us all, in our memories and hearts; you won’t be forgotten, Kath. Rip Kathleen, Grayson, and fam. We miss you. ❤️

[@Deepbluecat]

Heartbreaking. Sorry for your loss, and best wishes. RIP all who passed

[@thereviewer8184]

sorry for your loss man stay strony

[@thereviewer8184]

strong

[@colinmontgomery1956]

That was a really touching tribute, Aiko. Thanks.

[@AcrossTheMyles]

So sorry to hear this. It makes you appreciate waking up everyday. It's great that you stay in touch with the memories.

[@jmorris22me]

I am a flight attendant, that hydraulic bark bark during push back was perfect, I felt like I was at work. Well done with this video!

[@bettyboop-xg6jo]

I went back to listen. You are right. It's a barking sound.

[@stephaniela6150]

Flight crews are an exceptional level of professionals that deserve all respect. Thank you for what you do, and please stay safe! 💯

[@Aviator738]

@@norbert.kiszka PTU

[@udin23]

I always had a mini heart attack everytime hearing that sound..dumb me

[@john2k24]

@@norbert.kiszka PTU, power transfer unit

[@gracelee4937]

My friend from Malang on that plane , we planning meet up together in Singapore but 😭 Rest In Peace

[@glxalfa510]

And when did you plan the meet?

[@luuduonghy659]

What a sad way to end 2014

[@looking4amiracle634]

I‘m sorry😣

[@Taojingz2003]

My condolences

[@missym877]

Chillass Penny you’re so disrespectful. Disgusting.

[@WayneM1961]

When flying an aircraft, you never ASSUME anything, you either KNOW, or you ASK. Whenever I was flying with my instructor we had a very clear dialect which goes along the lines (Instructor) "your airplane" (me): "my airplane " or (Instructor) "I have control" (me) "you have control" this simple procedure stops one pilot pulling up while the other tries pulling down. The golden role "Aviate, navigate, communicate, Especially, when the unexpected happens. This is another sickening case where an accident was totally preventable. Nice one as always TFC

[@blessedforever1424]

I agree it just seems unthinkable to switch something especially when you don’t know what the outcome would be . That’s awful chance to take .

[@turboromy]

Yeap, those smallest communications are critical. I was a PIC on a Piper and on the right seat was much more experience pilot. I did most of the flying except on final, this guy started grabbing yoke pretty hard, so I pretty much let him do it. It was before I watch most of ACIs and didn't know no more than what's taught in school. No one clearly said my control, and soon I experienced the hardest landing. Right seat guy said, he didn't land, and I said I wasn't flying. About a year later before he left country, he confessed he made that bad landing.

[@WayneM1961]

@@turboromy Good old CRM (Crew Resource Management.) That's what it's all about matey

[@turboromy]

@@WayneM1961 Exactly..... I did learn CRM but it wasn't emphasized or maybe I took it lightly. Like some says, I agree all pilots must be required to watch all ACI episodes.

[@AV4Life]

The “I have flight controls” was one of the first things I leaned in ground school, even on my introductory flight I was just naturally doing that. That’s what strikes me as odd about this crash in particular, that lack of communication.

[@metalmonster34]

I really love the signature "dog bark" sound of the Airbus when the flaps move before take off. Such realism there.

[@kanzai12]

LoL, that what I heard every time flow with Air Asia. i taught that aircraft a bit broke

[@woolsheep5359]

Yeah that was a good addition to the video. I always fly airasia. I hear that bark very often so it makes the story extra immersive. It's just like our everyday flights. We hear the same thing on the flights but for just this one time nobody reached the destination.

[@Rnd_rkus]

@Wewe Gombell I remember there is a dog unit to goes around near the runway to chase birds to make them fly away. Or atleast i say to prevent bird strike

[@doppiedops]

The "dog bark" is from one of the systems doing a self test called the PTU. The flaps have a more constant sound

[@roninr8199]

Especially just speed the video to 2x you can hear dog bark. I was about to comment that but again it's a tragic video so I didn't want to put it here. RIP all passengers of that aircraft.

[@jiriq8853]

I am speecless.Those new shots before departure (and of course the rest of the video) are just amazing! Thank you for your hard work, I appreciate it!

[@kek207]

You should mainly thank the x plane devs

[@phoenixfloof9799]

But... that is P3D

[@sazzlepop321]

How does he make them like what graphics program? So amazing with the plane details and cockpit controls etc

[@phoenixfloof9799]

sazzlepop No it’s a flight sim and all those things you see are made by professional devs

[@jiriq8853]

sazzlepop He uses a game - XPlane or P3D so he just records the screen, but I admire how much effort he puts into making these videos, he even uses the ground service vehicles

[@Rufus100]

It’s worrying most of the crashes appear to be pilot error and in an emergency end up crashing the plane. This seemed to be a minor issue, but time and again pilots do not follow procedure and make matters worse. Automation is great when it works, but pilots appear clueless when they have to fly the plane.

[@FamiliarAnomaly]

auto-pilot is making them all lazy and terrible - anyone who thinks automation doesn't bring with it other inherent psychological problems is naive

[@CrazyApe44]

Small mistakes can be so deadly. Can imagine how those people felt diving to their death at such height and speed. RIP

[@Alexander_Jaelan_Cummings]

Rest In Peace all those that expected to be in Singapore that day ❤❤❤

[@watershed44]

@AJ Cummings Condolences to the families of the souls lost aboard AirAsia Flight 8501

[@Alexander_Jaelan_Cummings]

@@watershed44 yeah man imagine going to witness the new year's and then your plane starts falling out of the sky

[@watershed44]

@AJ Cummings Indeed, the worst part is that the people on board must have known how serious things were and probably knew they were going to die that night...I feel so bad for their last minutes of terror before they passed on...Thanks for your reply.

[@Alexander_Jaelan_Cummings]

@@watershed44 NP

[@sitikamariahabdrahman160]

I agree too, imagine going to see your family for new year then the plane starts falling

[@noeminoemi1350]

passengers were not aware they were entering their coffin when they boarded that flight. how tragic.

[@moisemensah8233]

Tragic. What haunted me in the video is when it's been mentioned that most of the passengers were families with young children. I just lost it and wept.

[@AskDr.Stupid]

I always think that when I watch these. Not only that they actually paid for their own death, set in stone the moment they put their credit card details into the website. At that moment they were already dead unless they missed the flight for some reason. Trippy and tragic.

[@mickeypearce244]

It would be the adults screaming and shouting, children would only get scared seeing their parents reaction. I would try to stay calm for my kids in that situation, just hold them and pray.

[@rastachicagomataderos]

Good point, you realize it yourself or somebody helped you?

[@luuduonghy659]

That good, cause something the miracle come. Every dark side had a bright side.

[@andrewcampbell9695]

14:12 How are the pilots not to blame here? Literally the moment they took control of the plane all hell broke loose. On top of the fact the captain playing maintenance man should never be resetting the circuit breaker mid flight. Plane was fine, humans crashed that beautiful A320!

[@Chard2134]

I agree, however this was both mechanical and pilot error. Captain got inpatient, but when he tried to take control he didn't hold the button on his sidestick long enough to gain control. However, the RTLU system was malfunctioning.

[@MikkoRantalainen]

@@Chard2134 I agree that there were multiple faults but in the end it was pilots that did fly a working plane to the ocean. The pilots and maintenance crew were skipping rules a lot which caused the initial computer fault that caused to plane to fly in "alternate law" or "direct law" mode which you can think as "no auto-brake" and "no auto-steering" in a driving game on a console. A competent pilots should be able to fly the plane without such aids.

[@weaponofmassconstruction1940]

Yeah beautiful plane. Can't possibly be replicated. Unlike those people. Meh, loads more where they came from...

[@151bar151]

@@weaponofmassconstruction1940 WTF

[@sergioneo1576]

@@Chard2134 Touch nothing , and they would arrive safely. Don’t put ones stupid hands to aircraft systems . RTLU failure is nothing . Every sec in the world pilots are experiencing much more serious malfunctions .

[@GRequinBlanc]

The incompetence is astonishing. Imagine pulling a breaker in your car while driving?

[@moderndayjay9109]

Yea unfortunately south east Asia doesn’t have the best reputation when it comes to training their pilots. I lived in Bali for a year and hated the idea of taking Air Asia or lion air.

[@ixm2unvrz]

Modern Day Jay I'm a native, I have been using Adam Air, Lion Air and Air Asia Indonesia ti travel around so far. For super short haul flights, Lion Air is okay, but if you wanted to fly a bit longer, for noe Garuda Indonesia is one of the few Indonesian airliners that I think is safe and comfortable enough

[@alphagirl3076]

@@ixm2unvrz how about Batik Air?

[@Nerdywr]

Modern Day Jay Singapore is probably the only exception in the whole of SEA

[@fraserp2377]

Not comparable, there are breakers that are fine to reset in this airbus.

[@jenniferwhitewolf3784]

Root problem... pilots that cannot fly an airplane. They spend thousands of hours entering waypoints into the computer that flies the plane.

[@willy6819]

yes.. after the aircraft banked left the FO turns the stick hard to the right because he was too panicked about the situation, and he got spatial disorientation too, which cost him 162 lives including himself

[@ralphghost]

ws 12 was the opposite with Air France flight 447 where the first officer was trying to climb when the second officer was trying to descend. They cancel out and cause a stall

[@kytran1153]

Spend effort for ridiculous mistake for flight crew

[@avesraggiana]

The CA was a former fighter pilot. I wouldn't assume that he couldn't fly.

[@YEETMAN-dt9mb]

transformersbannana umm no. Sidestick disagree doesnt cause a stall. The stall was caused by the FO pressing the sidestick priority button.

[@KittyShyne]

Omg. Imagine those passengers when the plane turned to 105 degrees left!!! Rest in peace. Kudos to this Channel! Avid fan!

[@tbcq]

105 degrees is too much tho

[@isamech8350]

What about the cabin crew who might be doing service 🙁

[@TheSqueezycook]

Imagine being in the lavatory when this nightmare unfolds

[@bloodboiling4451]

Must've been horrible. I can't even imagine. RIP

[@GaneshKumar-kg8ht]

I am a big fan of this channel n all well described

[@Korijenkins1414]

"Now Everyone Can Fly" Except the pilots apparently.

[@ayamkriukgamer6204]

Ok Kim jong ill

[@haydengalaxy2618]

Now everyone can fly Now everyone on board is killed

[@haydengalaxy2618]

RIP PEOPLE ON AIRASIA

[@bowser_rblx9819]

When I used airasia to travel , “Now everyone can fly” when I buy the plane model “Now everyone can fly X tra long

[@airpenangceo632]

@@bowser_rblx9819 its AIRASIA x

[@sarafusetti433]

The fact that the slogan of the company is: "now everyone can fly" just makes it extra creepy and sad. Rip all those poor people

[@yhfhdcf]

NOW WE MAKE PEOPLE DIEEEEEEEEEEE

[@nyikasplace9886]

No it's not. That slogan is directed at customers and you know it. No need to insinuate things just to sound edgy

[@g_pazzini]

fly to heaven or hell?

[@samirkaul9376]

Excuse me,no offence but the slogan is fine,It is one crash by maintenance and so don’t insult the airline.

[@mvfc7637]

This is exactly like the Air France flight where the pilots managed to lose control of the aircraft at high altitude after the auto-pilot had been disengaged, how hard is it to read the artificial horizon...ffs.

[@jeschr3462]

Exactly. Incompetence.

[@jeremieragois5514]

Was going to be my exact comment including ffs, frustrating when they can't fix their own mistakes

[@mvfc7637]

Jeremie Ragois One has to wonder whether there are inherent aerodynamic design flaws in the A-320’s and A-330’s which make them unstable at high altitude or whether its just a systemic issue with pilot’s being trained to rely on the automation in the cockpit.

[@derrick_blak_]

@@mvfc7637 high altitude coffin Conner. Low margin between an overspeed and a stall. It's there with any aircraft flying at high altitude. Less room for errors

[@mvfc7637]

Pilot Derrick understood, however why did the aircraft roll to the left as soon as the flight controls went into alternate law??? Was it because the trim now had to be set manually or were those settimgs unaffected by the disabling of the autopilot??

[@fcalvaresi]

As a Frenchman I feel pretty offended that both AF447 and this flight were taken down by my fellow countrymen’s tendency to nose up the damn plane for no reason.

[@moisemensah8233]

As a Frenchman, I concur. The sole mention of Flight 447 is enough to make me cry, even eleven years after this fateful accident. My fear of planes stemmed from this tragedy.

[@justvid366]

It's not your fault. Shared nationality isn't a reasonable basis for blaming other people in what someone else did. I don't think that pulling nose up is a "French" trait. It's a result of insufficient training of modern pilots who are basically "plane operators" rather than the pilots.

[@jammyn7368]

@@moisemensah8233 Unfortunately, mine too.

[@CassassinCatto]

as a person who has soldered professionally for over 20 years it offends me that a dodgy solder joint and some shitty inspection resulted in this. It really bugs me because it's so damn easy to pick up on and fix!

[@Dahb1GOAT]

So true

[@soysoy7672]

one of my senior in junior high school was one of the passenger in that plane. i remembered when this crashed was happened, she and her family was in the plane. everyone was so sad even the people from my school too. im sending all my prayers to all the passengers and cabin crew. couldnt imagine how they all feeling when the plane turned to left, deep condolences.

[@KaTyJP]

And my school friend too we were planning to meet in Singapore when i was ten now turning 16

[@Lunacattleya]

my friend was in that flight with her mother.. she later found almost a month after the crash. Rest in Peace.

[@jeffo2448]

I flew home across the Atlantic the morning of this crash. It was eerie stepping into the plane knowing one had just crashed... a bit nerve racking. RIP to those who perished.

[@brandonb1681]

I'm not an aviator, but it seems that pilots are more computer techs nowadays and not pilots. A computer will never have a desire to survive when things get bad.

[@DustWolphy]

Only the plane crashed after they turned off the computers...

[@chinbosschinboss2484]

Yeah but wasn't one of the pilots a former airforce fighter jet pilot? What was the malfunction here?

[@luuduonghy659]

Time in this video 0:00 Intro 0:38 Introduction about the flight 4:07 Plane take off 5:11 The plane suffer rudder travel fault for first time 7:25 The plane suffer rudder travel fault for third time 8:08 The plane suffer rudder travel fault for fourth time The disaster then striked 9:02 Autopilot and auto thrust disconnected, the plane turn left 9:42 First office turn plane to right 10:05 First Officer shifting the side stick to left and he put the plane into climbing position 10:49 The Stall warning activated 11:13 The plane then enter a dive 11:41 The flight disappears from radar 11:58 The flight crash 12:10 Investigated and aftermath

[@404notfound.....]

Appreciate the hard work that goes into these videos. Everything is perfect, right down to the music for the different scenarios.

[@rn8427]

The production quality of this is just insanely good

[@cocotaveras8975]

R N Agreed!

[@secugen1331]

@@cocotaveras8975 it's flight simulator

[@cocotaveras8975]

SecuGen I know.

[@gopalkohila7313]

Yeah man

[@basicallystupid7080]

Even though its a flight simulator it literally feels like an actual action movie/action movie trailer

[@SigTheSauceMan]

Pilots are as trusting of auto-pilot as Tesla drivers are. It's called "Auto Pilot" for simplicity, but is actually an ASSIST. It can't do everything.

[@SigTheSauceMan]

@@keqingsshoes2230 I get what you're saying. And I'm not saying that it's easy, just that planes didn't always have all these assists and older pilots have recognizable skill, even without all the extra assists.

[@charltongioprepena9325]

Simply a human skills could be applied. Do not rely on just what programs does have. With using through your brilliant mind is always be a better. You are about to controlling the situations which is whatever it happens and any scenarios that possibly occurring. Conquering the quest.

[@alviyunitasari3737]

True. The Tesla Autopilot can’t even do everything too like a plane’s Autopilot

[@cedricye1767]

It's an Airbus, so it's actually an Autopilot. On Boeing aircraft it is an assist.

[@ahmedbilal760]

As a pilot I can say that the autopilot does everything mate, we just have to monitor it and simply fly the plane when it disengages, which in this case the pilots failed to do for some reason.

[@andy99ish]

"The final report ... did not specifically conclude that pilot error did cause the crash." Sure. Switching off vital systems because a technician on ground once did so and then not being able to fly the plane manually is no one's error. Just a fateful chain of events..

[@MikkoRantalainen]

That's crash investigation speak for saying that if everything had worked perfectly, the autopilot had taken the plane to the final airway and there wouldn't have been a crash. There was multiple failures in the chain of events but the pilots were the final problem - they couldn't fly the plane without computer assistance even though they supposedly had training for that, too.

[@awesoma330]

I think It's better for you to just read the full report..

[@wroixy5011]

OMG THAT'S HORRIBLE!! I CAN'T IMAGINE THE FEAR EVERYONE'S EXPERIENCING AT THE LAST MINUTES OF THEIR LIFE.

[@vinous.]

Why are you using caps

[@wroixy5011]

@@vinous. CAUSE I SEE NOTHING WRONG WITH IT ??

[@vinous.]

@@wroixy5011 why its not crazy its history now

[@davidwheatcroft2797]

As soon as the plane starts going down, "Power back to idle. Roll wings level using artificial horizon. Pull back to nose level. You MUST fly the aeroplane!" Panicking does not help. Training does. I flew with the RAF. Their training saved my life. It changes you when you nearly die.

[@darrinsiberia]

THE FAA needs to require these airliner pilots for strict MANUAL FLYING SKILLS UNDER DURESS at least once every 5 thousand miles or 5 years or whichever comes first. SOMETHING to keep them on their toes. I'm seeing this common theme over and over. One little bump in the road and these pilots flip the hell out and suddenly none of them are on the same page! It's unnecessary!

[@adrianaluptak3832]

Kudos to you for this absolutely amazing videos! I'm a cabin crew and hearing such realistic PAs, aircraft sounds, etc make me think I'm really there, experiencing it all! Thanks for your commitment ❤️🙏

[@AnuRMusicVideos]

I remember this flight. I had to fly over the Java Sea just a couple months after this happened. I watched that map on the in-flight TV so hard - I was praying that we would make it over the Java Sea. It was scary, but I can't imagine how scary it was for those in this flight.

[@adrianmardianto7681]

“I just want to tell you both good luck, we’re all counting on you” -Leslie Nielsen 1980

[@Mhel2023]

Looks like they picked a bad day to quit amphetamines

[@Sarastarlight100]

Those lines are from my favorite movie airplane lol XD.

[@Sarastarlight100]

@@Mhel2023 To funny XD.

[@josephjakubec3171]

So many pilots lost when the computer quits flying the plane. Old WW2 pilots were the best.

[@adamw.8579]

Now we should call them "operators" not "pilots". Good old Windows error remedy: reset computer.

[@heatherstub]

That they were. We had one as we flew to Chicago and got caught between two supercells that were trying to merge into one. At 39,000 we hit turbulence, and as we bounced up and down for about 10 minutes, nobody knew how fast a plane could really fall. THen we found out, and the amazing thing was that he warned us that there was going to be on "hell of a bump!" I didn't know it at the time, but a plane can fall as fast as 15 times terminal velosity. We had already taken a pretty bad tumble about 20-30 seconds before this one, but we never anticipated anything like what we felt. When you lose consciousness, praying to God that we don't feel it if we hit the ground, I was glad to come to with my Mom right next to me. We all had ear and tummy troubles after that one, and the turbulence took part of our landing gear, but we landed safely in Chicago around 20 minutes later. We won't ever forget that 6,000 foot plunge. I do remember the plane rocking forward and back when it all started, but I still get nervous to this day when I fly. I was so glad we had that pilot, because I don't know if anyone would have done as well today. Of course, we have much better radar, too, so that's a plus. That was in June, 1971. Sorry for the errors, too, but I tried to correct them, and my screen-reading software isn't allowing me to find and correct anything, and I use the keyboard. Hopefully I can get things squared away with the next software download. Thanks.

[@keelsmac01]

Joseph Jakubec absolutely agree. The pilots now retired flew without all the automation, when there was an issue, they were very comfortable manually flying the plane. Those guys are gone now for the most part. May have some ready to retire pilots of that caliber. Wait till their gone...

[@hillarybillary21]

Joseph Jakubec I’ve been saying this for years. When I get on an airplane, I wanna see ‘ol sparky up in the pilots seat with his nam tattoos and a glass of whiskey.

[@hillarybillary21]

Heather stubbs you lost consciousness?? I’m so glad you guys landed safely. What type of balance/stomach issues do you still suffer from?

[@66lwmorgan]

Great explanation of this disaster, as always I thank you for your time. Can't get over how realistic the ground vehicles and people boarding the plane look.

[@MrCrystalcranium]

What a fantastic production. The close ups and ominous and sad music in the background during pushback lend to the drama of the passengers going to their deaths, sealed in their flying tomb. Just a fantastic simulation that puts the viewer next to and onboard that tragic flight. Awesome presentation.

[@angkzxc3215]

I am from Indonesia, very grateful to the admin for making this video, you are very reminiscent of the incident that involved our family first:)

[@estoyaqui5386]

I am blown away by the quality of your content and the huge improvements you made over the six months i have been following your channel.

[@jinshjinshanajinsh8413]

One minute appreciation for the animation💯 Rip to all those died 😭😭

[@howdan1985]

Another phenomenal video from The Flight Channel - thank you for showing us in such simple yet accurate and easy-to-understand terms what the sequence of events was prior to this tragic and avoidable disaster. I'd always wondered what the cause of this AirAsia8501 crash was. Thank you!

[@ovvsterancebailey7619]

To everyone reading this I hope y’all have a safe flight and not think about horror stuff like this and people gotta understand pilots can’t do everything impossible but it’s heartbreaking that those people in that plane did not deserve to lose their lives on that plane. May they’ll rest in peace

[@Montoya2005]

Don’t tell me what to think about my flights. Keep your inspirational bullsht to yourself. It’s my flight, not yours.

[@KatjaNX]

Your videos just get better and better, been watching them for over a year. You deserve more views! Thank you again for an amazing simulation

[@peterguirguess853]

Should give the flight simulator the credit

[@NobaAndrewxyu]

Fabulous, I'm totally impressed by this amazing video of yours. I loved the new intro, songs, effects, etc. I can't wait for the next one!

[@wellcraft2136]

Having watched more of these than I can count a nagging conclusion haunts me. In so many cases an experienced, calm and knowledgeable pilot should certainly be able to recover the aircraft before disaster strikes. Sadly it seems as if too many of the so-called pilots are only able to "fly" the plane if all the systems are functioning as designed. It's somewhat akin to painting by numbers. If the numbers are altered or removed from the equation they are unable to actually fly the plane. If that's true then flight schools need to get back to basics and teach pilots how to fly, not just turn knobs and flip switches. It is tragic that so many people die needlessly, not only in this flight but so many others. May those departed souls rest peacefully in eternity.

[@johnfranklin5277]

Absolutely.

[@jennythepirateasmr8383]

You're right. It is unconscionable.

[@aditha00]

This is what I was thinking all along There are so dependant to the systems and forgotten how to manually fly the plane

[@7ebr830]

I don't understand why the captain didn't take control of the flight. When your co-pilot has obviously lost his trolley, there's little point yelling out instructions to him. In too many of these videos, doofus pilots get people killed. Before, I used to be scared of mechanical faults in the aircraft. Now, I'm afraid of idiots in the cockpit. 😠 I've watched dozens of these videos and only in two cases have I applauded the pilots. One crew saved the plane, the other could not, but they fought bravely, intelligently, and professionally all the way to the ground; the loss of the aircraft was not their fault. Respect to all the good pilots out there, but curses on all the incompetent clowns who get people killed.

[@wellcraft2136]

@@sionnachrealta5534 Incorrect. First generation passenger jets were flown with the aid of gauges and sensors, which assisted the pilot's intensely practiced and acquired flying skills. Under nearly all circumstances all aircraft can be manually flown, if the pilot has been trained accordingly. This is the concern - the industry has become too reliant on modern AI automation and when it fails, or flight conditions are outside of AI parameters, most pilots today have only a textbook concept of how to fly the plane. They are trained to operate flight control systems, not how to actually fly an aircraft. In fact, most advanced aviation training utilize cockpit hoods or curtains in the final stages of training to restrict the pilot's field of vision so that he only sees instrumentation and not the visual cues and sensory perceptions within and external to the aircraft. Instead of relying on actual flying skills, which are limited, they try to solve problems by overriding or "outsmarting" the flight control systems. Tragically that mindset leads to many airline disasters. Needless to say, there are conditions where no amount of training or flying skills can alter the ultimate outcome, such as catastrophic mechanical failures. Nevertheless there are examples of highly competent and experienced pilots avoiding disasters, relying solely on their actual flying skills. The core principles of flying, in the order of importance: aviate, navigate, communicate. Nowadays the term "pilot" is more akin to someone who understands the basic principles of flight and is trained to operate complex flight control systems. "Pilots used to be in command of their airliners, but automation is taking over and we are seeing the results." windsorstar.com/opinion/guest-column-whos-flying-the-plane "Almost everything the airplane does is commanded, one way or the other, by the pilots. The automation only does what we tell it to do." askthepilot.com/questionanswers/automation-myths/

[@tensevo]

There is something terrible about writing "now everyone can fly" on the side of a plane. Accidents happen when arrogance runs amock.

[@ivebeenmemed]

Lol so true

[@nyikasplace9886]

No

[@jeschr3462]

The captain did a minor mistake. The first officer killed everyone on board.

[@impervious99]

Yeh the fo seemed to panic or decided he wanted to die

[@lonestar1637]

Same thing as with the Air France flight with a FO and the damn side stick.

[@DirtlovR]

Captain did a major mistake by fiddling with aircraft systems he should not touch during flight. What happened later was consequence of his stupidity. Pilots were not skilled enough to stabilize the aircraft. They both turned minor system failure info a catastrophe. What's more astonishing is the fact that investigators didn't acknowledge multiple pilots errors thus no lesson was learned from this accident. Senseless loss of lives.

[@metwo1492]

@@DirtlovR Yup. Captain made a major mistake by basically turning off large portions of the electrical systems in flight, but it was a recoverable one had the FO not panicked and forgotten how to fly. Assuming the circuit breakers had not affected the instruments, they should have indicated bank angle and nose attitude. Also curious was why the Captain never said "my airplane" or some other such to get the FO to let go of his stick.

[@jansilha3623]

@@metwo1492 there is a button that gets control to Captains stick on that very stick as well, exactly for these situations.

[@manuelluispereira1139]

Pilot error was the culprit of this accident.

[@AntonyLorenzo]

Air Asia are notorious for fast tracking their pilots through flight training programs. Personally, I would never fly with them or any other budget Asian carriers.

[@alviyunitasari3737]

@AJ Lorenzo Same, when I saw Air Asia’s business class I wanna go with Air Asia but when the crash happened I *_changed my MIND_*

[@bukitkatilmp]

They still have the best pilot training for budget carriers in Asia, far better than Scoot or JetStar Asia.

[@mikebronicki6978]

Side stick, side stick, side stick. Pilot inputs cancel first officer inputs. Stupid design leads to dead people.

[@forza223bowe5]

They should have fixed the fault with the plane

[@cutekiwibird9997]

Guys please respect my country. I'm from Indonesia 🇮🇩. U guys should knows, that Indonesia is archipelagos country, many islands, sea and even ocean. It's not easy to flying in this territory... In tropical country that the equator crossing by.. We have different climate, Air pressure, wind and cloud type. Indonesia mostly has a dangerous cumulonimbus clouds that can affect to airplane activity.. It isn't always cause of human error....we have crazy wind change like monsoon and suddenly air pressure that can cause a huge turbulence and danger

[@robotik4]

Rubbish pilots

[@YRJ88Game]

Ga ngaruh, bro. Pilot error ya pilot error.

[@renoagasthya2261]

Did you guys realize that every year when it ends or start there is always a tragedy

[@reynaldiwidjaja277]

Yes 2021...

[@renoagasthya2261]

@@reynaldiwidjaja277 damn my prediction is right

[@chokycoki17]

Yes 9 Jan 2021 Indonesian Sriwijaya Air , Flight SJ182 Has Crashed Somewhere Around The Java Sea After Just About 4 Minute Into The Flight. 10,900 Feet To 250 Feet Just Under 1 Minute

[@reynaldiwidjaja277]

@@chokycoki17 yup got the data from FR24

[@chokycoki17]

@@reynaldiwidjaja277 yuppp

[@metalfaceoff945]

I watch so many of these videos that I think I'm forcing my eventual fate.

[@jerrymarshall2095]

Not likely of course,my sister was a flight attendant for 25 yrs.and lived to tell about it.Dont even think she ever slid off the runway.It was american airlines too,they dont seem to be featured in these vids as often as some.

[@rastachicagomataderos]

I watch so many of this videos that i'm think i can stand up from my passenger Seat, get in the control cabin and solve the problem myself

[@rastachicagomataderos]

@AC it's my third language , so im taking it easy, what about you Professor Dickhead .

[@BoutYoungAnnaLee]

@@rastachicagomataderos good for you!

[@andrew_koala2974]

It is so that commercial pilots accumulate more flying hours than Airforce pilots, Though Airforce pilots undertake a great deal more training for emergencies. Commercial pilots must also undertake regular training in a Flight Simulator. What this Captain did was dumb, irresponsible and 'PLANE STUPID" for want of a better description. It is true that the more time you spend in bed the greater the possibility that you will die in bed. and the greater number of hours you spend in the air the greater the probability that you will die falling out of the sky. Falling out of love is less painful

[@BLACKMONGOOSE13]

Imagine having to hand fly your aircraft; every commercial pilots biggest fear. I remember one pilot in another emergency telling ATC that he was having to hand fly the aircraft like it was an abnormal thing.....🙄

[@watershed44]

@BLACKMONGOOSE13 That's the problem today...unlike 25 years ago or more most pilots are just not skilled enough at manually flying the planes, I think things like this weren't nearly as likely to happen because most pilots then had good manual flying skills.

[@MothaLuva]

watershed44 Maybe not „most“. But surely „many“. Or at least, many more than nowadays.

[@wyomingadventures]

Totally agree with you on that. Sully evidently knew how too. And United 232 in Sioux city Iowa.

[@gavinwise9832]

Then fly Boeing, my dad had flies a decent percentage of the time

[@watershed44]

D.B Plastering That might be true, but the odds are going to favor worse safety since many commercial pilots today are nothing more than computer jockeys, and aren't really good pilots.

[@CDN1975]

The horror these poor passengers were subjected to before crashing is beyond comprehension. Condolences to their families.

[@jraa4560]

Just started traveling the world this year. I love the Flight Channel very unique and professional, i just keep coming back here. Love the detail and knowledge. More importantly rest in peace to All thr passengers and crew in these videos.

[@BradenBogdan]

Excellent reenactment of this one. Your skills have improved alot since the graphics and performance switch! A+++! : ) 🇨🇦

[@gunbunnyjunk7881]

Such a shame that happened. Rest in peace to all that was aboard that flight.

[@larrydavid6852]

"let me reset this circuit breaker and then see what happens..."

[@pretendinnocent3548]

I know right ughhh

[@alansmyth2204]

Once he says that game over RIP All on board

[@jerrymarshall2095]

Yeah,hey ya all watch this.

[@m4rs12]

Surprise... Surprise now you have to actually fly the airplane Pilot & copilot: uh oh...

[@ykyang5786]

@@alansmyth2204 It wasn't game over yet. It was game over when the captain failed to take control of the plane instead of letting the F/O do it.

[@alfasinaga2460]

Pilot error and incompetent FO makes it even worst.

[@77Stringer]

My friends girlfriend was almost forced onto this flight this due to a visa issue. She demanded that she made her intended flight that her friends were on, cleared visa control and made it to Singapore where she was living. That decision saved her life, RIP those who didn’t make it.

[@MishutkAviation]

Aircraft: Oh, rudder travel limiter system has failed. ECAM: *hAvE yOu tRiEd tO SwItCh iT oFf ThEn oN???*

[@raffipambudi]

Also Captain: enough with this

[@ricktaylor3748]

There's really no use in using upper case and lower case letters, while typing sentences. It looks ridiculous.

[@MishutkAviation]

So, it's very simple - it SHOULD look ridiculous. It's the only reason I'm using that.

[@ricktaylor3748]

@@MishutkAviation You accomplished your goal. RIDICULOUS.

[@MishutkAviation]

Great. I'm very happy now.

[@IamImAAstronaut]

Love the new camera angles during taxi and the added sound. Most of these are pretty sad but that adds a lot more emotion.

[@Sleetstream]

This accident actually shocked me back in 2014. We already lost MH370 and MH17. And now. A flight from my neighboring country.

[@JoshuasPHXAviation]

What a great video TheFlightChannel!👍👍Hope you had a great time with your family over Christmas of 2019 and Happy New Year 2020!

[@mariocitino7859]

This is so similiar to Air France 447 flight! The captain shoud have said “I HAVE CONTROL” and the disaster would have been avoided. Definetly pilot error.

[@k2tv938]

Mario Citino I thought the same thing.. i literally said out loud (to no one), “Welp.. I know how this will go”

[@gtaxmods]

It really was pathetic. That FO should never have been in the cockpit if he didn't understand how to use the stick.

[@RealNameNeverUsed]

But the investigations did say that by resetting the circuit breaker (still a pilot error), it turned off multiple flight controls, so even if the captain Had Control, we’ll never know some control might still not function.

[@divayanche1]

That captain Bonin should have never gotten that license...smh

[@rajendraangara9466]

The graphics in this video (especially those clouds in the last minutes of flight climbing )tells how passionate you are ❤️ your channel is the best flight channel 👍🏼

[@patp5449]

Rest in Peace for all passengers and crews onboard. Really hope that this kind of disaster won't ever happen again.

[@Itszeehoney]

i absolutely love your channel. The videos are amazing. really appreciate your effort. your channel was one of the factors that lead to my passion of aviation.

[@mrstefanusronaldyeuyanan533]

most of the passengers are families with their young children travelling to singapore for a new year's holiday 😭😭😭 it pains my heart so much

[@jjm8224]

Really painful. Imagine seeing your child scream in terror while not being able to do anything about it. That is the worst way to die...being absolutely heartbroken.

[@SiegeRock]

I know it’s very sad 😢

[@reggie7956]

JJ M unless alerted by the adults, the child would have no idea what was happening. Most adults would be unaware of what was happening as well. Most of these events happen in minutes or seconds. Flight attendants may have realized what was happening, but would not let on. Hopefully, most of the passengers were asleep. Always watch the flight attendants closely- I’m only scared when they are. If they sit quickly and buckle up without it being a planned decent, brace yourself.

[@reggie7956]

David M shhhhhhhhhhhhh 🤫🤫🤫🤫🤫🤫🤫🤫😐

[@honeyb3603]

"TheFlightChannel", add in the video's name: "Realistic version"

[@canceled2451]

It's just crazy how the smallest deviation from normal conditions can set in motion a chain of events that end in disaster

[@datgood121]

I hapen to know someone who was a pastor for the church of those 41. They ran services for a month maybe( cant exactly remember) at or near the airport and i attended one of those services. The mood was just depressing, it was hard being in the room with all the greif in it and you can feel it. I hope we never have to see anything like that again.

[@jacquelinechristensen9231]

Why didn’t the Captain take control when it was clear the copilot was seriously in trouble?

[@wyomingadventures]

Probably didn't know the co pilot was doing the opposite of him. Just like Air France 447.

[@paveldrumev2117]

@@wyomingadventures its not like the sit next to each other....

[@wyomingadventures]

@@paveldrumev2117 true. But I remember in the investigation of 447 they found out each pilot was doing the opposite of the other. There was 3 pilots on that flight. The captain only found out that the other pilot was doing the wrong thing and it was unfortunately to late then.

[@encinobalboa]

Dual input. Same as AF447. It's a design flaw.

[@encinobalboa]

@Joe Guitar I agree. AB side stick is totally flawed. The captain's stick is in his left hand. 7 out 8 people are right handed so chances are the captain is flying with his less coordinated off hand. In normal flight, fine. In an emergency in which extreme hand eye coordination is needed, I want the captain to fly with his best and most coordinated hand.

[@emmcee476]

One thing I have gathered from watching so many of these types of videos - many pilots have relied too much on physical sensations instead of their instruments, which are almost never wrong

[@evangelineteh2031]

The people in the cabin must be really scared! Rest In peace to everyone who died.

[@Jerry.Jerryston]

Your sound arrangement has enormously improved!

[@danderdan101]

Everytime a big air plane incident occurs like that Ukrainian one the otherday i always note to myself " ahh ill catch that one on the flight channel to see what happened"

[@anitasuhamto7407]

At the time (28th) my parents just got back from Ambon with Garuda Indonesia and I remember my mom said "there's a lot of people here in Juanda because an Air Asia went missing" and I wont forget the chilling feeling days later. This tragedy, story from a colleague who knew some of the missing(dead) passengers, my alma mater's announcements of their (dead) students in that flight, and national news with our Mayor (bless your heart bu Risma) who consoled passengers family... Rest in Peace for all the Perished, and condolences to their family

[@sudipadhikari3592]

This is the best video of this channel. Love from India and RIP for all those poor soul !

[@Mandy7D7]

The moment the pilot went to reset the system I began to lose it. Totally mind boggled at sequence of events that followed.

[@generalsixty2133]

It's hard to believe that flying without autopilot is so difficult. These two pilots were literally fighting each other. Everything happens so fast. If you don't know exactly what happens when you reset a breaker then don't touch it !

[@DrJ-hx7wv]

Its not the first time two pilots did different things with the Airbus stick with overcompensation AND the opposite illusion resulting. I never heard of such a thing before this channel.

[@dankeihanaikukauakahihulih7969]

Holy crap the attention to detail is absolutely phenomenal

[@fpskoda467]

Imagine what this guy is gonna be able to do when FSX 2020 comes out

[@MrGodsins]

wow, the flight attendant announcement is perfect

[@nouha3920]

I don't know why I'm addicted to air disasters videos a month before a flight

[@elaineblackhurst1509]

Nouha And a day after the Iranian crash not a good idea you’ll get panic attacks if your not careful ❤️🇬🇧🇺🇸✈️😥

[@gabri_maybe]

The worst part is the aircraft having the slogan "Now Everybody can Fly" when is crashing lol

[@sas-scandinavianair8224]

Wow, some of the greatest content out there. I subbed.

[@ixm2unvrz]

"Ini sabuk pengaman anda" That voice reminded me of how much I miss flying and gawking at planes in the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport like a maniac

[@robin2012ism]

It all started when pilot let his emotions control him and he went off the chain. Oh yeah, nice production work, Flight Chännel.

[@Cinerary]

Typical Frenchman. They’re like PMSing women with their emotions

[@nyikasplace9886]

@@Cinerary no

[@intothemystic5223]

It's like 2 kids were flying the plane.

[@rangermaverick85]

Seems like you have an ATPL license right

[@forza223bowe5]

In Indonesia, I think they get flying licenses from a corn flake packet

[@Adolphification]

@@forza223bowe5 the co pilot who unnecessarily nose up the plane was french

[@maramaaa3666]

@@Adolphification really?

[@wedotalkaboutwhatarmystand4796]

@@maramaaa3666 yes. Watch the video. Read it.

[@colossebdumont879]

I really feel like the quality of the videos suddently went up in 2020, keep up the great work ! And also RIP to all the passengers and crew ❤.

[@tunamayo21]

One of the victims was an upperclassman in my senior high. I didn’t know her personally, I just know her name. Anyhow we received the news, grieved for her and moved on. The very next week, my class was moved to the classroom where she last studied. We had a whiteboard at the front and back of the class, the one on the back used for keeping schedules. As the change is permanent, we were busy sorting out the classroom and I was tasked to clean the back whiteboard, which was filled with the pervious class’ schedules and decorated with anime drawings. I later found out it was her who drew those drawings. I felt so bad. Rest in piece

[@BettercallRaf445]

Damn

[@dopeygang6719]

Pilot as well as company’s fault caused this ! Imagine the horror going through passengers rip

[@elaineblackhurst1509]

Why am I addicted to this channel I can’t cope when everyone dies. How come a plane has a fault sorted 23 times and no one looked to see what was actually causing these repeat problems it’s pure negligence. The pilots loss of spatial awareness doomed the plane from then on RIP And my heart goes out to the families and their enduring suffering 🇬🇧❤️✈️🇺🇸😥

[@jeschr3462]

Without Indonesian and Ethiopian airlines, this channel would be nothing. Those two third world hell holes have the worst flight disaster records. Total incompentency.

[@elaineblackhurst1509]

Jes Chr I cant say I know what your saying is right or wrong but there does seem to be a lack of the present day pilots to actually be able to fly the plane manually in times of trouble.We living in a computer age world have unwittingly began to lose our strong mental abilities and why should we bother cos the computer does it for us so the brain gets lazy. Yea as you have guessed I did study phsycology and just maybe these pilots need to go back to basics and actually fly the plane instead of being too reliant on computer wizardry lol ❤️🇬🇧✈️🇺🇸😥

[@elaineblackhurst1509]

Jes Chr you also sound very racist with this remark .these pilots are often trained in US or Uk lol❤️🇬🇧🇺🇸✈️😥

[@davidgraham370]

@Jes Chr Which is why more flights are flying in and out of Indonesia than ever before? Or why Addis Ababa is considered one of the best airports to fly through when flying east to west? Ethiopian Airlines is the most successful in Africa, because it's safe. Indonesia is now a perfectly safe country to fly in and out of, trust me, I've done it. Russia had 9 crashes in 2011, the same year it was listed as the most dangerous country to fly in, and they were found to be using outdated techniques and untrained pilots. Russia isn't a third world hellhole last time everyone checked. In fact, neither is Indonesia, it is considered a developed country according to its HDI and actually has a lower poverty rate than the USA (in 2018 USA poverty rate was 11.8%, Indonesia was 9.6% - not bad for the fourth most populated country and as you say; "third world hellhole"). If you're only listing these two countries because of the 737 MAX crashes. Don't. They were both errors with the plane and nothing to do with pilot error. On the front of bad airlines, on the Forbes list of most dangerous airlines of 2019, no Indonesian or Ethiopian airline is on the list. Kam airways of Afghanistan is, SCAT airlines of Kazakhstan is, the FLAG carrier of Nepal is in the top 10. Ethiopian airways is allowed to fly into the EU, As is Garuda Indonesia, the flag carrier (and the only airline with planes that can make it to the EU) of Indonesia is allowed to fly in the EU too since it has a safety record above EU standards, and trust me - they're strict. All of these airlines listed previously are BANNED from flying in the EU. Maybe try doing your research before looking like a racist imbecile who has no idea what they are saying. Regards, Someone who knows what they're talking about

[@davidgraham370]

@@elaineblackhurst1509 I grew up in Hong Kong but was born in Glasgow so I've been on a few heavies in my lifetime. The most recent new heavy I've been on was the 350-900 and I've also seen Cathay Pacific's first ever 350-1000 and Qatar's first 350-1000. I've also seen the VA 350-1000 circling over my house as it did test flights in Glasgow. My Dad's been on the 350-1000. I'm also flying on a new plane next month. A Loganair Embraer ERJ-135 from Stavanger to Edinburgh. That will be the smallest plane I'll have ever been on - unless an American Eagle CRJ-200 is smaller... :)

[@deapii]

The graphic and sound are so real

[@deers3715]

This vid is full of effort! TFC actually used an audio of an Indonesian English accent! Great job.

[@ClassicStreetIron]

In this case, how can it NOT be pilot error?

[@MrDentist89]

I cannot express how much i love your videos and your contents.. My knowledge has been consolidated strongly by learning from other’s mistakes which is invaluable method of learning.. Thanks a lot for such a great content and hope to get more of this creativity

[@russianramblings]

something I've learned from your videos. Whenever the F.O starts touching his side stick for no reason, it's going to end badly

[@terenceramroop]

I've said it once and I will say it again. The Discovery Channel can't even compete with your content and accuracy.

[@philomath67]

This was an interesting albeit tragic one. Thanks for all your effort. I haven't flown since 1988. Not because of fright, I just haven't had the opportunity. After watching some of your videos and videos done by others, I think that will probably continue for the foreseeable future.

[@peterguirguess853]

Cuz ur a loser with nowhere to go

[@philomath67]

@@peterguirguess853 What a retarded, aggressive comment.

[@emre833]

Damn i thought they were gonna rebalance the plane and make it but sadly didnt... rest in peace everybody who died

[@masesharp6009]

I love the realistic detail, right down to the streaky plane windows. I still remember this tragedy so well. Nasty business.

[@madmartigan1634]

The youtube ads show up and play very upbeat, happy commercials in the midst of the most harrowing moments, in all of these videos. It's soooooo painful.