WHY was this Captain SILENT?? | Iberia 610

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On a cold February morning in 1985, a Boeing 727 carrying 148 passengers and crew slips into the foggy abyss of the mountains of Northern Spain. And in this abyss, lies a deadly surprise. The pilots are seconds away from finding out that they have made a grave error. How did they make this mistake, and why hasn’t the captain said a word for over 100 kilometres? This is the strange story of Iberia flight 610.
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[@prabhatthapliyal9160]

but the plane u shows look like MC Douglas??

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[@devious187]

It's unfathomable that they would design a plane to have the same tone sound for 2 separate alarms, that's just madness

[@scarling9367]

This is IBERIA!!!

[@bradsanders407]

​@@scarling9367 umm... no it Boeing. They were the ones that built the plane.

[@bradsanders407]

Same thing with the hellios ghost plane. The take-off warning and cabin altitude warning were the same. The crew for whatever reason thought they were getting a faulty take-off configuration alarm and never put their mask on like procedure dictates.

[@Shatyice420]

Trust me that’s not even the BEGINNING of the bad designs Boeing put out particularly in the 80s- mid 90’s. All their 767s at one point had buttons that only showed what they indicated based on LEDS under the key overlay. The buttons were nonsticking, which meant that in the event that a fuse blew, a lot of confusion can take place. The design basically made it to where they needed to prioritize restoring power to a minor issue over flying the actual plane as the minor issue will eventually evolve into a big one if the pilot can’t tell what buttons are pushed in. There have been so many incidents within a 10 year stretch there with Boeing aircraft from 1987-1997 where SO many of their new aircraft were experiencing problems. This happens to coincide with when they were first started being able to self-certify what they manufactured (WHAT IN THE ACTUAL F***?). The poor build quality often left these newer Boeing aircraft often in worse shape than the aircraft’s which they replaced, and at a tiny fraction of the hours flown.

[@alphamineron]

Because Boeing is stupid. The alert is for deviating from selected altitude… it should be for outward deviation and never sound when approaching the selected altitude. There shouldn’t be 2 tones… only 1.

[@davidhynd4435]

NOT paying your pilots, particularly as a form of punishment, is a sure way to leave them angry, distracted, and disengaged from their job. Clearly, that must impact on passenger safety. The airline should have been held at least partly responsible for this crash. I can't see how the airline's behaviour was anything short of criminal negligence.

[@SunofYork]

That is what is called "A stretch".... If you don't pay enough they are going to kill themselves and their passengers ?

[@Dilley_G45]

The not taking the shortcut was just following the standard procedure. Nothing bad

[@jayuppercase3398]

Such nonsense

[@Dep5723]

The captain had a duty of care to his passengers regardless of not being paid.

[@SunofYork]

@@Dep5723 It's a pretty selfish world and duty comes second, even when ones own life is as stake...

[@alvarvillalongamarch3894]

I'm an active Captain for Iberia,and I must say you nailed the accident.Specially,the Captain's absent mindedness after the furlough without pay,his discontent with company,flying by the book,and the difficult reading of those Colleman altimeters.Nothing was briefed,and the abbreviated procedure flying direct from Domingo Vor to the 13nm fix,with a 45/180 turn,exiting heading 076,for an inbound course of 301.If you reached the fix at 7000,you had to speed the descent down to 4500,slowing down before and using speedbrakes.They got confused with the altimeters,hit the unchartered antenna flying too low and then...That is no excuse for any crewmember,but we are all humans,and this accident is very interesting from the Crm point of view.May God have mercy on all of us who cross the skies.

[@GreenDotAviation]

I appreciate your insight into this! Glad you think I've done the incident justice.

[@topform4665]

smooth and safe skies Captain

[@axer3515]

I have used the instrument and they are not hard to use especially after some experience with this type.

[@axer3515]

This is similar to the Florida crash when the crew missed the loss of altitude.

[@240soundwave]

​@@GreenDotAviation this is an accident not an incident ?

[@mingulay29]

It is surprisingly common in Spain, or at least it used to be, for employees to be owed 2 or 3 months salary. As a freelancer there it was a nightmare to get paid - 6 months, 56 phone calls and five visits to the highly solvent company in one case. As pilots earn good salaries they also have plenty of outgoings. Not paying a pilot - who is doing a highly responsible job - is causing him unnecessary stress and in this case led to huge loss of life. What a spiteful little country it can be.

[@user-qp1vt3rb9y]

I really don't understand this approach/relationship of airlines with their pilots.., obviously, pilots are more conscientious than other humans but they're also just humans who want to be treated well.

[@Will-eq7uh]

The fact that you focus on that and not the pilot actively disengaging in a flight with hundreds of innocent passengers speaks volumes about your character. Do better.

[@mingulay29]

@@Will-eq7uhThe Captain went on strike, was fired then taken back again but not paid his salary. Would the non-payment of salary of a working pilot occur at British Airways or Lufthansa? No chance. Have you any idea of what no salary over months does to a person who is working normally as the bills mount up and foreclosure looms? One day that person snaps just like I did in Spain. That is all I am trying to say. And when you say do better I completed a PHD on the neoliberal effects on commercial aviation at the age of 60 a few years ago, in which I predicted in 2012 that the Boeing 737 Max and the 787 would be problematic.

[@Will-eq7uh]

@@mingulay29 Jesus, you’re actually justifying murder because he wasn’t paid for a month. You truly are a despicable person.

[@mvxarmbrstr4366]

@@mingulay29 congratulations on your phd! is your dissertation available somewhere?

[@william.0419]

Your narration skills are genuinely amazing. The way you unpack all the small details gets me so interested in every single video.

[@GreenDotAviation]

Love to hear that! I'm trying to improve in each video 😁

[@gosborg]

I couldn’t agree more. I have trawled your channel to make sure that I have watched all your videos and am genuinely excited each time you publish a new one, notwithstanding the serious subject matter. Your entire presentation is excellent, in my opinion the best in this genre. Please keep on doing what you do. Your insights into the psychology behind the pilots’ decision making are truly educating.

[@Menstral]

I disagree completely. I despise the way the details were kept from me like a fan dance, while all the interesting details, about the 'pay / strike / pilots' were all only alluded to, and then not resolved at the end of the story. When did these Captains stopped acting like babies? Why wasn't the TV tower on the charts?

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[@xabier.iriarte]

I am so surprised by your coverage of this very little known accident in the Basque Country, and you gave a ton of details I didn't know about, like the fact that the final report didn't even mention the lack of GPWS. The plane crashed into Mt. Oiz, near where I live, and my parents remember this accident and all the media coverage it got at the time very well. A piece of information that struck everyone was the fact that only one intact body was recovered from the wreckage: the body of a dead person inside a coffin, flown here for burial. Thank you so much for your video. This is one of the worst air disasters in Spain and the worst in the Basque Country, and it was great to see it covered on your channel.

[@glamdolly30]

What dark, exquisite irony - the one, intact body, was the pre-deceased one! Maybe there's a safety lesson there for airlines - rip out passenger seats and replace them with coffins!

[@franciscopino7552]

@Xabier Iriarte "worst in the Basque Count" Sure, Xavier, that datum will be recorded in the annals of disasters by countries, among those in EEUU, China, France, Russia.... ¿Se puede ser más ridículamente idiota? Sí, se puede, en las provincias vascongadas llevan décadas entrenándose muy duramente para demostrarlo.

[@xabier.iriarte]

@@franciscopino7552 La leche, Francisco, eres tan facha que te ofendes hasta con comentarios en inglés, eres un grande 🤣

[@virginiaviola5097]

@@franciscopino7552 not a good look Francisco. Your comment was irrelevant and uncalled for. This is an international audience. 🇦🇺🦘🐨

[@Anonamiss782]

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[@TheAtomTwister]

You and Mentour Pilot are the best when it comes to air accidents. Bravo. And I'm glad that GPWS and EGPWS are a thing now. There's nothing that gets a pilot's attention like "TERRAIN TERRAIN PULL UP". RIP everyone involved in this accident. Bravo also on 100K.

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[@grahamstevenson1740]

GPWS would have saved that French Air Inter A320 flight into Strasbourg too. Another approach in mountainous terrain. I find it astonishing that the Air Inter flight wasn't so fitted because their pilots supposedly saw them as a 'nuisance' and they were seen as optional, certainly in France (up until then). That would also make an excellent video about the 'mode confusion' that accompanied more automated flight systems.

[@fefferryerr1818]

idk, there are channels like mayday and wonder that have recreations with actors, interviews, historical footage, etc. green dot and mentour tell good stories, but they just don't have the budgets as those channels.

[@grahamstevenson1740]

@@fefferryerr1818 Mayday is invariably totally 'over the top' with shockingly poor overacting. They're a joke from my perspective. Far too sensationalist.

[@fefferryerr1818]

@@grahamstevenson1740 Idk, i read plenty of comments that say the acting is very good, but that's up to you to dislike it. What about the interviews with actual survivors and those who worked on the investigations? Footage of events? They also go far more into the history leading up to the accident and the technical reasons. I enjoy this channel, but it's just him reading a summary while he shows a flight simulator which adds nothing to the story. I don't even watch it, I just listen while I do other things. He may as well have a black screen. It's just weird to me that people would say a channel with low to no production budget is the best compared to other channels with high budgets, with a team of people going far more in depth. I mean, I've seen videos of high school plays and people will say they are the best, it's kind of like that.

[@banjojohn1489]

I'd like to hear more about the striking pilots and Iberia's management history from this time period..

[@rfvtgbzhn]

True, Iberia basically stealing money by not paying pilots as a retaliation for a strike should have been a huge scandal.

[@sovietsky5039]

Yes

[@giorgosfylaktou2610]

​@@drt1605 DON'T FORGET THAT SPAIN 🇪🇸 (AND PORTUGAL 🇵🇹), WERE NOT EEC (EU TODAY) MEMBER STATES. BOTH SPAIN 🇪🇸 AND PORTUGAL 🇵🇹 JOINED EEC THEN(EU TODAY), ON JANUARY 1ST, 1986. BY COINCIDENCE BOTH IBERIAN COUNTRIES WERE ON TRANSITION FROM DICTATORSHIP TO DEMOCRACY(REPUBLIC COUNTRIES), AND WHEN BOTH, JOINED EEC THEN (EU TODAY), THEY HAD TO FOLLOW EU STRICT RULES, PASS LEGISLATIONS AND LAWS AND RULES TO THEIR NATIONAL AIRLINES AND MAKE THEM SAFER. IF YOU ASK ME I SLIGHTLY BLAME THE EXPERIENCED PILOT FOR THE TRAGEDY (CRASH). I BLAME GREEDY IBERIA EMPLOYERS OF NOT HAVING GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH THEIR EMPLOYEES I.E PILOTS MAINLY AND CREW SECOND, WHICH RESULTED TO REVENGE AND REPRISALS PLUS CONSEQUENCES WHICH COST PASSENGERS LIVES. I REALLY HOPE SPANISH GOVERNMENT AND IBERIA AIRLINES HAD COMPENSATED VICTIMS' FAMILIES AND BOTH LEARNT THEIR LESSONS.😢😢.

[@ItsAllAboutGuitar]

It's so interesting to me that my training was a direct result of a lot of these crashes. I got YELLED at ONCE when not calling out altitudes even though I had it in my head. My instructors needed to know that I did.

[@quasarsphere]

As the saying goes, safety regulations are written in blood.

[@user-qp1vt3rb9y]

True 'lessons learnt'... Any idea why it takes such harsh and costly lessons??

[@jcdg6288]

They also failed to mention they always always have to pay their employees. Even a janitor would quiet quit when not being paid and they don’t have hundreds of people relying on them for their dear lives.

[@AriesYT10]

Bro took “I ain’t paid enough for this” to a whole new level

[@fervunk1143]

I found this channel a few days ago and I have been addicted and binging every single video. So much more refreshing and interesting when it’s not a extremely dramatic overacted TV Drama. Using flight sim to show buttons, lights, and other aspects of the flight is incredibly genius and provides beautiful footage. I need more !!

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[@jerrywalls4430]

Enjoy your videos thank you

[@schootzmootz]

When you said "But their plane didn't have a ground proximity warning system", I exclaimed "FUCK!!!" so loudly my husband came from another room to check if I was ok. Awesome storytelling.

[@peteconrad2077]

It wasn’t mandatory At this time and several airlines didn’t opt for it. Air Inter lost an aircraft that would have been saved by TAWS too.

[@sunnyland3952]

LOL

[@drankydrank1]

Yea that got me about the same way

[@Blehstor]

@@peteconrad2077 still doesnt mean it was not a stupid and outdated decision, if the US had been using it for 10 years before this accident..

[@peteconrad2077]

@@Blehstor so had many countries. But for some operations, especially those with airports in valleys, GPWS caused real issues and so it’s utility wasn’t great until the advent of EGPWS.

[@finlayhutchinson7370]

It's so good how you don't tell if there's a crash or not

[@rustincole_w1339]

Don't get too turned on ya soulless bastard

[@SuperMyacc]

Its not a suspence show

[@kamakaziozzie3038]

There is a big hint early on. He referred to the pilots in the past tense.

[@nesrinoz3926]

I'm loving it!

[@squirrelhallowino29]

For real, keeps me in my sit all video long

[@yy17782]

What a perfect storm. Disengaged pilots, fog, no proximity sensor, archaic altitude display, similar warning sounds giving confirmation bias. Absolutely perfect storm.

[@scarlet87577]

+ TV antenna not being depicted in the map.

[@canfly737]

We missed you Green Dot 🙂

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I'm staying!

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Marksmanship is a skill that requires practice to ensure proficiency at hitting the target. 😮😅

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Facts I was checking my feed every day 😭

[@MikeDruhan]

@@randychavis8785 Same here

[@glamdolly30]

Yep, I love this channel - it's an addiction!

[@gosborg]

Fascinating! You’ve picked another not so well known accident, analysed it in a technical but clear manner and explained how and why it happened in an entirely plausible way, giving us an insight into the psychology behind the pilots’ decisions. Well done, 10/10!

[@mattatkinson1431]

spot on!

[@thomasw95]

As a B777 driver and having basically all my flight experience on B737NG/300 and B787 (and now B777), it’s unfathomable that the altitude alert and the autopilot system was this complex back in the day. Truly incredible! Also, that the GPWS was optional in the 80s 🤯 Also also, how am I just discovering this channel? It’s truly amazing! Great job guys.

[@lifewithmace2338]

stay safe

[@potatopuddin2720]

Stay safe, God bless🙏

[@Goldstone93]

This is so well explained. You can just see how several unrelated factors came together to cause this. It’s a textbook example of how disasters are never caused by a single event.

[@asneakylawngnome5792]

The storytelling behind every single one of these are phenomenal. I’m in suspense every time I watch these, and despite a few, guessing which plane will recover or fucked up so bad they won’t be able to. And it makes it all the more tragic. Thank you for sharing these peoples stories, and what happened behind the scenes because there stories deserve to be told.

[@havyn88]

It would be a crime if the report didn't tell airlines to pay their pilots.

[@rfvtgbzhn]

I think not paying workers should also be a crime in general. It is like stealing. However in most countries it's just punished by a small fine. In my country it is about 700€, and this is not for every instance, if a company doesn't pay 1000 employees for 6 months they still would only pay a fine of 700€. That's much less than they interest they got if investing these millions of € that they delayed. On the other hand if a worker just steals 100€ from a cash register he might have to pay a fine of thousands of € or even go to jail. It's ridiculous. However it really shows the nature of the capitalist state, it's nit a coincidence that they are very harsh to workers but lenient to corporations.

[@travelwithtony5767]

Commercial pilots are already paid above their skill value, with Captains at some airlines making over $200K a year, with full health insurance, generous benefits including pensions families fly free and mandatory retirement at 65. That’s more than Dr’s make and they spend 10 years earning their medial licenses and work twice as long.

[@havyn88]

@@travelwithtony5767 some airlines

[@travelwithtony5767]

@@rfvtgbzhn Most commercial Captains make $200K a year with very generous benefits and a mandatory retirement age of 65, and their high salaries are a major factor in why airfares are so expensive.. They make more than Dr’s, Vets and Dentists and it costs a lot less to get to a commercial pilot certification than it does attending University for ten years. So actually they are overpaid they should pay them LESS.

[@travelwithtony5767]

@@havyn88 Some = The vast majority.

[@_Brillo]

Found your channel a few days ago. I can't stop watching these. And lo and behold I'm early for an upload! Thank you for all the great content on aviation.

[@GreenDotAviation]

I'm delighted you're enjoying them! More on the way 😁

[@amywill9185]

This is so crazy! How can an airline not have an important warning system in place? How sad that they both failed to notice the altitude as well. Ugh! Sad sad day!

[@timmack2415]

I can't even imagine the amount of research, editing and writing it takes to produce these videos is amazing.

[@GreenDotAviation]

Thanks! 🙏🏼 It is a lot of work but it’s what we love :)

[@cyb3rfa1ry666]

its crazy to think youve only been doing videos for a year, yet i trust your sources more than a lot of aviation channels! thank you for spreading light on these accidents, you never leave me disappointed!!

[@ZombieSazza]

Same here, and on top of that I actually prefer Green Dot over all the other aviation channels, his research is fantastic, he doesn’t constantly repeat himself, he’s a good storyteller, he makes everything easy to understand. Hands down my favourite aviation channel!

[@m.streicher8286]

He popped up with great production value I'm not surprised

[@Optimus594]

As someone with ADHD, it’s harder than normal to focus on documentary style videos of this length. But you make it easier to engage. Not sure why, but nice work.

[@mikerodent3164]

Hallelujah.

[@wattage2007]

I know why.It's because ADHD doesn't exist.

[@hlvtfp1]

@@wattage2007Wtf are you on about? Of course it does exist.

[@masih9595]

​@@hlvtfp1it does not

[@GrumpyMunkyGameDesign]

@@masih9595 speaking as a sufferer of it, you might as well claim cancer doesnt exist, it's one thing to be lucky enough not to have the affliction, but its pretty disgusting of you as a human being to claim a life affecting condition does not exist. Not only that but to openly mock someone who has opened up about their condition and thanking a creator for their content. Speaking of things not existing, I'd like to claim scum doesn't exist, but yet here I am, replying to it. 🤔

[@babygrrlpc5057]

Thank you so much for these videos. And while some people think it's annoying for multiple channels to cover the same incident, I find that each channel brings something interesting. I find your videos not only interesting and informative, but I could listen to you talk for hours. Not the same for some of the other channels :-) Thanks again. You are appreciated!

[@MenwithPurpose2012]

I genuinely think the captain forgot to toggle the altitude select button at the time where he picked 4300ft. But although he should have been monitoring his altimeters, I think he didn't envisage the prospect that the plane had gone below 4300ft. They must have been shocked when that TV antenna appeared from nowhere. May they rest in peace. Thanks Green Dot for another amazing video, looking forward to the next

[@annakeye]

I can only try to imagine what the vibe must've been like among pilots working for Iberia, if management decided they weren't going to pay them due to them taking industrial action. But the captains attitude was disgraceful. Putting twice the workload on the first officer didn't punish the airline in any way at all except ultimately creating a dangerous situation that was exacerbated by the lack of decent altimeters and the lack of GPW technology. I mean, I understand the captain was pissed off but ultimately he significantly contributed to the crash. PS: Not having GPW's on planes in a country as mountainous as Spain is outrageous and once again, trying to save money, they end up with blood on their hands.

[@toastercatx]

@@annakeye perhaps the captain was not happy with the FO because he didn't participate in the strikes? Childish in such a responsible position. But at the end of the day the first error was Iberia not paying the most crucial members of their team, and not having GPWs installed in the first place. As long as anybody is putting profit over safety these things will happen.

[@MenwithPurpose2012]

@@annakeye the altimeters were decent, but just difficult to read. And they weren't trying to save money, but use much fuel as they could so that the airline does not save money

[@rfvtgbzhn]

@@annakeye corporations always try to save money. This is why you need strict regulation. This largely works in the airline industry but there are sometimes oversight, a good recent example is the MCAS system of the 737 Max and the fact that the FAA didn't insist on it being thoroughly tested, which Boeing didn't do to accelerate development.

[@rfvtgbzhn]

@@MenwithPurpose2012 annakeye was referring to the airline saving money by not upgrading their 727s with GPWS.

[@HD_555]

Everyone here agreed on something very important: *PAY YOUR PILOTS*

[@eldrago19]

And there I was thinking not paying aircraft captains could only happen in Cabin Pressure

[@enriquevega4480]

aircraft was EC-DDU "Alhambra de Granada" delivered in 1979 to Iberia

[@j.o.1516]

Thanks. I thought it was not "Murcia", but I am getting old. I think I actually flew on that very aircraft in 1982.

[@ammarisrar2005]

Its barbaric to not pay your pilot for punishment, he was pissed and he caused the accident but the root cause is Iberia Airlines, if they wanted to punish him, suspend him for a certain amount of time or do something that wouldn’t make him retaliate in a way that puts hundreds of lives at jeopardy

[@patrickoleary2862]

Probably not such a good idea not to pay your pilots.

[@jumi9342]

I'm not that much into planes but your videos have me hooked. I like your voice, the way you explain things even for someone like me who has no idea and how you put your videos together. I always enjoy the survivals a bit more than the accidents that result in deaths.

[@Hawker900XP]

I wonder if the board recommend the airline pay their pilots.

[@thewhitefalcon8539]

They probably recommended to increase punishments so that workers would accept lower pay

[@farinshore8900]

The investigators didn't think to mention that paying the pilots might help solve the problem of disinterest in doing the job?

[@gregmeyer9595]

I recently found your channel (just a couple days ago) and have watched several videos, just wanted to say as an average American who has only been on 15 or so flights and has little to no aviation knowledge that your description of flight, instrumentation, aviation logistics etc. is incredible and really puts me in a position to understand what has happened and why. I’ve subscribed and am currently binge watching. I appreciate the obvious hard work and thank you for all you put into it. Be safe and keep it up my friend. Can’t wait for the next one.

[@christosvoskresye]

Here;s another suggestion: PAY YOUR PILOTS. The captain's (in)actions are not excused, but the airline is not innocent in this, either.

[@mfronti]

I feel so bad for the families that hear these summations of these disasters, knowing how they could’ve been averted

[@michaelmitchell9612]

Green Dot Team/Pilot Mentour sets the standard for outstanding videos on KZbin.

[@TheRipperxX9]

Totally agree! Best content out there from these two.

[@Mrlimabean01]

3:38 skip the commercial

[@kwanlinus6999]

Strangely, the captain's decision was not led to the accident, but the first officer's inexperience

[@kmorton54]

I always watch your and "The Flight Channel". What I really like about your channel, is the excellent narration you provide

[@GreenDotAviation]

Thank you very much! ❤️

[@JFirn86Q]

I've binged all your videos in the recent weeks. I like that you use your real voice, rather than some goofy text-to-speech, or text on screen. You have a great story telling and technical detail presentation. Thank you

[@KONAMAN100]

That's true. I always abandon every auto voice I ever hear.

[@Dagrdottir]

Firstly, my condolences to the families of all those lost in this tragedy. Secondly, thank you for this video. It's painstaking detail, done with respect to the laymen like myself, is so interesting and I have no trouble in understanding the train of events.

[@williamm1981]

Spanish passenger jet crashes into mountain.. Maybe you should install Ground Proximity Alert System.. Spain "Nah, we don't need that"

[@j.o.1516]

It was called Ground Proximity Warning System (GPWS) and has long been superseded by "enhanced" EGWPS. As we saw with Dan Air flight 1008 GWPS is not to be relied on. If you hear it, immediately begin escape manouvre and start praying. It was often already too late.

[@ut561]

also that antenna should have never been in the flight path ! great video as always.

[@JJ-nn6sk]

I have recently come across your channel and now addicted! I’ve been binge watching!! The quality of your videos is brilliant 🙌

[@legacyleader39]

Congratulations on 100k subs! You deserve it. Felt like forever since the previous upload! Thank you for this.

[@mateen6849]

Perfect narration and explanation. By far the best air crash investigation channel right now.

[@micheleshively8557]

I love your explanations of these accidents! Thanks so much

[@internetpolification]

I just discovered your channel and find it fascinating. Perfect narration and style. Excellent subject selection. Love it

[@GreenDotAviation]

Thanks so much! Hope you enjoy the rest of the videos 😁

[@THE_JACKAL666]

To piss off a pilot is kinda the same as piss off a waitress or a waiter. Is definitely not a good idea. They can pretty much ruin your day !

[@jamiecheslo]

Always look forward to your videos. Your style is so clear and concise, you make it incredibly easy to follow what is going on with the aircraft at any given point in the accident flight and sequence. Keep up the outstanding work!

[@paulmiller4246]

I am not a pilot but really love aviation and all of the technology that has become fused with flight. I love the videos and have such a respect for pilots. I am amazed at bone crushing confusion that happens when there is a problem and pilots keep their cool. That is impressive to me. From my perspective you guys and gals make flying seamless for us. Really enjoy your videos

[@hamzaghazi]

With each incident brings a lesson and saves more lives further down the road for aviation as a whole. The people who loose their lives in these incidents are unsung heros.

[@pla7695]

It's always a great day when Green Dot posts! You explain these concepts and crashes in a clear and captivating way. well done for reaching 100k subscribers!!

[@zerfetzt]

Really glad that you continue posting videos. Found your channel some time ago, but already watched nearly everything on the channel. Thanks for your work!

[@REDVETTExxx]

Damn i think the first altitude gauge was easier to read. 26,300 feet. Why do i have to look twic??

[@MidnightGazebo]

Really filling the aviation disaster bingo card this week - airport without radar, aircraft without GPWS, incorrect approach chart, poor CRM, junior pilot intimidated by senior...

[@TheRipperxX9]

Thank you for the video Green Dot. Great as always and one of the best out there. This one hit hard personally since I’m from Spain and I had no idea about this accident and the troubles that our national carrier was going through back in the day. Good thing GPWS was made mandatory here in Spain, hard to understand how such a basic safety feature wasn’t a thing here up until not that long ago. I’ll ask my dad about the incident since he’s an aviation freak and I’m sure he knows well about it.

[@PauperJ]

A fascinating story Green Dot. I had never heard of this crash before. Thank you for your awesome research and storytelling in this and each of your productions.

[@karaoke127]

Incredible FS picture quality, almost better than real

[@auntbarbara5576]

Your entire fashion of presentation and production is the best.

[@davidclement7537]

Brilliantly told, the suspense kept my attention right until the end😮 thank you from South Africa.

[@taridean]

Great video once again. Loving the way the visuals are put together. However, my favourite thing is how the story is clearly explained that you can build a mental picture of the sequence of events and sometimes figure out why they happened.

[@GreenDotAviation]

Thanks! We put a lot of thought into showing things clearly 🙏🏼

[@RMR1]

I don't know why there were so many ads, but this was a great video with outstanding narration. Clear, concise and balanced.

[@davemieze9021]

I love that type of jet, with all engines mounted at the rear. Especially that over the tail engine. So beautiful. I was 15 in 1989 and flew by myself several times back and forth from Pittsburgh Pennsylvania to Little Rock Arkansas. And I swear it was a Delta DC 8 or DC 9. I do remember that all the engines were at the rear of the plane. If o could back and do things again, I’d be a commercial pilot or a lawyer

[@j.o.1516]

DC-8 had four wing mounted engines. DC-9 had two engines mounted at the rear, beneath the tail.

[@mohamedbelbehri3686]

Many thanks for these very interesting and narrative style . My only request would be that whether you can make these great videos a tad longer - perhaps with more detail of the post incident investigation. Many thanks!

[@ZombieSazza]

Happy to see a new video! Can’t wait for my flatmate to tell me there’s a new video, he subscribed and asked me if I’d heard of your channel, he’s been binge watching your content and it’s amazing being able to share your content with him!

[@Wisdom-Nuggets-Tid-Bits]

I am surprised you have not covered the series of bad crashes in South Florida from US Air. One of the worst crashes was the ValueJet flight that all of the sudden dipped 90 degrees nose straight down to the ground and literally took a dive right into the Everglades. In fact, the plane disintegrated and there was nothing found of the plane. Just a few pieces of fragments. That was it. And I do mean small pieces.

[@KayCee777]

As always, another well researched and beautifully narrated video. Congratulations on 100k and growing - much deserved! 👏

[@sirfanatical8763]

Dutch always said "Revenge is a fools game"

[@j.o.1516]

Don't know what you are talking about. There is zero evidence to support any claim that the captain was either taking revenge nor that his mental state had direct affect on the outcome - this is simply speculation. The crash might have happened regardless - it was not the first CFIT and was not the last, not by a long shot.

[@jezzamobile]

Lesson: Pay the pilot.

[@moonliteX]

a good example of silent/quiet quitting with just a sprinkling of extra detest

[@joshbelton2689]

Ah yes it's my day off. Cold rainy morning with green dot aviation in bed watching. Doesn't get better then this

[@SteveMHN]

I'm not excusing him for his poor performance, but I can't believe the Captain was working but wasn't being paid. That's disgusting.

[@alexlents4689]

My thoughts exactly

[@mikemerriman4109]

Brilliant video. Like how you didn’t know the outcome until the end!

[@grahamstevenson1740]

I had not come across this accident before. Thanks for your excellent recreation and explanation of the events leading up to it as ever.

[@GreenDotAviation]

You're welcome!

[@deniostudio]

Please do more videos 🥺, its part of my routine now to watch your videos while on break or before bed

[@erkinkaya2776]

Once again a great video! Im just wondering what weird procedure Iberia was using at the time concerning the PM and PF roles. Why on earth would the Captain (PM) manipulate the Altitude Selector and Altitude Arm switch? Thats contradictory to every known SOPs in an airliner cockpit.

[@alanwilliams9310]

You are spot on.

[@heavenlycity777]

I must’ve missed that part. Where was that? Are you thinking he might’ve done this on purpose to crash the whole aircraft just to spite the company?

[@turningthetables]

congrats on 100k!!!

[@GreenDotAviation]

Thank you so much 😀

[@Vega_13]

Very interesting. It's so frustrating how many lives were lost due to the slow implementation of GPWS. Watched with V1, love the channel!

[@ac9110]

That was excellent. Many thanks for taking the time to film it.

[@normatible9795]

Airlines should pay pilots salary on time because they THINK BETTER , MORE ALERT while operating the planes. Period

[@paulabrown6840]

CONGRATULATIONS 🎈 Over 100,000 subs! You more than deserve it. I predict 200,000 by end of June or sooner! Your video quality is second to none. Also I believe that pouty Captain contributed to the crash significantly. RIP passengers and crew. 😢🙏

[@a.nobodys.nobody]

Nailed it

[@RubenKelevra]

Actually the style of altimeter is much easier to read, as you can ignore the clock style element completely. Clock style altimeters have very commonly be misread, compared to simple number altimeters..

[@billygrctv6698]

I saw your video of Varig 254 and I didn't expect any survivors the way everything was going. In this one, I expected a different ending and survivors but it was the opposite, wow your way of telling the story and involving me in the story is masterful, excellent video, excellent channel.

[@isbestlizard]

Crazy that these 'pilots' apparently can spend minutes at a time, flying through fog with no visibility, around mountains, and not once glance at their altimeter to maintain situational awareness.

[@streettrialsandstuff]

They get used to autopilot performing what they told it to, so they felt safe. And the Captain that supposed to monitor, well, I guess he was too occupied with thoughts about how else he can screw the airline that screwed him.

[@lunasloanbailey]

​@@streettrialsandstuff Yeah, and he ultimately screwed himself and all onboard. What a selfish dick.

[@siraj7397]

They should aviate navigate n communicate

[@merricat3025]

@@streettrialsandstuff well, he got his wish

[@olivercharles2930]

@@merricat3025 ouch

[@ManxAndy]

Sadly, we only learn from the mistakes those who preceded us have made……😔

[@peanutgallery4159]

A television mast wasn't on there charts? Wow

[@RealGrooveRandom]

Woke up unexpectedly early.. got a cuppa and found you had a new video! Perfect start to my day!

[@yellowrose0910]

06:00 The altimeter shows "26,300". Even if the last two digits don't change (which is stupid), it still indicates altitude up to the nearest?/lowest? 100 feet. What's the problem?

[@peteconrad2077]

I explained above how this affects the brains processing and leads to error. It’s a genuine and serious issue, especially when under high workload.

[@mattjohnson788]

I often fly from London to Bilbao (and vice versa). It can be a son of a bitch landing in Bilbao. Generally because of the wind. I often think of this accident when we're landing, flying over Monte Oiz on our descent into Loiu.

[@finaleminence5073]

Great videos. I’v now watched the entire list of your content over the past days. Its a collection of well packaged and well researched material. I who have no experience in airplanes or aviation can learn and understand whats going on Thanks to your way of explaining. Looking forward to more. Thanks

[@Justatoy26]

Came from the V1 channel today during his livestream. Just subscribed! Love the channel man!

[@TSBS]

Love these videos. Well put together. Great work. Quite educational 👍

[@GreenDotAviation]

Thanks! :)

[@hfc2x]

It's a great day when Green Dot Aviation uploads 👌

[@muppetb.lansing8374]

My most enduring memory of Spain is trying to get out of the Barcelona train station. None of the exit gates worked and locals were as flummoxed as me. Officials stood by casually. I absolutely trust a country like this to run airports and maintain aircraft effectively lols