How to Crash Land An Airplane On A Freeway With Style and Grace And Survive

[@TmanUtube]

"3 dimensional Lane merging" that cracked me up. 👍🤣

[@autumnhd]

4:43 is the timecode.

[@wagyourtai1]

it's like 3 dimensional island hopping. but on roads.

[@MichaelMantion]

you beat me to it by a year.

[@rowansavage9371]

Genius

[@ZakFarley]

@@rowansavage9371 What a line

[@orangebetsy]

this guy's great. hes the american version of british humor.

[@adrianpad]

I came to say the same! Love this guy

[@michaeldillon4488]

Agreed… I know nothing of aviation but love his videos

[@dr_jaymz]

He is. Over here that sense of humour and dry sarcasm is normal from everyone everyday. It usually confuses foreigners because its an extra dimension on top of language that you have to master and you have to try not to take offence to terms that are everyday but not literal.

[@albinhurve5521]

"things fall out of the sky. it could be an asteroid, it could be a bonanza" yup, great quote, because its true! :)

[@peaceonearth8693]

What are the odds? One risk is a natural accident, the other is somebody deserves some jail time.

[@safetyinstructor]

Those damn forest Bonanzas always sneaking up on you!

[@marc-andreservant201]

@@peaceonearth8693 It depends upon whether or not you are in Florida.

[@nickjonathan4043]

@@peaceonearth8693 dude thinks emergency landings constitute jailtime even tho this entire video demonstrated that it is valid and safe to land on the road. Did you even watch or are you just here to spew BS?

[@ovrlndxprss9408]

I was in the Cessna 172 in Alabama that landed on i20.that you have here in your video , I think you've shown it three times !!! it went well all things considered !no damage to plane or person ! to clear things up I did not land to pee !!! lol. it was an engine failure on base final to talladega !!! it was actually my first logged hour towards my license !! I've flown a lot and have a hi max and a piper project ,I am still going to pursue this !!! I had drank some coffee and also a bottle of water !! you can see the video by seaching Christmas miracle or plane lands on I 20. when the plane stopped I had to pee so I did !!!

[@AVweb]

Congrats on a safe landing and a good job of handling it.

[@drizler]

jody Haynie You walked away without a scratch that’s all that matters. You know what they say. They like to die when you pull back the power. So keep that pattern nice and close so if you need to you can just cut across and still find runway or flat outfield. Why did it quit anyways, carb ice?

[@unfortunately_fortunate2000]

I doubt he was up high enough for the carb to begin icing up, as he himself said it was on his first hour of licensed flying. @@drizler

[@drizler]

Alex Hendel Oh contrair old boy. Altitude has nothing to do with it. It’s all about humidity temp and dew point. Those Cessnas with carbs are cold running beasts and infamous for carb ice up to around 60F I’m told. The reason I asked was it usually involves very low power settings like slowing down to land. That’s why you ALWAYS want to use the carb heat when landing lest ye forget at that very inopportune time.

[@ovrlndxprss9408]

D Madej It’s true I was in the plane on interstate 20 in Alabama. Just google Christmas miracle or plane lands on I 20 and you will see me getting out of the left side of the plane walking around the back of it and then urinating on the highway

[@RADIOACTIVEBUNY]

God I love this guy. He's hilarious.

[@tom23rd]

I'm not even a pilot and I watch this guy ;)

[@renoguy25]

" Horrible Blazing Death " .... He's REALLY hilarious

[@winstonsmith3685]

“Once the engine quits, the airplane belongs to the insurance company.” I LOL’d at that one. 😝

[@Kev376]

This was the funniest av web video to date, even just the motorcycle driving by when everyone had to wait

[@deeanna8448]

"Do the noble thing and impale yourself on a pine tree!😂. "Could be an asteroid, could be a Bonanza". This was a great mix of good information and humor. Love the animations!

[@Bender_94]

I can't believe that my hardest laughter didn't come from some streams TV show or movie, but from the driest sarcasm I've ever witnessed anywhere. "...while Triple-A tries to figure out how to tow a Mooney". You sir, have created a memory with this lecture.

[@calyodelphi124]

I love the humor in these edu-torials. XD Something that every pilot should always have at the forefront of their mind is what to do in an emergency: Aviate. Navigate. Communicate. As soon as you declare an emergency, the rulebook goes flying out the window along with whatever just broke on your aircraft. Do what must be done to win the now losing battle against gravity and come out alive. Nobody ever died from all the paperwork involved dealing with the FAA, NTSB, and insurance adjusters after an incident or accident. Unless you somehow get a papercut that gets infected with a super aggressive VRSA strain, then you're boned. (Quick critique: the level mixing between the added sound effects and your voiceover was so out of wack it was hard to hear what you were saying at times.)

[@vitabricksnailslime8273]

@Calyo Delphi. You forgot to mention Extricate, and Urinate. If you have successfully avoided the Disintegrate part of things, and are then faced with the Explicate for your part in the mishap, then the rules are Fabricate, Fabricate, and Fabricate.

[@jjohnston94]

"Nobody ever died from all the paperwork..." James Inhofe nearly did. Just ask him.

[@Joey4420]

Thank you Paul for doing such a good job at these. I learn a lot and it even brightens up my day.

[@distar97]

I had an interesting PPL instructor back in 1970. As part of power loss training he’d pull power at seemingly random moments, nothing unusual about that. But this day we departed LGA heading west to Lincoln Park airport. Roughly halfway between Teterboro and Newark is where he simmed loss of power. Teterboro was very tempting but looked a bit too far. Newark was even further away. We were directing over the Meadowlands south of Route 3. Altitude was 2000 feet or less with no farm land or suitable parkland in sight. I then had a feeling of you have to be joking, right? No joke, my only option was the New Jersey Turnpike. While doing the requisite restart attempts, I set up an approach to the southbound lanes. He said to continue. Normally we’d go down to 50 feet or so but today he said go ahead and give it a light touch and go. The catch to the story is this was shortly before the western spur opened in 1970. It was a Sunday, no construction workers around, the road was newly paved and marked. Signs and other obstructions were not yet in place. It sure looked like a long clear runway to both of us. Frankly it was wider than Lincoln Park which was a very narrow gravel strip at the time. I still travel on the NJT but in the customary manner alongside annoying earthbound traffic.

[@poodogjazzy]

The Hudson sounds better to me

[@natehill8069]

Actually touching down seems like taking it too far.

[@BeaverLakeMotorsports]

The only thing worse than ''child on board'' is a pictogram family...

[@eatmorenachos]

A baby on board placard? "Now people will stop intentionally ramming into our car from behind." -- Marge Simpson.

[@FloorItDuh]

ATC says to make straight in.

[@dipie197]

If you see one of those go full kamikaze

[@fhuber7507]

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[@WardenWolf]

"You won't be needing this one anymore. . ."

[@nitehawk86]

2:50 "Avoid the Pennsylvania Turnpike" is pretty good advice if you are in a car, too.

[@Triple_J.1]

As a child, my family drove that full stretch of road end to end, several times a year for the holidays. It was constantly under construction at least as early as 1993 and they've never finished.

[@je8367]

These videos are the best. Full of useful information, funny, no fluff, and the delivery from Paul Bertorelli is spectacular. Thank you

[@rogerwilco2]

The USA is even more like GTA than I thought.

[@poiu477]

I mean, I'm pretty sure you can land on a road in europe during an emergency....

[@Triple_J.1]

Alabama and Florida are, without a doubt.

[@IntrusiveThot420]

100%. Especially florida.

[@otello204]

I am a private pilot, been flying 35 years, 172s and pa28-181s. I luv your videos. Short, informative, and lots of sarcastic humor. Keep ‘em coming, I’ll be watching.

[@NathanMyron]

I have just recently happened onto this channel, while watching other flight videos on KZbin. And man, I'd love to have this fella as my instructor. Speaks plainly, relates things well, and a personable manner about him. Quality content, great work.

[@Squirrel4361]

"A smashing success" said with a straight face. Definitely worth a strong chuckle. . .

[@boahneelassmal]

"you sign up for risk when you leave the house. Sometimes stuff falls out of the sky. could be an asteroid, could be a Bonanza."

[@Reuben-ny3]

Your informational and edutainment videos are pure gold. Your delivery and speaking are exceptional. I hope to see more of your videos this year. Thank you very much.

[@jim0316a]

Great video. I have only seen one airplane land on the interstate and that was south of Atlanta GA. When I go back to flying it will be a gyrocopter this time. Landings are much softer when the engine fails and the landing area is much, much shorter.

[@hogey74]

Thanks for this Paul et al. I'd say it's more reporting too. All those dash cams and phones... When I gamed this one out years ago, I figured the best bet would be to come in with plenty of vector. Get low over traffic from behind, even while overtaking rapidly, so everyone can see you. Then it's last notch of flaps when over your best gap and you're scrubbing the last of the energy off and possibly going backwards over oblivious cars, descending into the gap. Going from faster than traffic to slower. All the while there is spare energy to do stuff, including getting away from the road if it proves too dodgy. I like that line about how the insurance company owns the plane from the moment the engine fails. In drills I say, "F$@% the Cessna!" at that point, to reinforce that trying to save the aircraft is wrong - only the people matter.

[@kevinheard8364]

Paul: My "bestest"-and-favoritest"-and-"funnest" memories of riding in the car during my childhood was the "honor" of getting to lie on my back in the back window sill of the back seat area....at NIGHT, no less..... and watched the stars. Just a great sense of humor. Keep it up!

[@ritaloy8338]

I watched your videos for the first time. Not only did I feel I learned something useful. I had a great laugh at the same time. You gained a new subscriber.

[@SilvaAdventures]

This video is a smashing success! Great writing + diverse clips + hilarious art + the always witty presentation = a don’t miss educational pilot video! Thank you.

[@DonaldMcKay3768]

Great video, I agree with the others about the humor. On the history of road landings, a flight instructor told me of one of his students who made one in the 1950's. His engine quit and he looked at the ground and saw....the New Jersey Turnpike! Why he thought that was better than the then-rural environment it was going through I don't know. Anyway he lined up on the lanes going in his direction, flew over an overpass, then settled more or less gracefully onto the smooth, wide pavement. Then he saw a sign...."SERVICE AREA KEEP RIGHT". So he steered onto the off-ramp and his momentum carried him into the parking lot. He shut down the master switch (still on from sending the distress call) and went into the restaurant. Well, those of us who've travelled the Turnpike in the old days know they had restaurants in the service areas (Howard Johnson's in my time) and they even served liquor. So he ordered himself a tall one and drank most of it by the time the FAA came to debrief him and, you guessed it, they cited him for flying under the influence. He explained that he was stone cold sober till he walked into the restaurant and eventually the FAA agreed and he was exonerated. A happy ending!

[@DanJohnsonAffordableAviation]

Hey Paul! Well, that was just brilliant. Not only did you offer lots of useful info (thanks!) but all those animations and actual scenes …my goodness, how long did this video take to assemble, green screen work and all? WOW! I don't expect a response but it was beautiful and superbly done. Great work, Paul!

[@TheDuckofDoom.]

I'm not too worried about the damage my one ton aluminum kite might pose to a 3 ton steel box

[@beatnickPL]

That was quite informative and funny, this is how perfect education looks like.

[@rath6599]

"Once the engine quits, the plane belongs to the insurance company" - I don't fly but that's a great quote

[@rigilchrist]

Hahaha. "Horrible blazing death".

[@MrMontanaNights]

Best gas around

[@SmittySmithsonite]

That was great! 🤣😂

[@hogey74]

In a previous one on forced landings the options included a bunch of lawyers' children...

[@vaandor1]

Gasoline you can trust... to explode!

[@tomcoryell]

Animators with a sense of humor!

[@walteradamski2503]

this was informative and educational. Great that it included just the right amount of humor.

[@geoffreybradford]

Paul these videos and this one especially (I am 57 going on 13 when it comes to silly graphics and this vid was made for me, it seems) are just terrific and I've just subscribed. I also just realized we met once back in 1992 give or take a year, during a fly-in to the Bahamas. Our group rented boats. The organizer was an Air Force pilot whose name escapes me at the moment. There was a couple in a C-172, and I was the guy with the Aerostar. I didn't have a long flight ...I lived in Ft. Lauderdale lol. Enough of story time--it's nice to reconnect once again through aviation.

[@stephenyoungblood3683]

Hahhh! Great presentation. I actually had never considered the wind direction on an emergency landing on the highway! Thank You!

[@Timberwars]

Wind direction has to be a VERY minor consideration. Landing with traffic is THE major consideration for highway landings... That may eliminate 2 lane roads with traffic moving in opposite directions. Other than that wires/over passes, the volume of traffic (in the lanes you plan to use) tunnels, etc. may foreclose the option for a road landing.

[@SnakebitSTI]

Although humorously alluded to in the video, I'd like to state it directly: The vast majority of drivers have exactly zero experience handling a car at its performance limits. Expect people to freeze up or skid out. Ever see skid marks that curve off to the side of the highway? Those are usually because someone tried to brake and swerve at the same time, increasing their braking distance and decreasing their turn rate. Low closing speed is important. Oh, and clear the road as fast as safely possible. That goes for car breakdowns/collisions too. Just because your vehicle can be clearly seen from a long ways off does not mean no one will drive straight into it.

[@AndyTulenko]

I love the deadpan sense of humor man. It got me to subscribe.

[@The1stGurehaundo]

This video is a "smashing success". I love this guy's sense of humor, including the black T-shirt at the end. The stoic face just multiplies it.

[@dani1i1i1i1]

I witnessed a night time road landing just outside of Tampa during the summer of 2016. From where I first saw him, to where he finally stopped, he managed to avoid 4 sets of power wires crossing the road. No injuries or damage to property. The plane was towed to a bowling alley where it sat for 2 to 3 days if I remember right. It was almost comical to see it anchored down on the side of the road during my commute.

[@adamjhuber]

As a future private pilot, I enjoy both the lessons and humor in these videos. Thank you!

[@PistonsProps]

I love these editorials. I’m binging all of them right now.

[@visarma9673]

Since you posted your video... I had two friends involved in aircraft accidents.... one died last Saturday from overshooting his base to final and spun it into the ground over Whidby Island Washington... the second happened last Sunday. Engine failure on early downwind and took several large trees in a church property over the Jefferson County over the north end of the peninsula within WashingtonState. . Hitting several large trees and ripping the right wing off and totally destroying the aircraft... only a punctured left hand. He counts his blessings since he still is 87 years old... go figure...?? Proof... count your blessings when you can...

[@Gremlack13]

That pic of the yellow piper arrow in the beginning is from when they had engine trouble on take off at my old flight school in Ogden, ut. The pilot did a great job of landing on I-15, and only just clipping a car with the landing gear on the way down. Luckily the highway is basically straight off of runway 17. And sometime after that, I just saw that the plane had mechanical issues again, crashing into a billboard while trying to land on I-15, and leading to injuries and the plane being totaled. Fortunately I only ever flew in it twice before I moved away.

[@MichaelPMc]

Serious, excellent information and humorous to boot! Paul does a stellar job on these videos, Thank You

[@josh3771]

Great video, really enjoyed your informative down to earth advice

[@mikepazzree1340]

James Franklin I see what you did there :)

[@robburgundy9539]

This dude.... this man has helped me pull through the tough times

[@missmgmnt]

The soccer mom in the SUV reaction would totally be me. 😂😂😂

[@SmittySmithsonite]

HAHAHA! I'm from a different generation, but also stood up in the front bench seat of a new '76 Torino. Used to sleep in the rear deck of that thing too on long road trips. Like sleeping in a greenhouse. :) Great video. Up here in MA, there are wires EVERYWHERE, so a major highway would be your best bet in an emergency. Don't count on anyone seeing you, though, even if you land right in front of them ... 😁 Great video, as they ALL are on this channel. 👍👍

[@dragthatsht]

I'm 35 now, I was seven when my parents decided I needed siblings. My parents mostly let me bounce around the car as I liked as long as I didn't bug them while driving. However the younger kids had to buckle up. This lead to these crazy incidents where my sister would take her seat belt off, dad would slam on the brakes and we would both go flying. My dad would yell at my sister for not wearing her belt and ask me if I was okay. I didn't realize how funny it was until a few years ago. Hell there were three trips to central Utah from Portland OR where I rode in the back of a pickup with a canopy or in a lawn chair in the very back of the van.

[@SmittySmithsonite]

@@dragthatsht - The good ol' days! :)

[@visarma9673]

Duh... fly high or fly helicopters. Another great video PAUL... for the record, the only time you have too much fuel on board is when the aircraft is on fire...

[@Pilicast]

...or when you're about to overrun the runway because your plane is too heavy

[@hoppeansnakememes3455]

or in warthunder

[@billietyree6139]

Thanks, best laugh today.

[@reydogmotor]

Robert Kaindl TRUE-&FUNNY

[@jpe1]

Great video, superb animation, spot-on aviation advice, perfect delivery. Fix the audio levels and reflected glare from your glasses and it’s a 10 out of 10.

[@joshuamckinney2687]

I'm glad to hear the same conclusions from another pilot. I used to think about this a lot when I flew in Atlanta.

[@garyggarner7738]

Paul, thank You for this video! As always, your thorough discussions give us a lot to think about!

[@slehar]

I landed on a highway back in the '70s. Route 495 in Merrimack NH. At night! Glided in to a "downwind", observed the headlights blinking out as they passed under overpasses. Did a "base leg" by one overpass, hoping to get down before the next. Flared out over the top of an 18 wheeler tractor trailer truck, and "stall flared" it right in front of the driver. He applied the brakes. Almost rolled to a stop before the right wing struck a vehicle in the right lane. After impact, still had the momentum to roll into the breakdown lane and came to a stop. Minor damage to the right wing and left undercarriage (that folded under the side load). Everyone walked away whole. Whew!

[@Dionm01]

Love the bit at the End of the video. Awesome as always

[@BlueBaron3339]

It's like AOPA with a sense of humor and without the fake smiles, awkward host exchanges, and endless pandering to their audience out of abject terror that *someone* might be offended.

[@GlennNiesen]

This has to be the funniest video you've done, Paul! (Hogan's Heros is one of my favorite shows...LOVE Schultz!!)

[@CarbonatedTurtle]

From the thumbnail I'm assuming I should drop my giant potato on top of a car and then land on that, right?

[@datruth9872]

Nice Job ! Especially THE BABY ON BOARD part ! The landings will happen no matter what. What goes up MUST COME DOWN !

[@Tharkunify]

Well done video, finally settling the "with traffic" or "against traffic" argument!

[@DAN007thefoxx1]

Einstein's theory of Relativity would say it's always better to rear end a moving car than hit a stationary one head on

[@wandererinadistantland]

OMG! That was hilarious - well the humour, not subject matter. Thanks Paul! Another great one!

[@DougsterCanada1]

"Baby on board"? Naw. We need one of those caution signs that reads "Tail Gunner On Board".

[@ryangee7354]

Awesome video! It would be great for someone to take this topic one step further and talk about highway landings at night, and what visual clues will help you pick the ideal stretch of road when all you see is headlights/taillights.

[@rogueguineapig]

I saw the thumbnail and I thought the title was "How to Crash Land An Airplane On A Freeway With Nothing But a Potato!"

[@AlexandarHullRichter]

You just have to wait until the last second, and throw that mf potato at the ground with enough force to make you airborne again!

[@phillipkennedy508]

@@AlexandarHullRichter hahahahahahahahahahahaha

[@kabj06]

well that's essentially all you have in your plane once the engine quits lol

[@hawkdsl]

"I gotta see the candy first, then I get in the van"... OMG.. that's exactly right! :o On the topic, I believe Alaska has "share the road" laws for AC, as AC use the roads allot there, including fuel stops. I believe I seen something about it in a bush flying training vid for Alaska some years ago anyway.

[@mikepazzree1340]

Paul Bertorelli loves to be silly With tongue wedged firmly in cheek , His humor is not for the weak

[@Braeden123698745]

I love Paul's humor. My favorite will always be, "The Waco is $400,000, which is a lot. But just don't send the kids to college they'll just disappoint you anyway."

[@pano-rific8838]

Thank you for the most humorous insights. Teaching with humor works for me. ~ your neighbor.

[@iananderson1848]

Love AVWeb great sense of humour. From a fan in Qld Australia Very practical advice. Good work

[@GSimpsonOAM]

Just make sure you land on the other side of the road....

[@vorpalsword3991]

@@GSimpsonOAM Sooo, planes fly upside down, down under , right?

[@mylesspear]

New year. New intro. I like it!

[@zacharyrasner9672]

You mix in the perfect amount of humor with your awesomely informative videos. you make me laugh and teach me. Love it :)

[@ussling]

I'm sitting on the toilet while watching this, and when I saw the candy shirt, I laughed so hard that, well, I'll stop here.

[@Buzz407-]

Don't blow an O ring because of youtube :D

[@Godshole]

Our family had a succession of Hillman Imp cars when I was very young. These small UK cars had a rear engine with a parcel shelf above it but down behind the rear seat which was just big enough for me to climb into with a blanket and sleep. Toasty!

[@boostedM]

During my check ride, the DPE asked me out of the blue if I was going to land on a roadway, would I land with or against traffic. I thought he was joking. I couldn't imagine anyone who has driven more than 5 minutes on US roads would trust their life to other drivers paying attention to the road in front of them - much less the sky.

[@richc47us]

Thanks Paul...I'm not a pilot yet but will use this a part of my learning library!

[@wylieecoyote]

Another great video sprinkled with humor in places to keep you interested and to drive home some points. Tribute to John Banner AKA Sgt. Hans Schultz of Hogan's Heroes was funny and made a dramatic point.

[@timbrwolf1121]

I'm no pilot, but I would love to see you do this video from a miracle approach. Like Sully landing on the Hudson

[@robincox7784]

This guy is FUNNY. I love watching his videos and learning something in the process!!

[@brianb5594]

Excellent Paul! Very informative and love your humor and wit!

[@VincentW2]

This video should have way more views! Very cool and informative video!

[@alext9067]

Be very careful of "closer rates". They can be deceiving. The really important variable is negative acceleration. Ex: Two cars traveling at 60 mph meet with a closure rate of 120 mph. Ex: One car traveling at 60 mph hits a bridge. Which one has the higher closure rate? Which one has the higher negative acceleration? Ans: Both have the same negative acceleration, but the closure rates are radically different.

[@parkergordon2391]

me *a trainee with less than 1 hour of total time* : I should practice on flight simulator AVweb: HERES HOW TO LAND ON THE HIGHWAY

[@zap2002]

Paul , you need to be in more videos :) Please anchor some of those AOPA Live newscasts!

[@martinda7446]

Subscribed - Congratulations on 100K. Very professional feel to your output. Excellent.

[@Halli50]

Once you have successfully landed, use the final energy to taxi to the shoulder, jump out and turn the aircraft so that the wings are parallel to the road, with the tail off the road to minimize road incursion.

[@cageordie]

And where does that leave the wing, and how visible is the wing to a driver in an SUV or truck? How do you think they'd do with a wing through the windshield? Are you trying to kill people? Turn off the road as far as you can, so that the tail and wing are equally far over. Minimize the obstruction.

[@Halli50]

@@cageordie, the wings will be PARALLEL with the road and only the engine/propeller will face the road. If the shoulder is wide enough the entire aircraft will be off the road. I have frequently landed on purpose on roads in my country (no car traffic of course), and this really works. Obviously, if you are forced to land on a busy road with e.g. a side barrier and narrow shoulder, you are in trouble...

[@ovrlndxprss9408]

that is exactly what we did I was in this video and everything went very well no damage to person or property

[@immikeurnot]

Don't get run over by a car. Better to call 911 and get some traffic control out before you try that.

[@royalbirb275]

Ahhh the Sgt. Schulz clip had me rolling God I love these videos

[@KiwiCatherineJemma]

In the remote regions of the Australian state of Western Australia, there are roadside signs warning that in emergencies planes may land on the road, and there are special road markings. Usually that's only official "flying doctor" planes (to collect patients) and often a police or other car at each end will already have roadblocked the road from what little traffic there is.

[@RioHondoHank]

A friend of mine used to work for a aircraft salvage yard and would often fairy planes that were not in the greatest condition to the salvage yard. Back in the 90’s he was flying an old Cessna 310 across a heavily wooded area in Virginia. One engine quit and the other would not hold altitude and not wanting to land in the trees his only choice was a busy highway with no gaps in the traffic. He managed to land on the back of a moving empty flatbed bed semitrailer truck.

[@petersmythe6462]

"do you land with the traffic or against it." You land on the traffic. Semi trucks make excellent aircraft carriers.

[@richardweil8813]

Great video and very informative. As a person who enjoys flying gliders I will say that taking a few dual flights in one may make a power only person much more comfortable if/when they have to deadstick an aircraft. (Yes, like everyone I had that as part of my sel training, and sailplanes are easier to land, but still this is a relaxed way to practice.) Also, there's a lot of glider literature about how to pick the right kind of field to land in. Going over that info may make landing on something other than pavement, should it be available, a more enticing option.

[@tomsmith3045]

fields are good. swamps not so good.

[@gungadinn]

The negative of landing in the medium strip is that depending on the state, they frequently have cables acting as the guard rail that will slice through the aircraft igniting a fire and possible flipping the aircraft over.

[@RobertHollander]

Great video "and then the childhood crash dummy was discovered and it's been going down hill ever since." Hilarious. Thanks.

[@sblack48]

Never understood why they call it a forward slip. Is there a backward slip?

[@brentmcmahon8188]

He’s got a good voice for explaining things good or bad !

[@mr_nice.]

I read somewhere that highway specs in the US indicate that the middle shoulder of those highways should be smooth like that, so it can be used as an emergency landing strip if necessary. Not sure if it's true, but it's not bad thinking if you think about it.

[@immikeurnot]

It's not true. I've been on way too many medians and shoulders. Shoulders are far bumpier than the roadway, medians are bumpy and not level, often with tall, unkempt grass and/or brush, are usually very soft and increasingly come with 3.5-4 foot high barriers in the form of four cables set into upright posts to keep traffic from crossing (which they don't always manage) and hitting other cars head-on not to mention all the very large pieces of trash that end up there. Want to land on a roadway, or on a tailpipe that can spear right through the cockpit of your plane like it's made of paper?

[@mr_nice.]

Right right, I probably read about the highways themselves and don't remember correctly. It's the highways that are built like air strips, so that planes can land in an emergency. True about the median.

[@mysterycrumble]

i am not a pilot (my dad flies helis tho) but every video i have watched has been fantastic. interesting stuff!

[@veronly2]

I fell like an anomaly, I'm 21 and not only know about hogan's heros, but I love it!

[@josephdupont]

Excellent excellent video thank you very much always thought that it would be make sense to dive it down as fast as you can over the cars and cover as many cars as possible and then slowly sync down and the car is one would think would respond by speeding up or slowing down and giving you a gap but I think the more cars at CU the better it's going to be for everybody as you pass over them

[@mattmischnick2926]

I live 100 miles Southwest of Oshkosh WI....and EVERY year from late July to early August, this is as common as rain from pilots trying to squeeze those precious last drops out of their tanks. I kind you not. Great vid and thank you!

[@mercster]

There was a highway landing in my town (Knoxville, TN) just a week or two ago...

[@mercster]

Haha it was a run out of gas situation the other week. They did let the pilot take off again after being refueled on the highway. I wonder if he was disciplined...

[@christopheraplin]

These are so good. Funny, informative and well written.