MH370: The Deadliest Mystery in Aviation (REUPLOAD)

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[@decodingtheunknown2373]

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[@joshlittke9305]

Yeah wouldn’t want to apologize or even mention the screw up… just push those sponsors and who cares about the viewer right?

[@ashleycantrell9844]

​@@joshlittke9305​ you're not owed an apology for a dumbass upload goof up. Grow up

[@TheLittlestViking]

Thank you!

[@shanbannan17]

a yes CNN the main news compony of fake news... also you all ready did say the name of the company so GG... also ye Boeing would never lie they just have 2 bodys on there hands

[@shanbannan17]

Boeing there you go i helped you sense you have no balls

[@J_Z913]

21:30 for those of us who watched the first video.

[@Annnoura]

Thank

[@Numb3r3dDays]

Thank you, I was just going to guesstimate.

[@NymphieJP]

Thanks lol hahahaha

[@azolla_]

Thank you! I knew it was 20 mins ish but that's handy :)

[@MichaelArlt]

Legend, must be complicated as an editor to simply add a jump-timestamp -.-

[@mosaicowlstudios]

Mentour Pilot has an EXCELLENT analysis of MH370. I quite expect that his analysis influenced the script for this video

[@bucksdiaryfan]

Lemmino had a better one

[@juliemanarin4127]

​@@bucksdiaryfanI will watch that and see because Mentor Pilot is really good and he is a 737 pilot

[@bucksdiaryfan]

@@juliemanarin4127 it’s amazing. His graphics and research are top notch

[@awzthemusicalreviews]

​@@bucksdiaryfan Green Dot Aviation has a pretty good video on it as well. Of the three, Lemmino's is my favorite, but I love all three.

[@goldwaves]

@@awzthemusicalreviews I really liked Green Dot's video on this. I will have to check out Lemmino's too.

[@MangaMaster13]

That last video ended as mysteriously as MH370's flight.

[@swj719]

I thought it was super meta

[@patmurphy8622]

10/10 😂

[@michaelmayhem350]

There's probably an editor in the basement with Danny now lol

[@Berengier817]

That was some next level

[@cyrenacorrell6401]

The dude who uploaded it, smacked his forehead & went OY VEY. Simon: To the basement with you! At least you'll have Danny Boy!

[@gwynn2528]

If a flat tire saves me from a plane crash, that tire is getting gold plated and put on the mantle.

[@SeedlingNL]

And then you get brained by said gold-plated car tire as you sit down... (and then the credits roll for a Final Destination movie :p )

[@geoffreyhughes1]

20:26 you made an error; the pilots of Helios 522 didn't forget to turn on the pressurization! The maintenance crew turned the setting to manual not auto and didn't put it in the tech log.

[@catzkeet4860]

However the pressurization toggle was on a checklist the pilots actually went thru, in part to ensure the pressurization toggle was in "auto". And they confirmed it was (audible on the CVR) when in fact it was in manual mode. So the pilots DID make a mistake, and illustrated confirmation bias very clearly....they expected the toggle to be "auto" so that's what they saw instead of "manual" which is the position the toggle was actually in.

[@RobBulmahn]

The Mentour Pilot channel did a really good video on MH370, focusing mainly on following the trail of technical details, and offering the insight of an actual commercial pilot, who would be familiar with aspects of flying such a route that wouldn't be obvious to laypeople.

[@sophiewhitehouse6718]

green dot aviation also has a video about the technical aspects, and I am completely convinced it was the PIC

[@flipw3605]

@@sophiewhitehouse6718 Umm what is the PIC?

[@caffeinatedbacon]

I'm glad this comment is here because Mentour Pilot did an exceptional review focused on the technical aspects of the flight (his video is here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/j2auant4nq-jq80), while George did excellent research on human factors and conspiracy debunking. Neither video is better in all respects; to the contrary, I think they're highly complimentary and people should watch both to get an even more complete picture.

[@caffeinatedbacon]

@@flipw3605 Pilot In Charge *EDIT: I was half-asleep when I wrote this. As other posters have correctly pointed out, it should be "Pilot in Command"

[@FrostySumo]

Exactly. There is no other explanation once you understand how those flight systems work and how they normally operate for it to have been anything other than pilot suicide/intentional act by a human (I guess there's a small chance it's a crew member or a particularly smart passenger).

[@jamesb6102]

Imagine losing your wife, or your child. They're just gone. And when you go to ask what happened, everyone just shrugs..

[@JustXAshton]

That’s because no one wants to believe two leaked military videos that show us what happened. It’s not as hard as people have made it. The only thing required to solve the case is basic common sense and not ridiculing people that understand actual science.

[@Saffron-sugar]

Yes. Empathising with people in that situation is why it’s so upsetting.

[@juliemanarin4127]

If it were my child I think I would die

[@juliemanarin4127]

​@@Saffron-sugaryes absolutely awful for these poor families 😢❤

[@ThestuffthatSaralikes]

There a man that lost his wife and two outta three kids…

[@AdamTheGuitarist]

When it comes to deep depression it is astounding how good you become at hiding it, let alone when your work/home life depends on it

[@ignitionfrn2223]

2:45 - Mid roll ads 5:00 - Back to the video 5:50 - Chapter 1 - What do we know ? 34:40 - Chapter 2 - Conspiracy theories 36:15 - Chapter 2.1 - The black hole theory 39:05 - Chapter 2.2 - The freescale conspiracy 42:30 - Chapter 2.3 - The remote control conspiracy 45:55 - Chapter 2.4 - The anti semitic conspiracies 52:20 - Chapter 2.5 - The shoot down hypothesis 57:50 - Chapter 2.6 - Bogus discoveries 1:09:40 - Chapter 3 - The fire theory 1:20:25 - Chapter 4 - The pilot suicide theory 1:34:45 - Conclusion

[@nzdobbs]

You missed one Ignition - 6:00 - David Wooster - Who the heck is David Wooster???

[@rmeredithm]

That’s what I’m here in the comments looking for

[@lewismantle3887]

David Wooster (March 13, 1711 [O.S. March 2, 1710] - May 2, 1777) was an American general who served in the French and Indian War and in the American Revolutionary War. He died of wounds sustained during the Battle of Ridgefield, Connecticut. Several cities, schools, and public places were named after him thereafter. He has been called "a largely forgotten hero of the Revolution."

[@rmeredithm]

@@lewismantle3887 thank you for clarifying.

[@vetinaris1297]

Not all people who take their own lives have a history of depression or suicidal thoughts. Some are spontaneous or develop the plan over a very short time frame. They appear happy and normal because they have decided to end it all and are now in control, they are at peace because they know what's going to happen.

[@Poisonwc]

I never understood why subs from someone's Navy weren't used to search for evidence on the ocean floor. The cost could be justified not only as training exercises, but also one more tool to find out why these people didn't get to return to their families and homes. Great video, as always, Simon & Crew.

[@katiwithoutthee]

that first upload got taken out as prematurely as a boeing whistleblower

[@PetesGuide]

Premature plug ejection?

[@ARCHMAGOS-RATTLEBONES]

Nah it just did that itself, the episode shot itself in the back of the head 3 times with Boeing having absolutely nothing to do with it we promise.

[@Rick-k7m]

@@PetesGuideTriton 4.6 V8?💀

[@tturi2]

​​@@ARCHMAGOS-RATTLEBONESthrough a 4 story window with no balcony and across the street, what a shame

[@PetesGuide]

@@Rick-k7m I was making a reference to white door plugs popping out of 737s. And I’m not a gearhead; what can you teach me about your interpretation of my double entendre? What’s specially bad about that engine?

[@raydunn8262]

Thank you for the great deep dive. About the pilot, please note the following. There were so many issues that only a pilot could carry out. 1. Many of the tracking and other systems were turned off within minutes after the plane's last check-in. 2. Because the systems needed to be off so Vietnam wouldn't pick the plane up. 3. It is believed the plane was flown right on the edge of both countries' responsibility. 4. It is believed that he killed all the passengers immediately by turning off the oxygen and by flying in a very high attitude.. 5. There were no calls made by the passages. 6. The copilot did make a call that wasn't answered. He used a much longer container of oxygen. The pilot locked him out immediately, it is believed. 7. Eventually, all the systems were turned back on. The pilot needed oxygen. I think the larger oxygen canisters last no longer than an hour. 8. When the plane made almost right angles, it was right over the pilot's hometown. He was saying goodbye. That's f=/ked up to the nth degree. 9. There are two types a radar, the original, and an advanced kind. The original can't be turned off. The plane was picked up for hours with this kind. 10. The polot seemed like that his wife wanted to divorce him. He asked her if he could move in mistress into their house. Harems are more acceptable in East Asia. Other things: 1. Mangosteens are native to SE Asia, especially Malaysia. They were out of season in March so they were investigated further of who and why they were on that flight. 2. Because of this flight, lithium batteries can no longer be in the cargo of passenger flights. a) Passengers need to keep the batteries with them, and they can not place them in their checked luggage. b) They are enormous amount of cargo/freight planes with just two pilots.

[@eriktruchinskas3747]

It didnt dissapear without a trace, the pieces of it that washed up on shores are a trace.

[@MR_N0VA]

Not really because we don't know where most of the parts are nor do we know where is the blackbox thus we still don't know what happened

[@eriktruchinskas3747]

@MR_N0VA that's not what a trace is, a trace is proof that something was there, which a flaperon washing up on a shore IS a trace since we know know the plane crashed in the water. If we never found any piece of it than yes it would have dissapeard without a trace

[@Ice_Karma]

I hadn't heard about the Freescale conspiracy theory before, but it reminded me that in the '00s, I worked at a Silicon Valley company that had rules about how many employees could be on the same flight together -- no more than five.

[@williebauld1007]

1:03 yes, there was a submerged truck in a lake in Florida that had been missing for years as was the driver, someone on google maps seen it and reported it.

[@Foiled_Foliage]

Knew something was wrong. Glad it uploaded so quickly.

[@hookinateacup]

Jeff Wise is onto something. If the plane hasn’t been found South, let’s go back and look again at all the information. The North route is very interesting and possible. 😊

[@andrewchalklen950]

It is a fact that at least one airplane has been brought down by a Li ion battery fire (UPS flight 6), however it is extremely unlikely that this would have happened without any contact from the airplane.

[@Saffron-sugar]

And with no attempts at calls or texts by any of the passengers.

[@freedfg6694]

Re-uploaded with the rest of the video...and yet the first officer is still listed as David Wooster.

[@rocketgirl3366]

As much as I love this channel this episode felt really rushed 🥲

[@mattm1276]

Respectful ... a normally forgotten message .... great work team.

[@December954]

Not as in depth as I hoped. There is a lot that has been overlooked, even with some of the information George provided. I'm thinking particularly about the report on the simulation flight data, and also the discrepancies and disagreements that have arisen between different groups about the flight path and the verification of parts that have been discovered. It is all very complex though, you could very easily spend several hours more on all of this, but you do end up with mostly the same conclusion - we just don't know, and that new upcoming search is the only possible lead atm. The flight Sim data is complete hogwash tho. They can't even tell if the coordinates were in the same sim flight run that he did for God's sake and the report doesn't present anything that even suggests that they might have been practice suicide runs, at least in the quote that was presented in the video. I've watched other videos about this and other pilots were interviewed who had read the reports and reviewed the data, they also said the suggestion of them being practice suicide runs was nonsense and everything pointed towards normal practice simulations. I think there was some data that showed that he did do simulations where he deliberately got the plane into trouble, but the other pilots also said this is very normal, as they do that to practice and figure out things that could go wrong. There's no point practicing everything perfectly, because when something eventually does go wrong, if you haven't experienced it before you probably wouldn't recognise it, let alone be able to deal with it.

[@peterwilson7532]

Exactly. The data retrieved cannot be proved to have waypoints flown through in one continuous flight. That makes that data no better than random. It was not even possible to tell if the simulated plane was ever at those coordinates on the same day! Imagine the Police charging you for murder because they tracked your mobile retrospectively for months, during that time a path can be plotted of you leaving your house and walking past the crime scene. Trouble is those coordinates were from 60 different walks you went around the neighbourhood over a six month period. At no time did you ever walk the murderers route in a single day, nevermind a single walk. You cannot conclude anything from the Captain's home computer. I fail to see any reason to suspect the pilot at all when you consider the, demeanour, voice and early training arrival of the pilot that day. Strangely the younger copilot was not considered at all in this video. WTH.

[@shinkicker404]

One thing that is wild to me is how with satellite GPS tracking (along with all the radar and other systems) is how any jet cannot be tracked damn near down to the meter if it has any power at all. Meaning it should have been tracked right until it hit the ocean. On the Boeing remote control thing, it could be argued that it could probably be in their interest to keep knowledge of what aircraft the system is installed on the down low until it’s on all planes (if it’s even in use), keeping the knowledge away from hijackers. There are similar systems in use, like I think the VisionJet has a Garmin (I think) auto control system incase any of the crew becoming unresponsive. The plane will land itself. On the pilot self delete theory. What about the copilot or crew? If it was under manual control for as long as that end implies.

[@lucasmcl]

A missing person was found from a Google Earth photo. They were found in a car in a lake.

[@ScentlessSun]

The Disappearance of the first MH370 video

[@markdavid7013]

No conspiracy needed here, nor was it likely a failure in the aircraft. Everyone believes that the captain flew the plane to it's demise...for whatever twisted reasons he had.

[@baalzeebub4230]

Obviously, aliens teleported the plane to the Bermuda Triangle…….. just kidding, gotta give the bear a poke.

[@i.b.640]

🐻

[@salahudeeniqbal3460]

Real ones watched it before the reupload

[@poobification]

correction real ones watched the first 20 mins before the reupload

[@dfuher968]

@@poobification Exactly!

[@Mayor_Of_Eureka17]

" real ones" are desperate to appear like that...yikes...ya sound like a soft one.

[@darlenefraser3022]

Well, we watched the first bit!

[@umbracolt6364]

I’m a real boi

[@benjie128]

I once flew from Seattle to Dallas. As we were waiting at the gate to depart, the pilot came over the PA announcing a slight delay. During pre-check they'd discovered there was only enough fuel to reach Denver so he was having them add more fuel. Very thankful for those pre-check lists.

[@MadRS]

My golf coach was meant to be on MH370. He was heading to Beijing to qualify for a pro tour but luckily he was violently sick in the morning and couldn't fly. One of those scary stories of just missing being part of a horrible incident.

[@rocketgirl3366]

Are we sure he wasn't involved? Was he, perhaps, Jewish..? (/s)

[@CourtneySturkey]

@@rocketgirl3366 lmao

[@RebelCowboysRVs]

A cold case group was looking for a missing person a few years ago. They were looking at Google earth an spotted a cube in a pond by a house a mile or so from where she was last seen. The pond was about 10 feet deep, the diver swam out an stood up on her car.

[@gooma7942]

2:41 those aren’t nightmares. Dreams are you experiencing yourself in alternate universes - you’ve actually been in all those crashes Simon. There’s a lot of bad pilot Simon’s out there I suppose. (This is just a fun thing I like to think about my dreams, of course this is far from provable, dreams are just electrical activity but hey, it’s fun to pretend)

[@darrylday30]

I have a recurring dream in which I’m in a airplane crash. I’m the pilot, I don’t die and I don’t wake up. Instead, I get to work fixing the airplane. I inspect the damage, order parts and organize logistics. Sometimes I ferry the aircraft back to base to complete repairs. I’m a pilot and aircraft mechanic so it makes sense. The only real problem is I wake up tired after working all night.

[@roybaker6970]

This was a great review of all the efforts involved in solving the mystery of flight MH370. A sudden cabin depressurization as far as I can tell has not been ruled out. It would cause all on board to black out rapidly if the emergency oxygen masks were not immediately deployed by the Captain or Copilot. I am only speculating but if a small meteorite fragment or bit of spacecraft debris penetrated MH370 pilot's cabin it could explain the sudden loss of communications with control towers. The final few seconds of pilot panic could have resulted in an attempt to turn the flight back home until a damaged autopilot system took over after everyone had died. This kind of collision is a statistically rare event but is still easy for me to imagine. I hope a new MH370 search is made as you describe in the final segment.

[@santigimelli4208]

When he asks about someone solving a mistery on google earth I was actually thinking on that very same movie. The fact that the editor put it like a meme, just makes me have more respect for him/her

[@Stacy..71]

Take 2!

[@PlanXV]

The plane was telephoned by the satellite for 5 hours and simons head looks like an egg 😂

[@DingoDman]

legend for this content, been curious about the whole situation for a while this is a great coverage of the whole ordeal

[@tristangraham2326]

Simon, you are a true legend. The way you deliver your content in all your channels is truly awesome. Have always enjoyed your productions for a long time, also love the country you currently live in. Keep up the good work Cobber, cheers from Tasmania

[@byronstephen2044]

What you refuring to was a Air Canada flight back in the early 80's that ran out of fuel just we switched from Imperal to Metric

[@NykkiLaneLane]

This was wonderfully covered; thanks George and Simon. I must say, though, the Simon's choice of drink vessel and his heart shaped glasses were highly distracting from the story.

[@bgreen7286]

Not to mention his wolf man beard

[@buffalorick5598]

The Canadian writer Larry Vance I believe is his name, gives the most accurate tale IMO, as he agreed with Blair that Zahari did this!! The flapper found in Madagascar lends some proof of a controlled landing by a madman who had likely killed all on board 6-7 hours earlier by taking the flight to the desired height to depressurize the cabin

[@InfamousBeaver]

Did anyone else notice the first upload's length and go "nah, that ain't long enough"

[@fatcamp907]

Regarding mysteries solved with Google Earth... I believe some 14yo kid managed to find missing cities in Central America by noticing that the civilization that built them, did so by laying them out to match certain constellations. He reasoned that because of that, there should be a city in a specific area. He used google maps to view the imagery and spotted patterns in the tree canopy in the area.

[@benjaminepstein5856]

George knocking it out of the park, yet again. Bravo to you and the rest of the team!

[@matheusluvison1]

I'm not afraid of flying, I'm afraid of falling

[@robkinn7238]

Barking up the wrong tree. Macroscopic Phase Conjugation and there is an extremely limited realm of who could do that.

[@kamakaziozzie3038]

23:45 I was surprised to hear that the direction it was found to have taken to the SW was part of its intended route. It’s wild that routing and waypoints located west of Kuala Lumpur were all part of original flight plan! That’s new information

[@christainmarks106]

Transponder… such a crucial piece of a aircraft operation and its safety. I have a question? Why is it so simple to disarm? The transponder should be one of those systems…. that can almost NEVER be turned off . The transponder itself should be in the avionics bay. And even if you access that area and reach the transponder itself…you Should STILL have to call headquarters to get a passcode just to be able to log into it

[@XionicAihara]

I wonder why airline manufacturers don't put serial numbers or identification codes on various parts of a plane that is unique to that aircraft. That way if a part ends up somewhere, they can quickly identify it and know which plane it belonged to.

[@chippyjohn1]

Boeing had issues with Lithium batteries catching fire on the 787 and aircraft where grounded. As far as packaging goes, just because they say something is safe, does not mean it is. Look up the oxygen generators that were left charged during transport which led to an aircraft coming down. There have been many crashes from causes that were said to not be possible.

[@RedHotMessResell]

As a person who loves flying too…. But still has fear of it too, My nightmare is a plane crashing into my house while iI’m bed. I live near an airport and the planes come right over. And the sounds of the planes will sometimes enter into my dreams.

[@Cassie-pt7mt]

Mentour Pilot has done the only episode you need to watch on this crash.

[@markbergthold6181]

I agree, the similarity of simulator data is too close to dismiss. I hope the plane is eventually found.

[@rnjedilaura]

Simon, you dont need shurf shark in Canada. Canadians are so polite and nice and would never steal your personal information without saying "sorry" first! 😅

[@mayarodriguezsrensen6904]

Thank you for pointing out the obvious falsity that a small black hole would NOT suck in our entire universe given that not even supermassive black holes suck in our entire universe! They don't even suck in our entire puny galaxy! Such misinformation really gets me riled up ;).

[@kathryncumberland]

They didn't fix the David Wooster thing 😂

[@LBJedi]

Suggestion for a future video. Have you looked into Hellier, KY or the greater Appalachiancave system myth. Allen’s, goblins, secret societies; it’s got the works! There’s even a foxy-series on Prine. Sounds perfect for a little DTU thrashing👍

[@1973Grejluder]

This is a reply on 2 channels(Decoding the Unknown & Mentour), so it looks a bit strange. The answer to the plane crash is: Captain Chesley Sullenberger I'm on holiday at the moment and that means I get to watch a lot of KZbin. I have also wondered about what has happened with MH-370. Something Mentour mentions at the start is that a plane cannot disappear, plane parts will be found in the sea or on a beach. Parts have been found and also more than I thought. I had a conversation with my parents a few years ago about the matter. And my idea was to have spaces in the nose, wingtips and in the tail with balls where the plane's number will be written. It will make it possible to find more parts in the event of a plane crash. As previously written in Mentour's video, it is said that a plane cannot disappear. Why haven't they investigated how a plane disappears ? There is a natural difference in how an aircraft behaves on land and on water. But what would an impact with a large concentration of debris or missing parts look like? And then I think of a movie with Tom Hanks where he plays Captain Chesley Sullenberger. How about comparing the preparations regarding Flight 1549 and MH-370 ?

[@kseyffert]

No, the helios flight crew did not forget to set the presurisation. There had been some ma8h5 enqnce qnd th3nselec5or dial had been installed incorrectly. The flightcrew didcheck and set the presur8sation b7t it did not activate because the selector shaft was in the wrong position. This was a maintanance not a crew error.

[@tommyhemlock7915]

Now do episodes about Amelia Earhart and Glenn Miller. The black hole conspiracy theory sounds similar to the Stephen King story “The Langoliers”, except there’d be no flying back through a black hole.

[@jmcc5877]

The shoit down theory is based on the SA-11 used on the flight 17 couldn't tell the difference between the Boeing 777 and the An-26 ( miltary trandport plane ). This SAM system is in wide use in both it land and naval variant in the area. And the area was under quite a lot of political tension over territorial claims between China and other countries like Vietnam ( which were arguing quite alot at the time ). So these 'check and balances' you mentioned maybe not all that 'checked and balanced'. The real problem with this one is this. While initially in the short term it could be kept secret, after flight 17 and ten years of time passage...it would have come out by now.

[@velvetine74]

At some point they might discover the black box or more wreckage, but it's a big ocean and deep enough to make it challenging. I don't think we will ever know but the public interest isn't going away so maybe someone will find something.

[@cheekibreeki1026]

It is really expensive to go for aviation career I tell you. CPL holder here.. got my A320 rating.. but then 2020 pandemic came in.. Now I am just doing hard enough time on saving up just to earn money to reinstate my type rating... IT will bleed you dry...

[@wabisabi6875]

FYI, at 6:01 name of co-pilot Fariq Abdul Hamid shows "David Wooster."

[@dreamboards1056]

I remember telling my son years ago that I suspected the plane was destroyed to hide the assassination of a passenger. It kind of explains why the plane would have flown so long. Plenty of time to force info from the person in question.

[@jamiebaker8017]

Not even lying I was hunting for this video for 18 hours yesterday I saw it pop up but didn’t have time to watch it then went looking the next day and it was gone…… what did you do wrong in the original Simon?? 🤣

[@PetesGuide]

There’s even a Reddit thread on this issue! Looks like the video was only partly uploaded, and cut off right when Simon was saying he didn’t believe the official story. FWIW, I’ve been in communication with a statistician who is sure he figured out where the plane ditched, based on an extensive analysis of the pings. He has indeed found a conspiracy.

[@torkthunderson]

I was recently reading about a giant explosion that levelled a forest in Russia, they were saying they think it could have been caused by a primordial black hole. A black hole the size of a molecule that would move straight through earth until it hits something and then BOOM. I’m not saying it was that, I’m just saying that it’s possible.

[@tinaharnish]

Are you referring to the Gimli Glider? Landed safe. At an apparent disused airport. Only there was a local club event happening. People everywhere. Gimli, Manitoba, Canada. Incredible luck, all round. Pilot had to glide the jet. Turns out, this pilot's hobby was flying gliders.

[@volo870]

What do you mean you didn't hear of Helios Airways Flight 522??? It was horrible. The most tragic thing is that one of the light attendants. experienced swimmer and freediver managed to retained consciousness, and with the use of crew's oxygen bottle managed to get to the cockpit and was wrestling with the autopilot to reduce the altitude! Escort fighter pilots watched him fail, succumb to fatigue and die.

[@jermainesneed1002]

Popping over from The Casual criminalist. I really enjoyed this episode, and maybe this channel is for me as well.

[@mechanicallycreative9788]

They found pieces. Its in the southern indian ocean somewhere. The pilot for sure hijacked it, and likely depressurized the cabin, killing everyone.

[@eetadakimasu]

Thank you for re-uploading!

[@CatBuchanan]

Can I be mildly proud that I knew what type designation (787) the Dreamliner is? No? Ok. No worries.😂

[@josesouza9820]

Excellent video, thank you! Unusual how a profession which prides itself in so much jargon and procedure, should allow such a thing to happen.

[@TheNameOfJesus]

@57:28 - "it is all electrical nowadays." Not true. Landing gear, for example, has an optional non-electrical method of dropping (supplementing hydraulics.) Landing gear can be deployed with both 100% electrical loss and 100% engine power loss, and as long as the plane isn't flying upside-down, the wheels will drop. Even if Boeing implements its patent of full remote control, they won't be able to stop the pilots from dropping the landing gear because there's a physical connection from the cockpit to the landing gear. There are many physical switches in an aircraft that cannot be triggered remotely.

[@cturdo]

Dreamliner is the 787. The airlines use IFR flight plans that are very specific.

[@twig3288]

5:59 the plot thickens This is the first time anyone has mentioned David Wooster’s involvement 🤔

[@markabele8794]

So, until someone uncovers the plane's "black box" (it's actually florescent orange) we may never know what caused this plane to go down.

[@jerryboics9550]

Far from a comprehensive analysis but the captain was last to speak to the tower just before the disappearance sounding a little panicked, multiple times, tracking systems were repeatedly turned off. They knew what they were doing and it was either the captain or Co pilot. Much more likely the captain.

[@iveBENwatchin]

North sentinel island probably has some pieces of plane and people.or that island that’s the most remote

[@terryhaircastle5702]

Surely we're past the stage where we should have virtual remote control of aircraft for emergency situations? It'd be under serious security for obvious reasons, not to mention the fact the ground pilot/s would be in a room of people, themselves. Surely a lot of flights could've at least been recovered before they crashed, at least those caused by pilot error / incapacitation. At the very least, having a backup pilot on the ground seems like a possibility with technology these days and if it saves crashes happening, a cost-saver too. That's not forgetting the excellent PR boost you'd get as the companies first adopting it. An easily understandable safety reassurance goes with the airline industy like cream on a bowl of strawberries on a warm day. So why isn't it a thing?

[@pradnyachoukekar]

Take a shot every time George says the phrase 'wrinkled brain' for some quick alcohol poisoning.

[@TheNameOfJesus]

The lesson learned here is never get on a flight whose flight number is the same as the sum of the cube of its digits. 3^3+7^3+0^3=370. Flights going in the opposite direction are usually +1 higher than the first flight, but in this case, 3^3+7^3+1^3=371. There won't be any other pairs of flights where both flight numbers are the sums of the cubes of their digits.

[@steel8231]

10:20 yeah that fuel consumption is why people are starting to research Airships again, there's no real way to replicate a combustion jet engine but for cargo at least an Airship uses way less fuel per kilo to go the same distance, and with lightweight solar panels and batteries in development they could be even more efficient (not self sufficient, a self propelled vehicle powered exclusively by solar will probably never see the outside of a university science competition).

[@cleopatrasnile]

Hey Simon and team, at 6:04, you showed a picture with the name David Wooster as the first officer. However, Simon said the co-pilot was First Officer Fariq Abdul Hamid, which is correct.

[@michaelsowden5892]

This writer is a serious professional talent. Simon: Keep him!

[@michaelbraum77]

I'm still leaning towards the pilot suicide idea. What if the First Officer locked the Captain out of the cockpit? Maybe the Captain needed to use the rest room? Maybe the First Officer knocked out or killed the Captain? Easy enough then to explain the fact that the Captain was not the suicidal one. BUT, what's up with the suicide flights on his home trainer??? We may never know exactly what happened. Unless they can find the black boxes, that is.

[@judireed7568]

Nice to hear an Aussie voice on youtube

[@purplegalaxies2149]

6:47 No, it was a A330, not A380. Not many airliners have an A380

[@nickwells20]

If this video does not mention the antigravity weapon theory I'm going to be pretty butthurt.

[@nichanson]

Super remote but could be a faulty plane. Door fell off and decompression happened. Pilot took it off autopilot to deal with it before losing consciousness. The Boeing 777 is super reliable but in 2023, there was an article warning of possible engine defects and linked to "iron inclusion" or something like that. Boeing hasn't been the best of companies recently.

[@haxx7128]

At 7:00, Boeing 777 is not the Dreamliner. That is the 787

[@Jans-qm2cn]

Such a cool blender bottle! haha. The video is pretty freaking awesome too!

[@dominicwaghorn6459]

Actually a large passenger plane flew in to Brighton or birmingham airport without power or being able to identify itself. The pilots were terrified they'd get shot down. The RAM generator failed

[@wabisabi6875]

In this age of digital wonders, does it not seem odd that the data of the fabled "black box" cannot be transmitted to a server on the ground?

[@vivienwilliams1538]

You mention aircraft running out of fuel, but, ironically, I believe the worst aircraft disaster in air history was the Canary Islands collision, and that part of the large loss of life was the Dutch pilot's last minute decision to take on fuel when it was not necessary. The massive amount of fuel exploded resulting in a disaster that might have been contained with less fuel to ignite. I am sure the pilot felt he was being professional and expedient, but one just never knows, even good actions can sometimes result in chaos and grief.

[@landroveraddict2457]

IDK but it seems so suspicious that the transponder was turned off during the tower hand off. I don't think it was terrorism. No demands, no claims of responsibility. I don't think it was a mechanical fault. All we really know is that at hand off the transponder was turned off and the plane made a large course change and started flying a completely different route. Why was the sat phone not answered? There were two pilots in the cabin. Neither of which responded to hails. Were they unable or unwilling to respond? It seems to me what ever happened must have originated with the pilots. I hope one day the black box is found and the haze becomes clearer. Must be terrible for the families of those lost.

[@JurassicJenkins]

1:07:32 - Patterns and meanings is what powers LLM AI, “ChatGPT” for example. Interesting!