My Plane Ran Out of Fuel Over the Atlantic Ocean

[@otterspocket2826]

I was on a plane once where the landing gear just disappeared shortly after takeoff. Disaster was averted when another set appeared out of nowhere just before landing, but you can imagine how frightened I was.

[@jack42011]

😂😂🤣🤣

[@TheFlamingoBird]

lol

[@dogflirt]

😂😂🙌🙌🙌

[@thurin84]

oh dear, oh dear.

[@KaiUndMoritz]

You should write storys. This got me hooked more then most novels i read xd

[@KFRogers263]

Drama culture. Can't stand these kinds of "social" media posts. Glad you are around to set things straight

[@ewohwerd]

Worth mentioning that rolling the emergency vehicles in less severe circumstances is also a way of keeping the first responders in practice. They drive heavy vehicles very fast and need to coordinate with the tower to make sure they’re going to the correct runway without causing a collision with other aircraft on the field. It’s way better for them to roll out a few times per week for minor stuff then get caught with equipment problems or poor reaction time when something serious happens.

[@Lengend-cu6ef]

I agree

[@notme2day]

Rolling them out for even minor keeps things from going pear shaped if minor turns to major. Better to have and not need then need and not have.

[@denidale4701]

To be honest that is how I would announce it as a pilot to avoid exactly what happened here. Just crack a joke that they sit around all the time doing noting and that he is a considerate pilot who wants them to stay in training if something serious would ever happen. Or some kind of similar joke. I can definitely see how anxious people could misunderstand the whole situation

[@Retrosicotte]

When I arrived in Warsaw once, the emergency vehicles came rolling out despite absolutely nothing being awry. They just wanted to practice. Was pretty cool.

[@alexglanowski695]

@@Retrosicotte They do that at my local airport, especially at night when it's less busy. I just had to explain to my wife last week that there wasn't an emergency, but they're doing training just in case so they're ready if and when there actually is an emergency

[@basta118]

It's a shame that nowadays any alarmist can upload a video of him crying because of nothing and influence and terrify masses! And it's great to have Kelsey who can explain everything and advise those scaremongers to stay in their basements. Thanks, Kelsey!

[@learnthesystem6622]

@@dn9981 No, no it's not. In context it absolutely is not alarming. Millions of people die every month.

[@genehunsinger3981]

YEAH,that clown needs to stick to some-thing he good at,,,and it involves pulling,,,

[@jason41a]

i think this guy was intentionally overacting and clickbaiting for views. just objectively speaking right? he said the plane ran out of fuel. that's objectively DID NOT happen. he was lying and crying for likes and views.

[@jorgeaguilar406]

@@learnthesystem6622 In my country, we consider him as a "Tsismoso" Just making intrigues.

[@TheKAWYG]

The shame is not that they can post it . The shame is half the planet eats this garbage up .... what happend to common bloody sense ??? Its like nobody can use there brain anymore . Nothing this kid said made me even try to care about it . He literal said we had to turn around ..... the end.. all the rest of his story is made up in his head and it's abundantly clear . For anyone who can still think on there own .

[@ehsfrac]

Kelsey is happy being a cargo pilot. The advantage: you don't have to communicate with the load.

[@Adipose69]

You don't have to, but also, you can! And the load doesn't object, nor do they report you to anyone of authority! It's like confession, but cooler.

[@codacreator6162]

I resent being referred to as “the load.” 😂

[@Kenngo1969]

I'm sure the last load Kelsey flew was absolutely terrified. Sadistic fool that he is, I'm sure he just laughed. [/SARCASM]

[@lukearts2954]

@@codacreator6162 exactly: you were but one cell of the load...

[@eekee6034]

@@codacreator6162 Why? It makes you famous; you have a TV Tropes page. XD (Disclaimer: I'm not responsible for whole afternoons lost to browsing TV Tropes; it's just one of those wikis.)

[@hsbvt]

This is crazy. The drama of the music alone is enough for folks to just freak out. This is why I am thankful that Kelsey does these debrief videos in order to explain what is happening and put passengers at ease. Educate, educate, educate! Keep it up! Have a great week everyone!

[@neom0nk]

He's a fantastic actor tho!

[@hsbvt]

@@neom0nk Absolutely!😂

[@jimmyb.5356]

@@KainsAddiction Agreed.. 100% drama bait.

[@DillonGauthier]

Actually it's Aviate, Navigate, Communicate, Educate

[@defeatSpace]

For real, I see the baby-gear in that manic dude's room and simply fear for that child.

[@TyBlu333]

People don’t realize how watching aviation vids can make you feel secure af. Ppl always called me crazy for watching air crash investigations before flying when rly its comforting to know how much redundancy there is and how much has to go wrong before something can happen

[@DeeSnow97]

this. i watched that show a lot as a kid because i was just interested, and what stuck out to me is how many things have to go wrong for a crash to happen, and how no two crashes were the same. even before getting really into aviation i felt safer on the plane than in the car getting to the airport

[@thepalagoon]

Agreed. I've always been a nervous flyer and I find watching videos like this (and crash investigations) has really helped with that. But now I'm a nervous flyer with enough knowledge to qualify as an Av Geek. Could be worse, I guess!

[@braygun44]

Make sure to watch Sully the night before too

[@nooboard]

"Anything that can go wrong will go wrong." 😀

[@Teverell]

I love that show, and stuff like Kelsey's channel and Mentour Pilot. And I've never felt safer when flying because of having that insight into aviation and everything that has gone into making things safe.

[@at_chem]

As a nervous flyer, I've started to watch some of you're videos, and have become less and less scared of flying!

[@computer_toucher]

Knowledge helps! The more you learn, the more you know what to /really/ be scared for. And for normal flights it's nothing to be afraid of. Even if the door suddenly opens on a Boeing because the bolts were loose (if you fastened your seatbelt) or an engine flames out (it's fine) or turbulence (it's fine) or icing (it's fine, they'll go back before it's serious). Flying is the absolute safest way to travel, if you consider miles traveled per person. Nothing beats it. Driving to the store is more dangerous, really.

[@okankyoto]

The sheer number of things that are in place to prevent disasters is astounding! Its a whole intricate field with layers and layers between all elements of flying from plane design to regulation and standard practices. All shaped by decades of work and sadly accidents... but its all shaped how flying works today.

[@Noizedas]

Same ! I had to cancel my vacation and flight home last week . Feel so stupid, but these have def helped a lot

[@jameswest8280]

If you should fear anything, it should be the drive to the airport.

[@glenturney4750]

Airliners are VERY safe, otherwise we'd spend everyday dodging them falling from the skies, right? 😁

[@moonman239]

I've heard the most dangerous part of your flight is the drive to the airport.

[@JisooTurtleRabbitt]

Ughhh the traffic

[@ska042]

I mean yeah car accidents are more likely to happen to you than a plane crash on a commercial airline operation. People just don't see that the same way because they feel "in control" in their own car, even though that's pretty much an illusion.

[@Carter-dv4hz]

Plane crash = death Car crash = maybe death

[@mackie911]

@@Carter-dv4hz not every plane crash ends in death though. Most crashes happen at takeoff or landing and people do survive that. Hurt, yea, but often alive

[@magicninja4727]

@@Carter-dv4hz if you’re at 40,000 feet and both your wings rips off yeah you’ll die but majority of accidents in planes happen shortly after takeoff and can be handled safely, most accidents only result in a handful of deaths if any sometimes. The one where lots of deaths happen is at cruise and something catastrophic happens. As he said the pilots are on the plane as well with no way out other than getting the plane on the ground as safe and quick as possible so they will absolutely do their best to get everyone and everything there safely

[@janeosborne165]

I love that Kelsey is tracking these videos that may be either intentionally or unintentionally fearmongering and taking the time to explain the safety of modern aviation.

[@jamesbong4928]

I agree, but on the other hand it's a shame that these brats get the airtime

[@rebeccahenderson7761]

Yeah, that guy was strictly trying to make money on YT. It was a nothing-burger. He didn't film anything at all except the lights once they were safely stopped on the runway.

[@HeyItsKesh]

@@rebeccahenderson7761 Xiaoma has a HUGE channel. He doesn't need to post anything apart from his regular content for money

[@rebeccahenderson7761]

@@HeyItsKesh Whatever, he's a fake. But actually, he seemed like a little boy with emotional issues.

[@HeyItsKesh]

@@rebeccahenderson7761 Or maybe whos just misinformed...?

[@georgeh6856]

I think that guy was genuinely afraid. However, after he got home he should have realized that his plane actually did not run out of fuel. I think he was just using clickbait like so many other channels I block.

[@bangerxshane]

Well you can think what you want, but whether or not that's true is a different matter.

[@GarageQueen]

Yep. This was so shameful and irresponsible of him to post. The better option would have been for him to do a little more investigating and then made a video (perhaps with one of the many pilots who have KZbin channels) to helped educate his viewers. He could still have a click-baity title, he could still have talked how scared he was in the moment, but then folliw up with how relieved he was afterwards when he found out how it was not such a big deal after all. Next time one of his videos shows up in my recommendations I'm blocking the channel.

[@georgeh6856]

@@bangerxshane Saying that I think something is a good thing. I clearly do not know this guy and I clearly do not know what he is thinking. You can find so many people who will claim to you that they "know" everything. I trust people who say when they think things and who admit when they get things wrong. If you want to trust people on the Internet who claim to "know" everything, then that's on you.

[@KelseyDunlevy]

@@GarageQueen yeah, he definitely shouldn't have used the title of his video without adding a question mark, because the plane didn't actually run out of fuel. This dude is definitely not familiar with how safe air travel, but he is VERY FAMILIAR with the KZbin algorithm and how to bait people into his videos and channel.

[@stephen3164]

Blair Witch Project was more convincing than this tool.

[@kathryncashner3294]

I was on a flight out of JFK where the pilot made a similar announcement to the effect that we had a warning light on; they had taken appropriate steps to resolve the situation, but the light stayed on and safety procedures required us to return to JFK. Closer to our landing, he announced that the safety vehicles would be there. He said he didn't think they would be needed, but as a precaution... Very shortly before landing, he said that as soon as the door was open, we were to follow a specified flight attendant off the plane immediately without claiming any of our belongs and follow the person to an area where a tent was set up for us. We were to wait there for HIM (the captain) regardless of what anyone else told us to do, and there would be arrangements made to get our belongings to us and arrange our new flights. Everything worked just as he said it would. HE met us at the tent/canopy thing and said that the airline wanted him to take the flight up again after a brief fix, but he was not comfortable taking it up until it had been fully inspected; he was sorry to inconvenience us, but he felt safety was more important than a flight delay. I don't know what the airline did in regard to him.....be we spent the night at a hotel and flew home the next morning. There was never any obvious panic, and I think it helped that we were given the information in pieces as each became appropriate.

[@jameswest8280]

It's always the pilots discretion if a ship is airworthy, it's his duty and obligation to make sure the flight is safe.

[@y_fam_goeglyd]

Top pilot. I hope that the passengers were as appreciative of him as you were.

[@533hornet]

Im not a nervous flyer, but a piece of advice my dad (a helicopter mechanic) gave me regarding being a passenger on commercial aircraft is that "either you're going to be fine or it wont be your problem anymore"

[@elizabeth5985]

My father learned to fly helicopters at 60, but way before that he would say to me: "I'm a fatalist. If the plane is going down, it's going down. Nothing we can do about it." Didn't make me any less nervous, but I do try to think about that. I control what I can: know where the exits are, know to leave everything behind, then don't worry about it since I'm not flying the plane.

[@Queen65]

I am really anxious of flying, but when I am in the plane, I always think of the words of my mum: „you will come down back to earth either way. so there is no need to worry“ 😂

[@mackdaddy6123]

too many killer pilots out there that dont know what they are doing. they dont even maintain their own plane

[@lydiamv21]

There’s a sort of peace that comes with flying because it’s out of your hands yk

[@josemannyhernandez4760]

@@Queen65 hahah 😅 I get nervous too but after the first few minutes, once we are back to normal, a dilemma occurs within my interior. Either I fight my mind and calm down or o I flee and take my pills

[@Eightbitswide]

We need a "Kelsey" in every corner of the Internet for every topic. Thank you for the service you do in correcting misunderstanding leading to misinformation. Great video as always Captain!

[@the_kombinator]

What we need is less fat man children crybabies.

[@jonathanloh1634]

Ann Readon does the culinary side of this for food hacks. Her arch nemesis? 5 min crafts

[@captaincurle4529]

Moreover, correcting him without making fun of and embarrassing him.

[@bstives58]

We do usually...but people refuse to listen to them...

[@tjnucnuc]

We already do….

[@jezrix]

Great video. As an ex flight attendant, it infuriates me that this guy made this video. It doesn’t help anyone who is a nervous flyer. You cleared it up exactly how it is. I hope he watches your video.

[@ae2sa]

Oh I am sure he will watch this video

[@badlandskid]

Yeah... he got his clicks... I’m sure he is on to his next fake drama dilemma

[@MyLondon4Life]

@@badlandskid that’s not what he does. He is a very successful youtuber with all positive material.

[@gpaull2]

@@MyLondon4Life - After seeing this video of his I have to disagree. He made this video and there’s nothing positive about it. He’s spreading fear and misinformation for views.

[@mason9483]

He’s just the usual clickbaiter he doesn’t care about the truth

[@jayfron6012]

Channels like yours and Mentours have helped my fear of flying immensely. I look forward to flying now and even want to learn to fly myself. Bringing the info at the depth you guys do to people on KZbin is awesome and helps tons of people with their fears and inspires others

[@JustKelsey]

strangely, yheir videos have made me extremely scared to fly again 😂 i was never scared of flying before them 🫠

[@Not_Ciel]

Dude Mentours is SUCH a good channel. That dude makes quality, educational content. I started watching his channel and now I can't stop. It's so good.

[@Kjtravels40]

Thank you Kelsey. I am so glad you covered this. It’s frustrating when people misconstrue a situation and blow it out of proportion.

[@FilosophicalPharmer]

....and spread their misplaced fear. "Silence is golden; duct tape is silver."

[@BigDsmoke]

Also when ppl hear/see crap online and just assume it's true without looking into it or the source at all

[@damioncjm]

Wish I could give this a million likes. Here's my question he seems genuinely was sharing his experience and wasn't intentionally trying to spread misinformation, so why after the pilot explain it was a imbalance and not a fuel leak situation, he still made that title? 🤔

[@chadzulu4328]

"...misconstrue a situation and blow it out of proportion" - The story of modern journalism.

[@GarageQueen]

@@damioncjm yep, that's the part that pisses me off. He was scared in the moment - that's a totally valid response! We've probably *all* been scared in a flight at least once. But to go ahead and make an overly dramatic video talking as if it was a near-death experience that was *narrowly* averted by his hyper-vigilant pilot? Even after he found out the real story? pffft. Miss me with that ish.

[@Jimorian]

Kelsey, I appreciate that you're approaching this video from a POV of empathy and education. It would be easy to just roast this guy, but you take it as an opportunity to educate and illustrate for everybody to understand the safety procedures and priorities in the aviation industry.

[@toddsmith8608]

@Jimorian, this guy deserves ZERO empathy. Ok, he got scared, fine. But after landing he got a detailed personal explanation from the captain. He then put out a b.s. video saying his plane "ran out of fuel" over the ocean. So he could get clicks. Even if he gets roasted he won't care because it's just more traffic to his channel. This is the world we live in. Smdh. Sadly, most news outlets and "journalists" aren't much better. Fear sells. People tend to watch scary stuff and ratings sell ads. All he had to do was put "I thought we were going to crash in the ocean!" as his title and I wouldn't be here ranting.

[@toddsmith8608]

@@jayamburn1959 just ranting on YT comments section like an old man.

[@wordsmithgmxch]

I say ROAST the ignorant snowflake. Fsss! Done! Alternate explanation for all the hysteria: he's a KZbinr with nothing to say, DESPERATELY looking for content. Unfortunately, he was much too successful.

[@coin5207]

@@toddsmith8608 what on earth is your problem? You have here a person who you can see is visibility distraught over what happened to him the day prior and decided to make a video on something he thought was enough of a big deal to share on his language channel. In the explanation he received from the pilot it obviously either wasn't made clear to him the problem was far less severe than he originally assumed or he was still so anxious from the flight he wasn't focused enough to understand what the pilot was telling him. Either way, just because you aren't anxious about potentially dangerous things happening on planes doesn't mean you have to flame other people for it

[@witgangyounotube287]

@@coin5207 i do agree with his point though , it was clickbait , going from fuel imbalance to ran out of fuel is a long way, maybe as you say he didn't remember exact words but he did clearly say the fuel leak assumption so why not title it that way instead of "ran out of fuel"

[@SWAluv]

Thank you Kelsey for clearing this up. I saw this video & thought to myself "this guy is totally over exaggerating this situation." It was really nothing to worry about. It is great to hear you talk about aviation to people who may not understand it like we do! Keep up the awesome videos!!!!

[@samiam619]

Why did he start to cry? Kelsey said he was telling his family goodbye even though he was back home? I’m just glad I don’t have to waste more time watching the cry baby video.

[@LadyViolet1]

@@samiam619 I was watching the original video, and the guy played another video that he took while he was on the plane where he was saying goodbye to his family (clearly overreacting). But there was sad music playing over it or something at some point and I was like "OK but you're clearly fine though."

[@dmoss3767]

Yep. Kelsey is being kind to this guy. He's either being a total drama queen for the sake of his channel or just constantly lives in fear over every possible negative outcome in life.

[@WithmeVerissimusWhostoned]

honestly, if I saw a video titled _'my plane ran out of fuel over the Atlantic ocean'_ I'd think to myself _'bad planning mate, now you're gonna bear the consequences of your ignorance, rest in peace'_ o/

[@runswithbeer]

@@samiam619 it looks like during that portion he was in the bathroom on the plane, which wouldn't be allowed during an emergency. He's completely full of shit.

[@TS-zl7wl]

I love his way of presenting... "psyche, run!!!" 😅. Highly entertaining (and educating) for a nervous flyer. I like the fact he's not too technical and he takes time to explain, nor does he dwell on accidents, like many do.

[@greyhoundgirl9726]

This guy is such a big baby. I’m a really nervous flier and am convinced every bump and noise is going to be the end, but I know in reality that can’t be true and keep it all to myself, while I crush the armrest in fear.

[@petadagamerl9075]

Sounds like ur the big baby😂

[@aserta]

Flying planes is like playing the lottery. IN reverse. So, every time you play you up your odds, but then again, the odds in lotteries are rigged, so the likelihood of getting a "winning" ticket in the air is extraordinarily small.

[@Teh_Random_Canadian]

I'm the same lol. I understand the statistics of the plane going down is practically impossible. yet I am completely convinced that bitch is going down when I'm on it.

[@dandyel1059]

🤣🤣

[@liltunwin]

He's not a baby. He's just uninformed and when fed information he's not familiar with he interprets it with what makes sense to him as a person who has zero clue on how modern airplane works.

[@professorb3744]

This dude seems like he’s already prone to drama. It’s amazing how having information can make a difference between thinking you almost died and just having a flight delay that took a little extra time

[@DevDoesAThing]

Nah xioma is a very level headed person. He also flied a lot in his day flying to Asian countries and living in Shanghai China for some time. This just seems like a an instance of a person being truly terrified which is understandable. Furthermore he just had his baby girl just a few months prior I was actually at the hospital when she was born. He doesn’t shake up like this. So I believe it was all of that at once kind of hit him hard.

[@djarias28]

no. His videos is mainly him traveling and getting massages all over and stuff. His videos are really good. He suffers from anxiety.

[@jamesbong4928]

@@DevDoesAThing I saw a drama queen getting hits

[@mackdaddy6123]

too many killer pilots out there that dont know what they are doing. they dont even maintain their own plane

[@Aroo787]

​@@mackdaddy6123It's illegal for a pilot of any kind to fix their own airplane. Only an A&P can fix an aircraft and certify it for flight. Private pilots and up can perform preventitive maintenance.

[@tommy5499]

25 years ago, I sat by a Boeing Engineer. at the time they were work on the final test for the 777. They had to fly to Hawaii, half way they had to cut one engine, fly the rest of the way one just one. He also said you probably wouldn't even know unless someone told you.

[@PeacefulExposures]

the boy is a drama llama

[@hugolindum7728]

Drama Queen.

[@jovetj]

A "no big deal" to a calm, educated mind is a life-changing experience to the ignorant or self-centered attention-deprived social media account.

[@dirkdejager5764]

Back in 2001, I was a First Officer on-board a transatlantic flight when we ran out of fuel due to a mechanical issue on engine 2 (right engine) caused by improper maintenance. Downstream issues resulted in complete loss of engine 1 (left engine) as well. This resulted in the loss of many hydraulic and electrical systems. Essentially, had it not been for our altitude (39,000 ft), we would have not been able to glide and safely make it to the nearest runway. As such, us pilots know that altitude [and speed] are other forms of 'fuel', especially in emergency situations.

[@margotrosendorn6371]

Yikes on trikes! Glad you made it.

[@egpx]

@Dirk De Jager Air Transat Flight TSC236 I presume. You sir, along with Captain Piche, did an incredible job in getting that A330 onto that runway at Larjes in the Azores. Unlike this story, the pair of you truly did save many lives that day.

[@jimmymamedov1544]

Wow 🙏🙏🙏💪

[@gabrielzeifman]

You’re a legend man, I’m shocked you’re not the top comment. Air Transat 236, hell of a job.

[@jayrod91]

You sir are a legend!!

[@whirlingdervish28]

I laughed so hard at "we're not going to sugar-coat something and then all of a sudden as soon as we land be like 'Psych! Run!'" I always love your take on things Kelsey. I used to fly (as a passenger) almost weekly for my job pre-covid and your videos make me realize how much I miss flying. I'm sure I'll love it even more on future trips, now that I understand much more about aviation.

[@gstmist9362]

I know right? I busted out laughing 😂

[@nonehandle688]

The most dangerous thing about flying is the passengers.

[@unvergebeneid]

I mean, I was lied to by the captain when the Düsseldorf airport burnt down and people died. He downplayed the whole situation to his passengers and said nobody was hurt. I only learned the truth after I landed. I'm sure he just wanted to keep people calm but the fact of the matter is: he lied and my trust in these announcements is now shattered forever.

[@matt4054yt]

Sorry but I call this BS. Anyone who's been attentive during that airplane documentary from 1981 knows about the "DON'T PANIC / OKAY, PANIC" light above the seats, and Shirley the flight crew would have used it in that situation.

[@the_best_jr9884]

@@matt4054yt it was 1981 it's 2022 so...that would be less likely

[@meisteckhart]

You are very generous in your handling of this. I don’t doubt he was scared, but I find it hard to believe the title wasn’t click bait. The plane never ran out of fuel, that’s just a flat out lie. Kudos for you taking the high road though. You’re a real class act.

[@xenaguy01]

_" I don’t doubt he was scared, ..."_ I *DO* doubt he was scared. He was no more afraid than you were. His entire video was B/S clickbait.

[@jasonroos5781]

Same. That turd was being incredibly manipulative and disengenuous. Will never watch him going frwd. Good for Kelsey for taking the high road and giving him the BotD but he broke the first rule of creator club imo.

[@headstanding_Penguin]

He is always clickbaity. If you know anyone speaking other languages search videos of him where he speaks said language and ask the native/fluent speaker about his impression...(Still quite a task to be able to stutter basic phrases and understand the verry basics in multiple languages but far from the fluency claim he uses)

[@pyro1047]

Yeah I felt like a dick and didn't want to say anything since I know it'd be insensitive. But the whole time he was talking in my head I was legitimately getting angry at how much of a wimp and a whiny B he was being. I know thats not right but all I could think was "Jesus F-king christ, calm the Fk down" dude was inventing stories in his head and exaggerating every detail whipping himself up into a frenzy. And yeah, I knew it'd be complete BS or at least extremely exaggerated when the Title claims they ran out of fuel over the middle of the Atlantic but somehow he's still alive making the video. Seems to have been very intentionally click bait and with the 1/2 million+ views he got looks like it worked.

[@mikeprice8500]

Where was the video of the captain looking at the wing, the stewardess saying fuel leak. He’s a KZbinr so always has a camera or microphone on him. ? This guys a clickbait hero end of

[@TheLiznz]

As a person who isn’t keen on flying, your commentary on this one really helped. The guy in the video seemed quite immature and I’m not that bad, but the information about ‘waypoints’ was really comforting. Thank you. You are doing mire to help me than my Flying without Fear course.

[@Nijinskyy]

The best way to learn how safe it is would be really learning ground school. EVERY horror story made these crazy complicated rules and regulations and every link in the chain that brought a bird down will be investigated so that weakest link can be broken way before its too late.

[@williamhenderson9535]

Kelsey is so gracious to some of these absolute ....He even gave him air-time on on this, once again, great information, for the flying public. Your channel is growing because of your professional demeanor and knowledge of flying. Thanks for being so patient! Keep the info coming.

[@pluux]

I don’t see that he did much wrong in this video except the title. It’s not a crime to be uneducated.

[@m00nie_m00n]

@@pluux It's not, but the more reach you have, the more responsibility you have at the same time. A little research, or even just a disclaimer that you only recollect your subjective experience and look forward to some input on what happened from more educated viewers would've come a long way imho.

[@RoadhouseDeluxe]

The guy in question is actually very very intelligent. He speaks a shit ton of different languages; not everyone who rides the bus knows how the bus works, same goes with planes.

[@LemonLadyRecords]

What a p*ssy drama for attn click baiter. Imagine if there had been a truly serious issue (which I have experienced)? Even before I knew as much about aviation, I would take a "normal" landing to be, uh, normal, and as long as the plane wasn't smoking/on fire, bucking around or losing massive altitude, I'd figure things were manageable. And I was a nervous flyer. Kelsey, what I really want to know is what the heck is on his head and why is he in his parent's junk room? And why do people follow this num null? Half a million views! Obviously, if his plane had actually run out of fuel, he probably wouldn't be here, or whole different deal all over the news, thus, clickbait, so no need to watch. SMH

[@daviddavidson2357]

@@RoadhouseDeluxe If he was very intelligent he would have looked up what a fuel imbalance was before putting out an absolute load of bullshit. He had a phone on him. Maybe instead of of trying to get as many clicks as possible by filming in the airport he could have put "fuel imbalance, airplane" into a search engine. I knew that planes had 2 independent fuel tanks when I was 11 and I'm no pilot or aircraft engineer.

[@Webfra14]

Gotta give it to the dude, he got one thing right. There ARE two different sides on a plane!

[@AbandonTheWest]

If your referring to the fuel tanks, in some cases there are three. One is in the belly and referred to as a 'center wing tank' IIRC

[@dogwalker666]

There are at least six, Port Side, Starboard side, Top side, Bottom side, Inside and outside, 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@grondhero]

@@AbandonTheWest No, they're referring to the KZbinr said, "I guess there's two sides of the plane." Yes, he corrected himself to say two fuel tanks, but a lot of what he said in dramatic fashion is just common sense, but he _guesses_ that's the case.

[@murphsmodels8853]

@@AbandonTheWest Depending on the model of plane, there could be up to 5 tanks. Center tank, L Wing, R Wing, Aux 1, and Aux 2. (Airbus A-321)

[@roichir7699]

@@dogwalker666 You forgot front and back. So eight sides.

[@mrodriguez4829]

I had a near death experience once… a car hit me while I was on my motorcycle. Skidding across a highway is an NDE. A “fuel imbalance” is not a NDE.

[@toddsmith8608]

We all know he did it for the clicks. This is the world we live in.

[@dirtcurt1]

@@pegg00 I happened to enter the public restroom you were in after your NDE with constipation and had an NDE as well. At least I think it was you.

[@jovetj]

In a world where "words are violence!!", people taught that how someone feels is the most important thing, facts do not matter. Some people are naturally dramatic and/or naturally pessimistic.

[@jmi967]

Also, “my last moment”...really? Hours are now moments?

[@damlatorun6756]

“It sounds like the fuel imbalance is a really, really severe situation” got me on the floor 😂 Even though I fly a lot I still get nervous every time, but xiaoma’s misinformation and overreacting is just next-level

[@derp195]

It really was weird how he reacted. "I don't know what's going on! I'm so scared! "Nah, it's not a huge deal, we just couldn't continue." "You're saying we almost DIED??" "No. Here, let me explain it to you in the cockpit." "YOU SAVED MY LIFE."

[@arturpaivads]

Its really dangerous. Imagine having to fly back and fix the issue? You can die waiting for your next flight in the airport for coffe poisoning or something 😅 Maybe you're a foreign spy and you barely managed to escape your captors then you go back and you're going to prison or get interrogated for 72h before getting extradited to a classified prison on a remote island. I dunno, maybe? It would do a good movie intro. Getting captured because a plain got back hahaha.

[@average.yt.commenter609]

That's just his reaction, his experience. Yeah he's wrong but he's not presenting this as a plane safety course. He's just narrating how he felt in the moment and what he thought in the moment (aka i'm going to die, it's a huge deal, i'm so scared)

[@thedacardea416]

@@average.yt.commenter609 His reaction is informed by his natural melodrama and need to reframe everything as KZbin clickbait. And is constructed to upset and scare people to get clicks, and thus make money. Always mindboggling to me that anyone thinks guys like this are truly sincere.

[@Not_Ciel]

@@derp195 He has actual NPC energy with this one.

[@David-nx2vm]

Rookie hasn’t been flying long enough to gain perspective. We departed out of Narita during a typhoon in 2007. Bumpiest climb out ever. I looked at an FA and he was just working his Sudoku puzzle. If he’s okay, I’m okay. Couple years ago, we were told we were diverting into Dallas because our starboard engine “wasn’t happy”. I thought it was amusing.

[@GarageQueen]

Yep! I was on a flight from New York a couple years after 9/11 and, as we neared Detroit, I noticed that the plane began slowly flying in a circle. I watched the sunshine slowly move across the cabin and thought, "what the heck is going on?" I looked at the flight attendants and they seemed perfectly calm and relaxed so I decided to just stay seated, but remain vigilant. (Because, you know, 9/11) The Captain came on 30 seconds later to explain that there were a lot of planes landing in Detroit so they were asked to hold for a couple minutes before continuing our approach. At the time I knew nothing about "holding patterns" and "delay vectors" but somehow managed to not panic. Apparently I need to make a KZbin video describing my "near-death" experience when my flight out of New York began "flying in circles!" 😆

[@Yamato-tp2kf]

In 2018, I also departed from Narita airport, and around the Kyushu island It got bumpy because the plane (an Airbus A380) was passing at the edge of a Typhoon, and it got also bumpy all the rest of the flight, because it was stormy from South China until i arrive at the Dubai international airport... I only got frustrated because I couldn't sleep due to the turbulence... But I wasn't scared at all, these airline pilots have a LOT OF HOURS of training, and flying from A to B, so why entering in panic? Panic only makes it get worse....

[@dohc22h]

Thank you Tom Clancy

[@KelseyDunlevy]

I lived on Okinawa in 2007 and experienced that typhoon! I believe it was Typhoon Man-Yi, or something close to that.

[@ARWest-bp4yb]

Yeah, you want all your engines to be happy lol!

[@mapratt]

I was flying to Amsterdam once, and the plane lost just about everything except auxiliary power. I was in business class, overnight flight, back before planes were jam packed, and had stretched out to sleep. A couple of hours into the return a flight attendant woke me up to ask if I realized there was a problem. Yup! No point in losing sleep over what may or may not happen.

[@patheddles4004]

Sensible. You did everything you could do to help, which was precisely nothing. (and avoided getting in the crew's way while they were resolving the issue)

[@mandowarrior123]

Excuse me sir, i noticed you aren't panicking. Would you like a shot of epinephrine and a hot towel? Waking you up, dear me. "I'd like to hit the afterlife with a full 8 hours if you don't mind" xD

[@a.jcohen7]

Something like that happened to me but it was when we were backing out of the gate we had to go back in and wait for a while

[@stephenmcqually2983]

Brave brave Marilyn

[@MatheusLB2009]

Gotta love pragmatics

[@amwfan88]

Kelsey, I'm one of those nervous fliers you talked about (I've never had an in-flight emergency happen, but I just don't like the feeling of being up in the air/turbulence/sudden turns the plane makes) and I appreciate your content so much. Seeing you break down this video and explain that the situation wasn't as dire as it appeared really made me feel better.

[@boldCactuslad]

if it makes you feel any better, the plane can take more stress in certain ways than our bodies can! wait, that made me feel worse...

[@jonathansmith6011]

Could I recommend that you go to your airport and get a couple hours of time with an instructor? Once YOU are at the controls you'll have a whole different outlook on flight. Best part, no reverse gear. Let me point out something for thought. Civilian aircraft are comfortable going through the air at 130 to 600 mph. When there's a storm you run into the house that has a max airspeed rating of what?? I flew through a Typhoon once and the plane did fine. NONE of the homes did! Think about it, schedule an instructor, have fun!

[@matthewpeck4016]

It wasn't dire at all. The video maker was never in any increased danger. He was just scared and uninformed and made a spectacle over it.

[@mings6491]

Last I checked aviation was statistically the safest mode of travel.

[@Xiaoxiao738]

For me feeling turbolance is a good thing because it means the plane is working as designed the wind is flowing over the plan not into it.

[@lesliebblack]

Thanks for a great video Kelsey! OMG this fella must’ve made already nervous flyers swear off flying forever!! Hopefully you were able to get the attention of some of those scared people & reassure them how grossly inaccurate this report of ‘plane ran out of fuel over the ocean’! Thanks for explaining the situation so well!! 👏🏻

[@mvonsmallhausen3221]

Kudos for being really tactful, respectful and understanding to Xiaoma. The guy seems really rattled by the experience and turning it into a learning opportunity is the best thing you could do.

[@mneugent7658]

Is he the guy who learns to speak a new language, ANY language, super fast and then shocks native speakers of the language?

[@Vod-Kaknockers]

@@mneugent7658...Yes

[@mneugent7658]

@@Vod-Kaknockers Thanks. Yeah, I think he's playing up the drama for the camera.

[@Ayodehi]

I love the fact that the captain explained it.... kudos to him being willing to explain on camera! One time, as a student pilot, I had 8 fire trucks lined up on the runway to watch my "normal" landing. I had an electrical failure at night which caused my transponder to fail. Because of where I was flying, that transponder was required by regulations. In order to continue that flight, I had to declare an emergency and when you do that, regardless of what the emergency is, it's going to stir up the hornets nest! There was no "emergency", no "life or death" situation in the colloquial sense -- just a paperwork and regulatory sense... but I still got the same airport response for my little 2 seater as an airliner would have gotten :).

[@AlessioSangalli]

Are you sure the captain knew he was on camera?

[@ronia3181]

Appropriate first responder response. Had a call out before retiring of a small fire, which it was. We were able to subdue the fire with a single extinguisher, no injuries, no fatalities, minor damage. We rolled up in full gear, with 2 trucks, and paramedics. Better to be way over prepared than under prepared.

[@djracem8579]

@@ronia3181 "Hope for the best - prepare for the worst"

[@johnburgess2084]

Another reason First Responders often come out in full force (a firefighter once told me), is that even (or especially) with a "small" event, it makes for a good "practice" session. I'm pretty sure that after everything is back to normal, all the First Responders go through a critique to evaluate how well they performed and what they could do better the next time. Again, that's what a firefighter told me in response to a small tool fire at work. Of course, they're also there and ready in case everything goes belly-up and it becomes a "big" event!

[@mynock250]

My unit does this all the time, while responding to a minor incident we will use the response as a training drill.

[@saab9251]

This. They have multiple shifts and crews that rotate through the station and it allows everyone to get repetition in for getting their gear on, getting in the truck with equipment, coordinating a staging area, etc.

[@Michael-4]

@@mynock250 I imagine it's the most boring job in the world and you almost want something to happen.

[@edwardsbarbara25]

I love how humble you are, Kelsey

[@sandmansevenseven1512]

I fly for work over one hundred times a year , and have been on board with many semi emergency 's happening. The closest I have got to this guys reaction was on a flight to London from LA . I was in business class and my congac was getting very low and I could not get a response from the flight attendant. Luckily I found a crew member walking past me and asked for a top up , not paying much attention, in short the captain came back to me with my fresh glass and we both laughed. But it was touch and go there for a while lol

[@rkah6187]

Hahaha I would have been absolutely mortified 😂

[@mymai5859]

Lol

[@benwilliamdownes]

Kelsey's little eyebrow raise at 17:07 had me in stitches 😂 just hope the nervous flyers are actually getting something outta these vids because the info Kelsey constantly gives is invaluable!

[@CapStar362]

he actually did it a few times: 9:08 and again 17:32 Kelsey is like, seriously bro?

[@JimsEquipmentShed]

@@CapStar362 I did it at 9:08 as well. “Thousands of miles……” ;-)

[@speedybasket5205]

😂

[@CapStar362]

@@JimsEquipmentShed i mentioned 9:08 ;)

[@TooChillery]

The condescending eye brow raise , love it

[@wotan10950]

That dude’s YT channel is a hoot: he is a genius with languages, but his content/delivery is often over the top. This weeping melodrama is on a whole new level. His flight was only two hours from JFK, not “the middle of the Atlantic,” and it was the crew’s caution that led them to return, rather than take the chance of flying (safely) on one engine. They were not in danger, and his newest language is HYPERBOLE.

[@Cinemachoicefilms]

Thank you for clearing this up, I'm a nervous flyer yet with the right videos it educates me about how safe most flights are.

[@MilesL.auto-train4013]

For those who want an *actual* story about a plane running out of fuel, look up the story of Air Canada 143, or the 'Gimli Glider'. It's an amazing story.

[@BrawndoQC]

Air Transat Flight 236 too is insane. All survived.

[@jagojago12]

Omg that was insane. Literally crazy how he landed it on a random racetrack 😂

[@madiis18account]

@@jagojago12 the racetrack used to be an airport!

[@y_fam_goeglyd]

Mentour Pilot has done a cracking video on this.

[@keithphilbin3054]

That was a different story, the pilots thought Kgs of fuel were Lbs of fuel. Simple error 🤣

[@drsch]

I'm amazed at your patience explaining this video. The poor guy seems to be a bit of a drama queen. I had a little more empathy for the guy until he showed the clip of the pilot explaining what went wrong. The pilot is clearly not overly concerned and explained it in a way that made it clear it wasn't something to be overly concerned about but then the guy in the video decided he almost died.

[@musicninja2833]

Most people would be scared in this situation. He's not a drama queen he just didn't understand because he's not an expert in aviation like Kelsey is. I would have been scared too even though I understand aviation better then the average person. Xiaoma is very intelligent. He just doesn't know aviation. Nothing wrong with being scared in this situation. It's just the way he explains it to his fans that bother Kelsey I think. He spoke before he knew type thing.

[@AC_702]

Huge drama queen. The pilot was at least keeping the passengers informed.

[@musicninja2833]

@@AC_702 oh ok. cool. Thanks for clearing that up.

[@Vpmatt]

@@musicninja2833 Nah many people would not be scared, thanks to having some knowledge about how aviation works, also thanks to the work of Kelsey and others like him. So when the pilots of my flight do a go around, and the guy next to me says "Wow, that must have been a near miss!!!", I can say "No, we did a go around to AVOID a near miss."

[@musicninja2833]

@@Vpmatt I feel like most would be a little nervous maybe not scared but nervous. So maybe scared was the wrong word. However, you're right. Thanks to Kelsey and others it does help a lot of us understand better.

[@fizzyfilmsproductions]

People can get very nervous! But at the end of the day, thank you for showing us that aviation is nothing to be scared of!

[@Julie9009]

Back in the 90’s, I had to fly from Sydney to Perth for work. I was an extremely nervous flier, and the plane only had 2 engines. Prior to that I had only flown in a 4 engine plane. I was terrified that losing one engine meant a crash. The flight attendant arranged for me to go up front and I spent some time asking questions of the pilots. One of the pilots showed me what he called the “what if” computer, and entered single engine failure. It showed that we could still fly all the way to Perth, but at a reduced altitude. He said that in reality, they would land at the nearest airport. I felt very relieved, and am no longer a nervous flyer.

[@16-BITFPV]

I thought the same thing until I worked at an airport and got to be on, around and inside planes all day. I'm more nervous then ever now. 🤣

[@clarisebandru2150]

I watch Xiaoma, but only his videos where he suprises people by speaking in their native languages. Lately, 74 Gear is my new favorite channel .

[@BillySugger1965]

This guy has overdramatised this situation to the extreme. A real victim mentality. Not cool!

[@yeahok115sure]

This is the new generation of Americans in 2022. It’s honestly sad

[@waterheaterservices]

@@yeahok115sure We are just so... San Francisco.

[@girder123]

It's basically his job to sell this as a huge drama. He does it, because it gets views, attention (and profit).

[@trinity72gp]

Well I'm glad Kelsey is getting paid from my view rather than this guy!

[@fairyprincess911]

He’s young and dumb.

[@CedoVal]

Who thought it was actually Kelsey’s plane dropping in the Atlantic

[@johnnyventola07]

I clicked so fast because I thought it was his plane.

[@popcat5569]

@@johnnyventola07 me too

[@Slow370Z]

Me haha

[@streetracer2321]

I knew it wasn’t because we would have already heard about that in the news. 747 running out of fuel midair would be a HUGE event.

[@satisfactoryfromscratch]

Yeah, he's not usually one to use such a clickbait title deliberately...

[@mfbfreak]

In short: safety procedures and redundancy worked exactly as they were designed to. Happy to hear :)

[@raven4k998]

it happens more often then you would like it to that's for sure the running out of fuel over the ocean part

[@kellys9222]

What an amazing video. Love the humour and of course the facts. What would we do without you teaching us about flying and keeping us informed about the realities. We know all to well how information can get twisted. Really really appreciate your professional info!

[@DeeSnow97]

wow, that opportunity this guy got... i'd love to be able to talk to the captain in the cockpit, and have them explain an issue like that to me, while actually pointing it out on the instruments and stuff. i don't think he properly appreciates what just happened here it's crazy how scared people get about flying, but they have absolutely zero issues driving every day

[@spddiesel]

Regarding your last statement, I think it's because while you're much more likely to get in a car crash than a plane crash, you're much more likely to die in a plane crash than a car crash. So basically, the chances you'll be in a plane wreck is much smaller, but the chances that crash will be fatal are much larger.

[@goldenageofdinosaurs7192]

@@spddiesel That’s true, though air travel, especially with commercial airliners, is far, far safer than driving.

[@nooboard]

Humans are not made for flying. We like to stay with our feets on ground. Some a afraid of driving or sailing too. I like the risk, so I like everything. But I never flew (environmental thing, I can travel with train where I want to for now, but I want to be a helicopter pilot when I was a kid and I am still fascinated of aviation).

[@bangerxshane]

@@nooboard in a way it's true. Humans are afraid to lose control of their situation. Passengers aren't made to fly, the pilots and flight systems are.

[@spddiesel]

@@goldenageofdinosaurs7192 I'm not disputing that fact, but I'd be willing to bet if you asked 1000 people if they'd rather be involved in a car crash or a plane crash, car would win handily. Personally, I'd rather drive than fly, mainly because I hate the cattle yard aspect of airports, but also because I have more control over my own destiny driving than I do flying. It's impossible for me to "fly defensively" to increase my chances of surviving or avoiding a plane crash, since I'm just along for the ride. Come to think of it, maybe it's that lack of control that scares most people.

[@Lantanana]

Watching all these plane crash videos have taught me that the commercial flight industry has the most cautious and professional systems in the world, possibly (or probably) even better than the medical field. Really impressive!

[@deniseking2775]

Yes indeed

[@pagtopia3849]

Def way better than medical. I like to say Professional Pilots vs practicing Doctors.

[@arcanealchemist3190]

definitely better than the medical field, at least in the US.

[@S7R86]

I truly agree with all of y'all on the replies. Strictly no complacency.

[@computer_toucher]

The rules and procedures are written in blood, like most very serious things.

[@dalemullins4562]

That's crazy I love his videos where he shocks people with his knowledge of their languages but this is weird for him because he is incredibly smart.

[@mar_man813]

Language learning is his domain. Apparently, emotional maturity and refraining from dramatization is not.

[@phforNZ]

Intelligence and wisdom are not the same

[@xavariusquest4603]

How do you know that the content he shows isn't staged?

[@dalemullins4562]

@@xavariusquest4603 I guess they ALL are to a point.

[@DergEnterprises]

That kid probably thinks beef comes from the supermarket.

[@tonymcdonald9056]

Kelsey, your face when he's walking and talking through the terminal - never seen you look so serious, and was that a definite snarl when he said, 'it's a really, really, severe situation'? 🤣

[@CapStar362]

those "WTF" moments with his eyebrow and lip twitches, i was LOL!!

[@lk57ejn]

We need more level headed people like you in the world

[@melanezoe]

Thanks Kelsey. I also watched your guest shot on Xiamao’s channel too. Very pleased how your level-headed and knowledgeable dialogue set him and his other guest straight. Did well too for the thousands who follow him but not you to have the situation explained. Kudos.

[@virginiaviola5097]

When you are in the air and on the sea you are just a soul..no longer a terrestrial being, and completely at the mercy of the sea and the sky and the weather..and the machine you are in. Stuff goes on. People who put themselves 35,000 feet in the air, or out on the ocean, then get some sort of surprise because there’s turbulence, or a storm comes out of nowhere, or the ocean gets rough, kind of baffle me. I don’t know what they were expecting. Fortunately Captains and F/Os of both craft are generally very experienced..commercial planes rarely crash and ocean going cruise ships rarely sink.

[@ldg3968]

I’m so glad you reacted to this. I saw the original video when it was posted by that KZbinr and was wondering if it was as serious as he was making it out to be, not that I didn’t believe that he was really scared. From everything that I learned about flying and safety on airplanes from watching your video I couldn’t help but wonder if something just wasn’t being communicated correctly.

[@SwordOfS]

So sick of these overgrown children spreading their ignorance around. Thanks Kelsey for telling it how it is.

[@jabach7413]

That’s kinda harsh. The original poster is a good dude and does a lot of good. I think he was just legit scared and ignorant of how little danger he was actually in. Stay positive.

[@ScottSweeney]

Xiaoma is a good dude with really positive videos. Chalk this one up to him just not knowing.

[@Shawn-wt4kh]

@@ScottSweeney Being a good dude doesn't absolve anyone from criticism. It's still Xiaoma's responsibility to put out videos that don't spread misinformation, or take videos down when informed about the harm it's causing.

[@FilosophicalPharmer]

What's really crazy is ... Dunning-Kruger tells us there's no way around it. Each of us carries our ignorance with us ... and we don't know we do because, well, we are all ignorant of some truth, circumstance or reality.

[@Lengend-cu6ef]

Dude was crying in his video. You don’t need to be that harsh. Sure, he was kind of spreading misinformation but he really thought he could have died. You can’t expect everyone to be an expert in aviation.

[@vk3fbab]

Watching this video I learnt something. Not that aviation is safe, not that science and engineering is awesome. That people who don't have a scientific background really do come to some different conclusions. I live in a high rise apartment. We had an earth tremor here that was quite large for Melbourne. While the building was shaking my first reaction was it's going down. Then the engineer in me kicked in and was like holy cow, look at the engineering design kick in, this is awesome! Seeing this video made me appreciate not everyone is like me!

[@scz1770]

I live in San Francisco and I get the same reaction on the rare occasion that I've been in a high rise during a quake. We build to a VERY high quake standard and so they're built usually on floating foundations and the buildings themselves are super flexible. They sway SO much more than you'd expect from something like that, and it can be scary! It feels counterintuitive to have a building move that much, but that's exactly what makes them so safe!

[@jayponetwothree7154]

@@scz1770 earthquake reaction is fine and understandable more so than this event

[@bernardc2553]

Was in Reno 26th floor during their 100mph record wind awesome watching light swing foot or 2 side to side

[@Ruskieit]

Take this, all you novax out there. Science rules

[@Thezuule1]

@@scz1770 that which does not bend will break. First time I flew in a plane I wasn't expecting the wings to move like they did. Always assumed they were just super rigid. Took me a minute to wrap my brain around that lol.

[@tomhutchins7495]

This is a good illustration of how watching these videos helps people. I used to be a very nervous flier, but when my family saw this and started asking me (the aviation enthusiast) about it, I just said "well I guess an imbalance could eventually give centre of gravity issues, but the planes can fly with one engine so that's not really a huge deal, they just prefer to not take any risks". From this video I guess I wasn't that far off.

[@Lynniescorner]

Kelsey, I want to thank you for the content you put out. I am one of those people that's afraid to fly. I must admit that my last flight in 2000 probably helped me a bit... An 8 hour flight to Germany can do that. But listening to all you guys do, and the other members of the aviation field has been comforting. I never knew there was so much... What's the word... Safety... Reduncy/backup. I think if I were to fly now, I'd be better. Understanding thing such as you talked about today are helpful. Knowledge is power!

[@babyyshark5382]

I'm an atc in training, I remember flying from ny to where I currently live and the plane (a a320) started to descend pretty rapidly, I thought it was odd because we werent even halfway to MSP, I figured something was wrong, the oxygen masks dropped and a few seconds later the FO came on and said that theres a pressurization issue and we have to divert to DTW, ofcourse many people started to panic, I knew from my training that its (probably) not a big issue, we landed without a problem . Turns out the airbuses cockpit window had a crack in it.

[@Vzw-dj9rf]

The leaps of imagination needed to get this far. The YT'er demonstrates how little he knows about aviation and jet travel, how sheltered he's kept himself, his lack of interest educating himself and how worthless he'd be in a true crisis situation. Kudos to Kelsey for his professional evaluation of the video and situation.

[@Joemamahahahaha821]

Also, a big key you missed. How much $$$ he makes from a video that will get clicks. Him just saying his plane had a malfunction and had to return won’t get clicks!! He’s gotta lie and say it was near death! Xiamao or however you spell it is probably one of the worst KZbin click baiters who exploits people for content

[@PhilMcKraken05]

Hmm very interesting to say he has a lack of educating himself. Dude actually knows a lot more in a lot of areas you probably haven’t even thought about educating yourself in. It’s all cool and stuff to shit on someone for not knowing a lot about a specific topic but you’re just an ass

[@californiahiker9616]

That kid needs to grow up!

[@gil123bonsai]

People like this guy on social media are just plain volatile.

[@thebadgerpilot]

Kelsey trying to hold back laughter at 17:20 was worth watching until the end! “I guess there’s two different sides of the plane”

[@Vzw-dj9rf]

Indeed. I've had that look myself listening to people.

[@RonaldBruintjes]

Or the one 10 seconds before, when the fuel imbalance was a "really, really severe situation", and Kelsey does his best Mr. Spock imitation. 🤣🤣🤣

[@Justicia007]

You kind of have to recognize that there is a ton of anxiety in the world. I happen to think it's caused largely by human bodies having a ton of poisons and nanoplastics in them, causing epigenetic changes over generations. Younger generations are suffering with this. Everyone is very dramatic because they are anxious.

[@TheWabbit]

As someone with 2.8 million subscribers talking about flying comforts, He was grossly negligent in not only describing the situation but also as an influencer bringing his irrational fear to his subscribers and anyone else who watch his videos. I rode in a twin prop back on the early 80s that I feel He would've sworn off flying for good had he flown on it! Stormy weather, wings creaking in wind and turbulence, being lucky to sometimes stay within 100 ft of our flight level. Probably the roughest flight I was ever on even compared to a C-130.

[@stephaniecoomey2356]

Cool fucking story bro? Lmao

[@jimsteinway695]

Grossly negligent is absolutely correct. I was in a C141 one time and a crew member walked back with a parachute and helmet. We had a hydraulic leak. He poured fluid in the refill slot right next to where I was sitting. It kept going to empty. So we landed and go another plane.

[@Redneckrampage]

@@jimsteinway695 cool story bro

[@TheWabbit]

@@jimsteinway695 on our flight in the C130 it was night, We had 25 Rangers on the flight also, but they didn't stay, they jumped ( to fulfill their Night jump requirement ) about halfway from Georgia to North Carolina. I'd feel different if it had been a crew member. It was pretty cool watching them jump though.

[@wildmustangart1577]

...the drama gets him views..which gets him paid... he doesn't care that it's not exactly accurate.

[@debrabaker1009]

Kelsey these videos you make have helped me so much that now I can’t even enjoy and laugh at some of the situations because I’m learning a lot. Information is gold as far as I’m concerned when it comes to flying, like I’ve said before I think that I can get on the plane and even if something were to happen I’d still have all the information you’ve been giving us and be pretty darn secure that we’re gonna get back down on the ground. Thank you for your time and your information. Oh yeah and this is coming from a woman whose brother was killed in a plane crash❤️ But I will stress that his crash was in 1960 when the planes were not as advanced as they are now.

[@maryeckel9682]

Sorry for your loss, as long ago as it was

[@KristinCortez]

I'm so sorry for the loss of your brother. ❤️

[@hauthicus]

dudes the type of guy to go to a doctor and get told he has a fever and go around telling everyone that he got hospitalized and almost died from a severe infection

[@jmshkm]

This reminds me of the time I had a crazy crosswind landing at JFK and the plane was silent until we got to the gate, then one guy sitting in the way back stood up as soon as the plane stopped and yelled “everyone panic” and everyone laughed but the flight attendants didn’t like that.

[@Fauxkat69]

Lmao that's pretty funny

[@queeny5613]

Ahahah

[@SuperNova_OW]

omg I recognize your profile picture from tiktok lmao

[@jamesbong4928]

Every village has one

[@sbrunner1234]

I was actually on a flight that DID ran out of fuel over the atlantic. I think it was TXL to EWR. We ended up landing on a runway fully covered in ice on an airport in Labrador with no local personal or any human life in sight. We were actually not the only flight there. Apparently, unexpected strong headwinds caused more fuel consumption. We waited four or five hours for fuel to be trucked in, on the plane, with engines off, getting cold and no hot drinks. Flight attendants were amazing handing out blankets and crackers. Btw, we did not "flame-out" and we had a 'normal' landing and while we were landing, I was thinking how these trust reversers slowed down the plane steady despite the ice and how cool that would be in a car - being used to harsh winters when I was younger. It was just eerie to see when we came in, that there was nothing inhabited around us, just a white desert with occasional lakes or bays. From where we were parked, we saw some other flight but no buildings or a tower. It was many years before I went learning how to fly myself, never figured out which airstrip that was. Nobody on board made a fuzz, and everyone was just relaxed, and hoping that temperatures are not dropping too much before we get fuel and are back on our way. Captain was relaxed when he announced: 'this happened to me before, no worries".

[@DivineArrowZ]

Thats an amazing story tbh xD

[@omgitguy]

To be clear, your plane didn't run out of fuel. The pilots saw that the fuel wouldn't be enough to safely reach the destination and turned to one of the planned alternate destinations, just like Kelsey showed in the video.

[@Javmon9]

I would not like a captain to tell me that! LoL

[@OverwatchSIX]

@@Javmon9 "ye lads, we got a problem....we aint got no GAS INNIT". LMAO!!!

[@margotrosendorn6371]

I'm glad nobody panicked or kicked up a fuss. Uncomfortable delays happen, but usually in the airport where there's hot coffee!

[@jabach7413]

Airlines should require people to watch at least 5 of your videos before they’re allowed to fly. They’re very reassuring about how safe it actually is to fly while explaining normal procedures and when to be nervous or not. 👍

[@MikeMcD-sm2ds]

Absolutely!!!!

[@notme2day]

I agree but being nervous on an airplane is useless as there is really nothing you can do about some situations. Just breath and listen to the crews instructions.

[@jabach7413]

@@notme2day yes it’s useless. Kelsey does a great job of explaining how little danger there actually is in scenarios that can cause fear for some flyers.

[@nooboard]

People should be educated in many things before taking part of it, the internet for example. But even if you educate them it can still be chaotic (for example traffic) because peoples brain is a lil like a colander. ^^ Btw. never get nervous. Even if the plane dive to the ground. Getting nervous will not help you to survive. Just enjoy the ride and the view. Not many people have the chance to experience death this way. ;-)

[@Ro99]

They show one and I’d say only about half of people actually watch it.

[@glenpeters955]

I'm from Australia and we have a term for this type of individual - dropkick, possibly a bloody dropkick.

[@harold562]

As someone who flies in simulators, have watched countless hours of air crash investigations, and is a fan of planes in general, the only thing I fear is a stall at low altitude if anything.

[@xsychosis]

Were not experts but we have a good idea of thr Good, bad, and ugly.

[@goldenageofdinosaurs7192]

Yeah, that gives you very little to work with. Although I will say if the icy hand of death is gonna happen, I’d rather it be at 300 ft instead of 35,000. That saves a lot of terror time, lol.

[@ric.e214]

Same here! 😅

[@ric.e214]

@@goldenageofdinosaurs7192 opposite for me, I'd rather be at 35,000 than 300 lol, at least I would have gliding distance and time to control speed with spoilers and flaps to make an efficient stop. With a heavy plane at 300ft with a random emergency, I'd fear for a stall, which even at 100ft would be deadly

[@johndoh5182]

Yeah the only time I get a little nervous, if I do, is takeoff. I HATE when you're in the middle of a climb and the engines cut back, or it sounds like they are slowing down. I don't know why that happens on some planes but not on others.

[@burkeiowa]

When I was on a flight that had us getting into the brace position, I gained a very high respect for the procedures for emergency situations. We had an issue with the landing gear. But like a "fuel issue" that could mean many things. We spent 1.5 hours in the air, which was supposed to be the duration to get to our destination, but we landed back where we came from, since that was the standard procedure in this case. We never got up too high before circling back. Passengers noticed that we were returning to the same city we just left, and even to the same airport. The jet descended, but didn't touch ground. It ran parallel above the runway, before ascending again. Only then did the pilot address us to tell us what was going on, since that was the first time he had useful information to share with us. He told us of the landing gear issue, and that we flew by ATC, who used binoculars to check out the gear. We would repeat this two more times (total of 3 passes), but the first time looked good. The concern was that they weren't sure the gear would lock into place. I assume one of the sensors/indicators was just bad, since each pass looked good. But while we flew the loop to line up for the next pass, they had plenty of time to put us into the brace position and check the each individual was in the correct position. Not all emergencies have that kind of time, but this was a 50-seater regional jet, and we had most of an hour left to go. After everyone was confirmed to be in the correct position, they told us to get out of the position. That allowed people to relax (and realize how tense they were). That extra time allowed the aircraft to burn off extra fuel. It allowed ATC to provide information from their observations from multiple views/sides. It allowed emergency personnel to dispatch and understand what they were preparing for. It allowed us to learn the brace position, for later. It all worked together nicely. As we came in for a landing, there was a chance the gear would fail, but it held. So as I said, it's probably a sensor or indicator failure, and not a mechanical issue. We could see the line of emergency vehicles lined up to help us in case we became a fireball or even a less dramatic failure, but they started to drive off before we even reached the taxiway, since it was clear the gear held, and that was the point of failure they prepared for. They knew they weren't needed. So after we all died...oh, no clickbait...so after we had a safe landing while in the brace position, we just had to wait for them to get another aircraft ready to take us the rest of the way for what was then a very late night flight. I was with other people for business, but flew one night earlier than others because I needed to be home a day earlier. So only I managed to get this story to tell, and not the other people I went on that trip with.

[@HesderOleh]

I wonder if in situations like that why they don't do touch and go landings to see how the gear will react when hitting the ground before trying to do a real landing.

[@j_taylor]

@@HesderOleh If the concern is that the landing gear might collapse under weight, there's no way to "test" that without taking all the risks of landing. At that point, you might as well just do a complete landing.

[@HesderOleh]

@@j_taylor if you touch down lightly but don't apply brakes but prepare to go to TOGA power, I just thought about this after seeing pilot training at our local airport with lots of planes doing touch and go around circuits. I guess though if the landing gear is locked in place properly/won't collapse then you would find that out when attempting to land, and if it is going to collapse then knowing that it definitely will won't make the pilot do anything different

[@burkeiowa]

@@HesderOleh, I agree with ​ @James Taylor. Pilots already know the gear might buckle, and they will plan to land with that in mind. If they take a run that puts a little weigh on it, and gear that's not the nose (centered), then the aircraft would quickly tip to a side and most of the risk of that buckling will occur while not intending to land. Imagine suddenly tipping faster than you can prevent, and now you are veering off at some angle nearly on the ground. And if it's the nose gear, one usually lands on the other gear first, so you'd be mostly committed to the landing. If all gear locks, then you might as well have landed, rather than waste another round. If gear fails to lock, then at best, if you survive to make the real landing, you know the gear won't lock, rather than just hoping it will. It really didn't buy you anything. If anything, it just exposed you to the risk twice, which is worse. Thus, they are usually better off just letting you try to land, and having the normal emergency procedures and preparations in place. To only touch lightly, one will likely shallow the angle of attack. If the glide slope is 1°, almost no energy is lost upon touching the ground, and you need more runway than usual. If it's 45°, everyone will hate the massive bump and your aircraft will take a pounding (including the gear and wheels). So glide slopes aim to minimize runway distances within a reasonable maintenance and passenger experience for the landing. If one goes shallow at the end to gently kiss the ground with the wheels and they collapse, the reduced energy loss should leave you going faster than in a typical landing. So I might argue that the risks would be higher, since anything that happens will now happen at a higher speed.

[@HesderOleh]

@@burkeiowa thanks for the explanation!

[@connorvanzant594]

as a structural airframe assembler just a note to add is its not two sides (2 wings) of fuel. They have ribs and many sections of fuel tanks and fuel pumps on each wing. I've worked on global 5000/6000/7000 and dont quote me but I belive there like 27 bays on each wing of the 7000, so if the pumps aren't transferring fuel correctly it can effect your aerodynamics and roll.

[@david-183]

Just wanted to say that I really appreciate this video as someone who is normally fine flying but gets a little nervous from time to time on flights over the ocean. Knowing that those longer flights over the Atlantic and Pacific are routed in a way where they can get to nearby airports on the way (given ~3 hours flying on one engine or something similar) really helps calm my mind down about those longer flights. I'll remember that next time I go on one of those.

[@indianasb59]

17:45You hit the spot!! Thank you!! As an open heart recovery nurse, with experience in other surgical inductions and recoveries. I tell my nervous patients: “Imagine your doctor is a Pilot. You trust him? (Yes says the patient.) I’m your steward. I have had many departures and landing with your Pilot. I’ve been working with him for years. He has NEVER crashed a landing. Nor have I. We will bring you into a gentle landing. I would usually end with: “make sure you keep your tray table in the upright when landing”.

[@jiveturkey9993]

You hospital cardiac pit crews are amazing. You guys have saved my Brothers life twice.👍👍

[@thebirdee55]

That's awesome. What a great bedside manner.

[@jonathanbair523]

Can I get extra peanut with this trip? LOL

[@JC_Musician]

My cousin, a captain of a Cessna Citation X, recently had a similar situation. They departed from NY to the UK , a sensor that detects metal in the engine oil came on after getting over the Atlantic near Canada. Maintenance issues have specific protocols which dictates how long they can be deferred before repair. His issue allowed for only 4 hours but they were 4.5 hours from their destination. He called operations and then decided to return for maintenance rather than risk further issues to arise while over the ocean. There is so much education, training, and experience that goes into a pilot and a lot of responsibility rides on their shoulders. Their level of professionalism is what allows for a highly risky operation to run so smoothly that most people never have to see the stressful issues. Hats off to excellent pilots. 💜

[@IamCec]

Had a situation once. We were over land though, and it was just after takeoff…something with the landing gear. I was 12, barely remember. We basically flew a circle and landed again, safely, gear intact. Capt said “I’d rather turn back for all of us onboard than risk anything. Everything will be normal upon landing.” There were trucks when we got back and quite the delay but honestly nobody reacted badly. Props to calm crew on Hawaiian :D

[@TheMrdhyde]

I love the things you say. I love that you said "The plane will alert the pilot" not that the pilot or pilots are these superhero's or "saving" anyone's life. A good pilot just follows rules, procedures, FAA laws and regulations and listens to the plane. It could also be something that could damage the plane in long run meaning turning back to JFK was more about maintaining a million dollar air craft than pax danger.

[@AC_702]

Worked at airport once in my life, and emergency vehicles going out for things is no big deal. Once got a call from a friend working at JAL and he said the aircraft departing was the Captain's last flight. I said cool, I'll call ARFF to give him the water cannon salute. They contacted aircraft, flight crew told passengers and the firetrucks did their thing. Some passengers, even being told what was happening, still kinda freaked out

[@magical_catgirl]

I've had the fire crews come out for flights I've been on a number of times, for this reason, at a number of airports on a number of airlines. Only had one diversion thus far. Flight from London to Singapore diverted to Kuala Lumpur due to weather in Singapore. Some passengers freaked out because we landed at a different airport, even with all the PAs making it clear why we went to KUL and that we would be departing for Singapore again as soon as the weather improved.

[@CerberusTenshi]

​@@magical_catgirl That's because passengers don't pay attention, whatsoever. The amount of times, I had to repeat myself, explaining the same thing over and over and over, because they weren't listening, is astounding.

[@16-BITFPV]

I'm the opposite, grew up around aviation so I wasn't scared of flying until I worked at an airport myself.

[@dudleyrector8406]

Captain should have given this kid something to do. I need you to keep an eye on this wing. If it falls off or bursts into flames please notify your attendant.

[@jaybee9269]

Aye aye, Cap’n!

[@neom0nk]

"Can you go ask the flight attendant for a long stand please?"

[@enigmawyoming5201]

Now THAT’S funny!

[@StarField369]

i’m going on a flight tomorrow, and as a nervous flyer this channel has greatly calmed my nerves about it

[@maryeckel9682]

Have a great trip!

[@SoSnoweyy]

this video deserves more clout than the original

[@Javmon9]

A few years ago my family and I were on a plane back from Ireland to the US that had to turn back because one of the flaps was not coming down. It had all the fire trucks and emergency crew waiting as we landed, they had to put us on another plane to head out, and I thought that was a big harrowing deal until I started watching Kelsey's videos. Now I'll feel more ease if that situation ever comes up again.

[@NNic.]

Yes, seeing fire trucks and emergency crew would freak me out! It really helps to know now that it's just standard precautionary procedure. I'll be more at ease if it ever happens with a flight I'm on.

[@gnarthdarkanen7464]

Kelsey, let me join the myriad ranks of viewers and THANK YOU for bringing out this education. I strongly believe that REAL education is the key to dispell fear. While I'm not exactly a nervous flyer, it's great to have real FACTS to back me up when I'm sitting next to a nervous flyer, so I can reassure them with confidence... AND you ARE helping people understand that while there may be risk to everything, it's generally a LOT LESS than it seems in the moment. A LOT of bad luck AND bad decisions have to line up just perfectly for a plane to actually crash... AND the more we (the public) get to understand about that, the less we're likely to worry about little technical hiccups and minor issues, understanding that the flight crew is GOING to err' on the side of caution in general. ;o)

[@skull4334]

I used to be terrified of flying but after I watch your videos I feel a lot safer thank you!

[@eyesea123]

In these situations, ignorance is not bliss. I totally agree with you!

[@josemannyhernandez4760]

This guy is erasing all my fears. I told a pilot that was getting on a plane with me if I should be worried and he said “no, do you know how much time the pilot will have if it ever falls down, MINUTES”

[@daveurquhart477]

I always find it comforting to realise you are more likely to die while travelling to the airport in your car than on the flight 😆

[@trevor2949]

I work in SysCon at an airline and this video is so accurate. I love Xiaoma and i've felt like him in the past on crazy flights. But planes are actually so much safer than most realize.

[@jennic2251]

Kelsey, thank you for providing this information to people. It's so important because there is so little that the majority of the public understands about how safe it is. Not their fault, it's just not a common topic. As someone who has flown privately and worked in aviation for many years I wish more people knew how safe flying is . I've taken every opportunity to explain things to passengers as well as point out how skilled and dedicated flight deck crew are. We see issues every day sometimes multiple times a day at the airport, but for the person on a once or twice a year trip it's an unfamiliar experience if it happens. As an insider, you saying Psych ..Run! made me chuckle thanks for the laugh while making an excellent point.

[@47Str8]

Being in an actually emergency landing, I can tell you that everyone on the plane was dead quiet.

[@Grastiars1]

I love double entendres

[@user-oo8xp2rf1k]

@@Grastiars1 Give us one then..

[@88marome]

🤔

[@palmchristmastree]

@@user-oo8xp2rf1k that woman’s grown some huge melons wouldn’tcha say?

[@JL-cn1qi]

They should just say it every time then, shut the plane up and let me take a nap.

[@mrclean2022]

I've traveled and flown a ton in my life and have never had a fear of flying because of how statistically improbable it is to have a problem, but on one flight I took some years ago, we had to land during a tropical storm and we had really scary turbulence. We actually had to try landing a few times and it feels so weird to change direction like we had. It really shook me and I've been pretty scared to fly since then. Videos like this are helpful for a fearful flier (like me now) to help rationalize how things are very likely going to be okay, thank you for making it.

[@haveagoodday9455]

Responsibilities for being in an exit role. Please do a video as the captain of an aircraft explaining all the responsibilities and how to execute them.

[@henrimichelpierreplana4332]

This reminds me the air transat flight 236 incident that began with a fuel imbalance warning. Thanks for the video

[@sminem6572]

Its funny; the second I saw this on his channel (I watch him too) I immediately knew that it wasn't as bad as he would make it out to be. Then I saw your comment on the video and knew that this would be coming. Thanks for all you do, you're not only an expert but the leader in this type of content.

[@Mr7O5]

His drive to the airport put him in more danger than his flight

[@floureszenz]

Heyy! thanks for this great vid, im not scared of flying at all and im well aware that planes dont crash because of turbulance or the basics so i just wanted to give out an thank you for people like you making these videos so hopefully more people understand how safe flying actually is! Trust your highly trained pilots and crew people.

[@soul_in_a_fishbowl]

Is it just me or does the guy freaking out over nothing look like the kind of person to freak out over nothing like that….

[@Tiisiphone]

Nope, it's not just you.

[@chucksherron]

This dude seems exhausting.

[@MrJoe1129uscg]

He's a classic drama queen.

[@iknklst]

He looks like he cries when they get his Starbucks sixteen different ingedients $8 coffee order wrong.

[@MrJoe1129uscg]

@@iknklst 🤣