Passenger Drowns After Crash Landing | Viral Debrief

[@feedme8991]

The story with the Air Maroc flight is that on rotation they were hit with wake turbulence from a plane that took off from another runway. So the airflow was pushing them down and they immediately lost lots of airspeed.

[@luar145]

There’s no way!!! Early rotation for sure. Maybe wrong airspeeds

[@ELYESSS]

@@luar145 it's a perpendicular runway the turbulence caused a sudden drop in air speed. You can see the other aircraft in the full video.

[@samhiatt]

I looked at limited information and thought about it for a couple minutes then came to my own conclusion that I'm certain is correct. Or it could have been something else.

[@luar145]

I’ll go with Kelsey analysis, you can’t have conclusions just with a video, we need the FDM data.

[@licencetoswill]

@@luar145 Then why don't you go an read the Air Maroc report that they made public about the incident, which corroborated the wake turbulence, complete with testimonial from the flight deck.

[@jebr055]

In the first video. It isn't just a field he landed on, it's a former WW2 Airfield. Making it a much more desirable option than even a road.

[@DERP_Squad]

That makes sense. It looked a lot like a grass landing strip given how level and long it was. Would be unusual to have that much space unused on a farm.

[@U_Geek]

@@DERP_Squad this is what I was thinking, I figured that it could be a local grass airfield they aren't that uncommon

[@EVE101Patt]

@@DERP_Squad i honestly thought he managed to return to the grass strip where he took off

[@heidikristine2356]

@@DERP_Squad sounds like a great idea for a software update in emergency situations for a quick feature (for a electronic screen or cell phone) offering gps areas suitable for landing during a mayday immediately showing all types of landing areas like that old ww2 field or a rural road w/ or w/o telephone lines. Maybe this software already exists could be helpful when pilot is unfamiliar with the area this pilot probably knew this area.

[@djinn666]

@@EVE101Patt That's what I thought too. Flying with a door off isn't that serious in a small aircraft. There are some that don't even have doors. Getting to the nearest airstrip is the right thing to do.

[@natatatt]

I really appreciate that you often include reassuring comments for those of us that are afraid of flying. It's really helpful to know we'd be safe in those situations.

[@thomaspayne6866]

I’m sure his the airline industry appreciates it too.

[@ShaneSchrute]

Kelsey and these videos have made air travel so much easier for me as I used to have a huge fear of flying. Last time I flew I was able to really enjoy it. No fear at all. Thank you Kelsey!

[@yourlocalanklebiter]

Me too, I got a ton of airplane crash documentaries a few years ago, and to say the least, it freaked me out.

[@mangosteen4230]

Semi-related: if you are afraid of flying, but are not afraid of driving your car, you should accept your fear as irrational. Not a "bad" thing, but a good way to know it could use some work.

[@vinnieg6161]

@@mangosteen4230 Driving a car, you feel in control. Being a passenger on a plane, you have 0 control. It is clearly rational.

[@myrawest]

I love it. Somehow KZbin knows when I book a flight and then promptly suggests airplane crash videos. Thanks youtube 😀

[@balisongman07]

Yup. My first flight was the day after that cargo plane in the middle east crashed after take off. It was my top suggestion on Google lol

[@207GTBEE]

Phone is listening to your conversation. Not as uncommon as you think. My mate and I were talking about something and then when he went on KZbin it come up as a suggested Video.

[@hudsonobrien1036]

Hahahahh

[@bodhi8260]

Lol

[@johnfrank4558]

This one shows most ppl make it.. planes are very safe

[@PNZTX]

As current cabin crew, thank you for your support about our necessity and skills/training. Regarding the water landing incident, the pilot was faulted by the NTSB for not providing the standard required passenger briefing about location and/use of floatation devices. Instead, his briefing consisted something like..., "you all have flown us before, so everyone knows where everything is...., right?" Little did he know the engine would fail after take-off. Some may wonder how cabin crew would have handled this event. Airline protocols vary, so my references are based upon my carrier’s S/O Procedures. This accident would have been classified as an unanticipated water landing. No emergency is ever the same, but there does not appear enough time for passengers to don life vest prior to impact upon the water. Therefore, cabin crew would have been shouting commands to assume the protective brace position. In order of criticality, this action is most important. Note @6:47 the passenger has instinctively grabbed the seatback in front. WRONG! She unknowingly is positioning herself for significant hand, wrist, and head injury. This could later prevent donning a vest or escaping. The latest recommended Brace position by the FAA instructs passengers to lean forward resting their head directly upon the seatback in front. Feet should be flat on floor, position slightly behind, and arms/hands positioned outside and parallel to each leg. After the airplane stops, cabin crew will instruct passengers to don vests, while donning their own crew (orange) life vest. Depending upon available ditching equipment, exits will be opened, slide/rafts or life rafts (if available) launched, and passengers evacuated into these devices. In this accident, no raft(s) were carried because the regulations do not require. Therefore, passengers would be instructed to inflate vests as they exit (NEVER inside) the aircraft. Upon entry into the water, crew leadership continues by instructing passengers to lock arms and stay together as a single group. This makes it easier to be sighted by rescue agencies. In colder waters, this “group huddle” also helps prevent/reduce effects of hypothermia. Indeed, a tragedy one passenger used the incorrect vest, later succumbing to a cardiac event...., subsequent drowning. Again, thank you for your positive support towards my profession. Who would have ever thought all this survival training just to serve drinks and food? 😊 Looking forward to your next posting. @74 Gear, happy to provide resources should you ever require cabin crew references.

[@anna_in_aotearoa3166]

Do wish cabin crew got more respect from passengers! Their role combines so many different specialties: hospitality, first aid, disaster response, crowd control, managing language barriers.... Airlines definitely haven't helped IMO with their historical insistence on appearance rather than functionality? Having a professional uniform is great but past emphasis has been more "Flight Barbie" than just "trust me I know eat I'm doing". (And to all those decades of designers who thought straight-cut, above-knee skirts for female flight attendants was a great idea: Sheesh!! 🤦🏻‍♀️) Really great to see a wider range of ages, genders & nationalities finally being represented in crews I've encountered over past 5 years or so too... not to mention from the 2000s on, local female cabin crew finally having the option to wear practical trousers, woot! Hope the accessibility of flight-related channels on YT may allow more flight attendants to tell their own stories going forward, and raise some better public awareness, just like the pilots are doing? Haven't found any ATCs creating similar content (as opposed to ATC transcript feeds) but I'd definitely watch that too!

[@WillyGrippo]

Thank you for the info, and for all your dedication to passenger safety.

[@daisycate]

Thank you, this is helpful!

[@garrettwestmoreland4970]

This channel has inspired me to become a pilot myself and start flight school instead of med school. I have my first flight tomorrow morning! Thank you Kelsey!

[@mannyvelo]

Nice dude. Well, we know you’re smart so you’ll do fine.

[@MyUniQ]

Not the best time for it, since many pilots with experience are unemployed. I would do the med school and then go and make some pilot licenses. Starting meybe from a glider license. Some words of advice from a aviation enthusiast and a glider pilot student. I wanna also make the commercial pilot license, but i decided to wait for better time

[@WarblesOnALot]

G'day, Bad idea, Munchkin... If you're sufficiently bright as to be able to make it through 5 years of University to graduate as a Doctor, then you'll be able to practise your Craft until you die of old age...; whereas the combination of the Global Financial Collapse, Anthropogenic Global Warming's ever increasingly intense & and increasingly frequent Record-breaking Extreme Weather Events, and the Bat-Eater's Lament Virus...; the likelihood of anybody who pays for their first Flying Lesson tomorrow - EVER getting paid to fly anything, anywhere, ever - let alone be able to recover by Wages & Salary the cost of having learned to fly...; is effectively Zero...(unless you hope to learn to fly privately in order to enhance your chances of enlisting with some Military Farce and applying for assignment to Pilot Training...). As the Planet weans Humans off the burning of Fossil Carbon, the possibilities for flying Fossil-Burning Hairygoplanes will collapse & decline in a strictly coupled parallel ever-downward Trajectory... You'll be far better off, if you go learning how to cure the Sick, comfort the Dying, raise the Dead (Cardio-Pulmonary Rescuscitation...), set broken Bones, suture Wounds, birth Babies & care for Geriatrics....; than if you learn what to do if the Left Engine shits itself on Takeoff, at night, in the rain, overloaded with a Cargo of Bright & Shiny Landfill... The 1950s was a long long time ago, and Flying is no longer a Career of the Future. Sorry about that, but your Parents & Grandparents have already long ago eaten your Lunch, kid...; you get to grow up in a World that's sliding into a Mad Max phase... Such is life, Have a good one... Stay safe. ;-p Ciao !

[@garrettwestmoreland4970]

WarblesOnALot, what a downer you are. Funny how people feel like they can tell you what you should do with your life. I seriously can’t believe you took the time to write that story of yours. Anyways I chose against med school for other reasons too not just my desire to fly planes. Have fun living in your post apocalyptic mad max world. I’ll live my life how I please. But thanks for your lengthy input sir. Btw I don’t recommend addressing strangers as munchkin. Just sayin.

[@flogger3858]

Congrats

[@jtjames79]

Best reason to land in a field, farmers are good folk, likely to offer you a steak and a beer.

[@jasonmurawski5877]

Im a farmer, can confirm

[@Free_Krazy]

It's always nice having company drop by. (Just try and land in an empty field please)

[@johncamp7679]

Not to mention their daughters

[@margotrosendorn6371]

Not every farmer; the folks in Iowa were pretty mad about skydivers in their cornfields, let alone a whole aircraft! Even the trainees in a local military base aimed for the roads.

[@MarionBlair]

Notice a piece of the door hit and stuck to the passenger side horizontal stabilizer. A good reason to get on the ground quickly.

[@sadkrebssdownfallparody2327]

for the drone collision I tough at first Kelsey believed this fake, but then he reassured us. thank you :)

[@matsv201]

I woundet if a drone would have boken the winglet.... they really are not that sturdy.

[@therealsnufkin]

I thought this was fake from the start. Lots of people will believe this to be real and it gives a bad reputation to drone pilots and makes us more prone to being attacked, verbally or physically, when we fly anywhere ☹️

[@op-z]

@@therealsnufkin well, I was flying from Newark in 2019 and pretty much this happened - shortly after take off there was a drone strike, no part of the plane ripped off, just a loud bang. But we did have to turn around, land full of fuel, with all the emergency vehicles on the runway, deplane, and wait few hours for new aircraft - pretty stressful, just because some idiot got himself a dji at the mall. @matsv201 - the render shows a large commercial drone, not a small plastic dji drone - so some serious damage is entirely plausible.

[@AndreasBergstedt]

@@therealsnufkin Based on the size of the 737 winglet (8Foot tall and 4 foot at the base with 2 feet at the tip that drone was a massive 4 to 5 foot wide, and in my mind nothing that you should expect to see outside of a commercial drone operator like a FreeFly Alta-8 or similar, a hobby drone would not do this kind of damage (be it my 5" FPV quad, or a DJI product)

[@georgschwab8596]

And, of course, the plane appears to be going about 50 km/h. I‘m pretty sure you wouldn‘t be able to even see the drone before it hit, it would just be a loud bang and a „what was that?“

[@ethribin4188]

First clip. When you see the road, you can very clearly see trees around it and cars on it. Bad dpot to land

[@TheKamiBunny]

Yeah I think those roads are the feeder roads to the M4 which is a motor way in the UK. Considering he was landing in RAF Membury, I think it was the perfect area for an emergency landing like that.

[@puggysworld3806]

Correct!

[@CakefoxDots]

pilot did very well. didn’t injure themselves or any one else. cant imagine what would happen if a plane - at that speed - hit a car

[@corbingarrett1206]

A few months back, my father had a heart attack when him and I were out in the mountains on a Jeep trail. Life flight got to us but couldn't take off because someone was snooping around with a drone in the airspace above us. He had already passed away by the time they were ready to take off, but I'm going to stay angry at that drone operator for awhile. What if he hadn't passed and they were literally waiting for some dipshit with a drone to move so they could save his life?

[@stylesrj]

Makes me wonder if those planes should have some sort of ECM on them that would block signals of drones. Because I've heard stories where some drone operator was stopping firefighting helicopters from moving in to douse a blaze. Sorry for your loss :(

[@jillcrowe2626]

I'm so sorry for your loss.

[@heybea891]

They should figure out who was doing that and fine them a REALLY high fine! That is not ok and now days people just don’t think. Everyone has to videotape everything and they don’t seem to care if it affects anyone! Sorry to hear about your situation. Prayers to you and your family.

[@hasty-carnaage1518]

@@heybea891 exactly. It's highly illegal to block the road when an ambulance is coming. Same should work for airspace.

[@BlackCat69909]

@@hasty-carnaage1518 And both should be prosecuted far more strictly! Otherwise, as long as it doesn't concern them personally people just don't give a f***.

[@TariqHlayel]

This channel is one of the reasons I love aviation. Keep up the good work Kelsey! I have learned a lot from this channel that I will use when I become a pilot.

[@corkey82g44]

Me to

[@74gear]

glad to hear it thank you!

[@darkstars101]

I think for a lot of people, this is the only aviation they experience

[@tyomikshkolnik7988]

@@74gear

[@SHANKARTheAllrounder]

Me tooo

[@diwa9267]

He doesn't even blink his eyes, I love this channel.

[@bluestormcloud791]

Pilots are trained to not blink because they have to keep a lookout for drones.

[@tomtheplummer7322]

It makes my eyes water 💧

[@diwa9267]

@@tomtheplummer7322 👍

[@EFFEZE]

Definitely a lizard 🦎

[@mattym8]

No time for that.

[@vincentwesolowski459]

Kelsey, I don’t believe that you have ever done a video on your history of how you got into aviation, schooling and progression to a 747 pilot.

[@VisibilityFoggy]

I'd really enjoy hearing that too. Petter over at Mentour told his story once, and I believe he was actually an airport firefighter for a while before becoming a pilot.

[@annatamparow4917]

Yeah, but that was his obligatory Swedish military service stint, for Petter. Kelsey is as American as a blueberry pancake, Texan possibly: getting a grant, studying and then starting flying for the locals and so on up the ladder.

[@jcar4lifemancity4life5]

@@annatamparow4917 He’s from Cali I’m pretty sure

[@jackpijjin4088]

The drone-strike clip: 98% certain that it was fake, mostly because of the 40-plus-year-old stock baby sound.

[@SirFloofy001]

Well that and the fact that this plane is most likely flying above 200 mph and unless the drone is doing 150 mph there's no way it would be in frame that long. It would be a streak across 1 or 2 frames and there would be a thump and the winglet would be gone.

[@micanikko]

Thats what I was thinking. The smash effect didnt look realistic either

[@jackpijjin4088]

@@SirFloofy001 oh definitely.

[@potater6163]

@@SirFloofy001 yea but you would be surprised at the speed some drones can go. i built one that went about 120km when i was 12 so there are probably some more tallented people who could make one go an extra 100. either way the video is clealry fake and looks like it was made using defualt blender animations for the colision

[@alieffauzanrizky7202]

@@potater6163 Aren't there laws on where drones are allowed to fly and where didn't?

[@bobrauscher7244]

Any landing you can walk away from is a good landing. If you can use the aircraft the next day, it's an excellent landing. - Chuck Yeager

[@You.Tube.Sucks.]

RIP 😢

[@garylillard6235]

This is the first channel I've ever subscribed to on KZbin. Not a pilot, just an aviation enthusiast, but I thoroughly enjoy Kelsey's videos and commentary which is very informative. I also enjoy Kelsey's demeanor and apparent friendliness. Keep up the good work!

[@Montana_horseman]

Kelsey is worthy of subscribing to for sure. Glad ya subbed to him Gary. :)

[@sages101]

I wash myself with a rag on a stick.

[@garylillard6235]

@@sages101 Be careful where you put that stick. lol

[@sages101]

@@garylillard6235 🤠

[@PFfourtynine]

Saw the first clip a while back. The pilot responded in the comments and said the door had gotten stuck, wrapped around the elevator. He chose a high speed landing to avoid the elevator stalling. Edit: iirc the field was a disused ww2 air strip.

[@74gear]

wow, thats something I didn't know about it being a ww2 airfield. pretty cool.

[@unclerojelio6320]

You can see something hanging on the horizontal stabilizer when he films the door.

[@rehnmaak]

I was wondering why his landing speed was so high...

[@RobDavisAkaMonk]

You can also see a windsock on the airfield too which made me wonder what it was exactly he landed on the first time I saw it.

[@nhwilkinosn]

That makes the landing decision make more sense. If the door just opened, I was confused why he chose even an out of commission dirt strip, as I would have gone to the nearest paved runway. But of course, not being in the plane,I can't judge

[@simpilotadamt1012]

8:04 Mentour Pilot did a video on this. It was caused by the previous landing on the perpendicular runway (this is EDDF, he’s departing Runway 18), which caused wake turbulence that disturbed the 73’s airspeed (the wake turbulence caused a sudden tailwind). Once it was clear of the wake turbulence, the 73 was able to rotate and properly take off.

[@samuel96860]

@Quack Quark Just watch the video dude

[@EFFEZE]

I tried to watch that but mentour pilot just bores me to tears

[@randommadness1021]

I think you need to know what "perpendicular" means mate, it's different from parallel. At least you have edited it now, so i guess this post is redundant now...👍

[@mewimi]

I thought that clip looked familiar lol.

[@collateralpigeon2151]

@Quack Quark a report was made by the pilots of the 737 informing the tower of wake turbulence.

[@btomlinson9988]

You're going to be a legit airport celebrity once we all start flying commercial again.

[@IrishTechnicalThinker]

I have awful flying anxiety and watching your video is actually incredibly helpful.

[@Donofaquarius]

I never used to be anxious and nervous about flying but as I've gotten older I had developed a borderline fear of flying. I believe it was my mind running away from me (years of movies and urban legends) and total lack of true aviation knowledge which added to the helplessness feeling. Since I started watching these videos I am way more confident in air travel as I am constantly learning from Kelsey. I also appreciate the trustworthiness and confident tone to his explanations when he tells you things are "safe" and "not to worry". Keep the videos coming Kelsey!

[@4-6-3DP]

Your story sounds just like mine!

[@JohnRodriguesPhotographer]

You're going to laugh at why I don't like to fly. I get bored. I read pretty fast so I can carry six or seven thick magazines and finish reading in about 3 to 4 hours. No I don't read the advertising LOL!

[@JohnRodriguesPhotographer]

I also can't sleep if I'm a passenger in anything. I don't know why but I just can't fall asleep.

[@Donofaquarius]

Reading is only thing that helps on a plane for me. I tried sleeping through it with Advil.PMs but I think adrenaline is too high and it has no affect. Like you I'm sure, if I had a job I had to fly alot for I would be much more well read.

[@SilkyLew]

You too? I'm so afraid of flying that the thought of me having to fly cripples me. I just did a 14 hours flight from Qatar to Virginia lol. Man was that the longest flight ever

[@jasonmaccoul9424]

Kelsey, a 747 has lost all 4 engines. BA Flight 9 on 24 June 1982. And also KLM Flight 867 on 15 Dec 1989. Both due to flying through volcanic ash. So even having four engines sometimes isn’t enough! Love your viral debriefs.

[@ARockyRock]

2:50 "The plane is on the ground and the pilot is alive. A successful landing."

[@CasulGAmer]

then the snail decides you crashed, even tho the plane is fine

[@LovableCoolGuy]

@@CasulGAmer when it was said you wanna pull the nose up in light aircraft because it can flip over... i felt that

[@insylem]

The families of the Suix city iowa crash may disagree

[@mintii7365]

"If you don't know me, i'm Kelsey." That part is so satisfying bruh

[@DavidJamesHenry]

When the kid said "bye new york" the other passengers should have smacked him for tempting fate

[@nicktimestwo]

the video is fake, its cgi

[@DavidJamesHenry]

@@nicktimestwo that's why I'm comfortable saying they should smack him

[@nicktimestwo]

@@DavidJamesHenry shut yo went to area 51 and stayed 6 feet from the gate headass up

[@ateyaba7253]

@@nicktimestwo No, he’s funny

[@Thelonewanderer12e]

@@nicktimestwo emo

[@rilmar2137]

That RAM 737 is me trying to get out of bed in the morning

[@B2BWide]

At least you can manage it after a while. ;) For me it takes all the time till noon. :D

[@Boss_Tanaka]

@@B2BWide the only thing that speeds up my wake up is a phone call from my boss

[@TeamCrashRC]

Kelsey I am so glad you made a distinction between the responsible drone pilots vs the not so responsible drone pilots and how the later gives the former a bad rap.

[@bonzrh68]

I’ll be flying to Asia soon, would be a great surprise when pilot speak and said “this is Kelsey your pilot”

[@ZeranZeran]

My uncle who is an inspiration to me has been a flight attendant for many years. I used to be afraid of flying until he explained how the engines on the 747 work :). Ever since then, I've trusted planes so much more and been able fly with ease. Love your videos 74.

[@cicelymasden4477]

I always appreciate how much you value and talk about flight attendants.

[@12345directioner]

I am not sure why, but I find your voice so relaxing. I work from home and I often have your videos playing on my iPad next to me while I work at my computer. My job is pretty stressful at the moment and your voice is very calming. Thanks for the great content as well!

[@droopydoc55]

I picture you stepping into the cockpit each time (cheerful as ever) and saying: ”One flight to [insert destination here] coming up!”

[@ashkebora7262]

Then he smiles, nods to all the boxes on the plane, adjusts his hat, and flies off.

[@jasonwilde197]

Kelsey, I've always felt safe flying thanks to people like you. I prefer the window seat, some music, and space out.

[@jessicac8090]

Going on a plane for the first time in about a month and these videos have really been helping me be calm about the whole thing

[@perceptions101]

I think mentor pilot did a great video explaining the plain that rotated twice. He said that most likely was that they went right through the wake of another plain causing them to slow down and being unable to take off. The way he explained it was that the crew was given an extremely difficult situation and they handled it extremely professionally. Assuming this was that same flight.

[@hawkdsl]

The Hawaii water landing was rather sad.. Even though everyone looked calm, one of the pax died of a heart attack in the water. Everyone got out OK, and were picked up within minutes. Seems in all survival cases I've ever heard, the level of one's fear is the deciding factor. Be brave.

[@passantNL]

Bravery isn't about being fearless, it's about the ability to carry one despite your fears. Only stupidity is about being fearless.

[@FiveTwoSevenTHR]

I thought he drowned because a life jacket was too small

[@KPX-nl4nt]

It’s also a good idea for the pax to be more concerned with survival rather than taking videos and selfie’s.

[@jamescaley9942]

@@passantNL Psychopaths can be fearless and also intelligent. Having a psychopathic personality is definitely an advantage in such cases.

[@HSKFabrications]

@@FiveTwoSevenTHR no, she had a heart attack.

[@UselessDuckCompany]

I'm really enjoying these videos I have a good comment to make as well Coming up

[@banjo2019]

LMAO

[@Willon]

Wait is the good comment “coming up” or is there a good comment coming up

[@thecomedypilot5894]

bro didn't know you watched this channel.

[@benrosenberg3489]

How can I invest in the Useless Duck Company? Do you trade on the NY stock exchange?

[@74gear]

glad you like them Duck!

[@Tchumfak]

Hey Kelsey, for the "Double Takeoff" of the Royal Air Maroc, Petter (Mentour Pilot) explained in a previous video that this event happened because of the wake turbulence of an aircraft landing on the crossing runway a few seconds before, so this plane reached rotation speed, went for rotation, but then the downwash of the wake turbulence hit, preventing it from taking off. So they put the nose down, went away from the wake turbulence and then took off successfully.

[@soup5344]

"There's nothing there because it looks cool" *Sad Aircraft Livery Noises*

[@shepherdlavellen3301]

apart from the paintings maybe, but then again there's a Concorde with pepsi painting that turns out to be a bad idea

[@basedeltazero714]

@@shepherdlavellen3301 In that case, I imagine the problem was that it was very much _not_ cool.

[@shuenz3626]

As soon as Kelsey uploads, I gain like 1000 more pieces of knowledge.

[@scotte2815]

The thing about a sudden depressurization that catches everybody by surprise is the cloud that is formed inside the plane. The moisture in the air will condense with the loss of pressure, and sometimes it's pretty thick. And also your ears will pop. Just yawn and breath.

[@toddjohnson5692]

Heh, I flew on a DC-10 to Hawaii some time ago and when we landed and they let the humid outside air in we had clouds form on the ceiling.

[@doggydoc4uinnc]

Oh im great at yawning!

[@MadBull24]

I was a brand new pilot when my bonanza door opened in flight on me. Scary moment for me (at the time). The door has popped open quite a few times in the last 10 years. No big deal now.

[@cubie3835]

In the first clip, what happened was that the baggage door hit the horizontal stabilizer and the pilot lost most of his elevator authority.

[@mprime6807]

Glad you mentioned that. When he turned the camera around I thought I saw something stuck on the leading edge.

[@j.lahtinen7525]

That just underlines what a great job he did successfully landing on that field! 😮

[@xxturbowesxx]

There was MAJOR damage to the rear of that airplane.

[@CrossWindsPat]

Ohhh no wonder he mad that landing... I was thinking if it was just the door he could have still flown it safely to a real strip. But hell if they could land 3000hp fighter planes there, im sure they could land a GA plane lol.

[@Andrew-13579]

Then that likely explains why it seemed to be a fast landing. With that damaged h-stab and elevator, he was in the realm of test pilot, I think. And if that stabilizer broke off significantly, parachutes would have been their only hope, probably. Also, losing the weight of that door back there moved the CG forward some amount, didn’t it? Forward CG requires more downward effort from that damaged stabilizer. Only criticism might be: pre-flight walk around? Is that door secure? Oh, and yeah, if it was me, taking pictures wouldn’t happen until everything was shut off, everyone was out of the plane and safe and my pulse rate settled back below 100. 😀 But always a good feeling seeing a safe landing.

[@tjneveitt4016]

Thank u for making these videos I am terrified everytime I fly . The knowledge you give gives me a sense of understanding. And has made flying less scary

[@robertcrosswhite1229]

When he sped up the first clip, I thought they were crashing

[@MrControlfreaks]

My opnion on the water landing (assumptions): I dont think he was pitching for glide anymore, probably have realized alredy he wont make it to the shore, so shortly before impact i think he just tried to slow the plane as much as possible, without actually stalling, hence the horn being on the whole time.

[@rickr530]

Right -- I highly doubt best glide speed is going to be anywhere near critical angle of attack. This is either the natural tendency to pull back as the ground makes an unwanted advance on you or the pilot is intentionally trying to ditch with as little energy as possible.

[@jeschinstad]

I've been wondering if, when you had to land a passenger jet in rough waters, it couldn't be better to intentionally stall the plane. I mean trying to fly in a U-shape and pancake the plane into the water rather than going into the waves. I wonder if that would be possible to test in a simulator. :)

[@ryans.5998]

Exactly. Best glide shouldn't be anywhere near the stall speed, regardless of weight-and-balance. He was trying to minimize the amount of energy he carried into the water in order to avoid having the plane flip once the gear broke the surface.

[@ovalteen4404]

Yep, stall speed is closer to max drag than max glide. Sometimes people set for best glide, realize it's not good enough, and attempt to "extend" it by pulling back. It may be a primal instinct, but you already were at *best glide*. Now you're just on the back side of the envelope. But you generally want as little forward motion on touchdown as possible, and doubly so on soft surfaces... like water.

[@ashkebora7262]

@@jeschinstad The physics of a ditch are going to be better suited in a physics simulator than a flight sim. That'd only tell you if the plane is going to fall faster or slower, not how well the plane would handle the impact on waves vs bellyflop. Also, I'm willing to bet on any passenger plane, the speed at which you must glide forward in order to not literally fall out of the sky is always going to be way, way too fast to make bellyflop vs normalish landing a significant difference. Of course speed makes a big difference, I just doubt it'd ever get low enough to compare to a stalled flop: By the time horizontal speed is low enough to match normal vertical stresses, your vertical speed is definitely now going to make the landing much, much worse.

[@martijndegeus3275]

The Royal Maroc 737 had to do with wake-turbulence (according to Mentour Pilot)

[@adamw.8579]

Yep, I saw this too.

[@erinheath511]

Thanks Captain Obvious !!

[@jonasw4921]

@@erinheath511 74 Gear doesn't mention it. So obviously not obvious to everyone. I'm happy for you though, captain genius.

[@Formula1st]

@@erinheath511 ( ͠° ͟ʖ ͡°)

[@ethansaviation2672]

@@jonasw4921 No it's actually captain obvious, look at the pfp😂. Unless they didn't mean that

[@NetAndyCz]

My instructor told me that fields are preferable to roads, because on roads are vehicles, cyclists, pedestrians and sometimes telephone poles or lamp posts. And landing in a nice grassy field is not that different from landing on a grass airfield. And not all roads are straight lines, at least not in my country:p Of course it always depends on the actual road and the field.

[@adde9506]

In the US, interstates were designed as auxiliary runways, so ideally that's where you want to be, but scaring the crap out of a bunch of cars is definitely a risk factor. Where I live, roads rarely run straight for long and are usually not very smooth, so a field is probably a better choice than some dirt track.

[@JamieMurdock90]

"there's nothing on a plane that's there just to look cool"... Except the paint! I really appreciate the many creative paint jobs we get to see from various airlines. The added paint adds weight too, so it is an investment. (Not trying to correct an error or criticize anything in these great and informative videos!!)

[@MrRedsjack]

The colorful paint is there for marketing and to protect the metal below. If there was no gain low cost airlines would fly only with a simple bare metal plane. (And to be confused with those polished metal planes back in the day, mirror polishing and maintaining a mirror polish on a plane isn't cheap.

[@theresabraddock9310]

it's still incredible to see airplanes fly. your videos are a relief to me because they explain a lot that I didnt understand and youre a very charming host!

[@CV_CA]

11:38 That is fake. How many time passengers are videotaping the winglet and in that moment exactly at that side of the airplane there was a drone. And how come this incident was not in the news. Conveniently the camera moves after the contact. Altered video. Kelsey, how could you fall for this?

[@afrini]

I had already seen the double takeoff with the voiceover 😂👍🏻 Glad you brought it today 😎👌🏻

[@nicolasbilal8769]

As a drone operator, that really pisses me off. I think anyone flying an aircraft that has the capability to fly above a certain altitude should be licensed. Any time I fly I’m constantly checking to make sure I am abiding by local laws as well as making sure I’m clear if any air spaces

[@SenselessUsername]

Luckily this case is digital-only! As the clarification points out.

[@braveswin1]

not an aviator, but just wondering...did that first scenario really require an emergency off-airport landing? Was the aircraft's structural integrity that compromised by the window/door popping out? Maybe I'm underestimating the amount of damage. Seems to me that the landing was more dangerous than the event.

[@ClearedAsFiled]

I agree with you....not really an emergency to make a forced landing

[@johnathansaegal3156]

The Stella video was SO much fun to watch! ... and you do a great job explaining issues and incidents to those of us who are not pilots.

[@jacekpiterow900]

I thought when you hear the horn, the plane flies at stall speed. The stall speed is not the best gliding speed. He was probably trying to ditch at the lowest possible speed (energy).

[@hrthrhs]

That is correct.

[@macgybel7951]

Thanks for this one, Kelsey! Great as always!

[@cooperhodgdon24]

Again another amazing video! Keep up the great work!

[@74gear]

thanks General, appreciate that!

Your knowledge is awesome. It is very nice to hear you explaining every detail. I am a complete ignorant on airplanes, and you have been able to enlight me a lot. Thank you for that.

[@GameslordXY]

@74 Gear In which part of the video does the passenger drown?Am I missing something here?

[@huntersteinmetz1587]

Nope, it's just a clickbait video.

[@baomao7243]

As a dry run for my FAA PPL written test I took the FAA UAS (drone) operator exam. As a fun side-result, I then got into drones...but also began to realize how DANGEROUS stupid people can be with them as they try to make cool fly-by videos. So my blood instantly BOILED when I saw the drone winglet impact... ...until you said it didnt actually happen. Now I feel better. I have calmed down. Thank you for clarifying, Kelsey.😉

[@heidikristine2356]

Don't drones have a signal beacon or identifier that is at least visual to ATC? In this scenario would the drone owner/operator be liable, findable and license suspended or revoked?

[@JohnRodriguesPhotographer]

How about the guy flying around LAX in a jet or rocket pack? Stupid jerk needs to go to jail.

[@jhdix6731]

@@heidikristine2356 Well, yes, professional drones should have a Mode S transponder. But people/Drone pilots, who are planning to do something as risky (i.e stupid) as trying to get a close-up probably also wouldn't refrain from deactivating that squawk.

[@heidikristine2356]

@@jhdix6731 ThkU I appreciate your response.. Drone or jet pack "owner[s]/operator[s]" liability isn't enough if the transponders can be manipulated. Any ideas?

[@jhdix6731]

@@heidikristine2356 Sorry, that' not what I meant, and I surely didn't mean to offend you. I just edited my previous comment to make it clearer.

[@actionjackson9290]

Hey Kelsey, you didn't add the scenery from your hotel window or which city you're in 🤷‍♀️

[@LanceWhipple]

He mentioned in a previous video that he might not be able to do it for every video. He might be flying vaccines and cannot disclose his location for security reasons.

[@lopwr1212]

@@LanceWhipple exactly

[@julzb7165]

74 crew sees Kelsey drop a new video, clicks LIKE then watches the video! :D

[@hsbvt]

Yep!

[@robertborchert932]

Click! 74 Crew video....coming up!

[@philrangel2785]

If that ain’t the truth my friend

[@sirmonkey1985]

watch video click like as you're watching it, not the other way around otherwise the bot detection algorithm has a higher likelihood of ignoring it.

[@julzb7165]

@@sirmonkey1985 thank you!

[@kyo193]

I watch you so I can try to get rid of my fear of flying, I really appreciate your videos ❤️

[@71makocc]

You got to love that concern on your face Kelsey it cracks me up

[@mystifiedoni377]

"So about this incident that happened this week-" "The one where the door fell off?" "Yeah" "Yeah, that's not very typical I'd like to make that point."

[@HolySoliDeoGloria]

I don't know why there was any urgency to get on the ground in the "door flies off" scenario. The plane was flying fine, it seems. Depressurization was never an issue. Even if there was a structural problem, that's not an immediate-action emergency that forces you to land in a field instead of at the nearest suitable airport. Something is missing and it wasn't explained.

[@johnursu]

i’ve seen scenarios where people can’t climb due to the hole. maybe that’s why but i’m not 100% sure

[@ryankusumodhewanto5767]

Based on the reports, the door somehow catches on the leading edge of the horizontal stabiliser and managed to wedge itself between the elevator fork and the main surface restricting free movement of flight controls. You can see the yoke jerking when it hit the elevator.

[@HolySoliDeoGloria]

@@ryankusumodhewanto5767 Thanks!

[@arikb]

Drone clipping winglet video is not real. Snopes has a piece about it.

[@3Authoress]

He did say it was fake at 12:50.

[@SwitchRod]

Snopes? 🤦‍♂️

[@A_Haunted_Pancake]

Did they still call it "mostly true" ?

[@riinak7212]

@@SwitchRod Website devoted to debunking rumours and verifying stories that are true. I think the site is easily Googled. Didn't look this incident up on it so I'm not sure it's fake or not.

[@thomaspayne6866]

Snopes has no credibility. Been caught lying many times over political stuff.

[@InformalGreeting]

Great job of explaining why sitting in the back of a regional jet can be the most fun. At times the pilots do get aggressive with the yoke. When that happens the back row is the place to be unless you need a smooth ride. The more like a roller coaster the better if a pro is on the stick and rudder and not me. If it’s me we want easy and smooth!!

[@raganusmc]

Hay kelcey I flying for the first time. Thanks for the inspiration to be a pilot. Thank you.. all your videos help thank you again.

[@tinashebasera]

This is my second favourite series after Hollihood vs Reality

[@El_Smeghead]

There IS more to the Royal Air Maroc video. It took off not long after another larger aircraft on an adjacent runway 90 degrees to it and got a tailwind from the wake vortices. Another channel did an in-depth video on it.

[@hilleltulchin]

10:50 It was actually wake turbulence from a departing aircraft on a perpendicular runway.

[@headintheclouds999]

Best aviation Channel in KZbin ❤️

[@55tristin55]

Getting on a plane in a few days and I already wasn’t nervous but I feel like these emergency landing videos are mostly relieving. I’d hate to go down in a plane but it’s nice seeing what kind of safety measures they have and knowing what can be expected. I also feel like it can give me an idea of what to do in certain situations,

[@bmolitor615]

As many others will have mentioned, it seems the Makani Air fatality was a mature lady's heart failure after exiting into the water - just too stressful. Deliana rest in peace.

[@Jeff_P-1988]

5:57 Except that one day where all the engines stop working because they are clogged up with volcanic ash.

[@CasualCommodore]

British Airways Flight 9.. Incredible story. Incredible crew. :)

[@Jeff_P-1988]

@@CasualCommodore Yup, that's the one I was thinking of!

[@ThoseWhoKnowBalkan]

volcano no cool yes is the warm very warm yes it is i do like not volcano bad it is

[@oasisboi]

@@ThoseWhoKnowBalkan makes me see things the ash does

[@LACSACR]

6:25 That was a Cessna Caravan. The ditching procedure in that airplane is keeping 300fpm+80kts and don´t flare.

[@8020drummer]

I think mentour pilot covered the 737 “false start”. I believe it was actually wake turbulence from an a330 that had just landed in the opposite direction spoiling the lift at VR. The pilots calmly de-rotated, waited for more margin in the airspeed, then flew away successfully.

[@tbas8741]

@74 Gear, The accident report from the first video is out and it states the elevator (Stab Trim) was partial jammed in strong nose down position from part of the door when it flies off you can see it pull stick forward and plane nose wants to drop. The pilot stated he landed there as could not turn well due to excessive loading was concerned about a stall. as way out of trim, also lots of drag on the tail. At 04:42 the door is visible and wrapped around the elevator

[@MandoMonge]

Regarding the flight attendant on the turbo prop...I understand it, but Our protocol on unexpected ditching was to get the life jackets after ditching because people might remove their seatbelts or not be able to brace. Specially on smaller planes like those where you have car like 3 point seatbelts. Buuuut, I’m gonna thank you for the shout out to the cabin crew, it’s always nice to be appreciated ^w^

[@teelo12000]

I think he did mean after ditching. The pilot would be busy trying to get the plane close to the shore, so it'd help to have a flight attendant to deal with lifejackets so the pilot doesn't have to

[@MandoMonge]

@@teelo12000 I saw it more as "tell them to put on life jackets while the pilot glides the plane" tbh but yeah, actually we yelled "open seatbelts, life jackets on" the second the plane stops and we saw water out the window. When I flew on a caravan, all I was thinking on what to do in case of emergency 😅

[@teelo12000]

@@MandoMonge Wouldn't it be much easier to just activate your teleporters to the airport as soon as you see water outside the window? Or just turn off the simulator.

[@MandoMonge]

@@teelo12000 that’d be neat xP

[@ChloeLouiseeB]

@@teelo12000 no he didn’t. That’s a massive waste of evacuation time. If you ditch you get out that plane with what you were wearing or holding the moment of touchdown on the water. You do not piss about looking for a lifejacket AFTER. If there was a flight attendant aboard they would have been able to prep the cabin on the glide/descent. It saves lives. Additionally see how they’re not even bracing? Because no one is telling them to.

[@dilligafdude9434]

Airplane double take-off pilot: "Come on, get off the ground please." Airplane: "But I am le tired..."

[@danielgoodman3578]

"Well zen, have a nap..BUT ZEN GET OFF ZE GROUND!!!"

[@PsychoKat90]

Haha thanks for the throwback!

[@sebastianlaw22]

wow.. now THATS old school

[@skyhawk_4526]

Logbook entry with 2 takeoffs and 2 landings for that flight.

[@itsjoseyrae]

Mentour Pilot did a video explaining the Royal Air Maroc take off, really interesting.

[@doubled334]

Your channel gets me through my midnight shifts... Love ya big homie

[@GeekGamerTV]

Hey Kelsey!! Loved your article in The Herald over the weekend! Thank you for making these awesome videos!

[@74gear]

did they make that in print or just the digital version? Can you take a picture and email it to me?

[@spelldaddy5386]

11:20 Petter from Mentour Pilot did an analysis of this just a few weeks ago, where he concluded it was wake turbulence from the A330 that landed before this, which you can see if you go earlier in the video. Royal Air Maroc also claimed it was wake turbulence when this first surfaced a few years ago

[@DERP_Squad]

As did an official investigation into the incident after the pilots reported it when they got to their destination. IIRC the report said the pilots had a warning of wake turbulence and had agreed to do what they did if they got caught in it. It looked more dramatic because they entered the vortex just as the rotated.

[@markpunt9638]

Thanks for that And - you’ve just reminded me, but I only ever go to sleep on transatlantic flights if we have four engines. That’s becoming harder these days what is 747 passenger decommissioning

[@VisibilityFoggy]

Aircraft engines are so reliable these days, it never phases me. I fly extremely regularly to international destinations (well, at least before the world ended as we knew it) and never got lucky enough to get on a 747 or A380. Most of the destinations I fly to are served by the B787 or A330/350 these days. Actually, my usual flight to South America is on an A320neo that makes one 45 minute layover, lol. I'd love to fly on a four engine plane before they're all gone.

[@mfbfreak]

3:55 the door was ripped off, smashed the control surfaces on the tail, resulting in a barely controllable turn to the left and down. He eventually manages to get some control back, but not enough for safe manouvring.

[@redbull8661]

I was going to comment that too. I seen the video a couple of years ago I believe.

[@theresechristiansen9769]

"Coming uuup!" we love your vids, Kelsey - from Down Under.

[@mikecasiglia7619]

QUESTION: I understand takeoff is accomplished at 80% power. If the pilot went to full throttle (assuming he was not at 100%) could he have pushed through that first rotation? This has been bothering me since I watched the video. I thoroughly enjoy your channel and I have gained enormous knowledge as an "armchair" pilot. Thank you for all you do for the industry and the general public with sharing your knowledge!

[@MoonLiteNite]

lmao @ the drone video... i was like 15secs to the end and typing "isnt that a fake video???" :D

[@Ranganation]

This may sound stupid, but how is it a fake video? I'm genuinely curious

[@Tiel89]

@@Ranganation It's literally stated in the video it "never happened IRL" however i do believe there is a "how it was made" video somewhere on the internet showing the CGI that went into it.

[@АбракадабраКобра259]

And pretty darn easy to tell it's fake. The light on the object is wrong and the speed and the physics. Well, everything is wrong about it. It obviously looks fake from the first sight. I know it may have looked real to people working on it after so many rewatches. You just sometimes need to have a pair of fresh eyes.

[@sarahaligned]

Well, I guess I’m only flying 747’s on red eye transatlantic flights from now on 😂😉 Great video Kelsey, love your reactions

[@PremierAutoMan86]

Good luck...a lot of passenger 747s have been retired sadly ☹️

[@ChloeLouiseeB]

@@PremierAutoMan86 are any actually still flying pax 747s transatlantic? I should have been on virgin in November and Feb but both cancelled. Missed my last chance to fly on the queen because of covid 😢

[@LeSkinner]

So nobody drowned in that crash landing? Or was it just a “click baity” title? I’m confused 😕

[@FaithsStardust]

Good question. Not one comment has mentioned this yet.

[@joshhirst8762]

I believe that someone died of a heart attack from that crash which occurred quite a few years ago

[@BanjoZZZ]

Google Loretta Fuddy

[@lexthy286]

I don't inderstand. Was it a pressurized light single? In the frames near 4:45 it looks like the door hit his hor. stab. Did he have control issues? Would be interesting to find out why not just slow down and land at an airstrip. Landing rough just for a blown out door?...must have been really serious

[@rpowling]

I’m a bit nervous of flying, and your videos make me feel a bit less so! Also, they are very entertaining! Thanks :-)

[@ZeldaTheSwordsman]

"There's nothing on a plane that's there just to look cool" Oh, I don't know, I'm pretty sure the livery and some of the interior decor fits that description ;) :P

[@yukikursosaki200]

Some of it, yeah. Since I spend too much time researching planes I can tell you that a lot of it is also reflection-based since you're in the sky and the sun kind of beats down on the plane a bit.

[@enenenergp]

I was laughing about this too, Finnair planes had Marimekko-brand poppy flowers on the outside of the plane at one point, like yeah sure puuuurely for functional purposes, there has to be poppy flowers 😂

[@yoitzme1480]

@@enenenergp aerodynamics am I right?

[@rustynakayama6387]

The water landing was on my island. We take those small Cessna’s all the time to get on and off the island.

[@swrennie]

You, sir, win Name Of The Day. Please tell me your hair is red.

[@riinak7212]

I was going to assume it was a seaplane that had a malfunction and that was one of the big reasons people were so calm.

[@StiggysGuitarLoft]

Man when you finish flying, If your airline doesn't give you a training job they have missed a trick. I'm sod all to do with aviation but you can still keep me focused lol

[@redshirt49]

For the first video, the reason he feels safe enough to do that with the camera is because he didn't actually land in a random field. It is a discontinued airport which are often used by private aviators and pleasure flight companies. The thing he's rolling on at the end is an old taxiway. He might have even taken off from there.

[@utubenaam]

With the Air Maroc it was found out that at rotation speed it went through wake turbulence from a heavy (Airbus 330 I believe) that prior to them landed on a crossing runway. The effect was a sudden drop in airspeed and a downdraft. The pilots did a great job lowering the nose, pick up speed towards stable air and re-rotate to take off.