Pilot Crashes Into Light Pole

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[@Jeffhuebner]

The afterburner and St. Elmo’s fire were freaking sick!!!!!🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@Alexander_Grant]

Well since a pilot has done it, I feel less bad about running into the light pole last week.

[@garryferrington811]

Yeah, but the pilot was sober.

[@joeyjamison5772]

...and he wasn't being chased by the police either!

[@accelarando1]

@@joeyjamison5772or was he...?

[@MALUR82]

That B1B takeoff looks and sounds amazing

[@cadenvickery3382]

0:38 Queenstown is in New Zealand btw the plane ended up diverting to Invercargill ,luckily no injuries,it was heading to Brisbane

[@EricDKaufman]

I was about to say!!!

[@robboltwood]

NZ is just another Australian state according to the Aussie constitution…..

[@Storm_Wings11]

@@robboltwood LOL TRUE

[@epictetus8028]

@@robboltwood if only...

[@evaluateanalysis7974]

Pilot seemed a bit slow to shut the engine down.

[@bendenisereedy7865]

The last video was superbly shot, very clear.

[@MisterItchy]

The spotter on that side was waving his hands around like a madman but whoever had control at the time wasn't paying attention.

[@physicns]

I think this is one of your best ones yet!

[@R2Bl3nd]

That last plane looked like it was just trying to maintain uncomfortable eye contact with the person filming.

[@tabortollefson]

I was a maintainer on B-1s in the 90s. Watching them take off at night never got old.

[@Twobarpsi]

My best friend used to wrench on B1's on the 90s too...was a great mechanic.

[@MisterItchy]

The loudest thing I've ever heard was a B-1 takeoff in Thumrait, Oman. I was about 100 feet from it at the takeoff end of the runway. Double hearing protection and my brain simply ceased functioning! I swear I could feel my innards vibrating!

[@EricDKaufman]

They would take off from Tinker AFB (TACCOM) and buzz The Uni. of Oklahoma 8 miles south with full burn. We were 20 feet underground in a bombshelter of a laboratory, doing microscopic scans of steel and you could see the vibrations from them when they showed off. BTW, never saw a fraking quake on my data but I know they happened.

[@TexJester-no8th]

Dyess AFB is just south of Tye, Texas (just west of Abeline). For many years, I enjoyed stopping at the old truck stop - they had a GREAT buffet! (I'm a long haul trucker..) Problem is, the truck stop is almost directly under the flight path to and from Dyess - trying to sleep in the truck while the Bones were doing night ops simply didn't happen....... I love the plane, but JEEEEEEZ ........ Them's is LOUD!!

[@geeniusatwrok]

Try an F-4 Phantom at full burn taking off from El Toro MCAS... I was maybe 10 years old and to this day I don't think I've heard anything louder, not even that Reverend Horton Heat show in LA in the 90s...

[@gregmiller7123]

@@TexJester-no8th I was going to say the exact same thing! I used to design and sell custom maintenance stands to the Air Force and had just left Dyess and was filling up my truck at that truck stop when two B-1B’s took off and flew right over at just a couple hundred feet! I had to get my jumper cables hooked up to restart my heart!! 😵‍💫 Thanks for reminding me! 😂

[@gregmiller7123]

@@EricDKaufman I sold support equip. to both Tinker and Dyess and totally agree they will give you religion if taking off nearby! The B-52’s smoked but whispered in comparison!

[@douglasalan5783]

I love watching these. At the same time, I’m glad I never have to fly anywhere.

[@xhector]

I am flying around 6 times per year and so far nothing happened. Fyling only with A320 or A321 in Europe. But also had flights with B733, B738 and B773. Nottin happened.

[@ilyesmk2]

@@xhector try the 737 MAX, it's the most comfortable one 😇

[@evaluateanalysis7974]

Safer than driving...

[@joeyjamison5772]

I have thousands of hours in airplanes. You're in more danger riding to the airport in your car than you are inside an aircraft.

[@dr_jaymz]

Per mile this is true, but per hour not so much. Per mile walking by the side of a main road is incredibly dangerous. People don't really understand risk. I have friends that do horse riding who think my flying light aircraft is da dangerous well it's about the same as motorcycling but not as dangerous as horse riding. A colleague of mine had the air ambulance out twice on a spinal board... so don't get on a horse with him.

[@maxim-52]

Thank you for the interesting videos. I always watch with pleasure. Good luck to you.

[@XLRSAv]

Thanks for the feature! Great content!!

[@desmond-hawkins]

Amazing selection, one of the best yet. Every single clip was worth watching a couple times.

[@downwindleg.]

Surely one of the best episodes of "3 Minutes" I've seen. Thanks for your work.

[@roamtheplanet67]

The compressor failure happened in Queenstown, New Zealand. There is a Queenstown in Australia but it didn't happen there.

[@Aviation_Roblox]

yea mistaking nz for australia is like mistaking canada for usa its so stupid

[@inncogneato6341]

You’re the first to acknowledge Queenstown, Tasmania. Only a tinpot airport, so obviously didn’t happen there.

[@TheMrMused]

That 757 self-identifies as an F-16.

[@olofiswatching]

Lucky it wasn't a heavy pole

[@ultratorrent]

Oh, the Lancers out of Nellis full aug at night.... at least they kicked it around pretty quick to only deafen North Las Vegas?

[@starguy2718]

I grew up in NLV. Our house was directly underneath the flight path for Nellis jets. It could get very loud, at times.

[@kingghidorah8106]

the first video of how a compressor stall sounds like. Most of them have music over them.

[@7728abbott]

Great video photography!

[@petrmorc6409]

Great epizode...

[@ryanfrisby7389]

Great video!

[@jake9705]

Five ground spotters, a co-pilot, and a pilot and still no one notices the light pole? 😂 Also: why aren't all the light poles painted neon orange or yellow for better visibility? Much better color than dull grey.

[@Uddpa]

probably due to maintenance costs

[@theodoreolson8529]

I think you're absolutely right...the light poles and similar obstacles should be painted in high visibility colors. Then again, I wonder how many times a year this happens?

[@jetjock60]

@jake9705 Most large jets with swept wings cannot see their wings from the cockpit due to how far forward they are and the wing angle. They most definitely should have asked for wing walkers to assist with pulling out of the parking stand.

[@LeydenAigg]

Underground power cables. Solved.

[@EricDKaufman]

VERY GOOD POINT

[@gustavocavadini3498]

Excelente video te sigo siempre

[@venil82]

Go air Baltic!

[@garryferrington811]

Short and sweet.

[@StealthFB22]

I’m going to give you a correction on the Virgin Australia flight. Queenstown is in New Zealand. It was bound for Australia when it struck two large birds and diverted to Invercargill, New Zealand. Cheers 😊

[@tokencivilian8507]

The pilot of that A220 at the end sure nailed it. Looked like a darn near perfect crab into a slip at touchdown to me. Well done.

[@ge2623]

Better than hitting a light pole at 30,000 feet.

[@TheeChopperman]

Good video today!!

[@Drawyah]

Was a passenger on VA148, quite the terrifying 50 minutes until we landed at Invercargill! Hopefully something I'll never go through again.

[@zairecallis554]

The first video was very enlightening

[@KC-RallyPlanes]

Got to love the 757, especially the 300 series

[@sblack48]

Nice a220 landing

[@BJbass]

mucho respecto for pilots who crab in with strong crosswinds. As a PPL holder it is always a white knuckle ride!!

[@Shotsmoky]

The B1B Lancer. Yea. That was awesome!

[@gabrielneet]

A thumbnail with st elmo's fire would be even more interesting.

[@moonhand8311]

Can you please put the geography on the incidents.

[@RLVIDEOS2024]

Wow

[@kevinmckeehan4842]

this is the 2nd title I've seen in 3 weeks i think that is actually stated correctly and not misleading.

[@Xtrafun]

2.23 spark reason because atmosphere positive charge and plane was negative charge

[@geeniusatwrok]

Is that like the 3rd/4th iteration of "National Airlines"? I saw one of their 757s coming in at ORD a few weeks ago,, Charters?

[@PlutoTheSynth]

2:30 "lets go live to ollie williams with plane landing report, ollie? ITS FLYING SIDEWAYS"

[@johncameron4194]

Hugh when did they put up that light pole?

[@rollingthunder277]

The final cut with the extreme crab approach was masterful.

[@mattspeer01]

@1:08, you can always tell who the current/ex-fighter pilots are with the aerobrake landings...

[@rtbrtb_dutchy4183]

What? LOL. No.

[@TexJester-no8th]

Not Navy. Our guys slam into the deck at full throttle ......

[@mattspeer01]

@@TexJester-no8th Yeah, Navy is a different beast. Air Force... aerobrake is the standard way to slow down for fighter landings on runways.

[@rtbrtb_dutchy4183]

@@mattspeer01 but if someone does aerodynamic braking, that doesn’t mean they are ex fighter pilots. 🤪

[@inncogneato6341]

There is a Queenstown in Tasmania, but it’s a tinpot airport.

[@chrisblanton1087]

When I was in the Air Force I got to watch a B-1 takeoff full burner. Probably the loudest aircraft I’ve ever seen take off.

[@andrewmagnusson]

Queenstown is in the South Island of New Zealand. That incident made headlines here, as the plane was diverted to Invercargill for an emergency landing.

[@Gary-if2zh]

The Virgin Australia flight had the compressor stalls of Queenstown, New Zealand not Queenstown, Australia

[@albiemills3286]

0:39 Queenstown is in New Zealand.

[@resolute1306]

Wow. That’s a remarkably honest headline!

[@SuperTrb0]

That impact with the pole is 100% on the wing walkers.

[@mightbefire]

why go full-afterburner?

[@lolcatz88]

I’d like to know, how do they actually DO the afterburner?

[@inncogneato6341]

As the word implies, the fuel is injected after the main engine, that is at the back, so burning pure fuel.

[@SpecialPlaneSpotting]

The way the ground crew ran 😂

[@SanoyNimbus]

Now I understand what compressor stall is!!! It is just a civil jet airplane that dreams of being a military jet like the B1, and try hard to put on the after burner 😂

[@rtbrtb_dutchy4183]

Don’t give up your day job. You will starve as a comedian.

[@yasemindemirci1343]

What do these pilots have with light poles?!😂

[@jesletkuriakose]

Its a very old video from may 2022

[@rtbrtb_dutchy4183]

@@jesletkuriakoseI wouldn’t call 2022 “very old”.

[@EricMeyerweb]

They know what they did.

[@GHHunter740]

It’s a serious problem, not to be taken, lightly.

[@dlmyrs]

Certainly not good depth perception.

[@PInk77W1]

Will the A330 pilot b fired for light pole hit ?

[@ACI_in_TFS]

I didn't know that National Airlines also has the A330

[@TheColinChapman]

what's the cause of the copressor stalls, and how has a pilot to react to it?

[@EdOeuna]

Apparently it was caused by the ingestion of birds which damaged the compressor blades or engine internals. This then means poor airflow through the engine which means incomplete combustion of the fuel, hence the flames. The pilots first response is to just fly the plane. Above about 400ft they can then identify the failure, which would show as fluctuating EGT and N1. They would then reduce thrust until the surging has stopped, or the thrust lever is at idle. After that it’s make a plan to return to land considering performance, e.g weight, available runways, etc.

[@steveshuffle]

Why do compressor stalls (seem to) happen mostly at takeoff?

[@Samir-dy6le]

Air is most dense + TOGA Thrust (basically most of the time maximum engine power is used on takeoffs)

[@steveshuffle]

@@Samir-dy6le thanks. That makes complete sense, should have arrived at that conclusion myself 😁

[@oliverheaviside2539]

Compressor stall is due to disruption of airflow through compressor vanes. High angle of attack and slow speed at takeoff, also FOD or birds strikes are more likely near the ground.

[@rtbrtb_dutchy4183]

@@Samir-dy6lemost take offs are with derated power.

[@RZ-ey9jk]

Also seen sparks after the first stall. Could be an indicator of a compressor blade gone, hence the continous stalls afterwards.

[@dlee9547]

Queenstown is in New Zealand...

[@inncogneato6341]

…and Tasmania.

[@Ayden2008]

Welcome back to your 3 minutes of pilots goofing off

[@bmused55]

You can see the port wing walker in the first clip really trying to get someone's attention, but as there is no one in front of the plane, to visually relay a stop command, so the pilots were completely unaware.

[@cameron.t]

That looked like a pretty heavy pole

[@DIANEGUILLERMINADIAZBRECEDA]

Roger standing by

[@0Jumpero]

Is this a reupload?

[@tomg6284]

I have been there. St Elmo's fire..

[@Boss_Tanaka]

1:09 according to Kelsey from 74 gear aerodynamic braking is stupid for an airliner I found it stylish but i m no pilot

[@Skittlezz45]

Video: Pilot crashes into pole Reality: Wing walkers direct plane into pole

[@israel_started_it_ALL_in_1947]

ouch

[@sweeptheleg.]

1st clip: Someone's getting called into the principal's office.

[@2000vitaly]

Seemed like a heavy pole.

[@cheemomugdoo799]

I wonder how much fuel is used in a full afterburner takeoff by the B-1B.

[@inncogneato6341]

Plenty?

[@terrybudd824]

Maybe "compresser stalls" are bird strikes/ ingestions???

[@AirspotterUK]

Queenstown, having an egnine issue in the dark is no joke.

[@cadenvickery3382]

Yeah all the mountains make it hard to land and takeoff,thankfully they diverted to Invercargill with no injuries

[@guyincognito.]

Wow, for the millionth time static discharges across the windscreen are NOT St Elmo's Fire.

[@Aviation_Roblox]

0:40 no hate but queens town is not in australia but queenstown is in new zealand its the only route va flies to nz and it was a bird strike not a compressor stall

[@inncogneato6341]

Queenstown, Tasmania?

[@neumoi3324]

Miss Aerosucre everytime.

[@Ryuuu6581]

I was today's years old when I found out National Airlines has an A330

[@FrancisBrimoh]

Damn that pole 😂

[@barriedouglas7272]

Just imagine the fuel burn on the Lancer.

[@lalomcnombres72]

""Aerodynamic Braking" actually just style points. Not helping braking in any real amount.

[@ronashman8463]

Damn silly place to put a pole anyway...

[@unsatisfiedfans7422]

Is that plane hitting light pole an old video or its just me having deja vu?

[@someaviationcontent]

They should add bumpers to these planes, Airbus!!! I got an idea! A360 Neo/bp

[@Lesloi6227]

Wow full afterburners and a full crab

[@kamkri3]

Someone will get in big trouble.

[@kam70111]

The light pole must have sneakily moved.

[@italianstallion399]

It looked heavy enough to me.

[@lauxmyth]

Well, only 2:59 but willing to forgive. /s Fun collection of clips.

[@Hammertime054]

👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻😎

[@bilalahmed2123]

National pilots always crashing into something 😅 Especially light poles !

[@Battleneter]

Queenstown New Zealand not Australia :P

[@tracytrawick322]

The B-1 is the cat's meow for adrenaline junkies. If you've never been up close @ an airshow, it's staggering to look into the bomb bay (it looks like a couple of full sized Chevy trucks would easily fit). But the show stopper are those 4 massive engines. Think F-15's under each wing (same engine, B-1 gets 4, F-15 gets 2). It's intimidating as hell, the big bad Bone quietly sits in it's roped off area, hoping it will be ignored, by the audience and the enemy.

[@ChaunceyGardener]

2:33 - Some pilots can't resist a camera

[@SkyLineR34GT-R]

refried

[@Ilovefotz]

Queenstown is in NZ not Aus