Student Pilot CRASHES IN THE SAVANNAH RIVER | Rescued by Coast Guard

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[@VASAviation]

Huge KUDOS to this student pilot for a successful crash water landing, the other pilots who helped pinpoint his position and the Coast Guard professional for taking him to safe land.

[@gasdive]

Ditching.

[@rustyaviator5643]

“Forced water landing”

[@prunabluepepper]

You could do a collaboration with one of the police channels and get the bodycam footage for this incident from the rescue at Sea.

[@BillySugger1965]

Well done Captain Student, great job man! If you can handle that so well you’ll go far. I guess any ditching you can doggie paddle away from is a good one! 😂

[@pistonburner6448]

@@BillySugger1965 Well, yeah, and one where the gators don't get you in the water...

[@PlasticAstronaut]

“Wanna try for Teterboro?” “…Unable. We’re gonna be in the Savannah.” Great job, young man.

[@hansvonmannschaft9062]

Hehe good reference 😄👍

[@annieng5109]

Sully Jr.

[@3rdandlong]

Nice one LOL.

[@NotBach]

AGREED LOL

[@ED-es2qv]

He passed the water landing test. Nice work indeed.

[@CC-vr8wn]

From student pilot to BOSS level with one sentence. “Yeah I can land in the river if I have to”

[@jackblack2370]

"Fuck!" "Roger, I still got you loud and clear"

[@noah5889]

Lmfaoo

[@markmaki4460]

The fellow was so calm and confident otherwise that i bet he was just cussing any damage to the plane that was sure to happen.

[@hauntedshadowslegacy2826]

I read this as: "Welp, I've accepted my fate." "Lmao, mood."

[@barrno14]

"Roger, fuck acknowledged"

[@Finder245]

It’s part of the emergency checklist. Transponder to 7700, mayday mayday mayday, change callsign to “f*ck”.

[@sint5990]

We heard this live and his last “F*ck” followed by no comms scared the hell out of us. There have been far to many cases where hearing that or similar phrases from pilots was followed by tragedy. We all teared up when other aircraft reported him out and safe. I’ve not yet seen a preliminary cause but whether he caused the failure or not, once the sequence began he performed great and both he and his school should be very proud of his performance in a worst case scenario.

[@SaltyAviator1]

I attend a flight school in Savannah (not the same one) and from what I heard, he forgot to switch fuel tanks and while making the 360, he starved the engine of fuel. I bet that is a mistake that he won't make again and great job staying calm and aviating on his part!

[@redryderaus]

Yep, I heard that silence too. Was great to hear he made it.

[@virenor]

Speaking of scary phrases, 35 years ago captain Pawlaczyk struggled for more than a half hour to keep control over his burning and disintegrating Il-62M with 183 souls on board. Despite of major problems with basicly everything, he and the crew somehow kept the thing flying towards the airport. It was nearly impossible to land it and they knew it, but they had to try. When they were just few miles from the airport, the traffic control recorded last trasmission from the captain: "good night, goodbye! Bye, we're dying!" and the aircraft plunged into the trees.

[@sint5990]

@@virenor I do remember hearing it years ago and you’re right, it was devastating and made more painful by his efforts to save an unsaveable aircraft. I think it was bad enough that I subconsciously blocked it out because I’d forgotten all about it and it was unforgettable 😣

[@laylaln]

Wait how did you hear this live? I am so confused. How did all the people in the comments hear this? Were you all connected to the same tower and flying nearby?

[@blakefindlay1870]

That initial call by the student when he had the engine failure was nothing short of incredible! Extremely calm and even managed to throw 7700 in the box!

[@antoineroquentin2297]

Hmm, flightadar24 shows squawk 0206 until the contact was lost at 100 ft

[@davidmichael5573]

The EM is ATC throwing that in. Doesn’t matter what squawk code you have in.

[@gringoloco8576]

Yeah I probably wouldn't change the code if ATC already gave me a number.

[@antoineroquentin2297]

I guess the "EM" comes from @VASAviation and not from telemetry?

[@davidmichael5573]

@@antoineroquentin2297 vas has it about as close to what ATC would see on their scope. After Covid is completely over if you have a pilot license go to a tower and do a tour. It is extremely informative.

[@kalamari3288]

There have got to be few things as stressful as watching a plane with engine failure suddenly disappear from radar. I’m glad the student pilot is safe!

[@kaasmeester5903]

Especially for the ATC, after diverting the student when he was already lined up and cleared for runway 1.

[@ihateusernamesgrrr]

I'd say being the pilot who had the engine failure and fell off radar is slightly more stressful lol. The "fuck fuck fuck" on the way down was pretty accurate terminology for the situation at hand 😂😂

[@johnguenet7115]

He flew the aircraft to the scene of the accident with a few well placed expletives,kudos to him.

[@pistonburner6448]

I too would've used the opportunity to throw in a few F-bombs, just because in that situation it's allowed

[@classicamusementparks]

Pilot: F---! Tower: Roger that

[@marty2872]

@@pistonburner6448 Me too. They may have been my last words. At my funeral, my friends would have chuckled at that.

[@samhiatt]

"I still got ya, loud and clear." ATC's response was perfect.

[@Noledad77]

And those are just the ones we heard lol

[@Boodieman72]

That student pilot seemed very calm until the last second.

[@mk6315]

Everyone's Chuck Yeager until the trees get big

[@codywaltz9329]

"F*ck!" Can you blame him? Nice work kid!! I would have said that word more times than not on the radio.

[@markmaki4460]

He definitely had practiced the scenario - enough to be reasonably confident. Good for him and better for his instructor.

[@aileronsintowind6835]

We practice and practice emergency scenarios but even the most experienced pilots when facing a life and potentially death situation fear will take hold. as soon as you bust 100ft AGL even with a running engine your heart rate increases and so does the adrenaline. Now ask yourself saying FUCK on the net really isn’t that big of deal. I mean it wasn’t that long back I had birds on the numbers for the rwy I was coming in on and believe me there were more than one fuck said that day when they took flight

[@hauntedshadowslegacy2826]

Seemed to me like he'd accepted his fate and let a couple naughty words fly on freq 'just in case'.

[@dylancook6947]

It’s so badass how everyone in aviation helps each other as much as possible

[@angelinasouren]

Yeah. I wish I knew how to transfer that into other situations/professions. UK politics, for example...

[@jimday6244]

Yea, it's what we do.

[@angelinasouren]

@@jimday6244 Jim, any suggestions for how we - that is, you - can "infect" the rest of humanity with that mindset?

[@ThePerpetualStudent]

Yeah. Everyone gets very professional. really quick.

[@lovnJesus4life]

This gentleman is going to make a great pilot. Even as a student solo, he maintained situational awareness and took full control of the moment. Great job! Hats off to him, our ATC the spotter pilots, and, of course, our first responders, USCG!

[@cyriaquecharles]

well said

[@realulli]

Performance almost up to Sully levels, except that Sully didn't use four letter words on the frequency. ;-)

[@lovnJesus4life]

@realulli True! I'm sure he maintained integrity even when he wasn't keyed up as well.

[@irisfields1659]

Coast guard thanks

[@JeremyEllwood]

That student pilot deserves his license and his CFI better tell him how great of a job he did. Even his "F*ck" was calm. Freaking kudos, man.

[@FreshTillDeath56]

Good way to calm nerves honestly. Say what you need to say, keep your cool.

[@zidoocfi]

Fantastic job by the student pilot to NOT turn towards the airport in this case, since the last 3 miles from the river to the runway are full of horrible potential landing sites.

[@pistonburner6448]

I was stressing about the 'gators!

[@loganp.9987]

Yeah I was thinking about all of the large cranes in the Savannah Port that are East of RW28 when I saw where he lost his engine.

[@Fatherofheroesandheroines]

For a student pilot this is the calmest guy I have ever heard. " Yeahhhh..I'm not gonna make it." Also impressive was the professional manner they moved incredibly fast to get the pilot out. I'm certain that pilot checked his shorts after this!

[@elcastorgrande]

He gets the Captain Sully Award.

[@GR-bn3xj]

Loved hearing people say real names. That's when you know it's real when he just said Derek instead of the call sign. Maybe not proper protocol, idk, but you could tell he was concerned. Just made it more real to hear a name rather than call signs. Great job by all

[@cyriaquecharles]

good observation

[@silviadragoness5904]

ATC gave them explicit permission to talk directly to each other for purposes of assisting with emergency response. Any standard protocol that's not useful can be safely dropped in such situations.

[@GR-bn3xj]

@@silviadragoness5904 I heard that the second listen. Good call

[@tomriley5790]

That was actually the point at which I relaxed about those two aircraft circling around at the same altitude knocking into each other - made me realise it's two guy who are familiar with each other experienced and know trust each other.

[@n1msu]

even before the engine failure, this pilot was being given so many different instructions with him having to 'give way' to so many other aircraft. Great teamwork at the end with the ATC and other A/c

[@davidfrench5407]

Agreed. I know, as a student on a solo, he's not going to get any special routing, but ATC did seem to bounce him a couple of time when the other aircraft should have been given a 360 hold instead.

[@davidsakal449]

@@davidfrench5407 Piss poor controlling on the part of the controller!

[@BirdDog.]

@@davidsakal449 as a student pilot he should had the g5 widen out vs making a stressful situation for the student

[@dr.philrup3319]

def. where i'm from we would change the entire sequence because we assume the instructors didnt do their job in teaching the pilot how to do things like downwinds and 360s before cutting them loose for a solo flight. already got a sequnce set? too bad. this guy is student solo! everybody else is spinning because efficiency. L take my guy.

[@dr.philrup3319]

@@davidsakal449 PiSs PoOr CoNtRoLlINg On ThE PaRt Of ThE CoNtRoLlEr. you look silly bud.

[@eyesupaviation]

Wow. Wow. Wow. Student did a great job here!

[@dr.philrup3319]

understatement!

[@dcviper985]

Wow, that student handled the incident better than a lot of pilots might have. Good radio comms prior to as well.

[@brettleonard4516]

As a flight instructor and ATP, I felt that "fu*k" comment in my soul - I've had a few of those moments. Excellent job, my dude.

[@lancomedic]

I almost feel that he was one “360 turn” from being able to make the airport.

[@johnopalko5223]

Excellent job, student pilot! In a few years he'll look back at that logbook entry ("Student solo; ditching") and laugh. Plus he'll have a great hangar story.

[@chanman1197]

Super calm under pressure. That dude is the goat. Im sure he will make an incredible pilot

[@darkiee69]

From coffieordie: "Speaking to reporters at Hunter Army Airfield, Welicka added that the student pilot managed somehow to save his backpack, cell phone, and car keys before the river submerged the aircraft. “I don’t know how his brain was able to put all that together so fast. But he did,” Welicka said. " "The student pilot was standing on the wing. He’d just called his instructor to report he’d crashed in the river. " That's one calm guy.

[@AndreA-ke2id]

What I get from this is that becoming a pilot is like joining a brotherhood. Great job by everyone.

[@tomasnagy4518]

It is, we’re always there for each other.

[@ryanbesco8067]

I’m extremely jealous of the respect these people show each other… aviation despite its flaws might be the most professional industry…

[@SierraTangoGuns]

"I can put it down in the water if I have to." He said that with a little laugh at the end as if to say "Y'know, since this is kinda my life right now,"

[@simonhutchings6256]

Well done to the student pilot for his calm mayday call . Really glad he put down and exited the Cherokee safely . Nicely coordinated by the controller and spotter aircraft too 🙏

[@flyfishizationjones4940]

You get 2 free F-bombs on frequency when your engine quits. After that, they penalize you. I’ve been there before myself. Not much else going through your head when the realization hits you that you could possibly die in a moment. Fly again soon! Don’t let this stop you. It will make you even better. I promise. Glad everyone is ok.

[@Algrimor]

The student pilot handled that extremely well. Quick, smart decision making, not afraid to put it down where he knew he had to. Props to ATC and the other pilots for helping him out. He handled that amazingly.

[@SuperMonkei]

Today is the day, to watch that movie. Might be even colder today than it was on the day.

[@PilotDaveAviation]

I saw some comments that the student pilot didn't remain calm until the end ! I think he did awesome for a student pilot, emergency engine out, advised tower he was going down, and flew the plane until he decided he wasn't going to make it and brought it down in the water. Great job, sir. I don't know your name, but when you get your PPL, let me know. I will fly with you !! I am out of Orlando, and I will fly up .

[@Evan-ed7pu]

Dang if he didn’t say student pilot at the beginning I wouldn’t have believed it. Such great radio comms. Amazing job surviving the water landing. THIS instructor is proud of you kid!!

[@edcew8236]

Some sources say that he swam 20 yards to shore and that's where the Coast Guard picked him up, not in the river.

[@alancordwell9759]

As another famous pilot would have said: 'zero eight whisky unable we'll be in the river...'

[@tomriley5790]

Good job by the student pilot, delt with an awful lot of task loading before the incident and then maintained really good composure and comms all the way down, even changed his squak code :-) ! Well done! Good work by the other pilots and the Coast Guard for fishing him out!

[@oliverjabroni9912]

When he said “upside down” the silence was deafening

[@cyriaquecharles]

It was terrific to hear everyone keep their head. First to the student pilot and secondly the controller. He must have been juggling several a/c at one time in addition to the downed one. Kudos to everyone else involved that acted calmly and with direction-well done.

[@davidhoffman1278]

That was nerve wracking listening to 2 aircraft trying to find the same geographic location and not collide with each other. During situations like this is when getting tunnel vision on getting to the downed aircraft can lead you into colliding with other aircraft doing the same thing. When they tell pilots to keep your head ready to swivel to multiple task this is one of the situations that they are referring to. Glad it all worked out.

[@davidfrench5407]

I was very worried those two could run into each other, one looking at the downed aircraft, the other looking for it.

[@kiwigirlali]

Had that many years ago in NZ ....a traffic monitor plane and police chopper....didn't end well....no survivors.

[@sacpilot]

Yeah, probably would've been better for each aircraft to at least pick an altitude and announce it, 500 feet apart.

[@UnusualPilot]

In aviation if there’s ever an incident where someone needs help, other pilots will always be there to help… We are such a tightknit community and it brings a tear to my eye knowing that if I’m ever in trouble in the air I’ll have so many other pilots and aviators come in to help in my time of aid. This is what makes aviation such a special community

[@pipebo]

This was a complicated situation BEFORE he lost the engine. Strong work.

[@captainrevolution5397]

Kuddos to this guy. The part where he keyed the mic and just simply said F*ck had me dying. Glad everyone got out okay

[@OptimusSubPr1me]

Keying the mic to say "fuck" is living the dream.

[@alk672]

This is the most professional-sounding and calm-headed student pilot in the history of flight.

[@DinnerForkTongue]

The student pilot with the stuck throttle beats him. FWIW, natch.

[@alk672]

@@DinnerForkTongue yeah maybe…

[@smartycummins2500]

Nice work man! I’m a CFII at the neighboring HHI airport and work with the Savannah controllers often. They are great

[@Blarnix]

Just the amount of teamwork and how well they worked this out is just awesome.

[@MSRTA_Productions]

Glad the pilot is okay 🙏🏼 And kudos to other pilots & atc helping out!

[@TheEDFLegacy]

Good save by the coast guard! 💛

[@davidhoffman1278]

I am somewhat surprised that State of Georgia Wildlife agents didn't get there first with a ticket for unlicensed fishing from an unregistered watercraft, or something like that.😉

[@TheGospelQuartetParadise]

Another great report. Kudos to the professionalism of all those involved. If it hadn't been said that the pilot was a student pilot I would have thought he was an old pro. Everyone stayed calm all the way through. In closing, Rest in Peace AN-225 Mriya

[@hansvonmannschaft9062]

With all the chaos going around, and the neverending cascade of information, it was your message that let me know that the Mriya was destroyed merely hours ago. I was already speechless with all the crap that suddenly hit the fan with the attack itself, so don't really know how much more speechless I can get now. Thank you for the info sir, may you have a nice day.

[@Cthippo1]

I'm part of an open source intelligence community monitoring the situation in Ukraine and there is good evidence that while the An-225s hanger got hit, the aircraft itself may not be badly damaged,

[@moparproud3978]

@@Cthippo1 It’s gone. Pics online😢

[@jcdock]

Massive props to the student pilot. He sounded as calm as an airline pilot

[@Cultural_Supremacist]

ATC was making life difficult for that pilot prior to the crash. He seemed to be keeping up just fine, although you could here a bit exasperation at one point. Great job, guy!

[@alexhndr]

He may squawk 7700 But he aint visiting the Afterlife anytime soon Fantastic job for everyone involved!

[@bobingram7456]

Awesome reaction from EVERYONE involved in this situation. Well done all

[@roscoejones4515]

Wow, didn't flip it over, great job! Glad he's okay, and I'm guessing ATC is too.😏

[@billkinzler3773]

Glad he made it to walk away from water landing. Didn’t stall it and flew it all the way in. Nice job student pilot!

[@randyporter3491]

Student did an amazing job here. He stayed calm, he communicated and he flew the airplane. Plus, he made a successful landing. Big hats off to him and so glad it had this outcome. Safe skies brother !

[@rvnmedic1968]

He must have flared at the right time, preventing his aircraft from nosing in and flipping. Great job!

[@loganp.9987]

I have 15 hours in 5208W. I flew it last Summer for training. Crazy!

[@cyriaquecharles]

you dodged the bullet

[@loganp.9987]

@@cyriaquecharles No kidding! I still have pictures on my phone of me flying in 08W. I'm glad I didn't decide to rent it to fly my wife in it!

[@alite0101]

@@loganp.9987 he didnt switch tanks during a 360 hold and starved the engine. thats what caused it.

[@MichaelWillems]

@@alite0101 Is that the official word?

[@richh650]

I got chill bumps watching this. Extreme respect to the controller and the aviation heroes involved.

[@virginiaviola5097]

One of life’s “what’s the worst thing that could happen ?” situations and the young student passed that test with flying colours. He didn’t panic, stayed calm, kept a level head, flew the plane into the crash, and lived to tell the tale.

[@tylerchambliss8379]

Wow. This must have been absolutely terrifying for the pilot.

[@taffyapple9206]

I'm only very early on as a student pilot myself, but it's still impressive just how aware that pilot was and how he knew what he had to do in a matter of seconds. Outstanding job.

[@goaskmymom1350]

Always wanted to be a pilot but never did. Pilots are certainly a cut above that have my total respect!

[@Insharai]

I just love how quickly every other pilot immediately went into panic recon mode and callsigns turned into "Derek I'm over here and they're right under me"

[@avathegolden1494]

Hell of a Job! The sully of Savannah

[@wvstudentpilot]

Imagine if he'd been able to land on RWY 1 as originally cleared. Would've averted this whole mess, but kudos to him nonetheless.

[@allgrainbrewer10]

My exact thoughts. Thanks for giving a student solo a 360 tower

[@dr.philrup3319]

@@allgrainbrewer10 yeah that 360 made his engine fail. idk what tower was thinking. should've known that student solos can only do a 359 before the engine gives out. what an a$$

[@sintillate1913]

@@dr.philrup3319 Wrong. The engine was just destined to fail at that moment in time. If he was allowed to land as originally cleared, that moment of time would have been on the ground.

[@dr.philrup3319]

@@sintillate1913 oh my bad. i didnt know we were bringing fairy tales and destiny into it. thats on me. yeah if the magic in the air deemed it so then the tower should've felt the energy of the universe and let that dictate their decisions. maybe you can mail them some kind of energy crystal that will fill them in on destiny's plan before it happens again.

[@sintillate1913]

​@@dr.philrup3319 Dude, put down the crack pipe. Planes don't fly on magic and fairy dust. The tower screwed up by giving the pilot a landing clearance and then randomly telling him to fly a downwind for a new runway without cancelling that initial clearance or telling the pilot to switch runways. That's a clear violation of 7110 which US controllers in the real world are bound by.

[@blackknight1013]

Ah this must be one of those rare excusable occasions you can swear at ATC and not end up with a number to call for a talking to. :D

[@farmgene]

Wow. I was worried about the student with the workload, but he handled it well. I then got scared of the two planes at nearly the same altitude circling the downed plane, but everyone communicated. I don’t fault the controller, but I think a review of the events would prove beneficial. I’d love to know the cause of the engine failure. I have a few theories. I hope it doesn’t discourage the student from continuing his training.

[@davidfrench5407]

Hindsight, but I do feel the controller delayed the student pilot, when one of the other aircraft should have done a 360 instead. I get that the student pilot doesn't get any kind of preferred routing, but I felt bad for the guy...it's like "wait, another aircraft is approaching, let's extend your downwind or do a 360 and let them in front of you"

[@dr.philrup3319]

well said

[@chrisb9143]

They had visual on each other and went on diverging headings. With Cessnas it is not really a problem. ATC still had 2LM land for safety reasons (the right thing to do), but there was no immediate danger.

[@steven-nb6rt]

Sure happy everything worked out for this young man.!!!

[@heefie8659]

Not sure how many people who know this but if you fly with a Garmin, overfly the area and curser the map (usually pressing the right knob) and it will drop a lat/long point.

[@silviadragoness5904]

Similarly (and note, I wouldn't necessarily want a Pilot Flying to do this, but it'd certainly be an option for anyone else in the plane) there are mobile apps that essentially just show the raw info that the phone's/tablet's GPS chip is picking up and calculating, including lat/long. The specific app I'm familiar with is GPS Status on Android; may also be available for iOS, not sure, if not there's probably something similar. It has functions for copying current location to clipboard, sending current location with the device's generic "share" function, saving current location to an internal bookmark-style list, and worst case you could just save a screenshot.

[@TheSpacecraftX]

Very confident student.

[@jacksonmorgan3834]

That was my friends and I in 8273A, switched over to ground, and completely missed this MAYDAY call. Incredible! Good job by the student pilot!

[@hellosweden8786]

Everybody doing great work over here. Love this!

[@nicolasbilal8769]

When in cruise an engine failure hardly scares me. Once you get the plane stabilized and as long as you stay focused you’re more than likely going to survive and possibly even save the plane, but when flying low, as fun as it may be, it’s terrifying. You don’t have much time to think and that little time cuts in half if you panic. This kid stayed calm despite being scared, and made the difference. They should nickname him Sully for landing in the river lol!

[@toupac3195]

Great comms for a student. I was not as quick on a dead stick. Well played, buddy.

[@afdchocolatemilk2107]

Foxtrot, Uniform, Charlie, Kilo is what I would have been saying too.

[@Redriveraviation]

Unreal, so glad he's ok.

[@loriw2661]

Stellar job by everyone, especially the student pilot!!

[@jamessantimaw1323]

Sorry to be the jerk here...but to those people saying "give him a license for ditching under pressure"...uh, he mismanaged his fuel. He didn't follow the checklist during engine failure, and totalled an airplane. Read the report on it...5-6 gallons in left tank, ~1 gallon in the right tank, fuel selector on right tank. I'm a big fan of learn from your mistakes, and everyone makes them, but let's encourage learning from this, not celebrate the screw-up. I hope the pilot does get back in the cockpit soon and takes the learnings with him.

[@tieoneon5240]

thanks for bringing us this SUPER OUTCOME of a god awful situation and like many others I too feared that the helper crafts were going to get into an entanglement thanks to god it turned out well

[@cheapercharlieiii]

My Savannah guys coming through again. We'll done by all.

[@jamesrau100]

Student Pilot is a champ and can be forgiven for dropping a couple of F-bombs. 👍

[@beachbum77979]

More than forgiven, it's time mayday got replaced.

[@jasonredd616]

Cheers to N95111 for immediately taking back off and heading towards to presumed scene - I'm sure he firewalled the throttle!

[@gusbailey68]

"I still got ya loud and clear." That's the most sympathetic rebuke for improper language at 3:46. I.e. wrong word fella; but I'm not gonna fuss.

[@KDill29]

Pilot was wicked cool, calm and collect. " I see the river right about 12 o'clock in front of you..." " Yeah I can put it down in there, if you want me to."

[@Joeshu1000]

What a stud of a student pilot. They should just give him his license because he clearly showed he knows how to deal with an emergency.

[@RaspySquares]

I've been in a busy pattern at class D airport and have been put on a really long downwind, basically to the edge of the airspace. I've always thought it best to ask for higher in those situations. 1000 agl way out from the runway over urban areas is kind of unsettling.

[@stevenzucchi]

ask for it! It's not fair for a controller to put you in a dangerous situation if it's preventable. Multi-engine aircraft fly their patterns at 1500 agl. Class D usually own up to 2000ft agl.

[@N1120A]

You don't really need to ask, unless there are other airspace concerns.

[@marclattoni1959]

Bravo to all involved.

[@robertmog4336]

Nice landing by the pilot!

[@k.pacificnw02134]

I've always wondered what I'd say if I ever flew a plane that was going down. Now I know what I'll say. : ) It's one word, and it says so much.

[@beachbum77979]

Yes, no real need to say mayday three times. Everyone understands. It should be the standard ICAO terminology.

[@dr.philrup3319]

i think it was the sheer calmness in which he said it that conveyed the most

[@xheralt]

@@beachbum77979 Yes there is. You "tell me three times" to confirm that you mean it and that it isn't a casual/conversational utterance accidentally picked up by a hot mic.

[@beachbum77979]

@@xheralt O.K. FUCKFUCKFUCK!!! Still half the syllables, half the time to say it, twice as attention getting. Maybe instead of replacing mayday it should just be added as a higher level of urgency?

[@Cthippo1]

"Oh expletive deleted"

[@justsnappy]

This was a great coordinated effort!

[@sawning3449]

Tower kept moving the goalposts, what a stressful situation for a first solo.

[@dr.philrup3319]

Yeah the instructor must’ve done a poor job teaching him about downwinds and 360s for his engine to fail. Crazy how lazy they are these days. Just in it for a quick buck.

[@cgtbrad]

I dislike flying into busy towered airports like this with a mix of jets, GA and training. Faster IFR flight plan traffic and jets always get preference which is fine. I don't mind ATC at all, but dread hearing "extend downwind." I prefer to not be at traffic pattern altitude so far from the airport. An airport busy enough for a control tower is more likely to be in a populated area with fewer favorable landing options away from the runways. Good job to all involved

[@billfly2186]

A few choice expletives are great for relieving tension. I doit in the car all the time. CFI should go ahead and sign this guy's ticket.

[@PilotFun101]

Awesome job by all!

[@ahmadsamadzai8255]

Glad it turned out well. He performed excellently under pressure. Would love to find out what caused the engine failure.

[@xheralt]

I hope he didn't run out of fuel from excessive holding...though given how on the ball he was otherwise, I'd assume he would have noticed low fuel if it existed.

[@ahmadsamadzai8255]

@@xheralt Yep. He sounded competent to me too. That's why I am dying to find out what caused it.

[@Sir_Uncle_Ned]

@@ahmadsamadzai8255 You've got several explosions per second and several thousand parts turning those explosions into rotation. Any number of things could have caused this, from the engine randomly yeeting a connecting rod through the engine block (Yes, that does happen) to something eroding a bearing in just the wrong place and causing the engine to seize up, to just a fuel system failure. Doubtless NTSB will be having a look at this, so we just need to wait for their report.

[@michaelf.2449]

@@Sir_Uncle_Ned hey not trying to nit pick but engines don't work on explosions it's combustion very different but tons of people use that same wording to explain it.

[@bm03431]

Ntsb lists fuel starvation and improper preflight.

[@myexescallmetictac8297]

This channel kicks ass

[@Centurion54X]

Could you imagine less than 50 hrs and you solo the engine dies and you end up in water. Kudos to that kid

[@stevenzucchi]

WAY TO GO STUDENT PILOT! Aviate Navigate Communicate, you did it all! Saved your self the most important thing. As for the controller Absolute Amateur hour.. These controllers need to learn that when a "STUDENT SOLO" pilot checks in on frequency, you need to take care of him. When you clear Zero Eight Whisk to land rwy 1, tell him to enter a left downwind for rwy 28 (no "cancel landing clearance" by the way), oh and at 600ft... You tell him NOT to go around, but he has to, because most pilots are configured to land by 600ft. Now he has to re-configure and climb back up to altitude (huge task load for a rated pilot let alone a STUDENT PILOT). Then ask him to call Gulfstream traffic in sight (additive task loading) and clear him to land again, on rwy 28. Hold the phone, now he is told to "disregard base and continue downwind" (more additive task loading). Now he gets the old right 360 "I'll call your downwind" (more additive task loading). Does our controller call the down wind? NO! he says "re-enter the downwind" leaves 08W hanging again. Finally after prioritizing the Gulfstream, N8273A, and N163SC our STUDENT PILOT gets help with his base turn. Now guess what? he is too far from the field in his single engine aircraft, to glide to the field in the event of an engine failure. Que the Mayday. WAY TO GO STUDENT PILOT! You made yourself, your family, and your instructors proud! I'm not blaming the controller for the engine failure, but CONTROLLERS need to be held to higher safety standards when dealing with STUDENT PILOT's. This student solo pilot helped the controller by going around on rwy1, his reward was 4th in line on an extend downwind and it almost killed him! Also, coordinating two aircraft at the same altitude and creating a possible midair was not a good idea. There are going to be a lot of student pilots flying solo in the near future. Use this as a teaching aid for controllers on why it is important to prioritize STUDENT SOLO PILOTS. In general, they don't have the experience to handle convoluted and ambiguous clearances. This kid did great!

[@knyshov]

To say it succinctly, ATCs need additional training to account for aircraft type capability in the event of an emergency during a controller-directed maneuver.

[@johnhenrywashington8369]

As a student pilot here in SAV I hiiiighly agree...atc should definately take more consideration in there communication with student pilots.

[@dr.philrup3319]

@@knyshov to say it bluntly, pilots considered to be ready for solo flights need to be able to enter downwinds, burn holes in they sky, or say unable. If it would've been easier for the student to go around and enter a right downwind then they should've said that. same goes for 360s. The pilot handled it great. ATC handled it great given the information he had readily available.

[@dr.philrup3319]

@@johnhenrywashington8369 you should see if they allow tours and take one. be sure to let everyone know that you're well trained in being a student pilot and air traffic capabilities and expectations. They probably just didnt know that he was ill prepared to execute unforeseen circumstances requiring a re-sequence.

[@stevenzucchi]

@@johnhenrywashington8369 I think what you have at a lot of locations are new controllers with not a lot of experience and often zero time in aircraft. some don't quiet grasp how much is going on in the cockpit when things aren't going quiet as planned. Controllers

[@bennnnu380]

Atc is really the superstar in this clip

[@gamaloun4442]

Amazing amazing Job from the student pilot. Poor ATC controller initially that increased the workload for a student pilot needlessly. Then He had him doing 360’s and delaying him over and over again instead of helping him out and giving him priority. Really frustrating to see that kind of lack of support from ATC when dealing with a Solo student. Other controller was very good and supportive.

[@blancolirio]

Good job, quit talkin' and FLY!