Student Pilot Loses Engine | Cockpit View + ATC | by Brian Parsley

[@VASAviation]

Thanks to Brian for sharing his experience with us!!

[@noecarrier5035]

Level-headed, calm, flew the plane. That ain't no student anymore. That's a pilot!

[@TheSoaringChannel]

Ok I want to shake this student pilot's hand. And after that give his instructor a great big gut punch of SHEER PRIDE. What an awesome job to both! ATC - nice job responding in a way that kept him calm. The power of calmness is controlled by our inflection. Having a calm voice helps keep others calm. Nice work to everyone involved. That was one heck of an engine out landing. Oh... The engine spinning doesn't mean you "have an engine" running. You just haven't slowed down enough for it to stop. Again. Nice job. I'll give you a free glider lesson, but looks like you already got your first solo done! 🤣 💪👌

[@homomorphic]

@@shawnnj5999 unnecessary, ignorant, and wrong.

[@TheNutmegMan]

One of the things that makes the community behind this channel great is trolls are completely ignored. Don't feed trolls.

[@Airplane_Willy]

Now locally known as "Big Balls Brian", thank you very much.

[@igloo2158]

He gained 5 years experience in 45 seconds. Whew. My heart was racing.

[@igloo2158]

@@okalamaris that field he found to the left…I could almost feel his sense of holy sht, perfect spot.

[@chad5577]

@@okalamaris private pilots have fatal accidents much more often than commercial flyers. I know this is anecdotal, but my dad’s pilot friend crashed landed twice in one day. Elon Musk’s grandparents also died from a private plane incident, and of course we know what happened to Kobe.

[@a.2878]

@@okalamaris i think courage is a factor when you have the option to commit to the task at hand. In this situation he had no option, either he dies or he saves himself, I’d say he has great composure and critical thinking ability

[@chad5577]

@@okalamaris We share the same admiration for the pilot keeping his wits.

[@chandraprasad1244]

😃

[@therecklessengineer5796]

Pilot: I have lost full engine power. ATC: That’s why I stay in the tower, over.

[@austinpowerz80]

This fits the commentary back n forth perfect 😂😂

[@abhinavsharma4197]

Pilot: i am heading for the tower, over!

[@Futterknight]

Atc: don’t be a dick now, over

[@LiLGWaez]

Pilot: suck my engine, over

[@mohammedq5438]

Pilot: Any last words? Over. L

[@integr8er66]

This is why you should appreciate that rich guy who won't sell his 10 acres to the developers.

[@theconqueror1111]

@A M You sound like an angry developer

[@GoldVP...]

Lol awesome

[@hotmetalslugs]

@@jerryf3307 and your evidence is what exactly? You have the call sign and tower. Feel free to follow up with your investigation and let us all know. Or STFU, fix your keyboard, and kick rocks.

[@marilynlucas5128]

That’s me in real life. 🤣 I’m never selling!

[@coloradobrad6779]

@@jerryf3307So I used to mow fields like that. The width of those tire tracks match a 4 wheeled tractor and mower deck and are spaced exactly as one would mow a field back and forth. This is not an airstrip.

[@busterellis7188]

"Holy Shit" I could not have said it better myself. I could see his hands shaking as he was trying to put in the squawk numbers. I felt for him. But he did a great job landing the plane under the circumstances. The one thing he did really well was he kept flying the plane even though he had lost his engine. He kept his speed and made great judgement on where to land. My hats off to his instructor as well. Well done sir. Live to fight another day.

[@lellopesce]

Absolutely right. Aviate, Navigate, Communicate.

[@babynaysc]

Yes the rule is: keep flying the plane

[@SunshineHB]

That landing was smoother than my last three commercial flights. What a legend.

[@joelj8758]

Brooooo 😂🤣🤣🤣

[@dfavelo]

Best internet reply of the day

[@laughablelarry9243]

Smoother than my last 3 marriages.

[@SunshineHB]

@@laughablelarry9243 damn 🪦

[@adrianelston876]

@@laughablelarry9243 hahahaha

[@electronicsNmore]

Always nice when you have a grass area like that close by. Perfect landing.

[@richardhammer187]

Under those conditions, he nailed that landing!

[@RMokros]

If he were in the Rocky Mountains, it might be a different story.

[@mushrooka]

@@RMokros uh yeah that wouldn't have ended well

[@skizzysmith1146]

not always possible to see bumpy ground, ploughed field hidden by crops dangerous, specially when the furrows are across your path

[@jacksaloman9513]

Some high metropolitan area and he would more than likely be dead

[@NickElliottuk]

I'm a commercial pilot, with 20 years in the military before that. My heart was racing watching this. You did an amazing job.

[@colinrasmussen9470]

Except for the running out of fuel part. Check the incident reports.

[@harmonicresonance182]

@@colinrasmussen9470 yikes lol

[@Alptraumification]

I'm an average KZbin watcher and man, I felt that too.

[@DuVey64]

@@colinrasmussen9470 so somebody boo booed

[@Liam-iu8ti]

No your not lol

[@seekfirst]

That landing was ridiculously perfect in any scenario. 👌 👏 wow. Gald to see you're safe bro!

[@frankcastle5294]

As a licensed pilot since 1974 I can tell you that you admirably handled every pilot's worse nightmare. Well done and incredible skill and smoothness and calmness. I salute you.

[@howardjohnson6799]

That's the worst nightmare? Not hardly.

[@justicegusting2476]

My worst nightmares were mid-air collisions followed closely by flying into wires.

[@OligoST]

His hands are shaking but he is calm and collected when communicating with air traffic control about the situation

[@Slept-on-one]

Ehhh, I coulda done better (says in patronizing voice)

[@navykeef]

As someone who hates flying, the reassurance this guy gives me is incredible. What a great reaction and landing. Hats off to you Sir!

[@charlesdarwin7253]

As the inventor of the aeroplane, I can say he did everything right except turn the engine back on.

[@CaptCroctopus]

19 hours in and not the highest rated comment of all time. 2022 needs to step it up.

[@elBusDriverKC]

Is that an option when you are that low? Non pilot talking here. I thought the same thing - try and restart the engine. But maybe you just want to put all resources into landing at that point.

[@CaptCroctopus]

@@elBusDriverKC you have to re read what “Charles Darwin” the INVENTOR of the aeroplane said and realize you’re replying to the funniest troll so far in 2022.

[@Soh90]

Bruh 😂😂😂😂 underrated comment 🤣🤣

[@nelsonclub7722]

2022's best comment got in early

[@patmash]

He held that “holy shit” in a lot longer than I would have. His “balls of steel” are REAL!

[@matthewbrooker]

No swearing on the net or he buys beers all night for everyone? Very restrained.

[@patmash]

@@NotMe-ej9yz bwahahahaha probably right.

[@michaelmaier7262]

Nah. No point in freaking out. Won't help nothing.

[@foxrumor]

@@michaelmaier7262 once you’re on the ground. You can freak out all you like.

[@fredrossi1334]

When in that situation, you don't swear until you're clear of danger.

[@jeffcanada8897]

Dude landed that plane like a boss. Nice work!

[@Abstand7]

I'm surprised he landed so smoothly with all that cargo on board in the form of his gigantic iron nuts.

[@LilratbagsOsrs]

That is the best comment I have ever read in my life

[@keganbeavers3464]

Was about to comment something similar. Amazed he could steer with the absolute bowling balls between his legs. 😅😂

[@elcheleloco]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@n.cboone7082]

Hahahahahha... So true!!

[@benjaminjoseph4403]

Overused comment just wanting likes 🙄

[@USNTD21965]

If he's a "student" pilot, I'd fly with him in a heartbeat. The entire emergency was handled like a pro.

[@nilionth]

ive gotten in touch with the student pilot and have set you up to fly with him. you'll be traveling from your country all the way to a remote mountain in Somalia. everything has been taken care of. all you need to do is provide me with your home address, legal name, and SSN

[@Just_Call_Me_Tim]

Right!? Seems he had his head on right well enough to slide on in there and walk away from it!

[@maxj0930]

@@nilionth You forgot to mention VISA card # and expiration date!

[@matteoc1725]

@@nilionth can i have more info?

[@niko1even]

@@matteoc1725 it was a joke...

[@3CODKing]

For being a student it has to be extremely scary to just lose all engine power. Props to him for handling it very well and staying level headed

[@monkehbitch]

Prop looked pretty stationary to me... I'll get my coat.

[@strangemachines_]

I see what you did there

[@musclee-mac8768]

Student pilots train simulated engine loss all the time. It's literally flight or die response lol

[@innergoof19]

"props" good one!

[@areyouavinalaff]

what's the point of giving him props, he needs an engine.

[@debasishait1975]

Literally he did everything from start of error to landing within 1 min. Quick response and decision making. Well done 👍

[@AcuraAddicted]

That was pretty smooth for an emergency landing. Cannot imagine the adrenalin that was pumping during this.

[@dominicwalker1899]

You could see his hands shaking with adrenaline 🤯 but he followed procedure very well

[@MrGoldbergification]

goPro stabilizer, bro

[@megaultra5005]

@@dominicwalker1899 it was because he landed and the plane was shaking

[@columbia7651]

I was getting adrenaline wow!

[@KiLLJoYYouTube]

@@dominicwalker1899 I've watched it again and yep his hands weren't still at all. My pants would be brown.

[@Matt-dg6ue]

The sound of an engine dying in a single engine aircraft that close to the ground is utterly terrifying. Yet this man did everything he needed to survive and get the help he needed after landing... which he did flawlessly. Like Larry said below my comment, that's not a student, hell that's not even a pilot, that's an aviator.

[@davidb6535]

Great comment.

[@aaronmdjones]

Almost flawlessly. He accidentally squawked hijack instead of emergency, but other than that he did great.

[@ianchandley]

@@aaronmdjones did you see how hard his hand was shaking while trying to enter the squawk?

[@DaveDepilot-KFRG]

@@ianchandley Yep. What's funny is that you don't realize it when it's happening. When it happened to me, I was able to declare and head for an airport. I was calm as shit in the plane. But as soon as I stepped out on the tarmac, I nearly fell over. My hands were both shaking pretty bad (one of the fire/rescue guys who asked for my ID commented on it) and my knees were buckling for probably 30 minutes. Adrenaline rush and the best feeling you can ever imagine knowing that you possibly prevented death. The kid did a great job, even nailed the landing, even thought it looked like he's going to nose it into the ground right before he leveled out.

[@Matt-dg6ue]

@@aaronmdjones I did catch that. I always remember the old saying, "7-5 someone's inside, 7-6 can't hear shit, 7-7 going to Heaven." Props to him for catching it in the heat of them moment though.

[@ericsainte290]

Love the way he says he's over populated area and searches a clear field to put his aircraft... and how he remained calm and focused in the face of a total engine failure to get it done a.d land safely in a field. A pro reaction.

[@CubeBizz]

You would do the same, you'd be surprised what adrenaline does to your brain

[@BIGFREAKYMAN]

well hes not just gonna aim to crash into a house and die is he?

[@saibamoe]

Loving the fact that student pilots are allowed to fly over populated areas? You're smart

[@ericsainte290]

@@saibamoe read the message till the end... it's how he gives the information to the ATC I love, not where he is ! Have you ever flown an aircraft? If yes (which I doubt) you'll understand how it's hard to keep calm in the face of difficult situations... I know it well as after nearly colliding with a light aircraft (ULM) who disregarded instructions and safety regulations, I was so stressed that the instructor needed to help me out of the Cessna... my knees were like doing tapdance... I needed a strong drink and a few hours to recover from the situation (I passed about 150 feet under him). That's why I'm so amazed by his apparent calm.

[@cayman9873]

Wrong.. a pro reaction is not to watch fuel level keep dropping and not fix that issue an hour ago

[@cjanderson768]

As a rusty pilot (low time) I have never lost an engine, this guy did a perfect job of staying cool, and I think when he did land (which was excellent ) the HOLY SHIT at point of stopping was perfectly called for and in fact I would have probably thrown in a few curse words that don't exist. . Now with that said YOU NEED TO SHARE your story at FAA safety meetings at your local airports, others will benefit from what you did and how you felt, AGAIN GREAT JOB !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!. As for all the other pilots (rusty low time , high time, what ever) PLEASE go to those FAA meetings in your local area there is no cost to go and honestly, every time I go to a meeting I learn something, even if it wasn't a related topic that the meeting was about. You will be surprised at what you learn in 2 hours. Google FAA safety meetings or call your local FBO for info)

[@herbderb]

The most relieved "Holy Sh!t" I've ever heard. Well done.

[@sureyyacaykoylu7573]

You should say "thanks god!"

[@thelazerproject]

@@sureyyacaykoylu7573 why

[@thelazerproject]

@@sureyyacaykoylu7573 he should thank himself, he landed the aircraft, not god

[@butlerpep]

@@thelazerproject He should say,"thank training"!

[@thelazerproject]

@@butlerpep yep, exactly

[@goodymiller]

As a CFI I have to say this guy did an amazing job. He deserves his license 1000%.

[@adamevanschwartz1874]

Concur - he controlled the flight path as priority #1 and followed through all the way to stopping after rollout

[@richarddarlington1139]

Yes, he did. Aviate, navigate, communicate, in that order.

[@hivewasp]

Well yeah but the license covers a lot more than the flying - he might be awful with regulations etc :D But more seriously, he did indeed control the situation impressively well...

[@201francois]

@@hivewasp but where I'm from you write the exam fairly early on so when you get to solo flight you should be at least decent with the rest.

[@MikePasqqsaPekiM]

I teared up when he clearly was going to make it. When I saw his hand shaking while typing in the code it hit me how afraid he was…but he never lost it. Brave guy. Bravo! Hope he kept flying. Only way to get over it.

[@Sonny2299]

The only way to get over it, is to fly over it.

[@borg_wow]

I did not notice that before! His hands were shaking HARD. His adrenaline was pumping, laser focused on making it out of that situation alive.

[@charlesreid9337]

I noticed that too. Having that much control when youre Physically that scared .. this guys going to be an amazing pilot

[@myroc1]

@Jul W why?

[@ianmacdonald4329]

@@Sonny2299 w

[@virginiatrailcameravideos]

His final two words was what I was thinking the entire time. Great job!

[@KeithKman]

Dead sticked a 172 into a grass field that smoothly? So impressive! Awesome job flying!

[@noambelder5850]

Cessna 150

[@michaelwithairplanes2515]

Yeah Cessna 172 doesn’t have carb heat and I fly a Cessna 152

[@pilotkale8261]

@@michaelwithairplanes2515 Any 172 P model or older has carb heat.

[@noah5889]

@@michaelwithairplanes2515 yea idk what you’re on. every single 172 at my school has carb heat. about 5 or 6

[@wecsam]

@@michaelwithairplanes2515 My flight school's 172Ns have carb heat although the 172SPs don't.

[@prairiepirates1034]

Incredible how he managed to stay in the aircraft, the single camera angle almost made it seem like he wanted to land safely

[@tomatosoupinacan5287]

lmao

[@VinylUnboxings]

I get this reference

[@SwampCityRadio1974]

I tHoUgHT hE WoULd HaVe JuMPeD wITh a SkY DiViNG EquiPmEnt.

[@mortson978]

Context please

[@brunocilio223]

@@mortson978 some youtuber filmed himself crashing a plane on purpose (faking loosing engine power and jumping from it). Had like 5 camera turned on the cockpit and skydiving equipment + a go pro I think. Claimed he survived a terrible incident. Retrieved all footage and what was left of the plane just after he crashed it which you can see on video. It's not on KZbin anymore. And he could face prison because what he has done is extremely illegal and dangerous.

[@onthescrews3026]

2:26 The most calm and most deserved "Holy shit" ever.

[@yeedbottomtext7563]

That’s one of those “I legitimately faced death” sobering holy shits. Had a similar one after a close call with a head on truck lol

[@sleeve8651]

That " Depends " ! 💩😚🤏

[@JasonSpitzMI50]

You need to say this one loud enough for the ones in the back that didn't hear you!!

[@ethanhahn6043]

What do you think happens when you die? kzbin.info/www/bejne/inS2hn5_nc-YrNE

[@rebeccaconlon9743]

@@ethanhahn6043 my brain stops, and so my personality, experiences, and everything that made me, me dies with it and my body will decay into matter for the nitrogen and carbon cycles of the ecosystem, and once everyone who has ever known of my name dies, I am finally lost to the void of reality... edit: just like all the nameless humans before me, that I don't know the names of or have anyone tell stories about

[@trevor5290]

As someone who experienced the same situation as a student.. watching this brought back many memories and the hair on my arms were standing up during the entire video. Nice Landing!

[@noah2]

How common is this engine failure? Looking to get my PP license but mechanical failures like these scare me away 😅

[@SarahDaniels]

@@noah2 don’t be afraid! Some people never experience engine failures and some experience multiple. That’s why we are trained early on for these instances. Remember this is a student pilot in the video who successfully landed in an emergency!

[@sailor-rick]

@@noah2 Three part answer: 1. not very common. 2. If you fly enough it WILL happen to you. 3. That's why we practice engine outs on a regular basis.

[@MaxMaxwellYT]

Great job brother!

[@Michyosef]

Yea

[@maxwellmortimermontoure7274]

We have the same name

[@moist5717]

@@maxwellmortimermontoure7274 WE have the same name-

[@StoicTrader-]

@Jack Thompson you kidding me, damn..

[@raymesquite]

@Jack Thompson why would it be intentional and how do they know?

[@daniloivensmina]

As a former CFI, this guy made everything by the book. He took some time to really grasp the situation he was in, as happens to everyone thats jumped by something like that. He remained calm, navigated, peformed some relight checklists and when realized wasnt able to restart his engine, focused on flying. Aviationship always saves the day.

[@otterspocket2826]

I'll add to that, he also kept ATC fully up to speed with his developing situation and intentions between aviating and navigating.

[@vagabond142]

As the saying goes: "Aviate, Navigate, Communicate." He did what was needed to stay airborne, had his head on a swivel looking for emergency landing areas, and THEN told the tower what was going on. By the book emergency response, as you said :)

[@MikeOxiner]

What a compliment to not only him but also his CFI. Great job!

[@ShadowRap-y5l]

What would you do if there wasn’t any field to land?

[@daniloivensmina]

@@ShadowRap-y5l attempt a restart, request for help and in case of a forced off airport landing… pick up the softest spot

[@robaust3049]

You can sort of imagine what was really going through his mind yet his training kicked in to keep the situation calm and controlled. Very well done.

[@lharestad6804]

Way to go kid!!!!

[@livingadreamlife1428]

Student Pilot: Totally calm Me: “OMG, Tower I‘ve lost the &@$&!? engine! I’m going down!”

[@SimonSez83]

I always wonder.... what other choice do you really have? Hate to sound cliche but you the master of your own destiny at that point. Throwing your hands in the air isn't really an option. Nerves are nerves and sometimes they just give up but you just gotta try anything at this point.

[@fredrikjohansson]

You can see the stress on his shaking hands, still acted soo cool. If I’m half as cool in an emergency I’ll be good.

[@singleproppilot]

@@SimonSez83 This is true, but there are plenty of pilots that have an emergency that they have trained for, and yet buckle under pressure and botch their response to it, leading to injuries and deaths that could have been avoided. Case in point was the widely circulated video a couple years ago with a family in a (probably overloaded) T210 that lost a turbocharger while flying through a high mountain pass. The pilot bypassed several suitable landing spots and kept trying to stretch the glide in order to reach the field he wanted, but stalled it on short final, rolled over and went in nose first. The airplane was destroyed, but luckily the occupants suffered only minor injuries. He could have landed it if he had made better decisions in that short period like this student did.

[@jaymeade9898]

Great job! He remained calm and flew the airplane. I notice he immediately started looking for alternate landing sites just as soon as he realised there was a problem. A great shoutout to his instructor as well!

[@jhopkins213]

One word for that young man’s handling of that emergency: outstanding!

[@josephtannous7103]

Brilliant landing

[@wearemany73]

Outstanding outlanding hahahahaha😂😂😂. (😒) hilarity aside, he aviated, navigated, communicated. applause 👏

[@larsjorgensen2911]

Outstanding landing, then outstanding in his field! (like the old farmer joke)

[@EvanAviator]

@Jack Thompson engines usually fail for almost any other reason than running out of fuel

[@austincamsmith]

@Jack Thompson You seem nice, like the kind of person who puts positive energy into the world, encourages people, and adds to their community.

[@worldaviationnetwork]

Brian is such a calm pilot considering the pressure he was under. Well done.

[@gauntr]

That's probably the difference between a pilot that can take off another time and one that might not.

[@camerona9067]

Too right. His right hand was trembling as he was entering squawk. He managed the scenario like a pro. Communicate status and intent then aviate until safely on the ground.

[@arcdestriumph586]

Solid decisions here. I'd fly with this pilot anytime.

[@thomasbonse]

Not a pilot myself, but I have to say this is exactly the type of person who has what it takes to be a great pilot.

[@worldaviationnetwork]

@@thomasbonse Very true Thomas. It just shows how important airspeed is and knowing the aircraft you're flying very well.

[@johnnieisrotten]

When I was learning to fly in '73 at the age of 15 my instructor liked to reach down and shut the fuel off so it would be a surprise when the engine quit and then turn it back on after I picked a place and had set up for a landing. The third time he did this we were over a huge salt grass marsh, when the engine shut down and I set up to put it down in the marsh he reach down and turned the fuel back on. The engine didn't fire right back up and he took the controls from me, pumping the throttle to try and start the engine and also getting ready to put it down. When the engine finally came back to life we were able to get enough air speed to climb out about the time the wheels were just starting to clip the higher grass. He quit shutting off the gas after that.

[@mywifesboyfriendisfire]

It's all fun and games until the engine doesn't come back on 😂

[@landonmorel3715]

yup, sure he did

[@landonmorel3715]

@@joshjoshinson3452 and your name is Lukas…..who the fuck spells Lucas…with a K? let me guess, yo are trying to save the environment, don’t use deodorant and drive a subaru?

[@landonmorel3715]

@@anon1403 you don’t even have a name…your family disowns you

[@gbhgvhgbh]

@@landonmorel3715 your name is landon

[@MisterYemOfficial]

To stay so calm under this amount of pressure is almost surreal. I'm glad you found safe landing and made an incredible landing that was smoother than butter. Props to you!

[@coRb77]

Been flying for 23 years, and man the amount of stress this situation applies on a pilot is insane. Very well done!

[@infdox9051]

Why can't one just restart the engine?

[@coRb77]

@@infdox9051 depends on what's wrong. Did he forget to open fuel valve? Or did current fuel valve break? It's part of emergency checklist on these planes to switch fuel Valve and start booster pump. But im guessing it was something else that broke.

[@geekytraveler5899]

@@infdox9051 in debrief the guy in the video said that the root cause was - he got out of fuel. So - it's hard to restart the engine without a fuel.

[@frankie3591]

For the longest time, jets were only allowed to cross the Atlantic (non-stop) if they had 4 engines for safety. Only recently with newer planes like 777 with highly efficient engines that can fly on one engine that has changed. Am I correct? So the question is why not ban single engine propeller planes? Make it a law to have at least two?

[@coRb77]

@@imperialsilver3936 Damn! That must have been really scary. Good thing you guys didn't give up on trying to restart that engine. After so many minutes I might not have tried it anymore, would have been more focused on where to land and survive.

[@FishFind3000]

That’s a surprising smooth field… I’ve mowed lawns worse then that.

[@robertl4824]

the farmer is probably kinda bummed though.

[@your_average_enthusiast]

@@robertl4824 ya, but I think the story the farmer has now might be worth it

[@John-hw3ds]

Maybe a sod farm.

[@Jcreek201]

The trucks going in to tow the plane out will do far more damage than the plane did, unfortunately.

[@blagmate5516]

@@Jcreek201 Tractor with turf tires and you avoid THAT damage at least.

[@andybz]

You could tell his hands were shaking when he was entering the squawk code...can’t blame him. Great job hanging in there Brian! Smooth landing too, given the circumstances. Nice job identifying a field so quickly as well. Well done.

[@deusvult6920]

Shaking hands is a byproduct if an adrenaline dump. If you aren't actively using that adrenaline (such as in this case where you're sitting in a plane) it has nowhere to go and causes you to shake.

[@J_H72]

​@@deusvult6920 I would have dumped more than adrenaline!

[@amzarnacht6710]

I wonder who pays for the crops he just shredded... the farmer's insurance, or the pilot? Not that the pilot cares so long as he gets his rig on the ground and stopped with the wheels down. Well flown, that.

[@J_H72]

@@amzarnacht6710 Yes, you are correct, the insurance company pays for it.

[@caltagerone77]

Poor guy he was shaking the whole way down. What saved him is that he kept pitching the nose down and kept his airspeed. Awesome Job! I'm glad he was able to walk away from that.

[@Silenthunter199]

I must admit, this deadstick landing was PERFECT. How the guy handled the situation calmly, how he picked landing site with a very small amount of time, how he managed to land in a short field. Huge respect!

[@MOAB-UT]

Came in too steep of an angle. Not perfect at all but not bad either.

[@wojtas2524]

@@MOAB-UT he had to do it like that, if he didn't he wouldn't have enough room for braking

[@MOAB-UT]

@@wojtas2524It was not bad- just not perfect. He got it done.

[@slowsteve3497]

@@MOAB-UT actually, it was a perfect approach. Keep in mind that when the engine isn’t running, the approach is going to be steep because without the nose, pointing down, the plane will get to slow and stall.

[@MOAB-UT]

@@johndoeistaken Ultimately he got it done so I will give him credit for that.

[@hack1n8r]

Did anyone notice his small pitch up at the very start when he lost power? Specifically, he was *very* aware of his environment & reacted instantly to arrest his descent EVEN BEFORE he was fully aware that something was gravely wrong. That little maneuver bought him some extra time while he scanned for a field, and helped him set up for an amazing dead-stick landing. Excellent job, Brian!!

[@crazymonkeyVII]

I saw it too, but I would guess that he was pitching for best glide speed...

[@Mash4096]

Your first reflex should be pitch DOWN after an engine failure. Amazing landing though. Great work!

[@PearsonWard]

@@Mash4096 ehhhhhhhhhhhhh.. situational.

[@crazymonkeyVII]

@@Mash4096 if you were in a climb, yes. He was not though. He was trimmed for level I think, and without doing anything the airplane will pitch down enough to maintain speed. In a climb this happens as well, but the nose might drop too slow which might cause a stall (especially if you then turn). Would you also pitch down and Bury it if you have the nose down already?

[@crazymonkeyVII]

@@Mash4096 and the underlying principle here is that you should prich for best Glide, which will be higher (soon anyway) if you were climbing, or possibly lower if you were already nose down.

[@theskoob2944]

Butter, even with no engine and in a field

[@rollingtroll]

Mmmm butter.

[@markmnorcal]

Thats how all landings are. Idle engine. Whats the diff?

[@elophiler600]

cool if you are so knowledgeable then share you facts with us instead of just being a prick

[@cren7]

@@elophiler600 he's just some silly teen with a silly name and a silly avatar posting a silly immature comment on youtube

[@ActualFactsRacing]

@@markmnorcal Usually having the engine running allows you to land where you intend to with a proper glide slope.

[@themessenger5868]

Perfect reaction...calm and communication was clear. His hand was visibly shaking...very understandable. I'd fly with this pilot any day. Well done son!!

[@monicalitteral724]

I would give you a license just because you landed that well.

[@Salas83149]

He already has one that’s why he’s soloing lol

[@Salas83149]

Update never mind I just seen the title and it says student my bad

[@miguelgt2002]

@@Salas83149 you can solo without license, when you are in the process xd

[@austinhernandez2716]

I'm glad you're not in control

[@Salas83149]

@@miguelgt2002 yea I know lol again I didn’t read the title

[@zosoachilles]

When you go for your airline interview, be sure to include a link to this video.

[@carryeveryday910]

@@Steve-nv8db The fuel one.

[@chapflawless761]

@Jack Thompson Are you being serious?

[@joseruelas522]

@Jack Thompson how do you know if he ran out of fuel? Im interested in what happened to this guy

[@mainmedic]

@Jack Thompson Did you miss where he stated that the engine had low oil pressure?

[@mainmedic]

@Jack Thompson It also drops when there's an issue with the engine itself. You are aware of that right?

[@Hercules1-v9m]

The farmer watching from his house, "God I hope he doesn't land in my bean field."

[@yongyea4147]

Story of my life.... That's my bean field.

[@yongyea4147]

I'm glad he's ok though.

[@KnackiiTM]

KKONA

[@countchocula5379]

Fkin bean field troubles are the worst….

[@BastardOfTheNorth]

Oh gawd,no muh marijuana patch!

[@bigdogboos1]

super sick my dude. you grew right into an experienced pilot right off the bat by necessity. good stuff

[@chrmantilla]

Pilot: requesting full stop Engine: Roger that

[@voltingshock6406]

This comment made my day lmfao

[@joshfoster3384]

Had a rough day but seeing that comment was really good!

[@zacharypeery4082]

😆 🤣 😂

[@rickardrisberg6999]

Hahahhhaa

[@benlooy547]

Thank you for that belly laugh!

[@steveo1kinevo]

Wow, that was intense! Great job to the pilot. 👍🏼

[@richardgilmore2277]

Especially for a student! He will make a great pilot. He didn't panic or react to it until he landed. Great job..

[@SophisticatedDogCat]

Can we also shout out to that ATC operator? His calm demeanor is contagious. This is why you stay calm in even the most dire of situations.

[@iflyc77]

@@richardgilmore2277 Except for the part where he ran out of gas

[@herobo123456]

@@richardgilmore2277 He ran out of Gas the guys dangerous

[@ilikeanimals5015]

now pilot rust's minicopter

[@fifthlevelbard9541]

Omg he put that down like he's been doing it his whole life.

[@SagulaVladimir]

every pilot trains for that.

[@fifthlevelbard9541]

@@jerryf3307 If he's being investigated by the FAA, could you point us in the direction of a source that outlines the details?

[@ghostghost1820]

@@jerryf3307 TYPING IN ALL CAPS DOESN'T MAKE WHAT YOU SAY ANY MORE BELIEVABLE

[@JackRainfield]

@@jerryf3307 You're the one full of bull. Those tracks in the field are tractor tire marks. Look at them at 2:11 They run in parallel rows equally spaced for the entire field. How do you get planes to land in perfectly spaced parallel rows?

[@Wok_Agenda]

I LIKE HOW EVERY GUY IN YOU TUBE TELLS BULL I REALLY LOVE IT

[@dynamite6507]

Absolute excelent landing. My buddy took me up not to long ago in a Cessna he is actually training to be a commercial pilot. People dont realize the skill and calmness you have to have to pull this off

[@RoverEins]

Woopee!

[@jamesking9378]

Damn good landing. Funny how quickly a guy can start sweating when that fan up front turns off

[@EricDongh2p]

Not fan, propeller 😂

[@aaronvoss38]

Thanks for clarifying Erik.

[@andrewcastleberry4921]

@@EricDongh2p pretty sure airplanes arent the only things going over your head

[@MrShomari1]

😂😂 I think we all did

[@MrShomari1]

@@andrewcastleberry4921 😂😂 good 1

[@TheMightyOdin]

Watching his hand shaking at 1:12. Adrenaline through the roof for sure. He did a great job remaining calm.

[@TheMightyHams]

He probably shouldn't have prioritised fiddling with the transponder in this situation... but then again I'm watching from my bed and he's a couple thousand feet in the air with no engines, so kudos to him for not panicking and putting the aircraft down safely.

[@kbanghart]

@@TheMightyHams also a new pilot, so there's that.

[@pippoYT_]

watch 0:30

[@dariustbutler]

This may have been terrifying but his discipline and resilience is only going to make him that much stronger and confident. I’d take flight with him, I’ve seen students crack in situations like this

[@hashcr2]

youve been in situations like this ?

[@sailor-rick]

@@hashcr2 Eventually, every pilot will be in a situation like this... and instructors get more air time than most pilots so they likely see it more often.

[@whiskey6805]

I'm not a pilot by any means, and I can still recognise how well this fella handled the situation. Can tell he's gonna go far.

[@TheSparrowLooksUp]

Just... not on this flight...

[@bodhisilberling8763]

@@TheSparrowLooksUp lmaooooo

[@JuanAntonioAdrover]

Hahahahaha

[@JuanAntonioAdrover]

@R J have you seen the video?

[@whiskey6805]

@R J fucking*

[@danieljw321]

Congratulations on the 2021 “Balls of Steel” award.

[@MadSocial]

Titanium balls......the steel would have sunk him sooner. 😉

[@colinrasmussen9470]

And brain of mush ... he ran out of fuel.

[@Mike-oz4cv]

Look how his hands are shaking. That’s not balls of steel, that’s a very good job of still keeping it together instead of panicking completely.

[@CliffordKITT]

Watching his hand shake made me feel the pressure he suddenly came under, very impressive and cool to see a safe landing.

[@johnames6430]

it's a lot for one person, never fly alone. A second pair of eyes can make the all difference in finding a good spot to land. Always know how far you can glide with your plane if engines stop.

[@antonzhdanov9653]

@@johnames6430 Actually he wasn't that confident about how hard will be touchdown on grass as well as how far he can glide. As well, the most terrifying moment was when he did turn to to align himself with a field. He lost so much height lol. That was stressful moment for sure.

[@johnames6430]

@@antonzhdanov9653 yes but most important thing here IMO is to keep the speed up as if you slow down too much you fall out of the sky. Are you able to make out the speed at 2:05 ? He was on full flaps but you can imagine if slowed down too much you spin out and fall straight to the ground. A good example of this is the woman trying to land at Hobby airport in TX. She made too tight of a turn for the speed and well...

[@antonzhdanov9653]

@@johnames6430 I don't say he did bad, I say, it was damn close. Now when you mention it, if he did that without ducking lower, he indeed had good chances to send his aircraft into spin and crash

[@mitchellsmith4601]

Excellent landing. Nobody was hurt. Plane looks fine. Great job.

[@billionsandbillions]

Wow man. This will actually go on his record as a successful emergency landing and it adds to his experience level. I used to fly helicopters and you weren’t considered to be an experienced pilot until you had 10’000 hours or two successful emergency landings.

[@mlgtactics9911]

Let me drive, it'll turn into an emergency real quick XD

[@vladthedude7231]

MLG Tactics 😂😂 💪🏽 brotha

[@unbekannt1956]

Except in Vietnam you do this every month

[@kbanghart]

Plot twist, he was just trying to reenact that famous Howard Hughes move.

[@blackwaterpictures876]

@@kbanghart beet juice??

[@m.turnerbillingsley4471]

For the last few seconds all I could think was - what a great job KEEPING THE NOSE DOWN. Maintain airspeed, don't stall. Great piloting!

[@nathanieong6212]

Does stalling matters when you have lost your engine?

[@runeboii]

@@nathanieong6212 losing an engine does not mean stalling as long as you maintain airspeed. Of course you will lose positive lift but it does not equal immediate stalling.

[@Gunbudder]

@@nathanieong6212 it matters. if he panicked and just nosed up hard, it would have resulted in a stall, which would have made him drop like a rock and probably die on impact. not stalling meant he could glide around looking for a landing spot while losing altitude as slow as possible. Notice he did nose up while he still had some thrust, which bought him a bit more landing range. once you lose all thrust, your altitude is all you've got. you have to know based on your altitude how far you can glide. basically, for any given airplane, there is a minimum airspeed. if you fall below that minimum airspeed, you stop gliding and start falling ballistically (like a rock). that's a simplification, but more or less how it works

[@m.turnerbillingsley4471]

@@nathanieong6212 The most common cause of fatal crashes with engine loss is trying to keep the airplane "in the air" longer by pulling back on the control stick/column. This allows airspeed to drop which leads to an aerodynamic stall: when the stall occurs, the airplane is no longer controllable and "falls out of the sky" as opposed to being flown to the ground. Many pilots are not prepared (haven't had the training or have forgotten it) for how "nose down" you have to fly without power to maintain safe / ideal airspeed. We (pilots) are trained how to recover from stalls but it always takes some time and altitude is lost - if the stall happens close to the ground their isn't enough time to recover.

[@RossNixon]

Would he (should he) have used flaps down for that landing? (Not a pilot)

[@teamgo9980]

You just gained at least 3 to 5 years of experience in 2 1/2 minutes. You did an amazing job both talking to the tower and putting the airplane down safely. What a scary situation holy shit. I would shake your hand if I knew who you were great job on the good landing and I’m glad you’re safe

[@Nashmau]

@@gregorychedmeir4253 you're a copy of a copy comment.

[@miketexas4549]

He owes the CFI a round

[@dmitrygreen4002]

And that's 5 years of, like, life experience.

[@musclee-mac8768]

@@dmitrygreen4002 Probably lost about a month though from the incredible stress uptick in a min

[@artistfrank8511]

No that is impossible, that is 2 minutes and a half of experience

[@dhorsman2000]

Great work Brian! You handled that perfectly!

[@jaymac7203]

Imagine how confident he'll be flying now knowing he can cope with an emergency? 😊

[@kylerowland1227]

His next flight he’s doing fucking barrel rolls and shit 😆

[@nicobenji0248]

@@kylerowland1227 Next flight he will be able to take off with no engine power. What a legend 😏

[@ArmedSpaghet]

Just wait until he accidentally reports his position 7 degrees off and then poof, right into a military airspace.

[@yeeeehaaawbuddy]

Imagine how relaxed his life is now, knowing that it could go wrong at any moment.

[@niagra898]

He’s going to land that Cessna..on the moon his next flight.

[@kylejarman2604]

As a casual flight simulator 98’ player(owned the demo), I can only praise your landing. Great job!

[@tdwz1652]

hahaha i like how you only owned the demo

[@qxqp]

Lol

[@miguelelgueta5830]

lmao

[@spazemfathemcazemmeleggymi272]

Nice😂

[@DaDaDo661]

Average full game owner vs the Chad demo owner

[@pwayne3580]

Dude kept his stuff together and flew the plane. Fantastic job

[@connorj2775]

He did well you could see him shaking putting 7700 in Also have to add in I had my partial failure and I said F it to squawk and just flew the plane. I was over the airfield and made the turn to land opposite traffic on the parallel. Had some kind of business jet go overhead on the go around. We had a few thousand ft clearance so it wasn’t dangerous just interesting. Another sidenote ATC was amazing. I called my emergency and in the same breath told them I was landing opposite traffic on the parallel runway. I got “Roger call if you need assistance” as a response and they immediately started directing traffic around and let me do what I needed. They left me alone until I was safely on the ground and turned off on the taxiway. Sent them a pizza the next day both from them helping me and it was during the big 2019 shutdown.

[@cyderman69]

Flew the glider you mean. 😮

[@GIASULLO777]

I like how he was very calm about this and i am glad he is okay

[@skitzvitz]

Smooth as butter. Dude carried out an assessment as quick as possible, concentrated on what still works to fly the plane, communicated the entire time. Seriously, bravo!

[@lucifermorningstar4548]

When the fan on the front stops blowing, the sweat starts flowing. He did a great job.

[@stevie222wonder]

You could see when he went to shut down a few things, his hand was shaking so much. He knew it was now or never.

[@jayeshkurdekar126]

Wtf..

[@Pbadome1]

I learned the most important lesson in life as a pilot myself...when somethings goes wrong, all you have is your training, and that's why he's alive today, God Bless. If the "holy shit" would have started up in the air, different story.

[@airfoilengine3799]

Truer words never spoken.

[@Pbadome1]

@@airfoilengine3799 Thanks. It's hard to explain this to people without sounding like a braggart.

[@airfoilengine3799]

@@Pbadome1 I understand completely - Got my ticket in 2005. I can't count how many stimulated engine failures I've done, but that lad kept it together great - he was scared, but focused on what he needed to do. I hope if it ever happens to me, I handle it like him.

[@FTW56]

Yeah I thought the ATC person would help out more in that situation but it looks like your all on your own in that situation

[@airfoilengine3799]

@@FTW56 the help seemed a bit sparse, but I have a feeling that the ATC guy was almost as puckered as the pilot. But it was enough assurance to let him know help was coming - and didn't distract the pilot from a very important minute.

[@frankkaylor9033]

As a glider pilot, all I can say is my hat is off to this student for calmly assessing a dire situation with great clarity! Good show!

[@robertborker179]

Great pilot. Calm, cool, collected. He immediately found a landing spot and managed his energy for a fairly low altitude, and brought it in for a perfect landing.

[@mfreeman313]

It could be just the way people are using words like "calm" and "cool," as in calm and cool given the circumstances, but you could hear in his voice that he was feeling the emotions anyone would in that dangerous of a situation. He just pushed it away from him and focused on what he needed to do. It was very, very impressive how quickly he noticed and corrected the transponder code. As much as anything that detail told me how clearly he was thinking.

[@robertborker179]

@@mfreeman313 Very true. I've seen other "engine out" emergency landing videos, and the pilot is hyperventilating, their voice is significantly higher, and they're borderline panicking. It's a stark contrast to this young man.

[@Raphael___C]

Not all that calm hahaha, when he put the transponder code his hands were trembling

[@umar5138]

@@Raphael___C why would you laugh at that bruh

[@gregoryschmidt1233]

"Roger that." - you're on your own, kid.

[@KybubStudios]

Lmao

[@ReportTheHackers]

Were you expecting him to teleport him out or something?

[@drfilhobarreiros]

more like , "i have you on secondary radar and i'm sending everything on hand to your location you are not alone"

[@ReportTheHackers]

@@drfilhobarreiros 1:35 maybe you missed it. Here you go.

[@22noobtube]

@@drfilhobarreiros I’m sorry, but ATC is not there to coddle you. You are, in fact, alone. You’re either going to follow your training and make your field or you’re not and there’s not much ATC can do about it other than notify local emergency services and give you the airport if you can make it there

[@RobCabreraCh]

What a masterclass on keeping your cool in a live or die situation. As an aeronautical engineer with a few flight hours on the sim, this had my heart racing!

[@donszabo7558]

Landing looked pretty damn good! Good job!

[@TheDarkFalcon]

Wow I was worried when he was landing in the field, those trees looked to be coming in quick!

[@funkysquirrel3120]

Same

[@hotrodray6802]

camera distortion.

[@gemik]

As a pigeon myself, good landing. *prrrr prrr away*

[@fanaticpython3074]

I'm laughing as a pigeon. prrrrha prrrrha.

[@arifalm]

Hhahahahahaha

[@skyway73]

One of my favourite YT comments ever, and I've seen A LOT 😂

[@kenyalmb]

Kid

[@ruger.22]

😂😂

[@undeaddave9671]

"That's not flying. That's falling with style" glad you're okay.

[@bkhavityoway23]

love the toy story reference. 26 years old and one of my favorite movies

[@maxwellsix]

Troy story bro

[@hpeterson10579]

Wowzer!! His fingers shook putting in 7700! Amazing job!

[@ELYESSS]

His hand shaking made my stomach hurt from second hand anxiety.

[@trafficbabe]

Me too. My hands were shaking.

[@SVAFnemesis]

Yea me too, that set me right into panic mode.

[@RyanRolo]

Brooo second hand anxiety dead ass

[@2511jeremy]

Abhahahaa

[@mikegross6107]

@Jack Thompson Jack Thompson how do you know this bit of information?

[@AirspotterUK]

Great work, That turn had me worried but kept the speed up, good decisions. A controlled landing 9NM from the field is better than a crash 5NM from the Field.

[@beyondinsanitybr]

It's better than a crash 1 meter from the field.

[@Noxious518]

Same, i knew he had to bank for landing alignment but that turn was awful sharp... fucking badass dude

[@vladimirtomic]

That landing was smoother than most of the landings I experienced as a passenger on commercial flights. Great job! :)

[@Nocturnalcan]

Ryan Air pilots should watch this

[@chrisnoname2725]

@@Nocturnalcan You want them to start landing in fields to avoid airport charges? Should also fly VFR to avoid airways charges

[@tobiadedoyin811]

Yeah, commercial planes are much bigger and not as easy to control. If this was a commercial plane, the wheels might've gotten busted and it may have gone into flames bc it's way heavier. But yeah he did a great job with that safe landing 👍

[@darkphoenix_7759]

Dude... This is a biplace.... Nothing like these enormous commercial planes You cant compare, this one is soo much easier to land This said, still propa for this pilot for keeping his head cool and landing perfectly

[@gmw3083]

Probably not much more than 100 mph at touchdown. Still was good. I thought this was some sort of a simulation thing when I clicked on it. Wow pretty realistic these daze.......

[@iggyzep7576]

Этот курсант поступил как настоящий профи! Очень интересно - какой у него был опыт до этого? 👍

[@Hossman757]

We have all wondered throughout our training how we would react in a real scenario, well this gentleman now knows...Outstanding work. This needs to be a training video for EVERY private pilot.

[@blagmate5516]

@Jack Thompson Ran of of fuel? Where do you get that from? You can clearly see his oil pressure just depart the building on him. Engine no run long after loss of oil pressure.

[@TV4Fun2]

@@blagmate5516 this student has another video where he comments on what happened. In the comments there he discussed how he ran out of fuel. After he landed, they refueled the plane and flew it off, you can find news about it. I definitely agree that he should have refueled, but mistakes happen and we all need to know what to do when they do. Still massive props to this guy for keeping a cool head.

[@Hossman757]

@Jack Thompson Ahhh. Ok. Thanks for including that.

[@ktmbikes9227]

@Jack Thompson Lol The oil pressure dropped because the engine stopped, with no engine to spin the oil pump you have no pressure.

[@jerryf3307]

THIS IS A BUNCH OF BULL - THIS WAS COMPLETELY STAGED AND IS NOW BEING TURNED OVER TO THE FAA FOR DECEPTION PURPOSES! THE GUY LANDED ON A GRASS LANDING STRIP (IF YOU LOOK CLOSELY YOU WILL EVEN SEE THE TIRE MARKS ON THE GROUND FROM PREVIOUS LANDINGS, PROBABLY FROM THIS GUY PRACTICING SEVERAL TIMES OVER!! ANYWAY THIS CLIP AS WELL AS THIS GUY WILL DEFIANTLY HAVE A LOT OF EXPLAINING TO DO AT BEST. THIS CLIP WHICH HE FRAUDULENTLY PUT TOGETHER TO GET MORE KZbin VIEWS IS VERY DANGEROUS TO YOUNGER PILOTS WHO WILL BELIEVE THAT LANDING IN A FIELD LIKE THIS GUY DID IS GOING TO BE SMOOTH (QUITE ON THE CONTRARY, MORE OFTEN THEN NOT FIELD LANDINGS END IN SEVERE CASUALTIES!!!!

[@bobsemple4101]

The propeller is in fact a giant fan to cool off the pilot, because when it stops he starts sweating profusely.

[@ErstO1]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@Ucfknightlinepodcasttube]

😂

[@mikemcelveen2973]

Good one 👍

[@casual9982]

The sense of relief he must've felt after sticking that landing had to be monumental! Excellent job, I'd fly with this man any day👏

[@colinrasmussen9470]

He ran out of fuel. I wouldn't fly with him ever.

[@vladimirmakarov3103]

@@colinrasmussen9470 where can you see that he ran out of fuel? Seems like his engine just died that's all

[@janvisagie231]

@@colinrasmussen9470 I have no experience with aeroplanes, but how does this square up with his loss of oil pressure, bud?

[@David-ql1hd]

@@vladimirmakarov3103 there's been several incident investigation overviews on this... you can easily find them on youtube.

[@vladimirmakarov3103]

@@David-ql1hd i just dont see a fuel drop on the cockpit, why would i watch investigations? :D

[@williamcooper2368]

Cool, calm,and completely under control. Nice JOB

[@philswaim392]

Thats a better landing job without power in grass than ive seen many a time with a fully functioning craft on a runway. Brilliant work. Kept cool and looks like you kept the goal of landing safely in mind the entire time.

[@capnordest]

As a glider pilot, I have made a few unplanned field landings. However I had more time and a glide angle far higher than your plane to help me, you did a great job of picking your landing site and getting down safely under great pressure. Well done!

[@WrathofTron]

Lol I’ve always wondered to farmers get pissed if you crash in their fields

[@GuitarGuy650]

@capnordest chauvinist.

[@raybankes7668]

@@WrathofTron um he didnt crash.

[@JLewis1979]

Amazing job by the student pilot. He'll make a great one.

[@rollingtroll]

He already is, really :D

[@JLewis1979]

@@rollingtroll You're not wrong.

[@claytonramsey1092]

Perfectly executed. So impressive, great job working through the nerves

[@austinmaness8339]

That went from hectic emergency to a Swiss picnic in a grassy field within seconds. Nice job!

[@Rick_Sanchez_C137_]

When flying in single engine plane, always stop by KFC or Subway on way to airport to get food for picnic…. Nobody will be there for at least ten minutes if you are forced to land somewhere and can walk away from it…. Enjoy a picnic while waiting for them, show them what a badass you are when they arrive and you calmly offer them a chicken leg or bag of chips.

[@eQui253]

With a holy sh!t as a cherry on top

[@markbrown4039]

"Holy s--t!" Yeah, that's an understatement. Well done.

[@FixItYerself]

that was a smooth landing! from the angle it really looked like he could have hit hard

[@erichartstein9220]

That’s exactly that I thought. The angle looked like it was gonna be rough. Landed smooth as hell. Legend

[@vampyweekies]

I was thinking the same thing, but I guess that field was his last shot at uhh.. not hitting something, so you can’t blame the decision to go all in on it eh

[@arcadedbeast]

Him keeping the speed up by pointing to the ground at that angle is the correct thing to do because the speed is the only thing that is keeping him in the air and he needed to pick up speed at the end to have more lift for landing smoothly. If he had done a had a traditional landing angle he would have dropped to the ground from the loss of lift. Too many rookie pilots don't have enough air speed in a similar situation and they crash pretty hard.

[@SummerUntitled]

@@arcadedbeast Yeah, pretty clear he was trying for more lift at the end. But it certainly does look like he's headed nose first into the ground

[@charlesreid9337]

so corn fields and farm fields ..even pastures LOOK smooth from the outside . He could have brought that down and dropped a landing gear into foot tall rows of dirt.. at an angle. Or a giant hole in a pasture etc. Im betting this guy knew this and STILL maintained

[@dougie9184]

Nice. Very calmly dealt with despite the pressure.

[@geologist_luna]

Fantastic job, I've been flying for 20 years and am in awe of how well you kept your head and bearing. Great job and thanks for sharing.

[@nobombs8784]

This happened to me on my first solo long cross-country over the coast by Oceanside California. Thank God I was able to land at Palomar Airport no power from 7500 ft. Then the next weekend on my way back to Fullerton Airport to rent another Cessna and complete my solo cross-country , the same Cessna that I had engine out failure flew straight over my truck and crash-landed behind me on Commonwealth , one block from the airport , sliding down the street eventually hitting a pole and spinning around . No fire nobody got hurt ... needless to say I never rented another plane from that FBO and wound up buying my own airplane to take care of and maintain correctly . 😃

[@JohnSmith-li6mn]

Should definitely link them so others don't

[@valvejob4215]

Just wow.

[@claire4897]

@John James I assume we both made the mistake of renting from the same place at KFUL. Did my PPL there and lost communications in two of their planes in addition to a few other minor situations. What year did that happen in?

[@nobombs8784]

@@claire4897 1987 FUL CA.

[@IrreverenteII]

Please, remember me not to ever flight with you. Very bad luck.

[@Freedom-ik2ij]

“Holy shit” is right, was thinking the same thing. Way to keep your composure and not freak out, super impressive and nicely done

[@KombiLife]

As a drone pilot experienced in many emergency landings, I’m very happy that you avoided the power lines. 😁