Tower Controller raises his voice to the pilot. Real ATC Audio

[@Dub-ro9tk]

"Hold up your right hand and turn in that direction." Might be the best thing I've ever heard from ATC.

[@maybewise]

As someone who's directionally challenged (don't worry, I don't fly, I just like these videos) I would've even appreciated the guidance. 🤣

[@ahgflyguy]

@@maybewiseif I told you to hold up your right hand, would you know which one that is?

[@maybewise]

@@ahgflyguy Probably not immediately, but I'm self aware enough to think before I take action. Like I would have to remember the phrase "You write with your right hand".

[@jfrancis98]

Scary. I’m afraid and I’m in a different state!!

[@TheDavidlloydjones]

@@maybewise For the rural folk it used to be "Hay foot, straw foot," 'cause that way the sergeants could be confident the privates would know the difference. Problem was, the Canadians snuck in during 1798 and '99, and left shoes all over the country, half with straw in the left-hand laces and half with it in the right. Then they took advantage of the troops' confusion to burn down the White House in 1800. This made it clear to the Yankees that they needed a higher level of education. Thus, acting with "all deliberate speed," a technical term in American law, they passed the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.

[@AV4Life]

“Are you a solo flight student” is the only appropriate question to ask from observing a performance like this.

[@weeyee60]

@@AV4Life ~ Or, “You’re a newbie, aren’t you?!?” 🤭 He was cringy!

[@flatspin7]

Except he was flying a jet.

[@ahgflyguy]

“Are you drunk?” Would also be fair

[@Sean_Connery]

@@weeyee60there was nothing cringe about this video. Just appeared to be incompetence due to a language barrier.

[@sem3p]

@@Sean_Connery Get real. What part of "turn right" was the language barrier? He flies like how Brazilians drive.

[@FaultyMuse]

You know your landing was atrocious when they feel the need to do a full runway inspection after your landing

[@misplacedsouthern1236]

Yeah! That was pretty good!!!

[@wr81mon]

After checking the report it seems the left wing actually struck the ground. I assume this along with the hard landing is why they had to send someone to check on it.

[@danielleong1865]

ATC noted the steep approach, which gave a heads-up to ground crew, who saw the runway impact and checked for gouges. Other commenters wrote that the left wing of the Mitsubishi MU-300 clipped the runway, but one indicated a tail strike. The pilot is the owner of the business *jet*, and is a wealthy Brazilian.

[@jenniferstewarts4851]

Well it could have been worse. C130 landed at our local airport as an emergency,... landing wasn't the issue, to take off they needed the jato... And... that required resurfacing the runway after... those rockets just melted parts.

[@caizuus]

@@danielleong1865 He is not brazilian

[@Markell1991]

That "yeah I'm a pilot" response was too good.

[@jaymeade9898]

The pilot says he doesn’t understand right traffic. Apparently he doesn’t understand “turn right “ either. Also, I don’t believe that ATC terminology recognizes the “yeah” response for acknowledgment. Whoever signed off on this guy should have his examiners certificate pulled.

[@flyboy952]

I think you get signed off automatically when you take the Crackerjack box certification route🤔

[@paulstimpson830]

He did turn right, a little, into right downwind. This sounds like he didn't understand the instructions to me and the controller didn't pick up that he wasn't being understood. If the instructions had been, "Turn right, heading 090" then I think the result might have been different. I don't think the pilot met the English proficiency requirement and was possibly used to flying in an environment where Spanish could be routinely used

[@sedawk]

My complete ATC experience is watching about 5 of these videos. "Turn right" from the ATC makes no sense. "Turn right immediately, heading 090" makes complete sense and should have been the instruction given.

[@hackxy1165]

@@sedawk Turn right by itself does not make sense, but your taking this out of context. He told him to make left traffic numerous times, then he told him to turn right to make left traffic, this pilot is very lost and does not understand English well enough to fly

[@dashcan8479]

@@paulstimpson830 THAT DOESNT FN MATTER. ITS ENGLISH IN ATC IN AMERICA.

[@HobbitHobbit]

1983 MITSUBISHI MU-300 For Sale. Only flown by a highly experienced pilot. No hard landings, no tail strikes. Flies straight and level, excellent at left turns. Superior AOA approach capabilities.

[@yuna420]

You forgot “no lowballing offers, I know what I have” at the end. lol

[@russellvt]

/facepalm

[@digysdosdiy9113]

Note: Does exhibit intermittent difficulty when turning right.

[@Cobra-ky9bt]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@haplessasshole9615]

@@digysdosdiy9113 Solution: Hold up your right hand. Turn in that direction. Difficulty should resolve if instructions are followed.

[@tomh.2405]

I know nothing about aviation, but I'm going to go out on a limb and guess that when the air traffic controller asks you if you're a solo flight student, that's a sign you're in a wee bit of hot water.

[@mrsaskriders]

Especially if you are not a student pilot

[@RegularItemShow]

Especially if you're flying a freaking JET

[@steven2145]

If you are a student, generally speaking they will just tell you what you did wrong and speak to your instructor without writing you up so you don't have a black mark on your record. If you have a license, you should know better.

[@tomh.2405]

@@steven2145 OK, interesting background. My original point was just that the air traffic controller was obviously being sarcastic; he was making the point that the pilot was making mistakes at the level you'd normally expect from a student.

[@forbeshutton5487]

I believe "are you a solo flight student" from ATC translates into "are you f'n stupid?" in real life.

[@Nightshft42]

Pilots that respond like this should be checked for alcohol and other drugs after landing.

[@floydturbo2184]

He picked the wrong day to NOT stop sniffing glue

[@gooddoggy3257]

He clearly should not have passed his AELS evaluation. What instructors put him up for a checkride and what examiner passed him? DEI is going to kill people.

[@sjp35productions6]

Yeah, both the ‘pilot’ and the aircraft.

[@johnroscoe2406]

It's not drugs or alcohol. It's language and culture. It's very obvious. He needs a lot more practice with English before he flies again.

[@nilloc93]

nah he just can't speak english You can tell because he's doing the "okay" thing which they get told to say when they havn't got a clue what's going on.

[@charlesreediii5083]

This pilot needs his license revoked immediately.

[@TheFlagsofDawn]

I doubt if he has got one judging by his RT skills!

[@huayunhuang]

Feels like a non native English speaker

[@vvinniem8907]

Sounds a bit intoxicated to me😮

[@V1AbortV2]

Typical MINORITY garbage latino pilot. Not surprising in the least.

[@blauskie]

@@huayunhuang Ya think?

[@F1Mike000]

Huge credit to the ATC for remaining helpful even though the pilot wasn't listening

[@sarge6870]

Listening or couldn't understand the language??

[@jimbob100-d3l]

@@sarge6870 English is the required language for aviation in this country. FAA regulation.

[@BC-2]

Repeating your tail # doesn’t equal English comprehension. He didn’t understand shit.

[@derekjeffords345]

​@@jimbob100-d3lEnglish is the required language for aviation GLOBALLY.

[@evening6402]

I agree 100%. However, it's also likely that the controller was aware that, in the event of any incident involving this aircraft, his performance would also be examined very closely.

[@sparky6200]

This is not what the FAA considers "English Language Proficient" -- who signed this guy off?

[@rawcado]

Someone in Meh-hee-co, for a customary fee of course.

[@SeligTiles]

Puppy pilot mill

[@user-ik4br3nk2w]

migrant pilots don't obey

[@idekav.]

The guy who saw those juicy Aeromexico captain hours on his logs

[@9W2KEY]

yeah.. i like to know too, who signed to this guy??

[@deemo5245]

I have no confidence that he can take down a phone number

[@flyfishizationjones4940]

It looks like he ignored that too. 😂 I’m not even sure how this guy got any ratings with this level of radio work and disregard for basic instructions. I was thinking language barrier at first, but I’m not sure. He definitely should know what “TURN RIGHT” means.

[@heli-crewhgs5285]

Is County 25 a fire vehicle, or simply Airfield Ops.

[@flyfishizationjones4940]

@@heli-crewhgs5285 pretty sure that’s just an airport vehicle doing a FOD check to make sure the runway is clear of debris.

[@OffGridInvestor]

"I'll call it some other day man".

[@differenttakethanmost]

Can someone please explain this process: You’ve done something wrong You have to take down a number You have to call it So you can be reprimanded… The odds of anyone taking the number down are what? Right about zero? Even fewer people call it. Makes zero sense to this non-pilot 🤓

[@sean8671]

As an instructor when you sign the form saying a student is ready for a check ride there’s a part where it says you are confirming that the student is English proficient. Whoever signed this moron off for a check ride needs to have his CFI pulled 😳😡

[@bertengineer]

And DPE

[@danlieber9506]

In the USA, however proficiency in the English language is not required in many non-English countries.

[@solartaire1]

The incident report states that the aircraft suffered minor damage when the left wing impacted the runway on touchdown.

[@JC130676]

Oof, imagine landing so hard they're afraid you might have damaged the runway... Some fine piloting skills on display there!

[@IMAS7X]

So true.🥲

[@mandolinic]

Any landing you can walk away from is a good landing. And if you can re-use the aircraft that's a bonus!

[@JC130676]

@@mandolinic Yeah but they'd probably also like to re-use the runway...

[@guitardzan5641]

That Mitsubishi must be well built!

[@russellvt]

FWIW... It''s a "normal" joke in the piloting community. It goes along with "changing the altitude" for a given airport/runway for any particularly "hard" landing ... particularly in a large jet. It's often shared between flight crew ... pilots and attendants, even more-so. Sometimes ex-military and the like may even talk about "cratering" that runway.

[@Dggb2345]

Unbelievable this guy is in controlled airspace out of control! No judgement. Incompetent. No mercy. He’s done flying.

[@desmond-hawkins]

This happened on January 9, 2021. The FAA registry for N442EA still shows the same owner as when this flight took place.

[@MeerkatADV]

He also had a tailstrike on the landing.

[@Mixolydio]

Ty for the date

[@Pooneil1984]

@@MeerkatADV That explains why they were looking for gouges.

[@canadagood]

This is simply a matter of money giving a person too much confidence about their abilities. According to public records, N442EA is a 1983 MITSUBISHI MU-300 worth about $800,000 USD. It has two Pratt & Whitney Turbo Jet engines. That hardly seems like an airplane for unsure students. Registered owner is Aziz Walid George Haddad of San Antonio TX. He should probably be hiring pilots and not flying himself.

[@rickyjanzen6684]

​@@canadagoodThe pilot replied that he was the "pilot" when directly asked if he was the owner or the pilot. Definitely possible that was still a translation "error" on his part, but may also not be the owner. I which case, the owner should definitely vet his pilots better to prevent damage to his aircraft or even FAA sanctions (however that works--I bet hired pilots still reflect on the owner in some manner if they're bad enough).

[@shawon_rahaman]

Loved the animation

[@TheATCAudio]

Your kind words mean a lot to us. We put a lot of effort into making the animation top-notch.

[@shawon_rahaman]

@@TheATCAudio is there any way I can contact you?mail Adress or any other means pls

[@misplacedsouthern1236]

@@TheATCAudio Great job 👏👏👏

[@dx1450]

Every time I see a video like this, I'm reminded of that scene from "Airplane!": "He's a menace to everything in the air... yeah, birds too."

[@freegw1]

Take his pilot license away.

[@Jerry-hh5eb]

You are assuming he has one.

[@misplacedsouthern1236]

He probably doesn’t have one.

[@xcalibertrekker6693]

Costs to much, promote him to instructor and put him in a sim training new pilots.

[@alpenglow4243]

This guy doesn’t sound qualified to fly any type aircraft, let alone a biz jet.

[@rawcado]

Ees ok, hee say so.

[@deruberschwarze3943]

I thought I was the only one still using that term! DEI pilot, methinks.

[@evening6402]

He ISN'T qualified. Fluency in Aviation English is a mandatory requirement of ALL pilots worldwide. Being unable to follow ATC's repeated directive to "turn righf" is a pretty clear indication that this "pilot" isn't even barely acquainted with, much less fluent.

[@danwolfe7665]

@@rawcadohahaha

[@virginiaviola5097]

All these influencer clowns who think there’s something enviable about flying around in private jets… never question the skill of the person behind the controls.

[@KSCPMark6742]

Someone with that skill level flying a jet...

[@misplacedsouthern1236]

They shouldn’t be walking around unassisted. 😱

[@patrickdroney4443]

What a clown. This guy is dangerous.

[@doggunn]

@@Mostopinionatedmanofalltime wat

[@MorrisseysMonkey]

"Copy the phone number" Chilling words!

[@ScorpionAdvies]

This "pilot" is a safety problem when stated that he did not understand the difference between left and right. License revoked immediately.

[@zedk47]

"Are you a solo flight student" A Mitsubishi MU-300 would be a really nice training aircraft!

[@cattey3306]

I.... it didn't.... there is.......... whe.... ahhhhh... who?

[@rawcado]

Ees ok, ees ok. He no wreck, Calmate.

[@sugarman04]

If he’s a student pilot, he better not be flying in Mitsubishi. Most experience pilots couldn’t handle that plane.

[@OneTequilaTwoTequila]

That's an FAA registered aircraft, which requires the pilot to have an FAA license. There is no way that “pilot” meets FAA English Proficiency certification standards to “read, write, and understand the English language.” His certificate should be revoked, along with the certificate of the DE/TCE who approved his type rating. That guy couldn’t understand directions to a restroom, let alone comprehend the most basic of ATC instructions.

[@OneTequilaTwoTequila]

He also hit the wing of his airplane on the runway when landing.

[@michaelmchugh3987]

Revoke his flying privileges, he is a danger to others.

[@paulgray2387]

When I was learning to fly at a busy airport in the UK I watched a flying instructor land , totally ignoring ATC. There was absolute chaos both in the pattern and on the ground. Go arounds, planes on the runway having to vacate etc. instructor stated his radio was working fine and hadn’t received any instructions from ATC. He was asked to park up next to the Tower and wait, which he managed to do…

[@reb1175]

What an absolute space cadet

[@apexpredator7536]

As an ATC, some might be surprised at how many pilots sound like this. The majority of pilots sound just fine, but some...good lord.

[@marge9563]

My biggest concern is that he landed really hard and didn't say anything (even tho the controller said it looked pretty steep). There could have been debris on the runway.

[@rawcado]

Ees ok, hee say so.

[@CrashEng]

@@rawcado just FYI, we get it, you racist fuck, you reply to like 10 comments here with a barely disguised racist comment about the pilot.

[@RedArrow73]

@@rawcado Offending pilot is Asian, not Latino. Nonetheless, I get ya.

[@danielleong1865]

​@@RedArrow73: Other comments indicate the plane is a business jet, Mitsubishi MU-300. Registered owner is in San Antonio, and has a Middle East name. Plane hit runway hard, and suffered a tail strike.

[@CaptainGumbs]

Immediate revocation!!! Can’t imaging how that would’ve transpired had there been heavy traffic. No business in that aircraft.

[@Arturhsmrogna]

Glad the ATC responded appropriately, whatever the pilot had going on needs to be checked

[@namastezen3300]

I'm glad that someone takes it seriously.

[@ScoutSniper3124]

After ATC told him "Advise me when you're ready to copy the number" I was half expecting the "Pilot" to say "No problem dude, I've got it on speed dial". Jheesh!

[@peterhipsey2701]

The only comment that came immediately to mind was perhaps giving a heading to turn to would have been better. Well done to the controller for maintaining his professionalism

[@derekjeffords345]

Idk if this tower is allowed to do that. If it is a stand-alone vfr only tower then probably not. He can't assign radar headings if he is not radar certified.

[@zombier78]

@@derekjeffords345 I do not see a reason why they would not be allowed to do that, in the interest of safety and avoiding misscomunication. I also think it might have helped, but with a big question mark, seeing the level of english the pilot was showing from the beginning until the end of the video.

[@lyingcat9022]

@@zombier78 This is a visual tower. They are not a radar equipped tower(they have no screens, only eyeballs and binoculars). They can not legally give radar vectors to VFR aircraft. Reno Approach Control is likely the radar facility for that area. Though he wasn’t talking to Approach but was under Tower’s control.

[@zombier78]

@@lyingcat9022 I see, thanks for clarifying. I assumed that aiport of this size would have had a radar equipped tower.

[@above_the_horizon]

@@lyingcat9022that’s not true. They can give suggested headings but you are correct that they can’t give regular heading instructions

[@coqueto45]

How is someone that inept at the level of piloting that type of aircraft?

[@Wulfhard1965]

money....

[@erauprcwa]

Who are these people flying around in these small turboprop and turbofan airplanes who can't speak the language or have basic flying skills? Who's signing them off?

[@rawcado]

Someone in Meh-hee-co, for a customary fee of course.

[@rawcado]

Ees ok, hee say so.

[@PromptSupercritical]

Quite possibly nobody.

[@V1AbortV2]

mexican foreign nationals.

[@toastehh09]

money

[@dazknight9326]

Airspace is controlled for a reason. Take license, repo the plane to be sure if it is his. It is easy to get in and fly under revolked.

[@timothy____1989]

And send in the drugdogs

[@phillipmckie4913]

There is a high influx of latin american pilots that have very poor English Proficiency levels flying in the US. They are being signed off by friends that are helping them to get rated to fly. I have seen tons of this cutting corners down in Miami.

[@DavidR-f6z]

Never been so happy to hear "I have a number for you to copy.",

[@westsidejakejg]

Needs license taken

[@GenX-er]

In the boating life it’s called, “A Booze Cruise” and is wisely avoided for good reason.

[@danlittle5836]

I’m based out of Henderson. This Controller does a great job.

[@secondrule]

He probably thought ATC was telling him to turn right for a right pattern to 17R... language issue might have been in play.

[@matthewmillar3804]

That's what I was thinking.

[@steven2145]

This is true but also look at the pattern for Henderson. The have left traffic on both parallel runways. That is pretty unique. He was just assuming that it was right traffic for 17R and left traffic for 17L which would be the most common setup at 99% of airports with parallel operations. The controllers have probably seen that mistake done daily by student or low hour pilots and if it was a student they probably were in the habit of just giving them a tongue lashing. As a student pilot, when ATC gives you a tongue lashing on frequency, it makes an impression and you tend to remember it.

[@yifeima2465]

I don’t understand why the comments are so mean. The pilot made a mistake and could not figure out the rest of the commands as he was still thinking about what went wrong.

[@jimbob100-d3l]

​@@yifeima2465 Proficiency in English is an FAA requirement. This person is not qualified to be flying here. Not to mention the lack of flying skills with the hard landing...

[@tonycruz2302]

@@yifeima2465 I think the ATC is trying to keep a large plume of black smoke rising through the air. Aviation is a one chance game, no do overs!

[@sailingfromswitzerland]

Why didn't ATC say to turn right to a heading of 090, repeat zero niner zero! He may have turned harder than just a gentle turn to the right.

[@EllsworthJohnson-ui1xm]

I suppose he should have given a specific heading, it would have been more clear, but I doubt it would have made any difference to this guy, not going to say pilot

[@rtbrtb_dutchy4183]

@@EllsworthJohnson-ui1xmtechnically, in that airspace, he can’t really give him a heading. Advisory only. Unless he is on an IFR flight plan.

[@cajinguy218]

Providing the instructions of “left downwind for 17R” should have been enough. ….well, enough for a qualified pilot.

[@sct913]

@@EllsworthJohnson-ui1xm "Can my nephew have a try now?" (nods yes) "Hold steady on course one-zero-zero." "Hey Uncle Jed. We's doin' a hundred."

[@Mash4096]

@@rtbrtb_dutchy4183 That's not true. The fact that ATC normally don't give headings for VFR traffic, doesn't mean they're not allowed to. ATC can always give a heading if they need to, especially if it is to prevent a possible accident. Like in this situation. The main goal in radio communication is getting your message accross. If the words "turn right" don't work, then you're gonna have to try different words. Whatever it takes to keep people safe.

[@elosogonzalez8739]

N442EA You in a heap of trouble boy!

[@mandolinic]

I bet the passengers nearly spilled their martinis with that landing!

[@danmartens8855]

Language barrier. The controller was speaking logically and the pilot was not fluent in that dialect.

[@neleth]

I was sitting here waiting for him to say possible pilot deviation. Knew it was coming any second, lmao.

[@TheCream14]

Who ever signed off on this guy?? Criminal.

[@johnalexander4356]

I heard a guy like this at Kansas City International. Instead of having the "pilot" phone the tower, they directed him to park at the base of the tower. I would have enjoyed listening to the conversation that followed! But that was about 30years ago. Times change.

[@olaflieser3812]

When you think about it: This was a business jet, not a Cessna or Piper. The way this pilot behaved ... there is more to it than "lack of routine" or something. I believe he was intoxicated.

[@FLFlyGirl]

PIC of an MU-300 and he doesn't yet understand left & right traffic. Recordings like this make me feel like a rock star 😅

[@railroad9000]

I don't want this "pilot" in command of anything I'm flying in!

[@ccjdis]

The left wing hit the ground. omg.

[@bidask123]

I work at a major convention center. Our radio comms are a major weakness.

[@officerrage]

The Pilot did not confirm "left downwind". The controller should have checked, if he got that correctly. After that, it is an obvious miscommunication. Controller says: "turn right". In the perspective of the pilot, he thinks: "of course, I'm turning right - I'm in right traffic". The controller says "your're still headed inbound for right traffic. turn right" Instead, the controller should have to repeat: "You have to change to left traffic. turn right heading 090" (as others also have stated). What I wanted to add is, that "turn right" was exactly what the pilot did. just at the wrong time and with the wrong direction. I think this was also the reason for the too short approach. Instead of continuing the downwind, the pilot turned right to final way too early, resulting in the too steep approach and hard landing.

[@ThaFuzzwood]

Anyone who actually speaks english should have picked that up. This is a no-habla case. If you cannot speak and understand english, you have no reason to be in a plane as a pilot.

[@pfield39]

No point in talking to him on the radio, needs the ATC supervisor to personally interview the pilot once he is safely in the pilot's lounge.

[@beaudure01]

Reminds me of when I coached youth soccer with elementary school kids. I told a kid to go in at left back, and he held up both hands to see which one made the “L.”

[@Kevy24]

“Yeah I’m the pilot”. Could’ve fooled me…

[@TruthyToo]

I feel like I'm listening to the Abbott & Costello "Who's on 1st" routine"...

[@svenf1]

Obvious major language barrier mixed with expectation bias - however, tower also didn't do the right thing in my opinion by keep telling them to turn right when they were on the right downwind as that was what they intended to do anyway. Instead, a simple heading vector to where tower needed them to go in order to join the left downwind would have made it much more clear to them that they were on the wrong side of the airport. Not saying that pilots should expect babysitting service, but sometimes it's safer to try several ways than saying the same thing over and over and nothing changes.

[@RJM536]

It's definitely tricky, if he gave a heading the pilot could misinterpret some sort of radar cover. The root is definitely the language skills not being to standard for this pilot.

[@pi-sx3mb]

At some point this radio call has to be made: "Mitsubishi 2EA your pilot's license has been revoked. We are declaring an emergency for you and will render whatever assistance you need to land as an unqualified airman."

[@JohnSmith-zi9or]

Yes the controller's initial instructions were clear and concise. The followup of "turn right" without an assigned heading is ambiguous. If he had said "Turn right fly heading 020 for LEFT traffic to 17R", that may have cleared up the confusion.

[@lyingcat9022]

He’s VFR. And I’ve not operated at this field but it’s a class D and isn’t a radar control tower. They can not legally give radar vectors to VFR aircraft. Reno Approach Control is most likely the radar facility for that area. But he was talking to Tower not Approach. I do believe he could have given a suggested heading or cardinal direction but the pilot is ultimately responsible for navigation and collision avoidance and does not have to fly the suggested heading. But the pilot is still obligated to follow ATC instructions to enter the correct traffic pattern designated by ATC in this instance.

[@megadavis5377]

It sounds here as though the English language was simply an inconvenience or after thought.

[@user-bj4lp3fr1o]

Should the controller have given him a compass heading instead of just turn right?

[@phillipmckie4913]

It does not matter, he is in the traffic pattern. Pilots should know the spacing on a downwind leg from the runway. All that the controller wanted was for him to get to the leftdown wind. That is a no brainer.

[@EllsworthJohnson-ui1xm]

No, he should have known that ATC was trying to get him on the left side of the runway, right to any general heading would have been ok

[@Fly-SanDiego]

The controller hardly raised his voice

[@dkdkdeden]

You guys really need to mandate a radio operators license. This guy has no clue how to do proper radio transmissions

[@jacobdanielkuiper5744]

This stuff can definitely kill you in a jet, it did for the Lear jet into KTEB not long ago.

[@nercopolis99]

Not qualified to drive a moped. Great example of skills *in theory*, but not *in practice*.

[@bubbaoriley7864]

This happened over 3 years ago

[@NuncNuncNuncNunc]

Yeah, man, I'm good. Echo, echo, echo. Do you hear an echo? Turn right? Right on!

[@Mo-zv5yc]

Not sure if it was clipped but thank goodness there wasn’t any traffic at the same time.

[@PuntaPacifica507]

As a Latino, we do not claim this guy

[@guitardzan5641]

Well....The blacks guys don't want him either......Maybe the French? They ain't particular...LOL

[@PuntaPacifica507]

@@guitardzan5641 Amish?

[@guitardzan5641]

@@PuntaPacifica507 The Amish have no airports......Maybe he would be safe there.......As long as they don't let him near a horse.

[@gustavo320]

The pilot did not have sufficient English knowledge to understand right turn from landing at 17R

[@urbanturbine]

He had confirmation bias. That whole time he is thinking he is on the correct downwind traffic for 17R and ignored the ATC and proceeded to land. He probably still didnt realize what he did wrong there.

[@jaywung7616]

For reference, this incident appears to have occurred on Jan 9, 2021, so it's already made the rounds on KZbin

[@telosfd]

Many "pilots" like him are flying daily.

[@gustafchurn8282]

Smooth Operator….”Everything AOK”

[@heatheridoni1213]

I did my solo in a Mitsubishi MU-300, too.

[@rangerider51]

If I was the pilot and was already on the ground and ATC said I need you to take down this number, I would have acted like I never heard him say that.

[@Nervegas]

That is a surefire way to have the FSDO all up in your grill, if tower advises you to copy a number, you better damn well copy it down and give them a shout.

[@jerrypolete5258]

This is just insane, but we have to let people go because nowadays we can’t hurt feelings.. what a disgrace

[@Brettdyt]

I wish solo flight students got to fly an MU30 jet turbine aircraft!!!!

[@billnelson3732]

Assign the pilot a heading to fly to get him on the proper side of the field. Clearly he didnt know what tower meant with "turn right".

[@Jimmer-Space88]

Correct

[@tomk8663]

Controllers cannot assign headings below the MVA (minimum vectoring altitude).

[@Jimmer-Space88]

@@tomk8663 however, they can make a suggestion, correct?

[@billnelson3732]

Absolutely.

[@tomk8663]

Correct. they can suggest a heading, as long as it's not assigned.

[@BonanzaPilot]

This guys flight on april 1st 2021 makes this flight look like a good day

[@13rdp]

The controller gave a single clearance that was obviously not understood. Instead of repeating constant same orders that can't be understood since the first message was not understood, it's always better to clarify the main information. Turn right is not explicit for a pilot, he actually turned right, in his mind to got closer to the runway, in downwind, and then in base, while the controller expected a 90 degrees right to join left downwind.

[@redkrawler]

Nice 😊 Aviation is finding out the same fate as the Trucking industry. Well Done Government.

[@eskie7162]

My late dad worked for the FAA, some of these people just don’t listen, plus, some don’t even put out a flight plan…..🤦🏻‍♀️..

[@MatthewWithTwoTs]

He turned right, eventually. Lol

[@michaelchung1526]

Would it not be appropriate for ATC to give precise headings? I get this guy didn't speak English at all and that is not ATC's fault but after it is clear the plane isn't doing what ATC wants, shouldn't more precise instructions be given? Not a pilot or anything.

[@PromptSupercritical]

"Turn right, enter left downwind for runway 17-right" is all the instruction any competent pilot should need. It's highly unlikely that anything more specific would have helped this guy.

[@Peter-sv4mk]

@@PromptSupercriticalThat should have been enough, but that obviously wasn’t working, so it still might have helped if tower had issued a suggested heading. “Turn right” is less specific than “suggest heading 270” and could definitely be a simpler instruction for an overwhelmed and confused pilot to understand and follow.

[@dew9103]

From what I understand, a vfr tower cannot give headings/vectors but can give suggested headings to fly

[@anthonymiller9486]

Rusty pilot here but I’ve never heard of checking a runway for damage from a hard landing in situations anywhere the aircraft was able to taxi off runway. Is this because it’s hot asphalt in Nevada?

[@danielleong1865]

Guy in vehicle saw the plane strike its wing or tail on the runway. He then checked for damage or FOD.

[@cruzelife6510]

this is the guy that will get hired over a competent 1500 he pilot

[@gooddoggy3257]

DEI

[@cruzelife6510]

@@gooddoggy3257 it’s not DEI though. I’m a pilot and I feel very confident in my flying ability but because i don’t have the experience I can’t fly a jet

[@cruzelife6510]

@@gooddoggy3257 now i’m flying a jet but before i couldnt

[@tapiokallio3526]

" I got him cheap". These days only money matters, not Skill 😢

[@wdoxsee]

Of course he will, we need equality - 50% who can speak English and 50% who can't.

[@OffGridInvestor]

I get the feeling this guy would be confused if I said, "when I'm facing you, my right is your left"

[@yoopernow]

U.S.-registered aircraft. This "situation" might catch an instructor, examiner, or even a flight school in the....

[@RichA7CV41]

Incredible....

[@neilm9032]

He was in his own universe