[REAL ATC] Qantas suffers depressurization | Pilot becomes incapacitated

[@VASAviation]

*Flying an aircraft like the Boeing B737 single pilot is always meritorious. Kudos to this Captain for his great job.*

[@windshearahead7012]

VASAviation - first

[@ChannelJanis]

And ATC great job too! They did everything they can to help single pilot in emergency airplane, that still needs to do all the checklists.

[@warailawildrunner5300]

Did they find out the cause of the depressurisation?

[@thestimpy2661]

VASAviation - BFD

[@adrianbarber2905]

Still under investigation

[@steveallen1340]

I love how cool the captain was, even managed to get the great Aussie “Yeah Nah” in.

[@DaveWhoa]

Aussie observational-comedian Carl Baron summed it up when he said Aussie's don't tell you how they are - they tell you how they're NOT ... something like "how are you?" "yeah not bad" ..... "where are you travelling to?" "ahh not far" ..... "how long will it take?" "not too long"

[@helencarroll4658]

So brave ! When did this happen?

[@TheActualDP]

@@helencarroll4658 5:44

[@insayno9959]

@@DaveWhoa Respect.

[@skramamme685]

@Mr MEMé Pointless classism alert!

[@stevenichols2938]

For those critical of minor errors by the pilot - depressurization and oxygen issues cause some cognitive issues, even for a slight time after oxygen is administered. The pilot did a great job.

[@kenhurley4441]

Hypoxia can be deadly. And yes it takes time for all of your body to "re-coup" for low oxygen. This was diffiently a team operation.

[@thegardenofeatin5965]

Not to mention he's BUSY.

[@aussiefreediver]

What mistakes did he technically make?

[@Sarah.Riedel]

After the ghost Learjet crash it was concluded that a pilot can become sufficiently hypoxic as to severely impair cognition and fine motor control within 8 seconds, and even if they get their O2 mask on it can take several minutes for the blood to fully reoxygenate.

[@Sarah.Riedel]

@@lucifer6966 you're right I should have specified at typical cruising altitude. But I was very taken aback at first to learn, number one how rapid the onset can be, and number two how long the cognitive effects can last even with supplemental O2.

[@tlelliott-nc2384]

QANTAS are renowned for their pilot capabilities, training, and safety record. ATC here is spot on professional as well.

[@MrChesterdog]

They've never lost a aircraft.

[@YeahNo]

Qantas not since ‘51 but Aussie crashes tend to be light aircraft and helicopters. Even managed to have 3 hijackings over the years.

[@somerandomguy3482]

TLElliott-NC yea, they haven’t lost a plane since the jet age.

[@timp1390]

ATC was extremely good here! There's a lot going on behind the scenes for both parties.

[@theharper1]

@@timp1390 I believe that the ATC in Canberra was manned by Air Force controllers at the time (still may be).

[@Tianton1]

I can tell you that the rapid depressurization and emergency descent procedure is quite a high workload process with memory items and checklists in the 737. The fact this lad did it solo is unbelievable. Yes he is flustered and at times makes erratic radio calls. Thats easy to point out sitting at home here on my laptop. Well done to him and all involved and might I add another great video by VASAviation

[@althalus401]

Aviate, Navigate, Communicate, the communicate is last in the list of priorities, this guy got it right , whatever else is happening fly the aeroplane. .

[@josephmunice5510]

Fin .Reilly you must be an aussie

[@Tianton1]

irish

[@drksun]

why cant a computer / tablet / AI help with all these procedures? Why can't they use macros, etc. to automate complex procedures in an emergency.

[@enricoangelini7629]

The pilot did well and was able to fly the plane, communicate and take care of all the rest. He missed bits and pieces sometimes but it is quite understandable in that situation. That said I wouldn't describe it as unbelievable what he did, it's just his job and what he's trained for. Taking care of an emergency is part of the job and should always be considered as a possibility during every flight.

[@whistlinturbo]

I was a passenger on a depressurization emergency decent about 11 years ago. They really do drop from cruise altitude to breathable atmosphere that fast. That was a fun ride. Oh, and the oxygen masks don't just drop down like they do in the movies. Those things POP out of those panels and they're LOUD, especially when you're half-asleep at the time.

[@sadia2395]

Scary 😨😱 U never felt nervous being on a plane again?

[@stormangelus6638]

The funny part is, the whole reason it's that loud is because if someone is suffering from oxygen deprivation, louder noises help the brain to focus on the stronger stimulus in a racket of what might be many others. It's not a bad method, if you think about it.

[@trouty7947]

@@stormangelus6638 also helps wake up sleeping passengers, as demonstrated lol

[@notices_demons]

I was on a regional Delta one time and those fuckers deployed when they were not supposed to, scared the shit out of me for a second.

[@hunterra217]

Yeah I hadn't really thought about it until a few months ago, I saw a recording from a depressurization in a commercial craft (can't remember what it was but probably 747), and you could see and hear everyone panicking because they thought the thing was crashing, you could see out the window and they DIVE, part of me never ever wants to be in that situation... and another part of me likes roller coasters 😂😂😂

[@ThisHandleFeatureIsStupid]

GUIDE TO SIMPLE AUSSIE REPLIES "Yeah, nah." = No. "Yeah, nah yeah." = Yes.

[@Dani-it5sy]

Its like that in Norway as well. At least on the country side.. But here its like Noohh, yea = yes.. Or Nohh thats ok.. = yes

[@jetnick3576]

That was good

[@YeahNo]

The pilots whole language and demeanor is so Australian you’d swear he was at a Barbie with a beer in hand. Yeah, no, I’m alright just an ambulance for the other guy and can the fire services. 🤣🤣🤣

[@y68on42]

@@Dani-it5sy It's like that in literally every language

[@Obnoxymoron]

@@y68on42 in finland "joo ei" (yeah no) means "no" and "joo ei kyllä" (yeah no yes) means "hell no!"

[@-TJ-]

Australian ATC: "Any unusual smells, fumes?" "Yeah nah"

[@Jayfive276]

"No worries mate."

[@KUSHDFIFA]

@@Jayfive276 nurries mate nurries

[@Chilukar]

Its kind of scary to hear it in pilots. They'll be ok in the Antipodes, but I pity the non native speaker ATC who has to interpret yeah, nahh in an emergency!

[@sladewilson2379]

@@Chilukar Not really an big issue for a aussie though.

[@techmantra4521]

"Yeah Nah not unusual. Just the expected smells from the curry I had last night."

[@lawrencewestby9229]

As Kennedy Steve would say, a combination of skilled controllers and brave aviators.

[@_Tommmmmm_]

Lawrence Westby I miss that guy. He was unique

[@danni1993]

Ahhh...I miss Kennedy Steve. :(

[@inshallamiami]

I miss him too.

[@annek1226]

We all miss Steve, one of a kind!

[@JonathanChen77]

I love how sharp all the controllers were in acknowledging PAN / MAYDAY situation. Outstanding handoffs

[@martintheiss743]

Jonathan they don't want to see anyone die or cargo 737s crash because of a failure of identification for a Pan/Mayday.

[@VascoCC95]

If you see air crash investigation documentaries you'll become aware that not acknowledging emergency declarations or obvious situations and not transmitting them to the next air traffic controller have caused some considerable number of accidents so it is something that you're not allowed to misjudge or ignore. Also I don't blame the airport for overreacting to the situation as they need to be ready for a deterioration of the situation (for instance imagine the FO being confuse and interfering with the pilot thinking he is now feeling better and helping to solve the situation).

[@lucifer6966]

It's better to be over prepared than under. You have limited knowledge of the situation. You know the FO is conscious but not cohesive and second is clearly struggling. Ignoring pans/ maydays is grounds for a lot of repercussions. Termination being the least of your worries if any deaths or massive loss of property is a result. Not everyone is assholes. Props to the teamwork and the pilot making the best out of a terrible situation and solo at that.

[@davehall8584]

@@lucifer6966 yes1 the ATC were amazing..so admire their calm cool assistance! like WOW! if it was me? i would be well stressed out......just wonderful!.....

[@nidna3393]

ATCs are charged with criminal liability for errors in my country

[@nikovbn839]

When ATC becomes your co-pilot... (not really, but close enough). Beautiful job.

[@timp1390]

ATC did an amazing job as did the pilots

[@joshualeniger]

I dont think the FO was the only one having difficulty. The Capt. Seemed to be a little out of it too but you can tell his training kicked in and he was able to cope enough to get everyone safely down, solo, well done man.

[@DinnerForkTongue]

It's terrifying how he went from normal to pub-night-after-five-pints in less than 30 seconds. And awesome that he could react to it and save his souls. Hypoxia is so scary.

[@omniryx1]

Having made a single pilot approach and landing in a 737 simulator (a full-motion sim, not the game), I can tell you it is not easy and it is not fun. Hats off to the pilot and to the controllers..

[@tin2001]

It's hard enough just doing your own thing in FSX... It'd be crazy having to deal with radios, checklists, etc that normally are handled by the other pilot. All while wearing a mask that restricts your vision and movement, as you wonder what caused the problem, and whether the plane had any massive damage that could cause it to disintegrate on landing.

[@phils4634]

Done that in the Singapore 737-800 simulator. Wife thought I'd like it - I was pretty terrified! "Modern" commercial aircraft are a LOT different to the Cessna 172 I USED to fly. Yes, we know "everything flies basically the same" but the environment is very, very different. Apparently I did land OK and safely, so "maybe" if I was faced with such a situation in real life, I "might" get us all down in one piece! Who knows - the aircraft may still be reasonably serviceable too! :-D

[@g2g591]

@@tin2001 at least they didn't have to wear the mask during the actual approach: they went off the oxygen at 8000 shortly beforehand

[@adamyahiya7250]

Did it in the sim when we had extra time during my pre-LST. Honestly it wasn't that bad. The only difficulty I would say is the managing the approach, but my previous 20 hours on the 737 FFS before had was basically emergencies and worst case scenario so I was technically already "in-form" and was mentally prepared. Can't say the same for the guy who flies mostly eventless flights 5 days a week.

[@xzseng4524]

Phil S hi Phil, singapore airlines do not have 737-800's. I think you mean the domestic sub airline silkair.?

[@KiwiandPixel]

"my FO is feeling unwell" is actually "we're both feeling unwell."

[@forgottenfamily]

A few minutes in, I was wondering if the Captain was also suffering from hypoxia as well. Part of it is obviously that he's trying to man the controls of a plane meant to be flown by two people but the way he delays in finishing his sentences makes me suspect that he's also not 100%.

[@OfficialRyanx]

forgottenfamily I was wondering if that was him trying to speak whilst on oxygen if I’m honest.

[@forgottenfamily]

@@OfficialRyanx Would that make you pause for 2-4 seconds trying to collect your thoughts mid-sentence?

[@detaaz]

@@forgottenfamily no but I imagine it would make you more conscious of making sure you get a good amount of air when you breathe in

[@ShimrraJamaane]

@@forgottenfamily He is delaying in finishing his sentences because he is wearing an oxygen mask and taking breaths. You can hear the hissing sound as he breathes. The only pauses occur while he breathes out and take another breath. Once he is done taking a breath, he immediately begins speaking again.

[@personalfunfest]

Pilot had no ego, that's why it turned out good. He went from pan pan to mayday in 1 second... admitted he was in trouble and saved everyone. Let go of ego

[@thijssterrenburg4445]

not so much everyone bc it was a freight flight but i get your point

[@gordo1163]

its a cargo plane, just him and his FO

[@Pownyan]

@@gordo1163 doesn't really matter, their lives are important too :)

[@wufongtanwufong5579]

@@thijssterrenburg4445 he still saved everyone, you idiot

[@MultiChrisjb]

@@thijssterrenburg4445 think of the packages!

[@IcarusIsCalling]

I think my favorite thing about this video besides the professionalism is the genuine concern you can hear in the pilots voice for his copilot. Hats off to him.

[@aljack1979]

Great professionalism by all. Obviously the pilot's realised that they were starting to suffer the effects of hypoxia at altitude. I was aircrew within the British military (helicopters). Not part of my specific training but we took part in simulation altitude chamber(what fast jet pilots do). We were taken to the eqvailant of 25000feet and taken off masked oxygen as part of the test. We were given simple dexterity tests to do which became harder the longer we were off masked oxygen. Then after approximately 40-50secs I just felt my vision become tunnel like and became darker. I managed to put my own oxygen mask back on before I passed out, I'll never forget that feeling. These guys are obviously trained to recognise the signs of hypoxia and take immediate action.

[@drmayeda1930]

The flight officer was hit harder though. He must have been a lot smaller than the pilot

[@thephantom1492]

@@drmayeda1930 The FO might have been busy piloting the aircraft while the SO put the mask first, then took the controls while the FO put the mask, but it was a bit late already.

[@PhilipVels]

@@thephantom1492 Scary to think it could have been a whole lot worse in a matter of seconds

[@roku_nine]

@@PhilipVels which is why we should put our own oxygen mask first before helping others in emergency.

[@silentblackhole]

@@drmayeda1930 Kinda scary, what if they both got hit hard....

[@KiloShank]

I couldn't tie my shoes when CO levels got too high in my apartment, and this man landed a Boeing. I'll buy him a beer if I ever meet him.

[@ellenorbjornsdottir1166]

You were likely far more hypoxic than him.

[@patheddles4004]

Oh wow, I'd never quite made the connection between CO poisoning and hypoxia. I've had two different apartments affected by CO - one from a failing hot water heater, the other from a failing gas oven. Deeply unpleasant in both cases, and also pretty scary.

[@mjrussell414]

@@patheddles4004 I think you guys need to move to the country.

[@patheddles4004]

@@mjrussell414 on the plus side, I actually have moved (back) to the country since then.

[@loganbaileysfunwithtrains606]

CO poisoning is way more dangerous than just lack of oxygen

[@ThomasGabrielsen]

I love this part of the conversation between the tower and the captain: - "YSCB TWR: If you're familiar with Canberra and the parking, we're going to put you over this side facing the tower so it will be DELTA right or FOXTROT, whichever one you end up with. " - "QFA7335: Let's make sure I land and then I'll take your instructions from there. I can see a lot of emergency lights, I gather it's on the right hand side to me." This is shows a great priority of task handling. He probably felt he wanted to concentrate on the landing and dumped tasks that could wait until all wheels was on the ground. Great job! This should be needless to say, but this is not meant as criticism to the work that was done in by the tower, they did a great job and was 100% focused on helping the captain as much as possible. It was just great to hear how he prioritised landing the air plane and dumped job tasks that could wait likely because he felt he had a lot to do siting there alone with his first officer sick and an airplane that had already failed once and at that moment he didn't know why. The whole conversation between ATC, Tower and the captain was text book as far as I can tell. It's really reassuring to hear such professionalism. Great job everyone!

[@foreverglow5749]

I love when ground control says they may have overreacted by sending too many rescue vehicles. Dude , the pilots could become incapacitated at any moment! You did the right thing. Good job 🙂

[@benphillips1454]

0:48 The moment it goes from pan to mayday is chilling. And watching the altitude drop so quickly.

[@MrJaiimez]

I think the radar display was sped up, I noticed it too, but unless he is literally falling out of the sky, even in an emergency descent he wouldn't be descending that fast.

[@kreetins]

There is a clock in the top left corner. It's sped up.

[@Misslynndance]

Non aviation here...i could google of course lol but.... “pan to mayday” what is the criteria

[@JonnoHR31]

@@Misslynndance PAN is basically declaring you have a problem and may require assistance/attention and also gives you priority over everyone else in the area but is not a full blown emergency. Mayday is declaring an emergency.

[@gibsop1]

You can tell how ATC and the Pilot are more or less reading each other's minds, as a Brit, even I find the dialogue somewhat hard to follow, mainly due to accent, but there is very little doubt that both the Pilot and ATC fully understand each other and that ATC fully appreciate the Pilots situation. It's an honour to watch (listen) to such professionals at work.

[@mortalclown3812]

Between the surreal sound of oxygen administration and his statement that he was alone, I think this aviation video was one of the most moving ones I've heard.

[@opticalecho119]

There’s a few moments in here where he sounds sluggish like hypoxia is setting in. I couldn’t imagine trying to fly an airplane while fighting that.

[@matthewuzhere]

i wouldn't even say a few moments-sounded like he was like that for almost half the video. super scary.

[@jdzzl]

I still can't imagine doing checklists that fast while having ATC in your ear. Props to the pilot.

[@VNAV_PTH]

It just warms my heart listening to how people help each other out in distress like this. ❤❤❤

[@martintheiss743]

me too. do you want to see hundreds of people die over a mechanical failure or inability to down an aircraft at a proclaimed airport due to lack of tracking equipment? Sure, this was not a planned or scheduled landing by any means but the first priority of any ATC or airport manager is the safety of the flying community and costs and distresses such as hospital calls are sorted later and not a prerequisite to a decision to allow landing in non-political situations.

[@kimberleerivera4135]

Can make a bad situation bearable!

[@xiqy1959]

No offense, but that is their job. I would hope to god they do it.

[@ThatWouldBeCareless]

@@xiqy1959 Right, but have you heard the "look for the helpers" quote? This is why I enjoy listening to things like this and watching stuff like Bondi Rescue or 24 Hours in A&E or whatever - the fact that there are people whose entire job is helping to save lives and keep other people safe is... Idk, it makes me feel something good about being a human. There are all kinds of ways to make money.

[@kbayeng]

“....For the young lad...”😂😂😂 legend!

[@africacarey]

So adorable he said can you get me a ambulance as a favor

[@lIlIllll1]

?

[@Rajinbin]

Being nice is normal outside of the USA lol, plus it gets you better service I think.

[@suzannehartmann946]

@@Rajinbin Unfortunately we often start off asking and end up demanding as older people so the younger generation just decided to skip the nicer parts. Our government went south in the Bush senior years deciding they do not serve us and the idiots we get to on the phone decided to just hang up whenever. In person it is often worse with rude people to deal with and really long lines. The service industry was next. So if you are hearing tower chatter that is not so nice it is because of equally unpleasant life scary events. The towers over here are desperately undermanned. Our teachers are overworked. As a science teacher I sometimes had as few as 20 students one hour but many times had 40 and was expected to safely conduct CHEMISTRY experiments. I did not teach just chemistry. It was biology hour one, physics hour two then chemistry. Next semester it would be a similar mix but switch one for physical science. It feels chaotic. Some of the students are on drugs and this is out in the country. I used to work in hospitals. We have plenty of nurses but support personnel are skimped on to make up so the man in charge of the hospital gets bonuses for saving on the hire expenses. I would have to pull double shifts. I ran the machines in the laboratory as a medical technologist and was proud of my work. I had to put up however with patients calling me names and sometimes the nurses. Or the doctors. Getting kicked or pinched. I tried to be patient realizing these people are hurting, on drugs prescribed by the doctor. It was hard.

[@shelbyscout]

There were only two people onboard this cargo flight. The FO is incapacitated so the pilot is asking for a second ambulance for himself.

[@matthewuzhere]

​@@Rajinbin we all understand he's just being nice/polite phrasing the request in the way he does, but it's also totally not necessary or expected to maintain that politeness in an emergency situation. i think OP was just acknowledging that it was a bit funny that he asked for an ambulance like that.

[@tet68vietnam72]

It always amazes me how calm pilots remain in an emergency, even significant ones. I once heard they call it the Yeager Effect, because he never got excited in any circumstances. Man had nerves of steel and testicles to match!

[@JPINFV]

If you're in a position where handling an emergency is an expectation (I'm a critical care doc, for example), you quickly realize that the only solution relies, in part, in not getting excited. Getting stressed out leads to mistakes and oversights, and that's going to lead to bad outcomes. It's like United 232's crew joking before they landed. Sometimes that's the only thing you can do... and it's seriously better than losing control.

[@blackhawks81H]

"The plane still pressurized mate?".... "Yeah, nah.". Also, that "I'm gonna require some help from you" was Australian as F. Love the aussies, good flying here! Round of fackin VB Longnecks for the lads!

[@erichstocker4173]

What a great example of the partnership between flight crew and ATC in an emergency situation.

[@VASAviation]

Indeed!

[@oriorda9470]

A great compliment to Quantas crew skills and Aussie ATC competence. It brings it all home just how well trained people can come together to achieve one aim: the safe arrival of everybody. Brings a tear to the eye.

[@haiironezumi]

FYI, there's no "U" in Qantas - it's an acronym, originally Queensland And Northern Territory Aerial Services

[@EeekiE]

I like how each new controller explicitly acknowledges the previous mayday callout. Left no doubt that they aren’t briefed or that things need explaining again. Great bit of procedure.

[@CMFL77]

Kinda sounded like the Captain was still a bit woozy or his short-term memory was affected right up till touchdown. What a remarkable job by all involved, especially that captain bringing that bird down in one piece!

[@AEMoreira81]

He recognized hypoxia and needed to get down immediately. That's why he wanted the lowest possible altitude, which ended up being 3900 feet.

[@CMFL77]

@Mr MEMé 😂

[@johnnyneverletmedown53]

No on, not even Australians drink Fosters. It is rubbish for beer.@Mr MEMé

[@jordanrodrigues8265]

Not only the hypoxia, managing approach single-handed takes all the short-term memory someone can muster.

[@isladurrant2015]

Sounded to me he was very worried about his buddy, besides tremendous workload on his lonesome, his voice was quavery because of these factors, but he held it together well with the help of ATC. So glad both pilots are well.

[@MonkPetite]

This captain is a hero.. he got it all.. I’m very impressed how he handled this event.. he deserves a medal.

[@oktal3700]

This is particularly interesting as they descend outside controlled airspace, where ATC is not able to issue heading and altitude clearances, only advice and traffic information, until they re-enter controlled airspace nearer to Canberra due to Canberra controlled airspace remaining open beyond its scheduled closing time due to this emergency.

[@stacey738]

@书中自有黄金屋 Also he probably is just doing what is automatic at this point.

[@aternias]

you can hear him breathing through a breathing mask damn

[@AnnInghamlife-goals]

Yes. I don't know, but it sounds like the flight crew oxygen supply is via on-demand valves. Which would be sensible because you'd want to conserve the supply.

[@kickedinthecalfbyacow7549]

@@AnnInghamlife-goals that’s right, the Mike picks up the sound of the valve opening and it sounds terrible, really distracting and distressing

[@tightywhitey6466]

13:00 "Let's make sure I land and then I'll take your instructions from there."

[@PhantomMods4]

Tighty Whitey tower was telling him instructions he didn’t yet need, and the pilot was trying not to be overwhelmed with info.

[@tightywhitey6466]

@@PhantomMods4 Really thanks I didn't know that it's good that you inform people of this kind of necessary information. I'm sure it's a thankless job, but you are performing a very necessary public service. On behalf of all Americans, I sincerely thank you for your dedication and your sacrifice. You make us all proud to be Americans.

[@sadenuttie2234]

Tighty Whitey how do you know he’s American

[@ChrysusTV]

@@sadenuttie2234 To Americans, everyone is American until proven otherwise.

[@alixena9340]

yeah, fair enough too. TMI.

[@mander0505]

A christal clear example of interaction Pilot- ATC . Proffessional human exchange.. Don´t you agree?

[@harryjeffs2933]

Qantas making only the best pilots!

[@zarith87]

True unlike the american😐

[@CousinBowling]

@@zarith87 relax dude

[@hauntedshadowslegacy2826]

Professional is cool and all, but sometimes ATC just calls you a banana.

[@TabithaStabitha]

@@hauntedshadowslegacy2826 "I heard it"

[@weekenderfam7965]

No wonder Australia has some of the best flight training programs and well trained pilots in the world flying for many airlines worldwide. Just listen to the calmness and professionalism of the pilot and atc. Job well done!

[@Speedster___]

Yeh they also specialize in super long hual

[@cameramangonzalo]

I must say, thank you for taking your time and making this communications videos understandable with the radar image, subtitles, and charts of the airport. It's really interesting what you bring here, and supplying us with all the additional things you put, makes the video easier to watch. Thank you, again! Keep up the great work!

[@Duncan23]

The sheer professionalism of pilots in emergency situations like this always amazes me. It really shows all the training pays off.

[@zetylin]

When he said he was alone, it got me all emotional. Good job man!

[@cymbala6208]

Best wishes to the FO, he has hopefully recovered well. And thx to Vasaviation for your constant good job on these videos, I don't miss any of them 😊

[@VASAviation]

Thanks for watching.

[@martintheiss743]

Is the FO ok? I am very pleased with how easy the ATCs were in able to vectoring him to Canberra then through the local landing procedures.

[@Starkey_inc]

@@martintheiss743 he was ok. thepointsguy.com/news/qantas-pilots-incapacitated-depressurization/

[@olli2591]

I wonder how he became unconcious AFTER they had reached a safe altitude.

[@magicstix0r]

@@olli2591 Ask anyone with sleep apnea. After a hypoxic event you feel like crap for days...

[@dejordyball]

I like the way on final the ATC is babbling about taxiing and parking, and the pilot just says, "Um, how 'bout I land this thing and then we can talk about that stuff."

[@ClearAdventure]

Whenever I hear a pilot say "Pan" I shake my head hoping for a quick fix, when I hear a pilot say "Mayday" my heart reaches straight out of my chest to them. I'm sure I'm not alone on that.

[@sweetpjeb23]

I'm not even a pilot but when I hear "mayday mayday mayday" my anxiety skyrockets immediately.

[@gregorykusiak5424]

Julie Элизабет Mayday is a bastardization of M’aidez, the French for “I need help” and that’s exactly what the pilot got from ATC and Ground when this pilot decided/realized he couldn’t handle the Panpan on his own, probably strictly from a workload perspective. Pilots train relentlessly and have to requalify semi-annually, along with maintaining their medical at the same interval so they’re physically and mentally prepared and able to do exactly this. This incident is a shining example of how the system is supposed to work - a perfect outcome. And all for the one FO: hundreds of lives disrupted, plans ruined, money lost. More people should see this, and think on it.

[@alihussein844]

Clear Adventure i made like 69 hehe 😂

[@hauntedshadowslegacy2826]

I listen up when I hear "pan", but I REALLY listen up when I hear "mayday".

[@84953]

That I'm sure is from where you grew up. If you were living somewhere overseas, you may have the opposite reaction. Pan, pan, pan would get your heart racing, and maybe mayday as that's more well known for both aviation and nautical. I'd be willing to bet that the mayday for aircraft came from nautical use.

[@dazgodbold]

5:40 "Yeah nah", a true Australian pilot.

[@MK-ok6xr]

Darren Godbold that cracked me up, too!

[@flowerpower8722]

There was a maybe there, too. That moves right in to fine-tuned decision making.

[@thedlalwani]

The YSCB approach guy is super professional and sounds to crystal clear

[@martintheiss743]

Its the Capital City airport and likely go through a large number of VIP or critical landings. This is not something they pray for however I think YSCB could be a very good choice for any kind of emergency PAN landing.

[@timp1390]

Completely agree. He was very focussed. Prioritised the aircraft and still made other broadcasts in between. He sounded confident and assuring

[@spandex7055]

Only began watching these several months ago, figured might be a good way to get over fear of flying. Really impressed with the teamwork and professionalism.

[@DaveWhoa]

btw, for the people who get their pantyhose in a knot about VASAviation making the occassional typo or typing a word wrong ... A) get a life, and B) you're missing the bigger picture!!! radio comms are notoriously difficult to understand even without all the static, and VASAviation provides these helpfully-annotated videos to us for free, and without VASAviation most of us wouldnt be able to understand even HALF of what is being said, so why worry about 1 word or 2 typos!?!?

[@randompilot9722]

Not to mention this is second hand radio calls. It's hard enough to hear everything in a quiet cockpit through an earpiece let alone from a computer afterwards

[@DaveWhoa]

MrBadBricks i appreciate the clear text, nice and easy to read, thankyou

[@OrcinusDrake]

I don't speak for the whole internet, but it's a pretty natural reaction when seeing a subtitle that doesn't fit its speech to want to correct it. I don't think it's rude, accusative of a lack of quality or that reasonable people get worked up over it. Just a natural: "hey that's not what he said"

[@mangos2888]

🙌🙌

[@isladurrant2015]

Personally I'd only point something out if relevant in transcript and might help others. I don't care about typos.

[@cynthiaq1073]

I am in awe of the calmness of the pilot in reporting a mayday situation and his ensuing actions. You could hear him breathing through his oxygen mask as he spoke. Kudos to him and the ATC who helped him land safely. God bless them.

[@guardianofthegalaxy2051]

That flight were a few seconds away from becoming Helios flight if both the pilots were hypoxia. They dodge the bullet right there.

[@MrJaiimez]

Would have been worst, Helios had that FA that nearly saved the aircraft, by the sounds of 2POB they were empty, no FA's, no PAX.

[@nonyabusiness665]

God damn, I didn't want to remember that accident

[@thewhitefalcon8539]

nitpick: "were hypoxic" or "had hypoxia"

[@MartinNeep]

0:57 “We’re in an emergency descent, we’ve had a Pack issue” (Pressurisation and Air Conditioning Kit). 1:28 “We’re just trying to get down towards 10000, we’re both feeling unwell”.

[@ohmyafy]

Love how professional and pragmatic all the crew involved, from the ATC to the pilot. Kudos. This is the level of professionalism that everyone should strive for

[@paintingstarss]

"I will need an ambulance." the calm with which they said that gave me chills

[@paintingstarss]

also the captain literally takes the time to tell them good evening when introducing himself to approach, wild

[@timandshannon03]

Damn, that was some of the most professional handling of an emergency I have ever heard! Damn good all around! Impressive to listen to, in real time! Very good coordination from everyone on the ground to get the Captian any and everything he need to get safely to the ground! Cheers all around!

[@Tom_YouTube_stole_my_handle]

Well done Aussie controllers. They were spot on, every one of them.

[@matsmoreau9295]

Well they really have to be on their toes, considering that all their planes are constantly flying inverted.

[@AUmarcus]

During the day CBR is located under the one the busiest air corridors in the world......SYD/MEL.....Qantas alone has over 70 flights per day on the route then add Virgin Australia, Jetstar, Tigerair.

[@Tiger-lg5of]

The first ones accent annoyed me , it wasnt Australian, it was alien.

[@allurach1746]

TheSnakeGaming He’s your replacement

[@evanelledev7237]

@@Tiger-lg5of it annoys you because he sounded South African :)

[@1fortheroad1]

Kudos to all people involved, all very professional but seriously, that approach controller was on point! Gave him exactly what he needed, nothing more, nothing less and precisely when he needed it.

[@BillySugger1965]

Great job Captain, and super support from Canberra ATC. Well done chaps!

[@hs7921]

What an absolute ripper to listen to. This is edge of the seat stuff. Awesome work by everybody.

[@Cleared_To_Land]

13:24 someone hot mikes "Bugger" ... Great video! always well presented and this is a great example of hypoxic behaviour plus professionalism on all crew and ATC.

[@raygumm]

I came to the comments to find this one. :)

[@Chief2Moon]

I'm always impressed how cool those Qantas flying Aussies are when under pressure "in a situation"

[@Graham_Wideman]

Or under lack of pressure too!

[@alexmathis8505]

These are great training videos, it's just incredibly how quickly people can become hypoxic, and it always hits people in different ways and speeds. The slowing and slurring of speech, deeper voice, etc - even though he was on oxygen, it was pretty scary to hear all the classic signs of hypoxia. Considering how fast he got down to 10k and that he was on oxygen, I'm a bit surprised how out of it he was.

[@kickedinthecalfbyacow7549]

He wasn’t hypoxic, he was Australian

[@thebookassassin]

@@kickedinthecalfbyacow7549 LOL

[@Dave-id6sj]

Caught this live on the night, only have a shitty pre-paid phone but went down to the airfield. The fence is right alongside the road and as long as you are 3 metres from the fence line and not using ladders to get a better view you can sit on just about all points of the runway from both ends, and down the eastern boundary. The best spot is the southern end where there is a huge jet blast deflector protecting the road not 10 metres from that end. Across from there is a farm gate and turning area for trucks so you sit there and they right over the top of you as they land or take off. I watched this one from side on about 100 metres down from the threshold and where the plane touched ground. Had live atc on the phone app. Pretty exciting for sleepy old Canberra.

[@endokrin7897]

And?? Did you get a video? How about a first-hand account? Anything exciting or interesting?👌😉

[@MickNJ1979]

For all people criticizing these pilots yall dont realize just how close they came to becoming ghost plane which eventually would have become flying bomb that would have crashed into a city god forbid he cought it at right time and everything fell in line with his training he kept his cool whole time had full controll hats off to him for the amazing job saving their lives

[@wkdravenna]

The chance of him hitting a city are quite low where he was flying.

[@Wheelabarraback]

wkdravenna that’s for sure !

[@Latabrine]

Reminds me of Helios crash.

[@rachele7398]

@@Latabrine that one was scary af. Air Disasters did great at explaining ghost planes

[@damedusa5107]

@@wkdravenna oh well that’s just fine then. Wtf

[@chrisshieff]

Well flown and commanded by this captain in a demanding situation. And great work from ATC in assisting him where required. Hats off to both.

[@GeorgiaOverdrive]

The pilot acted really quick otherwise he’d be out to. Kudos to him.

[@Notimp0rtant523]

“We probably overreacted on that” -exactly what every pilot wants to hear

[@akoubek3]

That pan went to a mayday real quick! very professional, and thankfully everyone made it out safely.

[@mickydee3819]

Great added graphics and side comments, well done!

[@alan.macrae]

Brilliant! We all take so much for granted, BRAVO ZULU to the pilot, and the ATC folks. Cool, calm and collected, total professionalism!

[@mancheezethegreat8617]

I LOVED flying Qantas. What a nice airline. I went from LAX to MEL and it was lovely. I had a whole row of 747-400 seats to myself. Got on my PJ's and went to sleep, Woke up for a bit over Hawaii and then went back to bed. It was awesome.

[@RailroadGuy49]

Just my two cents, I think everyone involved here did one helluva outstanding job! Kudos to all!!!

[@TheFab905]

Aussies ATC (and the Captain of the flight, of course) are very professional Very good job!

[@hederoth7883]

I hope they all got together afterwards for couple of stiff ones. This is a brilliant example of human interaction and cooperation at its best.

[@drivingparadox]

Listening to this for a third time, I now hear Car 15 say, “Bugger”, after a slight mix up on air. Good ol’ Australia

[@DxsPro]

6:29 = "ambulance to give him a once over" - Once over is an Australian saying for doing a quick check.

[@TheSailor450]

DxsPro I think the saying is not just an Aussie one ...

[@Phyde4ux]

"Once over" is definitely not exclusive to Australians.

[@watershed44]

DxsPro We use the same phraseology here in the USA to mean the same thing.

[@sumpyman]

But a once over is still the same price as a full trip to the hospital

[@squiggleworks9]

watershed44 same in UK and most English speaking countries

[@rjb073]

Back in the early 90's, my F/O came onboard and said that he wasn't feeling well and thought maybe he should advise the Dispatcher of his issue, but he decided to go anyway. We were in the air for maybe about a half hour when he rushed to the lavatory. It turned out that he had the stomach flu and spent the entire four hour flight in the lavatory. No emergency, but I did alert the ATC's along the way that I was alone on the flight deck. When he came back to the cockpit just before landing, he was white as a sheet, so I had an ambulance standing by. He was an older gentleman and he really worried me.

[@jmullentech]

Hats off to this guy for having the balls to request a right hand turn before capturing the localizer. Fucking brilliant move. Well played all around!

[@andyrichardsvideovlogs8835]

Interesting one. Well flown Capt, and hope the FO recovers fully.

[@airsofter2247]

26,000 to 10,000 requested in 45 seconds. This pilot knew they were in trouble! Good job!

[@theliftexpert]

airsofter2247 ....I think 12,000 is the o2 ceiling, so he had to bust it quickly ......

[@PlasticAstronaut]

~6:30: "if you could do that one favor" = "give him the once-over" Great footage

[@terrynigli8953]

Wow pretty rare for stuff like this to happen on QANTAS flights (even freight ones), good find

[@jancovanderwesthuizen8070]

They do have an outstanding safety record.

[@EstorilEm]

Terry Nigli it’s the same 737 everyone else flies 🤷🏻‍♂️🙄

[@emilyc8958]

A lot more incidents since they changed they outsourced maintenence to India a few years back Edit- I've been corrected that only IT was moved to India. Other countries were used for outsourcing maintenance. Below I have linked an article about some of the increased safety issues after the move.

[@borismarkov1141]

​@@EstorilEm Maybe, but would rather be on one flown and maintained by Quantas or a non reputable airline?

[@TheBluBalls]

@@EstorilEm There's no such thing as "the same 737" once they're in possession of the airline.

[@Eclipse-lw4vf]

its pretty impressive hearing the difference in his speaking once the oxygen finally got back into his body, went form sounding near drunk, to like an emergency never even happened

[@zwaanjan56]

Professionalism and concerned ATC, glad it all got to the ground safe...!!

[@SnowmanTF2]

Makes way more sense reading the title the second time, at first read that as 'Qantas suffers depression'

[@CNP_24]

So did I lol

[@abresler]

3:52 he says "ambulance 7335" i can't stop laughing

[@julesbegg]

From the atsb website The ATSB is investigating an depressurisation and crew incapacitation involving a B737, VH-XMO, near Narrandera NSW, 15 August 2018. During cruise, the crew of the cargo flight received a wing body overheat warning resulting in a reduction of cabin pressure. The crew donned oxygen and descended to 20,000 ft. The First Officer was subsequently incapacitated and the Captain descended to 8,000 ft and diverted the aircraft to Canberra. As part of the investigation, the ATSB will collect and examine information from the aircraft’s flight data recorders and interview maintenance and flight crew. A final report will be released at the end of the investigation. Should a critical safety issue be identified during the course of the investigation, the ATSB will immediately notify those affected and seek safety action to address the issue.

[@janetmiller2160]

Thanks for answering our questions!

[@raygale4198]

An old post I realise, but your comment about their being a wing body overheat and this caused the depressurisation does this mean that they had a possible fire happening and the plane depressurises to reduce available oxygen for the fire? There was no mention during radio comms of there being a possible fire alarm/fire. Ray

[@denbynicholson5876]

@@raygale4198 I dont know enough about jets to answer your question. I "cut & pasted" information from the ATSB website as a comment to assist others.

[@herestoyoudoc]

@@raygale4198 "wing body overheat" is an alarm that means the bleed air system has malfunctioned; since bleed air powers cabin pressurization, this failure can lead to rapid cabin decompression

[@Eltoca21]

Fantastic teaching point in level headedness

[@DaveWhoa]

even despite the lack of oxygen!

[@davidp2707]

It's why we shouldn't have all female crew

[@timp1390]

@@davidp2707 you're a tool

[@davehall8584]

absolutely AMAZING video....wow! what professionalism by ATC and the PIC.....thanks for putting this together

[@koshu4]

Listen @5:15. "I'm OK". "The FO is still on oxygen and he's OK?". Who says English isn't a tone language.

[@qtheplatypus]

Australian English uses tone to accent.

[@chrisculpepper5384]

at 1:50 when the transmission is garbled I am sure I hear the FO laughing in the cockpit, probably from hypoxia. Those guys are really lucky, in combination with skill and consummate professionalism from all involved. Thanks for these vids, they are great!

[@Ν11-φ9ρ]

Pilot : "my FO is feeling unwell" ATC : ""Any unusual smells, fumes?" Pilot : "Yeah nah.." Pilot : "Sir, there's one thing though, ............. both of us had the fish from the menu tonight" 😂

[@carlmanvers5009]

Some skillful flying and some great teamwork by the pilot and ATC. Well done all.

[@qua9]

And imagine always knowing at the back of your mind that if you conk out, everyone is dead.

[@Rajinbin]

I know alot of people who are new are afraid of controllers but I love them. I have always gotten great help from them , shit they even helped me on my long commercial to get lower for a better tail wind to get back home. I love to hear how helpful these controllers are.

[@jamesrivis620]

Very emotional. Great job all around .

[@stevecummings2703]

Excellent job by all. I only ever had one emergency descent but it just shows you how the training works.

[@bigal3940]

Always happy to hear a professionally handled emergency with a happy outcome. Well done all.

[@CodyCombat]

The captain definitely had some early stages of hypoxia but that emergency descent brought him back. I bet he was at about 70% cognitive ability at one point.

[@Stettafire]

He was incapacitated earlier in the flight, but at that point the FO was fine. They then both had issues but FO had it worse. Conscious but out of it. It looked like hypoxia, but it was actually hypervetalation from the stress