Compressor-Stall! Mentour Pilot explains.

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    In this episode I will be discussing everything you need to know about compressor stalls or Engine surges. When a jet engine gets a compressor stall it´s similar to when a human coughs in the sense that something is not quite right but it is seldom lethal.
    I will be explaining everything from how the jet engine works, how to diagnose the compressor stall to how the pilots should deal with the problem.
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  • @AgentJayZ
    @AgentJayZ 4 ปีที่แล้ว +195

    I'm surprised and honored to see you used a bit of my footage. OK by me, because you are a trusted source/cool guy. I watch your vids quite a bit.

    • @MentourPilot
      @MentourPilot  4 ปีที่แล้ว +65

      Thank you!! Yes, if I find a good source of video I tend to borrow some of it but I always leave a link and credit to the original user.

    • @ph11p3540
      @ph11p3540 4 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Dude. You are the ultimate authority on all things about jet engines on TH-cam. Stop selling yourself short. Your jet engine videos are the only ones worth watching. I just wish I could visit you one of these days inside your business. I bet you have a lot more shop stores then you can make videos of.

    • @ammarsadaka7130
      @ammarsadaka7130 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      you are the best

    • @coolbloknaba806
      @coolbloknaba806 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Hey AgentJayZ you here? I am one of your subscribers m8. You are a cool dude. Take care bud 👍

    • @noahpride5118
      @noahpride5118 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      As

  • @johno9507
    @johno9507 4 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    While doing a high power ground run on a 747-400 with Rolls Royce RB 211-524G2's,
    I was standing near the nose wheel when the #2 engine set at takeoff thrust suddenly stalled/surged throwing a flash of flame out past the fan & heading right for me, accompanied by a huge BOOM with the aircraft violently yawing despite all the wheels being chocked!
    No damage was done thankfully, but I think that's the closest I've ever come to crapping myself💩

  • @gracelandone
    @gracelandone 4 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    Loved seeing your two sofa loving friends. Oddly, they add a real dimension of humanity. They exude such a calm vibe that it helps me stay focused while you discuss engine difficulty/diagnoses and explain that it, while serious, is something you train for. More than I can say for failure training in my industry. Thanks again.

    • @kucingmiumiu854
      @kucingmiumiu854 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Or .... there’s a pilot talking about plane in a dog video

  • @Beastt17
    @Beastt17 4 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    Very good information, presented in the standard reliable and accurate way, with one minor exception. British Midland's Flight #92 was a 737-400, and the pilots had recently transferred from the 737-300. In the 300, the air conditioning system was fed by only one engine. The pilots noted smoke coming in through the air conditioning system, so they believed that isolated the damaged engine and they shut it down. But on the 737-400, which is what they were flying, the air conditioning system was driven by both engines, so they ended up shutting down the good engine. But this stabilized the issue for a short time, because they reduced the throttle setting as part of the procedure. It seemed at first that they had made the proper choice. But the bad engine which was now the only one providing thrust, was continuing to damage itself. And when that damage reached a critical level, the problem returned, leading to a complete loss of thrust.

    • @gordonrichardson2972
      @gordonrichardson2972 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Beastt17 At 14:17 he says problem with engine surging, in fact it was a fan blade failure.

    • @Beastt17
      @Beastt17 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Gordon Richardson, I know about as much about turbine engine failures as I know about neurosurgery (nothing), but can't a fan blade failure cause engine surging?

    • @gordonrichardson2972
      @gordonrichardson2972 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Beastt17 Yes it can, but the details are important.

    • @aeb1barfo
      @aeb1barfo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      And impacting on a motrway involving people on the ground. When you are the PIC, I was taught that ground people safety is a priority. The PIC went from hero to zero when the black boxes were found.

    • @gordonrichardson2972
      @gordonrichardson2972 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      the_punnisher There were substantive errors in the instrument layout and checklist training, which were contributory factors. Subsequent changes led to improved safety. The same with many other crashes.

  • @brucefowler8690
    @brucefowler8690 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Years ago I was in the aisle seat of a 727 with my boss in the window seat right next to the starboard engine. flight from Chicago to Newark. Upon landing, the pilots kept the thrust reverses engaged too long. When we were almost to the taxiway after landing, the engine "sneezed" as described by Petter. I knew what was happening, but I was sure my boss was going to soil his shorts. Fun and educational experience, but I didn't hear thrust reverser abuse listed as a possible cause in the video.

  • @Eternal_Tech
    @Eternal_Tech 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I am glad that Molly and Patxi allowed you back on their couch. 😊

  • @RS250Squid
    @RS250Squid 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    5:59 that's the most adorable doggy stretch ever :-).

  • @benbarkley4375
    @benbarkley4375 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The dogs are like "we hear daddy's voice, it's comforting and we're going to sleep" lol

  • @alanjewell9550
    @alanjewell9550 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    The 737 -400 that crashed on the M1 motorway in 1989 flew directly over our house in Leicester, and I remember hearing the bangs from the engine surges and saying to my parents that doesn't sound right. It was repeated irregular bangs, every few seconds just like in the footage you showed.

    • @gordonrichardson2972
      @gordonrichardson2972 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Alan Jewell Interesting. The actual cause was a fan blade failure, with subsequent consequences.

    • @alanjewell9550
      @alanjewell9550 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@gordonrichardson2972 The engine continued to produce thrust at low settings but they needed more to maintain height for the final approach at which point it finally failed completely. It landed literally metres short of the airport boundary fence, crashing on the bank of the northbound carrigeway. The first set of landing lights were at the top of the M1 bank so 5 - 10 metres more altitude and they would have made flat ground albeit demolishing a lot of installations. Still lives with me today, hearing the noises then a short while later going to my room to do some homework, putting on local radio & hearing rolling coverage of the crash...

  • @michaelhoffmann510
    @michaelhoffmann510 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Living with a maltipoo and a fascination for aviation myself (and with my wonderful wife, of course ;D - not being a pilot myself, though), your videos are a double win almost every time. Thank you! :D

  • @craigjones1939
    @craigjones1939 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This was another absolutely fantastic video and a great explanation about compressor stalls. Thank you!!!!!!

  • @CMDRFandragon
    @CMDRFandragon 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    "Can anyone fly a plane?" That dog would raise it's paw and say YES!

  • @gmmooseblaster
    @gmmooseblaster 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    An excellent, well presented video. Clear and concise and very informative. Keep up the good work

  • @alexisxd5932
    @alexisxd5932 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Mentour Pilot thanks for given us these tips , I am very happy because these tips are going to help me a lot in the future . Greetings from Colombia

  • @AdhamNafea
    @AdhamNafea 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks for sharing your knowledge

  • @iant7964
    @iant7964 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Excellent description of compressor stall, we suffered this year's ago on a flight from Manchester to the Canary islands, Thompson flight.
    Very very cute doggies at peace with your voice, very nice to see.
    The white one looks exactly like ours lol.

  • @benorex8980
    @benorex8980 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Those dogs are so cute! Nice video captain

  • @user-es9nd1pt3s
    @user-es9nd1pt3s หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks for your explanations.😊

  • @NOOne-li1pj
    @NOOne-li1pj 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    man nice video, love all your videos always.

  • @gfrce257
    @gfrce257 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    great video, thanks for the excellent content , i had them in a climb and with no previous exposure, wound up diverting .

  • @indranilchakrabarty4196
    @indranilchakrabarty4196 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Yours videos are informative and just plain great

  • @Zfx13
    @Zfx13 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Amazing information, doing ATPL systems and this was a major help

  • @fplgoe
    @fplgoe 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Very good explained, thank you very much! 👍

    • @MentourPilot
      @MentourPilot  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Glad it was helpful!

  • @StephaneSOUBIRAN
    @StephaneSOUBIRAN 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Bravo and Thank you very much for this video ! Merci.

  • @haedo6
    @haedo6 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Very clear. Thank's

  • @j3o5h8n5j5a3y8
    @j3o5h8n5j5a3y8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I used to work on centrifugal air compressors and they would also surge, stall or burp. "Momentary air flow reversal". It was bad because of the heat of compression reversing. A few of those in a row could ruin the machine, so there were safety controls to unload it should it surge a few times. It was quite interesting to understand the theory of moving a mass of air and balancing the flow and pressure when setting up the controls.

  • @dontbugme8
    @dontbugme8 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Love the dogs , good info too

  • @ibrahimrasheed9585
    @ibrahimrasheed9585 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Really awesome explanation !

  • @ImplodedAtom
    @ImplodedAtom 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Your dog is adorable!

  • @airfoxtrot2006
    @airfoxtrot2006 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video Mentour I enjoyed watching it, have a great weekend.

  • @kfb2001us
    @kfb2001us 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Your videos are great !

  • @gbmacbook4364
    @gbmacbook4364 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    As always, fantastic

  • @barefootalien
    @barefootalien 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great description!

  • @haroldemmel
    @haroldemmel ปีที่แล้ว

    very informative and educational, also entertaining

  • @kinklesstetrode
    @kinklesstetrode 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Interesting, thankyou.

  • @ahmadtheaviationlover1937
    @ahmadtheaviationlover1937 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I really enjoy this topic!!

  • @johnmoloney5296
    @johnmoloney5296 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Remember the days when aircraft would spin in mid air I'm going back decades when you used to hear about that kind of thing ,it was almost always fatal , a video explaining why that can or used to happen would be interesting Peter, happy New year by the way John ( Ireland )

  • @pilotstas8574
    @pilotstas8574 4 ปีที่แล้ว +83

    ME: know what is compressor stall but still watch because it’s a Mentour Pilot

    • @band-maidsheep2665
      @band-maidsheep2665 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hello, I got a serious question (I peeked at your channel and you seem like a real pilot), here goes:
      did the pilots of that Philippine Airlines Flight 113 (Boeing 777) that had this compressor stall last November, did the right thing of immediately landing the plane?
      (because I've read in some comments back then that the pilots were wrong, they should have dumped fuel first before landing, and that engine surge was nothing to be alarmed of if the pilots know what they're doing?
      )
      Thank you! :)

    • @hashtagjeff6727
      @hashtagjeff6727 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Band-Maid Sheep you commented on a comment bud, maybe comment on the actual video instead

    • @band-maidsheep2665
      @band-maidsheep2665 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@hashtagjeff6727 am I asking you?

    • @hashtagjeff6727
      @hashtagjeff6727 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@band-maidsheep2665 sorry, i think my brother replied to your question, please excuse him

    • @kratokat3431
      @kratokat3431 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@hashtagjeff6727 weird indian dude lol

  • @Vlad3402
    @Vlad3402 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    thank u Mentor!!!

  • @arnaudfrancois8114
    @arnaudfrancois8114 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Hi ! Peter ! As in personal life, belifs can bring us trust. Thanks to you I believe that pilots are able to fly nearly whatever happens. I believe that planes, systems and procedures are made to reach the land whatever happens. Bringing us trust in your job as in your live is honorific to you. Even if I don't need to fly 😉 Thanks a lot for sharing your passion 🙂

    • @zapfanzapfan
      @zapfanzapfan 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Are you mocking his accent? Poor Petter! 🙂

  • @paulmurphy42
    @paulmurphy42 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks as ever

  • @TheWeatherbuff
    @TheWeatherbuff 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    How to cure "engine cough": Take two aspirin and a can of WD-40. (Okay, I thought that was a funny line.) Really cool episode. I always learn something great on your channel, Captain!

    • @shapman280
      @shapman280 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Dont forget to give it a blanket and pillow for good rest

  • @donaldmason4959
    @donaldmason4959 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Not too loud, you'll wake Molly!

  • @charlieirvin5423
    @charlieirvin5423 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you Mentour pilot sorry i'm busy sneezing . but Thank you for your videos I just got back from Hawaii now I'm suffering a Bad cold . when i got back i was still in shorts and Bare feet

  • @robertthomas4633
    @robertthomas4633 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Got 10 of 11 on the after vid quiz, pretty cool!

  • @omarshindala
    @omarshindala 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Very informative video
    Thanks

    • @MentourPilot
      @MentourPilot  4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Glad you liked it!

    • @daveloughlin2217
      @daveloughlin2217 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@MentourPilot why don't they have cameras near the engines so you can see what's going on

  • @The_Eric_Allen
    @The_Eric_Allen 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome!

  • @Waynestarr
    @Waynestarr 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    That incident you talked about where the pilots of that 737-400 shut down the wrong engine was an episode of the show "Air Disasters". The episode is called "Choosing Sides". The aircraft was shaking so violently, the co-pilot couldn't tell which engine had surged on the display panel. Scary! The surge was caused by a fan blade coming off and getting sucked into engine 1.

  • @Barabyk
    @Barabyk 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    AgentJayZ - love his tech videos on turbines.

  • @mohammedimam3651
    @mohammedimam3651 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Quality lessons, quality yaw damper. Holy rudder👍

  • @agustinmarinangeli
    @agustinmarinangeli 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Hey Peter, a question for you (maybe you could make a video about it):
    As a 737 pilot, is there another plane you would like to fly someday? Which one? Both in Boeing and Airbus.
    Keep making good stuff!

  • @IanWilcock-fs4ok
    @IanWilcock-fs4ok หลายเดือนก่อน

    I was just on a BA flight from LHR to IAH (Boeing 779) which had an engine surge 5 hours into the flight overhead Canada, it was quite a loud bang as it happened which as can be imagined caused quite a considerable mount of concern amongst the passengers, the Captain having consulted with ops made the decision to head back to LHR again which caused some considerable concern heading back over the Atlantic following this event, thankfully all ended well.

    • @IanWilcock-fs4ok
      @IanWilcock-fs4ok หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@MarkStoddard wren’t ????????

  • @indranilchakrabarty4196
    @indranilchakrabarty4196 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Excellent !!! Your Buddies are cute !! As someone said the stretch was " so podgy and cute "

  • @nicky5185
    @nicky5185 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Please @MentourPilot, do a video about military operations using commercial airlines. Parachuting comes to mind. Thanks.

  • @PRCOM
    @PRCOM 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    We always tell pilots how you know 100% it's a compressor stall is by the same pattern for every compressor stall that happens.
    You can see your RPM winding back, and your EGT/ITT/FTIT either increase or decrease based on your altitude.
    If that happens then pull throttle back to idle. And you can also do the steps mentour said too.
    Have a good weekend @mentour and everybody else.

    • @grizzlygrizzle
      @grizzlygrizzle 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      What about the intermittent yawing? Wouldn't intermittent yawing impulses yield useful information too, all of them to the same side and all of them short bursts?

    • @PRCOM
      @PRCOM 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@grizzlygrizzle true..but the problem with intermittent problem is that occurs for a short time, and then goes away. so that could be a few different problems that would have to be investigated on the ground, the pilots would of made a note of it in the handbook.

    • @petep.2092
      @petep.2092 ปีที่แล้ว

      @grizzlygrizzle Believe it or not, it is quite difficult to pinpoint the offending engine from the impulse yawing. It isn't a neat little impulse in only one direction, but an oscillation (due to the correcting influence of the vertical stabilizer compounded by the inertia of the airplane) that is felt with a delay because of the elasticity of the wings and fuselage. The explosive sound of the stall is felt as a conduction of the sound vibration through the structure that travels much faster than the yaw motion, as well as by sound conduction through the air, which is slower than conduction through the fuselage. Additionally, the yaw damper may try to act against the yaw impulse and produce a yawing motion that has its own oscillation period. Human perception of the event predictably becomes a complicated mess that is difficult to sort out. The most reliable discrimination to correctly pinpoint the offending engine will come from the engine performance indicators.

  • @wolfstarchaser
    @wolfstarchaser 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I used to be an aircraft mechanic (hydraulics specialist) for the USAF. At my last active-duty station, I saw a B-2 experience repeated compressor stalls during a ground engine run, and it about scared the crap out of me. I thought the silly thing was going to blow the f* up until an engine tech explained to me what was actually happening. It was scary to see flames and smoke coming out of both ends of the engine pod. I wish I could have gotten pictures, but, y'know. Security.

  • @KSJAFN
    @KSJAFN 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Hi Mentour - in your windshear video there was a lot of discussion of the flight director - and its role in the escape manoeuvre. As a non-pilot I'd be keen to understand what the flight director is and its relationship to the other automation. Just a thought in case you're stuck for a topic one day :) Enjoying the channel, btw. Cheers.

    • @gianlucagomara7262
      @gianlucagomara7262 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Basically it is a magenta line (actually 2 lines) vertical and horizontal that tells the pilots what the autopilot would do if you would engage it. The plane basically tells you how to perform the manuever you selected on the autopilot...if you connected it would do that

  • @6omega2
    @6omega2 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Dog at left of screen was startled by compressor stall at 9:13. LOL!

  • @atomant_7
    @atomant_7 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very informative illustrations of aircraft engine physics.
    When can we talk about Toy Poodles Captain?

  • @DartzIRL
    @DartzIRL ปีที่แล้ว

    I will admit that I watched this video and was able to explain to a friend about the funny noise their turbodiesel engine was making. It sounded like it was eating pigeons going uphill while towing something.

  • @anhdungnguyen1626
    @anhdungnguyen1626 ปีที่แล้ว

    It is exact me that lying beside you when my instructor explained about compressor stall 😅😅 just kidding

  • @rickpinelli1586
    @rickpinelli1586 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Saw a Boeing 747 take off out of LAX Jam. 17th. 2024 and saw a compressor stall event on the number 4 engine on climb out.

  • @ekkosierra3614
    @ekkosierra3614 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    You mentioned the difficulty to identify the engine with the compressor stall, because compressor stall is not a continuous phenomenon. By the time you notice it it's already gone, and you can't see it on your gauges (EGT).
    My question is, if there is any kind of data logger that is available to the pilot in the cockpit ?
    If such logger exist then the 1st officer (or whoever is not flying the airplane) can querry it in real time and get the correct answer - no need to reduce throttle on the wrong engine.
    Thx for any comments.

  • @aeb1barfo
    @aeb1barfo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Love your dog. Does he/she/it moonlight as a737MAX PIC or an FAA official? Trained for both jobs I see.

  • @eberespinal3435
    @eberespinal3435 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi I love your videos ,I’m a 747 pilot and I have a question was the difference between engine surge and engine stall . Thank you

  • @ShivaSharma-fr2go
    @ShivaSharma-fr2go 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    please explain about the compressor bleed air removal to prevent stalling

  • @tritongamer8008
    @tritongamer8008 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Sir your dog is very cute

  • @elimantel7818
    @elimantel7818 4 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    Hi. why there are no cameras installed around the aircraft in order to monitor critical areas like engines, wings, gear, etc.

    • @NetAndyCz
      @NetAndyCz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      And to make cool videos!

    • @Aeronaut1975
      @Aeronaut1975 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      That's what the gauges are for on the instrument panel...

    • @cookie125
      @cookie125 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      mezsh gauges can’t tell you everything there have been instances where a visual confirmation of a issue would have created a better outcome this is actually a really good question.

    • @elimantel7818
      @elimantel7818 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@cookie125 small cameras with small projector on top, can give the pilots good indication for faults alarm or any visual object that pilots cannot see or measure with gauge.

    • @phoenixexploration3301.1
      @phoenixexploration3301.1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Fuel costs, and decrease in performance. Everything has redundancy. Not to forget possible engine failure due to damage from Foreign Object Impact. The cost would not be worth it.

  • @juanortiz38
    @juanortiz38 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Why am i watching this channel over and over again
    ?

    • @MentourPilot
      @MentourPilot  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I’m kind of hoping you like it?

    • @juanortiz38
      @juanortiz38 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@MentourPilot For sure!

  • @christopherjohnson3520
    @christopherjohnson3520 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hello Commander! I Really Like your New advancements in explaining things. But I am not sure of the white thing you pointed to. T-Shirt? Great Graphics! Dogs. Dogs. Dogs. Awesome! Thnx! CJ

  • @uzmashakh795
    @uzmashakh795 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hello😊😊
    What we do when aircraft gear is jam pleas make one video on this topic

  • @nicolaschofield844
    @nicolaschofield844 25 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Bless that little white dog and the “Mmmmm, sofa.”

  • @gailpeterson3747
    @gailpeterson3747 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Oh my goodness. I experienced this as a passenger several years ago during a regional flight from Ohio to Baltimore, Maryland. We were aboard an older McDonnell Douglas MD-80 series plane, the early summer weather was good with clear skies and very little wind. Takeoff was completely normal, but as we climbed there was a sudden huge bang from the #2 engine followed by an immediate severe yawl of the aircraft and violent shuddering of the entire plane. My first thought was that planes weren't supposed to fly sideways and that we were going down...
    As we continued to climb there were several more loud bangs with intense shaking and I could hear the pilot throttling back the affected engine. The banging stopped momentarily and we began circling the airport while continuing to climb. The pilot made several attempts to re-engage the engine, but the banging would start again when the thrust was increased. He then shut the engine down completely and we continued circling, I assume to dump fuel for an urgent landing since the plane was full and we had also taken on fuel so we would have been quite heavy for a landing.
    We obviously landed safely (kudos to the flight crew for their management of the situation) and the airline brought in another plane to continue the flight to Baltimore. The experience, while handled very professionally by the crew, was terrifying and I admit to not flying since. I love flying and have been flying since I was a small child logging several hundred hours as a passenger, but I have not been able to break through the fear and get back on the horse since this incident. However, this video did help to explain what was going on, so I thank you very much for posting about this subject.
    Edit: Just looked up the incident; discovered the bird involved was a Killdeer: 2011-10-12 11:50 (KDAY) JAMES M COX DAYTON INTL (DAL) DELTA AIR LINES MD-88 D N Killdeer

  • @ExaltedDuck
    @ExaltedDuck 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    On the next exciting episode of Mentour Pilot: Can a radial piston engine fart?

  • @timpayne7343
    @timpayne7343 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    More More More!!!

  • @thomasbolam8671
    @thomasbolam8671 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Yay!

  • @robertwhite2322
    @robertwhite2322 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    High angle of attack and low airspeed in a max aft CG condition on some airplanes is far more prone to stalling the engine than others. Thats part of the reason for variable inlet configuration on some performance jet requirements - to compensate for extremes in airspeed. There is a limit to the angle of airflow across/ into the inlet.
    That fire that randomly leaps out of the front of the engine is not unlike standing next to the barrel of a 50 caliber machine gun in rapid fire. The concussion has a way of shaking things apart quickly.
    Watch your deck angle...

    • @ahmadtheaviationlover1937
      @ahmadtheaviationlover1937 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Robert White fighter jets also have stator blades to prevent engine surges, ramjet and scramjet engines doesn’t have any stator blades which their thrust is very powerful and push planes well over Mach 6

    • @petep.2092
      @petep.2092 ปีที่แล้ว

      I'm puzzled… care to explain how the CG location can cause a compressor stall?

    • @robertwhite2322
      @robertwhite2322 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@petep.2092 If the airflow is interrupted into the engine inlet, it will stall. At a high angle of attack, full flaps, slats and speed brakes deployed, the airflow over the wing is a turbulent vacuum directly in front of aft fuselage mounted engines. It sounds like being next to a 50 caliber machine gun. Not a pleasant experience. I was running data pulls in the back of the cabin on the data system and nearly pissed myself...

  • @michaelking3327
    @michaelking3327 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    if you have a problem while flying, use this to remember: F.I.R.S.T. (F)fly the airplane, (I)identify the problem, (R)read the aircraft checklist for a solution, (S)start applying the solution, (T)think about the first place you can land safely to have the problem checked and fixed.

    • @noah9130
      @noah9130 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      There is also P.I.O.S.E.E but it's probably easier to remember the word FIRST. : Problem
      : What is the problem?
      Information: What information do you have about the problem
      ?
      Options
      : What options do you have in order to deal with the problem?
      Select: Select one of these options
      Execute
      : Execute the option you selected
      Evaluate: Is what you decided to do really the best decision?

    • @michaelking3327
      @michaelking3327 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@noah9130 good one, but the first thing should always be fly the airplane if possible.

    • @noah9130
      @noah9130 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      michael king Of course! We also have aviate, navigate and communicate.

    • @michaelking3327
      @michaelking3327 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@noah9130 yep, totally agree

  • @FirstnameLastname77777
    @FirstnameLastname77777 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Now we need a master caution pillow to complete the sofa

    • @MentourPilot
      @MentourPilot  4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      True!

    • @aram5642
      @aram5642 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      There is one but INOP ;)

  • @tomtheplummer7322
    @tomtheplummer7322 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Cough only when it turns it head. Otherwise just a burp and fart. Seriously, Olde flame outs were all described as these noises. I was freelance mechanic on 737 intakes.

  • @justincui
    @justincui 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Jet engine: burps
    Press: This is the latest scandal for Boeing

  • @privskorp.9865
    @privskorp.9865 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Mentour , your dogs are able to do the ATPL

  • @261ziggy
    @261ziggy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Mmmm sofa....that was a funny caption

  • @elmer1712
    @elmer1712 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wonder if these stalls are more frequent in summer vs. winter?

  • @jwilder47
    @jwilder47 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I love the mentour pilot livery on the 737 model. I totally would pay money to get that on a 737 in Flight Simulator X.

    • @Beastt17
      @Beastt17 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      If you're talking about the 3D modeled aircraft at the opening of the show, that's actually a 777, rather than a 737.

    • @jwilder47
      @jwilder47 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Beastt17 oops, my bad, I should know better on an aviation channel. I'd still love to use it in the sim.

  • @tomtheplummer7322
    @tomtheplummer7322 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wish I had two.

  • @dontdrinkcola
    @dontdrinkcola 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Can a high density altitude be a reason for a compressor stall? Especially without fadec?

  • @marcochiado1879
    @marcochiado1879 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Does always autopilot disconnect in case of engine stall?

  • @bikkies
    @bikkies 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    As a passenger this is very interesting. I'm curious about how a compressor stall would compare with fuel contamination or fuel starvation to one engine. I'd imagine less likelihood of excessive EGT in those scenarios but otherwise might these initially manifest similarly to a compressor stall?

  • @nicolay3765
    @nicolay3765 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Could such a situation happen with a turboprop engine?

  • @akshatgrover7980
    @akshatgrover7980 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    One question sir what if the last ring of compression goes bad will it effect the engine?

  • @jetskimatty6726
    @jetskimatty6726 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Do pilots have access to on board wifi while they're up at cruising height?

  • @Cgtam7
    @Cgtam7 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Can you explain what is RNAV.

  • @andrewthompsonuk1
    @andrewthompsonuk1 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Someone I know was on a 737 in extreme cold weather and that happened just before V1 with lots of flames. The pilot aborted the takeoff and after a fast taxi back immediately had another go. Is this more common in extreme cold?

  • @TAILSORANGEs
    @TAILSORANGEs 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    10:00 I think one of the crew members onboard the British midland flight turned off the wrong engine.

  • @bsteleven
    @bsteleven 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    while in the US Navy we had a couple of our planes (T2a Buckeye Trainers) suffer from what was called, "Flame outs" is this sort of related to this compressor stall?

  • @cannon440
    @cannon440 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Does the captain always log their time as pic? How does the first officer log their time?

  • @bigfoottoo2841
    @bigfoottoo2841 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Seems like it would be a simple matter of integrating a stall detector in each engine which would latch on and indicate which engine had a stall. But of course I don't fully understand the situation 😁

  • @johnfitzpatrick2469
    @johnfitzpatrick2469 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi mentor pilot, in the case of engine surge or stall. Is there a way of recognising a probability: such as;
    + maintenance intervals
    +avgas
    + temperatures air/engine
    Could some engines be more prone e.g Rolls-Royce v GE.

  • @johnny_eth
    @johnny_eth 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Speaking of monitoring the engines, wouldn't it make sense to have camera (in modern aircraft) watching over the front and back of both engines, visible in the cockpit ?