Be advised this video was edited on 04/JAN/2018 with the old style radar simulation. At the present time, I'm editing videos with the real STARS Tracon format. Thanks!
Subtitles at 10:42 are wrong, Rescue 1 says "You're gonna have hot brakes obviously because no flaps so we're going to follow you back to the gate if you could taxi off the runway ."
One of the most professional pilots I ever saw: briefed even ATC about all eventualities and intentions and answered most questions before ATC had to ask!
Dave Crupel You slow down like you always do. Final approach speed is 30-40kt faster than normal. 31L is over 13000’ long. He barely used Half of that to stop. We all done no slat/flaps landings in our careers. It’s not a big deal. He only declared an emergency to be on the safe side.
Henrik Lundberg really? Just 40kn faster is enough to land in clean configuration? I would have expected the landing speed normally being considerably less than clean stall speed
@@icepick859 There was tons of it! Including the _"As soon as we get your thumbs up, we'll give you your runway back"_ said in a funny patronising tone.
I remember one flight I was on as a passenger and we landed at Midway in Chicago. That airport must have some of the shortest runways I have ever been on. Around 6500 feet. As we came in I thought wow are we 'hot'! Once the wheels touched they hit reverse thrust and slammed on the brakes... we flew forward in the seats. To this day I wonder if they had some problem with the plane and never told us. In 2005 SW 1248 couldn't stop in time and 1 child in a car it rammed died. They should either close that airport or buy up land around it and expand the runways.
@@tubedude54 Lampedusa in Italy have a 5900ft long runway. Sea at back and sea at front! Landing with a A320 is very very scary! Now I know why we have seat belts!
Well you gotta think practically.. if a plane has a violent crash for example bodies can be scattered around a large area and you gotta know if somebody is missing or if you have found them all.
Also helps to know in regards to transport triage numbers - no point sending buses for category 3 green patients if it is a small number of fliers with a high chance of being category 2's and 1's or black tags where a few ambulances will do.
I fully understand why, it tells me how many beds they might need and how many ambulances to scramble in event of anything terrifying. No point scrambling 2 to a full burning plane, nor 20 to a skeleton crew. Airports have facilities to help injured or frightened passengers. But they need to remember the scale of the rescue needed.
"Communication" "Communi" "Communism" Yet again the "woke", "tolerant", loonie-left tries to cancel airplanes. Get out of my country if you don't like it. Iphone vuvuzuela 100 billion dead.
Get yourself a simulator called "Tower 3D" and try to run ground control at JFK. And if you set the sim to start around 08:00 you'll be in for a stressful hour. :O)
I’ve had this happen as a passenger, almost exactly like this. No flaps, no leading edge device. Full speed landing. Passengers weren’t notified. I only knew because of some prior flight training.
steveo1kinevo While you’re technically correct, 31L actually has a displaced threshold of approximately 2000 feet. So while there’s still plenty of pavement, it’s not 14000 feet.
Leigh McNamara that seems to be an alternative meaning, but as far as I can understand both mean the same thing? It is possible that you have better insight than me though, I mostly know of CRM from the “healthcare-world” where it is also used, inspired by the system used in aviation.
This pilot kept so calm and still managed to make a couple jokes. Clearly very confident that he knew how to deal with the situation so long as he had what he needed. As Mentour and Kelsey at 47 Gear say, ATC is your friend. I’d fly with this pilot without question.
The Jet Blue taking off just before American landed was so perfectly timed... GND: "attn. all emergency equipment; subject aircraft is on final" JBU: "we're ready" You go pilot! You don't have to be a plane, you can be a fire truck too!
It's great to hear the pilot using humor in placed to diffuse tension.. any emergency is a very tense situation, by helping to diffuse the tension he is helping by reducing the classic "human factor" problems
10:36 "Yeah, you're gonna have hot brakes, obviously, because - you know - no flaps. So we're gonna follow you back to the gate if you can get back under your own engine power."
The pilot was experienced, he knew how to deal with this situation. Likely knew it wouldn't be serious and handled it like a pro. Jovial too, I love it lol
It's reassuring to know that we have such well-trained individuals in charge of our safety in such a potentially dangerous situation (in most cases). The pilot not only stayed cool and clam, but also kept his sense of humor. . .
Common Sense I thought so too! They even considered, formulated, and communicated contingency plans - like for a missed approach - and explained them to ATC. I'd feel safe and in very capable hands if I ever found myself a passenger with this flight crew.
People forget Pilots and ground crew train for ALL EMERGENCIES... Just another day at the office. I am commercial truck driver and have seen and done alot. I am always prepared for the "OH SH*t situation." I am not perfect but I try to be professional and ready. If I feel like I can't stop I find the nearest hill and let slow me down. Okay I will stop now everyone is bored...😐
The absolute calm & professionalism of the pilot is incredible. ATC did an outstanding job as well. Thank you for this, makes me feel even safer flying than I already did (and that was pretty safe to begin with). It would be an absolute dream of a lifetime to be able to sit in the cockpit for an entire flight OMG! I could literally die then as my life would be complete! 😇
DAMN those guys talk fast, and comprehend fast too. I guess it's just years in the cockpit (or the ATC tower) but they sure can convey info with lightning speed, accuracy, and brevity. Thanks guys!
Shelli Meyers yeah... That one was bad. I think after being vectored around and kicked off my final the second time, I would have declared an emergency by reason of pilot fatigue. Fuck if I'm gonna let some brainless duo yank me all over the sky because they can't communicate with each other in the tower.
Apart from this being an emergency of course, the calmness of this pilot is impressive - to the point where his humorous remarks are hilarious to me. "We'll give you your runway back" - cool like a cucumber as the saying goes.
You can here the piolt panic but still keeping cool and joking a bit. That's a real piolt, from what we hear that is someone who can handle stress and shows discipline in their craft!
"We'll be the fastest Boeing 737 landing you've seen in a long time" Lol atleast the captain still has a sense of humor despite the situation theyre in
US, Euro, and most Asian airports and operators that I've heard on your TH-cam channel are all smooth as butter. I am continuously impressed by their incredible professionalism. Bonus points for the animated red emergency vehicle!
They all are. I don't just mean AA either. 99.9 percent of pilots for major airlines are incredibly skilled pros. It takes a lot of work and dedication flying little shitty planes for little shitty pay for many years to get to the big leagues. But I am pretty partial to AA because my uncle is a former check airman and current senior captain at AA. Although he always says (somewhat jokingly but partially serious) that southwest pilots are the cool guys and AA pilots are nerds. "I wish we got to speed everywhere and not get in trouble for it" apparently southwest buys pizza parties for ATC and TRACON frequently all over the country and therefore gets away with a little extra. Is it real? Is it a joke? No good pilot will tell. He said he'd consider switching to southwest for the end of his career but they only fly 737s and he loves his overpowered rocketship. (757 captain) unfortunately with American retiring the 75 he was incredibly sad until they told him his seniority and skill/safety record gave him first pick of what to switch to for his last 5 years before retirement... 777 or 787. 2 dream choices. He came out happy as hell even though he had to say goodbye to his best girl. My aunt recorded him doing a really dorky celebratory dance in the driveway when he got home that day and being an incredible wiseass she says "what they gave you an airbus?" to which he replied "jeez, you think they want me to retire THAT badly?" lol. I have a bizzare family, but good people. I also tend to ramble on. But eh, if it bothers people they don't have to read it. I'm having fun telling the story and I'm sure at least one person will enjoy it. Have a pleasant day, anyone who made it this far!
The problem here is not that they can't slow down. The problem is that they must not slow down before the wheels are down. With no flaps, the minimum speed to keep flying is much higher than normal. If they slow down as usual, they'd just drop instead of glide.
Sounds like there was a break in communication on what the flight crew wanted the emergency crews to check for, mainly hot brakes. They kept talking about checking for leaks. Although its a possibility, I'd probably be more concerned with landing gear catching on fire from the heat lol
That first officer must have ice water running through him to remain as calm and collected as he was. Also, his sense of humor was terrific. Kudo's to the flight crew and ATC personnel.
I work at Dulles and in early March 2019 we had a runway incursion near miss with a plane having to take off early, within 100' of a maintenance truck on runway 30. Would love to hear this if you can find it.
Now that's a professional pilot. Even with his aircraft having mechanical issues hes able to not only give clear numbers. But hes calm and collected.. like going on a milk run because he forgot the bread. And hes able to still have a sence of humor through all this
"we're coming in badly malfunctioning, nearly 500 lives at stake, I'm fully aware of how deadly this could turn in a heartbeat, and I'll be cracking jokes and being calm and polite all the way down to the emergency trucks. Have a nice day...!" Wow, that's incredible, what a pilot!!
How the tower and flight crew handle a situation like this never ceases to amaze me, provided it's done right, and done professionally. I seem to recall a series of communications between ATC and a rather rude pilot. Said pilot wanted a particular runway, ATC said no....you have THIS runway. The aircraft then declared an emergency for no other reason than wanting (and getting) their chosen runway. Should ATC have held JBU short of the runway? Maybe, maybe not. It's a judgement call. Obviously the safe landing of AAL1609 took priority over everything else. You don't hear it but you do see other traffic cleanly swept out of the way. Once an emergency is declared, the PIC has the authority and priority. On the same token, ATC still has an airport to run. AAL1609 already had a plan in place and communicated to ATC for a missed approach. If the JBU had a takeoff difficulty, AAL1609 would still get plenty of warning to effect the missed approach and had a comfortable fuel cushion to go around and set back up. The cockpit reported no obvious problems besides the failure of the lift devices on the leading and trailing edges. I'm sure the 20-30 minutes they spent working their checklists would have at least hinted at more if there were additional problems, as the checklists are designed to either indicate or rule out potential problems. Engine failures, hydraulic failures, electrical failures, smoke in the cockpit/cabin, damage to the aircraft, suspected fire, partial incapacitation of the flight crew....each of these would require its' own unique process. I think given the set of circumstances, the PIC and ATC made all the right calls. But, like anyone else, that's my opinion. What matters is everyone went home safe, in the end.
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any video of this landing?
Normal day at the office!
roger that
Subtitles at 10:42 are wrong, Rescue 1 says "You're gonna have hot brakes obviously because no flaps so we're going to follow you back to the gate if you could taxi off the runway ."
Tried to get the STARS operation manual..got something on pdf through search btw
Tower: "We'll be watching!"
Pilot: "So will I!"
For some reason this statement in the video reminded me of Kennedy Steve, if he were a pilot!
That's when I thought of the brave pilots rhat fateful day at Sioux City. :)
96 likes for literally just typing out some of the transcript from the video. Fair play.
"FO says it'll be no problem, so I'm kicking back to enjoy the show."
LJMTexas love Kennedy steve..
That was the calmest pilot I ever heard and he planned everything, including missed approach. He owned the situation beginning to end.
They have taught him well Ar O En.
We're well trained at American and professionals.
FYI, that was the pilot monitoring not the pilot flying, probably the first officer.
@@mustardstain504d6 i think AA are awesome people. Mr. Crandall must be proud!
He planned everything...including the "malfunction."
"This will be the fastest '737' landing ever." ATC: "We'll be watching" Pilot: "So will I" LOL Great sense of humour lol
If it keeps you calm... I shan’t judge.
That's the top level of professionalism : keeping cool during the most stressful situation.
Cause he isnt flying. The captain is flying he is communicating. That was a joking way of telling the guy sitting next to you dont cuss it up!
You know, sometimes you just got to embrace it. Dont fight it, just embrace it.
One of the most professional pilots I ever saw: briefed even ATC about all eventualities and intentions and answered most questions before ATC had to ask!
He says “we are an emergency ,
Roll the trucks” as calmly as somebody ordering coffee.. love it
No Flap ain't no big whoop. Do it routinely in the sim and back in AF days did it in a 141 for real. Just takes more runway.
@@williampotter2098 it IS a big whoop, Cadet.
How are you supposed to slow down on final approach?
Dave Crupel You slow down like you always do. Final approach speed is 30-40kt faster than normal. 31L is over 13000’ long. He barely used Half of that to stop. We all done no slat/flaps landings in our careers. It’s not a big deal. He only declared an emergency to be on the safe side.
I’ve heard people ordering coffee sounding more stressed. Wonderful job by pilots and controllers
Henrik Lundberg really? Just 40kn faster is enough to land in clean configuration? I would have expected the landing speed normally being considerably less than clean stall speed
bravo to the captain quite humorous yet professional at the same time
Fusion Designs that was the FO
Where was the humor?
@@icepick859 "we'll be watching"
DO "so will i"
@@icepick859 There was tons of it! Including the _"As soon as we get your thumbs up, we'll give you your runway back"_ said in a funny patronising tone.
Yeah okay
Runway 31L is over 14,500 feet long and was also once designated as an emergency backup runway for the space shuttle.
tjrtt It’s 14500 feet for takeoffs. The displaced threshold reduces the landing length to approximately 12000 feet, still plenty of room.
Regardless, if it worked for the shuttle it should work for most any planes right?
@@newname4405 so long as it has wheels
I remember one flight I was on as a passenger and we landed at Midway in Chicago. That airport must have some of the shortest runways I have ever been on. Around 6500 feet. As we came in I thought wow are we 'hot'! Once the wheels touched they hit reverse thrust and slammed on the brakes... we flew forward in the seats. To this day I wonder if they had some problem with the plane and never told us. In 2005 SW 1248 couldn't stop in time and 1 child in a car it rammed died. They should either close that airport or buy up land around it and expand the runways.
@@tubedude54 Lampedusa in Italy have a 5900ft long runway.
Sea at back and sea at front! Landing with a A320 is very very scary! Now I know why we have seat belts!
The fact that pilots have to announce the number of souls in case of emergency will never not creep me out
Well you gotta think practically.. if a plane has a violent crash for example bodies can be scattered around a large area and you gotta know if somebody is missing or if you have found them all.
@@annika1179 Yeah, that's not a creepy image at all...
Also helps to know in regards to transport triage numbers - no point sending buses for category 3 green patients if it is a small number of fliers with a high chance of being category 2's and 1's or black tags where a few ambulances will do.
Me too.
I fully understand why, it tells me how many beds they might need and how many ambulances to scramble in event of anything terrifying.
No point scrambling 2 to a full burning plane, nor 20 to a skeleton crew.
Airports have facilities to help injured or frightened passengers. But they need to remember the scale of the rescue needed.
The pilot sounds like such a nice, friendly guy. I'm glad he didn't die.
"So is he."
I am too, but there was little drama in this. Fast for sure, but otherwise straightforward.
Lol that pilot’s a joker 😆
and rrrrroll the trucks! we'll be the fastest 737 in a good while!
Indeed! ”Papá” 😂😂😂
Imagine if we had a combination of this pilot and Kennedy Steve!
Terry Wilson You should watch a runway inspection. I have seen them do 100 mph in pickup to look for debris etc.
Stress control via humor
The pilot was so calm. This is the fastest landing you've seen in awhile! And the controller like I'll be watching the pilot "Me too!"
Flight crew did some excellent communication! Glad everyone was OK.
There was never any danger whatsoever. Flaps are not important unless you are trying to get into a short field or take off from one.
do u think the passengers had to do brace or anything other than an egress review?
Nathaniel Mackler Thumbs up for thinking that through just a bit further than David up there did!
“Attention everyone, we suggest you pray for a potential last prayer. Thanks you for flying with us.”
"Communication"
"Communi"
"Communism"
Yet again the "woke", "tolerant", loonie-left tries to cancel airplanes. Get out of my country if you don't like it. Iphone vuvuzuela 100 billion dead.
Holy crap how do those ATCs keep track of all that movement. A whole new respect, now that I've seen all the moving parts.
Compartmentalization.
Whenever it gets that complex there is are systems in place , we outsiders just dont know it .But yes it must still be one hell of a job.
@@halcyonoutlander2105 OMFG
Get yourself a simulator called "Tower 3D" and try to run ground control at JFK.
And if you set the sim to start around 08:00 you'll be in for a stressful hour. :O)
You should see how much some controllers make at the busy airports. The length of training and skill required pays.
I’ve had this happen as a passenger, almost exactly like this. No flaps, no leading edge device. Full speed landing. Passengers weren’t notified. I only knew because of some prior flight training.
I flown out of JFK least 50 or 60 times in my life flying in and out
"We'll be watching." "So will I" cracked me up 😂 Amazing how, even in the face of danger, a sense of humour is still strong!
Landing on a runway that is 14,511 ft long with a gusting 23kt headwind. No worries about running out of runway on that landing.
Not to mention MSL of 12ft for 31L...plenty of brembo molecules there
steveo1kinevo While you’re technically correct, 31L actually has a displaced threshold of approximately 2000 feet. So while there’s still plenty of pavement, it’s not 14000 feet.
Even at 180kts and a 2000 displaced threshold - that was an excellent runway option for this emergency. Flight crew nailed it.
Terry Wilson i dont think 8k pounds of fuel are enough
I've flown the 2-33A before. it's very nice.
Absolutely FANTASTIC communication by the flight crew! Perfect example of CRM.
Customer relationship management?
hannonik Crew resource management
not cockpit resource mgt.? isn't crew a resource?
Leigh McNamara that seems to be an alternative meaning, but as far as I can understand both mean the same thing? It is possible that you have better insight than me though, I mostly know of CRM from the “healthcare-world” where it is also used, inspired by the system used in aviation.
Or if you are an aviator pre 2000, then it is Cockpit Resource Management
“We will be watching”
“So will I”
Calm and relaxed when facing a difficult landing. Well done to them.
This pilot is awesome and Kennedy tower being professional as always
Keeping humor during an emergency just goes to show he was confident he could do it. That’s awesome.
Makes you wonder how many non flap emergency landings they have to do in the simulator. He's like, I got this.
It read to me more like using humor and planning to cope with nerves.
I'll bet he has lots of hours and emergencies worked.
I thought you were me for a second. Made me look twice lol
Great attitude from the pilot there!
bdpa kaknox Sounds like he is very experienced.
sounds like he always wanted an excuse to do a 180knt landing. :D
This pilot kept so calm and still managed to make a couple jokes. Clearly very confident that he knew how to deal with the situation so long as he had what he needed. As Mentour and Kelsey at 47 Gear say, ATC is your friend. I’d fly with this pilot without question.
The Jet Blue taking off just before American landed was so perfectly timed... GND: "attn. all emergency equipment; subject aircraft is on final" JBU: "we're ready" You go pilot! You don't have to be a plane, you can be a fire truck too!
"It'll be the fastest B737 landing you've seen in a long time."
"We'll be watching!"
"So will I!"
Reminds me of Kennedy Steve!
It's great to hear the pilot using humor in placed to diffuse tension.. any emergency is a very tense situation, by helping to diffuse the tension he is helping by reducing the classic "human factor" problems
He's practised this many times in the simulator, he knew exactly what he needed to do.
Captain: Declares an emergency
Also captain: cracks jokes about the above mentioned emergency
10:36 "Yeah, you're gonna have hot brakes, obviously, because - you know - no flaps. So we're gonna follow you back to the gate if you can get back under your own engine power."
The pilot was experienced, he knew how to deal with this situation. Likely knew it wouldn't be serious and handled it like a pro. Jovial too, I love it lol
I love that pilot, that comment about also watching the fastest 737 landing
The Lufthansa 400 Super pilot is the same as the one redirected to Philadelphia in another video on this channel.
So this was the reason 31L wasn't available?
It's reassuring to know that we have such well-trained individuals in charge of our safety in such a potentially dangerous situation (in most cases). The pilot not only stayed cool and clam, but also kept his sense of humor. . .
Go watch the 911 ATC tapes. You will retract that statement.
Amazing pilots and the absolute overview by the pilot is amazing
Common Sense I thought so too! They even considered, formulated, and communicated contingency plans - like for a missed approach - and explained them to ATC. I'd feel safe and in very capable hands if I ever found myself a passenger with this flight crew.
People forget Pilots and ground crew train for ALL EMERGENCIES... Just another day at the office.
I am commercial truck driver and have seen and done alot. I am always prepared for the "OH SH*t situation." I am not perfect but I try to be professional and ready. If I feel like I can't stop I find the nearest hill and let slow me down.
Okay I will stop now everyone is bored...😐
"I'll give your runway back" 😂😂
Every once in a while you get a pilot like this, has no leading/trailing edge flaps or slats, and basically says "alright, cool. I like a challenge!"
"We'll be watching"..... "so will I". 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
The absolute calm & professionalism of the pilot is incredible. ATC did an outstanding job as well. Thank you for this, makes me feel even safer flying than I already did (and that was pretty safe to begin with). It would be an absolute dream of a lifetime to be able to sit in the cockpit for an entire flight OMG! I could literally die then as my life would be complete! 😇
DAMN those guys talk fast, and comprehend fast too. I guess it's just years in the cockpit (or the ATC tower) but they sure can convey info with lightning speed, accuracy, and brevity. Thanks guys!
How relaxed this pilot is. Still jokes around with the ATC in a highly dangerous situation! Adorable!
The professional voices are just so comfortable, especially when compared with the last video (US-BANGLA DASH-8 crashes).
Yuanhe Li As it should be! Genuine professionals at work here.
You read my mind.
Literally? Wow. I'd like to see the video of that!
Terry Wilson God yes. I still have nightmares about that one.
Shelli Meyers yeah... That one was bad. I think after being vectored around and kicked off my final the second time, I would have declared an emergency by reason of pilot fatigue. Fuck if I'm gonna let some brainless duo yank me all over the sky because they can't communicate with each other in the tower.
Excellent communication amongst all parties. I've been on "the trucks" awaiting an in flight emergency. Spot on focus.
5:50-5:58 the humour between those times is great. Hahaha.
Apart from this being an emergency of course, the calmness of this pilot is impressive - to the point where his humorous remarks are hilarious to me. "We'll give you your runway back" - cool like a cucumber as the saying goes.
180 knot approach speed.....
I would have loved to have seen a passenger view of that.
Remove that sadistic avatar at once. Had me wiping my screen for a hair.
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Yea it's around takeoff speed in a 737-900
At first I was wondering what you meant about the hair but then I remember TH-cam dark mode ftw.
No you wouldn’t trust me
Pilot was calm and yet very emphasized his souls on board. Great job
You can here the piolt panic but still keeping cool and joking a bit. That's a real piolt, from what we hear that is someone who can handle stress and shows discipline in their craft!
Thumb up for the amazing cooperation!!!
Just want to tell you both good luck, we're all counting on you
"looks like i picked the wrong week to quit smoking"
Shouldn't have had the fish!
Don't call me Shirley
@@ozzie-sk9dh I thought he said my name's not Shirley
It’s an entirely different kind of flying, all together
*IT‘S AN ENTIRELY DIFFERENT KIND OF FLYING*
Dang, crossings the fence like an SR-71.. lol. Handled it like some professionals should.
You inspired me to check on other landing speeds. Turns out this was nearly the speed the space shuttle used to land at. But without the drogue chute!
I love how calm and professional these people are.....from pilot to atc to ground crew......well done!!!!!!
Love the positive demeanor from both the tower and the pilots. Kudos to both parties
in the urban dictionary "cool as a cucumber" comes a photo of the pilot. damn!
"We'll be the fastest Boeing 737 landing you've seen in a long time" Lol atleast the captain still has a sense of humor despite the situation theyre in
US, Euro, and most Asian airports and operators that I've heard on your TH-cam channel are all smooth as butter. I am continuously impressed by their incredible professionalism.
Bonus points for the animated red emergency vehicle!
The AA pilot was awesome, a real pro.
They all are. I don't just mean AA either. 99.9 percent of pilots for major airlines are incredibly skilled pros. It takes a lot of work and dedication flying little shitty planes for little shitty pay for many years to get to the big leagues. But I am pretty partial to AA because my uncle is a former check airman and current senior captain at AA. Although he always says (somewhat jokingly but partially serious) that southwest pilots are the cool guys and AA pilots are nerds. "I wish we got to speed everywhere and not get in trouble for it" apparently southwest buys pizza parties for ATC and TRACON frequently all over the country and therefore gets away with a little extra. Is it real? Is it a joke? No good pilot will tell. He said he'd consider switching to southwest for the end of his career but they only fly 737s and he loves his overpowered rocketship. (757 captain) unfortunately with American retiring the 75 he was incredibly sad until they told him his seniority and skill/safety record gave him first pick of what to switch to for his last 5 years before retirement... 777 or 787. 2 dream choices. He came out happy as hell even though he had to say goodbye to his best girl. My aunt recorded him doing a really dorky celebratory dance in the driveway when he got home that day and being an incredible wiseass she says "what they gave you an airbus?" to which he replied "jeez, you think they want me to retire THAT badly?" lol. I have a bizzare family, but good people. I also tend to ramble on. But eh, if it bothers people they don't have to read it. I'm having fun telling the story and I'm sure at least one person will enjoy it. Have a pleasant day, anyone who made it this far!
@@blackhawks81H thanks for sharing. That was a cool story!
The problem here is not that they can't slow down.
The problem is that they must not slow down before the wheels are down.
With no flaps, the minimum speed to keep flying is much higher than normal. If they slow down as usual, they'd just drop instead of glide.
Flaps? Flaps?! We don't need no stinkun' flaps!!
Sounds like there was a break in communication on what the flight crew wanted the emergency crews to check for, mainly hot brakes. They kept talking about checking for leaks. Although its a possibility, I'd probably be more concerned with landing gear catching on fire from the heat lol
They did check the breaks. 10:37
If your slats and flaps don't go down, hydraulics are probably the cause and that often means leaks. Leaking oil on hot brakes is a bad thing.
@@garybrummet8909 So is hydraulic fluid on the runway.
Pilot sounds like he's narrating a marble race. I love it.
I want that guy flying my next commercial flight.
That first officer must have ice water running through him to remain as calm and collected as he was. Also, his sense of humor was terrific. Kudo's to the flight crew and ATC personnel.
I work at Dulles and in early March 2019 we had a runway incursion near miss with a plane having to take off early, within 100' of a maintenance truck on runway 30. Would love to hear this if you can find it.
It's so casual it almost looks like an airforceproud video.
Car 99 is the star of the show, it's always there!!
This com should be used in training as an example of how it's done. Situation and plan clear as a whistle!
Seems like a high stress job to be but I think it's so cool what ATC does. Much respect
Love the pilot’s attitude and professionalism here
Now that's a professional pilot. Even with his aircraft having mechanical issues hes able to not only give clear numbers. But hes calm and collected.. like going on a milk run because he forgot the bread. And hes able to still have a sence of humor through all this
Wow... 180 that is hauling. Nice job. Love the composure
Hats off to the pilot and crew. Calm and professional all the way. Well done.
Tower: "I'll be watching"... Pilot: "So will I!" LMAO!
Yeah that was so funny. Not
These are the pilots everyone wants...so calm and in control of the situation
To lose flaps and slats completely is insanely rare especially on a newer bus like the 738, well handled all round.
ATC: "We'll be watching."
Pilot: "That's good, because I'm too scared to look!"
Hotel alpha, hotel alpha, hotel alpha.
Calm pilot, a true professional.
The pilot is chill. So professional and polite. Well done
Aw, I was waiting for the touchdown but never saw it.
Glad everyone is safe.
meanwhile in Boeing head office:
‘Okay lads get online and update those parameters on the 737. Those fckn internal engineers lied to us.’
I will be watching... So will I !!!
Man pilot's and ATC job at it's finest !!!
Haha I love the humour. Good vid. Glad everyone was safe
I am just amazed at how calm the pilot is!
That is the chillest, coolest pilot I think I've ever heard!
We've got clearance, Clarence. Roger, Roger. What's your vector, Victor?
I think that was the greatest post, but my Dad said you didn't work hard enough on it.
Obviously doesnt speak Jive
Enough with the Airplane! comments already. That was an entirely different kind of emergency, altogether!
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So unrealistic.
'We'd like to clear the runway and head home'
Awww
What an AWESOME set of pilots!
Never let them see you sweat! Great job.
"we're coming in badly malfunctioning, nearly 500 lives at stake, I'm fully aware of how deadly this could turn in a heartbeat, and I'll be cracking jokes and being calm and polite all the way down to the emergency trucks. Have a nice day...!"
Wow, that's incredible, what a pilot!!
First officer sounds like he is having a lot of fun
That pilot has a good sense of humor in such a tense situation. Bless his heart.
How the tower and flight crew handle a situation like this never ceases to amaze me, provided it's done right, and done professionally. I seem to recall a series of communications between ATC and a rather rude pilot. Said pilot wanted a particular runway, ATC said no....you have THIS runway. The aircraft then declared an emergency for no other reason than wanting (and getting) their chosen runway.
Should ATC have held JBU short of the runway? Maybe, maybe not. It's a judgement call. Obviously the safe landing of AAL1609 took priority over everything else. You don't hear it but you do see other traffic cleanly swept out of the way. Once an emergency is declared, the PIC has the authority and priority. On the same token, ATC still has an airport to run. AAL1609 already had a plan in place and communicated to ATC for a missed approach. If the JBU had a takeoff difficulty, AAL1609 would still get plenty of warning to effect the missed approach and had a comfortable fuel cushion to go around and set back up.
The cockpit reported no obvious problems besides the failure of the lift devices on the leading and trailing edges. I'm sure the 20-30 minutes they spent working their checklists would have at least hinted at more if there were additional problems, as the checklists are designed to either indicate or rule out potential problems. Engine failures, hydraulic failures, electrical failures, smoke in the cockpit/cabin, damage to the aircraft, suspected fire, partial incapacitation of the flight crew....each of these would require its' own unique process. I think given the set of circumstances, the PIC and ATC made all the right calls. But, like anyone else, that's my opinion. What matters is everyone went home safe, in the end.
That pilot lost his license.
A very high level of professionalism. Very impressive
Great airmanship, ATC and emergency crews Highly trained skillful people great all safe .
Great job by all parties..spent 30 yrs in the airline business and has to be one of the best to date..
This pilot needed the runway from that fast and furious movie 😂
Amazing how info changes between stations on the Comms.
"our approach speed is in excess of 180 knots"
I wish commercial planes were required to have dash cams. Imagine how awesome these videos would be with a split screen view of actual footage lol.
This is why it is so important to bring extra fuel, if they didn’t have 1:30 left things would be a lot more hectic.
You can never have too much fuel unless you're on fire.
Love this pilot. Very smooth and professional, but didnt hesitate to make light of the situation either. Thats the kind of person Id trust my life to.
Love it that no matter how serious the emergency, they'll complete the checklist first.
Respect ✌☮ ✈🛩🛬