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Chloe… when you were marketing Blinkest on your video you mentioned "that you were not that smart" . That is a bunch of nonsense. You are very intelligent, you make very good videos, you have a lot to offer. So please please please do not sell yourself short.
am the person that once put my phone in the post box instead of my letter and had to wait for the postman to come round to get it back... Thank you for your comment, I appreciate it :)
I'd only flown a Piper Tomahawk a few hours 45 years ago and never thought how altimeters are calibrated. Very informative, if a bit disconcerting, video 👏
It's lovely to see how far you come with your channel, seeing you get your first sponsor makes me overjoyed because it means you're doing great! Keep it up Chloe!
Thanks, this actually wasn't my first sponsored segment. I did a couple way back in 2021. It's been a while since I had one, I'm very picky about what I promote.
Oh could you do Bea 548 that accident highlights the need for cockpit voice recorder for passenger flights, the accident led to a greater emphasis on crew resource management, and a greater caution before allowing off-duty crew members to occupy flight deck seats?
Thank you for continually making such detailed and painstakingly researched (minj) documentaries. . Being a paraplegic since birth.. .. i can only experience most of aviation as an outsider only. . And I am from finance background. . Still.. of my limited undeserving.. I would say that your technical explanation of the barometric terms in aviation.. was simpler to follow.. than perhaps even Petter (Mentour Pilot), Joe (Captain Joe). . Our wishes are always with you.. in all of your sincere endeavour endeavours. . Greetings🤍💙 from the middle of nowhere ..in India.
Big admirer of your channel and the work you put into researching these tragic accidents. I always think of the poor souls who perish in these disasters.
I've known that altimeters in airplanes work by measuring pressure. However, I've never given the fact much thought that air pressure changes based on the weather which should have a drastic influence on the accuracy of the reading. Thank you for the explanation on how the calibration works.
Hopefully in the future, planes could use GPS altimeters, or maybe even LIDAR altimeters for altitude above ground, but if the GPS or LIDAR (laser distance measuring) system were to fail, it would still be beneficial to learn to use the barometric altimeter.
Hi Chloe, I’m not sure if you’ll even read this, I just wanted to tell you that your explanation of how altimeters work was excellent. Extremely well broken down and explained. I love the quality of your work, I can appreciate the tremendous effort you put into making these. Considering you are not from an aviation background your information is brilliantly explained and on point. Magnificent! Regarding your comment with the Blinkist sponsorship and your personal intelligence, please do NOT underestimate yourself, you are clearly a very intelligent person, the exceptional standards in the work you are doing testify to that. You are indeed most talented, and I am grateful for your effort. Best regards. Cheers, Anton
11:50 'Assuming that Cpt was flying and his instrument was showing the LOWER reading...' - wouldn't it mean that FO must had flown the aircraft since they collided? Great video!
As always an entertaining and educational video. The fact you put so much information into a relatively short video is amazing. I never fail to learn something. This is the first video I’ve been able to watch immediately instead of having to wait for work to end. I’m so happy 😊
I'm confused. The captains Altimeter was set right to QFE, elevation above ground. When it is assumed that the captain was flying, was it the first officer that made false elevation call outs from his wrongly set altimeter to QNH?
I'm gonna tell you what I tell my niece(also a Chloe) "I don't want to hear you say you're not that smart come out your mouth". You are smart Chloe the amount of work you put in writing a script, researching topics etc is something a smart person can do. Keep up the good work I've got zero clue how long I've been subscribed to DB because I'm so engrossed in your video.
Such excellent explanations for the instruments, the systems behind them and how they are operated. This really is the best channel to understand how air accidents occur to the detail. Congratulations!
Just want to add that this is definitely the preferable way to do in-video ad placement - no stupid wordplay or segues, just "I'm pausing briefly to tell you about the product" and a "that said, let's get on with the video." Would be happy to keep seeing it done that way.
There was a contributing factor afaik. At that time a Russian navigator who also worked as a translator was required and carried on board every non Russian flight allowed to enter Russian airspace. Many, if not most, Russian ATC controllers did not speak English (or any other western language), thus the translator requirement. In a high workload environment (f. e. bad weather approaches) this is just a recipe for desaster. I shared some experience with the son of the first officer on this flight (Wolf Dietrich Freisleben).
Great episode as usual, Chloe!!! AND hell yeah! I'm definitely looking forward to a second channel where you might bring a level-headed exposition to aviation-related conspiracy theories... I've seen a few channels try to bring up theories, but they have a tendency to either push the "entertainment" button a little far... OR (at least occasionally) things get out into left field a bit further than "bat-shit territory" if we're perfectly honest... Would love to see and hear your take on some of them... ;o)
My hypothesis is that the copilot simply left their altimeter set to standard pressure from cruise instead of inputting the QNH given by the approach controller. Then, when they were on their short final, the captain was probably looking outside to establish visual contact with the runway while the first officer was calling out altitude and distance checks for the captain's approach (which were unfortunately wrong being provided by the FOs incorrectly set altimeter). This would mean they began hitting the trees even though the first officer's altimeter would be reading a couple hundred meters and, according to this faulty reading, they thought they were on profile. Hope that gives some closure to everyone who thought the investigation didn't really answer the question of why they actually crashed. Like, yes, it was the altimeters, but they didn't elaborate on how the captain had the correct altitude right in front of him but ignored it.
Sometimes, preparing for approach the PnF sets the Alt to QNH (QFE is hardly used these day's) while the PF Alt still is set on STD until passing below Transition Altitude (or transition Level, not sure anymore, long ago but Alt makes more sense) They just might have forgotten to check when below Transition Alt. It's a bussy process on (by now) antiquated equipment and meanwhile one has to retink between Meters and Feet.
I retired from the aviation maintenance profession after 40+ years. We used to say that aircraft were thousands of parts flying in loose formation. When I started my civilian career, my supervisor stated that “nothing we work on here will cause a crash”. With more than a little incredulity I replied that a 3 cent machine screw can cause a crash! The stress caused by the news of an aircraft accident was always there.
Use the word "altitude" only for distance above mean sea level. Use "height" only for distance above ground level. Or you can use the abbreviations AMSL and AGL
If the captain was flying, and his altimeter was reading *lower* than the co-pilot's, then surely they would have levelled off 700' too *high* and not hit the ground?
I'm addicted to analyses of air incidents, and this one was **VERY** insightful. I would also love to see an analysis of the infamous Hainan Island Incident of 2001, but my bet is that public reports are hard to come by.
i think it’d be cool if you had a video only talking about all of the conspiracy theories surrounding various crashes obviously a disclaimer would be involved but i think a big reason why some plane crashes are more famous than others is because of the conspiracy theories that surround them a while ago you had a video that i think was eastern airlines flight 401 that crashed in florida and you mentioned the phenomenon where flight attendants and residents supposedly saw the ghosts of the former passengers, and i think it added a really cool layer to the video
Wonderful job! My favorite part of your video is when you say “Hello Everyone” before Patreon members 😂. I say it in stereo with you as I watch. I’m joking but really do love your vids. 🤣🔥
It's true pilots do not know their actual altitude above the ground for the most part of higher altitude flying. And there is only one chance to know exactly. That is before the plane takes off. Especially, when there is no radio altimeter or satellite based 3D navigation available. Stunning good and extensive explanation.
Yay! Newcastle airport! That’s where I live 😊. I notice you give the 4-letter code, but it’s always known as NCL on baggage tags etc. Interesting video - yours always are. I tend not to go in for conspiracy theories, especially if investigators find nothing suspicious. Whenever the exact cause of an accident can’t be determined they always seem to arise.
you need to put your voice levels up on these videos, i run them at full volume and struggle to hear them unless the room is entirely quiet, even today i got headphones on instead of playing on speaker and struggling to hear them, the background sound is louder than the video :(
there have been many accidents due to QFE settings.. I never used them ,but I think it makes one lose the awareness of the real obstacle elevations around. This must be especially true for companies/pilots mixing these settings,which can easily be done when flying into an airport with the remark "QFE operations not allowed" disaster will eventually happen
So which alti was wrong? If the Capt was in command and his alti was displaying 700ft lower than actual, then surely his decent to zero and touch down, would have resulted in the aircraft being still 700 ft above the runway. But if the Co pilot was in command and his alti displayed 700 above actual, then his decent would certainly have resulted in the aircraft striking the ground short of the threshold. So which alti was wrong and can it definitely be said which of the flight crew was in command of the aircraft during the approach? From what I can make out if the Capt was commanding the aircraft it should not have struck the ground even if his alti was showing an incorrect lower reading.
I think mentour pilot made a video about a modern plane flying 2 meters above the ground for pretty much the same mistake. Automation can only help so much, I suppose.
That Viscount had only have two crew- its has space for three. Much later aircraft always had a flight engineer. Then with flight engineer he should have noted down settings.
Now that I’m thinking about this air disaster was caused by pilot error. I don’t believe those theories. I just think it’s pilot and crew error that brought flight 901 down. Because it was due to the pilot and the first officer not having the same feet diameter or whatever it’s called that brought the plane down. Just simply pilot error.
All this minute inputs complicate things, and it would be easy to forget to do something that could cause the plane to crash. Too much detail and we wonder why planes crash. You put your life in the hands of another human that can lead to disaster when you fly. Oh, sure they will find out why, so it will not happen again, but you are still dead. How many plane crashes can you survive? In a car?
Ah yes...once again America's silly decision to keep the imperial system strikes again. Seriously change it already, being different doesn't make you quirky and interesting 😑. Rest in paradise to those people who lost their lives.
"Conflict between the plane and the ground" is my new favourite expression. Funny how the ground always wins those arguments...😄 well done video, thumbs up
I’m so glad I found your channel. I absolutely love your content and coverage. The way you break things down for better understanding. The time, effort and energy that you put in… It’s fantastic. Thank you so much!!!✈️
WOW! I am impressed. Indeed a rarely mentioned accident with a lot of mystery and Mandy stories around it! And for sure very unknown - even in my home country of Austria. Thank you!
12:00 - "Conflict would occur between the plane and the ground." _I salute your use of understatements. More powerful than saying "so they're gonna crash."_
"I'm not very smart myself" Says the person making detailed aviation disaster videos on par with professional documentaries AND is a certified private pilot. Don't sell yourself short.
¿Que? Surely if the Captain's altimeter has a _lower_ reference pressure, then it will read zero when the plane is zero feet above the ground. The co-pilot's altimeter, with _higher_ (sea level) reference pressure, will give an altitude of 700 feet when the plane is actually on the ground (zero feet). Therefore, trying to land this plane in reference to the _Co-Pilot's_ altimeter will crash the plane, and NOT in reference to the _Captain's_ altimeter. Have I got that right? (Trying to understand)
Sad that the aviation community is going backwards in time by adopting inferior measurement units. Ok my plane got a glide ratio of 10:1, im at 3km altitude, so i can glide 30km. My plane is at 10000 feet, so i can glide 100000 feet, wich is how many nautical miles? ;*(
Just finished another college semester's class here, and I would say that every number and calculations in literally EVERYTHING in this industry are important and should be cross-checked and double-checked every single time. This case reminds me of an accident that'll soon be made as one of the episode of Mayday season 23- Independent Air flight 1851. I think the crew of Independent air flight 1851 misheard the pressure reading due to accent of the controller and radio statics, but the biggest mistake made by the crew was not inputting the wrong readings into altimeter. The crew ignored ground proximity warning and crashed onto the side of the mountain. In the end, a little reminder with no relation to this episode here. I watched several old episodes of disaster breakdown while doing homework few days ago, and I learned that an episode about Madrid airport collision was suppose to come out before 2023 (which didn't happen). I don't really know if you're a busy person or the topics for disaster breakdown are piling up, but if you're busy, there's no need for uploading this episode to be top priority. I'm just looking forward for this episode to come out at anytime, and once again, there's no need to rush to make and upload this episode. Thank you very much and wish you have a good day!
congrats on getting another sponsor! really interesting info on the altimeter, i'd never considered how they were calibrated before and for some reason thought it would be simpler! great video, as always :)
"In the United States, because of course, they use a completely different measurement..." I'm American and went to school for engineering, and had this thought at least twice a week.
@DisasterBreakdown - you mentioned Barometric Altimeters. I'm no expert on these old crates, but I believe it was around the time of this accident that Radio Altimeters became more and more common on Commercial Flights. Do you know if the accident plane was equipped with a Radio Altimeter?
8:44 I just want to mention that the actual standard pressure in hPa is 1013.25hPa. On any plane with digital altimeters (like the B737NG or A320 series), setting the QNH to 1013hPa will actually display a slightly lower altitude than if the altimeter is set to standard. The difference is minute but there. 29.92 inHg is fully accurate, though.
I tell ppl that my memory is as long as my d*^k and I def don’t have one, so that’s usually a good analogy that everybody seems to understand..!! Absolutely love, love, love your channel, Chloe..!! Has always been excellent, professional, super informative, while being amazingly presented .. however, I am so proud at how your presentation of your channel and videos have progressed thru the years, and seem to grow with each one being better (if possible ) than the one before ..!! It’s been and continues to be so exciting to watch you grow along with your channel and its subscribers, contributions, and sponsors..!! So proud of you as you should be so proud for yourself..!! The sky is the limit and don’t ever let anyone steal your shine..!! Keep on keepin on, love..!! Apologies for the long ass comment but I had a lot to say..!! Thank you for all your hard work you put into your videos, and it shows..!! Much love from NC, USA .. ps: (I know sorry) do we get a little sneak peek after your recovery ..?) speedy recovery to you..!!
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Can you make a video about Turkish airlines flight 981? it would be super interesting!!!
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you have nice videos
“One can imagine that with such a discrepancy, conflict could occur between the plane and the ground.” Such a polite way to phrase that
This made me laugh, I know it shouldn't have.
Same here hehehe. I cannot decide which was funnier - that or the reference to the US use of mg of mercury "because, of course".
Just like a Brit - always polite!
Chloe… when you were marketing Blinkest on your video you mentioned "that you were not that smart" . That is a bunch of nonsense. You are very intelligent, you make very good videos, you have a lot to offer. So please please please do not sell yourself short.
am the person that once put my phone in the post box instead of my letter and had to wait for the postman to come round to get it back...
Thank you for your comment, I appreciate it :)
Well said
@@DisasterBreakdown That's a sign of a very intelligent person, though. You're thinking so much, that you get distracted!
Who's Chloe?
So your name is CHLOE?
I'd only flown a Piper Tomahawk a few hours 45 years ago and never thought how altimeters are calibrated. Very informative, if a bit disconcerting, video 👏
I don’t know a lot about piloting or aircraft, but you always find a way to make it understandable.
It's lovely to see how far you come with your channel, seeing you get your first sponsor makes me overjoyed because it means you're doing great! Keep it up Chloe!
Thanks, this actually wasn't my first sponsored segment. I did a couple way back in 2021. It's been a while since I had one, I'm very picky about what I promote.
@@DisasterBreakdown ah my bad xD still proud of you!
Oh could you do Bea 548 that accident highlights the need for cockpit voice recorder for passenger flights, the accident led to a greater emphasis on crew resource management, and a greater caution before allowing off-duty crew members to occupy flight deck seats?
Thank you for continually making such detailed and painstakingly researched (minj) documentaries.
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Being a paraplegic since birth..
.. i can only experience most of aviation as an outsider only.
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And I am from finance background.
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Still.. of my limited undeserving.. I would say that your technical explanation of the barometric terms in aviation.. was simpler to follow.. than perhaps even Petter (Mentour Pilot), Joe (Captain Joe).
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Our wishes are always with you.. in all of your sincere endeavour endeavours.
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Greetings🤍💙 from the middle of nowhere ..in India.
@@DisasterBreakdown Can you make a video about Turkish airlines flight 981? it would be super interesting!!!
Big admirer of your channel and the work you put into researching these tragic accidents. I always think of the poor souls who perish in these disasters.
I've known that altimeters in airplanes work by measuring pressure. However, I've never given the fact much thought that air pressure changes based on the weather which should have a drastic influence on the accuracy of the reading. Thank you for the explanation on how the calibration works.
Hopefully in the future, planes could use GPS altimeters, or maybe even LIDAR altimeters for altitude above ground, but if the GPS or LIDAR (laser distance measuring) system were to fail, it would still be beneficial to learn to use the barometric altimeter.
Wednesday upload?!?!?! Let’s go!!!
Yep and I'll be hitting you with another one this weekend! :)
Hi Chloe, I’m not sure if you’ll even read this, I just wanted to tell you that your explanation of how altimeters work was excellent. Extremely well broken down and explained.
I love the quality of your work, I can appreciate the tremendous effort you put into making these. Considering you are not from an aviation background your information is brilliantly explained and on point. Magnificent!
Regarding your comment with the Blinkist sponsorship and your personal intelligence, please do NOT underestimate yourself, you are clearly a very intelligent person, the exceptional standards in the work you are doing testify to that.
You are indeed most talented, and I am grateful for your effort. Best regards. Cheers, Anton
What a BRILLIANT episode! Thanks.
You've finally got another sponsor! Your channel is becoming bigger everyday. Congratulations 🎉.
Thanks Chloe ! :))
You've made my week, and happy new year by the way!
Happy New Year to you too!
11:50
'Assuming that Cpt was flying and his instrument was showing the LOWER reading...' - wouldn't it mean that FO must had flown the aircraft since they collided?
Great video!
As always an entertaining and educational video. The fact you put so much information into a relatively short video is amazing. I never fail to learn something. This is the first video I’ve been able to watch immediately instead of having to wait for work to end. I’m so happy 😊
Glad you enjoyed it!
I'm confused. The captains Altimeter was set right to QFE, elevation above ground. When it is assumed that the captain was flying, was it the first officer that made false elevation call outs from his wrongly set altimeter to QNH?
That's what I was thinking.
Ye that must be it. If captain was flying and taking his height instead, he would have flown 700ft too high instead
I'm gonna tell you what I tell my niece(also a Chloe) "I don't want to hear you say you're not that smart come out your mouth". You are smart Chloe the amount of work you put in writing a script, researching topics etc is something a smart person can do. Keep up the good work I've got zero clue how long I've been subscribed to DB because I'm so engrossed in your video.
Such excellent explanations for the instruments, the systems behind them and how they are operated. This really is the best channel to understand how air accidents occur to the detail. Congratulations!
'Conflict would occur between the plane and the ground'
Well... that's one way of putting it
Crashing would be more appropriate. The ground doesn't care what you do.
Just want to add that this is definitely the preferable way to do in-video ad placement - no stupid wordplay or segues, just "I'm pausing briefly to tell you about the product" and a "that said, let's get on with the video." Would be happy to keep seeing it done that way.
There was a contributing factor afaik. At that time a Russian navigator who also worked as a translator was required and carried on board every non Russian flight allowed to enter Russian airspace.
Many, if not most, Russian ATC controllers did not speak English (or any other western language), thus the translator requirement. In a high workload environment (f. e. bad weather approaches) this is just a recipe for desaster.
I shared some experience with the son of the first officer on this flight (Wolf Dietrich Freisleben).
Great episode as usual, Chloe!!!
AND hell yeah! I'm definitely looking forward to a second channel where you might bring a level-headed exposition to aviation-related conspiracy theories... I've seen a few channels try to bring up theories, but they have a tendency to either push the "entertainment" button a little far... OR (at least occasionally) things get out into left field a bit further than "bat-shit territory" if we're perfectly honest...
Would love to see and hear your take on some of them... ;o)
A sponsor Chloe!!! That is so incredible!! Well deserved, I look forward to your videos every week. Glad we get an extra one today!
Oooo... a series on Aviation conspiracy theories would be absolutely fascinating.
Great job, as always . looking forward to the next one :)
Get that bag! Thank you for all the work you do and consistently having subtitles on your bids Chloe!
My hypothesis is that the copilot simply left their altimeter set to standard pressure from cruise instead of inputting the QNH given by the approach controller. Then, when they were on their short final, the captain was probably looking outside to establish visual contact with the runway while the first officer was calling out altitude and distance checks for the captain's approach (which were unfortunately wrong being provided by the FOs incorrectly set altimeter). This would mean they began hitting the trees even though the first officer's altimeter would be reading a couple hundred meters and, according to this faulty reading, they thought they were on profile. Hope that gives some closure to everyone who thought the investigation didn't really answer the question of why they actually crashed. Like, yes, it was the altimeters, but they didn't elaborate on how the captain had the correct altitude right in front of him but ignored it.
Sometimes, preparing for approach the PnF sets the Alt to QNH (QFE is hardly used these day's) while the PF Alt still is set on STD until passing below Transition Altitude (or transition Level, not sure anymore, long ago but Alt makes more sense)
They just might have forgotten to check when below Transition Alt. It's a bussy process on (by now) antiquated equipment and meanwhile one has to retink between Meters and Feet.
I retired from the aviation maintenance profession after 40+ years. We used to say that aircraft were thousands of parts flying in loose formation. When I started my civilian career, my supervisor stated that “nothing we work on here will cause a crash”. With more than a little incredulity I replied that a 3 cent machine screw can cause a crash! The stress caused by the news of an aircraft accident was always there.
Use the word "altitude" only for distance above mean sea level. Use "height" only for distance above ground level. Or you can use the abbreviations AMSL and AGL
Dude...
If the captain was flying, and his altimeter was reading *lower* than the co-pilot's, then surely they would have levelled off 700' too *high* and not hit the ground?
I'm addicted to analyses of air incidents, and this one was **VERY** insightful. I would also love to see an analysis of the infamous Hainan Island Incident of 2001, but my bet is that public reports are hard to come by.
Chloe, you are a gem. Keep up the good work. 😊
Chloe, I sent you an email recently and I hope it didn't go to spam! Very happy to have this extra video! ✌️🍍
Congrats on the sponsor!
8:30 That „some point“ is called transition altitude in climb and transition level in descend.
i think it’d be cool if you had a video only talking about all of the conspiracy theories surrounding various crashes
obviously a disclaimer would be involved but i think a big reason why some plane crashes are more famous than others is because of the conspiracy theories that surround them
a while ago you had a video that i think was eastern airlines flight 401 that crashed in florida and you mentioned the phenomenon where flight attendants and residents supposedly saw the ghosts of the former passengers, and i think it added a really cool layer to the video
There's also a conspiracy theory about Austrian Airlines 901.
A sponsor??!! Get it girl!!!
Wonderful job! My favorite part of your video is when you say “Hello Everyone” before Patreon members 😂. I say it in stereo with you as I watch. I’m joking but really do love your vids. 🤣🔥
It's true pilots do not know their actual altitude above the ground for the most part of higher altitude flying. And there is only one chance to know exactly. That is before the plane takes off. Especially, when there is no radio altimeter or satellite based 3D navigation available. Stunning good and extensive explanation.
Yay! Newcastle airport! That’s where I live 😊. I notice you give the 4-letter code, but it’s always known as NCL on baggage tags etc. Interesting video - yours always are. I tend not to go in for conspiracy theories, especially if investigators find nothing suspicious. Whenever the exact cause of an accident can’t be determined they always seem to arise.
Too much work. I'm taking the train!
I really LOVE your videos! But I really HATE the music. Will you please go back to just narration only? Please?
i love the music
it appears that even if the altimeters were synchronized, they still would have do to be synchronized correctly- to the QNH.
12:52 Someone's good at math!
you need to put your voice levels up on these videos, i run them at full volume and struggle to hear them unless the room is entirely quiet, even today i got headphones on instead of playing on speaker and struggling to hear them, the background sound is louder than the video :(
Thanks for the feedback. I'll boost a bit more in the next video
@@DisasterBreakdown thanks boss apprieciate it cos i do love your videos i just struggle to hear them sometimes :), keep up the good work
there have been many accidents due to QFE settings.. I never used them ,but I think it makes one lose the awareness of the real obstacle elevations around. This must be especially true for companies/pilots mixing these settings,which can easily be done when flying into an airport with the remark "QFE operations not allowed"
disaster will eventually happen
Indeed. QNH is widely recognised as safer.
So which alti was wrong? If the Capt was in command and his alti was displaying 700ft lower than actual, then surely his decent to zero and touch down, would have resulted in the aircraft being still 700 ft above the runway. But if the Co pilot was in command and his alti displayed 700 above actual, then his decent would certainly have resulted in the aircraft striking the ground short of the threshold. So which alti was wrong and can it definitely be said which of the flight crew was in command of the aircraft during the approach?
From what I can make out if the Capt was commanding the aircraft it should not have struck the ground even if his alti was showing an incorrect lower reading.
I think mentour pilot made a video about a modern plane flying 2 meters above the ground for pretty much the same mistake. Automation can only help so much, I suppose.
1:18 excuse you Chloe, Ms. Aviation Researcher And Educational Content Producer, you are VERY smart. Please be kind to yourself, mmk? :)
That Viscount had only have two crew- its has space for three. Much later aircraft always had a flight engineer. Then with flight engineer he should have noted down settings.
According to Wikipedia it has only two crew seats- that is totally unbelievable.
Newcastle airport gang!!
Inches of mercury is the correct unit, the victors get to choose that sort of thing.
Great videos as always! But, you dont need to "fill out" with the music. It's a lot better without. Just my opinion 🙂 ♥️
I think maybe he gets sponsorship for playing them?
I never hear them anyway.
I couldn't even hear the music!
Now that I’m thinking about this air disaster was caused by pilot error. I don’t believe those theories. I just think it’s pilot and crew error that brought flight 901 down. Because it was due to the pilot and the first officer not having the same feet diameter or whatever it’s called that brought the plane down. Just simply pilot error.
A proper analysis has to ask why they made that error.
The simplest of issues "
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In the case of a conflict between the plane and the ground, the ground will always win.
6 second in. Vienna to Moscow...I'm already suspecting espionage.
Actually there IS a conspiracy theory about this incident.
Chloe, did you misspell satellite photograph at 4:20
Yeah this is what Die Hard 2 was based on.
The Vickers Viscount had the weirdest 'facial features' of most planes of its age.
That's what my my wife said about me. I bought her new glasses so she wouldn't notice my three eyes.
Who is CHLOE?
Do we still need pseudonyms?
Idk, maybe the sibling of Disaster Breakdown.
Back then. Even non communist countries like sweden did use meter in altitude. It was in 1990 it changed to feet as national standard.
I don't think that conspiracy theories fit your content, I wouldn't mention that stuff.
Aua halt🤷
Nice vid, Ty.
Just saying, Moscow is still the capital of Russia
All this minute inputs complicate things, and it would be easy to forget to do something that could cause the plane to crash. Too much detail and we wonder why planes crash. You put your life in the hands of another human that can lead to disaster when you fly. Oh, sure they will find out why, so it will not happen again, but you are still dead. How many plane crashes can you survive? In a car?
They’re not done for the hell of it.
It really is an ugly plane.
Ah yes...once again America's silly decision to keep the imperial system strikes again. Seriously change it already, being different doesn't make you quirky and interesting 😑. Rest in paradise to those people who lost their lives.
Still don't know why all of this stuff hasn't been changed to metric globally.
Terrific video. I appreciate the in-depth descriptions that you always do.
Looking forward to your second YT channel, "Disaster Conspiracies."
"Conflict between the plane and the ground" is my new favourite expression. Funny how the ground always wins those arguments...😄 well done video, thumbs up
I’m so glad I found your channel. I absolutely love your content and coverage. The way you break things down for better understanding. The time, effort and energy that you put in… It’s fantastic. Thank you so much!!!✈️
WOW! I am impressed. Indeed a rarely mentioned accident with a lot of mystery and Mandy stories around it! And for sure very unknown - even in my home country of Austria. Thank you!
Interesting to hear about an incedent from over 60 years ago and compare how things have changed, black boxes, ILS systems etc.
Thanks for posting.
I’ve watched your channel for a while now and I’m so happy you got a sponsor! You deserve it so much and your channel is incredible!
good work.. Thanks for the in depth Altimeter explanation.
Congratulations on getting a Sponsor! Really love your videos, hope to see a lot more in the future! Cheers!
Another fascinating video with clear and simple explanations on the technical details. And then you go and tell us you’re not bright Chloe? 😂
12:00 - "Conflict would occur between the plane and the ground."
_I salute your use of understatements. More powerful than saying "so they're gonna crash."_
Great commentary and super interesting as always thanks Chloe
Glad you enjoyed it!
"I'm not very smart myself"
Says the person making detailed aviation disaster videos on par with professional documentaries AND is a certified private pilot. Don't sell yourself short.
¿Que?
Surely if the Captain's altimeter has a _lower_ reference pressure, then it will read zero when the plane is zero feet above the ground.
The co-pilot's altimeter, with _higher_ (sea level) reference pressure, will give an altitude of 700 feet when the plane is actually on the ground (zero feet).
Therefore, trying to land this plane in reference to the _Co-Pilot's_ altimeter will crash the plane, and NOT in reference to the _Captain's_ altimeter.
Have I got that right?
(Trying to understand)
Seems like it
I knew you read my comment
hello are you going to do us airways 1549 yet.
Also great video😁
Maybe... it is a very well documented incident. If people want it enough I'll put it on my list
Sad that the aviation community is going backwards in time by adopting inferior measurement units. Ok my plane got a glide ratio of 10:1, im at 3km altitude, so i can glide 30km. My plane is at 10000 feet, so i can glide 100000 feet, wich is how many nautical miles? ;*(
Great video as always.
Thanks!
Just finished another college semester's class here, and I would say that every number and calculations in literally EVERYTHING in this industry are important and should be cross-checked and double-checked every single time.
This case reminds me of an accident that'll soon be made as one of the episode of Mayday season 23- Independent Air flight 1851.
I think the crew of Independent air flight 1851 misheard the pressure reading due to accent of the controller and radio statics, but the biggest mistake made by the crew was not inputting the wrong readings into altimeter. The crew ignored ground proximity warning and crashed onto the side of the mountain.
In the end, a little reminder with no relation to this episode here. I watched several old episodes of disaster breakdown while doing homework few days ago, and I learned that an episode about Madrid airport collision was suppose to come out before 2023 (which didn't happen). I don't really know if you're a busy person or the topics for disaster breakdown are piling up, but if you're busy, there's no need for uploading this episode to be top priority. I'm just looking forward for this episode to come out at anytime, and once again, there's no need to rush to make and upload this episode. Thank you very much and wish you have a good day!
congrats on getting another sponsor! really interesting info on the altimeter, i'd never considered how they were calibrated before and for some reason thought it would be simpler! great video, as always :)
i was a bit shocked when i saw my local airport in this video- i didnt expect it
i wont say which for privacy reasons
Wow, I've been pronouncing Viscount wrong all these years! Great video as always. Also, where was the photo at 8:46 taken?
YEEEEAAHHH MID WEEK UPLOAD!! 🎉
"In the United States, because of course, they use a completely different measurement..." I'm American and went to school for engineering, and had this thought at least twice a week.
@DisasterBreakdown - you mentioned Barometric Altimeters. I'm no expert on these old crates, but I believe it was around the time of this accident that Radio Altimeters became more and more common on Commercial Flights. Do you know if the accident plane was equipped with a Radio Altimeter?
Me double checking the date cause I was surprised to see a video on a Wednesday 😂 I thought I was losing my mind
8:44 I just want to mention that the actual standard pressure in hPa is 1013.25hPa. On any plane with digital altimeters (like the B737NG or A320 series), setting the QNH to 1013hPa will actually display a slightly lower altitude than if the altimeter is set to standard. The difference is minute but there. 29.92 inHg is fully accurate, though.
Standard is actually 29.9212 so an imperial altimeter isn’t precisely accurate either.
Chloe, I love your videos, enjoy the perspective, and your voice is perfect! Hugs.
When will content creators learn to chapterize sponsors? Thanks for the video though.
I tell ppl that my memory is as long as my d*^k and I def don’t have one, so that’s usually a good analogy that everybody seems to understand..!! Absolutely love, love, love your channel, Chloe..!! Has always been excellent, professional, super informative, while being amazingly presented .. however, I am so proud at how your presentation of your channel and videos have progressed thru the years, and seem to grow with each one being better (if possible ) than the one before ..!! It’s been and continues to be so exciting to watch you grow along with your channel and its subscribers, contributions, and sponsors..!! So proud of you as you should be so proud for yourself..!! The sky is the limit and don’t ever let anyone steal your shine..!! Keep on keepin on, love..!! Apologies for the long ass comment but I had a lot to say..!! Thank you for all your hard work you put into your videos, and it shows..!! Much love from NC, USA ..
ps: (I know sorry) do we get a little sneak peek after your recovery ..?) speedy recovery to you..!!
Height above ground, QFE. Not altitude. Altitude above sea level, QNH. Remember aviation Professionals watch your video.