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I don't give a care what ANYONE says, Bob Pearson 100% is a hero. He accomplished something NO ONE could do, even in the simulator. He didn't crash, no loss of life, and no serious injuries. On top of that, only 10 people with minor injuries. Give that man every accolade in aviation. The fuel error realistically was the ultimate fault of Air Canada management.
@@sludge4125 having enough fuel has more to do with MATH AND COMMUNICATION. both are EVERYONE'S FAULT. from company bigwigs to fueling staff to everyone in the cockpit.
@@cynthiarothrock4255 The ultimate responsibility is with the pilots. The pilots almost killed 60+ people. The pilots were responsible for that plane running out of fuel. I am glad everyone survived, and the captain’s skills to get the bird on the ground was impressive. But, cynthia, don’t be a nut hugger. The pilots inability to do a simple math problem almost killed 60+ people. Oh, you’re the person who is factually wrong, yet you are the one screaming (caps = screaming). Typical. 🤪
HE SLIDE SLIPPED A BOEING 767! That is absolutely insane. I can’t even begin to understand how he was able to do that with a plane of that size. Unbelievable
As soon as they came to a stop, My 7 year old grandson ,jumped up in the chair , danced and yelled "singing" "this is how we do it". He LOVES airplanes.
The Gimli Glider and the Miracle on the Hudson are my favorite airplane survival stories. Both had solid, master class pilots at the helm and not a single life lost between them. Legends.
The guy who made his calculations with pounds instead of kilos said he’d done a “manual” check on the fuel after fueling , yes? Would that be like the equivalent of putting a stick into the opening of the tank on your lawnmower? In which case, wouldn’t doing so have shown him that something wasn’t right? That there wasn’t enough to get to Winnipeg, then realizing his mistake, quietly amending it by adding more fuel, shuddering intensely while imagining what might have happened..? I’m sure there’s something I’ve missed here, but ? Might someone explain this to me? Ty
I keep waiting for the name Ralph Nader (if you don’t know who that is , I highly suggest you do at least a little search. He truly is an American hero that deserves high notoriety for what he’d done to protect American consumers and to bring corporations to task.) to come up over the McDonald Douglas evil. I remember when people would check what sort of plane they were potentially being booked on , and were it a DC-10 they’d have it changed. Until viewing this doc I’d NO idea that it hadn’t been accidental. And I certainly didn’t know that Boeing had essentially absorbed the problems they’d accrued. Made them go away. The door failure issue not having been addressed..? Unconscionable.
You have got to find the story of Doug White. He's the man whose pilot died shortly after takeoff. He had to hand fly the plane. His family was on board. It was not a jumbo jet but a King Air. However, they talked him down and he landed beautifully at Fort Myers. He also has such a sense of humor and is comedic in most of the situation, but he didn't want to scare his family.
Bob Pearson is an absolute legend oh my god. Dude never showed an ounce of fear and just made decisions in the face of grave danger. Dude went full cowboy slipping the plane to bring it down quick enough to make the landing
The Gimley Glider story is one of those that will always amaze me. How that captain was able to slip that 767 into the runway was truly a testament to his piloting skills.
@@sludge4125 Regardless, credit is given. They made a human error, but when a dangerous situation arose (regardless of who caused it), they were able to handle it and get all the people back alive.
@30:15 “They don’t hear the plane coming for them. Without engines it’s silent, and one thing the 767 doesn’t have, is a horn.” Now that’s how you write a script 😂
@@texastwister6988 At least he didn't say, "their only option now was for the co-pilot to open the window, stick his head out and shout MEEP MEEP!! REALLY REALLY loud"
I am in awe with the Glimi Glider story. The captain with everyone in mind, his passengers, and the kids on the runway landed the plane safely with no engines and never actually having done a slide before on a glider... just incredible. What a hero.. he deserves recognition for that landing.
My son was afraid to fly, and a pilot told him that even if the plane loses both engines, the plane can glide a long while, and that there will be an airfield in range in any direction for the plane to glide to. I know that landing is the difficult part, but it still gave us some comfort.
@@raven4k998Just a realist. This was the first time anyone landed a 767 with no engines safely. Everyone else had crashed. You'd think they were all going to die too if you didn't know the outcome.
@rhondamadgirl you should learn about the Swiss Cheese Disaster Model. It’s a great way to demonstrate how unlike a serous incident is in a way humans can understand. Mentour Pilot brings it up quite a bit in his breakdowns of incidents.
I don't know about you but, between the Gimli Glider pilot AND the American Airlines DC-10 pilot out of Detroit with the Aft Cargo Door blowing off just after takeoff, and successfully bringing the plane BACK TO DETROIT, with ONLY HAVING 75 HOURS of experience on that type aircraft, this guy is a notch above in my eyes!!! Capt. McCormick, what a helluva Pilot!!!
The pilot had seen the blueprints of the "outward" door and actually practiced the "what if" if i only have the engines to fly and control the plane on a simulator!!! The Turkish pilots did no such sim trials
'If it ain't broke, don't fix it!' That seems to be the problem in designing new planes. Let's see - door opens inward and works great, but let's try the outward opening...damn.
Pearson's piloting is a show of remarkable professionalism. Applying glider technique to commercial flying to save lives was a fantastic show of airmanship.
My Dad spoke about this amazing flight and safe landing in Gimli! He was a Maintenence Engineer at Montreal's Dorval Airport and lived and breathed airplanes. He passed his passion on to his family, which must be why I devoured this episode with goosebumps. I'm so proud of these Captains and their amazing skill.
You never know what you can/will do, until the proverbial screws are put to you. Most people crumble under pressure, but Mr. Bob Gimley stood strong & focused. Congratulations Mr. Gimley... You are Grace, incarnate.
Bob Pearson did an amazing job! Absolutely amazing! It takes a special breed of human to stay that calm in such a disastrous situation, and pull off a save like that.
and skillz the likes of which few have. Seriously, NO ONE trains on doing a sideslip in a 767. NO ONE. Why? because it's a great way to stall the aircraft if you do it during normal operation.
I have always been amazed by that too with alot of pilots. That they can totally control panic like the rest of us would when their own lives are at risk. I can't imagine the skill it must take to be able to over ride that natural panic/fear response to your life being at risk and calmly kick into gear to use their skills to try and solve a problem. Especially when sometime they have barely any time for troubleshooting.
@@lorigarza9971it’s actually easier than you think, it’s the same thing that happens in war. You accept that you’re already going to die, and any other outcome is a win.
The glider episode was incredible, BUT I would LOVE to hear what those boys were thinking after running from a Boeing plane! I know that was one heck of a story for them to tell!
This is one of the most amazing aviation stories I’ve ever heard. The composure and skill of the pilot and those supporting him was beyond anything I thought was possible. I was so happy that everyone survived.
@Dave "Yes indeedy!" as Betty Rubble said. That was a white-knuckle/yellow-draws wild ride all right, during which I reflected on other events from my most recent plane trips - All Aboard! that there Boing 737-700/-800 configs [which if not somehow uniformly mishandled at the (hard!) landing sequences then the "brains" raving about those winged buses have been jarred into such Warm Receptions] - to ... what was that called again, oh yeah, SEPTEMBER 11th. Because another thing planes don't have - except tearjerking surmised in the hellish case of American Airlines Flight 191 at Chicago [5/25/79] - is any way for passengers to see anything ahead. Along with Flight 96 that there Gimli Glider was an Oh What A Relief! happy aero tale for the ages, except the idiotic even CRUMB of a grain of blame laid on the pilots, particularly M'sieur Glider himself. Those who know & matter - that is, not the miserable pencil-pushers what issued such an outrageous indictment - are what he & the whole crew of Flight 143 have to keep them ... "elevated" as to what they did & how they did it, & how everyone was saved. It's that inherent uncertainty spiked way high in a crisis - cannot see anything exterior but to either side - that became so PTS for me after ... that date I just mentioned, which made Wanna Get Away? as much FROM a plane as TO where the beasties go to effect peoples' scenery changes, for a long time. Recounting the 🥺🤯losses of 675! souls onboard Flight 182 & Flight 981 won't set that back but will add to my prayers for all who soar above in flight-capable conveyances ["(t)here's lots of them around!" (B. R. again) overhead between the law/lifesaving kind, Washington National Airport & a couple of military stages of vague repute called Andrews Air Force Base & Bolling Field], R.E.I.P. to those souls & Be Careful! to all others. 🙏
The air france was a sad one. The copilot didnt have to do nothing. The plane always saves itself. The sensors froze and he paniced and tried to get more altitude fast and that accually drops plane. By the time captain woke up and went to cockpit. Planes fait was already sealed.
I still remember the Columbia airliner crash. Autopsy of Half the bodies were drug tracking mules. Notice how every plane crash leaves debis lauguage ,bodies black box. 911 was the only time in flight history, everything was pulverized, except terrorist passports. Give me a break. Black boxes should be made.of terrorist passports there more durable. They didnt even bother to paint the continental flight white. They knew people were gonna buy the bullshit.
I love how the Pilot and the 1st Captain are able to remain calm in these type dangerous situations without upsetting the crew and passengers. That is very brave and admirable! Good job Guys!!!
Bob Pearson is perhaps the most skilled pilot on the planet. I commend his extraordinary skills to land such a large airliner as if it was a glider; saving everyone's lives. The Glimly Glider is my favorite episode of Mayday.
This is one of my favorite shows. I have learned so much about how these aircraft operate and also how much skill it takes to fly them. I am also amazed at the amount of engineering that it takes to make these great aircraft. Thanks for sharing all these episodes.
I have gained a whole new respect for the flight attendants!!! I find it AMAZING that they do their thing with the passengers and let the operators, operate. No lie, not the job for me. Every dang bump, I’d be pounding at the door, “Everything ok in there?” Almost every episode I’ve watched, don’t judge how I spend my days 😂, the flight attendants just trust that the aircraft is in good hands and go about reassuring and preparing the passengers. Shout out to all the flight attendants out there!
I fly about seven round trip flights a year; maybe that doesn't seem like many to most ppl but after watching these videos I have a much greater appreciation for my pilots and their capabilities insuring the safety of my survival during my fourteen takeoffs, in air flying, and fourteen landings. I have never been afraid to travel by air but I find myself praying more now before every flight I take that everyone does their job properly, from the plane manufacturers, baggage screeners, ground personnel, stewardesses, and pilots!
Watched all 2 and a half hours. Thank you for posting. It's very rare that I actually watch something that long without taking breaks in between. Had me hooked from the very start.
And doing it with limited power, using only the hydraulic-reserve energy from that RAT...so it wasn't exactly optimal even for 'just doing a difficult side-slip in a 767'.
I get exact opposite reaction when they start interviewing the families affected, like in the one about Aeroméxico 498 and that poor mother said all she did was go to the store while her family stayed at home. Once I heard that I knew it was going to be a truly horrific accident
The Gimli incident shows why computers will never replace pilots in commercial aviation. Airmanship will always be the last defense against catastrophe. Airmanship is already suffering as automation takes up more and more piloting tasks. And it is already taking a toll on safety. But great pilots like this guy and Sully are a dying breed. Air France 447 is a good example of how pilots relying on automation can lead to disaster. Let's hope it doesn't get worse as more and more technology takes over piloting tasks.
Paul Anderson. Could you then explain why automation is causing more fatal accidents (as you imply)? Because the idea was/is of course the precise opposite.
Paul, the pilot did a masterful job getting that plane on the ground with no fatalities. He really did. But, he and the copilot were responsible for the plane running out of fuel. They made the math problem. And I am not saying they weren’t great pilots. They both had long careers as pilots. But the facts aren’t on your side. You have an agenda that you can’t back up.
Ultimately, Paul, Air France 447 crashed due to PILOT ERROR. Man, facts just don’t matter when you have an agenda. I like your hero worship, but 447 is not a good example of your agenda. It’s actually the complete opposite. 🤪🤪🤪
What an incredible story and what an incredible man. A hero. It’s scary to think how we rely so much in other peoples’ skills to keep us alive: doctors, firefighters, surgeons, and pilots. You get a bad one, you die. Get one like this man, and you live.
Holy crap - A math error over converting pounds and kilograms almost killed a ton of people - With this aircraft being the first to use kilograms there should have been adequate training and safe checks put into place - The fact there was no training is criminal.
yeah can you believe it? yeah they're close.. 2.2 pounds approximately = 1kg. 1 gallon of jet fuel (which is basically refined diesel) is 8 pounds. the stuff is a lot heavier than avgas. 22300 kg of jet fuel how many gallons? wow. those engines REALLY suck down the fuel, huh? over 6000 gallons. WOW! and that's for just ONE fairly short flight!
Exactly what happened with the Hubble telescope. After it was placed in orbit it's images were blurry. Upon review, an important calculation was done in metric instead of inches or the other way around, don't remember which way it was.
I never thought I would see anything in this lifetime to compare to Captain Chesley Sullenberger landing an airplane on the Hudson river but This guy is some kind of unbelievable human also.
@@davidperez2536 That one was cool! But you KNOW all the NASA people got REALLY excited for a few seconds before they figured out it was a 737 and not aliens.
Credit to pearson, dude literally landed a a plane with no engines and with without proper practice with it. It’s lucky that people got out with injures and did not die all together. Pearson deserves a prize. Not only that incident should have inspired practices in landing with no engines(unless it’s already happening, correct me if I’m wrong)he should have been recognized for his bravery and quick thinking.
@@csamere2281 I imagine the controller had no idea either. Probably no reason for him to know that the site had been turned into a drag strip. The entire site was decommissioned as an airport.
The fact that the Captain and First Officer used all their flying skills, including something called the side slip, that had never been used on a 767 before, still led to them being partly blamed is amazing to me. Ah but not surprising. I'm just glad everyone survived, including those two scared little boys on the runway!
A slip is something one learns in primary flight training and can be quite useful when landing on a runway that has a tall obstruction, for example trees on the approach end and/or a short runway. That is due to the fact a slip allows a steeper approach while at the same time helping to minimize airspeed due to significantly more drag than a normal approach. And in that regard it's not uncommon. However, doing so in a 767 was unprecedented and neither was nor is a maneuver one trains for in the (767) simulator or the real aircraft. Hence, he fell back on a skill he learned during primary flight training years earlier. In the same way a solid understanding of algebra is fundamental to understanding calculus.
While an impressive feat of flying, they still should have caught the simple math error. While a mistake, it’s a mistake that almost cost over 60 people their lives. Some amount of punishment however small is enough to show that they aren’t going to just let it go when small things happen
Teddy, babe, they were 100% at fault. There were special circumstances, but, ultimately, it was their fault. Yeah, floater, no one died. But a plane sustained damage, and many of the people were traumatized. Both on the plane and on the ground.
@@_TonyZ Huh? I never said anything about navigation or playlists.....I enjoyed the longer video and complimented them. It isn't that difficult to pay attention to longer videos.... No need to 'navigate' anything, unless I am looking for a specific episode. Also, I'm familiar with playlists, but, thank you anyway. Have a great holiday.
I can't believe that the air traffic controllers had not been notified in advance that Gimli was no longer an airstrip, instead it was being used for drag races. That is kind of important information!
I have learned so much about air planes binge watching all of these aviation disasters videos. Which is ironic because I am terrified of flying. I went on a plane for the first time in August 2001 and was so frightened I didn't fly again until November 2020. But I still can't stop watching these episodes, they are so interesting and a lot of work was put into them 🌞🌞
I know how you feel. I haven't flown since June of '99. In '95 I was on a 16 seater that vibrated so badly for the entire 19 min. flight that we all thought we were going down. Then, I had unfortunate seating on my penultimate flight (two rows ahead of the engine on my right and 'Chatty Charles the Engine Boy' on my left) and developed a head cold at around 30,000 feet on my last flight. Not sure I will ever fly again, but, this program made me realize that disasters can be survivable and I've at least THOUGHT about it.
Watching these has actually made me feel better about flying. Seeing how these problems are found and prevented in the future means flying gets safer. Unfortunately, as usual, the rules are written in blood.
That’s exactly why I watch so many of these - it actually helps me with my fear of flying. To see how they resolve the accidents takes the scaries out - like the advances in flight controls, radars, rules about fatigue and substance use, etc. so it shows advancements in safety.
As you've probably heard by now, you're more likely to get struck by lightning than you are to die in a commerical airline crash. I don't actually know what that means. What if you fly every single day over the course of a lifetime? Are you still less likely to die in a plane crash than get struck by lightning? In any event, flying is very, very safe these days.
These episodes cured me of my fear of flying - seriously - it’s likely that being a control freak, I just don’t like sitting in the back, despite NOT being a pilot 😜 But since I now understand the causes of many of the accidents are less likely to be repeated, I feel better. I’m a mathematician by degree so I know the stats - but that hasn’t helped me while flying. The Gimli Glider pilot was a king among giants in that era of flying. I wonder if he was ever asked and answered - if you had to do that 100 times, how many times would you have that successful of a result - what would his answer have been? Or the average pilot, non-glider pilot? Or Sully? Love this episode that I’ve seen many times but shared it with my son tonight. ☺️
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I also want to show my gratitude to the investigators not only Canada but in the USA for their Professionals and out of all the Government Agencies have always done a great job at protecting the public in Air Travel. I have watched 1000s + episodes ++++ and truly respect these men and women in this field. These investigator clearly showed how through they are by find a combination of the fuel calculations and insured it doesn't happen again. Mr. Pearson and his crew are truly awesome.
I remember the Reader’s Digest condensed version of this story complete with the fuel problem. The true hero’s of this story is the pilot & copilot for getting the plane down in once piece and with no souls passing. 😊
I remember hearing about this on the news before I went to school. I was in 7th grade back then. When I heard about a pilot that safely landed a plane that ran out of gas thanks to his gliding experience, I was astounded. I never knew about the details besides that until I watched this video. It was far more intense than I realized and I didn't know the landing strip was being used by people too. This could've gone so bad if not for this amazing pilot.
Air Canada pilot is a Legend! Everyone was saved by this one man’s decision to trust his own ability to do what was absolutely necessary in order to pull of the impossible. But he did it and he is a hero.
An old book called Stick & Rudder tells the tale of all of the things a glider pilot should do that are counter intuitive. Bob Pearson deserves a medal. It was his knowledge of gliders that saved that airplane, passengers and crew. And, as the story indicated, other pilots crashed the simulator when given the same problems to solve.
I actually had begun to feel like I was in that plane. I was into it deeply. I felt myself tense up. The first episode was a bit too much, but it was interesting and had a wonderful ending.
Bob Pearson is an amazing pilot and amazing hero. What skill! The f/o and the rest of the crew were just as awesome as were the passengers who stayed so calm. Even the campers at the field did their part!
This is an amazing event, he saved every life on the plane and the ground....I can't imagine how I would look at life after going through something like that.
What surprises me about the Air Canada 767 that crash-landed at the Gimli Airfield was that, presumably, no one at the Winnepeg airport called the authorities (police, fire rescue, etc) near Gimli to make them aware that a commercial airliner was imininently going to make an emergency landing on the Gimli Airfield. This left the drag race campers and their families as sitting ducks.
49:27 how can the flight with so much damage and pending investigation be back on air in just 2 days..amazing episodes and great story telling..Glimi may be the best pilot given the least odds and that slide 💡was absolute genius
@@darrellcrawford4946 Nah, real story? it had superficial damage. Bob Pearson landed C-GAUN with such skill it didn't NEED extensive repairs to be air-worthy. A lot of the time needed to get it back into the air was due to needing to truck the tools to the airstrip, since that strip didn't have all the right tools or parts on hand.
That's what I initially thought. But it was back in the air in two days, in order to get it back to be repaired at the hanger. Not back in service in two days
That was a good watch. Pearson a true hero regardless of who messed up on the fuel. The DC10 accidents are absolutely insane. Crazy how after first crash they did not fix the problem.
You know that means? If we find ourselves in similar situations we're going to be out of luck. The pilots today aren't exactly old-school 'stick-and-rudder' glider boys.
@@HELLH0WNDA lot of commercial pilots are ex-military and recreational flyers even today with plenty of stick and rudder skills. The fact is that a majority of air disasters have always cone from human error and flying today is safer than at any other point in aviation history.
The "Gimli Glider" episode, wonderful as that story is, just does not belong in a marathon called "Worst Plane Crashes of All Time." There ought to be a marathon for stories that are heroic or miraculous for that incredible tale.
This is absolutely unbelievable. The pilot is… holy crap.. probably the bravest soul I’ve ever seen. He stayed so freakin steady. HERO just isn’t a strong enough word! This dude deserves a Purple Heart. ❤️ Wow.
that hasta be one of the most horrible ways to die. however if the plane was high enough you'd die of asphyxiation.. however even that is a horrible way to go.
I would imagine that the decompression forces killed them quickly. Also the lack of oxygen would knock out people almost immediately before you hit the ocean, consciousness wouldn't be returned.
@@cs77smith67 Saw it in another video on this channel. Can’t remember which one but it does make sense. To be slammed with anything at 500+ mph should not go well. 😐
The last incident, DC-10, is incredible. I've worked in factories where much less serious problems would have been noticed and reported to engineering. "The door doesn't lock!" Anyway, McDonnell Douglas MURDERED those poor people!
The pilot, Captain Pearson, is clearly a hero. However, I don’t know how an airline could have a policy that would allow a passenger aircraft to take off without a working fuel gauge. The fuel gauge would have caught the fueling error. If you run out of gas in a car, you can get out and walk. If you run out of gas in the air . . .
@@delanorrosey4730 It isn't a matter of fuel gauges. Plane fuel is loaded by weight. Information is exchanged by the crew and the guy that loaded the fuel. The required fuel for the trip was to be measured in Kilograms. The loader used pounds. 1 kg = 2.2 pounds. So, if the crew knew that the load should be 1000 kg and the loader didn't do the correct conversion (as in this case), the "1000" loaded into the plane's tanks would have been pounds, slightly less than half of the fuel load it should have had. And, that is exactly what happened.
gah damn Bobs one PHENOMENAL pilot. it must be an amazing feeling knowing you just saved 70+ lives... it could have been catastrophic... What an amazing human.
All these accidents shown here that had a positive outcome, show how critically important basic stick and rudder skills are. With all the automation in modern airliners, where pilots are more and more becoming redundant, it would seem plausible that pilots are loosing these skills, since they're less needed. So when the automation fails, pilots can become quickly overwhelmed with problems they face (e.g. Air France 447).
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I don't give a care what ANYONE says, Bob Pearson 100% is a hero. He accomplished something NO ONE could do, even in the simulator. He didn't crash, no loss of life, and no serious injuries. On top of that, only 10 people with minor injuries. Give that man every accolade in aviation. The fuel error realistically was the ultimate fault of Air Canada management.
Nowadays you could Google to see if fuel kilograms and pounds seemed to match up.
@@dutchhoke6555 Yeah, _nowadays,_ not forty years ago.
Agreed. Better gauges would help... if they're functional. It takes a village to cause a crash, eh?
I second that , A HERO indeed !
SO SO TRUE!
Bob Pearson (the glider) deserves every aviation and civil recognition known to man. He literally saved everyone on the plane.
A ND the ground.
The Captain was demoted for six months, and the first officer received a two week suspension. They were the reason the plane didn’t have enough fuel.
@@sludge4125 having enough fuel has more to do with MATH AND COMMUNICATION.
both are EVERYONE'S FAULT. from company bigwigs to fueling staff to everyone in the cockpit.
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@@cynthiarothrock4255 The ultimate responsibility is with the pilots. The pilots almost killed 60+ people.
The pilots were responsible for that plane running out of fuel.
I am glad everyone survived, and the captain’s skills to get the bird on the ground was impressive.
But, cynthia, don’t be a nut hugger. The pilots inability to do a simple math problem almost killed 60+ people.
Oh, you’re the person who is factually wrong, yet you are the one screaming (caps = screaming). Typical. 🤪
HE SLIDE SLIPPED A BOEING 767! That is absolutely insane. I can’t even begin to understand how he was able to do that with a plane of that size. Unbelievable
the vertical Stabilizer must be pretty stout on that model.
No kidding, let alone sideslipping a jumbo to a spot on 3 wire touchdown dead stick. It just doesn't happen
I believe there was divine intervention that day for Pearson and that plane, not going to die today. Not this day.
As soon as they came to a stop, My 7 year old grandson ,jumped up in the chair , danced and yelled "singing" "this is how we do it".
He LOVES airplanes.
Not only that, he slipped it first time irl, no simulation!
The Gimli Glider and the Miracle on the Hudson are my favorite airplane survival stories. Both had solid, master class pilots at the helm and not a single life lost between them. Legends.
I’d say Pearson and aloha 243s pilots are ina whole other class of aviators
@@shanejones-lv4yl Al Haynes of United Flight 232 may not have saved all of his passengers, but he did a damned good job saving as many as he did.
The guy who made his calculations with pounds instead of kilos said he’d done a “manual” check on the fuel after fueling , yes? Would that be like the equivalent of putting a stick into the opening of the tank on your lawnmower? In which case, wouldn’t doing so have shown him that something wasn’t right? That there wasn’t enough to get to Winnipeg, then realizing his mistake, quietly amending it by adding more fuel, shuddering intensely while imagining what might have happened..? I’m sure there’s something I’ve missed here, but ? Might someone explain this to me? Ty
I keep waiting for the name Ralph Nader (if you don’t know who that is , I highly suggest you do at least a little search. He truly is an American hero that deserves high notoriety for what he’d done to protect American consumers and to bring corporations to task.) to come up over the McDonald Douglas evil. I remember when people would check what sort of plane they were potentially being booked on , and were it a DC-10 they’d have it changed. Until viewing this doc I’d NO idea that it hadn’t been accidental. And I certainly didn’t know that Boeing had essentially absorbed the problems they’d accrued. Made them go away. The door failure issue not having been addressed..? Unconscionable.
You have got to find the story of Doug White. He's the man whose pilot died shortly after takeoff. He had to hand fly the plane. His family was on board. It was not a jumbo jet but a King Air. However, they talked him down and he landed beautifully at Fort Myers. He also has such a sense of humor and is comedic in most of the situation, but he didn't want to scare his family.
Bob Pearson is an absolute legend oh my god. Dude never showed an ounce of fear and just made decisions in the face of grave danger. Dude went full cowboy slipping the plane to bring it down quick enough to make the landing
he was drifting
Amazing!
i know its so amazing he can do that!
Man's took Tokyo Drift to the air
Insane, I bet the passengers were flipping out. And he landed on a drag strip. Let this guy get the challenger, the Titanic, and Columbia
The Gimley Glider story is one of those that will always amaze me. How that captain was able to slip that 767 into the runway was truly a testament to his piloting skills.
The Green Goblin trained him. He is a glider expert.
And they say pilots don't do any flying nowdays.
The Captain was demoted for six months, and the first officer received a two week suspension. They were the reason the plane didn’t have enough fuel.
@@sludge4125 Regardless, credit is given. They made a human error, but when a dangerous situation arose (regardless of who caused it), they were able to handle it and get all the people back alive.
@@BengalTiger22 Absolutely!!!!!!
@30:15
“They don’t hear the plane coming for them. Without engines it’s silent, and one thing the 767 doesn’t have, is a horn.”
Now that’s how you write a script 😂
Before anything was said I was thinking "too bad they don't have a horn".
@@texastwister6988 same lol
The horn was the only operating signal on our small yacht sinking off the Atlantic coast. It was heard, and all were spared.
@@texastwister6988 At least he didn't say, "their only option now was for the co-pilot to open the window, stick his head out and shout MEEP MEEP!! REALLY REALLY loud"
@@Jerseybytes2 😁😂🤣
I am in awe with the Glimi Glider story. The captain with everyone in mind, his passengers, and the kids on the runway landed the plane safely with no engines and never actually having done a slide before on a glider... just incredible. What a hero.. he deserves recognition for that landing.
He did maneuvers with gluders but never on a big jet. His previous skills helped him get the plane down.
@@sharoncassell9358He'd actually never done a slip in a glider either.
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My son was afraid to fly, and a pilot told him that even if the plane loses both engines, the plane can glide a long while, and that there will be an airfield in range in any direction for the plane to glide to. I know that landing is the difficult part, but it still gave us some comfort.
I'm talking to a dead man what a pessamist
@@raven4k998Just a realist. This was the first time anyone landed a 767 with no engines safely. Everyone else had crashed. You'd think they were all going to die too if you didn't know the outcome.
@rhondamadgirl you should learn about the Swiss Cheese Disaster Model. It’s a great way to demonstrate how unlike a serous incident is in a way humans can understand. Mentour Pilot brings it up quite a bit in his breakdowns of incidents.
jumping in late, aviation student, planes have a specific glide ratio based on multiple factors including but not limited to wing ratio and weight
@@raven4k998Pessimism is no worse than optimism
Bob Pearson … that man is a hero, what an incredible display of skill and focus.
This Captain is the absolute GOAT. He held the lives and the futures of all of those people in his hands and he refused to fail. What an amazing man!
I don't know about you but, between the Gimli Glider pilot AND the American Airlines DC-10 pilot out of Detroit with the Aft Cargo Door blowing off just after takeoff, and successfully bringing the plane BACK TO DETROIT, with ONLY HAVING 75 HOURS of experience on that type aircraft, this guy is a notch above in my eyes!!! Capt. McCormick, what a helluva Pilot!!!
The pilot had seen the blueprints of the "outward" door and actually practiced the "what if" if i only have the engines to fly and control the plane on a simulator!!! The Turkish pilots did no such sim trials
Yeah. I agree. That couldn’t have been easy at all.
OK Capt. McCormick, we know that's you writing.
@@timrobinson6573 I wish it was.
'If it ain't broke, don't fix it!' That seems to be the problem in designing new planes. Let's see - door opens inward and works great, but let's try the outward opening...damn.
Pearson's piloting is a show of remarkable professionalism. Applying glider technique to commercial flying to save lives was a fantastic show of airmanship.
My Dad spoke about this amazing flight and safe landing in Gimli! He was a Maintenence Engineer at Montreal's Dorval Airport and lived and breathed airplanes. He passed his passion on to his family, which must be why I devoured this episode with goosebumps. I'm so proud of these Captains and their amazing skill.
Why didn't ATC notify Gimli to clear the stripe? I can't believe they did not do this.
@@lesliesmith719 There was no longer an airport there..... Who would you advise?
You never know what you can/will do, until the proverbial screws are put to you. Most people crumble under pressure, but Mr. Bob Gimley stood strong & focused. Congratulations Mr. Gimley... You are Grace, incarnate.
Bob Pearson did an amazing job! Absolutely amazing! It takes a special breed of human to stay that calm in such a disastrous situation, and pull off a save like that.
True definition of Professionalism !
and skillz the likes of which few have. Seriously, NO ONE trains on doing a sideslip in a 767. NO ONE. Why? because it's a great way to stall the aircraft if you do it during normal operation.
I have always been amazed by that too with alot of pilots. That they can totally control panic like the rest of us would when their own lives are at risk. I can't imagine the skill it must take to be able to over ride that natural panic/fear response to your life being at risk and calmly kick into gear to use their skills to try and solve a problem. Especially when sometime they have barely any time for troubleshooting.
@@lorigarza9971 I was just thinking the very same thing!
@@lorigarza9971it’s actually easier than you think, it’s the same thing that happens in war. You accept that you’re already going to die, and any other outcome is a win.
The glider episode was incredible, BUT I would LOVE to hear what those boys were thinking after running from a Boeing plane! I know that was one heck of a story for them to tell!
One would think the airport crew aka air traffic controllers would know it's no longer a strip
It’s like that scene from North by Northwest on steroids
So, why not just dump your bikes and run off the runway into the grass away from the giant airplane? 🤔
@@debsreno911 - KIDS! Kids don't think sometimes! LMAO!
@@Reality_TV i think you mean humans. people sometimes don't think
This is one of the most amazing aviation stories I’ve ever heard. The composure and skill of the pilot and those supporting him was beyond anything I thought was possible. I was so happy that everyone survived.
@Dave "Yes indeedy!" as Betty Rubble said. That was a white-knuckle/yellow-draws wild ride all right, during which I reflected on other events from my most recent plane trips - All Aboard! that there Boing 737-700/-800 configs [which if not somehow uniformly mishandled at the (hard!) landing sequences then the "brains" raving about those winged buses have been jarred into such Warm Receptions] - to ... what was that called again, oh yeah, SEPTEMBER 11th. Because another thing planes don't have - except tearjerking surmised in the hellish case of American Airlines Flight 191 at Chicago [5/25/79] - is any way for passengers to see anything ahead. Along with Flight 96 that there Gimli Glider was an Oh What A Relief! happy aero tale for the ages, except the idiotic even CRUMB of a grain of blame laid on the pilots, particularly M'sieur Glider himself. Those who know & matter - that is, not the miserable pencil-pushers what issued such an outrageous indictment - are what he & the whole crew of Flight 143 have to keep them ... "elevated" as to what they did & how they did it, & how everyone was saved. It's that inherent uncertainty spiked way high in a crisis - cannot see anything exterior but to either side - that became so PTS for me after ... that date I just mentioned, which made Wanna Get Away? as much FROM a plane as TO where the beasties go to effect peoples' scenery changes, for a long time. Recounting the 🥺🤯losses of 675! souls onboard Flight 182 & Flight 981 won't set that back but will add to my prayers for all who soar above in flight-capable conveyances ["(t)here's lots of them around!" (B. R. again) overhead between the law/lifesaving kind, Washington National Airport & a couple of military stages of vague repute called Andrews Air Force Base & Bolling Field], R.E.I.P. to those souls & Be Careful! to all others. 🙏
God 😇was watching over them and gave the Captain the ability to land the plane safely....
@@Theranchhouse1 why doesn't God watch over other flights?
@@julieleimkuehler1409 Psalm 103:19 God rules according to HIS plans....He is Sovereign...
@@Theranchhouse1 littleself centered to think God watched over you only
Thank god for the few people in this world that actually know what they’re doing 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
The air france was a sad one. The copilot didnt have to do nothing. The plane always saves itself. The sensors froze and he paniced and tried to get more altitude fast and that accually drops plane. By the time captain woke up and went to cockpit. Planes fait was already sealed.
I still remember the Columbia airliner crash. Autopsy of Half the bodies were drug tracking mules.
Notice how every plane crash leaves debis lauguage ,bodies black box. 911 was the only time in flight history, everything was pulverized, except terrorist passports. Give me a break. Black boxes should be made.of terrorist passports there more durable.
They didnt even bother to paint the continental flight white. They knew people were gonna buy the bullshit.
Any time I want to cry and can't, I watch one of these episodes. Not for the tragedy, but for the triumph of human ingenuity.
I love how the Pilot and the 1st Captain are able to remain calm in these type dangerous situations without upsetting the crew and passengers. That is very brave and admirable! Good job Guys!!!
We have no idea what was going on in the cockpit. Those were actors.
What are they supposed to do? scream and run to the back of the airplane? 😂
@@Carter-dv4hz Cry for mommy??
@@sludge4125 - I'm guessing you've never been on any aircraft before have you. Except maybe in a video game.
Agreed !! They did an amazing job ate remaining calm.
Hero? Not even that can describe this man. What you did Mr. Pearson was a pure miracle of genius. My handshake to you.
Everyone of those passengers would be dead , if not for Bob Pearsons incredible flying skills.
Bob Pearson is perhaps the most skilled pilot on the planet. I commend his extraordinary skills to land such a large airliner as if it was a glider; saving everyone's lives. The Glimly Glider is my favorite episode of Mayday.
The fact that they actually got blamed for something that should have been on the airline is astounding.
This is one of my favorite shows. I have learned so much about how these aircraft operate and also how much skill it takes to fly them. I am also amazed at the amount of engineering that it takes to make these great aircraft. Thanks for sharing all these episodes.
The recreation fakery kills it all for me.
@@RetroRogue. I second this.
I watch air disasters all the time one of my favorite shows
@@RetroRogue. Not real to you unless people actually die ?
I have gained a whole new respect for the flight attendants!!! I find it AMAZING that they do their thing with the passengers and let the operators, operate. No lie, not the job for me. Every dang bump, I’d be pounding at the door, “Everything ok in there?” Almost every episode I’ve watched, don’t judge how I spend my days 😂, the flight attendants just trust that the aircraft is in good hands and go about reassuring and preparing the passengers. Shout out to all the flight attendants out there!
Does anyone else breathe a sigh of relief when the plane finally comes to a stop on the ground, and everyone survives?
I fly about seven round trip flights a year; maybe that doesn't seem like many to most ppl but after watching these videos I have a much greater appreciation for my pilots and their capabilities insuring the safety of my survival during my fourteen takeoffs, in air flying, and fourteen landings. I have never been afraid to travel by air but I find myself praying more now before every flight I take that everyone does their job properly, from the plane manufacturers, baggage screeners, ground personnel, stewardesses, and pilots!
@@2days2cents So, you've completed 14 cycles! Well done!
YES! EVERY SINGLE TIME!! My abdominal and gluteal muscles ache big-time, every time I help her land!! Working my core!!
Word. I saw this exact same comment on several other videos, word for word, but by different people.
My stomach muscles hurt from bracing! Lol!
I will never understand the depth of hate in the heart of someone who would bomb a plane, knowing they were murdering so many innocents 🥺
Often the motivation is cash. Jet saboteurs want the insurance money and are willing to sacrifice passengers lives for $$$$$
A statue of Pearson should be made in his honor. Gliding a 100 ton plane with zero power is beyond incredible. Should be more publicized
@@duro845 agreed. Sully got a movie and I think this should too
Watched all 2 and a half hours. Thank you for posting. It's very rare that I actually watch something that long without taking breaks in between. Had me hooked from the very start.
The gimli glider! Man that captain had skill guts and confidence. That kind of move in such a big plane would have had to be extremely difficult!
And doing it with limited power, using only the hydraulic-reserve energy from that RAT...so it wasn't exactly optimal even for 'just doing a difficult side-slip in a 767'.
Easily one of the most impressive. Not worst! The Hawaii island hopper crew with the roof torn off are also heroes.
He is the definition of a bad ass !!! AND the entire flight crew as well !!!!
It wasn't the side slip it was the team work
The fact it became a Deja Vu meme XD
I always like it when they interview someone who was on the flight. At least then you know some people survived
Exactly!💓✈
I would prefer if the interview only begins after we know the plane safely crashed, just for the extra tension and suspense.
I get exact opposite reaction when they start interviewing the families affected, like in the one about Aeroméxico 498 and that poor mother said all she did was go to the store while her family stayed at home. Once I heard that I knew it was going to be a truly horrific accident
The Gimli incident shows why computers will never replace pilots in commercial aviation. Airmanship will always be the last defense against catastrophe. Airmanship is already suffering as automation takes up more and more piloting tasks. And it is already taking a toll on safety. But great pilots like this guy and Sully are a dying breed. Air France 447 is a good example of how pilots relying on automation can lead to disaster. Let's hope it doesn't get worse as more and more technology takes over piloting tasks.
Paul Anderson. Could you then explain why automation is causing more fatal accidents (as you imply)? Because the idea was/is of course the precise opposite.
The Captain was demoted for six months, and the first officer received a two week suspension. They were the reason the plane didn’t have enough fuel.
Paul, the pilot did a masterful job getting that plane on the ground with no fatalities. He really did.
But, he and the copilot were responsible for the plane running out of fuel. They made the math problem.
And I am not saying they weren’t great pilots. They both had long careers as pilots.
But the facts aren’t on your side. You have an agenda that you can’t back up.
Ultimately, Paul, Air France 447 crashed due to PILOT ERROR.
Man, facts just don’t matter when you have an agenda.
I like your hero worship, but 447 is not a good example of your agenda. It’s actually the complete opposite. 🤪🤪🤪
@@sludge4125 why are you posting this on every single comment?
What a HERO Pearson and Copilot are!!! These two and Sully have a special place in heaven.
What an incredible story and what an incredible man. A hero. It’s scary to think how we rely so much in other peoples’ skills to keep us alive: doctors, firefighters, surgeons, and pilots. You get a bad one, you die. Get one like this man, and you live.
What a blessing that the Pilot of the Gimli Glider was an experienced glider and was able to apply those skills to the situation. Truly amazing!!!
My jaw literally is on the ground . Mr Pearson is a legend
Holy crap - A math error over converting pounds and kilograms almost killed a ton of people - With this aircraft being the first to use kilograms there should have been adequate training and safe checks put into place - The fact there was no training is criminal.
yeah can you believe it? yeah they're close.. 2.2 pounds approximately = 1kg. 1 gallon of jet fuel (which is basically refined diesel) is 8 pounds. the stuff is a lot heavier than avgas. 22300 kg of jet fuel how many gallons? wow. those engines REALLY suck down the fuel, huh? over 6000 gallons. WOW! and that's for just ONE fairly short flight!
@@leecowell8165 Well, the plane weighs what? 70 tons empty?
I'm still wondering who wrote the instructions on how to calculate the metric conversion.
1 kilogram equals 2.2 lbs. Yes, my calculator has batteries in it, Give me three seconds....Ok, 22,300 kg = 49,060 lbs of fuel. Done.
@@tompetrie1676 enh, and if you didn't know the right conversion formula by heart?
Exactly what happened with the Hubble telescope. After it was placed in orbit it's images were blurry. Upon review, an important calculation was done in metric instead of inches or the other way around, don't remember which way it was.
Those pilots are heroes! The fact that not one person was lost in this amazing landing is extraordinary!
I'm in awe at the incredible skill of Bob Pearson ❤ And a big shout out to his co-pilot, Quintal ❤
Bob Pearson is the ULTIMATE hero! My God the way he flew that plane! 😳 Wherever you are Bob, God Bless you! 🙌
I never thought I would see anything in this lifetime to compare to Captain Chesley Sullenberger landing an airplane on the Hudson river but This guy is some kind of unbelievable human also.
Check out TACA Air Flight 110. Boss piloting!
@@davidperez2536 That one was cool! But you KNOW all the NASA people got REALLY excited for a few seconds before they figured out it was a 737 and not aliens.
Credit to pearson, dude literally landed a a plane with no engines and with without proper practice with it. It’s lucky that people got out with injures and did not die all together. Pearson deserves a prize. Not only that incident should have inspired practices in landing with no engines(unless it’s already happening, correct me if I’m wrong)he should have been recognized for his bravery and quick thinking.
The Gimli Glider pilots are stone sacked heroes! They were so calm. No overreacting. Those boys got that plane down no sweat.
I'm so glad that those on the plane came out alive. So many mistakes. Getting a birds eye view of what everyone went through. Thanks for sharing.
When the narrator said "The runway he trained at 15 years ago is no longer a runway."
I said WAIT WHAT?!!!!!
The dramatic cut away to the drag cars got a genuine laugh out of me.
I said the same thing. how come the traffic controller didn’t atleast tell him or notify him it’s no longer a landing strip but a racing strip..? 🤯
@@csamere2281 I imagine the controller had no idea either. Probably no reason for him to know that the site had been turned into a drag strip. The entire site was decommissioned as an airport.
@@csamere2281 Because it was no longer an airport.
@@SawbladeKJ77 same with me for the kids biking down the runway
The fact that the Captain and First Officer used all their flying skills, including something called the side slip, that had never been used on a 767 before, still led to them being partly blamed is amazing to me. Ah but not surprising. I'm just glad everyone survived, including those two scared little boys on the runway!
A slip is something one learns in primary flight training and can be quite useful when landing on a runway that has a tall obstruction, for example trees on the approach end and/or a short runway. That is due to the fact a slip allows a steeper approach while at the same time helping to minimize airspeed due to significantly more drag than a normal approach. And in that regard it's not uncommon. However, doing so in a 767 was unprecedented and neither was nor is a maneuver one trains for in the (767) simulator or the real aircraft. Hence, he fell back on a skill he learned during primary flight training years earlier. In the same way a solid understanding of algebra is fundamental to understanding calculus.
The Captain was demoted for six months, and the first officer received a two week suspension. They were the reason the plane didn’t have enough fuel.
While an impressive feat of flying, they still should have caught the simple math error. While a mistake, it’s a mistake that almost cost over 60 people their lives. Some amount of punishment however small is enough to show that they aren’t going to just let it go when small things happen
@@NathanWibe They both had very long careers as commercial pilots. 👍👍👍
Teddy, babe, they were 100% at fault. There were special circumstances, but, ultimately, it was their fault.
Yeah, floater, no one died. But a plane sustained damage, and many of the people were traumatized. Both on the plane and on the ground.
Two and a half hours? WOW! Thank you, guys! Happy Holidays!
Just hit the red Play button in any of THEIR playlists.
Same thing exactly, only easier to navigate.
@@_TonyZ Huh? I never said anything about navigation or playlists.....I enjoyed the longer video and complimented them. It isn't that difficult to pay attention to longer videos.... No need to 'navigate' anything, unless I am looking for a specific episode. Also, I'm familiar with playlists, but, thank you anyway. Have a great holiday.
@@krisc7135 Your very welcome.
Likewise.
“Word’s are short of saying- thought’s are not”… BRAVO!
I can't believe that the air traffic controllers had not been notified in advance that Gimli was no longer an airstrip, instead it was being used for drag races. That is kind of important information!
Right?
Just a little
"I feel I was denied...critical...need-to-know...information."
@@Scorpioncactusflower "Landing at Gimli?! That's not a plan! That's what you do when the plan fails!"
I have learned so much about air planes binge watching all of these aviation disasters videos. Which is ironic because I am terrified of flying. I went on a plane for the first time in August 2001 and was so frightened I didn't fly again until November 2020. But I still can't stop watching these episodes, they are so interesting and a lot of work was put into them 🌞🌞
I know how you feel. I haven't flown since June of '99. In '95 I was on a 16 seater that vibrated so badly for the entire 19 min. flight that we all thought we were going down. Then, I had unfortunate seating on my penultimate flight (two rows ahead of the engine on my right and 'Chatty Charles the Engine Boy' on my left) and developed a head cold at around 30,000 feet on my last flight. Not sure I will ever fly again, but, this program made me realize that disasters can be survivable and I've at least THOUGHT about it.
Watching these has actually made me feel better about flying. Seeing how these problems are found and prevented in the future means flying gets safer. Unfortunately, as usual, the rules are written in blood.
That’s exactly why I watch so many of these - it actually helps me with my fear of flying. To see how they resolve the accidents takes the scaries out - like the advances in flight controls, radars, rules about fatigue and substance use, etc. so it shows advancements in safety.
As you've probably heard by now, you're more likely to get struck by lightning than you are to die in a commerical airline crash. I don't actually know what that means. What if you fly every single day over the course of a lifetime? Are you still less likely to die in a plane crash than get struck by lightning? In any event, flying is very, very safe these days.
These episodes cured me of my fear of flying - seriously - it’s likely that being a control freak, I just don’t like sitting in the back, despite NOT being a pilot 😜
But since I now understand the causes of many of the accidents are less likely to be repeated, I feel better. I’m a mathematician by degree so I know the stats - but that hasn’t helped me while flying.
The Gimli Glider pilot was a king among giants in that era of flying. I wonder if he was ever asked and answered - if you had to do that 100 times, how many times would you have that successful of a result - what would his answer have been? Or the average pilot, non-glider pilot? Or Sully?
Love this episode that I’ve seen many times but shared it with my son tonight. ☺️
The lovers of this channel, when should we buy a wonderful gift for the narrator? He is very eloquent, clear, articulate, meticulous, and narrates with gusto. Congratulations!
Great presentations.
I also want to show my gratitude to the investigators not only Canada but in the USA for their Professionals and out of all the Government Agencies have always done a great job at protecting the public in Air Travel. I have watched 1000s + episodes ++++ and truly respect these men and women in this field. These investigator clearly showed how through they are by find a combination of the fuel calculations and insured it doesn't happen again. Mr. Pearson and his crew are truly awesome.
This is the time for a true standing ovation! Applause to all especially to captain Pearson!❤❤❤
I remember the Reader’s Digest condensed version of this story complete with the fuel problem. The true hero’s of this story is the pilot & copilot for getting the plane down in once piece and with no souls passing. 😊
The Atc helped also by using his good old fashioned primative radar equipment.
Bob Pearson and other are always heros in this accident. Thank you for saving all the lives on that day.
The Captain was demoted for six months, and the first officer received a two week suspension. They were the reason the plane didn’t have enough fuel.
Pearson’s airmanship without equal. Truly astonishing
I remember hearing about this on the news before I went to school. I was in 7th grade back then. When I heard about a pilot that safely landed a plane that ran out of gas thanks to his gliding experience, I was astounded. I never knew about the details besides that until I watched this video. It was far more intense than I realized and I didn't know the landing strip was being used by people too. This could've gone so bad if not for this amazing pilot.
Air Canada pilot is a Legend! Everyone was saved by this one man’s decision to trust his own ability to do what was absolutely necessary in order to pull of the impossible. But he did it and he is a hero.
“We’re going to crash, please remain calm, also no smoking” lol
Pearson is a true hero. Medal of Honor is short of what this man deserves.
An old book called Stick & Rudder tells the tale of all of the things a glider pilot should do that are counter intuitive. Bob Pearson deserves a medal. It was his knowledge of gliders that saved that airplane, passengers and crew. And, as the story indicated, other pilots crashed the simulator when given the same problems to solve.
What a wonderfully crafted, exceptional explanation and filmed sequence. The passengers, crew, and filmmakers deserve a major thumbs-up.
These mayday air disasters are so intense it almost puts you right there with the victims...
I actually had begun to feel like I was in that plane. I was into it deeply. I felt myself tense up. The first episode was a bit too much, but it was interesting and had a wonderful ending.
You should see the meme version of the landing scene
Me too!
Me too! I was gripping my couch, like I was trying to right myself after he went into that slip maneuver. 😅
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Bob Pearson is an amazing pilot and amazing hero. What skill! The f/o and the rest of the crew were just as awesome as were the passengers who stayed so calm. Even the campers at the field did their part!
This is an amazing event, he saved every life on the plane and the ground....I can't imagine how I would look at life after going through something like that.
The captain did a fabulous job. Incredibly smart move and an absolute hero !
What surprises me about the Air Canada 767 that crash-landed at the Gimli Airfield was that, presumably, no one at the Winnepeg airport called the authorities (police, fire rescue, etc) near Gimli to make them aware that a commercial airliner was imininently going to make an emergency landing on the Gimli Airfield. This left the drag race campers and their families as sitting ducks.
Yeah that's pretty shocking actually...
Utterly amazing how the captain landed in glider formation with no fuel and booth engines lost!
All 3 that were in the cockpit that day has passed away. Bob was the last to go in 2019
Blessings on all their souls
49:27 how can the flight with so much damage and pending investigation be back on air in just 2 days..amazing episodes and great story telling..Glimi may be the best pilot given the least odds and that slide 💡was absolute genius
They used Duck Tape and put the plane back together
New paint..
@@darrellcrawford4946 Nah, real story? it had superficial damage. Bob Pearson landed C-GAUN with such skill it didn't NEED extensive repairs to be air-worthy. A lot of the time needed to get it back into the air was due to needing to truck the tools to the airstrip, since that strip didn't have all the right tools or parts on hand.
@@fredgervinm.p.3315 Well, it needed a bit more than fresh paint, but not much.
That's what I initially thought. But it was back in the air in two days, in order to get it back to be repaired at the hanger. Not back in service in two days
That was a good watch. Pearson a true hero regardless of who messed up on the fuel. The DC10 accidents are absolutely insane. Crazy how after first crash they did not fix the problem.
THAT HAS GOT TO BE THE BEST AIRMANSHIP I HAVE EVER SEEN. RESPECT GLIDERMAN!!!
Interesting that Captain Pearson and Captain Sullenberger utilized their experience with gliding to save the passengers
You know that means? If we find ourselves in similar situations we're going to be out of luck. The pilots today aren't exactly old-school 'stick-and-rudder' glider boys.
@@HELLH0WNDA lot of commercial pilots are ex-military and recreational flyers even today with plenty of stick and rudder skills. The fact is that a majority of air disasters have always cone from human error and flying today is safer than at any other point in aviation history.
5 years later there was a similar incident TaCA 110, Captain Dardano flew and a sideslip to save his plane and passengers.
When I saw the words “Mayday:Air disaster” and “Mega marathon” in the same title come up in my notifications I said “yes!!!!” Out loud. 🙌🏼🙌🏼☺️☺️
Just hit the red Play button in any of THEIR playlists. Same thing exactly, only easier to navigate.
pilot Bob Pearson is a true hero with nerves of steel , love this episode
Beautiful maneuver Mr Pearson, brought tears to my eyes as I watched all the way
Bob Pearson is a complete badass! All flight crew was on point
The Captain was demoted for six months, and the first officer received a two week suspension. They were the reason the plane didn’t have enough fuel.
@@sludge4125 maybe cuz they weren't trained correctly....never the less..... The flying was totally on point
@@tinamarie0701 Simple math error. Yeah, blame it on his fourth grade teacher.
This could all be avoided if all the world would convert to inches lbs and scrap the metric bullshit hahahahahahah
@@kennymitchell1730 good point...I won't argue that!!!👍👍
The "Gimli Glider" episode, wonderful as that story is, just does not belong in a marathon called "Worst Plane Crashes of All Time." There ought to be a marathon for stories that are heroic or miraculous for that incredible tale.
I was just about to make the same comment. This wasn't a crash. It was airmanship at its best. Capt. Pearson & F.O. Quintile are amazing rock stars.
This is absolutely unbelievable. The pilot is… holy crap.. probably the bravest soul I’ve ever seen. He stayed so freakin steady. HERO just isn’t a strong enough word! This dude deserves a Purple Heart. ❤️ Wow.
I am so impressed with pilots who can actually take control of a plane in an emergency situation.
I couldn't imagine having a plane breaking in half at thousands of feet and then free falling to my death in the ocean. I feel so bad for the victims.
that hasta be one of the most horrible ways to die. however if the plane was high enough you'd die of asphyxiation.. however even that is a horrible way to go.
I would imagine that the decompression forces killed them quickly. Also the lack of oxygen would knock out people almost immediately before you hit the ocean, consciousness wouldn't be returned.
Hitting 500+ mph winds instantly … this would tear someone apart. Instant death. 🥺
How would you know for sure? Is there a video 📸 that explains in deep details what happen if u fall out airplane ✈️?
@@cs77smith67 Saw it in another video on this channel. Can’t remember which one but it does make sense. To be slammed with anything at 500+ mph should not go well. 😐
Bob should have every metal, honor, award ever given for flying, is the very best of flying, ever
That pilot needs an award...amazing
Bob Pearson is a hero! He did something that was unheard of and saved everybody on board.
The last incident, DC-10, is incredible. I've worked in factories where much less serious problems would have been noticed and reported to engineering. "The door doesn't lock!" Anyway, McDonnell Douglas MURDERED those poor people!
De Dee
Pilots saves lives all the time by flying safely esp as compared to driving. Truly amazing story. His glider experience is what saved the day.
The Captain was demoted for six months, and the first officer received a two week suspension. They were the reason the plane didn’t have enough fuel.
@@sludge4125 the fact that they didn’t train them and had faulty parts… what a shame
What an excellent crew. All of them were so professional and brave.
Thanks to them, everyone survived. They're heroes.
24:55 "I guess I'll just slip it"
The first officer's face has perfect unintentional comedic timing.
With the soundtrack tooo😂
I am terrified of flying and watching this presentation my heart was pounding out of my chest!
i understand but because of this flying is much safee
Okay don't watch it on a flight
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Why are you watching this?
The pilot, Captain Pearson, is clearly a hero. However, I don’t know how an airline could have a policy that would allow a passenger aircraft to take off without a working fuel gauge. The fuel gauge would have caught the fueling error. If you run out of gas in a car, you can get out and walk. If you run out of gas in the air . . .
You could sky diving.
You could flap your arms all the way to the scene of the crash. You'll beat the first responders there by about 15 minutes.
@@michaeldelay600 Bill Hicks much?
But the plane is brand new. How could the fuel gauges NOT work?
@@delanorrosey4730 It isn't a matter of fuel gauges. Plane fuel is loaded by weight. Information is exchanged by the crew and the guy that loaded the fuel. The required fuel for the trip was to be measured in Kilograms. The loader used pounds. 1 kg = 2.2 pounds. So, if the crew knew that the load should be 1000 kg and the loader didn't do the correct conversion (as in this case), the "1000" loaded into the plane's tanks would have been pounds, slightly less than half of the fuel load it should have had. And, that is exactly what happened.
gah damn Bobs one PHENOMENAL pilot. it must be an amazing feeling knowing you just saved 70+ lives... it could have been catastrophic... What an amazing human.
air India. that was seriously heartbreaking what those people went through.
Pearson is the man! Brought tears to my eyes. Literally 👍🏾
Please do more of these marathons!!! This is excellent, and greatly appreciated!
Just hit the red Play button in a playlist. Same thing exactly, only easier to navigate.
Moose knuckles.
All these accidents shown here that had a positive outcome, show how critically important basic stick and rudder skills are. With all the automation in modern airliners, where pilots are more and more becoming redundant, it would seem plausible that pilots are loosing these skills, since they're less needed. So when the automation fails, pilots can become quickly overwhelmed with problems they face (e.g. Air France 447).
"refrain from smoking"
If there were a good time for a joint, its now😂
Captain Bob Pierson is an amazing pilot and man. Just awesome we have people like him. Thank you Captain!
Bob is the first Sully. Amazing! Congratulations Sir!
Holy molly.this is why we need the experienced pilots flying the big jets. Wow. They really kept the cool heads.