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TheFlightChannel Please do a remake of Malaysian 17 or Malaysian 370! If you could, I would really appreciate it!!! Also, I would like to thank you for the videos, they are amazing and they are very helpful. Thank you so much! Have a great weekend! 😁
How about the bird strike in Oakland south west jet. Pls make that one. If you do not know the story look up in Google Bird strike Oakland California south west jet.
Only complaint is that you don't see crash fireballs, wings falling off ect, but can't expect that from Microsoft flight sim 2006. It's not a crash simulator
9:26 "Only 40 of the 63 people on board survived". "Only"? That's pretty incredible if you think about the conditions in which they crashed and how long they had to wait for a rescue.
I think it is used bc even one life lost is big deal. Like it is not good to say only 1 person died... a whole ass person died so it is demeaning i guess. But numbers wise i get what u mean
@@ladonamariposavigilis6447 most of the people who died are most likely the ones who were not fastened or didn't have their vests on since the communication from the crew was very poor.
damachine3 spot on! 2/3 of the passengers survived a water ditching they weren’t even aware that was happening. To say only 40 survived is disingenuous at best.
Crash landing in the middle of an ocean during a storm, with huge waves? Has to be the most scariest scenario ever. I would probably die of hyperventilation, heart attack, brain aneurysm and Ebola before the plane hits the water.
Your reasoning is so foolish, how can u Put Ebola in such a scenario 🤔 is that something to fear at such a time instead of being worried of dying instantly by all of u crashing or the dangers in the water by drowning u are talking about Ebola ...plz remind me ,how old are u ,I may be replying a 5 year old 🤔
the pilot had enough experience...Finally you are getting sponsorship...you put a lot of efforts in your videos...this is the best Youtbe Channel for me....all the best
@@jackson.denzler. they are very interesting. .it's better watch these kind of videos rather than lose time watching Fail Army or the cripees of Lily Singh
The Flight attendant on this flight Ms Margaret Abraham saved many lives on this plane and passed away herself. She is considered a hero on her native Island Curaçao and the airport is named after her. She was about to marry shortly after.
Thank you for honoring her by sharing this information. Flight attendants deserve recognition too. They care for passengers, help keep them calm and instruct them. Their lives are lost in fatal plane crashes also :(
Always, ALWAYS keep seat belt on whenever you're seated on an airplane, regardless of whether the sign to do so is illuminated. This is yet another reason I always request an aisle seat; I'm not an alarmist but I'm as prepared as possible in the event of an emergency. All the years as a teacher, I guess, keep me ready for the unexpected. Bless all those poor souls on that plane.
Yep. Good Plan.. However, I always get a seat at the back of the plane.That way, when we slam into the ground with a force of 50 G's I get to live for 0.001 seconds longer than the people in the front..
I think the pilots did a great job. Yes, unfortunately there were casualties; but most of the passengers survived. How often has a passenger aircraft successfully landed on water? I'm guessing very few, which is why Scully has become such a hero.
Apart from the “small” issue of not knowing how to manage fuel, the pilot showed incredible airmanship to be able to ditch a plane in the middle of the ocean, in a STORM in a relatively intact state with 40 survivors.
@@jman1749 23 deads instead of 63 deads. It was the best possible scenario. Its like United 232: people died, but wasnt for the pilots, everyone would have died
It's so weird. I'm not even interested in aviation yet I find myself binge watching your videos. I'm also glad you added some narration. Keep on keeping on! :)
I’d like to add one more thing to this story, as this story is somewhat of a legend in the ATC community on my island. There was one flight attendant that lost her life trying to save an elderly couple that was stuck in their seats, allas she didn’t succeed in time. She lost her life trying to save others.
Hey, are you an ATC? If so, can you tell me, what are the requirements for an airport to receive an instrument approach procedure? As an instrument-rated pilot, I'm thinking St Maarten should have an ILS with the heavy commercial jet ops there. An ILS would have possibly saved this ditching. It's amazing to me that there's no IAP there.
A few relatives of mine died on this flight...They were from Saint Martin/Sint Maarten, resettled in Staten Island and was returning home. I could never find the passenger manifest list to see their names. Rest In Peace.
@@crand20033 I think this video explains that, because many werent seated and belted. So when they hit the water, it might have kicked them out and unconscious people sink.
One of the surviving crew said in a recent interview that he did not see any sharks when they were floating in the water.And they(crews) did not hear those 2 commands by the cockpit that notify crews to prepare of an emergency landing (1.Emergency station & 2.Brace for impact)He said the 3rd.Pilot in the cockpit abruptly opened the door and yelled sit down,sit down.Those seated in the front heard him for sure.Maybe when it ditched nose up those at the back got injured badly and didn't make it.
@@annieg6014 They ran out of gas. But if they had any gas left before landing maybe they could have used the reverse thrusters to slow the plane down to almost zero mph which would have reduced the damages upon impact and saved everyone aboard.
A PanAm crew witnessed the ditching and reported the position to the rescue helicopters. The PanAm aircraft then circled the location for over an hour to help guide the rescuers
This might be your most visually stunning and breathtaking video yet. Seeing that monstrous ocean with all those waves getting closer and closer was exhilirating and terrifying all at once. I can only imagine the horror and confusion of the passengers when they looked out the window.
Hard no... I've been in the toilet during turbulence and it's not fun at all. Crashing into the water you'd prob get thrown off the toilet into the door, hopefully it doesn't break. and if you're in the rear toilet you're going to be the first one hitting the water
Didn't know there was another plane that landed on water in tact, apart from 2009 sully landing. This one seems much more challenging though in rough seas.
@@Maplelust Bite me hater, no one asked you... wtf qualifies you to judge such a man who saved so many people from a horrible that would have destroyed so many live. You're just some punk troll with shit to your name
Quite a few have ditched and survived. Tuniter 1153 off siciliy from memory was similar to this, fuel error so have to land in med, most passengers lived
your videos are more entertaining to watch than all those documentaries. the cinematography is constantly improving! you are one of my favorite channels.
My Father flew for 35 years. We always had to keep our seatbelts on. And the other point was to count seats to an exit,then do it again with our eyes closed. I don’t know how much help it would’ve been. But we did it. Still do
They should have used instruments and landed that second attempt otherwise the third attempt was do or die fuel wise I guess. He could have at least been closer to shore... 30 miles is a long swim!
That airport is the one you see videos of the planes skimming the beach and barely clearing the fence. They pass so low over the beach you can almost see the color of the pilots eyes. The fence is one you see people holding on to "enjoying" the jet exhaust when planes take off. I was there on vacation two years ago and it's an experience not to be missed. That place is a tough landing in the best of weather. On take off it's an almost immediate sharp right turn to avoid hitting a mountain a short distance from the runway. It's a crazy place.
It's my recollection many of the passengers who died had inflated their life vests inside the plane. It again speaks to poor cabin management by the crew.
The captain obviously made communication errors that worsened the outcome for several of the passengers. Nonetheless, to me, he is one hell of a hero for managing to bring down that airplane in one piece over such violent water as that. That is an almost impossible accomplishment that takes LOADS of skills and balls to put it frankly. Not many pilots have managed that. Bravo! 👏👏👏👏
I blame the absence of blind landing systems at St Martens. I blame the lack of a functioning PA system for the lack of preparation. The Germans were using blind landing systems prior to WW2 and they used them on night fighters and bombers throughout WW2. The had names like FuBL 2 “Funk Blind Landung”. Why wasn’t this airport properly equipped. These were technical failures, not failures of the crew.
Finally getting recognition you deserve! Because your videos are informative and interesting to watch. I hope once investigations are concluded, you'll upload a video of the Amazon plane crash near my hometown city; Houston.
You have a sponsor!! Best of luck and success!! The music is just wonderful. It’s very sad to hear that such an experienced pilot would not keep an eagle eye on the fuel consumption. But most of all, the cabin should have been completely prepared for a water ditching!! Even Scully made sure his passengers were ready for the water ditching and he only had 208 seconds to do so. Sorry to hear so many people died in this crash. Condolences to the families of this flight. Your videos are becoming so professional. One of my most favorite channels on RU-vid!! Thank you so much!!
The amount of detail you put into your videos is incredible! And all the research you must do, your hard work doesn’t go unnoticed! I appreciate every detail!!! ❤️ much love
Yes, considering all of the mistakes made by the crew of this flight, I think that this video should end 9:28 not with, "ONLY 40 OF THE 63 PEOPLE ON BOARD SURVIVED" but instead should say, "IN SPITE OF IT ALL, STILL, 40 OF THE 63 PEOPLE ON BOARD DID SURVIVE." - j q t -
@Jimmy Hellas but the word "ONLY" implies that this was a poor outcome; when in fact, given those dire circumstances, it actually was a rather good outcome I believe, all things considered. - j q t -
@Jimmy Hellas Yes, I just need to 'start read' properly; it's now abundantly clear to me and anyone else reading this. If I had only not tried to help the author of this channel be slightly more grammatically correct, then I wouldn't have had to display the vastness of my ignorance and language and writing skills to the entire RU-vid community, for which there are, as you so kindly pointed out, no excuses whatsoever. And of course, Happy Flag Day! - j q t -
From 8:13 onwards gave me so much anxiety, and this is only an animation. I can't imagine how the pilot felt at the time knowing all hope is lost and the passengers when they realised what's happening. RIP to all those poor lives lost.
Great video! It's possible that news of this crash was overshadowed in the US by other major events. Headlines on 5/1/70 were about Nixon's decision to invade Cambodia. The crash made front page news on 5/3, but then the Kent State shootings happened the next day on 5/4, and follow-up stories about the crash were buried.
I have been to St. Marteen. It’s such a difficult landing way way low over people. The videos are always crazy to view. When we left we actually went to that beach to see how low it really is to people and it’s insane.
Puke, this happened in 1970. Bet you don't research the families and write to them. Instead you just post a stupid fucking comment to YT because you are such a lovely person.
@Steven O'Donnell Fuck that. Pushing 60 and a lot wiser. I've done my time and want to preserve the remaining reasonable joints I have. The army fucked me up first then falling over ruined the rest. I can still walk and that's all I'll do.
I hope this disasters never happen again! May everyone have the chance to live their life to the fullest... And may all these innocent souls rest in peace...
I love your videos, the editing is amazing! I am always waiting with bated breath, to see the words, "Everyone survived"...when that does come, I yell, "Yaaaaay!" And I wont lie, sometimes I tear up, because Im so happy for the survivors.
This channel, by a million miles, have the best videos. You have really thought about what people would like to see, the content is brilliantly put together with an explanation down to the last details. Although I scare myself witless, I am addicted to The Flight Channel. Thank you for all your hard work ☺️
TheEntertainingTurk - I know it hard to say, but they were forced to literally eat the other passengers that died. So sad. Have you seen “Alive”? It’s the crash movie. Thanks, Cheers to the UK!
I haven't seen the film actually, I might have to now though, as you mentioned it! That sounds very sad as well, being forced to eat the other passengers. :O I'm sure TFC would make yet another amazing video on the whole tragedy and it explain it way better than I ever could.
Should be easy to believe. There is no doubt his "experience" led to many survivors of this crash instead of the opposite. THAT, in itself, speaks volumes.
Nikki B it would speak volumes if managed land were he was suppose to the airport. Ridiculous mistakes and to attempt 3 times and fail is disgraceful for pilot.
I've been flown into this airport and stood on the beach watching airliners cross it a few feet above. Search on this airport here on YT and see the vids. There is a pretty high mountain just past the end of the runway. The beach bar at the approach end of the runway has a flight schedule posted on a chalk board. Wife did the "hang on the fence in the jet blast thing" with taking off aircraft but, at the time, my hip was bad and I couldn't make the walk over. She loved it. I can't imagine trying this approach in terrible weather.
Thanks for going back to the previous format. If possible, please go back to the old music as well. Everything just flowed better with that music and you could anticipate what was coming next.
Despite the go around problems and miscommunications, that pilot had his stuff wired together tight to have landed that aircraft on top of a wave and keep it from breaking up. Without his skills, the plane would most likely have broken up and there would not likely have been any survivors.
I was gonna say something really damn rude.. but I’m just gonna remind you that. A. You aren’t a real pilot, B. Fuel flow gages are a real thing.. C. The pilot wasn’t crazy..he did the proper thing twice, he changed his approach on the third time, D. You are a Richard..and know nothing. The crew knew at a certain point fuel was low, the gages weren’t right.. get in your own damn lane...
I've been loving these videos but this is the first one where I feel like its title was "click-bait", had zero to do with shark waters. these videos are cool enough without deceiving the audience. thanks
What I like best about this channel over other similar creators is he leaves the words up long enough for me to read. I'm not a speed reader. Other channels I have to constantly hit pause to finish reading what the scenario is or explanations of investigations. Thank you Flight Channel for letting me read it all without pause. And now, back to my binge watching. LOL.
In June of last year during the pandemic I was hired as a hospital security officer, while working at the out patient service building I was watching air disasters on the tv in the lobby. I noticed an old man paying close attention to tv, when a commercial came on he told me that he was an airline pilot captain and he was involved in a plane crash a long time ago. He was the captain of ALM 980
