SIX FEET from Disaster, the PILOTS didn’t NOTICE!!

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  @lovefrogsalot · 1 year ago

  Some cool info: The final report released in 2024 and it includes why the egpws was inhibited. It was a version that had not yet been updated to feature a more tight envelope. <br><br>Meaning if this incident were to happen today the crew would have gotten a “TOO LOW TERRAIN” caution.

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• JO

  @Josh_Fredman · 3 years ago

  It&apos;s astonishing to think that in 2022 an entire jetplane was nearly lost because an air traffic controller said &quot;1011&quot; instead of &quot;1001.&quot;

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• CO

  @Copper_Penny · 4 years ago

  I am not a pilot, but an engineer and I love that his channel doesn&apos;t glorify disasters but educates, especially on technical and interpersonal issues. It&apos;s so interesting and so affirming for our next flight.

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  @tfrtrouble · 3 years ago

  This is terrifying. I know there were pilot mistakes too, but how is it that the Charles de Gaulle control made SO MANY critical errors. Repeatedly giving wrong pressure (and not noticing discrepancies in readback), not turning the lights on, repeatedly not bothering to pass on a critical collision warning or doing so incorrectly. I know that this channel is normally about understanding not blame, but the person responsible for training and establishing standards in this team should be fired.

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• RI

  @Rishnai · 4 years ago

  “Since the aircraft are not made of sugar, we can just fly straight through them.” &nbsp;What a memorable line!

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  @randomgandalf · 4 years ago (edited)

  At this point, it is a family tradition to watch your videos ASAP every other week

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• CR

  @craiglasker514 · 4 years ago

  As a retired air traffic controller, I love these videos. Hearback readback errors are always items we train for but as human beings we have difficulty overcoming, especially when values such as altitude assignments, altimeter settings and call signs are similar sounding. Following procedures is important. In the En Route system in the U.S. Datablock would flash MSAW when an aircraft was too low and the query was always to ask the pilot to verify both altitude and altimeter setting. Amazed nobody picked this up on the first attempted approach. Thank you for these videos

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• JI

  @jimh4375 · 3 years ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LE98jp11js&amp;t=540">9:00</a>. Let’s all take a moment to thank someone at the airline for adding 50ft to their clearance. &nbsp;Without that margin of error this would have had a tragic outcome.

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• HO

  @HotDogWilly · 4 years ago

  This is one of the most messy situations I&apos;ve heard on flight scenarios without there being an actual collision. Scary stuff. I hope the finished investigation does everything possible to encourage proper checks and verifications.

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  @tobyk.4911 · 4 years ago

  They were flying basically blind, completely unaware of their situation - and when they decided to go around, it was literally in the last second for them to avoid a crash. That was really good timing!

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  @NAEV · 3 years ago

  Thanks Petter for this masterclass. I&apos;m an flight instructor here in Brazil, and also teaching meteorology classes. I&apos;ve always made very clear to the students the importance of the correct QNH settings during approaches, and I&apos;ve been searching for good examples to use in my classes. This video (and report) fit like a glove! It&apos;s exactly what I was looking for. <br><br>Not only perfectly showed the importance of correct QNH settings, gave a good insight on how barometric pressure systems work, but it is also a great demonstration of Dr. James Reason Swiss Cheese theory.<br><br>Thanks again Petter, on behalf of all us teachers who cares about good teaching for the new pilots, and increasing aviation safety levels in general! Keep up the excellent work!

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  @anoushkadivakar1353 · 3 years ago (edited)

  This channel should be taken as an example of ideal research and journalism. Only facts, no opinions, not trying to frame or point finger of faults. Just a nice, clean, visual story-telling of an actual incident. Brilliant.

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