Oh man. This is the Gimli Glider video! Quite possibly one of the best Mayday: Air Disaster videos of all time, and an astoundingly mind blowing feat of flying! They did such an incredible job reenacting this incident in this episode.
The right Captain was meant to be in that flight. Not only saving the lives of everyone on board and the ground, he lived to tell about it. If it wasn’t for his experience with gliders, the outcome would’ve been catastrophic. Now, it’s used as a learning opportunity for future pilots and ground crew. Appears, everything lined up perfectly that day. ❤
Some men drift snowmobiles Others drift cars This man drifted an entire 767 in mid air, with no power. Some folks out here don't realize the absolute strength and will power something like that took. He saved 60 lives that day, including his own. And the only thanks he got was a reprimand, when he should have received several awards for saving lives. These men are all extraordinary heros. And I hope by now, the Gimli Glider has had several computer system updates.
that pilot that slip-streamed this jet liner is my hero. An incredible display of talent, talent when lives are on the line. Most athletes have incredible talent but they don't have in their minds that ppl are gonna die. This dude is the Michael Jordan of airplanes.
July 23rd is coming up. Visit the Gimli Glider museum in Gimli, Manitoba. I have flown in C-GAUN / Fin 604 many times, and have parts of this airplane. Captain Pearson and his wife Pearl are simply awesome people with an incredible story!
The 1995 television movie Falling from the Sky: Flight 174 is loosely based on this event. The Discovery Channel Canada / National Geographic TV series Mayday covered the incident in a 2008 episode titled "Gimli Glider". The episode featured interviews with survivors, including Pearson and Quintal, and a dramatic flight recreation
It was common for (young) passengers to be invited there. Or you could ask. Three months prior to the Gimli Glider incident, in April 1983, I got to sit in the captain's seat in a Lockheed L-1011 for more than an hour when the captain moved to the jump seat. The first officer was pilot flying, but they did give me a chance to change settings for the course heading, VHF frequencies and even get a feel of banking the airplane with the yoke. The flight engineer gave me explanation of the fuel quantity instruments and was impressed when I identified the vast array of switches across the ceiling as circuit breakers. Also got a tour of the lower deck galley section and a chance to ride the lifts from the main passenger deck to the galley. At age 12 this was an awesome experience and was an inspiration for me to become so interested in aviation. It is such a loss that this can no longer be experienced.
@@ToddyTornado The difference with that situation is they were the captain's children and the first officer was too intimidated by 'authority' to remain pilot in command. I was of no relation to the flight crew and the first officer was flying the airplane. When I was given the opportunity to bank the airplane, the first officer very likely had his hands on the yoke the entire time, I can't say I was watching him, but you could bet on it. There was no 'intimidation' due to authority, because I wasn't related to the captain (or either of the other two flight crew). Of course, I was thrilled by what I got to experience, and when I walked back to where my parents were seated... me with my big mouth: "Dad, when the airplane tilted left and then right, that was me !!" Dad and Mom: "Shhh!!" I didn't understand why it wasn't something to be proud of. Still love the L-1011.. and 767... and 747s with the spiral stairway to the upper deck .
No, just a system of measurement. It’s unfamiliar to a lot of people here, just like the system here is unfamiliar to people in other parts of the world.
@@fireflythe7 The 1995 television movie Falling from the Sky: Flight 174 is loosely based on this event. The Discovery Channel Canada / National Geographic TV series Mayday covered the incident in a 2008 episode titled "Gimli Glider". The episode featured interviews with survivors, including Pearson and Quintal, and a dramatic flight recreation
@@ToddyTornado The 1995 television movie Falling from the Sky: Flight 174 is loosely based on this event. The Discovery Channel Canada / National Geographic TV series Mayday covered the incident in a 2008 episode titled "Gimli Glider". The episode featured interviews with survivors, including Pearson and Quintal, and a dramatic flight recreation
The thing that stands out to me is that this error is based on people doing incorrect math. You hear people say that they take all these math classes and they’ll never use it. Here is a case where math was very important.
Those people you mentioned were right. They probably had never use advanced math in their entire life. This is not an example. Here the crew only needed very minimal math and conversion of units, something that is usually taught in elementary, while the people who say they will never use the math is referring to advanced calculus etc. So no, you're wrong, they just had trouble reading their units, nothing to do with math
This doesn’t make sense, if pilot entered pounds in a metric plane, he’d have ordered double the fuel, not half.i have a feeling he did calculation backwards
Instead of getting mad at Boeing, should you be mad at the three countries that still use imperial measurements while the rest of the world uses metric? If the the U.S., Liberia and Myanmar would convert to metric, we could forget about inches, pounds and gallons and incidents like what happened to Air Canada flight 143.
@@eelnoops5200 I find your outrage at non-metric measurements to be misplaced, as this incident was specifically caused by Canada's metrification process. 1.) This happened in Canada, not the US, Liberia, or Myanmar. Even so, neither Canada nor the UK have really "finished" changing to metric & use a mixed system 2.) Despite being made in the US, the incident aircraft had a metric fuel gauge 3.) It is not the use of metric vs imperial measurements, but the temporary mixing of the two systems, which increases the danger. If Canada remained on imperial, this incident also would not have happened. I agree that everyone *should* use the same system, and metric is the winner. But there is no way to reach that result without a transition period. Unfortunately that transition period leads to confusion and mistakes, which we must be careful to minimize.
Oh man. This is the Gimli Glider video! Quite possibly one of the best Mayday: Air Disaster videos of all time, and an astoundingly mind blowing feat of flying! They did such an incredible job reenacting this incident in this episode.
@@AyvalenZephyr have you seen the Air Transat video where they ran out of fuel in the middle of the ocean and glide for miles
I agree! Great story with great reenactment!
I would have to say second the first would be the pilot getting sucked out of the window and then still surviving
I'm a retired Captain American Airlines. I used to fly the 767 to Europe. We used this event in our training.
The right Captain was meant to be in that flight. Not only saving the lives of everyone on board and the ground, he lived to tell about it.
If it wasn’t for his experience with gliders, the outcome would’ve been catastrophic.
Now, it’s used as a learning opportunity for future pilots and ground crew.
Appears, everything lined up perfectly that day. ❤
These pilots are heroes 👏👏👏
My favorite episode! I never get tired of watching this one!
Some men drift snowmobiles
Others drift cars
This man drifted an entire 767 in mid air, with no power.
Some folks out here don't realize the absolute strength and will power something like that took. He saved 60 lives that day, including his own. And the only thanks he got was a reprimand, when he should have received several awards for saving lives. These men are all extraordinary heros. And I hope by now, the Gimli Glider has had several computer system updates.
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that pilot that slip-streamed this jet liner is my hero. An incredible display of talent, talent when lives are on the line. Most athletes have incredible talent but they don't have in their minds that ppl are gonna die. This dude is the Michael Jordan of airplanes.
July 23rd is coming up. Visit the Gimli Glider museum in Gimli, Manitoba.
I have flown in C-GAUN / Fin 604 many times, and have parts of this airplane.
Captain Pearson and his wife Pearl are simply awesome people with an incredible story!
1:45 That kid was never going to figure out the cube.
@@ScottyPimpinATL ha!
@@ScottyPimpinATL how long will those thoughtful parents watch his progress 😆
This is unbelievable
Very valuable lesson training, and communication..
Not again but the landing of the boeing must be seen to be believed. Pretty good skills on the senior pilot. Pretty damn good!!
It’s sad that the aircraft involved is awaiting scrapping 😢
Thanks for posting. :)
The 1995 television movie Falling from the Sky: Flight 174 is loosely based on this event.
The Discovery Channel Canada / National Geographic TV series Mayday covered the incident in a 2008 episode titled "Gimli Glider". The episode featured interviews with survivors, including Pearson and Quintal, and a dramatic flight recreation
Finally a video that is not country blocked
I would have retired right then and there.
12:52 zoom in the rat is like hi
rerun, but a good one!...happy ending....
Half life SFX is wild.
Once again the metric system causes confusion.
So ATC couldn't call emergency services in Gimli to get to the runway before the plane lands?
ATC said there was no emergency equipment at all when Pearson asked him. Gimli is a very small community.
Nope, there was minimal equipment there
Its wild how a pasanger could be in the flight deck while in the air. I know things were a lot different before 9/11
Well he was an Air Canada maintenance engineer so he was apart of the company
he knew the plane better than the pilots
It was common for (young) passengers to be invited there. Or you could ask.
Three months prior to the Gimli Glider incident, in April 1983, I got to sit in the captain's seat in a Lockheed L-1011 for more than an hour when the captain moved to the jump seat. The first officer was pilot flying, but they did give me a chance to change settings for the course heading, VHF frequencies and even get a feel of banking the airplane with the yoke. The flight engineer gave me explanation of the fuel quantity instruments and was impressed when I identified the vast array of switches across the ceiling as circuit breakers. Also got a tour of the lower deck galley section and a chance to ride the lifts from the main passenger deck to the galley. At age 12 this was an awesome experience and was an inspiration for me to become so interested in aviation. It is such a loss that this can no longer be experienced.
@LakeNipissing member when the captain brought his kids to work, let them do the same thing and everyone died?
@@ToddyTornado The difference with that situation is they were the captain's children and the first officer was too intimidated by 'authority' to remain pilot in command. I was of no relation to the flight crew and the first officer was flying the airplane. When I was given the opportunity to bank the airplane, the first officer very likely had his hands on the yoke the entire time, I can't say I was watching him, but you could bet on it. There was no 'intimidation' due to authority, because I wasn't related to the captain (or either of the other two flight crew).
Of course, I was thrilled by what I got to experience, and when I walked back to where my parents were seated... me with my big mouth: "Dad, when the airplane tilted left and then right, that was me !!"
Dad and Mom: "Shhh!!"
I didn't understand why it wasn't something to be proud of.
Still love the L-1011.. and 767... and 747s with the spiral stairway to the upper deck .
2008.
wat a story
The metric system is deadly.
Lol
No, just a system of measurement. It’s unfamiliar to a lot of people here, just like the system here is unfamiliar to people in other parts of the world.
Wow
They made a movie about this flight
they did?
called what
@@fireflythe7 The 1995 television movie Falling from the Sky: Flight 174 is loosely based on this event.
The Discovery Channel Canada / National Geographic TV series Mayday covered the incident in a 2008 episode titled "Gimli Glider". The episode featured interviews with survivors, including Pearson and Quintal, and a dramatic flight recreation
@@ToddyTornado The 1995 television movie Falling from the Sky: Flight 174 is loosely based on this event.
The Discovery Channel Canada / National Geographic TV series Mayday covered the incident in a 2008 episode titled "Gimli Glider". The episode featured interviews with survivors, including Pearson and Quintal, and a dramatic flight recreation
pinwheel pulley dual failure
Garbage in, garbage out. The iron law of computers no matter how new and shiny they are.
Oh boy, dropping them old videos like it’s hot
Yup. I’m sick of it.
"i know whats wrong with it"
"Aint got no gas in it"
didnt have emergency services but had something just as good: guys being dudes
The thing that stands out to me is that this error is based on people doing incorrect math. You hear people say that they take all these math classes and they’ll never use it. Here is a case where math was very important.
Only basic math was needed here...
Those people you mentioned were right. They probably had never use advanced math in their entire life. This is not an example. Here the crew only needed very minimal math and conversion of units, something that is usually taught in elementary, while the people who say they will never use the math is referring to advanced calculus etc. So no, you're wrong, they just had trouble reading their units, nothing to do with math
99% of people going to school are not gonna be pilots or aircraft engineers 😅
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They're all telling us that they're not qualified to fly that plane, yet there they are.
This doesn’t make sense, if pilot entered pounds in a metric plane, he’d have ordered double the fuel, not half.i have a feeling he did calculation backwards
The error was in converting pounds to liters. So not only a mass units conversion, but specific gravity was involved as well to get the volume.
Wow real nice of him to go to the flight deck and leave his curious son behind
The old or middleaged fat man literally had an existential moment as the jet glided to a rather perilous landing
6:00 WILL YOU AIR PLANE COMPANIES. FFF OFF. YOU CANT USE A PLANE WITH BROKEN FUEL GAUGES AND ITS A NEW PLANE.
FFFFF OFFFF BOEING
Instead of getting mad at Boeing, should you be mad at the three countries that still use imperial measurements while the rest of the world uses metric? If the the U.S., Liberia and Myanmar would convert to metric, we could forget about inches, pounds and gallons and incidents like what happened to Air Canada flight 143.
@@eelnoops5200 I find your outrage at non-metric measurements to be misplaced, as this incident was specifically caused by Canada's metrification process.
1.) This happened in Canada, not the US, Liberia, or Myanmar. Even so, neither Canada nor the UK have really "finished" changing to metric & use a mixed system
2.) Despite being made in the US, the incident aircraft had a metric fuel gauge
3.) It is not the use of metric vs imperial measurements, but the temporary mixing of the two systems, which increases the danger. If Canada remained on imperial, this incident also would not have happened.
I agree that everyone *should* use the same system, and metric is the winner. But there is no way to reach that result without a transition period.
Unfortunately that transition period leads to confusion and mistakes, which we must be careful to minimize.
@@eelnoops5200 An when any European airline flight crew states on the radio they are at flight level 340.... they are talking... FEET
@@eelnoops5200metric system sucks
@@freedomlinux outrage? Lol. Take a Midol, mam. No one cares that much.
I'm glad they kept flying after this but f*** all of the rest of the people involved for blaming the captains
I was killed on that flight
Pfffft who's gonna believe you, they clearly said no deaths. Try again.
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