Was This Airport Too Dangerous? (Widerøe Flight 839) - DISASTER BREAKDOWN

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  • @DisasterBreakdown
    @DisasterBreakdown  3 роки тому +42

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  • @FlywithMagnar
    @FlywithMagnar 3 роки тому +340

    I knew the first officer. He checked me solo when I was training for my PPL. RIP. And one of the passengers who disembarked at Værøy became a good friend of mine. Later, she became a pilot. Aviation is a small world.

    • @AriS-gg7gw
      @AriS-gg7gw 3 роки тому +25

      I'm sorry for your loss.

    • @johnbowles5399
      @johnbowles5399 3 роки тому +18

      Personal stories like yours really bring these tragic stories to life. Thanks for sharing. 👍

    • @dustinhellstern7728
      @dustinhellstern7728 2 роки тому +3

      That’s intense, man. My prayers go out to ya.

    • @GurpreetSinghmadsfan
      @GurpreetSinghmadsfan 2 роки тому +3

      RIP

    • @Rick79LUFC
      @Rick79LUFC 10 місяців тому +1

      Yes sorry for your loss 😢RIP

  • @xorowl1584
    @xorowl1584 3 роки тому +241

    "they tried to turn it into a chocolate factory, but had to shut down when it caught fire". Disaster breakdown indeed

    • @MrTumbleweed22
      @MrTumbleweed22 3 роки тому +13

      Was a real mess with melted chocolate everywhere 😂

    • @henrikbraathen3096
      @henrikbraathen3096 3 роки тому +19

      Calling it a fire is kind of an understatement, the entire thing burned down and now everything is gone

    • @randomscb-40charger78
      @randomscb-40charger78 2 роки тому +4

      Mr. Wonka finally had enough with the chocolate industry.

    • @skienavitaion1078
      @skienavitaion1078 Рік тому +1

      Thats right the terminal brunt down

    • @nealshankman836
      @nealshankman836 Рік тому +1

      Did the Norweigian aviation authority investigate the chocolate factory fire? I can see the report criticizing the chocolatiers for operating in unsuitably windy conditions.

  • @SimLiskaNistaFista
    @SimLiskaNistaFista 3 роки тому +245

    I've become hypefixiated on airplanes as my depression has hit me quite hard this month, these videos make me so happy! I got really excited about alot of videos this month. Decided to comment to finally show my support, Thank you for the videos! Keep up the good work.
    Edit: Thanks everyone for the nice comments!

    • @datgockboy996
      @datgockboy996 3 роки тому +20

      Hope you get better man, stay strong 💪 try finding some happy place like a Gym or Library.

    • @danescott4347
      @danescott4347 3 роки тому +16

      Sending a hug. 🤗

    • @foresthamilton2243
      @foresthamilton2243 3 роки тому +16

      Hey, have a good day okay? For all of us :)

    • @DisasterBreakdown
      @DisasterBreakdown  3 роки тому +50

      I'm sorry to hear that. I'm sending you my best wishes. Hope you get better soon!

    • @killersmaideniron
      @killersmaideniron 3 роки тому +14

      I feel ya. Been doing the same!
      Hope you get better with time.

  • @timigotti
    @timigotti 3 роки тому +67

    Fun fact: the Norwegian military flew their bell 412 on training missions to the airport after it closed, they stop by to buy chocolate

  • @ladythalia227
    @ladythalia227 3 роки тому +51

    Back in 2001 I worked with a colleague that was given tickets to this flight by her employer. She gave the tickets to her family. She still struggled with guilt more than a decade later

  • @c_rhynehardt
    @c_rhynehardt 3 роки тому +98

    I chuckled softly when he said "Twotter" 😁

    • @danielabackstrom
      @danielabackstrom 3 роки тому +7

      Me too 😂

    • @lilmissbloodbath89
      @lilmissbloodbath89 2 роки тому

      I came down here to see if anybody was going to admit to giggling at that!

    • @karimski84
      @karimski84 8 місяців тому

      The 12 year old boy in me that laughs like Bevis and Buthead at, Twatter 😂😂😂😂

  • @ewilloch
    @ewilloch 3 роки тому +49

    Excellent video! As a Norwegian aviation enthusiast, I remember this accident, the investigation and aftermath pretty well, and from memory, I’d say the video is extremely accurate. Very impressive indeed. Another tragic and interesting accident with Widerøe, albeit with a Dash-8, is the Torghatten accident, flight WF710. Also, the Mehamn accident with a Widerøe Twin Otter is particularly interesting, with the investigation re-opened several times during the 3 decades after the accident. According to the official report, the cause of the accident was a failure in the tail section, relatively similar to that of the Måløy accident 8 years later. Highly recommended topics.

    • @Oldschoolgamerdad
      @Oldschoolgamerdad 2 роки тому +1

      Torghatten accident was a Dash-7. I presume it was just a typo and you know this :) But just incase any one else was wondering.

    • @ewilloch
      @ewilloch 2 роки тому +1

      Thanks for correcting me! To be honest, it was a memory slip from my side and not a typo, but either way, I stand corrected!

  • @ttheone3518
    @ttheone3518 3 роки тому +70

    I like that someone takes on these norwegian plane crashes, as a lot of the crashes have perculiar causes
    If i can reccomend other accidents i would also reccomend Torghatten disaster and flight 933

    • @DisasterBreakdown
      @DisasterBreakdown  3 роки тому +37

      I have a plan to go through more Norwegian incidents soon

    • @2011SoxMD36
      @2011SoxMD36 3 роки тому +3

      HAZE01 is another Norwegian one worth going into. Can tie much of that one back into your Erebus video though.

    • @ptilrem
      @ptilrem 3 роки тому +3

      My dad worked at 330skv on the SeaKing back then, and was called out to that incident back in 1988. Brønnøysund is my birthplace, and I've been to the mountain several times.
      I was about to suggest this incident, but you beat me to it.

  • @richarddyasonihc
    @richarddyasonihc 3 роки тому +9

    The proximity of steep.terrain to aierodromes and airs airfields is something with which as a PPL holder, affects the small GA aeroplanes I usually fly. I used to fly from Cambridge Airport innTasmania and quite often had to postpone flights owing to the turbulence and Dow draft from nearby hills. Change of wind direction during flights als made landings quite challenging.

  • @Aldairion
    @Aldairion 3 роки тому +21

    Amazing video as always, but what I think I'm most impressed with is your ability to say "Twotter" with a neutral tone 😅

    • @ZombieSazza
      @ZombieSazza 3 роки тому +3

      I dunno how he managed to say “Twotter” without laughing, I was cracking up 😆

  • @Ryanboy2020
    @Ryanboy2020 3 роки тому +21

    You have an amazing voice! Perfect for this type of analysis. Perfect cadence and tone! I could listen to you reading the world's encyclopedia...lmao.

  • @jadeparelius
    @jadeparelius Рік тому +2

    I am norwegian and I love listening to non-norwegian folk try to pronounce norwegian words. You're really good at pronouncing the places in English, even if I still find it funny.

  • @rethablair6902
    @rethablair6902 3 роки тому +19

    The captain should've never took off for that second trip

  • @stanislavkostarnov2157
    @stanislavkostarnov2157 3 роки тому +5

    as of 2015, a small operation still existed on the now "airstrip", being frequented (mostly in summers) by extreme sports enthusiasts on Ultralight delta-flyers.. seems to be a hub for them. one part of the former airport (the former factory shop/cafe) became I think an of-site club-room for the Røst Microlighting club

  • @KimDeRider
    @KimDeRider 3 роки тому +78

    Something that is always impressive to me is your name pronunciations. How much effort do you put into pronoucing names correctly?

    • @abdullah3739
      @abdullah3739 3 роки тому +3

      He pronounced Nepal to NEPOL

    • @derrickwalker4423
      @derrickwalker4423 3 роки тому +6

      @@abdullah3739 I mean yeah that's how you say it it's not Nepail or something

    • @AlonAltman
      @AlonAltman 3 роки тому +5

      @@abdullah3739 SHE

    • @kevinmiller3375
      @kevinmiller3375 3 роки тому

      He must be doing pretty good you noticed.

    • @IdliAmin_TheLastKingofSambar
      @IdliAmin_TheLastKingofSambar 3 роки тому +2

      @@derrickwalker4423 I think he means that the “a” in “Nepal” should sound more like the “a” in “father,” and not like the “a” in “fall,” “call,” or “pall”-i.e. the vowel should be farther back and unrounded. But we’ll end up down a rabbit hole if we start getting that nitpicky. To your point, it’s not like Anthony pronounced the “-pal” in the name of the country like the _word_ “pal”. 😆

  • @ivebeenmemed
    @ivebeenmemed 3 роки тому +6

    Please do more videos on these more minor accidents! I find them way more interesting

  • @yevhenbalytskyi9153
    @yevhenbalytskyi9153 3 роки тому +3

    Great videos! I hope you're happy how your channel is progressing so far

  • @jmarth523
    @jmarth523 3 роки тому +3

    Keep it up man! You are making great videos

  • @grapeshot
    @grapeshot 3 роки тому +22

    It's good to see this disaster documentary that focuses on the wacky airport designs.

    • @princeofcupspoc9073
      @princeofcupspoc9073 3 роки тому

      Wacky, as in my life is so sheltered that I know nothing about non-US aircraft? That's not wacky. That's ignorance.

    • @grapeshot
      @grapeshot 3 роки тому +7

      @@princeofcupspoc9073 no wacky as in the airport can be the true danger. But this is the internet and people are triggered by many things.

    • @danielabackstrom
      @danielabackstrom 3 роки тому +4

      @@princeofcupspoc9073 you didn't read the comment, try again...

  • @MeFromTheIsland
    @MeFromTheIsland 3 роки тому +7

    I'm norwegian. It's just too random that I'm this early to this video.

  • @edmundasmarglenn4984
    @edmundasmarglenn4984 3 роки тому

    Your work in this field/subject is done very well.

  • @danielabackstrom
    @danielabackstrom 3 роки тому +2

    Another fantastic video! 😊

  • @lineschug1017
    @lineschug1017 Рік тому

    As a Norwegian I am very impressed by your pronounciations, especially considering these are difficult words with characters unknown to English speakers. Well done.

  • @davidjma7226
    @davidjma7226 3 роки тому +1

    Did my skydiving training on the DH Twotter! All solo jumps from day one.

  • @ghakal007
    @ghakal007 3 роки тому +1

    i love to see your channel growing

  • @Tikibunss
    @Tikibunss 3 роки тому

    Excellent work as always, and congrats on the growth!

  • @tonisiret5557
    @tonisiret5557 3 роки тому +2

    Thanks for your great videos! 👌👍

  • @adragol_cabaret
    @adragol_cabaret 3 роки тому +4

    Keep up with the good work!

  • @threeparots1
    @threeparots1 3 роки тому +3

    Didn’t know Harbour air had a flight to here…quite a long trip in a single otter 😝

  • @robkyzer6695
    @robkyzer6695 2 роки тому

    Excellent accounting of an obscure aviation event. Well done.

  • @greymark420
    @greymark420 3 роки тому +2

    What a very unusual and interesting video, thank you for the story.

  • @AlternateCesarT
    @AlternateCesarT 3 роки тому +3

    I love the twin otter. And the videos

  • @JimbobsTransportVideos
    @JimbobsTransportVideos 3 роки тому +1

    Always wanted to know about this one, thank you

  • @bobdouglas5774
    @bobdouglas5774 2 роки тому

    I have flown on Twin Otter to St Mary’s on the Isles of Scilly. They also used Islander

  • @troodon1096
    @troodon1096 2 роки тому

    I can't think of too many incidents where it's concluded that the airport itself is the problem (or at least a very significant factor). There are many famously dangerous airports, many of which have had fatal incidents as well, but the danger is known and there is at least a window in which safe takeoffs and landings are possible. This is clearly an exception to that.

  • @YoussefRashedElox
    @YoussefRashedElox 3 роки тому +1

    I like how crused this location is.. Even a choco factory were shut down due to another disaster

  • @AlonAltman
    @AlonAltman 3 роки тому +3

    I don't ENVY anyone who needed to land or take off at that airport!

  • @Allylonng1416
    @Allylonng1416 3 роки тому +4

    This airport isn’t even on the top dangerous airports. Kathmandu is a challenging one

    • @ToreDL87
      @ToreDL87 2 роки тому

      ... You were listening, yes? It's got winds powerful enough to rip a Twotter apart.

    • @Allylonng1416
      @Allylonng1416 2 роки тому

      @@ToreDL87 woo powerful winds probally just can shoot an ILS while Kathmandu you have to keep adjusting your instruments and I don’t think you really how many crashes there have been

    • @lineschug1017
      @lineschug1017 Рік тому

      well, this one was so dangerous that they closed it XD

  • @calcampbell
    @calcampbell Рік тому

    C'mon, Traigh Mhor (Barra Airport seen in the intro) can't be that difficult! But, as a native, I can avow it can scare the Bejesus out of first time passengers when landing :-). But I always loved being flown in the Twin Otter on the Barra routes. A proper flying experience which beats the hell out wee 1-3 hour hops on jets. And thanks hugely for all the films.

  • @jaretschmelz1796
    @jaretschmelz1796 3 роки тому +1

    Hi Disaster Breakdown,
    Does your Patreon include your videos without the music? This continous piano is driving me nuts.

  • @r48productions
    @r48productions 3 роки тому +4

    Has their ever been a plane incident where the carry-on was too heavy causing problems on a flight?

    • @gamma_dablam
      @gamma_dablam 2 роки тому

      Air Midwest 5481 is close

    • @angelachouinard4581
      @angelachouinard4581 Рік тому

      The was also a faulty repair problem on 5481 but both the baggage and passenger weights were over even though the pilots used current tables. They really got screwed.

    • @Flaming-Sword-FS
      @Flaming-Sword-FS 2 місяці тому

      Does west carribean airways 708 count?

  • @scotturban54
    @scotturban54 3 роки тому

    thanks for posting

  • @mjb405
    @mjb405 Рік тому

    I wish you kept calling the plane "Twotter" It caught me off guard and made me laugh. Reminded me of the video you did on the Fokker plane

  • @cogitoergospud1
    @cogitoergospud1 3 роки тому +2

    A trailing wind to an airplane can be as bad as a trailing sea to a boat.

  • @skylineXpert
    @skylineXpert 3 роки тому +2

    Some airports are captains only for a reason and some airports get closed for a reason

  • @rickwhite4137
    @rickwhite4137 3 місяці тому

    It should be added that older people warned against building the airport due to strong downdrafts from the nearby mountain. These warnings were not heeded because these people had no formal education! This was the ultimate reason why the airport was permanently closed.

  • @Neymarinet
    @Neymarinet 3 роки тому +4

    5:27 I'm sorry they call it the what

    • @dsandoval9396
      @dsandoval9396 3 роки тому +2

      Thank you. I know I wasn't the only one that 😳 at that. LOL!
      Something that popped into my head when I heard that was a Jeopardy style response... "What is an insult hurled at Twitter users?" among other things.

  • @treyn8070
    @treyn8070 3 роки тому +3

    A plane crash and then a chocolate factory burned up. That piece of land is cursed or something. On a side note, does anybody know why the lines at some airports are yellow and others at are white?

    • @ptilrem
      @ptilrem 3 роки тому +4

      Here in Norway it's standard for the lines to be yellow. Snow is the reason, and that's it. Easier to see and distinguish the lines from the snow.

  • @tdestroyer1882
    @tdestroyer1882 3 роки тому

    Superb video!

  • @tahustvedt
    @tahustvedt 2 роки тому

    I have flown along Lofoten in a Lynx helicopter in perfect weather. It's stunning.

  • @VengefullyQueerDragon
    @VengefullyQueerDragon 9 місяців тому

    "Twotter" had me cackling sounds like a pom insult

  • @scottmoseley5122
    @scottmoseley5122 Рік тому

    So was it the weather or the degraded structure of the Twotter ? This is similar to your Air Thaiti otter that went lost its elevator cable and crashed making a short hop.

  • @CatsrielDreemurr
    @CatsrielDreemurr 3 роки тому +1

    NORWEAGIAN HERE

  • @charlotteinnocent8752
    @charlotteinnocent8752 Рік тому

    Limits are given for a reason. I fault the tower for not grounding the plane and giving them the winds, and to the pilots for not double checking the wind directions again given how marginal conditions were. I don't know about the airport. Doesn't look like they had many other options on where to put it.
    Haha if the chocolate factory hadn't closed, I'D fly into it! :) I believe if the limits had been adhered to, the airport would still be open today.

  • @dodoubleg2356
    @dodoubleg2356 2 роки тому

    How's a Twin Otter takeoff from, of all places, Vaeroy in 57kt winds? If it's anything but a headwind I don't see how it's possible. If it's a crosswind they're gonna lose directional (yaw) control...a tailwind they might run outta runway. 🤔

  • @terencenxumalo1159
    @terencenxumalo1159 Рік тому

    good work

  • @navigategoodluck9069
    @navigategoodluck9069 3 роки тому +3

    Flown many times with this airline ✌️💚🤍

  • @lakshyajain5608
    @lakshyajain5608 3 роки тому

    I love your videos a lot

  • @MrGrandure
    @MrGrandure 5 місяців тому

    I wonder if this airport is available in msfs. Looks interesting

  • @---qh9tb
    @---qh9tb 3 роки тому

    Love the vid!!! xoxo

  • @peregrinemccauley5010
    @peregrinemccauley5010 3 роки тому +1

    Sticky ending for the airport terminal .

  • @jameskonzek8892
    @jameskonzek8892 3 роки тому +1

    It's a STOL aircraft?.. That's just too close to stall. Bad ju ju.

  • @marc-andreservant201
    @marc-andreservant201 3 роки тому +6

    Accidents are never due to a single thing wrong with the airport, or a single mistake by the crew, or a single part failing (apart maybe from the MAX fiasco, and even then multiple people had to sign off on the system).

  • @pop5678eye
    @pop5678eye 3 роки тому +1

    This sounds like a more extreme version of Madeira.

  • @dontspikemydrink9382
    @dontspikemydrink9382 2 роки тому

    please fix the closed captions so they match with what you say. in places words are omitted

  • @macaylacayton2915
    @macaylacayton2915 3 роки тому +3

    so this airport was not just dangerous but also cancelled several flights? ok why did they even build it? I have no clue why they would risk people's lives and planes for landing on this island at a place like this. too many risks there, you know what I mean? also I'm trying to calculate the numbers involved(wind load) and right now I'm trying to figure out wind density, I have used the average C and average dew point in F but having a bit of trouble with altimeter setting, not sure what I should use for this particular incident. any values?

  • @michaelkobylko2969
    @michaelkobylko2969 2 роки тому +1

    A bad place to build an airport, but it seems an even stranger place to put a chocolate factory.

    • @lineschug1017
      @lineschug1017 Рік тому

      lol right? Next disaster will be the sinking of the chocolate ferry

  • @62koalalover
    @62koalalover 3 роки тому +1

    awesome awesome awesome youre so awesome

  • @christopherwasko5948
    @christopherwasko5948 3 роки тому +1

    Bonus vid!!!

    • @christopherwasko5948
      @christopherwasko5948 3 роки тому

      Very solid video. Was interesting to see you do something a little different. Would love to see a long-form (2-hour) video that you charge to watch. Maybe a really controversial accident with a lot of divisive evidence or air cover up?

  • @smoothmicra
    @smoothmicra 3 роки тому +9

    I've often thought that air strips in "challenging environments" should be phased out in the interests of safety. You want to live in the middle of nowhere? Fine, knock yourself out, just don't expect pilots to casually risk their lives (let's not forget passengers as well) to supply you.
    "No, it's not that, this remote area is a tourist magnet, we need an air strip to land them". No you don't, if tourists are that desperate they can get a boat/car/train/ to your little paradise. They won't want to spend so much time getting to your paradise? Can't be that good then.
    I suspect technology will eventually take landing a plane out of the pilots hands, in which case the debate becomes academic. Meanwhile, let's just make it as painless and safe as possible.

    • @ToreDL87
      @ToreDL87 2 роки тому

      Another ban everything'er.
      People choose how they wanna go where they wanna go.
      Can't handle it? Well, not your life.
      Your livelihood at stake? Well, not my problem, can't be that good then, can't this can't that.
      🤣

    • @troodon1096
      @troodon1096 2 роки тому +1

      Kind of hard to drive a car or ride a train to an island.

    • @richardcranium3579
      @richardcranium3579 Рік тому

      @@troodon1096Goteeeeeem!

  • @kennethsalomonsen6244
    @kennethsalomonsen6244 Рік тому

    The Airport was last used 02.11.2022 by the USAF

  • @Electriceye1984bySam
    @Electriceye1984bySam 2 роки тому +1

    The “Twotter”🥴 😂

    • @ohioguy215
      @ohioguy215 2 роки тому

      "Twot" for short. I like riding on Twots!

  • @scottcol23
    @scottcol23 3 роки тому +3

    Are you Norwegian? You pronounce those names and places too well to not be of Scandinavian descent. Excellent video as usual! I look forward to every upload. Cheers from New Orleans Louisiana.

    • @DisasterBreakdown
      @DisasterBreakdown  3 роки тому +5

      I'm not Norwegian, I live across the water from there in Northumberland, UK.

    • @adulthumanfemale8666
      @adulthumanfemale8666 3 роки тому +1

      @@DisasterBreakdown Will you do a video on the LaMia Flight 2933?

    • @wayneandrews9298
      @wayneandrews9298 3 роки тому

      its obviously difficult for you yanks to recognize & appreciate a true English accent considering you lot don't have a language of your own & you completely abuse & disrespect the real English language ..

    • @scottcol23
      @scottcol23 3 роки тому +4

      @@wayneandrews9298 why dont you go away with that bigotry and hate. I am French for crying out loud. English was not my first language.

    • @wayneandrews9298
      @wayneandrews9298 3 роки тому

      @@scottcol23 why are you even replying !!! you can clearly see that i thought you were an American .. they think its ok to abuse other peoples languages because they don't have one of their own .. Spanish too " LOS VEGAS " one example .. it has nothing to do with bigotry & hate , what you talking about , don't get so uptight , froggy ..
      i guess its to be expected though considering your French . .. au revoir ..

  • @UnknownUser-j3n
    @UnknownUser-j3n 2 місяці тому

    What had the crash to do with anything except the plane's structural weakness.

  • @JasonSmith-pe5py
    @JasonSmith-pe5py Рік тому

    For reference-Im an American,& dont know what kilometers equate to in miles,feet,etc

  • @SyAviation
    @SyAviation 2 місяці тому

    I just love how the end of the video was about a chocolate factory that burned down

  • @jacktueton7445
    @jacktueton7445 3 роки тому +1

    It's called a what!?

  • @Radiant08
    @Radiant08 3 роки тому

    The ICAO in this airport represents the word ENVY

  • @jackiekrickl3649
    @jackiekrickl3649 3 роки тому +1

    can you please do flight 173

  • @madmxne
    @madmxne 3 роки тому

    Can you do Iraqi Airlines Flight 163

  • @stephanieparker1250
    @stephanieparker1250 2 роки тому +1

    I would say that a boat delivery would be better than that insane airport but the North Sea isn’t much better 😵‍💫

  • @gilbertfranklin1537
    @gilbertfranklin1537 3 роки тому +2

    Aw, c'mon - instead of closing the airport, they just needed to write on the runway (in GREAT BIG letters)... "STOL at your own risk". 😏

  • @muhammadyogamaheswara2790
    @muhammadyogamaheswara2790 3 роки тому +1

    Next Episode: "Caught in a jam Ansett New Zealand Flight 703 Bombardier Dash 8-q100. June 9, 1995. With X plane 11. Please? 5000k subs. Amin ya rabbal alamin......

  • @CatLady-9327
    @CatLady-9327 3 роки тому

    4:23 I heard pirates instead of pilots

  • @alexandermathar7780
    @alexandermathar7780 Рік тому

    The Chinese would simply have blasted the damn mountain to dust.

  • @AnonymousAnonymous-nn5jr
    @AnonymousAnonymous-nn5jr 2 роки тому

    The code for the airport is ENVY XDXDXD

  • @jamest2401
    @jamest2401 Рік тому

    If glad you knew how to pronounce that Norwegian island, because I wouldn’t even know where to start.😆

  • @ATIMELINEOFAVIATION
    @ATIMELINEOFAVIATION 3 роки тому

    No Widerøe didn’t cease operations

  • @fanatic26
    @fanatic26 3 роки тому +5

    The moral of this story aligns with most disasters, dont ever get on those small planes. You are safe on commercial jets but those lil puddle jumpers have killed so many people over the years. Imagine all the celebrities, athletes, musicians etc that have died in plane crashes....every single was was a small plane like this.

    • @princeofcupspoc9073
      @princeofcupspoc9073 3 роки тому +2

      As long as weather is moderate, they are just as safe as the big planes. But of course someone always comes along to blame the victims. "Shouldn't a got aboard!" Brilliant.

    • @philhughes3882
      @philhughes3882 3 роки тому +2

      Princeofcups Poc - Who's blaming the victims? All he's saying is it takes just one little puff of wind to INSTANTLY send these things into the deck, vertically - at 500mph. And as a Northern European, we don't get much moderate weather for 8 months a year.

    • @astrowolf_1313
      @astrowolf_1313 3 роки тому +4

      The problem is, what do you then do with transportation in remote areas such as this island? Public still needs to have a connection with more developed areas, possibilities for car travel or ships are either limiting or outright impossible, and sending large jets and building appropriate infrastrucure and providing adecuate service to said jets is just a huge waste of money, taking the nature of operations into consideration. Helicopters and small planes such as Twin Otter is an optimal choice for remote routes, and they, as every other types of transport, have their limitaions. Small planes are in no way “very dangerous”, but accidents almost always happen because of pilot error or improper weather conditions, but you can still negate the latter (delay the flight, return to departure airport, fly around the problematic area etc.)

    • @fanatic26
      @fanatic26 3 роки тому +3

      @@princeofcupspoc9073 How exactly did I blame the victims? Its like you read a different comment then decide to put your reply on mine instead.

    • @EvanBear
      @EvanBear 3 роки тому +5

      The twin otter is a fine plane but like every other plane it has its limits. The pilots went over those limits which is what caused the structure to fail. It's a good plane and many remote locations do not have enough traffic or a long enough runway to allow for commercial airline traffic. Also, 57 knots is by no means "one little puff of wind".

  • @Big_Tex
    @Big_Tex 3 роки тому +5

    Twotter?🧐

  • @amoghasiddhi1422
    @amoghasiddhi1422 3 роки тому

    Do video about new orleans plane crash good video have good day 👍 😊

  • @karlesmcquade2863
    @karlesmcquade2863 Рік тому

    My girlfriend gets a bit of Twotter STOL every now and then.

  • @eliteschaf5697
    @eliteschaf5697 3 роки тому

    👏👏👏👏😉👍

  • @Tj11813
    @Tj11813 Рік тому

    Are you a pilot?

  • @crazyape968
    @crazyape968 3 роки тому +4

    4:35 Not quite. Instead of "The airport only saw few operations by Widerøe, of which a significant number of flights were cancelled due to unfavourable wind conditions" it should be "The airport only saw few operations by Widerøe, a significant number of which were cancelled due to unfavourable wind conditions."

    • @justdecaffeinated
      @justdecaffeinated 3 роки тому +4

      i found the prescriptivist

    • @troodon1096
      @troodon1096 2 роки тому +1

      Both of those sentences are grammatically correct, and mean precisely the same thing. Not sure why you think the distinction is important.

  • @bjofuruh
    @bjofuruh 6 місяців тому

    This is how it was:
    ua-cam.com/video/km4WPTUI_O4/v-deo.html

  • @michaelmoore2487
    @michaelmoore2487 Рік тому

    The statement at 8:10 in the video that there is a 50 knot wind limit for takeoff is not correct. There is no such wind limit in the Aircraft Flight Manual. I know this to be true because I am the author of the DHC-6 aircraft flight manual.

  • @aurami777
    @aurami777 3 роки тому

    the islands name is ironic

    • @AnneAslaug
      @AnneAslaug 3 роки тому

      No, not really. It`s not "vær" as in "weather", it`s "vær"as in "fiskevær/fishingtown"

    • @ToreDL87
      @ToreDL87 2 роки тому

      Yeah in this case the name means somewhere people live/exist.

  • @Jean.P.Cartier
    @Jean.P.Cartier 3 роки тому +2

    Værøy translated weather island

    • @ladythalia227
      @ladythalia227 3 роки тому +2

      That translation is too literal and doesn’t take into consideration the other meaning of “vær” that’s mostly used in villages that make a living out of fishing, think of the Norwegian word Fiskevær ( i.e. fishing-vær)
      The original name of the island is therefore most likely meant as a description of what the inhabitants do for a living: the hunting/fishing island or the island where people make a living trapping and hunting fish (and other sea creatures.) All of these little villages and places in northern Norway have vær in their name.

    • @AnneAslaug
      @AnneAslaug 3 роки тому +1

      @@ladythalia227 Skreiv nettopp det samme til en litt over her. ;)