Pilot Falls Asleep on Solo Flight

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  • Опубліковано 9 лис 2024

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  • @lucaas
    @lucaas  9 місяців тому +117

    Hope you're enjoying the Air Traffic Control Stories series, new intense stories like this one are on the way!

    • @ksp-crafter5907
      @ksp-crafter5907 9 місяців тому +1

      I REALLY loved it!

    • @ChestrCopprpot
      @ChestrCopprpot 9 місяців тому +1

      Great!

    • @StillSpotting
      @StillSpotting 9 місяців тому

      I submitted video could u look at it

    • @metern
      @metern 9 місяців тому +2

      Love these videos 😊.

    • @metern
      @metern 9 місяців тому +2

      I know this would be impossible and dangerous to do, but if the pilot did a little tap with the wingtip. The other pilot would probably wake up by the jolt 😁.

  • @brucebaxter6923
    @brucebaxter6923 9 місяців тому +202

    Excellent air traffic control.
    Calm and leading him in gently.

  • @grant6173
    @grant6173 9 місяців тому +142

    Good to hear that ATC pulled the plug on that flight. He thought he could keep going, but they were having none of it. Good call, and I hope he thanked them for the "inconvenience".

    • @je7647
      @je7647 9 місяців тому +12

      yeap one of those thing the pilot would appreciate in retrospect but not realise it at the time

    • @BrilliantDesignOnline
      @BrilliantDesignOnline 9 місяців тому +6

      Agreed.

    • @quantumleap359
      @quantumleap359 9 місяців тому +6

      Spot on!

    • @mikoto7693
      @mikoto7693 9 місяців тому +6

      Are the rules different in Australia? In my country ATC can only advise. The actual final say is up to the pilot in command.

    • @rumbecker5085
      @rumbecker5085 8 місяців тому

      @@mikoto7693 Not rights in Australia, even in Canada ATC could not do that.

  • @Civ33
    @Civ33 9 місяців тому +328

    Flydoc 425's next fuel up after landing better have been on the house, with a complimentary vending machine snack

    • @mikejettusa
      @mikejettusa 9 місяців тому +12

      Yeah right 👍

    • @HiddenWindshield
      @HiddenWindshield 9 місяців тому +39

      Just bill it to the pilot of DQP.

    • @electronixTech
      @electronixTech 9 місяців тому +18

      I was thinking the same thing! That better be a free refueling.

    • @mebeingU2
      @mebeingU2 9 місяців тому +24

      Maybe in Aussi-land, but in the states, they’ll probably charge him extra for his landing and FBO services.

    • @electronixTech
      @electronixTech 9 місяців тому +7

      @@mebeingU2 😮‍💨 You're probably correct.

  • @angelortega10
    @angelortega10 9 місяців тому +102

    Flydoc 425 was clutch in staying with the Cessna. This could have been worse. ATC remaining vigilant, thanks for this video!

    • @ajm4905
      @ajm4905 9 місяців тому +12

      Flydoc is one of the Royal Flying Doctor Service guys - they truly are heroes. Have known them to go to amazing lengths to get patients to care.

    • @mikoto7693
      @mikoto7693 9 місяців тому +1

      If I were the Cessna pilot I’d want to find the FlyDoc pilot and thank him in person for his help.

  • @JerryPoe58
    @JerryPoe58 9 місяців тому +32

    That air traffic controller did an amazing job! He and the guy following the Caravan deserves all the credit for that sleepy pilots safety.

  • @gauthierpierron2081
    @gauthierpierron2081 9 місяців тому +105

    It’s crazy how we can hear the lack of lucidity in his voice and how it comes back while descending and reactivating his mental charge due to the coming landing

    • @andyasdf2078
      @andyasdf2078 9 місяців тому +5

      Makes you wonder if medication was an issue. Either way, what a way to end a very expensive career path.

    • @randomuser15884
      @randomuser15884 9 місяців тому +22

      Lack of oxygen. Experienced the same on a prolonged fl100 flight without oxygen. After a few minutes at 4000 and below I was luckily able to make a good enough landing.

    • @brians9508
      @brians9508 9 місяців тому +14

      his change in mental state has nothing to do with the impending landing other than heading in for a landing lowered his altitude, increasing the oxygen - he was suffering from hypoxia

    • @gauthierpierron2081
      @gauthierpierron2081 9 місяців тому +12

      @@brians9508thats what we are saying… when he is high, he suffers hypoxia and you hear it in his voice by the lack of lucidity.
      but when he comes down: more oxygen + more mental load = he returns to an approximative “normal” state at the end of the flight

    • @JamesTK
      @JamesTK 9 місяців тому +8

      @@gauthierpierron2081yep and clearly explains why they wanted to continue to their destination. Not thinking clearly at all

  • @jerryw5508
    @jerryw5508 9 місяців тому +78

    "Every thing is fine" as alarms are sounding in the background. I am glad the pilot listed to ATC and landed ASAP.

    • @Kittsuera
      @Kittsuera 9 місяців тому +8

      I thought i head it mentioned that it was the low fuel alarm. Im guessing it wasnt a significant issue given he was going into land. Could have been a little bit more of an issue if he went 30 mins more and fell asleep again

    • @Yosetime
      @Yosetime 8 місяців тому +3

      @@Kittsuera But he said he had lots of fuel left for another hour, before they made him come down. But it goes to his mental clarity that he did not tell ATC what the alarm was. He didn't think of that. So scary.

    • @Osiris57
      @Osiris57 8 місяців тому +1

      Did he have a stroke or something ?

    • @Ryan-mq2mi
      @Ryan-mq2mi 8 місяців тому +1

      Right? He also withheld the nature of his issue, you know, the reason he overflew his destination by over an hour, wasnt answering atc, and had a plane following him.
      These people should not be babied.

    • @RealMagmaDash
      @RealMagmaDash 8 місяців тому +1

      @@Osiris57At the end of the video it says he didn't have enough rest the previous night and was not using enough oxygen at 11k feet leading to mild hypoxia (lack of oxygen) and him falling asleep

  • @johnpatrick1588
    @johnpatrick1588 9 місяців тому +250

    Not hard to fall asleep under the right conditions. Boredom, environmental conditions, no external stimulus and smooth flight with autopilot on. Even 2 pilot airline crews have fallen asleep at the wheel.

    • @anja2716
      @anja2716 9 місяців тому +15

      I cannot imagine being bored for one minute flying in the that neck of woods. Beaches. Reefs. Islands. So much to look at.

    • @shaneanagrams
      @shaneanagrams 9 місяців тому +34

      @@anja2716 In a situation like fog or heavy clouds there's nothing to look at.

    • @anja2716
      @anja2716 9 місяців тому +5

      @@shaneanagramsRight. Good point. They do roll in occasionally along that coastline.

    • @monstersids
      @monstersids 9 місяців тому +9

      @@anja2716 at around 11:50 they are saying lights are on at the airpoint so this is sometime at night. So not much to look at.

    • @anja2716
      @anja2716 9 місяців тому +5

      @@monstersids I missed that. Makes sense especially if he was already fatigued in some way.

  • @wuzziemaster
    @wuzziemaster 9 місяців тому +111

    FlyDoc is the real hero here i think.

  • @muddydog6605
    @muddydog6605 9 місяців тому +61

    Him thinking he was ok to carry on is no different to why some people don't turn back climbing Everest.

    • @Michelle-fm2iz
      @Michelle-fm2iz 9 місяців тому +8

      Yes, I am glad they insisted. The lower he go the bit better he sounded

    • @JasonEngman
      @JasonEngman 8 місяців тому +4

      Lack of oxygen can mess with your body/brain quite a bit, even if you have been in that situation a bunch of times and not had a problem. Staying for an extended time at 12k+ ft elevation can be tough.

  • @m4inline
    @m4inline 9 місяців тому +60

    Not gonna lie that was intense. All credits to atc and flydoc.

  • @TrixityMcLight
    @TrixityMcLight 9 місяців тому +46

    You can hear him slowly getting back to full consciousness out of hypoxia. Responses getting more clear and more proactive minute by minute.

    • @cr4ckrocksteady
      @cr4ckrocksteady 8 місяців тому +5

      I agree. The obvious symptom of the slurred speech, sounding almost drunk made me immediately think hypoxia. This has nothing to do if the pilot got adequate sleep the previous night and more to do with the fact oxygen wasn't being used properly at that altitude. This is also why he felt he was still fine to continue flying because he was slowly becoming conscious again and not actually "tired".

    • @Yosetime
      @Yosetime 8 місяців тому +2

      But not enough to have the idea to tell ATC what that alarm sounding off was. He just said it was fine. Which is not good enough. A bet that ATC was just sweating bullets those last few minutes. He earned his pay double that day!

    • @Dremekeks
      @Dremekeks 8 місяців тому +1

      Yeah, people just say he fell asleep and are dissing him super hard but.. that is one of the symptoms of hypoxia

  • @Ozbird-72
    @Ozbird-72 9 місяців тому +8

    Now THIS was an GREAT controller... Amazing "airmanship" from the ground... That dude is a hero!

  • @ronrivers4261
    @ronrivers4261 9 місяців тому +31

    Wow! I learned something about mild hypoxia today. Thanks for sharing!😊

  • @mist_itsme
    @mist_itsme 9 місяців тому +25

    you have 4 of these videos so far, keep this up and you'll have a loyal watcher of every one of them keep this series going!!!!!!

  • @lawrencefried5027
    @lawrencefried5027 9 місяців тому +5

    Excellent person in the ATC. Calm and respectful.

  • @daBEAGLE1017
    @daBEAGLE1017 9 місяців тому +102

    Not all heroes wear capes. Some drive little planes.

    • @sithabelamandlawenkosiwodu6298
      @sithabelamandlawenkosiwodu6298 9 місяців тому +7

      Me too. I also drive my plane and fly my car.

    • @Fastvoice
      @Fastvoice 9 місяців тому +9

      @@sithabelamandlawenkosiwodu6298 "Driving" a plane is often used as a term between aviators - just some kind of self-mocking.

    • @sithabelamandlawenkosiwodu6298
      @sithabelamandlawenkosiwodu6298 9 місяців тому +4

      @@Fastvoice interesting. News to me. I'll use the term more often. Thanks!

  • @77aleks77100
    @77aleks77100 9 місяців тому +107

    And the pilot dreamed that he had lost his pilot's license😆

    • @paulis7319
      @paulis7319 9 місяців тому +13

      🤣Doubtful. FL110 can induce mild hypoxia, and coupled with fatigue from inadequate rest can result in a pilot going to sleep. It almost happened to me a couple times, but I'm very anal about getting proper rest before flying. Given his circumstances, he probably had a long chat with whoever the aviation authority is in AU, along with a mountain of paperwork.

    • @tm502010
      @tm502010 9 місяців тому +4

      Why the alarm in DQP?

    • @paulis7319
      @paulis7319 9 місяців тому +15

      @@tm502010 That was his alarm clock so he'll be awake for landing.

    • @artrogers3985
      @artrogers3985 9 місяців тому +4

      @@paulis7319 🤣😂🤣

    • @Tagos1
      @Tagos1 9 місяців тому +4

      @@paulis7319 it was tesla autopilot mode

  • @FlightMate
    @FlightMate 9 місяців тому +8

    That ATC was amazing. And I could fall asleep listening to FlyDoc's voice.

  • @wrongversion
    @wrongversion 9 місяців тому +11

    Flydoc is a real one, its kinda like hearing mayday when I was on a boat for a bit. Everyone comes to help no matter what the boat size or how long it takes if you are close.

    • @mikoto7693
      @mikoto7693 9 місяців тому +1

      It’s things like that which let me keep my faith in humanity.

  • @sailaab
    @sailaab 9 місяців тому +30

    You doing some great job Lucaas by revisiting some of these older but very crucial incidents

  • @jix177
    @jix177 9 місяців тому +2

    Gotta love the friendly laid back way the Aussies talk to each other even when it's ATC and pilots, and still completely prefessional and efficient.

  • @turkeywurkey1
    @turkeywurkey1 9 місяців тому +45

    Not going to get Delta Quebec Papa out of my head for months now!!

    • @daBEAGLE1017
      @daBEAGLE1017 9 місяців тому +4

      Yeah, I've already said that 40Xs.

    • @SureshKrishna5
      @SureshKrishna5 9 місяців тому +1

      I too am hearing myself saying Delta Quebec Papa over and over!

    • @A_A_J.
      @A_A_J. 9 місяців тому +2

      PuhPAAA!

    • @Amy_Housewife8809
      @Amy_Housewife8809 9 місяців тому +1

      That gave me a chuckle, and yes, it needs a nice little tune to go with it, and then it will really be stuck in your head. 🤣

    • @miamars90
      @miamars90 9 місяців тому

      Also, the Pappi's! Haha So cute though with their accent.

  • @RootedHat
    @RootedHat 9 місяців тому +31

    Of course you can always count on the Royal Flying Doctor Service 🙏👍🇦🇺

    • @sammybeevg
      @sammybeevg 9 місяців тому +6

      The royal flying doctors are hero’s

  • @Jay-hr3rh
    @Jay-hr3rh 9 місяців тому +15

    After 3 minutes of pilot non-movement, the Piper Malibu seat would have vibrated to wake the pilot.

  • @paulstelian97
    @paulstelian97 9 місяців тому +17

    Old incident I have already watched before, but this is the first time I learned it was not _just_ hypoxia. That's interesting.

    • @brians9508
      @brians9508 9 місяців тому +8

      it was hypoxia. DQP even said that the guy responded and turned to the left as he approached him. He was awake, but not all there.

  • @tokyworld
    @tokyworld 9 місяців тому +23

    hypoxia is a scary foe, it just sneaks up on you.

    • @andrew_koala2974
      @andrew_koala2974 9 місяців тому

      It will take your breath away - it's so exciting

    • @MattyEngland
      @MattyEngland 8 місяців тому +1

      Indeed, I got down to a blood oxygen level of 75%, and it wasn't until someone asked me what my address was and I couldn't remember, that I even realised anything was wrong. It's very weird and definitely sneaks up on you like you say.

  • @LoneStarStinger
    @LoneStarStinger 9 місяців тому +16

    Something about being in a plane always puts me in the deepest sleep. It’s so loud and cozy. Like being in a cocoon.

    • @andyasdf2078
      @andyasdf2078 9 місяців тому +7

      Yes but not when you're the one flying the goddamn thing lol

    • @mtsky-tc6uw
      @mtsky-tc6uw 9 місяців тому

      yup must concur-my greatest joy is being in the back of our king air while my son flies and i lay on the couch with up to 3 grand kids,all of us asleep like a rock...heaven

    • @Yosetime
      @Yosetime 8 місяців тому

      I need meds to get on a plane and not have an anxiety attack. Sleeping...no. Passed out on meds...probably. Otherwise, it's just too nerve racking. Never comfortable flying. Especially on small planes.

  • @PowerScissor
    @PowerScissor 9 місяців тому +49

    That's why I don't fly much anymore.
    You can't even take a nap without ATC and other aircraft getting all up in your business.
    I miss the good ol days.

    • @patronzulu1329
      @patronzulu1329 9 місяців тому +6

      Lol

    • @rafbarkway5280
      @rafbarkway5280 9 місяців тому +2

      This is why we have two pilots, the chances of both of them sleeping through the autopilot disconnect chime is slim.

    • @rafbarkway5280
      @rafbarkway5280 9 місяців тому

      KISS, keep it simple. Just hang a small ball on a piece of string in front of your nose.
      If the aircraft starts to decend, the ball hits your face and wakes you up.

    • @PowerScissor
      @PowerScissor 9 місяців тому +1

      ​@@rafbarkway5280We just call them napping buddies.
      Skilled Co-pilots, 1st Officers are fine to have in a pinch...but a good napping buddy makes the job enjoyable.

    • @leeedsonetwo
      @leeedsonetwo 9 місяців тому +3

      It really is annoying when people care enough to save you from yourself.

  • @harveysmith100
    @harveysmith100 9 місяців тому +10

    Top work from the King Air pilot.
    He knew to stay with the Caravan until it was on the ground just in case he had to report a crash site.
    You can hear the Caravan guy slowly getting more cognitive as he descended to lower altitudes.
    I hope they met later, the King Air pilot probable saved this mans life tonight.

    • @MultiChrisjb
      @MultiChrisjb 9 місяців тому +1

      Well there you have it. Caravans: a mence in the air as well as on the road.

    • @harveysmith100
      @harveysmith100 9 місяців тому

      @@MultiChrisjb Are you suggesting that people who tow caravans are half asleep at the wheel?

    • @MultiChrisjb
      @MultiChrisjb 9 місяців тому +1

      @@harveysmith100 Well they are very slow. So can't rule it out at this stage.

    • @harveysmith100
      @harveysmith100 9 місяців тому

      @@MultiChrisjb I have seen a couple towing whilst on Oxygen. It's a worry

  • @toupac3195
    @toupac3195 9 місяців тому +12

    Just like truck drivers, falling asleep is a major risk and very dangerous. Its almost like oxygen deprivation... not recognizing your situation until its too late.

  • @stevenbuntingfan
    @stevenbuntingfan 4 місяці тому +2

    So what's happened here for most people who didn't know is that the pilot of DQP suffered hypoxia meaning shortness of oxygen to the brain, so with the pilot's brain having minimal oxygen, the pilot would struggle to speak, think and etc. If you noticed as the pilot was approach YBCG, you may of heard alarms which YBCG approach did question if everything was alright. Because the pilot is suffering from hypoxia he thinks everything is fine when really his alarms are telling him he is dangerously running low on fuel.
    I am certain too that earlier when he said "1 Hour and 10 Mins left of fuel" that is most likely false.

  • @icanflythis
    @icanflythis 8 місяців тому +4

    My wife: "Where do you want to eat tonight"
    Me: "Delta Quebec Pa-PAH.......uhhhhh"

    • @rickyklem3696
      @rickyklem3696 8 місяців тому

      Wife,where's that? You.its just by delta quebec papa darling.

  • @Shreddittrading
    @Shreddittrading 9 місяців тому

    Crazy how a simple mistake can turn into a situation that could go either way. I was fully expecting this video to end with him going down in the middle of the Ocean but nah he just woke up, turned around, and landed. Nice and simple resolve to something that had the potential to be a whole lot worse.

  • @garythompson2517
    @garythompson2517 9 місяців тому +1

    Way to go. Now that is a flying community. Love you guys. Fly safe.

  • @prudencepineapple9448
    @prudencepineapple9448 9 місяців тому +5

    Thanks to Tower and the Royal Flying Doctors!!

  • @MrOramato
    @MrOramato 9 місяців тому +2

    I believe I would have sent the Cesena Pilot a nice thank you gift for his troubles.

  • @marc4332
    @marc4332 9 місяців тому +5

    I like these kind of video's, i still learn so much from these interactions. Fly save, Fly Boys!

  • @JohanBosClips
    @JohanBosClips 8 місяців тому

    Both ATC and Flydoc 425 are acting very professionally here and they probably saved the mans life. Good job!

  • @AudieHolland
    @AudieHolland 9 місяців тому +9

    (pilot moments after being woken up, asked if he can land at closest airport):
    DQP... negative. I have endurance to continue to Redcliffe.
    Good thing they convinced him to land at Gold Coast.
    He could have fallen asleep again if he tried Redcliffe.

    • @drawmaster77
      @drawmaster77 8 місяців тому

      imagine he fell asleep again 🤣

  • @Quidisi
    @Quidisi 9 місяців тому +17

    I have never once fallen asleep while piloting an aircraft.*
    😁

    • @daBEAGLE1017
      @daBEAGLE1017 9 місяців тому +17

      Same. I never flew a plane also.

    • @ziepex7009
      @ziepex7009 9 місяців тому +12

      This was induced by hypoxia, so a bit of a misleading title

    • @grant6173
      @grant6173 9 місяців тому

      If you're given a second chance...

    • @mowtivatedmechanic1172
      @mowtivatedmechanic1172 9 місяців тому

      And that’s when you woke up

  • @garman1966
    @garman1966 9 місяців тому +8

    I expect Juan Brown to report on this tomorrow or the next day. He has high praises for this channel for quick reporting from air traffic control.

  • @larrynoe6162
    @larrynoe6162 9 місяців тому +6

    He sounds a little out of it. They were correct to get him to Gold Coast.

  • @badcompany-w6s
    @badcompany-w6s 9 місяців тому

    That guy was lucky! Great work of ATC and Flydoc 425 for keeping an eye on the guy.

  • @WaferBrik
    @WaferBrik 9 місяців тому

    Wow, pretty scary. Glad the pilot eventually agreed to land when advised. Great work from everyone and special kudos to 425's pilot.

  • @Av8or7
    @Av8or7 9 місяців тому +5

    The flight was at 11000 feet. That is only 1500 feet below the level where oxygen is required. Something do to a cold or other ailments you might need oxygen at a lower altitude. I’m guessing hypoxia might be a factor.

    • @rumbecker5085
      @rumbecker5085 8 місяців тому

      Not sure about Australia but you need O2 above 10,000' for more than 30 mins where I live

  • @josem.soncini3622
    @josem.soncini3622 8 місяців тому

    everybody, so cool , calm and polite, typical australian, love that country, played rugby with many of them back in the USA

  • @wokeupandsmellthecoffee214
    @wokeupandsmellthecoffee214 8 місяців тому

    What an extraordinary sequence of events. The Flydoc pilot was a saviour I salute him and hope his company recognise what he did.

  • @RobisonRacing68
    @RobisonRacing68 9 місяців тому +3

    I think he had more than sleep deprivation. He perked up a lot as he got down into more oxygen rich altitudes.

  • @Flielow
    @Flielow 9 місяців тому +12

    What an annoying call sign.

    • @canadianaviator
      @canadianaviator 9 місяців тому

      puh puh

    • @LHyoutube
      @LHyoutube 9 місяців тому +4

      @@canadianaviator - No it's the tongue twister of Delta Quebec that is the annoying part to say repeatedly.

    • @stevemorris3710
      @stevemorris3710 9 місяців тому +6

      Quebec is annoying outside of aviation too.

    • @maxvideodrome4215
      @maxvideodrome4215 9 місяців тому +1

      I agree! I’m looking to sell my plane, but reluctant ‘cause it has a fantastic tail number 😢

    • @LHyoutube
      @LHyoutube 9 місяців тому

      @@maxvideodrome4215 - "Fantastic tail number" sounds like how you plane geeks would say a woman has a great ass! 😛

  • @chrissenberg5990
    @chrissenberg5990 9 місяців тому +1

    Just the sound of propeller alone is Like my fan at night

  • @jonathanm9436
    @jonathanm9436 9 місяців тому +5

    It's interesting that once they'd established contact ATC didn't have him don his oxy immediately, and descend. Very interesting video.

  • @sunnyscott4876
    @sunnyscott4876 9 місяців тому

    Easy to fall asleep.
    Warm, cozy cockpit, beautiful blue sky, turn up the lullaby music on the radio.
    It's all good. 😴😴😴😴😴

  • @tectoramia-sz1lu
    @tectoramia-sz1lu 8 місяців тому

    These things used to happen on commercial aircraft. Many years ago the crew of an Air Ferry plane flying out of Manston
    both fell asleep, luckily there wasn't an accident.

  • @johnqdoe
    @johnqdoe 8 місяців тому

    Now THAT is a confident ferry pilot. ZERO flips given.

  • @michaelcoelhojr6851
    @michaelcoelhojr6851 9 місяців тому +4

    I kinda like that they made him land. Even though there wasn't anything wrong with him, they don't know that.

    • @AlbertHess-xy7ky
      @AlbertHess-xy7ky 9 місяців тому +2

      They did not make him land. Controllers have no control over the aircraft. Controllers can only make suggestions, they can't make things happen.

    • @rumbecker5085
      @rumbecker5085 8 місяців тому

      @@AlbertHess-xy7ky I agree, but how it sounded it did not sound like he had much of a choice, I think ATC overstepped their mandate IMO

    • @AlbertHess-xy7ky
      @AlbertHess-xy7ky 8 місяців тому

      He was not under their control. They do not control the airplane. ATC did the right thing. The pilot had some incapacitation. It ended well. @@rumbecker5085

  • @Montana_horseman
    @Montana_horseman 9 місяців тому

    I hope that Cessna pilot looked up the other pilot and thanked him, bought him dinner and offered to pay for some fuel. Respect to 425 helping and staying with him until he knew he was down safe and.. respect to ATC for doing all he did and cutting the guys flight short despite the pilots desire to carry on. Good call.

  • @Mike-cs9jr
    @Mike-cs9jr 9 місяців тому

    Major kudos to Flydoc 425. Very thankful all ended well for DQP. What a great aviation community we have!

  • @jorgemonsalve4236
    @jorgemonsalve4236 9 місяців тому

    The contróller and the beechcraft pilot done amazing Job !!

  • @TheMalerdaemon
    @TheMalerdaemon 9 місяців тому +4

    Pilot wanted to fly to Redcliffe so that he could hit snooze and get a few more zzzz’s

  • @brucemcnair2
    @brucemcnair2 8 місяців тому

    That was beautifully handled by ATC. 👍

  • @pweter351
    @pweter351 9 місяців тому

    Wanted to go to Redcliffe. I'm glad they made him land ASAP

  • @Rekuzan
    @Rekuzan 9 місяців тому +8

    This has actually been happening a lot lately all around the world; this just happens to be the latest case...

    • @LHyoutube
      @LHyoutube 9 місяців тому +1

      No it hasn't. Go troll your disinformation elsewhere! 😂

  • @MattyEngland
    @MattyEngland 8 місяців тому +1

    I got down to a blood oxygen level of 75%, and it wasn't until someone asked me what my address was and I couldn't remember, that I even realised anything was wrong.
    Hypoxia definitely sneaks up on you without you realising what is going on.

  • @justice62675
    @justice62675 9 місяців тому

    Interesting scenario. Good outcome and another caution about the subtle and potential negative effects of hypoxia.

  • @rockson8965
    @rockson8965 8 місяців тому

    I can tell you from experience that hypoxia can begin to take affect at much lower altitudes than published. Your overall lifestyle -stress, lack of sleep, lack of exercise/cardio, drinking habits, diet, etc., have a cumulative effect on your body's ability to withstand hypoxia. I can remember early on in my flight career flying passengers every Friday evening from Chicago to upper Wisconsin in an unpressurized Piper Navajo - at 8,000 MSL my co-pilot told me to look in the back - all the passengers were sleeping soundly. "What a wonderful flight!" they said. :)

  • @richardvoogd705
    @richardvoogd705 9 місяців тому

    Awesome that he landed safely.

  • @ElizabethT45
    @ElizabethT45 9 місяців тому +4

    "Waggling my wings" is a cute way of putting it.

    • @AlbertHess-xy7ky
      @AlbertHess-xy7ky 9 місяців тому +1

      Standard way of attracting a response from another aircraft.

    • @ElizabethT45
      @ElizabethT45 9 місяців тому +2

      @@AlbertHess-xy7ky I know, it's just cute.

    • @AlbertHess-xy7ky
      @AlbertHess-xy7ky 9 місяців тому

      Thank you for adding your depth. @@ElizabethT45

  • @dominikz.1376
    @dominikz.1376 9 місяців тому +1

    Doldrums, lads, makes men in to villains. It’s when you’re twisting in the wind, doldrums… the only medicine?…. ….is drink

  • @Gengingen
    @Gengingen 9 місяців тому

    This guy should be nominated for the calmest most complacent solo pilot? Not even excited by being alone in a plane making all that din around him?

    • @tylerbrown4483
      @tylerbrown4483 9 місяців тому +1

      I think he was mildly hypoxic. Even after he came to he didn’t seem totally with it. Tired and mild hypoxia will put you to sleep like a baby. And you can tell he was really having to think hard about things like how much gas he had.

  • @thomasaltruda
    @thomasaltruda 9 місяців тому +2

    I didn’t realize the OzzyMan Reviews has a pilots license..

  • @Daimo83
    @Daimo83 9 місяців тому +1

    He should have just turned the radio and transponder off the way ATC were ordering him around.

  • @MyTube4Utoo
    @MyTube4Utoo 9 місяців тому +2

    *Flydoc 425:* _"YBBN Approach, we're alongside the aircraft and the chap appears to have a 'Do Not Disturb' sign hanging in his window. I was gonna beep my horn at him, but he does have the sign, so I didn't wanna disturb him."_
    Poor guy was probably exhausted from having to repeat "Delta Quebec Papa." Say that 5 times quickly.

    • @AlbertHess-xy7ky
      @AlbertHess-xy7ky 9 місяців тому +2

      "Delta Quebec Papa." If you can not say that five times quickly you should not be a pilot or a controller.

    • @MyTube4Utoo
      @MyTube4Utoo 9 місяців тому

      @@AlbertHess-xy7ky Cool! You can type it! 🤣 d/a

  • @craigwalters
    @craigwalters 9 місяців тому +3

    That was scary. He could very easily have died

  • @larsmeijerink5471
    @larsmeijerink5471 8 місяців тому +1

    He didn't fell asleep, he suffered from hypoxia

  • @ducknorris233
    @ducknorris233 9 місяців тому +1

    Delta Quebec Papa , what a tongue twister

  • @richardreimer
    @richardreimer 9 місяців тому

    WoW! Very interesting. Great work. Thank You!❤

  • @davekramer4266
    @davekramer4266 9 місяців тому +7

    I find these control tower Incidents very Interesting, as you get to Hear what the Real Problems are, and the Corrective procedures.👍🤔

  • @CsendesMark
    @CsendesMark 9 місяців тому +1

    Close call!
    Luckily we had a good ending!

  • @debrawucik826
    @debrawucik826 9 місяців тому +1

    Yikes, good job by all the supports; ATC and the plane following DQP.

  • @Alllblack636
    @Alllblack636 8 місяців тому

    This happened to my buddy. I landed where we were supposed to and I noticed him continue so gave her the beans and took back off I had to get ridiculously close to wake him up 😂.

  • @vincentsiering9544
    @vincentsiering9544 9 місяців тому +2

    "Stand by one"

  • @Meowface.
    @Meowface. 8 місяців тому +1

    DQP requesting vectors to a dark hole for me to crawl into

  • @aviatorflighttraining
    @aviatorflighttraining 9 місяців тому +1

    Hypoxia is scary. He sounds like a hypoxia case and not someone that fell asleep.

    • @Kirillissimus
      @Kirillissimus 9 місяців тому +1

      He should have been below 4km oxygen required level so the hypoxia mush have been very mild. It must be a combination of multiple factors that got him.

    • @mick-berry5331
      @mick-berry5331 9 місяців тому

      ​@@KirillissimusI can only relate from hiking up Mt.Kenya up to approx. 4.5km. Had no problem with Hypoxia, always felt great, but every step of the way became much more of an effort. Maybe this guy was not as acclimatized to that height.

  • @bertjesklotepino
    @bertjesklotepino 9 місяців тому +1

    Delta Quebec Papa.
    I remember when i was 1 Whiskey 4 Papa Charley.
    Armchair pilot. And it was on Hippy Happy Germany. A server for FSX flight simulator, with the best bot available at the time. Testili made sure of that.
    that was a fun time

  • @JayB-1210
    @JayB-1210 9 місяців тому +1

    I`m now hearing "Delta Qubec Papa" in my sleep .....

  • @WalterThorne-h5k
    @WalterThorne-h5k 7 місяців тому

    Flying long trips solo can catch a pilot. Recalling a long distance VFR flight across parts of Canada westbound in warm, hazy conditions facing the afternoon Sun….once I realized I was dozing off I opened both side windows ( a lot of noise and wind) and landed shortly afterwards.

  • @bryanreeme8584
    @bryanreeme8584 9 місяців тому

    As a passenger, i can fall asleep fast in a caravan... but a super caravan will give me adrenaline overload for the day!

  • @segredosdotiosam9989
    @segredosdotiosam9989 9 місяців тому +1

    ahhh. A plane went there and held hands with the older plane till hey were both safe..

  • @carewser
    @carewser 9 місяців тому

    My immediate thought was hypoxia and it got weird when he said "we" because I was pretty sure he was alone in the Cessna

  • @BrilliantDesignOnline
    @BrilliantDesignOnline 9 місяців тому +1

    Due to all the day shots, I did not realize until past half the video this was occurring at night; up your game.

    • @lucaas
      @lucaas  9 місяців тому +1

      The incident took place in the afternoon

  • @benz500r
    @benz500r 9 місяців тому

    I take my hat off to the flight controlers and the pilot that assisted them in intercepting that Cessna.

  • @brad9529
    @brad9529 9 місяців тому

    Icey conditions, I can't imagine that around Brisbane, I'd believe if you said his wings were melting from the heat.

  • @tma-1704
    @tma-1704 9 місяців тому

    ATC may have very well saved that pilot's life.

  • @nomebear
    @nomebear 7 місяців тому

    This was too real for me. While flying at altitude in a Caravan my pilot dozed off. We started climbing and with him asleep when I woke him up. He didn't recognize that we had a problem until we got to a lower altitude.

  • @jamesharris184
    @jamesharris184 8 місяців тому

    Well done thank you

  • @janetmessman95
    @janetmessman95 7 місяців тому

    Delta Quebec PAPA, is a cumbersome handle to keep repeating..glad all turned out ok.

  • @johnnyappleseed6415
    @johnnyappleseed6415 9 місяців тому +1

    Some pilots:
    ATC - What do you attribute your flying ability to?
    Some pilots - Clean liquor.

  • @ISLAMIMANSTRENGTH
    @ISLAMIMANSTRENGTH 9 місяців тому

    please make more videos like these i love it