• Mayor Poopington
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    1403 days ago

    Having watched a Mentour Pilot video, I am an expert on plane crashes. The problem is that the part that’s supposed to be on the top is now on the ground and that part on the bottom is now on top. You have to keep those in the right positions for a safe landing.

    • @[email protected]
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      223 days ago

      Fellow expert speaking: Their problem was that they should have been watching 74 Gear. He ends every single video with, “Until then, keep the blue side up.” I’m honestly a little bit excited to see how he addresses it when he starts out the video about the time they forgot to keep the blue side up.

      • @[email protected]
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        63 days ago

        I have once seen half asleep an episode of Mayday. I can confirm that these two are technically correct, the best kind of correct.

        • @[email protected]
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          43 days ago

          lol OPs know we need to wait for Hoover at Pilot Debrief too.

          And to be even more actually serious, Blancolirio has a video about this out now with a good plausible explanation.

    • ERROR: Earth.exe has crashed
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      22 days ago

      Having watched a Mentour Pilot video, I am an expert on plane crashes.

      As the #OfficialNumberOneFan of the Mentour Pilot channel, I too, am an expert in aircraft incidents and accidents. 😆

    • Biskii
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      83 days ago

      I read this in Norm Macdonald’s voice. Thank you for the chuckle

      • @[email protected]
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        43 days ago

        I read it in Kelsey’s voice, and then after your comment I re-read it in Norm’s voice.

        Thanks for that.

        • Biskii
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          23 days ago

          I should watch the Norm Show again. So good

  • @[email protected]
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    62 days ago

    “Oh f*k oh f**k oh nononono - Tower are you seeing this airplane crash?- oh god oh no”

    Pilots really have no nonsense for proper radio communication. Airforceproud95 lied to me.

    • ERROR: Earth.exe has crashed
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      Lol, there was one case of a passenger who ignored instructions to put on seatbelt, and ended up being the sole survivor because he got thrown out of the plane right before it exploded.

      Like… imagine surviving because you ignored safety instructions 🤣

    • @[email protected]
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      233 days ago

      Ugh. Yes, this. So many people unbuckle right after touchdown and struggle to keep balance when standing during taxi

  • @[email protected]
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    833 days ago

    Until the plane touches ground it looks like a normal landing, crazy. So glad no one died.

    • @[email protected]
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      963 days ago

      It’s exactly what I hope happens in the US. Everyone survives, but the right wing explodes.

      • @fitjazz
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        23 days ago

        I keep seeing people say that and I can’t figure out what video they are watching. This video clearly shows the right rear landing gear touching down first and immediately collapsing.

  • stebo
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    143 days ago

    After what happened in Korea it seems incredibly lucky that everyone survived. Thank god there was no concrete wall this time.

  • @[email protected]
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    243 days ago

    It looks like this is being filmed from another aircraft (big pillar in the middle of the window). Why was this pilot filming, it seems like they’d see planes landing all the time so was there something special about the landing - bad weather perhaps …

    • @[email protected]
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      213 days ago

      I think you’re probably right.

      Tricky landing in shitty weather. Just filming to share in group chat as in “look at this shitty weather we have to take off in”. Something like that.

        • BigFig
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          253 days ago

          Yes? Do you not see the ground covered in ice and snow and the strong winds kicking it up? Not exactly GOOD weather to be taking off and landing in

          • @[email protected]
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            33 days ago

            Yeah it’s really unheard of in Toronto and unexpected this especially this time of year. Ice and snow. Looks like wind speed was about 30 to 40 miles per hour. Seems like they would know better than to attempt to land outside the parameters of the aircraft.

            • @[email protected]
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              93 days ago

              I genuinely don’t know if you’re trying to be sarcastic.

              The linked article mentions the wind.

              You can’t estimate wind speed from this video.

              None of the passengers mentioned mechanical problems.

              It’s reasonable to conclude that the guy was filming the landing because the weather was particularly inclement.

              • @[email protected]
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                Who said I used the video to estimate? It’s hard to estimate from the video why the other pilot was filming the landing.

                • @[email protected]
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                  43 days ago

                  No one said you used the video to estimate, I just assumed that no one would be stupid enough to think that a weather website can tell you the windspeed of that particular gust at that particular location.

                  The pilot was experiencing the weather because he was physically there in person, not watching a video.

                  I’m genuinely curious to know why do you think the pilot was filming?

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              In conclusion:

              • Bad weather for planes

              • Average (good?) weather for Toronto as this time of year

  • Boomer Humor Doomergod
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    163 days ago

    The way the nose and tail jiggle when it hits the ground looks like a hard landing, but the glide slope isn’t that crazy. I’m betting it was a freak gust that stalled the right wing just after the flare, causing the right gear to collapse.

    • @[email protected]
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      22 days ago

      knowing how much planes weigh… and I have only been in a plane a few times, but does that not look like it slams down way too hard? feels like coming down that fast could break the landing gear.

      • Boomer Humor Doomergod
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        22 days ago

        Yeah, they usually don’t jiggle like that. However, the plane was very stable prior to that and on what looks like a normal glide slope.

        One thing I just learned is that there was a pretty stiff crosswind, so they had to yaw to the left to straighten out. This normally means the right wing gets a bit more lift so you compensate with right stick to keep it level.

        A wind gust at the right time would have caused the wing to not gain lift and the aileron correction could have sent the wing into the ground.

    • TheRealKuni
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      People like to hang out at airport viewing areas to watch planes land, and some film them. It’s fun. I’ve done it a few of times, though admittedly I didn’t film them.

      Edit: Though actually this is filmed from another aircraft, it seems. Maybe filming because of how bad the conditions were? Not sure.

  • @[email protected]
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    103 days ago

    I’m a layperson, but wasn’t it kinda good that the plane seperated from the fuel-filled wings?

    • @[email protected]
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      22 days ago

      A YouTuber and pilot “Mentour now” talked about the crash and yeah, it was very lucky the wings separated from the plane. Leaving all the fuel and fire behind.

    • @[email protected]
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      143 days ago

      Adult planes don’t normally shed their wings until the end of their life, or in rare cases as part of SALT negotiations

    • billwashere
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      113 days ago

      From what I remember the wing joint is one of the strongest on an aircraft being that’s where all the lift forces from the wing transfer to the fuselage. I remember watching wing stress tests and it was frightening how much that joint would flex before it failed. Of course it rolling like that is way more force. I also imagine there wasn’t a huge amount of fuel left if it was landing at the end of a normal flight. But yes I’d still say that was a good thing.

  • Rentlar
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    Looking at it, fortunately it looks like there was just enough time for anyone without a seatbelt to put it on instinctively, before the plane rolled over.

    A spectacular response by YYZ’s emergency crew in snowy conditions.

    • @[email protected]
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      423 days ago

      Who’s not wearing a seatbelt during landing? That’s some natural selection right there.

      • Rentlar
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        33 days ago

        I’m hoping nobody, anywhere. But I’m saying that even if there were dumbasses there would be still time in this case to save yourself.

      • Rentlar
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        23 days ago

        My bad I had the timeline of events messed up. Edited.