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This livestream took place on Saturday 8th April, 2023.

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WHAT made this plane DIVE just before landing? | Icelandair 315

A Icelandair Boeing 757 carrying 82 passengers and crew is on final approach to Oslo, in Norway. Suddenly, the plane pitches down, and begins diving straight for the ground. Pandemonium erupts on board, as the engines roar and the passengers are lifted out of their seats. The pilots are panicking - they have no idea what is happening their aircraft. Will they be able to pull it out of its terrifying plunge before time runs out? This is the story of Icelandair flight 315.

19 SECONDS from Collision | Easyjet 6074

On September 15th, 2006, an EasyJet Airbus A319 en route from Alicante in Spain to Bristol in the UK, suffered a dramatic failure over North-West France. The pilots of the aircraft were effectively flying blind, as they tried to understand what had gone wrong. Would they be able to make it to an airport before their situation deteriorated? And what else would go wrong before they could restore function to their plane's systems? This video explores the events of this day,  and the importa...

Plans with Patreon

Hi all ✈️

I've been thinking a lot about how I can give you the best experience here on Patreon. Your support is the very reason that I can continue to make these videos. 

So, what can I offer in return for that?

From next month, I will be moving to a production schedule where Patreon is  always one video ahead of YouTube. That means that when I release a new video on YouTube, the next video will already be up on Patreon. ...

INFERNO over Dubai | The Horror of UPS 6

Minutes after takeoff from Dubai, the pilots of a UPS Boeing 747 are face to face with their worst nightmare. Behind them, a cargo pallet containing over 81,000 lithium batteries has caught fire. Smoke rapidly fills the cockpit, and the pilots desperately race back to the airport. With every passing second, the fire spreads and intensifies. And just when it seemed like things couldn’t get any worse, the captain’s oxygen supply fails. Will they be able to make it back to the airport before...

This is going to be a biggie!

Those of you who have done video editing before will know the amount of work that goes into a project like this. Hope you all enjoy the release later today ✈️

100k subscribers! 🥳

This just arrived in the post from YouTube. I want to sincerely thank all of you for your support in getting the channel this far. 100,000 is too many people to conceive of, and it’s because of your support that I’m able to dedicate the time needed to keep putting out these videos.

Now back to work and on to 1 million!

Emmet

TERRIFYING Dive | What went WRONG??

In the heart of a violent storm, the pilots of a Boeing 737 are in a desperate fight for survival. Their plane is diving straight towards the ocean, at almost the speed of sound. Will they be able to wrestle it back under control before time runs out, for them and their 100 passengers? What follows is a devastating tale of corruption on the ground, and confusion in the air. This is the terrifying story of Adam Air flight 574.

Next episode is being 'filmed'!

I can't wait to bring you this next episode, it's truly something special 🙏

Thanks to your support here on Patreon, we've really been able to ramp up our production value at Green Dot Aviation, and I'm really excited to show you the results 😁

This script has been 2 weeks in the making, and we're even 'filming' shots for it, on top of our usual simulator footage.

It will release by this Saturday, 25th February, so stay tuned!

100k Celebration Q&A Livestream!

This livestream took place on 11th February 2023, to celebrate the channel passing 100,000 subscribers on YouTube. 

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Livestreams - Do you want me to post them here after they're done?

Hi Patrons, as you know, I do live streams once per month on YouTube, where I do Q&A with people in the comments. I usually delete the video after it's done, as I don't want it cluttering my video page on YouTube.

However, would you like me to upload the livestreams here so you can watch them in case you missed the live event itself? Could be a nice Patreon-only perk ;)

Let me know, and I'll go with the results of this poll!

SILENT Captain | WHAT happened in the cockpit of Iberia 610??

On a cold February m orning in 1985, a Boeing 727 carrying 148 passengers and crew slips into the foggy abyss of the mountains of Northern Spain. And in this abyss, lies a deadly surprise. The pilots are seconds away from finding out that they have made a grave error. How did they make this mistake, and why hasn’t the captain said a word for over 100 kilometres? This is the strange story of Iberia flight 610.

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Patrons! What incident would you like me to cover next?

I'm in the early stages of researching two different incidents. Which would you like to see most?

Olympic 411 - A 747 which suffered an engine failure on take off from Athens, and  barely scraped it back to the airport without crashing into the city.

Iberia 610 - A 727 which, due to bad CRM and bad navigation, crashed into a mast on approach to Bilbao in Spain. 

They're both really interesting stories, but whichever get the most votes, I'l cover next! 

BURSTING into flames over the ocean | The REAL story of South African 295

On a pitch black night miles above the Indian ocean, a fire rages on board a fully loaded Boeing 747. 

140 terrified passengers rush to the front of the cabin in a desperate bid to escape the suffocating smoke. The pilots put the aircraft into a terrifying dive, desperately fighting to get their aircraft on the ground. Will they be able to make it to a small island in the middle of the ocean, or will the flames consume their chances? This is the horrifying story of South African Ai...

WHY did this plane crash just SECONDS after takeoff?

Seconds after takeoff from Washington DC, the pilots of a 737 struggle desperately to keep their plane in the air. 79 lives hang in the balance, as their aircraft begins to slip towards they icy waters of the Potomac river. How did they get into this situation in the first place, and do they have any chance of making it out? This is the story of Air Florida flight 90.

This plane RAN OUT of FUEL over Canada!!

In the summer of 1983, the pilots of an air Canada Boeing 767 find themselves in a desperate fight for survival high above the Canadian Wilderness. Their massive jet has run out of fuel, and now, they are running out of time. Will they be able to make it back to safety, or will they and their 61 passengers meet their bitter end in the coming minutes? This is the incredible story of Air Canada flight 143.

CRASHING 4 minutes after takeoff | Sriwijaya Air 182

In January 2021, a Boeing 737 careens out of control just 4 minutes after takeoff. The captain desperately fights with the controls as he tries to understand what has gone wrong. 56 terrified passengers hang on for dear life as their plane plunges towards the ocean below. How did the plane even get into this dire situation in the first place, and will the pilots be able to pull out of this dive before its too late? This is the horrifying story of Sriwijaya Air flight 182.

HOW did they forget THIS?! Malaysia 134

Immediately after takeoff from Brisbane in Australia, the pilots of Malaysia Airlines flight 134 find themselves in a deadly situation. All three of the instruments which tell them their speed, have failed. Alarms bells fill the cockpit as the pilots struggle to understand what has gone wrong with their massive jet. Behind them, 215 passengers are oblivious to the danger they are in. Can they make it back to the airport, or will they join hundreds of other passengers over the years, who didn�...

FIRE in the cockpit!? Swissair 111

In the middle of the night, high above the Atlantic Ocean, smoke begins to fill the cockpit of a Swissair MD-11. A fire has started, and the pilots try desperately to get their plane back to the airport. Behind them, 227 lives hang in the balance. The pilots race through emergency checklists as conditions in the cockpit deteriorate. In the space above their heads, the fire has started to burn through critical aircraft systems. The First Officer’s instruments go dark, and he has to squint th...

CHAOS in the cockpit. Birgenair 301

Seconds after takeoff, a Boeing 757 carrying 189 passengers and crew is in grave danger. Alarms blare in the cockpit as the three pilots struggle to understand what is happening their aircraft. The instruments they have been trained to trust, are lying to them. And what’s worse, time is running out. With every passing second, their plane is losing speed. If it gets too slow, it will fall out of the sky. Will the pilots be able to diagnose their problem before they lose control of t...

SHOCKING mistake - HOW did ONE number CRASH this plane?? Varig 254

On the night of September 3rd, 1989, a Boeing 737-200 carrying 54 passengers and crew, simply vanished into thin air over Brazil. The aircraft was in perfect working order, the weather was calm, and the pilots had been talking to air traffic control. The flight was supposed to take less than 45 minutes, yet the aircraft never reached its destination. To this day, the incident is shrouded in mystery, yet the few facts that are known, paint a picture so shocking, that it is frankly har...

This plane RAN OUT of FUEL in the middle of the OCEAN!!

In the dead of the night, halfway over the Atlantic ocean, an Airbus A330 carrying 306 passengers and crew suddenly runs out of fuel. The lights go out, the oxygen masks drop, and the noise of the engines is replaced with an eerie silence. In pitch darkness, the giant aircraft begins drifting down towards the ocean below. The pilots are stunned, and begin trying to glide the aircraft as far as possible. The flight attendants prepare the passengers for an emergency ditching in the ocean - some...

This Boeing 747 couldn’t STOP!? Qantas 001

A Qantas Airways Boeing 747 is on final approach to Bangkok’s Don Mueang International airport in Thailand. The airport is being battered by thunderstorms, and just ahead of the plane, another 747 has aborted its approach at the last minute. The 391 passengers and 19 crew are eager to get down on the ground. On this dark September night, however, as the plane nears the runway, things start to go wrong fast. What follows is not a story about mechanical failure, nor is it even a story about t...

Exciting annoucement!

Hi folks, I just want to update you on an exciting new development for the channel. 

Thanks to your support, I have been able to hire a person to help me make the video shots for the episodes. I think you will see over the next few episodes why I chose this person - they really are a pro at their craft, and, importantly: this means that I can spend more time focusing on the scripting, and video editing parts of the production. 

What this means for you, i...

TERRIFYING - Airbus A380 engine explodes after Takeoff! Qantas 32

On the morning of November 4th, 2010, 440 passengers and 29 crew boarded Qantas flight 32, at Singapore’s Changi airport. The aircraft they were flying on, a state-of-the-art Airbus A380, would go on to suffer a catastrophic uncontained engine failure shortly after takeoff. Almost 500 lives hung in the balance as the five pilots in the cockpit did everything they could to save the crippled aircraft. This incident is the most serious to happen to an A380 to date, and the crew’s handling of...

HOW did this plane FALL APART after takeoff?! | United 811

It’s the night of February 24th, 1989, and a living nightmare is unfolding over the dark Pacific Ocean. There has been a massive explosion on board a United Airlines Boeing 747, carrying over 350 passengers and crew. An enormous hole has opened up in the side of the aircraft, and the oxygen masks have dropped, but nobody - not even the pilots, can use them. The captain begins diving towards the ocean to get to a more breathable altitude, but his engines are catching fire, and he’s having ...

Boeing 747 nearly CRASHES immediately after takeoff | United 863

Seconds after taking off from San Francisco, a United Airlines Boeing 747 shudders violently as one of its engines starts to fail. The intense vibrations terrify the passengers, and are so strong that the pilots have trouble reading their instruments. Within moments, the aircraft is losing altitude and speed. The pilots struggle desperately with the controls as the aircraft veers off course, and heads straight for a mountain. Petrified residents below the flightpath telephone the airport fear...

What REALLY caused the crash of Indonesia Air Asia flight 8501?

In the early morning of December 28th, 2014, 156 passengers boarded an Airbus A320 operating as Indonesia Air Asia flight 8501, at Juanda International airport in Surabaya, Indonesia. They were bound for Singapore’s Changi airport, a two and half hour journey. But a perfect storm of human fallibility, deficiencies in pilot training, and mechanical error would come together to ensure that the flight never made it to its destination.

This short documentary uses publicly available source...

Can SIX pilots save this plane?? SmartLynx Estonia flight 9001

On February 28th, 2018, an Airbus A320 encountered a cascade of critical failures while on a training exercise in Tallinn, Estonia. The flight controls had stopped working, the flaps were stuck, and the right hand engine had caught fire. The cockpit was filled with a terrifying array of bells and alarms, as the pilots tried desperately to bring the plane back for an emergency landing. How had this routine training exercise gone so terribly wrong, and how would the flight crew get out of this ...