Online Crash Investigations
Aug 30, 2021 08:50:19 #
If you would like to know why planes crash, there are several good channels on YouTube. Generally speaking, it takes a long chain of screw-up for a plane to crash. There are many safeguards in the system.
The Flight Channel
Allec Joshua Ibay
Mini Air Crash Investigations
Disaster Breakdown
On the Move (covers lots of things)
Mentour Pilot (Swedish) - crash explanations and also general flying information
74 Gear - 747 pilot who gives interesting information
Another interesting one is the Chemical Investigation Board - covering industrial disasters.
The Flight Channel
Allec Joshua Ibay
Mini Air Crash Investigations
Disaster Breakdown
On the Move (covers lots of things)
Mentour Pilot (Swedish) - crash explanations and also general flying information
74 Gear - 747 pilot who gives interesting information
Another interesting one is the Chemical Investigation Board - covering industrial disasters.
Aug 30, 2021 09:19:19 #
Aug 30, 2021 12:04:24 #
EdJ0307 wrote:
I watch "Air Disasters" on the Smithsonian Channel occasionally.
I don't seem to get that anymore. The same videos are now shown on another YouTube channel.
Aug 31, 2021 08:33:48 #
EdJ0307 wrote:
I watch "Air Disasters" on the Smithsonian Channel occasionally.
So do I. It's interesting to see how many crashes are the result of pilot error although that seems to be mostly in small, foreign (to the U.S.) airlines. I've never kept track but it would be interesting to see what percentage of the total is due to pilot error. A friend and Southwest pilot once told me he would only fly U.S. airlines and advised me to "make sure you have plenty of insurance" if you fly a foreign airline; especially a Russian one.
Aug 31, 2021 09:27:03 #
jerryc41 wrote:
If you would like to know why planes crash, there ... (show quote)
For someone who spends so much time referencing things you have really missed the boat on this. I guess you missed the video/website/whatever but according to the authorities in FunnyFarm East airplanes do NOT crash, airplanes COLLIDE with the Earth! It is in black and white right on the gummint web site. THAT is something the NTSB investigator taught me during the investigation into a fatality. On the opening page of the both the preliminary and the final report you can read that very line. Look it up! It's what you do.
Aug 31, 2021 10:00:31 #
You wrote, "...takes a long chain of screw-up for a plane to crash.." From personal experience as a basic flight instructor (USN) and then as a squadron Safety Officer many years ago that ain't necessarily so. It can happen in a flash from only one little screwup. Believe me!
Aug 31, 2021 12:07:22 #
It's not scientific or technical but I can tell you the exact cause of every plane crash in history
It hit something.....😜😈👿
It hit something.....😜😈👿
Aug 31, 2021 12:43:29 #
Alafoto
Loc: Montgomery, AL
The pilot says to the examining board, "I ran out of airspeed, altitude and ideas simultaneously."
Aug 31, 2021 14:42:31 #
EdJ0307 wrote:
I watch "Air Disasters" on the Smithsonian Channel occasionally.
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Aug 31, 2021 14:50:17 #
Having watched just about all of the Air Disaster programs on Smithsonian, it's obvious that it does not take a long chain of screwups. It just takes one simple one, albeit an important one, whether mechanical or pilot caused.
Aug 31, 2021 14:50:30 #
Alafoto wrote:
The pilot says to the examining board, "I ran out of airspeed, altitude and ideas simultaneously."
I'm glad to see that I'm not the only intelligent rectum (smart ass way to say smart ass ain't it).
Sep 1, 2021 05:06:30 #
Sep 1, 2021 07:48:47 #
fourlocks wrote:
So do I. It's interesting to see how many crashes are the result of pilot error although that seems to be mostly in small, foreign (to the U.S.) airlines. I've never kept track but it would be interesting to see what percentage of the total is due to pilot error. A friend and Southwest pilot once told me he would only fly U.S. airlines and advised me to "make sure you have plenty of insurance" if you fly a foreign airline; especially a Russian one.
Yes, pilot error is a problem, but the electronics can be confusing and misleading, too. I've found that old planes, cheap airlines, and small airlines from small countries are not a good choice. They usually don't treat the planes or the pilots very well.
I was with a tour group in China, and we were about to fly to another city. The plane was Russian, so the tour leader put us up in a hotel. We got a "real" plane the next day.
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