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Glass Cockpit of VH-VDR, a Cirrus SR20

This was my first time flying the Cirrus SR20. It was such a joy to fly. The glass cockpit makes flying so much safer and fun!

What a perfect landing!

Just as I completed my preflight inspection of UZT, a Cirrus SR20, this chopper decided to drop in. It was a very windy and challenging...

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DEATHTRAP! The Strange story of Air France flight 736
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DEATHTRAP! The Strange story of Air France flight 736

Use the code "pilot" and this link 👉 https://incogni.com/pilot to get a whopping 60% off the Annual Incogni plan! ----------------------------------------------------- As an airline passenger you always assume that the pilots of your aircraft are taking safe decisions based on industry best practices and their own experience. BUT what happens if those two things start working against each other!? To find out, we have to look at what happened to Air France flight 736 on December 31st 2020, flying from Maya-Maya International Airport to Paris Charles de Gaule. ----------------------------------------------------- If you want to support the work I do on the channel, join my Patreon crew and get awesome perks and help me move the channel forward! 👉🏻 https://www.patreon.com/mentourpilot Our Connections: 👉🏻 Exclusive Mentour Merch: https://mentour-crew.creator-spring.com/? 👉🏻 Our other channel: youtube.com/mentournow 👉🏻 Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/shop/mentourpilot 👉🏻 BOSE Aviation: https://boseaviation-emea.aero/headsets Social: 👉🏻 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MentourPilot 👉🏻 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mentour_pilot 👉🏻 Twitter: https://twitter.com/MenTourPilot 👉🏻 Discord server: https://discord.gg/JntGWdn Download the FREE Mentour Aviation app for all the latest aviation content 👉🏻 https://www.mentourpilot.com/apps/ Below you will find the links to videos and sources used in this episode. SOURCES ----------------------------------------------------- #Mentourpilot #pilot #aircraft
NO ONE Was Ready for THIS! What Really Happened To Birgenair Flight 301
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NO ONE Was Ready for THIS! What Really Happened To Birgenair Flight 301

Go to https://brilliant.org/MentourPILOT/ to get a 30-day free trial + the first 200 people will get 20% off their annual subscription. ----------------------------------------------------- As if in a nightmare, the pilots of Birgenair flight 301 were trying to control their aircraft but it just would not do what they asked of it. Unfortunately, the events that subsequently unfolded were very real and the story of HOW this flight went so badly wrong is shocking to this day. If you want to support the work I do on the channel, join my Patreon crew and get awesome perks and help me move the channel forward! 👉🏻 https://www.patreon.com/mentourpilot 737 Course: 👉🏻 Visit www.virtual737course.com to learn how to fly a 737 like Petter in our virtual 737 SIM course Make sure to use code "mentournow" for 20% off! ✈️ Our Connections: 👉🏻 Exclusive Mentour Merch: https://mentour-crew.creator-spring.com/? 👉🏻 Our other channel: youtube.com/mentournow 👉🏻 Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/shop/mentourpilot 👉🏻 BOSE Aviation: https://boseaviation-emea.aero/headsets Social: 👉🏻 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MentourPilot 👉🏻 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mentour_pilot 👉🏻 Twitter: https://twitter.com/MenTourPilot 👉🏻 Discord server: https://discord.gg/JntGWdn Download the FREE Mentour Aviation app for all the latest aviation content 👉🏻 https://www.mentourpilot.com/apps/ Below you will find the links to videos and sources used in this episode. SOURCES ----------------------------------------------------- Final Report: https://www.faa.gov/sites/faa.gov/files/Birgenair301_Accident_Report.pdf Aircraft used: Flight Factor Boeing 757 version 2 Professional https://store.x-plane.org/Boeing-757-version-2-Professional-_p_542.html Mud Dauber: A Spider’s Worst Nightmare: used with permission from @randyadventure https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VNzB0ROlag&ab_channel=Randy%27sNaturalWorld https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d5/Alas_Nacionales_767.jpg https://www.flickr.com/photos/gooneybird29/49823475537 https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/news/how-virgin-atlantic-flight-went-faster-than-speed-of-sound/?ICID=continue_without_subscribing_reg_first https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mud_dauber https://www.hardlandingspodcast.com/hard-landings-blog/alw301 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ImYYjImoEw https://aerossurance.com/safety-management/aoa-anomalies-transavia-b738/ #Mentourpilot #pilot #aircraft
HOW Was This Even ALLOWED?! The Story of West Caribbean Airways flight 708.
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HOW Was This Even ALLOWED?! The Story of West Caribbean Airways flight 708.

Get Your Exclusive NordVPN deal here ➼ https://nordvpn.com/pilot It’s risk-free with Nord’s 30-day money-back guarantee! Every purchase of 2 years plan will receive +4 bonus months on top 🌎 ----------------------------------------------------- Cruising at 33,000 ft, West Caribbean flight 708 is approaching a very critical situation but the two pilots have NO IDEA. What's about to happen will shock not only the crew, but you as well! If you want to support the work I do on the channel, join my Patreon crew and get awesome perks and help me move the channel forward! 👉🏻 https://www.patreon.com/mentourpilot Our Connections: 👉🏻 Exclusive Mentour Merch: https://mentour-crew.creator-spring.com/? 👉🏻 Our other channel: youtube.com/mentournow 👉🏻 Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/shop/mentourpilot 👉🏻 BOSE Aviation: https://boseaviation-emea.aero/headsets Social: 👉🏻 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MentourPilot 👉🏻 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mentour_pilot 👉🏻 Twitter: https://twitter.com/MenTourPilot 👉🏻 Discord server: https://discord.gg/JntGWdn Download the FREE Mentour Aviation app for all the latest aviation content 👉🏻 https://www.mentourpilot.com/apps/ Below you will find the links to videos and sources used in this episode. SOURCES ----------------------------------------------------- Final report https://asn.flightsafety.org/reports/2005/20050816_MD82_HK-4374X.pdf MSFS 2020 add-ons: Leonardo Software House Srl - Fly the Maddog X https://www.flythemaddog.com/site/ ARKA506 - Tocumen International Airport (MPTO) https://secure.simmarket.com/arka506-airport-international-tocumen-panama-msfs.phtml #Mentourpilot #pilot #aircraft
WRONG Move!! The Crazy Tale of Wizz Air Flight 801
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WRONG Move!! The Crazy Tale of Wizz Air Flight 801

Use the code "pilot" and this link 👉 https://incogni.com/pilot to get a whopping 60% off the Annual Incogni plan! ----------------------------------------------------- HOW did the pilots of Wizz Air Flight 801 end up over 1,000 ft below the height of surrounding terrain with no clue they were heading straight towards a mountain? In today’s video, we’ll break down the string of errors that led to this dire situation and how Wizz Air used this incident to train future pilots on how you should NEVER handle a terrain escape procedure. ----------------------------------------------------- If you want to support the work I do on the channel, join my Patreon crew and get awesome perks and help me move the channel forward! 👉🏻 https://www.patreon.com/mentourpilot Our Connections: 👉🏻 Exclusive Mentour Merch: https://mentour-crew.creator-spring.com/? 👉🏻 Our other channel: youtube.com/mentournow 👉🏻 Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/shop/mentourpilot 👉🏻 BOSE Aviation: https://boseaviation-emea.aero/headsets Social: 👉🏻 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MentourPilot 👉🏻 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mentour_pilot 👉🏻 Twitter: https://twitter.com/MenTourPilot 👉🏻 Discord server: https://discord.gg/JntGWdn Download the FREE Mentour Aviation app for all the latest aviation content 👉🏻 https://www.mentourpilot.com/apps/ Below you will find the links to videos and sources used in this episode. Final Report: https://drive.google.com/file/d/10ymHSvOBIWPe5dUsw5h65LYfiQoMQD4H/view?usp=sharing SOURCES ----------------------------------------------------- https://www.ilgiornale.it/news/cronaca-internazionale/volo-american-airlines-965-lettera-sbagliata-che-cost-vita-2370549.html https://www.airlineofficemap.com/wizz-air/headquarters/ https://aerospace.honeywell.com/us/en/products-and-services/product/hardware-and-systems/terrain-and-traffic-awareness/mark-v-a https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbhvdYmzXKY&ab_channel=WizzAir https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p45Y49JOQx0&ab_channel=WizzAir #Mentourpilot #pilot #aircraft #wizzair
BARELY Believable! The Shocking Truth About Aerosucre Flight 157
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BARELY Believable! The Shocking Truth About Aerosucre Flight 157

Get Your Exclusive NordVPN deal here ➼ https://nordvpn.com/pilot It’s risk-free with Nord’s 30-day money-back guarantee! Every purchase of 2 years plan will receive +4 bonus months on top 🌎 ----------------------------------------------------- Like in a nightmare, so many things went wrong on Aerosucre Flight 157. But Why? And why is it that despite having to follow very similar standards, some airlines seem to get themselves into trouble more often than others? In today's video, we review how a flight involving a Boeing 727-JO operated by Aerosucre went so badly wrong, it can be held up as a perfect example of why the aviation industry's many regulations are so important to follow. #mentourpilot #aviation #planes #airplanes ----------------------------------------------------- If you want to support the work I do on the channel, join my Patreon crew and get awesome perks and help me move the channel forward! 👉🏻 https://www.patreon.com/mentourpilot Our Connections: 👉🏻 Exclusive Mentour Merch: https://mentour-crew.creator-spring.com/? 👉🏻 Our other channel: youtube.com/mentournow 👉🏻 Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/shop/mentourpilot 👉🏻 BOSE Aviation: https://boseaviation-emea.aero/headsets Social: 👉🏻 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MentourPilot 👉🏻 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mentour_pilot 👉🏻 Twitter: https://twitter.com/MenTourPilot 👉🏻 Discord server: https://discord.gg/JntGWdn Download the FREE Mentour Aviation app for all the latest aviation content 👉🏻 https://www.mentourpilot.com/apps/ Below you will find the links to videos and sources used in this episode: Final report: https://www.aerocivil.gov.co/autoridad-de-la-aviacion-civil/investigacion/listado%20de%20accidentes%202016/Informe%20Final%20Accidente%20HK4544.pdf Air Safety Network - Aerosucre S.A. https://asn.flightsafety.org/database/operators/6774 RZJets - Aerosucre Fleet https://rzjets.net/operators/?show=740 B727 Quick Reference Handbook https://www.scribd.com/document/420076913/727-200-QRH B727 Flight Crew Operations Manual https://www.scribd.com/document/734834987/B727-FCOM-Complete B727 Boeing Release https://www.boeing.com/content/dam/boeing/boeingdotcom/commercial/airports/acaps/727.pdf Aircraft models: FlyJSim B727 https://www.flyjsim.com/727 FLyJSim https://www.flyjsim.com/737 B-rolls: https://youtube.com/@Qantas?feature=shared https://youtube.com/@airnz?feature=shared https://youtube.com/@etihad?feature=shared https://youtu.be/tfN-tj592CA?feature=shared
How Did They Miss THIS?! The Incredible Story of TNT Flight 325N
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How Did They Miss THIS?! The Incredible Story of TNT Flight 325N

Use the code "pilot" and this link 👉 https://incogni.com/pilot to get a whopping 60% off the Annual Incogni plan! ----------------------------------------------------- How can just a few seconds of lost focus lead to so much mayhem? In the morning of June the 15th 2006, two pilots from TNT Airlines met up in the crew room at Liège airport in Belgium to start preparing for two routine cargo flights going up towards London Stansted and then Edinburgh. These were not the first flights either pilot had flown that night and they would certainly not be the most memorable. What followed on flight TNT flight 325N is where this story REALLY gets interesting! ----------------------------------------------------- If you want to support the work I do on the channel, join my Patreon crew and get awesome perks and help me move the channel forward! 👉🏻 https://www.patreon.com/mentourpilot Our Connections: 👉🏻 Exclusive Mentour Merch: https://mentour-crew.creator-spring.com/? 👉🏻 Our other channel: youtube.com/mentournow 👉🏻 Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/shop/mentourpilot 👉🏻 BOSE Aviation: https://boseaviation-emea.aero/headsets Social: 👉🏻 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MentourPilot 👉🏻 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mentour_pilot 👉🏻 Twitter: https://twitter.com/MenTourPilot 👉🏻 Discord server: https://discord.gg/JntGWdn Download the FREE Mentour Aviation app for all the latest aviation content 👉🏻 https://www.mentourpilot.com/apps/ Below you will find the links to videos and sources used in this episode. SOURCES ----------------------------------------------------- AAIB - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT 5/2008 https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5423008140f0b61342000997/5-2008__OO-TND.pdf The Boeing Company - 737-300/-400/-500 Operations Manual https://www.academia.edu/36082322/737_300_400_500_Operations_Manual Take Command!: IXEG 737 Classic Plus for Xplane 12 https://www.x-aviation.com/catalog/product_info.php/take-command-ixeg-737-classic-plus-p-243 #Mentourpilot #pilot #aircraft
"WHAT Happened In there?!" The Nightmare of Saudia Flight 163
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"WHAT Happened In there?!" The Nightmare of Saudia Flight 163

Go to https://brilliant.org/MentourPILOT/ to get a 30-day free trial + the first 200 people will get 20% off their annual subscription. If you want to support the work I do on the channel, join my Patreon crew and get awesome perks and help me move the channel forward! 👉🏻 https://www.patreon.com/mentourpilot Our Connections: 👉🏻 Exclusive Mentour Merch: https://mentour-crew.creator-spring.com/? 👉🏻 Our other channel: youtube.com/mentournow 👉🏻 Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/shop/mentourpilot 👉🏻 BOSE Aviation: https://boseaviation-emea.aero/headsets Social: 👉🏻 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MentourPilot 👉🏻 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mentour_pilot 👉🏻 Twitter: https://twitter.com/MenTourPilot 👉🏻 Discord server: https://discord.gg/JntGWdn Download the FREE Mentour Aviation app for all the latest aviation content 👉🏻 https://www.mentourpilot.com/apps/ Below you will find the links to videos and sources used in this episode. SOURCES ----------------------------------------------------- Sources: Final Report: http://lessonslearned.faa.gov/Saudi163/AircraftAccidentReportSAA.pdf https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOIKanmxwlk&list=PLxvvRY9hms83scGKPWCVbnTU4nIBNYatL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rf4N2mbGyUQ https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Saudia_Boeing_737-200 https://www.saudia.com/pages/experience/about-us/saudia-history https://bartonmalow100.com/our-story/legacy-of-leadership/barton-malows-heritage/leading-the-industry-1964-1974-part-1/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsTnqJbhIo0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycFZDVVwRM8 https://admiralcloudberg.medium.com/the-tragedy-of-saudia-flight-163-94ec85107809 https://www.hardlandingspodcast.com/hard-landings-blog/sv163 https://ksaexpats.com/the-shocking-disaster-of-saudia-flight-163/ https://forums.flightsimulator.com/t/the-1935-douglas-dc-3/554979/1114?page=55 https://www.gsa.gov/real-estate/gsa-properties/visiting-public-buildings/wilbur-wright-federal-building/image-galleries/faa-history-gallery https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Boeing_737-268-Adv,_Saudia_-_Saudi_Arabian_Airlines_AN0192322.jpg
This One Made Me CRY! The Incredible story of United Airlines flight 1175
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This One Made Me CRY! The Incredible story of United Airlines flight 1175

Use the code "pilot" and this link 👉 https://incogni.com/pilot to get a whopping 60% off the Annual Incogni plan! ----------------------------------------------------- This is the story of United Airlines flight 1175. A perfectly smooth flight… followed seconds later by a violent explosion, an almost uncontrollable aircraft…and vibrations…. Sooo many vibrations… Whatever caused this, wasn’t described in any manual.. and as the aircraft started pitching down, the pilots knew that there was only a cold, wavy ocean below them. ---------------------------------------------------- If you want to support the work I do on the channel, join my Patreon crew and get awesome perks and help me move the channel forward! 👉🏻 https://www.patreon.com/mentourpilot Our Connections: 👉🏻 Exclusive Mentour Merch: https://mentour-crew.creator-spring.com/? 👉🏻 Our other channel: youtube.com/mentournow 👉🏻 Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/shop/mentourpilot 👉🏻 BOSE Aviation: https://boseaviation-emea.aero/headsets Social: 👉🏻 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MentourPilot 👉🏻 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mentour_pilot 👉🏻 Twitter: https://twitter.com/MenTourPilot 👉🏻 Discord server: https://discord.gg/JntGWdn Download the FREE Mentour Aviation app for all the latest aviation content 👉🏻 https://www.mentourpilot.com/apps/ Below you will find the links to videos and sources used in this episode. SOURCES ----------------------------------------------------- NTSB investigation documents: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/?NTSBNumber=DCA18IA092 *** Captain Behnam’s book *** https://amzn.to/4dDyS38 Microsoft Flight Simulator Add-ons/Scenery: 1. PMDG B777-300ER https://pmdg.com/pmdg-777-300er-for-microsoft-flight-simulator/ 2. CS B777-200 https://captainsim.net/products/m777/m772/ 3. BMWorld & AmSim San Francisco (KSFO) https://inibuilds.com/products/bmworld-amsim-san-francisco-ksfo-msfs?_pos=1&_sid=0360085f4&_ss=r 4. iniBuilds Honolulu (PHNL) https://inibuilds.com/products/inibuilds-honolulu-phnl-msfs?_pos=1&_psq=phnl&_ss=e&_v=1.0 5. San Francisco CA - USA V1.1.1 by FreakyD https://flightsim.to/file/47498/san-francisco-ca-usa-v1-0 6. Paine Field International Airport https://orbxdirect.com/product/drzewiecki-kpae-msfs B-roll: https://youtu.be/iWflnzyZfXE?si=dzOjDnQwFumpG-IU https://youtu.be/JAsdTOBRkjc?si=ysTQCVbJbKcGmMQH https://youtu.be/D606YhPN7R0?si=etDUPMhfXcZRZxKa https://youtu.be/Nwc8rEdyxzI?si=j8YB5jxP683N0_68 https://youtu.be/OPnSzLZ_fRE?si=psQ7he81YDIAJ_g2 https://youtu.be/7T-WrY8RnJw?si=3PvJ4eK0FSqYeNHv https://youtu.be/YN-vwo8wv4M?si=W_1vPyHB089rI7os https://youtu.be/gFFq4Z0UNMU?si=lQgDZHS6wo-ieWaG https://youtu.be/iBqWS1hil18?si=n_WbPVkMFJ4RjR8l Erik Haddad via X: https://x.com/erikhaddad/status/963545018890821632 https://youtu.be/sjfE1897SIY?si=12YFRzjZbqE2CDa- https://youtu.be/9__xUPtOs9k?si=hifeBkaN3cKEM9P6 https://youtu.be/bZJCcMqY174?si=1feRADAHnjsQR-rY #Mentourpilot #pilot #aircraft
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