Good thing it wasn't an emergency, eg fire.

Ahh. When I was a kid I used to hate diverting into KELM... that happened with some frequency when we were flying to KBGM and the airport was fogged in.

This poor confused pilot, if he was a pilot, probably should have been kept on the ground until someone could have spoken to him and check his license and state of mind. Perhaps chronic or acute fatigue or an altered state of mind but definitely not safe in my opinion for executing the clearance

I guess he didn't want to go out the cargo door. Its a workout, not fun.

whoever(s) created aircraft that can fly and land matter-of fact when an engine dies..WINNNNERRRRSSS!!

I’m surprised Elmira was faster to the ground than just continuing to Syracuse with the already-planned information, descent path etc. They’re quite close to each other.

Deer me!

The pilot and ATC were literally having a bromance moment haha. Loved it! Though it's confusing ATC didn't understand he was declaring an emergency. I guess it's because in the US they would say they declare an emergency, but British Airways is used to the Mayday call to declare the emergency?

Not a stroke

This is a 3 ring circus....

WOW.. good judgement on the part of the pilots! less than 90 miles from their destination, probably already descending and getting setup for landing when they diverted! So close and so tempting to PUSH-ON. Good judgment, better safe than sorry with no good alternates between Elmira and Syracuse.

India Tango Bravo read back the wrong instructions and the tower failed to correct him. He was not cleared to land.

Hey, that first ground controller is good old Kennedy Steve.

poor guy is napping.

Skyhawk dude is one of those rare 10/10 humans

When responding to an emergency situation. The controllers should try to talk more clearly and slowly. Its kinda like that woman was purposely trying to be difficult. Strange.

@VASAviation -- The phone numbers are x'd out. Any reason why? These phone numbers are public information and are available on multiple websites. Just curious to know why the need to hide the numbers.

I just get so frustrated. Single engine landing is not normal. Anything could happen. Why NOT have the trucks standing by?

Air Wisconsin HQ is 5 miles from where I live and I have been to the office as well.

I'm never surprised that ARFF has no fucking clue what is going on and how to do their job. Just about every video with ARFF in it is them being absolutely befuddled on how to operate. On top of that, they are an expensive asset. I hope that if I ever get in an aircraft emergency that I can put the fire out myself so I don't have to listen to them struggle.

ATC caused it. Should have waited for readback of hold short before asking unimportant question about a frickin' gate number! But pilot at fault too as he didn't read back and in fact disobeyed an instruction.

ATC can rightly go home knowing they did a bang up job that night, that is precisely what they are employed to do to ensure people get down safely but should be proud of themselves nonetheless. Superb assist by FlyDoc.

This controller did an excellent job, he was very clear on his dictations to the ground crews and the pilot. I really liked how professional he was and not acting rushed/worried/etc.

If this happened over ocean they were done

not in the least, they are designed to fly with one

No

I don’t think blaming the CFI for this guy getting nervous is very fair. Maybe this guy demonstrated the ability with an instructor beside him. Whole different ball game when you find yourself alone. I’d like to know how many of these arm chair warriors in this comment section has actually flown a plane before.

If I looked out the window and saw that, I just might ship my pants.

Although I usually don't pan anyone but I have to say that the emergency truck was not the sharpest guy I've ever heard. He ask the fuel remaining and souls and got an answer from the tower and then asked again. What puzzled me was when the tower told him there were 49 souls on board he asked if it was a commercial flight. Did he think 49 people were on a flying bus? I realize he is operations but they didn't declare an emergency so he should have stayed off the air and listened.

I don’t know why he cares but other options would include a charter, military, a private jet (eg a sports team).

OMG. WTF are you smoking.

Thought it would be difficult for the pilot to look down and fly at the same time in a large air craft, oh look at the pretty light oh fu..

Someone dumped the clutch

Subbed to your channel Bruno.

If you lose an engine in a 2-engine airplane, IMMEDIATELY declare an emergency! WHY TF NOT? Nor impressed with this nonchalant attitude. Good that the controller took it on himself to call the trucks.

Coeur D'Alene?? I thought this was Los Angeles!

"Elmira! Truck 12. Ahh ... reporting stuck drivers window at this time. Also possible orange indicator bulb failure on the front or rear left side. Request clearance for a 360 at 1 meter until checklist complete. No emergency at this time. Tell that plane to wait. Also running short of potato chips. Will advise when able to continue on 24. Over."

E31: Another 50yards would be fine sir Speedbird: nah mate, we dont do that here 🙌

Why are you too lazy to proofread? It takes like 60 seconds.

KLM pilots have a history of impatience. It cost more than 500 lives in the Tenerife disaster in the 70s.

I thought this video was more info on the 2017 incident until I looked at the video date lol! wtf is going on with Harrison Ford and flying? A crash and a good few pilot deviations? Might be time to give up the hobby!

What does “5/5/5 100% wet” refer to? I’m assuming the runway is wet due to weather - is that correct?

@saxmanb777 Understood. Thank you for the explanation. 🙂

@Paul Davison It's actually a 6 point scale. 6 being dry, 5 wet and Good braking action all the way down to 0 being NIL braking action. (Don't land on a NIL runway. :) Thats basically ice.

@Chris Schack Gotcha. So, each 1/3 of the runway is rated on a 5 point scale for stopping?

Braking action good for all three thirds of the runway, and it's wet.

Well Done.

Truck 12: Are there peanuts on the aircraft? What are the beverage options?

@Tristan Ross lol

I know right?

Its like he's doing on purpose. So weird.

many years ago my dad was one of the poor smuchcks that had to climb those towers to replace the lights back when he was a radio tech i am so glad he does not do that anymore

KELM is one of the airports I often flew into when I was flying. They just redid the terminal I believe then the pandemic hit and they lost most if not all their commercial flights. 😔

Nice they shutdown the engine rather than spew parts all over the neighborhood and then given number to call for HOA...

Any clips of the "UFO" sighting over New Mexico?

The UFO was given a number to call on account of the low pass over the aircraft. Them ET's in a lot of trouble now. FAA may yank their intergalactic space license.

In my professional opinion, that's not supposed to happen.

Wow

With 150,000 hours in my logbook, I agree.

Greetings from the pilot's wife. She's here with me.

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After reading the comment section I just have one fear: There are so much pilots and non-pilots that would donate her one or more drinks that she might be an alcoholic in the end!!! Girl, you did a damn good job up there, kudos! If we ever met the drink or the whole evening would be on me!

wooow

Legends have it, Truck 12 is still asking Ground questions about this aircraft!

IF and only IF Truck 12 were abreast of the situation they could have shut the **** up and cleared the airwaves.....

They asked for date of manufacture, qualifications of pilots, brand name of fuel, origin of rubber for the tires, whether potty still functional and, mainly, if they had any food and drinks available.

Binge watching some VASAviation - found a fresh one!

Just an engine failure. It’s okay, we’ll just shoot an normal approach. No mayday. Just likes it’s a normal day. Wonder if the company SOP state that you have to declare a Mayday every time when operating one engine. Interesting!

The airline I flew for, it was pilots discretion.

Truck 12, talk to truck 10 and let tower look after the aircraft. I'm supposed they don't communicate that amoungst themselves before going to twr

Its called communication and co-ordination.....obvs not trained very well ...

@Viktor Bengtsson possibly but, I can’t say for sure either way.

@Justin Saltalamacchia Thanks, I suddenly remember parts of other videos like these where ground at JFK tells aircraft to monitor tower at 123.9 or something similar. So "tower" and "ground" are different, but everyone are sitting close to each other in the physical tower? Is it likely that truck 10 and truck 12 were talking to the same person, but on different frequencies and thus T12 was not aware that T10 already had the information?

@Viktor Bengtsson in this case the trucks are either on the tower or ground frequency. So approach gets the info from the pilot, relays it to the tower position (in this case the tower and ground position are the same controller) who then relay the information the to fire trucks. The firetrucks only talked to the 1 controller for ground movement and info. Great question: The main difference between ground and local are pretty much that. Ground controls all movement on the ground for which they control. The local controller controls the runways and surrounding designated airspace.

@Justin Saltalamacchia Thanks a lot for the clarification! So did I understand correctly that the trucks and the pilot talked to different persons? And what is the difference between the roles of ground and local? I guess ground is for taxi and generally moving around the taxiways. The things I know are mostly from watching these kind of videos from another channel, typically featuring Kennedy Steve.

Ladies and gentleman, this is your cptn speaking, you were just less thn one milimeter from sliding down that rubber thing.

Lovely videos dude...been following for a couple years now

This has not been a good year for New York Aviation. Good thing I have no plans to fly any time soon.

Surely the smoke detector in the wheel well was triggered by the slamming of the plane into the ground, causing smoke from the tyres to enter the wheel well? Case closed.

I always feel like they should just roll out the trucks no matter what the emergency is about (which they seem to always do anyway, regardless of what the pilot requests). I mean, it's not really going to cost anything; the ARFF crews are there standing by anyway, so the "worst" case scenario is that the crew just got an extra live practice drill.

@LegoTux Same here, precautionary standby rolls all 4 ARFF trucks, Airport Medics & LEO and another Muni ambulance and ALS-Engine/Ladder duo. Confirmed in-air emergency, seems like the whole county descends into chaos, Fire & EMS flood from everywhere.

Precautionary standby doesnt usually roll municipal backup- at least locally. Confirmed emergency does. If a normal approach is expected, no point in that level of disruption.

In my area, when they roll ARFF at the airport which serves regional commuter jets. They also pull Ambulances, Engines, and Tankers from about a dozen surrounding towns, many of which only have one Tank or Ambulance. Usually the farther out apparatus get canceled before they get to the airport, because the plane lands without major issues before they arrive.

Legend

New York Controllers 🙄 always have to cause a fight when it's not necessary

I can't stop thinking about the movie Airplane when the tower says they got all the lights On for the runway.

@Noel Down “Just kidding.”

And Johnny pulls the plug...

Dulles *

Did you mean you are a Dullard? Don't be so hard on yourself hon.

Those were the clearest truck comms I've ever heard. Nice one!

@Oleg Khad They must not have recieved it because the later comms asks how their radio is working

@Oleg Khad • You know what, as I was listening to it all, I had it in my mind that this was “Round 2” of the question/answer session, and then I second-guessed myself, incorrectly. (I was too lazy to rewind a little and check.) My memory is getting to be a mess! Got a BIG birthday coming up, lol. Anyway, you reminded me of the reason I need to double-check myself. That was really over the top repetition - but it was nice and clear!

It is the cleanest radio, but he was given all the info, why ask again for the exact same info? Souls ? Fuel? Runway? Call sign?

Agreed! Very succinct and touched all bases clearly!

@ 1:30 it's "just to stay clear of the IMC" not ice.

Nice job by all. Thanks for another great production VASAviation.

Except for the captain.

It's amazing how big this channel has gotten, congrats on 407k!

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Do one for the small single engine that ditched in the water in Hawaii near LNY last night

Nice

These are always so interesting

First like and comment woohoo!

@MSRT&A Productions damn it.

Look at the bottom

Oouf

Punk is probably flying to a trump rally

ATC....Nice job! You handled an unexpected bad situation and helped a guy who clearly didn't need an ass kicking at that time. I'd love to know the outcome...

Controller could have prevented this, Ray Charles could see this one coming.

The terrific occupation positionally hand because eyelash bareilly dance between a crabby wholesaler. well-groomed, moldy niece

That’s nuts!

It's sorta funny/weird how easy it is to blame the pilot. But then I realize that there have been incidents where radios didn't work and planes did weird things, that turned out to have VERY solid reasons. Like that time the pilot got sucked out of the cockpit when a window broke. (luckily, this one sounded less dramatic)

4:33 “that could just be smoke from the tyre”

“May we help you?”