Excellent debrief on an unstable approach in the mountains! ‘Tunnel vision’ is a powerful force to overcome. Subscribed. Juan.

@benderaviation

3 жыл бұрын

I think a lot of us get that one 'tunnel vision' event in our flying career that really make us rethink how we fly. I shared mine - going VFR to IMC/Smoke during the wildfires - with a bunch of student pilots at my school so they could learn from it and hopefully not make the same mistake. "Props" for sharing yours too AA.

@keepyourbilsteins

3 жыл бұрын

Charlie's humility and pragmatism convinced me to follow him months ago.

@brianhanchey8388

3 жыл бұрын

I'm just glad Juan Brown is reporting on this side of the flight. So many great content creators in aviation. Thanks for both of you sharing your experiences.

@jameslanning8405

3 жыл бұрын

Not sure if it was 'tunnel vision,' or a 'me first,' approach. It's a big step, when you can just say you were wrong about something. Ego doesn't make a good co-pilot.

@AirplaneAcademy

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you I appreciate that!

The best type of pilot is one who can humble him or herself and admit their mistakes. Not only can you learn from the experience, but we can learn from it as well. Honest video that contains great information. Well done. 👍

@AirplaneAcademy

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

As a student pilot, I truly appreciated this insight. The aviation world needs guys like you, willing to share the good and the not so good. Humbling and constructive for sure. Thx again. Norm from Montreal.

@smsfrancis

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely echo this comment as a student in the UK. I hope these thoughts enter my head if I'm in a similar situation. Thanks for sharing

@mr24shoe

3 жыл бұрын

Ditto.

@ron4969

3 жыл бұрын

As long as you learn from this , and don’t think well he made it ! He should have taken a look at the runway first , and saved himself a lot of stress, we all have done this !!

@smsfrancis

3 жыл бұрын

There is the saying that any landing you walk away from is a good one but it's not a mindset I will try and be in. Agreed! The accident investigation videos on YT always identify a chain of errors rather than a single thing. I'm glad the guy was safe in the end 👍

@AirplaneAcademy

3 жыл бұрын

I'm so glad it was helpful!

An old instructor told me after I passed my check ride....”now go out and scared yourself 10 times, then you’ll be a pilot “. I didn’t know what he meant at the time but ive had similar experiences and now understand. It all makes us better decision makers!

@AirplaneAcademy

3 жыл бұрын

A similar phrase I like is that a few examiners have told me "you're getting a license to learn" - every flight is a learning experience.

@bobinthewest8559

Жыл бұрын

Good judgment comes from experience… Experience comes from poor judgment.

Takes a Real Man to share his mistakes with the world. 💪

@AirplaneAcademy

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I appreciate that.

You sir, are the bravest type of pilot. Thanks for making us all safer aviators!

@AirplaneAcademy

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I really appreciate this.

@outwiththem

3 жыл бұрын

Wow, i bet you are The queen of exaggerations..

"I learned about flying from that" Sharing those experiences is always helpful to the audience, and probably especially helpful to the storyteller. Thank you for overcoming any reluctance you may have had, and laying out an important real-life lesson for your viewers.

@AirplaneAcademy

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Martin, I appreciate your comment. I always love the "ILAFFT" segments... so I guess this was my version of that!

Respect, sounds like you learned a life (saving) lesson and shared it so everyone can learn from it.

Thank you, I’m about ten hours into my private, about to solo and I’m really glad you shared this story. I’m a people pleaser and if I screw up with a judgment and make a mistake, I will do everything I possibly can to make sure someone else’s day is not ruined because of me, hell I even hate blowing my horn while driving, to avoid an accident, so I don’t disturb anybody else around🤦‍♂️. Thank you again, I definitely needed to hear this.

@AirplaneAcademy

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Kenny, and glad you found it helpful! congrats on your upcoming solo, keep us posted! Don't ever feel pressured by other folks... learned that the hard way on this flight and others.

I learned a while back ..the moment I think I can do whatever I want when I want with my airplane..it will show me I can’t . Great debriefing...always have an out .

Watching the video, I could see it was still very emotional for you to re-live and share your experience with us, and yet you decided to go ahead and share the video for the greater good! It takes a lot of courage and you did it. Thanks so much! As I learn to fly, I am sure I won't forget the lessons in this video. Thank you!

Thank you! Lots of lessons for me, 'nice landings start with nice approaches', 'I don't know what I don't know' (weather and mountain flying teach me every time I'm out there), 'be ahead of the plane'. You had the courage to learn and share, kudos!

I’m a student pilot at an airport with a long runway at sea level, and as much as i’ve heard from my training about density altitude and high altitude flying, this was eye opening for me. thank you for sharing, i learned so much from this :)

@AirplaneAcademy

3 жыл бұрын

I'm so glad it was helpful!

@jimwright1094

2 жыл бұрын

Before you go somewhere and scare yourself or worse, get with an instructor you really trust and go somewhere that is hot and high and learn what it's all about. There is a lot of differences. You won't regret it.

As a student pilot in Cape Town, South Africa,I would like to say thank you so much for your wonderful blogs and for your insight and honest professional view and guidance to flying, a true breath of fresh air and way above most of the other flying blogs out there! Thank you, what a pleasure to follow your show. Regards Brett

@AirplaneAcademy

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Brett - thank you for your kind words and I'm really glad you've found it useful! Thanks for watching and participating!

I really appreciate your sharing this experience. I can absolutely identify with that feeling of being too high, too fast, and too tight with other traffic. In the moment, it almost feels like you're trapped and, as you said, you forget to give yourself an out. Thank you for sharing. I learned a lot!

@AirplaneAcademy

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Andrew - I completely agree. I think that's a great synopsis of what happened.

Great learning moment for me. I appreciate you posting it. I am still in the middle of getting my PPL, and guys like you have been so much help.

Thank you for sharing this experience with us. It's amazing how quickly conditions and circumstances mount. Although less than favorable, your ability to pilot your plane sustained you while keeping you, everyone and everything around you safe.

Thanks for your humility and sharing, we all can learn from this.

Welcome to the club of those who have flown flights we wish we could re-fly, or not fly at all. Thank you for sharing your mistakes and observations. You have contributed to the overall safety of the pilot community.

Thank you so much for helping drive the right attitude for those of us learning.

Thank you for sharing this, seriously. We need more pilots like you who share experiences like this we as a pilot community can learn from. I’m already a subscriber, but man now I’m more than a fan. You have my deepest respect.

@AirplaneAcademy

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks a bunch, I really appreciate your sharing that. More than anything, glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching and participating.

Thank you for that insight! I love these "If I had to do it again..." or "lessons learned" type videos. I think it gives the community of GA pilots something to be wary of for their future flights.

@AirplaneAcademy

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Vincent! Glad you found it useful - that was my goal.

Thanks for always sharing so candidly and honestly. All we can do is try to improve for the future, and you are helping people learn through your mistakes, but swallowing your pride sharing. Keep up the great vids, and fly safe my dude!

Wow, brother! It's easy to share those great flights---when you do everything right and grease her in. I can tell by the look in your eyes and your demeanor that it's a hell of lot more difficult to share those times that you feel like you let yourself down. Not to mention, that was a day of flying that scared the hell out of you. It takes some big balls to share a story like that with the world, but I think the comments reflect, and I certainly agree, that your video not only provides excellent specific information on mountain flying, but also reinforces the general lesson in aviation that our egos and overconfidence can act in concert to summon the grim reaper into the co-pilots seat next to us. And you certainly aren't alone in the fact that he generally likes to join us (the Grim Reaper, that is) when we are trying to get the airplane on the ground. Excellent video. I think any pilot, student pilot, or instructor could benefit from this video whether you fly cherokees or 747s. You're description of feeling as a passenger in your own airplane is both haunting as it is instructive. Thanks so much for sharing this!

@AirplaneAcademy

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Warren - man, what a nice and thorough comment. Really appreciate your encouragement, and more than anything I'm glad that you and others have found the debrief helpful. That was my goal, really. Glad to hear it's been well-received!

Thank you for sharing this and for your humility. So many great lessons for all pilots. After more than 40 years of flying, "scares" are some of the best teachers.

I very much appreciate you sharing this. I’ve had my share of “wish I hadn’t a done that” experiences. We all learn from these. Happy future flying!

@AirplaneAcademy

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Darrick - I appreciate the comment!

Great job getting your story out. I think all pilots remember a moment they were overcommitted, and/or unsafe. Great job getting this off your chest, and keep up the wonderful work on both your channel and in the air.

We've all had that experience. Thank you for sharing. You're human.

Thanks for sharing this! I seem to be able to identify at least one thing I should/would have done differently on each flight, sometimes a few things, sometimes a scary thing! Videos like this are truly helpful!

I loved the video, it's videos like these that I believe end up saving someone's life down the road who watched it and gets in a similar situation. Thank you for sharing your experience and providing other pilots the insight and hazards of the situation, without having to experience it firsthand.

One of the reasons I like your channel is you're honesty & your willingness to just "put yourself out there". Being upfront about mistakes is really hard but it definitely helps us all be better pilots. Thank you.

@AirplaneAcademy

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much, really appreciate it, Mike!

Thanks for sharing!!! This will definitely help others myself included!

Thanks for sharing! Mountain flying is so different when you're used to relatively flat land!

Thank you for sharing this.... very cool of you!

Thank you for your humble attitude and willingness to share!!

Thank you for sharing Charlie. It's not always easy to share moments when we mess up. But because of what you just did, this student pilot is now that much more prepared. -Shane

@AirplaneAcademy

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Shane - I'm glad you found it useful!

Thanks for sharing! We all get better by sharing stories like this.

Charlie, this video could save a life. Thank you very much for sharing your experience with this PiT.

@AirplaneAcademy

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks JP - I appreciate that and glad you found it useful!

Great story. Love the transparency. Always remember this: Accidents are always caused by a chain of events. Break that chain, and you won't have an accident.

@AirplaneAcademy

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mark. Totally agree. I was just surprised by how small each chain was... it never felt like I was in over my head until the end there.

This was excellent. Thank you fir being humble and sharing this experience.

Great video, good takeaways for all of us.

This is the honest stories that spark thoughts, that may save you and loved ones one day. Thanks for sharing 👍

@AirplaneAcademy

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Really appreciate it!

Your plane landed rubber side down and you learned from it. Don't beat yourself up, you're now a better pilot.

Thank goodness you are okay. Sharing your experience is a very magnanimous and helpful treasure of information for the rest of us. You are appreciated and we are grateful.

@AirplaneAcademy

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you SO much!

I thank you for this sir. You just made us all safer. Please share more in the future. This allows other's to do the same. You are a pioneer. Thank you for opening the door to be honest and helpful.

@AirplaneAcademy

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! Really appreciate it.

"what Juan said" , excellent recap / debrief, thanks for sharing Charlie.

I completely applaud you for your honesty and willingness to share! It can and will help so many people down the road!

A+ on the video...good to know all of us has nerves and second guess at times in the air...this video really is comforting. Thank you for sharing..

Thanks for sharing, we all make mistakes and you're brave to admit the series of errors that were made. However for inexperienced pilots it's a great debrief full of useful tips that others will recall if in a similar situation.

You are awesome man! I love that you're humble and forth coming. You helped other pilots with this video.

@AirplaneAcademy

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! Really appreciate that.

I appreciate the courage it took to post this so others cam learn from it. That license is a license to learn and we learn from mistakes. Happy these mistakes didn't go badly for you. Being a pilot humbles you multiple times.

@AirplaneAcademy

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your kind words!

Thank you so much for sharing this. I can only imagine the fear you felt. You really touched on something we all need to keep in mind. Thank you again for putting yourself and this situation you got yourself in out there. We as pilots all need to learn from each other's mistakes so we don't end up the statistic.

@AirplaneAcademy

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Paul - glad you found it helpful and I completely agree!

Excellent! You probably helped someone save their life with this confessional. It has certainly helped me be more appreciative of when an approach is unstable especially flying in the mountains. Very much appreciated your honesty in sharing this. Great job!

@AirplaneAcademy

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Steven - thanks for your comment and I'm glad you found it useful!

Nice debrief man, you can be proud ;) Thanks for making us safer

@AirplaneAcademy

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Really appreciate it!

Imagine all the things we are learning due to yours and other pilots honesty, only by sharing the good with the bad can we all get the safety we all want; good on ya bro!

It goes to show that you’re never too good for a go around. Thank you for your story. The lesson will probably stick with me throughout my Instrument training and beyond.

@AirplaneAcademy

3 жыл бұрын

I'm so glad to hear this! I'm thankful my experience can help others.

Sounds like you learned a very important lesson. I really like that you don't try to blame it on any external factors, that's a sign of somebody who's a lifelong learner.

Takes a Big Man to admit his mistakes, and a Better Man to learn from them. Thanks for sharing. A good debrief on situational awareness and responsibilities in flight.

@AirplaneAcademy

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! Really appreciate it.

Great video - thanks for taking the time to produce and thanks for sharing.

@AirplaneAcademy

3 жыл бұрын

Sure thing! I'm glad you enjoyed.

The tendency to “save face” can be very powerful in the moment, and can lead to a pilot continuing with a bad situation until options run very thin. I’ve been there a couple of times. Good for you-for making this video, keep talking about your flying mistakes with others, it gets easier. It also reduces pilot ego and illusion of perfection that one feels pressure to maintain, but is detrimental to aviation safety. Anyone can control an aircraft with enough practice, what actually makes a great pilot is the decisions they make, when they need to make them.

MAD respect for you, sir! More and more, I'm finding that the aviation community just might be the best for humility, discipline, and focus.

I was just thinking this is so much better than hearing about a fatality from Juan's chanel. You already know how fortunate you are, and this video shows one of the most understated marks of true airmanship: accepting we make mistakes and learning from them. Excellent breakdown and thank you for sharing. Pilots need to see this and hear those words: "In the moment, I felt like I was in control even though it should have been obvious I was not." It can happen to any of us (in a lot of cases it has) and we don't bring it up enough. Excellent job. Fly safe.

@AirplaneAcademy

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment and for participating in the discussion. I completely agree with all of this. Glad you found it helpful!

Big thanks for sharing this experience, which for sure is very useful for every pilot or future pilot to think about and keep in mind.

You sharing this probably saved someone’s life or will save someone’s life. Thanks for being humble enough to admit your faults. Good learning for all of us!

@AirplaneAcademy

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much. I really appreciate you saying this. :

Who would dislike this? Appreciate your humility in sharing this.

@AirplaneAcademy

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

Kudos to you for talking about this. It’s happened to all of us at some point. Swallow your pride and go-around. 👍🏻

Being born and raised flying the mountains in Montana and Idaho, I can say it doesn't get better. All I know is mountain flying and it still scares me. It can be done safely, but not from basic flying skills. Flying in the mountains ALWAYS comes down to judgement. It sounds like you lived and learned and shared. Thank you.

Great video. Liked the fact that you shared. A lesson for me and others in the future. Remember we are in control and there is always the go around. Plus the reminder of density altitude.

Thank you for sharing. This lesson helps me, and any student pilot who watches-maybe a good reminder to seasoned pilots as well. Really appreciate the honesty and all of your videos.

Thanks so much for sharing man, great learning experience for everyone.

@AirplaneAcademy

3 жыл бұрын

Sure thing! Hope this experience will help others!

I think it's great that you were able to share your experience. In the end, its made you a better pilot and I'm sure your experience will help others not make the same mistake. I remember a few instances back in my flight training days where I scared myself and it was absolutely a learning experience for me. On another note, I came across your channel while I was watching your dad take you for a rip in the TBM.....love those airplanes! Been a subscriber since then. Keep up the good work and safe travels!

@AirplaneAcademy

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for subscribing and watching. I'm glad you're enjoying the channel!

Thank you! Great honest evaluation!

Thank you SO MUCH for sharing this! Sharing our errors and lessons learned is what makes us all better pilots. I know it might feel like some "humble pie", but what you are really doing here is sharing an experience that the rest of us can learn from. Again, THANK YOU!

@AirplaneAcademy

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! Really appreciate it. This is my greatest hope in sharing is that others can learn.

Humble lessons. Thanks for sharing.

This is the kind of education we as pilots need to give one another. No textbook can duplicate this experience or breakdown. Valuable video. Thank you for the humble training. Your videos are honest and irreplaceable.

@AirplaneAcademy

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Terry, I really appreciate all of that. Glad you found it helpful!

Every time you go up it ends with either a lesson or a lawsuit. A good pilot is always learning.Thanks for sharing!

@AirplaneAcademy

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed!

Thanks for having the courage to share your story. So helpful to listen to these experiences. Thx!

@AirplaneAcademy

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you - I'm glad you found it helpful! Thanks for the comment.

I could see myself doing that. Thanks for the heads up. What I got from this story. . Gut instinct plays a role in thought. Fly Safe!

Wow…..thanx for sharing. Sharing your mistake help us all.

Thanks for sharing. Great reminder that none of us are perfect.

Dang dude. Thanx so much for this. I know it was tough, but you've helped a lot of us to understand how it can be so hard to "practice what we preach". Flying or otherwise. You're the real deal. I appreciate that. Stay safe bro. Love your channel.

@AirplaneAcademy

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much and glad you enjoy the channel! Really glad you found it useful, that was my goal. Thanks for the comment.

thank you for sharing this!

Thanks for sharing. Your humbleness in being to do this analysis is helping other pilots. Really appreciate this.

@AirplaneAcademy

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for saying so, and I'm glad it's helpful!

@hefeibao

3 жыл бұрын

@@AirplaneAcademy It really is. I'm about to solo and as a student pilot sometimes feel I have to be perfect on everything in order to get signed off by my CFI. Hearing from experienced pilots about their mistakes is OK, but not all do the root cause analysis that you did which makes it a true learning tool. I'm filing this away for sure.

Thanks for sharing your bad situation. This could save another pilots life by learning from your mistakes. It took guts to admit this, but it is excellent training for all of us. Thanks and be safe!

@AirplaneAcademy

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Really appreciate it. It's my hope that my experience can help others.

Thank you for sharing. No judgment from me. I’ve made mistakes too. Hearing these stories help keep me on my toes.

@AirplaneAcademy

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Thanks for the honestly. Makes us all think again when flying we all make mistakes and we can learn from it.

Thank you for sharing this. I am just learning and really like listening to everything you say.

@AirplaneAcademy

2 жыл бұрын

I'm so glad!

Hey man, good on ya for making this video. It takes a lot of humility, but you owned up to your mistakes, learned from them, and will make the necessary changes accordingly and to help others. That shows your true character. 👏 I'm about to start the training to get my PPL and I've learned a lot from your videos and I really appreciate your level headedness. Very informative. 👏 Don't let it eat you up. We all do dumb shit from time to time and no one is perfect. 🙂

Thank you for sharing and for being honest about your vulnerability. As a training pilot, I certainly appreciate it. Always learning.

@AirplaneAcademy

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment. I appreciate it.

When listening or observing others we all know the "I wouldn't have dropped that pass", "I would have hit that pitch out of the park" or in this case " I would have gone around". As you so eloquently and humbly put it, "I didn't give myself the option". Tunnel vision and bull-headed determination to "see it through" is a wonderful trait that can also be your worst enemy. Awesome job of baring your soul and sharing this with others. It takes true grit to do what you have done in this video and it is greatly appreciated by anyone who seeks excellence in their piloting skills. Thanks for being a great representative for the great state of Texas!

I can relate to this! thanks for sharing. I think we could all learn from your humility! love the videos!

@AirplaneAcademy

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! Really appreciate it.

Charlie: Thank you for sharing this, and I am happy you landed ok. I recently had a few ugly landings, and I wish I would have just aborted the landings and went around to get in a more stabilized approach. Thanks again and have a great day my friend

Respect for sharing your experience with us here. There should be more people like you who share their experiences from moments that have been worked not so well.

These are the type of things which I am certain, as soon as the 'vid is over and I can take courses, will help me be a better pilot from day 1. Thank you for being willing to share this. THIS is maturity and a real concern for fellow pilots. Thank you.

@AirplaneAcademy

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Really appreciate it!

Thanks for sharing. That was brave.

Charlie, thank you for bravely sharing your experience. As a flight student, I found this insightful, and have made myself a reminder to review this video several times in the next few months to be more mindful of critical decision points and when to go around.

@AirplaneAcademy

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Noah - I appreciate the comment and compliment, and more than anything I'm glad you found it useful. Safe flying!

Be proud that you maintained and completed the landing. We have all had that learning experience and you did a great job of analyzing all the events. You will never do that again. Thanks for sharing.

@AirplaneAcademy

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Lynda - thanks for chiming in. I appreciate it and was glad everything turned out fine. Excited to go back up there at some point and do it better!

I really appreciate your honest report, you earned my highest respekt for your courage to present this.

@AirplaneAcademy

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! That means a lot to me.

Nothing left to say but thank you! My compliments sir! Well done account.

Great vid and content, so true what you speak in this video. Many accidents happen this way. Step back and reset ! Thanks for a great vid ….