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@simonhusseymusic

3 жыл бұрын

Brilliant 🏆👏👏👏

@The70s80scollection

3 жыл бұрын

Done.... thanks!!! my kind of streaming service and also opted for the 4K service..

@dosmastrify

3 жыл бұрын

Mentour, the small version of this videos thumbnail looks like a prop plane

@Speedster___

3 жыл бұрын

May I recommend UAL 173 crash in Portland?

@mikemck4796

3 жыл бұрын

In theory, could it be better when caught in such a storm to turn off the engines yourself, turn on apu, and attempt to glide through the storm, reigniting once through? I’m sure that’s a terrible idea, but a bit curious as to all the reasons why.

I was part of this crew as a flight attenndant and I always remember this experience as the day I was born again. I maintain a friendship with Dardano and the media have eventually invited us to share the experience on radio and TV. Captains Lopez and Soley are no longer with us but we always remember them with much appreciation.

@SirSpinalColumn

2 жыл бұрын

I can't imagine the stress of going from offering beverages and snacks to preparing the passengers for an emergency landing or ditching. Well done to you all.

@shivapoudel9059

Жыл бұрын

Second life

@YahushasDisciple

Жыл бұрын

WOW!!

@curaticac5391

Жыл бұрын

May God bless you!

@SirSpinalColumn

Жыл бұрын

@@curaticac5391 faaaark off. There is no “god”.

If this were a movie, I would have complained that the characters were far too lucky and that it was not realistic. This is an incredible story.

@jpv9653

3 жыл бұрын

I wholeheartedly agree

@johnabuick

3 жыл бұрын

Movies have planes and pilots do the impossible, these guys perfected the possible.

@commerce-usa

3 жыл бұрын

Yup, reminiscent of the Apollo 13 story in that regard.

@dgrombach1

3 жыл бұрын

I got a waiver to fly , without eyesight in my left eye as well. So it’s believable.

@werneralmesberger3959

3 жыл бұрын

Getting into the situation in the first place: bad luck. Having an "impossible" failure: congratulations, you're a test pilot now. Not getting overwhelmed by the situation: solid craftsmanship and excellent nerves. Finding such a nice place to land: a lot of luck and good eyes. Not suffering any damage when landing (like a gear collapse): amazing. The icing on the cake is that they landed right next to that NASA facility. To top that, we'd need Sully do it again, but this time land on an aircraft carrier that just happens to be on the Hudson River at the right time.

Captain Dardano is a legend, had he been American, movies and books would’ve been written about this. When he got shot in the eye while piloting, he managed to take off and save his passengers, all this with his left eye shot out, then this miracle of aviation. True hero, legend.

@sevilaykel1480

10 ай бұрын

Movie name please

@SaraSong-mw3zm

10 ай бұрын

@@sevilaykel1480 they said "had he been" so sadly there is no movie about him ;-; but I would honestly love to see that movie so someone go and make one lol

@The_ZeroLine

10 ай бұрын

The amount of hours he amassed by age 29 is insane.

@The_ZeroLine

10 ай бұрын

@@sevilaykel1480The name is Double Dardano You.

@wyomingptt

9 ай бұрын

I think being American has less to do with his lack of recognition, then Sully, as Sully was post-9/11 and in downtown NYC. Just my opinion though.

A landing so perfect there wasn’t even an accident report. Astonishing!

@billb.5887

15 күн бұрын

What is astonishing is the fact that you believe there was no accident report, well wake up and smell the f'n coffee. EVERY aircraft that has an emergency landing be it bird strike, hale ingestion or what ever the reason for the crew to declare an EMERGENCY will be followed with an ACCIDENT REPORT, it is MANDATORY! ! ! ! ! ! A part of the FAA rules and regulations that are in no way compared to the rules you think of as a automobile driver. The rules of the "ROAD" and the FAA rules are as different as NIGHT and DAY. Drive drunk and you get a ticket, fine. Flying drunk, you LOOSE YOUR PILOT LICENSE it is that easy ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Whoever told you there was not even an accident report is full of $#!t. That is a fact Jack ! ! ! ! ! ! The reason I know this is "FACT" I am a retired airline pilot, charter pilot, flight instructor and air-frame and power plant mechanic. If you have a pilot's license (of which I believe you do not have) and are brave (being nice here) enough to challenge me, try ME ! ! ! ! ! My best advice is to do not even try. Crawl back under the rock you crawled out from under !

Everyone’s giving props to the captain, which he totally deserves, but that first officer has a great set of eyes and made a brilliant call out to land on the strip of solid ground .

@marhawkman303

2 жыл бұрын

yeah, this is what a Co-pilot's job is, the Captain CAN'T fly AND look for an alternate runway at the same time. Which is why Petter keeps talking about role management. Several people doing several things makes it get done smoothly.

@jack002tuber

2 жыл бұрын

It takes a team working together to pull off landings like this and not one man! I hope the video showed that.

@marhawkman303

2 жыл бұрын

@@jack002tuber Well in this case, the biggest thing is how the co-pilot was scrambling to find better touch down options while the captain kept the aircraft flying.

@russmiller5858

Жыл бұрын

@@marhawkman303 loo

@yelramyelram

Жыл бұрын

I see what you did there

I’m an FO with TACA Airlines, and I’ve been fortunate to share the cockpit with Cap. Dardano on a few occasions, now on the Airbus A320, and like many I was curious about hearing the story from the man himself. Even after 30+ years of telling the story, he still tells it with such emotion and detail which was an experience unto itself. He is a larger-than-life character, and even on such an automated and high-tech aircraft as the A320 is, he still flies it as if it were a basic stick and rudder aircraft with such dexterity and skill, and he also encourages us FO’s to do the same, which is a bit daunting at first since we never do that except in the simulator. He makes you feel comfortable and helps you understand how to take every step, even though he’s not a line instructor. I was also lucky enough to hear the story about how he lost his eye, and that is equally or even more impressive than the Flight 110 story. We still have a few of these older, maverick-type captains and it is a school unto itself learning form these amazing aviators. Great job on the documentary, very well done with all the details and animations. If he hasn’t already seen it, I will let Cap. Dardano know so he can check it out. I’ve been binge watching this whole series but this one is just top level, great job Captain. Happy landings ✈️

@juliesczesny90

2 жыл бұрын

That's wonderful! I had the fortune to do my take offs, with one of the few one-eyed pilots, FAA certified. From what I understood, you had to be a pilot first - he owned his own Cessna, was even the mechanic. He'd lost his eye to cancer, docs kept him cancer free for 20+ years. He even had me hold a vial, that he shoved his fake eye into, and I just rolled my eyes, said, "Of course... thought you had Diplopia, like I have." When I did my first take off, his son was in the back, without his seatbelt on. So when I got us high enough into the air, he causally mentioned, "So. How does it feel to finally do your first take off, and not practice anymore?" I blinked, slightly swerved, "I did?" And his son slid from one side to the other side, real quick. His dad, "Wear your seatbelt, this isn't a school bus!" He taught me how to set up with the beacons, our height & speed. To me, I felt one of the most important things he taught me, was how to break out of a, "Deadman's Spiral." So easy - yet deceptively dangerous. He passed, before I received my small plane Pilot's License. But I had a few fun years with he and his family.

@ltraina3353

2 жыл бұрын

All I can say is that Captain Dardano is an absolute bad*ss! And from watching several interviews with him, he seems like a wonderfully down-to-earth guy, with a good sense of humor too. That is so cool you have flown with him, and had the opportunity to learn from his experiences. I’m not a pilot, just someone who loves flying and I really love Mentour Pilot’s channel because of his enthusiasm for the aviation industry and his ability to present technical information in a way that is understandable to the layperson. Hearing these types of stories makes me admire flight crews even more than I do already. I know your industry has been hit pretty hard in the last couple years and I just want to say thanks for all you do to keep air travel safe…And best wishes for the New Year!

@jaewok5G

2 жыл бұрын

I've been watching a bunch of these and I took just a few lessons years ago and I can't imagine what it takes to not panic. did he show off the "El Salvador Drift" for you?

@gunnarliljas8459

2 жыл бұрын

Now, that was a great KZread comment! Thanks for adding to the story.

@Leonardhbrown

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this, Sir. I appreciate the perspective of someone who knows Capt. Dardano

A one eyed pilot that outflies most of his peers! GREAT story, fantastic airmanship !!! Wish I could shake his hand!

@martinwade9421

Жыл бұрын

the highest-scoring Allied pilot of WW1 had only one eye. ( "Mick" Mannock) . The first pilot to fly around the world, Wiley Post, had only one eye.

@The_ZeroLine

10 ай бұрын

@@martinwade9421highest scoring? Not in kills.

@jakubterchovan7557

8 ай бұрын

@@martinwade9421​What was he flying in WW1? Did he have Class 1 medical too?😮

The fact that the landing was so perfect that there wasn't even an accident report for it... That is some amazing work for all the crew involved, not just the PIC.

@sebastianwittmeier1274

3 ай бұрын

A pity that there is no official report, the aviation industry can also learn a lot by good strategies and airmanship.

@hogey74

Ай бұрын

Richard decrepagny(?) who landed the crippled a380 mentioned that he pulled off a sweet landing also... I suspect you're at peak performance in moments like that 😂

@billb.5887

15 күн бұрын

@billb.5887 0 seconds ago What is astonishing is the fact that you believe there was no accident report, well wake up and smell the f'n coffee. EVERY aircraft that has an emergency landing be it bird strike, hale ingestion or what ever the reason for the crew to declare an EMERGENCY will be followed with an ACCIDENT REPORT, it is MANDATORY! ! ! ! ! ! A part of the FAA rules and regulations that are in no way compared to the rules you think of as a automobile driver. The rules of the "ROAD" and the FAA rules are as different as NIGHT and DAY. Drive drunk and you get a ticket, fine. Flying drunk, you LOOSE YOUR PILOT LICENSE it is that easy ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Whoever told you there was not even an accident report is full of $#!t. That is a fact Jack ! ! ! ! ! ! The reason I know this is "FACT" I am a retired airline pilot, charter pilot, flight instructor and air-frame and power plant mechanic. If you have a pilot's license (of which I believe you do not have) and are brave (being nice here) enough to challenge me, try ME ! ! ! ! ! My best advice is to do not even try. Crawl back under the rock you crawled out from under !

I worked at NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility for 32 years. There is way more to this story. I was there that day and saw a portion of the landing as the plane briefly went past a window of a conference room I was sitting in. I also saw the takeoff. They changed out one engine and the other was used as is. You could not use all of the runway that was left over from WWII because buildings had been built near the edge in the intervening years. Buildings that close would have struck the wings of a plane. The takeoff had to be Very Steep because the runway was short and there were high obstacles near the end. We had to take down road signs on the portion of the runway they used so as not to strike the wings. The takeoff was not at all like it was depicted in the animation but VERY STEEP and then the pilot made a sharp bank to the right! Not sure how steep but let's just say it would've put your drink in your lap! NASA has archived videos of that takeoff. I had no idea a passenger plane could takeoff that steep and yet bank a turn at the same time. They were trying to avoid a high-rise bridge that goes between New Orleans East and Chalmette Louisiana and a power plant near the end of the runway. Boeing test pilots were dispatched to do the job but the TACA Airlines pilot was very disappointed that he was not allowed to fly it out! You should also know that we had a large bus that circled the facility to ferry people from one building to another. It's very similar to the buses used at airports to take people from the terminal to parking. That bus was quickly dispatched to collect the passengers and crew. They were brought to the Space Shuttle Mission Support Room in building 350. From a purely technical point of view, they had illegally entered a secure government facility, but they were treated cordially and with great admiration and respect considering the circumstances. Of course that was a very laid back time prior to 911.

@v5k456jh3

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing.

@stevejette2329

2 жыл бұрын

And those passengers are still in building 350.

@kkfoto

2 жыл бұрын

Report from UPI (1988): "The Boeing 737, with a replacement for one of its two engines, vaulted into the air from a little-used World War II runway after a take-off roll of barely 1,200 feet. ... The plane carried only a pilot and copilot, supplied by Boeing, and a light fuel load of about 5,500 pounds for what was described as a normal flight. Although the pilot had 5,200 feet of runway to use, he lifted the nose sharply after using less than a fourth of the strip, and banked to the right to ensure clearance of a high-rise bridge and high-tension power lines."

@terracotta6294

2 жыл бұрын

@@stevejette2329 😂😆 Smart passengers! Here the TACA pilot saved them and they get different pilots to fly it out.

@terracotta6294

2 жыл бұрын

@@kkfoto @steve jette - seems to me that pilots were jealous of TACA and wanted to show off.

That man was born with wings..... He had an inhuman flight awarness to pull off what he ultimately did. A hero and one hell of a pilot.

@petrovskyt

3 жыл бұрын

And good from the FO that he spotted the 'landing strip' instead of them having to ditch in the canal.

@mrfinlay7516

2 жыл бұрын

Agree!

@dominikschweizer6469

2 жыл бұрын

it helps to have flown a gliding plane. Basically it's like an MBA for pilots ;-)

@bluemarshall6180

2 жыл бұрын

Their hands are made for flying.

@SephirothRyu

2 жыл бұрын

"Odin is my copilot."

The most amazing thing about this story is how flexible and understanding the FAA used to be.

@unmountablebootvolume

5 ай бұрын

As usual, everything is allowed until someone does something stupid.

@riduanevaleriodefreitas3797

4 ай бұрын

@@unmountablebootvolume😂 I hate to say but you’re correct

I am a former TACA (Perú) pilot, I remember we used to analize this incredible flight on the many CRM trainings that we did. As you said, it's a masterclass of airmanship. Thank you for this!

Some years ago I contacted Southwest Airlines (the eventual owner of TACA Flight 110's airframe, N75356) in the hopes to have the airframe saved for museum display. Although I was ultimately unsuccessful, their corporate office DID tell me they decided to save the flight yoke from the airframe upon scrapping to give it to Carlos Dardano. I hope he gets it. :)

@MentourPilot

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome!

@Sarge92

2 жыл бұрын

tbh the yoke is way cooler the airframe is just gonna be the same airframe as every other plane yeah it was a piece of history but that alone doesent justify keeping its huge airframe around in a mueseum the flight yoke however is smaller easier to diaply and has a much more meaningful impact to the story

@waterheaterservices

2 жыл бұрын

A pity so few of the great airframes are saved for posterity.

@TheEDFLegacy

2 жыл бұрын

@@waterheaterservices For that reason I'm honestly both surprised and unsurprised that N106US (AKA Miracle on the Hudson) ended up in a museum. Granted, it was because scrap dealers didn't bid on it (completely unsalvageable, only worth the aluminum value, well away from any airplane scrapyard), so the airline donated it to an aviation museum on the coast where they could barge it over. In the case of TACA 110, the plane would live on for many years, so its scrap value is still very high, even after all these years (after all, spare parts are worth _lots_ ).

@TheOtherNeutrino

2 жыл бұрын

They should’ve sailed the airframe back to the same levee and put it where it stopped.

I realize that "Sully" had more Hollywood sex appeal because it was recent, it was in New York City, and it had a dramatic boat rescue involved, but the Taca story is just as incredible and should absolutely be made into a movie. What an amazing job of piloting.

@Johnny2Feathers

2 жыл бұрын

Actual video of Sully’s landing in the Hudson is another huge reason for it getting more attention

@nerdwwii8081

2 жыл бұрын

It also came After 11/09 in NY.

@JustindeEugeneWhyIQuitDeMonRat

2 жыл бұрын

*I StiLL Don't Know who SuLLy is!!!*

@nerdwwii8081

2 жыл бұрын

@@JustindeEugeneWhyIQuitDeMonRat Captain of Cactus 1549

@TPTGopher

2 жыл бұрын

@C Amen...I honestly believe that, if Sully had safely landed a stricken airliner on a New Orleans levee in 1988 and Dardano had made a perfect water landing in the Hudson in 2009, the movie telling his story would've come out sooner than 2016.

Drove my Chevy to the levee, but the levee was... occupied. Keep coming back to this story and Petter's delivery. Just brightens my day. Also reinforces my belief in the resilience of the B737 in capable hands.

@thisherehandleIdospout

8 күн бұрын

That's a good joke, sir. ... That's a *DAMN* good joke, LOL 😂

This level of sensation and situational awareness are things you can't teach to someone. This crew is a legend.

Agreed. How this pilot did not receive more recognition is behind me. It was a once-in-lifetime landing. The Captain was young too. Most of his flight hours came from military training.

@tntgators

8 ай бұрын

Didn't happen in the middle of NYC

So glad they approved him to fly commercial airlines. I know it wasn't easy with his eye but it was such a good decision because this guy was born to be a pilot.

@ZEKEDAWG23

Жыл бұрын

So are the passengers 🙏😮❤️

@mordirit8727

10 ай бұрын

No joke, the situation wasn't at all caused by him and his crew. Hadn't it been him, it'd have been another pilot plunging into a hailstorm and finding out the engines turned off, and odds of it being as great of a pilot as mister Carlos are pretty low.

This channel is addicting I swear. Now that I’ve watched everything… im rewatching everything! I loved the 8th wonder in the world and “perfectly ok to let passengers in the cockpit because it was in the 80s.” I can’t imagine how crazy it would be to see that happen today.

@cygnus420

Жыл бұрын

i had the chance to somehow get a tour of the cockpit of the 777-300ER back in 2017.....

@Happyfaceshock

Жыл бұрын

Pilot still did amazing, especially the bit at 21:26 when he says he's doing this whole thing while a little bit high

@Nathan-dt2tu

Жыл бұрын

My dad was an aircraft technician responsible for installing electrical systems. The 90s really were a different time. I was allowed to come to work with him and check out all the planes, sat in several cockpits, and slept in cabins while my dad worked, got to do this a couple of times per year. Definitely wouldn't be able to do any of that post 2001.

@markmcculfor6113

Жыл бұрын

I've had pilots let me in the cockpit after we landed! Just gotta ask the cabin crew as your deboarding!

@Pon1bcd

Жыл бұрын

Same I spent most of time just watching these videos and when you think you've watched it all, there's more.

I was having lunch at Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans with my fellow helicopter pilots when over the station public address system we heard “ Launch all available rescue helos, 737 inbound to New Orleans with two engines out”. I was one of the first helos to get airborne and by the time we arrived the TACA 737 was already safe on deck at the levee. We landed next to the aircraft and found out there were no injuries, everyone was safe, so we returned to base and finished our lunch.

You forgot to mention, during is incident in 1979, while severely injured, his eye shot, he managed to take off to land the persons he was carrying to safety.

@jasonrarick4649

Жыл бұрын

seems the guy knows how to handle an airplane ✈️

@AliElBaba

Жыл бұрын

@@jasonrarick4649 He was literally born to fly

@vinayakdeodhar8641

Жыл бұрын

This part I too read on the interview of the Captain on you tube that Mentourpilot gives the link. I personally feel that this taking off again with bullet wound and one eye knocked out takes the cake! Of course there is hilarious anecdote as to how the ambulance that was taking him to hospital at breakneck speed almost killed him, after surviving attack by mercenaries 😂😂

@libradawg9

Жыл бұрын

He mentioned that.

@aarondavis8943

11 ай бұрын

There aren't many hopeful stories coming out of El Salvador in those days. ☮

Captain Carlos watching Hudson River incident: “That’s cute, I did that with 1 eye....”

@EinkOLED

3 жыл бұрын

The crew on US flight 1549 had a dual engine failure at 2800 feet over a populated area with 155 souls on board. The Toca flight were at 16500 feet (5x higher altitude than US 1549) with 45 souls on board over a sparsely populated area.

@timothy4664

3 жыл бұрын

@@EinkOLED actually Sully had 310 soles on board and Carlos had 90 soles on board. I am sorry, I had to 😉

@EinkOLED

3 жыл бұрын

@@timothy4664 Ha!

@darreno1450

3 жыл бұрын

Sully was lucky, and IMO, overrated. Any decent pilot would have done exactly the same with a similar outcome. There are bush and commercial pilots that are more skillful that we really don't hear about. The ones that land at airports like Paro and Lukla are on a different level. I'm sick of hearing about Sully. Yes, he made a good decision, but he had little to no choice and the weather worked in his favor. He was too low and slow to make it back to any airport, so all he had was the hudson. If it wasn't close by, it would have been lights out for everyone on board. Nothing he could have done. This pilot had more time to make both bad and good decisions and made all good ones. Whether he had 1 or 1000 souls aboard did not matter. He kept his cool and flew the plane. Other pilots in his position would have easily lost control and squander away what airspeed and time they had on a wild goose chase. This crew deserve at least the same praise as our friend Sully.

@paultune1696

3 жыл бұрын

....and didn't sink my plane!

Missed the destination by 20 miles (33km) with no engines. I'm impressed. Give that man two medals.

This is legitimately the most impressive show of talent and level headedness that I’ve ever seen. It’s heroic as hell but this crew did it so well it feels like it’s just another day at the office, first double engine flame out nbd

I worked as an engineer at Michoud when this TACA 737 landed in the storm. The grass was so wet it was amazing that they landed. The hail storm removed the paint from the tip of the nose of the fuselage. Please note that they changed out the one engine before taking off from Saturn Blvd. The mostly empty airliner cleared the Chalmette bridge like a rocket. I was there.

@sealyoness

2 жыл бұрын

I would have expected they had to. Neither existing engine was safe to use. The 2-1 ratio applies - they only needed one good engine if there was no mechanical/electrical damage.

@comandanteej

2 жыл бұрын

@@sealyoness Not very likely. This was not a takeoff where they wanted to rely on a single engine. I am pretty sure they inspected both thoroughly and came to the conclusion that one can be used safely.

@herpderpherpd

2 жыл бұрын

@@sealyoness They only *needed* to replace one engine. You clearly don't understand how a short takeoff run works if you think 2-1 applies.

@LordDarthNihilus

2 жыл бұрын

Amazing Story, Thank you for sharing this! It's somehow a wonder finding people who experienced such things and you just wrote it! Nice!

@jasonjuneau

Жыл бұрын

Chalmette native here

Loses both engines, and manages to land the plane with such little damage that it just needs an engine change, and is able to take off from a road nearby. Captain Dardanos, and Crew absolutely stuck this emergency landing. What an absolute legend, the man deserves an award not only for keeping his medical clearance, but for having such great skill at 29, that he put a 737 down on the ground, not a River.

@marhawkman303

2 жыл бұрын

yeah, a non-crash landing of a jumbo jet... on DIRT. Quite impressive.

@marhawkman303

Жыл бұрын

@Mark Hepworth so? who said it was?

@marhawkman303

Жыл бұрын

@Mark Hepworth hmmmmmmm after looking it up... it's applied to all wide-body jets... and.. in fairness... not the 737.

@Pippin14

Жыл бұрын

@Mark Hepworth That was my first plane ride, out of LAX, roughly 50 yrs. ago. Never heard anything referred to as Jumbo Jet other than a 747. Even here on KZread. I remember watching the planes from Inglewood. I could tell by sight the name of the airline, American, all silver with red & blue stripes, big 'A' on the tail. Pan Am, white with blue and a big round emblem on the tail. A 707 by how long it was, a DC-10(?) by the engine on the tail. And my favorite, 747 by the hump. I think I was about 11 or so. All I've ever heard since the 747's 'replacements', is Wide Bodies.

One of my favourite stories, brilliant airmanship. My understanding from other sources was there was a degree of urgency to remove the aircraft as its weight had caused it to start sinking into the soft ground.

@MentourPilot

Жыл бұрын

That’s very possible

@martinharvey2390

Жыл бұрын

@Mentour Pilot it's a great story and the interview with him is amazing. Such a humble guy. Only just discovered your channel but have been watching a lot of your videos over the last week or so. I have a couple of friends, a 787 Captain with Norwegian and a 737 1st officer with TUI, and love bouncing flying stories around. I'm a 69 year old low hours PPL, but can relate so much to how training kicks in. In some respects I believe I morph into a different person when at the controls. I fly quite often with another (similar hours) pilot and he paid me what I regard as the ultimate when he said " I like flying with you, you make good decisions " 😀

“You might be wondering why he was allowed to fly?” I’m more wondering how the hell he lived through that! I am glad that such an outstanding pilot didn’t lose his livelihood. Such an amazing story and cabin crew!

@miguelrodriguez1214

Жыл бұрын

Hero shit right there! NETFLIX where u at?

@VictorECaplon

Жыл бұрын

@@miguelrodriguez1214 canceling all the remaining good shows I’m afraid 😞

They were very lucky to have that absolute legend at the controls

Carlos Dardanos did an interview with me for a feature story in Aviation Week’s ‘Business & Commercial Aviation’ magazine in 2005. He was a great interview, with an amazing story. And, a very humble and entertaining storyteller. When Sully leaped to worldwide fame, I tried to get the TV networks to revisit the essentially untold-to-American-audiences historical off-airport landing of the Taca Airlines B-737. No takers. It was as if because Carlos wasn’t a US pilot, the networks couldn’t appreciate what he had accomplished. Even though his one-in-million landing on a levee occurred...in America.

@KuostA

2 жыл бұрын

wow, that's unbelievably sad they were not interested in you reaching out to them with this AMAZING, even BETTER story that obviously related very closely with the sully incident. what short sighted willful ignorance on the media networks to not see the value in pushing this story too, it would have themselves and everyone covered in it. smfh. mainstream media of the USA exemplified for you. what did they say to you when u raised it to them? /what was their response? no response/kick dirt?

@andrewbaerm.d.3984

2 жыл бұрын

This is really sad but predictable. The Sully story almost did not have a happy ending because during the NTSB hearing, they tried to prove he could have landed safely at Teterboro because they had pilots use a simulator. But, the significant difference was the sim pilots KNEW what the problem was... Silly did not... He had to first fly the aircraft and figure out what happened... Which was the RIGHT thing to do. (I used to fly into Teterboro in a 210 and the first few times it was a bit strange... You have the George Washington Bridge to avoid on your way in from the South.) I digress. I knew about this story but never knew an attempt was made to make news organizations aware of it.

@alexsis1778

2 жыл бұрын

Sadly a big part of the whole Sully attention for the networks is the fact that it happened in New York where it affects those network executive's lives. If it had happened pretty much anywhere else in the country it wouldn't have gotten nearly the coverage it did. I find one of the perfect examples of this to be any time a hurricane impacts the northeastern coast of the US. You get national networks broadcasting constantly about its progress and hurricane preparation and survival tips. That hurricane becomes "major" national news because its going to hit the east coast regardless of the actual severity of the storm itself. But on an average year there are 10-12 named storms with around 6 becoming actual hurricanes with the majority of those impacting somewhere in the US. On a national level most of these get tiny blurbs in a weather segment with only especially disastrous storms and outcomes getting anything more. It doesn't directly affect those network's headquarters and their bias means its just not worth their air time to talk about much less share something as mundane as preparation tips for it. The difference in how those networks handle storms in different locations is rather minor all things considered but the hysteria they create around east coast hurricanes is pretty sad in my opinion given how common they are to much of the rest of the country, but because its happening TO THEM then we all need to know about it.

@wyomingptt

2 жыл бұрын

I mean we really didn't even need a Sully movie let alone this one. Both fantastic stories but not every fantastic story needs a Hollywood rendition.

@LunaticTheCat

2 жыл бұрын

@@alexsis1778 Very well said. Same thing can be said of events that take place in southern California.

In Ireland in the 70s an airliner had to ditch in a field. They actually built a runway over the next few weeks so it could fly off again. The foreign pilot enjoyed his time in the village apparently. Would be great for you to cover it, maybe discussing not so much the accident but the aftermath!

@TheSubpremeState

Жыл бұрын

What part of Ireland was that? I live near Shannon and heard a story of a plane that crashed taking off and a guy that was in the toilet got blown out off the plane and landed in the swamp and survived. He made his way to the airport and informed them of the crash and no one believed him and assumed he was crazy. Be interesting to know if that story is true. I assume it is the only commercial plane to crash in Ireland. 1960s I think

@FannyShmellar

Жыл бұрын

@@TheSubpremeState Yeah I’m gonna take a wild guess and say that is definitely not true 🤣

@TheSubpremeState

Жыл бұрын

@@FannyShmellar 40 minutes of research later the story is somewhat true. It was a KLM flight leaving Shannon in 1961 and there were a few survivers. The captain made his way to the airport covered in mud. The tide came in sadly drowning many of the survivors. Another fun fact about Shannon. China based their country on the Shannon town model. Google it. WW3 might be caused by Shannon ingenuity lol. Chinese diplomats always visit Ireland by flying to Shannon

@johnphelan6623

11 ай бұрын

Frank speaks about a private jet that landed at Mallow horse racing circuit. The captain who only recently passed away became a celebrity locally lived with local families during his time in the the area. His name was Ruben Occana and this happened in1983, not the 70's

@martinwade9421

8 ай бұрын

There have been multiple fatal crashes to commercial aircraft in Ireland. Most of them occurred in the Shannon area.@@TheSubpremeState

A side slip was performed by Capt R. Pearson in 1983 when he landed the famous 767 Gimli Glider (of which I own a part of the skin) when landing with no engines at the Gimli strip. Another piece of great aviation and great piloting. Thanks, Capt for the content you share. I appreciate so much!

The funniest part of Capt Carlos's interview is that he said after the emergency landing, there's this lady that was soo freaked out that she jumped out of the door before the emergency slide is fully deployed. And right before she hit the ground, the slide Waa fully inflated. It scared the hell out of him. He said luckily she didn't die😂😂😂

@andreaberryman5354

2 жыл бұрын

Ooooh jeeeze. Hopefully she learned that freaking out in an emergency helps nobody. 🤦‍♀️

@Kabup2

2 жыл бұрын

@@andreaberryman5354 They never learn.

@AlexandrKovalenko

2 жыл бұрын

That would have been perfect Final Destination moment if she did.

@vsync

2 жыл бұрын

Wow, between this and the sideslip followed by the fence at the near end of the levee, plenty of edge-of-seat moments to make a great movie.

I was a News Cameraman in New Orleans when this happened and covered the take off from the NASA facility! You took me back over 33 years in the blink of an eye! Love your Channel!

@emergencylowmaneuvering7350

3 жыл бұрын

Where can we see that take off??

@jstoney6471

3 жыл бұрын

@@emergencylowmaneuvering7350 It might be in the TV Station archives but don't know anyone who still works there.

@emergencylowmaneuvering7350

3 жыл бұрын

@@jstoney6471 You should look for that clip, it will be a winner in youtube. You put ads to it and get yours moneys worth.

@jstoney6471

3 жыл бұрын

@@emergencylowmaneuvering7350 Nah! It was when I was a kid and 2 careers ago....made much more in life than I would ever get from KZread!

@emergencylowmaneuvering7350

3 жыл бұрын

@@jstoney6471 Its not only about money. But about something unique you did.

I have just finished watching the Carlos Dardano interview, his love of everything to do with flying is very evident in the interview and to share his passion with his son, Charlie, that must be a real buzz for both father and son! thank you for the link to that interview!

Have just stumbled upon this story. Captain Dardano is an absolute legend and champion to have kept control of the aircraft where many others would have failed in such trying conditions. And then to perform a slip to safely land on the levee was icing on the cake. Just shows what benefits come from a true stick and rudder aviator. Great teamwork from the F/O and lucky too for a check captain to be helping working the checklists.

Someone absoluely needs to make a movie about Dardano! Hell, I’d watch it

@MentourPilot

3 жыл бұрын

Indeed!

@FastColin

3 жыл бұрын

Somebody actually should make a video about Mentour. Only disadvantage would be that Mentour would probably make a better movie if he does it himself

@RyanWater

3 жыл бұрын

Is TV close enough, it was on Mayday Season 11 Episode 11

@Yora21

3 жыл бұрын

That would be like the Mitchell & Webb skid about the alternative disaster movie director, who made movies such as "Sometimes fires go out" and "The man who has a cough, and it's just a cough, and he is fine".

@Flyboyed

3 жыл бұрын

Me too.

Cabin crew: Come join us in the rain! Flight crew: A captain goes down with his vessel.

@em1osmurf

3 жыл бұрын

this is Pure Gold.

@beringstraitrailway

3 жыл бұрын

👨‍✈️☔

@steveperreira5850

3 жыл бұрын

That was so funny that the crew stayed in the cockpit so they didn’t get wet in the rain.

@alexg9487

3 жыл бұрын

True 🤣🤣Captain rules

@blacklupus

3 жыл бұрын

"No ship should go down without her captain!"

The more I watch the more I realize that I received extraordinary training from my dad. I never continued in aviation, went into engineering instead, but everything you’ve mentioned about how things should be done, was what I was taught.

Hi everyone. Just remembering this moment. Cpt. Carlos Dardano just retired two days ago. A truly legend 👌🏻🙏🏻

This kind of reminded me of the story of a navy pilot who had to eject in a thunderstorm. The updrafts kept him in the air for 40 minutes, but he said one of the most frightening things when he was drifting in his parachute wasn’t necessarily the wind and lightning but that he almost drowned in the air because of the large amount of precipitation in the thunderclouds.

@2paulcoyle

2 жыл бұрын

This "drowning" happens to sailors, crewmen in storms, even with flotation devices. The white caps seen on wave tops are super saturated air and unbreathable, yet your head is feet below. And in violent storms the sea is 100% white, a layer of drowning sea foam in which you are floating underneath. So you drown in the foam, white caps, yet float.

@niconico3907

2 жыл бұрын

He was lucky the storm didn't take him to high altitude and freeze him to death.

@nolaray1062

2 жыл бұрын

@@niconico3907 I know basically nothing about parachuting, but I figured the wind would have screwed his parachute up and he would have fallen straight down. (At least that would be my fear. Lol)

@Bitterrootbackroads

2 жыл бұрын

I read that book, “The Man Who Rode the Thunder” I think it was.

@davidbeckenbaugh9598

2 жыл бұрын

@@Bitterrootbackroads You have that correctly. The author was William H Rankin. It is no longer in print (1960) and considered a collectible. In reasonable shape, a paperback edition goes for between $115 and $145. Hardcover editions are available but very rare. If you have to ask the price, then you cannot afford it. I have been searching garage sales, flea markets,and on line for a 'reasonably priced' edition (meaning $50 or less) for more than two years after learning of that incredible story. No luck so far. Good luck to someone trying to find it...

Here in El Salvador, Captain Dardano is a hero, i'm very honored and thankful that you bring his story out. I can't understand why so few people knows about him.

@bigc208

3 жыл бұрын

Every airline pilot in the world knows him.

@emergencylowmaneuvering7350

3 жыл бұрын

@@bigc208 Not Sully..

@M167A1

3 жыл бұрын

Not flashy enough for the news apparently but yes, this is legendary in aviation circles

@emergencylowmaneuvering7350

3 жыл бұрын

@@M167A1 Not Sully. He denied he heard about that great save 21 years before. All knew, besides him. Deny, deny.. deny..

@mousiebrown1747

3 жыл бұрын

Love Central and South American pilots!!! Super skilled.

I remember hearing this story the first time, and was amazed and continue to be awestruck on how skilled, cool under pressure, as the Captain was that day. Absolutely should've been turned into a movie long ago.

I've always thought this captain and crew were just incredible. The way they worked together... trusting each others experience and abilities is what brought this aircraft and all the people home safely. Thank you for covering it.

I am 80 years old and I was an air hostess with Panair do Brasil, during the late fifties up to the mid sixties, I flew in the DC3, Super Constellation, DC6, DC7 and DC8.I love your channel and enjoy watching all your fabulous videos. Thanks so much for your professionalism, excellent information, caring to technical and human detail and for the bonus of your engaging sense of humour. God bless you. Happy and safe flying

@LindaRWard

Жыл бұрын

@@ahmeth.k.2566 Actually I'm not that much online. But sometimes, at my age, it is the only way to get in contact with grandchildren and other relatives that don't find the time to visit. You know why I mean. Cheers and thanks for caring to comment.

@abdisamadbashir1324

Жыл бұрын

​@@LindaRWard 80 yrs and on utub3😂

@bojanglesthewizard8875

10 ай бұрын

​@@abdisamadbashir1324okay, whys that so funny?

@signoguns8501

9 ай бұрын

@@bojanglesthewizard8875 He's probably 12

One eyed captain nails the most difficult landing ever.

@anthonynorton666

2 жыл бұрын

I was wondering if there was some kind of ocular mechanics or physiology in which looking at the instruments with one eye might have made them more visible with the shaking.

@jondahldavis2862

2 жыл бұрын

@@anthonynorton666 People, some of them at least, can do amazing things when necessary. Saburo Sakai flew combat missions with one eye. He flew from Guadalcanal to Rabaul with one side paralyzed and one working eye.

As a doctor who uses ultrasounds and also a writer who researched flight technology/physics for a novel series, I am extremely aware of the limitations of this kind of radar - as soon as you talked about how they thought there was an area of safety behind the storm cells, I knew this was going to be a catastrophic mistake. I feel really bad for the pilots. It's not the most intuitive thing but at least this has helped others understand the limitations of the radar system after this incident.

Tbh I knew a lot about this incident because I'm also Salvadoran, but what I didn't know before is the fact that Captain Dardano had 13K hours of flight time at just 29 years old. That's so impressive!

I was fortunate to spend some time with Carlos Dardano in January 2010 at the Ilopango airshow, what a nice guy and so helpful as I was there with a friend to do aircraft photography and thanks to Carlos we had carte blanche on the airfield, it was really quite unbelievable, we ended up being on national TV in El Salvador after word got out that two guys had flown down from Seattle just to attend the airshow it was an unforgettable experience.

@MentourPilot

3 жыл бұрын

Wow, that sounds truly great. He seems like a really nice guy.

@nickdean1364

3 жыл бұрын

@@MentourPilot Yes he certainly is, we shot loads of YS- registered aircraft which were very hard to find con umbers for and I sent a list to Carlos and he tied them all up for us, truly a gentleman.

@carloscortes5570

3 жыл бұрын

Wow!! That's so cool!! Great memories for you!!

@giantsfangreg

3 жыл бұрын

@@MentourPilot You should do a Video on British Airways Flight 9, “Jakarta Incident”

@kurtbuck99

3 жыл бұрын

You are so fortunate to have met him!

This is a great story I tell my son, who was born that very same day in Slidell,Louisiana. The hail was so bad that the hospital lost power as my son was being born. To top it all, I had had the pleasure of flying with captain Carlos in many visits to my home country Honduras. He is without a doubt one of the best.

@sharoncassell9358

Жыл бұрын

Many times heroes are not noticed. Media always go by ratings & popularity. What they think will sell.

One of the greatest aviation stories and unfortunately unreported took place on the 15th of November 1993. An Indian Airlines A300 with 262 passengers and crew on board ran out of fuel. Captain Ram Bhalla made made a forced landing in a rice field. The plane was damaged beyond repair but all 262 survived. Airbus engineers who came to inspect the plane were left incredulous at skill shown by the pilots in managing this landing. The running out of fuel was due to a pilot error and miscalculation hence the Captain never got his due, was grounded and faded away.

@SumEarth

Жыл бұрын

that faded away hurts

@mohanadhikary5066

Жыл бұрын

@@zeeshanmuhammed8883 This!

@sierraromeomike

Жыл бұрын

I remember this incident. There were some popular movie stars on board that flight, which is one of the reasons the story got attention in India...

@chinmayraj2338

Жыл бұрын

Can someone share the link of the reports?

@darko714

Жыл бұрын

Yeah Capt. Bhalla screwed up and was grounded (and probably deserved it) but his conscience was clear and he had a hell of a story to tell.

I'm rewatching this. The story of TACA Flight 110 is and remains one of my favourite aviation stories ever because it's just so incredible. I can only think of one other incident where the pilot side-slipped a widebody jet: Air Canada Flight 143, better known as the Gimli Glider, which also had some incredible aspects to it that led to the plane being repaired and kept in service. (Possibly there was a side-slip manoeuvre involved in the Miracle on the Hudson but I don't know.) You tell the story with such clarity and focus and clear explanations and your graphics and other depictions are wonderful. Thank you for bringing this amazing story to a wider audience, it should be so much more well-known than it is.

This has always been one of my favorite airline "disaster averted" incidents. Captain Carlos is a legend. Talk about not letting adversity stand in your way. What a guy.

@JustindeEugeneWhyIQuitDeMonRat

2 жыл бұрын

*Sod O Mites, who Own U-666-Tube!!!* *ALL that I did was to Ask the Question==>* *"Wut is the Point of this Life!!!!????"* *I Must ALways Re-Check After the 20-second Law, to see->* *IF I have been Murdered by SOD O Mite, Again!!!?*

It’s crazy to think so many people have flown on this plane when it continued service as Southwest N697SW, and not even realized they were on a historic plane!

@silicon212

3 жыл бұрын

N697SW

@anothername2730

3 жыл бұрын

Holy cow.

@joshlemons3662

3 жыл бұрын

@@silicon212 let’s just list all its other post incident registration numbers if you want to be pedantic N75356 N319AW N319AW N764MA

@silicon212

3 жыл бұрын

@@joshlemons3662 no need to be toxic. The registration number you originally posted, and have since edited, was the reg number for the aircraft when it was registered to TACA. It never carried that number with WN.

This guy is an absolute legend, flying a plane larger than a bus like it was a Cessna.

@datutturugang666

5 ай бұрын

bruh larger than a bus, it’s bigger than a house

This is the third or fourth time I've seen this story. I'm not sure I'd watch it every week, but it's a treat to watch it at least once a year. It's great!

My eyes actually got watery when it came to the landing part. After all the crew and passengers have been through with the turbulence in the storm, they made a perfect landing. Absolutely amazing.

@sqwk2559

3 жыл бұрын

You’re such a good person. The best.

@hartmentour8750

3 жыл бұрын

Hello thanks for your comments and supports, your comments and constant support has brought me this far. Keep supporting ❤️, please send me a message on Hangouts via

The first time I heard that story about captain Dardano I felt the urge to stand up and salute him infront of my tv. This exceptional example of professional mastery is worthy of any praise.

@elizabethrickman5974

2 жыл бұрын

I live in New Orleans. I don't even remember this or heard it before until I saw Mayday on The weather Channel. I know in 1982 there was a plane crash on take off. It was Pan Am. Slammed into the ground. Killed all on board and people on the ground. A microburst caused that

I’m not a pilot but I love watching your episodes. Very interesting. What a great and fantastic pilot is Capt. Carlos! And a one eyed pilot to add to that. What a hero!

I flew on a British Airways 747 from London to Boston in the mid-90’s with my grandparents. My grandfather spoke with the flight crew and we were able to go into the cockpit while flying over the Atlantic during mid-day. It was amazing.

@marc87supra

Жыл бұрын

I also remember being a kid in the 90’s and (as a kid obsessed with aircraft) got to enter several cockpits, I can still remember that feeling of awe upon seeing the cockpit at nighttime, with the what seemed like an unfathomable amount of switches and instruments illuminating the cockpit. Such a shame that those times are no more😢

@lazydamsel

9 ай бұрын

​​@@marc87suprandeed it's a shame. I also had the chance to visit the cockpit of B747-300combi and B737long long time ago. Wonderful feeling.

@adebolabloke6962

24 күн бұрын

Sadly 9/11 changed it all but yes I too remember cockpit visits in the 90s. But even better than that, August 1999 and the 3 pilots let me and my brother SIT IN the cockpit for take off and landing between Lanzarote and Manchester. Absolutely incredible.

An amazing story indeed. The engines remaining intact must have been pure gold to the engineers examining them to determine the exact nature of failure. Must have saved lives since 👍

@rearspeaker6364

2 жыл бұрын

it was the first of many revisions of the engine to resist rain and hail ingestion.

My dad can relate, he had a tree branch scoop his left eye out while he was a CFI. After awhile, he thought he couldnt fly. But luckily his buddy persisted he get back in the left seat. So they went up together, and my dad learned to cope with one eye. He states what took him awhile to get used to is depth perception. So Carlos deserves soooo much recognition for this, glad to see him getting more attention! Love the video!

@XanderxXxCageX

3 жыл бұрын

Ill also mention hes been flying corporate turbo props for 20+ years on that one eye.

Petter , you are such an engaging storyteller, and a fabulous teacher, too. So many of us that watch your videos are not in the aviation field, and yet understand what is going on in highly-technical situations, because you have such a knack for putting these complex scenarios in a way that lets anyone understand. This was so very interesting, and I really enjoyed learning of this flight and the way the aircrew handled that flight. Thank you for covering it, Petter.

The most beautiful, amazing scene I ever saw while flying was shortly after departure from NOLA in the dark. It looked like the airplane was in a "great hall", maybe 10 miles in diameter. The inside of the hall was clear air, and the walls were made of dark thunderclouds illuminated by interior lightning. It felt like being in something that would have inspired Norse mythology. I'll never forget it.

Speaking of letting pax in the cockpit...back in the late '70s when I was 11, I was invited to sit in the jump seat on a DC6 from SATA Air, in the Azores. The crew let me stay the entire duration of the flight, about 30 minutes. That totally sparked a lifetime love of aviation.

@MentourPilot

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, it’s a bit sad that can’t happen anymore 😥

@solracer66

3 жыл бұрын

My father was a United DC-8 pilot and my mother, brother and I flew to Honolulu a couple of weeks before he retired in 1968 with the plans that as a family we'd have a couple of post-retirement weeks to celebrate. We were of course space available out of SFO but through coincidence my father was the pilot of our flight! I was invited up to the cockpit mid-flight which was the thrill of a lifetime!

@asystole_

3 жыл бұрын

I remember being about 6 or 7 and being allowed in the cockpit of a Fokker 70 and the pilots telling me to turn one of the knobs (in retrospect I think it was one of the radio tuning knobs) and telling me I was controlling the plane. I totally believed them :D

@selfification

3 жыл бұрын

@@MentourPilot I miss it too. My dad ran a computer/electronics business and one of his clients was an A320 pilot. He managed to get a copy of the entire Airbus training program and all the checklists -- so I spend a lot of time as a 12 year old learning and following ECAMS actions. On one my flights to India in the late 90s, I must have said something about the PTU and the barking dog noise during startup that the pilots heard - so I actually got called into the flight deck once we were above 10000 ft and the pilots let me see all the panels and input a radio frequency in one of the radios. It was the only time I ever touched anything on a real jet. There's absolutely no way I'd be able to do that these days.

@solracer66

3 жыл бұрын

@@asystole_ When I was 11 we flew from Moorea to Tahiti in a land-based Twin Otter and I was allowed to sit in the front seat next to the pilot, that was very cool! The flight was very short however, maybe 15-20 minutes.

I was there that fateful day! My career with Martin Marietta on the External Tank for the Space Shuttle was a bit more than 2 years old. I was on a shuttle bus going back to Bldg 350 (gone now thanks to 2017 tornado) from the credit union in 103. The bus driver told us that he heard on the radio that a plane had landed over by the levee and did we mind if he ran by there to see. We all said yes, thinking it was a Cessna 172 or some other small private craft. It was raining REAL hard! Then I saw the vertical stabilizer of a B-737 and HOLY SHIT!!!!! We all turned out for the takeoff after they replaced the engines. That was very cool!!!!

Definitely the original Sully but you never hear about it. I saw them originally on Mayday and was floored with how they landed that plane! Couldn’t have been more perfectly executed. The total professionalism by everyone involved and outstanding flying by Captain Dardano averted what could have been a tragedy. Thank you for featuring TACA Flight 110.

Kudos to Captain Carlos! That's some impressive and admirable piloting. If I ever find myself on a flight with a problem I hope the pilots are like him -- calm, cool, collected, experienced, quick-thinking, focused on aviating then navigating then communicating, and professional.

Capt. Carlos's interview awesome! Like a peak sports star recounting a game, describing the nuances of control, like the plane was an extension of his body. His cognitive intuition is astounding. He side slips for perfect glide path then shimmy's over cables with aplomb to land as smooth as. 20 years back dancing with his piper taught him to fly.

@melissablick779

2 жыл бұрын

He flew that massive airliner without engines like it was a Cessna.

@yasirkhan6455

2 жыл бұрын

U shud write my man...u have a thing for words!

I just couldn't believe for a second that they landed the plane successfully. Really mindblowing story. And it was well narrated as well. It felt like I was also there in the cockpit with the pilots.

@MentourPilot

3 жыл бұрын

It’s a crazy story, thank you for watching!

@fireracerworkshop8251

3 жыл бұрын

@@MentourPilot You just made my day by replying to my comment. Thank you so much Sir!!!

21:52 side slip... You mean this unit of a pilot crabbed a jumbo. Total legend.

Amazing story! Not the first time I hear that pilot applies his non-commercial aircraft experience and plane knowledge to save the situation. The way Carlos tells the story in interview is amazing as well

I met Capt Dardano in the San Pedro Sula Aishow. I've seen him do amazing things with his Super Decathlon, and at a later event with his Christen Eagle aerobatic airplanes, he's very approachable and fun to be around, seeing your description of the events is almost as good as listening to him over a couple of drinks at the Officer's Club. He's respected by pilots all over Latin America, and he tells the story every time someone asks. (usually newbie pilots like myself back then). A true class act. Our Airshow proceeds fund massive projects for a severely underfunded public Hospital, so his disposition to attend has translated into saving countless lives in San Pedro Sula, Honduras.

As a retired avionics maintenance technician and a 1500 hour private pilot, I commend you for the way you described the systems and the pilot's actions. You held me spellbound right through the video. Well done!

The story is amazing! It makes Little Emme so happy. Little Emme loves everything about the story.

Dude remembered his days as a kid in his dads Super Cub. Ever slip a 737? LoL excellent airmanship!

"You might have a question about how he is still flying." Ahh, I have a question about how he is still living....But I'm very happy for his survival and success!

I actually couldn't stop smiling when they just took off from the old runway after fixing the engines. What could have ended horribly had such a light-hearted ending! Hats off to the pilots!

This captain is a superhero! Raw talent refined with tons of experience.

Captain Carlos is an absolute LEGEND. You are a hero, sir.

As a good friend of Carlos, I can tell he is one of a kind. He’s been blessed with some special skills and a man to machine understanding

@davidwemyss7303

2 жыл бұрын

And that is the definition and measure of a man and aviator, God bless him, from a fellow stick and rudder aviator who learned from my amazing WWII aviator Aunt Gloria Ortega (group #10 WFTD, 1942 Waco Texas) then raised my daughters to be great stick and rudder aviators like my Aunt who answered her nieces question of confronting your fears in dire moments: "Use your fear... it can take you to the place where you store your courage".

@christinealessandrini4280

2 жыл бұрын

Please anytime tell him how we do bless him ! LOve from France !

@drumboarder1

2 жыл бұрын

As someone who's never met Carlos, I agree.

@cleopatraoatcake7364

2 жыл бұрын

@@davidwemyss7303 Wow, wonderful story! What a great family!

@tryarunm

Жыл бұрын

Please tell him love, respect and admiration from India.

This was great. I didn't realize when I started watching this that I had some history with this incident. I lived in NYC at the time and in the NY newspapers there was a short paragraph about a flight that did an emergency landing on a levee...and that was about it. My biggest question was, "How did they get the plane off the levee ?" With no internet, I decided to write to the editor of the New Orleans Times-Picayune and ask them how did this story end. Well a short time later I received a large manila envelope from the editor with all the clippings related to the event. This wrapped the whole story up nicely...thank you !!

@Shelsight

2 жыл бұрын

Great story! Nice response from them…

@arushasmusic8523

2 жыл бұрын

Wonderful story !!

@AdodgerWho

2 жыл бұрын

I've seen you post this exact thing about 3 different stories so far. The only words changed are the journalists you reached out to. I'm just throwing this out there, but I don't believe you.

@AdodgerWho

2 жыл бұрын

Maybe it wasn't you, but the format was a carbon copy.

@h.cedric8157

2 жыл бұрын

Now that's true journalism!

I remember seeing this on Air Crash Investigations, what an amazing feat of airmanship to land on that tiny strip of land.

Cpt. Carlos was a BOSS pilot. A one-eyed 29 year old pilot! Amazing.

This is the craziest successful landing I have ever heard. My mum was aircrew for BA for 25 years and told me many stories & this is the best story I have heard.

@MentourPilot

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you think so!

The shows how important actual flying skills are in an emergency. Captain Dardano showed his skills in landing a crippled plane without any serious injuries or deaths when similar incidents did result in both.

This is an incredible story and wonderful example of skill, teamwork and level headed thinking by both the Captain and his First Officer. Well done!

This is my favorite story about aviation disasters being averted by quick-thinking pilots who used their skills to save their passengers' lives. Great job presenting it. Actually, all of your videos are great. My only complaint is I can't stop watching them, thus losing sleep. I keep telling myself, "Alright...just one more...you know, one of the shorter ones...then I'll go to bed." 20 minutes later..."Alright...just one more...just one of the shorter ones again." 20 minutes later...well you get the point.

Captain Carlos Dardano endurance to keep flying in the absence of thrusts' and not coming out when the crises are over - indicates he has perfect understanding of the toy he is handling

Get yourself a captain who's response to being shot in the head is "You think this will stop me? Pft." *Casually side slips an airliner into your DMs*

@mustangnawt1

3 жыл бұрын

Hee hee, yep

@ashemgold

3 жыл бұрын

Casually side slips. Nice one...

this is my favorite aviation story ever. the pilots are so insanely talented. Carlos is genuinely so impressive considering his lack of depth perception. it’s an amazing story.

Definitely an incredible story. But in 1983 an Air Canada pilot side-slipped his 767 to land relatively safely at Gimli, MB, and the plane became known as the GImli Glider. There are loads of videos and a wiki article about that flight, Air Canada flight 143. Love your channel, mate!

Once when I was flying on a large commercial flight onto a runway with a strong crosswind, the pilot executed a side slip to counteract the crosswind. I’d taken private pilot lessons and had done a side slip landing once with my trainer in a Cessna 172, so it was super cool to be on a large aircraft that landed using that maneuver.

@mikoto7693

2 жыл бұрын

Oh I think I saw that during a stupidly windy storm on BigJet TV a few weeks ago. There were a lot of go arounds and just about all the planes were coming in diagonally.

@jamesblunt006

Жыл бұрын

I used to fly in and out of London City airport (LCY) frequently (just as a passenger). There are often strong crosswinds at this airport. Sometimes I could see the runway diagonally out of the window I was sitting next to just before touching down. The first time I was shocked (I didn't know about side slips), thought we were going to land sideways. But of course everything went well, and the next time I enjoyed when it happened.

@localguide8638

Жыл бұрын

This technique is called crabbing, we try to keep the aircrafts nose towards the wind.

@richardhowe5583

Жыл бұрын

@@localguide8638 is this the same thing as slip streaming? Thanks

@localguide8638

Жыл бұрын

@@richardhowe5583 Slip streaming is a lot more different, slip streaming is usually a pocket were there is a lack of air resistance usually from a car or aircraft in front but then this air becomes turbulent so we try not to be too close to aircraft in front for this reason, crabbing an aircraft is to try and stop the aircraft from being pushed by a crosswind basically by keeping the nose slightly towards the wind we can reduce the effects of crosswinds.

I remember this from Air Crash Investigation. This guy had one eye! no depth perception! He was shot in the head in Central America when he was working as a bush pilot in the mountains! Amazing landing no one was hurt. They should make a movie about this guy!

@mikoto7693

2 жыл бұрын

Holy shit, the idea of not having a RAM turbine is absolutely terrifying to me. No, no no if I have to fly again I’ll have to check the planes that don’t have them. I’m not a good flyer, I often get vertigo whenever the pilot changes direction or height.

@ziiofswe

2 жыл бұрын

You still have depth perception, just not as good.

@tryarunm

Жыл бұрын

By Clint Eastwood with maybe his son playing the lead.

The man and his crew were incredible that day!! Legends, all of them. I remember hearing some of this story, I think in an old episode of Air Crash Investigation..? But had never heard all the amazing details. What a total hero he is. Thanks for such a detailed and clearly presented version of this epic story.

I'm glad you explained how the plane was removed from the levy. I am always curious about how the companies deal with this sort of thing. I know a lot of small aircraft are left where they crash, but you can't really do that with a jetliner in a populated area.

The first time I heard of a successful offroad landing with an airliner

@andrewtaylor940

3 жыл бұрын

I still think the even more amazing thing is not just that they landed it, but that they were able to fly it out.

@Mike-oz4cv

3 жыл бұрын

@@andrewtaylor940 They flew out the Gimli Glider after it had made a landing without nose gear.

@chrisivanchev

3 жыл бұрын

I've watched a Discovery Chanel documentary about this incident almost 20 years ago but in terms of accuracy, their explanation wasn't even close to what this guy presented. He is a pilot, and they are entertainers. I'm glad I've watched this video!

@medea27

3 жыл бұрын

@@chrisivanchev Go & watch his other ​ @Mentour Pilot crash investigation videos, there's a bunch - I'm an avid aviation doco watcher & the level of detail and new insights from a pilot's POV are phenomenal. No sensantionaliam, 100% content & nothing repeated to pad out the screen time - puts Discovery et al to shame. You will be just as glad watching those ones!

@B2BWide

3 жыл бұрын

@@Mike-oz4cv Also another similarity: the Gimli Glider's captain Robert "Rob" Pearson had some glider experience (actually a lot of) and he also used the side slip to loose some height without speeding too much. C-GAUN was also a fairly new airplane, arriving to Air Canada few months before. Just for the records, Gimli Glider had nose gear out but didn't lock and collapsed to an ARMCO barrier that was set up in the middle of the former runway, then converted to a drag strip. The ARMCO barried had a good role to save the airframe from a more serious damage due to the collapsed nose gear. But they had actually fix the plane on site-and it was a luck that Gimli Motorsports Park was a decommissioned RCAF air base.

For sure disability is not inability, who would imagine a disabled pilot would make such maneuver. Thumbs up Mentour for an awesome video

This is such a great story, these pilots are heros and especially Captain Carlos, he's a true "aviator" pilot, great vlog