Dear Les, thank you so much for taking the time to explain in detail. I suffer from extreme anxiety flying but since finding you two years ago i can now fly from sydney to london twice a year on my own. I still feel apprehensive but i will never let it stop me from being with family. It would have been traumatic for the passengers but Singapore are one of the best airlines and would look after their passengers. Weather is so unpredictable but i know from you that as long as the belt is on i will be ok. Thank you again xxxx

We have on the one side people who are afraid to fly; on the other hand we have people who refuse to accept the risks of extreme turbulence. Wear your seatbelt at all times

@lesposen

Ай бұрын

Yes, and be out of your seat minimally

Your videos have been incredibly helpful in understanding what turbulence is and how it manifests. Although I’ve learned to research and seek explanations for various phenomena on my own, your channel has significantly helped me manage my fear of flying, which was triggered by an unpleasant turbulence experience. In six days, I will embark on a 12-hour flight from Europe to Seoul, and this video was posted just in time! Thank you very much!

Thank you so much. Very helpful.

thank you always 🙏🏻 you deserve way more subscribers and views

Brilliant video, as always. Looking forward to more analysis of this event through your prism. So helpful in pacifying fears of nervous flyers like me.

Thank you for your explanation!

Thank you, Les, and as always, very good timing as I'm a nervous wreck for a flight across the pond to Paris in the morning!

@wretchedrider2157

Ай бұрын

Hey and look at that, despite LOTS of turbulence for a good portion of the flight, I landed just as safe as can be. My favorites are "it may be uncomfortable but it's not unsafe" and the plane in jello one😅

thanks Mr Les for your well explained professional Video with data...have a great day....👍👍

Thank you!❤

Great Video Les! Hey did you ever see your “Jello “ example go viral on social media?

Thanks to you, I'm no longer afraid of turbulence. But in this case, I think the scary thing would be not knowing for sure in the midst of it that it's "only" turbulence. Also that it lasted a whole minute - that minute must have felt like a lifetime. When I read the news about this incident, my first thought was, "only turbulence - thanks to Les Posen I wouldn't be afraid of it and might even comfort those around me." But it was so extreme, with so much damage... pretty sure I'd be terrified. I appreciate what you do, and I agree that Juan Browne's blancolirio channel is among the best of aviation incident explanation channels. Over the last year, I've been watching a lot of aviation channels, and I've even discovered the joys of plane spotting through Runway DFW. Because of all this, it's really helped normalize flying and even gotten me interested in the various airlines and aircraft. This was a great explanation - thank you!

Thank you ! Your videos have transformed the way I view air travel, so much in fact that this past January I was able to fly internationally to Greece through Heathrow. I never expected to ever fly across the Atlantic ocean but I did and was FINE. A wonderful experience … I won’t forget … turbulence may be uncomfortable but it won’t hurt me. Happy flying ♥️

Very helpful

Thank you, that's very informative. I am absolutely terrified of any turbulence, can't imagine what the passengers been through in that flight! In long haul flight, sometimes you want to relax, loosen up your seat belt, go to toilet or just walk down the alley for a bit and anything could happen in that short period of time; that being said, I try to assure myself that air travel is the safest mode of travelling and all the flights before and after as we speak - reached their destination safely.

Funnily enough the ‘g’ forces involved in turbulence are not that high. If you are wearing a seat belt it would be just uncomfortable. But if unsecured even negative half a g can pitch you into the ceiling, and then an instant later when the aircraft inevitably reverses to, say, positive 1.5 g, the floor comes up to meet you with far more force than a normal fall. On the 777 it is unlikely that the autopilot would disconnect in turbulence. I’ll stop short of speculating what caused the turbulence.

❤Not one tv station asked "where is the in-cabin security footages? Not recording?"? Is this a global unspoken secret?

@meofnz2320

Ай бұрын

There the general cabin area is not covered by video and in the areas that are monitored it is not recorded.

Hi Les, at around the 29min mark, you mention that there are 3 autopilots and it's possible one got kicked out... this isn't correct. To clarify, there are 3 autopilots on a 777, however, only 1 is ever engaged in cruise. 3 autopilots can only be engaged in a triple autoland, but again, the 1st one selected is in command, and the other 2 are monitoring. Hope this helps. Regards.

@lesposen

Ай бұрын

Thanks for the clarification . I must admit I heard the autopilot info from one of those ex pilot interviews! So, to clarify, could the single autopilot temporarily be “kicked out” or at FL370 is there never manual handling?

@tonys6328

Ай бұрын

The autopilots can only operate within certain parameters. When they get exceeded outside these limits, or, pilots manually exert these limits, the autopilot will disconnect. Usually, as soon as aircraft takes off, an autopilot is selected and it's in control. As you can imagine, at high speeds, a very small input is required to maintain straight and level flight. Light aircraft fly much slower so they can be flown manually.

Well explained, the phenomenon of the G force acting during the incident. You dispelled the belief of the 6000 feet descent. But the 400 feet drop is a sudden and violent drop. Am I right saying that Sir.

@lesposen

Ай бұрын

Yes, it’s sudden and scary. Do remember it’s going forward at more than 500mph. But it feels like a drop, like falling off a ladder. Imagine being on a fast moving but smooth train and fixing a light bulb on a ladder when you fall. The feeling is down but you’ve moved horizontally hundreds more feet before you hit the floor.

Great Video Les! Hey did you ever see your “Jello “ example go viral on social media?

@lesposen

Ай бұрын

No, I believe a young female influencer co opted the idea and got millions of tik tok views.