16000 feet is pretty high for a regular skydive, usually its closer to 12-14K feet, so he had plenty of time to regroup..

I watched the dropping plane again , and indeed , awesome actioncam!!. The tricks while their plane just drops almost to 0

If I remember this story properly, it was the divers fault this happened as they all piled out at once and caused the plane to stall by increasing drag at such a slow speed.

Coming from a student pilot about to take the final test... the skydivers all shifting to the rear of the plane caused the center of gravity of the aircraft to shift too far to the rear (outside of CG limits). This prevented the pilot from being able to push the nose of the aircraft down, which resulted in the aircraft exceeding the critical angle of attack (nose pointed up too high for wings to generate lift), which resulted in a stall. The pilot then pulled back too early on his way down, resulting in a secondary stall.

Amen brother thank you

"Sempre Fortis", "Hooyah", Navy Strong 💪🇺🇲. My thanks to your Dad for his service 🙏. My only child did 6 years Navy. I had several opportunities to see both Blue Angels and Thunderbirds on site in the 60's and 70's. There is no other experience like it!

74gear did a good breakdown on that. Took him 2-3 tries if I remember correctly

The G's he would have experienced is crazy

Probably not.​@@BrazyUK

his allowing a VMC roll in the first place is also unbelievable

SOUTH AFRICAN skills training for you at its best

Definitely not a military trained rotary wing aviator.

Don't say anything derogatory about South Africans

@@MrSimonw58 ok Karen, TY

@@MrSimonw58 Shut up Meg.

To be fair from a pilots point of view the cables are almost invisible ... but still completely and utterly incompetent ! . He/she should if known where they were landing ahead of time . . . . He she they them it lgbtqt+!++ or whatever other genders they have nowadays 🤷‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤪👈

Yup that's killer flying!

I was gonna say the same... it's my beautiful Budapest 😍

Absolutely Budapest! Malev used to complete the same demonstration flight. I got to witness their 767, August of 1993.

americans and geography…

@@generalrodcocker1018 😂

His viewers now probably believe that Budapest, the capital of Hungary is located in Bulgaria 😂

Partly true because the airspeed slowed below stall speed, but the main cause was the divers moving to the rear of the plane, causing the center of gravity go outside of limits, resulting in the pilot being unable to push the nose forward/down, causing the wings to exceed the critical angle of attack, resulting in a pretty nasty stall. That being said, the safety of the flight is the pilot's responsibility at the end of the day.

He said near

Maybe in an alternate universe it is

Ssshhhh! It's a SECRET facility in a secret location.

Um...he never implied it was? First, he said "Near Area 51". Second of all, on the map that was shown, the red marker (which indicates where this took place at or near) was clearly situated in Nevada. You could even see the dots that signify as the state border that the marker was within Nevada.

I believe that whole area is called bumfuk Egypt

@ 10:45 planes, trains and automobiles….

And you might wanna remember to check the wind direction before deciding on which edge of the field you want to start 😅

@KanjiasDev I hear you. I used to fly early in the morning and see them out there. They had a few running into power lines.

​@KanjiasDev best not to launch or land close to building tower powerlines etc.

100% pilot error

If I have a parachute there's no way I'm staying in the plane.

Love this comment 😂

They even got a big bang on arrival 😅 Ok but seriously the pilot did a good job recovering from that!

I would never.

No fkn chance in hell.

@@deekey33 Thankyou Taylor.

The microphone seemed to be picking up a lot of wind - too much.They're very safe if you fly in a country where the pilots are properly qualified.

@@evaluateanalysis7974 I totally disagree. They are a fabric flying machine that has one control - a giant flame. To many people have ended their lives in a burning basket and the number of injuries due to the uncontrollable nature of landing is way to high. The last disaster we had in my country the pilot smoked a "joint" prior to lift off. And we have a highly regulated aviation sector. Don't do it.

Have done and this is accurate.

@@Spooky_Platypus The turning vertical high G thrust spray over water is just awesome.

You need the good old Bell.

(*Affect)

@@daveogarf no spell check. My device is a paper weight. No # check

The pitch control is not reversed if the pilot flies with reference to the lead airplane only, but is reversed if he flies with reference to the horizon, which he needs to do on breaking up the formation.

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The divers shifted the CG out of limits, causing the pitch up. Airspeed can't be maintained if elevator loses control authority over the pitch up movement

You are overcomplicating it with layers and layers of speculation. The pilot simply let it get too slow. There is ample aileron control, and you could turn both engines off and still have control of airspeed and roll, you do not let it get too slow. There may have been some amount of elevator and/or rudder blanking. It was pure pilot error

@@jayc4283 I agree with pilot error, since he/she is ultimately in control - however, there are factors outside of that - such as the massive build-up of weight. That's like, almost, 1000lbs of human all on one side of an aircraft that may not be configured for it. But I agree.

@@GuildofThunder The airplane was still wings-level even with the weight on one side. So there was adequate aileron authority. Trimming would not have changed anything, merely relieved the pilot from having to maintain a control force on the yoke. Also, cross wind is no factor when the airplane is not about to touch down. And all the jumpers were aft of the wing and would have little to no affect on the airflow at the wing. The open door and jumpers protruding into the airstream would have increased drag substantially, maybe not beyond the engines' capability but more than the pilot anticipated.

@@petep.2092 Ill go with that, but I would say, however...without seeing the attitude indicator (artificial horizon) we cant be 100% sure the wings were level. Though, with that said, ill say chances are good they were (wings level) since they were evacuating jumpers. So...I can see your point quite clearly. All in all, its still 'epic' that the pilot was able to recover all the same.

The balance was shifted too far aft (rear) when all the passengers moved to the rear door. Pilot could not control the pitch of the aircraft after the center of gravity went outside of limits, resulting in a pitch up movement, resulting in airspeed decay, exceeding critical angle of attack, and stall. The left wing stalled first which is common on small aircraft with certain engine configurations and more weight on the left contributed most likely, but the main problem was too much weight too far aft. The airspeed was slow to begin with - as you can see his flaps are out at the start of the video

That is very inaccurate

Came here to say the same thing

If they were to do the stunt again, it would have to say Biden 2024. 😂😂😂

Your TDS will keep you warm for years to come

Are these moments a showcase of pilot expertise or risky behavior?

Fore and aft stick response is reversed - push forward to gain altitude, and pull back to lose altitude.

The pitch control is not reversed if the pilot flies with reference to the lead airplane only, but is reversed if he flies with reference to the horizon, which he needs to do on breaking up the formation.

Idk anyone that asks "am i going up or down if i push the stick forward?" The nose is going down if you push forward. Your instinct for not pancaking into the ground tells you whether or not you're gaining altitude.

The ejected pilots fell safely he meant

Actually they do, they started a few years ago. They fly the F/A-18 E and F's which they started flying operationally in 2021, the teams 75th anniversary.

They fly the F/A-18 E and F SuperHornets which they started flying operationally in 2021, the teams 75th anniversary. The only US enitity flying the Legacy Hornets is the USMC and only from land based runways, no more carrier ops.

Here in South Africa if you are a paraglider or skydiver and there was an irregularity during a jump/flight that could have caused a greater accident you have to report it to the CAA (Civil Aviation Association) failing to do so and a bystander makes a call could cost you, your licence. So what happened here at Mossel Bay was that the pilot had an intermittent prop torque issue he was still monitoring, nothing severe enough to warrant scrubbing the jump when the right-handed prop violently feathered itself, throwing the plane and the jumpers. The pilot landed safely, the last jumper was thrown out the open door because he couldn't hold on any longer and bailed. On the ground, the pilot got all the jumper's details, and they made a collective report to the CAA. Cause... Mechanical failure due to part defect. Nobody was held liable.

Maybe they called a Code Brown!

If there's anything that goes wrong on a plane it needs to be reported to the FAA or there will be huge fines

Hey we just saw our pilot and friends nose dive and disappeared into the clouds. Probably all dead… let’s still do our stupid little tricks and shit.

@@johnellisonarmadilloconstr7966 Well, they were up at 16,000 ft. and in good condition. What do you think they should have done instead of "stupid little tricks and shit?" and why?

The sound barrier is 762 mph so yes , that's possible. F16 can fly 1300 mph .

@@larryc8607 Flying stunts at that speed is both risky and unnecessary. And they didn't. Just check the footage.

Add the privilege of seeing the Blue Angels several times. I'm always amazed at the skill and technology Involved. As an over taxed dude in a blue state, the demonstrations help with an attitude adjustment. GOD BLESS.

You're right. Lucky it wasn't a delorian.

​@@larryc8607That's the stated speed but I don't buy it have you ever watched them up close

Just like the national debt

You'll love it when he's the President again soon!

@@12345678bobsternot gonna be trump 😂

@@12345678bobstersay what? Why are you talking about politics here? 😅

@@Spooky_Platypus Americans gonna American.

@@Jmvars hey dont stick all americans in with the loons that support the cheetoh 🤣

These moments spark debate about safety regulations and risk management in aviation.

It's probably poor choice of words. When you are upside down and say above a plane below you and want to peel away upwards, the pilot will need to push the stick for 'down' to go up because the aircraft is down and then right himself. So controls aren't reversed, but pilot has to consciously choose reverse of what he would do if he were right side up.

If you're flying upside down, and you want to move down relative to your pov, the controls are the exact same. No one flies from a 3rd person view behind their airplane except arcade gamers.