Your transition from simulator image to real footage was some of the best editing I have seen! Well done.

10:49 That is the most amazing fade transition from simulator to the actual video I have ever seen! You did a phenomenal job. You keep outdoing yourself. You're videos are really the best aviation videos on KZfaq!

I grew up in San Francisco and worked for Lockheed ground support at SFO in the '80s. This is an excellent video that shows the Bay Area just as it is. The big problem in the '70s was that the new, heavy 747s stressed out the runways, which were landfill done around WWII. They constantly required repairs, but the problem wasn't being solved. Millions were spent after this near-tragedy to deeply reinforce the runways.

I actually watched this flight land. After hearing about it on the radio I rode my bicycle down to a park on the west side of Highway 101 and climbed a play structure and was able to see it land. It flew around for quite a while over the bay with smaller aircraft flying below it trying to assess the damage.

Omg imagine having massive pieces of angle iron come up through the cabin floor of a 747 and injure you. Just shocking. Fantastic transition from simulator to actual footage!!! That really packed a punch. Great video as always. I hope the two passengers sued PanAm and made good recoveries 🙏

Its a good thing the 747 is a tough bird. I've watched documentaries about the development of the 747 and the number of redundencys built into the aircraft. I remember them saying that the engineers wanted an extra backup hydraulic system but the money men wanted to nix the idea. The engineers won, there were 4 hydraulic systems on the 747 and the thought was this flight would have crashed without that extra backup system.

Amazing that they actually repaired the plane and it continued service for another 19 years.

That was a chilling transition from your sim to the actual footage. Excellent editing, TFC! Your sound effect collection must be large enough to fill a 747!

Pan-Am was absolutely one of the coolest commercial aviation companies, I love the logo and the look

Absolutely fascinating piece of work with the real footage added. Brilliant job.

The transition from your landing video and the actual footage is awesome!

I got chills when that transition happened from the simulation video to the actual footage. Excellent job.

The 'shadow' around the white text makes it so easy to read, no matter the background. Thank you!

What an absolute transformation from animation to real footage

The edit from simulation to real footage was amazing!

Clipper Juan Trippe, named after the founder of Pan Am. Very appropriate. Thanks for another great video. I can't imagine dumping fuel over the Pacific for an hour and 42 minutes in a seriously damaged plane, scary stuff.

Amazing to see real footage edited in so seamlessly. Great video.

Wow - 10:54 transition to real footage is absolutely amazing. Your videos with animation, textual information, and music are the very best. There's not enough time in the day to watch all of your content. I've never get any work done. Utterly superb.

ALWAYS good to hear when everyone survives!! TFC, excellent graphics and description. The transition between the simulated accident and the actual footage was incredible!! Outstanding! Thanks!! 👍✈✈👍

It’s amazing how many minute details are involved in flying. By not making that small adjustment to speed, so much damage occurred (both with the aircraft, 2 injured, and I imagine some PTSD with passengers.) I have so much respect for pilots after watching these bc it’s not an easy job!

Id have loved to hear the voice recorder for that 1h42m fuel dump.

Dude kudos to the time you take out for the community and make us understand about the real incident through the simulation..That transition from simulation to the real one was so epic..Keep up the good work 🫡

Brilliant to have the live video added at the end. Love this channel!

I missed the "almost" in the title and was wondering why anybody had died with such a landing. When I realized everyone had survived it was such a genuine relief. Breathtaking editing work, by the way!

Another amazing job! Your transition from sim to actual footage was breathtaking!!!

No kidding, i learn so much from this channel and other high quality channels on other subjects. There is something about plane mishaps that really catch my attention so i just love to make my own playlist of TFC videos and let them roll for a couple hours, i watch most of them a couple times anyways.

Really enjoying these videos. I have never heard of so many of these incidences before. Beautiful work!!

I love surprises!! You surprised me by editing in real footage. Cheers 🥂

Yes I agree excellent transition from virtual to real footage, well done! Thank you.

Loved being able to see some actual footage. Thanks TFC.

I remember watching this as I was a lifeguard at Coyote point San Mateo and had clear view from the beach to the airport and I remember watching this whole thing unfold

Just a great channel. I really enjoy aviation accident videos, for some reason, and this channel is my favorite. Simulation video combined with text, instead of voice, is an excellent way to tell these stories. Kudos as well to how you clarify most of the more arcane aviation lingo so us noobs can understand. Keep up the good work.

Your videos are incredible especially with that special transition. Good job !

The 747 was an amazing aircraft. Triple redundancy. Very buoyant for all it's weight and mass. It didn't want to fall out of the sky like other aircraft. The landing attested to the skill of the captain. One issue however on the 747 was the location of various input switches. The were reversed on the 747 as opposed to the 707, which pilots upgraded from. This incident, in my opinion is more of a communication problem as to the overall condition of the runways. Pilots should have personally notified via bulletins or otherwise. This is where it all began. Remember pilots lives are just important to themselves as are the passengers and aircraft. They don't want to die.

Your graphics are truly amazing and a great transition to the real footage of the calamity that could have been much worse

Animation to real footage. That’s insane bro. Loved it. ❤️

Transition was flawless. You are becoming an expert at this!

All your videos are really good! Look great, informative and respectful. Great work man!

Absolutely outstanding production, great work and thank you for sharing.

Good Job TheFlightChannel!

That was transition was so smooth! Great video as always!

Awesome Job recreating SFO, it's perfect. :)

The Flight Channel is my favourite!!! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 you’re the best!!!

One of the best you’ve ever made, thank you!

One of the most fascinating videos you've produced.

Very well recounted TFC, thanks a ton!

I got goosebumps when I witnessed your smooth transition from animation to real footage. You are so awesome man!!!

Another great video! Congratulations.

Would love to see more transitions from sim to real footage like in this video, when available of course, great work 👌

Omgg! Didn’t expect the real video is coming!!😩 so smooth!! Happy that all 218 people arrived safely!!!

This transition 10:51 was absolutely flawless. This is why you're the best in this business TFC 🔥

My maternal grandfather Rod Proctor was the relief engineer on that flight

Knowing how quaint, by today's standards, SFO looked even in the 90s, I was a little disappointed that the simulator does not have a "time machine" for the airport buildings.

To me, it was a very educational video and it taught me how flap settings and proper flight calculations can mean the difference between life and death. When the runways changed the crew didn’t recalculate the takeoff parameters and because of that the 747 had to make a very scary emergency landing. While the crew was responsible for this incident, I do commend them, especially the Captain for landing the plane without things going from bad to horrifically worse. Excellent video

Great video as usual !

Those magic words are music to my ears and what makes me happy watching any of TheFlightChannel’s videos : Everyone Survived.

That landing, with a heavily damaged plane still carrying 60% of its fuel load, could easily have ended up like the Asiana flight that hit the same ALS mounting apparatus on the same runway, 40-odd years later. The crew messed up big time in calculating the takeoff speeds and flap settings but at least they (somewhat) redeemed themselves by getting everyone back down in more or less one piece, and also somehow avoiding a hull loss.

Interesting, to say the least, that some of the takeoff configurations were adjusted, but not all. That said, AMAZING video!! You outdid yourself with this one, which is no easy feat. That transition of the landing from simulation to the actual landing is just incredible. I subscribe to and watch a LOT of channels on KZfaq, but I can honestly say TFC is the one I respect and admire the most. Your work is absolutely incredible. Bravo!

I'm a long-time subscriber of this channel and it is really awesome.

Your best yet..... truly incredible 👏 Thank you 😊

Very dramatic edit! Good job!

Great video Flight Channel!! Totally addicted

woah!! i cant get enough of how the transition went from the simulation to the real footage! been watching the last part of the video repeatedly and still can't get out of it! massive job!

Am I the only one who watched that awesome transition a hundred times? Great job, TFC!

Best news to read here is that all survive and even better no serious injuries. Although the metal that penetrated the aircraft must have been scary! I always think it’s impossible to get better and better with these videos but you do! As other have said the transition from simulator image to real footage of the aircraft landing is seamless. Thanks and I look forward to the next one! 👏👍

Damn bro, your editing is awesome

Thank you for putting the subtitles on top, so they are not blocked by the banner ads!

We studied this accident when I went through flight attendant training with Western Airlines in 1977. The evacuation of the damaged aircraft was hindered by several factors including the nose-high angle of the plane, damaged slides and updrafts caused by news helicopters that caused at least one slide to lift over the top of the fuselage.

Amazing photos! Thanks.

Stunning transition, absolutely well done.

I was living in San Francisco at the time & this story was huge & people were talking about it for days

Excellent Episode .. Thank u

Brilliant editing and the music is great too.

This is definitely one of the best channels on KZfaq 🙌

Love ur videos u capture it all

Nice video!

I was a distant witness to the circling of the aircraft from Stanford University, Palo Alto. A light aircraft flew in formation with the accident aircraft for quite a few circles. This was for the purpose of damage inspection. It's hard to say what the pilots could have done differently with different observed degrees of damage. So the aircraft did not just circle out at sea, it also circled passing over Palo Alto.

This is an excellent program, I consider it the best here. I have learnt so much. Thanks guys, you are all amazing ♥️

Are you a pilot? You do a great job. Wonderful channel. Very informative and creative. Excellent!

I was 16 and living south of SFO, to the west then. Glad the 747 stayed airworthy enough to land with the great help from the pilots.

great editing 👍👍

Just wow. Thank you excellent video

Always enlightening

That transition was amazing! Wow!

Amazing video brother 👏💪🇺🇸🇺🇸

Amazing video edition. A historical video on the channel. Great music!

Your editing skills are beyond belief. Wow.

Very well done, thank you.

That transition deserves a freakin gold medal,solid job.

I really enjoy seeing your reports. they help me to understand. they are wonderfully made. thank you for your work

Great transition at the end. Almost unimaginable mistakes by the flight crew. This was the 747 that ended up as a restaurant and then an abandoned hulk somewhere in the far east...Japan or Korea. I can't imagine the physical agony endured by the passengers as the plane dumped fule and damage was assessed over almost 2 hours. One of the injured had a partial amputation of the foot and unless the physicians on board happened to be carrying a couple of syringes of morphine with them, the injured had no relief. In your simulator program, is there a way to configure airports and vehicles for different times in history. The tugs and vehicles don't look 1970 vintage and FedEx wasn't around then...it was Federal Express!

Very cool transition!!

I always had fear to heights, of course that meant getting on a plane was a terrifying thing to me, in my life i only have travel in a plane 5 times and i still have fear to it. But these videos are fascinating to me, learning so much about the technical aspects of flying makes me see it with another eyes, the amount of work that pilots and crew members do is immense and of course you expect them to perform their duties flawlessly because people's lives are involved, but you can see that sometimes, human errors are inevitable. Cheers from Spain and keep up the good work!

great job you did for the perfect transition to real video.

"Little" things (and there is NO such thing in aviation) fell through the cracks, ending up as a perfect storm of errors. Including the actual landing footage was amazing !!!

Impressed by this channel.

Love your video. Nobody seems to have commented on the problem of doing a crosswind takeoff. I flew in and out of there in the 1970's in Cherokee 140s. Really.

Wow. This could have been so much worse. Excellent video editing, and the transition was incredible!

Brilliantly edited between the live footage and the simulation - I had never heard of that Pan Am very close call - I wonder how they "retrained" the flight deck crew or if they were booted out....

That transition was amazing!