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I am a cabin steward for another company; a while back a girl boarded who was visibly shaken and upset. Her last flight had been this one here-she escaped out a window hatch… And of course we were also on an Airbus 320. But we gave her all the cookies and hugs she wanted and she did great

In the construction industry... whoever idea it was to put the airports main electricity cables, above ground infront of a live runway is mind blowing 🤯

The way you visualize the airports and the flight deck with simulators is really cool. I like how you explain things with less drama than shows like Mayday.

As someone who knows the terrain at this airport, having worked there for 35 years, these people came within a few feet of a big burning fireball. That plane literally bounced back up onto the runway from the drop off at the end. I think the snow actually saved them, providing a slight cushion as sorts. They were extremely lucky how it ended up.

I am a pilot in Canada and have studied this accident extensively from the published materials. Your review and assessment of the accident was exceptional and should be reviewed by all airline pilots. Having flown with Air Canada on literally hundreds of occasions, I consider them to be one of the safest airlines in the world and I know firsthand that this accident shook Air Canada to its core, and they have emerged an even safer carrier as a result.

Since watching your videos, I take that two minutes at the beginning of every flight to really think through an emergency and count the number of rows between myself and the exits in both directions. My husband rolls his eyes but I know how important this can be. Thanks for all the amazing content!!

Even as an experienced airline pilot and military pilot of over 25 years, I find your reconstruction of events to be spot on, and even promoted reviewing company procedures for all of the elements you describe in this video. Well done Sir!

"This will become very important, very soon". You know all hell is about to break lose when you hear Petter saying that! Also, whoever thought of putting main power cables of the terminal in path of the landing/take off must be an absolute genius.

It’s crazy… Just over a year ago I was mortified to get on a commercial/non-military aircraft. I started watching Petters videos. Gained a much better understanding of things that were the root of my fears. Now, I LOVE flying. I’m even working on my private license, now! LOVE the videos Petter, as you know. So grateful to you, mate! ✈️

The force with which the plane hit the ground and the subsequent impacts leading to only 1 serious injury is a testament to some good engineering... and luck.

You have completely pulled me deeply into aviation at age 63! As a lawyer, musician and gardener, I'm kind of more of an arts person. Although I do love science, I never delved into physics and technical things that much. But I am just hooked now on your videos. I wish I had known about your show when my dad was alive. He was a retired Navy sub commander and sonar engineer. He would have loved your show. He used to enjoy flying radio-controlled airplanes. In his last couple years, I went along with him just to make sure he didn't fall, and in the end I had started to learn the setup steps and procedures to help him, because his mind was not quite as good. Even from that, I didn't get hooked on aviation. I just enjoyed going with him to give him the chance to do what he loved. I wish he was back now so we could talk about all this stuff together. I know so much more about it now thanks to you. My friends who know me well are so surprised that I am so into it! 🙂 It is due to your show and your show alone. I've gotten a few people I know to watch it, and they're hooked now too. I've lived near Dulles Airport my whole life,. I never gave much of a thought about the planes coming in and out until I found your show. Now I have an app that shows me what's flying overhead, have become obsessed with plane ID, and am organizing a group of friends and family to go watch one of the Lufthanza 747s land. I have a little model of the beautiful light blue and white Air Force One on my car dashboard lol. I now get why they call it "the miracle of flight"; and understand now why they say that air travel is the safest mode of transportation. I have loved learning about plane parts and technical aspects. I enjoy flying so much more now because of knowing something about it. Aviation is a technical marvel; I am so glad that I've been able to be exposed to it thanks to your very clear explanations. Every time I watch one of your videos, I just think to myself what a master storyteller you are. That combined with your technical knowledge and your experience as a working pilot make your show unbeatably good. It's no surprise that you've got over a million and a half subscribers!

I'm a flight attendant, we go through extensive and rigorous safety training from medical procedures, hijacking procedures, and evacuation procedures, we know all our aircraft in and out, YOU DON'T. Please PAY ATTENTION to the safety demos, we are trained on them for a reason, we're safety professionals there to keep you safe. I can't tell you how many times I see passengers sleeping, on a phone call, or texting during my demo, have some respect and pay attention because you never know when you'll need to evacuate an airplane. We take flying for granted so its foolish to not pay attention during something that could save your life. Another great video by Mentour Pilot!

This is the 2nd video where Petter has shown that even highly experienced pilots can make mistakes in poor weather and visibility

RE: Pre-flight safety. Once upon boarding a plane I got out the safety card and reviewed it and did the standard "count how many seats to the exit in case the cabin is full of smoke and you can't see." As I was turned to identify the exits behind me and count the seats, the flight attendant asked me if I needed anything. When I told her what I was doing she absolutely beamed at me, probably thinking, "Well, at least I know I have ONE passenger who won't be a problem in an emergency."

All I could think of during this whole video was 'what about that poor new mother holding the newborn?' because as a crew member I know how utterly impossible it can be to physically hold on to a lap-child in a crash. I was so relieved to hear everyone was alright.

I appreciate how proactive Air Canada was after this, not only following all recommendations but coming up with their own to further prevent a repeat and reaching out to the airports and Airbus. That’s how you handle an accident!

I had a giggle about “northern Canada” meaning Toronto and Halifax, which are each about as far south as you can be in Canada.

Finally a sigh of relief to hear that everyone onboard survived this accident.

The production quality of this channel never ceases to amaze me, graphic design, animations, script, narration. Everything is top notch.

As a nervous flyer who frequently flies from Ottawa to Halifax this one really hits home! Thank you for your awesome content!

Last week was the first go around and holding pattern and people started freaking out but because I regularly watch your videos I knew it was just a safety thing and not a real threat. So thanks for posting them

As a passenger you’re sitting there just waiting anyway. Might as well pay attention! There’s nothing more important than safety, not just your own, but other passengers’ and cabin crew as well. I used to not pay attention, thinking if we crash we’re dead anyway. Since watching Petter’s videos I’ve completely changed my attitude. And I’m passing it on to the grandkids! Some years ago I was a passenger flying with my 10 year old grandson. It was his first flight. I instructed him to pay very close attention to the flight attendant’s demonstration and follow along on the printed brochure. He did. Later during the flight the flight attendant stopped by and praised him for paying attention. My grandson was so proud! I’m sure he won’t forget that! I was very grateful to the flight attendant! Such small things could have a big impact!

Thank you for this video. I was on that flight and it helps paint the picture of what happened that night. Ps. I opened one of the emergency exit doors (row 17) and was one of the first out of the plane. I want to let you know that at no point did I see anyone carrying hand luggage.

Your videos are always excellent, but I have to say the graphics, maps, visuals of the terrain and runway, lighting system, etc, along with a thorough and clear explanation of all the concepts and events in this video are really outstanding. Well done and thanks for all the work you put in

Hi Mentour, came right here after receiving your discord update :) As someone that flew weekly during Canadian winters for work, I can confirm that we get all kinds of people onboard from summer mode to winter clothing and the approaches in heavy snow are quite impressive, especially when you start to see the earth only once the go around is already engaged. One thing to note is that compared to Europe where we weather seems more stable in most areas, here in Canada most populated locations are close to water and have very fast changing weather conditions when it snowing especially. I call it a miracle that after so much bouncing the plane was still in one piece and able to have everyone surviving thankfully! Thanks for the video and all the details, great work !

As someone who has been in a disaster (ship not plane) I always take those 2 minutes it can save your life👍 Always book an exit row if possible as well. Great video. Only been to Halifax once, should have been landing at Boston but a premature baby was born during the flight!

I have to say that there has never been a better KZfaq channel with such amazing simulation, detail and captivating storyline like this one...this is spectacular. I always feel like I am actually in the aircrafts in the story. Great job.

I am a 14 y/o from India and my ambition is to become a pilot for Emirates Airlines. I regularly watch your videos and learn a lot of things in a fun way of learning about accidents and miracles. I thank you for giving me such a great experience watching your videos. I can only imagine how much time and effort it takes to make these videos❤️❤️

As always, Petter does it best! Incredible analysis, superbly detailed explanations. As a GA pilot, it impresses me with the amount of data available that commercial pilots must process, analyze & execute, it is truly astounding. You, sir, have the ability to break it down in a linear way that makes it understandable. Thanks for the best aviation videos on the net! Al

I'm one of those who takes time to read the leaflet with information on emergencies, and will check for all emergency exits I could reasonably reach. The fun part is that I've had cabin crew asking if something was up while doing that. Seemingly people actually doing that (as the leaflet will tell you to do) is.. unusual.

After watching literally hundreds of videos similar to this one I am astonished that any flight makes it to its destination safely.

I really am enjoying these videos. I must add I have the utmost respect for Pilots such as yourself. The way you show and explain so much detail is incredible. I am a mere Granny of 74, and I am thoroughly intrigued. As a young child, my interest has always been aircraft and war stories, and somehow I stumbled across your Mentour Pilot series. Thank you so much for all the effort put into each video. Well done Sir, I am blessed

As an avid Canadian traveller from Toronto, YYZ is used as a big connection hub and it was likely that the passengers dressed in shorts and t-shirts were coming from a sun destination, heading home to YHZ. Still not wise to underdress for the destination, I guess they were soaking in the last few hours of their vacation before heading back to icy Nova Scotia!

I have flown on Air Canada at least a hundred times into Halifax and was well aware of this accident. It's interesting to note that the pilots were not disciplined, other than to take extra training after the company's procedures were changed. The biggest complaint was that it took crews a long time to get the passengers into buses. They could have walked to the terminal faster. Air Canada takes safety very seriously and I feel very safe while I have traveled with them (over 1,000 times).

Last month we travelled to the US from Chile and had a stop-over in Panama. The weather was quite stormy and the pilot aborted his first landing attempt and executed a fly around. We landed on the second attempt. My girlfriend was super nervous during the process but having watched many videos of this channel I could calm her by telling her aborting the first attempt was actually a brave decision by the pilot, since usually the airlines put tons of pressure on them to follow tight schedules and he chose the safety of his passengers over trying to land at any cost no matter how bad the conditions were outside. Thanks for you always informative content!

My son was on this flight, he was 15 at the time and was returning from Florida with a Chaperone and 2 friends. The first time he ever traveled without us. His friend was one of the passengers who was in shorts and slip on sandals...which fell off his feet during evacuation. There were alot of passengers returning from sunny destinations, which is why unfortunately they weren't dressed for the weather. The friend had to stand on others feet outside, they all huddled like penguins to keep warm while waiting 50 mins to be picked up by first responders. This was the scariest night of our lives, our son called when he was out of the plane saying they crashed and we thought he was joking...when we finally realized this was no joke it was sheer panic. After watching this I cried, it is a miracle my son and everyone else on that plane is alive today. We are still dealing with the Class Action Law Suit and don't get alot of detailed information so thank you so much for this detailed clear explanation. 🙏 and yes...fly wearing appropriate clothes for the weather you are landing in!!

Glad you said to keep passport and wallet in pocket when flying. I always do this in case I have to evacuate. Great video as usual

As a Canadian, I can confirm we have shorts wearing people year round even in winter in the north. Not just on planes either! They will go to the store in t-shirts and shorts in January. Socks with sandals are also commonly seen on these hardy souls.

Your recreations are always top notch with great detail and teachable moments in aviation -- and we're happy to see the A32NX featured on your channel!

I've always actively listened to the safety briefings when flying, but only now that I'm flying myself and doing my own emergency briefings before every flight I actually think about what all the things really mean when hearing one on a commercial flight.

Very interesting! I think you described this accident in better detail than the media did.

Being from Halifax, it’s very interesting to see how this went down. There was a class action lawsuit against Air Canada, Airbus, NAV Canada, the Halifax Airport and Transport Canada and each passenger was given $5000. You should do MK Airlines Flight 1602 from the same airport with an extremely under calculated take off weight

I Live in Halifax and am very interested in crashes. All I heard about this was that it was a "hard landing" which I guess is true-ish. Then a brief news story awhile later where the glide slope was mentioned. Then nothing. Thanks for featuring this Mentour Pilot!

My first career aspiration was to become a commercial pilot. I got far enough along in my private pilot training 35 years ago to solo a Cessna 152, which was an "absolutely fantastic" experience. But for various reasons my career path went another way. I sometimes wonder "what-if" I had kept pursuing my original dream job. Thanks Petter for your amazing content.

Since I have been flying since I was a kid I always listen to each safety briefing because each aircraft is slightly different.

As someone who wants to be an airline pilot. These accidents provide great information to learn from.

I absolutely love how impressively you present these incidents. I have a love for aeronautics and a natural curiosity. I'll never be a pilot. However, learning from your content, I can typically anticipate the issue before you confirm it. I love that. You have an amazing gift to teach to anyone. Thank you.

Love how you’re able to explain things so those of us with no knowledge of aviation can understand. Thanks Mentour Pilot from the Uk 🇬🇧

I remember when I flew for the first time as a child the first thing I did was buckle myself in and read the emergency brief, looking back that was probably the first sign of having anxiety, but hey at least I still remember it. Great video, as always Petter and team, amazed everyone walked away with their lives, and only one person was seriously injured, truly a testament to the durability of those planes!

Dear Petter, I have been binge watching your videos for a while now. Your series of air accidents and incidents is really well made. I have enjoyed thoroughly every video and actually learned a lot about airplanes. Of course, I would have loved that there wasn't a reason for making a video about crash or any other problem considering airplanes, but since that's not possible, at least we can learn from it, right? I wish you many, many more safe flights, departures, landings and good weather. Have a great day 😃

My dad is a human factors safety researcher. Every time we flew as a kid, he would make sure we reviewed the emergency procedures card together before takeoff, and again when the plane began it's descent. Now as an adult I've kept the habit. I've never needed to use this information, but watching your videos makes me glad I do it. Thanks Dad.

You’re doing a great job churning these videos out Petter, big 👍👍 As a retired heavy jet captain with 40 years total experience, I always enjoy your description of how these incidents and accidents play out.

Wow, this was so well researched and explained. As a retired Airline pilot I can appreciate the detailed and informed quality of your work. (I have flown into Halifax in earlier times.)

Finally - the hands down best aviation channel has posted again.

Have always been a flight nerd, but your videos take it to the next level. It's your cadence and delivery. Every time i'm finishing my day with office work, your videos are going the entire time. Can't get enough.

I very much enjoy watching your videos and your explanation of all the things that happen in a cockpit. Plus, the visual animation used to depict these events and cockpit appearance are stunning and add so much value to the video. Thank you for all your time and effort!

Excellent portrayal as always. As an airline pilot myself its hard to comprehend any airline not having the DME check against altitude as part of this procedure. I've never seen it not being a requirement in the airlines I flew for. No calculation of the critical step either. Nothing. It's also quite incredible that the pilots never comprehended that this procedure was fraught with peril and that that peril could be easily avoided. One of my sim instructor mates at Cathay once said "It's lucky that the decrease in skill and situational awareness is more than offset by the increase in reliable automation or there would be a lot more holes in the ground."

Absolute beauty of a work, keep it up mate!! From an aspiring pilot🙃

I have been following you for a while. As a frequent flyer, today I had my first high precision approach flying as a passenger. The captain requested via PA to switch off all electronic devices and explained a little bit about the procedure. It was a great feeling being able to relate thanks to following your videos.

@mentourpilot Petter, there are a lot of KZfaqrs but very few have the skill and technique you provide in your videos. I have watched your channel a long time now and every time I see a new one, your presentation gets more sophisticated, but your kindness and concern for the people involved in your stories always remains constant. Thank you.

I always enjoy watching these. One of these days I would love to see one of these videos covering comair flight 3272 (I think). It's yet another incident where poor weather procedures were put in place by the airline which contradicted recommendations from the manufacturer and caused a serious accident.

It never ceases to amaze me that those who design airports do so with such idiocy as to accept having the primary power supply cables running at height across the approach to a runway. Such as the ironwork tower that took the life of a young pilot in the US recently. Or the giant ice cream parlour situated at the end of a runway where any overshooting aircraft would surely have to impact. It’s like we just delude ourselves into believing “Oh, that’ll never happen… it’ll be fine…”. Whatever happened to the concept of risk assessment??!

I vaguely recall this incident from the famous series "mayday", but here you've been even more informative and entertaining. Always a pleasure to watch you.

Petter, your level of knowledge paired with your story telling skills and outstanding production quality makes me glued to every second of your videos. You are a public service. I am in awe of you and the work you produce. Thank you for all you do.

Thank you for great content and all the work you and your team does to keep us informed and educated. As a person who used to watch Air Crash Investigation for years and now sticking to your series I can not express my excitement. It amazes me how you and your team can create such an interesting and engaging content without all those fancy cockpit reconstructions with actors and dramatization. Just flight simulator software and pure talent and dedication of you and your team.

Thanks, Petter, very interesting to have your usual excellent visuals and detailed explanation of this event. I've often sat beside that runway watching take offs and landings, as there is a good vantage point from a road that passes by just outside the airport fence. Not in a snowstorm though! I want to add that the level of accuracy that you presented here regarding the airports discussed definitely increased my confidence in your videos. I didn't have any reason to doubt you, but I have had my confidence shaken by other KZfaq presenters when they state "facts" that I know to be incorrect because of my proximity to what they are discussing.

I find these videos really interesting. Having watched a lot of them I think I now recognise how complicated flying a modern airliner is, even given Autopilot and Autothrottle, I have much more respect for pilots and first officers. The graphics are fantastic and everything is explained so clearly I really recommend these, not only out of interest but also to anyone scared of flying. Very well done Petter, the best air accident videos on KZfaq.

This was a great video! I love how you articulated what happened in the accident without assigning blame yourself and simply describing what had come from the report. What I really like about this video though is that it shows when you are a pilot you are absolutely the last line of defense to avoid disaster. Pilots must know their aircraft inside and out, the standard operating procedures from their airline as well as the airplane manufacturer. They must maintain a high degree of professionalism in the cockpit with each other and have a very high degree of situational awareness. They must know what is going on with the airplane itself, what is going on outside the airplane, and how the airplane is responding to inputs from auto pilot and/or manual flight controls. It is such an admiral job to do and I am so thankful for all the pilots that have flown me to destinations over the years. Thank you for everything you do both as a pilot and KZfaqr!

All these animations are so cool and so good! The runway lighting was a helpful breakdown of all that goes on.

Very good video. I live about halfway between Halifax and Moncton, so this one was especially interesting to me. It is truly amazing that the injuries weren't more severe.

Your explanations are really great, and the graphics you use to support them really make this such an intuitive and interesting video.

Tell you what, I ALWAYS read the card, and I count the rows of seats between me in front and in back to the exit. I’m a fearful flyer, and your videos have helped me immensely. But I’ve also learned from you that timely and orderly evacuation saves lives, and I always make sure I know where my exits are and how to use them.

Again excellent, Sir! I just love the way you narrate these stories in a factual, very well spoken and very visually appealing way, as far as the infographics and animation sequences go. Well done, and keep on doing amazing work. Regards from a long time South African follower.

Its fantastic that everyone was okay, but what an unbelievable accident! The swiss cheese model is totally at play here, so many things lined up to make this accident as bad as it was. Also im very glad you emphasized the importance of preparing for emergency events during flights, i feel like too many people have the thought process of ‘it could never happen to me’ but you should always be prepared just in case it does! Advice like that will save lives

So glad everyone survived. Cant help but wonder what became of these pilots in the disciplinary process afterwards. They had to be terribly shaken up.

I must say your videos are very informative, well thought out and presented in a matter even lay people can understand and appreciate. I retired from Canadian North Airlines in 2007 as captain on the 737-200 combi operating on gravel airstrips in Canada's arctic. I love watching your videos and feel reconnected to the industry watching your videos. Thanks so very much for all the time you must invest to produce these excellent recaps of incidents and accidents, I am a big fan!

Great review, as always! I'm a first officer on a320, and every such detailed review of the accidents helps me to get a grasp on a real gravity of crm and sop. And also many thanks to you for sharing this stories as with every video like that I make myself review all the normal and abnormal procedures followed by the pilots during the accident and think what would I do myself

Thank you for making these videos! You’re the best!!

Me too. I watch the briefing and read the pamphlet of each plane after watching your channel. Thank you.

By far the best aviation channel on the net! keep up the great work!!

As an aviation enthusiast, Really like your content!, Gives me an exposure to things in aviation previously unknown to me. So thank you! And yes, I always review the safety card, even when I'm travelling on the same aircraft type with the same airline.

In Canada, it can get really cold, way beyond just "snowy" cold, like -40C, or colder. Evacuating into those conditions without winter gear could be hazardous or fatal.

The quality of your work man… impeccable

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What an amazingly complex accident! We all learned a lot on this one! Thanks for the hard work putting together this absolutely fantastic episode!

Thanks for the very well put together video, Mentour! I was not familiar with this incident prior to watching this video. What a string of messes and misses led to this incident! As for safety briefings, I always make sure to count the number of seat backs to the nearest exit. I also worry briefly that if it was ever required, I would fumble retrieving and fastening the safety vest because I am so clumsy.

Petter, thanks monstrously much for the utter excellence in your work. Yet I miss seeing your pups in frame!

Hi Petter, love the videos. Was having lunch and paused the video at about 8:30mims. As an extremely frequent flyer, sometimes 100 times per year, I am amazed that people do not give the safety briefing, cabin crew and fellow passengers respect, As a Scotsman sure we have similar innate temperaments , I can get away with it though - I have told a few passengers to shut up during the briefing over the years. Most cabin crew give a smile. Keep up good work thanks, Will

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I was working late at my office in Dartmouth, across the harbour from Halifax, that night. The falling snow was so dense that the few cars on the road were leaving no tracks - they were filling with snow in seconds, and my walk to catch the last ferry to Halifax was in whiteout conditions. Heavy snow is hardly unusual in this part of Canada but that night was extreme.

Awesome. Contents are always CRISTAL CLEAR. Awesome Thanks!

Wow that was very informative! As a simulator tech years ago in Halifax I heard many stories from pilots flying in tough winter conditions and it is a testimony to the SOPs and quality of pilots that there are not more issues. I remember this Air Canada accident and always wondered about the chain of events.

Crazy how they technically did everything right by their airline and still had an accident... Can't believe Air Canada really looked at what Airbus required and went "oh I'm sure that's not important"

As a frequent flyer I admit I am guilty of not paying full attention to the safety briefings but I ABSOLUTELY take a minute to be aware of the plane I am in and my surroundings. It really upsets me when people start reclining seats and getting out laptops after they were told not to during takeoff and climb, it's dangerous for everyone. I would absolutely yell at people getting luggage blocking others and destroying the slides with it, that's crazy. Relax at 10,000 feet, pay attention during takeoffs and landings.

brilliant presentation Mentour...thank you so much!!!

Amazing story and a happy ending (no fatalities and only one serious injury). Thanks for sharing this tale.

Peter, I believe you hired someone not too long ago to do your visuals/graphics etc...Whoever you hired is doing an amazing job. Your illustrations and technical detail makes your amazing videos even more amazinger lol.

I have flown for countless times and am a huge aviation geek. That said I still give the flight attendants full attention and look at them when they do the safety briefing. It can remind you of things,and its just respectful.

Really enjoy your videos! I Captained overseas routes on B767 when I retired from Air Canada almost 20 years ago. Keep up the great informative work!