Off-duty pilot helps to land the airplane. Captain incapacitation. Southwest flight 6013. Real ATC

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THIS VIDEO IS A RECONSTRUCTION OF THE FOLLOWING SITUATION IN FLIGHT:
22-MAR-2023. A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700 (B737), registration N7855A, performing flight SWA6013 / WN6013 from Las Vegas Harry Reid International Airport, NV (USA) to John Glenn Columbus International Airport, OH (USA) was about 160 miles north-east of Las Vegas at FL370 when the first officer turned the airplane around and decide to return to the airport of departure. Later on frequency of Los Angeles Center the first officer reported captain incapacitation and declared medical emergency. According the report, a fully licensed off-duty pilot of another airline took the captain’s place in the cockpit. After landing the aircraft stopped on taxiway and the captain was evacuated via air stairs.
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Timestamps:
00:00 Description of situation
00:17 Southwest 6013 is returning
01:17 Southwest 6013 is declaring medical emergency. Captain is incapacitated.
03:12 SWA6013 contacted Next Center controller
04:35 Southwest 6013 contacted Approach. Off-duty pilot (passenger) took captains place
06:51 The pilots contacted Tower controller
07:17 Landing. The airplane stopped on the taxiway
08:32 Southwest switched over to discrete frequency. Captain needs evacuation
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THE VALUE OF THIS VIDEO:
THE MAIN VALUE IS EDUCATION. This reconstruction will be useful for actual or future air traffic controllers and pilots, people who plan to connect life with aviation, who like aviation. With help of this video reconstruction you’ll learn how to use radiotelephony rules, Aviation English language and general English language (for people whose native language is not English) in situation in flight, which was shown. THE MAIN REASON I DO THIS IS TO HELP PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND EVERY EMERGENCY SITUATION, EVERY WORD AND EVERY MOVE OF AIRCRAFT.
SOURCES OF MATERIAL, LICENSES AND PERMISSIONS:
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Radar screen (In new versions of videos) - Made by author.
Text version of communication - Made by Author.
Video editing - Made by author.
HOW I DO VIDEOS:
1) I monitor media, airspace, looking for any non-standard, emergency and interesting situation.
2) I find communications of ATC unit for the period of time I need.
3) I take only phrases between air traffic controller and selected flight.
4) I find a flight path of selected aircraft.
5) I make an animation (early couple of videos don’t have animation) of flight path and aircraft, where the aircraft goes on his route.
6) When I edit video I put phrases of communications to specific points in video (in tandem with animation).
7) Together with my comments (voice and text) I edit and make a reconstruction of emergency, non-standard and interesting situation in flight.

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@scottchadbourne4759 Жыл бұрын

My wife was on an American flight out of Charlotte and a fellow passenger had an apparent heart attack. When asked if any medical personnel were on board my wife raised her hand as she is a registered nurse (25 years). She provided emergency care and posted updates to a MD on the ground via the plane's captain until they landed to an awaiting ambulance. I'm pretty proud of her!

@YouCanSeeATC Жыл бұрын

She did a great job 👍

@maanmohammad8459 Жыл бұрын

I used to work as a flight attendant and once right before landing in Manilla a passenger had a heart attack.Tried CPR on him but unfortunately it didn't work.Just felt awful for who ever was waiting for him on the airport.

@rosen9425 Жыл бұрын

The real heroes among us ✌

@jsj297 Жыл бұрын

I used to work emergency response for that particular airport. Hope all was well for that passenger. 🚑 🚒

@ohyeahthatsright3155 Жыл бұрын

We are too! Thank you Ma’am

@SuperTrb0 Жыл бұрын

Outstanding job by the first officer, the off duty pilot and all the controllers involved. The first officer really showed his leadership abilities in a stressful situation. While having the backup with the off duty pilot was probably very helpful, it should also be pointed out how well the FO was handling things initially. Hopefully that FO is slotted for a captains seat soon. Bravo Zulu.

@catdaddy57 Жыл бұрын

S! to that First officer. outstanding job

@mcraft2240 Жыл бұрын

I guess I would have expected him to react like he did. No surprises here.

@SuperTrb0 Жыл бұрын

@@mcraft2240 Not all pilots are created equal. Not everyone handles pressure the same.

@austinsmith3493 Жыл бұрын

What’s your authority to be judging? Are you an aviation investigator?

@johnranney1708 Жыл бұрын

@@austinsmith3493 Nice and snarky. You found the right place. Yahoo comments.

@mikebashford8198 Жыл бұрын

I'm a frequent flyer, the only time I've ever heard a request for medical personnel onboard was on a Saudia 777 - business class lit up like a Christmas tree - 15 anaesthetists, on their way to a conference. Thankfully, the collapsed passenger was not seriously ill.

@trumpetmama82 4 ай бұрын

Wow! Super surprised. I’m an anesthesiologist and I’ve answered the call several times on US flights (heart attack, stroke, vomiting), and I don’t travel a ton. But you’re right- to need medical help on a flight with anesthesiologists flying to a conference is to be in great hands!

@batshevanivylerner8582 Жыл бұрын

the Southwest first officer did a great job. Very calm and professional. He was doing fine even before the off-duty pilot joined him in the cockpit.

@clickrick Жыл бұрын

He could surely have landed on his own, but I bet he appreciated the extra pair of hands!

@gervanwilliams1409 Жыл бұрын

Great job, indeed

@michellemorancie6661 Жыл бұрын

Wow! Excellent team work.

@snuglife599 Жыл бұрын

Great that everyone was safe but isn’t that why there’s a co-captain? Help is great n all but if the co-captain needs help I’m a little shocked🤔

@batshevanivylerner8582 Жыл бұрын

@@snuglife599 he didn't need help. Listen to the audio. He was perfectly fine on his own. The off duty pilot joined in well into the return to the airport. The co-pilot was doing great and had no need for help. I assume the off duty pilot went up there on his own and offered help, but all he did was communication and even that only part of the time. You can tell who's talking since the off-duty pilot says the flight number differently than everyone else.

@ChiefsFireman Жыл бұрын

Having Medically trained personnel and an off duty pilot, That flight was in good hands!

@hauntedshadowslegacy2826 Жыл бұрын

Reminds me of that one flight I'd heard about where someone had a heart attack- and most of the passengers were highly-skilled cardiologists going home from a convention. Some people just get hella lucky.

@festerbestertester1658 Жыл бұрын

@@hauntedshadowslegacy2826 Unlike the guy who tried to hold up a bar only to find that the SWAT team was celebrating a team member's retirement in the back room.

@KingENDLESS Жыл бұрын

@@festerbestertester1658 now THAT is fucking hilarious 😂

@Markyroson Жыл бұрын

@@hauntedshadowslegacy2826 that person who had the heart attack was extremely lucky!

@FiveTwoSevenTHR Жыл бұрын

I'm impressed, that off duty pilot from another airline kept saying Southwest instead of the callsign of the airline he actually flies for. Once when I went flying, a pilot in a Cessna kept saying "American *pause* cessna (tailnumber)".

@vbertrand Жыл бұрын

I can relate to that!

@msjdb723 Жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same thing.

@superomegaprimemk2 Жыл бұрын

Old habits die hard!!

@cauut6152 Жыл бұрын

It is an emergency, FORGET the technical man. Happy piloting.

@staceygrahame2504 Жыл бұрын

Ha! Bet it made a few ATC’s smile along the way at least, seeing your Cessna ID’d while you called it Southwest lol. Bet it happens a fair bit when airline pilots fly their own planes etc 😃😊

@KingENDLESS Жыл бұрын

“Can you fly this plane? And land it?” “Surely you can’t be serious.” “I am serious, and don’t call me Shirley.”

@kisstune Жыл бұрын

"now arriving Gate 8, Gate 9, Gate 10, Gate 13, Gate 14, Gate 15, Gate 23, Gate 24, Gate 25. " "I just want to tell you both good luck we're all counting on you. "

@Darrellychs Жыл бұрын

Can I say this is a very good example of why we always want two (2) pilots on the flight deck?

@YouCanSeeATC Жыл бұрын

👍🙂😎

@timrainger8908 Жыл бұрын

💉💉💉💉

@V1AbortV2 Жыл бұрын

@@timrainger8908 Couldn't agree more. My best guess would be that he had the jab. Unfortunate.

@air47wa Жыл бұрын

@@V1AbortV2 Over 25,000 commercial flights operate every day in the United States, the vast majority of them with 2 pilots, all of whom have had the jab. What that means is that on this particular day, thousands of flight crews (minus one) did NOT have a pilot incapacitated (not to mention the thousands more flight crews the next day or the day before). So by your logic, the jab is actually very safe. PS - pilots occasionally got incapacitated BEFORE the jab too. I think it's more likely that he had the fish.

@JimSefton Жыл бұрын

@@air47wa Spot on... can't believe there are still these idiots kicking around with their conspiracy theories!

@Woutopia Жыл бұрын

I’m very impressed. Can’t imagine suddenly being on your own in this situation. His communication skills were on point, well done to him. Also to that off-duty pilots, kudos for him reaching out to help and get the aircraft down safely as a team!

@MSRTA_Productions Жыл бұрын

Hats off to the off-duty pilot 🫡 Hope the pilot is okay 🙏🏼

@YouCanSeeATC Жыл бұрын

👍

@josemesalles5682 Жыл бұрын

@@YouCanSeeATC what aircraft the off-duty pilot flies because if it's airbus, I believe he could just do the communications part.

@YouCanSeeATC Жыл бұрын

As it was reported the pilot was fully licensed. So I believe he had Boeing NG type rating.

@N1120A Жыл бұрын

@@YouCanSeeATC he was apparently a pilot for NetJets, so no 737 type rating.

@joshuavanwagoner7039 Жыл бұрын

All he did was work the radios! How about hats off to the FO who did everything else!!

@TopBestestGreatestFastestMost Жыл бұрын

I worked for a Major airline for 15 years for those that don't know most pilots commute to work to their Base City via airlines. Most pilots do not live in the domain city they fly out of, so pilots are on flights everyday all day getting to their home or domain city. Pilots jump seat to get from home to work and back everyday. Last stat I saw was over 60% of pilots commute (via airlines). At least half the flights I boarded had a pilot commuting on them.

@BeakerSteve Жыл бұрын

I swear, a pilot or controller could sneeze in one of these videos, and this comment section full of couch-critiques would go up in arms. I bet 95% of these commenters have 0 experience as a pilot or ATC. This event was handled very professionally. This boiled down to pilots and controllers doing the best they could to get an aircraft down in an emergency situation. There is 0 reason people need to be jumping on anyone in this video.

@daneav8 Жыл бұрын

This is the best comment so far. Thank you. It is amazing the assumptions, and hear say that is produced from people on these sites. For example; “he pronounced each number of the callsign instead of saying ‘Sixty Thirteen’…the off-duty pilot must be from Europe or something” Gimme a break.

@edjarrett3164 Жыл бұрын

Kudos to the FO. He made all the right decisions. The off duty pilot certainly helped.

@seagullsbtn Жыл бұрын

Great example of coordination between two pilots working together well for the first time.

@steveie85 Жыл бұрын

That is thanks to the FAA mandating industry wide rules for crew resource management. Any pilot can step in and help out regardless off company. But both pilots did amazing and the ATC controllers deserve credit for expediting the flight and getting them everything they need. Job well done to all!

@TheMrDrMs Жыл бұрын

"I told you not to eat the fish"

@TomCro73 3 ай бұрын

Once a firefighter always a firefighter... I LOVE the vocal excitement in RD40's OIC when he determines he can ladder the door... then the disappointment when he notes the airstairs are approaching. But... superb teamwork, professionalism, and a job brilliantly - and safely - done, all round. Hope the cap's doing better now.

@PiskeyFaeri 13 күн бұрын

The disappointment had me picturing this big firefighter in full gear doing the :( face

@vegasaviation2243 Жыл бұрын

This is outstanding. Well done by everyone involved. This is what Aviation is all about. Coming together and flying safe and efficient as a team.

@briancebu7209 Жыл бұрын

exactly well done to al,l Pray for the Captain.

@GardenGuy1943 5 ай бұрын

That’s not what happened on 9/11

@FlyKDZ41-71 Жыл бұрын

"You can see ATC" never missed. As usual, this is a great informative video.

@YouCanSeeATC Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching 🙂

@MarkFetters Жыл бұрын

Everyone is saying kudos to the off duty pilot. Why not kudos to the Southwest FO he deserves all the credit

@AutopilotAndChill Жыл бұрын

The off duty pilot may not be type rated in the 737. While a plane is a plane, there are subtle differences. You can’t just hop in from a 320 to a 737 and know where all the buttons are to help the qualified FO. I am sure if it was low IFR predicating a CAT 3 approach, things would’ve been much more intense. I take it you don’t hold an ATP or run 121 ops?

@simply_tom Жыл бұрын

@@AutopilotAndChill none of us can speculate what happened, but my guess is that the off duty FO was in the cockpit helping with radio and checklists. the southwest FO was likely the pilot flying most of the time, which is I think what the original comment was suggesting.

@OfficialSamuelC Жыл бұрын

@@AutopilotAndChill In these cases they’ll be the PM and likely handling the radios and basics for setting up. They won’t be pushing or pulling anything they’re unfamiliar with and the PF can still prompt where things are if unfamiliar. Just taking the radio work off the PF is a big relief during a stressful situation. So the off duty pilot was doing a lot to help, but the FO would’ve certainly had it handled had there not been another pilot to hop in and make it a bit easier. But no pilot should decline help in these situations where at minimum you can have them handling the radios at most, allowing you to focus on flying.

@rtbrtb_dutchy4183 Жыл бұрын

@@AutopilotAndChill u are a little bit over dramatic 😂😂. By the way, CAT3 doesn’t happen all that often.

@MarkFetters Жыл бұрын

@@AutopilotAndChill Actually both just disappointed it was blown into off duty pilot saves the day hype

@russv4753 Жыл бұрын

Amazing work by the FO, flight crew and off duty pilot. Hope the Capt. Made a full recovery.

@PPOSEC1 Жыл бұрын

Why not name the hero off duty pilot, even from another airline, name it also, that did a superb job! All brothers up there!!!👍🏻

@festerbestertester1658 Жыл бұрын

The stand-in pilot's name is Ted Striker. He flew fighter planes during the war, but as he will readily admit, it's a different sort of flying altogether.

@tomboard1 Жыл бұрын

@@festerbestertester1658 Nice...lol

@jq2147 8 ай бұрын

It's friggin amazing how calm airline pilots are.

@randyporter3491 Жыл бұрын

If this doesn't impress viewers, little will. This First Officer did an amazing job. Then, another pilot offered his assistance, not to mention those helping the captain. I think I speak for everyone when I say our respect to the crew and our well wishes for the captain.

@echocongo Жыл бұрын

Amazing job done by the first officer and the off-duty pilot 💪 Prayers that the captain is hopefully doing okay and getting well.

@sonofabutchh Жыл бұрын

The pilot is doing ok🙌

@staceygrahame2504 Жыл бұрын

So very competent and efficient under what must have been an enormous amount of pressure. Clearly the FO is absolutely more than capable of commanding an aircraft, but that wasn’t necessarily just his Captain, it could very likely have also been his friend. And I’d say so judging by the amount of detail he easily relayed off about him. Seeing a friend ill like that adds a whole extra layer of pressure. I bet he was glad to have the support of the off-duty pilot to relieve him from some of the comms, but also just for moral support so the seat next to him wasn’t empty. I hope the Captain is making a recovery now and I hope someone bought that FO a beer or 3 that evening! 🙏🏻👏🏻

@tonymcflattie2450 Жыл бұрын

Anything come up, I am in the back seat. Licensed drone pilot here

@juliemanarin4127 Жыл бұрын

Haha!! 😁

@oneiam1533 Жыл бұрын

I’m afraid we’re not far from that

@tedlaporte2001 Жыл бұрын

Tony saves the day, again😊

@1972challenger Жыл бұрын

Over 50 hours on MSFS 2020 here. Reporting for duty!

@99dndd Жыл бұрын

I’ve had a 1 hour microlight lesson, I’m here if you need.

@caseyj8210 Жыл бұрын

Great job here highlighting another tense moment in aviation handled very professionally by the FO and ATC. It’s unfortunate that there isn’t a way to capture all of the comm that he had to coordinate. He was most likely coordinating with FAs on the plan, briefing the pax, setting up a patch through company radio with medlink for the FAs to work on the CA. Dealing with a new guy there to help who has no idea how to work his own seat. Then coordinating with ATC to land on a non-standard runway, and at some point, run checklists and fly the plane. He did a great job. Hats off.

@mrbkkt1 Жыл бұрын

hopefully a movie, or a tv special.

@raybankes7668 Жыл бұрын

Don't think the off duty pilot was lost in the cockpit. Many off duty com pilots fly commerical to position for their own flights. I'm sure he was a huge help once he got seated and his headset on. Chances are he has a TC in some kind of Boing and maybe the 37.

@cathystech8170 Жыл бұрын

Thank you, co pilot southwest and the pilot whos assisted, for the great work of ATC and fire and ambulance crew, that was one professional team!!

@AFO3310 Жыл бұрын

Just FYI for everyone, odds are on almost every domestic flight you'll have an off duty pilot and someone with medical training (EMT, Nurse, Doc, etc). Odds of Joe Shmo with no flight experience being called up to the flight deck is near zero.

@operator0 Жыл бұрын

Well, there was that one flight several years ago where the only off duty pilot was a B1 Bomber pilot from the Air Force. He pretty much did the same thing that this guy did, man the radios.

@RadioNJ1948 Жыл бұрын

Isn’t the flight crew aware of all pilots “jump seating” in the cabin? I thought that was etiquette for all off duty pilots to introduce themselves to the flight crew if riding in the back as non revenue.

@donnamauer3215 10 ай бұрын

@@RadioNJ1948 The pilot was flying in uniform his own airline was paying for him to go to another airport. He was sitting in the cabin.

@JMHTruck32005 Жыл бұрын

LA center controller was awesome, Calm and collected just what the first officer needed ! Outstanding video...

@YouCanSeeATC Жыл бұрын

👍

@robintitus8295 Жыл бұрын

That was my son 🥰👍🏼

@JMHTruck32005 Жыл бұрын

@@robintitus8295 The LA center Controller?

@robintitus8295 Жыл бұрын

@@JMHTruck32005 yep

@JMHTruck32005 Жыл бұрын

@@robintitus8295 Awesome, Does he know about this video? I for one wish I could buy him a beverage of his choosing!😎

@jasonbabila6006 Жыл бұрын

Way to go to the off duty captain from another airline. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

@misled1982 Жыл бұрын

Talk about being a proffesional! bravo to that pilot!

@mikexxxmilly 11 ай бұрын

Everyone should take a CPR/AED class at least once in their life! It wasn't on a flight but I work for a parts manufacturer/supplier in the auto industry. I was the supervisor on a Saturday a few years ago and only had 3 other people with me. Our forklift driver on the clock was an older gentleman in his 70s and as he was coasting along he fainted and ran into a wall. We tried and failed to wake him up so myself and two other pulled him off of the lift, got him on the ground, checked if he was breathing and he was not. About two months prior our company had put us through a class so I directed them to start CPR, I called 911 and ran to get the AED. When I came back he still had not come back too so my worst fears came true and the dispatcher told me to start the AED. we had to rip open his shirt, shave his chest and do what I never thought wed have to. Thank GOD they put us through that class because it saved his life. All of you, get certified!!! Even if you only go once, once is better than never.

@wizerdjuice9589 Жыл бұрын

Excellent crew and ATC.

@Vugoseq Жыл бұрын

I've been in a train that just abruptly stopped while slowly going through a lot of switches before the big station. A minute or 2 later there was a PA asking if there was perchance a train driver on board. My immediate reaction was "how did we get here then without one??" Afterwards it became apparent he missed a red signal, emergency stop kicked in and now we needed a new train driver since the one who drove through red is suspended from driving. Took 20 minutes to get a replacement there before we continued. A whole lot to just say: I would really freak out if I hear "is there a pilot on board somewhere?" since there's no way to just stop the plane and taxi in a replacement pilot...

@yooein Жыл бұрын

Ugh, was it the end of the shift?

@ChannelReuploads9451 Жыл бұрын

Automatic brake activation after a Spad.

@MCMXI1 Жыл бұрын

Keep up the good work. So much better than the other one.

@ginas.4266 Жыл бұрын

FO did an amazing job! Hope the Captain is Ok.

@stephenhudson8739 Жыл бұрын

Kudos to the off-duty pilot for stepping up to get everybody back safely

@bajamedic Жыл бұрын

Well done! That FO was on point.

@babarahmed9423 Жыл бұрын

I hope the Captain recovered. Great job by the First Officer. Lovely. Thanks for sharing.

@YouCanSeeATC Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching 🙂

@AmericanTravelFamily Жыл бұрын

Excellent job First Officer!

@mloula Жыл бұрын

Hope the captain is OK. As a fully licensed C172 captain, I'd be honored to help in a situation like this 😅.

@jaysmith1408 Жыл бұрын

I’m impressed, I’m just got promoted to Purser on the 172

@briancorrell Жыл бұрын

What a strange comment

@dethray1000 Жыл бұрын

@@briancorrell wannabe

@jamesmackinlay4477 Жыл бұрын

Someone out there called you a wanabe don't worry bout it hell I started out in a Cessna 150 wanted to be a airline pilot but life got in the way. Instead I ended up flying a Lear 35 for GE and other corporate jets for other company's over the years. Then went to a Cessna 421 flying to the islands as a charter pilot and flying supplies sometimes. Now I am retired and putt around in a 182rg from a local FBO every once in a while.

@ET_Don Жыл бұрын

Being a fully licensed Bell 407 Captain I'd also be honored, and willing to help .. but I doubt they would let me for fear I'd pull into a hover. Hope the Captain is ok, and well done by the FO and the other pilot that assisted.

@ardeladimwit Жыл бұрын

that was smoothly handled- kudos to all.

@mikefatah Жыл бұрын

Nicely handled.

@stemerri6020 Жыл бұрын

Offer Letter from Southwest inbound for the FO.

@gerardmoran9560 Жыл бұрын

Great job all around!

@thornysnotsoepic Жыл бұрын

Nicely done

@johnny310xx Жыл бұрын

Awesome job

@pilotdrew Жыл бұрын

Great breakdown of the incident

@wnmech6495 Жыл бұрын

Very calm F/O he and the pilot who stepped up to assist should be highly commended

@mcraft2240 Жыл бұрын

Why? Did you expect him to decline to go up and help.

@wnmech6495 Жыл бұрын

@@mcraft2240 NO! but in this messed up world good people are very reluctant to step up and do the right thing for fear of bad things coming from doing the right thing and have ambulance chasing lawyers suing everyone guilty or not.

@joeybloggs2100 Жыл бұрын

@@mcraft2240 This one turned out ok but it actually transpired that he had only flown Microsoft Flight Simulator on his home PC before this. Goes to show that flying a plane is piss easy.

@caseydykes117 Жыл бұрын

This was handled so incredibly professionally by all parties. I hope the Captain is recovering!

@GlendaR173 Жыл бұрын

That was an amazing job!

@SleepNeed Жыл бұрын

Well done to the Southwest FO, hope he gets a nice promotion soon. Also hope the captain recovers well from whatever happened and is back behind the yoke soon, can't find any updates regarding their condition.

@andysPARK Жыл бұрын

Nicely done. Best wishes to the captain.

@denizozantatar Жыл бұрын

Medical personnel AND captain on board... That was one of the luckiest bad situation I can think of. Nice work everyone!

@generaldvw Жыл бұрын

Just all around good vibrations man🎉

@caucasiansensation147 Жыл бұрын

Nicely put together video here! I'm new to your channel but am certainly subscribed now!

@buckhorncortez Жыл бұрын

That's the great thing about the Internet. You could find people who feel qualified to critique brain surgery...

@YouCanSeeATC Жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

@caucasiansensation147 Жыл бұрын

@@buckhorncortez top left contenders are certainly everywhere!

@jum312 Жыл бұрын

Whether land, air or sea anything is likely to happen and my prayers go out to the Captain of Southwest flight 6013. Wish him all the very best and thanks to the other Pilots who was on board the flight that landed safely. Great communication on everyone's part.

@MrMjn5000 Жыл бұрын

great job by all..

@aRizs Жыл бұрын

First Officer outstanding professional handling of the emergency situation. Brave, Blessed you.

@justicemaake684 Жыл бұрын

Listening to this FO goes to show the saying of airlines that they hire FO to be captains or something like that and airlines trains their pilots to the same SOPs and I would like to believe that most FOs knows that they're second in command meaning they should be ready to step up in case their commanders are incapable. CRM training also came into play in this incident and a job well done to all involved

@bp-ob8ic Жыл бұрын

Great job by the FO. He knew what had to be done, was decisive in his plan, asked for the outside assistance he needed. He even caught the assignment to the other runway, and asked for what he wanted instead. He was offered the visual approach, but stuck to his plan for the ILS. I'd guess he already had it selected in the AP(or whatever they call it in the 737) and didn't want the extra workload at that moment. As someone mentioned down thread, the CVR of the interactions between the FO and the other pilot would be a great training tool.

@dickbeale9731 Жыл бұрын

The media always acts like the First Officer is just along for the ride. They are always fully certified, and often capable of operating the plane at the same skill set as the captain. Most of the time the captain is there because of his/her seniority, not his/her superior airmanship.

@msjdb723 Жыл бұрын

So true. A close relative was a captain for AirTran, and when Southwest bought AirTran he had to fly as first officer for Southwest for a while.

@flyingjeff1956 Жыл бұрын

Nice job.

@TheMrDrMs Жыл бұрын

You can hear how the FO's voice calmed a bit when the off duty stepped in. Excellent work. He didn't need to exit the runway, but it was nice of him. I'm sure with adrenaline running he did not want to taxi and if anything keep the plane still.

@AutopilotAndChill Жыл бұрын

Great job by the off duty pilot. He saved the bacon of the FO there. I am sure he became pretty task saturated there for a bit trying to put the bird on the ground.

@seanmullins7568 Жыл бұрын

great job by all

@buttersPbutters Жыл бұрын

It's so interesting how professionals in adjacent fields communicate with each other. The captain is incapacitated, and the first officer advises that they'll be stopping on the runway and will require a tow, but ATC doesn't realize that first officers usually don't have a nose wheel tiller on their side or company permission to taxi. It seems like there's no good reason why a perfectly serviceable 737 shouldn't be able to taxi, or at least get off their active runway. They understand what the first officer is saying, but they don't understand why. Pilots don't necessarily understand what ATC is up against sometimes, either, but in this case, I guess they can bend the rules and have a pilot from a different airline taxi the jet from the left seat just a bit to make ATC's day a little easier.

@marcmcreynolds2827 Жыл бұрын

"have a pilot from a different airline taxi the jet from the left seat" Or set the parking brake and then switch seats. But the FO was probably hoping for a rapid offloading almost immediately after full stop, then off towards the hospital from there at much higher than turning/taxi speeds.

@dfuher968 Жыл бұрын

@@marcmcreynolds2827 Yeah, thats what I thought all the way through, and I really cant understand, why ATC didnt, nor why ATC didnt make sure to have the stairs and ambulance ready on a taxiway to enter the runway and evacuate the captain, as soon as the plane stopped. I mean, whats the point of rushing to land asap, if they then have to wait several minutes to be able to offload the medical emergency?

@surebrah Жыл бұрын

Ahh... I was wondering why they wanted to stop on the runway. I

@patheddles4004 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for clearing that up for me - I wondered why they reported unable to clear the runway, because I'd forgotten about the nosewheel tiller only being on the captain's side. I bet you're right, and that the FO got clearance from dispatch to have the other pilot steer the plane off the runway. @markmcreynolds2827 I wouldn't want the FO switching seats unless absolutely necessary - much better to have him stay in the seat that he's trained for. Agree that taxiing to gate C would have probably been quicker in the end, but still completely reasonable for the FO to make the decisions he did.

@Ballsyone Жыл бұрын

Nice job FO!!!

@actionjackson8439 Жыл бұрын

I'm not a pilot but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night.

@festerbestertester1658 Жыл бұрын

That's good enough for Spirit.

@boeingdriver29 Жыл бұрын

Cannot find a fault, superb display of airmanship and all round capabilities. I'd suggest a change of chairs is warranted.

@zoozolplexOne Жыл бұрын

cool!!!

@bw162 Жыл бұрын

I am sure everyone wanted to get to Columbus but I’ll also bet that plane was full of prayers for the captain.

@David-er7tk Жыл бұрын

Ern, love your videos. But honestly, I’d like to see more flight deck technology stuff like you did as FO.

@machwillie9523 Жыл бұрын

The moment every pilot waits for! Good job everybody and best wishes to the captain

@Parthsean Жыл бұрын

Ik lol I don’t want this happen but I still do haha. The only way I want be a hero in my life. ❤

@machwillie9523 Жыл бұрын

@@KR_1886 nobody wants the pilot to be incapacitated Jesus Christ but every pilot wants to be a hero

@stephenhayes3788 Жыл бұрын

And people are talking about putting only 1 Pilot in the cockpit. 🤔

@festerbestertester1658 Жыл бұрын

Airlines can save the cost of putting a second pilot in the cockpit simply by placing a "God is my copilot" bumper sticker on the door.

@carolynmacdonald8047 Жыл бұрын

These controllers are amazing!!! Thought my job was stressful. Damn!

@teytreet7358 Жыл бұрын

The tiller is on the captain side so maybe that's why's they thought they couldn't taxi?

@OgsteveD1 Жыл бұрын

ONCE A PILOT ALWAYS A PILOT, IT'S IN THERE BLOOD.. CONGRATULATIONS SIR..

@hfox1203 Жыл бұрын

Southwest pilots are great pilots in general

@V1AbortV2 Жыл бұрын

I beg to differ. ESPECIALLY not the case with all of their political hiring as of recent. Females, minorities, people who are unqualified. They're all being hired by Southwest Airlines. 🖕

@krukawa7862 Жыл бұрын

I am glad FO was no Kareem Abdul Jabbar

@RioJudy Жыл бұрын

Talk about a strong and commanding First Officer and probably what saved this pilot's life. The incredible luck of having another pilot onboard is just stunning. Pilots are honorable, intelligent and strong leaders. My bro in law flew for American for 45 years.

@TopBestestGreatestFastestMost Жыл бұрын

Not really, most pilots do not live in the domain city they fly out of, so pilots are on flights everyday all day getting to their home or domain city. Pilots jump seat to get from home to work everyday.

@daneav8 Жыл бұрын

Great positive comment. Although it is actually quite common to have off-duty/commuting pilots on the back…sometimes in uniform, sometimes not. I would even say it is more uncommon to not have a pilot riding in the back (unless it is a small ERJ145…then the likelihood may be a bit less)

@CLR2TKF Жыл бұрын

Such ignorant comments. The First Officer is completely qualified to fly the plane. They fly just as much as the captain does. They safety of the flight was never in jeopardy.

@ellen21393 Жыл бұрын

Outstanding job to all. Thoughts are with the Captain. Anyone notice the difference with the read back between the two pilots. ie.. southwest sixty thirteen as compared to the volunteer pilot…Southwest six zero thirteen. Old school vs new school?

@dinosaurdanny6971 Жыл бұрын

I saw this, and it did make the news. The crazy thing about this is I follow this channel and many like it and this is the first time I’d ever been “close” to a story like this! I was on the exact same flight earlier this month. VERY early flight out of Vegas. Sounds like this flight was full if they had 143 on board. Mine was only about 2/3 full and I I say that because MOST middle seats were empty. I do have a question… how do you get the registration number for the aircraft? I never see that info on the Flight Aware app, although I can definitely search by tail number.

@cruisinguy6024 Жыл бұрын

Wow. You flew a month before this incident? Damn, I hope you’re okay and getting the help you need to recover.

@dinosaurdanny6971 Жыл бұрын

@@cruisinguy6024 All I’m saying is that I watch these all of the time and to have been on the same flight just a few weeks earlier TO ME is crazy. I’ve never seen any of these that I was even remotely close to or connected to and I just think it’s very rare. Maybe someone who doesn’t realize just how many flights there are every single day wouldn’t see it as being so crazy.

@michaelb.8953 Жыл бұрын

@@cruisinguy6024 Be nice, but I will say that I got a good hearty laugh from your comment.

@andrewdvorsky Жыл бұрын

If you put the flight number in Planes Live it will give you the tail number of the airplane! I fly Southwest all the time and I have a running list of every tail number I’ve been on since 2019. I make Companion status with Southwest every year since 2010!

@dinosaurdanny6971 Жыл бұрын

@@andrewdvorsky Ok. Good tip. Thanks. I also have a list of tail numbers!! I use a particular database to access the tail numbers but it’s only updated every six months so sometimes I have to wait six months. 😕 And it looks like this is best for real time (or very recent) tail numbers not past tail numbers. But that’s ok! Still might be useful in the future when I want to look up the tail number for the plane I’m on in real time instead of waiting six months!! 🙂

@ethanmcdowell9677 Жыл бұрын

The other pilot sounded like an ExecJet (Net Jets) pilot by the sound of his call outs. Also explains why they needed to be tugged to the gate since the nose wheel steering is on the pilots side of the flight deck. IF so, BZ to him. He did an exemplary job...

@annh. Жыл бұрын

Can never read the outcome, at the end, because of all the links for other videos cover whatever is printed.

@JayRosin Жыл бұрын

FO flew the plane, navigated and successfully landed the plane, while the off duty pilot keyed the mic? Good job, FO!

@BillinHungary Жыл бұрын

When an off-duty pilot from another airline volunteers, since he may or may not be qualified on that particular plane, handling the radio is the best way he can help. The priority order for a pilot is "Aviate (keep the plane flying), Navigate, and communicate". Communication is normally the responsibility of the pilot who is not flying at the the moment. So having that pilot volunteer was a great help, since the FO didn't have to add that to his workload.

@Nardur12321 Жыл бұрын

@@BillinHungary exactly, he also helps out with monitoring instruments etc. Im guessing the reason they couldnt go straight to ramp was also because the ground steering was on captains side, and the off duty was not familiar and/or comfortable operating that.

@maanmohammad8459 Жыл бұрын

@@Nardur12321 Glad I read your comment because I was wondering about it too.Turns out B 737 has only one "tiller"

@neilrobertson1345 Жыл бұрын

JayRosin dont get jealous have you done this or better in real life terms can you ?

@JayRosin Жыл бұрын

@@neilrobertson1345 I have a commercial license with multi engine and instrument ratings. I don't have an ATP. I am very familiar with aviate, navigate, communicate as I lost oil pressure and had a small amount of smoke in the left engine of a Baron I was flying 2 years ago. I'm going to guess that when it comes down to it, any off duty pilot could actually fly the plane and get it down on the ground, regardless of type ratings. The bottom line is, the FO is getting NO PRAISE for doing what he was trained to do AND MORE, and I'm guessing he had his hands full. Instead the guy in the back who may have been dozing off, looking at his phone or laptop, or gazing out the window, does the least difficult task of the aviate, navigate, communicate and media is singing his praise, while you hear boo about the FO. I'm saying damn good job FO, because I don't think he's getting what he deserves. He's basically the Jeff Skiles in this flight.

@superomegaprimemk2 Жыл бұрын

I think the First officer and the off duty pilot deserve awards for this, the first officer for remaining calm during what likely a stressful situation while the off duty pilot one for going above and beyond the call of duty at least make him employee of the month for stepping up to aid a fellow pilot in a time of crisis

@bobdylan7120 Жыл бұрын

The FO was simply doing his job. It's what he's trained and employed to do.

@rochiellebevans1783 Жыл бұрын

Wow

@JoeSmith-nu8oo Жыл бұрын

Damnit this never happens when I'm on a flight. I'm tired of piloting a Cessna I want my shot at landing a 737 too! 👨‍✈

@kentdouglas202 Жыл бұрын

Would they have been able to get medical attention more quickly by not going to the gate?

@chrzoc Жыл бұрын

No tiller on the right side of a 73, FO was probably a little sketch at first on letting his new friend take control, considering he becomes PIC with the captain incapacitated. I imagine they set the parking brake and did a quick seat swap after bringing her to a stop. Excellent use of CRM though, use all resources at your disposal 👍🏻

@chrzoc Жыл бұрын

…Prior to departing the RWY that is. Hence the “we’re doin’ our best here”

@jacobhundt4748 Жыл бұрын

Kinda curious how the other pilot joined the FO in the cockpit. Did the FO ask if there were any other pilots on board and how did he verify this guy was legit

@Surething1974 Жыл бұрын

So the discussion being had at the moment about only one crew on the flight deck, what would have happened if that were the case in this instance, and there was no semi trained pilot who just happened to be on board...

@fazer8201 Жыл бұрын

sounded like the approach guy was working in a jet engine lol

@ryanburnham1932 Жыл бұрын

I remember when one time a call was made for medical personal on board the aircraft was made, and being a Combat Medic in the Army I hit my call button. Well there also happened to be a husband and wife team of ER Docs, a PA, and an ER Nurse on board so I just went back to my seat, an upgrade to first class curtesy of Alaskan Airlines' policies regarding service members, and opened my bottle's of Crown that come curtesy of such an upgrade. For what it is worth nothing was ultimately going to save him, short of being in an OR with a new heart on standby. The only other occurrence where medical personnel were needed while I was flying I was the only one, she was just diabetic and needed some Orange Juice and she was good to go. On the civilian side I saw instances where people had issues just after getting off a plane, I don't know what the official numbers are but it seems like a medical emergency related to the flight are more likely to kill you than a plane crash, at least in first world jetliners.

@JP-qz9uz Жыл бұрын

Outstanding job, professionalism at its best by all. Cool and calm demeanour of the pilots and ATC.

@mdb831 Жыл бұрын

47 jeesh. I hope the skipper makes a fast recovery and no long term effects. I hope he's flying 73's again real soon.

@arthurbrumagem3844 Жыл бұрын

Having a medical issue while flying may ground him a long time with the FAA involved. It doesn’t take much from my experience as a GA pilot

@mdb831 Жыл бұрын

@@arthurbrumagem3844 I know. I am a ppl holder. It could just be food poisoning or something I hope though. Maybe a tough night in Vegas.

@arthurbrumagem3844 Жыл бұрын

@@mdb831 based on the description of the illness I certainly hope it is something minimal as I have dealt with the FAA on simple things ( to me) and it was a potential nightmare

@yooein Жыл бұрын

can someone post timestamps on wheb we hear the FO and when we hear the off-duty pilot? I'm very bad at telling voices apart, so I'm wondering if we're always hearing the stand-in pilot or if it's 2 different guys