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This quality of content is something one would usually pay for to watch on Netflix or any platform, but you give it for free. Thanks Petter, what an inspiration 🙏🙌

It's so easy to judge these seemingly counterintuitive decisions, but it's a slam back to reality when Petter says "and so it's been about one minute at this point". That's an incredibly quick transition from fine to disastrous

The first officer's last words really stuck with me: "This can't be true". I think he said that because the whole scene played out exactly like a bad dream. Maybe it felt like that moment at the end of a nightmare - just before you wake up in a sweat - when you begin to realize what's happening just can't be real. But this time it was...

This flight is why in pilot training they teach us the “sit on your hands” idea. This means that if there is an emergency and you think you have to do something RIGHT NOW to avert disaster, stop for a second and think before you do anything. It’s likely that a startle reaction will cause you to do something that only makes the situation worse.

The first officer disregarded everything he was being told by captain and the relief pilot. He continued stick input even after transferring the controls. He basically went into full panic mode, disregarding chain of command.

Absolutely heartbreaking. Another crazy part of this story is that of an italian lady who missed this flight just for being late few minutes, took a flight home the following day and died on a car accident on her way home. Something out of a Final Destination movie..

My uncle was flying from Rio to Paris on the same day, his flight left 30 min earlier. He said he remembers walking by the gate for this flight with the people waiting to board the aircraft. I find that chilling.

Dude I kept getting more infuriated every time you mentioned the FO taking controls and pulling up when all he had to do was pull down and his colleagues pulling down but him pulling up. Soooooo MAD!

It was so frustrating that the relief pilot kept trying to do what might have saved the aircraft only to have the confused, potentially panicking FO yank the controls back from him and doom them all. Very sad, very frustrating incident. You've done a tremendous job educating everyone who's watched this video!

I was an A330 pilot and this had a huge psychological effect on me when it happened. Eastbound at night over the Atlantic it was hard not to see how you were in the same situation as these guys were,cruising along safely,yet 5 minutes later they were all dead. Rewatching this was honestly harrowing. Sometimes I'm glad I'm retired and thank God I never so much as scratched the paint on an airplane. Praying for you Petter and all my colleagues out there that you stay safe!

I'm amazed by how you can explain this complex technical material in such an engaging manner. I have zero aeronautical knowledge but was able to keep up with the key technical details thanks to your presentation skill.

F/O killed everyone.. what a tragedy.... I feel like the Captain's decision to leave just before entering a storm wasn't the wisest. My heart goes to the families :/

A teacher of mine was in this flight with his wife and his 3 years old son. Moments like this leaves you astonished how lives can end so abruptly. He was brilliant. The rest of the semester was very sad and weird

He took 5 minutes to describe what happened within 18 seconds. It's unimaginable the overwhelming pressure those pilots must have felt.

You take control! … 1 seconds later… “Duel inputs”

I never thought I would one day find myself screaming " PITCH DOWN!!" at my TV for 10 minute straight but here we are.. A very sad and frustrating story

I can’t imagine what the investigators felt when they found out the pilot flying wasnt giving the controls over, and also kept the plane’s nose up. I also can’t imagine the distress the captain felt when everything clicked in his mind, but was too late to do anything about it…

I am a Captain with JetBlue Airways and have been flying the Embraer 190 for the past 17 years. I recently completed my transition training to fly the Airbus 320. During training one of my instructors mentioned the book you credited at the end of your video as it was written by his friend, Bill Palmer. That got me interested in this accident which is how I found your video and channel. My newly acquired A320 knowledge allowed me to understand your full breakdown of this accident and was fascinating/horrifying all at once! I’ve since watched several of your videos and I’m truly impressed with how well they are all done. Some of these accidents I’m familiar with, most I’m not. As a professional pilot I want to continuously strive to be better and these videos are great learning tools of things NOT to do! Thanks for your work it’s much appreciated!

This honestly had me on edge in the best way possible. The storytelling of these events were really portrayed well. Definitely better than a Netflix docu-series!!!

Even when the pilot finally figured out the issue (it was too late) the co-pilot still kept the nose pitched up after getting yelled at to let go. Incredible.

A real masterpiece in clarity and professional explanation, in memory of 228 victims. Thank you Petter.

I realize how panic affects people but still, even knowing the likely outcome i can’t help wanting to yell at the pilot who is panicking to LET GO OF THE STICK! The dual input when one pilot is doing the correct thing and the other is in full panic mode is heartbreaking.

The most important thing I’ve learned in my entire life is how to remain calm in crisis. SLOW DOWN IN EMERGENCIES. Slow is steady. Steady is smooth. Smooth is fast…. Fast is deadly…. This has helped me in soooo many different situations in my life. I work in healthcare and this motto is often contagious…As this type of calm spreads throughout emergency environments, it can lead to exceptional outcomes.

This accident certainly broadened my understanding of how planes work as a whole. Including how a stall occurs and how to recover. This accident occurred two days after my 25th birthday was a shock to the entire world. Not a lot is said about how the passengers would’ve experienced the resulting collision with the sea and the physicality thereof.

Still, hearing the first officer say "Damn, we're going to crash" and "This can't be true" my heart just went out to them. That must have been terrifying. I can't even imagine. May all their souls rest in peace.

This is probably the only video about this accident that doesn't paint the First Officer's decissions as incomprehensible. It becomes clear that this was a matter of not completely understanding the plane's systems and a lack of training in stall situations, the scene must have been terrifying to the pilots. Thank you so much for this video, can't think of many other channels that achieve this level of quality.

Buddy...! You deserve an Emmy Award youre not just a great pilot anymore you're a great documentary film maker and media presentee. Thus was amazing. The detail and graohics in this put us audience members in the cockpit. Ive seem several docs on this crash but this is by far the best. Worst of all tho is how tragic this was.

What an unbelievable level of incompetence and stupidity from the FO. Relief pilot should have taken control within the first minute when it was obvious of the FO's failings. Simply setting the thrust and levelling the aircraft out would have stabilised everything. How on earth that FO got that position is beyond me !!

This hits close to home. I had lived 2007-2008 in Brazil, so at Christmas 2008, freshly back in Europe, I helped friends schedule their Brazil visit for May 2009. At my advice, they decided to fly back to Bucharest from Rio (and not São Paulo, as they initially planned) via Paris. Back in 2009, there were two daily flights RIO-CDG. There was no rush, no obvious criteria (except perhaps the price) which flight to take. Fotunately, between two glasses of wine and without any serious consideration, they chose the other one, the one that had flown a couple of hours earlier (and, if I'm not much mistaken, was still airborne when tragedy struck). The first Mentour video I will cannot bring myself to watch, at least not for the moment.

It bears repeating that Mentour Pilot always treats these incidents with the dignity and gravitas they deserve. May this channel flourish and may future generations learn from it.

I always appreciate that you say lost in your videos instead of killed. It's more compassionate and as for someone who has lost a dear friend in an accident, in my opinion it's more accurate.

Phenomenal attention to detail and presented in an informative, accessible and clearly knowledgable way, whilst still maintaining care when dealing with the delicate matter of the scale of lives lost to such an awful tragedy. You absolutely are the best of the best when it comes to Aviation documentaries on KZfaq, and the fact all your work is consistently of such a high standard is a testament to you and your work ethic. Thank you!

I too am an Airline pilot. I’ve been an f/o and Captain on the Airbus. I’m currently a Boeing 787 f/o. We have heard the cockpit voice recordings (recreated in English) during subsequent training. Your video recount of this accident really helped me to connect the subtleties of the human actions in understanding how this crew remained so far away from identifying the problem and initiating the correct solution. Kudos to your research and your ability to dig deep into the factors at play, many of which were extremely unique to the aircraft manufacturer. This accident helped me to identify the one thing that may have prevented this accident from ending in the water. That is if this had happened in a Boeing aircraft, the “yoke” or control column in front of the nonflying pilot would have been seen by that pilot monitoring as being constantly pulled back by the flying pilot in the right seat and also by the captain, once he was on the flight deck. I’ve loved the side stick control in the Airbus but it is out of sight and is not mirrored to the other side stick. Your use of graphics and animations were so extremely well done, they took me (and I’m sure those who are not aviators) on to that flight deck as if we were there. Every time I go to training and train for the unusual attitudes and “upset recoveries” I always replay Air France 447 as I realize that we are now much safer because of that tragedy. I’m moved even more because of your video. Thanks

I was flying across the Atlantic ocean on an Air France flight from Dulles and we landed in CDG 5 minutes before AF447 expected landing. When I heard the announcement call on the speaker asking everyone waiting for AF447 to go to the customer service desk, I instantly knew something terrible happened. I will never forget

I think the fact that the wife of the FO was on this flight might have had influence on his performance before everything else.

well this FO panic so hard but three of them didnt realise their on stall state. due to panic they waste time to trobleshooting the situation. now i know how crazy a good pilot need to be.

The amount of stress and it's reasoning described over this video, then the realization that it was condensed into just a few short minutes is amazing and frightening. When you said "all of this happened in the first 18 seconds," it was a slap of reality. It only got more gut wrenching from there.

This is nothing short of a masterpiece. You have outdone yourself, Mentour team. Absolutely electrifying.

ive listened to the cockpit recordings before and its absolutely heart breaking. I can feel anxiety from watching this video too. I cant imagine what the pilot that kept the nose up must have felt when he realised his mistake. The terror in the voice of the captain when he said no no no no nose down! it really is heartbreaking.

I remember waking up that morning to the horrible news that my 28 year old Swedish colleague was on this plane. It was her very first business travel abroad. Just a few weeks earlier she had been hugging me with tears in her eyes when I was leaving the company due to redundancies. RIP Laura.

Just want to say this accident saved at least one life. I had an airspeed unreliable incident during takeoff on one of my student solos and immediately diagnosed it in part based on what I knew about AF 447. Caught a bug or something right before rotation.

A friend was on that plane, with his girlfriend, her son and a friend of the son's. The guy was an ever optimistic fella, he could see the light even in the deepest darkness. I could not believe my ears when they were on the news. He was the kind of guy, that if there was anybody surviving the accident, managing to swim to an island and living a happy life from that on, it was him. Whenever you hear about a tragedy, it's always a comforting thought to think, it has nothing to do with me, nor my family, friends, nobody I know. No such a horrible thing could happen to us. This time, it did. May they rest in peace. Thank you for the great video, Petter!

I like your through explanation of events. My father is retired now, but worked as an accident investigator for the Federal Aviation Administration here in the US. We live south of Pittsburgh. Therefore, dad was among the very first investigators on the ground at Shanksville, Pennsylvania during that awful day we now refer to as 9 11. (September 11, 2001)😢 dad covered many more accidents in his career, actually began working in Raliegh, North Carolina. People don't realize how much goes into flying or how greatful we should be for a good, experienced, sober pilot when we get one! Thanks for ur hardwork!

Your presentation is first class. You even put some reputable TV documentary entities to shame. Well done, and thanks!

Imagine being the Captain woken up suddenly from rest, coming to the cockpit with both other pilots in complete panic with dozens of warning and many of the display indicators missing. In hindsight it is easy to understand what was happening. But I can't blame the captain for the time it took for him to grasp what was happening. Insanely confusing and scary scenario.

56 minutes of high quality Mentour content! It is truly amazing how you can drop two of these videos a month, all with animation and perfect explanation. I can only guess how long making such an extended video takes

What a major design fault, that 2 pilots can put in contrary inputs which level each one out.

this is just fking scary

This story is the most terrifying on your channel, Peter. I can fееl the tension and stress of the situation through the screen. Awesome job!

What always gets me is how quickly things can go from "this is smooth" to "I dont have control". It is bloody scary

During this flight, I lost two of my colleagues and acquaintances from that time. The near-forensic precision of this professional analysis saddens me, as the tragedy seems like it could have been avoided. However, it simultaneously aids in my understanding that human error in this instance was not trivial or uneducated, but rather a result of a series of factors triggered by the technologically advanced design of the A330. It's very tragic. Thank you for the exceptionally professional handling of this matter.

Coming back to rewatch this video for a 3rd time. You handle these stories with such care and diligence, you’ve grown to become one of my favorite channels on KZfaq. I’m wanting to become a pilot in the future- or at least get my pilots license- as I’m not sure I’m going to be able to pursue that career as I’m hearing impaired. It takes me a lot longer to process information than it would any normal pilot, so I feel like I’m kind of out of the running by that regard. Regardless, these videos are incredibly entertaining and well put together. Thank you for all you do!

It's weird, but every time I hear this story, I still think there's a chance they'll save the plane. I keep waiting for "...and then they realized they needed to push the stick forward and continued on their flight."

A spine chilling account of this tragedy. Very professional and Considerately done. I have nearly 15,000 hrs on Airbus from 320,330,340 and your account made me feel like I was there with them but unable to talk. Poor souls, all 228 of them. Rest in peace.

Hi. I'm THE most nervous passenger on airplanes ever. I also learned to fly a small plane before I ever learned to drive. Obviously, it was a couple of lessons only; so no flying time, but I absolutely loved it 😊 When I learned to drive- my right-hand turns were INDY 500 style! 🤦🤦 I found your channel accidentally; and I'm so hooked! I've signed up to your app also-thank you. I love the way you present your channel/information; I can see you are obviously qualified in this area; and I REALLY appreciate your very factual and physically accurate accounts- while also maintaining resoect, care and admiration for the aviators who are highlighted in your content. Only a real aviator would be capable of this; and I thank you. I recently watched the content of Ted and Dan; and the respect and admiration is obvious, and contagious. Please continue to do exactly as you are! 👏👏👏 Excellent channel and content. Thank you D

I used to work on ADIRU software, we watched this closely from the first news we heard, and waited a long time for the FDR and CVR to be recovered to see if there was potentially a software error that contributed to the incident. The initial limited ADIRU faults transmitted indicated the ADIRUs performed as expected. This is another case supporting what the old engineer in the lab who investigated all devices that failed in the field said "these airplanes are so complicated you better hope you have a very good pilot every time you fly". When faults start happening, there is usually a cascade of faults and the crew needs to sort it out.

As a Simulator instructor and a graduate of Embry Riddle's courses on Aircraft Accident Investigation & Human Factors I have to say this is a Master Class on what happened in this accident. I'm beyond impressed and think you could easily be teaching this stuff to Airlines & Aviation Colleges. You've covered almost every major point in Bill Palmer's excellent book on the subject and done it in an interesting and educational way that's very difficult to achieve. It was riveting all the way through. I urge every commercial pilot to watch your videos and learn from them. They are the best I've seen. Well done! Capt. Trevor Evans MRAeS.

I did my A340 type rating just over a year ago and obviously this was discussed. But you presented this much better. I’ve learned a lot more from your video. Thank you for that. It will make me a safer pilot.

You do an outstanding job sir. I am a retirement age woman who hates flying but I find your channel extremely interesting. I have watched so many of your videos I think I might be able to make an auto-pilot localizer assisted landing of a big jet if I am ever called upon to do so 😂. And if not, well I will die trying.

I got the impression that the pilots probably did know the stall warning was going off but didn't believe it since it was only happening when nose-down - backwards from what they would have expected

I'm a french engineer and in years 2007 and 2008, i designed new types of flight controls systems for small planes. (They would be your nightmare, but we could discuss this elsewhere, here is not the place for that). I think there is a major understanding problem, between we (engineer that imagine new planes) and you, the pilots (that are using them). All these instruments, all these warnings, all these display: we are calmly designing them in our office. We have no idea what it is to really pilot a plane. We have no idea what it is to be in an emergency situation, with doubt, without knowing what to rely on, and whith our human senses blured by the shaking of the plane. What seems totally obvious to us, in the calm of our office ... seems to actually not be obvious at all in the real situation. We (engineer) think that the most direct and the most explicit way to tell, you (the pilot) that the computer has no idea of what the real values are, is to turn the display off: because we think that display turned off means no value (no valid value). That's so obvious to us. But here, in this accident, the 3 pilot did not understand that, and they though that it was a bug, a system malfunction. (while turning the display off to tell the pilot the mesure value was wrong was actually a "feature") Also, we assume that the pilot will have perfect training to understand the specific plane he is piloting, and will follow the procedures like a robot. But that's not the case. So, we should stop considering that some informations could be "obvious". Here, there should have been a red flashing light, with the writing "pitot data inconsistant" or "speed data wrong". That way, the crew would have understood that it was not a computer bug: they would not have had this doubt. Most engineer that design aircraft systems never pilot anything that flys. I do some paraglider freefly, but i don't use instruments: i only rely on my human senses to fly. I really can't imagine what's it's like to be unable to rely on these. We think the same as driving a car: in a car, you can do without instrument, just with your senses. But a plane seems to be more like a blind submarine, doomed without any instrument. I think that the engineers that designed this airbus have assumed that in case of stall, the pilots would have "sensed" it in their body. In case off wrong pitch, gravity beeing what it is, they would have sense it in their body ... i guess the shaking of the plane, combined with the stress and adrenaline of the emergency prevented that. Also, the lack of verbalisation of the pilots shows that they relied too much on considering their understanding as "obvious". 1 pilot alone could have been wrong. But for these 3 (experimented) pilot to be like that, without any clue all the time, that proves there is a problem with the displays that are unclear.

I actually felt stressed as this story unfolded so I can only imagine what the pilots were going through. A tragic tale relayed to your audience so very well. Your content just gets better and better.

Truly amazing they designed, engineered and built an aeroplane that could not fly. You are at 10k feet you just lost 28,900 feet of altitude, you pitch the nose up 6-8 degrees and put the engines to 125 percent power and the plane drops out of the sky. Amazing! The pilot flying has no idea what to do when the plane is losing altitude the engines are throttled back and wonders why the plane is not responding. Wow!

OMG, that first officer should have never been let the controls

This hits close to my heart. I used to fly that very route and that very plane regularly. Whenever I fly over the Intertropical Convergence Zone just north of Brazil and the plane shakes a bit more in the night I can't help but think of AF 447.

I've seen quite a few documentaries on this topic, and this has to be the best, most detailed and technically accurate one. I'll have to watch it again, but this is now the reference documentary regarding this crash for me. As an aeronautical engineer, thank you for that ! Outstanding job from everyone involved !

My heart really goes out to these pilots and their passengers. The way you describe it really brings one right there mentally and emotionally in that cockpit

Big thank you for this video. There are some (very good) documentaries about this accident, but you told it more from the pilots' perspective than any other documentary did, which made me think a bit more cautious about this. Before watching your video, I was like most other people, thinking those pilots were dumb. "Stall? The very first thing to do is lower the nose, engines full power. It's the very first thing you learn even in a PC simulator..." The chaotic and parallel alarms, the complete darkness, the self-contradicting appearence of the stall warning (just because the manufacturer thinks "haha, that situation will never appear, so f** it..."), the lack of a stick-shaker and your reminder of the fact that in a stressful situation, hearing and recognizing alarms is the first thing to be ignored unconsciously was very well explained. They made some critical mistakes still, but I'm thinking a bit different now. Thank you!

This is a great video and incredibly informative as always, also I really like the fact that you say regularly "xx seconds have past since AP disconect" during your explanation of the events, because its really easy to think that they had time to react and think, but that allows us to realise that what you've spent 10 minutes explaining in details and with insight that the pilots didn't have actually happened in mere seconds

The fact that when they started doing the right thing by pushing the nose down the stall warning sounding is soooo unfortunate, and is just heartbreaking

Great explanation! Can’t imagine the stress and fear the pilots must have felt in the last couple of minutes seeing the alt. meter go down fast before impact. I’m glad there has been improvement to the safety procedures after this accident and that we ultimately learned something very important from it.

Wow , thank you for the detailed content and analysis! You are so thorough that I only watch it in segments as there is so much to digest. Just subscribed. Excellent information!

I know the first officer tried his absolute hardest to fix the situation, but him taking control from the relief pilot who was doing the exact thing that could’ve saved everyone just so he could do the opposite is heartbreaking

I really appreciate your detailed timelines. It puts things in context. In this video, you calmly and deliberately explain what is going wrong for several minutes, and then say "this all happened in 18 seconds." It gives real appreciation to what the pilots were up against, and how challenging the situation was in the moment.

I have watched this video 3 times because it is by far THE BEST content regarding aviation and accidents on the web hands down! Thank you so much for the work you do Petter!

I cannot imagine the amount of information you have to gather and the work you put into each one of these videos. I am totally absorbed and feel as though I am in that cockpit fighting alongside the pilots. Excellent!!

I've seen multiple documentaries about this unfortunate Air France 447. This one hands down is the best one! It covers the technical details, but also captures the absolute horror and confusion in the cockpit like no other. I was sitting on the edge of my seat. Great work! it's crazy that Mentour Pilot makes such high quality content available for free

It's easy to forget when watching videos like this just how quickly everything we are talking about is happening. The panic and confusion must have been unbearable, and I can't imagine how the captain felt walking back into all this chaos. And of course that isn't even mentioning how the passengers must have felt. Fantastic video as always, and this was perfect timing on the upload as I had just finished catching up on the videos from the last month that I'd missed

Very good video. I watched several videos about AF447, having friends and family at Air France. Yours is definitely better. Thank you.

Although your topics are about accidents you still make me feel safe to fly by giving us insights into the training you guys go through. I like how you highlight different standards for different countries companies and how different they can be. This is one of the best channels I have found. You have an ability to put us right there into cockpit and the pilot's head.

@Mentour Pilot, I am a fellow professional aviator and huge fan of your channel. I’m a retired US Air Force pilot and current teaching as an instructor on the Gulfstream 650, 500, and 600. I’ve memorized hundreds of mishaps that I bring into the classroom and your channel has been a magnificent source; I’ve sent all my clients to your channel and hope to send many more. GREAT WORK!! ~ Bill

When you hear stall-stall-stall while pitching up and you can't combine these two elements in order to realize that pitching up at high altitude can result in a real stall, is beyond me. The F/O was panicking from the beginning. He could not think at all.

As a kid, I used to fly with my brother, who was going thru flight lessons. On many of our flights together, he always pointed out that, in the event of unforseen circumstances, always revert to the basics of Stick and Rudder... Just fly the plane. Engine speed, horizontal and vertical stability, and figure it out.

Your narration is so clear and simple. Thankyou❤

DAMN! I have been a pilot for 42 years…spending time in Boeing 737 757 and the last 17 years in the Airbus. This is gut-wrenching. TRAINING TRAINING TRAINING! This was a complete cluster.

I'm French and I've seen many videos about airfrance 447. As here in France it obviously was a very big deal, I already knew most of what happened. But you truly did an amazing job explaining how the different factors combined brought up this tragedy. You sincerely did an impressive job! Also, when you hear the last words of the crew right before impact, it truly is heartbreaking hearing them realizing they're about to "hit".. I rarely write comments, but your video deserves it! Thanks again.

Literally my BP raised and won't come down after watching this breath taking video. So beautifully narrated, so aptly animated and derived to us aviation fans here. Mentally was down for a long time, as to what happened. The presentation looked like it happened for real right now and I was there inside the aircraft !!! Great Cap. keep the wonderful work going

They should also do something about competing joysticks. that is ridicules.

Wow 56 mins of Petter explaining me this crash on a rainy Sunday. Could I even ask for a bigger treat?! One of the best story-tellers on KZfaq hands down.

Waking up on a Sunday morning to an hour long Mentour video?!?!? Guess I'm laying in bed a little longer this morning! What a treat.

I never realised how complicated jet airliners are. These aircraft are amazing in the information they gather, how they gather it, and how it is supplied to the pilots. The pilots are also amazing people. As a passenger you just don't appreciate what is going on behind the scenes, while you are drinking your cocktail/coffee etc. The next time I fly, I will fully appreciate the high level of skill and knowledge required to keep me safe. Regards Rob.

It was the first officer pulling back on the stick, that's what crashed the airplane!! And i don't think it was his training at low altitude (thrust+nose up) i think it was purely psychological (emotional) - i don't wan't to crash = nose up. And only at the end he gave the vital information "but i had the stick back for quite some time". It's elementary logic that when an aircraft dosen't display the data, what the procedure should be - NOTHING, the plane has been flying OK till now, so why change anything, why give inputs that don't make any sense. I first watched a Docu about the AF 447 10 years ago and every time i hear about this flight i feel deep sadness, it didn't had to be this way.. I hope the families of the passengers found their peace.

Having family members working at Air France, this accident has a bitter taste for me. Even though it happened 13 years ago, it remains a difficult wound for the company, and is still a reason why some crew members don't fly with their wives when having young children. My family members told me that they always have thoughts about their lost colleagues when flying the Paris-Rio and Rio-Paris routes. This is a tragedy that won't soon be forgotten.

While I am aware of what panic and confusion can do to rational thinking, this one still remains infuriating. That someone was able to reach this level of his professional pilot carreer visibly without having received the appropriate training to ensure that he would understand the most fundamental principles of flying and stall prevention. That was a hearth-breaking one to watch explained like this in all details, but very interesting documentary.

I just don’t understand why the FO didn’t just kept on flying leveled and wait for the relief pilot to go through the checklist to understand the problem. It’s what they train us to do… it’s mind blowing, so sad.

Excellent video. Plenty of details and clarification. Greetings from Brazil. Thank you.

I am from a little French island in the Caribbean, Martinique, I am afraid of “flying” (it’s likely inevitable, as I did my studies abroad, and I’d love to discover other culture). I have discovered your channel a year ago from now, and it really helped me, more than any medication. I was looking forward for you to cover this crash, even though I’ve read and watched several serious articles on the subject, and yet, you helped me understanding this accident better. You cover so many aspects, technical elements but also human or cognitive aspects, it is really appreciated. Thank you and your team very much for your work, it is really above any content I watch on KZfaq or TV.

The moral of the story is, 'If you're pitching up but still losing altitude, despite full throttle, PITCH DOWN OR YOU'LL KEEP LOSING MORE ANYWAY. (in the dark after flying through stormy weather). I'm surprised the computer of the plane doesn't blatantly tell them that.

Let one person have control. Make up you mind. It's like car with 2 drivers, one turning left, other right.. one speed up, the other breaking.. They simply stalled by reducing the thrust and keep climbing until it started to fall.