How Does a Commercial Pilot Make This Mistake

this is why words matter when talking with ATC

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[kenbrown]

if you run out of fuel, you become a glider. if you run out of snacks, Kelsey becomes hangry.

[RipleySawzen]

When ATC's voice sounds even 10% stressed, you know something terrible is happening.

[happyhonda]

Anybody else see the value and advantage of honesty and integrity of character here? Kelsey does. Love ya Brother!

[Rekuzan]

Kelsey's reactions ~
Running out of fuel: "Meh, I got this..."
Running out snacks: "WE'RE ALL GONNAH STARVE TO DEATH!!!" 🤣🤣🤣

[aeray]

Paperwork and questions are always better than a crash. That's pretty much good advice for many things in life.

[MrPomelo]

Don’t be a quitter. Keep fighting. Great message from our captain on this sunday morning!

[Thisandthat]

i remember a video of Cpt. Al Haynes giving a talk about United 232 at NASA Dryden, (it's on yt). He did EXACTLY the same. He took a moment to address general aviation pilots directly, and told them to not be scared of declaring an emergency.
Even if (his word) they would hear about it, if it turned out unnecessary, from other pilots and have a lot of paperwork. But that's better than dying from being too poiite and not wanting to be an annoyance.

[rapid]

I’ll say it again: 4-stripe Kelsey is far more assertive than 3-stripe Kelsey. I like it.

[ad]

Reminds me of Avianca Flight 052 from 1990.

After that crash, it was clarified which phrases should be used, so that everyone understands the seriousness of the event. This time it doesn't sound like it was a language barrier that was the cause. As a pilot he should know the difference between "minimum fuel" and "mayday mayday mayday fuel".

If it was paperwork he wanted to avoid by not declaring emergency. I'm pretty sure there was a lot more paperwork after this.

I'm glad to hear he survived.

[oneoldmanontheroad]

Perceived risk versus actual risk is a fascinating subject.

[erictaylor]

Filling out paperwork after an inflight emergency is actually extremely enjoyable for the simple reason that you are still capable of filling out paperwork.

[sandrad]

Second worst thing after having a fire on board, having no snacks. I love it! 😂

[angelraburn]

Captain giving the rundown and the best advice of never giving up and keep fighting - making my Sunday the best as always. You know that pilot made it because of back up snacks. Thanks Kelsey.

[jimgrant]

I used to know a pilot with one of the major airlines. He told me a story where their destination airport was closed due to a major winter storm. Their alternate airport was also closed as where most airports in the are. This was in the New England area. They finally had to fly back about 300 miles to an open airport. Unfortunately, they hit major headwinds. They told approach control they were minimum fuel. The controller advised the pilots to stand by for vectors. He proceeded to give them vectors for a holding pattern because so many flights were being diverted to this airport. Being the strong-willed pilot he was, he said no, they needed a direct approach and restated they were minimum fuel. The controller asked if they were declaring a fuel emergency. They responded yes. When they landed, of course they were delayed getting to a gate by about 45 minutes. One of the engines quit because of fuel exhaustion. If they would have allowed the controller to make their decision, they probably would have crashed. The PIC is flying the plane, not the controllers.

[CoffeeCupVT]

Kelsey's always a pleasure to watch, but this was exceptionally good, especially his advice at the end about not throwing your hands up when everything's going wrong. Also, the errant pilot may deserve some praise for choosing the field over a highway for an additional reason: perhaps he realized that landing on a Chicago highway risked other lives as well as his own. I'm sure the highway looked more tempting and it was apparently his original choice. Thank Heaven he did the right thing for all concerned. Great video!

[Tanxmann]

"You don't have time for extra time" I'm putting that on a T-shirt 🙂

[CKOD]

Man I bet that controller had words for that guy when he jumped right from min fuel to out of fuel in just a few minutes. But just dealt with the vastly different situation the pilot handed him.

[michaelclark]

Wise words at the end not just for pilots but anyone facing seemingly lost causes in life

[shahramghavamian]

As been a surgeon myself, sometimes you can be stuck in a "tunnel" when you are in trouble in operating room, keep saying to yourself I will handle it and I never give up. Controlling my high level of stress. It's my background and experience saved me in these situations. In surgery, now we are procedure of safety like as Check-list. In my surgery, always check by myself no blind trusting. Very fan of your job.😊

[bobd]

There's a line from a TV show that I love that exemplifies what Kelsey said at the end - "We'll do everything we can...until we can't".
Of course, there's the other saying - "Fly the plane all the way to the scene of the crash".