Cessna Power Loss Vs. Hudson Landing: Why The STARTLE EFFECT Matters! EXPLAINED by CAPTAIN JOE

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In the high-stress world of aviation, unexpected engine failures can send shockwaves through a pilot's world, and how they react in these critical moments can be a matter of life and death. Join us as we explore the incredible stories of pilots facing engine failures and compare their experiences to the legendary Hudson River landing.

In this video, we delve deep into the aviation world to understand the "startle effect" – a psychological response that affects how pilots react when confronted with sudden, unexpected situations. You'll witness the dramatic difference between the initial shock of an engine failure in a small Cessna 150 and the miraculous emergency landing of US Airways Flight 1549 on the Hudson River, where both engines failed.

We'll explore the factors that contribute to the startle effect, how it affects decision-making, and ultimately, how pilots are trained to overcome this instinctive response to ensure the safety of their passengers and themselves. This video offers a captivating look at the split-second choices made in the face of adversity and the invaluable lessons learned from these harrowing experiences.

So, join us on this thrilling journey through aviation's most challenging moments, and gain a newfound appreciation for the skill, training, and unshakeable resolve of the men and women who navigate the skies, facing the unknown with courage and determination. Don't forget to like, share, and subscribe to stay updated on more exciting aviation content!

Thank you very much for your time! I hope you enjoy this video!
Wishing you all the best!

Your "Captain" Joe

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00:00 Introduction
00:38 Engine Failure on Cessna
05:27 Debrief of Engine Failure
07:04 Future Pilots Masterclass insight
07:27 Comparison to Hudson River landing
09:08 Startle Effect
11:30 Surprise Effect
12:37 Startle vs Surprise Effect
13:00 5 helpful tips on startle effect
13:11 #1 Training and Simulation
13:55 #2 Chair Flying
14:43 #3 Enhance Situational Awareness
15:11 #4 Effective Crew Communication
15:34 #5 Mental Preparedness
16:53 Outro

[rilmar]

As the old joke goes: the propeller is actually a fan to cool the pilot down, when it stops spinning, you can see the pilot start sweating

[vasilivh]

I think the pilot's focus on talking to ATC was a very natural one, alone in a scary situation you look for support from other humans. Even if they can't physically help you and you have no more useful information to share, you just want to talk about what's going on. It's also a way to try and distract yourself from the scariness of what is going on. But it's also true that looking for support and distracting yourself aren't helpful coping strategies when you need to do what has to be done, right now, and alone.

[MicrowavedAlastair]

Tom Hanks does a really good job portraying the subtle emotions of someone like Sully in an event like that. If you're good enough at reading people, you can hear that startle in the ATC of the Miracle on the Hudson. Sully does a very good job reigning it in, but you can hear it. Fear is universal, it is the response to it that determines success or failure.

[VsukraM]

It can happen to anyone at any time...
Me, a glider pilot: 🤔

[tomgio]

Business flyer for many years. Watching Captain Joe and Kelsey from 74 Gear, and reading Patrick Smith from Ask the Pilot, has made me very comfortable and informed when in the skies; especially when events appear to be dicey, but are rather routine and SOP for the pilots and cabin crew (e.g. go-arounds, crab landings, turbulence, and once - sudden cabin depressurization). Has even helped me calm fellow passengers. Thank you, Captain Joe, for another informative and contextual video!

[Dagrond]

10:55 Startle effect example: My son just went through Navy RLP Inspection which is a kind of hazing, during which you need to recall and correctly state certain regulations while the world around you is on fire by drill instructors. I can see now why they do this. It's kind of an inoculation. If you've been through it before, than you will reduce that lag of indecision that can get your brothers and sisters killed.

Love the vid Joe.

[LTVoyager]

He did a nice job overall. And 70 knots isn’t slow at all for a Cessna 150. That is nearly twice the stall speed at a light weight. The only real mistake I saw was he didn’t pull the yoke back into his chest to make a soft field landing after touchdown. When landing in a field like that, you don’t know how soft it is and keeping the nose wheel light is almost always advisable.

[dzymslizzy]

In a stress-management class I took, the facilitator was famous for saying, "Be careful how you talk to yourself, for you are listening." In other words, give yourself credit, and don't call yourself names like dummy or stupid.

[josephreeves]

Excellent video! This brought back memories of the Eastern flight 401 crash back in 1972. Aircraft unexpectedly started a descent so gradual that no one noticed until moments before the crash. Flight recorder audio of the cockpit crew illustrates how they were confused when they saw instrumentation indicating their low altitude.

[Tellitasitis]

In the UK for a forced landing, we were taught to pick a suitable field considering wind direction, surface, length etc, and to set up a base leg for that field, beginning at 1, 000ft ... so, to pick that field, then a spot which is your 1, 000ft area for that field. To simply glide down and hope to get into a field isn't a good idea ... it will often work for some large fields where there are plenty, but for others, it won't. That huge field the Cessna landed in didn't warrant a base leg, ... the approach and landing were fine.
The base leg for a field is a really good idea and I'm glad I was taught it.
It would be a really good idea to see a simulated or real forced landing into a field where only that field exists. On my own GFT (Flying Test) the examiner cut the engine at 2, 200 ft as I climbed straight ahead out of the runway. I did as already described, gave a mock Mayday call and declared no visible signs giving wind direction so I was using the wind direction that ATC had given to me when I was cleared for take-off. (made a note on my knee pad).
I identified a nice field straight ahead and told the examiner of it along with where my 1, 000ft area was for that field. I had not enough height to do a full or partial "circuit" for that field so I did a long sweeping glide in order to dump height and to be at my 1, 000ft area at that height. From there it was simple to get into the field ... didn't actually land in it but satisfied the examiner that I could have. In the USA it's probably the case that there could be larger fields around than in England ... not necessarily though, but likely. The field I picked was only one of 2 available to me as far as I remember ... going back almost 50 years now! If there hadn't been a field available for my chosen wind direction (straight ahead), I would have made a turn and looked for any longish decent field.

[fenztiny]

As a aviation rescue firefighter and a volunteer firefighter, this video is just a valuable for us as it is for pilots. Thanks for this video Joe, I plan on using this video in our training. Good reminders and tips

[salvatores]

This video made me understand why during my ATPL my CFI kept making me 3/4 engine failures randomly during every flight, over every kind of terrain. Luckily I finished my single engine without problems, this video or the contents of it should always be told to everyone who starts flying. Thanks Joe! :)

[enima]

Glad your back with more videos Joe I’m subscribed to the future pilots and I love seeing different people stories of how they became pilots

[Loutral]

It's funny how similar this situation can be to emergency responders.
As an EMT, you can definitively feel the startle effect when someone suddenly enters into Cardio Respiratory Arrest.
It takes you a few seconds to gather your wits.
And the more training and experience you got, the more you can mitigate that startle effect duration and be efficient.
But you can't completely get rid of it.

[Derry]

Being a student pilot I saw these techniques also works for day to everyday life as how to deal with problems ect very helpfully anyway.

[thebetterayaan]

been desperately waiting to view this video after seeing your story on instagram.. i joined the future pilots masterclass and im also looking forward to getting to read your book, "read and do".. cant thank you enough for these informative videos and courses and looking forward to talking to you in the future zoom sessions very soon!

[jassy]

This video let me recall all my memories to my emergency landing I had some time ago in the Austrian mountains.
Without thinking about it I indeed followed the Aviate-Navigate-Communicate rule and put the aircraft down on a small uphill meadow on top of a mountain. (Without any damage. Luckily) Only significantly later I realised what I just did and that it actually was picture perfect. Without a doubt, I had all the luck in the world but beside that, being well trained and having had the last dead stick landings just a few days ago definitely saved my life that day.
Boy, I can not emphasise that enough: Stay. In. Training. Really!

[julianwelz]

The Cessna Pilot made an absolutely great job - my respect. 👍👍👍

[yutahestifirmani]

Wow, finally the cool video from Captain Joe is back. I am excited about this video because in this video there are excerpts from my favorite film. I have watched this video many times and still love it. this video is cool and great. ✈️🛩️

[burke]

An interesting comparison. I particularly liked the comparison of startle vs. surprise. (Also, that Tom Hanks is a heck of an actor. He's gonna be famous one of these days.) ;)

One piece of constructive criticism: Your editor should have someone check their graphics for spelling. There were two errors that I noticed in this video: "CHAIR FYLING" (13:56) and "Reharse your procedures!" (16:48) It's a shame in an otherwise very professional presentation.