Never assume, always prepare

[Guest]

Mistakes happen, but they can be mitigated with due diligence ... and that can be taught on a simulator without risk and minimal cost, doesn't matter who you are nor how much flight experience you have.

Cheers, Rob .

[speedyTC]

Add one more lesson to those, Rob.

• Use of a spell-checker should be made mandatory for people posting anything on the Web.

Some of the captions in those clips were cringe-worthy.

[HighBypass]

Now that's what I call a "ballanced" reply, Tony  Yes, the video is great, but the spelling was indeed lacking in places.

[tamsini]

Spelling notwithstanding, these clips are downright scary. How did some of these people get the OK to take control of these planes?

[speedyTC]

Just as there are good drivers and poor drivers on our roads, Mario. Most do get a license but once that is handed out a good proportion of them end up being terrible drivers in practice and a very real road menace. I guess it's the same for PPL holders; and a car can kill you just as easily as an airplane can but just not as spectacularly.

[Murmur]

Nice video, kept showing in my recommended videos but never watched it until now. :-)

Can't believe that guy did a go-around after belly striking the runway?

 

[RichieFly]

That was a painful watch: so much wasted aluminum. And, poor cat.

Does this mean flying cars are not "right around the corner."?

[MarkW]

I would highly recommend the AOPA accident investigation videos on Youtube.  It is just incredible how pilots, many of whom have thousands of hours of experience on a particular plane, get into trouble in various ways that unfortunately cost them their lives.