Comment by Syzygies

3 years ago

I am addicted to a fault to Mentour Pilot's studies of flight incidents. Again, here, he goes into greater depth:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSMe1wAdMdg

I like Mentour Pilot but the outcome of the incident is only revealed at the end.

Admiral Cloudberg's articles are more like Columbo: they start with what happened, and then go back in time to find out and explain all the little details that caused it. In a way it's much more logical that way.

Mentour Pilot constantly has to say "remember this, it will prove important later". But we don't know why it's important, and so we don't remember, and as a result the narrative is much less clear.

I was going to mention him! I found his channel in the last year and have loved watching his coverage, especially from the point of view of a pilot.

If you like this article you’ll also likely like the show Air Disasters too (also known as Air Crash Investigations and Mayday, depending on where you are). It goes into a lot of detail based on crash reports without sensationalizing things too, though not quite as far as this article.

  • Another great channel is "Green Dot Aviation". I think he's the best in class, personally. Him and Admiral Cloudberg are the best aviation content out there.