Airline Pilot Breaks Down Airplane Flying Scenes From Film & TV | WIRED
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- Опубликовано: 11 май 2024
- Airline captain Fatima Shafi examines scenes depicting airplanes from movies and television. Why do the pilot and copilot repeat what each other are saying in 'Sully'? Does weight really affect an empty aircraft like in the Tom Cruise film 'American Made'? Do pilots lie to passengers when they say they'll only have to wait, "another 30 minutes"?
Fatima Shafi is a captain for a major US commercial airline and is also a former avionics engineering officer for the Pakistan Air Force.
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Please have her back. I could listen to her talk about planes all day.
Planes? I didn't see any planes in this clip at all haha
Definitely. She has my "up"vote.
simp
vhenz lmaoo 🤣. true tho like fr
yess
"They don´t need MARGARET to come" hahahahah I love her
GQ and Wired really battling it out here
It's like Antz vs A Bug's Life! Deep Impact vs Armageddon! Captain Marvel vs Shazam! The Matrix vs The 13th Floor vs Dark City vs eXistenZ!
who's winning?
@@lockdown550 Wired wins for me. The GQ one reviewed Flight without ever addressing whether the inverted plane was feasible or not. Surely the most obvious thing to comment on and they just skipped over it.
@@grantmalone Just to clear that up. Feasible, no. Possible, yes, planes can fly upside down (depending on the plane, and I'm not including aerobatic planes btw)
GQ winning hard
"They do not need Margaret"
Margaret is an essential worker.
Made me lol
Why she hatin on Margaret?
@@MisterItchy Women, you know how it is.
@@MisterItchy because she was walk in walk out and Capitan Fatima wanted to go to the toilet but the butt its stuck
I actually liked this one. More planes please.
I love your moniker & avatar:)
😯🐜
Wendover Productions has entered the chat
She is so beautiful and smart
@João Maverick why does that matter, im here for the planes.
João Maverick yea shes so hot!!
Editor did her so dirty freezing her when she’s making weird faces
She's so beautiful, the freezing didn't impact her in any way
Was thinking the same thing. They could have done much better job editing this.
I've noticed they do that a lot with this series.. they do everyone dirty
And they didn't even mic her properly
@@MrWest949 I think this is a video call, cause quarantine
The editing is kind of weird sometimes. I wish she was not cut off so abruptly so often.
*facialexpression.exe has stopped*
Check out the one GQ posted last week ruclips.net/video/Y5qjj9618zE/видео.html
or is the editing WIRED?? hehehehehe
bruh .
@lol haha she doesnt ramble wtf, havent you heard what shes been saying? She explains everything very well. Besides that, the editing isnt bad, they just stop the movie right before she explains something which makes the dialog fluid
She's just amazing, so professional, explained every detail calmly, thank you so much Fatima
She's got a great, lively personality. I feel like I've actually listened and learned on one of these this time. I hope she does instructing, she's got a knack for it.
Sure.....
And happens to be gorgeous as well
She killed it!
I'm getting r/niceguy vibes here.
Bruh she annihilated "Flight"
For the wrong reasons. Now I'll admit I'm neither an aviation structural engineer, nor a an aerodynamics whizz, but I'd be more troubled by the idea of flying an aircraft upside down than I would be by which engine got shut down when (the movie doesn't get it wrong BTW, they shut down the right engine, and try to fly just on the left one).
@@GoranXII she roasted it for _many_ reasons. Legit question - if you aren't an expert in aviation, why do you say what she said was "wrong"?
@@lukerinderknecht2982 Because she said "of course you lost power, you just shut down your engine." Except they shut down the _right_ engine, but then panicked and said they lost the _left_ engine as well. It's not an issue of engineering, it's an issue of left and right.
@@GoranXII you're right, they did shut down the right engine and not the left (the shot of him doing so was flipped upside down, I'm guessing that's why she mixed them up).
It's not really clear why he shut one down but not the other: the co-pilot said "fire in the left engine", the captain said "put it out" but the co-pilot then puts out the right one. Regardless, at that point the other engine fails too, so there's nothing for Margaret to give "full power" to.
The bigger picture -- she points out about 7 other things that are implausible (and sums it up generally at 14:42), so when you say she annihilated it "for the wrong reasons" that's not accurate.
@@lukerinderknecht2982 She also says that having both engines out should cut electrical power, except that's not true, due to the existence of the APU (Auxiliary Power Unit). Yet she _doesn't_ criticise them for flying upside down, despite the aircraft not even being tested to take it, nor the pilots being trained to control it, at least, as far as I'm aware.
Please bring her back, but get her a better mic
Is it the mic or lack of sound dampening and/or the room recorded in?
@@rankinh71 Both. But using a lavalier mic would have helped a lot.
Just watch 74 gear
Yeah it's the room not the mic.
Lol I thought my new headphone sucked
I was hoping you'd go into more detail about why LaGuardia is your favorite airport.
Yes! Thought the same
Seems like a fun place..
You mean LaGarbage?
@@juanpablo_ce TRUE
she probably did and they probably cut it out lol
Was Snakes on a Plane accurate?
😂😂😂😂
Pretty sure they nailed the part where _you don't want snakes on your plane._
Cim easy fix, just start opening some windows.
Benjamin Schaetzle no it’s a reference to the movie. What are you daft?
The real question is was snakes on a plane hissssstory.
But what about left phalange?
There is no left phalange.
this plane has NO PHALANGE
@@kalevstheworld We're all getting off. There is no Phalange!
Her FRIEND has a FEELING there is something wrong with the plane
Don't you point that thing at me!!!
There's something about hearing her say "An aircraft is built to withstand a certain number of bird-strikes" with a straight face that absolutely KILLS me
She's super knowledgeable & super professional, I can listen to her all day.
And look at her all day.
The most impressive thing about Sully (the man, and the film) is how utterly calm he was when he announced the bird strike. It was like "dum de dum dum BIRDS dum de dum dummm"
Lol there's a whole desert to land in near Vegas
The problem being they had no power and those planes don't glide. They didn't have enough altitude to get out of the city.
She's right that the airport is RIGHT there by the strip, though; I just flew in there this week and there's no way they had to land on the strip 😂
It is more visually appealing though. I mean these are movies we're talking about.
and even macaron airport
...and a whole airport nearby, as was mentioned in the video.
"........ and he's wearing the wrong hat" she's so funny
Wow she is a star. Just really compelling and eloquent.
So what ive learned is Sully is the greatest movie depiction of real aircraft flight. GQ and Wired confirm this
Here is Sully blatantly LYING to Katie Couric in his 60 Minutes interview:
ruclips.net/video/2BrNHTXMTIs/видео.htmlm13s
He knows what he said. And if he ever forgets, it is right here on tape:
ruclips.net/video/mLFZTzR5u84/видео.html
Yet you can see the clever editing that 60 Minutes did. They don't care at all about investigative journalism. Not on this story. They sweep his mistakes under the rug.
Here is Clint Eastwood's decision to repeat this same lie:
ruclips.net/video/JSlbHK07fkY/видео.htmlm11s
And Fatima too, for whatever reason, chooses to deliver to us this bogus story about superior airmanship. There were many gross errors that she could have pointed out. Error that led this aircraft to crash, when it was in perfectly good condition. Had Skiles and Sully done their job properly that day. Yet Fatima chooses to not do her job. And Couric opts out. Along with Eastwood. And the NTSB. Etc, etc, etc. Everyone who knew better.
Starting with Sully.
@Dylan Visser, this interview he gave to 60 Minutes, just a few weeks after the crash, is the ONLY time I have heard Sully come anywhere close to owning up to his mistakes:
ruclips.net/video/XQVGglYOhEg/видео.htmlm39s
Curic flat out asks him, "...do you regret anything that you did?"
"No." Sully replies, without a single second of hesitation.
This is the moment you see the OFF flags on his conscience pop into view.
And in the 11 plus years since, I have not seen any hint of that conscience reappearing.
@@dahawk8574 What mistakes do you mean, please? Not trying to be rude, I'm genuinely curious.
@@dahawk8574 what
@@dahawk8574 oh the poor baby on 60 minutes, I'm so sorry to hear that he didn't treat her like a princess like she deserves
The last thing I expected to hear was that the UPSIDE DOWN flight was the ACCURATE part!
It is, the movie is loosely based on an actual crash where the screw of the rear horizontal stabiliser failed.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Airlines_Flight_261
But she is also correct that after the flip the plane would immediately nosedive again.
Please bring her back, but get her a better mic
I was sad when this video ended, loveeee her! Learned so much
Get a load of this simp
@@Th3RedWolf settle down virgin
@@Bxyxox gottem
Why is Airplane (1980) not on the list? Seems pretty realistic to me
Shurly you can't be serious!
They never get over Macho Grande.
Well that's more like documentary
Looks like I picked the wrong week to stop reading comments!
Hospital!! What is it?!
It's a big building with patients, but that's not important now.
This is awesome and she is great, but what´s wrong with the editor, cutting and leaving her still face on in awkeward positions, that´s not nice nor necessary.
That’s just what they do on this series
Welcome to WIRED
@@marianne5055 thx for the info, i havent seen this before. this makes even weirder. somebody gotta tell them how to edit properly. shame to butcher such good content.
Simp
They do this for most the experts lol I dont get it but I also think its meant to indicate a hard cut for content purposes
“They go inverted... that’s fine”
@@mingdazhang6398 oh boy... we've got a tenet fan here 😁
she's so incredibly articulate!! please bring her back soon
One of the better technique critiques, I was entertained and also learned a lot of things I didn't know. Great content!
This was AWESOME! So cool to see a woman in the industry especially.
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Simp
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It's one of the most gender-imbalanced careers in the world, something like 3% female. I don't think this is cultural or hierarchical though, because aviation is very rigid and meritocratic - I think most women just really don't want to be airline pilots.
edit - an obvious flaw in the above reasoning that I didn't explore: even if it's true that most women just don't want to be pilots, that itself could be a cultural artifact. But this is looking at the issue backwards. It's a lousy and boring job, so rather than asking "why don't more women want to be pilots" the more pertinent question would be "why do any men want to be pilots". The irrational inclination of men towards boring and unhealthy jobs probably *is* a cultural artifact that ought to be addressed, but feminists are unlikely to find it interesting, and would rather raise the ratio of women in these jobs (because they pay well, and are therefore "good" in our values) than reduce the existence of boring and unhealthy jobs.
@@boiledelephant oh, you just made my day
Should also do this with a flight attendant. The amount of times I see scenes where they just open the aircraft door midflight or someone just randomly enters the flight deck xD
Gaioso! Estás aqui ahah :D Beijocas!
she is beautiful/gorgeous! About time we had someone "someone else"
“They don’t need margret”
Underrated
In Miracle on the Hudson, starting the APU is not the first item on the QRH checklist. Actually, this step falls much further down the list for 2 engine out procedure for an A320 aircraft. It was Sulley's expert knowledge to decide to turn the APU on immediately, and this decision could have saved some lives during the emergency landing.
"So basically he is trying to say you are not that good of a pilot. That is a big insult to a pilot" - Pilot
Genius
So, the 30 minute rule is the american version of “ahorita” in spanish
hahahahaha dead
german version would be "gleich"
"They don't need Margaret" lol ...this is good stuff.
Woah. I can't tell you how FASCINATING this was!!! Thank you so much! Please have Captn Shafi on more often pls!
Could you maybe do one with a forensic pathologist? Thanks!
They have
Of course, you lost an engine, you just shut it off!! 😂
She is so eloquent, confident and experienced. I will trust her to fly me anywhere on any aircraft.
Please bring her back. I enjoyed her so much.
more of her please and thank you.
There is something very Deanna Troi about her, voice too.
Both capable, powerful women, so, yeah.
As I remember, Deanna Troi crashed entire spaceship while being commanding officer for 5 minutes, so I hope this pilot is more responsible.
I'm just happy seeing a reference to my favorite franchise on a video about my passion
This is great! You found a lady with the technical skills, a mesmerizing face, and the true mindset of an aviator, she's perfect for these videos and I do hope you have her back again for another round!
My cousin is a pilot and she says that whoever makes the decisions about protocols (can’t remember the name) are considering getting rid of the two-pilot system to save money despite how effective it is at catching human error. I hope that never comes to fruition.
Hey, they already got arid of the navigator eons ago. Flying is so automated these day but the pilot is relatively small cost. There are more effective ways to save money without adding risk.
It’s not going to happen, governments will never legalize it.
@@insayn7995 lets hope, juts look at all the suits regard driverless cars let alone planes. Remember flying cars, that will never happen. Some predictions are not well thought out.
Yea that’s most likely going to happen eventually
@@insayn7995 of lobbyists throw enough money at it the regulations will change.
I love that she's a pilot, so refreshing to see 👍
Loved this, although her last statement made me a little sad. I'm almost 60 and I still look up every time an airplane passes overhead, but I never learned how to fly. Life just got in the way.
I too, look up to see the aircraft flying. Was in aviation for over 50 years at different jobs but mostly as an FAA Licensed Aircraft Dispatcher. Best job I ever had. Got to fly in the cockpit many times. Gave up my cabin seat to do that whenever I could.
It's not too late! 50something is hardly 'too old' to learn something new, even so complicated. I know it's not cheap but if you want to fly, I say you find way to get that training and a pilot's license! Never give up!
Hey Larry, I'm a commercial pilot and flight instructor and I hope what I say gives a little hope. One of my students was in a similar situation to you, he wanted to fly but being afraid of what his parents would say got in his way. Went into his family business and made millions but was never happy he said. He came round to our school at 62, determined to get a private pilot's license. I signed him off for his checkride last year and he passed first try. Sharing that joy with him is one of the best moments I've had as a pilot, despite being nearly 40 years his junior. You can do this and I hope you do. Not following a dream kills many before their body gives out. You got this.
More episodes with her please! She is so knowledgeable and her explanations are both interesting and easy to understand. This was a joy to watch.
Well explained by a truly enchanting host. I would love to see her in more vids.
Love this whole series. So enjoyable to hear the actual experts in the fields they discuss, to see what is bs and what is true. Well done!
I really loved how she explained it... very didactic and simple, and very kind. Loved it!
Please make more videos of her breaking down flight scenes, @Wired! :) :)
I've seen these videos explained before but never so thoroughly, so succinctly and so professionally. A wonderful episode and I hope you'll have Captain Fatima back again soon!
“India Golf Niner Niner is Buddy Spiked, abort abort !”
“Friendlies at 2-0 miles southwest of your position ! Angels 10! Track EAST, disengage! Over!”
Omg i loooved that scene! 🦸♀️
Lol her face during flight, watching that crap is priceless😂 I’m sure any pilot who watched that movies made that face
Helicopter pilot *in training* here,
But going inverted seems like such a well thought and feasible idea!!
@@MattNeufy Pilot these days are basically taught nothing about how to handle stalls like they used to do. It is not at all like in the movies, 5 degrees flap and a 5% power gets these lumbering beasts going again.
She's amazing. So detailed and precise...and so beautiful. One of my favourite episodes!
When in doubt, ask Margareth haha! So interesting, loved it. I would definitely trust Fatima to fly me safely anywhere in the world
Just noticed that the guy who says "didn't they say a half hour an hour ago" in the 30 Rock episode was in all the Jason Bourne movies.
I heard he almost died on Mars.
Angry Kittens I heard he’s wicked smart
And never a guest in Jimmy Kimmel show
Apologies to Matt Damon, we ran out of time.
I heard that he almost bought a zoo
I thought every airliner came with a standard issue Margaret.
I liked Fatima, bring her back for more.
The piece of info about a sterile flight deck in terms of conversation was very interesting!
I've seen 3-4 professional pilots talk about Sully on RUclips, but one thing I find strange is that not one of them has mentioned that they break the sterile cockpit rule in the movie right before they hit the birds.
Several accidents have been blamed on cockpit conversations about non-operational matters, hence the rule. It's too easy to miss steps on checklists when you're nattering on about something that's not connected to the task at hand. Colgan Air Flight 3407, Eastern Air Lines Flight 212, and Air Florida Flight 90 are all crashes that were affected by extraneous conversations.
Great video with a well spoken and poised expert. Bring her back some time :)
Thank you for the Pakistani representation Ms. Fatima and WIRED.
Great video. Loved it. More please.
she is a rockstar and deserves a better mic
I love this lady!! We need more videos with her!
she passed the vibe check for saying LGA is her favorite airport
Movies be like some random dude instant Ly learns how to fly a plane
I love your commentary about the movie clips, Captain. Thank you for your RUclips video, I really enjoyed it. Keep the skies friendly 😊
More of Captain Shafi please, I enjoyed her very clear explanations and this video was oddly comforting to someone nervous about flying.
Dude she's the daughter of Shafi Sehwani ( Pakistan most wanted criminal back in the days, he was imprisoned on corruption charges)
here you go: www.dawn.com/news/13601
I loved the neutral, factual representation Clint Eastwood gave to Sully. Sure, he exaggerated some things for dramatic effect, but all in all the movie has a very unexcited and almost documentary style to it.
The reality was more than dramatic enough. First successful water landing of a plane that size, anywhere. First successful water landing of a plane even half-way close to that size, anywhere. The precision of the angle of impact was insane. Anyone who thinks that drama is expressed by shouting and random half-violent movement has a) watched too many moves AND b) never been in a serious real-life situation, ever.
@@alisoncircus I think the exxaggerated part was mostly the hearing that was much more confrontational an accusatory in the movie than it really was (for dramatic effect) the rest, not so much...
Omg she’s beautiful 😍
Also smart.
I have zero interest in planes, yet I watched the whole video because Fatima was so great.
She is so fascinating and educated!!!! I’ve never been interested in airplanes but I was completely captivated!!!
*At least this video is about my passion rather than doctors reviewing Gray's Anatomy*
Grey's*
@@TheAviationChannel Grace*
@@WalterWhiteFromTheBlock 😅i have checked that it is actually Grey's anatomy
@@TheAviationChannel If you would watch doctors reviewing Grey's Anatomy, you would know the difference between Gray's Anatomy and Grey's Anatomy ;)
You could just not watch the ones that don't interest you personally...
Actual Pilot: You lose an aileron at that point that should be the end of that flight
Sim pilots: Nah, just trim it out you're fine.
A10 "Wings are optional right?"
@@Coconut-219 YES YES THEY ARE!!!!! ;P
Not that much trim in the world.
@@Coconut-219 Partially; An F-15 does have an optional wing though, go ahead and knock off a full one all the way back to the fillet for the engine nacelle and go ahead and land. This actually happened....
This was fascinating! One of the best ones. Plz have her back!
Props for choosing a female pilot
Based on the cadets at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, CO and the students at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, FL, there's a good number of female pilots. I couldn't find exact numbers, but it's not an insignificant number.
Fact: Speaking English is required to get your pilot's license.
They could've chose a better candidate for the job. A reality check n this female pilot:
rebellutionary.wordpress.com/2015/04/13/gender-gerrymander-a-tale-of-a-blackmailing-damsel/
@@mingshalee2392 That was a very interesting read.
@@mingshalee2392 Yeah they should've choose General Shahida Badshah.
I've been waiting for this my whole life
Were you literally born yesterday? :-/
@@THE-BUNKEN-DRUM Yes
I have watched the air traffic control snow so many times, the aviation skits are my favorite
So informative and entertaining! It made me think again about becoming a pilot, a dream I put on the shelf a long time ago.
Did it bother anyone else that she says La Guardia is hated by passengers and pilots alike for many reasons and lists them, but then immediately says that she loves it and it's her favorite airport in the world and gives ZERO reasons why?
Many pilots like the challenge of LaGuardia airspace flight restrictions. Its intersecting runway and taxiway layout limited the number of movements and were often jammed with aircraft.
As she mentions, weather can and frequently does create long departure and arrival delays.
Its two 7,000' runways demand perfection. The margin for error is extremely limited.
I hated the airport layout, amenities and chaotic terminals. Though I haven't flown as part of a crew after the 2015/16 terminal upgrades.
JFK is the better airport of the two NYC airports.
It's okay to know why other people don't like something and hold a completely different personal opinion.
@@dougsimpson3292 Do you think I'm mad that she likes something other people don't like? It's just weird she didn't mention why she likes it. She brought up the fact that people don't like it, why they don't like it and its nick name "la garbage." You'd think after the laundry list of negatives there'd be some redeeming qualities to mention after calling it her favorite in the world. To be fair, she might have and it could have been left out of the video.
@@davetremaine9763 I hate that place. Everything is so spread out and unless you are an Olympic track start or a navy seal, it's almost impossible to make your connecting flight and the shuttles are disgusting!
So, is it LaGarbage or LaGaBitch?
It’s very unflattering to freeze frame people in mid speech (so thumbs down on the editing)
Meanwhile, thumbs up to the Pakistani fighter pilot / commercial airliner -> love her break down & take down!
I love watching her watch the scenes.
She is amazing! The way she explain the things...Awesome!
Beautifully intelligent and said her criticisms like a pilot she was definitely one of the best reactors on here!
This is like a win win, she's cute and knowledgeable on a subject I have Interest in
Love these! Keep it up wired!
Omg this lady is bloody amazing she gave so much detail
Finally catching up on Technique Critique, and I love how they casually had a woman of middle eastern descent as the expert in a traditionally male field. Nothing political about it, but the person they got just challenges a lot of the stereotypes and assumptions we can have.
Pakistani to be specific. Thank you to Pakistan for throwing her out so America can have her. What would we do without fateema shafi?
She forgot to mention Air Koryo is the best airline
I swear you're Swiss001's favourite commentor
@@TheAviationChannel lol true
It goes without saying
0 fatalities since 1983, only 1 fatal crash in 64 years of operation, and you guys have a very rare and exotic fleet!
Swiss 001 will entere the chat soon
She has to be the prettiest pilot I've ever seen, at the same time so knowledgeable. Yeah I'd feel super safe with her in the seat
until she steals your wallet...
I absolutely loathe flying, but watching this vid was delightful. Ms Shafi speaks in a way that's perfectly understandable and also entertaining. I would definitely watch more. :D
What a lovely way to learn about the topic.
19:00 When she says losing an engine is not an emergency is accurate. I was on a air taxi in the Caribbean once on a small 3 engined aircraft. During the flight there was a minor issue with one of the engines and as a precaution the pilot shut it down. There was no noticeable loss of performance and none of the other passengers knew. The only reason i found out was because the pilot was a good friend and he allowed me to sit in the right seat and i saw him close the throttle, then the fuel air lever so i asked him what was up.
Absolutely fascinating! Thank you so much! 💟
That was great, hope we see more of her :)
Love planes so much. Great you finally brought a pilot on this series. Come fly with me, let’s fly let’s fly away. Frank Sinatra is a legend
I acknowledge that she is intelligent, highly competent, articulate without the excessive use of industry jargon, and accomplished. However, she is GORGEOUS!
These are great, more pilots please!
Wow, so many videos of pilots commenting on flying scenes in movies - GQ, Vanity Fair and here! They're all different and all very interesting - thank you for this one!
For the movie Flight, its based on a real crash. Alaska airlines 261 where the jack screw failed due to poor maintenance. (not enough oil or lubrication on the threads i believe) Look it up, as they also tried to fly inverted but crashed into the ocean. Unlike the movie, no one survived.
The inverted flying was the ONLY thing this trash movie and that real flight had in common.
Knew the Capt on that flight. Captain Ted Thompson. Great pilot, great person. Worked with him at Continental, Jet America then the meger with Alaska.
can she review Flightplan next time? i know its not much of "flying" per se, but im always curious about all the airplane structure depicted in that film!