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Livestream Q&A! 🎉

This livestream took place on Saturday 8th April, 2023.

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WHAT made this plane DIVE just before landing? | Icelandair 315

A Icelandair Boeing 757 carrying 82 passengers and crew is on final approach to Oslo, in Norway. Suddenly, the plane pitches down, and begins diving straight for the ground. Pandemonium erupts on board, as the engines roar and the passengers are lifted out of their seats. The pilots are panicking...

19 SECONDS from Collision | Easyjet 6074

On September 15th, 2006, an EasyJet Airbus A319 en route from Alicante in Spain to Bristol in the UK, suffered a dramatic failure over North-West France. The pilots of the aircraft were effectively flying blind, as they tried to understand what had gone wrong. Would they be able to make it to an ...

Plans with Patreon

Hi all ✈️

I've been thinking a lot about how I can give you the best experience here on Patreon. Your support is the very reason that I can continue to make these videos. 

So, what can I offer in return for that?

From next month, I will be moving to a production schedul...

INFERNO over Dubai | The Horror of UPS 6

Minutes after takeoff from Dubai, the pilots of a UPS Boeing 747 are face to face with their worst nightmare. Behind them, a cargo pallet containing over 81,000 lithium batteries has caught fire. Smoke rapidly fills the cockpit, and the pilots desperately race back to the airport. With every pass...

This is going to be a biggie!

Those of you who have done video editing before will know the amount of work that goes into a project like this. Hope you all enjoy the release later today ✈️

100k subscribers! 🥳

This just arrived in the post from YouTube. I want to sincerely thank all of you for your support in getting the channel this far. 100,000 is too many people to conceive of, and it’s because of your support that I’m able to dedicate the time needed to keep putting out these videos.

Now...

TERRIFYING Dive | What went WRONG??

In the heart of a violent storm, the pilots of a Boeing 737 are in a desperate fight for survival. Their plane is diving straight towards the ocean, at almost the speed of sound. Will they be able to wrestle it back under control before time runs out, for them and their 100 passengers? What follo...

Next episode is being 'filmed'!

I can't wait to bring you this next episode, it's truly something special 🙏

Thanks to your support here on Patreon, we've really been able to ramp up our production value at Green Dot Aviation, and I'm really excited to show you the results 😁

This script has been 2 weeks in the ...

100k Celebration Q&A Livestream!

This livestream took place on 11th February 2023, to celebrate the channel passing 100,000 subscribers on YouTube. 

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Livestreams - Do you want me to post them here after they're done?

Hi Patrons, as you know, I do live streams once per month on YouTube, where I do Q&A with people in the comments. I usually delete the video after it's done, as I don't want it cluttering my video page on YouTube.

However, would you like me to upload the livestreams here so you can wat...

SILENT Captain | WHAT happened in the cockpit of Iberia 610??

On a cold February m orning in 1985, a Boeing 727 carrying 148 passengers and crew slips into the foggy abyss of the mountains of Northern Spain. And in this abyss, lies a deadly surprise. The pilots are seconds away from finding out that they have made a grave error. How did they make this mista...

Follow me on Twitter!

Patrons! I've set up a Twitter account, where I'll be posting news, updates, and more 😁

https://twitter.com/Green_Dot_Av

Follow me if you'd like to keep your finger on the pulse of the aviation world!

Patrons! What incident would you like me to cover next?

I'm in the early stages of researching two different incidents. Which would you like to see most?

Olympic 411 - A 747 which suffered an engine failure on take off from Athens, and  barely scraped it back to the airport without crashing into the city.

Iberia 610 - A 727 which, due...

BURSTING into flames over the ocean | The REAL story of South African 295

On a pitch black night miles above the Indian ocean, a fire rages on board a fully loaded Boeing 747. 

140 terrified passengers rush to the front of the cabin in a desperate bid to escape the suffocating smoke. The pilots put the aircraft into a terrifying dive, desperately fighting to...

WHY did this plane crash just SECONDS after takeoff?

Seconds after takeoff from Washington DC, the pilots of a 737 struggle desperately to keep their plane in the air. 79 lives hang in the balance, as their aircraft begins to slip towards they icy waters of the Potomac river. How did they get into this situation in the first place, and do they have...

This plane RAN OUT of FUEL over Canada!!

In the summer of 1983, the pilots of an air Canada Boeing 767 find themselves in a desperate fight for survival high above the Canadian Wilderness. Their massive jet has run out of fuel, and now, they are running out of time. Will they be able to make it back to safety, or will they and their 61 ...

CRASHING 4 minutes after takeoff | Sriwijaya Air 182

In January 2021, a Boeing 737 careens out of control just 4 minutes after takeoff. The captain desperately fights with the controls as he tries to understand what has gone wrong. 56 terrified passengers hang on for dear life as their plane plunges towards the ocean below. How did the plane even g...

HOW did they forget THIS?! Malaysia 134

Immediately after takeoff from Brisbane in Australia, the pilots of Malaysia Airlines flight 134 find themselves in a deadly situation. All three of the instruments which tell them their speed, have failed. Alarms bells fill the cockpit as the pilots struggle to understand what has gone wrong wit...

FIRE in the cockpit!? Swissair 111

In the middle of the night, high above the Atlantic Ocean, smoke begins to fill the cockpit of a Swissair MD-11. A fire has started, and the pilots try desperately to get their plane back to the airport. Behind them, 227 lives hang in the balance. The pilots race through emergency checklists as c...

CHAOS in the cockpit. Birgenair 301

Seconds after takeoff, a Boeing 757 carrying 189 passengers and crew is in grave danger. Alarms blare in the cockpit as the three pilots struggle to understand what is happening their aircraft. The instruments they have been trained to trust, are lying to them. And what’s worse, time i...

SHOCKING mistake - HOW did ONE number CRASH this plane?? Varig 254

On the night of September 3rd, 1989, a Boeing 737-200 carrying 54 passengers and crew, simply vanished into thin air over Brazil. The aircraft was in perfect working order, the weather was calm, and the pilots had been talking to air traffic control. The flight was supposed to take less than 45 m...

This plane RAN OUT of FUEL in the middle of the OCEAN!!

In the dead of the night, halfway over the Atlantic ocean, an Airbus A330 carrying 306 passengers and crew suddenly runs out of fuel. The lights go out, the oxygen masks drop, and the noise of the engines is replaced with an eerie silence. In pitch darkness, the giant aircraft begins drifting dow...

This Boeing 747 couldn’t STOP!? Qantas 001

A Qantas Airways Boeing 747 is on final approach to Bangkok’s Don Mueang International airport in Thailand. The airport is being battered by thunderstorms, and just ahead of the plane, another 747 has aborted its approach at the last minute. The 391 passengers and 19 crew are eager to get down ...

Exciting annoucement!

Hi folks, I just want to update you on an exciting new development for the channel. 

Thanks to your support, I have been able to hire a person to help me make the video shots for the episodes. I think you will see over the next few episodes why I chose this person - they really are a p...

TERRIFYING - Airbus A380 engine explodes after Takeoff! Qantas 32

On the morning of November 4th, 2010, 440 passengers and 29 crew boarded Qantas flight 32, at Singapore’s Changi airport. The aircraft they were flying on, a state-of-the-art Airbus A380, would go on to suffer a catastrophic uncontained engine failure shortly after takeoff. Almost 500 lives hun...

HOW did this plane FALL APART after takeoff?! | United 811

It’s the night of February 24th, 1989, and a living nightmare is unfolding over the dark Pacific Ocean. There has been a massive explosion on board a United Airlines Boeing 747, carrying over 350 passengers and crew. An enormous hole has opened up in the side of the aircraft, and the oxygen mas...

Boeing 747 nearly CRASHES immediately after takeoff | United 863

Seconds after taking off from San Francisco, a United Airlines Boeing 747 shudders violently as one of its engines starts to fail. The intense vibrations terrify the passengers, and are so strong that the pilots have trouble reading their instruments. Within moments, the aircraft is losing altitu...

What REALLY caused the crash of Indonesia Air Asia flight 8501?

In the early morning of December 28th, 2014, 156 passengers boarded an Airbus A320 operating as Indonesia Air Asia flight 8501, at Juanda International airport in Surabaya, Indonesia. They were bound for Singapore’s Changi airport, a two and half hour journey. But a perfect storm of human falli...

Can SIX pilots save this plane?? SmartLynx Estonia flight 9001

On February 28th, 2018, an Airbus A320 encountered a cascade of critical failures while on a training exercise in Tallinn, Estonia. The flight controls had stopped working, the flaps were stuck, and the right hand engine had caught fire. The cockpit was filled with a terrifying array of bells and...