Former National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Air Safety Investigator Gregory Feith joins WIRED to answers the internet’s burning questions about aviation accidents. What’s the safest seat on an airplane? How likely are you to be in an aviation accident? At what stage of flight to most accidents occur? Can a flock of birds really bring down a jet? Why don’t planes have parachutes to prevent crashing? What happens if a window on a plane cracks during flight? And what really happened to Malaysia Airlines Flight 370? Answers to these questions and many more await on Aviation Accident Support.
0:00 Aviation Accident Support
0:14 Safest seat on a plane
0:49 Uh, this is your captain speaking
1:30 How can birds bring down a plane?
3:30 When do accidents occur?
4:31 Accident investigation reports
5:35 Malaysia airlines flight 370
6:44 Why do planes not have parachutes?
7:09 can planes fly and land during thunderstorms?
8:32 “I was intoxicated. I drank all of those days. I drank—in excess.”
9:23 What happens if a window on a plane cracks?
9:53 Captain Sully
10:31 The probability of getting killed in an airplane accident
11:03 Snakes On A Plane
11:12 Aerophobics
12:15 Falling with style
12:37 ValuJet Flight 592
14:07 The black box and what else?
15:42 The flight data recorder
16:34 EgyptAir Flight 990 and SilkAir Flight 185
17:15 Pilot training
18:22 What’s happened to Boeing?
19:10 GPS Trackers
20:37 Can pilots actually prevent crashes
21:47 Korean Air Flight 801
22:22 Airplane Mode on phones
22:54 Aloha Airlines Flight 243
Director: Anna O’Donohue
Director of Photography: Ben Dewey
Editor: Richard Trammell
Expert: Gregory Feith
Line Producer: Joseph Buscemi
Associate Producer: Jasmine Breinburg; Brandon White
Production Manager: Peter Brunette
Casting Producer: Nicholas Sawyer
Camera Operator: Christopher Eustache
Sound Mixer: Sean Paulsen
Production Assistant: Ryan Coppola
Post Production Supervisor: Christian Olguin
Post Production Coordinator: Ian Bryant
Supervising Editor: Doug Larsen
Additional Editor: Jason Malizia
Assistant Editor: Andy Morell
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@36iRealisedImOldToday
December 18, 2024 at 6:15 pm
I’ve seen lots of drunk birds on Youtube being the cause of a plane being taken down….
@tubzvermeulen
December 18, 2024 at 6:23 pm
Thanks for the video
@nim205
December 18, 2024 at 6:31 pm
I’m impressed with the manual powerpoint presentation.
@fatherfuji
December 18, 2024 at 6:35 pm
As something i heard the other day, aeronautical regulations are written in blood.
@ryanlittleton5615
December 18, 2024 at 6:46 pm
Greg Feith is a legend in aviation.
@dirtrider88
December 18, 2024 at 6:48 pm
22:41 i have a hard time believing they even let you have your phone is theres even a slight chance it could cause a crash.
@kpygaming168
December 18, 2024 at 6:53 pm
You guys wouldnt even believe what happened to MH370
@SnabbKassa
December 18, 2024 at 7:13 pm
What is the safest airline seat relative to a car? All of them.
@BritishAdam
December 18, 2024 at 7:21 pm
A very fascinating subject, with a very fascinating host. I hope we see him again for sure!
@omgitsayaliss
December 18, 2024 at 7:38 pm
my boy greg feith.
@Cooltubeification
December 18, 2024 at 7:40 pm
Someone make a movie of this guy and cast Henry Winkler to play him.
@LieutenantGarber
December 18, 2024 at 7:43 pm
Legend.
@deejay-su7uf
December 18, 2024 at 7:48 pm
The simulator….!
@danielparsons2859
December 18, 2024 at 7:53 pm
You shouldn’t make accusations without any evidence. Where is the evidence that the Malaysian Airlines was flown off course and into the ocean. Without evidence you are guessing. Produce the evidence to the public and that will result in conspiracy theories diminishing. And it is very disrespectful to the family members of the pilot as you have not presented any compelling evidence to the public. It stinks!
@precisionwresonance
December 18, 2024 at 7:58 pm
I mean..@11:00, obviously, man. I think everybody knows this.
@tailorforeman7082
December 18, 2024 at 8:00 pm
Since he won’t say it, the fuselage is the structurally weakest part of the plane.
@SteveR100AU
December 18, 2024 at 8:05 pm
Well naturally the safest seat on an Airplane is one that’s not on an Airplane . Why worry just enjoy life
@thepark60
December 18, 2024 at 8:09 pm
The movie isn’t called ‘A Miracle on the Hudson,’ it’s actually just ‘Sully.’ Might wanna fix that.
@ryenlavoie4445
December 18, 2024 at 8:16 pm
My grandmother’s trick to combating aerophobia is the best trick I’ve ever heard of personally. She keeps the window closed if she can or just won’t look outside, and convinces herself she’s on a train. It works amazing! Extreme turbulence can be kinda hard to write off but little bits of turbulence kinda sometimes just feel like a little bumping around which isn’t that scary if you’re on a train.
@doggybag2355
December 18, 2024 at 8:17 pm
I never knew I needed to hear Greg say the words “Basic Baka”
@orochirel
December 18, 2024 at 8:21 pm
Hopefully this man doesn’t get any more jobs in the future
@1990heaven_
December 18, 2024 at 8:21 pm
*Incredible* tie.
@deluxejay69
December 18, 2024 at 8:23 pm
6:44 bro forgot about the Cirrus SR22. It’s got a hull parachute.
@rachelmathews6097
December 18, 2024 at 8:25 pm
I have a transatlantic flight tomorrow why do you do this to meeeee 😭
@DreamBelief
December 18, 2024 at 8:25 pm
I wish someone would have asked if more expensive airlines are safer. Is it worth paying more purely for safety purposes?