Harrison Ford Lands on Taxiway | ATC vs Pilots
In 2017 Harrison Ford accidentally landed on a taxiway, but along with him we have some other pilots getting into it with air traffic control.
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Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
0:45 - ATL Tantrum
6:58 - Harrison Short Final
9:21 - Taxiway Landing
10:50 - Phone call
16:14 - Time for a Question
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Whoever came in at the end of the first one with “settle down captain happy” is my hero 🤣
It's kinda crazy they're having these one-to-one safety-critical chats on open frequencies, and other pilots can chime in whenever they feel like being helpful/epic snarky. :D
Start getting better heroes captain Kirby.
@@createdbeing302 Good fictional portrayal of a hero, though.
@@createdbeing302 calm down
@@Noah-jb9om Are you calm?
"I flew the Millennium Falcon. I'll land where I want"
He totally should of said that the hyper drive malfunctioned and Chewie distracted him
@@minero1775 he should have said “I was trying to keep my distance from the Airbus, but not look like I was keeping my distance. I was flying casual”
@@minero1775 - Harrison hates star wars.
@@Adam-qv2bd I know it's so sad Solo would of been better if he was in it and they deaged him
Lol
Harrison Ford's phone call is a good example of the difference between an explanation and an excuse. He told them what happened, but never tried to make it sound like it wasn't his fault.
It also sounds like his alias while flying is "James Burke" - or "Jimmy the Gent". Irish gangster played by Bob DeNiro in Goodfellas.
I didn't suddenly go deaf when he said he was distracted by the Airbus and about the wake turbulence. He did own up to the goof though.
KSNA is a very difficult Charlie airspace to fly into. You have to get a hold of So-cal, then they hand you off to the tower. The tower talks really fast and there is a lot of traffic. Yes and an airliner next to you landing on the parallel runway. It's crazy busy. It seems more like a Bravo. Sometimes the bran can just get over loaded and yes he landed on Charlie but he did own up to it. He was task saturated.
@ghimmy47 Telling control what you're distracted by is actually important. Writing it in your report is more important.
"I make a mistake every 2 or 3 minutes" I will take, things a pilot could say that would scare the crap outta me for 500, Alex.
Right? What’s his name, because I want to make sure to never fly with him!!
@@KDu400 That's @airforceproud95 I'm surprised i'm not seeing anybody point that out
Not a pilot but my old job was operating nuclear reactors. If I had said that, even as a joke or if I was mad about something else and said it in the heat of the moment, you can bet your ass we're going to be having a conversation about it and I'm probably going to get removed and have to requalify at least.
@@KDu400 His name is Ken or Chad. Whatever the male equivalent of Karen is.
@@WyzeGye25468 I knew the voice sounded familiar, is it actually him though?
"I make a mistake every 2 or 3 minutes" *does the maths on a 5 hour flight* *panics*
😆 ya... pretty strange thing to transmit
The mistake was his parents'... Should have gone to the movies instead of having sex that night...
@@74gear he´s simply telling the truth. After joinig wrong Lima, he makes the next fault @1:27 when reading back "OK copy 57 min Delta 2426" while the flight Number is 2422.
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@@avimaltzman5673 : They had sex in the movies, it's very uncomfortable, but apparently it got the job done. LOL
”Settle down captain happy” *uncredited person cuts in like a boss*
Can they actually tell who’s transmitting on the channel?
@@LloydWaldo No, that's why you normally include your identification. Of course you may be able to match the voice to some previous or subsequent transmission where they do identify themselves.
Yeah I dont know why Kelsey missed that. First officer clearly says Settle down captin
@@cbpriv nah I doubt that. Why do it on the radio? Good way to piss off your captain.
@@cbpriv It seems extremely unlikely that that was the FO on that plane, it makes no sense to talk _on the radio_ to someone sitting next to you.
being a dork over the radio isn't the worst thing to do raging about someone's non-existent attitude is
your comment is clearly giving me attitude, it's uncalled for and you need to improve your comments attitude
That's called "projection". He's projecting his own problem onto somebody else. I hope he lost his job.
I don't like your attitude, good morning
He’s right even pilots get star struck, and become apologist for fuck up super stars.
@@alukuhito People shouldn't be fired for having a bad day. Repeated bad behavior should get you fired, not one bad moment.
I didn't expect HF to have so much humility and be so chill. Respect.
When he was asked his name and he said "Harrison Ford", I expected ATC to say "Very funny. What's your real name?". For people over a certain age in the UK, it reminds me of that old advert where a cop stops a car for speeding and he goes up to the driver and says "Who do you think you are? Stirling Moss?" and of course the driver IS Stirling Moss. I can't remember what the ad was for.
Flying probably equals freedom for him away from the world. Losing that would be devastating.
@@hedgehog1965uk Me neither! Astonished it doesn't seem to be up on YT somewhere...
He sounds very tired, or quite drunk.
@@idon.t2156 Nope. He is old and he feels old. He was 75 years old. He is not one of those 75 years old that are full of energy and whatever.
Sean Connery: “I didn’t know you could fly a plane!” H.F. “Fly yes, land no!”
"What happens at 11 o clock?"
Omg that’s perfect 😂🤣
“Son, I’m sorry….. they got us!”
Now who's going to edit the video?
Duh, he flew the millennium falcon for years. I kid, I Kid.
”I’m the schmuck who landed on the taxiway.” Great way to open a conversation like that. It immediately tells the other guy that I know I screwed up and I fell pretty bad about it.
I was distracted by the airliner
Swing around to the approach on Google Earth; if you're thinking "I need to land on the long straight thing to the left of the big runway," well, Charlie kinda qualifies. I could see it being an easy mistake to make if you're focused on everything except the paint on the pavement. (And trust me, if you're landing parallel to and behind an airplane several times the size of yours, you're way more focused on where that wake turbulence is going to hit than on the ground art.)
I was using the force.
what would Chuck Norris have said?
@@MeppyMan he wanted that character to die for decades remember.
The proper response to the pilot asking "How does he know your name is Kelsey?" should have been "If you don't know me, my name is Kelsey, and I'm a 747 pilot."
“My channel 74Gear is all about aviation”
Ha ha ha😂😊
A number of years ago I was a passenger on a Delta flight from Atlanta to Newark. I was in the left-most seat in the row (seat A, right?). We were within 50 feet of touching down, and I could see a row of hangars out the window, when suddenly the pilot puts on full throttle, we climb rapidly, and we do a go around. When we came back down and landed those hangars were maybe 200 feet further away and there was a taxiway between us. I’m pretty dang sure the pilot nearly landed on that taxiway.
Must be the fatigue.
Oops ! 🥴🥴
Either that or a stiff crosswind was pushing the plane, which is why the go-around was initiated.
"You landed on Charlie" "I landed on Charlie? ...is he ok?"
Probably was Charlie Sheen, he likes to have dates on strange places, a taxiway is a whole new level.
I spit my water out.
Oh no! He landed on my brother! I guess he's not a fan anymore!
Like that old Infantryman joke: Officer: FIRE AT WILL! Joker: Which one's "Will?"
Oh, Charlie's fine. My finger, not so much.
I thought old Han was a pro, that sounds like a Wookie mistake...
😂 very well done pigpug
🤝 Thank you for this comment 😂
Hahahahahaha! 🤣
nice! LOL worthy.
Did Han Solo have a yoke or a stick?
I'm not even planning on a career as a pilot, but the advice you gave about owning up to your mistakes and not shifting blame is 100% great advice for ANY career. Personal responsibility is something people WILL take notice of in the workplace, and you will be rewarded for it!
Not in the field of nursing. In a 34 year career I rarely saw personal integrity in any nurse I worked with. The preference is to write one up for taking responsibility. That only leads to bad things. Literally a bunch of douches. Stay away from ERs & ICUs especially.
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Well said Barney.
I agree with you, but what I find is, some folks are professionals at talking other folks into taking responsibility for things that they had no business being responsible for in the first place.... an example. I am a nuclear power plant boss.. things blew up and I say to you, "tell them you did it." and you, being my minion, just got on national television and told everyone that you did it. I am against this kind of taking responsibility.
@@alexghous Ah, the Homer Simpson scenario is always a problem
"Settle down, captain Happy". Golden.
"Hey, Im the schmuck that landed on the taxiway" Gold. What a way to take responsibility
huh? He deflected and should have quit flying.
J R It sounds to me as if it should be permanently. He will be 79 in July.
Extra special because he is also the pilot of the ship that did the Kessel Run in 12 para secs!! The Millenium Falcon! (don't pretend that you did not get goosebumps)
That’s how I phrase things when I’m really embarrassed like he obviously was. He sounds like he can barely talk anymore.
At least he is honest about it . And for good measure admits to being a schmuck
Glad Harrison took his own advice. “ Don’t get cocky, kid!”
@Galileo7of9 yeah, I get the feeling you wouldn’t have stopped at just showing Galileo the instruments of torture.
Landing on taxiways ain't like dusting crops, boy.
@Galileo7of9 take it easy Chewy, just don't look like you are taking it easy
@Galileo7of9 the point is was that he was humble, unlike the ass Captain at the first of the video. So no, he was humble, not cocky.
@Galileo7of9 got it.😀
I think what impressed me most about the ATC people communicating with Harrison Ford is that the could figure out what he was saying. That is major league mumbling. I could hardly decipher one word. But good for him about being humble about his mistake.
You never know when someone will recognize your voice. My brother was a NOAA weatherman who sometimes recorded weather reports for the local radio station. He was stopped for speeding by a state trooper. While they were talking, the trooper asked if he was the guy who was on the radio weather report. My brother told him he was and the trooper told him to slow down and have a good day.
"When you land on Charlie, there's no one else you can blame it on..." I'll bet Captain Happy on Delta 2422 could find someone else to blame it on!
😂 I mean... airline pilot super powers are excuses and whining so... I wouldn’t doubt it
"I was going to land there after this touch and go on the taxiway"
@@74gear I SWEAR I was aligned with the runway, YOU moved the airport.
@@pedrosmith221 I was compensating for magnetic shift and global warming.
I don’t like your attitude commenter.
The difference in tone between how the captain in the first story spoke to air traffic control and how Harrison Ford spoke with them gives me so much more admiration for Harrison Ford as a person. He handled his mistake with humility and respect.
He's highly respected by other pilots who actually know him, he takes flying seriously and has something like 6 or 8 K hours TT, so hardly a celebrity know nothing. The main lesson here for us light plane pilots is to stay the hell away from any airport with a control tower!
But he clearly has cognitive issues and probably should NOT be flying.
@@portnuefflyer That’s a pretty broad statement. 95% of my flights have been in to/out of controlled airports. There are plenty of towered airports that cater mainly to GA traffic.
@@tomcorwine3091 I meant it partially facetious, as I myself vastly prefer unattended/uncontrolled strips, preferably unpaved, in other words I'll never find myself in Ford's position. I realize most appreciate the amenities of a larger field and their FBOs, and dealing with a control tower is a small price to pay for them.
@Michael Robinson your calling someone an idiot for pointing out that age debilitated your ability to do things. and for the safety of others you should have self awareness to call it quits. man id hate to see what you believe as intelligent. probably thought trump was a genius.
„Settle down captain happy“ must be my favorite line from all of the videos that Kelsey reviews 😂
Everyone makes mistakes, but not everyone is willing to take responsibility for their mistakes. Respect for Harrison Ford.
My respect for Harrison just went up even higher. That’s the attitude to have when you screw up, take it like a man and apologise, not like that first...”gentleman”. He needs demoting to baggage handling.
Nah, baggage handling is too much for that guy. Misplaced baggage is one of the main reasons of claims against airlines, I've heard.
Sure if he actually learned from it and fucked up over and over.
It’s not the only time his flying caused problems
I don't want that schmuck tossing around my bags!
Ford is not a good pilot and repeatedly makes mistakes that would get any non-celeb pilots wings clipped.
In fairness to Mr. Ford, he was trying to make that flight inside 12 parsecs.
lolol
"Isn't a parsec a measure of distance and not time?"
@@MAXIMILLIONtheGREAT Shhhhh... It doesn't matter...
@@MAXIMILLIONtheGREAT "ah nah nah nah wait wait... Chewie, take these guys to the ship and get her ready."
@@MAXIMILLIONtheGREAT let the man make his joke
HF sounded very humble and I hear he is a very capable pilot. That’s a great plane he’s had restored.
Props to Mr. Ford for being a man about it and not playing the “Don’t you know who I am!” card.
ATC to Harrison Ford: you landed on the taxiway instead of the runway Harrison Ford: *angry wookie noises*
Blame on Chewbacca
At least he took his own advice and didn't get cocky.
Celebrity Lands on taxi way keeps license Me lands on taxi way looses license Celebrity privilege
@@Sisko1500 "born too loose"
@@Sisko1500 uh, *LOSE. It's, *lose. Always has been. *LOSES
“I’m the shmuck that landed on the taxiway earleir” I was rolling after that 🤣🤣🤣
What about rotating
@@samuelhulme8347 Eyyyy!!!! Touché 🙃
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
barrel rolling
it took me way too long to realize this was the real actor Harrison Ford, instead of a jokingly reference to one of his movies to keep the real pilot anonymous
Yeah, especially given that 74G does all these 'Hollywood vs the facts' vids, need a reminder we're back in reality!
I noticed your commentary on not cutting others out is describing exactly what turned Korean Air from having one of the worst safety records in the world into one of the best. A great reminder for all leadership situations. Silence can kill.
I assume getting asked to "copy a number" is as bad as hearing "we need to talk".
you assume correctly lol
It's the adult version of "You need to go to the Principal's Office, right now!"
Hi Ryan M, I’m Ryan M.
No it's that one teacher who saw you do something stupid in the hallway "I am gonna need your name and teacher's name"
It's like seeing flashing blue lights in your rear view mirror.
ATC: "Husky 89HU, do you have an instructor on board?" Ford: "no sir, i fly Solo."
FLy....yes.....Land......No.......
That first pilot reminds me of someone I used to work with at a doctors office. It's such a breakdown in communication when working with someone with that kind of personality. You end up not wanting to clarify anything with them. It's dangerous.
My hat is off to Mr. Ford. I for some reason expected foul behavior by virtue of the title and introduction; I was pleasantly surprised to hear how reasonable and polite he and the tower tech were in this. Thank you for sharing.
He's just trying not to lose his license. You have to remember the government has a gun to his head.
Harrison Ford miraculously flies you safely to the airport, but then you realize Richard Hammond is your ride home...
Hammond, PLEASE remember that this isnt a Rimac, yeah? 😂😂😂
@@ellenborovfd1934 Lol! Hammy you're breaking the car!
Bro I about spit my drink out when I read that omfg I’m dyin! 😂😂
POWAAAAAARRR!!!
I have full trust in the Hamster, as long as it’s not a rocket powered dragster, an electric hyper car, or actually any motor vehicle.
First video in the clip: "I make mistakes every 2-3 minutes." I would rather not be on his flight, honestly!
Haha for real!
Yeah, if he accidentally said that on the PA instead of the radio, I'd be making my way to the door consequences be damned. Even allowing for exaggeration, if that figure is anywhere in the general vicinity of reality, he shouldn't be flying commercial planes.
Seriously, we all make mistakes, its the ability to recognize and correct them that makes a good crews.
Ditto
IKR! I'd be kinda grumpy too if I couldn't go 2-3 minutes without messing up. I'm guessing his day goes something like: wake up, put pants on backwards, eat dog's kibble instead of cereal, get 5 traffic tickets on the way to work, go into the wrong plane, discover he forgot his shoes at home, go onto the wrong taxi way, well at ATC, blame First Officer and flight attendants, fail to copy number.
“You landed on Charlie!” “No I didn’t I landed on Delta?” “No, you LANDED on CHARLIE!” “What are you ta… OH GOD!”
So cool that PJ looked after you, and you now look after the crew around you. Good to know and reflects merit on all involved.
Seems nobody’s added this quote yet, so allow me to be the first “Indy I didn’t know you could fly a plane!” “Fly? Yes, Land? No”
Everyone went Star Wars, I came looking for this one👍
Haha that's always my thought when he screws up a landing!
You, sir, are an internet genius. That is the correct quote.
Sorry ATC. I got distracted. I thought I saw a snake on the plane.
@@spyder000069 I see what you did there
Imagine when the atc recognized kelsey and the atc said takeoff clearance coming up!!
Lol
😂😂😂
Damn that would be so hilarious 😂
good stuff
I would love that haha
Sad, Harrison is 79... Makes me want to cry 😭. Guess this happened in 2017, didn't get sanctioned just added trainings. Then in 2020 he crossed a runway or something. I remember the hard talk with my dad to stop flying, he just was getting too confused. It was heartbreaking, he'd been flying since he was a teen.... Might be time for that sad talk
Could be. I didn't realize how old he was, though once on the phone call I could hear him better, and caught the quaver in his voice. Poor guy :( I truly feel for him.
First time I saw the video on another channel, I immediately noticed his slurred speech. The only time he sounded like in the movies, was when he was busy retrieving his documents from the backpack. "It's a big deal for me" He was definitely too old to still be flying.
Sadly, there are far too few men like PJ today. You were blessed to fly with him Kelsey.
Harrison Ford graduated from my high school back in 1960. I was told that he was considered a big nerd and was always picked on. Years later he was asked to come back for a high school reunion but he said "No way!" I would still fly with the man, mistakes happen.
Of all the mistakes a pilot could make, I'll take a safe landing on the wrong pavement
As a person that's former ATC I would have taxied that first guy back to parking where he could sit until his attitude got better.
honestly that's probably safer for his passengers and everyone else around. Dude's getting road rage on an airport runway.
I didn't detect an inkling of negativity from the controller. The pilot on the radio was simply being a child.
it was fake.
@@electrontube its FAKE
@@asd123543666 Proof?
Harrison Ford has my immense respect and admiration. He set a example of how WE ALL need to behave when we make a mistake, with humility, honesty and humanity. My esteem for Harrison Ford has grown immensely after hearing his polite and humble no-excuses attitude with ATC. He did not sink to “big shotism”, and did not try to use his fame, wealth or power to weasel out of this situation. It is obvious that he immediately understood the potential disaster that could have happened. As Kelsey said; “He took it like a man.” There is zero room for prima donnas or excuse makers when it comes to aviation. Harrison, my hat is off to you my man. I can just imagine how Steve Martin or Barbra Streisand would have responded.
Jeez that first captain was having a really bad day.... such a big difference in humility between him and Harrison Ford - completely took it, also the ATC was really great, I don't know if he realised it was the Harrison Ford but if he did even better even so extremely reasonable and professional, exactly as it should be. Can we get an interview with PJ?
It sounds like that pilot has a lot of bad days, mostly as a result of his sucky attitude.
"settle down Captain Happy" lmao genius
I think Mr. Ford handled it well and accepted his fate
I replayed the "I don't know" part 20 times and laughed every time. I don't know pilot etiquette but I don't think it was that tragic that you said "affirmative" :P Glad you are getting recognized for the great job you are doing here.
I appreciate 🙏 so much for all the support,🤞 i’d wish there's another way to show🌹 gratitude 🌹would love💖 know where are you watching from..?
"I make mistakes Every 2 - 3 minutes " I feel like we will be seeing him on mayday sooner or later
The story about PJ accepting responsibility is the real gold of this clip...
At least he got the right airport. I went to pick a friend up at a private plane airport one day, and I get a call from him wanting to know where I am. I tell him I'm sitting at the airport waiting for him. He says they just landed, and I tell him that there hasn't been a plane land at this airport since I got here an hour ago. There is a pause, and he says never mind, we landed at the wrong airport.
Well in his defense, A TON of small private strips are un controlled, at night you might even have to activate the runway lights from the plane. Where I learned to fly in Cedar Springs area of Michigan there were 3 airfields within a 10 min flight from one another. He probably got it mixed up.
oMG and LOL 😜
I’m wondering if you ever took a road trip with that friend, and if it went well!
I’m wondering if you ever took a road trip with that friend, and if it went well!
Hey Kelsey. I remember the Harrison Ford mistake. He got lucky. The Air Canada flight that came EXTREMELY close to causing one of the WORST ACCIDENTS in recent memory because they damn near landed on 4 fully loaded airliners because they almost landed on a TAXIWAY at SFO!!!!! THAT WAS SCARY AS HELL!!!!
To this day, I still don't understand why that Air Canada flight almost landed on that taxiway. Like Kelsey said: Taxiway lights are blue. Runway lights are white. Not to mention, there were TWO pairs of eyes.
12:25 "Sometimes you need to take responsibility for your actions" - I'd say always.
As a captain in an Airbus 320 for many years, I once was on the radio, just after touchdown. I reported 'runway vacated' and got no answer. The twr controller was a lady. I tried to call her again, also with no result. Then I said to my copilot: "she's ignoring me, just like my wife". A few seconds later, I realized my ptt was stuck and that was the reason I wasn't hearing her. The ptt in the 320 is like a pistol trigger, so I pushed it forward with my finger, recovering communication. When I called again and she answered, she was laughing, as well as other voices in the tower. My copilot too. Everything ended in good mood comments (and some sorrys by me). But I was very thankful that I had done a humorous comment but not an offensive one. Because, when we feel in the privacy of the cockpit with just another pilot, sometimes we do say ugly things.
@Felipe Sanchez Cuenca, lol!
Thank goodness they had good humor! But that’s hilarious!
Oh yes sir...I am a truck driver and I've been guilty of having inappropriate conversations with people on my CB radio many times...especially when I'm shifting going up a hill and I have the Mike in my hand a forget to release the button...lmao Thanks for sharing your story! I love all stories related to air and sea!
LOL!! Years ago, my instructor told me a story of when he was a mechanic for Pan Am. They were ready to push the 747 out of the gate. He contacted the cockpit on his headsets. The co pilot answered and it was a woman. He told his friend "hey, it's a cunt", not realizing that his mike button was stuck. She made war out of that one. LOL!! ooops...Poor guy almost lost his job.
@@plsniper I’m glad his mic was transmitting. We appreciate it when men like that out themselves in public. Saves us a lot of trouble 👍🏻
PJ is a real man. Thank you for walking in his shoes!
Ya, actually just called him a week ago to catch up
PJ is the best part of this video. The world needs more PJs.
Oh man I love you for not only your knowledge but your heart and how considerate you are. I’m a nervous flyer and your explanations make feel at ease! Thank you ❤
With your attitude and personality, I'm sure it's a pleasure working with you. CRM is so vitally important in many settings, especially on commercial aircraft, and you instill an environment where that can flourish.
I am a retired Master Mariner and through the years we adopted a lot of procedures from the aviation industry. One of the major items I am glad you mentioned, was that junior Officers on the bridge should be encouraged to speak up if they see something not right during any situation where there are multiple people on the bridge. Many maritime accidents have occurred due to intimidation and lack of communication amongst personnel on the bridge during critical times. Cheers
Absolutely agreed. We also have the aviation industry to thank for the prevalence of checklists to continually refine procedures. I learn a lot from pilots.
Not only many maritime disasters, but many environmental disasters, corporate disasters, workplace accidents etc!
I've looked at many reports on the Edmund Fitzgerald maritime disaster. Near the end the Captain is still calm, following ship asks if he needs assistance, essentially he replies, "No". Sometimes, it's time to PANIC.
It's one of the tenets of command/leadership and those under being commanded/lead. If you have a central stooge that puts yes people around him, or worse, holds absolute power without so much a single allowance for challenge, you end up with disasters, eventually or daily. When we all work together, and the leader's greatest feature, is the ability to lead, listening to every expert and coming up with a course correction in front of dangers unseen to him, that's when we all win. It's a gosh darned shame that we don't teach that in schools, more busy teaching antiquated notions and individuality without any sort of backup (in essence, how to be good little worker drones, not too intelligent to dissent, not too stupid to not do the tasks of those who think themselves above everyone else).
@@veramae4098 Panic does nothing to mitigate the situation.
"tower, do you have time for a question?" "sure" "are you Airforceproud95?"
Yeah, He totally sounded like the man himself ! :'D
"Okay, i am going to ignore that question."
Affirm, sauce boss.
"That is irrelevant, therefore I will ignore that question for the sake of realism"
Requesting Mayday
I just recently discovered your channel. I so appreciate your demeanor and balanced approach to the scenarios you illustrate. I also like how you will explain basic info to those watching that might not understand even the basics. I have about 5 years as a Coast Guard C-130 Nav (early 80's) so I get much of what you are talking about. However, there is a level of empathy a person has to embody to say, "Hey, let me explain this concept for anyone that might not be familiar" vs "I don't have time for the newbie." P.S> Your channel is the first and only channel I have ever subscribed to. Thanks for you awesome content.
From what I understand, hearing “I have a phone number for you to call” from ATC doesn’t necessarily mean that the pilot is in trouble. It’s more of a “Hey, call me, and we’ll talk together about what caused this incident.” I was actually listening in on my handheld transceiver to ATC at my local airport, KUES, and the Tower asked a pilot to call them. The only reason they wanted the pilot to call in that case was because he mentioned on the radio that he saw something on the taxiway. It’s better to have a prolonged discussion on the phone rather than jamming up the radio.
"Uh, why is the gear down at 30,000 feet?" "To remind me that I've got popcorn in the microwave in the forward galley." "Ok, so I guess flaps 4 is to remind you to put the gear up when your popcorn's done?" "Affirmative!"
I'm dying lol
AYYfirmative
I don't fly into controlled airports often as a GA pilot, but when I do; I print of an airport diagram ahead of time for said airport so that I can trace out the path of the taxi instructions.
I think I'm the only student pilot to divert a commercial coming into Charlotte Douglas. My instructor, new to the area, thought it was Rock Hill, SC. Coincidentally, when I triggered what we thought were the lights at rock hill, they turned on the runway lights for charlotte. It was like God had turned on the sun. We were locked in an FAA conference room a few weeks later to "review" what had happened. And yep, we were locked in the conference room. I knew we were going the wrong way. I should have protested a little stronglier lol.
@@goofyfoot2001 I just read this to my Father who is a flight instructor. He said he can confirm the comment about the lights at Charlotte. :D
@@goofyfoot2001- "Like God had turned on the sun"... ;}
you forgot the Y
@@goofyfoot2001 How did that happen? Surely they were on different frequencies? Was the Charlotte tower open?
Harrison Ford sounds like he's talking into a potato.
He sounds like the edible kicked in midway through his flight.
Sounds like Leo D in Wolf of Wall street when he ate the qualudes.
His voice has been very shaky for years. I think the mic is filtering part of his voice out as background noise.
Seriously I admire how anyone could understand a single word from him.
Hey, his plane might look like a piece of junk, but it did the Kessel run in 12 parsecs!
I always love your videos and explanation of what is happening. I am so thankful for your sharing the anecdote of PJ being a standup guy and having your six. Great lesson.
Kelsey's so famous that even the ATC recognised him. 🤩
Surprisingly, this is more common than you'd think (or I'd have thought, at least). I know of quite a few pilots and ATC that have recognized each other's voices. Some of them were even recorded live when it happened, so unless they completely redubbed the audio and did an excellent job of it, it was legit.
Well, I guess ATC staff is interested in aviation as well maybe..
its like us that is in to ham radios you learn who is on the waves by ther voice and way to send tho you missed their callsign or missed to use your callsign.
It’s an absolute joke that Harrison Ford still has an active license. If he was anyone else his license would have been suspended a long time ago.
@@casey-capri2914 if he is fit to fly i dont se the problem eaven if he in this film made a bad one and land on a taxi way it might just be a mistake not a sign he is unfit pilot.
I'm getting off the plane if I hear the captain say "i make mistakes every 2-3 minutes" 💀
2 shey!
@@keinlieb3818 Touché* Just for future reference
Well said.
@@thomasvlaskampiii6850 Bone apple tea lol
@Frank Silvers I think he was being sarcastic with the controller. It was pretty obvious.
It cost you nothing to be nice and respectful. It's a valuable life lesson.
Terrific and respectful video that yet again emphasizes the importance of Crew Resource Management. I’m an operational meteorologist who sees huge benefits to using CRM techniques in our hazardous weather warning ops and have been learning as much as I can about how to apply them. Because I write TAFs, I got to ride jump seat for commercial familiarization flights (before 9/11 of course). I’ll never forget the time a captain pre-briefed me (a completely inexperienced guest) to speak out if I saw anything that didn’t look right. I realize now many years later that this is right in line with CRM training he probably had.
I had heard that Harrison acted poorly during this incident. This is nothing of the sort!! He acted super. He made a mistake and took accountability and made no excuses. He was polite and acknowledged his mistake. We all make mistakes... its those who acknowledge their errors that can correct them in the future. Good lessons here, Thanks for the upload!
Harrison, acting poorly?!.... I wont have it....always a good performance ;)
Damn, my very biggest respect for PJ, that was just an awesome and incredibly honorable thing to do!
Really appreciate your insights. Especially like your promotion of good Crew Resource Management and even including ATC as part of that team.
“Settle down Captain Happy” wins the day. 🤣🤣🤣
“It’s err... here in my backpack...” *Rummaging sounds* “... whip... idol... no that’s not it... pistol... grail... ah here it is.”
Dad's diary!
He probably keeps it tucked in his fedora
"...weed? No, that's not it. Giant pointing foam finger? No that's not it..."
Blaster which I fired first
I love how Ford took that mistake and owned it like everyone should.
You better if you ever want to fly again
@@cooltwittertag well of course, but not everyone is that humble.
Yea, b/c it's Ford's thing. He's an awful pilot and frequently makes mistakes that if anyone else made them, they'd have their wings clipped immediately.
@Alan J just look up Harrison Ford landing on taxiway. Or Harrison Ford aviation mistakes. This wasn't the first time.
@@BlyGuy At least he hasn't killed anyone, unlike Alec Baldwin.
Your friend, PJ, sounds like an incredible guy. How responsible and kind of him to have the integrity to not throw blame on you, and to accept it for himself. it's hard to admit you're wrong. Hats off to him. Man! Captain Happy needs a **serious** attitude adjustment. That was entirely out of line. Kelsey, you crack me up. Your story at the end about the guy wanting to thank you for your videos was hilarious! So was that last video. lol Harrison sounded a little off when he was talking from the plane, like he was sleepy or something. Did anyone else notice that? Edit: I'm still curious about why he was so breathy and quiet when talking with ATC, but I didn't realize how old he was, though once on the phone call I could hear him better, and caught the quaver in his voice. Poor guy :( I truly feel for him, even though he made the mistake.
That story of you and PJ is the best thing ever. And also, the story of the guy that recognized you was funny as hell and so relatable.
Harrison: "I landed on Charlie?" Charlie: "I need you to get all the way off my back, sir."
Whoops!
Somebody watches a lot of "Movie Pitch Meeting" on KZhead hey? Super easy, bearly an inconvenience!
Referencing a catchphrase of another youtube channel is thight
I wouldn't mind the pilot landing on charlie if they were on magic mushrooms or LSD i would be concerned.
All right, let me get off of that thing!
My grandpa met and talked to Harrison Ford at his airport and didn’t even know until someone told him who he was after
“I met this incredibly bored old man.”
No big deal. It’s just an actor.
@@sqwk2559 one of the biggest of all time
@@lukewilliams5341 Yawn.
I've met 4 Country music stars (that I know of) here in Tennessee. I met John Anderson (in a gun store), Billy Ray Cyrus (pumping gas), Kenny Chesney (paying for gas), and Jerry Reed (in an elevator). The only one I recognized was Jerry Reed. It was in a Medical building and he looked sick as hell. I was the only one on the elevator that recognized him, and he knew I did (I may have been staring). I just smiled at him (because he looked sick as hell) and he smiled back and winked at me. Ground floor he got in an old Ford pickup and drove away. I was 11 and told my Mom "that was Jerry Reed" but she didn't believe me. All the others I wouldn't have known if someone hadn't said who they were.
Loved your insight on wind-check. I have landed my trainers without actually knowing the winds. I do, however, glance over at the wind-sock on short final.
as often the case, your message on management and taking responsibility applies to us non pilots too.
It applies to almost everything in life
Indeed. I've known too many people who became managers believing their new role was to change their behaviour and order their team. The role of a manager is to use their experience to facilitate what the team needs to do. That involves taking one for the team if necessary, and most definitely accepting good advice from them.
"Captain Happy" drowns puppies in the river during his off-time.
What
I really enjoyed the visuals for runway taxing description! Great video!!
When I was younger, I admired people who didn't make mistakes. Now that I'm older, I admire people who can say "my bad" when they make a mistake.
I’m a controller and everything Kelsey said is spot on. I still can’t believe the pilot at ATL talked that way to the ground controller. That audio can’t be real.
ATC: *displays literally 0 attitude and sounds like he may be mildly sleep deprived* Captain Happy: WhAt iS tHiS ATTITUDE???!!!!!!??????
Imagine being the 1st officer next to this guy, knowing you're stuck with him in the cockpit for the next 12 hours...
@@wloffblizz oh God...... don’t even say it. It is living hell for a FO
@@wloffblizz Oh my gosh, that would be dreadful. I'd just be silent and walk on eggshells and make sure I somehow avoid that Captain again in the future if that's even possible.
The act of someone with a guilty mind. He knew he f'd up.
@@DisneyDancer1990 Luckily it is quite rare to fly with the same "pairings" all the time. One might fly with a certain captain or FO, and then it could be a long time before that happens, if at all. Unless it is a small short-hop airline, or certain people intentionally request to be paired. Then that request may be granted depending on seniority at the airline.
This application of taking responsibility for the people under you is a great lesson. Thank you!
This was a fun video. I've been binge watching so many of these! Thanks for brining so much entertainment that many of us don't get to experience!
Ditto!👌
In defence of Mr Ford, even a suburban driveway looks like a runway when flying a Aviat Husky 🙃
I was just thinking the same thing...🤔🤣
There is at least one neighborhood in my town where the driveways are runways that lead the house’s hanger.
bet he doesn't make that mistake while in the Pilatus.
I'd love to be a pilot but the compression of radio communications just gives me extreme anxiety. I can barely make out any of the words they're saying. I sometimes even struggle with clarity over the phone. UGH
I know what you mean. I work as a baggage handler but they have us now riding in the aircraft as it is being towed to another gate or the hanger. Our job is to talk with the towers to tell the tow drivers which taxiways to use. Some controllers talk so fast! I try to think about what I’m gonna say before I key the mic. And I am never afraid to have them repeat instructions.
So fly ultralight without a radio! Problem solved…other problems: carry on! 😜
@@ckeilah he definitely won't hear anyone over the garage fan behind him. Sign language?
I'd tell the tower "I'm a student pilot. Your patience is appreciated." (Maybe not those exact words. It was 1974. I was 19, but their kindness and forbearance made me a fan-of-the-tower for life)
After watching a lot of ATC videos I found out that these are really hard to understand without subtitles.
Kelsey, the story with PJ checks with any supervisory position and has been a quick wake up call for me. Being a 15 year AF NCO and crew chief, you always hear "it rolls downhill" and I've been guilty of perpetuating that mantra too many times. I'm going to keep this story in mind tomorrow!
Sure wish I had taken flying lessons when I was a kid!!! My dad had his private license & took me flying A LOT!!! He taught me the basics of taking off, flying & landings. He told me that if, God forbid, he or someone I may be flying with, suffered a medical emergency, I would need to know what to do JUST IN CASE!!! I don’t know if this scenario has ever happened to others... I just remember being very confident that I would be able to take off, fly & land a private plane if the worst happened!!! Kelsey, your videos are so awesome! Thank you for reminding me of my dad!!! Hugs, Jo
Oh come on Harrison! Well at least he took it like a man, that’s all we can ask of anyone, many don’t live up to that standard. Still one of the coolest dudes alive!
Not a fan of that phrase and I cringed a bit when Kelsey used it.
The Delta's CPT attitude reminds me of the KLM's CPT attitude involved in the Tenerife airport disaster in 1977.
It always amazes me watching these videos how applicable a lot of the aviation world is to so many situations outside of flying. CRM for example has so many places it could be used
I love your humility 🥰👍🏼 CAVU skies and tailwinds
Arrogant Pilots who create an uncomfortable flight deck can cause accidents and major incidents like tenerife that can end in complete disaster. Your a team, Pilot F/O and if needed Flight Engineer, if they were not vital to flight they wouldn't be required to be there. As for Harrison he has a record of small incidents flying planes, but he is Indiana Jones after all.