Student Pilot's Worst Nightmare! - ACTUAL EMERGENCY - The Road To PIC Episode 3

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Dude, 26 year retired Army pilot. Your demeanor and calm approach to the emergency impressed the hell out of me. Plus your instruction technique is spot on. Congratulations and I am subscribed.

Hand it to the instructor - that was "Aviate, Navigate, Communicate" compressed into the span of milliseconds. The kid has good instincts, for sure. Kim's in great hands!

This is such a good lesson for pilots on the importance of declaring the emergency as soon as you even think you’re having a significant issue. As an ATC, I’ll have pilots (especially new pilots) try to tell me a whole story about what’s happening, how it MGIHT be an issue, they PROBABLY need to land immediately, and they talk very casually about what is actually a very serious situation. As if they don’t want to make it clear that this is an emergency and need assistance. It took you 6 seconds from recognizing you were losing power to say the words, ‘MAYDAY MADAY MAYDAY.’ That is the way it needs to be done. Those words leave no doubt in my mind that this is an emergency an you get whatever you need. And don’t feel bad about it. Why play games with your life? Because you feel bad about inconveniencing another aircraft? Gimme a break! It’s your life! Just do it, and do it fast! Quick action buys you time, and time buys you options. Respect!

18000 flying hours under my belt and I have to say, this young man is an amazing instructor, Who could ever fail with him teaching!!! Well done that man

This kid seems like an amazing teacher. Just the few things he said and did even prior to the emergency were super impressive. He’s got a great future ahead of him.

Actually she is super lucky, because she got to experience a real emergency with a competent pilot to lean on. Something that very few people ever get to experience. I was fortunate that I was with my dad who is a 40 year veteran pilot when I experienced 2 emergencies and now I know I can handle just about anything. Hats off to how you both handled this!

I'm impressed at how fast she was aware of the issue.

You can see in his eyes during the interview that this really stressed him out. You can see on his face during the situation that he had nerves of steel. Great job buddy.

I love the fact that the instructor realizes that there is always something new to learn. He turned the emergency into a teaching experience and that is the mark of a great teacher.

massive respect to the instructor who got where he is so young.

That slip maneuver was damn impressive. Amazing pilot and instructor!

Had 4 engine failures before in day time and partial power loss at night time. Made the runway every time, the key is to stay calm and fly the plane. Safe the plane and then the occupants will be safe. Make sure you carry your calmness and professionalism over to your students. Well done Matt, you handled it with great professionalism and your student was very calm and had all her confidence in you. That is what a real instructor is made of.

So far Kim has learned stalls, slow flight, landings, an ACTUAL emergency, what’s next? This is a fantastic series.

The fact that he slipped the hell out of the 172 after that emergency, managed to align the Cessna on the runway and even buttered it makes all this even more awesome. What a CFI. He surely has the right instincts and all the skills in the world. Kim is in really good hands I reckon.

For her, it probably is a blessing in disguise. Crucial training there. Better to happen with your instructor for the first time than alone. Good job returning to the field and acing that landing dude. And I loved how calm she kept herself as well.

Not only props to Matt and Kim for how they both handled this, but props to the other flyers out there who all went from a normal group in the pattern to "You're in trouble, the field is yours, and we'll get out of the way and be ready to help".

I made this comment on the teaser video, and Matt explicitly confirmed it here... the BEST thing that Kim did was to immediately take her hands away from the controls and then within seconds (3, to be specific), say "Your controls", explicitly transferring control to him so he KNEW she would keep away and let him fly the emergency. That's the situational awareness and discipline that the last 4 years have given you. That just can't be taught, it's experience. Brilliant.

Good job! Many years ago I was taking an aviation science class (ground school, really) and the instructor was going over engine-out procedures. He emphasized keeping the "eyes outside the cockpit" looking for potential landing spots, in case the engine would not restart. One of my classmates asked "what if it is at night and you can't see the ground". The instructor, Dr. Spradlin, said that if the landing lights work, turn them on. When the ground comes up into view, if you don't like what you see turn the lights off. Everyone laughed except Doc. I asked if he was serious and he said yes. "At that point, you have done everything you can do, there is no point in worrying yourself about something over which you have no control". I have never forgotten that lesson.

He’s young but seems very professional, skilled, great instruction, calm.