I'm not a pilot. Can I land a 737? 

"I just want tell you good luck, we're all counting on you!" - I love the 'Airplane!' reference!! 🛬👍

there's another one like this? cool!

Having the two-parts-in-one style video was great! Sometimes they can feel short (only because they're so good and fly by... pun absolutely intended) but when you said "after the break, I'm going to try that without auto pilot" it was like a whole bonus video!

This simulation looks much more realistic compared to the one in that video. I guess it's just newer tech.

@yuriilev Roger, Roger!

ryanair pilots are actually very good and ryanair has never had a crash

Oh so that’s why my plane landed so aggressively. It wasn’t automatic mode because of the fog, they had hired Tom Scott.

@Rohan automatic mode? Tf that isnt real. You have assisted landing ig thats what u mean. You still need to give alot of input

@Finn no idea what it was. They said it was very foggy so they needed to land in automatic mode. They also made us turn our phones off which I didn’t really understand. I was half asleep and I’m no plane expert so I could’ve misunderstood though.

@Rohan ah ok. Sorry my bad

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😂😂😂😂😂

That definitely is a good one !

Poor tom😂😂

Enders Game

I suppose since the simulator is training actual pilots there isn't much value in programming a difference between a very rough landing that would cause injuries, and a landing that would likely kill everyone on board. Both would count as failures equally.

If I may ask, what would have been the actual damage, according to your estimates?

@Michael Henman You are probably correct, both are scenarios you should avoid under all circumstances. That being said, it would be nice if the simulator would at least have some ability to distinguish between a "survivable incident" and a "lethal incident".

Any landing you walk away from is a good one

@DGARedRaven landing gear rip off into sliding stop

Hahahahahahhahaa.... FUNNY1

lmaoooooo

he must work for ryanair

Right? Lmao! 🤣

I can perfectly imagine Tom saying that in not quite a yelling voice but loud and panicked

And that is actualy what he should be doing. I think the saying is: aviate, navigate, comunicate? As in in case of overload flying ( maintaining controll) is your primary and only concern. Then navigate, (make sure you are flying where you want and are supposed to) and lastly comunicate.

@Thorinbur "aviate, navigate, comunicate" is what Petter repeats always in his analysis

Rule Nr. 1: Fly the aircraft!

❤

Save some of his videos to your phone and watch them while flying. he is reassuring about a lot of common fears in his videos

maybe he should do a pre-landing podcast for people about to land in a real plane XD . or i could mix him in to a song track saying that sentence over and over again for you if you like. how long do you want it to go for?

As they often say the drive to the airport is more dangerous than the flight. You have nothing to worry about, there are many people paying attention and working to make sure your flight happens safely and many computers and systems designed to be as reliable as possible.

And they’re not even using MSFS2020!

I was panicking and I wasn't even doing anything lol

@TheFlyingEagle they are

To be fair, he panics in almost every video. It's his natural disposition, it seems. Usually ends up shouting. I feel like he overdoes it at times.

@GenericNerd looks like Xplane to me. MSFS is not rated for official training

Absolutely fantastic as Petter would say

I flew on a 737 recently. Very nice plane

proud to be ur 500th like

Which version of 737? (I hope its not MAX)

@Marko it is

And trying not to swear 😂

*_"Bringing a commercial jet in to land in real life when you are a newly qualified pilot and you have 140 souls on board must be terrifying even with all the support tech and an experienced co-pilot sat next to you."_* - I understand the sentiment here, but in practice it's not really any different from learning to drive a car. Most people are sufficiently confident (even if that confidence is misplaced) by the time they get their driver's licence. Likewise, that confidence is there by the time you get your pilot's licence, and the likes of the CAA make sure to the best of their ability that such confidence is not misplaced, through rigorous training. (Disclaimer: not a pilot, but was into flight simulators for quite a while.)

Whenever I see a realistic sim like that, it always scares me. I have the thought "could there be people in those cars, living out their lives? Are we in a simulation?"

"The pilot is alive, the plane is in one piece: a successful landing!" - War Thunder

@Squillz it doesn't have to be in one piece, magic engineers can repair it.

Omg check mark JPvidr

@Emmett Simon fax

@Squillz The plane is in one piece because the one piece is reeeaaaalll

Ya went right over Toms head

I am serious.. and don't call me shirley

Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit sniffing glue.

@theonlyegg I think that’s my favorite line

😅😅 that's just what I was thinking

Surely you can't be serious.

My uncle has a boat. Once he let me steer. He quickly took over, and a freaked out when i realized how much it tilts", with what I thought was the slightest of movements".

Surely you can’t be serious

@Idiotic Productions I am serious, and don't call me Shirley.

At this point, Tom is everyone's proxy for bucket list fulfillment.

I can tell you that caving was not on his bucket list 🤣

I love being a part of it :)

The video was cut too much and a lot of things were adjusted by cutting the video. It is never possible for a passenger to land the plane by giving a remote command.

@Mr.Legend it's called editing and sorry to point it out to you but he doesn't land the plane, maybe try watching the video

In the case of distinguishing these two jets, the 3 and 4 make a big difference buddy

​@Hank Sandybut surely a 747 passenger is better then a 737 passenger. 😂

where do you work

Where can you fly these sims? Is it available for the public ? If so how much ?

@Seeum209 They are typically part of flight schools. If you enroll in their flight school and do well, you'll get sim time as part of your training. No doubt some flight schools open them to the curious for a fee during what would otherwise be downtime, but you'd have to ask around and expect to pay a significant fee because these machines are EXPENSIVE.

​@GreatNorthernDad I looked up the location where Tom is at. Prices are €200 an hour. So it does seem quite expensive. But I wonder if "tourist/activity like" places like that prove successful, and there's a market, no matter how niche then maybe more would pop up, and prices would go down. Think of it like Rock climbing gyms. About 15, 20 years ago, there weren't many (at least where I am). And they were mostly used to train climbers. Bit then more people wanted to use the gyms either as a form of excise, or a one time event to do with friends, and more a popping gear toward the leman.

Agreed, his communication was excellent!

Yes! His communication skills and his situational awareness was good too!

Really? Nothing to do with Petter at all, wow very surprised.

For sure, also credits to Petter, but the difference is that for one of them is second nature because his training and experience, and for the other one it is not

@franexmo81 They are both you tubers, one has no experience of flying a plane and the other has no experience of talking down a non pilot in a plane. So why does the one having things well explain to them need to get all the acclaim?

:D

That! ...... and the fact that a 737 isn't a Jumbo anyway! (That would be a 747! ) ;)

@Mike Doragh i totally thought it was gonna be jumbo

It's not that hard bro. If you focus on flying, and less on being a systems engineer, it's not hard.

this genuinely is one of the most amazing things about Tom, he has such a specific energy that differs from every other JPvidr, like, he's remarkably good at identifying our emotions lmao

@vee_g0rilla cry me a river🎵🎼

My non-pilot opinion on that hand landing was that it was messy and the plane would have been damaged, but everyone probably would have walked away from it. I think he did a good job. My biggest critique is that he didn't slow the plane down enough soon enough. Had he done so, he'd have had more reaction time and not come in so high. I think I would have done a go-around when I realized I was still going 190kts and was high so close to the runway, but in all fairness to Tom......I learned that all from Petter, and I've been an aviation enthusiast my whole life, making it a sort of self-study. I AM surprised that Petter didn't suggest a go-around in this scenario, but this was stressful for him too. Overall an amazing job!

One of the best sponsorships I have seen to be fair.

@DG tbh him constantly and (presumably) naturally saying that he kept forgetting it was a simulator is probably the deepest advertisement in this pair of videos. And I don't even think it was synthetic, it's an amazing technology.

@DG I would heavily support Tom financing his videos by plugging whoever is providing the training/facilities for the content of the video. Very pure tradeoff and means for monetization, benefits both Tom and the collaborator equally and seems it would lead to more high quality videos such as this one! Always cool to get the information also, to have a chance to try what is seen in the video.

Sponsorblock skipped it easily

Considering the sponsor was the product they used to make the video (which, btw, cost around $7M and $1000/hour to operate)and that the lads got to play with for free for the day, I would say it would have been fair if Tom had embellished the sponsorship more.

I have to say I don't even mind this sponsorship way. It was straight to the point, honest and didn't intrude much. Thank you

i loved how often he did a readback to confirm the instuctions "descend to 4000 ft" "descending to 4000" etc it makes me really want to try it

I'm sure Tom have heard "aviate, navigate, communicate" before. :-)

He's taught me enough that I think I'd do quite a bit better than Tom did because much of what Petter was explaining to Tom in the air I already know. Aviation has been a lifelong interest and self-study for me, and Petter has been a huge part of it lately. For a total beginner, Tom's performance was really, really good, and that is because Petter did such a good job explaining everything to him.

I have been flying flight simulators on my computer for 35 years, and it I too think it was hilarious to watch. I have dreamt of flying in a full motion simulator for 30 years.

@a4d9 There are places that will let you have a go. It’s not cheap, but it’s not prohibitively expensive either.

As a non-pilot, but avid KSP and DCS player, this was equally as hilarious :D

@a4d9 In flight school you spend a lot of time in simulators and I always found them much more difficult that actual flying ha

Not just without A/P, but seemingly without the FDs

i'm not a big fan of your profile picture

@#1 guy ok thanks for sharing

@Gideon McKinlay so change it

@#1 guy how entitled do you think you are?

@#1 guy i do not like your profile picture eiter. Change it

Aviate, Navigate, and then Communicate.

Lets be honest: the older the pilot, the more they say it

Thinking the same thing. Proud of the lad

That's exactly what Petter always disclaims in his documentaries.

No doubt Petter spent the whole time before Tom got in the sim drilling that into his head.

nah that was fine. he brough the aircraft to the airport so job done.

@sirBrouwer yup! The crash wasn’t that bad and they’re on the ground in the airport so still a win

@Jonathan Isip in my case i would just panic and just ether stall or dive in to the water not even near the airport.

If you watch Petter's video I think they did a go around a couple of times :)

@Twig I skimmed through it and it only shows the autopilot landing. Maybe because the manual landing had Petter losing his cool. EDIT: Ok, Petter's video starts with the manual attempt. At no point did Tom go around though. Merely fumbling with headings, altitude and speed. Getting more details on what he needs to know to aviate and navigate. A go around is something you do when you've attempted a glide slope and something goes wrong. Usually you pass over the runway at that point.

Tom I love you

FYI Tom, a 737 is not a "Jumbo" jet, afaik it is the wide-bodied air craft often with three rows of seats, two ailes etc that are classsed as "Jumbo" jets.

I think you should watch "Airplane", you seem to have missed the reference "we're all counting on you!" 😁

Would love to see you two try this again but go head to head and see who does better

@ThePixel1983 he laughed really hard, I think he got it.

Yes!!

Great idea, though Tom's heart rate reads straight from his face :)

These flight sim videos better be building up to "Tom Scott lands a real aircraft using a computer brain interface"

"What's a glare shield????"

@yeti feti Probably Petter's biggest mistake here; otherwise he explained everything nicely but it's hard not to call a thing what it's called and instead use a term general public would call it for the sake of the novice pilot. 🙂

Ironically enough, that's how it's meant to be. I think it was 74Gear who once described getting in a situation in a simulator where he gave up, and got chewed out by the instructor because that violates "never stop flying the aircraft."

@Caleb Crow yup it definitely was Kelsey who mentioned that. Another great aviation youtuber. As for Petter, it's literally his job to explain things to people in the pilot's seat (and he's great at it). Though I imagine they usually aren't panicking as much as Tom was :D

If the scenario happened in real life, I think it'd be ideal for the air traffic control operator to remain calm like that.

@Vigilant Cosmic Penguin absolutely. the one thing that will scare someone who's trying to do something hard even more than the actual danger... is sounding panicked as the person telling them what to do. It's something I learned in military training, if you want the other guy to stay calm, be calm yourself.

*crash* “That’s normal”

Heh “the ground is coming towards me really quickly”, “that’s normal”. “The left wing has just come off” “that’s normal” 😅

"you're doing very well". Meanwhile the flight pattern looks like a child has drawn on the walls

@tim J Considering it's a Bristishman wearing a Red Shirt who never flew a plane. It's going about as well as could be expected.

Its like code for "of course [that] is happening because you dont know what youre doing!"