Mohammed Hijab – What if the Pilots Die and you have to Land the Plane

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Oh, sorry. Azmi. Azmi. Yeah. Pilot Azmi. Who

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are you pilot Azmi? Yeah. That's me. Captain.

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Captain. Captain Azmi. Yeah.

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So I'm here with captain Azmi, a pilot,

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a high rank pilot.

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I was gonna say to you that I

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was gonna ask you a question. But before

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I do so, let me explain my mental

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reasoning.

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So I always think about the worst case

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scenario. Yeah. In life and in general, I

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I just like to do that. So 1

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time I thought about, what if I'm on

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a plane? Okay. Okay.

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What if I'm on a plane

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and the pilot dies? Okay. If he has

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a heart attack. Alright. Now imagine the pilot

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dies and then also the copilot dies. Okay.

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He has also a heart attack or someone

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hits him or hurts him or kills him.

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So someone's gonna have to land a plane,

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right? Yes.

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So so I thought to myself, I have

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to I have to watch videos. Okay. I

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started watching videos on on YouTube

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as to how to land.

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Yeah.

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There's a guy that's explaining it in like

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great detail. Okay. And he's putting numbers into

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a system, and he's showing you how to,

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do a transmission.

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Okay. Okay. So explain to the ATC. Yeah.

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Okay. Yes. He said the first thing you

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gotta do is speak to the ATC. Okay.

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And he said this he showed you how

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to do it. It was so complicated. Okay.

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So you put numbers in the thing and

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like, what the *? Can you simplify for

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me

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if this happened, this worst case scenario happened?

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Yeah.

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What

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a layman

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can do

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to land a plane or to safely land

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a plane if everyone everyone buys?

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Well, first, I would suggest to find another

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pilot on board.

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Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Okay. That's awesome. For

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someone who's been training. Yes. Yes. Fine. Yeah.

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Once that is done,

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I think the ATC will play a very

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key role there. Okay. Yeah. Because they're gonna

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guide you. Yes. ATC, what is it? What's

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the abbreviation?

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Address to control. Okay. Yeah. Yeah. Okay. So

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the the other 1 is gonna guide you.

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It's gonna say what to do. How'd you

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get through to the ATC?

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It's it's basically just a headset. And then

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and and there's a and there's a microphone

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that you can call from. Yeah. Yeah. So,

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basically, it's it's straightforward.

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Yeah. Okay. So how how is it? So

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you got the cockpit here and stuff like

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where do I go to to speak to

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the ATC?

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It depends on the aircraft itself. Okay. So

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a 747. Right? Okay. Generally, it's in front

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in front of you. Okay. Does it say

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ATC on it? No. It says mic. It

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says mic on it. So you press the

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mic. Yeah. It goes on. Yeah. And then

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you talk to the ATC. Now what that's

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what I say to them. Everyone's everyone's, you

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know, dead or

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And then they find out it's

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you. Well, it's,

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it's a very difficult scenario to be. It

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is. Yeah. Yeah. I'm sorry. Especially for a

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layman. Yes. Because knowing what to press, where

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where to I'm trying to get to your

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position

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in a few minutes. I'm trying to be

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a pilot.

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It's like doing open heart surgery.

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Alright. Interesting. Yeah. But I what I can

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say is that the ATC will pay key

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role. Yeah. They will actually specify to you

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where where the landing gear is, where the

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flaps is, what what, you know, what button

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to push, what what what to do, what

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not to do. But it's all about putting

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numbers into a machine, isn't it?

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It? And other things as well. Yeah. Alright.

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And other things.

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I'm just trying to simplify it. You got

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to put like that when you're landing, it's

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like numbers, right? Yes. Do you memorize those

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numbers? How do you how do you do

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it? No. No. No. It's actually given to

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us. Right before you start. Okay. So we

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got a specific flight plan that goes from

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a to b. Yes. And then we punch

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in all those numbers in. At what point

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do you start punching in those numbers? Like,

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20 minutes before landing or when? No. At

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start of the flight when we get in.

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Oh, for the landing now? For the landing

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now, it's basically computerized from what you planned

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earlier. Yeah. Yeah. So it's already planned, pre

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planned. But the thing is, what gets tricky

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is when the ATC asks you to do

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other things. And now you're punching in new

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stuff in. So when you're landing specifically, do

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you need to put new numbers in?

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Yes and no. Yeah. Yeah. If it's already

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pre planned and they only given you a

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certain route Yeah. Then you don't have to

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do anything. Really? Yeah. But if it's But

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when you're landing the plane, do you not

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control it yourself? Meaning to fly fly it

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down itself. Yeah. Yeah. Oh, yeah. You have

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to. You have to. So that's the hardest

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bit. Right? Yeah. That that's the 1 that

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takes all the training, the skills, the experience.

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So how long can I do this in

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just a few minutes? I don't know. I

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don't know.

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I don't know. That's tough. Yes. Yeah. It's

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a tough 1, isn't it? Well, the ATC

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will tell me. They can guide you, but

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to actually do it, that's another thing. What

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do I do?

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Well, Well, you have the control column in

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front of you. Okay. It's like it's like

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playing a game. Okay. Let put it yeah.

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Put it simply. Go on. Okay. It's like

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playing a game. Late game. Yes. Yeah. So

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you push forward, the nose goes down. Yes.

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You pull it back, the nose goes up.

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Okay. And then left and right. Sure. What

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about the wheels? How'd you get them down?

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Is there a button to press? Yes. There's

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a specific button that puts the wheels down.

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Oh, so then I just put it down?

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Yes. And then and then you're gonna slow

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the aircraft. Now you're slowing the aircraft. You're

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gonna put the flaps in. Yes. So that's

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another lever. Yeah. Yeah. So you you're dealing

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with this 1 or this 1?

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Both.

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Okay. Okay. So now that's where the skill

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comes in. Okay. So now you're holding this,

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and you're holding the plus levers to slow

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down the aircraft. Yep. And then you're putting

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down the flaps and the landing gear as

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well. Did I did I lose you somewhere?

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Do you know what I would do in

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this situation?

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I'm listening to what you're saying, but I

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would say, listen. We need a this is

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a 2 man job. It it is? It's

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a 2 man job. Yeah? Yes. 3 is

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too many. Yeah?

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Normally, it's a 2 man job. Yeah. I'd

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say, listen. Let's get someone who's most confident

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in doing. I'll bring them in. Give them

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2 tasks. I get 2 tasks.

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He's responsible for pulling this thing. I'm responsible

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for pushing this thing. Correct. Something like that

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would be good. Yeah? Yes. Because you need

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you need someone to help you out. Yeah.

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So, like, I have half the task. You

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have half the task. ATC. I'll tell them,

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listen, ATC, we've got 2 people here. Yeah?

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Yes.

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And then I'm going to take task 1

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and 2. He's going to task 3 and

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4. Yes. So this could save someone's life,

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maybe. 1 day. It could. It could. This

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video here this video here could save somebody's

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life.

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Alright then.

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With that, I'll conclude. Assalamu alaikum.