TRAPPED above the clouds and running out of TIME | Air India Flight 101 (Patreon)

On September 11th, 2018, an Air India Boeing 777 approaching JFK Airport in New York experienced a cascade of electrical failures which disabled numerous instruments in the cockpit. In poor weather, and running low on fuel, the four pilots of the flight originating in New Delhi in India, had to make some crucial decisions. Should they attempt an unfamiliar type of approach into New York, or should they risk taking their electronically crippled aircraft to an airport further afield, where there was better weather, but where they might run critically low on fuel.

The fate of all 357 people on board depended on weather the flight crew could successfully manage this complex set of failures for which they had never been trained.

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This video was created with reference to publicly available sources, and with the help of qualified experts. Special thanks to Christopher Doherty for his assistance with this video. His expertise on Boeing 777 systems, and his willingness to share his knowledge, were invaluable.

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Sources:

https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/others/sunday-read/mumbai-hero/articleshow/66200199.cms

https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/as-major-equipment-failed-how-air-india-pilots-landed-with-370-on-board-1917842

https://en.everybodywiki.com/Air_India_Flight_101_(2018)

https://www.livemint.com/Politics/kkqL2fh6ZxjnmUopom2ruM/Inside-the-AI-101-cockpit-en-route-to-New-York-on-911.html

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Aircraft:

Captain Sim 777

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