The Tragic Story of UPS Flight 6! When Heroic action just wasn’t enough

Go to https://blinkist.com/mentourpilot for a 7 DAY FREE TRIAL + 25% OFF Premium Membership On the 3rd of September 2010, a Boeing 747 Freighter with callsign UPS 6 took off from Dubai International airport with destination Cologne Bonn In Germany. Soon after departure, an uncontrolled inflight fire broke out. How the fire started and what happened after, is what I will cover in this video. If you want to support the work I do on the channel, join my Patreon crew and get awesome perks and help me move the channel forward! 👇 👉🏻 https://www.patreon.com/mentourpilot 📲 Join the Mentour Pilot Discord server here! 👉🏻 https://discord.gg/JntGWdn I have also created an Amazon page with Aviation books, material and flight simulator stuff that I think you will enjoy! 👉🏻 https://www.amazon.com/shop/mentourpilot Follow my life on instagram and get awesome pictures from the cockpit! 📲 https://www.instagram.com/mentour_pilot To find the right HEADSET for YOU, check out BOSE Aviation 👉🏻 https://boseaviation-emea.aero/headsets Artwork in the studio 👉🏻 https://aeroprints.de/?lang=en Get some Awesome Mentour Pilot merch 👉🏻 https://mentour-crew.creator-spring.com/? Below you will find the links to videos and sources used in this episode. Enjoy checking them out! Sources ----------------------------------------------------- Thanks to @GreenDotAviation for assisting with simulations Final Report: https://www.gcaa.gov.ae/en/ePublication/admin/iradmin/Lists/Incidents%20Investigation%20Reports/Attachments/40/2010-2010%20-%20Final%20Report%20-%20Boeing%20747-44AF%20-%20N571UP%20-%20Report%2013%202010.pdf Firefighter 1: heathrow.com https://www.heathrow.com/content/dam/heathrow/web/common/images/hero/desktop/company/life-at-heathrow/a-day-in-the-life/airport-firefighter-CHE26557d-1920x624.jpg/_jcr_content/renditions/cq5dam.web.1680.624.jpeg Firefighter 2: Beth Hollerich https://blueskypit.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/50382638303_c4b5a62b5d_k-1200x750.jpg Boarding: Getty Images https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/11/last-board-plane.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=1488 Captain: Tim Byrd https://www.wave3.com/story/13105495/ups-pilot-killed-in-crash-is-remembered-by-friends/ First Officer: leadertelegram.com https://www.leadertelegram.com/obituaries/matthew-bell/article_1403cd47-dc03-5d85-9587-2a3cce69c3b8.html EVAS® 1: VisionSafe https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2016-05-20/visionsafe-signs-king-schools-evas-training EVAS® 2: VisionSafe https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2020-07-13/visionsafe-evas-stcd-embraer-bizjet-models EVAS® Stills: Vision Safe https://www.visionsafe.com/ CHAPTERS ----------------------------------------------------- 00:00 - Intro 01:09 - Flight History 02:25 - The First Leg 03:35 - The Flight Crew 04:22 - Dubai Operations 05:31 - Thermal Runaway 08:42 - “I Think We Should Turn Back“ 09:51 - Emergency Declared 11:00 - Protection Systems 13:24 - A Dire Situation 16:02 - Losing Control 17:55 - Visual Problems 18:39 - Smoke Shutter 19:45 - A Captain in Trouble 21:17 - Line of Sight 23:39 - Flyng Blind 25:10 - “Can Anyone Hear Me?“ 27:17 - False Glideslope 28:42 - Wrong Turn 33:16 - Impact 34:24 - Post Accident Innovations ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- XJ8HUFXKBO5TU5ZZ DTRYYZYEDQQH6QBM