My Oh Poop! Scariest Moment, Unruly Passengers & Landing Gear Failures | Ask the Captain

Ever wonder what pilots do on a bad day, or what their scariest moment in the cockpit was? Captain Steeeve is back to answer your most pressing aviation questions!

In this episode of "Ask the Captain," we dive into some fantastic viewer comments. Captain Steeeve explains how pilots manage stress and difficult days, and shares a hair-raising story from his Navy days about a landing that went down to the wire. We also cover what happens when landing gear fails, how crews handle unruly passengers (and where they might get dropped off!), the vital importance of redundancy in aircraft design (with a nod to the 737 MAX issues), and why pilots must always trust their instruments over their own senses to avoid spatial disorientation.

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01:00:00 - Intro
01:00:15 - How do pilots handle having a bad day? (@Katrina3032)
01:01:18 - What was your scariest moment? (@trabbin8)
01:02:25 - Can two captains fly together? (@Hawkeye454)
01:03:37 - What does "redundancy" mean in aircraft design? (@DanBrieFogel4886)
01:04:43 - Is trusting your instruments like a scuba diver trusting their bubbles? (@AlbertMartsZ9F)
01:05:57 - Can all instruments fail and give wrong information at the same time? (@deanmccormick8070)
01:07:18 - Can you explain spatial disorientation between cloud layers? (@aaronmurphy7772)
01:08:33 - Why did I feel level when the instruments showed a banked turn? (@kevindigo22)
01:09:38 - Why can't some commercial pilots hold a basic attitude in IMC? (@jw8292)
01:10:26 - How do you land if landing gear fails? (@arimorrison7816)
01:12:03 - Why would landing gear not retract after takeoff? (@dtilla)
01:13:42 - How are unruly passengers handled and who pays for a diversion? (@bencorts5053)
01:15:11 - Is pilot experience measured only in flying hours? (@andox007)
01:16:35 - Has the medical kit on airplanes improved over the years? (@cherylnoel9888)
01:17:43 - Can a lightning strike damage electronic instruments? (@ColinLYUK)
01:18:29 - How dangerous is flying through a thunderstorm? (@HolyBead2015)
01:19:14 - Outro

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