GreenDotAviation

Rollercoaster Approach!

2007

A Thompson Fly 737-300 en route from Faro to Bournemouth has a deadly close call on final approach.

Putting the finishing touches on the new vid!

I can't wait to share this video with you all. It's about an incident which has received very little attention, and yet which was almost a major disaster. This pic shows the video editing process i...

Two engines FALL OFF Boeing 747 moments after takeoff | El Al 1862

Two engines fall off a Boeing 747, just moments after takeoff from Amsterdam. The pilots fight desperately for control, as their aircraft struggles to stay aloft. ...

BURSTING into flames after takeoff from LAX - British Airways 268

Seconds after taking off from Los Angeles, a fire erupts in the engine of a British Airways Boeing 747 carrying over 350 passengers. But incredibly, the pilots don’t return to the airport. Instea...

DIVING towards the Pacific! Alaska 261

January 31st, 2000  

The pilots of an Alaska Airlines MD-80 fight desperately for control, as their aircraft careens towards the Pacific ocean with terrifying speed. No matter what they ...

MH370: If HE did it...

How could a massive aircraft filled with 239 people simply vanish from the face of the Earth?

It might seem impossible in the modern era, but this is exactly what happened Malaysia airlines f...

[Trailer] New video releases soon...

I can't wait to bring this one to you, folks. It's been months in the making, and it's more detailed than anything you've seen on this channel before. In fact, I'll wager that it's more comprehensi...

Running out of runway! | Emirates Flight 407

A fully loaded Airbus A340 carrying nearly 300 passengers and crew, speeds down the runway on takeoff from Melbourne, Australia. The the end of the runway is fast approaching, but no matter how har...

Bhoja 213 - The crash that was waiting to happen

A Boeing 737 filled with 127 people begins falling from the sky, in the middle of a thunderstorm. As the passengers scream, the pilot’s struggle desperately to control their jet. How have they go...

Ask your questions for the next livestream here!

From now on, I will be live-streaming on YouTube on the last Sunday of every month. I will start each livestream by answering questions from my Patrons.

Comment any questions you have below...

Ocean DIVE | United Airlines 1722

Days before Christmas, in 2022, a United Airlines Boeing Triple seven careens towards the ocean, just seconds after takeoff from Hawaii. Alarms blare in the cockpit, but the pilots are utterly conf...

200k Subscriber Livestream 🥳

Enjoy this livestream from September 2nd, where I celebrate passing 200k subscribers on YouTube!

Thank you Patrons for supporting this channel, you guys are instrumental in keeping me being a...

Poll: Patrons! What is your favourite Green Dot Aviation Episode?

Tell me why in the comments. I'd love to get a sense of what kind of incidents you like, what style of storytelling etc. 

Thanks to Patron Krzysztof for this poll idea!

FIRE erupts just SECONDS after takeoff | American 1400

Seconds after takeoff from St Louis, Missouri, the engine of an American Airlines MD-82 erupts into flames. Alarm bells ring loudly in the cockpit, as the pilots grapple with the emergency. But the...

Crashing SECONDS after takeoff? Singapore 006

It’s Halloween night, in the year 2000, and a Boeing 747 crawls onto the runway at Taiwan. Amid howling winds and piercing rain, the pilots strain to see out their windscreens. As they push their...

Ask your questions about MH370 here!

Folks, I am deep into the research for the upcoming video on Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, and I will be interviewing one of the world's leading experts on suicide, Thomas Joiner, as part of this. ...

Qantas 72 - Full Interview with Captain Kevin Sullivan

Enjoy this Patreon exclusive, folks!

I really enjoyed my conversation with Kevin. We covered everything from the events on flight 72, to his thinking on automation in aviation, and automated ...

Qantas 72 Episode - With Captain Kevin Sullivan

This is the full version with excerpts from my interview with the Captain - Enjoy :)

That full interview will be released tomorrow in its entirety as a Patreon Exclusive.

315 people TRAPPED inside a Crazy Plane! Qantas 72

October 7th, 2008.

Disaster strikes high above the ocean, as a Qantas Airbus A330 on its way from Singapore to Perth, dips into a terrifying dive.   

Passengers are thrown int...

Questions for the Captain! 👨‍✈️

Hi all. In a few days I'll be interviewing a very special guest for the channel. Kevin Sullivan was the captain of Qantas flight 72, an Airbus A330 which lost control over the Indian Ocean in 2008 ...

Green Dot Livestream! 🔴

I went live to do a Q&A and our famous highly competitive monthly Green Dot Aviation Quiz!

In case you missed it, enjoy!

Livestream this Sunday!

Hi folks! 

This Sunday evening GMT (25th June) I'll be hosting a livestream on YouTube. I'll be doing an aviation-themed quiz, and flying around in flight simulator. 

The live...

Korean 007: What really happened

It’s the hot summer of 1983, and the cold war rages.

Ronald Regan is US president, Michael Jackson’s thriller is at the top of the charts, and pac man is all the rage.

The threat of...

🟢 Livestream - May 28th, 2023

In case you missed it! This is the YouTube livestream from May 28th 2023.

Enjoy ✈️

More than meets the Eye | The HORRIFIC story of The World’s WORST midair collision

November, 1996

Two planes carrying 349 people speed towards each other in the evening skies above Delhi. 

In one of those planes, five pilots sit at the controls, making preparatio...

WHAT caused the WORST Air Disaster in History?? | Japan Air 123

August 12th, 1985.

A Boeing 747 carrying 524 people careens out of control in the skies above Japan. Alarms blare in the cockpit, as the pilots desperately grapple with an aircraft which seem...

FIRE over London | BA 762

May 24th, 2013.

Seconds after takeoff from London, both engines blow wide open on a British Airways Airbus A319. Terrified passengers look on in horror as fluid streaks from the exposed eng...

HORRIFYING - all 4 engines FAILED! | British Airways flight 9

It’s June 24th, 1982, and the unthinkable has happened on board a British Airways Boeing 747. All four engines, have suddenly failed, miles above the In dian Ocean. Without power, the massive pla...

BA 009 Interview - Captain Eric Moody

I interviewed Eric Moody, Captain of BA flight 9 when it flew into a volcanic ash cloud in June 1982.

I found it fascinating talking to him, not just because of his first-hand experience of...

Final touches being put on the new video 👀

I'll be releasing this episode tomorrow (Saturday) on Patreon. And, in a Green Dot Aviation first, it involves an interview with one of the pilots involved. 

It's shaping up nicely, and ...