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AIR CANADA FLIGHT 143 “The Gimli Glider” (HIGH QUALITY)
A 767 runs out of fuel at 26000 ft over the vast terrain of Canada of all places.Find out how it became one of the ...
Easiest conclusion: USA is stupid in Maths.
@StuH42 please back peddle out of your comments. oh, you did, KTHXBYE
The idiotic non-metric system used by the USA had caused the Challenger space shuttle disaster. I hope these nations have realized their stupidity after risking the lives of several innocent citizens.
That pilot is a god damn hero. I want to shake his hand.
@StuH42 Um, actually paying attention to this show shows that this 767 was designed to measure its fuel load in KILOGRAMS not POUNDS, but the Canadian crew measured their fuel load in POUNDS on the 767′s METRIC system. IN other words the American company converted to the international metric standard, and the pilots didn’t.
@Alkanen just divide 5280 ft by 3 which equals 1760 yards.
Now, the real question is how many rods to a mile?
Anybody else notice that the technician at 2:12 is played by the real Bob Pearson?
@StuH42
And of course, the metric system is intentionally designed to be logical and easy to work with, with as few odd conversion constants as possible (no 12 inches to a foot, or three feet to a yard, and god knows how many yards to a mile), whereas the imperial system looks like it was invented by the village idiot while high on mushrooms.
good pilots
@StuH42 One person deciding to use something totally different then everyone else is highly illogical, however one country has that right because they govern a group of people.
@DJBillHype
@StuH42 I will agree, if every country followed metric or the English system it would be simpler, but that’s not the way it is. Why is it that the U.S. has to change and not Canada? Why is the U.S. being brought into this argument when the flight originated and ended in Canada, and the airline was Canadian? Since Canada uses metric, there should have been no problem, it should have been natural to convert to a metric unit. Also there is a difference between a person and a country.
@DJBillHype
Sure, let’s all do things differently. From this day on (DIES VENERIS PRID. KAL. AVG. MMDCCLXIII A.U.C.) I shall only use the Roman Calendar, because I like to.
All I’m saying is: International standards = more safety , less hassle, etc. And since a vast majority of the world uses the metric system the USA should follow suit. If that makes me arrogant… well, then be it.
@treeguy57
Whatever. I’m not blaming anyone here, not the Canadian company nor the United Staes. I just say that different systems of measurements complicate things, which is an undeniable fact. You are reading waaayy too much in my post. KTHXBYE
@StuH42 I see no reason why a country should not be able to use whatever system they like. Not to mention this was an Air Canada flight, from one Canadian city to another. So stop being an arrogant snob and chill out.
Excellent production, despite the inaccurate, frankly almost inept technical script-writing delivered faithfully by the well-acted narrator. This is one of the best ACI episodes I’ve seen.
Goodness, and I thought this diet was working even though my clothes don’t fit anymore and I’m never hungry. This piece-of-shit bathroom scale reads in kilograms
great work god
Those sure were some great pilots to be able to land the plane with no engines and no fuel at all. Amazing
@StuH42 nonsense. you make an illogical argument. agree- metric is better. but the USA had no part in this incident. it was the Canadian transition to metric, and inadequate/incomepetent Canadian employees that lead to the problem. you are extrapolating this incident into some bullshit argument. get real.
born and raised in the US, worked in Canada/ i’ts not hard to convert anything. 3.78L/Gal. ~.450g/lb 2.2lbs/kg, etc etc. at fault was a CANADIAN Company’s employees in CANADA.
@treeguy57
Surely the USA is part of problem. 99% of the world uses the metric system. The USA, on of world’s most important powers does not. Why? It only leads to unnecessary confusion which in turn leads to expensive and probably deadly accidents. See, I’m not blaming anyone for this crash. But if the whole world would use one measurement system, things would be somewhat easier.
@Raguleader Oh, you should mention that an airplane’s speed is measured in knots, which can barely be related to any measurement system this side of a 15th century sail boat’s spare rope! I’m sure someone will blame that on us Americans too.
How is a Canadian’s and a Frenchie’s piss poor skills in mathematics the fault of a US-based airplane manufacturer? I know it’s status quo to blame everything that’s wrong with the world on us Americans, but every now and then, you should steer away from your stimulus response.
@StuH42 so Canada adopts the metric system, and employees of a Canadian company do not supply enough fuel. and you bring up the USA as part of the problem? illogical. nonsequitur. stupid. thanks for making a bogus association.
This American would like to point out that he’s been using (and has been taught) the Metric system since he was little. They teach both systems now, at least in the schools I’ve gone to. You use whichever system is appropriate for the problem (and what defines what’s appropriate? Mostly whatever system they tell you to use. You buy gasoline in Gallons, soda in liters, measure waistlines in inches, and buy medication in milligrams Somehow, against all outside logic, it works and makes sense.