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F16 Crash in Poland, Failed Take Offs, and Loose Part on Takeoff | Hangar Flying Ep. 6

Captain Steeeve

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In Episode 6 of Hangar Flying, Captain Steeeve and GaryBPilot take a hard look at the recent F-16 crash — from timeline to contributing factors, and what this incident teaches every pilot. We’ll walk through the known data, explore mechanical, human, and environmental angles, and share actionable lessons you can carry into your own flying.

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Fly safe — and thanks for listening.

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20 Comments

@richardaldrich5760 11 months ago

Love your show. I have an A & E mechanics license. Back in the 90's I was flying home with a stop in Cleveland. During the landing approach, as the flaps were deployed, I noticed the inboard port flap was not supported by the inboard bearing. It was flexing several feet up and down from its normal extended position. I reported this to the captain and he had the flaps extended again and he took me out to point out and inspect the failure. Next leg canceled plane grounded. I got a big thanks. Always report anything you see

@TrishSmith1212 6 months ago

Hangar Flying is helping me overcome fear of flying.

@Garybpilot 11 months ago

We are so back 🫡🔥

@davidzarodnansky4720 11 months ago

Passenger: "There seems to be something wrong with the wing."

Pilot: "Don't worry we have another one."

@manowitswilken4271 11 months ago (edited)

Captain Steve. You are by far one of the most professional and elegant communicators on YouTube. Keep up the good work. I look forward to every notification of a new show from you.

@alisonwild2427 11 months ago (edited)

10,000 hours is the point at which someone is generally considered to be an expert at a task, whether it's learning a musical instrument or learning a foreign language. How Interesting to know that it also applies to flying an aircraft! Source: That idea was popularized by Malcolm Gladwell, who said that the "10,000-hour rule" suggests that 10,000 hours of practice is the amount of time needed to achieve mastery of a complex skill.

@jenniferspencer9516 9 months ago

Captain Steeeve, as always this was another great episode. The mandatory retirement at 65 is a sore subject with me. My father when threw the same thing and he was in the best shape of his life. Both physically and mentally and yet according to that mandate he had to retire and it really took a toll on him. Like the radio system, it’s archaic and needs to be revised with input of active pilots not congressmen who don’t know the first thing about being a pilot. It broke my heart to see my daddy having to retire doing something he loved so much. Sorry for getting on a soapbox. Take care my friend and may the Good Lord bless you today and everyday of your life.❤

@jarvik79 11 months ago (edited)

Mover & Gonky explained in great detail why it's normal op to be in full AB all through the F-16 manouvre, would recommend a watch.

@spacebace 11 months ago

We love you, Steeeve!!! And Gary!

@Fotoaktywni 11 months ago

I was recently at a military air show. All military fighter jets, from many countries had the afterburner on all the time, except for very slow high aoa maneuvers

@louisstennes3 11 months ago

All I know when I was an enlisted crewmember for many years in the Air Force on props and jets whenever we had a less than "ideal" landing it was always the fault of the navigator. The navigator didn't care, he walked away with the rest of us and was happy. He was glad to take the credit.

@donniee1934 11 months ago

Thank you Steeve and Gary always enjoy these Hanger Flying videos

@BroFromSC 11 months ago (edited)

At 7:15 I can confirm that Slab’s entire performance was performed in full afterburner. So this was typical in regard to throttle placement specifically. He was a very gifted pilot and had a beautiful yet aggressive was of showing off the F-16.
Mover & Gonky had Mace come on the show a few weeks back and they talked about this incident. Mace was Slab’s PI and she had some inside baseball to share. For those that hadn’t seen it, Mace says there were some very untimely & confusing comms going on regarding a different aircraft when Slab was at the top of the loop. The comms were related to the actual airspace and this aircraft timing his display which is never something you want to hear when going over the top.
I think she also thought that investigators will be looking for fatigue to another contributing factor. I believe the jet had just gotten a new paint job and they were really looking forward to showing that thing off. I recommend seeing one of Slab’s performances if you’ve never see one. He can really push & pull that thing. RIP Slab. Nickle in the grass. 🙏🏼

@bjmgeek 3 months ago

My thoughts and prayers go out to the loved ones of the pilot who lost his life. It's quite a contrast to the recent mid-air collision where everyone was able to eject safely.

@MsMontgomery-l2s3k 10 months ago

It seems like the planes coming into St. Maarten usually come in lower. They're usually barely above the people on the beach watching the landings.

@veenarasika1778 11 months ago

The 737-800 incident at St. Maarten was covered on the Blancolirio channel. He pointed out like Gary did about the similarly to the Alaska Airlines incident 2 years back. He, too, mentioned that the approach looked stabilized and about the challenges that this airport poses.

@JeanClabaugh-jl7ng 5 months ago

I enjoy the both of you discussing planes and pilots

@ScooterMacGavin-dt1er 11 months ago

Literally watching this while working on AMT homework. Can’t wait til it’s more than a dream!!

@Scruffimodo 11 months ago

A late friend who was a GA pilot once told me, "All a landing is, is a 'controlled crash'". 😮 I was just a little bit apprehensive about getting in the plane with him after his preflight!!! 😂