How a Design Quirk led to DISASTER! | FedEx Flight 80

Mentour Pilot โ€ข September 27, 2025
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Get 5% OFF all Holafly eSIMs + 10% OFF Holaflyโ€™s new monthly subscription plans for 12 months with code MENTOUR: https://holafly.sjv.io/WyekPO ----------------------------------------------------- FedEx Flight 80 was approaching Narita, with two experienced pilots at the controls. In just a matter of seconds this flight went from routine to complete disaster, a difficult landing with an unforgiving aircraft led to a crash that stunned the aviation world. This is the full story of FedEx Flight 80. ----------------------------------------------------- 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! ๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿป https://www.patreon.com/mentourpilot 737 Course: ๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿป Visit https://www.virtual737course.com to learn how to fly a 737 like Petter in our virtual 737 SIM course Make sure to use code "mentournow" for 20% off! โœˆ๏ธ Our Connections: ๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿป Exclusive Mentour Merch: https://mentourpilot-shop.fourthwall.com/ ๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿป Our other channel: youtube.com/@MentourNow ๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿป Our Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@MentourPodcast ๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿป Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/shop/mentourpilot ๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿป BOSE Aviation: https://boseaviation-emea.aero/headsets Social: ๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿป Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MentourPilot ๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿป Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mentour_pilot ๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿป Twitter: https://twitter.com/MenTourPilot ๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿป Discord server: https://discord.gg/JntGWdn Below you will find the links to videos and sources used in this episode. SOURCES ----------------------------------------------------- FedEx flight 80 final report https://jtsb.mlit.go.jp/eng-air_report/N526FE.pdf FedEx flight 14 final report https://asn.flightsafety.org/reports/1997/19970731_MD11_N611FE.pdf China Airlines flight 642 final report https://asn.flightsafety.org/reports/1999/19990822_MD11_B-150.pdf Lufthansa Cargo flight 8460 final report https://www.bfu-web.de/EN/Publications/FinalReports/2010/Report_10_2X003_MD11_Riyadh.pdf?__blob=publicationFile&v=1 MD-11 Flight Crew Operations Manual https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sF2ChV78N9OCLobcBEmLBTbCXocIMGhE/view?pli=1 MD-11 Propulsion Controlled Aircraft https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/md-11-propulsion-controlled-aircraft-2/ Captain Shem Malmquist https://malmquistsafety.com/ Extra b-roll https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zf1_T4ruZ68 #Mentourpilot #pilot #aircraft

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