NO Engines and Out Of FUEL! | The ”Gimli Glider" Miracle

Mentour Pilot November 22, 2025
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Head to http://brilliant.org/MentourPilot to start learning for free. You'll also receive 20% off a premium annual subscription, giving you unlimited access to everything on Brilliant. ----------------------------------------------------- A brand-new 767. Blank fuel gauges. A metric mix-up. Two engines out at 41,000 feet and a silent glide to a drag strip. This is the Gimli Glider, one of aviation’s most extraordinary saves. Our bigger, better, more complete telling of this story packs new research, crisp visuals, and every wild twist from warning light… to touchdown. Buckle up. ==== Credits: Presenter - Petter Hörnfeldt Lead Editor - Luis Moura Simulator Pilot - Nassault Research & Script - Ariadne Talchik ==== 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! 👉🏻 https://www.patreon.com/mentourpilot 737 Course: 👉🏻 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! ✈️ Our Connections: 👉🏻 Exclusive Mentour Merch: https://mentourpilot-shop.fourthwall.com/ 👉🏻 Our other channel: youtube.com/@MentourNow 👉🏻 Our Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@MentourPodcast 👉🏻 Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/shop/mentourpilot 👉🏻 BOSE Aviation: https://boseaviation-emea.aero/headsets Social: 👉🏻 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MentourPilot 👉🏻 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mentour_pilot 👉🏻 Twitter: https://twitter.com/MenTourPilot 👉🏻 Discord server: https://discord.gg/JntGWdn Below you will find the links to videos and sources used in this episode. SOURCES ----------------------------------------------------- Air Canada Collection - https://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.redirect?app=FonAndCol&id=5368578&lang=eng https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/home/record?app=fonandcol&IdNumber=313 Betamax King - https://archive.org/details/@betamaxking Photos - https://samchui.com/2023/08/14/miracle-on-air-canada-flight-143-the-gimli-glider/ Photos- https://planetags.com/blogs/planetags-blog/gimli-glider-a-legendary-landing-and-a-new-way-to-own-history CBC - https://www.cbc.ca/archives/when-a-metric-mix-up-led-to-the-gimli-glider-emergency-1.4754039 #Mentourpilot #pilot #aircraft