r/nextfuckinglevel 26d ago

Engine fails during student pilot’s flight

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u/localcasestudy 26d ago

Aviate, navigate, communicate. Mans is a legend!!!

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u/that_dutch_dude 26d ago

dude might want to add "check fuel" to that list.

video is around for a while, he ran out of fuel.

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u/VanillaGorilla59 26d ago

Really?!?! That’s on preflight check where I come from…

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u/bigolchimneypipe 26d ago

That's something I do every time in every car I ever drive so i cant even imagine forgetting to do that in an airplane. 

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u/tectoniclakes 26d ago

The issue isn’t forgetting it as such. In most of these light aircraft, the fuel gauges do not work or are not reliable. You have to use a “dip stick” on both the fuel tanks to get the actual fuel. A step that some pilots simply skip