Flying Videos - The Documentary Network Explore the world beyond headlines with amazing videos. Wed, 12 Apr 2017 13:53:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.5 https://documentary.net/wp-content/themes/documentary/img/documentary-logo.png Documentary Network - Watch free documentaries and films 337 17 Explore the world beyond headlines with amazing videos. MAYDAY! Europe – Low cost airline Ryanair too risky? https://documentary.net/video/mayday-europe-low-cost-airline-ryanair-too-risky/ https://documentary.net/video/mayday-europe-low-cost-airline-ryanair-too-risky/#comments Mon, 14 Jan 2013 17:51:56 +0000 http://documentary.net/?p=9123

In this report, Ryanair pilots speak out about the cost-cutting measures endangering lives. From flying with too little fuel to pilots unfit to fly, the airline may be riding too close to the edge. On a stormy night over Madrid, a Ryanair pilot diverts to Valencia. Just as he's about to settle into his holding pattern, he calls into air traffic control, "Mayday, mayday!" The runaway is cleared. But that's not the end of it. Two further Ryanair flights circling Valencia also call fuel maydays, and a major disaster was only narrowly averted. Michael O'Leary, the company's controversial CEO, tried to sell the mayday calls as "standard procedure", but when the Spanish air traffic controller is asked about it, he responds: "never before in ten years have I been asked for a fuel mayday." As 4 Ryanair pilots explain, flirting with potential disaster comes down to simple economics: "There is huge pressure put on crews to take as little fuel as possible, in order to save money for the company." The pilots tell of a wider "culture of fear", defined by "bullying and harassment". After building up huge debts during training, Ryanair then don't provide pilots with insurance, food or hotels, "leading to a lot of stress in the cockpit". Being too sick to fly means not getting paid and falling further into debt. "I flew a plane when I shouldn't have been operating that flight", confesses one pilot. Their testimony provides a scandalous insight into an airline riding on the edge of safety. "If we allow this to continue I wouldn't like to say what the consequences could be." Update: Unfortunately the distributor took down the film and replaced it with a trailer.]]>

In this report, Ryanair pilots speak out about the cost-cutting measures endangering lives. From flying with too little fuel to pilots unfit to fly, the airline may be riding too close to the edge. On a stormy night over Madrid, a Ryanair pilot diverts to Valencia. Just as he's about to settle into his holding pattern, he calls into air traffic control, "Mayday, mayday!" The runaway is cleared. But that's not the end of it. Two further Ryanair flights circling Valencia also call fuel maydays, and a major disaster was only narrowly averted. Michael O'Leary, the company's controversial CEO, tried to sell the mayday calls as "standard procedure", but when the Spanish air traffic controller is asked about it, he responds: "never before in ten years have I been asked for a fuel mayday." As 4 Ryanair pilots explain, flirting with potential disaster comes down to simple economics: "There is huge pressure put on crews to take as little fuel as possible, in order to save money for the company." The pilots tell of a wider "culture of fear", defined by "bullying and harassment". After building up huge debts during training, Ryanair then don't provide pilots with insurance, food or hotels, "leading to a lot of stress in the cockpit". Being too sick to fly means not getting paid and falling further into debt. "I flew a plane when I shouldn't have been operating that flight", confesses one pilot. Their testimony provides a scandalous insight into an airline riding on the edge of safety. "If we allow this to continue I wouldn't like to say what the consequences could be." Update: Unfortunately the distributor took down the film and replaced it with a trailer.]]> https://documentary.net/video/mayday-europe-low-cost-airline-ryanair-too-risky/feed/ 1 Everything is Incredible https://documentary.net/video/everything-is-incredible/ https://documentary.net/video/everything-is-incredible/#respond Sun, 16 Sep 2012 16:12:48 +0000 http://documentary.net/?p=8331

Stricken with Polio, Agustin has set out to change his life for the better. For the last 50 years he has focused not on his disabilities but on his dream, his dream to fly. Agustín started to build a helicopter in 1958 out of trash and discarded materials he found in his poverty-ridden village in Honduras. He was young, ambitious and thought it would take only three months. Now, 54 years later, he continues to build, realizing the work is much more difficult than he originally thought. You can support the crowdfunding campaign for Agustin at Indigogo.
Our objective is to raise enough funds help Agustin with living expenses by purchasing the helicopter and his home. He will retain both and at the end of his life the helicopter will be preserved to be a lasting legacy of who he is and how he spent his life. Producer & Filmmaker Tyler Bastian
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Stricken with Polio, Agustin has set out to change his life for the better. For the last 50 years he has focused not on his disabilities but on his dream, his dream to fly. Agustín started to build a helicopter in 1958 out of trash and discarded materials he found in his poverty-ridden village in Honduras. He was young, ambitious and thought it would take only three months. Now, 54 years later, he continues to build, realizing the work is much more difficult than he originally thought. You can support the crowdfunding campaign for Agustin at Indigogo.
Our objective is to raise enough funds help Agustin with living expenses by purchasing the helicopter and his home. He will retain both and at the end of his life the helicopter will be preserved to be a lasting legacy of who he is and how he spent his life. Producer & Filmmaker Tyler Bastian
]]> https://documentary.net/video/everything-is-incredible/feed/ 0 Amazing Cockpit Footage Aboard an Airbus A320 https://documentary.net/video/amazing-cockpit-footage-aboard-an-airbus-a320/ https://documentary.net/video/amazing-cockpit-footage-aboard-an-airbus-a320/#comments Fri, 15 Jun 2012 08:08:33 +0000 http://documentary.net/?p=6874

We all have seen plenty of videos on the web with planes flying through clouds, hazadous crosswind landing approaches etc. This video does not show drama but fantastic angles simultaneously showing the flight deck. Get a feeling of sitting in the cockpit! Sequence: 0:05 - SBRJ Santos Dumont RWY 20L - Rio de Janeiro - Brasil 0:30 - Copacabana Beach - Rio de Janeiro - Brasil 0:35 - SBRJ Santos Dumont RWY 20L - Rio de Janeiro - Brasil 0:51 - Florianopolis SC Brasil 1:07 - Downwind leg SBRJ Santos Dumont RWY 02R - Rio de Janeiro - Brasil ( Botafogo Beach ) 2:11 - SKBO El Dorado RWY 13R - Bogota - Colombia 2:16 - SBSP Congonhas RWY 17R - São Paulo - Brasil 2:23 - SKBO El Dorado RWY 13L - Bogota - Colombia ( Gust from left before touchdown ) 3:16 - SBSP Congonhas RWY 35L - São Paulo - Brasil Update: The uploader stopped providing the video. ]]>

We all have seen plenty of videos on the web with planes flying through clouds, hazadous crosswind landing approaches etc. This video does not show drama but fantastic angles simultaneously showing the flight deck. Get a feeling of sitting in the cockpit! Sequence: 0:05 - SBRJ Santos Dumont RWY 20L - Rio de Janeiro - Brasil 0:30 - Copacabana Beach - Rio de Janeiro - Brasil 0:35 - SBRJ Santos Dumont RWY 20L - Rio de Janeiro - Brasil 0:51 - Florianopolis SC Brasil 1:07 - Downwind leg SBRJ Santos Dumont RWY 02R - Rio de Janeiro - Brasil ( Botafogo Beach ) 2:11 - SKBO El Dorado RWY 13R - Bogota - Colombia 2:16 - SBSP Congonhas RWY 17R - São Paulo - Brasil 2:23 - SKBO El Dorado RWY 13L - Bogota - Colombia ( Gust from left before touchdown ) 3:16 - SBSP Congonhas RWY 35L - São Paulo - Brasil Update: The uploader stopped providing the video. ]]> https://documentary.net/video/amazing-cockpit-footage-aboard-an-airbus-a320/feed/ 3 Frequent Flyer https://documentary.net/video/frequent-flyer/ https://documentary.net/video/frequent-flyer/#respond Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:34:00 +0000 http://documentary.net/?p=4504

Frequent Flyer is a 20-minute documentary about frequent flyer miles, the people who collect them, and the world of airports and airplanes that they inhabit. The result is a look at the world of miles and some of its most enthusiastic participants, examining how miles and points have become an important world currency and, in turn, an obsession for those who have figured out ways to earn them in the millions. Filmmaker Gabriel Leigh is making a feature film on this topic. You can support him here: kickstarter.com/projects/402687803/frequent-flyer-the-feature-documentary]]>

Frequent Flyer is a 20-minute documentary about frequent flyer miles, the people who collect them, and the world of airports and airplanes that they inhabit. The result is a look at the world of miles and some of its most enthusiastic participants, examining how miles and points have become an important world currency and, in turn, an obsession for those who have figured out ways to earn them in the millions. Filmmaker Gabriel Leigh is making a feature film on this topic. You can support him here: kickstarter.com/projects/402687803/frequent-flyer-the-feature-documentary]]> https://documentary.net/video/frequent-flyer/feed/ 0 Airbus shows the (possible) Future of Flying https://documentary.net/video/airbus-shows-the-possible-future-of-flying/ https://documentary.net/video/airbus-shows-the-possible-future-of-flying/#respond Wed, 15 Jun 2011 12:54:43 +0000 http://documentary.net/?p=1904

Some ideas how the European company sees the airtransport in 2050: Walls that change according to light conditions, holographic pop-up gaming displays and passenger's body heat powering in-flight entertainment. ]]>

Some ideas how the European company sees the airtransport in 2050: Walls that change according to light conditions, holographic pop-up gaming displays and passenger's body heat powering in-flight entertainment. ]]> https://documentary.net/video/airbus-shows-the-possible-future-of-flying/feed/ 0