Gimli Glider [HD]

I have seen better
The video Air Disasters is not bad for the price, however the more serious Aviation Enthusiast will catch the subtle factual errors through out video. There is good footage though, some I have not seen before. If I may reccomend the Survival in the Skies video box set also offered here at Amazon.com as an addition or alternative choice. This video series produced by TLC is rather accurate and very imformative!!

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Great educational program, and...

I really like air disasters videos, its very educational, and weirdly gives you re-assuring mentality when flying.. Each disaster incident triggers a insanely detailed investigation that puts together all the missing pieces that contributed to loss of life. These are hard lessons, but all those poor souls that died is such horrific circumstances did not die in vain! Most high profile crashes that happened in the past do not happen again, so these videos will give you some assurance that air travel still is the safest means of travel! For the most part all crashes happen because of mechanical failures, lesser numbers for pilot errors, or combination of both! Currently there are more automation lessening pilot errors, and planes that are built from new composites making equipment more durable and lighter. Here are the staggering facts; each and every day there are approximately 85,000 to 90,000 flights a day!!!! Worldwide, there are 1000...

Good series, hope they release the others on Amazon Instant Videos
The investigations into the disasters are well covered and like while it isn't quite as good as Air Crash Investigation or Seconds From Disaster, it is still a good series. The accident and the causes are well covered and lots of information about what happened and how they changed aviation we know today to be safer.

If you are worried about flying, don't watch these before a flight. If you are keen to know how aviation got to where it is today and enjoy flying then this is definitely worth a watch.

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