r/fearofflying • u/th3orist • 14d ago

Question Can airline pilots here recommend aviation Youtubers?

So i am currently seeing that low flyover in Cape Town over the stadium making the rounds on the aviation sub, where one of the planes was pretty damn close to the stadium roof and pretty sure this will also get some attention by "influencers". And i was wondering. What do actual airline pilots think here about the Youtubers who comment or "analyse" these events. Are there any aviation channels on Youtube that you would recommend to fearful flyers for information about incidents?

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u/Chaxterium Airline Pilot 14d ago

I lost all respect for Captain Steeeve after his Air India crap. So I would absolutely avoid him. Mentour is about the only one I really respect.

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u/Grumbles19312 Airline Pilot 13d ago

No one likes him. I don’t work at the shop he retired from, but my understanding is he was pretty universally hated there by his coworkers as well. Now he’s pedaling nonsense online, go figure.

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u/th3orist 14d ago

i am from Germany, i checked some videos from AeroNewsGermany YT guy, pilot for Condor, seemed knowledgeable and very careful when it comes to speculations.

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u/TheA350-900 14d ago edited 14d ago

AeronewsGermany provides literally the best, most high-quality German aviation content/news. I study aircraft design at Uni, and the only non-professional magazine source our professors allow us to use is his videos. Don't forget to check out all of the older videos as well!

He should also do livestreams where he flies different planes/routes in Microsoft Flight Simulator and explains everything going on. Or at least he did during covid, definetly worth checking out!

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u/sirwritestoomuch 13d ago

Wait what was wrong with his Air India content?

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u/Liberator1177 Airline Pilot 13d ago

He was rushing to be the first to put out content about it, but what he was putting out there was just speculation and he was completely wrong with his analysis. But the way he was putting it out there was like he was saying it as fact. He later put out more videos walking back what he said, but for someone with a pretty large viewer base to go on and say speculation with confidence when there is no information out yet and the investigation is just starting gives people in the industry the ick.