National Airlines B747-400 Freighter (BCF) Down in Bagram, Afghanistan

I saw this video today as it is on the front page of YouTube. The hopelessness of the situation sends a shiver down my spine. I'm kind of upset it's just plastered up there like a spectacle for millions to watch. The fact is you're viewing the end of seven peoples lives. Just feels like exploitation of an incredibly tragic and personal event. Anyways there's nothing you can really say for something like this. I just hope the families and friends of those lost will someday find closure in time. I hope they never have to witness this video.
 
The coverage in the media is driving me crazy over this. Complete with 'aviation experts' who have never flown a 172. They are turning 7 peoples' deaths in a horrible accident into a spectacle because of the video. I will be happy when I don't see those peoples' deaths in a fireball on the front page of Youtube.
 
Eyup.

It's all about selling ads with a "sensational" video.

Just imagine if the powers-that-be are able to press for cameras in the cockpit.
 
thevideographer said:
The coverage in the media is driving me crazy over this. Complete with 'aviation experts' who have never flown a 172. They are turning 7 peoples' deaths in a horrible accident into a spectacle because of the video. I will be happy when I don't see those peoples' deaths in a fireball on the front page of Youtube.
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Happens every time there is an aviation accident. I've noticed over the past few years, traumatic events where people die somehow get turned into Hollywood style documentaries within 2 days of the event. For example, the news media's use of flashy titles with dramatic or sad music. Its very annoying and has the most insincere feel to it. Its all about the revenue. Not that I hold YouTube to a higher standard than CNN or FOX and I get they, like any business, need to make money, but man, if they are putting an ad on that video, that is pretty low.
 
I was over at Slate and they've affixed an ad to the video as well.

It's like "look at this video! But first, would you fancy a cracker?"
 
Just a thought. I wished that video wasn't released. The accident didn't hit MSM until this video dropped. Now it's a rating, not a support for the families.
 
Derg said:
I was over at Slate and they've affixed an ad to the video as well.

It's like "look at this video! But first, would you fancy a cracker?"
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I wonder if the marketing folks even thought to themselves "Hmm, this might be the wrong thing to stick an ad on"
 
KVNC said:
The hopelessness of the situation sends a shiver down my spine. I'm kind of upset it's just plastered up there like a spectacle for millions to watch. The fact is you're viewing the end of seven peoples lives. Just feels like exploitation of an incredibly tragic and personal event.
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As aviators, though, there is incredible value in watching it and learning from it -- making sure that those seven aviators' lives were not lost for nothing.

Personally, the pit in my stomach that watching that video gives me will ensure that I am vigilant when it comes to secured loads (which I've really never had to think much about it the majority of my experience). The highest honor we can pay those guys is to use their horror and tragedy to increase the safety of all of us.
 
Kyle A. said:
The video on this accident is hard to watch. Too much....RIP
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Which is exactly why I got annoyed with all the speculating that was happening in this thread last night. There's nothing wrong with trying to figure out what happened, especially when it's all on video, but in a thread that started with somber responses and members reacting to possible lost friends, we've come to page 10 of pissing matches and random speculations. I just didn't think it was the place for guessing.

FoodStampsPilot said:
At the very least they died doing what they loved!
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Let me be another to add, no.
 
The incessant playing of that video is feeding the same voyeurism that people got from the footage of the Challenger disaster. Thankfully, youtube and the internet didn't exist in the form as we know it today back then.
 
I might be alone in this belief but I think the video actually helps the profession - it will make the public want the best and most highly trained pilots (not saying these gentleman weren't), which makes you more valuable.
 
Hacker15e said:
As aviators, though, there is incredible value in watching it and learning from it -- making sure that those seven aviators' lives were not lost for nothing.
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I totally agree that there's value in watching the video to learn from. I just think it's important to remember the human factor and respect that. It would be negligent of us not to try to prevent this from happening again, as with any accident.

I was just upset with the way many outlets chose to display the video.
 
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