Nepal Airlines’ most well-known pilot has just been suspended, and it’s the fourth time that he has been in trouble with regulators.
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Unfortunately there's 2 mayor channels out there who put out a bad name for any aviation-related channel, 1 is one who uses his influence and subscriber count to force airlines and crew to almost do as he says and act out for a camera, the second, a channel where the user uses drama and over-exaggerates situations in order to induce drama and situations which never really happened, causing him to get in trouble with countries and carriers across the globe. Take a guess which these two are
Oof you’re the same type of person who thinks George Floyd’s murder did nothing wrong.
Yet another reason never to fly a Nepalese airline. 75 fatal crashes and 1,047 fatalities since 1962, with 112 deaths in the last 3 years.
In my lifetime, Nepalese airlines have not been involved in an accident during international flight. Domestic flights are a different story. The mountainous terrain and weather makes those domestic flights dangerous.
Now Willy, you in common with one or two other people appear not to care very much for Sam. May I ask why that is please?
Personally, I have found some of his older flight reviews to be helpful to me. We occupy a similar amount of space on this earth, therefore, if a seat/bed is comfortable for him, it has also proved to be comfortable for me too.
A further consideration to his credit, he is also a holder of a PPL, I know of no other aviation pundit with such a qualification.
So Willy, your opinion would be appreciated please?
Noel Philips has PPL and has an entire second channel about personal flights. And on top of that, i also personally know two major flight reviewers and aviation content creators from Europe who also have PPL and ATPL respectively. There are bunch more but it would be too convenient so do your own research
I find that I must thank you Willy, for drawing my attention to Sam Chui today.
I have just watched his video taken while travelling on the Air France New La Premiere suite. What a product that is.
Ben fired my interest with his inaugural flight blog back in the summer. So much so, we are booked CDG-SIN in the spring, a route I never would have even thought of without Ben’s live blog.
After viewing Sam’s video, which was very well done actually, we simply cannot wait to experience our flight. I really find it hard to imagine why you speak ill of Sam Chui, please tell?
“invited into the flight deck during the flight”… yeah, that’s a no-no for commercial aviation in most places, and lessons have been learned the hard way. See Aeroflot 593.
Nepal seems to be getting more serious about ‘accountability’ lately… perhaps the people have had enough of corruption.
Let’s just say, their finance minister got his chakras ‘realigned’ recently.
I enjoy Sam's content but he's not the only aviation vlogger who is a qualified pilot. Noel Philips, another aviation vlogger, is also a PPL and furthermore also has his instrument rating.
BEFORE take off , I was invited up the stairwell to meet the pilots of a C-130 Hercules , BEFORE take-off .
That is the ONLY time to be distracted .
Doesn’t sound like a commercial airline, or even cargo. Other than the military who’s flyin’ C-130s these days?
I personally don’t care much for Sam Chui’s videos as well. While he is definitely an aviation enthusiast to the max , I often find his interactions with flight crews a bit annoying. The flight crew has a job to do, and it often seems like he interrupts their work for the benefit of his content. I know if I were a flight attendant working a flight Chui was flying on, I’d want to steer clear of him so I can focus on my job.
Regarding the PPL, I believe Noel Philips is another aviation-related content creator that has one as well. I prefer his style of videos over Sam’s.
The undisclosed fact is how long the previous suspensions lasted. Is this like the baseball pitcher who is suspended from four games but is fifth in the rotation?
Sam Chui ranks very slightly above Cahill on the idiot vlogger list. For a supposedly knowledgable traveller he should have known better than to ask.
The captain should have known better than to let him in. It's his responsibility, and he should be fired.
So who does have the final authority on a commercial flight? And why the AF would you invoke the name of a drug-addled career criminal who's actually better-off dead?
To those who have added information to my knowledge bank, thank you …. everyday is a school day.
@ Kathyarseoff
"Shouldn't be. The Captain has final authority for the flight."
Authority - yes.
Accountability - yes also.
Having final authority is not carte blanche for doing whatever the hell the captain wants. Absolutely, they can divert from SOP's and make some decisions that may at times appear questionable. However, providing they can JUSTIFY those decisions or actions its generally fine. When they can't justify their actions (as you also see with the Aer Lingus Captain who refused to upgrade cabin crew on a ferry flight) their 'final authority' comes into question.
Kathy, so angry. Heavy weekend?
"Piss off. You're embarrassing yourself sith this inconsequential drivel!"
Enlighten me. What am I embarrassing myself 'sith'? My spelling and grammar? My one sentence posts of nothingness? Your entire contribution to these comments is three posts with a combined total of 21 words. Clap clap! Oh no, Arseoff. That would be you embarrassing yourself. What a loser. xxx
Darryl Macklem-Arseoff.
I think Duck Ling was asking for specifics of what is "nonsense" and "embarrassing" from someone posting a one line comment asserting so. With no facts or even theories to the contrary.
Is it that the captain of a flight does have absolute authority and can do whatever he/she/they want without justification?
Your comment again adds zero. Answer the question and perhaps add something to this forum instead of embarrassing nonsense.
Emil, And you're using the name of another YouTuber who goes by "itripreport". I've sat behind you. Waving your whole body at people out the window like you're a pentecostal being "slain in the spirit" combined with a seizure. But at least not accosting the crew.
I have been on a flight with Sam Chui. The airline had a "minder" for him and let him have free reign of the flight. Whether it was turning up all the lights in the cabin for him to have a better filming opportunity of the meal service or having to repeat the aircraft door closure twice so that he could stand in the galley having a good shot of the gate agents waving from the jetway, standing in the galley during service, etc, he was generally a nuisance.
In Nepal, the government imposed a rule of no filming in flight after his incident with the Captain named in Ben's post.
I dislike him because he is fake as hell and acts like he's besties with everyone. Yet you know the crew only pretend to be okay with it because he has a profile and will try and screw them over if they don't.
Wow, this is really surprising! I can’t believe Captain Lama got suspended four times. Even though he has a lot of experience and is very famous, it seems like he keeps making the same mistakes. Pilots have a huge responsibility, and breaking rules in the cockpit can be really dangerous.
I also wonder if his celebrity status makes him think he can get away with things other pilots couldn’t. Rules are there to keep passengers safe, and it seems like he keeps ignoring them. I hope Nepal Airlines and the authorities make sure safety comes first this time.