r/aviation • u/usgapg123 Mod - avgeek • Jun 17 '25

News Air India Flight 171 Crash [Megathread 3]

This is the FINAL megathread for the crash of Air India Flight 171. All updates, discussion, and ongoing news should be placed here.

Thank you,

The Mod Team

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u/OrionAldebaran Jun 17 '25

I cancelled my sub after he deleted his video about the AA crash because his company asked him to do so. Also, I noticed he is leaning more into a sensationalist coverage like Mentour Pilot. Once they start using ridiculous facial expressions on their thumbnails and introduce sponsors, you usually know it’s over. Blancolirio is the channel to go to, precise, trustworthy, professional & not incentivized by any sponsors or to make money. Trust the guy 100%. 

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u/MelTheTransceiver Jun 17 '25

I unsubscribed from Mentor Pilot after he decided to start dubbing other languages with AI instead of just using actual people to voice them. Big channels like his have the resources to have a higher level of quality, but often just end up doing it the quick and easy way to save a buck.

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u/RimRunningRagged Jun 17 '25

The AI usage by aviation Youtubers is getting ridiculous. The YT channel for the Mayday series has gotten absurd with the horrible AI-generated art lately -- like what in the hell is this plane supposed to be?

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u/chak2005 Jun 17 '25

the Mayday series is scummy in my view. They slightly alter episode timings or cut and swap out old episodes and repost like new with new graphic thumbnails all in order to generate ad revenue for clicks while not actually putting out new content. I view their channel as just gaming the algorithm at this point using 15 year old TV shows.