"Flying Over the Roof of the World: Paro Airport's Nail-Biting Arrival"
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 ก.ย. 2024
- Paro International Airport, located in Bhutan, is renowned for its challenging approach and landing due to its unique topography surrounded by mountains. The approach to runway 15 involves a visually stunning and demanding maneuver to navigate through the Himalayan valleys. Here's a description of the landing procedure for runway 15 at Paro Airport:
1. Approach Phase: As the aircraft approaches Paro Airport, it follows a series of turns to align with the valley that leads to runway 15. The approach path takes the aircraft over picturesque landscapes and mountain peaks.
2. Visual Navigation: Since Paro Airport does not have Instrument Landing System (ILS) due to the terrain, the landing is performed visually. Pilots must rely on their training and experience to ensure a safe descent.
3. Navigating the Valley: The aircraft maneuvers through the narrow valley, surrounded by high peaks on both sides. The valley requires precise navigation to maintain the correct flight path and altitude.
4. Constant Descent: The approach to runway 15 is characterized by a continuous descent with limited go-around options. Pilots must carefully manage the aircraft's descent rate to remain on the desired glide path.
5. Turn on Short Final: As the aircraft nears the runway threshold, a sharp turn to the left after crossing “ Mr. Smith’s House ” is made to align with the runway. This challenging manoeuvre involves flying very close to the terrain while maintaining constant descent and turn to fly over the threshold.
6. Touchdown: After the turn, the aircraft aligns with runway 15 for touchdown. Due to the relatively short runway length, pilots must aim for precise touchdown points to ensure a safe landing.
7. Runway Considerations: Runway 15 at Paro Airport is 7431 feet (2265 meters) in length, which is relatively short for commercial aircraft operations. Therefore, precise control of airspeed and touchdown point is crucial.
8. Terrain Awareness: Throughout the approach and landing, pilots must maintain awareness of the surrounding terrain and quickly respond to any deviations to ensure safe clearance from obstacles.
9. Skilled Piloting: Due to the challenging nature of the approach, landing at Paro Airport requires pilots with specific training and experience. Only qualified and specially certified pilots are allowed to operate into and out of Paro Airport.
The landing at Paro Airport's runway 15 is not only a remarkable feat of aviation skill but also an awe-inspiring experience for passengers and crew alike, offering breathtaking views of the Himalayan mountain ranges.
That was crazy. The whole video, I kept searching for the runway. That was impressive flying right there. That house on the right, on the hill right before the runway must be able to see the passengers in the plane as it goes by, because it appeared as if it was next to it.
I said the exact same thing to myself . . . .
The person in that window has the best seat in the house !!
Hmmmm!!!
Crazy....you can't even see the runway until you're practically on top of it...hats off to these guys!
iFR not possible lol, what a crazy approach
...and they do use EVERY last yard of runway. Impressive.
As a pilot myself, with over 40 years experience... that approach takes some B_lls in an Airbus or any large aircraft. Great Job.
And to think that he gets called retard after such a landing.....
Notice how relax the captain is? It’s a piece of cake for him!
😄😄😄
I need his nerves. I'm currently trying to master this approach in Fligh Sim 2020 but man, I struggle to maintain 130 kts on short final.
Another day at the office for him, been there, done that.
relaxed
Wow, now that's skill. What a difficult approach.
Holy crap! The ultimate circle to land experience. Fantastic piloting, serious skills. Can you imagine what kind of view the locals get as that bird is making that last bank to final? So cool
Check out other videos of the landing. We have the view from nearby.
That's not a circle to land approach (approaching from the opposite end to minimums, then circling around would be a circling approach. This is just a regular visual).
@@kewkabe Thank you for the correction. I just thought any non standard VFR approach after being released from your initial instrument approach to land is a circle to land. I need to read up on that.
Thanks to the Fly by Wire from Airbus.
Only 8 captains are trained to land here....
Takes one's breath away. The slow descent weaving through that valley is military flying but in an airliner. The bank so close to that hill at the end of the runway before straightening and immediately dropping to landing hight is bush pilot skill, again in an airliner. No wonder the pilot of the A319 taking off in the July video blasts up and out of that valley as steeply as he can go. Respect to the captain!
Thank you and u have a great day.
@@FlyingDragonPilot what an incredible effort to land this plane. Amazing photography and phenomenal pilot and co-pilot.
@@bernicemerryman366 thank you 🙏
Now that's what I really call a notable "reverse thrust" application. Thank you, Bhutan Airlines (as well as both the pilots and the observers on the flight deck that day) for this clip. Absolutely an eye opener for many, I'm sure.
Wow...just wow! So little time to adjust for that landing after that bank! Incredible poise and skill!
Thank you.
Exciting view and Amazing Skill
I also noticed that
One of the most incredible landings I’ve ever seen👏
Thank you
The landing was routine. It's the approach that's incredible.
the way he alligned the aircraft to the runway is amazing, great skills. effortless turning
Thank you
@@FlyingDragonPilot
2:11
damn, that's one of the closest "obstacle" that I ever know on landing path, other than the hill of TGU/MHTG, but now it's already eliminated ... I can't imagine if no visuals, and you must fly by instrument... it's even trickier than landing on Rwy 13 of old HKG/VHHH/Kai Tak... great skill
I can't even park my car that neatly.
I thought he was doing a very good job, then the plane starts insulting him.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Lol
aHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Only 8 captains in the World are trained to land here
😆
I tried that in X-Plane, this is absolutely scary, even in a slow DC-3. You guys rock !
Thank you very much bro!
Fuhh....brake must in good condition.....feuhh
Highly skilled Captain. The way the FO looks at him at 3.08 thinking… you da maaannn bro!!!
Hahahaha fr
Hahahahaha he is definitely the maaaan
A319
The view from those houses as the aircraft does those last second manoeuvres must be awe-inspiring
There are many claims about "most difficult landings" but this one is for sure very challenging.
Thanks for sharing
Glad you enjoyed.
Certainly awesome but it reminded me Innsbruck approach, there is a funny video with descending through the clouds over the city. th-cam.com/video/RLFT7z6bnnQ/w-d-xo.html
I kept thinking…where is the runway? Holding my breath. What a talented Captain. Amazing.
Large passenger aircraft are not difficult to fly by hand.
Look for Lukla landing videos...
This is literally watching a master at work. MAD RESPECT!
Stunning scenery and landing! I was expecting to hear “Terrain, Terrain” at 2:10, but they had that alarm switched off.
Procedure to have it off once visual with the terrain during the approach.
I believe if the aircraft is configured for landing (gear and flaps down) the ground proximity alarm does not come on.
@@paulweston9441 No, the EGPWS and Terrain are turned off. (You can see TERR and SYS Push button pressed at 1:34 on the left side of overhead)
That very last hill just ahead of the runway prevents from a straighter base to final turn. Beautiful maneuver in such tight distances.
Love the full reverse thrust as you can hear the full back pressure of those engines doing their job!! Great piloting!
Holy cow. That is outrageous to have a landing strip that requires that approach. Very little margin for error. Only a highly skilled pilot allowed.
And only easy with an Airbus.
I read somewhere that only 15 pilots are qualified to land at Paro.
Much respect! Some of the most skilled pilots I've ever seen! I'd fly with you anytime...anywhere!
Thank you. Visit Bhutan and fly with us. Looking forward.
Incredibly flown Captain. Even the FO was dumbstruck. Great knowledge of aircraft handling and done with so much confidence. I applaud you, and if I ever get a chance to visit Bhutan, I will see who's flying me. How many of these did you have to do simulated prior to qualifying?
Thank you. We have to do few days of Simulator flying, lots of flying from the left (with instructor on the right )before being released on line. U must visit Bhutan 🇧🇹 once the pandemic ends. Give a shout if u plan. Have a good day!
Awesome! It’s so extraordinary approach that seems it’s a simulator. Well done pilots!
Thank you.
Flew into here a coupe years ago. The landing is wild, but the real treat is flying through the HImalayas pass Mount Everest on the way from Kathmandu. Beautiful country and beautiful people!
Pilots Are EXTRAORDINARILY TRAINED AND TALENTED AS WELL ...Great skills. Woooow...
You guys were banking just before the landing.
Great piloting!!!
Yes
Beautiful scenery ! Amazingly skilled pilots!
omg that was tight at end,such skill,to be able to adjust with seconds to spare to land,,, wow,, awesome
Most will not have any idea of how skilled and experienced that pilot actually is. That approach has to be spot on, and he greased it !
Thank you.
Yes Absolutely Correct 👍
No words can describe. Wow! Cool and professional pilots my hat is off to you.
La expresión y el gesto de aprobación del segundo oficial hacia el comandante lo dice todo.Fantastico aterrizaje! Feliz año 2022 a todos los pilotos del mundo por el gran trabajo que hacéis a diario.Saludos!
Happy New year 2022!
Hats off to the skills of the pilots. Definitely the top few in d world can land a jumbo in this airport. Simply brilliant
Wow, what a landing. You bank and then immediately put it on the deck and brake like crazy. Super WOW. Thanks for vid.
Thank you 🙏🙏🙏
Beautiful place beautiful landing shandaar.
Runway appears at the last moment..! At least there's a runway! Beautiful views of landing ♥️🙌🏼 from Bangladesh 🇧🇩
Onde mande😁😁, Pateen x bah landing diantara cekungan bukit dg jarak sempit👍👍
Good morning, that is really impressive. Congratulations to the crew.
Thank you very much.
this is the craziest thing i've ever seen ,the approach angle is crazy crazy
What a spectacular landing . salute you guys
And they use to say, that Madeira airport it's hard, they don't know this one. Amazing landing. 👍👍👍👍
Remarkable. Five star videography.
Thank you very much.’
this truly is A PILOTS RUNWAY ...............definitely looks intimidating...and what a beautiful landing...kudos to every piloot for a successful landing here
Saya sudah melihat beberapa video anda, dan itu luar biasa bagi saya. Saya takut naik pesawat, akan tetapi setelah saya melihat beberapa video tentang penerbangan dan review para pilot yang bertugas, saya bisa mengatasi itu dan sekarang saya senang terbang.
Terbaik Kapten!!!.. penerbang lulusan Paro Bhutan ini sepertinya pasti bisa mendaratkan pesawat di bandara seluruh dunia...
His master skill is availed @2:25 that last one second adjustment seals the fate.
AWESOME 👍! That takes a lot of skill and experience to accomplish that smooth approach and landing 🛬👍👏! 🛫💪🙏
Great job by the Drukair Pilots. 👏👏👏
Not even kidding as TH-cam was loading I was thinking of searching up this approach LOL!!!!
You're not kidding, wow!
Wow! When I first saw the runway, I thought I was mistaken, I was like 'nah, no way is it tucked away there!' Incredible, not too bad in benign conditions, but imagine a bit of storm or wind shear thrown into the equation? I guess the airport would close in a storm, but wind shear can be more unpredictable and less obvious.
Yep, they would close the airport, its has to be under VFR conditions and daytime to be able to land or takeoff.
The approach must be very, very hard or sharp. I don't know the aeronautical term for this. But the time between the aircraft saying 1000 feet and 500 feet is minimal.
So impressive! That has to be a fun landing.. great skill!
Fun??? For WHO???
😵🥴
So nice it’s recorded in a frame rate that doesn’t make the aircraft displays flicker.
iPhone X and lcd display screens
Yeah, these are all LCD now because it's hard to get replacement CRTs since they're out of production. The issue with the CRTs is that most of them are actually vector displays, so they draw at a frame rate that varies depending on what's on the screen. That means it's always at a slightly changing weird refresh rate.
I have made this approach many times in my flight sim. I have yet to pull it off to an acceptable level. That last descending turn onto final gets me every time. In slower planes I can manage it, but in jets it come so fast that you cannot make a mistake. Mad respect for those pilots.
Ive made one good landing on it out of the 100+ I've tried. Its almost impossible to recreate that landing, wish I had recorded it
That takes great skill from brilliant pilots but doing it for real is actually easier than on a home sim because the visual clues are much better.
That said it really is a crazy approach. Seems like there were other places earlier in the approach where they could have located the airport. But hey, why make it easy! lol
That's too terrifying..😱
Captain. whoever you are, you are a monster. Awesome landing!
😂😂😂
Very impressive landing with an extraordinary view. Thanks for sharing.
Interesting alignment of the runway
Thanks to Airbus FBW
Well done. Very unforgiving environment. No wonder it's only a daylight VMC airport.
Thank you. Indeed. Subscribe and share.
Excellent sir. Really Great.
Awesome approach and landing. You guys rock!!
Wow, confident captain, cool, relaxed , 🙌🙌
Basically turned on final and got the 50ft call. Awesome job
Oh yeah!! That was badass as it gets!!
Much respect to both these pilots!! A landing like that shows they were tuned in to what each others talent and trust bringing that plane in!! And....ALL of the Pilots have to bring their
"A" game when they make that flight!!✈✈✈
One of my very favorite in Microsoft Flight Simulator.
Notice the neighborhoods practically on the runway...A FEW DEGREES OFF COURSE AND THE PLANE WOULD BE IN SOME LIVING ROOMS.
Hope that will never happen.
Those varying altitude callouts were scary!
That was amazing landing wow good job very fast coming in. Phenomenal
What is his altitude when he starts that final bank before landing? What is it when he levels his wings?
Thats superb!On the edge of my seat👍
Wow. Loved the bank angles on those ADI's. Great piloting skills.
Ja...das macht echt Spaß. 👍
I don't like the computer calling me a retard while I'm trying to land. Its just uncalled for.
So true haha!
Be careful with the "R" word. I got banned from an aviation channel for a joke like that. Woke crowd is outta control. I told them to take it up with Airbus.
Well in French "Retard" means slow or delay. Which I'm sure you know this😁
Oh my gosh! I laughed so hard at this!!! I’m going to hell now. 🤣
@@pattiabb3259 pro-tip, that's what it means in English too. A generation of douchebags co-opted the term 🙄
Image you have to go around in all these terrain obstacles during approach! Really brave!
Absolutely breathtaking skills! Right before the landing the hills looked so close to the right windshield!!!
What a freaking ACE! Incredible landing!
Brilliant landing very few pilots certified to land here. “When you see the green roofed house on the hill… hard left” saw this on another video when the certified pilot was instructing the other pilot… amazing… (words to that effect)
For God's sake, let's hope they don't paint it over to another color!
I guess this has become a routine commute home for all Paro captains. Just sublime.
That must be the most crazy approach I have ever seen. I could never live in one of those houses on that little point that sticks out from the right side lol.. I bet they are cheap to buy. Well done guys.. great skills and a brilliant video.
Thank you
Masterful! Period.
Ale piękne macie widoki i lądowanie spokojne. Pozdrawiam z Polski.
And just like that real pilots can fly airplanes !! Good work guys !!! Gary K
Damn Airbus. You're about to pull off a landing and it calls you names.
Much like landing at the old Hong Kong Kai Tak airport's Checkerboard Mountain approach.
But it closed now
@@UserUser-in6ig After the new airport was built I was not aware what became of Kai Tak. But it's doubtful if many (or any) of today's pilots ever made that approach.
Pretty damn smooth landing. Popped right on the center line
What a blast that must be from the ordinary boring straight in landings to 8000 ft runways.
Another thing to note, is that they had the APU on, possibly getting prepared for an engine failure?
Yup you are absolutely correct. For better performance in case of an engine failure.
@@FlyingDragonPilot I'm glad to be correct for once lol.
My next life I will be asking to return to earth to be able to do this landing in real life doubt it will happen but you never know. Nailed it now in the sim but will never do it in this life your so lucky you make it look like a walk in the park. I understand how skilled you have to be.
All the best.
Situation awareness and Skill take advice from this captain to make themselves better!!!!!
Impressive!!!!!!!
Scary low terrain..pilot switched it off..dangerous approach, smooth landing..only experienced pilot are capable on this.. blessed
Thanks to Airbus FBW.
Thank you for filming this very interesting perspective. Very enjoyable and awe inspiring.
Questo sa il fatto suo... complimenti!
Must be a lot of fun trying to land when it is foggy and raining and at night!!
Not fun at all in the rain. We operate only during day time. Sunrise to Sunset. VFR only
The captain is total class. Amazing skill
Thanks
This is a pure pilot's nightmare. Amazing landing.
Thanks you
Whewww. I wasn’t in the plane but I felt it. Man!
wow! making that last sharp left turn while dropping down to ground level and yet also straightening out for landing all happening in those last few moments, that's some serious piloting stuff!
Nicely done! Not a lot of room for error... Now, to install a GPS LPV approach for bad weather days :D
Not sure if they have the systems similar to WAAS
also lpv only gives you straight in approaches. this is a vfr airport for sure
@@Winglets68 rnp approach could be used instead
@@styXv3ngeance The shortest final I’ve ever done on an rnp is 2 miles. If you did an RNP here there would be curves below minimums. I doubt that would be okay so I disagree again.
Great landing. Are you the Captain on this flight? As this is a VFR only airport with high elevation, I’m curious how often the airport is closed due to IMC? Thank you! 👍
Thank you very much. Since this airport is only VFR airport, we operate only during the day time. Except for the high winds during which the airport is closed in the afternoon from the month of Mid-Feb to Mid-May and local weather during the monsoon season, the airport is always open. Yes I was piloting that aircraft.
Amazing approach!
Wow.! I never ever seen like 500 ft to 50 ft and sudden landing..These pilot are handling the commercial Jet as game..Great..!!
I think this landing qualifies as insane!
Awesome - I thought they were going to run out of runway!