Landing at MDW .....for civilians, like landing on aircraft carrier, touchdwn, spoilers, thrust reversers, hard braking, feeling decel Gs in seat. Love it.
I agree. You swear you are going to hit those apartments and feel like the Captain wants everybody to drag your feet to help it stop. Entirely different experience than O'Hare.
Yep! Last time I flew into Midway the landing was like that... pilot hit the brakes HARD as soon as we touched and if you didn't have your seat belt fasted right you would be splattered on the seat in front of you! LOL
Just landed in midway coming back from Fort Lauderdale and yes pilot brakes so hard the over head bin came open and we had to push against the seat in front of us too keep from going forward into the person in front of us 😭
I am literally stunned! Having put in a lot of time working at MDW in the old terminal days the action on the postage stamp of an airport never fails to amaze. You have really impressed me!
Way back in 1957, when I was 4 years old, I was riding in my dad's car as we passed Midway, and a Viscount passed over, possibly headed to that same runway, as we went by. I almost jumped thru the roof of the car!
Watching planes since I was 4yrs old , now 65 yrs and still with same or may be more enthusiasm . As a child used to see pilots sitting inside the DC3 as it would turn around my roof for landing at Delhi airport.
Nice seeing the White Castle restaurant from the air on the northeast corner of Cicero and 63rd St. "Greased 'er in," thanks for sharing and Happy Landings!
Thanks for the comment! We used some "grease" from White Castle for the landing! 😄 They're finally opening a White Castle near me in Florida! Can't wait!
@@captainkent8470 Nice landing! I grew up right by MDW & worked at the White Castle that was originally built next to the present one. Always loved airplanes & used to visit with the crews at UA prior to all the security in place now. Was a great time to be a kid! Now live in Florida with my wife. Where's the White Castle opening in the state.
@@captainkent8470 There needs to be a deal first... For each White Castle opened in Orlando area, there needs to be a Waffle House opened in Chicagoland. I would give up Giordanos' for Waffle House.
My grandparents lived off Kedzie and 64th place just east of the airport, went to that White Castle hundreds of times, every time i would be in the area i would circle the airport a few times.
the houses around these areas are in a sound insulation program, so it doesn’t completely block out the sound/rumbling of the engines but it definitely helps
I live about 9 miles away but directly under the landing path. When we built the house 55 years ago, Midway was mostly used by small, private planes - almost all propellers - and the noise was barely noticeable. Now with the big jets, I can't have a conversation outside when planes are flying overhead. Around the airport - I frequently do business there - the noise outside is of course, very loud. But it's brief and I suppose it's easy to get used to.
They don't. I grew up west of the airport and remember when there were maybe 2 scheduled flights a day to STL and that was it, except for private aircraft. When my parents moved in 99 the noise levels were ridiculous. I can't imagine what they're like now.
@@rnman99 Jets are quieter then they were back then. Plus it’s not like the airport uses just one runway for landings. On some days they don’t even use 31C or 4R for landing because the wind doesn’t blow in that direction for a week/few days, giving people under the approach a break from the noise.
This plane does great in terms of landing performance. Ref speeds as low as 113kts and you should see the Actual Landing Distance numbers, very impressive.
Did they ever finally finish that construction for taxiway A? I see all the construction equipment in front of you when you turnoff onto taxiway A from the runway.
B H That isn't a road, it's the vacant, brownfield site of an old, 1940s-era freight building that used to run along the railroad tracks behind S. Knox Ave. It was demolished a few years prior to the video.
At Chicago Executive Airport, the longest runway is only 5000', but all day year round it's used by Challenger 350s, Challenger 601s, Gulfstream 4s, 5s, 650s. And that is often in significant crosswinds (MDW has cross runways useable by airliners, but PWK's cross runways are too short/narrow for most biz jets.)
It may appear to some that it is a simulation because it is a bit choppy here and there. This was shot on an older (poor quality) android phone and mistakenly gives that impression. IT IS NOT A SIMULATION!
@@captainkent8470 No need to get so defensive! You will run into tens of millions of people on social media who have spent their entire lives in their mother’s basement in front of a flatscreen, and are thus unable to distinguish the difference between real life and simulations. For example try watching some TH-cam videos of the new Perseverance Mars rover. Most of these videos will have actual imagery spliced together with simulations, and even though it’s blatantly obvious which is which, you will find battles raging in the comment section between one group of people who think it’s all fake because “lookee here, lookee there” and another group of people that think it’s all real. 🤨🤨🤨 #SomeCrazyShitGoingOn!
Thanks for your comments! I won't get "wrapped around the pole" on the "simulation" issue. And, yes, I think this is a fabulous aircraft! I feel privileged to fly it! It took me 35 years of flying to get into an aircraft like this!
@@captainkent8470 The last time I talked to a BD-100 pilot (he was flying the initial version), he said to me, “Lord God, will somebody *please* give me auto-throttle!” #YoureWelcome !
@@kentmeyer3228 take a screenshot of 1:05 and zoom in. Look at the trees,the weird shadows, the ghost figure at the crossing which is a size of a building it’s amazing simulation but it’s is a slimy toon
Landing at MDW .....for civilians, like landing on aircraft carrier, touchdwn, spoilers, thrust reversers, hard braking, feeling decel Gs in seat. Love it.
Not quite. But its definitely a more visceral flying experience coming into midway
I agree. You swear you are going to hit those apartments and feel like the Captain wants everybody to drag your feet to help it stop. Entirely different experience than O'Hare.
Yep! Last time I flew into Midway the landing was like that... pilot hit the brakes HARD as soon as we touched and if you didn't have your seat belt fasted right you would be splattered on the seat in front of you! LOL
Just landed in midway coming back from Fort Lauderdale and yes pilot brakes so hard the over head bin came open and we had to push against the seat in front of us too keep from going forward into the person in front of us 😭
After doing several landings here with various simulators, it's nice to see a real-life view from the front.
I am literally stunned! Having put in a lot of time working at MDW in the old terminal days the action on the postage stamp of an airport never fails to amaze. You have really impressed me!
Way back in 1957, when I was 4 years old, I was riding in my dad's car as we passed Midway, and a Viscount passed over, possibly headed to that same runway, as we went by. I almost jumped thru the roof of the car!
I wasn't born until 1986
Watching planes since I was 4yrs old , now 65 yrs and still with same or may be more enthusiasm . As a child used to see pilots sitting inside the DC3 as it would turn around my roof for landing at Delhi airport.
If you eat at the Giordano's on South Cicero you can watch the planes fly right over you and land while you eat some killer pizza...
Oh you just made me hungry, I haven't had Giordano's in 21 years - since I moved from the Chicago area.
Yes, I miss Giordano’s and Portillo’s! We’re getting a new Portillo’s in Florida soon!
Mmmmm im hangry!
Lou Malnati's was really good, also.
Giordano's and Lou Malnati's pizzas are sht
Nice seeing the White Castle restaurant from the air on the northeast corner of Cicero and 63rd St. "Greased 'er in," thanks for sharing and Happy Landings!
Thanks for the comment! We used some "grease" from White Castle for the landing! 😄
They're finally opening a White Castle near me in Florida! Can't wait!
@@captainkent8470 Nice landing! I grew up right by MDW & worked at the White Castle that was originally built next to the present one. Always loved airplanes & used to visit with the crews at UA prior to all the security in place now. Was a great time to be a kid! Now live in Florida with my wife. Where's the White Castle opening in the state.
@@gerrycorbino66 White Castle is opening soon in Lake Buena Vista (near Orlando.) Also, a Portillo's!
@@captainkent8470 Also love Portillo's & have been to the Brandon and Tampa locations. Thanks for the info on White Castle.
@@captainkent8470 There needs to be a deal first... For each White Castle opened in Orlando area, there needs to be a Waffle House opened in Chicagoland. I would give up Giordanos' for Waffle House.
During the early 1980s I often flew into this airport. There were no restricted areas at this time.
My grandparents lived off Kedzie and 64th place just east of the airport, went to that White Castle hundreds of times, every time i would be in the area i would circle the airport a few times.
Dear god...those houses on the approach must never get any peace and quiet.
the houses around these areas are in a sound insulation program, so it doesn’t completely block out the sound/rumbling of the engines but it definitely helps
I live about 9 miles away but directly under the landing path. When we built the house 55 years ago, Midway was mostly used by small, private planes - almost all propellers - and the noise was barely noticeable. Now with the big jets, I can't have a conversation outside when planes are flying overhead.
Around the airport - I frequently do business there - the noise outside is of course, very loud. But it's brief and I suppose it's easy to get used to.
That’s why you don’t build or buy one close by
They don't. I grew up west of the airport and remember when there were maybe 2 scheduled flights a day to STL and that was it, except for private aircraft. When my parents moved in 99 the noise levels were ridiculous. I can't imagine what they're like now.
@@rnman99 Jets are quieter then they were back then. Plus it’s not like the airport uses just one runway for landings. On some days they don’t even use 31C or 4R for landing because the wind doesn’t blow in that direction for a week/few days, giving people under the approach a break from the noise.
The house were I lived from 1953 to 1983 is a 2 flat at the lower right 1:05. You just get used to it
Remarkably clear video - I wonder where the camera was.
Nice. Just landed there today.
Awesome
This plane does great in terms of landing performance. Ref speeds as low as 113kts and you should see the Actual Landing Distance numbers, very impressive.
Yes, it is an amazing aircraft! Thanks for watching!
@@captainkent8470 1000 hrs in it and I pretty much have no complaints 👍
Yeah, we’re over 1500 hours and I feel the same . . .
@@captainkent8470 It's definitely comfy. I can think of worse places to sit for legs like VNY-PBI.
Definitely!
Wow! I don't think I land my Piper Archer that smooth....
We’ve had lots of practice!
S M O O T H 💙
Nice footage
Great video!
Hello, Paul! Yes, landing at Midway is always fun! I'm glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching!
Did they ever finally finish that construction for taxiway A? I see all the construction equipment in front of you when you turnoff onto taxiway A from the runway.
Well, this video was 18 months ago; I haven’t been back there lately. However, I would think this construction has been completed by now.
Yes, Taxiway A is now completed, it runs all the way into the West Ramp/Signature. Very handy.
Nice 👍👍
all those poor homes
You could probably buy a house there for a weeks wage
I know. Probably so noisy
Not just living by an airport but living right under the landing path. Shudder.
You be suprise i live across the airport the houses go for around 300000$$
@@Zwia. I checked on Zillow, some of those houses go for like $400,000 which is fucking insane
What was that big thump at the beginning 0:00
That would be the landing gear unlocking and coming down. Thanks for watching!
Cool..
How busy is this airport?
Right now, or normally? Pretty busy normally, as it serves almost everyone not wanting to go to O'Hare.
Ok ok I give up.. what the hell is a challenger 350??!!
Private jet aircraft made by Bombardier. Google it if you want to see a picture ...
@@captainkent8470 thanks
@@captainkent8470
The most reliable jet Bombardier ever made.
(I used to work there, although I never actually worked on the BD-100 itself 😕)
:58 road to nowhere?
B H That isn't a road, it's the vacant, brownfield site of an old, 1940s-era freight building that used to run along the railroad tracks behind S. Knox Ave. It was demolished a few years prior to the video.
@@SDK-im8sl
Oh, well that’s sad! So much history is lost every day. Thanks for the info!
cool video but ruined by youtubes wobbly wobbly jello
Coming in from the corner of 63rd and Cicero
Yes, that's correct! Thanks for watching!
My old neighborhood
Foxtrot Whiskey. Hold short of Kilo.
A short runway.
At Chicago Executive Airport, the longest runway is only 5000', but all day year round it's used by Challenger 350s, Challenger 601s, Gulfstream 4s, 5s, 650s. And that is often in significant crosswinds (MDW has cross runways useable by airliners, but PWK's cross runways are too short/narrow for most biz jets.)
Looked like a simulation to me...
I am sorry to burst your bubble. This is not a simulation. I was there.
It may appear to some that it is a simulation because it is a bit choppy here and there. This was shot on an older (poor quality) android phone and mistakenly gives that impression. IT IS NOT A SIMULATION!
@@captainkent8470
No need to get so defensive! You will run into tens of millions of people on social media who have spent their entire lives in their mother’s basement in front of a flatscreen, and are thus unable to distinguish the difference between real life and simulations.
For example try watching some TH-cam videos of the new Perseverance Mars rover. Most of these videos will have actual imagery spliced together with simulations, and even though it’s blatantly obvious which is which, you will find battles raging in the comment section between one group of people who think it’s all fake because “lookee here, lookee there” and another group of people that think it’s all real.
🤨🤨🤨 #SomeCrazyShitGoingOn!
Thanks for your comments! I won't get "wrapped around the pole" on the "simulation" issue. And, yes, I think this is a fabulous aircraft! I feel privileged to fly it! It took me 35 years of flying to get into an aircraft like this!
@@captainkent8470
The last time I talked to a BD-100 pilot (he was flying the initial version), he said to me, “Lord God, will somebody *please* give me auto-throttle!”
#YoureWelcome !
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I can’t believe people can’t see this is a simulation!!!
No sir
Perhaps you’re being facetious, Sasha! But, this is not a simulation! That’s real life!
@@kentmeyer3228 take a screenshot of 1:05 and zoom in. Look at the trees,the weird shadows, the ghost figure at the crossing which is a size of a building it’s amazing simulation but it’s is a slimy toon
@@sashamellon822 Take all the screen shots you want. Still not a sim.
Agree.. I have never seen a bulldozer push empty dirt.... it's a simulation.