The approach is always bumpy coming into the valley. I've never had a smooth one. Valley thermals make for a fun trip every time. But man, he slammed that thing down, didn't he? haha Maybe he was reading the alt in meters instead of feet? ;)
Landings in Las Vegas... How well I know... Desert Thermals or very High winds... some times it can be Rock and Roll and hang on for your seat... but for my umpteenth landing here the Pilots have always gotten me down. I always assume that they want to get here as bad as I do!! :)
BadenCityFire - that and the lack of flare (roundout). Hot air decreases aerodynamic performance, including increased landing length (of already runway-hungry 747) so may be some urgency to plant Jumbo close to the threshold.
I made this trip on VIR43. Had a nervy landing where we dropped like 10ft very sharply every so often on final approach. Was cool though. Great view of the deserts just a shame we couldn't really see the damn as it was under us.
I flew from Atl. to Lax a few weeks ago, and it was the best landing ever. I did not feel the wheels touching down. All I felt was when the pilot put the engines in reverse thrust which threw my body forward that was when I knew we were on the ground.
I really wasn't expecting it to seem like that rough of a landing, but when the wheels touched, I was like "Jesus Christ! That was loud!" If I were to guess it was ground effect. McCarran is one of those airports with a pretty hot runway, plus the surrounding terrain. It's like a pocket of warm, rising air, and then once you're within a wing's length of the ground, instant sink. Just an assumption, but that would be my vote as to why the smack.
+Ryan McNeilly Ground effect is just the opposite of what you describe. Once you're within a wing's length of the ground there is actually LESS sinking and more lift than higher up.
Thanks@646Ms. Enjoyed the landing - the views were stunning! But we hit the Tarmac so hard I thought we had bounced... Was a great flight other than that.
Well Luke, if you call that bumby,?? Looked smooth to me of course I do not exaggerate about things. I think you should fly into Denver International sometime.
Is it just me ... but is landing in Vegas really hard because I had a similar landing but i really thought the airplane was gonna go right when landing !...
Hot air rising later in the day... it's normal for LV. And it is not a problem for any modern aircraft. But it might give you the queasies if you don't expect it. lol
True to that James! Do you want to know why? RyanAir is a low-cost airliner so they don't like to pay for experienced pilots. British Airways or Virgin Atl. like to have ATPL Pilots (1600 flight-hours or more). I have around 150 to 200 hours by the time I get my Pilot License so that's a big reason why. You will be SAFE. Another good reason is the airplane haha. an Airbus A320-200 or B737-300 is not the most comfortable airplane (I can tell, sat many times in the cockpit simulator) but that's totally fine for a 1-2hours flight. And with the shaky aviation market be ready to see a young captain and first officer real soon (Captain should be around 35 years old and the First officer 20). 1 Pilot flies the Airplane and the other does the Radio. You might get the first officer instead of the captain but both should be able to land safely. So you should buy a helmet or something like that lol. I'll try my best in a few months hehe. But.... don't forget only a small group of elite pilots will fly a B747 or Airbus A380. So you had absolutely no rookie on the joystick, maybe the pilot was tired (+10Hours flight). Wind can be a big factor, especially coming from the side but from what I can tell Las Vegas McCarran should be an easy Airfield. I hope you guys had a great time in Las Vegas! The Pilot school is located in Arizona so I'm not that far away.
Let’s just think here, it’s a big a** plane and do you really expect a few hundred thousand ton jet is gonna make a smooth landing. I’m a pilot for British Airways and I Fly our 747-400 series aircraft and even for years of practice it’s really hard to make a decent landing because the plane is so heavy.
If you think that was bumpy you do not have any idea what bumpy is. You'll know it was bumpy when the passengers are screaming and praying for God to let them live.
As soon as they opened the hatch door, I'd just sprint down the isle and vault the stair ramp and then just sprint at top cruising speed, legs pumping like connecting rods, towards the nearest casino to start some incredible gambling!
Yeah I had the same in 2014 the worst ever Turbalance set me up for life of flying it was crazy the plane was bouncing all over the place scary but exciting lol
+Gary Gray Are you a pilot? - NO!. You've no idea what crosswinds the pilot had to deal with so don't make stupid comments which are only your personal opinion and have no basis in fact.
+Ewan Black That hard landing wasn't caused by crosswinds, Einstein. But if it was July and the outside temp was 110F then it looks like the lack of lift in that hot desert air took the pilot by surprise. And how would you know whether I was a pilot or not?
We'll agree to differ - but hard put down's are invariably down to cross winds - as for how would I know if you're a pilot or not - well let's just call it an educated guess!
Settle down boys. Whatever the temp, you can muff the flare. It was well within the design limits for sink rate at touchdown. We've all done it now and then. Skip the temperature and cross-wind stuff. If the pilot flying had a say I suspect he'd say it was a safe landing within design limits but not his best. It's happened on the 74, Concorde and Space Shuttle. All with no damage save the ego.
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Great footage, Vegas is awesome and the best place to fly into
Absolutely fantastic Virgin Atlantic 747 landing video, right into Las Vegas, awesome sights !
That was bumpy! Great video!
The approach is always bumpy coming into the valley. I've never had a smooth one. Valley thermals make for a fun trip every time.
But man, he slammed that thing down, didn't he? haha Maybe he was reading the alt in meters instead of feet? ;)
I flew on this exact aircraft home from Orlando just 5 days after this vid
Landings in Las Vegas... How well I know... Desert Thermals or very High winds... some times it can be Rock and Roll and hang on for your seat... but for my umpteenth landing here the Pilots have always gotten me down. I always assume that they want to get here as bad as I do!! :)
Pilot forgot to flare? Note the lack of pitch-up in the 5 seconds before touch-down (slam-down).
that is the hot air there making the landing so bumpy
BadenCityFire - that and the lack of flare (roundout). Hot air decreases aerodynamic performance, including increased landing length (of already runway-hungry 747) so may be some urgency to plant Jumbo close to the threshold.
I am heading to Vegas on SWA soon, wish me luck! :D
I made this trip on VIR43. Had a nervy landing where we dropped like 10ft very sharply every so often on final approach. Was cool though. Great view of the deserts just a shame we couldn't really see the damn as it was under us.
I went to hoover dam , for a tour , and you spelled dam wrong :D damn
Irrelevant.
What date in sept was this flight cause I'm almost positive I was on this one
I flew from Atl. to Lax a few weeks ago, and it was the best landing ever. I did not feel the wheels touching down. All I felt was when the pilot put the engines in reverse thrust which threw my body forward that was when I knew we were on the ground.
Yeah, Las Vegas, Denver, Albuquerque and sometimes Los Angeles are definitely bumpy rides when landing!
I've had bumpier landings in Los Angeles than Las Vegas.
Awesome video, thanks for posting!!!
Awesome footage! =D
Little bumpy but better than floating half way down the runway
I could feel that hard landing from here!
Dpes the Control Tower tell the pilot when to retract the flaps?
If you call this bumpy , wait till the taxi ride to the hotel😂
ride isn't bad, but the smell in the cab is bad
10:04 is the landing
I really wasn't expecting it to seem like that rough of a landing, but when the wheels touched, I was like "Jesus Christ! That was loud!" If I were to guess it was ground effect. McCarran is one of those airports with a pretty hot runway, plus the surrounding terrain. It's like a pocket of warm, rising air, and then once you're within a wing's length of the ground, instant sink. Just an assumption, but that would be my vote as to why the smack.
+Ryan McNeilly Ground effect is just the opposite of what you describe. Once you're within a wing's length of the ground there is actually LESS sinking and more lift than higher up.
Thanks@646Ms. Enjoyed the landing - the views were stunning! But we hit the Tarmac so hard I thought we had bounced... Was a great flight other than that.
wow, amazing heavy landing
Well Luke, if you call that bumby,?? Looked smooth to me of course I do not exaggerate about things. I think you should fly into Denver International sometime.
200 . . . 100 . . . . 50 . .40 . 30 .20 10 . -5
Is it just me ... but is landing in Vegas really hard because I had a similar landing but i really thought the airplane was gonna go right when landing !...
Did we land or were we shot down?
I flew on Ruby Tuesday on July 10th Manchester-Orlando
great views
Nice video 👍 subscribed
It was a firm touchdown
Now that was a hard landing
I flew this exact plane from LAS to MAN
The video stabilization was bumpier than the flight.
Hot air rising later in the day... it's normal for LV. And it is not a problem for any modern aircraft. But it might give you the queasies if you don't expect it. lol
The pilots are definitely not getting laid with the flight attendants on that trip after that landing 😂
Hope it's not that bumpy when I fly in 2 weeks
1 year later...
Another year later lol...
Unless it was a camera and not a phone
I agree, that’s nothing compared to Ryanair’s. that’s just weight of a large aircraft hitting the tarmac.
Thats nothing compared to Ryanair airlines landings
You forgot about flybe
Olli Smith Lol I will fly for RyanAir or SAS when I have my Pilot license.... be prepared brother and bless you :D.
Ryanair are bumpy and approaches can also be a little shaky
True to that James! Do you want to know why? RyanAir is a low-cost airliner so they don't like to pay for experienced pilots. British Airways or Virgin Atl. like to have ATPL Pilots (1600 flight-hours or more). I have around 150 to 200 hours by the time I get my Pilot License so that's a big reason why. You will be SAFE.
Another good reason is the airplane haha. an Airbus A320-200 or B737-300 is not the most comfortable airplane (I can tell, sat many times in the cockpit simulator) but that's totally fine for a 1-2hours flight.
And with the shaky aviation market be ready to see a young captain and first officer real soon (Captain should be around 35 years old and the First officer 20). 1 Pilot flies the Airplane and the other does the Radio. You might get the first officer instead of the captain but both should be able to land safely.
So you should buy a helmet or something like that lol. I'll try my best in a few months hehe.
But.... don't forget only a small group of elite pilots will fly a B747 or Airbus A380. So you had absolutely no rookie on the joystick, maybe the pilot was tired (+10Hours flight). Wind can be a big factor, especially coming from the side but from what I can tell Las Vegas McCarran should be an easy Airfield.
I hope you guys had a great time in Las Vegas! The Pilot school is located in Arizona so I'm not that far away.
737 800 is a great plane that Ryanair uses. But I imagine Ryanair employs pilots that have enough experience for short flights
That wing looks really sketchy.
Bumpy???
Let’s just think here, it’s a big a** plane and do you really expect a few hundred thousand ton jet is gonna make a smooth landing. I’m a pilot for British Airways and I Fly our 747-400 series aircraft and even for years of practice it’s really hard to make a decent landing because the plane is so heavy.
If you think that was bumpy you do not have any idea what bumpy is. You'll know it was bumpy when the passengers are screaming and praying for God to let them live.
it was probably because you where above the wheels making it feel bumpy
As soon as they opened the hatch door, I'd just sprint down the isle and vault the stair ramp and then just sprint at top cruising speed, legs pumping like connecting rods, towards the nearest casino to start some incredible gambling!
that sound at 10:20
Pretty hard landing !! lol
That was fine
I think the only reason it was bumpy was because you were sat over the landing gear
THAT WAS A LOUD TOUCHDOWN
Show film of explorer of the seas
It is proven fact that landing is ineffective without touching the ground
That's nothing, ever touched down hard then skid along on wet runway. After this plane looks like a 747 jumbo, so it's big right..
Think that was hard? Try an assault landing in a C-130
Done that more than once in B models in the Nam
You land like a navy pilot then 😏
Yep.... Or a hot landing in a Chinnock in Sangin ;)
Try on a 2500 foot Alaskan tundra runway.
Right on
That was bumpy bone shaker
Maybe it was bumpy because you didn't turn off the device that us were takin da video with.
It's Worse When You're Trying To Land In Mexico Near Cancun .... The Plane Shakes And Sounds Like It's Getting Hit With Stones
shadowzwillfall2 we just land there last night (Cancun) on a British Airways 747. Totally smooth landing.
10:07
Yeah I had the same in 2014 the worst ever Turbalance set me up for life of flying it was crazy the plane was bouncing all over the place scary but exciting lol
There's no excuse for such a hard, sloppy landing. If he was coming in too high he should have corrected it earlier.
+Gary Gray Are you a pilot? - NO!. You've no idea what crosswinds the pilot had to deal with so don't make stupid comments which are only your personal opinion and have no basis in fact.
+Ewan Black That hard landing wasn't caused by crosswinds, Einstein. But if it was July and the outside temp was 110F then it looks like the lack of lift in that hot desert air took the pilot by surprise.
And how would you know whether I was a pilot or not?
We'll agree to differ - but hard put down's are invariably down to cross winds - as for how would I know if you're a pilot or not - well let's just call it an educated guess!
Settle down boys. Whatever the temp, you can muff the flare. It was well within the design limits for sink rate at touchdown. We've all done it now and then. Skip the temperature and cross-wind stuff. If the pilot flying had a say I suspect he'd say it was a safe landing within design limits but not his best. It's happened on the 74, Concorde and Space Shuttle. All with no damage save the ego.
Wake em up!🤣
HARD not bumpy..
Same names lol
Ooh me coccyx 😀
ZERO FLARE!!!!