Hey video maker guy / gal. It's a real crying shame that no one has commented on the INSANELY INCREDIBLE quality and exposure of these videos. Really well done.
These pilots are at the top of their game. 50 years ago in Army aviation we were told never fly in "bad" weather unless necessary, but in today's world commercial pilots do that with great skill on a regular basis.
But have you seen skateparks AS long AS that runway? The runway is like 4 miles long, and its pretty hard to have a place over 5 miles long to be really flat, and its probably done a little bit on Purpose to
Every aircraft movement after 2:17 exceeded all manufacturers' crosswind component recommendations for the aircraft. The engineers didn't rate them for this kind of abuse, but airlines set their own crosswind standards....
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Damn. From an engineering standpoint, I have a hard time imagining the lateral stress force resistance built into the main landing gear of these planes. I am shocked that there aren’t more landing gear collapses in these conditions. I tip my hat to the Engineers that Over- Engineered the landing gear struts and attachments to survive without damage in these conditions. And the Titanium balls of the pilots who make these landings.
Keep in mind that when they are flying sideways the normal force on the tires is low since the plane is still partly flying so the lateral forces on the gear are far less than you might expect since it is dependent on the tire friction and normal forces. As the plane loses lift and more weight is carried on the gear the plane straightens out on the run way so the lateral forces are essentially reduced at that point....the lateral forces are self-limiting by the dynamics of the situation is what I'm saying. Now tire wear, that's another matter.
The steadiest camerawork I have seen in a long time - excellent job! It’s amazing the gears don’t break with the extreme lateral forces in some landings! 😳
I think over the last 7 minutes I witnessed the largest pants shitting event ever recorded on film. Where's Guinness when you need them, Probably over 1000 pairs of pants where shat in that 7 minutes of film.
Almost every aircraft landed hard, then Ryanair comes in and its like the smoothest landing you’ll ever see by that airline, I guess it works good in bad weather and works bad in good weather 5:22
The crosswinds are one thing, that rollercoaster of a runway is another. No one decided "Hey, let's make this thing flat. We have earth movers ya know."
You are looking at approx 2-3m in height difference for a 3000m long runway... I call that a pretty good job. This effect happens because he stands at the end of the runway and films its entire length: You see the height difference, but there is nothing obvious to indicate the length of it. Little tip: every one of those tiny stripes in the middle of the runway is 50m long...
The aircraft at 5:04 nearly had a tail strike at Vr. I don't think that a piece of paper would have been able to fit between the underside of the empennage and the runway.
I am simply in love with these crosswind landings !! Although for pilots this is a routine, for us some laymen are wonderful images with fantastic pilots!
Damn, 3 years after upload and I get this recommended to me, this is truly some stunning flight work from the pilots, good on them for not crashing, and landing safely
Thomas Cook really over rotated badly at 5:00. Looks like he may have hit the tail. If not, it was VERY close. In high winds, we usually rotate slowly to make sure we build plenty of speed in turbulent conditions.
@@damageftw1541 Relatively easy... Ball to the Wall, hold it there with your right throttle hand, reach rotation speed, pull back on stick or yoke slightly, lift off, level off slightly while wings are still in ground effect until you acheive Vy airspeed, then climb out at Vy airspeed. Carry on, sir!
- Radio crackle - Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. Just wanted to let you know that we have a 62 mph cross wind and the runway is slick. I'm sure most of you on the left side of the plane are going to have a much better view of the runway than me and the wings will be flapping like a bird. We're going to be coming in 'Tokyo Drift' style and because I know there is at least one of you on board, I will save you the trouble of asking and say "please don't call me Shirley". So, stick your heads between your knees, pray to favorite deity and I'll see you on the ground with a cigarette in hand because it'll certainly be a good time for me. Thank you and have a great day.
In my opinion this video shows a huge amount of skill of these professional pilots as well as speaks to the mechanical and engineering of the aircraft. I’m not sure what the limit of this airport is for wind and this might be OK for cargo flights, but I don’t feel that passenger flights should be allowed.
The Dash 8 pilots seem to operate on the idea that if you just keep going down, you'll get to the ground sooner or later, and then once you get there you'll just wrestle it to the mat. I suppose they're helped by the relatively low speeds, and the large amount of roll they can tolerate with the wing so high and the engines safe above the landing gear.
When I was a student pilot, I was shooting touch and goes with my instructor (who, at 22 or so, was right about my age) at a small general aviation airport not far from Baton Rouge, where the FBO was located. After the usual compliment of T&G's, for whatever reason, he said, "Let's go home" and yanked the yoke back when we hit rotation speed. The tail of the Cessna 172 smacked the runway pretty hard but we shot up, both of us grimaced, but returned to the big airport without further incident. Unbeknownst to us, the owner of the small airstrip saw what happened, knew who's plane it was and called the owner of the FBO in Baton Rouge and ratted us out. When we tied down, I noticed the ring under the tail was ground flat from the impact. Next lesson, my instructor told me he'd had a new a-hole ripped for that stunt. We laughed, but I respected him for not blaming it on me, which would have been real easy to do.
whether takeoffs or landings they always remind me of the hollywood movie pilots that are either shot or the engines are sputtering trying to get the craft home, really horsing the controls heavy on the aileron and rudder sideslipping...but this is for real. genuine unsung hero pilots if you ask me, every day.
Came here looking to see if anyone else commented on that. Judging by the lowest position of the tail compared to the tires, they appear to have avoided a tail strike by mere inches (less than a foot), but the perspective and/or zoom may be exaggerating that.
For millimeters Thomas Cook doesn't touch the floor !! The most beautiful takeoff in my opinion. I keep imagining the coldness, skill and courage of these heroes of the sky, controlling and taming these giants !! 1:40 I don't know the model of this aircraft, but they are very daring in the storms !! Pure skill !
Ryanair pilots are amongst the best. I fly very frequentlywith Ryanair and yes, it’s a bit of a joke but when all is said and done, their aircraft policies and pilots are amazing. Shame they treat their staff like poo.
Don't forget to watch this AMAZING video!
✈️ RAF C-17 CASUALTY EVACUATION FLIGHT ➜ th-cam.com/video/l1hlL17974o/w-d-xo.html
Thank you for no silly intro, annoying music or lame narration...one of my favorite videos. I have watched it at least 15 times
I've grown proficient in the skip 30 seconds of the video because of the intros to some videos.
Hey video maker guy / gal. It's a real crying shame that no one has commented on the INSANELY INCREDIBLE quality and exposure of these videos. Really well done.
I thought that too.
Every one of these pilots earned their paychecks with these landings. BIG BALLS.
Those looked like surprisingly soft landings for ryanair
Low cost company doesn't mean low cost pilots...
@@Dr.K.Wette_BE that's actually exactly what that means
Ironically, I think a positive/firm landing is more desirable here. I suppose they finally got the conditions that they were practicing for 😂
Not butter doe
They actually took off again because it wasn't a hard enough landing, it being Ryanair they charged everyone another plane ticket
5:00 is the closest to a tail strike without being one i think i ever saw.
5:02 Dang he came close to a tail strike there.
These pilots are at the top of their game. 50 years ago in Army aviation we were told never fly in "bad" weather unless necessary, but in today's world commercial pilots do that with great skill on a regular basis.
the way the camera is so steady and keeps the plane the same size in the frame makes it look like these planes are floating. very cool.
5:01 "Attention passengers, this is your captain speaking. Passengers in the rear of the aircraft prepare to shit yourself."
Cameraman is a pro. All objects are in focus, no shaking, no vertical, +1 like to the cameraman.
Igor Klenin his name is mr. Roboto
5:02 damn that was *CLOSE*
My ass puckered just seeing it.
If I'd been on that plane at 2:50, it would have been game over for me. That looks terrifying.
5:05 damn near tail strike..
Props for the pilots that landed in these really tough conditions.
5:05 the video doesn't give the best perspective, but this is ultra close to a tail strike, no?
I had to rewind to that part even before I saw your comment. Just... Wow.
I've seen skateparks flatter than that runway.
Agreed , so uneven
It’s the camera angle dum bass
I've seen even mountains flatter than that
But have you seen skateparks AS long AS that runway? The runway is like 4 miles long, and its pretty hard to have a place over 5 miles long to be really flat, and its probably done a little bit on Purpose to
Straxly exactly
My hats off to the pilots that pull these stunts off and the engineers that design these planes to survive this kind off abuse and keep us safe
Every aircraft movement after 2:17 exceeded all manufacturers' crosswind component recommendations for the aircraft. The engineers didn't rate them for this kind of abuse, but airlines set their own crosswind standards....
5:39 Ryanair plane was hijacked and landed here, no way the pilots could land that smoothly
Nope..........the weather was so bad, that it made Ryanair look good!
That Dash 8 at 3:00 the passengers must have been terrified being tossed around like that after take off.
My favorite part was remembering I'm not in any of those planes
Good one 😂
Professional pilots in a cross wind look like every person flying a flight simulator ever.
Nope.... Mine crashed 1km after the airport into an apartment.
@@joeldvs777 I meant the jerky movement of the plane.
Landed a Cessna182 on flight sim with 24 knot cross wind. 2 trys, got it but it was ugly
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Let's all take a moment to appreciate us being together, as complete strangers, across the globe. Truly something special.
Praise the black box!
As long as its on our side... Right?
5:00 that tail was a close call to the ground.
I dont know why the pilot pulled the stick early. He had enough runway to gain speed.
5:03 That has to have been a foot away from a tail strike. That was scary. Also, sweet bounce at 6:25. Shot those passengers straight to the moon.
Watching it back, that was REALLY close.
When the wind is so strong it makes your plane act like a helicopter
Damn. From an engineering standpoint, I have a hard time imagining the lateral stress force resistance built into the main landing gear of these planes.
I am shocked that there aren’t more landing gear collapses in these conditions. I tip my hat to the Engineers that Over- Engineered the landing gear struts and attachments to survive without damage in these conditions. And the Titanium balls of the pilots who make these landings.
Keep in mind that when they are flying sideways the normal force on the tires is low since the plane is still partly flying so the lateral forces on the gear are far less than you might expect since it is dependent on the tire friction and normal forces. As the plane loses lift and more weight is carried on the gear the plane straightens out on the run way so the lateral forces are essentially reduced at that point....the lateral forces are self-limiting by the dynamics of the situation is what I'm saying. Now tire wear, that's another matter.
3:38 Rest in peace, Thomas Cook (RIP)
5:00 so close to a tail strike 😳
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Right? I wonder how close to a strike that was and how much it was just camera angle.
ShotgunFelatio yea and even looking at the runway you can tell how much elevation change it is so maybe just a camera trick 🤷🏼♀️
They probably pulled to like 20 degrees and the wind helped them go to 30. Or maybe they just pulled way too much.
5:02 was so close to a tail strike
Uzibo lmao yeah legit 2 inches 😂😂
Imagine landing with crosswinds and looking out the window and being like, “I don’t think im supposed to see the runway when landing
LMAO😂😂
Yeah, I've had one or two where I could tell if we were on the centerline.
The steadiest camerawork I have seen in a long time - excellent job!
It’s amazing the gears don’t break with the extreme lateral forces in some landings! 😳
5:03 I think it was only a couple inches from a tail strike. nuts.
That Thomas Cook at 5:00 was like a centimeter off of a tail strike
1:41 Snoop when he’s high and trying to fly the soul plane ✈️ 😂👏🏻
I think over the last 7 minutes I witnessed the largest pants shitting event ever recorded on film. Where's Guinness when you need them, Probably over 1000 pairs of pants where shat in that 7 minutes of film.
dude... XD
5:04 I don't know how much closer you could come to a tail strike.
Was looking for this comment lol
Co-pilot: Too much crosswind, we can't land.
Pilot: Hold my drink.
Almost every aircraft landed hard, then Ryanair comes in and its like the smoothest landing you’ll ever see by that airline, I guess it works good in bad weather and works bad in good weather 5:22
Say what you will...but pilots are some of the most awesome people on the planet.
These pilots are on a whole different level. Great Job!!
These clowns should be losing there jobs .
The crosswinds are one thing, that rollercoaster of a runway is another. No one decided "Hey, let's make this thing flat. We have earth movers ya know."
The curved effect is exaggerated due to the lens.
You are looking at approx 2-3m in height difference for a 3000m long runway... I call that a pretty good job. This effect happens because he stands at the end of the runway and films its entire length: You see the height difference, but there is nothing obvious to indicate the length of it. Little tip: every one of those tiny stripes in the middle of the runway is 50m long...
5:02 Thomas cook was one tail strike away from extinction
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5:05 that is literally so incredibly close...
that's crazy. never seen planes taking off side ways. amazing footage bro
Inches from a tailstrike at 5:03
5:02
What up, 6” from tailstrike
The aircraft at 5:04 nearly had a tail strike at Vr. I don't think that a piece of paper would have been able to fit between the underside of the empennage and the runway.
I am simply in love with these crosswind landings !! Although for pilots this is a routine, for us some laymen are wonderful images with fantastic pilots!
Wow, 4:52 looked more like a helicopter landing than a plane. Great shots you got there. Thanks for sharing.
:)
ALMOST WIPED THE PLANES BOOTY AT 5:04 LOL EXCELLENT VIDEO MAN
5:03 almost needed some new paint. Couldn't of been more than a foot away from scraping the tail.
Damn, 3 years after upload and I get this recommended to me, this is truly some stunning flight work from the pilots, good on them for not crashing, and landing safely
i just can't get over that gorgeous thrust reversal by the Lufthansa flight at 6:14 (thrust reversal at 6:27)
Oh shoot thanks for pointing that out lol
Thomas Cook really over rotated badly at 5:00. Looks like he may have hit the tail. If not, it was VERY close. In high winds, we usually rotate slowly to make sure we build plenty of speed in turbulent conditions.
True Captain ! It was close call with tail strike ..
There was a sign on the wall at my flight school - “Learn to fly $1000 dollars. Learn to land $10,000 dollars”.
what about learn to takeoff?
@Keep Calm and Rotate not really
@@damageftw1541 Relatively easy... Ball to the Wall, hold it there with your right throttle hand, reach rotation speed, pull back on stick or yoke slightly, lift off, level off slightly while wings are still in ground effect until you acheive Vy airspeed, then climb out at Vy airspeed. Carry on, sir!
Decision to DIVERT to the Alternate.... priceless !!!🛫✈🛬.
@@damageftw1541: The rule there is ‘Don’t take off in a 62 mph crosswind in anything’ lol. The only part of flying that isn’t optional is landing.
- Radio crackle -
Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. Just wanted to let you know that we have a 62 mph cross wind and the runway is slick. I'm sure most of you on the left side of the plane are going to have a much better view of the runway than me and the wings will be flapping like a bird. We're going to be coming in 'Tokyo Drift' style and because I know there is at least one of you on board, I will save you the trouble of asking and say "please don't call me Shirley". So, stick your heads between your knees, pray to favorite deity and I'll see you on the ground with a cigarette in hand because it'll certainly be a good time for me. Thank you and have a great day.
This comment is gold
@@warmcanadain7649 Sometimes I get one right :D
4:48
-Can you do the helicopter trick?
-Hold my beer.
That Thomas cook plane was so close to a tail strike.
*TH-cam algorithm:* Lets make this vid popular today!
I don’t mind at all watching it again after a year!
With the grey background, the planes looked like a CGI when in the air. Insane.
That landing strip looks wavy.
That Thomas Cook MT1402 take off was SUCH a close tail strike.. holy shit
Jacob Webber I sorta thought so too! If you can read the tail number, it might be documented...
If you slow the video down to .25 you can see there is still a gap, miniscule sure, and no sparks.
Thomas Cook MT1402 inches from tail strike 5:04
Those Dash-8 pilots have balls and nerves of steel
5:05 that Thomas cook fligh was like 2 inches from slamming that rear end into the ground
Why does it always have to be perfectly calm whenever I fly? This looks like such fun.
5:04 near tail strike.
Total respect to all pilots and co pilots that have to cope with conditions like these 👏👏
Shout-out to the flybe turboprop captains in that clip!
5:04 so close to a tail strike
In my opinion this video shows a huge amount of skill of these professional pilots as well as speaks to the mechanical and engineering of the aircraft. I’m not sure what the limit of this airport is for wind and this might be OK for cargo flights, but I don’t feel that passenger flights should be allowed.
Hats off to the pilots and the folks that designed the landing gear.
5:02 wow that Thomas Cook plane was inches from a tailstrike
5:00 almost had a tail strike.
it looked like it was only a foot above the ground
peanutbutterboi quite an aggressive rotation
Nah, "not even close"
5:04 near tail strike😨
Awesomely mad flying skills. These pilots are worth every penny of their salary.
Until one of them makes a mistake and gets everyone killed.
5:04 near tail strike
5:03 i tought that would be a tailstrike for sure
5:05 so close to a tail strike!
I don't think that was more than 10 centimetres.
maybe it's the perspective
Modern planes are so efficient they look like they are gliding most of the time. Beautiful.
Helicopter landing @ 4:44
Really strong headwind
bruh lol
Landing a Q400 in a crosswind looks about as easy as getting a 2 year old into a car seat
Smoothest landing in Ryanair history.
Hahahahaahhaha
shut up you prick
@@damageftw1541 Ryanair employee detected:)
@@Tyetheberious yeah no, last time i checked ryanair doesn’t hire 15 year olds
Wow 5.03 in. That plane was so so close to a tail strike I literally gasped watching it.
I really respect those dash 8 pilots
The Dash 8 pilots seem to operate on the idea that if you just keep going down, you'll get to the ground sooner or later, and then once you get there you'll just wrestle it to the mat. I suppose they're helped by the relatively low speeds, and the large amount of roll they can tolerate with the wing so high and the engines safe above the landing gear.
@@arnastubuttwehak994 it's a great little aircraft
When I was a student pilot, I was shooting touch and goes with my instructor (who, at 22 or so, was right about my age) at a small general aviation airport not far from Baton Rouge, where the FBO was located. After the usual compliment of T&G's, for whatever reason, he said, "Let's go home" and yanked the yoke back when we hit rotation speed. The tail of the Cessna 172 smacked the runway pretty hard but we shot up, both of us grimaced, but returned to the big airport without further incident. Unbeknownst to us, the owner of the small airstrip saw what happened, knew who's plane it was and called the owner of the FBO in Baton Rouge and ratted us out. When we tied down, I noticed the ring under the tail was ground flat from the impact. Next lesson, my instructor told me he'd had a new a-hole ripped for that stunt. We laughed, but I respected him for not blaming it on me, which would have been real easy to do.
5:03 That Thomas Cook nearly scratched his butt!
Yeah that was one of the most dangerous takeoffs i've ever seen :S
whether takeoffs or landings they always remind me of the hollywood movie pilots that are either shot or the engines are sputtering trying to get the craft home, really horsing the controls heavy on the aileron and rudder sideslipping...but this is for real. genuine unsung hero pilots if you ask me, every day.
**attention all passengers the cabin crew will soon be coming through with a 120 pairs of fresh pants and baby wipes**
At 5:05 Thomas Cook MT1402. Almost a tail strike. Very close!
Oh yeah I can see that it could have snap the entire tail off that aircraft if the pilot is not careful enough
Thomas Cook has passed away 2 days ago but not because of the tailstrike, because of the Economy :(
Still think pilots are glorified bus drivers?
Maybe
Never thought that myself
@@chax2004 I was just seeing if I could make him mad, I have mad respect for pilots and all they have to go through.
When they earn their pay they REALLY earn their pay.
No.
wow, lots of great aviators, love the dash-8 with the high wing and tail, thanks for sharing
5:04 a really close call, the pilot and first officer nearly got a tailstrike.
Yeah saw that too
Hamza Sober: And everyone else on the plane, lol.
5:02 The tail was so close or it just seemed!?
Yea looked like it nearly hit the runway on takeoff.
Yeah 😲
Came here looking to see if anyone else commented on that. Judging by the lowest position of the tail compared to the tires, they appear to have avoided a tail strike by mere inches (less than a foot), but the perspective and/or zoom may be exaggerating that.
Wondering how many seat cushions had to be steam cleaned later that day...
For millimeters Thomas Cook doesn't touch the floor !! The most beautiful takeoff in my opinion. I keep imagining the coldness, skill and courage of these heroes of the sky, controlling and taming these giants !! 1:40 I don't know the model of this aircraft, but they are very daring in the storms !! Pure skill !
5:22 ironically this ryan air landing looked like one of the best
Ryanair pilots are amongst the best. I fly very frequentlywith Ryanair and yes, it’s a bit of a joke but when all is said and done, their aircraft policies and pilots are amazing. Shame they treat their staff like poo.
Yeah one of their best hard landings.
🤣
@@g7eit 🤣
Great video, thank you for not putting that tired out electronic crap music on this.
5:00 wow that was inches from a tail strike!