I've been on a flapless landing on a flight from Salt Lake into Seattle. We flew around Seattle for a long time, I assume to burn as much fuel as possible, before the pilot attempted the landing. He informed us what was going on early on, which was an awesome thing to do. On the way down he explained his process and that we weren't at risk of harm (true or not, it helped us). He then told us that there would be some "extra equipment" along the runway when we landed. That was code for "lots of firetrucks and ambulances." We came in FAST. The flaps stayed flat, but we stopped eventually. It was pretty cool. What a wonderful pilot. It's neat to finally see one from outside the aircraft.
I wonder why do flaps fail often compared to all the other effectors of the wings, which if they'd fail would be catastrophic. Oh wait I think I found the answer
As pilots we are trained to conduct flapless landings from very early on in our training. Providing the runway is long enough for such a procedure (which all major airports would likely be), it is not an unsafe procedure at all. Some smaller aircraft that I have flown use the same approach speed both when using flap and not, we just alter the aircraft attitude and power on final to accomodate.
I flew in an early 737 and the landing at LA international was like hitting a wall. I'm not sure how it stopped so fast without breaking something but I was assured by the people who took me out of the overhead luggage compartments that was normal on dry pavement. I thought the airplane stood on its nose. And the bastards lost my luggage..
@@darrellcook8253 What's going on is that airliners hardly ever use maximum braking on dry pavement, so when they do it really gets one's attention. On an accelerate/stop flight test run of a certification aircraft at the airplane factory, I was *standing* behind the captain so that I could see add-on brake pressure gauges which had been taped to the top of the instument panel. This was a stop using 2000 psi of the 3000 psi brake pressure available (same as the max pressure in your 737 BTW), and even back in my 0% body fat/40 pushup days it was all I could do to stay out of his lap as I held tight to a bar of the instument rack behind me. Airliners can stop a lot faster than people realize from their everyday flying experience. But day in and day out, no reason to alarm the passengers + wear down the the brake pads and tire tread faster.
planes have a "point of no return" speed, anything right up to that, and the brakes are rated for a return to 0. to my understanding, that plane won't go up again until its brakes have been changed out, but they can abort one takeoff.
@@marcmcreynolds2827 Like you said, there's rarely need for maximum braking. It's usually only landings that are way too fast, on particularly short runways, in wet conditions. Never really any need for more than 50% in a normal landing scenario
1:01 you have to realize the sheer power of those Trent 900’s to lift the A380 from what looks like close to landing speed back to full power to abort the landing. Absolutley incredible.
@@dreeemer it should ease your anxiety about flying because of the experience and wise judgement of these pilots. better to spend an extra 15 min go around or w/e then to try to stick it or crash it.
The "go around" of the a380 is a touch and go during a Airbus test flight (probably the C.A.F)over the Airbus factory in Hamburg, were the a380 were painted and completed. If you look closely it still have the french registration, and the msn number
@@lgw9331 How long have you been watching this channel? Honest question, I think I remember a lot more misinformation around a year to 8 months ago. Am I mistaken?
Didn’t think that was a pilot deciding to go with a missed approach. He was nowhere near the DA/MA if still on an IFR approach. Besides, is it still considered a go around if your wheels touch? I think not
@@IIISentorIII I've always wondered if you sometimes practice a random problem in the simulator? Something that you can't mentally prepare for before you step into the simulator.
@@EwigesEis its harder as you need to arrest that descent rate while limited pitch because of the speed (tailstrike threat), flaring little will be detrimental to a smooth landing. It's just smooth because it's an a340 which is sometimes called the butter machine as its really easy to butter any landing
@@Amari._. Its also the reason behind the "Ryanair landings are hard" meme. As Ryanair is a low cost airline, they usually fly to secondary airports (cheaper). Those secondary airports have a shorter runway, which means the aircraft as to approach with a lower speed, so, steeper approach.
Which is impressive, but also stupid, as you should go for an hard landing when you are too fast (Hard landing means you touch ground faster, and thus have more time to break)
@@yeahbuddy300lbs it's just common sense: if you have very few space, you shouldn't really care about doing it smoothly. Just put the damn thing down lol. I don't think i said something innovative or crazy lol
I very much appreciate the pilots who use sound judgement in making their last second decisions! They are very professional in determining that yes, they are qualified AND in many cases their abilities alone could probably help them adjust to the problem(s) at hand....but they use their common sense in remembering that the Bird, or other extenuating circumstances are also an issue and that they are also responsible for their passengers, and in the long run they do what's best rather than "gamble"! Much Respect! Cheers From The Clouds In Ohio To ALL in this Community!
That a380 pilot has some discipline. I’m guessing he decided to do a go around before his landing gear touched the ground, and he probably wasn’t satisfied with the landing distance he had left. I’m sure many pilots would just try to stick it once they touched down, but he knew he didn’t have enough runway. Great to see!
1:52 experienced this once with TAP Portugal departing from Lissabon to Panama City. What was most worrying was that even the stewards seemed nervous and chattered to each other that they have never witnessed such a late rejected take-off before. Then we taxied back and we all had to sit inside the crowded aircraft for over an hour (you could slice the air) before they decided to let us start again. Quite uncomfortable if you're going on a long-haul transatlantic flight.
Others have comments the same thing; that Kai Tak landing appears to be a fairly normal "Kai Tak Crosswind" landing. I had the dubious pleasure of flying in and out of Kai Tak in the last 10 years or so before it closed, and I am glad I never saw what those landings look like from OUTSIDE while I was INSIDE the planes, or I might not have continued to plan flights to that airport!
in this particular landing there was not much cross wind, note 1:33 it shows wind funnel, this landing was typical 1980,s Italian pilot training stuff- take as much risk as possible before you finish your shift!
That A-340 probably melted its brakes with that landing speed! Back in the day at KDFW when they arrived at the gate, Lufthansa maintenance would douse the brakes immediately with copious amounts of water. Those runways are not short btw!
@@danielwalker6653 Prob close. 160 knots (?) or so. Impossible to accurately guess without knowing his weight, field elevation, OAT, status of the rest of the hydraulics, etc, etc. He had one notch of slats, which helped a little. The plane and brakes are fine. It was designed to handle that.
Normally I guess so but on this occasion surely the fact the runway was streaming wet would have served the same purpose and helped significantly in keeping the brakes cool?
Oh yea. I thought the same regarding the brakes. The halo around the airplane shadow pilot's call, "the glory". I've seen that on a single engine airplane I was piloting once. Thanks for putting these videos together.
Love the md-11 and the 747 on the runway during the landing at kai-tak. The Md-11 (alongside the DC-10) is my favorite aircraft; with the 707, 747, and DC-8 pretty much being tied for second. I can't select one that I like the most, because they all contributed so much to aviation.
Happened to me last summer on a flight from JFK to LAX. Teenage girl next to me almost had a panic attack, thinking the plane was about to crash or something haha
The Bus had LE Slats out. That slowed him down a few knots, but not much. A very nice landing in a zero flap condition. Hold your pitch and fly it on to the runway. Then get all over the TRs and binders. The wet runway really added to their distance and butt pucker factor!
Nice one! Somebody else THOUGHT that might have been the case but you positively identified the factory/proving ground which makes it almost a certainty it was a touch & go🙂
Kai Tak airport was notorious for being difficult to land in. Many hard landings. The most notable one is a 747-400 almost missing the runway while landing. Very similar to this.
So something apparently everybody has missed is the fact that the A380 has a french registration, indicating that it is still registered to Airbus. Which means that this was probably a test flight, so absolutely nothing out of the ordinary! ...also it's never too late to go around! :)
You can't deny that technology is fundamental to improving all things! And with aviation it couldn't be different! A380, A320, A340... represents the evolution of improvements! But for me nothing is more beautiful, pleasurable and exciting to see an MD11. With all the innovations, nothing beats the longevity of the MD11. Noisy, smoky and it is impossible to confuse it. On the other hand, he is also beautiful, strong, majestic and imposing!! I love this little old MD11.
The halo around the plane's shadow is known as a 'Brocken spectre.' It is more usually seen around the shadow of someone who is standing on high ground, above a layer of cloud; although it is never a full halo because the ground's shadow partially obscures it.
2:09 The halo effect seen is not caused by the aircraft, it's just what happens when you look at droplets in a cloud when the sun is behind you. It is the same process that creates rainbows.
The Emirates A380 was being flown by Airbus pilots, it has a French F-XXXX registration and you can see the airport is XFW (the Hamburg factory airport) not HAM (where Emirates fly). Probably pre delivery testing.
The fact that this (awesome) channel always has so much content to post each week is very reassuring regarding the maintenance of aircrafts in the industry lately ...!
If nothing else these clips show just how skilled pilots really are. For all the tech instruments they use they still have to evaluate a situation and navigate the plane safely to its destination. Real professionals
It's a test flight. The plane's still wearing its French test registration, and the footage was shot at Hamburg Finkenwerder, which is where A380s were painted and completed.
@3 Minutes of Aviation: The Video with the EK A380 was shot at the Airbus facility Airport in Hamburg. So that wasn't an Emirates Pilot, it was a test flight by Airbus!
I think the A380 pilot was in transitional training to the A380 and was simply conducting, with the instructor pilot, "touch & go's" or "circuits" as they are referred to in the UK. This is an excellent teaching tool conducted at all levels of flight training throughout the flying community so as to ensure the pilot can handle the intricacies and complexities of of rapid sequencing from approach/landing to takeoff.
That no-flaps landing was loaded with complications! I think most aviation people will know that it's normal to touch down 'positively' on a wet runway to cut through the film of water and get the tyres in contact with the ground as soon as possible (the brakes can only start to work once the wheels are down and turning, so it's actually a bad error to 'grease' a landing on a wet runway). This one was judged perfectly; the extra speed may even have helped avoid aquaplaning. I know all pilots train for this kind of thing, but it's still good to see real skill in the real world. Nicely done. The A380's late go-around was brilliant, too. Not just the execution, but the decision itself AND the pilot's determination not to change his or her mind after the wheels touched down. Again, it's all down to training. If it doesn't feel exactly right, you go around. Always. There are hundreds of lives at stake, and absolutely no blame if the pilot says, 'TOGA'. Every single landing ever made has been unique, and nobody but the pilot at the controls at the time can say what's right or wrong because no other pilot will ever have experienced exactly that combination of forces and circumstances. A bonus for the spotter taking the video would have been the fantastic sound of the engines slamming back up to full power; I've only experienced it once in person (at Manchester in England); it's a glorious sensation as the bass thunders right down through your chest... It's a pity that most car drivers lack the ability to make (and stick to) such decisions. Imagine how much safer the roads would be if people drove in traffic and through junctions with the same clarity of thought as an airline pilot. Sadly, many drivers take risks and think, "I'll stop. No, wait - I can do this... I'll push on a bit, a bit more, I can squeeze through, I can get -" BANG! It all happens in a second but the consequences can last a lifetime.😞 Which is why it's so (comparatively) easy for a 17-year-old to get a driving licence and so hard for commercial airline pilots to get those precious stripes on their sleeves. Thanks for this video - I really enjoy your channel. 🙂
Elli P - I was taught that when driving, make your decision and commit to it. You are right, it's when drivers are halfway through and they start doubting their decision that everything goes pear-shaped.
Definitely a butter landing on the 340. I hope they put that MD-11 down to check the airframe & gear. Any time you catch video or a photo of a aircraft that you’re on in the sunspot you’ll get that effect.
1:20 - Having flown into Kai Tak once in my life (and that was enough) I fully support the "if you walk away from it then it was a safe landing" mentality. I was sitting on the right side of the plane and was okay until the right turn began, and saw the flat billboards on building roofs for plan passengers that were too close of comfort, then as we approached the runway watching us go below the rooflines of nearby buildings right before we landed.
Windsheer probably caused the A380 to hover too far down the runway, by the time he touched he was too far down so he took the safest and most logical option to go around. Similar happened with an Emirates 777 from memory? But he barely touched and didn't know. Set the go around auto throttle but the gear barely touching had made it so it wouldn't activate. He tried to climb with no thrust and pulled the gear up, she done a very rough belly landing. No fatalities, airframe was lost.
I've seen it just a couple of times, first time years ago, and again just recently over Bass Strait. I've often wondered if the rainbow-halo isn't the inspiration for the RAF roundel?
@ 3 Minutes of Aviation because of this videos and the a380 I'm going back to flight school, just made that decision 2 min ago. Just here to let you know!! Thanks for this video
I've been on a flapless landing on a flight from Salt Lake into Seattle. We flew around Seattle for a long time, I assume to burn as much fuel as possible, before the pilot attempted the landing. He informed us what was going on early on, which was an awesome thing to do. On the way down he explained his process and that we weren't at risk of harm (true or not, it helped us). He then told us that there would be some "extra equipment" along the runway when we landed. That was code for "lots of firetrucks and ambulances." We came in FAST. The flaps stayed flat, but we stopped eventually. It was pretty cool. What a wonderful pilot. It's neat to finally see one from outside the aircraft.
I wonder why do flaps fail often compared to all the other effectors of the wings, which if they'd fail would be catastrophic. Oh wait I think I found the answer
As pilots we are trained to conduct flapless landings from very early on in our training. Providing the runway is long enough for such a procedure (which all major airports would likely be), it is not an unsafe procedure at all. Some smaller aircraft that I have flown use the same approach speed both when using flap and not, we just alter the aircraft attitude and power on final to accomodate.
I wonder if your flaps were dirty
Flapless in Seattle......ok.
Your woman is average in your avatar bro.
The stopping ability of that a320 is unreal, anyone who cheated the seat belt rules just got an up close look at the seat in front of them
I flew in an early 737 and the landing at LA international was like hitting a wall. I'm not sure how it stopped so fast without breaking something but I was assured by the people who took me out of the overhead luggage compartments that was normal on dry pavement. I thought the airplane stood on its nose. And the bastards lost my luggage..
@@darrellcook8253 What's going on is that airliners hardly ever use maximum braking on dry pavement, so when they do it really gets one's attention. On an accelerate/stop flight test run of a certification aircraft at the airplane factory, I was *standing* behind the captain so that I could see add-on brake pressure gauges which had been taped to the top of the instument panel. This was a stop using 2000 psi of the 3000 psi brake pressure available (same as the max pressure in your 737 BTW), and even back in my 0% body fat/40 pushup days it was all I could do to stay out of his lap as I held tight to a bar of the instument rack behind me.
Airliners can stop a lot faster than people realize from their everyday flying experience. But day in and day out, no reason to alarm the passengers + wear down the the brake pads and tire tread faster.
Possibly Navy up front.
planes have a "point of no return" speed, anything right up to that, and the brakes are rated for a return to 0. to my understanding, that plane won't go up again until its brakes have been changed out, but they can abort one takeoff.
@@marcmcreynolds2827 Like you said, there's rarely need for maximum braking. It's usually only landings that are way too fast, on particularly short runways, in wet conditions. Never really any need for more than 50% in a normal landing scenario
1:01 you have to realize the sheer power of those Trent 900’s to lift the A380 from what looks like close to landing speed back to full power to abort the landing. Absolutley incredible.
Those are GP7000 but okay
@@MrKalleUrbanKalle HAHAHAHAHAHA
That clip gave me so much anxiety
@@dreeemer it should ease your anxiety about flying because of the experience and wise judgement of these pilots. better to spend an extra 15 min go around or w/e then to try to stick it or crash it.
its a video game not real
The "go around" of the a380 is a touch and go during a Airbus test flight (probably the C.A.F)over the Airbus factory in Hamburg, were the a380 were painted and completed. If you look closely it still have the french registration, and the msn number
amazing that nobody saw that, like you can make it out by the beluga in the background. this channel is losing credibility
@@lgw9331 How long have you been watching this channel? Honest question, I think I remember a lot more misinformation around a year to 8 months ago. Am I mistaken?
Didn’t think that was a pilot deciding to go with a missed approach. He was nowhere near the DA/MA if still on an IFR approach. Besides, is it still considered a go around if your wheels touch? I think not
@@lgw9331 It doesn`t really matter, just enjoy the clips
Its an UAE registration A6…
1:25 my typical landings in flight simulator
too accurate
Flapless, high speed and a soaking wet runway. Respect to the landing pilot 👌
Oh and don’t forget the relatively SMOOTH landing, as well
And still managed to do butter landing. MAD RESPECT
Thank you guys. Flap issues are something we train regularly in Simulators.
@@IIISentorIII I've always wondered if you sometimes practice a random problem in the simulator? Something that you can't mentally prepare for before you step into the simulator.
@@afrinshaikh2339butter landing …something nobody in aviation says
Landing was fast but still managed to butter
Fast landings are often easier to butter than slow ones...Angle of attack is high already, so hardly any flare necessary compared to a slow one.
@@EwigesEis Didn't know that, thank you.
@@EwigesEis its harder as you need to arrest that descent rate while limited pitch because of the speed (tailstrike threat), flaring little will be detrimental to a smooth landing. It's just smooth because it's an a340 which is sometimes called the butter machine as its really easy to butter any landing
@@EwigesEisnot true …. generally the faster you’re going the lower the angle of attack …
@@Amari._. Its also the reason behind the "Ryanair landings are hard" meme. As Ryanair is a low cost airline, they usually fly to secondary airports (cheaper). Those secondary airports have a shorter runway, which means the aircraft as to approach with a lower speed, so, steeper approach.
The flapless landing actually looked smoother than most normal landings.
Which is impressive, but also stupid, as you should go for an hard landing when you are too fast
(Hard landing means you touch ground faster, and thus have more time to break)
No need if the runway is long enough@@no_name4796
@@no_name4796ah, the youtube comments experts.
@@yeahbuddy300lbs it's just common sense: if you have very few space, you shouldn't really care about doing it smoothly. Just put the damn thing down lol.
I don't think i said something innovative or crazy lol
@@no_name4796 thanks for you expertise, armchair pilot.
I very much appreciate the pilots who use sound judgement in making their last second decisions! They are very professional in determining that yes, they are qualified AND in many cases their abilities alone could probably help them adjust to the problem(s) at hand....but they use their common sense in remembering that the Bird, or other extenuating circumstances are also an issue and that they are also responsible for their passengers, and in the long run they do what's best rather than "gamble"! Much Respect! Cheers From The Clouds In Ohio To ALL in this Community!
Bradley Cooper is a talentless hack.
I used to think that gambling would be better but I guess now I know why wasting petrol is a better option.
That a380 pilot has some discipline. I’m guessing he decided to do a go around before his landing gear touched the ground, and he probably wasn’t satisfied with the landing distance he had left. I’m sure many pilots would just try to stick it once they touched down, but he knew he didn’t have enough runway. Great to see!
There’s a RAAS call out where it isn’t an option anymore. “Long landing” you go around.
It's at Airbus facility in Hamburg-Finkenwerder with a French registration. Probably just a Touch & Go for test purposes.
This is a fake from flight Simulator.
Darn bird didn't want to settle down on the ground, I don't blame him.
@@mallejunior1996 my thoughts exactly mate
1:52 experienced this once with TAP Portugal departing from Lissabon to Panama City. What was most worrying was that even the stewards seemed nervous and chattered to each other that they have never witnessed such a late rejected take-off before. Then we taxied back and we all had to sit inside the crowded aircraft for over an hour (you could slice the air) before they decided to let us start again. Quite uncomfortable if you're going on a long-haul transatlantic flight.
Yep I was on the same flight!!
@@yungsnowie3232 you both were on the same flight?
@@yungsnowie3232 that's amazing if you were on the same flight, I doubt it though, it's probably just happened several times.
Others have comments the same thing; that Kai Tak landing appears to be a fairly normal "Kai Tak Crosswind" landing. I had the dubious pleasure of flying in and out of Kai Tak in the last 10 years or so before it closed, and I am glad I never saw what those landings look like from OUTSIDE while I was INSIDE the planes, or I might not have continued to plan flights to that airport!
in this particular landing there was not much cross wind, note 1:33 it shows wind funnel, this landing was typical 1980,s Italian pilot training stuff- take as much risk as possible before you finish your shift!
That Alitalia landing at Kai Tak is better than any of my attempts on Flight Sim.
Mine too. I guess it's because they don't have Logitech joysticks :)
Wow, that Azul pilot really threw the ankers out the back door. Really impressive.
good vids today. That A340 landing was flawless
The unique aspect of that rainbow is that one can see the bottom half of it. Usually the ground blocks that part out. Very cool!
Nothing like landing at Kai Tak, the approach was fantastic
Sometimes it was also "landing next to Kai Tak" tho. 😂
That Kai Tak footage is absolutely goated - love seeing the classics and I love seeing you integrate them into your compilations.
I once flew into and out of Kai Tak on a Cathay L1011 500 Tristar. Wonderful memories.
That A-340 probably melted its brakes with that landing speed! Back in the day at KDFW when they arrived at the gate, Lufthansa maintenance would douse the brakes immediately with copious amounts of water. Those runways are not short btw!
How fast was that? 200kt? I'm not an expert
@@danielwalker6653 Prob close. 160 knots (?) or so. Impossible to accurately guess without knowing his weight, field elevation, OAT, status of the rest of the hydraulics, etc, etc. He had one notch of slats, which helped a little. The plane and brakes are fine. It was designed to handle that.
@@lbowsk I found a Sim checklist that says Max wheel speed is 204Kts! Looks like around 140kts is nominal. So yeah, he was movin'
Normally I guess so but on this occasion surely the fact the runway was streaming wet would have served the same purpose and helped significantly in keeping the brakes cool?
Oh yea. I thought the same regarding the brakes. The halo around the airplane shadow pilot's call, "the glory". I've seen that on a single engine airplane I was piloting once. Thanks for putting these videos together.
I think the Pilots should do a post flight/ landing interview...like a sportsman after
performances.
Love the md-11 and the 747 on the runway during the landing at kai-tak. The Md-11 (alongside the DC-10) is my favorite aircraft; with the 707, 747, and DC-8 pretty much being tied for second. I can't select one that I like the most, because they all contributed so much to aviation.
1:11 maybe the pilot wants to take another trip 😂
He’s going around
Actually the emirates landing was on purpose. The airport where it was, was the Airbus factory airport in Hamburg Germany and this was a test flight
Some excellent flying by the LH crew. High speed and a wet runway. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
I've been on a plane where they had to take off again a few seconds after "landing." The feeling of the sudden acceleration is insane.
I want to experience this? lol
Happened to me last summer on a flight from JFK to LAX. Teenage girl next to me almost had a panic attack, thinking the plane was about to crash or something haha
@@juanj.arroyo870the teenage girl is just like me XD I always have a heart attack every time the plane moves up and down
The Bus had LE Slats out. That slowed him down a few knots, but not much. A very nice landing in a zero flap condition. Hold your pitch and fly it on to the runway. Then get all over the TRs and binders. The wet runway really added to their distance and butt pucker factor!
that was in Airbus factory Finekenwerder Hamburg, Germany where they do final assembly and test flights...it was a T&G
Nice one! Somebody else THOUGHT that might have been the case but you positively identified the factory/proving ground which makes it almost a certainty it was a touch & go🙂
That Azul literally stopped on a dime. 1:52
Amazing that neo stopped so short, good video!
Cold pizza and 3 minutes of awesome.
Video is 2:42. I feel i have been cheated!!! Hahahahahaha. Keep up the good work, these compilations are awesome.
Kai Tak airport was notorious for being difficult to land in. Many hard landings. The most notable one is a 747-400 almost missing the runway while landing. Very similar to this.
So something apparently everybody has missed is the fact that the A380 has a french registration, indicating that it is still registered to Airbus. Which means that this was probably a test flight, so absolutely nothing out of the ordinary!
...also it's never too late to go around! :)
Even if you're already on a taxiway!
wao, that's the smoothest landing i have ever seen, Lufthansa pilots nailed it
That Kai Tak landing was fighting a strong crosswind. The windsock is straight out and perpendicular to the runway.
*Parallel, not perpendicular.
@@dr.OgataSerizawa If parallel it would not be a crosswind.
I believe that the cottage is from a ’Just Planes’ video.
You can't deny that technology is fundamental to improving all things! And with aviation it couldn't be different! A380, A320, A340... represents the evolution of improvements! But for me nothing is more beautiful, pleasurable and exciting to see an MD11. With all the innovations, nothing beats the longevity of the MD11. Noisy, smoky and it is impossible to confuse it. On the other hand, he is also beautiful, strong, majestic and imposing!! I love this little old MD11.
The halo around the plane's shadow is known as a 'Brocken spectre.' It is more usually seen around the shadow of someone who is standing on high ground, above a layer of cloud; although it is never a full halo because the ground's shadow partially obscures it.
Wondered what that was. Often saw it around the shadow of my autogyro on approach with the sun behind.
Actually, the rainbow is called a 'glory'. Brocken spectre refers to the observer's distorted shadow.
2:09 The halo effect seen is not caused by the aircraft, it's just what happens when you look at droplets in a cloud when the sun is behind you. It is the same process that creates rainbows.
The Emirates A380 was being flown by Airbus pilots, it has a French F-XXXX registration and you can see the airport is XFW (the Hamburg factory airport) not HAM (where Emirates fly). Probably pre delivery testing.
The halo around the plane is also called a Brocken Spectre 👌
Every day is a school day !! 👍💯 I’m an airline pilot and I only learned this today …. 😱
Actually the emirates landing was on purpose. The airport where it was, was the Airbus factory airport in Hamburg Germany and this was a test flight
The stop was pretty smooth, but it's more dangerous in the rain w/o flaps. Good job, excellent footage.
2:00 Top emergency stop.
The fact that this (awesome) channel always has so much content to post each week is very reassuring regarding the maintenance of aircrafts in the industry lately ...!
plural of aircraft is still aircraft, not aircrafts.
@@arturoeugster7228 Thanks I didn't know 😁
Title is wrong: 2:43 of aviation ...
I’m glad you’re just trying to up the algorithm with your comment.
That was a Touch and Go by the A380!!! Cool!!!
The halo effect is quite common. I see it often flying a glider. Especially flying over wet grassland.
clearly force fields, must have been an important VIP on the flight.
Me too - it's called the "Brocken Bow", the "Glory", or the "Pilot's Bow".
"A Halo Effect?" A shadow.
@@bruceholmberg4927 The shadow, if you look, is in the centre of the halo or bow.
👈👈👈✈️✈️✈️✈️✈️✈️✈️✈️✈️✈️✈️😱
These pilots are extremely talented. It amazement what they go through.
The MD-11 definitely missed the runway. Not bad considering the conditions. We call the 'halo effect' a Glory.
Or a Brocken Spectre.
You owe me 18 seconds of aviation
If nothing else these clips show just how skilled pilots really are. For all the tech instruments they use they still have to evaluate a situation and navigate the plane safely to its destination. Real professionals
With that Emirate A380 ? In my flight school, we called that a Touch and Go. Maybe they were practicing? ;-)
OliverBrock certainly seems to think that!
It's a test flight. The plane's still wearing its French test registration, and the footage was shot at Hamburg Finkenwerder, which is where A380s were painted and completed.
best 3 minutes anywhere
Makes a person appreciate walking.
Loving the retro footage from Kai Tak!
2:42 minutes of aviation
I feel cheated
@yutyuiiu
2 and 7/10 minutes, actually….
wow! this is amazing! I never realized that you could consume 3 Minutes of Aviation in only 2 Minutes and 42 Seconds!
Why did the Emirates flight even initiate the go around?
I'm pretty sure that it was a test flight at Airbus Hamburg-Finkenwerder airport, before the plane was delivered.
@@jamesjjt Ah ok. The A 380 is such an impressive machine. I really hope I'll be able to fly with it one day.
@@EbonyPope Make it happen soon. In 15 years if you want to ride a four jet engine plane you'll have to jump on a freighter.
@@danielwalker6653 You are correct. They are already mothballing the first 380's and going with 777-x and 787's along with the new model 350 from AB.
Long landing. They floated forever.
@3 Minutes of Aviation: The Video with the EK A380 was shot at the Airbus facility Airport in Hamburg. So that wasn't an Emirates Pilot, it was a test flight by Airbus!
I think the A380 pilot was in transitional training to the A380 and was simply conducting, with the instructor pilot, "touch & go's" or "circuits" as they are referred to in the UK. This is an excellent teaching tool conducted at all levels of flight training throughout the flying community so as to ensure the pilot can handle the intricacies and complexities of of rapid sequencing from approach/landing to takeoff.
I don't think they do commercial training in actual aircraft considering how much it would cost
That no-flaps landing was loaded with complications! I think most aviation people will know that it's normal to touch down 'positively' on a wet runway to cut through the film of water and get the tyres in contact with the ground as soon as possible (the brakes can only start to work once the wheels are down and turning, so it's actually a bad error to 'grease' a landing on a wet runway).
This one was judged perfectly; the extra speed may even have helped avoid aquaplaning. I know all pilots train for this kind of thing, but it's still good to see real skill in the real world. Nicely done.
The A380's late go-around was brilliant, too. Not just the execution, but the decision itself AND the pilot's determination not to change his or her mind after the wheels touched down.
Again, it's all down to training. If it doesn't feel exactly right, you go around. Always. There are hundreds of lives at stake, and absolutely no blame if the pilot says, 'TOGA'. Every single landing ever made has been unique, and nobody but the pilot at the controls at the time can say what's right or wrong because no other pilot will ever have experienced exactly that combination of forces and circumstances.
A bonus for the spotter taking the video would have been the fantastic sound of the engines slamming back up to full power; I've only experienced it once in person (at Manchester in England); it's a glorious sensation as the bass thunders right down through your chest...
It's a pity that most car drivers lack the ability to make (and stick to) such decisions. Imagine how much safer the roads would be if people drove in traffic and through junctions with the same clarity of thought as an airline pilot. Sadly, many drivers take risks and think, "I'll stop. No, wait - I can do this... I'll push on a bit, a bit more, I can squeeze through, I can get -" BANG!
It all happens in a second but the consequences can last a lifetime.😞
Which is why it's so (comparatively) easy for a 17-year-old to get a driving licence and so hard for commercial airline pilots to get those precious stripes on their sleeves.
Thanks for this video - I really enjoy your channel. 🙂
Elli P - I was taught that when driving, make your decision and commit to it. You are right, it's when drivers are halfway through and they start doubting their decision that everything goes pear-shaped.
I absolutely love this channel!! ✈️😆👍
I bet the crew of that 747 next to the RWY in Kai Tak had an heart attack seeing this landing(and the Alitalia Crew and ATCs probably too)
Very pro job .Super crew .Congrats and cheers.
That Azul looks to come to a stop in unbelievable (short) distance …
God damn that A320 Neo _STOPPED_
The Lufthansa did not land too fast, he landed with the best speed for the configuration ;)
Definitely a butter landing on the 340. I hope they put that MD-11 down to check the airframe & gear. Any time you catch video or a photo of a aircraft that you’re on in the sunspot you’ll get that effect.
Actually that was about a normal landing at Kai Tak.
Ayyyy, Frankfurt! Not very far from me and perfect for plane spotting haha
The A380 took a long time to start a go-around because it was floating over the runway for a long time eating up the runway and causing the go-around.
And because it was a test flight
And it s real
It was a TestFlight at XFW
WoW A380 so majestic giants
Emirates always gotta butter
1:20 - Having flown into Kai Tak once in my life (and that was enough) I fully support the "if you walk away from it then it was a safe landing" mentality. I was sitting on the right side of the plane and was okay until the right turn began, and saw the flat billboards on building roofs for plan passengers that were too close of comfort, then as we approached the runway watching us go below the rooflines of nearby buildings right before we landed.
2:00 wow I love the littel wiggle it gives at the end like when I brake my car suddenly!
That's some professional stuff right there
This is a truly fantastic channel.
The phenomenon experienced by the plane above the clouds is known as a glory
I've seen the halo effect on a flight from Honolulu to Hilo, HI. Pretty cool....
ah the old Honolulu 🏝🏝🏝- Hilo halo trick
Azul: "Not enough runway left! Better abort."
Aerosucre: "Rookies!"
For the outro, What's the music? Is it a song, or just intro/outro music? :)
Not gonna lie, if you told me that was a regular landing, I'd have believed you
I’m sure many pilots would just try to stick it once they touched down, but he knew he didn’t have enough runway. Great to see!
The Halo effect was magical :)
"Unique halo effect?" I look for it every time I'm on a flight that climbs through clouds.
idk whats better the cameraman perfectly pointing to the plane or how only the unlucky landings get recorded
1:01 - when the pilot forgot their passport at home
That’s about the smoothest landing I’ve ever saw.
This halo in the last clip is called glory or gloria. A rare phenomenon I was lucky to see twice in my life
01:29 pianoooo!
@0:45 is this when the to/ga was initiated?
Thank you for sharing.
I wonder what a touch & go costs in an A380. Prolly cheap, right?
16 melted tyre fuses or a bent/broken ship from an over-run would likely cost a couple Euros more.
That halo effect is proof that you're at the centre of everything.
The A380 footage was shot at the Airbus facility in Hamburg, so this was probably an intentional touch and go during a test flight.
Windsheer probably caused the A380 to hover too far down the runway, by the time he touched he was too far down so he took the safest and most logical option to go around.
Similar happened with an Emirates 777 from memory? But he barely touched and didn't know. Set the go around auto throttle but the gear barely touching had made it so it wouldn't activate. He tried to climb with no thrust and pulled the gear up, she done a very rough belly landing. No fatalities, airframe was lost.
The A380 was just floating too long so went around. If it was windshear they wouldn't have retracted the landing gear so quickly.
The amount of power that A380 has is just astonishing.
you owe us 18 more seconds of aviation
The halo effect was so neat! I've never seen anything like that.
it's called a 'glory'
I've seen it just a couple of times, first time years ago, and again just recently over Bass Strait. I've often wondered if the rainbow-halo isn't the inspiration for the RAF roundel?
@ 3 Minutes of Aviation because of this videos and the a380 I'm going back to flight school, just made that decision 2 min ago. Just here to let you know!! Thanks for this video
Actually the emirates landing was on purpose. The airport where it was, was the Airbus factory airport in Hamburg Germany and this was a test flight
To me, looks like a really well executed touch & go.