Piloting DO-228 KATHMANDU to Extreme LUKLA AIRPORT | Cockpit Views
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 เม.ย. 2020
- It is common knowledge that LUKLA in Nepal is one of the most dangerous airports in the world as there is only 1 way in and 1 way out. On the way in you have to aim exactly for the short runway or you hit the terrain and if you miss the start of the runway you have no go-around option and a big wall at the end of the runway. On the way out you have no way to stop once you start the takeoff and a huge drop down the mountain if you don't get airborne. With that being said enjoy this JustPlanes video showing you a roundtrip flight on SITA AIR Dornier 228 from Kathmandu to Lukla and back with all the cockpit views, a cabin window view on landing in Lukla as well as the airport overviews of the same plane landing and taking off. The complete download it nearly 5 hours long and has many more flights in/out of Lukla as well as around Nepal.
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@justplanes It would be nice if you could make a video on a twin otter - 400 operating in mountains in Nepal.
All ready have brilliant
I was wondering for the future could you do a flight from start to finish for example no more than 2 hours
Let me know what you think
Paul
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The skill and bravery of the pilots who land there every day is truly impressive. An applause for all them. Greetings from Argentina!
not all - pure training
I reckon they'd count themselves fortunate to be part of an exclusive club of aviators and bravery doesn't come in to it. Skill...knowledge... competency...yes.
What a small world, I am from Argentina too.
if you got chance to visit nepal dont fly with domestic airlines of nepal,its okay with international flights of nepal bt not domestic coz when you fly you are not sure you reached to destination or not,until unless plane dosent land you have to pray contineously to god,just litrelly take god name until it landed thats the rule of domestic airlines 🤣
If planes would be first hand, Nepal would have been among the safest considering landscape 😂
Those mountains and himalayas are I can't describe.and heartly huge respect our Nepali pilots 🙏
Once comitted, is land or death. Those mates are true pilots. Great video as always!
Love this channel I always look forward to them and the great places you go two well done Paul
Cant believe how the pilots were surfing with clouds just to get a clear view in between those high mountains...scary as hell😱😱😱 Nerves of steel
Ato pilot mood
Wahnsinn wie durch die Wolkenlücken geflogen wird und das im Hochgebirge, Respekt !! All Time nice Flight !!
I’ve been there , such a beautiful and spectacular view of mountains above your eye level during the flight .. for sure gonna visit Nepal again .. Namaste 🙏🏼
Totally agree. Nepal is a beautiful country and def worth one or more trips! Lovely on the ground and spectacular from the air.
I’ve been there ,, one of my thrilling experience ever.. hats off to brave pilots🙏🙏
I have been a passenger before the runway was sealed so that made it even more interesting. Certainly need to pay homage to those pilots. Geoff Shepparton Australia
And that's why only a handful of aircraft can handle this runway safety. Thanks gorgeous video.
That's World's Most Dangerous Airport. Thanks for sharing JustPlanes!
Thank you for upload this video about Nepal aviation..jay Chandra surya..🙏🙏🙏👍👍👍
You must be brave to step into that plane. Now that’s what I call some badass pilots even flying that thing!!!
wow, awesome trip, keep the videos coming!!
This is the best aviation video ever. Not only is the only route worth watching the whole flight because of the montains but all the different views give a clear understanding of the magnificent place and dangers during the whole adventure. Not to mention the nervous exclamations from the passengers in the take off. And the relief and laughs after it.
Pilot: Going around
Lukla ATC: *So you have chosen... death*
Ya no go-around there... you come in and you gotta land...
Damn i thought the same,if you have to go around?
*lol*
A Twin Otter performed go around recently.
I'm sure they have a go-around... but latest point you can go around is before the runway threshold
Hello from Porto Alegre/ Brazil, great video!!!
Used to fly the A330 in and out of Kathmandu, was one of my favorite places land and depart.:)
For a second I thought you said Lukla. That would be seriously impressive if not a wee bit impossible :)
Thank you for your great effort showcasing the Himalayan ranges . I was showing my wife what I did how my journey took place on an adventure I will never forget , it was such a beautiful time I spent in Nepal from my luxury hotel in Kathmandu to the gruelling challenges that laid ahead for my Everest base camp journey. I landed at lukla airport after checkpoints we started walking straight to Phakding for the night . I’ll be coming back I think because all this covid restrictions has made me go crazy I want to go places so I’m going to take my son this time so he can see for himself how amazing it is there in those magical mountains 🥰
thankyOU FOR THE BEAUTIFUL WORDS..LOVE FROM NEPAL
Proud to be nepali
Hats up nepali pilot for their skill bravery and situation awareness
जय नेपाल
2024, and can't believe how we have progressed in taking no-go decisions.
Thrilling, truly.
Hats off to those warriors 🫡
Most amazing flight I've ever taken! Bit bumpy but spectacular!!
Great job guys
The Engineering At Lunkla Was Smart They Took Advantage of The High Slope that helps planes slow down and during landing the downward slope increases the speed for takeoff
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TTV laughableorc sane with Courchevel
And that is pretty common
Wow this is a vfr fligth in the most danger airport in a world . Respect to this pilot .
You are the best JP.
Well worth watching the entire clip!!!
Très impressionnant ! 👏👏🙏🙏
Mis respetos a esto pilotos.que Dios los guarde y los guíe.vendiciones .
Os piloto estão de parabéns
brave pilots backbone to tourism industry of Nepal
That was fantastic a fabulous chat too ...great having tge lovely pilot there thanku love an God bless x stay safe x
Thanks very much Wendy as always and glad you enjoyed it. See you soon!
@@justplanes looking forward to the next one ..love an god bless x
Muita habilidade na operação
I think they have done that before;-)) Great aircrew and an awesome country to check out;-))
That was a great takeoff and a beautiful day for flying. Amazing plane, and that terrain and landscape is so beautiful. Amazing pilots and that landing was great. It's really a great view from inside a plane looking out but that's a lot of turning to avoid the terrain. Then you went into the cabin window view and that propeller is beautiful to see. From that window, you can see the amazing terrain and mountains. From the cockpit to the cabin's window, both were amazing to see while landing. The outside camera was awesome, that was some great plane spotting. To see how they land and takeoff from the outside was amazing to see. For the takeoff out of there, I had a good chuckle when I heard the passengers, it was awesome. Talk about a steep and crazy takeoff as well. Still beautiful just like it was when you landed there but when you pass all the mountains, it's smooth sailing. I know this airport is short and could be dangerous, but these pilots know what they're doing. I'm not afraid of flying, but if I went there, I wouldn't be nervous unless the weather changed. I know these pilots wouldn't go there or leave if the weather was bad but we all know that weather can change. Also, these pilots are well trained for this airport. Anyways, very awesome video. I really did love it.
Glad you enjoyed this unusual flight video Shannon and appreciate all your great comments here and on your fb page!
That plane is made in India by the way
surrounding area of Katmandu is so awesome, great mountains all over..
Its a beautiful place indeed. Everyone should go at least once in their lifetime if they can
Come to Nepal once is not enough !!🇱🇮🌼🌳🔵🌱🌱🌿🥦🌽🌶
@@justplanes hopefully one day
Excellent.
Thank you very much for this exciting video. Lukla is amazing airport but I will never experienced it meself no no no!
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks
A+ FOOTAGE!!
My Word!
can you tell me when was this filmed? And as an Aviation enthusiast, I love your videos. Keep them coming.
Love u Just Planes
You are very kind Ibrahim. Thank you and we love you and all our viewers!
wow my destination Kathmandu...love it
Cool glad you enjoyed it
04:45 i love this "Uhrenladen" (as germans call it, lit. Clock-Shop) - array of pure analog Instruments ...
Indeed very cool these days when all you see is computer screens on airplanes :)
Very good.❤❤❤❤
Flying in Twin Otter or Dornier of Nepalese airlines are always a thrilling, scary and exciting experience at the same time. These small planes fly at very low altitudes (most of the times) or at very high altitude (almost every flight is a mountain flight), between the valleys with high bents and turns, extreme vibrations in the aircraft and turbulence throughout the flight. These planes have flight ranging from 15m to around an hour, however one might get jet lagged due to the vibrations in the craft.
I personally think Dorniers fly at high speeds than twin otters but twin otters are the much comfortable between the two. But ones gotta pay huge thanks to the flight crews for their regular work of flying these risky aircraft throughout the year.
This pilots are heroes every day! Greetings from Berlin Germany
Thanks @justplane for uploading awesome video. I was been there when runway was unpaved ( 1990 ) on Twin Otter, Royal Nepal Airline
You are very welcome, glad you enjoyed it. That must have been even more awesome when it was unpaved! Wish we had gone then but we only started our company in 1991.
Fantastic👍🏻
Thank you, glad you enjoyed it!
Awesome 🤙
It's crazy!
JP......Good Afternoon......Thuesday a new video!
Awesome cockpit filming.....great job....Thanks!
Stay strong and positive! Nice Evening :-)
Greetings Betsy.
You got it Betsy, Tue/Thu/Sat/Sun at 11AM, thanks for stopping by and glad you enjoyed todays video. See you soon!
@@justplanes Morning!.....You 're Welcome! Greetings Betsy.
Have you noticed pilot wanted to land from a different direction because of poor visibility due to clouds and then he approaches again towards the direction suggested by Air traffic controller! I’m Nepali and I understand Pilot’s conversation. I translated it’s meaning into English.
Aircraft Carrier Style. Precision.. Or death..
Awesome cockpit video of the takeoff. Breathtaking mountain view for sure. One way in, one way out! No go around. That's very scary indeed. Those aircrafts look fragile. Are they safe or not??
Dorniers are old but hardy for such runways.
Thanks
best Pilots ever❤
the window view it reminded me of old recordings idk why
nice video
I love your clip
Neil Herrera thanks very much Neil 😀👍
Just Planes you’re welcome as always and you are the best TH-camr aviation video collection all the time. Peace ☮️ ✈️
I used to fly the Starship Enterprise with my co-pilot Corn Pop to this airport.
ok video except the camera was placed RIGHT in the middle where the windshield support completely blocks the runway view. please try again but move the camera so it can see the full approach :)
the Pilots of Sita Air was so familar with airport by the look their manouver at tarmac/taxi way
Are there any small jet engin planes that can land there ie Honda Jet or A220 100?
Danm he rotated almost in the threshold! V1 has soon as he let off the brakes 😂
Pratim captain A380 on UAE Airlines. Nice To meet You.
Mark captain on B738 Lufthansa
The Dornier 228 is the right plane for that job.
Whats the ticket price kathmandu to lukla at a time price
You couldn't pay me enough to get on that thing lol
Me neither!!!!
hahaha... everyone has a price :) but indeed its a bit like a roller coaster :)
Me neither
infact, these pilots who land in this airport should be given another pilot licence,
When I was in Kathmandu tour.we have decided to return by plane & tickets also booked but when we reached on aerodrome & sitting in plane when started plane they've told & refused to go at janakpuri because of bad whether .Then we returned by bus.
scary clouds
Check the landing gear beerings! sounds off ;)
Is it Likla airport?
That radio work reminds me of West African ATC. "Make a circle" 😀😂
good luck going missed!
Cant go nepal 🇳🇵 due to lockdown 😢. Hope it will end soon .
O...M...G!!!!!! :-))
i think this is the fastest taxi to runway I've ever seen
Excellent point! I think on our Druk Air video we have the ATR flying to some airport in the mountains where they actually parked on the runway but short of that one it is the shortest taxi ever.
Just Planes True, you have good memory 👍🏻👌🏻
they FINALLY figured out how to use a darn tripod in the cockpit instead of the camera bouncing around!
How many POB from Lukla to Kathmandu? How many kg of TOW?
R there accidents ever.
there better be a hotel near the airport or i'd be pissed .. probably the first thing that'll come to mind
It has been more than a decade but the video was uploaded just 3 years ago... lol😂....... love my hometown❤❤❤❤
I❤🇳🇵
That hard landing was due to the massiveness of those pilots balls. Totally normal.
they were centered so perfectly on landing that you couldn't even see the runaway or the lines because of the windshield divider
those dorniers really come in hard compared to the graceful twin otters
This is only can happen in Nepal cause we are the gorkha jai Nepal 🙏❣
Hello from Serbia 🤙
Hello Serbia. Hope one day to be able to film Air Serbia! All the best from Boston
Just Planes 🤞🤞🤞
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Didn't hear anyone cheer. Do they cheer, the passengers?
Why does the yoke on the left pilot look like it has a wooden panel added to it like a makeshift yoke lol? Surprised no one commented about that.
Easy landing at Lukla....Runway has steep Up-hill grade and also Arrestor Wall (Hit & Stop)...nothing difficult here...!
You got to love that "arrestor wall".
How do I manage to miss these?
:) Click the bell so you get a notification... they premiere at 11AM on Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday.
Just Planes ok. Job done.
That was a hairy one.
Thats right... not the easiest place to fly in/out of and probably not the most relaxed for the passengers either.
Why didn’t you leave it as the cockpit view when landing?
Exactly!!!! No wait.... They did!!!
Not sure what you mean... the cockpit view landing is on the video. After that we also show the passenger cabin view landing as well as the landing seen from the airport./
@@justplanes I think he did what I did.... skipped forward to the landing and found the side window one, not realising there was also a cockpit view.
No flare!
Esos aviones parecen cajas de zapatos con alas, se ven muy viejos,
I know I wouldn’t like to fly up there in a plane but for some misguided reason I’ve always felt safer in a helo, my favourite is the shithook
the plane looks so ancient. I thought it is like GI sheets piece together.
David! --> GO!!
Its a cool (old) little plane specially for these kinds of routes...