How to land an Airbus

DigiJo · Post by **DigiJo** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 12:16 pm

wow have you seen this video from an airbus landing? happend last saturday at hamburg airport.

only comment from the pilot was: yeah, this landing was slightly more challenging than usual...

omg!

Krom · Post by **Krom** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 1:31 pm

Yikes, looked like he almost touched the wingtips to the ground a couple times there.

CDN_Merlin · Post by **CDN_Merlin** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 1:43 pm

Saw something liek this before but it landed on the first try. I also think the plane was turned way more than this one was.

TechPro · Post by **TechPro** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 2:02 pm

It's left wingtip actually did touch ground.
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wir ... id=4385524

Rumor has it that the co-pilot (typically the 'less-experienced' pilot) was doing the flying on the first attempt.

FireFox · Post by **FireFox** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 2:15 pm

DAMN!! Like who did the cleanup job after the the passengers disembarked???

Seriously that was some save from the pilot wow!

Duper · Post by **Duper** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 2:23 pm

I'm wondering why he waited so long to abort. He was in MAJOR crosswinds and he missed his mark by HALF THE RUNWAY. o_0

I'll drive thanks.

Grendel · Post by **Grendel** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 3:14 pm

That plane is certified for 65km/h crosswind, news has it that the CW was about 55 in that situation. News also has it that the co-pilot did the attempt, got into trouble and then the pilot took over and aborted.

Testiculese · Post by **Testiculese** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 3:31 pm

This is why I haven't moved to Europe yet. I might not make it

DigiJo · Post by **DigiJo** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 3:41 pm

i doubt that a 55km/h crosswind can throw a 60 tons plane 30 meters to the left, that landing attemp doesnt look like a rookie-pilot had made a mistake.

for me that looks like they got in serious trouble by major crosswinds and an ace-pilot got the plane out of the mess. however, i would also like to know who did the cleanup job after the passengers disembarkt, i guess half of the seats was kind of wet

Dedman · Post by **Dedman** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 4:19 pm

I was the video. Quite hairy. I will refrain from further comment out of respect to Flabby’s neuroses.

Tunnelcat · Post by **Tunnelcat** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 5:36 pm

You guys want to see a REALLY hairy landing, check out this 747 landing at the now closed Kai Tak Airport in Hong Kong. I've flown this approach in MS Flight Simulator with a 747-400 and it is very difficult to accomplish with any crosswinds.

Watch the number one outboard engine on the left side. It may have struck the runway. The landing gear was damaged for sure!

http://video.google.ca/videoplay?docid= ... 2111722945

CDN_Merlin · Post by **CDN_Merlin** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 6:49 pm

http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/03 ... index.html

Talking to someone who was on that plane.

Ferno · Post by **Ferno** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 7:53 pm

the way he was going for that landing it he looked like he decided trichording was the best way to do it.

Wings · Post by **Wings** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 9:45 pm

Ferno wrote:the way he was going for that landing it he looked like he decided trichording was the best way to do it.

Yeah, the dude who flies that plane probably visits these boards regularly. Tried to pull a Descent with an airbus; maybe I should stay away from pilots licenses.

Diedel · Post by **Diedel** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 6:08 am

It was said that a sudden gust of wind hit the Airbus and pushed the left wing down. Well, you may argue that unexperienced pilots need to learn to handle such situations irl. Anybody in for being their lab rat?

Krom · Post by **Krom** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 9:16 am

Well you can't really blame the guy anyway, landing in a gusting crosswind that strong is going to be a real chore for pretty much any pilot. Just the way the plane was flying sideways you knew they were in for a rough landing.

Not everyone can land them like this: http://krom.sploitz.com/temp/Pousos.wmv

Duper · Post by **Duper** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 2:18 pm

whoa. Are those from 777 training grounds?

DigiJo · Post by **DigiJo** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 2:49 pm

yeah damn, that looks really like they are trying to trichord a boing. anyone see green blobs homing in on that video?

Glowhyena · Post by **Glowhyena** » Sun Mar 09, 2008 12:41 pm

Whoa. Pilots hate wind and gust.

WillyP · Post by **WillyP** » Sun Mar 09, 2008 8:00 pm

No Doubt! But think about it, if the wind is coming across the runway, it would push the plane downwind so the pilot must turn into the wind and increase thrust to compensate. And wind is never a steady force.

I read some time ago that the wheels must be turned by the pilot to be parallel to the direction of travel when they touch. There are obviously a lot of things going on at once.

Dedman · Post by **Dedman** » Sun Mar 09, 2008 8:31 pm

Duper wrote:whoa. Are those from 777 training grounds?

I believe that those are the cross wind certification tests. There is a runway that Boeing uses for them because the cross winds are fierce but predictable. I forget where it is. Cool stuff.

Duper · Post by **Duper** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 12:56 am

I was talking to a friend and he thinks it's near Lake Moses in NW Washington state at the Boeing field there.

Red_5 · Post by **Red_5** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 4:06 pm

Wow. I kinda want to be a pilot but the probability of having to deal with something like that makes it... eh... not very appealing...

AceCombat · Post by **AceCombat** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 7:11 pm

Dedman wrote:
Duper wrote:whoa. Are those from 777 training grounds?
I believe that those are the cross wind certification tests. There is a runway that Boeing uses for them because the cross winds are fierce but predictable. I forget where it is. Cool stuff.

isnt it in Montana ? i know they have constant high speed winds

Richard Cranium · Post by **Richard Cranium** » Tue Mar 11, 2008 5:29 am

Some where I saw a video of a UPS cargo that had to abort because of a side wind gust. Anyone else know where that might be found?

This isn't the one I'm looking for but its good (or bad)

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