Near airplane crash caught on tape
There's a heavy storm going over Western Europe this weekend, resulting in dangerous airplane approaches. The pilot of this A320 has some serious skills: he manages to save the plane and the passengers! Recorded in Hamburg, Germany.
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3 Posted 629 days ago by croclacrimae
"The pilot of this A320 has some serious skills" the description says.
If he had such mad skills he would know it was a NO-GO for the landing the first time and went up sooner, not after he almost destroyed that plane and potentially killed the ppl on board.
4 Posted 629 days ago by AL7AIR
Those are some serious cross winds! I have witnessed an almost identical landing attempt in Zürich, just with a little less "roller coaster" for the passengers ... and about the NO-GO, it's a GO when you're running on fumes, as most of the airliners nowadays fuel with a minimum reserve especially on commuter routes. Not to mention that an angled approach is not that uncommon, the 120km/h winds are 
5 Posted 628 days ago by boxdelux
why dont airports have runways that are at different angles to allow for strong winds...ie instead of landing with a crosswind, why cant they choose to approach on another runway which would then be a headwind?... like a few different runways all at different angles? 
6 Posted 628 days ago by TeeZee
boxdelux, they do have different runways, but may not have one pointing in the direction of the headwind.
I have to agree with croclacrimae, when the co-pilot is having to look over the pilot to see the runway, you either give it a lot more right rudder or tell the tower its too dangerous.
7 Posted 628 days ago by BombDiggady (moderator)
That was some crazy flyin'!
I thought that pilot had gotten it when he was approaching--nice job of countering the crosswind--but alas, it was just too much.
Worthy (and dangerous) effort.
I would appreciate it if the pilot of any planes I fly on, will not be that reckless.
10 Posted 621 days ago by USJetPilot
There's no really easy way to say this, but that pilot was not AWESOME, she was STUPID. I am an A320 pilot and I land in crosswinds within the aircraft's limits all the time. Attempting to fly in flight regimes that exceed the aircraft's limits is as dumb as driving drunk. Proper flight and fuel planning could have precluded that whole near-fatal event. Please STOP with the accolades for such stupidity. Thanks.
11 Posted 619 days ago by Shedden
I am glad I was not a Passenger and if Post #10 is correct I agree.
13 Posted 576 days ago by SpikedSilver
This was filmed in Hamburg/Fuhlsbüttel Germany. Actually the pilot wasn't flying. He thought the weather would be great to train the 22 years old female co-pilot. She did that landing. And even if nobody should land in that kind of weather... some how you will run out of cherosine and you have to land... so I think.. for first landing it was a great job!! 
14 Posted 335 days ago by Petralala
It wasn't a 'landing' though #13...
I have no knowledge on the subject, so I'll refrain from attempting to say something useful...All I can think of is being one of those passengers, and I'd shit it, tbh...especially after having to take off again, and knowing...that at some point, you gonna have to be landing...
On one of my flights, the pilot used the brakes, RIGHT before taking off, while we were making a lot of speed already, in two attempts, and then we stopped trying...something was broken and we were stuck in the plane for a few hours.
Taking off with that plane was freaky enough, this would be an abso nightmare
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1 Posted 629 days ago by JerryD
Hmmm?? Commercial flights are my usual commute in my work. And there's been some serious weather so for my journey tomorrow I have serious considerations after viewing this vid. How many diapers do I need to bring with me?
