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Old 26th Jul 2013, 20:15
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eaglespar
 
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A380 first cleared visual on 28L later ISL on 28R

At very beginning Pilot (PIC) seems to throw his hands in the air when given
a visual clearance on 28L but did something get edited out as they later
get ILS clearance on 28R, They still did a manual landing it appears
after auto thrust disable and auto pilot disable.

Critique please, it seemed very professional to me an SLF except for the
first exasperated keyboard slam.

A380 first landing at SFO
This is pretty interesting to watch.
The pilots sit away from everything, no yoke, etc. Captain pulls up a keyboard once in a while to enter info but the plane does most of the work.....
The humongous A380 makes its first landing at San Francisco airport. It seems extensively automated. The air traffic controller gives them heading, altitude and speed, and they dial it in. Pretty interesting.
For best results go "full screen" on your monitor. It will seem like you are in the cockpit.

Pilot's View: Airbus A380 approach and landing at San Francisco. [VIDEO]

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