How not to land the A380

[galaxy flyer]

nipicker320

He didn't forget to flare, he just used the wrong eye-to-wheel height estimate.



GF

[poina]

As if none of you guys f@cked up landing on a short narrow field. I've screwed it in the best conditions and lucked out in some bad ones. As have most of you.

[the reo]

It fits under
Those who have and Those who will. (100% of pilots, unless you lie to yourself of course)

[nitpicker330]

Yes I too have screwd up the odd landing or two. I don't recall ever saying otherwise. But that landing was pretty average.
If the airport wasn't big enough or wide enough then that's no excuse.
He was an Airbus test Pilot for goodness sake!!

[1200firm]

Hey! Any bets it was a management pilot doing the landing? One of those Richard Gear types......

[Sqwak7700]

As if none of you guys f@cked up landing on a short narrow field. I've screwed it in the best conditions and lucked out in some bad ones. As have most of you.

I haven't, I am a Cathay Trainer. All my landings are 1500 and smooth, just check my ERAS if you would like proof.

[victorc10]

What a ridiculous thread! Nice video though.

[WindSheer]

You're correct....he should be stripped of his 'test' status and made to deliver cessna's to europeans across the atlantic!

Its a tough world out there.....when you reach test pilot grade, you are not allowed to miss-judge a landing because you will upset the millions of you tube spotters!!

Seriously though.....sh1t landing...

[poina]

Yeah, I remember the video of the Airbus test pilot running into the trees wondering why alpha floor did not work.

[leewan]

If you want to see hard landings search for anything showing a Herc wing flexing/flapping.

Now, this is a hard landing.

YouTube - C-130 Crash Landing, Wing tip falls off

[hongkongfooey]

That is one crap landing, or a great one if you are a naval aviator

Actually 7700, when I did my 737 conversion course the Boeing Instructor said "land with the drift on and screw it straight

Sounds like another quality Alteon endorsement. Try that crap at any of the 4 airlines I have flown for, and its back to the sim blogs

[ReverseFlight]

I used to defend CX pilots when people say their landings are below par but CX168's (A333) landing at CLK this morning was a real "crash on the nose wheel" job. I know it had been raining earlier in the morning but that just means positive contact of the undercarriage and harder braking, not an exercise in spine-jarring. To be fair, the main wheels contacted the tarmac fine and prolonged reverse thrust was applied.

[BusyB]

hongkongfooey,

No, a Boeing training and delivery pilot

[Bullethead]

I dunno why some of you are blathering on about short/narrow runways, the landing was on R/W 36 at KOSH which, according to my information, is 8000ft long x 150ft wide. Maybe a little shorter than the 'double decker bus' is used to but surely a standard width. I've seen the thing land at YSSY several times and it pulls up a lot shorter than 8000ft without any trouble.

Regards,
BH.

[earlyNFF]

really a lot of cr@ppy comments here. Anyway, what the heck has it to do with "Fragrant Harbour"?

[leewan]

Here's an excellent A380 landing.

YouTube - [720p] Crosswind Landing - by Singapore Airlines Airbus A380-800 ?9V-SKD?

[blah blah blah]

Bullethead,

Total length wasn't the issue as I understand it. Believe they had to make a turnoff at 5500' as they couldn't turn and back track.

[Bullethead]

Total length wasn't the issue as I understand it. Believe they had to make a turnoff at 5500' as they couldn't turn and back track

Yeah, that'd get you focussed but still no reason to plant it without at least trying to get it straight.

Regards,
BH.

[seventy-seven]

Aibuses are made like buses because they are buses.