How not to land the A380
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!!
If the airport wasn't big enough or wide enough then that's no excuse.
He was an Airbus test Pilot for goodness sake!!
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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.
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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...
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...
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If you want to see hard landings search for anything showing a Herc wing flexing/flapping.
YouTube - C-130 Crash Landing, Wing tip falls off
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That is one crap landing, or a great one if you are a naval aviator
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
Actually 7700, when I did my 737 conversion course the Boeing Instructor said "land with the drift on and screw it straight
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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.
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.
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Here's an excellent A380 landing.
YouTube - [720p] Crosswind Landing - by Singapore Airlines Airbus A380-800 ?9V-SKD?
YouTube - [720p] Crosswind Landing - by Singapore Airlines Airbus A380-800 ?9V-SKD?
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
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