Plane spotters do have their uses: Close one caught on cam.

Run_to_da_hills

Someone caught this close one coming into land at the Azores.



http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1301788/Terrifying-moment-gust-wind-tilts-passenger-planes-wings-inches-runway-comes-land.html

Ash.J.Williams

Is that a not common occurance?

Blue Punto

that pic got alot of attention when it was posted on PPRUNE with alot of people saying it was fake.
That was until the guy that took it logged on and posted a few more taken in sequence


Look at the stress on the undercarrage leg

Cookie_Monster

it looks pissed to me :pac::pac::pac:
staggering about the place

pclancy

Jeeez...go around!!!

Andrew33

Ash.J.Williams wrote: »

Is that a not common occurance?

Not to that extent. If this pic is genuine (and I've no reason to believe its not) it's certainly a brown trousers moment. I think the Azores and Madeira are notorious for strong crosswinds.

davidd24

On the topic of plane spotters, i would love to go to this airport and watch this...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NKeKl09mDQ

pdbhp

davidd24 wrote: »

On the topic of plane spotters, i would love to go to this airport and watch this...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NKeKl09mDQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NKeKl09mDQ
for lazy people

Ilyushin76

For even lazier people

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NKeKl09mDQ

Here is another landing from the same airport (Toncontin),didn't think he was going to stop :eek:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loC-HnBRpaU

zuroph

John85 wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loC-HnBRpaU

jesus christ!

Plowman

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Mr Benevolent

Plowman wrote: »

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That was really bad flying. He had all the time in the world to drop it on. Should've gone around. Shockingly dangerous approach though.

Buffman

Toncontin also used to have the ultimate level crossing.

Manic Moran

OP looks like one of my landings... :-/

Thessaloniki Airport used to have a set of traffic lights on the dual carriageway right next to the threshold.

Other runway obstacles:

Ballykelly


Gisborne


Gibraltar


Peshawar airport has a railway on the runway too, but I can't find a pic of a train on it (From the outside)

NTM

owenc

Andrew33 wrote: »

Not to that extent. If this pic is genuine (and I've no reason to believe its not) it's certainly a brown trousers moment. I think the Azores and Madeira are notorious for strong crosswinds.

That bloody city of derry airport is everytime i come in from london or glasgow the plane nearly tips over!:mad:

owenc

Manic Moran wrote: »

OP looks like one of my landings... :-/

Thessaloniki Airport used to have a set of traffic lights on the dual carriageway right next to the threshold.

Other runway obstacles:

Ballykelly


Gisborne


Gibraltar


Peshawar airport has a railway on the runway too, but I can't find a pic of a train on it (From the outside)

NTM

God that gibralter one is nuts wouldn't want too drive over that.

neaideabh

davidd24 wrote: »

On the topic of plane spotters, i would love to go to this airport and watch this...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NKeKl09mDQ

This is on the places I want to see before I die list!

If the youtube video doesn't appear it's...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAfQwDizpRo

If this doesn't appear as a hyperlink can someone explain how to do it!!!

Ilyushin76

Here you go paste everything after the = between the youtube tags

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAfQwDizpRo

Here is a takeoff from there

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eu91oZ2_Vag

Plowman

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tricky D

owenc wrote: »

That bloody city of derry airport is everytime i come in from london or glasgow the plane nearly tips over!:mad:

As long as you land at the right airport;)



More crossings:
http://www.carendt.com/scrapbook/page93a/index.html
Manakara Airport, Madagascar


Wynyard Airport, Tasmania, Australia

neaideabh

Thanks folks....

Someday.... I'll be standing under a landing 747 at st maarten! I'll post the vid on this thread!!!:D

10-10-20

John85 wrote: »

Here is another landing from the same airport (Toncontin),didn't think he was going to stop :eek:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loC-HnBRpaU

Nice planning on Denis O'Brien's part with the DigiCel logo at 1:26..!

davepatr07

Wellington Airport is another hairy landing location! Pilots are specially trained for operating in and out of here.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-xftcngv7I

pclancy

davepatr07 wrote: »

Wellington Airport is another hairy landing location! Pilots are specially trained for operating in and out of here.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-xftcngv7I

I can see it from my front window

Captain only landing for many airlines. The winds down here can be amazing at times and make for some interesting landings. Its obviously quite a short runway (2km) so not much room for error if you appear to be landing long. Also can have its share of Windshear. Sadly the largest traffic are 737s and a320s but somtimes a 767 might divert from Christchurch.

I've landed a piper tomahawk there many times, really keeps you busy on finals trying to stop the tail from fishtailing all over the place in a northerly wind and in a southerly its bounce and bump time

scudzilla

Skiathios in Greece has a tiny runway, iirc departing planes cannot leave with a full fuel load, they have to stop in Italy to refuel

Here's a failed landing, had to go around

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9hAJQTcxY0

Tenger

Confab wrote: »

That was really bad flying. He had all the time in the world to drop it on. Should've gone around. Shockingly dangerous approach though.

Absolutely agree. Not sure how far down he was but it looked to be at least 30% down the runway.

A mate who is an EI skipper once told me his way of thinking. He dislikes the term 'aborted landing' as it assumes they were definitely going to land, as he tells it, they are always prepared to go around up until reverse thrust is engaged.

Lapin

Buffman wrote: »

Toncontin also used to have the ultimate level crossing.

Closer to home there is a similar system in operation at RAF Northholt in London.

Sets of warning lights on the West End Road in South Ruislip are switched on to stop traffic when aircraft approach runway 25 !

Manic Moran

John85 wrote: »

For even lazier people

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NKeKl09mDQ

Hey, wait.. he touched down before the displaced threshold! Safety violation!

Reverse process...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=If-Puo94pWk

Closer to home there is a similar system in operation at RAF Northholt in London.

Sets of warning lights on the West End Road in South Ruislip are switched on to stop traffic when aircraft approach runway 25

Driving around Paxtuxent River NAS, the base is on surprisingly confined real estate. Most roads cross over taxiways or runways several times, on some occasions, they're the same piece of tarmac. All the traffic lights are mounted horizontally on the ground, to ensure that the wings of airplanes clear them.

NTM

amen

whats wrong with the Tincontin landing ? Look like he touched down a tad early bit otherwise seemed ok ?

opinion guy

owenc wrote: »

God that gibralter one is nuts wouldn't want too drive over that.

Hahaha - I've walked over it :P

I remember years back being on an Aer Lingus flight to Boston where we were told after landing that we had nearly hit the water.

Also I was on a XXXXair into dublin earlier this year that aborted the landing and did a do-over (we were about 100ft off the ground at the time of the abort!). I'm sure they had lined up to land on the M50 the first time around. I know the land markings well enough there from landings over the years to know we were a couple of 100m South of the normal approach (which I was thinking before the abort!) They told us the runway wasn't clear or something which was clearly bull****. Cabin crew were clearly rattled.

View Profile

I remember years back being on an Aer Lingus flight to Boston where we were told after landing that we had nearly hit the water.

Hmm I doubt the crew would have said that even if it were true.

and did a do-over

A what??!

I'm sure they had lined up to land on the M50

That's highly unlikely. The pilots wouldnt be using visual cues alone for the approach and landing. There the ILS which would be guiding them or acting as a check if they were flying a manual approach.
The M50 looks quite different to a runway when approaching on to Rwy28 or Rwy10.

donkey balls

View Profile wrote: »

Hmm I doubt the crew would have said that even if it were true.


A what??!


That's highly unlikely. The pilots wouldnt be using visual cues alone for the approach and landing. There the ILS which would be guiding them or acting as a check if they were flying a manual approach.
The M50 looks quite different to a runway when approaching on to Rwy28 or Rwy10.

+ the PAPI and I think he means a go around:D not a do over

opinion guy

View Profile wrote: »

Hmm I doubt the crew would have said that even if it were true.

Well thats what they said. THe cabin crew looked very unnerved.

That's highly unlikely. The pilots wouldnt be using visual cues alone for the approach and landing. There the ILS which would be guiding them or acting as a check if they were flying a manual approach.
The M50 looks quite different to a runway when approaching on to Rwy28 or Rwy10.

Yeah no doubt. But I can tell you I've landed there as a passenger loads of times. I know the ground landmarks. We were no way in the usual approach route and appeared to be on a parallel route about 500metres more to the South. M50 is only thing I could think of in that location.

donkey balls wrote: »

+ the PAPI and I think he means a go around:D not a do over

lol.... - thats the one. Phrase was escaping me

phonypony

View Profile wrote: »

Hmm I doubt the crew would have said that even if it were true.


A what??!


That's highly unlikely. The pilots wouldnt be using visual cues alone for the approach and landing. There the ILS which would be guiding them or acting as a check if they were flying a manual approach.
The M50 looks quite different to a runway when approaching on to Rwy28 or Rwy10.

Let's not forget, though, the MD-83 crew on a VOR/DME approach to 34 who mistook some building lights for PAPIs and were lined up to land on a hotel in Santry!
http://avherald.com/h?article=3fa877c1/0001

cyrusdvirus

phonypony wrote: »

Let's not forget, though, the MD-83 crew on a VOR/DME approach to 34 who mistook some building lights for PAPIs and were lined up to land on a hotel in Santry!
http://avherald.com/h?article=3fa877c1/0001

That's a good link.

from the pics it'd be easy enough to see why a pilot unfamiliar with Dublin might make the mistake.

opinion guy

phonypony wrote: »

Let's not forget, though, the MD-83 crew on a VOR/DME approach to 34 who mistook some building lights for PAPIs and were lined up to land on a hotel in Santry!
http://avherald.com/h?article=3fa877c1/0001

Actually that lines up quite well with what I experienced.

Any of you aviation types can check it up behind the scenes if I can recall the flight number etc and I PM to you ?

drdeadlift

John85 wrote: »

Here you go paste everything after the = between the youtube tags

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAfQwDizpRo

Here is a takeoff from there

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eu91oZ2_Vag

I really thought i had seen all the good vids but the klm take off was 10/10!!

opinion guy

drdeadlift wrote: »

I really thought i had seen all the good vids but the klm take off was 10/10!!

Er would the guy who took that video have been deaf after ?!!?

ian_m

opinion guy wrote: »

Er would the guy who took that video have been deaf after ?!!?

What?