Aer Lingus Rough Windy Landing *video*

charliehotel

Caught this at ACE recently, impressive

Bearcat

ACE can't be a k@nt of a place, especially coming in for the reciprocal runway on the VOR approach with a high decent profile......you can get some vicious winds there. Judging by the wind sock it looks more or less into wind but wind shear is prevalent here so are diversions to FUE which makes the whole day a mare.

galwayjohn89

Am I missing something (I don't have sound) That landing looks normal to me, slightly longer to touch down but by no means 'extremely rough'

charliehotel

Vuzuggu wrote: »

Am I missing something

Evidently so, watch 00:16-00:20

Vuzuggu wrote: »

but by no means 'extremely rough'

I am sure most of the passengers inside the aircraft would disagree with you here

galwayjohn89

charliehotel wrote: »

Evidently so, watch 00:16-00:20



I am sure most of the passengers inside the aircraft would disagree with you here

Rewatched it there. Was a slightly bumpy landing but not extremely rough in my opinion.

jackofalltrades

"Extremely rough landing" is a bit of an exaggeration.

charliehotel

Vuzuggu wrote: »

not extremely rough in my opinion.

It was quite far from smooth, that's for sure. Some passengers screamed, my uncle was on it, it had come in from BFS. I was hoping for an A319, oh well

charliehotel

Bearcat wrote: »

ACE can't be a k@nt of a place, especially coming in for the reciprocal runway on the VOR approach with a high decent profile......you can get some vicious winds there. Judging by the wind sock it looks more or less into wind but wind shear is prevalent here so are diversions to FUE which makes the whole day a mare.

Indeed, the winds at ACE are ferocious!

galwayjohn89

charliehotel wrote: »

It was quite far from smooth, that's for sure. Some passengers screamed, my uncle was on it, it had come in from BFS. I was hoping for an A319, oh well

I've been on a flight when the engines spooled up further for a climb and passengers screamed. Passengers screaming != something unusual.

charliehotel

Vuzuggu wrote: »

Passengers screaming != something unusual.

Yes, exactly

kub

Infarness considering the country which that plane is from, I'd say the pilots were yawning while touching down.

globemaster1986

kub wrote: »

Infarness considering the country which that plane is from, I'd say the pilots were yawning while touching down.

Interesting remark! Are you referring to the operator or the manufacturer there chief?

In relation to the video itself, mountain out of a molehill! A challenging landing in strong winds, no more. OP I think you should stop reading sensationalist sh1t3 like the Daily Mail:D

kub

globemaster1986 wrote: »

Interesting remark! Are you referring to the operator or the manufacturer there chief?

In relation to the video itself, mountain out of a molehill! A challenging landing in strong winds, no more. OP I think you should stop reading sensationalist sh1t3 like the Daily Mail:D

The operator

cyrusdvirus

kub wrote: »

The operator

Opens popcorn.....

sparrowcar

Nice video
Normal windy landing

Nothing to see here..... :rolleyes:

charliehotel

sparrowcar wrote: »

Nothing to see here..... :rolleyes:

Aside from a nice video of a windy landing

imfml

The landing was in no way out of the ordinary and any screaming passengers must not be used to flying. The remark about the pilots yawning is quite right, and I think Irish passengers are well used to landing in strong winds too having flown from this island most of the time.

charliehotel

imfml wrote: »

The landing was in no way out of the ordinary

Who suggested that it was otherwise?

charliehotel

imfml wrote: »

I think Irish passengers are well used to landing in strong winds too having flown from this island most of the time.

Irish passengers fly from Lanzarote most of the time, is that right ? :pac:

sparrowcar

sparrowcar wrote: »

Nice video
Normal windy landing

Nothing to see here..... :rolleyes:

charliehotel wrote: »

Aside from a nice video of a windy landing

As I already said..

Bearcat

Yawn!

imfml

charliehotel wrote: »

imfml wrote: »

The landing was in no way out of the ordinary

Who suggested that it was otherwise?

Who suggested anyone suggested it was?

imfml

charliehotel wrote: »

imfml wrote: »

I think Irish passengers are well used to landing in strong winds too having flown from this island most of the time.

Irish passengers fly from Lanzarote most of the time, is that right ? :pac:

No. They fly from the also windy island of Ireland most of the time.

charliehotel

imfml wrote: »

They fly from the also windy island of Ireland most of the time.

Such an ignorant generalisation is irrelevant here.

imfml wrote: »

Who suggested anyone suggested it was?

Exactly

urajoke

When are you going to post up the "ROUGH WINDY LANDING VIDEO" ?

This is "Rough and Windy"

NeitherJohn

Just like a stiff breeze in Bantry Bay

seanmacc

charliehotel wrote: »

Irish passengers fly from Lanzarote most of the time, is that right ? :pac:

I was flying one time into Tenerife back in 2004 and thee was a problem of the other extreme. The temperature was 40c+ on the ground and the aircraft (A330), as the rear wheels touched down firmly on the tarmac hit a heat pocket on the runway pushing the aircraft 10-20 meters back up off the runway. The plane full of kids and half cut adults was hit be a rally of momentary screaming until the pilot took control of the situation and made the correction.

I'd take a gale force, wobbly landing in Dublin any than that one again.

kub

What is a heat pocket?

seanmacc

kub wrote: »

What is a heat pocket?

Rising hot air coming up of the runway that gets trapped underneath the aircrafts hot airflow as it touches down forcing it back up.. Effectively like stepping on a balloon that doesn't burst (Only common in very hot areas). A pilot explained it too me a few years ago there may be a better way of putting it.

bluecode

I'm tempted to be smart. Having had a few hairy landings in my time, self inflicted, there is nothing so horrible when you realise you are too fast, too high and it going to end in a horrible thump. I tend to be blase about ordinary bumpy landings in windy conditions.

But really for the average passenger, it all seems really scary. But in truth for the crew of that particular Airbus it would hardly register in the memory.

I'm no airline pilot But it the pilot handling was probably pleased with himself or herself.

He or she earned their money that day. Making is look easy it part of the job.

View Profile

kub wrote: »

What is a heat pocket?

This is a heat pocket according to google



.............something to do with lacrosse?!

charliehotel

urajoke wrote: »

When are you going to post up the "WINDY LANDING VIDEO" ?

Compared to the likes of this example it's a windy landing:

Smooth

Windy

The winds in the 'Windy' video were in excess of 50km/h so that is certainly windy. The direction of the wind was orientated exactly towards the incoming planes so it was a very strong headwind.

Su Campu

I still don't see how that's anything of interest. If anything it's an excellent landing in 50 kph winds. Wind straight into the nose so no issue whatsoever.

charliehotel

Su Campu wrote: »

Wind straight into the nose so no issue whatsoever.

Who said it was ?? :rolleyes:

Su Campu wrote: »

I still don't see how that's anything of interest.

Here's your answer ;

Su Campu wrote: »

an excellent landing in 50 kph winds.

Su Campu

charliehotel wrote: »

It was quite far from smooth, that's for sure. Some passengers screamed, my uncle was on it, it had come in from BFS. I was hoping for an A319, oh well

You made this normal landing into something of a sensation. I (and may others) are saying it wasn't so. It was not "far from smooth", it was smooth. It was a good landing so why the passengers were screaming is beyond me.

charliehotel

Su Campu wrote: »

It was a good landing so why the passengers were screaming is beyond me.

Maybe because it hit the runway on one landing gear and bounced ?


Perhaps the video does not reveal it all too well but the aircraft rolled to the left on touchdown, I think a headwind gust caught it.

Cessna_Pilot

A headwind gust caused the aircraft to roll?

charliehotel

Cessna_Pilot wrote: »

A headwind gust caused the aircraft to roll?

Not alone, there is also overcorrection of the ailerons by the pilot flying, visible at 00:19.

The winds were ever-changing, only blowing in the same general direction eg. 190-230 degrees heading, ACE is a very windy spot.

Cessna_Pilot

Okey. Thanks for letting me know.

Chicken1

Never saw much posts over what is a very normal landing in strong winds, the amount of times that I have landed in Heathrow in strong winds going in at an angle touch down on one wheel then the other it happens every day in wind. Get over it charliehotel

*Kol*

charliehotel wrote: »

Not alone, there is also overcorrection of the ailerons by the pilot flying, visible at 00:19.

I dont see that at all.