747 Pilot Nose Dives For The Runway

[@gonetoearth2588]

That 747 crab crosswind landing was a thing of beauty. Perfect.

[@brianthesnail3815]

That should go into a training video. Talk about kissing the tarmac with the tyres. Worth also mentioning that 747 pilot was landing one handed on the yoke looking out of the side window. Those old 747s though are usually flown by very experienced pilots as relatively few new ones are training on that type.

[@RonBand01]

I never saw a "nose dive" I thought it was quite good for a crosswind landing.

[@kingghidorah8106]

​@brianthesnail3815 yeah the 747 is not for rookies, it's a very unstable aircraft for the size, but that's because it trades a lot of stability for maneuverability. Even despite it's size it's one of the most maneuverable commercial aircraft ever, that's why it was preferred over small carriers to land on Kai Tak airport.

[@TheCormTube]

And you really got a feel for what the wind was like when shortly after touchdown it slams the 747 again from the side.

[@Kathikas1]

@@kingghidorah8106What on earth do you know about 747s, Kai Tak or for that matter anything about aviation?

[@TheStuport]

The "Strange Nose Low Landing" in strong winds was absolutely spot on and would make any Crab say "Look Ma....no claws!"

[@ghostrider-be9ek]

it was actually a long landing, definitely not spot on and a go around SOP for many operators - ie. not ok

[@TheStuport]

@@ghostrider-be9ek 🤣 Okay Captain Kirk!

[@daemn42]

My suspicion is that there's a reasonably stiff crossing headwind creating some slope lift on that hill, thus the nose down attitude to get down through the rising air, and causing it to float a bit long. But with the headwind you also know once on the ground, should have plenty of drag to stop in time.

[@diambo4life]

@@ghostrider-be9ek That was a great landing considering the situation.

[@rtbrtb_dutchy4183]

@@ghostrider-be9ekit wasn’t that long of a landing. Nobody goes around over that. This was fine. Nice job.

[@JETTSET]

747 crosswind landing was textbook perfect!

[@huffy737]

Rip Antonov An-225 Mriya, you were a legendary aircraft!

[@TrophyNZ1]

She was Stunning

[@CerberusTenshi]

She's coming back. Saw news about her return just yesterday.

[@FrancescoAlois]

@@CerberusTenshi a dream that finally will become true!

[@lexluthermiester]

They are rebuilding it and finishing the second. The AN-225 will fly again.

[@paulpaulsen7777]

With better engines would be perfect then

[@w3vjp568]

When I was a little kid, we’re talking very early 70’s when the 747 was a brand-spanking-new aircraft, my family flew from London back home to the USA on a 747. We had barely gotten out over the Atlantic when we lost an engine. The pilot apologized and told us we needed to return, after assuring everyone we could fly even on just 2 engines. Anyway I can remember my mother (who always had anxiety issues) being a nervous wreck. In any case, that 747 touched down and absolutely GREASED the landing, and the whole cabin erupted with applause. Thank you, Captain whoever-you-were. ❤

[@LesNewell]

In the late 70s I was on a 747 flight to Johannesburg that had an engine failure. We landed at Nairobi. They had no available connecting flights to move the passengers so they told the pilot to take off on 3 engines and continue the flight. Not surprisingly he told them what to do with that suggestion then stood in the cockpit door and refused to let anyone in until the passengers left. We ended up sat in that plane on the ground for many hours until they found some space on a Swissair flight to joburg.

[@terryritter7065]

Can we all just take a minute to acknowledge how freakin cool the fire trucks are?

[@WiseWik]

Holy crap, that crosswind landing training was bang on

[@stonelaughter]

747 pilot did a bang-up job of that. Crosswind landing and having to lower the nose in windshear to maintain airspeed - and STILL greased it onto the runway. Brilliant.

[@cya2163]

That pilot w/the first crosswind landing in Belgium certainly made a silk purse out of a sow's ear bc that was an AMAZING landing!!!

[@LordCalidor]

That An-225 clip hits right in the feels.

[@JohnKorvell]

Cross wind or not, that 747 landing was saaaa-mooooth!

[@mousumimitrapal8139]

8 y.o

[@anders95]

That first one was a thing of beauty. The 747 is an incredible machine.

[@hugolafhugolaf]

747, the most beautiful plane ever.

[@barneymiller6204]

And that was a perfect 'three-point' landing.

[@mbvoelker8448]

Yes!

[@jamessimms415]

Queen of the Skies

[@My-Pal-Hal]

Thank You 🤗 The Queen Can Dance 🩰

[@Speedbird_Concorde]

Almost.

[@AnimalisMD]

Wow! That Antonov is a BEAST!!

[@pb8391]

It was a beast......if my English is right.

[@FrietjeOorlog]

@@pb8391 It will be a beast again!

[@hugolafhugolaf]

@@FrietjeOorlog MAGA. Make Antonov Great Again!

[@cs1983]

It was a beast until Putin destroyed it. A rebuilding or restoration are unlikely. ☹

[@itsharryslinger]

Destroyed (along with the airport) during the Russian invasion in 2022...

[@raymondmassie4898]

That 747 landing was a thing of beauty

[@soupfork2105]

When you're nearly a week into 2025 and haven't seen any Aerosucre yet...

[@analogman9697]

They come in threes.

[@Anmeteor9663]

Their customer trade must be a bit slow.

[@pdxyyz4327]

Give them a bit more time, they're driving their Boeings up from Columbia.

[@rtbrtb_dutchy4183]

“Nearly”??? You must have a different calendar than the rest of us.

[@MrBrno]

It's coming tomorrow you just see

[@Kaenguruu]

We have very different interpretations of the phrase "nose dive"

[@gaminglegofan]

Usually planes approach at about a 3° nose up angle, this was clearly below 0°, so I cant make anything else off of it than a nose dive 😅

[@Kaenguruu]

@gaminglegofan How about "unusual nose down attitude" a "nose dive" to me is a bit more than -2°

[@radioflyer77]

Nose dive?? Gimme a break with these titles 😂

[@paulholmes672]

@gaminglegofan If you look at the slope of the airfield and probably the altitude of the camera it was more like 1 to 2 degrees plus relative to the airfield.

[@rtbrtb_dutchy4183]

@gaminglegofanit wasn’t below 0°. That’s just a bit of optical illusion.

[@ViperChief]

The Air Nostrum Bombardier CRJ900 did well against those high wind speeds.

[@alanb.4660]

not sure why they went around, well on the ground

[@E4RLIES]

747 = Butter❤

[@CYVRFlightSim]

747 landing was butter.

[@M3PH11]

that tailstrike was almost impossible to see.

[@pilotboy2612]

How do you write a search word in the comments?

[@hirsitus]

That was a textbook perfect landing 💯👍

[@R.J._Lewis]

Watching a big plane like the Mriya or a C-17 approach can be crazy because they're so big that you can see them for what feels like forever. They just seem to be on glide slope for the longest time.

[@TheCyberSalvager]

Great to see a clip of the "Big Bird" (An 225). I stopped myself from going to see this when it landed at RAF Brize Norton - which isn't too far from where I live - and have been kicking myself about it ever since!

[@RonBand01]

You can, of course, thank the Russians for never being able to see that majestic plane.

[@mrglide7078]

@@RonBand01 Indeed. To be fair though, some blame can be laid at the door of Antonov management for their chronic lack of action, primarily to move the aircraft out of harms way to Leipzig, despite repeated warnings that Antonov Airport could come under imminent attack.

[@simonlb24]

The 747 flat approach with very little flare is how Aeroflot pilots were trained in the old Soviet Union as it was very gentle on the tyres and made them last a lot longer. They were a lot, lot smoother than how Ryanair pilots consistently plough into the tarmac these days.

[@Alexagrigorieff]

I had an opportunity to compare how smooth Aeroflot Il-96 landed (in SFO), and how Delta DC-10 plopped down.

[@bernardmurphy8925]

The Bombardier looked like it had nailed it...

[@LollixYT]

could've been due to runway length, can't really tell how fast they were going

[@TheCormTube]

Yeah I thought it was strange it then went back up but the pilot must have had their reasons I guess.

[@gerrycorbino66]

The pilot of that 747 greased the landing.

[@Nutter1138]

Looked good to me in that crosswind.

[@erbrock1]

What would cause the Bombardier to take off again? It looked like the pilot got it all the way down. Were they at risk of running out of runway? Just curious.

[@johnpollard4158]

Maybe a pilot training for crosswind landings?

[@rossontinternet]

Wrong airport 😂

[@thomaswest5931]

My first thought was training flight with a planned touch and go. I'd' say the pilot handled it pretty good. Looked nicely stabilized and down the centerline... all things considered.

[@britannia079]

​It looks like separate times. There's a cut in the clip and the sky is darker and hazy. I think it might be the landing and the take off put together

[@ryanjames8041]

Looks like two clips stitched together as the flaps change from landing to takeoff position at 1:48. One full stop landing and then a takeoff on its next flight I believe.

[@TheColinChapman]

0:27 - I can definitely say tha the beveled outer main landing gears touched down first, but I can't say if the inner landing gears or the nose gear touched down second. Either way, a great landing.

[@stevem048]

The 747 pilot clearly knew what he was doing even if we didn’t.

[@HolySoliDeoGloria]

"747 pilot makes ordinary pitch adjustments before landing"

[@sb_sfo]

Wow. Based on the title, I didn't think the 747 would survive its landing. And yet - by some miracle - it did.

[@mbvoelker8448]

The 747 may have looked odd, but landed as smooth as if it had a cargo of eggs.

[@SJotekS]

2:15it must be very old clip, but antonov 225 have destroyed

[@Morecreativemind]

Yeah

[@venil82]

Yeah very old

[@gpaull2]

Happier times.

[@griffith211]

I missed the part where a 747 does a nose dive

[@bobflyman]

It wasn't a strange attitude, it was a strong crosswind landing.

[@Octopusgivesyouahundo]

No wayyyy Manchester was featured lesssgoooo

[@marcoblv]

747 buttered the landing, boss flying skills

[@vintagelady1]

OMG, that is the coolest fire engine I've ever seen!! Britain? Australia? I want one!

[@flght]

Manchester, UK ❤

[@kameramaenner]

Awesome Pictures! Thanks!!!

[@mikemcgonegal1616]

You're nuts! There is no nose dive. Looks like a textbook crosswind landing to me.

[@the_bloke_that_cuts_the_grass]

Sorry, the AN225 stole the show but the 747 was also an excellent landing

[@atcontroller87]

Thanks

[@ryanfrisby7389]

Great video!

[@mariaaparecidacaires1836]

Boa noite, fazia tempo que eu não assistia seus vídeos, gigantes lindos ✈️✈️✈️,

[@minkusmcminkus7598]

Smooth operator

[@reedsehon4881]

Love your vlogs that are just 3 minutes long.

[@iboyd2824]

From 2:12 you can see that around half of the people still know how to use their eyes as nature intended, and are enjoying the full experience. Whereas the other half are are viewing this impressive aircraft on a tiny screen, because they would rather take a video clip of it going by..! Truly baffling..!!

[@Sergio-bx9tj]

we wouldn‘t have a clip then … 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@rollingthunder277]

I can't understand why the CRJ went around. The landing was textbook. Then again the 747 in a crosswind landing was magnificent.

[@CassassinCatto]

2:20 all those wheeeeeeeeels 🙀😻

[@brianball6670]

I was lucky enough to get photos of the AN225 on its last visit to YYZ Toronto.

[@NegativeROG]

That Antonov destruction is an absolute tragedy. A movie that showcases it better than any other that comes to mind is "2012".

[@boristhebarbarian]

Last clip; The Jorge Newbery Airport in Buenos Aires sits just of the waters of Rio de la Plata. aircraft is simply on its approach.

[@ramirocastano1181]

that's true, but in this case the clip shows the Aerolíneas Argentinas plane going low over the coast of the city of Mar del Plata, you can tell by the style of buildings that are there and the amount of people on the beach. (Mar del Plata is a very popular tourist destination, especially during this time of year)

[@MrBrno]

Except that's not Jorge Newbery, that's Mar Del Plata. And it's still unusually low

[@bluetoes591]

@@MrBrno And more to the point, the airport is behind the camera person, so just where is that plane going? The camera is located just into the park here. 38°01'00.6"S 57°31'41.8"W

[@MrBrno]

@bluetoes591 It's so strange. But yet nothing happened so it landed well.

[@kevingreen3781]

That Antanov is something special what an amazing aircraft

[@markcardwell]

Thank you

[@ivandoesnot]

Ex B-52 pilot in that 747.

[@jiubboatman9352]

I got to see the AN-225 at East Midlands airport. Awesome machine. Shame it is gone and what it's absence means.

[@AviationSir]

Great video, as usual

[@RabbahDocRona]

The ASL 74 greased the landing so the approach worked!

[@arnesw2647]

Awesome

[@nmm3481]

Is the CRJ900 even the same one? 1:43 shows it with spoilers deployed, flaps full then at 1:50 it cuts to another CRJ900 with flaps all the way up that looks like it's doing a regular takeoff. Clip has been edited, shoddy and misleading if so!

[@Moonraker11]

At 1:45 why did he go around? I thought for sure made that landing!

[@fluchterschoen]

I wondered exactly the same. I counted almost ten seconds on the ground. It's a bit like slamming on the brakes after you've hit a moose. The worst is already passed. Just carry on and put the wipers on full speed.

[@rtbrtb_dutchy4183]

He didn’t go around. This was a video of the landing and a separate video of the takeoff put together. In reality, there was probably 30 min between those two videos, where they sat at the gate.

[@lelekoJumboJet]

@@rtbrtb_dutchy4183 Yes! I'm glad i'm not the only one who noticed this. You can see the difference in the sunlight, specially at the background.

[@Piotr-uv2yp]

Mtiya is back ❤❤❤❤❤

[@Xskeletr0n_]

Unfortunately no, its old video

[@verifiedtoxicangel2411]

Sure, Mtiya is back, but i can bet everything i posses that you actually want "Mriya" to be back and that's not happening unfortunately

[@RabbahDocRona]

When was the video of the 225 taken?

[@Tom-f5q8e]

before it was destroyed 😢

[@Tom-f5q8e]

Destroyed 27 February 2022 (2 years ago)-Wiki

[@RabbahDocRona]

@Tom-f5q8e I know when it was destroyed. I also know they have been working on rebuilding it, and there are rumors it took to the air again. That's why I asked.

[@pilotboy2612]

2:08 didn't know the 225 is back! 😜

[@garyb6219]

So nice to see that the 225 is flying again.

[@gcorriveau6864]

Bombardier 900 Flight Instructor: "Crosswind Landing - checked!" Next exercise ... Wow. (Or maybe it was a test/certification flight of some sort of "Demonstrated Crosswind value" for the Pilot Manual.)

[@fluchterschoen]

Ah ha, good point. It looked like the worst had passed and the plane was very much on the ground.

[@rtbrtb_dutchy4183]

@@fluchterschoenthis was two videos stitched together. They skipped the part where they taxied in, parked at the gate, swapped out passengers and taxied out. This wasn’t training, since you wouldn’t use the ground spoilers.

[@fluchterschoen]

@@rtbrtb_dutchy4183 ah ha, great spot. I did clock the break/jump in the video, but assumed it was just a little glitch. That's pretty lame of 3MOA to do this :(

[@rtbrtb_dutchy4183]

@@fluchterschoen he probably didn’t even do that. He probably saw this video and asked if he could use it. Just my guess though.

[@jamesstuart3346]

Max crosswind component for CRJ 900 on a dry runway: 32 knots landing, 35 knots taking off. No way they are doing this at 49 knots

[@GreenGamesAndArt]

Cool

[@WhiskeyGulf71]

Must be low on usable footage ! The 747 cargo plane landed perfectly, the Max 8 tail strike was such poor footage, it was impossible to see the tail or the ground & the An225 has been a memory now for almost 2 years.

[@l.d.t.6327]

Almost 3 years…

[@lelekoJumboJet]

and the CRJ corsswind landing was NOT a go around. They simply put on the footage of the same aircraft taking off later that day

[@av9877]

Why always YT subtitles when they're already inside the video..? Can that be disabled in any way? Blocks the nice footage.

[@AnthonyHigham6414001080]

Click on "subtitles/closed captions" button. 5th from the right.

[@PN_48]

“Nose dives”?😂

[@spitfirenutspitfirenut4835]

Lol… Tail strike???

[@unknown_astro8433]

My what a sight that is

[@fepatton]

“And those of you on the right side of the cabin will have an excellent view of the runway centerline.” 😂

[@tychoman]

Misleading title

[@Coretron]

That Antonov was on idle landing and it sounded like that. Imagine it doing a takeoff right over you...

[@MyViewToronto]

I didn't see any tail strike on the 2nd vid.

[@Daniel-zu5vl]

It's really bad that the Antonov was destroyed.

[@abdulaziz-yb3so]

An225 built again...?

[@secularsunshine9036]

*Let the Sunshine In...* thanks

[@ronaldcuieii8639]

Very nice. Yeah, the 747's landing good, but yet it landed like a small propeller. The back four look ending gears should touch down initially.

[@Ktulu789]

Aerolíneas Argentinas flying as low as the ARS Peso 😅

[@PS-Straya_M8]

If you want subscribers please be respectful .. obviously the 747 pilot did an amazing job!?

[@terrilhargrovejones]

Shame we may never again see the mighty Antonov 225 Mriya...😢😢😢

[@rharbarenko]

F to pay respects to the AN-225

[@Gordanovich02]

F

[@JakeCline-l3h]

First guy musta flown BUFFs back in the day.

[@kamcke83]

man that last one, the airbus a330-200, was flying so "incredibly low". they almost flew into those buildings.

[@pauldunn5978]

It was in final approach to the airport. That's why it was low.

[@marshalljimduncan]

Almost 3 minutes of aviation.

[@Morecreativemind]

We still need one more second of aviation 😂

[@eTini48]

00:34 interesting slat retraction

[@griffith211]

Inboard and mid leading edge flaps retract with selection of reverse thrust

[@eTini48]

@ cool! I didn't know that. Thanks 😁

[@Spyke-lz2hl]

Also not that they’re leading edge flaps and not slats as the other poster mentioned. They’re different. 👍 Good observation by you though! I didn’t notice that until a couple years ago after watching forever!!

[@My-Pal-Hal]

Actually,.. Those Are FLAPS. Krueger Flaps 😊 I installed a few hundred of those. Just another reason the Queen Can Dance 🩰

[@kingghidorah8106]

these are variable camber krüger flaps and they retract when the engines reverse thrust, because otherwise they would receive the blast and get destroyed.

[@gcm747]

You know your video is bound for a 3MoA video and an exaggerated title when it’s dark, blurry and a mile away from where it’s being filmed. 1:10

[@Frisseledbeetle5673]

Bro you owe me 1 second of aviation

[@JohnRyan-f2n]

5he technology controlling these aircraft is like magic .

[@WilliamRussell-e7s]

You owe us a sec of aviation

[@arupsircar6620]

Boeing 737 - 800 fleet was once grounded regarding technical issues.

[@BobbyTucker]

I miss the Narrator, will he be returning?

[@banjarmasinplanespotting8807]

Kangen sama antonov an225 mriya😢😢

[@chriswatson2407]

Don't you dare mention my nose angle!

[@harryproud9679]

Perfect Landing.🙏👍👍👍👍👏👏👏👏😉🫶

[@smad333]

Congratulations on posting a video without a clickbait title. Not that hard, see?