[4K] - Incredible Honolulu Landing - Delta Air Lines - Airbus A330-900N - HNL - N409DX - SCS Ep. 706

[@Tenafly23451]

The quality of the vid is insane

[@privskorp.9865]

crazy thing that is an iPhone man

[@flymax4066]

It really is indeed a crazy quality!

[@sla31]

The iPhone has amazing cameras. It's underrated for sure! Thanks for watching!

[@CapizFlier]

Agree! Im also a flight youtuber and I super envy the quality of the videos you post here. Great job and more power to you!

[@sla31]

@@CapizFlier I'm glad you enjoy my content my friend. Plenty more on the way.

[@isyong4241]

one of the best part when flying to Hawaii is, when the Pilot announces that the plane is now making a final decent.

[@brimopm]

To think so many leave their shades closed. It is truly amazing what they miss out on, from the complex engineering of the speed brakes and flaps, to the scenery, it is all beautiful!

[@sla31]

Right!? I’ve even had people, including crew members, that I want the window open and won’t close it.

[@brimopm]

@@sla31 I fly that -900NEO and I can honestly say it looks cooler from your vantage point than mine. I have ridden in the back of a 767 and the flap and gear motors sound like music to me.

[@richardfrancis5406]

This video quality is insane...so so vivid...Better than ever...and thx so much for taking my mind somewhere else...to a better place...God Bless!

[@sla31]

I'm glad you enjoyed it and it was able to help you ease your mind! Thanks for watching man!

[@mendesnelson]

Finest quality I've ever seen on a passenger-filmed landing

[@johnmelancon9207]

Incredible! Thanks for posting!

[@sla31]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@davidcoker7989]

Fascinating! As many times as I have landed in HNL I have never been on this far west of an approach into the airport before! Thanks for sharing, excellent video as always!

[@simachakraborti8985]

Wonderful landing, stunning views, beautiful clouds, first to last has won my heart. Enjoyable trip, thanks.

[@W.Michigan]

Awesome flying crew

[@cheric4739]

I get the same excitement landing in Honolulu as I did the fist time. Love Hawaii 🌺

[@Tr0nzoid]

It has been well over 30 years since I have been there but I did not know airlines made this approach. It makes sense since there are many flights and a variety of conditions. This also gives visitors a look at parts of the island many might not even visit. In the usual southside approach, the northern areas are not visible but at one point I could see from Ka'ena Point to Honolulu. Back when my grandmother visited, long before videos were online to see, she wrote in a journal how the sight of all the development in Honolulu while flying into the tropical Pacific isle was kind of a surprise.

[@sla31]

I think this is a pretty rare approach. I've flown in/out of HNL 87 times in the last 10 years and this is on the only time I've ever seen this approach. It did indeed provide excellent views of places you don't normally get to see from the air. Thanks for watching my friend! I wonder what aircraft your grandmother flew in. I bet it had way more character than today's options haha.

[@howzt]

The reason why I call this place home for almost 57 yrs. No place on earth like it. That's why we say "the best weather on the planet". It is truly PARADISE 🤙🤙🤙

[@madgreek2022]

One of the most beautiful videos I have ever seen

[@sla31]

I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[@toml.1408]

I flew from LAX to HNL via a United Airlines 747 in November of 1991. I had a window seat on the left side. As I remember it we banked hard right just west of Pearl Harbor and the first landmark I identified out the window was the Arizona Memorial. About 4 hours later I was climbing Diamond Head to the top. It was a great trip. I hope to go back some day.

[@sla31]

I wish I'd had the opportunity to fly to Hawaii on a 747. I was there many times when United, Qantas, and others were still flying them to the islands, but never booked one of them. That's a great memory to have. Thanks for watching my friend.

[@donaldkoelper5807]

This approach to HNL passing north of Oahu is very rare. You're circling around the entirety of west Oahu. I' live here and I've only flown this way twice, both times on flights from Anchorage, AK. At 13:00 you're passing Kahuku Point, which is the northernmost tip of the island, then heading along Oahu's famed North Shore. At 14:45, the town of Haleiwa appears below the wing. At 16:00, Kaena Point, the westernmost tip of Oahu, appears below as you bank to begin your approach to HNL down the Waianae Coast. At this juncture, you're 25 miles NW of HNL. Beautiful video.

[@sla31]

Yeah. I've flown into HNL 103 times since 2010 and this is the only time I've ever gotten that approach. Super cool! Hopefully I get to experience it again someday.

[@andyj1940]

Wow....what an absolutely gorgeous approach into HNL! I lived in Honolulu for six years, flew in and out very often, and never experienced such a stunning approach before. Beautiful video!

[@sla31]

Same here. I've flown in and out of HNL many many times and this is the only time I've ever had this approach. Thanks for watching my friend!

[@azamyahmad]

Gorgeous lovely blue skies super Amazing capturing Merci

[@highcrimes9153]

Majestic! Pilots are awesome!

[@sla31]

Thanks for watching my friend!

[@felichia808]

Awesome footage! 👌

[@68dart]

Awesome , Thanks Skylite 😀

[@sla31]

Thanks for watching my friend!

[@eliteclassicdetailing]

Beautiful Video. Approach and landing.

[@johnnybgood8779]

Wow. It’s like your floating and coasting in. Wow. Great resolution. Nice.

[@cleretfernandes5972]

Thank you for this video ..kind of enjoyed it

[@sla31]

Glad you enjoyed it! thanks for watching!

[@bobkataviation3967]

Totally solid. Amazing. Good job

[@sla31]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@jamesl1013]

I just live seeing Mt Ka’ Ala… conquered that bad boy back in ‘14… one hell of a hike!!! Thanks again for this trip down memory lane and on a AB Neo as well!!

[@robertlafnear7034]

The view at 25:02 was my home for two years when I was with HCU-1 Pearl... this is the Navy's "Alpha" Docks and HUC-1 was/is the Navy's Pacific Salvage Dive Unit... guess they call it MSDS now but back in 1971 , "Harbor Clearance Unit One" and our support craft was the YURST-1............. NICE View of my old home !

[@bse67]

Great footage and image quality! Nicely done.

[@robertschmidtrcmodelboats6483]

Great video picture quality. It was cool to see the islands from the air. I hope to get there someday.

[@Iluthra]

The pure anticipation when you finally see the islands.

[@bradward9164]

Thx guys this was great

[@aaronscholl640]

Very cool! Thanks for sharing!

[@RIOBTN]

I know you posted this video 2 months ago, but the approach and landing reminds me of approaching any Caribbean island from the West, even though most mainland/international flights (except flights from Asia and Oceania) approach Honolulu from the West. The camera quality is also amazing.

[@jimhantsch]

Stunning!

[@vasily2022]

Simply put: WOW!

[@sla31]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching!

[@BenkertAviation]

what awesome clouds on approach !! quite a rocky landing too- makes for a great video as usual ✈️✈️

[@clarencewright9841]

Yes Skylite, whenever I fly I always try to get a window seat at that same position so I can see the wing and ground as well, sometimes the wing flap like a bird wing, I am like PLEASE don't break

[@alifrk777]

Awesome video!

[@Pants4096]

Absolutely fantastic. Breathtaking!

[@jancook8451]

Was in Hawaii a few years back, had an awesome time. It is beautiful.

[@saldun2603]

Paradise

[@guymoulton207]

I love flying into Honolulu

[@clarencewright9841]

airplane wings are a marvelous piece of engineering

[@sla31]

That they are. Thanks for watching!

[@momoperez7173]

Disculpen sin ofender pero estos videos si son de calidad y que calidad ...ufff y mis favoritos ..muchas gracias y un like..👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@sla31]

I'm glad you enjoy them my friend!

[@gilliantracy7991]

Beautiful!

[@everyonecallsmealii]

I mean, could I live that much to see this scene with my eyes? 🌌

[@sla31]

I hope so my friend!

[@sampowellmusic]

ever since i was a little kid ive always imagined in my heart what it must be like to travel to hawaii someday. but honestly, the last 5 minutes of this video it just looks like kansas or something.

[@jonathanstephens7015]

Trust me, once you get feet on the ground there is nothing very much like Kansas in all the islands.

[@gertwallen]

Excellent video, well done! Beautiful image quality. Love Hawaii. 25:24 nice, are those the C17 Globemaster?

[@sla31]

Yes, those are all C-17's. There is also one C-5 Galaxy at 25:40. I'm glad you enjoyed this one! Thanks for watching!

[@AvStevieStevenJamesDrums]

Bravo Maestro

[@rickylee4228]

I’ve always wanted to go to Hawaii, unfortunately I’ll never be able to afford it, but this video made it feel like I was on that flight, landing in Honolulu. Thanks for posting!

[@danielperkins7311]

One day you will. Head up.

[@sla31]

As Daniel said, keep your head up my friend. You never know what the future will bring. There was a time when I thought Hawaii was a far off, out of reach place, and now I've been able to visit many times. Of course, most of the time I'm just flying in and directly back out, but hey, this channel isn't going to produce the content itself haha. Don't give up on your dream my friend, but you're always welcome to join me on one of my flights here on the channel. Thanks for watching. I'm glad this video was able to help you feel like you were on the flight with me.

[@rickylee4228]

Thanks guys. Never say never I guess. 👍😊

[@CapizFlier]

Awesome!

[@sla31]

I'm glad you enjoyed it my friend. Thanks so much for watching!

[@LMays-cu2hp]

Looking very nice..

[@LMays-cu2hp]

I need to go back to Hawaii to see how it has been doing.☺☺ I do miss walking on the 🌴 beach there.

[@kellycoleman715]

Very smooth landing. I have been blessed to visit the islands many times. I got married in Kauai 25 years ago. With all of the fake (manufactured) food shortages now, it makes me think about how remote Hawaii is and how much more greatly the people there would be impacted as the shortages increase.

[@kymw7833]

Nice work thank you

[@samdovels1234]

I agree, it's amazing, both the views and the video quality. At 22:05 it sounds like the landing gear are being released.

[@DOMINICAAVIATION]

Amazing footage!!

[@davidfrost1428]

Love you bro

[@sla31]

I'm glad you enjoy the content my friend. Thanks for watching my friend!

[@game_sphere_12]

That did not look like a landing from the “BUTTER MACHINE AT ALL” but hey very beautiful

[@howardloewen1834]

That island at 16:52 is Molokai

[@vandalynwilkerson3498]

Love it

[@charliedallachie3539]

I miss Hawaii/Honolulu just very expensive.. what’s a good trip is taking the quick flights to the other Hawaiian islands too

[@sla31]

It is expensive, especially now with the way airfare prices have gone. I paid like $150 one way for tickets earlier in the year, and those same tickets are around $600-$750 now. It definitely doesn't help the cost of living there when it costs so much to fly back to the mainland. Thanks for watching my friend!

[@kimweaver1252]

Ah yes, coming home.

[@davetomlin5246]

Definitely want more hawaii videos.

[@sla31]

Plenty on the way haha. It's one of my favorite places to travel.

[@coolbeans696]

I wonder if that was brake smoke at the end after the plane turned off the runway?

[@skrupnik]

This image's quality is great !! Is it an Iphone 13 pro max?

[@sla31]

Just a regular 13 Pro. Although I believe the cameras as the same on both the Pro and the Pro Max. I hold the camera by hand and the Pro Max is a little harder to hold for longer periods of time due to its larger size.

[@skrupnik]

@@sla31 really impresive this mobile! I own a S22 ultra and I think Iphone still rules the video feature. Thanks for sharing

[@jasonatkins1467]

Interesting. No aileron droop with flaps like on the 320. And it looks like the ailerons raise with the spoilers.

[@nguyenbetta356]

please try to fly from Auckland to Honolulu.

[@timmiller2985]

Most importantly toward the end there was a C5 on the ground after the C17's!

[@shivpatel5413]

Correct me if I’m wrong Skylight production “; but the BASE portion of this video is used|basically right before turning into 1 way no going back Zonrce FINAL befor if the straight into laniard landing approach phase of the END FLIGHT PLAN for this trip No return basically

[@sla31]

Yes, the base turn is the last turn before you are lined up with the runway on final. You won't always have a noticeable base turn, as sometimes you get funneled in directly into a long final. Like when you're flying into LAX form the east. You line up miles and miles out, and never even have a base turn.

[@shivpatel5413]

@@sla31 ok thanks i can finally take a whoof whif of breath lmfao, lol!

[@bunkosquad2000]

The third nacelle from the wingtip looks like an angry shark.

[@apl175]

is real or Microsoft Flight Simulator on nVidia RTX 3090ti?

[@sla31]

This, and everything else on my channel, is real life my friend. Thanks for watching!

[@Cingearth]

A330 neo where did you catch plane from ?

[@sla31]

This flight was from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. Thanks for watching!

[@madhavgole]

Nice landing.. if i am not wrong left wing tilted up a bit when landing gear touched ground

[@sla31]

There definitely was a bit of a wobble right before touchdown. Thanks for watching!

[@shawnn7389]

Do you prefer right window seat or left?

[@sla31]

That depends on the flight. Where the flight is, what path it's likely to take, and where the sun will be in relation to all of that. It changes every time I fly.

[@kikinoob4319]

Can you make a flight to KRK Krakow-Balice John Paul ll

[@marblox9300]

Great, I saw it and now I don't have to actually go there. I just saved a lot of money.

[@sla31]

You're welcome haha.

[@marblox9300]

@@sla31 Thank You.!!!

[@johnspooner4128]

Looked like a pretty normal landing to me?

[@sla31]

A pretty routine landing, yes, but it’s the combination of everything presented that makes it incredible. Stunning golden hour lighting, a beautiful tropical paradise, a heavy wide body landing, Pearl Harbor views, I could go on. Overall, this video provides some of the best views of Oahu for any landing on KZbin, and has a very rare approach on top of all of that. Yes, this landing takes place every day, but that doesn’t mean the series of events presented here aren’t special or incredible.

[@marthamason2004]

What was so incredible? Looked NORMAL TO ME

[@sla31]

The landing may be a routine landing but it’s the combination of ever being presented in this video that makes it incredible. Landing during beautiful weather, with beautiful clear views, during perfect light to start. Then you have absolutely stunning views of a tropical paradise, coupled with an extremely rare arrival. This arrival, where the island is visible for that long before landing is very rare. Then, you get incredible views of the west side of Oahu and Pearl Harbor before having a bit of a wobbly landing. If, after that explanation, you still don’t find this presentation of a landing incredible, then I’m sorry you’re not able to see it. Thanks for watching my friend.

[@danielroque8504]

I can see my house, on the makakilo cliff~....

[@mariejules1130]

Have a safety flight to everyone

[@jgrab1]

How do you take these complete videos when you're supposed to turn off all electronic devices during takeoff and landing? And flight attendants do check.

[@sla31]

Because that rule requiring you to turn off electronic devices hasn’t been in effect since 2015. Small handheld electronic devices are allowed to be used during all phases of flight, and it has that way been since the end of 2015.

[@tollbridgeahead1034]

Oh how I miss Waikele. 😢

[@SerhanOgan]

Was this flight simulator or real?

[@sla31]

Everything on my channel is real flights.

[@kuriyamatidusflossy]

Great job Delta!! I wonder if United still flying 20+ years old 757, 777 to Honolulu 😡🤬

[@sla31]

Yes, they do, but to be fair, I've flown Untied's 777-200's to and from Hawaii recently. And they're nice... They've been refitted with new seats and they were just as nice as this new A330.

[@kuriyamatidusflossy]

@@sla31 maybe it's just me but I become a concerned, nervous flyer once I take a flight with +20 years plane

[@sla31]

@@kuriyamatidusflossy aircraft of all size, especially those that carry passengers, go though so many safety checks and A, B, C and D checks that they're basically new planes every few years. Age isn't really what makes an airplane old, it's the number of cycles. I.e., the number of times they're pressurized and de-pressurized. And there are manufacture limits that they can't exceed. So, Once they've hit that number they have to be retired. I wouldn't worry about a plane based on it's age.

[@johnnycohn]

No kids crying? This is not a normal flight!!! 😂😂

[@sla31]

Hahaha, sometimes you get lucky. Thanks for watching!

[@Tr0nzoid]

I expected to hear passengers applaud when the plane landed, which is something I distinctly remember from a flight there many years ago.

[@colibrcolibr6103]

A350 wings. Not A330. No?

[@Captain_Chad]

It is an A330, trust me he knows what he is flying on, besides, the A350's winglet is much more larger and curved, the A330neo's dont even have a winglet, its just the way the wing is shaped

[@lockhead6126]

bro its A330 NEO

[@sla31]

The A330NEO has a redesigned wingtip. So, yes this is an A330. I'm sure haha. Thanks for watching guys!

[@Bruce.-Wayne]

They're still producing the A330?....I thought they were being replaced?

[@lockhead6126]

@@Bruce.-Wayne delta have some a330 neo

[@RoadsOfAsiaBen]

Great fly! Have you heard Fed raise the largest interest rate by .75% snice 1994? What do you think?

[@sla31]

I did hear this. I think it's necessary based on our current economic situation. Which, I honestly can't belie we're in...

[@Ky0927]

💙🌺☀️🤙🏾

[@kathrin-mariasamarrastehle6538]

I wish to fly again and see new places but do we still have to wear the face mask on the plane?

[@sla31]

Well, ultimately that depends on where you're flying. Countries like Japan still have a mask mandate. That said, you do not have to wear masks on planes in the US anymore. That was dropped by the government and all airlines months ago now.

[@kathrin-mariasamarrastehle6538]

@@sla31 Ah this is good. I don't if in spain too. as for shorts flights from Barcelona to Germany or Ireland

[@hhazelhoff1363]

Man I was expecting something going wrong. Bit disappointing

[@sla31]

I'm not sure why you thought something would go wrong? Incredible, in the pure sense of an adjective doesn't usually mean something bad. Videos where something goes wrong I typically say that in the title. You know, "Emergency Landing", "Intense Thunderstorms", "Go-Around". Either way, I appreciate you watching. Thanks my friend.

[@NowomanNocry-r2n]

I'm not happy with the landing.....

[@NLM1000]

What’s the point? This is a routine landing.

[@sla31]

A routine landing, yes, but it’s the combination of everything presented that makes it incredible. Stunning golden hour lighting, a beautiful tropical paradise, a heavy wide body landing, Pearl Harbor views, I could go on. Overall, this video provides some of the best views of Oahu for any landing on KZbin, and has a very rare approach on top of all of that. Yes, this landing takes place every day, but that doesn’t mean the series of events presented here aren’t special or incredible.

[@rogervondach1238]

somebody please tell me where the "incredible" part supposed to be. To me it looks like just a regular landing. Could have been done in less than 5 minutes, but no, We have to watch 27 boring minutes for nothing. This is called click bait, just in case you want to know. Poor!

[@sla31]

Oh Roger, my friend. I'm really sorry you seem to be so jaded by life that you watch this and that is the conclusion you come to. Obviously, as the author of this video, I strongly disagree with your conclusion that is click bait. But, instead of just deleting your comment, I prefer to let your opinion stand, and refute it. In fact, I do my very best to never clickbait people, and use appropriate adjectives when describing my content. And frankly, this videos 98% like rating would suggest that you're in the minority. That said, you asked for reasons why this was incredible. So, let me share why it is in fact, incredible. First, this landing, all 27 minutes of it, has some of the most spectacular views ever captured on a typical approach to the beautiful island of Oahu. Very seldom is a flight given this approach, where the topical paradise is visible for so long during the approach. On top of that, the weather was phenomenal. Meaning, you could actually see the island, which for the most part, isn't obscured by clouds. It was also filmed during golden hour, when lighting was at its best. Then you have us passing through beautiful cumulonimbus clouds, the pressure difference causing water to vaporize over the wing, and again, some of the best views of Oahu on KZbin. And that's all before we get to the best part, which is the final approach. The stunning views of one of the most beautiful places on Earth are only magnified as we get closer to the ground and the lighting becomes even better. So good, that you can actually see the exhaust coming out of the engine... We then pass over Pearl Harbor, where you can clearly see everything, including the USS Arizona memorial and the battleship, USS Missouri. That's not even including the modern warships you can see. Then we pass over the air force base, where all variety of amazing military aircraft are visible. Including a gaggle of C-17's and one C-5. We then have a pretty wobbly landing, where our wing has a pretty big bounce just after touchdown. Despite the smooth approach, they actually had to fight it a bit at the last minute. And all of that, all of those moments, doesn't even cover the fact that people just don't seem to appreciate flight for what it is. The engendering marvel it is to be able to fly from Seattle to Honolulu onboard a pressurized metal tube at 550mph. Just about 100 years ago we still couldn't fly at all... And now, we have the ability to not only fly, but be able to record at ultra high definition where anyone in the world can see it too, experience it too. This may have been a typical landing that happens everyday at HNL. In fact, DL450 does operate everyday. But, it's the combination of everything I listed and more that makes this specific landing "incredible." And like I said at the beginning. If you truly watched this and aren't just being a troll, and you saw a modern engineering marvel, in amazing light, passing by a true tropical paradise, and your comment is what you were left with, then I'm really sorry that's how you see it. That all said, even if you still don't like this video, I appreciate you taking the time to watch.

[@stoker7211]

Good thing no-one else bothers to waste half-an-hour of their viewer's time with two-dimensional recordings of normal operations. Bye Bye, Skylite....

[@sla31]

Oh STOKER, my friend. First, no one is forcing anyone to watch my content if they don't want to. I have run this channel, by myself, for 6 years now, and you know what? I've had the same exact type of content from day one. I don't pretend to be anything I'm not. I don't try to grab people who aren't interested in my content. I have built an aviation based community here, with 55,000 subscribers and sometimes, up to 1.5 million views per month. And don't misunderstand that as bragging. I'm simply trying to show you that, even if you don't like my content, there are a lot of other people who do. And the great thing about KZbin is that if you don't like one channel, you can definitely find one that has content you do enjoy. I'm really sorry you didn't enjoy this, but I personally think this is probably the best captured, and one of the most unique landings every filmed into Honolulu. First, this landing has some of the most spectacular views ever captured on a typical approach to the beautiful island of Oahu. Very seldom is a flight given this approach, where the topical paradise is visible for so long during the approach. On top of that, the weather was phenomenal. Meaning, you could actually see the island, which for the most part, isn't obscured by clouds. It was also filmed during golden hour, when lighting was at its best. Then you have us passing through beautiful cumulonimbus clouds, the pressure difference causing water to vaporize over the wing, and again, some of the best views of Oahu on KZbin. And that's all before we get to the best part, which is the final approach. The stunning views of one of the most beautiful places on Earth are only magnified as we get closer to the ground and the lighting becomes even better. So good, that you can actually see the exhaust coming out of the engine... We then pass over Pearl Harbor, where you can clearly see everything, including the USS Arizona memorial and the battleship, USS Missouri. That's not even including the modern warships you can see. Then we pass over the air force base, where all variety of amazing military aircraft are visible. Including a gaggle of C-17's and one C-5. We then have a pretty wobbly landing, where our wing has a pretty big bounce just after touchdown. Despite the smooth approach, they actually had to fight it a bit at the last minute. And all of that, all of those moments, doesn't even cover the fact that people just don't seem to appreciate flight for what it is. The engendering marvel it is to be able to fly from Seattle to Honolulu onboard a pressurized metal tube at 550mph. Just about 100 years ago we still couldn't fly at all... And now, we have the ability to not only fly, but be able to record at ultra high definition where anyone in the world can see it too, experience it too. This may have been a normal operation, as you put it. One that happens everyday at HNL. In fact, DL450 does operate everyday. But, it's the combination of everything I listed that makes this specific landing "special." And it's the reason why so many people have liked it, and why so many people do enjoy the content I put out. If it's not for you, that's fine. Regardless, thanks for watching my friend.

[@roberthardy2013]

You told him! Just keep making these great videos and you won’t go wrong! Nobody makes you watchANY video - if it’s not for you, just go…

[@simaviation3]

Amazing video!

[@sla31]

Glad you think so! Thanks for watching!