A Day in the Life of an Airline Pilot. The Most Extreme Airport in Europe

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Hi Guys! This is probably my best Video so far. It is about the flight to Madeira Airport!
Cristiano Ronaldo International Airport, Madeira, commonly known as Madeira Airport (Portuguese: Aeroporto da Madeira) or Funchal Airport (Aeroporto do Funchal) or Saint Catherine Airport (Aeroporto de Santa Catarina) (IATA: FNC, ICAO: LPMA), is an international airport in the civil parish of Santa Cruz in the Portuguese archipelago and autonomous region of Madeira. The airport is located 13.2 km (8.2 mi) east-northeast of the regional capital, Funchal, after which it is sometimes informally named. It mostly hosts flights to European metropolitan destinations due to Madeira's importance as a leisure destination, and is pivotal in the movement of cargo in and out of the archipelago of Madeira. It is the fourth-busiest airport in Portugal. The airport is named after Madeiran football player Cristiano Ronaldo.
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Time Codes:
00:00 Let's go!
00:44 Best way to get to Airport
02:09 Few words about Madeira
02:41 Cockpit!
03:09 Again about Madeira
04:39 B737 Take off (360 Camera)
06:04 Ronaldo and his Monument
06:35 Cockpit vid and Music
07:09 Approach to Madeira
08:05 Approach Procedure
09:44 Final approach and landing in Madeira
17:35 Why do people travel to Madeira?
19:08 Air Portugal Accident
20:57 Take off from Madeira
25:01 Departure charts
25:22 Cockpit and Music
26:08 Empty flight
27:16 Approach and Landing in KBP
28:56 Back in KBP
29:55 Awesome People

[@PilotBlogDenys]

Hello my friends. The Madeira video is completed. Sorry I was busy flying this month so it took me some time). I think that it is my best video so far:) Also support me if you can on Petreon: www.patreon.com/PilotBlog

[@7amousamadakrollno228]

🥰🥰🙃🙃 hey man you are so good in explanation

[@nanaplayz_]

Hey, I watch your videos everyday, and you inspired me to become a Pilot. I'm starting to learn about It everyday, I'm starting to understand about the terms, and planes, how it works, and I just want to thank you about how uou turned me into, an inspired pilot by Pilot Blog

[@MadeiraAirport]

Really fantastic video, great explanation about our airport in pilot views! Was so good to share my videos with you!

[@PilotBlogDenys]

Many thanks for your support 😉

[@MadeiraAirport]

@@PilotBlogDenys You are welcome :)

[@aircastles1013]

The spotter who was spotted!

[@BlndAlan]

Perfect 🤩 🎉❤😂

[@celthyan-music1118]

Seeing how the pilot moves the yoke at the landing and makes a smooth touch down is impressive! I love your videos, keep up and fly safe 🤞😄

[@PilotBlogDenys]

Thanks a lot!

[@DenisOkan]

Thanks a lot for an interesting story!

[@PilotBlogDenys]

Thanks for your kind support, Captain ✈️🤘

[@abtirurtirur6935]

Which is your flight Denis okan?

[@PilotBlogDenys]

Time codes were added: Time Codes: 00:00 Let's go! 00:44 Best way to get to Airport 02:09 Few words about Madeira 02:41 Cockpit! 03:09 Again about Madeira 04:39 B737 Take off (360 Camera) 06:04 Ronaldo and his Monument 06:35 Cockpit vid and Music 07:09 Approach to Madeira 08:05 Approach Procedure 09:44 Final approach and landing in Madeira 17:35 Why do people travel to Madeira? 19:08 Air Portugal Accident 20:57 Take off from Madeira 25:01 Departure charts 25:22 Cockpit and Music 26:08 Empty flight 27:16 Approach and Landing in KBP 28:56 Back in KBP 29:55 Awesome People

[@greenlizardballs]

Vertical speed got a little aggressive I think at the end but smoothed out just as quick! I like it! That was a fun landing.

[@PilotBlogDenys]

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[@andreyyemenev4435]

Sorry, Denis, I am not able to put "LIKE" 1000 times.... Awesome co-pilots! Respect to all of them. And thank you so much that you have shared this video! You are awesome Captain!

[@PilotBlogDenys]

Many thanks for your kind support! Andrey!

[@scottbtraveling1444]

I don't think I've ever seen that much control-input on a heavy jet as I saw with this one while it was on final just before touch-down to Madeira, this was impressive to say the least. You had mentioned that there was turbulence and wind factors, wow that's an understatement. I can imagine that Madeira is no doubt one of the most challenging of airports to land at. This was a excellent video! Thank You!

[@melikbugrabildik2077]

One of your best videos in the channel in my opinion,absolutely fantastic view,thank you captain!

[@cgs8729]

Thank you for the amazing content captain! I'm a terrified passenger so videos like these help me be at ease . Hope you had a chance to relax and eat some Portuguese food!

[@PilotBlogDenys]

Hi! No, it was a 40minutes turnaround. I hope visit that island once...

[@manavmistry1078]

So inspirational. I’ll also come back here within a 6-7 years when I finally become a pilot

[@LazLeDicateur]

Nice to see 3 pilots four stripes on the same cockpit deck to deal with madeira

[@sagittarius_]

Wooow. This is one of your top videos, maybee the best. So long and so ambitious. Of course there is tons of work behind it. So exciting to see your intense work to stabilize the airplane in that heavy ground turbulence, even minutes after take off. Thank you!!!

[@johnmoss8230]

What an amazing video and big thanks to your comrades for helping and letting you film them. That was an awesome approach and landing as always the flying is top notch along with these awesome videos thank you captain keep em coming safe flights for you always captain ✈ ✈ ✈ 👍

[@kristiwild7708]

I enjoy watching your videos. You take the time to explain thing's to your viewers. I enjoy seeing the places you fly into. Thank you for what you do Dennis.

[@slaughterhouse8723]

wow you blew up so fast you honestly deserve it. thank you for all that you have done you have really inspired me. much respect keep up the great work!!!

[@tburn1231]

I bought a VTX a few months ago and watched a couple of your videos on your other Chanel for some reviews and maintenance tips. I had no idea you’re an airline pilot as well, this is great! I was furloughed April 2020 and finally got my recall for August 29, 2021 here in Canada. I’m excited to watch your pilot vlogs now! Safe flying!

[@PilotBlogDenys]

Hey! I am happy that you are going to fly again! Awesome 👍 Best of luck, Tom. Safe rides, Safe flights 😉

[@adam_pilot_19]

Hi Denys! I agree with the comments, this I think is one of your best videos! You can really see the work that has gone into editing all the footage. The explanations are really nice as well. Thanks for taking your time editing and uploading it. All the best!

[@jmcc2275]

First class video Captain.👏🏻 Thanks for all the hard work you must have put into it. 👍🏻

[@stm3252]

Excellent video Denys! Thank you for sharing!!

[@TheDaddrummer]

Wow!!! Fantastic video. Great job done by all. One of your best Denys!

[@TheDanx666]

This channel never disappoint, great video as always!

[@diverseside7851]

Wow...thanks for your dedication and passion to your work much appreciated sir❤❤❤🌱

[@cesarpylypchuk5720]

Yeah madeira !!! Im for Portugal and my parents is from Ucrânia i love your videos

[@pedrogamer9869]

It's always good to hear about and know about an airport in Portugal, I've already had the opportunity to go to Madeira, you have to go 😉

[@heliodorpardorovira8223]

Thank you to show us the video. Very interesting the landing recorded with diferents positions. Madeira airport is similar than La Palma in Canary island. Cheeers

[@patolt1628]

Thank you Denys for this dramatic video and the work to make it very very interesting and pleasant to watch. All the best

[@kevinm5857]

This is my favorite video of yours yet! Thank you for the awesome content!

[@PilotBlogDenys]

Wow, thanks!

[@flywick4738]

Really, one of a kind Approach to an Airport, Amazing view at short final 😲😊

[@jormore7]

You do great work, very detailed and entertaining, keep up the good work!

[@WendyKS93]

Well I see traffic is just as crazy and nightmarish in your country as it is in mine. Nothing like having to get out and hoof it in a hurry to get there on time. LOL!!! A good reason to stay in good physical shape huh! Glad to see a friend picked you up and got you there on time. I definitely agree that this is your best video yet. Loved the experience of flying through the clouds and then the aerial views were absolutely spectacular. No one shows aerial views as stunning and spectacular as you and I always love to see a nighttime landing. This video made my evening. Thanks Captain.

[@WendyKS93]

Thank you Captain. Beautiful skies and safe flying always.

[@Videospotter]

I flew a couple of times with UIA. Next Time hopefully with you 😎👍 Your Videos are amazing! Keep up the good work! Cheers from Germany

[@jakobhermann6475]

Amazing as usual! That's great that we can come back to work after Hard Covid time. Stay healthy!

[@johnpunongbayan4353]

hello my friend! great video i enjoy captain more contents✈️safe flight

[@Adam-bw6xt]

Awesome video. Now this is quality content :)

[@olha_]

Great video Denys! :) A friend of mine flew to Madeira recently and they couldn't land due to weather and had to return to Lisbon. Also other flights on that day got cancelled. So I guess you got lucky with the weather!

[@EirikV]

Excellent landing Sir! Some good handwork eye-hand coordination there

[@ajdijkvan7831]

Denys! Such an impressively beautiful flight, and great story/ explanation! To me you are real Heroes.....enjoyed! So much thank for your energy Denys;)) Nice evening.....love Betsy.....

[@ajdijkvan7831]

@@PilotBlogDenys ....With great pleasure Denys;)) X Betsy.....

[@zitajorge3152]

The first town you saw with boats is called Machico.Thank you very much for the beautiful video 😘🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@alpakyazan7466]

I love your videos. You are great! 🔥

[@jd-foo]

Amazing, you can see the tension in the captain's face.

[@eioclementi1355]

Im from Madeira my grandad was a pilot who used to land on Porto Santo and the old madeira runway.

[@25palex]

denys, its a fantastic video. really good job. waiting to see a day in the life to Tel Aviv someday

[@graemewilson1726]

Great insight into the challenges of landing at Funchal and some great footage too

[@eioclementi1355]

It in Santa Cruz not funchal

[@oscar_kilo]

I am really happy to finally be able to watch this vlog! Keep up the good work 👌🏻

[@oscar_kilo]

@@PilotBlogDenys You are very welcome sir!

[@BadKarmaPT]

Another great flight and video, captain! Welcome to Portugal. If you ever stop by Lisbon let me know so I can buy you a beer!

[@Josiah_X_737NG]

Excellent as always!!!

[@best_pilot]

Good video, my friend, but you forgot to mention THE waypoint for a successful Madeira visual approach: The ice producing facility; even marked on your Jeppeson map as "GELO" (09:00). Similar to Kai Tak with its IGS approach and checker board, one is here heading towards GELO and then performing a right turn towards RWY 05. Best wishes from an old pilot (flying since 1973; including to Madeira).

[@pilot_from_ua5976]

Now i wanna fly there in simulator with uia! Fascinating video !

[@ShotInTheDark]

I just flew in and out of here on Flightsim 2020... not very interesting I know, but youve just put it into context for me!

[@selfesteem3447]

This Thumbnail pic is Amazing ! Love it.

[@matheus_cleve93]

Really nice video! Thanks for sharing! = )

[@serhii5456]

Thnx for the awesome video!) I've suffered this traffic jam yesterday at 1am heading to Kyiv. You'd rather use your bike. Have a nice Kyiv hot week!)

[@69stall]

Denis, one of the best vlog from this channel, trust me!

[@PilotBlogDenys]

Many thanks! ✈🤟

[@wilmaschoffeleers5586]

thanx for sharing. love the video

[@Aviationlifestyle24]

AWESOME! Keep it up captain! Just loved it ! Thank you so much for the hardwork you do to make these Awesome videos ! Really impressive! Bye 👋! Stay Awesome Captain !

[@PilotBlogDenys]

Many thanks for your king support!

[@Aviationlifestyle24]

@@PilotBlogDenys Your welcome Captain!

[@Mike5890Aviation]

Superb Video!!!. Outstanding videos as always👍👍👍👍.

[@PilotBlogDenys]

Many thanks

[@Mike5890Aviation]

@@PilotBlogDenys The videos are really cool.

[@rohanchristopherlast8154]

Hi Denys, great video as always! Can I ask why I see so many captains flying together for UIA? Seems more common than in other airlines.

[@Karam1164]

Nice vid! This really shows what flying to Funchal/Madeira is like. Only a limited amount of pilots are allowed to fly here.

[@PilotBlogDenys]

Just need to pass the flight simulator training to fly there.

[@AxelTheAvGeek]

What a cool landing and take off!

[@alvinmolina6931]

You're my inspiration to be a pilot too beacuse of your content,loves lot be safe capt,❤❤

[@vickk1123]

Really great and inspiring video. I was just wondering how did you shoot from outside and at the same time inside the cockpit... Well, it was Pedro :) Good job both of you! I really enjoyed it!

[@vickk1123]

@UCRSfQQpt1l7DEBZBuCk4fnw Actually, it was so inspiring that right after the video I got my FS2020 and flew almost the same root and landed my A320Neo with the same STAR on 05. Really exciting!

[@bigbaza30]

Awesome content Deny's

[@evyy3629]

Nice to watch your video, Denys.👍☺

[@timcookermann1607]

Great video. Deserves a 100 times more views.

[@PilotBlogDenys]

Glad that you think so!

[@joshsheffsagain4662]

Best job in the world. Lucky lucky folks!

[@MrVig]

I followed the awesome guy checklist Denis !

[@paulbrouyere1735]

I hope you can soon be flying again. I follow your other channel too. You are a great human being. I hope suffering will end soon. I can only speak out on internet, my knees won’t carry far. But I have a mouth to speak.

[@andresjordan4784]

And I thought traffic was worst in my country 😂 great video!

[@mohit6945]

Great video captain . ✈✈✈✈ .

[@PilotBlogDenys]

Thanks!

[@justgametuber9835]

Superb video capt.😉👍🏻

[@PilotBlogDenys]

Glad that you think so!

[@azertyfly7151]

Wow very nice like the captain fight with the plane ^^

[@79nzoli13]

We were there twice on vacation.1. we flew the Travel service 737(now smartwings), another time easyjet 320. Hard landing was both, I laughed a lot, but my wife said we wouldn't go there anymore :)

[@joaocordeiro6539]

Just for some more info; most of jets vacate via Bravo when using rwy 05, but they have to touch down quite early. Continue the lovely videos!

[@PilotBlogDenys]

Thanks for the info!

[@stanstefan2516]

Great video !

[@pokemonas5439]

I was in Madeira like 3 months ago, the landing was scary, but fun:D

[@samok5956]

God this is just amazing!!!! ………….. love from Nepal!….. hope you will fly there soon………

[@airbussascha2963]

What a great apporach - next approach Denys is PIC.

[@vihankhadtare9755]

Thank you Denys sir for making a day life as an airline pilot vlog!!☺☺👨‍✈️👨‍✈️I will never unsubscribe you🙂🤗 I will , be , and keep youre respect 1000ds of years!!!

[@PilotBlogDenys]

Many thanks for your continuous support! Stay awesome!

[@thekkummottilinsurance]

flying bust

[@vihankhadtare9755]

@@thekkummottilinsurance HEY MAN YOU KNOW FLYING BEAST!!😍😍😎

[@Dutchbird757]

Great video again! Why no FO's here?

[@AK_6179]

All captain flightdeck! Wow your airline must have so many captains 👨‍✈️

[@LMays-cu2hp]

Thank you for sharing.

[@LMays-cu2hp]

@@PilotBlogDenys You are welcome. Fly safe always.

[@slerptds]

14:08 someone needs to put you can always go around on that part because of how fast they were going

[@vladlukianenko]

Oh, this is nice one) Thank you!)

[@PilotBlogDenys]

Glad you like it!

[@attilakuti2578]

That was really cool...

[@stevenwest000]

Fantastic landing. ps very sad about facts that you report on during the video about the fatal crash. At least aviation catastrophes are never in vain and are definitely learned from, to the very safe transportation types that we see today across the world. Thanks Dennis (sorry if I spelled wrong).

[@slo1383]

Great video! I wonder what the Boeing equivalent of 'stiring the pot' is?

[@Nomaddigital619]

O melhor video do KZbin

[@lvartsphotography2689]

Realy great

[@carlbode666]

Great content 😁

[@hugochan4436]

Best video so far👍

[@abtirurtirur6935]

Very nice well done

[@johannesbols57]

The phrase that rang in my head watching the approach to FNC was, "Kai Tak Heart Attack." The difference being that you have decision height at FNC. At the old HKG I don't think the approach allowed for that.

[@georgesboutz8080]

A very challenging landing, the Captain flying it did an excellent job. This must have been about 15 hours duty time for the day?

[@user-zp6lx2cz8m]

keep up the work

[@tosca...]

Lucky for the passengers you are professional pilots Denys 😁

[@PilotBlogDenys]

Thanks! 😃

[@carlyndedios7064]

Your so amazing idol,i wish someday i will be the one your passenger😀godbless & stay always safe❤️❤️❤️🙏

[@PilotBlogDenys]

I hope so too

[@MrSnakepowder]

You made that approach looks like a piece of cake.

[@MuhammadUsman-wy6cb]

You can see how much effort went into this video!

[@PilotBlogDenys]

Around 3 days. I just work so it was hard for me to find those 3 free days.

[@aysek85]

best wishes from Turkey,so We are waiting for watching a flight for İstanbul :)