A380 Pilot Forgets To Flare

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[@northmaineguy5896]

:20 Hard landing, yes? Bad landing, no. We used to call them, "Carrier landings." Based on his crab angle and the sound of the wind, that was a well-executed carrier landing, i.e., just get it on the deck!

[@analogman9697]

Aunt Esther had a time applying that last coat of lipstick, but that was the only casualty.

[@akulahawk]

Yep. Well-executed firm landing that's carrier-style. The pilot didn't forget to flare because the aircraft was flared already.

[@arrow-flight]

While the videos are fun to watch, the channel's producer is a master at sensationalizing titles.

[@kentonbrown937]

With that strong crosswind, this was a textbook landing! Great crew control & appropriate application of nearly "EP" flying!

[@jayeean3890]

Yes, my thoughts exactly! That was a very strong x-wind landing, plus considering the size/height of that beast, if he kicked the rudder over from the 35+ degree crab to perform a normal flare, he would have drifted off the side of the runway before his nose was pointing down the centerline! I couldn't have landed better! (Obviously a title from a non-pilot)

[@alanjenkins2203]

The way the wings on that A380 flex is staggering.

[@veilofthevale974]

I know right? Its almost like a big bird flapping its wings

[@randyhome1544]

All planes have designed flex in the wings.

[@ABQSentinel]

I know, right? It's still amazing to me that something that big can fly!

[@DocZoidberg549]

There is some good vids of the wing testing on KZbin.

[@analogman9697]

The carbon fiber acid test. I'm sold.

[@storminnormin4651]

That was not only a smooth landing 🛬 but the smoothest blown tire I have ever seen. Kudos to training and making it look normal.

[@stephenjacobs5640]

how exactly would it not be normal.. tf

[@orlygillot45]

The longest runway for Oshkosh is 2400m. Firm landing that's all.

[@anthonyd5189]

Yes and? It’s plenty long for an empty A380. Not to mention the clip of the A380 landing is from 14 years ago….

[@kkfoto]

It was simply a "positive" landing :)

[@rtbrtb_dutchy4183]

@@anthonyd5189and what? Weird thing to say. It was a firm landing. Not hard. It was a good landing.

[@dboi1656]

@@anthonyd5189 I just looked it up, and A380's are certified to stop with 2150m of runway. So basically, if they had floated for more than 3 seconds above the beginning of the runway (where you don't want to touch down anyways) without all wheels on the ground and engines flipped, they'd be at danger of running off the runway unless A380's have emergency stop procedures that I'm not able to find from a quick google search.

[@gaminglegofan]

We genuinely thank you for 2 extra seconds of aviation ❤✈️

[@felixx321]

Does it show 3:02 length for you? Shows 3:01 for me.

[@gaminglegofan]

It shows me 3:02 :>

[@HolySoliDeoGloria]

@@felixx321 Also 3:01 for me. Weird!

[@힐만94]

@@felixx321 I'm 3:01 team too... 😁

[@choisyaternata8050]

It shows 3:02 total length but the video stops playing at 3:01. The mystery deepens..

[@FlightEagle]

Another example of 3 Minutes of Aviation using a sensationalistic title to attract clicks. They don't care about accuracy, they only care about view revenue 💲. The A380 landing showed an aircraft completely in control and piloted well. THE PILOT DID NOT FORGET TO FLARE. What is happening here is the combination of a strong crosswind and a short runway. The pilot knows he has around 5,000 ft of runway to stop the near 400 tonne (870,000 lbs) of aircraft in. Due to wing area, A380s drift easily on landing, the pilot needed the aircraft on the runway at the touch down point and decelerating, there was no room for drifting. Hence placing the aircraft down firmly. Worth noting this is a 14 year old video and the aircraft is one of the original test/demo A380s being flown by an Airbus A380 test pilot. This was not a passenger service.

[@seegurke93]

in very hard crosswind, short or narrow runways and when its wet, you should do a firm landing to get rid of the lift force as fast as possible in order to ensure that you have your aircraft on the ground and especially in the touchdown zone. I give the guys the benefit of the doubt and think that this is what they tried. its not about a "nice" landing, its about a landing in the touchdownzone. BTW so many PAX talking about "nice" landing dont have any clue about what they are talking about. We do it every day and they fly once in a year and have an opinion. everyone is a critique nowadays i guess.

[@billiebobbienorton2556]

True dat ! ! !

[@6AK5W-JAN]

Everyone is a critic. (Just my little critique.)

[@mkvv5687]

Opinions are like aholes: everybody's got one.

[@jamesrebbechi5247]

Agreed. Intentionally firm landing.

[@robharris1344]

Couldn’t agree more mate! Good landing in the conditions I would have thought?

[@aerodaan]

The forces a landing gear can withstand are remarkable!

[@bugbuddy1771]

As always, great video, thank you so much for putting Your videos on KZbin.

[@lspringerjones]

The doppler effect in the flare sequence is amazing.

[@legwan01]

This is a Polish Su-22 during the Radom Air SHOW. These are not flares, but camera flashes during spy flight

[@lspringerjones]

@@legwan01 Cool. Good to know.

[@pauldzim]

I don't think you know what the Doppler effect is

[@AmriTiBriOlym]

@@pauldzimIt’s indeed the Doppler effect. Listen to the drop in sound frequency of the flare explosion carefully as the fighter jet passed the spectator’s position

[@lspringerjones]

@@pauldzim I disagree. Look it up and observe the video closely. It is evident.

[@Thegoatedcat-x9y]

That first clip was smoother than ryanair’s smoothest landing

[@tobyray8700]

I don’t think he forgot to flare, I think he planted it firmly due to the crosswinds

[@boardernut]

indeed, misleading video title

[@Earthneedsado-over177]

@@boardernut I think the channel is giving into the lure of clickbaiting which is a shame. Not to say I won't watch the videos.

[@RataCall3jera]

Best Aviation Channel 🫡

[@roygsxr600k7]

The A380 performed a firm landing. Please get your facts in order.

[@TheItalianAvgeek]

Unfortunately today, in italy, one of the frecce tricolori suffered a bird strike on takeoff, the pilot ejected at the last moment but the debris from the plane crashing killed a five year old girl and injured the rest of her family. My condolences to the family, condoglianze.

[@ayzhienturtle]

that last clip of the a330 spool-up at the end sounded like one of the best i've heard from this channel

[@R8andGT3Fan]

I have to agree with you!

[@sanddabz5635]

@@R8andGT3Fan And I have to agree with you too!

[@Johnno1234]

I came here to say this 👌🏻

[@robertdoyle687]

Nothing like looking out the planes window and seeing a Rolls Royce badge on the engine pod 😎

[@manuelpires1125]

Low pass over the country's capital? It happens in Lisbon every single minute. 😅

[@roFloFlo]

Regarding the first clip: on my flight to Perth in 2010 we landed so hard that the plane bounced off the runway, got airborne for another 4 seconds and by the 2nd impact the pilot was absolutely done with it and just forced the plane to stay down. I was like "great, after 17 hours and a layover I'm gonna fu*king die reaching my destination... absolutely lovely"

[@ed5649]

The Su-22 definitely didn’t forget to flare, but that’s a different type of flare 😆

[@BenShaffer282]

Didn't really look like he forgot to flare. It just looked like a firm landing, what they teach is that you should never really try to land as softly as possible. Instead they teach you to make a safe landing and touchdown within your respective aiming and touchdown points.

[@johnd1727]

You have no idea.

[@BenShaffer282]

@@johnd1727 Enlighten me...

[@fabrizio737]

you're totally right

[@shikharkeshari009]

Imagine seeing the centreline of the runway while landing.

[@SFSPerseverance69420]

"So, how did you blow the tire?" "I landed" "At what vertical speed?" "-100 fpm" "👀"

[@Atlas2023Heavy]

That A330 full throttle sound 🗿🍷

[@maltaconvoy]

Always a pick-me-up on this channel. Good feeling all around. 🙂

[@BariumCobaltNitrog3n]

The A380 landed so hard the Captain spilled his drink.

[@starguy2718]

Not Bud Light, I hope.

[@BariumCobaltNitrog3n]

@@starguy2718 Don't be silly. Captain Morgan on the rocks.

[@gorancyvr]

For 380, short runway, good landing right in the touchdown zone. Not pretty or smooth, but safe.

[@ashleydavis3342]

I’m pretty sure that landing was textbook…short runway, strong crosswind…set her down safely but with intention. Nice job captain.

[@Itchyknee88]

The livery on that Hungarian plane is absolutely beautiful!

[@JFirn86Q]

Another misleading description.. that A380 was not a missed flare, he had to put it down firm and fast with that short and small of a runway in heavy crosswinds. His engines were hanging over the grass for crying out loud. Was well done, not an error.

[@sblack48]

No he clearly flared but he ensured he had a decisive TD on the numbers because he was runway limited. It was not the time to get a greaser. There was a slight PIO on the decrab. The wing flex made it look like it was harder than it was

[@Qwertyuiop_memes10]

The 350-1000 gear is not as tilted as the 777 gear, making is harder to land smooth

[@rtbrtb_dutchy4183]

Doesn’t make a difference. Only makes a difference how it looks.

[@ilovetotri23]

So nice to see a landing that is "butter" at Heathrow, with the RollsRoyce logo on the engine!

[@Lord1129-e6n]

I commonly do Ryanair landings (of course I only have about 70 hours of experience)

[@Turboy65]

That A380 landing was very gentle by Ryanair standards.

[@ThunderTiger0801]

how can a pilot of that plane just "forget" to flare...

[@JaGna_]

Because he didn't forget, it's a gentle flare that you can see. Pilots some time decide to do a firm landing for safety reason. Looking at the flare it's probably à -300 to -500 fpm landing, so firm.

[@TOGASRSRWY]

Also looks to me like a test livery from Airbus and was probably involved in certification here. Certainly not a regular airline flight.

[@JaGna_]

@@TOGASRSRWY Ho true ! So it's a test pilot here.

[@yamuiemata]

Ryanair is proud of that a380 pilot 😂

[@ilfordino-fordfiestatutori8725]

2:34 now that's addicting

[@harshh._]

Heaven for the ears

[@grahammonk8013]

What's that long angled blister under the nose?

[@gendaminoru3195]

This was about ground effect [that cushion of air within 1/3 W/S] and it usually is very reliable with big flaps like the A380 has, but in a significant crosswind it is not reliable at all. That has been part of the problem with MD-11 crashes besides PIO's initiated due to a lack of educated aircrews

[@joeyjamison5772]

Wizz Air. With straight lines like that, who need punch lines?

[@TheMetrobusEnthusiast]

That is the first time I've ever seen an A380 land hard.

[@rtbrtb_dutchy4183]

Wasn’t hard. So u still haven’t seen it.

[@lbowsk]

Then you have not watched very many A380 landings on YT.

[@miketobin2324]

Those so-called flares where awesome, as was that flyby at the end. Bravo!

[@ABQSentinel]

Yeah, those were definitely not the standard counter-measure flares.

[@Kdschaak]

I was wondering about those. Interesting. Maybe some type of chaff pods popping open? Probably too big for that. It may be just fun pyro for demonstrations.

[@Fotoaktywni]

this are not flare, they are light bombs used by soviets it Cold War times for night time photo missions

[@Shadow__133]

⁠@@FotoaktywniWhat's the application? They barely light anything up or stay alight for more than milliseconds. I mean they seem like a camera flash.

[@davej3781]

@@Shadow__133like a camera flash for night time photo missions?

[@vap57]

I think that A380 hard landing was deliberate. If you look closely, the aircraft has the Airbus livery on it. I have a feeling that the hard landing was part of the certification testing process.

[@edutaimentcartoys]

2:32 So I'm curious, how are the passengers inside?

[@ldvspotting]

Thanks for using my video 🙂

[@MrRocking4ever]

I am surprised to read that Wizz Air operates this A330 freighter - scheduled flights or charter ? Does anyone has information about this?

[@anthonyd5189]

Using a nearly 15 year old clip? Cmon….

[@mkvv5687]

Which one? History is fun.

[@naysay02]

the thump on those flares is so cool

[@SeriousDiman]

First A380. This landing may be intentionally without flare. During a crosswind landing may be pilot decided to get a best grip to a runway. The pilot just selected less comfort for passengers (if it was not a cargo plane), but more safe variant to land in this particular weather and situation.

[@MrSchwabentier]

It actually is the A380 prototype, so it's one of Airbus test pilots at the controls and probably no passengers

[@UnionCountyPhotography]

that A330 sounded so good

[@andrewmgodden]

More inaccurate captions continuing to demonstrate the lack of aviation knowledge of the creator. A difficult crosswind landing DOES NOT constitute an error by the pilot or a heavy landing. The A380 landing was reasonably normal under the circumstances and considering the aircraft's weight. As for the so called flares from the Su-22, they were nothing but ground launched pyrotechnics done for effect. Any simple Google search will produce plenty of videos of REAL FLARES being deployed by an Su-22. They ignite when deployed, not with a significant delay, and tend to arc up and away from the aircraft in level flight, NOT DOWN.

[@starguy2718]

By Ryanair standards, the A380 landing was "butter".

[@PN_48]

What’s with this “butter” saying all of a sudden? It’s a greaser…

[@brentwells6802]

It didnt look like they forgot to flare, it almost looked like they were pushed down maybe by the crosswind or maybe some windshear.

[@tomdavis3038]

Who says they forgot? We’re you in the cockpit?

[@huplim]

At least the pilot didn't land on the nose gear

[@russefrance4869]

That landing was on a factory Airbus going through pre-release crosswind testing with test-pilots in 2006 at Toulouse.

[@rtbrtb_dutchy4183]

Pretty sure that was Oshkosh.

[@jpmasters-aus]

The Sky pilots I bet were pissed after such a smooth landing

[@hounddog946]

A 380 in Oshkosh? non stop service to Eau Claire?

[@starguy2718]

Nonstop to Green Bay (40 miles)?

[@brianbooser2170]

The A380. They are technically called positive landings. It's what they were trying to do.

[@3057luis]

In this movie we can see the 2 best commercial airplanes ever made: A380 and A320. In the first landing, the nose was pointing up, the problem, in my view, for some reason she really dropped from the sky,, so, in that situation, if he pulls up, it would be much worse.

[@eduardoespinoza4824]

Buen viaje

[@jonhall9000]

The A380 landing looked ok to me

[@richardreynolds1826]

That A-380 probably needed a hard landing inspection.

[@MrSchwabentier]

no, you have to hit much harder than that

[@mike_oe]

An airline pilot doesn't "forget to flare", it is second nature to him. Something else is at play, like a combination of the crosswind (requiring a dedicated touch down), turbulence/gusts and what have you. You don't want the plane to float in the ground effect for too long in strong crosswinds, much to risky.

[@user-vl5cf3ix9x]

A320 blown tire. I've experienced the same thing on a 737-400. Kinda feels like hitting a pot-hole at 85mph in your car. Then a slight, persistent vibration down to about 40 knots. No worries. Most commercial aircraft are designed for this type of issue. At least Boeing and Airbus are. Pilots will sometimes blame the sudden "thud" on ground turbulence when addressing passengers, so as not to cause any unnecessary panic.

[@rtbrtb_dutchy4183]

No, pilots don’t blame that on ground turbulence. 🤣🤣🤣. Come on man.

[@kg-Whatthehelliseventhat]

*OLD MOVIE HELP* I am looking for a movie i believe was based around 1950. I think the pilot was a seed spreader for farms and would charge the local kids to fly with him. He was building a plane to do a front loop. I think the plane was painted yellow. At the end either he or his buddy crashes and is stuck. He yells, "Don't let me burn!" His buddy hit him with a shovel and knocks him out then he dies. Dude didn't want to comply with the new FAA or ATC. Does anyone have any idea the name of this movie???

[@bvarga92]

2:12 Sad fact: the plane suffered a bird strike during this event and the affected engine needed to be replaced completely. Insurance covered the cost of the engine ($12-15 million) but not the labor ($250k). Since bird strikes don't normally cause this much damage, there is an ongoing investigation to see if some other foreign object might have been also ingested by the engine, maybe a small drone or some debris from the runway.

[@Sphynx25]

The Su-22 did not drop flares. Whatever that was (chaff maybe?) - it was not flares. Flares are dropping out of the dispenser and are immediately burning in a bright flame for several seconds until they glow out.

[@haraldhechler3557]

2:30 It's Orbans personal RC model, 1:1-scale. Smaller Models wouldn't be suitable for a wannabe dictator.

[@bugbuddy1771]

As always, great video, thank you so much for putting Your videos on KZbin.

[@bricefleckenstein9666]

0:30 How much crosswind did that A380 land in? Looks like they really wanted to get it on the ground and more controllable.

[@atarax232323]

The landing filmed by a passenger doesn't deserve to be shwoed on your channel ! It's a mistake!

[@Jin-Ro]

I've just been to Dubai and back on an Emirates A380, business class. Best airliner I've ever been on by a country mile, pure class. And Dubai airport blew me away, absolutely fantastic. Even my default UK bias couldn't honestly compare our airports to theirs. I'm off to Poland next week. Whatever plane I'm on will feel like a Wellington Bomber by comparison lol.

[@jmWhyMe]

The 380 was doing a cross-wind landing and WAS flared. Video parallax made it hard to see!

[@richardbrinkworth309]

This guy gets a lot of the commentary incorrect. The A-380 landing was exactly right. Cross winds require a firm touchdown to get the landing gear planted and the airplane straightened out and tracking down the runway. Too hard and you bounce, too light and the tires scrub and you end up drifting on runway and have to initiate a go around.

[@MED-co5wc]

A380 Pilot Forgets To Flare In Crosswind!! Are you serious?

[@BigEightiesNewWave]

Not surprising for so few tires in rear, and that is why they at least have 4. Redundancy and weight distribution.

[@pbdye1607]

...might want to think about putting an epilepsy warning on that second clip. >.>

[@tamjacobite4758]

Errr did you see the cross wind the A380 was dealing with and we are talking about a very heavy airplane not a light plane

[@vayalobo]

I guess the A380 did not flare because of the runway lenght.

[@Tavarish21]

That’s at and air show and a much shorter runway than normal for an a380. Pilot did it by the book and put it on the spot.

[@winoseti]

Must be exmilitary they like the flyon method. Civi pilots like the flare.

[@captpugwash3510]

Your comments that he 'forgot to flare' is based on what ?

[@Fotoaktywni]

this are not flare, they are light bombs used by soviets it Cold War times for night time photo missions

[@mkvv5687]

Thanks. I was thinking that they wouldn't be very good flares because of the short duration.

[@LikeOnATree]

AEROSUCRE!!!!!!!

[@phillipblackmore8420]

Love these clips but wish you’d stop the blurred out section at each beginning

[@asylumkid100]

Great videos, but enough with the over dramatic descriptions.

[@stuartkcalvin]

the best 3 minutes. Keep 'em coming.

[@bparrish99]

Let's play "how is the description wrong today?"

[@BigEightiesNewWave]

The Airbus pilot was Hungary for attention.

[@WontSeeReplies]

Meh..It’s just an A380. No biggy.

[@ConradSpoke]

0:34 "I saw a plane fly over the city. It performed a flyover."

[@ZeroG_Bandit]

So happy for Hungary to have their first airplane! Must be so exciting.

[@starguy2718]

Theodore von Karman, a Hungarian, was the world's leading expert on aerodynamics. He was a Caltech professor, founded JPL, and cofounded Aerojet.

[@ZeroG_Bandit]

@@starguy2718 Wait, I thought Caltech was in the US, JPL was in the US, and Aerojet was in the US?

[@ralfgensetter6090]

He absolutely did NOT forget to flare. He (or even she) flared at the right moment. This was a crosswind landing test with the A380 Prototyp during the certification flight program. By the way: The so called "greasers" are unsafe and bad landings which need way too long a runway. Especially during crosswinds at the limits.

[@MrSchwabentier]

Small correction, it wasn’t a test, it was a demo flight at an airshow

[@GarageSupra]

The SU not sure if flares but instead chaff? only going from my gaming knowledge 😂

[@WASTEOFTIMESTUDIOS]

Problem wasn't the 380 pilot forget to flare, they forgot they weren't flying for Ryanair anymore.

[@PhilipWe]

He probably just did a firm landing on purpose

[@fabrizio737]

he didnt forget to flare. maybe due to another factor like low speed causing a hard touchdown, but definitely not by forgetting to flare.

[@isbestlizard]

god look at the tail on that A380... nnngh it's so big

[@nevillevaneerten]

That A320 was way over speed