Lufthansa Boeing 747-8i's Dramatic Touch and Go at LAX | Airline Videos Live Capture

[@lofiRob]

Can we just take a moment of respect for the technology in those tyres and the landing gear??? Not to mention the guys and gals that design and build that stuff. Man! Just awesome.

[@dod2304]

Also the ATC person. Obviously an airport with heavy traffic. She stayed cool and just continued to give him altitudes and other traffic in the area. And, I'm sure she wasn't but she sounded like she was 17 years old. I have the hardest time understanding what they're saying. Presumably because I don't know the jargon which helps. Her vocal fry did nothing to make it more clear however. 😜

[@ValleyFPV]

The gear is built for such abuse. Main gear is Made from solid forged billets.

[@ybing]

one single gear can support the entire weight of the 747, search koeran air in Hong Kong Kai Tak

[@dacat8171]

99.9 % men involved ☝🏿🧐

[@gabriellarson7046]

You misspelled “tires”.

[@mxes5938]

I don't know what's more impressive, the durability of the landing gear or the sheer power of those engines

[@tammygermiller8307]

It was very impressive!

[@utkarshshukla7798]

Usually they land at the same speed as they take off and only lowers their speed after buttering their land ...so it's their landing gear which i think should be more appreciated...

[@Dragons_Armory]

You are literally a bot

[@CP-ux9zd]

I would Not have retracted the gear during the go-around. Those tires were smokin hot and could possibly have caught fire. You do no want a tire or brake fire in the wheel compartment

[@slegrand1188]

Both !!!

[@Hugging_Cactus]

Still The Most Beautiful Large Plane Ever Built!!

[@utethornburg7715]

@@Hugging_Cactus I absolutely agree 👍 👍👍👍

[@JamesStreet-tp1vb]

💯 facts

[@velekorunoski5997]

For me the A380 is the best one!

[@alexa.k.a.lilpac9848]

Love the 747 she's a beauty.

[@DJ-ui2cn]

@@Hugging_Cactus Indeed!

[@hikingviking5069]

Touch & Go? That was a Hit & Run!

[@InceRumul]

Perfect assessment.

[@bazzingabomb]

Best comment ever and very apt.

[@shellyj7536]

Ouch 😂

[@layton3503]

Holy Moly

[@lisalu910]

Best comment!

[@j44hanna1]

I was on that plane. 11 hours traveling then ended with that and another 20 mins to try again. Glad to be home safe❤

[@daniellejohnson199]

Wow! I am so glad the second time was better. Can you describe the reactions and feelings inside the plane upon those bounces?!?!?

[@j44hanna1]

@@daniellejohnson199 lots of people screamed when it hit cause it was super hard, then when it bounced up everyone kinda started laughing but lots of babies were crying and I believe the laughing was for the children so they thought it was fun instead of scary. Everyone really wanted to get off once we landed, but it’s always kinda like that.

[@katrinajones8788]

Glad you are safe. What did the pilot say to the passengers?

[@tyshw5371]

Alhamdulillah. ❤ Everyone safe landing finally. Alhamdulillah.

[@daniellejohnson199]

@j44hanna1 ....thank you for the first-hand perspective! Just WoW!!! I can see why everyone was VERY anxious to deplane!!!

[@chanman4rings]

Watched it live. Rough landing on the first attempt, but that was the absolute correct choice to go around after rather than force it. The sort of decision making you want from a well trained pilot. The second attempt was nothing, but butter. It happens to all pilots

[@zephyrkhambatta]

What about jam?

[@michaelschneider-]

Copy that .... Jam und Butter

[@williamlewandowski129]

Or maybe the pilot was wanting to give the young first officer some practice, but decided to take it in himself on the 2nd landing?

[@jens-joachimvonbandemer1981]

No, it does NOT happen to all pilots!

[@HectorRodriguez-us4tb]

@@williamlewandowski129 Your good question is the correct answer. 🖐️

[@BeckerFlag]

The landing gear on these jets is amazing to be able to take that kind of hit and hold up.

[@JamesAnderson-mr2sg]

yes during certification they do 3 landings, panic stop immediate take off fully loaded, no thrust reversers, no flaring on landing so 10 ft per sec vertical descent. This was the test back in 1969 flight test program 747

[@rosiknecht2380]

Amazing 👍

[@vincentdow5899]

Truly, as is the airframe to which it’s attached. The whole airplane has to take that shock.

[@mazmaz3077]

Yer just what I thought folded away like nothing had happened! 😮

[@Zapattack321]

My dad always was amazed how the tires never blew out on touchdown.

[@nasirghani4891]

Power, Beauty and Elegance.Long Live the QUEEN!

[@michaelschneider-]

Copy That... Queen of the Skies ....

[@baturrez7485]

Sobretodo belleza.

[@balongride3169]

King of the sky - Boeing 747 ✈️ Queen of the sky - Airbus 380 ✈️

[@v_zach]

I'll never need to be reminded to fasten my seatbelt and put my tray up again.

[@joelshaji663]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Mr_Snell-fm7dx]

Thank you😊

[@HKim0072]

When I was younger, I used to act cool and have the seat belt loose (stupid youth). Now, I always wrap it tight and make sure it's fastened well. It's rare having mid-air emergencies (other than turbulence). It's always the takeoffs and landings.

[@josephtshabalala7199]

@charleswhite758 Ditto!

[@HeidiKohne]

Many were saying the same thing after the Alaska incident here in Portland where the door plug blew out (btw, I just learned a friend of mine lives down the street from where it and a headrest ended up "landing")

[@Hehrfarms1]

Thanks! Awesome job!

[@MultiMam12345]

Always fascinated by these. Human brain doing split second decision making.

[@Robert_N]

Amazing strength on the landing gears. The queen never disappoints.

[@RoyceVera]

The queen is lucky parts are not falling off. Boeing aka flying coffin

[@Dreamliner312]

​​@@RoyceVera ? Maybe sometimes you can blame the maintenance and if it would have been dangerous FAA would simply have banned Boeing

[@noelgenoway9360]

Nope she does not. She is the queen!!!!

[@mauricemotors8207]

@@RoyceVera 747 was made when they cared lol

[@02hockeystick19]

@@RoyceVera This is part of the problem to be honest, I can't stand comments like this. Since when has the Queen ever had a bad name?

[@nasirodie6973]

That honestly has to be the hardest landing I've ever seen. I can't even imagine what the passengers felt. Props to the pilot for his quick decision. Epic capture Kevin!

[@IvoXr]

why was that the right decision? was it going to keep jumping on the runway?

[@Keestral]

To recalibrate your scale, look up DC9 hard landing. The amazing thing with that one is that they repaired the damage and that plane went on to fly for another 14 years.

[@IvoXr]

@@Keestral thnx :)

[@COSpecV420]

@IvoXr Because a bounce with a pitch down of the nose afterwards can lead to disaster. Go and look at the fedex crash in Japan a decade or so ago. Similar situation. Bounced, nosed in and broke apart.

[@j44hanna1]

It hurt. Badly then total panic attack when we went back in the air.

[@ChrisZoomER]

A few extra minutes on a plane like that, totally worth it.😍

[@de0xyrib0se]

747 is such a beauty, amazing to watch every time.

[@Aurabora54321]

They really are! Amazing technology and air bird! Deserves the best care, construction and diligent upkeep! It's a travesty that planes were poorly outfitted and repaired!

[@HawkqOjOp]

They are indeed! I flew on one to Hawaii back in '83. Giant, graceful monsters!! Saw my friend's cheeks get pushed back during the takeoff G force. Then you feel the slow butterflies in your tummy during the deceiving feeling of it's weight bringing you back down again as it first ascends in the air. Was almost best part of the vacation!

[@jayha7071]

Boeing couldn't build something like that today

[@MaverickGrabber71]

@@HawkqOjOp I think you just described the part of take off that makes me uncomfortable - when you stop feeling the g forces of take off and it makes it feel (to me) like the plane is descending instead of ascending

[@peterjames174]

I love this plane it's the best plane in the sky. 747 800.

[@KeithScott-d7f]

B747-8, not B747-800

[@rickenns3333]

I watched that Live, very dramatic hard touch down and glad all went well 👍

[@Happy_Gerbil]

That "touch-and-go" was a borderline bang-and-scrape!

[@cats400]

Fr. I thought there was gonna be a tail strike when going around

[@JeanClaudeCOCO]

I felt that on my couch watching LIVE. It was, and is still compelling to see hours later. I feel for those passengers.

[@CitizenCraftymethod]

they feel for your couch. i wonder how many hours they flew for. 11 hours really hurts in my experience. lol

[@calpurniabruchi5742]

I'm impressed people watch this live. Is it relaxing?

[@tpmarkham]

@@calpurniabruchi5742 Totally, better than watching golf on TV, lol

[@annebullen5471]

Oopsies

[@dod2304]

@@calpurniabruchi5742 Go to any airport. If there are places to pull a car up just outside the perimeter, usually a fence. People will park there just to watch the planes take off and land.

[@tangatoto362]

What’s even more amazing is that this footage is from the USA and no one screamed….. “owe m-eye gaaard” 😎

[@corenchiereynaldo2417]

@tangatoto362 because most of the passengers were not Americans

[@christinehuston7714]

That was crazy but I am so glad that everyone eventually landed safely!!!! I have been on two flights in my life that touched down hard and had to go back up…..definitely scary especially to those of us that don’t love to fly!!!! But it just reminds me that I have been at the hands of skilled pilots who stay steady and unshaken by these challenges. Shout out to all the amazing pilots out there!!!!!!

[@dmitripogosian5084]

I have been on one, and it was also Lufthansa :) Smaller plane though, Frankfurt to Bologna

[@carroll-w7wxv]

Thanks for allowing VAS Aviation to use your footage of this landing! Very awesome seeing the radar and audio along with your video!

[@ocshaljufrian6109]

@ZEDU657 Try it bro, you can ride the highest speed train for the first time in Southeast Asia. The highest speed is 350 kilometers per hour, the Indonesian fast train Jakarta - Bandung, the newest, most sophisticated in Southeast Asia, the first,.the way to the beautiful and comfortable and beautiful and cool and cool city of Bandung, thank you sis and bro..*

[@ocshaljufrian6109]

@ZEDU657 Try it bro, you can ride the highest speed train for the first time in Southeast Asia. The highest speed is 350 kilometers per hour, the Indonesian fast train Jakarta - Bandung, the newest, most sophisticated in Southeast Asia, the first,.the way to the beautiful and comfortable and beautiful and cool and cool city of Bandung, thank you sis and bro..*

[@travelchoice89]

🛬✈ What a thrilling moment captured at LAX! The Lufthansa Boeing 747-8i's dramatic touch and go had my heart racing! Incredible skill from the pilots! ✈👏

[@FletcherRSmith]

I think everyone who saw this when it first happened, their jaw dropped. That was a crazy bounce.

[@ocshaljufrian6109]

@ZEDU657 Try it bro, you can ride the highest speed train for the first time in Southeast Asia. The highest speed is 350 kilometers per hour, the Indonesian fast train Jakarta - Bandung, the newest, most sophisticated in Southeast Asia, the first,.the way to the beautiful and comfortable and beautiful and cool and cool city of Bandung, thank you sis and bro..*

[@ocshaljufrian6109]

@ZEDU657 Try it bro, you can ride the highest speed train for the first time in Southeast Asia. The highest speed is 350 kilometers per hour, the Indonesian fast train Jakarta - Bandung, the newest, most sophisticated in Southeast Asia, the first,.the way to the beautiful and comfortable and beautiful and cool and cool city of Bandung, thank you sis and bro..*

[@goincrabbin6756]

wow...now THAT was jaw dropping!!! Kevin, awesome job on camera..you kept with it! (For those who don't know, Kevin is an Emmy award winning cameraman.. He takes planespotting channels to a whole new level!) So glad Queen Lufty and her passengers arrived safely after the crazy touch and go!

[@juliebase7684]

The pilots did a great job just staying calm and doing what they do best!

[@stevenwilliams1915]

Doing what they do best? Try learning to land an airplane first and then they wouldn't have to say "what they do best" is recovering from a dangerously botched landing...

[@user-ky2xo2ls4m]

@@stevenwilliams1915 Are you a pilot and could you land that plane perfectly? Maybe there were unforeseen circumstances or conditions that caused an issue. I wouldn’t complain about anyone driving one of those big things and landing me safely on the ground and he did. The fact that he was able to abort the first landing attempt and take off again was pretty impressive imo.

[@nabilnassar4535]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@GaijinPlayer]

@@stevenwilliams1915 bro that can happen!!!! And see? They did what was right. And Lufthansa has almost the best pilots on the world. Even the best pilot can do a mistake.

[@josefhunne5500]

@@user-ky2xo2ls4m Sorry ... no circumstances or conditions. Almost calm wind (see the grass at 1:10) but no nose up 30 ft high - compare with 3:11

[@SimiValleyPat]

I lost count of how many times I rewound this. Holy Moly indeed! WOW!!

[@William2512]

Me to, thought he going crash

[@jet4926]

I did the same thing..

[@jonasbaine3538]

Wonder if they had to get gear inspected after 2 full compressions.

[@MenelikAlkebulan]

Same here!

[@Chris_de_S]

[@David-yy7lb]

Retired UPS pilot here....I've been there done that before... flared too late right there....I fire wall the throttles went around and landed safely 👍🏿anyone notice the ground spoilers on the first touchdown they was like retract deploy retract deploy??

[@josephgriffin1065]

No cool points lost!

[@michaelhawk8230]

Mather?

[@ybing]

maybe the first try was pilot in training 🤔

[@ab43452]

Yup, this was a common problem with the MD11 mainly due to the construction of the elongated nose over that landing gear. You might remember the FedEx MD11 bounces?

[@travissanchez4305]

Just wondering. I didn’t hear anything. Possible wind shear you think? I saw the late flare, but wasn’t sure if it’s because of a loss of lift.

[@CornyCF]

as a German i can say i always feel safe when i am flying with Lufthansa

[@jcc9549]

Amen.

[@Poetasegreto]

@@CornyCF AirBerlin?

[@utethornburg7715]

Hi, me too.

[@jennybroad1763]

Me too and I'm a Brit!

[@kkirsch3583]

@@CornyCF I’m saving for a ride on one of those Lufthansa Queens … it’s taking some time🤑

[@cherylreichardt]

Hard hitting but quick thinking pilot! Never seen Lufty make that kind of arrival on AVL ever! I felt that! Imagine those passengers! Amazing capture Kevin!

[@renscience]

Stop with the pilot hero crap. He is the one who screwed it up in the 1st place!

[@cherylreichardt]

@@renscience Regardless, disaster averted! That is what matters.

[@murmursoftheachingheart3259]

German engineering for you.

[@tonamg53]

@@cherylreichardt its just a pilot screwed up a landing, go around and comeback for another attempt. Nothing was averted. Just a typical day at work… if you overlook the screwed up.

[@iamjoemomma2]

@@murmursoftheachingheart3259 uh, it's an American plane bruh. Boeing 747

[@MichaelSchmidt-nl7hu]

I was on that plane seated in 2A. It was my 1504th flight and definitely the roughest landing I’ve ever experienced. For a second I thought it’s over.

[@SighPriestess]

Wow, glad you made it! I have so many questions! What did the pilot say!? Did everyone think he was a bad pilot, or were they understanding?

[@evkn]

Du meine Güte! 😱😱😱

[@mazmaz3077]

Omg , glad everything was ok

[@GermanGuy007]

I had worse landings, but that was 25 years ago in flight school! 🙈

[@wethefamousfive]

Probably wind shear or something

[@joseeduardofreitasP]

Wow, I love engineers and what figure out they can achieve. This is the material´s resistance cutting edge. The team also is brilliant. All in all man & machine are a good duet.

[@goldsung5710]

One of the most majestic and beautiful aircraft! I had an opportunity to fly in one of these LH flights 2 months ago. Love it!

[@ocshaljufrian6109]

@ZEDU657 Try it bro, you can ride the highest speed train for the first time in Southeast Asia. The highest speed is 350 kilometers per hour, the Indonesian fast train Jakarta - Bandung, the newest, most sophisticated in Southeast Asia, the first,.the way to the beautiful and comfortable and beautiful and cool and cool city of Bandung, thank you sis and bro..*

[@ocshaljufrian6109]

@ZEDU657 Try it bro, you can ride the highest speed train for the first time in Southeast Asia. The highest speed is 350 kilometers per hour, the Indonesian fast train Jakarta - Bandung, the newest, most sophisticated in Southeast Asia, the first,.the way to the beautiful and comfortable and beautiful and cool and cool city of Bandung, thank you sis and bro..*

[@prefieronodecirlo5013]

Thanks!

[@1970rpm]

Had the privilege, if you can call it that, to see this happen live during yesterday's broadcast. Kevin, you did an awesome job on this capture. You, my sir, are the king of airline videos!!!

[@Sparks_Alive]

The live chat must have been going crazy

[@1970rpm]

@@Sparks_Alive lol - literally off the runway just like that airplane!

[@jennybroad1763]

That was cool! Well done 747 and Lufthansa!

[@The3dikson]

Fortunately the landing gear of these beasts is robust and strong enough to withstand a strong impact like that, excellent work by the pilot in getting airborne again and avoiding a worse incident.

[@katrinajones8788]

Imagine the amount of thrust it took to get that baby roaring back up!!!

[@COSpecV420]

Not terrible.. She was light already from the long trip and minimal fuel. The 747 has a TON of power as well. Approach speed of 145-150kts means it would have plenty of speed going into the go-around as well.

[@katrinajones8788]

@@COSpecV420 👍👍

[@dowen1105]

I'm guessing all of it

[@ajspice]

​@@dowen1105I mean, that's kinda what TOGA is...

[@Cariad2274]

My thoughts exactly.

[@noelgenoway9360]

The Queen of the skis! There is no bird like her! The 747 is amazing to watch on takeoff and landing!!!

[@x-gamessimulator1067]

That's not a hard landing, it's a high-speed landing

[@NinaToptschij]

747 is my favorite!!!

[@qamilbilali331]

Thank God everything went fine😢😢

[@carlbaker1517]

A380 is the best 👌

[@mariopeters763]

A380, the King of the Air

[@kokonana4086]

I know it was about a rough landing. Yet, couldn't stop admiring how majestic the Queen of the Sky is. She is just beautiful!

[@greg1288]

The true champ here besides the Captain is the seemingly indestructible landing gear!

[@peacenow4456]

And tires!

[@WesMordine]

They sure made Boeings better back then!

[@brkitdwn]

@@WesMordine They are still made well. You and everyone else have gotten too caught up in all the media hype.

[@hoolie2000]

The Captain??? He caused that mess!

[@ZeeLedge777]

Not indestructible. God's grace

[@JohnFender]

The pilot has difficulties the first time to control the plane at approach. Due to downfall wind, ie sudden unexpected wind from the back, the plane drops on the runway and cannot be controlled. So a instant GO is the solution. This pilot has earned pilot’s license.

[@TB-um1xz]

He had a late flare

[@jcm747]

He also had too low power setting before the flare

[@timduggan1461]

I disagree with your assessment and explanation. Listen to the controller as she reports the actual surface winds. Winds 240 at 11. A typical day at LAX has winds fairly steady from the west, generally.

[@jonasbaine3538]

N a c172 I had sudden tailwind and full elevator deflection didn’t stop descent, still slammed the plane down. Would hate to experience that in 747.

[@Birk734]

@@jonasbaine3538 If you watch the video several times, you can see the body of the plane wobble up and down near the bubble. Jaun Browne says most often this often results in a major failure in the body structure. Focus on the Internet antenna on the top, you can see it wobble big time at least twice. The second bounce was much worse than the first.

[@arlenecal]

747's will forever rock my world. The best there was to fly and to the pilots that flew them!

[@Skooliscool3Playz]

Glad to see a 747 still in service

[@noahjm22]

Maybe not after that landing

[@nicevibe-zd9fj]

@TitanMD-11Man Seoul-Atl I think

[@mfr440]

There are about 400 of them still in service 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@SidGolan]

This is the 8i model (747-8 Intercontinental) which was launched by Boeing in 2005 only so it's a relatively recent iteration of the 747.

[@naturegirl92584]

@@BrianGreenwood1352 lol, I just took that rotator

[@TheCondorStripes]

Hard hitting but awesome thinking Pilots. Loved to seeing the Lufty B747-8 plane. I felt that, imagine those passengers. What a super captures as always Kevin and the AVL fans. See you soon.

[@TakeTheRedPill_Now]

Every landing is unique. When in doubt, go around. Great footage of real-world flying. Thanks!

[@jtcali2086]

I experienced something like this 20 years ago on...ironically enough, a Lufthansa 747-400 landing in Frankfurt. We hit the ground so hard everyone's head whipped forward...alot of gasps and a few "wow's. It felt like we bounced too. Pilot slammed the brakes hard after...we all lurched forward. Came to a safe roll. As we got off the runway all the captain said was "Youve probably had softer landings with us before....thank you..." We all kinda cracked up. My dad (American) looks at my mom (German) and says..."thats Germans tho.."😂

[@Ammo911]

Look who talking !? :D 🤣

[@blipblip]

I have experienced something very very similar to this in 2012, also in Frankfurt on a Lufthansa, flew from Brussel. Our plane didn't actually touch the ground but it was probably less than 15 ft from wheels to the runway. All of a sudden the plane accelerated from landing speed to take off speed right when everyone thought the plane was about to touch down. It was so unexpected and honestly pretty scary to most of the passengers by how sudden that happened. No announcement prior or after the relaunch either. Me and the stranger lady next to me ended up holding hands really tight (we didn't have a single conversation or exchange during the whole flight up until then), lol.

[@user-eb3vd1ng2u]

@@blipblip thats adorable. 😂💕Glad you were able to land safe eventually !

[@EmpyreanLightASMR]

@@blipblip I started watching these live plane spotting shows here and there lately and it's kind of interesting how many go-arounds there are. I suppose if I were to fly and that happened to me, I would be a *lot* less nervous knowing they aren't that rare. It kills me to not know WHY though, I hate not knowing the reason to things like that 😆

[@johndavid2054]

Wow. Once had an equally hard landing in Luxor, Egypt. My accompanying father said I went 'green'. We were flying on to Aswan and I wanted to get off and go there by road. (an hour or two) I stayed because of luggage etc. Nervous as anything preparing to land in Aswan. The pilot brought it down like a feather. Perhaps aware of the previous slam!

[@bethnovicki8438]

Amazing footage! The pilot definitely earned his wings!!!!

[@9xqspx6]

Did he...? How do we know it wasn't the pilots fault that the plane smacked down like that?

[@christophkrueger]

I was part of the delegation that picked up this bird from the factory some years ago. Nice to see it flying. I even shook Joe Sutter‘s Hand and received an autograph. A special moment in my life.

[@szecsiandrea4936]

Wooow, amazing!! Lucky you to meet the legendary father of the747👏✈️♥️

[@jackieculver4853]

WOWWW! Just looked on my morning news feed and Reuters posted your video!!! Glad you have AVL on screen!!! Great great AVL catch!!!

[@dellaparker6048]

yes nice to see 747s and I am happy to see plane landed safely. Don't envy the passengers on the 1st try though. Really great shot Kevin . Thanks Kevin

[@RCD566]

When I was stationed in Lahr Germany (West Germany back then), in the 80's Lufthansa would come and use our airfield to practice touch and go's as well as missed approaches. It was amazing to see 747's being flown like that. After watching this a few times I always felt safe on a Lufthansa flights.😁👍

[@balancedL]

Exciting capture, well done. The Lufty Queen is tough as nails! And to see it touch and go so close-up is awesome.

[@susierider55]

Touch and go? More like slam and go. Glad the TOGA button worked.

[@jgtripreports6556]

This hard landing of this B747-8 was coming in some German news as well. I've watched this hard landing approach at your stream too. You make with distance the best live stream at an Airport. Really.

[@Aviationspassion]

For all you Microsoft flight simulator pilots, do not make fun of a Pilot in this situation. You wouldn’t do this better and the pilot is doing his best in real life.

[@notleks2411]

Take no notice of the Roblox kids, they have no say.

[@tammygermiller8307]

No it was truly amazing how the pilot seamlessly transitioned to taking back off. A testament to the crews skill. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@listerineojeez5813]

Absolutely spot on 👍

[@SMGJohn]

What was it though? Looked like he had some harsh winds causing him to come in too quickly.

[@1966spyderco]

Holy mother of bounce! That was something Kevin. Great job man

[@rossginn1171]

Spyderco Nirvana and Gayle Bradley1&2 are my favorite,,,, you?

[@Fly_Cruising-Altitude]

1:00 Lufthansa B748 Ryanair Landing

[@GaryHall-i7d]

Wow,that was some touch and go.And after great landing what a great pilot like butter

[@nightdancer67]

The pilot was the coolest of them all. 😉😅 Lufthansa is the best! 💪 🇩🇪 🇩🇪 🇩🇪

[@ickebins6948]

Yeah "cool pilot" slamming that thing down.... like a "pro"

[@FireLordJohn3191]

Staying under control and bringing the plan back into the air. Could you do better?

[@BraddysReagent]

@@FireLordJohn3191 how will he do that? The pilot has been trained for those conditions and he isn’t so how can he do?

[@biancanevernever4511]

Loved flying Lufthansa. Loved 747 when I traveled.

[@RIZFERD]

Lufthansa isn't even a 5 star airline

[@Tortinger]

@@RIZFERD Maybe. But LH has 5* pilots.

[@ronsullivan132]

As a pilot myself I can tell you, if they had a pretty decent headwind that suddenly stopped, and it does happen, you are going to drop like a rock. Unknown if that was the case, but the bad landing was only bad in the fact that they planted it. The good part was they did not try to force it down and get stopped, they did the correct thing and went around.

[@living_water3532]

Oooouch!😮 Happy she landed smoothly and safely❤

[@JAMESWUERTELE]

Those inner flaps were taking a beating. Wow

[@Jordanchicity23]

thats what she said hahaha

[@dhouse-d5l]

Now bout the inner right engine... she def scraped the deck

[@elguapo3436]

best plane ever made, what amazes me is that display of structural flexibility at 1:03 when it bounces up off the ground, i don't know if it is a visual effect form the camera... but if it is a real deformation, it makes this maneuver a highly risky and critical one, yet wonderfully handled by the queen.

[@KiwiKiwi902]

The Queen is stunning!

[@sequoiasemperviren3163]

1.4 million views in just four days. Amazing.

[@joaooliveira6343]

That's why I love Aviation! Congratulations to the professional pilots,I got goosebumps Amazing❤✈️

[@fs2004AF]

Captain said “ok my turn”

[@derek-press]

fs200 no ,computer said "step aside guys"

[@joaoroman9583]

First officer said - you should retire

[@verynormalman]

Captain said, "lads, I have got my certification next week, and I haven't landed a plane since COVID". "I think I'll take this one, as conditions look so benign". First Officer; "oh! Feck"!

[@christinefischer2721]

What a chilling experience ! I regularly fly back to Europe and I had experienced sometimes tough landings but never like this one . I can only imagine being inside this plane especially after a 11 hours flight. I am glad the second attempt was successful and that everyone was safe 🙏🏻

[@boeingpilot7002]

Looks like he had a high sink rate at the end, which resulted in a harder-than-normal touchdown. It looked like a stable approach, until it's about 10 - 20 feet above touchdown, at which time it looks like he suddenly reduced the power to idle thrust, causing the sink rate to increase. The problem is that after he hit the ground, he moved the control yoke from almost full-aft to full-forward, and then back again. Initially, the elevator, which is on the horizontal stabilizer, is "up" (resulting in a nose up attitude); then, he quickly moves the yoke forward to lower the nose (elevator moves down, to a nose down attitude), seemingly to reduce the impact, which has already happened. This action, called "porpoising" is so-called because it resembles a porpoise jumping up out of the water and then diving in again, is when the aircraft's attitude moving rapidly from nose up to nose down to nose up, again. If left unchecked, this will result in structural damage to the aircraft, especially the fuselage, between the nose gear and main landing gear. This nose-up, nose-down motion is worsened by the wing spoilers, which rise up when the main wheels touch down; then they quickly retract, when the airplane lifts off again (spoilers "up", nose moves up; spoilers "down", nose moves down). The proper action was to abandon the landing and go around -- that action probably saved the airplane from structural damage. Good recovery!

[@MrLix83]

This is the answer I'm looking for. Great sharing, thank you Pilot!!! 04/23/2024

[@johnwinheim3248]

Thanks for that, I was wondering what could have been going on in the cockpit with the pilot in control.

[@EKA201-j7f]

Wow, I didn't think the big planes Ever did go-arounds! Whew!

[@jacquelinekjones]

Could the high sink rate have been caused by a sudden downdraft as it did seem quite windy there.

[@jacquelinekjones]

Could the high sink rate have been caused by a sudden downdraft as it did seem quite windy there?

[@chrishartranft4063]

This was a truly unbelievable moment! Glad I caught it live!

[@ZEDU657]

Love the sound of those engines spooling back up. Long live The Queen!

[@ocshaljufrian6109]

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[@ocshaljufrian6109]

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[@LostsTVandRadio]

Lufthansa pilots used to be famous for their 'firm' landings, but that's taking it to a whole new level.

[@JD-AlphaMedia]

Pilot did the right thing, congratz for keeping everyone safe. When in doubt just go round! - airline capt'n

[@TroyCunninghamPhotography]

@@JD-AlphaMedia When I took my check ride for private pilot the examiner said right off the bat - “There is no fail for a go around”

[@emily257nc]

I couldn’t believe what I was seeing when it happened! So glad it ended in a safe landing with the second attempt. What a catch, AVL!

[@eddyenabor4948]

Nothing like the 747. Truly magnificent and well built to withstand almost anything. Was on a Vancouver - London-Frankfurt night flight in 1975 and the pilot flew into an electric cloud over the Atlantic Ocean which affected the plane and caused an engine to shutdown but it was able to limp into London Heathrow and couldn't continue to Frankfurt. The pilots exhibited a lot of calm and professionalism then and now. Pity Boeing decided to retire the Queen of the Skies

[@smuller8988]

"Pity Boeing decided to retire the Queen of the Skies" ironically the one plane Boeing built that wouldn`t fall apart......

[@hanssamson5436]

Kevin has the best reaction like BIGJETTV! Kudos for Kev! And absolute madness on the 747 approach!

[@pvpat92]

He SOUNDS just like the Cart Narcs guy😂

[@eljeffe8806]

Kevin really wanted to say the s-word after "holy...." but kept that urge under control better than the landing flare of the aircraft

[@jeremyyoung4651]

This has made the USA Today, and national news. Kevin has been given national recognition for that landing during Tuesday's Live Stream.

[@CivilStig]

why did that make national news?

[@pobinr]

For a bad landing?

[@kimberlywoodbury1739]

@@CivilStigBecause the footage was so dramatic.

[@CivilStig]

@@kimberlywoodbury1739 so 'national news' is just sensation that doesn't need actual news-value? nice.

[@Trampolinfibel]

It’s even used in German television, saw it at the news a day after 😅

[@nelsonnelson999]

Lufthansa has multiple aircraft that are known as the "Queen of the Skies", including the Boeing 747-400 D-ABVY and the Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental: Love for the Queen....; ) and for Kevin for keeping us all entertained

[@theneverlandpixel]

This was insane watching this live! Wow!

[@AussieInUS]

Love 747s. That's the difference between butter frozen and that at room temperature smooth or rough. 😂 And that's why you wear a seat belt!! Thanks guys, great footage!

[@spookysindy]

Just rewatched Holy Moly. Remember watching in live at the time. Merry Christmas everyone!

[@ethanfrank9059]

Love Kevin's reaction. That was unbelievable. How the gear didn't collapse is beyond me

[@hubertbaierl9546]

German engineered gear

[@pandamator]

Designed in the 60s

[@skayt35]

747 MLG is amazing. Ând the aircraft was rather light after 11 hrs of flight.

[@mikefromflorida8357]

@@hubertbaierl9546the gear is not German engineered. Where did you come up with that?

[@hubertbaierl9546]

@@mikefromflorida8357 If the gear is not done by Liebherr, a German company, which other company did it?

[@FrediOlson]

Incredible

[@ernestkovach3305]

Savage ... in decisively bringing that big building with wings up then a solid 2nd landing ! I've always loved the 747and the 747 was my first commercial flight. Dear Airlines; please bring back the 747. Best passenger plane EVER !

[@svenfeuerbother4681]

👍👍👍I totally agree!

[@robinwhitlatch4497]

Boeing dismantled the 747 production line. End of an era.

[@randomasianperson733]

Lufthansa maintenance team: i want a raise

[@BrigidC]

I’ve watched it several times already…DANG! He smacked the runway and bounced. Unreal!

[@johnp139]

Normal go-around

[@KevinT3141]

A few weeks earlier and Kevin could have said "Hippity hoppity, Easter's on its way."

[@scottgorman7166]

You realize how heavy a "heavy 747 is?" and that baby bounced.......

[@paulocoutinho9133]

Congratulations to the technical crew for recognizing the situation and bringing safely the airplane to the ground

[@MK-pm5sc]

Absolute respect to the pilot and crew.

[@darreleddings5901]

Greatest Civilian Airplane Ever Built

[@Hussle_nomikss]

@@darreleddings5901 hi Darrel

[@Scott767300]

It’s all about the go around! Great job!

[@johnrozatti2528]

I have flown LAX-FRA-LAX on this aircraft many times and each and every time the landing was butter. I don't know what happened this time but it shows you how the old Boeing's were built tough. Whoever took over the controls at the instant of the bounce earns every Euro he is paid. Excellent save.

[@himmelsatelier7850]

Captain in training. Former short distance captain.

[@graceryan9212]

Privileged to have flown on the Queen of the Skies the mighty 747s ♥️♥️♥️

[@majucove]

@@graceryan9212 yo también en 1993. Bogota Dusseldorf

[@josephwilliams2281]

That was absolutely EPIC!! Mindblowing 😮

[@Big_Daz_Aus]

That's going to leave a mark

[@carlos23161]

747 pilot here. Unfortunately, co-pilots can’t learn how to land a 747 unless captains allow them to. The captain made the second landing.

[@nhanquan2511]

I wonder that is there auto pilot landing available?

[@carlos23161]

@@nhanquan2511 Yes. “Auto land” is available. It works well too. When the weather is nice, pilots typically try & land manually. One of the problems with ultra-long flights is that pilots don’t get to do landings as often as commuter pilots.

[@alexanderdomanyuk7406]

First has been done by captain.

[@nickcockayne7880]

Carlos, no First Officer can land any aircraft full stop unless the Captain allows them to, this is nothing to do with learning it’s called exercising the judgement and the responsibility of being the Pilot in Command. The First Officer training here will have done his qualifying takeoffs and landings in an approved simulator during the Type Rating course. Line training or otherwise we do not know if this was the First Officer’s first landing, just that we have all flared too late at one time or another irrespective of time on type (although more likely to occur when new on type). I appreciate your experience but let’s not start telling impressionable people here that this is something peculiar to the 747 because it isn’t.

[@mitseraffej5812]

@@carlos23161To conduct a safe auto land the ILS transmitters need to be guarded, as is done in low visibility operations.

[@ColinAtkins-j3h]

Was privileged to fly back from Orlando on a jumbo because our flight was cancelled was a pleasant surprise we didn't expect Xmas 2000 happy memories 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🦊

[@primordial_platypus]

Any landing you can walk away from is a good landing.

[@Plus_Minus_Null]

the second landing was FANTASTIC 🥰

[@hoolie2000]

Yeah the 1st officer took over.

[@WNCHIGH]

Experience is a great teacher!😂