Airbus A330 - Approach and Landing in Miami (ENG sub)

After a weaving descent through a flurry of cumulus clouds off the east coast of Florida, and a brief TCAS warning, Captain Thomas Frick and F.O. Jennifer Knecht fly the Hiley 6 RNAV Arrival (ibb.co/kM3NHe) visually into Miami RWY 09 (KMIA). This small clip is part of a whole movie produced and owned by PilotsEye.tv

[@AviationHubOfficial]

I have a question for anyone scrolling down who may know: Why do they not fully retract flaps, but instead keep them at flaps 1, with respect to the temperature being 31 degrees? I did actually get the chance to ask an A330 F.O. a few weeks ago but he answered so quickly and decisively, and I just did not understand it! and it felt rude to ask again. So any of you guys know?

[@mbmedia916]

When it is above 30 degrees Celsius (86 F) there can be a overheat in the bleed ducts on the wing. To prevent it from happening, the pilots keep the flaps and slats extended (CONF 1+F). Basically, the gap left between the slats and the wing keeps it ventilated.

[@AviationHubOfficial]

MB Media thanks a lot man! Great explanation and very concise. Appreciate it! If I may push it and ask one more... does it have to be specifically 1+F, because she calls out just flaps 1, do you have to change the fight phase back to ‘after start’ to get a 1+F conf? I always thought retracting after landing went 4, 3, 3, 1 and the 1+F was a before takeoff logic?

[@mbmedia916]

@@AviationHubOfficial Well, I'm not to sure. I have only seen a A330 with 1+F a couple of times and it always has been 1+F. It may change between aircraft because I know a 737-8 would always use full flaps in these situations because well Flap 1 on a 737-8 won't do anything compared to a A330, the gap is much larger.

[@J.Stein1]

@@AviationHubOfficial As far as I know, 1+F is always the case upon being on the ground or retracing the flaps. If you extend them to the position 1 on the ground, the trailing edge flaps will extend as well (1+F). In the air, only the leading edge flaps (slats) extend. During retraction, 1+F is always the case...

[@danielonn2002]

The reason for not fully retracting the flaps is in case of an emergency they won't have too much drag to pull up to abort the landing. All they would have to do is retract the Flaps back to 0 and pull up on the yoke.

[@Bork0r]

The captain seems like a great guy! So relaxed and focused at the same time. A great leader.

[@sportsnation1357]

That TCAS warning really scared her. It seemed like it caught the first officer off guard. Great job to maintain composure after the warning though. Can tell she was really well trained.

[@AviationHubOfficial]

While most alerts are insignificant, and the chance of air-to-air collision is infinitesimally low, practically zero, doesn't change the fact that an alert has been the last thing a pilot heard...

[@Matty12333]

Sports Nation Why was there a TCAS warning ?

[@AviationHubOfficial]

They came within about 1NM laterally of another aircraft that was climbing, even though it was 3,500ft below it was climbing fast enough to have their theoretical paths cross (plus the added margin). ATC would have been actively separating all this traffic so I think the pilot below was climbing at a faster rate than ATC anticipated. It's worth realizing that the TCAS on the traffic below would have been alerted too, and they would have almost certainly reduced their rate of climb on seeing it!

[@nankervisj]

I had a similar near miss in a C172 climbing out of Moorabbin Airport in Australia. only up to around 1500ft and I saw a shadow pass from underneath our plane behind and to my left. Couple of seconds later a black painted plane shot out from under the windscreen to the right of us. No TCAS so we called it ourselves but man it was scary especially for a student pilot like me. Always really important to do constant visual checks but even then we couldn't see them

[@georgechar1101]

Sports Nation the cocpit shook

[@jamiedavidwalterramsay5927]

Watched this cpt pilot the a350, a330 and B777. Everytime his teaching judgment is second to none and the lady 1st officer is the most on the ball new start, I have ever seen. What a team in that cockpit....

[@yaronsteinbuch3956]

What was notable to me was the good CRM and ability of both pilots - and ATC - to catch each other’s errors: the incorrect vertical speed, wrong heading on final and mistaken parking spot. Teamwork is essential and showing the glitches (as well as the FO’s reaction to the TCAS) offers a realistic look at what goes on in the cockpit. I also would note that these two pilots are quite chatty, which is not necessarily a problem. Every crew is different. I do think these two are very professional and work well together.

[@tjfSIM]

Yeh they work really well together. Really good comms and they don’t mind correcting each other, this is great CRM and I’d feel completely confident if I was a passenger on their flight.

[@avigator]

The captain is COO of Swiss Airlines since April 2020: www.swiss.com/corporate/EN/company/about-us/cv/cv-thomas-frick

[@kimberly1567]

It often surprises me with the quick instant memory of pilots. As soon as they land they have to quickly accept and memorize exit ramp, possibly hold short at a crossway, 2-3 turn sequences to their gate, tower frequency. I would think it would be so easy to forget or miss a turn.

[@danieldolezal8541]

This was one of the smoothest landing ever performed. Great job!

[@tjfSIM]

What a great team! What really comes through for me is how relaxed and open everything is - they're both just focused on getting the job done and working together. No sign of that 'rank and command' stuff that we used to see, where people would be afraid to call anything out.

[@Rebel.s197]

Perfect reaction - calm and collected :) Makes you more confident to be a passenger!

[@VAHOSS]

You must have missed 00:47

[@Smufter69]

@ZS - 10ZZ 930779 Rick Hansen SS with a potential closing speed of over 1,000 mph I think I'd jump too.

[@Wingzofelzorro]

@@VAHOSS those things happen but u gotta move on and focus on ur work in a split second and she did just that.Handed over te control to the captain and did her job.after all we r all human yeah.

[@thehonorablejiveturkey6068]

Wow, looks like father and daughter flying above the clouds again

[@embecmom5863]

wow that was chaotic approach.. amazingly handled.

[@toni80RM]

0:47 What a fright the poor lady lol

[@草加少佐]

toni a 😂

[@banchnotok]

es isch jetz scho guet

[@sammiller9698]

I saw that to dam...

[@codingvio7383]

Duh, if there us another plane close by, I think you might shit yourself. When that alarm comes

[@demhendor]

Scary

[@junemercado]

I really like A330's wingtip

[@Ali.Rahimy]

I blame ATC that allowed such a potential collision trigger TCAS. The first officer did a very great job during whole the approach and landing process.

[@Arcadiez]

TA can happen in busy traffic area. It's the RA you dont want.

[@idontknowanygoodnames1498]

The poster commented that the other aircraft was most likely climbing faster than expected

[@jeremyhigdon3402]

The men and women that pilot these massive planes carrying so many people. My heart goes out to them. So much training. You have to be a genius to do this. At least very smart and alert at all times. I would be so nervous 😬 😂. God bless the good people of this Earth 🙏

[@RuiPlaneSpotter]

Fantastic video!

[@cb7622]

4:48: "I just want to say, good luck. We're all counting on you" - Leslie Neilson

[@brucerideout9511]

I enjoy the tweak of the autopilot... Had a lot of fun with that

[@kalas1988]

Perfect touchdown!

[@helmuthuber766]

Ein tolles Video! Vor allem die junge Dame war sehr nett und beeindruckte. Happy landings und blue skies!

[@notbasti6020]

Just saw your channel yesterday, subbed and it is paying out!

[@AviationHubOfficial]

Thanks man, I'm just sharing clips, no personal gain - but you'd probably love a full movie from pilotseye, maybe check them out

[@nothgiel84]

What a beautiful flight..loved the clouds scenery was so un to watch

[@Coastingonlife]

These are the most peaceful piloting crew I ever seen ,even though I and I believe everyone here loved it .Was it alarming or is just me ?

[@blueskunk9163]

Excellent teamwork

[@glennski]

Tbh, from my point of view as just an avgeek even though she got shocked by the TCAS she quickly acted quiet professional.

[@ericdemeester5610]

Great job! and furthermore, Jennifer is so cute...

[@costiniucmircea]

Thank you . . I miss flying so far ... !!!

[@onepocketpaddy]

made this approach a time or three: depart west over dade/broward line, over dolphin stadium, baseleg south, a couple of 45 degree cuts to the 9right localizer, over the glades, parallel to the airport expressway, with a glorious view of downtown skyline, all the way to the end of 9 right. plenty of runway, nice long airliner approach. shazaam.....

[@fginez]

Beautiful approach!

[@caiohfm]

amazing video!!

[@Junz24]

beautiful

[@treyweger]

1:03 You can see another aircraft in the bottom right corner more to the center

[@codingvio7383]

Thanks. That helped me find the plane, I skipped back five times and couldn't find it till now. Thx

[@notapplicable4567]

Cheers m8

[@AkkuBakku999]

Found 👌🏻

[@ZT_9999]

Traffic in sight!

[@davidtsw]

From 2:05 it gets magical.

[@proaudiohd]

Great video though I prefer without music. I can hear music anytime on my own. The cockpit sounds and conversation are what I'm interested in. The musical interludes are kind of distracting and take me out of the moment, I find. To each their own!

[@adikurniaramadhan6503]

Someday i’ll fly airbus, i believe...

[@carloformenti6528]

I think that great people and great professional workers born from the knowledge of their mistakes. When the captain makes his point "a little bit chaotic" he knows that they've made some little mistakes. He grows up some more and she will grow as well. Great job and great landing though

[@ramdask.b4335]

Really air trip and amazing view

[@yesiddarioninoserrato8347]

Cordial saludo desde Girardot Cundinamarca Colombia Sur América

[@binarysun_]

Really good team

[@arnaudjean-claude6367]

Magnifique vidéo merci 👏

[@ДмитрийКузьмичёв-н1й]

Очень красивые виды открываются с кабины пилота✨✨✨

[@ronlandman6267]

nice clear film ..like that ..

[@blogshu7793]

So beautiful flight

[@captkay5330]

Swiss 64H Maintain 9 thousand... love this video... Awesome

[@wildkev1010]

What an amazing job to have

[@ronaldcarmona5485]

These guys are pros 👍 ✈

[@nativeafroeurasian]

2:55 little did he know there was a camera in the cockpit

[@rafaelfernandez8311]

Muy bien. Buen trabajo Gracias

[@Nicocres74]

Great video!🙂Thanks

[@emtaplai-otochannel6596]

Excellent !

[@captainjorge7882]

amazing video

[@Nordbiene]

Sehr schöne Landung. Verstehe zwar nur die Hälfte, aber super. :)

[@ronlandman6267]

nice camera s in the cockpit .. good job

[@liweichen4943]

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[@dangraham9741]

silver lining in the clouds . . . . . . . ...

[@dreckigerkek3244]

Swiss 001 is Missing here :)

[@alexgeronimo8331]

very nice !!!

[@bigsby211]

When the TCAS went off warning of the other traffic it startled her so much that she nearly jumped out of her seat. And one of the flight attendants was let in to just tell the pilots cabin and galley was secured, that even distracted me and I was just watching the video not flying the airplane. Why not just use the intercom and call the cockpit to let them know everything was ready and secured for landing?

[@JM-dy4ty]

Because they were near the airspace of another aircraft.

[@laspigroup2974]

You are great!

[@baturrez7485]

¡Larga vida a la vieja Europa! ¡Por el bien de la Humanidad!

[@jarratt51]

The Aphex twin made that ten times better

[@AviationHubOfficial]

Honestly I never thought anybody would recognise T69... @jarratt51, you are my viewer of the year :D

[@jarratt51]

@@AviationHubOfficial thanks man, the last minute of that song is incredible

[@AviationHubOfficial]

@@jarratt51 Your comment made me go listen again. Incredible. I did kinda regret not using the ending after uploading. Ah well, next vid! I will force RDJ's genius on all you aviation nerds!

[@AviationHubOfficial]

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[@jarratt51]

@@AviationHubOfficial sure mate ill give it a blast

[@caprica_13]

They were cleared for the RNAV and tried to fly the visual. Seems like this was lost in translation. You can’t deviate from the published procedure unless cleared for the visual specifically.

[@googleuser3910]

A lot of unnecessary conversation below 10,000 feet on approach. No wonder he flew through the final approach course. Her mistakes are dangerous.

[@peteconrad2077]

Like what? Looked fine to me.

[@johnsmith-rd5li]

Cool pilots...

[@brianjensen4568]

Man,she ever flinch 😮

[@ZoL-sc5ox]

Dream come true.Now im student pilot.

[@chrisvoka538]

Zolboo Zolboo Congrats man

[@delta3548]

Did you passed?

[@Mskandulaanaha]

Why were they flapping 1,2,3,4 can’t they do directly do full can any one solve my question

[@tomstravels520]

Because otherwise you’d be flying too fast for flaps 4 but too slow for flaps 1 and in an Airbus the auto thrust won’t let you slow down too far below the next flap speed. The idea is to slow down gradually, not suddenly

[@caseyjones166]

What is the background music for? It was so intrusive that it actually stopped me watching what I'm sure would have been a very interesting video.

[@CMDT79]

Very good land

[@teresamwenyango2962]

Anybody else notice the smaller plane that was flying below them at 1:01 ?? Or was it just me

[@gilbertirep5335]

Bravo ma passion est l,aviation

[@Eugeniy1968]

Приветствую! Спасибо за хорошее видео! Привет из России! 👍

[@vulturebe]

0:47

[@hanjar425]

Veru smooth

[@DiCola119]

8:59 can someone clarify what the tower was instructing the pilots to do? What does tower mean when he says "hold short of your runway"? I, like the first officer, at first interpreted it as a LAHSO instruction to hold short of runway 12.

[@michalfedak9187]

Perfekt

[@anjayapant]

Das ist sehr Schon gut.

[@judd1157]

Once you've learned a little German (hoch Deutsch), spoken Swiss German is like a separate language.

[@romanbaranovichi5375]

judd1157 thought it was Dutch at first lol

[@patodatos1440]

La cara de espanto de la primer oficial es única

[@AviationHubOfficial]

en la cabina, ¡esa alarma es alta!

[@Matt-xq2vk]

I have always wanted to be a pilot but I never expected it to be this hard. It seems fun though

[@AviationHubOfficial]

This approach looks particularly difficult. It's very busy airspace so controllers re talking fast, the Standard Terminal Arrival procedure is very strict in terms of adherence to speeds and altitudes and then a visual landing to boot, but they are so used to this sort of stuff for them that like you say, it's fun for them. But at one point in BOTH of their lives, they would have found this incredibly difficult. But I have to warn you, if you thought this vid made it look hard, then times that expectation by about 100.. sorry.!

[@jarbeast2086]

Same

[@eastcoast774]

I love how robot gives no shit at 9:56

[@taohuang250]

cool~

[@deevog]

0:45 she shocked

[@staffanbergstrom2265]

These guys.. 👍

[@jamesblunt006]

But where's the chocolate?

[@cyberiante]

Cute video and I love Jennifer's competence. The old guy made at least 3 small mistakes - programmed the vertical speed to +1000 and not -1000, turned thru the final approach ON VISUAL and even the tower had to comment, and then Jennifer commenting that he was a bit low, and in fact, he got the 50 ft call out about 150 feet before the threshold where it normally occurs. Just not crisp.

[@selenophilicguy7635]

I’ve seen this capt in some other video

[@AviationHubOfficial]

Engine shutdown followed by chocolate?

[@iboibis655]

Traffic 😱😱!!!

[@alexandergoldman]

Why was she so alarmed @ 0:46? Well, i know it can be stressful, but thought it was a bit odd... Fantastic job regardless and great vid

[@matthewcrich5951]

@alexandergoldman. Her plane was auto alerted to unexpected traffic off her starboard side. and warned her of potential conflict. Definitely was unexpected. The captain was ultra cool and immediately went into a climb. The danger passed without incident.

[@alexandergoldman]

@@matthewcrich5951 fantastic stuff and appreciate the reply. Both he and she seem like wonderful, competent pilots. Thanks for the information.

[@WAJIDHN]

Aviation hub, Great video, good work, thanks for sharing.

[@asherswing]

cut the music

[@endoftheworld29]

If only I could afford to become a pilot, I would defintely apply for the course

[@charliee5912]

just take a loan

[@elvagabundo1760]

@@charliee5912 probably the worst moment ever to do it 😅

[@charliee5912]

@@elvagabundo1760 work 2 years , save money & then take the loan, you will easily pay it off when you’re working as a pilot

[@elvagabundo1760]

@@charliee5912 I've been working 3 years for an airline saving a lot and actually I don't need a loan, got yesterday the books to begin with the PPL but objectively it's a terrible moment for it and at least in europe salaries are not as high to expect get that money back soon.

[@charliee5912]

@@elvagabundo1760 yeah , im studying to become an aerospace engineer so i will work as an engineer for 1-2 years

[@sanjaykrishnamatheswaran6012]

Air traffics are happening in Miami because of the Bermuda Triangle..Am I right?

[@ebalim]

slight low? I saw 4 reds at 100ft!

[@mattthompson8487]

TCAS: TRAFFIC TRAFFIC *Pilot:* Shits her pants 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣LMFAO!!!

[@eddiec1841]

Que brutal!! 😓 👍👍😁

[@Inversiondude]

So this guy is the captain for every airplane in swiss's fleet? hahaha

[@thepog_]

1:09 The captions was 133.75?

[@Elucidator-]

(for the pilots) 6:11 : That's a long readback, is it not? I have difficulty remembering it all at once, but maybe it is just that much more easier if you are a pilot?

[@AviationHubOfficial]

If you watch, I'm pretty sure she types a few key digits from the readback into the MCDU (which is common practice) to help with the readback. But yeah I had that one on repeat myself a few times, it's mental. You can see her use the scratchpad method at 6:42 (looks like she types 210HO170). These final approach clearances seem to be particularly massive, as there will be not just an altitude and/or speed, but a heading in which to intercept the final course, the runway/approach name and then sometimes even a tower frequency after that! For example on the A350 video on this channel a superfast Bostonian tells the pilots - "6 miles from MILTT turn right heading 010 descend and maintain 2000 until established on the localiser cleared ILS rwy 4R approach maintain 170 knots to MILLT" 😲errrrr turn lef...no right.. to where again?

[@Elucidator-]

@@AviationHubOfficial Haha. Practice makes perfect I guess!

[@boahneelassmal]

​@@Elucidator- Key is to pretty much disregard the unnecessary items in the clearance until you have time to get to them and reduce your readback to the absolute minimum items. The first thing you can disregard is the position report. Just double check you are the given distance from given waypoint and then you can completely forget about it. In this case you can also disregard the heading. As he has given them clearance for the approach the heading is merely an intercept heading but you as the pilot are now responsible to catch and fly the approach as published. (note how they adjust the heading for a better intercept) As for non-approach clearances: As soon as he says _turn_ you go to the hdg selector to select the heading instantly same with the altitude and speed. This also helps with your readback since you just need to read off of the dials instead of remembering the items. Use the freetext page on the mcdu / fmc for any instructions regarding future waypoints (3k until est.) or the classic way: pen and paper. And always remember: you have a second person you can ask. You shouldn't put all your trust in them being able to pay full attention but usually they remember what you couldn't (see parking position this video). And if all of this fails: ask atc. That's their job :) Finally, you already said it: practice. I'm fairly new on vatsim currently and still learning to work clearances / instructions more than 2 items but i'm getting there slowly. Physical rather than mental notes really are your friend.

[@danielonn2002]

I was wondering is it possible to program the Flight Computer with a Land Program and a Takeoff Program that will automatically set the flaps and bring down the landing gear turn on the Fasten Seatbelt Sign, Switch Off the IFE and switch the IFE to the Airshow Map and play the automated arrival announcements for the designated airport or Arrival Video if available and then switch on the Front Camera for passengers to see the landing or takeoff? How do you Modify the Flight Computer to work with all systems?