Cockpit view of a jet landing into Tegucigalpa Honduras TGU

[@bluej2k]

I flew into this airport once about 4 years ago. It was a wild ride and remains the only flight I've ever taken where the entire cabin erupted in applause when we touched down. I love the comment by one of the pilots at the end of this video. A landing at TGU is a memorable experience.

[@frankmcg4457]

End of the runway should just be a billboard of Wile E. Coyote shrugging his shoulders.

[@moriver3857]

By the sound of the trim wheel, this is a 737. After several decades, never realized how much trim was needed when power was reduced, or how much easier pitch control one wanted. Great video, and looks like the runway is a bit longer now, still challenging, and turns and altitudes are still probably based on this house, that house, that pool, etc. Watch a 757 landing here, the largest airplane that can safely get in. Thanks for the post.

[@TheCydtkw]

I have been telling people for years how crazy scary landing at this airport was. We hit so hard our tray tables and oxygen masks came down. This pilot made it look easy . Awesome video!

[@guywolff]

On my first trip in here I looked up and noticed one the the Stewardesses was crossing herself as we started down the side of the mountain after turing on the forest at the top of the mountain .There was one seasoned pilot who flew in here all the time.A very cool cooky .I was always happy to see him. If they have been burning brush the airport can get closed down for lack of visibility . Thanks American Airlines for all the strict training . There are a handful of guys licensed to land here.

[@sbmrunning]

one of the finest air landing videos on youtube ! outstanding recording and THANKS for the upload !

[@seagull2000]

Beautiful landing. Amazing video. How can the pilots even find that tiny airport in the middle of all those mountains? I admire those brave pilots.

[@Rodrigo-bv7uv]

They don't have to. Airlines follow IFR charts that guide them on the correct path to the runway.

[@littlekevinj]

This is a crazy landing to experience as a passenger because you are flying directly over houses and hills as you make a 180 degree turn to land on the runway. In 2009 they lengthened the runway by removing part of the sandy hill that you see them fly over to make it somewhat easier to land, but it is still amazing to see the precision required to make a good landing.

[@Darthbelal]

May as well put a tailhook on the aircraft and arresting cables on the runway............

[@MarcLloydZ]

Boeing has actually tried that but maintaining the cables and the amount of crew it will take to operate would be costly

[@goldenmanuever1176]

+Darth Bela LOL. I needed that thanks.

[@MillionFoul]

+M.L It also tends to piss off passengers when you decelerate at 4-7G.

[@timwitt94]

i love the sound of that trim stabilizing! thats the best lol

[@donjohnson8627]

Landing a jet in Tegucigalpa is somewhat of a challenge, but no big deal if you are paying attention and have your speeds nailed......but DRIVING in that city is downright SCARY!!!

[@juanandres9099]

@Mountain Mike actualy is pretty modern...new buildings and new infrastructure......combine with the mountains give a tegucigalpa its unique style...despite poverty..

[@emergencylowmaneuvering7350]

@@juanandres9099 Sure, i love poverty..

[@dogspitzen6027]

That's spectacular. Looks like he had to fly down that last drop, rather than drop in on a flare. Great to see a cockpit view of a landing that's always intrigued me from the ground. Thanks!

[@Shaliaj7]

dan sheppard Just for the BEST pilots! those with good manhood.

[@jeffsheldon]

Good memories. The plane has to descend fast enough and in a corkscrew pattern that your gut remains somewhere in the clouds by the time the plane lands. A week after I left Tegucigalpa, a plane went right off the runway. There's a pretty substantial drop at the end.

[@mrguystarr]

I've landed at this airport/runway numerous times. Though apparently this airport is will be shutdown at some point in the future (at least that what has been announced); as an new international airport is scheduled to open approximately 90km to the north.

[@jellybelly111]

mrguystarr good

[@orion-jett]

mrguystarr palmerola airport in comayagua

[@Ryantravisaol]

3:51 "that's not fun. I don't like this one" I only watched the video and I feel the guys pain!

[@RickySTT]

I hope that was the first officer who said that!

[@gabrielflorentino6080]

😂

[@timmhg]

One of the most coolest videos in You-tube. Thanks for share it.

[@spack2015]

I've been there and the runway is SHORT! But they made it look easy.

[@ronaldrobin]

Theres another video where it shows the plane landing and its almost hitting the ground this is a brilliant video from the inside showing what the pilots see which makes it more reassuring to watch without biting your nails. Smashing stuff.

[@annemariedeville4285]

"That's not fun. I don't like this one!" LOL

[@estebs1978]

Right! I feel the same way

[@matthewkaczer1459]

LMAO do you know how dumb you sound.

[@bigd-1-channel514]

1st video I saw on youtube. Best view I have seen of flying in there.

[@CristiNeagu]

That trim sound right at the start of the video.. didn't even have to read the doobly doo to know it's a 737.

[@Kevin-yh8ol]

How do you know? maybe its just someone sharpening his knife in the cockpit

[@CristiNeagu]

Maybe that's what the clacker on the 737 actually is: a little man in the equipment bay sharpening a knife. We can't know for sure :P

[@Kevin-yh8ol]

Cristi Neagu IKR! And not even once did they even mention this on Nat Geo's Air crash investigation episodes :P

[@BollocksUtwat]

I know right!

[@CristiNeagu]

***** You're new on KZbin, are you?

[@xtroxtro1]

What an amazing landing!! I almost want to book a flight to Tegucigalpa just to experience this.

[@seanbooher8252]

Thirty, twenty, t-bam!

[@michelenunyabiz7776]

That was a beautiful landing! I admire the guys and gals that can ace a horrible airport like this! 👍👍

[@hyperthreaded]

Lol, he came in like a freaking helicopter.

[@Shaliaj7]

Olaf Klischat kinda, feel more like a harrier, very vertical landing.

[@CaptainArt777]

Also, it is not normal but sometime necessary to straighten out at the last second. If you are landing on a short runway, you want to land as soon as possible, at the beginning of the run way with no excess speed to bleed off. So speed and height are important at any short runway. Hope this helps. Space is limited here. Good Luck. Your info, I have been flying for over 40yrs and have thousands of hours. Happy Flying to you and stay safe.

[@mellotrongirl]

I was expecting to hear the "pull up! pull up!" warning alert

[@tcaphou]

The sound you wear is the trim wheel spinning to adjust the Elevator Trim Tab for the decreasing airspeed. This controls the pitch of the aircraft as it is slowing down.

[@llsa30]

my belly sinks everytime I go there!!😂😂

[@salemcripple]

@lonzenator That wold be the trim wheel. It auto adjusts according to wind speed, plane speed, etc to keep the plane flying straight, and level, and adjust for the added weight of people and cargo. There's also a manual wheel inside the cockpit for manual adjustment. That is what you're hearing clicking.

[@metr0labs]

Putting landing gear to the test

[@dongmo1]

Got one shot at the flare-out. Great flying skills. Don't think you can teach that! Cool video. Thanks for posting

[@KatanaKatz]

Oh hell naw they need to relocate this airport. Although that might be a problem, since that costs money :/

[@CaptainArt777]

How refreshing. It takes a man to say he was wrong on you tube. But let me tell you something, there is nothing wrong with that. I have done it myself. I have taught my kids and now all my grand kids the same thing. I wish you and your family the best, if you have a family, and happy flying to you. Peace Be With You.

[@jbretne7]

I guess ILS (Instrument Landing System/Auto Land) is Ruled out. This is all Hands on baby...

[@mickeymcnaughton2555]

Indeed. I wonder what the height above terrain would be (lowest) point for a precision instrument approach and how much extra height there'd be if it were a non-precision approach (if promulgated). Bugger all, I would guess.

[@peileii]

The background noise that you hear are the trim wheels spinning. Whenever the pilot actuates the electronic trim switch on the yoke, it phyically turns the trim wheel (which, in case of an electronic trim failure, they can manually turn). That's the hissing or maraccas sound that you hear. I almost wonder if the grunting at the end is one of them manually turning the wheel.

[@gayleszeredy365]

Several people from my church make this landing once a year to help out with the Hondurus Good Works Foundation, which helps Hondurans with food, medicine and health care. They truly put their lives at risk doing this and I'm in awe of them.

[@TitaniusAnglesmith]

+Anna Rose No they don't, if you're meaning the landing. This may be hard, but not death defying

[@putman201]

@lonzenator It is the trim for the aircraft. As the aircraft configuration changes (flaps, gear down) and the speed changes, the aircrafts attitude (nose up or down ) changes. the trim helps to relieve some of the backrpessure so that instead of constantly trying to pull the nose up, the nose up attitude required for flight due to the slow speed at that stage is easier to control. You can hear the gear go down and the chime is a notification that they have descended through an altitude

[@TrisemGamesLive]

Jesus who would put a fucking airport there!

[@bc78260]

Excellent video. Thanks for posting. i never get tired of great landings.

[@Shaliaj7]

TO THOSE WHO COMPLAINT ABOUT THE AIRPORT...HERE ONLY REAL MEN LAND...AND DEPART...

[@piurexroa]

lenny zaroff what an excuse to have such a shameful airport

[@CFITOMAHAWK]

Coward pilots hate this airport. PIlots that can only do easy things. The most dangerous pilots hate challenges. They will kill you later after complaining of the ones that are not cowards.

[@kevgl]

Far out. I loved the comment at the end "That's not fun" I've landed at some really weird strips in light aircraft, but man he put that down perfectly. I thought he was a bit high on final approach, but he had it done. Total kudos.

[@jamiemoo2000]

Peter Griffin (Family Guy) 3:52 ha

[@kuan9950]

lmfao!

[@ThatCodeBlue]

Thoroughly incredible ! God bless the minds and hands of the pilots and controllers working TGU

[@TheGayJayWay]

That's one shitty looking runway!

[@TheProPilot]

@lonzenator That's the sound that comes from three airplanes: the 707, 727, or 737. This video is of a 737 (says the title :) and so that's the pitch trim wheel. Each time the pilot "trims the aircraft" you will hear that "click, wizz wizz wizz, click" sound.

[@NonstopDan]

@titan1235813 75 ;)

[@SwatsHangar]

I am used to the sight picture from the 172, so I thought you looked high over the numbers and was surprised when the mains touched down! The 737 cockpit seems very high off the runway. Very cool.

[@justsnappy]

@lonzenator I think you're hearing the trim wheel cycling up and down...it happens in quick bursts as the flying pilot (or autopilot) thumbs the trim button up or down on the yoke.

[@MrTupety]

wow...beautyfull aproach...wel done landing..just went solo today...was awesome, become a pilot is my dream life, im geting there, have a good day guys...and yeah, that was realy fun!!!!!

[@aaron8862006]

Great video, great quality! Looks like a sporty approach!

[@hostrauer]

@largeeyes runway was only lengthened about 1,000 feet, and the hill at the start of the runway has been smoothed out (all the white space). So yes, a little less scary than ten years ago, but still a difficult approach. The mountains at the other end of the valley make for a steep climb and challenging take-off, too.

[@hmlovedj]

Its totally beautiful! Best landing view ever.Thx

[@shakenama]

Shessh -from the quick motion and movement of the aircraft you would have thought Cessna or Piper if it wasn't for the fast approach that gave it away! - nice flying !!!

[@Cleared_To_Land]

What an awesome video! I just love this approach... The other youtube video external view of this airport is also spectacular. Love the last comment from the pilot, "that's not fun." LOL!

[@g7usl]

@tetramoo It's the captain trimming the aircraft. The control is electrically operated via a rocking switch contained within the flight yoke.

[@putman201]

@1943vermork If you are speaking about the callout of height above the ground, its a special radar that only works within a max of 250ft of the ground (if I remembered my training correctly). It is triggered on when u put the gear down.

[@FSX404]

Whoever took and made it possible for this video to be posted... ...this is one of the best videos I have seen on youtube.

[@2003wzup]

Great video. Always wondered what they saw versus what we see in the back

[@n7mk]

@lonzenator What you are referring to is the electric trim.

[@FirestormVTR]

Lozenator I think that it is the trim wheel which clicks away pretty loudly in the 737.

[@LRSS46]

Landing in Tegus has always been the hairy, especially at night and during the rainy season. Great pilots!

[@DVA7498]

@anurek123 It is the sound of the plane being trimmed. the 737NG is the only plane that makes that noise when being trimmed

[@shanemeek]

that's amazing. more pitch movement than i was expecting to see. nice work pilots.

[@scales57]

If you take the time to load up Google Earth, you can chart this flight path right in - pretty neat - at the beginning of the vid, the plane is basically approaching the airport deadon, but has to do an end run to approach the runway from the other end...so sweet

[@vientoenpopa3]

Beautiful, Mr captain, you did it fenomenal. Thanks KZbin too !

[@bazeire808]

Hi lonzenator, There are 2 distinct noises I can hear, The first is the Trim Wheels Spinning due to the changes in pitch, and the second is definitely the gear lowering. Hope this helps

[@timmhg]

@scvs2, in the FSX yes, but in the real life could be or it is quite impossible, the Tocontin's runway is just 2,163 m long at 1004 m sea level elevation. The shortest runways registered for 747 are Durban International Airport (2,439 m at 9 m elevation) and Newcastle Airport (2,329 at 81 m). The runaway of Toncontin is not enough and the thinner air at its elevation is an obstacle for the lift of so big airplane.

[@MrJaws58]

@lonzenator Thats the horizontal stabilizer manual trim wheel spining as the pilot trims the aircraft

[@IlIlIlIlIlIlIlIl-v9h]

Trim are movable surfaces on the elevator actuated by a button on the control yoke. The trim wheel is located on the throttle quadrant. When actuated, they make that sound because they're operated through hydraulics.

[@michael.meinhardt]

@lonzenator The noise you hear is the elevator trim, which adjusts automatically according to the pilot's inputs. It's a very typical noise for this plane.

[@obese1konobe]

@norsekeviking001. That noise is the trim wheel cycling as the pilot slows the aircraft and selects more and more flap. Boeings are clunky but built solid. Great landing, well done that crew.

[@DBR00]

I love the feeling of hitting the ground after a long flight. The taxi to the gate is the best part of the flight!

[@COLT-vo7sj]

I've flown into this place many times. In person u really see jus how short it is. And you have to go around mtns, turning 180L at 3000 getting u lined up with RWY.

[@1943vermork]

@danteriouz yap, it is part of the distance measuring equipment (DME) or enhanced ground proximity warning system. (EGPWS). But am not sure which one does the call.

[@sergeantsailorman]

I landed there many times as a C-130 Flight Engineer, and it is a scary approach. It's DVFR only, and the VASI isn't lights, but painted boards set at the correct angle to give you glide slope reference (poor man's VASI).

[@davidc437]

Great video, this is the 737 'Classic' series? 733, 734, 735? I hear the pumping sounds near the begining which are only on the classic series..

[@maunten66]

exelente el aterrizaje y la aproximacion muy bonita. gracias.

[@nibuenanimala]

@B2theRad003 You are so right, it should be use for training purposes lol.... I don't know if you are from Tegucigalpa or if you ever been there, but landing is close to a roller coaster ride

[@onebadlt123]

@StratMatt777 Yes, while approaching to the runway there is a downward sloping hill the bottoms at the beginning of the runway. The pilot has to stay a little high as he/she conducts the approach.

[@DLJ2890]

I believe (I could be wrong as it's hard to tell for sure) this is the NORTH RNAV (GPS, fix to fix) approach with very precise altitudes at each fix. But the final approach is a tight one isn't it; and to a very short rwy. Precision piloting at MHTG...

[@rustycuyler]

Amazing. The old Hong Kong approach was sometimes dicey, but never this ugly. What happens in IFR conditions? Any commercial pilot flying into Tegucigalpa regularly has my admiration.

[@JPH1786]

You may not like it, captain, but you made it look good! Well done.

[@azimuth361]

Pretty cool. It would have been more interesting if you'd used some sort of framing as a point of reference or even showed the crew at work. Watching the pilot and copilot as they're landing and taking off is really cool.

[@nibuenanimala]

@B2theRad003 You are so right, it should be use for training purposes lol.... I don't know if you are from Tegucigalpa or if you ever been there, but landing is close to a roller coater ride

[@andrew19983118]

Some of the noises you hear are the gear being lowered. The wooshing noise is the elevator trim. This is mostly automated on the 757 during flight. The callouts (wasn't listening to it very loud..) may have been TERRAIN etc this would be the EGPWS (Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning System) altitude call outs ie 500, 50,40, etc would be the radio altimeter... its more accurate than the barometric altitude.. great finals and landing though with the circumstances..

[@richardperry21]

Planestuff. Where did you get that video, I think this is me flying for Skyking, US Marshal !

[@a090006]

how can 102 people vote for not funny,this is one off the coolest landings I've seen!!

[@cabezuela00]

Great footage! Looked like a fun landing

[@iatanderson]

Could you tell me wich camera did you use on this movie? Very nice!

[@ajkpark]

WAU, very smooth on that crazy approach :) all best to this pilot :)

[@1943vermork]

@lonzenator This look like the auto trim. Every time the crew change a condition (flap, slat, gear, throttle, rate of decent, speed, attitude, etc.) the auto trim try to trim the airplane. And the trim wheel turn quite fast also and make a lot of noise.

[@timmhg]

@scvs2. Yes. That's it. Lower heights from sea level the air is more "heavy" means more lift.

[@lorinczm]

Great video. Nicely done!

[@jasonk795]

What approach plate is this? That's not how they land there! Rare landing approach!

[@bmw5233]

@SuperPLSG Just fly into SPS if you want. It handles plenty of international flights. And it's right between Tegus and La Ceiba - perfect.

[@vegasjill21]

There sure were a lot of sharp turns getting onto that runway!! But it was fun to see from the cockpit! Thanxs :)

[@onebadlt123]

Our airline has our own tailored approach for this airport which is very similar to the RNP approach (we are not RNAV-RNP approved) but only the captain has to hand fly the aircraft while the first officer calls out the altitudes, heading, and airspeed and we have a 3rd person in the jump seat for any radio operation and any additional resource/monitoring. It is a pain in the ass to make an approach here. I have been there and done that.

[@sonicgearHD]

@lonzenator that sound was a trim rotated while plane going up and down, the role for trim is to balance the plane :)

[@xterrasesc]

That approach was awsome!