Edelweiss Air A340 BOUNCING TAKEOFF | Zurich Airport Plane Spotting

Plane Spotting at Zurich Airport (6.4.24) on Observation Deck E capturing this incredible bouncing takeoff from Edelweiss A340-300 (HB-JMF) starting towards Cancun on runway 16.
Reasons for this bouncing was, that shortly after start the A340 received to much tailwind and therefore had to less speed. During the short touchdown the A340 could get enough speed again for the final takeoff.
That video has been captured by me, the video from ‪@ZRHSPOTTER-sw3ot‬ is similiar, as she stood only 2-3m next to me on the observation deck.

[@zrhaircraft]

Please check out my latest video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aZDNpISVetyLkNk and lets have a discussion there what happened during the landing goes wrong

[@VikPaints]

I've seen a similar occurrence before. A change of wind direction at the point of rotation. The pilot did the right thing by reducing the climb for a few seconds to let the speed build up enough to climb successfully, excellent flying despite how odd this may look it was the correct thing to do.

[@zrhaircraft]

fully agree on your statement

[@Kerry-xu7fq]

I bet he was on the heavy side too.

[@eprn1n2]

If you look at the smokestack in the background the wind in calm. No wind change on this one. I've never seen a touchdown after takeoff. Something unusual happened in the cockpit.

[@TheHDAviation]

What a beauty. Love the Edelweiss livery, especially on the A340. Very nice catch from Zurich!

[@zrhaircraft]

Thx a lot for the compliment. The Edelweiss A340 is my favorite livery, like it a lot

[@LarksAviation]

Love this aircraft, used to watch it land at Cape Town when I was younger. Thanks for the video 😍

[@zrhaircraft]

the a340 with that edelweiss livery is one of my favorites

[@alpinweiss]

Amazing video, I also truly love the a340. One of my childhood absolute favorites

[@zrhaircraft]

yes same to me, also the livery is famous

[@BAVBavarianAviationVideonews]

Was für ein Start...😱 Klasse Fang 👌 Daumen hoch👍😎

[@zrhaircraft]

Danke dir 😁👍

[@arandomflightsimmer]

yes, the a340, especially the -300, is really underpowered, it usually climbs to its cruise altitude in 40 minutes, sooo slowly, but the pilot did the right thing, avoiding the stall caused by the wind direction imminent change. By the way the a340 is my fav aircraft, lovely fr , especially the -600❤

[@ohareplanespotting]

What a catch

[@zrhaircraft]

thank you

[@pigybak]

kudos for still flying the 4 engines

[@zrhaircraft]

i love that a340, in next 1-2 years they will be replaced with a350

[@BigWhoopZH]

* hair dryers

[@bbn140]

@@zrhaircraft A me risulta che Edelweiss ne ha ordinati altri di 340, probabilmente quelli che lascerà Swiss

[@andrewsewraviation3991]

Amazing work! Keep on pursuing your passions that you enjoy! I know you’re doing great, and continue persevering with the challenges within the best of your abilities! My best of hopes for much prosperity, and despite the gaps for me not being present, I got your back! 🍀👍

[@zrhaircraft]

thx a lot for your warm words

[@matthiashaenni]

Super Video!

[@zrhaircraft]

Danke Dir

[@PLANEMANIA747]

Good capturing 🤩

[@zrhaircraft]

thank you :)

[@Quebeck_tv]

Sehr schön ❤

[@zrhaircraft]

Danke sehr

[@ZRHSPOTTER-sw3ot]

I watched it again this was catched perfetly and i really hope that this Video will have a great succsess you really deserve it Raphael greetings Marlies

[@zrhaircraft]

Thx a lot for these nice words Marlies

[@DavidEsp1]

Pilot handled it correctly, whatever the cause (excess weight?). Limp windsock at 00:12 suggests virtually nil windspeed (tiniest of headwinds) at that time at that point of the runway. Smoke at 0:53 almost vertical implying nil windspeed at that point (admittedly not on the runway). 00:40 _possible_ windsock (since it is slanted), if so then indicating insignificant wind there also.

[@WINGSANDRAILS]

Worth your money!!!! ;-)

[@starpawsy]

55 second take-off run is a little on the short side of average for large planes like this.

[@kamalbarshevich]

That was only the beginning! This plane crashed twice during that flight. But thanks to gods , nobody was even injured!

[@frankeberlein3998]

Super cooles Video 👍

[@zrhaircraft]

Vielen Dank

[@eprn1n2]

Something went wrong in the cockpit. There is nothing that would explain that maneuver. Someone pushed the nose over after liftoff and then pulled it back up again. They'll investigate this one. The tail was also very close to the ground indicating possibly an early rotation. We'll see what they find out.

[@tottui15]

Please come to Bangkok

[@ZurichAirportSpotter]

Da habe ich etwas verpasst.. Habt ihr das Video per Editor stabilisiert?

[@zrhaircraft]

ja hast du wirklich verpasst, dock e an dem tag war interessant :) ja wurde nachträglich stabilisiert

[@airlife7102]

Crazy....

[@zrhaircraft]

yes it is :)

[@mauriciolandos4712]

I didn't know bouncing takeOffs was a thing

[@ZRHSPOTTER-sw3ot]

Super Video Raphael liked liebe Grüße Marlies

[@zrhaircraft]

Danke dir Marlies Gruss Raphael

[@jsmith8891]

Good ole 34300 un max power take off turning into a max power takeoff lol

[@TheHikingHoosier]

That must have felt a bit scary as a passenger

[@afspotter88]

Klasse gefilmt Raphael l i k e d 😊 liebe Grüße Marlies

[@zrhaircraft]

Vielen Dank Marlies Gruss Raphael

[@afspotter88]

@@zrhaircraft gerne Raphael hab über meinem anderen noch einen anderen Kommentar hinterlassen ich hoffe dass Du mit dem Video einen großen Erfolg haben wirst liebe Grüße und einen schönen Sonntag Abend liebe Grüße Marlies

[@zoltanbanoczki7691]

drop da clutch

[@pemigris]

An a340 climbs only due to the curvature of the earth

[@mmtot]

Rotate.......... V2........... Positive rate............. Gear uhhhh.......oh shit wait a minute!

[@victorgrasscourt3382]

Pilots got the performance figures wrong. Rotated too early. There was still a lot of runway left. The A340-300 is underpowered anyway. Imagine if that aircraft had lost an engine as it rotated? It would never have made it.

[@jamie-hb8gy]

This what happens with 4 hairdryers.

[@vintagegamingrepublic5156]

Rotated too soon, ground effect allowed take-off but once out of ground effect came back down. Some stupid mistake in the cockpit i guess.

[@gustavosegal5881]

The pilots reported to the tower a wind direction change as soon as they takeoff

[@cosmicdebris2223]

or ignored the GE handbook regarding those engines on that aircraft. §1: "Please use entire runway ...and some grass if necessary".

[@zrhaircraft]

this what is also heard and was also stated in swiss press... wind direction change to tailwind

[@cosmicdebris2223]

wouldn't the co-pilot have called V1 meaning that they had to take off, further meaning that rotation can (must) be applied at that point becaue the necessary speed for take off had been reached?

[@vintagegamingrepublic5156]

@@cosmicdebris2223 No, V1 means point of no return, they can't abort take-off after that, however that does not mean it has to take-off immediately, only after reaching necessary speed for take-off, VR meaning rotate.

[@massimilianomoretti1067]

Wind shear..

[@zrhaircraft]

wind shear and changed to tailwind

[@devn3813]

The -300 is seriously underpowered. I’m shocked it is even allowed to fly.

[@nikolauswolff5791]

Its not. There was a wind gust.

[@TRPGpilot]

What are your commerial pilot qualifications?

[@devn3813]

@@nikolauswolff5791 that’s exactly why planes need to be plenty powerful, and not so underpowered that a change from headwind to tailwind causes it to drop back to the runway again after gaining that much altitude.

[@nikolauswolff5791]

@@devn3813 Not really. If this would had happen to a 77W with GE 90's the movements and reactions would had been the same. The 4 CFM engines on that A 340 do have enough power.

[@nikolauswolff5791]

Die - 300 ist wahrlich kein Steigkünstler aber das hier war eine kräftige Windscherung knapp über der SLB. Gut abgefangen und gut hochgezogen. Schreckmoment für alle Passagiere. Schweizer Piloten sind top ausgebildet. Da sitzen keine Idioten im Cockpit.

[@zrhaircraft]

ja das sehen halt viele nicht, was da vorgefallen ist und reden von piloten fehler usw. auf der besucher terasse hatten wir auch alle einen schreck die das live gesehen haben

[@thebigyellow7213]

Pilot Error (again). Look at the smoke out of the chimney in the background once they are airborne. They either rotated too early or miscalculated weight.

[@filipevasconcellos147]

"Oh... Look the chimney"........ hm... Always judging.........

[@anadiogo2708]

MEDOOOOOO......

[@adlyelwan3622]

Erste

[@SunDial6666]

Very close to disaster

[@u171098atgmail]

that was super scary!

[@zrhaircraft]

yes indeed, we were also totally surprised to see that from the observation deck