(HD) Rainy Weather Landing - Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-800 - Chicago Midway Airport KMDW / MDW

[@OHAREAVIATION]

Thanks! getting a video like this is harder than you think.

[@MrJoelted]

It never cease to amaze me how much we rely on the instruments and computer for our safety, these pilots are amazing and makes everything look so simple when in facts they're sweating bullets in the cockpit

[@tjfSIM]

They do make it look easy, and they're incredibly skilled - but they're not sweating bullets! They do this every day, this is routine for them, so why would they be sweating?

[@Rampage434]

Southwest landing at Midway........Put down now, slam on reverse thrusters and stand on the brakes as passengers slide forward in seats!!! No problem, typical Midway landing!!! Awesome man!!!

[@kevingoeppner3114]

For MDW that's one hell of a touchdown. Nice and gradual

[@johnnymahsrow7704]

This is the BEST bad weather landing I have every seen. Nice video.

[@charles77550]

That was a great landing. Not to noisy or at least out of the ordinary. Loved the video! I love these airborne videos.

[@mlcochran78]

That was FANTASTIC Jay! You know how much I love adverse weather flight ops, and you just gave me a front row seat. Hell yeah!

[@hawktb9]

Hell of an airport to fly into! First time I flew in there, it was on N423WN several years ago, and needless to say, I almost crapped my shorts seeing just how short that runway is! Great video, and awesomely steady hands you have there! :)

[@OHAREAVIATION]

it was rougher than most but smooth given the conditions. Pilots did an excellent job

[@RomeoDeltaAviation]

First 90 seconds of your approach, easily classify as calm before the storm =) The fun begins when the crew start lowering those flaps .. beauty approach in unstable conditions, used near full length of 31C too! incredible inflight vid .. big like!

[@manifestgtr]

coming into midway is definitely on my bucket list...I've heard from pilots and passengers alike that it's quite the experience

[@OHAREAVIATION]

Thanks! I like to try to get it as steady as possible... sometimes this is hard when not using a tripod but all my videos are filmed without one. Glad you enjoyed!

[@Scoofio1987]

MDW arrivals on the MOTIF4 go over my house after they get vector'd in from JOT. nice video . And that was a smooth landing for KMDW

[@JelmersAviation]

WOooW Jay what an amazing inside video!!! Inside video's are so so amazing!!! And was it a good flight? Great landing and the weather looks so awesome!!! Thank you very much for sharing this amazing video!!! Well done and a HUGE LIKE!!!

[@AlexPraglowskiAviation]

Pretty bad weather there! But WHAT A VIEW! Awesome job man :D

[@OHAREAVIATION]

I just held it with two hands. I am used to airplanes movement and have flown a few smaller airplanes before.

[@OHAREAVIATION]

thanx! yes, the pilots did an outstanding job.

[@AirbusA330Pilot]

Am I the only one around here who loves turbulences? :) Fantastic video!

[@Airplaneviewer]

Great video! Really liked the part when the end of the wing disappeared into the clouds - COOL!!

[@OHAREAVIATION]

thanx for watching. you mean the weather is similar?

[@mylosairplanefan]

Wow, Jay!! This video is just AMAZING!! From the beautiful sunny sky to the very bad weather, just incredible!! Well done mate, amazing job, huge like!! :)

[@OHAREAVIATION]

very interesting. Welcome to Midway.

[@thetwopointslow]

Not a single picture on A.net until this flight?!?! Wow, that's got to be a pretty rare occurrence! Props (or should I say "jets"? ;) ) to you my friend!

[@OHAREAVIATION]

I just recently bought a Phoenix EDW A330 1:400 scale. just so you know.

[@michaeldunne7139]

great wing views and love those flaps rolling out in stages.

[@MrJest2]

Well, heck, that looks like just about every landing I've ever been in at San Jose. Although, I must admit, it's the first time I've seen 100% flaps in flight. "I'll just drift down, one snowflake among many..." :) I tell ya, the 737 is the DC-10 of our generation. You can pretty much beat the crap out of it, and it keeps on flying. Boeing's "quiet hit" went out of the park; now they are everywhere. And, having just been on an SWA flight today - love this company. Love their crew. :)

[@iffdelta]

Down and clear in about 30sec, beautiful.

[@OHAREAVIATION]

the landing was a good landing but the weather was not ideal. It does not seem rough because I held the camera so steady.

[@flightsimmerx1]

What a very awesome video man!! Loved it when it came out of the clouds followed the the vortice comin' off the flaps, very awesome landing as well!! Great video!

[@DylanCannon]

Love SWA and MDW! Great video Jay! =)

[@OHAREAVIATION]

Thanks very much! the pilots did a great job.

[@OHAREAVIATION]

I think this was because I absorbed the camera shock when we landed by moving the camera with the plane.

[@OHAREAVIATION]

It was LOADS of fun, Ryan! I live for this stuff. ;)

[@Chalupas45]

One of the scariest experiences I have ever had involving an airplane happened at Midway. I was on a SWA 737-700 from STL. Flew in during a blizzard and we were in a holding pattern for 1 hour. Then it eventually got to the point where we had to land, and it was an EXTREMELY steep and rough descent. When we touched down, I noticed we were already a quarter of the way down the Runway, past usual touchdown points. We came to a stop at the end of the runway. A few elderly passengers were injured.

[@planespotterworld]

Very good job! I like the engine sound. It seems like the landing was pretty smooth.

[@LeptirAviation]

Awesome video ! The city-view was amazing !

[@Sheri45myvideos]

Excellent landing!! It really reminds me of my landing at midway a few weeks ago. They do a great job landing on these short runways. Plus your runway was slippery with the rain.

[@OHAREAVIATION]

Thanks 4 watching!

[@salsajuan317]

Awesome video - I'dve been on the edge of my seat - I love those low vis IFR landings. Great video!

[@OHAREAVIATION]

me too. this landing was exciting and pretty challenging to film.

[@d0qtrx]

Landing at MDW is a fun ride, especially on a windy day. As soon as the tail clears the wall, you hope the pilot puts those wheels on the pavement as fast as possible, because you know that the entire airport is only on one square mile, so basic trig tells you the longest runway is pretty short. (6500 feet). Not a lot of room to glide it in there nice and soft, and you're not allowed to touch and go; so sometimes it's either come in hard, or wind up through the wall in the intersection of 63rd and Cicero.

[@OHAREAVIATION]

yep! exactly. glad you realize that even though not many others do. Thanks for stopping by!

[@manualflight]

Nice video! Southwest probably abuse the brakes and reverse thrusts on these things! 16 seconds between touch down and the pilots going from full (or whatever N1 they chose) reverse thrusts to minimum (or no) reverse thrusts. That's incredible!

[@OHAREAVIATION]

Well, actually they can't waste any time the moment they touchdown because the runway is really short. This isn't bad for the aircraft anyway although long-term wear can build up but most airlines do pretty extensive inspections. Thanks for watching.

[@westislandkev]

WELL! You've taken planespotting to a whole new level, not sure we can all fly to film like you lol.

[@OHAREAVIATION]

Thanx, Dylan! =P

[@OHAREAVIATION]

Thanx for watching! :D :D :D

[@RVNspotting]

Nice! I'm taking an A320 to Helsinki soon. Can't wait.

[@mariodebontridder]

Nice! bad weather has always a nice effect!

[@OHAREAVIATION]

yeah, MDW = excitement almost every time. Thanx for the complement.

[@juniorpilot3]

awesome video dude Greetings from mexico, and nic elanding of this 737-800 also amazing weather

[@OHAREAVIATION]

very new, yes. I asked the FA and she laughed it off as if they'd been using it for years (not exactly what she said) but I knew better. :D

[@altygrammarstudent]

great video!!! love the light on the WL, awesome, keep it up!!! :-)

[@GregChomko]

I also love the new 738s!!

[@OHAREAVIATION]

Crazy but good flying too...

[@aviation9612]

Great approach! Nice video of the landing! :-)

[@OHAREAVIATION]

so happy i got to fly on an -800. THNX!

[@TheVladimirHD]

Great video, nice landing sound, amazing view ;)

[@cruiseshiplego]

Nice video. Hard landing but i think the pilots did a great job

[@Critter1]

Great video again!!! I'm flying an 800 to Midway next week from Buffalo!! Hope I get to see a landing like yours!!

[@OHAREAVIATION]

+Critter1 WOOHOO!! Have a good flight and hoping you get a video from a window seat without smudges.... I always bring a handkerchief of some sort with me to clean the window up a little before a video.

[@Critter1]

+Jay's O'HareAviation Plane Spotting HD Haha I might snag a video from the flight. I'd bring a hankerchief too because half the time I pick the wrong seat...

[@bristolcardifairport]

Great job mate! Lovely landing! Liked :D

[@ttungus]

Great video capturing the essence of flight control in challenging landing conditions. Stable hands not whole lot of shaking going on making this video fun to watch.

[@bsc1959]

Very nice video, very crisp and clean....:))

[@OHAREAVIATION]

MDW is indeed pretty convenient if the routes work for you. I was very lucky to fly a SWA 738...

[@OHAREAVIATION]

Thanks very much! :)

[@paterpull]

Just filmed a similar rainy approach and landing at MDW. Nice job!!

[@OHAREAVIATION]

just watched! well done.

[@ZurichAirportSpotter]

Very nice video Jay

[@OHAREAVIATION]

THNX! Greetings from Chicago!

[@OHAREAVIATION]

I am not surprised.

[@UltimateXplaneVideos]

Nice video !! Hope you had a great flight :)

[@jenf777]

Absolutely, positively fantastic, footage, perfect in every way, I supremely loved it. It was like I was on the plane which, by the way, is not a good thing as I am terribly afraid to fly!!! :)

[@CHICAGOSPOTTER86]

Awesome video bro, i'll be taking SWA to BUR in October.

[@DTSpottingTeam]

Very nice! I assume you had huge fun :)

[@OHAREAVIATION]

with two hands :) and I have flown a bunch before so I am used to what airplanes do when aloft as to what turbulence feels like, etc. eventually you learn to anticipate and such.

[@daveni2]

I have to fly somewhere soon so I can add something like this to my collection.

[@thetwopointslow]

Oh, and all I have to say is that at least you guys probably didn't have any tornado scares there in Chicago... like us here in KICT :/

[@Flightbudy2channel]

Sweet, my HNL-PDX vids should be up soon

[@Flyspotter19]

The landing wasn't that bad actually! Fantastic video! :)

[@herbergreen]

Perfect wet runway landing.

[@thaney15]

Looks just like when I was on southwest landing at chicago midway!

[@wandamccloud7630]

Welcome to Chicago....

[@OHAREAVIATION]

thanks, man! I appreciate the compliment.

[@ACRoomReviews]

Pilot made this landing look like another walk in the park on a nice sunny 75 degree day! Great video!

[@OHAREAVIATION]

thanks for watching, Michael!

[@OHAREAVIATION]

i did! HUGE fun!

[@flymen918]

Such beautiful views!:)

[@relsoc]

Nice! Great landing!

[@OHAREAVIATION]

the landing was great. the weather was difficult to land in given the length of the runway for conditions.

[@Big777jet]

I love Midway airport to land. I live in Chicago. I never a chance on Boeing 737-800 for Midway. I flew 737-200,300 and 700. Airbus 320 and MD-88/90 for Midway airport. That's it.

[@hemirango]

When ever I fly SWA i make sure i fly through midway because i love how they slam on the brakes and throw it into reverse

[@BestEntertainmentt]

Nice landing!

[@mcminnman]

Nice landing..

[@Sheri45myvideos]

so cool! my trip back home next month from San Diego to Chicago Midway will be on a 737-800. I will record the landing with my Canon camera.

[@Sheri45myvideos]

You would like the landing I video taped into Midway it was a little bit of a rough landing. It was pitch dark out about 8:20 pm. I did other videos too. I just came across this video again:)

[@OHAREAVIATION]

***** Thanks for watching! I'm pretty sure i saw it and that you did a great job :) Sorry if I did not comment, I am often very busy with un-online stuff...

[@Sheri45myvideos]

Actually yes you seen mine and commented that it was good. what happened was someone post marked my comment and that's whey I rewatched the video not realizing it was yours because I saw some other icon. I got a brand new Dell computer a "all in one" and I notice that the sound is better and the utube screen is larger. Its windows 8.1

[@OHAREAVIATION]

***** Wonderful!

[@backwardwhite11]

great landing!

[@wandamccloud7630]

Really nice video felt like i was on this Plane.

[@OHAREAVIATION]

Thanks! I've had several people say that :) I hope to make more of these sometime.

[@Tottione1]

Good landing

[@OHAREAVIATION]

Thanks, Mike! :)

[@flygwada971]

Very nice vidéo. Doesn't seem to be that rough this landing. What is LDA in the description?

[@Mets747]

Great vid!

[@danieloconnell6306]

When landing you might hold on to the seat back in front of you or put your feet up on the wall

[@Sheri45myvideos]

Now that I recorded videos myself its fun to look back on some of these neat videos you did. And now that I know what its like to be on Southwest and video tape it I have to say it was one of the funnest parts of my vacation to video tape these landings and take offs.

[@OHAREAVIATION]

gr8 2 hear!

[@xequit103]

I live by Midway, In fact I see Southwest Landing all they want! Also Midway is a short ass runway, do you think that?

[@OHAREAVIATION]

+Xequit10 Gaming Thanks for watching! .and yes, MDW does have some short runways... the whole airport fits in a city block.

[@TheAnneMarsh]

great video

[@OHAREAVIATION]

thanx