40 years ago I flew out of Lukla, dirt tarmack, not paved, my recollection was a patted down farmer's field. This looks modern and safe in comparrison!
@AK-ch5qd2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing your experience
@gregbernstein64302 жыл бұрын
22 years ago for me. It was a gravel runway; still the most dangerous in the world.
@Zeevuhl2 жыл бұрын
@Jac K Well said my fellow grumpy one!
@Michael-zj3cn2 жыл бұрын
Comparison
@bk11092 жыл бұрын
Yup! It was still gravel and field when I was there in 1997! 👍
@bmell12524 жыл бұрын
Daaaaamn !!! At the end of this runway, if you ain’t flying, you’re dying.
@albertoportoalegre53914 жыл бұрын
And the visibility is "unlimited " !
@fernandojimenez78594 жыл бұрын
You are flying to heaven...
@EmmaniloJarjas4 жыл бұрын
That airport has a runway of 400 meters, steep, and to make matters worse, at 3000 meters high (less oxygen equal to less acceleration) is on the edge of a cliff... Tourism for everest is worth everything, apparently.
@jeanlafrance87464 жыл бұрын
@@EmmaniloJarjas also thinner atmosphere so less lift
@SerBallister4 жыл бұрын
@@EmmaniloJarjas Tried it in Microsoft flight sim, V1 was about 10 metres of the end of the runway :D
@johntellerman15 жыл бұрын
This is similar on how planes took off from aircraft carriers in WWII. There were no catapults back then. The technique for short field takeoffs is to drop flaps to 20 percent, max rpms on the engines, props set for max rpm. Release the brakes and keep the ship on the deck until the last few seconds, noting your airspeed, the pull off the deck and climb. If heavily loaded, the plane might sink into the valley off the end of the runway, but nose down a bit to gain speed, then climb out. The main concern is density altitude. The cold air helps, but the thinness of the atmosphere is the greatest issue to keep in mind.
@alekazattic66225 жыл бұрын
Good information, but sadly way above the heads of most you tubers. Thanks!
@wildfood12 жыл бұрын
I never knew ww2 carriers had no catapults...thanks!
@viking90706 Жыл бұрын
Precisely!
@andymanaus10775 жыл бұрын
First Pilot: "I'm so good, I don't need that three metres at the start of the runway." Second Pilot: "Screw that, I'm taking every metre I can get." Third Pilot: "Watch how close I can get my tail to the wall without shredding it off." Fourth Pilot: "Bugger this, I'm rotating NOW." (Airborne 20 metres before the drop off.)
@soggypancake0013 жыл бұрын
For the fourth one, it was a DHC-6 which can take off faster than the other DO-28s
@SharmaRaj83 жыл бұрын
👌👌👌👌
@gerrycarmichael13913 жыл бұрын
A DO-228 with flaps set to 2 doesn't need a lot of room even at that altitude.
@opsatr2 жыл бұрын
Great summary of the video. 👍😂
@alerey43632 жыл бұрын
but you also need to take weight into account (passengers, luggage/cargo, fuel), which is a variable in the 4 flights (including airplane models with different power/weight ratios)
@smitajky6 жыл бұрын
One thing I learned even on approaching Katmandu. You don't fly into clouds in Nepal because the clouds have rocks in them. I was waiting at Lukla for the fog to lift. I heard the record was a month and a half. Anyway I walked to the bottom of the runway to see that the retaining wall there was made of bits and pieces of crashed planes. It filled me with confidence. So much so that we thought the week to walk out would be time well spent.
@chaosncheckt93566 жыл бұрын
In 2009 I flew into this airport to do the Mt. Everest Base Camp trek. It is truly an experience. When we were scheduled to depart, there was a thick cloud base but eventually we were able to get seats on the last flight out that day. A few weeks later, one of these aircraft crashed killing all onboard. The basic approach is very similar to an aircraft landing, you come in, cut power and touch down. While 9k isn't that high, the terrain basically eliminates any option of a go around once on short final. What is deceiving here is the runway isn't flat, it is sloped downward towards the initial touchdown area. Great experience, I personally wouldn't want to roll the dice for a second trip.
@alansimpson59610 жыл бұрын
As an amateur private pilot I can say you just saw some of the finest flying imaginable. In order to build enough speed for take off on limited runways it's necessary to gain maximum revs from your engines so you do this by opening up the throttles to max while holding on the brakes. When max revs have been reached you release the brakes and off you go. I noticed that none of the pilots took off before he/she had to as they then had max lift resulting in great take offs. Wonderful flying.
@AshleyPomeroy7 жыл бұрын
It's also noticeable that they don't turn left onto the runway - they turn right to get that extra few feet.
@TheCrazyPandaPilot7 жыл бұрын
The landings require much more skill than the Takeoff. Just careful calculations is all thats really on display here.
@jeevanix7 жыл бұрын
Runway is constructed downward. So, that craft can get Max speed when leaving and get maximum resistance when landing..
@MJLeger-yj1ww6 жыл бұрын
I do that on every short runway, or taxi-way!
@johnnyllooddte34156 жыл бұрын
youve got 9000 ft vertical to get speed..silly
@science20374 жыл бұрын
"Mom can we have an airport?" "We have an airport at home." Airport at home:
@erumzehra013 жыл бұрын
I dadada all the time
@mustang61724 жыл бұрын
If you think that looks bad, you should have seen it 20 years ago when the runway wasn't paved.
@CrossWindsPat3 жыл бұрын
Yikes....
@MenwithHill3 жыл бұрын
@@CrossWindsPat kzbin.info/www/bejne/o4KlYmhtbbuYqck there's still videos on it on here - it looks effing insane
@ravingcyclist6243 жыл бұрын
@@MenwithHill Amazing! Thanks.
@vijeshkumar6923 жыл бұрын
@@MenwithHill thanks
@sandragiangrandi95083 жыл бұрын
Very incredible!!!!!! @_@
@grahamshepherd93055 жыл бұрын
Hello Tower, We´ve cleared the runway safely. Tower: Roger, descend to 5000ft.
@arunkumar-mb3tp4 жыл бұрын
Underrated comment bro.
@jonathanakehurst44894 жыл бұрын
Classic
@timitonagain4 жыл бұрын
@@Al-hb2wo as you can clearly see in the video, there is indeed a tower
@junkonakamura34414 жыл бұрын
@@Al-hb2wo So, they build a motel/hotel which looks like a control tower in Lukla?
@Chapperino4 жыл бұрын
Roger Roger. What's your vector Victor?
@gflint15298 жыл бұрын
The last aircraft to depart was a twin otter. The others were D228 Dornier Aircraft. The Lukla approach and departures are most difficult due to obstructions and fog. There is only a small window each day for normal operations. You get in and out as quickly as possible. The elevation simply adds to the fun. The people we care for and those who live there depend on a great deal of their supplies coming on the aircraft that we fly into the field. There are no cars there as there are no roads on which to drive them. After 150 plus countries and territories this place for me is the most fascinating! Mind you, there is a great risk just travel as a passenger and there are no promises save the great time that you will have should you decide to take the risk! Have fun!! A veteran of many approaches and departures at Lukla over the past 10 years.
@DD-wd7ku7 жыл бұрын
G Flint I went from Kathmandu to Lukla with a trekking group back in 1997, in one of their Russian twin prop helicopters. They needed a runway to take off. We were seated down the sides and we're given cotton wool to put in our ears. Down the middle of the cargo space was a mix of roofing iron, windows and other assorted building materials and supplies for the villages. They stopped using them a little later. It was a worry when leaving Kathmandu, to see other helicopters and planes undergoing a strip down maintenance outside on the dirt parking areas. The guide said we should save any chewing gum to help fill up any holes in the sides. Landing in Lukla wasn't too bad but taking off again was very scary, you basically just fell off the edge. Tourists are often stranded there for days waiting for clear weather to be able to depart.
@flyguyry16 жыл бұрын
Dennis Dowling did u experience any ringing in your ears?
@oddities-whatnot6 жыл бұрын
So you have travelled a lot. Doesn't make you any better than someone who has lived their life differently. Not really sure why you need to boast because nobody else benefits from it. Thank you.
@bo_bo_deluxe6 жыл бұрын
+Ernie Flannel why are you triggered? Where's the boasting?
@leoak6 жыл бұрын
@@oddities-whatnot as someone who's been to 48 countries, I disagree 😜😂
@TheMickeyV11 жыл бұрын
Massive respect for the men that got the balls to take off and land on that airport
@7colorsoflife7 Жыл бұрын
Must be made of steel.
@buffout123 Жыл бұрын
Landing especially hard af, due to the fact that the surface of the strip is not flat, but has an angle of inclination
@The-Cat Жыл бұрын
This is a paved airport, no balls needed for this. Go try a dirt airfield in the jungle with a slope between mountains. 😉 this right here on video is nothing
@problemdude390 Жыл бұрын
@@The-Cat funny, I don't see any videos on your channel of you taking off and landing anywhere
@The-Cat Жыл бұрын
@@problemdude390 Neither do I have a video of you and me breathing air to live. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ what's the point of your comment?
@chaosncheckt93567 жыл бұрын
I was a passenger on one of these in Nov 2009. A group of us flew in and did the trekk to Mt. Everest Base Camp and on our return to Lukla, were the last flight out before the weather closed the airport. On our arrival, the pilots left the cabin door open so we could video the approach. Very exciting, a bit insane, and I'm glad i had the once in a life time opportunity. I think a few weeks after our departure, one of these crashed killing all on board - a group of German tourist if I remember correctly.
@sebastianlara57576 жыл бұрын
CHAOSNCHECK T yes you right I remember that
@sumankhaling6886 Жыл бұрын
No.1 most dangerous airport in the world Lukla Nepal 🇳🇵 I love my country. Thanks for video
@shapathtandon18042 жыл бұрын
The last aircraft in the video is Tara Air registered as 9N-AET. It was a twin engine mini passenger aircraft (Twin Otter). It crashed on May 29, 2022 (all fatality). Rest in peace all passengers and crew on board.
@ochristi2 жыл бұрын
Not only that, the first 9N-AHB was involved in a non-fatal incident (repairable crash landing) and hit a boar on take-off. The second one 9N-AIG, was destroyed, with fatalities and survivors. :(
@m8comppPMP2 жыл бұрын
How do you know that that is that exact plane?
@ochristi2 жыл бұрын
@@m8comppPMP You can see the registration written on the plane when it turns. You can search for it, the mentioned one had its registration since 1998.
@kevindunlap5525 Жыл бұрын
@@m8comppPMP All registered airlines have the designations on their fuselages at the rear. It's like their license plates. Kinda cool that in 2022 someone would be watching this and NOT know that. Zero offense intended.
@RamadaArtist6 жыл бұрын
All very Douglas Adams; Flight Control: "You see that mountain over there?" Pilot: "Roger." FC: "You're going to aim at it, hit the throttle-" P: "Okay..." FC: "-and then miss the mountain." P: "..."
@tahititoutou38028 жыл бұрын
The only fact that the Canadian De Havilland DH-6 Twin Otter and the German Dornier Do-228 are authorized for regular service at Lukla Hillary-Tenzing gives me full confidence in these types!
@solexxx85885 жыл бұрын
I'm partial to the Beaver.
@kevindunlap5525 Жыл бұрын
@@solexxx8588 Yeah but after supper you still need to be able to fly safely.
@f..42694 жыл бұрын
Да,комаров Дима рассказывал,это просто самые лучшие пилоты👍👍👍❤️боги,храните их!
@mohitsingh-tq1yj4 жыл бұрын
The thing that makes this airport unique is you won't hear "Aborting takeoff" even once
@valuedhumanoid65744 жыл бұрын
Or going around
@johnharmar-smith22624 жыл бұрын
No point in saying V1 really!!
@ravingcyclist6243 жыл бұрын
Look at the video above. They did aborted takeoffs, even before it was paved.
@Gee2311-i4u4 жыл бұрын
Love to hear the silentness after the last plane departed....so calmful
@kevindunlap5525 Жыл бұрын
I'm surprised that YT didn't run a red squiggle under "silentness".
@BushCampingTools6 жыл бұрын
Fantastic that you showed this! Been there done that over 20 years ago! Helicopters have difficulty landing there. The flight (back to Kathmandu) we were on allowed on with drums of Av gas on board, (despite some VV basic security, cigarette lighters) and yes Chickens! It was like out of the movies. Our plane headed directly for a mountain range (seen here) then banked to the left and off we flew down the valley. A bunch of us wanted to wait for a Jet Ranger (some military guys) to leave with them for a better view back but missed out, although they did take back some American trekkers, who later, when we caught up with them in Kathmandu, said it was a great trip back. It's an amazing place and this video has really brought back some memories. Should say we took a local bus to Jiri, then trekked to go to Kalapatar, Everest base camp and the surrounding areas. The thing I see missing from the runway is lots of plane wreckage (undercarriages) when I was there.
@CrStrifey10 жыл бұрын
I flew from Kathmandu to Lumbini on their domestic airline. All the Nepalese were doing some gesture similar to the sign of the cross and I didn't think anything of it - until I got back and found out there was a crash a week before and many more before that.
@fidelcatsro69486 жыл бұрын
they thought krishna died for their sins?
@sjtom578 жыл бұрын
I don't fly much these days but used to love short field take offs and landings. Helps keep you sharp. Nice video.
@Jesusloveyou4048 жыл бұрын
sjtom57
@thilakaherath76896 жыл бұрын
sjtom57 lakayd
@dennissvitak1484 жыл бұрын
I was an aviation meteorologist for the USAF in Alaska. We had a couple of DEW Line sites on top of mountains, in box canyons. The Flight Information Publications, or FLIPS, stated "go arounds not authorized." Field minimums, weather wise, were 3000' and 3 miles visibility..which happened once every couple of weeks in the winter. PAIM is the one that I remember most, Indian Mountain.
@PaulPineda292 жыл бұрын
One of the most dangerous airports of the world ....nice video !
@MANIVANNAN947 жыл бұрын
What happens when they problem with takeoff they can't cancel ...too dangerous but too beautiful ...and hats off to the pilots because they are doing their work pin point accuracy everyday....
@Sven21576 жыл бұрын
No matter how many times I see this .... AMAZING! Great upload!
@kathmandunepal95475 жыл бұрын
The adventure of THE EVEREST BASE CAMP TREK starts from this airport!! haha amazing!
@kevindunlap5525 Жыл бұрын
There is SO much going on in videos at Lukla. Personally it ranks as the #1 everything airport. As a pilot at Lukla there is no plan B, and there is no changing your mind. The fact that that these tubes and boxes can even fly should still boggle everyone's mind. Lukla is probably the only airport in the world where if you come sliding sideways but make it, it's just a run of the mill landing. By far the greatest Air Traffic Control tower in the world.
@neliocordeirodeoliveira22814 жыл бұрын
Caramba. Em 4,5 minutos, quatro decolagens. Já vi um vídeo desse aeroporto em que o avião pousa, vai até o páteo, desce os passageiros e bagagem, é recarregado com as novas bagagens e passageiros e decola em 6 minutos. Nesse tempo um outro avião pousa e vai até o páteo. Impressionante...
@TaiViinikka8 жыл бұрын
Good views. I liked the second departure better; the pilot realized it was prudent to use the entire runway, not just the part that happens to be left of the gate from the parking lot. Relevant facts: Tenzing-Hillary Airport (IATA: LUA, ICAO: VNLK) The runway is 527 m (1,729 ft) × 30 m (98 ft) with a 11.7% gradient. The airport's elevation is 9,334 ft (2,845 m). No go-arounds on landing, no landing aids, no fooling around! Thanks, Wikipedia! Sad fact: Occasionally someone dies who would not die if a pilot took steps to a) use the entire runway b) throttle the engines up to an appropriate take-off power before releasing the brakes.
@mirzamirza78782 жыл бұрын
The second plane (9N-AIG) crashed on May 14th, 2012. 3 years after this video has been released. A Dornier Do 228 passenger plane, 9N-AIG, was destroyed when it struck the side of a mountain during near Jomsom, Nepal. Thirteen passengers and two pilots were killed. The flight attendant and five passengers survived the accident. The flight had departed Pokhara (PKR) on a domestic passenger flight to Jomsom (JMO). According to the head of Nepal's national rescue department, the pilot told air traffic control moments before the crash that he was diverting back to Pokhara. The airplane crashed into the side of a hill near Marpha village.
@mikehouston68516 жыл бұрын
Pretty gutsy. I wouldn't want to ride with the first pilot. Seemed pretty careless to leave 50 feet of runway behind him to start. Great video.
@balqisizham96014 жыл бұрын
What a relief, been waiting for 11 years for this.... At lassstttt
@shakshamkarki70614 жыл бұрын
After 11years KZbin finally suggested this to me😂😂😂 Edit=thanks for this much likes 😍😍
@HistoryUniquely4 жыл бұрын
I searched for it lol
@dikshyantasigdel19624 жыл бұрын
😂😂
@jibinchacko19964 жыл бұрын
Mee too
@dhusor96334 жыл бұрын
🤣
@alfiedaffern76684 жыл бұрын
😂😂
@bhushanshukla39884 жыл бұрын
I have flown there in 2018 summer for EBC trek. Due to poor weather conditions for both legs of the journey, we were stuck in Lukla for more than a day as no flights could operate. .. in fact that was the case for last 3 days, so there was virtually a stampede to get a seat on the flight. Ultimately we ended up taking helicopter flights in both directions, which was more expensive and equally scary as poor visibility and tall mountains all around, which had ensured no planes could fly at that time. Only helicopters were permitted to fly, and that too for a short time window only. Of course, it is easier for a helicopter to operate at Lukla as it doesn’t have to use full length of the short runway. While a plane takes about 20 minutes, helicopter takes double the time to cover the Kathmandu-Lukla journey.
@ForzaMonkey2 жыл бұрын
apart from the low oxygen, and long walk, how challenging is an EBC trek?
@daverobinson61848 жыл бұрын
That is a skilled bunch of pilot's who fly in & out of Lukla
@KillilaghChurch127 жыл бұрын
Dave Robinson Aer lingus
@MJLeger-yj1ww6 жыл бұрын
AMEN to that!
@billace906 жыл бұрын
Most were former Navy carrier pilots..... (Just kidding)
@joshhuffines59788 жыл бұрын
Awesome video. Much respect to those pilots.
@TravellerYT10 жыл бұрын
Awesome, thanks for sharing those takeoffs from this very unique airport. I am sure I am not the only viewer who would love to experience that airport live!!
@freeforall22637 жыл бұрын
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@felixs97227 жыл бұрын
it's really great because in these small aircraft there is no door between cockpit and passengers so you can see out the front window!
@abdullahmuzamil58886 жыл бұрын
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@mariayap-eo34426 жыл бұрын
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@allenkream65656 жыл бұрын
I flew in to Lukla in 2001. It is more terrifying than this movie suggests. You land, going uphill at 30º, on a runway dug with shovels, and buildings at the end (from one of which this movie must be taken). The turboprops they were flying then were not as powerful. (We flew in but walked out, after watch the planes take off.) What I saw was each plane go off the runway and drop out of sight. After a minute or so, if all was well, you would hear the drone of the engine as the plane climbed out of the dive that gave it takeoff speed. Truly best as an only once in a lifetime experience. I know this firsthand. We trecked the first day down the trail off the end of the runway. I forget the size of the canyon, but it was around a 3,000 foot drop. Every person in our group was glad we were not flying out.
@davecrupel28176 жыл бұрын
The Nepal Air Force :D This actually looks like a cute little place to work at. I like it. :)
@hariseldon024 жыл бұрын
It's nice how they painted a 24 on this side of the runway even though noone will ever land there
@robegatt3 жыл бұрын
uh?!
@wiawaysb3 жыл бұрын
@@robegatt i think he means that in order to read that 24 at the correct orientation you would have to come from an impossible angle that would never happen in approach
@robegatt3 жыл бұрын
@@wiawaysb oh, ok.
@junitimiyahara16355 жыл бұрын
Realmente um aeroporto de arrepiar, parabéns aos pilotos q são bárbaros, procurei este vídeo pelo Lito, valeu a pena
@Simone-cu9sp5 жыл бұрын
Depois de assistir o lito eu vim conferir essa "maravilha" de aeroporto. Rsrs 😂👍
@richardeoliveira88774 жыл бұрын
Também vim de lá kkkkkkkkkk
@reyx31514 жыл бұрын
*Imagina um Antonov AN-225, nesse aeroporto, kkkkk.*
@alemaopuro24804 жыл бұрын
Eu vim do Aero. Kk
@Gladstone00074 жыл бұрын
Incrível. Eu também assisti o Lito e vim conferir.
@albertoportoalegre53914 жыл бұрын
Visibilidade unlimited !
@davidgalloway2664 жыл бұрын
Did the everest base camp treck a few years ago. Aircraft turn hard left at take off then right around the mountain. It's a fun ride.
@38911bytefree2 жыл бұрын
The twin otter sounded amazing ..... stunning
@joynthis8 жыл бұрын
It's only 9k ft., so it's not like they're struggling for air. If you crash, it's just bad lukla.
@MarksTournaments8 жыл бұрын
joynthis lmao
@kthwkr7 жыл бұрын
Only 1800 ft - you can measure it on google maps
@dannyrusso82797 жыл бұрын
Just Googled it. The runway is 527 m (1,729 ft) × 30 m (98 ft) with a 11.7% gradient. The airport's elevation is 9,334 ft (2,845 m).
@MJLeger-yj1ww6 жыл бұрын
Clever, "joynthhis!" But who needs bad luck -- not me!
@padraic66586 жыл бұрын
i flew from there many times and if you look to the right you see where there is old crash sites below and they have there fair share of them, its where a lot of pilots start there careers flying from airports like these then move on to the bigger airlines ,
@tomski78710 жыл бұрын
I assume incoming aircraft land in the opposite direction, upslope to help braking?
@kixigvak7 жыл бұрын
Actually there's no landing at this airport. The planes are dissembled 40km away and brought up the mountain in pieces on yaks. Then they are reassembled at the airport.
@marquamfurniture7 жыл бұрын
James Mason -- Something of an aspiring comedy writer are you?
@SuperLoomba6 жыл бұрын
Yes. It helps landing and take off both. Maximum resistance while landing and maximum acceleration while take off.
@MAXSOL696 жыл бұрын
It might depend on the wing direction
@wuddude15996 жыл бұрын
@@kixigvak The more important question is why camera tripods are not allowed in Nepal.
@Espacado11 жыл бұрын
Just remember, this airport is at a very high altitude! (9,383ft to be exact!) These types of planes, the Dorniers in this case, have very little horsepower at this altitude. Also, the Otter has stronger turboprops than the 228's so it gets a little more horsepower than the others. At sea level, the horsepower is about the same.
@12345fowler3 жыл бұрын
Man these Dornier's 28 are nice. Superb planes and superb STOL design
@franciscocevallos50844 жыл бұрын
Very nice video,very educational,how planes take off from port etc
@TheSmallninjavicki8 жыл бұрын
Flew out of there in 2009...Scary As Hell!
@richardross11666 жыл бұрын
Same!
@extremeways5766 жыл бұрын
Awesome u 2
@KandiKlover6 жыл бұрын
I remember trying this out in flight simulator after Cessna154 made a video. I stalled and smashed into the side of the mountain trying to land like a normal low altitude airport.
@Twelwanger6 жыл бұрын
@@KandiKlover You can't stop here. Only one option: throttle up to insanity!
@MrCallingoccupants5 жыл бұрын
Glad to hear nothing went wong.
@cashmab10 жыл бұрын
This was once a much less developed dirt strip, with the same type of aircraft operating in and out. I believe there is a video on youtube of the strip in its unpaved form.
@TheDalk6 жыл бұрын
I just watched every departure for the day.
@javacup9125 жыл бұрын
The DO228, and Twin Otters are built for this, but damn, no room for error. Not sure what's on the other side, but hopefully clear airspace to build up speed, and flyaway if you not not off the ground by then. Scary. Yet, it happens everyday.
@amso95 жыл бұрын
It is a very difficult airport especially for takeoff for two reasons. First, very thin air because of high altitude and second is the length of the airport. So people are asked to not book their luggage in the bottom of the airplane instead they keep their bags in their laps. When airplane start running at the tarmac, pilot asks all passengers to at the count of three throw up their bags in the air and at that moment there is no baggage weight in the airplane and it takes off easily.
@NickReyzin8 жыл бұрын
The people who made this airport be like- "Alright Johnny, we need an airport atop a mountain!" Yes sir! Let's make it five of the edge, too! GENIUS JOHNNY
@fidelcatsro69486 жыл бұрын
more like Alright Johny we need an airport runway for less than 500 US dollars maximum Government alloted budget!
@flyguyry16 жыл бұрын
PilotStudios the whole region is a mountain
@AS3R1US6 жыл бұрын
@ what?
@geraldosilverio45236 жыл бұрын
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@AS3R1US6 жыл бұрын
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@yetidynamics6 жыл бұрын
gravity assisted takeoffs
@isaacreicin48364 жыл бұрын
GTOL
@karenamma77164 жыл бұрын
And landings too
@yetidynamics4 жыл бұрын
@@karenamma7716 hey, we can do these in MSFS2020 now!
@karenamma77164 жыл бұрын
@@yetidynamics you mean,make my pc explode?
@BlackSlimShady4 жыл бұрын
@@karenamma7716 its not the hardest to run actually! sure its not smooth but its a a runnable simulator
@Travelcrossborder6 жыл бұрын
Super Video, long time back i was in Lukla. It was a wonderful experience to trek to Namchi Bazar.
@carlitogoianovioleiro8208 Жыл бұрын
Adorei o vídeo parabéns meu ídolo!!! Direto do BRASIL tmj!!!
@teguhpriyono-26736 жыл бұрын
Bandarane cilik yoo...... ngarep kae, koyo gunung2x.... mirip koyo nang Papua.... Muantap tenan iki
@andrewheffel35654 жыл бұрын
Man o man, I would need a shot of whiskey before this take off. They need every foot of runway. Brave pilots.
@jmartin97854 жыл бұрын
Ten four on the whiskey and runway, also adult diapers! Would stick my tail off the runway too, the first one just wheels it out and left a little on the table! Brave souls! Lordy!
@roshanchhetri23115 жыл бұрын
one of the dangerous airport of my country#NEPAL# In the Lap of mountain🇳🇵🇳🇵🇳🇵
@_aidid5 жыл бұрын
Those are the best pilots ever 👍🏽
@khaccanhle19306 жыл бұрын
Almost as steep as the strip on my hometown. Except ours was at 23 degrees slope with a mountain across the valley from the end to dodge after take off.
@ghulamrabbani62623 жыл бұрын
Very nice smol airport .or so nice vedio
@oCidadao5 жыл бұрын
Como disse o Lito, de um jeito ou de outro, no final da pista, irá voar..kkkk
@interceptbrasil53875 жыл бұрын
Kkkkk exato de todo jeito ele irá voar
@izaias82795 жыл бұрын
Vim TB pelo Lito
@sgguizzin77665 жыл бұрын
Kkkk
@enzorazr5 жыл бұрын
Se cair pelo menos vai voar..... ate bater no chao
@elijoaquimbrisolla56335 жыл бұрын
Vai ou vai...
@alexanderfoelkel83164 жыл бұрын
ATC: 'Would you like full runway length or do you prefer an intersection take off?'
@netopereira1025 жыл бұрын
Sem margem para erros!! Parece ate uma decolagem de um porta avioes e sem catapulta e rampa na proa!! O piloto tem q ser mto bom e com sangue frio!!
@somerandomsheat4 жыл бұрын
Can sit there and watch this all day. All I need is 1 ton of sunflower
@1littlelee4 жыл бұрын
if you paying for the full runway, you will use it all
@StealthElectronVIP4 жыл бұрын
Flight Simulator is so realistic these days.
@josefinekern92464 жыл бұрын
Do you speak German
@sureshpurushothaman67765 жыл бұрын
Thinking what will be going in the pilots head when he was close to the end line-great skill to be piloting in Nepal
@Live-Life-Freely7 жыл бұрын
The best part of those flights is that every seat doubles as a toilet.
@wuddude15996 жыл бұрын
Like in the movie 'Idiocracy'?
@CanberraUser6 жыл бұрын
Shit ay?
@er342df5 жыл бұрын
Lol
@Cheickstar0015 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂 I was scrolling down for a comment like this. You made my day!
@josephmerlino60745 жыл бұрын
H Have a b
@drisskaouia23536 жыл бұрын
Merci pour votre réactivité et les offres des reportages que vous nous suggéré
@skipdow35 жыл бұрын
How often do planes roar down the runway, and just go over the edge ? It must happen occasionally ? Is there a big pile of junk at the base, or do most have enough juice left, to limp along to something flatter ?
@sherrysetliff25025 жыл бұрын
Wow, four planes at lukla. Must be rush hour.
@bill-20185 жыл бұрын
That's impressive. And people here complain about living close to a runway!
@luisgaming36924 жыл бұрын
Six days to go to
@Gloverfield4 жыл бұрын
Well I mean wouldn't you complain if some neighbor built runway near your house and the planes engines wouldn't let you sleep?
@BRYANEMMANUEL1810 жыл бұрын
El Avion de filmaron de registo 9N-AIG, se estrello el 14 de Mayo del 2012 perdida total, en un aeropuerto parecido a este.
@as485074 жыл бұрын
That air traffic control tower though.. what a beautiful setting!
@souza1293 жыл бұрын
Onde é esse mini aeroporto? Kkkk
@djanderson07br5 жыл бұрын
não vim pelo lito mas acompanho o canal dele. saudações aeronáutica, rs
@jaquelineandrade54415 жыл бұрын
Ykoxysu O
@RIUUI00711 жыл бұрын
3rd one was close...
@tenzindawa23646 жыл бұрын
hot vdio
@KandiKlover6 жыл бұрын
No it wasn't. They just use the whole runway since it's high altitude and there's no need to ascend quickly so you just go straight off the end. You won't fall.
@nickw93766 жыл бұрын
@@KandiKlover no...it's more about that you won't hit ground...you can _fall_ a long way
@FPVREVIEWS11 жыл бұрын
probably not as close call as it looks. they wait until a safe speed is reached in case one engine quits. the twin otter looked like it had a huge margin by bush standards.
I've flown from this airport, around a week ago. It was the scariest thing I have ever done in my entire life.
@cwam1701e6 жыл бұрын
LOL! Great video; I remember having this scenery in Flight Simulator many years ago - it was scary enough as a simulation, I can only imagine what it is like in real life! The only thing that could possibly be worse is landing there!
@letsnotargue8 жыл бұрын
I flew out of here back to Kathmandu in September 1994 and im pretty sure the runway then was just a dirt and very bumpy strip....
@Jayinseason5 жыл бұрын
I flew in 1979, and never gave it much thought.
@ravinayak61784 жыл бұрын
Complimentary on the airplane : Hot towel , peanuts , adult diapers 😁😁
@roshanthapa93214 жыл бұрын
Hehehe
@SunilKumar-mn3bo3 жыл бұрын
🤣
@davetello37642 жыл бұрын
I'd love to see what lies beyond the far end of the runway. Is it just a shear cliff?
@michaelhatch19944 жыл бұрын
Been there, done that. You only get one shot at takeoff. That's a sheer cliff at the other end of the runway. The grey flat area to the right is the helicopter area, where the day after we left one of these planes had a malfunction and ran off the runaway into this space, killed a guard on the ground and the copilot. Every plane takes off full. Because the other option is a six day walk.
@Femme90005 жыл бұрын
We flew in and out of Lukla in October 2000 when it was still a gravel runway and no control tower. On returning from a trek to Gokyo Ri our departure flight was quite scary. The apron was full of aircraft and there was an approaching plane so what did our pilot of a twin Otter do, he taxied straight out and without stopping proceeded his roll down the runway straight away. Our hearts were in our mouths as we had seen the wrecks down below of those that did not make it. We lifted off just in time and tgen had to bank to the left to avoid the incoming the incoming craft. What a ride!
@KATAERO111 жыл бұрын
USS Lukla, a stationary aircraft carrier!
@TruckTaxiMoveIt7 жыл бұрын
By definition a carrier must move otherwise it's simply a holder.
@Mystery-rc6nv7 жыл бұрын
And it wouldn't be a USS Carrier! This place is way too cool to be considered American...
@lordemarsh68046 жыл бұрын
its Nepal you dumbass...we dnt need america
@kilikus8226 жыл бұрын
Unless Nepal has an earthquake then its all "Send aide USA pleaseee!"
@jeffreyferraro11226 жыл бұрын
Why do we need to be at each other throats all the time
@romojose27714 жыл бұрын
Seems like surviving climbing the top of the Everest it's easier than taking off or landing in this airport
@trevorphillips34024 жыл бұрын
Climbing Everest is not what it looks like hundreds of people have died climbing it. You literally have to climb 8km
@guckmaldastehteinpferd44593 жыл бұрын
@@trevorphillips3402 That would not stop Trevor Philips from climbing it
@trevorphillips34023 жыл бұрын
@@guckmaldastehteinpferd4459 yes sirrr!
@roachtoasties3 жыл бұрын
When is A380 service coming to Lukla?
@timgarbo4934 жыл бұрын
Cê é Loko cachoeira ! 😱😱😱😱😱😱😬🙀🙀🙀 Que doideira !
@mereclander5 жыл бұрын
Amazing!!! Thank you for sharing.
@andersonsilvap_5 жыл бұрын
"Saudações aeronáuticas!" Só os brasileiros que veio pelo vídeo do Lito kkkkk
@MarioMiranda445 жыл бұрын
Kkkk
@jocelinorodrigues48135 жыл бұрын
Também vim por causa do vídeo do Lito
@janeswan11245 жыл бұрын
Forget takeoff; how did they land😁!!!!
@harryjember20956 жыл бұрын
Wow this is amazing !!! The airstrip is too short. and it turned out that the aircraft could fly even though the runway was very short. only experienced pilots can fly a small aircraft... amazing
@cm11333 жыл бұрын
Take offs are optional. Landings are mandatory. Learning to land is man’s greatest accomplishment. Learning to fly is somewhere in the top 10.
@hanadyare60104 жыл бұрын
Really very amazing take offs, I would say, lukla is the puzzle of pilots