MUST WATCH: Smoothest Touchdown Ever? U.S. Airways a319 Lands Charlotte

[@Matty12333]

I have flown several airbus planes, and they always land smoothly

[@traceybagley814]

Now that is one amazing landing every plane I've been on has gone down with a bang

[@TheDonny2014thedonny2014]

I remember being on a US Airways A321 once and man! The only time I knew when the plane had touched down was when I hear the reverse-thrusts. That was definitely not an auto-land. US Air pilots really do know how to land planes!

[@darrinward8170]

I did not hear the wheels touch, now thats a great pilot

[@hawkeye52353]

textbook perfect landing! They greased that one right onto the runway!!! Mix of perfect power and pitch settings to get that one right! Awesome! Keep them coming! Mark in Iowa.

[@andrewtorcisi6714]

It always seems like US airways have the best pilots...From the Hudson Plane crash to this. Amazing

[@g_a_b_r_i_e_l_]

It wasn't a crash, it was an emergency landing

[@g_a_b_r_i_e_l_]

It wasn't a crash, it was an emergency landing

[@g_a_b_r_i_e_l_]

@@tom58358 it's a KZbin bug dummy

[@daniel2gud]

@@tom58358 no need to be rude dog dang

[@nsleone4712]

Us airways pilots are very skilled. I have flown with Us airways for my entire life and never had a bad flight

[@nenblom]

I flew on a USAIRWAYS Boeing 767 from Philadelphia to Zurich, Switzerland back in 2012. It was raining so the runway was wet. Those pilots landed that plane like a feather!

[@hawkeye52353]

Yep. Definitely perfect Power, Pitch, and Trim settings for that landing!

[@fernandotorresleiva6851]

Nice landing. really soft.

[@pgroy]

Who noticed the plane touched the runway.... when spoilers perked up..... still!!! Thks.

[@g_a_b_r_i_e_l_]

It's called autobrakes

[@MrBrightlight66]

Yes that was remarkably smooth. Thumbs up and tks for sharing.

[@Freptboy]

I've been to Charlotte Airport and they have a nice runway. I guess that help for a nice smooth landing.

[@sidewinder666666]

Now that's what you call greasing the landing. Pilot has a really good touch.

[@tjfSIM]

Very nice! And the A319 is particularly difficult to land smoothly because it has a tendency to 'float' if you over flare - this pilot obviously knew his aircraft very well :)

[@Matty12333]

tjf4375 I have always had smooth landings on airbus a319s

[@70judgeman]

Fantastic landing! Had one like that in the early 90's on a TWA L-1011 into St. Louis. Before I knew it, the nose was on the ground already.

[@LegendxHD]

The autoland on the A320 series produces a real cruncher generally. Given the good weather conditions in terms of visibility, as well as the soft landing, this was definitely hand flown.

[@itamsuper0084]

very smooth landing

[@williamhall-BUBBA]

Now that was smooth

[@annan.ferrer9512]

Cool landing!

[@vegasjill21]

Very smooth. landing. It scares the bejeebers out of me when the plane seems to bounce off the runway on touch...I mean SLAMdown!!!!! Thanks ~

[@Insanegaming2010]

why are your videos so good?!?

[@rodddastmalchi312]

I didn't even know it hit the ground amazing landing

[@marcomiller1501]

lol i thought the same thing

[@MrAviationMovies]

Wow great landing, I had a landing like this but with a Airbus A330-200 :D

[@Javann100]

That is skill right there!

[@ranardohopkins2180]

Sweet ! Showing "em" all how it's done !!!

[@Kipple2088]

That was superb.

[@bwguidry]

Check out that striking Charlotte city skyline! One of the prettiest, IMO.

[@dayanand1190]

Just fantastic!

[@cltoverlook]

Awesome landing!!! It's a shame they've stopped using 23. :-(

[@flapsnslats]

Have they really? What a shame.

[@cltoverlook]

I'm afraid so. FAA shut it down as too dangerous... Must've been some close calls between there and 18 Left....

[@itspenguin7187]

Those runways were meant for smaller aircraft; I guess

[@flapsnslats]

Yes, you're quite right. The pilot did this approach visually. I visited with him after the flight to discuss the conditions and landing. Thanks for watching.

[@singhamaninder5836]

did he really touch down?

[@SimHustler]

That was like friggin butter!

[@mario737ify]

Us airways service was not very good, but their pilots are legendary! ;)

[@gerabadilla6105]

This is THE LANDING!!!!!

[@zerberus500]

BEST Quality......:-) Where's the flight from?

[@alexgomez6356]

Have we landed yet

[@kevinchristians2684]

Wow, nice landing. I didn't sense the touchdown at all. It appears pilot didn't deploy full flaps, either. Nice video.

[@bwguidry]

Charlotte Douglas is US Airways' largest hub, so it seems like that. There are other airlines, but not that many In April, Southwest Airlines will FINALLY start service to CLT.

[@LegendxHD]

I think you have autoland and approach mode mixed up. Autoland is in regards to the actual landing. Approach mode is the autopilot intercepting and tracking the ILS inbound. And yes, autoland does touch down the aircraft, however, it wasn't used in this situation.

[@matrixtc16]

I've experienced some very soft landings on the Airbus aircraft. I've heard from a few pilots that Airbus aircraft are easier to fly than Boeing aircraft, hence the soft landings.

[@aviationdude]

beautiful!

[@brendanfreed]

I'm flying on a US Airways Airbus 319 in 2 weeks. It'll be my first A319 flight! Would you recommend the Sony HDR-XR150 as a camcorder? I want to film the landings and takeoffs.

[@flapsnslats]

That's actually quite an old camcorder; I'm pretty sure it's discontinued. Head over to Best Buy and see if any customers have returned camcorders. Best buy usually sells some really nice camcorders for cheap prices if they've been returned.

[@brendanfreed]

All right, thank you! Got a Canon Vixia HF R500.

[@salmanthebestful]

wow!! when did the plane land!!

[@mateuslau1701]

Had a terrible landing in a US Airways A321 at Charlotte, back in 2013. But I had the smoothest landing in a TAM 777 at Miami

[@mario737ify]

Maybe we shouldn't start an arguement about whether this was done visually or not... right? ;) SO lets end this conversation here and go our own way, after all the pilots did do an fantastic job...

[@annecaelen]

how long was the flight?

[@donnchamccauley9470]

I think the a320 is great for smooth landings

[@flapsnslats]

I was coming in from Detroit on flight 1213.

[@AlphaProt]

the us airways pilots are very good to fly :D

[@tom120296]

love my home airport

[@wannawinitallday7702]

Looks like sully was the captain

[@Zoutsteen]

wow, gear down before flaps ... that made a lot of noise.

[@BlackFoxFalcon]

Was probably an ILS landing. If not, well, then that is one good pilot up there!

[@HDIGamingHDI]

Do you mean autoland? Practically every airliner landing is an ILS approach but the pilots disengage autopilot at about 1000-2000 feet depending on the weather and fly it in manually.

[@JellyDood96]

This is clearly not an autoland, nor disengaging autopilot 1000-2000 ft, you can see the pilot compensating for wind a while back, not so low

[@codzomz]

+JackAviation “JandTaviation” TommyAviation okay... Airline pilot here... If it's visual... I can disconnect whenever the hell I want... If it's an ILS, SOP guidelines mandate it be flown by the autopilot until runway confirmed insight and landing is assured... This was visual, he could have disconnected at 5000' for all he cares, just so long as the runways in sight...

[@jacobrhyne3583]

Why did it do hard braking?

[@flapsnslats]

Jacob Rhyne's Channel Even with the pilot's longer flare, he had plenty of runway. I don't think the braking was especially hard, but every flight is a little different.

[@andreasmario2]

wht is tht on wing, seem's like bruce knuckle

[@andreasmario2]

JackAviation TommyAviation yea maybe :v

[@codzomz]

It's where they wrap around the escape rope for over wing exits

[@Michaelmarchio]

Wow!

[@MELSOFF]

dat sound :O

[@MrWitherSkulls]

Cactus 1549.

[@amtrakfan2785]

Wow

[@ebomb3000]

I had a landing like this on a B717

[@airfrancedude927]

I live in detroit

[@flapsnslats]

Trust me, you didn't feel this landing. The turning before the deployment of the speed brakes was not the touchdown.

[@skinhaed2]

its one of there hubs

[@JRSchiphol]

Oewh dirty wings (A)

[@Pondimus_Maximus]

Like a kitten landing on a pillow!

[@IndianapolisAirportSpotter]

Just about as smooth as my A319 US Airways landing at Washington DCA. Head over to my channel and watch it.

[@mrluistamarez]

2012:no 2013:nope 2014:mmm no 2015:nope 2016:still no 2017:nah 2018:wait 2019:ok let’s recommend this

[@bluefireyourself]

I didn't even hear the landing

[@trave6053]

ive had smoother but thats till pretty smooth

[@localbear9444]

That is the same flight the us airways A320 Hudson was suppose to go to. HHAHAHA

[@flapsnslats]

U.S. Airways 1549 was scheduled from LGA to CLT. My flight was from Portland, ME to CLT. Thanks for watching!

[@alexismarch8144]

S 9 e d n 9

[@wannawinitallday7702]

Looks like sully was the captain

[@localbear9444]

WannaWinItAllDay YEAH ITS THE same flight

[@denflyer832]

IK!