Paro Bhutan Take off

Cockpit video taken aboard a DrukAir Airbus 319 on a flight from Paro, Bhutan to Katmandu, Nepal.

[@CritCorner]

The take-off out of Paro is one of the best I've ever experienced. Banking hard to avoid the mountains immediately after take off was awesome!

[@abdullahjr.8606]

love how you take 20 degrees up to clear the mountains astonishing flying !!

[@BritAussieDude]

Nice Video! Thanks for getting the cockpit audio!!!!!!

[@csnelg]

Great videos! Taking off and landing in Bodo Norway is similar, mountains everywhere.

[@ottavva]

Hats off to all the DrukAir pilots !!!!

[@jbesedic]

Very cool video

[@Drukyulgoods]

I am unsure of the permits you speak of but I do know that it takes 11 months of special training for any pilot in order to fly into & out of Paro. Further, the pilot, Jean told me that it took 7 months of special re-programming of the Airbus cockpit computers in order to allow the 319s to take off & land in Paro.

[@ShikataGaNai100]

What a friggin' climb out!

[@Drukyulgoods]

I'm headed there in a few months and will try to get a similar videofor landing. It depends on the pilot. The posted video is a small snippet where I have the entire flight to Katmandu and I plan to post some of the Everest segments soon.

Awesome, I would love to see the same video but on landing rwy33!

[@tjp353]

Not RR, they're GE/Snecma CFM56-5B7. The most powerful A319 engine option @27000lbf thrust.

[@therickman1990]

@damero According to wikipedia there are only 8 pilots in the world who are allowed to land and takeoff there. So I guess it requires a special permit, yes :)

[@fanta12345]

@MoreYummy At 1:19 you can see the artificial horizon clearly showing the nose pitched up 20 degrees.

[@Nastafar]

Wow that's awesome!!! How long is the flight?

[@damero4495]

Awsome, How OACI permit this approach and landings? I mean Does this AP an special permit? I have necer seen anything like before.....

[@Drukyulgoods]

The Captian's name was Jean and he was from Airbus. I don't recall the Bhutanese co-pilot's name.

[@dsk01981]

it would be interesting to know what the engine failure procedures are after V1 and go around procedures for missed approach and acceleration altitude... the aircraft uses max flex as opposed to toga flex for lower altitude airports... i don't suppose kathmandu is as demanding...

[@jcdrukie]

awesome.. do you remember who the pilots were?

[@suspendmeassholes]

1:19 Look at that vertical speed! The passengers' heads must be in their laps.

[@indenturedLemon]

@hurius this was an airbus

[@richygambs321]

At 1:18, what type of flight directors are those? Im used to seeing the cross bars, but what type is that one?

[@FlexCrush1981]

Surprised they didn't use TOGA.

[@tjp353]

Not sure if the Druk Air A319 is a special 'hot rod' version, to cope with the terrain safely. Apparently it took 7 months to redevelop the flight control software to allow it to land at Paro - does the A320 family have some kind of CFIT avoidance as part of it's fbw hard limits? Do pilots feel a bit 'patronised' by Airbus' fbw control laws and hard limits? My freeware Paro scenery was from FSOpen (by googling 'paro fsx' & clicking the 1st result). It's very good.

[@Drukyulgoods]

Yes this was years back on check flights with Jean from Airbus on training flights before handing off to Druk Air. PBH-KTM, touch & go return. You are correct on the ‘hot rod’ version of the software that was required because of the terrain on the Southern PBH take off & landings.

[@ttungus]

There must be a prohibition against flying into and out of this airport after dark for safety reasons!

[@oc101289]

one of the most dangerous places on the planet for take offs and landings. if you have a bird get sucked to one of your engines at take off you crash.

[@chernobyl29]

With a climb rate that would make the fascist residents around John Wayne Airport in the OC proud.

[@hurius]

please. i dont try this with airbus :D