Samos 🇬🇷 Island (SMI) | visual approach runway 09 | 5 camera cockpit views | updated with charts!

Eurowings Airbus A319: "Kai Tak" style visual approach and landing on runway 09 at Samos International Airport, SMI / LGSM, on Samos Island in Greece.
Original charts, cockpit, Instruments (PFD and ND) and pilots view. With cockpit audio and ATIS (automatic terminal information service) audio and some explanations from the crew. Filmed with 5 cameras in 4k quality. Captain is pilot flying and first officer pilot monitoring. ATC (air traffic control) callsign is Eurowings 31DA (Eurowings Tree One Delta Alpha). Registration D-AGWB
During the manual flying part of the approach, this video highlights the sidestick of the captain. PFD (primary flight display) and ND (navigation display) are also visible during the approach.
Samos is a very special airport: The runway is not very long and due to the mountains, a straight in approach to runway 09 is not possible. The last part of the approach to Samos has to be flown as a visual maneuver for the lineup of the airplane on the final runway track. Because of this design, the approach is often referred to as "Greek Kai Tak" approach. The village of Ireo and the Glasshouse are some of the landmarks for the visual pattern.
This video is for information purposes only. It does not substitute approved flight training. If you need general or type specific flight training, contact a flight school or a certified flight instructor.
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The charts presented in this video are the original charts used during the flight. Many thanks to Lufthansa Systems (Lido mPilot and Lido eRoute Manual) for the permission to show them in the video. This charts are for information purposes only and not for navigational use!
This video is for information purposes only. It does not substitute approved flight training. If you need general or type specific flight training, contact a flight school or a certified flight instructor. Due to technical reasons, the audio may be partly incomplete.
Thank you!
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[@martinskov861]

Your videos are always a fantastic example of how to work together. The communication between you and the first officer is just top notch!

[@ApproachandDepartureVideos]

Thank you so much for the friendly words! Have a nice day!

[@sianrevs]

These kind of videos are dangerous… I saw a Samos landing video like this around 10 years ago, and booked a holiday to Samos so I could experience the landing myself. It was worth it. I stayed in a hotel which was under the departure end of the runway. I would lie on a lounger, watching planes fly over at a couple of hundred feet overhead. Would recommend if you have a partner who tolerates your aviation obsession! ❤😂

[@ApproachandDepartureVideos]

Thanks for watching and for sharing your great personal feedback! This must have been the perfect hotel for plane lovers. Have a nice day!

[@YelpBullhorn]

Me and my lady are both avio nuts.

[@ManolisManolaros]

I am always happy when I find videos on KZbin that show my beautiful island and especially videos of airplane landings and take-offs. Here is my subscription to your channel Captain!

[@ApproachandDepartureVideos]

Thanks for your friendly words and for subscribing to the channel. Have a great day!

[@wugabaluga188]

What a nice approach, good flight deck communication, friendly tower and ground persomal - a real pleassure to watch! Thank you so much!

[@ApproachandDepartureVideos]

Great to hear that you enjoyed the video! And thanks for the friendly feedback! Have a nice day!

[@AviationShots._]

Fantastic approach!! 🥰🥰✈

[@ApproachandDepartureVideos]

Thank you very much for the great feedback!

[@smithy280663]

outstanding professionalism.

[@ApproachandDepartureVideos]

Thanks for the friendly words! Have a nice day!

[@parksto]

What a strange approach 😅 Thank you, well done 👍

[@ApproachandDepartureVideos]

I agree! This is a good description for this approach!

[@AirGreekDespotas]

Hello from Greece

[@ApproachandDepartureVideos]

Best greetings to Greece!

[@derlp1]

Hello Cpt. Thanks for the map update. 👍 I can now track it in the Jeppesen Navigraph. 🌏 Love your videos and the way you and your 1st Officer communicate is amazing. I have already noticed in the videos that you are very experienced and competent. ✈ It is a pleasure to watch you at work. I'm looking forward to the new video tomorrow on Saturday. I have to say a big thank you for delighting us with the great cockpit videos. 🏆 With this in mind, I wish you and your crew a nice and pleasant evening. 🌛 Best regards from Styria 🤗 Werner

[@santorcuato]

As always a pleasure watch you flying, and manual approaching this time. Your communication is awesome not only into the cockpit but with ground and your followers. Will try Samos in the Sim (OMG!) 😬

[@ApproachandDepartureVideos]

Thanks for watching and your friendly words! I wish you lots of fun with your simulator! Have a great day!

[@donashton9699]

Thank you so much for your videos. I am 67 years old and always dreamed of being a commercial pilot, however; because my eyesight cannot be corrected enough I could never qualify. I do have the latest flight simulator software and controls. I live my dream through videos like yours. The quality of your videos is superb. Thanks again.

[@ApproachandDepartureVideos]

Thanks for watching, for the great feedback and for sharing your personal situation. It is sad to hear that the medical condition kept you from becoming a pilot. But great to hear that your flight simulator gives you the chance to do some flying at home. I wish you all the best!

[@TheEldario]

it is specular to the expressway visual 31 at KLGA, beautiful indeed !!!!

[@ApproachandDepartureVideos]

Thanks for watching and for sharing your feedback! Have a nice day!

[@p0derick]

Love this video - your English First Officer is picking up twangs of a German accent i notice. Enjoyable as always.

[@ApproachandDepartureVideos]

Thanks for watching and your feedback!

[@ralffritzsche927]

Wow what a smooth landing in such a difficult approach. Congratulations.

[@ApproachandDepartureVideos]

Thanks for the great feedback! Have a nice day!

[@Rhovaniell]

Ich weiß gar nicht mehr mit welchem Video ich euch entdeckt habe, aber das ist definitiv einer der besten Channels auf KZbin, um einen Einblick ins Cockpit zu bekommen. Super wie ihr alles erklärt, Blick auf die Instrumente, Charts etc. und die Aufnahmen sind einfach unglaublich. Als Flightsim-Enthusiast der perfekte Channel, um mal einen realen Einblick zu bekommen.

[@ApproachandDepartureVideos]

Vielen lieben Dank fürs Anschauen und das gute Feedback! Einen schönen Tag noch!

[@Jenairaslebol27merde]

echt geil. super schöner anflug, und der nette smalltalk mit der ground crew ist einfach so sympathisch! :)

[@ApproachandDepartureVideos]

Danke fürs Anschauen und das gute Feedback! Einen schönen Tag noch!

[@Aviation_1993]

Großartige Videos! Und tolle Einblicke in die Procedures im Cockpit 👨‍✈️ Und darüber hinaus noch eine Inspiration vielleicht doch noch mal das Büro gegen das Cockpit zu tauschen :-) Danke für die tollen Impressionen.

[@Pr3ussisch]

Nice approach and at Samos the people are so friendly all time. Thanks for uploading!

[@ApproachandDepartureVideos]

Thanks for the feedback! The Samos people are always so friendly. I fly to Samos since several years and never had any bad experience with an unfriendly person. I think the people on the island are very happy people. They love their island.

[@oldmanc2]

The world's happiest ATCO!

[@ApproachandDepartureVideos]

ATC at Samos airport always makes a very happy impression.

[@flyingwithjoshua8303]

Danke Stefan für die absolut mit Abstand besten Videos für Avgeeks und das du uns allen Motivation gibst um später auch hoffentlich einen Job im Cockpit zu bekommen. Grüße aus Berlin.

[@ApproachandDepartureVideos]

Vielen Dank fürs Anschauen und das gute Feedback! Ich wünsche Dir viel Erfolg dabei, später einen Job im Cockpit zu bekommen! Bitte Werbung für den Kanal machen! Vielen Dank auch dafür und noch einen schönen Tag!

[@zaxareniasalvanou2778]

Καλώς ήρθατε στην χώρα μας και στο νησί του Πυθαγόρα του πατέρα των μαθηματικών , ευχαριστούμε για τα καλά σας λόγια και τις αναφορές για το νησί μας σας περιμένουμε πάλι με χαρά , σας στέλνουμε χαιρετισμούς !

[@ApproachandDepartureVideos]

Thanks for the friendly words and all the best to you! Have a nice day!

[@ilankrt]

I love to see and learn from you landing. It is for me the best tutorial I found on KZbin. Since it happens online I understand that there is no time for further explanation about the charts...

[@ApproachandDepartureVideos]

Thanks for watching and for your very personal feedback! It's great to hear that you learn a lot from the video!

[@godfreyduncan7783]

That was a fantastic approach, another captains approach, just like Maderia captain only landing.

[@ApproachandDepartureVideos]

Thanks for watching and your good feedback! Yes, Madeira and Samos are restricted to captains landings only.

[@Smithy67]

Fantastic viewing as always, thank you

[@ApproachandDepartureVideos]

Many thanks! Have a great day!

[@marioschmitz4875]

Lieben Dank für den Link in der Tat ist es sehr ähnlich der Anflug in Samos ist fast wie Kai Tak Airport bitte machen Sie so weiter

[@ApproachandDepartureVideos]

Vielen Dank fürs Anschauen! Ich wünsche noch einen schönen Tag!

[@markushettinger5556]

Hallo Stefan, fantastische Bilder und ein sehr spezieller Anflug nach Samos. Erinnert mich sehr an meine Reise 1994 in einer 747 nach Hongkong und Indonesien mit dem Anflug auf Kai Tak über die Stadt... unvergessliche Momente! Schade, dass man heutzutage den Piloten keinen Besuch mehr im Cockpit abstatten kann. Ich bin früher bei Pauschalreiseflügen immer vor ins Cockpit um Hallo zu sagen, Fragen zu stellen oder einfach nur um das Geschehen auf mich wirken zu lassen. Vielen Dank für die immer perfekter werdenden, informativen und unterhaltsamen Videos mit den sehr gut verständlichen Erläuterungen über die Maschinen und die Verfahren. Mit einem Freund bin ich im April in Stuttgart in einem großen A320-Simulator. Vielleicht ist Samos eine Idee für einen Anflug ;-) Viele Grüße und weiterhin immer "happy landings"...

[@ApproachandDepartureVideos]

Vielen Dank fürs Anschauen und das ausführliche und gute Feedback! Ich finde es auch sehr schade, dass heute kein Passagier mehr ins Cockpit darf. Früher waren auf langen Flügen fast alle mal im Cockpit. Wir kennen alle die Gründe und verstehen es. Aber es ist trotzdem sehr schade. Das ist ein wesentlicher Grund, weshalb ich diesen Kanal betreibe. Statt direkt im Cockpit kann man uns nun bei KZbin zuschauen. Samos ist ein gutes Ziel für den großen Simulator, auch Funchal, Mykonos, Mostar, Salzburg, Calvi und viele andere. Interessant ist auch Washington National mit dem Anflug mit scharfer Kurve am Regierungsviertel vorbei entlang des Potomac Rivers. Las Vegas, am Strip entlang ist auch nicht schlecht. Viel Spaß und noch einen schönen Tag!

[@uacyber]

What a lovely midweek surprise. Thank you for the upload captain.

[@ApproachandDepartureVideos]

Thanks for watching and your great feedback! All the best to you!

[@rabidbigdog]

Kai Tak was always so strange - you could look out the aircraft windows and clearly see people hanging their washing, or sometimes waving. This was years ago obviously, when thunderous older planes, even Concorde ocassionally I think, used to fly over top of those homes. I often wondered how those people slept! Thankfully aircraft like your A-series CEOs and NEOs are so much more quiet!! Thank you as always Stefan!

[@ApproachandDepartureVideos]

Thanks for watching and for your personal thoughts! In Samos the turn is long and tight but there are only a few people living in the approach area. And: The frequency of arriving airplanes is much lower than it must have been at Kai Tak airport. Have a great day!

[@phazex1774]

Love watching these, was always my dream to fly.

[@ApproachandDepartureVideos]

Thanks for watching and you personal feedback! I hope that your dream comes true! Have a nice day!

[@michaeltyrer6468]

Great videos

[@ApproachandDepartureVideos]

Thanks!

[@michalislamprinos38]

What a challenging landing.... Well done captain 💪💪💪

[@ApproachandDepartureVideos]

Thank you so much for the great feedback!

[@MrLewis555]

That was awesome, I loved having the charts to look at, they really helped with understanding what you were talking through. I hope they become a regular feature :)

[@ApproachandDepartureVideos]

Thanks for watching and for the detailed and helpful feedback! Thanks to your input and the feedback of other viewers, I will include the charts whenever possible as a regular feature. Have a nice day!

[@MrLewis555]

@@ApproachandDepartureVideos Awesome :) Thanks for writing back, that's very kind :)

[@thomasj3421]

Amazing video. I love the transparency and all the info you provide.

[@ApproachandDepartureVideos]

Thanks for the wonderful feedback and all the best to you!

[@ifr-ed]

Heut is Freitag :D - Spass beiseite: Super mit den Charts. Da kann man im MSFS auch mal so etwas nachfliegen. Find ich klasse.

[@ApproachandDepartureVideos]

Vielen Dank fürs Feedback! Das hilft wirklich sehr! Dann werde ich die Charts nun zukünftig öfter einbauen. Einen schönen Tag noch!

[@dreamflight111]

An impressive approach, often flown in the Microsoft Flightsimulator. But you did an perfect approach and landing. Chapeau! Thanks for this great video.👍👍👍 Time for me to try it again.

[@ApproachandDepartureVideos]

Thanks for watching and the great feedback! Have fun with your simulator!

[@PCEngineer2007uk]

Great video... flawless approach and landing. ✈️👍

[@ApproachandDepartureVideos]

Thanks a lot! Have a great day!

[@fma7483]

Great work! Fantastic approach 👍

[@ApproachandDepartureVideos]

Thanks!

[@konrad57466]

awesome video 😍✈️

[@ApproachandDepartureVideos]

Thank you very much!

[@CockpitSimAviation]

Beautiful Approach Capt! 😉

[@ApproachandDepartureVideos]

Glad you enjoyed the video! Have good day!

[@89fe_pierre]

Impressive approach! And great video as usual captain, by sharing these, you help me staying motivated in a time where finding a first FO job is hard without experience!

[@ApproachandDepartureVideos]

Thanks for watching and your very personal feedback! I wish you all the best and hope that you find a position as a First Officer very soon! Have a nice day!

[@Y4evs]

New to this channel and loving these videos, excellent work guys 👍🏼

[@avgeek5396]

Amazing video yet again, motivated me alot in my job search believe it or not and now im starting typerating on the Airbus 320 series :) Thank you so much for these videos.

[@ApproachandDepartureVideos]

Great! Nice to hear that you like my videos and that they motivate you a lot! I wish you all the best for your Airbus typerating and your job search! I hope to meet you soon on the flight deck!

[@avgeek5396]

@@ApproachandDepartureVideos it would be a pleasure.

[@robertocaputo9066]

Congratulation....

[@ApproachandDepartureVideos]

Thanks a lot! Have a nice day!

[@alsomu1979]

Videos increíbles para cualquier aficionado a la aviación. Wirklich unglaublich. You can say it in many languages but one thing is for sure, your videos are 🔝🔝🔝🔝 Incredible visual approach.

[@ApproachandDepartureVideos]

Thanks a lot! Great to hear that you like my videos! Please tell everybody about my channel! Thanks in advance and all the best to you!

[@ChristopherBecker-te9yu]

Super Video, wie immer 🙂👌zu 03:05, ist zwar kein Eurowings Ziel, aber der Anflug auf die Rwy 33 in Reggio Calabria (LICR) hat das ziemlich selbe Anflugverfahren, dort auch wegen des Terrains im Anflug 😄

[@ApproachandDepartureVideos]

Vielen Dank fürs gute Feedback und die Information bezüglich Reggio Calabria. Ich bin oft daran vorbei geflogen, kannte jedoch nicht den interessanten Anflug. Ich habe mal gerade ein Karte davon angeschaut. Ein Localizer-Anflug, dem in niedriger Höhe eine Kurve mit einem 45 Grad Richtungswechsel entlang von Lampen nachfolgt. In Samos ist es ein Richtungswechsel von 145 Grad in niedriger Höhe. Das ist mehr als eine dreimal so große Richtungsänderung wie in Reggio Calabria.

[@climbfl410]

Thanks for all the great content. Loving your videos! This video has already been uploaded on 24th December 2022 🎅🏻🎄I think - Have a nice weekend

[@ApproachandDepartureVideos]

Thanks for watching and your feedback! This is an updated version of your mentioned video. This new video includes all the charts we used for the approach. Have a good day!

[@oldtimer2192]

I thought the same as I remembered the flight. It does mention “updated” in the description however! Great flight guys! 👍👍

[@ApproachandDepartureVideos]

@@oldtimer2192 How do you like the charts in the video? Do you think this is an improvement? Please let me know. Thanks.

[@jbtc-zn9ih]

1992 und 1993 bin ich auf Samos gelandet, 1996 und 1998 auf dem Kai Tak Flughafen in Hongkong. Samos war für mich wesentlich unangenehmer. Besonders bei der ersten Samos Landung war ich nicht auf die scharfe Rechtskurve kurz vor der Landung vorbereitet und hatte schon Herzklopfen.

[@ApproachandDepartureVideos]

Vielen Dank fürs Anschauen und den sehr persönlichen Bericht! Die scharfe Kurve kurz vor der Landung in Samos ist schon sehr speziell. Für uns im Cockpit kommt sie natürlich nicht überraschend. Samos ist ein Flughafen, auf dem nur der Kapitän oder die Kapitänin landen dar. Diese braucht vor dem ersten Flug dorthin ein Training im Simulator und eine Einweisung im Flugzeug. Außerdem fliegen die Pilotinnen und Piloten, die Samos anfliegen, sehr regelmäßig dorthin, um in Übung zu bleiben.

[@Draax1]

amazing!

[@ApproachandDepartureVideos]

Thanks!

[@dipchakraborty1017]

ohh nice ..landing🔥🔥🔥🧑🏻‍✈️✈️ .....Captain salute🧑🏻‍✈️...want more video with same First Officer and you also......your video boost or motivate me.....🧑🏻‍✈️...love from India🇮🇳

[@ApproachandDepartureVideos]

Thanks for watching and your great feedback! All my best wishes to India!

[@dipchakraborty1017]

@@ApproachandDepartureVideos welcome❤️

[@thomashorsfield4474]

great video very educational

[@ApproachandDepartureVideos]

Thanks! Nice to hear that you like the video!

[@davidwebber8636]

Great piece of work. One of the best in-flight channels on KZbin... could you explain the reason for the engine cool down procedure prior to shutdown please?

[@ApproachandDepartureVideos]

Thank you so much for the great feedback! Please tell everybody about the channel! The engines require a 3 minute cooldown period after high thrust application. The engine manufacturer and Airbus publish this information in the standard operating procedures. Shutting off the engines earlier may damage them on the long run. Reason is that the engines are getting very hot during the operation and the cooldown from lots of power to no power should be done over this cooldown time period.

[@franco_albi9559]

If I'm not mistaken: - direction 360° (radial 179 vor sam); - 2 nm from Sam vor turn left, 305°; - when on 222 radial Sam, 2 nm, 1100ft; - R 245, dist 2.1 sam, 830 ft..turn bank A 25°; - 091° 400ft etc. it's not easy .. I didn't succeed (and I almost found myself in Turkey): I'll try again with a smaller plane. Thanks for the nice video, have a good weekend.

[@ApproachandDepartureVideos]

Thanks for watching and for sharing your approach solution. That is all correct and reflects appropriately what we do during the final stage of the approach. The main reference is the outside view, and depending on the current wind situation, the exact values vary a little. Before we fly to Samos the first time, we get training in the fullflight simulator, and we fly as an observer to the airport.

[@JuustNicoo]

Eurowings fliegt ja auch neuerdings nach Skiathos. Hoffentlich bekommt man auch mal von Video von dort ;) Bin dort auch dieses Jahr wieder. ist auch ein sehr spannender Anflug

[@ApproachandDepartureVideos]

Skiathos ist wirklich ein sehr spannender Anflug. Ich war dort vor sehr vielen Jahren mal als Copilot auf dem Airbus A321. Die kurze Bahn und das große Flugzeug, eine sehr interessante Kombination. Der Kapitän ist allerdings auch - wie in vielen Videos zu sehen - relativ niedrig über die Schwelle geflogen, um nicht zu spät auf der Landebahn aufzusetzen. Falls ich mal dort hingeschickt werde, werde ich ein Anflugvideo produzieren. einen schönen Tag noch!

[@JuustNicoo]

​@@ApproachandDepartureVideos Klingt super. ;) Ich bin fast den ganzen Juni dort. Vielleicht klappt es ja ;)

[@tpottrell]

Enjoying your videos :) Interesting incite into how the flight deck works. It would be helpful sometimes to have subtitles for the ATC radio as its sometimes hard to make out what theyre saying? Not sure if its possible?

[@ApproachandDepartureVideos]

Thanks for watching and your suggestion. You can switch on the CC on youtube. That translates the audio into written text. Sometimes the auto translation is not working that good. At some videos, I corrected that. I suggest that you hear the audio several times and that you also hear ATC on LiveATC or other outlets. The more often you hear the aviation language, the better you will understand it.

[@tomschoffler3820]

Damit fängt der Tag doch gut an! 😎

[@ApproachandDepartureVideos]

Danke fürs Anschauen! Einen schönen Tag noch!

[@PilotA350]

Und das am Freitagmorgen, vielen Dank dafür Captain!

[@ApproachandDepartureVideos]

Danke fürs Anschauen und das Feedback! Alles Gute!

[@airkibris001]

Impressive❤

[@ApproachandDepartureVideos]

Thank you very much!

[@lebl25r]

Amazing video as always captain! Thank you so much for sharing! Why managed speed was not used at final approach?

[@ApproachandDepartureVideos]

Thanks for watching and your friendly feedback! The selected speed kept the speed target fixed. Flying managed speed would have changed the speed target continuously with a changing wind due to the groundspeed mini function. Also we do not want to be too fast during the final turn.

[@AviationShots._]

How the V/DEV scale suddenly appeared on the Primary Flight Display? How is it activated?

[@ApproachandDepartureVideos]

Good question. The VDEV was there all the time. It started as a green dot which you can see in the upper right corner, left of the altitude tape of the PFD. With the activation of the approach phase, the green dot disappeared and instead the V/DEV showed up at the position where you usually see the glideslope during an ILS approach. The exact value is always awailable on the PROG page of the MCDU.

[@KLED527]

Beautiful as usual. Is there any chance for a video in Tunisia?

[@ApproachandDepartureVideos]

Thanks for watching and your feedback! In general: yes. But only if I am scheduled to fly to one of the airports in Tunisia. This may take a while. Have a great day!

[@majorwinters8333]

Thank you again for this great video! Just a quick question... As far as I know from watching your videos, you're on the A320 Family (A319, A320, A321 and neo). In your weekly videos you switch types almost every time. Do you in "reality" switch that often or do you have "blocks" - like for example the next few weeks you're on the A319, the following weeks on the A320 etc..? And what are like the main differences between those types? Is it for you like "oh ok today it's an A319, now I've got to do this and that different from my last flight with an A321? Thanks again und schönes Wochenende! :)

[@ApproachandDepartureVideos]

Thanks for watching, your nice feedback and your question! We fly the A320 family. Usually it does not change during the day. But it may be today an Airbus A319 and tomorrow an Airbus A320. We even have different versions of the 319s and 320s. Like 319 with IAE engines and some with CFM engines or A320-214, 216, NEO .... They all fly very similar. We know the differences from trainings and personal experience. It is not a problem at all. One of the differences is the climb performance: The NEO climbs very good and the CEO not that good if the plane is heavy. Also the flare is a little different: A heavy A321 needs to be flared earlier than a light A319. The approach speeds are also different: The A321 is a few knots faster than A320 and A319 during the final approach. The A321 is very stable in the approach. This are just a few items. There are more. Einen schönen Tag noch!

[@majorwinters8333]

@@ApproachandDepartureVideos Thanks for answering all my questions! Really appreciate it! :) Is there a favourite for you among the A320 family? I don't know which type of engines those are...but I love the A319 and A320 with the "roaring" engines, if that makes sense. Like i love it when you really hear the engines on takeoff...just get's me excited :D

[@harati6744]

Perfect video! I have a question though - at 8:45 the altimeter turned red. Why is that?

[@ApproachandDepartureVideos]

Thanks for the great feedback! The reason was that we descended below the minimum descent altitude of 1880 feet for the instrument approach.

[@HobbyPilot2003]

Hi, nice Video! What was the Brake Temperature after the Landing:)?

[@ApproachandDepartureVideos]

Thanks for watching and your question. I do not remember. But it was not that hot. Maybe 350 degrees or so. Have a nice day!

[@LeeZhiWei8219]

This is awesome. I love the airbus so much. Question to you, a full auto-land requires at least an ILS CAT III to do, so like you can't do an auto-land with RNAV?

[@LeeZhiWei8219]

Also, how does TRK/FPA help in terms of a manual landing compared to a mode like HDG/VS?

[@ApproachandDepartureVideos]

Thanks for watching and your feedback! You are correct, autoland is only possible with an ILS. The Airbus would try an autoland also with a CAT 1 ILS. But the result may be bad. The CAT 3 ILS requires a certain signal quality, emergency power backup and a certain design of the terrain infront of the threshold. For example: If there would be a ditch in front of the threshold, you can install an ILS, but only CAT1. Autoland with RNAV is not possible. The Airbus system design does not allow that.

[@ApproachandDepartureVideos]

This is just another indication. It helps a little because we want to fly the runway track to the runway. The heading usually changes during the approach due to changing winds. But the track will be constant.

[@Refiused]

VIelleicht kann unser FO ein bisschen was zum Flughafen Samos erzählen? FO: Ja herzlich willkommen, Samos ist ziemlich speziell weil... CP: Samos ist sehr speziell... Sorry mich stört das extrem wenn jemand einen darum bittet etwas zu erzählen, dann aber selbst ständig ins Wort fällt. Abgesehen davon sehr geiles Video.

[@ApproachandDepartureVideos]

Vielen Dank fürs Feedback! Es tut mir leid, dass das etwas blöd rüberkommt. Die Idee war hier, dass wir uns gegenseitig Stichworte geben und jeder etwas ping pong mäßig zum Airport sagt. Meine einleitende Formulierung dazu war (im Nachhinein betrachtet) nicht günstig. Wenn man genau hinhört und -schaut, lässt sich erkennen, dass dieser Teil sehr stark gekürzt und beschnitten worden ist. Auch dadurch ist das Ergebnis nicht optimal geworden. Eigentlich mag ich so etwas gar nicht kürzen bzw. schneiden. Das tue ich sonst im Film ja auch normalerweise nicht. Aber die ungeschnittene Version ist extrem lang und vermittelt keinen zusätzlichen Inhalt. Die Idee im Schnitt war dann, möglichst die Besonderheiten von Samos kurz und knapp zu vermitteln, unabhängig davon, von wem gerade der Input kam.

[@kcross43]

Fantastic! One question - why wait one minute before shutting down the engines?

[@ApproachandDepartureVideos]

Thanks for watching and the feedback! Required cooldown time was the reason.

[@DesiroDriver]

How long is the engine cool down time on the 320? I see that short taxi and the need to wait before engine shutdown. Thanks

[@ApproachandDepartureVideos]

The cooldown times are published and recommended by the manufacturer of the engines and Airbus. Here it was 3 minutes after high thrust application.

[@DesiroDriver]

@@ApproachandDepartureVideos thanks 🙏🏼

[@intrepidbun5002]

Thanks for the videos Captain! Do you have to get special permission from your company to release this type of footage?

[@ApproachandDepartureVideos]

Yes.

[@KEITHGEE1000]

Hi. Is this not the same video you released one month ago which is listed on your site? Nice to see it again, anyway!

[@ApproachandDepartureVideos]

Keith, in general, you are correct. But this is an updated version that shows all the charts we used. It is not possible to update an existing video. So I had to make a new one. I hope you like the inclusion of the charts. Have a great day!

[@AviationShots._]

Why the engines were switched off 50 seconds after parking the airplane?

[@ApproachandDepartureVideos]

For cooling reasons of the engines, we wait - whenever possible - in accordance to the SOP 3 minutes after high thrust application before we shutdown the engines. If the taxi-in is short, we wait at the parking position.

[@kaikogutiuk-gillian7894]

Is the first officer British?

[@birdman4274]

Why aren't there consistent checks on speed brake use ?

[@ApproachandDepartureVideos]

Would you please explain your question a little more. I used the speedbrakes as needed. If I would have used the speedbrakes with more than idle power, the Airbus would tell us about it because it would make no sense.

[@birdman4274]

@@ApproachandDepartureVideos Not a criticism, just a question. When you deploy flaps/change heading/reduce speed/disengage AP etc you get check from FO (or none flying P). But I don't hear announcement of speedbrake use. That was all my question was.

[@Radersch]

Ist das ein Re-Upload?

[@ApproachandDepartureVideos]

Das ist - wie in der Beschreibung steht - eine upgedate Version mit Karten. Ich wurde etliche Male darum gebeten, in das Video die Karten, die wir genutzt haben, einzubauen. Man kann das urpsprüngliche Video leider nicht ändern. Deshalb musste es dafür ein neues Video geben.

[@Radersch]

@@ApproachandDepartureVideos Sorry, hatte ich nicht gelesen Stefan. Danke!

[@ApproachandDepartureVideos]

@@Radersch Kein Problem. Morgen kommt ein ganz neues Video. Schönen Abend noch.

[@devansh8846]

This is weird. You usually upload on Saturdays and you've already posted this video. 🤔

[@ApproachandDepartureVideos]

As stated in the title/description: This is an updated version of the original video. Difference is that this new video includes all the charts we used for the approach. I hope you like the new version with the charts. Please let me know. Tomorrow there will be a new video published, as always on a Saturday! Have a nice day!

[@devansh8846]

@@ApproachandDepartureVideos Yes, the charts are indeed more helpful. Liked it.

[@Suree62]

Yeah I was confused too

[@ApproachandDepartureVideos]

@@devansh8846 Thanks for the helpful feedback!

[@donnabozkurt6904]

Interesting 😃

[@tomtrana3449]

Landing on Samos without a crosswind is boring 😉

[@ApproachandDepartureVideos]

I love flying to Samos very much. But I prefer not too much crosswind!

[@benchi7911]

i see you always wait some time before you turn off the engines why is that and how long do you have to wait?

[@ApproachandDepartureVideos]

3 minutes cooldown time. If the taxitime is shorter, you see us waiting with engines running at the parking position.

[@derp8575]

Why did the airplane call you a name before touchdown?

[@ApproachandDepartureVideos]

It is doing that all the time. Thanks to Airbus.