SAMOS🇬🇷 (SMI) | Airbus Pilots + Cockpit view of a final approach + landing on a very special airport

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The full approach video is available here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eWmplaVqoNGKjZI

[@enspropheticministry6786]

Thank you very much Captain Stefan for posting one of my favourite approaches here on your advent calendar. I love the way you talk about the approach process,: turn over the 2nd village, steeper turn, more height over the greenhouse is usual etc. Such a challenging approach done so expertly and clearly explained. Thank you Sir. Made my day! 😊

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Thank you very much for watching, your very kind words and the detailed feedback! Have a nice day!

[@nutsnproud6932]

Thanks for the video.

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Thanks for watching!

[@TianBuildingEngineering]

Was für eine Überraschung. Perfekt zum 1 Advent. Danke!

[@ApproachandDepartureVideos]

Danke fürs Anschauen! Der Idee ist, jeden Tag bis Weihnachten ein Türchen mit einem kurzen An- oder Abflug. Samstags gibt es dann - wie immer - ein längeres Video mit Briefing und Karten ....

[@markotango54]

Danke for bringing us all along Capt

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Thanks for watching and for your support of the channel! Have a nice day!

[@flyingdentist]

Wonderful approach and landing at a very challenging airport like Samos.

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

[@elliot245]

Great video! Lots of interesting stuff happening on this approach.

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Thanks for watching and your good feedback! Have a great day!

[@dupajajajajaduoa1556]

Good run

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Thanks for watching!

[@Logan11thMEU]

Amazing . Thanks

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Thanks for watching!

[@layercake5864]

Spannender Anflug und ein schönes Beispiel für eine Form von Zusammenarbeit, die auch anderen Berufen ein Vorbild sein sollte. Ein PIC, der sich beim FO versichert, dass auch er jetzt den Turm einleiten würde und somit frei von falschen Eitelkeiten ist... Ich denke, genau das gehört zur Definition von Professionalität. Sehr beeindruckend.

[@ApproachandDepartureVideos]

Vielen lieben Dank fürs Anschauen und das sehr gute und detaillierte Feedback zu unserer Zusammenarbeit im Cockpit! Das freut mich sehr! Einen schönen Tag noch!

[@s4rf_]

super vide, wie immer, weiter so !!!!

[@ApproachandDepartureVideos]

Vielen lieben Dank fürs Anschauen! Einen schönen Tag noch!

[@XxXMo747XxX]

Was ein geiler Anflug!

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Vielen Dank fürs Anschauen! Schönes Wochenende noch!

[@MrLewis555]

Beautiful landing :)

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Thank you!

[@amittyagiat80]

Excellent upload once again. What a crystal clear weather. Like deserved for your video 👍👌🙂❤️❤️❤️

[@ApproachandDepartureVideos]

Thanks for watching and your great feedback! Yes, the weather was very nice! Usually the weather is good at Samos airport. It is just sometimes a little bit hazy.

[@dipchakraborty1017]

Nice approach Captain sir❤💙👨‍✈

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Thanks for watching!

[@firmanjati]

wow, very challenging approach...

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Thank you!

[@vplusah]

Wow!

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Thanks for watching and for your support of the channel! Have a nice day!

[@Jacuzzi-d1p]

Great flight! 👍 Do you ever have difficulty understanding the controllers?

[@ApproachandDepartureVideos]

Thanks for watching and your good feedback! I have no problem to understand the Greek controllers. But it happens once in a while that I have to talk to other controllers and it is difficult do understand them. The good thing is that we can always say "say again" or "please say again slowly". After a repetition of the message, we usually understand what they want.

[@tango6nf477]

Good morning Gentlemen that was a beautiful approach to Samos. On final approach to other airports speed is not really apparent but at Samos because of the low level it really is. A quick question having seen other landings at Samos approach is always from inland and not from the sea, is there a reason for this, wind direction for example? Thank you for another excellent video.

[@ApproachandDepartureVideos]

Thanks for watching, your good feedback and for your support of the channel as a member! Yes, speed control is important at Samos. We should not be too fast in the final turn. Good observation: Main runway is runway 09. This is due to the wind. But even with a light tailwind, I would prefer runway 09 because the final approach to runway 27 may be more turbulent as the approach to runway 09. Runway 27 also restricts the takeoff weight much more than runway 09. This is due to the mountains. So even if we would land on runway 27, we may not be able to takeoff from the same runway. Takeoffs on 09 and landings on 27 during the same time frame would reduce the possible amount of traffic to and from Samos.

[@tango6nf477]

@@ApproachandDepartureVideos Thank you for taking the time to explain that Captain

[@Marc-1]

Das ist ja mal ein cooler Anflug! Für Euch bestimmt super spannend! Für uns übrigens auch!🤣😂 So ein bisschen wie früher Kai Tak. 🚀

[@ApproachandDepartureVideos]

Der Anflug macht immer viel Spaß! Stimmt, ein bisschen wie Kai Tak früher. Da ich dort sehr regelmäßig hinfliege, weiß ich relativ genau, ob und wie alles passt. Trotzdem muss man natürlich hoch konzentriert sein, denn der Wind in Samos wechselt im Endanflug gerne seine Richtung und Geschwindigkeit unentwegt hin und her.

[@oldtimer2192]

Awesome flight as always guys!👍👍👍 However I must ask why weren’t you allowed to exit via the nearest taxiway but told to backtrack? Too many other planes on the taxiway?

[@ApproachandDepartureVideos]

Yes, you are right! This is a very small airport. It is very common at this airport that other traffic does not allow us to use the nearest runway turnoff and a backtrack is needed.

[@SuperVerpeilt]

Auf einer Landebahn zu drehen muss doch ein Gefühl sein, wie in eine Einbahnstraße zu fahren oder?!? Danke fürs Video.

[@ApproachandDepartureVideos]

Das Gefühl ist tatsächlich etwas komisch. Aber natürlich kein Problem, da der Tower dafür sorgt, dass kein "Gegenverkehr" kommt!

[@-vv6ss]

Have you ever flown to Preveza/Lefkada? Will it happen in the Future?

[@ApproachandDepartureVideos]

I have flown to Preveza before. And I am sure that this will happen again in the future. But my duty schedule is always a surprise. So it may take a while until I am scheduled next.

[@-vv6ss]

Ok thank you!!

[@dutchflightsimpilot7447]

Nicee:-)

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Thanks!

[@pvdppvdp6638]

This was not on a Saturday. If it was there would have been a few SAS planes on the apron 😄

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You are right! Sometimes it looks on Saturday mornings like that they arrive with their whole fleet at Samos airport.

[@pvdppvdp6638]

@@ApproachandDepartureVideos It's usual 5 from SAS arriving from Denmark, Sweden and Norway on Saturday morning. I can't remember if I have mentioned it before in a comment, but the "glasshouses" is an orchid nursery.

[@godfreyduncan7783]

Can't be one of the easiest airports to land at considering your approach and angle

[@ApproachandDepartureVideos]

You are right! Samos is one of the more challenging airports. It requires an initial simulator training and afterwards regular flights to the airport to stay current and proficient.

[@grachoderunwiderstehlichen]

wat ne'welt , hier eingefrorene weichen minutenlange gespräche mit leitstelle🎙️ und stellwerke 🚊 ...busse 🚌 die "einfacher" durchkommen usw. da sind diese öpnv bilder mitten im winter ne'willkommende abwechslung , danke !

[@ApproachandDepartureVideos]

Vielen Dank fürs Anschauen! In Samos friert zum Glück nichts ein! Einen schönen Tag noch!