[4K] - Honolulu Go-Around & Landing On Imua One - Southwest - Boeing 737-8 Max - N8710M - SCS Ep.932

[@sla31]

On Friday, April 28th, Southwest Airlines introduced “Imua One,” their brand new high-flying tribute to Hawaii! In Hawaii, the concept of Imua means to move forward with strength and courage. Friday also marked the beginning of Southwest’s fifth year serving Hawaii, and with the introduction of this special livery, they showcased their continued commitment to Hawaii as they continue to forge a partnership that brings Hawaii together by offering their famous Southwest hospitality, low fares, & Heart. I was honored to be invited by Southwest, on a paid trip, to the pre-departure festivities in Long Beach and onboard Imua One’s first flight to Hawaii! As always, I captured the entire day crystal clear 4K, so you too can experience all the fun! If you'd like to watch the full celebrations and not just the planned missed approach and landing in Honolulu, you can find the full video here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/g4TakmidlsqBZ80

[@2arizona1990]

I don't think I've ever heard such a group of people so excited about a go-around.😂

[@sla31]

Well, the events surrounding the reason for the go-around were pretty exciting haha. For anyone reading that isn't aware, this was filmed onboard Imua One's inaugural flight to Hawaii and the go-around was a planned fly by for photo opportunities.

[@2arizona1990]

@@sla31 I read a little more in detail after I had sent you that comment, and I realized that it might have actually been planned. It just made me chuckle. 😃

[@BillD-h1k]

I just read the paragraph you made thats awesome and I'll definitely check out the full video.

[@scottbridge9391]

WOWOWOWOWOW!!! What great views coming in!! It helped me to get over the jet lag.

[@sla31]

Hawaii never disappoints, that's for sure. It's even better too, since this is onboard Southwest's Imua One!

[@larrywilson7848]

Great views of fly over and at 17:50. Thanks Skylite

[@zf5167]

go-arounds can be fun. i was on NZ5105 AKL-PMR when we went around due to windshear. landed in the opposite direction without any other hassles

[@Ky0927]

That livery is perfect for the kingdom of Hawaii🌺🤙🏾🌊☀️😎

[@sla31]

Southwest, and all those involved, sure knocked this one out of the park didn’t they? Thanks for watching my friend!

[@leezinke4351]

Great video!

[@sla31]

Thanks my friend!

[@leezinke4351]

@@sla31 You welcome.

[@Ayviation]

Absolutely beautiful!

[@Branson1213]

You make great videos. can we all acknowledge how much of his time and money he puts into his videos! Keep up the great work. You are my go to flight videography when I need full flight videos. I also watch you for inaugural flight because I can't make them all. I would love it if you did more JetBlue videos. JetBlue and Southwest are my favorite airlines. I love your work and keep it up!

[@sla31]

Thanks my friend! I appreciate all of that. I have a lot of Southwest coming up, and several JetBlue flights as well!

[@Branson1213]

Thank you so much!

[@jasonbabila6006]

Aloha!!! 🤙🏽 I wish you could have done all of the flights to the other islands in Imua One when they did the display at Lihue, Kahului, Kona and Hilo.

[@sla31]

I do too my friend. I would've done it, but seeing as they were all charter flights, and the only was to get on them was for Southwest to invite you along... And I was only invited me to the LGB and HNL events. Don't misunderstand that. I'm not complaining haha. I'm very happy to have been thought of and allowed to have flown on this flight. But I didn't want to push my luck, or overextend my welcome 😁. Perhaps one day I'll get lucky and fly Imua One between islands like I just did with The Herbert D. Kelleher!

[@chrisb8052]

From what I see what they did was a planned low pass, not a go around. Probably part of the inaugural flight thing. On a go around, it's quickly TOGA thrust, gear up, flaps to a takeoff setting (once the requisite speed is attained) and a normal cleanup procedure thereafter. Get up and get outta there. Also, on the approach you can see the slats never went to the second/landing position on the approach. I'm not typed in the 73 but landing flap settings are 30 or 40, and I would guess this was conducted at flaps 20 or 25. I also suspect the pilots briefed the passengers about the low pass prior to this video starting. Cool video though, as always. Keep it up.

[@sla31]

Yes, you are correct that this was a planned event. And I agree that this is not what you would typically call a "go-around" however, we did still "go-around" and there a couple of reasons why I called it a go-around, instead of a fly-by, low pass, missed approach, etc. First, a "go-around" is what the pilot called it when he briefed us. And second, that's what fit in the description without going over KZbins 100 character limit. To quote the pilot he told us we were going to "shoot a missed approach and then perform a go-around." So, was this technically a missed approach, or low pass? Yeah. But are we also splitting hairs at that point? Kind of 🤷🏻‍♂. To be fair, I originally typed missed approach & go-around, but again that is too long to fit in the 100 character limit, and then even missed approach by itself was too long. So, for the people who watch the video who don't understand all the aviation jargon, a go-around is pretty self explanatory as to what's going to happen, vs using the term missed approach. Anyway, that's why I ended up settling for go-around instead of something else. As always, thanks for watching my friend!

[@chrisb8052]

@@sla31 Yeah I was splitting hairs there huh

[@sla31]

@@chrisb8052 I wasn’t saying you specifically were splitting hairs, I was saying that us, by having this conversation on the technicalities of what the actual procedure’s term is in this instance, was splitting hairs. They all involve the same end result. I’m wasn’t trying to say I’m right and you’re wrong. You are in fact right, I was just explaining why I went with the term I did. Again, thanks for watching my friend! As always, I appreciate it!

[@chrisb8052]

@@sla31 Yeah no worries, man! I was just laughing at myself.

[@Rwalt61]

Hey Goose, it's time to buzz the tower.

[@privskorp.9865]

Nice paint on that engine

[@sla31]

Imua One looking good, isn't she?

[@rankingpow7084]

Nice! Looks like the pilot where to fast or high and decide to shoot another approach but with extended more slats end flaps! Cool!

[@sla31]

This was a planned missed approach from the beginning. This was filmed onboard Imua One's inaugural flight to Hawaii and the go-around was a planned fly by for photo opportunities. Thanks for watching!

[@alohatvn]

That is one beautiful 😍 aircraft

[@angelotucker7963]

You should go on the Hawaiian airlines a330-300 that’s my fav airline and aircraft

[@sla31]

I have many times. Just search Hawaiian A330-200 Skylite Productions and they should show up.

[@MrGuzmanra]

Time to buzz the tower?

[@sla31]

It's always a good time to buzz the tower haha! Thanks for watching!

[@troysta747]

What day was this flight? That cruise ship if was last week Royal Caribbean my parents arrived on from Sydney

[@sla31]

This was Friday April 28th.

[@macostapr3951]

Wow that was a greasy landing. We must have had the same pilots because on my flight to MCO I had a greasy landing almost identical to this one. Jk Ik it does not work that way. But do you think SW trains its pilots to land relatively smooth on longer runways and do procedure landings on shorter ones?

[@sla31]

I honestly don't know the answer to that my friend. It's definitely possible. I know Hawaiian Airlines instructs their pilots to roll out as far as possible with their 717's to keep wear and tear down on brakes.

[@macostapr3951]

@@sla31 I just remembered that when I toured the SW training facility, I got a special 2 hour session in the simulator and the trainer told me on longer runways he would keep flaring but at last second for a smoother landing and on shorter runways he does the textbook landing. Its interesting that Hawaiian air does that with the 717 as well.

[@RoadsOfAsiaBen]

Great fly! Have you heard that the US DOT is proposing rules forcing airlines to cover expenses and compensate for passengers that were stranded after delays or cancelations? What do you think?

[@sla31]

I think the idea is good. As long as it's implemented correctly. I mean, there are situations that are not controllable by the airlines and when delays and cancellations are caused by a controllable event, the airlines are already responsible to cover certain expenses. The last thing we need is to bankrupt all of the major airlines again, because they're bleeding cash to compensate for delays.

[@angelotucker7963]

I ment a330-200 not 300

[@galacticreviewer]

wait why was everybody clapping on the go around?

[@sla31]

This was filmed onboard Imua One's inaugural flight to Hawaii and the go-around was a planned fly by for photo opportunities. So people were clapping to help approve of Imua One's "homecoming."

[@jevierefraingarciafuentes82]

Hi bryce, do you wanna fly on the B777's again soon?

[@sla31]

I always want to fly on 777's again soon.

[@jevierefraingarciafuentes82]

​@@sla31 and the B767's?

[@sla31]

@@jevierefraingarciafuentes82 of course, I'm always looking forward to the next wide body of any type.