Cloudless & Clear Los Angeles Landing - American - Airbus A321-200NX - LAX - N417AN - SCS Ep. 569

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Short Clip Series Episode 569:
In this episode fly with me on an American Airlines Airbus A321-200NX as we arrive at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) on a beautiful afternoon. This was filmed onboard American Airlines flight 1174, inbound from Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX) on February 22, 2021. This full flight was previously seen on my channel here:
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[@simon5005]

The first time I ever flew into LA was in the summer of 1972, it was incredibly exciting! Air travel and LA are a very far cry today from what they were then. I miss those days.

[@W4RJ]

You are so right!

[@RedDevilMoto]

Smoking on the plane, I remember doing that. Free drinks (Alcohol included on Air Canada in the 1980's). The food was MUCH better and every passenger was friendly and curteous to the attendants. Also, watching a movie on a pull down screen in the front of the isle! with those $5 headphones you had to buy LOL. And THE best part of air travel in those years? Getting through customs or into boarding lounges was MUCH easier, and faster!

[@747-pilot]

Thanks for sharing! Even though I was born in the late 70s, I recall hearing those wonderful stories from my Dad, uncles, aunts and older cousins. It just isn’t the same today!

[@chuckkirkpatrick6712]

The year I moved there. A dream come true. Thought I'd live there forever. Moved back to Florida in '79. Wouldn't live there now for all the tea in China...

[@simon5005]

@@chuckkirkpatrick6712 Paradise Lost

[@norskeeway3162]

1:25 Big Bear Lake in center, Mojave Desert in background 3:58 San Bernardino Airport on the Santa Ana River 5:20 I-10 running left to right through Fontana, Cajon Pass at top-left 5:51 CA-60 running left to right along Jurupa Hills 6:41 I-15 running top to bottom 7:23 Ontario Airport 7:53 Mt. Baldy in the distance 8:23 visible diagonal boundary between San Bernardino County (right) and Los Angeles County (left) 8:54 diamond-shaped Pomona Fairplex 9:16 Puddingstone Reservoir behind Kellogg Interchage (I-10, CA-57, CA-71) 10:11 BKK Landfill in West Covina 10:56 white roofs of City of Industry 11:31 Rose Hills Cemetery 11:48 I-605 running diagonally along greenbelt of San Gabriel River 12:21 Rio Hondo 12:39 white roofs of City of Commerce, I-5 running left to right 13:01 I-710 running along Los Angeles River 13:32 Salt Lake Park, site of future station on LA-to-Artesia Metro rail line 13:56 Alameda Bl and below-grade Alameda Corridor freight rail expressway 14:05 Metro A Line running between Long Beach and Downtown LA near FDR Park 14:26 South LA in foreground, Downtown skyline in background 14:41 I-110 and Metro J Line transitway 15:43 Target and Home Depot in Inglewood 15:52 SoFi Stadium and The Forum in Inglewood 16:25 I-405 16:37 Aviation Bl and under-construction Metro K Line below grade 16:50 touchdown at LAX

[@jimshipp7776]

Thanks for the reference points; very helpful.

[@MiketheratguyMultimedia]

At around 8:05 or so the Claremont Colleges are visible. You can't really tell unless you know what to look for, but they're there. :)

[@roboito4203]

Deserves to be a pinned comment…high five.

[@patriciapearl2529]

That was awesome, thank you! Our California is so beautiful!

[@RobertMCotter]

Thank you for that. I wish every video had a similar guide.

[@brettremington]

Only the view and the soothing sound of the jet engine. 👌🏻

[@WaltKurtz68]

Exactly!👍

[@keithcharles501]

No matter how commonplace flying and all sorts of technology serve our everyday lives, it never ceases to amaze. Thank You for sharing this video.

[@sla31]

And thank you for watching!

[@georgen9755]

Shershah ???

[@dalesnyder9556]

That was absolutely gorgeous!

[@stevemetcho4455]

Thank you for posting this video 👏🏻. I’m glad you didn’t add comments or have background music etc. watching your video was just like being there. Love it.

[@sla31]

I'm glad you enjoyed it my friend. My channel is a purist channel. No narration, background music, etc. Just, you and the flight. Thanks for watching!

[@geoffsamuels3707]

I've seen that view at least once a year for the last 50 years, and I still look forward to it

[@petebiddle7900]

My first flight to LA was in 1959, in a United Convair 440 from Denver. Via Grand Junction, Las Vegas, and LAX. You walked out to the plane, they served real food and gave free cigarettes with the meal. How I miss those days. NO TSA animals or COVID masks.

[@747-pilot]

Thanks for sharing that story!! Even though I was born in the late 70s, I like to “reminisce” about old times through the eyes of others.Even as a small kid in the early to mid 80s, I recall hearing wonderful tales from my Dad, and family!

[@ahassen1236]

There were no covid masks until 2020! But the rest sounds amazing. People dressed with elegance, unlike nowadays with tattoos and ripped jeans or shorts!

[@jessica.rendon1215]

Oh nice

[@gregmercil3968]

My first time on a commercial airliner was August 1990 on an Alaska Airlines DC-9, out of John Wayne in OC to Seattle, and stopped in Portland along the way. I was 9 years old and was quite an exciting experience.

[@gosnooky]

Yes, all that unsolicited cancer wafting through the cabin. What a time to be alive.

[@tonyktown]

As a LAX based flight attendant that every trip starts and ends in L.A. I can say with a level of confidence most days are beautiful flying over Southern California skies, the days of cloud and haze are outnumbered by the gorgeous days, and this year winter 2022-2023 and spring 2023 have be off the chain spectacular.

[@ogoj2]

I'm on the East Coast. I've never seen the layout of L.A. like this till this video. It's GINORMOUS!

[@sla31]

Want until you see Phoenix 😂. Talk about urban sprawl haha. Seriously though, LA is definitely massive, and it's crazy how you start to fly over the city and you're still 15 minutes from landing haha.

[@LeeBrown-zi4bh]

Takes up both sides of a paper map. #L.A.

[@gayaneg.3805]

I always love the takeoff the moment, when land meets the ocean. Never gets old! And landing at night and seeing the whole city in lights.

[@2ndarmoredhellonwheels106]

I just retired after 28 years driving a semi. I remember back about 2015 taking a load from Atlantic city New Jersey to l.a. I swapped trailers at a drop lot next to lax. Now im an airplane buff so I sat there for a couple of hours just watching the planes.it was pretty cool.

[@Twod1980]

It blows my mind how big this place is 😮

[@xswerfn9399]

I like to watch such movies!

[@danieltopolski6468]

Yeah, that visibility in SoCal is VERY rare. Super cool video man. The SoFi Stadium area is growing rapidly in Inglewood. Thanks again.

[@sla31]

Thanks for watching my friend!

[@lenny108]

Nice demonstration that human beings are only happy when living in their own house.

[@justice.wilson686]

What a size of a city. Massive.

[@billbright1755]

Los Angeles county alone is well over ten million population. Some 60 different cities are in the county. Fontana, San Bernardino county was once site of Henry Kaiser steel mill. L.A. basin was traditionally a hot bed of many manufacturers including many aircraft production firms. I 605 San Gabriel river highway visible in flight. 27 mile auxiliary road north/south route across valley. Bike path accessible as well. San Gabriel green belt road.

[@LeeBrown-zi4bh]

430 Sq mi in L.A. 1,100 Sq Mi in metro.

[@wflyer7985]

Crazy, what's normally a two hour drive without traffic is only an eighteen minute flight on an A321. The video starts at around the Banning Pass. Very nice video.

[@deva190]

Absolutely gorgeous recording.

[@georgenelson8284]

Incredible how HUGE LA is.

[@newhampshirelifestyle4233]

And clean ....!

[@AxePlays-hc5dj]

@@newhampshirelifestyle4233 only for that moment, it usually never stays that way for long.

[@cmunoz810]

Holy smokes!!! I've never seen the air that crisp clear in Los Angeles 😳

[@Retroearthling]

it's like that all the time in winter and fall. Most of the stuff people think is smog is actually haze in the summer. The indians even had a name for it way back in the day.

[@LeeBrown-zi4bh]

I love the approaches into LAX

[@yoli5779]

LA native here, been living under the plane path my entire life, love seeing the planes fly by. I see my house at 13:48.

[@ogoj2]

I love a good takeoff and landing 🛫💺🛬

[@axjmd]

Thank you for this video. I'm homesick as I'm originally born and raised in L.A. but now live in Baltimore. I'm not crazy for earthquakes.

[@anantharusum3147]

Great Mountain views

[@starguy2718]

No smog, no clouds, great aerial views!

[@jimsmall6779]

As lifelong LA resident, I can tell you we get these days time to time in the fall and winter. High pressure over the deserts blow the smog and haze out sea. It will be a dry, 80F day, with snow on the mountains to the east. A great beach day, in January.

[@DarthBrtt]

Yep. Yesterday was actually a really clear day with not a cloud in the sky and crystal blue skies, too!

[@sixtiesfreak4858]

I'd rather live in LA than Mississippi! 😉

[@ti4331]

@@sixtiesfreak4858 I rather live in LA than New York

[@sixtiesfreak4858]

@@ti4331 same here.. although I was born in NYC.

[@aidengreenberg9805]

Excellent buddy keep it up full flight videos.

[@danadavis480]

Top 10 landing for sure

[@DiamondbackAviation]

Another great video to make the day better 🤙🏼

[@ThePhog]

I haven't been to LA since 2012...this makes me miss it so much.

[@54576904]

Thanks for the ride.

[@ruthdonnelly9166]

My god! LA is hell of a big city. We could possibly put Toronto in there several times. That was very interesting. Thank you for video taping this. .

[@SoCalGuy-gp2wl]

It is - and that's just the city proper. You should see it at night from the air - nothing but lights from horizon to horizon. 😃

[@richardscott4318]

@Jane O'Leary entire population of California: 40 million. Too much.

[@RedDevilMoto]

I said the same thing while watching this.."DAM! LA is frigging HUGE!" and your right, being a Canadian, I'm not used to seeing so much real-estate like that!

[@RedDevilMoto]

@@richardscott4318 Population of California: 40 million Entire population of Canada? 35 Million, For the WHOLE country

[@Trife76]

@@SoCalGuy-gp2wl The first 10 mins is not the city proper lol

[@optician53]

I'm originally a SOCAL kid many years ago, moved to New England in 1972 ... I have NEVER seen the air so clean over the "Inland Empire" as on this landing ... :-)

[@randyk7699]

Wow...this is a miracle....no pollution and a clear sky in Los Angeles.

[@mojavebnsf1623]

This has to go down as the best video I've seen from Skylite Productions so far. A truly first class ride and a must watch many times over.

[@sla31]

Glad you enjoyed it my friend. Thanks for watching!

[@1990758]

Lol

[@FaybianPrince-rz6of]

I cannot wait to board the plane and go home very excited.

[@handel781]

Sending Love from Iran 🇮🇷❤️🇺🇸

[@brianholihan5497]

Nonstop flights from Asia and Europe to California airports (usually SF) used to be routine for me. I'm so travel-starved now that I'm watching other people's flight videos. Thanks for posting. LA is still beautiful despite the crowds.

[@omarthompson3957]

Was on another site that showed the pilots periodically ........ Landings .... Takeoffs .... All Brilliance .... But do you offer the pilot's perspectives......???? Or am I misinformed????? All I see is wings and a landing .......... Love the show...... Kudos to all who fly and put up with the chaos . insanity . and madness....... Cheers to our brave pilots of the air.!!!! And flight attendants....... Thank you for your service !!!! .......👍🏾✌🏾😄

[@sla31]

I do not show anything from the pilots perspective. I am but w paying passenger on all of these flights and I don’t have any special access. Thanks for watching!

[@747Aydin]

Perfect Landing _ Thank You for dis Video👍

[@paulfrederick8902]

I don't fly, but I enjoyed this trip. Thanks!

[@sla31]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@paulfrederick8902]

@@sla31 After watching a few of your vids, I hit the "sub" button! Thanks!! Do you have PHX-LAX? Cheers!

[@sla31]

@@paulfrederick8902 I have several form both PHX-LAX and LAX-PHX. PHX-LAX - American A321-200NX - kzbin.info/www/bejne/l3i9oIV3na2qpMk LAX-PHX - American A320-200 - kzbin.info/www/bejne/opnHhJx6pq2peLM PHX-LAX - American A321-200NX - kzbin.info/www/bejne/e2rJo4Z3i9Smg6M LAX-PHX - Southwest 737-800 - kzbin.info/www/bejne/pHmqZmOwm9KIaJY

[@annieh.8175]

I live in the San Francisco Bay Area and we get days like these too...air so clear and the sky so blue with no clouds in the sky. Wouldn’t want to live anywhere else!

[@chickywilly]

Excellent job! 🥇 😊👍

[@cody_newell3598]

Finally a full clip of what our GTAO characters see loading in for the first time!

[@sla31]

Haha. I hadn't really thought about that, but it's true.

[@carlray7224]

Now that is impressive! Crystal clear vision and all the scenery during the descent great to see. Enjoyed & subscribed.

[@sla31]

Glad to have you around the channel! Thanks for watching!

[@gregmercil3968]

I’m from So Cal, and recognized just about everything on the ground in this video. While flying right over San Bernardino, being able to see Big Bear and the Lucerne Valley (aka high desert) right behind it all at the same time is kinda mind blowing. And just a few minutes later there’s the downtown LA Skyline. It would normally take about 2 and a half hours to drive that distance if traffic’s good the entire way (which it never is 🤣). And the Cajon Pass (aka “the hill”) which is visible in this video, which I have to drive up and down every day (which also sometimes can take a couple hours just to get through because traffic is Almost always bad in the pass).

[@jeremy1350]

Hi traveler. Coming over the mountains into the valley is always incredible. Another great video.

[@sla31]

Thanks for watching my friend!

[@trevorjameson3213]

That was awesome, great views! Last time I flew to L.A. it was just like that, a perfectly clear day!

[@oldfriend327]

15:48 That is where I saw my very first concert on July 29, 1991. The new stadium looks great too. Thank you for this great quality video and not putting music on it either.

[@Marktec]

Wish they were all that smooth

[@hagopful]

Beautiful landing ever seen very smooth 😍😍👍👍

[@koreanstallion]

In 1976, we flew into LAX from South Korea after stopping at Honoluu Hi. We were fresh immigrants! I still live around Los Angeles. I can almost see my house in this video!

[@jimshipp7776]

Great video! Thanks for posting these incredible views!

[@sla31]

Glad you like them! Thanks for watching my friend!

[@michelemoore8951]

I simply adore these videos…I love flying ❤️❤️❤️

[@sla31]

I'm glad you enjoy them my friend! Thanks for watching!

[@charmander8782]

beautiful shot feels like i'm on that plane with everyone

[@jerrera45]

LA looks its best in winter.

[@lenny108]

Nice landing runway with rolled-in grooves that stops aquaplaning.

[@dreday4177]

Very impressive views. Can even see big bear lake. Thanks for sharing. 👍

[@christianbenn316]

Love the scenes of LAX

[@dannykerr7454]

Hope they find enough water for all those houses soon! Beautiful landing!

[@chrisjeffries2322]

Me too!

[@TheSoftballstar1261]

AMAZING landing!!!!

[@maikmuster2467]

MARC💃❤👄🤣

[@pattymc4726]

I’m watching all these videos in my fight to cure a life-long fear of flying. At some point (if I can do it) I hope to make my first flight from Vancouver to LA. Before that I want to go to an airport and watch planes land and take off. I hope it helps.

[@sla31]

You're not alone my friend. I get comments every day on my videos from people saying they're using my videos for the exact reason you list here. And I hope it helps when I tell you that many, many people have come back later to say they did indeed conquer their fears and anxieties by watching my videos and doing exactly what you say you are doing. I started this channel to share my love for aviation and travel with everyone, and helping people overcome fears and anxieties was never something I thought that would include, but I'm beyond happy that is is doing just that. My friend, if you ever have any questions about what you're seeing or hearing in my videos, or just general questions about flying, the process, or what's normal, do not hesitate to ask. There are no stupid questions here and I will happily answer any questions you have if it helps you conquer your fear of flying. Happy travels my friend, even if there just via my channel for now!

[@pattymc4726]

@@sla31 You are very kind. Thank you very much.

[@nedmerrill5705]

Sweet landing.

[@pawfan]

That was ENJOYABLE! Thank You for sharing!

[@sla31]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@westcoastdude4777]

Just the way we like it!

[@oldiesmusic76]

A very clear and smogless day in Los Angeles. Usually there's haze or marine clouds obscuring the mountains and the city.

[@gemeric4400]

The smog days are over they corrected that. In the 1950s was when it was the worst

[@sebasnyc4045]

I can’t wait it go to LA.

[@serzi50]

great video. delivers the excitement very good.

[@KCanimations18]

By far the best landing I was looking for! 👍. TY

[@issaccalotychos3055]

I visited LA from England a couple of years ago and on final approach I remember being Amazed at how many buildings there were 😂 and I thought London was densely built

[@tiondavis1226]

London is extremely more densely populated than Los Angeles so don't be too hard on your city. However Los Angeles and it's surrounding suburbs have a continuous density that gives an appearance of what I think is the largest city in the world outside of Tokyo in terms of urban continuous footprint

[@AxePlays-hc5dj]

@@tiondavis1226 saving this

[@johnlukeevangelista6688]

SUPERB.......

[@Roxywilde82]

Stunning. But I do have to comment on how quiet the flight was...not just the plane, but inside the cabin.

[@scottbridge9391]

KZbin's algorithm decided that I needed to watch this video, so I did. WOWOWOWOWOW!! Wonderful views of the LA area. Good view of Mt. San Gorgonio, the highest peak in SoCal. Good view of Big Bear Lake. I associate this with the Big Bear Cabin on The Bold and the Beautiful. This was where Stephanie punched Brooke Logan so hard back in 1999 that she went clear over the sofa. Poor Brooke didn't have a chance! Good view of the San Bernardino Airport. Good view of the Ontario Airport. Good views of the mountains running north of the LA area. Good view of LA's CBD. Jeez... you go REALLY low over the freeway coming into LAX! I followed all instructions given by the flight crew.

[@sla31]

Sometimes you just get lucky and get some really great weather. This was one of those days. As always, thanks for watching my friend!

[@marip5998]

Awesome smooth landing!!!!!!!!!!

[@esconis5304]

Im going to LA with my college in about 2 months I can't wait!

[@sla31]

I hope you have a great trip!

[@KimberlyWilson-f1v]

Great Video. Thanks For Posting.

[@sla31]

I'm glad you enjoyed it my friend!

[@cooljetone]

It was Los Angeles that I went abroad for the first time a long time ago❕ I approached from the Pacific Ocean, but this 5th familiar townscape I think this is the most beautiful in the world！👍 I was very impressed to remember that when our jumbo jet approached the Americas from the Pacific Ocean, we were looking down from the aisle window❗️🤟😭

[@ernestjohnson9464]

Cool thanks!!!!!!!!!

[@raulespinoza9987]

Los Angeles County and the basin is HUGE!!!

[@ronniebishop2496]

Man that was a smooth landing

[@W4RJ]

Very nice.

[@gary6463]

Neat video 🎥👍🏻

[@FredHerrman]

Really nice video.

[@ricardomadureirarodrigues8411]

Been to LA nearly one month ago... loved the breathtaking clear sky! Back to Brasil, I enjoyed the gorgeous landscape of the Wonderful City (so called) Rio de Janeiro. Can it get any better?

[@rickhuck64]

Real nice video on approach to LAX.

[@calvinhj3smspaviation757]

Damn that was smooth landing

[@MykelBBY1]

I used to love landing at LAX from the east.

[@mikekallberg7764]

A word that is perhaps a bit overused, but for me, this video is truly EPIC ! Over 40 years ago, I flew in to LAX more than a handful of times as a kid. Only a few of those flights saw such a beautiful, clear day! As I got older, my trips out west became fewer and rare to have that kind of view from my window seat. Thanks for sharing this amazing flight experience with us!

[@randallsredman1333]

Mike kidding it is Amazing.

[@randallsredman1333]

Like Jim McKay said, LA84 didn't have Smog Issues and the Traffic Issues.

[@randallsredman1333]

My Pal David will Love Flying I know he will.

[@randallsredman1333]

A Special Compliment - Los Angeles and Moscow despite us not together at the 80 and 84 Summer Games, your Opening Ceremonies were fantastic.

[@randallsredman1333]

:)

[@ArchivalQuality]

Fantastic video. Came here to view this because I was in the middle seat on a recent flight to LAX and the NPC sitting next to me kept the window shut all the way to the gate. 😐

[@sla31]

Glad you enjoyed it and were able to see what you missed!

[@ronniebishop2496]

My favorite state is California. Mountains, desert, ocean and the prettiest women you’ll ever see.

[@ChrisZoomER]

16:23, that is a MAJOR highway!

[@warlaker]

San Diego Fwy (I-405) The most crowded fwy we got

[@richarddaughtry4051]

Exactly! I was just looking at the number of lanes on each side!

[@TacoCat8891]

Yeah the 405

[@brettremington]

These views look similar to that last minute planned trip to Vegas. Reno-LA-LV-Reno. Saw the Hollywood sign, L.A. Coliseum and downtown L.A. that morning.

[@thenewadventuresofhenry6998]

LA is huge.

[@michlo3393]

To be fair, LA _proper_ doesn't really start until about 13:00 everything up to that point is the IE, San Gabriel Valley.

[@FlyersAviation]

Stunning Footage man! LA usually isn't this clear with all the smog lol

[@sla31]

Thanks for watching my friend!

[@aviationcentral126]

Great video!

[@sla31]

Glad you enjoyed it my friend!

[@TretonMAAviation]

Fantastic view 🤩🤩👏

[@berglandvideo]

The level of population density is mindboggling.

[@LeeBrown-zi4bh]

3M in L.A. 8Mil in metro. 39Mil in Cali. 8 Billion on Earth, and rising. 🌎

[@rajeevk.pathak771]

A superb Video-clip! Breath-taking views of the terrain from an airborne panoramic perspective! Gives us a glimpse of how vast and spread-out the City of Los Angeles (+suburbs) is! L.A. is second only to New York City in terms of span and population! Thanks for uploading this engaging clip!

[@norskeeway3162]

I can remember going with my Dad in the early to mid-1940's in our 1941 Chevy sedan from Culver City where I was born & raised to what was then the very small L.A. Airport & watching the planes come in to land & take off. Howard Hughes's Hughes Aircraft plant was nearby near Playa del Rey & La Ballona Creek. Then in 1951 in the 5th grade in Mr. Mattheis's class at Farragut Drive School - we took a field trip to the L.A. Airport & took a Western Airlines plane ride out over the Pacific & Catalina & circled back over the San Bernadino Mtns and Big Bear - Lake Arrowhead - etc. - then over the L.A. Basin & landed. Then in the summer of 1953 my parents & I flew Western Airlines from L.A. Airport to Minneapolis to visit family in Minnesota. It wasn't until the 1960's that L.A. Airport expanded & became LAX. That entire area has morphed into a hodgepodge of rooftops - traffic jams that I would NOT want to live in or near ever again.

[@davehughesfarm7983]

Thats awesome..LOve the old days and history... Now its all shit..