Turbulent Takeoff from Hong Kong.

Cathay Pacific A330 [B-LAG] Flight CX157 from Hong Kong (HKG) to Brisbane (BNE). Turbulent takeoff from Hong Kong's Chek Lap Kok during Typhoon Nesat. Instagram: josh_matica

[@thegentleman8356]

I love how the kid is laughing. Everyone should be this relaxed. The plane is just safely getting above the weather. All's well, a good laugh is in order.

[@bob-pr8ye]

Right ! It helps... ........ We hit an air pocket once. I only fly about every 5 or 6 years This guy with a suit on made me really think when he grabbed the edge of the seat with a groaning look. His legs where stretched out as far as he could get em. I wanted to puke. If he was scared we where done.

[@09Joshmark]

Its ok to be afraid, and as you can see, getting above the weather, took a lot of time, more than the normal, remember planes are not magical, they'r Machines, and sometimes machines go wrong.

[@kenpalmer1965]

Not to everyone apparently! Some people are scared to death when turbulence hits!

[@SunnyFLBoy]

I'm always watching such videos just before my flight. I must be sick.

[@LenauAlec]

Me too hahahaha and then i have panic the whole flight even when there are no turbulences

[@andgs3661]

Me too. You are not alone my friend.

[@sercan922]

We r sick

[@karolinakiki]

Hhaha me too

[@painkillerQ6]

We're one of a kind. lol..

[@ashleywintle3502]

usually kids hate flying but that one is having the time of his life hahaha

[@ariannasarihermanmateru9489]

Ashley Wintle hahaha

[@mylifepostpain3705]

Ashley Wintle I loved flying as a kid. When everyone else got scared of the turbulence (other kids etc) I use to ask my mum if she could ask the captain to “make it bumpy again”

[@davehowe4714]

London Girl I turned my uncle ghost white on a flight once, gave him a running commentary on the paint flaking off the wing(wasn’t but he was too scared to look out the window) 🤣🤣

[@combustion6742]

5 years ago and you still get likes on your comment

[@elbartosimpson3462]

Kids hate flying ??? What are you saying ??

[@matthewhart2819]

The kid laughing warms my heart

[@champagnesupernova4081]

Nightmare but love watching this type of videos while being safe in my bed.

[@jonjon7311]

That’s exactly what I was thinking and is exactly what I’m doing right now 😂😂. Goodnight 😴

[@khadarali2747]

Same here

[@taylorprather3106]

Same!

[@bigshotagee]

RIGHT!

[@sylviategroen1583]

Me too! Lolo....ive flown for yrs going home to UK..i. done...

[@Falkirion]

Love the wings having a bit of flap around once airborne. Always love watching the heavies wings flex on the take off roll and rotation from the ground. Looks even better on board.

[@propertysystemsinspection]

You know your in trouble when the ground is not getting any further away.

[@meccadagreatest7508]

😂😂😂

[@masterninjahda]

One of my favorite videos. The sound of the child laughing reminds me of my son when he was younger. Flying out of DFW to Little Rock, and it was bumpy going out of DFW and into Little Rock. My son belly laughed the entire time it was rocking about.

[@mq46312]

Heavy rain itself does not always mean a rough ride, in fact most times I've taken off or landed in heavy rain it has been smooth. But when the captain said "missed approaches"......that when you start clenching your arse.

[@veilside5stjangi]

What exactly does he mean by "Missed Approaches" ?

[@15Med3]

you go on final then the pilot thinks "naaahh let try again" and you climb back up and enter the pattern and try again also called Go Arounds

[@schoolssection]

Not exactly.

[@veilside5stjangi]

Thank you buddy.

[@monizag]

I would have a heart attack flying in that weather.

[@mylifepostpain3705]

Thats just silly

[@TV-kv3vd]

Me too ㅠㅠㅠㅠ

[@tmalone2530]

You should see your cardiologist lol

[@joaodias5481]

I would have a fantastic good moment

[@floydharaldparaderogustavs5112]

If you have a heart attack you will be not allowed to enter the plane because heart problems

[@bruno84]

0:09 That "Monitor Radar Display!" says it all!

[@Joshmatica25]

Yes, the laughter was two Chinese children sitting in front of me. I think they enjoyed the takeoff :) it was pretty good.

[@quinnard9750]

9 years later still good to hear :)

[@bentshuang9062]

it looks smoother than my drive to work.

[@jayfli766]

You can’t see turbulence, you feel it. So therefore you are wrong sir.

[@gregorykimishii662]

JayFLi But how can you feel it when you’re watching a video of a plane in turbulence hahahahaha

[@malikjehangir3337]

@@jayfli766 That turbulent comment of yours!

[@6z0]

JayFLi lmao idiot

[@mark031363]

This is why I drink heavy before getting on a plane.

[@Yolinstrun4e182]

LOL!!!!!!

[@umrayan877]

sam mich hahahahahha I hate flaying I have an fobia

[@Einar979]

I hate flying sober.. but i absolutely love it after 2 beers and a xanax

[@jacquesduplessis8944]

I'll try it next time, thanks for the tip

[@MiikaKousa]

This is why most passengers probably hate you.

[@leungstone5287]

My dad used to live in Kowloon City (near the infamous Kowloon Walled City) and its right next to the old Hong Kong Kai Tak International Airport. Older generation joked that you can poke the belly of the airplanes coming for a landing. It was wild. Unfortunately the airport is also extremly hard to land on because of the rough terrain near the airport. There was a hill painted with checker pattern to warn the pilot to not go any further and signaling lights were also installed on the roof of the short buildings to signal the pilot to turn the plane around by 90 degree.

[@zimuqian]

"Quite a few aircrafts doing missed approaches...." I would have been shitting my pants.

[@slangster]

Wonder how many time I rewind this video, just to listen to the childrens laughter. So cute.

[@FarouqJanmohamed]

Lol that “monitor radar display” call out is awesome!

[@mauricedesaxe1745]

Watching the wing wildly flex about, with the ailerons going haywire is really cool! Good video, mate.

[@austinroose161]

Captains in the capin: "Hadnt had this smooth takeoff for a while"

[@crockediledundee]

at least the kids are having fun

[@DIYCraftsIndia]

I was flying same day HKG to Singapore to India via Singapore airlines, wow still my leg shivers, it was like roller coaster, u could hear ppl shouting oooohhh, one thing I hated was no talk from captain after cruise altitude, may be they are used to or shivered, that incident prompted me to hate flying next one year though my job needs me fly a lot then (sic)

[@andrewwinters8467]

Captains that don't talk to the passengers really annoy me. I want to know what's going on, where we are, how is the weather, etc., etc. I like hearing a calm pilot telling the passengers what is going on.

[@doc7austin]

The wingflex at 1:45 is just incredible

[@SkylaxAviation]

#A330 ; )

[@jeanneymar373]

doc7austin its scarier when you know a330 is not supposed to wingflex

[@manhoot]

Flexing is good

[@shrinivasaprabhu8931]

"Queen of the skies" for a reason

[@redimido3255]

doc7austin’s DreamlinerCentral true tho

[@websurfin9575]

Pilot did a good job getting the airliner off the runway & up to the clouds!

[@johnmay330]

Must of been fun feeling the plane climb and then drop. Trillion times better than a roller coaster. Great video, like!

[@Kananspotter]

0:09 “monitor radar display”

[@Neptune997]

Look at those wings flexing. Great shot. Cathay is one of my favourite airlines.

[@Jamenator1]

wow, i just love the wing flex on the a330/40 aircraft, its so graceful.

[@MegaDeansy]

No better tranquiliser than the sound of children's laughter !

[@flightoftheunknown]

wow...very good camera work and sound. Would like to have seen more of that climb, it was pretty rough. Thanks!

[@memeegg6662]

pilot: talking about weather warning system: *monitor radar display* 0:08

[@huysaviation477]

Looks like you were flying through storm, good video, liked and subbed

[@Pouya02]

WoW, that wing flex is awesome!!

[@reasonablerage4370]

Still smoother than my driving to school

[@darkeos]

My god!!!!! Wow 🥺 really scare!!! Hope all passengers worried due to the turbulent flight!!!! I love your vídeo!!!!!! Thanks for sharing!!!!!

[@mrcool240]

I like the rain , beautiful video thanks.

[@jameschapman2079]

Been through one of those in the old HK Airport. You either love it or hate it

[@starling321]

Great video; really rough though and what a swing to the right at 1:43!

[@HelloooooKittyyyyy]

I flew through something similar in Miami a few years ago during tropical storm Emily and when those engines go full throttle it’s a little nerve wrecking 😖

[@mickithebush]

Crikey, that WAS a hairy take off...and yet those little kids were laughing like it was great fun! Wish I could be that way!

[@owtena]

Am I the only one who fall asleep after take off? It's like a sleeping pill to me :D I LOVE FLYING AND PLANES!

[@izzykingston1602]

owtena i watch a video with a plane taking off and cruising for like 10 min while i try to sleep. It always makes me sleepy, i love flying too

[@ImmortalSynn]

The pulled back those flaps quickly!

[@Smufter69]

He got those flaps in pretty quick!!

[@leokimvideo]

Crazy, flying into a dangerous storm cell

[@failtv5442]

it is not dangerous...

[@macadom222]

I was on a Virgin Aus flight to Sydney and this is quite alright compared to the turbulence in the final approach that we felt. Very bumpy and at times it felt the plane was falling like a brick and swaying up and down. I believe there was a strong crosswind and I could see that the plane landed way past the threshold.

[@garlexHD134]

Looks like a lot of fun!

[@giacomoimpe]

Wind Flex is incredible... as Kids are too. Just full enjoying turbolence 😁😁

[@martinkevill8853]

Brings back memories off taking off in August 2017, it looked like someone was using a jet wash on the wings🤣

[@Rustyleighdrums]

That was Narly, I cant believe they allowed the aircraft to depart. Great Video

[@w777aa4]

The captain has a nice voice and seems so quiet before take off . Thanks for sharing

[@Tina2tu]

I'd be grabbing my seat so tight...

[@haris8853]

The turbulence in that flight wasn't that bad.. (keeping in mind that the camera was shaking) You would have been fine.

[@friedchicken1]

@@haris8853 maybe she just likes seats very much

[@XVNRX]

Aw hell no lmao The takeoff already sketchy feeling af But adding turbulence? Oh nahhhhhh

[@GDoggProductions]

i love this video !!!! just makes you wanna go away !!!

[@lornamalino1528]

GDogg Productions

[@schnitzel2425]

I know its sort of a winglet that makes it look like the wing is bent the entire time. But the moment they are rotating, you clearly see the actual wing flexing a little bit. Pretty impressive. Glad there was noone screaming.

[@glasswings21]

holy cow! that requires a stomach of iron and nerves of steel to be on that thing in such weather ,awesome video!

[@tonyb374]

Those kids having some fun !

[@Nosferatu295]

The wingflex is always amazing

[@ELAviation]

Awesome wingview ❤️❤️❤️

[@TravelNetworkOK]

Very cool video

[@shhmule]

That's such exciting weather. Whenever I fly, it's calm and boring.

[@PlaneGuyZuzu]

I see myself in that kid! 👏🥂

[@OTRTrader]

Them kids are LOVING this ride.

[@robharris5467]

Cathay/Dragon - great airline!

[@shhmule]

Gnarly indeed! But perfectly safe, and fun!

[@MrPants1970]

Cool vid!

[@vgmaster777ER]

Must have been pretty rough! Nice video!!

[@rotorua93]

thanks for sharing josh

[@appledailyencore]

That must be an exciting take-off

[@richardka04]

Love Cathay Pacific.....one of the best airline there is!!!!

[@allenchoi2005001]

awesome wingflex!!

[@ren4itooo]

i'm trying to pinpoint the exact moment i started feeling so fascinated about wing-flexes lol

[@ScrappySuper91]

Hey how did you find this flight? I am considering either flying QF or CX to London and I'm wondering which one you'd prefer? Personally I would choose CX but I wish to know how the BNE-HKG leg is?

[@Jojoboogie]

Wow..that was the quickest retraction of the flaps I've ever seen.

[@MrCars]

With that much headwind it doesn't take much to reach flap retraction speed lol

[@Ahuntsicspotter]

You flew from SFO to BNE via HKG. Also the flight CX 157 is sometimes carrying the Italian Australians because it departs after the arrival off the fligh CX 292 from FCO and CX 238 from MXP.

[@ThePilotman329]

at least that one kid's happy with the rollercoaster ride...

[@Rocketman88002]

Nice cold dense bumpy air! The pilot cleaned up those wings sooner than what normally seen.

[@FlyLeah]

Its a more common procedure during strong headwinds

[@jamarc95]

wow, look at the wing flex in action!

[@mickithebush]

awesome vid! I noted that he retracted the flaps right after takeoff, too.

[@friedchicken1]

probably cause they had faster V speeds due to the weather

[@soejammm]

It's almost ALMOST ALWAYS turbulent everytime I take off from HongKong

[@Mmaulin12]

Ever wonder why I don’t take connecting flights via Hong Kong? 😂

[@brucewayne3602]

Kai Tak presented a most unique personality ... all I can say is Bless all the Pilots through the decades !!!

[@jerrodf5196]

Wooooow

[@ugablackice]

2020: ohhhhh you’ve been watching Flight Sim 2020 videos? Recommended:

[@kimmer6]

Turbulence is when the wings of a 747 bend 20+ feet at the tips and the engines gyrate menacingly like they will soon break off. With lightning strikes lighting up these events like a strobe light, I didn't think we would live for much longer. The plane was not only jumping up and down but side to side as well. This was over the Mediterranean in a storm at night going from Bahrain to Frankfurt on a Quantas flight. The worst part was smelling the booze puke wafting about the cabin from a planeload of Aussies. We had a 4 hour delay so they served open bar and they emptied all of the beverage carts. We ran out of barf bags so I made use of my sport coat pocket.

[@CollosalProductions]

Nice vid!

[@howie_horace]

It’s always so much turbulence when leaving HK airport. Once it felt like the plane hit something solid in mid air that’s how bad it is

[@madmike13]

god dam watching the wingflex on this video was amazing.

[@brandontruong1092]

Hong Kong is known for its cyclones and typhoons during the summer. At the ending of typhoon Vicente, my flight on the way back to the USA was rough, and I couldnt wait to see NYC's lights

[@shyamvk]

Anyways, the turbulence was thankfully rather mild and i was down a few beers, two rounds of scotch. I had a connecting flight to another town 2 hours from there and it was also ok. The return flight was turbulent, but i could manage it. The only advice i can give you is that the one thing that truly helps is deep breathing. When turbulence hits, lift your legs and arch body forward with seat belt in place (it will be painful to do that, but it gives me some relief from the fear)

[@ewooll]

Very good video. Thank you.

[@KushalDave]

Nice take off

[@MINXC3]

Good video, thanks.

[@jamesmasters4255]

Kids are loving life. Pilot is a big kid to getting a bit of fun in the skies 😉

[@supraking1319]

I love turbulence, that's when i sleep in a flight. When a flight is going smoothly, i'm wide awake. 😑

[@AircraftGalaxy]

Cool Airbus A330

[@Nortyoldman]

I used to love going to Hong Kong via the Kai Tek Airport, that was a fantastic and sometimes scary ordeal, it's just not the same now :/

[@brucewayne3602]

Kai Tek nearly defies description - particularly landing & at night ... definitely a "you had to be there" to understand, people eating, watching tv, doing dishes seemed like a stones throw away ... Blessings to all the Pilots & Crew all those years !!!

[@Joshmatica25]

He was the Pilot in Command so I'm sure he knew what he was doing. Chek Lap Kok didn't close due to the typhoon but we did have to wait for the rain to stop before taking off as he stated on the runway.

[@PaulTasker]

That does look like a rough take off!

[@jimmyESSEXUK]

I’ve been on an even worse take off where the weather was hell of a lot worse and i’ve got to tell you I SHAT MYSELF!!!

[@Hero87]

love his accent

[@Ukraine2011]

So they will leave ALL of those planes sitting on the runway or taxiway at least 10 min in hopes the weather clears up?

[@syeriff2327]

Good job Mr Pilot .

[@yolsclassics6347]

+Nash Ahmad Tajuddin Pilot did a great job gettin out of there :)

[@user-fb5pf5ev6q]

Mr. Autopilot...