Watch: Pilot lands 394-ton A380 sideways as Storm Dennis rages

The Etihad Airways A380 from Abu Dhabi was forced into a special manoeuvre when landing at Heathrow due to strong crosswinds.…
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[@JG-fe1gx]

Every seat needed to be cleaned after this flight, and that pilot deserves a raise

[@MrTayfunsuren]

My seat would need to be replaced lol

[@BobMotster]

That pilot cannot get a raise because they are already at the top!

[@dacentafielda12]

I had to change my underwear by the end of watching the video

[@manatatwaiwing1314]

Pilot is probably out of a job now for not getting vaccinated

[@nicholastaylorson]

@@manatatwaiwing1314 That's so true... people with brains don't want the shot but the sheep cuss them.

[@bendingspring]

Remember when all aboard used to clap in appreciation of a plane having landed well in adverse conditions ?? This pilot deserved a ten minute standing ovation!

[@xr6lad]

They clap still in many places. Remember it’s likely only those in the window seats would know what’s going on and even then they may not have realised.

[@chrisackerley1842]

Every passenger on board that plane would have felt the violent back and forth see-saw after the wheels touched the runway!

[@janinsweden8559]

Swedish passengers still clap their hands on charter flights.

[@dsprev8509]

@@janinsweden8559 same in Ireland. I’ve only seen people clapping on charter flights

[@norbertdx]

There's always the "what if" you know. You think they have the same appreciation if something had gone wrong when the plane jerked from the wheel touching sideways? I guess it's OK when the pilot has the "choice" to go around or throw the dice and set it down.

[@samsiryani9023]

Now that’s what you call a pilot with great heart and skills to land that monster in a wind storm like a champ. Respect son.

[@watchman4todayreloaded192]

I've never seen an enormous plane like this looking like a harrier landing before ... but this sure looked close to it from this angle.

[@lamasu]

That level of skill is insane to do that. That's the pilot you want taking you places.

[@augustljungdell3302]

it was automatic, not done by a pilot.

[@atlantic_love]

@@augustljungdell3302 How do you know?

[@thelastlebowski3055]

@@augustljungdell3302 :D you are such a hater. There is no auto landing for storms. Give credit where credit is due

[@deathchips926]

@@augustljungdell3302 landings are not done by autopilot lol

[@springbok4015]

@@augustljungdell3302 That’s definitely not the case. While landings can be done automatically, they wouldn’t be under these circumstances. The part that is automatic is the Instrument Landing System that helps pilots maintain the correct position by means of visual/audio cues.

[@chrisdee5032]

Imagine being seated at the back, looking out the window and wondering why the runway is coming straight at you.

[@Rootsman417]

And in the next moment being flung around.

[@alyrios]

The people inside were probably in the "heads down" position bracing for a possible impact. 😲

[@AlexxanderH]

😹😹

[@JKGaming1414]

@@alyrios No. Landing like that is almost routine for pilots, the plane is safe, no bracing is necessary. Pilots are trained to do such landings 10 out of 10, basically. There is a reason why training is so hard, why there is so few people allowed to become a pilot.

[@donrisley947]

Crab walk on a next level

[@dianegenx]

That is experience, expertise, control, and patience all in that one amazing pilot. What a professional!

[@stupidhotdog4173]

Plane: "boss you got this, right" Captain: "yes babe, don't you worry"

[@shaanemillat]

And together, they made the storm ashamed.

[@alanjm1234]

The pilot: "That runway was very short. But incredibly wide!"

[@croatiabend9308]

Lol

[@joemorrissey1624]

That is the punchline of a joke I have not heard in decades. I laughed right out loud. Thanks.

[@kwilliamson1096]

@@joemorrissey1624 Same here, I hadn't heard that joke in about 12 years. I quit telling it because 99% of the people I told it too didn't understand it.

[@joemorrissey1624]

I know the feeling.

[@joemorrissey1624]

@@kwilliamson1096 I know what you mean.

[@dalewright3667]

Out of the many crosswind landings I have witnessed first hand. This is rated at pucker factor 100% Hats off to the pilot

[@vendediesel]

They like doing that. A chance to show their skills.

[@The.Magyar]

Because that's what hero's do

[@Okrollins1]

Skills me son.

[@gilbertrios5283]

Haahaa!!

[@boncret]

@@The.Magyar They just do their job, why heroes? Cpt. Sully was a hero.

[@victoryfirst2878]

THIS PILOT SHOULD GET A MEDAL FOR THIS LANDING FOR SURE.

[@sherryglass4214]

Nah, in this day and age, he needs a huge cash reward for doing his job amazingly well, and a sincere, simple "Thank you, Captain" from everyone alive and able to walk off that plane--passengers and crew. And they all need to thank the Lord. All their families and loved ones do, also. So does anyone who sees this video.

[@victoryfirst2878]

@@sherryglass4214 Thank you for a point well made. GODS WILL BE DONE. VF

[@sirskippalot]

@@sherryglass4214 One could say that despite the malevolent intentions of God creating virtually impossible landing conditions, this pilot's big brass balls and ungodly skill stuck 2 fingers up to God by saving everyone. Or one could say God doesnt exist so stop trying to take away from the heroics of the staff on that plane and take your dogmatic horseshit elsewhere

[@rishavdhariwal4782]

When you wanted to become a drift racer but your parents insisted on becoming a pilot

[@elizemuller5065]

It literally looked at one stage as if the plane was hovering in one spot, like a helicopter. Amazing skills!

[@tomscott3]

probably because it was

[@augustljungdell3302]

@@tomscott3 nop ur wrong

[@atlantic_love]

@@tomscott3 I think it was more Perspective Space at place here. Because of the viewing angle it's difficult to determine just where the jet actually is, both in terms of closeness to us and actual position on runway. It's the same sort of thing when you look at fighter jets from a distance, it can be difficult to determine which direction they're actually going and how the jet is positioned on the axis.

[@morganwilliams5591]

@@atlantic_love I think that's a factor, but a plane can technically "hover" in one spot thanks to how it stays airborne. If a plane is flying at (making up totally arbitrary numbers here) 100mph, and it's flying directly into wind that's moving at the same speed, it won't move forward relative to the ground.

[@mal2ksc]

@@atlantic_love I have to agree with you.I've seen that "floaty look" on videos taken in good conditions, where there's no way someone is landing into a 100 knot headwind.

[@Bowlnmike]

Imagine sitting on the starboard side and looking out the window, straight down the runway.

[@Mike.T]

😂😂

[@mainelife6432]

I remember flying into Detroit MI one time, perhaps 15 years ago, when I was in that position...we were landing, and I was looking out the window at the tarmac...in front of me. Yes, it was quite scary. and I definitely shook the pilot's hand when I got off the plane.

[@737simviator]

@@mainelife6432 You know what would be scarier....If you werent seeing the runway out the window at that point

[@737simviator]

This is why you sit at the back for the most fun. Same as a roller coaster.

[@ianhill20101]

Ken block style

[@philipd2252]

That's not a pilot in a plane , it's a plane wrapped around a pilot . The sheer skill of this aviator commands a standing ovation in the terminal

[@daphneraven6745]

That had to be one crazy windstorm. He actually looked like he was hovering for a while there. Mad props for mad skills.

[@keyansheppard8391]

He might have been. A comercial jet needs to be traveling ~130 mph relative to the air to gain altitude. Storm Dennis apparently had winds up to 115-120 mph. So if the plane was not moving (relative to the ground) and pointing into the wind it might have gotten enough lift to hover, or at least slow the decent a significant amount.

[@chuckredd9131]

I had that happen to me while taking flight training. My instructor, a Greyhound bus driver, WW2 pilot, took over the controls and was flying sideways down the runway and right before touch down straightened it up for a perfect landing!! I asked him what I was suppose to do in same situation. He replied fly to another airport. Great Instructor!!!

[@raylopez99]

Good one. Greyhound bus driver is also impressive given the passengers that ride that vehicle.

[@bobjenkins4606]

Oh please. This is some ridiculous lies.

[@batiatusm6346]

Wow! Ur lies dude.U shud tone them down alil

[@lostpony4885]

This guy makes it look easy.

[@shoomapadoo1141]

Not that good. What instructor takes a student up uninformed of the weather? Nope.

[@amazer6915]

Speaks volumes about the skill, experience and composure of pilot.

[@briane173]

Not to mention the airframe. That's a lot of plane -- it's profile alone can act like a sail when on the ground. You can see how powerful the winds were on that landing just by how the horizontal stabilizers were flapping around when they got the plane on the ground. That be some badass skills.

[@cascade5682]

Exactly. Landing a large aircraft beyond the cross-wind component safe velocity with people onboard says a lot. There's a place to do landings like this. It's called Hollywood. Go Around or Divert.

[@briane173]

@@cascade5682 Something I've always wondered: There are areas of the world, like at Heathrow, where crosswind landings in weather are an established thing on account of the fact that some airports -- even big ones -- don't have a cross-runway at a 90° angle to the prevailing runways, to be used for situations just like this one. I understand there can be obvious limits to the ground area needed to add a cross-runway at a large airport - topography being one of them. But if crosswind landings are a regular occurrence at int'l airports I'd be giving consideration to building a cross-runway for the occasional storm of this magnitude and wind direction. I live across from PDX, and it has two 28-10 runways that parallel the Columbia River; but it also has a 21-3 runway crossing the other two, which isn't as long but is built for the occasional stiff south-southeast wind that often accompanies storms coming in from the Pacific. Pilots at PDX almost _never_ have to deal with crosswind approaches and landings there because it has this cross-runway.

[@TheFlyingZulu]

​@@cascade5682 What's the cross wind component rating on an A380? Also, what was the exact values of the wind in this video? I don't know to answer to either of those but do you? The wind looks really really bad here but I'm sure any pilot with an ounce of sense wouldn't try to exceed the rated crosswind in such an aircraft.

[@jamesalexander5588]

@@cascade5682 I'm sure the pilot knew what he was doing.

[@theacoustictrigger]

This is what aviation is all about. You don’t know what “Winds” mean unless you’ve flown a machine through them. Kudos to the pilots. Proud of the fraternity ♥️

[@harleybutler389]

i know what "Winds" means. its what always happens about an hour after i eat or drink too much dairy.

[@berozgaar1100]

@@harleybutler389 this is the best joke i’ve ever heard in my entire life, you should write comedy movies…you’ll be a billionaire…you’re extremely funny

[@scasny]

only thing that was on my mind was a 3 flight instructor rules. 1 aviate 2 aviate 3 aviate this ACE follow all 3. I feel all he thinks was how i make this landing more comfortable for the passengers.

[@melomane2010]

I've seen C-5 Galaxies land at extreme crab angles when there is high crosswinds but this is absolutely insane.

[@mreese8764]

The C5 has "body great stearing'. They can align the wheels with the runway, independently of the plane's hull orientation. That makes crosswinds landings a lot easier.

[@notryoshi]

Car owners: "I can drift..." Pilots: "impressive"

[@diegodejong4071]

But, can you drift up here?

[@Eddie42023]

pilot: hold my decaf.

[@emotionz3]

When the environment drifts you

[@drinkupmeheartysyoho]

Also pilots "you are not a Jedi yet."

[@leebarlow2125]

Thank you for not saying "Hold my beer"

[@anthonyglee1710]

The landing gear and tyre people also deserve super amounts of respect for designing and producing such robust systems.

[@David-uq6yb]

1st officer: “I can’t land in this wind!!” Captain: “Hold my beer!”

[@custodianfile]

funny

[@danbennett9328]

He was drinking, too?

[@LiegeMaximo]

@@danbennett9328 😳😂

[@pandamator]

Usually it's the other way around

[@sergebuzq]

Captain: " and let me smoke some weeds "

[@jamesnash6101]

I'm not a pilot, however this Landing was awe inspiring even to a novice like me. Great job

[@theonlysquirrelybird]

This is why pilots deserve every penny of their wages and more.. 100's of lives resting in their hands and they can still perform like this under pressure.. hats off

[@ihabhatim5825]

There are a lot of underpaid professions requiring more talent, training, education, and with the same responsibilities

[@Shaft-Industries]

Aircraft Maintenance Technicians deserve just as much because our responsibility is great and most of us are not relegated to one fleet type on a daily basis.

[@al1665]

@@Shaft-Industries Very true, salute to your profession, you have more lives in your hands than a doctor does. Thank You.

[@jacobpaulson23]

@@ihabhatim5825 Such as?

[@Shaft-Industries]

@Woofeman remember that airline pilots jobs are procedural. They follow checklists and once the aircraft is airborne the FMC and autopilot take over, especially on CAT 3 aircraft. I'm not diminishing their responsibility in difficult circumstances but just saying.

[@johngregor294]

Pilot: "That was the shortest runway I've ever landed on" Copilot: "It's also the widest".

[@furiousstyles7998]

Plane company: "Here's your $32,000 a year salary"

[@derekross1234]

This comment is too under appreciated.

[@joshduthie3401]

@@furiousstyles7998 you're thinking of commuter planes. These are the planes where you earn the big bucks.

[@sharp3552]

@@furiousstyles7998…x10!

[@gathsfamily2866]

Yeah... I guess this beast would have been very forgiven , ... If the actual doors were bang on the disembarking gates... Or immigration desks at this rate !!!

[@j.r.9879]

That pilot deserves a huge pay raise

[@vincenzovalvano]

In Italy we have a VERY bad habit: to applaude the pilot when our flight ends. In THIS case the applause is well deserved!

[@gerardjagroo]

It's not a bad habit, it's kinda cool and shows appreciation for the flight crews hard work.

[@CaseAgainstFaith1]

Cargo plane, no passengers.

[@Edaloy27]

The extreme energy that rubber absorbs is astounding, no wonder they cost as much as a car each

[@kondjedes4866]

You can hardly call it rubber :) less than 2% is actual rubber, the rest is chemicals.

[@Edaloy27]

@@kondjedes4866 I call tires rubber, it’s not meant to be taken literally.

[@syncmonism]

It has some serious shock absorbers in the landing gear

[@zax2004]

Don't let this distract you from the fact that bungee gum has the properties of both rubber and gum

[@monkhouse1764]

@@zax2004 lmaoooooooo

[@skylined5534]

Drifting a full-size airliner... that's a skilled pilot!

[@freakyflow]

i'm still impressed by the pilot that took a jet with no engines to land And slipped sideways to slow down to land on a runway that was turned into a drag race strip without the front landing gear...

[@honzabalak3462]

Imagine how stressed the pilot must have been. He's responsible for hundred lives. Generally speaking, these pilots basically stand one foot in a prison, and the other one in a grave. The level of responsibility and required skill is insane.

[@FreakMeat74]

Well said, even with assistance from the autopilot systems there is still a crazy level of manual control, especially in a situation like this!

[@MetalFan10101]

I'd like to think he had both feet on the rudder pedals

[@drunkpaulocosta9301]

@@FreakMeat74 not many planes or airport for that matter allows for automated landing in perfect conditions. Basically the plane has to be manually landed. And in fact the moment you put a large Jumbo into landing mode the autopilot should automatically disengage. So you are 100% right. Every single pilot who flies one of these things has immense skill on every single landing. They often talk about hours a pilot has flying. But in my opinion i jsut wanna know how many landings they have done. Ill take a pilot with more landings over a pilot with more hours any day

[@FreakMeat74]

@@drunkpaulocosta9301 Agreed I'd want it too, hard experience. Although thinking about it now I'm sure those super realistic simulators they use that move them around have got to help immensely with the training vs the old days before them. Cool stuff.

[@samuelhodges8208]

That pilot has nerves of steel! What concentration and skill! Training and experience are just the beginning of what it takes to execute a landing like that!

[@kkrankie]

Passengers on the starboard side “Wow, that’s a long runway. Why are we landing sideways?”

[@SEAVet69]

Heard that before!

[@JohnKorvell]

That's a wide runway too!

[@fernando47180]

Passengers pn the left side: "Where tf is the runway? And why is the ground not moving?"

[@Jonassoe]

The forshortening from the perspective probably exaggerates the sideslip angle. I doubt it looks particularly worrying for the passengers.

[@fernando47180]

@@Jonassoe The nose of the plane is pointing way off of the landing track, and the plane is essentially stationary. Anyone able to turn their head towards the window will notice that something isn't as per usual

[@mikecawthorn7806]

Thats what you pay top dollar for. A properly trained and experience Aviator. With the lives of all on board why risk it. Great work.

[@JMAC-rs6ey]

Thanks for watching

[@davidhuett3579]

Highly trained and highly UNDERPAID aviators!!

[@bohhica1]

And the autoland had nothing to do with the landing, yea right, highly overpaid, meat servo. Now a Aircraft Techanican.......

[@JMAC-rs6ey]

@@bohhica1 let’s see u land it. THATS right u got the 33 years experience I FORGOT IM SORRY

[@bohhica1]

Just like landing a Cessna 190 with cross wind gear, piece of cake

[@elsaj9228]

When he said the skill of the pilot before the plane has even landed.. I was like.."don't jinx it mate!"

[@CycloneCyd]

"Man & machine in perfect harmony". That pilot must be Sully's long lost twin, lol But seriously, I was on a Tristar only a few years ago coming into Gatwick in similar conditions. It was very frightening. Everyone erupted into applause once we were down. Some of the credit MUST go to the Engineers who developed that plane to enable it to do that.

[@largol33t12]

I saw a documentary about the A380 and the ingenuity in everything including assembly caused my jaw to hit the floor. I really hope I get a chance to fly on the A380 at least once.

[@davida1679]

Notice how much he was using the rudder right before touchdown and even for a bit after! Good job sir!!

[@flycatchful]

That is part of the procedure moments before touch down and during the roll out.

[@mikedaacmech383]

I've seen hundreds of aircraft on approach crabbing into the wind. This is the first time I've seen them land in that position. IMMPRESSIVE! That pilot knows his airframe!!!

[@slowanddeliberate6893]

He has thousands of hours of flight experience.

[@loisjohnson7272]

thank God, for the safe landing..

[@richardbradley2335]

Co Pilot '' We have a 9/10 odds of landing successfully'' Pilot ''Never tell me the odds...no wait that's good ''

[@AscendedStark]

Hats off to the guy 👏🏻 He just saved a lot of lives !

[@AGMTB.]

There was minimal danger, if it was too risky the captain would have performed a go around.

[@warviking7647]

@@AGMTB. am glad youre not a pilot

[@baturvardar123]

do you really think that he took the risk of killing everyone onboard and landed? that situtation is very much under control. there was no significant risk. It is not as complicated as it seems.

[@weirdcheesey]

He didn’t really save any lives… there wasn’t a high risk since the aircraft didn’t experience any windshear

[@AGMTB.]

@@warviking7647 Okay

[@chipmarks5247]

Imagine the ice running through this pilot's veins.. Honestly, I'm shocked with awe at the obvious skill this pilot shows, clearly demonstrating that when he is piloting, he is one with his aircraft. Amazing..

[@mittykim4444]

Ice running through his viens by smoking it thru a pipe this guy's crazy.

[@GlensFallsRich]

I drank everytime you said "pilot."

[@chipmarks5247]

@@GlensFallsRich a whole three times... Good one... 👏

[@Hofftari]

What people don't realise is that, while in most cases the pilot must land the aircraft manually, but when the weather is really bad they must use the autopilot to land. It sounds backwards, but that's the case.

[@001100AAAEA]

What dooes ice through veins mean? New expression to me.

[@grizzle273463]

I have seen so many of these vids and have been duly impressed by many, however, this one is off the charts impressive. WOW!

[@victorcroker2765]

Amazing approach and landing. Apparently, the A380 is really built to take a tremendous amount of sideload. Great work on the part of the pilot, and the manufacturer.

[@hopetondelli5146]

WOW - bow down this pilot deserves the planes weight in gold - amazing that one can strap this monster of an aircraft onto their behind and demonstrate the skill courage and knowledge to do this type of flying / landing = beyond well done - thank you!

[@mreese8764]

Nobody's talking about that amazing landing gear?!

[@cramerfan04]

I still don’t know how it didn’t fall apart from the massive side loading it took on that landing, I thought they would shear off or something from landing at that angle.

[@yvescorbin]

And the tires!

[@svenschwingel8632]

@@yvescorbin the tyres robably needed to be replaced after the beating they took. The initial contact alone must have scraped off a LOT of rubber on the part of the tyre that made contact first. This would lead to a very unhealthy imbalance that might damage the wheelbearings or the landing gear further down the road.

[@svenschwingel8632]

@@cramerfan04 the pilot was as careful as he could be, trying to keep as much load off the gear as possible after initial contact. Then again, landing gear is designed to take a serious beating ... and then some.

[@edenassos]

@@svenschwingel8632 At the speed it was landing(it was practically just hovering like an F-35) and thanks to the wet runway, there was barely any wear on the tires. The "smoke" you saw is from the water evaporating from the spinning of the tires. I'm a tribology specialist.

[@AbWischBar]

"Good morning ladies an gentlemen - we arrived in London. The weather is lovely and thanks for flying with badass!"

[@dberdes]

That would be Grade A Badass!

[@qr8440]

Lovely London weather is a ficticious phrase.

[@normanvalentine1775]

When this aircraft was in the development stage I was living in Blagnac near to the airport. I took my kids to watch them practising touch and go landings, that was quite exciting!

[@leonardivey2548]

Amazing

[@billhahne2879]

Watch the rudder. On final approach, the pilot knows that with the plane still in the air and the enormous crosswind in play, he can't use it much yet. It would make the entire situation even less stable. As soon as he touches down, he stomps full right rudder. He knew that with the wheels on the ground, the plane could then pivot straight with less drama. And he's careful with it. He goes back to neutral rudder well before the pivot is complete so as to prevent over-correction. Then a quick stab of right rudder again to finish the job. I'm no pilot, but I'd also wager he momentarily went full throttle at that point as well so as to straighten the plane faster and with more authority. Soon as it was parallel to runway, or soon after, he'd then reduce throttle. A massively skilled captain. Kudos for his skills and instincts.

[@dibrentley7915]

Thats the most impressive landing ive ever seen.

[@BobbyDazzler888]

The exact same rules apply to whether its an ultra light or an a380. Cross landings are really not as difficult as it looks.

[@spoolpan]

Apparently, you haven't seen Capitan Wrona's landing.

[@dibrentley7915]

@@spoolpan sounds like i havent.

[@brandonjones9748]

One of the most impressive landings we've NEVER seen since the video doesn't show it land

[@sylvainguinepain5624]

How about the moon landing?

[@Distant_INC]

Can we get a shout out to whoever is responsible for designing the landing gear!? Quality work.

[@nickthompson7369]

It's probably not one person

[@Distant_INC]

"whoever"

[@Distant_INC]

@@emsea1658 Thank you, English teacher.

[@Distant_INC]

@@emsea1658 Since you want to pretend to be smart... Read this... Choosing whoever or whomever can be easy. Whomever is an object pronoun and works like the pronouns him, her, and them (Give the document to whomever in the department). Whoever is a subject pronoun and works like the pronouns he, she, and they (Whoever wrote this poem should win a prize).

[@Distant_INC]

@@emsea1658 English is hard, I know.

[@gregor3148]

The composure and confidence the pilot had in his ability to land in this scenario is mind-blowing. Absolute professionalism and dedication towards getting all passengers safely to the destination. We need more people like this.

[@MetalFan10101]

All the passengers? What cargo plane takes passangers?

[@jonobester5817]

That pilot deserves a medal.

[@hydrogreen1111]

I cannot see how that is possible to land something like that at such an angle. That is remarkable.

[@jnc07res]

Not to get too nerdy but you can't land at that angle, after touching the main gear, the pilot has to rudder the nose back to the runway center, and it happened in less than 3 seconds!

[@Worgen33]

Landing gear is really strong. When I did flight training I loved to do a quick no flaps descent and I would angle the aircraft, not that far but not dissimilar. It allows you to bleed altitude really quick. Although I never did it in a heavy cross wind so when I would get about 30 ft or so I would angle the plane forward and land normally.

[@mal2ksc]

@@jnc07res And then he had to immediately put the plane back at an angle because it was the only way to keep going straight down the runway!

[@hydrogreen1111]

@@Worgen33 I am amazed. I would be even more amazed to be sitting in an aircraft when it landed like that.

[@hydrogreen1111]

@@jnc07res Wrong terminology. Not sure how to describe it. I just watched a huge aircraft practically come down (land) like a helicopter at an angle I thought was going to break the aircraft in half.

[@alimohammedabd]

I don't know much about planes. But this looks to be very skillfully executed. The size of that thing.

[@robjtko]

No doubt my friend!! Hard to believe that thing is probably flying at least 150mph at touchdown. Looks like it is barley making!!

[@perry2281]

Ya.. I had a date.

[@robjtko]

@@NDSAviation1 Hi friend! I don’t know if you were answering my question or just commenting. I’m gonna repost my comment/question here. Hope you don’t mind.

[@robjtko]

@@NDSAviation1 Sorry friend I couldn’t figure out how to copy my comment so I could paste it. My comment should be right under yours. Name shows up as “”rob jen,”” and will have a small case “r” in a light blue circle. Thanks!!.. :)).............

[@lewisbale1]

It's skills!

[@emansnas]

Love that pilot - handled that multi ton behemoth like it was a small baby AND made the first ext!l. Man has a pair, of hands too!

[@pedrobg1289]

Absolutely incredible skill from that pilot I Have tremendous respect for those guys. It saddens me though to hear this week that the last A380 airliner has been built and delivered. real shame because it is a beautiful gentle giant. Part of it has been bult in a factory only10 miles from where I live in North Wales. I have flown on it and it is big, beautiful, gentle and much more confortable than any other plane I have ever been on.

[@wparo]

Wow that's control level 100

[@xijinpingsupremeleader5259]

Punjabi

[@waalkness1]

What he said Pune jab

[@blakeashake3919]

@@xijinpingsupremeleader5259 lol 😆😂🤣

[@justinpopelka1148]

Nah, ITS OVER 9,000!!!

[@miragercm2]

94.6 to be precise

[@DeanStephen]

Wow, that landing was a thing of beauty.

[@donjuan6118]

Thank your pilot people!

[@dayliving2020]

Amazing! Pay Raise to this pilot!

[@chud8you629]

That pilot deserves a huge Christmas bonus, well done sir!

[@MadamOst]

Those pilots have outsanding skills

[@pianomanhere]

Truly astounding... thank you for posting this !

[@truezulu]

What a pilot!

[@vids4791]

Wind: you ain't landing Pilot: yes I am

[@greggross8856]

@Austin Han Pilot: Hold my flaps.

[@nasiraviation3598]

Wind:shutup

[@alicenelson8615]

Hold my beer.

[@largol33t1]

Wind: we'll stop you! You ain't landing!! Pilot: you and what army??

[@patrickmollohan3082]

ETIHAD: "not in our planes any longer!! You're fired!! Maybe Air France will hire you!!"

[@davebaz8142]

Fun fact: The plane only weighs a ton. The other 393 tonnes is the combined weight of this pilots balls! Wow, what a landing!!!

[@jotessla9811]

:-))

[@moolikethecow1172]

😂😂😂😂 thanks for the laugh

[@successdedication782]

100th

[@zairulbinmohamad7421]

@@successdedication782 Noice comment. LOLS

[@TBBrickYT]

True that!!!

[@jpete3027666]

I know they go through thousands of hours of training and flight simulators to practice things like this but the pilot’s ability to remain calm and focused in live scenarios knowing they’re responsible for hundreds of lives is amazing.

[@magicmango2787]

That pilot deserves a raise.

[@greggross8856]

A lot of Airbus A380’s have forward-facing cameras mounted in the nose and tail, so you can see everything the pilot sees - including during crosswind landings like this one. Landings like this, especially during a thunderstorm, are no joke. These are the moments when commercial pilots earn their money, and then some.

[@erzahler1930]

@James Street Very true. And its replacement, the MD-11, wasn't much better.

[@suzukirider9030]

Do ATP get paid extra for every landing with crosswind component over, IDK, 30kn? (-:

[@Dutch_Prepper]

You don't really need the camera as a passenger, when looking out of your side window gives you a straight ahead view ...

[@greggross8856]

@@Dutch_Prepper No, it doesn't. There is no flat window on the side of an airliner fuselage that gives you the same view of the pilots over the nose of the aircraft.

[@Connection-Lost]

@@greggross8856 In this video, half of the windows did just that

[@blueskunk9163]

Hands down the greatest landing ever filmed. Acorns of steel that pilot has.

[@Species5008]

Certainly more balls than brains.

[@03056932]

@@Species5008 what's he supposed to do, fly around until he rubs out of fuel?

[@mijalakis3]

Imagine the stress of the pilots and flight engineers, he is literally holding 300 people's lives I bet the relief as soon as the front tires hit the ground and the plane leveled. I bet he felt his soul coming back to him

[@ohgosh5892]

When you are on a plane, you mostly need to keep in mind that the pilot also wants to land safely.

[@SubtleAsh-TheImmortal]

Me: “How would one land a plane sideways with winds blowing at 30mph in heavy rain” Pilot: “yes”

[@brianfalls5894]

I've seen B-52's land like that when I was in the Air Force but a B-52 has a device called "crosswind crab" and when it is engaged then it can allow it to land safely. Even though it will be sideways going down the runway then the wheels will still be straight. An A380 so far as I know does not have that capability so for a pilot to land on the runway with the plane that crooked and do it safely? My guess is that the pilot in question is one heck of a pilot! Well done to the pilot that landed that plane safely!!!!

[@mobilemarshall]

Never knew that about the B-52, that's a really awesome capability to have.

[@brianfalls5894]

@@mobilemarshall Oh yeah. It's pretty neat to watch. Every time we would launch a bomber then part of the pre takeoff checklist was to check the cross wind crab to insure it was working correctly. The first time I saw that as a young airman it just fascinated the heck out of me.

[@aleksandarcvetkovic5436]

I am not much in airplane technology, but isn't 52 in B52 year it entered service? Mean, if 70 years old bomber have "crosswind crab"(of course today B52 versions are upgraded and modernised) why commercial jets don't have it? Only reason that come in mind is price.

[@brianfalls5894]

@@aleksandarcvetkovic5436 Hey there Aleksandar. Yep, 1952 is correct. I don't know near as much about the civilian planes that I do the military planes as I've never worked on the civilian aircraft but I'm going to take a guess here on the B-52 as it has 4 main gear on it vs 2 main gear and a nose gear on most other planes so that makes it rather unique in that respect. To be honest, I'm not even sure other big military jets have crosswind crab built into them. I believe it is only on the B-52. I know for a fact that the KC-135 and the C-130 don't have crosswind crab on them. The civilian airliners may have some other kind of crosswind crab technology built into them but like I said I've never worked on them so I'm not sure at all about that.

[@aleksandarcvetkovic5436]

@@brianfalls5894 Yeah, that sounds reasonable. B52 is unique in that sense, and I guess harder to maneuver, so some additional devices are required to maintain stability. Thanks for answer:) Cheers!

[@larrysfarris]

Now that’s a pilot who has “a feel” for that behemoth every bit as much as a Cessna 150 pilot does! 😁

[@suzukirider9030]

I feel this day a C-150 could just point itself into the wind and land vertically :-D

[@imranyounis1970]

Salute to the pilot. 🙏❤️

[@TAPPChannel]

wow what a pilot!

[@JACCO20082012]

Videos like this always make me appreciate just how tough the airframe on those planes must be to withstand the forces being applied to it in conditions like that. Truly a marvel of human engineering. I imagine the pilot had the same look on his face that Bond did when we was trying to stop that truck from crashing into the airplane in Casino Royale.

[@jmy6050]

Imagine the crosswind loading on that massive vertical stabilizer! A huge lever trying to swing the aircraft into wind.

[@ericpham7871]

This is a human super level of professionalism and true dedicated pilot

[@IamBule]

I was on a flight leaving Heathrow to doha on a big plane on Saturday night Feb 15th last year in that storm and in the dark on take off you certainly felt it moving watching this plane in the daytime makes you feel uneasy but also recognise the high level of skill and professionalism these pilots and crew must have in those conditions.

[@ryanaiden]

Imagined realizing at the moment you have a couple hundred lives in your hands… these pilots are a different breed. Hats off

[@a320nick]

Lol! At that moment you sure as heck are not thinking about a couple of hundred lives you are thinking "I have, jurst, got, to, do, this, like, this, there, see? -- "effing wind !!

[@adamnash2009]

bruh an a380 is like 500-800 passengers depending on configuration.

[@Paradise-cq1gx]

@@a320nick 😂😂🤦👍😂 Yes. Exactly!!

[@metastract]

Totally. Amazing skills.

[@karlhouseknecht]

"All over the runway"? Yeah, he was exiting onto a taxiway.

[@ethanhunt2263]

These commentators!!!

[@Caocao8888]

Lol

[@stantheman9072]

He was making his own taxiway, or rather the wind was making it for him.

[@karlhouseknecht]

@@stantheman9072 given that the wind was blowing in the opposite direction, I think the turn off the runway was intentional.

[@stantheman9072]

@@karlhouseknecht Well, before we all dive too deeply into an analysis of the physical dynamics of this particular situation, just realize that not every comment is meant nor intended to be taken literally. But then, literally speaking, the pilot appeared to me on first viewing to be turning onto the grass and not a paved taxiway largely because the forces at play (very strong wind, some engine thrust and wheel braking) were, shall we say, forcing the plane in that direction. He certainly would not be making his own way off the runway otherwise so in that literal sense, yes, the wind did it.

[@wilburmcbride8096]

That Pilot deserves a raise.

[@Life_Is_A...]

Pilot was like: "so where do you want this parked?"

[@leonskum7705]

Wind: "You're not landing this plane safely." Pilot: "Hold my beer..."

[@bossboy191919]

Wait, the pilot had a beer??!

[@leonskum7705]

@@bossboy191919 Have you ever met a pilot? Of course he had a beer. Or a vodka martini.

[@bossboy191919]

@@leonskum7705 Explains the Ryainair landings I had 😆

[@BNTministries]

That’s a amazing pilot

[@gulhusain6015]

Respect +++ for the pilot

[@mschiffel1]

"Crabbing" is an intentional manouver to land in crosswinds. The pilot said: "hold my beer. I got this"

[@selwynowen6213]

And that’s why the RAF are called crabair

[@qwanathomas735]

Hold his meth.

[@karendionne2228]

@m schiffel 🏆

[@eily_b]

Well, I hope he did not say "Hold my beer". 😃

[@amsd1231]

Are you implying the pilot was flying the plane drunk?

[@chrisbeecraft]

At the "Oh, No, Has he got it?" point in the clip the plane has just decided to turn even more sideways just before touchdown and for the pilot to bring it back from that far around to straight on without any whiplash of the tail would've been one of those real heart stopping moments.

[@josepalacid]

He anticipated the rudder to avoid that whiplash.

[@chrisbeecraft]

@@josepalacid and he anticipated it perfectly.

[@pozloadescobar]

Genuinely incredible footage, defies my caveman brain's naïve sense of physics

[@johnmoore9862]

Wow! What a great pilot.

[@bobbyricigliano2799]

This is why every time I fly, I go out of my way to thank the Pilot / Copilot if they are standing near the exit. And of course the flight attendants as well.

[@Userxyz-z2d]

I do too!

[@pudnt]

Me three. Even if they're still in the cockpit I'll poke my head in there and say 'good job captains'

[@electronicengineer]

They do honestly have a big job and a huge responsibility as well, to go with it. I also take advantage of every opportunity to thank the flight crew and the pilots, whenever possible. Great to know that others do as well. These people deserve it. Fred

[@SilentKnight43]

Only time I thanked a pilot was after landing in Aruba against really heavy tradewinds. We had seats near the wing and I watched the flaps dance like I've never seen before. Lots of wind shear, we bucked up and down a lot. I half-expected he'd go round a second time...but he didn't. Passengers clapped when we touched down. Pilot stood at the door as we disembarked and I sincerely thanked him on the way out.

[@cynthiaranzolin5175]

Perfect example of “crabbing” in a cross wind landing. Bravo!

[@Verton_D]

That was not a perfect way to land in a crosswind situation, in fact the error here is that the pilot failed to kick in the right-rudder to yaw the nose to align the aircraft 's longitudinal axis with its direction of motion (that is with the centerline) just before touchdown. Failing to do this before touchdown could destroy the landing gear.

[@cynthiaranzolin5175]

I would imagine crabbing in an A380 isn’t for the faint of heart... and in a tropical storm no less. He got it down safely so...

[@Verton_D]

@@cynthiaranzolin5175 I bet it is no easy task, but to term it as a 'perfect exmaple' is to set it as an incorrect example to aspiring pilots who may end up taking such risks. There is a proper way to land an aircraft of any size in such conditions, hope my point is clear.

[@SteveTheFazeman]

@@Verton_D , It was hard for me to see the wheels touch ground. But, so long as the rear wheels touched ground first, there shouldn't be a problem as the landing gear is designed to have a significant side load on it.

[@dave-in-nj9393]

beautiful example of an understatement.

[@peterrees6335]

What a pilot. Brilliant.

[@subhampandey8009]

The beauty of relative motion

[@julio7842]

I’ve been on one of those beasts three times. They’re the quietest rides in the air.

[@tb-cg6vd]

Yup, I took the first A380 Qantas flight to London and when we got into Heathrow it was like landing on a cushion - unbelievable. Such a shame that 4 engines are no longer economically viable and they're all being dumped.

[@wildman2012]

Years ago, I was a passenger on a commercial flight that had a landing very similar to this - in nasty November weather... and as we were just about to land, I remember thinking: " I shouldn't be looking straight down the runway from my window seat."

[@sMASHsound]

bruh..... *i am pilot now*

[@snowmiaow]

Hahaha yeah!

[@MinMaxxx]

Years ago I was in a small commuter prop plane. Maybe 9 passenger seats ? As we were coming in, gear down, the pilot’s door popped open and I could see out their front window. The amount of gyrations (up/down/left/right) I could see put a fatalistic fright into me but we touched down perfectly fine. What they do.

[@NoobieNinjaRoblox]

now thats just pure skill

[@tahirapanda3492]

Hats off to the pilots! Beautiful landing!

[@johng669]

I'm sure the ATC told him the winds are worse in 10 minutes so you better land now! Thumbs up to pilot.

[@Ichibuns]

May have been on low fuel. This things fuel consumption on missed approaches is absolutely massive. Who knows if it was holding or had missed a few already

[@redmonkey6268]

If you ask this captain, he will admit to you that he can fly better than he can walk. One of a kind!