If you're afraid of flying...watch this!

You'll feel better knowing that these planes are made to land in the most fierce winds.

Also, check out some of the videography...some of these planes look like they're hovering and slowly descending downward like you'd see a Harrier jump jet do.

anyone know if these are generally auto-pilot landings or pilot controlled landings?

WCS wrote:You'll feel better knowing that these planes are made to land in the most fierce winds.

Also, check out some of the videography...some of these planes look like they're hovering and slowly descending downward like you'd see a Harrier jump jet do.

Once experienced a landing about like that at San Jose, Costa Rica.

LooseGoose wrote:

Once experienced a landing about like that at San Jose, Costa Rica.

that's a crazy airport to fly into anyway.. I've had a couple of somewhat harrowing experiences there.

Guarantee you, every call for full throttle/go-around in these videos is preceded by a "Fuckit" from the pilot.

Since when do they build runways with a hilly terrain? Am I the only one that thought they never do that?   

This also seems to be at 1 airport, right?

I once flew back into DTW in 50ish mph wind. We came in like that first flight, though as it looked like from my window we were off at a more drastic angle. Either way, we got close to the ground and it felt like they just threw out the anchor at about 20 feet up in a filling rattler of a landing.

The shuttle bus guy said just about everybody he talked to that day had to touch and go at least once.

I knew it was not going to be fun as that is just about the only time I've heard the pilot say "it is going to be rough when we pull through the clouds"

WCS wrote:anyone know if these are generally auto-pilot landings or pilot controlled landings?

Those are being hand flown.

Pilots are glorified school bus drivers.

Bill Cain wrote:Pilots are glorified school bus drivers.

Good God are you an idiot.

pulling69 wrote:

Those are being hand flown.

Whoa! You guys are freakin' awesome!! That's got to be nerve wracking...

Bill Cain wrote:Pilots are glorified school bus drivers.

Link to story of school bus driver successfully landing one in a river?

duffy munn wrote:

Good God are you an idiot.

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goodbar wrote:Guarantee you, every call for full throttle/go-around in these videos is preceded by a "Fuckit" from the pilot.

And a collective "OhFvck" from the souls.

goodbar wrote:Guarantee you, every call for full throttle/go-around in these videos is preceded by a "Fuckit" from the pilot.

#YOLO

Bill Cain wrote:

huehuehuehuehue

Jackass pet troll.

duffy munn wrote:

Good God are you an idiot.

We already knew that.