Extreme Pilot Footage

Those are what is called extreme cross wind landings. Very good.

Although it looks wild, this is actually quite safe. The technique is called "slipping", and it's taught in basic flight school. It is a safe way of making an approach in a strong crosswind. You "crab" into the wind, keeping the flight path on the runway centereline, while the nose of the aircraft is pointing into the wind, more or less. At the last second before touchdown, you apply rudder to bring the nose onto the centerline.

We will be shortly arriving on runway 24, 25 and 26. Although we would normally switch off the smoking sign, if you got 'em, smoke 'em. And if anyone is currently in the lavatory, my advice for the next 30 seconds is "stay there". Thank you for flying Buddy Holly airlines and I expect to see you all real soon. In hell ....

90% of this video shows very good pilot judgement. They are coming in, the wind doesn't blow their way and they "go around". You should never try and force a landing when you can go around. The 747 idiot pilot near the end, makes a lot of mistakes at the old Hong Kong airport and actually damageds his plane. The fighter jet after that looks bad too. All the bad ones are right near the end there.

The brownish looking ones are actually Boeing testing extreme crosswinds on (I think) the 777. The plane says Boeing.

..of landings, really shows the skill of the pilots!

Kicks butt.

Yeah but what type of slip are they using for cross wind landing, a side slip or foward slip? And if all these pilots are so skilled at slipping an aircraft how come most of them are going around?

I didn't know you could drift with planes

Well put together! 5 stars! I can't understand the words, but I like the music! keep 'em coming.

just wow

and its our stomaches they fuc k being inside their
man i hate it when they do that shit

This is not all due to high winds, but in order for a pilot to decrease altitude and speed fast the pilot "slips" the plane sideways to counteract the conditions

What's the title of this song?

Heheh ^^

I realy liked it. I love to fly, but for now, I am to young to fly with real planes, so I fly in Flight Simulator. I want more videos like this one. Have a nice day...

2 winds

If people were to fly like that on purpose, they would not have there flying license in the first place.
What is it people have with us pilots?

simple crabbing maneuver. MOst airport are designed to "flow" with the air currents found in the are which is why runways arent always aligned with whatever they are around. Those are so nasty crosswinds though wouldnt want to be those pilots

oye amigo el video esta divertido.

it is common that planes fly not line stright but in an angle when going on high air flow and people don´t realize it..

nice video but wtf's up with that song bet osama signs it when hes taking a shit! lol

Great show but now I am scared of flying again

1. There's a reason those guys are airline pilots - they kick some serious avionic ass.

2. Landing gear stands up to some crazy hits!

of those airplanes. willington (new zealand that is) airport is lots of fun to land in. but the video was takin in a calm day in willington. KIWI pilots rule :)

the music is hilarious!xD

Do somebody know what´s the song?

nice pilots, landing an airplane with lateral wind its not easy. great

Awesome! That 747 got my heart going. Used to watch them in Seattle. MONSTERS.

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/430082/homopolar_motor/

I don't think these are stunts, maybe it's a way to brake faster.

hit the ground so hard

That why their are pay good

. . . and I think it takes a person with pilot training to recognize the expertise necessary to do the things shown in this video.

Also, I found the soundtrack song pretty entertaining, and I would like to know who performs it and what it's called. I'm pretty sure it's sung in French. Interesting that it has that fiddle stuff in it, making it sound Irish. I like it. It's better than the crap that a lot of new American bands are making.

my dad is in the airforce and we live near alotta pilots, they say landing is more of a controlled crash...and i dont blame 'em ive landed a plane once....ITS SOO STRESSFULL!!!

baby

This is really a great music what is it ? how can I find it as mp3 or whatever ? :)

daaamn!!!!!!

With very high x-winds that heroes bring it down!!
Respect.

Is everyone a pilot on Metacafe when we see these?

Stop, posting about how bad or good a landing is..

Its sad.

when a plane that huge as 747 starts the final approach it is almost impossible to make any other moves instead of landing :) great aircraft control from great talented pilots at cross winds

I used to practice doing exactly this on purpose when taking my PPL. It's not as difficult as it looks. Think I was 15 when I first did it. Used to do it just for fun. It's especially good fun in gliders. Slipstreaming.

Alot of those were from a certain strip (can't remember the name of it) where they routinely do crosswind landing tests, due to the prevalent and strong crosswinds there...

And yes, the Kai Tak footage is always hair-raising...good thing they shut that one down...

Clearly a few of these guys were dealing with strong cross winds and over compensated until the last possible moment, earning serious Brass ones but the other crazy MF ers weren't quite up to par on the training, or maybe passed out after one too many layover cocktails at the Captains Quarters! Cool video though!