Bumpy landing at Dusseldorf

[J50N WA]

would not have been happy being on this flight..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKBI_bVFSfs&fe...

[Simpo Two]

Blimey, it's like a stunt pilot showboating.

Decent ending though.

[Spuffington]

Wowsers - been in some very sporty flights in and out of LCY; many a go-around and diversion, but I don't think I've ever experienced something quite as bad as that!

[RicksAlfas]

It's like a normal day at Leeds Bradford.

[aeropilot]

That's just one flight.....

This is the vid you need to watch with all the go-arounds, touch n go's etc.......

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5e7bos0OQc

[Sk00p]

Was about to post that, certainly a day when pilots earned their money!

[LotusOmega375D]

Hmm, just booked a flight to DUS today. Decided to spend the extra on Lufthansa and go by jet, rather than a Dash 8 Flybe turboprop. If the weather's anything like that, it might be worth the premium for my sanity. Shame no-one flies an A380 on my route: wind? What wind?

[2fast748]

J50N WA said:

would not have been happy being on this flight..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKBI_bVFSfs&fe...

Aren't all Dash 8 landings that entertaining? I've arrived sideways on the Isle of Man on one.

[aeropilot]

LotusOmega375D said:

Shame no-one flies an A380 on my route: wind? What wind?

Yes, noticed that as well.........although he looked to be having an issue stopping the bloody thing in time though, maybe he ended up landing a lot further down the runway that normal in the conditions...?

[anonymous-user]

You can tell how little inertia that aircraft has by the (relatively) small and short control surface movements needed to control that approach.

I'd expect the rudder to be hard over, but it seems to hardly move?

(ie, easy to knock plane off course, but equally as easy to straighten out afterwards)

[Simpo Two]

Max_Torque said:

You can tell how little inertia that aircraft has by the (relatively) small and short control surface movements needed to control that approach.

I'd expect the rudder to be hard over, but it seems to hardly move?

My thought too - normally you see the control surfaces flapping about like barn doors. A function of the aeroplane, or maybe this pilot doesn't over-correct?

[Yipper]

Little planes always get knocked about by the wind. The pilot is just giving it a bit of Scandi flick.

[Thee Postman Pat]

Rudder should only be used in flare and roll out!

[Turn7]

Pretty sure Id have needed new underwear after that....

[IanH755]

Normally I get bloody annoyed by the morons who clap and whoop after a landing (usually a standard one too) but on this occasion I'd be willing to let it slide and may even clap a little myself, having watched the runway approach in the side window

[Hub]

LotusOmega375D said:

Shame no-one flies an A380 on my route: wind? What wind?

Er...

https://youtu.be/roS6oFjCDhc

[DoctorX]

Is that all in a days work for the pilots or would they be stting bricks? Hats of to them, some skill there I assume!

[MitchT]

RicksAlfas said:

It's like a normal day at Leeds Bradford.

2fast748 said:

Aren't all Dash 8 landings that entertaining? I've arrived sideways on the Isle of Man on one.

We live near LBA. The OH's brother lives in Belfast. Only direct way is FlyBe Dash 8 from LBA to BHD. Always fun!

My favourite bumpy landing video: https://youtu.be/RfaNapjz8K4

[Gary C]

Like our landing in Hong Kong during a hurricane !

Never see stewardess white faced and sweating before.

[anonymous-user]

Many years ago, on a cockpit tour of a Fokker F27 Friendship (back when such tours were allowed, just a curtain 'twix flight deck and cabin), flown by Air UK, approaching Guernsey, the captain solemnly explained to me (then aged 12, me not the captain!) how he can even land accurately even in thick sea fog because he uses the tops of the green houses for reference. I remember being impressed, and failing to ask the rather obvious "how do you know you've got the right greenhouses" what with Guernsey being absolutely covered with the things......

1. itwasacceptableinthe80s ;-)