Challenging Landing QUITO - Boeing 777 COCKPIT VIEW | Life Of An Airline Pilot by  

Hope you like this challenging approach video into Quito, Equador! Which approach would you like to see next? Stay tuned for the upcoming video, it should be live soon! Thank you for your support everyone, hope you are all doing well! X Michelle

I watch a lot of cockpit Videos, but this one is special: You did an extraordinary job in editing it. The slow, relaxed attitude with less voice overs and more text inserts even gives us time to enjoy the landscape. I obviously had a wrong ideas about the Andes in the Quito region, it is very much a high plateau. 10 Years ago my Quito connection was blown up: Radio HCJB had a shortwave service for Germany, but after 80 years the station closed and the antenna had to be disassembled to make place for the new Quito Airport. Oh - why is it difficult to loose speed, because of the low air pressure?

This just makes me want to become a 777 pilot even more.

Super PRO video! Amazing! 👍🏼

I reallylike this format: Uninterrupted forward view and non-intruding pop-ups with information. Keep it coming!!!

Excellent video! Looking forward to seeing more of these videos!

The beauty of that landing is surpassed only by your magnificent beauty!! Thanks for sharing, lovely lady! I love seeing the locations you travel to! Safe travels, and keep the blue side up!!

You and Your Video’s, are truly state of the art and amazing to watch !!!!! What you are doing with your flying abilities is fantastic !!!!! Don’t Stop !!!!

The annotations and pieces of background info make this stand out among other approach videos! 👍

Absolutely fantastic! Every year I am flying from London, Amsterdam to Quito. What a pleasure to hear from an experienced and confident pilot the details of the high altitude airport at Tababela. High speed to get the same amount of lift and landing safety. Congratulations and thanks a lot for this video Dutch Pilot Girl!👏🏻😊🇳🇱

The prettiest Pilot I have seen in Years!!!

Love your videos. You do such a great job putting them together and I find them so interesting. I am very happy that I found them

Great work Michelle. You are my inspiration.

This is the most beautiful thing I’ve seen in a while! Great stuff pilot girl :)

wow that's high. amazing view when breaking through the clouds, we can only imagine

And another great flight with my favorite pilot. Thank you for being you.

That was one of the coolest flight videos I've seen. Nice flying and amazing post production work. 😁

my favourite airport area ever.. I have been there in May 2019 ..and I was soooo amazed (as a passenger ) .. I love these videos and your channel :) take care

Thanks for sharing this amazing video! Breathtaking scenery! Expert job in landing! You are the best!🥰

Great video Dutch pilot girl!

Brilliantly done. The notifications during the approach, landing and taxi make the whole process clear and interesting. I retired a looooong time ago, but still love to see the professionalism and crew coordination. Your videos are so good that I feel that they could be used for training.

This inspires me to be a 777 Pilot even more! Thank you and you got yourself a new subscriber! Keep up the good work!

Wonderful video, thank you very much for sharing. Keep flying and stay safe!

Yep, it’s an interesting approach, Flap 15 on the 777 is a good intermediate setting to use to keep the ground speed sensible as you transition around the corner to intercept the LOC. The gotchas here are the density altitude affect SE performance on the GA and departure, which is why RWY 18 is often used even with a tailwind when you depart with a full load of flowers (It’s why freighters go to Quito). Another issue is the weather, the winds through the mountain passes are treacherous and with them veering and backing constantly you run the risk of over speeding your flaps if you aren’t configured appropriately. Lastly, companies often plan T/O performance predicated with “Packs OFF”, so in the 777’s case you need to be careful to avoid “Cabin ALT” as an APU to Packs T/O is often more limited or prohibited due to performance issues. Quito on a nice day is relatively straight forward, on a scratchy weather day it’s a serious challenge, it is however much nicer than the old airport on the hill.

Great video. I flew into the old Quito airport a couple of times as a teenager. As a passenger who was taking flying lessons at the time, I appreciate how much less scary this newer airport is. :)

Good to see you again! Wish you well in this difficult time!

I love the new graphics. So much information without distracting from the beauty of the flight. So glad you're still doing videos. MIssed you.

Amazing quality and approach! Thanks for making this video Michelle!

A phenomenal production! Beautifully created, informative and very clean. Brilliant watch! :D

Wow , one of the best videos you have ever done , spot on with all the overlays and graphics ! Well done Michelle 👍👍👍

Hello Michelle, That was a superb landing of you by the Boeing 777. My good luck Michelle for your work on your new projects and I'm ready to support all your new videos Michelle. My good luck to you always

Excellent video, an exccellent landing very well explaine and everything in a simple and understandable way. Congratulations to DuchPilotGirl, thank you very much for sharing. Have new good and safe flights.

Very nice approach to video editing. Feel like you are the pilot flying instead of listening to all the voice overs. Like you occasional map, checklist input, etc. Keep doing what you do. 👍. You put us directly in the pilots seat.

What? Michelle went from the 737 to the 777? That's what I understand from the title. And finally!!!!! Another video! I was waiting for it!

Beautiful video... and happy to see you're back Michelle

Great video! Most people don’t realize how challenging Quito is since it is flanked by two giant mountain regions. The old airport was even more challenging because it lay inside the city with homes literally at both end of the short ramp. I will never forget landing there when I first met my -now wife - and her family. The announced a decent and moments later we were touching down with what looked like on a highway. Hard braking because the single runway was a fraction of the length it is today. Now the larger jets can arrive. My in-laws home is on a ridge where you can softly hear each flight come in and close enough to the airport were they could hear the jet arriving, hop in the car and pick us up. Today the airport is nearly an hour from the edge of the city which was very controversial when announced but much nicer. The old airport did not have bridges from the gates and customs was just a few desks setup. Ecuador is a beautiful country, amazing people and love going to visit my in-laws when I can. Thank you for sharing!

That is the softest landing I'd never seen in my life

What an amazing woman! Talented, intelligent, skilled, and stunningly gorgeous. She is the definition of the perfect woman.

Beautiful made!

Absolutely a great video DutchPilotGirl. Great job on all the info during the flight vectors to approach/landing. It took me by surprise. I was getting set for the same type of video everyone else makes. But you really did a grand job on this one. Quito, a very interesting place to visit. Last time I was down there was way back in 1977. Things were a lot different in the area and country side back then. I was there for 2 years as a student of engineering at the radio station HCJB. They moved just before the new airport was built, all the way down to Canberra Australia. Again, Thank you for all your content.

To be honest, this is one of the best cockpit videos I have ever seen. Your explanations fading in the video are brilliant. It is really well designed. Stay always healthy and safe! Love to see more videos like this one! What's about e.g. Madeira airport? BTW when did you get your type-rating "upgrade" from Boeing 737 to 777? Well done!

I work at SEQM airport ! I wish I knew you were coming :C Amazing video !

Very enjoyable to watch. Excellent videos. Thank you for sharing. Pls keep it coming.

DutchPilotGirl Excellent, Michelle. And love the editing too. Thanks.

The editing and illustrations are incredible. The best I have seen so far. What software do you use?

Michelle!!!! WELCOME BACK! You were dearly missed ma'am. Hope to see more of you shortly down the road. As always, you look drop dead gorgeous!! Undoubtedly the prettiest pilot in the air! :o)

Beautiful, watching lower left hand corner, you caress the controls like helping a child walk .. it's relaxing, thank you

Awesome! Thanks for explaining everything when you come into the gate! Love it!

This is a truly beautiful film. As a teacher of film making for 12 years and (obviously) an aviation fan, I must congratulate you on this. Many thanks indeed for posting!

Yaayyyyy. I’ve been waiting soooo long. Edit: Glad you still employed

Wonderful Video !!!!! You are a pure Professional at what you do !!!! You should be very Proud !!!!

Thank you a bunch ! This is one of my favorite airports ~ it is just beautiful on the approach. Very nice way of communicating and some groovy music.

seriously I've seen so many angles and i liked this one the most it's extraordinarily calm and vibrant...... also being an avgeek i was able to connect with current approach procedures as it is mentioned time to time which is so smooth and less stressful than other usually pilot videos... i really want more this type of content from you..... and congratulations for 777

Welcome back.I missed your videos. The pandemic has caused chaos here as well. I am a long haul truck driver in the USA. Wanted to fly since I was a kid,but never had the means. Now I'm just to old to change. Thank you for sharing the beautiful sites. Be safe

BEAUTIFUL video! Thank you so much! And... Congrats for the 777!

This video was beautifully filmed and expertly edited. So Informative, so enjoyable to watch!

I have Captained a B767-300 at SEQM 20 times. It’s challenging in and out, with everything operating normally. Add an engine failure on takeoff, and you’ll be VERY busy! I’m glad that I never went into the old airport, as I’m sure it was much more challenging. I also landed 7 times at La Paz, Bolivia. That is the most challenging airport I’ve ever been into, in my 40 years as an airline pilot. Elevation 13,314’ MSL, with runway 13,124’ long😳. Can you feature that airport in a video?

Damn being a pilot must be awesome. Since I was 2 I love travelling and I might consider being a pilot some day. Thanks for inspiring me!

Love the video, excellent job, very nice approach and of course smooth landing 👍

Great video. I really enjoy this content. Keep up the great work, and of course keep safe ! 👍

This video is so inspiring! I wish one day to become a pilot and maybe have you as a captain!

Welcome back, we missed you. Truly understand why you were off for a while. Take care.

Great views and I like the approach plate details. Music very fitting for the flight. Thanks for sharing.

What a fantastic video. Watched it twice and will be watching again.

this fuels my motivation to become a commercial pilot! and coincidentally a B777 pilot

Waite... you upgraded to the 777? Europe is so amazing. You can move so much more quickly up to heavier equipment. I flew contract for several years before coming to a legacy US carrier. Looks like you’ve found a nice new job? Well done Dutch Pilot Girl!

the video was well made with the information provided. thanks!

Love the approach!!! Love the Editing!! EDITING! I should say. From time to time I had a look at some of your videos, but this is the best one yet, I love it! I might even say this is in the top 10 aviation videos, and I watch a lot of them. Thank you for doing such a wonderful job!

Love the moving map chart with the outside view so we can really visualize what's going on. Awesome video. Now you have to fly it for us in MS Flight Simulator ;-)

Hi Michelle, I'm glad to hear from you again. I'm sharing your happiness for still being able to do the work you love during these times.

I love the vibe of the peaceful music and great editing so we know what is happening as you fly

That was a wonderful professional video in every way. It had me in a trance like state throughout. Wow😀👍

very nicely edited, love the format! You could have done more voiceovers, perhaps next time?

Although all your content interests me, I tune in to see your beautiful smile 😁

A very well-produced video of Quito! It's very calming and everything is noted and explained for the layman. Congratulations on your upgrade in the B777. I noticed that the "Dutch Pilot Girl" aircraft shown on the UIO approach chart is still a 737-800 -- I imagine that you'll be upgrading that, too, in the future. I've only flown into UIO once, to the old airport as a FO on the B727-200. It was a real "eye-opener" (shock). It was listed in our ops manual as a "Special Airport", which meant that both CAs & FOs had to attend simulator training, which included flying the very complex engine-out procedure (at least two times: one eng-out each), then fly into UIO with a check airman. CAs had to fly into UIO at least every 180 days, or they would be required to fly again with a check airman. FOs didn't have that requirement; only one checkout required. As you stated in your video, it was quite a bit higher and I would say more challenging than the new airport. At 9,228' elevation, we were severely weight restricted on the 727 -- max t/o wt was 190,000 lbs, but out of UIO we were limited to 144,000 lbs due to the density altitude. For that reason, we flew IAH -- UIO, had a lay over, then the next day, UIO -- GYE (Guayaquil, Ecudor - as a fuel stop) -- IAH. We flew in late at night (2100, or so), thus we were dependent on GPWS (and not EGPWS, like we have today, so no mapping function). It was only the next morning that we were able to see the mountains that we had been flying around, the night before. We also had a special Jeppesen plate that showed our company-designed "Pressurization Escape Route", which would lead us through a pass, west of UIO, down to Guayaquil. Later, the trip was split between the B737-800 and B757-200, which were much more capable aircraft with more power, EFIS and EGPWS. I only went in the one time, and because of the special procedures and a/c limitations, I bid around UIO, never to fly in again, not even after my checkout on the B737. I look forward to more excellent videos, as you continue your career.

Enjoyed that very much. You say it is a difficult landing, yet that seemed like a text book case. Excellent job. Just such a different perspective. Fantastic

When you were slowly taxiing along the runway after landing, almost had a heart attack when the words "go around" came on the screen.

A tough approach ..... and you see so many planes at the airport !! It is like, you climb a mountain with difficulty and on reaching the peak, you see a party going on......

This was one of the best things I have watched lately. I loved it. Thank you sooo muchh...

Love these plane videos Michelle. Thank you.

I'm just gonna be honest here, I only subbed because you're pretty and I love the 777.😉

Congrats on becoming a B777 pilot!

Love the commentary in this video, a little insight for the intriguing mind. What you do is amazing! And thank you for letting us mostly passengers on this side of flying 🙏🏻

Simply outstanding video. Keep it up. ✈️

Wait, you became a 777 pilot? Or are you just like explaining this video? If you did then congrats!

To fly the 777 is my dream to one day achieve

Incredible editing, which make this video as beautiful as educative. Thank you very much !

I loved it, thank you for your amazing informal video...have a safe flight.

This is the type of inspiration I need ( little note maybe you could have put the communication it would be better ) great video

I just wanted to ask would a Captain get in trouble if he switched seats with his first officer

Smoooooth landing! Excellent video! Stay safe...

It's beautiful scenery. You have a great view in the cockpit!

I really want to be a pilot You,Captain Joe,74 gear, Flying beast, Boeing boy,Fly with stella, are all in my subscription and influence me to join the aviation community.

Is that Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020?😂😂😂

I wonder how many people will feel more relaxed about flying after watching a video such as this. In addition to providing wonderful entertainment you are helping people also I believe.

Thanks I enjoyed this vid. Looking forward for the next one.

Love It! Very well done video! Play this repeatedly on a large screen in living room. Room feels invitingly alive with 72" . Calming

Glad to see you again!!! Keep it up!!! Best wishes!!!

Wow, wonderful approach, great to watch!

absolutely beautiful video, love how its presented nice work!