Cologne (CGN) | Pilots + cockpit view | Airbus approach from the coal mines + landing on runway14L 

Thanks for watching and for the feedback about Cologne! All the best to you! Have a great day!

Thank you for the great feedback! Suggestions are always welcome!

Thanks for your kind words and all the best to you!

Thanks for watching and for your feedback! Normally we would like to land for performance reasons into a headwind. 5 knots tailwind are ok for the Airbus and the long Cologne runway. But we do not want to see more than 10 under normal circumstances. On some days, winds are changing a lot and tower cannot change the runway for every takeoff and landing. That would be impossible. Also the winds are sometimes on the ground opposite to the winds during approach.

@@ApproachandDepartureVideos Thank you for your reply, sir. Is that the reason the ATC said they are changing the runway right after you notified them of the tailwind?

@@vintage0x I think so. The wind on the ground and during the approach was getting more favorable for runway 32. So they changed the direction for takeoff and landing.

Thanks for the great feedback!

Thanks for watching and your feedback! Greetings to Cologne!

Vielen Dank fürs Anschauen und das gute Feedback!

Thanks for watching and the helpful feedback! Have a nice day!

Thanks for your detailed feedback! I agree, I like the PFD camera insert too. In this video, I corrected it for the (not that straight) recording angle. It is interesting to see the peak traffic hours at the cargo hubs in the middle of the night instead of the day peaks at the non cargo hub airports.

Das freut mich sehr! Herzlichen Dank und viele Grüße nach Gelsenkirchen!

@@ApproachandDepartureVideos Grüße zurück😊😊

Thanks for watching and the analysis of the landing. I agree, he did a great job.

Thanks for watching and your detailed feedback! That helps a lot. Have a nice day!

Thanks for watching and for sharing your very personal feedback and experience as ramp personnel! I hope to come back soon to CGN. Viele Grüße nach Köln und noch einen schönen Tag!

Thanks for watching and your great feedback!

Finde ich auch! Hat er gut gemacht! Schöne Klappen 3-Landung an der richtigen Stelle.

Flaps 3 wird manchmal verwendet um Sprit zu sparen, da man weniger Widerstand im Final hat

Danke fürs Anschauen und das gute Feedback!

Thanks for watching and your friendly feedback!

Thanks for watching and for your feedback! Have a nice day!

Thanks for the feedback. I keep your suggestion in mind and may show one or the other departure video. In general, due to the high initial climb rate, departure views are usually not that interesting in comparison to the approach views.

Thanks for your feedback, that helps!

Vielen Dank!

Vielen Dank für die freundlichen Worte! Ja, die Zuschauer weden mehr. Das freut mich sehr! Stürmische Schlechtwetter-Anflüge kommen ab und zu vor. Aber wenn ich es mir aussuchen kann, wünsche ich mir wenig Wind und blauen Himmel. Das gibt uns im Cockpit die Möglichkeit, die tollen Ausblicke zu genießen. Im Sturm und Regen sind wir oft bis fast zum Minimum in Wolken und sehen außer unseren Instrumenten nicht viel.

Vielen Dank fürs Zuschauen! Es hängt immer davon ab, wie man genau von Radar geführt wird. Der 32R-Anflug kann auch schöne Ausblicke mit sich bringen. Wenn man von Westen kommt, hat man manchmal links die Stadt Köln im Bild oder sieht das Siebengebirge sehr gut.

Wir wohnen in der Schneise für 14L - sehr schön zu sehen wie vor allem abends einiges "runterkommt"

Keith, nice to hear that you like th PFD now better! I was working on the Cologne video as you left your comment about the PFD angle. So I could improve it right away. I also like it much more now. The editing progam has way more work to do but it is worth it. Thank you again for the suggestion. I would love to do a Jersey video. I think Jersey is a CAT C airport due to the short runway. I already fly to several other CAT C airports like Funchal, Samos, Salzburg. There is no limit in CAT C airports per pilot. But we have to fly to the CAT C airports on a very regular basis and do simulator training to stay current. So I believe that I do not fly to Jersey soon. I am sorry about that.

@@ApproachandDepartureVideos No problem. There is always next year to plan for Jersey!! Thanks again, Alles gutes!

@@KEITHGEE1000 Thanks! Danke!

Wenn man nur selten Köln anfliegt und sonst immer Düsseldorf, passiert das schon mal.

Thanks for the nice words! VLS stands for „lowest selectable speed“. It is the lowest speed the airplane will fly with the autothrust engaged. Even if you dial in a lower speed, the plane will not fly slower than VLS. The VLS is depending on the present airplane weight and is the basis for the speed target calculation during our approach. In the Airbus which we used, there are 2 different sources for the VLS. One VLS is indicated on the MCDU and one on the PFD. It is the top of the amber line in the speed scale (you can see it in the video). The MCDU-PFD is calculated on the basis of the zero fuel weight which we entered from the loadsheet. To this weight, the weight of the current fuel on board is added and the VLS is calculated on the basis of that weight. The PFD VLS is calculated on the basis of an independent weight calculation which the airplane is doing (FAC computer) on the basis of aeodynamical data (angle of attack measurement …) and the entered CG value from the loadsheet. During the final approach when we are in landing configuration, we check both speed indications. If the PFD VLS is higher than the MCDU VLS, we add that difference manually to the approach speed in the MCDU. This is done because the MCDU approach speed is the basis of the approach speed target calculation of the autoflight system.

@@ApproachandDepartureVideos - Thank you *so* much for that comprehensive reply. I can see from the thumbs ups you already have that others here appreciate your explanation too. Thanks again.

@@renejean2523 Let me know if you have additional questions. Have a nice day!

@@ApproachandDepartureVideos - Thank you, sir. Oh, I will have lots more questions! Some technical, others less so. You have a great day too.

Thanks for watching and your good feedback! We compare the VLS on the PFD with the VLS on the MCDU. If the VLS on the PFD is higher, we add the difference to the approach speed in the MCDU.

Thanks for watching and your feedback! All the flights parameters have to be recorded. As far as I know, the data are sent after the flights automatically to the safety department. The data are used for trend analysis and if parameters are out of or near limits, the crews can be contacted to discuss the reasons …. Pilots can also request to see data of a certain flight. This is usually done, if something unusual happened or so. But under normal cicrumstances, there is no reason to do that because as crew we keep all the parameters in the prescribed limits. If the localizer or glideslope or other parameters deviate, we both see it, the pilot monitoring makes a call and the pilot flying will correct it or does a go around if the approach gets unstabilized. In the very unlikely event that both pilots saw the deviations differently, a later look in the data will for sure be available and may help to clarify what happened. You also asked about the Gload at landing. If we are interested in knowing that exact value, we could generate a report after each landing which shows the Gload. But also here, our passengers and we know after the landing, if it was soft or a more positive landing, even without the report.

@@ApproachandDepartureVideos Thank you so much for that explanation, that's really interesting.

Thanks for the great feedback! Flaps 3 and Flaps Full are both allowed landing configurations. The pilot flying decides what he or she wants to use for the landing.

Da hört man die PTU. Das ist die Power Transfer Unit. Sie ist dazu da, bei einer defekten oder ausgeschalteten Hydraulikpumpe das jeweils andere System mit Druck zu versorgen. Sie macht einen Selbsttest beim Start des zweiten Triebwerkes. Das hört sich ein bisschen an, wie ein bellender Hund.

@@ApproachandDepartureVideos vielen Dank für die schnelle Antwort!

@@Finn-kd3ic Gern geschehen!

Thanks for watching and your feedback! I also would like to put more of the Airbus screens in the videos. First on the list is the navigation display which is the one next to the PFD and also may be one of the ECAM screens. This is much more difficult as I originally thought because the possible camera locations are very limited. But I hope to find a solution soon. For example the ND is already recorded together with the PFD. But due to the angle, reflections are so bad that it is unreadable and not useable.

@@ApproachandDepartureVideos Thanks for your reply! I never even considered that problem but I completely understand now you've mentioned it. Theres no mounting points for a camera to read the EICAS etc clearly without somebody recording in the jump seat I guess! Either way, this is a great channel, and thanks to you and the pilots giving you permission to film!

Danke fürs Anschauen! Ich bin nicht so häufig in Köln. Aber es gibt bestimmt zukünftig das eine oder andere Video vom Anflug auf die 32R oder die Querbahn. Kann nur noch was dauern.

I thought the same.

Watching again I now think he’s Kiwi influenced by Southern England English.

Thanks for the question. Yes, you remember right! You saw him and the airplane on the approach video to London Heathrow. Both videos had been recorded on the same day. I flew as pilot flying to London and he to Cologne. In general, it may happen that you fly with the same pilots several times in a few weeks. But also sometimes you do not fly together for more than a year.

Thanks 👍

Auf dem ND, dem Navigation Display, wird die Groundspeed angezeigt

@@ApproachandDepartureVideos ah okay, Dankeschön :)

Vielen Dank fürs detaillierte Feedback! Ich schaue mal, was ich da machen kann. Vielleicht ist das hier oder da mal umsetzbar. Grundproblematik bei den Abflugvideos ist, dass die Steigrate und der Winkel zum Horizont sehr hoch sind. Das führt dazu, dass der Ausblick im Vergleich zum Anflug meist nicht so schön ist.

Vielen Dank fürs Anschauen und das Feedback! Ich finde, der Akzent hört sich sehr sympathisch an. Vermute auch Neuseeland oder Umgebung. Schönen Tag noch!

Thanks for your question. I would love to do it. But I only can do a video when I get scheduled to the airport. In addition, most of my prior Paris flights had been to CDG. But you never know.

Thanks for the suggestion. Next time when I land in Cologne, I will follow your advice and check that out.

Thanks for watching!