Should postpone clapping until the place has come to a safe stop. It'd be strangely ironic if the passengers were clapping as the plane flew off the end of the runway and exploded into a huge fireball.
That did actually happen to one flight that was coming in for a landing in Canada. The plane tried to land during a rough storm in Canada and as the plane landed on the runway and the flaps were raised to slow down the plane everyone clapped...until they noticed that the plane did not slow down at all continuing to roll down the runway at full speed. The clapping turned to screams until finally the jet ended up in a ravine at the end of the runway. All 200 passengers got out of the plane in 90 seconds using the emergency shoots before the plane finally exploded in a ball of fire. You can find this incident documented on RU-vid with the surviving passengers telling the reporters how everyone clapped and then suddenly screamed when they saw that the plane was not going to slow down or stop.
procksomaterman Maybe it is because firm landings are because of bad landing conditions and therefore more difficult for the pilots than usual, so everyone claps?
procksomaterman well, you applaud when you ride the roller coaster. When do people applaud when sitting in a SUV traveling in the highway? I guess sitting in the cabin of a dramatic flight is the best free entertainment people can get cause they don't know whether the drama is for real or just some daily routine of a highly skilled pilot.
the pilot just did a short field landing. It was a short runway so he didn't flare as much. Because if he did he would have floated and missed out on a good portion of runway. So he stuck the wheels down hard to give himself more room to stop.
The purpose of a flare is to slow yourself down, which decreases landing ground roll. Short field landings still require a flare, and it's recommended to do so. The more you flare the less you roll.
Aleks Biteman that's true. but you wouldn't flare as much on a short field as you would on a normal. Because of ground effect u might float and miss good runway
If anything you flare earlier to get moving slower, allowing you to touch down sooner. Ground effect takes place no matter what, and the faster you are moving the more lift you maintain due to ground effect.
The door to the cockpit is usually closed and locked as long as there are passengers onboard, the pilots wear headsets and are listening to and communicating with ATC. And don't forget the noise from the engines. But I guess it depends on what plane we are talking about...
***** The flight attendant can hear the clap, they usually gonna tell the pilot later when they land, it's pretty obvious the pilot would know if the passengers cheers or not
Jose Carreras Actually no it can sound with the landing gear down but the pilots on this plane were probably hearing their approximate altitude(50..40...30...20...10)
You got that right, Toncontin is one of the world's most dangerous commercial airports. On 21 October 1989 a a Boeing 727 from SAHSA (now defunct airline) crashed on approach to this airport. My father was on that flight. The crash was determined to be due to pilot error. Most everybody perished, including my dad. The pilots survived. Right after the crash the locals rushed to the site, and looted whatever was available, luggage, personal artifacts, and jewelry off of dead or dying passengers.
I am very sorry for your dad, really. From what you are describing, they seem like horrible people. I have heard that Honduras is a horrible country for women in particular, with a lot of rapings and killings.
+Riswan Ahmad P Most fsx pilots are young people probably teenagers like me and they say that they can fly get them in a real plane they probably will crash the thing before they get it in the air pilots know what they are doing like what riswan said hahaha
I also live in Honduras. It is bad lmao i live pretty close to the airport and shits scary, must be hell landing here when you come from a big country lol
Ah, TGU... I hated flying in and outta there as a flight attendant for American. That landing freaks everyone out, including flight attendants. We had to take a special class to be able to work those types of flights. The pilots received extra training as well. Great video, thanks!
I fly in to this airport all the time. It's pretty much a 50/50 of how this landing goes. You either hit the seat in front of you because of the huge jolt, or you feel it barely at all... Definitely a memorable flight for first-time fliers
I tried flying this on Flight Simulator X, and its pretty intense :P I got my dad to try it as well (he's a pilot with Air Canada) and he says its one of the hardest approaches he's ever done, and he's flown the checkerboard approach at Kai Tak airport (watch a video if you don't know what that is).
Fucking talks stupid shit "We're gon circle, drop and hit the breaks for what we have left" *then you should have known how to hold the camera correctly so that you don't drop it, dumbass*
It so annoying that people write comments saying he was coming in way too fast or even better say pilot was at least 20 knots over the correct landing speed. You are watching a low res camera with a side view. You have absolutely no way of knowing if this was too fast or not. Sure it looked fast, but so does looking out the side window of a moving car or train.
I agree with you there, however, I can safely say, with experience with aviation and watching planes take off, and land, including hard landings, this landing could have been executed a bit softer, but at least they landed..
Damn! Hard landing! Looks so much fun!! I'm going back in July this year! I love how this is really the only airport people clap once we land. From 180 down to 15 miles per hour in less than 1.5 miles. Hell of a ride!!
Jakob Nilsson that dont mean shit.some of these pilots get over worked under paid half a sleep on coke etc.they be working the shit out of some these people man.im surprised there havent been tons more causalities
To all that people that say "Why the Drama?" That was a landing in Toncontin Intl Airport. Toncontin is one of the worst airports in the world to commercial airplanes. (sorry for my BAD english)
This is the most awesome landing I've seen on RU-vid. Got to love Continental 737 pilots. I live on Guam in the middle of the Pacific and CO is usually the airline I take out here. If you ever try flying to the islands of Micronesia, these guys land on runways as short as Toncontin, but they fly over ocean then you touch down on the runway. Great video.
Nice job, pilots! That’s very hard work going in a circle like that and lining it up perfectly. It was a hard landing but it was on the landing marks right in time
I love flying with cabins like these. Instead of freaking out every 5 seconds, they laugh off the rough-ish landing and give and applause for the little rollercoaster-esque moment.
Picture this: You're 31. You just married your soulmate and are on your way to your beautiful honeymoon. The plane lands in Bora Bora, as it touches the ground your wife begins clapping. She's an airplane clapper. You get on a plane right back to America and you never speak again.
Nice landing. It is a dangerous airport and so reflects the passengers responses. If it were a smooth landing then it wouldn't be a dangerous airport. Duh-huh...
Gotta love canadians on a plane!!! Hard landing and everyone appriciated it!!! Telling the landing was awesome whereas most pilots are like: "That's not fun I dont like this one, it's scary as hell." Most of our dutch will shit their pants as they alway's did, Go Canada!!!! I'd really like to land there once, looks so great! Very nice clear and vivid vid you have here :D
dronne Its ridiculous. They do it on a daily basis so for them it isn't difficult at all. I don't clap when a bus driver arrives at the station. A simple thank you on the way out would make a lot more sense.
Anton Antonovich But trained pilots find landings like the one in this video easy. It's there job to do it. It's like you were expecting the plane to crash when in reality flying is safer today then ever before.
wow, pilots must have real balls to fly to this airport, such a small room for error..., it can easily go so wrong, if only people knew of the actual complexity of this landing, im allways thrilled even when i do it on the flight simulator...
Landing at Toncontin? All airline pilots have to be certified to land there. That approach will make you shit your pants... A descending left U turn into a valley to land on a 6000 foot runway with a cliff at the end. No margin for error. I'd have to have a drink after every landing....
+Rafael Santana Overdramatic...? On the contrary, it should NEVER become routine. Safely piloting a 70 ton metal tube through the air at 500 miles an hour. Not to mention the potential for human error, inclement weather, equipment failure etc. Ain't nothing routine about that. I've been a passenger and a pilot. I have some hours in a single engine piston. PA-28 Dakota to be exact and none of my flights are routine.
with3palms is your standard You Tube smart a** troll.... and this quote fits perfect, 'You don't have to disrespect and insult others simply to hold your own ground. If you do, that shows how shaky your own position is.' ~ Red Haircrow; as a handicapped person I can assure you 'we' are not stupid, nor are we INFERIOR. We all breathe, sleep, eat and DIE.... and you might want to take that last word into consideration when blasting handicapped people... or Karma will just take care of it for you......she always, always does!
Kelli Glover He was definitely wrong to do so. And maybe this "handicap" of yours is an advantage. For instance, my mother is dyslexic. But some tests show that dyslexics have very acute art skills. She is a photographer.
Gabriel Cox Sadly mine is not. It is horrible, life crushing, painful. I have a chronic illness that sadly is NOT terminal... though suicide rates are greatly elevated due to the fact that that the pain is so difficult to live with after time. The other is spine compression which I need surgeries for. I am glad your Mom is has great art skills. I *love* art.... I can't draw or paint worth anything, but I could spend a month of Sunday's in an art museum. :) I am glad your Mom has risen above and found her passion and talent. Best of luck to both of you! Cheers! :)
What American people don’t understand is that people scream and clap, not because they landed safely but because most have not been home in years and this landing means they are home. It is a very emotional moment for many. Something that many few Americans get to experience because they are not usually away for long periods of time.
Rafa1589 The approach pattern for Honduras calls for high speeds and low altitudes. The pilot's are specially trained to land at this airport and need that training in order to legally fly into this airport.
What's with the clapping? Professional pilots land planes all day long it's no big deal. Do you clap when a waiter brings you food? Or when the mail man delivers mail? I don't get it
Michael Pocius Hahaha great example, I also agree. Sometimes it happens on the cinema when the movie ends, some people clap as if they were on a play, and I can't resist laughing :)
Honduras used to operate an airline called "TAN sahsa" I was talking to an employee in Honduras airport, remarking that I'd never heard of any problems with this airline. He was Very Surprised, informing me they'd crashed 2 airplane just a few years ago, and one of their current fleet was a 737 that came in hard and the plane dragged its rear fuselage, bending it upon arrival. He said TAN-sahsa bought it on the spot...."Hey No Problema, just a few hydraulic porta powers and some duct tape..... He said the real nick name of the airline (the "sahsa" part) was "Stay at home, stay alive"
Nothing wrong with that landing. I was on a flight into Gatwick from St Lucia and it was very windy on the approach. The plane, a 787-300 was bouncing around all over the place. My wife, sitting next to me, was digging her fingernails into my arm. I had the window seat and was watching the wingtip flexing up and down. I was loving it! Just before we were going to touchdown wind shear caught us so the pilot hit the power and aborted. The woman in the seat behind threw up and people were screaming. Pilot went around and got us down no trouble at all on 2nd approach. Wish I'd videoed it, it was most exciting flight I've taken yet.
No, that's just what you do. After flying in with a lady who has flown in over 15 times, it's the way of thanking the pilot for landing safely. The roughness is just all part of the experience ;)
This is nothing compared to Bergen, Norway. I came in there on a loaded 747 and it felt as if the captain set us down from 500 feet to the ground. The overhead bins opened and stuff fell out on our heads as the cockpit crew slammed on the brakes and thrust reversers. It was a very short landing for the size of the plane; I never found out if that was normal for Bergen or if someone made a mistake.
@@carlit0swayy Its a firmer landing than normal because the airport runway is shorter than usual, and attempting a soft landing risks floating, which reduces the already small amount of runway to brake.
They need to add this in the safety video. “In the small chance where we go to an airport and land, it is best you remain calm and don’t fucking clap.”
lol i hope the people screaming never get caught in a thunderstorm, as a pilot this approach seems challenging thus interesting and fun. Fly safe people!
When we were deploying to Honduras, we had to fly into Tegucigalpa... I hated flying at the time and was dreading the entire flight. With this landing it actually made me more comfortable with flying. If a pilot can land in the *poop* hole they can land anywhere! If anyone is wondering, the video did the actual landing no justice... You can literally see people on the street walking while you are circling. The butterflies and nausea is intense. Just imagine going on a roller coaster with a real threat of smacking into the side of a mountain...
That was a beautiful approach. I'm glad though I'm only watching it on YT and not on that plane because I am terrified of flying. But watching the videos helps me overcome it
