I counted at least 4 different planes in that story.. LOL

Unless one main doesn’t come down then it’s clearly acceptable to land all gear up

@@hugoglenn9741 depends on the situation and the aircraft. But gear failure is very rare. And often right after a mechanic worked on it and didn't properly reinstall something on the mechanic's checklist.

There is never in military flying landing on the wrong runway is taken in “stride” especially with a four star general on board. Also just because a C-17 can land on a runway doesn’t mean it should. There is a thing called WBC and I believe it was exceeded on this “thin” runway. I think it cost the federal taxpayer some money to correct.

@@hugoglenn9741 You obviously got the wrong end of the stick here. I said the C17 took the landing in its stride and was perfectly capable of landing safely on that runway, its designed for short, hot, and rough. What happened to the pilots after landing on the wrong airport and any inquiry is another matter, though fatigue can be enough if the crew are working in an operational scenario, and you might find the general was as embarrassed as anyone else. Actually the crew did pretty well to save the situation when they suddenly realised they only had a couple of thousand feet of runway instead of 11000ft. (the aircraft is capable but the crew are still the ones pushing the buttons and pulling the levers).

I believe he was confused between feet and meters. it can land in somewhat over 3000 feet, not meters. now the weight would still be an issue probably the runway was not designed for the weight.

@@jss27560 The C-17 as well as the C-130 are designed to operate on surprisingly short runways of 3,000' or less which do not necessarily need to be paved or smoothly graded, as these conditions occur often in warfare or other military situations and we need planes that can do the job at hand fairly routinely. I have even seen a C-5A operate from the 5,800' long (at that date) mountaintop runway at Yeager Airport near Charleston WV for demonstration purposes at an airshow. These tactical cargo and troop haulers have landing gear designed to distribute their weight widely across a sufficient surface area as to avoid punching through or sinking into pavement or earth with low weightbearing capacity. And no military pilot would 'mistake' Peter O. Knight Airport in Tampa for nearby MacDill AFB just because the runways are similarly aligned. You could fit Knight Field on any of several ramp areas at MacDill and the two airports look absolutely nothing alike. I think that whoever ordered or authorized it, this landing of a C-17 at a public General Aviation facility was intentional and a press release was made as a smokescreen to make it seem accidental. In fact, A C-17 or C-130 may have good reason to operate from small public airports occasionally and this would be a procedure that they would practice for, regardless of how that would be reported or portrayed later by the press. Obviously, short-field operations would not be conducted with excessive loads for the conditions. Higher loads naturally require longer, stronger runways.

This happend before...heavy jet lands at wrong ap...empty plane refuel another crew on board to land at right airport.this is why all flight crews get recurrent training....

Open door; return land pull off on taxyway,close door,back to runway for takeoff...

They're called "flying a plane" 😋

@@ChrisKane- so that explains the crash landing anyway.

Thanks for watching!

Bruh

I’ll walk next time.

Much appreciated!

Flight number?

I haven't flown in a very long time, but iirc there isn't an actual cutoff age per se. However, after 55 years of age or so more checks for a pilots license are included

How? It's called giving a back story..............don't like? Don't watch......you clearly watched the entire video just to complain

Then don't watch it.

What?!

Some people do enjoy the sound of their own voice. It's usually females who talk excessively; but, not always. I understand, I've always been a "get to the point and get there quickly" type of person. But, he did not repeat himself. There are KZfaqrs who repeat themselves triple and quadruple times in order to lengthen their videos.

​@@jakewilson4679People are allowed to give their opinions.

It is not a jet it is a prop plane

@@Snoopsthecat ye prop plane, i was tired

They fly to six North American cities.

Turn in your man card, champ.

In that hour, I'd have used my mask as a miniature liquor beer bong. No real emergency, no cause to stop drink service...

On the plus side, no one would have to worry about things that long...There's only about 10-15 minutes of oxygen in those masks and without one, you would be unconscious in about 3 minutes.

oh no