for anyone wondering about the runway lights switched off, it was the pilot who activated them and forgot to reset the timer. Those lights are on a timer.

Did an approach at Big Bear myself, tricky one. Pilot controlled lights. The lights stay on for 10-15 minutes and go dark afterwards... probably forgot to click to hold them longer

1:09 Damnit Johnny, stop kidding around and plug that back in!

Those optical illusions of aircraft hovering are freaky and cool. Saw one coming home from work not to long ago as well.

The A380 delivered such a high degree of luxury, that they made it so that they could just hover to let their passengers enjoy it that much longer.

The ANA 737 didn't suffer a hard landling. It was put firm on the ground. That's what you want on slippery surfaces. You don't butter on icey or wet runways. Akita is in the very North of Japan's main island and notorious for its winter.

The magic of relative movement and perspective

That particular helicopter landing was actually intentional. Garrett Mitchell, aka Cleetus McFarland, highlighted it recently on his KZfaq Channel. He, and several others, took part in a two or three day training class at MD's manufacturing facility in Mesa, Arizona. The training class is for training pilots how to safely land a helicopter in the event the engine(s) lose all power. In that scenario the rotor transmission can be put in to neutral (much like putting a car's transmission in to neutral), thus allowing it spin freely. Simultaneously, the pitch of the rotor blades can be changed to create something of a glide-affect for the craft. The instructor and student by flying the helicopter a to a small altitude above ground : 50 or 100 ft. in order to get somewhat accustomed to how the craft will feel in a total power loss condition. They then fly to helicopter up to about 500ft. AGL and 1,000 ft. AGL, then cut all engine power. The student then carries out the proper steps to bring the craft to a safe landing, in much like a typical angled approach of an aeroplane in order to mitigate impact, as you witnessed in the video, the "Skids" doing exactly what they were designed to do. Actually, pretty cool stuff!

Watching videos of pilots handling big planes in crosswinds is awesome!

I’ve flown on an A380, and yes, they do hover. Big gentle giants.

I've been watching 3MoA for probably two years now. Some videos are better than others. This collection was one of the best.

Seeing an A380 always impresses me! It is so large and majestic!

1:09 Johnny did it.

It was kind of scary to see how the cross wind at 1:41 nearly tilted the A380 90 degrees away from the runway alignment

I've landed at Big Bear once as well. Density altitude means a fast approach over the ground. Lived up there for a bit too. So many afternoon crashes since people load up on cheap fuel, but don't account for the poor takeoff performance!

The hovering A380 is an optical illusion, it appears stationary because the foreground is moving in the same direction.

That UA pilot has successfully passed Ryanair's internal certification.

I just love your videos and I’m always expecting them because I know for sure they will be awesome. Thanks for your amazing channel! ❤️🎉

I love the affect I see it myself on trains and it's pretty cool

I never miss this tipe of videos, keep going❤

you cruise in ptfs: 0:15

It worries me how many people in this comment section think the A380 was actually hovering. Or at least think you were implying that it was.

Emirates keep calm and go around.

Thanks for the extra second of aviation 👌

Those runway lights going off. That " Johnny " unplugging them... such a badass. " And that Dress!!! ... Awful...and those shoes.. omg..."

1:10 Johnny from "Airplane" is at it again! 😂

1:06 -Anybody else suddenly imagine Johnny from "Airplane" pulling the plug?

He didn’t flare too late. He was just trying to bring Big Ryanair Energy (BRE) to America

I saw one of those "hovering" jumbo jets in Las Vegas last year. We even passed it going in the same direction on the freeway. How the heck does this illusion happen?

1:07 Just kidding! (Airplane movie reference)

Amazing video! Love your content, keep going :)

Now that's what we call "sticking the landing". ;)

Did anyone else hear a bit of a Vulcan roar from the Emirates A380 with the crosswind?

1:31- the P.I.C. Side Slipping an A380... LIKE A BOSS...!!!

Yep, the A380 does this all the time. It’s to get rid of any unused chemtrail mix, so they just stop and hover until it’s gone. 👍🏻

I've hovered in a c152 over the runway in a strong head wind and landed with 0 ground speed but 45 mph😊 headwinds

When the Airbus A380 does very slow and he does very fast at the flying speed! UNEXPECTEDLY AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!! ;D

Thanks for publicising this mid air hovering.I have seen this for myself in real life.For me it remains a mystery despite some explainable theory.

2:20 Well, they do call them skids

That first clip... How much head wind do you have? Yes.

A380 is so cute

Excellent Video!

When the runway lights went off, did anyone else immediately think of AIRPLANE! when Johnny unplugs them in the control tower? 😂🤣

1:08 - "Just kidding" --Jonny.

2:16 i think ive seen that helicopter

I have noticed the sae phenomenon on a road trip recently, a bird was flying by the side of the road and as we approached in and the whole time it looked as if it was just floating in place. It's actually a cool phenomenon/illusion.

It's just relative motion, for the first time irl I witnessed it 2 weeks ago; an Emirates 777 coming in to land at Athens was seemingly frozen in mid-air. U'll even notice, all such videos occur when the viewer is travelling in the opposite direction as the plane - it's a direct consequence of parallax as you twist your neck to observe the plane

@Cleetus McFarland is this you doing your emergency landing in a helicopter? @2:11

The Emirates A380 did a windshear escape maneuver, not a regular go around

1:09 must be a horrible experience

Jit done had to pause his game.

Large planes may appear to be moving slowly or not moving at all during takeoff or landing due to a phenomenon known as the "persistence of vision." This optical illusion occurs because of the relatively large size of the aircraft and the vast open space of the sky or runway. During takeoff, the aircraft gradually accelerates, and from a distance, it may seem to be moving slowly because of its size. The human eye perceives motion based on changes in position over time, and when the plane is far away, these changes may not be easily noticeable. Similarly, during landing, as the aircraft approaches the runway, it goes through a process of descending and slowing down. The combination of its size, the distance from the observer, and the relatively gradual changes in motion can create the illusion that the plane is hovering or moving very slowly. It's important to note that the apparent lack of motion is a visual illusion, and the aircraft is indeed moving at a significant speed during takeoff and landing.

The qanatas a380 was seen in an angle for the parallax event which made it that it looks like it’s not moving

i saw it hover in australia it was a good sight

the switcched off lights reminded me of The britania 757 that crashed due to the same cause

Amazing video as always! 1:09 But how did that happen?

As a person who has witnessed this same phenomena ( a stationary aircraft ) and having had it verified by another person that what I was seeing was real was something that I'm still wondering how it was possible . At the time when this occurred I was stationary .

That plane hovering thing happened to me this past October, its wild when it happens for the first time and you don't understand that its an optical illusion lol

The airport must have hired the guy from the movie Airplane that unplugged the lights. LOL

The United Airlines hard landing is just more excellent customer service...

flew the "krypton factor" sim years back,did a take off and landing at heathrow at night.31 i think it was,took off had a simulated apu fire and nailed the landing.thankyou for flying kamikaze airlines,you will find you r luggage at the end of the runway!!!!

Fantastis video mister ❤

Technically, there is no crosswind limitation. The term is: Max demonstrated cross wind component. Which means it was demonstrated up to a certain point, but that doesn’t mean it’s a limit.

When i drive past Heathrow airport the road is right under the flight path and as driving you can often find massive planes seemingly hovering above you.

The runway lights switching off must be scary for the pilots.

For the people who don’t know it is on autopilot mode

02:33 At some point they should stop calling normal landings "hard landings".

1:48 Odeio ve lo arremeter, mas desta vez foi lindo!!😍😍

Guys it’s not just staying there, it’s moving, this happened to me once when I was driving past the airport. It looks really close when it’s actually not, it’s like what the moon does, except it’s not moving with you bc it’s closer than the moon.

1:09 “JUST KIDDING”

Amazing video!

I too remember when I was a kid and drove passed my first airplane landing.....

Great video!

1:09: "Just Kidding!"

Title should have been illusion makes a380 look like it's hovering

This reminds me of a flying saucer on the A380 😂

1:11 "Just kidding!"

I love flying

The bigger surprise is that ANA operates 737’s

I’m surprised they didn’t do a TOGA after those runway lights switched off

Eyy I live next to the airport on the last one!

Quality content. 👍🏻

2:10 Cleetus ?

Boeing, the sound a window makes when it bounces off a dolphin

1:37 that seemed scary !!

Wow

That a380 has ptfs cruise mode in real life (he payed for the cruise mode💀)

Man that Emirates A380 was drifting it like Ken Block... pure control there sir.

Somebody tripped over the plug wire, and the plug came off the socket.. 😂😂😂😂

0:13 Bro was lagging

I think the culprit of the 3rd clip (lights off) is the guy from Airplane! 😅

The reason why the plane was hovering in mid-air is that, you're going against the flight's direction. So, obviuosly, you'll see it hovering.

What is a Qantas A380 doing at DFW? Some sort of a charter…?

Ryanair is still looking for that United Airlines pilot

This is an amination!

Second clip is reminiscent of a Space Shuttle landing!

props plane : hey, wanna synchronize our landing? helicopter : sure... 2:10

The one where the runway lights go off…. Was Johnny from Airplane playing jokes again?

That A380 is lagging

The a380 ran out of fuel and was awaiting recovery