Landings and Takeoffs at Lukla Airport (2800m)

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Landings and Takeoffs at Lukla Airport (2800m) - New High definition footage

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Bryce Plankow

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@jayelink1241 8 жыл бұрын

I flew out of Lukla in early 1979. Grass strip, fewer than ten buildings. Same gut-wrenching take-off. I weighed 125 pounds, next to nothing for me. essentially starving. My backpack frame hit my pelvic bones hard, as my ass cushion was gone. I'd spent a month on the Everest trek, walking in from Lamsangu on the traditional route. I made side trips to Chialsa and spent time with Tibetans, among the nicest people you could imagine. Unfortunately I was there during their New Year celebrations, and they ignored me in favor of partying. It was tough getting any thing to eat! At Namche Bazaar I had my first shower in more than two weeks. It cost me a dollar, about half what a "hotel" room' did. I was happy to pay, as hot water was a sheer luxury. Namche's at about 12,000 feet. It took two-three days to get to the toe of the Khumbu Glacier, at about 15,000 ft. Even with all the time I'd spent acclimatizing, you had to take it slow and easy to deal with the altitude. There were NO trekkers at Base Camp, only a few Nepalese advance-team arrivals from a Yugoslav expedition that was also taking on Ama Dablam. I was advised not to go there, as even all you could really see was a pile of garbage left behind by previous expeditions. After walking about 4 miles along the edge of the Khumbu glacier, I spent an afternoon with one American and one local guide at Kala Pattar, at about 18,500 feet, in perfect weather. At that point, having reached my goal and losing more than a pound a day, I set out for Namche, reaching it in one day, and down to Lukla, the next. I was done!! When our Lukla plane started descending into the clouds as it approached the Kathmandu valley, I took one last look at the mountains seemingly levitating above them, and came close to tears as they disappeared into the mist. I knew even then, that I had just ended an adventure of a life-time.

@massimolettuce 5 жыл бұрын

Jay Elink my respects, sir.

@basicallystupid7080 3 жыл бұрын

@Gerald Chandler shut up lol

@maxon1672 2 жыл бұрын

Incredible story!

@SailingEderra666 2 жыл бұрын

i am ralf

@zka77 8 жыл бұрын

A co-worker of mine has been here last year. Whatever happens, you WILL fly at the end of the runway.

@HelloMyNamesNino 4 жыл бұрын

and you're definitely landing on the way in. guaranteed.

@TRIPONCODEINE 3 жыл бұрын

@@HelloMyNamesNino i dont think do kzfaq.info/get/bejne/brJ0aK2ZrLPcn6s.html

@capnskiddies 2 жыл бұрын

.... If even for a little while

@johndoyle4723 8 жыл бұрын

Amazing skill of the pilots, I have landed here a few times. On take off V1 is almost the second you start to roll,you are committed, and V2 is very close to the end of the strip,very scary, and exciting. Landing is total commitment, no second chance, the end of the strip is a wall, and rock face.

@sh1904 6 жыл бұрын

John Doyle It's a well known fact that landing is a total commitment, but have you seen the recent video of a go-around well after crossing the runway threshold? The pilot banked hard and low to the left to avoid the mountains and I think diverted back to Kathmandu. Scared the shit out of me just looking at the video Will post the link here if I have time Cheers

@carlosc3460 6 жыл бұрын

It's a pretty good video although i see the pilot started the go around just before crossing the threshold and made the left turn. A few seconds late and it'd be a different story

@javacup912 9 жыл бұрын

Nice to see a new video, and with so much detail of this great airport with views not seen before (by me anyway). Nice to see so many Dornier 228 getting in and out, as well as a few Twin Otters. Thanks for sharing.

@fastfiddler1625 3 жыл бұрын

2:42 right on the numbers and the nose wheel glued to the center line. You don't get much better than that.

@dhurbagurung2667 7 жыл бұрын

This airport is like a aircraft carrier. .landing and take off is very challenging

@roshankathayat7005 4 жыл бұрын

In aircraft carrier, at least you can go around, but in Lukla, you can't

@titan133760 2 жыл бұрын

@@roshankathayat7005 And unlike an aircraft carrier, there are no catapult systems and arresting cables

@mrashid3643 4 жыл бұрын

Fantastic video. One of the best of Lukla Airport traffic.

@lqsaaviation988 7 жыл бұрын

1:12 what a landing! LOL

@urmeniamu 4 жыл бұрын

That's what I thought 🤣 More like, 'Fuck me. I'm gonna land it anyhow.. (which is mandatory as well or else wall kissing is inevitable).

@blazeash2951 4 жыл бұрын

Lol saw that too

@Planefan1000 2 жыл бұрын

Fact: Sir Edmund Hillary actually helped in the construction of this airport. It is officially called "Tenzing Hillary Airport".

@ronnykurniawan6917 9 жыл бұрын

those pilots has talent...

@soumyaneelmukherjee11b58 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah

@anibalmejia3946 4 жыл бұрын

*Those pilots have talent. Please learn grammar, no offense though.

@adarshaneupane509 3 жыл бұрын

Best lukla airport video on KZfaq

@sunilsatawlekar3972 9 жыл бұрын

Great footage, Bryce! Thanks for the fresh HD videos; and you have really taken some efforts to capture those marvelous angles we so far only desired to see... Thanks.

@bryceplankow9546 8 жыл бұрын

+Sunil Satawlekar Thanks!

@planeguybryce 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks lol

@JohnComley 6 жыл бұрын

Some of the best camerawork at Lukla! Fantastic.

@FSEVENMAN 4 жыл бұрын

Wow that was beautiful HD footage nice job thanks for sharing

@believeachieve2847 9 жыл бұрын

INCREDIBLE DETAIL! absolutely AMAZING vid bro!!!!

@jeffwarner2266 8 жыл бұрын

Fantastic video! Superb clarity!

@roboko6618 4 жыл бұрын

I swear the twin otter just makes those landings look like a breeze

@gflint1529 8 жыл бұрын

Bryce, you have really done a super fine job on this footage! The area where you are along the RWY was great choice. As an old veteran of that field your's are some of the best that I have seen. Can you tell us what device or camera you used for the this film? Thanks again!

@electiceelv 6 жыл бұрын

Fantastic coverage of take offs and landings on the most dangerous airport in the world.

@mjcruiser4238 3 жыл бұрын

Too bad they can’t have a direct flight to St Barts!

@TenzingLamaSherpa 7 жыл бұрын

These shots are amazing!!!!!

@rennyfield3217 2 жыл бұрын

I remember flying into this airport and thinking for sure we were going to hit the wall at the back. Didn’t realised the runway sloped upwards…!

@philipmartin708 4 жыл бұрын

Very good video. Many perspectives. Great camera work . Great job. Thanks.

@a320nick 2 жыл бұрын

Great video!! 🙂🇬🇧

@nakqalzaki 4 жыл бұрын

I hope one day I can go here. The scenery is breathtaking, lucky for those who have been there.

@petr-podrouzek 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, fantastic !! :-) I've been there twice :-)

@YASIRALIVIRK 3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic

@TheFlightLevel 3 жыл бұрын

Outstanding plane spotting!

@Happytylermovieproducction 9 жыл бұрын

this airport is unusual! No Go Around!

@hratchazadian1148 3 жыл бұрын

Dr. Peck, I hope this video will enlighten you for a trip that you did not make. This will make you feel like that you have made the trip and the trill that you deserve to experience. I am wishing you all the best.. Your friend forever, Hratch Azadian

@raymondgoubet 8 жыл бұрын

By far the best video of Lukla!

@midwestsirens 4 жыл бұрын

Man, those little buggers are LOUD!

@EpicSauce12345 8 жыл бұрын

Yep I will be taking the helicopter to this airport please lololol

@tyreekmurillo4524 8 жыл бұрын

hahahahaha

@tmkongen 7 жыл бұрын

Grow a pair will u!

@valuedhumanoid6574 6 жыл бұрын

I bought the Lukla X - Mount Everest addon for FSX. I also have Active Sky for the weather and I bought the PMDG Jetstream 41 turboprop plane. That is as close to real as I can get. The trick is to have everything done ahead of touchdown. If you're fucking around with lights or the radio or anything else other than flying, you will smear yourself all over the mountain side. And the time of day really makes a difference. I have mine set to the real world conditions and the early evening is the best time. No sun in your face and the winds are calmer. I would never fly there in real life though. Too chicken shit.

@patriciodejesusduvalreboll2364 3 жыл бұрын

Me gustaria conocer este hermoso lugar me gusta son de ECUADOR AMERICA DES SUR

@mtvtravel9126 3 жыл бұрын

very nice video. Can i use screen shot please????

@pascoalnadador 4 жыл бұрын

Si eu consegui se ir nesse local só pra dar um tempo e ver essas decolagens e aterrizagens pra mim seria um grande passeio...na vida pra sempre.

@scheduller763 5 жыл бұрын

This Twin Otter airplain looks like very good one

@AviatorAS777 6 жыл бұрын

Its like landing on an aircraft carrier!!!

@largesoda1729 6 жыл бұрын

The helicopter is cheating XD

@anibalmejia3946 4 жыл бұрын

Honestly, I really don’t find this funny, I mean what else would you expect for a helicopter to do? Scratch it’s whatever the little tubes are called through the runway and put its noes 10° on the air? well that would make it stalk to the ground and kill a lot of people, what what? Okay you know what I’m waisting time here, you know, I’m sorry for that speech, but it was okay, I just wanna clear stuff out of it make sense.

@JinxProLuhut 3 жыл бұрын

@@anibalmejia3946 ok. But do you need to be offended by that ?

@RottenFlesh-we6nu 3 жыл бұрын

@@anibalmejia3946 you dont have much sence of humor then.

@hasanhanzalah9799 6 жыл бұрын

pilot : going around lukla ATC : OK and cleared to die

@blazeash2951 4 жыл бұрын

ATC: ok..have a nice one lol

@eviits 6 жыл бұрын

The runway may be short, but it looks like the pilots have mastered it so to me at least it doesn't look particularly dangerous or dramatic. Nice scenery though.

@Strazman 6 жыл бұрын

Wow what kind of planes are these? Most of them seem to be dual prop, but their fuselage design has me stumped.

@AXgamesoft.Official 6 жыл бұрын

Dornier and Twin Otter.

@stewartcaldwell5299 3 жыл бұрын

@@AXgamesoft.Official Dornier is a 228 ,Twin Otter is a Dehavilland DH6.

@dharmeshpanchal9334 7 жыл бұрын

I like this video very much lukma air port also nice

@cruisemissle87 4 жыл бұрын

I see mountain airport, I like mountain airport.

@Samuraixkenshin_ Жыл бұрын

Butter landing

@pravasharyal3027 6 жыл бұрын

Perfect video

@diwasholi7235 9 жыл бұрын

This is a great vedio!!!!!!!

@jayunited100 4 жыл бұрын

amazing pilot skills

@Abdo-ob7tt 5 жыл бұрын

I have been there twice.

$@fractuss$

@fractuss 8 жыл бұрын

Nice editing.

@user-ym9jc5bf5p 5 жыл бұрын

这是一次只许成功不许失败的旅行，真的很伟大，每次降落，都有掌声

@SuperVinceybaby 6 жыл бұрын

HD was made for this Airport...now let's see some incidents ...btw Nepal needs to open up to foreign investment

@Joliv23 5 жыл бұрын

I think that the countries with a big economy, should donate financial and professional support, to Nepal get a more secure and operational airport at Lukla, and install there a minimum of good electronics support to landing and takeoff with more security.

@Kevin-yh8ol 8 жыл бұрын

Ever tried landing a B747 there in flight simulator? :P

@Kevin-yh8ol 8 жыл бұрын

Matthew Tiburcio sorry, I din't play in ultra high settings :P

@sumanrai7629 7 жыл бұрын

Kevin Arnold

@eilia2228 7 жыл бұрын

YUP

@nocalsteve 3 жыл бұрын

I once tried to fly there at night. I clearly hadn’t thought it through.

@gngyjmmkithjkrthjorg 8 жыл бұрын

I took off from lukla in a c5m super galaxy in FSX. #FSX logic.

@nonnobissolum 7 жыл бұрын

I know, right?! Loved playing around with different aircraft in/out of Lukla on FSX. I think my favorites were A-10 and E-6, but the heavies were fun, too. Taking off with those were pretty much driving over the side of the cliff/end of the runway and then just "falling" down a valley glidepath until you actually got enough airspeed to really "fly." Good times!

@sujal6301 7 жыл бұрын

which game ..... ......... ...............

@SuperKrazyVids 7 жыл бұрын

messi simkhada fsx or flight simulator.X (10)

@johnnyllooddte3415 6 жыл бұрын

how did you land it ahahahah

@4games2gamers 4 жыл бұрын

5 stars video

@petr-podrouzek 7 жыл бұрын

Good work :-)

@HelloMyNamesNino 4 жыл бұрын

heading there in April (so long as coronavirus doesn't ruin things!)

@marioyuc95 8 жыл бұрын

Awefull edition

@kurtfrancis4621 6 жыл бұрын

Definitely learn the meaning of COMMIT!!!

@blazeash2951 4 жыл бұрын

No second chance lol

@mrr4979 2 жыл бұрын

Wowowww..2 55 .dc6 hit afterburner during departures

@spottersskuc4516 8 жыл бұрын

y el 99 suscrito y de verdad que me encanto el aeropuerto asi sea pequeño y peligroso pero es super cool

@kazitanvir7833 6 жыл бұрын

if any one willing to see Front Door of the hell, plz go to lukala ariport

6 жыл бұрын

2.800 m de altura! A pista não parece ter mais do que 500 metros de extensão.

@Joliv23 5 жыл бұрын

Dados indicam que tem 527 m por 20 m de largura (link no fim deste comentário), com 12% de inclinação, quase sem nenhum apoio de solo, a não ser um radio operador na estação de passageiros. Grandes países poderiam se unir e doar ao Nepal um mínimo de instrumentos de apoio e bancar o custo da manutenção, treinar operadores, de forma a manter um mínimo de segurança nos pousos e decolagens em Lukla. www.caanepal.gov.np/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/TENZING-HILLARY-AIRPORT.pdf

@carlosc3460 6 жыл бұрын

I just feel the need of taking off and landing here. I wonder if you lose both engines after lift off, would you glide to the bottom and find a suitable terrain?

@psoteriou3884 5 жыл бұрын

Like to see A380 land here

@soumyaneelmukherjee11b58 4 жыл бұрын

It is not possible to land an A380 in Lukla Airport.

@youtubevideos219 8 жыл бұрын

Let 410 nice!

@boboutelama5748 6 жыл бұрын

Why are they so much planes around for such a small airfield ? This is insane.

@SHIIKHAR 5 жыл бұрын

because its a gateway for Everest and you either walk for a week or fly in . thousands of foreigners comes annually .

@wilfredotour3 8 жыл бұрын

Nice video. But it feels like you cut the scenes too much.

@cito1101 9 жыл бұрын

landing from 1:10 to 1:16 is a very hard landing

@antonwvt 9 жыл бұрын

If you try to flare you crash into the mountain so......

@givmi_more_w9251 8 жыл бұрын

+Anton Westrick I don't think it's about the flare, to me it looked like it did actually flare. Looked not too hard though. But at this airport, you wanna touch down as soon as possible once over the threshold. Soft landings from a position like that in the video usually require more runway, as far as I know ... which can be tolerated if you're landing on a 4000m-runway with no concrete wall on the end. Here ... well.

@tolgahan-aviationgames6960 6 жыл бұрын

Cito Browne tailstrike

@frontcentermusician 6 жыл бұрын

Thank god for reversers

@dhaya19 6 жыл бұрын

amazing pilots!

@danstrayer111 2 жыл бұрын

check out the dry-stacked stone house at 3:11

@user-nf6lu2hp1m 5 жыл бұрын

وين المطار في اي دوله

@mjcruiser4238 4 жыл бұрын

Too bad there isn’t a flight between here and St Bart’s!😷

@roshankathayat7005 4 жыл бұрын

that's stupid

@ZK-APA 3 жыл бұрын

roshan kathayat you didn't get the reference.

@roshankathayat7005 3 жыл бұрын

@@ZK-APA ooh i get it 😅 thanks m8

@sylviaelse5086 7 жыл бұрын

I would not be flying in a single engined aircraft out of this airport. A PC-12 can glide a long way, but I can't see anything suitable for a forced landing within a plausible gliding distance.

@tyreekmurillo4524 8 жыл бұрын

i don't like the way those dorniers handle. they seem too fast and heavy to be landing and taking off at lukla

@TXLorenzo 8 жыл бұрын

Its called air density (or lack of it). When you are at altitude, your stall speed increases significantly, therefore you have to maintain a higher than normal airspeed approach in order to land. Everything about this airport works against the pilot, high altitiude, high stall speed and short runway, not for the feint of heart. You have to be on your best game everyday with this one.

@tyreekmurillo4524 8 жыл бұрын

yea i understand that but the twin otters just handle way better

@TXLorenzo 8 жыл бұрын

Even though the twin otters may handle better, it still does not alter the basic physics of having to land faster than normal with a full load at altitude.

@tyreekmurillo4524 8 жыл бұрын

+TXLorenzo yea what I'm saying is that dense air or not the dornier doesn't perform as well as the twin otter when it comes to short field operations

@danniepushkin5849 7 жыл бұрын

that would be - correct!

@CAG2 8 жыл бұрын

Land at the start if the runway or you're toast.

@sree4551 8 жыл бұрын

Is this the only airport which take off and landing will be done in opposite directions??

@fritz46 3 жыл бұрын

No. There are several airports like this (called "altiports") in France, for example.

@Y2Kvids 8 жыл бұрын

A plane had crashed at the same big stone that you can see at the end of runway

@user-fm9mu7kz6e 3 жыл бұрын

루크라공항 ........ 불안.초조.긴장의 연속 ..... 한번뜨고내리는데 ...5년은 감수합니다 그래도 그립군요...

@matteo_oz3557 5 жыл бұрын

What kind of aircraft is at the last take of?

@ChitaHD 4 жыл бұрын

It’s Let L-410

@zemetrius Жыл бұрын

still prefer the dhc6 twin otter landing/takeoffs.

@lbcspotter 6 жыл бұрын

An Do228 Airport..

@Abdo-ob7tt 7 жыл бұрын

i was there last summer 2016

@graylobo133 7 жыл бұрын

No one gives a fk!

@Abdo-ob7tt 7 жыл бұрын

graylobo133 what do you mean

@frontcentermusician 7 жыл бұрын

I was somewhere too...

@nishakhadka7468 3 жыл бұрын

✌

@fishey4261 7 жыл бұрын

Only planes with 32 (or more) Inch Tires Should be allowed to Land Here

@charlieproctor6533 4 жыл бұрын

accident at HILLARY AIRPORT. Plane looses control on tack off hits helicopter

@casabarrios5837 4 жыл бұрын

Aviones ultralivianos

@kthapa9697 4 жыл бұрын

Hii

@justtube4602 6 жыл бұрын

God promise bros! I have never been on any aeroplane during my entire life time due to financial crisis but me always dreaming & thinking to ride once in my lifetime on any aeroplane once after getting blessings from my viewers help and support on youtube by learning by doing! God knows when this great dream will come true! I am ashamed of myself & so sorry to say this..............sorry!!!

@sheldonlatimer5911 5 жыл бұрын

How do the people living in those houses get any peace and quite time , all day long when do they sleep

@nitrosan-don9998 5 жыл бұрын

at night

@bigfoot2443 7 жыл бұрын

Double scene

@dmimcg 8 жыл бұрын

Are those modified STOL planes?

@bryceplankow9546 8 жыл бұрын

+Donovan Moore I don't think they are modified. They are used all over the world.

@the_disabled_gamer2832 8 жыл бұрын

+Donovan Moore No they are not modified at all, they were designed solely for short field takeoffs and landings and are used worldwide, hope this helps.

@danniepushkin5849 7 жыл бұрын

your face is modified!

@dmimcg 7 жыл бұрын

You are but what am I.