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.
@massimolettuce5 жыл бұрын
Jay Elink my respects, sir.
@basicallystupid70803 жыл бұрын
@Gerald Chandler shut up lol
@maxon16722 жыл бұрын
Incredible story!
@SailingEderra6662 жыл бұрын
i am ralf
@zka778 жыл бұрын
A co-worker of mine has been here last year. Whatever happens, you WILL fly at the end of the runway.
@HelloMyNamesNino4 жыл бұрын
and you're definitely landing on the way in. guaranteed.
@TRIPONCODEINE3 жыл бұрын
@@HelloMyNamesNino i dont think do kzfaq.info/get/bejne/brJ0aK2ZrLPcn6s.html
@capnskiddies2 жыл бұрын
.... If even for a little while
@johndoyle47238 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.
@sh19046 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
@carlosc34606 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
@javacup9129 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.
@fastfiddler16253 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.
@dhurbagurung26677 жыл бұрын
This airport is like a aircraft carrier. .landing and take off is very challenging
@roshankathayat70054 жыл бұрын
In aircraft carrier, at least you can go around, but in Lukla, you can't
@titan1337602 жыл бұрын
@@roshankathayat7005 And unlike an aircraft carrier, there are no catapult systems and arresting cables
@mrashid36434 жыл бұрын
Fantastic video. One of the best of Lukla Airport traffic.
@lqsaaviation9887 жыл бұрын
1:12 what a landing! LOL
@urmeniamu4 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).
@blazeash29514 жыл бұрын
Lol saw that too
@Planefan10002 жыл бұрын
Fact: Sir Edmund Hillary actually helped in the construction of this airport. It is officially called "Tenzing Hillary Airport".
@ronnykurniawan69179 жыл бұрын
those pilots has talent...
@soumyaneelmukherjee11b584 жыл бұрын
Yeah
@anibalmejia39464 жыл бұрын
*Those pilots have talent. Please learn grammar, no offense though.
@adarshaneupane5093 жыл бұрын
Best lukla airport video on KZfaq
@sunilsatawlekar39729 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.
@bryceplankow95468 жыл бұрын
+Sunil Satawlekar Thanks!
@planeguybryce4 жыл бұрын
Thanks lol
@JohnComley6 жыл бұрын
Some of the best camerawork at Lukla! Fantastic.
@FSEVENMAN4 жыл бұрын
Wow that was beautiful HD footage nice job thanks for sharing
@believeachieve28479 жыл бұрын
INCREDIBLE DETAIL! absolutely AMAZING vid bro!!!!
@jeffwarner22668 жыл бұрын
Fantastic video! Superb clarity!
@roboko66184 жыл бұрын
I swear the twin otter just makes those landings look like a breeze
@gflint15298 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!
@electiceelv6 жыл бұрын
Fantastic coverage of take offs and landings on the most dangerous airport in the world.
@mjcruiser42383 жыл бұрын
Too bad they can’t have a direct flight to St Barts!
@TenzingLamaSherpa7 жыл бұрын
These shots are amazing!!!!!
@rennyfield32172 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…!
@philipmartin7084 жыл бұрын
Very good video. Many perspectives. Great camera work . Great job. Thanks.
@a320nick2 жыл бұрын
Great video!! 🙂🇬🇧
@nakqalzaki4 жыл бұрын
I hope one day I can go here. The scenery is breathtaking, lucky for those who have been there.
@petr-podrouzek3 жыл бұрын
Yes, fantastic !! :-) I've been there twice :-)
@YASIRALIVIRK3 жыл бұрын
Fantastic
@TheFlightLevel3 жыл бұрын
Outstanding plane spotting!
@Happytylermovieproducction9 жыл бұрын
this airport is unusual! No Go Around!
@hratchazadian11483 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
@raymondgoubet8 жыл бұрын
By far the best video of Lukla!
@midwestsirens4 жыл бұрын
Man, those little buggers are LOUD!
@EpicSauce123458 жыл бұрын
Yep I will be taking the helicopter to this airport please lololol
@tyreekmurillo45248 жыл бұрын
hahahahaha
@tmkongen7 жыл бұрын
Grow a pair will u!
@valuedhumanoid65746 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.
@patriciodejesusduvalreboll23643 жыл бұрын
Me gustaria conocer este hermoso lugar me gusta son de ECUADOR AMERICA DES SUR
@mtvtravel91263 жыл бұрын
very nice video. Can i use screen shot please????
@pascoalnadador4 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.
@scheduller7635 жыл бұрын
This Twin Otter airplain looks like very good one
@AviatorAS7776 жыл бұрын
Its like landing on an aircraft carrier!!!
@largesoda17296 жыл бұрын
The helicopter is cheating XD
@anibalmejia39464 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.
@JinxProLuhut3 жыл бұрын
@@anibalmejia3946 ok. But do you need to be offended by that ?
@RottenFlesh-we6nu3 жыл бұрын
@@anibalmejia3946 you dont have much sence of humor then.
@hasanhanzalah97996 жыл бұрын
pilot : going around lukla ATC : OK and cleared to die
@blazeash29514 жыл бұрын
ATC: ok..have a nice one lol
@eviits6 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.
@Strazman6 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.Official6 жыл бұрын
Dornier and Twin Otter.
@stewartcaldwell52993 жыл бұрын
@@AXgamesoft.Official Dornier is a 228 ,Twin Otter is a Dehavilland DH6.
@dharmeshpanchal93347 жыл бұрын
I like this video very much lukma air port also nice
@cruisemissle874 жыл бұрын
I see mountain airport, I like mountain airport.
@Samuraixkenshin_ Жыл бұрын
Butter landing
@pravasharyal30276 жыл бұрын
Perfect video
@diwasholi72359 жыл бұрын
This is a great vedio!!!!!!!
@jayunited1004 жыл бұрын
amazing pilot skills
@Abdo-ob7tt5 жыл бұрын
I have been there twice.
@fractuss8 жыл бұрын
Nice editing.
@user-ym9jc5bf5p5 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
@SuperVinceybaby6 жыл бұрын
HD was made for this Airport...now let's see some incidents ...btw Nepal needs to open up to foreign investment
@Joliv235 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-yh8ol8 жыл бұрын
Ever tried landing a B747 there in flight simulator? :P
@Kevin-yh8ol8 жыл бұрын
Matthew Tiburcio sorry, I din't play in ultra high settings :P
@sumanrai76297 жыл бұрын
Kevin Arnold
@eilia22287 жыл бұрын
YUP
@nocalsteve3 жыл бұрын
I once tried to fly there at night. I clearly hadn’t thought it through.
@gngyjmmkithjkrthjorg8 жыл бұрын
I took off from lukla in a c5m super galaxy in FSX. #FSX logic.
@nonnobissolum7 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!
@sujal63017 жыл бұрын
which game ..... ......... ...............
@SuperKrazyVids7 жыл бұрын
messi simkhada fsx or flight simulator.X (10)
@johnnyllooddte34156 жыл бұрын
how did you land it ahahahah
@4games2gamers4 жыл бұрын
5 stars video
@petr-podrouzek7 жыл бұрын
Good work :-)
@HelloMyNamesNino4 жыл бұрын
heading there in April (so long as coronavirus doesn't ruin things!)
@marioyuc958 жыл бұрын
Awefull edition
@kurtfrancis46216 жыл бұрын
Definitely learn the meaning of COMMIT!!!
@blazeash29514 жыл бұрын
No second chance lol
@mrr49792 жыл бұрын
Wowowww..2 55 .dc6 hit afterburner during departures
@spottersskuc45168 жыл бұрын
y el 99 suscrito y de verdad que me encanto el aeropuerto asi sea pequeño y peligroso pero es super cool
@kazitanvir78336 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.
@Joliv235 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
@carlosc34606 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?
@psoteriou38845 жыл бұрын
Like to see A380 land here
@soumyaneelmukherjee11b584 жыл бұрын
It is not possible to land an A380 in Lukla Airport.
@youtubevideos2198 жыл бұрын
Let 410 nice!
@boboutelama57486 жыл бұрын
Why are they so much planes around for such a small airfield ? This is insane.
@SHIIKHAR5 жыл бұрын
because its a gateway for Everest and you either walk for a week or fly in . thousands of foreigners comes annually .
@wilfredotour38 жыл бұрын
Nice video. But it feels like you cut the scenes too much.
@cito11019 жыл бұрын
landing from 1:10 to 1:16 is a very hard landing
@antonwvt9 жыл бұрын
If you try to flare you crash into the mountain so......
@givmi_more_w92518 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-aviationgames69606 жыл бұрын
Cito Browne tailstrike
@frontcentermusician6 жыл бұрын
Thank god for reversers
@dhaya196 жыл бұрын
amazing pilots!
@danstrayer1112 жыл бұрын
check out the dry-stacked stone house at 3:11
@user-nf6lu2hp1m5 жыл бұрын
وين المطار في اي دوله
@mjcruiser42384 жыл бұрын
Too bad there isn’t a flight between here and St Bart’s!😷
@roshankathayat70054 жыл бұрын
that's stupid
@ZK-APA3 жыл бұрын
roshan kathayat you didn't get the reference.
@roshankathayat70053 жыл бұрын
@@ZK-APA ooh i get it 😅 thanks m8
@sylviaelse50867 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.
@tyreekmurillo45248 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
@TXLorenzo8 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.
@tyreekmurillo45248 жыл бұрын
yea i understand that but the twin otters just handle way better
@TXLorenzo8 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.
@tyreekmurillo45248 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
@danniepushkin58497 жыл бұрын
that would be - correct!
@CAG28 жыл бұрын
Land at the start if the runway or you're toast.
@sree45518 жыл бұрын
Is this the only airport which take off and landing will be done in opposite directions??
@fritz463 жыл бұрын
No. There are several airports like this (called "altiports") in France, for example.
@Y2Kvids8 жыл бұрын
A plane had crashed at the same big stone that you can see at the end of runway
@user-fm9mu7kz6e3 жыл бұрын
루크라공항 ........ 불안.초조.긴장의 연속 ..... 한번뜨고내리는데 ...5년은 감수합니다 그래도 그립군요...
@matteo_oz35575 жыл бұрын
What kind of aircraft is at the last take of?
@ChitaHD4 жыл бұрын
It’s Let L-410
@zemetrius Жыл бұрын
still prefer the dhc6 twin otter landing/takeoffs.
@lbcspotter6 жыл бұрын
An Do228 Airport..
@Abdo-ob7tt7 жыл бұрын
i was there last summer 2016
@graylobo1337 жыл бұрын
No one gives a fk!
@Abdo-ob7tt7 жыл бұрын
graylobo133 what do you mean
@frontcentermusician7 жыл бұрын
I was somewhere too...
@nishakhadka74683 жыл бұрын
✌
@fishey42617 жыл бұрын
Only planes with 32 (or more) Inch Tires Should be allowed to Land Here
@charlieproctor65334 жыл бұрын
accident at HILLARY AIRPORT. Plane looses control on tack off hits helicopter
@casabarrios58374 жыл бұрын
Aviones ultralivianos
@kthapa96974 жыл бұрын
Hii
@justtube46026 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!!!
@sheldonlatimer59115 жыл бұрын
How do the people living in those houses get any peace and quite time , all day long when do they sleep
@nitrosan-don99985 жыл бұрын
at night
@bigfoot24437 жыл бұрын
Double scene
@dmimcg8 жыл бұрын
Are those modified STOL planes?
@bryceplankow95468 жыл бұрын
+Donovan Moore I don't think they are modified. They are used all over the world.
@the_disabled_gamer28328 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.
@danniepushkin58497 жыл бұрын
your face is modified!
@dmimcg7 жыл бұрын
You are but what am I.
@aliaster97424 жыл бұрын
pilot cannot go around
@UjanShrestha8 жыл бұрын
Mosquitoes like planes are landing on hill... 😜😜
@sandippathak99204 жыл бұрын
2 helicopters are cheating🤔🤔
@jospi27 жыл бұрын
What kind of plane is it at 0:35?
@nicgeld7 жыл бұрын
Dornier 228
@jospi27 жыл бұрын
Reading through the comments it seems to be an Let 410. It doesn't have the boxy shape of the Dornier 228.
@nicgeld7 жыл бұрын
jospi2 ah you might be correct! The sun makes it difficult to see the aircraft's curves.
@sagunoverseas4217 жыл бұрын
POLISH BUILT LET 410
@nicgeld7 жыл бұрын
LET is Czech, not Polish.
@matthewholland42328 жыл бұрын
Amazing pilots. However I will be adding that to my list of never to fly into airports...
@spottersskuc45168 жыл бұрын
uuhhh¡¡ soy el 220 like
@jamaansalamahallugmani71017 жыл бұрын
حاولت لف 🌍 العالم 🌍 ✈ العالم 🌍 عالم 🌐 و كل العالم 🌍 مطار لوكلا خطير والاخطر افرست...جمعان سلامه اللقماني ابوبندر الحربي مكه المكرمة والمدينة المنورة.