MUST WATCH: Smoothest Touchdown Ever? U.S. Airways a319 Lands Charlotte

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12 жыл бұрын

Here's an incredibly smooth landing of an Airbus A319 at Charlotte International Airport, North Carolina. If you enjoyed watching this video, please Like, Comment, and Subscribe. As always, thanks for watching. Aircraft and flight information is listed below.
Flight Information:
Aircraft: Airbus 319-132
Operator: U.S. Airways
Airport: Charlotte Douglas International Airport
Arrival terminal: C
Persons Onboard: 129 Passengers + 5 Staff
Seat: 18A
ILS Runway Used: Runway 23
Filmed With: Sony HDR-XR150, Mounted with Delkin Devices Fat Gecko Mini
Edited With: iMovie 2011
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By Erick Thomas 2012

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@tomjardine100 5 жыл бұрын

I have flown several airbus planes, and they always land smoothly

@traceybagley814 5 жыл бұрын

Now that is one amazing landing every plane I've been on has gone down with a bang

@darrinward8170 8 жыл бұрын

I did not hear the wheels touch, now thats a great pilot

@TheDonny2014thedonny2014 12 жыл бұрын

I remember being on a US Airways A321 once and man! The only time I knew when the plane had touched down was when I hear the reverse-thrusts. That was definitely not an auto-land. US Air pilots really do know how to land planes!

@hawkeye52353 12 жыл бұрын

textbook perfect landing! They greased that one right onto the runway!!! Mix of perfect power and pitch settings to get that one right! Awesome! Keep them coming! Mark in Iowa.

@nenblom 8 жыл бұрын

I flew on a USAIRWAYS Boeing 767 from Philadelphia to Zurich, Switzerland back in 2012. It was raining so the runway was wet. Those pilots landed that plane like a feather!

@nsleone4712 10 жыл бұрын

Us airways pilots are very skilled. I have flown with Us airways for my entire life and never had a bad flight

@andrewtorcisi6714 9 жыл бұрын

It always seems like US airways have the best pilots...From the Hudson Plane crash to this. Amazing

@g_a_b_r_i_e_l_ 4 жыл бұрын

It wasn't a crash, it was an emergency landing

@g_a_b_r_i_e_l_ 4 жыл бұрын

It wasn't a crash, it was an emergency landing

@g_a_b_r_i_e_l_ 4 жыл бұрын

@@tom58358 it's a KZfaq bug dummy

@danielpyxlcool1294 3 жыл бұрын

@@tom58358 no need to be rude dog dang

@fernandotorresleiva6851 8 жыл бұрын

Nice landing. really soft.

@pgroy 6 жыл бұрын

Who noticed the plane touched the runway.... when spoilers perked up..... still!!! Thks.

@g_a_b_r_i_e_l_ 4 жыл бұрын

It's called autobrakes

@hawkeye52353 12 жыл бұрын

Yep. Definitely perfect Power, Pitch, and Trim settings for that landing!

@Javann100 7 жыл бұрын

That is skill right there!

@Freptboy 8 жыл бұрын

I've been to Charlotte Airport and they have a nice runway. I guess that help for a nice smooth landing.

@williamhall-BUBBA 8 жыл бұрын

Now that was smooth

@MrBrightlight66 8 жыл бұрын

Yes that was remarkably smooth. Thumbs up and tks for sharing.

@sidewinder666666 8 жыл бұрын

Now that's what you call greasing the landing. Pilot has a really good touch.

@vegasjill21 10 жыл бұрын

Very smooth. landing. It scares the bejeebers out of me when the plane seems to bounce off the runway on touch...I mean SLAMdown!!!!! Thanks ~

@MrAviationMovies 11 жыл бұрын

Wow great landing, I had a landing like this but with a Airbus A330-200 :D

@LegendxHD 12 жыл бұрын

The autoland on the A320 series produces a real cruncher generally. Given the good weather conditions in terms of visibility, as well as the soft landing, this was definitely hand flown.

@tjfSIM 8 жыл бұрын

Very nice! And the A319 is particularly difficult to land smoothly because it has a tendency to 'float' if you over flare - this pilot obviously knew his aircraft very well :)

@tomjardine100 5 жыл бұрын

tjf4375 I have always had smooth landings on airbus a319s

@annan.ferrer9512 8 жыл бұрын

Cool landing!

@dayanand1190 9 жыл бұрын

Just fantastic!

@Kipple2088 11 жыл бұрын

That was superb.

@70judgeman 10 жыл бұрын

Fantastic landing! Had one like that in the early 90's on a TWA L-1011 into St. Louis. Before I knew it, the nose was on the ground already.

@Insanegaming2010 12 жыл бұрын

why are your videos so good?!?

@itamsuper0084 7 жыл бұрын

very smooth landing

@SimHustler 7 жыл бұрын

That was like friggin butter!

@gerabadilla6105 8 жыл бұрын

This is THE LANDING!!!!!

@bwguidry 11 жыл бұрын

Check out that striking Charlotte city skyline! One of the prettiest, IMO.

@ranardohopkins2180 8 жыл бұрын

Sweet ! Showing "em" all how it's done !!!

@aviationdude 11 жыл бұрын

beautiful!

@rodddastmalchi312 8 жыл бұрын

I didn't even know it hit the ground amazing landing

@marcomiller1501 5 жыл бұрын

lol i thought the same thing

@flapsnslats 12 жыл бұрын

Yes, you're quite right. The pilot did this approach visually. I visited with him after the flight to discuss the conditions and landing. Thanks for watching.

@tom120296 11 жыл бұрын

love my home airport

@kevinchristians2684 11 жыл бұрын

Wow, nice landing. I didn't sense the touchdown at all. It appears pilot didn't deploy full flaps, either. Nice video.

@Michaelmarchio 11 жыл бұрын

Wow!

@singhamaninder5836 8 жыл бұрын

did he really touch down?

@wannawinitallday7702 7 жыл бұрын

Looks like sully was the captain

@bwguidry 11 жыл бұрын

Charlotte Douglas is US Airways' largest hub, so it seems like that. There are other airlines, but not that many In April, Southwest Airlines will FINALLY start service to CLT.

@amtrakfan2785 8 жыл бұрын

Wow

@mario737ify 12 жыл бұрын

Us airways service was not very good, but their pilots are legendary! ;)

@cltoverlook 10 жыл бұрын

Awesome landing!!! It's a shame they've stopped using 23. :-(

@flapsnslats 10 жыл бұрын

Have they really? What a shame.

@cltoverlook 10 жыл бұрын

I'm afraid so. FAA shut it down as too dangerous... Must've been some close calls between there and 18 Left....

@itspenguin7187 5 жыл бұрын

Those runways were meant for smaller aircraft; I guess

@AlphaProt 12 жыл бұрын

the us airways pilots are very good to fly :D

@zerberus500 12 жыл бұрын

BEST Quality......:-) Where's the flight from?

@donnchamccauley9470 3 жыл бұрын

I think the a320 is great for smooth landings

@flapsnslats 12 жыл бұрын

I was coming in from Detroit on flight 1213.

@matrixtc16 10 жыл бұрын

I've experienced some very soft landings on the Airbus aircraft. I've heard from a few pilots that Airbus aircraft are easier to fly than Boeing aircraft, hence the soft landings.

@mateuslau1701 8 жыл бұрын

Had a terrible landing in a US Airways A321 at Charlotte, back in 2013. But I had the smoothest landing in a TAM 777 at Miami

@MELSOFF 8 жыл бұрын

dat sound :O

@alexgomez6356 5 жыл бұрын

Have we landed yet

@LegendxHD 12 жыл бұрын

I think you have autoland and approach mode mixed up. Autoland is in regards to the actual landing. Approach mode is the autopilot intercepting and tracking the ILS inbound. And yes, autoland does touch down the aircraft, however, it wasn't used in this situation.

@salmanthebestful 11 жыл бұрын

wow!! when did the plane land!!

@BlackFoxFalcon 10 жыл бұрын

Was probably an ILS landing. If not, well, then that is one good pilot up there!

@HDIGamingHDI 10 жыл бұрын

Do you mean autoland? Practically every airliner landing is an ILS approach but the pilots disengage autopilot at about 1000-2000 feet depending on the weather and fly it in manually.

@JellyDood96 10 жыл бұрын

This is clearly not an autoland, nor disengaging autopilot 1000-2000 ft, you can see the pilot compensating for wind a while back, not so low

@codzomz 8 жыл бұрын

+JackAviation “JandTaviation” TommyAviation okay... Airline pilot here... If it's visual... I can disconnect whenever the hell I want... If it's an ILS, SOP guidelines mandate it be flown by the autopilot until runway confirmed insight and landing is assured... This was visual, he could have disconnected at 5000' for all he cares, just so long as the runways in sight...

@brendanfreed 10 жыл бұрын

I'm flying on a US Airways Airbus 319 in 2 weeks. It'll be my first A319 flight! Would you recommend the Sony HDR-XR150 as a camcorder? I want to film the landings and takeoffs.

@flapsnslats 10 жыл бұрын

That's actually quite an old camcorder; I'm pretty sure it's discontinued. Head over to Best Buy and see if any customers have returned camcorders. Best buy usually sells some really nice camcorders for cheap prices if they've been returned.

@brendanfreed 10 жыл бұрын

All right, thank you! Got a Canon Vixia HF R500.

@ebomb3000 11 жыл бұрын

I had a landing like this on a B717

@Zoutsteen 8 жыл бұрын

wow, gear down before flaps ... that made a lot of noise.

@mario737ify 12 жыл бұрын

Maybe we shouldn't start an arguement about whether this was done visually or not... right? ;) SO lets end this conversation here and go our own way, after all the pilots did do an fantastic job...

@annecaelen 11 жыл бұрын

how long was the flight?

@MrWitherSkulls 5 жыл бұрын

Cactus 1549.

@BPond7 6 жыл бұрын

Like a kitten landing on a pillow!

@JRSchiphol 12 жыл бұрын

Oewh dirty wings (A)

@airfrancedude927 11 жыл бұрын

I live in detroit

@flapsnslats 11 жыл бұрын

Trust me, you didn't feel this landing. The turning before the deployment of the speed brakes was not the touchdown.

@skinhaed2 11 жыл бұрын

its one of there hubs

@jacobrhyne3583 6 жыл бұрын

Why did it do hard braking?

@flapsnslats 6 жыл бұрын

Jacob Rhyne's Channel Even with the pilot's longer flare, he had plenty of runway. I don't think the braking was especially hard, but every flight is a little different.