American Airlines MD-82 Landing at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport

[JMLUVZ2FLY]

WORKING THE THOTTLE WAYYYY TO MUCH..FROM A BOEING BRANIFF PILOT!

[Handiman544]

windshear can be dangerous if you get the tailwind, which the pilot compensates for with increased speed; then the middle which can be normal; and then a violent headwind which the pilot reduces engine speed to compensate for. This is extremely dangerous when close to the ground because there is no margin for error or compensation and the plane can be forced into the ground.

[hypnovox]

That looked like a really smooth landing. Great vid, enjoyed it.

[raythenation]

Hi Felix, this window seat footage is truly a work of art. The sounds, the cloud studies, the duration, its all enthralling stuff. I'm an artist and a big fan of McDD equipment, particularly the DC-9 family. I love this video

[1091Alcatraz]

Hey Felix nice vid thanks for uploading a great quality video.Any reason why the pilot was hitting max thrust whilst in the air? and then just stopped and then just did it again?

[FelixMies]

@1091Alcatraz Pilots sometimes have to do this in order to keep the aircraft steady when the wind does not blow constantly or changes its direction. In this case we were experiencing some strong headwinds which suddelny appeared and disappeared again (wind shear). In order to maintain the airspeed at a constant level, the captain was forced to do these power changes.

[MrFlightnoob]

@FelixMies actually windshear is a tailwind, also known as a gust of wind comming in the opposite direction of a headwind.

[FelixMies]

@MrFlightnoob thank you for pointing that out to me, I always thought the term windshear described suddenly upcoming wind, no matter from what direction.

[MrFlightnoob]

@FelixMies sudden Headwind would generate lift. . A tailwind would kill lift and increase stalling speed, that is why he's heavy on the throttle. Also why planes land into the wind. The exact definition of wind shear is a sudden gust of wind in any direction. Normally from a heavy downburst. In a pilots case wind from the sides is crosswind. Front is headwind (the plane makes more lift and can land slower). Tailwind is from rear (helps push at high altitudes but sudden gusts = windshear)

[Natureboyta]

@MrFlightnoob a gentle correction to your comment. Windshear is typically (vertical and/or horizontal shear) when you have winds <30 knots differing from two differing directions. A microburst is closer to your explanation.

[mamiller1980]

@1091Alcatraz This can also be done if he needs to cut throttle if the rate of descent is increased in oder to maintain a certain speed. Then when it flattens out a bit he will increase to keep from stalling.

[xXxSunnshineexXx]

D: scaryy!!! i dont like airplanes!

[brokeandbloging]

awsome video

[mardi06]

If I had a dollar for every time I've made this exact approach. My job requires I travel a lot but we only have access to a regional airport which means if we fly we fly to DFW first, coming and going.

[gta4crazzy]

oh no your going down! jk lol

[winerts]

July 1st 2009, i flew from boston to dalas airport and it took 4and a half hours to get there! I was not complaining! i love flying, it makes me feel free and on top of the world!!!

[Cinlouxx]

@winerts same here.

[usmail77]

Nice video!!!!!!!!

[Cinlouxx]

Does it really go that slow? sorry if this is a stupid question. I never been to an airport or been in a plane before.

[tagman1041995]

@Cinlouxx yes and no. i mean your acually going faster than it looks, because of how high you are. but when ur at cruising altitude you go about 500 mph. but then you slow down to between 100 and 200 mph. and takeoff speeds are at about 250mph. haha. but the plane will always stay in the air. haha.

[toyota1234ful]

awesome

[trmv19]

love <3

[BoeingMD80Pilot]

You people should see what its like in front.

[flyingnut20]

I know exactly what it's like to be in the front of an MD Super 80. I was in one First Class to and from Nebraska in Christmas 2006

[mizuno291]

Man the back of an MD-80 is loud.

[U2ONE08]

try sitting in the back without the engine synchronizers on...my dad has told me stories about pissed off costumers because he's forgot to turn them on from time to time. lol

[harshbarger1991]

i been with american airlines all my life there the best company i ever been with

[U2ONE08]

they treat their employees like crap!

[igneousrocklad]

um sure... No they aren't. Take Your Amateur nimrod comments somewhere else!

[capitancronos]

the sound is like a symphony

[aarhmodsdsh]

tha weather is alwayz fucked up over their

[geven08]

is there some kind of weather in this vid? looked beautiful out to me.

[SouthOne525]

hes talking about chicago lol

dallas/fort worth weather is amazin

[deetjay1]

@SouthOne525

Well...that's one word for it I suppose...LOL! Wild Texas weather is more to the point...

[Ririaviation972]

Very nice good job !!

[mv2174]

Very good ! Amazing.

[Zerocool003]

Great Vid !

[secretmoongirl]

dallas ft. is such a big terminal it takes me 40 minutes just to find my gates.

[blackjoy1511]

Beautiful

[chrispward07]

Great video! You can barely make out the Dallas skyline on the horizon to the east, to the left of the tower and right before the 17C taxiway exit.

[alamodebanana]

Nice video.

Love the engine sound :D

[Chronicticla]

i Love Wing seats`. they rock. nice vid.

[ISOLATDINCIDENT]

I'll bet you were glad to be back in God's Country!

[bibleisfake]

I thought god's country was somewhere in the middle east.

[lordzboi]

nice video :)

[automatic2010]

wow too much cloud that day :-)

[gymchick7073]

wow this is a relife, ive been watching plane crash videos like sooo much lately. ive been on a whole bunch of planes before, and never thougth about it, now i have to go to california this summer and i dont want nto get on, im scared its gonna crash

[britishagentTV]

Pilots are trained in so many situations at random, it takes them years just to get into a real cockpit.

Trust me, you're completely safe.

[DJAntonetti]

THAT WAS GREASED! GOOD JOB!

[NewCenturyZer0]

god man. I love wing seat. even though thats not exactly at the wing xD TIte landing.

[ldr1216]

This was an EXCELLENT landing!!!

[saxmanb777]

Looks like you got the best seat in the house...err plane. Could you here anything afterwards?

[nycdude17]

awesome vid ^^

[joshranwest]

Beautiful vid, beautiful landing!

[azeleasylvian]

Okay, yea always nice to see a good landing. I was scared for a moment that i was going to see something bad. PHEW!!!! :)

[wesjoe311]

what gave you that impression?

[azeleasylvian]

idk, i just assumed since there are so many flights these days with crashes. You know the news always talks about the bad and u hardly ever see the good. So thanks for sharing something good. :D

[shadddey5]

the newss always talks about the bad yes but do you really think the'll talk about a good landing in dallas think about it...

[LucyFan23]

Beautiful landing.

[DeltaAirtran]

It looked like it was a smooth landing

[kenersej]

NICE:D

i loooove MD's

[AndykeMusic]

That has got to be the smoothest landing I have ever seen!

[javiersurfer]

I just love that sound, ; ),!!awesome vid!!

[musicandtrains]

Those engines just sing me to sleep when I sit back there.

[Hazafan88]

Scary... just scary. :D

[musicandtrains]

Great audio too. I like to hear those subtle throttle adjustments. Means the cockpit crew's earning their keep. :)

[paolitopetriello]

The pilot added thrust to the plane.

[paolitopetriello]

md80's and md82's are almost the same

[Hazafan88]

There was never an actual plane designated an MD-80. There are MD-81's, 82's, 83's, 87's and 88's. And the MD-90's and 95's (717's)

[CharlieChan007]

Interesting. I flew in to DFW last week. I'm not so comfortable flying. It's Amazing feeling of relief when it finally lands.

[flyboymd82]

Umm. I don't think that was a strong head wind they were fighting. Try some nasty windshear! Good job Captain!

[lordzboy]

MD FTW :D

[CrazyDan60]

DFW FTW!!1

MD 82 is my favourite plane ever

MD 82 FTW

[MarkVideos52]

DFW!!!!!!

[Hazafan88]

I have a fear about sitting in the back of MD-80's. I always fear that the intake fans may somehow slice into the fuselage... I know, its ridiculous, but I still fly them when I have to. Its just something I fear may happen.

[littlejew654]

how long was that flight????

[FelixMies]

about 2 hours and 30 minutes.

[BennyDeluxe18]

no clapping ...what a wonder xD

[MichaelTheTerrible]

I love DFW. I love the noises of MD80's I always feel safe they are very consistant.

[devinutube]

just strong head winds on final.

[HanGookBoi]

i personally never liked MD80 series. but awesome video.

[bluuvan]

Thanks for uploading! Great quality and nice landing!

[jr6139]

From the sound of the engines, it sounded like the pilots wanted to make some time!! Great videos!! Keep 'em coming and THANK YOU! :-)

[sldauby]

Very nice...those engines are sweet!