AirAsia A333 9M-XAA Gold Coast Landing

[AlexFHDVideos]

i live in tugun ;D

[tmsiang]

333 is my fav plane..i notice something wrong with the video which makes the plane looks like a 332 instead especially on 1.35

[HighFlyerx0]

Where abouts did you take this, like where abouts?

[jinjukang]

yes you are right, it is A330, sorry :)

[bigdav123456]

thats one awsome Airbus A330 :D

[korrdavl]

L2 photo

[narnia230392]

it is a a330 (air asia dont have any a320s)

[Nat2370]

@narnia230392 They have. Air Asia X operatess A330s, A340s and soon A350s. Air Asia AK, QZ, and Thai Air Asia operates A320s and B737s

[all4golf]

Such a graceful plane, nice landing. Nice catch on the Pilatus too, my favorite plane.

[jinjukang]

Hey.. it is not A330 but A320

[lukasmahoney]

yeah totally...

[sseaheroo]

@lukasmahoney that is a a330

[meknightrider]

Its a A330 Confirm.. 320 do not have the range to fly from KUL to OOL..

[hamad1994]

its a330 u dumbass.look at the wheels.a330 has 10wheels whereas a320 has 6.stupid

[narnia230392]

@jinjukang no it's a a330 they dont have any a320s if u look @ wikipedia

[narnia230392]

@narnia230392 i mean air asia x dont have any a320s

[cookiecave1283]

@jinjukang It's got upward winglets so it is an A330. The video's abit squashed so it appears to have a short fuselage like the A320.

[ProductionJack]

@jinjukang lol...

[Aviationnation10]

@jinjukang eh your wrong ! get ur facts right the a320 does not have 8 doors like a330 but 4 and has gear that have 2 on either side compared 2 2 on the a320 and doesnt have blended winglets

[100mdb]

@jinjukang You are surely stupid....

[kawasaki2948]

@jinjukang ur the dumbest person ever!

[yohan01]

@jinjukang It is A330..

[ROBLOXROX007]

@jinjukang Absoloute Genius. Are you the son of Boeing?

[Edgart777]

@jinjukang

dude it us airbus a330 and really everyone knows that and if you don't believe me go on to airbus.com and then you would know .

[luckydog400]

nice work i love gc airport but doesn't the planes takeoff the same way as landing?

[lukasmahoney]

That would be the case unless the wind changes direction.

[53Afiq]

@lukasmahoney yez..... luckydog..... should every plane in this world land and take-off at different pitch/direction..... the faster the climb rate, the more fuel-efficient the aircraft as the aircraft cruise, but landing an aircraft very smooth just to make sure that nothing's damage.....

[shoareku]

@luckydog400 nope, at takeoffs the planes go UP ! :D

[spazm305]

I didn't know gold coast could accomidate these larger airdraft!

[ashfaqul11]

@spazm305 the runway at goldcoast airport is just sufficient for Airbus A330-300s

[Afiq5311]

Guys, actually it's "already" works at 20ft, the autoland system is the system that guide the plane to land, not to landing smoothly... Boeing also have the system, but why Boeing aircraft doesn't land as smooth as the Airbus aircraft does? There's a secret behind the Airbus aircraft

[scaremenga]

There's no secret. Boeing aircraft, like the 767 are still mostly manual, and it's landing gear configuration makes it difficult to "grease" a landing. If you look at different models you'll see they're pretty smooth too.

[abb1220]

The Airbus A330/A340 family (particularly the A330) have exceptionally smooth landings because of their gear configuration. With the main gear, the wheels are held differently than, say, the 767, where the front set of the main gear touch down first. In the A330, it's the rear set. That's what makes A330 landings look so graceful.

[Robervv12345]

@abb1220 Like the B747...I think the B747 makes the smoothest landings..A Hard landing in a B747 means the pilot flared to early or too late...

[Robervv12345]

@Afiq5311 I think Boeing aircraft (generally speaking) land smoother than the Airbus aircraft..Having the Joystick in the Airbus versus the control column in the Boeing might have something to do with it...I have flown many time both on Airbus and Boeing..70% of Boeing landings were smooth 30% were hard..Airbus 70% were hard 30% smooth..

[BlindShorty11]

smooth landing

[Robervv12345]

@BlindShorty11 actually its rough (it looks smooth from the outside)..If you were a passenger in the aircraft, you wouldnt say that..

[BlindShorty11]

@Robervv12345 well that happens in all plane i guess

[1fpm]

oh whoa, that was a nice landing, it's always nice when the pilot keeps the main bogies tip-toeing a little longer. it's like a bird gracefully coming back to earth.

5 stars!

[matt3568]

apart from the fact that it's an airbus, so the computer takes control under 20ft and softly lands the aircraft, the pilot has no input under 20ft above the runway - if it ain't Boeing, I ain't going.

[1fpm]

ignorant. where did you learn that ? your grandmother ? bloody get your facts right rather than making a fool of yourself.

[Brett123455]

Lol. You're aviation knowledge is terrible.

Most modern airliners are fitted with this feature, called "autoland", and it is not being used here. It can't be at the Gold Coast. Learn before you speak, please :)

[matt3568]

Lol. YOUR grammar is terrible.

I am aware of the autoland feature and there would be no reason for it to be used in weather conditions such as those shown in the video. If you knew anything about Airbus aircraft, you would know that they use fly by wire, and all inputs must go through a computer first, which deems whether the input is realistic. So, when the pilot flares the aircraft at 20ft, the computer is pretty much in control. Why else would all A330 landings look identical?

[Brett123455]

That's where you are wrong. Autolands are performed in any condition, for aircraft and pilot currency.

I do have knowledge about fly-by-wire. AND I also know that A330's do not flare at 20ft. And sure, all controls go through the computer, but the pilot is controlling the imputs, the computer is just safe-guarding against drastic movements, it doesn't bring the aircraft to the ground.

[53Afiq]

@Brett123455 but how it works....???? show me..... i'm noob about this kind of aircraft..... ok, here's the reason..... why A330s don't flare at 20ft???? if you say that fly-by-wire is about controlling the aircraft efficiently, how about the A320's landing procedure??? they're different if you know that...

[18daryus]

El Shaday greetings from Romania , I think you belive in The Al Mighty God , because his son died on cross for us

[ansettaddict123]

i wish i knew, this one looks like a 200 for some reason, i never get to the airport:( but i think im going this saturday with a bunch of mates:D

[ceskazbrojovka17HMR]

This is 9M-XAA, a leased A330 from Air Lingus that is just over 10 years old. Its a -300 series, not a -200.

[ansettaddict123]

fair enough

[ansettaddict123]

such an amazing plane, 5***** in perth where going to have an a330 infestation soon, singapore, qantas and i think malaysian are all going to fly them out of perth:D as well as air asia of course:D wow, smoothest landing ever!!!!:D yay for the jetstar a330 also:D