DASH-8 grass landing

[radtech21]

Can a C-17 make it there?

[BingoBangoCongo]

@radtech21 yes of course... permanently

[HDaviator]

@radtech21

It could probably stop within the distance and takeoff too. The problem I could see is the mud and it sustaining the weight of an aircraft like a C-17. I could easily see it get stuck in a place like that.

[Babeesh10]

Dehavilliand FTW!



[eftu97]

was it a rough landing?

[ryno200]

Voyaguer?

[BingoBangoCongo]

@ryno200 not even close

[ryno200]

@BingoBangoCongo how 'bout a hint?

[MrLongbranch303]

made in Canada

[drbackjack]

@MrLongbranch303

Is that why they break so often? Kidding, you Canadians make some good stuff.

[AdverbAdjective]

@MrLongbranch303 guess that's why they have so many problems

[violinartist1]

Im flying in one of these in a week o_O

[etiennedauphin]

So I guess that means no ILS? Great video, enjoyed every second of it. The D8A is a great aircraft, very rugged, can fly in terrible field and weather conditions.

[ChrizRockster]

I can see the baggage claim from here!

[747johnz]

NO WAY... amazing

[topgunferrari]

was that blue plane an old DC3?

[BingoBangoCongo]

@topgunferrari yes

[Romerjon17]

The passengers would say

Oh fuck, where landing on terrain!

DUCKING COVER!!!!!

Anyway great video :D

[StealthFB22]

Oh stuff landing on grass lol

[pomrizzle09]

How do you even find the runway? Follow the road? Nice!

[Bobthepilotguy]

Flaps 35 please!

[addi138]

i wonder how they make a takeoff at that wobbly and so much resistance offering runway!

[TheCannonofMohammed]

Dash 8's are great but I'll take a Dash 7 for my STOL needs, thank you.

[plhought]

Careful with the reverse there! Na..just not too much into beta or you'll start pickin' up some crap with the props. ha ah.

Mind if I ask what company? Knew a bunch of people who operated Dash's in the Congo for a while. Not the Frenchies.

[Legowelshy]

I wonder if the engine blades cut some of the grass heh.

[willettgarrett]

i cant believe that the airplane can do that.

[alstar70]

looks like someone needed to mow the lawn.

[naustroa]

Neaaa. Not that much.

[ekollon72]

tough pilots, nice video :

[manasacg]

It looked like the first officer did the landing while the captain was filming.Dash 8's are STOL aircraft,would have loved to see the take-off run.

[BingoBangoCongo]

@manasacg Negative. Filmed by a person in the Jump seat. Take off was "interesting"

[flighsimer]

@BingoBangoCongo were you on that flight? if so what strip was this and is that DC-3 on its belly do you know (if you were on it)?

[matthiashaenni]

Fascinating clip and even a DC-3 on the field! thumps up!!!

[azimutalmente]

Estos dash aterrizan hasta en una baldosa!, excelente video. =)

[PRSOV]

dash 8 with a hand held gps on the dash? gold!!

[bolnalamo]

They also land on grass in the Solomon Islands. I was just wondering,would a 300 or 400 be able to do that as well?

[BingoBangoCongo]

@bolnalamo not there!

[godehus]

@bolnalamo : They even operated or are still operating B-727 from grass strips in Florida, Mexico and some african regions. Best regards, Thomas Godehus, Germany

[OriginalAtomicSheep]

How the heck do you spot a runway like this?

[ludwigsongs]

Looks like an old blue DC 8 lying there

[cantroos]

@ludwigsongs you mean dc3

[ludwigsongs]

@cantroos Totally a 3 not 8 :)

[altore20214]

Super vidéo

[guitarsnowmobiler]

shouldve filmed a little longer to capture the dc3

[TheTurbinator]

Wow, well this is something new.

[7ate999]

@TheTurbinator where is that place that d plane land?

[BingoBangoCongo]

@7ate999 d plane landed in d congo

[flyguy0507]

Is this an Echo Flight? I just saw a whole show about this on Nat Geo. Conga Bush Pilots

[denverJPUE]

heavy traffic out of this area, heard that the kid that did some controlling at jfk might get hired here, again this is just speculation so dont quote me...also i hear they are expanding the terminal since they have exceeded their maximum passanger capacity oh yeah and the most exciting thing, they are getting 2 starbucks, one next to that tree and another one right across it. lol jk good video

[hz1977]

does the plane have special landing gears or something or can any DASH-8 (or smaller plane) do this? Do you have to get the "off road" package? Can a typical small plane land in the rough without damage?

[matthiashaenni]

Very nice, thanks for sharing!!!

[maddogmcrae]

The Dash-8's heritage goes back to the DeHavilland Beaver, the ultimate bush plane.

[zaphr89]

Wow, you really get the sense of speed when looking at this landing. Most tarmac runways are so wide it looks like you are flooting at 60km/h

[Taakur]

i didn't know a dash8 could do that!!! on grass?

[1ns4ne1d10t]

Yea, Thats 1 of the many bigger advantages Turbo-prop Airliners have over Turbo-fan. Turbo-fan airliners may fly much higher & much faster but they can only land on tarmac with sophisticated ILS approach systems & bright runway lights. Dash-8's are like 4x4's if you like, they can fly-in on rough make-shift runways with no landing assistance whatsoever. They can land on runways so rough that most Front-wheel drive cars would even get stuck if they drove along it, let alone an entire plane!

[bmused55]

You can land a 747 on a dirt strip if you so wanted.

[ab48726]

Yikes, looks bumpy! Nevertheless, a nice landing. And BTW, I understand your humor with the 400, some people just take things too literally...

[mortifact]

woot! a dc 3!! ( the blue)

[ATITANIC1992]

Why dont they lay concrete?

[CessnaLegend]

err let me think .... money!!!

[Northweeeezie]

Wtf. They can't be that poor can they?

[CessnaLegend]

Do you know how much it costs to congrete a runway ;)

[musicexorcist]

a number with more than six zeros

[omgroy1587]

cost to much, and they just dont need it.

[java360]

i love this vid. i think its crazy to land there but i love this vid. try to post another one like this

[bolnalamo]

This is realy cool.From where I'm from this is normal stuff...

[KeepItSidewayz]

Awesome!

[jmr604]

I wonder how much ammo and guns were on this run.

[BingoBangoCongo]

sorry no guns no ammo.

[magasjau]

@BingoBangoCongo maybe some drugs then?



[BingoBangoCongo]

@magasjau nope just the ones you smoked

[weversonman]

@jmr604 im America its bling bling but out here its bling bang

[tcorken]

I don't fancy this sort of landing at all. Just looks too unpredictable to be safe. Probably is ok but I'll give it a miss and take my chances with tarmac and concrete instead :)

[CKOI969]

lol!!

[quizto]

Next landing, A-380.

[ibook133]

I've had bumpier landings.  Well done to crew.

[jmr604]

Never seen that before. Looks scary... I'd do it, if I knew the surface could support that weight.

[dan64456]

That is literally insane...

[soxeyer]

damn

[soxeyer]

nice

[renetdi]

nice landing, that grass stip looks pretty cool in the middle of the jungle.