Difficult landing in Madeira

[smacman68]

I take it they don't have the auto-land feature...

[afgrocks123]

@smacman68 yeh, you can autoland only when there really is no visibility,, and the crosswind should not be more than 8 knots.. so no matter what,, it is impossible to land there even if they were approved to autoland. P.S. all planes can autoland, but it is very expensive to keep the plane certified, as you need to do a check up on plane, pilot, and airport every 2 weeks... Definitely not worth it for some airlines.. CHEERS :)

[EdelweissAir100]

Madeira is a dangerous airport with a lot of wind! A go-around isn`t special there!

[Arkstrand]

today its longer, but I landed there 20 years ago when the runway was shorter. only exactly what they needed to land and brake. and they braked hard. Still pretty short runway though

[007armymen]

wew, insane landing! that crazy! windshear! go around

[gaberth]

GREAT PILOT !

[yllification]

@eulero75 achso :D

[Venzla21]

pa ponerse a llorarrr... jeejjeej

[nextofkin99]

madeira rotten place.always rains.airport 70 years old crap.should be demolished for safety reason.dont waste your money going on vacation to madeira..

[pascasso]

@nextofkin99 It's sunny most of the year, one of the richest places in Portugal, very good life quality, the airport has been renewed years ago, beautiful sights and tropical temperature. Don't waste your time saying crap so shut the fuck up.

[Arkstrand]

@nextofkin99 shut the f**k up, Madeira is a beautiful place

[afgrocks123]

@Arkstrand lmao nice reply haha

[yllification]

wo ist madeira ?????

[eulero75]

@yllification Madeira ist eine wunderbare Portugiesisch Insel im Atlantic Ozean.....das ist ein echt Paradeis auf der Erde, glaub mich!! Deine naechste Urlauben sollten da sein ;-)

[flchange]

toooooh reeeeeeeh windshear windshear windshear!

[paragon1001]

I was a passenger returning to Orlando in a horrible thunderstorm. I was getting a bad feeling. The pilot tried to land, then aborted and had to circle for an hour because the storm was stalled right over the airport. I was never so happy to arrive late! Great job, Mr. Pilot!

[JoshTehVideoMaker]

@paragon1001 Happenned at Frankfurt-Hahn once when i was there, there was over 8 ryanair flights flying around the airport for over 4 hours because the storm would not go away XD, pretty cool to see them land though

[ricloe]

Im 57, landed since 1966 , had a couple of rough situations like that in over 300 landings in Madeira.Very good and safe airport actually!.

.25 years ago ..then is was...a bit harder with a much smaller runway, and other

machines...

[yoyo06200Nice]

it's one of the worst difficult landing that i've never seen ,

[361Navigator]

but they never landed?!

[SylvesteR1285]

@361Navigator

They still flying around ; )

[joelananias]

Any Landing you walk away from is a good landing....

[enemyofhumans]

noob pilot

[291774191]

@enemyofhumans are you retarded?

do you have any idea how difficult is too land in that airport when its windy?

[bombardierdude15]

if i were that pilot i would've force that motherf***** on the ground!

[imafreakinsubscriber]

@bombardierdude15 LOL. I'm so glad you're not the pilot.

[chiccoka]

i felt stall at the second 1.Brave pilot

[TheSimikolon]

irgendawnn kommt auch der runter :D und wenn der treibstoff leer ist :D

[madeiraRulez]

Já agora (FYI):

Aeroporto da Portela (Lisboa): 3,8km e 2,4km;

Aeroporto Porto (Francisco Sá Carneiro): 3,5Km;

Aeroporto Madeira: 2,8Km;

Aeroporto Porto Santo: 3Km;

[madeiraRulez]

Este é o aeroporto da Madeira, sem duvida! Do aeroporto consegue-se ver turbinas eólicas(Nordtank) e do lado direito do avião é possível ver a zona da Matur, onde tinha o hotel Atlantis á frente antes de ir abaixo para a construção do novo aeroporto! A minha duvida aqui, e saber o "zoom" da máquina e se está a filmar na pista, ou na varanda! Hoje em dia esta situação, raramente se verifica, tão ao extremo, pois á mínima situação, o vôo é desviado para o aeroporto do Porto Santo!

[ricloe]

I am 57 years old, 30 flights to and from Madeira every year since 86, about 20/year

from 77/86, about 8/year from 64/77.

Landind and take off were rough when the runway was short. it was enlarged twice.

Now its comfortable, with enough room to aproach and depart very safely. With bad weather

its never good. Wherever!

[CracheLaHaine]

@ricloe respect =)

[bubble81]

@ricloe did they make it in the video??

[MrMouns63]

Good pilot, wise choice = safe people.

[chrisklein21]

hardly a landing, more of an approach but nice video

[auzziezammy]

Pilot 1: Ok... Prepare For Landing...... Pilot 2: Ok... Pilot 1: wow, a windy day here. Pilot 2:yeah... Pilot 1:hey , a camera! Pilot 2: where? Pilot 1:There. HEY U !! LOOK AT US!! WERE DRIFTING! XD Pilot 2: wtf r u doin? Pilot 1: Im just showing off.. Pilot 2: now we will gonna go around.... Pilot 1:ok... (Later...) Pilot 1: Were Drifting Again!! Weeee! Pilot 2: WTF!!!

[hobbeyman]

@auzziezammy hahahahahahahaha

[azdvl679]

@auzziezammy good shit man lmao

[Tutorialreporter]

@auzziezammy AHAHAHAHAHAHA! good one!

[CuscaKid]

Ok...lets try this again.

[Keighan201]

extra ride for me

[MegaSammys]

Im from Madeira @woodster1965 yes we have heard tht but its not a single bit true. I would rather go around than crash. Besides im going back to Madeira tomorrow :) cant wait to see the family :)

[btwiloveyouu]

I had a great landing in Madeira.

My sister who was with me had warned me that it was going to be a little bit rough and scary, but it was so smooth

But then again, it was also a beautiful warm day, perfect for flying.

With any sort of bad weather, I can't imagine how frightening that can be

[woodster1965]

When we came in to Madeira once the pilot came very steeply in and put down heavily and suddenly on the runway and slammed into reverse thrust str8 away...we heard later that they have COMPETITIONS between themselves to prove their manhood and see who can land and come to a halt within the length of the original runway!!! which btw has been extended twice from its original length. Dunno how true all this is but it's wat we heard.

[Frutoses]

@woodster1965 The runway has been extended, that much is true.

[woodster1965]

Sure is an interesting experience landing/leaving there!!...strong winds,steep descent,short runway.The whole package.Recently was featured no.9 in tv prog of 'Worlds Top 10 Most Extreme Airports'

This sort of thing will never put me off Madeira tho.Fell in love with the place 4 yrs ago and planning my 7th visit there already.Amazing island.

[BarkingSands]

Sailed to Madiera once, what a beautiful island, loved it. When we left for the Canaries, we went past the airport and I was glad I was in a 30 ft sailboat and not relying on an airplane.

[Comykosaa5]

Go-around pilots = the most skilled pilots!

Thumbs up if you agree

[gotrocked887]

@Comykosaa5 they are all "go around pilots"....

[1996daniellaa]

when we landed in madeira it was really bumpy, the cabin crew said it was the worst they'd had in a while.

[Kilingme]

I think pilots of TAP only have permission to landing at Madeira with more than 2000h of flight

[rfranquinho]

@Kilingme i live in madeira, and for what i know, not only TAP pilots, but all pilots in general have to be very experienced to land here

[idontsignin]

@rfranquinho that runway is classed as an extreme runway, cause at any time the wind can pick up without warning cause of where it is situated, by the way madeira is excellent was there about 3 months ago, your island is stunning.

[Hoshibandit]

Oh yeah, this airport makes fun. Always, when i travel to madeira i say to my friend "Calculate more time, because i am sure, we make some go arounds" I never had a landing directly. Most of time 2-3 go arounds.

[allard1999]

wen did it land?

[segredosmeus]

I know the feeling! Veryyyyyyyyyyyyyyy Scaryyyyyyyyyy, we ended up landing in Porto Santo that year.

[electroamtu765]

haven't they heard of ils??????? lmao

[uberwagn]

@electroamtu765 - what does ILS have to do with it? ILS doesn't land the plane for you.

[Hoshibandit]

@electroamtu765

and you don't know anything about this airport. ILS isn't possible and not allowed. They fly VFR and only pilots with a special rating and many flight hours are allowed to land there

[ledaf41]

actaully there is no landing in this vid ;)

[kapisko1PL]

they should get some ils system there !

[Guywhowearsunderwear]

Twice aborted? Must've been a good day to fly kites, but bad to land on the tarmac.

[cewinvega]

@DAL199Pilot lool sre u serious ? this must be a joke im from madeira and i live in london i go back 3 times a yr and yeh ive flown with different companys no one beats tap and how they land there jets in madeira easyjet was the worst they did a go around

[FioX094]

@cewinvega i fly 7 times per year because of my job when i was a kid i was flyng with TAP all the time and i have 2 words for TAP - BULL SHIT! when easyjet started doing madeira flights i changed "company" and started flyng with easyjet and anyways TAP - RARELY go around (risking lifes in bad weather) EASYJET - Cares about their passangers and preferes to go around GO AROUNDS ARE FOR SECURITY AND NOT BECAUSE THEY ARE BAD -.- BAGS LOST WITH TAP 5 WITH EASYJET 0

[cewinvega]

@FioX094 well when u already gone thru the decenting process .. poping ears and little turbulance what a plane goes thru with most decends ure ready to land not go around gain its not like the weather changes that much when u go and come back around its just more time the passengers spend being scared

[FioX094]

@cewinvega

we are talking about an ISLAND and not any ! MADEIRA from 1 tunnel to other  it can be sunny and other side of it raining .....

so quick weather changes are common

[marco0798]

If you plan on flying to madeira the best thing to do is go by TAP because even if you get diverted 90% of the time it will be to Porto Santo and not another island.

[cinis1234]

The Madeira's airport has one of the most difficult airstripes of the world, because of it's shortness and crosswinds

[mywifes2sexy]

@cinis1234 the run way is no longer short, it has not been for several years now.

[marco0798]

@cinis1234 that never had anything to do with the actual runway length, it did contribute but this was because of the main reason that being the wind. Madeira Airport is very susceptible to heavy cross winds.

[itzajdmting]

it's not just the crosswind, but this airport is prone to windshear due to the terrain in the area....a very difficult thing to deal with

[heywatchme101]

no sound?



[HamasCaveira]

No land...

[nunoandre1818]

Im from madeira. and it's know that the best pilots are the ones from tap which was the company of the plane that was landing

[HelmondSport]

@nunoandre1818 Last year we went to Madeira from the Netherlands with tap. Its a very good company, I think te best I ever flew with!

[tubelamar]

the passengers must be afraid sooo much....i hope that they have forget!!!infact i couldn't :S

[bmnnbmnn]

@tubelamar One time I were about to land in Bergen (Norway) But the pilots had to abort landing and go around about 5 times because of windy weather and other airplanes, it was a bit scary but the pilots always inform you if the weather is to bad to land. But pilots are trained to all kind of weather and situations, so there is actually no reason to be afraid, thats something i always think about =)

[TheGummyBear95]

Big sHit

[rockliffe22]

Bloody hell!!!!!

[JJJBJJ]

@DAL199Pilot

You re a lyer..there is no other company with more experience in landing in Madeira as TAP.

They are the best and they should be since they have a lot more experience there.

[FioX094]

@JJJBJJ i live in madeira and i know what im sayng !!!!

[juanga251]

Nice!

[motort9x]

I've been to Madeira three times, but I will never forget the flight from Porto Santo to Madeira on a extremely stormy day when the ferry from Madeira to Porto Santo was 3 hours delayed (as the taxi driver told us) and I wondered if our flight could happen ... as you can read this here you know I survived, but you can be sure it was no fun at all ...

My comment to this video: Congratulations to the pilot for an excellent job!

[swjgt]

Wow, I was transferred to GB airways one busy summer and I landed here once a week. The descent was so steep it never failed to make my ears pop. It was only when we took off again I was astonished to see the runway was being held up on stilts/pillars, an amazing sight!

[plasmavor1]

these pilots are not very good, i respect the strict regulations but still, I have a friend who lands at this airport in these conditions no problem while others abort, but...

Better safe than sorry!!!

[swjgt]

@plasmavor1 To be fair there could have been a sudden crosswind that took the pilot off guard, like that lufthansa pilot that was on the news when he made that near miss go-around.

[jorgeferreira2009]

@plasmavor1 Ah e tal, tenho um amigo que faz e que acontece ... tretas do caneco ... ganha-me tino pa. Ate ha pouco tempo, so o pessoal da TAP la aterrava ... enfim, gente sem nada para dizer que quer mandar bocas.

[mistormaan]

super scary. i made this landing in december. we circled for at least 20 mins. feels like the wind is going push you into the big ass wall of rock on the right.

[jk695]

True about go-arounds. I've sat in the right hand seat with pilots that just wouldn't accept defeat - its no fun.... Better to give it another try! We nearly ran off the end on one occcasion - and burned out the brakes in the process!!

[canopener6]

I think it is on it's 134th 'go around' lol

[canopener6]

I love the last comment! Have been to Funchal a few times - always an interesting landing!

[miamiwax]

i wold have shitted myself about 3 times over if i was a passenger.. about 10 if i was the pilot!!!

[dschonsie]

has the plane already landed ? or is it still in the air?

[437thx1138]

Lets see, dead or abort landing. I'll go with the pilots recommendation on that.

[jk695]

Bear in mind that all aircraft have a crosswind limit.. It's pretty high on a 737, but can still be exceeded on a really bad day. To land beyond that limit would be unsafe and foolish - and the boss doesn't like it when you scrub/burst all of the tires..! P.S. if you're wondering what happens when you exceed the limit; its fairly simple - you have full rudder and a whole handful of cross aileron and the aeroplane still won't stay on the centreline - its not fun ;-(

[keeevan]

thats what independent brakes are for :D

[ZutaoElectronic]

This also happened one week ago when the captain of an Easyjet flight I was on chickened out on his 3rd attempt to land our plane at Funchal, and then went on to fly us to Porto Santo and land there instead :( The pilot was a disgrace.. what a chicken

[concorde99880]

HAHA Only FLy TAP into Maderia They know there area im from here and even with the extended runways it hard to land

[joseitovenezolano]

in my opinion landing in Madeira is not dificult the only problem is when the wind is too strong is not easy to land any plane in any place.

[cmgill2]

I bet they all needed clean underwear!

[MrLDTT]

lol macaquito complexado

[ALFRABEIRA]

No Brasil nem acerta na pista, foi assim que o avião "aterrizou" e aterrorizou (ou será aterrou?) em São Paulo em cima dessa grande favela povoada de putas e analfabetos chamada Brasil não é assim meu anormal?

Deves sofrer de algum complexo de estupidez.

[jpccg]

I normally go to Madeira every year, 30 years ago the runaway was half the size it is nowadays...back then was scary, almost like landing on a carrier boat!

[xxkajimaruxx]

well usually it comes experienced pilots when it comes to landing in madeira as for first timers in landing here can be a little tough but not impossible xD

[philwohl]

one week ago we landed in madeira and fortunately we could land at the first try. But we had many problems in the air and so i was a so scared.

Landind in Madeira is really difficult,i think

[alkatifa04]

Abort the landing, missed approach, is a pilot's decision. When he's not happy with the approach he goes around.

[KimoTheOne]

yesterday we landed, and we almost crashed the plane jumped 3 times or something

sorry for bad english

[ChrizRockster]

Most important thing here is to remember that a cross-wind is attempted based on a number of decisions, primarily;

1.) The Pilot's skill level on Xw.

2.) The aircrafts Max Demonstrated Xw

3.) The Airlines Max Xw Limit

[velisarios2]

great pilot!!!

[helcio1960]

Airbus.

No coments.

[Tim118Jones]

It isn't dangerous because they have strict regulations at the airport. My flight was diverted to Tenerife because of the wind. I'd rather be diverted than crash into the sea.

[mywifes2sexy]

@Tim118Jones my flight was cancelled because of the wind, Thomson and easy jet would not land and were all diverted to tenerife, we were told it was because of the stric regulation.

How ever all TAP flights kept on landing every 10-15 minutes another TAP flight landed.

It is difficult, and it's down to skill and experience in the area.

There is stric regulation in place. however pilots can disrregard it when a window arrises for the landing, which to me it was every time a TAP flight came in.

[marco0798]

@mywifes2sexy this is a lot TAP pilots are all ex Portuguese air force pilots and there training is a lot greater then that of most other airlines. Also like you mentioned they do a lot more flights to the region and know it better as a result.

[superman797]

Rating is for the pilot. Only the best pilots go around when things don't look right

[Hoshibandit]

@superman797

Yeah, but not absolutely correct, because at this airport is the controler in the tower the big boss and he gives a clear to land when its safe enough only. Sometimes the pilots are able to land in some situation, but the controler says "make a go around" and they must do it.

[sablatnic]

@superman797

You are right. It is no shame to live to make another approach.

[bobac1083]

@superman797 Within Flight sim 2004/X- If you cant make the landing with winds like that no matter how many runways the aiport has, Go around until you can safely land that plane. I was doing an approach into Tamba Intl., Florida last night and i had to go around for 2 reasons: 1. Strong easterly wind. 2. Plane just exiting the runway onto a taxi way.

[THEMATTBUXTON]

@bobac1083 oh my god you sad cunt. its a fucking game you stupid dickhead. get a fucking life

[bobac1083]

@THEMATTBUXTON I already have one unlike you. I laugh at people that spaz like you. Its sad too. In my 2 years of being on youtube, your comment towards me is one of the most pathetic ive seen so far. I got one thing to say: TROL.

[THEMATTBUXTON]

@bobac1083 so you call playing a game where you can pretend to fly planes a life do you? you must have a pretty shit life mate

[bobac1083]

@THEMATTBUXTON is that the best you can come up with? Ha ha ha. That makes me laugh. No i do have i life. Im working at a auto mechanic store. And u sound like a racist australian. How sad.

[TurtleCuisine]

lol try landing in wellington New Zealand with southerly winds. rock and roll baby

[MiggityMar]

Jesus, I would have a heart attack. In Orlando, during takeoff, they make the pilots turn sharp left right after takeoff when they're in jumbo jets (city code), and when I took off from there we stalled and almost crashed. That shit is really scary.

[blabanter]

how is he a noob landing like that can be dangerous the pilot has to consider the safety of the passengers and the aircraft. Also the Air traffic controllers can tell the pilot to abort the landing

[camachinha]

this is not in Madeira...

[airposte]

yes it is !

It's runway 23 and nice goaround in microburst on heading 139 immediatly after pushing the TOGA butons...

[ccfcrule223]

yes it is, the plane is approaching from above machico because it would have been too dangerous to fly around to the usual end of the runway

[jangotrooper]

Its not a joke, every year I go to see my grand parents it keeps getting scarier and the pilots keep getting ballsier. Madeira, is notorious for giving pilots a hell of a time

[iRTheUnknown]

i live here... when it's like that usually the plane lands on the nearby island and people are then either flown back later or taken by ferry.

[maritimofanclub95]

SCARY but NOT DANGEROUS ! :)

[1234rickman]

trust me it shakes well loads i whent there lasy year shakes loads as u land

[sisgroup]

Madeira is fab when i landed there the wing was over the edge what a thill lol

[JoJoOfficialOne]

OMG :P

[ckrailvideo]

Um... yes it is.

[pilotjanmanpeterpan]

uhm yes it is dumbass! you can see windmills in the background!! look before you speak!

[b747power]

very very dangerous !! amazing video !

[dirkyffm]

Scary but not dangerous. Daily business at FNC/LPMA

[MrCetz]

it s scary enough.wouldn t be to be onboard!

[MrALEXMADEIRA]

WHAT ?? WHEN DID YOU BEEN IN MADEIRA???

[davidgrk]

¡Espectacular!

[radioactiveangel99]

this is the extended version of the runway, it was way shorter :) i'm goin there sunday hope i survive landing

[rb21122b]

Third times a charm?

[dentudo519]

nao e a madeira

[kizomba23]

this was aborted 2 times rite ?

[Charlienmeg]

That's a scary enough landing without those crosswinds!

[dustyfarrell2008]

OMG !!!!!!im sorry but i would be fucking shitin on that flight id be goin home to change my jocks about twenty times my heart would be in my mouth !!!!!!!

[jesusgonebad]

bloody hell, that's an insane crosswind!

good decision made by the pilots

[BelYo]

Oh yeah...I remember that airport. Our Pilot had to try twice till we finally landed. Beautiful Island though totally worth the flight and near death experience. :)

[lagostavoadora]

Esse monte com luzes a piscar é o Pico do Facho - Machico - e não é esse aí. Além disseo quando o avião recolhe o trem de aterragem aparece uma montanha à esquerda, muito alta, que simplesmente não existe na Madeira. Isso são tretas!

[fullfunk]

Voces ja voaram para a Madeira?

já estou farto de aterrar ali principalmente naquela avioneta da sata que abana de todos os lados, se repararem ao fundo tem o tal monte com as luzes a piscar em sequencia que e uma das referencias da zona.

[fritsch23]

like jdgoncalves91 said, this definetly is madeira rwy 23 approach

[aragoth0]

é madeira sim..

[BARDOLAS]

ca para mi e em casa do caralho.

[vornavalley]

Quick thinking pilot - nice abort and recovery.

[froschi93]

This can`t be Madeira cause you aren`t allowed to landing there if there are cross winds like this^^

(sorry for my bad english ; ))

[jdgoncalves91]

É a Madeira sim senhor, pista 23.

p.s. repara nos pilares aos 0.12 s.

[goofygoat2009]

those dang cross winds. well there goes the snack cart!

[joao1988pedro]

this is not madeira

[zetheman]

ITS MADEIRAAAAAAA

[rubenmartins82]

horta açores lphr

[serratop]

of course it is madeira, just landing from the seaside and not from the moutainside, as usual

[MadamePaulete]

Hi!!... This is NOT Madeira's Airport definitly!!... As a madeirense that I am, I do not recognise those mountains... That does not exist in our Apt... I think you missunderstood the video...! Sorry!