Cathay Pacific A340-300 landing in bad weather at YVR

[flightoftheunknown]

this isnt a video of a landing. This is a video of an airplane rolling at high speed down the runway in the after touchdown configuration. For all we knew this plane never even flew.

[113inthemorning]

what happened to the approach, the a/c is already on reversers...

[Grroocx]

There was not much snow that day. It was one of those typical-for-Vancouver snowfalls that make everything pretty and white for just a day or so. You get to see your footprints in the snow just once or twice, and then it's rain again. Except about once every 10 years, when the city gets its honest-to-goodness snowfalls and everybody takes pictures while they can. Oh, and of course they feed the birds, who are glad of the handouts.

[210482fmj]

Its easy to see the most complicated part of the aircraft is its engines.

[MyRunDevilRun]

snow?



[karsten11111]

WOW! Nice landing and nice snow

[mw3assassinator]

tough chalenge for pilots

[dayradio65]

I wsih all landings were that damned smooth.

[yohan01]

Owh... where is the approach part? -_-

[luczian]

I love the land on such a weather. Last year I've landed in a snow storm at OTP and did not even know the weather is so bad until we effectively landed... because I didn't see nothing at all on the window!

[LandRoverWay23]

What happened to the approach part of the landing???

[ld8800]

looks like the pilot did not apply any brakes!! took for ever to stop

[Deltapilot96]

@ld8800 I don't think it's so smart to use full braking when the runway is paved with snow and some ice

[airbusisawesome]

That is the airport where I saw my first A340, from Phillipines and one from CX. I also saw my first CX plane there, a 744, and my first Korean plane, also a 744. And I also say my first Lufthansa plane, an A330. I live in a place with a loser airport, so we don't get the good airlines. We're a Delta hub with no airlines from outside the US other than Air Canada Jazz. So I LOVE YVR!!!!!

[zebraxman]

asians don't clap when they land in snow unlike other passebgers LOLOLOL

[1288881]

cool vid 

[agu19961]

cool

[bubble81]

hate to fly when theres snow

[clustergarde]

the a340 is a hell of a box.

[kennethchan97]

I miss the Cathay A340 since they use B777-300ER to operate HKG - YYZ now..

[joninordhus]

vancover

[lotusjackson999]

where was this place?

[bitemysausage]

HONGCOUVER

[sealalula]

Now CX uses the "34B" which has the new seats to YVR as CX 838/839 and the 777-300ER as CX 888/889 which goes to JFK too.

[specolishead1]

Gee, the weather sucks

[AssduckTheScientist]

lagg

[MrSinghAirIndia]

lol

[albeezy001]

Don't tell me that the pilots had the spoilers on before touch down.

[issueagent]

spoilers up23% at 3ft and fully deploys at complete touchdown. Same goes for the 330

[jfcvictoria]

Spoilers are also used as air breakers or to create drag and reduced thrust...

[specolishead1]

Nah, it looks the plane was on the ground already

[dikkygreggy01]

i hope cp will use their 340's for their u.s. flts for change, tired of 747's..lol

[dikkygreggy01]

i take their 777 for regional flts too, its ok..

[sealalula]

the 777-200 ? those planes are very very worn out !!

[dikkygreggy01]

i stand corrected, yah i guess it was the standard 200 series..anyways, im a member of their marco polo, so i enjoy little perks from cp, still love cp though..lol

[dikkygreggy01]

ill be travelling to asia next week depends on the swine scare..ill take cp still..hehe

[dikkygreggy01]

im here in sfo, ca..me too, unless the airline cancels then i might not, but so far, i don't care, ill go..hehe

[gng11]

This was probably during the months of December - February. I live just about 20 minutes away from the airport.

[fernousdu972]

nice video ! sould show the touchdown...

[cx901]

Yes

[sealalula]

it snows everyday ? or only on when, pls specify ty

[baguetteman69]

it doesnt snow much, maybe a couple days a year. It has oceanic climate much like western europe (UK, France)

[sealalula]

oh ok thanks :)

[garlex134]

June wount have the same view as above

[sealalula]

thats right, its summer in June :( but im still going :D

Im arriving on May 23rd 9pm by CX

[sealalula]

may i know what seat is this please :D ??

[lufthansa330pilot]

@cx901 no

[RockyMHorse]

Aw, no! I'm flying over there later in December. I hope its not going to show bad weather. >.>

[asdfgh4569871]

how was the weather? LOL

[nanomusic]

I wish it could snow in Los Angeles. I have never seen snow fall in person, let alone see it on a plane.

[bookieboy]

wow....the last time i went to vancouver during that time of the year, it didn't snow! i didn't even know that vancouver had snow during the winter.

[alicesprings84]

wow i would love to land in the snow, something i have never exsperienced!!

[henri2013]

trust me...you don't want it!

[NHRHS2010]

@alicesprings84 I experienced it in December 2004 on Continental Airlines flight landing in snowy Cleveland, Ohio (coming from New York City's LaGuardia Airport). But my connecting flight to Cancun was delayed an hour due to massive de-icing. Good thing both of those flights were safe.

[NHRHS2010]

@alicesprings84 I experienced it in December 2004 on Continental Airlines flight landing in snowy Cleveland, Ohio (coming from New York City's LaGuardia Airport). But my connecting flight to Cancun was delayed an hour due to massive de-icing. Good thing both of those flights were safe.

[Gian092]

@alicesprings84

Just jump from your house rooftop in winter then

[deltanalliance]

Omg December 2, 2007 about same time my plane a JAL B747 landed Vancouver! I remember it it was snowin everywhere I was so happy lol. Awsome video!

[raindreamer333]

There was definitely snow on December 2 in Vancouver. That was the date I took my law school test at UBC, and my car got snowed in. LOL.

Nice landing !!! Love it !!

[ganstamike830]

i did my science test during that day

my car was fcked over

[yvr2002rtw]

When was this? I don't recall seeing any snow in YVR during these past few days.

[cx901]

This was on Dec 2, 2007.