Air France A340 Takeoff @ St. Maarten

[zodaka1]

Well I've flown on both but actually it seemed like the A340 was longer...idk that's prob just me...

[zodaka1]

The A340 is the world's longest and safest airliner! Nuff said!

[HeyBproductions]

@zodaka1 /heybproductions for more flight sim and bloopers!

[famousdispatcher]

@zodaka1 guess u havent compared size of 777-300er dude...

[thomasc42]

@famousdispatcher 777-300ER is pretty close, but not as long....

[shawnarkovlog]

smokey engines ♥

[boxenfun]

is this flight simulator or real?

[MGCMuseGuitarCovers]

This runway is Just under 8,000 feet in length and heavys like this and the 747 are rated for it, My hometown airport, Leeds Bradford has a runway length of just over 7,000 and their biggest aircraft is an a310?

[ProChoiceJesus]

@MGCMuseGuitarCovers Unless that A340 or 747 is fully-loaded, then St, maarten would be a problem. At max T/O weight the A340 needs about 10,500 ft. for takeoff in standard conditions. All heavies seen at St. Maarten are leaving with either less fuel or less payload due to the somewhat-shorter-than-"normal" runway. Not a big deal as airlines always calculate necessary takeoff distances in the presiding conditions very carefully long before pushing those throttles forward.

[ShutupHollywood]

Sweet. Nice video.

[xExatz]

Dear god im so glad its not a simulater

[kingcarcas1349]

Somebody has a kickass camera!

[Ashraf300991]

C dangereux cet aeroport... il y a une chaine de montagne juste devant du piste..... affreux...

[kelzclive]

Now that's a climb.



[Jose96David]

Nice camera!

[magnus1270]

nice video :)

[RCT3rox]

So they come in right over the beach and take off straight into mountains?

What are the people who made this airport smoking?

[thomasc42]

@RCT3rox No, the beach is facing away from the mountains and has miles of sea, if not millions of miles. The mountains are the other way..... so yep, smoking.

[RCT3rox]

@thomasc42 No, don't they come in over the beach facing the mountains and take off in the same direction?

[6250valtra]

hey noob, can you sometimes even tell it is a flight sim? -_-

[g17y5wb]

Learjet three five alpha be advised, all airspace above one thousand feet is closed for a military operation.

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[joek0617]

they need jet blast deflectors, like off an aircraft carrier

[TomTheTom2]

@Jon5700 spreek je nederlands jon

[tigersfanatic98]

this makes me wanna go play fsx all day

[soldier50160]

do you live there alot of your vids are to too with it

[Bboyvice1]

very nice!

[Marocairforce]

i wish i ll be there sometime

[SuperAlexD13]

Something is real when those plane take off have to make a almost stall footage or crash with the mountains i have comproved that in flight simulator x , when i take off i press up and i'm shure that i don't go to crash with the mountains when the extreme of the wings is doing a wind power that looks like smoke a white smoke and when i crossed the mountains get to a normal climb angle.!

[GalaxyMaster99]

I like your vids!

[tysondiki]

IS A3A3 UNDERPOWERED?? ASKING BECAUSE THIS 1 IS MY FAV AIRCRAFT

[ta666ak666]

All that smoke makes the bus look like a DC8 or 707

[rox852456]

Nobody listens to the WARNING sign.

[MrFlyguy124]

OK, we just need to make sure we get over this mountain!

[hello1233280]

Great video Jon! :D Just curious, where does the A343 go from St Maarten?

[DanTheCaptain]

WOW! good vid!

although next time you go traveling by plane to somewhere else to relax and make spotting vids, you should try making take-off and landing vids in the aircraft.

[yehend]

Just curious. Any reasson they take off towards the mountain and not towards the water?

[xazns0ulx]

@yehend it depends on the wind direction

[jpwachira]

...thats a great video, one incredible place to take off from...

[TheBabuhino]

hay we ya me dieron ganas de hi a st maarten a ver ese aeropuerto

[BobBlobOfFancyPants]

Jon 5700 FS2004 Videos and Real Videos = No Differences because it's too realistic!

[FSXflyer12]

@BobBlobOfFancyPants no jon has better frames LOL

[BobBlobOfFancyPants]

@FSXflyer12 Agrreeed!

[9aspengold5]

that was beautiful

[popcornflakes]

how do you get that close from the runway Jon5700? Crossing fences with a camo suit? :p

[NycDude66]

oh F! I want to go there for 1 week and plane spot but its too expensive and m only 13! did you take this footage?

[franrasore]

do you live there?

[TheN1mA]

how beautiful it just looks.

[TheCozzie99]

Nice!!!!!!!

[FightSimmerX]

this aircraft cry like a little girl

[rafikihd]

TO/GA Power!

[Michaelnagui]

Man what a great footage good job ireckon the aircraft needs a bit of cleaning thou hehe

[LOLcopterxD]

So lucky to go to Saint Maarten :P

[mnaitct]

Hey don't dis Concorde!

[winterstellar]

Air France s#¤ks b#¤lls, but the A-340 is a very good plane. I flew one from Bangkok to Europe a few months ago, and it's a big and comfortable plane. : )

[Chrispy854]

Air France airlines ain't very good planes to be honest....

[HasThisHappenToY0u]

If the plane is full of americans then it slow. Fatass

[WhiteSuper09]

Aren't A340's are slow lifters? I know that TNCM's runway is quite short so the pilot must be a pro.

[applemacbook13]

i didnt know US airways went to St. Maarten?

[youngglasskid]

how awesome is the airport at st maarten when you go there for real?

[TheBushido72]

Why didn't you ride the fence? :)

[blacknwhitehat]

this air craft would look tough with larger engines.

[strafrag1]

love that A340. great plane!

[Aviationnation10]

large aircraft like a340,747, md 11 ho wmany times a day wud they come in

[Bosniansupamanxx]

you never seize to amaze me with your ability to film great footage Jon another great video that will for sure get a thumbs up from me ;)

[andres81231]

nice catch on that filming dude :)

[IMediaCorp]

beautiful... that A340 is one graceful bird

[748cowboy]

those planes are so unsafe

[TowManSKS]

@748cowboy What, not at all....You breeding...now thats unsafe!

[hiimkian]

You should of filmed the Jet Blast!

[Latvietis96]

lucky that you wasn`t blown away with your cam

[bridlingtonengland75]

where's the original?

[simpsonskkl]

NCIE

[cst1908]

are you outside the fence or inside it and how could you get that shot amazing

[SodiumHydrocxide]

0:48 would be nice for a wall paper

[Uygur102]

again a nice vid of Jon tx jon

[Jon5700]

@Uygur102 Thank you for watching.

[techguy3000]

Me Too!

[countrytalk97]

crosswinds!!!!!!

[TSBA92]

Wow, that's amazing footage! I've never seen anything from that angle at St. Maartan before

[Jon5700]

@TSBA92 I have a couple more videos from there. Be sure and check them out.

[BlackTwister999]

@TSBA92 with Jon5700, You can :D

[SuperAlexD13]

@TSBA92 well , the pilots have to do that or say ''goodbye life'' cause they' will crash the plane into the mountains :D

[nach8888]

the 23 of july its my birthay wow

[wadadli2008]

yeah baby

[dougfs2004]

Ai Jon5700 manero o video em lugar e esse aeroporto ? é qual e o nome dele ?

[ricman1103]

st marteen. dexa de ser noob vei :P

[habbtrillion]

bit of a cross wind take off!

[Jon5700]

@habbtrillion Sure is!

[jcbmartinique]

Very nice video ! Good quality !

5* + Favoris !

[DaFSXLegend747]

sick vid!

[Goncalo792]

LOOL this A343E is "smoking" a bit...

[gijoao7]

my vdeos are in HD too this one is very nice

[gijoao7]

Amazing 5/5

[InfiniteSaviour49]

nice fsx takeoff and boy! jon can really fly!

[usafisasome]

it was real

[habbsterr]

@InfiniteSaviour49

it's a real video genius

[lucklegal]

Perfect! It's amazing

[LufthansaDAIGO]

Wow! There are small houses on the hills! Look at that! Interesting!

[iagoaugusto]

u always do short videos , and almost are takeoff or landing , make another tipe , 5/5!

[bibusz7]

@iagoaugusto

How could he do that ?

[iagoaugusto]

i made a mistake , coment in other video hahah

[joshiw94]

amazing! 5/5

[vinniebaby1]

''Vive la France''....

[fsimpro]

Do the air france visits to TNCM fly straight back to france or do they stop nearby for fuel? It seems they powered up full thrust before fully aligned to gain some early speed..

[FunkyZangel]

nah, they were just carrying out a rolling take off.

[ansettaddict123]

must be a light aircraft:)

look at that amazing acceleration at 0:28!!!!!

[TheOnlineCommunity]

Excellent quality!

[TheREALHIPNOTIC]

i like how the crosswind took him to the left when he took off, pretty cool

[mysatellitea40]

is the A340 300 bigger aircraft then the A330 300 , to me they both look same , instead one is got four engines ,

[digorich]

there actually the same size. The only difference is the A340-300 uses 4 engines and the A330-300 uses 2

[CamNUFC]

yes they are basically the same apart from, like you said, the engine numbers, they both have the same capacity of passengers when in a 2 class arrangment but there is other minor differences aswell like the wing size and shape and i think there is different cargo layout but im not too sure.

[quidam69]

Very good shot!

When I was younger, I used to go on vacation in Saint-Martin ( as it i's called in french; this island is half french-half dutch ).

[youngpilot234]

i remember i went in 08, that same plane Had me Spitting sand For the whole night

[lyub4o69]

5 stars !!!

[nokiea5300]

another great video by Jon5700 good work keep it up!!!

[wifwat]

stunning video!!! amazing quality too :)

[DeltaEagle7700]

The A340's are my favorite Airbus aircraft.

0:23. Whoo! The Captain just apply full power so fast!

[kenersej]

I like the fact that they have to clear that huge mountain, just after takeoff!! :)

Great vid!

[mcpcshowcaseHD]

Very nice video!

[taggersm]

that is a great video

[AndyJay15]

Camera is very good :)

Love this airport- would love to visit sometime, & great video.

[dondycluck]

can someone xplain to me why the quick takeoff,iv senn this multiple times and dont know why?!

[PatrykTHEplayer]

the runway in st.maarten is short

[AARedSox327]

this runway is probobaly the shortest runway for a heavy aircraft (a340, a330, 777, 747) can land and take off from.

[uarulezzzzzz]

the shortest commercial runway is just about 50 miles away in Saba,also at the end theres a 500 foot drop,only DHC-6 size aircraft land there its really only for island hoppers

[PilotOfNorway91]

Just over 7,000 ft I think, that\s short considering a 747 uses normally around 9000 to take off for a 12 hour flight...

[willie498]

Great video, Quality! Amazing!

[Mak933]

Contest 7 Winners anytime soon Jon5700?

[helichoi]

Nice taxiing, rolling and take-off! And also powerful wake turbulence! :)

[stfergus608]

not a very clean A340

[rosst210131]

Hey, when were you at St.Maarten?

Quality Vid !

[B757204]

Nice video!

Such clear quality, loving the way the PIC started the t/o whilst still turning to line up on the runway!

Looks as if someone wanted to get away in a hurry :D

[krizmsf]

Beautiful bird. Nice job Jon.

Thanks for posting

[Yperanthropoidsx]

WOW！ Seems like the wind completely covered the engine noise.

[thefsxflyer]

wow not lined up for takeoff and the pilot added power?? I believe that is disobeying procedure. awesome video

[BeautyofAviation]

pilots can throttle up while lining up with the runway for immediate takeoff if he's given the takeoff clearence. But pilots can't do that if the tower instructs "position and hold".

[thefsxflyer]

I know!!!!! but I know in a checkride I am pretty sure that is an automatica fail of the checkride.

[flattty]

great vid Jon, the first thing i noticed was he was still not lined up on the runway when he powered up for take off, take note he had to correct the front wheel twice to hit the center line. amazing.

[policecrownvictoria]

haha chill out guys im fuckin kidding!!!! i know its reall i just wanted to see what you guys would say

[nuffin22]

shuurrrr

[policecrownvictoria]

haha your a noob

[Blatpoppin5]

Wow very steep take off O.o

Amazing video! 5/5

[duranelton]

whoa thats a big airplane

[Jm4nu3l]

mierda como pasa aceite esa viana jajaja

[911conspiracy]

man, this must be like a 15 degree pitch take-off in order to avoid that hill nearby

[policecrownvictoria]

This is deffinitly not real at all. its so fake. its flight simulator x. look at the tree's on the take-off.

[gerrarditto4u]

looooollll=)))

wake up to reality dude!!!

[policecrownvictoria]

no way dude this is deffinitly fake. my flight sim looks exactly the same.

[gerrarditto4u]

Same to me, but look and the bird and the grass and even to the blast ;)

[policecrownvictoria]

haha nah man he used a 3d editing program i use it too

[SimEntertainment]

ofcourse its real! flight simulator doesnt have waving grass an trees and detail down to the milimetre! Or sounds like that, take closer look

[commiebobo]

wait... what?! this is real? no way man!

j/k :-)

[Gunner7121]

ummm your REALLLYYY retarded...

[TheLiLD95]

who him?

[zazu27604]

Ughhh!

Orgasm!

[NBGZerO]

Jon, can you tell me what camera/camcorder you use? I might buy one and go spotting at Nremberg (EDDN)...

[Mak933]

If you want a nice one, get a Sony HD HandyCam (HDD). They are expensive, but well worth the money if you are going to use it. Not to mention Carl Zeiss lenses for outdoors :) Everything is stored on a hard drive so you never need to use removable media.

[NBGZerO]

and the price tag? :P

[pilotmanmax]

I was surprised on how smoky the engines were. Kind of surprise dme for an A340-300

[suturasuprema]

cool video!!!

[TDJP123]

Very nice, where is the fence

It would be very nice and expencive to live on that hill!!

I might be going there in october!!

[slippp40]

he probably put the lens through a hole in the fence

[A320royalty]

Great recording!!! Thanks for uploading Jon :) 5* and Fav!

[pelagic6]

Cool stuff Jon5700, I got to take a demo flight on the new Dassault Falcon 7x, it was truly a sweet bird. We were at 43,000 in 14 minutes, and cabin pressure is 3500 ft, very comfortable. Can you fly one of these on your sims? That would be cool.

[masterhidsert1043]

One word : SEXY.

[FSXFS2002]

i fucking like this quality and the airplane

[jonathankochhougaard]

Nice one!

[domjw0012]

Immense!

[technoairplaneman]

One more thing: how long does (in seconds) it take this behemoth to lift into the sky?:)

[technoairplaneman]

Simply stunning :D

[PilotAllTheWay]

Great footage of a cool, windy takeoff! What camera did you use and how much was it?

[alkhars11]

i wanna buy this plane!!

how much is it?

[technoairplaneman]

I would think it, in its current condition, worth upwards of (USD) $225 million (rough estimate here) with all the seats and stuff :-).

[ziggless]

$5 at Wallmart

[zazu27604]

Lol.

[mooo483]

they're only about $87,000,000.

[gumberly]

PFFFFFF...dude thats like pocket change for me...haha lol

[catfishmudflap]

Graceful

[CAAAAAAAAT1]

wwooooow like it ..... 5/5

[zendium91]

I'm also thinking about purchasing an HD video camera.

[xSoilderx]

Awsome!!!

[fabianz03]

The quality is just AMAZING!