The plane was flying side-on for 5 to 6 seconds. I'm not a pilot or aviation expert, so I'm curious as to why the pilots or auto-pilot take that long before correcting the planes trajectory?
@TheDeepBlueWater the technical term is called "crabbing". The aircraft flys in a crab position to compensate for the crosswind. So the wind is hitting the aircraft sideways, and the pilot turns the aircraft toward the wind direction so that the aircraft flys towards its target, the centre of the runway. Just before the aircraft lands on the runway the pilot straightens out the aircraft using rudder control.
This was a good crosswind landing here in this video.
It's also depend on the angle of the crosswind relative to the landing runway. There is a limitation on crosswind angle and knots factor. Anyway he/she greased the flare and nice touchdown.
great shot of a great landing! ice job!
aaronrodgers77 1 day ago
wow!!!Nice landing!
Dmrsihelp 2 days ago
Dannnng look at those trees!! Its a tornado up in there!
a330ftw 2 weeks ago
CX maybe the best airline on the wrold.
s98733657 2 weeks ago
what's that smell in the plane?
mangoditreviso 1 month ago
great vid!
Airlineatlas 1 month ago
Pro landing.
Trackman2007 1 month ago
3 people were on that flight...
radudeATL 1 month ago 3
WOW . they know what their doing , I could even see the wings buffeting , cool stuff
KidKlassic91 1 month ago
very nicely done
LeicesterPilot 1 month ago
and not single fuck was given
TheOkham 2 months ago
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Ladies and Gentlemen, now on your left side, you see the runway... :) let me know so i can inform the Tower ''Runway in Sight''
nav3103 2 months ago
I may be traveling to Japan soon, So I hope the pilot's on my plane are as AWESOME as the pilots on this plane in this video!
SaipanDreams 2 months ago
is the a330 used internationally like the boeing 777?
curseknight5 2 months ago
@curseknight5 yes a330 are also used for long haul flights depending on how many fuel they have.
xXRobloxPwnerXx 1 month ago
watch?v=jWDc3t5PJe4&feature=channel_video_title
filmsxplane 3 months ago
There is something about an A330 that says "SEXY!!"
maninder1992 3 months ago
that is some A++ landing
the gusting and the crosswind is really high
mofo626 3 months ago
Feck off with your fecking adverts.
keninblack 3 months ago
That is Y I love Cathay Pacific!~
CHKK208 4 months ago
aisians can drift anything :D
TheRcAirlineraddict 4 months ago
This poster sure has a great eye for landings, is his house next door to the runway?
gazstaf 4 months ago
I've never experience *Hard landing when landing on Airbus : )
yohan01 5 months ago
good pilot + a330 = great landing ... =D
MrWhitshort 5 months ago
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MrWhitshort 5 months ago
OMG WITH SUCH AN CROSSWIND SUCH AN WONDERFULL LANDING I LOVE YOU CATHAY PACIFIC i want to know how their pilots were trained from them :D
Ali271194 7 months ago
@0:27
Kid: Mum look, i can see the runway!!! so cool!!!
Mum: *sweating & lips are sealed*
nav3103 7 months ago 17
@nav3103 haha...thats exactly what i said landing into London Heathrow with Cathay pacific on an A340 couple of years ago
tomass628 5 months ago
Evrey airbus landing is smooth notice
TheBoeingMan123 7 months ago
The plane was flying side-on for 5 to 6 seconds. I'm not a pilot or aviation expert, so I'm curious as to why the pilots or auto-pilot take that long before correcting the planes trajectory?
TheDeepBlueWater 7 months ago
@TheDeepBlueWater the technical term is called "crabbing". The aircraft flys in a crab position to compensate for the crosswind. So the wind is hitting the aircraft sideways, and the pilot turns the aircraft toward the wind direction so that the aircraft flys towards its target, the centre of the runway. Just before the aircraft lands on the runway the pilot straightens out the aircraft using rudder control.
This was a good crosswind landing here in this video.
whitireia 4 months ago
Good pilot.
AndyGC100 7 months ago
amaazing landing !!
khourykarim 8 months ago
a good landing for the scarebus
kukydevil 8 months ago
im taking the bus
tomaclo 8 months ago
veery soft landing... This must have been a glider pilot:)
disg0rge 9 months ago
It's also depend on the angle of the crosswind relative to the landing runway. There is a limitation on crosswind angle and knots factor. Anyway he/she greased the flare and nice touchdown.
kwings714 10 months ago
there's 5kt corsswind...
haloaste 10 months ago
@haloaste Yes. On the ground at the threshold. Dipshit
rokape77 10 months ago
how fast were the winds
danny3902 1 year ago
I think the 330 is drunken ! :) ggg
TheEMS41 1 year ago
Good pilots. Great video!
justkiddin08 1 year ago 24
Awesome...the best for me :)
MEDIAFS 1 year ago