The authorities there need to excavate that hill the fuck right outta the way or extend that runway before an accident happens! Those 757's wont be in service much longer and all the new computerised planes will be screaming ground proximity warnings!
my father is a captain for american airlines and he flies here quite frequently.. He told me that this landing is not as difficult as it seems... hard to believe...
Well... It is 2010 now. Many people keep asking, Why the heel did they built an Airport there... At the time the air port was built, it was already pretty far away from the city. The city has grown in those years and the country has no money to built a new one. There where plans to do it, but no money and the people protested couse it was to far away from the city (in other countries its a normal distance to travel to). Today, the mountain, where the video was take exists no more.
just flew on AA to tegucigalpa today for the first time ,hoping they would do this approach, and just my luck they land the opposite way on runway 20...
that 15 degree pitch at the flare just to stay centered. wow, windy, sloped, on a hill base... that's a CRAP place to put a runway. must give any pilot extra gray hairs.
@calcmandan You do realize, that this airport has been expanded and the even the hill from which the video was recorded demolished in order to expand the runway and make it safer.
@calcmandan You do realize, that this airport has been expanded and that even the hill from which the video was recorded demolished in order to expand the runway and make it safer.
@rjpilot Yes, they've been blasting the hill this was shot from and added eight or nine hundred feet to make the runway about 7,000 ft. total. I've made this landing on this very flight several times but always in the dry season. Last time after take off it was a full load on a hot day and we had to stop in San Pedro Sula about twenty minutes away to get a full load of gas before heading on to Miami.
That guy was stupidly low. I've flown that airplane into TGU many times. I f done properly, the radio altimeter will say 40,40,40,30,20,10. Touch should occur 500 feet beyond the displaced threshold, but prior to the first taxiway.
But at least he landed in a full crab. Must of been a former DFW guy, or even worse, and X-type CKA on line rotation.
i don't get why do they keep those airports going... they should move to a different straighterrrr place... there are a lot of weird airports around the world, like the one in Nepal, the Lukla Airport and others!
@FullMetalJackSquat he's right...every aircraft has an ICAO code,which is used by aviation people.we call the 737 800 738.if you don't trust me,ask a real pilot or read an atpl book.
@FullMetalJackSquat he's right...every aircraft has an ICAO code,which is used by aviation people.we call the 737 800 738.if you don't trust me,ask a real pilot or read an atpl book.
I watched this video before landing at this airport in January. I was looking out the window to see how close to that hill we were, but not as close as this guy. It was strangely disappointing.
I was there in 1993, landing and taking off with SAHSA (Honduran Airlines) this airline does not exist anymore; before taking off a man was selling "LIFE INSURANCE" and he offered me a policy. I did not buy it but I shit myself as the airlplane was about to take off same as landing.
This is a great video. I've made this landing on this flight several times and it's always interesting. A 757 is the biggest thing you can land there. American doesn't let just any pilot do this. The first time I sat next to a woman who was praying and crossing herself like crazy as we came down. (Uhhh...anything I should know here?)
I feel like I am on that flight after taking it so many times from miami all through out my teens and later ....last time I was on first class drking champagne , I was the only one in the cabin with a crew from santiago chile.
Por Dios !!! que pista de aterrizaje mas corta !! Gracias a todos esos valientes pilotos que hacen bien su trabajo y nosostros viajamos felices ....Honduras:Construye una pista de verdad !!!
I just got back from Tegucigalpa (Toncotin) last night. Our landing was close to the same as the video above. It certainly requires a skilled pilot. The talk is that they are going to expand the runway. On takeoff they have to rev the engines to full power before releasing the brake so they can get up enough speed for take off. Certainly fun flying in and out!
It must be like "dont sink, dont sink, 300, sink rate, sink rate, 200, pull up!, whoop whoop pull up!, bank angle,bank angle, 50,40,50,20,20,30,10, 20,10!
and the GPWS is going twenty..... ten..... twenty.. ten..... twenty.. ten..... lol (doubt it tho haha never heard GPWS do that in any TGU cockpit videos i've seen)
I did indeed survive! It was a lot of fun actually haha. I hear they are closing this airport down and re-routing flights to a US military base within the next year or two. Flying to San Pedro Sula is cheaper anyway...
i think its because they are rebuilding the runway.. extending it n stuff.. or it might be some military/political thing.. its sad tho.. skills are required but skills can be lost if you stop using it..
well keep in mind back then when the airport was built there were only twin engined planes like DC-3 or something that would use this airport, and the approach is easy for props
According to a doctor friend of mine who flies in there regularly, only a handful of pilots from each airline are trained and certified to fly into TGU. It has to be hand-flown -- the autopilot can't do it, which is really saying something given the state of the tecnology today.
Guys , most approaches/landings are handflown. And its up to each pilot to hand fly the whole approach or takeoff to maintain his flying skills. Autoland is only used once in a while to check the systems and when the visibility is CAT II or CAT III . Special Flight Crew training must be completed , the airport must be equipped and the aircraft itself must also have some necessary instruments . in all other cases its a manual landing.
True of course -- most self-respecting pilots prefer to hand-fly. The difference is that the approach here is so complex that the very sophisticated autopilots cannot fly it. I have the greatest respect for those pilots who can.
DrWeee, you are a dumbshit, ILS is only for a straight path into the runway. if you noticed the first 50 seconds of the video, he was turning the plane. ILS would be pointless for the last 100 feet. it would probably cause the plane to crash because the pilot would have to take his hands off of the yoke at the most crucial moment. once again you are a dumbshit.
Great Video!! Proof-Positive of what great flight instructors say "Cessna 152 or an airliner, fly the plane, whatever it takes!" Notice the early turn from base to final to compensate for the cross wind. Leveled @ final, kept the centerline all the way down to the numbers. Great x-wind landing technique, left wing slightly down for a left gear touchdown then the right, followed by the nose gear. Textbook. Those who know what I'm writing about will prob. agree. @ one of the toughest app. no less.
Travolta owns a 707 and Bruce is a 757 pilot of a charter airline in UK, for the recent tour the aircraft had a colors from Iron Maiden and it was called Ed Force One
The other point of view shows where the ridge has been removed from the approach path so where the plane actually passes the land has much more clearance.
hey i might be wrong i am only trainging to be an airline pilot at the moment but i think he did land short the two white blocks are the touchdown ponts which you aim to land somewhere around there but he lands b4 the threshold which is the start of the runway... thats crazy unless you have to do that to fit into that airport
wahooo ... I have landed "safely" at this airport two weeks ago. At one point I could see the runway at 10 o'clock ...and I froze when I realised that the pilot was about to land just there! I knew it was one of the most difficult runways, but was never prepared for that :)
that plane looks to be about 16 feet above that ridge that it has to clear before dropping down to the runway. If they want some REALLY scary footage, they'll walk a little further down there under where the plane has to pass over.
Pues este ahora será un aeropuerto regional donde solo podran aterrizar aviones de pequeña envergadura, segun la presidencia de la republica. Si todo sale bien y no se roban el dinero, esperamos tener funcionando al mejor aeropuerto de CA en los proximos meses (o años)en las cercanias de Tegucigalpa, esperando así que podamos recibir vuelos intercontinentales.
noce d donde eres..pero noce si ya t enterastes si q el aeropuerto esta recibiendo aviones d gran envergadura...si keres ver los primeros aterrisjaes q se hicieron pone...toncontin reapertura...saludos
-i wanna see a 747 land in this airport..lol( y les creo que son pilotos) but en reallidad most of the airports en Latino america son una " MIERDA" YO PERSONAL MENTE CREO QUE (((((COMALAPA ES EL MEJOR Y MAS LIMPIO)))). THE WORSE IS OF THE AIRPORTS R IN HONDURAS Y DEPEUES EL OLD AURORA EN GUATEMALA Y EL TERCERO EN LIMA PERU...I USED TO WORK FOR AA IM SO GLAD IM NOT WITH THEM NO MORE CUZ I USED TO ALMOST ALWAYZ HAVE THE SAME ROUTE NOW IM WITH UNITED A. THE BEST
En ese aeropuerto el avión mas grande que puede aterrizar es un 757 (que es este de AA).
Como sugerencia: aprende bien alguno de los dos idiomas (inglés o español) porque por querer hablar de los dos, no se te entiende ninguno, y tienes una mala redacción de ambos idiomas.
OK, not to fault, anyone But i have flown quite alot, and Recently flew on Taca, and May i Say, the Aproach, and landins Were Sumwhat, Diferent then That of any other airlines, DONT know if its the terrain, or what, but i was abit scared, Landing, very fast and Steep, When Descending, it was just very abrupt, and Fast.
Alguien de Tegucigalpa que se vaya a grabar muchos aterrizajes en Toncontin con esos aviones grandes antes de que los trasladen al otro aeropuerto, quedan como 50 dias
Costa Rica is a beautiful country! I was there last year. Wow, so peaceful and the people are so nice. Peace, from a non-bigoted person from the USA ;-)
no more Toncontin landings...these videos will become collectors items, just like Kai Tak, officially closed by executive decision to aircraft bigger than 40 passengers, sad but long overdue, I guess it took a tragedy like TACA's to make it happen, "tombstone technology" at it's best!
dude.. they just need the right planes to fly to dangerous airports.. everyone knows Airbus's performance is kinda sloppy.. SEND BOEING.. A320 and B757 don't compete in braking power.. the 757 wins automatically. without discussion.. rip all TACA a320 victims
true, automation somtimes has it's downfall, I would trust a legendary 737-200 going in there any day, not disagreeing with it, just stating the facts, they are DONE! Only aircraft with 42 PAX or less allowed now! R.I.P
Well, this is just one more reason for me or anyone else to stay the hell out of Mexico or Central America. For the primary reason Google any cities name then type kidnappings hit enter, or better go to the US State Dept. website for current travel warnings for Mexico or Central America. Stay the hell out of there!!!! It's very, very dangerous even in Laredo!
Nice landing. Normally they just drop the plane out of the sky. Did a couple of times. Onces I last my drink by spreading it over my backneighbour. :)
ive landed many times in that airport and every time you get the same feeling that its not going to stop and the scary part is that at the end of the runway theres a cliff and a river a the bottom so you can imagine what would happen if something goes bad lol
TERRAIN...TERRAIN...PULL UP...WHOOOP..WHOOOP
sdeparis1 2 months ago
Runway 27 at TNCM?
CubesForAKid 4 months ago
@CubesForAKid Looks like the north RNAV 02 at MHTG
nitbot 3 months ago
Excellent video
LouiesPlace 5 months ago
whats even freekier is that most of these airfields have "visual " approaches only, bad weather can send you on your way pretty quick
ozzthorn258 6 months ago
The authorities there need to excavate that hill the fuck right outta the way or extend that runway before an accident happens! Those 757's wont be in service much longer and all the new computerised planes will be screaming ground proximity warnings!
Neanderthalmanny 6 months ago
It is very dangerous landing. I would like to know, what happened to the pilots after landing
toxin1pilot 8 months ago
ACI could just install a camera there and wait for its next episode to make for itself.
eurander 10 months ago
Bank Angle Bank Angle LOL
DreamFlightPro 10 months ago
Wow, watching this never gets old.
TheWheels777 11 months ago
GPWS Infarted.
SekuuraChannel 11 months ago
my father is a captain for american airlines and he flies here quite frequently.. He told me that this landing is not as difficult as it seems... hard to believe...
TheEvoXFreak 11 months ago
easy landing anyone could do it
xMapleStarzx 11 months ago
Well... It is 2010 now. Many people keep asking, Why the heel did they built an Airport there... At the time the air port was built, it was already pretty far away from the city. The city has grown in those years and the country has no money to built a new one. There where plans to do it, but no money and the people protested couse it was to far away from the city (in other countries its a normal distance to travel to). Today, the mountain, where the video was take exists no more.
decathleta 1 year ago
just flew on AA to tegucigalpa today for the first time ,hoping they would do this approach, and just my luck they land the opposite way on runway 20...
krispykreme82603 1 year ago
talk about a BADLY DESIGNED airport.
dargay 1 year ago
He's done that a few times!
acme181169 1 year ago
that 15 degree pitch at the flare just to stay centered. wow, windy, sloped, on a hill base... that's a CRAP place to put a runway. must give any pilot extra gray hairs.
calcmandan 1 year ago
@calcmandan You do realize, that this airport has been expanded and the even the hill from which the video was recorded demolished in order to expand the runway and make it safer.
dgelwin 1 year ago
@calcmandan You do realize, that this airport has been expanded and that even the hill from which the video was recorded demolished in order to expand the runway and make it safer.
dgelwin 1 year ago
that is what i call pilot skill.fantastic.
MrArnold1972 1 year ago
Since this video was taken, have they shaved some of that hill on short final?
rjpilot 1 year ago
@rjpilot Yes, they've been blasting the hill this was shot from and added eight or nine hundred feet to make the runway about 7,000 ft. total. I've made this landing on this very flight several times but always in the dry season. Last time after take off it was a full load on a hot day and we had to stop in San Pedro Sula about twenty minutes away to get a full load of gas before heading on to Miami.
mduncan81 1 year ago
wowowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww ... why the hell did they build that airport threr that pilot is the bombbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb
sugars20 1 year ago
Wow, there's still some real pilots left at the majors, not many I bet.
archer49d 1 year ago
Wow they must go throught alot tire at this airport...
manny298 1 year ago
yo no durmiera con ese ruido ded un solo andaso me lo apeo
patepluma23 1 year ago
That guy was stupidly low. I've flown that airplane into TGU many times. I f done properly, the radio altimeter will say 40,40,40,30,20,10. Touch should occur 500 feet beyond the displaced threshold, but prior to the first taxiway.
But at least he landed in a full crab. Must of been a former DFW guy, or even worse, and X-type CKA on line rotation.
rocketboy911 1 year ago
i don't get why do they keep those airports going... they should move to a different straighterrrr place... there are a lot of weird airports around the world, like the one in Nepal, the Lukla Airport and others!
TERRANCIO 1 year ago
It''s called a Boeing 757 (-200)→ May need to change that title of this cloned & copied video- what the shit is a B752 ?~
FullMetalJackSquat 1 year ago
@FullMetalJackSquat The "shit" ignorant!!! Is cuz' you call the Boeing aircrafts on aviation with the first number of the second sequence. I mean...
737-500=B735
747-400=B744
757-200= B752
767-300=B763
Before open your fuckin' mouth, learn something about it!
elpablo07 1 year ago
@elpablo07 blow me dick~ then-the 'shit' is in your mouth-- that' s stupid spanish created assinine B735 bullshit ~~ is just made up.
if its a 757-200 say it-!! B752 is new school 'LAZY' way out jackass-
You're fuckin smokin' dope you DOPE- stick to your spanish lame ass shit-
FullMetalJackSquat 1 year ago
@FullMetalJackSquat he's right...every aircraft has an ICAO code,which is used by aviation people.we call the 737 800 738.if you don't trust me,ask a real pilot or read an atpl book.
rockonmario 1 year ago
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@FullMetalJackSquat he's right...every aircraft has an ICAO code,which is used by aviation people.we call the 737 800 738.if you don't trust me,ask a real pilot or read an atpl book.
rockonmario 1 year ago
I watched this video before landing at this airport in January. I was looking out the window to see how close to that hill we were, but not as close as this guy. It was strangely disappointing.
powerliftingful 1 year ago
Terrain Terrain PULL UP!!
MacandPc703 1 year ago 2
@MacandPc703 Yeah!!! It was a "problem" always to land over there! XD
elpablo07 1 year ago
awesome landing ..
AirbusA330Pilot 1 year ago
Santa Maria, madre de dios!
Boabdil17 1 year ago
I was there in 1993, landing and taking off with SAHSA (Honduran Airlines) this airline does not exist anymore; before taking off a man was selling "LIFE INSURANCE" and he offered me a policy. I did not buy it but I shit myself as the airlplane was about to take off same as landing.
auscorpio7 2 years ago
I heard a "clang clang" as the pilots giant brass balls hit together when that plane touched down. Major skills!
Stryder2720 2 years ago 26
This is a great video. I've made this landing on this flight several times and it's always interesting. A 757 is the biggest thing you can land there. American doesn't let just any pilot do this. The first time I sat next to a woman who was praying and crossing herself like crazy as we came down. (Uhhh...anything I should know here?)
mduncan81 2 years ago
wats so funny here
sky911019 2 years ago
a qui todos pilotos aterizan con los huevos en la voca y la pija en el culo.
tonapu 2 years ago 6
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yeah, and you can hear the captain saying "its about XX:XXpm/am
and Welcome to the jungle"
Honduras airports sucks bro and the city is even worst! lol.
206ernesto 2 years ago
@206ernesto
Dude... Seriously.. Stick a Dick down your throat and Shut The Fuck Up.
TNCMAviator1013 2 years ago 12
Ernesto, you from there or neighbor El Salvador, bro?
TERRANCIO 1 year ago
well experienced pilot right here!! nice job
cookie1994LFC 2 years ago
holy crap!!
axeccidentally 2 years ago 10
I feel like I am on that flight after taking it so many times from miami all through out my teens and later ....last time I was on first class drking champagne , I was the only one in the cabin with a crew from santiago chile.
cso74 2 years ago
I will be landing in TGU on Thursday the 20th of August.....I am actually looking forward to doing this landing!!!!!
buckeyesly 2 years ago 2
Only the best of the best pilots should fly this approach and he qualifies, Great Landing :D
ojb1989 2 years ago
si me mandan a mi meter un 757 en semejante ratonera les digo que vaya su padre. Lamentable aeropuerto
FAlonso22 2 years ago
That displaced threshold is funny. Bet not too many pilot's give a damn about that!
GingBread 2 years ago
q bakan el video, pero pa un piloto es lo mas peligro!!
Honduras construye un buen aeropuerto!!
cochao12 2 years ago
I want to cancel a trip to Honduras...
Talasco 2 years ago 2
Ayy Carumba!
ramitupursnout 2 years ago 5
Great job:)
mtoh81 2 years ago
0:20 What The Fuck :)
NeverDieKnight 2 years ago
this is why they have instruments :)
ddstar 2 years ago
Por Dios !!! que pista de aterrizaje mas corta !! Gracias a todos esos valientes pilotos que hacen bien su trabajo y nosostros viajamos felices ....Honduras:Construye una pista de verdad !!!
bibi1364 2 years ago
oh gosh! :OOO
Diiig0 2 years ago
I seen a loose lug nut on the wheel that was so close !
19jody72 2 years ago
holy jesus
Apocalypticafan1992 2 years ago 4
I just got back from Tegucigalpa (Toncotin) last night. Our landing was close to the same as the video above. It certainly requires a skilled pilot. The talk is that they are going to expand the runway. On takeoff they have to rev the engines to full power before releasing the brake so they can get up enough speed for take off. Certainly fun flying in and out!
gjdgjdgjd 2 years ago
cool landing :)
kokyrry 2 years ago
OMG ! Perfect Landing ! I Love AA ! ;]
ComandanteAraujo 2 years ago
i would land the same way every time, its soo hard to land properly on this runway with high approach
CHECHENVIP20002000 2 years ago
It must be like "dont sink, dont sink, 300, sink rate, sink rate, 200, pull up!, whoop whoop pull up!, bank angle,bank angle, 50,40,50,20,20,30,10, 20,10!
machinejet 2 years ago 6
Wow, you nailed it, spot on!
x4457 2 years ago
LOL
B757204 2 years ago
AHHHH the joys of central american flying.
Dalpilot1 2 years ago
nice...
princesszelda1989 2 years ago
who puts a runway on the middle of nowhere: what a day to video tape too
SaL4218 2 years ago
loved to of been that close as the people are in the video,amazing footage!
brumster01 2 years ago
the radar altimeter is probably saying 20...10..20...10....20....10....10 the whole way down
thatcameraguy85 2 years ago 28
and the GPWS is going twenty..... ten..... twenty.. ten..... twenty.. ten..... lol (doubt it tho haha never heard GPWS do that in any TGU cockpit videos i've seen)
TNCMAviator1013 2 years ago
It would be more like 50 TERRAIN TERRAIN 10
blast616 2 years ago 2
@TNCMAviator1013 and................5
wisnu1231 11 months ago
@thatcameraguy85 Why would it say that?
360lolz 11 months ago
imagine the passenger's view!
RIK92YT 2 years ago 2
that would suck ballz if there was the slightest crosswind
Cruiserhog01 2 years ago
lol, only there is always a crosswind at the airport, or gusting winds due to the high mountains around the airport.
TNCMAviator1013 2 years ago
@TNCMAviator1013
Yeah, that's why they land crossways! What an airport!
00bean00 1 year ago
I did indeed survive! It was a lot of fun actually haha. I hear they are closing this airport down and re-routing flights to a US military base within the next year or two. Flying to San Pedro Sula is cheaper anyway...
jbevert 2 years ago
i think its because they are rebuilding the runway.. extending it n stuff.. or it might be some military/political thing.. its sad tho.. skills are required but skills can be lost if you stop using it..
TNCMAviator1013 2 years ago
DANG!
CoastStarlight11 2 years ago
that airport is so weird! why would they make it like that?
onarudkus 2 years ago
well keep in mind back then when the airport was built there were only twin engined planes like DC-3 or something that would use this airport, and the approach is easy for props
TNCMAviator1013 2 years ago
Hope you made it okay, jbevert!
According to a doctor friend of mine who flies in there regularly, only a handful of pilots from each airline are trained and certified to fly into TGU. It has to be hand-flown -- the autopilot can't do it, which is really saying something given the state of the tecnology today.
brwombat 2 years ago
Your friend would be correct. Only Sr. Air-Check Cfficers are trained on these routes.
uthalo876 2 years ago
Guys , most approaches/landings are handflown. And its up to each pilot to hand fly the whole approach or takeoff to maintain his flying skills. Autoland is only used once in a while to check the systems and when the visibility is CAT II or CAT III . Special Flight Crew training must be completed , the airport must be equipped and the aircraft itself must also have some necessary instruments . in all other cases its a manual landing.
NightFlyer737 2 years ago 2
True of course -- most self-respecting pilots prefer to hand-fly. The difference is that the approach here is so complex that the very sophisticated autopilots cannot fly it. I have the greatest respect for those pilots who can.
brwombat 2 years ago
omg ill be flying into here tomorrow i am so scared.
jbevert 2 years ago
I'd be Excited if i was u xD
TNCMAviator1013 2 years ago
wow thats was a nice landing it have taking the shit out of me...
lisdoddestraat 2 years ago
I'm from Honduras (born in Tegucigalpa) and I will not fly into Toncontin....now I know why, haha.
lurker1107 2 years ago
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MOre like Good technology. ILS look it up
DrWeee 3 years ago
DrWeee, you are a dumbshit, ILS is only for a straight path into the runway. if you noticed the first 50 seconds of the video, he was turning the plane. ILS would be pointless for the last 100 feet. it would probably cause the plane to crash because the pilot would have to take his hands off of the yoke at the most crucial moment. once again you are a dumbshit.
greecerocks7 2 years ago 2
good comment
gankala8 2 years ago
wow
Mocelet 3 years ago
Awesome
Equisdeee 3 years ago
oh yeah thats my country right there! shout out to jose mario, alejandro y hector mauricio!
xXPunkJoslynnXx 3 years ago
amazing
notice that he lands sideways though
XXxxFRENCHxxXX 3 years ago 3
XXxxFRENCHxxXX: It's a side wind landing, landing in side wind is very hard ;)
bluesunfilms2 2 years ago
expert pilot.
frontdoor1208 3 years ago 5
Speechless...
Fredozsu 3 years ago
realy amazing
chrisnashasd 3 years ago
Spectacular !!! :)
porcusdiu 3 years ago
well lok ar my country and home town lol *sobs*
masterhidsert1043 3 years ago
how come the pilots dont make them blow up some terrain with tnt, to make it easier for them level it off less obstacles.
greypickles0 3 years ago
Great Video!! Proof-Positive of what great flight instructors say "Cessna 152 or an airliner, fly the plane, whatever it takes!" Notice the early turn from base to final to compensate for the cross wind. Leveled @ final, kept the centerline all the way down to the numbers. Great x-wind landing technique, left wing slightly down for a left gear touchdown then the right, followed by the nose gear. Textbook. Those who know what I'm writing about will prob. agree. @ one of the toughest app. no less.
camperuso 3 years ago
Yes, I just can't stop watching this video.
ManuelLogan 3 years ago
Plane spotting at the right place is a very interesting hobby.
workforcetrust 3 years ago
John Travolta was flying that one, or it was Bruce Dickinson.
beedollars 3 years ago 5
Travolta owns a 707 and Bruce is a 757 pilot of a charter airline in UK, for the recent tour the aircraft had a colors from Iron Maiden and it was called Ed Force One
polecat987 3 years ago
BOEING FOR 10 YEARS HAD MORE THAN 1000 ACCIDENTS and TUPOLEV ONLY 100 NOOBS
BDtomason 3 years ago
The other point of view shows where the ridge has been removed from the approach path so where the plane actually passes the land has much more clearance.
astuc8 3 years ago
"Aaaah!!!shut up landing in Hondurus is Great
I've got 14 pairs of shit soiled pants ta'
prove it.
Xx12d5g 3 years ago
nice pilot i guess
chargebug 3 years ago
hey i might be wrong i am only trainging to be an airline pilot at the moment but i think he did land short the two white blocks are the touchdown ponts which you aim to land somewhere around there but he lands b4 the threshold which is the start of the runway... thats crazy unless you have to do that to fit into that airport
bradders147 3 years ago
yes fuck trouble154 and,Boeing is Queen of the sky,i would rather fly C172 than trouble 154!
solomonpilot767 3 years ago
it looked sweet ass when it landed!
IReallyLoveAnalPorn 3 years ago
wahooo ... I have landed "safely" at this airport two weeks ago. At one point I could see the runway at 10 o'clock ...and I froze when I realised that the pilot was about to land just there! I knew it was one of the most difficult runways, but was never prepared for that :)
maltagreen 3 years ago 2
Hey! I fly there also! What airline are you for?
flyguy281 3 years ago
damn dem pilots got skills but dat shit iz crazy it reminds me of regan internatinal
mylesandpennie 3 years ago
lol...the plane was so near to the people...
asl95 3 years ago
holly that runways small!
santashead 3 years ago
I LOVE MY TEGUCIGALPA LOL
area703 3 years ago
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Tuplof154 is a death trap,old teck and,Boeing is the Queen of the sky!
solomonpilot767 3 years ago
Damn Straight! All Tupolev are crappy Boeing immitations. Boeing is #1, Fuck Tupolev.
TNCMAviator1013 3 years ago
very impressive and,thats one of my favorite jet liner B757 200 and,thanks 4 posting this great clip!
solomonpilot767 3 years ago
that plane looks to be about 16 feet above that ridge that it has to clear before dropping down to the runway. If they want some REALLY scary footage, they'll walk a little further down there under where the plane has to pass over.
slimydick23 3 years ago
Amazing cross wind landing!Superb flying skills involved!Great video-keep posting them!
drmanojknr 3 years ago
That was Great footage, thanks for posting. That Airport Rocks Man
rodstarr2001 3 years ago
La verdad que aterizar un 757 en este aeropuerto es una hazaña, hay que tener mucha habilidad. Felicito al piloto que manejaba este 757.
MAMALON526 3 years ago
yap! there was wake vortext going on.
issueagent 3 years ago
Pues este ahora será un aeropuerto regional donde solo podran aterrizar aviones de pequeña envergadura, segun la presidencia de la republica. Si todo sale bien y no se roban el dinero, esperamos tener funcionando al mejor aeropuerto de CA en los proximos meses (o años)en las cercanias de Tegucigalpa, esperando así que podamos recibir vuelos intercontinentales.
Lonchomix 3 years ago
noce d donde eres..pero noce si ya t enterastes si q el aeropuerto esta recibiendo aviones d gran envergadura...si keres ver los primeros aterrisjaes q se hicieron pone...toncontin reapertura...saludos
rmcdedms 3 years ago
Deberian de rehubicar este aeropuerto en otra parte por la seguridad de toda esa gente que viaja en esos aviones y los residentes cercanos.
hjrn6208 3 years ago
That runway is about 1/3 of the length it should be. Scary.
depravedone 3 years ago
ok i checked flight aware and it has a result unknown which meens the aircrafted crashed the 20th
boycoollike 3 years ago
RESPEKT ... vor den Piloten die hier landen müssen!
heiko07bunbury 3 years ago
Ich würde den Flughafen nicht anfliegen :-)
SirNails 3 years ago
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-i wanna see a 747 land in this airport..lol( y les creo que son pilotos) but en reallidad most of the airports en Latino america son una " MIERDA" YO PERSONAL MENTE CREO QUE (((((COMALAPA ES EL MEJOR Y MAS LIMPIO)))). THE WORSE IS OF THE AIRPORTS R IN HONDURAS Y DEPEUES EL OLD AURORA EN GUATEMALA Y EL TERCERO EN LIMA PERU...I USED TO WORK FOR AA IM SO GLAD IM NOT WITH THEM NO MORE CUZ I USED TO ALMOST ALWAYZ HAVE THE SAME ROUTE NOW IM WITH UNITED A. THE BEST
hotscorpion2100 3 years ago
Loco porque no hablas algo de ver??
Estas hablando que el aeropuerto es mierdad!
polako2 3 years ago
En ese aeropuerto el avión mas grande que puede aterrizar es un 757 (que es este de AA).
Como sugerencia: aprende bien alguno de los dos idiomas (inglés o español) porque por querer hablar de los dos, no se te entiende ninguno, y tienes una mala redacción de ambos idiomas.
marioal17 3 years ago
OK, not to fault, anyone But i have flown quite alot, and Recently flew on Taca, and May i Say, the Aproach, and landins Were Sumwhat, Diferent then That of any other airlines, DONT know if its the terrain, or what, but i was abit scared, Landing, very fast and Steep, When Descending, it was just very abrupt, and Fast.
Pagirl76 3 years ago
thats not a great place for landing. looks hard to know where to land
cruzitoboy 3 years ago
Not a great place for a runway, I admire the skill of the pilots who make the landings there.
the1bigace 3 years ago 5
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Alguien de Tegucigalpa que se vaya a grabar muchos aterrizajes en Toncontin con esos aviones grandes antes de que los trasladen al otro aeropuerto, quedan como 50 dias
HectorJW2007 3 years ago 2
Awesome! Pilots who land there rule!
sobodude 3 years ago 2
Costa Rica is a beautiful country! I was there last year. Wow, so peaceful and the people are so nice. Peace, from a non-bigoted person from the USA ;-)
SpaceMedic 3 years ago
Your intention is kind and greatly appreciated. However, Toncontin is in Honduras, not Costa Rica. Peace, back atcha. xo.
biophile87 3 years ago
Heheh, ya, biophile, i know...there was a post below about Costa Rica and I mennt to attach the comment to that person's post. Hehe... =)
SpaceMedic 3 years ago
:-P
biophile87 3 years ago
What does that have to do with this video, unless you're from the Costa Rican tourism ministry? I guess it's guerilla marketing,lol
elreywg 3 years ago
Umm its in Honduras
Jsd8675 3 years ago
LOL, yes, I know...
SpaceMedic 3 years ago
no more Toncontin landings...these videos will become collectors items, just like Kai Tak, officially closed by executive decision to aircraft bigger than 40 passengers, sad but long overdue, I guess it took a tragedy like TACA's to make it happen, "tombstone technology" at it's best!
congaleader2000 3 years ago
dude.. they just need the right planes to fly to dangerous airports.. everyone knows Airbus's performance is kinda sloppy.. SEND BOEING.. A320 and B757 don't compete in braking power.. the 757 wins automatically. without discussion.. rip all TACA a320 victims
TNCMAviator1013 3 years ago
true, automation somtimes has it's downfall, I would trust a legendary 737-200 going in there any day, not disagreeing with it, just stating the facts, they are DONE! Only aircraft with 42 PAX or less allowed now! R.I.P
congaleader2000 3 years ago
Yeah.. send a 757 with 42 passengers.. it will stop halfway on the runway.. :P
PS: i love the 757!
*R.I.P. all TACA Victims*
TNCMAviator1013 3 years ago
Costa Ricans have an excellent quality of life? Lol, having lived there, I can safely say that's not true, outside of a few special cases.
ttowntom 3 years ago
Nice video!!!
garfieldmhb 3 years ago
pero esa vaina es un peligro de aeropuerto........
angelblanco01 3 years ago
sape gato
frompetare 3 years ago
That is one ridiculously short runway -- no longer than small private airports for Cessnas or Gulfstreams.
wave54 3 years ago
Well, this is just one more reason for me or anyone else to stay the hell out of Mexico or Central America. For the primary reason Google any cities name then type kidnappings hit enter, or better go to the US State Dept. website for current travel warnings for Mexico or Central America. Stay the hell out of there!!!! It's very, very dangerous even in Laredo!
hilocomtoot 3 years ago
hahaha
guanakoad 3 years ago
sissy.
skipcromer 3 years ago
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What does being kidnapped have to do with a Wicked Appoach & Landing of an Airliner?
Idiot.
TNCMAviator1013 3 years ago
probally a bad landing :S
villawolf119 3 years ago
Today one airplane had an accident in this airport.
Tumblinblin 3 years ago
yeah
it was from TACA Airlines
arovirag 3 years ago
that rudder is giving it al its got damn
those pilots have some balls and sirious skillz
QVrat123 3 years ago
Nice landing. Normally they just drop the plane out of the sky. Did a couple of times. Onces I last my drink by spreading it over my backneighbour. :)
catrachoholandes 3 years ago
You gotta give it to those pilots, they're amazing! I bet they love and at the same time hate landing in TGU.
c09carlos 3 years ago
cant wait to go back to honduras,,,,,I just dont have enough money righ now,,but as soon a make enough I am going back,,,
firstchino 3 years ago
This scared the shit outta me.
Starsky5000 3 years ago 3
ive landed many times in that airport and every time you get the same feeling that its not going to stop and the scary part is that at the end of the runway theres a cliff and a river a the bottom so you can imagine what would happen if something goes bad lol
bcoca504 4 years ago 6