Lukla airport landing, over wreckage from 10/8/08

[emwinslimshady]

You know what people do after landing? they clap :D

[ldpaviation]

0:02 and a plane that crashed

[bacon75334]

it would be a good landmak to keep the wreckage there

[SijanChyangba]

Don't forget the Pilot flying there is Nepali, a Gurkha {Bravest tribe in the world}.... You are in safe hands until "Bad Weather" deceives you

[yynnmmbb]

Note to self: Never ever ever ever schedule a visit to Lukla, Nepal

[mmjjddxoc6]

@yynnmmbb Im going :(

[umpalumpa101909]

You can even see those tents that are for bodies and body pieces and stuff, Not really somthing i would like to see during the final moments of landing :P

[s4lix]

"The feeling you get when you'r just about to land and you see a wrecked airplane"

[jimmywacked]

missed it by 100 feet

[FruitcakeNat]

Well that's awkward :S

[CGMIX150]

You have guts!

[heliskier402]

The "who ever came up with the bright idea to build an airport ... should be shot" was none other than Sir Edmund Hillary. I hope no one wants to shoot him! There is virtually no flat ground in Nepal's mountainous regions. The runway was deliberately built on a 12 degree slope to help planes stop in time and to gain enough speed for takeoff.

[1989samir]

@heliskier402 yes and also the runway was not flattened by any modern machines but by the local sherpa people by making them walk up and down at night whereas the local women would cut the bushes and clear off the grasses during day. so we sud show how gratefulness and b thankful to them.

[HDaviator]

I am afraid to say this but the pilot's that fly these flights, may not be as technically skilled as 747 pilots, but by god they have better stick and rudder skills. But in all honesty, who ever came up with the bright idea to build an airport on the side of a mountain looking straight at it should be shot.

[1989samir]

@HDaviator the runway was not flattened by any modern machines but by the local sherpa people by making them walk up and down at night whereas the local women would cut the bushes and clear off the grasses during day. so we sud show how gratefulness and b thankful to them.

[1989samir]

@HDaviator the runway was not flattened by any modern machines but by the local sherpa people by making them walk up and down at night whereas the local women would cut the bushes and clear off the grasses during day. so we sud show how gratefulness and b thankful to them.

[nikthepilot]

@GrahamTheMastermind It's not that ´hard With The DHC-6 yust reverse Trhust Before Landing ;P

[ikillyou555]

this was on tv

[BGaleana828]

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[R32inAZ]

... and Ladies and Gentlemen if you'd please look out to the right side of the airplane... you wont see how seriously dangerous this airport is..... we'll be landing VERY shortly.... thank you.

[eemuska]

Nice video !

[ElectroRC]

I have the Lukla add-on scenery for FSX, and its a pretty interesting landing. I have tried several aircraft, and Twin Otter is definitely the way to go.

[MetalMilitiaXV]

"oh, there's the wreckage"

[ViolentVendetta]

watch?v=a8RodoV8k9Q&feature=re­lated

the video from the crashed plane

[canavra]

=OO

[myrandomspaces]

sad...

[merc340sr]

Flying over wreckage!?! OUCH!!!

[jonefc]

I'm so nervous about this flight, im a bad flyer and im going to the base camp soon! :(

[RobertKay11]

Yes, we went to Everest Base Camp and also climbed Island Peak. It was a fantastic trip! Perhaps the most impressive thing was the strength and character of the Nepali people.

[1989samir]

@RobertKay11 im so glad to hear it about us as myself am a nepali.

[zhudi8682]

nice, brings back memories. Did you make it to the Base Camp?