A380 Hard Landing at Oshkosh

Amazing take-off !! GOD was there .

I take it you've never flown an airplane. His statements are pretty true. That landing blew ass... sorry bud.

LOL!!!

Dan flies a Boeing 777 which has a smaller profile than the 747 which in turn is smaller than the A380.  Boeing and Airbus are also two competing manufacturers in an industry that has no other competitors. Dan never stated the largest craft he has ever flown nor what craft by other manufacturers other than Boeing he has flown.

Considering those plus the fact that there are so many videos of even worse landings, his statements are suspect.

Biased to what?! They are aviation enthusiasts and considering the aircraft was landing at an AIRSHOW, witnessed by many onlookers, it was pretty damn hard.

IE; It could have been significantly better.

This was not a hard landing relative to some I have seen and certainly not even near the limits of what the plane can take. The guys commentating were clearly biased! They didn't even comment on how sound the plane was structurally etc. Classic ignorance.

Still better than any 787 landing I've seen.

Incompetent pilot for sure and should be reprimanded, agree with these guys. I do believe it is common practice to increase power just before touch down for a smoother landing. A380 pilot cut the power exacerbating a hard landing and potentially damaging the air craft.

The commenter is prejudiced and a bigot! It's that simple. If he knows how to fly jets he should know that there is no room for error on a short runway with a medium strengh crosswind. This bird is built well and can take much-much more than a gentle touch and still come out a winner. This is a proof-of-reliability and airworthiness integrity landing, NOT the other way around folks!! Stop commenting on any landing being soft or hard, unless there is a structural breakdown. It's totally useless.

These guys should watch some of the thousands of "HORRIBLE LANDINGS" at the old Kai Tak airport - and then compare to this one.

99.99% of the airplanes that landed there were "useable" afterwards