American Airlines MD-82 Landing at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport

Approach and landing on American Airlines Flight 1256, coming from Dayton/Ohio.
My United Airlines flight from EWR to DFW via ORD got diverted to DAY because of tornadoes in Chicago. I ended up spending the night in Dayton and flew on American Airlines straight to DFW the other day.
Listen to the engines on final!

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[1091Alcatraz]

Hey Felix nice vid thanks for uploading a great quality video.Any reason why the pilot was hitting max thrust whilst in the air? and then just stopped and then just did it again?

[FelixMies]

@1091Alcatraz Pilots sometimes have to do this in order to keep the aircraft steady when the wind does not blow constantly or changes its direction. In this case we were experiencing some strong headwinds which suddelny appeared and disappeared again (wind shear). In order to maintain the airspeed at a constant level, the captain was forced to do these power changes.

[MrFlightnoob]

@FelixMies actually windshear is a tailwind, also known as a gust of wind comming in the opposite direction of a headwind.

[FelixMies]

@MrFlightnoob thank you for pointing that out to me, I always thought the term windshear described suddenly upcoming wind, no matter from what direction.

[capitancronos]

the sound is like a symphony

[SouthOne525]

hes talking about chicago lol

dallas/fort worth weather is amazin

[JMLUVZ2FLY]

WORKING THE THOTTLE WAYYYY TO MUCH..FROM A BOEING BRANIFF PILOT!

[Natureboyta]

@MrFlightnoob a gentle correction to your comment. Windshear is typically (vertical and/or horizontal shear) when you have winds <30 knots differing from two differing directions. A microburst is closer to your explanation.

[Handiman544]

windshear can be dangerous if you get the tailwind, which the pilot compensates for with increased speed; then the middle which can be normal; and then a violent headwind which the pilot reduces engine speed to compensate for. This is extremely dangerous when close to the ground because there is no margin for error or compensation and the plane can be forced into the ground.

[deetjay1]

@SouthOne525

Well...that's one word for it I suppose...LOL! Wild Texas weather is more to the point...

[mamiller1980]

@1091Alcatraz This can also be done if he needs to cut throttle if the rate of descent is increased in oder to maintain a certain speed. Then when it flattens out a bit he will increase to keep from stalling.

[hypnovox]

That looked like a really smooth landing. Great vid, enjoyed it.

[MrFlightnoob]

@FelixMies sudden Headwind would generate lift. . A tailwind would kill lift and increase stalling speed, that is why he's heavy on the throttle. Also why planes land into the wind. The exact definition of wind shear is a sudden gust of wind in any direction. Normally from a heavy downburst. In a pilots case wind from the sides is crosswind. Front is headwind (the plane makes more lift and can land slower). Tailwind is from rear (helps push at high altitudes but sudden gusts = windshear)