Cockpit Approach & Landing in Air Mauritius A340-300E (HQ)

Cockpit approach and landing in Mauritius SSR Int. Airport (FIMP) in Airbus A340-300E (3B-NBJ - Le Chamarel) arriving from Reunion Gillot Int. Aiport (FMEE). Various views of Mauritius can be seen too.. sorry for shaky video..

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[jonstewartforprez]

I also thought I'd answer some of the questions:

It's an A340. No doubt about it (it has 4 engines, most obvious thing).

The speed brakes (spoilers) were deployed. Unlike Boeing aircrafts, A340 doesn't actually move the spoiler handle when it lands.

There was a bounce in the landing (a flaw in all A340s)

The autopilot called out the altitude, along with the "Retard! Retard!"

Unlike Boeing, Airbus uses sidesticks (or joysticks). I personally prefer the yoke instead and fly the 747 right now..

[jipe05]

@jonstewartforprez thank you for your precious info! :)

[racear8]

Great video, but how did you managed to get in the cockpit? are you pilot? or just asked?

[jipe05]

@racear8 just asked :P

[badboykarlos]

wow they use joysticks in airbuses instead of the traditional wheel thing

[jipe05]

sidesticks to be more precise lol

[ManhattenSafe]

Yes it´s an A340! Nice Video! 5*

[weriddan]

Great video ! just wondering im flying on them next year... do you rekon i will get into the cockpit? they seem pretty lienent

[VeracityMedia]

@Angolaviators it took 5 seconds. Perfectly normal. Check again.

[evilmontezuma87]

@racear8 I went jump seat the whole trip I mean from pushback all the way till we taxii back into the gate at our destination in a Airbus 320. I had a friend that worked in the ticket counter and talked to the pilot if he can allow me to jump seat and he said yeah, the reason that I gave him is that I was studying to be a pilot (in which I am) and ever since we have communications among each other, I even got a job offer once I finish my training.

[Angolaviators]

After the main gears touch the rwy it took 18 seconds for the nose gears to touch it. Nice video.

[jonstewartforprez]

@aerotec750 The angle of the main wheels, counterintuitively, doesn't provide much lift. In fact, landing gears increase the drag force, causing us to increase fuel consumption (which is why airliners tell us to lower landing gears late). As for the bounce in A340, it has much to do with the angle of attack the wings are forced into while flaring. It's a lot more technical, but as a pilot, I can tell you from the way it feels: and it is that the A340 has a hard time canceling out lift...

[aerotec750]

@jonstewartforprez Actually I think the rear wheels of A330's and A340's are held down by the suspension. They kinda provide an upward force which slows down the aircraft's descent when they touch down, right?

[jonstewartforprez]

@aerotec750 Hmm, nice observation. However, main landing gears of most wide body aircrafts are designed such that the rear most wheels fall below the front wheels under the influence of gravity. You can see this in almost any wide body aircraft landing/take off photos. As this is the case, it doesn't necessarily mean that the main landing gear is the source of the bounce. Inherently, the A340 has a hard time canceling out lift during touchdown (aerodynamically), and the spoilers are a bit slow