Just to clear something up from a retired A380 Captain. I know this case quite well since those were colleagues of mine. The weather there in Düsseldorf was extremely gusty with crosswinds over 30knts. If you have ever flown to DUS in this kind of weather you know that this one of the most challenging airports under those conditions! With the 380 you actually put YOURSELF over the centerline! This aircraft has the characteristic of pushing its tail onto the centerline once you decrab. Youn can clearly see it in this video, as the plane touches the runway, the main gear is on centerline.
Love your content and your style. You never talk disparagingly about someone else’s big mistakes. You just point out lesson and try to find something good to say about the pilot when possible. That’s class.
And he’s even humble enough to admit when he’s done the same. Love that about him and his channel! He isn’t trying to bash people, just take about real mistakes with real consequences and how to avoid them
A pilot who speaks with humility towards other pilots, and about his own experiences is the only type of pilot that should be videos like this. You're doing a good thing, and setting a good example for new pilots and people interested in aviation.
I really like how you always consider the effect in the passengers in the back of the plane, which includes your flight crew. Thanks for your great content and lots of smiles.
"...disappointed 18 flight attendants at the exact same time" Jesus Christ, that was genius!! To be mildly serious though, the breakdown of the physics of controlling a large vehicle was fascinating.
(Corrected) At first I thought the A380 was landing at a UK airport during a big storm early in 2020, but looking at another channel, it looks more like Dusseldorf - probably during the same weather event. That day, several aircraft had already diverted from the UK, but most of the airports in the region were being hit by the same storm.
@@bishwatntl Oh yeah, there's nothing like our winter wind storms. Southern Europe is generally exempt from them, but Toulouse, Madrid, or Lisbon are probably a bit far for a diversion.
@@bishwatntl I was thinking the exact same thing ( some sort of storm) because if you look closely as the A380 nears the end of the runway you can visibly see water spray from the front gear. So the way I see it is that there was the possibility of serious crosswinds and such and that was causing a lot of issues with trying to land this big B*otch.... lol
That could have ended WAY worse! New to your channel, and impressed by your ability to compliment small things about really overall crappy landings. Out of respect, and understanding of your fellow pilots. Thank You!
I introduced my practice partner to 74 Gear this morning as he is an aviation wonk. I made him subscribe. He was pretty much worthless the rest of the day! Instant addiction! 🤣🤣
Oh Man, for a few seconds I thought we were good........then slowly but surely Lucy left Juicy & all hell broke loose. Like burglar alarm led’s on a street. C’mon, link these suckers up 🤷♂️
Yes, he definitely flares too early. As far as the people in the back, they had one heck of a ride. I bet most thought they were going to die. Great video.
@@xxRachelxx9483 You have to admit...it had to take some major skill to save that place e once it hit the runway. I saw one of the videos of this happening. It was during one of those kick ass Euro storms.....something like 45 mph crosswinds. Emirates probably recruits the best and most experienced pilots $$$ can buy. The United Arab Emirates is one of the richest countries in the world. Emirates dont put up with any shit. I guarantee they investigated this every way possible and hopefully the pilot didn't lose his/her job.
I have been on some scary flights, especially military charter flights and military aircraft. The scariest thing I have ever encountered was the plane dropping so far down, during massive turbulence, so fast I thought we were seconds from dying, which happens when a plane falls from 40,000 feet. And finally settles thousands of feet down
There was a second where i thought i should brace :'D Since i watched that landing from the top of the rudder i thought we were off the runway already...
G'day Kelsey, 'Fat Albert' doing the Jet Assisted Take Off is so cool. The JATO was further developed, and became a standard Herc option, so that fully laden C-130s could use extremely short, usually dirt, runways in war zones and third world countries. During JATO's development quite a few Hercs were pretty badly burnt until they got it right; however, they were never going to turn a C-130 into a Harrier 'Jump Jet' and this became somewhat obvious early in the testing. Thank you for this series, Kelsey, keep 'em coming. Cheers, BH
You must have been a good flight instructor. Patient. Kind. Analytical but you make things understandable, and you seem pretty unflappable. Love your content. Keep it coming.
I watch many of your videos often many times over and over because of the entertainment value. You don't "Um" or "Ar" like so many people do and that make listening a real pleasure. So thank you!
A couple notes on the Aztec going off the end. The airport is St Barths in the Caribbean it requires training and a checkride with local French “FAA” before flying in or out. You get an actual stamped “license”. Or at least you did 25 years ago when I used to fly there. It’s a tricky place . To clear the hills requires a 14 degree visual glide path. The runway is about 1700 feet. And landing East (like this guy did) the runway has more than 2% downslope, making it very easy to float with even just a little extra speed. I really enjoy the videos👍
This guy is probably the most chill person on RUclips. Making great content and not asking for anything. Just out there sharing his knowledge and prospective with all of us.
Has 74 Gear ever done an episode on pilots joking? The last Ryanair plane I took had a hilarious Portuguese captain, the plane hit some rough turbulence and when it was over the captain announced: This is your captain speaking, if you look outside the window to your left you will see what I had for breakfast. He kept telling jokes after that for a while.
@@msDanielp369 It´s a good way to ease the tension on a plane as heavy turbulence can leave some passengers in quite a lot of fear. Crack a few jokes and inform people that things are alright, what´s not to like about turbulence? It´s like a rollercoaster ride, just more fun :-D.
In the 60's I saw an airshow display of the Hercules doing a short field take off with Rockets. It was REALLY impressive. Definitely earlier than Iran extraction.
They use JATO to get off ice strips in Arctic conditions, on Eagle Claw they had more packs on with some facing forward. Idea was sound but pilot fired it too high and stopped plane dead in air for it to fall hard.
Might even be a few whiplash insurance payouts from that. But I suspect the passengers at least managed to sit still until the seat belt lamp was out and the plane stationary.
Hey Kelsey. This is an old video, so I doubt you will see this, but I want to tell you how much I enjoy and appreciate your videos. I'm watching them all, some for the second time. They are so POSITIVE and I can hardly stand to watch what's going on in the world right now. Bless your heart! You are in my prayers. ✈❤
A380; amazing 1; how strong airplane rudder is 2; how fast rudder hydraulic is working 3; how strong landing gear is 4; how strong tyres are... 300-400 ton machine is bouncing up and down left and right. Doing drift like ken block in ford fiesta... 400 ton airplane bounce like that must be; 1000 ton force on landing gear + 400 ton side force Rudder rocking left and right like that must be few hundred tons of force on that little aluminium hollow part Hydraulic pump must be pumping hundreds liter fluid at hundreds of bar pressure. AMAZING ENGINEERING MASTERPIECE
So, you think that the A-380 exceeds EASA airworthiness regulations in a manner that no other type does? Go and read something about its certification history....
The description of the errors made during A380 landing were concise, and easy for non-pilots to understand. In the even that I'm called on the land a widebody airliner, I promise that won't make those mistakes! You never talk down to us, which is why I enjoy your aviation channel so much.
Very cool channel and the content is priceless for any pilot so thank you. Quick note on JATO and RATO, development dates back to the 1920's and the Germans actually made practical use of the system on various aircraft including the HE-111 etc during WWII. The Strategic Air Command (SAC) made almost routine use of these systems with early jet bombers such as the Boeing B-47 and others due to the underpowered nature of early jet engines during the 40's and 50's.Not trying to be critical, just providing a little boost to your assesment.
I had my first experience on a commercial jet landing in a crab and I only knew what was happening because of your videos. I had to explain to my dad why we rocked from side to side when we were in the back of the plan. It was a smooth landing though! Love your channel
Well I'm not a pilot of real planes but I am an RC pilot so I certainly understand a lot about planes and how they operate. I love piloting my planes and have always had a fascination for aircraft and aviation. Love your channel Kelsey. It's cool to hear about flying from a pilots perspective. Thanks for the content.
OMGOSH, that last one with Emirates, I felt like I was gonna pass out watching it cuz I kept holding my breath forgetting that breathing is actually essential. Really enjoy your content...... but these “tidbits” of “Kelsey confessions” are my ultimate FAV. But really Kelsey, 18 at the EXACT same time??? OMGOSH, I’m running on about 3 hours sleep and I’m crying laughing right now. 😂
@4:00 the JATO take off technique of the C-130 first shown predates the super Extreme STOL C-130 planned for the hostage rescue. JATO or Jet Assist Take-Off (formerly known as RATO) has been around a very long time. It's used for short fields, and obstacle clearance, AND the military uses it to quickly leave a HOT ZONE or even to overload a plane in emergency situations and even to launch a jet off of a short catapult. The C-130 came out in 1953 and as far as I know it has always had JATO capability. Other well known aircraft that have been fitted for or manufactured with this capability are the DC-3 and the Beech Model 18
74 Gear Yeah I’ve heard you say that before, that is good news! I just think it’s cool that now anything 747 related I think about you. Before subscribing any announcement like this would have been purely intellectual, but now it is... personal... to me.
I didn't even watch the plane take off because I was too busy looking for your reaction because it was such a close call and your face told me exactly what was happening and then I rewound...nice
I hope the new flight sim is more realistic than earlier versions as i once set the head winds so high i managed to land a B737 backwards, although not on the runway.
on the subject of the overweight plane. im a truck driver and we deal with a similar issue were shippers will over load the trailer hoping that the driver will just run it or not scale it like they should. i scale every load that says its over 34k on the bills and have had to return to shippers and have them take some of the product off.
Great video. The C-130 from the Blue Angels is using what is called JATO, or jet-assisted takeoff. That has been used by C-130 aircraft as far back as Vietnam on short and/or dangerous takeoffs. I saw this when I served there and it was indeed impressive.
Nobody died, it destroyed the aircraft though. The flight engineer fired a set of reverse-thrust rockets too soon. Basically made it slam into the ground so hard a wing fell off the aircraft. A second aircraft was prepped but Operation Credible Sport was cancelled after Jimmy Carter lost re-election. What you may be thinking of was the disaster that was Operation Eagle Claw (Plan A) where a Helicopter collided with a transport aircraft during a withdrawal.
Seen that attitude a lot in GA. Honestly, as long as you're damn sure of what's beyond the threshold, it's easier on the aircraft and cargo, but you only get to be wrong once.
I've seen Fat Albert in person doing that takeoff with JATO at the Pensacola NAS. When I was in the USAF stationed at Hunter AFB, Georgia, the B47 would sometimes takeoff with JATO bottles. That was fun to watch with all the noise and smoke. It sure shortened the takeoff roll.
Should also point out, that JATOs were used as early as the Doolittle raid to get B-25s to takeoff of CVs. They are not just for airshows and that one special mission. The clip shown was of a short-runway situation.
@@acywei Apparently the Germans were experimenting with JATO and gliders back in the 1920s. It was also used by both the British Royal Air Force and German Luftwaffe during WW2.
My new favorite channel. 😁 watching these reminds me of my family. Dad flew f16 in the navy, grandpa worked for Lockheed and mom had her private. One of my coworkers was a F/O for AA & we called her " miss America" 😆. Great videos. 👌
That last plane landing looked like it was hovering over the runway like a giant flying insect. I wish there was side-view footage of this landing. Great video Kelsey!
I have experience a microburst on the ground. I was camping up in the mountains and a microburst came down and “ramped” off the mountain and slammed into our campsite. 3 Giant pine trees (probably over 100 years old) fell down as a result. I was outside and I legitimately thought a tornado was trying to pick us up. It was terrifying. And to know that planes have to deal with that? Even more respect for pilots!
First beach parking is St Barts where I worked for a while. Our favourite hobby was watching landings from the bar and the tourists getting off the planes...great sport! This airport is nowhere near as crazy as Saba though. I landed there with a French consultant who was so terrified he refused to leave by plane. He got a charter boat instead and they got into serious trouble at sea and were lost for days before being rescued...hilarious. Keep up the good work mate...most entertaining content and your humour is superb...for an American 😂😎😉
The Blue Angels C-130 is affectionately known as "Fat Albert" and flies the maintenance crews and parts for the Blue Angels while they are on the air show circuit. The rockets in this video are actually solid fuel motors for a technique called Jet Assisted Take Off (JATO) and used for very short field takeoffs. While I cannot confirm or deny any plans that may or may not have been in the works for hostage rescues, I can say that it is an awesome sight to see a C-130 take off in under a 1000 feet.
The so-called "Jet-Assisted Take Off" and "Rocket-Assisted Take Off" predate the Iranian hostage rescue planning by several decades. Early demonstrations were done as early as the the 1920s but this technology really took off (sorry) during WWII and matured during beginning of tthe cold war.
I was watching a Blue Angels video a couple of months ago, filmed last year iirc, and the crew chief said on camera that they aren't doing the JATO anymore, as the rockets are in extremely short supply these days.
Hi Kelsey, you probably know that JATOs were used on Antarctica in situations where friction would prevent LC-130 from taking off where "sastrugis" and ice prevented achieving high speeds. Defective rockets brought to multiple mishaps near to the French-Italian station of Dome C. I'm not a pilot but were involved in many expeditions to Antarctica. Therefore, pardon me for any incorrect terminology I used. Great channel btw. Really.
This video was recommended to me while on break in the Boeing Everett factory and I've never watched aviation content, RUclips algorithm gettin frightening.
"How fun would that be to do on one of your planes?" It's pretty fun. :) But we use 8 JATO bottles on a 130k lb Herc. You'd need 46 on a 750k lb 747. I don't think there's a safe point of attachment... No, JATO units didn't begin with the secret mission. They began during World War II. The USAF designed several aircraft with built-in JATO capability, including the C-130. C-130Es had JATO, and they were built in the late 1960s. Operation Credible Sport, on the other hand, was a joint project of the U.S. military in the second half of 1980 to prepare for a second rescue attempt of the hostages held in Iran. The contract called for two C-130H models to be modified to the proposed XFC-130H configuration. Rada airlines flies the Ilyushin Il-62, which boasts 4 × Soloviev D-30KU turbofan engines, 107.9 kN (24,300 lbf) thrust each. Pushing a 165,000 kg (363,763 lb) MGTOW, it has a thrust to weight ratio of 0.267. You know better than I would how that compares to the 747 you fly. They may not be overweight at all. They may simply be at MGTOW and needed to raise gear and flaps before developing any significant climb rate. An additional consideration is that US aircraft of that era had considerably more efficient airfoils. Greater lift with less drag. Rainfall usually carries at least some downfalling air mass along with it. Whether it's microburst strength or not is difficult to tell. Aside from the technology in the computers, if you notice the airspeed increasing but the GS decreasing, the instinctive reaction of most pilots on approach is to to pull back the throttles to maintain a consistent approach speed. If this is caused by a microburst, which aren't always accompanied by rain, you're only in the first have. The second half results in a shift to a tailwind, just at the wrong time, when you're pulling throttles back. We flew into one, textbook, at which point I told the PF, "add 15 knots the your approach speed for the microburst." He did, and sure enough, the tailwind on the backside dropped that down to zero extra. Safe landing. Our microburst was relatively mild. 15 kts isn't a set number. It varies by how much the IAS and GS are varying, and the calculation has to be done on the fly. That's what your electronics do for you, and thank goodness, as it removes a significant additional workload on final. Good analysis on the A380.
7:47 (no pun intended) i know this is serious but i am laughing out loud at the window wipers, fully loosing it when they are out of sync i just cant deal:D
Very steep drop about 150-200 feet at St Barths, it doesnt look as steep in the video, but I remember flying over the road and thinking "wow, that is a long way down to the runway." Instinct was to put down the nose and follow the contour of the hill, but training says maintain that slow speed and let the plane float down at final approach speed. Rule is that you must touch down by the middle taxiway, if not its a go-around. I touched down 50 feet prior to the taxiway, lol, close one
The fact that most of your videos are shot in the the hotel rooms you stay in between flights shows your dedication to making them. Great work! 👍
I was the 69th like
He probably edits and flies the plane at once
@@abambanm ahahhaha
I imagine that there's not much to do if you're somewhere uninteresting.
@@abambanm AFAIK he has an editor 👍🏻
Had the pleasure of giving this man a ride today. He was just as cool as you'd think. Hard working fella, very respectable.
Just to clear something up from a retired A380 Captain. I know this case quite well since those were colleagues of mine. The weather there in Düsseldorf was extremely gusty with crosswinds over 30knts. If you have ever flown to DUS in this kind of weather you know that this one of the most challenging airports under those conditions! With the 380 you actually put YOURSELF over the centerline! This aircraft has the characteristic of pushing its tail onto the centerline once you decrab. Youn can clearly see it in this video, as the plane touches the runway, the main gear is on centerline.
Love your content and your style. You never talk disparagingly about someone else’s big mistakes. You just point out lesson and try to find something good to say about the pilot when possible. That’s class.
And he’s even humble enough to admit when he’s done the same. Love that about him and his channel! He isn’t trying to bash people, just take about real mistakes with real consequences and how to avoid them
A pilot who speaks with humility towards other pilots, and about his own experiences is the only type of pilot that should be videos like this. You're doing a good thing, and setting a good example for new pilots and people interested in aviation.
I really like how you always consider the effect in the passengers in the back of the plane, which includes your flight crew. Thanks for your great content and lots of smiles.
"...disappointed 18 flight attendants at the exact same time" Jesus Christ, that was genius!!
To be mildly serious though, the breakdown of the physics of controlling a large vehicle was fascinating.
(Corrected) At first I thought the A380 was landing at a UK airport during a big storm early in 2020, but looking at another channel, it looks more like Dusseldorf - probably during the same weather event. That day, several aircraft had already diverted from the UK, but most of the airports in the region were being hit by the same storm.
@@bishwatntl Oh yeah, there's nothing like our winter wind storms. Southern Europe is generally exempt from them, but Toulouse, Madrid, or Lisbon are probably a bit far for a diversion.
I nearly spat a mouthful of my beer on my screen on that line :P
Brilliant.
@@bishwatntl I think this video is a few years old but yes it's DUS
@@bishwatntl I was thinking the exact same thing ( some sort of storm) because if you look closely as the A380 nears the end of the runway you can visibly see water spray from the front gear. So the way I see it is that there was the possibility of serious crosswinds and such and that was causing a lot of issues with trying to land this big B*otch.... lol
1st Class on that A380: *sips cocktail*
Economy on that A380: *AAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!*
LOL
😂
I want the to happen to me in back looks fun as f
ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha------
😂😂😂 i can‘t stop laughing 😂😂😂
That could have ended WAY worse! New to your channel, and impressed by your ability to compliment small things about really overall crappy landings. Out of respect, and understanding of your fellow pilots. Thank You!
10:15
Pilot: You ever seen anybody drift an A380?
Co-Pilot: Can’t say I have.
Pilot: Hold my peanuts.
Hold my stripes
Hold my peanuts...🤣🤣🤣🤣
Ok lol
It's Emirates. They're doing an Arab drift.
Lmfao
"Not many people can say they disappointed 18 flight attendants at the same time." Hey-ohhhhh!!!!!!
26 cabin crew on Emirates
Is that during off duty hours?
David P. - That must have been a hell of a Party !
Bet that was an intense 18 minutes. 😂
@@zibarth well, only 18 are female so
I introduced my practice partner to 74 Gear this morning as he is an aviation wonk. I made him subscribe. He was pretty much worthless the rest of the day! Instant addiction! 🤣🤣
7:51 Those independent wipers really set off my OCD. Not the weather, not the cockpit warnings, those wipers.
It’s like someone flailing their arms. It really felt like the plane was not happy lol
@@michaelesposito2629 lol
They needed the extra lift
@@CrackedCandy that actually made me laugh out loud, which for me isn't easy
Oh Man, for a few seconds I thought we were good........then slowly but surely Lucy left Juicy & all hell broke loose.
Like burglar alarm led’s on a street. C’mon, link these suckers up 🤷♂️
People: are probably hurt and terrified
Dude: “that kinda... blows...”
Who let you in the internet
@@Sun-rk3cc nobody.
I mean what else can you say?
What was he supposed to say? Or do?
@@badlandskid I prefer “oh no, anyways…”
Even watching these fail videos, I'm having more confident in flying in a plane. I get high anxiety when taking off. You instill calmness in me.
The saying in Russia is “we pave the whole runway, we use the whole runway”
I guess its pay rather than pave but anyway thats a great excuse for some extra illegal weight 😅😅
Our*
Typo
At about 5 min 20 seconds in, I heard your ass tighten up watching that take off
😂
Yes, he definitely flares too early. As far as the people in the back, they had one heck of a ride. I bet most thought they were going to die. Great video.
True, If I was in the back of that plane I would be terrified and I would be bracing.
@@xxRachelxx9483 You have to admit...it had to take some major skill to save that place e once it hit the runway. I saw one of the videos of this happening. It was during one of those kick ass Euro storms.....something like 45 mph crosswinds. Emirates probably recruits the best and most experienced pilots $$$ can buy. The United Arab Emirates is one of the richest countries in the world. Emirates dont put up with any shit. I guarantee they investigated this every way possible and hopefully the pilot didn't lose his/her job.
I have been on some scary flights, especially military charter flights and military aircraft. The scariest thing I have ever encountered was the plane dropping so far down, during massive turbulence, so fast I thought we were seconds from dying, which happens when a plane falls from 40,000 feet. And finally settles thousands of feet down
There was a second where i thought i should brace :'D
Since i watched that landing from the top of the rudder i thought we were off the runway already...
This guy was Tokyo drifting a whole building
winner, winner, chicken dinner~!
G'day Kelsey, 'Fat Albert' doing the Jet Assisted Take Off is so cool. The JATO was further developed, and became a standard Herc option, so that fully laden C-130s could use extremely short, usually dirt, runways in war zones and third world countries. During JATO's development quite a few Hercs were pretty badly burnt until they got it right; however, they were never going to turn a C-130 into a Harrier 'Jump Jet' and this became somewhat obvious early in the testing.
Thank you for this series, Kelsey, keep 'em coming. Cheers, BH
i've never been interested in aviation but your videos are so captivating and you seem like a genuinely good dude and i love watching your channel
You must have been a good flight instructor. Patient. Kind. Analytical but you make things understandable, and you seem pretty unflappable. Love your content. Keep it coming.
I was never interested in aircraft videos until I found 74Gear. Now I can't get enough. Keep up the awesome vids Kelsey. Been a fan for a while now
Me: watches a flight sim 2020 video
RUclips algorithm: „So you’ve chosen: tons of airplane videos!!!“
Welcome
That ain’t no problem
You remind me when i first time play FSX, i watched fsx aircraft tutorials and slowly obsessed with aviation videos😅
Just say thank you and go to the next video in the auto play like the rest of us
Guys, guys, I don’t. I play esports. My roomm8 is FS junkie
I watch many of your videos often many times over and over because of the entertainment value. You don't "Um" or "Ar" like so many people do and that make listening a real pleasure.
So thank you!
A couple notes on the Aztec going off the end. The airport is St Barths in the Caribbean it requires training and a checkride with local French “FAA” before flying in or out. You get an actual stamped “license”. Or at least you did 25 years ago when I used to fly there. It’s a tricky place . To clear the hills requires a 14 degree visual glide path. The runway is about 1700 feet. And landing East (like this guy did) the runway has more than 2% downslope, making it very easy to float with even just a little extra speed. I really enjoy the videos👍
Your viral debriefs as well as all your videos are amazing!! Keep the content coming.
This guy is probably the most chill person on RUclips. Making great content and not asking for anything. Just out there sharing his knowledge and prospective with all of us.
Has 74 Gear ever done an episode on pilots joking? The last Ryanair plane I took had a hilarious Portuguese captain, the plane hit some rough turbulence and when it was over the captain announced: This is your captain speaking, if you look outside the window to your left you will see what I had for breakfast. He kept telling jokes after that for a while.
There's one about aviation memes haven't seen kt
@@msDanielp369 It´s a good way to ease the tension on a plane as heavy turbulence can leave some passengers in quite a lot of fear. Crack a few jokes and inform people that things are alright, what´s not to like about turbulence? It´s like a rollercoaster ride, just more fun :-D.
Link please
@@Mizusi666 Link for what?
ok but did he joke about the RyanAir landing
Lets just appreciate that he comes to the hotel tired after a long flight and makes videos just for us and our entertainment .
You are doing such a great job explaining these things, this channel became one of my favorites, instantly. Thank you.
"Just get it on the ground!" "Oh that part is going to happen pretty definitely!"
This is one of my favorite series on RUclips now! Can't wait for the next one :)
Thanks Dino, glad to hear it 👍
"They must be heavy"
Ah, I love Kelsey :D He is something. He is also very kind to his followers. Greetings from Turkey. :)
Selam ağa
Kerem, i understood what you said. Because the words are almost the same in Farsi.
In the 60's I saw an airshow display of the Hercules doing a short field take off with Rockets. It was REALLY impressive. Definitely earlier than Iran extraction.
They use JATO to get off ice strips in Arctic conditions, on Eagle Claw they had more packs on with some facing forward. Idea was sound but pilot fired it too high and stopped plane dead in air for it to fall hard.
Love watching Kelsey’s face while he’s watching lol I can never decide whether to watch the video or your face xD love it
Just watch it twice and give him more watch time for his stats
Love it when he said a lot of truck drivers watch the show on another video. I watch him religiously. Nice to know your not alone.
Emirates cabin crew here! Those A380’s are my favourite aircrafts to operate!
10:13 The cabin speaker:
Thanks for flying Emirates, have a nice day.
Everyone in the back:
🤮
Might even be a few whiplash insurance payouts from that. But I suspect the passengers at least managed to sit still until the seat belt lamp was out and the plane stationary.
🤢
Everyone in the back 🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃
🤣
I had worse when I was a crew for emirates. It’s bad, but the video makes it look at lot worse then how it feels in the actual cabin
Hey Kelsey. This is an old video, so I doubt you will see this, but I want to tell you how much I enjoy and appreciate your videos. I'm watching them all, some for the second time. They are so POSITIVE and I can hardly stand to watch what's going on in the world right now. Bless your heart! You are in my prayers. ✈❤
A380; amazing
1; how strong airplane rudder is
2; how fast rudder hydraulic is working
3; how strong landing gear is
4; how strong tyres are...
300-400 ton machine is bouncing up and down left and right. Doing drift like ken block in ford fiesta...
400 ton airplane bounce like that must be; 1000 ton force on landing gear
+ 400 ton side force
Rudder rocking left and right like that must be few hundred tons of force on that little aluminium hollow part
Hydraulic pump must be pumping hundreds liter fluid at hundreds of bar pressure.
AMAZING ENGINEERING MASTERPIECE
Dragan Crnogorac airbus nerd
@@viyath1374 I don't think 747 will fall apart in same scenario.
The rudder isn't that strong, as was found out by American Airlines 587.
You had me at Ford Fiesta! Laughing hysterically right now!
So, you think that the A-380 exceeds EASA airworthiness regulations in a manner that no other type does? Go and read something about its certification history....
The second airplane is the one from the movie Madagascar, "just smile and wave"
No the one in that movie was an Old world ww II Douglas the aircraft in that video was a C-130 cargo plane
Definetly not.
@@rmsatlantic dude u really cant tell a joke
Airplane is Fat Albert
@@iversondelanuez1629 maybe because it was not funny
The description of the errors made during A380 landing were concise, and easy for non-pilots to understand. In the even that I'm called on the land a widebody airliner, I promise that won't make those mistakes! You never talk down to us, which is why I enjoy your aviation channel so much.
Very cool channel and the content is priceless for any pilot so thank you.
Quick note on JATO and RATO, development dates back to the 1920's and the Germans actually made practical use of the system on various aircraft including the HE-111 etc during WWII.
The Strategic Air Command (SAC) made almost routine use of these systems with early jet bombers such as the Boeing B-47 and others due to the underpowered nature of
early jet engines during the 40's and 50's.Not trying to be critical, just providing a little boost to your assesment.
Current Arctic and Antactic C-130 ski missions also currently use RATO.
I had my first experience on a commercial jet landing in a crab and I only knew what was happening because of your videos. I had to explain to my dad why we rocked from side to side when we were in the back of the plan. It was a smooth landing though! Love your channel
Seriously I'm addicted to this pilot saying "COMING UP".
Well I'm not a pilot of real planes but I am an RC pilot so I certainly understand a lot about planes and how they operate. I love piloting my planes and have always had a fascination for aircraft and aviation. Love your channel Kelsey. It's cool to hear about flying from a pilots perspective. Thanks for the content.
OMGOSH, that last one with Emirates, I felt like I was gonna pass out watching it cuz I kept holding my breath forgetting that breathing is actually essential. Really enjoy your content...... but these “tidbits” of “Kelsey confessions” are my ultimate FAV. But really Kelsey, 18 at the EXACT same time??? OMGOSH, I’m running on about 3 hours sleep and I’m crying laughing right now. 😂
glad you are enjoying this series Cheena
@4:00 the JATO take off technique of the C-130 first shown predates the super Extreme STOL C-130 planned for the hostage rescue. JATO or Jet Assist Take-Off (formerly known as RATO) has been around a very long time. It's used for short fields, and obstacle clearance, AND the military uses it to quickly leave a HOT ZONE or even to overload a plane in emergency situations and even to launch a jet off of a short catapult.
The C-130 came out in 1953 and as far as I know it has always had JATO capability.
Other well known aircraft that have been fitted for or manufactured with this capability are the DC-3 and the Beech Model 18
Hi Kelsey. Love your vids, comments, critiques, explanations. Keep up the good work!
I’ve been hearing about so many airlines stopping their use of 747s. Every time I hear one of these my first thought is of you Kelsey.
well dont worry the 747 cargo flying isn't going away for a while
74 Gear Yeah I’ve heard you say that before, that is good news! I just think it’s cool that now anything 747 related I think about you. Before subscribing any announcement like this would have been purely intellectual, but now it is... personal... to me.
I didn't even watch the plane take off because I was too busy looking for your reaction because it was such a close call and your face told me exactly what was happening and then I rewound...nice
It like seeing your reaction to the incidents: you can tell how you feel their pain :)
1:43
I can’t wait for your Microsoft flight simulator video!
I hope the new flight sim is more realistic than earlier versions as i once set the head winds so high i managed to land a B737 backwards, although not on the runway.
Neil Taylor lol 😂
@@neiltaylor5588 The flight model feels very strange, kinda arcadish.
on the subject of the overweight plane. im a truck driver and we deal with a similar issue were shippers will over load the trailer hoping that the driver will just run it or not scale it like they should. i scale every load that says its over 34k on the bills and have had to return to shippers and have them take some of the product off.
4:57 It's an IL-62, the soviet aircraft. This cargo version of it is the single one in existence.
Based on that weak performance, it is clear why there’s only one.
Me: *Has flight training in an hour*
RUclips: Wanna watch some dangerous shit
Haha same
lol i do that with race cars too..
Gazza 'rafale mozzy' LMAOOO WHATS WRONG WITHH US
@@sedonasunshinesimmons we should get more relaxed hobbies..
@@gazzarafalemozzy4766 not going to work.. you tube will find a way to ruin that
Great video. The C-130 from the Blue Angels is using what is called JATO, or jet-assisted takeoff. That has been used by C-130 aircraft as far back as Vietnam on short and/or dangerous takeoffs. I saw this when I served there and it was indeed impressive.
Hi from ENGLAND,great vid as always
appreciate it truth, thank you
When the rudder is jumping about, I like to say the tail is wagging
Edit: and when comments get more than 200 likes, I like to say it’s blowing up
Yeah, me too! And when it's on the ground and visibly swinging the aft, I call it "shaking its bumbum"
aiestef Cute
Yeah, I definitely do too. XD
Nice 👍 I’m going to use that. It goes with the term ‘dog fight’ coming from how the pilots will chase each others tails.
Lmao
3:21 I imagine the crew yelling WHEEEEEEEE like they're on a rollercoaster. JATO takeoffs must be a rush
Monday morning board meeting at Kelsey's airline: "Okay, item 1, we are doing great with cargo! Item 2: How can we put rockets on the 747?"
😆 if that happens you all will be the first to know
@@74gear I'll bring the carrots.
The plan with the soccer stadium was cancelled when one of the planes fatally crashed during training, by the way.
There’s video of it happening too. Sucks! They activated the rockets too early and slammed it in
Nobody died, it destroyed the aircraft though. The flight engineer fired a set of reverse-thrust rockets too soon. Basically made it slam into the ground so hard a wing fell off the aircraft. A second aircraft was prepped but Operation Credible Sport was cancelled after Jimmy Carter lost re-election.
What you may be thinking of was the disaster that was Operation Eagle Claw (Plan A) where a Helicopter collided with a transport aircraft during a withdrawal.
Was thinking of your channel when flying the 747 on vatsim a few weeks ago. Keep the content coming. Your an inspiration
That airport is one of the most difficult airports to land because of the hill.
ya I imagine it would be
Saint barth?
Union Island (UNI) has a similar exiting landing
@@sadsigmagrind8811 Yes SBH
@@MarkUKInsects St.Vincent ?
5:10 we pay for whole runway we use whole runway....
thats one way to look at it
What kind of plane was that? Rear mounted quad jet?
@@stephenrich3029 This is Ilyushin IL-62. Similar but smaller plane is Vickers VC-10, also rear-engined quad layout.
Seen that attitude a lot in GA. Honestly, as long as you're damn sure of what's beyond the threshold, it's easier on the aircraft and cargo, but you only get to be wrong once.
lmao🤣
Love the vids, from Toronto Canada! Keep up the amazing channel!
clip #2, seeing Fat Albert using the JATO rockets in person is so much better in person than on video. i have seen it a few times now :)
I've seen Fat Albert in person doing that takeoff with JATO at the Pensacola NAS. When I was in the USAF stationed at Hunter AFB, Georgia, the B47 would sometimes takeoff with JATO bottles. That was fun to watch with all the noise and smoke. It sure shortened the takeoff roll.
Should also point out, that JATOs were used as early as the Doolittle raid to get B-25s to takeoff of CVs. They are not just for airshows and that one special mission. The clip shown was of a short-runway situation.
@@acywei Apparently the Germans were experimenting with JATO and gliders back in the 1920s. It was also used by both the British Royal Air Force and German Luftwaffe during WW2.
I’ve seen Fat Albert walk out of my mums bedroom at 3am with a bottle of rocket fuel and a joint and run off down the street
I'm just amazed at the strength of the landing gears on the 380 I would love to know how much stress is on those 4 gears when it did that first hop
My new favorite channel. 😁 watching these reminds me of my family. Dad flew f16 in the navy, grandpa worked for Lockheed and mom had her private. One of my coworkers was a F/O for AA & we called her " miss America" 😆. Great videos. 👌
I love viral debrief series.❤❤
A question:
Have you ever flown to Spain with the 747?
Regards from Spain✈✈
Usually into ZAZ, you have a great country spent a bunch of time in BCN and love it there 👍
@@74gear where do you fly usually like everywhere? Btw greetings for finland!
Thank you Kelsey!
Dude Kelsey’s focus face looks like he’s about to beat you up. Guy looks serious as heck haha!!
That last plane landing looked like it was hovering over the runway like a giant flying insect. I wish there was side-view footage of this landing. Great video Kelsey!
5K likes and Kelsey grows out his hair
imagine a furry basketball... thats basically what it look like
@@74gear do it!
on the vid or this comment?
and Kelsey please do it
74 Gear 😂😂
МРЪСНА ГАЗ whichever 🤷♂️😂😂
I have experience a microburst on the ground. I was camping up in the mountains and a microburst came down and “ramped” off the mountain and slammed into our campsite. 3 Giant pine trees (probably over 100 years old) fell down as a result. I was outside and I legitimately thought a tornado was trying to pick us up. It was terrifying. And to know that planes have to deal with that? Even more respect for pilots!
First beach parking is St Barts where I worked for a while. Our favourite hobby was watching landings from the bar and the tourists getting off the planes...great sport!
This airport is nowhere near as crazy as Saba though. I landed there with a French consultant who was so terrified he refused to leave by plane. He got a charter boat instead and they got into serious trouble at sea and were lost for days before being rescued...hilarious.
Keep up the good work mate...most entertaining content and your humour is superb...for an American 😂😎😉
6 minutes in, that's how all aircraft designs have taken off in Kerbal Space Program.
“ *We Paid The Whole Runway, We Use The Whole Runway* “
I've just discovered your channel. Love it! Thank you!
haha, love this guy. His reactions to stuff is priceless. And very knowledgeable.
This is a great series!
thanks apple jam, glad you like it
The Blue Angels C-130 is affectionately known as "Fat Albert" and flies the maintenance crews and parts for the Blue Angels while they are on the air show circuit.
The rockets in this video are actually solid fuel motors for a technique called Jet Assisted Take Off (JATO) and used for very short field takeoffs. While I cannot confirm or deny any plans that may or may not have been in the works for hostage rescues, I can say that it is an awesome sight to see a C-130 take off in under a 1000 feet.
The so-called "Jet-Assisted Take Off" and "Rocket-Assisted Take Off" predate the Iranian hostage rescue planning by several decades. Early demonstrations were done as early as the the 1920s but this technology really took off (sorry) during WWII and matured during beginning of tthe cold war.
I remember seeing Fat Albert (blue angels C130) use the jet assist at air shows in the mid 70s... Many years before the hostage crises...
AKA "We gon' VTOL a C130 with rockets!"
I was watching a Blue Angels video a couple of months ago, filmed last year iirc, and the crew chief said on camera that they aren't doing the JATO anymore, as the rockets are in extremely short supply these days.
JATO isn’t just reserved for air shows.
My Dad was involved in JATO development in the late 1940s. Until a few years ago I had a tool box that once held two JATOs. Cool military stenciling.
10:29 guy in the back: let's do that again
Hi Kelsey, you probably know that JATOs were used on Antarctica in situations where friction would prevent LC-130 from taking off where "sastrugis" and ice prevented achieving high speeds. Defective rockets brought to multiple mishaps near to the French-Italian station of Dome C. I'm not a pilot but were involved in many expeditions to Antarctica. Therefore, pardon me for any incorrect terminology I used. Great channel btw. Really.
This video was recommended to me while on break in the Boeing Everett factory and I've never watched aviation content, RUclips algorithm gettin frightening.
Crazy
yeah.
The person who used whole runway probably said, we pay whole runway, we use whole runway.
I don't about that, I would be puckered up a bit
Airplanes share the same runway
COMMUNISM
@@74gear remember you played x plane 11 then the landing failed i hope theese clips look like theese
It's an IL-62, it takes off due to the curvature of the Earth.
@@zloychechen5150 So you are saying the Soviets actually curved the earth to enable their aircraft design to take off? interesting.
Track car driver: I'm awesome at drifting.
A380 Emirates pilot: Hold my beer.
Well, 5 people said first so i guess that makes me second.
Or sixth
MrTruehoustonian r/wooosh
MrTruehoustonian hear that? That’s the sound of a joke flying over your head
69 likes so imma leave this
Triggered Cheese it’s 70 now feel free to like :3
10:20 - He was probably watching Tokyo Drift before he landed this and told the co-pilot "Hold my beer"
your videos are awesome !!! i have learned so much from it and i wanna say thank you for the great work
5:30 I would be worried about that mountain with that rate of climb.
It's hard to say but it looks like it's a good 5 or 10 miles away
@@ascherlafayette8572 It does, but they do not seem to be climbing very fast.
@@NetAndyCz Climb rate or not planes still have the ability to turn.
@@36minutesago7 if it is that overweight the pilot trying to turn would result in a loss of speed a a probable crash
Best idea is to keep climbing
"How fun would that be to do on one of your planes?" It's pretty fun. :) But we use 8 JATO bottles on a 130k lb Herc. You'd need 46 on a 750k lb 747. I don't think there's a safe point of attachment...
No, JATO units didn't begin with the secret mission. They began during World War II. The USAF designed several aircraft with built-in JATO capability, including the C-130. C-130Es had JATO, and they were built in the late 1960s. Operation Credible Sport, on the other hand, was a joint project of the U.S. military in the second half of 1980 to prepare for a second rescue attempt of the hostages held in Iran. The contract called for two C-130H models to be modified to the proposed XFC-130H configuration.
Rada airlines flies the Ilyushin Il-62, which boasts 4 × Soloviev D-30KU turbofan engines, 107.9 kN (24,300 lbf) thrust each. Pushing a 165,000 kg (363,763 lb) MGTOW, it has a thrust to weight ratio of 0.267. You know better than I would how that compares to the 747 you fly. They may not be overweight at all. They may simply be at MGTOW and needed to raise gear and flaps before developing any significant climb rate. An additional consideration is that US aircraft of that era had considerably more efficient airfoils. Greater lift with less drag.
Rainfall usually carries at least some downfalling air mass along with it. Whether it's microburst strength or not is difficult to tell. Aside from the technology in the computers, if you notice the airspeed increasing but the GS decreasing, the instinctive reaction of most pilots on approach is to to pull back the throttles to maintain a consistent approach speed. If this is caused by a microburst, which aren't always accompanied by rain, you're only in the first have. The second half results in a shift to a tailwind, just at the wrong time, when you're pulling throttles back. We flew into one, textbook, at which point I told the PF, "add 15 knots the your approach speed for the microburst." He did, and sure enough, the tailwind on the backside dropped that down to zero extra. Safe landing. Our microburst was relatively mild. 15 kts isn't a set number. It varies by how much the IAS and GS are varying, and the calculation has to be done on the fly. That's what your electronics do for you, and thank goodness, as it removes a significant additional workload on final.
Good analysis on the A380.
Military Helicopter overweight stories always give me chills. My grandfather was in a crash because of that.
7:47 (no pun intended) i know this is serious but i am laughing out loud at the window wipers, fully loosing it when they are out of sync i just cant deal:D
Kelsey, please fly the 747 inverted immediately after takeoff and debrief us ! 🤣😛
I guess that would get me over 1M subscribers right?
@@74gear yep. if you get fired you can live off youtube
@@74gear ...and a trip to the unemployment office, unfortunately.
@hsbvt I think he would get a bit more than just that...
@@wta1518 I didn't want to get into worst-case scenarios...but yes, most definitely would be more than that!
man, thank you for making good videos. love you from Iran :)
"Not many people can say they've disappointed eighteen flight attendants at the exact same time."
O O F
Plane flying through the rain
Him: that’s dangerous the plane could get slammed into the ground
Me: Planes have windshield wipers?
Thats not what he said
@@tytorubio3271 8:47
@@williamdavis7299 yeah he is talking about a downburst, not rain. So windshield wipers wont do anything about that.
@@tytorubio3271 I know windshield wipers won’t do anything for that. I just didn’t realize that planes had windshield wipers
@@williamdavis7299 you make me laugh man ☺
Very steep drop about 150-200 feet at St Barths, it doesnt look as steep in the video, but I remember flying over the road and thinking "wow, that is a long way down to the runway." Instinct was to put down the nose and follow the contour of the hill, but training says maintain that slow speed and let the plane float down at final approach speed. Rule is that you must touch down by the middle taxiway, if not its a go-around. I touched down 50 feet prior to the taxiway, lol, close one
"I have one simple request and that is to have 747s with frickin rockets attached to their wings"