Tremendous respect for these pilots. They do on a daily basis what is probably one the most dangerous airline job, without the glory and the pay of the big jet boys. Loved your comments too. Not annoying for one bit which is pretty rare these days. Thanks for uploading.

@nicholasgilroy2539

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you -cheers !

@sujartar6156

2 жыл бұрын

Mo

Eventhough this video is 4 years old, it's absolutely my favorite Lukla airport video! Love the play by play! Henry from the USA 🇺🇸

@nicholasgilroy2539

2 жыл бұрын

....thanks Henry.......

This should be a sporting event and he should be the commentator! Good job!

ROTF That was like listening to a sporting event! What a crazy runway!!!

Excellent job narrating. You really capture how serious this business is.

This is amazing! The commentary makes it 11/10.. it's like watching an intense soccer match

@nicholasgilroy2539

5 жыл бұрын

thanks! cheers! Nick-G

I had the opportunity to fly successfully in and out of Lukla in 2009 when I did the Everest Base Camp trekk. It is truly a dangerous airport with landings and take offs best described as being as dangerous as landing/taking off of an actual carrier. The terrain and location make any attempt at a "go around" should the pilot have to abort near impossible. Hats off to the pilots who brave this flight every day. When we did the trip, the pilots left the cockpit door open so we could get a glimpse of what they saw. I thought they needed to serve drinks to the passengers before they boarded.

My word I enjoyed that, great commentary. Half expected "the batsmans Holding the bowlers Willey"

I never heard airplane landing and take-off play-by-play before! It's actually kind of cool!

oh, boy, I could watch and hear it forever! Thanx for vid and great comments!

These videos of Lukla are just as fascinating as the ones of big airliners landing in various airports. You got to have real guts to both be a pilot and passenger in those planes flying in/out of Lukla.

All 3 aircraft in small turboprop segment together: Dorneir Do-228 (Germany/ India), DHC-6 (Twin Otter, Canada) and L-410UVP-E (Czech Republik).

"Rotate, please". Couldn't be more accurate. Lovely video, thanks for sharing.

@nicholasgilroy2539

5 жыл бұрын

thanks....!

Pilots who fly in and out of Lukla: pure greatness!

Excellent!Great commentary by someone who knows his stuff👍!

I have met several Nepalise and every Tuesday there is a market at Aldershot with many there. The elderly ladies wear the clothes they do in Nepal, they are reseved but sometimes a smile gets returned. What I have seen in another video was that the pilots were quite young Nepalise. They make excellent soldiers (one got 3 VC medals) and pilots. A lovely country with lovely people. Thank you for the video, very well done.

@nicholasgilroy2539

5 жыл бұрын

hi-thanks for your comments-cheers....

9:18 - rotate, please!

well done you cricket commentator. thats some wild action at that airport..those pilots are something!

Superb visuals, complemented by beautiful audio (commentary); perhaps the best video on HTAL (VNLK); Loved it, thanks a lot Mr. Gilroy!

@nicholasgilroy2539

6 жыл бұрын

Hello! Many thanks for your very positive feedback. Appreciated. best wishes-Nick Gilroy

I've done this runway on a simulator, and quite honestly have never nailed it like these guys do... Amazing.

@nicholasgilroy2539

5 жыл бұрын

....keep trying!

@Virtualmix

2 жыл бұрын

It's much easier in real life. ᴶᵘˢᵗ ᵏⁱᵈᵈⁱⁿᵍ

Wow! You are the David Attenborough of Aviation...

You have to hand it to those guys,that`s proper flying. Total respect to them.

One of the rare videos where I enjoyed the commentary just as much as the visuals. 👍

I finally understand what the big deal is with that airport. Great job on a great video. New subscriber too!

Excellent vid!!! You sound like a cricket commentator! Lol.

@nicholasgilroy2539

7 жыл бұрын

many thanks for the feedback - really appreciated - best wishes - globalgilroy

@3105kamal

6 жыл бұрын

Concur! 100% True.

@melvinemmanuelchan4593

5 жыл бұрын

Sounds like soccer commentator.

@HeathWP

5 жыл бұрын

@@melvinemmanuelchan4593 John Champion

@mebeasensei

5 жыл бұрын

India beat Australia in a test today, in Adelaide. Don't mention the cricket.

Absolutely awesome job filming & commentating!!

This airport is so high up that performance is affected. The downhill takeoff actually helps with getting the extra speed through gravity. If the runway was flat, it would have to be twice as long.

No undershoot, no evershoot, no abort take off, no go around. Everything must be precise. Nice video..

Sir ! The way you announce makes me feel like I am watching a soccer match

I've watched a lot of livery videos.The narrating here is spectacular.

@nicholasgilroy2539

5 жыл бұрын

many thanks for the positive comment-regards-Nick Gilroy

Fabulous. Your commentary was fantastic. What an stunning place. Many thanks.

It was a grass slope when I was there 1977. Flew in in a Pilatus Porter (single engine) and out eith a Twin Otter. My memory is that the Twin Otter didn’t need all the strip to take off.

Flew that very flight on 9N-AKE a few days back .... the only disconcerting thing was watching them fix it for 3 hours while we waited in the departure "lounge"!

Great Vlog have a save trip

The scenery is outrageously magnificent.... maching your commentating skills :D

@nicholasgilroy2539

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you! cheers...

What a superb piece of commentary - I dare say you could describe a man getting into a car and driving off and still make it sound exciting!

@nicholasgilroy2539

5 жыл бұрын

many thanks for your comments-appreciated-LOL ! best wishes-Nick

@garyjanssen5388

5 жыл бұрын

haha so true.

Brilliant video Nicholas..!!! I love how everything work so fast

Rush hour that’s twenty minutes ...👍 enjoyed watching that .Some flying skill on show .

Loved the play-by-play. Way more exciting than most professional sports commentators!

@nicholasgilroy2539

2 жыл бұрын

cheers - thank you !

Love the play by play! Thanks for a great video!

@nicholasgilroy2539

5 жыл бұрын

Hi-thanks for the feedback & comments-Cheers........

Great vid Nicholas! Great vid. Your commentary was excellent. I can feel your love of flight through your words and as you describe the go/no-go points only a pilot could express that as you do. Great stuff!

@nicholasgilroy2539

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Miles-many thanks for your kind words - I have an Air Traffic Control & aviation background - which helped! cheers!

Back in about 1976, both sides of the runway were littered with crashed aircraft. I think there was only one or two arrivals a day.

Interesting how all the aircraft, though of different makes, are highwing turbine twins, a case of convergent evolution. Thanks for the wonderful vid. I have flown into Katmandu, and within Nepal to visit Tiger Tops, in the late 1970s. I was 13 ... But I remember that we got to travel in a DC-3! It was a gracious, comfortable airliner. Imagine! A radial piston twin! A tail dragger! I wish I could do it again. Kudos to you, to have the stones to fly into Lukla as a passenger.

@nicholasgilroy2539

5 жыл бұрын

thanks for your comments. Nepal in the 70s would have been fun. I've never flown in a DC-3 - I must make an effort. Today several airlines using small twins regularly fly into Lukla. Lukla is the starting point of course for the trekkers onwards to Namche & base camp etc. cheers...

@bertvdlast

5 жыл бұрын

Spgonahan. I suppose that highwing twins are the only aircraft suitabable for Lukla.

Best of all the Lukla videos - thanks!

Great video , sound and your commentary, it really takes us all there!! Thank you for sharing it!!! From Washington DC.

@nicholasgilroy2539

2 жыл бұрын

.....cheers TM in DC...!

Amazing pilot skill to land and take off there. Good Video !

I can tell that you are a pilot (or else an aviation enthusiast) by your commentary. hehe I am, too! Very enjoyable!

@nicholasgilroy2539

5 жыл бұрын

thanks for your comment-glad you enjoyed my Lukla vid - I'm an Air Traffic Controller actually........cheers......

Perfect three point landing with a loaded aircraft. Three cheers for the pilot.

Amazing landing n take off on a difficult airport strip. Nice commentary making the video more interesting.....

@nicholasgilroy2539

5 жыл бұрын

THANKS!

ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL!! You should become an announcer!! lol

@nicholasgilroy2539

3 жыл бұрын

Many thanks for all your positive comments ...........appreciated - cheers - !

@therocinante3443

3 жыл бұрын

@@nicholasgilroy2539 For real, you could do this for a living.

Excellent video. Thanks for sharing!

Hehehe... Oh Gilroy you sound like a Football commentator with the drama of a Hollywood director! Thank the Lord you did not put daft music in the background! Nice footage though... thanks.

@nicholasgilroy2539

6 жыл бұрын

....darn it - I missed out the music - I must add a soundtrack next time.............

@junaidanwar999

6 жыл бұрын

GaryNumeroUno it’s tough speaking at such heights with low oxygen.

@nicholasgilroy2539

5 жыл бұрын

you're right-I was a little out of breath running to that camera position & of course its nearly 3000 metres elevation at that point............

The commentary was amazing. Almost like a soccer match

😊Extra good work👍Thumbs up, my friend👍Like 9890

Woooooowww beautiful video!!!!

In winter1980 I hiked in from Lamasungu about 80 miles away from Lukla. After viewing Everest from Kala Patur I hiked back down to Lukla for the flight back to Kathmandu. The landing area was just a grass field with grazing Yaks.

@nicholasgilroy2539

2 жыл бұрын

.....memories eh.....a unique place that's for sure.........

Woooooow what a view!😍😍😍

I love the video and this is the first avaiation video I have ever seen I used to watch this video daily 4-5 years ago aprox 4 years ago i think

@nicholasgilroy2539

Жыл бұрын

thank you !!

Gusto ko makarating ng Lukla Airport✈️🛬🛫🛬🛫

Excellent review. Thanks for NO MUSIC.

Cool! I've flown into Lukla many times... In a flight sim! It's short, that's for sure. Can make it with a 737, but nothing larger.

Thats what I call busy ! great vid many thanks.

Brilliant commentary... and aviation version of a cricket match...👍😎

Public comments. Amazing flight skills and great landing.thanks so much for sharing your wonderful video..pilots did amazing job .

Great Job... I just landed in Paro 2 weeks ago, was nice... but Lukla seems to be awesome

I just subscribed to your channel because it was a great video, well narrated and straight to the point. No rubbish about what you had for breakfast or anything like that. Great job.

@nicholasgilroy2539

5 жыл бұрын

Hi wolf2351-many thanks for your comments-cheers

That was great! Video & commentary. God bless those pilots.

@nicholasgilroy2539

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you - cheers.....

Yeah... I totally agree that you do sound like a sports commentator... that really made me smile.

Buddy I like hearing you, and very good video take care.

great job calling it ..in a one -way in and out very secluded limited and dangerous Katmandú valley airport......

It's for brave heart only.... Awesome

Super pilotes et magnifiques avions ! 👏 🤞Merci pour la vidéo et le commentaire !👍🏽

Man I love your video.. You are like the pilots.... Very precise and enjoyable. Txs Gilroy

Tragically, the 3rd plane here (9N-AKY) crashed just short of the runway on 5/27/17, killing 2 of 3 crew... Excellent video!

@nicholasgilroy2539

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your comments. Yes, I heard about the accident last year. Tragic. Best wishes-Nick

@Isla_Auarita

6 жыл бұрын

Footage of crash here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZXdlj7aKpdfAZZM.html Accident description can be found here: aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20170527-0

@foolz1779

6 жыл бұрын

+IslaAuarita thanks for the links, sad to hear about that

IFR all the way with VFR at fingertip ready. Great landing!

@mattheww2797

2 жыл бұрын

Its all VFR, there isn't any instrument help

Everything I wanna say is written below. Cheers from the USA mate !!

Your footage was great- Your commentary was epic.... I loved seeing what other country's specialize in aviation... Fantastic job....

@nicholasgilroy2539

5 жыл бұрын

thanks for the comment-appreciated-Nick G

Being narated by Sean Bean, it's amazing! :)

Amazing! Thank you.

The commentary is epic!!!

Great to see your video man! although being a Nepalese , I've never been there and I've heard that is the dangerous airport with the shortest runway in whole world.

@blackseven8776

4 жыл бұрын

And in my opinion these pilots are among the best in the world!

@BB-dp4kh

3 жыл бұрын

The shortest commercial airport in the world is not Lukla

Wow imagine beautiful moments thnku so much bro I love Nepal 🇳🇵🇳🇵🇳🇵

@nicholasgilroy2539

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

I stumbled across this airport on MS Flight Simulator by accident.. I thought the runway was just mapped wrong! I managed to land there once but it wasn't that pretty! An incredible airport!

Wow man your commentary is awesome...it felt like i was watching football match live 😅😅

This is a very fun to watch video and audio:) Nicholas, man you are good!..

@nicholasgilroy2539

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you !

I like the narration haha. So nice.

I love these kinds of vids

I say old chap great video just spiffing one must say bravo

best aviation video wit perfect commentator!

4 and out of parol 70 misspelled roll for me the trip in and out was always right on and I got to see Everest also.

The best airplane video ever....Thanks.

Awesome video.

Nick love the “call”of game!

Really enjoyed that, great commentary 👌

Oh man, came to this video from a video inside the cockpit of that first airplane. (tail numbers are on cockpit flight controls). How ironic. This airport is just nuts.

Exciting narration. Thank you.

3 in & 1 out bound approaches with single clear video take 👏💐 wow !!!

@nicholasgilroy2539

6 жыл бұрын

Hi there! many thanks for your comment-best wishes-Nick

that's why nepalese pilots are world's best pilots . .

@rugbynimbus

3 жыл бұрын

Hmm...they're really good...even amazing. But unless they're routinely landing on a rolling, pitching deck at night that's moving away around 30 knots and only a few aircraft lengths long, I wouldn't say "best."

Awesome video 👍🏻

Not helicopters but airplanes ladies and gentlemen! That is both impressive and insane!